HAD NARROW ESCAPE. (nhu Ksprrlenee wllh Hull Iltht mimg Helatd by a Moat I nwlll- i Inm Ere-Wltnem. ' Robert Si-yboth, of the United State weather bureau, Ulls of an experience with ball lightning while at sea in 11ml man bay in 1867. The phenomenon wn witnessed during a storm. "Happen ing to secure the upper hold on the foretopsail brace, the -writer, facing rttxnward, again noticed the evil-look-tag thunderhead, apparently but a few yards above the inlzzen truck, and, while waiting in silent expectancy for th thing to come, saw a ball of fire the size of a man's head detach itself ttom the cloud and sail quite leisurely to the mizzen truck, striking which it arploded with a deafening crash and mvt a shower of hissing sparks over tigging and deck. "Of the immediate consequences, ate one, the writer can only spenk from hearsay. When he regained con sciousness he found himself pitting, propped up against the weather side if themniiimBht, paralyzed in the right half of his body, and his shipmates bpsily engaged, some in clearing away Che -wreckage of the shattered mnin BMt, others in sounding the pump to discover whether or not the bolt hnd knocked a hole in the vess-el's bottom. Tle latter calamity wns probably averted by the fact that the lightning had found an easier escape to the water by way of the anchor chains, through the hawse pipes, os both nn t&ors bad been made ready to let drop to ease of the vessel's inability to weather the rocks. The one exception ibove noted and which he has accept ed m a proof that the velocity of thought is greater than that of light eJng, was his distinct realization, at the critical moment, that he hnd been truck by lightning and was being hurled to the deck, though conscious ness failed him before he struck it. He also had time to formulate the thought: 'Well, it is all over with you this time,' and feel rather gratified at the supposed fact. "There was absolutely no pain felt, wot even an unpleasant sensation; on the contrary, he seemed to sink into an agreeably restful position, though, ac cording to his shipmates' statements, he was hurled with great violence into the lee scuppers. Of the other men on the deck, especially those having hold mt the brace, every one was more or fees shocked, but none were rendered Insensible. The writer's uppermost hold on the rope had evidently deflect ed the greater part of the charge through his body. The paralysis of his right side' was gradually succeeded by e prickling sensation, and the move ment of his limbs had again become oesihle by the time the watch was told to go below." Scientific American. BODILY DEFORMITIES. Woman'! Invention That Mar Prove a Boon to Those Afflicted with Them. The purpose for which the inven tion shown in the ilustration was de signed is the treatment and cure of hanchbneks, protuberant chests, pigeon breasts and other deformities to which the human frame is subject. Its inventor is Katherina Wegner, of CURES BODILY DEFORMITIES. Berlin, Germany. This new stretch ing and straightening apparatus con tests essentiully of a vertical ladder and a frame to carry the nppliunccH for the different treatments, with means for adjusting the frame and the different parts of the apparatus to conform with the pnrticulnr ense in hand. It is the intention of the in ventor to have the patient suspended in. the frame in such a manner as to apply pressure to the deformed part, at the same time cauning movements of the muscles and bones which will aid in bringing the parts to their nor mal position, gradually increasing the pressure and movements as the treatment progresses until the cure is completed. Oonrolatlon for Parent. That there are a few consolatory facta concerning delicate bubies that thetr parents may lay to heart. That, in the first place, the the most fragile children make the strongest ; men and women. That instunces could be multiplied of sickly infants who were never expected to live, but who Btruggled through a stormy i childhood to develop into robust I Health to youth. ' A MOUNTAIN OF SALT. It la ItlK Knonuli to Snpplr All Krone with Suit for a Period of Sev ern! Centuries. This marvel, we are told by Lectures pour Tous, stands at Cardonn, Spain, in the foothills of the Pyrenees, in an inhospitable region, torrid in summer nnd very cold in winter. It attracts few spectators, for it can be reached only by a journey of 25 miles in a "tar , tane," or mule cart. 'car the salt mountain stands the old fort of Car donn, long reputed one of the strong est in Spain. At its base flows a stream through a gorge entirely barren of vegetation, the traveler comes sudden ly at a turn in the path upon the salt mountain, which resembles a huge glacier. It is estimated to contain 600,000,000 tons of rock salt a state ment which may be more interest ing if -v; .VV!' ... k'-m ViHf SPAIN'S MOUNTAIN OF SALT. we remember that the neighboring country of France consumes 700,000 tons annually, so that this mountain could supply France with salt for 700 years. The salt mountain is private property and is worked as a mine, but only to a very limited extent. The workmen fashion crosses, flasks, cups, and other objects of fine clear speci mens, and sell them to occasional tourists. Of course, the rain beating upon the salt hill gradually washes it away, but the process is very slow. A shower of detached blocks falls after a storm, but these fragments grow to gether again as broken ice does. The worst enemies of the mountain ore un derground watercourses which dis solve great caves in its base. These caves ore interesting, but hardly safe to visit for obvious reasons. Their roofs are covered with salt stalactites. This is not the only salt mountain in the world. There are some in Tersia, worked as mines, and the miners are said to build houses of blocks of salt, cemented together by wetting. There is one in Colombia which was uncov ered by a landslide in 1870. VACARIES OF TIDES. Cnrloua Cnrrenta in the Ocean and Its Various Arma Throughout the Entire Globe. , There are as many vagaries in the waters as in the winds. Why, for in stance, should three great ocean cur rents send their warm waters across , the wide Pacific, Atlantic and across ; the Cape of Good Hope? There have been many theories advanced to solve the problem of their origin, but all j have proved fallacious. Other and i equally mysterious currents exist in well-nigh all parts of the world. The tides ure so erratic in different parts of the world that one hesitates to ac cept the theory that the moon controls them in all cases. It is on record that the sea has run for weeks out of the Java sea through the straits of Sunda and thence back again for a like period without any perceptible rise or fall during those times. Then there is the equatorial current that flows into the Caribbean sea, the ever-flowing cur rent to the eastward around Cape Horn, the cold stream flowing from the icy regions of the north past New foundland and Nova Scotia and along the American coast to the extreme end of Florida, the continual current run ning with a velocity of from four to five knots an hour through the straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean sea, the swift current running across the rocks and shoals off the end of Uilliton island, which apparently sturts from nowhere and ends some where in the vicinity of the same ' place, and the current which, starting half way up in the China sea, runs from two to three knots an hour to 1 the northeast and finally ends abrupt , ly o1T the north end of Luzon. Then we have those tidal vagarieB known the world over as bores. Residents on Severn side nre familiar with them, and those that run up thellooghly and Irrawaddy rivers from side to side in a zig.ag shape till they reach their limit, often tearing ships from their anchor age, originate nobody knows where or why. The rush of waters in the bay of Fundy is nothing but a huge bore sweeping all before it up to the head of the bay till the waters have risen to the height of 50 or 00 feet. Off South ampton we have the double tides, while at Singapore it has been ob served for days at a time that there has been but the one rise and fall in the 24 hours. The tides may be, and very often appear as though they were "moon struck," but they cer tainly are not controlled with hard and fast rules by that or any other body, London Shipping World. The Two Iarireat Island. It seems to be about settled that the two largest islands in the world are both in the Arctic ocean. Green land is unquestionably the lurgest if Australia is counted as a continent and recent explorations of Ilatllo land show that it is second only to Greenland In extent. THE COLUMBIAN, THE CRANBERRY CROP. It la Far More Important Than the Ordinary Observer Would Have Snppoaed. The first cranberries of the season come from Cape Cod. It was here that cranberry cultivation was inaug urated at the beginning of the lost century. Cape Cod furnishes a large proportion of the best berries and about two-thirds of the total crop of New England. Next in volume of productiveness comes New Jersey. Tart of the state's crop is made up of wild cranberries. These are some- times picked before they have begun ! ineurana jury weuucsucy to color, then spread on the ground ! noon returned ft true bill against and exposed to the sun for six : County Commissioners W m. krick weeks. It is claimed that in this baum, Nehemiah Kitchen and W. way a deeper color is secured. Following New Jersey comes New York berries, most of which are grown on Long Island. These, as a whole, are particularly good berries, large in size, and, for that reason, attractive. The cranberry is the one fruit whose quality is held second to its appearance. There are cranberry bogs in Wis consin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana nnd northern Ohio. The western berry seldom finds its way east, for the home demand is as great ns the Biipply. For this renson the eastern berry often finds its way well toward nnd sometimes beyond the Mississippi. Generally it is of bet ter quality, for the production of western berries gathered from wild vines is large. Every year cronberrics are shipped to Europe and statistics show a steady increase of exportation. It is only natural that this Increase should occur, because the American cran berry is superior to the European. England receives most of its cran berries from Norway and Sweden, but they are not nearly as good a9 the Americun product. Perhaps poor quality has caused the cranberry to lack in popularity abroad. Certain it is that nowhere is this berry so popular as in the United States, where the quantity consumed is larg er than the rest of the world uses. Newark (N. J.) News. GRAFTING MADE EASY. A Down Enat Method Which Haa Never Failed to Produce Fairly Satlafactorr Reaulta. In grafting a seedling one or two years old the graft is put on just above the ground and but one cutting is used. To graft a tree to change the fruit is another matter and in stead of cutting the tree off below the limbs three or four of the lower limbs are cut off eight or ten inches from the trunk or the main branch and two cuttings or grafts are placed in each limb. Should the operation prove successful the following year all the branches above the grafts may be removed with little danger of losing the tree. A tree of most any age may be grafted in this way and in a few years be in good bear ing. The grafting outfit is simple, comprising a jackknife, small saw nnd a dish of grafting wax. In se ecting grafts emly the last year s growth of new wood should be chosen. Figure A shows how to make the scion. They may be several inches long and contain two or three bud THE SCION AND STOCK. The bottom end which is to each. be inserted into the limb should be wedge shape. Figure B giveB an idea how the limb appears with a split top in which the grafts are set. Two cuttings should be placed in each limb to be sure of a good stand. After they are placed in position some orchurdists bind them in place with cord or twine to make them secure before the grafting wax is ap plied. This answers ns a safeguard, but it is not absolutely necessary. In plucing the scion it is important to have the inner bark of scion and stock come together so that the sap will flow from the tree to the cut ting. After tliis is done the wax should be applied so that the joint or splice is well covered, thus keeping out the air nnd water. Should all the grafts live the weaker ones should be pruned away. Orange J add Farmer. Aaparamia on the Farm. Orre of the plants most service able in the fanner's garden is as paragus. Once , well established au asparagus bed is perpetual, if it U bandied right after it comes iuto bearing. Fifty plants will supply an ordinary family with all the aspara gus tipa they can use. The plants should not be set closer than 18 inches in the row, and should not be permitted to go to seed. If the seeds ure permitted to ripen and fall' on the ground they will send up innum erable stalks and these make trouble in asparagus growing. This cun be prevented by cutting out the sprouts that bear seeds just before they turn yellow. When one-year old plunts are set, cutting for use may begin the third season. Each duy all the sprouts should be cut, even if some of them have to be thrown away. iuruiers lie view, i w BLOOMSBURO, PA MAY COURT NEWS! Commonwealth vs. Joseph Fest. Charge, assault with intent. Not a true bill. Commonwealth vs. William Zan savish. Charge, carrying conceal ed deadly weapons. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. William Zan savish. Charge, assault. A true bill. Commonwealth vs. Jeremiah Snyder. Charge, embezzlement. A true bill. II. Fisher charging them with neglect and refusing to repair the bridge in Mt. Pleasant township near the Poor Farm. Report of viewers in favor of a county bridge over Beaver Creek, in Beaver township, was approved by the Grand Jury. The recognizance of John Cam eron and Walter Shipman was taken in the sum of $300 for the appear ance of John Cameron at the next term of court. I Sheriff Daniel Knorr acknowl ; edged the following deeds in open court : Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Knock Harlan, Land in Benton. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Co-oper ative Building Bank. Land in Bloomsburg. The lien receipt was read in open court. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Co opera, tive Buildine Bank, land in Blooms burg. Lien creditor's receipt read in open court. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Co-opera tive Building Bank, land in Blooms burg. Lien creditor's receipt read in open court Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Stanley Dodson. Land in Benton Daniel Knorr. sheriff, to Locust Mountain Savings & Loan Associa tion. Lien creditor's receipt read in open court. Land in Bloomsburg. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to R. T. Smith. Land in Bloomsburg. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Louise Kennedy. Land in Elkgrove. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Geo. E. Lockwood. Land in Bloomsburg. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to R. S. Swayze. Land in Briarcreek. Daniel Knorr, sheriff, to Frank M. Pealer. Land in Fishingcreek. A list of criminal cases was conclud ed Thursday morning and nearly every one expected that court would be adjourned until Monday. Judge Little, however in order to economize for the county as well as to save time immediately took up the civil list. The first case was Peter Strausser vs. J. L. Fisher. This case had been continued from February 1900. It appears that Herbert, a minor son of Peter Strausser, had been according to his own story, chased away from home in the summer of 1898. He was given employment by John L. Fisher at a salary agreed upon and paid. In the fall the boy returned to his home. Eighteen months later the father brin&s suit against Fisher for wages earned by the son and paid to him by Fisher. The case was before the court for the greater part of the day.' The plaintiff was represented bv C. A. Small. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Charles Klingaraan vs. J. Paul Fry. Plea, non assumpsit, verdict of $79.77 for plaintiff. Following is the report of the Grand Jury: "We have examined the Public Buildings, and find the following re pairs are needed: The large doors leading from the jail yard, tiling loose on the floor in front hall. We also recommend a letter box in front of jail and arc light in front and coal oil lamp for inside hall for use of prisoners; some repairs in water closet in Grand Jurors room. We also recommend Columbia and Montour telephone in Treasurer's office. We found every thing in good repair around Court House and lail except the above named repairs, all of which is respect fully submitted." J. G. Oirton, foreman. Commonwealth vs. Charles Ernst, Charge, assault and battery and as sault and battery with intent, etc. Verdict, guilty. Motion by defend ant's counsel for arrest of judgment and sentence and also for new trial, filed. The case of the Commonwealth vs. Jeremiah Snyder, County Treasurer, charged with embezzlement in retain ing commissions on license moneys due townships and boroughs, was con tinued until September term of Court Commonwealth vs. Cnarles Gold Charge, selling liquor on Sunday, etc, Continued Commonwealth vs. Charles Gold Charge, selling liquor to minoi Continued. Harvey C. Hess, W. C. Hess and Warren H. Eyer appointed viewers to view site for road in Briarcreek town ship. William Barrett, Jame Quick and D. J. Pealer appointed viewers to view site for county bridge over Hem lock Creek, in Hemlock township. continued on paoe 8. li's impure Blood. "What is it?" aski the mother she notices the smooth skin of her child marred by a red or pimply eruption. It it impure blood, and the child needs at once iu uric' the use of Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical Discov ery, tne neat ana surest remedy for impurity of ' the Wood. It I entirely eradi cates the poisons which corrupt the blood and cause disease. It cures scrofula, ,c;,;.7S ' rheum and other eruptive disease! which are the di rect result of im pure blood. It enriches as well as purifies the blood. "Dr. rierce'a mUdne hm not only tne filed me greatly, but it has done wonder for my two norm," writes Mm. M. Hnrtrick, of Uemiter, Oswego Co., N. Y. " Both hud norortila. 1 have loit two dnughtern in 1cm than five yeara with consumption and scrofula. My eldest son was taken two or three years ago with hemor rhage from the lungs. It troubled him for over a year. He took fir. Pierce' Golden Medical Discovery, and has not had a hemorrhage in over a year. My younger son had scrofulous sores on his neck; had two lanced, but haa not had any since he commenced to take your med icine." Accept no substitute for "Golden Med ical Discovery." There is nothing "just as good" for diseases of the stomach, blood and lungs. A 1008 page book, free for the asking. You can get the People'! Common Seuie Medical Adviser, the best medical book ever published, free by sending stampa to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 one-ceut stamps for paper covers or 31 stamps for cloth-bound volume, to Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. DEMOURAOrs WEAKNESS. While the effective organization of the Democracy of the State may not be a matter of as much political interest, just at present, as is the progress of the Quay-Klkix con test it certainly is one of vastly more importance, both to the people of the State and to the prospects of ending the domination of the Re publican machine. For hope what we will; rejoice as we may over tactionai contests and the quarrels among thieves: let divisions among Republicans become as many and wide as they now promise, and the feuds among their leaders grow in intensity and bitterness, Pennsylvania cannot, and will not. be redeemed, unless bv organized effort on the part of the Democracy, and of others op posed to the machine and its methods. It is the great weakness of the Democracy of the State that its principal dependence for success is upon what the troubles in the Re publican ranks may do for us. It is true that much depends upon these; but it is equally true that much more depends upon our be iug in a condition to take advant age of the situation, and to show our greatest strength when the op position is the weakest. A matter of a few hundred votes may determine whether the end of the machine is to come in Novem ber, or whether its iniquities are to continue to rob and disgrace the estate. Ana wnen nas tuere been a time in the history of the Pennsyl vania Democracy that it was not short at the polls, tens of thousands of votes that it could have had there, had it had a thorough and efficient organization. It is a big job to get a political mob of four hundred and fifty thou sand votes organized and drilled into an effective army. It is a job that cannot, be done in a few weeks or a few months. And it is this job that should be commenced now, and pushed with vigor until the political predilection, qualifications 1 . . a ana wnereaDouts 01 every voter in the State are known and until every particle of work necessary to his qualifications and insuring his pres ence at the polls is accomplished. I here is not a year that the Dem. ocrats do not loose tens of thousands of votes because of neglect to see that the registration of Democratic voters is fully made. There is not an election that tens of thousands more are not prohibit ed from voting because of the neg lect or failure to pay their taxes. tlicre is not a precinct 111 the State that does not lose numbers of voters because of the absence of young men at College, of working 1 j , , . . . men empioyea eisewuere tlian 111 the neighborhood in which they vote, and 01 others whose where abouts, when needed at the polls, is un Known. It is only through perfect organi zation that these losses can be pre vented, and unless these, as well as all others that are usual and some times overwhelming, can be avoid ed, what is the use in making a pretense oj success, or of building up hopes only to have them crushed. Above and beyond everything else, every Democratic vote in the State must be at the polls if we are to win. it tney are to be eotten there it is time to bezin the work of ; nnding out who they are, where 0fc they are, what their needs are and ! all about them. In lact it la tune to begin the enrollment of the army 'and each working Democrat will have enough to do in this line to keep him busy, without bothering about the troubles in tne camps ol our opponents. The weakness of the Democracy is its lack of thorough organization. Do its leaders understand this? Bellefonte Watchman. Important Suit- A summons has been issued and & statement was filed Monday in the Prothonotarv's office. Bloomsburg, of ca3e.that Pro,n'se8 t0. e gen wide spread interest, tnat 01 Micnaei Maa- den, of Centraha, vs. Lehigh Valley Coal Company. The suit is brought to "recover damages for injuries done to and suflered by the plaintiff by reason of neglect, improper and un skillful mining of coal in certain veins." Madden alleged that the coal company has been mining too near the surface, and has not placed pro per supports. The consequence haj been that the surface has sunken con siderably, injuring his property. Noxious gases are constantly arising, he alleges, making it very disagreea ble. For these injuries and incon veniences he asks for damages to the amount of $2,500. The company, so it is understood, claihis that when they purchased the property of the land owners there were reservations in the deed allowing them to mine without regard to compensation foe njury. The plaintiff alleges the con trary to be the truth. The case di rectly interests twenty-five or thirty roperty owners of Centraha who propose instituting suit 11 Maciaen secures a verdict. Cenlralia Ameri can. Prohibition State Convention. Roduced Rates to New Castle via Pennsyl vania Railroad. On account of the State Conven tion of the Prohibition party, to be held at New Castle, Pa., May 21 and 22, 1901, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to New Castle from all stations on its lines in Pennsylvania at rate of single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold May 19 to 21, and will be good to return until May 23, inclusive German Bapti3t Conference The regular Conference of the Ger man Baptists will be held this year at Paxtang, Pa., May 20th to 24th. To accommodate its patrons desiring to attend this conference the Philadel phia & Reading Railway will sell special excursion tickets from all points on its line to Paxtang and return at low rate of single fare for round trip no ticket sold for less than 25 cents. These tickets will be sold and good going May 15th to 21st inclusive, and good to return until June 2d inclusive. For full information as to rates ol fare, time of trains and other informa tion desired, consult any Philadelphia & Reading Ticket Agent. Reduced Rates to San Francisco and Lot Angeles. Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Imperial Council, Nobles ol the Mystic Shrine. On account of the Imperial Council, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at San Francisco, Cal., Tune 10 to 14, iqoz. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to San Frta cisco or Los Angeles from all stations on its lines, from May 26 to June 7, inclusive, at greatly reduced rates. These tickets will be good for return passage within sixty days from date of sale when executed by Joint Agent at Los Angeles or San I rancisco and payment of fifty cents made for this service. For specific rates apply to Ticket Agents. it Leases, 3c each, 30c a dozen. Notices to quit, 10c a dozen. For sale at this office. tf. Manager "I'm afraid this play isn't quite heavy enough." I'laywriyht "Welt, we migh: increase the wait between tUe acls.'' Many School Oui.prkn are Sicklv. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nuise in Children' Home, New York, break up Cclds in 24 hours, cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Deslnijr Worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sumpl-e mailed fkeb. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeKoy, N. Y. 4 24 dt. "A college education always pays," re marked the Wise Guy. "Still," ventured the Simple Mug, "I know a lot of fellows with college educations who never pay tf they can help it. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children, i Ths Kind You Have Always Bocgbt Bears the Signature of t)ear the The Kind You Hava Always lus$L
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