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,
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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