COM CORNER OFF. Tht Famous Gates Operation Comes to an Abrupt End. BUBBLE PRICKED; SHORTS SETTLE. ly Prire It pinn1rl by it Unlrk Drop of Ovff Fifteen Crnta a Bnli-I KutlmntPd I'rnt of f l,r.tM,l(l. CIIIOAOO, July Hi.-Tho famous John AV. Ontes corner In July corn hdii to u abrupt termination when tt bccuuie known that shorts to tho stent of n Rood many million bushels had erTpetod private settlomonts with Harris, fJntes & Co. nud that the di al was at tin etui so fnr ns the Htoel ning nate was coneprned. The July rlee responded to tho settlement by n quick feop of 13 cents, to (TV4 cents. I,nter H recovered n fraction nnd closed nt 64 cents, substantially the price of tttc cash article. Just how ninny bushels were subject to privntu settlement will probably Barer be known, nor is there much chance tluit the Identity of the "big fallow" In the trade, who -doubtless contributed llliernlty to the fortunes f Mr. (Jutes nnd the friends associ ated with li I til Iti the deal, will ever be positively known. Mr. twites Is at present in New York, nnd Mr. Scotten, manager for the llurris-tiatcs house, would admit only the fact of n settle went by the ourxtuiulinjr shorts. Mnnnccr Rcottcu would not (ifseusH the settlement price. This price, how rw, wns not n matter it decided in terest to the trade generally. With the knowledge that Monday night's dosing price was 81 cents nnd Hie pcuing yesterday from 7'J to NO cents the consensus of opinion among the ntsldcrs wns that Mr. Gates had de manded either NO or SI cents from he JOHN W. GATES. jaopl who were foolish enough to sell trim corn all the way from 0 centa op. To form an estimate of the apparent twont by the deal would necessitate a Knowledge of the average price nt which the property was bought. This n novcr be known unless sonic time later Mr. Gates chooses to divulge it i is estimated, however, by close ob- rvers of the transaction that Mr. dates' prollt will not exceed ?l,.r(K),00O. Cms amount will ;he divided up be rwecn ton or a dozen millionaires who - were interested In the deal. Mr. Gates s. tfid his friends have between 4,000,00") - una 5,01X1,000 bushels of .cash corn hich they must dispose of before tho t orner can be called absolutely settled. Chinese Cruiser Deatroyvd. VICTORIA. 13. C, July lG.-News v nts received by the steamer Empress 'it India of the destruction of the Chi wrse cruiser Hniehee nt Nanking by m explosion. The Japanese cruiser Wago arrived at Hfiiakuan on June :i, and the ninjmsine of the Hnlchee rks opened to salute ;her. Then cume hfc explosion, and of rthe crew of .HOO 0.250 but two escaped. The .cruiser vent up like a flash, the shock being ieard for five miles, and shuwers of tebris were scattered far and iar. 'taree small, boats lying alongside i-ee destroyed with their ocenpnnts. 'hfc United States cruiser Helena, 'hlch was in the rh lnity, picked tip he two survivors f rojn the wreckage. Adds to (ieaa Collection. NKYV YOHK, July J(t. J. I'lerpon Iorgnn has sent to the American Mu eum.ji'f Natural History as a gift two f thi- most magnificent sapphires in he wwld. They are to be added to the olleeti'.n donated by hku to the instl iltlon. This collection, which js con idered ::iniong the finest rousting, was athered by Tlfl'iiny & Co. to be cxhib .ed at -the 1'arls exiKisitiou, ul'tor .hich it vii s bought by Mr. Morgan nt reat cost I'rofessor Itumpnx, director f the lutiseum, said yestciilay that le value of the collection had itver een npprtU;ed exactly, so far as J new. Mlnert In Good Demniiil. ROANOKE. Vn., July lll.-Emjiloy-lent ngi'iiclefi 2 tills city nre rcceiv lg Inquiries fqr hands from the coul elds, mid agent from that section are courlng the co.untry getting every vailable man to o to work. About ,000 men have jawd through Iton oke within tlie last f.nv days en route 3 different places lu the llelds, where hey are put to work immediately. The umber of ears londed Is dally increas lg, and still the demand for coal Is uuch greater than the supply. Karl 1111 kc In f'urajaa. CAIIACAS, July 14.-A violent shock f earthquake has been experienced in urncus. Ueports from tho Interior of he country siiy the shock wns felt here also. Slight da mage wns done at .luarenas, GgutJre, Va)enc)yi yin.i rJunyra, I ANIMALS OF THE DESERT. The Addas Antelope and f,orier'a Ga Plle Freqnent the I.anda of Thlrt and Sand. In the northern Snhara two animals are found which seem specially adapt ed for life in this forbiddvn land. They arc the ntldnx antelope nnd Lodcr's gazelle, says the London Spectator. ' The addax is an ugly, awkward-looking1 animal, with spiral horns nnd very widespread hoofs, which enable it to go nt a great pace over the sand, I'linv knew of its ex istence, nnd was naturally interested In It, for ns Ann tli Africa wns ns yet linvisited, 1liis was one of the. few upeclcs of antelope known to the 'on rients. It was not rediscovered till Kuppcll found it near Dongola. An It is rather a Inrje nntrfope, it. re quires a considerable nmmint of food, nnd the difficulty which suggested it pelf wns to discover where it found its food. It is now nearly certain that, the nddax follows the rainti which fall nt certnin seasons, nnd probably travels vast distances In the wake of the senson's storms. Tito immense nrea of desert. In northern Africa makes this possible, though Without special knowledge of the me teorology nf-thnt part of thecontinent it would be ttnsnfp to nsisort thnt there 1s alwnys rain going on in some part of the desert fringe. How the nddax supports itself in these abso lutely dry intervals is not known, (lazellcs are mainly desert animals, but T.oder's gazelle seems to have rather mn're than the family lennins towurd the land of thirst and sand. HAYTIAN HONESTY. Inponntnl Cnnrlpm Carry I.nnila at Wealth Over Desnlnte Mountain I'mari In Safety, ITnytl is the only country In the world "where black rules white." Al though the present republic is not suc cessful because so large a portion of the citizens are lazy and uneducated, yet the people have many good quali ties which, according to Mr. TIesketh rrltehnrd. show themselves in unex pected and contradictory ways. "One of the tilings that strike one most is that ITayti is a ocuntry of ex tremes and contrasts. Logic is alwnys nt fault. A Hnvtian's honestv is like n Haytinn's mind; it is apt to surprise you round odd corners. "For example, hundreds of thou- sands of llaytian dollars pass annually along the lonely track between Jac mel and Vort an Trince. The men who bear them nre low-clnsa Hnvtians: ragged, uncouth, uneducated, wild nnd untutored. Yet only once hnve the dollars failed to arrive. I have heard It said that ten dollars might tempt thelTayfinn'scnpidity, but $10,000 awes him Into immaculate honesty. "During the last 30 years uncount ed couriers have mnde he Wnln journey over the mountain passes, each " loan or wealth, and there is only this one instance known of the betrayal of trust. A fine record!" HOW SOON BEHEADING KILLS. A Frrneh Phralclan Sn,. That Ilenta "V Wot Rnane for the Space of Three lloura. Considerable attention has lately been given in France to the old ques tion as to whether death follows in stantansously upon decapitation. A Freiseh physician asserts that it does not. In his opinion llie blood u-w..i. flows after decapitation comes frm the large vessels of the neck, and there is hardly any call upon the circulation of the cranium, says the Lnnrf..n News. The brain remains intact, nour- iimig Jiseu WUIl the hood retain..,! by the press-ure of the air. Ww i, blood remaining in the bend at t.h ment of sepsration is exhausted there commences a state, not of death ,.r inertia, which lasts up to the moment whn the organ, no longer fed, ceases to exist. It. is estimated physician in question that, the i,r..i finds nourUhtient in the residuary blool for abotit an hour after ile..nl. tation. Thefieriod of ineril lust for about two hours, he tlitlo mid absolute fleath would not ensue till after the fimicc of three lmnr. al together. Possibly this mv he , consolation to-those about to be g-uil- lllirheat-rfeld Mali Carrier. The bigness of our countrv U em phasized every now and then bv some ibsetire governmi ntal routine. Aw,,.- off in the Philippines we are deliver-in'.. mail in cnnoelike boats, and, on the other hand, says Harper's M'eeklv contract was let for cari-vInc ti.. n Alaska by dog-eds. The sn..,.e- fol bidder was OsenrS-Msh. nnd his rma. ies between Eagle and Vnldez. o iti. tance of 414 miles. II,. makes two tH, month, nud receive nearly $l ,',(Kl a rip, or $35.000 a v ear. .Only 300 not.n, a re carried per trip, ami thitiis tisuallv made up of letters, fe l'ostoflice depwtment ollicials say thnt the sum puid Yish is very reasonable when it is considered that he makes the riI l'.v dog-sled, and that he has the most dangerous route of aiy mail car rier in the world. X ndfritronml MoiiniRin,, Tlif conducttirs of iheTrlgojin'metrl. cal survey iu India h.tve nuule n singu lur discovei-,-. They have reason to believe that there is In the middle of India an underground, or buried, mountain range, a thousand, miles hi length, which lies parallel with the Himalayas. The conclusion Is J on the peculiarities of the htenl attrac tion of gravitation, the plumb-line b ing deflected southward on the north title of the supposed underground chain, nnd northward on thesouih side. The inference Is that n great elongated' mass or rocK or excessive dent-it v uij- slcrlics the two obtrnjnjf stations, THE COLUMBIAN, Makes a Difference. Mrs. (in bh Mr. He Vout has lost two children within a month. One of tlicm was treated by a Christinn scientist and died. Dr. Dosrm (excitedly) Horrible! OutrageousI The parents of the poo nine victim should be arrested. If , , mi .... uooo i ne otner child was trented by a regular physician, but it uiefl, too. Dr. Dosem (solemnly) The Lord pave, nnd the Lord hnth taken away. in. l. Weekly. Found What He Wns After. Two sons of Erin sharing1 the same bed, as well as the same bottle whisky. Pat waited till he found Mike slept, when he quietly arose and emptied ths bottle. Soon after Mike wnklng, stole out of bed, and, groping about in the dark, was asked by his com panion: "l'hwnt are yea lookln' fer.Mike?' "Oh, nothln,' " says Mike. "Well, Mike." says Pat, "you'll folnfl it over there in the corner in the bot tle." Tit-Hit. nomnnee In Short. Contemplation; Adttrntlon. (Gallant thinks her great). Pre ps ration ; lecorallnn. Off (o learn his fate, rnlpltntion. Trrplilntlnn On the lovrr's side. Iicspf ration, Osculation. Now shp is.j, bride I Canadian. WILLIE'S IIKIIUISItl. "'auiiiui now ata you get 3-our r. ii ,., ciotnes so Utnily torn?. vnue Irvin' t' keen a little l,o . . . .". . : ' - - irom oeing licked. Mamma That was a brave deed. Yho was the boy? Willie Me. Putnam's Dyedo. A Ilnronlal llnllad. I do not try to own the earth I fhall not try to win it; It satisfies my sordid mirth To own the coal that's In It. Washington Star. A Qnratlon of Tactlca. She Mrs. lioreton called to-day and I thought she'd never go. He But you are so amiable, I sup pose you never gavs her the slightest hint that you wanted her to go. She deed, I did not. If I had, she'd be here now. Brooklyn Life. Another Absorption, "Miss Hifdie," said the young1 finan cier, edging a little nearer, "I believe yon and I would make a strong combi- nauon n we were to to merge, as It were." And they subsequently merged. Chicago Tribune. Am to a Friend. "Now, his wife waa willing to let-him go out with the bovs one niirht Kvry weeK. nut ne wouldn t go." tw wouldn't go?" V . IT .11.1.... . . ..... ne uui u i want to snen1 nn. night being jollied about the other six.- ruck. Synonym Wanted. -n .jji ijf jien(irt.er i nen i n sav; c- ...... J acTerni oeautiTul songs were ren derefl by Miss Porkley." tu er tton t say ren- aerea. You see her father made all his money in 1ard. Philadelphia X 1TBB, A Creature of Habit. 0h, j-es, he's a slave to habit," as serted the well-informed man. "Why, he's so accustomed to raising price that he has sold out his coal business nnd bought a controlling interest in ud ice company." Chicago Pqst. Insult to Injury, "Such an outrage!" exclaimed tha nui-unisT, --wnen tney took ma to eourt 1 was Handcuffed f,o a thief." "Yes." replied the warden, "and t.h. poor thief got, five years besides." rniraoelphia Press. What They Xve4ed. fiilas How is your son, Ah' builder gittin along? ' Ezra Weil, he would du fust rate ef he only had more patience. Silas So would mv snn l. tor. Chicago American. A Mob In Point. IUH Do you know it spoils a cigar to let it go out? Jill Well, somebody must have let that one you're smoking go out a good many times before you got it. Von kers Gazette. Faint Heart Won, Dora How muuy times did you' re fuse .lack before you accepted him? EthelOnly once. He seemed so dis couraged I was afraid to try it airain . N. Y. Weekly. I'rond of Ia, Do you swear, little bnv? Preneher- Tommy (aged six) So; but, say, you ought to hear my dad. X. y.' Journal. Merely a Joke. Gabble Miss Okie . Mrs. her minny-iree is very ancient. Mrs. Spark Yes; it's a chestnut. Judge. r 11.. . . BLOOMSBURG, PA Health is a magnet which Irresistibly draws the man to the woman in life's mating time. Hsalth does more than tint the skin with beauty ; it puts music into the voice and buoysncy into the step, as well as happiness into the heart. A great many women covet beauty and are constantly seeking aids to beautify them. Let a woman first seek perfect health and all other charma shall be added to her. There can be no genersl health for women wnne mere is disease of the delicate womanly orgsnistn. The first step to perfect health is to cure womanly uircitst-s uy me use ot nr. 1'ierce s Fa vorite Prescription. It establishes retm. larity, dries weakening drains, heals lniiatnmation anu ulceration and cures female weakness. "I used four bottles of your ' Favorite Pre- ecniuion Htm on 01 fioldcti Medical IHcov. ry,' writes Mrs. Klmrr D. Shenrer. of Mount. hope, I.nncmtrr Co., !'., "and can say that I nra cured of thnt drraded disease, uterine trouble. Am in better health than ever before. Rvery- une who kuows me is surprised to see me look o well. In June I was so poor In henlth that nt times I could not walk. To.dv I am r J I till everybody that Dr. I'iercc'a medicines Kurcu mo." FREB. Dr. Tierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent won receipt of lumps io pay expense ot mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the cloth- nounu volume. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Niagara Falls Excursion- Low Rale Vacation Trips via. Pennsylvania Railroad. The rennsy'vania Railroad Com pany has selected the following dates for its popular ten-day excursions to Niagara I alls from Washington and Baltimore; July 24, August 7 and 21, September 4 and 18, and October 2 and 16. On these dates the special train win leave Washington at 8 a. m., Baltimore 0:05 a. m. York 10:4c, a. m., Ilamsburg 11:40 a. m.. Millers- rg 12:20 p. m., Sunbury 12:58 p. m., Williamsnort 2:10 n. m.. I.nrk Haven 3:08 p. m., Renova ?:c? n. m.. Emporium Junction 5:05 p. m., arriv- ng Niagara Palls at 9:35 p. m. Excursion tickets, good for return passage on any regular train, exclusive of limited express trains, within ten days, will be sold at $10.00 from Washington and Baltimore; $0.1 ? from York; $10.00 from Littletown; $10.00 from Oxford, Pa.; $01 : from Columbia; $8.50 from Harnsburg; $10 00 from Winchester, Va.'; $7.80 from Altoona; $7.40 from Tyrone; $6.45 from Bellefonte; $c.io from Ridgway; $6.90 from Sunbury and Wilkes Barre; $5.75 from William- port; and at proportionate rates from principal points. A stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo within limit of ticket returning. The special trains of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will be run with each excursion running throuch to Niagara fans. An extra charge will 1. r w De maae tor parlor-car seats. An experienced tourist acent and chaperon will accompany each excur sion. For descriptive pamphlet, time of connecting trains, and further infor mation apply to nearest ticket agent or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant Lreneral Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. Keduced Bates to Denver, Colorado Springs and f ueblo, Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Biennial Meeting, A. 0. H. On account of the Biennial Meet ing, A. O. II., to be held at Denver, Colo., July 15 to 22, the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs, or Pueblo, Col., from all stations on its lines, at rate of single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold and good going on July 10 to 12, inclusive, and will be good to return leaving Denver, Colorado Springs or Pueblo not later than August 31. Tickets must be validated for return passage by Joint Agent at any of the above mentioned points, for which service a fee of 25 cents willl be charged. I-or specific rates and conditions. apply to ticket agents. Eagles Mere Excursion Thursday July 31st To accommodate persons desiring to visit the beautiful "Lake of the Eagles " for a day at a moderate cost. the Philadelphia & Reading Railway will run special trains Thursday Tulv 31st as follows: Leave Bloomsburg 6.30 a. M., Leave Catawissa 6.30 A M.a Leave Rui crt 6.40 a. . m . Leave Danville 6.57 a. m., and ar rive at Eagles Mere 10.00 a. m. Returning leave Eagles Mere 6. to P. m. stopping at above named points. Tickets will be sold at special rates cf $1.50 for the round trip, good that day only on special train in each irection as noted above. Sale of tickets will be limited to seven hundred, for which number ample accommodations will be pro vided. 2t. ORDINANCE NO. 116. ANOHPINANCE GHAMTtNO TTTR KIClllT OP WAY THHOl'OH AND OVKR (,'KHTAIN HTRKKT8 VH TII3 TOWN OK IIMKIMHIll'KU TO TUB "llbOOMHIU HO a PAN VlI.t.K F.I.KC- TKIC RAILWAY COMPANY," KKOULATING TIIIC MAINTKNANCB AND OPRUATtON OF TUB HAM, WAY OK TUB SAID COMPANY, AND DKFIMNtt TUB CONDITIONS U.'ON WHICH TUB MAID RIU11T OK WAY 19 OHANTKD. He It enacted and ortlnlnrd by tho Town Council of the Town ot Hloomsburg, and It Is hereby enacted by Uie authority of the smiio 1. Spectneattoasof the streets over which tho franchise. Is granted. I'ulus wires and nddl tlonal tracks: Thnt, from and after the pnssniro of this ordlnanco tho Hioomsburg nnd Ditnvllle Klectrlo Hallway Company, Its successors and SRHli;ns, Is hereby granted the right, liberty and privilege to erect, construct, maintain and operate over and upon Mala or Second st reet or road from Centre street or road to Leonard street or road, and northwardly on Leonard street from MnLi or Second strtut to ths Fish lng Crock, and on West street from Second street to Fifth street, and on Fifth streot from the Scott township lino to Montour township line, and on Marknt streot from Fifth street to second street, a single lino of railway wlta necessary t racks and to lay upon said streets or roads Its tracks and to erect and maintain poles and string wires thereon, lor tho purpose of operating said railway. Said street railway shall have the further prlvlh-ge of laying nud maintaining such further and Additional tracks poles and wires, under and suhjct to the. re strictions and regulations herenftor provided. as mav be necessary to carry their cars from their car barn to their main tracks; provided that before such additional tracks shall bo laid, poles or wires or-ctod, tho consent of tho Town Council shall be first obtained as to location ot the sumo. PHOV1SO: And provided furl her that all tho rights and privileges graut.cd and conferred In this section shall be subject to tlio terms, con dlllons and regulations hereinafter contained and subject to such other reasonable regula tions as may hereafter be passed by the Town Council of the Town of Hloomsburg SECTION 8. Written acceptance required to bo filed to this and subsequent ordinance. Mode of signing the acceptance. Before said railway company shall have any authority or power whatever to enter upon, occupy or use the streets or roads mentioned In this ordinance and named for the purpose of constructing and maintaining their said railway, sild company shnll flic with tho clerk of the Council their written acceptance of the conditions and pro visions of this ordinance, and of all reasonable provisions and such ordinances ns may hero- after bo passed by the Town Council aforesaid, relating to street railways, and also an agrea ment on mo part of said railway company to construct, operate and maintain their said rail way, Its tracks, poles and wires subject to the provisions or this ordinance and to all reason able provisions ot such ordinances as may bo passed as aforesaid, relating to streot passenger railways; which agreement and written accept ance shall bo signed by the President of the said company and have anixed thereto the corporate seal thereof, duly attested by the Secretary, aDd shall show upon Its faco the requisite legal authority of said omcers to sign such accept ance and agreement, and to afllx the corporate seal thereto, so ns to bind said company. SECTION 3 Only electrical power Bhall bo used. Thnt electrical power only shall be used on the railway constructed under thn provisions or this ordinance, and the overhead systom shall be discarded whenever a more satisfactory means of electrical propulsion ahull be brought into practice and commercial use In communl ties of similar sue. SECTION 4 Alignment and grades and su pervision of poles, wires and overhead work. Thesald railway company shall conform Its lines and grades wlta the stakes given by thj Town Engineer, and shall locate Its poles and wires and construct tho same, both as to street and overhead work under tho direction of tho President or the Town council and the Town Engineer. SECTION 5 Speculations as to paving be. tween the tracks. The said railway company shall lay and maintain Its tracks in the middle of the streets, or on such part thereof, as the Town Council may direct, and In such a way and manner as to conform to the established grade of the streets occupied thereby, and such grade as may hereafter be established, and shall at all times keep the space between the rails and for a distance of two reet outside of each tall in good repair and In conformity with the nature of the roadway, whether paved, macada mized or otherwise. It Is further provided that If at any time the said Town Council shall de termlne by ordinance, to pave any of tho streets or parts of streets as above mentioned which satd railway shall occupy, the said railway com- pany shall likewise and at the same time pave Its roadbed between the rails as well as two feet on either side thereof with the same material as Is used by said council. SECTION fl. Requirements as to paving by company after paving by the Town. Change of Kails Change of Grade. It Is further provided that should the municipal authorities of the Town, at any tlmo horeafter, direct the streets occupied by said railway company to bo paved with Belgian blocks, Vitrified brick, or any oth er form of permanent pavement tuat thon and In such case the said railway company shall at once and at tbelr own expense, pave two feet outside of each rail thereof and the space between the rails with such pavement as shall bo directed. Should such Improved pave ment require the use of a different rail from that hcreaftor provided for, then and In such case such change of rail shall be mado under the supervision of the President of tho Town Council and the Town Engineer. And In the event ot the change of grade of said streets or any ot thorn, by the said Town, tho said compa ny shall, at Its own expense, take up, chauga relay and alter Its railway and that part of the street or roadway by It to be repaired and maintained, bo as to conform to such new grade as tlxcd by the municipal authorities, as soon as tho Town shall bring said streets up to or low er them to such new grade. SECTION 7 Provisions as to snow and Ice1 That the Bald railway company shall not uso salt on Its tracks for the purpose of molting snow or Ice, and when snow or lee Is removed from the track the same shall not be thrown in heaps along Bide of the tracks, but shall be carefully and evenly distributed so as not to ob struct public travel. SECTION 8.-''T" Ralls shall be used Manner ot laying. That the rails to be used by the said company shall be "T" rails of not less than 5tt pounds to the yard, and they shall be securely fastened to heavy wooden ties and bounded In a substantial and workmanlike manner. They shall not project above the regular grade of the strout but shall bo kept on a level therewith, and shall be luld llfty-slx and one-half Inches apart. SUCTION 9. Regulations as to erecting, painting and use of poles. T hut all poles erect ed by the suld railway company shall be local. eJ, erected and maintained under tho direction or me rresiueut or tae Town council, and the J own bnglneer sou poles shall be straight I ... 1 1 .... ....1 1 .... ..... I ai.d smooth and shall be painted from the top to ooiiom at tno expense of said company. They shall bo placed In such a manner as to oauso ths least possible obstruction or Injury to tho curb and sidewalk; said poles shnll be as fow In number as possible and shall be subject, at all times to the uso of the Town for this stringing of wires for Its own use, not, however In any way Interfering with tho operation ot the said railway. Whenovor and whorevor said poles aro erected the company shalll carefully replace- the material excavated and relay m good ord'T and reptlr all nagging, bricks or other material, curbing or guttering nnd shall at all tltns koep and maintain the pavements and curbs Immediately around nnd about tholr poles In good order and rcpnlr. SECTION JO. Regulations as to wires, flu; all wires suspended over tho streets shall be at least eighteen feet above the surfacs ot tho tracks, and shall bo so fastened to poles and each other that thoy will bo effect ually Insulated and pToporly secured. " SECTION II. Right of Fire Department- That, In case of flro, the Flro Department shall have tho right of way upon said streets and shall maintain tho same as long as necessary and no longer. SECTION U. company to construct within ono year. Penalty upon failure to obey ordl nanco. Proviso: That the said company shall commence ths construction of their said raHwny within font months after the passage of this oidlnnnee, snd shall hnvo the samo fully const nieted.rqulpped and In operation within ono year after sold date, unless the Town Council shall by ordi nance, extend the time; and In case said com pany shall fall or neglect to comply with tho provision! oft his section of this ordinance, ths rights, liberties and privileges herein granted may bo declared null and void by tho said coun cil, and thereupon and Immediately thereafter any nnd all rights, powers and privileges or tho said company under this ordinance shall at once cease, detcrmtno and becomo absolutely null and void. Should tho said company, Its successors or assigns, nt. any time artor the px pirntlon of tho year aforesaid, neglect or fall to operate said street railway for a period of sixty (fiO) const cut Ivo days, unless prevented by an act of Providence or duo process ot law, theo and In such ease tho liberties and privileges herein granted may likewise be declared null and void by tho Town Council, and thereupon and Immediately thereafter any nnd all privi leges and powers of said company shall cease. determine and becomo absolutely null and void Provided further that no cars shall bo run at Intervals simply for tho purnoso of retaining and holding the franchise and right of way herein granted. Provided, however, that the tlmo consumed by negotiation or litigation la procuring the rights of way or otherwise sluUI not bo counted In the tint ) limit ns above set forth. SECTION 13.-If In tho opinion of tho Towa Council of said Town It shall bo necessary for tho Town authorities, their servants, work men, agents or employees, at any tlmo to occupy any or all ot tho streots or roads upon which said railway Is constructed, for any purpose whatever, they shall have full and entire auth ority to so occupy said streets or roads, or any part thereof, without liability for damage for obstructing tho operation of said railway, and without hlnderance on tho purt of said con- pany. SECTION 14. Culverts, drains and w&tol pipes. Removing and relaying of tracks. The authorities of said Town shall at all times by themselves, workmen, agents or employees have the right to make such repairs and im provements to the culverts, drains, sowers and water pipes running undor or along or near ths surfuce of the said railway tracks, and to lay and maintain such additional culverts, drains, sewers and water pipes as tfiey may deem proper; causing as little obstruction to ths running ot tho cars as possible. And whenever It shall be necessary for tho Bald purpose to re move tho tracks of the said company, tho sams shall, upon reasonable notice, be removed and relald by t he said company. All culverts which may be required to bo lengthened for the prop er convenience of the public shall be construct ed at the expense of said railway company. SECTION 15. Use of vehicles on track All persons may drive with wagons, carriages or other vehicles on the tracks of the said com. pany without becoming trespassers, provided however, they do not retard or In any way Inter fere with the operation ot said railway. SECTION !. Company to Indemnify for dam ages. The said railway company shall lndern nlfy and hold harmless the said Town In all suits or actions at law which may arlso lntke construction, maintenance and operation ot said railway, provided that the railway com pany ke permitted to defend In the name of ths Town In any suit or action. SECTION 17.-H In any case the said railway company shall neglect or refuse when required by the municipal authorities to repair, pave or repavo the street or,treets between the tracks as hereinbefore required, or to do any other thing required by the previous provisions ct this ordlnanco, or to take up and relay its. tracks, as hereinbefore required, or to do anr other act, mutter or thing by this ordinance provided, then and In such case the said Tow shall proceed to do the same, and shall collect and recover the expense and costs thereof from said railway company. SECTION is, No tax on cars for ten years. That there shall be no tix placed upon any of tho curs, poles or other apparatus of slid com pany for a space ot ten years from the accept ance ot this ordinance by said company. btcriON 19. Excavations to be covered within ten days. That In the construction ot said railway no excavation on any of the streets or roads shall be allowed to remain open at any one point for a period longer than ten days, bat that Inside ot ten days the said excavations shall be tully covered so as to allow free passags over and across the same. SECTION SO Company to pay expenses of ordinance. That said railway company shall pay all costs and expenses Incident to the draw ing, printing, posting and publishing of this ordinance as well as for the services of tho Town Engineer rendered necessary hereby, and the sum of One Dollar and Seventy-five cents (l."5)per day for every day's service necessarily rendered by the Inspector who shall he appoint ed by the Town Council to oversee tho work performed under this ordlnunce, nnd that ths said ordlnunce shall not go Into effect until tut proper ofllcers of the said company shall hav certified to this council, their acceptance of ths sumo, as provided herein. JNO. R. TOWNSEND. Presldini t. nf fi rut noil A'.teat: FRBEZJ QUICK, Secretaiy, Passed June 11, 1904. A Base Insinuation Kepelled, Editor Thomas Joyce, of the Mahanoy City American, has entered the arena as a champion of the weak er sex. It has been contended that no mention of any woman entering heaven is made in the Bible. This base insinuation is combated bv Mr. Joyce, who quotes the following pass age from the Bible as showing only now lonii Heaven was without the amzohc female: "And there was silence in Heaven for the space of half an hour." Rev. 8:i.
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