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
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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.