THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURd. PA Broken TScs. The wind roared in the tops of the trees and around the tall chimneys outside, and whistled through every rick and crevice of the desolate i irslon; the rain beat ceaselessly I nst the window-panes; the dogs I ked and howled in the distance; t flight was dark and dismal, and fjthlng conspired to give nie a 'l:ig of dread as I sat alone by . bedside of a lady whose life was ' -ij;ilred of, and who had been 111 ; many days. ' Her husband, mot)) r, and every one else In the house, worn out with watching and anxiety, had been per suaded to lie down. Since then the doctor had entered noiselessly and examined the patient. "You are calm and courageous, I Vnow," he said. "You need not alarm the house unnecessarily; but I think the crisis Is coming. There will probably be a change about mid night, either for better or worse. With these directions which I now give you In writing, you will know what to do. Good-night." He was gone at Inst, and then I eat down by the bedside, alternately watching the patient with her white deathly face, and the hands of the clock upon the wall. I was not intlqiately acquainted with the family, though I had known them several years. They were an 1 1 1 - m a ted pair, as re garded looks and age. for she was un der thirty, and very fair and beauti ful; while he though with keen, sagac 1 o u a eyes, looked like a dried up old mummy, and always treated her with defer-..Then , ,at down . h ence and de- bedside." voted attention, dressed her splend idly, kindly cherished her mother, who was much nearer his own age, and evidently did everything In his "iwer to make them happy. Yet for all this, she always looked , listless and weary; and I neve lid help wondering how she had rrled him. The clock struck 12. Soon after, .ards, she began to move uneasily, threw out her arms, and at last opened her eyes. I saw at once that for the first time In many days there was the light of reason In them, and I was at her side In a moment with a reviving draught. I put It to her lips, and she drank It. "Have I been asleep?' she mur mured feebly. "Yes; and you are certainly bet ter," my dear lady. I am sure of It. You have been 111 a long time and now you will recover very soon with out doubt." "Shall I?" she sighed wearily. "Oh, how much better to die! And must I still live on, enduring, loath ing, loveless, despairing? Death Is far preferable. Oh, my friend! never marry a man you do not love!" "There, there!" I said, "you must not talk or think In this wild way. Take this soothing draught and go to sleep, dear. You are still nervous. You will not feel so bad after you have slept." She took It, and was soon fast asleep, while I sat thinking of th strange revelation wrung from those parched and pallid lips by weakness end disgust of life, on the brink of the grave, but nevber be fore, I afterwards found, disclosed to mortal ear. When she was well enough to sit up and we were alone one day, she told me the whole story; though but for that unguarded revelation, she never would. Her mother, It seemed, was a wid ow, poor, and with her daughter, depending almost wholly for support upon a well-to-do son. He died very suddenly, leaving them penniless and homeless; because his wife, who had the power in ber bands, at once cast them off. Alice was engaged at the time ta a worthy young man, whom she ten derly loved; but they were prudent ly postponing their marriage until such time' as be could see his way clear enough to be able to support hor comfortably. Her scheming mother, who had never liked him, longed .or a wealthier suitor for her beautiful daughter. At last one presented himself, who was far richer, but with a tarnished fame, and old enough to be her fath er. After a youth spent In dissipa tion, he had reformed, made a for tune, and now wanted to settle dowa v tth a young and beautiful wife. He was as artful and Intriguing as the mother herself, with wily, flat tering Hps, and a double tongue; he rode in a fine equlppage, made rich presents, and fairly won the old ladys heart. She favored him from the first, and they were soon plotting to gether, after the girl had refused to marry him. Malicious charges were brought against the former lover, who was at a distance, struggling for position and fortune. His character -wus slandered, bis temper and mpyvea I M.A I maligned, and his constancy doubt id, until the daughter's faith in him was shaken; and then, all at once, his letters ceased, and she could get no replies to her own. She found that he had left the place where he had resided without one word to her of regret or of expla nation. . The elderly lover persevered and fawned nrul flattered, and pleaded with eloquent lips; the mother be sought her, with tears In her eyes, to save tliem from want and Bhanie; and at last, after a weary struggle, the wretched, despairing girl yielded to her destiny and became the bride of one old enough to be her father. As a wife and daughter she had done her duty ti9 well ns she could, and from the hour of her marriage had never opened her lips to cotn pain of the weary, desolate life she was leading, utitll that memorable hour of weakness and woe. And this, although she had known for long months that she had been cruel ly 'deceived, and that her marriage had been brought about by the blackest falsehood, that her lover's letters had been suppressed and burned, his stairless character de famed, his heart almost broken, and his reason nearly dethroned by the thought that she was false to him, and had willingly sold herself for gold. 1 comforted her as well ns I could at the time, and pointed her to the only true source of consolation, and In answer to the repeated cr, "Oh, why, why, why, was I ever permitted to marry him?" I said, "To make of him a better and nobler man. Your intlut'iice has already done this In some measure I believe, and I have no doubt that these afflictions will in the end lead you, and perhaps him, up higher." "Do you think so?" she replied. "I have felt as If my life was a use less burden. I shall be tflad if I can do good to anybody In the fu ture." I left 1j about that tln.c, and two years later when I returned I found Alice a widow. I went to see l.er, and she told me with tears, that they had been the happiest years of her married life. The fear of losing her, and the feeling that he had deeply wronged her, had brought about a true re pentance, in her husband, and they had thenceforth lived a better and happiet life. He bequeathed to her his entire fortune as a small recom pense for al the trouble he had caused her. It was my fortune afterward, in another land than ours, to meet the lady's early lover a desolate, dis appointed man. He told me his story at last, and then I knew that I was right in my suspicions, not only of his Identity as Alice's lover, but also of the fact of his having been deceived by forged letters into the belief that Bhe had changed her mind, no longer loved him, and wished to cast him oft for the sake of marrying another. "And she did it," he groaned. "What would you say, Horace Seymour," I began, after a long si lence, If I should tell you that Alice Neale was true to y o u t hat she never wrote those heartless let ters, or re ceived a line from you In return that she was de ceived and blinded b y 1 n f a m o us f a lsehoods; made to be lieve that you were a "Happiest years of her heartless vil- carried life." lain and had deserted her; and that in her grief and despair she was led by her own mother to the altar like a marytr to the stake, loving you alone, fondly and truly all the time?" deserted her; and that in her griet and despair she was led by her own mother to the altar like a martyr to the stake, loving you alone, fondly and truly all the time?" "I would say that you had extract tracted some of the poison from a wound that still bleeds and stings, though It Is too late for all earthly hope," said he earnestly. "And If I should tell you that it is not too late for earthly hope If you love her still that Gordon Is dead and Alice Is free " "Oh, I would bless you for ever more!" he exclaimed, Btarting up suddenly, and clasping my hand. "But Is it so? For Heaven's sake do not deceive me." "It is certainly so, my friend. Alice has been a widow for months." His race brightened up with a sud den Joyful glow, then it faded as h said: "I was forgetting that she may not care for me now I am so changed In every way." "She, too, Is changed; you must expect that. Remember that you are both ten years older than you were when you wooed and almost won her. Yet she la beautiful still, and loves you without a doubt." And then I felt J ua tided in telling all I had heard from her own lips of br put history. , He left the next morning, and sh next time I saw Horace Seymour two years Inter he was in a beauti ful borne of bla own, with Alice be tid him, ai.J a handsome and smil ing bb upon bin knee. ' As a nim a man's hair turns gray five run sooner than a woman's. IK BIGGEST ffli A Mexican Don Who Owns an 8,000,000 Acre Ranch. HOMESTEAD IS A PALACE Don Luis Terrains, of Chlhuuhnu, Employs 2,000 Cow Punchers, Line Hitlers, Shepherds and Hun ters He Owns 1,0(1(1,(100 Cattle, 700,000 Sheep, :),( 00 llcricx. The biggest farm If "farm" It ran.be csv'led Is that owned by Don Duls Terrazas in the State of Chl hmihau, Mexico, which measures from north to south K0 miles and from east to west 200 miles, or 8, 000,000 acres in all. On its prairies nrd mountains roam 1,000,000 heart of cattle, 700.000 sheep and 100,000 horses. The "farm house" Is prob ably the most magn.llcent in the world for It cost 1400,000 to build snd Is moro richly furnished than many a royal palace. On the home stead alone are employed a hundred servants. The gardens are superbly laid ovt, the stables more magnill rent than those of the German Km pcror and there Is accommodation for 500 guests If necessary. Scattered over CJ!s vast ranch aro a hundred outlying stations, erch one of which has charge of a certain por tion of the estate. The horsemen, cow punchers line riders, shepherds and hunters number 2.000 and the 'L.razas ranch Is the only one In the world which maintains its own slaughtering Mid lacking plant. Each year 150,000 head of cattle are slaughtered, dressed and packed, and 100,000 sheep. Don Luis personally superintends the different Industries on his ranch, covering many thous ands of miles on horseback during a twelvemonth. Don Luis was at one time Governor of Chihauhau, but public life did not suit him; It was too quiet, and he preferred to spend his life riding over the plains and l.oklng after his own enterprises. He is three times as rich as any other man In Mexico and has the name of being liberal and generous toward his workpeople. Don Luis Is a very handsome man, married to a beautiful wife. He Is the father of twelve children seven sons and five daughters. The sons are all assoclateu with Don Luis in looking after the ranch, while the daughters, said to be the most beau tiful women In Mexico remain quietly at the homestead. All the children were educated in the United States, are highly accomplished, have travelled through Europe, and speak several languages. Don Luis founded bis cattle ranch about fourteen years ago and four years later he sought to Import the finest cattle from Scotland and Eng land. But there was a considerable difficulty In the way. The Import duty on cattle was so heavy that it was Impossible to bring over the ani mals In quantities sufficient for his purpose, so Don Luis appealed to the Maxlcan Government, pointed out the absurdity of restricting the im portation of good stock Into the country and succeeded in getting the Import tax repealed. Since that time Terrazas has Increased his stock by the importation of some thing like 5,000 bulls of the best breeds from the famous studs of Eu rope. Five years ago Terrazas installed on his ranch four big reservoirs costing 100,000. besides which there are 3t)u wells scattered over the huge farm, some of them going down to a depth ol 600 feet. These wells,' the water from which Is raised by the use of windmills, cost another 100, 000. Every kind of grain is grown and Don Luis Is consantly experi menting In the raising of different "foods for supplying the wants of his Immense herds during the rain less season. An enemy which has to be sternly fought on this great ranch Is Are, and scarcely a summer passes without great tracts of prairie being laid waste by Its destroying advance. Through the torrid months there is a man stationed on the lookout at every station each hour of the twenty-four, and directly he sees iidica tlons which tells blm that fire has sta-ted he rings the -4i!slve alarm bell and and In an incredibly short time men come riding In ready to njht the danger with their lives If necessary. $ The frightened cattle are driven sideways from the oncoming Are and then the enemy Is attacked f.'om the rear. It Is no good attempting to stop a prairie fire from the front, for its progress Is too rapid and too annihilating. Heavy chains are draggeu along the ground which help to weaken and dlslpate the fire. Across the prairie long furrows fifty feet apart are quickly made, 'and these also help to stem the progress of the fire. All night the tight is kept up, and not until the last spark Is quenched are the men able to take food and rest. In these efforts to subdue the tlames Jon Luis and his sons are usually seen working like demons and urging their men to greater ef forts. Fighting a prairie Are has all the elements of danger and for excitement It has few equals. For thla reason Don Luis takes a fierce delight In combating the names and declares that It la one of the fascina tions of a prairie life. Men with blue or gray eyes arc al most invariably the best shots. ALL BARS CLOSED IN ATLANTIC CITY. irt.O0 Visitor to Famous Seaside Resort Experience a "Dry" Sun 1ny Stiife l,nw Enforced. Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 3. Gov. ernur Fort completely routed tho de fiant saloonkeepers Sunday, and Ms demand that the excise laws be obey ed was carried out to the letter. There was not a sr.loon, cafe or ho tel In this city In which liquor could be purchased. The anti-screen sec tion of the law was also obeyed, nnd no curtains were drawn to shield the barroom from public view Some cafes were open, but they siTved on ly sod.i water, glngor ale, sarsnpatll la, tea, coffee nnd cocoa with meals. There was no attempt made at sub terfuge. Many persons familiar with the history of this far-famed resort have wondered whether tho city would bo os destitute of open saloons as It was Sunday, when every one of the two hundred and twenty saloons and ho- tel bars were closed. 1 hey were closed alike to bona fide guesis as ! well as to strangers Juct arrived within Its gates. It was snld that this was the fourth time in tho fifty four years of Its existence that a drlnkless day hau been experienced In Atlantic City. A bulletin posted at Police Headquarters stated: "Saloons all closed. No troops In town." Another bulletin officially signed by the chief of police, consisted of a card on which was printed: "In 1861 It was 'Hold the fort.' To-day It's 'Fort holds you.' " Governor's -proclamation contain ing, threat to send troops to the sea shore In the event of a further vio lation of the Sunday closing law had Its effect. Saloonkeepers and hotel men re luctantly accepted the advice of the Mayor and of the more conservative members of the saloon men's organ ization, and closed their places of business as tightly as they knew how. Boardwalk cafes that on Sun days past have been thronged to their utmost capacity, serving liquors and food, to-day were all but deserted. Whito aproned waiters stood Idly by the vacant chairs surrounding tho once cosey little tables, and thought regretfully of the gala Sundays that were gone. As spokesman for the affected liq uor Interests, and one of the local political leaders, declared that the loss by the day's closing would amount to $150,000. He said that the saloons would close every Sun day hereafter until some warrant of law will permit their remaining open. USE CONCRETE POLES. Pennsylvania Railroad Thinks They Will Stand Storm Better. Pittsburg, Sept. 2. The Pennsyl vania Railroad has begun to Install concrete telegraph poles along Its right of way. The assertion U made that they will not be so liable to de struction by storms, and will last longer than the wooden poles. The road has chosen a long stretch of exposed track between Pittsburg and Chicago for the experiments, which will be carried on throughout the Winter. If found satisfactory the entire system will have the new concrete pole. Mown to Pieces by Oxygen. Niagara rails, N. Y., Sept. 3. John'G. Clifford, president of the United Oxygen and Chemical Com pany, was blown to pieces at his plant, In the presence of his eighteen-year-old son Roger. A tank of oxy gen, charged to 2,200 pounds ex ploded. The boy was uninjured. HASE 11 ALL. NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. I'.C'.I W. L. P.O. New York 71 4.S .r,r2i('lnolnntl.....M 60 An Htuhurg Ti 47 ,U6- Hcxton .V) 07 All I'hlcato 71 4S .M7 Hronklyn 43 71 J77 Fhlladolpbla.i'J M Mi St. Lnuit t'J 74 M2 AMKKIOAN LEAliUE. W.L. f.C.I V. !,. 1.C Detroit K 4M .AHi Philadelphia.!! ,V7 yi St. Lmili 67 M) ,A7:i cton .47S llhltifo. ftl W .MW Vuhliiton...4H ert .421 Cleveland ...to &l .i.V,I.New York M 7U Mi NEW YORK MARKETS. Wholesale Prices of Farm Product Quoted for the Week. WHEAT, No. 2, Red, 99 11.01. No. 1. Northern Duluth, $1.13. CORN No. 2, 9090c. OATS Mixed, white, 56 62c. BUTTER Western firsts. 21 22. State Dairy 1920c. CHEESE State full cream. 12 13. MILK Per quart, 3c. EOGS State and nearby fancy. 29 30c; do., good to choce 28 29c; western firsts, 22 23c. bHEEP Per 100 lbs., $3.25 $4.25. BEEVES City Dressed, 710c CALVES City Dressed, 9 13 c. HOGS Live per 100 lbs., $6.00 $7.10. HAY Prime per 100 lbs., 85c. STRAW Long rye, per 100 lbs., 75 86c. LIVE POULTRY Spring Chickens per lb., 16c; lurkeys per lb., 12c; Ducks per lb., 10llc; Fowls per lb., 13 19c. PRESSED POULTRY Turkeys per lb 1619c; Fowls per lb., 11 14 c; Chickens, Phlla., per lb.. 1923c. V EGKTABLES Potatoes, Jersey, per sack $2.25 $2.50. ONIONS Yellow, per basket. 75 a $1.00. " Fowls Fowls per lb., lit mmm Tlio Kind You Ilavo Always In wo for over 30 years, and sonal supervision slnco Its infancy. f-ObccAt&Z Allow no ono to deceive von In thio. AH Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-pood' nro but Experiments that trlilo with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children Expcrlcnco against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor OU, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. I contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo. substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms nnd allays Feverishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation ami Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho Stomach and Uowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. VMt stimuli oMn. rt mmw anerr. New o em. Jury List for September Court GRAND JURY Hrlurereek Charles Mnstcllcr. Herwick C'harli'H Hinder T.fM'llut .Tiiiuli Vintr SiiKiirlimf T. A. Kuckle. mooniHuurg a. v. itrwMivr. Herwick t-'lauile Kurtz. ( 'n t a w i ssn J c rci 1 1 i :i 1 1 Y en i e r. licavor Jncoli I Ink it lr lilooniHljurg Calvin (lirton. OraiiKeville Y. K. SaiuU. Clevt In 1 1 t V M ( 'lonvur. Hugarlimf-J. R. Sutlifl'. Bioonisuurit uiimei rierney. Greenwood Jniiim Avpr. (.'atawlHxa J. L. Walter. Uentralia John Lenin. Couynnlmm W. H. Honabuch. Franklin Kumuel Ruup. Calawiasa Henry Slinne. ..... ..IE...... . II1UII I ConyiiKluMii H. 1) .KoHtenbuiuler. Jackson Kd ward Hones. Coiiyngham Geo. V. Weller. Mt. Pleasant John H. Thomas. TRAVERSE JURORS-Firnt Week. Berwick -George H. Catterall. C'atawissa William G. Yetter. West Berwick It. M. Smith. Rloolllxhlirir Wi Ilium 1'iifl mini Outre Dunlel Mordan. Woonmburg Kev. J. It Murphy. RrliiriTi'i-U .1 K AHumu BloomsburK Charles U. Brobnt. Mt. PleiiMiinl ( M Il,.l..r Orunnevllle Carl Fleckenstine. JM.TWICK u. j. uourirnmt. Benton Towimliln-T h'. I.Mu'nnL Ceutruliu-Robert Welnh, RoMringereek Alfred lloagland. Madlmm I). . Will Pine Twp Thomas Y. Stackhoube. Allium Joseph Cleaver. Pine simc Trlvelnliww. Conyiiirhaiii Jueob Rentier. m csi jmtwick u. u. uiiriHinan. Scott -K. A. Brown. BlooiiiHlmrif L. 1), Case. Oraime Township William. C. White. Sulllllel V. Kullop Main Hciijaniln Kreisher jwi wh k .Hcjeiiun uopo, itou. Reedy, West lti.ru'li.L U Catawissa Edward RroaiouH. rranKim Liark Yost. Bloom blirir .lolin Ki-ntt Hemlock George Irvin. , Locust Benjamin Waters. Catawlssa John Overdorf. Hemlock Edward W. Ivy. Reaver A. K. Rupert. CnilVilirlinm T .AU'itt Iv" llut Dili kit twl'.M tatawissa Charles P. Pfuhler. Kioomsburjr C. B. Gunton. Col) VllL'hlim I sunn lt..u rat Berwick Hurl Davis. Berwick E. C. Morehead. Brim creek Mum llti I Luttir Ceutruliu-W. W. Hetiner. iatawisHa-GeorKe H. Bharpless. Malll K. 1 llrnvor Berwick Harry Eust. jwrwica ri. it. uiiver, BloomsburK Moses Tressler. Berwick Tlifiwluru v lt....,...- Fishingcreek Robert E. Whi'tenlght. Centra I In Puti-ii-ir din-on Rlonmsburg H. B. Hharpiess. -. --.v --v . ,t.Vi, i, , a, i.MHien. (Oil Vllflllllll Duni.il TV !.'...-..... Berwick-John E. Traugh. Centre-C. E. Drum. Berw"-VVilliain Fairchilds. Mlfflin-H. W. Houck. Beutou Borough John 8. Baker. SK(X)ND WEKK. CollVllL'hum .Tnlill Ifi.rtln C'entralia John White. Jierwick Eugene Doty. Mt. PleuMRlit flunriro T. T..I. ........ Berwick R. W. Hoyt. )n-r,uiH iungrone. Hemlock Kiluuni uiur.. Mifflin Edward Green. Jackson Meaner Davis. BloouiHhiiro f'liuriuu r ir. Roaringcreek Alvin Rlioads.' Berwieli k'Hnnia r ,... Bloomsburg A. J. George. Locust-John Hughes. Berwick Percy Curran. Greenwood J. U. Johnson. Berwick Walter Suit. C'atawiMlB. KimilvVl Inkn Berwick M. C Metier. Berwick Rev. J. K. Adams. i wenirana-Martln Barrett. Bought, and which lias been has borno tho signature- of has been made under hi per. Signature of Pine--Jacob Webb. Madison J. E. Cottier. Cciitrnlia Jiimcs Murphy. Sugiirloaf Alfred I less. Locust Adam Rarig. Sugarloaf- O. F. Cole. Bloomsburg -R. R. Hartman. Catawissa Thomas E. Harder. ClevelandCharles Kline. Catawlssa Borough E. B. Gtiie. Centre J. H. Hughes. Berwick -William Harry. Catawlssa Township Oscar Leii;liuw, Sleeping With Shut Window. A man In a neighboring city who has formed a habit of going out for for a mile sprint In the neighborhood of his dwelling daring the earliest n. omenta of the cold gray dawn bay there la yet work for the au.e of the open window. From ino'-nlnj to 'morning his route Is rhanqd 8onpvhut. but It always covers t district Inhabited by the well-to-do. Scanning the slcftvns apartnu-nts as he runs, he tinds surprisingly few windows open. His excursions ar taUen so early that he knows th sleepers are not awake, anl that they have slept the night through hrn thing poor air. These ar proors. h thinks, that ninny persons In'elllgcnt In -Tiost matters, an- still iitiuuure of what fresh air m'nlit Jo for them. Boston Transcript. The Farmer's Wile Is very careful about her churn. Hh scalds It thoroughly after using, and gives it a sun bath to sweeten it. (She knows that if her churn is sour it will taint the butter that is made in if The stomach is a cl urn. In the stomach and digestive and nutritive tracts are performed processes which are exactly akin to the churning of butter. Is it not apparent then that if this stomach churn is "sour" it sours all which I put into it ? The evil ot a foul stomach Is not the bad taste in the mouth and the foul breath caused by it, but the corruption of the pure current of the blood and the disseminat on of disease throughout the body. Dr. Pieroe's Golden Medical Discovery makes the sour stomach sweet. It does for the stomach what the washing and suu bath do for the churn absolutely re moves every tainting or corrupting ele ment. 'Golden Medical Discovery" contains no alcohol, Its Ingredients are plainly printed on each bottle wrapper. Blobbs "Mrs. Hen peck ke says she hates to hear her husband abused. KlohhH Yes. ati ilnfWt. like to have others usurp her pri vilege." Quick climatic chanoks try strong constitutions and cause, among other evils, nasal catarrh, a troublesome and offensive disease. Sneezing and snuf fling, coughing and dilllcult breat hing, and the drip, drip ot the foul discharge Inta the throat all are ended by Ely Cream Balm. This honest remedy con tains no cocaine, mercury, nor other harmful Ingredient. Tho worst case yield to treatment In a short time. All druggists, 60c.t or mailed by Ely Bro. 60 Warren Street, New Yo k. . Wigg ' I wouderwhv the brewery don't form a Trust ?" Vagg- '0'. suppose because they are always lager heads " A Reliable Remedy Ely's Cream Balm ii quickly itaortowl. 0li Rll at Once. ItcleunstM, soothes heals and protects the diseased mem. braue r8ultiii from Catarrh and drives iwar a tlol.l in 1, Head quickly. Ite. Xv Cl tores the Heusua of lift I T Taate and Suiell, Full nine GO out., Bista or by mail. In liquid form, ' fcly Brothers, 00 Warm titrcat, Kit' illtS. iurk. r HaY-FEVfn i I WI Ml SB