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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19
The Tallest Tree i'm the World.

The tallest accurately-measured Sc
quota standing in the Calaveras grove,
near Stockton, Cal, measures 325 feet,
and there is no positive evidence that
any trees of this genus ever exceeded
that height. Of late years, explorations
in Gippsland, Victoria, have brought to
light some marvellous specimens of En-
calyptus, and the State Surveyor of
Forests measured a fallen tree on the
banks of the Watts river, and found it
to be 435 feet from the roots to the
top of the trunk. The crest of this tree
was broken off, but the trunk at the
fracture was 9 feet in circumference.
and the height of the tree when grow
ing was estimated to have been 500 feet.
This tree, however, was dead, though
there is no doubt that it was far loftier
than the tallest SeQuoia. Near Fern
shaw, in the Daudenong district, Vic
toria, there has recently been discovered
specimen of the almond-leaf gum
(E1caluptats anaygdaZelsia), measuring
$50 feet from the ground to the first
branch, and $50 feet to the topmost
wing. This tree would overtop the tall
est living SeQuoiG by 125 feet. Its
girth is so feet, which is less than that
of many SeQuoias, but, as far as height
is concerned, it must be considered the
tallest living tree in the world.-Scie1l-
ljfc american.
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therefore, to show it by receiving him as
man. He is waiting at the door,
William turned toward his father and
looked him steadily in the face. The
old man made two or three visible efforts
to speak, and when he succeeded his
voice sounded strange and husky. He
only said: Bring him in"
But Jeremiah, without waiting for the
words, was already at the outer door.
Come in, Evan!' he said, giving him
a strong grip Of the hand; am glad
to see you here"
Evan Powell entered the parlor; a
single glance was exchanged between
him and William Lane, and he under
stood the situation. He walked straight
to the old mans chair and offered his
hand, which was taken. Susan, acting
wholly from the impulse of the moment,
! yet doing exactly the thing she should
have done, took her fathers other hand.
The old man held them BOTH looked
up at their faces, and said, with a singu-
lar, quivering smile: "You do seem
tolerably well suited to each other" 1t
was too much for Susan; she kissed her
father, then threw her arms around
Evans neck, laid her head upon his
shoulder, and wept to her hearts con-
tent.
In another minute tears were running
down the old mans cheeks. jeremiah
and William walked to separate win
dows, ana gazed steadily through the
panes; while Lydia Maria, with corner
of her apron pressed to her eyes, ex-
tended a hand to Evan and said, II
reckon it's one of the things that haze
to bel"
William came back to the group with
flashing face. He had caught the tact
in which the others were lacking. and
easily removed the embarrassment which
still clothed them as with garment, by
telling where and how he had found the
horse and cow, and how cunningly he
and Evan had introduced them into
their several. stables the night before.
The armchair required Susan said; but
in all other matters connected with the
gifts of the day, including the purchase
OF John Perkins farm, she was entirely
innocent. Evan Powell contributed his
share of talk and joke, and it was amaz-
ing how swiftly the old unfriendly feel
ing wore away.
All at once Lydia Maria sprung up
with a suppressed. scream
ooh, Lord!" she cried land it was
the first, last and only time in her life
when she was known to be guilty of
such reprehensible exclamation "Oh,
Lord! my turkey, my turkey!"
Well, it must be confessed that the
turkey was too brown on one side and
COO pale on the other; that it was dryer
than it should have been, and showed
various other slight defects which sent
anguish into Lydia Marias soul; but to
The six persons who partook of it that
day, at dinner, it was simply mixture
of white and dark ambrosia of the gods.
No Christmas turkey, on the table of a
country house, ever did taste, ever will,
or ever can taste, better than that one.
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lam, laughing. IT can easily afford it
thanks to Susan and Evan Powell"
Lydia Maria became rigid. "Susan
and > she could not bring herself to
pronounce the name. Gideon looked
perplexed, and even little abashed.
We will take advantage of their sur
prise and expectant silence, and relate
as much as is necessary of Williams
history. 81 IS.
Gideon, from the start, had been bit
terly opposed to the war, and he secret
~ exulted over every disaster to the
Union arms. Hence he could have felt
no sorer wound than the enlistment of
his son William inflicted on his nature
Williams inseparable school-friend was
Evan Powell, whose father was staunch
Union man, and who volunteered at the
first call made by Abraham Lincoln.
1t was not long before William fol-
lowed; but the two We're not much to-
gether during thewar. William became
First Lieutenant, while Evan rose only
to he Sergeant Major; but the former
was sent home severely wounded, early
in the fourth year of the struggle. The
long and careful nursing he required
was an additional grievance to the
father; and still more so the announce
ment that he would be untitled for farm
labor, and must find some other way Of
living
The end of it was that William went
to Colorado, where his health improved
so rapidly, and the active life of pic
neer so readily adapted itself to his ma
ture, that he had remained there ever
since. l"@
Gideon Lane, If the exact truth could
be known, had probably outived his
political grievance against William
Three years before, however, the latter
had written to his father, giving the de-
tails Of an extensive venture which he
had made in building-lots at Denver and
Colorado Springs. He clearly saw his
way to fortune, if-and this was fate
full contingency-he could get posses.
sion of $4,000 or $4,000 more. Now
this was very nearly the sum which his
father had saved during lifetime oil
severe economy, and invested in "frst
liens" upon property which he knew
1t was like asking the old man to teal
out his heart and hand it over on plate
He refused, in terms which expressed
his surprise and wrath, and William had
not written again. Susan was the only
member of the family with whom he
kept up correspondence. u
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er spirits, made her purchases at the
store, and fastened homeward to be in
time for the early supper.
Lydia Maria was in waiting, as usual,
at the gate of the front yard. ooh, the
land!" she exclaimed, as Susan drove
up, why did you put the top DOWN."
Susan started, looking at the buggy,
and blushed with almost a feeling Of
guilt, as she stammered, It was 500
hot"
"Hot?' Lydia Maria's face took on a
mingled expression of alarm and COM
mand. 9Child, that's fever! Come
right into the house; the kettles boil
ing and I'll have camomile tea in five
minutes. Where's my ribbon? -and
the four skeins, dark gray ?-and the
cotton wadding?"
"I'm afraid [ forgot the ribbon said
Susan, family.
sForgot? No, 'tisnt possible. AT
lection of the brain-the first sign Of
typhus" ,go .5ToA
p. Susan fell into a fit Of mingled laugh
ing and crying that was more Like hys
terlcs than anything she had ever known
in her life. But she succeeded, by &
mighty effort, in concealing the crying
part Of it from Lydia Maria; she con
trolled her relieved nerves, exerted her
self to think naturally and cheerfully
and soon removed her sisters suspicion
of typhus. They had been seated some
Little time in the comfortable kitchen
when helatter all at once said:
g You don't seem to notice anything 2
ooh, the turkey" cried Susan. "Hov
much bigger he is than | thought"
"Not bigger than I thought its mine
Jerry meant to give his, but we settled
that I should have my turn this year."
"Liddy-Maria! You don't say so:
Why it's good omen!"
II should hope So" Lydia gravely
answered. But she had no idea wha
Susan meant.
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her proportions; that her dappled red
and white sides had changed into an
even, dim mouse-color; that her horns
had grown short and her muzzle slen-
der.
"Well, I'll be -" he began, but
did not finish the sentence.
Who is she? How did she come
here?" cried Lydia Maria. "The min
ute I took hold of her, to milk, I felt
that it wasn't Spot. But she held still;
she turned around and looked at me,
and [ could see her big eyes in the
dark! And then, somehow, | got fright
ened. I'm all of tremble!"
"Let's have look at her!" said Jere-
miah, leading the COW from the stable
into the barn-yard. The dawn had
meanwhile frightened, and each object
began to take it's proper color and dis
lance. The beauty of the creature was
clearly recognized by both.
can Alderney-just what I've always
wanted! said Lydia Maria.
jeremiah took from the left horn a
crumpled label, smoothed it out, and
read "My name is Polly; I belong to
Lydia Maria Lane"
"Did anybody ever?" was all the
spinster could say.
I see how it is" said Jeremiah, after
moments reflection. "T've found g
new horse in my stable; they're both
meant to be Christmas gifts. But that
doesn't make it any easier to guess"
"Susan?" suggested Lydia Maria.
"No-not by any means!" said her
brother. IF William wasn't in such q
fix Gathers heard all about itD out in
Colorado, it would be like him-but the
more I think on it the more I don't
know what to make of it,
"Call father!" Jeremiah finally com.
manded.
So old Gideon Lane was summoned
to the barn The other COWS narrowly
escaped being left unmilked, and the
other horses unfed, while the two &C
QUESTIONS were turned about and exam.
ined in the early sunlight, and the
most hopeless conjectures made in re-
gard to the source from which they
came. When, finally, they returned to
the house, they found Susan rather i'm
patient. The bountiful breakfast was
getting cold.
She was not so surprised as they ex-
pected on hearing the wonderful news
but she astonished them all by sudden
ly bursting into tears and crying out
And J. am the only one who gets NO
Christmas gift this year,"
Never mind, never mind" said her
father, patting her kindly upon the
shoulder; we must try and find some
thing for you, too, Susan"
Father" she answered, " there is
only one thing you can give me-"
Gideon Lane said nothing, but they
were all struck by an unusual gentle
ness in his voice, as they sat at break
fast together.
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A SPECIAL commission in Russia, un-
der the Presidency of Maj. Gen. Cink,
are to find out and punish all members
of civil and military service implicated
in the commissariat embezzlements of
the last war. Hundreds have been ar
rested.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01
Beamish's Pardon.
a POLITICAL TRADE FOR LUzERNE,

The recommendation of the Board of Par
dons in the case of Frank A. Beamish has
been approved by Gov. Hartranft, and the
papers were mailed last Friday The recon-
mendation for the pardon was signed by Lieu
tenant Governor Latta, Secretary of Internal
Affairs McCandless aud Secretary of the
Commonwealth Quay. Attorney General
Lear who was not influenced by any such rea-
sons as the others, but looked at the case from
the cold standpoint of law and facts, declined
to agree in the recommendation. Among
those who pettioned for the pnrdon are Hon
Charles r. Buekaew, and Hon. Stanley
Woodward counsel for Beamish Hon. Hen
drick B. Wright, Hon. Samuel S. Jones, Hon.
ID. NJ. Jones, Hon William n. Monies, Hon.
George Judge and twenty cergymen of the
Catholic Church, as well as number who
vigorously urged his prosecution. The case
has been before the board for six months, and
the ostensible ground for granting the pardon
is the condition of Beamish's wife, who suf-
fers great mental anguish, and with six chill
dren, is destitute. 1t is also contended that
Beamish was punished for graver crime
than contemplated in the indictment against
him.
The action Of the Governor has created
decided sensation. There is general feeling
that it has political significance and that
Col h oyt expects to derive substantial bene-
fits from it. Attorney General Lear has no
hesitancy in stating that in his opinion the
prisoner should remain in the penitentiary
Among the specious pretexts given for
the pardon is one that Beamish, having great
influence with the riotous elements of Luzerne
county, will restore peace to that county. 1t
is stated that the miners are drilling and APP
parently ready for another outbreak. With
Beamish free it is given out that the i'm
pending danger could be averted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01

The penetrating winds incident to this season Of
the year are a severe ordeal for the lungs. The neg
lect OF a hard cough generally leads TO a weakness
OF the lungs, which, not lnfrequenty, results in
Consumption.
scHEscK's PuLMoNIc SYRUP viii at once relieve
and loosen tight cough and is such an agreeable
remedy that children Will take It without being
coaxed. cold on the lungs, If consumption is not
already developed, may be easily mastered by the
use OF the Pulmonc Syrup, together with schencks
lated mucus.
Iu more serious cases, where the disease has be-
come deeply seated, and the patient suffers from
loss OF appetite. weakness and emaclation,
schenck's Sea Weed Tonic should be used in con-
nection with the above mentioned remedies, to
stimulate the appetite and bring the:dlgestive pow
ers into healthy action, thereby sustaining the
strength OF the patient and enabling him to resist
the progress Of the disease until the Pulmonic syr-
up may perform It's healing and cleansing work.
The use Of these standard remedies according to
the directions which accompany them, cannot fail
to produce most satisfactory results letter ad-
dressed to DR.. schenck cor Sixth and Arch sts..
Philadelphia asking advice, win promptly receive
| the Doctors personal attention. free or charge.
schencks Medicines are for sale b. All Druggists.
March.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01

In the matter Of the In the Court OF Common Pleas
Estate Of Margaret OF Columbia county
Fortuer lunatic.
seaI
citation To show cause why certain sale OF real es-
tate made by said lunatc should not be resclnded.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
To William FOrtner, husband OF said Margaret
fortner william Parker and Mary Z. his WIFE, Pierce
Luhger ana Ann his vile, and William H. Denott,
guardian ad litem OF Emma Fortner and Clark Fort
ner:
AT the Instance Of James Masters and Conrad
KTeaIuer, Committee OF Margaret Fortner "A lunatic
and Aspy j. Layton and Rebecca Layton his wife
representing that the 10th day OF April A. d.,
1917 said Margaret Fortner by deed did grant bar
gain and sell unto The said Re0ecca Lay certain
tract of land situate In the township OF Mad son ia
said county OF Columbia and state or Pennsylvania
eontlng forty nine acres and one hundred and nifty
six perChes more less In Zee simple with the ap-
purtensnces: And on the said 10th day OF April, x
d., lslI, the said Aspy j. Layton and Rebeuca his
wife By their deed acknowledged the same day
granted bargalned and sold unt1 the said Margaret
Fortner all that certain hOu and lot OF ground sit
uate IN the Borough OF Muncy, Lycomlng county
ana state OF Pennsylvania containing $3.50 square
feet with the appurtenances In lee simple, the said
deeds being made TO exchange the said lands That
since the making OF said deeds the said Margaret
Fortner has been found by inqusitiOn taken Oh the
18th day Of December last unatlc and TO have been
lunatic for Is years last past without lucid In
teTals.
Therefore you and each OF you laying aside all
business and excuses whatsoever, are hereby cited
70 appear before our Court VI Common Pleas at
BlooInsburg In aud for said county the nrst Monday
OF May next 70 show cause why decree for the re-
sclndlng OF the Aforesaid deeds and reconyeyance
OF the said lands should not be made, II such pro.
ce edng sinai not be dlsadyantageOus 10 the estate
OF the said Margaret Fortner upon such terms us
shall be equitable and Just.
Witness the Honorable William Rlwell President
Judge OF our said Court at Bloomsbury this lime
teehth day Of February, A, D., ISIS,
march l, Ts-iw Prothy.
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Score one for DIR. Mary Walker. The SUI.
preme court of Pennsylvania has decided
in the case of the young lady who was in
jured in Philadelphia street car and who al
legged in rebuttal that her stays were so tight
she couldn't hold to the strap which hung
over her head-that the condition of muscu.
lar helpless that some women get themselves
into, by reason of the wonderful intricacies
of dress arrangements, are questions of fact
for juries, and not questions of law for judges,
when such issues get into court. This is
what the Chief Justice said Possibly a
woman may be so Enthusiastically and foolshly
hooped, wired and pinned up, as to deprive
her of her natural power to help herself; but
if 80, the questian is one of fact, and not Of
Law, and so We incline to leave it, instead OF
imposing upon our brethren below the diff
cult duty of prying into the artificial stays
of the plaintiffs case. e."-E1.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01
GERMAN SYRUP"

No other medicine in the world was ever
given such test of its curative qualities as
Boschee's German Syrup. In three years
two million four hundred thousand small bot
ties of this medicine was distributed free of
charge by Druggists in this country to those
afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Group
Severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseas-
es of the throat and lungs, giving the Ameri-
can people undenable proof that German
Syrup will cure them. The result has been
that druggists in every town and village in
the United States are recommending it to
their customers. Go to your druggists and
ask what they know about it. Sample bot
ties 10 cents. Regular size IS cents. Three
doses will relieve any case.
April 27, '77-ly il
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An Explanation.
II. Fl. RUrTER.

EDITORS COLUMBIAN In your remarks
of last week on the County Statement you
| were somewhat in error.
l. The statement gives the amount of tax
es assessed for 1877, and the amount still due.
The difference between these two is the
amount paid which is greater than that un-
paid.
Your idea that taxes should be paid sooner
than they are is, think good. The northern
counties of this State generally have their
county collectors settle their duplicates by
the first of January each year, but in the rest
of the State it rarely if ever happens.
q You seem mot to understand why the
Treasurer is CHARGED with $l3, ,433. when only
s376l. was due from collectors prior to 1877.
This Sl3,433 is the amount uncollected at the
end ofthe year 1875 aud charged against the
Treasurer at the beginning Of 1877, and the
$276l is what remained unpaid ont of the
Sl3, ,433 at the end Of the year 1877.
3. As to the 800. charge on dog fund,
think right. 1t is charged against the dog
fund and thrown into the county fund. The
dog and county statements show it,
No orders are drawn on the dog fund
for anything except sheep damage
and the County bears all expenses such as
paying assessors, paying for blanks, &c, and
the printing of the dog fund statement, au-
diting accounts, and all other matters Incl.
dent to conducting the fund.
4. As to exonerations, no doubt that many
are larger than they should be- As to the
Bloom generations for the year 1876, you
give the amount Sl9-the statement shows
$500, but S4s.Ol was made during 1876,
and that with the Sl9 20 makes SCI. .2l upon
County and State tax of SSi05. GA. So il
compares fayorably with other districts un.
less it be Centralia and Conyngham. These
amounts also include returns of seated land
The Commissioners intend, as soon as al
generations for 1877 are taken, to publish
a list, SO the public and all interested car
see who are exonerated.
WM KRIcKBAUM, Clerk.
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Thomas P. Fisher Respited.
SOME NEW EVIDENCE,



A respite Of thirty days was granted by
the Governor last Friday to Thomas p. Fish
er, who was to be hanged on Tuesday last at
Mauch Chunk, on the strength of an affidavit
made by man who AYERS that when Morgan
Powell was killed Fisher was in his company
at hotel The reason given for the delay in
making this statement is that he was afraid
that if he testified to the fact during the trial
his life would be in danger owing to the bit
ter feeling against the Molie Maguires, The
affidavit conflicts with me testimony Of two
accomplices in the murder, who stated that
Fisher pointed out Powell to Yellow Jack
Donahue, who fired the fatal shot.
At the next meeting of the Board of Par
dons, on the first Tuesday in March, the new
matter furnished will be examined, and if
the statement be accepted as true the prison.
er's sentence will be commuted to imprison-
ment for life. Alias death warrants have
been issued for the execution of Patrick Hes
ter Peter McHugh and Patrick Tully, on
March %, and death warrants for the execu-
ton of John Kehoe and Dennis Donnely, on
April is, 1878.
The cases of Hester, Tully and McHugh
will be presented to the Board Of Pardons
next week
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01

All those certain four tracts Of land situate In Bea-
yer township, Columbia county, ana state of Penn
sylyania bounded and described us follows one OF
them beginning at a post at the southwest corner
OF a tract Of land surveyed on warrant To Catha-
rine Longenberger, thence by the said Catharne
Longenberger tract north sixteen degrees west two
hundred and seyenty-two perches to post thence
north ltwenty-one degrees west one hundred and
twelve perches to post, thence by land surveyed
IN the name OF Thomas Lemon south seventy de-
grees west one hundred and sixty peTches 10 post,
thence by land surveyed In the name OF Daniel
Meyer north sixteen and a half degrees east
three hundred and seventy nine perches TO a post,
thence north seyentyeght degrees east eighty-four
perches 10 post, thence by land OF Jesse Brooks
north twelve degrees west eighteen perches TO red
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01

Wahlen, the Elm Station murderer, CON
victed Of the murder Of Max Hoehne in
Montgomery county, cheated the gallows by
hanging himself in his cell on last Saturday
night. lie made a rope out of the bed
clothes, tore piece Of iron from the cell heat
er, fastened the rope to the cross bar in the
window, kicked chair from under him and
struck himself on the head with the iron at
the same time. When found he was dead
and his skull broken.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR
THE WESTERN DISTRICT ~, oo-o T., ,,..,.,
OF PENNSYLVANIA. IL No' -'oo III hIufts'
RE NEHEMIAH REECE,
BANKRUPT.
Notice is HI reby given that there VIII he a third
general meeting OF the Creditors OF the above named
bankrupt, for the purpose contemplated In the
IWehtS eighth section OF the BanSrupt Act on the
or samuel Knorr Bloomsbury Pa, before Edward n.
Willard Register In Bankruptcy, scranton, Pa; and
all tIedltOrs who have proved their debts hereby
notified to be present at SAID meeting, and at the
same time and place we shall sett our accounts,
and the same shall be audi ed and we shall then and
there apply for our discharge assgnees.
Bloomsbury, February 12, 1875
SAMUEL KNORR,
CHARLES q. BARKLEY,
ASSlgEeeS
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-01

judge Whitaker has rendered decision
upon the motion for a new trial in the case of
Thomas G. Anderson, the convicted member
of the Louisiana state returning board. He
holds that the verdict is in accordance with
the evidence and refuses to grant new
trial.