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Iron County register., 1885-12-03
THE ALBATROSS.
A Bard Village With Highway and Inter
sectins Roads.

A Bard Village With a Highway and Inter-
sectins Roads.
There are, perhaps, few men who have
had an opportunity of visiting among
the slbatrosses in their private circles.
Islands, a group situated in latitude
fifty-one degrees south and longitude
one hundred and sixty-six east, I had an
unexpected opportunity of securing to
myself that great privilege. A large
party of us landed at Port Ross, and,
starting under the guidance of an aged
chief named Malioru, arrived in due
time alta secluded and densely-wooded
valley; "a chine which opened to the
sandy shore of a deep bay. We had this
to cross. Facing us was a lofty hill,
clothed to the top with shrubs and trees
of stunted growth. BY the aid of roots
and branches we contrived to scramble
up, and at last emerged from the abyss
of shrubs we had been traversing. and
stood, breathless, upon piece of table
land that jutted into the sea. Not tree
or shrub was to be seen, the only vege-
tation being stunted sort of tussock-
grass. But we were at the bird-village,
and, to our great delight, found the in
habitants at home.
We excited no very perceptible sensa-
ton. At sea the albatross is ever rest
less, on the wing for days, and even
weeks. attendant, with untiring zeal, on
a ships course. Gould birds, so active in
their business. be so calm at home2
We had arrived during the season Of
incubation. Each nest was occupied by
fhn hnr, alsd or.A oil L. L
mate-a' loving guardian. Nothing
would look at us imploringly if we came
near. and express her objection to our
visit by harsh swapping of the beak.
But she abided by her egg. The male,
at the same time, made slight show of
resistance, and then, with uncouth gait,
and spasmodie action of the wing,
waddled away to the cliff. Ike nests
were quite simple in their construction.
Each of them was made by pressing
down a clump of grass into the form of
shallow bowl, in depth and ciresmfer.
ence not much larger than soup-plate.
take it for granted that the fesnale
enly lays one egg. because each nest we
visited contained but one; indeed. the
little nest, which the breast of the bird
covers and overlaps, could not hold
mere. Well-trodden albatross roads in-
tersect each other in the village, and tlss
birds high-road led from the nest to the
edge of the cliff, whence they east Them
selves forth on the wing; for, like all
very long- winged birds, the albatross is
unable to rise properly from level
ground. 1t seemed to us also that there
was an attention paid to regularity in
placing the nests in line or street, so
that one main path might communicate
with them all ll.-Houseiold World.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

THE Northern Pacific Railroad Company
issue several illustrated pamphlets and
sectional land maps for free distribution
which contain valuable information CON
cerning the rich agricultural and grazing
country traversed by the line through
ington and Oregon. The publications con.
tain synopsis Of the United States land
laws by which Government lands can be
secured free under the homestead pre-emp.
ton and timber culture acts and the terms
of sale of railroad lands, the rates of fare
and freight rates on emigrant movables
and household goods and much other infor.
nation. They are mailed free to any ad-
dress by addressing Chas b: Lamborn,
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

Interesting experiments Win, ana the
Varied Uses OF, the Powerful Explo-
sive.
Many people who read about dyna-
mite explosions and the occasional dam
age done to property by careless or GRIM
inal use of the explosive have little idea
of the real commercial value of the
stilff,'' said manufacturer recently.
$50 the public the word dynamite con-
jures up pictures of powdered rocks
and mangled limbs. TO those familiar
with explosives it savors only of that
which is safe and useful. People hear
at once when disaster happens, but of
course there is no reason why they
shosld keep track of the thousands of
times the stuff is used without disaster.
Before dynamite was invented gunpow-
der and rifle powder were used in blast
ing. Fuses were made that would burn
away gradually until the charge was
reached. When blasts failed to go Oft
the miner or guarryznan often went to
the hoie in which the powder was placed
to see what was the matter, and got his
head blown off. Sometimes the fuse
burned so rapidly that workmen were
struck down by showers of flying rock
before they could reach place of safety.
Now thst has all been changed.
Dynamite is not fired by a fuse, but
by electricity A little copper cap, filed
with fuIminate is placed In the charge.
From this cap the wires are run to a
place of safety. After the workmen
have all retired the foreman connects
the wires with little battery, pulls q
lever or prosses A butt0n. and off goes
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
GRAND MANAN



:
qse .sie ADous Which But Lit
ue - known.
seven miles from thu main coast, eigh-
teen miles from Eastport, and forty miles
from st. John. the nrinc;nal c;tv "a ~,
province of Now pr,,r,,,.;.,- ~,
"a 60 - "icA' ene isiand
-. "au Hianan opposes successfully
.ne powerfui tides OF the Bay of Fundy
that rising and falling almost inces-
sanity, sweep by its shoras Il :. ~.
chief of a orn,,,, ~ ;.l.,a,
.c,oa - rs:-s u. anu ieuges'
"n arc conunuaIly SUBJ
nlergeu, ana which are the scene of fre-
quent disasters and in the main, from
decade to decade. have their sboroe
strewn with tho rol;os ,f ,,os.e1a -. :.
tla sto,,,,s - -, - soe'eis ios' III
certa;n soaaan n .s .aas prevail mere at
,oaste-s and S,to .e year Let the
Enndv rorai,, a,.a ..:. n =. .ne Day Oh
d;sast.,.. sa a.o Pal ,T,panIs IN these
e,s,,, 80. :. IN tlon cn1unoou tney nave
oe L .a 4u,0o as .ainihar Win the highways
49, Day as 'hen Iurai Dre.nren nave
Ts:aa I'm .u siio geography oI the iand.
'h9y are ioreigh vessels tnat are
lu.eu 70 ues.fucuon mere Dy the unac-
cussomea tiaes ana bewliderlng mists.
1ne isianu OF Irand Manan was Wis
.sea oy Champialn IN i6oo, but nearly
swo ceM.uries passed oe.ore 1t was per-
were told OF the island by old-time nav
igaeors: Charievolx wrote that near by
nsIe is rock almost Always covered
Ty slie sea, "nicn Is OF lapls-iazuii.
Du. nu mas ~ ~ that commander de
"
Which ne sent TO france, where it sold
Ior zen crowns an ounce. 1t is told
.nat at one time a vessel belonging to
Ine Meet OF Champialn grounded in one
Oh tne haroors or the Island, and when
orawh ashore Tor repairs number OF
precious stones OF great value were
Iouha iinpeoded In her planklng. Ger
.ain us uat on several OF the beaches
oi S1rahu manah DTS OF Jasper, agate
anu Pofphyry are frequently found, and
II mas even been asserted that every
precious stone mentioned in the Book
on revelations can be found on the
island by the patient searcher. ..
The island OF Grand Manan is about
seventeen miles iu length, and varies in
"lotn from three TO seven miles. 1t has
population OF three thousand souls.
and It has few industries other than the
catchihg ana curing OF hsh. 1t Is the
eastern shore OF Great Manan that is
mnapieea; lndenteo with many coves
al anu M peautirui W pays, tne Pfeasant viilages
as Nol1h I1eao, Nehsrala, Iranu mar
oor anu "oodWaru ana oeal Coves
smlle pleasantly upon the passing shlps
ana upon the Islands known as the
Twins, whitehead. Nantucket, Cham
eyss, Duck, and a dozen others whose
names 1t would be difficult to remem-
Der.
North Head, which is provided with
hght-nouse ana iog alarm, IS guarded
ey 1.-The Bishop, a gigantic figure
formed by nature, which stands about
three hundred feet in advance OF the red
and purple cliffs that tower to a height
of three hundred to four hundred feet
behind it, and at Southern Head, the
Southern Cross, near ninety feet in
height, is hardly surpassed by the
wonders OF the Yosemite. Interesting
as are all parts OF this picturesque
Island, the cilmax OF solitary
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
C s. White was appointed a

C 5. White was aPpolnted guar
dian recently for Mrs. Harriet White, a
resident of Euclid Mrs. White is
eighty-ive years of age, nearly blind
and an invalid. 1t was stated that she
has an ungovernable temper, and strong
ly objected to the appointment of any
one to manage her property, but the
need of a guardian was apparent. A
male member of the delegation which
waited upon Judge Tilden attracted con-
siderable attention because of the fact
that his hat covered crop of bright
purple hair.-CleUeiand (O.) Leader
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
"A New JERSEY pauper has a peculis

"A New Jersey pauper has peculiar
disease. No matter in what position
any part of his body may be placed, ia
that position it remains until changed.
Stand him up in a corner and he will
remain there until removed. If he is
ordered to fold his arms they are folded,
and remain so until separated by force.
If his mouth should be open and full of
flies, he neither notices the flies nor
shuts his mouth until so directed by the
keeper.-M y. Sun.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
8. Conaumption Cure,.

would be a truthful name to give to DR..
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" the
most efficacious medicine yet discovered for
arresting the early development of pulmo-
nary disease. But consumption cure"
its influence and usefulness. In ali the
many diseases which spring from q de-
rangement of the liver and blood the Dis
covery'' is a safe and sure specific. OF all
druggists.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
From the National CAPITAL.

The Washington Post says: We admire
the stand taken by numerous eminent ply
sicians in changing the mode of treatment
of coughs ana colds, and publicly endors-
ing Red Star Cough Cure because it is eff
cacious, free from dangerous ingredients
and without morphia or opium. This ex-
cellent remedy costs but twenty-five cents.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

"A couple of Georgia mill hands quit
work at twelve o'clock, went and got
married, ate their dinner, and were back
in their respective positions at one
o'clock. .-C Ch,cooo Times.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

"A cordial wish is thus expressed in
Nevada: .'May he live till every hair
on the top of his head is as long as a
Mexican lasso."
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

I'm South Carolina no railroad trains
are allowed to run on Sunday, except
those which carry the United States
mail. Divorce Is absolutely forbidden.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
Lawyers.

i have Deem emlctCo
with catarrh for q
years. It became chron.
ic, and extended to my
throat. causing hoarse'
ness and great difficulty
in speaking. ! also. tc
. great extent, lost the
sense of hearing and oi
taste. BY the use Of
Ely's Cream Balm al,
dropping Of mucous
has ceased and my
voice and hearing have
greatly improved
JAS. w. DAVIDSON. At
torney at Law Mon
mouth. Ill.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

Springfield, Mass. possesses a curious
puide-stone on State street. near the
head of Walnut, which was placed there
sin 1853
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

Pixies TooTHACHE DROPS cnrein minute, 26<
Gtenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

How OFTEN is the light of the household
clouded by signs of melancholy or irrita-
bility on the part of the ladies. Yet they
are not to be blamed, for they are the result
of ailments peculiar to that sex, which men
know not of. But the cause may be re-
moved and joy restored by the use of DR..
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription which,
as tonic and nervine for debilitated wom-
en-, is certain, safe and pleasant. 1t is be-
yond all compare the great healerof women.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

JONES calls his dog Hickory, because hl
has a rough bark Waterloo Observer.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

Rupture, Breach or Hernia
permanently cured or no pay. The worst
cases guaramteedi Pamphlet and references,
two three-cent stamps. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, 663 Main Street, Buff
falo N. Y.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

TIE successful author has fortune in hil
own write.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

GLOVE clerks are counter-ftters.-R Roches-
ter P0st-Express.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

A ROMANTIC story-the one in which
your best girl llives.-Ddnrilie Breeze.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

NOTE shavers use soft soap entirely
Boston Post.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

The editor of the Diana Cd. IT, Mon
itor offers two affidavits in support of
his statement that he saw spear of
grass taken from Long Lake that was
thirIy-four feet long. Paul Globe.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

ANTIQUE furniture - The kind usually
found in newspaper Office.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
,nnture. Rreach or Hernia

THE. best kind of servants for hotels
Inn-experienced.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03

THE flower of the family Is often the
latest to rise.-Albdny Argus.
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
DYNAMITE.

interesting Experiments With, and the
Varied Uses OF, the Powerful Explo-
Iron County register., 1885-12-03
The Draft Horses Of France.

Overwhelmingly Defeated.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-10-16

washtmgtomNille Fair.

The Northern Montour County Fair to
be held at Washingtonville, Pa, October
90, 81, 90 and 90, 1885. The event of the
year, read the list of attractions and amuse.
ments.
Competition open to the world. Between
So 900 and SO, 200 in premiums.
Trotting races (Open to the World).
Race no. 1.-2.30 Glass, Second Day,
Wednesday. Purse, 800. Race no o.
800 Glass, Third Day, Thursday. Purse,
$50. Race no. 3-22S Glass, Third Day
Thursday. Purse $1cO Race no. 4-2.4s
Glass, Fourth Day, Friday. Purse, S75.
Race no. 5.-Open to all Glass, Fourth Day
Friday. Purse. $500. Entries on above
race to close on Thursday, October 10.
The Society are putting forth their ut
most efforts to secure the presence of Maud
s., the celebrated Trotter at the coming
Fair.
Band Contests (Open to the World
Band Contest no. Glass I'd, Second Day
Wednesday. Purse, $500. Band Contes
no. 2.-Class Sd, Third Day, Thursday
Purse, 800. Band Contest no. 3.-Clas'
1st, Fourth Day, Friday. Purse, 500
Entries in the above Band Contests to clost
! Saturday, Oct. 10.
Ladies' Riding Match on Horseback
Third Day. Thursday. Purse, $25. Pig
con Shooting on Wing, Third Day, Thurs
day. Purse, $40.
For any information desired address tn,
Secretary at Washingtonvile, Pa, whit
will at once forward the same with Prcmi
um List, Rules and Regulations complete.
Single Admission, 25 cents. Horse o
Horses and Carriage, 25 cents. Exhibitor
Check, with Single Tickets, $1.00. Chill
dren under 12 years admitted Free o
Charge.
| The Managers have made all the arrange
ments complete for the coming Fair to SUI
PASS any of the former Exhibitions. All ar
invited to come.
| There will be number of First. .Clas
Boarding Houses erected on the Ground
for the ample ac commodation Of all.
Should the weather be extremely storm
on Friday, then the Fair vii be continue,
on Saturday. For particulars address Sec
retary. 2w.
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Court proceedings.

Petition OF Benjamin Bomboy, admins
traitor of the estate OF Benjamin Bomboy
decd, to amend order of combinations
and grant an alias order OF sale filed.
Petition of Charles Kreigh and VIM.
John, to authorize Recorder to enter salts
faction upon mortgage under Act OF 2Oth
june 1888, filed.
Mia Gordner by her next friend Daniel
Fisher vs.. John b. Gordner' Petion for
libel in divorce, filed.
Henry Thomas VS.. Benjamin Gearhart,
ct al. Judgment in favor OF plaintiff.
William Elmer VS.. NJ. G. Smith. Verdict
for plaintiff, Ss+.l5.
s. W. McHenry, George Hureman and
Joseph w. Ewes, appointed viewers of
road in Pine township, near Elias Watts,
Adjourned Court hxed for Nov. 10, 1885
at 0 o'clock a. IN.
The following Sherfs deeds were ac
knowlcdged in open Courts
NJ. W. Jackson, Thomas Brobst, Eliza
beth Bredbenner, Wesley Hess, b. +,
Gordner, John G, Yocum.
Report of viewers in favor of road II
Catawissa Lear NJ +. Church, conlirmec
| nisi. Width of road fixed at twenty feet
Petition for rule on heirs filed In the es
ate OF George Hess decd.
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Abrain Peterman's Sentence.

Abram Peterman received his sentence
last Saturday, when the court said:
The jury found you guilty of inAicting
grievous bodily harm upon the person of
your brother John.
There was contradiction between you
and John as to who began this affray: you
testified that he struck you first with the
fork, and he testified that you struck him
frst--perhaps that is not so very material.
After you had had an alteration, and
had clinched, and had been down upon the
ground, and he had jumped away from
you and started to run (getting away two
or three rods), you followed him and struck
him three almost mortal blows with a
pitchfork, cutting open his scalp; and,
when he was PROSTATE upon the ground
and was attempting to rise up, had gotten
partly up, you struck him again Ga blow
which brought him to the ground) with
the heavy end of the pitchfork, and struck
so hard us to break the handle OF the fork;
and, when he attempted to rise again, you
inflicted still another wounG upon him
This was in last July: he bears the marks
upon him now, and probably will all the
days of his life. He and others testify
that his mind and hearing are affected by
the serious blows which you inflicted upon
him. Hours afterwards, il the witnesses
are believed, you declared that you intend
ed to kill him. You have stated, according
20 the evidence, that, il he had lain STILL that
is, il he had been sufficiently injured by
the first blow, II he had not undertaken to
get up, you would not have struck him
again.
Under all these circumstances, the Court
the most outrageous kind, showing at leas
uHgovernable temper, and that followed up
by the declaration hours afterwards tina,
you really intended to kill him, and, &C.
cordng to one or two of the witnesses, the
expression of sorrow that you had moi
killed him.
The law has provided that whore per
son shall be convicted of inticting griev
Nuo boui'g haiii NpuH ulOllICT NcllucT Will
or without a weapon), the sentence may be
a fine Of one thousand dollars and thre,
years mprisonment-either simple impris
onment or Imprisonment at labor. Below
these (that sum and that time), the matter
is committed to the discretion of III,
Court,
The case, as It is presented in all ii
features before the Court, is in its atrocious
ness equal to any that has been here {
think since have been upon the bench
If your blows had not happened to hi
upon the thicker part of your brother
skull, you most undoubtedly would hav
killed him.
The case is such that if the grand iur
had not ignored the third count 0ntent 4
kilD, and the jury here had found yo
guilty upon that the court would hay
been compelled to let the verdict stand.
The sentence of the Court is that yo
pay fine Of one hundred dollars and III
costs of prosecution, and that you underg
Imprisonment by separate and solitary cor
tinement at labor in the Eastern peniter
tiary for the term of one year, and ia,
you stand committed until this sentence
complied with; and that the Sheriff be a
lowed one assistant, and conduct you
prison within ten days.
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00lanamaher's.

1t has happened twice now. Last
year and this year.
Above $r5o-we are not
speaking of them-our skirts
are good merchandise, prices
fair. Those from $40 to $40
not here yet.
1915 Chestnut tenth counter-where Umbrellas
were.
hese enormous blankets at
about IS cents a pound in a
sense are the most luxurious
blankets you ever saw--so thick
and springy and light. Spread
out on the counter they seem
too large; but tuck the edges
under the sides of your bed
you may open your window in
January
They are made by the very
same mill right here in town
that makes those California
blankets one of our neighbors
is so delighted with-He doubt
less thinks his blankets are
made, as he says, in California
no matter-the prices are
California. They were sold by
the mill to Boston jobber,
then back again to Philadelphia
they have travelled almost far
enough to be California blank,
cts.
On the whole we'drather deal
direct with the mill.
See pair of these 7lb, Slb
Iolb, I2lb, 14lb blankets. See
them spread out and folded
What a pile-35oo of them !
Northwest corner of the main building.
Figured flannels that look sc
little like flannel you wonder
what they can be. Two sorts
dull woven figures; gay printed
figures.
The woven-fgured flannel:
are thick and stuffy, none o
them bright, but loose and sof
and warm all sorts of figures
40 inch, $I.5o-for wrappers
both mems and women's jack
cts, ulsters even, and children!
dresses.
The printed figures, like the
gay sateens of three or fou
years ago, are gorgeous witt
color-mechanical figures, flow
ers as bright and many-colorec
as flowers can be, color piled Oh
color, brightness on brightness
Among them one is plain in th'
; main, but heavily bordered witt
Begonia leaves and Passion
flowers in setting of vines
, What wrappers The cloth
are lighter. Much of the cos
is in the printing. 4o-inch, SI.5c
> Northeast from center
Ohm WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets,
and City-han square.
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Catawissa.

Mr.. j. b. Knittle has taken charge of the
postoffice. He has taken up his new quar-
ters in G. F. Harder's building on Third
street, near Main.
The wind storm on Monday night caused
considerable damage by tearing down
trees and blowing over fences.
There are quite number Of people at
tending Fair this week.
The train hands state that there was
quite snow storm up on the mountain a
few days ago.
Farmers are busy gathering chestnutI
and hickory nuts, which appear to be plen
ty, and the people of town are taking ex
cursons occasionally to assist them, bu
not always lawfully.
There will be special train from thi'
place on Thursday and Friday Of thi
week on the p. & II. railroad, leaving hert
in the morning and at noon and returning
in the evening to accommodate people who
propose attending the Fair at Bloomsbury
Round trip, 20 cents.
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TManamaker's.


Paris extravagances in dress
stuhs again-some of them more
eXtravagant, perhaps, than any
before. Mosaics of color, strings
Of wool cocoons piled up on
cloth till the cloth is out of your
mind, mohair streaming over
extraordinary serges, the wild
est scroll-work that ever came
out of loom of Damascus, silk
plush and macramG network
too many to think of-too unex-
pectable to let you understand
without seeing.
1t will not do to send samples
Of such. A little sample doesn't t
show them. They are costly.
They are gone SO quickly. Part
of the value of them is the fact
that few are made, and very few
reach this part of the world.
What would this sober city
do without one store where the
pretty frivolities of Paris gather
southeast from the center OF the store.
Wool laces make the rough
ness of fine dress-stuffs roughel
and richer. They are creeping
down from the higher range o
dressmaklng-not cxtravagant
all of them. Economical peo
pie even are finding a way tt
use them. Shall we tell ? No
every bright silk beneath tn,
meshes is new
southwest from the center.
Two or three thousand yard
a day of Lupin's dark-color g
cent cashmeres are going a
| 371a cents yard. We ha,
forty or fifty thousand yards t
begin with. When they are gon
they are gone. No more S
long as the present tariff stands
BY the Thirteenth-street door,
Warm winter skirts ready
made for IS cents to SI.5o; we
made, with the proper hang
pretty enough and durabl,
Never were better provide,
Skirts that can't be made fc
1.-THE money one would thin