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Fulton's Steamboat.
THE RECOLLECTION OF THE ONLY RE-
NAMING PASSENGER OF THE
TRIAL TRIP.

A correspondent writing from Exeter
N. H., gives the following interview
with DR., William Perry, the only sur
vivor of the fifty passengers who sew
enty-eight years ago, went down the
Hudson river with Robert Fulton on
the trial trip of the first steamboat.
The doctor, sitting in his pleasant
chamber overlooking the centre Of the
beautiful little village, spoke of his
famous trip with Robert Fulton. "The
name of the boat has been SO often
misquoted," he said, shat even many
careful recorders have mentioned it as
the Clermont. That was not her full
name. / remember it distinctly. 1t
was Katherine OF Clermont, given in
honor of Fulton's wife, Katherine Liy-
irgston, of Clermont, Columbia county,
New York. Fulton, you know, had
gone abroad to study his profession as
painter, but having his attention
turned to mechanics he brought back
to New York an engine, and over that
constructed the hull Of his vessel. He
lacked the necessary money to com
plete his experiment and his wife's
father, Livingston, then American Min
lister to England, came to his aid with
financial help rt. . a.-.. .s
"How did you happen to be a pas
senger, doctor T. -.. ...il.5 ...r .'
Il was attending Union College at
Schenectady, N. Y, but was not salts
fed with the institution and so deter
mined to enter Harvard. On my way
home I arrived at Albany, and there,
to my discomfort learned that ! must
endure long delay, for none of the
river boats then in use were to start
for several days. Iwent to the tavern
and engaged room. But early the
next morning man hurried into the
bar room of the inn and announced /;
The steamboat arrived last night and
is going TO start down the river at nine
o'clock decided at once that i
would be passenger on the strange
craft, whatever it might be. There
was lady of Connecticut under my
charge on her way to New York city,
and when / told her that we could take
the new steamboat she expressed her
Willingness TO travel that way. But 1t
took her so long to get ready that
when we reached the wharf the boat
was steaming off. % However, they
were more accommodating on that trip
than they would be now. The officers
heard us call and, stopping the vessel,
sent back small boat TO take US on
board Then we were off on our voy-
age. .s la0iun.ml H-
SAT first it was smooth sailing, or
rather s,eaming, but in the afternoon
this, you know, was August 10,
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+. Fastest Train In the World.
THE PENNSYLVANIA EXPRESSING DUST
NO CINDERS-LTTTLE EoIsE.
Some over. confident Eng

Some over confident Englishman
boasted few weeks ago that "The
Flying Dutchman' train, from London
to Liverpool, was the fastest in the
world. But they soon found out that
they were mistaken. The Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company sends train
out OF New York at 0 o'clock every
morning that beats the time of the Fly
ing Dutchman." Considering the dis.
tance covered, it is the fastest train in
the world. When the care-worn bust
ness man journeys from New York to
Philadelphia, Chicago, or st. Louis, he
finds in the parlor cars of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad luxurious home on
wheels. As he is being whirled along
at the rate of sixty miles an hour or
better not jolt disturbs his serenity.
The rails rest on a bed ballasted with
solid rock, and the joints are made with
kind Of chair and fish plate, of the
company's own make, that cause the
miles of track to be as unbroken as
one long jointless rail. There is no
dust, little noise. and not cinder. A
few weeks ago there were put on a
number of new parlor cars finished at
the companys shops at Altoona. In
stead of the ordinary flat window, they
are fitted with five bay windows on
each side, each about seven feet wide.
The passenger can look up or down
the road for miles without leaving his
seat, and the new windows admit twice
as much light as the old ones did. The
cars are somewhat larger than the old
styles, and are divided into a main sa-
loon, ladies' boudoir, smoking room
and retiring room.
Recently the entire running time be-
tween the Atlantic seaboard and the
great western cities has been reduced.
On the 0 o'clock morning train the
time to Chicago is twenty-four hours
Cincinnati, twenty-one hours and to
St. Louis, twenty-nine hours, with a
corresponding reduction to other points.
This speed is maintained without the
slightest danger to the traveller. p
| During the war of rates which began
last winter, the Pennsylvania Company
| alone maintained it's rates. Beginning
May 25th, though, it fixed the fare t.
Chicago at SIS; to st. Louis at $40
and to Cincinnati at $14, with CORES
ponding reductions TO other points,
| Nep York World p 'hi a'l'" ni -
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The Same Old Trick.

When Congress comes together, we
may see the Republicans sitting up
nights to devise ways and means fol
the discontinue of Cleveland and the
Democrats and the glorifcation
of the grand old party. Heed.
full hote will be given to every
act of the President, and the lucky
Senator or Representative who can de.
tect him in the Lost mistakes or make
the windiest diatribe against the De.
mocracy, will be envied by his Repub.
lican fellows, lauded by faithful or
gans, and 60 up step higher in the
estimation of his supporters. If the
President happens not to have made
and not to make many mistakes, he
and his party will have to be buffeted
Just the same. The ctrements will be
shredded from long-dead issues, old
outrages will be inveighed against, old
masacres reenacted, and the poor, hard
working, well-mesning South snubbed
and chidden and told again and again
that she used to be no better than she
should be.
1t is true that there is no great curi.
osity or desire in the North to see the
South shaken up again by the ebpllien,
patriots of the Republican party; bu,
unless something else turns up, the ole
trick will have to be dealt again
Whenever r epublican statesman il
in doubt, he abuses the South; and tn,
Republicans are very much in doub
at present. and a solution of thei
doubt seems as yet far away. Th,
hiss of steam escaping while Republi
can denunciation is directed at tn
South is already heard in the land, ant
next winter, We suppose, all the stop
cocks of wrath will be turned open.
One easily gets little tired of thi
sort of thing, and yet to the student o
American numor the intermittent mor
al ague, which Republican leaders ALLOW
themselves to catch from contempt
tion of the wickedness of the Demo
Gratis in the South, remains o very hill
arous phenomenon.-Ne,o York ,Sun
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lsO7---she ran aground and we had 10
wait for high tide before we could
float oh After that the boat got into
more serious trouble, but / did not hap
pen to Be on board a. the time. When
we arrived at Kingston / thought /
would stop over day and visit my
brother there, and 80 went ashore. The
Katherine of Clermont continued her
course, but had gone only q few miles
further when her boiler burst and sho
had to be laid up for repairs for several
days. Soon after that she began to
make regular trips between New York
and Albany."3ii arJ p ssg q as.. ..t
"Do you remember how the boat
looked, doctori" FOO gun. # lHl .'
"As distinctly as though it all hap
pened yesterday. She was rude built
craft, about 1875 feet long and nearly
20 feet wide, with side paddle wheels
and q sheet-iron boiler. She could make
about six miles an hour. You reool-
lect what trouble there was afterwards
about the rights of the boat do you
not y in9nslluW lH.H l
81 can't say do. Unfortunately
my recollection does not reash so far
back. f uff ll.aIia .sr1... n.l.
"Beg pardon l forgot it was so
long ago. Well, the owners of the
sailing vessels, who previous 10 this
had had the monopoly of the river
transportation, claimed that the right
to navigate the Hudson belonged to
them and they secured an injunction
restraining Fulton from using his
steamboat. But they couldn't hold
their case, for Daniel Webster appear,
cd in behalf of the steamer, made his
first great plea and won the case. That
gave Mr.. Webster a wide reputation.
Afterwards Fulton had many lawsuits,
for his patent, covering as it did only
certain points relating to the attach
ment of the paddle wheels to the axle
of the crank, left great opening for
infringement. All his life he was fight
ing for his claims in that respect, al.
though he and Livingston had the
monopoly of steam traffic on the waters
of the State through grant of the
4 uitoh tohotiuOeCu NV
only the first practicable steamboat for
passengers and freight, but also, in
1914, the first war steamer of the world,
| the United States steamer Fulton the
First She suffered worse than the
Katherine of Clermont, for she was
blown to pieces by accident. Great
Britain received her first practicable
steamboat in 1912, five years after the
trial trip of Fulton's boat, but it was
not until 1919 that the efficacy of the
putting craft for transportation between
the two countries was made manifest.
Then the little Savannah steamed
across the ocean, making the trip in
twenty-six days. A few months ago,
according to the record of the papers,
the Oregon made the distance in lit
tie over six days. .
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Raised up by Prayers.
LADY PRONOUNCED INCURABLE SUDDEN
LY RESTORED TO HEALTH.

Another case of faith cure is report
ed, this time from South Orang e, N. j.,
in the person of Mrs. Alfred L. Wat
kins, q resident of the place, who had
been a close invalid for two years. She
met with an accident years ago and
sustained internal injuries which had
been declared incurable.
To reporter she said "For many
years / had been i'll and two years ago
fell and injured myself Internally,
causing organic disarrangement and
terrible hemorrhage. Excellent physi-
clans tried in vain to cure me. Iswal-
lowed gallons of medicine but all to no
effect. At last was unable to move
from my couch. / had abandoned all
hope of cure. Last Sunday was in
agony all day.
81 thought of the Rev. Mr.. Heller,
of Newark. My husband wrote to him
and Mr.. Heller called to see me. This
was last Monday night. He asked me
if ] believed Gods promises and in the
Bible. said / did. He referred TO a
passage in st. james which says that if
we had faith the elders of the church,
by the amounting with oil, could heal
the sick. ! told him had faith in
the promises of the Bible. He then
annointed my head with oil and kneel-
ed and prayed with me. ! Joined in
the invocation for relief. He then left,
but had scarcely gone when / felt a
strange sensation, My heart began TO
lift up. I prayed fervenlly, and pres
emily arose from my couch, and TO my
great joy felt perfectly cured.
81 have not had pain nor an ache
since, On Thurday and Friday even
ings attended prayer meetings and
have been out walking every day. |
feel spiritually regenerated. You can
believe me implicitly when l say that
| am not laboring under any delu' 'ion.
My cure has been worked by no animal
magnetism, but simply by the power
of God. For two years | never left my
room. Now l am able to 60 out and
walk anywhere. 1t is all due, this
wonderful, miraculous transformation,
to faith and prayer. by all means, tell
this abroad, and let the glory be the
Lords"
Mrs. Watkins is about thirty five
years of age, tail and SLENDER with
dark, expressive eyes, which fairy
sparkled as she told her extraordinary
story She is of high responsibility
and her neighbors, knowing her 10 lie
a lady Of Derfect credililitv. placr i'm.
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House bill fixing the salaries OF state
officials has been passed finally.
The main feature of it are the items
fixing the salaries of the Attorney Gen.
neral at $1,000 and that of the Secre.
tary of the Commonwealth at $4,000,
neither of these officials TO receive any
fees, all OF which are to be paid into
the State Treasury under the Constitu
tional act applying to the present of
ficials. The Office of Attorney Gener
al has been worth 20 to its occupant
$11,5OO annually for many years, ht
being allowed S per cent. commission
on claims collected through the courts
not exceeding $1,000 in any year. Th'
Office of Secretary of the Common
wealth has been equally lucrative.
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Our National Debt.
THE DEBTS OF OTHER NATIONs-PER CAP
TIA INDEBTNESs-A MYSTERY.
tCor. Cincinatti Times-start

tCor. Cincinatti Times-star[
The decrease of the public debt in
the fiscal year that is to end in eight
weeks win be over $50, 900. This
will not be 30 great as in some former
years, but it is faster than we gener-
ally suppose. Five million of dollars
a month is $780, 700 day, or 500 a
minute. That is pretty rapid rate
at which to be extinguishing the pub
lie debt, in spite of the people who are
crying all the time that our debt is
growing less in an imperceptible way.
People who are in the habit of groan-
ing about our debt being something too
great to bear will do we'll 20 inquire
about the debts of other nations.
Take Italy, for instance Her debt is
over $4,000, 100000 or about three
times as much per head as our own.
Russia, who is apparently eager for
war has debt Of $4,000, ,0O0,0 900.
Great Britain, whose population is
but 35,0O0,000 against our $4,000, 900.
has debt of about four times as much
per head as we have, and yet Great
B itain is supposed to be exceptionally
well off. France, brilliant and elastic
France, whose recovery from terrible
war, few years ago has been the
wonder of the world, is carrying debt
of $4,750,00O,00O, or FIVE times as
much per head as our country is carry.
ing. Our debt is out $25 per head all
around, that of Russia almost $40 per
head, that of Italy neary $75 per head,
that Of Great Britain 800 apiece, and
that of France about $3.50 per citizen.
The interest charged on a debt of
this sor. is something enormous, more
than the people can stand under for
any great length of time.
OF our debt only little over a bill
ion bears interest, or 70 be exact ST.
96,l50,350. OF this only as much as
as $500, ,OO0, 900 bears as much as 4
per cent interest. 1t is interesting to
see how much money remains in the
treasury unclaimed, after the interest
has ceased TO accrue. On some of this
the interest ceased half century ago,
while on large sums interest has not
accumulated for twenty years, and yet
the principle has never been asked for.
What do you suppose is the explana-
ton of the delay in presenting these
bonds for payment, that have been
due 80 long ." your correspondent ask
ed OF an official, running over the cur
ious list, which, by the way, foots up
several millions Of dollars.
"Thats mystery" he answered,
with a smile. II suppose some of it
has b. en- lost or stolen, some Of it burn.
ed up, some of it stuck away in forgot
en- places, perhaps some is held by peo
pie who do not know that interest has
ceased on it,or who do no, know that they
the bonds at all. There sometimes have
come TO us some of these that have
come +, the light by some curious turn
in the wheel Of fortune. of course, a
, cry considera BILE portion of them will
nev,r turn up or be presented for pay
ment.
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A large fortune was made by New
York hank cashier few days ago. He
simply took 100000 of the banks
money from the vault, and went to
Canada. There will soon be q suffi-
cient number of defaulting bank Off
cials in the Dominion to organize a
colony.
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Philadelphia Markets.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

FEED'-Western winter bran, spot, IA "a lI75
Red middlings IS a 1880
FLOUR.-Western extras 3.5O "a 9.S7 Penn'a
family, 400 "a ie5 Ohio clear, 45J q 500; winter
patent 53T ID 600.
WIIEAT--Pennsylvania red, No. 1, liz ..
CoRN.-5i a SO.
oATs.-No3 white "a Al No. Q, as
HAY AND STRAW TtmOthy-ohoice Western
and New York, s22. fair TO good Western and
New York, 20. "a 81. medium Western and New
York, 10. "a ". Cut hay as TO quality is. q 1880
Rye straw 20 q q, Wheat straw, II. q IS. oat
straw IL. |4
EGGs.-Pennsylvani 1917 western ls ais II.
BUTfER.-Pennsylyania creamery prints 2S d 30
Western extra IL.
LIVE poULTRY.---Fowls, 10, mixed lots isH@
IA. roosterS old COZ.
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The Philadelphia Press rejoices
that the Legislature will adjourn in a
few days more. The Press helped to
make the present legislature with its
large republican majority. No wonder
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FRIDAY, JUNE, l2, 1885.

There is another crank in New York
who wants to gain notoriety by jump
ing from the Brooklyn bridge. The
police are on his track, and will prevent
h, il possible.
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RUPTURE

DIR
III
your treatment was relieved suffering which
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hs and
f No @n detention from business Patients from ance
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A PPLICATION FOR CHARTER.

Notice is hereby given that an application will
be made to the Governor OF the State Of Pennsyl-
vanla under the Act Of Assembly approved April
charter of an intended Corporation to be called
"The School Furnishing Co., Of Bloomsburg" the
character and object whereof is for purpose OF
the manufacture OF school and church furniture
and supplies and general planning mill, foundry
and machine work, and for these purposes, to have
possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and priv
ileges OF the said Act OF Assembly and its supple.
mentS.
Q. W. MI LER, President.
F. p. BILLMEYER, secy,
lime
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MALARIAL
POISON.

The principal cause OF nearly all sickness at this
time OF the year has It's origin in disordered Lv
er, which, II not regulated in time great suffering
wretchedness and death will ensue. gentleman
writing from South America says ~ have used
your Simmons Liver Regulator with good effect,
both as prevention and cure for Malarai Fevers
on the Isthmus of Panama."
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On salt que !e monument de
Washington, don't les foundations
ont etc possess il y a treute six ans,
est enfin achieve ct q etc inaugur6
lie % f6vrier, anniversaire de la
naissance du grand homme. II sc.
leve dams un endroit ouvert, loin
de toute batisse, ct rien, aux aleu-
tours, men obstrue Ia vue. II con.
siste en- une colonne de $50 pieds
dc hauteur. C:est la structure la
plus elev6e du monde enter. La
grande pyramide d'Egypte ma que
$50 pieds ; Ia tour de Ia Cath6dfale
de Strasbourg, 46S le clocher de
Landshut, On Allemagne, 465 /; lie
dome de ST. Pierre, 4 Rome, 457.
LIE monument de Washington ne
restera pas longtemps lie plus haul
du globe, 81 Pom en- croft le bruit
dun projet que la France compte
METRE i execution. ipour le cente
naire de 1889. Ellie a rintention de
celebrer &c Centenaire par. une ex
position un~iverselle. An milieu, i
y aurait one tour de mile pieds d,
haut, ct constitute en- metal.
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LOUISIANA DAY. De grands
preparatifs Sc font actuellement 4
la Nouvelle-O Orleans, pour la ceIe-
bration de la ttte de la Louisiana
qui aura lieu sur lie terrain de PEx-
position lie 80 de ce mOis. TOutes
les organisations ct societies de bien.
faisances Sc proposent d'assister 4
ce,te tGte qui sera, sans contredit,
une des plus remarquables ct DIES
plus grandieses qui ait Gu lieu de
puts rouverture de Ia grande Ex-
position Universelle.
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CEs. - Decide, lie 12 ayril,

DECEs. - Decide, le IL avril,
dams Ia paroisse Assumption, 4
Page de 50 ans, Nine f. G. Pugh,
veuve de fen Thomas Pugh. SEES
restes ont etc inhumes dams lie CT
metiere de la tamille, parOisse AS.
sOmptlOn.
Me1credi dernier est deCedee en-
81 residence, paroisse Terrebonne,
Emile Brisitte Thibodaux, ag6e de
50 ans, 8 mois ct nm jour, ct veuve
de feu Judge l.. Barras. SEES fune-
rallies ont Ell lieu lie lendemain 4 5
heures du soir, au cimetiere de p6~
elise catholique st. Joseph, parois-
Sc Lafourche.
Hier matin, est decide, a Page
de 40 ans, Marie Eugene Thibo-
deaux, epouse de p. +. Lorio. SEES
fnnerailles ont ell lieu aujOurd'hui
4 reglise catholique st. Joseph.
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1885.
Harper's Magazine.
LII ID.

With the new volume, beginning in DecSm
her, Harper's Magazine will conclude its
t%hirty-6tth year: The oldest periodical II its
magazimeA not simply becs ns" it presents
fresh subject. and new pictures, but also,
aud chiefly because It steadily advances in
the method itself OF magazine making. In .
word, the Magazine becomes more and moro
the faithful ilirror Of current life snd move
ment. Leading feature in the Attractive pro
gram,ne for leS5 are now serial novels by
Constance Fepimore Woo'son and w. D.
Howells ; q neH novel entitled the Red
Glove - descriptive illustrated papers by F..
D. Millet, r. Swain Clifford. E. A. Abbey, H.
Gibson. and others GoldslnitA's ''She Stops
to Conqaer," Illustrated by Abbey !; impor.
tant papers on Art, Science, etc.
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ExCURsI0N.-La grande excur-
sion q Ia Nouvelle-O orleans, donn6e
par Ia soci6t6 des jeunes gems de
Lafourche, devant avoir lieu ven
dredi proclaim, nous croyons de-
voir rappeler ! tous ceux qui dol
vent en- faire partie que le train
partira de Thibodaux 4 10 heures
pr6cises du matin ct quill fera un
temps d'arret aux stations Terre
benne, Lafourche Crossing ct Race
land. LIE retour de Ia Nouvelle-
Orleans aura lieu le lundi 4 4 hen.
res de papres-midi. LIE comite char
sc de rorganisation de cette excur-
sion a pris toutes les measures ne
cessaires pour donner aux excur-
sionnistes tout lie comfortable gu
peut ttre dome en- pareille circon
stance. On pourra Sc procurer, dams
les chars, DIES tickets d'aller ct re-
tour, au prix modique de $1.5'
chaQue.
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RIFLE niveau de Peau du Ba-
you baisse toujours un peu, ct les
planteura riziers ont de tristes ap-
prehensions sur lie r6sultat de leur
r6colte. II en- est, dependant, qui Sc
preparent q prendre des measures
pour irriguer leurs champs, soft au
moyen dc pompes d vapeur, soft
au moyen de tout autre engin.
C'est, en- effet, le plus sage parti
qu'ils puissent prendre, s'ils ven
lent ttre r&numer6s de leur labeur.
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REcoLTE.-Depuis que lie temps
a d6cid6ment pris ses habits d'6te,
la r6colte de cannes sc mOntre sous
de bellies apparences ; le plant ct
les sonches viennent bien, ct toute
crainte d'inondation q disparu pour
cette. ann6e-ci. QUAINT au maiS il
laisse encore 4 desirer ; dependant,
81 la temperature se maintient, avec
quelques petites ondees de temps q
autre, on espere quill ratrappera le
temps perdq;
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B ucklen's Arnica Save.

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Price 25 cents per box. For Sale at
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