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A I I A 1000. iazcttr Bulletin. '4AHRPAY, Mil 3, I K- In Qeozge evploy of Ball A.It«rnoon ame of ball will be played on the old Fair grounds, the Wilh'urisport and Itenovo will be called at 30 will not be an admission foe, but cctiou will be JUMPFDFROM A 1RAIN. WILLIAM A A A BOW ESCAPE FROM DEA I I ibe of air Iruau found a man at the udT of Mulberry street and the ittrJay afternoon about 8 o'oloob 1 ruught him to- the police station mttD drank and disorderly and i making a good of se kssrs CT 8 Post, 'Saxey" Mnthait Lose ietamed Urt evening a a treating trip ap 'he -sought hundred and sixty of 'beauties," ranging size from ten ifteen 1 They were gone five be Sunday la-- arrow A. Hemperly.

the only aathonrod tjt for the Philadelphia Snnday Press, Fimft, Sew YorT and Elt Trtfgtim, anttoipatwi a large de id to morrow, and sent in hm accordingly The above papers ounce special features for to-morrow, the frets in particular will be a it paper 'rut Ion for a of number of the leading badness men uis city have united a memorial tion to Superintendent the Division Piula hia anoT Keadiug Railroad, reqaoot him to consider the advisability of the time of tram 14 to about i to leave Wflliamsportat that hour Om iere was not any general obsei anoe hor day in the schools yesterday, it thought that it was a little too in the for the planting of i The school yards are now ty well filled with trcns It ig under I that when improvements com ce at Brandon Park that the schools ie city will plant an avenue of trees at place Before Alderman Ste-S i a warrant sworn oat by George hardt, ifiiam (colored wrested yesterday mormng by Cone Pomdexter, on the charge of 3g, within the last three weeks, clothes from the clothes line in rosecutor's value of which more or less. He was sent to default of $100 bail and even ras brought before Aldertuan Stead i heanng, but by request of the i outor the continued until evening Farlmr Concert. ere will be a parlor concert at the enee of 8 McEwen, Sooth Side Alaynard street bridge, Mo'ndav May 5th at 8 o'clock, for the fit of work on the South There has boon an interesting ratn prepared for the ocnaaion I he lohn and Guitar club will be nt and some of the pleasing soloists is city will aloe part, yon will ire to enjoy it if yon come Every welcome Admission 10 cents, to id at the door. rhc Building 1 vsncb hough iiiany of the school direc- jave booo roundly for not completing the Webster within the specified time, they Thursday night to give him the Imtldiag A leporter inteTviewed 1 of the directora on this snbjei4, bnef their position is Although imse was slow in the work he has rrned a first class job throughout, tnUhng being pronounced one of nest substantial the city The ws largely responsible for the and the time given was also too (or lonth of April 1 wing is a list of arrests made by "tict rs of the police force from the time the new force in up to the month ending lam 19, and disor 4 jumping board bill 1 etn 1 coruer loafing, i flght 'j streets, 4 fornication and 2, insulting ladies, 1 1 insane, 1 keeping bawdy rwkleas dnving, 1 ti-mps, 4. i a a 1, making 1 assanlting wife 1 The fines 1 lunng the month amounted to Plairor.

With HrnUv. Cut Scalp MoOlnoant, aged twenty yrwrs, a resident of Mxjk Haven, leaped from Fast Line fiom the near Loyalsock tuWnr evtaiag Ihe vonng man, who is an invalid, was on hib way home from Atlantic City, and accompanied by bu and sister. supposed tat he was snf fro" teiiipoiary aberration, -nd S'-telf natVH of I ib immense white oak on the hos site w-s out Jowu yesterday Afte it h-4 -wivtsr-l of the short time before discovered him an effort of i through a window itat, occur red in the smoking car, the vonog man having left his mother and sister the adjoining oar a short time before. The olfloer kept a close watch on the man Jnst afier pawmg tower Me- Calmant left his scat and started down the aisle, Westbrook following 8ud denly the mck "an started to run, and before he oould be overtaken reached the plfttfor'ii and loapod tram, which was running at the rate of twen ty eight or thu ly miles an hnnr. tram was stopped and McCftl-nant was found lying alongside the track in an unconscious condition Before arming at this city he recovered con and bitterly bewailed hiu act He was conveyed to the hospital, where it was found that he had received a terrible scalp wound, besidoo namerons bruises, but his injuries are not considered serious The incident created considerable ex oitement on the tram, the Bother and sister of the unfortunate ynnng man being completely prostrated.

It is ex. pected that McOlmant will be con iition to be taken home to day I I froon was in the city Fn hiwiness nlilT, of Wt fttnimtown, was in 7 i i and wifp. of Rarlx nr's the city Frhlay TIT of Montgi 0 trans in the city yesterday I PR of Liberty i i i i Kith friends in this rity of Look wan t. I in i ISRR has i hi i htvilth a i ami i i i wt rf go in tin i i i i I.nut I.vcuiiiK'k Fxerclnem lirlnr out a Audleuce. Last night's exercises began at ejght o'clock The students were again fat ored with a large and attentive audience Ei.tea seats were brought in, but even many had to remain standing.

Alias Alartha Johnson opened tke ex- ercists with an excellent instrumental BJio Mr George Koons followed with an oration on "Germany under Bis niarck," in which he described the oon- Ji'iQH Qt Germany 1863, when Bismarck can't, into prominence and power at the head of Prussian affairs, the rapid and almost (narvelous progress of Prns and Germany under bis administration, the proud place that Germruy occupies now a-'iong the nations of the world, the causes for Bismarck's resignation, and the present outlook for Oor- the new administration. "Chivalry" was title of MISS essay. She described the nse of chivalry in Europe, the causes for it, the benefits resulting from it, and its influence over the thought and social con dition of the world to the present day 'The Man of Blood and Iron" was the subject of Mr George Hill's oration He spoke of the administration, disposition, power and character of Bismarck, of Ins resignation, and the possible out Mrs VVhitehead then favored the audience with a piano solo, usual, was warmly applauded "Our Fine Arts" was the subject of an address by Mr Charles Barnitz He criticized the art of the present in rather uncomplimentary terms, describing it as "unpoetic," "atMnspwing, 1 and itative," bat pruned in lofty terms the productions of the ancient masters ol art Miss Jean Johnson read an essay on the "Question of the Hour which she the fisheries troubles, the divorce the subject nf universal emancipation that is being agitated in Europe and elsewhere, and other great and important questions of the day "The Blair Educational Bill as it feots the South, was the subject of Mr Bnnton's orntion. He stated that one out of every four voters in the I nited States cannot read the ballot he casts, and that the great majority of these illiterates are found in the South, where thirty per cent of the whites and eighty per cent of the negroes cannot read or write, that the rxmth contains only about one fifth of the poi ulation of our country, but fully three fourths of the illiterates, that this cloud of illiteracy, instead of disappearing or decreasing, is intensifying and growing darker and more threatening He showed the im portanoe of intelligence and education in our country, the need of national at tention to this subject, the need of national system of education showed how the Blair bill would meet the requirements and benefit the nation socially, politically, industrially, and rerpetually by Miss Lverhart 'The on Offprint; was then i Mr Hartsock Fxproises nut Friday varying from tirJT) to 289, which was con sidered a good oaltmaU. of of tree For almost throe hundred yean it had stood there ID stately magnifl cenoe, the monarch of all it surveyed A remarkable feature WRS the faot tha the troo perfectly sound and healthy there not being the indication of decay Even heart a dollar This condition indioatoc that the tree was still in its prime, ant had it not boon disturbed or injured might have kept up its silent vigil fo throe hundred years or more longer If the count of its age was correct, a Subject for reflection is proounted hen that "-prruted from acorn scarcely in ba'iittii) from savages When the.

rt foucht it was almujt two oentnnon old When thi first settlers to this valley it stooc a giant JJIIM'F, deep in the virgin forest For decade after decade it heard the ring of the woodman's axe, and saw the forest sradrmLy disappear until and a few of its fellows alone remained It saw Will'ftmsport laid out, watched like a silent sentinel until great city had grown up around it, finally after almost a hundred watching it, too, found lUclf the way and when it fell there a muuiufn sound its iuancb.es crashed to the oaith Another old oak, gnarled and gnzslec and partially decayed, was also cut down It WM probably older than the first, bat its condition WM uoh that il oould not be counted When it fell a squirrel went down with it, bat oooapod uninjured The hospital site is now almost cleared A few more stumps remaned to be blasted out This process is interesting A docp hole is bored ith an augur, into which is insetted a Her- calos dynamite cartridge, with fuse at taobed. The hole is tamped with dirt and water, a match is applied, the red shirtod dynamiter yells "fire," and everybody runs, socking shelter behind trooa A dull report is heard, and the shattered stump, torn and shivered, flics in all directions The handling of the dynamite jeaterday caused the cold chils to crawl over the spectators. The supposed "expert" poked holes into the suakehke stuff with his poclcet knife, and then p'nced it near the fire to thaw. AH present gave the berth Suddenly heard, followed by a streak of flame, and the dynamiter started to run' So did the crowd. But the dynamiter ran after liis dynamite, and using his own toe for a oatspaw dragged the si77hng stuff oat of the flames and stamped out the fire "That is fifteen cents out of His pocket," said young Mr Phillips, son of the contractor.

"Hows asked the reporter "Why every stick ot that s'affects fifteen cents, and if he happens to barn it why of course it is his own loss The ffpiculfs dynamite will not ex llode in the open air Tt must "be con tiued in an air tight chambtr, like an au.rur hole, aud then when it goes uff nothing can hold it But it is trtaobtr OUB, and there are numerous cases on record where like the empty gun it has exploded In such cases the spectators are usually earned home in cigar boxes Gammo Epsi reail by the evminp at i Brhool wan leposit laj- at the pib 10 ooh an 1 ft i were Riimn at thi whoi 1 i i I'oi who has boon f' some i past health thf p-gt in boon laying Pier ogftee-1 for the Marad I 1 I tn the Various Hellglous Below are given notices of services to be held in the vanous chnrchcs of our city to morrow SliUoh BtptiHt Church Eev Tnlia the uewlr elected and recently willtae full charge 'lie ohnrch nn ttahbfctb nil If ft the ohrmh a a i a they 1 1 wek nied in the a of i Lord i 11-iwnhn a i tin mi i at 10 Vi MI 1 in tbt i i i at S) i i a School a 3 a i night wtloorot all vmtoio at al i i iRpii SaMor thu evf It? I i i i tion tht true i i the (run i a i In 1 diur sun -ih 1 st 9 15 a rm 1 JO a 1 i Il HnruniHl i I tui VtneriCRi a i a am' i a met-tinga a 1 and 2 at V) A a rticec of the il (. A at A' will IIP le IM re 1 Sunday 1 in nith i a at 2 in and i react i at A i pstor 'i are welcome Rervicm at the Focrth rf'ro K. 1 an Inwn 9 SO a fpimt 10 a commnuion 2 30 Snnday 1 i pei pit's i reaching ami commnnmn pactor will be iMixiftei! by BPT i A euine 8 pastor Becon i nan i 1 a I a thf a lu Jumf-c a at 10 30 a tn i Sui la in I at a.i 1 i i i 1 meeting at i 11 Keif liar i i a i i i at -Jii i a i and a i a or liail) innted. hn IU i 1 ch rni dn I i it ti mi morn an 1 i i at th isnal ho irx Th the i i i 1 1 i tl ti thp Sun Ui at a i i aver i on vmii K( pantor A i i i i jartu i at 10 a and preach ins at I I i ok I th paKt S. it Hni lay Mil 1 ni rcachina at 10 cl I the i ami i i i i 4 a a i i bf nt i 1 thr i nt thf lay Bai i a i a I' Th mat Ma i 1 th i an 1 mi a i i a i 0 8 0 in a tn i I At i 1 ra in i tt 1 i 1 i in nda i 1 A I I HEW YEAS CABSON I I (sock poo III I I I I I I A.

affair occurred yesterday jnorn ing nnur Engluh Centre Matthew Car son, a young man aged twenty four 8, a son of Richard Carton of Oogan Valley, jneUntly killed, while working on nen shor distance above English Centra A overhanging rock broke loooe and fell striking the young man on the head an in the skull The body to Fnglwb Ontre, and wv sen from there to home of the uafortu nate young -nan's parents Cogan Valley I. K. A I ART AND WALL PAPER STORK, WAT -i A I UEOORATINO lii thu Spring 4 ibe Oiren for Benefit Aavlia ent Fund. The iteerve ooat bofvi for Band concert, which takes place at thi Academy of Masio next Tuesday even ing, opens this morning, go early if you desire a choice ssat Next Monday there will be on exhibition in the show win dow of Thonipaon, Giboon Conipany oorner Poarth and Piae otroots, luedals and badges which hate boon presented to Tallinn Burkharti venous organisations. None shoulc fail to hear Phil," she is full of histrionic talent particularly emotional parts.

Her articulation is as clear and sweet an a beti. Following is the program that will be rendered at this grand entertainment Chertu-e Sennramide Roamm Daughter of Love--Concert VVulu Beriuel i Solo The Harp Once i i Tan Hall Farmer Bfrt Kline, StisS JIBS i Kline Cornet Soio Weber I Waltz a a Mr John Ha7el Horn Quartette NachUcdarjken a i Fink Heumau, Vnnda Shy We Wear the 1 illiftn BnrEErl A Night in New York Bri Dencnptive Fantasia--Dung Poet i a rrotnbone Bolo The Menage Brookn Mr McCkllan Solo Mint. Jt nnie Elli- Mr a Ihonn kin Gorrjtt Duett Short Shor 1 wco ItctiouH of the Vvar Efvt Drummer i Call. For aud Libertv a i ng I'be A.B«pnibij IheFlag of Jambis tttintion Prvtr Ibe Battle tar-SjangUil Banner rije Vacant Chan arcBing fhiouuh Georgia, Tramp, Tramp i amp Glorj HUelujah The Bat tit Ci 5 of reedom Kingdom Coming Finale Cared. Attention wmted to following etter sent us by Eev Palmer, D.

District Secretary for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mftrj- and Diatnot of Columbm, of Ihe A (erica Baptist Home Missionary Society To Pme, Needle Cigar Co free hold, JV. DBAR BIBS Having been a sufferer on- catarrh for years, I in- laced about six months ago, to try your ars The reault has been very satis- aotory. I would oall attention to the lowiDg points First The effect of the oke on the membranes of the throat ind nasal passages is very soothing and ias a tendency to restore the'H to a nor- fial condition Second i'he discharge rom the head and accumulation in the hroat been to a great extent re leved Third i'he disposition of the to enlarge is arrested ''ourth The of smell which had entirely lost, e-rcept for tie most penetrating odors, seems be returning Fifth There I think, special value in the of the pine needle wfth tobacco the smoke reaches all the parts affected more thoroughly than any powder or spray can be made to do The heal ing virtues of the pine are well known, ana the tobacco when saturated with the balaoni that exudes from the pine 'eaf, losoo the irritating property it might otherwise possess aud gives to the smoke a healing power I had been under very skillful medical treatment for a long and bad reached a point where the only relief soctnod to lay in a serious surgical operation I de not think this will now be necessary, and in oonse qnence I have a great sense of relief I can cheerfully com.nend yoor cigar aft a remedy of great worth to persons suffer ing from catarrh I may add that the uac of my voice has been improved greatly in clearness and coin PSAS. Respectfully Youre, PALMRB PHILADELPHIA, Pa January 2, Allen's pine needle cigar is patented and Mr Peter Wolf, 305 West Fourth street, IB the sole agent, for this city 2t The fetllng of laMttUde peculiar to the 8 begum to be Mi. The average iu of i hue leva pretty txor- lu 1U M-r tlirouBh trie ngvii-g or trv Ing winter, and us the more til upprom hes and the utntln upon tbe SNhtoin (vOUng of prostru- alcohol, of bnipan lyitem boen dwelt upon through various pa bile dlunis to leader any extended referv in i YOU lure WMe tlou, or less ppononncod In is tie natuitol nud ble the this and depreobloa busl- cesa and exertloni.

almost Impossible of aud the lightest duties and tvspOiiFtritHtleg of llfeare regarded as a burden to shirked or disregarded to tfce greatest extent To Je lac some preparation to coun- rt fnrltng fOitoW sj-stem to something like a normal ton dllion boon the of umro people more or less (killed la science, and concoctions under the UUe of "spring rncOjclBe been placed npon the market, bad a brief boon and then been sight of, (o be succeeded by some other similar preparaUon ihe principal ingredient iu most of the spring "bitters, "tonics, 1 Uou produced tbif at live certJilnli follovred by greater of deprewsion while ibe results of oontlo- ued IndulgeiKe tire a permanent (n ment of the ital organs the nejs, brain, The of the raw are that you boen 1H Ing upon uiuu and olber fatty to a greater extent than at anv other i of the a tbeporwof the i bocu cloned, and upon th- kldnei and i a all the work of keeping the system now summer li at hund, and theivor- ponnot keep of the sfcln must be open, will step In and throw ou upon bed of sickness. If the pores be bat open, then a languid, and 111 at ease, ou want a spring clean- Ing process within your elf, and then will be nik-d i vigor and a for worft: and business ou can all bi ihe use of Brown's Sarsaparilla i.oo. DON'T Something "JUK good IT IS MOT. A fc Co Sole or, He. You will Take and lJonc on Hardware I'eecnption including- Mi-i lools.

etc 3 Stovea of the mafcp a nii full hue of lowest i HousthoH i Ooodi i i from the factory old stock New Per Range an 1 Cook art in the world It will pa; you to call at our itort the I A Bnildmg, west Fourth ttreet 1E.I FPHONE-Rton all, 2S33 Factory Call, i 1 For style and rare beauty the hats in the window of the Wills millinery store, Pine stroot below illow, are probably not excelled anywhere Ihey are so exceedingly attractive that avAn KBntlftninn are compelled ty atop At the window and gaze in admiration upon them -Children's baw? ball shoos reduced from SI to S' 00 jer ftt the great closing ont sale, comer Fourth and Oat Sale! Being forced, by the tiien for whom I act aa agent, to close ont the entire tock of Men's, Youths Children's and 3oys clothing, gent's furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks, valises, etc Bavin? nly until July two months in which close out such an immense stock I lave made a terrible cut in the prices, all departments a ont to the core, a ut that will sell if prices tave anything to do uith nd I think it has, as I know nn OWQ xpenence of i that when I nt pnooo the people came and war the ae we 3onfd thein np, and oftenor faster, nt this cut is a cnt to the heart it nte me clear out of bussness a cnt tiat the public will appreciate, although hurts me It will be a benefit to many who have not boon earning very rnuoL onny in lafct "lODtbs But the andate gone forth and fte stock of lothinp, merchant and verythm? else mast be closed uot ro arrlless of cost before July 10, 1890 his is only the resnlt of the June flood of 1 Oorne one 1 Come all who i (J 1 IPET and see for yourselves lint a we are ifiakmg in order to olooo ont thin mniienae stock in such a Bhort tirne, Ren-ember we only have two months, or thereabouts, to sell the stock we have It is scarcely necessary for me to mention prices here, but come ooe for yonrselvoo, we will sell goods at your own prices, almost I will herp qnote a few pnoea Children 3. 50 All thescgoods are worth inst double A nice, all wool pair pantaloons, to measure So, A FINE OF $3 50, $4, and upwards. wool suit to mcftflure DidAx suits all the to Whftn yon just look at pnoes poods in window invitation pomf one oomf all fc yourselves No 41 An elc street oplxjslie Court CHARLM Co i a I A i 1 ai Vi at nff fct I i a i i il i a 1 a i Ii I VI I Onh fow i th Frf non tAiitiPil I) a luooil fmm $4 sinc i nt Balf" of 8' i t' at tl am! sho fine Pi a i shoe sti rf' i i a i fi 1 ans Thorn the loe dealer has plenty of ice, ami nan supply all his old ami many new ones want ioe. The we is all 8t IiAwrenee river ire and of the, best qnahty i 3t Mt fine house slippers, reduced from $1 at the great closing out snU, curnor Fourth and William street" tice the f.re*t cut in in the i i at the Pans Hhop Stor i must sold regardless of cv me early ami save money froiu by our store in plain figures on Again I mtend the Anil see 1 lurtl I'a New novelties in i i an 1 fancy eoods are a i i almost daily Prices rrawionable I 2i "'t 1 West 4th Ht The propnetors of ly ream Halm tin claim it-t be a cure all, hut A sure remedy for colds in the ad anil hay fever It is not a hqni 1 or a Rnnff but in wunlv api lu il iuto the nos trilo It given relief at onc MeiiB genuine hand woil calf sii li anil from at the clixiiiiK out Rale anil i i a streets Myer GI.ASSKS FOR SALE AND TO fiEMT AT GKOKGK J. CARMAN'S, MI OOtBl Sl'pWIrT, ftlf WANTED.

Pi- 7 A EXPEIUlfNttDDINrNQBOO'C girl and second at CXJM(tff-KJfAj, 'FL mji -s l-i il T. 1, tSi Aft i T- J4. SS A iV 4 1 (. -1 raP' i iji4S i a 1 i vS IP' V. i it ANitD-A Filial CTAHg on coats, at 135 West Fonrlb street i A L4Ii AS and pf writer IiHinlrt- at the office AJTD Bi 1 1 ny Jo-day -e 3 clock 2 ANXt-D BIDS FOR THF of gran 1 nn thp At! let ParH Bonation ar in In 1 id out or May 10 the c-oranihtef- nerve a to reject plann an 1 xpr may the mmjttee rWHFK MAHAFntf Committee.

Htoarx i anil all 1 1 lit had of any of my2-3t AN 1 LD ttonth SECOND GIKL AT Addrecn ufflee TO MAKW I 1 ti ni tt yi nr pricen on 80 i all fast (twninifB. tittlnij' GHANT ft- 1.1 St i Rliul.a. FD A I CAN OP WOO) AT 5 TT i in trj- rt with foVir wi.r aim life muurance of aw i i i in mr pi ai A I I A Bru "til's i tint I I i A men to noln it ord for OBF Htj mi i knowledge of i referred rfKinirea HVHE oo a rm it i k- 1 1 i- i ,1 Irl ft XT i threp hundred at 4 per jropfrtj- first ap9 ti LADIES A I i i a a at the own (A a lay at the own i I nia 1 a Ad IreuH i i 17FI) nth Ht in 1 i in 1 i 1 tf Mi xel! 0 i 1 tn ay .1 I at fl 1 I A 1 r. 1.1 i i I NED MACCOLT.IK T-adios 1 Wraps, I WITH CO' 8 SCHO 7541 Foutth PIANOS. 1 tl "JHADE Uloclr.

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