RAILROAD BREVITIES. A. V. II. Carpenter, for thirty years urn ml paswnpr njjent of tho Milwaukee nnd St. Ianl railroad, has been retired nt his own request. The twenty-four hour notnl.lon Is now la general uae on all the railroads of Hindoo titan, the total mlleaKO of which Is between 18,000 and 17,000 miles. Sidney Dillon, recently elected president of the Union 1'acifle road, formerly held that position, and was succeeded by Charle Francis Adams In 1884. Tho track mileage of street railways In the Dve leading cities of the United Statei ts: New York, 308; Chicago, 865; 1km ton, 820; Brooklyn, 834; Philadelphia, 324. Wiley Jones, of Pine Bind, Ark., Is the only colored man owning a whole street railway. His property constat of fourteen miles of track and equipments, valued al $50,000. Director F. I Ames says that the float ing debt of the Union Pacific road has lieen reduced in the past year by 14,000,000 and Is now $11,500,000. There was never any thought of having a receiver appointed foi tho road A Pullman conductor, after long yean of service, epitomizes his career as follows: Pleasnre received, some; Insults from su pcrior ofllcers, many; money, none; grata itous insults from passengers with hoggish natures, tieveral thousand; worldly knowl edge, much. To connect New York and Indon bj rail would necesHitnte the building of about 9,800 miles of road across Behring Btrait and thence down the coast of Alaska. Th distance between tho metropolis of Great Britain and the metropolis of the new world by roil is estimated at 18,200 milus. In the year 18S9 the whole Rurainn rail road system carried 41,669,000 passenger and 01,843,470 tn of freight on l'.Wl miles of railroad, earning about $8,200 pel mile which would make our railroads rich. The entire imports by rail and by water ere reported to bavo been but 822,63 tons. The Canndian parliament will be asked to incorporate a company with power to operate a railway from Winnipeg to the Saskatchewan river and Hiubton's bay and u p., uc auuimviuoRM.ftn road will lie nun. m n iifuivciAru Knuu carrying route to England. The roads running west from Chicago have agreed not to icwoe passes to shippers or any other person for the purpose of in fluencing business in Iran. Under tho agree ment pushes can be imurrf ouly to railroad ofliciul.s and employes of the railroad, on account of advertising and aim to poli ticians within the state of Illinois. The following is given In the "Archiv fur Eiscubahnwesen" as the railway mileage at the beginning of 1889: Europe, 133,000; America, 190.000; Asia, 18,000; Africa, 5,200; Australia, 10,500 total, b37,GO0, as com pared with 203,000 in 1S84. Of the increase of 64.000 miles during the four years, 40.00C is in ' America, and 30,000 in the United States alone; 11,000 miles were opened in 1885, 17,000 in 188.1, 23,000 in 1887, and 13.00C in 1888. ROYAL FLUSHES. Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany has given birth to a son. The Prince of Wales is a collector of dogs. Ho is very fond of the ciuiine tribe, and, among others, possesses some dogs with bluck tongues. Prince Vladimir, the youngest brother of the Princess of Wales, is a naval ollicer. He has worked his way np from a humble position to the rank of captain. King George of Greece is one of the most democratic of rulers. Ho has a thin and rather elegant figure, a fresh com plexion and is bald. He is a fi ne horseman, but prefers walking to riding. King Humbert of Italy is 42 years old. He is brave, courteous and devoted to his only child, a boy of 14. The king speaks French as well as he does Italian, and is said to be a charming man to meet. Francis II, the last king of Naples, whom Garibaldi overthrew, is living in exile in Paris. He Is a plain looking man of me dium height, whose oyes always have a mournful look in them and who never smiles. King Milan, late of Servia, has arranged his finnncha affairs with the regency at Belgrade, and he la to have an allowance of 30,000 a year. He will live in Paris, where ho has bought a house in tho Avenue du Boiw do Boulogne. The Emperor William has taken a great fancy to tho Norwegian fashion of building cottages, and has decided to build a Nor wegian jagd-schloss on his estate in East Prussia and two chalets at Potsdam, one of which is to bo erected in the beautiful park Lt Baliclsberg. Frk-drich Wllhelm, tho littlo crown prince of Germany, is n handsome boy of 7, who is every IncniiHobcnssollcrn. He does not like music. Ho would much rather play horse or soldier, but it is his father's orders that he must leuru to play tho viollj, uud he dare not disobey. THEATRICAL NOTES. Auinistin Daly will take his company to Tendon next summer for a boohou of twelve weeks. Walter Brsant has given his permission to have his "A morel o Lyonese" turned into a play by Boyle Lawrence. "The Iulo of Champagne" is rapidly nenrin;; completion. Charles Alfred Byrne .ind liuisllarrison are collaborating upon In three seasons BronRon Howard re ceived Wl,(M) royalty for "The Henrietta" nd in ono reason fril.OOO for "Shenan doah." Profoawor Thorold Jerirhau. tho Danish pianist mid i.umposer, has arrived in the I niwd rVtutcs in search of American fame ml fovtcne. "You, Me, Chummy and I" is tho title of I ho fun comedy Henry Myors will waft ;ently down tho currcut of public opinion next soittou. Anion Pond, who wrote "Her Atone ment," 1ms Mulshed a uew society play, vhich h proposes to launch shortly under ids own louiiagemeut. The suoec-ss of "Blue Jeans" moves on a i'isiug bvt. lis inteus'dy rapid action, its .lUtmul liaeH, Its ending surprises, its sin ;uhir liUiug of siniiesi and tears give it ..n artistic value that daily advances. Stuart Kobson has beun giving fugitive .jerfoniiimtes of "Is .Marriage a Kuilure" U the ivnd, and tho riult has convinced dm thst am has in this comedy a piece of property us valuable as tho "Henrietta." Next season C. B. Jefferson and Klaw uid KrUmrcr will have upward of 1,i0 leoplo iu u,(.ir employ. They aro to be sed In their productions of "Tho Soudan," 'Tho County Fair," "The Groat Mutroito is," and "A Country Circus." A HT NOTKS, Mr. J. Q. A. Ward will equestrian i-tutue of General ill oil ol riiiiip rJliendiin, A new club, for artists only, Is pro jected in London. It is to be nt Chelsea, near Curly le's old residence, Mid will have exhibition rooms near by. The committee to arrange tho premises con sl.ts of Whistler, Jncomb Itood, Fred Drown, Christie, mid Leo, The Peabody Institute, nt Cat ti more, lias received from Miss ti Uarrett ft lingo painting with figures tho size of life representing Christ carried to (lie sepulchre. It was the Intention of John W. O.irrett to give this pict'ire to the institute, nnd his daughter la now carry ing out his purpose. John Italic) Dreck, a dlncip'e of the inipresHioniNt Monet, is showing nt the St. Bitolpli Club, in Boston, hnlf ft hun dred paintings, in which pinks, reds, ! And purples hold high carnivnL Ouo jiicture shows the garden of Monet, with that artist's daughter in a scarlet jacket seated beside her father in tho net of painting. The nttempt has lieen mndo in London to enlist an architect, two sculptors, a painter, and two desiguers in tho plans for n church. It is for a Mr. Sodding and stands near Sloano street. Tho nrchilcct is Armste.id, the sculptors are Tlioiney Croft and Alfred Gilbert; the painter is Burne Jones, and tho design ers nro William Morris and Conrad Dewier. The results from this meeting of artists in one design will bo awaited with cnili sity. Washington furnishes nn excellent field for studies of various types of "our brother in black." nnd some of tho nrtists nt the capital have not been slow in taking ndvnntngo of tho opportunities nt Imnd. One of them, Mr. James Henry Moser, has recently been ex hibiting a numlr of water color sketches of negro boys of tho street gamin typo so familiar to Washington- ilins wllich ,lave attracted ft good d-al Some of tho sketches have been reproduced by L. Prang & Co., tho Boston art publishers, so that residents of other cities will bo nblo to enjoy Mr. Moscr's pictures as well as his neighbors in Washington. Tho Messrs. Ticknor, of B wton, will bring out a magnificent work on the Renaissance architecture of England, in six parts, folio, with 21 plntos in each art. The buildings and details chosen belong to the period 1500-1030, which is one particularly interesting to Ameri cans, ns at that time their ancestors were, with few exceptions, still in Europe. A criticnl nnd historical text is supplied by J. Alfred Gotcli nnd W. Talbot Brown. Each part will cost $8 toMilfrcribers, nnd $10 to iioiisub-cribers. S.nnll sketches of windows, balustrades, panels, bosses, corbel, nnd so forth, are scattered through the text. Tho shaft to commemorate the lauding of Leonard Calvert on tho soil of Mary land, for which the legislature of that Stale appropriated 2,000 last summer, will stand on a small knoll near the old wharf nt St. Mary's City. The mul berry tree under which, according to the legend, Culvert nnd his companions gathered, was standing on this knoll until a fow years ago. The tree suf fered so much from Telio hunters that tho inhabitants of Sc. Mary's cut it down nnd placed the trunk in the church. Tho shaft is of Vermont granite, ftandins 27 feet above a brick foundation. It will bear two medall ions carrying the coat of arms of Mary land, and the chief inscription reads: "lu Memory of Leonard Calvert, First Governor of Maryland, this Monument is Erec;ed by the State of Maryland. " LITKHAItY NOTKS. The impression in L mdon is that Rud ynrd Kipling is writing himself to death. Robert Browning is responsible for the statement he was nearly 50 years old bo fore be mud'J any money out of his writings. Louis Janvier, a Ilnytinn negro, has lately published in Paris a novel, which is said to show cons'dorable (Utility aud undoubted originality. Tho highest pi ice ever paid for a book, it is said, was 150,000. It was for n vel lum niissnl which wns proscntel to King Henry VIII by Popo Leo X. Its value consisted in its being a relic, and not iu the printod pngo. In Paris tho most important literary event of the past season has been tho appearance of Pore Didon's long prom ised work on Jesus Christ It is well knowu that he undertook this tnslf with the object of refuting the arguinonts and undoing the influence of Ernest Rennn's writings on the origin of Christ ianity. Princess Beatrice is writing a book on lace, which promises to bo a standard work, ns her royal highness has one of the largest and best collections iu the world, and is continually ndding to it She loves hico, and has made a special study of its varieties. It is probable that the book will bo illustrated by tho royal author. At miction in London tho other day were sold the manuscript of unpublished verses by Thackeray whon 15 years of nge, commencing "Now lot us dnnne and sing Wiilla L'artliusliin bells do ring, Joy twantra the (lildle-strlnu, And freedom blows the rlulo " nnd two original unpublished versos by Thackeray " I've seen yonnsr beauty's eye of flro 1o beam with love or glance with Iro." etc., tl former bringing 30 und tho hitler 10 10s. William Morris, the poet, has given the world his vision of the future of humanity in "News from Nowhere, or mi Epoch of Rost " A man falls nsleop in Englnnd and wakes up lu 1071, to Hud that a great revolution has oc curred, competition has ceased, labor has bocoino a pleasure, the city and country have becomo beautiful with good cheer, and all life is harmonious with itself. The account possossos all the ilelicaev and grace the author can givo it, and Is a noteworthy add.thth (o tho voluiii?a of iti kind. fttt MV SPONGE? . I SHINt tour Shoes with WOLFF'S ACME BLACKING ONCE A WEEK! Other clay wash thm olaan wttfl SP0N8E AND WATER. iVERY Housswifa VERY Counting Room. VERY Carriage Ownor VERY Thrifty Mechanic EVERY Body able to hold a brush SHOULD USB Wiu. araiM Ol 4 NSW ruSHITUMI Win. Stain ouisa o CMinavsas WlLfc Stsim Tinwams Wili Stsim vows Olb IMHITI anit Tarnish at tht tarn time VOLtT tUMDOLFB. FfcBAdslpbla, PATENTS. Caveats nnd Trade Marks obtained, nnd nil Pnii'iii business eondiii'teil lor MoilKKA'l'K FKKS. orHOFTirFISOPT'OSITKTHK V. S. PAT IENT OKKIt'K. We have no sillwigeneles, nil easiness direct. Hence can transact paieiit onsi ncss In less lime und at Less Cost than those re mote from Washington. Send model, drawing or phntn, with descrip tion. We advise If patentable or not, free of chante. Our fee not due till patent Is secured A book, -How tn obtain Patents," with refer. ences to actual clients In your stale, county, or town, sent free. Address C. A. s.vow K co Washington, 1. C (Opposite V. S. Patent (mice.) -IJT J liSrfww sitsl nnrmwMni ra Mesa. Offlo. 4A ntmtrwr 8X. Tfmr York- FOR Horses, Cattle, Sheep ft Hoes. Excsls any remedy lor the rapid cars of fiird Cold.. Cough.. Hid. Bound. Velio, W.t.r F. Distemper, Sore and W.ak Eyes. Lung fiZ Ing from Impurities ol ths Blood. Will rslkna evMitonce. Mnuatmrti i, tk, JOPPfl MSNUFACTURINQ CO., LYONS M. T PARKER'S m HAIR BALSAM Cln.,-, and houl Hcf IKe batr. rriiiiioicf a luxuriAiit growth. Meter Faila ta lleitoro Ory Hair to Hi Youthful Color. Cur tmlp itiarast-s a liair timing. fir.anS l.'a Drugynti e l'ai kfcr'B Uiuwi r Toniu. Jt rurei tin- ir( ,mfiit nvhk J.uiui, JJ.ln.lt, In.) gi-itiotj, rrtin,Tk.e in tinie.Wcu. tift tnirp fdr Com, biopi l..iu. Ijc. t( i-tiiu, or Jti.SC'uX CO., h. Y. "Seeinoris Believino-." There are lamps and lamps,, but the lamp of all others 13 44 The Rochester." Its light is softer than the elec tric light, brighter than gas light, more cheer ful than either. There are 2, ooo artistic varie ties, and half a million sold yearly tells the storv of Its worth. i.k ior inn iiamn " imp KocHSTrna, and atk tor I ho written guarantee. If the lamp dealer hasn't the prnuliiK kochc.Mer, and the atyle vou want, at-nd to in for illustrated ynce-liM, and we will end yuu aav lamp bv exoreu. ' ' KOCHESTEa LAMP CO., A -1 Iln-w 1I mi . Jtannfirefuwe, and old Ottiuvrt o lltncKtittr PatmU. iht lMT'Mtt ixltno B tor In. t)n v.l.l WANTIil).SS Tit! MKX r-nn mit')' by (iiyanl. Kn.hiwment Frnter,,!,,-"" ,'. i. '' "l sn, ,,,,,, a,r,,I,T.i;nemH,r S run'',::1"1?"'" 1,I,VH surrender ii i i-: . I (""l"l"iis iiahl f,r n i .lu,!V.'K-u. 1--M-rb'iii'H mi atlvantatfo but nut u w i,,Mir m'T!;H ''"""""l-'K full Ihfunim nun, Uescrlpl Ion ami terms, write AM EltlCAN I'HOTEl TIVF. l.EA(il'E, I-lft-lw. N' 1H' 'r''l'"'"ul wreet, Boston, Muss. O.U Ntre mcUle Itloclt HAI.K 'I'M E COST of lielstliitr saved to Mtm keepers, lluteliein, Kaniiers, Mu Phlnlsis, Hullileir, Cnntnictiirs nml others. Adn.liii'd in be Hi" trreatest. Im;)ri)veiiient ever liunln In tuekle 1 ir.'ih'!iuH1VlgUt' lJ,l'1)'"11, Wrllu Fnltrn Ir'B & EafflEo Wo'kj. E:stab. IMS, 10 brush tU, Detroit, Mlcli e-iy.a Deeds, single or double acknowl edgments, Co cents a dozen at the Columbian office. tf. V V DID x. V 3v mm mm s 4Mi TO BTJ"Z" I TO BTJ"Z"I Now is the Time. Now is the Time. VERCOATS, OVERCOATS, AND ALL KINDS OF WINTEE . WEAK CLOT HINef at what they cost wholesale. We have a large lot WI1TTBR and WiiEit lo svll Ihciii. Yours iCespecmEiIly, I. MAIER, Reliable Oathicr lSlaoiiiabrg9 Pa. Finest Tailoring and Perfect Fitting Garments Made to Order. 1! v AGENCrlor I A pamphlet of Inronoatlna sndsb-A Aitracioi i ne iawa,anuin lluw to juniain i sisuii, l aveala. Trade ; aioraa, LupfriRnia, imt fru.f on . j f . new lark. CD A 7m AXLE GREASE BEST I3T THE WORLD. Itawearlng qualities arennaurpassed, ftotunlly oiitlaattnv two boxra of tiny other brand. Not affected by heat. (ITU KT Til K I IX E. FOR BALE BY UKALKKS ORNERALLY. jyr M'Killip Bros. Photographs. Bloomsburg,' Pa. Photographic portraits re touched and modeled for like ness, tone, and finish. Life size crayons, finest grade, a spec ialty. Frames, copying and viewing. CLOTilllTGI CLOTHING! G. W. BEBTSCH, THE MERCHANT TAILOR. :-o-: GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. HATS AND CAFS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Suits made to order at short notice and fit always guaranteed or no sale. Call and examine the largest and best selected stock of goods ever shown in Columbia County. Store next door to First National Bank. MAIN STREET, BIoonisDursr, Fn. Tmi'iMi-nJa liavrt 1tu iKTiiiniif nlly curtM ty mm I'll l I.A I K l,fHI A. I'A. har at onrn,ntoifratton or loss jf (tint frtini tiutiiHas. ( prittirinu tHl )ti ruraule ty oiiierti wantt-tl. bvnu rr rimilnr. WRE 6JARANTEED. .nnJi'uS.asIl CliOn.OO Vffir I l.rlnr mitdl liy John II. (odM In, I iuj .V.,nt v otk fir u. Ilrarlfr, iu tuny tti-l iubkr tiiurti, Iml He can lrlt jriMjqutrkly b-tt tnrn from 6 lo tflU lii m lit tiairl. and mi.tn rou no 'ti. Holtt M-if, all ?. In inr an f Vmi It s, you mi eotitiiirnr Ml kwii,. !. tiiaj all ytHir tliitp.tir tnr nioinrma unlv t tlt work. All U iiim. inmt hi It K fr rrr woikvr. Y Blrt run, rnrnUhlfis wrrvilifnr. KABII.Y.M'KVIiII.V Irnn.l i-ai.i in lakh hu;k. A-i.iit ni, bll.NwtS A 10., luUIUNU, MONEY femn htMrnn) tonrintWHntofwerti. ritiiiillv and hoiitiraihlv. hv thnavn f lihf mi, yeunw or old, and tn ibtlr own locahtiM.w Urrrvar tlirjr bve, Any SB ran da tli vmk ! lum Y rumUhcvrryihlna?. W atari you. Nurl.k, Ynucin dtrott your )iara miniaiiia,erall your llmat th work. 1hla It an rnlirrly now t-att,and liHna; wondrrfti u-ra to eviry worker. Briiinnarmti)f from 9'ii to 9 bO rM-rwarkand upward, ml mora altera lltila ritH'Ocn. We ran furnlih yon tlta am pluymvMtaiid inciyn rKKK No apart io -t plain hem. Full THE KEWCOMD Fly Shuttle Rag Carpet LOOM. .Wnre 10 f nli u kar ' Send for elroalan. C. N. NEWCOMB, Davenport, la. 3 WE DO CATERING of all kinds. To Tea Parties, Weddings, Lodges, Suppers, etc., and can furnish all, the dishes, silverware, etc., when desired. Estimates cheerfully given in all cases on anything. You will find our prices as low as any and lower than most. A-1 -Service Always. M. M. PHILLIPS & SON, Proprietors of "PHILLIPS' CAFE." Bloomsburg, Pa. ToB urn Natural Gas cr any other gas suc- cessiuiir, get a NIAGARA BURNER. and nilov a. soft. brilliant, white licht. The rerfec- tion of r.ll gao burn ers. Mada on thn 'samevTjrinciDlo as the famous Rochester Larr.n. Over a millinn Ask fnr t Tf ll.. -. - - - - .v. . usaici nasn t it, send Voui direct, and we will end you a Durner with Edison Porce lain Reflector, Chimney and Tripod, complete, on receipt of $2.00. Please state if wanted for natural gas. Send for circular, KocnraTcn. ijiarp co., 4 1 I'atU IMaoc, Mow York, mmmm CURED ! . ii ,7T Vti . . fjiicnsiis i.neuni3T.Q fiasier?, BUi.nrniiei'y for Iiliiiimiai bin, Ke'imlittAhcluJca. tvuil i.y ilruirisima, nt l.J luuil.tS ceiita. Novclljr i'luatcr W oika, l..woll Ilata. atftf 1 , 1 vrarv w anted. VTl) !n imp Pill a " of $3000; A TF.AIC I 1 unarfW tn rifX trh )iy talrly IntlMprnt HTMn ofrithrr ni, who ran rd and rtl. And who, aftt-r luatrurUon.wlll wurk liidustrtouly, liuM tn arn IkrM Ihnatuaiat Iti.tiara. Tartnllitrown Iw a1tifa.whrrvrr thry llva.l will UofamitN tha tltita Honor am lvinriit,ai whl h you tinnm that aniount, hn mnav f-r inr uuln urrlul aa alnv. Faatly and quU kly laamml. I dralrt btit una workrr In'tu aack dtalrii'l nrrt'unty. I liaa already UtiRlit and rolrt'd with atnulrvm-itt A ttgm Burn'M-r, win ar maklny orir lttMMl a vearanrh ll a K K W and MOM tf. Ktill iiartlrulan I'HKr:. Artdret at on. a, J:. 4 .AM.I..V. Uai 490. Aiiaiuaua, Mulnr. BBJ&U ONLY! r...H 1 J wnvMta 1 00D Wtaknaaa of Body aad M4nd.Ttf.0ta wvt BiranoraionHtinvillor louaa. "'. ao.l. ..MIIHlliroll, Iniml K.I...Ur,. aiih..iiii.riii)riu)riioauariaTaur isui. lkMlal.lT a.r.lll.a IIOII tKlTaiT-B.ll. i. . .... U.lll, trvm .u auiM r.ral(a CwulrlM. Wrtl, Ikw. Vmrlall.. Ho.k, .ipla.aiiM ma amlk ai.lM (NtM) rrM. Pinif Ittlla fitrfnnaanavahatminadf at work for at, by Anna I'aae, AuaiNi 1 fiat, inn juo. tionn, loiwio, unin. ftut. OOitrarpdulnrwall. Yhf i.t yur Unana earn var pauv.iw ttaitlti. Tu ran do tha work and 11 tt homa, w herrvrr yon ara. Kn b Jlnnara are lie aarntiif from ta Mladay. All . Wa ihcw rou bow ltd atari you. Ian work In Miarr lima or all tha lima. Hla; monai far work r. Failure unknown aimnr tbean. KKW i.H kYivmUrrul Iar(trii1n fM. H.llHllfitaV Co., Hum noiKurilHvud,M(4lao BOILING WATER OR MILK EPPS'S GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. CO A LABELLED L2 La TINS ONLY. Wo bolleva we Lava n thoronrh of aU ! the Ins and 011U of newnpaier a'lvurtiaius. in Geo. P. Rowed & Co. plarlntf coutriicia Hlnl Vcrlfyli:K thtir fulllUiiKTit nnd unrivnk-il XucilUiia iu rU departments fur care 1 11I nu'l Intelllicrat survii'c. . S o an experience of twonty-llve year of Buccesfnl wo liavo oflir our Bcrvlcn to nil Newspaper Advertising who Bureau, conKi', fid or gJJJ.fMkJ iu newspaper advoriiHiDK ami who Wish to fet ho ICU"t UUll best advertlsiuK for ths money. tho best com PPed ollitc. 10 by fnr tha most Spruce comprehonalve an well as tho most convenient SVDtOlU ot St., New York. too PICTURES FOR $1.00. 50 EON TON PH0T03IUPHS $1.00. CABINET PH0T03KAPH3 90o to $100 per Boacn- JUKI! A HPKCUI.TV OP IOI'VINOOI.11 lICHHi:8. AVe guarantee all work to give satisfaction. 'Pictures taken in cloudy weather as well as in clear.. Call and see and you will find we do as we advertise.. If. A.KE3TI. Photo Artist, o HMOMaS RO, PA,
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