9 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. BRIGHT MISCELLANY. Ntnr ptiotoKritjiliy I one of the most tedious jiroci'sscs known. Tho Imcplpo wns In ttxi 2,000 yrnrs In-fore tlio Clirlstlnn vvt. In I'riini'o mule Helmut teneliera tfi'iviily oiiliniinbir tlio women. An oiiinllws propoUM 1y Htorr-il elin trli'Hy 18 lu Ruocessful use In London. Why la tho flRiirc 0 like n pencnekl Ilecauso It's niili;i:v without Its tiill. 'J'lto nnnual uiliio of I lie t'lotlilng iiiiule In the t'nHi'.l St;ifes mill Europe Is cMillliltOil It! !fJ,J.".iMM'.l,(KIO. The itiotoriiinn eiin truly le unlit to hiive his lunula full. No fur that mut ter have the penp'i who nr. Hiixpeiul el from the Ktr.ipa Inside the ear. Kvery l'lendsii town litM a miiinrr called the "e'ii; inuUcl." where on c( rialn days tlio t'oiintry people resort and offer their produce- to the Inluibl tants. When a nation his uot a line lot of hat tie nlilpH, It very much resoluble." the kiiiiiII boy with his tlrst pair of loii( trousers- Inordinately oner tu try them on. Millions of tree.) have lx-cu felled to the ground In Scot i aid by the recent Hivm storm which nvpt over the fulled Kluplom. The MuUo of Nutli crl.ind lost about oOii.ikmi trees of vari ous Muds. There wen carried durlnt! the year eliding June HO over the principal rail roads entcriiiK Boston ,kki,ihhi p,is HeliKeiN. They travelled u total ins tance of l:2,Qti,MM miles. Hostoii bids fair to be the lirst Amer ican city to have a veritable subway through one of Its principal streets, ill though there are short tunnels In sev eral cities of this country. A bottomless hole has been discov ered In Yellowstone Park. It Is sup posed to be a dry geyser. A weighted line was let ilown into it Jt.tKHI feet without touching bottom. If things continue to go on as they have lately, the Commercial Hullctin observes, there Is a chance that there will be almost as many receivers as there are thieves in the r.idroad busi ness. It Is said that one dollar a gnws is paid for champagne corks which have hern taken from quart bottles without the aid of a corkscrew. They can be cut over by machinery into smaller corks, and the lalx-ls give them a spe cial value. This will be a new source of reveiiu.' for the hotel waiter. There are thousands of old npplu trees In New England that are a nuis ance. They yield no fruit, and serve as breeding-places for Insects and worms. Applo-wootl makes the best of fuel, and tlio New England Farmer says these old trees should all bo con verted Into llrewood before a stieli of forest growth Is cut. MISSING LINKS, The first tolccope was probably used In England In 1008. An exchange of Ideas always makes Intelligent people conservative. French Is considered the In-st lan guage for Jeh phonic communication. Tlie house property of I'liilmU lphlu annually Increases .fl'I.OoO.iHiO In value. There is no one who has not some cherished romance which gives a tinge of fancy to hl.s life. Next to an elevator, the Icy sidewalk probably has tho most to do witli man's getting up In tlie world. Prof. Vambery estimates that the English language Is spoken by no less than i:tO,ooo,HK) people. Street lcgghig Is said to average twenty-live cents an hour for tho Indus trious Parisian beggar. Since the rnltod States began coin ing money UD.OOO.OOO copper pennies have boon lost to circulation. "I am now," croaked the parrot, reaching for Its mistress's costly bon net, "ubout to put In a bill for dam ages." Ornithologists are quoted as estimat ing tlie number of birds "annually sac rltleod to the vanity of the women of America at 8,0tx),000." One of our school children was asked one day recently to uamo the largest river in Massachusetts. "Fall Iliver," was her prompt response. Kentucky, which passed a game law before there were oOO people In the then Territory, Is still at It. It Is now Illegal to hunt ou any enclosed laud without permission. As near as can be estimated by the Supreme Council ollleers, there are lhi,u74 members of tho Royal Ar canum in good standing. Thero are now 1,540 councils. In tho average ancient ltomnu house the fastening usually consisted of a bolt placed at tlie base of each half door, so that It might bo pushed Into a sock et made In the sill to receive It. POINTS ABOUT GIRLS. Nobody has ever yet discovered ft Rlrl with a small waist who didn't think she could have It smaller with out feeling uncomfortable. Seine girls take first-class happiness n having a burned linger, or u cold sori', or a sprained ankle, because It Is so comfortable to receive sympathy. It takes an artistic woman to hold "l tho skirt of a gown gracefully. Not woman lu ten can grab her dress taut it hangs prettily around the hem. When you see a girl with her hair nil mussed up you must not think she has not combed It. It takes her many weary moments to tlx It in that tangled fashion. When a girl Is ill she says that she'd Klvo everything she owns to be well, id when she Is well she scolds and irets because she caa have only one -" hat. Whenever ono tfrl tells another girl nixnit her troubles with her dress maker, the other girl has a tale of woe jwleo as long aud twice as harrowing to tell lu return. The superstition regarding ojmls evi u''tl.V has gathered Itself together " siiuuiei off. Every girl that can A't'Uru an opal rinsr inneurs to bo wear s' file Just uow. - J I'vi'i-y easy matter to tell wheth inii '8 exl,uctlng u man or a girl mailer, if a nmn coniiUK 8ue looUs """or every few niomeaU. If Enpeiio Field's muse Is concerned now chiefly with children. There nre no more ditties to Delhi or amorous chanting. of l,y(,v Dick, but In their stead lullablos for Infants nnd valen tines for tie. little people of die kin dergarten. The change Is for the lot-, ter, but. it seems to Indicate that tho poet's dyspepsia Is worse. Samuel Nelson, of New York, was nppolntrd Justice of (lie fulled States Supreme Court in 1-l.., and since tint time New York has had continuously n representative In that tribunal until Mr. Cleveland went to Louisiana for a Judu'e for the New Yolk circuit. The Hist Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the t'nltcd States was .kl.n Jay, a New Yorker. An alleged French patriot declares that at the time tlie victorious (ler 111:111 at my was In possession of Paris In 1S71, tlie head of the great Napo leon was purchased from one Isidore .Chapuls and carried off to lteilln as a trophy. The niory Is an unlike'y one. but may sulliee Its author's Intention of exciting still more the passions of the French against the hated Cermnn. Tlie Constitutional Convention, which will soon assemble in Albany, will doubtless consider an uiiieiidiik-nt to the constitution which s being urged in some quarters providing that an agreement by nine out of twelve Jurors Khali constitute a verdict. Why should unanimity be required of a Jury when It. Is not deemed necessary among Judges of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals? The man among men who looks up on Lent with a face made long nnd solemn Is the llorist. During tho early part of lA'nt the dealer in color nnd fragrance ioall7.es what an Important factor in his business is the lady of fashion. lie buys as few flowers as possible, and wrajw the buds In tissue paper and pucks them away close to gether In his lee 1k.. The florist's business declines 50 per cent, lu the llrsl thirty days of Lent, but ho stands by and makes both ends meet ns best he can until Holy Week, when his (lowers sell among the fair of society Pke hot mulllus among newsboys ou a cold ni(.ht Mr. Coorge W. Childs Divxel, who has assuui'tl tlie editorship of the Public Ledger of Philadelphia, Is a man of medium height, with a smooth shaven face ami the manners of a Philadelphia chili man. He di esses with great nicety nnd Is a member of nearly all tin? larger social organiza tions in the Quaker City. Ills mode of life, however. Is hardly fhat of a club man. lie is of the most pronounced domestic habits, nnd is rarely neon outside of his own house or otllce. Even the theatres, which have alway been extensively patrotil.ed In Phila delphia by members of the Drexel fam ily, have lieen ignored for several years by Mr. Child's successor. A pathetic tale Is that of a young woman In Newark, N. J., who ten years ago married the man of her choice aud started in her new life un der what seemed the happiest aus pices, but she bognn using morphine and became a slave to tho habit. Soon she began to drink. Her baby died, aud despite her husband's entreaties, sho went from bad to worse. Her passion for the drug was Insatiable, and she pawned her own nnd her hus band's clothes for money with which to satisfy her appetite. Then she left her home and became a wanderer. Nor beautiful blonde hair was sacrificed when all other sources of revenue f;dled. A week ago she died In the City Hospital of Newark, and a search of her effects revealed only a Utile pair of her baby's shoes. Sho had lost her husband, home, child and lifts yet kept those sacred. , There Is rather a fishy flavor to the story that Is going the rounds of the press and being accorded considerable space which narrates how a certain alleged Prince of Nourl, a Chaldean Patriarch, was deprived of his liberty aud confined In a California lusunc asylum through the conspiracy of cer tain persons. A list of the Patriarch's tltlo reads thiw: Ills Pontifical Emi nence, the Janiorln Nourl, Chaldean Patriarchal Archdeacon of ltabylon and Jerusalem, 13 rand Apostolic Am bassador of Malabar, India and Per sia, the Discoverer of Noah's Ark and the (ioldeu Mountains of the Moon, etc., etc. It seems to us tliat we have heard of this Discoverer of Noah's ArU and at the time of the "ills civcry" considerable doubt, to use a mild term. W.u expressed as to the claims of tills "Prince." It will be well to be cau tious about accepting all the reports lu circulation about this person. The Job of getil'ur up the otilcial re ports of the CWciij Exposition, which will bo printed at the expense of tho Government, Is a big one. Com niisniotirr Totisley, who is one of the several men engaged upon It, says that the reports may be completed In a year, nnd that they will fill thirty oc tavo volumes of ub;ut tioo pages for each volume. A good many of these volumes ill'O to bo devoted to the speeches and essays at the various "coiigivssi-s" held in Chicago at the time of tlio Exposition; and It can be said in advance that tho volumes will contain a vast amount of literary rub blsh, the like of which was never be fore printed under olllelal authority at the expense of any country In all the world. That Chicago Exiosltlou has proved to be a costly business for the Govern ment, but there may yet be Instruc tion In It for thoso Congressmen who read the thirty octavo volumes, copies of which are to bo given to each of the members of both tho Sou a to aud the House. HOW A TARIFF DEBATE SEEMS- Honntnr Ntnnford'n I.lltlo Story to Illun trntn It length. The late Senator Stauford used to tell a good story to Illustrate tho weari ness he felt at the eternal prolonga tion of debate on tho tariff. "We had," lie suld, "a Quaker tMgh bor when I was n boy up among tlie stony hills of Albany county, N. Y.. and he kept everything In npplo-plo .rder around his place. His pride was his stone barn, next to that his house and other smaller buildings, nnd then his splendid stone walls around every lot on his farm, which was a large one. All this utone came off his place. Every spring his boys were put to work early with the cattle and the stoiieboat hauling rock either for fence or for some building, one year the old fellow decided to build a Uew and larger sivrlnghouso for Ids milk, and the boys and cattle went to work hauling stone for It. "One day Cephas, the oldest boy, came In to say that they'd got stone enough hauled for the new spring house. "Tho old man put on his lint and went out to see. "Thoo thinks that Is enough, Ce phas?' he said, ns his gray eyes slowly wandered over tho huge pile of rocks the boys had got together. "'Yes, father,' said Cephas. " 'Well, my son,' replied tho old man, 'thee Is mistaken. Thee has not any thing like enough. I'll tell thoo how to know wben time has enough stone for any building. "The boys all gathered around htra. " 'It Is this way, my lads. Thee must haul and haul until thee thinks thee has twice as many ns thee thinks enough. Then thoo should turn to nnd haul as m:iuy more. Then lime may know peclsely where thee stands. Thco will then have Just hnlf enough stoue hauled for. the building.' "Washing ton Star. Kxtnrtltm llelmktMl. A lanky Individual lu a long and fa hit brown overcoat dro.piod Into a restaurant on Dearborn street the other morning, took his seat at one of 'he tables, placed his hat on the floor by tlio side of Ids clialr, aud lsvkoned uj one of the waiters. "(lot any stewed punkln?" he asked. "I tldnk not." replied the waiter "Oot any frmd onions?" "No." 'Hllud turnips?" "No." "What have you tliat a man can eat, anyhow?" "Here's our bill of fax." "I can't read It without my scs, and I didn't bring 'em. S'posen' you was hungry yourself, wliat'd you want?" "Well, here's portarhouso steak, riwtst turkey with cranberry khuoo, veal cut lets breaded, saddle of venison, minced clams on todst, pork nnd beans" "Pork an' beans? That'll do. Bring me some pork an beans and a cup of sassafrnc tea, party strong." "We liavon't any sassafras tea." "Hain't got no sassafras tea? What kind of an oatlu' house are you run nln'V Don't you know evorylxxly ort to drink sassafras tea when the spring's coniln' ou? Kind o' thins tlie blood, like. How much do you cliargo for pork an beans?" "Twenity-flve cents." Tlio stranger stooped nnd plekixl up his hat, put It on his head, rose delib erately, nnd said to the waiter lu a tone of withering rebuke: "Young man, when I want to git robbed ou pork an' beans I'll go to a first-class tavern and have It done In style. Any oliarge fur the time I've boon strttlu' down here? No? Well, good-day." Chicago Dally Tribune. Going to Fix Him. Parents cannot bo to careful how they answer tho apparently trivial questions of their clilldren, says the Chicago Dispatch. It would almost seem ns If a child's dictionary were a necessity of tho age. Hero is an lllus tratlou: "Pa," said a little chap to his father, "wluit does a man mean when ho says, 'I'll fix you!'" "Means that htfll do him up," an swered tho father, briefly. "But then, what does 'do him up' mean?" "Botlver! You ask too many ques tions, child. It means that he Is going to kill him." Tho littlo feilow was silenced for a tlm but as events proved ho thought over tlio subject Soon after ho wa taken 111, and tlio family doctor betog away a strange physician was summoned. Loft alone with him for a fow nionjonts the little fellow lxgan to ask questions. "Going to cure me, doctor?" ho In quired. "Yes, yes, my littlo man," said tho physician-, who was preparing a doso. "I'm going to fix you." What was tho doctor's surprLso to seo a smidl whHe-robed figure dart from the bed and make a boo lino for the door, through which he disappear ed. Tho OiStonlshod medical man fol lowed him, nnd found him sobbing In his mother's arms. To her ho was re lating his fears that the doctor Intend ed to "fix" Win In tho sense that his father had defined tho word a few weeks before. Kntltleil to a ltofurenvo. Mr. Ilightone My dear, you must send that uew girl away at once. Sho Is not lit to have around. Mrs. lllghrnno I will Just ns quick as 1 can write her a reference. "Ueferenee? Do you mean to say you Intend to give a creature like that a reference?" "of course. How can I help ltt If I don't she'll tell everybody about the ;uarrel you mid I had last night and tin the way I talked to you." Jour nal Auiu.-sint. A Can of Mum. Strawbcr Dou't you think Miss Bed bud Is tho most silent girl you ever saw? Slnuerly I don't know. What makes you think so? Strawbcr Well, I asked her to marry me tho other ulght, und sho luisn't spokeu to mo slneo. Dotrolt Fr-e Press. A 1'lna. "Have you anything to suy befort wo eat you?" suld the King of the Cannibal Isles to u Boston missionary. "1 have." was the reply. "I want to talk to you a while on tlio advantages of a vegetarian diet." Harper's Bazar. . J ?wfs4 M$$m wvixfM THIS INSTITUTE is located on the corner of Market and Sixth streets, in tlie beautiful town of Bloomsbun;, directly across from the station of tlie I). L. & W. R. R. It is surrounded by expansive grounds, shaded by fine, large trees. The two buildings arc three stories each, fitted up with modern conveniences, with large ten feet wide verandas, up stairs and down. They cure the Liquor, Opium and Tobacco Habits. There is no question about it as we have walking evidences of it on our streets, and they positively guarantee a cure. This is not an experiment, as is proven by the good work of tlie many institutes established by Dr. Dedal throughout tho United States. All persons arc under the immediate personal supervision of two experienced physicians, and every care is given to their general health during their term of treat ment. The company consists of Dr. I. W. Willits, President ; D. F. Sharpless, Secretary and Treasurer ; Geo. W. Mifflin, Superintendent ; Drs. Willits and Armcnt, physi cians. These gentlemen are all well known here as reliable and responsible citizens, and the Institute is fast acquiring a reputation under their management. No simi lar institution in the state has a more desirable location, or finer buildings. For further information, address the BEDAL GOLD CURE CO. DLOOMSBURG, PA. GENERAL NEWS. John Jay, who was appointed United Status Minister to Austria by President Grant died in New York on M.-.y 6th. II II II Tlie joint Christian l'.ndeavor Societies of Montour and Columbia counties convene in Catawissa on the afternoon and evening (if May llth. II II .11 tiht orphans' court judges will be elected in our State this fall : One in ISerhs county, two in Allegheny, on in l.uerne, and four in Philadelphia. II II II Orphans' Cutt Judge ). I.. Rhone, of Wilkesliarre, it is claimed ly his friends will he liOtli nominated anil elected to succeed himself in office this fall. II II II On May 3d $1,500,003 in gold left New York for Kngland on the Augusta Victoria. Of this amount $920,000 was furnished by the Kulj-Treasury in exchange for Treasury notes. II II II Preparatory to the fall campaign in Lu zerne county, Hon. J. Uidgway Wright has been chosen chairman of the Democratic committee, along with Hon. C. Ben. John son as secretary. II II II When the Democratic Senators agree to stind together and pa.s the tariff bill, speedy action may be expected. Until they can agree among themselves it is idle to talk about voting upon tiio bill at any given time. "II II All indicat.ons point to the inevitable col lapse and failure of the Reading Railroad. All hope of relief fiom mortgage bond-holders is given up. Money is needed, no matter as to wealth appaient and undeveloped, an I it is needed at once. II II II We have the won! of Senator Ilairis for it that the tariff bill wiil be passed early in June. The opposition of Senator Hill counts for nothing il is said, as the bill with the in come tax feature adhering can be passed with Hill's vote cast against it. II II II On the 3d of May there was another se vere shock of earthquake at Athens, Greece. It was felt in nearly all the districts that had previously suffered. A somewhat singular feature of these recent earthquakes is the opening of about a hundred hot springs. The temperature of the water coming from them is from 115 to 1S0 degrees Fahrenheit. II II II A desperate riot took place on the 4th inst. in the Connellsville coke region in which Slav women took a lively hand. Tlie strikers were shot down by deputies. As a result 4 Slavs were killed, and about 1 5 were seriously wounded. The superintendent of the paint works was fatally wounded and a book-keeper s;rionsly hurt. II II II The motion for a new trial in the Pollard Iireckinridge casj was over-ruled by Justice Uradley, and thirty days were given the wounded Congressman from Kentucky, to file his bill of exceptions Hut judgment for the amount awarded was formally entered bearing date the 2Sth of April. II li II The World's Fair buildings were sold to Gi aff & Co. of Chicago, for SS7, 500. They will be torn down and the material that en tered into the temporary make-up of these beautiful palaces will soon rind their way in to old lumber yards, junk shops, rolling mills, Ac. It is more than likely Graft & Co. will get their money back and realize a handsome percentage besides. II II II On May nth aii sugar manufacturers are called to assemble in convention in New Orleans. The purpose being to secure the election of Senators by the Legislature favor able to the sugar interest, nnd to pledge them and Louisiana Representatives to vote against the Wilson bill. A large portion of the planters, however, are in favor of the Wilson bill and consequently opposed to the convention. II II II At the Convention of the Susquehanna Synod of the Lvangelical Lutheran Church, held last week at Milton, there was a propo sition to move the Gettysburg Seminary to Washington, hut it failed to carry. A com mittee reported an endowment fund of if 100, O03 for a Seminary and a legacy of tS.ooo from Mrs. Catharine Stroup, $2j,coo of which is given direct, while the remainder goes to the missionary institute at Sclins Grove. THE BEDAL GOLD CURE INSTITUTE. i2JrJ5E.ir5w- . ,u "VHVUK 'J - . in o vt, 3 o tall ti o o EH" Tlii.s is an improvement much an improvement over the safety as the chain safety wheel was over the old high wheels. It has but 4 factional points in the gear where others have an average of 204. It is easier run ning ami gear absolutely tlust proof whieh cannot be obtained in a chain bicycle. For further description call on or address, Fifth Street, Two doors below SHOES. THE SHOE and DRY GOODS STORE OF BLOOMSBURG. Years of experience and Spot Cash put my goods in (lie Stove at moderate cost. Small expenses and modern margin of profits gives you low prices for'Shces, Dry CJoods, Notions of all kinds, Table and Floor Oil Cloths, Groceries, Ac Re member wo are headquarters for Shoes, and he have every-, thing iu 1I10 Shoe . line from the cheapest to the best. Come' and see us and wo will save you money. Cohxeu Main and Iron Sts. .fewWASTES !W. JfL cADVERTl&INer 3 CD S3" ISO J I CO - - o it o CjlJ over all qthcr bieyclc3. It is as West. Ijloomsburg, Pa. . MOORE. 1il5 -AMMUNITION. PROPERLY DlSttiARGED
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