THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. 0VE3 THE COFFLS. Th rrgV.sh d'.v.w cmirl ! WnrV4 rvlth u;n, c-..i!ng chiefly from th mlM anl lw cUsso. A !-il nf 1 shining on a farm noir N. Y.. was tfl kill eighteen eep .V.iUl';-a unlet- a tree, anJ then to fal low a wlrs fen-e and kill two m?re fhejp thirty riJi awiy. rh;rbv Wsl'.nn. who was 90 years of ?e, d'eJ at th liueks Cmmy. Ta.. poor mi? the o:her Jay. Alt her lns Hf-. wlt:i the ex'ptlon of five week, was rrent !n th; inalliutlon. Th? Vrycla Is beginning to get Its re venge. In Farmer, Tompkins Co., N. Y, the other Jay. It frightened a horfe, whj ov-r:urn?J a wagon. A man was thrown out ani badly injured. His name wa El wmer. Out of 'iW gaJlon of seized liquor which Walli Counry, Me., frit away to ibe refined. 21.47 gallons of alcohol were. ubtaineJ. Some of this go-called rum and vhll:ey was 99 per cent, cheap Al cohol colorf'l. Mrs. oliphant's first book was pub lished when she was only 21 years old. Since that time scarcely a year ha passed without a three-volume novel coming from her overflowing mind. Mrs. Oliphant Is now nearlng her seventies, and her life is spent quietly at Windsor. The late Col. Wood, of Brooklyn, kept In his possession until his death a pack of common playing cards that had been sheared by a bullet at tha battle of null Hun. But for this pack of carls the mis sile would have struck him In a vital spot and he would have been killed. Du Maurl?r's full name Is George Lou. is Palmela Busson Du Maurler. Hlf real family name is Busson, coming from the Chateau In Maurler, In Anjou- on-Main. His mjther was an English woman, and he was born In a little house on the Champs Elysses on March 6, 1S34. William Williams, who was killed In I'hiladelphla the other day by falling from the Penn statue on the public l.uilding's tower, was widely known is "The Lone Fisherman of Johnstown." Ife found and assisted In Identifying the bodies of more than 200 victims of tlM treat flood of 13S9. N. H. White, a wealthy farmer living Hear Belolt, Kan., has a tawny tnui ftt whiskers over five feet long. He has not shaved In "0 years. He Is five fet eight Inches high, and when he leta his whiskers out at full length for an airing he has to straddle as he walks. Usually he winds them around his waist. A girl living 46 miles from Newport, Ore., wanted to attend a ball there, but could not be spared for more than one day. She rode on horseback to the ball in an afternoon, danced all through the night and left the ball room only to ro mount her horse and ride back the 46 miles home, arriving there In good sea son. A writer In Medicine says that cow's milk Is not a fit food for the human stomach: that It forms Into hard curds, Tvhlch are indigest.ble. and that they can not De properly asslmlla:ed. He says that It Is a food only suitable for the animal for which It Is Intended, the calf, which, having several stomachs. -u properly a;apoae or It. WORDS WHICH HAVE CHANGED. I Fairy was once a beautiful woman. villa formerly meant a farm and not a house. Girl formerly signified any young aer- son of either sex. Duke once meant any leader. The word is from the Latin. Hag once meant any old person, whether male or female. Gallon was originally a pitcher or Jar, no matter of what slse. Jade originally signified any rude per son, without regard to sex. Craven was a: fir3t a man who had craved or begged his life of an enemy. Polite at first meant polished, and wa3 applied to any smooth, shining surface. The word idea formerly meant a com pleted performance, whether mental or physical. Pragmatical originally meant nothing worse than complete absorption In busi ness affairs. The word tomboy, now applied to a rude young woman, formerly meant a rude young man or boy. Furlong was at first a furrow long, or the distance that a pair of oxen would plow in half an hour. Shrewd once signified evil or wicked. Thomas Fuller uses the expression "a shrewd fellow," meaning a wicked man. The word hoyden, now applied exclu sively to a noisy young woman, former ly denoted a person of like character, but of either sex. Equivocation, a word now applied to any evasion, was once understood to mean the calling of diverse things by the same name. Peck at first meant a basket or recep tacle for grain or other substances. The expression at first had no reference to size. Starve was once to die any manner of death. WyclifTe't sermons tell how "Christ starved on the cross for the r demptlon of men." Acre once meant any field. It la still used with this significance by the Ger mans, who speak of God's acre, alluding to the cemetery. Bombast once signified the cotton that was employed to stuff garments, particu larly the enormous trunk hose worn In tha fourteenth and flfteentJ centuries. Termagent was formerly a quarrel some person of either sex, and only the lack of gallantry of the men has limited the word to Its present significance. Town originally signified a farm or farm house. It Is used In Wycllffe In this sense, "and they went their ways, one to his town, another to his merchan dise." WOMEN IN SINGULAR CALLINGS. '. Buffalo has a "lady mortuarlst." Arizona's best mining expert Is a wo man. An expert tea taster In San Francisco Is a young girl. On Sixth avenue, New York, Is an ex pert woman silversmith. One of the greatest wood engravers ts I!ss Donlevy, ot New York. In the CoggsweU polytechnic school the best blacksmith U a girl. The finest ratal na In California are grown and packed by three women near .Fresno. . , , , . . CAEVi MEN NOT HAPPY. Tou Many to Leave Boom fnt K"Jyint!it It has been the sama aa a rule with nil turn who hnve played a disting uished part In history. Caesar was la no sunse a happy mau; Alexander did hoi achieve contentment and enjy ment; Napoleon was never free lroin entangling perplexities and pleasure tU'iiylng apprehensions. The cases In Which greatness and happiness have existed together can be counted on. tnu tingeis of one hand. Washington should have been happy, considering tho measure of his success, but we know that his life was embittered br tho malice of his ensmles. Lincoln, deserved happiness, if ever any man did. but It Is doubtful If he realized even ts much as one day of It, The familiar aphorism, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Is appll cuble to conspicuous characters In, every nge. The things that eeem to fUnirv hannlness are In reality a source of perpetual worry and diffi culty. Wherever there Is 'much power, there Is corresponding danger and res ponsibility. The strain never relaxes; the time never comes when peace of mind is assured; the pack of trouble falls from the shoulders only In the last scene, ns the curtain decen-ls upon the completed tragedy, and his tory takes up the theme and calmly, proceeds to specify Its lessons of use fulness, either for emulation or for avoidance. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A Mm VMni Win Culled. At midnight the other night a pa trolman found a man sleeping sound 11) under a tree In one of the circus parks, and tapping him on his feet with the baton he called to him to get up. "Am I called?" queried the man ns he sat up and looked around. "You are. You must move on." "Yes. I expect I must. I should like ;-oiir name before I go." "What do you want of my name?" "To preserve in the archives of my memory. You could have brained me while I slept, but you didn't do it I am poor and grateful. I wish to carry yr-ur name around during the rest of my life in my vest pocket. What old you say It was?" "Never mind about names. You will move on." "Cettalnly, but I shall always hold you m grateful remembrance. You could have broken one of my knee caps or pounded out one of my eyes, but did you do it? No! If you do not wish me to carry your name around with me give me the name of your fa vorite uncle or brother-in-law or ne phew. It will answer the same pur pose. "No one Is allowed to sleep In the parks, either on the grass or benches." said the oiUcer, "and you had best take yourself off." "I know it, and I'm going. I know of a vtcant lot up here where I can bunk down In a thistle-patch and sleep the night out. Officer, why didn't you lame m for life when you found me asleep? Because you are not that kind of a hair-pin. You are a man of pity and sympathy. That la why I should like your name scratch' l on a piece of tin and carried next to my heart:" "I'm not going to fool with you much longer!" admonished the officer. "I want you to skip out o' this!" "Of course you do, and skip I shall. Can I have your name?" "No. sir!" "Nor the name of a favorite rela tive?" "No. s'r!" "Will you give me eomethlng to re member you by?'' "I will!" replied the officer, and he tapped him sma'rtly on the head with his baton. "Thanks!" replied the man as he removed his hat, and bowed. "Your memory is now engraven on my skull forever, and will go with me to my grave! Every time I scratch my head I shall think of your great kindness to one who needed sympathy. Officer, I go farewell I'm gone!" Detroit iree Press. Sens bi Woman-Hrnnlb'e Girl. A young girl came to New York last winter to study art. She was alone, almost penniless and well-nigh friend less. The one perron that she knew in the big, strange city, was, however, a worn a i of means and Influence. She was also a woman of sense, and so, Instead of simply providing the girl with the wherewithal to study, she gave her advice. "Earn the money yourself," she said, "and your sue cess will be all the sweeter for hav ing done so." She further recom mended domestic service as the safest and easiest means of procuring the de al, ed capital. The girl accepted the advice and obtained a place as house maid with a suburban family. Her wages were good, she had a comfort able home, her wants were few, and be! ore long she was saving money. Next winter she will enter the art tchool. Cut how many young women would have been willing to do the same thing? New York Evening Sun. Soma I'oiiu. "Young man," said the sage, "I hear you are about to be married?" You are right,' said the young man. Well, young man, the day will come when your wife will make the discovery that you do not know every thing on earth. It will be a great shock to her feelings, and your su premacy. Still, there Is hope for you. You, while cheerfully admitting that you do not know It all. may be able to persuade her that the reason for that state or things Is that there Is so much in the world that Is not worth KUDwlng." Indianapolis Journal 1 CTEBPrnvUli for 'he Future, "Have you," said the parson grave ly to the couple about to be married, "fullv rtnnlripreri and nrnvarl tnw th. responsibilities of the married state?" "We have." promptly replied the would-be groom, "we have entered In to a sixty year contract with an em ployment bureau to furnish one new servant girl a week during that per ma. The ceremony proceeded. Buffalo Express. facts in raw WORDS. A woman ha ben appointed assistant jlty treasurer of Bangor, .mo. Vinegar Is mentioned In the Kgyptlan ivcords as a medicine in the tenm cea-inn- B. O. It Is probable that within a year Bof- t in and Wor.-esUer will connectea oj. , lec'.rlo roads. ' A French conscript recently claimed exemption from military au.y Deauso ho was, at 20, the rather or tour cnuarm. The New Haven Ueglster ha Just dis covered the rather curious race ina. there ts no copy of the Bible In the pub lic library of that city. The very por of Berlin are better housed than those of any otner largw ;lty In the world. The German capital is really without "slums." A nrlae of 30.000 francs has been of fered by a florist In Mayenne, France, to any one who can produce a piani on rt hich blue roses will bloom. rn( nf the 200.000 people In Santiago, Chill, only 250 speak Ensllsh, but th?y rr.anaire to support an r.nisi:;Mi cw l aper known as the Chilean Times. Abram Atwood, a poulterer, of Lewls- 'on. Me., soil a turkey to a patron, ami y, li'ter found In the fowl s crop a gon istim pin worth twice the price of the turkey. There are between oo and 1,000 deaf nutes scattered through the city of Chl- ago, and they are all Industrious and airly prosperous, earning tnoir living ioney'.ly and uncomplainingly. A German haa Invented a chemical tor.h which ignites when wet. It Is to be us;J on life buoys. When one Is thrown to a man overboard at night he can thus see the light and find the buoy. That lightning doe. sometimes strike twlcj In the same place Is proven In the ;ase of a windmill in Bates County. Mo., which was recently struck by a bolt In exactly the spot where It was similarly s-iruck three years ago. Two male bicyclists dressed In knick erbockers, arriving In the course of a tour at a summer hotel at Spirit Lake, la., the other day. were not allowed to enter the dining-room, on the ground that their attire was Improper. It Is said of the 3,000 visitors to Yel lowstone National Park during the last Hired years, not more man 100 were Americans. If the park was In Euros It would probably be visited by about 50,000 Americans a year. Paper cans are now being made to take the place of tin cans for preserving food. As tin cans are made and sealed now the danger of poisoning from canned food Is reduced to a minimum, but by the use of paper cans It Is done away, with altogether. By comparing the statistics of English and Scotch universities In a given year it was found that Scotland, with a popu lation of 3.725,000, had 6,500 university students, while England had only 6.000 students out of a population about six Limes as great. The world's record Is claimed by the Dlriga Hose Company of Ellsworth, Me., which the other day ran 210 yards to the engine house, then 233 yards with the hose reel, coupled the hose to a hydrant and th nozzle to the hose, all In 1 mln- ut? IV seconds. England has produced many famous detectives, but, according to a London exchange, notwithstanding the skill of the present Scotland Yard officials and their Immediate predecessors, they do not seem to hold anything like the record that American and French ofllclals can produce. A new Invention has been designed to prevent collisions at sea. At a recent test the force from electro-magnetic colls stationed on board a vessel successfully lnlluenced a chemically-prepared com pass stationed some six miles away. causing It to sot up an Instantaneous peal of bells. Among the Turks bath money forms an Item in every marriage contract, the husband engaging to allow his wife a certain sum for bathing purposes. If It be withheld she has only to go before the cadi and turn her slipper upside down if the complaint be not then redressed it is ground for divorce. Four generations of one family were baptized together at Litchfield. Conn.. on a recent Sunday. There were a little boy, Leonard Merrill, his father and mother, grandfather and grandmother. and great-grandfather and great-grand- motner. the great-grandfather being 80 years old. The group entered the water at the same time. ITEMS 0? INTEREST. The United States now holds the sec. ond place among the countries as a gold producer, Australia coming first. Nearly fifty thousand Knights Tem plara will be In Boston tha last part of August. The display will be a gorgeous ono. The popularity of road racing and road Jrlvlng is on the Increase, the enormous operations of the bicycle manufacturers to tho contrary notwithstanding." The Brooklyn Bridge is the most ex. pnslve work of the kind In the world. ixceed.ng In cost any other bridge of tvhlch authentic figures are available. G orgies are now supplied by the Brit. h Admiralty to the officers and sailors serving on fast torpedo boats, as the rush i?tl has been found to be Injurl jus to the eyes. Th Chinese believed when telegraphy 'as Introduced in their country that for :Ignrs cut out the tongues of children md suspended them on the Insulators to transmit the message from pole to pole. Tha system of kindergarten establish' d reo n.ly on some of the Indian reser Htlo.n has proved so successful that It s to be widely extended, especially in the Southwest, where the Indian chll lren are extremely shy. Many Western and Southern States have agents stationed In New York for :h9 puryose of Inducing immigrants to W.tle In the States which they repre. ent. Even Wisconsin and California i.- unnnn the States which are desirous -f attracting newcomers. Trolley parties are reported from Phil idetphla, sharuig popularity with bl- 7 i teas and breakfasts. Cars special. y .llumlnated and provided with means "or servisg refreshments are chartered y ir.vaia parties, ana an evening is assed at some suburb. A ride In a trol ey car tsrjuga the open country Is as .'Xhllarating as a spin behind a pair of -.re. tera, If ond only thinks so, and much . expensive. But between pneumatlo ;lrM and the trolley wire, the future of lilt noble animal, the horse, seems very) ait.'rtain. . . , A FpR IO Where dirt gathers, waste rules' Great saving results Irom the use of SAPOLIO B. F. Sharpless, Tre?. N. U. Funk, Sec C. H. Campbell, Trkas. CBLOOMSBURCO LAUD IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. Capital Stock, $30,000. Plotted property is in the town. It includes also part of equal in aesiraomcy ior residence purposes. (JHOUJi; L.U1'S are ottered in a short time. No such opportunity can be Lots secured on SMALL Maps of the town and of plotted property furnished on ap plication. Call upon or write to the Secretary, or J. 8. "Woods, Sales Agent, or any member of the BOARD OF B. F. Shakpless; C. W. Neal, n A. G. Dr. H. W. McReynolds, Do vour walls need papering ? If so, call on William S. glate, Exchange Hotel Bldg., and see for what a small amount you can have it done. Our stock is the largest and most carefully selected in town. The prices suit the hard times. William H. Slate, BOOKS, STATIONERY AND WALL PAtER. GREAT BIG PIECE CENTS coming business centre of the the factory district, and has no at values that will be doubled had elsewhere to make money. MONTHLY PAYMENTS- Board of Directors. DIRECTORS. - J. L Dillon. Briogs, Dr. I. W. Willits. N. Ll. Funk. 11-19- 11 1 . i nave purcnasea a new line of watches, chains jewelry, silverware, dc. and Also a beautiful line of sterling sil ver novelties. Don't fail to come and examine before pur chasing elsewhere. I keep first-class goods and sell same at prices that can't be under sold on same quality of goods. I have a full line of material, and all latest devises in mach inery to repair, also competent workmen; Fine hand engraving done. J. Q. Wells, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry Grown AcmQ, The best burning oil that can bo made from petro leum. It gives a brilliant light. It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not chsr the wick. It has a high fire test It will not explode. It Is pre-eminently a family safety oil. We Challenge Comparison with any other illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiners upon the statement that it is fiie Best Oil IN TIIIJ WORLD. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR. Crown - Acme BLOOMSBURG STATION, BLOOM SDUPG, VK THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. COIKICTID WISILT. SITAIL FRIOIS. ' Butter per lb $ ,aa Eggs per dozen .16 Lard per lb ill Ham per pound 12I Pork, whole, per pound .06 Beef, quarter, per pound. . . 07 to .10 Wheat per bushel .80 Oats " " 45 Rye " " 6 j Wheat flour per bbl 3.85 Hay per ton 8.00 Potatoes per bushel, .40 Turnips " " tj Onions " " 1.00 Sweet potatoes per peck 15 to .30 Tallow per lb..... 4 J Shoulder " " ix Side meat " " 10 Vinegar, per qt .07 Dried apples per lb .05 Dried cherries, pitted 12 Raspberries .14 Cow Hides per lb .3 J Steer " os CalfSkin 80 Sheep pelts .75 Shelled corn per bus .75 Corn meal, cwt 1.00 Bran, " 1.20 ChoD " i.ac Middlings " x.se Chickens per lb new t " "old 10 Turkeys " 15 Geese " " 10 Ducks " " 10 coal. No. 6, delivered 9.40 " 4 and s " 3.50 " 6 at yard a.5 " 4 and s at yard... 3.15 E. A. RAWLINGS. PKALER IN All Kinds of Meat. Beef, Veal, Lamb. Mutton, Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongue?, Bclosrna, &c. Free Delivery to all parts of the town. CENTRE STREET, BLOOMSBURC, PA. STTeTephone connection. . COPYRIGHTS. 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