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
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THE MARKETS.
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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
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