THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
A Faenllnr Clsi of l'opl Who U In
Alabama.
Hello w clay as ft flatly food Is what
imdj of the people of Winston county,
Ala live and thrive on. The county
of Winston Is In the northwestern
portion of the Htate and Is spnrecly
settled, Its population being poor and
appearing to be eking out a mere ex
istence. It Is only within the past
tow years tlmt the amount of taxes
collected from the entire county
mounted to $1,000. Until 1818 Win
stead was forty miles from the nearest
railroad and the county court houso
twnty miles further. Houses for
worship and those for educational
purposes are few and far between. A
majority of Wlnstead's population live
la amall log cabins of the rudest kind
and eke out a miserable exlsteucc by
farming, hunting and fishing.
Their fnrms, or patches, ns they call
them, are small clearings around
their cabins, nud are seldom more thnn
a few norm In extent. Their crap (ns
they Invarltilily say) consists of corn,
peas, potatoes and a few who are for
tunate enough to own a horse attempt
to raise a little cotton. The laud is
very poor, and, as the crops receive
little work, the yield Is always small.
A few lu'irs are raised, but the ma
jority depend on the country stores
tor the few strips of bacon they eat
during the year. Here In this county,
though, 1 lie moonshine stills flourish as
tbe preen liny tree. In almost every
cave and on every little brook among
the hills may be found a still whose
undertaker's delight Is produced by
the soft light of the moon and where
TJncle Pain falls to get his pull-down
of 00 cents on the gallon. These peo
ple are too far from market to sell
their corn for money, but they can
convert It Into good, straight liquor,
rarry It In kegs or Jugs to the more
thickly settled neighborhoods a few
miles aw; y and obtain a few dollars
la money, some tobacco, coffee, and
naff for the women folks. Men,
women find children are all slaves to
the tobacco habit. The women chew,
moke, and clip snuff, but "dipping" Is
generally a Sunday luxury, as snuff
Is hard for them to get.
The clay eaten by these people Is
found along the banks of the small
mountain stream in Inexhaustible
quantities, and is of a dirty white
color usually, sometimes a pale yel
low. It has a peculiar oily appear
ance, and the oil keeps It from stick
ing to the hands or mouth.' When
dry It does not crumble, and a few
drops of water will easily soften It
until It can be rolled Into any shape
teaircd. The clay Is almost without
taste, but evidently possesses soin
nourishment, as these people declare
they can subsist upon it for days with
out any other food whatever. They
place a small piece In the mouth and
bald It there until It dissolves, and Is
wallowed In small quantities at a
due. The quantities eaten at one
time varies from oue lump as large as
a pea for a child or beginner to a
tamp ns large as a man's fist for those
who have eaten It for years. These
people eat the clay with a ravenous
nlish, and the only bad effect seems to
be the bud appearance It gives tho
akin of those who become addicted
to the habit. The skin turns pale, so
pale, In fact, as to give the face the
pallor of death, and then later on It
turns a sickly pale yellow, a color
Closely resembling some of the clay
eaten. Children who become addicted
today eating grow old, at least In ap
pearance, prematurely, and their faces
lose forever the bright glow of youth
and health. Strange ns It may appear,
there Is little sickness among the clay
eaters, and they live as long ns the
average of mankind, this proving thnt
elay eating Is not fatal In Its effect.
Musculur Hut mice.
In an actor's face tho muscles are
exercised as thoroughly as are the
body muscles of an athlete who Is un
dergoing a systematic course In a
Eymnasluni. Hence, In a typical ac
tor's face, when seen at rest, no one
group of expression muscles outpulls
the others; nud, as a consequence of
Gila state of muscular balance, there
la about It a peculiar aspect, suggea
tire of a mask.
Vi'linltlvo Sounds.
The sounds most easily produced lu
Infancy, such as pa, ma, da, and the
like, are generally used to signify
rather and mother; but It is a singu
lar fact that what signifies father In
one language means mother In
another. In the Georgian language,
fop instance, spoken in the mountains
between the Caspian and Black seas,
dada means mother, and mamma fa
ther. Not a kiiccom In rnlttlcn.
Citizen "Mr. Grentniann, I heard
a curious debute the other evening.
The subject was 'Can a politician be
a Christ iunV What Is your opinion?"
Mr. tireatmanu "He kin, but he'll
git licked." New York Weekly.
An I'likiml Cuiicluniun.
Bauso "Something was running
through my mind a few moments
ago"
Kodd "I suppose it was running for
fear It might lie ushed to stuy In such
cramped quuiters." New York Her
ald. fctmt llfl-tJut of II ewrlng. .
Hostess "inm't you think my
daughter hits a flue voice, Mr. Bron
son, and that I ought to scud her to
Turin to have it cultivated t"
Brom:ou "Ves, If I were you I
would Kind her at leust as fur us
that." Life.
"Aunt Lucy, what Is eccentricity?"
"It Is i ho queer things that other
peojdiJ UJ.'-Clik'ugu Uecord.
HI3 WIFE'S RELATIVES.
A Stratagem that Saved Illncton from
nankrnptcy.
"Mrs. Blueton," began her liege lord
when he got her alone, "Just how
many of your relatives do you figure
that I have married?"
"What can you mean, dearie?"
"None of that, now. I'm not here
to spoon, but to talk business, hot
from tho bat. The house Is packed
from cellar to garret with your peo
ple, and they're coming at excursion
rates on every train. I've been stum
bling over brats and running against
new faces all morning. Your mother
In law sails around like the flagship
of a squadron. Your male rulatlvei
smoke a box of my cigars every day,
kick on the quality, and telephone foi
more nt my expense. When we cat
the dining room looks like a banquet
halt, seven or eight babies squall all
night, and I receive about as much
consideration as a bound boy at a
husking."
"Hut, darling-"
"Don't cut In, Mrs. Hlueton. Wall
till you get my bill of particulars.
You asked me to sleep on a cot to
ulght. Not on your life. I'm going
to have at least half a bed, or I'll turn
myself loose. You'll be assigning tne
to the hay loft next or hanging me In
a hammock on the back porch. You'll
have relatives roosting In the trees
a ml bunking on the roof, If you keep
on. You and I have run up against
a crisis, madam. If I'm going to con
duct a hotel for your multifarious
kinship I'll hire clerks, bell boys,
cooks, waiters, chambermaids and a
couple of detectives, put in an elevator
and open up a licensed bar. Then
we'll ndvertlse for such remote
branches of your relatives as may
not be here. The other horns of the
dilemma, Mrs. Blueton, are a divorce
or an assignment."
Rut the next day the diplomatic lit
tle Mrs. Blueton was so 111 that abso
lute quiet In the house was Impera
tive. Hlueton watched the exodus
with ghoulish glee, and when a pro
cession of twenty-two, followed by
seven stragglers, hnd pased out, he
double-bolted the door to Join Mrs.
Blueton in a high-step walk-around.
Itcfore the Bar.
The other day an Irishman, who
was charged with being drunk and
disorderly, nearly drove a magistrate
mad. The following colloquy took
place between the two:
Magistrate Will you sign the pledge
If I let you off this time?
Trisouer Shure, Ol can't wroite, ycr
honor.
Magistrate But you can make a
mark.
Trlsoner I'hwat kolnd av a mark,
yer honor?
Magistrate (testily) A cross, man
a cross!
Prisoner Across puwat, yer honor?
Magistrate (out of all patience)
Ten shillings and costs, or seven days'
hard laborl
Trlsoner (aghast) Tin shilllns an'
costs! Shure, Ol haven't cost any
wan anything, yer honor; 01 paid
fer all me drinks.
Magistrate (severely) Stand down,
sir stand down!
Trlsoner Ol always shtand up whin
Ol shtand at all. Is it sit down yer
honor manes?
Then the Jailer took the prisoner in
hand, and the magistrate mopped his
moist brow. Exchange.
Outdoor Work Preferred.
Some years ago a young Irishman
was hunting for work among the far
mers of a western town at harvest
time.
He made his application to a benev
olent looking farmer, who was at
tracted by the young man's frank,
merry face, but who was not really
lu need of extra help.
"Can you cradle?" he asked, after
a moment's hesitation.
"Cradle is it?' 'repeated the young
Irishman in bewilderment. "That Ol
can, sorr, belu' the owldest of ellvln
chllder; but," he ndded, persuasively,
"can't yez give me a Job out av dures,
sorr?"
On limettlod Point.
An old man who bore evidence of
more work than culture approached
a representative of a free silver pa
per tho other day In the State Li
brary. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Certniuly."
"Well, if we have free silver colu
age, we'll all have more money, won't
we?"
"Why, yea, certainly; that's easy to
answer."
"Well, what 1 want to know." said
the old father, earnestly, " Is wheth
er they will bring it to me or whether
I'll have to go after It."
The CoMtly Lot.
Gadsby "Those three dude sous of
Van Nostraud cost hliu about $5,000
a year."
Miss Cuustlquo "Theu he bus been
putting a good deul of money iuto real
estate,"
"How's that?"
"He is spending $5,000 a year on a
vacant lot." Brooklyn Life.
Our Oreat ImpremtlunlHt.
"What do you suppose impressed LI
Hung Chang more than anything else
lu America, Mr. Tllcher?"
"The fact that American wives are
so lively that a uiuu can't undertake
to manage but one at a time." L'hica
go Uecord.
Ve or No ?
"Tell me," said the young man, pas
sionately, "is my uuswer to bo spelled
with three letters or two?"
"Three," suld tho summer girl, shy
ly." -narlliig!"
"That is to Bar. It is 'nit.' " ..
Hold Tour Temper.
flood temper ministers to success
in all understandings much more
largely than we imagine. It gives a
quiet and undisturbed mind favorable
to concentration of energy. How
can one whose feelings are continu
- 11 . m . . . .
any rumen ana wnose temper is
roused to irritability or anger pursue
fits work with the attention it dc
mands, or make decisions which re
quire the undivided and earnest use
of all his faculties ? Nothing can be
more essential to success than the full
command of the powers; but ill-tem
per in all its forms makes this nn
possible.
A drowning man would have little
use for a method of rescue which
would require days. A dyspeptic
tioesu t want to bother with a remedy
that is going to take weeks to show
its beneficial effects.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers arc
offering a product under the name of
Shaker Digestive Cordial which yields
immediate relief. The very first dose
proves beneficial in most cases and
it is owing to their unbounded confid
ence in it, that they have put io cent
sample bottles on the market. These
can be had through any druggist ; and
it win repay the afflicted to invest the
trifling sum necessary to make a trial.
1 he Shaker Digestive Cordial re
lieves by resting the stomach and aid
ing the digestion of food.
Laxol is the best medicine for child
ren. Doctors recommend it in place
of Castor Oil.
She Felt Insulted.
A good story is told on a prominent
English woman who went into a store
to buy a bicycle. She ws shown a
fine machine it is needless to remark
what make it was and decided to
take it. Then the dealer handed her
a little pamphlet, saying, "You will
find here, madam, a few simple in
structions in the matter of tire mend
ing." For a second the lady stared
at him in amazement, and then, say
ing naugnniy, uo you imagine that
I am a seamstress, sir ?"' walked out
of the shop without taking the machine.
New York Telegram.
When a Man Weighs Less
A man weichs less when the bar
ometer is hieh. notwithstandint? the
fact that the atmospheric pressure on
mm is more than when the barometer
is low. As the pressure of air on an
ordinary sized man is about fifteen
tons, the rise ot the mercury from 29
to x inches adds about one ton tn
the load he has to carry.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
is the best, handiest, safest, surest,
cleanest, most economical and satis
factory dye ever invented. It is the
gentlemen s favorite.
Arthur Bird, of New York, was
seventy-four years old last week. He
had his eleven children invited home
to his birthday dinner, and when the
guests uncovered their plates each
one was favored with ten crisp one
thousand dollar bills as a birthday
present. Who can say that this is
not throwing money to the " birds ?"
A Ku Klux Clan are doins deadly
work all through Susquehanna County,
Durning nouses and barns, killing the
stock and warninir the residents of
several towns "to prepare to meet their
uoa. 1 hey post their warnings on
tne aoors at night, telling the victims
how long they have to live and
sign the papers with six crosses.
m
The bloomer girl was rather proud
of herself and the progress made by
her sex.
" Women are becoming very suc
cessful, don't you think ?" she ask
ed. " In what way ?" he returned
bitterly.
" They can't be men, and they
won't be women, and there you are."
The London Chronicle informs its
readers that Mrs. William McKinley
"was called to the American bar in
1893, and that she enjoyed for a long
while the unique distinction of being
the only lady of the legal profession
who pleaded in behalf of clients be
fore her own husband, who was the
Judge of the circuit in which she
practised.
Frevent sickness and save doctors'
bills at this season by keeping your
blood rich and pure with Hood s Sar
saparilla.
Philadelphia people who are very
enthusiastic over the election of Mr.
Crow, say their new Sheriff is a bird.
A Present for Your Puttor.
Your pastor would be delighted with
a Clergyman s Case ol Humphreys
Specifics-i it is made to fit the pocket
and contains the ten numueis most
needed by a' clergyman. Cures for
Fevers, Coughs, Clergyman's Sore
Throat, La Grippe, Catarrh, Uiaia
Fag, Dyrpcpsia, Malaria, Kidney Di
seases, etc. They are sent prepaid
onieceiplof price. 32.00. Humphreys'
Medicine Company, New York.
PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION-
What the People of Iho Country Should Give
Thank For.
The President has issued the fol
lowing proclamation :
By the President of the United States.
The people of the United States
should never be unmindful of the
gratitude they owe the God of nations
for his watchful care which has shield
ed them from dire disaster and point
ed out to them the way of peace and
happiness. Nor should they ever
refuse to acknowledge with contrite
hearts their proneness to turn away
from God s teachings, and to follow
with sinful pride after their own de
vices.
To the end that these thoughts may
be quickened, it is fitting that on a
day especially appointed we should
join together m approaching the
Throne of Grace with praise and
supplication.
Ihcrcfore, I, drover Cleveland,
President of the United States, do
hereby designate and set apart Thurs
day, the 26th day of the present
month of November, to be kept and
observed as a day of Thanksgiving
and prayer throughout our land.
On that day let our people forego
their usual work and occupation, and,
assembled in their accustomed places
of worship, let them with one accord
render thanks to the Ruler of the
universe for our preservation as a
nation and our deliverance from every
threatened danger for the peace that
has dwelt within our boundaries ; for
our defense against disease and pestil
ence during the year that has passed t
lor the plenteous rewards that have
followed the labors of our husband
men, and for all the other blessings
that have been vouchsafed to us.
And let us through the mediation
of Hiin who has taucht us how to
pray, implore the forgiveness of our
sins and a continuation of Heavenly
favor.
Let us not forget on this day of
Thanksgiving the poor and needy 5
and, by deeds of charity, let our offer
ings of praise be made more accept-
aDie m the sight o! the Lord.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the United States, which I have caused
to be hereunto affixed.
(Seal)
Done at the City of Washincton.
this fourth day of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-six. and of the
ndependence of the United States of
America the one hundred and twenty
first. (Signed) Grover Cleveland.
By the President :
Richard Olney,
Secretary of State.
State of Ohio, City or Toledo,!
.LUCAS COUNTY, J
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
J. Cheney & Co., dome business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and pvcrv mcA
of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv !
me use 01 hall s catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6th day of Dec
ember, A. D. 1886.
,-, A. W. GLEASON,
seal Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Rich Man and Ioe Water,
The question of purity of drinking
water have invaded the business
office. Rich men who are vexed by
slight physical ailments or who are
the victims of nervous troubles find it
the easiest thing imaginable to believe
that there is danger in the water
cooler. Many ot them have their
croton boiled and chilled by refriger
ation before they will drink it. Others
have in their private offices jars of
mild mineral waters, from which they
quench their thirst. Mr. Chauncey
M. Depew is one of the latter kind.
He does not believe in drinking ice
water, and is very particular about
having the water that he drinks per
fectly free from deleterious matter.
Mr. C. P. Huntington and Mr. Jay
Gould are both anti ice water men,
ana Mr. c-ouia seldom drinks water
that has not been specially prepared
tor his use.
Iftaven-
Heaven is for the heavenly mind,
It is the blossoming and fulfillment of
the heavenly life, begun here in sor
row and weakness and conflict with
doubts and fears and temptations,
but sought and won by the way of
faith in God and earnest striving.
Philip Moxam.
The Prohibitionists throughout
the State are complaining that they
did not get out the "full' vote.
AN ELEGANT
with each
SWEET CAP
CI
GAI
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
A COLLECHON OF BUTTONS
WITHOUT COST.
A
handful of dirt may be a house
ful of shame." Keep your
house clean with
APOLIO
NOT TO TEE8WIPr.
A Novel Race That It Now Popular With
French Cyclist.
A story of a genuine novelty in the
cycle racing line comes from France.
The course lay down a steep hill with
a sharp bend, and the object of the
contest was to determine which of
the riders entered could make the
slowest descent without zigzagging or
using any speed checking mechanism.
Here is an idea which we believe has
never been introduced in this country.
We have had slow races since the
beginning of cycling, but we do not
remember of a slow race down hill.
The promotion of events of the kind
is undoubtedly worth the attention of
wheel clubs. Aside from the interest
which such races would attract be
cause of their novelty, there would be
other excellent incentives for ambi
tious riders to enter them. The
ability to win a down hill slow race
would demonstrate the rider's thor
ough command of the wheel perhaps
better than anything ever devised in
the way of competition. The winner
would have to show not only the
quality of the muscle, but the alert
ness of his mental powers, and the
contest would thus call for more all
round ability than any race where the
prize is given for speed only. And
we should say that the quality of the
machines ridden would be put to
quite as thorough a test as may be
found under the conditions of regular
track racing. Contests of the kind
might be opposed because of danger,
but the skillful rider would be perfect
ly safe. No trouble could ensue un
less control of the wheel were lost,
and there would be small danger of
this among the class of riders who
would
naturally enter. American
Cyclist.
Catarrh in the Head
Is a dangerous disease. It may lead 1
.1: .J.. . . . . . .
u.recny 10 consumption, atarrn is
caused by impure blood, and the true
way to cure it is by purifying the
blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures ca
tarrh because it removes the cause of
it by purifying the blood. Thousands
testify that they have been cured by
Hood s Sarsaparilla.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or gripe. All
druggists. 25c.
Courage can only rise into truth
and true manliness when the will is
surrendered ; and the more absolute
the surrender of the will, the more
perfect will be the temper of our true
courage and the strenjth ot our man
liness look.
BUTTON FREE
package of
ORAL
ELITES
The Host Who Tires Bis Guests.
The most trying of hosts is the man
who shows you over his property.
You are taken to the stable ct looks
much like any other stable ; then you
are trotted off to the home farm ; af
ter this you are dragged up a hill to
look at the view. And everything
you have, in common civility, to
praise as though you had never gone
through this sort of thing before.
And the host, strangely enough,
really seems to enjoy converting him
self into a valet de place. While he
is showing me off his possessions I
am always wondering how many times
he has said before what he is saying
to me. The fact is that the country
house, like the yule log at Christmas,
is played out. London Truth.
Catarrh Means Danger,
Because if unchecked it may lead
directly to consumption. Catarrh is
caused by impure blood. This fact is
fully established. Therefore, it is
useless to try to cure catarrh by outv
ward applications or inhalants. The
true way to cure catarrh is to purify
the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla, the
great blood purifier, cures catarrh by
its power to drive out all impurities
from the blood. Thousands of people
testify that they have been perfectly
and permanently cured of catarrh by
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Pithy Eayings-
Knowing Christ well is bouid to
make us generous.
Don't run from a shadov. It
means that there is light close by.
Faith is always a giant killer, no
matter how humble it may look.
The devil will not leave the man
who never says no with all his his
heart.
K.vru ctm a tmriA m 1 n t.lkeS. tellS
j u.t.. m jiyuu ...Ml. " 7
some sinner that he ought to behave
himself.
A good man will not camp all
night on ground that he does not
know to be safe.
"Prepare for the worst, but hope
for the best," says the old proverb.
Hope for health, but be prepared for
colds, coughs, croup, bronchitis,
pneumonia, or any other throat or lung
difficulty by having Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral always at hand. It is prompt
to act, sure to cure.
The great political struggle is over.
Now let every one settle down al
work for the best interest of the town.
If the promised prosperity comes let
every one, irrespective of part
welcome it.