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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA-
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Oowlp About tlie 1SOT Model--Very Fw
Chalnlent WhU.
In the new models for 1807 it Is es
pecially noticeable tbat great strides
toward higher artistic perfection hare
been made, and have, however, been
made In most canes with distinct gala
to mechnnlenl simplicity and strength.
Tho energies of the manufacturers
hare been concentrated on makluft this
year's bicycle thoroughly pleasing to
a fastidious tnste, and easy to keep in
good order. It has been their aim to re
move from the appearance of tho
wheel the last vestiges of the ma
chine shop, and they have thoroughly
succeeded.
Not only are the frames better
Joined and more richly and smoothly
enameled; wheel rims, spokes and
spoke fastenings, handle bars, clips
and adjustments, name plates, sprocket
wheels, are all, as a rule, of more
pleasing lines than formerly. In re
gard to accessories, such as saddles,
lamps, brakes, cyclometers, mud and
skirt gunrds, etc. there is an ample
selection of new patterns In regard to
which the same holds true.
While this is so as applied to the
most expensive grades, there Is even
more progress, relatively speaking, no
ticeable In the best medium grades.
There wns much room In these for me
chanlcnl Improvements derived from
Che perfecting of methods in manufac
turing, and the makers have taken care
to add to them also all the features of
refined appearance which do not con
flict w ith economical production.
Considerable improvement In lamps
Is promised for this year. There are
any number of patterns In the market,
all warranted serviceable, and all far
removed from the clumsy lantern of
early days. One of them closes like a
watch. A chief feature seems to be
larger lenses and retlectlng surfaces,
one being modelled after a locomotive
headlight. Another Is arranged as a
bracket, to be attached to any part of
(be wheel. Little progress has been
made with electric lighting, for which
so much was predicted.
Intense Interest has been aroused
among bicyclists by reports that a
number of leading makers were pre
paring to put chalnless wheels on tho
market. A considerable number of
such wheels were shown recently nt
the Stanley Cycle Show in London.
Some of these were clearly crank pro
iuctious which could never gain a foot
hold In actual use, while most of
them were of the bevel gear variety.
It seems safe to say now that the
American wheel makers, with but ono
of two exceptions will devote them
selves, for the coming year, at least, to
making as good wheels as they know
now to make on the old lines, nud that
those who are about to put out chain
teas wheels will make the experiment
aery cautiously.
Besides the Howard bevel gear wheel,
which was Introduced about a year
0(0. there Is not a single chalnless
wheel now known In the trade, and not
one Is announced officially as forth
coming by any established maker. It
tea been known, however, that for a
Jang time the Pope Manufacturing
Company, the makers of the Columbia
and Hartford wheels, have been get
ting ready to make a chalnless wheel,
' jnd that the Spaldlngs also had taken
ant a license to manufacture under
the same general patents. It Is now
understood that the Spaldlngs will not
tw able to put a chalnless wheel on the
.uarket this year, and that the Tope
Manufacturing Company has notified
its agents that the production of chain
tog wheels will be very small this Sea
son, He Desired lilt Money's Worth.
King Milan of Scrvla once went to
Jie bouse of a distinguished lady who
was giving a bazaar for the benefit of
she poor children of Paris. As soon
the king appeared upon the scene,
the advanced toward him with a
splendid silver salver In her hand, on
which were beautifully emblazoned
the family arms. On It lay a pretty
tittle bunch of violets. "How much,
nadsme?" asked the king. "Twenty
four louls, sire," was her soft response.
, Milan paid her the sum she had asked,
with a courteous bow, took the salver
from her hands, placed the bouquet in
Ma button-bole, and walked off with
the tray under his arm.
Advanced Organ Grinding.
A capital story Is told of Maocagnl
ind au organ-grinder. Infuriated at
he rapid rate at which his "Iutermcz
to" was being performed on tho iiiKtru
nent In question, the composer rushed
nto the street and, seizing the handle,
proceeded to grlud tho tune at the
trope r pace, explaining that ho had
written It, and ought to know; where
jpon next day the organ-grinder ap
neared with the placard, "Pupil of tho
.-clebrated Mascagui."
No Iloom There.
"now did you come to move out of
hat flatl"
"Well, you see, we wanted to give
.be baby room to cut his teeth."
DIDN'T FORGET HIS MANNERS.
"It you'll excuse me. mum, I'll leave
the table." Harper's Weekly.
Manager Joyce of New York, who
has been spending the winter in St.
Louis, came east last week.
McGann, the second baseman has
been released by Boston. Louisville
may sign him.
Jimmy Canavan will most likely
take Tom Daly's place on the Brook
lyn nine. Should Daly be released
he has an engagement awaiting him
at Milwaukee.
Now that the Maine baseball teams
have been refused admission to the
New England League, they have
formed a League of their own, which
will include Portland, Bangor, Lewis
ton. Belfast. Rockland and Augusta.
A Chicago crank has located
"Tip," O'Neill, the champion batter
.r ll,.. .,1,1 Ct l n.nt,.no ITa
says "Tip" is anxious to get back into '
the game, and thinks he could still
hold up his end in fast company.
O'Neill is now 31 years old, and with
a little training he thinks he could get
into first-class condition.
The Carlisle Indian School base
ball team will play the University of
Cincinnati nine at Cincinnati April 28.
It is also quite likely that the Irfdians
will meet the Cincinnati League team
some time in April.
W'illiamsport, it is said will in 1S97,
have the strongest team that ever
represented that city. The Demo
rcsts always have been a good club,
and with a few good additions this
year a good showing is looked for.
Baseball has no charms for Blooms
burg, it is doubtful if a crowd of 400
could be raked together even if a
game was to be played between two
of the best teams on earth. The peo
ple simply won't turn out, and that is
all there is of it. The town will go
without baseball this season, as no
one feels like organizing a good team,
which costs some money, and then
when they arrange to have a visiting
club here, and give them a guarantee
of $25, they take in about $5 at the
gate. This kind of business is not
very profitable. We know from ex
perience. Unlike most proprietary medicines,
the formula; of Dr. J. C. Ayer's Sar
saparilla and other preparations are
cheerfully sent to any physician who
applies for them. Hence the special
favor accorded these well-known
standard remedies by the World's
Fair commissioners.
In view of the " providential es
cape" of his store from destruction
by fire John Wanamaker has decided
to erect a Presbyterian Church in the
southeastern section of Philadelphia
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We called on Prothonotary Henrie
and found that he had issued since
those published last week, the follow
ing :
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
W. II. Quick of Bloomsburg, to
Miss Gertrude M. Miller, of the same
place.
Fred Thiele ofBriarcreck township,
to Miss Maud Hosier, of the same
place.
Miles Albertson of Rhorsburg to
Miss Delia Patks, of Waller.
The man who eats because he is
hungry is, thus far, on a level with the
brutes. The man who stops eating
the moment his hunger is appeased is
the wise nun. Nature needs no more
food than she calls for. Continued
excess brings about indigestion or
dyspepsia, with loss of flesh, strength,
sleep, ambition and mental power,
and an accumulation of aches, pains
and many dangerous local maladies.
The stomach now can do nothing
alone. We must appeal to some arti
ficially digested food which can also
digest other food's. That is to say,
we must use the Shaker Digestive
Cordial. The effect is prompt and
cheering. The chronic pain and dis
tress ceases. Appetite presently re
vives. Flesh and vigor gradually comes
back, and the sufferer recovers. But
he must be careful in future. A trial
bottle for 10 cents.
Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
ODDS AND END3.
Policemen in Vienna must be able
to swim, rqw a boat and understand
telegraphy.
It is estimated that the annual dew
fall of Great Britain is equal to 22,-
161, 337.355-
In France 4,000,000 tons of pota
toes are annually used in the manu
facture of starch and alcohol.
The water of the River Tinto, in
Spain, hardens and petrifies the sand
of its bed, and if a stone falls in the
stream and alights upon another in a
few months they unite and become
one stone. Fish cannot live in its
waters.
Floating beds of seaweed, which are
often met with in mid-ocean, have
been observed to reduce the height of
waves, like oil thrown upon the water
Taking advantage of this fact, a
scientist has invented a thin' cotton
or silken net to answer the same
purpose.
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Whoever has a good temper will be
sure to have many other good things.
There is nothing so strong or safe
in an emergency of lile, as the simple
truth.
The violence done us by others is
often less painful than that which we
do to ourselves.
A man's domestic relations seldom
trouble him as much as the relations
of his domestics.
To see plum pudding in the moon
is a far more cheerful habit than
croaking at everything.
No soul is desolate as long as there
is a human being for whom it can feci
trust and reference.
It is not wise to aim at impossibili
ties j it is a waste of powder to fire at
the man in the moon.
When a man is ashamed to look in
a mirror, it is a safe bet that his wile
buys his neckties.
The epochs of our life are not in
the visible facts, but in the silent
thoughts of the wayside as we walk.
A coquette is like a rose. Each
lover plucks a leaf the stem and
thorns are left for the future husband.
We see many men who we think
are happy, yet we know nothing of
the secret workings of the heart.
If death was only a journey to take,
whereby one could for a time forget
all of life s troubles, " how many who
boast of the happiest hearts, would
turn them away and die."
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ELY BROTHERS,
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The Bhirt-Waist Kemains in Favor-
Emma M. Hooper describes
" Fabrics, Colors and Gowns, for
snrinir in the February Ladies Home
10 1
Journal, and of shirt- waists says :
" The comfortable cotton waist will
be in vogue more than ever, and will
not be confined to percales, cheviots,
trinehams and such substantial eoods.
but daintv dimitv and flower-sprinkled
organdy, as well as silk gingham, will
be called into requisition."
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package.
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Sole agents for the
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rncqs iow aia M;ooti vv oris.
For the finest and best stoves, tinware, roofine, spoutlner
and general job work, go to W. W. Watts, on Iron street.
Buildings heated by steam, hot air or hot water in a satisfac
tory manner. Sanitary Plumbing a specialty.
1 have the exclusive control ol the 1 hatcher steam, hot
water and hot air heaters for this territory, which is acknowl
edged to be the best heater on the market. All work guaran
teed.
IRON STREET.
SHOES
We buy right and sell right.
OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON THIS FACT.
Honest trading has won us hosts of customers but we want more.
Ave are selling good shoes, so good you ought to see
them. Drop in and we will make it pay you.
Cohnee Ir.0N and Main Sts.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPET, MATTING, "
or OIL CliOTII, s
YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT '
W. H. BEOWIM'S
2nd Door above Oourt Ilou&e.
A large lot of Window Curtains in stock.
"Better work
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unnecessary in house
cleaning if you use
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