f LIFE IN A HAREM. TORY OF AN ENGLISH SHOP Q1RL WHO MARRIED A PERSIAN. Da wee Mrt Cuualn of the Shah-Took nta Wife tn India After They had Spent Two Happy Year. In Knglnnd SheThon . Learned Khe Wm Wife No. 4. Seven years ago Miss Francva Blackmau was a stall girl at the Crys tax Palnoe, and sold Ivwry brlc-a-brae to whomsoever would buy. She wan rathtT intty girl, and at the time of the Shah's vlalt to Knghuid capti vated the fancy of a dark sklnmd no bleman of the potentate's party. Thla man proved to be Abdullah Buwela Klia.ii, a couhIq of the Shnh, and a man of great wealth and lnflu uoce la his owu country. (Hopping one day at the stullH he was greatly at traeted by Miss Blackiua.n aud bought som trifle from hr. He returned tte next duy and bought some more. Whwi he appeared the third day Mlu Blackmail perceived that It was abBk and not her wares, that attracted the dork skinned stranger, and tbeiv upon, tho romance begun. History Is aUent upon tho detulls of tho court snip, but It Is known tbut he gave her many costly gifts of exquisite East- em workmanship and eventually pro posed, was accepted and married her. inc ceremony was celebrated in a Roman Catholic church tn the begin nlng of 1MH). Abdullah Hussein Khan was from tbe beginning exceedingly fond of his pretty Luglish bride. He obtained gccmlssloti to remain In England when the Shuii went home, and hired a handsome flat at Uyde Turk Munition, where he lived In supreme happiness for nearly two years. He had told Ms wife of his rnuk and his wealth, but he had not yet mentioned the fact that he already had three other wives at home. But In 1892 there came a command Cram the Shah to return home. Ab dullah had by this time decided to make England his home. He was a man of cultivation and had found European civilization much to his tute. But, under penalty of forfeiting his wtatea, he was obliged to obey the Shah's orders, and when he reached Teheran he had to tell his English bride thnt she was only No. 4. One caa imagine the scene, the teai, the protestations and all the rest But there was nothing for the young wife to do but to subm't, aud she liad the satisfaction of belug the preferred wife, the first lady of the harem. A few mouths ago Abdullah sudden ly died, much to his wife's grief. His West son, jealous because his father bod settled so much property upon Beebee's little son, seized the house and sealed tlu; doors. Boebee broke Cfae seals, and was arrested, and throe attempts were mude to poison her, the last so neurly successful that an Cngllsb doc-tor barely succeeded In sav ing ber life. Through the Interven tion of the British Legation she finally obtained her property and sailed for London, where bhe recently arrived with, her boy. This little boy, Allah Nosrlt, or the "Gift of God," has exchanged the bag U satin trousers and loose silken coat, set off with diamond buttons, of his awn country for the sailor costume of -British tar. Ho Is a handsome, clever boy, and at the age of four already displays the autocracy enjoyed by his sex In Persia. "He much needs tho discipline of an English school," says his mother, "for In Persia his word was law. Being co heir with nu only brother, he was lord at the village in which we lived, and very child was his slave. When brought In to amuse him, If their bows were not suthcieutly reverential and eenduct Irreproachable, he Issued In structions, and the small offenders re promptiy ImmLuu, for Persian boys are taught tyranny from tho cradle New York Herald. varieties. A school teacher at Port Allegheny, S. Y., tho other dny received the fol lowing note:. "My boy tells me that when I trlnk beer der overcoat vrom mj atummack gets too thick. Please be t kind and don't Interfere In my fam ily affaire." The mischievous little sparrow brtnga up more young ones In the course of the year than any of our birds. It generally luys from March until Bepttn.hci, broods Mug brought lap with Henrcely any Interval. The neat contains, on on average, five eggs. SyWia lu Mauiior, one of George D Maurier'a daughters, apprenticed beralf to Mm, Neltleship, a noted Uwdua dressmnkir. for a year, and went through i.l; the work of dress UMaUag from the beginning to the fin iaU. The German traveller Von Iliering baa discovered In Brazil a species of oats winlch have regular summer and winter resorts. In winter they live uaftte (round, in summer in big nests rtas'tnivted on trees, In order to escape the eaajer of Inundation wlwsn the anew melts and the i-Itwh rise. It to Mid tlmt a young woman once ak4 Chief Joseph If lie bad ever aoslped any one. When the question we UenulHtod to him Joseph looked at the lair questioner Intently, then Miked around bouiud her and viewed the M of hair oi ly half hidden by hag ,Wwt "Tell her." lie said to tha kMBStpMir, "that I have nothing In my CvfrseflOit as .fi;i AH Ulftt." 13.Fhridii Legislature img passed a Ml far. the protection of sponges. fJtfbaa the New York Lutcialature, but It hi tejrulsed as a measuiv for tbe natNraOan of free lunch.- r.uffalo Ex- yreaa. 6IL.K FROM THt 6PURCE TREE. Great Car Bead la the Freeee of Making the Silk-Like Fibre. Silk of excellent quality 19 being made from the spruce tree in Europe, and a moveraemt la on foot to establish the Industry In thla country. It Is said that the cost of making silk by this process Is one-fifth that of the spinning from the silk worm cocoon. The fibre takes dye as readily as the animal pro duct, and can be woven as securely and as rapidly. It Is also claimed that the tensile strength of the fabric Is na silk. In trying to hit upon the partlc great as, If not greater than, the real ular chemical process that the origi nal fibre went through before It wai spun as Bilk by the loom, he found that after the fibre had Iteen separated. II needed the chemical action of a certain form of glucose. In the new treatment the tree Is crushed, and tbe resulting fibre Is mixed w ith glucose and tneo placed tn deep metal tube. A disk, somewhat like a steam piston, Is then forced down on the maes by hydraulic pressure until It la compressed Into a very heavy gum. At the bottom of tbe tubs are tubes terminating In tiny glass nipples, with exceedingly small apertures. Under the hydraulic pres sure the mixture Is forced out of these glass nipples In silk-like fibres, which nre so fine tlmt the girls who are em ployed In this portion of the process are obliged to wear highly magnifying glasses In order to distinguish when uny of the fibres break. The mate rial is then vturied over electrically heated drums, v hJeh dry tbe ether and the alcohol out of It It Is then plunged Into Iced water, dried, and spooled for the looms. St. Louis Globe Democrat. Auction. In Japan. There Is little chance for fraud or complaint In the matter of conducting auctiou soles in Japan. Although there are not nearly so many sales held there as In this country, officials of the cities have a way of conducting them much similar to our method of voting. hen an auction Is to take place, the goods or property Is advertised for two weeks ahead. On the day of the sale each bidder writes his name and address and the amount of his bid for each lot on a slip of paper, which he carefully pluces In a box. When all the bids are In the auctioneer opens the box In the presence of the specta tors, and, after examining, all the goods are declared tbe property of the highest bidder. By this system the American custom of owners bidding in property on goods would almost en tlrely disappear. 15 Fox Terrier a Transparency. The fox terrier is now officially reg istered as a transparency, the X ray shining through him like a candle through a Chinese lantern. The ex periment has been tried on an animal of this species which had swallowed a diamond ring, the trinket appearing In Its midst. vMble aa a goldfish in a glass vase or a fly in amber. The util ities of this penetrating beam may ex pand till It will show up other than the paltry pllferings of a terrier, per haps even the swuy of the political boss, notwithstanding the opacity of Its bulk and origin. Now York Tri bune. fc'lr.t Meeting With Moequltoee. Two Irishmen Just landed In Am erica, were encamped on the open plain. In the oveulng they retired to refct. and were soon attacked by swarms of mosquitoes. They took ref uge under the bed clothes. At last one of them ventured to peep out, and, seeing a firefly, exclaimed in tones of terror: "Mickey, It's no use; there's one of the craythers searching for us wid a lantern." Pearson's Weekly. VARIETIES. Mrs. J. n. Mills Is President of the State Bank of Cromwell, Mich., one of the directors of which also la a wo man. Kev. George A. Hubbell of Vluelnnd, N. J., recently lost tbe slirht of hfs right eye by the deflection Into It of the sun ray upon striking a crystal inkstand. The Berlin municipal authorities have granted license to a society to erect In public places and squares where children are in the habit of playing automatic machine for the sale of condensed milk. Dr. Murray, tho editor of the great English dictionary now In prearatlon, says that "disiiropojtlona.blenes" Is now the longest word In the English language, but that "anthropomorpho logically," If not the longest. Is the longest that has yet npieared In his dictionary. In times of famine bread has been baked from "woml-bran," or sawdust. This wood bread la made by selecting the sawdust of the least resinous wood the beech, for example and adding a little flour, some yeast and some wa ter. When baked It resembles In or dinary appearance and taste the com mon brown bread of tbe bakers. The El ret Secretary of the American Embassy In London gets 2625 a year, the Second Secretary 2UU0, and the Naval Attache only his nary pay, Thew salaries do not suffice to pay the house rout, and therefore our representa tives are usually, of necessity, men of private means. Where Ignorance U Bllnn. Wife I hear tliat Dr. Hollman la golug to preach to-morrow on the text, "Know thyself." Husband I don't think he ought tc do that Wife Wiry? Husband Because that Is advising a coed many of his congregation tc form disreputable acquaintances. New York Journal. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. AMERICAN CAMELS. THE " SHIP OF THE DESERT " IM PORTED FROM ARABIA AND EGYPT. An Experiment which Proved of No Value to the Government. The AnlranU at Lmat Allowed to Wander Over the Prairie, at Their Own Sweet Will. In 1852, when millions of gold were being mined In California, while thous ands of people were crossing the plains to the new Dorado, and when a transcontinental railroad was only a vague dream of a few enthusiasts, Lieutenant Edward B. Beale (after ward General Beale) was stationed at Fort Yuma, between California and Arizona on the Colorado Desert. A stream of Immigration and freight passed that way every week. The dls eam suffering and frequent death among the horses and mules In that dry, Bolar heat, convinced Lleutennut Beale thnt here, of all plnces, was where the camels of Sahara and Ara bla could be used to advantage. In connection with Captain Adams, of the garrison, be wrote at length upon the subject to Jefferson Davis, Secre tary of War. The Ideas ef the young mllltnry men In the West had Immediate and enthu siastic reception by the Secretary. A Commission was soon sent out from San Antonio, Tex., to Arizona, to as certain the uses that camels could le put to In military transportation. The Commission made a favorable report. and, with Secretary Davis's annual re port to Congress In 1852 there was a request for an appropriation for the purchase of camels for the War Ito partment. On March 3, 1ST.3, a bill appropriat ing f 3(i,0 KJ for the purpose became a law by the President's signature, and Secretnry Davis appointed Major C Wayne in December, 1834, to go to Egypt and Arabia to buy seventy-five camels, Lieutenant Torter and Major Wayne bought their first camels In Tunis. From Egypt Major Wayne aud Lieu tenant Porter went lleusurely over to Arabia. There they bought more camels of another breed. The expedi tion received at Smyrna thirty-three camels from the Interior. In the Government lxxk Secretary Davis tells In detail how he instructed Major Wayne to proceed from Paris to Cairo, r.ud when he had bought his camels to bring them to New York on the Navel Stoivshlp Supply, then under command of Lieutenant D. 1). Porter. Lieutenant Porter's Instructions were to await Major Wayne at some convenient jwlnt In tlie Mediterranean, to disembark a laud force nt Belrout, and to see that the expedition was amply protected agninst attacks from the warlike tribes of the Interior. On returning, the lieutenant was to laud his cargo at some point on the coast of Texas. The storeship Supply reached Indlan ola, Tex., on February 10, having lost three camels on the voyage. Those that survived were well, and the whole drove was taken under tho care of Captain J. X. Palmer, U. 8. A., to Camp Verde, Texas, there to be kept several years. The Suwanee brought In a load of forty-one camels on Feb ruary 10, 1857, nud these, too, were sent to the Interior. Almost from the first there was dif ficulty In grooming and feeding the animals. In a few weeks several died of unknown diseases, nml others languished and became unlit for work. The military officers found It hard to get any hostler to attend to the cam els, towards which all the cavalrymen and troopers took a violent dislike. The horses became restive und ugly when stabled or corralled with the struuge leasts. There were frequent reports that a camel or two had broken away during the night nud wandered away; and It has leeu suspected that extra ordinary sseal was not always . put forth to find the animals and bring them back. From May 5, 1801, some thirty of the camels that had become partly do mesticated to American ways aud adapted to tho climate of the South west, were kept at the United States forts at EI Paso and Bowie, Aria. They were fed and cared for at the ex pense of the War Department, but be cause the trooiers and teumstors could not be got use them In place of horses or mules, and esju'claHy be cause of the clumsiness of the bar nests and tlie unusual labor in packing, the animals were seldom used. In the Inst year or two of their stay nt the garrison they were merely pensioners upon Uncle Sam's bounty, and were never brought Into service. Cln 1S01 the hord had Increased to forty-four head. Tlien tbe Clval War came on, and In the stir of those days lu every fort lu the South all attention was turned to the great crisis. The forts fell into disuse, and tbe beasts were allowed to wander away at will. They travelled In pairs, and sometimes In bunches of four and six, across the deserts and Into the mountains. Some lived for years In the Panhandle of Texas, nod In the Colorado Itlver. In some Instances the camels multiplied, but In twenty years most of them died among the mountains or were killed by the Indians. At Intervals In the last decade sol diers and cow-boys In New-Mexico aud Arizona have seen the strays. Reports are that the animals have grown white with age, are as wild as any mustang, and have liard, bony hoofs, tmllke tbe pedal cushions of the well-kept camel, and that thetr bide has assumed a hard, leathery appearance. It Is likely there are few left to America. They have not been seen In the central part of either New Mexico or Arliona Id several yean. From Um LaiuI of Sun-Bhlae. THINGS ABOUT MANKIND. The liver is a most wonderful organ, containing facilities of several kinds, But perhaps the most wonderful thing in it is that part set aside to look out for and arrest poisons. Vho would think that in his eye there is a block and pulley, or "tackle," as the sailors call it, as complete and efficient as that with which a ship hoists her mainsail ? There it is, how ever! and whenever you look at the tip of your nose the muscle that moves your eye-ball works in it. There are severa1 of these pulleys in the body, So inventive was nature when con structing our body that the difficulty is to stop enumerating her clever ideas. She saw that we would very soon grow tired if we had to hold up two heavy legs by means of muscular effort, so she made the hip joint airtight, and the pressure of the air alone keeps the leg in its place. Adam's apple, if it was once that fruit that brought into the world all our woe, is now a useful organ. It serves as a sort of storage cistern of the blood for the brain. When the heart sends up too much blood Adam's apple intercepts it, or part of ic ; and when the direct supply from the heart temporarily runs short, Adam's apple gives up its store. Most people know the use of the epiglottis', which saves us from immi nent death every time we swallow a bit of food. At the back of the mouth the air passage and the food passage cross each other, and, whenever we swallow food, it would inevitably go into the windpipe and choke us, only that this little body pops down and covers the entrance. It is like the policeman who regulates the traffic where streets cross. The semi-circular canal, for cen turies a 'physiological puzzle, are an extraordinary device for enabling us to keep our balance. They are little channels, hollowed out, in connection with the ear. in the bones of the head. and partly filled with fluid lymph. As our head or bodv swavs the fluid moves, acting like a spirit level, and informing the brain whether we are standing in the perpendicular or at a dangerous angle. Answers. All the People Should keep themselves healthy and especial care snouicl be given to this matter at this time. Health depends upon pure, nch blood, for when the blood is impure and impoverished diseases ol various kinds are almost certain to result. The one true blood purifier is Hood's Sarsaparilla. By its power to purity and vitalize the blood it has proved itself to be the safeguard of health, and the record of remaik able cures effected proves that it has wonderful power over disease. It actually and permanently cures when all other preparaticns fail to do any good whatever. Catarrh for Twenty Years and Cured in a Few Days. Nothing too simple, nothing too hard lor Dr. Ag new's Catarrhal Powder to give relief in an instant. Hon. George Taylor, of Scanlon Pa., says : " I have been a martyr to Catarrh for 20 years, con stant coughing, dropping in the throat and pain in the head, very offensive breath. I tried Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. The first applica tion gave instant relief. After using a few bottles all these symptoms of Catarrh left me. It is a great remedy." Sold by C. A. Kleim. 'The riuckjr Illuojujr. My rasp'berry patch is flftj feet square, surrounded by a win fence. So many birds make their homi In the wooded rooms within' ten feet that It Is necesary to protect this patel by netting, which Is supported by wlrei strung overhead. Tho net hangs ovei the sides of the fence three or four feet Occasionally a bird gets Inside, espec lally the blue Jay. We catch them and let them o unharmed. Yesterday mj man and myself were near and saw 1 blue Jay In there with a ripe raspberrj In his bill, fluttering against the net My man went Inside and chased hiir from one side to another three times and flnnally got his hands on him al where the fence rail and the net met but the bird managed the slip through his hands down between the net and then outside of the fence and gained bis liiberty. All this time he hung ontc the berry and flew away with' It. Thai certainly Is a good Illustration of bird oluck. Median's Monthly. Fenuerleenkt Mnmirnlu Tea. Under this name the leaves of on of the golden rods, eolldago odoro, art In very common use as tea by famllle of the Oerman race In the interior ol Pennsylvania. Men gather the leavei In the summer time, and many are said to make a good living at the work They peddle the plant In the wlntei time. Dropsy Cured With One Bottle. A great cure and a fei ;at testimony. " For ten years I suffered greatly from Heart Disease, Fluttering of the Heart and Smothering Spells, made my life a torment. I was confined to my bed. Dropsy set in. My physi cian told me to prepare for the worst. I tried Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart One dose gave great re'ief, one bottle cured the Dropsy and my heart." Mrs. James Adams, Syra cuse, N. y. Sold by C. A. Kleim. ' fci:&&tM "A perfect typr of th Mft writer nt tTcellmce In mnnfnctnr fa Walter ill JWi Eitabliihed CI ,7"'' BREAKFAST COCOA Absolutely Costs Less Be lure tht you set the genuine article, made at ALEXANDER 15R0TIIERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Huts SOLE AGENTS FOR Ilenrj Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. 3?i-tTlT"2 OOOD3 .A. GPECIALTY. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Bole agents tor the Horny Clay, Londros, Normal, Bloomsburg Pa. fti6Q$ I(0W hiid For the finest and best stoves, tinware, roofir)Q snouting 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. I have the exclusive control of the Thatcher steam, hot water and hot air heaters for this territory, which is acknowl edged to be the best heater on the market. All work guaranteed. 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. We are selling good shoes, them. urop in ana Cohnek Iron and Main Sts. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CAKPET, K1ATTI3G, or Olli CliOTII, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. m. BMOWEffi'B 2nd Door above Court House A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. THING3 WE OUGHT TO KNOW. That it is never economical to buy a cheap soap. That coftee is one of the best ilisin- fectants known. That health and happiness depend greatly upon the condition of the skin. That salt or ashes are useful for removing discolorations from coffee cups. That stains on the children's aprons may be removed by the use of alcohol. That the chest may be creatlv strengthened by the daily use of cold water. That ink stains may be removed from marble by the use of lemon juice. That Japanned trays should not be put into hot water, as it will cause the varnish to crack and peel. That bronzes may be cleaned by careful rubbing with sweet oil, then polished with chamois. That two parts of sweet oil to one' of lime water will prove soothing) when sunburned. That a soft cloth, if dipped in lin seed oil, will prove efficacious in pol ishing tables, etc. That Tavelle water will remove ink stains from carpets. lhat dry paint may be removed from glass by using the edge of a silver coin. That a little sweet oil put on the hinges of a creaking door will prevent the unpleasant sound. 1 hat all piece? cf old linen should be carefully saved and sent to the nearest hospital. lhat only inferior sauce can be made from inferior fruit. That hot bread and cake can be smoothly cut by using a hot knife. lhat eggs will cook much more easily if covered when frying. tsaKer co.'s K- fa H ft Pure Delicious Nutritious. than One Cent a Cup. DORCHESTER, MAS3 By j WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. T following brands of Clgan- Indian Frincocs, Samson, Silver Ash Gfaod Wori. W. W. WATTS, EJXoomsburg', Pa. lo-iv.r SHOES so good you ought to see we will make it nay you. W. H. Hoore. What the Shakers of Mount Leba non know more about than anybody else, is the use of herbs and how' to be healthy. They have studied the power of food. They nearly ' all live to a ripe old age. The Shaker Digestive Cordial is prepared by the Shakers from herbs and plants with a special tonic power over the stomach. It helps the stomach digest its food, and digested food is the strength maker. Strong muscles, strong body, strong brain, all come from properly digested food. A sick stomach can be cured and digestion made easy by Shaker Diges tive Cordial. It cures the nausea, loss of appe tite, pain in the stomach, headache, giddiness, weakness and all the other symptoms of indigestion, certain!)' and permanently. Sold by druggist'. Trial bottle 10 cents. Half Kates to Toronto via Pennsylvania Railroad on acoount of bp worth League Convention. For the F.pworth League Inter national Convention, to be held it Toronto, Canada, July 15 to iS, the Pennsylvania Railrcad Company will seli special tickets from all points on its line to Toronto and return at rate of single fare for the round trip. These tickets will be sold and good going July 14 and 15 i good to return, leaving Toronto not earlier than July 19 nor later than July 14, 1897, an'f will be good only for continuous pass age from Toronto on date stamped. For further information apply to ticket agents. Just try a 10c. box of Cascaret', the finest liver and bowel regulator ever made. 4. i-ry
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