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fjUEER AUTOMATONS.
■SAMPLES FROM THE DAVB OF
DiCOALUS TO THE PRESENT. .
A Wooden Venn. Thet Walked and a
■feaaen Man That Talked—A Wonderful
Mechanical Dnck—The Greatest of All
She Fraudulent Aatometons.
There are few things moro attractivo
to the generality of men 9t more calou
toted to excite their wonder and admira
tion than a dexterously and mysteriously
wmtrived automaton. There is, indoed,
something almost uncanny In the sight
d a figure made by men's hands acting
Uke a creature of flesh and blood, and
this nncanniuesa is one of themo6t sub
tle of fascinations. Henoe the silver of
the curious readily finds its way into
the pockets of men ingenious enough to
invent suoh marvels.
This passion for the automaton is oer
toinly no new thing. One meets it in
almost the earliest books, sometimes
veiled in myth, sometimes more direct
ly stated. Vulcan, it will be remem
tared, made automatic tripods for the
pads of Olympns stools which ad
vanced of their own aocord to the ban
meting table and so retired when the
anst was over.
Aristotle tells us that the human au
tomata which Daedalus made wore so
native that it was necessary to keep
them tethered for fear they would run
nwny. The same philosopher describes
• wooden Venus who walked about and
fit res also the sooret of the phenomenon.
She was filled with qnioksilver—a some
what crude device. Albertns Magnus is
•edited with having made a brazen
man who talked and St. Thomas Aqai
nan with having pounded It to pieces
with a olub, suspecting it to be a work
d satan. Some marvelous feats of
mechanism are credited to John Muller,
otherwise known as Regiomontanus,
who flourished in the fifteenth century,
and in dealing with him we perhaps
touch firmer ground. One was au iron
fly which flow around a table, another
• wooden eagle whioh went out to meet
Emperor Maximilian on his entry of
Nuremberg on June 7, 1470, and re
tailed with him to the oity gatea
Whether dne or not to the stimulus
given by Lonis XTV, the seventeenth
and eighteenth oenturies were in France
times of great antomatio activity. In
feed, tbo first named oentury marks the
beginning of the really historical era of
automata. In the eighteenth century
lived Mr. Vaucanson, perhaps the moßt
wonderful of all makers of automata
■d the creator of the famous duck
which first appeared before the public
to 1741. The dnck was Vancanson's
masterpiece and oompleted n reputation
already made wide by his mechanical
fiato player and an antomatio musician
which not only blew upon the flageolet,
but also kept time to it on a tambourine.
The bird was of life size, and not only
was It outwardly an exact imitation to
•feather of a real dnck, bnt its internal
anatomy was absolutely true to life. So,
indeed, were its movements, for it
■•ram, dived, walked, quacked, ate,
drank and by an ingenious device even
aaemed to digest its food.
This automaton disappeared after its
inventor's death, bnt turned np again
in 1840 in a garret in Berlin and was
purchased by a George Tiets, who took
tour years to put it in proper working
order again. At the end of this time it
was exhibited in a room in the Palais
Royal, Paris, where Mr. Hondin, the
celebrated ooujuror, saw it, and, indeed,
•flex-ward, when something happened
to one of its wings, took charge of and
repaired it No doubt it is still in ex
istence. Of moro modern automata this
is scarcely the place to speak, for they
ere private secrets. Let ns confine onr
eelvea to merely mentioning Mr. Mas
helyne's "Psycho" and "Zoo."
Like most things, automata have not
always been what they seemed. Of
many frauds upon the wonder loving
public perhaps the completest was that
of the famous antomatio chess player of
Mr. Kompeleu, whioh was exhibited
all over Enrope at the end of the last
awl ui j and afterward in America. It
WM the figure of a life sized Turk Heat
ed behind a largo box, the top of whioh
wee marked in the middle for chess,
torior to the automaton's meeting an
opponent the front of the box was open
ad end skeptical lookers on were shown
au arrangement of strings, pulleys and
splinders. After this they were allowed
to examine the interior of the figure,
whioh was hoilow. Then Mr. Kempe
to wound up his Turk with a key, and
to was ready to play, which it did by
moving the pieces with its left hand
and giving three nods for check to king
and two for chock to queen. All the
noted oheas players of Europe succumb
ed to the fignre's superior strategy, and
He skill so impressed the Empress Cath
ine II of Russia that she wished to
buy it and was with difficulty persuad
ed by Mr. Kempelen to give up the idea.
It was not for years that the secret was
diaOovered; bnt, like most secrets, it
leaked ont at last. The real chess play
er wee a Mr. Wronsky, a Polish ex-oap
toln, both of whose legs had been am
putated at the trunk in oonsequence of
•wound from a cannon ball. While the
%ectators wore examining the box
Vronaky was in the Turk's body, and
whta they turned to inspeot that an in
ptnioet mechanism slid him back into
the box. To the fact that Wronsky was
■ aheet player of consummate skill the
wide feme of the automaton, whioh he
atetatly controlled, is to be attributed.
After this disclosure Mr. Kempelen's
•stoats ton naturally enough ceased to
moire mankind to wonder.—New York
Cut.
Strict Sunday Laws.
Swlßemnnde on the Baltio has strict
Sunday lews. Shipmasters who enter
toe port am fined heavily by the town
authorities if they have their ships
washed or painted on Sunday or church
holidays. As foreigners are not ac
quainted with the German church cal
endar th 7 are frequently caught.
VICTOR EMMANUEL AS A HUSBAND
Strange Relation* with Hie Wife of thi
"Re Oalantnome"—ADouble Life.
A curious account of Victor Emman
uel's married life, taken from the Au
toblograpLy of Oen. Morozzo della Roc
ca, who died recently as Senlor-Qener
al In tne Italian army, la printed by thi
London Dally News.
"The wedding took place In April
1842, and magnificent festivals were in
stltuted on the occasion by Charlei
Albert. The Incomparable klndnesi
and sweetnese of Marie Adelaide did i
great deal to soften the manners of thi
court. As soon as he had made the ac
qualntance of his wife Victor Emman
uel loved her ardently, and the affec
tion he bore her continued tender until
the end. But she could not fill the lift
of her husband, who was entirely de
prived of mental occupation, for Carle
Alberto never permitted his children U
shure In the least In state affairs. Sc
Victor Emmanuel still kept hU bach
elor habits, and after his marriage hat
still more liberty than before. He cre
ated a life of his own to recompensi
himself for the monotony of that im
posed upon him In the royal palacs. Hi
hunted and shot In the mountains ant
In the marshes, undertook length)
rides and walks, and was away from
home not only all the morning, bul
very often during entire days. In thi
palace Victor Emannuel was the Crowi
Prince, a loving husband, a respectful
son; no sooner away from the housi
than his natural lnstinots and repress
ed tastes burst out violently, and hi
became a species of mousquetalre o;
the sixteenth century, of whom he hat
the physical type and wore a similar
costume. But he had nothing of thi
rudeness of manners and vulgar pas
sions given by Dumas to his heroes
Though Victor Emmanuel was by nc
means proud or haughty, but rathei
familiar with the persons In his ser
vice, he was most Jealous of his per
sonal dignity and would not have com
promised It in the least degree. Hli
heart—and thlß Is true, though It ma)
appear strange—was entirely devotee
to Maria Adelaide. He entertained foi
her a respectful and passionate admlra
tlon, placed In her unbounded confi
dence, and his tenderness toward hei
was such that he had none to spare foi
other people, not even for the woman
who during many years was the com
panion of his life, the mother of hit
children, and to whom, finally, he wai
united in a morganatic marriage. Hi
reserved for Maria Adelaide the best 01
himself without pretending to be othei
than he was. He had no secrets front
her, and only avoided giving her de
tails which might have proved incon
venient for her chaste ears. Maria Ad
elalde, however, knew a great deal
which she not only condoned but Jus
tified, a mystery of supreme lndulgenci
and kindness which Is not easy to un
derstand or even Imagine by any oni
who was not, like myself, placed be
tween the double existences of Victoi
Emmanuel—that In the palace and thai
without. The only person who had thi
right of condemning him abstalneo
from doing so, and I dare to say thai
she did well."
PROHETIC.
Nelson's Desire to Figure In sa Fine a Pic
ture as the ''Death of Wolf."
Benjamin West's picture of thi
"Death of Nelson" Is closely connected
with an anecdote of the great sailor
says the Youth's Companion. Just be
fore he went to sea for the laßt timt
he was present at a dinner, during
which he sat between the artist and Sli
William Hamilton.
Nelson was expressing to Hamilton
his regret that he had not, In his youtb
acquired some taste for art, and somi
discrimination In Judging it.
"But," said he, turning to West
"there Is one picture whose power I dc
feel. I never pass a shop where youi
'Death of Wolfe' is in the windoe
without being stopped by it."
West made some gracious answer tc
the compliment, and Nelson went on
"Why have you painted no more like
It?"
"Because, my lord," West replied
"there are no more subjects."
"Ah!" said the sailor, I didn't think
of that."
"But, my lord," continued West, "1
am afraid your lntrepedlty will yel
furnish me with another such scene;
and If It should, I shall certainly avail
myself of It."
"Will you?" said Nelson. "Will you
Mr. Wqst? Then I hope I shall die It
the next battle!"
A few days later he sailed, hli
strangely expressed aspiration was re
alized, and the scene lives upon can
vas.
Controlled by Colored People.
There Is a hospital for colored peo
pie in Savannah which Is wholly sup
ported by the colored people. Con
nected with It Is a training school foi
colored nurses, and a number of well
trained sick-bed attendants have beet
taught there. The management of thi
hospital has never called upon thi
white citixens for aid, but has been
supported solely by the colored peo
pie.
The Cau.o of Confusion.
"Isn't It strange the way people
make mountains out of mole hills?"
"Oh, I don't know; when you aren'l
big enough to see over them then
Isn't much difference."—New York
World. |
It Is recorded that once Senator Ma
son propounded a query to Senatoi
Morgan. "How long could you talk,"
asked Mason, "on a subject of which
you knew absolutely nothing?"
"Well," answered Morgan with o
smile, "If it was a matter about which
I knew absolutely nothing, I do not
think I could talk more than two days."
—Washington Post.
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
PHOTOGRAPHS IN COLOR&
Simple Method of Seourln. Very Pleeeln|
Kfr.et.
A recent American Invention prom
ises to make tho coloring ot photo
graphs a very simple matter, even foi
the amateur, and no great artistic tal
ent Is necessary. By the process
known as the "Kalos art," ordinary
prints may be made considerably more
attractive at small cost and with nc
great expenditure ot time. All that la
necessary Is a box ot "Kalos colors," a
dish ot clean water and a camel's-haii
brush and sponge. These colors art
transparent, and the shades and lights
of the photograph show through. Any
desired tints may be secured by mixing
or diluting with water. To color any
print apply the shades with the brush
and wash the surface of the picture
with a wet sponge, so that all super
fluous color may be romoved. Thla
prevents running and Insures a more
even distribution of the colors. Rinse
the brush or the sponge In clean water,
after using each color, sponge the
whole picture after the coloring Is fin
ished. It Is better to make the colore
a trifle stronger than Is desired In or
der to allow for a slight fading In the
mounting process. The picture should
then be allowed to dry thoroughly, sc
that the colors may become firmly
fixed before mounting. These colored
prints may be mounted on cards or
transferred to glass, in Imitation ol
porcelain paintings. The miniature
may be set in pearl or gold for lockets,
brooches, sleeve buttons, watch charms
&c. This process Is warranted to work
on photographs of a gelatinous nature
and gives excellent results on platinum
prints. Collodion prints may be col
ored by first giving them a gelatinous
surface. This may be done by adding
one-quarter ounce of water to one
ounce of sheet gelatine, and the mix
ture heated until the gelatine Is thor
oughly dissolved; then, with a wide,
soft brush, apply the dissolved gelatine
to the film side of the print, giving It
a smooth, even surface. Heat It gen
tly over a lighted lamp until dry.—
Philadelphia Record.
CAR STEALING AS A FINE ART.
Omaha Claim, to Have the Moat Kxp.il
Borrower.
When the traffic of a railroad Is lim
ited only by the number of cars It can
get possession of the means of securing
those cars are overlooked and only ths
end is considered. Thus it comes that
in railroad circles it is rather an hon
or than a dishonor to be an expert cai
thief. Stealing a freight car Is no mort
regarded as a crime In railroad circles
than Is stealing a base in baseball
games.
The most successful superintendent
of a car service is he who can, when his
own supply of cars runs short, reach
out and steal from other roads enough
cars to meet the demand. To be sure,
the theft is not a permanent one, as the
cars are bound to be returned to the
company that owns them some day.
But when several roads are lying In
wait to grab the same string of empty
cars the one that succeeds In capturing
it make 3 a borrowing that is pretty
close approach to a theft. This pro
cedure, however, is regarded as legiti
mate railroading under the conditions
now existing in Nebraska, where the
business of a railroad depends prac
tically altogether on its ability to rusb
empty cars to the stations where there
are thousands of bushels of grain
awaiting shipment.
In this respect it Is generally con
ceded that Omaha has the most expert
superintendent of car service In the
business. His is a western railroad,
and a pretty big one. Just as soon as
a string of empty ears come across the
big bridge between here and Council
Bluffs they are seized by this smooth
borrower of cars, rushed out on his line
filled with grain and returned here to
be delivered to the railroad east of the
river to whom the cars belong. That
railroad cannot object very strenuous
ly since It thoreby receives the haul on
the grain from here to Chicago, but It
may be greatly embarrassed quite often
when it thinks It has twenty or thirty
empty cars In the Omaha yard and
plans to send them west on some othet
line, only to later discover that they
have been grabbed and hustled out on
the western line that boasts of having
the smoothest car superintendent In
the United States.—Omaha Bee.
Servants of Olden Times.
Servants were servants away back in
1566, Just as varied, In fact, as the wo
man who bossed them, and both were
much as they are in this end of the
century year. Servants were fined In
those days for each trivial offence. A
penny was thought enough to fine a
servant who left open a door that
should have been closed, and the same
fine did service for missing family
prayers, or leaving the beds of the
house unmade later than 8 o'clock in
the morning. The cook might have s
beau, but she had to pay a fine every
time ho came, of 1 penny. If such
rules were enforced now, madam would
find herself without "lady help" in
short order.
Five Is the great sacred Chinese
number. There are five virtues, five
colors (yellow, white, green, red and
black), five household gods, five plan
ets (Saturn, Venus. Jifpiter, Mars, Mer
cury), five ranks of nobility, five tastes,
five cardinal points (the middle, east,
west, south and north respectively),
and five tones.
In one consignment, recently, a
feather dealer In London received 6,000
birds of paradise, 360,000 birds of vari
ous kinds from the Bast Indies and
400,000 humming birds. In three
months another dealer Imported 356,-
308 birds from the East Indies.
QUAiNT ANJ) CURIOUS.
Infant schools began in New Lanark,
Scotland, in 1815; in England not till
1818.
To improve her complexion, a
young lady in Worcester, England,
was in the habit of eating about two
wax candles every week.
Chinese brides of high station fre
quently do not see their husbands un
til the red veils dre lifted at the marri
age ceremony.
The long tails of the Shah of Per
sia's horses are dyed crimson for six
inches at their tips—a jealously guard
ed privilege of the ruler and his sons.
In order to raise church funds, a
Georgia minister charged admission
to an entertainment where the con
testants engaged in a ginger cake eat
ing competition.
Detectives detailed to look after
professional shoplifters always look to
see if their suspects are wearing gloves.
A professional, it is declared, never
works with gloves on.
Alderman Backer, of Brooklyn, is a
philanthropist—also a real estate deal
er. He has offered to the first family
that is blessed with twins in his dis
trict a house, rent free, as long as
they want to occupy it. To the first
family that registers triplets he offers
to give a house and lot.
It was not until 1878 that the manu
facture of hairpins began in the United
States. Previous to that time those
used in this country were brought
from England to France. Now the
trade is such a large one that it takes
50,000 packages, each containing
twenty-four pins, to supply the whole
sale demand daily in New York alone.
The tint of birds' eggs, especially
the light colors, are apt to lade, on
exposure in museums to too great sun
light. This is the case with tne green-,
ish blue eggs, as those of the murre.
By experiment the darker colored
eggs of olive brown or chocolate hue
have been found to undergo little
change.
Bloomsburg, Pa., Dec. 27, 1897. —
I was crippled with rheumatism, and
took many different medicines with
out obtaining any benefit. I saw a
testimonial of a cure ot rheumatism by
Hood's Sarsaparilla, and began taking
this medicine Before I had finished
the second bottle I began to improve,
and when I had taken five bottles I
was as nimble as ever and have not
been afflicted with rheumatism since.
Mrs. C. W. McCaslin, 219 Seventh St.
Hood's Pills are the only pills to
take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Easy
and yet efficient.
Lippincott's Magazine for February, 1808.
The complete novel in the Febru
ary issue of Lippincott's is "A Troop
er Galahad," by Captain Charles
King. It contains some close and
vivid sketches of character and life at
an army post in the southwest : the
warlike excitement is furnished by a
prolonged pursuit of a dangerous
band of outlaws.
"His Last Appearance," by Jean
Wright, and "A Litertary Success,"
by Willis Irwin, are very brief tales.
"Outwitting a Grizzly" is one of
William Thomson's true stories of
western adventure in old tipnes—as
far back as 1850.
R. G. Robinson, who is an author
ity on his chosen subject, supplies
some information upon Florida,
"The Land of the Winter Cucumber."
Fakirs, adventurers, and swindlers of
various kinds are the theme of Dora
E. W. Spratt, in "How they Live on
Nothing a Year."
"The Poetry of Shelter" is one of
Dr. Charles C. Abbott's very best
nature-papers. Robert Timsol, in
"Back from Altruria," sets forth some
of the attractions and drawbacks of
Mr. Bellamy's millennial state.
Samuel M. Warns writes briefly of
"Odors," William Trowbridge Lam
ed of "Insomnia," Ellen Duvall of
"Opportunity," and M. A. De Wolfe
Howe of "The Other Side of Let
ters." The third paper of Dr. Theo
dore F. Wolfe's series, "Some Liter
ary Shrines of Manhattan," deals
with "The Latin Quarter and its
Environs."
Thee are complete by Carrie Blake
Morgan and Clarence Urmy.
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We also have a large assortment ot CONFECTIONERY in nice boxes
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, lsued
out of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia
county, Pa., and to me directed, there will bo
exposed to public sale at the Court HOUBO, In
Bloomsburg, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1898,
at z o'clock In the afternoon, all that certain
lot or piece of land situate In East Bloomsburg,
Columbia county, and State of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Be.
ginning at a stone corner of Canal street and
lot of Mathlas Kindt, and running tbence along
said lot northwardly one hundred and sixty feet,
more or less, to Ridge alley; thence along said
alley eastwardly forty feet to lot of M. Kindt
aforesaid, and thence along said lot southward
ly one hundred and sixty feet, more or less, to
the place of beginning, it being the same
premises which George Barreter and Caroline
Barreter by deed dated November 19. 1889, and
recorded In tbe olllce lor the recording of deeds,
Sc., In and tor Columbia county, in Deed Book,
No. 41, pages 371, &c., granted and conveyed un
to Charles C. Kesty, party hereto, on which Is
erected a two-atory
DWELLING HOUSE,
and outbuilding.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit of
Fannie Kckroth vs. Charles C. Kesty and TUlle
E. Kesty, his wife, and to be sold as the proper
ty of Charles C. Kesty and TUlle E. Kesty, his
wife.
Bahklsy, Atty. W. W. BLACK,
Sheriff.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Ellas McUenry, late of Benton Borough,
deceased.
yotice is herelty given that letters testamentary
on the estate of Ettas McHt nry, late of Benton
Borough, Columbia County, Pa., deceased, hare
been granted to M. T, McUenry. to whom all per
sons indebted to said estate are requested to nuike
payment, and those having claims or demands
will make known the same without delay.
Fritz, Atty. M. T. McUenry,
1-<WM* Executor.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Ettate of John Zaner, late of PlshlngvreeX town
ship, deceased.
Nqtice is hereby given that letters testamentary
on the estate of John Zaner, late of Fishlngcreek
township, Columbia county, Pa-% deceased, have
been granted to Lloyd Zaner and William Chris
man, to irhtym all persons indebted to said estate,
are requested to make payment, and those having
claims or demands will make, kuown the same
without delay. LLOYD ZANER,
WILLIAM CHRIS MAN.
12-23.6*. Executors.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
In re-estate qf Mary Driesbech, late W Fishing
creek township, Columbia county, Pa., deed.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by the Or
phatis' Court of Columbia county, to distribute
the balance in the hands of the administrator of
Mary Driesbach. late of Fishlngcresk township,,
in said county, deceased, to and among the parties
legally entitled thereto, will sit at his office, in the
town of /Jloomsburg, Pa., on Friday. the 281 A day
of January, IMB, at 10 o'clock a. m.. when and
where, all iter sons having claims against the said
estate will appear and prove, the s cine or be for
ever debarred from coming in on saidftmA.
1-6-4 1 H'. A. EVERT, Auditor.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of E. J. Cole, deceased
The undersigned auditor, appointed by the Or
phans' Court of Columbia county, tg make dis
tribution of the funds in the hands of the admin
istrator, to and among the parties legally entitled
thereto, will meet the parties interested for the
purpose of his appointment at his office in the
town of Bloomsburg, Pa., on Saturday, the
day of January, A. D. 1898, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, when and where all persons
are reguired to present their claims against the
estate o/ said deceased or be debar red from coming
infer a share thereof.
1-6 it. W. A. EVERT, Auditor.
RULE ON HEIRS.
Jfstate of Lavina Stout, deceased.
To Fanny lilder, Slilckshlnny, Fa., Sarah Stoat,
sometimes called Lula Evans, New York City;
Eflle stout, New York city, lineal descendents
o( said Lavina Stout, deceased, and to all other
persons interested, Greeting: You aDd each of
you are hereby cited to he and appear before
tbe Judges of our Orphans' Court to bo held at
Bloomsburg, on tbe Brat Monday of February
next, then and there to accept or reruse to take
the real estate of said Lavina Stout, deceased,
at tbe appraised valuation put upon It by In
quest, duly awarded by the said Court, and re
turned by tbe Sheriff, or show cause why It
shall not be sold. W. W. BLACK,
_ Sheriff,
1-6-lt. Sheriff's office, Bloomsburg, Pa
, AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Except tons to acknowledgment of Sheriff's
deed by B. W. Jury, Cosmopolitan Building and
Loan Association vs. Emma Neyhard et aL
In tbe Court of common Pleas of Columbia
county.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by safd
Court to pass upon aald exceptions and mako
distribution of tbe fund ai lslng from the Sher
iff's sale of the premises, will meet the parties
Interested forbearing and the performance of
his duties, at his office In the Town of Blooms
burg, on Friday, the 58th day of January, I8hl
at 10 o clock In tbe forenoon; at which time ■-
place all parties Interested arc required to pre
sent their claims, or be forever debarred from
coming in upon the said fund.
1-4- 98 Bt. Auditor.