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NO MAN INDISPENSABLE.
A Limit to tli Yaluo of Kvou iho Valu
able Man** Services.
"It's a mistake for a man to think
he's indispensable," said Mr. Nozzleby,
"for no man is. Men are valuable,
and tliey may easily make them
selves very valuable, but when
a man comes to think the busi
ness can't get along without him,
or can't get along as well as it does,
which amounts to the same thing,
why, lie's wrong, that's all. More thau
one man lias found that out when ae
has set his valuation too high. And
it is very probable that when he be
gan to dwell on ills own value his
value in reality began to decline; it is
certain that one of the tilings that
contributed most to increase his value
was his forgetfulness of himself.
"As a matter of fact a man's inter
ests, if he is really a superior man, up
to a certain point, and that a high
point, too. will take care of them
selves, or rather other people will
take care of tliem if he will sup
ply the motive. There is a fixed low
price for the run of people of average
ability, but none for the man of really
superior ability, that Is, if he Is a 100
per cent, man, which is to say not only
of high ability but perfect forgetful
ness of self and absolute devotion to
business. Any break or flaw or lack
in these qualities anywhere knocks a
man's value down wonderfully. Noth
ing less than the whole will do. but
that will command a price anywhere
and everywhere.
- "Still no man is indispensnble; it
isn't in the nature of things that he
should lie. No matter who dies, the
world keeps on turning just the same,
and It would be just the same with the
business if you should go out of it."—
New York Sun.
JOKE HABIT IRRESISTABLE.
TIUs Man Simply Had in Slatii Light of
the >lo*r ScrloiiH of ThingM.
"The coolest man 1 ever knew," be
gan the drummer from Milwaukee,
"was not a soldier at all, aud very
likely would have run like a scared
sheep if ever he had been under fire.
For all that, he never let anything sur
prise him. He seemed to make it the
chief object of his life to crack a joke
on every occasion that other people
thought serious. He was the ordinary
city knockabout—called himself a real
estate dealer, I believe, though 1 doubt
If he ever sold a foot of land in his
life.
"Well, one day John Jimson—that
was his name—dropped dead in his
office. At least, lie seemed to be dead.
The doctor called it heart disease and
made out the death certificate accord
ingly. We all went to his funeral for
he was liked by everybody, and a
good many commented on the nutural,
smiling expression of the corpse.
"Just as the undertaker was alxiut
to close the coffin the corpse raised its
head slightly and lld very faintly but
smiling and distinct: "One moment,
please.'
"You can bet there was a great sen
sation and a scurrying to get him out
of the coffin when wo realized that
he had only been in a trance. As we
lifted him up be smiled again very
cheerfully and whispered: '1 was only
going to suggest, Mr. Undertaker, that
you ought to send yotir bill to the doc
tor who granted a death certificate
and not to my poor family.' " —Buffalo
Express.
SHE ROUNDSUPHOBOES.
A Woman Wlin la ttti Kxport in Penmad-
Ing Tram pa to Work.
Mrs. 8. J. Atwood calls herself the
"Hobo Hustler of the West," and there
is )>osslhly no other woman In the
world who holds a similar position.
Her business Is to gather up all the
Idle laborers she can find uud put them
to work on the Union Pacific Railroad
in Colorado, Wyoming and other West
ern sections. She litis been employed
by the Union Pacific In this capacity
for the past twelve years, and the
company finds her services indispen
sable.
Mrs. Atwood has been in the busi
ness so long that she says she can
tell by looking at n man whether or
not he will make a good hand. When
she sees one who suits iter taste she
approaches him without hesitation and
asks him how ho would like the posi
tion she has to offer. It only requires
the work of about a minute for the
terms to be arranged, and the man is
escorted to some corner where others
she has engaged have been congre
gated.
Mrs. Atwood has no place she calls
her home, but she usually makes Den
ver her headquarters. Most of her
time is spent between Denver and
Portland, Ore.
The "hobo hustler" is a little wo
man agout 30 years of age. She lias
short curly hair that is as black as
night. She walks with an agile step
and always has a pleasing smile for
even the toughest hobo.—Kansas City
World.
Origin of Chinese Opium Smoking.
Although opium lias existed as a
medicine in China for over a thou
sand years, the curse of opium smok
ing has only been known on any con
siderable settle for less than one hun
dred and fifty years, aud then it spread
from the coast inland, the import
steadily increasing, first in the hands
of the Portuguese, but from 1773 In
the hands of the British. This view
of the matter supports the ordinary
anti-opium contention, which is that
opium is almost Invariably spoken of
as Yang-yen--l. e., "foreign smoke (or
tobacco)," and not by Its Chinese name
and that the habit of opium smoking,
with all Its attendant evils, came from
across the seas and was introduced
by foreigners.—Contemporary Review.
COL. HAY'S LAWSUIT.
Cl).i New Si-rreuiry ni* Suite I'l-liti 11 u
About Luko Miimneo.
Jrkti !!:•ti.e r:cw Secretary of
Plate, is t!v leading plaintiff in an itn
porinnt case, the facts in which are
now being ascertained by a referee ap-
P ted by the New Hampshire Su
premo Court
T.i ally associated with Mr. llay
are Professors John I). Qitaekcnhusli
at.il William A. Dunning, of Now
lurk. Colonel W. S. B. Hopkins of
Worcester, Mass., and others.
'I lies" gentlemen have built summer
homos on the shores of Lake Sunapee,
the most beautiful jewel In New
Hampshire's girdle of lacustrine gems.
So far as variety of scenery, vigor of
climate and ease of access are con
cerned, tills lake is an Ideal summer
resort, and every succeeding year finds
Its charms more widely known aud
more warmly praised.
But for land owners upon Its shores
there is one black cloud in Sttnapee's
blue sky. By an old grant of the New
Hampshire Legislature a corporation
known as the Sunapee Dam Co. was
given power to regulate the flow of
the lake through its principal outlet.
Sugar River. This stream furnishes
water jiower for several large manu
factories and the Sunapee Dam Com
pany keeps the water in the lake at a
convenient height for that purpose.
The result is that the summer resi
dents, whose hoathouses, wharves and
grounds line the lake shore, find their
property submerged for a part of the
time, and, again, separated from tue
water's edge by a stretch of unsightly
beach.
In fact, the corporation has caused
so much complaint that the Inhabit
ants around the lake frequently trans
pose the first two words of the com
pany's title, in referring to It.
Other means of redressing their
grieances having been tried and found
wanting, the summer residents decid
ed to take their case Into court. Its
decision will establish an important
legal principle as to the riparian rights
throughout New Hampshire, and per
haps in other states as well.
The distinguished gentlemen named
as plaintiffs think they have Invested
sufficient money on the shores of this
New Hampshire lake to be justified la
expecting to draw dividends of undis
turbed enjoyment.
Secretary Hay's villa Is commodious,
comfortable and sultpfl to Its sur
roundings, though it would not look
out of place if transported to Newport
or Bar Harbor. Twenty-five miles
across the country, at Holderness, is
the summer home of John G. Nicolay,
who was Colonel Hay's co-worker on
the monumental life of Lincoln.
A little colony of musical, literary
and theatrical personages make Suna
pee their home of a summer sensou.
It has had, however, no Whlttier to
sing its charms and no persistent rail
road advertising to bring it into na
tional notice and popularity. In the
minds of Col. Hay and his companion
plaintiffs, this freedom from publicity
is one of the lake's chief charms.
Try It nnd See,
A man ID a light check suit stopped
at the corner and looked intently up
ward.
His gaze appeared to be directed at
the roof of a tall building directly op
posite.
Two men stopped and began to look
In the same direction.
A moment later several others join
ed them.
Business men hurrying along the
road on the way to their offices were
seized with like curiosity, and stopped
short to gaze with the others.
"What's the matter?"
"What is it?"
"What's the excitement?"
These questions flew from lip to lip,
hut nobody seemed able to answer.
"Move on, there!" exclaimed a police
man. "What are you blocking up the
road for?"
But the crowd was too big to be
dispersed by a single policeman.
"I say," asked the officer, forcing his
way to the centre of the throng, and
grabbing the man in the light check
suit, "what are you all looking at?"
"I'm not looking at anything," re
plied the other, without lowering his
head. "I've a stiff neck, and I al
ways carry my head this way. I stop
ped to rest a minute. I don't know
what these chumps are doing here."
And the crowd melted silently away.
IlnttleMhliiN anil Cralacra.
"There are not many men outside the
Navy who thoroughly understand the
difference between a 'battleship' and
a 'cruiser,'" said a naval captain to
the writer.
"The battleship Is a fighting ma
chlne. pure and simple, and speed and
coal-carrying capacity are sacrificed to
guns and armour. Ont-ualf of the
weight of the average battleship con
sists of the ship herself, three-tenths
of armour and guns, and only two
tenths of engines and coal. She can
steam, without re-coaling, an average
distance of 7,000 miles.
"The cruiser is built on quite differ
ent lines. Fully half her entire weight
Is made up of propelling machinery
and coal; her average rate of steaming
is about twenty knots an hour, and she
can, if necessary, steam round the
world wttnout re-roanng.
"The average battleship In the pres
ent war is roughly 350 ft. long, 70ft.
wide, and 43ft. deep. She weighs 11,-
000 tons, carries about forty-five guns,
ranging from the 13in. gun, with lis
projectile weighing half a ton, to the
Catling, with its tiny bullets, three of
which barely weigh an ounce. She car
ries steel armour varying from 4in. to
18tn. In thickness, has a crew of 500
men, and can steam fifteen knots an
hour."
Do not always commence a conver
sation by allusion to the weather.
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
AT THE ELYSEE.
Its Tragedies and Its ltnmunces of th
I't Hccnllfil.
During the last twenty-five years
six presidents of the French republic
have made the Elysee I'alace their
temporary home, and of these M. Fe
lix Faure. the son of humble working
upholsterers, and in every sense of the
word a self-made man, has proved
himself to be not ouly the most suit
able for the post, but also the most
popular personality of them all.
In theory, if not In fact, M. and
Madame Faure are entirely "kept" by
the state—that is to say, they are
lodged rent free and may consider as
their own the produce of the splendid
kitchen gnrdens and conservatories
kept up nt Versailles and Fontaine
bleaii. The president has the right of
shooting and hunting In the state for
ests and woods, and from them the
Elysee Is also supplied with wood and
charcoal. The lighting of the palace,
whether by oil. gas, or electricity. Is
also provided, and a laundry is kept
up and managed quite independently
of the president's official income for
the use of the Klysee.
But the kitchens, which are In some
ways the most important department
of the palace, are entirely maintained
by Monsieur or rather Madame Faure.
There is a chef and under him four
head cooks, and when a ball or ban
quet Is about to be given from thirty
to forty extra scullions make their
appearance. Madame Faure only pat
ronizes the best I'aris or rather
French firms. Fortunately for the
president, however, the Paris senson
for receptions and general entertain
ing only lasts some Uve or six months
of each year.
The president finds It Impossible to
restrict himself to fewer than twelve
horses, although the keep of only
three is allowed by the state. The
Parisian public are very good judges
of outward show and state, and on
certain occasions, notably the day of
the Grand Prix. M. Faure's equipage
and horses have to run the gauntlet
of thousands of critical sightseers.
There is room and to spare at the
Elysee, and each president has. to a
certain extent, altered the arrange
ments made by tils predecessor. M.
Faure, being a practical tnan of busi
ness. has made his study on the
ground floor, close to the splendid re
ception rooms where Madame la
I'residente receives on official occa
sions. The president's study is a
large, pleasant room, furnished with
a view to work rather than play, but
it has the beautiful ceiling and stately
furniture to be found In most old
French chateaux. When conferring
with his ministers, and those other
persons whose business procures them
an audience with the president In his
study, M. Faure sits at the big writing ,
table at which he does all his official
writing.
The official residence of the French
president Is situated in one of the
pleasantest quarters of Paris, and the
beautiful old house, for It can only be
called a palace by courtesy, fills up
a considerable space between the Fau
bourg St. Honore and the Champs
Elysees. History has been made and
unmade in the Elysee. It was there
that Napoleon I signed his abdication
in favor of the King of Rome after
Waterloo, and a few weeks later the
emperor's study became the business
room of the Duke of Wellington.
When the allies left Paris the Elysee
Bourbon, as It was then called, was re
stored to the crown and wns occupied
by the heir of Louis XVIII. It was
occupied first by one and then by an
other royal personage till the year
IS4B. when the new government as
signed it as the official residence of
the tben president of the French re
public, General Cavalgnac, and by a
strange Irony of fate, In the very room
where Napoleon I signed his abdica
tion, Louis Napoleon, then prince pres
ident. waited with his feet on the fen
der to hear the result of the coup d'etat
which made him emperor.
During the third empire, the Elysee
Napoleon, as It had then become, was
lent to the many sovereigns who vis
ited Napoleon 111, and the Empress
Eugenie. Although filled with works
of art and furnished with some of the
finest eighteenth century furniture in
existence, the Klysee happily escaped
the notice of the Communards, and so
was neither sacked nor burnt.
When there was a question as to
where M. and Madame Thiers should
take up their official resideuce, the
Elysee was found to be the ouly habi
table state property In Paris.
GPEAT HABIT, THISI
"Hulloa, old man. Bt>en shrimp
ing?"
"No—no! Been for my ma-ma-tu
tlnnl dip. Wouldn't be dip-pip-prlved
of It for worlds. It's awfully Invlg
glg-oratlng. Gl-glves one the con
oush-tlt-tutlon of a li-lon. It would
lmo-plp-provo you won-on-derfully." I
Agmnaldo's Statement of the Causes of
the Insurrection.
He gave the following three rea
sons for the outbreak of the insur
rection :
1. The misdemeanor of the
priests. (Spanish, of course.)
2. Spanish laws giving all the
liberties to Spanish subjects and re
straining the Filipinos in every pos
sible way.
3. The occupation of civilian of
fices by Spanish officers instead of
natives.
As an illustration of the first rea
son, he told this story:
A priest had an eye on the good
looking daughter of a native. He
put himself in correspondence with
the civil guards, whom he bribed,
and had the father of the girl ar
rested on political charges. He
then took possion of the girl, the
house, and the fortune of her par
ents ; in othe - words, he had them
confiscated, and divided the spoils
with the civil guards. The priso
ger was put on board of a transport
and exiled to some Spanish island
in the Atlantic where he was put
at hard labor, and where he soon
after died.
Doctors, lawyers, educated men
of all descriptions, evm women,
have been similarly dealt with, and
Aguinaldo asserts that even now
Spain holds over 3000 such priso
ners. In revenge the insurgents
have locked up all the Spanish
priests in the country, and hold
them for exchange.— Captain IV. A.
Harper, in Harper s Weekly.
CONDITION IMPROVED.—"I was
suffering from catarrh in the head, and
was in such a condition that I could
hardly be about. I was advised to
take Hood's Sarsaparilla and procured
a bottle and it did so much good I
continued its use until I was entirely
cured. I reccomend Hood's Sarsapa
rilla to others." P- S. PALM, BRAD
FORD, PA.
HOOD'S PILLS are the only pills to
take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. 25c.
ACTORS, SINGERS, TALKERS— Are
all more or less subject to Bald Throat,
Hoarseness, Tonsilitis and Catarrh.
Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder never
disappoints. "I can but proclaim Dr.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder a wonder
ful medicine for actors, singers, and
public speakers Myself and wife
have tried everything, but have never
found anything to equal this great
remedy for quick action ; it certainly
is a wonderful worker." —AL. EMMETT
FOSTELL, NEW YORK CITY.— 72.
Sold by C. A. Kleim.
Little Nettie accompanied her
parents on a trip across the lake
recently, and after being out a short
distance she began to get seasick.
"How do you feel, Nettie?" asked her
mamma. "Oh," was the reply, "I just
feel like I wanted to unswallow my
breakfast."—Chicago News.
GET INSTANT RELIEF FROM PILES.
—This most irritating disease relieved
in ten minutes by using Dr. Agnew's
Ointment, and a cure in from three
to six nights. Thousands testify of
its goodness. Good for Eczema, Salt
Rheum, and all skin diseases. If you
are without faith, one application will
convince.—35 cents.- 73.
Sold by C. A. Kleim.
Many People OanDot Drink
coffee at night. It spoils their sleep,
You can drink Grain O when you
please and sleep like a top. For
Grain-O does not stimulate ; it nour
ishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks
and tastes like the best coffee. For
nervous persons, young people and
children Grain O is the perfect drink.
Made from pure grains. Get a pack
age from your grocer to day. Try it
in place of coffee. 15 and 25c. Sd4t
DYING MAN GRASPS AT A STRAW.—
"Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Herrt has
done so much for me, that I feel I
owe it to suffering humanity to give
testimony. For years I had smother
ing spells, pains in my left side, and
swelled ankles. When I took the first
dose of Dr. Agnew's Heart Cure, my
friends thought I was dying, it give
me almost instant relief, and six bottles
entirely cured me." —MRS. F. L.
LAUSDEN, SCRANTON, PA.— 71.
Sold by C. A. Kleim.
"That woman tried to beat me
down on the price of quinine."
"VVhat did she say?"
"She said I ought to make it ten
cents cheaper because she had to
pay her boy to take it."—Chicago
Record.
PERSISTENCE CURES.— The most
chronic case of Dyspepsia or Indiges
tion will succomb to the all-healing
power of Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple
Tablets. What this wonderful medi
cal discovery has done fcr the thous
ands of proclaimed hopeless, helpless
stomach invalids it can do for you.
One Tablet will relieve and persist
ence will cure. 35 cents.—7s
- by C. A. Kleim.
OABTOHIA.
Boars the Kind You Have Always Bought
Tito Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
/-df tf'd bas been made under his per
•sonal supervision since its infancy.
'-ecccSUK AJiow no ono to ,i cccjvo you ln this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex
periments that trillo with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Fcverishness. It cures Diarrluea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tlie Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years. -
THC CCNTAUW COMPANY. TT MURRAY STRUT, NCW YORK CITY.
STOVE NAPTHA, the Cheapest and
Best Fuel on the market. With it you
can run a Vapor Stove for one-hali
cent per hour. Give us a call and be
convinced.
W. O. Holmes, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Eshleman & Wolf,
L. E. Wharey, '*
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*-I—COPYRIOSYTSMT
TID-BITS FOR MA' HONEY 1
and tender little juicelets for the chil
dren, are all right, but papa and "the
boys" want a good, big, juicy steak,
roast or chop when business or school
duties are over, and we can cater to
them all. Our stock of prime meats is
unexcelled for quality, and we send
them home in fine shape.
J. E. KF.IFER.
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THE COLUMBIAN
Fifty-Three Saturdays.
No doubt it has been noticed by
this time that there are fifty-three Sat
urdays in the year of our Lord 1898.
This is due to the year's beginning on
Saturday and winding up on Saturday.
This will cause a little confusion
among the banking and loan and sav
ing institutions before the weekly de
positors are made to understand why
their deposits were rejected for one
Saturday. Fifty-two Saturdays are the
maximum number from legal stand
points.
EXPOSURE to a sudden climatic
change produces cold in the head and
catarrh is apt to follow. Provided
with Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh. Druggists sell
it at 50 cents, or Ely Brothers, 56
Warren Streel, New York, will mail
the 50c. or IOC. trial size. The Ba'm
cures without pain, does not irritaie
or cause sneezing. It spreads itself
over an irrrtated and angry surface,
relieving immediately the painful
inflamation, cleanses and cures.
Cream Balm quickly cures the cold.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THE MARKETS.
BLOOMSBURG MARKETS.
COKHICTID WSIILT. BITAIL PHIC2S
Butter per lb $ ,22
Eggs per dozen .24
Lard per lb 08
Ham per pound .09
Pork, whole, per pound ,06
Beef, quarter, per pound,... .07
Wheat per bushel .80
Oats " " ic
Rye " " 50
Wheat flour per bbl 4.40
Hay per ton 9 to $lO
Potatoes per bushel .60
Turnips " " .tj
Onions " " 100
Sweet potatoes per peck .25
Tallow per lb .05
Shoulder " " .09
Side meat " " .08
Vinegar, per qt ,oj
Dried apples per lb .05
Dried cherries, pitted
Raspberries ,i
Cow Hides per lb
Steer " " '• ,oe
Calf Skin * .80
Sheep pelts .75
Shelled corn per bus .60
Corn meal, cwt 1.25
Bran, " .qe
Chop " .05
Middlings " ,qj
Chickens per lb new .08
" "old 08
Turkeys " " (2 J
Geese " "
Ducks " " .08
COAL.
No. 6, delivered a.60
" 4 and s " 3.85
" 6 at yard 2.35
" 4 and 5 at yard 3.60
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