THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA. THE UNION'S FRIEND. aUchard Cobdca Wmn an Ardent A4 tnlrer of f.lnenln and Ilia Ifo roan In England felt a keener In terest in the American question than ftd liichard Cobden. He made no secret I bis sympathy with the union. He bad been in constant correspondence with Mr. Lincoln, and felt for the many Bided American pat riot the deepest af fection. P.oth were ejignged in a nn jtionnl and far-reaching struggle, and defeat in America meant another cen to ry of tory domination In Great Iirit ain, writes James M. Scovel in I.ippin eott's. By a sea-coal fire, lute In a Novem ber night, Mr. Cobden gave me his opin ion of Abraham Lincoln. "This cen tury has produced no mnn like Lin coln. Hero is a man who has risen from mantinl labor to the pretsidency of a great people. To me he seems to. be the man (lod has raised up to give courage and enthiishism to a people unused to the arts of war, fighting what seems to me to be a doubtful bat tle in the greatest conflict of modern ' times. I "1 like Mr. Lincoln's Intense vener ation for yhat is true and good. His conscience and his heart arc ruled by bis reason. i "I speak of your struggle as doubt ful, because Mr. Lincoln will have more to contend against in the hostility of foreign powers than in the shattered 1 and scattered resources of the confed eraey." j Mr. Cobden predicted the triumph of our arms, but he died before he had more than a I'isgah view of the prom- ' iaed land. THE OTHER STORY. Bta-eelntlon Made by the Discovery of the. Indian Picture of Caster's Massacre. In Ainslee's Magazine is a very inter esting account of some recent discov ered picture writing by an Indian who took part in the celebrated Custer mas nacre. The pictures are noticeable for being the work of a Sioux chief who was a prominent actor in the conflict. . The original pictures measured very early two feet at each dimension. The , first of the two represents the Sioux , ...... ukcv mm turner unu ins i men. ine prostrate forms of white men are scattered across the base of the drawing. In the right upper cor ner a soldier is seen falling from his horse to the ground. Directly under aeath the characteristic fighting pos ture of the Indian on horseback is de picted. , Notable features in the picture are the bugles which are seen toward the left lower corner. Only a mind of com prehensive power could recall such petty details in a scene of such excite ment and carnage. The other Illustration pictures the dead Sioux after the battle. The differ entiation of the figures in their apparel nd adornment is not without signifi cance. It is to be supposed that by this means an intelligent Sioux could fix the Identity of the slain. The weapons are placed just beyond the grasp of the sev eral figures. It Is not an inadequate ex pression of the powerlessness of the dead. Creator of Bnslnnd's Sea Power. Under Cromwell Kngland for the first time felt the power of a strong navy to build up a great nation. It is true that Queen Klizubeth had repelled and de stroyed the Spanish fleet; but slio as sembled her Bhlps only to resist inva sion, and her important maneuvers were on the defensive. Cromwell built the first fleet that Kngland had yet seen created for the purpose of crush ing her enemies and striking down the oppressors of free religion. Spain, still aiming at universal empire, received her first 'staggering blow when Crom well, daring to throw away the tradi tional policy which Kngland had hugged for four centuries, allied hiin ..I ...tit m:u wmi mince and itiikIu war on Spain. IIig enemies said then, and for long afterwards, that he destroyed the Dalancc of power in Europe. Hut Crom well cared nothing for political maxims when they stood in the pathway of t hut human liberty of which he was the champion. Holland sent out her fleets more terrible than the old Spanish ar mada; but Cromwell's generals, noting on sealed orders penned by his own hand, beat the Hutch admirals and sent llieir ships to the bottom. Wanted Ills IIui-mc. A Meoteli farmer, celebrated In his neighborhood for bis immense strength una slull in atliletie exercises, very frr quently hod the pleasure of contondin with people who enme to try their itrength against him. Lord 1) great pugilistic amateur, went from London on purpose to fight the nthlctic hcot. 1 he latter wns working In nn en closure at a little distance from his house when the noble lord arrived. His lordship tied his horse to n tree and ad dressed lie fanner. "Friend, I have heard marvelous reports of vour skill :nd have come a long way to see which of us two is the better wrestler." The 'eotchman. without answering, seized he nobleman pitched liini over the ielgo and then set about working ignin. wnen Lord 1) got up "Well," said the fanner, "have vouniiv thing to say to me?" "No," replied his lonisuip, "hut perhaps you'd be good enougn to tn row me my horse." Tenanllcs Swiss Prisons. A correspondent writes from Lau untie that the district of Lovaux, sit noted between Lausanne, and Vevev ind having n population of 10,0(10, Is at this moment In the proud position of icing nblo to boast that In the several irlsnns in the district there Is not single prisoner. A white flag flontsovcr ery prison In token of this praise vorthy fact, and virtue reigns supreme in ine canton of Vnuu. ' AS FULL AS A GOAT. rha lom'i Matenl Attend a Wake and t)liircfi I lie Ameri can Nov. The goal of the battleship Iowa suc cumbed to the temptations of shor leave early one morning recently, and was locked up at the city prison on the thnrge of "drunk and disorderly," aj t the Sun Francisco Chronicle. In company with three or four jack ies from the Iowa the gout had been attending a wake at the undertaking establishment of Carew & Fiigliiih, nl Van Ness avenue and 0;ik street. In the course of the evening his conduct became too boisterous even for a wake. Officer S. Kain made the arrest, and one of the Iowa jnckies who were the companions of the goat's revelry went part way to the station with his dis graced friend, and then at thought of the fun they were all having back at the wake he said to the goat: "Hill, old man, 1 hope you won't think hard of me If I go back. You're in good hands. Just go along, and I'll join you after a bit." Thus it happened that the convivial mascot of the warship, stumhlingalong and bleating occasionally some very unmusical notes, deserted by his mess mates in time of heavy weather, was, In the words of the mariner, towed into port with his propeller shaft damaged. After he woke up he wns turned over to his friends and taken aboard. . I Hill's behavior at the woke Is de- ' scribed as having been something re- ' rnarkablo. The services In memory of the dead had lasted through the even--' Ing and until two o clock In the morn- At that hour it was neccssnry to summon the police to Insure the safety of both the living and the dead. A ZULU BRIDE. elaborate Hair Drranlnu In the Lend Inif Feature of Her Nnptlnl Get-tp. The daughter of a Zulu in comfort able circumstances docs not leave her father's kraal without much pomp und many queer rites, winch doubtless arc held by her people In high estimation. ' It. mn v h ,r,t.i k .i.- riage customs of these dusky Africans are subject to innumerable variations, each tribe having Its own peculiarities. uair - aressing, by the way, is an inl portant feature both to the bride and bridep-room. ami t)io nttontir... ni.i n the coiffure of the puir would shame i the performance of n West end hair- dresser who arranges a bride's locks and fastens the orange blossom chap' leu a cone-sliapcd erection, for in stance, is the lawful coiffure of a Zulu wife, and this cannot be legally worn till the marriage rites are duly com pleted. Save for the all-important one. the head of a Zulu bride is closelv shaved, an assegai being used for the purpose; whilst, as soon as a vouth is of a marriageable age, his head is shorn to leave a ring around the scalp, and then liberally besmeared with. fat and ochre, without which unguents no Zulu would feel fittingly decorated for his bride. When the bridegroom-elect hns been shorn of all his hnir save the word on the crown, which is trained In a circular shape and some four inches in diameter, a ring is sewn to this, of gum and charcoal; in this the Zulu thrusts long snuff spoons, needles and small utility articles, and is very proud of his ring, which is the badge of man hood. Casscll's Magazine. YALE'S ANCESTRAL HOME. The Old Chupcl at llrj-n KkIitji, Wales, Is Xmned Aflcr St. Kllliu." To one spot in North Wales many an American pilgrim wends his way. This is Wrexham, in whose beautiful church lie the bones of Klihu Yale, who gaTe both name and benefactions to our hon ored university. On his tombstone are cut these concise lines: Horn In America; tn Europe brel, In Africa traveled and In India wed, YYhero he lived and thrived: at London dead. It Is from this region, says the New York Tribune, that Klihu Yale's Pilgrim progenitor went forth to New Kngland, and Y'ales still live at Plasyn-Yiile and worship In the tran sept known as the Yale chapel in the uucient little church of Hryn Kglwys, near Y rexlinm. In the body of the church a small con gregation of hill farmers, as their fa thers before them have done for centu ries, worship in the vernacular, and I have often thought what amazement und what ttrunge emotions would stir the breust of n Yale graduate if he could be transported of a sudden across the Atlantic and dropped down some Sunday uftertioon into this time bat tered, weather beaten fane, looking out from its green ridge upon the everlast ing hills as the rustic choir were break ing into the "Magnificat": "Fy enaid a fawrha yo nrglwydd a'm hysprvd n ItKrencyehodd yn Nuw fy lacliawdwr." Ken Water for SI reel SrlnKliiiK. The Merchants' association of San Francisco, says the Popular Science Monthly, has been trying the experi ment of sprinkling u street with sea wuter, and finds that such water binds tlio dirt together between the paving stones, so that when it Is dry no looses dust Is formed to be raised by the wind; thut sea water does not dry so quickly as fresh water, bo that it has been claimed when salt water has been used that one load of it is equal to three loads of fresh water. The salt water which is deposited on the street ab sorbs moisture from the ulr during the night, whereby the street Is thoroughly moist during the early morning .and has the appearance of being freshly sprink.'ed. A I.aplnnd Drink. Smoked snow water is a favorite drink in Lapland, SHE HAD "PUSH." A Vii( Woman Who Got a Tosltloa, While the Other Girl I Still I nemplorrd. There were two young women sing ers who Came to New York not long ago to continue their musical educa tions and also to get church positions to support themselves and pay for their lessons, says the New Y'ork Times. The absolute necessity of enterprise and dc terminatioa in at least making an ef fort to open every1 possible door in New Y'ork is to be seen in the fortunes of the two. Hoth were equally anxious for positions and equally in need oi them. They were equally attractive girls and equally ladylike, but the one felt that her efforts must be made only through certain conventional channels nid the other mode an application any where she thought There was a possi bility of a position, no matter how much it might be above what she felt she could do or below what she hoped to do. Wherever there was a chance of a hinger being needed she presented herself, and sung, always with incrcos ing confidence. If she went to the organist of a church and heard through him that a certain man in the congrega tion was the one upon whose vote a singer came or went she immediately presented herself to the man who would be the one person to help her to accom plish her purpose. She was always ladylike, but she developed that quality called "push." She knew that she must have a position to stay in New Y'ork and she got one. Now she is connect ed with one of the largest churches, while the other girl, who has been in the city a longer time, is still waiting for an opportunity. There may be dif ferences of character which present ob stacles, but with the great competition in New Y'ork the girl who makes herself heard is the one who succeeds. THE NEW "GOSPEL SCOUT." With nil Clever Hlana; He Induced the Slansr Hoy to Go to Church. A small Cleveland boy has a dreadful B,ock of ",nnSf ut hi" tongue's end, to LUC 1VUL lll-L illlll IJUIUIllIlllOn OI I11S mother, says the Cleveland 1'liiin Heal er. A good deul of this slang he learns in the street and some of it he gets from a wicked uncle. The other day, while out with his sled, he had a bad tumble on the Ice nn1 bruisel his side quite severely. He isn,t to biK u bo-v to be Pptu'l by mamma, and he came hustling into the house to get her help and comfort. He bounced into the parlor, and there sat a kindly-fuced gentleman, with big dark eyes and a curling beard, waiting to see the boy's mother. This is the way the boy described what followed: "I knew who it was right away, mamma, and I said to him: 'Ain't you th new Oospel scout to our church?' An' he kind o' smiled an' said: 'You've guessed it, my boy. I'm the new ser mon sharp at the brimstone shack around the corner.' Say, mamma, he beats Uncle George clean out o' sight. Uncle George doesn't know no slang as good as that. Then he saw mo holdin' my side an' he says: 'What's th' matter? Cracked a slat?' An say, mamma, he just unbuttoned my jacket nn' rubbed the pain away, mos' as quick as you could, an' I think he's the nicest man I ever knew, except papa, of course, an' I told him I'd be sure to come to hear him preach next Sun day." THE CAT AND ITS MISTRESS. A Famous Painter of Feline closes an Odd Secret Its , IteffullN. IMs- Loul3 Wain, the famous cat painter, has found out a secret. If u woman pos sesses a cat und the cnt, after being con stantly with her, be suddenly removed into a wider society, the characteristics of its mistress in her most intimate life will be developed in the creature. Miys the Philadelphia Times. 1M madame be snirfpy, her pet will scratch und swear; if Bulky, pussy will follow suit. The test is an unfailing one. Awful are the possibilities which this unsuspecting gentleman has let loose upon us! No longer w ill it be possible to hide our secret faults under a bland ora gushing society demeanor. The man who wishes to test his fair one need only present her, under semblance of love, with a baleful gift of a Persian kitten; then, direfully biding his time, wait till that fateful "ball of fluff shall have come to cat's estate, when he will bribe a maid to abstract the creature from the safe retreat of a cushiony boudoir; he will take it to his rooms; he will tense it and feed it on indigesti ble viands; and then, when the feline Isdy very naturally shows resentment, he will decide that her mistress lias un undesirable temper, and will prompt ly break off his engagement. Moral: Leave puss to the married woman or to the confirmed old maid. The gay youi.g eligible should bestow their affections upon the dog. whois far too generous to tell talcs out of school. Charncter In Un. The old popular notion that thin and delicately formed lips indicate more spirituality and elevation of character than do thick, course lips is controvert ed in the Paris liiilletiu of Anthro pology by Dr. A. Hloch, who says he has made a thorough study of the subject of lips from a sclent iflo standpoint. The popular Impression, ho avers, is based on imagination, and the dilVcr tmccs in human lips depend on race dis tinctions, as do the dill'crcnccB in the bizo and shupo of noses. Tho tlneen's I'lano. Queen Victoria is the possessor of one of tho bctt-toned pianos' in the world It is a magnificent Georgiann, made of Amboyna wood. There are in nil (iO j pianos her vuriovi palucen. TUBULAR CHIMES. The Famous Westminster Harmonies Are Kuntf In the Krnrr I Torr In Hartford. I Tae clock in the Keney Meinoriul tower at Tunnel square has begun tc toll the hours, and the tubular cliimet I which arc connected with 1 lie clock mark the quarter hours by repeating in measures of four notes the famous ' "Westminster Chimes.'' The set in the Keuey Tower, says the Hartford Courant, is made up of five I tubes which hang In a frame suspended ', by Manila tarred rope, and are struck j by hammers operated by clock work. ' The largest of the five tubes is 9 feet ! 8 inches in length and 5 inches in diam eter, weighs 2.to pounds, and is keyed to A natural. This tube is simply for the striking of the hour, and has nothing to ! do with the production of the chime music. The next smaller of the tubes i is four inches shorter and weighs 220 pounds. The key of it is H natural, and j it is the heaviest of the chimes. The I other three tubes are: K natural, 7 feet 8 inches, 180 pounds; F sharp, 7 feet, 1G0 pounds, and G sharp, 6 feet 8 Inches, 140 pounds. The tubeB are of soft brass and arc drawn in the usual manner by hydraul ic pressure, the tone being governed by the length, the diameter and thickness of the metal forming the tube. The tone is soft and melodious, and has a radius of aliout one mile under favor able conditions. The vibrations last for two minutes, whereas the vibrations of the largest bell last for ouly ono min ute. CIGAROLOGY. Some Indication of Character In the Manner of Handling; the Weed. When you see a man grip a cigar be tween his teeth and hold it fast, careless of whether it burns or not, you can set him down as an aggressive, calculat ing and exacting, not to say canny, in dividual. If a man smokes a cigar deliberately, just enough to keep it lighted, and de lights in taking it from his mouth and watch the blue smoke from it curl up ward, lie is likely to' be an easy-going man, good-natured and honest, says an exchange. There is another fellow who smokes intermittently, takes a puff and then rests, and fumbles his cigar about. He is apt to have little decision of char acter, and to be easily affected by cir cumstances. A man may be nervous and fumble his cigar a good bit, and in this event he is a would-be swell, vaiu and frivolous. He invariably tilts his cigar upward, while a sensible, level-headed fellow will hold it straight out from his mouth. When you see a mnn chewing up an unlightcd cigar, and twisting it about, he is nervous, but of great tenacity. A man who cannot keep his cigar alight has a whole-souled disposition. He has a lively nature, is a hail-fellow-well-niet, glib of tongue, and usually a good story teller. THIS CROWNED HEAD IS IRISH. Kins tl'Kefe I., Thouith Horn In Ire land, I an American Cltlaen III lilntrdom. David H. O'Keefe, king of the small ielunds Y'ap, Olia und St. David, which are about 3U0 miles from Pelew, has had an adventurous career, says the London Leader. He is by birth an Irishman, by nat uralization an American, und is C8 years of age. When he settled at Yap be mar ried u native princess, who is u shrewd woman and rules when he is away. The Islands over which he rules are his by right of discovery und the ac quiescence of the native rulers, and may become the cause of complications. He holds them against the rival claims of Spain and Holland. Over his islands he floats the stars and stripes, and on his single trading schooner he flies the union jack . O'Keefe is known in Hong-Kong us the copra king. He has accumulated an immense fortune in the cocoanut trade, and is a millionaire aside from his claim to the islands. He wishes to sill his territory either to the United States or Kngland. O'Keefe has complete control over his chiefs, and has suppressed the slave traflic which used to lie carried on. CALIFORNIA TIMBER. It I Surprlnlnul) I.nrice n omnnrrd Willi Thut Cut on the Uotliu Hlvcr In Hweden. The writer, on first visiting timber yards in northern Kurope, could not get rid of the Impression that the round timber was ull culls or waste, says Kn gineering Magazine. A ruft. of logs in the Gothu river in Sweden was thought to consist of telegraph poles. It hap pened to be a collection of small tim ber even for there, and a vli.it to tho Pncilie coast of North America, soojt after, Hi i 11 furt her emphasized the enor Uious difference in the timber resources of tho two countries. Soon after ar riving in San Francisco there was en countered in tho street a squared beam of fir more than 100 feet in length, be ing hauled to u factory in course of erection. Following this beam to its destination a woolen factory then be ing built it w::s :i matter of ustouish ment to find all the loii'jitudiniiLbennis, or "stringers," of the same length. This astonishment wns Increased when the contractor said : "We never bother about dimensions, nnd just order whut we want." A section eight feet in di ameter, cnt from u redwood tree, com pleted a new impression of American forest timber. Rxiirrliiii-nt on Head Men. Experiments to reproduce k'ncl men's fentiirrR from their otuliij nre being jnndo in Germany. Nervous is often one of the most distressing after effects of the Grip. It may Also be caused by overwork, worry, mental strain or excesses of almost any nature. Whatever the cause, a debilitated nervous system mean that the nerves lack nutrition. Feed the nerves and life renew its joys for vou. The best nerve food, and the most valuable tonic (because it both builds up the blood and strengthens the nerve) is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. Mundreds of worn-out, depressed men and women have been made strond-nerved , ambitious , energetic and healthful by this remedy. Among the well-known men ol the newepnper profemdon la F. J. I.nwrence, nf 4.15 Fourth Avenue, I let roll, Mich., who for the past leven years haa been at Ids tek every dur. He nyn : "Atone time 1 was In nurli a con ill I km tlint my phynlrlnn nald I would have nervous prontriitlon ; I IihI I would have to stop new pnper work or I would (to to ptei-en If I perxIMed In doing It, an 1 was destroying what Derve force I had lefu I lost Huh and had a eompllcalloo of ailment! which haltted iklUriil phynlclHUS. An associate recommended Dr. Williams' I'lnk Tills for l'nle People and I save tbom a trlsl. I can't say that I received any brneill from the first box, but derived very food result from the second. They krt me strength and helped my shattered nerves to that I could get a full night's rest. " A great deal of pain In the small of the hack 1 attributed to a derangement of the kidneys. For this complaint Dr. Williams' Plok 11 1 lei for Pale People worked wonder. Boon after 1 began taking them regularly, the pain ceased, and 1 felt like n new man " 1 am greatly encouraged from the result of using a few boxes and am confident that the pill will work a complete restoration of uiy former condition." Vom Extning Atut, Dttroit, Mich. Sold by al! druggists or sent, postpaid, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y., on. receipt of price, 50cents per box, 6 bones, 2.50 ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. FtTjtT-E Goods a. Specialty, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco .Sole agents tor the following brands of Cigars' Horny Clay, Londres, Normal, Indian Princess, Sair.scn, Silver Ash Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, , UlATTIUrO, or OIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. BMOWEM 2nd Door above Court IIou.bC. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. When you want to look on the bright side of things, use APOLIO Ko-To-Iiuti fur Fifty Cunts. Guaranteed tolwicco tmbit curu. iiiuUcn weak men strong, blouU uure. tuc, 1. All druggists. Cocoanut shells make excellent fuel, especially as fire-lighters, the enormous amount of oil they contain causing them to take fire at once. We give no rewards, an offer of this kind is the meanest of deceptions. Our plan is to give every one a chance to try the merits ot Ely's Cream Balm . the original Balm for the cure 'of Catarrh, Hay Fever, and Cold in the Head, by mailing for 10 cents a trial size to test its curative powers. We mail the 50 cent size also and the druggists keep it. Test it and you are sure to continue the treatment. Relief is immediate and a cure follows. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., New York. Reduced Katis to Lancaster Via Pennsylvania Railroad, account Knights of Goldon Eaglo Parade. On account of the parade of the Knights of the Golden Eagle at Lan caster, Pa., May 9, the Pennsylvania Railroad Comyany has arranged to sell excursion tickets, from all stations on its line in the State of Pennsylvania, to Lancaster and return,, at rate of single park for the round trip, min imum rate twenty-hve cents. Tickets will be sold on May 8 and 0, good to return until May 10, in clusive, but will not be valid for pass age on the Pennsylvania Limited. A man in a modest position, with a small salary, has one great consola tion he is not constantly surrounded and menaced by cranks and curious people, who want to strike him down or blow him up. OABTOIlIAi ; Bears the i no MHQ ifou nave mways BQiigH Debility Yeast "Did you ever take any of those mud baths?" Crimsonbeak "Well, I ran for office once." Yonkers Statesman, Educate Your Bowels Willi Cuscureta. Cnnrty Cnthortlc, cure coimtlpution forever. lOo.SSc. I( C. C. C. rail, drugUm refund money. Motor-Cab Driver (to Old Lady) "Cab. mum?" Old Lady "How dare you stop and ask me such a question? (Indig nantly.) As if the likes of me would trust meself in a machine like that, with a big box of dynamites under the seat, as they tell me there is!" 1 Your best interests 'Vill be served by making sure of health. It will be a loss of tune and money to oe stricken with serious illness. Take Hood' Sassaparilla and purify your blood. In this way all germs of disease will be expelled, sickness and suffering will be avoided, and your health will be preserved. Isn't this a wise course ? A good many editorials are being written nowadays on " the destiny of Cuba." The destiny of Cuba, in all probability, is to some day to be an nexed to the United States. Does Coffee Agree With You? If not, drink Grain-O made from pure grains. A lady writes: "The first time I used Grain-O I did not like ic but after using it for one week nothing would induce me to go back tocotlee." It nourishes' and feeds the system. The children can drink it freely with great benefit. It is the strengthening substance of pure gruns. Get a pack age to-day from your grocer. 15c. and 2SC- 4-a7-4t-d OASTOIllA, Beari.th ,4 The Kind You Have Always BougH