G THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. THIS CAT REFUSED TO DIE. I an Intelligent Pnr I'nt n Stop to t'nlvmlt j- rrofessor'ai Drjnonstratloa, Btudenta of one of the big unlvp rsl ttoa In this city have a cat tbnt has utterly rfuned to become a martyr to aqlence. Its history Is another InMnnrc at the refining and elevating Iriflucnjev of tele ft ce, says the Chicago Times-ller- Prof. Wnnk asked J. V. Morgan, the janitor to get a cnt for him, as he wtahed to illustrate his lecture on "Res piration" by experiments upon the nni Mr. Morgan succeeded in getting ate with the aid of some small boys. When his students had assembled the professor put the cat into the glass receiver of the air pump and brgnn to pmmp out the air. Defore the piston had ftae to move more than once or twice ib eat brgnn to feel very uncomfort able, and, discovering the nperture through which the air was escaping, put bar foot on it and thus corked the pipe ;at4 stopped the removal of the air. Several subsequent attempts to car ry on the experiment were alike Inef fectual, for as soon as the glass cover raa put overr her and she felt the re moval of the air the cat would put her fet over the pipe and keep them nMswcd there. The students, struck by the remark able Intelligence shown by the cat, aaked the professor to liberate the ani mal and loudly cheered her self-posses-4o& when the cat, after coolly clean ing herself and smoothing her ruffled far, jumped down and rubb.vl against Ike legs of the students sitting on the front bench. She is now permanently j annexed1 to the college and an object of interest to all visitors. PLEA FOR THE CODFISH. t Chief Oook ftar Tala Ftsh la Hot Appreciated at Its Ileal . . . Worth. ja- "If codfish cost a dollar a pound," aVd the chef, "it would be more univer Uy beloved. I tell you, it is the best Unner fish known. I have tried the arbitefish all over the world, bu tho oAflsh Is king of them all and is rfot appreciated at his. real worth. Cook dim in any way you like and he is de Jdous. "Even the dried codfish, picked op and served in cream for breakfast, aa fine dish. Put him in a bag, sew him m tightly and let him boil, or bake ilm carefully, well stuffed, and he is lalicious. "Let me tell you that when you make .Imhcakes you should' not drown out the ,'iah with potato. Tut as little potato w other substance in the cakes as possi lle, and, if you want them as fine aa .hey can be made, wraD them in q blan ket of eggs and do riot be sparing of ,he egg. You can make a tasty dish of :odfUh cakes if you will follow my ad Hoe. Fish cakes are considered a very lemocratic dish, of course, but my patron, who pays me a large salary, is ta democratic aa he used to be in his younger days. When he sends down to aae an order for fish cakes for the next morning's breakfast he says he wonts Mescbutt's fish cakes, with egg. That '.a the order, and he is thinking of his younger life, when, as he once told me, in a basement on Broadway he used to jet the finest butter cakes and fish akes he ever tasted, 'excepting yours, Ehef,' he adds always. But I know '.hat dimes in those days were as thousand-dollar bills to him now, and his appetite was keener and more appre ciative." SHEEP FOUND IN ALASKA. mean. Said to De the Moat Dellclons ef All Wild Game and la Mach Song-lit. This rare wild white sheep is found uowliere in the world but Alaska, and .'cw specimens for mounting whole have wer been obtained, says a writer in Jating. This species, named ovis dalll j Prof. Dall, differs from its cousin, .he Rocky mountain big horn (ovis .nontana) in color, ovis montana being tidull brown in midsummer, changing r a grayish drab in winter, with a light jshy-colored patch over the rump all the year, while the ovis dulll is snow sbite at all seasons; in fact, there Is not 1 colored hair on any part of its body. ;ie is not quite so stockily built as the big born," yet more trim and shapely. rwo of my specimens stood 42 inches t the shoulder. Ills limbs are nob mite so heavy, and his horns will not ivtrage as large at the base, although julte as long. The horns of my largest specimen of 1897 measured 414 inches n length and 12 inches in clrcumfer tnee at the buBe. The flesh is the most delicious of all vild, game. In the summer this sheep ives chiefly on the rich, succulent ;rowth of the asplenium septentrion' .le, which grows in the crevices of the ock on the sunny slopes of this ragged -ange. This beautiful animal must en- lure great hardships to survive the win .era of this icy north. In Old Madrid. A correspondent in the Frankfurter .eltnnar druws a lurid picture of the otere&tlng demoralization of Madrid The present population includes, he ays, 20,000 professional beggars, the ame number of abandoned women, ,000 thieves, and there are hundreds f gambling houseB. Charitable People. The Spanish are among the most .-harltable people on earth. Without t poor tax Spanish communities, of 50, iOO self-supporters feed a pauper popu lation of 5,000 or more. A Harem Car. Central Aslun railroad iimnngers try 'o meet the desires of their public. A inrem car with latticed windows has cen constructed for the emir of Bokhara. UNDERTAKER'S PROGRESS. 'A iRnlilirr Tired Cnrrlnice for (hnrea Aides I One of the Newest laventlons. Among the many new appliances of up-to-date undertakers is the casket carriage, upon which a burial casket may be- moved up the aisle of a church. The latest form of casket carriage, upon which a patent was issued in the present year, is of lattice construction, of brass. It is supported upon six low rubber-tlrcd wheels, three on a side. When not in use it can be closed up together, occupying a small spaQcj when opened for use it is of ample size to bear a catiket, which can be moved upon It securely, smoothly and noise lessly along the aisle, says the New York Sun. It is not expected that the caf kct car riage will take the place of bearers iu state and military and other funerals In which bearers would naturally be employed, but it is found useful In other church funerals, and cspeclnlly in churches having narrow aisles in which there might not be room for bearers to walk at the side of the cas ket. The removal basket is a modern means of conveyance, used by under takers for the removal of bodiesfrom hospitals or hotels or other places where It might not be convenient or desirable to carry a cumbersome Ice box. It is coffin-shaped in its general form, but with rounded outlines ami a rounded top. It has a steel frame work, upon which the bnsketwork, of rattan, Is woven. Stout wicker handles are woven into the sides. In such a basket, occupying comparatively little Bpace ana wnicn may dc conveniently handled, the body Is removed to the undertaker's. GIVES BOUNTEOUSLY. rortnanl's Queen Devotes Much of Her Time and Money to Do In V Good. ' We hear less about Portugal than about Spain at any time, and of late have heard less than usual. The queen of Portugal is a sovereign deserving a long mark for her Interest In hospitals and hygiene, and also in the welfare of the children of poverty, says Harper's Weekly. At Alcantara she founded, in 1393, a dispensary peculiarly for meet ing the demands of childish invalids, as pleasantly situated as possible, and ' . . ... .., ,, , , ... spaciously planned, combining a diet kitchen, consultation rooms, surgical hulls and much of the departmental work of a hospital. Almost every day the queen herself goes to the establish ment and takes a personal share in the labors of the charity, now waiting in the kitchen distributions, ami again assisting in the surgery. Several well-known women of her court are equally practical. The gen eral charge of it is committed to a re ligious order, a favorite of the queen's, but the eminent Portuguese physician, Dr. Sylva .Carvalho, heads the staff of medical workers. In one year (1805) there were given in the building 8,559 consultations, 63,704 rations from the diet kitchen, 33,521 bandagings, 70,480 presciptlons and 470 vaccinations. The milk and vegetables are furnished gratis by the queen, and the medical supplies are also defrayed by her. Fif teen hundred babies were treated in one twelvemonth. It is said that there is not any royal charity of the sort in Europe so efficiently managed, with the additional active cooperation of the National Export Exposition, Philadelphia. Reduced Rates Via Pennsylvania Railroad. The National Export Exposition, which opens at Philadelphia on Sep tember 14 and continues until Novem ber 30, will be the most interesting and important event occurring in Philadelphia since the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. In addition to its valuable commercial exhibits it will present many features of popular in terest and amusement. Ihe United Marine Band, Sousa's Band, the Banda Rosa, Innes' L.nd, Damrosch's Or chestra, and other celebrated bands will furnish music- alternately, and a Midway Plaisance, equal if not super ior to the f mous World's Fair Mid way at Chicago, and comprising a Chinese Villiae, a Chinese Theatre, acrobats, and customs; an Oriental Villiage, Lo.idou Ghost Show, Hagen becks Wild Anima Show, Blarney Castle; and many o.her unique pre sentations, will furnish abundant .and diversified amus ment. Arrangements have also been made for Mandolin, Guitar, and Banjo Concerts, and for a good chorous from the German Sing ing Societies, For this occasion the Peunsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets from all points on its line, to Philadelphia and return, at rate of fare and a third for the round trip plus price of admission. These tickets will be sold during the continuance of the Exposition and will be good for return passage until November 30 For specific rates and additional information apply to nearest Ticket Agent. 8-24-31 The Maid "I found a iour-leaved clover this morning. Their is an old saying that the finder will be married within a year." Ihe mtchelor "Indeed I 1 was under the impression that the finding ot a tour-leaved clover was an omen ol goot. luck." Chicago News. Don't Tobacco Spit and Sinoko Your l.lfe Aitbj, To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mng ictlc, lull ol life, nerve and vigor, taUe No-To Sao, tue womlur worker, tuat makes weak men itrong. All druggists, 50o or II. Cureguaran, .eed. Booklet and sample freo. Address Sterling Keuiedy Co., Chicago or New York. HELP FOR THE 8TRICKEN. An Earnost Appeal For Contribution! In Aid of the Victims of tho Terrible Hurricane at Porto Rico. A stirring appeal has been made to the people at large by the U. S. Sec retary of War for contributions, prompt and generous, in aid of the thousands of sufferers left homeless and in starvation by the recent disas trous hurricane which swept over Porto Rico. Accuiate reports state that several thousand human lives were lost, hundred of thousands of once happy homes were destroyed, crops were everywhere utterly ruined and many thousands of human beings are literally starving for want of food. Hungry, houseless, with scarcely any clothing left to cover their nakedness, the unfortunate survivors are, we learn by telegraphic advices, threatened with the additional horrors of a plague. Crowds of women, old men and help less little ones are encountered on every hand piteously begging for food and shelter. Over ninety per cent, of the houses have been demolished and in many p'aces the furious onset of the sea has swept away almost every vestige of flourishing little towns and villages. From Adjuntas, Guayamas, Zabucoa, Mayaguez, Maunabo, Arrayo and o. ler localities the loss of life has ' been appalling and the cries lor help are pitiful and heait-rending. In one district alone, Utuado, over two thousand persons perished, and, as in other southern towns, those who have escaped with their lives are in want. Mayor Samuel H. Ashbridge and the Citizens' Permanent Relief Com-1 mittee of Philadelphia, have organ-1 ized a Citizens' Porto Rico Relief Fund, and our readers are asked to contribute to it and to send their con- J tributions either to Hon. Samuel H. Ashbride, Mayor of Philadelphia, or to Messrs. Drexel & Co , Treasurers, ! Porto Rico Relief Fund, 5th and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, Pa. I The U. S. Sectretarv of War. has I assigned the U. S. Auxiliary Cruiser j j" Panther" to Philadelphia, from ukl-h nninfr cV trill cail At A with ' , , , , ... . 1 the food, etc., donated by the biz-; hearted men, women and children of Pennsylvania, who have never failed to respond, heartily and liberally, to the appeal of the distressed. All contributions of money, how ever small, will be gladly received and publicly acknowledged. Niagara Falls Excursions. Low-Rale Vacation Trips via Pennsylvania Kanroaa. September 7 and 21 and October 5 and 19 are the dates of the remaining Pennsylvania Railroad popular ten day excursions to Niagara Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Wash ington, and intermediate points. Excursion tickets, good for return passage on any regular train, exclusive of limited express trains, within ten days, will be sold at $10.00 from Phil adelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and all points on the Delaware Division: $11.25 from Atlantic City; $9.60 from Lancaster; $8.50 from Ahoona and Harrisburg ; $6.90 from Sunbury and Wilkes-Barre; $5 75 from William sport; and at proportionate rates from other points. A stop over will be al lowed at Buffalo, Rochester, Canan daigua, and Watkins within the limit returning. A special train of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will be run with each excursion. An extra charge will be made for parlor car seats. An experienced tourist agent and chaperon will accompany each excur sion. Tickets for a side trip to the Thou sand Islands (Alexandria Bay) will be sold from Rochester in connection with excursions of September 7 and 11, good to return to Rochester or to Canandaigua via Syracuse within 5 days, at rate os $5. 50. 1 lckets for a side trip to Toronto will be sold at Niagara Falls for $1.00 on September 23. In connection with excursion ol September 7, tickets will be sold to Toronto and return at re duced rates, account Toronto Fair. for pamphlets giving full informa tion and hotels, and for time of con necting trains, apply to nearest ticket agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, As sistant General Passenger Aeent. Broad St. Station, Philadelphia. (?U4 The great doctors are agreed that appendicitis is rarely caused by grape seeds, or the like, and all their opera tions and autopsies fail to show any such cause. The most novel theory yet advanced is that the prevalence of this malady is largely due to sudden jars, for which the bicycle is said to be largely responsible. 1 he bicycle has many sins to answer for, no doubt, but before being held guilty of inducing appendicitis it is entitled to the presumption of innocence and to proof positive of its guilt. CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature ot Poluting Streams- A Recent Superior Court Decision on Ihe Subjocl. The decision of the superior court as handed down by Judge Orlady is one of importance. If the decision stands it will redeem our streams from their present use as open sewers. The evidence in the case shows that one Yost, a resident of Glen Rock, York county, permitted sewage trom his premises to flow into a stream which empties into Codorus creek, from which the city of York obtains its water. Mr. . Yost was indicted for maintaining a nusiance, but he claim ed that the stream which was poluted from his premises is the common sewer of the borough; that sewage was required to be conducted in this stream by virtue of a borough ordin ance, and that his action in the matter was entirely lawful. The jury agreed with him, and he was acquitted, the court leaving the jury to decide wheth er indeed, the stream in question was a common sewer. The superior court says this was error and orders a new trial. In so ruling the superior court de cides that notwithstanding the ordi nance and the general custom of the borough Yost had no right to conta minate the water for those who have a right to use it below, the borough. Judge Orlady says: "A water course does not lose any of its characters 'cs because houses are built on its banks, or because they increase in numbers so as to become a borough. No pres cription or usage can justify the pol lution of a stream by the discharge of sewage in such a manner as to be in jurious to the public health. Lapse of time will not legalize a public nuis ance. To deposit in a naturl water course, in c'ose proxiirty to a source of supply from which the water is used for domestic purposes, noisome and offensive matter is a public nuisance." The cities and boroujhs with sewage systems will have difficulty in adjust ing themselves to the decision. It will take time and money to change present systems which in almost every instance, have their terminis in some running stream. Beauty la Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Casearets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by itirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body, ltegin to-day to Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Casearets, beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 60c. Confederate Generals, More Than Hall the Lieutenant Generals Art Now Dead. Colonel Charles E. Jones, the his torian of Georgia, nas prepared a list of the surviving Confederate generals. The confederacy had in all nineteen lieutenant generals, of whom seven still survive. Of the eighty-one.major generals sixteen are still living, and of the 365 brigadier generals ninety-two. In other words of the, 437 general officers to whom the Confederacy confided the leadership of its great armies, only 115 still remain. Here is the list of the surving lieutenant generals, with their addresses : James Longstreet, Washington, JJ. C. Alexander P. Stewart, Chicka- mauga, da. Stephen D. Lee, Columbus, Miss. Simon B. Buckner, Glen Lily, Ky. Wade Hampton, Columbia, S . C. John B. Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. Joseph Wheeler, Washington, D. C. All of the surviving major generals lve far down in dixie save three, who in Washington Henry Heth, L. L Lomax. and Matthew C. Butler. Of the surviving brigadier generals five live in Washington frank C Arm strong, John B. Clark Jr., B. H. Rob ertson, James . Slaughter and Mar cus J. Wright. Eight of the otners live in the north or the far West, but seventy-nine are below the old Mason and Dixon Line. Three live in Can fornia and three in New York City, one in St. Louis and one in West Virginia. Q, A. R. ENCAMPMENT, PHILADEL Reduced Rates Via Pennsylvania Railroad. On account ot the Thirty third An nual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held at rmia delphia on September 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 0, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company wid sell excursion tickets irom points on us line 10 rnuaucipma at rate of single fare for tne round trip Tickets will be sold on beptember 2, , 4, and Si and good to return un til September u, inclusive; but by depositing ticket with joint agent at Philadelphia on September 5, 0, 7, 8, or 9, and the payment of fifty cents return limit may be extended Scptem ber 30, inclusive. Side Trips. . Tickets for sid trips to Washington Old Point Comfort, Gettysburg, An tie'.am, and Virginia battlefields will also be sold at greatly reduced ratei 8-ic-3t. Educate Your ISowuls Wit li Cunvitreta, Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever, lue.isoo. 11 u u. v. lull, urub'h'ibu ruiutui money. VyW Ell-rH? mxSBmztJ ' & if We own and occupy the tallest mercantile building In the world. W havs LfT ! IVvl over 1,000,000 customers. Sixteen hundred clerks are constantly IjJ-l engaged Ailing out-of-town orders. f !l 37 OUR GENERAL CATALOGUE Is the book of the people It quotes lr-J"v ui Wholesale Prices to Everybody, has over 1,000 pages, 16,000 illustrations, and W T I ill 60,000 descriptions of articles with prices. It costs yi cents to print and mall TjJ I ffj eachcopy. We want you to have one. SEND FIFTEEN CENTS to show r (J your good faith, and we'll send you a copy FREE, with all chsrges prepaid. NMONTGOMERY WARD & C0.M,chiB,BroTn$,,,rt Not An Ordinary School Vhfn Wllliumiinort fllrkfnann Rfmlnnrv fminilml mnn.Ni.lln I... thought of iu promoter. To Kv young niv-n and women thnroiiKh Intflhi-tuul iifttruction ntl rarrful moral Irnlnlnit at tlir lowtft po-.lMetFt was Ihe pHratuoittit Htm. It still romnliifl ltn pnrMinnuni iilni. New huiiiliiiKfl have been added, tbe vqulp- " suianni, anv IUVUII LrUWICH Williamsport Dickinson Seminary still remains trtif to Its flrt principles. It Is a Horns and rhrlatlan Rohool, hot not rclarisn. It provides for health and soelal culture as curertilly hi for intellectual and moral training, taking a personal Interest In each pupil and adjimtlnR methods to needs, hellevlna that true education seek to develop the highest type of manhood and woman hood. Athletics directed bv a trained athlete make ball-Held and symnsslum of real value. Nine regular coursei, with slet-tlve studies, If denlred, ofler wide selection, while 17 skilled teachers clamlfjr and Instruct, making school work other than drtnlitery. M unlo, Art, Elocution may be stud led with other branches or alone under teachers with beat Aiirupmn ana nome training, iiorae, mm ,ii.n,iiDii in luimfiiern, irriua opens eep. f , lira. 1 alalottnra ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Halliard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. ZFEtTifcT-s Goods a. S:p:Eci.fi.:n.nr. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Bole agents for the Henry Clay, Londros, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Asb Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OIL CJLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT w. m. 2nd Door abov Court House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. alow Are Your Kidneys f Dp. TTnhha' ftnaraffua PHla cure all kldner Ilia. flam. pie f rse. Add. Sterling Kerned? Co., Chicago or N. Y. "Women are very hard to under- stand," he remarked sententiously. "Well, she answered, "men have their curious ways, too. I have known some of them to agree perfectly about how the Alaskan and Venezuelan boundaries ought to be settled, and then get hoplessly irascible over a party wall." Washington Star. Champion Shot ok the World. Miss Annie Oaklev. writes ! " Mvself and many of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Co. have given Allen's Foot Ease, the powder to shake into the shoes, a most thorough trial, and it does all if not more than you claim." It instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Allen's Foot- Ease is a certain cure for swollen, hot. aching, nervous or sweating feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. sample sent tree. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. 8-3 The British tourist wandered into the "Rustlers' Retreat" and asked for a high ball. "Jake," called the accomodating bar-keeper to his assistant who was asleep in the corner, "the gent wants a eye-ball. I dunno wot fer. but be wants it. Go out and ketch a China man." Indianapolis Journal. OAlbTOIlIA. Bean the ) uie Nfla iou Have mways 1 lie Kind You Have Always Bouglll HI Blt'p Vy Ulll wuii tuition in reirulsr studies, I2U.40 a tencners ann two iroui same lamlly, rail rree. Addrex Rsv. EDWARD I. GRAY, D. D., Pfeildent, Willlamiport. Pi. Cut Chewing Tobacco following brands of Cigars- To Cora Constipation Forevsu, Take Casearets Candy Cathartic. lOo or 6 It C C. O. fall to euro, drugglats refund money. The average wheelman is ordinari ly as carelul of the rights of others as he is that his own rights shall not be unjustly infringed upon, but the hab itual scorcher is not an ordinary wheelman. He has no regard tor the rights of others and rides roughshod over the humble pedestrian. In a number of Pennsylvania towns lately the newspapers had to take the scorch er in hand and bring him to a realiz ing sense of the fact that he does not own the earth. Some of the papers were at first rather timid, apparently fearing that they would offend all cyclists. They need have had no apprehension on that score. The scorcher is only a scorcher, while the wheelman is a gentleman as well as a wheelman. Marshall O. Waggoner, one of the foremost agnostics of the world, who had a library valued at several thous and dollars, has been converted to Christianity and made a public decla ration of his faith several weeks ago. He resides in Toledo, Ohio, and o.t the 15th day of August he burned his books in the middle of the street in. front of the Memorial United Breth ren church to which he belongs. cs jk. i 0 r.rr a. . Bears the 1 1" KM You Have Always UoTjjtt Biguuture of SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COLUMBIAN
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