The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-05-30
Items.

Laughter is the best medicine yet in.
vented.
No man of the name of Walker has
yet appeared upon the pedestrian track.
The latest remarkable feature of the
| present Presidential ncumbency is an Ohio
man with sixteen wives.
That stove saves half the fuel, said an
ironmonger 'Faix, thin, III take two of
thin, and save it all replied his customer.
Our Girls will follow Our Boys at
one of the London theatres. In this town
it is the boys that follow the girls.
He entered the grocery store said not
word, but allowed his cane to swing to and
fro exactly at the pendulum of clock.
The grocer only said No; we sell moth
ing on tick, and the man with the cane
passed sadly and silently out.
The Police Commissioners of Boston
have suspended street car conductor for
three days for stopping his car upon the
crossing.
Among the speakers at the next Yale
College Commencement will be Chuu Lung,
Chinise member of class of 1879, who will
deliver an Grafton on The Chinese in Amer
ica'
Little Alice Mcdonald had the hesv-
lest silkiest, yeil0west hair in Portland Ore
gon. One day she was missing A search
ing party soon found her in the woods near
the city, but all her hair was gone. Two
men had carried her there and cut of her
VA luabls locks.
The funeral of Robert and John Bow
es, the Easton miners, was attended by over
two thousand people Two hundred and
sixty carriages were in line. Their mother
died from grief It is feared that daughter
John Bowes will beco ne insane.
The Thomas Paine Memorial Hall in
Boston was built by means of contributions.
James Lick, the California millionaire, gave
900 and the whole amount raised was
about 500 600 The four trustees are now
quarreling among Themselves, and serious
ACCUSATIONS of miSa pr ,priating the fund
are made.
Three natives at Madras have been sem
fenced to transportation for life for killing q
man The man WAS believed to be sorcer-
er, and the prisoners said that they wished
to knock Il tooth out of his mouth to de-
prive him OF all power of enchantment but
they knocked too hard and not only effected
their object but killed the man in addi-
ton.
Some eff ,rt il hsioc psds to c,eor Nan
Orleans i, ordar In nrayant a ra,prn Of ,oi'
low fever, but not great deal has thus far
been accomplished Tne city has no UNDER
ground drainage, the sewers being used for
carrying oh the sewage, which il imperfect.
ly pumped over the eyee into the river. A
recurrence of the plague next summer is
predicted by many of the physicians.
Hon. Horatio Seymour refnsas IN ON.
erge from yrivate life and become a candi.
date for Governor of New York Let If he
recorded that one man lives who ia not
s.,GkeG nG ,hi w;ln 'ne presidential fever, as the
C"horna,an;aI % a,a,I oLi p"'u ou' 'nrouga the
''' 0''''
The HARRISBURG P1triot saws q breader of
fancy fowls and n successfnl raiser of ssor;nr
chickens in that citv. believes in tho nse ~
camphor diluted in water to nrevent sganas,
in younp chickens He AYERS that smaii
pellets made of bread and comnbor will
drive the miscbievons thread lilo ,vorms
,a mun .t tne snloat7 Oh young chlcRehs and pre-
''"' '"o s'pe''
A man bought some of the $40 Govern.
ment certificates at the CINCINNATI office
and missed one after retiring from the win.
dow. He could find it nowhere. Give me
a dollar and ri get it for Won said a how
The offer WAS accented. The hov vantsi
out another urchin out of the line and
choked him until he opened his mouth from
which the hidden certificate dropped ont.
Five years ago the wife and child of
Mr.. Chandler were drowned by the Mill
the time valuable diamond ring. A few
days ago some workingmen digging in a
bank discovered something bright, which on
investigation, proved to be ring which has
since been identified as the one worn by
Mrs. Chand Ter at the time of her death.
A.
r Laoouchere writes IN London
i'aM 4 pelieve Inat IL Is an nndouoted
,sct thal lully one nan OF the neef sold as
Eugnsh' oco1ch ana irish Is IN reality
American; inns American beet may be
alsthguished oy It's somewhat dark hue;
ous, 81 iar as tastes ana hourlshment goes 1t
IL preclseiy as good AS tnat which comes
side oil the Atlantic
ror,ro;t nt fan,HaT u, 'ne nahsinS vi
School Roston sa,, do,s 90 'H1 oous'as
the moot was reod In 80, - th .n i.oni
how in his ola aca he Ia IA '"e Hues.oh i;,h
the annarant bsnS9inoss Of H. ~ ;S WIN
TN Xxx ne;ah hharbnld ~ Ivy no sa.u
hv Gov En5icott tra h,npSrnl pSa, iee pianseu
tbat stiiI haars frr;t no, ~ ba J;,3s; sea's se9
from tho yonnr ,rae ~ a. s suIsneu
the trea nokaS ne,y wood 80, supppse
some paIt of # il aIwavs yonpa ipa,hans
this ia the wav win snn,o noans .Sp
vrow ola. bona il IL so ,'i,I "eA 'ney
80 ~ win H'e'
When the waters of Niocoro f,st ar..,
with delight in The smile of Pr;ncesS u Io,'is'.
she said, Don't speak let ME drink in The