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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
TREMENDOUS TEST.

Roasting Thirty uo lrs In a Bed of Red Hot Goals
Corning, n. Y, January 6, ST..
Morris & Ireland. Boston. Mass.
Gentlemen:-On the night of the fire In our VII
lage on the 10th ult had In use one OF your No.
Safes am pleased 10 inform you, after the floor
gave way 1t fell into the cellar into heap OF burn
Ing coal where II roasted for thirty hours cur cit
liens aud myself gave up the hOre OF any thDg be-
ing saved IN It, On beng taken from the rufus was
happily disappointed 10 Iind my caSn, vouchers and
other articles Of value perfectly preserved The
combination works well now. am satisfied
your new and mprov' d work, one OF which, Il No,
90 hWe ord red Cf your agent to-day, will afford
absolute protection In any nre
Truly Yours, E. S. BARNES.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
Boston, January g 1880
Messrs. Morris a Ireland. Bos on:

Gents:-On the nigat Of December 2S, last the
bui ding occupied In part by Us at M. ii Federal
street, an Nhl h was iOur stories high and about
2Uu levl deep, caught Hire and Was destroyed, with
all lis contents, Consisting tf very large stock OF
paper, cook binders materials and uther merchan-
dlze. While sew raj other large buildings adjoining
ours burned at The same time, the II mes were
cXLlnguished the following dav. Uut our stock con
tnued 10 burn Tor GAYS thereafter. After delay OF
<3O hours We were able 10 nave our safe aug out
from the ruins ami opened, and We're pleased 10 ind
all tine co tents wei preserved. The safe cuntaiued
our most valuable books. papers, policies, etc., and
we now feel sure that our Judgment was correct In
DuAiEg one OF your saf-s, which we decided TO do
after knowing the wOndeiu record Cf your sales in
the great Boston tire OF ~. We regard the protec-
lion Il your safe III 'st remarkable. and this lire
is guaranty UI It's security 10 those who may wish
10 purchase.
Yours very truly RICE, KENDALL & Co,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27

q - outnt free to those who wish TO engage An
M the most pleasant ana profitable busfness
de known. Everything new. capital Not res
a. CURED. We win furnish YOU everything, slO
auay and upwards Is easily made without staying
ai, MANY new workers wanted at once, Many are mae
Wy toI mes az the business Ladies make as Lnuph
~ ~ nv ~ anu young boys and girls make great pav
ny, 70 one VINO s willing 70 work ils 20 make more
a,Sney S'eiy g thaa can oe made In aweek AZ any
vr,Mninhhrg hlpioyment, IAose who engaase az once
WI nnd short f0a1 10 hnrlQAS, AdIfoSS 81 Haso
uAff w, PoruAnA Name ysil IN va.iS
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
DErrNR TITAN EORElGN roRT.

Sreer's Port Grape Wine is better
than imported Port, and, since the adul-
teration of the latter it must take its
place. 1t is pure, and really excellent
and health-giving.-I%oy Times.
Members of the Board of Health, of
New York, and other prominent physi
clans, use this wine for their patients and
in their own families. For sale by G..
a. Klein, druggist, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Chicago girls have the aesthetic craze;
they are getting up their hair so that it
looks like a pile of rat traps struck by
lightning.
The man who woke up one bitterly
cold night and found he had kicked all
the clothes off was surprised, but he
quickly recovered.
Isn't there n seeming incongruousness
in describing n total abstinence lecturer
rs at work in the moral vineyard?
just step i'll and tell your doctor about
it in the morning after you leave off
your winter underwear. 1t will save
you the trouble of sending after him the
next day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27

NoRR1T,HIIEsRRlN CENTRAL RAILWAY
on and after January nth, 1881, trains Will leave
Sunbury as follows:
NoRTHWARD.
Northern Express G,8O a. In arrive Elmira 1890 pm
Arrive at Canandaigua 1926 p. m
/" Rochester 4.4O "
Niagara. 8 4s "
Niagara Express LOS p, M arrive E'mira sos m
arrive Canandaigua s.35
4" Rochester 0i5
" Niagara 1850 a m
Fast line G.lO p m arrive Elmra 1i.O5pm
" Watkins 1l55 pm
SOUTHWARK.
Southern Express 1S2 q. IN. arrive Harrisbg 315a m
arrive Philadelphia 1856
" New Yorl; 1885
Baltimore 7.iO
q" Washington 9,O2 a m
Pacific Express 1000 m arrive Harrlsb'g 1905 p m
arrive Philadelphia 3.45 p m
New York 6.25 q"
4" Baltimore 6.2O
Washington 1862
Day Expres'1,5) p m arrive Harrisburg s.iOpm
Philadelphia G45 d"
/" New York 0.3O "
i" Baltimore G35
" Washington 7.52
Erie Mail LOS a. m, arrive Harrisburg O5a.mj
" Philadelphia 1875 "
New Yorl; ,O.35 "
Baltimore 7.4O
Washington 0O2
LIP. FARMER, General Passenger AgeLt.
FRANK THOMSON, General Manager.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
RUE IT IN.

Jacob Loeckman, PA Clinton street,
Buffalo. n. Y, says he has been using
Thomas Eclectric Oil for rheumatism.
He had such Il lame back that he could
do nothing; but one bottle entirely cured
him.
1t is supposed that the reason Lord
Beaconsfield never associated with his
brothers, James and Ralph, was that
they belonged to a plebean family.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
STILL ANOTHER.
from the Great Fire In Troy, New York.
Troy, n y, December II, 1879

IVIII IIV vi TVuV T ITV III 10y, NVN lNTk.
Troy N. y, December II, 1870
Messrs M0rfis & Ireland. Boston:
Gentlemen: After witnessing the charred books
out ot the safes tpencn, also one OF my own when
wa another axe. which was hot IN the heat OF
the fire Ike The No Gl,t.ly purchased or Auu,whicll
was IN the nre over weight hOaTS, aud had to be
continually play ed IN during Monday night. as II
wa completely surrouI ded with burning mllslins
arc Other II Il IN tbe material, on opening It In the
ruins TIVE day fternoUn, was pleased 10 ma the
contents, books, papers and Oney We're all pre-
served In remarkably good condition. With this
proof Of the iire qualities OF your have CIV
en- your agent an order r Que No. saIe.
Yours respectfully, DAVIS s. Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN

Any person to be seriously fl wtho II n weak stom
ach or inactive liver Or kidneys? And when these
organs are In good condition 90 YOU not iind their
possess lr enjoy Ing good health? PARKER's GIsGER
Toni aiw iis regu ues these important organs, and
never flis to make the blood rich nd pure, and to
strengthen every part OF The systeui IL has cured
hundreds OF despairng inyIlids Ask your neigh
bors about 1t. q may 2U-4W
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27

REATTV'S Organs IS useful stops D sets reeds
-.----S-- only $50 Piar os sl25up tT-Illus
tilog Free. Address Beatty, Wa shlngton, N. j.
mayo Silly ALI
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27

The close confinement of all factory
work, gives the operatives pallid faces,
poor appetite, languid,miserable feelings,
poor blood, inactive liver, kidneys and
urinary troubles, and all the physicians
and medicine in the world cannot help
them unless they get out of doors or use
Hop Bitters, the epurest and best remedy,
especially for such cases, having abund
ance of health, sunshine and rosy checks
in them. They cost but trfe. See
another column Christian Recorder.
Wealth may not bring happiness, but
it commands respect in apolice officer.
Colonel IIigginson complains that
women are indifferent about the right
of suffrage That is probably because it
has not been exhibited in the show win
dow of a millinery store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
TO PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY

To FERSONS ABOUT TO MAKKI.
"To persons about to marry, Douglass
JerrOlds advice was "don't;" we supple
ment by saying, without layingin a sup
ply of Spring Blossom; cures albumina-
ria and other kidney and bladder com
plants. Price so cents, trial bottles 10
cents.
Why does your wifcs new spring bon
net resemble II snipe? You are silent.
We will aid you, "rs nearly all bill.
Ten mills make II cent, and ten cents
worth OF dog stopped the machinery of
a Minnesota mill four days and sprinkled
hair all over Il ton of flour
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-27
TROUBLE SAVED.


1t is n remarkable fact that Thomas
Eclectric Oil is as good for internal as
external use. For diseases OF the lungs
and throat, and for rheumatism, neural
gia, crlck in the back, wounds, and sores,
it is the best known remedy. ana much
trouble is saved by having it always on
hand.
A man was recently assaulted and
nearly killed in New York saloon Tor
refusing to drink. Probably his assal-
ant thought he was insane, and struck
him in self defense.
Properly referred: Neighbor's pretty
daughter-"lIow much is this yard!"
Drapcrs son desperate ''spoons" on herr
-"Only one kiss. n. p. D.-"I will
take three yards; grandma will pay" .. =.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16
Is There Anything New2

When the telephone was in
vented, the modern world imagined
it had something new, but the
claim, as in most other instances
of discovery, is disputed. The
New York Times has been review
ing the history of the past, and
presents US with this information.
1t SAYS:
The principle of talking machines
was known as far back as 1867.
In that year Robert Hooke, of
England, published description
of a mechanical telephone, by
which he transmitted speech a fur
longs distance. SirCharles Wheat
stone in 1919 perfected the use OF
the wire for carrying the voice.
The electric vibrators made by
Page, Fremont and others, in lS47,
were telephones which responded
to the disturbance Of a changed
circuit by the action of musical
reeds. In 1854, Boursal, French
man, made a pair of telephones
which are owned in New York and
are very similar to the instruments
now in use. There has been
scarcely a year from that time t.
this that has not produced tele-
phones, each an improvement upon
its predecessor. No less than
eleven patents have been issued
in different countries, and there
are now six telephone companie.
in this country alone.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16
Poisons

If person swallows any poison
whatever, or has fallen into con-
vulsions from having overloaded
the stomach, an instantaneous
remedy, most efficient and appli-
cable in a large number of cases,
Is heaping teaspoonful of CON-
mon salt, and as much ground
mustard, stirred rapidly in a tea
cupful of wafer, warm or cold, and
swallow instantly. 1t is scarcely
down before it begins to come up,
bringing with it the remaining
contents of the stomach, and less
there be any remnant of the poison,
however small, let the white of an
egg or a teaspoonful of strong
coffee be swallowed as soon as the
stomach is quiet, because these
very common articles nullify a
large number of virulent poisons.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16
SYNOPSIS or CONTENTS :

CuAI.rFE IL. Brief History ~ Public
Printing from l1s9 tu isSl . Superlnirnd-
eutS q Public Printing from lSs2 % lSSl /: =.
Chief Clerks from is53 20 lSsi :. Euremen
aud Assistant ForrInen II Printing and Bind
ing frsm ISL Ca ISL ,. Present Or-aniZl .
tiun al the Office .. Duties ~ ilH' Public
Printer. eic.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Printing Department
!. The Document Room .. Tie job Room
3. The Press Room 4. The Patent Office
Specification Room s. The Folding Roum
&. The Congressional Record Room. with =
brief alluSion 10 the early publication Of the
DehsiteS Ol Congress q the Branch Once
I'm the Treasury Department Building :.
Other Branch OihceS.
CRATER III.-The StereOiypnis and Flee
truiypIng Department.
CHAPTER lN.-Ihe BiRding Department
]. Tie Ruling Room: >. The Sewing Room
3. The Forwarding Room 4. The Finishing
Room >. Branch BinderieS.
CHAPTER VI. The Machine and CaFpen-
ter shops; , The Vault for Stereotype
Plates 2. Paper Warehouse. I. Warehouse
for Binders Materials. etc. ctr.
APPENDIN.-l. Alphabetical List Of Em-
ployeS IL date uf Puhlitation , All Laws
relating 90 Public Printing up 10 the close of
the 10Th Congress.
The above work Is now ready for the pTin-
ter. and will be- published IN q few weeks.
and will he SOLD By SUBSCRIPTION
ONLY. The manuscript has been prepared
with great care the very best sources Of IN
formation consulted; the most Interesting
feature II the establishment described. and
everything possible done 10 make the book
readable and reliable Parties desiring
copies Of this work should address, without
delay, T. ". KERR, Government Printing
Office. Washington, ID. e. 65-csw.lm
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16
The Oregon Wheat SpeculatOr.

We think it quite mistake to
suppose the Oregon wheat specu-
lator is a man whese operations
are hurtful TO the farming in
terests. On the contrary, his oper-
ations tend to equalize the price.
and thus benefit the farmer. As a
rule their losses fully equal their
gain, as the failures of the most
sagacious and far-seeing ones will
attest. His Legitimate profits out
side of speculation are the smallest.
In holding grain his speculative
profits are sometimes very large,
as are also his losses. He thinks
one year that wheat must advance
to high price because the wheat
crop all over the world is short
and consequently Great Britain
must draw heavily on the United
States for bread. He sits down
after he invests and muses. over
his prospects in this manner:
If the information | obtain is re-
liable:
If there are as many vessels on
the way to this Pacific coast to
load wheat as ] am informed:
If other freights are not found
to load them besides wheat and
flour?
If they do not choose to lay in
port a few months in preference to
loading wheat?
If the Columbia river does not
freeze over, 80 that | can not get
my grain out or vessels in-say IN
reasonable time to get my grain to
Great Britain before their harvest:
If no panic occurs in the money
market to prevent me from getting
money on my wheat:
If the floods do not come to
destroy my wheat, against which !
can place no insurance?
If the weeYil do not eat up my
grain in store:
If have no arbitration claims
to pay?
If, in conclusion, all these things
happen, or do not happen, | will
make a large fortune and YOU will
never see me in anything but
United States bonds and brick
houses.
But how often are his hopes
blasted and his fears realized.
His last cent is gone. Sad for
him, yet still not pitied by any.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

An element in the increased
prosperity of this country that is,
on some accounts, peculiarly graft
flying, is the unprecedented pros
perity of southern cities; it shows
that they are not only recovering
from the effects Of the war, but
are entering upon a period of
growth and strength undreamed of
before their misfortunes. Savan-
nah has never had SO successful a
business season. The tonnage ar
rived there since September has
been 320,l71 tons-the largest
ever known at that port. The
value of the exports from Septem-
ber 1st to January of this year has
been l6,20S,0OO; it is estimated
that the value for the present year
will come to s52,0eO,000.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

In the manufacture and use of
steel the Chinese appear to have
attained very early and remark
ably proficiency. Before 1000 B.
c., in the Han dynasty, iron mas
tiers were appointed in several dis
tricts to superintend the iron
works. Steel continues to be
manufactured in China up to the
present day. Mr.. James Hender-
son, a commissioner of the gov
ernor general of Chill, states that
the steel which comes from the
upper Ysngtse to Tein-tsin is high
ly priced, and bears much higher
prices than the Swedish steel im-
ported into China.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

There remain invested, by rea-
son of non construction of railroads
for which grants were made, the
following lands: Sorthern Pacific,
27,5OO,00O acres; California and
Oregon, 1,7SL,G32; Atlantic and
Pacific, lj,S6S,150; Southern. Pa
cifc, 4,157,S24; Texas Pacific, l2,-
100000. The Atlantic and Pacific
and Texas Pacific are vigorously
pushing forward.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16
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Embracing MANY Interesting Incidents and
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The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

The price of lead in America is
steadily diminishing as the guam
tity produced is increasing. In
1872 lead cost 1925 per ton and in
1879 only $50 per ton. The
amount of lead produced in Ameri-
ca in 1876 was $1,000 tons, and in
1873 was $1,000 tons. The pro-
duction of Spain, Germany, and
England for the same year was
respectively 100000 tons, G9,oO0
tons, and $4,000 tons.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

Henry NJ. Stanley has been
heard from. Last November he
was well, and that courageous
French traveller, II. Savorgman de
Brazza, had come up with him and
proposed to remain for some time
,at his headquarters at Viva. Stan
ley's present programme is such
an extensive one that it may keep
him away from civilization for two
wears more.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

The Comstock mines in twenty
years have yielded in bullion 1928,
100000, raised to the surface l.
750,000,O00 tons of water, and
have hoisted 1G0,OOO,0OO tons of
waste rock.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

The trade in American clocks,
cotton goods, and kerosene in
China is rapidly increasing, but
Swiss competition is injuring that
of watches. The Swiss advantage
in watches does not seem to
threaten the American market in
clocks, however; one dealer has
been selling one hundred per
month, and his sales are increasing.
The demand for kerosene increases
remarkably; while the market in
cotton is assured to America in
face of British competition, pro-
vided only the integrity of the
American goods be maintained.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16
IManted.

4 GIRL FOR GENERAL HOCSEWORK :
n either herman uT Scandinavian.
Apply A Pioneer Hotel and Restaurant Oi
J5-d2W MRS. ARRIGONI.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16

St. Louis is taking especial in
terest in the development Of com
merce with Mexico. The sout6
western railroad systems, now
opening up Mexico, will make in
all nearly 5000 miles OF road, the
whole of which it is thought highly
probable, will be consolidated with
St. Louis as the center of opera
tions. A meeting of various rail-
road men has been recently held
there, AS a preliminary to this end.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-16
Notice.

A IL PERSONS ARE HEREBY notified
N r l. Hays i MOI authorized To incuI
debts On account uf the SCnw Industry" OI
on account of the undersigned.
62-dlw-Wlt' r. B. NOFFITT
Skaffaren. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1878-1882, 1881-08-17
o! obi! Ah!!!

uttryckte sig de skandinaviska redakto-
rerna vid forsta anblicken at
RED RIVERDALEN- Il
Fortjusta 5fver dess naturskona nejder,
herrliga lage, oandliga slater, lockande
bsckar, bugtiga foder, lummiga skogar
och rika hvetefalt, funno de ej andra
ord att uttrycka sin beundran an dessa
enkla ljud. Godt land finnes snnu att
erhalla; skrif eller bes6k l<E u@s
as A. E. JOHNSON,
Commissioner of Emigration,
st. p, N. & N. r, r.,
INST 242 sk SO st, Paul, Mimi.
Skaffaren. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1878-1882, 1881-08-17

--Bes5k eller tillskrif Croonquist &
Peterson for katalog och prislista, ON nj
beh6fver en- ny .symaskin eller orgel. 1913
E. 18th street, St. Paul. INST
Skaffaren. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1878-1882, 1881-08-17
Sd Cents :
Denua tidning kostar till
arets slut endast so cents

Denna tidnin gsandes till
Sverige fran den 1 oktober in
nevarande ar till den ! april
1852 for EFT pris af endast 50
cents.
Skaffaren. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1878-1882, 1881-08-17

Johns. Prince, Pres
nTHE SAVINGS BANK OF st. PAUL.
agenu for de bssta fra yexlar pa Sverige
Norge Dnmark och nkassera arfsmed Sverige Denna del
f6resas konsu hvken ha
banken Koesponden fran landsorten hera-a c
Skaffaren. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1878-1882, 1881-08-17

samlare.
- Brefr0randet tidningens expedition och altman.
str5m, St. Paul, men uppsatser r6rsnde den reli.
gi0sa afdelni1gen sandals antingen till Rev. E.
Norelius, vasa, Goodhue Co., Minn., eller Rev. p.
Aj6blom, Red Wing, MINI. l
Prenumerationsmedel bora sandas registre.
radt bref eller Post Money Order under adress
SKAFFAREN 23l e. 7th st.. st. Paul. Mirsl.
Skaffaren. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1878-1882, 1881-08-17

Eft manifest har frsn Mecca utfar-
dats till he]a den muhamedanska
verlden af nedanstaepde lydelse:
"Br6der, I veten att Islam narvaran-
de 6gonblick hotas med fullstandig
f6rst6ring. England ar herrskarinna
6fver Indien; Frankrike besitter Al
New-York tribune., 1881-08-11
The gross earnings of the following railroads arc

The gross earnings of the following railroads arc
reported:
DENVER RIO GRAsDE.
1850. 1851.
January TO August T. .l6S67S2 S2S0SO1 Inc ei03S52s
ST. LOUIS AND FRANCISCO.
January Ia August Z lSS4 100 l776.5Oo Inc. St&Vo
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL
First week in August s95isel sseocoo Inc 81 sssse.
CHICAGO, 81. PAUL, MISSEAroLIs AND OMAHA.
January August l. l5S6isS 2.i2S.4ii Inc JoOsSs
The receipts Of dour and gram at the principal
Atlantic ports this 10th day of August were:
Flour eo,s ''' @ s 1905 ' sSi IisS @ fn $oi5 iISst
SSsS bush bush nSoo SsSS $50 I 1900 1900 Is
Barley ssr Safs BUSH. liioo iSo ..... .: ... - ..:
Total bush. isa7OO isS7sO $50 i742Ss 200 el7ss
The receipts and shipments at aud from Buffalo
to-day were as follows:
y,mr ,,,. h.lFssss sSs LatS RAlEcsSs ssSs oan
$s:. s:se 5s$$$ :$$$ |$$$ Ss$SS Sss ::
Total ousn. 1920 10000 II5.sOO 0a.OOO
The following were the receipts and shipments az
and from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day:
Receipts shipmente
CHICAGO, Muw.kee Chicago, Niigs.sssss visa
Floun bb,s---..--- 2l,67s 5000 lsS4s ~ t---oe
Wheat sgsA-..... ss 5se S9esS 2Lg7I sl'sges l'ses
S, ss$ isSS ss$ isSs leo
Total bush .-- 7s7.s5s aa72o 174Ssa ssOss