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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-12-22
AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMsBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA

TYPE Work VS.. MosAICs. The Pough-
keepsie Eagle, in an article on GLOW Mis-
takes Happen in Newspapers" figures up
the number of type used in a newspaper
the size of the Eagle at SOC, ,0O0-that is the
actual number of bits of metal arranged
every week, in preparing a newspaper Of
that size for the press. We suppose few
people think of the printing trade as one
of the most exact and particular Of handi-
crafts but II is. In making type, varia-
tions that might be allowed in the finest
machinery would render type useless. II
is very rarely that type furnished by two
separate foundries can be used together
without great deal of trouble, even though
they should try to make 1t after the same
standard. We read once in while of
wonderful piece of cabinet or mosaic work
containing ten, twenty, or fifty thousand
pieces, the maker of which has spent
months, or even years of labor in produc-
ing it, and the people go to see IL as a curl
osity; but the most elaborate and carefully
fitted piece of work of this kind ever made
does not compare, for minuteness of detail
and accuracy of fitting, with that which
the printer does every day. The man who
does the first is looked upon as marvel of
SKILL and If a hundred of his pieces are put
in wrong side up, or turned around, it is
not noticed in the general effect; but If the
printer, in fitting ten times rs many pieces
together in "A single day, puts one where
another should be, or turns one the wrong
way, everybody sees it and is amazed at the
"stupid carelessness of those printers"
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The Philadelphia grave robbers have
been tried and convicted, and one Of
them, McNamee, made confession
which implicated some of the doctors
connected with Jefferson Medical Col
lege. He repeated his former story OF
his connection with the case how Dr.
Benham had about three years ago
approached him and got him to visit
Lebanon how both Benham and Lob
man had each accompanied him there
TO get bodies on separate occasions I;
how he afterwards made an arrange.
ment to do the hauling for Dr. Forbes,
who knew perfectly we'll from whence
the bodies came and who told him
there was no danger of legal prosecution,
as the worst that could happen if the
robbery should be discovered was the
discharge of the superintendent lie
declared that Forbes told him explicit
ly about getting the bodies at Lebanon.
Forbes assured him by the statemen,
that he had obtained the passage of a
bill through the Legislature granting
him permission to remove bodies from
burial grounds in the State, He also
told him that Judges Ludlow and ALI
son were connected with the college
and they would not see him( (MeNamee
suffer. Pillett also made q statement
that he was only hired AS a driver by
McNamee and had no other part in tn,
! robberies. He said that he going
''down there to get some subjects, anc
the doctor generally gave him the key
to the back door aud the dead house
Forbes knew very well where the bod
les we're snatched, he said. Drs
Forbes AMI Lohman were arrested.
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A deed of the famous Bedford
Springs has been signed to George w
Mullin, of Philadelphia, and is to be
lifted March Is, upon the grantee dc.
posting two thirds of the purchase mon
ey and mortgage for the other third.
The price is $25O,00O and covers the
various springs and buildings and abou,
sixteen hundred acres of land. Mr.
Mulln will organize stock company,
and among those who will take stock
are Judge Leisinring, son and son
in-law of WIN. H. Vanderbilt and the
sons of the late Asa Packer. A
through railroad to the place is talked
af
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Making Peace With Mitchell.
By Telegraph TO the Patriot.

BY Telegraph TO the Patriot
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-ChriS Ma
gee, of Pittsburg, has added himself
to the other Stalwart leaders now here
They all agree in saying privately that
their mission here is to concliate Sena.
tor Mitchell, with view to the recon-
ciliation of the independents aud stai-
warts. They claim that they are sue
ceding. They rather think that the,
have already conciliated Mitchell,
though the latter insists that he is not
reconciled, and will not be until he can
be received into the stalwart fold on
the Independent platform. He does
not want to stultify himself. Meanwhile
stalwart Pennsylvania congressman are
Indifferent to reconciliation, and
Mitchell has not been named by the
Independents a commissioner to treat
with the stalwarts for peace.
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1t is not necessary TO pick out words in
mentioning the Philadelphia Times, the
prospectus of which journal appears in an.
other column. The Times has got to be n
sort of necessity with some people of this
community and it ought to be with many
more. 1t has many imitators all over the
land, but there is really nothing like The
Times from Maine to California. We have
persuaded ourselves at times that the
reason the people like it so much is that it
is constantly giving its readers juicy bites
from the sunny side of the journalistic
peaCh
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To give an idea of the dairy indus
try in France, W. Herve Wangon re
Gently stated at an agricultural gather
ing that the milk produced in the
country would, if collected, form a
stream feet inches in width and l
foot l inch in depth, flowing night and
day all the year with mean velocity
of 3 feet 4 inches per second. Young
animals drink part of this enormous
volume of milk, man takes good
part of it, and the rest is transformed
into cheese and butter.
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The lower house of Congress has
decided not to take holiday recess.
Robson appeared in the role of re-
former and offered resolution impos-
ing fine of fifty dollars on any mem
Der who does not answer to his name at
roll call. 1t appears that Robesop, as
well as other members of Congress,
has learned lesson from the last cleo
ton.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM scHLEE. pRcsAsSp.

ESTATE OF WILLIAM scHLBE, DECEASED.
The undersigned having been appointed audi
tor 10 make distribution OF the fund IN the hands
OF b. p. Fortner Esq. administrator OF said de-
cedent, hereby gives notice that he win sit at the
once OF John G. Yocum, Esq. In the town OF Cat
2wissa, TO perform the duties OF his appointment
on the twentieth h day II January, A. u. 1888 az
O'Clock a. m, at which time and Plies all parties
having claims against the said estate Will appear
and present the same or be debarred from COM
ing 10 for share OF said FUND.
dec 22ta X. BUCKINGHAM,
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TN THE ORPHANS COURT FOR THE
Il COUNTY OLE Q )LUMRIA.

IN REEsrATE OF WESLEY HAGESBuCH, DECEASED.
The Auditor appointed by the Col,t 70 make
distribution OF the balance remaining In the hands
Of S lille Hagen0uch Administrator VI Wesley
rlei. 70 and among the parties entitled thereto
will hold meeting for the purposes OF his ap.
pointment on Monday The 18th day OF January,
A. d. 1888, at one O'Clock p. IN at his ONCE,
corner OF Front aud Market Streets, Berwick, Pa ,
when and where all parties are required TO make
III 'ir claims or be deoarred from coming In upon
said fund.
A. X. OSWALD.
Dec. 22 st. Auditor.
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NTTCNIN people are always on the
w lSE %ss$si 81 3 sss$$ss e

who do nol improve their OppOr tunities remain In
poverty, We offer great chance 20 make money,
we want many men, women. boys and girls 10
WORK Tor us III shJ In their own localities. Any one
can 90 lhe work properly from the 1rst start, The
business WI pay more than ten times ordinary
wages. Expensive outf furnished free. No one
who engages fals TO make money rapidly. Yol
can devote your Whole time TO the work or only
your spare moments. Fun Information and all
ihai ID needed sent free. Address sTIssos 4 Co..
Portland. Maine. Dec. g, S2-ly.
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

ESTATE OF MRS. ANNIE wElLrvER, LATE OF MADISON
TOWNSHIP, DECHAsED.
Letters OF adminstr alton on the estate OF Mrs.
Annie Welver late Of Madison t)t,nship, Col
umba county Penna.. deceased, have heen
granted by the Register OF said county to VIII
liam Kreamer, administ -ator. All per Ions having
claims against the estafe OF the decedent are
requested to present them for settlement and
those Indebted to the estate to make payment
TO the undersigned administra or without delay.
WILLIAM kREAMER
dec ?2 Administrator
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The Pennsylvania Board of Agri,
culture has received reports from its
450 reporters and makes the following
estimate for crops of 1882; wheat, 22,,
100000 bushels; corn, 39,S75,000
bushels; oats, 34,5SO,O00 bushels
rye, 5,s05,00O bushels potatoes, 49,
100000 bushels; tobacco, 2S,75),000
pounds.
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ESTATE OF DANIEL Tester, DECEASED
Letters OF admir istration cum testamento an =
nexo on the estate OF Daniel Fester, late OF
Centre township Columbia county Pa deceased
haze been granted to samuel W Jack on resid-
debted TO said estate are requested 20 make
payment, and those having cl iims or deman Is
VIII make known the same without delay.
Dec. II, 1882. SAMUEL w. JACKSON,
Sny ler ATTY. Admin 3trator
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Suit Department.

We have made up many costumes for
ladies, misses and children purposely for
the Christmas trade. There are all styles
morning afternoon and evening wear in
Velvet, Plush, Satin, Silk and Dress Goods.
The styles are mostly copied from Paris
ian models.
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WRITING BY ELECTRICITY.

Besides this, however. the company
owns still more wonderful process. The
Leggo patent sends as many words
over single wire in minute as the
most skillful Morse operator can send
in an hour, delivers at the receiving
station fac simile of the copy furnish
ed, and does it all without the aid of
skilled operator. Anybody who
can turn crank can send message,
in his own handwriting, with any pri-
vate marks or other devices he pleases,
simply by first writing his message on
a chemically-prepared slip of paper
furnished by the company. Practical
trials of this apparatus have
shown a speed of twenty five hundred
words minute, but it can be enlarged
so as to do even better. A Morse op-
orator who can send or receive from
two thousand to twenty-five hundred
words an hour can command the bigh-
est salary, and even then there is moth
ing to guarantee him against making a
mistake-a thing which by the Leggo
Piocees IL ihpossipie' icturcs can ue
transmitted in this way. and an enter
prising reporter can send not only the
words but the music of new opera by
wire but the great advantage the
company claims for it is the transmits
sion of correspondence. 1t is expected
that the energetic business man who
has an important letter to send a dis
tance will no longer drop it in the Post
Ofiice-unless, indeed, an arrangement
can be effected by which the Post
Offices will be made receiving and de.
livering stations for the postal tele-
graph but will bring it to the com
panys office, place it with his own
hands in the machine and send it hum
ming in moment to its destination.
A minor but important point is the su.
periori,y of the wire for telephone pur
poses. 1t is claimed that the conduc
tivity of this heavily coppered wire i,
so great that telephoning over a thous
and mile circuit will be as easy as itnow
is over an ordinary city wire.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.
ESTATE OF LEWIS FouLK, DECEASED.

fsTATE UF LEW u fOCLhi Dt0 EAsbD,
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
pIans Court OF Columbia couJty to make dstri-
button TO and among the parties In interest, In
said estate, OF the balance In the hands OF the
administrator as DER account fllad Will attend at
his ofllce In Bloomsbury, on Friday. January u,
1ss2 at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon for the purposes
OF his appointment, when and where ali parties
interested In said estate must attend or be for
ever debarred from any share I said fund
dec 22-ta VIM. CuRlSMAN,
Auditor.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1882

G. Ben. Johnson of Wilkesbarre, is a
candidate for Reading clerk of the
House. He would make good one,
and we wish HIM success.
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SATURDAY JANUARY II. 'S3


estate OF Louis Foulk, deceased, will expose to
public sale on the premises on
SATURDAY JANUARY l3, 'S3
at one O'Clock p. m. the following valuable real
estate, 10 W t: All that certain messuage and
tract OF laud situate 10 uemlock and Madison
townships IA the county OF Columbia aforesaid,
bounded and described as follows to wit begin
ming at a corner OF land Of widow Richard and
John Shumaker thence by land Of SAID shumaksr
East sixty seven -rches TO post, thence by the
same South eighteen perches to post, thence
North seventy-nine degrees East enty-slx and
seven tenth perches to POST, thence by land or
widow Wideman South forty-pine perches 70 u
post, thence by land of william Miller West
ninety-six percnes and two tenth to post thence
by the same North seventy-one perches by land OF
Sands aud Reichard to the place Of beginning
Containing thirty seven acres be the same more
or less, on VIII ch are erected fra ne house frame
bank bara, spring house and all necessary build
ings. good spring OF water near the house
TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent OF one-fourth
of the purchase money shah be paid at the strlk-
ing down OF the property, the one-rourth less the
ten per cent at the confirmation OF sale and the
remaining threc-fourths in one year thereafter,
with interest from confirmation nisi.
C. W. Miller, Atty. PEaClvAL fOULK,
Dec. .2ta, TRUSTEE.
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nIens' EurnIshing Department
Glove Department.

MEMS GLOVES
in kid, castor, fur tops, dog skin, buckskin,
gauntlets, gost-skin, cloth, knitted, etc.,
for dress, street and driving.
LADIES' GLOVES
in kid, pig-skin, dog-skin, castor, cash.
mere, fur tops, cloth and knitted, in all
styles of fastenings.
CIIILDRENS' GLOVES
of all kinds.
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Canton, o., has cork factory in Cp-
Grafton, and is stopping more mouths
than all other factories combined.
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NOTICE

The policy holders cf the BrlAroreek Falm7rs
Mutual Insurance mpany OF Lime Ridge, viii
meet at tue onci OF samuel heyhard Esa.. in
Centre township Columbia count r., on Mon
day, the sh daY OF January, 1879, between [ q
hours Ol 10 a, M, ana y. m. Tor the lurpOse of
transacling sucn other business as m y pr lperiy
come before said co npany, F''
Dec. is 'S?. s,ereta1v
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READY FOR CHRISTMASl :

an owpalo receive f toftwnu
shopping trips within tp xhw weeks
fol ee
ADAPT fol presents f Uarme
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

lhere WIN be an election OF a Board OF Directors
OF lht BlOOmsburg Ranking Company, at thell
banking house on tuesday January 9th lss' al
W1 O'Clock, ?. M, TO serve FOR the ensuing year
IL. IL. GROlZ,
Ice, lb-2w Cashier.
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Jersey Department.

The Jersey excitement continues una
bated, especially in the shades for evening
wear We have the only
REAL PARIS JERSEYS
that have so far been brought to this
country. All sizes, styles and coors.
CARDIGAN JACKETS AND CHILD
REN'S JERSEYS,
at the same counter.
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A New Telegraph System.

The Postal Telegraph Company is a
new corporation that is running wire
from New York to Chicago Lester
A. Bartlett who is connected with
this company, recently gave reporter
the following Information concerning
it. The wires are being strung as rap
idly as they can be manufactured at
the company's works, for one of the
peculiarities of the Postal Telegraph
Company is that it makes its own wire
"a steel core the size of large knit.
ting needle electro plated with copper
till it is nearly as thick as lead pencil
When New York Chicago line is fin
isbed, which will be some time next
month, second line will be started to
Philadelphia, Baltimore, aud Washing
ton, and third TO go to Boston. In
the course of next year it is proposed
to reach all the principal cities east OF
the Mississippi, and the company.s con-
tract with the new French Cable Gem
pany obliges it to have its wires in
New Orleans in fifteen months from
September 1882. The cable company,
which is organized in France, with a
capital of 81 IL, 100000, is laying ca
BILE across the Atlantic, by way of the
coast of Portugal and the Azores Is.
lands. From the Azores two cables
will be laid one to Havana and As
pinwall, where it will connect with the
South American system of lines, and
the other to point on the shore OF
Long Island Sound, where it will con-
meet with the lines of the Postal Tele-
graph Company. The poles for the
land line to this point are already in
place.
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A DyRRTlsERs by addressing q go. r. HOWELL
n CO., 10 spruce ST., New York, ca learn the
exact cost OF any proposed line or ADvsRTIsISG In
American Newspapers, cs'l0Opage pamphlet,
% cents. Dec. l5-aw.
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silk Department. .

Silk Department.
A most magnificent assortment of
SILKS, VELVETS and PLUSHES
in all grades, all colors, and at all prices.
RELIABLE BLACK SILKS
that will wear in the most satisfactory
manner as low as Sl.0O per yard.
Dress Goods Department.
All the latest productions of European
looms in Dress Fabrics are on exhibition.
EMBROIDERED DRESS PAT TERMS
put up in boxes with sufficient material for
the entire dress are particularly adapted
for presents
CASHMERES,
Black and colored,
have been a speciality with us for years
and we probably carry the largest stock of
them in America.
COURTAULD's GRAPES
of the first quality only, in rolls and made
up into Wells of all lengths.
Ladies Wrap Department.
We have nothing more elegant to offer
for presents than our stock OF
FUR GARMENTS,
Embracing:
Seal skin Sacques and Dolmans.
Otter Sacques and Dolmans.
Fur-lined Wraps of all shapes and in all
materials
Quilted and Plush-lined Wraps of all kinds.
Our stock of
FOREIGN COATS AND JACKETS
for both Ladies and Children, is the largest,
handsomest and most varied that has ever
been brought to America
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Holiday Goods
Wanarnakcr's. s.

One quarter il the store is
peculiarly a Holiday quarter,
agift quarter; a place where
just a little use is made the
vehicle for a great deal Of
luxury. 1t is full now; full
Of wonders; full of pretty
things; full of silly things;
full of surprises; full Of what
nobody expects; full Of what
everybody expects; full, asit
has been full near Christmas
time before.
Beginning at the very CEN
tire of the store, next north
are two counters, one of
them very large, and one
half as large, filled to over
flowing with perfumerics and
other toilet articles and
implements. We positively
must not begin to mention
names, nor even classes.
The only way to get away
from these miraculous things
is to break away.
Next northwest is a col
lection of small things that
people used to luxury will
recognize under the name
small leather articles. About
the biggest thing there is a
portfolio or writing-casc.
Pockctbooks are the COM
monest. But such pocket
books Oh, yes you can
get good substantial pocket
books there, with not a cent
of extravaganza in them
but naturallywc arc thinking
ofthc brighter ones. Leather
isn'tfnc enough. They must
enamel it, paint it, deck it
out with silk and shining sill
yer ana gold. Every year
people get worse and worse.
Livery year they must have
stranger and stranger things.
Silk, plush, velvet and fur
bags are there, with all their
pretty and handy and cum
ming fastcnings. But we
must hurry on.
Next northwest are writ
ing-papers. Here's room
for a treatise. We're not
going to stop. But anybody
who passes that white-look-
ing island of trade in the sea
of people, without finding
out what Wanaa,aA.e,- Dcse
means, in or out of Holiday
time, is 4 loser. What .
glory has a page CT pure
paper
Photograph albums are
next on northwest; and here
the circle widens. /, al
that long row photograph
albums Is it possible that
SO many people didn'r buy
albums last year, when VIC
brought over a ship-lc,.d
almost? There's a new set
of people this year, may be.
AT least the photographers
haven'tgone out OF business,
At this end are velv>
frames yonder are boxes
Of leather and plush. You
can pay 500 for a box that a
touch will spoil. Don't sup
pose that the things put out
to show, even under glacs,
arc the fine ones. Whisper
to the saleswoman that your
pocket is full Ct moncy, 4 d
that you arc aching 20 1ct
rid OF il.
Brass and bronze! o.,
sec the mob & b.aasus and
bronzcs. Open your die
tionary. The u'st word you
come 10 Las is image there.
Prepostcroui things! Have
your wits about you. An
artist has studied out every
one The artistiiawagtoo;
for jokes abound F.; little
touches of humor and broad
farces. So there is pathos;
and beauty everywhere But
shall we presume to dis
course of ten thousand things
in a shop, each of which was
born of Art?
North from centre -. The way to the outer
circle.
Everything in Dry Goods,
Wearing Apparel, and
Housckccp G Appoint
ments sent by mail, express
or freight, according to cir
cumstances-subject to return
and refund of money if not
satisfactory. Catalogue, with
details, mailed on applica-
ton.
IOHN WANAAtAKEp
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Hb IN Cooper day at homo samples worth
"" W pHo free. Address STlHsos a. Co. Por
marthls ~
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now THE SPARKS WILL FLY


1t is promised that some marvellous
results will be shown when these lines
are finished. Not only will the wires
be "worked" through from New York
to Chicago without repeating, feat
practically impossible with iron wires
worked by the Morse or any other sys-
TEN, but the rapidity of transmission
will be greatly increased. The aver
age time required for sending a mes
sage between the two cities now is fif
teen, minutes but with the copper wires
it will be only few seconds.
1t is claimed that the application of
the duplex and quadruplex patents to
the Morse system is practicable only
on short circuits that in fact, the lat
ter will work properly but little farther
than the distance between New York
and Philadelphia while the Gray sys
TEN, which is owned by the Postal Tel
egraph Company, multiplies an iron
wire nine times over three hundred
mile circuit and copper wire to any
extent and over any distance. Practi
cally, however, it has only been made
to work up nine messages at once on a
single copper wire. The base of the
system is that difference in vibrations
which make musical tones. 1t is well
known that if two strings on different
violins are tuned in exactly the same
key bow drawn across one will cause
both to sound, and something of the
same kind is applied to the telegraph
A little instrument toned 10 certain key
is attached to one end of the wire and
the message sent through it is received
by another instrument similarly toned, al
the other end. These two instruments
work in harmony aud are not interfer
ed with at all by the working of anoth.
er, or any number of sets, over the
the same wire at the same time. There
is something in the electrical vibrations
that keeps these notes distinct.