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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

A French meteorologist has planted
in the ground near his house wo bars
of iron, from which wires run to a
telephone receiver. The earth cur.
rents which are indicated by sounds in
the telephone never fail to give notice
TO the observer who consulis the APP
paratus several times a day, of the ap.
proach of storm from twelve to fifteen
hours in advance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
RArrs or AovsNrIslNe.

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly. Tran
silent Advertisements must be paid before insorts
ed except where parties have accounts.
Legal advertisements two dollars per inch for
three Insertions, and at that rate for additional
insertions without reference to length.
Executors, Administrators, and Auditors notices
three dollars Must be paid for when Inserted.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents line, regu
lar advertisements half rates.
Cards in the business Directory" column, one
dollar year for each line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

When you gee counterfeit coin on
the sidewalk always pick it up. You
are liable to arrest if you try to pass it,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

He is happy whose circumstances
suit his temper but he is more excel
lent who can suit his temper to any
circumst ances.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

SIN down on YOU" says the feather
to the goose and that is why folks
keep picking at me-" was the reply.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

There are only sixty,four distilleries
in Kentucky, but they yield powerful
lY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

Children are daggers to wound our.
sely y with.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
Swept into the Stream.

ONE THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND AND "nIGuT
SMART OF BEARS.n
on the deck of big Mississippi steamboat stood
an aged Southern planter. Indicating by a sweep
OF his arm the waters the boat was passing over,
he said to passenger from the North "whep
was twelve years old killed my first bear on a
new plantation my father was then cutting out Of
forest that grew directly over the waters OF this
bend That was mighty good plantation, and
there was right smart Of bears there too. But
that one thousand acres Of land went into the Mis-
sissppi years ago."
1t is putting no strain upon the figure, to say
that great forests OF youthful hope, womanly
beauty and manly strength are swept In the same
way every year into the great, turbid torrent OF
disease and DEATH Yet 1t should not be so. That
largely too careless or too stupid TO defend their
own interests-the most precious OF which Is
health. That gone, all Is gone. Disease Is simple
but to recklessness or Ignorance the simplest things
might as well be complex as proposition In Comic
sections. AS the huge Western rivers which so
often flood the cities along their shores, arise In
few mountain springs, so all our ailments can be
traced to impure blood and small group OF dis
ordered organs.
The most effective and inclusive remedy for dis
ease Is PARkERS TONIC. 1t goes to the sources
of pain and weakness In response to its action
the Liver, kidneys, stomach and heart begin their
work afresh, and disease is driven out. The Tonic
Is not, however, an intoXicant, but cures desire
for strong drink. Have you dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism, or troubles which have refused to Yield to
other agents Here Is your help.
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Continued from, last ueek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

The many great improvements intro
duced in the manufacture of the JAS Boss
Gold Watch Case, have led to similar i'm
provements in the making of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part Of
silver case was made Of several pieces Of
metal soldered together, requiring great
amount Of cutting and soldering, which
soitened the metal and gave it the pliability
of lead rather than the elasticity of silver.
Under the improved methods, each part
ofthe Keystone Silver Watch Case is made
of one solid piece of metal hammered into
shape. The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
hardens the metal while soldering softensit it.
To test the superiority of the Keystone
Silver Watch Case, take one Of 8 OF. weight,
press it squarely in the center when closed,
and it will not give, while a case of same
weight of any other make will give enough
tobreak the crystal. The Keystone Silver
Watch Case is made only with silver cap
and gold joints.
Send stamp to x.yts.s watsh cass 1sss-.s Psns
dcph Pa hsndsons sstrsssd Pamphlet showing Asu
Dame. BO.s' sad Keystone wssh Cases nads
(Zo b conti1usd)
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Watches were first made in Germany
in l477.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

Domestic Receipts.
RECEIPTS roR Strawberries.

Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book. which
has been recently published, win not dis
appoint her many pupils and friends. Il
il admirably conceived and carried out.
As the strawberry season is At hand. a few
Of her ideas regarding the disposal Of the
delicious berry. might be timely
STRAWBERRY SHoRTcAKE--One pint
sifted flour. ope-haH feaspoonful salt.
scant, ne-halfteaspoonfu soda. measured
after pulverizing, one full teaspoonful of
cream of tartar. (omit if sour milk be
used, } mixed together, and sift two or
three times. one-quarter cup butter. one
cup sweet or sour milk. or cold water,
Rub In the butter. or melt the butter and
add it hot with the milk, gradually. mix
ing and cutting with a knife, and use just
enough to make it Of light. spongy consis-
tency. Either bake on a griddle. or in
the oven. When baked, tear open and
spread each halfof the cakes with softeBed
butter Put half of the cakes on a hot
plate Mash a pint of straw berries.
sweeten to taste. put large spoonful on
each cake; then put another layer Of
cakes, and whole berries. well sugared.
Serve with cream
A FAvoRITE variety of shortcake, not
gwen by Mrs. Lincoln, is that served at
the Adams House. A Washington pie is
flied with whole strawberries, held to-
gether by the beaten whites of eggs and
sugar.
To SERVE STRAwBERRIEs.-S
ries If gritty should be rinsed and drained,
then hulled, and not sweetened till served.
Large selected strawberries may be served
with the stems on. Pass sugar with them,
that those who prefer. may roll them in it.
STRAWBERRY SHERBERT. - One pint
berry juice. .one pint sugar ,one pint water,
juice of two lemons, one tablespoonful
gelatiDe. Or, one pint preserved fruit.
one cup sugar, one quart water, two
lemons, one tablespoonful gelatine.
STRAWBERRY CHARLOTTE.-Linea bowl
with strawberries and fill with Bavarian
cream. The cream is made of one-quarter
box gelatine, one-quarter cup of cold
water, soaked together. Whip one pint
of cream till you have three pints of the
whip. Boil the remainder with one-third
cup of sugar, and when boiling add the
gelatine. Add one teaspoonful of vanilla.
When the mixture is cold, add whipped
cream.
STRAWBERRY Ice CREAM. - Sprinkle
sugar over the berries; mash. and rub
through fine sieve. Measure the juice,
and use one pint of juice to two quarts OF
cream OF custard. Add more sugar as the
berries require.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26
PsALN1s-


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HEAR this, all ye people, and give ear all
ye invaIids Of the voris Hop Basers will
make you we'll snd to rejoice.
2. II shall cure all the people and put sick
ness and suffering under foot.
8. Be thou not afraid when your family is
sick, or you have Brighf's disease Or Liver
Complaint, for Hop Bitters viii cure you.
:. Both low and high, rich and poor know
the value Of Hop Bitters for bilious. nervous
snd Rheumatic complaints:
8. Cleanse me with Hop Bitters and sbali
have robust and blooming health.
8. Add disease upon disease and let the
worst come, I am cafe if use Hop Baters.
Z. For all nay life have been plagued with
vas cured. by Hop Bit,ers.
g. He that keepefh his bones from aching
from Rheumatism and Neuralgia, with Hop
Bitters. doesi, wisely.
les. salt rheum, erysipcias. blood poisoning,
yet Hop Bitters will remove them all
10 What woman /, there. feeble and sick
from female complaints. Who desireth not
health and useth Hop Bitters and is made
veil.
ii. Let not neglect 10 use Hop Bitters
bring on serious Kidney and Liver complaints.
IL. Keep thy tongue from being furred,
thy blood pure. and thy stomach from ipdi-
gestion by using Hop Bifers.
l3. All my pains and aches and disease 90
like chat before the wind when I use Hop
Bitters.
a. Mark the man who was nearly dead and
given up by the doctors after using Hop Bit
fers and becometh we'll
10 Cease from worrying about nervousness,
general debility. and urinary trouble. for Hop
Bitters will restore you.
ju3eod&wim-nr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26
What Men Have Said About WO
men.


men.
The man who can govern a woman can
govern nation.-Balzac.
1t is easier to make all Europe agree
than two women.-Louts XIV.
God created the coquette as soon as He
had made the fool.-Fictor Hugo.
A woman who has surrendered her lips
has surrendered everything.-Eard.
OF all heavy bodies. the heaviest is the
woman we have ceased to love-Len,on-
tey.
Woman is charming creature. who
changes her heart as easily as her gloves
-Balzac.
Who takes an eel by the tail or wo.
man at her word soon finds he holds moth
ing.-Prorer6.
How many would laugh at the funerals
Of their husbands If it were not the custom
to weep?
Women deceived by men want to marry
them; it is kind of revenge as good as
any other.-Beanmanoir.
An asp would render its sting more
venomous BY dipping it into the heart ol
a coquette.
Rascal! That word on the lips of a
woman, addressed to too darling man
often means-angels.
We meet in society many attractive wo
men whom we would fear to make oul
wives. % Harieriile.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26
How the MaidMs Of Sicily Get
Husbands.

The following is description of scene
the hospital at Palermo:
The long dormitories were clean and
orderly but the curious and peculiar fea-
ture OF this establishment was the parla-
torio. or reception room. Picture large.
long room the greater portion of which is
divided off from the sides and further end
by an iron grating which forms cage,
entered only by well barred street door,
through which visitors from the outer
world are admitted.
Here they sit on benches to converse
with those on the other side of the iron
grating. Once a week, however, Sunday
mornings, from 10 to II, this place is the
scene OF the most novel and ludicrous
courtships ever described. One of the
objects of this motherly establishment is
to find fit and proper husbands for the girls
under its charge. The fit and proper here
is much like the fit and proper of society
the one requisite being that the young
man is bound to show himself in possess
sion of sufficient means to maintain wife
in comfort before he is allowed to aspire
to the hand of one of those precious
damsels.
Having given in his credentials of fit
ness to the guardian, he receives q card
which admits him next Sunday morning to
an inspection of the candidate for matri-
mony. There, sitting on bench, if his
curiosity and ardor will allow him to re-
main sitting, he awaits the arrival on the
other side of the grating, of the Lady
Superior accompanied by girl. She had
been selected by order of seniority and
capacity for household work from the
hundred or more between IL and 21 wait.
ing for youth to deliver them from their
prison.
The two young people. both no doubt
breathless with agitation at the importance
of the ceremony. have to take one long,
fixed look at each other. No word Is
spoken. no sign is made These good
sisters believe so fully in the language ol
the eye that, in their minds, any addition
is futile, and might but serve to mystif,
the pure and perfect effect OF love at frs,
sight.
The look over. the Lady Superior ask.
the man il he viii accept the maiden Is his
bride. Should he answer in the afirma
tive, the same question Is put to her, AND
If she bows assent the betrothal has taken
place, and they part till the Sunday fol.
lowing. The young lover again makes
his appearance before the tribunal oI
guardians. and there the contract is signed
the day Of marriage fixed, and he Is grant
ed leave to bring the ring. earrings, and
wedding dress and present them-through
the gridiron of course-to his betrothed
Everything has to pass the scrutiny Of
the sisters, for fear Of letter or some
tender word being slipped in with the
gifts. During the few Sundays that in
tervene between the first love-scene and
the marriage an hours conversation with.
in hearing Of the Lady Superioris allowed,
but NOT touch is exchanged. The empty
talk. interspersed with giggiing. consists
ct inquiries - 10 The wedding dress. and
the occupation and place Of abode of The
suisor. Shoah The young nan rsfuss II
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

first damsel presented to him, he is fav.
ored With the sight of three or four more /;
but should he still appear difficile he is
dismissed. The girl also has the power
of refusal.
The marriage over. the task of the sis
ters is done. Here falls veil they never
lift-and whether happiness or faithtulness
are the result of this rite they never in
quire.
Our readers must before now have won
dered what inducement there can be to
make the youths who have the world to
choose from come here in search Of wife.
Two hundred and fifty francs are the at
traction. That sum IS given in dowry
with each of these girls, and for that sum,
it seems. Sicilian is willing to sell him.
self for life.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

If any of the readers of this paper are
growing deaf. let them get At once bottle
Of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. Rub veil
behind the ears and put little into the ear
with feather.
It would seem that the commonest kind OF
common sense ought to prevent . man from
buying trash. simply because he can GET q
big pack for IS cents Sheridan's Cavslry
Condition Powders are strictly pure, and are
worth barrel Of such stuff.
june24f&wIw
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

Modern skepticism delights in tearing down
the beliefs of former generations. Modern
science devotes itself to discovering the truth.
Science has shown that rheumatism and neu
ralgia are diseases arising from a disordered
state of the blood, and following upon this i
the discovery of Athlophoros as the great cor
rector of this condition, and the great remedy
for those twin maladies. Rev. VIM. p. Cor
bit. d. D., of New Haven, Conn who wa'
laid up with infammatory rheumatism fol
two months, and suffered excruciatin9 pain
was cured by Athlophoros, which he says HI
believes infallible.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26
Rr.exe. In the spice Islands

are not laden with more fragrance than a
breath rendered pure and aromatic with
Sozodont, which restores whiteness to yellow
teeth and soundness to defective ones.
Neither man nor woman can hope to carry
any point by the force of persuasion, with a
mouthful of unclean discolored teeth and an
unpleasant breath. Sozodont remedies both
these repulsive physical traits, and is pre-
eminently healthful as well as effective.
iune24+eod&wiw
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

Mr.. Geo. Rizor, Bethany. Brook Co, w.
Va, writes that he was cured of intense pains
BY the use of st. Jacobs Oil, the great pain.
reiever, and that he recommended it to other
sufferers and it cured them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

Pure Cod-Liver Oil made from selected
livers, on the sea-shore, by CAswELL, HAzARp
& Co, New York. 1t is absolutely pure and
sweet. Patients who have once taken il
prefer IL to all others. Physicians have
decided il superior to any of the other oils in
market.
Chapped hands, face, pimples, and rough
skin, cured BY using JUMPER TAR Soar, made
BY CAswEEL, HAZARD 4 Co., New York.
feb9%evTh&vev3dv
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26
Kailroans ann STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Mt. Desert Branch Now Ready for
Business.
Additional Train Service.

On and after June Esd. 1854. trains viii leave
Augusta
For Lewiston, Portland and Boston at go, Q.55
and 1880 A. M, 24S, $50 and ii.00 p. n.
The s-55 train is accommodation, stopping at all
stations the 1890 train stops at Hallowel Gardiner
and Brunswick only. The 30 p M train is the Fast
Express and stops between Augusta and Portland.
at Halowel Gardiner and Brunswick only. AR.
rves In Boston at $50 P. M.
For Rockland. 90 and TO- 80 A. NJ. and on Satur.
days only at 2.4S and $50 r. NJ.
For Pennington, 8 90 and 10 80 A.
For Bath 600 and 1890 A. M; 2.4S and $50 =. NJ.
and on Saturdays only at II p. Nj.
For Waterviie, 2.20 and 9.l5 A. M; 500, 81 and
500 z NJ.
For Skowhegan. Belfast and Dexter. 2.20 A. M.
367 p. NJ.
For Aroestook county and St. John, 2.2o A. NJ.
800 and 3.5s r. NJ.
For Bangor at 2 30 A. M; 90, 3.57 and 500 T. NJ.
The 500 X. NJ. train for Bangor stops at Water.
vile only.
For Ellsworth and Bar Harbor. 22o A. NJ; 500
p. NJ.
Night Pullman Trains each way every night, Sun
days Included, but not to Skowhegan on Monday
mornings. or to Belfast and Dexter. beyond Ban
gor. except to Bar Harbor, on Sunday mornings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

Sidney Ourchundro. of Pittsburg, Pa,
writes: 81 have-used DIR. William Halls
Bslsam for the Lungs many years with the
most gratifying results. The relieving in.
fiuence of Halls Balsam is wonderful. The
pain and rack of the body, incidental to q
tight cough, soon disappear by the use of q
spoonful according to directions. Nv wife
frequently sends for Halls Balsam inste &C
of physician, and health is speedily re,
stored BY ite uss." june54feod&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

ncc1ncOc Of the late war who were refused
VIIuJ6O y pay tor the time between date of
commission and official muster, will find Il 10 their
interest TO communicate promptly, and with particu
lars, with MCNEILL BIRCH. Attorneys and So
icitors, Drawer 49,, Washington, ID. G. No fees in
advance; honorable dealing; highest references.
junel0t&w4w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

A0EMrC n Wanted TO Sell the
AAGN - "Itfe ef Wendell PHIL
ltps," the emily authorized edition. Also, for our
Home Doctor" pronounced by the press to be
the best and cheapest medical work published. send
for circulars.
june lot &w4w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

ARents-Augusta, w. j. Tuck; Halloweli, 4. X
Lewis Gardiner. o. NJ. Blanchard; Richmond. J. T.
Robinson; Bath, G. G. Greenleaf.
juaOdtf .. B. GLAzIER, Treasurer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

nTANTED AGENTS. for Lives Of BLAINE 4
w LOGAN, bv Col. Conweil. Augusta Edition >,
Steel Portraits; Heads Ill others; also, Campaign
Badges, Charts. Pictures. etc.
,. y. RUSSELL,
June2st&w4w U0ston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-26

AMERICAN IxvKxuoxs cR0wDNG EHxA
OFF THE BENCH AND SMASHING rm
LAPsroxEs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-06
PLAYING WITH ROOMS.

The ingenious William Holman's opinion of
the ways of the New York Sun, and of schem-
ing New York politicians in general, must be
a study just now. Only a few weeks ago that
paper doomed the great objector for the presi-
dency, published his portrait, and sounded his
praises in and out of season. The humble
congressman from this State began to think
that, after all, his Fabian policy of delay and
obstruction was to be the means of lifting him
over the heads of taller men and seating him
in the White House. But a change came.
Carlisle was elected Speaker, and, if the Sun
had really been sincere in its utterances its
sentiments suddenly changed, and William
Holmans name was hauled down as suddenly
as formerly it had been run up. Now, the
motives of the Sun begin to develop. 1t takes
large measure of credulity to believe that
the Holman boom was an honest sentiment.
Rather, it is plain enough, the purpose of the
Sun and those behind its editorial throne
was to develop an unknown man
in Indiana to draw attention from
Mcdonald, whose name was getting
too much mention; and now, the little farce
out of the way, the curtain rolls up on the
legitimate play of the occasion, and Mr. Til
den appears on the stage as the star. There
is degree of humiliation put upon Mr.. Hol-
man that can but have its effect upon him and
his friends. This feeling cannot of course,
be allowed to manifest itself There is no
place in parties for disgruntled men, and Mr..
Holman and his friends would lay themselves
liable to ridicule did they longer dare lay
claim to the high office of chief executive.
Having served the purpose Of masking his
enemies works, he is now relegated to- the
ranks, and the party goes on in its well -de-
fined purposes. For forty years the Demo-
cratic party has found its candidates in the
East, and during the past quarter of a century
the first place on the national ticket has been
awarded to men within cannon-shot of New
York city. 1t will be so again. The schemers
are at work, and they will be too shrewd and
| too powerful for the rank and file.
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men selected especially to listen to them.
Their names are printed, and they are falsely
charged with being too conspicuous and Of
icious. Of course, the purpose of these
publications is well known. The clerks thus
singled out for Colonel French's official no
tice-" blacklisted," so to speak-are among
the best clerks in the division, as we happen
to know by their records in the service and
there will be music all along the line if they
are made to suffer in any degree because they
exercised the right of any free American citi
zen, and entered complaint against what they
believed to be the unjust and tyrannical acts of
one who happens for the present to be their
superior In the present temper of affairs it
will not be judicious TO try and ride down the
"disgruntled" postal clerks, even with an
epauletted colonel booted and spuTed with
his own egotistic assumption.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-06

Is it necessary that all railway mail super
intendents must stand together Is it because
''Frenchism" is the rule toward ''disgruntled"
postal clerks that superintendent flock here
as thick as flies to defend and uphold brother
in troubled Is it not about time for the com
mission to stop the nonsense and permit postal
officers and postal clerks to go about the bust
ness for which the people pay themi We can
inform them that the general public is getting
very tired of the whole business, and want the
mail service attended to by those who are en-
ployed for that purpose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-06

THE farce has been on the boards long
enough. Ring down the curtain. Let it be
recorded that Colonel French is a great, eff
cient, accommodating, genial, affectionate and
careful officer Let the 'disgruntled" clerks
who have dared to complain against the sacred
white elephant prepare to find other situa-
tons in time to receive their dismissals or re-
movals with good grace, and let all ex-Union
soldiers have sense enough hereafter not to
expect anything but kicks and cuffs from the
autocrats of the mail service.