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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-15
PENITENTIARY AND AsyI.

Conyicts In Eastern Penitentiary for 1882
support OF David Shea Danyllle ..,..
Charles TOmasenes Danville
" Lizzie Milton Warren, ..'''
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Actual IS1 Indebtedness ,SS, Of the county Jany.

,ia me oo tme Undersigned Commissioners OF Colum
the y statement OF accounts of said county 10
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-15
A. M. JOHNSON, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT
WITH STATE FUND,

To state tax assessed for 1888. ,...,.... sIbs "a
due from state AT last SET
tienehl' ''.'''''',',,'',..,,.,,'. l5S 20
s9O6 %
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-15
ITEMS.

Frederick Douglass still lives in the
old manor house OF Van Hook, who so
hated negroes that whenever he sold
land he stipulated that no colored per-
son should become the owner of it.
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COURTS JURORS PAY AND coNsTABLEs, RE.
| TURNS.
COSTS IN COMMONWEALTH CASES WHERE
THE COUNTY BECAME LIABLE.

justices, constables and witnesses. .... s62I
X X Little District Attorney ......, 10s
WIN. krickbaum Clerk Of Court ........ Ss
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

The story Of one OF the survivors of
the Greedy expedition brings to light
one Of the most horrible narratives that
has been listened to In the history of
this country. Through the negligence
Of our Government in not furnishing
supplies, these men have been forced to
shoot and devour their comrades. Why
should this bef When the Treasury Is
overlooking with accumulated millions,
and household goods, crockery ware,
etc., can be had so cheap at Colton's
auction house, No. 10i East Houston
street. SHIFT
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16
Left In the Cold.

II will be remembered that DIR. Theo
Roziene organized the Gulf railroad
scheme, and that DIR. NJ. Lindner and
Mr.. Benjamin Mauerman have ably sec
onded his efforts. All three have given
much time and money to the enterprise.
and at the recent election Of the direc-
tors they were rewarded for their ser
vices by being left out In the cold. The
enterprise can Ill spare such good, ener-
getio workers.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

The cash grocer,
~ a06 Commerce street
will give you bargains in
groceries for cash. T.. ABRAHAss.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

Now Is the time when you can avail
yourself Of the opportunity to get cheap
summer clothing at the closing ont sale
OF l.. Wolfson's summer stock, as he
must make room for large shipments Of
fall and winter goods now on the way,
In addition to these, there Is as fine as
sortment Of ladies and children's boots
and shoes to be disposed of at an early
date, at greatly reduced prices.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

Ladies should not fail to see the lar
gest stock Of carpets ever brought to
this city at l.. Wolfson's. 1t comprises
all the newest patterns in Brussels,
body Brussels, ingrains, two and three
ply, with borders to match. His stock
OF plain, check and ornamental mating
was never more complete and II win be
beneficial to any ones purse to come
and see his stock Before purchasing
elsewhere. s-9-Gt
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

206 Commerce street,
has just received
genuine Whitaker hams,
smoked beef tongues.
smoked beef,
which will be sold at low figures for
cash. Il. ABRAH.sps
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

DIR. Braunagle is about to investi-
the cause of the death of the fish In the
San Pedro. For this purpose he will
make an analysis of the water. One
hypothesis Is that the deaths are caused
by arsenic In the water from the tannery
refuse.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

There will be u meeting Of the Blaine
and Logan club held at Uehlinger's pa
vilion, between LosOyo street and Alamo
plaza, opposite postofllce, at $3.50 o'clock
p. M, on Saturday, August 10. There
will be addresses upon the political is
sues Of the day by several speakers. A
full attendance of members and citizens
interested is requested.
WESLEY OGDEN,
S-15-2t Chairman Executive Com.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16
Charcoal

have large lot of fine cedar char
coal for sale. l.. +. HOFFMAN,.
7-l0-tf No. 300 Alamo plaza,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

257 Commerce street, for Prang's
birthday cards, fine autograph albums,
scrap books; juvenile books. stationery
and periodicals. stiff
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

On or about 2sth inst. you can see an
elegant stock mems goods in the Dull
mig block, where groceries are sold so
CHEAP
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

In wood pals at bottom prices for cash,
206 Commerce street. The cash grocer,
7-23-tf EMANUEL ABRAHAMs.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

Bought, sold, stored or repaired at 4O4
East Houston street. 7-lltf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

My stock of paint. Cheap, good and re-
liable. Call at George W. Van Vorst's
lumber yard. S-I5-3Ot
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

The cash grocer, can offer bargains in
wines and liquors; 206 Commerce street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

Hammocks, oroquet, lawn tennis, roller
skates, rubber balls, base balls and bats.
T.. RETTBERG Il Co.,
S-15-1m 24i Commerce street.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-16

The cash grocer
206 Commerce street.
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
The House Of Many Mansions.

# The following paragraph entitled
""AThe Diminsions Of Heaven" is from
Lewis Penny Readings: 3: And he
measured the city with . reed, H. 900
furlongs. The length and breadth and
the height Of it are equal. p Rev. xxi,
16. twelve Thousand furlongs equal u
900, 900 feet, which being cubed is 496,
793, ,Oss, 900, 600, 900, 900 cubic feet.
ReserYing half Of this space for the.
throne and court Of heaven, and half
the balance for streets we have the re-
mainder Of l24 ,l98 ,272, ,OOO, 900, 900, 900
cubic feet. Divide this by ., ,0O0, the
cubical feet ID room 16 feet square,.
ana there will be sc, ,321 ,S43, ,75O, 900, y
900 rooms. We Will now suppose the
5world always did and Will contain $50 :,
900, 900. inhabitants, and that agen-
Grafton lasts 33t years, making il all o.
O7O, 900, 600 600, every century, and
that the world Will stand 100, 600, 600;
years, or.I 900 centuries, making in all
9, orc, 600 ,OoO, 900 inhabitants. Then
suppose there were 100 worlds equal to
this ID the number Of inha abitants and
duration Of years, making total Of 2.
970, 900, 0O0, 600, ,00O persons and there
.wvonld be more than 8 hundred roomsH
feet square to each person
Il =
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
H{, HARM FROM r1zE DEAD
W NJ controvertang the raea That po7.
Ion Come From the Grave.
phfIadelpliia Times 81

i T-,, ~
WI - controvsrtang the raea rnat POI.
1nt Ion Comes From .aa Grave.
Phi1adelpllia Times
s5s' For myself I remarked a leat7ing
member OF the medical profession here
& IL IL would not shock ms at all to know
that my skeleton, seraped and strung
Wit with wires, is to be hung up in the laD-
orator Of Jefferson Medical College.
The skeleton OF DR. Warren, the ceIe-
Ebrated surgeon Of Bostoriis hanging il
in tho laboratory at Harvard to-day,
but it is not shown to strangers on5 o;
respect for the family. This was done
1 1t his own request. But there has been
great deal ofexaggeration in what has
been written and said about the pollu-
ton Of water and air by the bodies Of
( The dead. Earth isa great deodorizer
and when bodies are placed in it they
gradually deeompose and all septic
and poisonous matters are removed.
OF human body weighing 100 pounds
IS are water and 10 pounds bone.
leaving less than twenty pounds As
source OF disease. Take into account
the vast amount OF water in the Schuy
kill, and the distance that any poisonous
matter has to percolate through the soh
TO reach ii, it seems folly to assert tl.at
it would affect the water we drink TIA
torrent Of water should suddenly rush
through Laurel Hill Cemetery in ccL-
tact with the bodies there. the stream
would purify itself In qnater of a mile
And then there is another foolish idea
that people indulge in that worms eat
the human body. They do not, but live
on vegetable substances. The bodies Of
dead animals and human beings gradu-
ally resolve themselves into their con-
stituent elements. An animal drops
dead out on the plains. Birds Of prey
and iackals pick it's bones and they il
time crnmble into dust.
so with the human body. The slow
process of combustion goes ON in the
grave, but it is not out Of sight. The
gases that escape are seized upon hv
other forms of life. We are dust, aui
what is the death of one is the life of al
other. But it would be very dihero1t
if dead body were lying in drain sni
the exhalations came up into the houses.
In London the subject is attracting ii
great deal Of attention, the buried places
of the dead occupying an enormo'1'
amount of room. There they are aei-
tating legal enactments to compel CT
nation. The arguments used there are
the economy of space and for SANITARY
reasons. In London, where the de1.tl,
rate is one person per minute, it is l'-
coming serious question where thy
shall place their dead. AS al instan:a
that gases from the bodies of the dead
do not affect the living, I will mention
the Church OF the Capuchins at Rome.
The body of each monk when le dies is
placed in the earth below the cburct
until it has decayed. It is then exhuncd
and placed against the walls Of the
vault. The survivors who live over THIS
charnel- house are not affected by eI
halations or gases producing disease"
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
A Lesson in Handling First Gun.

The first thing to be learned is to
stand properly. Plant both yonr feet
naturally and firmly on the ground, sc
that the joints of your legs are neither
stiff nor bent; then lean the upper part
of your body slightly forward. Grip
the gunstock just behind the guard with
the right hand, the forefnger lightly
touching the foremost trigger, that is,
the trigger Of the right-hand barrel.
The stock Of the gun, a few inches in
front of the guard, must rest easily in
the hollow of the left hand. Hold the
n,rzzie of the gun up and slanting away
from you, SO that the lower end OF the
butt is just lower than your right elbow.
Now, if both hammers have been cooked,
and YOU gently and swiftly draw the
butt Of the gun up to and against the
hollow of the right shoulder, you will
find yourself in good position for tax.
ing aim, which is best done by keeping
both eyes wide open, and looking
straight over the rib between the bar
rels with the right eye.
You will soon discover the trick of do
ing this, by fixing your aim with both
eyes open, and then holding it perfect
ly steady, closing the left eye; if the
line Of sight now changes, you have not
sighted correctly: if it remains fixed,
the aim has been taken with the right
eye. '.f
Be careful after firing never to set
your gun down with hammer up.
This is the cause Of many accidents.
To avoid accident you mnst be constant
ly on the alert and cautious, not over
looking even the slightest precaution, -
st. Nicholas for June. s.s
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
straberry Syrup and Preserves.

One gallon of capped strawberries
will weigh six pounds when gathered
fresh and allowed to lie lightly without
being mashed. For this quantity take
one pound Of best white sugar, either
granulated Oh crushed Loaf. In
a china bowl put layer Of Strawberries
and layer otsugar alternately, until all
the sugar has been put in. Let them
remain 80 for three or four hours, to ex-
tract all the Juice. Then with a skim
mer dip up all the berries, and lay them
on colander to drain, without mashing
them. When all the juice is drained
from them, strain it through coarse
linen towel OF piece OF flannel. Then
measure it, and to every pint Of juice
put one pound Of best white sugar,
Put the juice and sugar into stone jar.
set the jar into all iron pot Of cold water.
Set the pot over the fire. Let it boil,
stirring it occasionally to dissolve the
sugar Skim the forth off, When all
the sugar is dissolved and the froth
ceases to rise, take it off, let it cool, putt
into bottles, cork them tightly, and set
them in acool place. This syrup makes
delightful aavoring for ice cream, and
with the addition of little lemon juice
or vinegar and water makes an agree
able summer beverage. After all the
juice has been drained from the straw
berries they will weigh two pounds less
than they did al, first. Take then their
reduced weight in crushed loaf sugar,
and put q layer Of the berries and o
layer of sugar. Put them in stone
jar, set the jar in a pot Of cold water,
set it over a brisk fire. and let the fruit
boil until perfectly tender and transpar-
ent. Stir gently at first, SO as to dis
solve the sugar without breaking the
berries. The preserves require more
cooking than the syrup. Strawberries
preserved by this method keep much
longer than when prepared in the usual
way. IF you wish the color Of straw
berries to be bright, do not let pewter
or tin come near them during the pro-
cess of preserving, for either turns the
color dull directly.
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
Climatic Eccentricities

I. The very rem rrkable climatic eccen-l
tricities, if 50 they may be termed, that
have latterly attracted attention the
world over, are 81 typieall,y exenp1 lifted in
the last Winter season about sStayangoV,
Norway where ii latitude So deg. S.
min. or only one degree south Of theex-l (
tremity Of Greenland. the thermome-
ter but once during the month Of Jan11-
ary fell to freezing point. The grass
plots Of the various gardens are de-
scribed as having been practi as
green as In Summer 8 Daisies, snow 4
drops, panaies, yiiolets and prinn roses
had then blossoms well set; peonies1
had appeared above the GROUND, and
roses had thrown out rigorous shoots. !" :,
Boston Budget.
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
se>d1ess Fruits.

Dr.. E. Ii. Sturteyant contributes an
interesting article to the current Botan-
ical Gazette, containing many examples
of fruits which have become partially or
entirely seedless from long cultivation,
A tendency to produce seedless fruits is
assumed as evidence more or less con-
elusive Of ancient or prehistoric cultlya-
ton of the plant. Among common
fruits that are occasionally seedless are
apples, barberlies, cherries, cucumbers,
especially when grown under the glass,
grapes, lemons, medlars, naulberries in
the Orient, oranges, pears, persimmons,
pomegranates strawberries and tonaa-
toes. Bananas and pineapples are hab~
itually ssedless fruits. It is stated that
second crop pears are always seedless,
and seedless variety is known. All
the better pears produce few seeds.
Improvement in grapes is always
accompanied by diminution OF seed.
The European stock, Wits yinifera. has
given rise to many seedless varieties.
Our native wild grapes produce more
and better seeds than their cultivated
offspring. The stones Of the cherries
very often fall to perfect seeds. Sec
ond-crop apples are said to benearly or
quite seedless, while Menocher's No
core is similar example of }seedless
variety. While diminution of seeds al
most invariably attends high culture,
whether of fruits or flowers, there are
also familiar examples of seedless fruits
among wild plants. Singularly enough,
DR.. Sturtevant cites a few examples, al
though to the detriment of his assump-
tion that seedless fruits Indicate long
cultivation. The seedless fruits Of the
cacti or prickly pears of the ives tern
plains are surely not due to any inter
ference by man, nor are those Of a score
of unimportant plants which are com
mon all over the country.
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
How a Woman Puts on Shoes.

When woman has q new pair of
shoes sent home she performs altogeth-
er different from man. She never
shoves her toes into them and yanks
and hauls until she is red in the face
and all out of breath, and then goes
stamping and kicking around, but pulls
them on part way very carefully,
twitches them off again to take last
look and see il she has got the right
one, pulls them or again, looks at them
dreamily, says they are just right, then
takes another look, stops suddenly to
smooth out the wrinkle, twists around
and surveys them sideways, exclaims {:
mercy, how loose they are!" looks at
them again square in front, works her
feet around SO they won't hurt her quite
so much, takes them of, looks at the
heels, the toe, the bottom, and then in
side, puts them on again, walks up and
down the room once or twice, remarks
to her better half that she won't have
them at any price, tilts down the mir
ror so she can see how they look, turns
in every possible direction, and nearly
dislocates her neck trying to see how
they look from that way, backs of,
steps up again, takes thirty or forty
farewell looks, says they make her feet
look awful big and will never do in the
world puts them off and on three or
four times more, asks her husband what
he thinks about il and pays no attention
to what he says, goes Through it all
again, and finally says she will take
them. It is . very simple matter, IN
deed. 54 ri #Ss 1. X i s.;sss 4
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27

fall u YOU are short of round you
Il, can raiss lots Of things On your
gus beds for i1lst stanee, radishes md
s;e Germ salad sown tliinly broad dcast over yer
them iii sprin they Will be athered
for use before grass cutting ssasoI, is e
over. Lettuce may be planted aiongT
side Of the rows 4or pii1iiach aoWn there:
and both be off BEL fforo you stop cuttlrlg:
Or, in the event of q newly set-onlt1l 4
plantation you can raise earl potatoes,
snap beans, beets, horn carrots, etc,
between tie rows. Don'tt be afraid I. q
iimpoveris shing the ground give il lots 4 q
manure, keep it clear Of weeds and M
cultivate il well, and you can crop Il aH
you want to. sga: .st sES#
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
SfraWberrY Jelly.

III making this jelly, iudg dgment should
be used ia The selection Of the berries.
They should be fresh and not sandy or
dirty. IS they viii be Il picked in wet
weather Hull the fruit and place it in
an elled preserving pan on the
side Of q bright fire. The gentle heat
will soon begin to draw the juice from
it, and when this flows freely simmer it
until the berries begin to shrink, taking
care not to let them remain long enough.
upon the fire for the juice to th1cken.
Have ready 3 dry sieve, which has been
Thoroughly cleaned and scalded, and
pour the fruit into this, and after the
jr,ice has entirely drained through,
strain il through several thicknesses Of
muslin. After Weighing it, put the
juice again in the preserving pan and
boil it quickly, for twenty minutes, stir
ring it frequently. Then remove from
the fire and put it in the sugar (crushed
white sugar is best for the purpose), al
lowing for each pound of juice fourteen
ounces Of sugar, adding the latter grad
ually as fast as it is dissolved. Place
the pan again on the fire as soon as all
of the sugar has dissolved, and boil until
done. To, test whether it has boiled
enough, place little upon d plate or
saucer; if it becomes stiff it is done
sufficiently Then remove it from the
fire, fill and cover your jelly jars, and set
away for use in dry, cool place. The
Caterer. ~' ".'-,
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
Amusing Ignorance.

"What big words he uses," said one
lady to another, as they We're coming
out Of church. Eyes" was the reply.
che has decided polysyllable propen-
sity. Nevertheless, his discourse gives
me- satisfaction" The good lady wal
not conscious that she had the "polysyl-
liable propensity" herself. 1t is bad
habit. It is never we'll to use big words
when small ones will serve the purpose.
ri. A lady who was making call on some
acquaintance observed that the furni-
ture had been changed, and remarked ia
the lady, 49,. ~.
"You have been metamorphosed,
haven't you?" s' 55: ..
"Y-e-s," said the other hesitatingly
@"You mean whitewashed, / suppose; i,
looks much better, doesn't it ?"
What caused your little boys sick.
ness?" asked plain mother of q mother
whose little son was very ill.
i. " He was climbing q ladder, /" said th.
lady, "and lost his equilibrium = Z
,s'Poor little fellow!"s said the sym.
pathetic woman: .'do buy him another
he'll be more careful next time |"
j t"Did you find the people INDECENT 2
asked a clergyman Of a wealthy mem
ber Of his church who had been caIlinfr
on some very poor families.
Oh, dear, no" they were respectable
but as poor as poverty
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
A1ertness in Journalism.

When the New York Herald sent
Stanley to find Livingstone, it began j
new movement in journalism, Instead
of simply recording events, the great
Journals strove to make events, in order
to describe them. The London Tele-
graph sent al archeologist, George
Smith, to Mesopotamia to find the
buried records of the Assyrian En-
pire.
Mares expedition to the Arctic regi
ons was accompanied by the Pandora,
little vessel fitted out BY two London
journals. They put on board a special
correspondent, with orders to retain
for them all the information he might
collect. He, thinking that for once,
there was no rival near, kept a journal
which he intended to publish in the
two newspapers he represented, as soon
as the Pandora returned to port. But
an inscriptions rival journal had put
on board 9 literary sailor. He jotted
down the details Of the voyage, and, as
he had opportunity, transmitted them
to his newspaper. When the especial"
landed in England, he discovered that
his journal was ancient history,
The race for the first news has been
the occasion for extraordinary 'jocke7-
ing, AT an Oxford and Cambridge
boat-race, one London journal hired
small steamer to follow the competing
.,,,nxx,r ,!i,a hlss
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27
gssd ths oul,S crops.

Even Il your asparae gus, carrots and
.beets are far enough apart tto admit of
horse nltivAkor and you DO cultivate
them, dom foreet to weed them also.
SRag-weed, weed, urslane and
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27

The London Caterer says the bill of
fare in lne,ica are too bIoat II
think that Il the dishes were fewer ! III Ii,
number and better served and cooked
it would BE an advantsge
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27

large staff sof Yale prof fessors are
engaged npon tie revision 81 Websters
Dictionary which viii s,,on appear
Many az are slso II work upon
the Gentnry Dicti tionary
Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27

Miss Anna Goodwin, the daughter Of
parke Goodwin, Of New York, IS en-
gagged to be married to q Turk BY the
name Of DeCastro, WHO'S ii this coun-
try to look after the interests Of Mr.
Mackey in the new cable company. Mr..
Dec Castro was Mr.. Mackey's private
secretary, but his business talents were
more available IN another position, and
he sent him over here on this important
mission Miss Goodwin will not be the
first American girl to marry i Turk.
Two Of the Turkish Ministers have
married New Workers. Blacaue Bey
married q daughter Of DR. Valentine
Mott, and his son, Valentine BIacque,
.is q we'll known broker, and q much
more intelligent man than the average
lrun of brokers. Aristarchi Bey TIE
present Turkish Minister, has had two
american wives and Is now a wiidower.