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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04
It Struck Him Too Late.

We finally came to a toll bridge, at
the gate of which was colored man.
The charge for the two of us was sew
en- cents, and it so happened that neither
of us had even small bill. A five was
the smallest, and when it was handed
out the toll-keeper was in fix, He
hadn't change enough into three cents.
"Well, we've got to cross, said the
Colonel.
"Reckon you has, but | want dem
seven cents"
'It isn't our fault if you haven't no
change
"Dat's true, but l reckon we has got
to fix it somehow. Lets see. Dar
am free cents comm TO you :"
eyes"
"Or seben cents comm to met"
Exactly"
snow, boss, dar Gums my son jim
Jim am lame, an don git long nohow
He am a good boy, an reckon you'll
be inclin to help him little. He'l
ridin' my ole mule, an dat beast hasn'
had any fun since the wah. 'Sposer
you let Jim ride dat free cents out 2
"How 7"
"Why, he nebeer crossed toll
bridge in his life. 1t would do hin
proud, you see, an nobody knows hov
much good it would do de ole mule"
The Colonel consented, and Jim rod
the beast in the most solemn manne
to the other side. We followed hir
across and rode away, with the fathe
calling;
"White man, come back heah Ho'
| gwine to git dat boy back heah vic
out payin' fo' cents toll at de odd,
end 2'-Detroa Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04
A Prohibition Candidate in Trouble.

lhs Rev. DR.. Leonard, the Prohibi-
ii II candidate for Governor of Ohio,
has finally admitted that the ale and
toast story was substantially correct
Tho admission was made to officers of
his church In Springfield, and through
them has reached the public. They
report him as saying that when he
char Icterized the story az San infamous
lie" he did not mean to deny its gen.
eral truth, but referred to certain ex-
aggcrated features. The only such
feature which he mentions, however, is
the tatement that during the four days
he was at the Dayton camp meeting he
wert behind the bushes to his ale. He
says the matter is little dim in bis
recollection, having occurred nine years
ag", but he is sure that so remarkable
a eli cumstance as the going behind the
bushes to sip the ale would have i'm
pr, sscd itself upon his memory, which
makes the inference easy that the mere
matt of ale drinking is not SO un-
usu. thing with him that he would
be- likely to remember it.
which DIR. Leonard is not reported as
making any reference. They are that
he drank champagne for a considera-
BILE p,riod in the belief that it would
cure malaria, and that he took stronger
stinllants when recovering from an
attack of typhoid pneumonia. These
circumstances have gained prominence
in tho campaign because of the inten-
sity Of the prohibition doctrine which
DR.. Leonard breaches. He favors the
prohibition of the use of liquor for any
and all purposes, medical not accepted,
and is reported as having frequently
strongly advised his parishioners against
the use of liquor when prescribed by
their physicians. 1t is natural, there
fore, that stories that DIR. Leonard's
own practice has been so different
from his preaching have been given
wild circulation, and are subject OF
serious comment among temperance
people. At the same time the haste
and positiveness which he exhibited in
denying the ale story, which he now
admits to be substantially true ha.
started discussion in the Methodist
Church, the tendency of which is sale
10 be to win votes in that organization
for Judge Foraker the republican can
didaie. In the meantime the who'll
mat, er has become jest with a larg
class, and in the barrooms one Cal
hear frequent calls for "Leonard's ale,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04
He Suffered as Wellington Did.
"Each evil Liver
A running river
OF harmless merriment. "

When Prince Albert Victor was at
Yarmouth last May he attended SER
vice in the parish church one Sunday
wi hout being recognized, and, having
taken his seat in large empty pew,
he WAS presently ordered to quit by the
owner, who arrived late and fuming,
bu, resolved to irsist on his rights
The episode has led to correspond.
cnce with the Bishop of Norwich, who
has written expressing hope that ''the
dplorable d incident may be the means
of cffectually putting down the unjust
claim of any parishioner to an exclu.
sive right in the parish churches of the
land 1t may console the Prince to
learn that the Duke of Wellington
once suffered similar indignity. He
wa. staying at Walmer, and walked
into Deal one Sunday to attend even
ing service On entering the church
he noticed that large pew in desir-
abe position was standing empty, 80
h, seated himself in it. When the SER
vice had proceeded some little time,
all npstart. looking woman appeared at
tn door of the pew and desired the
Duke to "Come out!" aud when he
had obeyed her command she went in,
shu, the door and ensconced herself in
= space which would have accommoda-
ted dozen persons. The Duke quietly
to"k place in the free seats, and at
the close of the service desired the bea-
dlr (who was in prodigious Auster at
ha.. ing missed the great man)to "go and
tell The lady that she turned the Duke
Of Wellington out Of her pew" The
effect of this news on British snob
of the most rampant species may be
I'M. .ined. The lady would probably
hav crawled to Walmer on hands and
KIN - only to obtain recognition from
the Duke and here, when she had the
chance of making his acquaintance,
an'l praying cheek by jowl with him,
she had deliberately insultcd him.
This experience, however, was a whole
some one, as it converted the Duke to
the system Of open pews, and shortly
aftcrward he made extensive alterations
in that direction at Strathfeldsaye.--
London Truth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04
Smuggling Liquor Into Iowa.
HOW CHICAGO DEALERS SUPPLY A PRoHI-
TioN STATE WITH wuIsKEY.

There is a great demand just now
among wholesale liquor dealers for old
grocery boxes, hogsheads, sugar bar
rels and the like. A dealer on Fifth
avenue was seen to purchase half a
dozen empty hogsheads few days ago.
They were taken into the store, and
an hour later taken out and hauled
away on dray. Bits of straw pro-
truded through their cracks, their tops
were carefully marked "glass" and
they were not too heavy for one man
to handle easily. But they contained
not "glass only, as could be told by
the broad smile which lighted up the
dealers face as the ungainly things
were being hauled away. "You sure
ly do not mean to say that you ship
glassware over the country 7" interro-
gated reporter.
ooh, no." he answered, "not that.
You see, when Iowa became Prohi-
bition State the inhabitants had to re-
sort to some new method of securing
liquor. If we were to ship barrel of
whiskey to an Iowa dealer without
having a permit to show the railroad
company it would refuse to carry it.
Consequently, to accommodate all those
who have no permit for selling liquor,
we have adopted this method. To
some we ship hogshead marked glass
1t is nearly all filled with straw, but in
the centre is neat little cask of liquor
Some prefer to have it sent as though
it were groceries, while others receive
it in old trunks, baskets, or even
among au invoice of clothing. Many a
clothing merchant receives a cask of
liquor in his box of clothing and then
quietly passes it out to some acquaint-
ance or takes it to his house. 1t is more
expensive to send it packed, as the re-
ceiver has not only to pay for the liq-
uor, but for the packing and trunk or
whatever ii is shipped in. In conse-
quence of this, persons living in Daven-
port have it shipped in barrels or casks
Rock Island, III, or those at Council
Bluffs have it sent 20 Omaha, and so
forth. They then put it in boat and
carry it across the river at night
| has lne stringent law III Iowa
had any depressing effect on the sale
of liquor for consumption in that
State ?"
"On the contrary" answered the
dealer, sour sales have increased. They
can't pass laws enough to keep people
from getting liquor if they want it,
and just now Iowans seem to want i,
worse than they did before the law
was passed. 1t is nothing to us. We
are licensed to sell it by the govern
ment, and if they want it sent in shan
boxes it is nothing to u.s. But bear in
mind it is not only our house that doei
this, but many Others in Chicago liq-
uor shops in similar manner. We
get paid for it, and that is what We
are here for"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04

In the comic opera of "The Mikado'
his imperial highness says:

In the comic opera of "The Mikado' y
his imperial highness says:
'eTo Make, to some extent,
Each evil Liver
A running river
Of harmless merriment."
A nobler task than making evil liv.
ers, rivers of harmless merriment no
person, king or layman, could take up.
on himself. The liver among the an
clients was considered the source of all
a mans evil impulses, and the chances
are ten to one to day that if ones liver
is in an ugly condition of discomfort,
someone's head will be mashed before
night!
"IIow's your liver'' is equivalent to
thu inquiry; Are you bear or an an
gel to-day
Ninetenths of the ''pure cussedness,'
the actions for divorce, the curtain lee
t,,res, the family rows, not to speak of
murders, crimes and other calamities
arc prompted by the irritating effect of
the inactivity of the liver upon the
brain Fothergill, the great specialist,
says this and he knows. He also
KIN VS. that to prevent such catastro-
phos nothing equals Warmers safe
cure renowned throughout the world,
az = maker of
'Each evil Liver
A running river
OF harmless merriment."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04

Do not ask if a man has been
through college; ask if a college has
been through him if he is walking
university.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04

We are gratified TO note the fact
that the public schools of Alabama are
mixing some industry with science and
literature, some physical training with
intellectual culture. In female colleg-
es young ladies receive valuable in
struction in the art and handiwork of
housewifery and in the school-rooms
young men are taught that labor,
whether of heard or of hand, If brain
or of muscle, is always dignifed, man
ly and honorable. 1t will be proud
day Of promise for Alabama when ev-
cry public school within her boundar.
les shall establish an industrial depart.
ment.-Selma (Aid) Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04

G. N. CRITTENT0N, N. Y, General Agent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04
Physicians Testimony.

A. W. Brown, MD, Of Providence
r. l., says: ~ have used HUNr's
| kidney and Liverl REMEDY in my
practice for the past sixteen years.
and cheerfully recommend 1t as
being o safe and reliable remedy"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-04
SELECT POETRY.
DEAD FLOWERS.

We ask and we are answered not,
And so we say God has forgot,
Or else there is no God.
The years
Roll back, and through mist OF tears
see child turn from her play,
And seek with eager feet the way
That led her to her fathers knee.
al God Is good and kind" said She
Why did he let my roses dle?n
A moments pause, smile, sigh
And then, 81 do not know, my dear;
Some questions are not answered here
"But is 1t wrong to ask ~ mot so,
My child. That we should seek to know,
Proves right to know, beyond a doubt;
And so some day we shall find out
Why roses die
And then walt
sure OF my answer soon or late
Secure that love doth hold for me
The key to life's great mystery;
And, oh so glad to leave 1t there
Though my dead roses were so fair.
--Eiednor KIRK IN Christian Uaton
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

ONE day the Prescott papers announce that Wm. Garland is to build theIr railroad, the next that California capitalists are about beginning operations, then East ern financial kings, who are anx- ious to develop the resources of Yavapai county, are announced to be the happy mortals who are to reap in the sheckels which they are positive will flow into the coffers of the road when built. The latest report states that "a Scotch syndicate, the same that built the railroad running from Lordsburg to Clifton" are to meet Col. c. c. Bean in Flagstaff, and commence work at once. Messrs. Wilson and Smith, the directors of the Arizona Copper Company, who recently visited Clifton, are due in Flagstaff about this date, on business connected with the Prairie Cattle Company, and if the Prescott people wait for them to build their railroad they will wait a long time indeed.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

JUDGE HAcKNEY's paper, the Globe Silver Belt, a stauch Demo- cratic sheet, has q kindly word in its last issue for the colored boys who comprise the 10th U. s. caval- ", and whose prowess as warriors has been scoffed at. The filings cast at the members of this regiment are contemptible, and are only to be found in scrub sheets, one or two of which We have in our minds eye. Every fair minded man will agree on the proposition that it is an unkind and unjust thing to preju lge men, and we believe that the citizens of Arizona are, as whole, friendly to the colored lads in blue, wish them well, and believe that they will do credit to the color they wear and the flag they fight for, whenever the occasion calls for it.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

To administer laughing-gas IS supposed to conduce rather toward securing peace in a dentists office, but there is an exception to the rule. The person who takes laughing-gas is supposed fre- quently to imagine scenes in his past life as being re-enacted. A Mir. Snyder took laughing gas in New York one day last week, and unfortunately imagined himself engaged in the one big saloon fight of his life. He smashed all the furniture in the dentists office, scared everybody from that local ity who could get away, and nearly killed the dentist. It will perhaps be as we'll in future for any professional gentleman about to administer laughing-gas to in quire if the patient has ever been in big fight.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

THE papers of this Territory have recently published letter from Land Commissioner Sparks, of the General Land Office, to Royal A. Johnson, Surveyor-General of Arizona, relative to the Reavis- Peralta grant, in which the Com missioner declares that he has caused thorough search to be made in the Spanish records at Madrid and in Mexico, without finding any corroboration of this claim and that, as those records are peculiarly accurate and trust
 worthy, the absence of data sup porting the Peralta claim is satis- factory evidence of its worthless ness. This may be said to do away with Reavis and his dubious claim to be the owner of a large portion of Southern Arizona.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

LAST week at little town called Nationwide, in Georgia, on the line of the Savannah, Florida & Western Railroad, a party of negroes who had just been paid off sat down to play poker. A row was soon started over $50 pot, which was engaged in by players and lockers on alike. Before it was ended five men were killed outright, and four or five seriously wounded. It was not whatis generally termed Q sociable game.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20
Aspen, Colorado,

The present centre of mining excitement in the Centennial State,
 is in Pitkin county, on the Pacific
 slope of the Rocky Mountains.
 Already railroad is incorporated
 in Denver, which has ln view this thriving mining camp as one of
 its western terminals. A corespon- dent in the Engineering and Min
 ing Journal says of the place:
 Aspen is one of the most beauti
 fully located mining towns that I
 have ever seen. It has fine, large
 streams of pure water on two sides of it, and an abundance of room to enlarge. The town is unusually orderly for a new mining camp, and the faith of the residents in its future IS shown by the fact that all the old residents who have made money either by the sales of mines or by working mines as owners, have invested their money here in property or in business or in other mining interests. The town is now taxed to its utmost to accommodate the strangers com ing in. Stage lines are crowded, saw mills running night and day, and the evidences of a boom are everywhere apparent. The popu- lation is now estimated to be about 6,0O0, and Colorado people say it will be doubled in four months. Itis of course impossible to foretell what the future outlook of the camp is to be; but the enor- nous profits obtained when min eral Is once struck make it an es- pecially inviting field for those who care to risk their money. Many of the best Leadville miners and mine owners are investing largely and taking everything promising that is offered. Of course, fabulous prices are put on unprospected claims, as is usually the case, and when expostulated with, the owners merely point to the fact that the Aspen lessees in sixty days paid all their outlay ex penses and made net of S500,000 at least. In summer the climate is delightful, and the scenery is as fine as can be found in Colorado. The elevation of Aspen is less than 5000 feet, and fine vegeta- bles are raised in the town. The valley IS a fine agricultural coun- try, and is rapidly settling up."
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

THE Prescott Miuer Is alarmed
 at the prospect of Scotch capital ists purchasing 100000 acres of
 land in Yavapai and Apache coun-
 ties from the Atlantic & Pacific
 Railroad Company, and is de-
 sirous of having the District At
 torneys of the two counties in-
 vestigate the proposed purchase,
 in connection with the law passed
 by the late Legislature limiting the amount of real estate to be held by any alien in this Terri tory. The CLARION also hopes the District Attorneys of the coun- ties mentioned will investigate this matter, and at once, in justice to the citizens of Arlzona and to capitalists not only in Scotland, but other foreign countries There is no disguising the fact that nine -tenths of the American people are hostile to any scheme which encourages or allows for eigners to acquire large areas of land in this country, and that sooner or later all these alien land owners ara bound to have much trouble and expense in hold ing what they are already pos sessei of. Tho public lands of ] the United States should be he d l as a sacred trust for Americans, both native and adopted, and ! aliens should be discouraged from in them.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20


 As HAS before been stated in the columns of the CLARION, we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of correspondents. When a responsible person sends in a communication with his name signed to it as guaranty of hls responsibility, unless the subject is entirely personal, we consider ourselves bound to publish it, but in no way responsible for the opinions he may express. This rule Is general among publishers of newspapers all over the United States.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

IN a financial sense the New Orleans Exposition is regarded as a failure. The largest receipts on any one day have been S11,O00. The comparative smallness of this sum can best be judged if we place it in contrast with the re- ceipts of the Centennial Exhibi- ton in Philadelphia. There were only few days in the beginning when the receipts of the Centen- nial Exhibition were below S10,- 900. Philadelphia day brought in over SS6,000, and Pennsylvania day S11S,673. The daily average receipts exceeded $20,000, or double the amount taken in on New Orleans best day. The ex- planation of the New Orleans failure is that the city is disad- vantageously located. It IS only people of means who can afford to take a trip to the Crescent City from remote States and Territo- ries. On the other hand, the cen. tral location of Philadelphia made it fairly easy of access from number of populous States. Aside from the financial features of the exhibition, however, it is a pro nounced success, and reflects un- bounded credit upon the people of Louisiana.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

GEN. MIDDLETON, the commander of the Canadian forces sent against the half-breeds in the Northwest Territory, seems to be the right man in the right place. He is making short work of the rebellion, and last week captured Riel, the insurgent leader.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

ACCORDING to the Chicago Times, there are now in Chicago over 35,OO0 unemployed workmen, over 2o,00o of whom are the heads of families.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

TIE lowest salary paid to a Postmaster is that received by the Postmaster at Neshabo, Miss, who in 1883 drew 12 cents from the government, having sold dur ing the year three postal wrap pers, two three-cent stamps and three postal cards.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

Seventy-five years ago the first tomatoes grown in this country were cultivated as a strange and showy horticultural curiosity in a garden in Salem, Mass. Forty five years ago, or a little more, they began to be used as a vege- table in the season.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

The distribution of the Acts of the Legislative Assembly will be made within a few weeks. They are all in type now, but inesmuch as they must go to Washington for approval first, q little necessary delay will occur.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

Edward O'Hora, convicted of assault to kill at the November term, 1883, of the District Court of Graham county, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment, has been pardoned out of the Territorial prison.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

The richest Chinaman in the United States is An ri, of La Porte, California, who is worth $2,0O0,000. He made money min ing, and will repair to China to enjoy it as soon as his business can be wound up.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

AND now the Globe Silver Belt admits that the CLARION was cor rect, and that Mir. O'Keefe has been appointed Indian Trader at San Carlos. We forgive you this time, Judge.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

Flock-masters should not forget that the feet of their sheep should be trimmed twice a year. If they are not trimmed the hoof curls under at the edges and remains mass of filth and dirt, which is apt to cause foot rot.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

THE Calumet $ Hecla mine; of Lake Superior, is said to have pro duced last year about 40.475,OOO pounds of refined copper.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1885

CALIFORNIA has 235,672 pupils Tn her public schools, and spends an- nually S1,46S, ,236.5O on their ed ucation.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

THE S5OO,O00,00O now in the United States treasury is said to be the largest sum of money ever accumulated in one body.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

G. V. N. Lathrop, of Michigan, has been appointed Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipo- tentiary to Russia. He is aged 60.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

As RUSSIA to date has got every thing in Central Asia that she wanted, it looks as if there would be no war in Europe thls year.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-05-20

The Mammoth Mining Com pany, operating in this (PinaD county, have given notice to all their employees that hereafter they will pay only S1 per day for miners and laborers. This looks very much as if the Mammoth Company was "cheap John" In- stitution, and their mine wild cat claim. Certainly no company expecting to operate upon legiti- mate basis would either ask or expect men to work for S1 per day in a country where the neces- saries of life cost thrice what they do in the East. We shall investigate this enterprise little. Enterprise.