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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
THE MIRACLE PLaI Tn FRANCE.

For many years the representation of
the mystery plays had been regarded
by the actors and by the audience as a
sacred show. Then by degrees the
reverential feeling in the plays WAS
lost People who had paid their money
for admission into the theatre wanted to
he amused, and thus the whole spirit OF
the mysteries became changed. What
had been looked upon as divine
worship came to be considered pas
time And this brought about rupture
with the church. Until the excess had
grown too great the priests encouraged
these performances they were 50 pop
ular that the hour of yespers was adj
vanced in order that all good people
might attend the service after the had
come out Of the theatre But when the
mysteries had definitely broken with
the church the plays became a question
of profit and loss to the manager. To
make them remunerAtive, the comic
scenes were heightened, the devil be-
came a parsonage Of greater Importance,
and. discounted as he always was on
the stage before the audience it was
he who played the principal part. A
new character, the fool, was introduced,
more unseemly than the devil, be-
cause of eccentricitics, and then the
widest buffoonery was naturally the
most relished The clergy could not
remain Indifferent to these excesses,
which, under a show OF piety. We're in
fact compromising religion in the
gravest way; and final y, when they
could not succeed III repressing the bur,
lesque, they got the representations
prohibited by the Parliament. This
was in 1913 The prohibition extended
only to Paris and the neighborhood
for we find that these plays were acted
in the provinces for some years after
ward. Sainte- Beuve says. From {
literary and dramatic point of view
that which essentially chacterizes tn,
mystery plays is the lowest vulgarity
and trivialities of the most abiect kind
The authors were troubled by only on,
care-to retracs in the men and thing
of former times the scenes OF everyda,
life. All their skill was devoted t.
making this copy or rather this faitl
| full fac simile.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
CUTTING GLASS WITH SCISSORS.

Many persons may not be aware that
glass can be cut under water with
greatest ease, to almost any shape, by
simply using a plir OF shears or strong
scissors. In order to insure success,
two points must be attended to-first
and most important the glass must be
kept quite level in the water while the
scissors are applied and, secondly, to
avoid risk, it is better to begin the cut
ting by taking of small pieces at the
corners and along the edges, and to
reduce the shape gradually to that
required, for If any attempt is made TO
cut ths glass to the shape, as We would
cut piece of cardboard, it will be most
likely to break just where it is not
wanted. Some kinds of glass cut much
better than others the softer glass is
the best for this purpose. The scissors
need not depend on the state OF the
edge presented to the glass. When the
operation goes on well, the glass breaks
away from the scissors in small pieces
in a straight line with the blades This
method Of cutting glass has often been
of service, where a diamond has not
been at hand fo- cutting ovals and
segInents, and though the edges are
not as smooth as might be desired for
some purposes it will answer in many
cases The two hints above given, if
strictly followed, will always insure
success
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
rnr nvcL,su vonrxrKrns

Every corps. Of wlaf,ftr arin. is
inspected once yeu ir iI .Tt H
the regular army llt tFa.-.. D.
Auane ments are met ;I. i~ ut, o-
ton by the Generl ,l Kiss. i. .ud
time and place are l4.h. - -ai. thY
general convenience VI thc cnr,u tvO
thirds Of its numbers muat H. p-r.anl.
or the inspection is postponed When
a corps is in its regimcntal camp u
exercise it is to lie inspected IL tie
camp. But when it Joins y=l;ny of
exercise Of the regular or militia for.cs.
it is not to be inspected there tl.c
number being too small for the pur.
pose but at its own healquar rs. Tie
volunteers are not left .isOgcthoT
without assistance from the public to
defray their necessary expenses. Al
annual allowance Of *. iOs. IS gr,uted
for every efficient volunteer officer (who
mas attended prescribed number Of
drills) and man, with special additional
allowance Of - los on account of each
volunteer officer or sergeant who holds
certificate OF proficiency and a
special allowance OF los for every officer,
who has passed in the year the exami-
nation in tactics is granted for that year
only. These sums 60 to the general
fund Travelling expenses on fixed
scale are granted where companies
attend drill at stations more than hvo
miles from the headquarters of the
corps, and artillery corps receive extra
| allowance for conveyance of guns or
other expenses Incidental to gun
practice Officers receive travelling
| allowance when ON military duty.
Every company or battery receives 81
year for postage and stationery.
Army forms and books are supplied at
the public expense, and also regulations
and manuals of instruction and exercise
The artillery corps from their own funds
provide the sites OF batteries, obtain
leases of them, throw up the eathworks,
provide accommodation for a residea.
gunner to take charge OF each, and pay
for keeping them in repair. The
Government provides sidearm sheds
and expense magazines. Every corps
is expected to provide secure place for
the custody of its small-arm ammunition
unless it can be placed in charge ol
ordnance store officers in Government
buildings Every volunteer receives
la rifle, belt, and pouch. These they
for the most part take with them to theil
lhumes. The Snider, hitherto theil
weapon, is being exchanged ;cr til,
Martini. Henry.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
CHINESE Passion ron FLAGS.

The military desire for hags iu China
has developed into a passion. Every
fortress, intrenched position. camp, city
gate or officers headquarters has from
one to a 100, some of them Of one bright,
solid color, but most ARE arranged in
stripes, the colGrs red, white and blue
being preferred. We're but three
stripes used the reese ublancs to the
French tricolor would bo almost exact,
but as they ordinarily uss live or six the
similarity of color becomes Il mere sug-
gestion. When blue IS not obtainable,
black, and rarely yellow, takes its
place. At the camp Of the Tso-tsung-
tang regiment on "A pleasant knoll just
outside the walls of King chung-foo,
more than 100 large flags We're displayed,
ranged with the precision OF the rows in
q cornfeld, there being one for nearly
every white canvas tent in which the
soldiers were comfortably installed. The
material used is Manchester cotton,
bought white and colored by the
Chinese. As each is about the size Of a
common bed-blanket, and several
thousands must be- required for the
100. 900 troops stationed in and about
Hollow and King-chow-foo, the guam
tity needed is immense, and the mer-
chants who deal in the goods were
prepared accordingly. There is no
doubt that their number is often
unreasonably increased by the man
darins commanding the troops thai
they may have the squeeze Or diifer
ence in price, since they purchase at "a
fair rate and charge the GOysrnme...
double.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

The specially OF the English man
milliner is neatness. He does not in
dulge in the airy flights of his French
neighbor tarletans and gauze he will
none OF but riding habits and travelling
dresses are his rage His work is an
essential British product, but it is
English taste at its best. The Pasisian
may prepare the best ball dress or tea
gown, but no one can cut ont shooting
jacket like the English man milliner,
Neatness is his great point, and he
imports .ust that amount o: the masculine
element into his confections which be-
comes demure coquetry in a womans
dress. Everything he makes is solid
and good. II there is braiding. it is
mathematically correct; if there is fur,
it is the finest of its kind. His frogs
and oliyettes are by no means the work
OF lively fancy; they are a genuine
imitation of badges of differen regi-
ments. There is no skimping in his
designs; everything is stylish, but
ample. Inferior artists copy his Gre
ations, with the result of achieving
lowdiness. Certain characteristics run
through the whole family of man
milliners, whether they are of foreign or
Of native growth. Curates are fast
loosing all individuality in these days
of ritualistic missions and church and
stage guilds, and if Sidney Smith lived
now he would probably alter his i'm
mortal definition of the third sex, and
substitute the word man milliner for
that of clergy. The man milliner unites
IN singular manner the attributes of
both sexes, He has all the caprices of
n woman joined to the prompt decision
OF a man. His determination is more
than manly-it is like that of the
traditional woman whom Chaucer de-
fined as loving above all things "herre
own will" His gravity is rendered
with mildness, his countenance is
singularly severe he has attained a
sacred calm and sweet amiability which
nothing in the world can disturb. His
masculine decision comes in now and
again, in the quickness with which he
throws aside any material or shade
which is not exactly to his liking. His
attendant priests look at him with awe
at these movements. as if he were some
thing more than mortal. In bodily
presence he is weak, if height is to be
considered as counting for anything in
looks but he has neatness and
delicacy of appearance that eompensates
for this in the eyes of his admirers.
Seldom is man seen with such a sweet
expression ON his face, such beautiful
calm upon his brow. He lives in an
atmosphere of dreams and beauty He
is surrounded with a halo of scents and
satins
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
PoCAHONTAs's OLD RESORT.

Says the Richmond DisptHh MOTTO
way County in Virginia, the region
inhabited by the first settlers, is an old
country, made einteresting by reminiscent
ces OF Captain John Smith and Poca-
hontas, but deprived of all modern
energy and industry it is fast turning
back to the primevl condition. I'm
twenty years it will be a wilderness, u
prophesied visitor. The residents
aro old and sad
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
LOSS and Gain.
EuApIIR
II was taken sick a year ago
With bilious frYeTn


"My doctor pronounced me cured, Tut
get sick again, with terrible pains in my
back and sides, and got so bad
Could not move,
shrunkl
From 22S lbs to i2O! had been doc
toring for my liver, but it did me no good.
/ did not expect to live more than three
months. | began to use Hops Bitters.
Directly my appetite returned, my pains
left me, my entire system seemed renewed
as il by magic, and after using several bot
ties, am not only as sound as a sovereign,
but weigh more than did before. To Hop
Bitters | owe my life" II. FITzPATRIcK.
Dubii', June 9, 81.
CHATTER II.
maiden, Mass, Feb. 1850. Gentlemen
| suffered with attacks OF sick headache
Neuralgia, female trouble, for years in
the most terrible and excruciating manner.
No medicine or doctor could give me re-
lief or cure, until used Hop Bitters.
"The first bottle
Nearly cured me :"
The secoLd made me as well and st
as when a child,
'And have been so to this day."
My husband was an invalid for tw
years with serious
kidney, liver and urinary complaint,
PRONOUNCED by Boston's best physi-
clans
'Incurable!n
Seven bottles OF your Bitters cured him
and know Of the
"Lives of eight persons"
In my neighborhood that have been saw
ed by your bitters,
And many more are using them with
great benefit.
"They almost
Do miracles 2" Mrs. z. ID. Slack
How TO GET SICE.-Expose yourself day and
night eat TOO much without exercise work TOO
hard without rest doctor all the time take all
the vile nos runs advertised, a q then you wi /
want T. know how 10 get wel which Is answered
10 three words-Take Hop Bitters
sE-None genuine without bunch OF green
Hops on the white label Shun all the vile, poi
sonous stun with "Hopn or "Hops" In their name
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

1t is maintained by VI. Schrnoger that
poor milks containing less than per
cent, Of fat do not In analysis yield
it entirely to ether unless evsponted
with gypsum Both gypsum aud filter
paper, however, vels iOuud 10y hir to
give up a small quantity Uf matter to
ether.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

The blood Of the lower animals is
commonly colorless. 1t has, however,
a blush cast in crustaceans, reddish,
yellowish or greenish in worms, and
reddish, greenish or brownish in jelly
fishes. The blood is colorless in the
muscular part of fishes; that Of birds is
Of the deepest red The red liquid
which appears when the head OF the
fyerushed, is not blood, but comes from
the eye'. In yertebrates the blood is red,
excepting in one species OF white
~, OLD fish.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

As American vines appear TO be proof
against the ravages Of the phylloxers
in the wine-prOducing Countries Of
Europe, the Italian Government have
taken measures TO encourage the growth
OF these vines by The people of Italy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
Scientific

We are told that Pharnaces caused the
boiy Of bis l. her, Mithridases to be
deposited in salt brine in order that he
might transmit it to Pompey
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
NEW LUMBER YARD.

Tine undersigned has started lum.
ber yard, and has on hand all kinds
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
s5OO,OOO A YEAR.
STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN, NATIONAL
AND UNITFD STATES AND CANADA
EMPRESS COMPANIES.
TROY \ Y

The strength Of Rome lay not IN her multitude,
nor IN her grain-laden fleets These were elements
OF her strength. but her neverfaillng resource lay
ln the selfcOntrol and discipline Of Roman soldiers
Dscipline-it Is the very soul 20 all the wonderful
meaning possessed by the word veteran Nr
benedct ~ Troy Is a veteran IN the cypress bus.
mess '1hlrty-three years he said TO your repor-
ter 'Ive SO at this desk II T. the discipline
Of years OF experience which gives him the posi-
tOn he holds In the trust and esteem OF these three
great corporations 1--WE have business OF 800
90 year, and have been absent from this once
hardly month n all that time, although | must
confess that many times worked here VIII q suf-
fering gre pain, for have been troubled all ny
life with biliOusness and dyspepsia MY system
had become 20 reduced and weak that had no ap-
petite, and aud my digestion wholly disordered.
| I've tired various remedies but almost two years
| ago happened TO hit upon Dr. kenn dy-s FAVOR
| ITE REMEDY. After using only one bottle or 50
| | began to feel stronger in every way. TIE gre {
| dlficulty has been with my digestion. but this
seems TO regulate 10 pertec Is. have, sir great
| faith In DR.. kennedy's FANORITE X MEDI.
have bought and given a great deal OF II to the
poor around here those. you know, who have no
money 70 buy medicine 0f any kind. for there are
great many troubled with bilious diseases and SUI.
| fer on without aid. I always keep FAVORlIE
| REMEDY In the house. consider it the bes med
| icine for the blood 10 the market. Well, | must
attend to this uafter for the western part or the
| city. say, you tell the Doctor ain coming down
/ TO kondO1t to see him In August. / want 70 know
him. left the veteran, stil at his post, reiOic-
| ing In health and grateful to DR.. Kennedy.
| Mar gel mo
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
CATAR r n

CREAM BALM has gained an enviable reputa-
tion wherever known, dlsplacing all other prep
aratiOns II Is a creaIny substance. particle Is
applied into each nostr,l, causing no pain and
Is agreeable 10 use Price 81 cents bymail, or at
Druggists Send for circular. ELY BROTHERS,
Druggists, owego, n. !. apr l04w d
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

That the Canadian salmon can live in
sea water has been atteste1 by several
ichthyologists. Some specimens Of this
species put into one Of the saltwater
tanks at the South Kensington Aquarium
however, lived only eigh. days, when
they all died in rapid slr- aonL
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

A sympathetic ink, for writing on
postal cards, the Piper Worli states, is
simply diluted sulphusic acid-one
part, by measure. OF nc 4 10 seven Of
water. When the INK IS applied the
card will at first show roughened traces
of the writing but af.eg drying these
disappear and the writing is rs invisible
as though done with wa.er alone. OF
course only q gold pen or a quill should
be used with this acid INK. If it is
desired to avoid the suspicion of sym
pathetic ink having been employed, the
card may be written upon across the
first writing with tincture OF iodine,
which will entirely fade out when heat
is applied To develop the sympathetic
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
This remedy oo',ains no Injurious drugs.
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

Cleanse 5 I h {
Head. Allay'
lnfamm a t i o n
Heals the Sores.
| Restores the Sen
ses of Taste.
Smell, Hearing
A quick Relief
| A positive Cure
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

One of the results OF recent Norwegian
explorations in Spitzbergen Seas is the
discovery OF several islands to the east
of King Karl or Wiche Land. 1t seems
that the year 1884 was remarkable one
for ice in far latitudes. All tine Summer
a belt of land ice blocked the west side
of Spitzbergep, but the usually impeded
east side was exceptionally open, thus,
indicating that the position of such ice
obstruction depends mostly on the
direction of the prevailing winds.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

A solution of 50 grammes OF chloride
of lime, 80 Of bicarbonate Of soda, and
20 Of common salt i'll thee liters of dis.
titled water is excellent for cleaning
dull gold The solution must be kept
in well-closed bottles. The article to be
cleaned is allowed tD remain a short
time in the solution, which should be
heated only when the dirt is very
obstinate 1t is then taken out and
washed thoroughly, and finally dried in
gawdust
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

Potable water. DR. Percy Frankland
asserts, is all the better if it contains
little mineral matter. as that is only
Objectionable when prcsen; in excessive
quantity, but organic matter Of what
ever origin or any trace of sewage con-
tamination ought to be sufficient to
exclude a water from domestic use.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

Prof. Bois- Raymond had laid before
the Physiological Society, Berlin,
monstroGs hoofs Of horses and bovine
animals sent from the Falkland Islands
to the Physiological Institute, which,
from their massIveness and the recurva-
ture of the horny material would hardly
be recognized as the hoofs OF the animals
to which they really belonged
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

In the course of paper on "Insec-
tivora," Mr. ". X Parker says II
come now to type for which no place
can be found in our systems OF zoology,
but for which the late Prof. Peters, in
despair, found lodging with, the insec-
tivora refer to the flying cat. (Gak-
opitieeus) This genus forms a family
by itself and ye. has ony two species !;
it should form an order, as the Hyraaioes. "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
EEMLoCK LUMBER

of the best quality, Boards, Scantling,
Joists, Fencing, and every other shape
mp to 32 feet long. Inquire at T,
Heck's Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

By the ship canal now completed ves-
sells Of large tonnage are able to sail at
once to the port Of st. Petersburg from
the Gulf of Finland without, as heretofor,
undergoing transsbipment of cargo at
Cronstadt. The canal, which il IA
miles long, runs from the island Of
Goutoniew, in the Neva, to the Cron-
stadt roads, and has an average depth
of % feet, and portion of the Neva
has been dredged to the same depth
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

At the late annual general meeting Of
the Physical Society, London, Prof Guth-
re, the President, exhibited specimens
showing the similarity of fracture of
Canada balsam and glass. The glass
had been cracked by heating a metal
ring to which it was attached the
Canada balsam had been overheated in
a small dish and allowed to cool.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

The Court de bonne Compagnie was
society in England at the time Of
Henry " 1t is regarded as the
earliest instance of an English club,
although that name did not come into
use until later period The poet
Occleye belonged to this society, and
Chaucer was probably member.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17
j. IL. RINK,
LIGHTSTREET, PA.
Feb 27.3m
WAINwRIGHr * CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
PHILADELPHIA

TEAS. sYRUPs. COFFEE, SUGAR, MoL,SsLs
RIoE, sPIoKs. sIoARB SODA. 6c., &C.
NE. Corner Second and Arch streets.
ry-oTders wiz receive prompt atttntin
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

To make watch hands red this receipt
has been recommended Mix to a paste
over a lamp one ounce Of carmine, one
ounce Of chloride of silver. and half
ounce Of timers japan put some Of
the paste ON the hands and lay them
face upward on sheet of copper, which
must be held over a lamp until the
desired color is produced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

Is il not too often the case that many ex-
ccllent physicians who are greatly devoted
10 the code, would prefer that their patients
should die rather than they should recover
health by the use OF any remedy not recog-
niZed under their code?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-07

Old Government Java 24c; Peaberry l3!c;
Choice Rio l2ic; Prime l2c; Good lie
Fair l03c; Ordinary lO{.
RICE. Carolina head, 7c; CaroinS
choice 63c; Carolina prime &c; Louisiana
63c; Java pearl &c; Broken Sic.
SYRUPs-Choice Sugar Syrup 33@35c;
Ordinary Sugar Syrup 23@28c; Honey
Drips 30ci Sugar, House (dark) 20@22c
(3c additional in half b~arrels); New Crou
New Orleans Mollasses. Fancy 48@50c,
Choice 45@i8c; Prime 42@45c; Fair 40@
48c; Choice Bakers 3O@35c.
PRoysIONs-Large s.. c. Hams l0@l0{c,
Medium s. c. Hams l03@l02c; Small SC.
HsDs ll@ll!c; California Hams TIC; sc.
Breakfaa, Bacon 7}@Sci S. C. Shoulders
City Sides 7i@8c; Bacon Shoulders 63c,
Eam Beef l%t@lici Ordinary Beef lllc;
County Sides TIC
LAaD-Tierce &c; hall barrels TIC; tubs
&c; buckles &c; tin pails 3 ID Be; tin pail
) 10 Sc, tin pals 10 Ii tic; tin pals 20 h
7Sc; tin pals so ID 74c.
CANNED 0oDs.-Standard 3fb table peGck
q 10; pie peaches SID 81 0j; pie peaches
6ib 81 -; No 3 tomatoes Soc; toms
,oes 3b Boston market 81 %
canned corn, Thompson's 2ft
cans 90c; do Wins!ows 2Ih 81 70,
10 2n3 grade 2to 75c; strawberries IN
II 10; Glackherres 2ib 81 90; ~raspberries
10 81 90 Damson's 2Ih Csc; lima beans
IN 90c; cove oysters lib light SOC; 90
lib full weight 81 0j@l 10 string beans
III 85@9Gc; succotash 2fo 90c@l 25i
Marrow fat peas 20 81 1922 TO- goose
berries I'd 9Oc9sl 90.
FRUITs-Vslencis ~raisins, 7}c; layer
Ondnra r%aisins, l04ci layer ordinary ~raisins,
- 90; layer California ~raisins, 81 20; Lon'
don layer %raisins, s. rs; French prnnas,
90 to 10, 64c; Cos, CSC; French pruoes,
sos, lO!ci French prunes, 7Os, loo; French
prunes, 60s, llAc; French prqaes
los, l3c; Turkey prunes, SCI Eng.
lish currants, cask, sc; fancy evaporatec
apples, SC; good evsporated apples, TIC,
fancy evaporated peaches, l6c; good evapo'
rated peaches, l5c; good Is, common
peaches, Sc.
O~n.-Lard, extra western strained soc;
carbon, 10, SC; carbon, 100, SIC; white
miners best winter Acc; white miners No,
,, 45c.
CONDITION OF MARKETs.-Sugars, easy
.aw sugars are firm; coffee weak; rice
irm; lard, weak; provisions, strong and ad
yancing; fruits, nominal. Roasted cotfee'
are now lower than they have b.en for ten
ears.