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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-05-22

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long to Z labor unions. 10 any
one who belongs to no trades or
%Ranization. and who is rendered
eligible for membership under Ger.
tain usual restrictions, is to be
given one third of his full pay during
any sickness exceeding one week
and less than three months in extent
white at death his dependent rela-
tive shall receive a sum varying
from to $500, according to The class
to which lie belonged.
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N O C E.
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my land. Any II caught violating this
notice will be prosecuted according te law.
JAS. G. WILEY.
Abbeville, Oct. 18th 1856,
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

Mack, the new Washington catcher, is a
promising young player.
There will be no southern or eastern league
next season, SO it is said.
The Louisvilles have not won a champion
ship game since they came east.
1t is claimed that the league has better
staff of umpires than it ever has had.
Every club in the league admits that the st.
Louis Maroons are playing great ball.
Manager Clifford of the Syracuse club has
made some strong additions to his team
Calvin has pitched in seven games against
the Athletics this season and has won all Of
them.
Mays, the pitcher of the Metropolitan club,
is probably the lowest salaried pitcher in the
association.
Barr, lately of the Washington club, has
made brilliant records since joining the
Rochester club.
The Chicago club was very fortunate in
getting two such clever young players as
Ryan and Flynn
Handiboe, the young pitcher of the Pitts
burg club, will not pitch again this season,
his arm having given out.
The st. Louis Maroons have three regular
batteries. They are as follows: Kirby and
Myers, Healy and Greayes, and Boyle and
Mappis.
The Detroit club has paid Mannings salary
since he was injured at the Polo grounds
on Decoration day. They believe he is worth
keeping
The way the new pitchers Of the Washing
ton club-O'Day and Gilmore--start off gives
promise that they will prove big addition
to the club.
Umpire Wykoff has resumed his duties as
an Eastern league umpire, after long alb
sence through sickness. Umpire Brady has
been released.
Shaw, the Washington pitcher, is called
THE Flea" on account of hopping and skip
ping all over his little square plantation and
all but throwing himself out of joint when he
pitches
A very remarkable thing occurs in the field
ing averages of the Cincinnati club. Reilly
ranks eighth among the first basemen, Keenan,
ranks eighth among catchers, Carpenter eighth
among the third basemen, and Fennelly eighth
among the short stops.
The salaries of good pitchers are likely to
take another upward turn next season. Good
pitchers are in great demand, and the clubs
seem willing to pay almost any price to get
them. They are the main point in team,
and, no matter how strong u front club pre-
sents in the field, they cannot play a winning
game without the pitcher to help them out
New York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
STAGE TALK.

New York has twenty-six frst-claSs thea
tres
The season promises well for American
playmakers.
Janish win arrive in America about Oct. l.
She brings two new plays.
Mis- Louise Pomeroy has written new
play which she will produce this season.
Jim, the Penman," which was so success
ful in Chicago failed in San Francisco.
Ime. Minnie Iiauk has sung leading parts
in over forty operas and in three different
languages.
"IiSed Pickles. preserved from last sea-
son, will be reopened by Mr. Polk in the lead
ing cities this winter.
Mrs Langtry's costumes that she will bring
to this country were made after drawings fur
nished by The Lily" herself
It is stated that 'every opera produced by
Col McCaull that the first night critics have
condemned has proved success"
Nine Bernhardt will play but fourteen
weeks in this country, presenting "Fedora," 4"
"Adrienne," "Frou Frou," "Camille" and "Le
Sphinx"
1t is stated that Miss Fortescue required O
guarantee of e., 900 to be placed to her credit
at her bankers before she would consent to
leave the land of her birth
Nym Crinlle says of Frederick Warde
that he "belongs to the second growth of
tragedians who, when they cannot initiate
Forrest, take to initiating John Mccullough" "
Mile. Rhea produced THE Widow" COM
edy written for her by Meilhac and Halevy
in Halifax with so much success that it will
be made prominent feature of her repertory
during the present season.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

Henry Boyle is again doing fine work for
the Maroons.
Dunlap is playing Letter with the Detroits
than he did in st. Louis
Hankinson, of the Nets, leads the associa-
tion third basemen in fielding.
The Louisville team lost twelve games
straight on their recent eastern trip.
Bishop, the new pitcher of the Pittsburg
club, bids fair to become great player.
Smith, of the Detroit club, has been sus-
pended for the rest Of the season without pay.
One or two more changes will be made in
the Metropolitan team before it opens the
next season.
Louisville considered Knouif too poor a
player to sign with the team. New Yorks
have engaged him.
Those in position to know say that it is very
doubtful as to the Kansas City club being in
the league next season.
John Kelly, the umpire, is spoken of as the
successor of Manager Hayt, of the Louisville
club, in case the latter is released
The Athletics and Phillies have arranged
to play a series of five games some time next
month 1t will be a difficult matter to pick
the winner.
IL is uhuelsUoou lhht llle New 1orKs VIII
have duplicate team next year from which
to draw in case of sickness or injury to the
regular men.
1t is estimated that the New York club by
its recent western failure will lose from SIS 900
to 10000, owing to the falling of in attend
ance in these last twenty-one games.
Should any attempt be made to organize
IN independent association the chances are
that it would fail. In the first place, the
older organizations have the money, and ball
players, whether young or old, win go where
they get the most money. 1t is just possible
that the clubs would not be as well off as at
present-New York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Covington is looked upon as the coming
jockey.
August Belmont has purchased Delilah
from Mr. w. c. DAILY.
The retirement of Commodore Kittson from
the turf is generally regretted.
The Washington Park club will give S55,-
500 in stakes and purses next year.
Andre Christol and Sam Mathews, the Cali
fornia wrestlers, have both gone to Australia.
Buffalo Bill will exhibit his "Wild Westn
show at the American exhibition in London
next year.
Hanlan has not gone TO England, but will
remain here and row Gaudaur three-mile
race for $500 side.
Lucky Baldwin is willing to match his colt
Volante, for any distance over mile and a
quarter, against any horse in America.
Philadelphia is likely TO have a good jockey
club next year, and will then compete with
New York for possession of the crack race
horses.
Murphy, Mclaughlin, Hayward and Gar
rison, the four leading jockeys of America,
are all married and are all worth money.
They are all temperance men.
The wonderful 2-year-old colt fremont,
without meeting with defeat, has won over
$4,000 for his owners, the Dryers.
The Dwyer Brothers are not finishing the
season with as strong stable as at the OPEN
ing of the campaign. Dew Drops sudden
death left Hanover about their only flrst-class
runner.
II. NJ. johnson has arranged to give a 130-
yards handicap at Pttsburg during the last
week in October. The prizes will be $50, $40
$50 and $40, with 81 to every heat winner
Entries close on Oct. 49,
Maurice Vignaux has written letter TO a
friend in New York, saying that he intended
coming to this country again the coming win
ter and play Schaefer another match for the
championship of the world
L. E. Myers now intends to start next
month for Sydney, New South Wales, with
the purpose of running n series of races
against I. w. Malone, formerly an Irish am
ateur, who is now champion of Australia.
Sportsmen say that wild ducks will fairly
swarm in the northwestern states this fall.
Large numbers have been reared among the
marshes of the north, the season having been
SO free from storms that very few eggs or
ducklings were lost.
Tom Lees, the heavyweight champion
boxer of Australia, is coming to this country
to make a match with some of our heavy
weights. Lees is said to be good one. He
recently defeated Bill Farnum for $1,000 a
side and the championship Of Australia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
STORIES ABOUT DOGS.

When dog owned by a White Pine, New,
stock raiser finds calf or any other thing in
the cattle line unbranded he drives it in the
corral, then takes the branding iron to its
master
A small boy in Bangor, Me-, thought it
would be fun to tic paper and straw to his
dogs tail and set them afire. The dog ran
into the boys fathers barn, which, with an
adjoining house, was burned to the ground.
Loss, $1,000.
A little Skye terrier in Pittsburg followed
big Newfoundland dog, barking and snap
ping at his heels. The big dog looked at the
little fellow for moment and, as this did
not stop his barking, he grabbed him, shook
him, and walking to the gutter, dropped him
there. The little dogs back was broken In
two or three places,
There is a wise dog in Morden, Manitoba
He slipped his collar the other day, and when
his master called he refused TO come evil
IDENTIFY fearing punishment; but in the night
he returned, managed to get the collar over
his head, and in the morning was found
chained to his kennel, wagging his tail in con-
scious virtue
James Lyon, of Elmira, N, Y, desired a
photograph of his fine st. Bernard dog
When the dog saw the camera pointed lac
bolted out of the door. He was coaxed back
and posed again. Again he took alarm,
jumped out of a window, fell on an awning,
broke through, fell on two young men,
smashed a hat fiat, and terribly scared
small cololed bootblack.
One Of twunty o more letters received by
the geological survey at VI Washington, ofe:-
ing advice in regard to earthquakes, suggests
that holes be bored through the earth's crust
TO give the destructive gases an outlet,
When you hear man talking against his
county newspaper, says The Springplace (Ga.)
Times, you may just put it down that he
owes about two years subscription and is
mad because the editor wants the money
An English physician says that men
shouldn't crop their hair short. Hair, hs
says, is a conductor Of electricity to the brain,
and ii tho brain fails TO get electricity it will
soon soften. This is bad news for baldhcaded
men.
An s-year-old grl, one of picnic party
on little steamboat ON Spirit lake, Iowa,
fell into the water, Herbert Scherfey, of
Burlington, lad of II, jumped in after her,
held her up until a boat came to her rescue,
and as she was taken out Of the water sank
back exhausted into the lake and was
drowned.
They tell in Brattlehoro, Vt, of a clergy
man who refused 10 take meat of his butcher
because it had been killed on Sunday, A few
days later the preacher told the butcher that
he wanted some meat "Ihavent any TO sell
you" said that conscientious nad 81 have
stopped receiving money that is earned on
Sunday.n
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
NOTES ON THE TURF.

Racing commences at Memphis on Oct 20.
The Dwyers have several promising year
lings.
The Baltimore meeting is on Oct 10, 90, 81,
22 and %.
The Bard is the favorite for the English
Cesarewitch.
The Lexington meeting begins on Oct. is
and lasts four days.
Lucky Baldwin's winnings for the season
will foot up $4,000.
]. l. Case offers 81 900 to any one who can
prove Phallas unsound
Racing begins at Washington, d. c., on
Oct 20 and extends 10 the Goth.
The earnings of the Dwyer Brothers will
come very close to S2OO, 600 for the season.
Dawn, by Nutwood, dam Countess, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian, years Old, trotted
IN 2'lo]S second heat at the Petaluma
Call fair,
Mr. b. A. Haggin has more money invested
In race horses than any other American, He
believes there is great future for the turf in
this country
The turf event of the year in England will
be the sweepstakes race, 81 900 each, between
Ormonde, Bcndigo, Melton and The Bard 10
be run ut Newmarket on Oct 30
Mamie Wood, a 2-year-old fny, by Woods
Hamblctonian and owned by 4. S. Flood,
recently trotted a milo in 2:21lS at the breed
ers' meeting at Rochester This is the best
2-year-old record ever made outside of Cali.
fornia
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
Three Ballk

The game is watched with closest care,
No danger him appals.
The umpire keeps account of Strikes
And exc he cries "Three ballsr'
He shlyers past me on the street
This man Of STRIKES" " and calls
Thine overcoatf" haste to ask.
He only cries Three ballsl'
Buffalo Express.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
The Chestnut Bells.

Hear the noisy chestnut bells
Nickel bells!
What world of merry chat their idiocity dispels
At the table, on the street,
Where'er we chance to meet
How they fill our souls with terror
With their beating,
Lest we fall into the error
OF repeating,
And one and all keep mum,
Sadly dumb,
For fear that some cheap "bumb"
VIII ring us down. Boston Daily Globe
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Another Shot at the Navy.

Uncle Sam-Have you accepted any plans
for ships yet!
Secretary of the Navy-Yes, got them
cheap, too rare bargain can tell you.
Economy is good thing. What made
them so cheap?"
"Well, you see, all the other countries had
rejected them "--Omaha World
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A Sum in Cancellation,

Tailor-Can you pay me the five thalers
you owe me,
Student-No. not to-day.
Tailor-But must have the money to pay
my landlord | owe him five thalers.
Student-Thats all right, You owe him
five thalers and owe you five thalers. That
German.
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Alone, A Loan, Ale Own.

When out of cash and lacking friends,
Oh, what a woeful pity
To be a stranger-knowing none
Alone in great city!
But what n joyful thing it is,
And how it makes him gritty
To meet some man who favors with
A loan, in great cityl
'Tis then he casts all care aside;
Yes, even groweth witty,
By shouting: AT some bar now I'll
Ale own in great cityr'
jeff Joslyn, in Goodall's Sun.
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Not That Kind of "A waiter.

"TalSe my card to Miss Smawkins. l will
wait here
"The missus has gone OUT
"Nery well, l will wait"
IN send down her father, sir.n
"On second thought won't wait. ."-PhilA,
delphia Call
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Dude-Aw, pawdon me, miss, but that was
quartah you dwopped in the bwox.
Young Lady, graciously - Oh was iti
Well, guess they let your ride ora quarter
Dude sucks his cane and tries to think
Philadelphia Call
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ABOUT CHlNAMEN.

A San Francisco Chinaman recently stole
one dozen Of brooms and the next day sold
them to their rightful owner.
The government of Peru has decreed that
Chinese residents Of that country may enjoy
the same rights and privileges as other colon
lists.
A Chinaman has been carrying her majes-
ty's mail in British Columbia, He bore his
charge at the end Of a long pole, the weight
being balanced by big stone tied at the
other end.
Bob Ingersoll says he has three objections
to the Chinaman: First, he Is clean; second,
he is honest, and, third, he Is industrious
"And this, he adds, sis enough to keep any
man away from this country"
A Chinaman, In the New Westminster,
Canada, jail, under sentence Of death, was
very angry when told that he was reprieved
for month He said that after death his
soul would inhabit the body of a bird, and he
was anxious for tho transmigration to take
place that Ia might peck out the eyes of those
who had testified against him
,s novel conflict took place one day sa-s
week, near st. AIMS, b. c., between calf
and a grown bull During the battle the
young bovine was caught between the horns
Of its opponent, and, says the local chronicler,
'the conqueror marched Off in triumph with
his consansuineous and believing crown"
The calf was extricated only by cutting OFF a
third OF the other animals horns
a large bee got inside OF a telephone at n
place called Moss Bay recently, and kept up
what appeared TO be n miniature thunder
storm all along the circuit until lneman
discovered him between the sounding board
end microphone
The Diniculties of Musical Composition,
A certain eccentric composer met a
friend who asked IL he had recently been
making any more music. "Wen, ,nreplied
the composer, composition is serious af-
fair, II you have good idea you can't
find the paper TO write it down; II you do
write II, you won't find publisher, II you
do find one, he won't praise you; il your
music eventually is published, nobody
will buy it; If somebody does buy it, he
won't know how to play IL; and he does
play II, he won't like it.n
AT Hammonton, N. j., there Is an incu.
batting establishment at which 5000 eges
eau be artihcially hatohed at one time.
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An Annoyinp Blundcr.

Wife-Why, aren't you going to wear your
dress suit my dear2
Husband-Not much. The last time wore
my dress suit at party young woman Or
dered me to bring her cup of coffee, and be
quick about it.-New York Sun
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
Sweet September.

From oceans shore, from rural grove
Our friends are coming back to town,
But better far than this, by Jovel
The price of ice is coming down.
B Iston Courier
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
All ROnds Lead To Rnam

Sadly sings hopeful poet; "A thousand
songs are in my head. A thousand in my
heart Where will they be when am dead.
And we are far apart" In the waste basket,
Doc, within the sad and gloomy portal OF the
ever yawning W. b.-Burdette.
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The foremans weary and wrinl,ed face
Wears u look that is sad and solemn,
When he looks at six ads that he has to place
Square up at the top of one column.
Merchant Traveller
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She was crank on the subject of music.
A gentleman knocked at her door and asked:
"Does Mr.. Smith live here.n "No, sir, his
room is an octave higher-in the next fiat"
she replied, in a pianissimo andante tone of
voice--Texas Siftings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
Animated Sweetnes,

He held within his arms
A picture Of completeness
A hundred and twelve pounds
OF animated sweetness.
He gazed for just a moment
On the features Of the miss,
Then on her lips he planted
A No II kiss.
-Dansyilla Rras za
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
a Typographical Error,

He was travelling printer, and being out
of employment he hired himself out to a far
mer. One day the farmer said:
II want you to set that hem"
"How do you want me TO set her-solidr-
Texas Siftings.
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Very Decided.

always was a bit in doubt
About Miss Mays complexion, yet
could not say If she were blonde
Or II she were a dark brunette.
But when one evening proposed
To lovely but capricious May,
found her decided blonde,
And her decision was Nay, nay"
Rambler.
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Didn't Want Him to Strain His Mind.

Young Woman-Mr. Algernon, can you
tell me the name of that Bulgarian prince
who has lately had so much troubled
Dude-Er-let me think.
Young Woman-Oh, pray, don't let me put
you to so much trouble.-Tid Bits.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
RAIss OF ADvsRTIsINq.

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly. Tran an
serted except where parties have accounts.
Legal advertisements two dollars per inch 10 Z
three Insertions and at that rate for addtl0na1
insertions without reference TO length'
Executors, Administrators, and AUDITORS no
tices three dollars.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents line, reg
ular advertisements half rates.
Cards in the "Business Directory" column, on
dollar year for each line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-22
LIGHT AND AIRY.


Meeting an Emergency
"Young man." said grim visaged passen-
ger solemnly, 1--WE read in the Book OF books
that some day this world will be destroyed by
fire. What would you do in the event Of such
an awful emergency
"What would | dol" repeated the young
man calmly. "I would turn the hose on, of
course. | belong TO the fire Department.
New York Sun.
English ms She Is Spoke"
To sail out upon the broad ocean
a sweet little maid took noccan,
But when the yacht rolled
She exclaimed: "Id give golled
To get rid of this horrible mocean."
life.
A girl In a moment OF pique
Gave her lover a slap on the chique;
Not a word did he say,
But he left her that day,
And didn't go back for wique
Boston Courier.
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. .,e moved contlict took place one dny. ,n..

a large bee got inside Of a telephone at
place called Moss Bay recently, and kept up
what appeared to be a miniature thunder
storm all along the circuit until a lineman
discovered him between the sounding board
and microphons
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The Difficulties of Musical Composition.

AT Hammonton, N. j., there Is an incu.
batting establishment at which 5000 eges
eau be artiiicially hatehed at one time.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
RasrIDuke,s Daughter.
rom q New York Letter.

From q New York Letter.
Miss CuITie Duke, the young violinist
who made such favorable impression here
at the last concert of the Symphony Society,
is daughter of Gen. Basil Duke, of Louis
vile, KY, and her mother is a sister of
Morgan the raider, and her father, believe,
at one time commanded Morgan's forces.
But for the sake Of Miss Duke wish to say
there is great difference between Morgan
the raider aud Mosby the raider. While
raiders are not counted in with the regular
troops, there are some that are better than
Others, and the Morgan raiders were much
the more decent of the two. There are
very few Southemers who have a good
word to say of the Mosby men, but they
have nothing TO say against MOrgan's party
except that they were raiders. But the war
is over, and Miss Duke is a pretty young
woman and plays the violin with extraor-
binary skill. Walter Damrosch discovered
her out in Louisville and induced her to
come East and play here. So her mother
brought her on. and she was heard and re-
ceived with great enthusiasm. She,
however, is not satisfied to have made a
success, and intends to go abroad to study
under the best masters that Europe can fur
nish.