The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-09
ODD ITEMS.

A census of Rome, Il. Q. 8, number
ed its inhabitants at 4,233,000.
Dogs always pan out well in towns
where small boys are thick.
Money and trouble are something a
like. People will borrow rather than
not have them.
The census officials estimate the pop
ulation of the country at present to be
6O,00O,0OO.
In Stuttgart, Germany, the tricycle.
has been adopted by the government
for the postal service.
Does death end all 1t seems not.
Every millionaire nowadays has to
have guard posted over his tomo.
Says an exchange: "All dressy
spring wraps are short" That is more
than can be said of the bills for them.
As a result of "The Mikado" epidem-
ic, 'ahe flowers that bloom in the
spring will be chestnuts when they
do come.
A Burlington Uowa) man who died
the other day left 800 for the report
er who should write the best obituary
for him.
A somewhat weather. heated tramp
being asked what was the matter with
his coat, replied Tnsomuia it hasn't
had nap in ten years
The President goes to a Presbyter-
ian church about once month, looks
bored during the services, but stands
them out delerminedly.
A Buffalo debating society discuss
ed the question, "Resolve That a
city man in the country is greener than
country man in the city"
"Red satin rain umbrellas have
been introduced into Paris. They
would be no use here, for we have nc
rain of that kind in this country.
Corn bread and buttermilk-an an.
cient Southern combination--is still
served at dinners at many of the hotels
in that part of the country.
A Chicago paper says a gentleman
is never so mucn gentleman rs when
he has knife and fork in his hands
and knows how to use them.
The "silk-tailed chatterer" is the
name of a bird that has reappearec
lately in Middle Germany after an alb
sence of more than thirty years.
| Queen Victoria lodged when tha
bundle of papers was thrown in he
carriage. She probably though: j
contained spring poetry.-N \
| journal.
We are told that gentleman saw
bundle of silk on the street the othel
day, and upon attempting to pick it ul
ne found a woman at the other end.
General Logan denies that he il
writing novel and yet some OF his re
cent speeches in the Senate would In
dlcate that fiction is one of his strong
est points.
New York city has only forty sever
dwelling houses which the Fire De
partment considers fire proof. Sevel
are apartment and twenty.one privat
houses.
"Are we running on time p said tn
conductor, repeating the nervous pass
epger's question. "NJ, sir; we ar
doing a strictly cash business. Fare
please
"Tbe idea of old Doodle fastin
forty days to atone for his sins. 1t
preposterous" "Why9" "Well, h
will either have to get an extension Q
give up the job
In one year the people of this cour
try use about l50,000,00O steel pen
If placed in line the pens would reac
from New York to Liverpool, says on
who knows.
1t is said that Tom Keene, the trs
gedian, has lot of ground on State
Island, for which the Baltimore an
Ohio Railroad Company will pay hil
100000 at any time.
At recent St Louis masquerade
young married woman went in costum
as a hornet. Her husband is authorit
for the statement that no disguise wha
ever was required.
A lady in the Queens service, VIII
made the mistake of wearing cherr
, ribbon during a recent term of coul
mourning, has been deprived of hi
position for two months.
II The petroleum wells of Upper Blu
ham have been worked for 20O0 veal
and still produce abundantly. The
are generally four feet six inches squar
and sunk to a depth Of 250 to $50 fee