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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-12-07

YULE-rlDE DoN'Ts.-Domt put r. s
V. +. on your present to your rict
| uncle.
Don't misspell the word ''presence'
in the invitations to your Christmas
party.
Don't hang up more than three pairs
of stockings il you are visiting friends
in the country.
Don't eat two mince pies, a plum
pudding, lobster salad, and ice cream,
aod then complain that the climate
does not agree with you.
Don'timpersonate Santa Clans In a
seal-skin sacqne, rubber boots, and
auburn side whiskers.
Don't give your guest who has over.
staid his welcome travelling bag.
Don't send the unreceipted bill for
her present to your .tiancee in mistake
for Christmas card.
Don't decline present simply be.
cause the expressage or postage has
not been prepaid.
Don't attribute your bonbon head
ache to the drum your enemy sent your
son.
Don't borrow monev from your
friend to pay for his pl esent.
Don't present your wife with a
handsome mahogany cigar-boy and
Don't expect your husband to be
pleased if you give him an ivory back
ed hand. mirror-EDIroR's DRAWER in
Hdrpers Magazine for December.
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No Hearse.
THE TIMES WHEN BODIES WERE CARRIED
TO THE GRAVE.


There was time when the hearse
did not exist in this country, or, If il
did exist, was not 10 general use. This
was the case in the latter part of the
eighteenth century and the first part
of the nineteenth, when the bodies OF
the dead were borne on biers to the
cemetery.
The evolution of the hearse has been
very gradual process, as evolution al
ways is. The old Egyptians bore their
dead in bargts across lake many of
the ancient Greeks carried their dead
in their b ,nds, although the Lacede.
moniaDs used buckler, aud the more
modern Greeks, like the ancient Ro.
mans, used bier. 1t is q matter of
some difficulty to find the missing link
between the bier and the hearse it
probably existed in some rude carts
used by half-civilized nations. Neces.
sity was, doubtless here as elsewhere,
the mother of invention. Sanitary
principles, from time to time, forced
the cemetery farther and farther away
from the city, and some means of con-
veyance, other than bier, became not
only desirable, but almost indispen-
sib le.
There is an evolution, an advance
ment more keenly apparent in the
present rites of sepulture from those of
the superstitious past from the heath.
en- who burned his dead with senseless
incantations and the savage who allow
ed his brother to be the food of vul-
lures. Everywhere to-day among civil
ized nations the dead are objects of
love, OF reverence and of care.
Humanity at last seems to have learn
ed the lesson that "the heart of the
wise is in the house of mourning, but
the heart of fools is in the house of
mirth. boston Herald
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Flowers for the House in Winter.

Any good plants of balsam, aster,
chinese pink, or calendula can be lifted
and potted before frost, and make beau.
tiful ornaments for the window for a
long time during winter. As the roots
OF the pinks are not very compact, care
should be taken to destroy as few of
them as possible. After lifting end
giving one good watering, enough to
thoroughly wet the soil, care must be
used not TO keep the soil in a soddep
or too wet condition, as the roots.
being in a more or less mutilated con
ditiou, can not absorb the moisture ss
rapidly as when in a healthy and vigo-
rous state. Keeping 10 the shade and
occasionally sprinsling the foliage will
keep them from willing until new roots
are made. A few seeds Of candytuft,
mignonette, and phlox now sown will
give a good supply of flowers during
early winter. As they are somewhat
difficult to transplant, it is better plan
to SOW the seeds in the pots or boxes in
which they are to grow and bloom; this
is applicable TO those who have only
the window, or at outside cold frame
In which 10 pot them. For greenhouse
culture OF mignonette generally, when
grown in pots, SOW few seeds in "a
inch pots, and after they have filed the
pots with roots, and good growth,
shift into larger ones, as their needs re-
quire it, In potting mignonette it is
necessary to make the soil inst as firm
as rossible around the roots; loosely
potted plants make as general thing
weakly and spindling growth, while
the firm potting gives sturdy and
strong growth, and if given plenty of
light and air on all mild days, bloom
can be had the whole season. A sprig
of megnoneite smells sweeter in mid.
winter than in midsummer.
This is also good time to SOW seeds
of the pure white ten-week stock SO
much used by florists. II sown now,
and the plants grown in a c'ld house
during winter, they make excellent
Towering plants for early spring and
summer. A good strain of seeds will
produce at least 60 per cent. of double
aowers, but then the single flowers are
very pretty Correspondence Country
Gentleman. :
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| hEllplON he 10 "A hlOlD NAhN
The people who are figuring on what
Gen. Harrison is going to do are all
anxious to get some close details about
the character and the inner life of the
man. For these some Of the following
will be. interesting and valuable. All
his friends agree that his most promin-
ent characteristic is on the religious
side. He is a Presbyterian of the
severest school and he is sDtensely in
terested in doctrine. The only books
that he reads for pleasure are those
concerned with the development of the
Calvinistic system and others touching
upon the Cromwellian period. He is
said to fancy that his own character is
like Gen. Harrison, of the English
revolution, and he knows more about
the life and time of that roundhead
trooper than he does of his grandfather.
the President. But he reads few books
and has little sympathy with book oul-
ture. The only novel he has ever been
heard to praise Is Lew Wallace's "Ben
Hur" He reads the newspaper as part
of his days work, but for pleasure he
takes the Pres6yterian Herald. He
prefers, however, neither To read nor to
talk about reading, but in the evenings
he sits around generally, and, like
Walt Whitman, loafs and invites his
soul. He does not play cards, checkers
chess, dominoes, or any thing of the
sort, and has horror of gambling and
gamblers. Neither does he drink, and
when in 1884 he gave formal state
dinner to Blaine and the other notables
wine was conspicuous by its absence
from his table. He has declared, how
ever, that he will not depart from the
usual state custom, that wine will be
served to those who wish it in the
White House. The Generals Danville
speech has been often quoted to show
that he had leanings toward prohibition.
He is absolutely destitute of sense
of humor, and it is said when in CON-
pany where merry tales are told his
laugh is rather concession to bis idea
of the demand which public opinion
makes upon him than symptom of
enjoyment.
The President elect is very fond of
the table, and he is dainty rather
than heavy eater. His fsvorite dish
is salad of lettuce or watercresIes, or
something of that sort, and a recipe for
the dressing written in his own hand
some years ago and running cs follows
is valued relic kept by an Indianapo-
lis fir end
For each person four tab e,poonfuls
of oil and little more, one anda half
of vinegar, saltspoonful of salt, and
one of black pepper, two of dry mus
tard, and pinch of red pepper. The
dry materials mix first, then put in the
oil, and last the vinegar Add little
shred of garlic and pinch of celery
salt"
At his own table the General always
makes the Said and usually he carves,
although his carving is said 10 be poor.
After each meal he takes a pinch of
salt in glass of water ard gargles hi.
throat thoroughly, practice to which
he ascribes his immunity from all sorts
OF sore throat and especially from
hoarseness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-12-07

The body of Mrs. Blanche Berr,
who died last week in Chicago, was
taken to st. Louis to be cremated
This is in accordance with the direc,
tions she left. Mrs Berr had a pecu.
liar horror of being buried or put in,
to coffin alive and made her husband
Iromise that as soon as she was
thought to be dead bell should be at
tached to her body so that the slight
sst movement would give an alarm.
This was done, the bell being fastened
by wires TO her right wrist, but her
arm has never moved since.
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AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
Ireland's Last King.
SOME FACTS FROM THE HISTORY OF Ro DER
IoK o'coNNoR, CROWNED IN DUBLIN

ICK OCONN0R, CROWNED IN DUBLIN
| Roderick o. Connor was crowned
with great pomp in Dublin in the year
1116, when his stormy reign began
All his life he wos engaged in hostil.
tiles with piratical Danes, and even
more troublesome subjects. To insure
peace he entered into compact with
the Danish horde who settled on the
coast, never penetrating into the 10.
terror. The tribute was stipend in
cattle of 1000 COWS, levied on his d y
minion. But that was only the begin
ing Of Roderick's troubles. Soon an
event followed, insignificant in itself,
but pregnant with impending conse-
quences. He deposed one of the petty
princes of Leipst,r, whose cruelty aud
mismauagement had caused much CON-
plant. The folly of this subject cul.
minated IN the offepse of running of
withsbis neighbors wife. History gives
undue prominence 10 this crime, which
was only the lightest charge laid at the
door of Dermot McMernagh.
Exasperated at his deposition, Der
mot appealed to Henry II, who sent
over the Anglo Normaps to assist in
recovering bis possessions. In return
foI the services rendered, the Earl OF
Pembroke, by marriage of the
daughter Of Dermot obtained possession
of the Leinster principality, and thus
laid the foundation of the Anglo
Norman rule in Ireland. The distrao t.
ed condition of OCoDnors kingdom
prevented him raising sufficient troops
to expell the Norman invaders. Sub
mittipg to the inevitable, he came to
terms with his enemies. He did not
even insist on the submission of Der
mot, but appealed to his honor not to
invite further auxiliaries into the
couotry. Dermot promised fidelity,
but broke his word at the first opportu.
nifty. Roderick, in dispair appealed to
his old enemies, the Danes, to assist
him. The die, however, was cast: the
unwritten law of the survival OF the
titlest prevailed.
In vain did Roderick strive against
Si'O iicNitdDic. he lfbJ uultt u ellOTIs
OF the allies proved disastrous failure
but the proud spirit of the King was
not broken Listening to the willy
plans of Henry, the Irish King CON
cluded treaty v lth the English mon.
arch. So far from fulfilling the pro-
visions of this contract, solemuly
agreed upon in Dublin, Henry soon
after actually made present of the
whole of Connaught to William Fitzad-
en- de Burgo and his heirs. This var
like baron set about plunderiug the
country, and Induced O'Connor's sons
to join him in his marauding expedi-
lions. Worn out and broken-hearted
Roderick abdicated in 1873, and retired
to the Abbey of Cong, where he spent
the last fifteen years of his life, ''the
world forgetting, by the world forgot
There, amidst the wild rocks, hollow
caverns and dark flowing streams, the
aged King found fit place to sigh
away life which could no longer bene-
fit his country.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-12-07
I'VE Point With Pride'

To the "Good name at home" won by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. In Lowell
Mass, where 1t is prepared, there il
more of Hoods Sarsaparilla sold thar
of all other medicines, and it has
given the best of satisfaction since it,
introduction ten years ago. This
could not be if the medicine did no,
possess merit. If you suffer from i'm
pure blood, try Hoods Sarsaparills
and realize it's peculiar curative power
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-12-07
How Protection Protects at Tunes
Sc. Louis Post Dispatch.

st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Since he election has "put the re
vision of the tariff in the hands of the
Protectionisls who made it," the Read
ing Iron Cou pany has discharged ils
200 workmen, the Higgins d Co. car
pet factory has discharged half of its
men, the Atlantic Cotton Mills, oi
Lawrence, Mass., have announced q
twenty pr cent. reduction of wages
and the big curryiDg shops of Salem,
in the same State, have cut down
wages 81 a week, Neither our present
war tariff nor the election Of Harrison
has protected wages in these concerns.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-12-07
STATIONS.

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua, WILL
Transport, sunbury. Pott sville, etc. AT Northum.
Derland with p. & f. Div. p. X. X. for Harrisburg,
LOCK Haven, Emporium. Warren. CORY and Erie.
". II. HALSTRAD, Gen. Man.,
Scranton, Pa
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Direct from the Front.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, July 2, 1888.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca:
Gentlemen--l can cheerfully and truth
fully say that s. S. S. is the greatest blood
puriher on earth. In 1884 / contracted
blood poison. Physicians treated me with
no good results. took half dozen differ
ent kinds OF blood medicines, but, without
receiving any permanent relief was in
duced to try S. S, s. l began the first
bottle with the gravest doubts Of success.
had been so often deceived. But i'm
provement came, and | continued its use
until perfectly well. have since married.
and have healthy family. No trace of the
disease is seen. Swift's Specific did all
TINS Tor me, and | am grateful. Yours
truly, ]. S. SrRApER,
II8 Dale Ave.
KEMP, TEXAS, June 80, 1888.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca:
Gentlemen-A sixteen-year-old son of
mine was afflicted with bad blood, and broke
out with an eruption on various parts of his
body. / put him to taking S. S. S., and
few bottles cured him entirely. | live at
Lone Oak, but my post-office Is at Kemp.
Yours truly, w. S. ROBINSON.
Three books mailed free on appli. alton,
All druggists sell S. s. S.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
New York. $50 broadway.
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TRUST HIM NOT, HE IS POOLING

THFE."
Beware the druggist who, by fraud and vile,
Your better sense and judgement would beguile;
VINO for trifiing gain will trick and cheat,
And foist on you worthless counterfeit;
HIS glib words heed not, though he does proclaim
The substitute "as good" or "just the sauien;
Insist on your intent, or you will rue
The disappointment certain to ensue.
REMEMBER ALWAYS. PoND's ExrRAu1
is to be obtained only in bottles of Pond's
Extract Company's own putting up (bufi
wrapper with landscape trade mark) AND
IN NO OTHER WAY. Anything offered you
not so putup is a counterfeit; REFUSE IT.
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opposite Patent once. Washington. D.

a uyertisers by addressing Geo. II.
RoWeIi Il 90, 10 Spruce st., New York
in good faith, can obtain ali needed Information
ABOUT any proposed line OF ADVERTISING in
American Newspaper
Nov 1Gr-4w.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-12-07
Gen. Harrison's Personality.

HE is NOT A CORDIAL MAN, AND IN
RELIGION HE IS A RIGID CALvINIST.
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-04
a ba1, Sad Ending.

New York Tribune: Newspaper
men everywhere will appreciate the
point of story that is told here by
Chicago people about w. f.. Curtis.
the correspondent, who was secretary
and afterwards member of the
South American commission. 1t
seems that Curtis went to Europe
some time ago with the special mis-
sion of investigation and writing up
anarchy, nihilism and other kindred
Affections of the old world monarch
les for the paper with which he is now
connected. Then he came back his
material was put in shape for one big
issue of the paper. 1t had cost some
$1,000, Before it could be printed,
Curtis, on railroad train with an old
fellow journalist of the Inter Ocean,
talked for hours about his European
trip. The others memory was reten-
tive and he printed in the Inter Ocean
next day, three column interview"
with Curtis. 1t WAS the pith of all
his deliberately prepared article,
which was "killed )"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-04
A Carnival OF Drunk enness and
Crime.

The celebration of Christmas Day
was attended by carnival of drunk
enness, disorderly conduct, murder
and assault throughout the country.
As Christmas day fell OH Sunday the
legal holiday was Monday The cele
bration i'll the saloons opened Satur-
day night and continued for two solid
days. Columns Of dispatches in Mon
days and Tuesdays papers described
terrible and revolving Christmas Incl
dents in many cities
In Atlanta, Ga, the legitimate re-
suits of the vote against Prohibition
were reaped. The return to license
brought il return to unlicensed drunk
enness and disorder The following
is from a press dispatch describing
the scenes in Atlanta on Saturday
night and Sunday:
"rhe prison van ran hither and
thither until the wee hours Of the Sab
bath, carrying each time full compile
ments Of men and women, whites and
blacks, who were uncerenIoniously
piled into the grated conveyance, and
as it bowled oyer the pavement pro-
family OF the vilest type and songs of
the most revolving kind iSued through
the IRON barred cages. At the pen, Il
close and confined apartment intended
for the imprisonment Of perhaps "A
score of offenders, the sight was one
that carried with it but one suggest
ion that Of den or hungry beasts
bowling for their customary allow
ance OF food Yelling, screaming AMI
singing We're INDUCED in by the drank
en- contingent as the hours rolled on,
ana the van being still out the roster
received considerable accessions, more
than 70 persons corraied in all before
morning. The police were kept busy
To day and the prisoners were Joined
by other deleg tons Few were dis
charged and tonight more recruits
were recorded"
In High License Chicago, during
the q hours ending at s o'clock on
Sunday night, -four persons were re
ported stabbed, one shot dead, and a
policeman and alderman nearly pun
meled out Of cXistance All Of these
atirays originated in saloons. The po-
lice officer, Jas Moore, received his
whipping in consequence Of an at
tempt by him to make peace among
some Intoxicated Germans. The N
derman, J. J. Mccormick, was drank
and assaulted a Young man named
Dumphy, and received terrible woun Is
for his pains.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-04
R'rSze To Death

Yesterday the body of Thomas Null
holland, one of the pioneers of this
section, was brought to Tower. The
manner of his death was as sad as
tragic. He was out out in 639 with
his partner, William McDermott,
both of whom haye claims in that To-
cality. They were ont prospecting,
and Mr.. MulhollaEds feet became
wet. He walked on until evening
not feeling any serious effect until he
arrived at camp, when he discovered
that both feet were frozen to above
the ankles. With no treatment
other than Mr. McDermott was able
to give him, he succumhed to the in
evitable, and speedily died. Mr. Nc
Dermott dashed the body to a I, bog
gan, and was three days getting it to
Ely. The deceased was an old time
resident of Tower, having packed for
the Minnesota Iron company, when
they made their first explorations
here. Peace be to his ashes. Iron
journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-04
Ezsntina Cars by sienna.

The passenger train on the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road
known as the "Dutchman," running
between st. Paul and Black RIVER
Falls, came down Tuesday heated by
steam, it being the first trial of the
system owned by the Northwestern
Modern Car Heating and Lighting
Company. The management of the
road are said to he well pleased with
it. 1t consists Of Mediator at each
end of the car and pipes the full
length inside on both sides. The coupI-
lngs between the cars are made by
means of elbows, with oscillating met
alic steam tight joints-Ashland Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-04
T.c Saa-oa Divorce casa.

San Francisco Jan. 31.-Tae SUI
preme court to-day fled its decision in
the Sharon divorce case. 1t aiiirms
the decree of the lover court, which
granted to Sarah AIthea Sharon a di-
vorce from the late Senator VIM.
Sharon, but reverses the order relat-
in. to counsel fees. The supreme
court fixes the amount of alimony at
1900, and an annual allowance Of
$500. The lower court had granted
Sarah Althea 81, 800 alimony and an
annual allowance Of $500 besides
$500 counsel fees. Three of the
seven supreme court judges fled dis
senting opinions to the effect that
Senator Sharon and Sarah Aithea
were meyer legally married.
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SUPERIOR, WIS.,. SATURDAY. FEB. /. 1888.

In the Pioneer Press question
column of last Monday we find the
following which will be of interest to
the fortune seeking portion of our
readers:
@. Which city in the world occu-
pies the highest altitude? A. Pasco is
the name of the highest city in the
world. 1t is the capitol Of the de-
partment Of Junia, in the republic Of
Peru. Pasco is built on table land,
14,275 feet above the level of the sea.
The site on which it stands abounds
in silver ore, the mouths OF the mines
being frequently in the middle of the
streets. The climate is so injurious
to health and the place SO destitute of
any attraction save its wealth in silver
that only the anxiety to become rich
induces the people to live there. The
difference of temperature CT the sun
and in the shade Is so great that
while one side of the street may be
exposed to the oppressive heat, on the
other side protection is required
against the cold.
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a lunar Rainbow.
Duluth News 3Oth ult.

Duluth News 3Oth ult.
One of the most rare and also most
beautiful sights was afforded just be-
fore midnight last night. The phe-
nomenon was what is known as a
lunar rainbow in ordinary parlancc,
or in another word was corona.
The lunar rainbow differs from the
ordinary ring which is to be seen
around the moon some hours before a
storm, only in the fact that the lat
ter is of white and sometimes a vel
lowish hue, while the rainbow has all
the primary colors of the spectrum.
The reason we meyer see rainbow
around the sun is that the light Of
that body is too strong; hence the
rainbow appears only IN the opposite
part Of the heavens. The phenome-
non of last evening WIS Of wonderful
clearness, each color standing oat dis
tinctly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-02-04
Annual Meeting of the County
Board of Supervisors.
CONTINUED from last week.N

The application of &c. III. Sunderland TO this
Board for the assignment TO this applicant Of tax
certificates No. 699 lgS and TO sale of $50 and
465, SIS and go sale OF 1856 and 30l sale of 1873
2SS and 6i5 sails of 1856 and 103 sale of 1850, and
which are now held by Douglas County Is allow
ed.
Tothe Honorable Board of County Commission
ers OF Douglas County:
GENTLEMEN.
Having received an invitation to put in bid
for certain printing. viz 70 publish Annual Re
port of leeI-S respond as follows;
Not believing he bidding system for such work
ju ticiouS. | dislike to bid nj all The law allows
small compensation al best and the amount is
hardly worth dividing with the County and ruth
er than be party to rate cutting prefer to do
this / VIII do the work mentioned above free Of
all expose TO Douglas County.
j. Lutte CHRISTIE
The above being duly read To the Board, the
proposition contained therein was accepted
The following bills were audited aud allowed
and the thairmaa AMI Clerk instructed 10 sign
and issue orders FOR the same.
Order No