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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-16
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INDIAN BRAVES 60 SIGHTsRRNa.-The Sioux In
dian delegations went sightseeing to-day In three
douole-decked her1ica This morning they visited
the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum,
ana the washington Monument They were
mucn Interested In the curiosities which are ex-
lolteo IN the former places, and the ascent Of the
monument gave much pleasure. Many OF them
seemed quite impressed with the magnificent view
from the Top. They returned to the hotel at 1
ociock Ior their dinner, and when they had I'M
Lsneo tne atmosphere was blue with smoke from
cigars pipes and cigarettes, AT 2 O'Clock they
Ieneweo thelr sightseeing, visiting the Capitol
and other points or interest
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Ooffns Sent to LIVE Men.

"Here is the queerest case of swind-
ling ever heard Of" said a gentle
men, as he laid down a copy of an
English newspaper at shows that
the British are as sharp sometimes as
the Yankees. A young man, wearing
most melancholy countenance and all
the habiliments of woe went to pro-
minent undertaken, and stating that
his uncle (naming wealthy citizen)
was dead, ordered a very expensive
coffin with silver mounting to be sent
to the residence of the deceased. In
payment hs rendered check consider
ably larger than the price of the coffin,
and received the change in hard sover-
eigns. The sorrowful young man
then disappeared, and when the coffin
was sent accordingly to the address
the prominent citizen supposed to be
deceased was found alive and well.
The slick swindler played his little
game on a number of the leading un-
dertakers of London, and then worked
the same racket in Dublin without
being caught. So you see Johnny
Bull can give US some pointers on
swindling yet."-LouisoiAe (Ry)
Post
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
All Golden Blondes.
WONDERFUL TRANSFORMATION IN A FAM
lily THROUGH BATHING IN A LAKE.


Mono Lake constitutes one of the
greatest natural deposits Of hair dye iu
the known world All who bathe in
the waters ofthat lake become blondes
and If the bathing be persisted in
for any length of time they get to be
red-headed. A man last Spring rent.
ed the Levining ranch, on the North
side of the lake. He has three strap
ping daughters. As soon as the water
became warm enough the girls daily
went bathing in the lake. When they
began taking their dips the girls were
brown-haired, but they soon found
themselves becoming blondes. This
so delighted them that they began
bathing twice day, and between
times washed their heads in water
from the lake.
The old man had noticed the graud-
al change in the color of the hair Of
his daughters, and was much astonish
ed thereat, but he had his suspicious
and said nothing. He kept quiet till
the hair of the girls became fiery red,
and then he went after the old woman
about it. He ordered the old lady to
battle regularly every day with the
girls, saying that if she became red
headed he would think there was some
thing in it. Soon the hair of the old
lady was as red as that of her daugh-
ters. The old man still thought there
was some trick about the business, SO
he tried the baths himself. Now the
old man, the old woman and all hands
are a family of golden blondes
Virginia city Enterprise.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28

1t is an absolute fact that there il
not an ounce of Ponds Extract sold
which is not put up in their own bot,
ties by Ponds Extract Co. 1t cannot
be bought except in the Company's
bottles. No druggist can make Il. Nc
druggist can "put it up" for you. The
only way to get the real Ponds Ex,
tract is to buy bottle with the Com,
panys strip over the cork, their name
blown in the glass, and their landscape
trade mark on the buff wrapper. Any
druggist who would deceive you about
this by selling you cheap spurious
imitation as Ponds Extract, saying
that he "buys it by the barrel and puts
it in bottles himself" is not a safe man
to sell medicine or anything else.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
What He Wanted.

81 want to make report that my
wife has run away said a tired look
ing man to Lieutenant Amiss at
Twelfth Street station. Every well,
replied the Lieutenant, politely "when
did it happen?" "When did what
happen = asked the man with a sigh.
"When did your wife run awayi' re-
peated the Lieutenant kindly. "She
hasn't run away said the man sitting
down. "What did you say so for 2
asked the Lieutenant getting hot in the
collar. 81 didn't say so,' replied the
man. "Yes you did" said the Lieuten.
ant. "No l didn't. l said acanted
to report that she had run away but
confound her, she won't give me a
chance. Can't a man express wish
In this office without being insulted p
Then the man grinned at his joke in
time to get tip from the Lieutenant
Instead of q bounce into the street, and
he went away and moistened the inner
coating of his stamach with ten cents
worth Washington Critic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Doesn't Understand It.

Stephen Pilpot, a dark gentleman,
who at one time was the most promi-
nent ferryman on Bayou De Muckle,
was appointed by the Oak Hill Confer
ence TO call upon the Governor of
Mississippi and ascertain few facts in
relation to free trade.
"Now, Gubner,' said the old fellow
rs he covered up spittoon with his
hat, "what does it all mean. nohow 7"
'It simply means a revision OF the
tariff"
"Whut is de tariff, Gubner?
"Why, it is the duty which the
Government imposes upon certain ar
ticles which peopl, of other nations
send here"
"Whut sort o articles :"
''Oh, almost everything"
"Wall-er, does we need dem ar
ticles."
"Yes."
can We charges dem folks fur fetch.
in us what we needs"
Eyes"
"Whsrfo 7"
because 1t protects our own people
by paying more for some of those ar.
ticles you help men at home who, by
means of The tariff, are enabled to sell
their wares at higher price,
But, look yare, who pays dat high
er price =
"Wall, now, who he'ps me dat el
wayf Does you know O anybody da
is payin mo- fur er artickle jest tel
hep met"
"No, can't say that l do"
"Den why is 'spected ter pay mo
den er thing is wuth 7"
ITO keep up our industries.
"What is de industries 1oin' fur d.
niggah =
"Why they keep prices up-it i
said"
"On things dat we buy ur things de-
we sell 7"
"On things that we buy, / believe.
"Wali, now, look var, pse wuss of
den ! wuz 10 / come up yare. Tel
you the truf / doan blebe no man un'
erstan's dis blame bizness. ."-Arka,l
sdao TrGvelsr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
An Unpatriotic Position.

Those who take the position that
the workingmen of this country will
be reduced to the condition what they
call the "pauper laborer, of Europe" if
the present extravagant tariff is not
maintained are not only guilty of an
economic absurdity, bnt they are faith
less to the institutions of the country
md offer an insult to American work
men. In the first place, it is an ab-
surdity to say that taxes which in
crease the prices of both imported and
domestic products, and which have to
be paid by the people from the fruits
of their labor, increase the general
product on and improve the condition
of the laborer. So far as they enable
those who control certain industries to
derive excessive profits from them, as
in many cases they do, they are mere
ly drawing from the substance produc-
ed by other industries for the enrich-
ment of these men. Workingmen in
general get the less for their services
on account Of this process ami are the
worse off. This is true of those en-
ployed in the favored industries as
we'll as of others. 10 say that the ia
vorable condition of American lsborers
has been produced and is maintained
by this process of suction lie wicked
falsehood.-N Y Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Would be no Trouble.


ooh, III not be the least trouble,
said the lady boarder, who wheedlet
the mistress of select boarding -hous,
into taking her forsix months, although
the mistress had said that she never
never would take another woman t,
board. 81 10 not blame you for no
wanting to board women" said tn,
lady boarder, while laying off heI
wraps in her room "most of them ar,
so tricky and troublesome, but l thinl
you'll find I'm not one of that sort.
just take things as find them, and
make no fuss at all. Now I'll jus,
wash my hands, and--oh, could you
just get me a little white CASTLE soar
instead of this cocoanut oil stuff.
an see.'
Sand about the towels-I never use
towels so rough as this, and I'd like q
Turkish towel on the rack all the time.
Every WELL"
"Thank you. I'm determined not TO
be troublesome after l once get settled
and 1-don't you think this dressing
case would look better on this side of
the room 7"
81 don't know"
"Seems to me it would. Suppose
you call servant up and let us see
how it will look moved and while
she's here Ill change the bed to the
other corner-that is. if you have no
objection
"Ob, none at all"
"Thank you. l don't really care
much, but then-oh, would it be too
much trouble to have cup of hot
water sent up to me before each meal I
/ think it does me good
"I suppose / can arrange that said
the landlady, gloomily.
Thanks you are very kind. Now
l guess Tll--ob, wonder If there is
any hot water in the bath room! I'd
like to wash out few things that l
never send to the laundry. And /
wonder if I'd be in the way If l went
to the kitchen to iron themf III not
be bit of trouble"
"The cook may object don't mind
myself" said the landlady.
"Oh, I'll get round her easy enough.
Trust me for that. / always do out
my handkerchiefs and small pieces
wherever / board, and I-oh, while i
think of it, I'd like to mention that /
never drink anything but green tea,
and I'd like my bread made without
salt"
al hardly know how to manage
that said the landlady.
"Why, just make one loaf without
salt. See l hope you won't take
bit of trouble on my account if I'm
sometimes too late for meals. Some
time I'm out shopping or may feel a
little lazy in the morning, and won't
ges up, but Ill soon find out where
things are in the pantry, and will just
help myself without troubling any
one"
"Oh--yes."
II like hot cakes for breakfast the
year round, and sirloin steak. Will
you ring for servant and have her
lower the window a little from the
top! see the blankets on the bed
are white. prefer red blankets, and
l see that you have woven wire springs.
Could you exchange them for the
spiral springs' / much prefer the m
and l." but the landlady, being new
to the business, has gone from the
room in dazed condition of mind aud
body, while the lady boarder reduces
her wants to writing as they occur to
her during the day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Humorists in Correspondence.

Bill Nye recently mailed a copy Of
his book of "remarks" to Henry Guy
Carleton, who Is oonvalescing from 9
severe illness. On the fly leaf was
written:
Presented to Henry Guy Carleton
while he was still suffering from other
causes. BILL NYE.
Mr.. Carleton's letter of acceptance
was worthy of this dedication. He
wrote:
DEAR Bull have not yet receiv-
ed the book. 1t was cruelty intercept
ed by my doctor, who said that peri.
tonitis, followed by typhoid fever, was
all he thought could stand in one
season. HENRY Guy CARLETON
Literary Neaos.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Purify Your Blood.

Bodily and mental health depend upon
. healthy condition OF the blood. Tho
blood particularly In the spring and
summer month"; becomes cloggsd with
Impurities, which poison II and generate
disease. A harmless blood purifier 10
necessary 70 restore . healthy tone.
Tho best purifier and tonic known 10
Swift's Specific (S. 8. ~. OF its won-
derful purifying and tonic powers we
give few testimonials
Mr.. VIM. A. Siebold, with George p.
Rowen q CO., 10 Spruce Street, New
York, writes; ~ feel ~ my duty, foT
the benent Of others who may 30 af-
hioted a. i was 10 write you this lettsr,
whieh you can use In any way you
choose. suffered great paia from
turn my head without acute pain. After
trying all the usual remedies, and nnd-
Ing no relief, used one bottle y. s. g.,
and very soon was entirely relieved Oh
my Jobs Comforters.' Now not .
siRn OF my affiiction can be ssen.n
Mr.. NJ. 3. Hamlin, Winston, N. c.,
writesi II use IL every spring. II al.
ways builds me up, giving me appetite
and digestion, and enabling me 50 stand
the hot summer days. On using IL I
soon become strong Of body aud easy OF
mind.n
Mr.. @. Il. Mitchell, West ssd b.
Ferry, New York, writesi AZ weighed
iio pounds when i began taking your
medicine, and now l62 pounds, 1 would
not be Without 3 So Tor several times
t1s weight In gold"
Treatise 90 Blood and Skin Disssss
mailed frsA TEE 6wIsT esseyyIe Co.,
ossyeS n Ae00lN q
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
A Watch that Runs Without Winding,

A Shamokin despatch says William
the Stamets, who is the inside foreman
of B. Reading Company's Big Noun
tain Colliery, has in his possession a
!sdys silver, stem. winding watch, of a
Swiss make, which is puzzling the
minds of good many people. About
three months ago it was found impos-
sible to wind the watch, and, although
several attempts have been made, no
one has ever succeeded in turning the
stem. Strange to say, the watch con-
tinues to run regularly. Mr.. Stamets,
who is man in every way worthy OF
belief, says that, supposing some one
was tampering with the watch with
out his owledge, he placed it under
lock and key for several days, only tC
find it running as regularly as ever
Mr.. Stamets is contemplating having
the watch taken apart to unravel thu
mystery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Dyspepsia.

Makes the lives of many people miser-
able, and often leads to self. destruction.
We know of no remedy for dyspepsia
more successful than Hoods Sarsapa.
rilla. 1t acts gently, yet surely and
efficiently, tones the stomach and other
organs, removes the faint feeling,
creates good appetite, cures headache
and refreshes the burdened mind.
Give Hoods Sarsaparilla a fair trial.
1t will do you good.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28

} The Concord Monitor states it as q
truthful piece of news that a young
man hired a boat at Lake Village re-
Gently and on returning it found a
pocketbook containing $500. He
promptly returned it to the owner-the
man he engaged the boat of-who
charged him 81 for the use of the boat
and thanked him for finding the pock-
etbook. Judging from the course OF
the transaction, it is fortunate that the
young man did not find 81 900, or he
might have had to pay 80 for the use
of the boat.-BoSton Commercial
bulletin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28

Society Girl-My dear Miss McSid-
dons, how you must adore your art.
You seem perfectly wrapped up in it.
/ love to watch you on the stage when
you gaze upward in that soulful way
of yours as you come to some particul-
arly emotional passage. Are you seek.
ing inspiration when you do that?
Emotional Actress-Oh no; | am
just counting the receipts in the gal
lery.-Zeras Sjtings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Saved Ny 0hild's Life.

J. s. Weaver, Secretary Iron Steam
boat Company, New York, says: !
wish to say to the public that / had .
child about four years of age, lying at
the point of death, with summer COM
plant, (diarrhea) the doctor and all of
us having given up hope. The doctor
however, advised us to get some OF
Speer's Port Wine, and give her little
at time-very little, but of ten. As
last resort we did so, and ! say that
Speer's Po,t Wine saved her life. She
is my only child. had never seer
Mr.. Speer, but with tears of joy,
went and told him that his wine had
saved the life of my only child.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28

He (at Saratoga, tenderly)-I thinl
/ have met you before, Miss Smith
your face is very familiar.
She (coldly)-Yes, sir; and those
goods that you warranted would wast
l tried to give away to my maid.
And then the silence became SO
wide and solemn that you could heal
them pumping gas into the minera
springs.-Lite.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28
Pennsylvania Railroad.
-lxl-
Philadelphia & E Erie r. R. Divis.
ion, and Northern Central
Railway.
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TIME TABLE.

In enect AUG. s. 1888. Trains leave sunoury
EASTWARD.
Sunday for Harrisburg and intermediate stations,
arriving at Philadelphia 3.le p m. nv New 1orR'
M oespaoans a. sfS R iof a Sea
shore points. Through passenger coach 70
daily except Sunday for Harrisburg and interme,
date stations, arriving at Phll oeiRn 1R, "a
sSS ). M. washington, 500 p. m. BuiIet Parior oar
through to Philadelphia and PASSENGER coaches
las D. m.-Renovo Accommodation daily
for Harrisburg and all intermediate stations arrv-
Ing e. rs % Msw a. M M
Pullman sleeping car from Williamsp'tto Philadel
pbia. Philadelphia passengers can remain in
intermediate stations, arriving at Philadeiphia
a. m. washington, $50 a. m. Through Pullman
sleeping are run on this train TO Philadelphla
spS AND sHaa
WESTWARD.
$40 a. m-Erie Mail daily, for Erie and all
intermediates stations, Rochester, Bufialo and
Niagara Falls, with through Pullman Palace
cars and passenger coaches to Erie ana Roches-
s.bs-News Express daily except Sunday for
Lock Haven and intermediate stations.
aayj for Kane and Intermediates stations and Can
shdaigua and principal intermediate stations
through passenger coaches to Kane and Rochester
and Buffet Parlor carto Watkins ns
noyo and "a III ntermedate dat stations and Eimira, Wat
kins and intermediate stations, with through pas
senger coaches to Remove and Watkins
$40 a. m.-Sunday mail for Remove and interme-
diate statiop~
THROUGH TRAINS FOR sUNBlRY FROM THE
EAST AND SOUTH.
Sunday mail leaves Philadelphia $50 a. m
Harrisburg 740 arriving at Sunbury $40 a. m. with
through sleeping car from Philadelphia to VIII
''SiSV News Express leaves Philadelphia $50 a. m.
Harrisburg, $40 a. m. daily except Sunday
arriving at sunbury st3 a. m. ., o.
Philadelphia, 40 a. m. Baltimore 1880 a. m. daily
except Sunday arriving at sunbury; l2b2 p; m,
With through BUFFET Parlor car from Pailaaeiphia
Fast Line leaves New York 800 a. m. Philadel-
more lo45 q. M, daily except sunday arriving at
sunSry SO p M with Il thrCggh passenger
Erie Mail leaves New York 500 p. m. Phiiadei.
phia, 1l25 p. M Washington, 1000 p. m, Balti.
% m., wit With D. through Pullman Sleeping cars from
Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore and
through passenger coaches from Philadelphia.
sUNBURY, HAZLETON & WIIKEsBARRE
RAILROAD AND NORTH AND WEST
BBANCH RAILWAY.
Daily except sunday
Wilkesbarre Mail leaves Sunbury 1855 a. m.
arriving at Bloom Ferry l046 a. M, Wilkes-parre
1918 p. m.
Express East leaves sunbury 5.s5 p. m. arriving
at Bloom Ferry SEQ p m, Wilkes barre 7.b5 p. m
Sunbury Mail leaves WI lkesbarre TO- 0a m. arriy-
ing at Bloom Ferry II l46 a. m, Sunbury 1875 p. m
Express West leaves Wilkesbarre 2.56 p. m, ar
riving at Bloom Ferry 4.i9 p. m, sunbury o.l0p.m
SUNDAY ONLY.
Sunday mail leaves Sunbury g25 a. m, arriving
at Bloom Ferry 1915 Wilkes Barre ii:45 am.
Sunday accommodation leaves Wilkes Barre $40
p. m, arriving at Bloom Ferry 6.3s p M, Sunpury
1880 p. m.
CHAS. Z. PUGH, j. r. WOOD,
Gen. Manager Gen. Passenger Agenl
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-28

From the San Francisco Daily Report.

FROM the san Francisco Daily Report,
If the Chinese capture California
something they will certainly do, should
we destroy our defenses by a vote for
Harrison-it will not take them long
to capture the rest of the country. We
are very self-conceited. We are quite
sure that in the struggle of life we are
the fittest, and shall therefore survive.
We have no doubt al all that the laws
OF nature will be suspended in our case.
So we forgot that we have conquered
this country from the Indians because
one white man can live where ten
Indians starve, because where whi Q
man needs an acre to keep him en-
Indian cannot get along with ten. We
are full of confidence because the fact
that ten Cinnamon can live where one
white man would starve, that an
American needs ten acres 20 keep him
while Cinnamon can get along with
one, ha' not yet impressed us. The
"fittest" are those who can best adapt
themselves to their surroundings. The
fittest persons to live and thrive and
grow fat and rich and enjoy themselves
in the fetid and crowded dens of
Chinatown are the Chinese so they
dwell there. We could not. We want
a great deal the Chinese can get along
very well without. Hence, if ever
they come unchecked, or practically
unchecked into this country, they will
drive the American TO the wall, just as
the American has driven the Indian.
There are enough of them to do it, too,
and with reproduction unchecked, as
in China, by the impossibility of sup
porting a family, the race would in
crease here with enormous rapidity.
SO far from being settled" the
Chinese question is endowed at p, esent
with more dangerous vitality than
ever. Let California haul down its
anti-C Chinese flag by voting for Harrison
and the yellow host will swarm over
our walls.