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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
A Word to the Wise.

In the "06icial Report on Baking
PoaoderS," recently published in the
Annd's Of Hygiene, (the official organ
of the State Board of Healthy we note
that the "Old Reliable" Rumford
Yeast Powder is the only phosphate
powder on the market. 1t consequent
ly holds position absolutely its own,
and as all physicians know that there
are many persons to whom the use of
the phosphate would prove very bene.
ticisl, this powder may therefore be
highly recommended. Other baking
powders were found to contain alum,
ammonia and cream of tartar, all Of
which under certain conditions, are
positively injurious. The "Old Reli-
able Rumford" is the only powder that
leaves anything of nutritive value in
the bread, and should, therefore, be
recommended above all other baking
powders for household uses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
Spooks in Wilmington.

Early Thursday morning OF last
week the fire alarm in the City Hall
tower at Wilmington, Del, sounded
from box H. in front of the.hall, 1t
struck twelve twice, and then struck
all sorts of alarm. The fire depart
inert turned out. ard after a vain
seaIch OF half an hour went back to
their houses. About fifteen minutes
after the alarm was sounded many
people on the streets were suddenly
startled by a strange light which ap-
peared east of the city on line with
Fifth Street, ana appai emily on the
river. The light was Of deep-red
color ann radiating rays flashed sew
eral times against the horizon. The
color was remarkable, and the unusual
spectacle lasted three or four minutes.
No one seemed able to account for the
phenomenon and with the mystery OF
the fire alarmit emai unsolved.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
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The treatment of many thousands of cases
Oh OF those chronic weaknesses and distressing
ahents mn,o, PECULIAR 70 females, at the Inyaids'
has afforded vast experience in nicely adapt,
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'IS Dr. piorees PsS9ar FSvorits "Sas
is the outgrowth, or result of this great and
valuable experience. Thousands OF testimo-
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clans who have tested 1t in the more agra
waited and obstinate cases which had baiiied
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~cure-all," but as most perfect Specific for
woman's peculiar ailments.
:. AS powerful, invigOrating tonic,
paa to the Fop anS @ il
rundown" debilitated teachers, milliners,
dressmakers, seamstresses, SHOP girls" house.
Keepers nursing mothers. and feeble women
generally, DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is the greatest earthly boon, being uneqiialed
as an appettzing cordial and restorative tonic
nervine, "Favorte Prescription !" is une,
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Sois9, SSaimg nervous excitabty, irritability, ex.
other distressing, nervous symptoms COM
monty attendant upon functional and organic
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physician, and adapted to woman's delicate
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.,"FavOrfte Prescription fs posi-
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.,d.s, As regulator and promoter Of func-
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scription is perfectly safe remedial agent,
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nt. wnon taken FOR those disorders and derange-
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ana faithfully carried out for many years.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
Half Fares to tho Conventions via Penn
sylvania Railroad

With view Of accommodating the
hosts of visitors to the political con-
ventions and other general meetings
hereinafter mentioned, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell ex-
oursion tickets to the points named
below flom all prominent stations on
its system, on the dates specified, at
one Jdre for the round trip The tick
cts will be good for passage in both
directions on all regular passenger
trains, except Limited Express trains
The occasions on which such tickets
will be sold are as follows
To Indianapolis, Indiana, on account
of the National Prohibition Conven-
tion, which will meet May 3Otb, tick
ets will be sold from May 25th to 29th
inclusive, good for return trip until
June 9th, 1888, inclusive.
To ST. Louis, Mo, on account of the
National Democratic Convention,
which will meet June 5th, tickets will
be sold May 3lst to June 4th, inclus-
i've, cool to return until June 18th,
1883, inclusive.
To Cincinnati, Ohio, on account of
the meeting of the Supreme Lodge of
the World, Knights of Pythias, which
will assemble June 18th, tickets will
be sold June 7th to llth, inclusive,
good to return until July %, 1888, in
elusive.
To Chicago, ILL.,, on account of the
National Republican Convention,
which will meet June 10th, tickets will
be sold from June 14th to 18th, inclus-
i've, good to return until June 26th,
inclusive.
The routes over which the tickets
will be sold is Pennsylvania Railroad
to Pittsburg, thence by the Pennsyl-
vania Compsnys lines to destination.
The well-known and superior advan-
tages of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
arising from complete facilities, fine
equipment, and its unsurpassed service
of through trains, commends this route
most strongly to intending visitors to
these great gatherings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
Graves and Burials in Algiers.

Arab women patronize the convey
ances, and on Fridays they go in
crowds to Beloour, where there is a
cemetery and neat little khouba fire.
quented by the fair sex only on that
day. A column in the centre Of the
court supports trelises of grape-vines.
Tombstones of marble and slate are
numerous in the court as well as out
in the cemetery. AT the head of each
tomb is a slab of marble with one or
two round holes in which fower-pots
are set, or cups placed there that the
birds may drink from them; the ma
tives believe that these birds afterward
fly away to heaven with greeting
from the soul reposing beneath.
The keeper of this khouba was old
and blind; he passed his time in sweep
ing the carpets and mating, then rest
ing and singing to himself. He
would use bis handkerchief to dust the
sacred tomb, wash it, and then dry it
in the sun, holding it until it was dry.
TO satisfy my curiosity l sent child
to translate for nee and ask if he was
happy, or what lie could desire. He
shook his head: 'No, | want nothing;
! am never enn,tye, and ] am quite
happy
One day l witnessed here the bur-
ial of child. The young boy was
laid in the grave wrapped in a yard or
two of white cot on; smaller hole
was dug at the bottom of the grave,
and served as coffin, being covered
with fiat slabs of stone to prevent the
earth from falling directly on the body.
Twenty or thirty men stood around in
silence, the earth was hastily replaced,
and temporary stones were placed at
the head and feet; the cushions and
pieces of embroidery in which the body
lay on the donkey which bore it to the
final resting-place were put back on
the animal, and the procession moved
silently away. The women and girls
always come afterward to weep on the
graves and place flowers, and especial
ly branches of myrtle. They often
spend the greater part of three days
round new grave, sitting on mating
and carpets.-F. A. BRIDGMAN, III
Ha,per's Magazine for May.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25

Hd,per's Magazine for June is an
example of what magazine for early
summer ought to he. 1t contains a
judicious mixture of the best things in
literature, and is thus suited to all the
moods of June day. Fiction is pro-
vided for lazy hours by w. d. How.
ellis, Henry james, and William Black,
and there is much charming poetry.
Neither are solid articles for serious
reading lacking, and the artistic fea-
lures of the number are most delight
full. Reinhart, Abbey, Charles Gra-
ham, b. P. Sanguiuetti, Alfred Par
sons, w. II. Hyde, and F. Barnard,
all contribute specimens of their best
work. The frontispiece is an excel
lent portrait of the late Mrs. Craik,
and belongs to the article on "London
as Literary Centre which abounds
in good likenesses of English novelists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
Purify Your BLOOD.

Bodily and mental health depend upon
O healthy condition OF the blood. Tho
blood particularly in the spring and
summer months, becomes clOgged with
impurities, which poison IL and generate
disease. A harmless blood purifier is
necessary to restore q healthy tone.
The best purifier and tonic known is
Bwift's Specific Is. s. 81. OF its won
derful purifying aud tonic powers we
give few testimonials;
Mr.. VIM, A. Siebold, with George p.
Rowell az Co., 10 Spruce Street, New
York, writes: ~ feel it my duty, for
the benefit Of others who may be af-
ficted as l was, TO write you this letter,
which you can use in any way you
choose. L suffered great pain from
bolls, all over my neck; i conld not
turn my head without acute pain. After
trying all the usual remedies, and lind
Ing no relief, used one bottle Is. S. s.,
and very soon was entirely relieved OF
my 'Job's Comforters.' Now not q
sign of my affiiction can be seen.n
Mr.. NJ. s. Hamlin, Winston N. c.,
writes: 81 use it every spring. II al
ways builds me up, giving me appetite
and digestion, and enabling me TO stand
the hot summer days. On using IL /
soon become strong Of body and easy OF
mind.h
Mr.. C. f. Mitchell, West 23d st.
Ferry, New York, writes: II weighed
ll6 pounds when began taking your
medicine, and now 1872 pounds. l would
not be without 5. S.S. for several times
ats weight IN gold"
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease
mailed free. Tue SWIFT SPEciYio Co.,
Drawer y, Atlanta, GA
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
He Wanted to be Reasonable.

Some young men of Boston went
fishing up in the country few days
ago, and, arrived at the fishing grounds,
asked an ancient inhabitant if he could
get them some bait He thought that
he could and STATED off. Three hours
afterward he appeared with ten.
quart pail full of angleworms. The
boys were alarmed lest there should
not be money enough in the party to
pay for snch wealth of bait; but they
put on bold front, and ole asked:
SHOW much do we owe you?" swell,
/ don't rightly know answered The
old man. ''The ground is kinder solid
an the worms is far down, an it's been
hard on my back to dig 'em. But I've
half notion to go fshin' myself ter
morrer, an' if you'll give me half the
lait well call it square.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
A Plague Of Rats in China.

A late number of the Pekin Gazette
contains an announcement that reads
like one of Grimm's fairy tales. II is
to the effect that it will be necessary
to change certain postal routes in
Outer Mongolia because of the appear.
ance of swarms of rats. For two years
past the pasturage 10 this region has
suffered much, and last year the grass
was nearly all eaten up by these ver-
min. The who.e country had been
honey-combed by their burrowing.
Camels and horses are suffering for
food, and the courier service through
out this district cannot safely be con,
tinued because the burrows are source
of danger to all mounted travellers
Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
A. Letter From Governor Beaver.

"Ponds Entract Company, No. 76
FIFTH Avemue, Neao York CITY.
GENTs.-Pond's Extract has been a
valued reliance 10 our family for sew
eral years, especially in relieving the
aches, sprains and bruises incident to
children, Very truly yours,
JAMES A BEAVER.
Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, Pa,
Nov. 1887"
Ponds Extract is Invaluable for all
kinds of pain and inflammation.
Ercellence invites imitation. Be-
aodre of aoorthless limitations of
Ponds Extract.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
That Tired Feeling.

Season is here again, and nearly every
one feels " weak, languid, and exhausted
The blood, laden with impurities which
have been accumulating for months,
moves sluggishy through the veins,
the mind fails to think quickly, and
the body is still slower to respond
Hoods Sarsaparilla is just what is
needed. 1t is, in a peculiar sense, the
ideal spring medicine. 1t purifes, vital.
ICES, and enriches the blood, makes
the head clear, creates an appetite,
overcomes that tired feeling, and i'm,
parts new strength and vigor TO the
whole booy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
A Ruse That Failed.

Salvatore Sparto, an Italian laboler,
was esied for assaultipg a fellow
workman. In order TO make il appear
that the figh: bad be n about draw
Salvatore invested his oncy in black
plaster and bandag' S, and made him
se'f up as a badly wounded warrioc.
There was some doubt expressed by
the Court as to the extent Of his in.
juries, and an examination was made
which resulted in Salvatores being
sent to Sing Sing fer four years. /,
vas good sch, M, but it failed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25

A WEDDING TOOK place at St. Paul,
Mimi, the other day, where the groom
was over six feet tall and the bride a
little over two feet in height. During
the c. remony the girl stood on chair,
her head just reaching to the groom's
shoulder.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25

"Yes,' said north Pearl street
clerk to-day, 81 was broken all up by
an ice gorge right here last August.
II ua' an ice-cream G rye my regular
girl INDUCED in, and co t me $l.75. /
was in a melting mood, and paid it,
albany Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
STATIONS,

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua, WILL
iamsport, sunbury. Pottsville, etc. AT Northum-
periand with T. q Z; Div 7. X. R. for Harrisburg,
LOCK Haven, Emporium, Warren, Cory and Erie.
". r. HALSTEAD, Gen. Man.,
Scranton, Pa
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
Consumption Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR:- Please inform
your readers that | have a positive
remedy for the above named disease.
BY its timely use thousands of hopeless
cases have been permanently cured.
shall be glad TO send two bottles of
my remedy free to any of your readers
who have consumption, if they will
send me their express AMI postofiice
address. Respectfully, II. A. Slocum,
M. c., lSl Pearl ST., N. Y (25noy 6m.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25

Wash your fiat iron in soapsuds and
dry thoroughly, if they at all trouble
you by dlopping black specks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25

IDWNWNl0W mas revOlutlOnized the world dur
JMuHMWlIlM ing the last half century. Not
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cut this out and return TO us and we will send
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ance TO you, that Will start you In business which
will bring you In more money right away, than
anything else In the world. Grand O,Itnt Jnee.
Address TRUE Co., Augusta, Maine. lydec30
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
sUNBpRY, HAZLETON a. wILKEsBARRR
RAILROAD AND NORTH AND WEST
BB BANGH RAILWAY.

(Daily except sunuay)
Wilkesbarre Mall leaves SunbuTy 9.65 q. m.
arriving at Bloom Ferry lo.4e a. M, Wilkes-barre
- IS p. IN,
Express East leaves sunbury 5.s6 p. m, arriving
at Bloom Ferry SEQ p. m, Wilkes-barre 1b5 p. n
Ing at Bloom Ferry 1i.4i a. M, Sunbury l2.85 m
Express West leaves Wilkes-barre Z. 55 p. M, ar
riving at Bloom Ferry s.l9 D. m, Sunbury 6.i0p.m
SUNDAY ONLY.
sunday mail leaves sunbury g:25 a. m, arriving
at Bloom Ferry 1915 a. m, Wilkes Barre li45 M
Sunday accommodation leaves Wilkes Barre $40
m, arriving at Bloom Ferry, e.ss p m, sunbury,
1850 p. m.
CHAS X. PUGH, j. II. WOOD,
Gen. Manager Gen Passenger Agen
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-25
Pennsylvania Railroad.
-HxA-
Philadelphia & Erie r. R. Divis.
ion, and Northern Central
Railway.
--NxN--
TIME Yhplc
TIME TABLE.


In eject MAY 10, 1883. Trains leave sunpuy
EASTWARD,
$40 q. M. Sea Shore Express daily except
sunday, for Harrisburg and dihtermediate stations
arriving at Philadelphia si6 p m. W. New York
..t6 ?. M, connecting at Phiadeiphia for all ses
shore points. Through passenger coach tt
I.4sp. m.-Day express
daily except sunday for Harrisburg and lnterme
s'i $50 p ia0s New sfTs YOrs ass Batlmor
through to PPhllsdelPhia and passenger coaches
for Harrisburg and ali intermediate stations, arriv
baltimore, sis & :. m. NJ Washington as a. a. 9" M L.
phia Philadelphia passengers can remain in
sleeper undistnrbed until a. m.
e: Harrisburg and intermediate stations
liso =, m. Baltlmores.lb a. M; Washington, $50
a. m. Through Pullman sleeping cars are run or
this train 20 Philadelphia baltimore and Washing
ton, and through passenger coaches to Philadel
phia and Baltimore.
WESTWARD.
5.lOa. m.-Erie Mail daily except sunday ft
Erie ar all intermediate stations ana Canandai
qua ard intermediate stations, Rochester, Bufra.
10 and Niagara Falls, with through Pullman Pal.
ace cars and passenger coaches to Erie and Roch'
ester.
s.ss-News Express daily except sunday fol
lock Haven and Intermediate stations.
! " fof Kane and intermediate stations and Can,
q uaigua and principal intermediate stations
Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara Falls. with
and Parlor car TO wiliiamsport.
b.30p. m. Fast Line daily except sunday)for Re-
kins and intermediate stations with through pas. AZ
senger coaches TO Remove and Watkins.
s0a; m;Esunday mail for Remove and interme-
diate statioD~ ....
THROUGH TRAINS FOR sUNBlRY FROM THh
EAST AND SOUTH.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
STRUCK 1T RICH.
Particulars Of the Great Mining Sale
Lately Consummated in Baker
County by Caldwell Capitalists.

Next to the sale of the great
Knowles and Bourne mine on
Cracker Greek in this county, comes
the sale of the Columbia mine, 10
Gated in the Cable Cove district
and owned by Henry Cable and
Erwin Cable, brothers. The pur-
chasers of this valuable property,
II. Stevenson and f. p. Cowen, hail
from New York State. They have
bought the mine for $144, 900. Six
thousand dollars in hand paid, and
$64, 900 in six months, the balance
in one year. The mine will be work
ed by the purchasers during all of
this time and it is more than likely
that they will realize money enough
from it to make the payments. The
Columbia is situated on Fruit Greek,
and is one of the most valuable
prospects in the United States
Boxer City Reville, July 4.
The above mentioned mine sale
is the same as that mentioned in
The Tribune last week as being ne
gotiated by Col. Meacham and E.
R. Strohecker, of Caldwell, who
had bonded the same of Gable Bros,
1t is understood that their bond
was for 100000, thus leaving $44,.
600 to them as profits on the trans
action.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
Another Escape.

Sunday afternoon news reached
this place that Woods and Williams
had escaped from the Blackfoot.
AS a guard was cutting bread for
dinner, Woods seized the butcher
knife and demanded the keys.
The guard thinking Woods was try
ing to scare him, refused When
it was found that Woods really was
in earnest, the other guard advised
him to give up the keys, which he
did. After the villains had secured
the keys, they locked the two guards
up, armed themselves and escaped.
Williams was captured that night
down on Snake river, but Woods
as yet has not been heard from.
Woods are Williams are to be hang
ed on July 21.-Pocatello Reporter.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
THEY WILL DROP MRS. CLEFEiAyD
Washiagtol's Most Exclusive Sci Agi;zxt
at Her Independence.

There is q section of Washington
society, the sternly exclusive set,
which affects to regard with disdain
and aims to keep at distance the
new people whom the fortunes OF
political war are constantly sending
to the front here. These severely
select people assume the attitude
toward the mixed official society of
the capital which the veillc noblesse
in France assumed toward the Sec
ond Empire Crowd. Some years
ago an old dame of the exclusive
set was heard to say that she would
not rcceive Gen. Grant into her
house.
When Mrs. Cleveland became the
rage, however, the selects" in due
time thawed out and smiled upon
her, and in consideration of her
beauty and brightness and general
refinement they consented to over
look her accideacy and newness
and accept her as one of themselves,
Of late, however, it is said, the ''se-
lects" have come to regret their
generous treatment Of the young
woman, and it is probable will drop
her. The trouble, it seems, arises
from Mrs. Cleveland's continuing
to receive as her guest and to treat
as an intimate one Miss Katharine
Willard, beautiful girl, who pos
sesses a voice of wonderful sweet
ness, and who was a schoolmate of
the mistress of the white house
When Miss Willard first came to
Washington last winter as the guest
of Mrs. Cleveland she was received
with wide-open arms by society of
all grades. Along towards spring
society was shocked by the an
! nOunccnlcuC IldI NIlSo W ihi"t' A'tN
accepted q position as instructress
in g local young ladies' school. OF
course, society people said, they
would be compelled to cease toknow
her, although it would cost them no
little regret, as she was such dear
sweet girl; and of course they
thought Mrs. Cleveland would also
cease to receive Miss Willard. But,
to their dismay, Mrs. Cleveland
continues to associate with Miss
Willard just as if the latter were not
a working girl, and actually has
her now rs y guest at Oak View.
1t has been q fearfully trying or
deal for the exclusives, but it is
said they have set their faces as
firmly as is consistent with good
form, and resolved that they owe 1t
to their sacred exclusiveness, come
what may, to drop Mrs. Cleveland
as we'll as her working-girl friend.