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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
A Curious Use for Oyclopedias,

1t is generally admitted that a good
Cyclopedia is a desirable possession
for every home. As to which Cyclic
pedia is the best for popular use, the
doctors disagree" Evidently the
matter of choice should depend some
what upon the use for which it is in
tended. A customer of Alden's Mani
fold Cyclopedia writes to the pub
Usher as follows:
81 have been exhibiting the Mani
fold among my friends and acquaint-
ances, and expatiating on its excel
lence and wonderful cheapness. There
Is no reason why every young man in
the land who has occasion to refer to a
oyclopedia should not possess it. The
laying by of but five pennies day for
six months will put him in possession
of work that will be of lasting bene-
fit. Among those to whom l have
shown the volumes / found but one
young man who did not need the Mani
fold. He has a cyclopedia; number
of large volumes; he did not know how
many, nor did he know the name of
the editor or publisher: but they are
very large, heavy volumes. Believing
he did not frequently consult them, l
asked If he ever used them.
Certainly" said he, Il use them
every day"
"What can you possibly do with
them.
"Why l press my trousers with
them"
''My dear sir" said l "you do not
need the Manifold. Mr.. Alden pub
fishes books for the purpose of devel
oping and improving the intellect, and
not to give shape to the legs. Do you
stick to your ponderous, unwieldy vol
umes they are well adapted to the pur-
pose for which you use cyclopedia;
but the dainty volumes of the Mani
fold-how delightful to handle, and
how beautiful to behold-are made
with view to ease of reference and
convenience of consultation, and can
not be successfully converted into o
substitute for trousers stretchers. y
EDWARD EBERBAoH, Washington, d.
lC.
The fifth volume of the Manifold
Cyclopedio, which has just been pub.
hshed, more than sustains the good
reputation of the previous issues, be-
ing, especially, more full in its vocabu-
larly, aud the entire workmanship, both
literary and mechanical, apparently
being OF a higher grade. 1t is GER
tainly not only a wonderfully cheap,
but thoroughly excellent Cyolopedia
for almost any conceivable use except
that of "trousers' press" The pub
Usher will send specimen pages free to
any applicant, or specimen volumes
may be ordered and returned if not
wanted. Reduced rates are offered to
early purchasers. John b. Alden,
publisher, 1893 Pearl ST., New York;
2lS Clark ST. Chicago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
Costly Entertainment by Millionaire.

One of the most unique of the many
private dinners given this season al
Delmonioo's took place last week. On
the plate of each guest and attached to
the menu was beautiful ring with an
emerald stone, set in diamonds. The
rings cost ~, 200, and as there were
eight guests, the menus, with their
novel attachments, must have cost over
$4,000. The host was George Law, q
street railway magnate and several
times a millionaire. The guests al
this dinner were not 80 greatly sur
prised, for Mr.. Law is known to spend
considerably over 100000 year in
jewellery. Very nearly all of this he
distributes around among his aoquaint.
anoes.--AlbUay Express.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
The Mysterious Motor to be Inspected
Within Thirty DAYS.

The order for the inspection of the
Keely motor, in accordance with the
decision of the Court made recently in
Bennett G. Wilson's suit against John
w. Keely, was handed down by Judge
Finletter. By its terms Keely's secret
must come out. Lawyer William g.
Strawbridge, Wilson's counsel, says it
is complete victory for his client, and
j. Joseph Murphy, attorney for Keely
and the motor people, claims that the
principal contention made by him has
been accorded by the Court, and that
is that Wilson be compelled to give to
the experts description of the machine
which he claims to own under Keely's
assignment. The order reads as follows:
Gin accordance with the opinion
heretofore filed in this case, it is hereby
ordered by the Court that the defend
ant, John w. Keely, shall, within thirty
days, exhibit to the plaintiff, Bennett
Q. Wilson, his attorney, and to DR.
Charles M. Cresson, Thomas Shaw,
Professor William ID. Marks and Jacob
Naylor, who are hereby appointed by
The Court as experts, the Inventions,
machines or devices referred to in the
plaintiffs bill and now known as the
Keely motor, and shall then and there,
IN their presence, operate the same or
cause them to be operated, explain the
mode of construction and operating
them.
"The experts are hereby authorized
and directed to make such an examin.
alton of the machine as will enable
them to inform the Court as to their
identity in construction, principle or
operation with the invention described
in the complainant's bill as having
been assigned him in the year 1869 by
the respondent, the complainant giving
the experts such particular descrip-
tion of the invention as may be necess-
ary to enable the comparison to be
made ard the experts shall further
make such drawing of the machines
known as the Keely motor as they
may consider necessary for the infor-
nation of the Court and report jointly
or severally; and it is further ordered
that the information obtained by this
inspection by the complainant and his
counselor and by the experts shall not
be used for any other purpose than for
the proper hearing and adjudication of
the present proceedings"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
Meeting Of County superintendents.

The session Of County Superiutend-
ent at Harrisburg last week, closed lis
labors on Thursday, an address was
delivered by Professor Battles, presi-
dent of the institute for the blind in
Philadelphia. X. NJ McNeal, SUPER
intendent of Dauphin county then read
a paper on "Examination and Qualif-
cation of Teachers" He advocated
the raising Of the standard of exami.
nation for teachers. He said the
greatest difficulty in the way of re-
tanning good teachers was the very
low salaries which are paid. He also
thougbt:superin,endents should educate
the public sentiment to appreciate the
services of good teachers SO that school
boards would feel justified in paying
the salaries necessary to retain them.
Qnite number OF gentlemen made re-
marks upon the subject of this paper.
w. ii. Shelley, superintendent Of
York county, read a paper on ! 'Selec-
ton and Transfer of Teachers.7 Dis
cussion was opened by Superintendent
Luckey, of Pittsburg and 9. A. Bah
cock, Of Oil City. Others who took
part were Messrs. Fowler, Buerhle and
Desh.
In the afternoon the committee on
institutes made their report. One of
the recommendations of this report
was that no institutes be held during
holiday week.
The committee on resolutions, con-
sisting of Messrs. Bumbaugh, Luckey,
Brecht, Wolf and Keck, made the fol-
lowing report:
Resolved. That this convention Is
recognized to be valuable feature of
the education work of the state, and
there should be annual sessions there
of at the call of the state superiuten-
dent, that recent legislation relative to
minimum school term, state appropria-
tion, physiology and hygiene, the
school month, industrial education aud
county and city institutes is heartily
endorsed; that it is the sense of the
convention that the legislature should
enact necessary laws to secure closer
supervision of our public schools by
making provision for district superin-
tendedts; that committee of five be
appointed by the chair to report at the
next annual session on the subject of
"Examining and Licensing Teachers
that we, heartily commend the earnest
and progressive educational spirit of
our governor; that We recognize in. the
head of oar state educational depart
ment an able, efficient and scholarly
leader, whose work, in connection with
his excellent deputies, is most worthy
of endorsement and commentator.
Remarks were made by DIR. j. P.
Wickersbam and DR.. Higbee, after
which the convention adjourned sine
die.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20

The supreme court OF the United
States rendered an opinion in case No.
9l4-William l.. Powell, plaintiff in
error, versus The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, commonly known as
"the oleomargarine case," in error to
the supreme court OF Pennsylvania.
This case brings up for review judg-
ment of the supreme court of Pennsyl-
vania sustaining the validity of
statute of the commonwealth making
it unlawful for any person to manu-
facture, sell or offer Tor sale any butter
or cheese, or article designed to take
the place of these articles, produced
from any compound other than un-
adulterated milk or cream. The plain
tiff was convicted of violation of this
statute and took an appeal, basing it
on the ground that the statute was in
violation of the fourteenth amendment
TO constitution, and that the article
sold was new invention not deleter-
ious to the public health. The court
holds that it is entirely within the
police powers of the state to protect
the public health, and that the questions
whether the manufacture of oleomar-
garine is or may be conducted in such
a way as to involve such danger to the
public health as to require the suppress
sion OF the business rather than it's
regulation, are questions of fact and of
pubic policy which belong to the
legislative department to determine
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20

The largest pension ever allowed by
the United States government was a
few days ago granted by the board of
appeals to Cyphert p. Gillette, of
What Cheer, Keokuk county, Iowa,
tor total blindness. The claim has
been pending since 1878, and has been
repeatedly rejected by different pension
commissioners. The amount which
Mr.. Gillette will receive Is about SIG,
900 in arrears, as well as a monthly
allowance of S72. The next largest
pension ever granted was to well
known character in Elmira, N. Y,
known as "Blind Patterson" who re-
ceived Sl3,322 arrears and $72 a
month. Patterson was afterwards
charged with fraud and the money
withheld from him to await the decis
ion of the court. For many years he
has been led around the streets of FL.
mira by a shepherd dog, begging
money for his support. 1t is claimed
however, that he deserted from the
army in 1864, and up to the time Of
his desertion had no disease of the
eyes Jacob Dingman, of Iowa, re
ceived pension of Sl2,49l for total
blindness, and w. S. Stevens, of Ohio,
got Sl2,346 for a similar reason. Fred
erick Goslin, of st. Jonsbury, Vermont
received S72 a month and Sll,212
back pay for chroricinhammatory rheu
matism, which caused him TO be con
fined to his bed with great suffering
for the last "a years. These are the
largest pensions ever granted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
Students in Rebellion.

TORONTO, Ont, April IA fine rum
pus has been created in Victoria Meth
odist college, at Coburg, by an action
on the part of the faculty which ia gen
orally condemned as arbitary-Acto
Victoridno is monthly journal pub
lished by the literary and theological
societies in the interests of the students
and alumni of the university. Its con-
tents are contributed by staff of
editors appointed by and responsible
TO these societies. An article appeared
in the March number discussing the
curriculum of the university, suggesting
certain changes therein and recommend
ing that the subject of mineralogy,
embracing crystallography and blow
pipe analysis, should be relegated to a
hotter cline. When the article appear
ed the college faculty Immediately took
cognizance of it, and summoning j. +.
Mclaughlin, editor in chief, and Henry
Langford, local editor, demanded that
the two editors should make an humble
and unconditional apology, under pain
of suspension. On positive refusal
to apologize the faculty decided to
suspend the offending journalists for
one year, and the chancellor of the
university pronounced the decree of
communication at great meeting
of students Friday evening. AS soon
AS he had finished reading, Mclaughlin
and Langford arose and gave notice
of their intention to appeal to the
board of regents, the court of last resort
against ian unjust and tyrannica
s~ntence.' They were greeted with
tremendous cheers, the demonstration
lasting several minutes. After the re
rirement of the faculty, the students or
ganized as a mass meeting, and a reso,
ution was passed declaring that if theil
classmates were not reinstated they
would apply for certificates of standing
and leave the university.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
Only One Third Granted.

The judges in the license court rem.
dered their decisions Friday evening
on the applications to sell liquor in
Pittsburg. OF $50 applications PAS
We're granted and about 100 held over
for future consideration. Before the
Brooks license bill went into effect
there were over 1000 saloons in the
city,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20

Many distinguished people make an
exception of Ponds Extract, on ac-
count of its standard, unfailing, never
disputed excellence of half century's
standing, TO warmly recommend it for
Sore Throat, Neuralgia, Catarrh, Frost
Bites, Piles, Hemorrhages, &c. Aooid
limitations
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
NIRE INSURAN

CHRIsTIAN F. KNAPP, BLooMsBURG, PA.
HOME, OF N. Y.
CLINTON, N. Y.
PEOPLES N Y.
READING, PA. --...,
GERMAN AMERICAN ms. 90, NEW YORK.
GREENWICH ms. CO., NEW YORK.
JERSEY CITY FIRE ms. CO., JERSEY
These OLD CORPORATIONS are wen seasoned BY
aye and FIRE TESTED and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court OF law fnetI sssets aIe
ali Invested In SOLID sEcuRITIEs are napie to the
Losses PROMPTLY and HONESTLY adjusted and
paid as soon az determined BY CHRISTIAN 2.
kNAPP, SPECIAL AGENT AND ADJusTsR bLoohssuss
Pa. ,...,. -..-n..
The people OF Columbia county should patron.
tze the agency where losses II any are settled sno
oaid by one OF ther own cildzenh
PROMPTNESS. EQUITY. FAlh DkAILNS'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20
NO ONE NEED
Remain
A DYSPEPTIC.

81 have been suffering for
over two years with Dyspep-
sia. For the last year l
could not take drink of cold
water nor eat any meat with
out vomiting itup. My life
was a misery. l had had re-
commended Simmons Liver
Regulator, of which / am
now taking the second bottle,
and the fact is that words
cannot express the relief |
feel. My appetite is very
good, and digest everything
thoroughly. l sleep well now,
and | used to be very restless.
I am feshing up fast; good
strong food and Simmons
Liver Regulator have done it
all. / write this in hopes of
benefiting some one who has
suffered as did, and would
take oath to these statements
if desired"
E. s. BALLoU, Syracuse, Neb.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-04-20

"A live oak tree in Mississippi five
and one half feet in diameter breast
high from the ground, and spreads its
branches eighty-two feet,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
Wong Chew and the Printers Towel.
Saturday Toiler.

A nice question has arisen between
Wong Chew, the Jersey avenue laun-
dry man, and Rod, the devil in the
Jersey City Journal. The latter had
taken the office towel to be washed
and given the contract to Wong Chew.
But when Rod presented his "tickee"
old Chew couldn't produce the towel,
nor could he tell what had become of
it. As near as could be gained from
his talk, which resembled the chop
ping up of several tea chests at once,
he had towed the towel for week be-
hind a tug, which had washed out
'muchee inkee." He then gave it a
bath of nitric acid, followed by steady
current of lye. ut got thinner and
thinner and thinner" said Wong
Chew, ''uptil al last, inkee alice gonee
no towlee." Old Chew claims that
he never was given any towlee, but
only yard of ink. Rod ayers that
he can produce printer who worked
in the office forty years ago, who is
willing to swear he saw the towel then
and that it was a fluidized solid and
not solified fluid.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
An Underground River.

RALEIGH, n. c., Sept. %, lSSS.-A
great sensation prevails at Whiteville,
the county seat of Columbus, over the
discovery fan underground river. The
sound of the roaring and rushing OF
water beneath the ground at certain
spots can be plainly heard, and hun
dreds of people are visiting the spot.
When in the vicinity of the supposed
stream it can be heard without diff
Guilty, but when a person puts his ear
to the ground the phenomenon becomes
really alarming.
The sound indicates that the water
is not any great distance down, and
that it is not any small stream but a
large river that is coursing unseen in
the bowels of the earth. Vehicles
passing over the ground where the
phenomenon exists cause hollow
echoes to come from below, and the
earth in the vicinity for great dis
tance around seems to be cavernous,
Judging from the sounds that follow
sharp blows.
The Whiteville people are possessed
of very morbid curiosity about the
matter. Some say there is no telling
how soon the bottom may fall out Of
the whole town.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
EMPORIUM.

Ny fail stock for men, youths and boys Will
be found to reach the very acme of perfec-
ton IL their neat and stylish patterns and
elegance Of Shapes; these are very tempting
garments, indeed, and 20 see them IS TO coFet
their possession at once. l am showing all
the favorite fall patterns, and | can give quail
ity and fabric in the grade that best suits the
buyers use and means. For truly neat ana
handsome suits this line has never been eX-
celed, and if any other inducemcnt to pur-
chase is offered it will be found in the price,
which is low for this first-class and fashion,
able clothing.
portant elements in tirst-class garments, and
observe due caution and care to secure these
qualities in all my goods.
1t is no idle boast to say that my stock OF
clothing Will be found as perfect in these nee
eSsary qualities as the cuStOm-made Sat-
mentS. The time was when ready.made
clothing betrayed in its make the fact that it
was not made to measure, but that time IS
long past, and customers who have tried my
garments have found it SO; they find that the
fit and style will compare With custom work i;
that makes great saving Oh the tailor's bill
in furnishing goods nothing marks the
gentleman more than the appearance OF his
linen. UEtidineSs or ShaDbineSS in this re-
gard is one of the least pardona5le offences.
While q due regard to the proprety and neat
ness in the matter of linen-wear often goes
far to cover deficiencies the trade is steady
one and is not limited by the seasons. l
carry therefore. a full and heavy line in this
department which I have repleniShed with
new styles and new goods for the fall and
winter.
To those who admire neatness and bril-
liaucy in furnishings, my large exhibit vii!
be Il great pleasure. Hats for the fall and
winter are ready for your inspection Ny
immense line Of new styles for the present
season of stiff soft,silk and caSSimereS are the
correct shapes. and a credit to the house, and
a satisfaction to the buyers. If you will call
and see them there's no doubt but what you
will purchase here,
My line Of Gents fine shoes is complete in
all the leading styles and n!aheS, IN fine and
medium grades.
Trunks, Satchels NaliSeS and Tourists Bags,
in all qualities and prices. fhis line is large
and well assorted.
Call and see this large attraction Of fall and
winter clothing.
Mr. I, KTNkRD
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
Contesting Win for Hundred Thousand
Dollars.
Especial to News and Courier.)

Especial to News and Courier.)
AUGUSTA, October 4.-Augusta is
about to have an interestingwill contest.
Mr.. Ton: Mccullough says he will con-
test the will of his brother, Michael who
died last week, leaving an estate worth
100000 to his sister and her sons. Only
S35 month, during his life, was left
his brother Tom, who has been unfor-
tunate of late, and Tom is now con-
sulting an attorney to make the con-
test, alleging that his brother, whose
will was made before death, was of fur-
sound mind at the time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
4 TRADE 1
CAnTTON.

Swift's Specific is entirely vegetable prepar-
alton, and should not be confoundcd with The
various substitutes. limitations, non.secrct hun
bugs, "Succus Alterans-" ETC, ETC., which are
now being manufactured by various persons.
None Of these contain single article which
enters into the composition OF 5. S. S. There is
only one Swift's Specific, and there is no;hiEu Il
the world like t. =-e>..
CoEFEE,ILLE, MISS, February 90 1898.
Gentlemen: suffered with eczema for nearly
two years. and was treated by three physicians,
but they could do me no good; ! spoke OF try
ing S. S. S. and they told me it would kill me,
but tried it any way, and after taking SIX or
eight bottles was completely cured, and have
never been bothered since with it, and fec! it
a duty to you and suffering humanity to make
this statement. II. 5. DAVIS.
MoNTPoRr HOUSE, Wills Point, Texas.
April 5, 1883.
Gentlemen: Our baby when but two weeks
old was attacked with a scrofulous affection
that for time destroyed her cycsight entirely,
and caused us to despair Of her life. She was
treated by the best physicians without benefit.
We finally gave her Sw'ft's Specific, which
soon relieved her completely end she IS now as
hale and hearty child Of three AS can be found
anywhere. Z. V. OELN.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases malied free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga
New York, ?a6 Broadway.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
BALLADS OF THE TOWN.
BUILDING.

BUILDING.
sit in the architects Office, away
At the top of Broadway building:
A-drawing my plans the livelong day,
Of rooms all over gliding,
Offrescoed corridors broad and high,
And fronts so proud that they touch
the sky
And all day long my heart sings
asong
That ends in sigh
Oh, to build ne 4 bit Of cottage
so small,
With white gravel walk going
down
To neat little gate, where my
love shall wait
When her lover comes back
from town.
My love she is sitting beside the sea,
With suitors Il many about her;
All day and all night she thinks ofme-
Nor day nor night doubt her.
She will come back when over the sky
The scurrying clouds Of winter fly
And her eyes of blue will say"I'm
truen'
And then I shall sigh:
Oh, to build me bit of a cottage
so small,
With white gravel walk going
down
TO a neat little gate, where my
love shall wait
When her lover comes back
from town.
My mansions I draw for the rich and
and the great;
While I fancy humber dwelling
I think of the years and the years to
wait,
And my weary heart is swelling.
We never shall wed till she and |
Are content to let the town go by
And l am content, and she's
town-bent.
It ends in sigh:
Oh, to build me bit ola cottage
so small,
With white gravel walk going
down
Toa neat little gate, where my
love shall wait
When her loyer comes home
from town!
H. g. Bunner, IN Puck.