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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
AN INTELLIGENT MALTESE.
II brought Lily from tho Meeting, but
Its OfisprinC Was q Failure.

lts ObprinC was q fahure
Over at the West End there lives col
ored family which is noted for possess
ing breed of cats which 1t seems to
have a monopoly of--remarkably intelli-
gent animals they are, IL not always
sleek and handsome. Not long ago a
lady on Beacon Hill who was in need Of
a servant, and TO whom daughter Of
this colored household had been recon-
mended, called one evening at the little
house up an alley where the people lived.
A stout black woman came to the door.
"Does Eliza Orangeblossom live here2"
the lady asked
"Yes, she do, ma am; but she amt In
jes' dis minute" said the stout colored
woman. But ef you'll step In III SEN
out arter her."
She led the way In and seated the lady
in the living room of the house. There
were several cats present, one Of which,
scrawny but alert looking Maltese with
green eyes, rubbed up amiably and in
quiringly against the visitors dress.
"You come way from dar, you
Msltyp exclaimed the colored woman
to the cat. "You hyah me9 Now you
go ober t de chuch and git Lily, and
bring her home. You go fetch 'Lizyr
she repested, holding the door open.
The cat, after siding and wavering ON
the threshold a moment, as cats always
do in order not to appear too obedient,
disappeared through the door.
"Will-will the cat bring your daugh-
terri the lady asked In astonishment.
Laws bless ye, ma'am, you wait an
see," said the colored woman.
Some minutes went by, and the lady
began to think that the mission was quite
failure, when the door opened and a
strapping colored girl came In with the
Maltese cat at her heels. The girl had
hardly got In when she broke out:
NANNY, did you send dat ar. Malty
. to fetch meT
"Co'se did"
oval now, I'm tired O. havin' dat cat
follerin' me up wherever l go. Seems
like i can't go nowhere but you send her
after me! Dere / wus in de pra'r meet
In sittin' quiet in de pew istenin to
Matildy johnson relatin' her experiences
wild grace, an all t once In walks dat cat
right up de aisle, and begins mewin' and
yowllin' at de pew dool Oh, dsy wus all
lookin' and laughin' and nothin' fer me
ter do, o'co'se, but ter went right out.
hope yen 'scuse me, msam, but reckon
you wouldn't like ter be fotched home
way f'om de pra'r meetin' by little,
screechin' Maltese cat, neitherT
The visitor could not help inwardly
reckoEing that she wouldn't. But her
admiration for the cat was SO great that
she made point afterward to get one OF
her kittens. The animal, however, was
great disappointment. Not that be
seemed to be lacking particularly in H.
telligence-he was intelligent enough, ON
the contrary, to get himself lodged and
fed and petted without rendering any
return whatsoever. He sits in the win
dow pretty nearly the entire day, watch.
ing the panorama on the street with evil
dent interest, and never appearing to
dream for a moment that he has any
social duties.-Listener in Boston Tran
script
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
A remedy for pricl.ly Heat.

have just discovered that if any per-
son subject to prickly heat in summer
will bathe the places in weak solution
of saleratus water and dry them with a
soft cloth, and afterwards powder them
with powder made of equal parts of
fuller's earth and rice -four, they will
have perfect ease. 1t should be done
night and morning in the hot weather,
and If musquito bites you, don't try
any heroic remedy, but simply apply a
little cold cream, which somehow over
comes the poison and irritation when
nothing else will. / have seen children
that were nearly wild with the irritation
Of many musquito bites calmed in mo-
ment by the application of cold cream
Olive Harper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02

An Englishman is credited with the
discovery of a method of producing per-
pectly pure air from the combustion of
coal. The process is very simple, and is
described as follows: 1t consists of
brick chamber about 5x2x2 feet, built
upon the ground. At one end is feed
chamber and fuel chamber, and at the
other powerful exhaust and blast fan.
Placed intermediately between the cham
Der and the fan are baltic plates, splitting
plates, a standing bridge with perfor-
atoms at the back, and hanging bridge
with perforations at the front. There
are also several carefully propcrtioned
inlets to supply the exact quantity of air
requisite for perfect combustion. Issu-
Ing from fan mouth of twelve inches
in diameter, comes rushing q column of
hot air, marking on the pyrometer at its
exit steady, uniform temperature of
500 degs. Fahrenheit. Not trace of
smoke or fume is visible to the eye; not
a faint of any kind is perceptible to the
taste or smell.-New York Telegram.
Wanted to Know About Crops.
Genuine sympathy is balm that heals
many wounds, but it is question If a
certain man who met friend on the
street day or two ago had his grief as
suaged by the expression Of sympathy he
received. Both parties were from a
rural district and 1t was evident had not
seen each other for long time. Meet
ing ON Clark street, one of them cried
out: "Why, hello, Joe; am awful glad
to see you. How are you, anyhow
"Oh, I'm all right, personally, but amt
feeling very clipper; lost my wife last
week" "No, did you? Say, Joe, how's
crops?'-Chicago Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
REST.

Let US rest ourselves a bit.
Woryi wave your hand 10 it.
Kiss your finger tips; and smile
II farewell little while
Weary Of the weary way
We have come from yesteuday,
Let ms fret us not, instead,
OF the weary way ahead.
Let us pause and catch our breath
On the hither aide Of death,
While we see the tender shoots
OF the grasses-not the roots.
.whlc we yet look down-not up
10 seek out the butteruup
nd the daisy, where they wave
Der the green home of the grave.
Let us launch us smoothly on
Listless billows OF the lawn,
And drift out across the main
or our childish dreams again.
Voyage on, beneath the trees,
Ger the fields enchanted seas
Where the lilies are our sails
And our seagulls, nightingales.
Where no wilder storm shall beat
Than the wind that waves the wheat,
And no tempests burst above
The old laughs we used to love.
Lose all troubles--gain release
Languor and exceeding peace,
Cruising idly DER the vast,
Calm mid-ocean OF the past.
Let us rest ourselves bit,
Worryi-wave your hand TO It,
Kiss your finger tips and smile
IL farewell little while.
james whitcomb Riley in N. o. Picayune
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
On the Now York Elevated.

1t has been said by people of superficial
observation that the impulsive, excitable
man'on the platform near the middle of
the car just as the train is coming to a
stop,who is jumping back and forth, un-
certain which door to run for, is the most
miserable man in thesworld, but he is
not; the most truly wretched is the one
( who has put his ticket In his pocket and
dropped dollar and ninety-ive cents
worth OF change in, theIsilept, immova-
BILE chopper box which never gives up
It's victims. New York Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02

An alligator and an English sparrow
were seen TO engage in a battle near
Darien, Fla, the other day. The gator
provoked the fight by swapping at the
bird, which in turn flew furiously at its
ugly antagonist, aiming with precision
at the saurian's eyes. The gator finally
gave up the contest and sought safety
from the sparrow's attacks by hiding H.
ssAf under water -Detroit Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02

Lord William Poulet was said to be
the author OF pamphlet called "The
,tSnske in the Grass" A gentleman,
abused in it, sent him challenge, Lord
William protested his innocence, but the
gentleman insisted upon denial under
; his hand. Lord William took up pen
and began; "This is too sartefy thut the
book kHlled the snak"-- "oh, my lordl"
said the gentleman, 81 am satisfied.
Your lordship has already convinced me
you did not write the book."-San Fran
cisco krgonaut.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02

ANY book Of poems which has the word
"tyrant' In 1t cannot pass the Russian
Frontier The czar thinks 1t dirstt hit AL
hsSsnaa hun An !. English G book was lately tsbooed
DScsusa y had the Ssntence. Gods free
seyalsy.-pstssis ssss Kssa
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02

ave got Martha Washington, two
Hancocks and Gen. Grant," Is the way
. local sport announces his possession Of
slO in small bills by the vignettes on
their faces. Washington Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
Daguerreotypes.

Daguerreotypes were costly things at
first. In England, where the process
had been patented by an enterprising
person who stole It from France, the
charge was ~ guineas (s12.6O) for da-
gurreotype only 8tx44in., and guineas
geo. 16) for one twice that big. In this
country the prices for the two sizes were
at first So and $40, but eventually, when
other processes invaded the field, daguer-
reotypes came down to 25 and 80 cents,
at which there surely could have been
no profit in them. The daguerreotype
had to be very carefully protected from
the atmosphere, and even then was pop
ularly believed TO fade out ere long. 1t
is however affirmed By Mr.. A. Bogardas
and surely nobody has a better wight
to speak uthoritatively-that q prop
erly made daguerreotype would not
fade out. 1t would become covered by a
film Of tarnish that would render the
picture quite invisible, but that could
be by chemical means so cleaned off that
the picture would stand out as clearly
as when first made. This he had eff
fected In pictures that had vanished
from sight fifteen years before they were
put in his hands for treatment.
Imperfect and limited in its uses as
the daguerreotype was, it was the parent
of the almost divine art of photography
and the countless variations upon and
applications of it known today, and
high among the deathless names upon
flames roll of the immortals, deserves
to stand that of Louis Jacques Maude
Daguerre.- H. Connolly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
Tho 1901 Dollar.

"There Is something curious about the
American silver dollar and half dol
lar of 1904, said numismatist. There
were about &c, 900 Of the dollars coined.
but not one of them ever got into circu-
lation. Two of them are in well known
coin collections today, however, and
they are the most valuable of all Amer
lean coins. Why the dollar of 1904 was
never seen in circulation after leaving
the mint Is one of the unsolved govern
ment mysteries. 1t is asserted on good
authority that the two 1904 dollars now
in existence, while having been made
from the original die, were in reality
not coined for many years after that
year, when they were surreptitiously
struck, and, it is supposed, issued to a
person high in authority, from whom
they subsequently passed into the collec-
tions referred to. The half dollar of
1904 is surrounded by d mystery equally
profound. There were over 10000 of
these coined, but not one of these were
ever known to be In circulation. On the
other hand, but 700 quarter dollars were
coined In that year; and specimens of
these are In every collection and numis-
matist's shop. p."-Philadelphia Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-02
TOM BLINKER'S BABY.
THE STORY OF A FALL. AND REF
oRMATloN IN REAL LIFE.

rhe Life of 2-Year-0id Darling the
Price of n Mans Redemption-The Little
Mound of Earth ON Crown Hiil-The
Neat Cottage of the Old Time Tom.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17

PRESCOTT LAND OFFICE. Receiver-D. J. Sullivan. Regis;es-E. Burgess.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17
TrCSoN I

Recaiver-Fred. W. Smith. Register-A. D. Dun
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17
TOMBSTONE PROSPECTOR
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,

TERRITORIAL OFFICERS. GovernSr-C. N. Zalick, seeretary-Janes A. Bayrd. United States Attorney-owen J. Rp-se. Auditor-J. ,. Hawkins Attorney Gcnsroi-J. II. Rush. sarvcyof-General-Johl r. Lise. Treasurer-C. B. Foster. Superintendent of Pub.ie InstrEctlon-c. N. Str-uss.
 Delegate to Congrcss-N. 4. smith. Superintendent of TerIitOrial Pdson-John II Belsa.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17

DISTRICT COURT. Judge First jua.cisi Distriot-w. II. Blrnes. Judge Second Judicial pis;riet-WilhaB W. Porter Judge Third Judicial District-Jamcs II. Wright.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17

SUPREME COURT. Chief Just.ee-Jsmes II. wrigh'. Associate Justices w. W. P5itcr. w. H.. Barnes.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17

.SH1OHs CURE will immediately reiicv- Group. wheopisG Cough Isncl Bronchiti,.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17

INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS. Collector, Tues Jn-w. H. Bristol.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17
AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
CITY OFFICERS.

AUTHORIZED AGENTS. 1 c. DAkk, room sS. Merchant Exchan .e, Ssi 4caneisco is our Authorized Agent for California 6E0. F. HOWELL CO.,, 10 Spruce st., New Yevf.
 n WAFER SON, Philadelphia. An transactions made by the above named pen. SYps. will be compiled with at the PRO ST ESrOk O1oe.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17
uNINED STATES OFFICERS.

United States Marshal-W. h. Mead. United States Deputy Marshal-N. D. Cnl,I wood.
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17

Choice brands of butter and cheee at Hoefer's the pioneer grocer. on Ere mont and Fifth streets. n2
Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-17

Salt pickels, 50 conts D gallon. at Wolcott's Cash Store.S
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-14
The Evolution of Woman.

five look back a quarter of a cen
fury, there is no change so marked
in social and business life as that in
the position OF woman in regard to
education, employment and freedom
of action. And this position of self
dependence and self-defence is taken
without any question. A few years
ago in London it was not just the
thing for an unmarried girl to be seen
abroad alone even in her mothers
carriage. She may now be seen in a
hanson. 1t is not long ago that it
was thought unsafe for woman to
travel without a male protector. A
brace of spirited girls may now go
clear around the world together in
perfect safety, and without exciting
any sentiment more dangerous than
admiration. So far as the world iscOn-
cerned, they are entirely safe, if they
desire to be. Perhaps we might have
more cause for anxiety for the we'll
being of young man or couple of
young men on the same journey. Tie
world in all civilized lands will treat
the woman as she wishes to be treated.
1t seems to be we'll settled that women
can protect themselves. now that
they are permitted to dose, and that
they can come as near to supporting
themselves as a good many men. In
deed, among the colored women of
the South, 1t is quite a prevalent
question whether they can afford to
take husbands.
1t is subject of constant specula-
ton what effect this change of posi-
tiOns will have upon the character of
the sex. The sex has always despised
a man who is not independent and
selfsustaining. The men have liked
women who were not too independ-
ent. Will women be less attractive
to men as they become less helpless,
and their independence work a subtle
change in their nature, which will be
increasing as time goes on, accord
ing to the laws of heredity? Will the
habit of self-reliance, oftaking active
part in business, perhaps in politics
(tOr good many women are saying
that they will be willing to vote and
run, or saunter, for Office, if Provi-
deEce puts the ballot in their hands,
put certain other admirable qualities
in place of the acknowledged feminine
graces and charms? This is an open
question, and one much more i'm
portant than the tariff or the sur
plus-even the reported surplus of
women in certain States For it can
not be but that the education ofwom-
en- and their increasing freedom of
action will as virtually affect this ma
ton as it has already affected the
visible aspect of modern life.-Har-
peF's Magazine.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-14
Wonders Of the Sea.

The sea occupies three-ffths of the
earth's surface.
A mile down the water has a press
ure of a ton to the square inch.
It has been proven that at the
depth OF 8, 500 feet the waves not
felt.
At some places the force Of the sea
dashing upon the rocks on the shore
is said to be II tons to the square
yard.
The temperature is the same, vary
ing only a tFiRa from the ice of the
pole to the burning sun Of the equa-
tor.
The water is colder at the bottom
than at the surface. In the many
bays on the coast of Norway the
water often freezes at the bottom be-
fore it does above.
If box SIX feeb deep were filled with
sea water, aud the water allowed to
evapopate in the sun, there would be
two inches Of salt left at the bottom.
Taking the average dept otthe ocean
to be three miles, there would be a
layer of pure salt $50 feet thick on
the Atlantic.
Waves pre- very deceptive; to look
at them in a stsFm one would think
the whole water traVsied, The water
stays in the same place, bus the
motion goes on. Sometimes in
stGyms these waves are forty feet
high and tsayel so miles an hour
more than twice as fast 9s the swift
est steamer. The distance from
valley to valley is generally Is times
the height; hence, wave five feet
high will extend over Is feet ofwater.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-14
Busy Manhattan Island.

1t is doubtful if there is a buster
spot in the world of the same size
than Manhattan island. With the
year ending with September the ele-
waited railroads ofNew York city car
ried more than one hundred and sew
enty million passengers. And that
is passenger traffic only four and a
half million less than hewhole traffic
of the German empire for the same
time, with it's $4,000 miles of
road. In France, where there is more
travel, the record is 2O5 ,273, 34Opas=
sengers carried over her 20, IA miles
of road, which is about Is per cent
more than went up and down in New
York and wandered to and fro in it
during the same time. In this coun-
try during the same time were carried
42S, 225,513 passengers over the
1892 miles of road, but in this
were included the 17O,OOO,OOO of
New York's intramural record. So
it appears that this traffic of the
whole country, and it was CARRIED on
32A miles of track.-Indianapolis
News.
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of the fiscal year. The object of Chambers
resolution was to make it clear that the ap-
preparations for this purpose for the entire
fiscal year were nearly exhausted in the first
six months, and that they were expended for
campaign purposes. The answer seems to
sustain this theory. At oil events, it shows
that the disbursements in the navy years ad-
jacent % the close states increased very rapid
~ shortly before the election and that the
amount expended diminished quite az rapidly
Immediately after the election.
voluminous substitute has been reported
to the senate for the bill passed by the h ouse
to prevent the use of the nails for the pur-
pose of swindling by "the green goods game"
The substitute makes itunlawful for any per-
son to use or induce another person to use
the mails for the purpose of defraudng by
the negotiation or sale of pretended counter
felt money or securities, under penalty of a
fine of $500 or imprisonment TOR eighteen
name or address for this purpose is also
made unlawful and subject to the same pen
atty.
HoUsE.-The secretary of war to-day trans
mitted to the house a statement of the chief
signal officer of the army setting forth the
very unsatisfactory condition of the signal
corps and the inetticiency of the present lieu.
tenants of that corps. Gen. Greedy urges the
passage OF a reorganization bill for the i'm
provement of the service generally.
The speaker to-day appointed Representa-
tives ErmentrOu of Pennsylvania and Baker
of New York to act as tPllers for the house in
counting the electoral vote Wednesday,
Representative Grosvenor to-day offered
resolution to investigate recent events in
the Second congressional district of Arkan-
sas, which eliminated in the assassination
of Hon. John M. Clayton of that state
The house committee on public lands to day
reported the following hill: Whereas, certain
settlers in townships 1875 and 1876. range 81
north, and 1874, range 81 north Hettinger
county, Oak, find that by reason of a mist axe
in the preliminary survey their homestead
claims are on lands ofthe Northern Pacific rail
road rather than on government sections it is
provided and empowered to give relief to
such homesteaders or others as have been
adversely affected by the government survey
by an exchange Of lands with the Northern
Pacific railroad, section for section or frac-
ton thereof as the interests of the parties
may appear so as to admit of the com pany
taking other lands within the idemnity limits
in lieu OF the tracts covered by real settle
ment: Provided, that the said railroad COM
pany will become party to said exchange.
That the homestead residence of five years
required for holding said lands shall date
from the first occupation of said settle
ments'
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-14
How to Treat a Wife.

First, get wife; secondly, be patti
ent. You may have great trials and
perplexities in your business in the
world; but do not, therefore, carry
to your home cloudy or contracted
brow. Your wife may have trials
which, though of less magnitude,
may be hard for her to bear. A kind,
conciliatory word, tender look, will
do wonders in chasing from her brow
all clouds of gloom.
You encounter your difficulties In
open air, famed by heavens cool
breezes; but your wife is often shut in
from these reviving influences, and
her health fails, her spirits lose their
elasticity. But, oh! bear with her.
She has trials and SORROWS to which
your tenderness can deprive of all
their anguish. Notice kindly her
efforts to promote your comfort.
Do not receive all her good Offices as
a matter of course and pass them by,
at the same time, being very sure to
observe any commission of what you
may consider duty to you. Do not
treat her with Indifference if you
would not scar and palsy her heart,
which, watered by kindness, would,
to the last day of your existence,
throb with constant and sincere
affection for you. Sometimes yield
your wishes to hers; her preferences
may be as strong as yours. Regard
it as an indulgence to yourself to
yield sometimes. Think you it is
not rs difficult for Der to give up
always? Is there not danger she will
deem you selfish? With such an
opinion, can she love as she might?
Again, show yourself a manly man,
that your wife may look up to you,
and feel that you will act nobly and
she can confidein yourjudgment.