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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27
CONGRESSIONAL ETIQUETTE.
MONEY, NOT MERIT, Is THE MEASURE OF
WORTH, SAYS GENERAL OSBORNE.

General E. S. Osborne, congress.
man from the Twelfth Pennsylvania
District, contributes an Interesting ar.
ticle 10 a weekly periodical, from
which the following extracts are
taken:
"For congressman to live in the
capital, that is, TO make even a very
mediocre figure in society, he must
spend an amount equal to at least
twice his salary. l should think Sl5-
900 a year would hardly go far in
giving a man anything like a prestige.
mean, of course, the sterage con-
gresham, the person who has neither
brilliancy nor social standing TO com-
mend him. 1t is fact, aud regret
table one, that a congressman is meas
ned by the money he spends, not by
his ability or merit.
"Take the congressman, who en-
deavors to live within his IN, dest sa-
larry, and he lives in a very uupreteu-
tious way. A cheap boariing- house, say
from So to $40 per week { a boarding
house equal to clerks boarding
house in Philadelphia), is his temper
airy home. His social life is narro y
one, as must necessarily be the life OF
a representative who has no wealth to
squander. He is tit prey TO the lob.
byists; an easy subject for shrewl
jobbers, for he sees the others living in
clover and knows that it is within his
reach and temptation is not always re,
sisted.
But taking it all in all, the con
gressmen do not always live high
Very few, if any, of them save any
money out of their salary. 1t is pos,
sible for a man to live. but his stand.
ing is impaired aud his prospects dam
aged beyond repair There is no
reason why man could not liye with.
in his means beyond that Of social
Dlaasnra
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27
Blind Sick Headacha
CHRISTIAN +. KNAPP.
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY.
BLOOMSBURY.

Home Of N. Y; Merchants, of Newark, N.
J.; Clinton, N. Y. ; Peoples N. Y. /; Reading,
Pa. German American lns. Co., New York.
Greenwich Insurance Co., New York Jersey
City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N. J.
These old corporations are well seasoned by
age and FIRE TESTED and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court Of law. Their assets
are all invested in SOLID SECURITIES, are liable
to the hazard of FIRE only.
Losses IRoMPTLY and HONESTLY adjusted
and paid as soon as determined, by CHRIST
IAN F. KNAPP, SPECIAL AGENT AND AD.
TUsTER, BLooMsBuRG, PA.
yhe people of Columbia county should pat
ronize the agency where losses, II any, are set.
tied and paid by one Of their own citizens.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27

The Osago tribe Of Indians is said to
10 be the richest nation in the world
They have in the United States Treas
ury s7,75s,694, drawing 8 per cent.
interest. and besides this they hold L.
100000 acres of land, which is equal
10 1000 acres apiece. Each Indian
ls estimsaed TO bs worth $15,l7l.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27
JouN ID. WoRMAN,
Secretary.

Miss May Morningside-Tm very
sorry to hear of your brothers death,
Mr.. Viller; but you'll pardon me if /
say that see no n ason to smile over
il
Mr.. Yorke Villers-Ob, dear, no I!
I'm not smiling, don't you know. IT,
it-must be this eyeglass I'm trying to
keep inl
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27

The largest bar of gold ever cast IN
the world was turned out at the Unit
ed States assay office at Helena, Mon.
tana, recently. 1t weighed five hur-
dred pounds and is worth a little over
100000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27
HEALTH UFPlOERs OF NEW YORK.

Members of the Board Of Health OF
New York and Brooklyn and other
prominent physicians who have visited
Speers vineyards, use Speers N, j.
Wine for their patients and in their
own families, much on account of the
iron(blooi making property contained
in 1t from the soil Oh which Speer' $
vineyards are situated. - Tribune MI.
Speer furnishes this wine and his
Unfermented Grape Juice to Druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27
STATIONS.

connections at Rupert with Phlladeipbia q
iKeadlns Railroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua, Will.
t.aulsport, sun6ury, Pottsvile, etc. At Northum.
periahd Win r K. Div. p X. X. for Harrisburg
LOCK Haven, Emporium, Warren, CORY and Erie
". +. HALSTEAD Gen. Man,
Scranton, Pa
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27

To use the language of gushing
youth, the very perfection of the beau
tiful is the smile which now adorns the
face Of the seaside hotel keeper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27


SEorToN l. BE IL enacted, &c, That
from and after the passage of this act,
no exemption of property from levy
and sale or attachment shall be allowed
on judgement obtained for board for
four weeks or less
An Act authorizing county conmis.
siouers to offer and pay rewards for
the detection, arrest aud conviction of
horse thieves.
SECTION /. BE 10 enacted, &c, That
the county commissioners of the various
counties of this Commonwealth may,
when they deem the same expedient,
offer such reward in addition to that
now authorized by law, as in their
judgment the nature of the case requir-
es for the detection or apprehension
of any person charged with, or engaged
in horse stealing, or aiding or abetting
the same; and upon the conviction of
such person, the county commissioners
may nay such reward or other COM
pensation out of the county treasury;
but in no cause shall the owner of the
stolen horse or horses, be entitled to
any of said reward.
An Act to repeal the FIRST section of an
act, entitled 'An act for regulating and
maintaining of fences" passed Ammo
Domini one thousand seven hundred.
SECTION |. BE 10 enacted, dec, That
so much OF an act, entitled San act for
regulating aud maintaining of fences"
passed Anno Domiui one thousand
seven hundred, as reads as follows,
namely: "FOr preventing all disputes
aud differences that may arise through
the neglect or insufliciency of fences in
this province, and counties annexed,
he it enacted, that all corntielis and
grounds kept for inclousures, within
the said province and count es annexed
snail be well fenced, with feuce at least
five feet high, of sufficient rail or logs,
and close at the bottom; and whose.
ever, not having their grounds inclosed
with such sufficient fence as aforesaid
shall hurt, kill or do damage to any
horse, kline, sheep, hogs or goats, of
any other persons, by hunting or driv.
ing them out of or from said grounds.
shall be liable to make good all damag-
es sustained thereby to the owner OF
the said cattle. Provided, That all
sort of swine going at large, contrary
10 the intent of an acs made and passed
this present session, entitled An act
for restraining of swine from raining
at large shall not fall or be deemed
within the construction of this act
But if any horse, kline. sheep, hogs or
goats, or any kind of cattle, shall break
into any mau's inclousure, the fence
being Of the aforesaid height and suffi.
cheney, and by the view of two persons
for that purpose appointed by the
county court, found and approved to
be such, then the owner of such cattle
shall be liable to make good all damage
to the owner Of the enclosure, for the
first offense single damages only, aad
ever after double the damages sus-
tained. And all persons having any
unruly horses, mares or cattle that ale
not to be kept off by such fences as
aforesaid, are ordered, and shall be
obliged, to take effectual care to res
train the same from trespassing on
their neighbors' enclosures being the
first section of the said act be, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27

A sign writer-The ,terographer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-09-27
New Laws.

An Act to prevent exemption OF
property from levy and sale or attach
ment on judgment obtained for board
for four weeks or less.
SEorToN I. BE IL enacted, &c, That
from and after the pass age of this act,
no exemption of property from levy
and sale or attachment shall be allowed
on judgement obtained for board for
four weeks or less
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
A FEW ODDITIES.

THERE arrived at Castle Garden recently
an ancient trunk OF black oak, bearing the
date OF 1867. 1t was the property of O man
named William Behrens, who said it had
been IN his family 220 years.
A CAT belonging to gentleman of Cum
berland, Eng, has practically demonstrated
thatshe IS as good as hen any day. Quite
recently she Matched out four chicks
from eggs placed in her bed in an old arm
chair as an experiment.
some time ago resident of Marquette.
Mich, was accidentally shot through the
neck, since which time he has been COM
pletely paralyzcd from the neck down, the
flesh being 'insensible to the pricking of
plnsand to all appearance dead Strange
say, the patient retains his fcsh and eats
heartily.
AN armless boy Of Middletown, Conn,
performs many wonderful feats with his
feet He peddles papers and makes change
with dextcrity and precision, handling pen
MES and nickels with his toes. He plays
baseball with skill, holds his knife and
1ork at table and readily manages the
relns In driving = horse which belongs to
his father.
AN old soldier wandered into the Lewis
ton, Me-, police station tbe other day whose
brown and wrinkled skin contained seven
bullets received in twonty -onc year scrv-
ice In the regular army, and whose hands
and feet were almost destitute of fingers
and toes. He was good-natured and lively,
but declared he could not rido in the cars
on account Of the jogcie Of tho bullets in
his I" Old carcass.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
CONDENSED CURRENClES.

ONE Thousand eight hundred girls gradu.
ated from Boston cooking schools this year.
THERE is one school district IN Douglas
County, Kan, in which the people refuse to
have grammar taught.
MANY strangers from q distance daily pay
visits to the tomb of Henry Ward Bcecher,
in Greenwood, Long Island.
LAWRENCE, Kan, has a pair Of calves
which present the general architectural
features Of the Shmesc twins.
CHERRY County, Neb., with an area larger
than several Eastern States, hasn't q prac-
ticing physician within its borders.
A New York English chop-house, keptby
aGerman, uses ton of cheese every three
months for Welsh rarebhs and golden
bucks.
KITCHEN French is being objected to by
some OF the hotels in the country, and plain
English Is substituted instead in the bills
Of fare.
A TURKISH bath for horses is the latest
wrinkleln New York They are put through
the same sweating and cooling process as
human beings.
WILLIAM PENIS grave is in a sadly neg
lected condition. There is not even q
mound above it, and only q flimsy slab of
stone stuck in the ground, at the head or
toot-no one can tell which.
A DETROIT jeweler has sort of monopoly
In the ear-piercing business i'm that CITY,
He has discovered that while the right ear
of a young girl is extremely sensitive the
puncturing of the left is attended with lit
tie or no painful results.
A FINE marble bust of the late Judge
David Davis, made from death mask, will
be placed in the Capitol at Springfield 1t
is the gift of Leonard SWEET, Robert T. Lin
coin and other friends.
NOT taking into account at all the grants
OF lands to and sales by railroads, the Gov
eminent alone disposed of 16,3l9,076 acres
OF the public domain IN sales for cash and
under the homestead and timber-culture
laws, during the year ending June 80, 1883.
AT recent sale of old furniture in Phila-
delphia the two highest bidders on an an
tique Dutch plate rack were Mrs. Cleveland
and Miss Clara Louise Kellogg. Miss Kel-
'ogg could not attend the sale and left her
bid; Mrs. Cleveland put hers in the hands
OF friend, and the coveted article was
knocked down to her. Neither lady knew
whom she was bidding against
NEAR the City Of Mexico six members of
q family were recently found dead, and
murder by poisoning was strongly suspect
ed. as no marks of violence were found on
the bodies. Upon examination the coffee
pot was found to contain a dead centipede
which had crawled into the vessel, been
boiled in the coffee, and the reptiles poison
thus extracted had killed these persons.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
Common Stoves barred Out.

The State Railroad Commissioners have
presented to the Legislature the follow
ing bill for passage: mo passenger,
mail or baggaTe-car on any railroad in
this State shall b. heated by any method
of heating or by any furnace or heater,
unless such method or the use of such
furnace or heater shall first have been ap-
proved in writing by the ka lroad and
Warehouse Commission; provided, how
ever, that n no event shall common
stove be allowed in any such car"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
HIS SKULL WAS THICK,
After Tryin. Il New Way to Commit S
eide a Man Hangs Himself.

After Trying II New Way to Commit Sui
eide Man Hangs Himself
William Br .wn~ attempted suicide at
Aitkln the other day in a most novel man
aer and finally succeeded in a moro pro-
sale manner He climbed to the roof of q
building III that city and let himself over
the edge head first. He hung for a mo-
ment by his toes and then let loose, falling
headlong to the ground, He only shook
himself thoroughly, and he at once
Climbed up and tried it over again in the
same way. He was this time knocked
senseless and broke his shoulder. Sheriff
Markham took charge of him and ne was
taken to the insane asylum. Later Brown
tore up his shirt and made rope with
which he hung him> elf to the bars of the
cell, being dead when the sheriff found
him
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
The News :riefiy Chronicled.


The ST. Paul d ,tillers deny selling out
ITO the English syud cate.
Mrs. Mary johnson, mother of Mrs. r.
B. Clements, of Farbault, died of catarrh-
al fever the other night, aged eighty
three years.
DR.. W. T. Chase has resigned his pastor.
ate at Minneapolis to become pastor of the
Ruggles Street Baptist Church at Bost ton.
Mrs Burns one of the oldest residents
of W!nona, died recently from the effects
of fall down cellar.
The Minneapolis e. Northern elevator
at Kent was burned the other night,
together with 10000 bushels of grain
Loss, s33 600.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul railway will
dispense with all 'tstreet men, in both St.
Paul and Minneapolis after February l. II
is the intention Of the company to get
along without them, and if the new agree.
ment goes into effect and rates are main
tanned the Milwaukee & st. Paul will take
its chances with the other lines.
A company of one hundred Cinnamon sal
down to first-class banquet the Other
night in st. Paul hotel, the object of the
alta being to find just how tive-dollar
'a-plate feed would TASTE and to show Mel
:thingee'
Workmen are preparing the rooms ir
the Spalding House at Duluth fer the new
Bank of Commerce, which will commence
business about February /, with capita
of 100000. This will increase the bank.
ing capital of that city to about z, 900 900.
August Garrish was badly injured al
Duluth the other day by a flying rock,
caused by premature discharge Of dyna
mite
The old Clark House at Minneapolis,
now called The Brunsw ok, was sold the
other day to ALphonso hunger, of Boston,
president of the We stern Farm Mortg age
Company, the consideration being $40.
co.,
Gottlieb Bellrick was killed at Wincns
the other day by The overturning of a lt,ld
of hay
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

In Mexico the Christmas holidays begin
on the 10th of December and end with the
dawn Of the 25th. Nine consecutive nights
are spent in Teasing and Publication, but
on Christmas Eve every body attends mid,
night mass, and afterward feels in duty
bound to visit nine different churches and
spend few minutes in prayer at each.
Therefore, until daybreal1 on the 25th the
streets are filled with people, and so it hap
pens that when jewellers and worshlpers
have retired to their homes to seek needed
rest, Christmac itself is the most quiet and
uninteresting of all DAYS in the Mexican
year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
Sad Death of Young Man,

Frederick Delaney Holbert, a seven
teen-year-old boy, living with his mother
in st. Paul, accidentally shot and fatally
wounded himself with toy rifle the other
evening. The deceased was studying for
the ministry, and few m 'ments before
the shooting he had passed most sue
cessful examination. This was the Sec
ond violent death in the Holbert family
since they came to Minnesota thres years
ago. The father was one of the victims
of the cyclone at devastated St. Cloud.
Young Herbert was a nephew OF the late
Roscoe Conkling.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

THE benefits derived from the use of ripe
fruit as an article of diet are generally un-
derstood, but an English medical journal
calls renewed attention to the matter. Ap-
pies, pears, plums, apricots, peaches, goose
berries and grapes are spoken of as being
as the very summit of excellence as human
food, for they possess the essential condi-
tons Of pleasantness, digestibility, nutrl-
ency and incidentally. Apples are pa1tic-
ularlv commended.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
A Generous Gift.

Johnston Hall. at Far. bault, the new
building r the Seabury divinity school,
is nearly completed and will soon be occu-
pied. 1t is one of the finest school build
1ngs in the State. The building is built of
Faribault blue limestone, and the trim.
mings are of the Berea CO., sandstone
The building is gift from Mrs. Augusta
Huntington, who had it built as 5kemoria]
of her father, Mr.. William Johnston. OF
Cincinnati. She has also h d other fine
buildings erected as schools in that CITY.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
A Queer Rooster.

I. O'Brien, of Duluth, has mammoth
buff Cochin rooster, over two feet high,
weighing about sixteen pounds, and nav
ing four peri ctly-develcped wings. The
bird is more than a year Old and uses all
four wings when flying. The two extra
members ire lound-one on the knee-j Joint
of each leg, and fol up when the fowl is
walking. An Offer the other evening of
$3.50 for the curious bird wa, refused the
proprietor preferring to exhibit him him.
self.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
Confronted by Three Wives.

William H. Rogers, hailing from Column
Gus, O., was arrested at St Paul the other
Night, charged with blgamy. Rogers, who
has wife and family IN Missouri, arrived
in St. Paul last July. After looking over
che ground he went to Saltwater, where
ne welded Mrs. Mary E. Harvey. He
soon deserted her, and, returning to st.
Paul, married Miss Jessie B. Strieff. a
step-daughter of E. III. Park. Hearing
that Rogers reputation was shaky, Mr.:
Park inquired into his history, with the
above result When confronted with the
two women he hal duped Rogers con-
fessed his guilt.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
A Singular Form of MonOmania.

There is aclass of people, rational enough
in other respects, who are certainly mono
manlacs in dosing themselves. They are
constantly trying experiments upon their
stomachs, their bowels, their livers and
their kidneys with trashy nostrums When
these organs are really out of order, if they
would only use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
they would, if not hopelessly insane, per-
celve it's superiority.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

AUSTRALIA exported i ,239, 76O bales of wool
in the year ended June 80, 1883, against
l,140,S4 bales the previous year. Compare.
lively little is shipped direct to America,
though large quantities of Australian wool
are purchased by American buyers at the
London wool sales.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
A Theater Burned.

The Grand Opera-Hou3e at st. Paul was
entirely destroyed by fire the other dav.
The nero .ry registered fourteen degrees
below zero, VIII oh made it exceedingly
hard on the f'emen The los, Was about
!2Oo,Oo The flames originated in the
gentlemen's courtroom during the absence
of the night Waterman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
Quilted bY Fire,

A disastrous fire broke out in the Omaha
general railroad Office in st. Paul late the
other afternoon, from some unknown
cause, and the building was com ,letely
Quilted, the loss being about $50. 600. M.ny
of the occupants of the build ng escaped by
jumping from windows. There were no
fatal accidents, but five persons were bad
Nv in iured
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
A Big Gram Dealer Fails.

c. W. Seefeld, grain dealer at St.
Charles, was recently closed up on an at
tachment by G. W. Vandu,en & Co. for
1000. .Seetield operated nineteen ele-
vators and warehouses and a Touring.
mill on the Wlnona & st. Peter and the
Dakota Central railroads. His failure was
attributed to unfortunate deals in b,rley.
The liabilities were reported to be $500, 600.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

If you are tired taking the large old-fash-
Toned gripping pills, try Carter's Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort. A man can't
stand every thing. One pill dose Try them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

No SAFER Remedy can be had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of the Throat, than
"BrowMs Bronchial Troches." Price rs cts.
Sold only IN bores
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

ARE as small as homeopathic pellets. and
as easy to take as sugar. Everybody likes
them. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

ALL the paWn-shop patron wants is TO
be let loan.-Hotel Mail.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

THE mariner is always glad to see q
lighthouse, but this can not be said of tho
uctor-Boston Gazette
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

How Mr. THROAT Hunrs! Why don't you
use Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tars
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minnie
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

BATH, Me-, shipbuilders launched during
last year twenty vessels, with a gross
tonnage of IL, 2O502, representing value of
E400, 600,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

A POLITICIAN may be ever so good q
grammarian, but he finds it hard to dc
cline an office. --Western Plowman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

IT'S odd, but femi "niue" il gener-
ally effemin "eight. Evansville Breeze
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

THERE are no rounds Of drinks in the
ladder OF success.-St Paul Globe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

THE letter TX" is like person in doubt.
because it is always in perplexity
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30

Pr:ctic lily nothing of any Importance
was done in either branch of the legisla-
ture on the 22nd beyond matters pertaining
to the Senator.a. question: The Senate
voted for U. S. Seaator with the following
.esult: Washburn "a. E. NJ Wilson 3,
In the House after pass ng few locals
the ques ion Of cleo ing u s Senator
c. m: up on mo;ion OF Davis OF Hennepin.
Alter spirited debate the House took a
cess until the 23d pending the report OF
the committee on briyory investigation