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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15
Communicated.


Meesrs Editors;
It is undoubtedly true, that the
democratic party is under no obliga-
ton TO the liquor interest. Its afiilia.
tions have always been with the Re-
publicans, aud IL has contributed to
them in votes and money more than
any other organization in Pennsylvs
MIA, unless it be the especially protect
ed interests IL now, the liquor
interest has it, neck wound by its late
political colleagues, we can stand by
and say "seryed you right
AT the same time, rs mater OF prin-
ciple the Democratic party ought not
to support the Prohibition Amendment.
The enactment of sumptury laws, the
regulation OF drink, diet or clothing,
the interference with personal rights
and liberties are in contravention OF
the doctrines, theories and practices
of the Democratic party.
Let me add to the above the follow
ing from the Philadelphia Record.
An Interesting Inquiry.
If the proposed prohibitory amend
men, should be adopted in this state,
would it prohibit the making of home
made wine-grape wine, dandelion
wine, blackberry wine, etc. --such as
is made by many families in the
country districts for home purposes,
and used generally for the relief of
certain complaints and disorders that
do not require a physicians attention,
which is both expensive and incon-
venient in remote country places?
Phenlxville, Pa, Feb. 81. j. w. II.
The proposed amendment to the
Constitution, if adopted, would clearly
prohibit the making of domestic wines,
beer or cider to be used as a beverage.
The Legislature is empowered to
authorize bousewives to make wine
for medicine, or the farmer TO make
cider for vinegar, but not TO be used as
st. Paul advised timothy to use little
wine, for his stomach's sake, on his
own prescription. The language of
the amendment is as follows:
The manufacture, sale or keeping
for sale of Intoxicating liquor to be
used as beverage is hereby prohibited.
and any vol .tion of this shall be
misdemeanor punishable as shall be
provided by law.
The manufacture, sale or keeling for
sale of intoxicating liquors for other
purposes than as beverage may be
allowed in such manner only as may
be prescribed by law. The General
Assembly shall, at the first session
succeeding the adoption of this article
of the Constitution, enact laws with
adequate penalties for its enforcement.
There is no mi.taking the ironclad
character of this language. The farm.
ers who vote for Prohibition may as
well pull down their cider.mills and
have their good wives convert all their
grapes and berries into jam.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15

Mothers who have the care and
dranght of nursing infaLts need the
aid of strengthening tonic to make up
the nourishment required for the
growth of the child Ale, porter, ana
lager beer have often been reo)m.
mended. OF late, since physicians
have become aware that the Port Wine
produced by Alfred Speer, OF Passaic,
N. j., Is strictly pure, they have pre-.
scribed it instead of ale or porter, as
being more blood making. This Wine
is principally sought for by mothers
who have nursing infants at the breasu
as the beat supplying medium to be
found The wine is rich in body and
not intoxicant but gently stimulating
aud makes good blood Druggis Is
generally keep it, aud sell it for a dol.
lar bottle Inquirer
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15
Inaugural Travel on the Pennsylvania
Railroad.

hdltTUdu.
When in 1885 the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company successfully carried
into and returned from Washington
the vast host of inaugural pilgrims, it
was considered that the perfection of
railroad management, in promptly and
effectively moving enormous numbers
of people within given space of time,
had been reached. But notwithstand-
ing this extraordinary record the ach-
ievement of this company on the in-
augural occasion just passed surpasses
all previous accomplishments in this
direction. The company was prepared
to do much more than 1t did, an had
not the unusual inclcmency of the
weather interviewed the total result
would have been far greater.
One hundred and i've thousand ex
cursionists, including the public, the
org anizatious, aud the military, were
delivered in Washington before noon
of March 4th, and all, except the clubs
and the military, were landed at the
Baltimore and Potomac Station. For
the CONVEYANCE of this number it re-
quired two hundred and ten trains
of ten cars each, with an average of
fifty persons to each car All the
trains were run in sections, and in
many cases the number of sections to
a given train reached ten. This invol-
we'd continuous stream OF crowded
Cars entering the station at intervals
of few minutes, discharging their
passengers, and being shifted ont to
make room for the incoming current
All these trains were moved promptly,
and no accident OF any character oc
cured to mar the success of the work.
No unavoidable delay was experience
ed, but under the strict rules govern
ing the operators of the block system,
there were, perhaps, here and there
delays, which safety necessitated, on a
line of track filed to r,pletion with
long trains Of crowded cars.
The true test of ability in msnagc-
ment came when the thousands, im-
| patient and eager to return, crowded
into the station ard filled the trains ~
fast "a they were made up. This diff
cnlt portion of the work was accom-
plished with reas nable promptitude,
considering the vast number of people
and the multiplicity of trains to be
moved at one time. On Mouday night
and Tuesday hundreds Of trains start.
ed from the capitol, all freighted &c
their utmost capacity, and, under the
admirable system Which distrguiShe.
the entire organization Of this road
were forwarded to their destination
steadily and in complete safety. Such
a result could never be achieved excep,
under the method of operation employ.
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, coupled with the ability, ssgacity
and faithtulness of the employees. II
was a truly wonderful exhibition Of
skillful management, and finds its only
parallel in similar achievement, wheT
the same company handled with con
spicuous success one hundred ami
seventy five thousand people on the
occasion of the Constitutional Centen
nial Celebration at Philadelphia, in
September, 1887.
The revenue from this service will
amount TO half million of dollars.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15
Don't Get Caught

This spring with your hood full of
impurities, your digestion impaired,
your appetite poor, Kidneys and liver
torpid, and whole system liable to be
Frustrated by disesse-but get your
self into good condition, and resdy for
the changisc and warmer wAatha:, oy
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t stands
unequalled for purifying the blood,
giving an appetite, and for general
spring medicine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15

feebly out of the bed, new strength
coming to his feeble frame. 1--WE
must save him, Joe, If he h'ain't al
ready dead. We mustn't let him die.
The two men shivering with cold
and weak from hunger, worked rs they
never worked before. BY their com
bined efforts. they lifted the poor
frozen Equatter from the floor and laid
him tenderly on their only bed
He opened his eyes and muttered
something in an incoherent manner.
The two men bent over him and listen
ed.
"H'it amt much farther, he mutter-
ed. 81 heard 'em say they didn't
have nothin' TO eat over thar--an' Ike
Dover, hits yer dooty ter help EN-
No no-they wur goin' ter run me
of-h'it cant be much farther--O, if
| could only sleep little-h'it amt
cold now"
Joe took hold of his hands and held
them in his own. They were frozen
as hard as iciclesl He looked at bill,
and uttered groan.
"He SAINT live, Bill" he said, chok-
ingly. Bill bent over the bed, his face
close TO that of the dying man.
"Pardner," he said, his voice husky
with emotion, "you've throwed away
yer life fer us that didn't deserve moth.
ing but yer hate You've frozen them
pore hands for US onery wolves that
would "a driv' ye away from yer claim
0, il ye could only live ter tell me how
mean an onery I've been ter yer"
Here Bill broke down and wept like a
child.
Presently the dying man muttered:
"Hits all right see hit now-thar
is the cabin, right ahead and with
these words his spirit fled.
For long time the only sound that
broke the stiffness of that desolate
prairie home was the sobbing of the
two men and the kissing of the winter
wind. - WI LiSembee IN Leslie s
Illustrated Newspaper.
"To EITHER hold the plow or drive"
requires strength. To sec ire and keep
strength a good stomach is require d
and 1t must be kept in strong and
healthy action.
| WARMERS LEG CABIN HOPS AND
BUCHU REMEDY
will put your weak stomach in good
working order.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15
Color in Mems Oravats.

r. ] am glad to see that men may at
last study their complexions a little.
never could understand why they
thould rot Whenever / see very
dark man in the regulation costume Of
metropolitan habitue | always long
to put red tie on him, TO lit up hls
olive cheeks and aid the expression of
his dark eyes, | should like 10 Danish
black satin cravats and ties forever
from the wardyobes OF all dark haired
men, ar touch dark tinted ties with a
fairy wand aud turn them into deep
tones crimson or golden brown OF dark
olive, or a particular kind OF water- blue
that can zee with my minds eye but
cannot describe. London lrseth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15

SELECT STORY.
THE "OLAIM.JUMPER "

HOW HE GOT EVEN WITH THE TWO
"PARDNERs."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-03-15

"There, my daughter" said the old
man as he took torn.lookiug check
from his pocketbook, "thcre is my wed
ding present, a check for $4,000.
God bless YOU" 80, lhauk you, papa;
you are kind and generous" examining
the check shut isn't this the same
check you gave sister Ella when she
wac married2' '-Epoch.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

Did you ever stop to think of the
labor required in getting up a good,
live local paper? AT times it is no
great job because there are plenty
of happenings to record; at other
times but little transpires aud ye,
the paper is expected to be as bright
and interesting as though there had
been an unusal number of occur
rences ont of which interesting
news items could be culled. So few
people make any effort to assist the
editor in the compilation of local
events. In tho place of telling him
if anything occurs it is generally
'tsmothered" and then complaint is
made because the paper made no
reference to certain occurrence.
Don't forget that we want the news
and if you know of anything be sure
and report.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01


The minimizing are prone to make
game OF nervousness. Yet this is very
real and serious affection, the Larassing
symptoms Of which rerendered all the
more poignant by ridieule. The stomach
is usually responsible for these symp-
-toms-its weakness and disorder find a
reflex in the brain, which is the head
quarters of the nervous system. AS a
nerve tonic and tranquillizer. we believe
that not one can be pointed out SO ef.
fective as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
In renewing vigorous digestion, it strikes
the key note of recovery of strength and
quietude by the nerves. Headaches,
tremors in quiet sleep, abnormal sensi-
tiveness to unexpected nnise-all these
modify and ultimately disappear as the
system gains strength from the great
tonic. Dyspepsia. billousness. rheun,a-
tism, constipation and kidney complaints
are subdued by the Bitters.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01
EttDeOsv.

This is what you ought tn have, ir
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
daily, and mourning because they find
it not. Thousands upon thousands Of
dollars are spent annually by our people
in the hope that they may attain this
boon. And yet it may be had by all
We guarantee that Electric Bitters, i
used according to directions and the
use persisted in, will bring you GOOD
Digestion and Gust the demon Dyspepsia
and install instead Epilepsy. we
recommend Electric Bitters for Dys
pepsia and all diseases of the Liver
Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at soc. and
Sl.O0 per bottle by A. C. VanGilder
Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

The New York World tells of a
case that is similar in its main fea
ture to the remarkable Dick Dowell
case in this State. David Wolf and
William Gross are two young men
who are strikingly alike in personal
appearance, and both Of whom were,
until recently, in the cattle bust
ness. Wolf was convicted last jan
uary of passing forged check, the
evidence against him being that OF
two clerks of the man upon whom
he passed it. Gross, who was af-
terward arrested on several charges,
pleaded guilty of a forgery and was
sent to Elmira through the inte-
cession of powerful friends. Since
he went there he has confessed that
he committed the crime of which
Wolf was convicted, and efforts are
now on foot to secure the latter's
release. 1t is said that one of the
witnesses whose evidence convicted
Wolf went up to Gross on the street,
just before the Iatter's arrest, ad-
dressed him as Wolf, and asked him
how he got out; he was dumbfound-
ed when the person addressed re-
piled that his name was not Wolf
and that he had not been sent up.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01
some ReneefIona.

1.-THE moment we begin to live
we then begin to die;" and the mo-
ment we are fit to die we do die,
and sometimes one moment sooner.
A good name when deserved
gives a strength and mild courage,
quiet boIdncss and modest assurance
which are worth all they cost.
The man that will beg or steal SO
small a sum as So is somewhat
smaller fool than 1 expected to find
in your family
What view must we take of the
prosecutions which beEaIl us from
laundering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
others relating to our intentions?
1t is worth while TO expose our
ignorance to others, that we may
learn it ourselves. This is many
times the only way we shall ever
learn it.
y person shows his standard Of
character by the standard he holds
for others. Often he knows nc
higher standard than those among
whom he lives.
There is a certain likeness or un.
likeness. between my neighbOr and
myself; he does not know enough
TO be honest and 1 do not know
enough to be dishonest.
In THE lone world, where friends
at best are but few, and in old age
when of those few almost all are
dead, the sinking of one more il
like the loss of limb or an eye
Itnexer can be restored.
For the most part, what is com.
monty called company" viii re.
Arain from visiting us just as soOr
as we cease to make sacrifices, dress
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

That tidal wave Of industrial
prosperity which was to delight the
county after the installation of a
Republican President, has struck
the workmen in many localities,
and II has hit them pretty hard.
The blessing comes in various dis
guises. Here it is total suspen-
sion Of factories. There il is work
on half time. In another place it
takes the shape of a reduction in
wages of from 10 to 40 per cent.
But everywhere it wears the uni
form guise Of distress, well on the
road to starvation. And such is the
fultillmcnt of the golden promises of
the silyer-tongued spellbinders
whom American labor will long
hold in rescntful remembrance.
Er.
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A SOUND LEGAL ODtnto,,.

F. cambridge Munday, Esq. County
Atty. Clay Co., Tex. says: "Have used
Electric Bitters with most happy results
My mother also was very low with Ma
larial Fever and Jaundice, but was
cured by timely use of this medicine.
Am satified Electric Bitters saved his
life"
Mr.. D. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
KY, adds like testimony, saying: He
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off, as vel
as cure all Malaria Diseases, anil TO al
Kidney. Liver and Stomach Disorders
stands nnequaled. Price SOC. and 81
at A. @. Vangilders.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01
The sherman ELECTION BIiI.


The Sherman election bill, which
was introduced in the last Congress,
and likely to become party meas
urc in the next session, is certainly
one of the most menacing bills to
the liberties of the American peo-
pie that has ever yet been presented.
That it is opposed to both the spirit
and letter of the constitution, does
hot admit of q doubt. The purpose
of the bill is to put the control of
the eIccting of Congreemen in
the hands of State boards of COM
miSsioners, consisting of FIVE mem
bcrs in each State. Each State has
its election laws, and under these
laws representatives to Congress
have heretofore been elected, and
to take the control of these elections
cut of the hands of the States and
place them under control Of par
tisan board of commissioners as ap-
pointed by the President, is sdbser-
sivc of the liberties of the people.
1t is time that the people be made
aware of such encroachments upon
the constitutional government as
such law contemplates. The sole
Ohjectof theIaw is partisan. Thelaw
is not needed, but in order to- en-
trench the Republican party in
power, this law with its immense
patronage is to be pushed through
at the next session of Congress.
Our government is a republic of
States With the power of the Sem
ate to'back an executive, and the
robbery of the States of their con-
troll in the election of the represen-
tatives of the people, as this bill
cOntemplates, popular government
becomes only pretence, and the
semblance of a free government.
Such encroachments upon tho lib
erties OF q people savors OF mon
archy, which it is the intention OF
the constitution to forever prevent
in this country. But if the consti-
tuition in its letter and in it's spirit
is to be set at defiance, merely up
on partisan pretext, free govern
ment, a government of the people
for the people and by the people
will only be a reproach and u by
word. Extreme partisans should
be- checked in their determination
tn make this government a cast iron
partisan government. The dangers
of the Sherman bill are grave and
serious, and the passage of such &
law will be another long stride
towards party oligarchy in this
country.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01
The Curse of tho chinese.

1t is said that China uses about
$500. 900, 900 worth of opium every
year, and it is rightly called the
curse of the people. Opium is now
grown in every province in China.
The seed of the poppy is sown in
November and it's juice is collected
in February and March. The opium
is gotten by cutting the capsule of
the poppy flower with a notched
iron instrument at sunrise, and by
the next morning a drop or SO of
juice has. oozed out. This is scrap
cal of and saved by the grower and
after he has a vessel full of it it is
strained and dried. 1t takes a great
many peoples to make pound of
opium, and it goes through a num-
of processes before it is ready for
market. In a liquid state it looks
like q dark strawberry jam, and
when prepared for shipment it is
put in chests, each of which con-
tains about forty balls of opium.
These balls are rolled in dried pop
Ply leaves, and here in China the
duty on opium is so heavy that the
customs officers watch these chests
very closely. at Shanghai there
are a number of large ships which
look like floating swimming baths
or naval training ships in which the
opium passed upon by the customs
is stored, and by which method
smuggling is somewhat prevented.
The Chinese are the greatest SNUG
glers in the world, and it is only by
the aid of foreigners that they are
able to have good custom service
And their receipts from foreign Gus.
toms are now four times as great at
they were several decades ago
Letter from Shanghai.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

:
At the southern end Of the Con-
tinent of South America is q coun-
try which is attracting much of the
surplus wealth and population OF
the Old World which formerly
came to these shores. This young
rival Of ours is a Republic modelled
after the same design Of our own,
and It's people find our people most
congenial. Yet these two American
Republics are comparatively stran-
gers. For everything the Argen-
tine Republic has to purchase OF
outside nations she goes to the Euro
pean markets, and mainly to those
of England, and never comes to trade
in our ports, where heavy duties
would render an exchange without
profit.
Buenos Ayres is improving it's
port at an enormous expenditure,
and the largest steamers that form
erly had to anchor twelve miles
away can now load and unload at
the very edge of the city in twenty
five feet of water. 1t is stated that
during the year 1888 twenty thous-
and vessels, with an aggregate of
eight million tons, entered the ports
Of the Argentine Republic, and
among them all there was not one
merchant vessel flying the flag Of
the United States. Our people are
SO welded to the "home Market"
so favorable to tax on the mater
iaIs which shut the foreign markets
to our manufacturers; SO solicitous
for mohopolies and trusts, and so
intent on robbing the American
that facts like these are
seldom perceived, and are but light
ly noted.-Kandrhd Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

In all the millions of dollars that
go into the treasury to be expended
by the Government, not one is paid
by the wealth of the country. The
investments in railroads in banks,
and in all kinds of stocks, pay not
one dollar to the Government. The
consumer pays it all, and millions
more beside, that the duty pre-
scribed by the Government puts
into the pockets of a class who have
grown rich because the people are
taxed poor to make them SO.
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money, or tlattsry. It is ours, not

money, or tlattery. It is ours, not
Us, they generally desire.
One fthe most trying cases Of
self-denying responsibility is when
we must take an active part against
the passions or interests of others,
in order to prevent evils from fall
ing on them which they do not see
nor ever will sec, or in order 70
secure benefits, perchance, for them
selves which they viii never sus-
pect to have arisen from these eff
forts of ours. We are doomed for
ever to rest under the imputation,
in their minds, of exercising need
less seyerity.-Ee.c York Star.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

Tho eminent doctors who have at.
tackled the maidstone theory, as a
.humbug have gone a long STEP
further and advanced a theory
which, though not new, will prove
highly valuable when it is fimly es.
tablished. That is, that there is nc
such maIady as hydrophobia trans
missible from dog to man. What
is known as hydrophobia in man IL
asserted to be blood poisoning or
lockjaw, and in many cases nervous
troubles resulting from fears of i'm
aginary evil.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

There is land enough in Oklahoma
to provide twelve thousand claims.
AS there will be fully fifty thousand
claimants, about thirty eight thous-
and of these are going to sit on the
fences md see the less number en-
joying hard work in the promised
land.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01

"see here. my FRIEND" said a
farmer to a tramp. you've been
lynn in the shade of the fence for
over thirteen hours. Amt it about
time to move on2" aft you say SC"
replied the tramp, struggling to his
feet, AZ s'pose it is. TIM only tryin'
to make my shoes last as long as
possible"