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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10

La apaper contributed to Science, Gen.
M. G. Meigs calculates, upon the past
ratio of increase, that in 1890 the "pos-
sible" population of the United States
will be 1 ,292, 1857 900. OF this enormous
prospective population he estimates the
inhabitants of African descent at IS, ,957,-
900, or to every Ia whites.
AS the whole area of the states and
territories, including water surface of
lakes and rivers, is nearly 100000
square miles, the figures of Gen. Meigs
would give 1923 inhabitants to every
square mile in the United States in 1890.
This is greater areal population than
that which is contained in any country
in the world at the present day except
little Belgium, the inhabitants of which
number 481 to the square mile. Even
hoary India has only 81 inhabitants to
the square mile; and for every square
mile in the teeming Chinese empire there
are only "a inhabitants.
But experience has shown that, be-
yond amusing the speculator in the
ories, such calculations have little value.
Except in stationary and half civilized
countries; like India and China, rational
tendencies arc constantly operating to
prevent an excess of population from en-
croaching ON the means of living. The
early growth of a new country such as
the United States or Australia affords no
criterion for estimating its population a
century or half century hence.
There are vast and fertile regions in
| Africa, South America, and other parts
of the earth that are yet unpeopled; and
the means of cheaply distributing sur
plus populations are rapidly increasing.
Long before 1890 the people of the United
States may be stirred by the same inn
pulse OF emigration that tends to arrest
the growth of populations in most Of the
countries of Europe. Philadelphia Rec
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10

Every student of history knows that
the Spartans worshiped the beautiful
and the useful, and that they took the
and mental activity were attained by
well appointed exercise and healthy pa
rents. The sickly and the constitutionally
diseased were not allowed to marry; the
healthy were punished il they did not
marry. Men that were unmarried after
a certain age were excluded from the
society of women, and once a year were
exhibited in public as warning to other
and younger men. Young men and
young women were not allowed to marry
before they had attained maturity or cut
loose from parental leading strings This
Spartan system, which was purely for
the welfare Of the state, was in force for
800 years, and no braver nor stronger
men, no more healthy nor more beauu-
full women, were ever seen than in old
Sparta. Few would wish to see Spartan
ism revived in these days, but we may
learn some valuable lessons from that
ancient state.
We may also learn something from
Jul htWiy biobtl oLAAy
where there is remarkable and self i'm
posed family custom in regard to mar
riages in the higher classes. The man
about to marry is required to furnish a
certificate from one or more physicians
that he is free from diseases of a certain
class, and that he is free also from all
signs of any of the diseases that are
transmissible to the offspring, and fur
ther than this, the physicians must tes-
tify that so far as they can learn there is
no reason to believe that the marriage
will be otherwise than in accord with
sanitary laws. We, as a people, are
taking more interest in the proper kinds
of physical culture than before. Our
women are coming to know that they
can dress just as well without distorting
their bodies and imperiling their health.
But the day of the truly sanitary mar.
riage is a long way off. Meanwhile a
great many people are getting married
that should remain single.-Chicagc
Herald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10
Jewels I'm tho rsmnlss.

The Buddhists in Burmah do not con-
slider the question of expense in beauti-
flying their temples. Here is the descrip-
ton of the new vane of pagoda at Ran
goon; The vane is about by II feet
broad, aud thickly crusted with precious
stones and lovely fans of the red Bur
mese gold. One ruby alone is worth
0,O00 rupees, and there are several hun
dred rubies alone ON this beautiful thing
On the tip of the iron rod on which
works the vane is a richly carved and
perforated gold ornament called the
Semboo 1t is somewhat egg shaped
and foot in height, tipped by am enor-
nous diamond encircled by many smaller
ones, crusted on like barnacles. All over
this exquisite oval object are similar
clumps of diamonds. no other stones
being used for this part. Exchange.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown" One wonders that the cxar Of
Russia does not follow the example of
Charles V, and free himself from life
of continual apprehension. Is the 6fe
worth living which must be sustained by
such precautions as those narrated be-
low? Yes, if thereby one serves his gem
Grafton. London Truth says:
1t was given out that he would be the
guest of the German emperor at the
Marble palace, Potsdam, and when all
kinds of expensive preparations had been
made there, he decided he would be
pended in arranging for his reception at
the Schloss,
Finally, only one day before the en-
peror arrived, Count Schouvaloff re-
ceived telegram from Copenhagen to
intimate that his majesty would alight
at the Russian embassy, and the message
was quickly followed by the arrival Of
the imperial workmen, seven in number,
who now go in advance of the emperor
whenever and wherever he travels.
There are two carpenters, two masons,
two locksmiths and a foreman. They
most carefully examine the chimneys,
locks, flooring, walls and furniture of
the house which the emperor is to occu-
py, and his own apartments are subject
ed TO most rigorous search.
The chimneys are objects of special
attention, and every fiue which leads to
room which the emperor is likely to
enter is thoroughly barred both top and
bottom, and, as if these precautions
were not sufficient, police agents from
st. Petersburg patrol the roof both day
| and night.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10
IIsaNE!slIa WORTH READING.
mrn m Owing to the extreme mild
season heavy goods will be sold
very cheap.

$3.50 buys a $500 Coat.
600 :" 800 4"
800 " 1000 +"
1000 I" 1900
That's the story we're telling
you now. A depreciation in
prices, not in quality.
$500 buys $4,000
Satin Lined Chinchilla Over
Coat.
Now we have a lot of Black
Corkscrew Over Coats also |
Wide Wales at $500 and up
wards, while all wool Kerseys
at $500, must be seen to be
appreciated
Those Children's Over Coats
at $1.50 are here again. Suits
for little Boys at $1.25. We
prefer to sell The Jerseys and
other fine suits of which we
have the largest assortment in
town.
And here are the bigger Boys
Suits and Over Coats, some at
low prices and some at lower.
Now we tell you that we will
surprise you if you will only
call and see the Big Bargains
you can buy. A big assortment
of Children's Pants and Waists
for 25c. Do not be scared when
we will sell you Boys Suit for
$1.5O, and a waist thrown in.
When you come we will show
Tyo.-n other eye openers.
Storm Over Coats are so much
reduced, we are ashamed to
put the prices on paper, but we
Twill tell you all about them
when you come for one-and
come pretty soon while We have
a big assortment, for while we
have not the largest store room
in the county we have the larg-
est stock of Clothing, Hats,
Gaps, Underwear, and every
thing for Men, Boys and Chill
Idren's wear, while everybody
will acknowledge that we are
headquarters in Trunks, Bags,
&c. Now we have posted you
on our cheapest and lowest price
goods, we want to tell you about
al our Rochester Tailor Made
: Clothing. There may not be sc
great a profit as in same Of TIL
cheap trash sold where yol
lmake a dollar and lose Gus
tanner that will not pay in tn
g end, so we keep the best quality
: of goods, sell them at a small
profit and give our customers
a the best of satisfaction.
=. Wide Vale Double Breasted
Prince Alberts.
Three Button Cutaways.
Straight Cut Sacks.
- These are some of the lates
and incest styles of Rocheste
Made Clothing.
We have few Double Breast
ed Sacks. Heavy Coats an
q !, Vests, just the thing to keep yo'
D. warm.
Cardigan Jackets, a big line.
Scotch Caps for rs cents.
IS, Fur Caps for 1,50.
Don't forget the boys, littl
and big. Bring them righ
along for our coats and Winte
Caps; they cost but little an
you will be surprised how chea
you can rig them out for winter
Gloves, Shirts, Neckwear, a
Of the latest stye.
ing A few Jersey Suits for chi
dren, to be cleared out cheap, q
= we'll as Over Coats for littl
boys.
All we ask is a visit befol
s. you buy and yon certainly aOi
be eon0need that the oldest C2ok,
er. tug Store in toacm is still tf
place to buy your clothing.
:. D. Lovenberg's Est.
cv BLOOMSBURY, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10

r LPPLNCOTT'S MAGAZLNE. with u,
L. varied and fxesIissf contents, Is library
in ffSsT
n 10aJ ind<fd hsp1y Mosghf 10 prisf al
entire novel in each number.
Nof a short novelette,, ont a long jfo,y such
az yos are used to get in book form and pay
from one dollar 10 one dollar and halt for.
Not only thai. but attkk each number you get
an abundance Of other contributions, lehieh gives
you good magazine 6eside5 the aovsl.
The ringing Nous zchieh have been struck on
Ms gaffspey Of popHla, favor, have ,fsoHHdsd
throughout Tia entire land, and to-day LifPiE-
COTS Magazine stands IN the front rank Of
monfhLy publications. and is Me ssoH tOidfiy-
yead-aad-faLkedef of publication of its kind in the
,oorH. For JEH dsJe,IpfiVs circular. addySff
LLPPLNCOTTSAk MAGAZINE, PAiiadelsAia
$500 per yfar. rs CTS. single sHmder.
The publisher .f dis paper will receive ysss
ssbssyipfios.
19-27.tmo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10
Senator SAWYER.


All the representatives from Wisconsin
look on Sawyer as their patron saint.
The old man eats big luncheon every
day in the senate restaurant, and he
never eats alone. AS a rule, three or
four of the elderly senators may be found
with him, and merry groups they make.
Senator Sawyer has recently finished, or
rather occupied, one of the most beauti-
full houses in Washington-a veritable
castle. Walter Wellmsn.
The Baboon Epicure.
The baboon, writes The GRAF Reinet
Advertiser, seems to be changing its ma
ture with the changing climatic condi-
tions. In former years he was vege-
tartan, his worst offense being stealing
mealies in the garden when he got a
chance. Now he has taken to other
ways of getting livelihood. Said a
farmer the other day TO brother farmer,
"Haye you lots of honey ON your farm"
"No, the baboons rob all the nests"
"How do they do it? the bees would
sting them to DEATH"
The answer was that probably the ba-
boons did the work in the night, when
the bees were drowsy, sleepy and dull.
| Anyway, he believed the balloons got of
with the swag of honey wherever they
could get at nest Then Mr.. Peter
Booysen, of Mooitontein, has his story
to tell of the new development of the
baboon; it attacks the wild aloe, pulls il
down and tears out the pith for food
Mr.. Booysen, St., does not object TO this
as he would be glad if all the wild aloel
on his farm We're cleared out by any
means whatsoever. The special wish O
the father and son is that balloons would
take to some food providing operation
which would get rid of the prickly pear
But as the substance of the leaf and o
the trunk of the prickly pear is nothing
but water, the wish is not likely to b
gratiiied Anyway, the poisoning club
have classed the baboon with the viii,
carnivora, and the rifle and arsenic ar
now busy TO destroy him,
Farmers give interesting instances O
the difficulty of poisoning the baboon
the fellow being about as ''slim" as
human being. One farmer believes tn
fellow tastes the poison as prepared an
disguised for him, and if he finds it
not good thing for the stomach spits
out. That farmer. however has SUI
ceeded in giving the arsenic such pa
atable surroundings that the shrewdnes
Of the baboon is not proof against In
! palatlhle temptation and dies.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10

Dec. 13-Aug 8.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10
CHRISTIAN +. KNAPP.
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY.

Home of N. Y; Merchants. of Newark, N.
/; Clinton, N. Y. Peoples N. Y. /; Reading,
Pa. German American 1ns. 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
loss settled by any court Of law. Their assets
are all invested in SOLID SECURITIES, are liable
to the hazard of FIRE only.
Losses rRoMPrLY and HONESTLY adjusted
and paid as soon as determined, by CHRIST
IAN F. KNAPP, SPECIAL AGENT AND AID.
jUsTER, BLooMsBURG, PA.
The people Of Columbia county should pat
ronize the agency where losses, il any, are set
lied and paid by one Of their own citizens.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10
Logic
Logic.
10 ,o,c- Hava a CIGAR Raoo,a9

Jaggs-Have cigar, Baggs?
Baggs-No, thanks.
"But this is one of those you gave me
Yesterday"
~ know it."-New York Sun.
The Troublesome Father-in-Lsw.
Among the Piutes it is always the
father-in-law that makes the trouble
Every married Piute is always glad
of visit from his mother-in-law He
welcomes her with his broadest grin.
The arrival of the mother-in-law gives
him double team, where before he
had only one animal, He halls her
appearance with delight, and piling
jackass load Of wood upon her
willing old back, sends her into town
with his wife, similarly packed, to
peddle out the fuel and bring back to
him supply of money for his fayorite
game of poker, The Piute father-in- law
Is no use as a wood packer, nor will he
gather grass seeds or pine nuts.-Vir
ginia City Enterprise,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10

Channel traffic between Dover and the
Continent continues at highest human
tide. No less than five extra mail packets
are now employed to convey passengers,
making sixteen in all
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-01-10
al Relic of the War.

Capt. Tip Harrison had an interesting
war relic at the capitol Friday. 1t was
an old battle flag worn thin and pierced
by many holes. The story of the flag
was told by Capt. Harrison; "When the
war first broke out" he said, 81 was
boy of II and was living in Barlow coun-
ty. There were a number of boys of my
own age who were anxious TO join the
army. These boys organized into COM
pany, and we called ourselves the Bar
tow cadets. When, however, the time
came for us to go to the front, many of
the boys parents would not let them 60
because they were so young. had thir-
ty-five left, however, and with these
meant 10 report for duty.
"In Barlow at that time a company of
older men had been formed, under the
command of Capt. Redding, They were
called the Stewart Guards. consol-
idated my company with the older one,
and we took the name of the Barlow
Guards. / was first lieutenant of the
| joint company. just before marching
away Miss Florida Fort, who is now
Mrs William A. Rawson, made the flag
and presented it to us. Gen. Clement A.
Evans was offered the position of major
of the Thirty first Georgia regiment if he
could bring two companies into the
service, He took our company for one
and raised another, but we were still
known as the Barlow guards, and car
rjed this flag, which had been presented
to me as our company colors, until the
Confederate battle flag was adopted,
then sent 1t home TO my mother, and she
has kept it as memento ever since. ~
Atlanta Constitution.
Miss Rebecca Fairbanks, the last of q
family that came over in 1885, is said tC
be still living In house, In Dedham,
Mass, that was brought over In the yeai
mentioned and located on Its present site
at that time. The Fairbanks scale mer
came Of this family.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-17
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals win be received al the City
Clerks Office, Rock Island. III , until MOnda \
The 5th day Of May, A d. 1880. al - clock p n
for the construction OF Iile sewer ~ ordered b.
al ordinance Of said city entitled An ordinance
for the construction Of { sewer on Twenty fonrtb
street from Eighth ryeuue 10 Fourth sveuue with
lateral branches on Seventh, sixth. Fifth-and-a-
half and Fifth avenues to Twenty-si Iih street. '-
passed Marco 3 1880, and for furnishing the mate
rial and doing the work according 10 tue y ans AMI
specifications therefor.
The said Improvement must he constructed
and the material therefor furnished must be in
accordance with the plans and spec fcstions for
said improvements hie IN the saiC city. clerk
ONCE, AZ which said Office said plsns and specid.
cations are open 10 the inspection Of all persons
interested therein.
All bids must be accompanied with certified
check IN the sum Of One Hundred Dollars psys-
bic to the order OF the city treasurer Of said city
which shsI become forfeited 10 ssio city ia case
the bidder shall fail TO enter into contract with A-
proved sureties 10 execute the work for the price
mentioned In the bid, and according o the plans
aud specifications, in the event that the contract
shOuld be awarded to him.
Blank bids viii be furnished on application q,
the city clerks office. All bidders and other
persons may attend al the opening II said bids.
The right TO reject any and ali b de or propc-
sails received is hereby expressly reserved
ROBERT kOEHLER, City Clerk.
Dated this 18th day Of April, 1890
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-17
JanaueehRk.

The great tragic actress JanauscheE,
will appear ct Hsrper's theatre on Satur
day evening of this week in Meg Mer,
riIes. Says the PhiIsdelphia Ledger:
Madame JaBsuschek's present en-
gsgement at the Chestnut Street opera
house is probably the last she will ever
play 10 Philadelphia. aod it gives oces-
sion for special word in recognition of
an artist who has advanced snd dignified
the stage
Within twenty years We have had NJ
other actress in whom the genius OF
tragedy was so distinct, certainly no one
In whom this genius found expression ia
an art so fine and so complete. Her ar
is slways serious and sombre: bat with
the passing years it has rather gained
ihsn lost in sympathetic quality. and those
who have seen her play from season tc
season have come to admire her more
and more and to regret the more that ber
retirement was inevitably drawing near
Madame Janauschek is now plagine
those great hgures of classic tragedy in
which she has been supreme, and serve "a
show her strong dramatic grasp and hel
rare mastery Of the stage and its art. She
Is one Of the great actresses who will be
talked Of in the future and those of u,
are fortunate who can speak of her from
personal remembrance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-17
COAL VALLEY.

COAL VALLEY. April II.
The Catholics held service at st. Mary's
on Tuesday.
James Wiltshire started Monday for the
Soldiers' home at Quincy.
Farmers are busy this week sowing
oats and planting early potatoes.
DR.. w. B.Martin has come to continue
his fathers practice at Coal Valley.
Mrs. Ellis, widow Of the late ]. Ellis
has recovered from her plotacted illness
Mr.. Peter Brewer was very i'll last
week. but was improving at last advises.
Our town officers have all been sworn
in but the constable, who will not auaIi-
fy.
Mrs. l.. III. Nelson has been afflicted by
an attack Of inflammatory rheumatism
but is now recovering.
Mansill, Battersby 81 SaviIle sold for.
tylacres in section 80, II. /, west to
VIM. Parker. II is coal land.
The commissioners of highways or.
gained on the 18th by choosing ]. E.
McMichael president, and III. Delenge
treasurer.
VIM. Murphy has been suffering from
rheumatism of the stomach for some DAYS.
de has been some better, but does not
improve rapidly, and is seventy three
years of age.
The confirmation services held on Sab.
bath in the Presbyterian church by the
German Lutherans were well attended.
There were six persons confirmed. The
Rev. Mennicke officiated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-17
A EecessIIY OF HaaI.h.

1t is prime necessity OF health thai
the action of the bowels should be ken
regular. But the way to overcome
temporary lit OF constipation, or to rem.
edy chronic costiveness, is not to delug,
the stomach and drench the bowels with
purgatives of violent and painful action
The happy medium between imperative
and violent cathartic is Hosietter's stom
ach Bitters. which acts just sufficiently
upon the bowels TO relax them without
pain, and which being wholesome tonic
as well as aperient, has the effect oil
strengthening both them and the stom-
sch, and promoting the well being of the
whole internal economy. The removal
OF bile from the blood. increased activity
OF the liver, usually dormant in cases OF
costiveness, and sound digestion follows
the Use of this benefcent medicine. as
thorough and genial in its effects as it is
safe and pure in composition. Rheuma-
tism, fever and ague, kidney troubles and
debility are also remedied by il.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-17
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