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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
THE LAW ON THREATS.
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RE-
SUITS OF FEAR ESTABLISHED.

A Person who Creates a State of Appre-
hension Responsible for the injuries
That May Resuit-A Sample Case De-
scribed.
In recent case before Lord Chief JUS
tice Coleridge and Justices Mathew,
Cave, Day and Smith, in order to escape
from the violence of her husband, who
had used threats to his wife amount
ing to threats against her life, the
wife got out of a window, and in so
doing fell to the ground and broke her
leg. The husband was convicted OF
having willfully and maliciously inflicted
g1ievous bodily harm on his wife. Lord
Coleridge said! II am Of opinion that
the conviction in this case is correct,
and that the sentence should be affirmed
The principle seems to me to be laid
down quite fully in the Queen against
Martin. There this court held that man
who had either take advantage of or had
created panic in theatre, and had OBJ
structed passage, and rendered it diff
cult to get out of the theatre, in conse-
quence of which a number of people were
crushed was answerable for the conse-
quences of what he had done. Here the
woman came by her mischief by getting
out Of the window, and in her fall broke
her leg. Now that might have been
caused by an act which was done acci-
dentally or deliberately, in which case
the prisoner would not have been guilty.
"1t appears from the case, however, that
the prisoner had threatened his wife
more than once, and that on this occa-
sion he came home drunk, and used
words which amounted to threat
against her life, saying, Tll make you
so that you can't go to bed;' that she,
rushing to the window, got half out Of
the window, when she was restrained by
her daughter. The prisoner threatened
the daughter, who let go, and her mother
fell 1t is suggested that supposing the
prisoner had struck his daughters arm
without hurting her, but sufficiently to
cause her to let go, and she had let her
mother fall, could any one doubt but
that that would be the same thing as if
he had pushed her out himself? If
man creates in another mans mind an
immediate sense Of danger which causes
such person to try to escape, and in SO
doing he Injuries himself, the person who
creates such state Of mind Is RESPONSE
BILE for the injuries which result. think
that in this case there was abundant
evidence that there was sense of i'm
mediate danger in the mind of the wom-
an, caused by the acts of the prisoner,
and that her injuries resulted from what
suehesense of danger caused her to do"
The other judges concurred.-Albany
Law Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
THE ROSE AND THE FERN.

Lady, lfe's sweetest lesson woud'st thou learn,
Come thou with me to loves enchanted bowert
High overhead the trellised roses burn
Beneath thy feet behold the feathery fern
leaf without flower.
What though the rose leaves fallS They stu are
sweet,
And have been lovely in their beauteous prime,
While the bare frond seems ever TO repeat,
For us no bud, no blossom, wakes to greet
The joyous towering timei"
And flowers to cherish; summer round them
glows;
Walt not till autumn's fading robes are shed,
But while It's petals still are burning red
Gather lfes full blown rosel
oliver Wendell Holmes In Atlantic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

Gen. Sherman recently set the measure
of salt that is TO be allowed 10 war re-
cital when the hero is himself holding
forth. He says; II have met 2OO, 900
men in the last three years on whom
turned the fate of the war When you
listen to old soldiers it is well to make
good allowance Ten per cent. is not
too little, do not except myself from
that calendar"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
Slam and Uncle Sam,

They have a curious way of deciding
lawsuits in Siam; both parties are put
under cold water, and the one staying
the longest wins the suit. In this coun,
try both parties are got into hot water
and then kept there as long as possible,
The resu,s is the same.-Green Bag.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

A rusty nail is a priced relic in tho
museum Of Houlton (Me,) academy. 1t
is one Of the nails used in building the
sea wall at Louisburg, is nearly $50 years
old, and comes from the center Of tho
struggle which determined whether
France or England should control North
America.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

WdbCu u dChSOu. II
formed his plan to
retake Winch es =
ter, The depart
ment assigned to
jackson was the
valley district. On
the morning of the
22d jackson was
ar Strasburg,
the second lodg-
ment up the val
ley from the Poto-
mac, and Shields,
with three bril-
no n nc AA
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

IL ibiiAC vi IlidbN
leaders in the civil
war is yet TO bc
fixed. Where, for
in stanc ce, will
"Stonewallp Jack
son stand2 II has
been said that the
newspapers made
jackson by crying
up his little vic
tories over h q
scattered bands Of
Union troops in
the Shenandoah
valley. The other
side of his expert
ences-the adverse
side plays little
or no part in the
friendly annals of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

Americans and Englishmen who frequent
the Canadian wilds In search of big game
all know or have heard of Jim Glode, the
famous Mio-Mao hunter, who lives on the
Indian reserve about six miles from Shu-
benacadie Station, Nova Scotia. For the
past eight years he has Travelled extensively
with Sir Charles Alexander through the
Canadian and American northwest and
Newfoundland, and expects to guide the
same gentleman and his friends the coming
season. Glode is about As years old He
speaks English we'll and knows the forests
a. thoroughly ~ q scholar does his Homer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

7 LPPLNcOTT'S MAGAZINE. with in
IL varied and sxesIIssf eeafssfJ, Is H5rayy
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Not only haSt, 6xt tOih eaeh sHSs6sy yOH get
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yos good magazine SsJidsJ A< HoVsi.
TIE ringing 5iODI tohieA Aaps bses struck on
The gateway Of popEia, Javsy, Aape rsioESdsd
throughout tie safiys land. and today LiPpiS-
eonS Magazine ifaadi ~ the JyeHf yaak Of
m0NfAly Publications. and is hAs ss0H oideiy-
ysaaasd-faLksd- Of publication Of is kisd in the
woriI. For JEH descriptive circular, addyetJ
LAPPLNCoTTS MAGAZINE. PAiladslPAia
$500 per ysar IS efJ. SisSk sEmssy.
The PHSliiAs, .f Aai' paper 'si1 Ssssiss Jsss
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

A letter OF Lambs, in which he said
81 am recovering God be praised for it,
healthiness Of mind something like
calmness, hut | want more religion"
brought $95 at "a sale IN London
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
GEORGE l.. KILMRR.
Cost of Electric Lights.

From the list of cities in which lights
are supplied by private companies we
take the following statement Of the num-
Der of lamps and annual charge per lamp,
where the lighting continues all night
and the lamps are Of (nominal) 1000
candle power: Alliance, o., 8 lights at
$144; Chattanooga, Tenn, 80 lights at
S121.66; Fall River, 90 lights at $50;
Portsmouth, N. H., 60 lights at 500;
Petersburg, Va, SO lights at 500; Bing-
hamton, so lights at $140 Indianapolis,
100 at $50; Atlanta, Ga, 100 at $120;
Boston, 1876 at $3.50; Milwaukee, 1870 at
$3.50; Reading, 1856 at $146.75; Dayton,
o., 5000 at $3.50; Poughkeepsie, 212 at
$l23; Harrisburg, 270 at 500; Philadel-
phia, 800 at $177; New Orleans, II ,0l0 at
$50; New York city, 1857 at 800.
In some of these cities the contract has
been made with two or three different
companies, but in no such case is there
any difference in the charge-in other
words, competition does not give lower
rates. Let us now give the figures OBJ
tanned from those cities which own their
own electric lighting plants. Hunting
don has 80 lights, S4S,64; Decatur, H.,
80 at 800; Dunkirk, n Y, 50 at 5000;
Madison, Ind, s5 at SIS; Lewiston, Me-,
| SO at $40; Hannibal, No, 90 at $50; Chi
cago, 292 at $65. Taking an average of
the whole of the two tables, from which
we have only quoted a portion, we find
that the average price paid to private
companies is Sl05,l3, and that the same
article furnished by the city itself costs
$52.12 1-2 per light per year.-Engineer-
| ing and Building Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
Tho sliding railway of Paris.

The essence Of the invention Of the
sliding railway" which was the sensa-
tion of the Paris exposition, is the sub
stitution of thin film of water, over
which the vehicle slides, for rolling
wheels, the film being maintained by
hydrostatic pressure, and propulsion by
successive jets of water under pressure,
acting against a rib of buckets extending
under the whole train, thus dispensing
with all locomotive power.-Christian at
Work
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
Exchange Hotel,
BENTON, PA.

The undersigned has leased this well-knoWn
house, and is prepared 70 accommodate the pubic
with all the conveniences OF nrst CLASS hotel
LRMURL DRAKE, Proprietor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
ST0NEWALDS DEFEAT.
HOW A COLONEL TMANEUVeRED
THE GREAT GENERAL.

stonewail Is Immortaiized, but Col. Nathan
Kimbail Is Only a Territorial Postmas-
ter-The Battle of Kcrnstown, March a3,
1899 -Kinbaii's Mastery Tactics.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
nIsEAsEs OE MIN ONLY

Blood Poison Dis ass Of snn p
gana Weaei oses, Nervous Delili, Iost sHsti
n,rod Can tntion and treatise aeal.d ite ~ x
AddFess DE. GRIRDLE, III W. kth bt' He~ ioiN
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

The latest vice to claim public attention
is the drinking of alcohol The consump-
tion of the fiery liquid is said to be growing
quite general among certain classes of peo-
pie. Remarks a physician! "The ordinary
drunkard is not to be compared with the
alcoholic slave. The former has on more
than one occasion been redeemed, but who
can point out the drinker of straight alco-
hol who has lived to become man againf"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
Lawyers Superior to Jibes.


Outside of the profession, at least, the
law, as was of old the gospel, is every
where spoken against, and still more the
lawyers. The denunciations, sarcasms,
jokes and lampoons that have lombard
ed the profession from the time of Christ's
Woe unto you, lawyers" down to the
very latest newspaper squib, would have
demolished any institution not built upon
very strong foundations There is, how
ever, u quite sufficient explanation, both
of the persistent vitality of the lawyers
guild and of the incessant attacks upon
It, 1t is attacked, and open to attack,
because it is human attempt at rem
edy for human defects, and partakes
therefore of the very weakness that it
seeks to aid; and it lives and prospers
because those weaknesses must have
some aid.
1t is curious to trace the unfailing Sc
ries of fings and jeers at the votaries Of
Themis. Not to quote any older matter,
however, a medieval dog Latin rhyme
embodied this doctrine very tersely. 1t
said
Bonus jursta
Malus Christa;
that is, "a good lawyer, bad Christian"
The story Of Saint Evona of Brittany
is to the same point This saint, it seems,
was a lawyer, and just and devout one,
too, or how could he have become
saintS Perhaps it was because he was
not much of lawyer! He went to
Rome, so the legend says, and besought
his holiness the pope to appoint patron
saint for the lawyers, who had none
The holy father replied that he would be
glad to accommodate, but unluckily
none Of the saints had been in the law
business, nor any Of the lawyers in the
saint business 80 that there was no
proper person. The good Breton was
much troubled at this; but after long
consultation it was agreed that he should
select a patron saint by chance, by walk
ing blindfolded thrice around the church
of st. John Lateran, and by then laying
hold upon the first statue he could reach,
whose original should be the desired
patron. This was done, and having
clutched figure the good Saint Evona
| cried out in triumph, before he took off
his bandage, This is our saint; let him
| be our patron" The witnesses now
| laughed, ON which Saint Evona, opening
his eyes, discovered that he was hold
ing fast the image Of the devil, pros
trate beneath the feet of Saint Michael
the Archangel. The proceedings to Sc
lect patron saint appear to have been
stayed here.-The Galaxy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

bTtINIINU IN n W WAIFs
true, and unless you interfere directly with
some other persons rights you need not
fear that any 'bobby" will in your case in
wade the "liberty of the subject"
j. H. BEADLE
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

Buenos Ayres has made greater progress
than any other South American city dur
Ing the last thirty-five years. In 1855 the
population was 7s,5OO III 800 in 1869, $685.
900 in 1852 and 530,0OO today
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23
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Copyright, 1890 by American Press Association
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-23

A Person Who Creates a State of Appre-
hension Responsible for the Injuries
That May Rcsuit-A Sample Case De-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-25
CANNOT PROHIBIT BOGUS BUTTER.
fennsyivania Law Against Original
Packages UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.--Judge Reed to-
day rendered decision holding that the
state law forbidding the sale of oleomar-
garine in packages as originally imported
from another state unconstitutional. The
decision, which is a lengthy one, finds that
the right of the state to enact police laws
when such laws prohibit the sale of arti-
cles which without prohibition would he
legitimate subjects of commercial inter-
change, is subordinate TO the power
of the United States TO regulate in
terstate commerce. The right to sell
In an original package if the goods
are merchantablcs and legitimate
subjects of trade and commerce is guar
anteed by the United States, and though
1t can be regulated. it cannot be prohibited
by any state. The United States has
paramount right TO declare what goods
are merchantable and what regulations of
their sale are reasonable. and by an act of
congress the United States has declared
oieomargarlne an article and regulated the
sale. As the Pennsylvania statute does
not regulate. but prohibits the sale of
oleomargarine. ii cannot apply to the
goods described in the special verdict
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-25
CHICAGO is MERRY.
The Worlds Fair Proclamation
i'm Her Stocking.
NATIONS INVITED TO ATTEND
Digging Holes for the Foundations OF
the Buildings Begins at Once--Lob-
bies for the Legislatures.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24--President Harrison's
proclamation today was everywhere in the
city regarded as a most enjoyable Christ
mas gift. The status of the exposition is
now settled. Chicago is to have Worlds
fair; the world will know il. and isinvited
TO attend. The proclamation marks an
epoch in the exposition. No digging or
building could be attempted until it
was known beyond 3 doubt that
Chicago was to hold the Worlds fair The
question could not be settled until the
president issued his proclamation. Now
the United States government declares
that the Worlds Columbian exposition
will be held in Chicago in 1898. and an
nounceS to the nations that Chicago has
made adequate provision for grounds and
building and has raised $i0.0O0,0 900 for the
uses of the fair. With this sort of guar
antee from the president, the exposition is
given standing with every government,
and the invitation TO each nation goes well
accredited
One of the directors said this evening:
The proclamation comes when it ismost needed
and when It's first effect is likely 10 prove most
beneficial The board of control win probably he
called to meet in Il few days 10 appoint commit
tees to visit Legislatures and keep the agitation
warm. The heads Of more bureaus will be APP
pointed. and preparations for digging will be be
gun at the next meeting oil the directors. From
this time ON work will be visible.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-25
CHEHALIs NEWS.
Work on Coal Mines-Union Pacific Mill
Burned--CounciIM Meeting.


CHEHALIs, Dec. 2i.--ESpecial. THE de-
bris of the old tunnels leading to the Ros-
enthaI coal mines is being cleared away.
A gang of men commenced the work this
morning, and as soon as possible force OF
from twenty to thirty men will be put to
work in the coal mines.
Word has been received that the Union
Pacific mill, situated on Hugh Munn's
place, was burned to the ground on Satur-
day Ii had been shut down for over
twenty-four hours, and how the fire origi-
mated is q mystery In twenty minutes
the mill was total wreck. McAllister d
Glen were running it and turning out
about 10000 feet of lumber day, princi-
pally ties and bridge timbers.
The county commissioners are holding
an adjourned term Of court. The princi-
pal business will be the closing of a con-
tract for the erection of bridge over the
Olaaua at Winlock fixing of the APP
proaches to the Newaukum bridge near
Chehalis and approving the official bonds
The annual meeting of the Chehalis Flume
and Adueduct Company was held on sat
urday with majority OF the stockholders
present. The following board of trustees
was elected: Messrs. West, Donahoe,
Coffman, Lawrence and Saindon.
The city council held their regular meet
ing last night. Several new sidewalks
were ordered and an ordinance passed ar
ranging for the collection of city taxes.
The chief of fire department was instructed
to procure a hook and ladder truck, No. 3,
if he could get it for $500. A letter was
read from Messrs. Shields & Wright, auc-
tioneers. who had been granted q license
under the old ordinance, for SIX months,
and then the license was revoked They
offered to return the license 10 the eoun-
ell upon payment of its present Y. lue,
SIS per day. There is a pretty general de-
sire here that tax should be levied upon
every business man as protection against
transient jobbers, who drop into town for
a few days, sell a big stock OF cheap.
shoddv goods. then vanish. thus injuring
the legitimate business of the town. A
meeting of business men viii be called
today. and AN ordinance drawn up, cover
ing their needs, which viii be presented 70
the council for their appropriation.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The American schooner Horace B. Parker has
arrived at shelbouTne, y. =, with a woman and
the crew of the ship Eurydiee, from Liverpool
for Pensacola. Two passing vessels refused 70
respond to the Eurydice signals OF distress.
The crew was taken of by the Parker sunday
with great difficulty, and the ship sank four
hours after.
Governor Waterman, the California state
prison directors, the Grand Lodge of Masons and
a large number of guests on Tuesday witnessed
the laying OF the corner stone OF the Preston
school of industry and reform.
Several conspirators have been arrested al
Bueuos Ayres for completely in plot 10 over
throw the government. The premium on gold
Tuesday after touching I'D declined and closed
az 2i6 premium
Angel Sergas and Nicola lingo, two prominent
wealthy lawyers OF Juarez Mexico, have been
arrested in that city charged with completely Ia
the Bolton escape.
An unknown man was killed and William De
vine and John McWorney fatally injured at Chi
cago Tuesday morning by q falling wall in the
old Armour packing house.
Rev. D. james Black, professor of languages
in Wooster, o., university, died Tuesday morn
ing, aged -.
Temperature at 5 q. m Tuesday: Chicago 20,
Cincinnati 10 -. Louis 30, Winnipeg below.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-25
Boulangism Is Thoroughly Dead.

PARIS, Dec. 2I.-Boulanger was the sub
ject of interest and discussion in the
chamber of deputies yesterday. A year
ago, in one constituency of Montmartre,
Boulager headed the poll. His vote, how
ever, was rejected and the seat awarded to
the socialist Joffrin. The latter died a
month ago, and new election was or
dered. Boulanger sent manifesto, advis-
ing his partisans to remain neutral ut the
election, on the ground that he was the
rightful member. There were many can
didates, and none received the requisite
majority. Another election was neld soon
after. Roulanger repeating his manifesto,
but this time Levy was elected. Boulan-
gers friends then determined to press his
old claim to seat before the chamber
This was done yesterday, and he was again
rejected.
The feature of the debate was the speech
of Laguerre, formerly an ardent supporter
of Boulanger. He said that he voted
against the claim of his leader from mo-
tives of public policy; that Boulangism
was dead and the sooner the fact was
recognized the better for the country.
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WORLDS FAIR PROCLAMATION.
Invitation TO All the Nations to Ceie-
brate the Discovery OF America.


brate the Discovery Of America.
WAsHISGToS Cry, Dec. 2i.--The follow
ing proclamation was issued by the presi-
dent today:
WHEREAS Satisfactory proof has been pre-
scented 10 me that provisions have been made for
adequate grounds and buildings for the use of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition. aud that a
sum OF not less than sl00o0.000 to be used and
expended for the purpose OF said exposition has
been provided, in accordance with the condi-
tons and recommendations OF the act entitled,
An act To provide for the celebration of the 40th
anniversary of the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus by holding an interna-
tional exhibition of the arts, industries. manu-
features and the products OF the soil. mines and
sea, in the city of Chicago, in the state OF Illi
nois, approved April -, 1880.
Now. as referee, |. BENJAMIN Harrison. presi-
dent OF the United States by virtue of the su-
thority vested in me by said act, do hereby de
clare and proclaim that such international exhi-
bition will be opened on the LIST day OF May. in
the year 1895, in the city of Chicago in the state
OF Illinois. and will not be closed before the last
Thursday in October OF the same year.
In the name of the government and OF the
people OF the United States, do hereby invite
all the nations of the earth to take part in the
commemoration of an event that ~ prominent
in human history and of lasting interest to man
kind, by appointing representatives thereto and
sending such exhibits to the worlds exposition
will most fifty and fully illustrate their re-
sources, their industries and their progress in
civilization.
The parchment in the usual parchment
form was carried TO the president shortly
after midday BIZ ;. A. Browne chief clerk
of the state department, who is the func-
tionary through whom these little formal
titles are carried on. The president was in
his office talking with Secretary Proctor
on the Indian situation. The secretary of
war, Private Secretary Halford and
Browne formed little group around the
president as he looked at the paper, and
then taking up pen from the desk he af-
fixed his signature Just as the clock indi-
Gated 1:3o. The president, after making
his signature, handed the pen to Halford
with the suggestion that perhaps Freder-
lex w Peck, of Chicago, might desire it as
a memento, and directed that it be mailed
m Mr. pacE