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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07

BOSTON, Aug. samuel Williams, of
Brookline, has purchased the 29-set
cards wooden mill in North Vassalboro,
Me-, for about $500. 900 and will start
it up, giving employment to some 800
hands. In 1889 Mr.. Williams worked
in the mill for $15 per month, running
a wet cropping spear in the furnishing
room.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07

IN one hundred and twelve of the
three hundred and two Congregational
churches in Connecticut no infants were
baptized during the past years. Either
these churches are composed of old
people, bachelors and maidens or the old
New England custom has come to be
honored by the breach rather the obser-
vance of the initial rite.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07
An Elopement Suspected.

LOWELL, Mass, Aug. 7.-George L.
Brown, otherwise known as Lee Brown
ing, a prominent Good Templar, is re.
ported to have eloped with Agnes L.
Hill, aged 10. The girl has been miss
ing for two weeks. Brown is married
but separatsd~from his wife some time
ago. $500 jSHSH
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07
Over 100000 Men to strike.

LONDON, Aug. THE negotiations
which were in progress to prevent the
great strike in South Wales have
proved failure. 1t is expected that
the men will go out tomorrow to the
number of over 100, 900.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07
Annie Goodwin's SlA yors Ind .ot%d.

NEW York. Aug. THE Grand Jury
found indictments of granddaughter in
the first degree against DR.. Henry G.
McGonegsl, Mrs. Fanny Shaw and Au-
gust Harrison, as principals, for the
girl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07
FORCED TO RESIGN
Great Excitement Prevails at
Buen0s Ayres.'
CELMAN CREATING TROUBLE.
Contradictory Dispatches About the
Presidents Resignation.
CELMAN CREATING TROUBLE.

COnsuls Discussing the American Tariff
indignation In B"enos Ayres-Ovsr
100000 Men to strike Ia walss-An
Allsg Cure for Consumption Dr.
covorsd-A Railroad Destroyed.
BUENos AYREs, Aug. President
Celman has withdrawn his resignation,
the Senate having refused to accept it.
His cabinet, 1t is said, will comprise
Seniors LevalIe, Costa, Irojoyen, Dastra
and Agote.
A later dispatch says that Presiden
Celman has been compelled by popular
clamor to resign and Vice-President
Pellegrini has assumed the Presidency.
1t is expected that Seniors Metre, Costa
Grimstiago and Levalle will enter the
new Cabinet. Public confidence 10
reviving, and gold is quoted at 170. n.
LATER.-The Chambers have not
accepted Celman's resignation. Com
plications are feared and great excite
ment prevails.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07

SHANGHAI, Aug. IA mob of soldie rs
combined with the peasantry and de-
stroyed the railroad to Lutai, on the
pretense that the road caused the re-
cent floods in the Pei-Ho river. The
Government remained passive, making
no effort to stop the work of destruc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07
CeInnnn IL Out.

Senior Dardo Rochas will attempt to
form Ministry. The Investigation
into the affairs of the Government con-
Quoted by the Celmanites is a complete
6asco. In secret session Senior Rooa
declared that Congress must sit until
the question of Government was
settled. A committee of Deputies
visited President Celman and inform ed
him that if he did not resign he would
be impsaohed. Celman then rendered
his resignation, but said that history
would justify his course. The reaigna-
ton was accepted by a vote of 81 30 %.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07

THE editor of the New York Sun
evidently questions the ali-round knowl-
edge of his readers. He writes of the
''Monocle or single eyeglass" when he
might have said the same by leaving
out the monocle part.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-07
New England" Bread,

KELLY will take the best barrel of -four
in market, "THE NIAGARA FALLS" and
produce $50 loaves of the finest bread that
can be made; using all the materials quoted
above, making $50 pounds of bread and
furnish it to families at
10 GENTS A LOAF,
So that all bread possible to produce from
q barrel can be bought for $40.
NOW MARK THIsl
A Saving of 81 40, a saving of all the labor of
making, and not q poor batch of bread In a bar
rel; Save Time, Money and Trouble and, use
Kelly's New England Bread.
Kelly's stores:-Bank, So. Main and N. Main SITS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05

Wrapped in his dressing gown, and
with feet incased in slippers, Franz Liszt
was sitting comfortably one evening in
his arm chair, ready for work and invit-
ing inspiration. On the floor above, in
the apartments Of banker, noisy
musical soiree was in progress. Polon-
aises had succeeded waltzes, and noe
turnes had followed polonaises, when
suddenly the door of the salon opened
and Liszt entered, still wrapped In his
dressing gown. The astonishment Of the
company may be imagined. With slow
steps Liszt walked toward the piano, and
the young key FOUNDER who was sitting
at it quickly left his place, Liszt sat
down at theinstrument, carelessly swept
his fingers over the keys as if to prelude,
and then suddenly he shut down the
cover and put the key in his pocket.
And Immediately, with the same tran
quill air with which he had entered, he
went out and returned to his room
where he could work at his ease.-Sar
Francisco Argonaut.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
A Memorv from the plains.

saw girlish looking woman holding
her husbands arm as both stood enjoy
ing the gorgeous spectacle on the plat
form In the Madison Square garden the
other night. / could not help conjectur-
ing what flood Of memories would have
risen to her mind had some one rushed
into the amphitheatre and shouted the
single word "Injunsl" The couple were
an army officer and his wife, and, though
you may not all know it, that means that
more than once he has been pledged to
shoot her at an instant's notice.
1t is the rule-the humane law-on our
plains that when the savages are on the
warpath and husband and wife are
travelling in their country the husband
shall kill the wife the moment it be-
comes evident that she must otherwise
fall into the hands of the redskins. Ter
rible as it is to think Of Staying your
wife Cand only fancy what noble women
those wives out there must be) no man
would hesitate If he knew that by doing
80 he could save her from indignities
that make death at once trifle and q
Joy.
Fancy the situation-if you can put
yourself in such a place. As you ride
through the wilderness. perhaps with q
guard Of cavalry or only as part of q
wagon train. the declaration of wa,
comes with rattle Of rifle shots from
some rocks or grove ahead. Every spul
is pressed home, every horse leaps for
ward, every gun is seen to, and-youl
wife reins In beside you and says: "Now
remember! l rely on you"
After that one would imagine bale
In New York would seem quite tame
Chatter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
At a Maine Funeral.

A Maine clergyman, who evidently is
somewhat interested in the matter Of
funeral reform, writes: "Some time ago
attended funeral which took place on
the Outskirts of civilization At the
close Of the services, as usual in the
country, an invitation was given to the
audience to view the remains. After
they had done SO the relatives Of the de-
ceased went forward to take their last
look at the familiar features, and natur-
ally were much affected, some of them
sobbing and crying in an audible manner.
When all were again seated the person
who had charge Of the funeral arose and
remarked, we will now allow the friends
few minutes to git control Of their
feelins,' shen resumed his seat, while
the silence was only broken by the sound
of sighs and weeping, which gradually
died away. 1t struck me as an innova-
ton upon the usual funeral customs, but
no one there seemed at all surprised
Lewiston Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
Tricks of the Birds.

'I was much amused one afternoon"
says an observant friend, "by q little
family scene on twig of an elm tree,
where fly catcher had her tiny brood of
five, just out of the nest, all perched in
o row. She was feeding them, and the
little dots took their rations with great
content as often as the mother caught an
insect and flew back with the morsel to
each open beak in turn. The regularity
with which she kept account, feedingone
after another, in exact order, from top
to bottom of the row, was veSy interest
ing. Presently one small chay grew i'm
patient, and while the mother was away
futtered over and crowded himself into
the place next to the bird last fed-ex-
actly as if he had planned to get the next
fly. He sat there, looking very sober and
innocent when the mother returned, but
she saw the trick at once, and gave the
fly to the right bird, whislsing the inter
loper (as fancied) with her wing as she
passed him, by way of cutting his ears.
Probably he was the rogue of the family,
and she knew him too well. ."--Boston
Transcrint
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
Trials OF Mail Smuggling.

~ have known" said Deputy Ben
Armstrong at the postoffice. "of whole
suits coming in letters. You smile2 i
will explain. A garment that has been
cut to fit a customer can be sent by
piecemeal. We discovered one-half q
trousers leg in big letter once, and we
decided to lay for the rest Of the suit.
Sure enough, eight big, thick letters fol-
lowed, addressed to the same man. Our
first idea was to send for the man and
compel him to pay duty. but then the
joke was too good and had to be played
to its legitimate conclusion.
1--WE sent him a piece Of the pants, a
piece of the vest and a coat sleeve"
The deputy went on to say that on the
following day the young fellow came in,
all of a perspiration. He was expecting
some foreign mails from "Lunnon, don't
you know" and at least five letters were
missing. He was told to come on the
following day and the letters might be
found.
He came, and Postmaster Van Colt
forced him to open in his presence the
three letters they had discovered, and out
came the dutiable goods and the swell
had to foot.
But" concluded the deputy, 'these
were not all the letters, and we made
him worry for two weeks over the miss
ing pants leg and ono little coat tail, ON
all VI which he finally paid duty, New
York Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
ROASTING A MINING TYRANT.

How the Men Mt the Khedive Lode were
Revenged at Lightning Speed.
In the mountains the miners frequent
ly make their descent into the valleys by
using piece of "quaking ash" bark as
toboggan, but oftener rely on the tenaci-
ty Of their heavy canvas overalls,
To some this method of transportation
may seem absurd OF impossible, but 1t Is
fact nevertheless, men do go down the
fearful slopes on the soft snow from the
top of a two mile ridge in that manner
faster than they ever did on sled when
boy.
At the Khedive lode the miners had
long borne grudge against the super
intendent, an overbearing ignoramusi so
they swore they would get even with
him some day,
The Khedive was located Just two
miles above the old government road
leading to Gothic, at a bend, called "The
Crook" and it required an hours hard
climbing on foot to get up to the mine
from there.
One morning the superintendent came
as usual to inspect" as he termed it.,
but really to curse and rant around be-
cause the men could not make 800 ore
yield 81 900.
The miners were just about tired of
his tyranny and several suggested the
propriety of giving him pounding
However, Providence, who sometimes
advocates the cause of the poor miner
as well as that Of the rich nabob who
owns the property, came to the mems
assistance at this critical juncture.
The obnoxious superintendent was ex-
pecting some important instructions
from headquarters, and gave orders that
If telegram came to dispatch clerk
on horseback until he reached 1.-THE
Crook" and there to discharge his pistol,
While tearing around, cursing the
miners as was his wont, suddenly a shot
rang out on the clear air and, looking
down into the valley, all saw messenger
waving paper
The anxious superin tendent was In @
fix; he wanted that telegram in hurry
but knew that the steep trail would
demand an hours hard work to reach
there.
At this moment the wag Of the crew
stepped up 10 him and offered big iron
scoop shovel, suggesting that if he sat in
that he could go down the hill quickly
and safely.
The superintendent had often seen th'
descent made on the snow as stated, bu
he did not see the roguish twinkle in th'
mans eye as he took the proffered i'm
plement,
His trousers were thin, so grasping tn,
handle and sitting In the ooncave par
of the shovel. he shot down the declivity
faster and faster he went until he fairi,
flew.
His seat by the terrible friction grew
warmer and warmer as he sped recklessl,
on, but there was no stopping until tn
bottom was reached. He was LITERAL,
roastedi but the miners had their re
venge.-Kansas City Globe,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
8. A s..
X NJ Y
Xpo FERENS-El Amirante

Why the periods were used at the sides
Of the SIS and not before and following
the other letters has been the subject of
much discussion. The initials in a
straight line are rs. 8. A. s. X. NJ. y"
which Professor Becher, recalling the
fact that it was to Isabella or isabella
that Columbus owed his chances of car
rying out his plans, reads them as: "Serv-
iador Sus Alteza Sacras Jesus Maria
Isabel" Which would be about as fol-
lows II translated into good United
States Englishs "rhe servant of their
sacred highnesses Jesus Mary and Isa-
bel" The last line Professor Dewitt
translates as "Christ Bearing Christie
pher) the Admiral. st. Louis Republic
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.


There were forty-six graduates from
Lehigh university, Bethlehem, Pa, re-
Gently. The graduates wore the orthodox
cap and gown.
Nearly thirteen thousand volumes have
already been offered TO the university Of
Toronto to replace the library recently de-
stroyed by fire,
The Methodist Episcopal church has de-
cided to build college at Kansas city, and
has acquired property worth 81 900, 600 for
the purpose.
Ninety-four American colleges received
in gifts during 1889 the great sum OF
g ,624 ,679, and the total OF their present en-
dowments is s5l, ,765, 40,
At the fifty-fourth annual commence
ment Of Franklin and Marshall college,
Lancaster, Pa, June 10, twenty three
graduates received diplomas.
For the first time since its foundation a
jew, Professor Julius Bernstein, has been
elected rector magnificus of the Halle uni
versity, Up to within comparatively
short time no jew was permitted even 70
teach there.
It is sign of the standing of the grad
uates of the Harvard annex that the teach
tive schools for young women In Cam
bridge, Baltimore and New York are fruits
OF its training.
The revenue of Cooper union, founded
by Peter Cooper in New York city, was
s41, ,26o In 1880, and the expenditure $1,000
less. There were 700 pupils In the scientific
departments and 900 In the art classes, all
instruction being free.
For the first time since Harvard college
was founded the quinquennial record of its
alumni is issued In English instead Of
Latin. During its 254 years OF existence
Harvard university has graduated l6,e9o
pupils, Of whom little more than one-hah
(s,o2D are stu living,
The income Of the University Of Oxford
In 1889 was 1891 600 The university police
and the special grant to the Oxford city
police absorb $4,000 Of this amount. The
university press is very profitable, $4,000
having been turned over To tho university
In 1ss9
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05


Did you ever stop to think and figure
up how much loose snow actually falls
In the course Of an average mountain
Colorado winter? II you have, didn't
the amount amaze your AT Kokomo In
1SS4-5, by actual daily measurements,
something like niDety-dx feet Of the
beautiful fell between Nov. and June
1. OF course II kept on settling all the
time, and when spring opened up there
wasn't more than six or seven feet on
the ground. The snowfall at Kokomo is
generally twice or three times what il is
at Dillon, yet the amount that fell here
during the winter of 19S9-90 sounds like
big yarn, but the figures given below
are absolutely correct and We're care
fully recorded daily by Mr.. Pratt at
Ryan Gulch, just north of town.
Amount of snowfall, gauged at a point
one mile north of Dillon, between the
first day of November, 1889, and May 10,
1890: November, IS inohesj December, 81
inches; January, 81 inches; February, Al
inchesI March, 10 inches; April, 22
inohesi May, II understanding total
of 20 feet 10 inches. About eight-tenths
Of this snow fell during the night time,
and nearly one-half of II was very damp,
settling rapidly asit fell. These figures
seem preposterous, yet Dillon is not much
Of a place for snow either, and gsts ess
Of the beaunfsh thiEn any other town M
The county poqn RIteTpEiss
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
The Ideal Suburban Site.

Stating it directly, the best work en-
ables us to approach by drive upon one
side, alight at an entrance porch, enter
by an entrance hall, advance thence into
the hall, and through 1t out upon the We
randa, and so on upon the lawn. This is
the simple result, and the reason is as
simple. The entrance is for access; the
hall, veranda, lawn and the prospect be-
yond belong to the private life of the
house, Tradesmen or visitors, however
welcome, cannot be dropped into the
midst of the family group. Even the well
come guest wishes 10 cross the threshold
aud meet the outstretohed hand and cor
dial greeting within. Even Liberty hall
must have its defense.-Bruee Price in
Scribnar's
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
A Large hydraulic Rivetinr Plant,

An immense hydraulic rivetng plant
the largest ever made-has been built
in London for an engineering company
in Holland, and is to be employed on
marine boilers. The riveter has a gap 10
feet deep, closes its jaws with power of
200 tons, and is capable of closing rivets
up to 81 inches in diameter. A travel
ing crane, so feet high, is designed to
raise and manipulate boiler weighing
anything up to 90 tons. The crane is
operated by two engines, steam for
which and the powerful pumps giving
hydraulic power for the riveter's great
accumulation is supplied by two steel
boilers, each capable of doing duty equal
to about 100 indicated horse power
New York Telegram.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
The Old Adam.

1t is told of a good old fashioned par
son in one of the hill towns of western
Massachusetts that he gave the follow
ing advice to his son, who was about to
come to New York to begin business
career: "My son, Of course it is always
wicked to fight, and as Christian min
lister must warn you against it. But
at the same time If You should ever find
yourself in q fight-mind, l say, find
yourself in q fight, with no way out
always see that the right man is
whipped" "But, father" replied the
lad, chow shall know who is the right
mani" 1.-THE other man, of course"
said the old gentleman. "In every crisis
Of life something must be taken for
granted, and In fight you must always
assume that the other fellow deserves to
be thrashed." This advice, similar in
spirit to that given by Shakespeare, in
dicates that there may be good deal of
unregenerate human nature even in a
quiet country parson.-New York Trib-
rnn
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
curIou. signature Of Columbus.

OF the sixty odd millions of people IN
the United States all except an insignif-
cant portion Of the "odds" have heard or
read the wonderful story of Columbus
and his discoveries. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, II sixty odd thousand of this vast
aggregation ever saw copy of the curl
Gus signature used by the discoverer Of
the Americas. In his will the great
Christopher says, my heirs shall sign
only with an with an X under it, and
an M with a Roman A over 1t, and over
than are and great Y with an S over
I'll with its lines and points--as is my
custom-he shall only write The Ad-
miral, whatever title the king may havs
conferred upon him"
The usual form of this signature, with
ats lines and points" as mentioned in the
will, was as follows:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05

A street car conductor Of calculating
turn of mind said the other day that
during ten years of service on the Fourth
avenue line he had been poked with par
asols and umbrellas about $4,000 times.
1t is a woman's way to poke the conduc-
tor In the ribs with her parasol when
she wants the car stopped. This partic-
ular conductor estimated that he had
averaged about twenty pokes day for
every day of actual service.-New York
Times
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
TO A GLOVE
90, virgin kid, with lambent kiss


90, virgin kid, with lambent kiss
Salute virgin hand:
Go, senseless thing, and reap bliss
Thou dost not understands;
Go, for in thee, methinks, 1 find
Though tits not half so bright)
An emblem Of her beauteous mind
By nature clad In white.
Securely thou may'st touch the fair,
Whom few securely can.
May st touch her breast, her lip, her hair,
Or wanton with her fan;
May'st coach IL with her, 60 and fro,
From masquerade to plays.
All couldst thou hither come and go
To tell me what she saysl
Go, thou, when the morning cold
Shall nip her lily arm
Do thou Ooh, might be so boldO
With kisses make IL warm.
But when thy glossy beauty's o'er,
When all thy charms are gone,
Return to me-I'll love thee more
Than e'er yet have done.
-Haberdasher
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
behind Time,

Some people go through life behind
time, If they say they will come at
3, they mean half-past 3; and when they
finally put in an appearance they do 1t
leisurely and good naturedly, and are
mildly surprised if you insinuate that
you are displeased. When they die,
though, their friends will be avenged,
because they will probably reach the
gates Of heaven ten minutes behind time
and find them closed. West Shore.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
A Bit of the Middle Ages.

A curious survival Of the Middle Ages
was put into practice at Guernsey to
stop the public auction of household
goods which was disapproved of by the
eldest son of the family. The formula
uttered by the son is as follows; "Harol
Harol Haro! A raide, mon Prince. On
me fait tortl" The sale ceased instantly,
and the matter will now come before the
royal courts in due course.-Notes and
Queries.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05

Mrs. Goodenough-Youre the sixteenth
tramp that's been around here today, and
Ican't do anything for you.
Mr.. Obadiah Toogood-Sorry, ma'am, but
If you'll lemme sleep in the barn over night
I'll be the first tramp ter ak for breakfast
ter-morrer. Puck
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05
lie Consented.

Uncle Dick-What is he, my dearP AS
your guardian really think l ought 10
know before l consent TO an engagement
Ethel Qtimidly)-He is the son Of great
man, air, and
Uncle Dick-Marry him by all means,
my dear That is an admirable profession.
The Dostonian.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05

Salesman-I suppose you will allow
me to sell Broke, Upp g. Coz
Principal somewhat afraid OF
their credit, Mr.. Valisse.
Salesman-But yon know they failed
about year ago and settled at ten
cents.
Principals that so2 They must have
money. Sell them all You can.-Jewel-
ers' Circular,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-05

Brown (of Philadelphia)-Come right
in, old fellow. Your room is ready and
everything necessary to make you feel
completely at home is prepared
Jones (of Pittsburg)-Hope you haven't
taken any trouble on my account.
Brown (heartily)-Very little, but that
little will count. Have had four dozen
cable car gongs hung under your win
dow and hired a boy to bang them every
day and all night.
Jones (overjoyed)-Bless you, old boyl
Your thoughtfulness is simply delight
ful.-Pittsburg Bulletin.