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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29
w A N 7 E. D.

Purchasers for the remaining small
houses, Northeast Roanoke, SIS cash
and $40 per month. Six in the sane
vicinity; $50 cash, S95 per month, catch
the trade from the north side, by buy
ing the lot and erecting business
building at the south end of the new
bridge. People must have coal and poo
pie will build. Come and get particu-
lars of tho best coal and lumber yard in
Roanoke,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29

WANTED-Two first-class chamber
maids at once at Hotel Continental
jan29-1t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29

TOR RENT-To gentlemen only, two
Il nicely furnished rooms, at 3GG
Campbell street. jane0-4t.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29

TOR RENT-A nice stable. Large
a lot, we'll located. L. DIDIER.
j-2S-3t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

The engineers who surveyed the route
reported that it would not cost more
than S5 100000 to build and equip the
line and pay interest on the capital in
vested during the four years required to
build the road. The party, which spent
many months navigating the upper
Congo and its branches. found an abun-
dance of natural resources in tile way of
ivory, india rubber, gums, dye stutfs,
and other articles besides flattering
prospects that the coffee, cotton, and
tobacco plantations would ultimately he
profitable. Thus encouraged. the COM
pany decided t, go forward with the
railroad. They had no trouble about
raising in Belgium and other countries
the s., 600, 0OJ required to build the road
Ocean steamers can easily reach Matadi,
the starting point Of the line, and al
ready the first mile or two of the iron
highway has been built, and the first
locomotive has been sent to the Congo.
1t will require nearly three years to
complete the road. When it is done,
inner Africa will be within few weeks
of the capitals of Europe, and there is no
doubt that in a few years more facilities
for comfortable travel will be extended
to those who wish to make short visit
to the once mysterious regions of inner
Africa. i lGoldthwaite's Geographical
Magazine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

Il notice by the papers. said former
coroner, that world weary negro
committed suicide on Christmas night
by jumping from the bridge. This re.
minds me that suicides among negroes
were entirely unknown until within the
past few years. In 1878 the first case of
negro felo de Sc in the history of St
Louis came to my notice as a coroner.
1t was such a novelty as to attract wide
spread attention, and many newspapers
claimed that it was the first case of its
kind in the country. Be that as it may,
it was but the forerunner of half dozen
cases in ST. Louis, and the question is no
longer asked, Whoever heard of negro
killing himself?' Perhaps. in the purely
animal state, no one ever did, but as the
negro in his free state has mingled with
the white man lie has acquired not only
his vices, but his passions, fears. and
prejudices as well. "-[Globe Democrat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
Strange and Fatal Accident.

A peculiar and fatal accident hap
pened recently to man named Dun
ham who lived in Kechi township, Sedg-
wick county, Kan. A farmer named
Martin had killed a number of hogs,
which he left hanging in his yard over
night. In the morning one was gone,
and in looking around for some trace
which might reveal the cause of its dis
appearance, he noticed, q short distance
from his house, something strange
propped against a rail fence, and on in
vestigating found his hog hanging by
the gambrel stick around the neck of
Dunham.
The thief's neck was broken, and he
had evidently been dead some hours
The supposition is that while climbing
the fence Dunham's burden had slipped
and caught his head in the moose formed
by the two legs and the cross stick, and
the heavy weight had instantaneously
cracked his neck. Kansas City Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
THE STRANGERS FIELD.
A Singular Custom Among Some of tn,
Natives OF Africa.

A Singular Custom Among Some of the
Natives of Africa.
"A stranger travelling in Africa with
only two or three attendants can go
about without much fear of molestalion.
A great armed body like the Stanley
expedition will be obliged to fight at
times, of course, but l never had any
use ut all for weapon of any kind in
Africa.
There are some things that solitary
traveller can find out about Africa
which a large expedition will never
learn. l observed one custom that
never saw mentioned in any travellers
accounts. noticed that every village
had set apart a field for the use of
strangers The chief wife of the tribal
king cultivated this field and stored
away the product in the upper half of
her hut No man of the tribe was
permitted to touch of the food thus
stored. The kings wife had her share
of this, and made her living out of it.
but all over and above the amount
actually consumed must be set apart
and preserved This field is known as
the Stranger field.
Whenever a stranger comes to the
village he makes known his want to the
king al he is Immediately relieved.
The best hut in the village is set apart
for him. he eats of the food Of the
strangers field. and the best wife of the
king prepares the food for him with her
own hand. He remains week or a
month, or any reasonable length of time.
and his time is never fastened Some
times he stays long enough to become II
member of the tribe and he marries into
the kings family.
An amusing feature of this custom is
the fact that INDECENT members of the
tribe sometimes leave their village and
so to other villages and become stran-
gers, so that very often when q familiar
face has been missed from certain vii
lage, and have asked where so and SO
went or what became of him, some one
has gravely informed me that so and so
was poor and become stranger. Sub
sequently / have run. across lazy so and
so in distant village living on the fat
of the land as stranger and being
treated to royal hospitality. There are
no beggars in Africa. When q man CT
woman becomes too poor to get along
comfortably, he or she makes the circuit
Of the adjacent villages as a stranger"
-[Bishop Taylor. in Boston Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
CHANGE OF TIME.

The new time table of the Philadel-
phia & Reading railroad went into
effect Sunday May 10 A difference
of about five minutes was made in
nearly all trains. Trains for Rupert
and Catawissa leave Bloomsbury as
follows 6.Io; 500; HAS; A. NJ,
and I2.I5; 5.I5; 500: o.3o; and
II.o5 p. M. A Sunday train has been
added which leaves Bloomsburg at 7. IS
IS A. NJ, for Milton and Williamsport,
reaching Williamsport at 1915, return
ing to Bloomsbprg at 6.a7 p. NJ. This
same Sunday train also runs via Phil
adelphia reaching there at 7. P. NJ.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
Old Age Not "a Matter of Years,

Every citizen of the world, growing
wiser each year, believes that the flight
of time should have no influence upon
the heart, should not destroy vigor of
health, and freshness of feeling, and
should not mark man as "old" simply
by standard of years. In spite of the
rush and excitement caused by modern
competition, there are many remark
able examples Of active longevity. Old
men of 81 years are seen taking tours
in Europe. One old gentleman over
80 has just started for Michigan to en-
joy the good skating of that region.
Five people over 70 were found in a
party of % upon an excursion to the
Yosemite. Old people like Mr.. Glad
stone, DR.. Holmes. and Mr.. Whittier
and others both in this country and
in Europe are increasing the tendency
among people of to-day to believe that
old age is not a matter of years.
Our sanitary improvements, and the
dissemination of ideas of hygiene have
not only added to the average length of
life, but have made those added years q
period OF enjoyment and of value to
the community According to the IDEAS
exemplified by Mr. Gladstone, it is pos.
sible to measure quantity of work done
equally with length Of days, and to
make old age count for more value
than mere statistics for the census.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

The Celebrated Pacing stallion, Frank NJ
record 2.g7lS, standard and registered No.
60, viii make the season OF 1891 at the Barn Of
c. L. Wenner, in the rear OF the Central Hotel,
beginning Tuesday noon, April 7th and will re-
main until Wednesday about 4 O'clock, and
every two weeks during the season, on Tues.
days and Wednesdays.
Frank NJ. is n strawberry roam, stands 10
hands high, and in good flesh viii weigh 1850
pounds, heavy bone and muscle, good DISPOSE
tlon and combines more good qualities for
speed and endurance and for general purposes
than any other stallion In the state.
PEDIGREE.-Frank NJ No. 60, was sired by
charley Brister. No. 6s, he by Charley Brister,
No. -, he by Copper Bottom, Dam Blue Bull,
No. 2d, second dam by Legal Tender. His pedi-
gree shows that he combines some OF the best
strains OF blood for speed in the United States.
Frank NJ. has proved himself sure foal getter
and can show as fine and uniform lot OF colts
rs can be produced. They are smooth built and
heavy bone, and for their age some OF then
show remarkable speed. They command
large price and quick sale.
TERMs.-s5O to insure. Anyone parting with
mare will be responsible for the fee. All acci-
dents to mare at risk OF owner, For further
particulars, address, THOMPSON & HAIGHT, Luz
erne, Pa. 3.sD-.2m
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
A SPECIAL OFFER.
PHILLIPS

Spring days are at hand and
premonitions of warm weather
bring with them a desire for
cooling dishes. We shall keep
Ice Cream of many flavors
from now on, and will serve il
in our parlors day or night.
Families and parties Sup.
piled. Get our prices.
The Cafe is open, and the
kitchen is in charge of an ex-
perienced cook. Catering for
parties, lodges, weddings, etc.,
a specially.
Fresh bread and cakes da;lv
in the bakery.
M. M PHILLIPS & SON.
Proprietors of
PHILLIPS CAFE"
Bloomsbury, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
Mountain Fires Beyond Control,
LAND DESTROYED IN HUNTINGDON
COUNTY.

HUNTINGDON, May I2.-Over -four
thousand acres of valuable timber lands
are afame within a radius of seven
miles of this place, and in distant parts
of the country the woodland is being
swept away at an alarming extent.
The mountain fires are beyond all hui
man control and can only be eXtin-
guished by rainfall. The sections
suffering most are in the East Broad
Top region, where the fire nearly ex-
tends to Wells Tannery, in Fulton
county and on Tussey's Mountain,
Rays Hill and Warrior Ridge.
In Broad Top, Soloman Koch. Will
liam Koch and Eli Kates' farm build
ings have been seriously threatened for
nearly eight hours, and in Trough Creek
Valley, Isaac Taylor, Wilson Houck
and Michael Martins properties are
momentarily threatened " 18th destruc-
ton. The farmers in the whole burn
ing district have sustained irreparable
losses to fencing and hundreds of acres
of growing grain have been ruined,
The various fires originated from
either the railroads or wandering bands
of gypsies.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
TarmTor Sale,

20 acres in Fishingcreek township, Col. Co
ne mile from Van Camp, New Columbia and
Ca mbra. Fair buildings, good water, fine orch
ard. No. grass farm, will sell at bargain up
on easy terms. VIII exchange upon property
Bloom sburg. Call upon or address
WIN CHRISMAN,
Bloomsbury, Pa.
FOR SALE-Desirable vacant lots and num-
her OF good houses and lots in Bloomsbury. The
best business stand In Bloomsbury. A very de-
sirable property in Willow Grove, first-class
buildings and 10 acres of land. Dwellings In
Rspy. Ten good farms In Columbia county, one
In Luzerne county, one in Virginia and two in
Kansas. One country store stand In Columbia
county and one In Luzerne county, grist mills
In Columbia county, by
NJ. p. LUTZ,
Insurance and Real Estate Agt, Bloomsbury Pa,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
New Xenlnnd's Wild Horses.

"Aboard the ship that carried me
from New Zealand to San Francisco
were six thoroughbred New Zealand
horses, remarked T. Harding McLaurin,
wealthy sheepgrower of that British
possession, soon after he arrived at the
Grand Pacific hotel. "And the owner
expects to accomplish wonders with
these animals. 1t is strange thing to
many that good horses should be bred
in New Zealand. dare say that when
l get to England, and when l relate
various matters, my friends will answer
with stare of incredulity. AS a point
of fact the vast plains to the north of
my place-Otago-are the homes of
great herds of wild horses that roam
about as fearlessly as did the mustangs
or broncos of your western plains.
"Are they better horses than the mus
tangs? Well, they are as far above the
American article as the pure blooded
Arabian is above an ordinary draught
horse. They are large and well built, and
there is no uniformity of color. They live
upon the rich tassocks and peelie grass
that abound on their once volcanic fields.
"The New Zealand wild horse is a
hard one to break, but once brought un-
der control he makes a magnificent driv-
ing or carriage animal. Cheap too.
have seen beautiful fourteen hand horses
sold for fifteen pounds to be used for
coaches. Breeding with imported stock
produces variety such as would be well
adapted to America. Just now sheep
raising is the great industry of the ISL
and, but predict great future for the
horse trade. News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

No leaf as yet! though hike wrath of snow
The white bell flowers have burst thcii
sheathing green
And yielded to deep violets, and the sheen
OF those faint primroscs that early strew
The garment of the earth. Nerdurc below,
But ne'er budding leaf TO como between
Our eyes and the blue ether. broadly seen
Through tracery of beeches, stretching low
From mighty rafter boughs-thc scrc brown
caves
OF woodland palaces, where rocking high
The solemn rook ia sable chorus weavcs
A twig into his nest, and yet more nigh
A wild bird sings Of love among the leaves
The leaves that are TO be when spring is by.
&C. A. Dawson in Chambers journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
Killed by n Captive Rattlcsnakc.

Alfred Due, Frenchman who has
been living in small cabin on the
Schnell ranch, two miles north of Tia
Juana, had sort of fascination for
snakes, and the reptiles appeared to real
ize that he was their especial friend.
Neighbors tell that within the past few
months he has never been known to be
without one or more snakes in the cabin.
Blacksnakes and copperheads made their
home under his house, and he would
stop on the field to caress snake of any
kind.
For about week he has had q large
rattler in the house, but rs the reptile
was not of the trustworthy family Due
made for it housing place in an empty
oil can. Since then he has been Land
ling the snake at odd times, endeavoring
to tame it into docility.
Sunday afternoon he had the snake
out as usual displaying it to a young
man named Cresswell He had it lying
on his lap. his right hand closed loosely
around the body just back of the head.
1t writhed about and finally freed its
head. Then the reptile formed itself
into curl and like Il flash of lightning
buried its deadly fangs in the flesh of
Dues right hand. He appeared to think
little about the matter and did not even
bandage the wound. On Tuesday G. N.
Flattery, of the San Diego Undertaking
company, received telephone message
from Tia Juana saying. Bring coffin
giving size and come at once" The
coffin was for Due, and he died in hor-
rible agony from the bite of the snake.
San Diego Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

The late Ben Ali Haggin's un-Ameri-
can name is said to have been bestowed
upon him by his father out of regard
for pasha who once befriended him
when he was wanderer in foreign
lands without money or friends. Now
the copper kings wealth is estimated at
$40, ,000, 900.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

General Sherman, like George Ban
croft, was very fond of young people.
He liked to have them about him, and
frequently treated them with more con-
sideration than he did their elders. He
was thorough democrat in his relations
with his fellowmen. He would talk
with laboring man as readily as with a
millionaire. Exchange.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

A peculiar accident happened recently
on the local Omaha line. In going to
the junction, and before reaching Her
sey & Beams mill, the passenger and
smoking cars left the track, owing to a
broken rail, ran some distance on the
ties, struck switch and regained the
rails. The engine and tender had not
left the rails.-St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

The richest man in Boston is Fred l.
Ames whose fortune is reckoned at
about $20,OOO,0 000 His grandfather,
Oliver Ames, used to peddle slovels OF
his own handiwork.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

Foggs-"l'here's nothing so deli
cious in the world as to reach out Of
bed in the morning to ring for your
valet to come and dress you"
Brown-"Have you a valet"
Foggs-"No, but | have bell"
Brown-"But what good does it do
you to ring it? No valet will come in
response"
Foggs-"But that's just the most
deleCtable part of it. AS the valet
doesn't come you don't have to get
up."-Bostom Transcript.
Landlady-"Have some of this but
ter, Mr.. Bordaine."
Mr.. B.-"No thank YOU"
Landlady-"Ah, you don't love but
ter?
Mr.. B.-"Wcll, l can't say that l
love that butter; but, madam, l as
sure you that it's age commands my
sincere respect."- Washington Star.
Little Johnny Fizzletop has the
habit of waking up every night and de-
manding something to eat. AT last
his mother said to him =
'Look here, Johnny, l never want
to eat anything in the night"
swell, | don't think I'd care much
to eat anything either in the night if
kept my teeth in a mug of water"
-1caas Siftings.
There's a young doctor uptown
who will have to improve his methods
or he will never have patients enough
to maintain him. A woman came in
to see him only two days ago looking
haggard and pale.
SWELL" he said, 'what is it?"
"I'm troubled with insomnia she
sighed. "What shall do for it."
''Sleep it off, madame; sleep it off"
he advised curtly and asked her for 81.
Detroit Free Press.
A Yale student recently handed in
a paper to his professor and was sur
prised the next day to have it returned
with note scrawled on the margin.
He studied it diligently, but was un-
able to decipher the note and SO he
brought his paper back to the profes-
sor.
81 can't quite make out what this is,
if you please" said the student.
"That, sir" said the professor /;
''why, that says can't read your
handwriting" You write illegibly,
sir."-!prinafeld Republican.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

Walter Miller, of Middleton, Conn.,,
makes the strange boast that he has
skinned more skunks this winter than
any politician in the Nutmeg state. So
far his record is forty-five skins. Mr..
Miller states that the only drawback to
the business is that he is compelled to
live practically by himself.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
SALES.

MAY a3rd.-S. c. Shive will sell big
lot of new farm machinery etc. at his
late residence in Bloomsbury. Sale to
comence at 10 o'clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE IN
BLOOMSBURY.

Mdtn Street-Desirable building lot soxsl4,
price $1,000.
FGth Street-iiouse and lot, house rents for rs
per month, room to build several more housest
ITO feet front on Fifth street, price sIO5S.
First Sreet-Frame house, 9 rooms, lot 5Ox214
price s10JO
Fourth Sheet-Large frame house, s rooms, LOT
100 feet front on street, price $225O
F{rth St'eet-Large frame dwelling house.
rooms, out-kitchen, barn, fine fruit, &C., lot 7ex
200, price $500.
Nam STeet-Large store building, with dwell.
Ing house on same lot corner lot fronting Oh
two streets, price $1,000
7htrd Street-Larges room house, lot 64xsls.
Price 5000
Seco"d Street, East or Penn-Corner lot, 30 Il.
front. Price $500.
Second Street.-Fine large residence. II rooms
exclusive OF bath room. Steam gas sewer,
water and all modern improvements.
Ienant houses and number OF vacant lots in
other parts OF the town, all OF which are for sale
on easy terms. For further particulars INQUIRE
Fine Brick Residence in Espy Pa, Lot ss feet
'front.' 10 room house, everything in good repair.
recently papered and painted, well at door, els
tern good stable and outbulldinps. fruit of all
kinds Price $1,000.
Vi WlNTERsTEEN a. BECKLEY
First National Bank Building,
u' bloomsbury, Pa
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15
CastOria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill.
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. g. G. OsGoop,
Lowell Mass.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

"Castoria is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. l hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will lconsider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria in
stead Of the variousquack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR.. j. f. KIScHEIoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-15

Company, n Murray New City.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Romance of a Photograph.

"The picture of pretty girl with large,
loving eyes and beautiful hair. pretty
face with an air of refinement about it, and
a sweet mouth that looks as If longing for
kisses. Written in q delicate hand on the
back of the photograph the one word Mel
lie.'
''This was what William Tucker found in
his uniform" said Treasurer McVicker, of
the Soudan Company, now rehearsing in
Chicago, to Tribune reporter.
"All of the soldiers in The Soudan' wear
uniforms purchased from the English gov
ernment. Tucker plays the part OF Sergeant
O'Connor, and was given coat suitable to
his rank. In the pocket he found the
picture.
mo one can tell where it came from or to
whom it belongs, The photograph is soiled
the beauty OF the face is not obscured. 1t is
i'll brief, hardly what one would expect to
find in the possession of private soldier
Tucker showed his find to friend who
thinks he can throw some light on the mys-
tery,
picture of Ellen Dysart. daughter of Sir Ed
ward Dysart whose elopement some nine
England. She had been in love with young
Oxford student named Chalmers or Chad
dock, l forget which, but her parents for
bade the match, and just before the Soudan
war the young man in q fit of despair en-
tered the army. After his name ON the
books of the Seventy-eighth regiment ap-
pears the word deserted" and the girl left
her home about the same time
"An attempt is being made to locate Sir
Edward Dysart, and the picture will be sent
to him for the purpose of ascertaining if it
is that of his missing daughter"
If this is original, and the treasurer of Nc
Vicler's has not duplicated it, one may truly
say that there is u better plot in it than in
"The Soudan" itself.