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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-03

Nobby soft hats in all colors a
Lowenberg's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-03

Highest price in cash paid for hides
and tallow at A. Solleders. I7-8t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-03
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Do you contemplate having suit
made ? If you are, go to practical
man, where you can see the goods in
the piece. Do not buy from samples
as all goods look different in the piece.
A fine line of goods for suits, spring
overcoats and pantaloons, cut to your
measure, made on our own premises,
under the personal supervision of ].
r. Townsend. at d. LOwENBERG's.
Very pretty suits for children; cas-
simere, worsted or Jersey, made in
handsome designs at
d. LOwENBERG'S.
Have you seen the new neckties in
Lowenberg's window.
Highest price in cash paid for hides
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-07-03
CONSUMPTION CURED.

D. LOwENBERG's
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Electrical Reporting.

Electric Power describes now sys-
TEN of reporting baseball and other
games by means of an ingenious elec-
trical apparatus. The special object of
the apparatus is to enable a full report
of games to he made in sight of large
number of people and ut the same time
to dispense with one or moro of the
assistants now required in reporting
such games. This device is intended
not only to indicate the progress of dis
tant games, but actually to be used at
tho opposite end of tho ball field from
the grand stand, i'll order to enlighten
the spectators on many points on which
they arc liable to be momentarily in
doubt. Spectators coming in late are
often unable to ascertain the number of
innings played, tho striker at the bat,
tho number of balls and strikes called,
etc., and even those already on the
ground sometimes find it difficult to de-
termine whether the umpire has called
a strike or ball. All these weighty
issues, upon which the baseball enthusi-
asst eXpends such intense solicitude, can
now be clearly and reliably recorded,
and all anxiety and uncertainty can be
removed by glance at the exhibition
board placed in sight of tho spectators,
the indicators on which are electrically
controlled and operated by an expert
enced person located close to the dia-
mOnd.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Herbert Bismarck in Paris.

Count Herbert Bismarck, after spend
ing five weeks with different friends in
England, has arrived in Paris. He has
come chiefly in search of distractions"
which was also his object north of the
channel. Whether the search has been
SO far successful is more than doubtful,
us he is looking sad and depressed
man, wearing the appearance of one
from whom the tide has flowed. An old
friend with whom he had been convers-
ing last evening was heard to remark
after he went away that he was not up
to date, and seemed hardly to take in
what is going on in any part of Europe,
or what has gone on since he dropped
out of politics.
In this connection the person I quote
Observed: How wonderfully soon a
politician who is not great in himself,
like Mr.. Gladstone, loses touch with the
political world when obliged to retire
therefrom!' Prince Bismarck is said by
his son to bear up well against the
neglect into which he has fallen. He
finds occupation in business enterprise.
His brewery scheme interests him. The
princess takes far more to heart their
changed position. She is in poor health.
Count Won Hatfield, of the German EN-
bassy in London, is also in Paris, but
his visit has no connection with that of
Count Herbert Bismarck. London
News
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Eolipses In 1901.

This years eclipses will he somewhat
beyond tho average. On the evening of
May % tho moon will rise in eclipse at
five minutes to 8, but the shadow will
for the greater part have already passed
away, and it is only in eastern countries
and at the antipodes that her face that
evening will be seen wholly obscured.
1t will be otherwise with the total
eclipse of our satellite, which will begin
at thirty-ivo minutes past 10 on Nov. Is
next. This, as the almanacs tell us, will
be "entirely visible at Greenwich" !"
whittier, no doubt, the legendary cock
ney will once more betake himself In
time to witness tho phenomenon.
There will be two solar eclipses-one
annular, and visible in this country as y
partial eclipse on the upper limb, begin
ming at two minutes past 5 on June 6; tho
other u partial eclipse on Dec. 1, which
will be visible chiefly in thcS South Pacific.
Besides these there will he, on May 10, a
transit of Mercury over the suns disk.
which will he only partially visible in
this part of the globe.-Science Notes.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Oyster shuckers' Eye Diseasc.


'The oyster shuckers' eye disease" is
tho title given by the professional staff
of the Presbyterian Eye and Ear hos
pital to trouble affecting large num-
Der of their patients at this season Of
tho year. It is believed that tho pecul-
lar kind of liberation of the eyeball
which is known by this title is caused
by the juice of the oyster touching the
comea of an eye which has previously
been slightly injured. The doctors say
they can tell exactly when the oyster
season is at hand by tho appearance Of
patients with this complaint within
twentyfour hours after the opening of
the packing establishments, and they
claim that this complaint disappears
promptly with tho close of tho oyster
season.
Tho shuckcrs como to the institution
complaining that they have had their
eyes hurt by chip of the oyster shell,
but tho ulcer is entirely different to the
physicians eye to that caused by an
abrasion from anything else, such as u
nail, chip of marble or rock, pin, or
even clean shell. A nero look at tho
liberated cornea sufficcs to determine
that tho patient is an oyster shucker.
The disease yields easily to treatment,
and very frequently tho patient is so far
relieved Of pain rs to DO ablo to return
to his work within twenty-four hours.
What is called the sterilizing treatment
is applied to tho sufferers. It consists of
applying cocaine to tho eye until all sen
sibility has been lost, and then carefully
touching tho ulcer OH tho cornea with a
platinum wire heated to whiteness by a
galyanic current.-Baltimore American.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Boys. Keep Away from Africa,

Two or three weeks ago three young
men. each having over $1,000 in cash,
left Pittsburg for Africa to explore.
About dozen letters have been re-
ceived from boys referring to this Incl
dent and asking for advice or informa-
tion. Had the three young men set out
for an idiot asylum, calculating to ask
to be taken in and cared for during the
remainder of their lives, they would
have exhibited more common sense.
Africa is not a country where every
Tom, Dick and Harry can go roaming
about at will. All the seaports are in
the hands of Egyptians, Moors, French
Germans or English. Any one has a
legal right to land. but not every one
has Il legal right to go galhvanting
around the country.
Stanley had to have the backing OF
two governments to enable him to do so.
a correspondent of The New Yorl,
World was threatened with arrest if he
went beyond certain boundaries. A
young man who has no better sense
than to set out on such an expedition,
ought to have a guardian, and that
guardian ought to have legal permission
to taa his jacket ten times a day.-M
Quad in Detroit FREQ Press.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Tho Hailroad Must Paw.

A verdict for 5000 damages was rem
dered in the court of common pleas
against the Western Maryland Railroad
company and in favor of Mrs. Mary A.
Herold. The accident for which dam
ages were claimed occurred on Sept. II,
1895, at the Wilson Sanitarium grounds
Mrs. Hcrold had taken child to the
sanitarium to spend tho day, and in the
evening with others boarded the car,
which had been left on switch. Some
one, presumably child, released the
brake, and tho car started down small
incline toward the main track. A panic
ensued among the passengers, and Mrs.
Herold, who was then G3 years old,
jumped to the ground, breaking her
right shoulder blade and left leg. The
verdict was for the full amount claimed.
Col. Charles Marshall, counsel for tho
railroad, gave notice that he would ap-
ply for a new trial.-Baltimorc Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Youthful Suicide Mania.

The Hospital, commenting upon the
suicide mania among schoolboys in
Vienna, which it attributes to the sense
less mania for over-intellectual culture,
says: "In these days tho tyranny of
learning is driving the world to mad
ness. Professors of all sorts have got the
upper hand, and their supremacy threat
ems to be fatal to tho rest of the world.
Here isan opportunity for medicine. If
doctors were large minded and capable
men like Shakespeare and Bacon they
would sec the truth and assert their
scientific authority. But what are they
doing? Nothing at all to guide tho
world in tho matter! They arc the
worst offenders of all in the way of i'll
1icting upon young men unlimited intel
lcctual tasks, tho doing of which is of
no practical service to anybody. Sleep
lessness, nervousness, mania i'll every
form are upon us, and nothing is done.
The whole medical world itself is in full
cry striving who shall he first to put
salt ON the tail of the tubercle bacillus.
1t is as if all tho forces of the empire
should be sent to arrest lunatic at
Wick whilo a foreign army was in pos
session of Penzance.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
will cause even one more to flow
Hints for u Bachelor,

An infant may be as old as Methuse-
lah or as young as baby ephemeron for
all you can tell. Now, you need just
one suggestion to help you out 1t is
this: If the baby is in long clothes call
it year old. 1t won't be, but that's
part of the diplomacy. If it's in short
clothes and can't talk call it years. It
won't be that, but that's moro diplomacy.
IT it can talk call it anywhere from 6 to
years old.
Ihs ls the course which things may
then be confidently expected to takes
The mother proudly exhibits her off
spring. Bearing in mind the rules hers
laid down you say of long skirted
youngster, "What a remarkably deyel
oped child for one year oldv
"But it's really only six months, YOU
KNOW" answers the mother, indulgentlv
unnindful of your mistake because of
tho flattery it implies
In the case of short skirted, non
locomotive youngster you will be safe
i'll saying, ''Isn't this wonderfully fine
baby for one four or five years old?" You
may be years out of physical reckoning
again, but the mother will soon see that
it is the precocity Of the infant that has
misled you, and as before she will par
don much.
Remember this as you would the Ten
Commandments: Always add to the age
of baby and subtract from the age of
its mother. No matter how far astray
you may go it will never be treasured nm
against you.-Ncw York Evening Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24


There are few men in public life more
scrupulous in keeping appointments than
Chauncey M. Depew. That much court
ed gentleman, as a general thing, is un-
able to accept one-third of the invita-
tions that he receives, but after lie has
accepted IN invitation to attend /. meet
ing, banquet or q ball nothing but sick
hess will prevent his keeping the engage
ment. Occasionally he finds himself
"booked" for two or three engagements
on the same evening, and he manages to
get around OH time and make IL pleasant
impression at each place. A few nights
ago he had two dinners and a private re-
ception on his hands.
One dinner was at the Union League
club and the other ut Delmonico's. Mr.
Depew made the principal speech at
each. One evening he went to Yonkers
and delivered an GRAFTON on the occasion
OF the opening of II new building. He
came back to this city, and reached Del
nonicos in timo to take IL prominent
part in the Patriarchs' first ball of tho
season. Doubtless tho fact that Mr.. De-
pew never allows himself to fret about
anything explains how he can fill two or
three important engagements in an even
ing, and appear on each occasion fresh,
calm and smiling. g.-Ncw York Times
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Odd Journey of n Tree,

A stately elm tree is being moved sew
cral miles to Graceland cemetery, and
since it began its travels, which arc
about half over, it has killed one man
and slightly injured several others. The
tree grew about three miles from Crosse
Point, and is destined to adorn lot
where IL Mr.. Lathrop is buried. 1t was
dug up about a month ago, the earth
around its roots boxed up, and it was
placed in q standing position upon plat
form moving upon rollers. The plat
form is pulled along by horses. During
the process of changing the supports tho
other day a laborer was crushed to
death under q falling beam. 1t is esti-
mated that when placed in tho cemetery
the tree will have cost not less than
$2,50O.-Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Advice for Speakers.

One of the common mistakes made by
the tyro in public speaking is that of ex.
hallsting his subject and his audience at
the same time. BY too great discursiye-
ness the pith of tho subject is lost. and
what might have been Il victory is turned
into signal defeat. To save such a dis
aster one should think carefully upon
any subject before attempting to talk
upon it, and in the thinking keep strict.
ly to the salient points and the simplest
possible form of giving them expires.
sion.
Only the born orator, the genius may
safely venture into the flower garden OF
speech and indulge in glowing and
highly colored perorations. To the Or
binary speaker close attention to facts
and simple statement in we'll chosen and
convincing language are the safest and
surest means of winning golden opinions
for self and success for ones cause at
the same time.-Jenness-M Miller Maga.
zine
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
No Need of "seauty Sleep" "

1t is all nonsense about ''beauty sleep"
coming i'll tho hours before midnight
and that the rosy cheek Oh the country
lass is the reward for retiring at the
time when the provcrbially pale faced
city girls evening commences. The late
hours of fashionable life would not neces-
sarily scatter the roses from the cheel, if
the late hour for retiring could be the
same every night without variation. 1t
is irregular hours and meals that cause
pale and haggard faces. The handso1u-
est couple ever SAW retired regularly
at 1880, and always indulgcd in a light
lunch just before retiring They were
both pictures of health.
The lady did not look over 25, though
she never llesitated to say that she was
3S years old, and tho husband looked at
least ten years younger than he really
was. They We're both dcvotccs to the
laws of health For years they had all
lowed nothing to interfere with the reg
ularity of sleeping and eating hours
Almost the midnight hour was chosen
for retiring, because it allowed them
evenings at tho theatre and an hour or
SO at even the most fashionable recep-
tons. When alone in their home they
never INDUCED in an earlier llour.-Chi-
caro Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Electrical Inctu r..a

1t was recently suggested that electric
al night schools be established in vari-
GUS cities for tho benefit of those who
desired to become familiar with electric
nj subjects, but who were fully occu-
pied during the day. Columbia college
is about to put into practice % modifica-
tion of this idea, and its president, DR..
Seth Low. states that it proposes to have
a course of evening lectures, illustrated
by experiments, on the practical appli-
cations OF electricity. DIR. Low, while
favoring tho idea of night schools in
electricity, under certain conditions, is
of opinion that, in somo cases where
they arc practicable, u course of evening
lectures can be given with very great
benefit.-Ncw York Commercial Adver-
tiSer,
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
botany in Winter.

Ifeel convinced that, If the teachers
were not opposed to it, tho subject
would ere now have been more widely
taught, and shall therefore say few
words in anticipation of difficulties. It
has been suggested that materials would
be scarce in winter. Not at all. Let
tho children be faniliarized with the
observation and comparison of the pecul--
iarities of sprig of holly as contrasted
with one of ivy, or let them be shown
how different are the buds and leafless
shoots of the beech from those of the
oak or horse chestnut. Show them
how to observe the bud scales, how to
infer the leaf arrangement from the
scars, how to notice the color, rough
ness, markings, ETC., of the periderm.
Or give them Introductory notions as
to the nature of a hyacinth bulb as con-
trasted with the potato tuber, conining
their attention to points which they can
make out by observation. Every nut or
orange or apple that the child eats might
be made interesting if teachers would
dare step over the traces of convention
and introduce such ostensibly dangerous
articles into classwork. And why not!
The doctrine of rewards and punish
nlents is applied moro crudely than this
in most childrcn's schools.
Marshall Ward in Popular Science
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
A Ghaxtly Cargo.

A special train of three cars arrived in
the Union Pacific depot at Walla Walla,
Wash, last week with CHASTITY cargo,
consisting Of the entire contents of the
military graveyard at Fort Lapwai,
Idaho. There were upward of sixty
caskets, nearly all receptacles of sol
diers' bones. Tho reported reason for
the removal is that tho land whereon the
cemetery was located had been taken Iii,
by settlers, who show disposition t.
level the graves and plant their seed
over the remains. Uncle Sans guard
ians didn't relish this idea, and Eence
tho transfer. The Fourth cavalry, with
tho band, in full dress and accouter-
1nents, were at tho depot to meet and
conduct the mortuary procession to the
cemetery at Fort Walla Walla, where
the remains were reinterred with mill
torv erenonies.-Philadel Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
Ar,swrisr,t.s Old Mill Burned.

A calamity has fallen upon Cromford.
The historic old cotton mill, where Ark
wright first set up his cotton spinning
machinery, caught fire, and, though six
fire engines played upon it, nothing
could be saved. A large portion of the
mill has long been standing empty, us
the motive power (water) was made
quatc, but for the last seven years Mr..
Charles Hill, of Bridge House, Cron-
ford, has used one portion Of it for fin
isling and storing the goods made ut
his factories at Via Celia and Milford.
The loss will be fully 10000. Theroofs
and walls have given way, but the
houses near have been saved.-Pall Mall
Iazaffn
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
AN UNTEELING nEscUER,

These thoughts flashed through his
mind in less time than it takes to read
them. After shouting some reassuring
words he rushed up to the landlady's
room ON the door above, and breathlessly
and almost unintelligibly told sometl ing
of the trouble.
"You're the second fool who's got into
{. mess meddling with that SAFE" was
the old woman's comforting comment.
"Never mind that" he cried. "Can
you get her out before she dies:''
Eyes, can. don't have things about
l don't understand, and if did find
them l wouldn't meddle with them"
"Never mind that, my good woman;
only come and open the door,
"It's easy to sec you amt long mag
ried," was her grumbling comment, as
she waddled after him down the stairs.
She gave u few turns to the handle and
threw the door open. The wife was dis
covered in Il dead faint, but evidently
still alive.
A good many dollars spent i'll doctors
fees and u present for the landlady to
some extent repaired the damages of tie
husbands experiment, but nothing could
repair his eternally damaged reputation
for omniscience. In after days his wife
was even occasionally known to hint
shat he had tried to kill her, and that
she was sorry be hadn't succeeded and
been duly Hanged.
A day or two after tho occurrence he
said to the landlady, GLOW was it the
door wouldn't open on the combination
used?''
"Becarse," she answered, you must
release the lock from one lnbination
before you cal. set it on another You
men don't know every thing, though you
generally think you do. Marie Vain
wright in Dramatic Mirror.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
WHO Will BE the Next Pope?

1t is stated that the French and Span
ish cardinalsare concertins for the NOM
ila.ioii of Cardinal Zigliara us the sue
ccssor to Leo XIII. The general feeling
is that vt the next conclave tho olGction
of q foreign pope is imlracticablc the
only available noa-It:tlian members of
the Sacred College being the Swiss Car
iinal Mcr1nillol, and the American Car
linal Gibbons. 1t is not likely, how
ever. that either of these will emerge us
the successor of Leo XIII.
Tho nomination Of Cardinal Zigliara,
who is a Dominican monk, is not alto
gether unlikely. He is native Of Cor
sica. but, strange to say. he took out let
lcrs of naturalization as a subject Of the
cx-Pontidcal states. He is man of
great learning and quite outside all po-
litical questions. have reason to be-
lieve that if the pope died tomorrow
Cardinal Zigliara would be sure of pear
ly forty votes. His only opponents would
be the Jesuits, whose nominee is Cardi-
nal Monaco la Valetta.-Paris Cor. Lon
don Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
One Vote.


1t is fifty ono years since one vote de-
cided that Marcus Morton, and not Ed
ward Everett, stould be governor of
Massachusetts,. Judge Morton had been
candidate for Office thirteen successive
years when he was chosen By this meagcr
majority. Tho state cast just u trifc
over 100000 votes at that election. Two
years later Judge Morton was elected
governor by one majority a second time
This one majority was, however, then in
the Legislature, tho people having made
no choice. These occurrences We're very
remarkable. They arc called to mind by
the one vote majority just given in the
Tenth alder1nanic district Of Boston,
Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24

a somewhat singular outcome of the
necessities of certain conditions of cleo
trio traction has just made its appear
ancc. In frosty weather the firm con-
tact between the trolley wheel and tho
wire of an electric railroad is interfered
with seriously by the formation of "a coat
of ice on the wire, and the weight of the
wire is thus 80 increased as to initiate
against the safety of the overhead work.
To overcome this difficulty an ap-
paratns has been designed for greasing
the Wire, and thus preventing the ad
hesion Of any considerable amount of
moisture. A frame is made to support
pan. Inside the receptacle is a wheel
or roller for taking up the grease and
spreading it on the conductor. This
grnoyed wheel is made of wood or hard
rubber, and'is covered with thick felt,
so as to be perfectly adapted to carry uI
and smear upon the wire the contents Of
the pan. Where seni-iquid substance
is used for coating the conductor an end
less belt or chain may be passed over the
wheel for the purpose of carrying the
grease.-Philadelphia Record.
e:R2, :.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
The Dudish Parson.

A sick man sent for the nearest spirit
ual adviser. 1t SO happened that the
minister was a new fedgling just emer.
ging from the seminary. He was dulish
in the extreme. His coat was cut in
true clerical style, and his face bore the
expression of affected literary culture.
Going to the poor mans house lie sat on
the edge Of Il chair, toying with his hat
and stroking his downy mustache. Said
he to the dying man, after long spell of
silence painful to all:
"What induced you to send for me:'
''You will have to speak louder, faint.
ly replied the sufferer; "Tm dull of hear
ing"
"What induced you to send for me"
reiterated the clergyman.
''No use, can't hear. What does he say,
Mary?' turning to his wife.
And then in loud, shrill and stento-
rian voice the woman replied:
''He says what in the deuce did you
send for him for. INSURANCE Journal