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The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06
he (;ot the Worst Of II,

He was Bath, Me-, hackman, so the
Enterprise says, and he had Canadian
qrarter. worth only 20 cents in Bath,
Il It he wanted to dispose Of. So one
dark night, when an innocent old lady
handed him half dollar, he gave her
the Canadian quarter in change. and in
stead of feeling ashamed Of himself he
chuckled over the transactiOn-that Is,
he chuckled until he pulled out the coin
the lady had given him. and by the light
of lamp discovered that it was Can
adian half-dOllar.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06
TOPICS OF THE TINES
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTlNC ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based Upon
the Happenings Of the Dsy-historicai
and News Notes.
A MISSOURI man has gone before the
Legislature of that State advocating the
the introduction and passage of . bill
compelling the keepers of railroad res
taurants to date their pies.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

THERE is q proposition on foot at Seat
tie. Wash, to establish there plant for
drying the Goldfish caught in Alaskan
waters and making Seattle the great
distributing point for fish on the Pacific
NoaSf
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

THERE are no quieter, better tenn
pered. gentier or quicker-witted reop!e
in New York than the Jspane-e resi-
dents. who are about two hundred in
number. Their language is soft aud
melodius, and their mode of personal
address is pleasant to behold. They
ming!e freely with Americans and like
the American garb. The few New
Workers who have had the opportunity
of enjoying q japanese feast at the
japanese Union" Club speak in praise
Of the daintiness of Japanese dishes. the
delicacy of japanese cookery, aud the
pleasing style Of Japanese service.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

FROM the report of the British Com
missioners of Inland Revenue we learn
that the gross assessment of land for in.
come tax for 1889 was f5S. IT'S, 134, as
compared with f69, ,54S. 796 for 1880,
when the assessment was at its highest
To the difference between these two
amounts the Commissioners add f6O4,-
500. the capital value of income tax re-
mitted in 1889 on account of sgricul-
tural distress, making the reduction in
the gross rental of land in nine years
Ell 1896. .462. Large as this sum is it
does not express the whole of the loss ex-
perienced, for it is we'll known that rents
have been nominally kept up in thous-
ands Cf instances in which they have not
been paid in full, without any remission
of income tax being claimed. Such is
farming in Britain.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

JUST name the date for your dress
buttons and the makers will run 'em
back in books and pattern as far as the
year 600. and the extra charge will he
very light. You can also secure pic
lures, statuary and draperies. the same
way, and being new spring stock" are
to be relied on.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

THE gross valuation of the County of
London will be found to have passed
the enormous figure of 94O,OOO. 900.
even if all the county council appeals
were to be dismissed. The actual figure
stated in the return is e39. 1897. 147, but
this is subject to additions in respect of
the seperate assessments Of the hamlet
of Penge, and to other additions con-
cerning the government property.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The Bank of England is the custo-
dian of large number Of boxes de-
posted BY customers for safety during
the past 200 years, and in not . few in
stances forgotten. Some years ago the
servants of the bank discovered in its
vaults chest which, on being moved,
literally fell to pieces. On examining
the contents quantity of massive p ATE
of the period of Charles II. was dis
covered, along with . bundle Of love
letters indited during the period of the
restoration.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution has
the hardihood to publish this item:
Capt. A. C. Bell, of Americas, says he
has q turnip in his garden measuring
seven feet across and with top SO high
and strong that the small boys climb it.
A pair of mules will have to be used to
pull it up"
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

In England, in the seventeenth CEN
tury, there was q renowned bangman.
named Derrick, vino erected gibbets
and attended executions by hanging.
Hence machine, with ropes for hoist
ing, took his name.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

GEORGE w. CHILDs avOws himself one
of those who believe it a mistake to put
off. being generous until after one is
dead. .'In the first place." he says,
''you lose the pleasure of witnessing the
good that you may do, and, again. no
one can administer your gifts for you as
you can do it for yourself"
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

SOME time ago woman of Brooklyn,
Ind, before selling q few eggs wrote
her name and address on one of them.
She has received letter from . young
lady living in Massachusetts,, saying she
purchased the eggs and was in the act
of making lemon pudding when she
discovered the name and address.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

Mrs. ROSE Mccormick, of Green
point, died on the 18th instant fully he-
lieving that she was 1O4 years old. On
the 18th papers were discovered which
proved her age to be only 81. This
would have been a sad blow to her. and
it was lucky she died when she did.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

In Germany iodoform is being made
by use of the electric current. An al
coholic solution of iodide of potassium
transversed by q current of carbonic
acid is subjected to the electric current.
and iodoform is produced in the shape
of yellow capsules.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The negroes of Terrell County, Ga.
are steadily increasing in prosperity and
acquiring real estate, for which they
have an especial liking. They own
some of the best farm lands in the
county.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

A RESIDENT of Middleield, Conn,
makes the strange boast that he has
skinned more skunks than any poll
rician in the Nutmeg State. So far his
record is forty-five skins. He states
that the only drawback to the business
is that he is compelled to live practi-
cally by himself.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

No RUSSIAN city is allowed to have q
city directory. The idea of the Gar is
that if his police know q mans residence
that is enough. 1fanyone else wants to
know it let him 20 to the police. The
Russian may we'll doubt who owns his
S0nl
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The weather in Paris during January
was SO severe that the flower market was
suspended. One florist lost 100. 900
rose bushes, and the total loss to rose
growers is estimated at I, ,OOO, 900 francs.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The estimate for the population of
the United States for the year of 1900,
by Hon. Carroll D. Wright, Superin-
tendent of the Department Of Labor,
gives ~ the approximate figures 76.-
639, ,854 This is the result of . careful
consideration Of the estimates made by
several other relisble individuals, tho
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has waged q vigorous campaign
in Chicago for five years, yet the con-
sumption of alcoholic beverages has in
creased % per cent. in that time. Ohio
has satisfactorily demonstrated that the
saloon never gives way but to the law,
and only then where lawyers are scarce.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

ONE peculiarly of the grip in Japan
was its prevalence among the upper
classes, whereas the cholera selected its
victims among the poorer people. Some
idea of the extent of the epidemic may
be gathered from the fact that at Yoko-
hama the sufferers officially reported
numbered over $4,000, and it is esti
mated that the unreported cases through
out the prefecture were nearly twice Is
great. OF the 10000 inhabitants OF
Kobo 5000 we're sttacked by the dis.
ease. In Toxic the epidemic ragged
with great virulence, aud similar re-
ports come from some of the Chinese
cities.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The chronologe of the Rev. Canon
Cinquemani is an ingenious clock, and
consists Of q sing!e-toothed escape
wheel, which propels pair of pallets
and the pendulum. In addition to this
there is q chain of lead balls. one of
which is discharged over . revolving
drum every quarter of an hour. These
keep the escape wheel going and by
another contrivance strike the hours
and quarters.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

DIR. CHARLES F. HEUsER, an eccentric
physician of Baltimore, who died re-
Gently, made provision in his will for q
number of silver vials which were to be
distributed among friends after they had
been filed with ashes from his cremated
hOGv
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

AMONG the latest disinfectants is "ly-
sol" which appears to be very much
like carbolic acid. The emulsifying
agent is resin or fat soap, tar acid being
incorporated with the soap at the mo-
ment of saponification.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

When Baby was sick, VIC gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she clung to Castoria,
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The Washington correspondent who
said that Mrs. Morton often receives
over 5000 calls in day" had probably
thrown his arithmetic at q dog. Calls
are made from to 10 p. m.-nine
hours-54O minutes. No person could
ascend the steps, bow and descend with
out taking thirty seconds. If she re-
ceived $50 calls in nine hours she was
rushing business.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

A TRAIN in Georgia was lately held
up by lone woman. 1t had got about
two hundred yards from station when
negro woman was seen running fran
tically after it. The conductor saw her,
pulled the bel, and the train came to a
stop. A colored brakeman stood on
the steps and reached out his hand to
help the woman OH. But she ian on
by. and q negro boy hung himself ont
of the window and kissed her. The
conductor was naturally little wratby
and told her 10. She told him that her
boy was going off and they didn't give
her time to tell him goodbye, and she
had to do it if she would have to follow
the train ten miles.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

An Indiana farmer walked twenty
two miles to find out what the word
kennel" meant, and he was SO dis
gusted that he went home and smashed
the dog-house with an AK. He said
they'd be calling barn-door an arch
WAY next.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06
PATENTS

Chvsah md Tt1ds Marks obtained, and al Pat
ent kl1ilese Conducted for MODERATE FEES.
QUIZ OFFICE Ii OPPOSITE q. g. PATENT
~ go wo ~ transsct nst~nt basinsss !.
- ti1o aAd ak LESS COST thsn thoso remote
iron Washingt1n.
6saa Hodk. dE.ving. OF photo. With dssWip.
tioa. We odyiGo II patentable or not, fzoa oe
elsseA Or 1se not due till patent 80 secured.
6ook. ~HoW % Obt.in Pstents." With Esfse.
eoeD . sctaal clients In yoar stasa. coaAiy e
toUn, - fIUo. Addrsse
o....,.!G9 G "A: A; S|E0SW |.cSW!s z e.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

IT is said that the blackest man in
Glynn County, Georgia, is named white.
the whitest man is named Brown, the
tallest man is named Lowe and the
largest man Small.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06
He Took Chances =.

A white boy about 10 years Of age was
playing with colOrei boy year or 50
younger on Calhoun street when tho
mother of the latter cal ed from the open
door:
Reuben, what yOl doin' out dar?"
sPlayin'."
"Who you playin' wid?"
sPlayin' vii A bert"
~Is he Guild or white?"
sWhite."
sDen you walk yOuself straight in yore
IN . mint! How many times has got
to tell you dat you can't pi * up all desc
white boys dat cum along without dun
losin' your reputashun? Skin fur dat
back ysrk, ssh!"-Erse Press
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06
August
Flower
' I have hen am3rA.
Blllousness,

have been afa3ce.
6IIiousness, led with biliousness
r....,...,."a "and constipation
''s''~'''"'" for fifteen years;
Stomach first one and then
another prepara-
Pains. "tion was suggested
tome and tried but
to no purpose. At last q friend
recommended August Flower. I
took it according to directions and
its effects were wonderful, reliev-
ing me Of those. disagreeable
r" stomach pains which I had been
troubled with 50 long. Words
cannot describe the admiration
lin which I hold your August
Flower-it has given me q new
lease of life, which before was q
O. burden. Such a medicine Is q ben
efaction to humanity, and its good
"qu alities and
wonderful mer- Jesse Barker. q.
" its S b hould be :.
"made known to Pr'htet'
"everyone suffer- Humboldt q.
"ing with dyspep-
"sia or biliousness Kansas. Q,
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, wOodbury,NL.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

-NE'ER seek a wife till you haze a house
and fire burning" and even then be sure
that she uses SAPOLIO If you want .
clean. cosy home.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

REWARDS are offered for designs for
the new silver dollar. Most people have
designs on the dollar, but the dollar it.
self to them is sufficient reward.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

For strengthening and clearing the voice.
use .BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. ~
II have commended them to friends who
were public speakers. and they have proved
extremely serviceable."-Reu.H Henry Wdyd
Beechsr,
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

SCARCELY q train passes through Ash
land, Ore, for the North without hav-
ing from one to three carloads of fruit
attached to it. The fruit consists al
most wholly of oranges and lemons at
this time.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

The man who .'feelS himself to be diff
ferent from other men" shouldn't al
ways brag about it. Dime museum
freaks are in the same fix.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

penny wise and pound foolish" are those
who think it economy to use cheap soda and
rosin soaps. instead OF the good old Dobbins'
Electric Soap; for SAFE by all grocers. Try
1t. Be sure. buy genuine.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

"WHY have you got that string around
your finger?' Ito remind me that
have forgotten what my wife told me
to buy"
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

BLINKERs-''HeliO, Winkers, l hear
you married woman with an independ-
ent fOrtune?" Winkers (sadly)-''N-O;
l married fortune with an independent
woman"
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

NKaLEcr1Na q child troubled with worms
may cause it to have epileptic flts. Horri-
bic! Give it DR.. Bulls Worm DestrOyers
at once and save the child. BY mail. Is
cents. John d. Park. Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

JUDGE-'''Have you anything to say in
your defense, prisOner?" ''Only this.
your honor. 1t was all . mistake. / in
tended to rob another house and mistoOk
the number"
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

Gov. HOGG, of Texas, named one Of
of his daughters lima HOgg. Her re-
prOach to her father must be ''yOu're
another"
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

Mrs. CATHARINE SHARP, Of Philadel-
phia, is now in her Hath year, and has a
daughter 73 years Of age. The old lady
is in good health. and expects to live
several years yet. She attributes her
longevity to the fact that she ''never
worried about ANYTHING"
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

Is taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucuS surfaces OF the sys-
TEN. Send for testimonials, free. Sold by
druggists. 15c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, ProprS. Toledo, q.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

No Opium in PisO's euro for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c,
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

BEEcHAM's Pills act Ike magic on .
Weak Stomach.
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06
THE JOURNAL

A. ono o! the mediums because it is read BY the
pay for what they get. We challenge comparison
with any ccnntry paper in the world in this
spect-twenty years publishing by the same
management. and never one dun to subscribers
published in The JOURNAL. This, better than
anything else, shows the class of people who
read The JOURNAL every week. If
The Columbus journal., 1891-05-06

known rates Of increase, and the vari-
| ous circumstances that bear upon the
growth of population.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
GEORGE SCHEN,
Mineral Water Bottled and
Oh Drught.
RICHMOND, VA.
Mr.. +. W. Lawrence,

Mr.. +. W. Lawrence,
Saratoga Springs, \. Y.
Dear Sir:-I have dis
pensed the Excelsior Water
continually atmy counterfor
the past twenty years, and |
take pleasure in saying that
among the many mineral wa
ters that | handle there
is none that SURPRISES
the "EXcelsior.' For it's
medical qualities it is all
that is claimed for it, and as
a refreshing and pleasant
beverage it has a decided pop
ularity with my customers.
The apparatus with little at
tention works perfectly salts
factorily and dispenses the
water with all it's natural gas
precisely the same as when
drunk at the Spring.
GEORGE SCHUN.
The genuine Excelsior wa
ter can now be had at II. c.
Smith 4 Cos. Drug Store,
Asheville, at 5 cents a glass,
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14

Death of Man Well known i'm
AsheyiIle.

Col. Lott W. Humphrey, of Goldsboro,
died at his home in that city Thursday
night, at 1890, of second stroke
of paralysis. He was stricken last
summer, but rallied, and his family and
friends indulged the hope that he was re-
covering.
Colonel Humphrey was native Of
Onslow, represented that county in the
lower house of the legislature from 1854
to 1856, and in the senate from 1858 to
1860. During the war he removed to
Goldsboro, and in 1S72-'73 represented
Wayne and Duplin in the senate.
In 1874 Governor Caldwell appointed
him president of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad, which position he held
for three years.
Colonel Humphrey was the son of
wealthy parents, and always possessed
large means. He was lawyer by pro-
fess;on, and man of fine ability.-Win-
|Ston Sentinel
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
CHURCH NOTICES.

Catholic Church, HAYWOOD street
Services at lam; Sunday school at
loan.
ing at II n. m. and 1880 %. m. by Rev.
l. L. Carroll.
,
bailey street Mission-ouhuaV - Seho1i .m
are cordially invited to these services.
sunday school at tne NiethouiSl ! i'''t'cI
on lollege street oeginhlnE ProhlplIN n'
p ILL., N''u'' Ni'''e'' '"t'>' ''''te''''N ''''
FIRST Baptist churchIlrcachinS at
/ a. Ill., ana G2o p m oS \; l"ln'll Ili'' :
y. Nv Oh Nalelsh' ~ - '"''u'S S'''o''
9'oo H. H.
Riverside NJ. l., church, SOuth--DivuC
service II a ih' ana ';"" p IN Kew J.,
l. Troy PASTOR ou"'"S sN''o"' "' "
p M
West End Baptist Mssion-Rcv. W. Z.
Southern. Sunday school at $3.50 p. m,
Sunday. Services at 7:3O every Satur-
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
LEGISLATORS DOINGS.

THE CITIZEN is much indebted to the
Charlotte Chronicle for Raleigh news.
The appropriation Tor the institution
for the deaf and dumb and the blind will
he $40 000-the same as at present.
Most of the members of the legislature
will attend the fish, oyster and game fair
at Ncwbcrn, which begins on the 23d
Bills have been introduced in the legis.
ature appropriating 100000 annually
for the deaf and dumb and blind institu-
ton.
The great majority of the members of
the legislature favor Cleveland as the
presidential candidate in 1892. Hill is
the next choice.
The house unanimously by rising
vote passed the senate bill making an
annual appropriation to the Confederate
Soldiers home.
1t is now proposed to pay the actual
expenses of judges of superior court, in
Cured while in discharge Of their duties
These expenses approximate S7OOayear
it is said,
A bill has been passed in the house to
make the price of public printing Is per
cent. less than at present and one in the
senate for public printer with 81 ,0OC
salary.
The railway commission new law viii
go into operation April |. THERE'S som,
difference between the bill as it passee
the senate and the house, but these diff
fereuces will probably be settled by con
ference committee.
Though the bill to form the state vol
unteer frcmens association has passed
the one to form tireman's fund out OF ;
part of the license tax on insurance com
panies has not yet been before cithe
branch of the legislature.
The legislative committee on agricuI
ture have unanimously agreed to repor
tavorably bill giving the state agricu
tural and mechanical college for white
SIS, 900 annually. This is for buildings
equipment and maintenance.
There is talk of Ex-Governor Thomas
Jarvis as president of the State Unive
sitv, to succeed DR.. Battle. The truste,
of the University have chosen, to compo:
c the new executive committee, K. H. Ba
;. tie, Julian s. Carr, Thomas S. Kenan, '
If l.. Saunders, A. b. Andrews, S. Nj. Fl
ger, John w. Graham, and ], II. Gordo
}. ID, d.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
AFFAIRS OF CONSEQUENCE
FOREIGN.

tbkENiN.
Queen Victoria will not visit Florence
this year as proposed on account OF the
unhealthy condition OF that city
The northampton election for a mem
Der of parliament to fill the seat OF the
late Mr.. Bradlaugh resulted in the clcc
ton of the Gladstonian candidate by a
largely increased majority.
Or. Weyl, an associate of Prof Koch,
has discovered a method OF detecting in
the Koch lymph the poisonous clements
described by Prof. Virchow, and of elm
mating them so as to produce a lymph
free from bad properties.
HOME.
The prices paid for pictures OF the Sency
collection were below the average tor big
sales in recent years.
The remains of the late James Rcdpatl
were incinerated at Fresh Pond X, |.
The president has denied the appIica
ton for pardon in the case of Rober'
T. X. Balm, convicted of misapphcatior
of the funds of the Exchange Nationa
bank of Norfork, Va, and sentenced tc
five years Imprisonment.
The son of Gen. Green b. Raum, pen
sion commissioner, is accused OF sharl
pra cticc in connection with a pension
called for by Brooklyn widow.
The birthday of Abraham Lincoln wa
6ttingly celebrated in New York and V
cinitv.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
TO ENLARGE.
MIR. Il. l.. Graham Retires from the
AsheVillc shoe Company.

X. l.. Graham, president of the Ashe-
vile shoe company, has sold his interest
in that concern to Z. Slcrnberger, OF
Clio, S. c.
Mr. Stcrnbcrger has been elected presi.
dent Of the company in Mr.. Graham's
stead. The business OF the concern is to
he greatly enlarged. A two-story addi
tion fifty feet in length is now being built
and when it is completed larger fore,
OF hands will be put on. When this is
done the factory will be one of the largest
shoe factories in the south.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14

The city authorities should put some
kind Of post in the sidewalk at the
western side of the corner of Church
street and Patton avenue. Drivers OF
wagons and carriages coming out OF
Church street into the avenue turn alb.
ruptly and drive across the corner of the
walk. This has been kept up SO long
that that part of the walk is worn down
below the level of the street and is filled
with slush all the time. Is there no
remedy? THE TATTLER.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
Another Ice Factory to be Started
About April IS.

Asheville is going to have another ice
factory.
stock company is to be organized
with capital stock OF $4,000. X. L.
Graham, OF this city. p. II. Abernethy, OF
Bakersville, and W. J. Graham, of John
son City, Tenn, are the principal movers
in the scheme.
The machinery for the plant has been
orderc1 and the capacity Of the factory
will be fifteen tons daily. The plant will
he located somewhere near the depot.
X. l.. Graham, who has large interest
in the business, tells THE CITIZEN that
the factory will be in full operation by
April l5.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
MAYOR GRANT IN THE CITY.
He and His Party Arrive This
Afternoon.

Hugh ]. Grant, mayor of New York
city, is at the Battery Park.
Mayor Grant and party of five gentle
men arrived on the 2 O'Clock train this
afternoon over the Western North Caro-.
lima railroad. The party is travelling in
special car, and is composed of Hugh J,
Grant, John ID. Crimmins, Geo. S. Weed
Harry b. Macdona and Edward Muir.
phv, jr.
The party has been in Florida, where
Mayor Grant went for the benefit of his
health several weeks ago.
The gentlemen expect to remain in
AShcvillc until tomorrow afternoon