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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-30
The Main Part.

1--WE got an idea for an opera, sa
one writer to another.
Something neT in the way of a plo
eh?"
No; plot be hanged. i know ms
who wants to sell an elephant cheap
Washington Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-30
The Only Sure Way.

Beayer-W What is your idea of havir
your collar and cuffs attached to yo
shirt
Melton-So my laundryman W
bring them back with it.-Clothier al
FurnishsY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-30

The Wilkesbarre school board has
been petitioned by 20 young ladies tc
open a night school for girls.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-30

The grip has reappeared at Plains
vile.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-30
The Advertising

OF Hoods Sarsaparilla is always with
In the bounds Of reason because it is
true; it always appeals to sober com.
mon sense of thinking people be-
cause it is true; and it is always fully
substantiated by endorsement which,
in the financial world would be ac-
cepted without a moments hesitation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
A THIEFS TRAGIC END.
Shot Down at Gloucester BY the
Light Of Match.
LYING IN WAIT FOR 4 BURGLAR.
Eighteen-year.old Alva Cspewsil Kills
Joseph Conroy as He Was At
tempting to Break into
His Restaurant.

Killed while committing . burglary
was the fate OF Joseph Conroy, 20 years
old, Of Gloucester City, New Jersey.
The bullet that ended Conroy's life
being fired by Alvs Capswell, the
yoathfui proprietor OF q small restau-
rant on Charles street, above Ninth In
that city.
KILLED By Tue LIGHT OF A MATCH.
Capewell's place has been visited BY
thieves several times lately, and he de-
determined to lie In wait for the bur-
glars. He heard some one outside. In
a moment C0nroy opened the door OF
the restaurant with q key and struck
q match. BY the light OF the lucifer,
CapewelI, whoi is but IS years old. took
deliberate aim and fired. The ball
took effect In Conroy's right side, and
when struck he turned and ran. In
bis tight he met Officer Charles White
and John Fisher, from whom he had
borrowed some matches q few moments
before. He was covered with blood
and gasped ont that he had been shot.
While implorlng them to send for e
doctor Conroy fell dead.
cAPEwELL ADMITS THE CRIME.
Oficar White made an investigation
and soon arrested Cspewell, who freely
admitted the shooting. The place
where the affair occurred ID the worst
section of Gloucester City, Astounding
in DIVES Of the lowest character. 8
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
A cau nom a Coon.

nave had but n call from =
coon, that / am aware of, and l fear
we did not treat him with due hospi-
tally. He took up his quarters for
the day In a Norway spruce, the
branches of which nearly brushed
the house. / had noticed that the
dog was very curious about the tree
all the forenoon. After dinner his
curiosity eliminated in repeated loud
and confident barking. Then be.
gan an investigation, expecting to
ind a strange cat, or at most a red
squirrel. But q moments scrutiny
revealed his coonship. Then how to
capture him became the problem. A
long pole was procured, and / sought
to dislodge him from his hold. The
skill with which he maintained him
self amid the branches excited our
admiration. But after q time he
dropped lightly to the ground, not In
the least disconnected. and at once on
his guard against both man and
beast. The dog was a coward, and
dared not face him. When the coon's
attention was diverted the dog would
rush In; then one Of US would attempt
to seize the coon's tall. but he faced
about SO quickly, his black eyes
cleaning. that the hand was timid
about selling him. Only but finally
In his skirmishing with the dog l.
caught him BY the tail, and bore him
safely to an open -four barrel, and he
was our prisoner. Much amusement
my little boy and | anticipated with
him. He partook of food that same
day, and on the second day would eat
! the chestnuts in u presence. Never
did he show the slightest fear OF US
or Of anything, but was unwearfed In
his efforts to regain his freedom. At
ter q few days we put a strap upon
his neck and kept him tethered by a
chain. But in the night, by dint OF
some hocus-pocus, he got the chain
unsnapped and made off. and is now,
I TRUST, a patriarch OF his tribe, wear
ing a leather ncck-tie- Century,
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
RUNNING GIRLS.

sonae Observations That Apply Partisu-
larry "a tho Maidsns Of washinstos
State.
It used to be said that there wers
two things which q woman could not
do; one was to run, the other to
throw a stone. Up TO the last century
she had not learned to do the latter
feat, but at the former she was an
adept says the Seattle Telegraph.
Those who doubt may be convinced
If some wet morning they will take .
street car and observe .ho young Ia
dies come down the cross streets just
o second OF two later thai they In
tended to be. On these occasions they
will be tolerably sure to see some Of
the prettiest sprintinR imaginable
straight, clean stepping, with head
we'll up shoulders well back, and
never q trace Of waddle. The OBJ
ssrver feels that the fair creature Is
dressed in shoes and garments that
do not pinch, and when she takes
her seat 10 the car, breathing Us
gently IS q baby. he is apt, II his
years number a couple of score or
more. to sigh inwardly for the time
when he could run a block or a dozen
OF them and have breath enough left
to keep him from gasping. The last
generation of girls could not run.
They were told It was hoydenish and
tomboylsh and everything else to do
so. They were forbidden by all tho
canons of good behavior and propriety
to 90 faster than q walk, like . team
crossing q country bridge. II by any
mischance 1t became absolutely &C.
essary for them to run the way they
went at 1t was calculated to make a
man weep They wriggled. they
waddled, they stepped on the side OF
their feet, they held their heads
down to hide their blushes, and they
pulled like porpoises whom they had
gene q half dozen yards. There were
q few exceptions, Of course, but now
the exceptions are the other \
Croquet was the first step toward
emancipation and tennis vas the con-
summation Of 1t. Fenimore Cooper
tells us In his charming way of the
grace and beauty Of motion exhibited
by the fleetrfooted Indian girl. Mayno
Reid paints vivid word pictures of the
impossible female aborigines of north.
ern Mexico as they seemed to fly, SO
swift were their footsteps, but it
would be safe backing a Seattle girl
on a wet morning when she wants to
catch a street a against any dusky
maiden OF fact or fiction for speed,
and as for easy grace, beauty, the
je ne sails quot. the tout ensemble, SO
to speak, of the fair Seattleite, until
some poet has been born aud bred on
this coast, we need not hope to see
Justice done them by words OF de-
scription. Until then we lay this
tribute at their feet, the very pretty
feet, indeed, of the Seattle girl who
runs to catch a street car, and let 1t
be added that she is usually a girl
who is one of the army Of workers.
God bless her and may her pathway
ever be smooth. May she run and
never grow weary.
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
Island clhes.

Client, In Belgiun, is built on
cwenty-six islands, which are con-
nected by eighty bridges, the city
having as many canals as streets.
Amsterdam, in Holland, a city Of
ten miles in circumference, is mostly
built on piles driven into the sandy
subsoil, but the flowing of the tide
and the debris OF the Ainstel River
has made ninety islands and the city
has more canals than streets The
watery ways are traversed by over 800
bridges, so that Amsterdam has
earned the designation Of the Venice
OF the North.
Venice is built on eighty Islands.
great and small. which are connected
BY 400 bridges. There Is not q car
Rage 10 the city.
st. Petersburg is built on . pen,
insula and two islands, connected by
several large stone bridges. and 10
summer by numerous bridges OF boats,
which, however, are removed at the
Rrst frost-Boston Globe
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02

The natives Of Gibraltar, and also the
Moors across the strait, havea tradition
that somewhere on the rock there
exists q cavern whence a subterran-
can passage leads under th6 strait to
the mountains on the other side. The
existence Of the passage. they say, Is
known to the monkeys, who regularly
use It In passing from n continent 10
the other.
The author of the "Watch on the
Rhine" Max Scheckenburger, is to be
commemoratsd with q monument In
the German town Of T~uttlinRen.
The value OF the art treasures Of
the Museum Of Art Of New York City
is 81 600. 000.
The people Of huss'a use up $780,
600 packs Of playing cards every
year.
1T has been stated that every 500
bullets nret during the cdvil war a mar
was killed.
Some OF the African tribes pull
their fingers till the joints s.crack" vs. 9
form Of s~alutation.
From an old account book IL ap'
pears that in 1877 tobacco wal sold by
the yard in PASSPORT. Me.
The world is filed with fslly and
sin.
It Is not what q man does. but what
he gets caught at. that weighs In the
worlds Judgment
Five things are essential to success In
life One Is . good wife, the foul
others arc money.
Life 10 a. water split upon th'
ground
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
NUMBER 6.

The word Arkansas is OF Indian
stock. A tribe of Indians, who re-
belled and separated from the Kan
sas nation, were celebrated for the
nne quality Of their bows. From
this they were called Arc or bow In
dams and afterwards "Arkansaa"
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
7HR news or 4 WEEK


A tornado at Oanandaigua, N. r.,
demolished two DWELLINGS and lifted
vehicles and their occupants bodily
from the roads.
Six sewer cleaners N New York were
overcome by sewer gas, and al would
soon have died but for their timely dis
covery.
Baker Fred Aibrecht stole on board
| the steamer Ircquois al Savannah, Ca,
while he had smallpox. and rode to
New York. whore the iroquols must
be fumigated.
Jerry Bennipghoof, Of Company X,
Fifteenth Regiment, q resident OF
Greenviile, was accidentally shot by q
| revolver In the hands OF D Of, his
! companions In an adjoining tent, at
Homestead. he died from internal
hemOrrhage about one hour and q half
after the accident.
A car loaded with steel Inzots, CON-
signed To the Carnegie Co.'s Thirty
third street mill. Plttsburg, and stand
ing on q sicing Of the Allegheny Valley
Railroad. was blown up by dynamite
or some other high explosive. No
person was injured.
Harry Schlipf, who has been IN Gus
tody at New Brunswick, New Jersey,
for the last two month on suspicion OF
being concerned In the murder or
llerta Mary Anderson. at Perth Am
Ius.ics Taas:av'
William Grauy, o FARMER OF NORTH
umteriand, Penna-. attempted sui;ide
by hanging. and when cue down tried
10 cut his throat. 4
Three hundred Of New York's sus-
pender makers have struck for higher
wages.
New York.s "Jack-tne-S iasher. a.
nnon ina sfreeis. has been imprisoned
Is await trial.
,ocono,,va On IN ,no,,naa n,.na a.
Tim firss,s RIM near W;I1,ams.ort
Psnna.. became unmanageable, and de-
scending with frightful rapidity, turned
over into a ditch. Engineer Stratton
was killed. and Fireman Horning Ia
tally injured.
A bridge on the PittsburR. Shenango
and Lake Erie Railroad. at Dixonburg.
Penna., gave way while an engine was
passing over 1t. Henry Fisher, q
bridge foreman, was killed Con-
ductor Diienderfer was Injured
George Caylor. aged I6 years. Of
| H~arrianurr was fatsIly injured ~ the
e-rnlos,on ~ q orn.
Soldiers who went to ouerl the riots
IN Rnffalo tl.at tbav ware
hair starved there.
James MADDEN, VINO was arrested on
Inc 2 OF numbering Jonn =. Men
nedy, az ooeeiton, vas e~xonerated from
Q a charge oy the Coronei's jury, al
Disappointment IN love caused Alice
M. Young, % years old, to commit sui
iue az ianti Cisy py shooting ner-
Ell y the head.
Thomas Donahoe. a Young man. was
| truc and killed by Edward Dillon. at
willow Grove, montgomery connty.
Dhion Is IN the NoIristown JAIL AZ Is
said q Young oma was the cause.
An attempt was made to wreck the
limited express of the pennsylvania
Railrcaf, rear Enon, Penna., but the
distractions were removed In time to
prevent an accident.
Thomas Flynn, OF Philadelphia,
was shot and seriously injured while
passing through Ship Creek woods,
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02

An ancient copper mine, which waa
ART worked t1B3 years ago, Dsbouf "a
- rsopened IN xassshl. Japan
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
onlolN o. nAMss 81 srArss.


somsthins whien Rsrhsps ~ Fuzslsa
You Net : KAtsass
The name Of c~alifornis nrst orist
lated In the Imagination OF the
author Of . Spanish romance, "Les
Sergus de Esplandian.s Here. the
Island OF California. where great
abundance Of gold and precious stones
Is found" was described The name
was probably given to the territory
now embrace In this State BY some Of
the Spaniards with CoFtez, who, no
doubt, had read this sensational ro-
nance.
Oregon was . name formerly given
co an imaginary river Of the West
Carver, an American traveller, en-
ti0ns It In 1893. In describing the
river he evidently c~onfounded 1t with
the Missouri, but the name was
finally applied to the present State Of
that name.
New Hampshire was named from
Hampshire County, in England, BY
John Mason, Of the Plymouth Com
pany, to whom the territory was
originally granted by tne Engiisn
Government
The State o. MASSACHUSETTS, VA
canned from the bay OF that name,
The origin OF the word Massachusetts,
is from the Indian word ''massa"
great, 'wadehuasn," mountains or
hills, and the SUNK Aets" meaning az
or near.
There are many CONFLICTING opinion.
concerning the origin OF the name OF
Rhode Island. some Delleve " 70 %
named from the lsie OF hbr.-Ai otheis
from the Dutch koode .ssianst' siRni-
Tying red island. ~ might Also nave
been called hoad Island Or hoaastea1
Island, being near me narpor
Connections, spelled In an lnaian
dialect ouin-nen-tuk-qut slgnined
.iand on . lone tidAi rlvcI.
New YORK IL named tom tne Duke
OF YORK, o original RIhneee. IN
the Charter ne was given al the lands
IRON Inc west sloe Of me
u hlser 70 tne cas- sios u Aeia-
ware Bay"
Ihc territory Of new Jersey Wa
given py royal cnartef 70 or ueolgs
Carteret and Lord berkeiy. Cafteiet,
IN EnRiand's great csvii Wal, Lag
braveiy defended the lsle OF jersey,
In tne brltisn Cnauuea anu nts NV
possessions IN America were anne
IN commemoratlon o. tnls lace
~rennsyivania W.
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
FOREIGN.

IL l3 ItpOLleu ou xOou dutuutity tuns
Baron Paul and four leading members
Of the German punitive expedition have
been murdered at K~iiimanjaro.
The Frepch wheat crop will be nearly
up to the average.
Depression in the Welsh tinplate
trade puzzles manufacturers.
French officers have been disciplined
recently for unnecessarily marching
tr-opsf In the deadly heat.
A force Of 1900 French troops entered
Dahoman territory and bombarded the
town Of Vaken enroute.
The British steamer Clan MacGreg
or, from the Clyde Tor Calcutta, reports
that, latitude 50 degrees n. longitude
16 degrees E., she felt a violent sub
marine eruption beneath her. 4
The Dahomeyans are said to be fly
ing before the advance Of the French.
Seven miners were Killed In q coal pit
at Swansea, by q fall Of the roof, while
they were descending in cage 70 their
work.
The Anchor Line steamship Anglis,
bound for England, capsIzed in the
HoOgly River. Thirty two OF her crew
wsra aaved mt TX ara missing
A double explosion Of dynamite at
Trieste, IN front Of the official residence
OF the S~tallhslter, created intense ex-
element. but little damage.
The ceremony OF enthronIng and o
ferring the painom upon Inc Ivy.
a. "a a. Indrsy,s and Edinhnroh
TOOK nlaca At Edi,'l nrch in tte Roman
Gathal;c CsfhedraI &
Tha x~.ro,,,s ~ a;,asbprv has uone
from Iondan r. Paris with Bessie Bell-
WOOL
rha D., , ooo,a % trv,nu n
worn 90, ! par,s,sn onserv or the
Sah,,oth
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
ARBOR DAY.

/ wish to call the attention of
teachers, school officers and the peo-
pie generally to the fact Monday, May
I'd. is Arbor Day, and 1 would urge up
on all, that something be done upon
that day toward the identifying of
the school yard lin each school dis
trict, by the planting of shade trees,
sowing of grass seed, and by other
wise improving and adjoining house
or grounds.
Let the people come together and
with the teacher direct and assist the
children in planting trees and shrubs
with their own hands. l would sug-
gest that a root of the American
woodbine, or ''wild ivy" as it is some
times called-a very hardy, beautiful
vine, and which is plentiful in our
woods-be planted beside each school
house, or on the grounds. The pu-
pills may afterward be taught by the
teacher, and by encouragement from
uOihS3 w SulC lOI UucSC UuluSS "uCu
they have teen planted.
"Our schools cannot protect the for
ests, but they can raise up a genera
tion, which will not leave our prairies
and hillsides treeless. There is no
spot on earth that may not be made
more beautiful by the help of trees,
shrubs, vines and flowers. If, under
the influence Of manifest destiny,
the child must leave the place of his
childhood, we may at least surround
the home and school with beauty and
make it attractive, so that his heart,
in whatever distant land it beats.
shall, like the seashell far from it's
ocean bed, retain some faint whisper
ing of its early dwelling place"
Teachers or school officers will
please report to me soon as conven-
lent thereafter, the work done on Ar
Dor Day upon the school grounds, in
their respective districts.
S. Q. STEVENS,
Co. Sup't of Schools.
MANKATo, April %, '92.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
Educational NJ lettings.

For teachers, school officers and for
the parents of the children in our
schools, will be held as follows
Wednesday evening, April q, in
school house of district No. 6, Judson.
Thursday evening, by invitation, in
the Swedish church in district No. ll9,
Lincoln.
Tuesday evening, May Sd, in Tivoli
school house, district No. 3.
Wednesday evening, May 4th, White
school house, district No. l27.
Thursday evening, May 9TH, in dis
trict No. 1873, Jamestown.
Meetings will begin at p. M. We
wish to make them of as much prac-
tical benefit as possible. To that end
the time of the session will be given
mainly, to the discussion Of those
questions relating not only to the
work of the teacher, but also some of
those bearing almost as directly upon
the welfare of the schools. Such as
school supplies, text books, school
libraries, and how to promote more
regular attendance of pupils, thus
improving the schools, and securing a
larger share of public school money
l.. G. STEVENS,
County Supt. of Schools.
MankatO. April 3d. 1892.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

81, 900 upon both, or rather the mort
gage appearing against each piece is
one and the same. The mortgage was
divided SO that there was $500 upon
each piece. Mrs. Smith understood
how this was, as did also Mr.. Jones.
"The failure last fall was due to
heavy losses incurred during the early
years OF the tub factory, and the in
terest upon these debts was a dead
10 IS ever since, though the debt was
gradually reduced. There was some
loss in the wood business two years
ago, owing to the heavy decline in
prices. Except this, no loss has oc-
CURED lately until the assignment,
which caused heavy loss, owing to
the necessity of sacrificing everything
at small prices.
ST expect to come out all right in
those suits, for there is nothing to
them. l consider the Smith suit
nothing better than an attempt at
blackmail."
The bondsmen have been secured,
but the bond will not be filed before
tonight or tomorrow morning.
The sheriff of Ramsey county is eX-
pected to arrive tonight with the
other warrant. and when the bail
bond shall be filed in the first case
he will serve his warrantand take Mr..
Marsh to st. Paul
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
THE MARSH MATTER.

Chas. NJ. Marsh is still enjoying the
hospitality of Sheriff Glynn. He
spent Monday and Tuesday in seeking
bondsmen, under the escort of Chief
Yates, and when seen by a reporter
this afternoon said that he had sue
ceeded in securing two bondSmen for
the Smith case, and two for the ST.
Paul case, and that both bonds are
made out and ready to be filed at any
time. He said that he has not vet
made up his mind as to whether he
will file his bond in the Smith case
before his examination Saturday, or
await the result Of that. Whenever
he files his bond or is discharged from
arrest he will become liable to arrest
upon the ST. Paul bench warrant.
Deputy Sheriff Gilberton came down
from ST. Paul Monday night with the
bench warrant, but returned Tuesday
afternoon, not having had an oppor-
tunity to serve his papers. He will
doubtless return saturday. He said
that the officers in St. Paul have been
looking for Marsh ever since the in
dictment was found.
In speaking of the case, Mr. Marsh
said that good many reports had
gained circulation regarding other
warrants to be issued elewhere, for
which there was no foundation.
He said: II have never been guilty
of any lawbreaking, except that per
haps | have hunted chickens out of
season. shall be able to clear my
self upon these two charges"
1t is reported that one or more suits
for heavy damages are to follow these
two cases, in which Mr.. Marsh will be
the plaintiff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
WHOLESALE FRUIT HOUSE.

Another wholesale establishment
has been added to Mankato's already
long list of such houses. The new
firm will be known as the l.. Patter-
son Fruit Co., and as it's name indi-
Gates it will handle fruit. S. j..
Wright, of Minneapolis, is associated
with Mr. Patterson. The new firm
7 has taken possession of the south half
of the Union block, and will be ready
for business in very few days, or as
soon as some stock now on the road
arrives. Fruit and vegetables will be
handled, and as far as possible the
purchases will be made in carload lots
from first hands. The firm believes
that house located in Mankato can
easily compete with the Minneapolis
fruit houses and can cover wide field.
Having four railroads diverging in
every direction there is every facility
for making shipments, and there is
every reason to believe that a large
and permanent business can be
worked up.
Mr.. Wright has been upon the Min
neapOlis market for the past ten years
and is thoroughly familiar with the
business in all its details. He will
manage the business of the firm. He
is a young man of pleasing address,
and will be welcomed to the city by
our business men.
1t is significant indication when
establishments like this locate in
Mankato, for it adds proof that the
city is so located as to be the natural
commercial center of large territory,
and that this is recognized by men of
experience and means. Mankato
never had more promising outlook
than at the present moment.
We wish the new firm every posi-
hlp SucnaSS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
have been filed with the Register
of Deeds during the past week:
G Dare to f Pearson, 8 of Red
Jacket Mill lot. S 200
Mary E Robinson to wv Will
liams, lots IL and II, blk 2,
Humphreys Lake View ad,
Lake Crystal. ......... 21O
f J Grant to Nettie M Shafer.
WI lot 7, blk 9, Cummings ad. 700
j Shull to Lavina e Chaplin, lot
II, blk 2, Bronson's ad. .... S25
Elizabeth Haynes and Elizabeth
Eastman to f Wolcott, lot
IL and w 70 TT of lot 10, Haynes
ad, Hilton town site. ..... so
P w Klein to w Fields, lots
and 5, blk 5, Hilton town site. IS
j J Conrad to J and A McGreg-
or,nw4, sec 80, 102, Is. -. -. 1850
S A Burroughs ct al to CHI
Brown, w 1873 TT of lot 5, blk l.,
Browns ad.. 700
w D Willard to Elizabeth L
Sweet, so It of blk IL, Van
Brunt'S ad. 675
Total, 9 deeds. Sc, 4S5