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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-19

The steam flour mill at Jerseytown
was destroyed by fire last Saturday
morning. The fire was discovered at
about three O'Clock, and in a couple
of hours the flames had done their
work. The mill was owned by Wy
man & Co., of Wilkes-Barr and was
insured for $4,000. The loss is sever
al thousand dollars above insurance,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-19

Don't waste time, money, and health
trying every new medicine you may
see advertised in the papers. If the
cause of your trouble is in the blood,
liver, stomach, or kidneys, take Ayers
Sarsaparilla at once, and be sure of
cure. Take no other.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-19

The Bazar at the Parish House will
be open until Saturday night. Among
the articles for sale are silk shawls,
shoes, clothing, quilts, pictures,
stationery, brooms, coffee, tea, soap,
furniture, notions, fruit, silverware
and many other things.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-19

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Of Sunbury,
a noted Soprano, will assist at the
Grand Concert, with Readings, to be
held in Trinity Reformed Church,
Tuesday evening, Feb. 23. Do not
fail to hear her.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-19

Valuable information to all raisers
of poultry Bull's-Head Poultry Powd-
er cures at once leg weakness, cramp,
scurvy, loss of appetite &c. A trial
will convince you Of this assertion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-19

Read our sale column.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-02-19
VOTE IN BLOOMSBURY.
President of Council.

Those markek thus are elected.
East West Total
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
A Dearth of Fish fin Paris,

fic A<ouoou AcfcbEdpA-l
 It is an age of adulterstion. The wine sold in some of the best Paris restaurants is chemically prepared, and enterprising food purveyors concoct plans for the pro. duction of artificial oysters and of fraud. ulent snails supposed to come from Bur gundian vineyards. It is therefore no, surprising to find that the excellent dish of fish known as friture de Seine is nc longer what it seems and purports to be. For years past many 6 restaurateur and inn-keeper has lived on his reputation for preparing savory and appetizing fritters of gudgeon, barbel and whitebait, the fish be- ing always fresh from the water.
 According to the authorized anglers who use nets in the Seine, the take of local fish is becoming scarcer every year. The few specimens of the fnny tribe occasionally brought to land sell at an exorbitant rate, and the consequence is that vendors of fri lures de Seine have to buy in the HaIles Centrales fish brought in ice from Hol- land. Epicures who seek hostelries along the banks of the Seine. where they hope to lunch of fried whitebsit or gudgeon, are accordingly forewsrned, if not fore armed. against any attempts of riparian bonifaces to palm off on them as a genu- inc local dish the friture composed of pro- miscuous fish from the Dutch canals Thus another Parisisn legend Is being gradually undermined, and Seine fritters will in time be as great frauds as the petit wins of outer suburban districts once praised by Beranger and Paul de Rock.
 The introduction of the penny steam boats first interfered with the fish in gene ral, and more recently the cold and wet weather played havoc with barbel and gug- geon. The honest men who use nets, moreover, complain that they are not al lowed to fish at night, the time when the poachers, careless about licenses and set ting authority at nsught, literally SCOUT the river. The incorporated anglers have now petitioned the minister of public works to allow them to go out at night and compete with the poachers.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
Even With the Conductor.

l''Her Point of View" in the New York Times "My childish awe and reverence for the
 conductor ot an express train has never quite left me-" says a woman, "and it i. | with feeling of half surprise that I dis
 covered one was actually very human A
 long journey invariably gives me a tick | headache and go prepared. Last week on my homeward trip was no exception,
 and two or three hours after our start l
 was chained to big camphor bottle. The
 conductor eyed me sharply every time be
 passed, and it foated through my aching
 head that he was probably putting me down in his thoughts as one of those help less women who give out on the slightest provocation. But suddenly hs stopped ai my seat.
 "T beg your pardon, madam, but Is
 that camphor you are usingf he asked.
 "Wonderingly, I replied, 'Yee,' with . quick, vague feeling that was transgress- ing some rule of the company in having it.
 "'Will you lend it to me for momensg he went on. T have blinding sick head ache, and have been wishing could get a whif from my camphor bottle "He grasped the bottle eagerly as
 handed it to him. He took long, strong
 whiffs of it, poured some in his hand and
 wet his mustache, touched his finger with
 it and put 1t in his mouth, and finally sat.
 urated his handkerchief. with an apology for his greediness, he termed it. "The shock of the incident, so contrary to my lifelong estimate of these grand of. icials, really cured my headache, and ths
 rest of the journey was accomplished witt
 certain sense of elation at having. met [ great man on his own level"
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
A GRATEFUL ALLIGATOR,
Once Befriended, She Makes Annua
 Visits 10 Her Benefactor,

once Befrfended, She Makes AuuusI
 Visits 10 Her Benefactor,
 From the Florida Times -Union.I
 There is an old man who lives not dog en miles from Jacksonville, on the St. Johns river, who has what might be called sn alligator farm. He owns a tract of about twelve or thirteen acres, and In one part is low, marshy place, which, in wet weather, is filled with water. A ditch connects this with the river.
 One spring day the owner of the farm while walking near the swamp heard a crashing sound in the marsh grass, and looking over to the center saw a large slli- gator moving around. He stood still and watched the saurisn, and discovered that it was throwing up mound of mud and grass. After time, when the heap had assumed a shape not unlike that of a hut such as the EsquimsuI are pictured as liv- ing in, the alligator lay on top. The far msr came to the conclusion that che was laying her eggs, and, not wishing to dis turb her, left.
 The next day he visited the place again, and saw that the mound had been firmly bedded all around, while the old gator lay summing herself on a log. Each day he visited the place and carried food to the old one in the shape of fish and meat, and as the time went on she got so tame that on a certain hour she was on the lookout and came crawling up to be fed.
 One morning he was startled by 6 loud believing in the direction of the swamp and hsstening over found things in a higt | state of excitement. There. lying in i pool of water. was the old mother, sur | rounded by numerous little alligators some of which climbed upon her back ana then slid off, seeming to enjoy the fun i'm mensely. At the sight of her friend { bright light beamed in her eyes, and, aftel receiving few caresses, she started of to wards the river, followed by her young. Every spring after that the owner of tb, place has watched for the old gator, whict has never failed to show up and each yea build & new mound and raise her young.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04

sary to life, harmed not this hardy ssnti- nel of the plains.
 The root of this weed is now being gath cred up by men who drive their wagons over the plains of western Kansas. A sharp spade is driven down deeply by the side of the plant, the earth is broken and the thick brown root secured. The top with its long spines is thrown aside. Sometimes long, sharp tool is required to reach deep into the ground, in order to secure the greater part of the root. The root has been known to extend as far ss twenty feet into the soil, but only from two to three feet of the upper portion, which is about two inches thick, is worth digging for. This root is brought by the wagon load to Kansas City, where fscto- " converts it into soap. The roots are first washed, then cut up and boiled out in big vat, where other Ingredients are also placed. When this is dried out to such 6 degree that it will soiidify, it is moulded into semi-transparent cakes that slip around in the hands delightfully."- while be- ing used. One of the most wonderful things about this weed is that, while grow ing in region where alkali pools dot the ground, and where the soil is white with the chemical, none of it is found in the root. Many of the poorer settlers who oc- cupy "dugouts" cut the root into conveu- tent pieces and use it as e cake of soap.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
THE SUGAR TRUST.


 The outcome of the suit brought against the Sugar trust by the United States gov. ernment will be awaited with much inter- est by those who hope that public opinion and the law are going to prove too much for the trusts. The action is in the shape of bill in equity filed against the differ ent companies and stockholders, brought under the Sherman antitrust law, but not under the criminal portion of the law It seeks to prevent the carrying out of the sale of the Philadelphia companies to the American Sugar Refining company under the terms of the agreement of March 4, 1892. The court is asked to declare the agreements void, and to issue an injunction restraining the parties from carrying them into effect. Concerning the monopolizing of the trade the bill recites that the defen- dant, the American Sugar Refining con- pany, monopolizes the manufacture and sale of refined sugar in the United States and is enabled to control at will the price of the said sugar; that it has linn ited the production and increased the price of said sugar, and to that end has stopped and dismantled many reaneries through out the United States; that the contracts were part and parcel of a fraudulent and unlawful scheme to enable the company to obtain the control of the production and price of refined sugar and were com binations in restraint of trade, and that in making said contracts John E. Searles, jr., and the American Sugar Refining com- pany conspired with the defendants "to restrain the trade and commerce in refined sugar among the several States and with foreign nations.
 There is no doubt that the Sugar trust has done and is doing what the bill charges it with. If there is any law by which it can be reached that law should be thor oughly and promptly used, and if there is none one should be made as soon as pos e;h1a
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
MISSIONARY WORK.

That old, but very important and inter esting question, What shall we do with our girlsa is again conspicuous because two young women in New York have mar ried two Chinamen. The young women had been teaching the Chinamen in Sun day school, and the teacher and the taught found the association so pleasant and improving that they decided to con- tinue it through life, or until divorce is necessary. Some time ago there was a protest in the church of which the young women are members against the custom prevailing in it's circle of religious labor of assigning young woman instructor to a single Chinese pupil in it's Sunday school. The dangers of such contact with Orient als was said to be very great to American women engaged in this fervid work, but the pastor of the church, the Sunday school superintendent, the women them selves and the Chinese pupils, who re- fused to receive religious instruction from men or to be placed in mixed classes, prevailed and the practice was continued. The result has been what might have been expected. It has, of course, made some talk, but the Chinamen are pleased and the young women are contented. Moreover, they have the outspoken sup port of some of the other young women of | the church who have not yet married Chinamen, and of some of the older women who have married United States men. It is, perhaps, needless to remark that the Chinamen do not suffer in the comparison made by the experienced married women, | who appear to regret that they did not marry Chinamen instead of the men they
 did marry.
 l There can be no doubt that our girls ought to have Chinamen if they want
 them. And they certainly will have them
 if they want them. We do not sec
 what can be done by those who are sim
 pie enough to object. The Chinamen are
 here. They are smooth, polite and
 shrewd. They want to be taught and ] shown the way to heaven by nice and | agreeable young women. What man oi
 any race doesn'ta They are heather, and
 the prevalent idea is that they must be
 saved, even if it takes nice young womer
 to save them. There are spurious philos
 ophers who think there is limit to the
 work of saving heathen, but they are mol to be listened to. It is evident to all
 really thoughtful and intelligent people
 that there is no sacrifice too great if [
 heathen soul can thereby be "saved." And
 if the heather who may be visiting us pre-
 fer to be saved in @ pleasant way they
 should be allowed to be saved in tha | wav
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04

way.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04

ehoe nno ie iuouco Wltu tuc bpiElt ok tno great Wah Kee Wee Rum, who was long ago a powerful and influential medicine man of the tribe.
 The history of the coinage acts in this country gives an interesting illustration of the difficulties which surround the coinage of gold and silver under existing condi- tions. The establishment in 1791 of 8 ratio of to 15 between gold and silver re- suited, from the output of gold and silver at that time, in lowering the market value of silver, which promptly caused gold coins to disappear, under the we'll known principle that cheaper coin always drives @ more valuable coin out of circulation, even though both are of the same denomi- nation. The act of 1884 reduced the weight of the gold dollar and made the ratio to 18. The discovery of new gold deposits after this made that metal cheap CT, and silver in its turn disappeared. Subsequent acts of legislation caused a repetition of this monetary game of hide and-seek, until at the present time the enormous yields of the silver mines have 80 depressed the market price of the white metal that between it and gold there is now an actual ratio of value of to about
 4.
 A curious phase of the labor question is reported from Paris, where an execution has been served upon the omnibus com 1x,; ;ko ;x SLz e o;r stances. A court decision was rendered forbidding the company to keep its men employed for more than twelve hours day, and in case the decree was not obeyed the penalty was fixed at 100 francs day, to be paid to the syndicate of the men. The company ignored the decree, and the men continued to work for the statutory twelve hours, and for certain hours in addition. Thereupon the syndicate communicated with the company, but no notice was taken of the communication. The men continued to work during the forbidden hours and the company continued to employ them. As the next step the syndicate claimed the penalty. But the company still pursued course of masterly inactivity. It ignored the claim. Thereupon the syndicate be- came aggressive. A sheriff's man appeared at the bureau of the company and asked for the full amount of the penalty from the day of the decision, and, the claim being ignored, seized tables, chairs, desks, and office furniture. The defence of the company is that they have appealed against the decision. Meanwhile the men go on working overtime peacefully and contentedly as usual.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04

The Chinese in this country do not all wash for @ living. There are ten thou sand Chinese shoemakers in California.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
Eyerybody,s Garden.

William Zachary Gladwin in the Christian
 Union. All along the wsysde is every body's garden! There the wild rose blossoms through the sum- mer days: Bounded by field fences, and ever stretching on- ward. It is Gods own garden. For 1t, give Him praise
 'Tis gay with goldenrod,
 There blooming grasses nod, And sunfowers small and yellow turn ever in to the sun;
 Quaint darkey- heads are there,
 And daisies wild and fair. In everybody's garden, each flowers the loveliest one. All along the wayside is everybody's gardenl Come out and gather posies; the very air Is sweet. Come out, with hearts of gladness, ye big and little children, Into our Fathers garden, made for our stroll ing feet.
 The fitting butterfly,
 The fragrant winds that sigh, The tiny clouds that hover above us in the blue,
 The birds song high and clear,
 Make heaven draw more near. In everybody's garden the world once more is newl
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

New Haven's ball players have certainly made good start.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
No. tO6

buy the mule, but the boy didn't want to sell him. Finally he conssnted to swap the mule for the Englishman's fine bay horse and one hundred dollars to boot. The Engiishman mounted the mule, the boy mounted the horse and they rode on together. After awhile they came to 6 creek and the Englishmsn drew up his feet to keep them from getting wet. About half way through the water got so deep that he had to draw his feet up to the mules flank. As soon as the boot heels touched the mules flank he squstted right in the middle of the creek. Whats the matter with your blarsted mule nowf said the Englishman. T told you he was & set- ter, and he's just as good for suckers as for anything elss.'"
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04

that she is imbued with the spirit of the great Wah Kee Wee Rum, who was long ago powerful and influential medicine man of the tribe,
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04

There are more bee-hives in the United States, where there are 2,S00, ,000, than in any other country. Greece, famous for its love of honey, has only 30, 900 hives.
 Paderewski is recuperating his health in Paris, and has abandoned his intended trip to Australia. He has been advised by his physicians to abstain from work for several months. Fortunately, he can af- ford to take that advice.
 There are less profitable occupations than ministering to woman's love of dress. An action in court brings out that Red fern, the women's tailor, estimates his New York and Newport business as worth $625, ,0OO and his yearly profits at $7s, 800. An Indian princess at Seattle has turn ed prophetess and says that the world will surely come to an end next month. Her tribe all put great confidence in he, prediction, v sha psss md thsy hslisy'
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
Soap Made From . Weed.

The Mexican soap weed is being convert ed rapidly into toilet soap by @ manufac- turing company. The soap weed, since time began, or since the Kansas prairie was an inland sea, has thrust its roots deep in the soil of the unsheltered plains and hourished. There has been nothing until now to diminish the supply or exter- minste the species. The hot sun, the bak- ing winds, and the desrth of that moisture which is supposed to be absolutely nscss'
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
SIMPSONS MULE,
The Latest Campaign Story of the
 Kanaas Stafesman.


 Kansas Statesman.
 One of the best stories of the year is told by Jerry Simpson, populsrly known as the "Sockless Socrates of Medicine Lodge" He had been talking about the attempt of the old parties to capture the Alliance vote, when he compared the as- tute politician to the Kansas mule, says the Atlanta Constitution.
 'Out in Kansas," said he, "there is 6 boy who had taught his mule to squat when he touched him on the flank with his heels, and one day when he was riding beside an Englishman the mule suddenly sat down on its launches. Whats the matter with your mulef said the English man. Why said the boy, 'he's c setter; don't you see that rabbit out theref The Englishmsn was much astonished. They rode on awhile and the mule squattsd again. What's he doing noHf said the Englishman. He's settin' again. said the boy. Don't you see that flock of uuailf By this time the Englishman was dying to own the mule. An animal he could ride that wss also setter would be prloslss1 l te such . Nimrod v hs, Es s6sssd tc
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-18

Ex-Governor James f. Campbell, Of
Ohio, was in Chicago on Monday and in
an interview a. to the chances for Sena-
tor Hills nomination said. Il cannot
see any hope for Senator Hill. The
Southern trips will probably strengthen
him, said he to-day, "but it Is i'm
possible for me to see where he can get
enough votes to secure nomination.
| am for Cleveland, not because | in
dulge myself in hero worship, but be
cause / believe the Democratic party de
sireS his nomination. He Il the best
representative Of Democratic principles
we could select from the many men We
have who would make good executive
officers. He represents the reforms the
Democrats are demanding, and for these
reasons | think he is the man to nom
mate.
''The Ohio State delegation, | believe,
will be largely for Cleveland Hill may
have some of the districts but the ma
jority Will prefer Cleveland. 1t Is not at
all certain that either Cleveland or Hill
will Toe nominated. In fact, it is quite
probable that the nomination will be
| given to a western man. There are
plenty of able and desirable men in the
West, and perhaps it Will prove way to
| combine the factions in New York Ii
is likely that it will be convention of
| surprises, and there Is no telling who
! Will be the successful man.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-18
4 Girl Lynched.

RAYville, la, March 13.-The lifcless
form Of a cOlored girl was found dang
ling from a tree on the road leading to
this place Saturday morning. 1t was
identified as that of 15-year-old ser
want of W. X. Helmer, who resides on
the Greenwell place, 20 miles from here.
The girl became offended at the ac-
ton of a colored man also employed in
the house, and in seeking some mode Of
revenge she decided to put rough on rats
into his coffee. She put the poison into
the coffee intended for the family meal
About nine persons drank the concoc-
ton, and all came very near unto death
The girl acknowledged that she intended
to kill the man and she did not care par
ticularly who else suffered.
On Friday night some parties started
out to bring the girl to the jail at Ray
vile, but they had not proceeded far be-
fore masked party overlook them and
strung the girl up to tree at the first
crossing. All the parties poisoned will
recover,