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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19

wounded COW, lowering their heads
and paving up the ground. Now there
was always good deal of bluff about
buffaloes, and having heard old 'front.'
iersmen say this, / continued to ad-
vance on them, and sent half dozen
bullets into their midst. They gave
way before the leaden messages, two
of them wounded slightly, and third
pretty badly in the shoulder. but all
broke and ran except the largest of
the herd, an old bull and the finest
specimen ever saw He stood his
ground, his old eyes glaring and blood
shot from under the shock of matted
hair about his head, and, planting his
legs firmly, awaited my coming with
grim determination. Hello, old boy!"
l said. You look downright vicious,
but guess it's all bluff, anyhow I'll
risk it," drew closer in order to get
a good aim, and, firing, hit the buffalo
fairly on the forehead. expected TO
see the huge beast roll over dead, but
the thick skull resisted the bullet,
which only tore away the hide, and tho
snimal nude for mo with lowered
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19

that / could not get ont of the way, and
the big, blunt head struck me full in
the chest, knocking the revolver from
my hand, and sending me over in a
heap. The pistol exploded as it struck
the earth, and was slightly wounded
in the head by a flying fragment, but
the attack of the buffalo had only
sufficient force to upset me without
further injury, for as it struck me it's
strength, which was an expiring effort,
failed it, and it dropped beside me
with thud that seemed to shake the
earth. My victory, if you could call it
such, had cost me so dear that it was
an hour or two before / could
get up and whistle to my horse.
which was grazing some little
was too sore even to mount him then,
and, holding on to his bride, en-
deavored to pull along us far as the
nearest ranch, Montford's, but after
the first mile l found l could go no
further. and lay down to die, for in
those days the country was SO sparsely
settled that sometimes week, or even
two, would elapse without human
being crossing the prairie. But my
good star sent horseman that way
just as the sun was setting.
summoned all my strength and gave a
despairing shout as / fell back in a
dead faint. When / came to I found
the man, Montford himself. leaning
over me, and it was nearly time for the
sun to rise next morning. A wagon
had to be sent for to carry me home,
and it was full month before was
able to rise from my bed, FOR my body
was one mass of bruises and was so
black and blue that my skin had no
vestige of its normal color l had the
head of my buffalo prepared by a
taXidermist, and for years it haa
adorned my study. Come round to
morrow and I'll show it to you."--
Canker City (Kan.) Cor. St Louis
Globe Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19
head stepped aside a. he was about

head I stepped aside a. he was about
to strike and quickly fred, this time
| striking the bull in the shoulder, tearing
| open the flesh with what must have
been d painful wound. AT any rate 1t
seemed to madden the buffalo, for with
boarse below of rage it wheeled
about and rushed back toward me
like n whirlwind. The gravity of the
situation now began to dawn on my
mind, and don't mind confessing that
was considerably ratified. In the first
place it was on the bold prairie with
not q tree for miles not even n bush
and with the exception of that little
dip in the ground, which enables me
to identify the spot, there wasn't n
break in the dead level. was unarmed
save for the pistols which had nearly
empticd, and face to face with an ami
NAL mad with rage and pain. began
to fear that was goner, but resolving
to fight for my life counted the shots
had left l had three only, and l
knew my life depended on them, so
resolved only to use them with deliber-
alton. Parrying the bulls second at
tack by deXterous leap I hurriedly
tore off my coat and threw it directly
in the face of the animal, which again
advanced on me. This confused him
for brief moment, and leveling my
revolver 1 let fly at the bulls head.
aimed to hit him in the eye or neck,
but owing to the rapidity of his move
ments the ball glanced to his big jaw,
blowing it up to the bone, which was
exposed But to my dismay this had
no power to stay the bull even for a
moment, and he rushed at me with
such force that / had barely time to
spring to one side. As did this my
foot caught in a trailing vine and
went forward on my face at full length.
Realizing that l was lost leaped to my
feet only to receive as did so terrific
blow on the back that sent me dozen
PAGES off. Goodness only knows why
every bone in my body wasn't broken.
thought they were, anyhow, but see
ing the buffalo coming to me once more
found had strength enough to try
and scramble up before he reached me.
had succeeded in getting up on my
all-fours when he struck me again.
Over l went as at first. but I was so
badly hurt this time that 1 was too
furious to feel my injuries. Shouting
my compliments to him grabbed my
pistol, and feeling desperate, blazed
away just as he reached me. l had
barely time to get out of the way and
to keep his huge carcass from crushing
me to death, for the bullet 1 had fired
so recklessly had gone home, and the
bull fell kicking in death
agony l was afraid to approach aim
for some minutes, so violent and pro-
longed were his sufferings and
struggles, but at last, plying the
creature, / ventured to advance within
few feet of him, meaning to end his
agony with a bullet through the head.
But as did so he caught sight of me,
and ere l could pull the trigger, had
sprung to his feet and was rushing
upon me. So sudden was the attack
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19
Her Train of Thought.

Masculine Voice (from first fool
which is the one above me)-Elmira
my dear, Elmira? Do i not perceive a
strange odor as of something burning
emanating from the regions of the cook
room?
Feminine Voice (from nowhere in
particular)-Ah, yes. Won't you just
come down and remove the dinner from
the fire and send for something to eat?
I am writing an article for the Sanitary
Era on the chemistry of foods and the
modes of preparing it and l wish yor
wouldn't interrupt my train Of thoughts
--rharmacC utical Era.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
An Exciting Combat with a
Wounded Buffalo.

UST there" said
Maj T h o m a S
Mason, pointing
out a slight de-
cline in the prai-
rie to the scribe,
81 had an ad-
venture with a
big bull buffalo
that was about
as close "a shave
with death as l
ver h n d. 1t
was tw e II t y
years ago this
spring, and I
was riding from
my place over
here on Eagle
creek to that of
my N e a r e S t
neigh Dor, a man
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19
Very Likely They Would.

Spooney dry goods clerk Ito smart
Miss trying on hat before the glass)-
Don't wish 1 was looking glass.
Smart Miss-Yes, perhaps you'd get
more girls to look at you then. 4.
Clerk collapses and has to be carried
out Texas Siftinga
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19
A Classical Aneedote.

"Fine words butter no parsnips," was
the terse remark of the late Sophocles
when the Athens Daily Helenblat gave
the first performance of "Philoctetos' a
two-column send-off. what ! want to
collar" said that great poet, lis not
gush. but gate-moneyW-- Puck
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19
A Promise.

81 shall go right home to my mother.
Hudson Hicks. saw you kissing Mrn.
Habberton- Browne in the conserva-
tory" a'
'It was only siste"'y kiss, my dear"
''She is not your sister"
"Yes, she is-.that is she promised to
be ono to me, years ago" - Brooklyn
Life
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19

ut seems to be foregone conclu-
sion," wbinnied the poor coach-horse,
lOoling Mt the wall where hung the
long thick, glossy tail he had once been
Sprcud of and whisking his mutilated
stump sorrowfully.- Chicago Tribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-19

by the name of Felix Montford. 1
was not thinking of hunt, and was
armed only with pair of revolvers,
but when, after u mile or two travel
across the prairie, l saw a herd of buff
falo just ahead of me, could not re-
frain from giving chase. They were
not over half a dozen in number, but
all tremendous fellows except one, a
young female with calf few weeks
old. The wind blowing gale from
them to me, they had no warning of
my approach and were proceeding
leisurely along, stopping every now
and then to crop the young spring
grass or to wait for the COW, which
fingered with the calf Fearing, how
ever, that they would catch sight of
my horse before | came within shoot
ing distance, dismounted and began
to crawl toward the herd on my knees
and hands, with my pistols ready at
the first movement that should betray
my presence. had gotten within one
hundred yards of them when one of the
animals threw up his head, and, sniff
fing the wind, caught sight of my
horse. which was cropping grass close
to where had left him. With snort
of terror, he drew the others atten-
tion to the object, and while they
paused to consider whether it was foe
or not, sprang to my feet and ran
toward them. They had not seen me
before, and confused by my sudden APP
pearance, my Involuntary shouts,
which accompanied by frantic wav.
ing of my arms, the animals seemed
scarcely to know what to do. Wheeling
madly about, they would break into a
short broken gallop, only to run back
or round and round in a circle with
piteous bellowings.
Excited as we'll and fearing to delay,
I blazed away at them, and as good
luck would have it, wounded the young
COW. 1t was unfortunate for me that
did not kill her outright, for her cries,
mingled with those of the terror-strick-
en- calf, and the sight of the stream of
red blood pouring from her side, seemed
to enrage the bulls so that they paused
in their flight and crowded about the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09
PURE OLD RYE AND WHEAT
WHISKEY.

We formerly had bonded warehouse room sv,
ncient TO sto s,UU gallons OF whlskey, which
we considered stock sufficient TO meet an,
trade, but We found however, the demand ~,
our whiskey such, that for us TO be able o cot St
larger stock OF old whiskey, we were compelled
To Increase our storage room and have iusi com.
pleted nm Ironclad bonded warehouse with :,
capacity sufricient 10 store $1,000 gallons Of
whiskey.
We aim to sell no whiskcy less than one year
old and from that on up TO the eldest we 6ay.
In STOCK except In original packages, Thereby
giving our patrons the beneflt of the age
What we claim over great msny other dis.
tillers: '''
FIRST, Briarcreek being rich fertile valley
we are able TO get superior quality OF grain 10
manufacture our whiskey nom.
SECOSD: Having our Touring mill In connec.
tion with our distillery we clean all our grain
ter, thereby, making tt AS clean as the gran
that Is ground into -four.
THIRD re hand mash, double distill our
whiskey and then re-distlll on a copper dlstlL
FOURTH: We leach our whiskey well thereby
getting out the fusll oil and all impurities,
which new whiskey contains.
FlfTh: We use no seCOnd-handed barrels, our
whiskey Is all nut In new, clean, Indiana White
OAK harrels which Is considered the best barrel
In the market.
SIXTH: 1t Is a known Sact that the hotter
whiskey IL kept the faster IL will age, THEREFOR
we heat our bonded warehouse with steam 80
the thermometer will register 10 degrees, when
the temperature Is at zero.
We have never distilled any corn, and do here.
by guarantee all our whiskey positively pure
rye or wheat and for purity and quality we defy
competition, and 10 any person who will lind
any poisonous drug In our whiskey, put IN by
ASH 4 BRO,
BRIARCREEE,
6-lC-9mo. COL Co.. Pa
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09
This Nation as a Road Builder.

From the Altoona Tribune.
The gospel of good roads is being
preached with fervency and a
tenacity that is certain to bring the
answer sooner or later. The day is
coming when road which is morass
half the year and dust heap the
other half will be as discreditable to
a township as mud holes are to a
city that wants to be well thought of.
The farmer, who now looks with sus-
picion upon the agitation for improved
roads, is going to put on his thinking
cap and the result will be his con.
version to a better state of mind.
The State will take the matter up,
the Natinal Government will lend a
hand. 1t will be determined that a
government which annually approp-
rates many millions for the improve
ment of rivers and hobers, will be
doing wisely by aiding in the con-
struction OF decent roads. The States
will interfere to som. extent with the
business of the wagon.maker, and IN
course Of time vehicles will have tires
that will make roads instead Of dc
stroying them. When the State or
National Government has constructed
a number Of main roads the township
or the county will put the less i'm
portant ones in order. The contrast
between improved and unimproved
highways will be so great that public
sentiment will demand the complet-
ion of the work. Afterwards our
rural friends will be amazed at the
patience with which they submitted
to the inconvenience and expense of
poor roads, roads that for months are
almost impossible.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09

by success in this election, indepen-
dents unite with the young Demo
cracy and proclaim their purpose to
apply this principle everywhere.
The independents accept Grover
Cleveland, the candidate of the
Democratic party, as, on the whole,
the foremost representative of the re-
form principle, and will give him a
cordial support. Not pretending to
approve the views or to tolerate
the methods Of many who call them
selves Democrats, with no sympathy
for party bosses or organizations
which subordinate principle to mo.
mentary success, they still rejoice
that within this reinvigorated party
the power Of all such element has
yielded to the demand for broad
craftsmanship and far-sighted policy.
They believe that the force Of truth
will consolidate the discordant
fragments which form the party, or
that if it repel some of these, it will
attract better and stronger support
from without, and that the way is
open to-day, as it has not been in
many years, for an educational can
vass in the cause Of reform, with
strong prospect of an immediate
success, which shall be an important
service to the nation, and with the
certainty that the final triumph OF
that cause in the civil administration
Of the government at large, as well as
in the laws of taxation and currency,
cannot long be delayed.
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Some one has said that
8-IC-3rno.

Some one has said that a
bargain is an article sold un.
der its real valnc. Some ad-
vertisers are not believers in
this theory or are as econo.
mical Of the truth as they are
with their bargains.
But ian honest tale speeds
best being plainly told
This is our purpose in offer-
ing WaH paper bargains.
They are bargains because
they are as we represent them,
full length, full weight, bona,
hde goods.
We know one instance ola
bargain in wall paper which
after it was on the walls lead
pencil marks showed through.
Whose was the bargain'
Come and see us before
buying elsewhere.
w. H. BROOKE & Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09
Mr.. Dougherty is Dead.

Daniel Dougherty, the distinguished
orator and well known lawyer, died at
his home, ao2I Spruce street, at lit
tie before o'clock Monday afternoon.
His death was not unexpected, as he
had been i'll for nearly three months
and his physician, DIR. d. F. Woods,
told the family on Sunday night that
his death was only question of hours.
The immediate cause of death was
nervous prostration, to which was ad-
ded trouble Of the liver and stomach.
Mr.. Dougherty's illness dated from
June 20, at which time he came from
Long Branch to attend to some bust
ness in this city. Not feeling well he
visited his physician, who ordered him
to bed Immediately. At that time he
was arranging for trip to Europe,
but this was postponed from week to
week until it was finally Abandoned
six weeks ago, when he was compelled
to remain in bed.
HIS NERVOUS SYSTEM GAVE WAY.
Three weeks ago his nervous trouble
set in and it was preceded by lesion
at the base of the brain. This was
succeeded by partial paralysis. Grad
ually the whole nervous system be-
came affected and his left side was
entirely paralyzed. At one stage of
his illness about ten days ago, hic-
coughs set in, but DR.. Woods succeed
ed in checking them in day or two
Several times during the past week he
has been either unconscious or delr-
ious, but he has rallied.
No hope Of full recovery has been
entertained for some time, and on
Sunday the family was told to prepare
for the worst. From that time his
wife and five children were constantly
at his bed side. Yesterday morning
he became unconscious and died with
opt pain.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09

II. E. Davis, c. al merchant OF
Supburry was unanimously nomi-
mated by the democrats, on Tuesday
Septembe. 9th, to be candidate for
Senator in the twenty fourth Sen
atorial district. This is the district
where the republicans had so much
trouble in nominating a candidate,
after taking sr4 ballots. The dis
trict is republican by about 1900.
1t will be close fight and require
some Doodle to carry it.
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This Isn't on the Farmers.

A sharper is working the under
takers of the state. With fearful eyes
he goes to the undertaken and order:
a coffin for his beloved wife who has
Just died of heart disease in an ad.
joining town. He tenders a check ir
payment drawn for several dollar:
more than the bill and the obligin5
undertaken. who is overj.yed to &c,
his pay in advance, gives him the diff
ference in cash. A Wilkesbarre under
taker took coffin to Bear Creek be.
fore he found that he was swindled.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09
Necessity of Governmental Reform.

From Harper's weekly.
REFORM in our national government
is essentially one impulse, one prin-
ciple, one policy. Demoralizing and
iniquitous taxation is intim ately as
sociated with all other dem oralizin
and iniquitous methods of legislatio
and administration. Thoughtful
students Of history will see the con-
nection between our vicious tariff
system and that extension of "bosssm
which makes complete reform of
the civil service more essential than
ever. They see that the waste and
corruption Of our pension are largely
a result of the same cause. They see
that the schemes by which ignorance,
fanaticism, and avariCe are conspiring
to degrade the currency owe most of
their dangerous strength to the law
which have trained men to seek
wealth in legislation rather than in in
dustry. The revolt Of 1890 against
the Mckinley tariff was the first ex.
preston of an outraged people
against great wrong, and the pass
ion which inspired it seems for the
time to be exhausted in the effort
But there is deeper meaning in the
widespread growth of an intelligent
sentiment of reform, in the profound
conviction that public Office is a pub
lie trust, and that its powers must be
exercised only for the peoples good.
1t is the rapid growth Of this sentiment
demanding single eye to the nations
welfare in every appointment to
Office, in every enactment OF tax, in
every expenditure of the peoples
money, that is the significant feature
of American political life. With
the call for tariff reform as the type
of its demands, as the first and i'm.
mediate practical end to be reached
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09

The State Central Committee met
at Harrisburg, Tuesday and selected
John Conway of Rochester, Beaver
county as presidential elector, in place
Of James A. Mellon who moved out Of
the state.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09
A Point for You.

In view of wh,t Hoods Sarsaparilla
has done for others, is it not reason.
able to suppose that it will be of bene.
fit to youp For Scrofula, Salt Rheum.
and all other diseases Of the blood, fol
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sick Head.
ache, Loss Of Appetite, That Tired
Feeling, Catarh, Malaria, Rheuma.
tism, Hoods Sarsaparilla is an une.
qualled remedy.
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SIIERIFF'S SALES.

MOL.
by virtue Of sundry writs issued out OF the
Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia County,
Pa, and to me directed, will be sold at public
sale or outcry, on
SATURDAY,, OCTOBER !, 1892,
at ? o'clock In the afternoon. At the Court
House, IN the town of Bloomsbury, Col. Co.. the
following real estate, to-wit:
All that certain timber lot lying In Mifiin
township, Columbia county and state Of Penn
sylvania. bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: east and north by d. =. Brown, Wesley
Heller and Malem Andrew, and on the south
and west by Wesley Heller, containing
TEN ACRES,
more or less as the property OF A. J. Brosious.
Fl. Fa.
All the right, title and interest OF william
Lennon in that certain lot OF ground situate in
Bloomsbury, Columbia county, Pennsylvania,
described as follows, viz: beginning at the
corner OF the Espy road and Ferry road, run
ning thence southwestwardly along the Espy
road nifty feet TO a lot OF Patrick McFatteD,
thence enthusiastically along said lot two
hundred ana fourteen feet more or less TO an
alley, thence nOrtheastwardly along said alley
nifty feet to the Ferry road, thence along said
road ENTHUSIASTICALLY to the place OF begin
ming 1t being part OF u larger lot OF land con-
veyed by Lewis II. Maus to J. ". Hendershott,
and by the said j. W. Hendershott to Sarah
Lennon by deed dated April ~, 1857; the said
William Lennon being one Of the heirs OF the
said Sarah Lemon. A two story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
Stable and other oubuildings as the property
oi Wiiiiam Lennon. III. Fa.
All that certain tract, piece or parcel of land
situate In the township OF Sugarioaf, in the
county OF Columbia, and state OF PENNSYLVANIA,
bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Be-
ginning AZ post thence by lot No. OF the real
estate late OF William Roberts, deceased, north
twenty-nine and half degrees east one hun.
dred and thirty-nine and nine.tenths perches
10 - thence by lot No. Z north sixty de-
grees west eighteen and fOur-tenths perches to
post thence by lot No. south twenty-nine
ana half degrees west ninety nine ana two
,ehth perches to post, thence by said lot
north seventy-seven degrees west, eleven and
three-tenth perches, to a cherry, thence by
iahds OF John Roberts south eighty and three
quarter degrees west thirty and five-ten;h Der.
ches 10 post, thence by land OF Phineas Rem
ley south sixty degrees east eighteen and four
tehths perches TO the place OF beginning, con-
tanning
SIXTEEN ACRES
ana eighteen and fourteenth perches, strict
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First Gums.

Arkansas held an election for State
officers, Monday. The Peoples
party and republican party had form
cd alliance, and the republicans were
'oking forward to the defeat OF the
democratic ticket. The democratic
inojority in 1888 was a7,sIo. The
latest returns indicate tha: the demo
cratic majority on Monday will
reach nearly 10000. In 1888 the
Counties Of Jefferson, Desha, Chicot,
Phillips and Pulaski gave republican
vote Of "a, 1874 and democratic vote
of 61oo. This year they all gave
democratic majority. The voting
was done under the Australian ballot
system.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-09

offers some worthless medicine in place Of this
leave his dishonest store ncloSe price IN letcS n.
ana we VIII send by return mall. Price, ,rH vig
package, 81 six, S5. one Ui9 plfdSe, StIo StI m'5
cure. Pamphlet In plain sealed, enYeloUpne
stamps. Addrest. THE WOOD CHEMlCALo"
III woodward avenue, Detroit, hlch' If
,,sH sold In Bloomsburg by Meyer Bros, =. - r.. m
mercer, c. A. Klein, &. A. McKelyy ana al' "
sphosiDle druggists everywhere.