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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
The Roman Matrou .

That august and forbidding person,
the Roman matron, is pleasantly pic
tured in the paper on @Private Life in
Ancient Rome" by Harriet Waters
Preston and Louise Dodge, which appears
in the Atlantic Monthly. The passage
runs:
The union thus formed and sanctioned
by the divine blessing was at first, and
indeed for long while. regarded as in
dissoluble. 1t assured to the Roman ma
tron very noble position. She was
subordinate to her husband in their rea.
tions with the world, but her sway
within the homo was undisputed Her
spouse, no less than her children and
servants, addressed her with Difference
as doniad, or lady. No servile work
was expected Of her, but, SO far from be-
ing confined to one quarter of the dwell.
ing, like the Greek woman, she moved
freely through it, overseeing all its activ-
tiles and arrangements, the preparation
of meals, the spinning of her maidens,
the lessons of her children. She received
her husbands guests and sat with them
at table, while the children, and some
born aud reared in the house, were
served at a sort of side table in the same
room.
1t was not thought seemly for ma
tron to 60 out without her husbands
knowledge or unattended; but, upon
these conditions, she was free to walk
abroad place was deferentially made for
her in the public ways, and the stola
matronalis, or peculiar outside garment
which she wore, was supposed to be Q
protection from all discourtesy. She at
tended public games and theatrical rep-
resentations; her testimony was received
in the courts she might even plead for
an accused relative II she came Of q
very noble race, she was entitled to Q
funeral sermon, or public oration Of
eulogy after her death.
Such Was the ideal wifehood Of the
good old Roman times, and there is .
sense in which it may he said always to
have remained the ideal Everybody
knows that the mother of the Gracchi and
the wife OF Marcus Brutus were ladies Of
austere fashion and immaculate mind.
Nay, late ia the fourth century, even,
we find st. Jerome endeavoring to shame
some of the moro lawless lambs Of his
flock by examples OF personal rsctitude
and dignity in the first pagan families.
But long ere that time the standard Of
manners had fatally deteriorated. The
enormous increase Of wealth, and the
habits of eastern luxury which came in
with the Macedonian and other wars Of
foreign conquest, were prolific sources Of
corruption: while the study Of Greek
philosophy, which was affected by clever
women equally with their lords, pro-
NOTED the growth Of new ideas, which
rendered the daily round and common
task" of the older time particularly irk-
some.
Marriage with manus and religious
rites went more and more out OF fashion
except for the priestly CASTE marriage
upon any terms was avoided by very
many. Divorce, on the other hand, be-
came of daily occurrence, and could be
had on the most frivolous pretexts, as
the lives Of the Romans whom we know
most intimately, Caesar, Pompey and
their great cotemporaries, only too
plainly show.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

SMOKING IN CU8A.
Pipes q Rarity. but tho Cigarette IL
o.

Pipes Rarity. but tho Cigsretts IL
Everywhere.
No one in Cuba, except the foreigner,
ever smokes pipe. but cigars and cigar.
cites are universal says the Boston
Globe:
or necessity there is great demand
for cheap cigar, and some Of the cigars
that fill that demand emit . smoke
which will float a straw hat and wither
the vegetation for rods around.
The cigarette, however, is the main re-
lance OF the workingman. No remarks
are passed in Cuba when a man lights a
cigarette, nor is there anything effemi.
nate in the article itself. Five cents pays
for big bunch as long as an ordinary
cigar.
1t is not easy for the visitor 70 get q
good cigar at the tobacconist's. The
ten and fifteen cent grades seem coarse
and heavy, and a headache goes with
every one. But visit to a factory near
Havana makes the old smokers mouth
water.
There one can buy cigars all the way
from $35 . thousand up to $3.50. Eight
hundred and fifty dollars for a thousand
cigsrsl Who buys them ~ Oh, lots Of
people in different parts of the world
mainly wealthy Spaniards and Portu-
guese.
Very few Of these cigars are sold to the
United States. Tho Yankee is allowed
to bring just forty nine cigars home with
him without paying duty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

The countryman's contempt for city
knowledge is often very amusing. The
other day, during the warm spell, a
young Boston entonrologist journeyed to
a suburban city to meet an enthusiastic
co. worker in the scisnce. Together the
two wandered into the fields in search Of
something to dissect; and, though it was
early for thoroughly animated nature,
they had lively talk, and did happen
upon a premature specimen Of the ami
mails with wings. The insect was
promptly captured, and the two lads
took it to the nearest fence for examina-
ton. Here neither of them could recall
the order to which it belonged, and
the Latin name was variously given by
both.
In the midst Of the controversy two
countrymen came up, attracted by what
was going on, and wondering, as they
expressed it. "what the lads were jawing
about" But their perplexity did not
last long. The youthful entomologists
informed them, pointing to the insect,
that they were "trying to think Of the
name for that. "That?" said the elder
of the countrymen, with an expression
of utter scorn on his face, "why, that's
q bug. Never see bug before3"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
GOODNESS SAVED HIM.
The Duke Of wsiIington's Adventure
with Maniac.


Some years ago the Duke Of yelling.
ton was sitting at his library table when
the door opened, and without any an.
nouncement in stalked figure of singu.
larly i'll omen, says London It'd Bits.
"Who are your asked the Duke in
his short and dry manner, looking up
without the slightest change Of counte-
nance upon the intruder
II am Apollyon. am sent here to
kill you"
skill mep Very odd"
II am Apollyon, and must put you to
DEATH"
obliged to do it today"
IL am not told the day or the hour
but / must do my mission"
"Very inconvenient. very busy; great
many letters to write. Call again, OF
write me word-I'll be ready for you"
The Duke then went on with his cor.
respondence. The maniac, appalled,
probably by the stern, immovable old
gentleman, backed out of the room, and
in half an hour was in an asylum.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
GltATEFUL.-COMFORTING.
EPPS'S COCOA
BREAKFAST.

"By t Iorough knowledge OF the natural laws
which govern The operations OF digestion and
nutrition, and by careful application OF the
has provided our breakfast tables with a deli
cately fiavOred beverage which may save us
many heavy doctors bills. II is by the judicious
may be gradually built up until strong enough
to resist every tendency TO disease. Hundreds
OF subtle maladies are foatling around us ready
may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our
selves well fortified with pure blood and prop
erly nourished frame."-Ciuil SerUtce Gazette
Made simply with boiling water or milk. SOLD
only In half pound tins, by grocers, labelled
thus:
JAMES EPP6 Il CO., homeopathic
Chemists: London, England.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

Profanity followed that bonnet
A heated cerulean ray
Her father heaped curses upon IL
Because of the bill he must pay.
Her rivals grew madder than thunder
And friends of whole year. alas!
Were hopelessly riven asunder-
A wonderful bonnet 1t was.
But he that swore deepest and loudest
Was in the theater one night
And that bonnet, as proud rs the proudest
Shut out all the stage from his sight.
-Eychanpe
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
A Settlement Wanted.

Mr.. Harlem Bridges was asked by his
grocer to pay for six pounds of coffee. -
"When did l get this coffee?" asked
Mr.. Bridges with rage stamped on every
lineament of his countenance.
ut was last year you got that coffee.
"Then it is settled long ago, aud if il
isn't, coffee that won't settle in year
shouldn't be paid for, anyway"
A motion to consider was promptly
laid on the table. Texas Siftings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Assistance SIN Needed.

Distressed Female-Oh, please, sir
give me something all the same?
Benevolent Gentleman--Why "all the
sane?"
ID. F. (weeping)-Oh, sir, you DOM
recognize me. I'm the blind mans wife
B. G.-Yes, / remember you, but
what's the matter?
d. F.-Oh, sir, we're in fresh trouble.
My poor husband has recovered his sight.
-Drake's Magazine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Clearly Untrue.

"What do you think of that artist who
painted cobwebs on his ceiling so truth
fully that the hired girl wore herself into
an attack of nervous prostration trying
to sweep them DOWN."
"There may have been such an artist,
but never such hired girl, "-lndianap-
oils Journal
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

A group of Caribs from the Lesser
Antilles, descendants of the cannlbal
race discovered by Columbus on his
second voyage, will be at the Worlds
lar, engaged in making baskets and
other native industries.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
A Point for You.

In view cf what Hoods Sdrsaparilla
has done lor others, is it not reason
able to suppose that 1t will be of bene-
fit to you? For Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
and all diseases of the blood, for Dys.
pepsia, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Loss of Appetite, That Tired Feeling,
Catarrh, Malaria, Rheumatism, Hoods
Sarsaparilla is an unequalled remedy.
HOOPS PILLS cure Sick Headache.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Exhausted by His Profession.

Seeker--Who is the fellow that comes
out of your boarding house every morn
ing and takes the car to ride three blocks
to his place of business?
Sageman-Is it possible you don't
know himl Why, that's Samson, tho
champion runner Of the Olympian Ath-
letic Club.-Boston Courier
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

To swssten salt pork. cut as many
slices a. you will require for breakfast.
and soak till morning in sweet milk and
water; then rinse till the water 10 clear,
and fry.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

The mineral exhibit at the Worlds
fair promises to be incomparably
finer than every before made, either
IN this country or abroad. Cali
fornia and Colorado is each striving to
surpass all other states.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

The Fosters Diplomatic Tendeneies.
1t was a man named Foster who went
to Gloster in a shower Of rain; who
stepped in a puddle up to his middle
and never went there again. Perhaps
this tradition of the diplomatic tenden
ties of the Fosters TO get in out of the
wet is what makes Mr.. Harrison SO fond
f the family.-St. Louis Republic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

As there is no royal read to learning,
so there is no magical cure for disease
The effect, however, of taking Ayers
Sarsaparilla for blood disorders comes
as near magic as can be expected OF
any mere human agency. This is due
to its purity and strength.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
A DlstincttOn.

A tuning fork. 1t may be said,
In spite of why and which.
Although 'tis used, as is well known
To ascertain the pitch,
Can ne'er be called by any stretch
OF imaginatiOn's plea,
BY what would seem Il proper name
A pitchfork. don't you seeY
Philadelphia Press,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Out Of His Way.

Husband-You say you've had that
bonnet six months. Why, I've never
seen it before.
Wife-I knew it. only wear it to
church-New York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
A SuReeatIxe Fact.

"We are frequently surprised" says
Mrs. George Archibald, ITO find that
some one else stole our original thought
long before 1t occurred to us. Judge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

An exact fac simie of the San Lou
is Rev. mission, perhaps the finest and
most celebrated of all the famed old
mission ruins in Southern California,
will be seen at the Worlds fair.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
DOLLARS OFF.

Wien you 7Oo7at u suit
of clothes, u ne1O hat,
SlOUeS, necRzOe0r and
GENTS fur. ish1nG goods,
yOz1 should look for the
Dluce zvhere you can get
lust 1Uhat you 1Uant, IN
the latest styles, ut reas-
enable prices. II fezO DOL
lars off is aI1c0ys an OBJ
1ect, and I am nOzO n1OR-
ing up spring and sum-
naer suits from u large
assortment OF goods, TO
suit all customers, at
prices us JOzU as are con-
siStept zCith good zOOTR.
Good tits guaranteed.
The latest thine in stra1C
hats are nOzO here. Light
as u feather. Il bea1ti-
fuI line of necBlUear,
U71d SltnanaeT shirts. Ac-
cztr0te measures taken
for silk hats.
Newt door to First Ma
tiOn0I Bank. Bertsch,
The Tailor, BlOOD1SbztrG,
Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

We are often deceived in the age
OF people having beautiful and luXur-
lant hair, not knowing that they use
Halls Hair Renewer to keep gray
hairs away.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

For the complexion use Ayers Sar,
saparilla. 1t brings blooming health
to wan cheeks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15

More than one thousand men are
now at work on the mammoth manu-
factures building for the Worlds fair,
The total number of workmen at
Jackson park now exceeds 1000. 1t
will probably be increased to 10000
or more.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Had Faith in the Limited.

FROM NEW YORK TO \ CHICAGO COURT
ROoM IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-07-15
Too Much for Him.

HOOPS PILLS cure Sick Headache.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-02
ALunberman's Rendezvous.

This term might be applied to Stevens
Point, located on the Wisconsin Central
Lines, at the gateway to the vast forest
region which extends north to Lake
Superior, q distance of 200 miles without
a break, on account of its vast lumber
interests. The Wisconsin River to
which the lumbermen have given the
familiar and somewhat affectionate title
of " Old Wiscons," not alone acts as a
lumber feeder to the city by furnishing
through it's numerous tributaries an out
let for thousands of acres of pine in the
upper country, but it furnishes a water
that is second only to that of Neenah
and Menasha, which cities are also locat-
ed on the Central. Millions of feet of
lumber are cut every year, giving employ
ment to hundreds of men. In addition
to the lumber trade, it has numerous
other manufactures; it is where the large
car shops of the Wisconsin Central Lines
are located.
For tickets, maps, pamphlets and.full
information apply to G. F. Mcneil, Gen.
Pass. & Ticket Agent, Minneapolis,
Mimi, or to Jas. C. Pond, General Pas
senger and Ticket Agent, Chicago, III.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-02
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is a list of transfers
of real estate in Stevens county dur
ing the month of February, 1892:
Lewis @. Spooner to Geo. Harding,
nj ne4 sec. %, town 126. range AZ.
Geo. Harding to H. w. Stone, NJ
mel %, 126, 40.
Seegar o. Stone and wife to Glenn
ent Olson, 81 sci, 4, 1875, 42.
Memo A. Olson to Clement Olson,
nj sell 4, 126, AZ.
Clement Olson & wife to Per John
son, sell 4, 126, AZ.
N. T. f. Judson and husband to
Frank A. Seymour, sw4 l, 126, AZ.
Geo. Harding to FL. w. Stone mel II,
1913, 43.
P. r. Earle and wife to j. A. John
son, nj sell Is, 126, 43.
Geo. Harding to II. w. Stone, NV
IL, 124, Al.
Downer College to R. G. Jefferson.
nw4 %, 124, Al.
Geo. Harding to H. w. Stone mel
Is, 125, Al.
Lansing O. Hollister and wife to F.
A. Seymour, SCI Ii, 125, A.
Geo. Harding to HI. w. Stone, all of
sec. 3, 5, 9, II, and VIZ and S! sell Fl,
126, A.
L. G. Spooner,; trustee, to Geo. Har-
ding, lot II and block II.
Augustus Frank and wife to Juan
Boyle, Morris addition to Village
of Morris, lots 7, 8, 8, 10, IL and II,
block Is.
St. P. M. & NJ. Ry Co. to S. Stew
art, Village of Hancock, lots 9and 10,
block 4.
Minnesota E. Campbell and hus-
band to r. G. Jefferson, nw4 and 81
sci 80, 124, Al.
F, P. DEFY and wife to w. M. DAILY,
ne1 frac. 80, 123, Al.
W. Stuart and wife to w. j. Casper,
sw4 Ia, 1913, Al.
Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co.
to Mary Hamers, nw4 7, 1913, Al.
E. T. Archibald and wife to G.. M.
Philips, all OF % and 5, 124, Al.
A. r. Keifer, receiver to Horace B.
Strait, 81 8, all of II, 81 Is, nw4 20, all
of 10, l24, Al. ~
Horace B. Strait and wife, to NJ. c..
Heating, Same property.
: 3. T. Archibald and wife to Ct. M.
Philips, aH,of 80, 1875, Al. H.,
J. G.. Freeman and wife to A. John
son, nw4 l, 125, Al. .-
A. johnson and wife to O. D. An
derson, nw4 |, 125, II.
Geo. Harding to H. w. Stone, lots
L., 8, 4, 6, and 10, sec. 10, 126, Al, al
so NJ mel sec. 7, l23, AZ.
Hannah E.. Fayette to S. Stewart,
nea nw4 and frac. mel 35, 123, AZ.
St. P. M. & M. Ry Co. to G. Moo
nan, SCI sell %, 124, 40.
MINI. Ag'l Go. to J, Ross, WI s, LA,
42.
Geo. Harding to H. W. stone,wa 35,
124, ~.
Minnesota Ag'l Co. to J. G. Camp
bell, all of frac. 5, la, 42.
0. L. Moore and husband to Nellie
W. Twombiy sell ne4 and mel SCI 20,
125, ~.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-02
A Sweeping Charge.

Nine men out of every ten one meets,
if the possessor OF a watch, can safely be
put down as carrying cheap, unreliable
combination of works and case some I'M
principled tradesman has palmed off on
him as good watch and timekeeper.
The tenth man, if he has purchased a
really good watch and timekeeper from
some reliable jeweler, has paid about 500
per cent. more for it than he should have
done, and this is the very reason why the
other nine men carry such remarkably
bad timepieces, They cannot afford to
pay the extra 500 per cent. heretofore nee
essary to secure good works and a war
ranted case, and are therefore swindled,
New York Truth.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-02
Farming Lands.

Notwithstanding it's well known
resources and rapid settlement, Min
,nesota still offers thousands of acres,
of uncultivated choice farm land at
lower rates than are charged in poor.
er states farther west. Owing to the.
magic growth of the Dakotas and
Montana, and the mushroom "booms"
of Washington and Oregon, the tide
of immigration has been rushed on so
impetuously to the far west that Min
nseota prices for farm land have es-
capped all fictitious booming and are
now lower than in some states that
are less than half as old, well settled
Or favored by nature. Low prices for
land and big crop returns are now
having their natural results. The
land offices report for this season the
largest sales in years. The reaction
from the mad chase to the Pacific
coast has come, and Minnesota is
gathering in the returns.
A few days since we had quite a long
talk with a gentleman who is some
what extensively engaged in farming
in Stevens county in regard to the
future prospects of this county. He
feels perfectly confident that for the
next two years greater demand for
farming lands in this county than
there ever has been since it's organi-
zation, and as consequence there
will be rapid advance in prices.
Said he, the time has gone for the
taking up Of government land, and
home-seekers must now buy land
from private parties; but, he contin-
ued, the farmer who has good farm
and desires to make a living by farm
ing, is going to be exceedingly eau
tious about selling out and going
somewhere else, for he cannot move
off short distance and find piece
of government land on which to make
new home, he could few years
ago; consequently new settlers who
wish to make their homes among us
will have to seek out lands owned by
non-residents and purchase of them;
and in few years more it will not be
an easy matter to find land for sale in
Stevens county. AS we said above,
lands are now cheap in Minnesota,
and, taking the nearness to good
markets and everything else into con-
sideration, there is no county in the
state that offers greater inducements
to those who wish to cultivate the
soil than Stevens county. This is no
idle talk, but solid bedrock facts.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-02

People Ito Democratic Congress):
What are you going to do about sill
yer coinages"
Dem, Congress: Reduce the tariff"
People: "What about pension Leg
islation?"
Dem. Con-: "Reduce the tariff"
People: "What about the World S
Fair appropriations"
Dem Con-: " Reduce the tariff"
People: "What about the Grant
Monument"
Dem. Con-: "Reduce the tariff"
People: "What about Rivers and
Harbors?"
Dem, Con-: " Reduce the tariff"
People: "What about navy and
coast defenses?"
Dem. Con-: Reduce the tariff"
People: "What about improving
the Mississippi" =
Dem. Con-: Reduce the tariff"
People: "Great Scott! What about
the salvation of your immortal souls?"
Dem. Con-: Reduce the tariff"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-02
Swan Lake.

Mr.. Ole Jasness has been engaged
for some time in hauling lumber for a
large barn which he will erect in the
spring on his already well built up
farm.
Mr.. McCarl of the town of Morris
has bought a quarter section of land
in section 81 of this town. This in
creases the number of good industri-
GUS farmers.
Mr.. j. Larson has returned from
his visit to the thirteen townships
where he has been visiting friends
and relatives and also looking for a
home, but John returned with the
satisfaction that there is no country
north of us that will compare favor
ably with Swan Lake.
Carl Brandvold has been busy for
some time drilling well for Peter
Hanson. When he got down about
$50 feet he could not go no further,
fully believing he had struck some
castle of underground inhabitants.
He pulled up his pipes as fast as pos
sible and started again in another
place.
Ed. Strand returned last Friday
from his visit to Polk county. He re-
ports a very pleasant time spent
among relatives and friends.
N. A. Helberg came up from Mime
apolis last week and sold his interest
in the old Sohlmark farm to Mr..
Jullin of Oscar Lake. Mr.. J. has
rented his farm out again to some
Laplanders from the town of Moe,
Douglas county, and Mr.. Helberg has
returned to Minneapolis to work at
the blacksmith's trade.
Mr.. B. Rasmussen has rented his
farm to man from Holmes City.
Mr.. r. is to take trip to Europe to
visit the everlasting SHOWS in the
"Land Of the midnight SUM- and
perhaps he. will make trip around
the world. He calculates to be back
at the opening of the worlds fair at
Chicago. HERMIT.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-02
TERMS OF SALE.

The. porpoises killed in winter are the
fattest and produce most oil. The largest
size measure about seven feet in length,
five feet in girth and weigh about 800
pounds. Such q porpoise yields from six
to seven gallons of oil The blubber Of a
big porpoise weighs about 100 pounds
and is one and half inches thick in
summer and two in winter.
The jaws of the porpoise yield su-
perior quality of oil, When hung up in
the sun it readily drips away into cans
provided for the purpose, the quantity of
oil thus procured, however, being not
more than half a pint to the jaw. The
oil from tho blubber gives an excellent
light and is in demand along the coast
for lighthouse use. 1t has no offensive
odor.
Porpoise shooting is followed at all
seasons and in all kinds of weather. On
% calm summers day the porpoise may
be heard blowing mile or two away.
Ii you wound a porpoise, and there are
any sharks around, the shark is very apt
to share your booty with you even if he
doesn't devour it in toto.-New York
Recorder