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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
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Special premiums amounting 10 5000 In god
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
A BRUTAL FATHER IN TROUBLE.
John Wonder Arrested for Cruelty to His
0-Year-Old Son.


John wonder Arrested for Cruelty to HI,
0-Year-Oid Son.
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-John Wonder,
a letter carrier who resides at No. S3e
Charlotta street, was arrested by Lieuten,
ant Hsatou, Of the Seventh district. on q
warrxht charging him with cruelty to hi.
9-year-old 90. af FE'
A wstk or % ago neighbors who weie
aware ~ the harsh treatment the boy was
receiving notified the Society to Protect
Children from Cruelty Of the case. An in
vestigstion was made and warrant issued
for Wonders arrest.
As the accused seemed TO have stopped
the brutalities he was in the habit Of in.
fiicting on hts son, the warrant was held
without being served. Last evening the
neighbors were startled by the agonz.
ing shrieks Of the lad and, knowing full
well the reason Of the outcry, notified Lieu
tenant Heaton, who went to the house.
The heartless parent, 1t WAS found, had
stripped off the boys clothing and bound
bis hands with rope. The lad was then
suspended so that his feet barely touched
the floor. With piece of. heavy rubbs,
hose Wonder lashed the boy Each blow
left livid mark upon the boys body,
many Of the cruel lashes drawing blood.
Lieutenant Heaton states that he found
the boy to be a mass OF bleeding sores from
his heels to his head, and that he could
hardly have survived any additional blows.
Wonder was given hearing before Mag
istrate Clement and held in bail for court.
The boy was turned over to the society.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
Was Disappointed in Love Too.

PHILADELPHIA, June 21.1,The motive
for the weird suicide Of Wstchman Elmer
Hammond, which occurred at Atlantic
City, il believed to have been dependency
over his discharge week ago from She'll
enbergsrs hide and tallow works, at Ok
ford and Mascher streets. 1t Is also limited
that unrequited love had something to do
with the case, as he had been paying at
tention to young woman here, who was
seen in his company on Sunday and to
whom he is said to have been engaged
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
som.rs., County Democrat. Meet,

SOMERSET, June 21.-The Democratic
county convention here was presided over
by Hon. A. II. Coffroth. John H. Uhl
and j. NJ. Oats were elected delegates to
the state convention. Strong resolutions
were adopted indorsing the national and
state administrations, Secretary Harrity
and Chairman Wright. A resolution was
passed demanding the repeal of the Sher-
man silver bullion purchase law.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
Hit over the Eye with a siedge.

EARHt5BUEG, June 2l.-Wm Il Max
we'll, of 1877 Paxton street, narrowly es-
capped losing an eye while at work in the
frog shop at the Pennsylvania steel works,
Steelton. The accident occurred through
his helper driving a key into Il frog, when
through some misbap the sledge hit Mr..
Maxwell over the left eye. He was brought
to his home in this city Immediately. His
condition is serious.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23

WHIrExARsH, June 1.-THE oldest
gravestone In the cemetery of the Episcopal
church hero Is to the memory of William
Allison, buried In 1877. The stone was
broken In two by cannon ball during the
skirmish when Washington was encamped
ON Fort Hill. It bears an impression of .
skull and cross bones. FV
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
New Mine Inspeeters Appointed.

HARRIsBURG, June Ex-Governor Pat
tson has appointed Bernard Callaghan, Of
West Leisenrins, Westmoreland county,
Roger Hampson, of Harold, Elk county,
mine INSPECTORS for the Ninth and Tenth
Bitumnous districts, respectively, in con-
formity with the recent act increasing the
number Of inspectors.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
Three Criminals Sentenced.

PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-Harry Mills,
Charles Griffith, and j. D. Lenoir yester-
day pleaded guilty before Judge Bregy, in
court OF quarter sessions No. ., to con-
spiracy to assault and rob George Bond,
the receiver of the Philadelphia Traction
Company, at the depot and Seventeenth
and Berks streets. The defendants We're
given the full extent Of the law, two years
each in the county prison.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
Four English Ladies' Robbed.

GENEVA, June 16.-A considerable SEN
sation has been caused in tho Chamounix
district by the robbery of four English
ladies, who wero accompanied by guides.
While crossing Mt. Bonhemmc the party
was stopped by two masked men anu com
PEELED to hand over their money and valu-
ables. The police are searching for the
eulprits 70
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
Wont 100 Miles without Knowing 1t.

BURLINGTON, N. j., June 2l.-James A.
Lewis, Of Columbus, N. j., got drunk hero
last Friday. He was put in his wagon and
his horse started for home. Word has
been received from Vineland, 100 miles
away, that Lewis and his horse had turned
up there. OF his trip Lewis has no recol-
lection.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
A TRAIN WRECKED IN A TUNNEL.

-Four Persons Lose Their Lives and Many
Others Arc Injured.
New YORK, June 21.--A train on ths
Long Island railroad, upon which were
ABOUT 1000 persons returning from the
Sheepshead Bay races, was dersiled last
evening in tunnel a short distance from
Parkville, L. I. Two persons were killed
outright, two died soon after being re-
moved to the hospital and about 100 were
injured, many 50 seriously that they will
not recover.
Those killed were Patrick Daily, II. s.
Pringle, Henry Sphinx and Robert Cuttin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23

CARLISLE, June John A. H, Bar
nitz, teller of the Farmers bank here, com
mitted suicide yesterday in Texas, where
he had gone for the benefit of his health.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
VIII study American Railways.

BERLIN, June pa colonel and ten
other officers from a railway regiment OF
the German army have started for the
United Statess where they will study the
American system of railways. Each Of
ficer will travel through an exclusive dis.
trict. to which he will be assigned by the
colonel log
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
Noxt Year They Meet in Cleveland.

PrTTsBURG, June l7.-At yesterdays ses-
sion of the Amalgamated Association con-
vention it was decided to hold the next an
nual meeting in Cleveland, o., on the
third Tuesday of May, 1894. The confer
noon.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23

PoTTsvILLE, June H. - The 100000
breaker OF the Midvalley Coal Company,
located near Mount Carmel, was destroyed
by fire last evening together with the
superintenGents office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23

Another Victim of the Theatre Disaster.
WASHINGTON, June ia. l.. Ames,
who was injured in the Fords theatre dts
nster last Friday, died ut the Emergency
hospital last night.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23

CHICAGO, June 17.---Paid admission to
the Worlds Fair yesterday were 81, 724
total attendance, 1880
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-23
Dewoorats yyiu Meet In phi,adoIphi..

HARRISBURG, June 1G-The executive
committee Of tho democratic state commit
tee will meet in Philadelphia on the Goth
inst, for the purpose OF fixing the time
and place for holding the state csovsAtaon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
CREATED a SENSATION.
Experience OF = Hoop-skIrt la a Ful
AaIf.siair Of Wind.

Experience OF = Hoop-skIrt Ia a Full
aaIr-'iaie of Wind.
What ship is that? Well, IL that
don't beat me I'm a lubhe-.'
u can't just make her out. lad. She
carries toe much canvas for gale like
this"
Right you are. and she'll break her
sticks or 20 on her beam ends il il
frcsheus much more -
This i not usually the conversation
carried on in Broadway. and I very
naturally lost sight and sound - the
brace of old tars in contemplation OF
the object of their mirth. She was the
first woman IN hoops-real. bona fide.
pronounced hoops-I Fad seen for
years. And the sensation she caused
was immense. The curious eYsft was
Of the lines Of 1850. SIZE was type OF
the soubreste sad carried her great
spread o. canvas with a stage stag2er.
She was low and rakish. her rail being
ewash and her spanker dipping at
every lnrch and sending the SPRAY ed
dying thi, way and that ~ line stvle.
- She r nded me corner of Twenty
eighth erect into broadway and
plowed through the heavy syvells II.
front 81 the Colsman house every eve
was upon her. The wiad was blowing
a half-galc. and. - the jolly mariner
had remarked. II really seemed as II
She r:aSt capSize or break her sticks.
But she evidently had no such fear, fot
she broke ont her balloon .0psaIl and
frightened hsr stays a. she plunged into
the syvells. answering her helm well in
Sudden change of a couple of points
to starboard. She was now running oft
free before the wind with everything
set that would draw. Her sta'hsails
looked like two great wings, ard at
every gust at wind She pitched wildly
forward as If she would take the final
plunge and 90 down nose under But
just a. every body was anticipating this
disaster she would again rise buOyantly
and scud along merrily at ten knot
pace. Her eolors were brown. red and
orange, with some sort Of flowers in
the center, aud her maintop had holt
day appearance because of them. I
watched her until She was hull down
ON the northern horizon and became
satisfied that she would finally get In
II the wind held and nothing was car
ried away and she didn't get her center
board iammed-N y. Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

MANY-EYEO MONSTERS.
Although Great Annoyance They Serve
Purpose.

u purpose.
The question where flies come from
is asked many times during the sum
ner. 1t is always a mystery to the
woman who has her house well screened
low even one of these little pests can
get in.
The parents OF goBd many of them
we're proba bly, housed d year before,
when, in the autumn, vigilance was re-
Taxed and perhaps a door or window
left unguarded.
With Tie instinct with which nature
las provided them they crept into the
warm house. into cracks not percepti-
BILE, and there they hibernated. There,
too, they lay their eggs, one hundred
and seventy-seven to each fly, thus
looking out for the propagation of the
race; and SO, when tho first warm days
come they surprise us by buzzing away
on the windows or around the table.
In the meantime the eggs are hatch
Ing and by "hy-time' they come forth
in swarins.
Sometimes in the dead of winter fly
will appear. beguiled from his resting
place 10y the deceptive warmth of the
furnace heated house. He seems a
hsrbingcr. Of spring and Perhaps bne
may be inclined 10 pet it a little.
Don't do it, Kill it and thus put an
end to prospective future generation
of flies. They are natural scavengers.
Their purpose in life is to consume
various substances which are thrown
off from the human body, by articles
of food and ~ almost every animal
and vegetable production when IN a
state Of change. These substances are
given out in such small quantities they
are imperceptible TO common observers
and not removable by ordinary meth
DDS of cleanliness, even in the best
kept rooms.
When a fly persists in crawling over
ones face it is merely taking care of
the particles of dead matter thrown
off through the pores and thus helps
keep the complexion clean. So il Ia
really doing good while ii annoys.
As common fly has about four thou
sand eyes it is no wonder it is SO hard
10 catch or that il evades the blows
aimed at it.--Bostdn Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
ITALY'S POOR PEASANTRY
The Oppression of the MOney-Lender Felt
Heavily Since 1850.

Sir Dominic Colnaghi. in his latest
report on labor in Italy, gives some in
teresting facts concerning the colrdi-
ton Of the peasantry of Padua, Venice
and Vicenza. He SAYS that after the
union of Venetia with the Kingdom of
Italy, and down to 1850. the times were
prosperous and the prices and rent of
land increased. Then came the agri-
cultural crisis. Many among the small
farmers were compelled to sell their
! cattle TO pay their rent, the rate of
which was too high 30 enable them to
realize a profit, and the rents have not
vet fallen to the level of the agricul-
tural products.
The peasantry are fed from the
produce of their farms, but all extras
are provided by accessory industries,
such as the raising of stock. which
still forms one of their principal re-
sources, pig and poultry breeding, etc.
These undertakings require certain
amount of capital. The funds are sup
piled by money-lenders. who some
times belong to the middle classes, but
are often peasants who have made a
little money. The interest on the
money lent amounts frequently to one
hundred pei cent and is occasionally
higher, as, for instance ON the ad
vances of Indian corn, of which gen
orally enough is not grown on the
farms to last throughout the year.
The quantity advanced has to be re-
paid in kind, and has often TO be
bought at high rates, so that, at times,
the interest amounts TO two hundred
per cent.
Goose breeding is a long-established
industry. The peasant receives from
the money-lender an advance of ten
dollars for the purchase of fifty gos-
lings. When, in tire course of five or
six months, the geese are fattened, the
peasant farmer, in addition TO the re-
pay .Teut OF the loan in cash, gives the
money lender one tat goose out of every
ten. If any geese die during the fat
tening the loss is borne by the peasant.
In the contract Of soccida, under which
third party supplies cattle to the
farmer, receiving half the profits de-
rived from the raising of stock and
some other special dues, the gain to the
lender Is teekoned at about forty per
cent. The contract may nc fair or not,
according to circumstances. but In
many cases it presses very heavily on
the farmer, who has to bear all the
losses, while dividing the profits
Cbica uo Journa1
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02

ders would have been cut of the pic
ture. As IL was, Mclean saw that il
was the picture of a man crouching
along toward the holder of the camera.
When the picture was fully developed
and Mclean held il up before the red
light he was startled 20 see that the
crouching figure held IN his uplifted
hand long Italian stiletto. The pic.
ture was evidently taken the moment
before the stroke was given The man
aimed at was doubtless the unconscious
photographer, who. busted with his
camera, did not notice the figure steal
ing upon him.
Mclean finished that negative with
more care than he ever took with a
picture before. lie printed a positive
a. soon as the negative was dry. and.
although the figure was out of focus,
anyone could instantly recognize the
face as that of tho captain Of the Fly
ing Scud- The little picture was evil
deuce enough 10 Mclean that his friend
had been murdered, probably 70 get
what money he had on his person. But
Ire realized that il siiu was not evidence
enough TO enable him to convict the
murSierers at a court in Venice.
He made a lantern slide of the pic
ture. hired stereopticon and made his
preparations He took one officer OF
the law IA man entitled 10 take deposit
tons into his confidence
When the schooner again arrived In
Venice Mclean got one of the men 20
come with him To his rooms lie
wished. he said. to hear again how his
friend came by his death. and he
promised the man money if he would
give him a faithful account of the acct
dent At McLean's rooms the man told
the tale that had already been told.
DO you believe in the devil?" asked
Mclean when ms story was finished.
sure" replied the mar in an awed
whisper.
Then come into the next room and |
will show you some of the devils work.
You wall see what he says became of
nv friend.
The man drew back. lie had no de-
sire TO see any of the devils work.
Then Il Is true what the devil saws.
that You killed my friend"
II didn't kill Aim cried the sailor:
~ was" Then he checked himself
aud was silent
The officer OF the law stepped ont of
the other room. and, seeing him, the
sailor appeared To be afraid TO refuse to
enter.
The room was pitch-dark. Suddenly
there appeared on the wall a group of
men around the wheel on board the
boat The sailor At ONCE recognized
himself among those who stood there
and he gave gasp Of establishment,
muttcring TO himself
That pic.ure faded out and the pic
ture OF che crouching captain took its
place IL was life-size, and il seemed
n steal along the wall. The sailor
gave a cry.
Then you know all, he gaspeds "the
devil has told you Ioa see, signor, il
I was not me"
Then. If you wish to escape, tell eli
you know and tell il truthfully. 1t is
/ your last chance"
And on the evidence of the sailor ins-
/ ticc was done. for the sailor himself
was stilettoed the day the others were
( eXccuted.-Luke sharp. in Detroit Free
| Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
THAT UNREASONABLE MERMAID
She Didn't Want Anything But Pair of
White Kid Shoes.

"This here show business" said the
dime museum man." amt what it's
cracked up TO be by long shot. A
mans allus runnin' sgin things that do
him up"
whats troubling you?" inquired
the advance agent.
"Whv, that durn mermaid of mine is
gittiu' me into debt over my head.
Now, you know. I've got the only gen.
uine mermaid on exhibition.
''She's a maid of the sea, she is, liv-
ing example of the storied nymphs OF
the wave of old, as my progIammer
says. pay her big salary, and she
puts al my other attractions in tn c
shade.
1T would put your eye out TO see the
way the people look at her. tell you,
she's the greatest freak in the bust
ness, an tine pest of it is she's genooine.
But, n come down TO cases, as wuz
saying, she keeps me in hot water all
the time.
There amt day that don't have
to do somethin' special for her. |
don't dast refuse. for ! can't git along
without her in these dull times. Some
times. though. she makes me crazy by
her unreasona BILE requests. What do
you suppose she wants now?"
Couldn't imagine, +" replied the adj
vance agent, ''dnless il is fresh seawa-
ter every day, or something like that "
Huh" said the dime museum man.
disgustedly. that would be easy. That
durn mermaid don't want thing but a
pair of button white kid shoes ~ Buff
falo Express.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
OUR COUNTRY CHURCH.

You may have your city churches. fun Of lux
ury and style
With operatic singers and star preachers to De
guile.
nu'tf you want religion hat viii keepoaa Adam
down,
You ought 10 Join our HtiIe church that IS in
WayhacktOwn-
It's str-'rhi- backed pevs uneushiOue6 don't
sieep.1eEs invite
No gaudy decorations mar is waIIs and cell
ne n1te.
No staiEed rla>, siudoW pictures your atten-
tion takes away
From what orr faithful preacher has the fear
iessuess 20 say
Thoygh homely in his features and more home
D. 10 his dress.
ma palmer in his language man the sinners
and awkward In his gestures. he can preach a
sermon that
Goes straighSer aad hits harder than baG
from kelly's bat
lie taxes the good old Bible as Just meaning
what IL reads
(iie docsr q fry to twist it for zrity Christians
needs
And while he maybe shocks you with his eIo-
elence uEcuntn-
lie sends sou home made better by the plain,
uuyarnishcd truth.
IN taking ID collections f5r expenses 70 % met
Hes business al Oves. ana he's sever known
toIet
a hearcr set hi. dInBer Ill the Whole amount
Is raised
Aue then in grand Doxolo-y the noble xorx IS
praised
sThc sweetest and the nrettcst o al ire girls
in town
sing ia orr esuutry choir. but their voices can-
not drogn
The standing congregation who with simple.
fervolt vim
Roll upward % the heavens each old fashionast
tuEe book hymn
We have our sewing circles where the sisters
swiftly sew
- hsic passing latest village news X IN pleasure
70 ana fro
and vhen The minister drops ia and '-brothcrs''
come around
sEhcre-s more OF sweet com partnership than is
in cities fOunJ
We have oar prayer meetings where We each ia
turu arise
And humbly state our sinfuIness. encouraged
hy the csies
az ''fsra the Lori and GLORY and .sAuers's
from brothers wh1
Would feel ashamed TO DO 2 II within city
p.N.
g. res. Our little country church ia wayhack-
town C@u take
For genuine religion aud true fetossh.p the
cake
Aud Il the sorared Christians % the city
churches would
Come 'n and share Cur bies sings Il night do en-
lots Of good
II & Dodge. Goedalrs sun
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
THE MAGNETIC NEEDLE.
Powers of the Poles Attraction which
Have Been But Little Understood.

Powers of the Poles Attraction which
Have Bee n But Little Understood.
The poles attraction for other OBJ
iects besides the magnetic needle has,
up to the present time, been at best inn
perfectly Understood; owing 10 the in
completeness of the data furnished by
those who made such matters study.
That many objects possess we'll
marked polarity, however, there is not
the least doubt. 1t is a well-known
fact that if a bar of soft iron be sus-
penoed sufficiently long in the air, say
at height of from one 20 four feet
above the surface, it will be-
come magnetized, and no odds
in what position 1t was originally
placed, il will. if so balanced as to be
free to move, eventually assume a
north and south direction. 1t is also
claimed by experimenters that a liv-
ing human body. stretched rigidly up
on a board perfectly pivoted, will
quickly ''llne up in a north and south
direction, the head pointing toward
the pole. This faculty is not present
in. a corpse, and it occurs to the writer
that If there is really anything in it. it
would be a splendid death test" An
other polarity" proof is this: Place
one end of demagnetized bar Of iron
upon the ground. inclined so that the
end in your hand points toward the
pole star. strike it one sharp blow with
heavy hammer, and it will immedi-
ately acquire polarity" and will De
found TO exhibit all the well-marked
qualities of a magnet Detroit Free
Dracc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-02
sweet Charity"

In the Artists Exhibition of 1898 at the
New York Academy Of Design. there was
exhibited an oil-palntiug by J. Il q. feTriss
entitled sweet Charity" lite richness OF
coioring commanded instaH, attention.
while the lesson IL taught was so impres
i've that one naturally returned 10 X Tor -
second view.
It's subtece IL s young lady OF colonial
times who Is on an erraud Of charity 70 one
Of The poo sr families of the town She has
a sensible, charming face, which expresses
with remar kabIe fidelity the sentiment OF
her errand. There - not home that this
charming picture will not ornament IL
must be seen TO be appreciated.
Sweet Charity was purchased D. the
Publishers Of The Youths CompdHt0n and
has been reproduced IN 2.crs IN large slzs',
l4iSx2I
II .vlll be sent TO Gn new subscribers 20
The Companion WHO send Sl-13 Tor year
subscription. and the paper wii also De
sent Free from the time the subscriptCn -
received, 10 January. 1894, and Ter Z IL LII
wear from that date. 20 January, f>9o rms
offer includes the Double Souvenir Num-
beers published at Thanksgiving, CHRISTMAS
and New Years. Address,
THE YoUTH's CONPASIoS, Boston, Mass