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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18
TECHNICALLY STATED.
Her Objections were Too Intricate for
MIR. Glaspy.

Her Objections were Too Intricate Tor
Mr.. Glaspy.
"You have no objection to me person
ally Miss Feathercroft, l hope" re-
marked the young lady's somewhat ell
derly admirer.
"Why, Mr.. Glaspy," she replied, "you
are not acting as proxy for some other
man, are you?"
"As proxy? Do understand you
correctly, Miss Feathercroft. AS a
proxy for some other man? Certainly
not"
"In asking me to be your wife yon
meant yours, individually, did you
not"
81 certainly did,"
"Then my objections to marrying
you, Mr.. Glaspy, must bave some per-
sonal application to yourself, must they
not?"
"Of course, but"
every good Let us dispose of tins
point first. You asked me to marry
you declined. You inquired whether
had any objections to you personally.
asked you in reply if you were acting
as agent for some other man. You said
you were not Now, then, if the fact
be considered established that you wish
me to marry you and | refuse to do so,
it follows inexorably that my refusal is
based on the fact that it is you, your
self, whom | do not wish to marry. Do
you follow me?"
"I-I think I do" said Mr.. Glaspy,
somewhat bewildered, 'but-"
"One moment. Observe, now, that
this refusal has nothing to do with any
other man. Hence, whatever reasons
may have for not wishing to marry
you apply to you personally, and no.
body else. Therefore they are personal
to yourself. Is that entirely clear in
your mind?"
"Why, yes" gasped the discounted
Mr.. Glaspy, helplessly, 'but still"
"Hence, it must be apparent to you,"
she proceeded, raising her voice, point
ing her finger at him argumentatively,
and following his now retreating form
around the room, sit must be apparent
to you that do have some objections
to you personally, and your question,
or, rather, your assumption, to char
acterize it more accurately, was found.
ed on manifest misconception. pro-
ceed now to give some of my objections.
Firstly"
"You needn't, Miss Feathercroft!"
exclaimed Mr.. Glaspy, recovering him
self. "You needn't proceed to state the
objections. I'm glad you've got objec-
tionsl" he went on, firmly grasping his
hat "But for those objections / might
have been by this time the promised
husband of a walking rhetoric and fe-
male Demosthenes! Thank Heaven for
the objections! / have the honor,
madam, to congratulate myself or es-
Gaping q horrible fate and TO wish you
very good evening"-Chieago
! Tribune
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18

rians and Tunisians are busy with their
building material; there the Egyptians
are putting the finishing touches to
their booths; and yonder are the people
from Ceylon, deeply intent upon the
completion of their odd dwellings. 1t
is all wonderful to behold. Here,
where but few short months ago was
a wilderness Of bushes and shrubs, we
have composite city of villages from
the different countries on the other side
Of the world.
II is wonderful how quickly some OF
these strangers from abroad become
Americanized. Tie Egyptians are es'
pecially apt in their studies of our lam
guage and manners. This was quite
noticeable in one instance, when, few
days ago, a group of them entertained
their American visitors with their ef-
forts TO converse in English. They
would try to pronounce every word that
was spoken to them and the mistakes
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18

are then cut lengthwise and nailed to
the roof, one forming a trough down
which the rain can triclSle, another
with the bark up, forming bridge be-
tween the concave scoops. The height
of the cabin is eighteen feet, while
above the gables two tarmarac flag
poles shoot twenty feet in the air.
Every implement used by lumbermen in
northern Michigan will be exhibited in
the sleeping-room. Behind the cabin
will be ranged five logging cars, carry
ing loads of hard wood and headed by
regulation logging locomotive. Sew
eral logwheels used for hauling logs in
the summer will be rolled alongside
the cars.
This exhibit will give the city people
some idea of the rough life of the lum-
herman in the dense pine forests of the
north and will illustrate to the uniniti-
ated the immense labor involved in pro-
curing material for the building of our
homes,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18

scooting about among the teams on our
street crossings.
A number of Arabs were going down
the street the other day and came to a
crowded crossing. One of them gath
cred his nuttering garments about him
and made wild plunge among the horses
and wagons, and succeeded in getting
safely to the opposite side, from which
he vigorously bcckoned his companions
to follow, uttering meanwhile, with
great vchcmencc, something in his ma
tive tongue which sounded to unini-
tiated American ears very like male
diction on the carclessness of civilized
teamsters. His brethren soon joined
him, and as they stood for moment on
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18
PlTH AND POINT.


old salt (sadly)-"Whaling amt
what II used TO be-" Johnnie-"Well,
you amt sorry, are you9"
ills NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. your
occupation?" Prisoner-'Prcoccupa-
ton, your honor; I'm out of job
Puck.
-Charlie-"Why did they bury poor
Glider at night?' Archie--"lle had no
decent clothes but dress suit
Clothier's Weekly. !
She" "Maude? Oh, she's one of the
friends of my youth" He-"I didn't
take her to be as old as that. kate
Fields Washington.
--She-"Do you think it possible for
man to love two women at once2" lie
--"Yes; fifty at once, If they were all
like you."-N. Y. Press.
How Those Girls Love One Anoth-
er.-Ethel-"I have formed the habit
of singing at my work" Maud-"How
you must hate it"-Truth.
-Cobble-"How on earth did those
trousers get twisted around your legs
SOP" Stone--'I have been in Boston
and tried to find my way around the
streets Life.
Mr.. Sofety-"I don't see how talk
ing few minutes to me can give you
heart trouble" Dorothy-"Wcll, tho
doctor said l must not do anything that
would make me tired. ."-lnter-Ocean.
Other Professionals Ahead of Them
First Burglar-"What back so soon,
Bill!-what did you get?" Second Bur
glar-"Nothin' too late-there's
a receipted plumbers bill a-layin' on
the table!'-Puck.
Use for the Typewriter. .-"You find
the typewriter useful in your businessP"
81 should say so. When bore comes
in l give the operator tip, and the
machine makes so much noise he can't
hear himself think. ."-Washington Star.
His Experience.-"What experience
have you had in journalism" said the
metropolitan editor to the applicant for
q situation. "Well, sir" was the reply,
II was once the 'handsomest school,
teacher editor in voting contest on
the Squedunk. ugle."-Judgc.
Fond Mother-"Here's something
about a baby whose head measures
twenty-five inches in circumference. Is
there any danger of our darling being
so deformed?" Skeptical Father-"No
dear; not unless the kid could under
stand and believe all the things you
say to him. Pittsburgh Bulletin.
Opposed to Annexation. - The
tramp had applied at the back door for
something to eat. "IIerc's sand
wich," said the lady rendering him one
of those juicy edibles. 81 beg your
pardon, lady," he replied, as he turned
away, 'but must refuse your offer. l
am opposed to annexation in any form
If you have a spare pie, however"-and
at that moment the large dog closed
with him.-Detroit Free Press.
Far Advanced.-"A Henry county
negro was discovered carrying a very
large armful of books, which brought
forth the inquiry: "Going to SCHOOL,"
"Yas, sar, boss" "Do you study all
those books?" "No, sar, deys my brud-
der's. Ise a ignorant kind er nigger
side him, boss. Yer jest oughter see
dat niger fggerin'. He done gone an
ciphered clean through addition, par
tition, subtraction, distraction, abom-
ination, justification, creation, amputa-
tion and adoption. Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18

states will make collective exhibits in
the main building. They are Maine,
Rhode Island, Oregon, Washington,
North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsyl-
vania, Missouri, Ohio and Minnesota.
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will each
show its methods of fish propagation
and culture There will also be water
ways by which fish climb the mountain
rivers and rapid-nowing streams. And
in addition to the live fish in tanks
these states will show models and pho
tographs of their hatcheries.
The Japanese exhibit will be the
largest of any of the foreign countries
in the building. Besides the fish
products there will be models of the diff
ferent boats used in Japan. One sec
ton of this exhibit will be display of
isinglass made from seaweed, which is
made in many colors, and which, when
held to the light resembles the stained
glass used IN church windows. There
are said to be great many fishermen
in the land of the mikado and they
take great interest in everything per-
tanning 10 the pursuit. Their exhibit
therefore will doubtless be very CON-
plete and extensive.
The transportation of the fisheries eX-
hibits from all parts of the world has
been attended with many difficulties
and much expense. Huge tanks have
been constructed and special cars and
vehicles have been fitted up, and with
! all the pains taken there has been much
loss and disappointment experienced by
those interested in the displays. Sew.
eral rare and valuable specimens of fish
life have died in transit, and some that
it will be impossible to replace.
The attempt is made to reproduce as
nearly as possible in each tank the con-
ditions under which the fish who will
inhabit them naturally live. There
will be tree stumps for perch to lie un,
der, rock reefs for lake trout, and grav-
ely bottoms for river trout The plants
that will grow in the aquaria will alsc
conform to the character of those found
in the waters from which the fish are
taken. One immense tank, seventy feet
long, twelve feet wide, and five feet
deep, already finished, shows ridges Of
rock peculiar to the river-beds of the
Mississippi valley.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Fisheries building are two large Florida
alligators. They are perhaps the largest
living specimens that ever came to Chi
cago, being about twelve feet in length
and well proportioned. These southern
strangers are to be provided with spe
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18
EXTORTlON NOT ALLOWED.
Fair Visitors VIII BE Protected
from Imposition,

Worlds Fair Visitors VIII BE Protected
from Imposition.
Misrepresentation has been the ever
ready weapon of those who for one
reason or another have allied them
selves with the enemies of the expo
sition. A few newspapers have stulti-
fed themselves by publishing malicious
falsehoods concerning the greatest en-
terprise of this, or indeed of any other
century For time it was thought
unnecessary to contradict these reports.
The American public was left to deter
mine for itself that the exposition was
being maligned Very often has the
suggestion been made that some official
denial should be uttered, and finally
these suggestions have been accepted.
President Higinbotham has authorized
the publication of the following, with
the request that it be given the widest
publicity:
'rhe exposition will be opened for
visitors on May 1.
"An abundance of drinking water,
the best supplied 70 any great city in
the world, will be provided free to all.
The report that a charge would be
made for drinking water probably arose
from the fact that Hygeia water can
also be had by those who may desire it
at one cent glass.
"Ample provisions for seating will be
made without charge.
about fifteen hundred toilet rooms
and closets will be located at con-
venient points in the buildings and
about the grounds, and they will
be absolutely free to the pub
proportion to the estimated attendance
rs has ever been provided in any expo
sition. In addition to these there will
also be nearly an equal number of lava
tories and toilet rooms Of costly and
handsome character as exhibits, for the
use of which charge of five cents will
be made.
"The admission fee of fifty cents will
entitle the visitor to see and enter all
the exposition buildings, inspect the
exhibits and, in short, to see everything
within the exposition grounds, except
the Esquimaux village and the repro
duction of the Colorado cliff dwellings.
For these, as well as the special attrac.
tions or Midway Plaisance, n small fec
will be charged.
"lmposition or extortion of any de-
scription will not be tolerated.
Free medical and emergency hospital
service is provided on the grounds by
the exposition management.
"The bureau of public comfort will
provide commodious free waiting rooms
including spacious Indies parlor and
toilet rooms, in various parts of thc
| grounds
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18
W0RID'S FAIR GOSSIP.
People from All Lands Thronging
Chicago Thoroughfares.
Btrange Things Seen and Heard Mt Jack
son Parlk-Thc Beautiful Home of
the Flshcs-A Logging Camp
from Michigan.
Especial Chicago correspondonce |

The streets of Chicago now present
some strange sights. In an hours
stroll through the business section one
may come across the turbaned Turk,
stalking majestically along under big
load of self-importance; the coal-black
Ethiopian, with his monstrous earrings
and bangles of BRASS the swarthy lit
tie Jap, with his beadlile little eyes
taking in everything that passes, and
yet pretending to see nothing; the
hooded Betlouin of the desert; the dried
up, mummifcd Javanese, whose APP
pearance strongly suggests the need of
good securing; and in fact q speci-
men of almost every race under the
sun. They are all here, at any rate,
and if you don't meet them in our
streets all You need do, If you wish to
see them, is to take trip out to Jack
son park and there you will find them
without any trouble.
1t is quite comical sight to see a
wild son of the Sahara, clad in the
strange habiliments of his desert land,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18
BINDING TO THE PEACE.
Meaningless Phrase Which Has Quieted
Many "A Tencmenthouse Row.

Meaningless PHRASE Which Has Quieted
Many Tenementhouse Row.
"People who've never lived in tenc
menthouse have very little idea o!
what life there is" said ex-Police JUS
tice James T. Kilberth to Times mar
the other afternoon, as he tilted back
in his chair in the Office he has opened
since leaving the bench, after nineteen
years of service ''And the people
whove spent all their days in one have
less idea still, for they don't know any
other kind of existence. Life in those
dens must be a continual round of ex-
element, but the people don't seem to
mind it as rule. Sometimes it gets
too hot for them, though, and
get to the police court and
make a complaint first. Sometimes the
aggrieved person arrives first and some
times the one who's really to blame.
Generally both complainant and de-
fendant are women, and nearly always
there is a horde of witnesses, for every
body in the house takes one side or the
other, and, of course, comes to court.
In such cases both sides are generally
more or less to blame, and what they
all need is little restraining influence.
Indeed, it isn't often that one wants to
sec the other any more than squelched,
so to speak. had an almost invariablc
method of dealing with such cases
when | saw there was nothing serious
in them, of course. After hearing tho
story with evident attention and solem.
nifty | would say to the defendant,
You're bound to the peace for six
months, and the complainant would go
home perfectly satisfied. didn't know
what binding to the peace was any
more than they did-that is to say, it
had no real meaning-but its effect was
almost magical. No matter how abu-
sive either side may have been-even in
the court room-those mysterious wordn
silenced everybody, and it was rarely
that | ever heard of any more trouble
from those people. Not infrequently
| had topronouncc the same terrible SEN
tence on both complainant and defend
ant to insure lasting quiet, and some,
times I've put the whole crowd, wit.
ncsses and all, under the same ban.
That was when excitement ran high,
and it seemed advisable to bind the
whole household to the peace fol-
awhile."-N Y. Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18
FISHERIES BUILDING.

the corner they held consultation,
apparently, to decide whether they had
better venture any further among the
snares and dangers of civilization or
not. Having decided the matter they
strobe away to the south, IN the direc-
tion of Jackson park.
Out at the fair grounds there is per-
feet reproduction of the confusion that
we are told occurred at the building of
the tower of Babel. In Midway Plais-
ancc, which has become part of the
fair grounds, one admission admitting
to both, where the foreign nations have
their buildings, the opportunities for
studying some of the strangest people
ON earth are manifold. Here the Alge-
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18
PcrspicacitY.

Physicus-I see the physicians are en-.
couraging football as one of the
healthiest of games.
Dizzicus-Yes. They'd countenance
the handling of cholera germs as q
beneficial pastime, ii IT were possibla.--
Puck
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18

DR.. GATLINt is getting even more
fastidious in the matter of guns than he
used 10 be. He has harnessed to a new
one an electric motor that gives result
of 1000 shots minute, according to his
wn claims,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18

A NEW Missouri statute mascs it O
penitentiary offense for husband to
desert his wife until they have lived to-
gether for at least ten years.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-05-18

Love is stronger than argument
Interior.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20
The Road Completed.
TRAINS Now RUNNING OVER THE W. b.
x EASTERN II r.

TIE last rail binding The Wilkes.
Barre and the Stroudsburg division Of
the new Wilkes. Barre and Eastern
Railroad was laid about noon We'd
nesdly, Il few hundred feet north Of
the Panther Creek viaduct, and as the
last spike was driven the shortest pos
sible railroad route between New
York and this city was completed.
Shortly after the road was finished
a construction train was run over the
line from StroudsDurg to Wilkes. Barre.
Several officials were on board and
were much pleased with the condition
OF the road. 1t has been well built,
and the roadbed is solid. They de.
cided, however, that for the present it
will be best to run only coal and
freight trains over the line. Passen-
gers will probably be put on about the
first of January.
A mail car and express car will very
likely be run over the entire route in
few weeks with fast freights. The
express car will be used for National
express matter, thus giving that com.
pany an entrance into this city from
New York, something they nave long
desired Despite the fact that the
car will go with the freight it will
reach New York about the same
time as the other express lines.
The line is Oh miles long, and has
cost nearly $1,000, 900, exclusive o..
equipment. In the work OF grading
and construction nearly score and a
half Of lives have been sacrificed.
Communication between this city and
New York will be shortened an hour
and half in time by this new route.
Leader.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20
MARRIED.

At the home OF the brides parents,
Mr.. r. Messenger by Rev. f. NJ.
Chilcoat, October 10th, 1898, Mr..
Henry F. Sanders to Miss Gertrude
Messenger, both of Waller, Columbia
county, Pa.
At the brides parents Mr.. G.. w.
Keller, October r2th, 1898, by Rev.
f. NJ. Chilcoat, Mr.. Harry Kessler Of
Divide, Columbia county, to Miss
Malinda c. Keller Of Unityville, Ly-
coming county, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20
Joseph P. Dewitt has filed his pa.

Joseph P. Dewitt has filed his pa.
Pers, and intends to run as an indie.
pendent candidate for the Office OF
county treasurer. He was a candi.
late for the Office before the Demo.
cratic county convention, and was
Pquarely and fairly defeated. and now
pc kicks over the traces and proposes
% run anyway. If democrats will
support a man who will act in this
manner, the party organization NAV
Is well be abandoned at once.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

A terrible wreck occurred last Fri.
day on the Michigan Central railroad
In which thirteen were killed. and
many injured, at Jackson, Michigan.
An excursion train from the east
was standing at the depot when
another excursion train pulled in. The
engineer lost control Of his air brake
and could not stop his train, and it
rushed at the rate of forty miles an
hour into the train ahead, ploughing
under 1t, and throwing the cars in all
directions Nine cars join In the
ruin, and the engine was smashed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

J. F. Fowler received I4a3 votes for
the Office of county treasurer at the
Democratic delegate election, and he
mad 3ot votes in the convention. T.
r. Dewitt received 1907 votes at the
delegate detection, and 20 votes in
convention. And yet Dewitt is dis
satisfied because he was not nominal
ed. A candidate who can't stand
honest defeat like man ought not to
run for office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

About three weeks ago +. V. Ing.
ham, one of the proprietors of the
famous Hotel Eagles Mere, together
with a friend named Bennett, set a
bear trap out in the deep forest about
four miles from Eagles Mere. They
neglected visiting the trap until be-
tween two and three weeks later, and
when they got there they found in
their trap, which was a steel one, a
bears paw, and from the condition of
it the bear had twisted his leg from
the foot. The indications were, judg-
ing from the size OF the paw, that the
bear was very large one.-Iocan-
da ReCieto.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

In the course Of his remarkable
address on journalism to the young
men of Union College Charles A.
Dana, of the New York SIN, said
''What books shall the young man
contemplating a newspaper career
read? OF all, the most indispensable.
the most useful, the one whose knowl-
edge is the most effective, is the Bible.
There is no book from which more
valuable lessons can be learned. | am
considering it now not as religious
book, but as manual of utility. of
professional preparation, and profess
ional use for a journalist There is.
perhaps, no book whose style is more
suggestive and more instructive, from
which you learn more directly that
sublime simplicity which never exag-
gerates, which recounts the greatest
event with solemrity, of course, but
without sentimentality or affectation.
none which you open with such con
fdence and lay down with such rev.
erence; there is no book like the
Bible"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1898.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
state.
For Judge OF the supreme Court,
SEMUEL GUsT1NE THOMPSON,
OF Philadelphia.
For state Treasurer,
FRANK c. OSBURN,
OF Allegheny County.
County.
For Prothonatory ana Clerk OF the Courts.
6. NJ. QUICK.
For Register and Recorder,
c. b. ENT.
For County Treasurer,
J.R. FOWLER.
For County Commissioners,
q. NJ. IkELER.
]. G. SwANK.
For District Attorney.
THOS. b. HANLY.
For County Auditors,
W. A. DREISBACH.
J. f. HARKINS.
For County surveyor.
c. II. MOORE.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

The American Eagle is too much
for the British Lion, and the cup re-
mains here. The American yacht
Vigilant won three races, defeating
the English yacht Valkyrie, last week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-20

Next year there will be elected in
this county, sheriff, two representa-
tlves, and state senator. 1t will be
well to remember that no one will be
entitled to vote at the delegate cleo
tion next year who does not vote the
straight democratic ticket this year.