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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-08-11

ny pipe In ny mouth. took
out that lssk 50 as could say
something civil TO him; but never
limb did move.
'sGood-evening, your honor!" says L
"Sure, you must be the ghost OF the
bad beg your honor's pardon-of Sir
Roderick Shane, I mean"
s.Man," cried the ghost in hollow
voice, do you dare sit there in my
prssencsy'
Faith" says L "I do Why wouldn't
~"
do you not know" says he, what
fearful risks you run?"
NO" says I. 'T don't; and would be
much obliged for particulars of the
same"
Your reason" says he, your very
life is in danger"
well. now" says l, you don't say
that? Sure I'd like TO know how you
make II out"
AT word from me-" says the ghost,
''you might be driven into raving mad
ness or dwelling idiocy. could blast
you as by lightning-stroke. or crush
you into dust"
"Indade, then" says l, ''it's lucky for
me you don't"
But" says he, II cannot long for
bear"
Cant your" says l. well, then, il
may ask without offence. how long
will you be forbearing?"
Until tomorrow night" says he.
you have intruded here, no doibt, in
ignorance Begone at once, and will
spare you; but never again presume to
trespass on my domain"
Well, the ghost talking in this way
of the old colonel's property as his
domain. began to get my blood up.
But kept as cool as could, and said:
"Sure it's very good of your honor TO
let me of so easy; but ask your pardon
II l say that this is not your domain at
all. II used to be. allow; but ii be-
lonrs now to my old colonel Sir Peter
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Shane. God bless him,-and as I am
here under his orders, here ! mean to
stay"
"Foolr' cried the ghost and then he
gave one Of his dismal groans
This was more than ] could put up
with. even from the ghost OF one OF the
quality.
Now, look here, ghost" says ].
Don't you begin of calling names, be
uanse two can play aisthat game and
xpow the trick o< II. SlN, I've ~
good a righ. to be here as you have,
and better. Indeed, you've no business
20 be here at all. The castle don't be-
long 70 you now. and you've kept all
decent folk out Of il ever since you got
that piece of lead between rorrr RIBS.
Why don't you keep quiet and easy in
your comfortable grave, and leave the
old place aloneT'
''How dare you address me thus?"
says the CHEST "You-a mean, com.
mon soldierl dare you speak to me like
this-to me, = gentleman the head of
an ancient house, to whom you might
in days gone by. have been the basest
meniA in his servicer'
This wasn't civil, but kept my
temper.
Yea, ghost" says I, that's right
enough All that might have been long
age. before you wss sdons for, but sure,
times has changed since then. aud ]
dare do deal now that would have
bsen . liberty eace~
''viis dog" said the ghost, II will
parlsy with you no Longer. But once
more, beware how you tresPass here
AgaiA II I discover you within these
walls te-morrow night your doom is
death Farewell"'
"A goodnight to your honor" say,
I getting up for the frat time, so ~ te
Be . bit civil now he was departing
Then / heard him 60 creaking and
groaniag along the passage till the
sound Of him was lost in the distance
loouldn't help bursting out laug hing.
! slapped my thigh and says TO myself;
faith! I've bad tho besA Of him thi,
tine, anyhow"
Well, ! thought would see no moro
Of him that night so just curled my
self up on the big seat in the window,
and soon was fast asleep
ITO BE CONTINUED.l
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She Wanted None.

Prom the New York Herald.
Tagleigh. "Why did that beautiful
Miss Toveleigh take the veil ?"
Wagleigh. Because every man
she met proposed to her."
Tagleigh. "Was that any reason
for becoming nun1'
Wagleigh. "Yes. She thought it
the easiest way Of bt rs a sister to
them all"
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Och i, was all nice and quiet, and
the moon came out and peeped through
the window as much as to say. Tim
Mccarthy. my boy. sure I've come 70
keep you company" knew | would
see nothing OF the ghost if he came a.
all till midnight as that was his time
to appear; 80 the folks said. He was
as regular as the rent-collector. was
that ghost, if you was TO believe all
you heard, and pever stayed minute
after sunrise; 50 thought knew when
to expect him.
Sure enough, jnst as the cock. ia,
off, struck the last stroke OF midnight,
! heard queer noise.
Whats that, anyhow l says to
myself
For il was such a sound as never be-
fore heard in my life. 1t was like some
poor creature groaning, worse than any
of the wounded on the battlefield. with
just touch Of wall now and then
like a howl At a wake, but more dis
NAL
FAITH thinks l, the ghos. is com.
ing"
So put myself in . genteel position.
with one leg crossed over my knee, and
kept nay pipe in my mouth, and held
my head up so rs to look becoming
when the ghost appeared There l sat
and listened, and presently heard a
cresking Of the boards, such - made
myself when ! was coming up the Old
staixA
Well. ysur honor. tAs sounds Of ths
groaning and The creaking came nearer
and nearer, and got louder and louder
every minute, and IL I said nv hssrt
wasn't beginning TO beat . Bit sure
would be telling ye lie But kept
up my courage as well ], could. telling
myself there was nothing 70 b afraid
of, and that - had come TO do thu
Job must 60 through with il
So was as cool - the precsss-server
when they introduced him into the
river; and, By ny soul, l needed to b
that when ] tell you what happened
next As 1--we, the door just in front
of me swung slowly open hit by bit.
with never hand that ! could see 10
set II moving; and when II was wide
open, there, in the full light Of the
moon, stood . figure that looked Just
awful.
II was the ghost sure enough II
was the shadow of the bad bsronet
Sir Roderick Shane, dressed as he was
two hundred years ago, when they put
q bullet into him for his behavior. He
had on an elegant green coat slsshed
with gold lace, and under it white
friiled shirt with an ugly red stain over
the left breast There was long wig
on his head, reaching down over his
shoulders, and he had knee-boots, with
spurs, on his legs, and a sword by his
side.
But, faith! II was not his figure, nor
yet his dress, that looked so queer. II
was his face, white and pasty, like that
Of corpse, and his horrible dead eyes
with never a bit of light in them, his
bloodless lips parted and showing a
row of ugly black teeth, that sent a
shiver through me In spite of myself.
wasn't afraid, though-niver bit! and
/ hadn't looked at him for above min
ute or two before got used TO him en-
tirely.
Well, he stood and glsred at me, as
sat and looked at him. with my
leg erssssA ever my kneA AND
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A sarnoious Conclusion.

What did Daniel do in the lion.
den?" inquired the teacher.
He must have had a regular cir
GUS" replied the smart bad boy, after
some thought-Truth-
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Moneybags-But you haven't enough
TO support my daughter.
Impecune-If she is as extravagant
as that, sir, you should be thankful TO
have me take her of your hands,
Judge.
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BA ARG AIM s.!

In order to close out stock of summer goods while our
customers need them we have made sweeping reductions in
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TO CONSERVATIVES,

The undersigned having been restored 10
health by simple means, after suffering for
several years with severe lung Affection, and
that dread disease Consumption, is anxious 10
make known 20 his fellow sufferers the means
fully send free OF chargel copy OF the pres
eription used, which they viii hnda sure cure
Tor Cons,i'np ption, Asfhiln, Cdtdrrh, BIoilch0is
sufferers will try his remedy, as it is inyaiuabe
Those desiring the prescription, which will cost
them nothing, and may prove blessing, viii
please address,
Rev. Edward A. Wilson, Brooklyn. New York.
sep. 10, year.
Connecticut western news., 1893-05-18
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NOTICE !

I would respectfully an nounce to the people of Falls Village, Am esville, Lime Rock South Canaan and vicinity that on and after April 9th, I shall run a bakery wagon with first class line of bakery goods, fruits etc., fresh goods every day and at lowest pri- ces. Look out for me when the bell rings. Thanking my customers for that liberal pat ronage given me, I am Respt. yours,
Connecticut western news., 1893-05-18
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Passaic City record., 1893-09-09

the episode of the cripple of the Rue
Madeleine. Some fifty years ago the
detectives of the French capital were
puzzled by series of murders,
all committed in the same dis
trict of the city and apparently on the
same plan of procedure. At five diff
ferent times corpses bearing the marks
of strangling fingers and strangely
bruised about the ribs were discovered
in the gray of dawn on the sidewalks
of some of the most frequenteds thor
oughfares. That robbery had been
the motive of the crimes could not be
doubted, and the hasty greed of the
murderer could be inferred from the
way in which The clothes of the victims
had been ripped in quest of valuables,
but in no case had the night watchmen
or the residents of the adjoining houses
heard the least noise of q mortal strug-
gle.
A large force of special detectives
was detailed on night duty in the en-
dangered precinct and the theories Of
the police varied from week to week
till accident at last revealed the fact
that the murders had been committed
by monstrous beggar, acreature born
with stump legs and fragmentary arms,
who dragged himself along the streets
on all fours and manipulated his aims
bag by means of his teeth and an iron
hook fastened to one of his ell
bows. lie Crapoussin" (the hop
toad the street arabs called the
misshape. They teased him SO
that only their superior speed
saved them from his fits of vim
dictive fury. As he grew older and
uglier his income decreased, and the
monster then conceived the idea of
satisfying both his hunger and his
thirst for revenge by midnight MUIR
ders. His plan consisted in approach
ing belated pedestrians, stopping them
under some pretext or other, and then
suddenly hurting himself forward and
butting them in the stomach or the re-
gion of the heart with force which in
every case sufficed to stun his victims,
whom he then finished by squatting on
their chests and choking them to death
with his stumps. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
A Man With q Hard Head.

The day we celebrate is thought to
have been the 103d birthday of Abram
Parsons, better and more widely known
as ssAbe Bunter," one of those famous
characters of Williamstown, known to
every living graduate of Williams Col
lege.
ssAbe" probably had the hardest
head in the world. How he found this
out is not recorded, but he early dis
covered that in butting he had no
equal, and he make the most of the
discovery. Plank which it was desir-
able to split Abe would sever by TAX
ing the heaviest board in his two hands
and splitting it on his Uranium. Ira
dition has it that Bunter once broke a
grindstone into splinters, and 20 years
ago there were venerable and trust
worthy citizens Of Williamstown who
vouched for the feat. AS his power
became known the students and peo-
pie of the village would bribe him to
test it. A cheese would be put in
bag and Abe told that he could have
the cheese if he would break it by
bunting.
This proved SO easy that thin
grindstone was substituted for the
1I,o<e1 -, +Io Ioc or5 R,,n4or sb1x,
cred the stone with comparative ease.
He claims to have killed sheep with
his head and even to have battled with
bulls in this way. In sober truth it
may be said that those who knew Abe
in his prime would hesitate about
backing the bull with money in such
contest. Although Abe has lived be-
yond the century, he is much more
lively than many half his age. Only
yesterday he walked over mile and
attended circus after which he gave
several exhibitions of dancing. In
truth, Abe's skull is SO remarkable
that it has excited the interest of sci
entific men, and when the old man
gets through with it it is to go to Will
liams College, under contract signed
and sealed Meanwhile, it looks as if
it might be long before Abe carries
out his part of the arrangement, for
he says he hopes to live long time
yet. springfield, Mass, Republican.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
Garden and Cradle.

When our babe he goeth walking in his gar
den,
Around his tinkling feet the sunbeans
play;
The posies they are good to him
And bow them as they should to him.
As fareth he upon his kingly way;
And birdlings of tie wood to him
Make music, gentle music all the day,
When our babe he goeth walking in his gar
den.
When our babe he goeth swinging in his
cradle,
Then the night it looketh very sweetly
down;
The little stars are kind to him,
The moon she hath mind to him
And layeth on his head a golden crown;
And singeth then the wind to him
song, the gentle song of Bethlem-town,
whea our babe he goeth swinging in his
CRADLE
.-[Eugene Field in Chicago Record
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
Chased by a Shark.

| Deputy Surgeon-General Paske Of
Burmah describes visit which he and
a brother doctor paid to seaside re.
sort, and an adventure that befell him
there. He and his friend went out in
the early morning for a swim. The
residents of the place had assured him
that bathing was perfectly safe within
certain triangular area bounded by a
visible ledge of rocks and a sunken
reef that joined it. Soldiershad bathed
there times without number, though a
hand dangled in the water outside the
reef would have been snapped off in a
trice.
More impatient than my companion,
was the first to cross the intervening
strip of sand and throw myself into
the water. Rising again, began to
swim parallel with the shore, when /
saw my friend who was on the point of
following, stop short.
ssCome in as fast as you canl" he
shouted.
I knew at once what his eyes were
fixed on, and I made for the shore
with all the strength I could muster,
crying to him at the same time to
throw in the largest stones he could
lay hands on.
He had seen the back fin of q shark,
reused doubtless by my splash. and
expectant of meal. | shudder ever
now when I think of that moment.
My fastest swimming was but crawl
ing compared with the speed of the
shark, and in almost no time he laid
hold of my ankle, his serrated teeth
cutting to the bone like razor. I
thought was within my depth and
endeavored to touch the bottom and
sank.
The shark had instantly relinquished
his hold, and now was darting from
one side to the other, confused by the
stones that my friend flung at him.
I fully expected to be seized again,
but before the fish could recover HIM
self I managed to get ashore,
In great pain, and faint from loss of
blood, scrambled upon the sand and
lay down. When I came round I
found my foot tightly bandaged, and
my doctor friend standing over me.
The shark had no doubt come inside
the reef during an abnormally high
tide, and had been unable to get out
again. II Youths Companion.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
The Form Of Birds Eggs.


A study Of the form of birds eggs
has been recently made by Doctor
Nicolsky, Of st. Petersburg. He att
tributes their form to gravity. He
thinks that every egg not yet coated
with solid shell departs from the
spherical form and elongates, simply
because Of pressure on it by tho walls
Of the ovary. In birds which keep .
vertical position when at rest (snch as
the falcon and owD, the soft egg be-
comes short through the birds weight
acting against the ovarian pressure.
In birds which, like the grcbe, are
nearly always swimming, the egg
lengthens, because the weight Of the
body acts in the same direction as the
ovarian compression. The pear shaped
eggs Of birds like the guillemot is due
to their often changing their position,
sometimes swimming and diving. sonae-
times perching on the rocks, etc. An
examination OF all the eggs in the mu-
seum Of the St. Petersburg University
fully bore out these views. New York
Independent. :
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
Wasted Politeness.

Here is new story about Prince
Engalitcheff, the handsome Russian
about whom I have gossiped to you
heretofore, and who, being at all hours
of the day one of the best groomed
young men in all Chicago, is always a
welcome guest at the big palaces along
the avenues. In the matter of dress
the prince is sort of fashion plate
that the young men of the town delight
to copy, and it is in connection with
his faithful following of the sartorial
fashions that this rather amusing story
is told:
Attired in one of the very long frock
coats coming down almost to ones
ankles and that now constitute ssthe
proper caper' for young men of fash
ion in the afternoon, the prince called
the other day at a very swell Michigan
avenue mansion, the chief ornament
of which is young lady who, while she
has more than once been reported en-
gagged to be married within the last
year, still lends hope to her host of
adorers by refraining from an actual
dip into the matrimonial sea. The
prince entered pnd was warmly vel
coined by the young lady and her
mamma. The latter after minute or
two asked cordially: MY dear prince,
won't you take off your coat?"
Much too well bred to express sur
prise, the prince merely declined the
invitation, and the conversation pro-
ceeded.
Presently the elder lady, oblivious
to the mods and winks sent in her di-
rection by her charming daughter, re-
peated Ele invitation: prince, you
must be frightfully warm with that
heavy coat on. Pray remove it; you
will be SO much more comfortable.
The priuce looked just the least bit
embarrassed as he replied: Excuse
me, my dear madam, but if you please,
I will r-r-retain it.
It was not until the noble caller had
left the house that the daughter ex-
planned to her doting parent that the
prince had not worn an overcoat. 80
Chicago Times.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
The Sermon That Was Not Preached.

The Rev. William Dayton Roberts,
pastor of the Temple Presbyterian
church, devoted several of his earlier
years to newspaper work as reporter
on morning paper in this city. He
tells Of the following incident: sIt
was announced that on a certain Sum
day evening. a prominent clergyman
would deliver sermon on religio-
scientific subject then being much dis
cussed. was sent on Sunday after
noon to get an advance copy of the
sermon. The clergyman had had the
foresight to have two copies made, as
he supposed it would be wanted for
publication, and gave me, as he sup
posed, the duplicate copy. I had sew
eral other assignments to cover, and
did not return to the Office until late
in the evening, when, to my surprise,
I discovered that had two copies of
the sermon. It was then too late to re-
turn the original manuscript for use,
and I learned the next day that the
Clergyman, when he found his sermon
was gone, had to preach on another
subject and announced from the pull
pit that reporter had taken his manu-
script and he must therefore, take an
other text. My paper next morning
printed three columns of the sermon
that should have been preached. -"
[Philadelphia Press.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
HUMOROUS.

It won't be long until the coal-deal-
er's victims find him lying in weight
for them once more.
Harmony is all right in its place.
but the barber and his razor should
never undertake to pull together.
Figg- -"You evidently think I am q
fool" Fogg-ssI am grateful to find
that what think is evident even to
you"
"Mr. Editor, I am told you called
me swindler in recent issue Of your
paper !" 'sNo, sir, we only print the
very latest news"
Willis: ssHe never fails to give me
a cigar to smoke when I call on him. 2
Wallace: He must be afraid you will
smoke one of your own. =
do not weep, because, forsooth
Whatever tears might fall
Are idle tears-that is to say,
They do not work at all
ssDo you look to the future with
courage?" he asked the maiden,
eyes, she replied. ssPa says nerve is
everything in the wheat business"
Sarcastic Citizen: ssTraveling on
the recommendation Of your physician,
I suppose?" Hungry Higgins: NAV,
on de recommendation of me lawyer"
81 tell you that idleness don't pay.
The surest way for person to get
ahead is to keep moving "Guess
you're right. That's the way four
or five tenants got ahead of me last
week.
Don't you know, Milly, that it is
very rude to turn around to look at q
gentleman?' Mother, I only turned
to see if he turned round to see if I
looked at him. sWell, if that's all.
that's all right.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
Daybreak Song.

Full sweet is the night locust-haunted, moon
kist,
The noon-tide, strong creature and splendid,
But dawn has q loveliness blended
OF health and keen hope and a puissant do
light
In living, that shameth the languor Of night
Or stress Of the noon with its urgence and
plight
And so, when list,
Shaking slumber and sleep from mine eyes,
Soft somnolence scorning,
I love to be under the skies,
long to be up and away,
lust to be out with the day
At lights first forewarnIng,
When the winds are all whist
And the magic of mist
Is over the shine of the morning!
-[RIcHARD BURTON in the Independent.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09
Medical Uses or Onions.

Boiled onions taken about an hour
before going to bed will usually re-
lieve any but the worst cases Of insom-
MIA.
The heart of hot onion placed in
the ear will often relieve an earache.
The syrup obtained by sprinkling
sliced onion with sugar and baking it
in the oven will ordinarily relieve
croupy child.
Eating raw onions will generally
check "cold in the head. I"
Passaic City record., 1893-09-09

Born cripples often ayenge the in
suit Of nature in way of their own; !;
they become misanthropic and some-
times appear to act on the principle
that all means are fhir that will enable
them to square accounts with their
unfairly favored fellow-men. As me-
di@val princes, who, like Peter the
Great, kept domestic menageries Of
monster men, now and then repented
their habit Of insulting their deform-
ity and the Paris police still remember