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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
UNION VETERAN LEGION,

Wednesday evening last week was
spent very pleasantly at the St. Charles
IN Berwick, by members of the Union
veteran Legion, Camp 90, headquar-
tiers at Bloomsburg. One of the fea.
lures of this entampment is an annual
banquet. That held at the St. Charles
Wednesday evening is the sixth and
most enjoyable they have given.
The Berwick members numbering
eleven greeted the boat columbia" :"
carrying seventeen or eighteen com.
rades from the county seat, with ma.
tlonal airs from the Berwick Cornet
Band and escorted them by a circui
tous route to the St. Charles where
they whet their appetites with tales Of
former fcasts and Last privations.
Heralded by multitudes of harmonic
ing scents, supper was announced.
Chalrs were taken at nine and not de
serted till half-past eleven, so good
was Landlord Sponenberg's bill of fare.
and so hard did w. l. Scott, toast
master OF the evening, press the mem.
bers OF the Legion for experiences,
songs, and anecdotes. That these
were amusing was evidenced by the
frequent stamping of feet. Not the
least interesting of the remarks of the
evening were those made by the toast
master himself who is rdconseur Of
no mean ability. During the evening
X. Z. Buckalew was presented with
souvenir walking, stick, gayly decorated
with the national colors which he will
ever prize as a memento of the occa-
sion. He says he will remember Mr..
Sponenberg on Christmas.
Altogether very pleasant evening
was spent, concluding with the parting
song, "Auld Lang Syne." These gath
erlngs to the stay-at.home are seem
lngly devoid of interest and without
warrant. To those who have borne
the brunt of battle, who have fought
shoulder to shoulder for God and
native land these meetings bring back
to the heart the light Of other days
and crown the present with the halo
Of the past, 81.
We append a list of those present:
A. ID. Seeley, /. f. Chamberlain,
Jas. r. Ruch, d. w. Filbert, Abner
Welsh, Joseph Bitler, A5ram Hartman,
G. A. Buckingham, l.. H. Fowler,
Hudson Alien, H. c. Angstadt, w. J.
Scott, f. P. Williams, c. S. Fornwald,
F. M. Gilmore, T. M. Dawson, B. F.
Gilmore, Lewis Cohen, Jno. ]. Law
all, c. w. Clayberger, r. c. Bucka-
lew, B. S. Sharpless, Albert Herblne,
w. E. Coffman, G. G. Furman, Jacob
Keller, J. B. Robson, w. w. Swent-
eel. ll.-IndeDeudent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
A Funny State Of Affairs.

A very funny state Of affairs is re.
vealed in England through a suit
brought concerning depredations by
rabbits. The rabbits came out Of a
wood and destroyed field of barley.
The owner of the crop sued the owner
of the wood for damages. 1t was de
cided that the plaintiff was not entitled
to damages unless the defendant had
by artificial propagation increased the
number of rabbits on his land to such
an extent as to be a nuisance. He
was not liable, even though he had in
creased the number of rabbits by kill
ing off their enemies. The only
remedy in possession Of the man who
lost his barley was to kill the rabbits
which came upon the place. But
this has to be done with due regard
to a somewhat complicated game law.
The killing must be done by the farm
er or by one member of his household
commissioned by him IN writing or
employed for reward TO kill rabbits" I"
In killing the rabbits the use of poi
sons or spring guns is prohibited, and
firearms cannot be used at night
". Y. Telegram.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that IS by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inhamed condition of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is inhamed
you have rumbling sound or imper.
feet hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result, and un-
less the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever nine cases out Of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an inhamed condition of the mu-
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars
free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
II-3-Im.
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Successful Deer-Slayers.

The best deer. shooting of the sea
son falls to the lot of two coastside
men. One is asPortuguese laborer on
a farm just above the Alpine school
house. The morning the deer law
opened he came upon four bucks, and
when the smoke Of four shots from
his Winchester cleared away he was
the captor of three of them. The
other fortunate person is the son OF
Postmaster Thompson, of Harrison,
near Pescadero. This young gentle
man aimed at large buck one day,
and after seeing him drop went to get
his game. He was surprised to find
that his bullet after passing through
the back of the buck he aimed at en-
tered the head of another Short dis
tance beyond, thus killing two at one
shot. These are facts that can be
substantiated. - San Mateo (Cal.
Leader.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
Mark Twain's --latest Romance of an Es-
quimau Maiden.

A magazine is usually satisfied with
one strong feature for the month. The
Cosmopolitan, however, presents for
November no less than FIVE very un.
usual ones. William Dean EIowells
gives the first Of the letters of the
traveller, who bas been visiting this
country from Altruria. We have
read Mr.. Howells impression of the
Altrurlan but in this first letter we
have the Altrurian's impressions of
New York, with some comments upon
our government and society, calcula-
ted to awaken the most conservative
minds. The second feature of the
Cosmopolitan is the portion of the
magazine given up to color work, no
less than ten superb color illustrations
being presented for the first time in
magazine history, accompanying an
article by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, on
Changes in Women's Costumes"
The third feature is american Notes."
by Walter Besant, who was recently
in America and is doing the United
States for the Cosmopolitan la Dick
ems. The fourth feature is an article
by General Badeau on "The Forms of
Invitation Used by the English Nobili-
ty." The article is illustrated by the
facsimile of cards to the Queens
drawing room, to dinner at the Prin.
cess of Wales, and to many leading
houses Of England. Finally, we have
a new and very curious story by Mark
Twain, called "The Esquimau Maid
ems Romance" 1t is in his happiest
vein and is illustrated by Dan Beard.
The November number presents the
work of many artists, among whom
are: c. S. Reinhart, Otto Guillonnet,
]: II. Harper, G.. Hudson, Franz Von
Lenbach, George Wharton Edwards,
f. Schuyler Matthews, Dan Beard,
w. l.. Sontag, Jr, F. G. Atwood, c.
Hirschberg, J. Habert-Dys, August
Franzen, Louis ]. Read, J. N. Hutch.
ms and Hamilton Gibson.
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Root and Branch,

the poison in your blood, however it
may have come or whatever shape it
may be taking, is cleared away by
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's a remedy that rouses
every organ into healthful action, puri-
fies and enriches the blood, and
through it cleanses and invigorates the
whole system. Salt.rheum, letter,
Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils, Carbuncles,
Enlarged Glands, and the worst Scro-
fulous Sores and Swellings, are per-
fectly and permanently cured by it.
Unlike the ordinary Spring medi
cines or sarsaparillas, the discovery"
works equally well at all seasons. All
the year round and in all cases, it IS
Guaranteed, as no othei blood medi
cine is. If it ever fails to benefit or
cure, you have your money back.
You pay only for the good you get.
Isn't it safer to say that no other
blood-puriher can be 'Just as good 2
1t it were, wouldn't it be sold SOP
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
The New Reading Terminal Station.

One of the sights Of the Quaker
City is the handsome Terminal Sta
tion of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad, at Twelfth and Market
streets, which is now fully thrown open
to the public and is without exception
the most beautifully appointed rail-
way terminus in the world. The in
terror decorations are simply superb.
Not only are they designed on scale
of grandeur, but they are conspicuous
for exquisite taste and comfort. The
lower floor entrance lobby is handsome
and roomy, with concrete floor and
panelled ceiling. A broad stairway
and rapid and roomy elevators lead to
the waiting rooms above at the level
Of the elevated tracks. The ticket
Offices on the first floor are the most
conveniently arranged in the country,
and are the result of the experience Of
General Passenger Agent Hancock
and his able lieutenants. The screens
of grill and brass work inclosing the
ticket Offices are artistic to a degree
that is seldom seen in public build
ing. But the waiting rooms, restaur-
ant, ETC., on the second floor are the
feature of the structure. They are so
daintily decorated and sumptuously
furnished that they resemble more the
audience halls or reception rooms of
some potentate's palace than the pub
lie waiting-room of railroad com
pany. Inlaid flooring, velvet carpets,
great easy chairs, nckle plated steam
pipes, marble furnished lavatories, rich
and elegant hangings and daintily tint
ed walls and frescoed ceilings, make
combination rarely seen except in
the palaces of the wealthy and great.
The Reading Terminal Station is in
every respect a pleasant surprise to the
public. Gentlemen who have travel
led all over the world, state that the
new station contains the finest waiting
rooms on tho face of the globe. Phila-
delphia is naturally proud Of the new
edifice as 1t is far in advance of any
thing of similar kind in this country
or abroad. Its ornamentations and
handsome furnishings are an attraction
to thousands Of visitors, and an OBJ
ject lesson in decorative art. The
upper part of the building is used by
the executive and clerical force of the
Company, and nearly all the various
officials have already occupied quar-
tiers therein. The building is one Of
the sights OF the city.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03

trout out of Johns brook by the old.
fashioned method of tickling them
under the belly, he saw mammoth
water snake mesmerize a toad, getting
the latter SO completely under his con-
troll that when he finally swallowed
him the victim did not so much wink
the other eye. The toad, as "Pop"
Ball tells the story, was sitting on the
bank of Jones' brook, Eliminating over
particularly delicious insect it had
just enveloped, when his snakeship
cautiously poked his glossy nose from
beneath the swamp grass near by and
fixed his beaded optics on the toad. Both
remained perfectly quiet for several
minutes, when the toad began to
twitch, and Shiny substance oozed
from its skin. The commissions passed
over in few minutes, when the snake
slowly wriggled up to its prey and in
the course of half an hour had com
pletely swallowed it. "Pop" Ball, in
the presence of "Squar" Reach, killed
the snake and released the toad, which
was none the worse for it's entangfe-
ment.
Along about the latter part of August
Pop" killed blacksnake in Reach's
meadow which had two pound and
half bullhead stuck in its tiroat by it's
horns, which penetrated the skin on
both sides and were plainly visible on
the outside of the reptile. But the
most remarkable snake that Pop
came across was at Bulls pond early
in September. 1t was a milksnake
and lay under pile of old logs which
Pop" pulled down in search of dry
finder for camp fire. When the first
log was disturbed the snake glided
out, followed by eleven young ones,
who, to Pops" amazement, disap-
peared down their mothers throat.
That same day, under the dam at
Bulls pond, Pop captured pound
and half trout with ~'coachman,
and hanging to the trout's tail was a
watersnake three feet long. He be-
lieves that the snake grabbed the trout
just as the latter made dash for
the f1v
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03

A God-send is Ely's Cream Balm
l had catarrh for three years. Two
or three times week my nose woulc
bleed. thought the sores woult
never heal. Your Balm has cured
me."-Mrs. M. A. Jackson, Ports
mouth, N. H.
was no much troubled with ca
tarrh it seriously affected my voice.
One bottle Of Elys Cream Balm did
the work. My voice is fully restored
B. F. Liepsner, A. NJ, Pastor o.
the Olivet Baptist Church, Philadel
phia, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
The Jury's sympathies.

From the New York Weekly
Stranger. g, "You still have lynchings
here, do your"
Westerner. "Only in the case of
bad characters. When fairly good
citizen gets arrested for anything, we
always let the law take its course"
"Thats encouraging"
ayes, you see an average jury can
always be depended upon to hang a
good citizen if it gets chance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
OUR WORLDS FAIR BEVERAGE.

The most healthful and popular drink of the
age.
The proper drink for both table and fresde
now Within the reach or all. Every thrifty
ange, pear, cherry, apple, banana and pineapple
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harmless drinks; thereby saving the money
that might possibly find It's way into the sa-
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one OF these delightful drinks. Enclose 10 cents
for one or 90 cents for seven OF the "Fruit Cider
Recipes. Address MINIS NOVELTY CO.
3453 Calimot Ave., Chicago, Ill.
6-l6-uf.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
RACE FOR a BRIDE.
The Poor Man Won the Prize After a
Deapernte Pull.

The Poor Man Won the Prize After q
Desperate Pull.
Miss Annie Story is the daughter of
Col. II. f. Story She is very beauti-
full. Col. Story lives at Yorkville, Ga. q,
and is leading man in Paulding coun-
ty. Miss Annie had many admirers,
but could not decide between Andrew
McBrayer and David Govan. Finally
she sent for the minister and the two
young men. She told the rivals that
the one who would come back to her
first with marriage license should be
her husband, both men to leave York
vile at the same time and to ride to
Dallas, the county seat The young
men were well mounted, and the dis
tance was nineteen miles.
The race was hot one. McBrayer,
the rich lover, reached the ordinary
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
FRESH SNAKE STORIES.
Artistic Lies Told by Farmers Who's
Crops Are Now Safe.

With the coming of the equinoctial
storm Duchess county. IN. " farm
crs get chance 60 sit down and think
over the incidents of the past summer,
and from reports so far received the
crop OF snake stories is fully up to the
average. "Pop" Ball, of Podunk Hol-
low, the best Judge of whisky on the
whole of Bog Ridge, comes 60 the front
with series of remarkable talks,
which are votnhed for by his nearest
neighbor, "Squar" Reach He says
that on the 4th of last July, shortly
after sun-up, while he was catching
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03

first, and secured license before Go
van appeared. The latter came a mo-
ment afterward, hurriedly explained
things to the ordinary, and also Sc
cured license. In few moments he
was also on his way back to Yorkville.
The race became sharp. Govan was
desperate because McBrayer was the
better mounted
Miss Story, her father and the minis
ter waited on the front piazza for the
racing rivals. MeBrayer was first seen.
He was excited, and far down the road
it was noticed that his horse was near
ly exhausted. The race seemed his.
He was nearing the gate. In a mo-
ment Govan appeared in a by-path. He
was two hundred yards ahead of Me
Brayer. He first reached the piazza
and won the prize. He had taken n
short cut through the woods. The GER
emony was performed and McBrayer
gracefully acknowledged defeat and
joined In the marriage festivities.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03

Scrofula, whether hereditary or ac-
CURED, is thoroughly expelled from
the blood by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
great blood purifier.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
Your Painter

has often wasted time and material in
trying to obtain a shade of color, and
bas even resorted to the use of ready
mixed paints, the ingredients Of which
he knew nothing about, because of
the difficulty in making a shade of
color with white lead. This waste
can be avoided by the use Of National
Lead Company's
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
Pure White Lead
inting Colors

These tints are a combination of per-
fectly pure colors, put up in small cans,
and prepared SO that one pound will
tint IS pounds of Strictly Pure White
Lead to the shade shown on the can.
By this means you will have the best
paint in the world, because made Of
the best materials
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
Strictly Pure
White Lead

and pure colors. Insist on having q
brand Of white lead that is standard,
manufactured BY the "Old Dutch |"
process, and known to be strictly
pure-the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-11-03
John T.Lewis g. Bros

and National Lead Co.'s Pure White Lead
Tinting Colors are for sale by the most re-
liable dealers in paints everywhere.
to send to us Tor a book Containing informs.
tion that may save you many dollar; II will
only cost you postal card.
JOHN T. LEWIS & BROS. CO.,
Philadelphia.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
Important to NeTadans.

The following circular issued by
the Worlds Fair Commissioners OK:
plains itself:
CARSON CRY, New, March Is, 1893.
The Sixteenth Session Of the No
Vada Legislature made an appropria
tlon OF $4,000 for the purpose of
making an exhibit Of the resources of
the State at the Columbian World 8
Fair, to be held in Chicago, 1893. The
Governor appointed Commission OF
three to represent NevaGa's interests.
AT meeting held in Carson by them
this day, it was resolved to make an
appeal to the citizens of Nevada to
the end that thoy will use every eff
fort to assist the Commissioners in
making a most creditable showing.
The time being limited, it will be
necessary for immediate action, as
exhibits will have to reach Chicago
by the Doth of April.
AS many sections Of the State will
be visited bya Commissioner as the
limited time allotted will permit.
Exhibits from Storey, Ormsby,
Washoe, Douglas, Churchill, Lyon and
Esmeralda counties can be forwarded
to Reno, Nevada. Exhibits from
Lander, Nye and Humboldt counties
to Winnemucca. Exhibits from
White Pine, Eureka and Elko couu-
ties to Elko, and exhibits fro Lin
coin county may be sent to Ogden.
g.. JAMES A. YERlNGTcN,
Chairman Worlds Fair Commits
sioners.
Chairman Yerington will visit the
several counties which can be reached
by rail, for the purpose of making
collections OF ores, minerals and agri-
cultural products, and the public
spirited citizens of the several coup-
ties should assist him in every pos
slble way. $50: ...-...
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
Child Marriages.

In former days child marriages were
not uncommon in England, their OBJ
ject generally being to unite property.
The youngest English bride on record
ia beyond NIL doubt q daughter of Sir
William Brereton, who, in the 10th
century, was united in tho bonds of
holy matrimony when only two years
Of age, to bridegroom who was her
senior by only one year. In this case
the children were carried in 70 church,
and their elders spoke for them. Sub
sequently, when the pair reached years
OF maturity they ratified the strange
tie. In 1862, Randle Moore was mur-
ried at the age of eight years to q
bride two years his senior. and about
the same time Emma Talbot, 6 yrs. of
age, had fivs-year-old husband pro-
vided for her in the person of Gilbert
Gerard. In this case the bridegroom's
uncle held him up and spoke the
marriage words for him, while the
bride answered for herself as abe had
been taught.--Waverly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
It Won't Do.

The excuse which is made by some
Of the legislators who voted for the
lottery amendment, although opposed
to it-because they wanted to give
the people chance to vote upon the
question--is silly and worse than no
excuse at all. The people hud "a
chance" to vote upon the proposition a
few years ago, and they availed them
selves Of the opportunity to the great
discontinue Of the same parties who
were instrumental in springirg the
scheme again last Winter. The peo-
Pile wanted no "chanoe" to vote upon
the proposition again, and thrusting
it before them second time was an
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
A Great Offer.

The New York World offers Cham
ber's Universal Encyclopaedia in 30
handy volumes, IL mo. size and 400
pages each, $4,000 pages in all, to all
OF its subscribers whose subscriptions
do not expire before April 10, 1893,
for the small sum of S2.1O. The
books are bound in strong MANILA
flexible covers and will be sent free
OF charge to any address after the
10Th OF April, 1899. If you want TO
share ia this splendid offer and are
not subscriber to the World, send
So 1851 for the paper and s2.1O for
the books-.-to this Office and We will
order them for you.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
Dear Letters.

The st. John Telegraph says: A
Fairfield school teacher is now in a
peculiar sort Of business on the.in-
stallment plan. A former lover wrote
hor 81 letters, all Of them breathing
affection of the undying variety. He
then married another lady in Penob
scot county. These letters to girl No.
l have been source Of anxiety to
him and he is now getting them in
his possession slowly, but surely, III
installments of seven, for each of
which installments he pays 500. He
has now invested $500 and is still at
it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
Delegates Appointed.

= Governor Colcord has appointed the
following delegates to represent Ne
Vada at the Trans Mississippi Con-
gress to be held at Ogden, Utah,
April oath:
Enoch Strother, r. Sadler, G. A.
Jones, r. NJ. Clarke, P. M. Bowler Jr.,
WI Jones, A. G. Cleveland, Frank
Williams, w. A. Massey, John Gal
lagher.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
State Board Of Health,

In accordance with the bill passed
by the recent Legislature creating a
State Board of Health, Governor Col
cord to-day appointed DR.. S, L.. Lee,
OF Carson, DR.. w. M, Patterson, of
Reno, and DR.. ]. J. Henderson, of
Elko, as members of such Board. Ex-
cel!ent Observation-Disclosures.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20

KRAusE's HEADACHE CAPSULES an
like many remedies are perfectly
harmless, they contain no Injurious
substance, ane will stop any kind OF
a headache, will prevent headaches
caused by over indulgence in food or
drink late at night. Price tweEty-
Eve cents: for sale by F.. F. Muller.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20

insult to their Intelligence aud integ-
rity, which twill require moro than
a lame apology like tho one mentioned
above, to explain away or cause them
TO believe that other tha1 oven that
poor reason, did not actuate those
who supported the disreputable
measure. Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
Notice.

The Board'of County Commission
era at their last meeting ordered that
the public be, and they. are hereby
notified that NIL bille for scalps that
may be presented to the Board from
and after this date will be positively
rejected. .@ '...,
e. e. BILKEY,
Elko, March Q, 1893. Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-03-20
Teachers' Examination.

Notice ia hereby given that special
teachers examination will be held at
the Courthouse in Elko, Nevada, De-
ginning March 20, 1893, for those not
holding certificates to teach. Certiti-
Gates that are about to expire will be
renewed until July, 1893.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
BY WEBSTER PATTERSON, -.',
.- Supt. of Schools.