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C.r.ful Asout Aa-I.,i.. D.-ssr.,..

from ne Warrington fes.
Two Maryland msmbers-hsIsrs. Talbot and MeEAIk
went up 10 the White Hsuse TO see the President q
few mornings ago Mr. Talbot made knowA his mis-
son TO Private Secretary Thurbsr. all of the Con-
sressmen have to do nowadAys but did not INTRODUCES
his colleague. AE AeKAg 10 serving his second term
in Congress- and Mr.. Talbot naturally supposed that
he known
Mt ThuTber disappeared in the Presidents room. A
moment later he returned "The President will be
glad to you. Nj Talbot" he said and that gentle
man started toward the private door Nj. NeKAig OF
course. went with him
"Ibsg PARDON SAID Nj Thurbsr with look toward
Mr.. AeKAE. and with glanes OF inquiry At Mr. Tai
bott "but does your friend also the Pres-
dsnti"
Mr. MeKAiE who iI the only man who ever carried
the western district Of Maryland for the Democrats
has not yet recovered from the shock.
The sun., 1894-03-31

There are many survivors OF the civil
war; North and South. who remember that
twenty-nins years ago to-day was the first
day Of the great battle OF Five Forks. Possibly
some OF the participants In that battle carry
mementoes Of II. such as bullet wound. .
malmed limb or q sabre cut, which make it
difficult for them to forget the day. Five
Forks was one Of the last great battles OF the
war The dashing SHERIDAN was the Fed
ersl commander. and PICKETT famous for
his great charge in the three days battle at
Gettysburg. was the leader OF the Confeder-
ates Gen. GRANT had been attacking Rich
mond from the south. for some months. and
on March 20. 1885, he issued his order for =
general and determined advance OF his
left wing. In carrying out this plan.
SHERIDAN two days later. came upon the
Confedsratss near Five Forks, some nine
miles southwest OF PETERSBURG. Rain had
been falling heavily all the day and night be-
fore. and the surrounding country was liter
ally soaked. The eConiederates knew OF GRANTS
flank movement as soon as II was begun. and
LEE hurried all the infantry he could spare to
hts threatened right wing. At 1890 A. NJ.
March 81, he struck the Federals q stag
Gering and unexp pectsd blow on their flank and
rear. For . moment II looked like another
Chancellorsville. The Fedsrals rallied. how
ever. and drove the enemy back. Meantime
SHERIDAN with 10000 cavalry. attacked tho
enemy near Five Forks. and BY dismounting e
his troopers and posting them behind breast
works. he repulsed the superior forces that
were sent against him. That night was
passed amid rain and mud. and on the
next day the Confedsratss were totally de-
fsatsd by SHERIDAN.
The sun., 1894-03-31
A Serious Matter Indeed.

Mr.. WHEELER II. PKcKHAMi Is prominent
citizen In this community and q noted law
yer. Presumably he weighs his words with
care. On Thursday evening he spoke before
o Good Government Club In this city on the
subject Of bribery In municipal politics. and
in the course OF his remarks he made ono
statement which should not be overlooked
by those solcitous for the public welfare.
The statement 70 which We refer 10 oon-
tanned In this paragraph from Mr.. PEoK-
HAMS address:
-rhs next eulmin .tioa was in 1855 ana 1854. when
cur Beard Of Aldermen disposed Of the Broadway fran
ehiss. The day OF the lobby 10 practically no mora
Tammany Hall takes the place OF the lobby. Att
head 10 man who handles large amount Of money
yearly aad /. Aeeountabs to He says whsthsr
bill will pass net Many people pay large amounts
fer peace a. they put IT, Ths Metropolitan Telephone
Csnpany pay. understand. $4,000 year for peace
kaew of corporation which pays similar
amount tell you that every day Of thar lives these
famnany Dribsd aud bribs othsra"
1t will be observed that. according to this
report. Mr.. PECKHAM has actual knowledge
that particular corporation In this city is
paying to somebody. In the way OF bribery.
o sum OF money WHICH hpprOAimhtcs oou'-
900 annually: and that he has trustworthy
information that the Metropolitan Tele-
phone Company pays precisely that amount
for what he calls peace" or in other
words. to avoid being improperly interfered
with In Its business by politicians.
Now II Mr.. PKcKHAM really knows. or has
reason to believe. anything OF this kind. 1t
is perfectly clear that 1t is his duty as q
citizen to disclose his knowledge on the
subject OF the source Of his belief. either to
the public prosecutor OF the county. or to the
Legislature, or to the newspapers OF this city.
We make this suggestion In the sincere
hope that Mr.. PECKHAM will avail himself
q 1t. and We assure him Of the hearty aid
Of the press in any endeavor which he may
make to bring to light official bribery or
oppression in any quarter. We are not
willing 10 believe that a man OF his stand
ing and character would make such charges
without some foundation for them. II they
are we'll founded. they should be made the
subject of legislative or judicial inquiry
without delay.
The sun., 1894-03-31

n. ~s-E,-e F--s cs--sss,.. Apprevsss
psrs sfs she Rsek Hssrs's F1s-.

r.rs 81 sss Rseh ResrTs Fi--.
The Sinking Fund Commission adopted yss-
tsrday the plan OF the Dock Board for tbs Inn
proysmsnt OF the Nerth River water front be-
tvssn gansevoort street and Eleventh street
This will cost sl.600.O00 according to the ssti-
mate Of the Deck Board. De Lsncey Nieell.
who opposed the scheme on the ground Of the
large expense said IL would cost between
$1,000. 900 and sa000.ooo. and that the entire
improvement which is projected. between
Charles street and West Twenty-third street,
would cost the city s5o.oOooo0
All the members Of the Commission we're
present The matter was called up by Como
troller Fitch. to whom II had been referred fer
consideration. Mr.. Fitch said that some prop
erty owners on the west side OF the city had
requested . public hearing. and he had asked
them to come before the Commission and state
ths syi 5, "
s.ntsd .Ss HOSsnn; Liyins.toP, sGS a. 9TH. sI..
O'sfps fhe estmsts % q Ike DOCS Board" he ..id
,boSS SsssS UPON S he sssessd vsUa
tion Of the property TO be taken. IN, city OF
What W the the city wants Is not dock improy.m snt:.
but rapid transit. lis EoinE to spend NIL
transit trans rsfesd roo and then lease L to private
The Mayor interrupted MI Nicoli 70 esy tnst
un1e' is 's quit. psrtin.nt" rstort.d Mr.. NioolL
We are now talking about public improve
ments. and rapid transit ie one Of them: o.,
The Mayor said he disagreed with ME.
Nicolls estimste He did not think the sstire
plsn, 4 carr esrrisd out would cost the city more
CITY Chamberlain o'Donohue said that In
his opinion. the work was necessary. Whss
completed II would Be q desirable source OF
income to the ,, city, A. the stssmasn,p cans p % Som-
President Cram Of the Dock Board said that
the Improvement was an absolute necessity.
This seemed to be the opinion Of all the mem:
bers Of the Com mission. and. after Mr.. Nfcoll
had made another protest Recorder bmyth
moved the adoption Of the frst section Of the
plan. His m notion was unanimously carried.
At the last meeting Of the sinking Fund
Commission President Cram proposed 70 do
the work In sections. instead Of ss whole. In
order 70 extend tn; time during which the ex-
peuditure would fall upon the ctty. Mayor
Gilroy said that this was not necessary. as the
law provided that the Dock Department could
not expend more than So 900. 600 In any single
year He scauiescsd In the proposition Of Mr..
Cram. however. and the section plsn was
adopted.
The sun., 1894-03-31

A desperate criminal OF IS was In the
Tompkins county jail for two days this
week. He was sentenced to imprisonment for
two days. for smoking cigarettes. He 10 per-
hAps the lrst victim OF the statute In restraint
Of cigArettss-A statute violated at least hun
dred thousand times a day. The statute 10
not severe enough 1t ought to provide that
all persons. OF whatever age. detected In
making. selling. or using cigarettes shall be
killed at sight by a cigarette eonstabulAry.
Then kill pretty much everybody else. and
finally have the surviving oficers OF the law
commit suicide. There il An opinion that We
are governed too little.
The sun., 1894-03-31

The Hon. WILLIAM SKAKEL. the Hon.
BATH House JOHN. and the Hon. HISK DrNK
continue to be the most eminent citizens OF
Chicago But who Is the most eminent Of the
most eminent2 BILL or JOHN or HIsK2 Our
esteemed contemporaries pool their most
eminent citizens in . way that's very confus-
ing to the public. The world has . right to
know who 10 regarded as the most superemi-
nently eminent citizen By the Lady OF thsI Lake.
The sun., 1894-03-31
HONESTY TEE BEsr PoLIoE
s.s.-. ef /. ee-u,.s Co--t,t-te-si Tsrir
fsr Isverus Oniy.

]. BE u enacted that on every article i'm
rorted into the Unitsd States from any foreign
country there shall be levied an import duty
Of thirty.fve per cent sd valorem.
II. There shall be no exception to this rate
81 duty. but II shsI be levied and collected in
the ease OF every article imported. saving only
gold and silver coin or bullion. and the goods
Of foreign Ministers who may be accredited
10 the United States.
III. whenever at the end OF any fiscal year
the aggregate revenues derived from import
duties shall exceed By nifty millions Of dollars
the necessities OF the Government, when hon.
sstiy and economically administered. the
President shall be authorized 70 Issue .
proclamation reducing the rate Of import duty
on all articles thereafter imported from thirty
ave per cent. to thirty per cent. sd vslorem.
~. This act shall take eject on the nrst dsy
ef June. 1894.
The sun., 1894-03-31

The Hon. J. STEPHEN Hoeo. Governor Of
Texas. has stood upon the platform and
howled once more. Neither the cormorant
nor the Commune can disgrace Texas while
am Governor" says Governor Hooo. By means
Of electricity. ALTERATION IL q boon to .
Governor with hatred to railroads. Govern
or Hooo will be able TO say later that neither
the esEaboo nor the gold bug. neither the
hummer nor the bondholder can pollute the
sacred soil Of the Lone Star state.
The sun., 1894-03-31
ne Arose Grsa tAs Coaa.

EoRFoIK. Va. March PA ghAstly Joke was
perDotrated to-day Ia the old PottsFs Field.
had placed box In an open grave. blAcksd
his face and hands. entered the box. and VAS
for air. when the eemstsIy hands came to re-
move the bodies not already taken %. the dirt
opsusd. He thea raised up. although hsarIy
sun0eatsd. With 4 yell the men nsd in syery
direction, several becoming uneOn seiOda from
his friends escaped.
The sun., 1894-03-31

The April number Of the Century Is an in.
tsrssting nambsF aud perhaps tue beat Of EFeAg
magazines" Of the month. Among contributor 70
it Mark Twain A. CAEtAiEus tSith soas Do WsrfuI
petu tsllins story without wordsl Edward Eagle
sion {" Wild Flowers Of EuEhsh speech Ia America =
George WhAEtoh EdsArds SHEaR Nichols Carter EuE.-
beth st0AEE Phelps. ". ". RoeEhrL ,. hAu0a Cr4S-
ford And FioFsaes EAls CoAtsS hr Cole describes =
paintiaE b. HobbsmA and sngAvss most AdmuabIJ
tAs picture dsseTibsd Toe ssTGls and short stories
are sHesllsHt and entertaining Tue Csat4,y ta0uga
occasionally gloomy really TO Be more N utsrssr
ed IN matters Of dAy life ralslaE
and political standard Of hvhs than Sby Of tue sIAsS
AASAAinss; aRd We ApprselAts Ia tAtsAItsaA
The sun., 1894-03-31

Mr.. IMMANUEn PFEIFFEB. a hypnotist
Of great experience. said at . meeting Of the
American Psychicsl Society In Boston that
the two great forces OF the world are posi-
tive and negative" Well. try the Boston Mug
wumps. then. They are the most positive and
negative persons in the world. although there
is no electricity in them.
The sun., 1894-03-31
ul e Loudon-

II all these foreign cats had been compelled
to wear branded collars. like those which must
hereafter be worn By all New York cats under
the feline Legislation Of the Republican party.
that London cat show would have been
melancholy affair. Nowhere In the world. sx-
ceptlnR In the State OF New York. are cats
forced to wear the detestable COLLAR OF q polt-
ical party. There must surely be Democratic
cats yet left In this State.
The sun., 1894-03-31

false and cowardiy and contemptible plea
that he had been led sstray by her. rather
than gone wrong Of himself. All men know
that they are not entitled 10 any such dis
elimination in their favor but that the
great preponderance Of the culpability rests
on their own shoulders.
The sun., 1894-03-31

Ecastor. eheu. Jimmy! Who was the
wretched wight at Cambridge on the Charles
that ordered the tickets for the performance
OF "Phormio to be printed on blue paper
Him CERBERus howls for. Him Cooytus with
clammy soup awaits.
The sun., 1894-03-31

The Hygienic Congress at Rome has a
grand opportunity for useful service to man
kind. II should devise some means whereby
comfortable person can take exercise by
proxy.
The sun., 1894-03-31

FheT rimpiy shufae down Into NE ssa y kssp
out of the vet
II is safe to say that no part Of the coast Of
northwest Canada or southern Alaska con-
forms to the fur seals idea OF what summer
resort should be
The sun., 1894-03-31
Hess ana HarasAs Dsns C0Easraat sAa
CoAnunR.

Prom AHn0sRosBsaf by Cos. heSs
HsitbsT the e0TmoFant nor the commune ean dlS
grace Texas while am Governor
The sun., 1894-03-31

It y AltsEsthsr SIgaE Ia tEins ~iIR = bad cough
sure pronSG ssa IhoFeas6 a. D. JsJass ESSSstS =
HAT sAA - readily f0gAa--l4
The sun., 1894-03-31
oo1.s w-at. tn. Trssss- or tA. Mails.

WAsHISGyOS March 2s A lieutenant OF coKsy called
At the House Post oHss department to-day And rs
Qusstsi that the literature OF the General" Be sen
through the malls flee Of charge. The request EAl
dsnisd
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Pos- o. ssr,as - Meier aa.as.

Tom tAs CAiolsa later O-saH.
"Oh, where IL the spraE. that mysisrioas thinEf
kaw. ETOundhoEs, AL snAWer toEsthsT!"
With unanimous HhouE ths EroundhuEs stn1 out
Postponed On Aeeount or ths usathsEr
hsSKs =. HAAsE.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21
Death After Years of Sickness.

Mrs. Kate Vanderslice, so we'll and
favorably known in Bloomsburg as a
devoted christian mother, expired last
Sunday night at her home at 1890,
after suffering some five years, more
or less, with that fell destroyer, con-
sumption. She attained the age of
about 40 years, was the daughter of
ex-commissioner John Ent, of Light
Street, the widow of c. M. Wander
slice, whom the writer remembers very
respectfully; the mother of seven
children, four living and three dead,
the dead being all girls. She was a
consistent member of the Methodist
church and willing worker in the
moral vineyard and has evidently gone
to her promised reward.
The burial took place Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, In Rosemont
Cemetery, where she was tenderly
laid to rest beside her precious dead.
The services at the house were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. G. Ferguson, her
respected pastor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21
Death Of Mrs. VIM. Beers.

In the death Of this beloved and
motherly woman we are convinced
that there is loss to earth and gain
in heaven. Unassuming in character
she yet possessed the motherly quail.
ties and was always looking after the
comfort of others. In her family she
was the ruling spirit through love and
motherly devotion. She easily secured
and held the respect of all coming in
contact with her. AS a boarding
house keeper she studied the indivi-
dual pecularities and tastes of her
patrons, and by catering to them as far
as her limited means would allow, she
was successful as the keeper of an un-
pretentious boarding house, where we'll.
cooked food and plenty Of it, counted
for more than cut glass and silverware.
Taken with pleuro-pneumonia on
Friday, the 9TH instant, she fingered
till Thursday afternoon when she ex.
Fired at the age of 81 years, 3 months
and 70 days. Rev. P. A. Heilman,
pastor of the Lutheran church to
which she belonged, conducted the
funeral services at the house on the
following Monday and her remains
were inferred at Candy among her i'm
mediate friends and relatives. A hus.
band and four daughters survive and
sadly mourn the loss of this kind.
hearted and beloved mother.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21
"A MERRIE CHRIS 1.

In the autumn, ana Kept fresh In the
cellar by being packed in barrels, with
layer Of ferns alternately. The
evergreen kind is found all winter, but
a heavy fall Of snow near Christmas
will effectually hide them from view.
The small ferns or leaflets Of the
larger ones, make pretty letters, bor-
ders and other designs, while the long,
light-locking fronds hanging over the
edge Of the font, have very good ef-
feet.
Twigs gathered from tree shrubs
can be made to do good service in the
decoration of the dinner table. They
are invaluable attached to baskets,
and then bronzed with metallic paint.
Tied with colored ribbons they make
the most delightful ornaments on the
table for ferns, as the bronze.is SO at
tuned to the green foliage.
A pretty design for decorated
mantel is shown in our first illustra-
tion. The main feature is the motto.
"A Merry Christmas" consisting of a
plaque of green, with the letters In
red holly berries. The plaque Is
framed In holly leaves and berries.
The idea can be adapted to a mantel
without mirror.
The hallway and stairs afford the
proper starting point for decorating O
house at Christmas time. The hall
way may be adorned with notices
made of brilliant berries and appro-
priately framed in green's, and the
balustrades of the stairway may be
twined with evergreens. A pleasant
feature of Christmas decoration, and
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21
Death of an Aged Citizen.

John S. Sterner, expired this life
on Thursday, the 18th instant, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, at the age of 80 years,
9 months and r3 days. He had been
complaining of Bright's disease, more
or less, for several years before death
took place, as the elimination of this
ailment. His aged wife, 70 years old,
and FIVE children survive and mourn
the loss of father. OF his offspring
there were four sons and one daugh-
ter, named respectively as follows !:
William, James, George, Charles and
Mrs. Thos. Cory.
The deceased was born in Conyng
ham township, Luzerne county, in
1914. His parents resided Tor a time
on the Lehigh between Allentown
and Bethlehem. His grandfather
was resident of what is now known
as Wilkes Barre during the occupancy
OF that section by the Indians. Being
on friendly terms with the Indians
they saved his life by admonishing
him to go over on the Lehigh just
previous to their attack upon the
whites. From this grandfather the
name of John was transmitted to de-
cedent.
The burial took place in Rosemont
cemetery on Sunday at 2 o'clock, and
another of the older inhabitants has
gone to his eternal home.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21

The demand UPON
our columns for adver-
tising space certainly
shows that business
men recognize the val
ue Of THE Columbian"
as an advertising me-
dium.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21
CHRISTMAS EVERGREENS.
SUGGESTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE
FESTAL EMBLEMS.
VOL 20

Laurel, Holly and Mistietoe, and How
mas Cheer-Tho History of Their Use
-Ch irch Decorations.
The use Of evergreens at Christmas
is of very ancient origin, the custom
in England having been derived di-
rectly from the rites of the Druids.
The Greeks and Romans used ever
green's freely, the laurel and bay be-
ing held sacred to joyous festivals,
and green boughs were strewn during
celebrations Of victory and peace. The
Hebrews and Egyptians also made
free use Of evergreens, and the palm
and lotus have become emblems Of re-
ligious sentiment. The modern GUS
tow of evergreens at Christmas Is due
to the grating Of early Christmas
practices upon the heather rites Of
Northern Europe. Our Teutonic and
Saxon forefathers brought many pleas
andt customs and poetic ideas to the
service of Christianity.
The Puritans passed laws prohibit
ing the use of green as heather prac-
tice. and away back in the year 1900
the austere council enacted 1t was not
lawful to begirt or adorn houses with
laurel or green boughs, for all this
practice savors Of paganism." But to-
day the custom is universal, and even
puritan New England contributes her
share to the universal decoration.
Among the popular Christmas ever
greens, the holly, with its splendid
red berries and rich green leaves, sig
nifies rejoicing, and can be appropri-
ately used anywhere. Rosemary
means remembrance, as unfortunate
Ophelia was aware, and in the early
days of "Merrie England" was used
to decorate the wassail bowel. The
mistletoe is the mystic plant of Christ
mas to all English-speaking people,
emblematic of jollity and mirth, Of
domestic love, and the sly condolences
OF lovers. The suspended sprig Of
mistletoe is veritable ally of Cupid.
All Of our American evergreens are
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21

one of the most appropriate, may be
made of a doorway, preferably that OF
the reception room. Our illustration
shows a design for decorating such a
doorway. The space above the por-
tiers is adorned with holly, while
wreathes of leaves and berries are
twined gracefully over the portieres,
and an ample sprig Of mistletoe Is sus-
pended from the centre OF the rod.
The main idea Of Christmas decora-
ton is to give the home a joyous as
pect. There should be no ostentation
decoration is for the home and the
dear ones whom it shelters. The max
ing of Christmas a home festival is
essentially Saxon in origin. In Eng
land and In Virginia, not the day
only, but the season, which lasts till
Twelfth Night, or Candlemas Day, Is
one round of merriment, and all the
houses continue their adornment OF
green boughs and laurel wreaths.
Even the simplest form Of decoration
is appropriate and not to be despised.
Simple punches of mistletoe or
branches of holly may be placed over
a picture, stuck In vase, suspended
from a chandelier, or used in masses
anywhere with but little work. Gar
lands can be made Of the running
green with slight expenditure of time
or labor, or a single set piece used at
some central point. Even the small
est branch Of green can be utilized to
bespeak the time of merriment and
good cheer. Every homo should ex-
hibit some sort Of decoration on
Christmas.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21

One of the most pleasing features
of the thrifty Normal School of
Bloomsburg is to be found in their
various programs for musical enter
tainment from time to time. An ex-
ceptionally fine concert was given on
Tuesday evening under arrangement
and guidance of the talented Misses
Haas and Stump who have charge of
this department, and who are indeed
we'll qualified for their work. In fact
we may safely say that all the depart
ments of the Normal School are in
charge of efficient instructors, from
first to last.
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appropriate for use at Christmas, in
wreaths. ropes. or otherwise, but the
mistletoe and holly must not be for
gotten.
In decorating a church for Christ
mas, beside the ordinary wreaths and
clusters of evergreen in the body Of
the building, beautiful effects can be
produced at the altar and font with
some very simple devices. Very dis
tinct and perfect outlines In lettering
can be obtained from holly leaves,
and when completed, the motto or
monogram may be made to look as II
frosted. This Is done by brushing the
leaves over with mucilage and then
busting them with glass powder,
which can be obtained for a trife at
any glass works. The glitter and
sparkle give a brilliancy that does
not seem artificial
Ferns can also be used to great ad-
vantage in church decoration, and
quantities of them should be gathered
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-21

The builders of the new Dormitory
of the Normal have commenced work
IN it. Its erection is in charge of and
under contract with Messrs Logan
and Long, reliable and experienced
contractors. When finished it will no
doubt be both ornamental and useful.
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