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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16
HOW We THINK AND ACT.

1t is common thing TO hear people
talk about what they think, of the
subjects they understand, and how they
reasoned this way ahd that way, in
certain matters. But it is a question
if one in thousand people has ever
stopped to consider ho,o they think,
and by what occult processes in the
brain the reasoning faculty, or intelli-
gence, performs its duties? Never
theless it is probably the most inter
esting study of any that pertains to
human anatomy. The material mo-
tions of the body are understood, TO a
limited extent. but the actions Of the
mind are rarely, if ever, thought of,
even by professional phrenologists.
OF all the machines the world has
ever seen, the most elaborate, compli-
Gated and intricate could not compare
with the machinery of the human sys-
TEN.
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have a young lady cousin whose
company is much sought after by
members of my own sex. | was man
after her own heart once, but didn Z
get it, She discouraged me so much
that couldn't take heart at all. Sew
eral OF my club acquaintances have
been paying court to her since, but no
one has yet succeeded i'm carrying off
the prize.
From certain rumors that | hear |
believe her little brother Eddie is
one of the main causes of her fail
ure to catch suitable husband. 1t is
sufficient to say that Eddie is "a small
boy and has a tongue. Also facility
for putting peculiar and unfortunate
constructions on whatever he may
hear or see.
When Mr.. Golightly called the other
evening and was shown into the par
lor, Eddie sauntered shyly i'm before
the visitor had time to seat himself in
an imposing attitude. He looked
wistfully at the caller for some mo-
ments and then said gravely, "Aint
you goin to make it talk?" "Make
what talk, my little MANI" asked Mr.
Golightly in friendly tones
"1 our suit, amt it going to shout?"
81 don't understand you, my dear"
replied Mr. Golightly.
"Well now, said Eddie, scratching
his head, and looking the unfortunate
young man all over, "when the SER
want told Laura that you had called
she said, ooh he needn't cdu, his
spring suit is loud enough to be heard
all over the block"
Mr.. Bondstock, the bank cashier,
does not call on Miss Laura since his
last painful interview with Eddie in
the presence of the latter's father.
"Say, mister" asked the boy play
fully. "1sn't our Laura stuck on your"
"l'm sure II d-don't know, stam-
mered the embarrassed gentleman.
"Oh ratsl" replied Eddie, disre-
spectfully, "why, L saw her stuck on
you last night-she was on your knee
for over five minutcsW
Worse, il anything was the expert
ence of Mr.. Smartwit, whose second
and last visit to Eddie's home was
made memorable by that mischievous
youngster. He broke in upon Laura
and her companion-just as Mr..
Smartwit was about to propose-with
this probably true, but certainly NAL
apropos sentence
"Say, sis, ma wants to know how
long that BOBBY is going to keep you
from support" JILKs.
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THE PROBABLE
Last Words of Living CeIebritie.

GrOrer Clereldnd: 81 shall at least be
free from the veto of the senate"
James j. CorbeH: II never thought
death could knock me out so easily"
VIM. L. Wilson: "Whither am l
drifting?"
Adelina Patti: "This is my last fare
WELL"
John Y. McKane: "Good bye to Coney
Island"
Choumcey NJ. Depe,o: 81 cannot speak
this evening-some other time"
Senator HW Of Ne,o York: 81 never
bore any ill will to Grover"
William McKinleW "This Bill will
go through all right"
Robt. g. Lngersol: 81 wonder if I was
wrong?"
Russell Sage: 81 cannot take any
stock i'm the next world"
Ward McAHiSter: "James, see that
my dress pants are properly pressed"
Waiter Q. Gresham: "How far is it
to Hawaii?"
John Wanomaker: "Anything else
today please?"
Thomas u. Ochiltree: 81 never took
water yet and | will not do it now"
Tom Watson Of Georgia: "Where am
l at?"
Lillian Russell. "Whatl are there
no marriages in heavenm
George SloSSOn: "Now for the long
rest"
The Prince of Wales: II am about
tired waiting for a throne"
Joseph Pulitzer: "The World is
mine"
Queen Lliuokdldni: "How long am l
to be kept out?" SAM. PLANK.
BANKER-I understand you have
discovered a mine Of wealth.
BRoKER-Yes, but it isn't wealth
Of mine-it's another fellows
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1t will we'll repay the reader to
study in connection with this article
the accompanying mi-phrenologica
chart, in which he will notice that
the human head is carefully mapped
out, with the various senses and or
ganS properly indicated in their re-
spective locations. 1t will be seen at
glance that every part of the body is
directly controlled by the brain. The
limbs and various organs are governed
by it. Every motion of every muscle
emanates from headquarters in the
brain. The seat of intellect, that is,
the understanding or thinking and
reasoning part of man, is located
across the front part of the brain.
The other senses, such as sight, hear
ing, taste, touch and smell, occupy
positions in the rear of the intellect,
as do also the mainsprings of motion.
In the gray or outer matter OF the
brain, where these various locations
are marked in the cut, are situated the
nerve centers and all these are in di-
rect communication and sympathy
with each other. They are in har-
monious accord and assist one another
in the performance of their respective
functions.
For instance, when in conversation
with person, it is not merely the
tongue or organ of speech that is en-
ployed. The intellect or understand
ing is engaged, the sense of hearing is
concentrated upon what your COM
panion may be saying, the eyes are
usually fixed upon him, and his on
you, you move your arms, hands or
facial muscles by way of gesture or
expression, and all these acts are done
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16

forces. These nerves are in the form
of delicate white strings or fllaments,
and are to the organs of the body ex-
actly what telegraph lines are between
different cities-a means of prompt
communication.
No matter what muscle or organ of
the body becomes in any way affected
the news is promptly transmitted
through the nerve centers to the brain
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express its wish to have that motion
made than the desire is telcgraphed to
the particular organ and the motion is
apparently spontaneous with the COM
mand. 1t is the same with any other
organ or muscle. The will power i'm
the brain no sooner issues its request
for motion than the behest is obeyed.
Rapid as lightning is, quick as are
the flashes of electricity, neither can
beat the nerves in the prompt trans
mission of thought or feeling.
The actual seat of life, the point
from which the vitality of our whole
system emanatcs, is situated I'm the
upper part of the spinal cord, at the
base of the brain. (Scc Fig.) 1t will
be seen also that from that point be-
gins the spinal cord, which runs down.
ward through the body and is, proper
ly speaking, the main or "grand trunk"
line of the whole nervous system.
From it diverge the different nerves
that supply the heart, stomach, liver,
kidneys, bowels, etc, with their vital
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16

at one and the same time, though
prompted by different senses under
one government.
are telegraphed, as it were, through
seat of intellect, and orders are imme-
diately dispatched from there, by
inst moya iha as toSs you af reao veSe INES
left foot The movement you find will
be simultaneous with your thinking
about it. No sooner does the brain
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16
RIGHT SAYINGS
of
Little Children.

81 don't like to go shopping in dry
goods stores with my mamma" said a
five-year-old boy. "Why not?" he was
asked. "Oh, because she asks the
statesmen to show her so many things
she doesn't want" he promptly re-
piled.
Said Johnnie KingstOn's mother, 81
want to buy one of those new kitchen
ranges. They tell me they save half
the coal" And her young hopeful,
after considering minute asked,
"Why don't you buy two of 'em, ma,
and save it alp"
"Now Bobby" said the school
teacher one day, 'if it took ten men
fifteen hours to hoe large cOrntield,
how long would it take two men, say
your father and uncle, to do the same
work?"
:They'd never do it," replied Bob
by promptly, "they'd be swapping
fish stories all the timer
That was a bright child who, on be-
ing asked what ice was, quickly re-
piled, "Water, gone to sleep" And
the grocer's little girls definition of
sand, something papa mixes with
sugar" was as ingenious as 1t was un-
expected.
"Shall l have to get married when |
grow up?" asked little Flossie of her
mother one day.
Gust as you please, my dear" an.
swered her mother. "Most women dc
marry, however"
eyes, l suppose so" continued the
little girl musingly, "and l guess I'd
better start right in and hustle for q
husband now. They tell me Aunt
Jane has been at it for 20 years anG
hasn't found one yeti" II. o'D.
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to determine the reason of various
paralytic and other symptoms that oc-
CURED before death. Thus it has been
ascertained that different portions of
the brain control different parts of
the body as indicated in the cut.
These remarks may convey a popu-
lar idea of how extremely difficult it
is to successfully treat nervous dis
eases unless one is thoroughly well
grounded in the construction of the
nervous system, and has had practi-
cal experience in the causes Of disease
and also their cure.
FRANKLIN MILES, M. d., LII. b.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16
Not "A Bit Scared.

inst a frail and timid creature,
Pinched OF face and pale of feature,
And seemingly the weakest OF her sex,
Five feet high perhaps-no taller,
Not woman there Is smaller,
But of danger in the crowd she little recks.
Nerves are weak, and brains are swimming
In that surging throng of women,
And the spirits OF the strong are giving way,
Yet that slim and fragile figure
Elbows past crowd much bigger
To the counter on this Special bargain
dayl"
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The Collector.

he subject of this
sketch is not the
IN an who com es
around on or about
the first of every
month wearing z a
C heck suit and a
bright smile that
tn fndn nor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16
An Easy Task.

BoB.-I think Chauncey. Depew is
even cleverer than Hermann.
ToM.-For what reason?
81 have seen him transport people
from New York to Buffalo simply by
making few passes"
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Well Dun.
1t may sour

1t may sound paradoxical
To creditors of mettle,
But debtors have to be "stirred up"
Sometimes before they'll "settle."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16
A Healthy Man.

LAWSON. you know Tompkins
well?
DAWSON. never knew him
unwell in my life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16
should Draw Well.

O'MAC.-The finest thing l saw II
London was a perforated cigar.
MAC'O-Holey smokes!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-16

IUOUItT WdS a SIIlhluRll
woman of about As, tall and graceful
in figure, and with an air OF refine
ment in her features which was some
what heightened by the hdlde,r of her
expression. So habitual was this proud
look on her face that even now, while
bending over the sleeping form of her
own child the strongly marked char
acteristic was distinctly observable.
The girl was unquestionably beauti-
full, but the ravages of long sickness
were plainly visible in her white and
drawn face as she slept.
Mrs. Blythe had seen the Colonel
and Claude, and consultation, with
the physician as adviser, had resulted
In the determination to prepare Con-
stance for the surprise OF seeing her
lover back at her side.
The picture which had been work
of loyal love on Claude's part, was
moved into the inyalid's room In a
conspicuous position, with curtain
thrown loosely over it.
The society woman's feelings had
fought between pride of caste on one
side and love for her child on the
other, and the latter had won the
battle. Her firm resolve now was to
endeavor to undo,as far as she could,
the evil she had done. She never
seemed to realize the enormity of her
action until she was shown the pOr-
trait of Constance as she used to be.
The contrast between the merry
pink-cheeked maiden of year age
and the pale-faced invalid lying before
her now was SO great that 1T made heI
tremble for fear her ridiculous pride
had killed her only child. A reaction
set in and now, much as she had for
merly opposed the union, she deter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-01
Too Much Kindness.

A canny Scotchman who keeps q little
shop for the sale of his national products
not n thousand miles from Ann street tells
a good one on himself.
His place Is u sort of headquarters for the
officers of the State and National line
steamships when they are in port, and they
often bring their fellow countrymen here
for an hours chat in the little basement
Office.
One day raw specimen was one of the
guests He had just come over, and he was
delighted to find that real Scotch groceries
could be got in foreign place. He was
not used to the American style of treating,
and when the proprietor passed box OF
cigars to him he thanked him politely and
declined.
go on" said the proprietor encourag-
ingly, "help yourself. 1t won't cost you a
penny"
won't cost me a penny" said the
stranger wonderingly.
mot at all, mon. It's the custom of the
country
"Weil, well, who'd THOUGHT itY This is
too much kindness"
And the big hand Of the stranger closed
around hall of the cigars in the box. AS
the bunch went into his pocket laugh
went up from the steamship officers. The
proprietor acknowledged that the joke was
on him, and the innocent stranger went
away with very high regard for coun.
try so filled with kindness.-New York
Hernld
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either in the bad food the baby had re-
ceiyed or in the want of nourishment,
which is rapidly impairing his consti-
tuition.
Then she feeds the infant with the
good lactated food, and fears disappear
in the happy smiles Of the baby.
Thousands Of mothers know by ex-
perience that lactated food surely pre-
vents cholera infantum and other sum
mer disorders Of like character, and
In hundred Of cases it has cured the
severest attacks of these diseases. II
is not safe to be without lsctated food
In the house.
Babies that are not gaining in weight,
as their mothers wish, and who show
to little animation and interest in
things about them soon gain liveli-
ness and zsst for living when fed with
this splendid nutriment. They gradu-
ally cry less and less; their sleep be-
comes sound by night, and by day they
are bright and noisy and happy.
Such is the great difference between
babies that are nourlshed by lactated
food and those that are poorly, because
improperly fed.
There is no parent in the land but
can read the following letter with pro.
fit. 1t is from L. D. Yager, q we'll.
known lawyer in Alton, ILL.,, and tells
how his brothers child became the
stout, sturdy youngster whose portrait
is shown above.
My baby nephew, Henry Hewitt
wager, was born Jan. II, 1892 or
that event he might quote Richard III
by saying, Sent before my time into
this breathing world, scarce half made
mp. AT birth he weighed three pounds,
and there were few who Ithought he
could live. The mother was unable to
nurse him, and this made the case ell
the more complicated Sterilizsd milk
was used, likewise goats milk. and
three or four kinds of baby food, but
all TO no advantage.
I'm July it seems hopeless case, but
luckily on the 18th of that month a
package of laotated food was procured
which acted like a charm and he pick
ed up right away. Before using the
food the skin was wrinkled on his
hands, and he was q frail, sickly little
body. The picture l send you was
taken in Octooer 1892 when the baby
was about 81 months old. He bad
used lactated, TODD for something like 10
weeks, and there is no need to comment
on his condition. The pic ure will
show for itself. He still uses the food,
and their is ono thing ain,-lacta-
tated food saved his life"
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eLlHTs FROM THE DIAMOND.

Scranton will play two games with
Syracuse at the park today.
The locals will leave for Syracuse tomOr-
row where they will play two games on
Monday.
Gilbert, recently released by Brooklyn,
has signed to play third base for the
Louisville team.
In Baltimore the other day Arson said
that he considered Young and Rusie the
greatest pitchers in the business. In an
other city recently he was quoted as say
ing that he thought that Stivetts and
Breitenstein were the greatest pitchers.
The North End Stars challenge the
Orchard street Stars TO game OF ball on
the Brick Yard grounds, near the Slope
breaker, Sept. at 2.30p p. m. II accepted
answer through THE TRIBUNE. Conner L.
Morgan. manager; j. Williams, captain.
John Morrill,. the veteran ex-captain OF
the Bostons, has turned literateur and Is
writing entertaining base ball articles for
the syndicates. Two of the most reliable
ball writer's in the country, Tim Murnane
and Sam Crane, graduated from the base
ball ranks.
Dan Brouthers fatters himself that he
knows about as much about base ball bats
ering going into the business Of manutac-
turing them when he quits the diamond
He has plenty OF fine ash on his farm at
Wappinger Falls, N. Y.
Denny Lyons evidently does not want to
play with the Browns any worse than the
local cranks want to see him on the team.
Denny is good player, but the st. Louis
club could get along forever without his
services, and not lose anything by 1t,
either.-St. Louis Exchange.
The biggest crowd in the history Of base
ball In Kansas City, numbering by actual
count 10, 1876 persons, saw the Blues take
the third successive game from the Sioux
City Huskers Sunday. The victory is the
eleventh straight for the Blues, aud puts
them virtually on an equality with Sioux
City in the pennant race.
Recently the Detroits defeated the Grand
Rapids team by q score of 20 to ] and
pounded Pitcher Rhines, an ex-league
twirler, for twenty-five hits with total
Of titty.eight, which included eight doubles,
two three. baggers and seven home runs.
In the matter of total base hits it breaks
the seasons record among professional
clubs.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At New York
New York. II 0 % 0 0 4 K
Boston .......0 0 l % % D o. I
Hits-New York, IL: Boston, 8. Errors
New York, 2; Boston, 4. Batteries
Rusie and Farrell. Nichols and CANCEL.
Umpires-McQuaid and Hurst.
At Baltimore
Baltimore. .....1 0 8 l 0 o 0 x
Cleveland. 80 0 % 90 l.
Hits-Baltimore, 13; Cleveland, 2. Err.
rors-Baltimore, l; Cleveland 9. Bat.
teries-Esper and Robinson; Young and
OConnor. Umpire-Betts.
At Philadelphia
Philadelphia. % 0 0 0 9-1C
Washington Il 0 l oil 81 o. s
Hits--Philadelphia II; Washington. s..
Errors-Philadelphia, 8: Washington, A.
Batteries-Taylor and Grady; Maui and
Mcclure. Umpire--Lynch.
Second game
Philadelphia. ....4 0 Il 81 o 2-11
Washington. 8 0 o. o.
Hits-Philadslphia 10; Washington. 12
Errors--Phiadelphia, O; Washington g.
Batteries--Weyhing and Clements; Winnie
and Dugdale. Umpires--R Reilley, Carsey
and Mcclure.
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The materials of dreams may be en-
numerated as memories of waking sensa-
tious, memories of waking thoughts, and
new sensations received i'll sleep, whether
from without or within. DR.. Gregory
mentions of himself that having on one
occasion gone to bed with bottle of hot
water at his feet he dreamed of walking
up the crater of Mount Etna and feeling
the ground warm under him. He had at
an early period of his life visited Mount
Vesuvius and actually felt strong sensa-
ton of warmth in his feet when walking
up the side Of the crater, and he had more
recently read Brydone's description of
Mount Etna.
On another occasion, having thrown off
the bedclotbes in his sleep, he dreamed Of
spending winter at Hudson's bay and Of
suffering distress from tho intense frost
He had been reading few days before
very particular account of the state of the
colonies during winter.-Cassells Maga-
zine,
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Real Estate.

NN-N~0~N~NJNNJSNNo~SN>NNO >o-NN~NNr~N-NONNNN~CN~y
CCRANToN REAL ESTATE AND IN
- NESTMENT AGENCY.
offers bargains as follows =
CITY BUSINESS PROPERTY,
40 IT. front by 50 #. deep, on Spruce
street, rents for 500. 0O................u.Sl0 ,0OC
40 IT, front by 80 feet deep, on Spruce
street, corner alley y.,.....,........,... l050C
These together give 50 IT. front on Spruce
street between Penn and Franklin, with alley
on side. Spruce street property is advancing
rapidly.
CITY RESIDENCE PROPERTY.
CORNER MONROE AND VINE streets,
lot 50XS5, two dwellings, $500, giving a nice
residence and an income for small investment;
ALSO A PLOT OF 3 LOTS, giving l2O 1t.
front on Monroe avenue, near Vine street
These make a first-class residence plot in q
desirable locality. II not sold in one plot will
sell above separately.
WEST SIDE.
Lot 50xlSO, South Main avenue, adjoining
residence Of Smith B, Mott, price, 2750; also
lots on Rock street and West End place. Only
four left.
COUNTRY PROPERTY.
A BEAUTIFUL HOME AT DALTON, Pa,
modern house, spring water piped into it from
hill back, barn for three horses and two cows
hennery with cementsd floor, young fruit
fine lawn, grand outlook; one and half tc
three acres, as desired, 5000.
Also lots Of about same size on Western
Slope, Dalton Call or address
SMITH B. MOTT, Manager,
NO. All Lack, ave.-rear board trade.
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Glass of Nrn Who Went West in ,4e

ClasS OL IAtu VINO went west IN az.
The widest excitement and activity i'm
mediately prevailed throughout the United
States, and eSery city and village throbbed
with feverish impulse to rush to the dig
gings. The difficulty and expense of reach
ing this terra incognita restrained thou
sands from the attempt, so that only those
who possessed natural courage or advent
urous proclivities or whose local attach
ments were weak actually made the great
plunge into the unknown experience which
awaited the gold hunters of 40.
The world has never witnessed so motley
and promiscuous throng in pursuit of q
common object as sprung into life stimuli
taneously in the winter Of 1889 and turned
their course toward the gold fields of Cali
fornia. Men Of all ages, clergymen, pro
fessors, doctors, lawyers, farmers, traders,
mechanics laborers of every degree, ad.
venturers, thieves, gamblers and murder
ers jostled one another in the struggle To
gain access to some Of the avenues which
were supposed to lead to the desired goal.
Century.
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An Old Acquaintance.

She.-Why, sir, you have not known me
above an hour, and already begin to talk
Of love and marriagel
He-Ah, my dear young lady, l have
known you for some time through our
ledger. You see, am a bankers clerk,
and your father has deposited your dowry
In our bank. IL DIntransigeant.
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DON'T LET BABY CRY.

The FretfuI, Piteous Cry Shows Some
thing Wrong With Food-Babes
Relish Lactated Food-TheY Grow
Fat on 1t.
If baby kept diary it would be full
of nothing but eating, sleeping and
growing, These three things make up
baby's existence:
Plenty of rich, nourishing food, taken
with relish, brings sound sleep; and
babies grow most rapidly during sleep.
When a child cries piteously, as il
some terrible pain were eonvulsing his
whole tender little form; when the
mother fails to sooths it either by lul
laby or plaything, when perfectly dis
tracted she runs to the doctor she is
generally astonished by the simple
state which the doctor makes to her
that the sole cause of this trouble lies