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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

An agent Of the Whiskey Trust, who
has been in Chicago several weeks
pending reorganization proceedings in
court, brings a good story from New
York. 1t is the story of a frugal Ger
man of the type who keep small
saloons in the district where sanded
floors and plain bars abound. His
name was Jacob Miller, and, not un-
like many of his countrymen after be-
Ing in New York four or five years, had
managed not only TO keep horde Of
children well dressed and in school,
but to accumulate a small sum OF
money. He feared thieves would find
his little hoard. which he kept snugly
slowed away in a stocking in the bot
tom of his emigrant trunk. and so he
determined to open a bank account.
Pushing his way through the heavy
swinging doors of banking house one
morning he shufled up TO the first
window and said:
Il want TO open me little bank ac-
count here"
Second window to the right" was
the laconic reply.
Approaching the cashiers desk he
repeated his desires.
Your name, please, SAID the
cashier.
my name is Yacob Meeler."
what is your business?"
we'll, l keeps me little restaur-
ant"
DO you do much business?"
well, | sells a few meals, vonce in
q while a drink or two, and keeps
me few rooms up stairs"
do you intend keeping large bal
ance on deposit?"
We'll, don't know about dot You
see makes me leedle money, and all
wants is a place to keep i'd"
Let me see" continued the cashier
turning to Bradstreet's book of COM
mercial ratings and runnings his finger
up and down the names commencing
with NJ, Il do not find the name Jacob
Miller here. Were you ever rated by
Bradstreet?"
"Rsi-ded. dtd you say. Veil, no,
vas never raided by Bradstreet, but
I vas two timsa already raided by
Plrkhurst rst."-Chicsgo Daily Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
A Historical MYTH.

There are few OF the school boys OF
several generations preceding the pres
ent who do not remember being taught
that Gen Jackson won the battle of
New Orleans by throwing up breast
work of cotton bales and meeting the
British assault behind them.
The dramatic account Of this was In
all the school histories and several
others, and the novelty of the affair
appealed vividly to the imagination.
The cold facts of later history prove
this all 10 have been fiction. Henry
Adams, in his history Of Madison's
administration, describes the battle OF
New Orleans and mentions no such
feature. McAlaster. in his latest vol
ume, refers to the story in note only
20 say that there were two or three
cotton bales used IN one place, and
they were either set on fire or knock
ed out at once
Jackson's line of breastworks was
of earth irregularly thrown along its
length. The trained sharpsnooters OF
the West did great work as marksmen
behind IT. and so CALLED the heavily
laden British troops that they had no
alternative bur TO be shot or retreat
before the American line.
The school book story used to be
that the Americans lost six killed and
seven wounded. McMaster places the
figures Of killed and wounded at
seventy. The British, 1t seems, were
not all repulsed according to the po-
pular story. The right line Of the
American troops was driven in, and
the British left advanced a mile in the
rear OF Jackson on the way to New
Orleans.
He was really flanked by this sue
cess, but the terrific slaughter he in.
ficted upon the British in the centre,
involving the death OF the first and
second generals in command. COM
pletely disptrited them, and induced
the return Of that wing OF their army
that was ON the way to the city
Boston Herald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

The other day at the Teachers AS.
sociation a class Of children, ages
from five to nine years, were giving
an exercise in phonics. The teacher
had received correct answers to des-
criptions she had given of trees, woods,
etc, and, then thought she would des-
cribe brook
What do we find running through
the woods, moving silently on the
ground, with but little noise?" she
asked.
For long time the little ones were
quiet, and then little hand was
raised.
well, Bessie, what is the answer %
the teacher questioned smilingly.
"Tramps," piped out the little ona
Newark On. j. Advertiser.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
IEssE pomERoY A mAN.
aow the Murderer spends His Time In
Close Confinement.

aow the Murderer Spends His Time In
Close Confinement.
I have been within ten feet Of Jesse
Pomeroyl Immured deep In the vast
gray walls Of CharlesiOwn peniten-
tiary, the strange. warped human be-
ing who once bore that name is hid
den away from the sight Of man for
ever In a living death, unknown by
the coming generation and forgotten
by the passing one.
He has a double cell. much larger
than the ordinary cell, into which the
sunlight streams. His room is neat,
and he, himself. Is the very persona
fication OF neatness. He changes the
style Of It occasionally 10 suit him
self. and displays as much taste and
Is as well aware Of what is becoming
as the most exquisite man Of fashion.
But Is he well?" / asked OF the one
who gave me this Information, and
one who knows
"As well as yo1 are" was the reply,
'-and he looks we'll" People say a
man cannot i've without exercise.
The only exercise he gets is In his
cell. walking up and down, yet no one
could possibly be healthier than he ia
So far as know, he has never known
a sick day. and he has been a prisoner
in absolutely solitary confinement for
sixteen years He il a great reader
and student He speaks three Ian
guages. He does not want TO work,
but prefers nA booka"
Does he seem 70 have any curiosity
about the Outside wOrld2" / asked.
''Yes. l presune so. although he new
er asks. He does not ask privileges;
no doubt he realizes il would be in
vain. The only favor he has asked
OF Gen. Bridge. since he has been
warden. vss permission 70 keep the
box his holiday things came in. This
favor had been granted him once be-
fore. and he used the cover 10 hide
hole he had dug m the wall
"If he gets a pen-knife or a spoon
the probabilities are he will begin TO
dig. The walls are so thick il is i'm
possible for him 70 escape, and no
doubt he does IL 20 make the prison
officials uneasy, more than anything
else. He is remarkably good look
ing man. fine looking man, in fact.
IL you should pass his cell. ignorant
Of his name, you would comment upon
his appearance and select him as a
man much above the ordinary"
II is said that either his hearing Is
supernaturally acute or else he is pos
sessed OF some strange sixth sense,
enabling him to know things that
have transUired before the guarus
themselves
One instance of this is related. A
couple Of years ago the prisoners were
all assembled in the chapel waiting
the annual announcement of the gov
ernor's pardons Before the convicts'
cheers which greeted the lucky ones
had died out, Prison Physician Nc
Langhlin had occasion TO attend a
prisoner located in the same tier as
Pomeroy AS the doctor passed
Jesse's cell he called to the doctor,
saying, 80 the governor has pardoned
two men" and giving their names.
The doctor has never been able TO un-
derstand how Pomeroy knew OF these
names.
Not half a dozen people have seen
him since he was boy, and he has
seen no women's face but his mothers
since his carceration.-Boston Post
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
What Hot Water Will Do.

A prominent physician of New
York recently declared that hot water
Is woman's best friend. II will cure
dyspepsia, if taken before breakfast,
and will ward off chills, when she
comes in from the cold. II will stop
a cold, if taken early in the stage. 1t
will relieve nervous headache, and
give instant relief to tired and in
famed eyes. II is most efficacious
for sprain, and bruises, and will
frequently stop the flow OF blood from
wound. 1t is a sovereign remedy
for sleeplessness, and, in conclusion,
the doctor asserts, wrinkles fee rom
it, and blackheads vanish before its
constant use"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
Boat Dumas on Remnneratinn

Alexander Dumas was much addict.
ed to boasting Of the high fees which
ne received for his articles. THAT ie
pretty fair, no doubt" once said a
stranger to him at party. How
p9ch was the highest fee you even
ad?"
Ten francs line" replied Dumas.
BAH that is nothing" said the
0tAer gentleman, Il get about half a
million francs a line?"
Really" reJolned Dumas, with an
m~eaulous smile at the apparently
outrageous piece Of brag. -Pray, what
0re your"
"A railway conductor. The Out
hex.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
Hs- ss.r, o~,dees Mursnau.er.


whf1e sfsrnine the ffrst line Of forts
al Fort Arthur a soldier belonging to
tho Twenty fourth Roeamsnt raised
his rife 10 f1re a sa unusually ooh
sp4cuoua Chiasmaa
btsf ~ he wes abcw to FIRE a buile4
frUm tzss eaSav's side came wifiszfns
ON, aud. marvcioxs te rotate, entered
Tire berrd st hts own gun ~ sr,outhly
and aeusiy as n tfe nsuxzacs hnd beou
AaoeA MourM 10 nsath
OF course. thece WITS an explosion.
and tfss soldiers paece was shattered
10 the sSsSir, bat without his receiving
auy injuries whStevcr A fractional
variation TO TIE right or left would
bave eausoS shs hsstile bullet to enter
hs bead or fs0c, 20 that his escape
was nothing short Of miraculous.
He preserved the stock Of the now
ueetess weapon. and afterward exhibit
ed II to his cofozSsi, who permitted
liSn 10 fseep n as memeuto Of his
narrow escape. 1t Is probably the tird
instance Of the kind on record since
Baron Mlnchausen's day.-Japan Mail
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
Trust those who have tried"

Catauh caused hoarseness and diff.
Guilty in speaking. l also to great
extent lost hearing. By the use Of
Ely's Cream Balm dropping Of mucus
has ceased, voice and hearing have
greatly improved.-J. w. Davidson,
ATTY at Law, Monmouth, Ill.
used Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh
and have received great benefit.
believe it a sale and certain cure.
Very pleasant to take.-Wm. Frazer,
Rochester, n. Y.
Price Of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
A Queenly Head.

can never rest on body frail from disease
any more than the lovely lily can grow in
the sterile soil. When Consumption fastens
its hold upon victim, the whole physical
structure commences its decay. At such a
period, before the disease is too far advanced,
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will
arrest and cure it. Send 6 cents in stamps
for Book Zoo pages on Consumption and
its cure. Address Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
Once used, DIR. Pierce's Pellets are always
in favor. Specific for constipation, piles,
biliousness, and headaches.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
Printing in OOlOrs,

The prices of colored printing inks
have gone down with everything else,
and it costs no more to do printing in
colors than it ices in black. THE
COLUMBIAN Office is prepared to print
in any Of the following colors: Black,
orange, deep cherry, brown lake, light
blue, ultra marine blue, bronze red,
violet, dark red, green, jacqueminot,
purple, garnet, peacock blue. Print
ing in more than one color is done at
a slight advance for the additional
press work. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

"Bourienne," said Napoleon, II still
seem to be interesting to the mortals?"
you are, sire, you are" returned
the faithful secretary.
will 1t last, Bourienne?"
"Oh, think so-six months anyhow.
You'll have TO take a back seat then,
unless" (Here the secretary paused).
UNLESS what?"
Unless you should marry Trirby. ]
think the union of the two fads would
keep the interest up for quite while"
Life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
Minister'S Experience With Heart
DiLsaso,

Rev. L. W. Showers, Eldcrton, Pa:
"For msny ycars my greatest enemy
has boon organic heart disease. From
uneasiness ABOUT the heart, with pal.
pitation. it had developed into thump-
ing, fiuttering, and choking sensations.
DR.. Agncw's Cure for the Heart gave
instant relief. A few bottles have rid
me Of almost every symptom of heart
disease. 1t is a wonder worker" Sold
by Wm. >. Rishton. C-I5-Iy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

Mrs. Brcwn-How can you say there
b more excuse for an Irishman to
srink in this country than in Ire
band?
Brown-Because, my dear, over there
ne can never say he has taken the
whiskey for a snake-bite- Judge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
Rosponsihle CnmnlaInt.

"Walter," said the guest, 'I wish
you'd ask the proprietors to turn on
little more light. It's so dark in here
can't tell whether I'm eating plank
ed shad or paper Of pins.
Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
Its Meaning.

What do all this stuff about wo-
men suffrage mean ?" little Danny
Grogan, asked, looking up at his
paternal parent from the morning
paper.
1T MEANS" said Mr.. Grogan,
"that pretty soon no man will be al
lowed to vote except the women"
- Cincinnati Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

Governor Hastings has vetoed the
bill giving a married woman the same
right and power as an unmarried
woman TO sell or otherwise dispose OF
her real estate and the authority to
make and execute any written con-
tract or deed in the same manner
and to the same extent as an un
married person, saving to the husband
only his right as tenant by courtesy.
The governor says in his veto message
that to give married women the un-
controlled power to dispose of or
mortgage their real estate is to invite
illconsidered and selfish advice from
meddlesome and impecunious rela-
tives and to afford new opportunities
10 the intinerant speculator on the
credulity and inexperience of the
people. He believes this legislation
would not prove beneficial to married
women, and on the other hand, is
likely TO be productive Of bad results.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

Ale is relation of yours by
marriage / believe?
B.-Yes, be married my girl.-Spass-
yogel.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

Have you ever noticed how your
system seems TO crave special assist
ance in the spring1 Just the help re-
quired is given by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
THE KEYSTONE FOUNDRY
AND MACHINE COMPANY

is NOW IN COMPLETE WORKING SHAPE,
and is prepared to fill all kinds of
planning mill orders, and foundry and
machine work. The plant is we'll
equipped, and all orders will be filled
promptly. SHOPS ON SIXTH STREET,
WEST OF WOODEN MILL. Io-26-Iy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
How's This T!

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of Catarrh tha,
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, O.
We the undersigned have known
F. J. Cheney for the last X years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and I'm.
ancially able to carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17
After Typhoid Fever.

+" My wife was sick for several years
after she had typhoid fever. Medicine
did not help her until she began using
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After she began
to take it she improved every day and
is now perfectly we'll" Leonard
Hartman, Hastings, Pa,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-05-17

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-22
An Old Shippers Yarn.

Down on the Battery the other day they
We're talking about a schooner which had
been struck by lightning when the reporter
singled out an old mariner and said:
Captain H, it seems to me I've
read or heard of your being struck?''
eyes, she was, )" answered the old yarn
spinner.
"Where was it?''
"Of Point Aux Barques about 8 years
ago. Very strange case that Probably
the only one of the kind ever heard of. -
Give us the particulars -
well, we were jogging along down
when thunderstorm overlook US, and the
very first flash of lightning struck the
deck amidships and bored a hole as big as
my leg right down through the bottom"
"And she foundered, of course"
''No, sir. The water began rushing in,
and she would have foundered, but there
came second flash, and bolt struck my
fore topgallant mast. 1t was cut off near
the top, turned bottom end up, and as it
came down it entered the hole and plugged
it up tight as a drum. When we got
down to dry dock, we simply sawed off
either end and left the plug in the planks"
Texas Siftings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-22
JOAQUIN MILLER FALSE.
He Plays the Lover to a Young Girl and
AbandOns Her.

He Plays the Lover to a Young Girl and
AbandOns Her.
SAN Francisco, April 22-Joaquin Mil
Ter, the poet of the Sierras, who is notable
for his eccentricities of apparel as we'll
as for the quality of mis- verse, figures as
a tickle lover in a tale which has been
waited by southern breezes from the
Hawaiian Islands.
The name of the young woman con-
nected with the poet in the gossip Is
ARABIA Miller Oliver. She is about II
wears of age, and her freshness and
beauty contrast with the advancement in
life of the famous poet. The story from
the islands. where love is likened to per-
petual summer, is that Miller abandoned
the young woman, who is soon to become
a mother, and that she is now wholly de-
pendent on charity.
She is living with a native family and
has been waiting in vain for assistance
from Miller When he arrived in Homo
lulu he represented that she was bis
daughter, the report stated Joaquin
Miller was averse to discussing the ac-
cusation when visited by a reporter yes
terday. He did not want to enter into
any dispute with the girl in order TO de-
fend himself, and was willing that her
statements go uncontradicted.
1t appeared that he is still fond of her.
and from d remark which he let drop il
was inferred that he might return to
Honolulu. if he can do so with safety.
for the purpose of seeing her again
Miller was inclined to think that the
scandal about him had been set afoat by
persons in Hawaii whom he offended
by his published criticisms of the politi
cal conditions on the island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-22
Those Tickets.

Dinner was over and Mr.. Snapshot had
seated himself cozily before the fire to
peruse the evening paper. After few
anxious glances at him his wife remarked:
81 hope you haven't forgotten that we
are going to the new play tonight, .Jo-
sephus?''
Her husband gave guilty start.
''Of course haven't forgotten. I never
forget anything But it is early, and 1
want to read my paper in peace, not in
pieces.
After this scorching snub Mrs. Snapshot
was silent for five minutes, then she OBJ
served:
''It seems to me that everybody I know
is going tonight, and I'm so glad that
got my new bonnet home in time-it was
only by dint of telephoning to the milliner
every half hour that did so.
'Humphl If you kept the woman at
the telephone all day, how did you expect
her to find time to make your bonnet?''
''You don't know anything about mil
liners, Josephus. l do hope our seats are
good ones Mrs. Blanque told me that
there was such a crowd at the box office
that she ruined her lovely new sleeves in
getting hers. She says there will not even
be standing room tonight
Mr.. Snapshot looked anxious. 'FBy the
way, dear, while you were telephoning
suppose you called up the laundryman and
told him to send my things. I haven't a
shirt in the house fit to wear tonight. -
ooh, .Josephus, 1 never once thought
of it!''
4of course not. We will just remain at
home them
"But, dear, the one you are wearing is
plenty clean enough. You only put it
on
''Thank you, don't care to go looking
like a sweep, while yOu''-
''Couldn 't-couldn't you send over and
borrow one from Mr.. Blanque? I'm so
sorry forgot.
'And have Mr.. Blanque say that you
spend all my money on dress while
haven't a shirt to my backl And when
particularly wanted to go tonight too 1t
is too muchl''
He turned to his paper in silent majesty,
and it was an hour before his wife ven
tured to ask meekly, "Shal you be able to
exchange the tickets dear?''
1.-The tickets! What ticl1ets?' said Mr.
Snapshot absentmindedly as he ran his eye
along the column. 81 didn't get the tick
cts; forgot about it until it was too late
and-lool1 here, Amaryellis Snapshot, if 1
am never to be allowed to read my paper
at home in peace, 1 shall get a divorce and
marry a deaf mute, that's what I'll do. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-22
BE SETTLED SOON.
The John D. Knox Estate About
Disposed Of
ONLY ABOUT $4,000 is LEFT

To Meet Over 100000 of Claims
Many OF These Claims Held by Meth
OdlsC Ministers.
1t has been said that the supreme court
will settle the John D. Knox estate in a
few weeks at most, possibly next month
but nothing is certain about it and the
only man who probably has any informa-
ton on the subject Receiver j. B. Nc
Afee, is in Marion county.
The Knox failure three years ago was
one of the completest wrecks ever known
in Kansas financial relies. and the re-
ceiveI has estimated that the estate will
not be able to pay more than per cent
of the claims. There are over 700 claims
against the estate and they will aggre-
gate something in the neighborhood of
1925, 900, while the estate cannot be val
ued at more than $4,000.
Among the number caught in Mr..
Knox's collapse were a large number of
Methodist ciergymen who had invested
in his ventures to the extent of over $780,
600 A greater part of this is, however,
secured by good mortgages and will not
be lost.
About year before the failure Knox
organized the john D. Knox Land and
Investment company, and sold $14O.OOO
worth of stock in it at par. The stock is
now said to be worth not one cent share
and the investment is dead loss. The
company is now called the American
Freehold Trust company, and Richard
Wake is its receiver
All that delays the payment of the
dividend at this time is the effort on the
part of certain creditors to prevent the
DaYment of nreforred claims
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-22
An,one the Oxarks.

The land of big red apples, is an at
tractive and interesting book. handsomely
illustrated with views of south Missouri
scenery, including the famous Olden
fruit farm of 5000 acres in Howell
county. 1t pertains to fruit raising in
that great fruit belt of America, the
southern slope of the Ozarks, and will
prove OF great value, not only to fruit
growers, but to every farmer and home
seeker looking for farm and home.
Mailed free
Address,
]. E LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City. No.