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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25
A Greatly Afflicted Family.

Within one week Mr. Henry c.
Learn and his wife Rhoda A, of
Briarcreek, lost three promising child
rem by diphlheria Their uames and
ages are as follows: George P, died
Jan. IA, age 6 wears, ii months and
20 days; Isaac K. died Jan. IT, age
s years. months and 10 days; and
Mary Pauline died Jan &c, aged 3
years and IL DAYS. The bereaved
have the heartfelt sympathies Of the
community.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Interesting Items From Various Points in
the County, Reported by Our Staff Of
Correspondents.
EAST BENTON.

The hard times more than ever
press the poor to pay their bills more
promptly.
A sleighing party Of young people
called on us last Friday night,
Our family paid Will Pealer's a
visit last Tuesday where we enjoyed a
rare treat of musical concert.
Ralph Doty, young man and son
of David Doty, is boy of rare accom-.
plishments. He is not only an expert
with the mouth organ in playing any
tune in unison with the piano, but is
also an expert in drawing and paint
ing. While he has never had any
instruction in these arts, and while
the natural talent has led almost to
perfection, he now contemplates tax
ing course in drawing and painting.
We are now enjoying an old fash
ioned winter with an unusual depth of
snow.
Last Friday one of your townsmen,
William Chrlsman. passed this place
1t is SO seldom that we see a Blooms
burger in this section excert in cam
paign seasons.
Miss Rhetta Depoe of this torn
ship and Mr. Albertson of Cambra
were united in the holy bond o.
matrimony last Thursday by Rev r
II. Tubbs.
Bowman Crawford of this place i
complaining i'll at this time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25
Hotel for Sale,

The owners of Proctor Inn, Jamison
City, offer for sale the entire property.
1t is four story building with porches
entirely around first and second floors.
The house is handsomely furnished
throughout, and will be sold either
with or without the furniture. If not
sold with the building the furniture
will be sold at public sale. For par
ticulars address Lock Box A., Blooms
burg, Pa. I2-I4-tf.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
FOR SALE.

Desirable vacant lots and number OF good
houses and lots in Bloomsbury, Pa rhe pest
business stand in Bloomsbury. A very desira-
hie property containing l9 acres and first class
buildings with good Will In business wortn
si20O TO $500 per year at Willow Grove, -.
Dwellings in Espy Orangeville and Beach
Haven. klarge number OF farms In Columbia
County, one in Luzerne County, one In virginia
Two Country store stands in Columbia County
and one in LuZerne County, A water power
planning mill, dry dock and lumber yard and
sheds In Beach Haven, Pa. Also 10 acres OF
rood farm land at same place, by Nj. L. LUTZ
. SON, Insurance and Real Estate Agents,
BLOOMSBURG, PA. Vi.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

VIZ IDOwER'S NOTItE.-A RESPECTABLE
wv widow of middle age, good house,
keeper, and having child three years old with
her, wou'd be pleased to keep house for some
respectable wldower In or near Bloomsbury.
Reference given and required. For particulars
address COLUMBIAN OFFICE, care or l. j. j.
l2-li-tf.
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JUSTICES AND CoNSTABLES FEE BILL
81 Justices and constables can procure copies
OF fee bill under the act or 1898, at THE CoLUM-
pIAN offlce. 1t is printed in pamphlet form,
Ind is very convenient for reference. 1t also
tion of wolves, wildcats, foxes and mlnks They
will be sent by mail to any address on receipt
OF 20 cents In stamps. II.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25

DADgEs WE ARE PREPARED TO SHOW
ID samples OF metal, cellulold, woven and
ribbon badges for all kinds of orders and So
cieties, and can lave them made to order on
short notice. See samples and get prices.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25

VyYPEWRITER.-A HAMMOND TYPE-WRIT-
Il ING machine, having the universal key
board and being in first-class condition-in fact
rew-is for sale cheap to responsible buyer
You can save money by calling at the CoLUM-
BIAN ONCE for name and address OF owner.
12-2l-tf.
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Houses to Rent.

Cheap houses for rent, apply at at
West First Street, Bloomsburg.
1927 ct.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25
Boarding

And furnished rooms to rent on Main
street. Steam, gas, hot and cold wa
ter and bath. Apply to Mrs. M. NJ.
Phillips, at Phillips Cafe. If
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Our shoe sales this have been much larger than
ever before much larger than had expect
And has been almost impossible get the shoes fast enough
to 1eep up the Sizes but have stock in shape
suit our increased sales and will be able to please all wanting
Good Shoes at Right Prices.
All our other lines complete and prices right.
w, H, MOORE,
Corner Main ard Iron Streets.
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for Infants and Children.

Castoria isso well adapted to children that
recommend 1t as superior TO any prescription
known TO me-" ii. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N Y.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21
FREE SILVER

The Natchez Democrat takes the
free silver advocates off as follows
ut is the burden of the song of the
free %silverites that with the free and
unlimited coinage of silver the people
will be able to pay their debts at fifty
cents on the dollar, because with the
great flood of money that will be
placed in circulation under unlimited
coinage the price of silver is bound to
be deprecated, and in the ordinary
transactions Of life they will get
more Of 1t.
what more questionable PROPOSE
tion could be made? The borrowers
get the lenders good money, get all
the benefits the same bring to them
when the loan is effected, and yet
when they come to pay 1t back they
will offer to pay 1t In a deprecated
currency that represents but half OF
the original Indebtedness. Why not,
instead Of having free silver, Just
have congress pass a law cutting all
oeots In two In the middle, and pre-
race IT with a whereas addressed to
tne creditors telling them that
when these obligations were In.
CURED prices for everything were
Mucn higher than they are now, and
.ney therefore must stand a reduc.
them.n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21
A COFFEE BAROMETER.

A means Of forecasting the weather
from a morning u Of coffee is given
by tile Leeds Mercury, which asserts
that il has proved more trustworthy
than the official guesscs, Drop two
Jumps of sugar carefully into the mid
die Of the cup; if the air bubble re-
main In the center OF the cup it will
be fine; il they rise rapidly and go at
once to the sides it will rain all day;
IL they gather in the center and then
60 in a cluster to one side, look out
for showers.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21


The tramp question is rapidly forg.
ing to the front as one of the most Sc
rlous social problems of the country.
with the warm weather come thicker
reports of the deprcdations of these
dlsagreeable cattle in all parts of the
country. A gang of about fifty tramps
has been In complete possession of
barns and old houses in Baltimore
county, Nd, and from the Berkshires
In Massachusetts news is received of a
meeting of citizens called for the pur.
pose OF planning some way of relief
from a similar scourge there. 1t Is
estimated that in the country at large
there are not less than 60 900 habltua]
tramps, who beg and steal their liv.
Ing at a daily cost of about 800, 900.
which comes, Of course, out of the
earnings Of honest workers and tax.
payers.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21
WHY THE PEARS DROP.

To the following from the RuralisI
the editor quotes a paragraph. from
the yolusia County Record
.'Can any OF our readers tell the pea.
growers OF this county why the bloom
did not stick and the fruit form this
season All the trees were perfectly
white with bloom, and there was !
promise Of an exceedingly heavy yield
from the trees in the county. The
trees were in fine condition, there was
plenty of rain and no biting cold Wis.
tied the bloom. As the bloom dropped,
the stem and all went with it, and
where trees promised a yield OF a
bushel each. a dozen young pears can
not be found or them"
The above was the subject of CONVEX
sation by a recent party OF excursion
lists on board the gasoline yacht on
Mariners lake, recently. when Mrs.
Captain Parker remarked: "Why, l
think the reason is a lack of potash.
We had several LeConte pear trees
and one OF them. neal the house, re-
ceived the dumping of ashes from the
fireplace, and that tree is filed with
all the pears it can hold, while the
trees not receiving the application Of
ashes dropped all their fruit. l think
with abundant ashes the trees would
hold their fruit"
These accidental discoveries are the
source OF much valuable information,
and it will be well for pear growers to
make thorough application Of potash
to a number of their trees and prove
the theory. The dropping of pears has
been quite a disappointment to pear
growers, and If the application of pot
ash will give them the grip" in sandy
a source of wealth in the pear
that grows with great profusiun
wherever the orange grows is right at
hand and will justify canning factories
all over the State and relieve us from
getting our supplies of canned fruit
from California. q
Pertinent to the subject is the fol-
from the Germantown Tele-
graph on pear fertilization: "No fruits
respond so readily to good fertilizing
as pears, and where old varieties seem
to be running out, a new lease of life
is given them by applying ground bone
and potash. Without doubt these are
the two essential constituents of the
soil that the pear trees exhaust, and
when they can no longer draw them
from their surroundings, they refuse
to produce saleable fruits. After many
years of experience | can safely say
that all of the pear trees of an old or
chard can be revived almost beyond
recognition by the annual application
OF potash and ground bone. The pro.
cess have found the most scrviceable
is to apply about4OO pounds of muriate
of potash with 800 pounds of ground
bone per acre each year. One.half of
this mixture Is applied in the fall and
the other half in the spring at plow-
ing time. Crimson clover seed is sown
with the fertilizer in order to give the
necessary nitrogen. This repeated
several years in succession brings the
orchard up to a condition where OK.
cellent crops of pears can be depended
upon every season."
In the South COW peas and beggar
weed will furnish the ammonia, if
crimson clover is not successful.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

DR.. A.. p. S%awyer:-I have been suf'
fering with sick headache for a long
time. l used your Family Cure and
now am entirely relieved. ! would not
do without your medicine. Mrs GA.
MILLER, Mt. Morris, III. Sold by
Scranton Pharmacy, Scranton, and
J. w. Stewart, Moss Point.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

A well-knOwn minister sent South
TO labor among the colored people was
received with many demonstrations
OF Joy. At the first meeting which
he held, one colored preacher prayed
Tor him with great earnestness, thus
70 Lord! bless dis yer brudder what's
come down from the Mort to preach
de Gospel to US. 'Noint him wild de
kerosene lie Of sa%lvashun, and set him
on fire."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

The Clarksdale Banner remarks
that there arc some souls, my broth
err, who feign to believe, that patriot
ism is a myth, and that every man
who undertakes to champion the
cause of the people has an AK to grind.
Beware Of this man, because he does
not know the first principles of COM
mon honesty"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

DR.. A.P. Sawyer:-I have had Rheu'
matism since l was 20 years old. but
since using your Family Cure have
been free from it. 1t also cured my
husband of the same disease.-Mrs,
RoBT. Connolly, Brooklyn, Iowa,
Sold by Scranton Pharmacy, Scranton
and J. w. Stewart, Moss Point.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

The Canton Times, heretofore, a
strong McLaurin paper, threatens to
haul down his name because the Sena-
tor refuses to discuss State affairs In
his gubernatorial canvass, and
punches this question to him: "Do
you favor nepotism ?" McLaurin is
given a week to reply.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21
THE MELON SEASON IS ON.

A religious story comes from way
down in Georgia. 1t seems a Presby.
terrain minister received a visit from
a colored pastor, who wanted counsel.
wei, sir, it's jest this way" said he;
Use done preached myself plumb
out; Use worked ON election, sanctif-
cation, predestination, till l couldn't
say another word to save my life"
His white brother suggested that he
should preach a sermon, by way of a
change, on "Thou Shalt Not Steal
FOR a text. "Well, boss, dat certainly
Is a good text; but I'm mons'ous
frald it will produce a GOODNESS in the
congregation"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

A Columbus, Ind, preacher has
oeen monkeying with the buzz saw.
he sued a newspaper for accusing him
OF improper conduct, and the paper
proved Its charges In court.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

DR.. Sawyer:-After suffering toul
years with female weakness l was
pursuaded by a friend to try your Pas
titles, and after using them one yeal
l am entirely well. / cannot recon-
mend them too highly.-Mrs. NJ. S.
BROOK, Bronson, Bethel Branch Co.,
Mich. At Scranton Pharmacy, Scran
ton, and j. W. Stewards, Moss Point.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

notable example Of a big result
produced BY small means is found in
we iact that lead pencil users have
"nl''leo away several big forests OF
ssoar trees 10 Europe, and the supply
=, : wood suitable for lead pencils /,
Eo vIically exhausted 10 the Ole
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

Dispatches Of June Sd say that after
seventeen years. experience with pa.
per currency, Chill has just adopted
the gold standard.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

All kinds Of Job Printing done at
the DEMocRAT.STAR Office on short
notice and at satisfactory prices.
Nothing but tlrst-class work sent out.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

SevSUS Sss@N AOn, III OF
the osaln, causing n1lsesy. ~lnsanlty md DoSthj
Bsrrensss ,'lmpctency. C9st, eowetin either eel,
81 ovsr.indulssnace cSSSsf.sSsrton q tSs Brain aud
XsrorS q Youths II Etvee TO weak Organs their
Luoorfhos and Female Weakness. 4 months treat.
ment, In plain packals, .by mail, 70 any address, q
per box, 8 boxes o. With every Is order We give 8
Ssssss!sssl::s.: 2 G.:. Ss:ss q soI is. %s a't Sni1 f n o %Sn g:
elusive agent.
DIR. W. A. cox, Druggist, Scranton.
Miss, and j. W. W Drug.
Rist, Moss Point, Miss.
March 8, 1896. 3-1y
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-08

Thi. IL whas ths Death 90 ths Prises e
Aw~rteaa Enrs..h L-a@yi~as MArka-

nj. n. what ths D~ath 90 ths Prises ef
Americas Enrs-.h L-~zyi-ts MArka-
With the death o. Oliver Wendell
Holmes Au.srica CONES 70 abe eiid of its
nrrt erorh ia distinctive native poesy.
With TmCrsou. bry ant. Lowell.
Loncf, low. Whittier. in particular
with Pos. Drake. Pcruival. HaiiscS and
Whitman also " one wishes 90 b. truly
catbo.ic-the rrnial ripcncd soul that
has now hccn carurrrsl unto rest cuusti-
tutes to g-la1v - s.f.rcrs Whose names
for ali tisna viii CROWN the first q rtury
OF the letters OF this young rcrublic.
IL Is not, however. as n Poet % the
first magnitude that the thrce genera
tions nf American readers who were bis
contemporaries will chiefly honor Oil
yer Wendell Holmes As esSAyist and
philosopher rather than poet OF novel
Isl his memory will be the most wide
ly aud most tenderly cherished BY bis
survivors and transmitted 20 the gencr-
ations that are 20 be. He had In = de-
gree rarely given % man the faculty Of
making the reader Of his quaint philos-
ophy and kindly cheer his friend and
lifelong grateful beneficiary.
He was the prince of American Eng
lish cssayi.ts He had tho sonss and in
sight u William Haziitt, the grace and
sympathy Of Leigh HUNT. the strength
aud quaiu tness Of William Cobbett and
az will aud upon occasion the polished
dicfion Of Macaulay. IL j. proof q the
viriiity Of Olivr Wendell Holmes
genius that be ~ LIFT In the field %
English prose that be tod \ crrp of
imitatuTs and disciples Would that his
school Of writers might have inherited
the mantle a their preceptor. might
have derived something of tine profound
ness. tho Fcniality and tho chccriness u
Oliver Wendell Holmes New York
[ Telegram.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-08
The Mantle of Charity.

1t is the one garment the fashion Of
which never changes, writes Ruth Ash
more in Ladies Home Journal. The
years may go and come, and yet she who
cloaks herself in this mantle is at once
happy herself and the giver of happi-
ness In cut it never changes. Il is al
ways large and full, so that it can en-
velop those who are unhappy and give
them warmth and comfort Like the
cloak worn by the prince in the fairy
tale, it Is invisible to all but those whose
eyes are made clear by faith. IL is the
garment that l would like my girls to
wear. 1t is true that much patience and
much self denial are required before
this cloak is put on, as it should be, for
all time. but once assumed the amount
of joy to be got from it and the happy
heartbeats to the wearers of it cannot
possibly be oyerestimated-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-08
The csuat aud ul. Trout.

The Germans are laughing az an in
cident concerning Count kanitz. one Of
the leaders Of the agriculturists whose
opposition 90 the government was 50
strongly rCbukod by the emperor the
other day. When the empsrur visited
Konigsberg. Kanitz. who counted on
obtaining an invitation TO the imperial
banquet. requested 70 be allowed Co fur
nish the trout The offer was accepted.
and the count sent s2O trout Then be
received dispatch saying that his name
had been struck OF the list The count
telegraphed 20 Konigsberg 70 stop the
hsh. but the supply had already been
sent. and all tho guests at the banquet
greatly enjoyed them The emperor.
when aft-rward informed. laughed
heartily over the incident t-Berlin Let
ter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-08
Port Louis. Mnuritiun.

From she sea Port Louis has pictur
esque and oriental aspect. but the streets
are less so than one imagines. They are
wide and resemble those of cape Town.
Numerous European shops also line their
fronts
Lying behind che town is the Champ
de Mars. 1t is used rs place of amuse-
ment, and opening into il are the streets
OF Burbon and Corderie. while TO the
left Of the quays Is the bazaar or market
place. 1t is surrounded by an iron rail
ing, has several gates heading TO the
principal streets and is divided into
two equal parts by FaTquar street
A broad avenue also traverses its en-
tire length, lined ON either side by Gov
eredsheds, where the wares are exposed.
Fruit stalls occupy the upper end. and
here is exhibited a marvellous variety,
a collection that would make the fruit
sellers Of the west mad with envy
Plantains in great yellow heaps are side
by side with custard apples. alligator
pears, mangoes, PineaPples and others
too numerous TO mention. Mangoes are
the most esteemed by Europeans The
lower market contains tho butchers
shops, where fowl, fish and kid are
eonspieuous.-An the Year Round
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-08
$1,000 A SHOT.
1t Is Economical. After All. 81 Consid.r~d
PROPERLY

1t Is Economical. After All. 81 Considered
Properly
One Thousand dollars n shot is rather
expensive shooting. hut wheu yoa como
20 figure it out you Will find that 1t -
not quite as much in proportion = 800
a shot under certain conditions. The old
smooth bare cannon, short IN barrel aud
short in the breach had tc be trained
with the greatest patience and care orr
the object aimed At, and If the 100
pound ball didn't land exactly where iF
was intended II did very little harm.
With the big pno amatie gun al Sandy
Hook IL l. impossible To- make a miSs
You lust touch her OF al 81. 900 per
touch, and If the PrcJcCtl(e drops within
one-sizth Of a Dlile Ot where il was in
tended to drop there II immediate and
serious trouble and III all probability nO
necessity for the expenditure Of another
dollar on that particular target. j costs
more TO Gre the big KTupp gun than IS
does our dynamite gun. but the execu-
tion hears no comparison. One hundred
gatling guns, fred al short intervals for
one hour, would cost $4,000. Even IL
the object shOt ~ was within range the
shooting would not be one-tenth - e.
fectivs as the shouting Of the Sandy
Hook terror. New ork Mail and FL
press