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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
3I5 PERCHES OF LAND,
more or less, whereon are erected q
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
frame stable and outbuildlng,

frame stable and outbuildings.
ALSO, A piece OF vacant land lying on First
street in said town, beginning on the east side
OF twenty feet alley and said First street, and
running along said street enthusiastically
about 1872 feet, thence enthusiastically about
1S0 feet to the snyder property line, thence
along a twelve feet alley as plotted southeast
wardly about 1872 feet to the said twenty feet
alley, and thence northwestwardly along said
alley about 1863 feet to First street, the place OF
beginping.
NOTE: This piece of ground will be offered
In town lots OF As feet front on First street and
running to the said twelve feet alley. as per
plot OF the same, and viii also be offered as
above described, in one piece, ami sold In such
parcels as shall seem best for the estate.
ALSO, three cornered lot lying along the
said twelve feet alley IA feet, and along the
Snyder property line 1876 feet to point, and at
the west end in width 81 feet.
TERMS OF SALE :--Onc-thlrd OF the pur-
chase money shall be paid at the striking down
OF the property, and the remaining two-thlrds
IN one year after confirmation nisi, with inter-
est from that date
The purchase money must be secured by bond
and mortgage on the premises and the build
lngs must be insured 10 the amount or one
thousand dollars, Tor the security Of the estate.
Possession OF the vacant lots VIII he given on
payment OF the one-third OF the purchase
money and the delivery OF the mortgage secur-
ity for the remainder thereof.
Possession Of the house ana lot Will be given
subject TO a lease expiring April lst, 1896, on
payment Of onc-third CT the purchase money,
with mortgage and insurance on tine premises.
Deeds will be made and delivered on compli-
ance with the above terms. The purchaser
shall pay for the conveyancng and securities
required
FRANK PURSEL, Trustee.
JOHN g. FREEZE, Atty for heirs of VIM. Wright
LITTLE Robson, Atty for children OF Mary
clayton.
JouN NJ. CLARK. Atty for trustee making sale
July let's
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
GRANT AS A POKER PLAYER.
Tie Had Nerve and Self Possession and
Was Always Cool.


An army officer has recently been relat-
ing somc "reminiscences of his to reporter,
among which IL the following:
"The difficulty we all experienced in
playing poker with Grant" remarked
this officer, twas his extreme roticence and
wonderful impassivcnoss, which none
could penetrate. Ninety nine mon out Of
q hundred, under the excitement Of high
play, will betray emotion to greater or
lesser extent, but Grant was sphinx that
never spoke. He was always cool and self
possessed, even when the wine flowed too
freely and We were oil somewhat the worse
for wear No one could measure tho
strength or weakness of Grants hand by
any outward sign or the circumstances of
his play. Apparently he was oblivlous to
all surroundings but close inspection re-
vealed the fact that he watched his advcr.
saries narrowly and could detect bluff
with unerring certainty. Ho would call
man with an inconsiderablc pair when it
cost good round sum to see the bot.
"It was undoubtedly the outcome of
military genius which enabled Grant to
detect either the strength or tho weakness
of his adversary at cards. We did not then
comprehend that his play was strategic,
and his methods Of gaming really conduct
cd upon military principles. Subsequent
events developed that his passion for gam
ing was not hcdgcd upon winning money
nearly as much as 1t afforded him oppor-
tunity to engage in strife and conquer
General Rufus ingalls,, who, in 1871, was
n captain and assistant quartcrmaster, and
subsequently attained tho rank of quarter
master general, was ono of the Pacific
coast party which played daily with Grant
but although recognized as u past master of
| the game, ingalls, was no match for tho
little, close mouthed infantry captain
Bon Holiday the pioneer mail contractor
of that section, was likewise on the poker
tapis with Grant, and so were Joe Lane
and Jim Nesmith, both senators subsc-
| qucntly from Oregon, the former the can
didate for the vice presidency on tho ticket
with John G.. Brcckinridge in 1SG0 Ben
Holiday was an inveterate poker player
but Grant, ingalls,, Lane, Ncsmith and
Holiday are all dead, and but few arc now
| alive Of the old cotorie which gathered to-
| gether at the card tables of that epoch on
the shores Of tho Pacific. ."-Hashington
Post,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
ThE ElNlCAL MAN.
How He Ordered His Breakfast Of the
Knowing Waiter.


Knowing Waiter.
A man afflicted with the disease of fin
ickisin, an oxaGgeration of tho value Of
details, was giving his order for breakfast
to hotel waiter. The man was 1nical in
the extrome and the exactitudo Of his or
der respectfully amused tho waiter who
was somewhat of II judge Of human ma
ture, inasmuch as no had served breakfast
to many mon.
Breakfast time Is invariably when you
get down to tho bedrock of a mans true
disposition. 1t is too early in the day, and
he Is too close to nature itself to have put
on the little Disgusting frills that he be-
gins to assume along about II O. clock. At
all events, the waiter understood and took
his order respectfully, even serviloly, with
out losing his own estimate of the man.
Tho man had morning cough and sip
ped ice wator MS ho gave his order.
"Bring mo pot Of coffee" he said.
"And mind 1t must be hOt-hot and
strong, don't forget to have it strong. And
a sirloin steak, rarc-remombor have 1t
rare and no fat. can't bear the sight of
fat in the morning"
"Yessir, yossir No fat" replied the
waiter.
,"And bring mo somo dry toast, hot,
mind you-hot toast-and have 1t made
from stale bread. l don't want it toasted
outside and soggy within. Now don't for.
get that
"No, sir all right, sir; not soggy in.
side, sir, echoed tho waiter.
"And lots seo Yes, bring mo some
fried eggs Fresh eggs, you know, por-
fectly fresh, and I want them fried on
one Side only. Don't forget that.
"Ycssir; fried on one side. And which
side, sir?"- Kansas City Star.
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In response to question asked by a
lady tho great Napoleon replied
"My ideal woman Is not tho beautiful
featured society belle, whose physician
tries in vain to keep her in repair, nor the
fragile butterfly of fashion, who gilds the
tortures Of disease with II forced smile.
"Nol My ideal is woman who has ao,
cepted her being as sacred trust, and
who obcys the laws Of nature for the pres
eryation Of her body and soul.
"Do you know, my knee involuntarily
bends in homage when meet the matron
who reaches middle ago in complete pres
ervationY
"That woman is rendered beautiful by
perfect health, and the stalwart children
by her side arc her reward. That's my
ideal woman. "-London Advertiser.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
CASABlCRANkA.

The girl sat on the baseball stand
All but hor beau had fed,
And he, poor chap, could not demand
Relief from what she said.
"Why does the pitcher throw IL soy
She murmured in dismay.
"Such actions violont, you know,
His awkward moves display.
Why docs he so expeotorate
Upon tho snow white ball7
Was ho not taught until too late
That that's not nice at all2
Why does that fellowdon n oage
And lot his voico resound
In cries of 'Strikol awak ming rage
In those upon the ground3
Why do the runners always fall
And slide upon their face,
Or else-they do not care at all
Upon some other placer
Why do the people murmur 'Rankf
He has no rank, It's plain.
Why does that player, lean and link,
Seem in such awful pain'
Why does the catcher wear that pad
Close TO his bosom pressed2
And why has not tho other had
His clothes cut like the rostf
Why docs that player swing the wood
In such reckless way
And question, rs no good man should,
What those behind him say9
Why do the men such colors wear"-
But here she turned her head,
And then at last became aware
Hor escort had dropped dead.
Nebraska State Journal.
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Mothers.

cone good mother is worth hundred
hoolmasters," said George Herbert Men
are what their mothers make them, But If
the mothers are peevish and irritable,
through irregularities, Z" female weakness" p"
and kiudrcd ailments, they find no pleasure,
no beauty in the care Of their babes. All
effort is torture. Let all such, who feel
weighed to the earth with weaknesses "
peculiar to their sex, try DIR. Piercc's Favor.
te Prescription. They will find the little
ones a delight instead of torment
To those about to become mothers it is a
priceless boon. 1t lessons the pains and
perils of childbirth, shortens labor and pro-
notes the secretion of an abundance of
nourshment for the child,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
Hypnotized.

"Now, Wally," said Edgar, with a
friendly smile, II just want to make an
experiment. II you offer no resistance,
think 1 can hypnotize you. What you
have to do Is to maintain passive mental
attitude. Try to think Of nothing what
ever-no, not even of me. Come try to
bo serious. There, lean back and make
yourself comfortable. So; that will do.
Now turn your eye to this light and don't
forget that your mind is to be kept entirely
inactive. will count 60 seconds by my
watch"
The young lady scrupulously obeyed
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
AUDITORS NOTICE

IN the Court OF Common Pleas or Columbia Co.
IN red SSigned estate OIL ". McKeluy.
The undersigned, Auditor appointed by the
Court to make distribution of the balance in
the hands of A. Il. Schoch, Assignee, as per first
account, viii meet the parties In interest for
the purposes OF his appointment on Thursday,
August 10Th, A. D., 1895, at 10 o'clock a. m. in
the Court House In Bloomsbury, Pa. when and
where all parties interested are required to
present and prove their claims, or be debarred
from coming In on said fund.
7-l9-ta. @. w. MILLER,
Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
SHAKESPEARE INCOMPLETE.
He Had Not Forescen the American TYP,
of Human Nature.

of Human Nature.
at Is not true, remarked the learned
play actor, that Shakespeare created all
kinds OF characters, for l do not find in
his dramas any characters that bear any
resemblance to tho great Americans who
have figured In our country's history.
There is not in all of them even the shad-
ow of q personality like Abraham Lincoln,
than whom there Is not finer theme for
some future American dramatist, able to
illustrate the scenes in his career, from tho
Kentucky log cabin to the theater In which
no was assassinated. Shakespeare has no
George Washington no Andrew Jackson,
none of our heroes or sages, none of our
many unique notables, and none Of our
wondersome women. His creations belong
to many countries, but he never gives a
forecast of the peculiar American product
which came into existence centuries after
his death.
"Few Of Shakespeare characters would
ever have been tolerated In this country.
We could not have Falstaff among us. or
Macbeth, or Lear, or Caliban, or the ghost
of Hamlets father, or Ophcl!a, much loss
any of his royal or classical characters.
"We have had plenty Of Americans
worthy of dramatic honOrs, flttod for the
tragedy, the comedy or the historical play,
totally different in their traits and deeds
from the Shakcspoarean people, and the
like Of whom wore never suggested or fore
shadowed by Shakespeare The oft repeat
ed statement that the p!aywriter of STRAIT
ford conceived and drew all types of human
nature and all varieties of human life is a
fiction. Should q man of his genius ever
be born In the United States, he would
find here an abundance of material for
dramas rs grand as ever were written. -
New York sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
CrocketL's Revenge.

There is "A story of Crockett, of "Stickit
Minister" fame to the effect that when no
offered his first volume to Scotch firm
they returned 1t with polite note assur'
ing him that there WAS no market for that
sort of thing. The letter was marked mo-
896b." In later years when the same
publishers asked him for one of his manu-
scripts he politely requested them to refer
TO their previous correspondence with him
marked "396b"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
AUDITORS NOTICE.
Estate OF cmus j. Heller, decreased.

The undersigned an auditor appointed by the
Orphans Court OF Columbia county, to make
distribution of the funds I'm the hands OF the
administrators OF the estate OF Cyrus j. Heller,
deceased, as shown by their final account In
said estate, Will SIT TO perform the duties of his
appointment at his Office In the Town or
Bloomsburg, upon saturday, August "a, 1895, at
o'clock a. IN. OF said day, when and where all
persons having claims against said estate must
present the same or be forever thereafter de-
barred from a share OF said fund.
7-26-ta WIN, CHRlSMAN,
Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
No Need OF Wasting Effort.

II have been requested" said tho good
pastor, boaming over the pulpit, "to offer
prayers for rain, but tho superintendent
informs mo that the Sunday school picnic
is arranged for Tuesday"
Which, of course, would fetch down
pour-New York Recorder.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
Rural Occupntion.

Neighbor Stumps-Whar's JimH
Farmer Stoans-Fishiu.
Neighbor Stumps-An TomS
Farmer Stoans-Rcadin,
Neighbor Stumps-Bill?
Farmer Stoans-Bisicklin.
Neighbor Stumps-Johng
Farmer Stoans-Fiddlin.
Neighbor Stumps-Whar's the ole wOm-
anp
Farmer Stoans-Hoein. Boston Cou-
ripP
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.

Home, of N. Y; Merchants of Newark,
n J.; Clinton, N. Y; Peoples, N. "; Read.
ing, Pa ; German American Ins. Co., New
York; Greenwich Insurance Co., New York;
Jersey City Fire lns. Co., Jersey City, N. I.
These old corporations are well seasoned
by age and fire tested, and have never yet
had loss settled by any court of law. Their
assets are all invested in solid securities, and
liable TO the hazard Of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
paid as soon as determined, by Christian +.
Knapp, Special Agent and Adjuster, Bloomr.
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county should
patronize the agency where losses, if any.
are settled and paid by one of their own
citizens.
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Obeying tho Doctor.

Family Physioian-See here! ordered
an immediate and complete cessation of
all mental labor, and here l find you writ
ing.
Literary Man Its nothing-nothing at
all. Only a society novel.-New York
Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

"That's a very blurred picture you carry
In your watch"
ayes, it's composite photograph Of my
summer engagements. Life.
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Up to Date Ballroom Attire.

Mandolin in horrible dilemma.
Marie-What's the matterY
Maude-Im going to the ball tomorrow
night and l can't make up my mind
whether to wear a outaway coat or sweat
er.-Chicago Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

The sight of garden patch and a
hoe has been known to give boy
severe case of rheumatism. - Cieye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

When the devil don't know just
what to do in church, he generally
raises a disturbance in the choir
RAMS Horn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

Men trust rather to their eyes than to
their ears. The effect Of precepts Is there
fore slow and tedious, while that OF ex-
amples is summary and cffectual. Seneca.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

Tho shoe leather annually worn out by
the people of the United States Is said te
cost $3.50, 900. 900.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

A man and wife were formerly one.
The new idea is to make them two
men. -ItchisOn Globe
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
TOWN TAXES.

Notice is hereby given that the Town Treas
urer OF Bloomsbury viii receive Town taxes
Ing from July Is, 1895 to August Is, 1895, after
which time iiye per cent. viii be added TO all
taxes unpaid ut expiration OF said period.
j. Ii. MAIZE,
Town TREASURER
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

Drug envelopes, Nos. I, 2 and 3
MANILA, white or colored. coin envel-
opes, and shipping tags, with or with
out strings, always in stock at this
office. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

NumIuer-What makes that italian grin
30 while grinding his organP
Heergood-He's deaf,-Boston Courier.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

Espiritu santo bay, In Texas, is 1.-THE
bay Of the Holy Spirit. -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09
PUBLIC SALE
-oF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

In pursuance of an order OF the Orphans
Court OF Columbia county, Pennsylvania, issued
on the 9Th day OF July, A. D., 1885, and to me
directed, will be sold at public vendue on the
premises in the town OF Bloomsbury county
and state Aforesaid on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895,
AT O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON,
all the right tltle interest, property, claim and
demand OF the estate and heirs OF William
Wright, deceased, and OF the estate and heirs
and legatees of Mary Clayton, deceased, both
late Of Bloomsbury in the said county and state,
in all the following mentioned real estate situ-
ated in Bloomsbury, and bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
No. /. situate on East now Iron street and
an alley, and running thence along said alley
enthusiastically 2l46 feet to an alley, thence
along said last mentioned alley northwest
wardly 40 feet to post, thence southwest yard
ly 2li6 feet to Iron street aforesaid, and tn nee
along said Iron street 40 feet to fhe place OF
beginning, containing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-11
INTERESTING BIRDS.
Genuine African Ostriches to be Seen
With the Syndicate Circus.


With the Syndicate Circus.
Giant African ostriches are a great
curiosity and but few of them have
ever been seen in this. country and they
lived but a SHORT while. owing to the
rigor of the climate The big birds
usually called ostriches, now so extern
sively bred on the so-called ostrich
farms of California, are really not
ostriches. They belong TO the same
species, but are a mongrel branch of
the true family. Its native place is
Australia and not Africa, and the bird
is really an emu and is only about
half the size of the ostrich and has
not the brilliant and luxurious plumage
of the latter bird.
The only flock of African ostriches in
America is owned by the Great Syn
dictate circus, whose we'll known cir
Gus exhibits in Salt Lake city Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, May u, %.
and %. Six of them were imported by
these managers and they are a Won
derful feature. Each is as large as
horse and can easily outrun that ami
NAL.
This popular circus is a three ring
show, and it also has a, great hippo
drome track on which exciting races
are run. This year prices have been re-
duced to so cents for adults and %
cents for children.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-11
provements in the way of large

provements in the way of large
sleeves and a waistcoat In other
= ppints it is exactly the garment our
smart grandmothers wore in the not
very long ago. Il has, however,
shorter basque. and in a very modern
instance it had a box plat owe. each
hip, as well as one in the middle Of
the back. The original spencer but
toned UP TO the throat, and beyond a
neat collar of linen or lace it owned
no ornament. The buttons were per-
haps elaborate, for buttons have al
ways been point of luxury; witness
the coin buttons once popular fer
mems garments, and the jeweed ones
worn on court suits, when the polite
world did not change its mind on the
subject of dress every six week. The
woman who possesses a set IF fine
antique buttons is most fortunate
just now, since the fine buttons are
the fashion. Two or three years ago,
when the tailor buttons were in vogLe
Tor everything, she was no better off
than anybody else.
When the spencer is to be employed
as d dress garment it is made of rich
material and has sleeves of mlroir
velvet, large and expansive. All
sleeves are now fiat at the shoulder,
however, spreading as they approach
the elbow. This is a little hard on the
high-shOUldered woman, who has 50
long enjoyed the position of dress
makers model, but it is only fair that
the woman with more characteristics
ally feminine shoulders should have
her innings. She is now beginning to
be the glass of fashion and the mold
of form again. and every means is
employed to display the slope Of the
shoulders.
The cane shown in the illustration
has a black lace yoke with jeweled
ornaments. On this are mounted two
white satin f1ounces very much rip
pied, lined with rose taffeta and each
covered with a fiounce of lace. 4
double ruff1e of rose mousseline de
Sole is placed under the upper pee
rine. a large bow of black satin is
placed at the point of the yoke.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-11

Statistician Bache. It shows the popula-
ton of the county to be 6, 4ii, of whom
1855 are males and 2,9e1 females; 403 per-
sons are employed in the mines. to whom
the total wages paid in 1884 amounted to
$404, 10; output of ores for The year,
1886 tons, valued at Sl17S, 1916; total
cost of mining plants, 1888, 400; value of de-
Yelopment work during the year. S130. 500;
ore concentrated, II, 400 tons. Capital i'll
vested in commercial pursuits, SS3S. 76S.
Wheat prcduced,a 64,S5S bushels, valued at
s29. 1875; Iucern, 1927 tons, valued at
$i5.s75; value Of fruit sold, S5.9495
Number of cattle. $40; number Of
horses, 2.7S; number of sheep, 247,716.
MoTtgaged farms. 81, with incumbrance
OF $500: unmortgaged farms, -AS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-11
LAND OFFICE.

The following filings were made in the
local land Office yesterday:
Wiley G. Craygun, of Pleasant View,
Weber county, final proof of desert entry
of the west half of section Il, township
north, range west.
Fred Sandberg, of Cannon. Cache
county, homestead entry of the northwest
quarter of section IS, township II north.
range l west.
Annie Matilda Wooley, of Grantsville,
Tooele county, desert entry of the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 15 and the southeast half of the
southwest quarter OF section Z, township
south, range east.
Joseph Z. Jenkins. of Vernal, Uintah
county, final proof of homestead entry of
the north half of the southeast quarter,
the northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter and the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 81, township
south, range p east