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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-26
Two Frightened Bows,

Seventy-five years ago w. G. How
ellis was an Ohio boy a dozen years
old, and had often to go on horseback
to distant grist mill to get the fam
lily wheat ground. The weather was
fine, he says, the roads good, and
along the way were plenty Of apples
and nuts, so that such expeditions
were almost in the nature of picnics.
BY and by the cold weather came on.
l was often benighted in getting
home, when l had to run the gaunt-
let of various terrors-a graveyard or
two, with stories Of ghosts and COB
Inns fresh in my memory, besides a
story, vouched for by several big
boys, that a panther had been heard
screeching in the woods and laurel
thickets.
One night my brother Tom and 1
had been to town together, riding dou-
Bile on Paddy. When we reached the
top of Sugar Hill we had to get off
and walk down, as it was too steep
for both to ride down in the dark, and
we were in danger of slipping over
the horses head.
1t was a frosty autumn night and
the saddle had got very cold while
we were off, so that neither of us
wanted to sit on it, preferring the
horses warm back. We drew Paddy
up by a big log that we could Just
find in the starlight, and instead of
getting upon him-while standing on
the log-we opened an argument as
to which should ride behind.
The panther story was usually pres
ent with us, but we had forgotten it
just then, and we grew pretty loud
in our dispute, when, as Burns says.
something "gat up and gle us a
Groom" or, more properly, yell, not
very far from us.
1t was an owl, as | now suppose.
but then it was panther The ar
gument dropped in second. Tom
vaulted into the saddle as the place
of safety, and l took the warm seat
behind, with all the danger of an ad-
ditional passenger uninvited.
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AN INTERNATIONAL ROMANCE.
Begun in the Old Country and Ended
Happily in America.

hHpptiy III america.
Many years ago in the market vii
! lage of Birkenau, In Hesse- -Darmstadt,
Nathan Gutman was a schoolmaster.
He was n stern taskmaster but a
kindly sympathetic man, for whom
his pupils formed a sicere and lasting
, affection.
Eliza Goldman, then n dainty miss
of sixteen and the favorite daughter
of prosperous burglar, thought much
of the handsome young school master,
much more than her parents thought
proper. Her liking soon developed
into love, and. as the young school
master was not proof against her
charms, they became engaged
Her parents opposition separated
them. Gutman, despondent and
brokcn-hearted, came to the New
World to forget his unfortunate at
tachment and to win fame and for
tune for himself. Time healed his
wound, and he married Miss Helena
Wolf, and by frugality and hard work
saved money and established himself
as a Tammany liquor dealer in New
York city. For fifteen years he de-
voted himself obusiness, and accu-
mulated d fortune, Two years ago
his wife died
The dainty Eliza Goldman. in the
meantime. at her parents command
married a Samuel Fass, and with her
husband came to America and made
Brooklyn their home. After ten years
Of married life Fass died, and his
widow remained at No. II Amberg
street.
One Of Goldman's friends, who knew
the story of his early disappointment
in love, told him four months ago that
the one-time Miss Goldman. now the
widow of Fass lived in Brooklyn, and
Gutman began to act as if he were
young again. He bought n gay neck
tie, fancy vest and lovely crash
clothes. Then, after visiting the bar
ber, he went to Brooklyn with cleo
tricity in his step and an old time
longing in his heart.
Eliza Fass received him in her best
widows gown, and her bushes were
as noticeable as in the olden days. A
little bit of color and bright ribbons
here and there had frightened up her
attire when he called again, and after
third visit Gutman told his friends
he was a happy man, and the en-
gagement was announced.
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The Days of Pony Expresses.

People who receive letters from the
Pacific coast in six or seven days ad.
mire the speed with which the mail
travels across the continent, but for
get that the present rate is not so
much greater than that of the pony
express as might be supposed. The
pony express was the first through
route from the Missouri river to the
Pacific coast 1t was established in
1850 or 1860 by a firm of government
contractors, and the termini was San
Francisco and St. Joseph. The dis
tance traversed by the pony express
was about 1900 miles and relays of
Indian ponies were provided at station
houses every few miles.
A courier rode from one station to
another, taking a fresh horse at each
and leaving his tired animal, and
when himself too tired to 90 farther
gave the mail to another rider and
stopped to rest. The distance was
traversed by the ponies in about
seven and one-half days, or at a uni
form rate of about twelve miles an
hour Itwas the first through mail
between the Missouri and San
Francisco, and although the riders
were often chased by the Indians,
comparatively few fatalities occurred
among the messengers.-H LoMiS
GL0be Dcm0trak
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Heard with His Elbows.

The following accounts of an actual
occurrence illustrate how simple
statement may be distorted by a
youthful messenger. Mrs. Warren,
who boarded at Mrs. Smiths, started
out to spend the day with n friend
living at the end of the village. Be
fore going half the distance she re-
membered that she had left win.
dow open in her room, and seeing a
small boy, she called to him:
"Ned, will you please go to Mrs.
Smiths and tell her that I left my
window up and would like to have II
closed?"
The boy went off whistling, and soon
another boy caught up with him. This
boy was going direatly TO Mrs. Smiths
house. so boy number one gave the
message about the window to boy mum.
Der two to deliver. Arrived at Mrs.
Smiths, boy number two delivered his
errand thus: Mrs. Warren waats her
winter Clothes
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TRIAL LIST.

Court beginning December Il 1896 and con-
tinuing for two weeks. The first twenty cases
70 be tried the week beginning December "a,
1895, and those not tried that week to 30 over
the term.
ID. NJ. osborne & Co. VS. w. p Kline.
Alfred Miller VS.. j. Harvey Greasy.
David Llewcllyn VS.. G. W. Kline, Atty.
Helen Swisher VS.. James Il. hitter.
johnson Beasley Coal Co. vs. Lafayette
Fetterman ct al.
:, johnson Beasley Coal Co. VS.. Lafayette
Ezekiel Coles Exr VS.. G. W. Miller ct. al.
q. w. Hess, ct. al. vs. o. q 5. X. II. Co.
Sanctuary NJ. f. Church OF Philadelphia, Pa.
vs. James Magee end, ct al
Richard Purcell vs. Michael Nertney.
=, Reuben Shuman's admx. VS.. Lehigh &
Wilkes Barre Coal Co.
William Berninger vs. Lchigh & Wilkes
Lloyd Il. Rider VS.. Matthias Gingles' exr.
Susan cooper vs. Daniel Miller.
Miinm MfSaa e case seSS VS. vs. p l. Y R. r. e. Co.
p Catawlssa Fibre Co. VS.. Lehigh & Wilkes
Barre Coal Co.
= Harriet Hollingshead, vs. Lehigh & Wilkes
- J. B. Nuss VS.. Lehigh wilkes-Barre Coal
Co.
j. S. Heller VS.. Lehigh a Wilkes Barre Coal
Co.
Bloom Poor District VS.. G. A. Kleim
w. n, Greasy ct. al. VS.. n. s. W. b. R'y Co.
William II. George VS.. b. f, Singley,
w. z. lkeler'S use VS., John Mourey ct. al
Joseph Breisrh VS.. Jacob II. Bowes.
Jonn Hinterliter VS.. Jesse Rittenhouse
Benjamin Bahme VS.. Jacob Knittle.
paRiel Rieh Young CO. vs. BernInger 4 Hover
John Mourey VS.: George IL. Frey.
g. X. Geyer VS.. j. IL, yastine.
William II. Miller VS. Margaret Ann Bradley.
William IItdlay VS.. Hurley Angle.
n. ID. MaSteller VS.. Sugarloaf Township.
Hannah Il. Cole use VS.. Albert Williams.
Andrew Graydon VS.. Franklin Township.
n school Furnishing Co. VS.. Bloomsbury Belt
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Jurors for December Court.
GRAND JURORS.

GRAND JURORS.
Boaver-samuel Bredbenner, farmer Boyd
Longenberger, farmer: John Rice, farmer.
Benton Boro.-Rohr McIIenry, distiller
Berwick-Geo. E, Moorehead, foreman.
Bloom.-Geo. Hughes, farmer, G. w. Runyan,
merchant II. L. Smith, bic cksmith
BriarCreek-Geo. Lowery, farmer
Catawissa Boro Calvin Dehart, Waterman !;
Robt NJ. Graham, station agent j. j. Lewis,
conductor.
Centralla-Freeman Yeager, plasterer.
Centre-JOs. Geiger farmer.
Hemlock-G. II. Dent, merch ant.
Locust-A, T. Bitner, farmer; Lawson IL.
MadIson-I. L. zelslott, farmer.
Mif1iin-Thos. McMurtrle, farmer
Orange-Chas. W. Turner, farmer.
scott-F. s. Nagle, druggist; Geo. Remley,
farmer.
sngarloaf-H, c. Cole, distnler j. N. PEN
ningJon, farmer
TRAVERSE JURoRs-FIRsT WEEK.
Baaver-John Hunsinger, farmer J. Heller
miller
benton Boro,-G?o. s. McHenry, clerk wm.
Raber printer.
Benton rwp.-A, II stine, blacksmith j. N.
ShultZ, farmer.
Berwick-Geo f: Deylns merchant Thos
Sherwood, clerk Il. A. Witmah u, secretary
Bloom-E, Il. Caldwell, foreman; Harvey
Dcltterlck, saloon keeper; Chds. W, Hassert
machini7t; Edward searles, painter; A. 4.
Schoeh gent John Scott painter; Franklin
Gatawlssa Boro..Lutler Eyer, farmer
Centrale-Wm. Hines, lab1rer.
Centre-'rhOs. BrOOst, clerk
ConYngham-Wm A. Beaver, miner; George
George, stable boss
Cleyeand-Ira Hover, blacksmith.
| Greenwood-E. f. Kline, farmer
| UeInlnck-Wm. Rennett ST., lab1rer
| Jackson-Chas, G. Lemon, laborer
| Locust-S. 7. Lcyan farmer; jeremiah Sny
| der, miller.
| Main-Davld John, laborer
| Mllvllle-iosiah Heaco"s, miller.
Mifilin-J. II. snyder. timer
| MI Pleasant-Amos Wanich, farmer And!
| Miller, farmer.
| Orange-G s. Fleckenstine, merchant.
| Scotia. b. Henrie, pasterer.
sngarloaf-E. II. Fritz, postmaster; Howar
| j. Hess, farmer.
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STATE OF ONO, CITY OF ToLEDo,D
LUCAS COUNTY, S

FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner Of the firm of
f. j. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City Of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of CATARRH that cannot be cured by
the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of Dec
enber, A. ID. 1886.
- A. w. GLEASON,
(ohALj Notary PH6hic.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Well Directed SymDathy.

The German sexton of a suburban
church, listening moment to an
amateur piano performance in behalf
Of some guild, was heard to remark:
Dot makes me sorry for dot biano"
why not for the people?" by
stander asked.
Der peoples can git away" was the
answer. Der biano mustn't shday."-
Boston Courier.
Paw" asked Tommy, "what Is a
bicycle meet?"
Most any old pedestrian is likely
to be II bicycle meat If he craft look
two ways at once" said Mr.. Flgg.-
indianapolis Journal.
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SECOND WEEK.

Benton Twp.-W. II. Appeman, farmer j.
II, Keller, farmer; James b Laubach, farmer.
Berwick-W. NJ. Hager. book-keeper VIM.
oliver, bolt maker VIM. 7. Snyder merchant.
Briarcreek-Milton CroOp, farmer Samuel
iouck, farmer; Daniel Miller, farmer David
Smith, farmer.
Bloom.-Silas Kitchen, laborer: John V.
Logan, teller d. S. Laubach, mason W S.
Mover, merchant Jacob Stiner, laborer Chas.
little, laborer.
Catawlssa Boro.-w. NJ. vastine, cashier
~, r,Centraua-Chas. Mulhern, cigar-maker
Thos j. Reese, foreman Edward Schaum,
Centre-E. B. Hess, farmer; E. p Kisner,
farmer.
Fishlngcreek-Ma Albertson, farmer w.
Ii. " nltenlght, farmer.
Hemlock-R. X, keller, miller; James War;,
laborer; Chas. Werkheiser, farmer.
=, ,Jacks9n-EzeRiel Cole, faimer; G. W. Nc
Locust-wm. j. Helwig, farmer; John Wal
ter, mason.
Msa,dison-Evsn i Kramer, laborer.
Milyille-C. S. Eley, druggist
MI. Pleasant-A.J j. Crawford, farmer.
scott-Albert Kline, carpenter ; NJ. L. Petit,
sawyer
THIRD WEEK,
Benton Twp.-Cyrus Hess, farmer: Chas
Gibbons, justice OF the peace.
Berwlck-Wm. II; Young, coremaker; /. B.
Freas, carpenter; O. III. Gender, superintendent
Geo. w McCally, laborer; o. g. Hess, heater ::
Frank L. Smith, merchant.
Bloom.-Chas. Lee, laborer j. II. Fahringer,
+. Deitrick, laborer Thos Corey, Contractor
Bruce Yost, carpenter; I. NJ. Dawson, plasterer
Briarcreek-G. W. Hossler, blacksmith
Catawissa Boro.--D. p. Kistler, hotel-keeper ;
j. H. Rinard, clerk.
Centralia-wm. Griffths, laborer Edward
Reese, superintendent.
Centre-W. f. Shellhammer farmer.
Conyngham-Peter Bradley, miner.
Flsh,lEc Ec!ocG-Iacob GeiSinger carpenter .
stephen Dresher, farmer
Davis, laborer.
Iiemlock-Henry Deighmfller, farmer.
- uJackson-Geo. w. Heath, farmer Jacob
hanouse, farmer John Savage, farmer.
Madison-J.W W. Smith, farmer.
Maln-Nathan Houck, miller
Milnin-John +. Brown, farmer
Mlllyille-Harry Neyhart, barber.
Pine-Michael Kessler farmer.
Sugarloaf-M. p. Hess laborer,
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PATENTS

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~ Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
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In the Park.

Miss Bloomcrite-What kind of a
tree is that?
Her comlanion-Why, that is a dog.
wood. CaA't you tell ii by It's bark ?
Judge. t,1,
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William Mckinley will be the asth
President of the United States. Feb
ruary 10th, six days before the inaugu-
ration, he will be So years of age, the
age that Abraham Lincoln was when
inaugurated in 1861. Mr.. Lincoln
like Mr.. Mckinley was born in Febru-
airy. Like Lincoln, Mckinley served
in Congress before his election to the
Presidency. He will be the fourth
President furnished by Ohio, the
others being VIM, Henry Harrison,
Rutherford B. Hayes and James A.
Garfield, Virginia. "the mother of
Presidents" has furnished five. AS
Benjamin Harrison and U. S. Grant
were born in Ohio, it is about a
standoff between the Buckeye State
and the Old Dominion.
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We all know that any tired muscle
can be restored byrest. Your stomach
Is a muscle. Dyspepsia is its manner
of saying 81 am tired. Give me
rest" To rest the stomach you must
do its work outside of the body.
This is the Shakers method of
curing indigo stion, and its success is
best attested by the fact that these
people are practically free from what
is without doubt the most prevalent
of all diseases. The Shaker Digestive
Cordial not only contains digested
food which is promptly absorbed with
out taxing the tired digestive organs,
but it is likewise an aid to the diges-
ton of other foods in the stomach. A
10 cent trial bottle will convince you
of its merit, and these you can OBJ
tain through all druggists.
Laxol is the best medicine fol
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JVHY PRICES HAVE FALLEN.

The howlers for free silver go up and down and around and about bowling that the maintenance of the gold stan- da.rd has resulted in great fall in prices and that as long as that stan dard is maintained so long prices will continue to fall. They say this regard less of their qualifications for giving an opinion concerning such large and intricate matter. Now comes David A. economic questions have fitted him to deal with them with perhaps as much grasp and accuracy as are displayed by the Boy Orator. MT. Wells denies that there is any connection between the demonetization of silver and the fall in prices. He asserts, what many who have less knowledge than he be- lieve, that the fall is due chiefly to the reduced cost of production and trans portation. He points out that man within the last thirty or forty years has attained such a greater control over the forces of nature, and has so compassed their use, that he has been able to do far more work in a given time and produce far more product, measured by quantity in ratio to a giv- en amount of labor, than ever before
 How great has been the average in crease or saving In the worlds work of production or distribution cannot per haps be accurately stated. But few in yestigators place 1t at less than 40 her cent, and in some great branches of in- dustry it has certainly amounted to 70 or 80 per cent. Taking a majority of
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CANNOT ESCAPE IrABrrYry

According to a recent decision of the Supreme court of Massachusetts the grounds of public policy dictate the conclusion that a public passenger carrier for hire cannot exempt itself from liability for it's own negligence by means of a contract which is vol untarily entered into by the passenger. The decision was rendered in suit for damages brought against a rail- road company by the relatives of an employe of the company, who suffered fatal injuries through the negligence of fellow-employes. At the time, he was travelling by virtue of ticket which the defendant gave him on en- tering into it's employ, and which con- tained a contract exempting the de- fendant from liability for injury to him sustained while riding on its trains. The defence was double bar relied, 1t being claimed, first, that the ticket was a gratuity and that there- fore the liability to the holder of it was not so great as it would be were he a passenger for hire; and, second, that even if the deceased were held to be a passenger for hire, he could not recov- CT because of the stipulation on the ticket of the exemption from liability. It was decided by the court that, un- der the circumstances there is no reason for holding that 8 carrier of passengers may by contract exempt itself from liability for injury which is the result of its negligence, when car rier of merchandise cannot do so.
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other than handmade commodities into consideration, the saving of labor within the last thirty years has proba- bly been equal to at least 40 per cent in producing any given article. We have here, therefore, natural, sufii- cient and non-disputable cause of the remarkable decline in prices, and also for the continuance of such decline; for prices are still falling, and the only assignable and probable reason why the decline experienced has not been greater is that decreased cost has oc- sumption, which to a considerable ex- tent has antagonized the natural ten dency to decline. MT Wells explicitly denies that prices are determined by the volume of currency Trade, he says, creates money, but money does not itself create trade. Credit in trade is as valuable as cash and is much cheaper. The proof "of the absolute truth of these assertions is to be found in the fact that, although the volume of currency in the United States has been increasing ever since the alleged demonstration of silver, from $752, ,000,- 900 in 1873 to $16o1, 100000 in 1895, or from $1716 per capita in 1875 to $22.sS in 1895, prices all this time have been generally declining"
 Of course facts like these don't count with boy orators. They are. interested in charging everything to gold. If they thought they could fool anybody they wouldn't hesitate to say that the elm leaf beetle Is a goldhug.
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myself if the man happens to fail, we shall not lose so much by him. Tit Bits.
 Marriage" said the unsophisticated youth" Marriage has civilizing effect in a man. If not, why is 1t that an old bachelor is so apt to be cross and crusty?" Because said the Cum minsville sage-"because an old bache- Tor is not afraid to say what he thinks" Cincinnati Enquirer.
 A well-known comedian one day, while fulfilling an engagement in Dub lin, was walking with his wife, a re- markedly stout lady, when an Irish woman with a basket brushed rudely against her. You had better walk over me-" said the comedian's wife ir- ritably. The Irishwoman turned round, 7coolly surveyed her from head to foot, and then replied: Faith, ma'am, it would be easier to walk over ye than round ye, anyway" A remark which made the comedian almost choke with ughter.-Answers.
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SURE.

Tom-"What is the best way to make woman keep a secret?" Dick-"Give her chloroform. .'--Detroit Free Press.
 T am an actor,' said the new ar rival proudly. That's all right" re- piled the hotel clerk. "We'H try not to give you any more to eat than you've been accustomed o."-Philadelphia North American.
 A Tribute in Latin.-"Oh Miss Adj pose! MT. Chaffer quoted Latin about you when he saw you in your new bathing suit" What did he say?' !'He said you were just too 'multum in parvo' for anything. Puck.
 Theatrical managerial this scene you must assume the air of man who has so much money that he Is indiffer- ent to wealth." The star-"All right. I'll try to imagine you have paid me my salary in full. Spare Moments.
 ''The audience is calling for you" said the young tragedian's manager. Are you sure I'm the person they want 2" "Of course" Well, go out and study the expressio1.' on their faces, and tell me what you think they want me for. "-Answers.
 Principal (to commercial traveller, returning from his travels)-"How came you to charge such low prices to x, who is well known to be a shaky customer" Comnercial-''I thought to
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4 GREAT MEETING.

Chairman Macdonald and all his as- sistants who worked so hard to make the Republican meeting last evening a success have every reason to be pleased with the result of their efforts The programme was a fine one and was we'll carried out. The audience was grand in numbers and enthusiasm, and showed uncommon interest in the pro- ceedings. The Hyperion wasn't large enough to hold all who wanted to see and hear but those who did get in had a cheering and an inspiring evening. New Haven is Republican city now, and such meeting indicates that there Is no immediate danger that 1t will be- come anything else. The campaign here is well started.
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boot that provides a lap to pass over the lacing. This fastens with a glove fastener affair on the underside. It gives rather a swagger straight look along the top of the foot and leg, and if the curve at the back is pretty, It is set off thereby, much as a nice back is set off by loose front bodices She has her high boot unlined, and this and the del- icacy of the leather relieves her of the strain from creasing at the ankle which made the lined and heavy leath- CT boot so uncomfortable, especially to women that had accustomed them- selves to the low shoe and free ankle.
 Though simplicity is generally a characteristic of travelling dress, that does not mean that the rig will not look as much better as any other dress will for novel finish. The point is that the novelty should be so effected that the whole will not seem too elaborate for it's purpose. This requirement is very successfully met in the accompanying picture, where is a green serge rig for journeying. Its skirt had an apron panel of black satin on the right side, which continued across the front hem
 On the left side the stuff was laid in two side pleats fastened with black passementerie frogs. The fitted round bodice hooked in the center beneath the white faille vest, and had a collar of the same edged with a wide bias satin fold. Passementerie ornaments ap- peared on the bodice, and black bow encircled the neck. FLORETTE.