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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-25
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
May, 1896.

The Illustrated "Lee of Virginia"
series is continued in the May num-
Der of Frank LeShe'S RobHlar Month";
" with paper by Henry Tyrrell,
relating to General Lees part in the
momentous events of the years 1850
1862. These events include the John
Brown raid at Harper's Ferry, the
secession of the Southern States and
outbreak of the Civil War, General
Lees resignation from the United
States Army, and appointment to the
command of the Confederate forces
of Virginia, his campaign in the West,
the establishment of Jefferson Davis
at Richmond as President of the Con-
federacy, the first battle of Bull Run,
and General McClellan's invasion Of
Virginia by way of the Peninsula and
advance upon Richmond. Akin to
this subject is a charming sketch
written by Mrs. Jefferson Davis, de
scriptive of life in the "White House
of the Confederacy" during the war,
and many other illustrated articles,
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but all large balances are paid in
Treasury notes Of $500 and $1,000,
and clearing house certificates of
$1,000 and $4,000 each. These
certificates are equivalent to Treas
ury note, for they are issued against
deposit of gold in the clearing house
depository, and represent so much
actual cash. remember that on one
occasion the gold itself was passed
through the clearing house. 1t
amounted to $4,000, 900, or over ff-
teen tons of the precious metal. 1t
was brought to the clearing house on
trucks, and gave us no end of trouble
Does not the responsibility of
handling such immense sums each
day wear upon you greatly2' l asked.
Oh, | suppose one can get used
to anything after a time" was the
reply. 81 must acknowledge, how
ever, that when l first began paying
out $1,000 and $4,000 bills as if
they had been fves and tens L was
extremely nervous. You see, | had
no more time to verify the payments
than is allowed the paying teller of
bank. Everything has to be done
quickly here for when you have
millions to pay out by a specified
hour you cannot take your own time
about it. But after while my
nervousness wore off, and now think
no more of handling these big bills
than ifthey were of the smallest posi-
BILE denomination
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets innamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the inilamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to It's normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed con-
dltlon of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best. I'm
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LIVES IN A ROCKING CHAIR.
A Prosperous Chinese Of Oakland Who Has
No Other Home.

Oakland has taxpayer whose home
is nothing more or less than an anti
quated rocking chair, and who has as
tonished the authorities by obeying an
ordinance which, it was thought, would
serve to end his peculiar ways if en-
forced. The eccentric resident is a
Chinese named Chang Wee, and he re
pairs cane-seated chairs for a liveli-
hood.
Chang Wee covers a great deal of
territory, and does not consider it
worth his while to establish himself in
a house. So he carries sample chair
with him upon his back, and when
meal-time or night overtakes him he
plants himself down wherever he
chances to be, and enjoys a repast of
rice and prunes, or goes to sleep for
the night. Chang is partial to high
ways, and many people have been
puzzled to see him huddled up in his
chair at the side of some suburban
road, calmly awaiting for the morrow
Some time ago Chang was told that
he could not occupy the streets at
night unless he hung out lantern, for
the law was explicit on the point that
distractions should be indicated by
lights after dusk. This did not dis
courage the Chinese, and he at once
secured a beacon, which he hangs
from the back of his chair now upon
retiring.
Chang is a property holder and
owns lot, in partnership with an
other Chinese, on East Fourteenth
street. Nevertheless, he considers
himself too poor TO afford place in
which to sleep and eat. He walks
through Alameda and Contra Costa
Counties, repairing chairs, and makes
fair wages thereby He has put in
the past week in Oakland, and will
now strike out on his country beat, to
be gone two months.
Among the Chinese of this city he
is looked upon with suspicion, for they
consider his ways radically inconsist
ent and absurd. Nevertheless, Chang
Wee is making a good living and
saving all but mite of lt.-San Fran
cisco CHrOHicle.
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Connections az Rupert with rl .adelphia
Reading Railroad for TamaDend, Tainaqu
Nlramsport, Sunhury, Potrsyile, etc st
Northumberland with p. 81 E DIV. y. X. for
Harrisburg, Lock Eayen, Emporium Warrea
Cory ana Erie.
W. F, HALLSTEAD, Gen. Man.,
Scranton, Pa.
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HH|,p||E:ADENG
A y RAILROAD SYSTEM
In effect May, II, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY

For New York, Philadelphia, Reading POTTS.
vile, Tamaqua, weekdays II As q. N.
For Williamsport, weekdays, 1855 a. m, $40 p.
m,
For Danvllle and Milton, weekdays, 7.s5 a. No.,
3.20.
For Catawissa weekdays 7s5, II.45 a. M, 1920,
For Rupert weekdays7a5, LISA. M, 1920, $50
For baltimore, Washington and the West via
B. q o. K. R., through trains leave Reading Ter.
mn 5aai y rh,auepI1a m snnaaXs W. S9' a. % 1O
346, 1871, p. m. Additional trains from % and
Chestnut street station, weekdays, 1875, 65l.
8 90 p. m. Sundays, 1875, s2S p. m.
TRAINS FOR BLOuMsBURG
Leave New York via Philadelphia 500 a
M, and via Easton Sl0 q. m,
Leave Philadelphia 1905 a. m.
Leave Reading l1.55 a. m.
Leave Pottsville 1890 p. m.
Leave wiIIiainsport weekdays 10 20 a r 4.so p
m.
Leave Catawissa weekdays, 700, $50 a. m. l.sO
3.22, 6.15.
L Leave Rupert, weekdays, 7Os, ss7, a. M, ll.56
1877, 1881, 6.23.
FORATLANTIC CITY.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
and South Street wharf for Atlantic city.
WEBK-DAYs-Express, 800, a. M, saturday
only, l.3O,l zoo, 400, 43O, 300, p. m. A ccom.
sUNDAY-Express 500, 900, 1000 a. m, Ac-
commodation, y 90 a. m. ana 4.i5 p. m.
Returning, leave Atlantic CITY, depot, corner
Atlantic and Arkansas Avenues.
WEBK-DAYs-Express 200, 745 90, a. m,
$50, $50, p. IN. Accommodation, 625, s.l5 a
sunday-Express, 400, $50, 500 p. m. Ac-
commodation, 7.l5 q. M, AIS p. m.
Parlor Cars on all Express trains.
Parlor cars on all express trains.
l. A. SWEIGARD. q. G. HANCOCK,
Genl Superintendent. Genl Pass. Agt
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Sure to Win.

The people recognize and appreci-
ate real merit. That is why Hoods
Sarsaparilla has the largest sales in
the world. Merit in medicine means
the power to cure. Hoods Sarsa
parilla cures-absolutely, permanent
ly. 1t is the One True Blood Purifier
Its superior merit is an established
fact, and merit wins.
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Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure indigestion, head
ache.
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lar menstruation, whites, etc.
She probably is not SO fortunate as
TO know that all female ailments are
indicated by these never failing symp-
toms, and are controlled by Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; all
female weaknesses quickly disappear
by its use. II has been the thinking
woman's safeguard for twenty years,
and all druggists sell large quantities
of II because it can be relied upon.
Still another woman speaks:
81 wish you would publish my name
with your testimonials. | want every
one to know that your Vegetable Com
pound has made me well and strong.
l sing its praises all the time. When l
was first married was very weak and
had female troubles badly; Oh, was
so weary, sick and melancholy, but the
Vegetable Compound built me up, and
now l have dear baby girl, and am
so happy. No home is complete with
out dear little baby and Lydia f.
PinlIham's Vegetable Compound to roll
the clouds away."-MRs. Gro. CLAUS,
35 Danforth St., Buffalo, N. Y.
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The bolt of silver republicans because
of the financial plank of the platform
makes it doubtful whether Mckinley
can carry a single western state. In
short, 1t is the opinion of the best in
formed democrats that if the demo
Gratis can't beat Mckinley they could
not beat anybody, and that the repu-
bllcans have added very largely to
the chances for democratic success.
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FIVE MILLIONS A DAY,
Handles More Cash Than Any Other Nan
in the World

According to a writer in the St.
Louis GlO6e-Dem0trak William !.
GilDin, assistant manager of the New
York Clearing House, handles more
money in actual cash than any other
person in America, and probably in
the world. 1t does not pass through
his hands in the form of checks, bonds
o. stock certificates, but in legal tend
ers and Treasury notes-that is to
say, in actual dollars.
Every business day of the year he
handles over $1,000, 900. He has
counted as much as SIS, 1000, 900 in
single day. Altogether he has had
to do with the handling of over $e5,-
600, ooc, 900 in cash. This stipend
ous sum represents far more than the
sum total of the fortunes Of all the
millionaires in America and Europe
combined. To assist the imagination
in the proper appreciation of its inn
mensity, it may be noted that if Adam
from the day of his creation-about
$4,000 years ago-had continuously
counted silver dollars, day and night,
for every minute of the time that has
elapsed to the present day, he must
have counted at the rate OF over ten
per minute to have aggregated the
number of dollars that have passed
through the hands of Mr.. Gilpin.
Yet Mr.. Gilpin is not a rich man
himself. He draws a fairly good sal
ary-$5oco year-as assistant man.
ager of the New York Clearing House:
but he possesses no private fortune OF
consequence. He is living example
of the possibility that a man may
handle almost inconceivable wealth,
and yet not be burdened with an un-
due proportion thereof as his private
property.
$50 you would like to know how
one man can manage to handle the
vast sums of cash that pass through
this Office each day ?" he SAID to me
recently. First let me explain, as
briefly and clearly as possible, why
the money comes here at all. Sup
pose that | owe you $50, and tha
you owe me SIS, and it becomes
necessary that we should settle oul
accounts. We appoint given time
and place in which to transact The
| business. 1t is obvious that il
would be quite unnecessary for me tc
hand you the $50 | owe you, and fol
you to hand me the SIS you owe me
in money. Twenty-Five dollars, The
sum representing the difference be
tween our debts, is all the cash tina
need pass between us"
I" 1t is the same with the banks
They settle their accounts with eaci
other in balances; but as the ramifica
tons of this Indebtedness are yer,
widespread and complicated in a cit,
where there are so many banks a
New York City, general place ant
time of meeting to transact such busi
ness is necessary. Hence we hav,
| the clearing house. The balance
are brought here in cash for settle
ment and average over $4,000, ,oo
| daily. OF course, no living man coulc
handle that amount of money all i
small bills, SO the bulk Of the pay
ments are made in notes of large de
nominations. To be sure, in tn
settlement of small amounts pennies
silver and legal tenders are employed
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MELANCHOLY WOMEN.
AFRAID SOMETHING DREADFUL IS
GOING TO HAPPEN.
Row Little Baby Girl Rolled the Clouds
Away.

OF course woman will naturally
see the dark side of everything when
tortured by some form of female dis
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-03-07
Lord Rose and His Work.

In his earlier years Lord Rosse used
to be dihgent observer with the great
telescope which was completed in the
year l845. But think those who knew
Lord Rose we'll will agree that it was
more the mechanical processes incidental
to the making Of the telescope which
engaged his interest than the actual OBJ
servations with the telescope when it
was completed Indeed one who knew
him well said he believed Lord Roses
special interest in the great telescope
ceased when the last nail had been
driven into it. But the telescope was
never allowed to lie idle. for Lord Rose
always had about him some enthusiastic
young man whose delight it was to en-
ploy to the uttermost the advantages OF
his position in exploring the wonders Of
the sky.-Good Words.
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The imperial princes have an English
governess. whom they look up to with
reverential awe. though notwithstand-
ing, or perhaps for that very reason,
they are greatly attached to her. A
short while ago this lady s birthday was
the occasion Of sundry presentations
from her little pupils and their august
parents Among the valuable tokens Of
hbeIality the governess noticed an in
significant looking cardboard box.
whatever is this?" she said as she
took it up in her hand
Here Prince Oscar drew himself up
to his full height and replied, THAT is
from mei''
but it is empty" remarked the as
tonished recipient.
And the little prince replied: "Yes,
it Is empty now, but tomorrow papa is
going to pull my first tooth, and the
box is to put it in. Then I'll give it to
you"
Next day, sure enough. the little
man, his face beaming with delight,
presented the tooth to his teacher. who
now wears it as trinket ON her bangle.
-Berliner Tageblatt
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Death of tho Growing Hen.

At very recent date, in many parts
Of our country, it was q sign Of bad
luck for a hen to crow. Just why, is
difficult to trace. Perhaps because it
was considered the assumption by q
female Of masculine prerogatives. When
ever a hen dared attempt it, she was
run down by the united efforts Of all
the children on the premises. and her
head paid the forfeit.
A recent traveller in Kentucky writes
that while visiting at the country home
Of . friend a hen was heard to crow.
Instantly the 60 was raised: Catch
her! Kill her." He interposed in the
hens behalf by reminding his hosts
that this was an "ags Of rights" and
she was therefore not guilty Of any
wrongdoing. They scoffed at his hetero-
doxy, and the clamor that followed pre-
pared him for the return Of the pursuers
bearing the head Of the foolish fowl
Lippincott' Magazine
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Many Of the inhabitants Of the sea are
good Jumpers and some have become
famous Among them should be men
toned the tarpon OF silver king. q huge
fish with scales that CLEAN like silver,
which constitutes the famous game fish
OF Florida The leaps Of this beautiful
creature are often astonishing Several
years ago q steamer was rushing down
the st. Johns river. The captain was
sitting on the fore deck, leaning against
the pilothouse, when suddenly there
rose in the air a beautiful shining fish
four feet in length. It came ON like an
arrow and landed in the lap Of the cap
tain as neatly "a though it had been
placed there.
In Pacific waters the tuna, an ally Of
tho horse mackerel. IL noted for It's
leaps. Sometimes school sweeps up the
coast and the powerful fish, often
weighing 800 pounds, are seen In tho
air in every direction. They are like an
arrow, turn gracefully five or six feet
in the air and come down, keeping the
water for acres In a foam, and IL not
the greatest jumpers they arc certainly
the most graceful Of the leapers Of the
sea.-Philadelpbia Times
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THE ROMANCE OF THE TELEGRAPH.
eoAe a the Odd Dimcultiea az Opefa&tna
. Line Through Queer Countries.

sone a the Odd Dinc0ltiea az Operating
Line Through Queer Countries.
A good deal Of romance hovers around
the means by which the worlds news IL
gathered. The speed and accuracy with
which telegraph messages are trans
mitted between the uttermost parts OF
the earth is marvellous when the condi-
tions under which they are sometimes
transmitted are considered.
The Indo- European telegraph line
offers a good illustration. 1t runs from
London to Lowestoft on the east coast
Of England. 1t then dips under the sea
to Emden, on the German coast. whence
it passes through Germany to the Rus
sian frontier. From this point the wire
passes by way Of Warsaw, Rowno. Odss-
sa. the Caucasus. and Tifis to Persia, and
by Tauris to Teheran. the capital Of the
shah's queer domain There 1t Joins
the Indian government line which runs
from the Persian capital to Bushire ON
the Persian gull. Thence the wires run
through Baluchistan. and complete the
route by connecting at karachi. In
uutut1u Auuln Auc OpcH0tAOA Va eIAe
immense stretch Of line. passing through
countries Of such varying climates and
general characteristics. Is obviously one
Of much difficulty. On the snow
swept steppes Of Russia the wires are
sometimes snapped like thread BY the
rapid flight Of flocks Of wild geese The
poles are cut down and made into fire
wood by the nomad tribes Of the Cau-
casian districts, and the cunning inn
keepers Of Georgia seek to boom their
post horse trade by deliberately creating
faults in the wires In certain parts Of
the mountainous regions Of Asia the
maintenance of the solitary line involves
no little personal risk and hardship to
the staff hands Communication Is
often cut OF by avalanches in the noun
tain districts, and the work Of repairing
after a snowfall Of five or six feet il
no light matter.
These mountain stations are provi.
stoned with several months supplies be-
fore the winter sets in, as the staff will
be in touch with the rest Of the world
BY the wire only until the spring
weather opens out the passes In thess
supplies are always included liberia.
allowance Of books and games where.
with to relieve the monotony Of the
tedious winter exile.-New York Sun.
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~>,..dhase Osnins Wa 8sunsose
A moldy looking wsyfarss sno0seo
nj the back door Of . humble dwe'nns
in the suburbs the other morning anu
incurred Of the woman who snswosoa
the knock: .a 10
day. ma'amT ia .w.
LAND sakes!'' she replied I'VE
haven't any piano.
perhaps the frescoing In your paf1s
needs touching up . httie." DO sos'
gested. - A.. tho
"There amt any frescoing In tns
parlor. ..,.. q,
the face Of the tourist.
~ am very sorry" be said by do
ing this kind Of work for cur oess peo
pie | make my living. was hoping
might be able by the exercise Of ono u
my oallinss in your tasty cottage TO earl
my breakfast
Lord love you. come right inr cor
daily exclaimed the woman. ottninl
the door wide. ~ ou re- . greasy fraud
and l know 1t, bat you've gos talent
and l admire talent wherever NEST IL
How'll you have your essS-hafu "
snft boiled?"-ChicAgo Tribuna
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kings and cpurtiers and mobiles. He de-
spises the good clothes OF the m"dern
politician and dresses In the most shah
by Of garments. He lives tn u NTH
story HAT In an obscure street. ana.
controlling the motions of the depu-
ties, Is not too proud to climb to his
attic at night and retire TO sleep In
cot. He Is TO, a lawyer. a journalist and
an unalterab BILE foe OF the Jesuits. I'm
der the empire he was lawyer with
NO practice. but his star appeared above
the horizon when In 1870, after the fall
Of the empire. he was made Mayor OF
Paris. Five years later he was elected
a member Of the assembly. He was
once minister of justice, and was CHIEF
Of the Panama commission. His at
tempt at premiership In 1885 was nos
satisfactory to himself. his party or to
the people. He IL said to be- Il NAL OF
great force OF character, honesty and
political integrity, which Is To b. ex-
pected when the ultra simplicity OF his
life Is taken into consideration He
has boundless courage In his conNic-
| tons, and II 1t were not for the literal
probity OF his way Of living and the
| shabbiness OF his attir,, he uIighc Rave
been made president.
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The Teleph0ne In War.

An interesting experiment Of install
ing q telephone by trotting cavalry was
recently successfully undertaken BY
some Prussian uhlaps between Berlin
and Potsdam. Two sets of one officer
and two noncommissioned officers pro-
ceeded in the early morning from Ber-
lin to Potsdana. Each set was equipped
with . complete telephone apparatus,
which one Of the men carried in .
leather case on his chest. besides the
requisite quantity Of thin vine. The
end of the wire was connected with the
respective towns telephone station,
and the wire was. BY means Of . folk
fixed at the end Of the lance, thrown
over the tops Of the trees along the road.
As each kilometer Of wire was thus sus-
pended halt was made and it was as
certained whether there was connection
with the station. A new kilometer OF
wire was then connected with the for
mer, and ON went the men. The two
sets met at Teltow. The wires, having
been respectively tested with their re-
spective stations, were connected, and
telephone connection between Berlin
and Potsdam was established. The dis
lance is about 20 miles. and the whole
thing was done in about four hours
London Exchange
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He Found His Forta.

A young man from a rural village
who was somewhat Of scapegrace
around his native heath recently came
to the city and got job rs street car
conductor. After he had been at work n
few weeks he went home to spend a
day. He told all kinds Of stories Of his
sterling worth in the city. Here's one
that tickled his father:
"The other day was coming down
Main street with Car jammed with
people. When got near the center Of
the business section, well dressed man
stepped ont get of the car. As he did
so no said I hollered the names Of the
streets the plainest Of any conductor he
ever rode with. He invited me to come
up and see him at his place of business
went there tho next day. and no gave
me box Of 10 cent cigars.
II knew that boy would make his
mark II he once got into the city," OK
claimed tho old man. Buffalo Courier
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straight. On the inner face OF the front
member is pivoted a block In which Is
journaled one end Of the verge spindle.
It's opposite end being held In the usual
spring. The verge Is thus carried by the
weighted swinging frame. and the pen
dulum rod at Its upper end. after pass
ing through the verge, Is secured In the
usual manner to n post, which Is also
secured to the hack OF the forward
member OF the weighted frame, where.
by both the pendulum and the verge
are kept perfectly plumb. The device
ID very simple and inexpensive.