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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
Lippincott's Magazine for December, 1897

The complete novel in the Decem-
Der issue of LibbineOHS is Poor
Chola," by Julia P. Dabney, The
scene is an unfamiliar one-Tineriffe,
in the Canary Islands; the story is full
of local color, interest and pathos; the
plot is far from commonplace.
"The Consolation of Gamaliel," by
Marion Manville Pope, is the quaint
tale of Missouri farmer whose hu-
manity extended even to "bugs.
Joseph A. Altsheler, IN "The Red
Light" deals with a supposed episode
of the war of 1912. The "Dr. Felix
of whom Francis Lynde writes rose
from obscurity to local fame and for
tune by prescribing for cats and dogs,
not knowing that his patients were not
human.
A timely article on "Gold-mlning
in North America" from California tc
the Klondike, comes from George
Ethelbert Walsh. Charles Dudley
NHOuCS, ". .. "a, WlltCo WIN hiio"i
edge and affection of "Uncle Sans
Four Footed Friends" i. e., cavalry
horses and pack-mules.
w. A. Curtis inquiries, "Who are
the Greeks ?" and shows reason fo
believing that they are really descend
from the Greeks of old. A yet more
ancient theme, Egyptians Queens,
is handled by Leigh North.
"A Forgotten Grace" described b,
Annie Steger Winston, is that which
used to be called Sensibillty. Emil
Tolman writes on "The Club Move
ment among Women" and Francis J
Ziegler on "Beards and BARRIERS"
The second of Theodore +. Wolfe
papers on "Some Literary Shr;nes {
Manhattan" deals with those "Abou
and Above City Hall Park"
The poetry of the number Is b
Martha +. Tyler, Emma {. DOVE
Calvin Dill Wilson and Madison Ca
vein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
A New Subseriber.

"Say, kernel" he said, as he walked
into the editors Office and stamped
about forty pounds of mud off his
boots against the legs of the stove, II
sorter thought I'd take your paper eff
you'd do the square thing"
why, of course; we are always glad
to accommodate our subscribers"
well, here's a little obituary Of
Aunt Kalne-hit's jes' ten pages O.
foolscap, an won't make much,
reckon
We'll print it."
''An' you'll send forty copies Of the
paper to this ere list O. relatives,
won't you?"
"Yes."
''An' next week my daughter Serilly
is goin' to get married. reckon you'll
print hull lot about that
"Of course; that's news"
''An' say, I've got one Of the finest
young shotes you ever have saw. l
want you to come out some day and
write up hit"
II shall be glad to do so."
"You haint got dozen or two old
magazines whut you's done read a.
yin' Ground handy, key you?"
"Yes; here's three or four"
"Thanky. Jes put me down for
three months. an I'll hand you the
quarter long this fall some time"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
PEARLS AND PEARL SHELLS.
Treasures That Are Taken from the Indian
Ocean and Persian Gulf.

Treasures That Are Taken from the Ind ian
Ocean and Persian Gulf.
m st. Nicholas Capt. II. d. Smith OF
the United States revenue cutter SER
vice tells of his experiences, Hunting
for Shells" from the Island Of Ceylon
10 the Dry Tortugas. Capt. Smith
says:
Pearl shells are valuable, and fine
specimens are hard TO obtain. They
are found in the Treamotee, Gambler
and Trihual groups Of islands. The
choicest come from Macassar; these
are the white-edged shells, worth $500
a ton. and from these the finest pearl
buttons are manufactured.
The most celebrated pearl fisheries
lie near the coast Of Ceylon, the Per-
sian Gulf and in the waters of Java
and Sumatra. The Australian coast
TN the neighborhood Of Shank's bay
and at Roebuck bay furnishes some
very large shells, some OF them weigh
ing from two to three younds each.
The fisheries OF Baja, Gulf of Cali
fornia, are very rich, France con-
trolling the gems procured there. The
meat of the pearl oyster is readily
bought by the Cinnamon, who dry the
Ieathery little bivalves or seal them
up in cans and ship them to their
oountrymen in San Francisco. The
pearl shells readily sell upon the spot
at from $3.50 to IS per pound
Pearls are of various colors, and in
India the red pearls were highly priced
by the Buddhists. who used them In
sdorning their temples. Pearls are
formed to protect the shell fish. They
are due to secretion Of a shelly sub
stance around some irritating particle,
and their composition is the same as
that of mother-of-pearl.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
A FISH STORY.
n Was Homesick for old Friends and
Moped without Them.

n, Was Homesick for old Friends and
Moped without Them.
Among a lot OF golden trout from
Sunapee Lake received at the New
York Aquarium in December last,
there was one fine big brook trout
taken from the same water. At the
Aquarium the golden trout were
placed in a tank by themselves; the
brook trout was put into tank of
lake trout from the Interior Of New
York state.
The golden trout from Sunapee
thrived; the brook trout that came
with them, now in with the lake trout,
did not. 1t held aloof from the other
fish in the tank. and never fed well.
and was not interested in anything.
Two or three weeks ago the tank
that the lake trout were in was need
cd for something else. and the fish in
it were shifted. The brook trout
from Sunapee was put into the tank
with the golden trout with which it
had been received. From that day 1t
was another fish. 1t no longer moped
away the time off in one corner by
itself, but it lined up with the golden
trout, and slashed around the tank
with them, and pranced around on it's
own account quite at home. 1t fed
well, and was as clipper as a fish
could be. and has been SO ever since.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
Equal to tho Occasion.

An old lawyer in Paris had instruct
ed his client to weep every time he
struck the desk with his hand, but for
got and struck the desk at the wrong
moment She promptly fell to sob
bing and crying.
What is the matter with your"
asked the judge.
We'll, he told me to cry as often as
he struck the table"
Gentlemen of the jury" cried the
unabashed lawyer, ''let me ask you
how you can reconcile the idea of
crime in connection with such candor
and simplicity?"-LIll
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

And now company has been orga
nized, with an immense capital, to
extract gold from the waters in the
ocean. Probably it was the yellow
metal that attracted McGinty when
he went to the bottom. Rev. Prescott
F. Jernegan, of Middletown, CT. pro-
fesses to have invented a process
whereby he can extract gold and silver
from sea water. So far he has kept
the process profound secret, but it
is claimed that in $50 tests made
there was no appreciable difference
in the quantitative presence OF gold
and silver in the deep sea brine. The
tests so tar have shown, it is claimed,
from one-half to one grain of gold to
ton Of water, or $4,000, 900, 900 tons
of gold in all the waters of the ocean.
The amount of silver is from one to
two grains per ton Of water. What
nextf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
InNG.AEApEp LINCOLN.
An Anecdote showing How He Looked
Into the Future.

An Anecdote showing How He Looked
Into the Future.
Perhaps no anecdote ever told OF Mr.
Lincoln illustrates more forcibly his
'long-h eadedness" in laying plans, not
even that incident when he asked the
'Jedge" a question in his debate with
Mr. Douglas, which may be told as
tollows
One afternoon during that joint de-
bate Mr.. Lincoln was sitting with his
friends, planning the programme.
when he was observed to go on In
kind of reverie, and for some time ap-
peared totally oblivious to everything
around him. Then, slowly bringing
his right hand up, holding 1t moment
in the air, and then letting II fall with
4 quick slap upon his thigh, he sad:
There I'm going to ask the 'Jedge'
The always called him the Jedge)
question tonight, and don't care the
ghost OF a continental which way he
answers 1t. II he answers 1t one way
1t will lose him the Senatorship. II he
answers 1t the other way, 1t Will lose
him the Presidency"
No one asked him what the question
was; but that evening 1t was the turn
for Mr.. Douglas to speak first, and
right in the midst OF his address, all
at once Mr.. Lincoln reused up, as II
new thought had suddenly struck him,
and said:
"Jedge, will you allow me to ask you
one question:"
Certainly" says Mr.. Douglas.
Suppose, Jedge, there was a new
town or colony just started IN some
Western territory: and suppose there
we're precisely 100 house-holders-
voters-there; and suppose, Jedge,
that ninety-nine did not want slavery,
and one did. What would be done
about it?"
Judge Douglas beat about the bush.
but failed to give a direct answer.
mo, no, Jedge; that won't do. Tell
US plainly what will be done about it?"
Again Douglas tried to evade; but
Lincoln would not be put on. and he
insisted that a direct answer should
be given At last Douglas admitted
that the majority would have their
way, by some means or other
Mr.. Lincoln said no more. Douglas
had answered the question as Illinois
people would have answered 1t, and
he got the Senatorship. But that an
swer was not satisfactory to the peo-
pie of the South. In 1860 the Charles
ton convention split in two factions.
and "it lost him the Presidency" and
1t made Abraham Lincoln President.
New York Independent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
FROM INGENIOUS BRAINS.

Hat pins are prevented from slip.
ping out of the hat by means Of a
spiral portion near the head of the
pin to screw into the hat after the pin
is pushed in.
Fountain brushes for painting are
made with a socket in place of han
die, and screw over the neck of a
paint can, from which paint feeds
through an orifce into the brlstles
Bicycle pedals are being made with
an adjustable extension at the rear to
slide into the hollow of the shoe next
to the heel and prevent the foot from
slipping forward on the pedal.
To prevent the freezing of running
water in pipes globules of heated air
are forced into the pipe at short inter-
| walls to warm the pipes and keep the
temperature above the freezing point
A new center board for yachts is
hinged to the keel of the boat and
controlled by lever to counteract
the tendency of the boat to keel over
under the wind pressure acting upon
the sails.
In new combined cane and UNI
brella the stick is made hollow to con
tain the framework and cover OF the
umbrella, which are of such shape
that they can be closed into very
small space.
To prevent the overflow of water IN
a new gravity filter rod runs down
ward through the valve and ends IN
hollow ball, which rises and shuts OH
the supply as soon as the lower
chamber is full.
To assist in mendlng the punctures
on the road a spirit lamp is attached
to rod for burning out the puncture
holes SO the plug will fit, the bicycle
pump being used to blow the hame
and heat the rod.
A new cooking utensil has slots IN
opposite sides of the interior to sup
port a semi-circular vessel having a
ball and cover, thus permitting its use
for cooking meat and vegetables az
the same time without mixing.
A combined fountain pen ana
clinic thermometer has been invented
for doctors use, consisting of douO'e
cylinder with place for the Inei'
mometer in the inner one ana d
reservoir between the two to contain
ink.
To indicate that the contents nave
been tampered with or that 1t hMa' M
been refilled new bottle has doaois
neck forming chamber, in when !, y
placed paper or other material whlol
will change color as soon as the l'qu'O
touches it.
Two Pennsylvanians have paten'!e.a,
a fruit picker, consisting ola pole wi''
steel loop at the top, having u. M
upper edge sharpened and Den' ~ ~
ward to cut the fruit from the iiri1
! A loosely woven tube made OF co'u W.
,, is attached to the under side OF W
| loop and extends down to the low. n
!, end of the pole to break the fall OIL ''
| fruit
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
DOGS FOR THE KL0NDIKB.
Agents Buying the CANNES to Send to the
Gold Fields.
TRAINED TO DRAW HEAVY sLEDS.

One Of the most unique and inter
esting projects to which the discovery
of the Alaskan gold fields has given
birth came to light Thursday when 1t
was learned that the Philadelphia
agents of Seattle firm are purchasing
and training dogs in that city for use
next spring in the Klondike region.
Seventy-two CANNES suitable for the
purpose have been quietly bought up
duilng the past three weeks, and are
now in training quarters at Gray's lane
and the Pennsylvania Railroad, where
they are being taught to drive in harm
ess and to pull heavy loads. Nego-
tiations have been closed for 100 more
from parties in New York and Boston
and for a car load of another hundred
from a source which has not yet been
divulged. Altogether, the agents ex-
pect to have 800 we'll broken dogs
ready for shipment from Philadelphia
by March.
Those who are interested in the en-
terprise as representatives of the west
ern concern are J. l.. Buck, of No.
33I South Second street, and Fred A.
Robinson, of No. a3I6 South Trent
street. While they are engaged in
buying and training dogs at Philadel-
phia, other agents are operating in
Chicago and elsewhere in a similar
manner, for it was found that a suffi-
cient number of CANNES of suitable
character could not be secured in the
west.
THE KIND OF DOGS REQUIRED.
None but large long g-haired animals
are being used, as small dogs would
no: have the strength necessary to
drag the sleds and outfits of the miners
who will leave for the Kiondike next
spring, and those with short hair could
not stand the cold weather of the
Alaskan region. The 7a already Sc.
cured are principally Newfoundlands,
St. Bernards, shepherds, mastiffs, and
other big dogs. Their average weigh,
when ready for delivery after gradual
ing from the "Polnt Breeze Training
School" will be about rs pounds. AL
of those used will have to be between
Il and 5 years of age. for younger
animals are not sufficiently strong, anc
older ones have not sufficiently goot
teeth to masticate the raw meat upor
which they will be ted upon arrival a
their destination.
The building in which the CANNES
are being trained was formerly usec
as the winter stable for horses belong
ing to Adam Forepaugh's circus. Th'
present occupants are kept in a bi!
room, SO by 60 feet, on the seconc
floor, where they are chained abou
the sides and to posts in the center
They sleep on beds of hay, and ar
fed twice day; once in the morning
and again after their days work
done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

ONE SHORT PUFF CLEARS THE
HEAD-Does your head ache ? Have
you pains over your eyes' Is there a
constant dropping in the throat? Is
the breath offensive These are GER
tain symptoms of Catarrh. DR.. Ag-
news Catarrhal Powder will cure most
stubborn cases in a marvellously short
time. If you've had Catarrh week
it's a sure cure. If it's Of fifty years
standing it's just as eifective.-42.
Sold by C.. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
HOW A SPIDER DISAPPEARS.
A Wiley Little Creature That Understands
the Science of Revolution.

WILEY Little Creature That Understands
the Science of Revolution.
On the borders of the Everglades
you often see a large yellow spider.
He swings a strong web from two pill.
ant twigs on each side Of path OF
clear space of ground and waits for his
prey. The web Is in the shape Of
hammock, and tapers at each end to a
fine point, though quite broad in the
middle. The bright color of the own.
er seems to mark him out for destruc-
tion-he is clearly defined against the
white sand or dead leaves, and you
wonder what he would do for defense
in case Of attack. Approach quietly
and he watches you intently. Now
raise your hand suddenly and he will
disappear. While you are wondering
what became of him you sec first blur
where he had been, then several spid-
ers, then you catch sight again of the
yellow ball you noticed at first. Re-
peat the performance and the stage
effect is renewed. The disappearance
Is absolute-there can be no doubt
about it, and the little magician trusts
to it entirely for his protection. How
is it done? AS soon as he Is threaten
ed he starts the vibrations Of his airy
hammock; these become too rapid
for the eye to follow, and he vanishes.
AS these become slower you see a blur,
and then several spiders as the eyes
catches him at different points of his
swing, until finally he, rests before
you.-Florida Citizen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

JEALOUS RIvALs-Cannot turn back
the tide. The demand for DR.. Ag-
news little Pills is a marvel. Cheap
to buy, but diamonds in quality
Danish nausea, coated tongue, water
brash, pain after eating, sick head
ache, never gripe, operate pleasantly.
10 cents.-44.
Sold by G.. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

Mrs. Tompkins - Why don't you
make name for yourself?
Mr.. Tomkins-(who is the fourth)-
That's your speciality; you've already
made three.-New York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

DIR. AGNEw's OINTMENT CukhJI
PLEs.-Itching, Bleeding, and p''It If
Piles. Comfort in one application. as as
cures in three to six nights. 1t Gu'e.
all skin diseases in young and o'o' ,,er ar
remedy beyond compare. and 1t ne'''
fails. IS cents.--43.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
There is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN O, made pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, aud but few can tell il
from coffee. 1t does not cost over
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. I5c and csc per pack
age. Try it. Ask for GRAIN 0.
II.II-4td
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

Just try a Ioc. box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator eve'
made. 4 lily
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
MONEY TALKS.

Brother James Harriet, Jimmy
loves yer, but he's too bashful to tell
yer SO; he's willin' to devote hisself to
you If you'll on'y say the word.
Jimmy (aside)-Speak to her of my
wealth; tell her I've got quarter
saved up. Money talks.-Truth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

Mother-What did your father say
when he saw his broken pipe?
Innocent-Shall l leave out the
wicked words, mamma?
Mother--Certainly,
Innocent-Then don't believe there
is anything to tell you, mamma.-Ans-
wers. ......-.....
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
Electricity and Singing.

M. Grainier reports to the Paris
Academic de Medicine that a singing
voice may be made more full and clear,
less rapidly tired and the quality much
more agreeable by the singer sitting
upon an isolated stool coupled to the
negative pole of a static electric ma
chine and breathing the atmosphere
electrified by means of brush elect
rode for a short time.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02
A NARROW ESCAPE.

She-Charlie, the engagement ring
you gave me has "E. c." marked on it.
l hope you were never engaged before.
He-Never, darling. "E. c." stands
for eighteen carat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-02

Some people marry bad luck, and
others inherit it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER o. 1897.

R5 100 at ST. i q? ~ Calves ct 81 o. Z
de- 2s b. 50 10 80 do 90 H. at 50 3d. Is d. "o ID.
8 d. a p a. 81 70 "a % al 70 81 at : ssa.' sr
,jec5r% pliisasac.:. YEAS: 49, n. a $50.
: ssnders: vcas. I2i II. at IS - fed calf 300
X~wsq c. Virgins, salyes "a n at 81 '2s'
= Cc.Ins, ye~I, 1873 H. at s. r d,v. Including 10
cars direct 10 butchers 42ir cars or s6o1 head
nakrg win the STOCK carried over from last week
Al siS,lath-s, seen ruled steady although somewhat
quiet sah N iirh, sappss advanced &c per .o,d sf
81 sngsi - per 100 ~ fen tops. bringing as hgh ss
:. to eS9 ss; al T esso M mutton 9
generals dressed lambs. 91alO'sc. hmited NUMBER
s.!..Nftuue Mullen: 50 state lambs. 8. 10 aver
age 50 - peg 100 NJ 81 Do 81 n az SO o. III 40.
,4na do 02 n at 50 G2s state sheep. 40 ID. at 81 %:
u DO rs ~. 81 %: "a 3D. ios n. at 81 'o bucks
y Harrington sG+ Ohio lambs. 81 N, at sc rs: :as
ws;en a. y n az So So 10 o"S 'reep "a! 81 CT IS d.
CO H. 81 30 81 State sheep 100 H. at 81 % - DO loo
George Dleaback is! State lambs 81 ID. at SO 20;
STATE shcc? us 10. 1t So - 90,
d. 4 m =, 8 90 50 10 y n at 81 - STATE sheep
i3o ~ 81 50 10. 30 Il. at s. do. ~ H. at s. -
: SANDER. IaI s,ate lambs. 70 n. at 81 I' state
Haisnstan 10 Indiana lambs ca 2 n At Sc H''
Newton CO. u ohio lamb, 81 H. p, 81 al 81 ono
20 H. at ST 10: O STATE sheep. lo5 n. at 81 ~
81 Al 81 90 IL lnana sheep. ~ n at So 30 DO %
70 n 81 -. .ox
had on SAL Steady 81 SGsi 10 per 100 10 Country
oFssss .1!S a ID sa'' sG 10 hogs 1873 average. at
s. per 100 n: roughs, AZ N. at So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-28
EXPORTS LAST WEEK.
THE GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
New-York. Decent

New-York. December %. 1897
CoFFEE-To-iays coffee naa.t was , % Nv y
81 rags and fr the session, only .,UtU bags
firm UNDERGONE prevailed however. win local shorts
us attributed 10 an absence OF advces n "a
HAVE which closed account Of holiday Open
lille change with IN marSe. finally STEADY net
unchangsd 10 ~ points hgnsI. hamouIs opened az =
ps advance. and While quiet further mp Net on cove
Ing and closed nrn al net gain o, .4t PIGS abes
from 5ip Santos received to-day were ol Friday
marAes and proNei very satisfactory Receipts shoWsd
every indication Of falling on iio reporting only opoo
bags ana santos 5000 bags Both markets were hrny
bd Clearances Of $4,000 bags noted below. Increased
thc amount Brazilian coffee IN sght Tor this ccua-
nv IN go 232 bags the largest recJrt Re
ceps at RIO and santos since July nave now reached
the 10000 bag-narh RIO reporune ..oCiUp nags ana
fee was quiet all WIKI NJ quotan- changes ~ quota
lions Business obb.ng parcels was on the basis %
ices ruled seneraiy siesdy all day with prices or
less nominal the absence Of imporian; transactions
niacs. 81. ai5c; la Guayra. Igl7>-c: sayan,lla 5sG
l6c: Mexican. 64l5c Central American. 'gl!tsc. Cosa
Rca 7Gla'ec; coffee in parchment 9@se Mocha IN
else: Padang interior. 21e2i;-e. iances. -'.acc.
The foilowng clearances were reported to-day: From
Bahia steamer Bel0ya. with 1000 bags on December "a
frcn RIO steamer Oilers with 2sVV bags. and steamer
Prince. with y 90 bags on December "a from
VICTORIA steamer Bellova. with 1900 bags. on Deem
Der 21 and from Ssnios Hogar,h with 1000
bags and steamer Hgnlans Prince "itn $500 bags on
he week were 20 600 bags present stock bags.
sass shipments TO Germany 1000 bags: shipments 10
IN Nsw-York last week 74.2s3 bags Receipts at
Rio last So 600 bags against 1900 bags the
he and & 600 , bags SAY. year r., age Fl. ship
ending Friday night were $4,000 bags, and 10 Europe
1900 bags shipped 70 the United States $500
the United States 1900 bags during the last week
The range o; contract prices today was as follows