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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Too Many Rules.

The teacher who gives her pupils
simple rules" outside of the authori-
ties for determining questions which
confront them, and particularly gram
matical questions, is apt to find that
her rules disastrously fail to fit all
cases.
One time the county superintendent
of schools was questioning the pupils
of a country school. He wrote on the
blackboard the sentence, "The fly has
WINGS" and asked a class what part of
speech each word was. They passed
the "the" without serious trouble.
What part of speech is 'fy?'" asked
the superintendent.
"Adverb," shouted all the class in
unison.
What! Fly an adverb?" a..
"Yessir!" shouted the children with
great positiveness.
What makes you think it is an
adverb?"
"'Cause teacher told us that all
words that end in Iy: are adverbs!"-
Youths Companion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Siberia's Snow Flowers.

Travellers in Siberia tell Of the WON
derful flower that grows there, and
which blooms only in January, when
the winter is at it's height. The bios
som has something Of the characters
tics of a ''morning-glory," lasting only
a single day. The flower, when it
opens, is star-shaped, its petals Of the
same length as the leaves, and about
half an inch in width. On the third
day the extremities Of the anthers,
which are five in number, show min
ute, glistening specks, veritable vege-
table diamonds, about the size of
pins head-these are the seed of the
flower. A Russian nobleman named
Anthoskoff took a number of the seeds
to st. Petersburg. They were placed
in pot of snow and frozen earth. On
the coolest day of the following Janu-
ary the miraculous flower burst
through its icy covering and displayed
its beauties to the wondering scien-
lists. The plant has been very appro-
priately named "the snow. flower"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Dead In His Stable Yard.
Tragic End to the Life OF Former State
Printer Meyers.

Edwin K. Meyers, former State
Printer, was found dead Friday morn
ing in the stable yard at his home,
three miles from Harrisburg, having
met a tragic death. A cash across the
forehead and a bruise over the left
eye indicate that he died from a frac-
tured skull or conclusion of the brain.
1t is supposed he fell from his carriage
a short distance from home, and was
dragged to the place where the body
was found.
Mr.. Meyers was SO years of age,
and is survived by his wife and three
children. He was colonel of the Uni
formed Rank, Knights of Pythias.
His father is B. F. Meyers, proprietor
OF the Harrisburg Star Ludebeadenk
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Grammatical Brakemen,

Apropos of a recent order that brake
zen shall speak dramatically and
distinctly, an official of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad says:
We wish our men to use good Ian
snagc, 1t makes a great difference
with us whether man uses good
grammar or speaks as though he had
eever attended even a district school.
IN order that there may be no con-
tasion, we have ordered conductors to
tell brakeman to say, The next station
ts Chicago. Our brakemen do not
make many mistakes in grammar, but
We cannot help it if man is a for
signer and makes a mistake in pro-
7nnciation. The trainmen under
stand that their services are appreciat-
ID more when they know how to an
aounce stations properly. New York
Tribune
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
The Church Maid,

The up-to-date churches now employ
church maid. One who enters O.
sanctuary in New York nowadays may
see a slender figure in a plain black
gown, with white cape and apron,
moving around among the pews. She
is, perhaps, busting the hymnals, ar
ranging the cassocks or putting notices
in the racks. She will, however, come
forward, answer your questions, direct
you to the sexton, tell you the minis
ter's hours, or advise you to whom you
should apply for other information
than she may be able to give. 1t is a
part of her duty to remain respectfully
near visitors, for strangers have been
known to lift" anything that strikes
their fancy and walk off with it. lne
maid also cares for the minister's study
and gives to the edifice many touches
of which the ianitor is incapable.
The church maid has her hands full
Plttsburg Dispatch.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Forage Plants.

Most people know the tall, striped,
Japanese grass (Eulalia variegata) so
.argely grown for ornamental purposes.
q has recently been discovered that
his grass is splendid forage for horses.
which are very fond of it, and will eat
ts in preference to almost any other
kind of food. The growing of it for for
age purposes is being largely discussed
tn agricultural circles; and IL it should
some into use, our English fields will
&c enriched with new crop, whose ap-
rsarance in full growth should be very
beautiful.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
sow GENE FIELD GOT CREDIT.
Wy an ingenious Trick He Was Trusted
for a New Pair of Shoes.

Wy an Ingenious Trick He Was Trusted
for New Pair of Shoes.
~'Gene Field made this old town
hmm when he was here" said an old
timer to Denver Times man. "You
never knew when he would play some
practical joke on his friends. The
story of his pranks with the stuffed
aan, which he threw out of a Tribune
window, has often been told, but the
little jokes in his life are cherished in
the memory of all who knew him. OF
course, the pace made by Field, Skiff,
aothacker and the others was fast
oDs, and each and all were hopelessly
in debt to every merchant in the city.
One day Skiff said to Field: Gene,
you're looking pretty shabby from your
boot tops down. Why don't you get
q new pair of shoes? I'll bet a new
hat you can't buy pair on credit in
the town.
"''S that so?' says Gene. Well,
well sec, and away he went.
The crowd followed him and were
looking n the windows of Alkire's
while Gene was working his graft. He
tried On one shoe, and it seemed all
right, and then the other, and then he
arose to see how they looked.
In the old days the stores floors
we're muddy-paved streets were then
3nly a dream-and the crowd outside
we're surprised to see Field walk about,
stamping his feet in all the mud he
could find. When they were thor
aughIy dirty he walked to the door and
said: They'll do, Alkire. Field Tri-
hnne, and with that he joined the wait
ing gang.
''Then he went to Clayton's and got
oew hat, which Skiff paid for"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Is Crime Decreasing


Warden Wright, of the Western
penitentiary, is quoted in an interview
to the general effect that crime in
that prison district has decreased
steadily during the past four years.
He bases this declaration on the fact
that the prison record shows an unin-
terrupted falling off in the number of
convicts, from year to year, during
the time stated. Obviously, the warden
is nothing if not an optimist, which
is the more to be wondered at be-
cause of the nature of his calling. If
anybody sees more of the seamy side
of human nature than the superintend-
ent OF a state prison, he is yet to be
heard from. And perhaps it is Warden
Wright's pronounced optimism, in
this particular, that will prompt the
people of more pessimlstic bent to
challenge the all-around accuracy Of
his conclusions. His good faith isn't
involved, because that is above ques-
ton.
Nevertheless, when we consider the
increase of population in this prison
district, with its large proportion of
foreigners whose lawlessness is so
much in evidence in the courts of the
commonwealth, and above all the
pinch of the hard times from which
the country has but just found relief,
it is at least surprising to be told that
there are fewer penitentiary prisoners
each year-not relatively, but abso-
lutely. Does it mean less crime !?
Warden Wright is sure that it does,
and he credits this condition OF things
to the common educational facilities
that are elevating the average stand
ard ofintelligence. In support of this
view he cites the prison records show.
ing a proportionately greater number
of negro convicts imprisoned since
"a, which he explains as being due
to an influx of ignorant colored people
from the southern states.
Let US hope that the warden is
reasoning correctly, from right pre-
misses. It's nice thing to think that
the rank and file of humanity here
abouts has come to the conclusion
that honesty is the best policy, even
II the moral considerations are to cut
no figure. Still, there is the knowledge
that the tendency of all modern law
making is to let up on the offender to
the uttermost limit consistent with
the safety Of society, and some times
a bit more. Compare the criminal
codes of one or two centuries gone
with that cf today, and the idea will
be made plain. 1t is civilization.
Then the criminal himself may be no
better, but as Warden Wright argues,
he is heap cleverer. Finally the de-
monstratlon made by the Riverside
Record is hardly comprehensive
enough to prove permanent moral
upllft in the community. 1t may be
chargeable to local or transient condl-
tions that have no connection with
the close approach of the millennium.
That there are fewer prisoners in the
penitentiary is beyond doubt. But
that there are as many convicts as
there ought to be is still wide open
question.-Er.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
SAVED BY THEIR wHEeLeARRows.
F1cnted on Them Until the Water Sub
sided and Then Wheeled Them Rack

F1cnted on Them Until the Water Sub
sided and Then Wheeled Them Back.
Speaking about storms" said Capt.
William Dunbar Jenkins of the Aran-
sas Pas Harbor Company, "one hears
all sorts of stories about the cyclones
which have from time to time ravaged
the Gulf coast. 1t was in 1886 that a
very severe storm blew in the vicinity
of Rockport, and 1t was during the
blow that several miles of the sand
and shell embankment reared by Col.
Uriah Lott, the builder of the San An
tonic and Aransas Pass road, was
washed into the bay. Col Lott en-
ployed a large number Of Mexicans,
and many of these poor fellows were
camped on the embankment. When
morning dawned, after the cyclone,
scores of them were missing and it
was thought drowned.
"As matter of fact and considera-
BILE surprise, not single Mexican lost
his life. For days afterward they
could be seen coming across the sand
marsh, each man wheeling his wheel
barrow. When the men realized that
they were doomed to risk a watery
grave, every son-of-a-gun of them
grasped his wheelbarrow and floated
away in it. The barrows all grounded
as the water subsided, and the Mexi-
cans made for the coast, and in the di-
rection of what remained of the en-
bankment. Work was not again re-
sumed on the roadbed, but large Sec
tions of the work are still noticeable
along the bay coast."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
BEST OF HUNTING DOGS.
The Beagle In the Future to be the Sport
mans Delight.

The Beagle in the Future to be the Sports
mans Delight.
Beagles are useful little hounds, and
not at all common in this country
although bound to be in the near fu-
ture, that is, where hunting is a sport
The beagle may be kept with little
trouble at no very great outlay. This
in itself is one of the reasons that they
are the hunting dog of the future.
You must have three couple at least,
bat to take a fair average, five couple
is the best, and with this number one
may have many stirring run. Indeed,
there is no member of the canine spe-
cies with which SO much may be done
rs the beagle. He is very clever dog;
his qualities are patience, reflection and
endurance; invariably the pack
hunt in lump, and seldom straggle
away from their companions.
The great thing is to let him have his
own way. He understands far better
than you do the twists and the doubles,
the shift and dodges, to which the hare
resorts when pursued.
When it is purposed to take the
beagles out hunting on the following
day, they should be fed about 1 o'clock,
and then be shut up until they are
wanted. The start should not be de-
layed a moment later than 10:30
o'clock. The sooner you are at work
the better, as, if your beagles have
been fed at the proper hour on the pre-
ceding day they will be quite ready for
their work.
Judiciously handled, many a day Of
most delightful amusement may be
obtained with few couple of beagles,
but do not, on any pretense whatever,
allow people on Chicago
InterCcean.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
A Novel Proposal.

"The Youths Companion" recalls a
characteristic anecdote of the Rev.
Eorenzo Dow, the itinerant Methodist
preacher. When he was widower he
said TO the congregation one day at
the close of his sermon: II am a can
3idate for matrimony, and if there is
my woman in this audience who is
willing to marry me would thank her
10 rise A woman rose very near the
pulpit, and another in a distant part
If the house. Mr.. Dow paused a mo-
nent, then said: There are two;
Ghink this one near me rose first; at
my rate, will have her for my wife"
rhe woman was in good standing and
sossessed of considerable property.
Very soon after this eccentric wooing
7he became Mrs. Dow.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of a writ OF Levari Facias, isued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
county, Pa, and to me directed, there Will be
exposed to public sale at the Court House, In
Bloomsbury, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1898,
at o'clock in the afternoon. all that certain
lot or piece OF land situate in East Bloomsbury,
Columbia county, and State OF Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Be-
ginning at q stone corner OF Canal street and
lot Of Matthias Kindt, and running thence along
said lot northwardly one hundred and sixty feet.
more or less, to Ridge alley; thence along said
alley easUwardly forty feet to lot of Nj. Kindt
aforesaid, and thence along said lot southwark
ly one hundred and sixty feet, more or less, to
the place OF beginning. 1t being the same
premises which George Barreter and Caroline
Barreter by deed dated November 10, 1886, and
recorded in the office for the recording of deeds
&C., IN and for Columbia county, In Deed Book,
No. Al, pages 371, &C, granted and conveyed un-
to Charles q. Kesty, party hereto, on which is
erected two-story
DWELLING HOUSE,
and outbuilding.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit of
Fannie EckrOth vs.. Charles q. Il esty and Tillie
e. Kcsty, his wife, and to be sold as the proper
ty OIL Charles C. Kesty and Tillie e. Kesty, his
wife.
BARKLEY, Atty. w. W. BLACK,
Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
ELECTRIC HAIR CUTTER.
An Instrument Which VIII Crop tho Head
in Short Order.


in Short Order.
You may have your hair cut by cleo
tricity now. David Seide, of Hartford,
Conn.,, has just patented little instru-
ment which will do the trick in few
twinklings without the use of scissors
or of the flame which is sometimes
used as a substitute in up-to-date bar
ber shops.
1t is a compact metal tool, consist
ing in part of comb. OF course, the
tonsorial artist must always use o
conn in this sort of work, inasmuch as
it gives him gauge for making the
hairs of equal length as they are drawn
through the teeth.
The instrument in question is con-
nected with little battery by couple
OF wires. When he wishes to admins
ter hair cut, the barber presses his
thumb upon certain part of the tool,
thus completing a circuit. The cleo
tricity instantly heats white hot
platinum wire which runs the length
of the comb. Then all that is required
is that the operator shall comb the
hair OF the customer with a few grace
full waves Of the little appliance, the
incandescent wire burning it off at the
proper length.-New York Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Cincinnati wives of the future will
re either a very happy or very un-
fappy class. For Cincinnati men of
he future will know all about the
aGble art of cookery. They will not
ak merely about the "pie that mother
tse to make" and the doughnuts that
-endered Aunt Sarah famous. They
ssill speak of my ragouts" and my
biscuits"
For the Cincinnati boys are learning
% cook in the high school.
They wear caps and aprons, the
eoung masculine cooks, in their school
easement kitchen. They are taught the
simpler of the chemical processes in
eolved in cooking.-New York Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Among the most remarkable works
n Australia is the overland telegraph
from Port Darwin to the south of the
continent, which was completed in
.S72. Almost the whole 1000 miles Of
It's length was through uninhabited
4suntry-much of it waterless desert.
che wooden poles were prepared at the
nearest available places, but some had
20 be carried $50 miles, while the iron
soles were taken an average distance
If 400 miles by land. Over 1000 tons
If material had to be carried into the
interior, and the total cost was $780,
MO
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
"Fitz" Was Barred Ont.

Some time ago Marion Qnd)
Lodge of Elks elected and initiated
Robert Fitzsimmons the prize fighter,
to membership, which so angered the
State deputy that he suspended the
lodge which action was endorsed by
Grand Exalted Ruler Detweiler, of
Harrisburg. Mr.. Detweiler was re-
Gently informed that Fitzsimmons had
left the lodge, and those instrumental
in electing him had heen expelled.
He reinstated the lodge last Saturday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

The newly discovered chemical SUBJ
stance, sugarine, or benzol-sulfinid is
likely to have an important influence
upon commerce in several directions.
Unlike saccharine, which never became
very popular, sugarine contains none of
the obnoxious para acid. 1t is chem
ically pure substance, 600 times as
sweet as sugar, and yet obtainable at
one-twelfth the cost.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

California has added many to the list
,f renowned woman, and among them
are the Klumpke sisters. There are
four of them-Dorothea, who is one of
he chief workers of the Paris Obser-
vatory; Anna, portrait painter in
Boston; Augusta, physician in Paris,
md Julia, one of the most brilliant
pupils Of Ysaye, the violinist.-Indian-
spolis News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

"Pilkinghorn is man of his word,
isn't he?"
"Ye-e-s. 1 don't believe Pilking-
horn would tell downright lie, but
I've seen him eat ten cent luncheon
Of doughnuts and coffee and then
come out of the restaurant picking
his teeth, as If he had been filling up
with a porterhouse steak. k."-Chicago
Tribune
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Shippine Bees,

Live bees are sometimes shipped on
ice, so as to keep them dormant dur
ing the journey. This is particularly
the case with bumble-bees, which
have been taken to New Zealand,
where they are useful in fertilising
the red clover which has been intro
duced into the colony.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
AUDITORS NOTICE.
Estote OF E. j.. Cole, deceased.

The undersigned auditor, appointed bD the Or.
phaHs' Court tC Columbia county, 70 make dis
tribtttiOn Of The funds IN The hdhdS U he ddttR
istrGf0r To- ana among The parties legally entitled
thereto, lCW meet the parties Interested FOR he
p,u.po,e OF his appointment at his 0Btce IN ne
to,rn Of Bloomsbury, Pa, on saturday, ue 2%A
forenoon Qr said day, trhen and tchere al persons
are required 10 present their claims against the
estate OF Sdtd deceased On be de0drred rom coming
Ia A. ". 4. EXERT, AUDITOR.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
EccENTRlClTIEs OF A CAT.
Always Ascends in the Elevator When
Wishing to Visit an Upper Floor.

Always Ascends in the Elevator When
Wishing to Visit an Upper Floor.
A slender black cat in the Boston
Po5tofTice building has developed
number of traits that make her a most
interesting study. She is fearless and
independent, and yet quiet and tame as
a lady's pet. She has a number of
places in the building to visit, partic-
ularly on the third floor, where there
Is a young lady whom she likes to call
upon at frequent intervals, and instead
of running up and down the stairs, as
other cats naturally would do, she
takes an elevator. With an air of i'm
posing dignity, she takes up position
among the rest of the passengers wait
ing for the elevator and when she gets
on board the elevator she looks earnest
ly through the door as the elevator as
cends. Lacking means to signify
where she intends to get off she re-
mains in the car until it stops at her
desired destination, and even
force, unless it is irresistible,
cannot make her leave the ell
evator till it reaches the floor
where she wants to go. The elevator
men know her habits so well that If
she hapens to be the only passenger
going up they generally offer her the
third floor first. AS she returns from
q visit, she again avails herself of the
elevator service, whether she wishes to
go up or down for it is a matter of
course with her to complete her round
in the upper part of the building while
she is up that way.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
RULE ON HEIRS.
Fstote or Lauina Stotit, deceased.

To Fanny Rider shickshinny, Pa, Sarah Stout,
sometimes called Lula Evans, New YORK City;
Enie Stout, New York City, lineal descendants
of said Iayina Stout, deceased, and to all other
persons Interested, Greeting: You and each OF
You are hereby cited to be and appear before
Rioomsburg, on the inst Monday OF February
NEXT, then and there TO accept or refuse to take
the real estate Of said Lavina stout, deceased.
1t the appraised valuation put upon it by in
auest. duly awarded by the said Court, and re-
turned by the Sheriff. or show cause why it
shall not be sold. w. w. BLACK,
'" Sheriff,
1-6-it. Sherifrs office, Bloomsbury, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
AUDITORS NOTICE.

Exceptions TO acknowledgment of SheriTs
deed by Is. w. Jury, Cosmopolitan Building and
Loan Association vs.. Emma Neyhard ct al.
In the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
County.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by said
Court 10 pass upon said exceptions and make
distribution OF the FUND is'ng from the Sher-
iff's sale or the premises will meet the parties
Interested for hearing and the performance OF
his duties at his Office in the Town or Blooms
burg, on Friday, the 2Sth day OF January, 1896,
at 10 o'clock In the forenoon at which time and
place all parties intert sted are required TO pre-
sent their claims, or be forever debarred from
coming In upon the said fund
CHARLES G. BARKLEY,
1-l-'gS sc. Auditor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Tompion-"Was Locke mucn of q
fighter when he was in the army?"
Hammer-"No, hardly that. In fact,
he managed to keep out of battle alto
getber. But, then, you know, he was
full of fight before he got to the front,
and he has been full OF it ever since
the war was over. In the anture of
things, q fellow must have a rest some
time or other" Boston Transcript.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
In Limerick.

"She is that stingy," said Bridget to
her caller, "if I wrap up the least bit
Of tay for the folks at home. sure she
misses 1t at once"
"Fwy," asked the visitor, don't ye
take it out ov the bottom av the CAM"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate or Elias McHenry, late or Benton Borough,
deceased.
Notice Is hereby gipen that letters testdnentdiB
on the estate or Elias McHt nrU, late or Benton
borough, Columbia County, Pa, deceased, hare
been granted TO N. 4. HcHefiiU, to tCh0m all per-
sous indebted TO said estate are requested TO MAKE
payment d,td those haptng claims or DEMANDS
9CHt make 6iiotG,i the same 9cHItC1b dpioY.
Fl'ttz, ATTY. H. 4. McHenfp,
1-6-B,' Executor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Mistress-"Well, Norah, how did you
enjoy the scenery?"
Norah (who has just returned from
weeks outing on the Maine coast)-
ITO shpake plainly, mum, tn scenery
s not so illigant as it ooks."-Judge.