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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
About Precious Stones.

A remarkable fact has been dis.
covered. The colors of precious stones
are not permanent in the light. To
give a chemical and physical expla.
nation of this is difficult; for, al.
though chemical reunions in solid bod.
les have been proved, one would not
presume them to occur in the exceed
ingiy hard minerals concerned. A
ruby, which had been left for two
years in light show window, was
found TO be considerably lighter after
this time had elapsed than stone.
previously Of exactly the same color.
which had been kept in the dark. Sim.
liar results were observed with en-.
eralds and sapphires. Still more has.
ty than with these valuable colorcd
gems is the action of light on thc less
expensive stones. Garnet and topa;.
differ in that the former becomes dim
and dull. while the latter only turns
lighter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

Edouard Remenyi, the great violin
list, who recently died, used to say
that some of the hardest studying he
ever did in his life began after an ex-
perience he had in Detroit.
"On my first tour OF this country"
he delighted in telling, Il worked un-
ceasingly to acquire knowledge of
the language and got on fairly well.
But the slang that l found so preva-
lent bafiied me more than anything
else. gave n performance in De-
troit one night and met with a recep-
ton that warmed my heart toward
her people. Among other things, this
appeared in one of the papers next
morning: Here an ugly. little bow
legged chap, whose clothes hung loose
ly about his ungainly person, waddled
to the footlights. But, sakes alive:
how he did play the fiddler
Nov, l couldn't make out what that
'sakes alive meant, so l timidly ap-
preached n gentlemanly citizen, told
him of my inability to grasp the mean
ing of the slang, and asked him If the
expression was intended to be COM
plinentary.
"He kindly read 1t and replied: Well.
should snicker.'
Il was more bewildered than ever.
and from that time on made the study
of slang one of my chief occupations"
Detroit Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
ROBERT eRowNING's LOVE STORY.
His Devotion and Reverence for His Wife
Read Like IL Tale from Fiction,

His Devotion and Reverence for His Wife
Read Like II Tale from Fiction.
wherever Mrs. Browning trod,
whatever she touched became en-.
dowed with the sacredness of her
presence. writes Clifford Howard of
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Brown.
Ing, in the ladies Home journal" {"
when Mr.. Browning returned with
her on a visit to England. after an
absence of several years, he repaired
to the little church in which they had
been married, and there, at the en-
trance, he reverently kneeled and
kissed the paving-stones upon which
she, the light Of his being, had
stepped. And in after years, when
the light had gone from his life, he
sought this sacred spot on the 18th of
each September, and in tire dusk of
the evening shadows passers-by might
nave seen a white-haired man kneel-
ing for a moment as if in prayer be-
fore the doorway of the dark and ST.
lent church. Yet little would they
have thought to recognize in this man
the poet Browning, he whose mystical
writings had led the world to regard
him as man of austere nature.
mot once in all the years of their
married life was Browning absent
from his wife single day. At home
or on their occasional journeys he
was ever with her, ready to protect
her and to wait upon her. Often III
and unable to leave her room, he
nursed her with the tenderness of q
woman, cheering her in her conval.
escence with stories and songs OF
reading to her for hours at u time, as
he oft had done in the days before
their marriage. 1t was in his touch
ing thoughtfulness-in his little acts
of loving and unsolicited attention
that his love for her was most truly
shown.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
PRIZE SYSTEM SHOULD GO.
The Navy Has an Unfair Advantage Over
the Army.

The Navy Has an Unfair Advantage Over
the Army.
In the rapid and decisive victory
over Spain in the war for Cuba there
is glory enough TO 90 all round, and
the veterans of the battles ON both
land and sea are sure of the Nations
eternal gratitude. But in the substan-
tial fruits of the victory there is Ger.
tain disproportion between the navy
and army which seems incongruous,
absurd and unfair. For instance, by
reason of the fact that the fleet under
Admiral SIMPSONS command cap
tuled, without resistance of any sort.
a number Of unarmed Spanish mer-
chant vessels, and in the Santiago
fight killed Il certain number of Span
1sh seamen, the Admiral will get over
10000 in cash when peace is declared,
S his share of the spoil, while all the
,Iher officers and sailors will receive
substantial share of the prize
money, in addition to their regular
ply. Admiral Dewey. for killing n
certain number of Spanish sailors at
800 n head in the battle of Manila,
will get about $4,000, and all his men
will get their proper share for the
killing. Less than Il dozen men in the
American Navy were killed or wound
cd. They We're comfortable in their
roomy quarters, they were far re-
moved from fevers and miasma, well
fed and we'll tended. and, as events
showed. were never in any great dan
ger.
But Gen. Shaftcr. Gen. Wheeler and
The mon who braved the fevers of San
tiago and the whitening fire of the
Spanish SharpShOoterS at El Caney
aud San Juan make no money out OF
the war. Even the gunboats in San
tiago Bay. surrendered to Miles and
Shaftcr but claimed at first by Samp-
son as his lawful prizes, yielded no
prize money TO either army officers or
soldiers. Many of the latter are
buried in Cuban soil. Others died on
the way home or in the hospitals on
their arrival North. Others, weak,
fcver-stricken and wasted, are still
fighting for life and health. The sur
vivors get, or will get some day, SIG
a month. or S64 for their four months
campaign. together with their board.
Is there not something wrong in the
prize money and bounty system which
causes this absurd disproportion be-
tween army and navy rewards? 1t Is
true that 1t has been largely n naval
war, and the officers and men of the
navy have come out of it covered with
glo--. Nothing was further from
their thoughts in the fierce fighting at
Manila and Santiago than the fact
that every Spaniard killed was s1OO
In their pockets. But the whole prize
and bounty system smacks of piracy
and medievalsm. 1t has no place In
the naval code of any civilized and
Christian nation. 1t ought to go, to-
gether with the system of naval pro-
motions, which, i'll honoring one brave
officer and increasing his emolument,
degrades and fines other officers just
as brave, whose only fault was that
to them was not offered the opportun-
ity which presented itself to and was
improved by their more fortunate fel.
low officer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
HOW MlChlS OBTAINED.
The Process Is Described as tho Poetry of
Mining.

The mica trade is controlled practi-
cally by three or four large concerns
in New York. Chicago and Boston.
These houses have an agent who buys
Tor cash whatever mica Is brought In
by the miners. They control the mar
ket and fix the prices to be paid to the
miner. rs well as the prices for which
1t Is sold in the markets.
Mica, it need hardly be said Is
very valuable, almost precious. min
eral, as those who are obliged to buy
small strip for their stove doors will
testify. A package worth hundreds
of dollars can be carried IL basket
slCnS over the arm. or in pair Of sad
dlebaSs on horseback. When prepared
for the market the solid block. as taken
from the mine. is split into sheets.
These are cut into squares or rectan-
giles OF almost every possible size. from
M inches up to SX10 inches, and
sometimes even larger. There are no
less than 1S3 regular sizes kept in
stock by dealers.
The mining Of mica is the poetry of
mining. 1t Is impossible to conceive
of n more exciting and fascinating
employment. The vein of bear
Ing quartz, lying between rocks of
different formation, has been found.
The cap rock has been blasted away.
Little ''nigger-heads"- Jumps of
crumblinc mica mixed with slate and
other rock-are growing plentiful. The
rock Is carefully examined by the ex-
perienccd miner, and all indications
are that mica will soon be found. A
blast Is made. The rock and debris
are cleared away, and there in the
bottom Is block of the precious stuff,
ragged corner showing itself black
and Slittering in the white quartz in
which it is imbedded. With the tips
of the fingers the miner gently and
aHectionately brushes away the dirt
and small stones which partly covers
1t. Its thickness is carefully noted.
Its position i'll the rock Is learnedly
discussed, and many speculation in
dulged in as to its size and quality.
The hole is quickly drilled. the small
blast is made. just loosening the rock,
and all eagerly crowd around as one
of the men with his pick pulls away
the broken stone. There 1t lies, a
black. sl!tter!ng mass, nine or ten
inches across its face, three or four
inches thick. and irregular in shape,
as all blocks of mica are. A good.
sized block, and, If solid and of per-
feet cleavage, will be worth several
dollars. The excitement is not allayed,
however, and will not be until the
block Is split open and we know how
1t looks or the inside. 1t is a very bad
thing to split open Il block at the mine.
and contrary to all rules. for there is
danger that the fine, polished faces
will be cratched.-Goodey's AIaga-
uipn
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

Two Middletown girls were so anx-
ious to accompany their soldier lovers
that they boarded the train of the sec
ond Tennessee recently, and beng
furnished with uniforms, STEPPED into
the toilet room, emerging therefrom
two handsome young soldiers. When
the tram reached Harrisburg an officer
boarded it and arrested the girls. One
was Lulu Kaufman and the other Liz
zie Jones; aged I6 ard II years
respectively. The girls cried bitterly
and insisted that they loved their sold
Ter boys and desired to go with them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
The CAPTAINS EcoNMolcAL WIFE.
Toppled the Other Way and Put the Bone
in Place

IOppleu the Otner w ny ana fut the bOn6
in Place
In n Massachusetts seaport town
there is n retired sea captain who
makes frequent boast that he has
the 'sixartest woman along Shore"
New instances of her enterprise are
constantly coming to notice. The last
one refers to an exploit by which she
saved herself doctors bill. The cap
tain tells the story with great relish.
shes getting pretty heavy" he be-
gins, "and now and again she'll miss
her footing. Well, not many months
ago she missed it on our stairs and
fell all in a heap down three steps Oh.
to her side.
when l got to her, she said, just as
brisk as usual: Don't ask me If I've
hurt myself Cap'n, for of course
have. reckon I've unJointed bone
in my left leg, falling on 1t. Now
don't try to pull me up. Let me
scramble round minute, and you 90
for the doctor
well, the doctors our next neigh
poi, 30 IL uluh lahe loHS 10 get MIN.
He looked her over, and said there
was n bone somewhercs round her left
hip that was out of kilter.
AT that mother rose right I'D on her
feet and toppled over the opposite way
from what she'd fallen downstairs,
and we heard n kind of crack.
''She looked up at the doctor with
her mouth kind of whitish but the
same old twinkle in her eyes, and she
says: L believe I've set that bone N.Y.
self, doctor and she had"'-Youth's
Companion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

"MY LIFE DEsPAIRED oF."-These
are words of Mrs. VIM, Burton, of
Dartmore, Ont, after doctors had per-
scrbed and she had taken every known
heart remedy. DR.. Agnew's Cure for
the Heart gave reliefin almost shorter
time than it takes to tell tit worked
a wonderful cure in a case of long
standing and to day she says: 81 am a
well woman" DIR. Agnew's cure for
the Heart has no case recorded against
it where it did not give relief in 80
minutes.-56.
Sold by G. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
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 of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. 1t does not cost over I
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. I5cts. and 25cts. per
package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
II.Io 4td.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
FRIENDLY WITH THE DOGS.
The Rats Knew Their Protectors and
Wouldn't Eat Without Them

The Rats Knew Their Protectors and
Wouldn't Ent without Them
A gentleman who lived some years
since in Renfrewshire was accustom-
ed, after his shooting excursions, 20
feed his dogs in their kennels, tie
food being placed il n long trough.
On one occasion, when he had attend
ed to them as usual, he looked into
the kennel through hole in the door,
and was somewhat astonished, not
ut perceiving n number Of rats there,
but at seeing them in the trough, qul.
city and fearlessly partaking of the
bread and milk with the dogs, which
seemed to pay no attention to them
whatever. He was determined to de-
stroy the rats and the next day he
placed the trough in such a position
that gun pointed through the hole
would rake it from one end to the
other.
At the usual hour the food was
placed as lure, and the dogs were
kept out. but the plan did not succeed.
The plotter against the rats could OBJ
serve the head Of one of them-old
and agacious-peering out at hole af-
ter hole, and from under the manger
Tor the purpose Of reconnoitreing, but
none of them descended. Having wal
ted to no purpose for half sn hour he
let In the dogs, and in few minutes
the rats were again feeding in perfect
harmony. They seemed to be aware
that thpir fnft III
the presence Of the dogs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
The Mamma of the Jews.

The mamma Of the Jews is lichen
(Linchen esculentus, sive Canona escu-
lenta). The Saharan nomads and the
inhabitants of South Algeria call it
Oussehl-Ard (excrement Of the earth).
1t occurs in Jumps the size of a pea
The inside resembles a white farina.
1t must be gathered early, for the
rays of the sun soon wither it, but it
can be kept well in closed vessels.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

ITCHING, BURNING SKIN DISEASES
Relieved IN day. Eczema, Salt
Rheum, BARRIERS Itch, and all eruptions
OF the skin quickly relieved and speed
lily cured by DR.. Agnew's Ointment.
1t will give instant comfort in cases of
Itching, Bleeding or Blind Piles, and
will cure in from three to six nights.
IS cents.-5S.
Sold by {. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

ABOUT CATARRH.--It is caused bv
a cold or succession of colds, combine
with impure blood. Its symptoms are
pain in the head, discharge from the
nose, ringing noises in the ears. 1t is
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla which
purifes and enrches the blood, soothes
and rebuilds the tissues and relieves
all the disagreeable sensations.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

An authority says: A Russian will
fight for the empire, Turk for faith,
Dutchman for play, Spaniard for
Jealousy, an Italian tor revenge, a Ger
man for home, Frenchman for glory,
Swiss for liberty, a Scotchman for
kill, an Englishman for trade, an Irish
man for fun, Yankee for peace and
a fool for nothing.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
II WILL SURPRISE YoU-TRY 1T

1t is the medicine above all other
for catarrh and is worth its weight in
gold. Ely's Cream Balm does all that
is claimed for it.-B. w. SPERRY,
HARTFORD, Conn.
My SON was afflicted with catarrh.
He used Ely's Cream Balm and the
disagreeable catarrh left hlm.-J. l..
OLMsTEAD, ARcoLA, ILL.
A 1oc. trial size or the soc. size of
Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed.
Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, SIS
Warren ST., N. Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
A New Kind of Trolley,

Who would have thought ten years
ago that the following little conversa-
ton would occur in 1898?
MAMA, Mama," said four-year-oll
Dotty, as tired pair of horses lazily
dragged street car along an unfa-
miliar avenue, there's a new kind of
twollie car as have to have horses
Electrical Review.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
The Usual Proyres4

Wheeler-I wonder what has be-
come of Walker; 1 haven't seen him
for week.
Ryder saw his wife yesterday.
She said he was learning to ride a
wheel.
Wheeler-How's he getting along?
Ryder-On crutches, believe.-Chi-
Cago News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
FOR MA HONEY!

TID-BiTS FOR MA HONEY!
and tender little juicelets for the chill
dren, are all right, but papa and 'the
boys" want a good, big, juicy steak,
roast or chop when business or school
duties are over, and we can cater to
them all. Our stock of prime meats is
unexcelled for quality, and We send
them home in fine shape.
J.E. kEIFER.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
mike" said Plodding Pete. "ho

mike" said Plodding Pete. chow is
1t dat some O. desc people kin worl, day
after day an never seem to feel it:"
WELL" replied Meandering Mike, re-
fectively, Il spose dey is started in
young an gets TO be immunes."-
Washington Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
Don't Snub the Little Ones.

There are households i'll which the
children are scarcely permitted to
speak above their breath. This is
not at all right. In the home there
should be freedom of speech. Child
rem should be encouraged to express
i'll a modest way, their opinions be-
fore their parents and to come to
them for advice and counsel in all
their difficulties and dilemnas. If
this course is pursued they will not
be likely to take any serious steps
in after life without either consult
ing the old folks at home or apply
ing the home standard of propriety
to any enterprise they have in view.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

PILL-AGE-Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills,
10 cents vial, are planned after the
most modern in medical science. They
are as great an improvement over the
SO years old stuff as bicycle is over
an OK cart in travel. They never gripe
and they never fail.-4o doses, 10
certs.-59.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

"Hark! Somebody is playing a de-
lightful bit from Wagner"
''Oh, no; that's only James shovel
ling coal in the cellar"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
''Do you understand women?"

"Yes. understand them well enough
to know that can't understand them
at an."-Chicago Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

"I spent $100 on my silver wedding
present to my wife,"
What is it?"
II don't know; she hasn't got
through exchanging it yet."-Chicago
Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

1t is better to discover where an en-
envy Is than where he was ,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
WIT AND HUMOR,

Ibid she break down when you told
her you were going abroad?"
"Naw. l think she felt like doing
one, though. h."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
PATENTS

Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained, and al
Patent business conducted for MODERATE
FEES.
OUR OFFICE Is OPPOSITE THE U. s. PAT
ENT OFFICE. We have no sub-agencies, al
business direct, hence can transact patent bust,
ness in less time and at Less Cost than those re
mote from Washington.
Send model, drawing or photo, with descrip
tion. We advise II patentable or not, tree OF
charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured
book, "Iiow to obtain Patents," with refer
ences to actual clients In your State, County,
town sent free. Address
g. A. SNOW & co., Washington, II. G
Opposite Y. 4. Patent oilice.l
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24

"You called on Miss Spritely the
other evening? Didn't you find her
charming in conversation"
II found her charming in monologue.
We didn't succeed in holding any con-
verco tiop v-Chicagn Tribune
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-01
CAPTAIN ALBERT DnEyFus.

cases, and to practically nallify the evil
dence of Generals Pellieux and Boise
deffre and the declarations of the minis
ter for war, NJ. Cavignac' in the cham
Der of deputies.
Colonel Henry confessed to having
committed forgery, lowing to the abso-
Lutte necessity for finding proofs against
Dreyfus. 1t is understood that the
document III question is the letter
which hitherto has been alleged to have
been written by the German military
attache to the Italian military attacha
in Cc,eber, io96.
1t j. alsu said that when the inter
pellsf,o. IA the Dreyfus case was COM
lng III, II the chamber of deputies this
letter was secretly communicated to the
court.aartial and was the chief evidence
upon 't,ich Dreyfus was convicted.
The Il. s!-S..yfus papers are dumb
ro-i e4esi as 10 arrest OF the colonel,
III other hand, the papers
ave eeen supporting the PROPOSE
.1e.- ~ re0y, the case are jubilant.
They now tir.nand the immediate re-
lease OF Co-9..>l Picquart, who is i'm
prisoned on chaeges connected indi-
recrly with the Dreyfus affair.
When Count Esterhazy was informed
of the arrest of Colonel Henry and OF
his admission he exclaimed "This is
too terrifying.
It Is reported that at yesterdays cabi-
net meeting the ministers admitted
that revision of the Dreyfus trial was
absolutely unavoidable, and a public an
nouneement that the ministry has de-
cided TO initiate such a revision is ex-
pected soon.
serted that the disclosures made to the
ter OF war to place Major Count Ester
hazy on the retired list.
Dhief OF the general staff, General
De Boisdeffre, has resigned. In his let
ter of resignation he explained that
he resigned owing to his misplaced con-
fidence in Lieutenant Colonel Henry
which led hiul to present as genuine
what was forged evidence.
NJ. Gaya;2-,ac, the minister of war,
in spl. {. General De Bisdeffre to
remain 81 $50 justice rendered in the
matt
General liz Boisdeffre thanked NJ.
Cayaignac Tor proofs of his esteem, but
persisted i'll his resignation.
He will be replaced therefore by Gen
eral Renouard, director Of the military
college.
1t is now evident that Henry forged
the letter with the express object of
paralyzing Colonel Picquart's efforts to
expose Major Count Esterhazy and to
ger q revision of the Dreyfus case fhe
,,-ter was written in bad French, fact
which first led it to be regarded as
spurious. 1t is said that if the cabinet
decides upon revision of the Dreyfus
case, M. Cayagnac, the minister for war,
will resign.
After his arrest he was permitted to
gis.r his ~ while on the way to the
& Valerien. The officer
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-01
HOSPITAL KITCHENS.
They VIII lie Installed at the Division
Hospitals at Camp Meade-Haris-
burg Hospital Offer.

CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETowN, Pa,
Sept. 1-Diet kitchens will be installed
at the division hospitals, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Hogan of Washington,
similar to those which she established
at Camp Alger. The Red Cross society
has already established diet kitchens in
connection with its hospitals.
Colonel Girard, chief medical officer,
has called General Graham's attention
to the careless manner in which the
bread is handled from the commissary
department. to the regimental camps.
He has also recommended that the
Ninth Ohio battalion's camp be moved
to more healthy location
The Eighth Pennsylvania regim emit;
which arrived Tuesday night from
Camp Alger, has been located near the
Twelfth Pennsylvania regiment, ON the
hills back of Highspire. The Thir-
teenth Pennsylvania regiment will be
assigned to the same territory.
The management of St. Glare infirm-
airy, Harrisburg, have offered to take
charge OF ten of the sick men in the
division hospital and yesterday Chief
Medical Officer Girard notified the in.
Urinary people that their kind offer had
been accepted.