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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15
Oonstables Protected.

A special from Lancaster says
An action of the Court recently Will
prove of considerable interest to con,
stables Two suits were brought a
few days ago against Samuel C.
Shaub, constable of Lancaster town
ship, and George Menge, proprietor
of a bottling establishment in Lam
caster township, and George Menge,
the others assistant, claiming damages
for false prosecution, and a cap:as was
issued, bail being fixed at $I,oco in
each case. Shaub in pursuance OF
his duties as constable, had returned
the two Menges at the last quarter
sessions on four charges of violation
of the liquor law against each, and
had them arrested. The grand jury
ignored all the bills, placing the costs
on the county. Feeling aggrleved
and injured the plaintiffs entered
suit against Shaub, who was arrested
by the sheriff. In court recently the
constable presented his petition, de.
claring himself the owner of real es-
tate worth $50, quoting an old act,
and that, such being the case, he
could not be legally held on the cap.
las, and therefore asked his discharge
at plaintiffs cost. The court granted
the petition and ordered the consta-
ble's discharge without bail, as, being
an officer of the law, he was bound
to make his return of suspected vio-
laters of the law. Council for plain
tiffs urged that there had been malice,
and not official duty, shown in
Shraub's bringing the false charges,
but the Court held that it would be
an extremely bad precedent to allow
a constable to be arrested on such
charges, because the court would then
get no returns at all from constables.
If the alleged charges of malice are
true, they can be proved in Septem-
Der, when the case against Shaub
comes up.
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NEW YORK LETTER.
Special Correspondence.


In oil the talk about Theodore
Roosevelt as the man of the hour"
whose pctitical star IS now in the as
ceiidanr, the fact has been lost sight
Of chat he has been connected with
every branch of ,he public service ex-
cept the judicial. He has served ma
ticn, state and city. He has held exec
utive positions and sat in the Legis-
lature. He has been connected with
the army, the navy and the police. He
has been administrator, investigator,
orator and writer. He was a member
Of assembly sixteen years ago. He
was delegate-at-large to the National
Republican convention of 1884. He
was candidate for mayor In 1855. He
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15
How's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last IS years, and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
lYALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best. I'M
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15
SI Feel Like n New Person.

Mrs. GEO. LEACH,
1909 Belle St., Alton, Ill, writes:
Before I began to take your Vege-
table Compound l was great sufferer
from womb trouble. Menses would ap-
pear two and three times in q month,
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stand. Icould neither sleep nor eat, and
looked SO badly my friends hardly
knew me.
81 took doctors medicine but did not
derive much benefit from it. My drug
gist gave me one of your little books,
and after reading it decided to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. feel like new person.
would not give your Compound for all
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15

A fast friend is often the slow.
est to pay what he has borrowed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15
Godfather 70 Times.
This is the Prince Of Wales Record in the
Matter.

The Prince of Wales is the cham
pion godfather of Great Britain, his
record being seventy-hve occasions on
which he has officiated in that capac-
ity. He also holds another unique
record in this respect in having stood
as godfather to the Duke of Marlbor-
ough, as we'll as to the Duke of Marl-
borough's infant heir-that is, god
father to both the father and the son.
The ceremony in connection with
the baptism of the son took place at
the Chapel Royal, st. James Palace,
on Saturday, the 10th day of October,
1897, when the Prince of Wales, who
had beea one of the godfathers at the
Dukes christening twenty-five years
before in the same chapel, acted in a
similar capacity for the Dukes heir,
the other sponsors being the Mar
chioness of Blanford and Mr.. William
Vanderbilt
The Emperor of Germany stands
godfather to all seventh sons in Prus-
sia. The former Empress Eugene in
one year acted as godmother for the
1894 children who were born in
France on the 10th of March, 1856
the same day as the Prince Imperial
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes is godfather to
about forty young sclons of the ars
tocracy. 1t is his custom to transfer
to each of his godchildren fifty share:
in the De Beers mines.
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A decision of great Importance to
the secret and beneficial organizations
of the country has just been made
in reference to the drawing of orders
by the secretary of lodge on the
treasury for the payment of sick and
death benefits and ether expenses.
the Commissioner rules; "Orders
for the payment of money, drawn by
the secretary of an order or, benehc-
ial society on its treasury in favor OF
a third party require two-cent
stamp"
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RECLAIMED HEALTH.
Gratifying Letters to Mrs. Pink
ham From Happy Women.
"I Owe You My Lifs."

Mrs. E. WooLHIsER,
Mills, Neb., writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I owe my
life to your Vegetable Compound. The
doctors said had consumption and
nothing could be done for me. My
menstruation had stopped and they
said my blood was turning to water.
had several doctors. They all said
could not live. Ibegan the use of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and it helped me right away; menses
returned and have gained in weight
have better health than have had fol
years. wonderful what your Com
pound has done for me-"
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NASAL CATARRH

must be non-irritating, easy of application,
and one that will by its own action reach the
inhamed and diseased surfaces.
ELY'S CREAM BALM combines the i'm.
portant requisites of quick action and spe-
cihc curative powers with perfect safety to
the patient. This agreeable remedy has
mastered catarrh as nothing else has, and
both physicians and patients freely concede
this fact. All druggists cheerfully acknow-
ledge that in it the acme of Pharmaceutical
skill has been reached. The most distress
ing symptoms quickly yield to 1t. In acute
cases the Balm imparts almost instant relief.
By Absorption.
Catarrhal sufferers should remember that
Ely's Cream Balm is the only catarrh REM
edy which is QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY
ABSORBED by the diseased membrane. 1t
DOES NOT DRY UP THE sEcRETIoNs, but
changes them to limpid and odorless con.
dition, and finally to a natural and healthy
character.
The Balm can be found at any drug store,
or by sending so cents to Ely Brothers, Sc
Warren St., New York, it will be mailed.
Full directions with each package.
Cream Balm opens and cleanses the nasal
passages, allays inflammation, thereby stop.
ping pain in the head, heals and protects the
membrane and restores the senses of taste
and smell. The Balm is applied directly
into the nostris.
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Void of ORense.

Little Willie Smart comes from down
in Dixie. His mother said to him the
other day: II fear you are concealing
something from me, WILLIE" "well.
Mama" replied Willie. my nurse
says: Honey, de Bible say yer mus'n'
tell er lie, but de Bible .doan say yer
'bleeged ter be tellin' de trufe all de
time. "--Chautauqua Assembly Her
aid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15
BY Absorption. A

If you want Autographed bonds
certificates of stock, checks, drafts
diplomas, or any thing in that line
the COLUMBIAN Office can furnish
them. See samples.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15

Hoax--"What do you think of this
ridiculous suggestion to teach Spanish
in the public schoolsa" Joax-"That's
proper enough. They teach Latin
and Greek, and Spanish is much
more modern dead language"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, TamaQua,
North cumberland with p. & e. Div. p. r. for
Harrisburg. LOCK Eaven, Emporium Warren.
Cory and Erie.
Scranton, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-09-15
Philadelphia &
Reading Railway
Engines Burn Hard Coal-No Smoke
In erect July /, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE BLooMsBURG

TRAINS LEAVE BLooMsBURG
For New York, Philadelphia. Reading Potts
vile, TamaQua, weekdays 80 O. m.
For Williamsport, weekdays, 7.so a. M, $40 p
For Danville and Milton, weekdays, 7.SO q. M.
&c For oatawissa weekdays 7.sO, sss. 1I.aO a. M,
For For Rupert W weekdays7aO sss $780, a. m, l2.9o,
$40, 500, $50, p. m. .
For Baltimore, washington and the west via
minal. Philadelphia, $50, 7.b5, 1l.26 a. n, $40
7.27, D. m. Sundays 320 1855 11.26 a. M,
$40 1s1 M Additional ssEssJI tsslps from q ana
s.23 p. m. Sundays, 1875, s.2S p. m.
TRAINS FOR BLOOMsBURGt
Leave New York via Philadelphia 500 q
M, and via Easton g.10 m.
Leave Philadelphia 10.2i a. m.
Leave Potisville il. SO D. N.
Leave Tamaqua / .4g p, M,
Leave Wiliamsport weekdays 1000 Ini 4,30 p
i Leeys :" oasayissa ~ weekdays, zoO m.
Leave Rupert, weekdays, 7.Os, s.2s. O. a1s i1.4O
a. m, 1.SS, so, $50.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave philadelphia, Chestnut Street wharf
and South street wharf for Atlantic city.
WERK-DAYs-Express 600, 10.45 a. m, (.30
Saturdays only 200, 400, (e5 minute train), 800
(65 min. tratn), 200 p. m. Accom-. is m, 500,
$50 p. m. sUNpAYs-Express, 500 500 1000 a.
m Accom-, 10 a. M, 4.i5 pm. s1.0o Excursion
train, 200 a. m.
Leave Atlantic City, depot, wEgK-DAYs-
Express, ZOO, 7.45, (65 min. train), 800, a. M,
s.90. $50. 7.SO, p. m. Accom-. 425, $50 a. M,
p. m. Accom- 7.16 q. M, sos p m. Sl.O0 Ex-
cursion train trom foot Of Mississippi ave. only
610p. m.
For Cape May and Sea Isle city. s45 a. M,
4 10 p. m. Sundays, 91b, am. For Cape Nay
and Sea Isle City only, s100 Excursion, 200 a.
m. Sundays
Parlor cars on all express trains.
/. A. SWEIGARD, EDISON j. WEEKS,
Gen1 supt, Gen1 Pass. Agt.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
aoldsmith's generosity.

A beggar nco asked aims Of Oliver
Goldsmith o he walked with a friend
up Fleet street, and he gave her u shil.
ling. His companion, knowing some.
thing of the woman, censured the writer
for his oxooss Of humanity, saying that
the shilling was misapplied, as she
would spend it for liquor. ''If it makes
her happy In any way, my end is an
swered," replied Goldsmith.
Another proof that the DOCTORS gen.
erosity was not always regulated by dis.
cretion was at a time when, after much
delay, q day was fixed to pay tho Gao
duo his tailor. Goldsmith procured the
money, but o friend calling upon him
and relating q piteous tale Of his goods
being seized for rent, the thoughtless
but benevolent author gave him all the
money. Tho tailor called and was told
that if he had come q little O u he
could have had tho money, but that be
had just parted with every shilling of IL
to q friend in distress, adding, II would
have been an unfeeling monster not to
have relieved trouble when In my DOW.
err
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
VIOLATES THE LAW.

Joint Trafie Association Declared Illegal
BY tho Federal. Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The United
States supreme court decided the Joint
Traffic Association railroad case in
favor of the United States and against
the railroads.
The case is considered one of the most
important that has ever come before the
supreme court. not only to the railroads,
but to the general. public, and because
Of the vast railway properties repre-
isented by the traffic association. The
association wes formed on Nov. 10, 1895,
by 81. railways representing the great
trunk lines and their network of
branches. The purpose Of the associa-
ton as stated in the articles of agree
ment vas ito establish and maintain
reasonable and just rates, fares and reg
ulations on state and interstate traffic."
The main contention of the govern
ment vas that the traffic agreement is
q combination to prevent competition,
thus constituting a contract in restraint
Of trade and commerce. The answer of
the association maintained the legality
Of the association on the ground that the
vest needs Of commerce require. joint
action, and that such action insures uni
form. and just rates and prevents. secret
and unjust determinations.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
SETTLE ONE no.NT,
Peace Comnission Agrees to session Of
Guam to the United States. ~

Peace Comnission Agrees to session Of
Guam to tho United States.
PANS, Oct. At the joint session
Of the spanish-American peace commits
sion Guam, in the L.adrone islands, wa
chosen by the attorneys Of the United
States under the terms Of the protocol
and its -cessione was confirmed by the
Spanish commission.
Details Of minor importance alone re-
main to be decided upon in connection
with the. cession Of. Porto Rico, the for
NAL transfer Of which is practically &C
complished.
The chief matter considered at the
session was the American reply to
SPANS revised and renewed propositions
Of the last meeting, and the indications
are that the Cuban question will. be dis
posed. Of this week. But no details have
been given ont by either side regarding
SPANS presentment Of Friday last OF
the American reply to the same.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
O.s way Of Posting a Letter.

The island of st. Kilda is often visit.
ed by tourist steamers in the summer,
but its regular mail communication
with the mainland, some 100 miles dis.
tant. is confined to the annual visits. Of
the steamer which brings the factor and
his stores, says Household Words. But
II at other times tho inhabitants desire
to communicate with Great Britain they
employ the following curious device: A
man cuts the rough model of a boat
from a billet of wood, hollows it partly
out, places in the hollow o tin or small
bottle containing q letter, nails on q
deck, and when the wind is blowing to-.
ward the mainland launches tho tiny
craft. having first connected it with a
bladder, which drives along before tho
wind and acts as q tug to tho little mail.
boat. But the set of thogulf stream fire.
quently drives this curious craft ont Of
its course, and as often as not it reaches
the Shetland islands or the coast Of Nor.
way, where, however, tho letter is pref.
ty sure to be found and posted to its
destination.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
HOW PoMP WAS CONVERTED
Rainy ssnaAy at Church, where H
Wast tho Only Sinner.

---ehE - +
Rainy Sunday II Church. Where He
Wharf.-The Only Sinner.
Dr.. Payson, the famous and beloved
preacher Of Portland, Me-, used to tell
the following pointed story:
One very stormy Sunday no went to
church, more from habit than because
he expected to lind anybody there. Just
after he had stepped inside the door All
old negro camo In and asked il DR..
Payson was to preach there that day,
explaining that he was q stranger III
town and had been advised to 70 to hia
church.
Upon that eaid DR.. Payson, 81
made up my mind to preach my sermon
II nobody else came"
Nobody elso did come, 80 the doctor
preached 10 the choir and the old negro.
Some months afterward he happened
to meet the negro, and stopping him
asked how he enjoyed the sermon that
stormy. Sunday.
"Etc63oy dat ssermon7'' replied tho old
man. II 'clar, doctor, I nebber hcecd q
better one. You see. l had q seat pretty
we'll up front, an whenebber you'd say
somethin I'd jess look all rom, ter see
nobody on'y jess me. An l says to
m'self, He must mean you. Pomp;
you's sech dretful sinner. Well, doc
tor, dat are sermon set me, a-thinkin
what . big sinner I war, an I went an
j'ined tho church down home. I'ze o
deacon now. christian Endeavor
World
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28

The San Francisco Argonaut tells a
now story about Stephen Massett, SO
we'll known years ago al "Jeems Pipes. +"
When he was the editor Of tho Marys.
Vile (Cal.) Herald, Mr.. Hittell, the
we'll known California pioneer and
author, engaged him in argument ON re-
ligion, which Mr.. Hittell attacked,
finally winding up by saying, "See
here, Massett, you ought to get my book
on Evidences Against Christianity; :
that will convince you"
Every WELL" said Masset, II will"
SO the next time he entered q bookstore
he asked for 1t. The clerk showed him
tho work In two volumes. "How much
Is it," said Massett.
Three dollars" replied the clerk.
"Whatp exclaimed Massett. "Three
dollars! Take 1t back, sir, take it back;
I prefer to remain q Christian"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
D A
A Hotel Mans Experience With !.
Freak RoaHder.

A Hotel Mans Experience With q
Freak RoaEder.
"Once in awhile I have some freak
boarders." said q hotel manager. Zone
time ! had q living skeleton who came
very near breaking me up in business.
He came here for a long stay, a. he
was. going to make the rounds Of all the
museums in town. His manager came
70 me and made arrangements for the
skeleton to live at my hotel while he
was in the city. I supposed that a liv-
ing skeleton didn't live on much Of
anything but water, 90 I made him q
rate away down-48a week, l believe
it was for board and room. The skele.
ton arrived early one morning, SO the
first meal he had at the hotel was break
fast.
"After he had finished his breakfast
and gone to his room I went to the din
ing room and asked the waiter what the
skeleton had eaten. I nearly fell dead
when the waiter told me that the new
boarder had consumed three cups Of cof-
fee, two orders Of beefsteak, four fried
eggs, two big baked potatoes, half q loaf
OF bread and plate Of buckwheat cakes.
What do you think Of that? That was
certainly the worst surprise party I ever
experienced. But there was no way out
OF 1t. I had made the rates and I could
not lire the skeleton ont. He staid
with me nearly six weeks, and he came
close to eating me out Of house and
home. "-Exchange.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
schley's Lons Legs.

A Kansas City man who was a GLASS.
mate of Schley's at Annapolis says that
the admiral was looked upon as tho
best Spanish and French scholar in the
navy. His department. at the academy
was modern languages. II remember
one thing in particular about him, and
that is his long legs. He is not notice.
ably tall, but his legs are Of wondroua
length and he can run like a deer. In
the navy they never tire Of telling about
Schley in Korea. During the trouble
there we sent a landing party ashore in
charge Of schley. The boat had not
more than reached the shore when out
jumped the marines to make a dash for
the parapetaL possibly half q mile away.
In the lead was Schley. In a jify he
was far ahead of everybody, his legs
working vigorously. and when the EN-.
bankments were reached he had prac-
tically distanced all the others"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
Loag Service.

A description Of the old New England
Sabbath 10 calculated to make restless
children Of the present day and possibly
some Of their elders thankful they were
not born two centuries ago.
The Sabbath began Saturday after
noon with the going down Of the sun.
Sunday morning . horn was loudly
blown to announce the hour Of worahip.
Service began ct Q O'Clock and lasted
for eight hours with an intermission Of
one hour for dinner and conversation.
In the earliest days the congregation sat
on rude benches, their seats being as
signed them at town meeting. The
service consisted Of several parts, which
are ohronicled in an ancient diary az
follows:
Preliminary prayer or invocation;
chapter Of Bible read and expounded;
psalm in. meter. read out line BY line
by Deacon s. long prayer on various
matters. one hour and q half; sermon
OF 100 to $50 pages; at close of service,
baptism; sinners put on trial, confessed
before congregation. Minister Q. bowed
right and left, no person stirring till he
had passed down and ont Of the meet
ing house. "-Youth's Companion. ..
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swiss Funeral Custom..

Swiss funeral customs arc most pecul-
lar. At the death Of a person the fam
lily inserts a formal black edged nm
nouncement in the papers asking for
sympathy and stating that "the mourn.
ing urn" will be exhibited during Ger.
tain hours ON q special day. In front Of
the house where the person died there
is placed y little black table, covered
with q black cloth, OF which stands u
black jar. Into this the friends aud &C.
quaintanccs Of the family drop little
black margined visiting cards, some
times with q few words of sympathy
on them. The urn is put on the table
ON the day Of the funeral. Only men
ever go to the c%hurchyard, and they
generally follow tho hearse on foot.
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PULLMAN CASE REMAnpED.

Supreme Court Of Illinois Decides. the
Company Has Exceeded Its Rights.
CHICAGO, Oct. &.--;The supreme court
Of, illinois has decided that the action
instituted by ex-Attorney General
Maurice T. .Moloney during his term of
Office to compel the Pullman Palace Car
company to restrict its operations to its
charter limitations should stand and re-
manded the q Q to the circuit court Of
Cook county, where it will now be tried.
Ex-Attorney General Moloney had con-
tended that the Pullman. company was
incorporated simply for the purpose Of
making, selling and leasing railroad and
streetscarA.
His object was to compel the company
to retire from the real estate, gas, water,
hssting. briekmaking and other enter
prises conducted by it at the town Of
Pullman and. in Chicago. The case
was tonight by counsel Of the company
and wasthrown out blythe circuit court.
Counsel for the state demurred and ap-
peal was taken to the supreme court
which has decided in favor II. the; for
mer attorney general.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-28
Origin Of the Days Of the week.

Sunday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship Of the SUI by our forefathers. Mon
day, the day devoted to the worship of
the moon by our forefathers. Tuesday,
the day devoted to the worship of Tieu
or Tyw, the god of war. Wednesday,
the day devoted to the worship Of
Wooden or Odin, the god Of wind.
Thursday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship of Thor, the god Of thunder. Fri
day, the day devoted to the worship of
Freya or Friga, the Venus Of the north.
Saturday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship Of Saturn, the god Of agriculture,
or aatzr tho aod If the forest