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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
BONAPARTE'S DAUGHTER.
Tho Princess Charlotte Spent Many Happy
Months In America.

Tho Princess Charlotte Spent Many Happy
Months In America.
"Queen Julie never joined her hus-
band, Joseph Bonaparte, the fugitive
king of Spain, in this country" writes
William Perrine in The Ladies' Homa
Journal, "but late in 1872 their daugh-
ter, the vivacious young Princess Char.
lotte, determined to console her father
in his exile. She arrived at Philadel-
phia in the ship Ruth and Mary, COM
manded by Captain Mickle. The ships
wharf was covered with a crowd anx-
ious to see her. Only 10 years old, CO
highly animated temperament ard de-
lighted at the ending of the 40 days
voyage, tho young girl was in an ecstasy
Of pleasure. She waved her fur lonnet
at the persons on the wharf with such
careless delight that it fell from her
hands over the ships rail and into the
river. In her transport of enthusiasm
she snatched Captain Mickle's hat from
his head, gayly placed it on her own
and saluted her admirers anew.
"Joseph was highly pleased with
Charlotte, whom he had not seen since
she was f3, aH1 tried to give her as
much compensation as haEcould for the
pleasures of the continental life she had
left behind. lie took her to Long Branch
and Saratoga, but he soon discovered
that her chief tasto was for painting
At the old gallery of the Academy Of
Fine Arts in Philadelphia were exhibit
ed several studies and landscapes fror,
her brush,''
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
FORTUNE FOR HIS LOST LOVE,
Once They Were Parted BY Duty and a
Second Time by Death.

When Mrs. Lucille Morris, of
Omaha, Neb., was very beautiful
girl in her teens she met young and
handsome Chester E. Allison, of
Sedala, Mo. 1t was case of mutual
love at first sight, but, although Ches-
ter wooed and won Lucille's heart,
she would not give her hand. He
died las: fall and left the sweetheart
of loves young dream fortune of
$I5c,ooo.
Relatives in Sedalia tried to break
the will, but the court has just handed
down a decision sustaining IT, and so
Mrs. Morris, who is a charming, in
tellectual woman, will pass her remain
ing days in comfort.
Few women have had such strange
experience. When young Allison came
with the love song on his lips in the
springtime of life Lucille had pledged
her troth to another-Professor l..
Morris. In vain did Chester plead.
The young girl frankly confessed that
she loved him, but her sense of honor
was SO high that she would not break
her engagement with the professor.
Allison, under the influence of her
faith and truth, finally acknowledged
that she was right. So they parted
tearfully-she to contract a loveless
marriage, he to deaden the pain in his
heart in the quest for wealth.
Years swept on, and last summer
these two met again at an Eastern
summer resort. She was free. Three
years before a court had broken the
bonds that united her to Professor
Morris. She was still beautiful. The
gray was in the hair of Allison and
lines Of care scanned his brow, but he
was manly man, with mis- heart still
true to Lucille. ,-
Under the trees he told her again
the old, old story, and i, was arranged
that they should be married in the
fall. Before the leaves fell he died.
His last thoughts were of his sweet
heart, and in his will he bequeathed
her, Internationally, $I5o, 900.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
ORIGIN OF THE BICYCLE.
It May BE Traced as Far Back as the
Seventeenth Century.


In st. Nicholas Frank H. VIzetolly
has told "The Story of the Wheel"
tracing the evolution of the bicycle.
MIR. Vizetelly says:
1t has been often said that "to trace
the origin of the bicycle we must go
back to the beginning of the century, !"
and as this has not been denied it is
probably true shall try to show that
the bicycle grew from experiments in
the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,
and that the celerifere, first invented in
1890, was the earliest form Of the
"safety" of today. The first attempts
to ride wheels date back as far as the
fifteenth century. True, the machines
then made were crude, clumsy and i'm
perfect, yet they deserve mention, for
they were distinct step in the history
of the wheel. The first Of these was a
heavy carriage driven by means Of ropes
attached to and wound round its axle
tree. To the other end of the ropes q
pole was tied, and this pole was used
as lever in front of the vehicle, and
by this means it was slowly drawn for
ward.
Little was done in the century fol-
lowing, yet in the Memoirs of Henry
Fetherstone" it is told that Jesuit
missionary named Ricius, who was
travelling down the Ganges, having
missed a boat that piled at regular in
tervals between points he was to visit
in his journey, made up for lost time
by building small carriage propelled
by levers. Because SO few details are
told, the truth of the authors account
has been doubted or discredited by
many.
In one of England's older churches
st. Giles at Stoke Pogis-is window
of stained glass ON which may be seen
oherub astride of hobby horse, or
wooden "wheel." At the sides, in sep
arate panels, as if to fix the date of tho
design, stand two young men attired in
Puritan dress. one playing the violin,
the other, with hands in his pockets
smoking pipe. Is it from this design
that the first thought Of the hobby
horse of other days was taken?
Before the Royal Academy of Sciences,
in 1893, Ozanam read paper describ-
ing vehicle driven by the pedaling Of
footman, who stood in box behind
and rested his hands on bar level with
his chin attached to the back of an
awning above the rider in the convey
ance. This may prove that Fether-
stones account was not untrue. Oza-
MANS vehicle was followed by another,
built on somewhat similar plan, by
an Englishman named Ovenden about
1861, for description of the machine
then appeared in The Universal Maya
zine The vehicle was said to be "thc
best that has hitherto been invented. I"
The distance covered with ease" by
this rude vehicle is stated to have been
six miles an hour; with peculiar
exertion," nine or ten miles. The steer
ing was done with pair of reins.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
Where the Ticket Went.

In an elevated station Oh rainy day,
Just before reaching the ticket chopper s
box, a woman dropped her ticket. 1t dis
appeared as completely as though sho
had never had it. She looked around on
the floor, but it was nowhere to he seen.
It was very strange.
"Look il your umbrella, said the
ticket chopper She carried an umbrella,
which was closed. but not rolled up.
She turned it with the handle emil down
and the ticket dropped out on the floor.
she smiled as she picked it up and put
C in the box. The ticket chopper said
1othing. He had seen this happen be-
.Gre.-New York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28

The Russian Government has de-
cided to adopt the metric system.
The United States and the British
Empire will thus soon be the only i'm
portaut countries which have not
adopted the dccimel system of weights
and measures. An imperial commits
sion has also been appointed at St.
Petersburg to consider the best means
of abandoning the Russian calendar
in favor of that which prevails in other
parts of the civilized world.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
Elizabeth, N. J., Oct. 10, 1896.

Elizabeth, N. J., Oct. I9, 1896.
ELY Bros, Dear Sirs Please ex-
cept my thanks for your favor in the
gift Of bottle of Cream Balm. Let
me say l have used it for years and
can thoroughly recommend it for
what it claims, if ifd:rections are follow
ed. Yours truly,
(Rev) H. w. HATHAWAY.
No clergyman should be without it.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size soc. Trial size 10 cents.
We mail 1t. ELY BROS, Sc Warren
st. N. Y. City.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
1t Killed Him.

81 should fancy the laundry business
was about as easy as any to start"
"What makes you think so!'
"All you have to do is to lay in a
supply of starch"
"Yes."
"Well, that'll starch you all right. {"
Three days after there was burial.
London Tit-Bits.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28

PnL-AGE-Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills,
10 cents vial, are plapned after the
most modern in medical science.
They are as great an improvement
over the so years old strong dose pill
formulas as bicycle is over an OK
cart in travel. They never grpe and
they never fail.-4o doses, 10 cents
-48.
Sold by C. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
Wonan's Woe.

1t was terrible. The tempest beat the
sea into horrid fury, the waves were
mountain high and they swept over the
frail craft ceaselessly. <.~:>,
"My flesh creepsl" he crieiS. 4 '.
my complexion runs |" sbrielied Rhe.
For it is the lot of women to spffer
nost.-Detroit Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
Heart Spasn1s
DR, AGMEsV'S
Cure for the Heart @
Wcr.degTHl iiTe-SGyer.

No organ In the human anatomy to-day whose
di1cases can be more readily detected than those
of the heart---and medical discovery has made
them amenabe to proper treatment. If you have
palrtation or futtering shortness Of breath,
weak or irregular pulse, swelling OF feet s-,n or
sical tendency any of these indicate heart disease
No matter Of how long stan1ing. DR.. Agnews
Cure for the Heart will cure-it II heart specihc
-sc.s quickly-acts surely-acts safely.
al was given up to die by physicians and
for the Heart gave me ease, ard six bottles
oured my case of fifteen years standing"
MRS. ]. L. HELLER, WHITEwooo.
NW.T. ;
Guarantees relief In 80 nninutoo'
Sold by C. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
The Choir.
An Optional Course on the Word "Neither."

The choir was singing new ar
rangement of the beautiful anthem,
"Consider the Lilies" The pure
sweet voice of the soprano rose clear
ly and distinctly in the solo:
They toi-oi- i-oi-oil not,
They toll not,
Ny-y-y-ther do they spin.
She paused and the tenor took up
the strain
Nee-ee. .ee-ther do they spin,
They tol-ol-oil not,
They toll not,
Nee-ee-ee-ther do they spin.
The tenor ceased, and the basso,
solemn, red-haired young man, with
somewhat worldly looking eye and
voice like fog7horn, broke in {:
Nay-ay .ay-ayther do they spin,
They toi-ol- oi-oil not,
They toll not.
Nay-ay-ay-ayther do they spin!
Then the voices of the three were
litter up in semi-chorus
Ny-y-y-ther
Nee. ee-ther
Nay-ay-ay-they
do they spin.
"Brethren," said the gray-haired,
old fashioned pastor, when the choir
had finished, "we will begin the SER
vice of the morning by singing the
familiar hymn. 'And Am / Yet
Alive l"- Chicago Tribune. ~.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28
The Dangers Of Spring

Which rise from impurities in the
blood and a depleted condition of this
vital fluid may be entirely averted by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This great medi-
cine cures all spring humors, boils,
eruptions and sores, and by enrlching
and vitalizing the blood, it overcomes
that tired feeling and gives vitality and
vigor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28

Hoods Pills cure nausea, s!chhead-
ache, blllousness and all liver ills.
Price IS cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-04-28

The President on Saturday issued
the following proclamation calling
for 5000 troops to serve 2 years
By the President of the United
States:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-12
DDER1T Il what has given Hoods
W Sarsaparilla tho largest sales In
the world and enables It to accomplish
thousands Of wonderful lcOHeo.

The cotton ginnery of Messrs
Domengeaux and Bsbin, located
about half way between st. Mar
tinvilIe and Breaux Bridge, Was
destroyed by fire, at noon last Sun
day. The ginnery was being run,
and the fire taking from the gin is
supposed to have been caused by
some matches that happened to be
in the cotton. The building and
its contents in machinery and cot
ton, was a complete loss, there be-
ing no insurance on the property.
There are several lamps in
town which are broken since seve-
raj days, one right in front of the
bank; cant the glasses be replaced
and the lamps lightedP Is it ne.
cessary to wait month or two tc
replace broken glass on a street
lamp? If the Mayor or the Po'
lice would once in q while make g
lamp inspection or if the lamp
lighter was required to make o re-
port to the Mayor of how many
lamps require repairs, the ligh
service would be much better thar
| It il at present.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-12


The citizens of Royville and adj
joining country have held . mass
meeting last week, with a view 81
securing the extension Of the
branch road of the Southern Psci-
&c from Cade to Royvilla or even
. point beyond, somewhere on Ba-
you Vermillien, and they guarsn-
tee to secure they right Of way.
and to give all the assistance they
possibly can. The people Of that
section are Disguised with the cot
ton crop and would like to engage
into the cultivation of the cane,
but for this, it is necessary for
them to have q railroad to ship
their cane to the re6neries. This
is a move that should succeed if
those people 60 at it in the right
way. r-e ~ ..r
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-12
/. G. DuCHAMP,

THE PLANTERS STORE,
has Just received the largest stock
of RATTAN Goods ever brought
to st. Msrtinville, such Is Psrlor
suits, Rockers, Chairs, etc. Also
an immense assortment of TOYS.
the incest and most costly. as we'll
as the cheapest toys that could be
found, in fact all the departments
are complete, and Mr.. Duchamp is
ready to do business at greatly re-
duced prices, as the season is bad,
he proposes to cut his profits half.
He cordially invites the public in
general to visit his mammoth store,
and assure them they they will be
pleased to look At the. nice and
cheap things he has in stock.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-12

THE Maria Teresa, the Span
ish cruiser recently raised by Con-
structor Hobson, while on her way
from Cuba to New York, for gen.
eral repairs, met with a furious
gale on the way and sunk to the
bottom of the sea. The crew of
the Teresa was saved by the ships
that accompanied the damaged
ship.
We said in our last issue that
the High school Was not popular
under its present management,
this does an injustice to Prof. Ed
mond Fournet, as he was not the
principal of the school at the time
that 80 much disrespect was shown
the teachers by the children,
which was during the last session.
Most of the towns of our size
are having water works. electric
light and telephone exchanges,
yet, we are making no rapid move
in the direction of these improve
ments. A telegraph line from this
place to connect with New Orleans
would also be necessary improve.
ment, as the slow telephone ser.
vice is very unsatisfactory.
We are glad to learn that the
Police Jury has made an appro.
priation of half a mill on the
assessment of the parish, for five
years in favor of the industrial
school, but We hardly think Thu
amount will be large enough. Nov
let the town Council and our citi
zens take some steps to secure thu
b acres of land that is required
for said school.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-12

liver troubles quickly result in serious
csmplications, and the man Who negleets his
liver hes little regard for health. A bottle
cf Bfovns' Iron Bittefs now and then will
keep the liver in perfect order. II the dis
case has developed. Browns Iron Bittery
will cure it permanently. Strength and
vitality siways follow its use. For sale BY
"A II Dealers" ~. 8
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-12

The Ruth refinery 10 working
like a charm, there is not . Asw
in the whole house. The sugar
house is lighted by electricity,
and the light is also psrfect. No.
thing could be better than it n at
Ruth, the only draw back 10 in the
Railroad company in furnishing
and handling the cars. Ruth has
not yet been supplied with the
number of cars necessary TO han
die the crop, and the crew on this
branch is overvorked 10 such an
extent that they are unable TO do
the work as fast and promptly As
| it should be done at this time. IT
is to be hoped, however, that the
Railroad company will see the i'm
possibility of the passenger train
to handle the cane crop, and will
put an extra engine on the branch
during the grinding season, and
furnish the refinery with the cars
necessary to keep the mill run.
uinp all tha time. $3.50,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-12
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Mating st'cost at i. C. Du-
champ.
Master Cloud Martin left for
New Orleans last Sunday, where
he goes to attend school.
The Police Jury has appro-
priated $50 to repair the Terasse
road. which is in need OF imme-
,diate attention.
SEED OATS sl75 at L. G.
Duchsmp. &a
-We.can now see al day long,
cart loads of cane passing in town,
going tothe R. Martin Sugar Cos
derrick, on the railroad back OF
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). B. Fexran
made a trip to Grand. Coteau,
Monday, to pay a visit to their
daughter, Anna, WHO'S at the con-
vent at that place. san
Cooking stoves at $3.50 at l..
C. Duchamp. SAB.
From two TO two hundred
and fifty persons attended the
meeting at Breaux Bridge last So
4urday. congressman Broussard
was one of the orators.
The new station house at Cade
is just completed, and we learn
chat an ageacy will soon be esta-
blished there 10 facilitate the run
ming of the train On this .bronch.
-Co,ning. The largest stock
of Holiday goods that ever came
10 this town. l.. G. Dachamp.
The election Tuesday wss q
tame a6air, and only very light
vote was given. This is, We BE-
aieve, The Hghtest vote ever given
at . congressional election.
7- ANhslheavy rain Of wednesday
night has caused little delay tc
tho cane planters, who are using
oil their forces to harvest the croT
% fast as possible.
The building used here as TIN
engine house on the yard of tn
Southern Pacific, has been demo
lished and will be carried to Ar
nashville, which is now the termi'
nus Of the branch.
just received. One car LOAF
of Buggies, Phaetons and carria
xes at very low prices. L. c. Du
champ. F@@
Tho cane sold by the ton i
bringing to the planter $3.50 pei
ton, which is certainly q payinl
price. We only wish that th
price would hold until all tn
crop is harvested.
Mr.. ULCER Bourque, an OIL
citizen of st. Martin parish, die
on his plantation, Saturday, Mo-
5th. He was buried here. Sands
evening. Mr.. Bourque wss age
IS years and 8 months
Mr.. j. B. Levert and the r.
lica Jury have compromised o
the Chretien bridge, and tho Sal
bridge which is broken since NOR
than a month, will be immediste'
repaired. The parish furnisht
the lumber. and Mr. Levert buile
the bridge.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-04
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Session of the Woman's Board at
sprIngfIaId Closed.

Springfield, Nov, S.-The second and last
days session of the Womans Board OF
Foreign Missions opened at 10 o'clock this
morning with a devotional meeting, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Orlando Mason of Win
chendon. The regular session opened
with an address by Mrs. E. e. Strong,
who gave survey of foreign work in
central and eastern Turkey and Marathi
mission
A suffering people was the theme of
Mrs. Richard Winsor of Sirur, India.
Miss Martha j. Gleason of Constantine
pie, Turkey, told o. the condition of the
Armenians Miss Nellie s. Bartlett of
Smyrna, Turkey spoke of the influence
exercised in the homes of the people of
that country by the children, who had
been educated in the kindergarten schools.
Miss Harriet G. Powers of Constantinople
followed with paper on the higher edu-
cation of girls in Turkey.
At the afternoon session Mrs. James II.
Petite read paper on THE women of
new Japan" Mrs Lee then delivered an
address on Armenian homes. Mission
work in Africa was discussed by Mrs II
d. Goodenough
At the afternoon session officers were
elected. Few changes We're made in the
old list, Mrs. Judson Smith of Boston
was elected president; Mrs. John o.
Means, Mrs. e. e. Strong Mrs. Lucy M
Fay and Mrs. Joseph Cook corresponding
secretaries; Mrs. Henry d. Noyes of
Hyde Park, recording secretary; Miss Abb
Miss Sarah Louise Day OF Boston, treas
t1rar
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-04
CANAL SCANDAL
Burden Of Van wyck's
Speech on This Subject.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Nov. 3.-Judge
Augustus Van Wyck, democratic nom
inee for governor, addressed a large
mass meeting here tonight
Judge Van Wyck, in part, said: 1t
is worthy of notice that, although the
governor of the state of New York has
absolutely nothing to do with federal
affairs, our opponents are doing their
utmost to persuade the voters that the
subjects which ought to engage their
attention relate to the national and not
to the state field. The democratic par
ty calls the attention to the undeniable
fact that the governor of the state has
no more to do with national issues than
with the local issues which are divid-
ing our neighbors in Pennsylvania
1t requires no unusual sharpness of
intellect to discover that if our state
elections are to be determined by ma
tional considerations the men who,
from time to time, venture to plumber
the state, organizing such a conspiracy
as that which had made the term "ca-
nal" Synonymous, for the time being,
with grand larceny, will have small
cause TO regret the consequences Of an
appeal to the ballot box.
The nine millions (the canal inn
provement fund.- which have been
lions in due time, to the advantage of
men whose methods have been exposed
In the report of the commissioners APP
pointed by Governor Black, if the sug-
gestion OF our opponents be adopteN
Recent history may be drawn upon
to show that the people of this state
have always declined to close their
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-04
TIE HoHENzoLLERN.
Emperor williams Magnificent Yacht ir
Which He Is Journeying TO the Orient

| The magnificent cruiser Hohenzollern,
! the private yacht of the German em-
peror, in which the imperial party has
been making the journey to the Orient, is
German fleet. She is fitted and arranged
with all the conveniences of q first-class
hotel, but Is also fully equipped for attack
or defense. The Hohenzollern was built
! by the Vulcan Company in Stettin, and
was finished in 1893. Her engines have a
] capacity of 1850 horse power and on her
the emperor telegraphed to the builders:
/ by this great work you have placed in
my possession a vessel which, at least
Temporarily, is the fastest in Europe
| The kaiser has made many cruises on
board the Hohenzollern, the annual trip
along the Norwegian coast always at
tracing much attention. On these trips
the kaiser lays aside form and ceremony
and court etiquette makes room for
"gemuthichkeit His travelling compan-
ions and the commanding officer and sew
sit at the imperial table. Breakfast is
served at 8 o'clock, dinner in old German
style, at o'clock, and supper at 8. In the
course of trip all the kaiser's table com
panions have a place at the table, either
next or opposite to him, at least once, and
the table party is not compelled to con-
verse in the low tone which prevails at
| When HE kaiser is unaceompaned by
the empress he manages to communicate
with her by telegraph every day. On
Sundays he conducts religious services
before an altar on deck, over which the
German flag has been spread. During the
present cruise of the Hohenzollern she
will carry more guests than on previous
voyages; the kaiser is OH board, not as
the amateur yachtsman, but as the Ger
man emperor, with gorgeous and impos-
ing following. and the officers and crew
of the floating armcred palace probably
see more display and less good-fellowship
than are usual on board of the Hohen-
zollern New York Tribune.