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to get his pay. He came by the work train
again on his way to Colorado He was nat
broke and had walked about twenty miles
without a drink of water
One Sunday evening on a ranch l heard
a sentimental kid. of German descent. ask
another man for definition of home. The
other man said he owned two blankets and
quilt Wherever he spread them down
was his home
The building of a new railroad takes
quite an army Of men, especially in q
rough country. SINNERS teamsters), dy-
namiters (miners) for rock cuts and tun-
nels, tie buckers, bridge carpenters, muck
cooks and fiunkies are all in demand. A
fiunky is a camp waiter, dish washer and
wood chopper. Up near Canada the same
animal is often called a cookee.
Some men acquire reputation and
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when a gintleman calls I'm with We in a
jiffey."
SO. when Dan had tidied and thrieRed up
things, and siung his budget on his back,
himself and Death started out wanst mora
Il have just bare one REQUEST to ak of
ye. says Dan, when they got outside the
door.
And what is that?" says Death.
1t is. says Dan, that afore partin' II
forever 1 should like to have with me wan
apple OF my little apple three in the garden
there,would you mind pluckin' me wan?"
Why. sartintly not" says Death. And
In he went to pluck Dan the apple. But
behold ye! when he caught hold of it, his
apple to Its branch: and there was Death
Wrigglin' and pullin' thryin' to get free. and
Dan Maloney standin' lookin' on smilin'-
but II Death was pullin' and sthrivin' from
then till now he wouldn't have been an inch
nearer freedom. Then he called and prayed
on Dan to come and to relaisa him, but
Dan sayed 1t would DO no harm for him to
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and of the assinine manner in which / had
utterly failed to benefit by them.
Ohio said Michael. so you have been
thryin' your hand upon Dan Maloney too"
"On Dan Maloney?'
"Ay. on Dan. Didn't any wan tell We
that was Dan Maloney We wor wastin' yer
time tryin' to catch?"
| shook my head, for / did not under
stand Michael.
THAT big white salmon" said Michael,
is Dan Maloney. and as we'll might We be
tryin TO turn the tide with a pitchfork as
endeavorin' to hook Dam
Why have you christened him Dan Ma
loney?'
''Bekase that's what the priest christen-
ed him.
Does the priest christen all the salmon?'
'Botheraton. No, but he christens
Christians
oh, and this particular salmon is
Christian
"A Christian; yes"
"Enlghten me. please friend Michael"
Michael laid down his spade seated him.
self comfortably on the ridge, made me sit
down beside him, refused with a suggeS-
tive headshake my proffered cigar. lighted
his own dusky smoke machine, and spake:
'Wanst there lived close by the town of
Donegal poor tinker. named Dan Ma
loney. who owned a small wee hut scarce
bigger nor match box and a piece of
garden We might cover with yer handker-
chief But he was an honest. good-hearted
man. was Dan. even If he was fond of bit
of a spree by times and had head as full
OF thricks as an eggs full of matt. And
when van day there come Until Dan a wee
oul man with small little skillet which
he wanted some little 'mendment put on,
Dan mended it for the poor man, but
wouldn't hear tell of chargin' him, bekase
the man looked poor
That's very kind entirely of ye." says
the little man, but as 1 couldn't think
of takin' your work for nothn, I'll grant
ye." says he, ANY two requests We like
to make
so Ian at wanst seen that the little
man belonged to the Good People. and
he made his requests as he was desired
There's budget" says Dan, says he
land II always losin things out of it. l
make request that anything that goes into
1t cannot come out without me takin' 1T
out.
THAI REQUESTS granted" says the little
man. lax another
We'll, says Dan, II have wan little ap-
pie tree out in my garden. an get no good
of 1t ever. bekase there's a set of scamps
about Donegal and they rob that tree every
year. afore the apples have got lave to
ripen. L would make request that any wan
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care of sick or injured man. There is q
pfoverbial company doctor who gives his
patients nothing but pills, whether he has
a toothache or a broken leg
There Is most always commissary
where employees get blankets. quilts
and clothing at good stiff prices
Saloons. restaurants and deadfall saloons
follow grading camps. Some men will work
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do you sleep well here?" asked a sum-
mer cottager at Bar Harbor of a newly
imported domestic, whom she was anxious
Sure, don't. ma'am," was the reply.
because the snorin of the ocean kapes me
awake all night. "-Harper's Bazaar,
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From Puck.

Friend-"There ought to have been money
in that invention"
The Mechanic-"Oh, yes! Half a dozen
patent lawyers got rich on it!'
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for a year and a day longer. and lived as
happy all that time as ever he had done in
Dan was seated upon the floor, mendn' or
maxim some article, he suddenly looked up,
and saw Death standin' over him.
"Hilloa! says Dan. ITS welcome We
are"
Il hope So" says Death. Are We ready
to come along with me?"
Always ready says Dan, says he,
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Rev. p. p. Maynadler. formerly chapla,n
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
AN ORCHESTRA DUMMY.
A Pretty Girl with a Trombone IL
Employed to Draw Trade in
Summer Garden.

An orchestra, composed entirely of
young women, is playing at South side
summer garden, says the Chicago Jour
nal.
The star of the organization, viewed
from the standpoint of the young men,
is n brunette. She is an exceptionally
pretty woman, easily the fairest of the
players. She is almost as big a draw
ing card as the whole orchestra.
The other evening two men seeking
pleasure dropped into the garden, and
Immediately fell under the spell of the
young woman. To be as near as possi-
BILE to the musician they moved to the
table nearest the orchestra.
The belle of the aggregation was
operating her trombone industriously.
The young men sat entranced. Finally
across the face Of one came curious
expression. He edged closer to the Or
chestra, and listened more intently.
"Say. Jack, she's a dummy" said
the listener, in IL whisper, to his friend.
"A dummy Who?"
"Why, the brunette. Not note come
from her trombone"
Nonsense"
Fact; listen"
And the two listened again, and
found it was even so. The young wom-
an probably drew her salary for her
good looks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
Rapid Conversion of Bonds.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The con-
version of coupon bonds of the 3 per cent
Spanish war loan into registered bonds
continues to go forward rapidly. When
the loan was first issued, there were
$50, $4,000 registered bonds issued on
original applications. Since that time
there have been exchanged S67 ,646,540
coupon bonds for registered, so that the
total amount of registered bonds of this
issue outstanding for the payment of the
dividend due Aug. l is sos, AGO, $40. For
time the amount of bonds registered in
the names of national banks, held as Sc
eurity for circulation and public deposits,
increased rapidly, but for the quarter
ending Aug. l there will be change
shown, the total being less than May l.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
How Are Your Kidneyss
DR.. Hobbs sparagus Pills all kidney ills, Sam.
pie free Add Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N. Y.
How to Paper Whitewashed Walls.

1t is difficult to make paper stick
to walls that have been made smooth
by frequent whitewashing. The
smooth finish may be scraped off or
the surface may be changed with a
coat of paste. II you decide to use
the paste, make it in the following
manner; Put one pint of flour in a
saucepan and beat into it one quart
of cold water. When smooth add too
quarts of boiling water, stirring all the
time. Let this boil up once, then
strain and cool. Brush this paste over
the walls and allow it to dry. When
you are ready to paper, wet the walls,
spread daste on the paper, and hang
it lin the usual manner August
LadieS' Home ./onynaL
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
Reduced Rates to the Seashore.
Annual Low. Rate Excursions to Atlantic
City, &c., via Pennsylvania Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has arranged for three low-rate
ten-day excursions tor the present sea-
son from Wiliamsport, Sunbury, Shen-
andoah, and principal intermediate
stations Gncluding stations on branch
roads,, to Atlantic City, Cape May,
Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon,
Anglesea, Wildwood, or Holly Beach,
on Thursdays, August &c and "a,
1899.
Excursion tickets, good to return
by regular trains within ten days, will
be sold at very low rates. Tickets to
Atlantic City will be sold via the Del
aware River Bridge Route, the only
all-rail line, or via Market Sire ct
Wharf, Philadelphia.
For information in regard to spe-
cihc rates and time Of trains consult
handbills, or apply to agents. or f. S.
Earrar, Division Ticket Agent, Will
Transport, Pa.
Stop over can be had at Philadel-
phia, either going or returning, within
limit of ticket, provided ticket is de-
posted with agent at Broad Street
Station Immediately on arrival. 7272t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03

WHITE CLOUD, Mich, Aug. L.
Shortly after thrashing crew had start
I'd to work yesterday at Big Prairie, eight
miles east, Engineer Crabtree noticed
that the water in the boiler was low
The fire was raked out, and the engineer
tnrned more water in the boiler. Almost
instantly the boiler exploded, killing
Charles Ha:ght, Alfred Haight, Charles
Crabtree, Bert Salter, Cecil Priest and
Raymond Howe instantly. George Over
ly was so badly injured that he cannot
recover. Oscar Evans bad his leg bro
ken. Three of the men left families The
explosion blew the engine $50 feet, driv-
ing it through a barn and carrying half
of the separator through the barn with
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
Fighting Disease Among Horses

DR.. Leonard Pearson, State veter-
inarian, proposes to take drastic
measures for the suppression OF an
thrax in the State. In Bedford county
six horses have recently died OF the
disease and two men have been attack
ed by it, one of them fatally. a year
ago two tanneries in the vicinity, in
which these deaths occurred, were inn
pregnated with the germs of anthrax,
brought into this country in hides from
China, and a number OF cattle died as
the result of drinking from a stream
near the tanneries, which had to be
abandoned by their owners in the in
terest of the public health. Last
spring a gypsy camped at the deserted
tanneries, and soon after a horse he
had with him died of anthrax. An
epidemic of the disease followed the
occurrence, because the animal had
not been properly buried. The early
destruction of the infected tannerles
is probable.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
DID NOT DREAD DEATH.
Suicide became n Moral Epidemic In
the Later Days of the Ro-
man Empire.

Among the cultivated men and wom-
en- of the later Roman empire suicide
became a sort of moral epidemic. says
the London Spectator. The fashionable
Stole doctrines, acting on race which
had begun to degenerate and decline
and lose it's grip on life, killed the dread
of death. Men Nft the world for a
whim, only on the thought to do the
same thing over and over again" The
Christian doctrine that self-slaughter
is Il sin did not affect them, and the no.
tion that there was something base in
quitting ones post was not yet born.
Dryden, in one of his dramas, contrasts
finely the feeling about suicide of the
ancient and modern world. The Rom
ans, he says, might discharge their
souls" and give them leave to enter the
other world. But we, like sentries, are
compelled to sand "neath starless
skies and wait the appointed hour.
DR.. Goodhardt, speaking of the dread
of death, says; 81 am never tired OF
saying, because | am sure it is as true
as it is comforting, although in oppo
sition to the general belief, that deatl
has no terrors for the sick man. TC
the living and healthy man it is quite
otherwise, but the sick man upon whom
death lays his hand pales gently ant
imperceptiblv out of l'fe."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
Lincoln's Promise.

While drinking whiskey was the
fashion all about him, Abraham Lin
coin never forgot his dead mothers
request to close his lips against intox-
icants. Once when he was member
of Congress, a friend criticised him
for mis- seeming rudencss in declining
to test the raIe wines provided by
their host, urging as reason for the
reproof:
''There is certainly no danger of a
man of your years and habits becom-
ing addicted to its use
81 meant no disrespect, John," an
swered Mr.. Lincoln, ''but l promised
my precautions mother only few
days before she died that l would
never use anything intoxicating as a
beverage, and l consider that promise
as binding today as it was the day l
gave it."
"There is great difference between
a child surrounded by a rough class o
drinkers, and a man in home of re
fnement," insisted the friend.
"But a promise is promise forever
John, and when made to mother II
is doubly binding" replied Mr.. Lin
colp
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
NAVIGATION SUGGESTION.
Capitals should Not Lay Out His ves-
sea's Course without As-
sistancc.

All theories about magnetic attrac-
ton and unknown currents will have
to be dismissed so far as the Paris acci-
dent is concerned, says the Philadel-
phia Press. 1t demonstrates one weak
feature in the method now followed in
determining the course of n vessel at
sea. The captain of vessel determines
the course without consultation with
the other navigating officers. II he
makes a mistake there is no check on
him, unless the man on the bridge dis
covers land or light that causes a
change.
The suggestion made some time ago,
that more than one officer should take
part in laying the course of n vessel,
seems to be wise one. The captain
could, for that matter, proceed as he
does now, but if another officer were re-
quired to make separate calculation
and give it to the captain, mistake
such as that made by Capt. Watkins
might easily be discovered in time to
avert disaster.
Age and experience do not guarantee
freedom from error Accidents more
often happen to the experienced cap
tains than to the inexperienced ones.
Perhaps in long course of years they
are apt slightly to relax their vigilance,
and then comes the danger. The cap
tains of all the steamship lines lay out
the course of their vessels without
check of any kind from other officers.
There would appear to be need Of q
change in that respect.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
Delightful Vacation Trip.
Tours to the North via Pennsylvania Rail.
road.

Visiting Niagara Falls, Toronto,
Thousand Islands, Quebec, Montreal,
Au Sable Chasm, Lake Champlain
and Lake George, Saratoga, and the
Highlands of the Hudson. Leave
Philadelphia by special train August
Ia. The tour will be in charge of one
of the company's experienced tourist
agents, and a chaperon, having espec-
ial charge of unescorted ladies, will
also accompany the party.
The rate of $Ioo from New York,
Brooklyn, Newark, Trenton, Phila-
delphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore, and
Washington, covers railway and boat
fare for the entire round trip, parlor-
Car seats, meals en- route, hotel enter
tainment, transfer charges, and car
riage hire.
For detailed itinerary, tickets, or
any additional information, address
Tourist Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, I196 Broadway, New York;
Ticket Agent, 500 Fulton street,
Brooklyn; 7So Broad street, Newark,
N. J.; or Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad St.
Station, Philadelphia. ct.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
L. A. W. MEET, BOSTON.
Reduced Rates Via Pennsylvania Railroad,

For the Annual Meet of the League
of American Wheelmen at Boston,
August IA to I9, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets, from all points on its line, to
Boston at rate of single fare for round
trip. Tickets will be sold on August
IL to ID, good to return August IA
to 20 when properly executed before
agent of initial line from Boston. Up
on depositing ticket with city ticket
agent of initial line from Boston, not
later than August I9, and the pay
ment of fifty cents. tickets may be ex-
tended to leave Boston not later than
August 81.
Bicycles carried free when not ac-
companied by other baggage. Special
arrangements for clubs travelling In q
body. ct
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
CURED BY JEALOUSY.
How One Woman Was Made Well
and Rosy by the Green-Eyed
Monster.

1t would never do to give any clew to
the identity of the physician who con-
ducts a private hospital and who has
just successfully accomplished new
departure in medicine, says the San
Francisco News Letter.
One of the patients is wealthy but
ignorant woman, who has been for
many years confirmed hypochondriac
and who had successfully tried allopa-
thy, homeopathy, hydropathy, osteop-
athy - in short, everything pathic.
The patience of her husband was final
ly exhausted and he consented to enter
into u conspiracy with the doctor to
play upon his wife's jealousy. 1t was
arranged that he should seem deeply
smitten with young widow, healthy,
rosy and jolly, who is secretly engaged
to be married to a Los Angeleno.
There was no question about the un-
happy hypochondriac's jealousy. 1t
blazed out in hysterical declaration
that the pretty widow was waiting for
her old shoes, but she vowed that she
would get better just to spite her sup.
posed rival and to be avenged upon her
faithless husband.
She has kept her word and is now Ger.
tainly fair, fat and 40. But her doctor
says she is an example of the Jealousy
cure,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
Porto Rico is Reality.

Governor Stone is in receipt of a
letter from Professor Croft, formerly
of the State Board of Health, now
Secretary of the Superior Board OF
Health, at San Juan, Porto Rico, say
ing that the health authorities of Porto
Rico have vaccinated over Soo,o 900
residents of the Island, and that the
general climate there is excellent,
only few cases smallpox remaining,
and they are isolated.
There has been no yellew fever
since last September, and the temper
ature is not high, the climate being
very pleasant. The percentage OF
sickness among the troops is four and
a half.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
Niagara Falls Excursions.
Low Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsylvania
Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has selected the folwing dates
for its popular ten-day excursions to
Niagara Falls from Philadelphia, Bal,
timore, and Washington;
August 10 and "a, September 7 and
81, and October S and 70. An ex-
perlenced tourist agent and chaperon
will accompany each excursion.
Excursion Tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclusive
of limited express trains, within ten
days, will be sold at $1,000 from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
and all points on the Delaware Div
ision; $I1.25 from Atlantic City; 5000
from Lancaster; $S,5 from Altoona
and Harrisburg; $500 from Sunbury
and Wilkesbarre; $5.75 from William,
sport and at proportionate rates from
other points. A stopover will be al
lowed at Buffalo, Rochester, Canan'
daigua, and Watkins within the limit
returning.
A special train of Pullman parlol
cars and day coaches will be run with
each excursion. An extra charge vii
be made for parlor car seats.
Tickets for a side trip to the Thous
and Islands alexandria Bay will be
sold from Rochester in connection
with excursions of July a7, August Ie
and "a, September 7 and 81, good t'
return to Rochester or to Canandaigu;
via Syracuse within five days, at rat'
of $3.50.
Tickets for a side trip to Toront
will be sold at Niagara Falls for $I.o'
on July go, August IL, and 20, an
September 20. In connection wit
excursion of September 7, tickets wi
be sold to Toronto and return at re
duced rates, account Toronto Fair.
For time of connecting trains an
further information apply to neare'
ticket agent, or address Geo w. Boy'
Assistant General Passenger Agen
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
TO st
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
YELLOW JACK SCARE
Soldiers Home at Hampton
Completely Quarantined.
THIRTY-THREE CASES NOW REPORTED
Hotels mt old Point Deserted-Mnny
Flee From Newport News, but IL
Is Thought That the Disease
VIII lie stayed.

NORFOLK, Aug. 1.-The excitement
over the discovery of so many cases or
yellow fever at the Soldiers home at
Hampton, across the bay, has subsided
to some extent. The fear that the fever
would spread to this city and thence
abroad has been largely allayed by the
absolute quarantine against the three
peninsuar towns adjacent to the infected
spot declared at midnight Sunday and
now enforced rigidly No precaution has
been overlooked by the local authorities
in their efforts to protect the public from
the disease and the ports vast commerce
from injury by arousiug the fears of 9th
er communities. Steamers that stopped
at Newport News and those that took on
passengers Mt Old Point Comfort were
not allowed to tie up at Norfolk.
The city is in excellent sanitary condi-
ton, and all that skill can avail will be
done to prevent the introduction of the
fever. There are no cases and no sus-
poets in Norfolk.
The hotels at Old Point Comfort are
practically deserted. The Soldiers home
is strictly guarded, II Gordon of soldiers
surrounding the place and allowing no
one to enter or leave. 1t is believed that
the fever may be confined to the place of
its origin, as everything that science or
discipline can do will be done. Newport
News and Old Point Comfort are believ-
ed to be safe
The last epidemic of yellow fever in
Norfolk and vicinity was the great
plague Of 1865, which devastated the
three communities Of Gosport, Norfolk
and Portsmouth and ranks in medical
history as one of the most severe epidem-
les this country has ever witnessed. De-
spite the fact that third OF the popula-
tion of these three towns fled when the
disease reached epidemic proportions the
total death list for the three months of
psstlence was 1907. The death rate
was more severe than during the black
plague in London in 1868. That scourge
carried off 100000 people, but the NOR
tality was only in Il. During the Nor
folk epidemic it was ! in 3. The fever
was brought to the port by the West In
dia steamer Ben Franklin from st
Thomas, where yellow fever was raging.
The latest report received here from
the Soldiers home gives the total number
OF cases as 33, an increase of only three
during the day. There was one death
yesterday afternoon. The universal hope
now is that the disease will be confined
within the home limits, and the authori-
ties at the institution by telephone ex.
press confidence that this will be done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03

Appendicitis is not the surely fatal
disease it has been often regarded,
Professor Nothagel, of Vienna, finds
that not less than 80 per cent. of the
cases run simple course and recover
under purely medical treatment. He
states that opiates should be given,
but no purgatives. There need be
no uneasiness if the patient has nc
movement of the bowels for six ol
eight days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-08-03
To Remove Smoke from Oalcimined Walls

Smoke of calcimined walls may be
removed by rubbing the soiled place
lightly with stale bread, changing the
pieces of bread as soon as they be-
come soiled. This may make the
spot little lighter than the surround
ing surface; IN which case pass piece
of cheesecloth lightly over the wall,
working toward and over the light
part, as this will take a little of the
color over, and SO shade up to the
light spot that it will not be notice
able.-Maria Parloa in the August
ladies' Home Journal.