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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
Output of Postage stamps.

During the year 1898 the United
States bureau of engraving and print
ing issued 2,500,0o0,OO0 Of the common
red two-cent stamps-enough to go al
most twice around the earth, says a
Scientific American contributor.
Stacked one upon another they would
pile up $50 miles beyond our atmos-
phere, equal in weight to two of our
big locomotives. and would make a
blanket to keep the frost off the city
Of Washington. If these stamps worked
In relays by each taking the letter as
far as allowed by thepostal regulations,
the letter would be carried beyond the
most remote star, and, at the fastest
speed at the disposal of the postal au-
thorlties. would occupy millions of
times the age of the earth in transit.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18

to Terre Haute, Ind, and studied law
in the Office of Usher & Patterson.
In 1850 Mr.. Cannon moved across the
line into Illinois, hung out his shingle
at Tuscola, a small town in Douglas
county, and there commenced the prac-
tice of law. He was elected to congress
first from the old Fourteenth district
in 1872, and has been member of every
congress since then except the Fifty
second.
In 1876 he gave up his residence at
Tuscola and moved to Danvile. The
number of his district has been changed
twice by reason of apportionment. For
long time it was the Fifteenth, and it
is now the Twelfth.
In the Forty-third congress, when
James G. Blaine was speaker, Mr. Cam
non was appointed a member of the
committee on post Offices and post
roads. He was made chairman of the
subcommittee which virtually revised
the postal code. A prominent feature
of that revision was the fixing of rate
of one cent a pound on second-class
mail matter. He served on the i'm.
portant committee in the Forty-third,
'Forty-fourth and Forty-ffth con-
crosses, and helped to make many
needed improvements in the postal
service.
In the Forty-sixth congress Mr.. Can
non was made a member of the commit
tee on appropriations, where he has
served the country constantly ever
since. He is now, and for several years
has been the chairman of that commit
tee, position that gives him fully as
much prominence as any man in the
lower house of the national legislature
except the speaker. Through all his
public career Mr.. Cannon has been a
power in the republican party in Illi-
nois. He frequently has been advocated
for governor and also for United States
senator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
HERBERT GLADSTONE
Grand Old Mans Son Honored by
the Liberal Party.
Appointed Parliamentary Whip, a
Position Involving Vast Responsi-
bility-Tbc Duties of the Post
Defined and Explained.

The announcement that Herbert
Gladstone, son of "the Grand Old Man."
has been appointed parliamentary whip
by the liberal partyin the house of COM
mons conveys very indefinite idea to
. large number of Americans to whom
the details of English parliamentary
tactics are quite unknown and seeming
Y incomprehensible.
According to photographers, a whip,
vhose full title, by the way, is a whip
)er-in, is a member of parliament
whose chief duty consists in looking
after the interests of his party. and es-
pecially in securing the attendance of
as many members as possible at impor-
tant divisions. In other words, he plays
the same kind of role in the parliament
tary arena as another type of whipper-
in plays in the hunting field. The one
is in charge of certain number of leg
islators and the other of certain num-
Der of hounds, and the duty of each is
to see that his charges attend to busi-
ness and promptly do the tasks as
signed to them.
That a parliamentary office of this
kind is no sinecure can readily be seen,
says the New York Herald. Each po-
litical party has a whip, and the first
duty of that gentleman is to see that
none of the members of his party sh1rk
their parliamentary duties. Whenever
an important division is expected he
must notify the members, and if he
sees any of them in or about the house
he must keep a sharp watch over them
until the division is called. Further
more, it is his duty to instruct the men,
bers of his party how they will be ex-
pec.ed to vote. Naturally he has the
entire confidence of his party leader,
and on this vital subject he acts as his
mouthpiece.
If he finds that some of the men,
bers cannot be present in order to vote
he must find pairs for them, since thus
only can he guard against any loss
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18

TRY ALIENS Foor-EAsE-A pow.
der to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet feel swollen,
nervous and hot, and get tired easily.
If you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease. 1t cools
the feet and makes walking easy.
Cures swollen and sweating feet, bis
ters and callous spots. Relieves corns
anc bunions OF all pain and gives rest
and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores for
2sc. Trial package free. Address,
Allen S. Olmstead, Leroy, N. Y. (II
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through lack of their votes. Finally,
whenever party division takes place
he must tell" or count, the members
who have voted. But this is not all,
for when not engaged in this routine
work he is expected to be ever on the
alert, studying the views and opinions
of his own party and conveying faith
full impression of them to the party
leader, in order that the latter may be
able to judge how far he can count IN
the support Of his whole party in any
course which he may propose to take.
Here it is worth noting that the term
whip" is applied to the summons is
sued to members to be in attendance
ut certain time, as well as to the per-
son who issues it. Thus it is correct TO
say that "the liberal and conservative
the expected division"
No matter how many political parties
there may be in the house of commons,
each party has a whip, who is nomi-
mated by the party leader and who acts
as his aid-de-camp. Now, of all these
whips the one nominated by the leader
of the party in power is in many re-
spects the most important. His con-
slant presence and activity enable the
wheels of government to run smooth
iy, and it is to him that the ministry
almost wholly looks to guard against
casual defeats which might involve the
credit of the government and give to
the opposition an unlooked-for victory.
In like manner the opposition and any
other party which may be represented
in the house look to their whips to hold
the members together.
As to Mr.. Herbert Gladstone's fitness
for this onerous, yet eminently respon-
sible, position, there seems to be no
question. A beau ideal whip should be
endowed with great physical endur-
ance, admirable tact and unlimited pa
tience and persuasiveness, and his pub
lie career up to the present seems 10
show that the great commoners son
has no small share of these desirable
qualities. He is not a very brilliant
man; ii he were, he might prove less
efficient as whip. He has good fund
OF sterling common sense, and he does
not lose his head on critical occasions.
Fortunate for him is it that he rarely
suffers his serenity to be disturbed,
since only man of iron nerve and an
gelic temper can hope to deal success
fully with parliamentary party the
members of which are of ali ages and
all temperaments. To the uninitiated
1t may seem an easy matter to secure
the attendance of all these men at an
important division, but the habitues of
Westminster know well that 1t is no
light task, and many good story they
tall of the frantic efforts made by whips
to hunt up truant members and of the
iaughable jokes played by members ON
1esl0us whipa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
A Decision on Soalper's Tickets.

A western judge has handed down
an opinion in which he holds that a
passenger compelled to pay fare be-
cause ticket purchased Of scalper
was lifted by conductor cannot re-
cover from broker selling the ticket.
The opinion holds that in agreeing to
present the ticket under ALI assumed
or false name the passenger becomes
party to the misuse of the ticket
and becomes virtual partner of the
broker.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
JOSEPH G. CANNON.
Illinois Veteran Representative An.
nouRces Himself n Candidate
for the House speakership.

Joseph G. Cannon was born at Green's
boro, N. c., in 1896, but when he was
yet child of four his parents moved
north and settled on a farm in Pike
county, Ind. There he passed his boy
hood and he grew up hard-working
tiller of the soil. When he was IA years
old his father died. He remained on the
farm until he was 23, attending school
at intervals and studying hard TO OBJ
tain an education. AS he was ambitious
to be lawyer he quit agricultural pur-
suits and entered the Cincinnati law
school. After graduating there he went
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
CZAR'S DAILY LIFE.
Personal Details About Nicholas by
a French Author.
He Speaks Many Languages with
Ease and Quickness and IL
student of Newspapers-
The Imperial Dinner.

A volume dealing with the private
ii. has been issued in Paris. The author
is NJ. Maurice Leudet, a distinguished
member of the staff of the Figaro, who
some time back published successful
book dealing on similar lines with the
German emperor.
Nicholas ii. Intime," as the present
work is called, is quite unpretentious
production. With the exception of the
preface, which discusses the disarma-
ment proposals, and one or two chap
ters devoted to the present condition
and destines of Russia, its pages are oc-
cupied exclusively by minor details re-
lating to the personality of the car,
and by well-informed and entertaining
gossip. The most varied aspects of the
czar's life are touched upon. A chapter
is devoted, for instance, to his educa-
ton, and chapter to his marriage, a
chapter to the imperial stables and an
other to the imperial table. The court
fetes, the grand dukes, the royal palaces
and the cars journey TO the east are
few more of the many subjects dealt
with
The car, 1t appears, has an excellent
memory, and acquired the numerous
languages he speaks with remarkable
ease and quickness. NJ. Leudet assures
us that he talks English without an ac-
cent, but it is noteworthy that he does
not venture to say as much with regard
to French. Mr.. Heath, his English mas
ter, is credited with cordial dislike for
Mr.. Gladstone, and a pronounced fond
ness for boxing, but whether he trans
mitted these tastes to his pupil is not
recorded. The young princes were
brought up with as little ceremony as
possible. On Sundays they entertained
at dinner the small boys and girls who
were admitted to the honor of their
friendship. These parties seem to have
been exceedingly lively functions.
There was no end to the tricks the
hosts and their small guests played on
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18

one another. From end to end of the
table there used to be continuous firing
of bread pellets, which were perpetual
ly striking princely noses or landing in
royal mouths. Another favorite joke
was to jog your neighbours elbows
while he was drinking or to baptize
him with a glassful of wine." This
charming picture of home life," as NJ.
Leudet calls it, is proof at any rate that
there are various ways of becoming
fitted for the most polite society. Still,
it must not be supposed from this occa-
sional license that the cars education
was neglected. He received a very
strict religious training, and the i'm
preston it made on him may be gath
cred from a remark he made on the oc-
casion of the death of Victor Hugo. He
knew that the great poet was free
thinker, and on reading in the news
paper an account of his public funeral,
he said that he could not understand
how such honors could be paid to man
who "had died like dog"
The czar rises at eight, takes tea with
the empress at nine and 80 retires to
his study to read the principal Eu-
ropean newspapers. This task accom-
plished, he goes out for n short walk,
and at II is ready to receive his minis
ters and attend to his correspondence.
After lunch he drives out with the en-
press, and on his return shuts himself
up in his study, where he is hard at
work. until eight, the imperial dinner
hour. The importance of this meal is
considerable at the Russian court, as
may be imagined when it is said that
over 200 persons are engaged in prepar-
ing and serving it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18

had come from distance. Many per-
sons prompted by curiosity and at
tracted by the fame of the stone, looked
On with intense interest as the voice of
the auctioneer resounded through the
courtyard Going at 500! Who'll
make it six? Five hundred and fifty,
I'm offered! Going at $3.50! Make it GOO
event"
a man known far and wide through
out that section stepped forward and
advanced the bid. He was at once rec
ognized by many present as DIR. c. f.
Turner, of Snickersville, prominent
practicing physician. He was familiar
with the stories about the stone and it's
strange cures, and more than one of his
patients had sought relief from it. DR..
Turner ran the bid up by degrees, and
the stone was knocked down to him for
the sum of $6s2.5O.
This maidstone is believed TO hava
come from England, though it is said
1t was originally found in some other
part OF Europe. 1t is about the size OF
a silver half dollar, and has the appear
ance of sandstone, but is smoother
and somewhat porous. The stone is
oval-shaped, and of dark brown color.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
TiD-BiTs FOR MA HoNEYl

and tender little juicelets for the chill.
dren, are all right, but papa and 'rhe
boys" want 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, 1899-05-18
Marvellous Musical Record.

The record Of the greatest number of
notes struck by a musician in 10 hours
is said 20 have been made by Pader-
ewsld, who struck 1,03O,300 notes. The
remarkable fact about this statement
is not that the great pianist should have
SO diligently pounded the piano, but
that anyone should have wasted his
brain tissue in compiling such a ridicu-
,lous calculation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
Jury Llst-For June Term, 1899.
SPECIAL COURT, MONDAY, JUNE s, 1899, 2
p. NJ,

SPECIAL COURT, MONDAY, JUNE S, 1899, 2
Benton boro.--Clark Fidler.
Berwick--Henry T. Traugh, Louis +.
Townsend, w. H. Martz, Chas. Brader, John
I. Jones, Chas lIippensteel.
Bloomsburg--ChaIles Terwillger, Ale
Derr VIM. Z. Moyer, John Mourey, Eli
Jones.
Briarcreek S Ash.
Catawissa boro.--E. b. Guie, d. Z. Feg.
ley, Chas. 4. Smith.
Catawissa twp VIM. Wilmer.
Centralia--John Hinckle, NJ. ]. McDon.
nell.
Centre-John Coleman, Charles Greasy.
Franklin--Frank Kern.
Fishingcreek-AlfredA A. Eveland.
Jackson-Charles Coleman.
Madison--Erastus Hendershott.
Main--Clark Beagle,
Mif1in--Rider w. Smith, Daniel A. Hess,
Mt Pleasant--Geo. Whitenight, Henry
Crawford.
Pine--Robert Hileman.
RoaringcreeR--W Beaver.
Scott T. Grimes.
ugarloaf-James Pennington, Edward T..
Albertson, Geo. w. Roberts.
TRIAL LIST FOR JUNE TERM,
Susan Cooper VS.. Margaret Averal ct. al.
Susan Cooper VS.. Daniel Miller.
William Hoffman, Admir-. VS.. William
Hopper and Mary Hopper
Howard Snyder VS.. James Magee end.
Charles d Hamlin VS.. Norman + Hamlin.
David Shuman vs. Lehigh & Wilkes. Barre
Coal Co.
David Shuman VS.. Lehigh & Wilkes Barre
Coal Co.
David Shuman VS.. The Cross Creek Coal
Co.
David Shuman VS.. Charles M Dodson &
Co.
David Shuman VS.. Geo. ii Meyers & Co.
William { Sponsler VS.. William Walp,
Admir-. ct. al.
B Robinson VS.. Benjamin Karns ct. al.
Frank Pursel VS. John K Grotz
Anglo American S & l. Association vs.
James Magee end.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
GENUINE MAIDSTONE.
offered mt Auction and bought by .
Virginia Doctor mt an Enor-
nous Price.

In the quiet little town of Leesburg,
which nestles among the fertile hills of
Loudoun county, Va, a few miles south
OF the Potomac, perhaps the most cele-
brated maidstone in the world was sold
at public auction, by order of Judge G..
+. Nicol, of the circuit court. The sale
had been duly advertised, and there
were numerous bidders, some of whom
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
Labor Assists Capital.

Watertown, Pa, has an example of
the proper spirit between employers
and employees. Several weeks ago the
main building of the planning mill COM
pany at that place was destroyed by fire
and the workmen met and resolved to
assist the firm to the extent Of 81, 400.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-05-18
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life AWAY.

To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. full OF life. nerve and vigor, take No-To.
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, May 24.-The American Wool and
Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow of the
wool trade:
The strength and activity previously noted
in the wool market has been well sustained
during the week under review. and in some
respects the movement partakes of the char
acteristics of a veritable boom. 1t is not as
yet, however. a manufacturers market, al
though consumers have been a little more in
evidence than previously The greater portion
of the business done consists of purchases by
dealers themselves, although as a rule where
manufacturers have bought they have been
obliged TO pay higher prices they have not
succeeded in getting the wool. A number of
dealers are not offering their wool at all and
are practically out of the market. The ad-
vance in the price of territory wool in this
market has resulted in checking the export
movement, and the few remaining lots of Aus
traan wool in bond owned by dealers are held
at higher figures than foreign buyers will pay
The sales of the week at Boston amount to
6,03l, 600 pounds domestic and 657, 900 pounds
foreign, making a total of 6,6SS. 000 against a
total of S.3l5.500 for the previous week and a
total of 2.3f0, 900 for the corresponding week last
year. Sales since January 1, 1899, amounted TO
s6,2elS00 pounds, against As, 34S, $40 pounds last
wear "a this time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Futures opened weak and dull hut
subsequently improved in sympathy with Chi
cago, which was firm. with few shorts irving
to cover, but who were unable to find Wheat
when 1t wanted. There were continued
bad crop reports from Russia Roumania and
Hungary.
Spot Wheat stands the same
Spot Wheat-Shipping. 81 o5q1 os4: milling,
81 0S%Q1 1917.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-s:15 o'clock & December
II. 900 ctls 81 15A.
Second acknowledgements ctls, 81 15H
Regular Morning acknowledgements ctis
81 157s; 24Ooo. 81 16.
Afternoon Session = December IS 900 ctls
81 1875.
BARLEY-The market is dull and lower both
on and off call.
Feed, 81 O71ad1 10; Brewing. 81 12lsa1 Is per
ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal session-s15 o'clock-seller SO, new
1000 ctls Sc
Second Session-December-10 900 ctls se..
Seller 49, new-20O0, S4lzc.
Regular Morning Session-Seller $50 new
1000 ctls. s5c; l2,Ooo S5sc December-4ooo. ss5sc;
6O00 SsAc.
Afternoon Sesson-No sales
OATS-The market is dull and unchanped
The supply on hand is meager and the Oregon
the Oregon farmers are planting Oats where
they had intended to sow wheat, and this NAV
make up some of the deficiency.
Fancy FEED 81 41lsal 50 per cti; good to
Surprise, 81 50d1 So; Gray. 81 35a1 As; Milling
81 45G1 so per ctl; Red. 81 35Q1 40; Black. 81 80
CORN-The market continues dun and a de-
cline in yellow is noted
Small round Yellow. 81 S0G1 32h Eastern
large, Yellow. s. l2h; White; 81 1591 M;
RYE-971aca1 02lk per ct.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
THE MAGNATEs OF WALL STREET.

Henry Clews, the New York banker thus
moralizes:
Mr.. Flowers sudden death simply made
a bargain counter for the thousands of mil
Ionaires and the hundreds of multi million
aires TO pick up securities cheap, and they
were quick and ready to take up everything
concessions which were made. Mr.. Flower
death removes a man from active life who
was a factor in the development of this coun-
try's resources and one whom all will miss
but Wall street will soon forget the shock and
the worst Of it may certainly be considered
The Wall street market cannot. be meas
ured by any single man coming into exist
ence or going out of it. Mr.. Flower was prob
ably worth $40 600. 900. Think for a moment
of the vast money power which backs Wall
street and the business interests of this coun-
try which he leaves behind: John d. Rookie
feller. worth $500 600, 600; William, his broth
er. $50 600. 600 the Astors. $3.50, 1000; the
Vanderbts s4G0. O000 900; Carnegie $50, 900, 600;
the Goulds 100000 600: D. o. Mills. $4,000 900;
c. P Huntington, $4,000, 600, and a great
many others worth twice as much as what
Governor Flower possessed. I give this array
Of figures of individual wealth to show how
insignificant the power of any man is as
compared with combination of others This
Is an age OF combination, and Wall street is
now the market of the world for speculative
dealings and investment transactions. The
great wealth OF Europe is more less in and
out of this market in both classes of opera
tons II thought when A I. Stewart
died there would be no one TO take his place,
and behold the change, If he should come
back now there would be place for him.
nor could he create one. When Commodore
Vanderbilt died the feeling the same. SO
il was when William H Vanderbilt departed
of these are missed in business affairs
so the world goes on and will to the end
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25

effort to dislodge holdings and a Nc advance
scored at the opening was turned into &c
decline during the first two hours trading.
Crop damage reports began to pour in from
every direction, accompanied by orders TO buy.
In the scramble for offerings the bears bid
prices up rapidly Reports of damage by rust
in Hungary caused reaction and the market
closed within a fraction of the top July
opened &c higher at 74sG741zc advanced to
741?@745sc, declined TO 73s4c, advanced to 1850
75Lc and closed at 75bc.
Corn weakened early on country selling and
favorable weather, but turned strong near the
close in sympathy with the advance in wheat.
July advanced &c
Heavy receipts and poor cash demand were
against oats. July closed shade lower. Sell
ing by packers owing to the large receipts Of
hogs weakened provisions. July pork lost 21s6
&c, lard 5G71zc and ribs 2Ikc.
The leading futures ranged as follows