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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-03-04

ings were held; $3o,542.so were raisec
for all purposes; $7,734.so for dues
555 juvenile organizations, with {
membership of IS,saa payil z mem
bers, WIS, I6,6s4, an increase of ,ooe
over last year; honorary members, 2
100. 'l
The convention extended Miss
kester vote of thanks, for her excel
ent report.
SATURDAY EVENING, 7:3o.-Tht
Demorest Gold Medal Contest Great
cd such an interest, that by the time
announced for it to begin, every avail
able seat in the church was filed
benches in the aisles were filled, ant
standing room against the walls was a,
a premium. After singing. and pray
er by the president, Miss H. France:
Jones, the superintendent of Demor-
est contests in Pennsylvania, explain
ed the blanks used by the judges, and
announced that Mrs. Hammer, Mrs.
Brewster and Miss II. Frances Jones
would act as judges. The contestants,
one after another, came upon the
platform, and delivered their recita.
tons in manner tha, made it ex-
tremely difficult for the judges to decide
who should receive the medal. How.
ever it was awarded to number four,
who received the best marks. The
Saith gold medal in Pennsylvania, was
then presented to Ralph Kisner, by
Miss Jones, who congratulated him on
his success, and hoped that he would
work for the grand gold medal. The
other contestants were called to the
platform and each presented with a
book. Miss Jones spoke of their ex-
cellent efforts, and hoped that they
would enter another contest at no dis
tant day After singing by the Still
water w. c T. u, the meeting
closed.
Sunday afternoon-L. L. l.. exercises
consisted of recitations, by delegates
from Bloomsburg, Saltwater and Mill
vile.
Miss Jones gave a delightful talk to
the Loyal boys and girls, and urged
them to work like bees. She gave
names of five BIS, Begin, Be quick,
Be best, Be earnest, Be enthusiastic.
Sunday Evening Mrs. Anna NJ.
Hammer, of Philadelphia, vice presi.
den: at large Of the State, gave lect-
ure. Subject, " The American Home
VS.. The American Soloon.' The
American home can expect no favors
from either of the don inant parties.
The democratic party don't pretend to
care for temperance. The republican
party says, We will bring you to the de q.
sired haven, but when we 60 to them,
we get no help after all. The Parties
are like the game, Simon says thumbs
up. Simon is the liquor traffic, and
when Simon says thumbs up, they go
up. Simon says thumbs down, they
so down. Simon says thumbs wiggle.
waggle, they all waggle. --...g
Mondays session was taken up with
reports Of committees, election Of
officers and new business
The following is the result of the
elections: ....... ..... ... .-
President, Mrs. Reighard, Light
Street.
Vice President, Mrs. Anna M'Hen-
ry, Saltwater.
Corresponding Secretary, Allie
Kester, Millville. ........
Recording Secretary, Ella Young,
Millville. ..........
Treasurer, Mrs Brewster, Berwick.
Treasurer reports the total receipts
Of this convention to be $oo.36 and
after all bills were paid, balance on
hand is $6a.27.
Adjourned to meet in September.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-03-04

No other Sarsaparilla has the merit
by which Hoods Sarsaparilla has won
such firm hold upon the confidence
of the people.
No other combines the economy
and strength which make 100 Doses
One Dollar" true only OF Hoods Sar-
saparilla. H
No other possesses the Combination,
Proportion, and Process which make
Hoods Sarsaparilla peculiar to itself.
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Knew Her Darling.
From Good News. ..

From Good News.
Mr.. Jolliboy My gracious! This
oldfashloned snowstorm makes me
feel young again. Little Johnny
should be over at the hill coasting in
stead of sitting in a stuffy school room
such grand weather as this I'll GO
up to the school and find him.
Mrs. Jolliboy (quietly)-Perhap my
dear, you might save some steps by
looking for him on the hill first.
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All work done by us is guaranteed
to give satisfaction, and all work in
our line will be promptly attended to
SHOPS 9th and CENTRE STREETS.
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II II DIV II II y OT LIFE.
Sweets to the Sweet" is a soulful
motto. Who would be guilty of mix
ing bitter with the sweets offered to
such charming creatures1 Yet that
is just what dishonest confectioners
do. A specially at Phillips is the
very best Of pure candies. Sole
agency for Tenney's celebrated New
York Confectionery. The Bakery is
always well-stocked, and the Cafe is
always open.
Nj. M PHILLIPS & SON.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
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Hoods Pills cure Sick Headache.
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We repair Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills,
Threshers, Harvesters. Mowers and
all kinds of machinery.
WE HANDLE ..... ....
STEAM PIPE FITTINGS,
VALVES, STEAM. GAUGES.
And all kinds Of Repairs.
PIPE CUT TO ORDER.

AGENTS FOR
Garfield Injector Co., Garfield
Double Jet Injector, Automatic
and Locomotive Injector.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09

The destruction of the dies used fol
making coins during 1891 was begun al
the United States mint in Philadelphia.
\ COMPANY in Philadelphia has com,
pleted arrangements in that city for
the erection of the largest tin-plate fac
tory in the United States.
BY the will of W. l.. Scott, of Erie,
Pa. who died last September, property
valued at SIS, 900 was left TO the
family.
A BUILDING in the course of erection
at Brooklyn, n. V, fell, injuring nine
teen workmen, three fatally.
IS Milton, Pa, William Marsh, a
young man, committed suicide because
his parents reproved him for having
married girl who worked out
Mrs. NORMAN THOMAS, aged 81, was
fatally shot at Stamford, Conn. by he T
husband, aged %, who then killed hiT-
self. Domestic trouble was the cause.
THERE were coined at the Philadel-
phia mint during the year 1891 over
92, 600. 900 pieces, with a valuation of
over $4,000, 900.
THE firm of NOVEL; & Presby, dry
goods dealers in New York, failed for
$50. 900: assets, sl50,000.
For the murder of his wife Stephen
Bell was hanged at Fairfax, Vt
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
MISSOURI MINES.

What Was Accomplished I'm the state Dur
ing Is9i-An Increase OF Per Cent in
Coal Production. of Nearly 25 Per { ent.
In Zinc and 10 Per Cent. In Lead as Com
pared with Is9O-A 40 Per Cent. De-
crease in Iron Ore Production.
State Geologist Arthur Winslow has
compiled for TIE Engineering and Min
ing Journal of New York resume of
the mining industry of Missouri for 1891.
1t is an interesting and most valuable
article, and following is condesatioD
of the paper:
The principal mineral products during tbs
past year in the order of their values have ben
coal. zinc, lead and iron. In addition to th.s''
are mined. dug or quarried large quantities Of
building or paving stones, fire clays, limestone
for the production Of quick lime and glass sands.
Further, there are to be included among the
mineral productions, small amounts Of barites,
OF onyx, and also a decomposed ebert known as
"tripoh, which is sold polishing material
Small quantities of cobalt and nickel ores are
mined along with the lead ores in Mine La Motto,
and are shipped in speiss to Liverpool En-
gland, for further treatment. Copper ores also
occur in Franklin and adjoining counties, and
have been worked, in an experimental way. on
small scale during the psqt year.
The coal production for the year ending June
30. 1871. according TO the state mine inspector $
figures, was 2550,(ess tons valued at 8, 4sD.s61,
This came from thirty seven counties distrib-
uted over the western and northern parts OF
the state. This production places Missouri
second among the coal-producing states west
Of the Mississippi and the ninth among the
oal-producing states of the Union. II is an in
crease of about 81 per cent. over the preceding
year. OF the total amount produced nearly
four -fifths came from eight counties, the
amounts from each being as follows:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.



An arrangement for reciprocity has
Blaine and the British minister to en-
brace the British West Indian colonies
of Jamaica, Barbadoes, the Leeward
and the Windward islands, Trinidad
and the colony of British Guiana.
SECRETARY BLAINE signed reciproc-
ity arrangements with the ministers of
Guatemala and Salvador for their re-
spective countries
STOCKS of wool unsold in the princi-
pal markets of the United States ag-
gregate total supply of LOG, 4l+, a33
pounds, against 9a,s6l, 6S2 pounds a
year ago
IN 1891 the number of persons who
committed suicide in the United States
was S,S5l. as compared with 2,6IO in
1890 and :, pa in 1889.
lN this country the loss of life by
railroad disasters during 1891 was 3, a6I,
as compared with $3.50 in 1870. The
number of seriously injured was 2,T07,
against :, 40 in 1899.
The number of murders committed
in this country during 1891 was 1906.
as compared with 4, ,29J in 1899 and J, 561
in 1889. The number of legal execu-
tions in 1891 was 123, against IO2 in
1890. During the last year lS9 men and
6 women We're lynched, against total
of l2s in 1890.
The total amount of entertainments
in the United States in 1891 was Sl9,-
O.29i. against s., o., $50 in 1S9o
TOTAL fire losses in the United States
in 1891 amounted to Sl66. oi1, 900.
against SlOS. Az, ,69i in 1890, SIi3, 9Oa, go
in 1889, 500, 900. 900 in 1883, $50, 600, 900
in 1857 and Sis, 900, 600 in 1856.
Is 1891 the deaths of ia centenarians
were reported.
THE death of John VI. Finnerty. the
inventor of the cotton picker, occurred
in Washington, aged "a years.
IL the United States the total num-
Der of business failures during 1881
was 12,21S, against 1O.9O7 in 1899. The
total amount of liabilities was SlS9,
SOS. 63S, against SlS9, CSC, ,96i in 1890
THE statement of the public debt is
sued on the I'd showed the total debt to
be- 81 LOS. .0JO; cash in the treasury,
Sl3i.5 12S: debt less cash in the treas
ury, S1,4ls, $50, sT2. Decrease during No
vembcr. S4.552.1S9
The internal revenue receipts during
the first five months of the present
fiscal year were S64, 352, i29, an increase
of 81. 43O. ?59 over the receipts during
the corresponding period of the pre-
vious fiscal year
The mint director has begun the
coinage of the new silver coins, half
dollar, quarter-dollar and dime bear
ing the new design.
The president has Issued proclama-
tion promulgating a reciprocity treaty
with salvador to go into effect Feb
ruarY | next
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
MESI AND SOuIH.

THE death of Rev. William Potter,
known as the Oldest Congregational
minister in the world, occurred at
lIampden, O., aged 95 years
A MOB took John Sims, the last of
the outlaw gang, from the Jail at But
Ter, Ala, and hanged him
VARIOUS labor organization delegates
met at Lansing and organized the peO-
pies party of Michigan. The platform
favors free coinage of silver abolition
of trusts. universal suffrage and the
suppression of the liquor traffic for
beverage purposes.
FRANK PHILLIPS and Joseph Smith
killed each other in quarrel at
Ensley City. Ala
COAL gas caused the death of John
Brunelle and his wife in their home at
Wild Rice, n. d., and nine children
were made orphans.
THE bond given by jeff Davis to the
United States government to answer
to the charge of treason has been
stolen from tine court records at Rich
mond. Va.
AS incendiary fire destroyed the
business portion of Plainfield. Ill.
ALFRED Cole, aged lis years, died at
his home at Springdale, KY, from the
effects of la grippe.
IN Fentress county, Tenn, Marion
and Dave Beatty and Gwyn Bowden
were shot and killed by a young man
named Ed Harris The shooting was
caused by the Beatty brothers striking
their sister.
NEAR Chillicothe, Mo-, freight trains
collided and an engineer, two firemen
and brakeman were killed and
eleven cars containing cattle were
burned
EIGHTEEN cars were destroyed and
three men fatally hurt in a wreck on
the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne & Chicago
road near Salem, O.
FLAMES in Hepler, Kan, destroyed
eleven of the principal business houses.
THE death of Jonas Hinkley. in
ventor of the Hinkley knitting machine,
sewing machine and carpet sweeper,
occurred at Norwalk, o., aged "A years
FIRE destroyed the village of Aurora,
Iowa
lN Indian territory the messiah craze
has broken out afresh among the Chey-
ennes and Arapahoes, and no little
anxiety was felt
The 1Olst birthday of Uncle Bald
win, Harl was celebrated at his home
near Marshal. Mo.
IS a wreck on the Union Pacific road
at La Grande, Ore an engineer. a fire.
man and two tramps were killed.
The Kentucky house of representa-
tives elected W. NJ. Moore, a farmer,
as speaker
ALBERT WALTER and his brother Will
liam were killed and John Rogalsky ia
tally injured by an explosion of dyna-
mite near Milwaukee. Wis
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
FATAL HOTEL FIRE.

A Terrible Time In the waverly Hotel,
Chicago-Two Lives Lost by Sunocation
and Several Persons Injured. Some
Quite Seriously-A Number of Narrow
Escapes OF Partially sunocated Guests.
CHICAGO, Jan. Sat 9 A. m. fire was
discovered in the all-night restaurant
u1der the Waverly hotel, 262 Clark
street. The house was at once filed
with smoke. and the occupants of the
rooms rushed into the Railways and
attempted to reach the lower floor. As
a result of the fire two persons were
killed:
John Meredith, IS years old; resi-
dence unknown; suffocated.
Paul Wood, "a years old; son Of Sam
uel F. Wood; suffocated.
The injured were:
Mrs. S. F. Wood, right leg broken
and injured internally; will probably
die.
Samuel F. Wood. badly bruised and
partly suffocated; will recover.
Mrs. Edward C. Dwyer, overcome by
fright and smoke; not serious.
j. r. Clay, overcome by heat
hIS~ a. ciAiitbt oNCASohAS W ohhchC~
n. Frank, slightly injured about the
shoulders by falling.
The fire, although very small and
kept confined to the basement, was Of
the most exciting kind, all of the in
cidents usually attending a fire in a
hotel being witnessed. Henry Wilson.
the new night clerk, who had been on
duty but two days, made strenuous ef-
forts and succeeded in arousing all
the guests. The two who were suffo-
Gated were not in their rooms when
found. All were awakened and reached
the Railways, but the smoke was so
thick and sitting that several fell half
suffocated and were carried out by the
fireman and the others connected with
the hotel
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
WISCONSIN prohibitionists will hold
heir state convention at Madison May

WISCONSIN prohibitionists will hold
their state convention at Madison May
| 80 next
AT Ovid. Mich, Martin Briggs an
ex-slave, died at the age of 100 years.
Bishop W. PERKINS was named by
Governor Humphrey. of Kansas. as
United Stats senator to succeed the
late Senator Plumb.
AT Hardin, Mo-, fire destroyed twenty
two business houses and dwellings.
IN Doniphan county, Kan John De-
laney, n wealthy farmer, and his wife
and two sons all died within a short
time of each other from a disease
caused by sleeping in the rooms of a
new house.
WILSON WILLIAMS, an aged man, was
burned to death in his own house in
Kanawha county, w. Va, and the
shock caused the death of his aged
wife
AT South Bend. Ind, Edward Spohn
and Miss Louise Seig, a betrothed
couple, were killed by a brick wall
falling upon them.
IN Cincinnati John Dietel. on cxhibi-
tion at a museum as a fat giant, died
from an attack of the grip. lie weighed
163 pounds.
A CYCLONE wrecked many farm build
ings and did much other damage near
Texarkana, Ark.
PAU. WooD and John Meredith were
suffocated during fire in the Waverly
hotel in Chicago.
REV. +. NJ. WEsTmAFER was stricken
dumb in the midst of a revival sermon
at Wcstport, Ind.
A STAGE near the Idaho line in Mon
tana was held up by highwaymen who
secured 5000 worth of jewelry and
500 in cash.
IL Nashville. Tenn, flames among
600. and Stokes, Allen, Harvey Ewing
and c. C. Goudy. colored firemen, were
killing by Il falling wall.
ROBERT PARKER and John J. Garto,
ex-county Judge of Taylor county, were
killed and Thomas Walters fatally in
jurcd in a street fight in Perry. Fla.
UNITED STATES troops on the Ric
hrauuc III ltNdS rOultu Ddnu Oh
Mexican revolutionists and captured
Col Pablo Munez, one of Garza's lead
erS
AT Port Townsend. Wash, ten Chi
ncSe and two women who started in Il
smuggling Slonp to cross the straits
Were drowned by the wrecking of their
boat
FIRE in lodging house at Hanford,
Cal. caused the death of Elmer Z.
Spofford, +. H. Tucker, +. W. Foster
and T. C. Hammond
OWING to family trouble Edwin Fair
child. of Sheboygan. Wis. shot his
stepdaughtcr. Arlisle johnson, and
then killed himself.
NEAR Tcxarkana, Ark. a ear con-
tanning ten non-union operators to take
the place of strikers was broken into
by mob and three of the men We're
killed.
Ar Chattanooga. Tenn, Jesse Fricr-
son was hanged for the murder of
Officer Musgrove in Janury. 1890.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

WILLIAM L. GLADSTONE's SD birth
day was celebrated by his friends at
Hawarden.
ApvICES from the Mexican side of
the Rio Grandc were to the effect that
1000 Mexican government troops sta
toned at Mier had revolted. killed
their commanding officers and gone to
Join Garza's insurgents.
IN a railroad accident in Rosova,
Russia, twenty persons were killed and
100 were injured.
lN Newry, Ireland, James Murphy
and his sister Mary were found dead in
their house. They were wealthy mi
sers. and died of starvation.
GARzA, the Mexican revolutionist,
captured a detachment of Mexican
troops and shot four officers
The Indian national congress in ses-
sion at Nagpur adopted a resolution
demanding home rule for India.
IN France twelve fishing boats be-
longing to Vinaros and San Carlos de
Ia Rapita were lost in storm, forty
three persons being drowned.
OFF Antwerp the steamer Noordland
ran down the British bark Childwell
and cut her to pieces and fifteen OF her
crew were drowned
The German empire has population
of ~. i26. 3S4, an increase in five years
of 2,57O,6S0.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
The growth of the Argentine Repub-

THE growth of the Argentine Repub-
lie in the past thirty years has been re-
markable. According to recent statis-
ties the population of the republic is
now 1000. 900. as against 1850. 900 in
1s6I. There are now 1909, 900 acres
under cultivation where in 1861 there
were but 400. 900, and'whilc in that year
there were but Is miles of railroad in
the cou ntry there are now over 5000
miles in operation and 6.o0O more, in
cluding the great transcontinental
route. in course of construction. The
public debt has grown pretty vigorous
ly, too. however. 1t has increased
from SIT, 900, 900 to S6l3, OJO, 200.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09

ST. Louis. Jan. 3.-Adelbert d. Slye,
alias Albert Denton, was inspected by
several persons, among whom were Ex-
press Messenger Mulrennan, who had
the run on the night of the robbery;
the engineer and fireman of the train
and Mr.. Jacob Gradwohl. salesman fo-
the Strauss-Emerich Quitting Co., from
whom furniture which was bought to
equip the rooms of the gang while living
in the city, and all identified him as one
Of the members of the party. Notwith-
standing the accumulation of evidence.
the prisoner refuses to acknowledge his
connection with the Glendale robbery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
The Storms Antics in MIIwaukee-One
Man Killed.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3.-George P. Seid-
Ter, a cigar manufacturer. was KILLED
by being crushed beneath a big tank
blown from the roof of Bruss & VOL
laeger's staircase factory. The storm
was very severe and resulted in con-
siderable damage, especially TO street
signs, many of them being blown down,
and several very narrowly escaped from
being struck by them. A heavy plate
glass window in Gimble Bros store on
Grand avenue was blown in and several
rolls of carpet were carried BY ths wind
into the street
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09

SENATOR WAsHBrRN, of Minnesota.
wrote to Secretary of the Navy Tracy
asking the use of a naval vessel to
transport to Europe the breadstuffs
contributed in this country for the re-
lief of the famine sufferers in Russia
Secretary Tracy replied; 1T gives me
pleasure to say that the navy depart
ment concurs heartily in this proposal,
and will willingly do all in its power
TO further so generous and suitable o
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09
o.Br,.n Ju,tIfyInr HI, Reputation.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-Mr. Shaughnessy,
the New York detective who is here
looking after the cases of the American
criminals, O'Brien and Ashforth, whose
extradition will probably be completed
within fortnight, is sickabed with in
fuenza
O'Brien is justifying his reputation
for ugliness by uttering threats that ne
will kill District Attorney Hamilton, OF
Albany. on sight at the first oppor-
tunity he has Hamilton, who has
sailed for home. was untiring in push
ing the proceedings against O'Brien,
and conducted the case admirably
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09

Foop inspection ought to be followed
by the arrest and punishment of the
men found engaged in selling impure
food. The destruction of the worth
less material is not enough. The dealer
is likely to repeat the offcnse and take
the chances of the destruction of the
impure food. But if he were personal
ly punished he would be more likely to
be careful thereafter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-09

THE question as to whether ANYTHING
can be depended upon in this uncertain
and fluctuant world is becoming one of
Importance. Here is Boston professor
who swears that the parallels of lati-
tude are not immutably parallel, but
wriggle like n fishworm. If people can
not pin their faith in the parallelism of
parallel lines, if the parallel is not only
deadly but ont of plumb, what can they
stick TO, and on what can they stand
and be not moved? Are the poles polar,
and will the equator continue to equate?
Star-eyed science is grubbing too much,
and these unsettling discoveries make
old beliefs to shake and sag.