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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
Presbyterian Amendment.

Radical Christian amendment to
the Constitution of the United States
is three-fold desideratum in the op-
inion Of the Reformed Presbyterians.
While in Synod assembled and con.
templating our Magma Charta, they
object to it as follows: First, it is
conservative; it aims to conserve.
Secondly, it is reformatory it aims at
such development and transformation
in the life of the nation that in the
largest sense it shall become a Christ
ian nation. The Supreme Court has
stated that this is Christian nation,
but to us it seems different.
/" A nation which has secret socie-
ties, loose divorce laws, a liquor traffic,
unjust anti Chinese laws, and which
breaks Gods laws of the Sabbath by
having Sunday mails, is nation laden
with inlquity. Our church strives to
construct a true Christian State, chang
ing the Government from a secular to
religious base. 1t is grand in con-
ception and glorious in its fulfllment.
To this movement the Covenanters'
Church is unalterably bound"
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BRIEF MENTION
About People You Know.

See Gliding & Cos, new advertisement.
Mr.. Frank p. Bidleman, visited Danvile
relatives last Sunday.
|. NJ. Demott, of Millville, was in town
last Friday on business
VIM. Gilmore paid Philadelphia visit
the early part Of the week.
Mr.. Walter L. Stevens, of New Columbus,
spent day in town on Monday last.
Mr.. Will l.. Crist, of the Daily, paid his
home at Pine Summit, recent visit.
Fred Edgar of Brooklyn, has been visiting
friends in Espy during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Fornwald spent Dec.
Grafton Day with Editor Bidleman, of
Shckshnny.
Among those who have been abroad and
recently returned home, we mention Miss
Myrtle Bidleman.
Mr.. VIM. d. Cosgrove, Of Wernersville.
Pa, spent Saturday and Sunday calling on
his many friends.
J. NJ. Gliding went to Philadelphia, last
Sunday evening on business and returned
home on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. J. J. Brewer is among the early ones
oil for summer outing. He is taking a trip
of several weeks duration.
DIR. Harter is attending the division en-.
campment of the Sons of Veterans at Iohns-
town, which began on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Jones drove from
here 10 Jamestown last Sunday to spend
short time with their many friends there.
Rev. Heilman attended the laying of the
corner stone of Missionary Institute at
Selinsgrove, Pa, the early part of the week.
Prothonotary G. NJ. Quick, w. II. Sny-
der, Esq, and Thos. Corey attended the
funeral Of John p. Harmon, at Centralia.
last Thursday.
Miss Hal. Sharpless, who rendered good
service to the boys in blue during the war.
is again at home in Bloomsbury after a recent
visit at the national Capitol.
Mr. J. Reese Killgore, who has hitherto
assisted his father at teaching in the New
Columbus Academy, will study law in the
office of d. o. Coughlin, of Luzerne, Pa.
Editor Elwell, of the COLUMBIAN, paid
the city of Philadelphia visit the early part
of the week for the purpose of purchasing
some new printing material for book work.
Ellis Ewes, Levi Fester and w. Smith
were the three delegates chosen last Satur-
day to represent the Columbia County Agri-
cultural Society at the State College Com.
mencement.
Mrs. z. II. Stevens, of New Columbus,
who has been bed-ridden for years with
spinal affection, is undergoing successful
treatment in Philadelphia. After surgical
operation she was tied on her bed face down.
ward for three days. Her many friends are
much pleased to hear of her rapid improve
ment and of the assurance given her husband
that she will soon be restored to health
See Gliding & Co.'S new advertisement.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
A Musical Treat.

J. M. Gidding & Co., the Jealous
clothing merchant Of Bloomsburg,
gave the populace quite musical
treat on Wednesday evening. He
had promised it and he fulfilled it.
The music being rendered on fine
stringed instruments by colored men,
was listened to attentively by a
throng Of people filling both the street
and the pavements in the front and
close proximity of his business stand
on Main street, near the Court House.
AS near as we could determine from
below (the musicians being located
on an improvised platform aboye) the
instruments used were the guitar, the
mandolin or either, and the violin;
besides there was bottle emusic that
was rendered in a novel and pleasing
manner. Gliding & Co. advertise.
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c. P. SLOAN,
I. NJ. DAWSON,
M. P. LUrz, Committee.
w. c. SHAW,
w. 0. Holmes,
Complimentary of B. F. Armstrong.
Committee.

A member of the Board of Trustees
of the Y. M. G. A. of Bloomsbury pays
Ex. Secretary Armstrong quite COM
pliment for his efficient services as
secretary of the association, now that
ne has changed his field of labor in
the moral vineyard from here to the
Wyoming Valley, where he will drive
"gospel wagon"
Under his direction the association
is said to have grown from its small
beginning to Its present strength and
wide range of usefulness.
His last annual report shows ssS
meetings held the entertainment of
about $4,000 visitors r4a spiritual
consultations; II requests for prayer
gratified So professed conversions ;
I2o visits to the sick =; and besides
much correspondence and clerical
work, incident to the conducting of
all the temporal and spiritual affairs
OF the association, was punctually at
tended to by Mr.. Armstrong.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
PURLIO SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.

Under direction of L. P. Sterner,
principal, the Commencement Exer.
clses opened on Sunday morning with
good class sermon by Rev. G.. f.
Weeks of the Baptist church.
Examinations were held on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, follow
ed by literary entertainments in the
Opera House in the evening, which
afforded delight to the scholars and
edification to parents.
On Wednesday an exhibition of
school work was given in the High
School room that was creditable to
both pupil and teacher.
On Thursday the return of books
was looked after, promotions an.
nounced, and the pleasing exercises
closed with an entertainment in the
Opera House in the evening. The
orchestral music, furnished under the
direction Of Prof. Charles P. Elwell,
was cheering and inspiring as usual
throughout the exercises.
The Executive Committee, to whom
the success and benefit of the occa-
sion may be largely attributed, were
L. p. Sterner, Joseph Garrison and
VIM. Z. Rinker.
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TRUE BLUE.
BENTON, June S, I89.

BENTON, June 5, 1894.
EDITOR CoLUMBIAN:-I ask again
space in your valuable paper. l wish
to say to the comrades of Columbia
county, in regard to my service in
serving my country's call, that some
of the other candidates are asking the
support of the old soldiers, and that
probably some think there isn't but
one soldier in the field. l will say,
comrades, that l served three years in
the famous Buck tail regiment, faced
the bullets in FL battles, fought in the
battle of Gettysburg in the defense Of
our own State received a wound in
that battle and carry the ball in my
body, and am able to show up as good
a record as any man in Columbia
county. went a Democrat and re-
turned Il Democrat. | cast my first
Presidential vote for Geo. b. Mcclellan
and voted the straight Democratic
ticket down to the present day.
ALEX. KNoUSE.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
FOURTH OF JULY NEXT.

Next on the program of national
Mondays comes our illustrious and
glorious Fourth of July. It comes of
course with its antique relics of
heathendom and barbarism still adj
herring to our forms of celebrating the
day. Through the influence of tradition
and precedent not SO easily discarded
by any means, we are still willing to
endanger life and property by adher-
ing to the borrowed notion that dan.
gerous explosives are still essential to
a first class civilized jubilee, and
particularly a Fourth Of July cele-
bration. Property burned to the
ground, smash-ups, injuries and fire.
quent deaths from frightened and
runaway horses, arms blown off and
eyes put out from premature explo.
slons, tlmld mothers and crying child.
ren intlmedated from attending the
reckless ceremonies and forms of
celebration, are still the usual ac-
compartment of what the would be
patriot calls a good, old.time Fourth
of July.
The glorious Fourth" will soon
be here again TO give the itching orator
another chance to claw the empty at
mosphere in his spread-eagle speech,
all cut and dried for the occasion. In
these piping times of peace with all
the world, the mother country in.
cluded, the Fourth of-July orator
must do something to arouse dormant
patriotism. The drinking of lemonade
and the reading Of the Declaration of
independence alone, would Of course
be pronounced little thin among
those who want fire and fre.water at
every celebration, and they want it,
too, without regard to evil effects.
Because of the fond memories of
the really dangerous days of our
glorious Republic (now past so far as
assault from without is concerned) we
shall ever continue, no doubt, to
celebrate the day of our national
dellverance but as even the most
sacred forms of church worship can
be modiiled in time, SO we think--and
we have often wished it-that the bar
barous, heathenish practice of usin,
dangerous explosives in our forms Of
celebration may yet be ruled out and
relegated to China from whence we
Christians borrowed the Idea. But for
the Ill becoming practice of thus
commernorating the day of our nat
ional deliyerance from English thral-
dom nothing else under the sun
could have made us tolerate the dan
gers and folly of it thus far.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
Columbia County Sabbath School District
Presidents.

The following is a list of the District
PRESIDENTS as elected at the recent
County Convention
Beaver, F. ID. Knecht Benton, f.
n. Larish Berwick, J. f. Smith;
Bloom, w. r. Kocher; Briarcreek,
John Griffith; Catawissa, d. f. Rup-
icy Centralia, B. ]. Dyke; Centre,
Prof. R. Kocher Conyngham, Thos.
J: Reese Cleveland, G.. f. Pfahler /;
fishlngcreek, A. A. Pealer; Franklin,
J. Z. Helle; Greenwood W., w. C..
Thomas; Greenwood f., l. M. Betz !;
Hemlock, c. l.. Hartman Jackson,
j. Preston Yorks Locust, @. w. Yea
ger; Madison, ID. A. Shultz, Main, ].
b. Nuss Miflin, 7. w. Wintersteen /;
Montour, Arthur Roberts Mt. Pleas
ant, Jacob Fisher; Millville, Boyd
Prescott; Orange, Levi Fry; Pine,
X: F. Whitmoyer; Roaringcreek, A,
W. w. Whitner; Scott, John Creveling /;
oIgarloaf, A. S. Fritz.
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THANKS.

AT meeting Of Ent Post $50, G.
A. X. on Friday evening, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted /:
Resotoed, that vote of thanks be
given to Rev. VIM. c. Leverett, for
the able and appropriate sermon
preached to them on Sunday before
memorial day ; to Rev G. H. Brandt
and Rev. Geo. f. Weeks, for their
assistance on Memorial Day to Miss
Norma d. Crawford, for her magnifi-
cent and patriotic address and we
recommend her to any G.. A. r. post
wanting an orator OF the highest order
on occasions of this kind to comrade
E. Bowman, for his appropriate and
timely remarks to the Ladies Aid
Society, for their valuable assistance /;
to the school children who volunteer
ed to carry the flowers and decorate
the graves of the dead to the PhiIo-
Logan and C&lliepiaa societies, and
all others that furnished flowers to
the Bloomsburg Cornet Band to the
Jr. Order United American Mechan
les, TO the Patriotic Order of Sons of
America to the Sons of Veterans to
the Friendship, Rescue and Winona
Fire Companies for their assistance
and good will.
They also thank all who furnished
teams to go to Alton, and to all who
contributed toward the expense or
gave their assistance or encourage
ment on that day; and especially
would they thank the merchants and
business men who closed their places
of business at two o'clock and kept
them closed the balance of the day.
The hope of all G.. A. X. men is
that Memorial Day will be kept sacred
to the memory Of our dead heroes and
that all places of business will be
closed during the day, and that mana
gers of base ball clubs and other
games will not arrange for games on
that day, but join with us in doing
honor to those who gave their lives for
the land we love and the blessings we
eniOy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
THE PUBLIC SOH0OL-WORK
EXHIBITS.

If this initiatory exhibition does not
quite come up to that of the county
Fair, we still believe it fully as inter
esting to the parents and pupils who
attend both. The writer having visited
the exhibit must say candldly that he
feels his utter incompetency to pass a
creditable criticism upon such school,
work, for the simple reason that the
three " Rs "-readin, ritin, and rith-
metic--were about all he got except
the "gad,' occasionally, when he went
to school, We will venture to say
however, from what we saw, that in
Bloomsbury youthful lads and lassies
may easily be found the germs of
genius-presuming of course that cul-
tivatlon bears stump-pulling leverage
of value to the natural born genius.
We found not only original design
displayed, with the architects or artists
name attaching, but substantial man.
ufacture was also exhibited, along
with quite sufficient evidence, in black
and white, to show the anxious parents
that their children were doing quite
we'll enough in every branch of modern
educational advancement. Very neat
and tastily arranged and classified ex-
hlblts OF scholarl y attainments in the
various courses Of study were spread
upon tables for the ediication of par
ents and pupils, along with very fair
display of clay mouldings, insect col
lections, &c, all very creditable, In
deed, to teachers and pupils alike.
Through the kindness and direction
of the efficient first assistant, Prof.
Mauser, the COLUMBIAN was permitted
to see the exhibits and to have the
various features of the work fully
explained. We believe the High
School teachers have in this exhibit
struck popular innovation, and one
through which dormant talent may be
stimulated and developed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
PROF L. P. STEINER vINDIoATgp.

We, the undersigned, members of
the Alumni of the High School. do
hereby take this opportunity of public.
y recognizing our indebtedness to
Proi. l.. p. Sterner for his efficient
services rendered us as Principal of
the High School,
We sincerely feel that his work for
us as teacher has been all that any
person could accomplish under the
circumstances, and we hope that he
may be retained as Principal of the
schools to carry on the good work
which he has begun, because we think
he is the right man in the right place.
We have no reason to question his
moral fitness, and we can not help
thinking of the old adage: "People
who live in glass houses should not
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
Death Of Mrs. II, @. Vance.

On last Monday morning, Mrs.
Almira Vance expired at her home
near OrangeYille, being about 72
years of age. Her death was rather
anticipated because of age and length
Of sickness. She is survived by her
husband and two daughters Mrs, J..
l.. Meyer of Bloomsbury, and Mary,
still at home, She was.an estimable
lady who had won the esteem of
many friends, being noted particular
ly for her christian graces and gener-
Gus hospitality. The interment took
place at Orangevillc on Saturday at
10 o'clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
THE RINGROSE CASE.

After quite prolonged trial, during
which some little animosity was en-
gendered by the legal participants, the
RRingrose claim against the town of
6bloomsburg was given TO the jury on
saturday afternoon Reaching a con
clus!on that Mr.. Ringrose was dam
aged to the amount of $4,000 they re-
turned into court at 8 o'clock z. NJ,
on Saturday, and rendered their verdict
accordingly. 1t Is intimated that
mere is a likelihood that the case will
oe taken 70 higher court
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08

I suppose we ought to feel obliged
to our weather prophers for even a
false prophecy of nice weather, as we
seem to feel somewhat better for a
while, at least, when innocently led
into such z delusion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08

In being still a candidate for nomi-
nation to the higher Office of State
Senator while holding the lower Office
of postmaster, it is just as well that
Mr.. Chalfant did not let the bird in
his hand escape in the hope of secur-
ing the more attractive one in the
bush. MIR. Gearinger secured the
nomination by two votes perhaps.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08

VIM. Hartman, an East Street re.
sident, having set the old house in the
background, is now building a new
one in front.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08

The time is near at hand when the
small boy, green apples and diarrhcea
usually enter into unhappy combine,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
The demand upon

The demand upon
our columns for adver-
tising space certainly
shows that business
men recognize the val
ue Of "The Columbian
as an advertising me-
diun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08

Orders will be re-
ceived up to July / for
full sets Of magic
City" at $3.50. We
shall net handle them
after that date. Order
now.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-02

Inc moment enter a garden know a,
once whether It is the owners garden n, d,
the gardeners garden. Nearly ali Largo ma
cosby gardens are gardeners gardens and
Tor my part would not take them as n g IN
don't think ever remember enyying n !, +,
gardens oil the great. but | continualIv ~
cottage gardens little village or seelndel
plots' cultivated and made beautiful by ths
pathetic eNpadients Of the poor. which see,n
TO have charm mine cannot rival. Almos,
every garden, and certainly my own. sin,
against the law OF economy. There arc Too
many flowers, aud effect, surprise and sug
gestiveness are lost.
have seen one clambering rose ono lin.
gering hoilyhock glorify cottage home
arrest ones step and prolong ones medIta'
lions longer than all the terraces of Chats.
worth. Dear Lamia, cultivate simpIeltv
and tenderness, and crush out as deadliest
poison what call your low tastes-~yo,. =,
taste for splendor, protusion and the pride
OF life. In your case they are not to be In.
Obliged in without what you spoke OF as the
accessory becoming the principal and tbe
occasional the perpetual The owner of a
garden may not care for it in the least. but
you cannot very well keep him out OF tt
Alfred Austin in The National Review.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-02

The ancient hearse, SO often mentioned in
wills and funeral directions, was not a car.
ringe for the conveyance OF the body like
that in use at the present day, but was d
four square framework of timber, from
each corner of which rose rafter, slantinp
and all four rafters met at the top. This wa,
covered with black cloth, and at the funer
ais OF persons OF distinction was set up for
time in the choir for the reception Of the
body during the service. 1t was surrounded
with rails and fringed and ornamented no
cording to the rank of the deceased. Until
the Reformation hearses were earnished
with numerous lights as well as with pen.
ellis and escutcheons, but with the chang,
of faith the lights were discontinued. These
hearses were introduced about the four
teenth century, and they continued to be
used until the civil wars OF the seventeenth
century. -Westminster Gazette
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-02
Cotton.


By Associated Press.
New Orleans, Feb. 1.--Glenny q Co.
say:
Liverpool opened 1-Gad higher, closed
at yesterdays prices.
Spots are unchanged. Sales, 1000.
Aiddilng, 4 lie.
New York opened s points higher, de-
clined, and ut / p. m. WAS 3 points
higher THAI yesterday.
New Orleans opened o 10 points high.
er, declined. and at u, noon. was = TO
3 points higher than yesterday,
The Liverpool market showed more
strength than was expected this morn
ing. and reports being light, the esii-
mate being 1900, against 1900 laAi year.
caused a higher market here. Longs
realizing, however. caused q gradual de-
cline, The market continues dun and
the trading was confined largely 10 liqui'
datiOn.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-02

SlAtl4D lhON lnlpNps
MeatsIDry salt, clear shorts S,ri Sc;
10 lie; dry salt bellies, DC; medium
hams, 10 lie; large hams, lOe; break
fact bacon, lie.
ard-Compound, Z 1-2c; pure leaf,
0 lie.
half barrels, 8 lie; cut loaf, in barrels
& lac; cut loaf, in half barrels, g lie;
fancy yellow clarified, 3-Sc; prime ye-
low clarified, 4 lac.
Cofree-Arbuckle's Ariosa, "A lie;
Midland, "A lie; Lion, "A lie; Alaro-
Green Coffee BY tint, sack, good y
1-2c; choice. % lie; fancy, 25c pea
berry. a 1-2c; old government Java,
Molasses- Barrel lots, new crop,
fancy sugar house, 4Oc; choice new crop
per gallon, 35c; fancy syrup, per gallon,
35c; choice corn syrup, per salleh' -oe'
silver dip. per gallon, 3Oc.
Cbeese-ItRncy, full cream, one in box,
10 1-2c; two in box, 10 Lie; Young Anne
''i BSesns@Navy, 3 1-4c; Lima, 2 lee
bayou, 3 lie; pink, 3 lie; black eyes
Rice-Common, S-4d4c; prime, DC
choice, o 1-2n6c; head rice, 6 lie. =,
Salt Fish-New mackerel, medium, NO
/. half barrels, 81 80: No. 2, 1Qponnd
net kits, 81 10; medium, No. /, lu-Pouhu
net kits. S1.25; Goldfish bricks, Z lie, ,
Starch--Lump. &c per pound; ! ana .
pound packages, per pound, l,-ei
pound wooden boxes. &c per pound; corr
starch. 20 and 40 pound boxes, 60d l-2c
Faultless, G4c; 1-pcund packages TO INT
Pickles-Bbls,. medium, SO; IL bblis;
medium, $3.50; bh.s, small, SLoO;s 10 X *
bbls., small, S425; 1o-gallon, kegs $50
gallon kegs, 81; plnts, per dozen, soc
quarts. per doz.. Sl25; L. gallon; Pc
| dozS 50; Am. gal, per dox., so,oV' heAa l
| gon, gal, per doz., SOi ihpeHHi' 'e""
/ per duz. SO 90. ,i 40
Nuts-Almonds. new SOFT sheli, ~
pound, 10 lie; walnuts, per pound, d ~.
large, 10 1-2c; flberts,, per pound l. !:
1-2c: Brazils, per pound, new Ss, Srop non n
l-2c; pecens, new crop, 5,sglyei raPn rdd
| Sc; choice white. brass brand, ic' rpasle'
white. best quality, Toe So.
Dried Fruits-Turkish prgnes' II "
pound. O 1-2c: California, llus- lbs ~
| hG-pound boxes. Z 1-2c; Calitornaiaa, V oc
zoos. 25-pound boxes. Sc; los, eOsl ~
apricots. per pound. is lie; Il, l.. ralsihs
| 3-crown 50 per box, choice eyaporairsn,
! apples, 5O-pound boxes. 10 LEI prllne, ~
pound boxes. 10 lie per pound; eurIAutis i,
In barrels, &c per pound curfAnts, -,
boxes. &c per pound; Cahtorna I.ls -.
cranes, 3 100; dried grapes. 9ci eitISSt 81
Use; orange peel, 1Sc: lemon peel, -
dates. 1O-pound boxes, lOr per pow pow
| 5O-pound boxes, 1-2c peE ponhu' eno'N'
unpee,ed California peaches; rs. 5,-o,
preseryes-Fiye-pound pans ene u'-S
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-02

Is@a bold and wise act on the part of
lawrence to advocate cremation be-
Boston audience, but he took no
" ground than Bishop Brooks was
'lntaAe, had he lived, as a mem Der
New England Cremation society.
pposliion to the new method of dis
saiae bodies Of the dead has chiefly
.,o Iiry come from those who believe
4 Hefal bodily resurrection of the de
!, sad who have held that this was n
~ christian belief.
~ \. lawrence boldly assaulted this
Y No affirmed that cremation is not
n ..'Snony with Christian principles,
i v. v y Y should be regarded as a rever.
4 saiStian method of disposing Of
-Ia'oi the departed. The existence
n \ sids for the barial of the dead
-sAnits of large cities is now con.
=, " - hostile to the living on sanitary
NJ ana Bishop Lawrence has taken a
y Nep IN this matter, in which he
,a large number of supporters