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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE, I6 SOUTH
MARKET SQUARE, HARRISBURG, May
al, ISo4.-7o tie Democratic E7ec.
tors of Pennsylvania:
In accordance with the resolution
passed at meeting of the Demo-
cratic state executive committee at
its conference on April I6, 1904,
hereby give notice that the Democrats,
by their duly chosen representatives,
will meet in state convention, in
Harrisburg, on Wednesday, June 81,
1894, at ten o'clock a. M, fox the
purpose of placing in nomination can
didates for the Offices OF Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Representatives
at-large in Congress, two to be NOM
inated) Auditor General and Secre-
tary OF Internal Affairs, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may be presented,
In accordance with rule 6, section
1, unanimously approved by the State
convention, September 10, 1898, the
representation shall consist of repre-.
sentative delegates, one for each one
thousand votes cast at the last preced.
ing Presidential election, or for a
fraction OF such vote amounting to
five hundred or more, in the respect.
i've representative districts, provided
that each representative district shall
have at least one delegate. The rep.
resentation in the coming State con-
ventlon, based on the Presidential
vote of 1892, is as follows, to wit
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01

hut this did not end the work or
slaughter. Every man or boy who
appeared ON the streets was shot
dead.
The guests Of the Eldridge hotel
were saved by Quantrell's order at
the request of Robert 5. Stevens,
lawyer to whom he was indebted for
some former act Of kindness. This,
however, was the only act Of mercy
shown Three hundred buildings were
fired and every business place In the
town sacked and plundered. Guam
trell ended the Lawrence raid with q
loss of but seven men. The number
of his victims, unarmed men and boys,
was 2S6. In defending the outrage
afterward. Quantrell said: 81 wanted
to kill Jim Lane, who lived there, and
as hadn't the honor of his acquaiDt
ance, l killed every man l could see
to shoot at"
But Kansas was not to escape with
out another visit from Quantrell and
his terrible band. Early in October.
1868, six weeks after the Lawrence
massacre, Gen. Blunt, with his staff,
band, clerks and an escort OF the
Third Wisconsin Cavalry. the party
numbering in all $50 men, was march
ing toward Fort Smith, Ark. When
near Baxter Springs. Kan, close to
the borders of the Indian territory, ne
was met by body of cavalry. whose
members were dressed in Federal
uniform and carried the Union flag.
There was force Of Union soldiers
stationed not far away in Missouri,
and at Baxter Springs were quarter
ed two squadrons of the Third Wis
consin Cavalry and two companies Of
colored infantry, all under the com
mand of Major ], b, Pond, now the
well-know lecture manager. Gen
Blunt supposed that the advancing
force was a portion of Ponds COM
mand, and rode towards it with one
of his aides. He had gone but a few
yards when he discovered that the
strangers were Quantrell and his men.
AS he galloped back toward his COM
mand the guerrillas opened fire upon
it. Blunt's escort. surprised and un-
prepared, could offer no effectual re-
sstance. One hundred and ten of
them were slain, all but ten Of them
being shot after they were taken pris-
oners. Gen. Blunt, his aide and thirty
of his men We're the only ones who
succeeded in making their escape.
After the slaughter at Baxter
Springs the pursuit of Quantrell be-
came so hot that he relinquiShed his
leadership. and his band split up into
Independent squads led by his vari-
Gus lieutenants. Then he Joined the
command of Gen. Sterling Price, and
when the latter rereated from his
Missouri campaign in the fall of 1864
Quantrell and his party went with
the army.
Price crossed the Arkansas few
miles east of Fort Gibson in the In
dian territory, but being a man of
humane impulse as we'll rs a brave
soldier soon gave Quantrell to under
stand that he preferred that the guer
rilla and his party should quit the
army. Quantrell quickly acted upon
his hint. and cutting loose from Price
campaigned for a time in Southern
Arkansas and Eastern Texas. None
of the Confederate commanders would
recognize him, and he finally moved
eastward across Arkansas.
He now resolved to make his way
to Kentucky, and from there TO Mary
land, where, as he afterward stated,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01

The most bloody and ruthless chapter
n the history of the war. on the
night of August 10, 1868, at his camp
IN Blackwater creek, near Columbus.
Mo-, he collected his followers TO the
numbers Of pa and, briefly explain
NJ his designs, rode towards the Kan
Sls border.
The dress Of the guerlllas closely
resembled the Federal uniforms, and
70 the farmers who they encountered
rs they advanced, the leaders said
hat their followers We're recruits for
he Ninth Kansas Cavalry. The Fed
raj Cavalry, under Col Plumb. re-
eived Information, but was unable to
lvertake Quantrell When The guer-
'illas entered Lawrence, some eighty
# them scattered about the streets of
he town, but the main body under
Quantrel rode straight for the camp
IT the uEarmed white recruits. where
100 men were sleeping happily I'M
'OnsciOus Of impending death. A
desperate tight ensued. Every one of
he recruits was iinally shot down,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01

he intended to surrender with Lee or
again engage in guerrilla warfare. He
dressed his men in the Federal uni
forms stolen from the bodies of the
Union soldiers at Baxter Springs, and.
successfully eluding the Union posts
in Arkansas, reached the Mississippi
in safety.
After trying various points, he final
~ effected the passage of the river,
fifteen miles above Memphis, on New
Years day, 1865. Once within the
Federal lines, Quantrel represented
himself as Federal officer on spe-
cial scouting duty, and drew rations
and supplies at the several Union
posts through which he passed. His
band crossed Tennessee into Kentucky
and passed through Big Creek, Gov
ington, Paris and other places on their
way TO the mountains of southwestern
Kentucky.
Stopping one night at a country ho-
tel. Quantrell, after supper saw his
men to bed and ordered them not to
leave their rooms unless he called
them. However, some of them dis
obeyed this order and went to the bar
room for whiskey. Here they fell in
with q group of Federal officers. Guer-
finally fell to quarrelling. Pistols We're
drawn. and in the fight that followed
several of the officers We're shot dead.
This untimely encounter served to
reveal the identity of Quantrell and
his men, and the guerrilla leader saw
that their only safety lay in flight.
The guerrillas hastily mounted their
horses, and by hard riding eluded the
pursuing enemy and reached the
mountains. But Federal cavalry
under Major Bridgewater and Capt.
TirreIl, drove them from one hiding
place to another, and the forces Of
the latter finally brought them to bay
ON May 10, 1865, near Taylorsville,
Ky.
Here Quantrell made his last stand
and fought his last fight. Two of his
followers We're killed and one wound
ed; the rest escaped, scattering In all
directions, and in the end making
their way back TO Missouri as best
they could.
Quantrell himself was mortally
wounded. He was shot through the
shoulder blade, the ball striking his
spine and paralyzing him. Two days
after the fight he was taken to the
u. s. military hospital in Louisville
where he died on June g. He was
buried in st. Johns cemetery, Louis
Vile, and when they went to dress
him for the grave they found fifty
marks on his body, made by bullets
and sabers.
In his final moments his better ma
ture returned, and in the last words
ii is said, that fell from his lips as
they grew cold in death We're the name
lof his mother. ~
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01

escape of fugitive slaves from Mis-
souri,, and to give protection to the
free colored people who in consider
able numbers had moved from the ad-
jacent States into Kansas. He was
actuated by no worthy motive, how
ever. He did it to cloak his connec-
ton with band of MiSsourians who
were kidnapping the free colored peo-
pie of Kansas and running them into
Arkansas, where they sold them into
slavery. The band had many bloody
adventures, and finally, in an attack
ON the house of Morgan Walker,
wealthy farmer, all of the band ex-
cept Quantrell were shot dead.
On the breaking out of the civil war
Quantrell turned up in Missouri at
the head of small band of maraud-
ers- One of their deeds was the mur-
der of two Missourists, father and
son, which led to the dispersion of the
band.
At Blue Springs, Mo-, in May, 1861,
his famous band of guerrillas was or
sanized. and its sudden and merciless
raids soon became the terror of the
Kansas border. Quantrells band was
made up entirely of volunteers, the
most of them being young farmers
from the Missouri boarder counties,
and il also included a number of Ken
ruckians and ArkansanS. Each men,
Der was armed with rife and revolver,
the later being the favoT'te weapon.
No oathS were taken and no vouchers
required to secure membership. "Can
YOU shoot TO kill?" was the only ques-
ton asked of each new volunteer. At
first Quantrell spared the lives of the
prisoners taken in the raids, but this
clemency was short lived.
Quantrell's command over his reck-
less and lawless followers was COM
plete. He seldom divulged his plans
until the moment for execution came,
and taught his men that their first
duty was to follow where he led.
The adventures of this lawless band
would fill a volume.
In the summer of 1863, at time
when the borders Of Kansas and Mis-
souri, was almost denuded of Union
troops, Quantrell prepared for his
long contemplated raid on Lawrence,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01
KENTUCKY TICK BITES.

The bite of Kentucky ticks is some
times fatal. Mr.. +. A. Tabor was
bitten by tick with very peculiar and
nearly fatal results. He was sitting
IN a drug store when he felt stinging
sensation under his clothes, and, upon
its increasing to acute pair, he retired
to investigate the cause and found a
tick with its head imbedded in the
flesh He removed the intruder, but
the venomous little insect had left its
poison and with the velocity of the
circulation it was disseminated through
his system. His nose was the first
member affected. 1t became fiery
red streaked with bright green, and
swelled rapidly until it reached the
size of large tumbler. His eyes were
angrily inflamed and emitted an intense
heat His face was quickly swollen
and fiercely convulsed with most ex-
cruciating pain. Terrible convulsions
seized his body and he was writhing
in agony that seemed to forebode the
death struggle when a physician ar
rived, and with much difficulty re-
lieved his suferings. After a short
while he recovered sufficiently to go
home, but he was very weak and
showed plainly in his haggard face
and extreme nervousness the effects
of his violent sickness. The tick was
an ordinary dog tick, but for virulence
OF its poison it surpasses any of its
kind ever heard of.-AUanta Con-
Stitution
N. BIO successfully remove
ticks of all kinds from the flesh take
a hot iron or a lighted cigar and warm
them up from the rear. When it gets
uncomfortably hot behind they will
let loose in front in order to see what's
the matter. Then's when you get the
best of tick, and without tearing his
head off in your flesh to tester
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01

Tire history of the noted guerrilla,
Clarke Quantrell, one of the strangest
and most singular figures of our civil
war, is an instance to the point.
Quantrell was born in Canal Dorer,
Ohio, in 1887. His aged mother, now
in her seventy-fifth year, is still living
there. Quanrelrs father was a quiet,
estimable man. who was teacher and
principal of Union college Young
Quantrell graduated from Union col
lege at the age Of sixteen. and for q
while taught school himself.
Quantrell had not yet passed his
twentieth birthday when he made his
appearance in Paola, Kan. in the
spring of 1857. After many adven-
lures, he attached himself to a small
band of daring spirits in Lawrence,
Kan, who were ever ready'to aid the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01
Special notice is directed to rule 6.

Special notice is directed to rule 6,
section S. concerning contests
Every person desiring to contest the
seat Of Delegate shall he required
to give notice, in writing, of such in
tention, together with the grounds of
contest, to the Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee and
to the person whose seat he desires to
contest, within ten days of the date
upon which the election was held" &c.
AMES A. STRANAHAN,
Chairman Democratic State Central Committee
OLIVER R. SNYDER.
Secretary Democratic State central Committee
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01

HE romance Of
our great civil
war Is not yet
properly appreci-
ated. Some ages
hence the histori-
an and writer of
fiction will find it
a mine of adven-
tnre and romance
The age of Chiv-
airy" in Europe
was not more full
Of daring exploits
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-01
AMERICAN ROMANCE.
OUR GREAT CIVIL WAR WAS FULL
OF 1T.

Deeds Of ouantreii and His Mcn-sav-
agery That Recalled the Dark Ages
Career of wanton Kiiiing-Inauenoe Of
q Mother.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-13

man, IS more tacItuTn and impervI-
Gus to argument and entreaty than
| the Indian when he wants to be, and
it is seldom that he will give any
hints as to how he reads the signs of
the skies. Certain it is, however,
that they very frequently are right
and very seldom are wrong. On a
certain evening it was noticed that
after they had watched the sky very
carefully they at once set to work to
prepare for a cold night of excep-
tiOnal severity.
The Indian does not like work for
work s sake, and he certainly would
not hustle for wood and build large
fire If he were not certain that cold
was coming. Trees are always used
as weather guides. No Indian ever
needs compass, because in forcing
his way through the densest parts
he can tell at glance by looking at
tree which is north, his experienced
eye telling him instantly upon which
side the bark is moist or the moss
more abundant. This moisture is
used by the Indians who have trav-
eled much to tell them about the
weather of the following day.
Jew years ago a party who were
crossing what is now Oklahoma Ter
ritory were anxious to force their
way to Purcell the following day.
Their Indian guide warned them that
the Canadian river would NOT be
safe to ford the following day, say
ing that heavy rains in the night
would swell it beyond control. 1t
seemed perfectly dry night and the
prediction was laughed at. The In
dian merely replied that the bark
was soft" and rolling himself up in
his blanket, was soon asleep. Before
midnight it was raining in torrents
and the party did not cross the Cana
dian river for nearly a week. Stories
of this kind in which the Indians
have acted as almost infallible ba-
rometers, could be multiplied by the
dozen. Few people can remem Der
where they have made a bad mistake.
the worst error they ever commit be-
ing to place a storm either a few
hours too soon or too late St.
Louis Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-13
A GREAT MISTAKE.

1t is great mistake for
paper to use its columns
to abuse contemporary. The
average reader is not interested in
what one editor thinks of another,
any more than in the opinion which
his bootmaker has of his competitor
1t is not only a waste Of space, but
it is in poor taste to force upon the
public the particulars of some petty
quarrel in which it has no interest.
Yet such cases are of frequent occur
renee. Among newspapers of the
better class, however. it is not per-
mitted, because the practice is inim-
ical to the standing of paper and
degrading to its dignity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-13
HOW THE BABIES THRIVE.
Twins Brought Up on Lactafed Food,
Which Has Saved the Lives of Thou
sands of Infants Throughout the
Country.

Twins Brought Up on Lactated Food,
Which Has Saved the Lives of Thou
sands of Infants Throughout the
Country.
Sad-eved mothers with frail, sickly
babies that seem made for any word but
this hard one, should cheer up.
There is a way of making puny little
ones thrive and grow fat and strong and
happy.
Lactated food is praised by thousands
of mothers of robust children that were
once weak and feeble, and even despaired
of. Lactated food makes weaving an
easy task.
The twin babies of Mrs. T. H. Hickens
of Atlantic Highlands, n. j., whose pic
lures are given above, were brought up
entirely on lactated food, which has
saved the lives of thousands of little
ones whose mothers have been unable to
nurse them at the breast.
The great dispensaries, nurseries, and
homes for children use lactated food. 1t
saves babies lives. Can be had at any
druggists. 1t is always pure, keeps per-
fectlv, and is not affected by age or tenn
perature.
Sugar of milk is TIE basis of mothers
milk, and it is the basis of lactated food.
With it is combined pure barley malt,
the finest wheat gluten, and the nutri
tious elements ofthe oat. 1t is thoroughly
cooked by high steam heat, and pre-
digested, nutritious food that fulfils
every requirement of the growing child is
the result There is no secret about it.
1t is simply a food.
Thousands of happy infants have been
brought up on it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-13

THE NEXT HOUSE.

We give below list of representa-
tives elected last week, the names of
democrats appearing in italics:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-13

Mount Holly, L. c. Cook.
Mount Tabor, L. ]. Griffith.
Pawlet, H l.. Manchester.
Pittsfeld, Moses Ellis.
Pittsford, S. K. Burbank.
Poultney, w. Nathaniel.
Proctor, E. R. Morse.
Rutland (city), George E. Lawrence.
Rutland (town). L. NJ. Walker.
Sherburne, John E. Davis.
Shrewsbury, Dana E. Aldrich.
Sudbury, c. c. Breese.
| Tinm outh,
Wallingford, A. G. Stone.
Wells, S. NJ. Lewis.
West Haven, Willard L. Hitchcock.
West Rutland, H. H. Brown.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Barre, R. S. Currier.
Berlin, Wilbur Brown.
Cabot, a. NJ. Foster.
Calais, S. B. Fair.
East Montpelier, w. G. Nye.
Fayston, Thomas Mehuron.
Marshfeld, w. H. H Mears.
Middlesex, S. R. Wells.
Montpelier, w. A. Lord.
Moretown, c. H. Freeman.
Mortified, H. r. Brown.
Plainfeld, John Ryan.
Roxbury, Lee Wiley.
Waitsheld, o. F. Joslyn.
Warren, W. c. Bradley.
Waterbury, F. N. Smith.
Woodbury., Truman Lawson.
Worcester, c. c. Tewksbury.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Andover, James H. Head.
Barnard, w. r. Paige.
Bethel, L. NJ. Greene.
Bridgewater, M. J. Hudson.
Cavendish, NJ. S. Buck.
Chester, Clarence Adams.
Hartford, A E. Watson.
Hartland, Henry S. Britton.
Ludlow, w. w. Stickney.
Norwich, Samuel Hutchinson.
Plymouth, no election.
Pomfret, NJ. H. Miller.
Reading, Clarence n. Hook.
Rochester, E. Emerson.
Royalton, A. P. Skinner.
Sharon. J. ]. Parker.
Springfield, D. J. Boynton.
Stockbridge, NJ. L. Wyman.
Weathers6eld, F. H. Nichols.
Weston, Edward Wilder.
West Windsor, William H. H. Ralph.
Windsor, H. P. McClary.
Woodstock, c. o. Thompson.
w1NDHAM COUNTY.
Athens, Andrew A Wyman.
Brattleboro, Geo. A. Hines.
Brookline, Mason c. White.
Dover, D. w. Yeaw.
Dummerston, L. H. Lynde.
Grafton, w. E. L. Walker.
Guilford, George Houghton.
Halifax, E. S. Evans.
Jamaica, Fred B. Pierce.
Londonderry, H. P. Yearly.
Marlboro, H. M. Adams.
Newfane, F. S. Weston.
Putney, NJ. c. ingalls,.
Rockingham, L. NJ. Read.
Somerset, D. A. GrOut.
StrattOn, c. H. Grout.
Townsend, John H. Ware.
Vernon, G. H Hubbard.
Wardsboro, Luther A. Whitcomb.
Westminster, L. c. Richardson.
Nottingham y. y. Wilder.
Wilmington, Hosea Mann, jr.
Windham, E. H. Jones.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-09-13
INDIANS As WEATHER PROGNOSTI
GATORS.

The Indians have always been ex-
cellent weather prognos ticators.
Good Indian scouts have proved to
be right nine times out of ten in their
predictions, and efforts have been
made again and again 10 ascertain
the nature of the signs relied on.
No one, except perhaps China
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-21
gBrsvo, Won Moltke.

Won Moilke once went to Iinlau,
ns he thought, inc gnito. lie ordered
n room on the ground floor in tho
'BaycrischS llof' and went 10 bed
carly, but forgot to draw his blinds
down. When he was just going TO
sleep he heard music drawing near.
lie had been recognized, after all, and
was going To bc serenaded again The
difficulty was how To get dressed with
out being seen. lie dared not strike
light. But presently the glare OF
torches lit up his room and the curl.
Gus crowd stood 81 osc to the Window,
their noses pres'e against he pancs.
In spite Of that he falt that he must
rise, so no got up ana dressed. But as
he put ON ca h piece of his apparel,
the feat waa greeted with loud and
prolonged a pr lause.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-21

the late sultan Burghash had
very savage, chained lion, and as q
happy thought, offered it TO Sir John
Birk, then british consul-General to
Coustautinople, reminding him that
the lion formed one of che supporters
of the royal arms above tho gate
Of the British consulate, and that the
pre- 'ence of the real brute would,
therefore, be highly appropriate. II
am sure tha' your highness would
never maxi incomplete present."
he replied, 'snd when you are able To
accompany the lion with a unicorn I
shall be delighted to receive your
mupificeut offer"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-21

Departing from friends fat tho
other day | almost fell ove~ u chair
that stood against The banister,.
The frieni explained: THAT'S an
awkward place for a chair, know,
but find it necessarg." "uow SOP" 1
querjed. well, you know there are
people who will oii you an affection
ate farewell, at the reception room
door, and then when you accompany
them into tho hall. they will stan
fifteen or twenty minutea on the top
stair continuing their chat 80 as {
grew tired OF hanging over the banis-
ters, ! had the chair placed here, and
when | see the symptoms drop into
It. "You we're saying" ~ was
saying nothing" replied !, as made
for the front door, Except good. by. Z"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-08-21
THE WORLD OF CHANCE,
What IL Did for Young bigger, VIII
Read Chtrminy Novel.

what II Did for Young HIggsr, wh.
Read n Chirminy Novel.
IL young Higger had not b,en read.
ing Lady Fitz- MIudlins Dark Sc
crer until 2 o'clock in the morning,
he would not have arrived at the dry
goods store with his heal full OF
ChesterAeldian and elegant phrases
with which to rega,e the girls at tho
glove counter.
If he had not had those phrases in
his head he would not have made an
impression of elegance and eduiation
upon the wife OF the proprietor who
happened TO CO in and pause near
the bargain counter to ask question
IL he had not made such an i'm.
preston the wife of tho proprietor
would not have 9 ;patiA.ea about him
To her husband for about ten consecn-
tive breal1fds S.
II she had not thus expatiated hee
husband would not have been led 10
placs you1g Higgins in a position
where he could look i'm )ortant and do
no particular harm. from which posi-
tion he was succsssively pushed u to
higher plnc %, and at last 10 a partner.
ship in the Arm
II young Higgins hadn't been read
Ing "Laiy Fitz- Mluilin's Dark
Secret" he would still be salesm IN ia
the silk depArtm mt But the W rid
says that he is nan of wonderful
enterprise and Napoleon of finance