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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
zero all telegraph wires down. Worst
storm in years.

zero all TELEGRAPH! wires down. Worst
storm in years.
Jersey Shore.-The streets desert.
ed. Wind has swept them of every.
thing presumipg to live. Temperature
from to 10 degrees below zero.
George Heyd, farmer came to town
IN the morning. In attempting to re.
turn he was caught in a snow drift 10
feet deep. He escaped to town and,
securing the help of IS men, his team
was shoveled out. There was too
much wind for the Williamsport wind.
mill. 1t stood the gale until 1870
when 1t yielded to the enevitable and
collapsed.
St. Joseph, Mo.-Thermometer IS
degrees below zero; roads impass.
able.
Lancaster, Pa.-The gale drifted
shut all rail and wagon roads. Travel
from rural districts impossible. Busi.
ness at a stand still. Men shoveling
snow, but suffering severely.
Harrisburg.-The wind and weather
having no respect for rank or title has
stubbornly resisted the home depar.
tLre of the legislators who generally
spend Sunday at home. The blizzard
kept them in Harrisburg. Henry
Gabelen was found in a box car al
most frozen to death. He was taken
to the hospital Business practically
suspended.
Reading The worst experienced
since the great blizzard in 1888.
Drifts from three to six feet. Public
roads completely blocked.
Allentown.-Snow bound worse
than any time since 1888. Business at
standstill.
New York.-Navigation blockaded
in this harbor. Ferry boats run under
great difficulties. The d. L. &. w.
Railroad completely blocked. Freight
traffic froze up.
Chicago.-Dispatches indicate great
storm In Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Temperature here IA degrees below
zero. Intense suffering in homes of
poor reported; many frost bitten. Mrs.
Schroeder, rs years old, while going
In search of nurse, was overcome by
the intense cold and fell and frozs to
death. VIM. Chase, homeless labor.
er, was found in door with the
side exposed to the weather frozen
from head to foot. Though taken to
hospital, there is no hope of his re-
covery.
Genoa.-Twenty small vessels
driven ashore. A violent storm SWEET
the coast, doing great damage to
building, piers, &c.
Denison, Texas.-The worst storm
in years bowling blizzard, blowing
at rate Of fifty miles an hour. Thou
sands of cattle are dying from expos
ure.
Perry, Greg. T.-The worst we
have had in twenty years.
Little Rock.-The coolest ever
known here. Terrible.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
The Sons of Veterans Banquet.

The popular Cafe of Mrs. Phillips
was the resort of a happy throng of
amateur theatricals on Wednesday
evening. The occasion was a ban
quet given through gratitude by the
Sons of Veterans to the home-talent
comprised of those that played so sue
cessfully the Drummer Boy of Shiloh
recently in this place. The program
of the banquet consisted of eating,
drinking, music and dancing.
Some 90 plates were spread, and
the refreshments offered and freely
partaken of were: Cold turkey, cold
ham, chicken salad, potato chips,
oysters and macaroni, celery, finger
loaves, brick ice cream, fancy cakes,
coffee, crackers, cheese, &c. The
feast was all that could have been
reasonably wished for, and it was fully
enjoyed by all present.
After supper music and dancing
prevailed until about o'clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
Railroad Finances.

At the stockholders annual meeting
of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad,
on the 18th instant, the financial
report showed a decrease of earnings
OF $53a,4I3 over the amount earned
last year. The settlement of unsettl-
ed accounts between the various roads
for hauling interchanged freight is
also now a matter Of some concern
and demand, as witness the following
resolution:
A resolution was presented by
David S. Thompson requesting the
board of managers to bring an action
against the Pennsylvania Railroad for
an accounting Of through freight
receipts over the Philadelphia and
Eric road during the past six years.
1t was referred to the incoming board.
Mr.. Thompson represented 1900
shares.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
JOHN G. JAOOBY,

We we're able to give but brie
notice OF John G.. Jacoby, last week
The following from the Berwick Inde
pendent Of February Sth., is jus,
tribute to the memory of good man
I" 1t was with profound sorrow tha,
the news Of the death of John G.
Jacoby was passed from lip to lip on
Wednesday morning. He had been
suffering for twelve month or more
from the effects of an attack of grip,
that remorseless enemy Of mankind.
His afflictiors were always borne with
christian fortitude and a spirit OF
patient endurance that won for him
the earnest sympathy of his large
circle Of acquaintance as well as his
immediate family. Mr.. Jacoby was
well and favorably known in this com
munity during the past quarter Of a
century, during the latter half of
which he has served continuously as
justice Of the peace, his decisions sell
dom being reversed. In addition to
this office he had for a number of
years been successfully engaged in
life insurance in connection with his
son LeGrant, their firm being one of
the most prosperous in Columbia
County. Mr.. Jacoby was a man
clothed with many virtues, and he at
tached to himself in a peculiar man.
ner those with whom he associated.
His friendship was not cramped. HIS
generosity was never checked by
stinting measure. His kindliness had
no marrow boundary His mental
energies were quick 10 be aroused.
His moral perception was keen and
untainted. In an unusual degree ne
possessed the nobler qualities that
make men admired and loved.
He was born at Coopersburg, near
Philadelphia, August 4, 1884, remov-
ing to this county he was married
January "a, 1856, to Fannie M.
Sponenberg, and to them were born
FIVE children, one daughter and four
sons: Laura Amandah, Alfred.
Franklin, Isaiah S., John Wesley and
LeGrant s., the only one living.
The burial was to have taken place
on Friday at o'clock, but on account
Of the inclement weather it was post
poned until Saturday at the same
hour.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVE-
NUE. INCOME TAX.
Taxes on incomes received from January tst,
1894, to December 3Ist, 1894, inclusive,
under the provisions Of the Act Of Congress
in effect August 20, 1894.

There shall be assessed, collected
and paid upon the gains, profits and
incomes received from all sources in
the calendar year ending December
3Ist, 1894, by every citizen of the
United States, whether residing at
home or abroad, and from every per-
son residing in the United States, a
tax of two per centum on the amount
so received over and above 100000.
There shall also be assessed, collected
and paid tax of two per centum on
all the net profits or incomes, for the
said calendar year. above actual opera
ting and business expenses, OF all COR
porations, associations, &c, doing
business for profit in the United States.
Returns are to be made to COL
lectors on or before the first Monday
of March, 1895. Penalty Of so per
cent. added for returns made after the
Ist Mond'y of March, 1895. Blanks
for making said returns can be OBJ
tanned from Robt. Buckingham, Depu-
ty Collector, at Bloomsburg, Pa, by
mail or otherwise, or by addressing
Grant Herring, Collector of Internal
Revenue, at Scranton, Pa. Unless re-
turns are made before the Ist Mondayof
March, 1895, the penalty will be assess
ed. Taxes due and payable on or before
July Ist, 1895. Full instructions for
making out the blank forms or returns
are printed on the blank forms.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
A SURPRISE PARTY.

On Thursday of last week Mrs.
Letllia Everitt, of Rohrsburg, was
treated to an enjoyable surprise by a
visit from sleighing party of seventy.
six people, from Bloomsburg, Shick.
shinny, Eyersgrove, Rohrsburg and
vicinity. Mrs. Everitt is seventy.seven
years old, and she was much affected
by the show Of friendship and esteem.
The party provided their own dinner,
and it included lots Of good things.
After spending the day in an enjoy
able manner they came away, leaving
Mrs. Everitt and her daughter much
pleased with the occasion. The fol.
lowing were in the party: Mr.. Gra-
ham, Rev. Chilcoat and wife, Schuyler
Kramer and wife, Samuel McHenry
and wife, Prot. Ikeler, Mrs. w. P.
Ikeler, Thomas McHenry and family,
]. T. Vaughn and family, Henry
Everett and family, l. M. Rote and
wife, Alfred Evans and wife. John
Rhone and family, John Mellick and
family, Mr.. Kline and wife, M. Kramer
and wife, M. Harris and wife, Mrs.
Everett, Margaret Everett, Mrs. Bruce,
Misses Susie and Bertha Utt, Ella
Kramer, Effie Folloner, Jessie Stukey,
Mrs. Hess, Mrs. Albertson, Mrs. P.
D. Black, Mrs. Walters and wife, Mrs.
Workheiser, Hardy keller, George
Follmer, Susie Nagle, Mrs. Traxler,
Howard Traxler, VIM. Barber, Mrs.
c. A. Gillasby, Mrs. Turner Eyer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
A Printing Office Fire.

In the recent fire which started at
midnight in the State Printing Office
at Harrisburg, it is estimated that
about 100000 worth of property
fully insured-was destroyed. II is
not known how the fire originated.
Nothing was destroyed but what the
legislature can easily reproduce with
additional appropriations. The An
nual Report of the State Treasurer
was consumed in the flames, and all
the manuscript of the Auditor
Generals Report, also, along with
other State reports. The 10000
copies of Agricultural Reports that
went up in smoke can easily be re-
placed by printers as well as the maps
and stereotype plates.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
THE LECTURE AT TIE NORMAL.

Again it so happened that the wealth
er was unfavorable on the night Sc
apart for the second lecture in the
students course at the Normal. The
students themselves were there, how
ever, as well as few brave ones who
breasted the Storm in order 10 ge,
there
After the usual Introductory for
malities, the speaker, man of good
physique and voice, proceeded to read
his carefully prepared lecture upon
"What you said yesterday" To our
reporter it seemed that Language,
and it Origin, Use and Abuse would
have been better title for the ad.
dress; for this was the gist of his
pleasing effort. The theme being very
appropriately Of an educational char
acter, may be deemed rather unfavor-
able for witticisms, but Mr.. Hulburd
managed to give his audience such
happy lnterspersions of wit as to elicit
their applause occasionally.
Language, he held, was subject to
change like everything else in nature.
Dictionaries can't avoid it. Though
English was conglomeration Of Ian.
guages, he believed it to be destined
to become the universal tongue.
While the illterate often get through
life with a vocabulary of 800 or 400
words, the educated have less at their
command than is generally supposed.
Whole books may be written without
absorbing or using fractional part of
the many thousands found in diction-
aries.
As to the origin of language he rather
debased Adam and gave Eve the start
Of him in this respect. 1t is perhaps
the strongest proof of the correctness
of his conjecture to say that Eve still
holds her own in this respect.
AS to slang (the first cousin to com
mon swearing for sake of peculiar
emphasis) while inevitable, even among
certain poets and scholars, it is always
to be deprecated; but more especially
in sacred Offices and pulpits where the
refined conventionalities cannot be
dispensed with without loss of dignity
and due respect for even the house of
God or his most Jealous agencies. If
a face as long as fiddle will not win,
neither will continuous monkey shine
in the pulpit or elsewhere.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
University Extension.

1t has been arranged to have the
new U. E. course of lectures on
Thursday evenings, beginning March
9TH and ending April nth. There will
be six lectures, one each week on
Representative Authors of the roth
Century," as follows; Charles Lamb,
Wardsworth, Scott, Carlyle, Thackery.
Tennyson, with the privilege of sub
stituting Thoreau for Wardsworth).
This course will be delivered by
Prof. Henry w. Rolfe, son of Prof.
VIM. Rolfe, the great Shakesperian
scholar. Prof. Rolfe is by far the
most popular of all the U. f. lecturers,
and it is rare piece of good fortune
to get him to Bloomsburg. He usually
is engaged in New England and in and
near Philadelphia and New York.
This course of lectures has recently
been entirely rewritten and enriched
in the eighteen months during which
Prof. Rolfe has been recovering from
injuries received in railway accident.
The syllabus Of this course of
lectures costs I5c. Those wishing
them before the course begins, can
order them through our secretary Miss
Ethel Williams. The tickets for the
previous course will admit to this
course without additional payment.
]. P. WELSH,
Pres. u. E. Centre.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
BRIEF MENTION.
Abou. People You Know.
Mrs John Hartman is now convalesce

Mrs John Hartman is now convalescent.
S. c. Greasy returned from Lancaster ON
Saturday.
Col J. G.. Freeze has been i'll for the
past two weeks, and is slowly recovering.
Mrs. w. +. Edwards entertained Mrs. T..
K. Hutchson and daughter from Berwick
last Sunday.
Samuel Turnbach returned on Tuesday
from Phillipsburg, where he was for time
storm stayed.
Sheriff McHenry and Louis Lowenberg
took business trip to Pittsburg on Thurs
day. They bagged their game all right.
w. J. Purman, proprietor of Espy hotel,
and his brother, DIR. w. II. Purman, of
Northumberland, were Bloomsburg visitors
on Monday.
George c. Roam, forman of this Office. has
been so seriously indisposed with touch OF
grip lately as to be obliged to quit his work
for this week.
Mr.. Elliott Lemon, of Asbury, gave us a
friendly and business call on Wednesday.
Mr.. Lemon is competent auctioneer and
good practical farmer.
Mrs. Harry Croft, lately somewhat inds-
posed, is again up and about. Accompanied
by her daughter, Bessie, she took dinner with
Mary and Clara Beers on Wednesday.
w. A. Evert, out of love and respect for
an afflicted mother, worked his way home
through the snow drifts on Saturday evening.
He covered a distance Of some three or four
miles houndering through the snow, and
sweating in spite Of the cold.
Mr.. Eli Weaver, of New Columbus, beat
a homeward pathway through the snow from
Zaner's on Friday afternoon. The roadway
being drifted shut he took to the fields and
picked his path as best he could. To get m
to the armpits was easy enough, but to get
out was hard work.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
Inventive Genius.

Now look out for electric brollers
and toasters. They are among the
things OF recent invention. Mr.. L. T.
Edwards, of Haverford, is the inven-
tor. Another good thing among recent
inventions is an automatic railway
crossing signal, for which patent was
recently issued to S. Keller and w. A.
Sharp, of Reading, Pa. T. S. B, Wood,
of Shron, Pa, also has patent for the
manufacture of m neral wool. AT
present writing it makes oas chilly TO
think about wearing mineral WOOL next
to the hide.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
Sudden Death.

Mr.. L. M. Hartman, of Buck Horn,
while engaged shoveling snow during
the blizzard, was taken with sense
of dizziness from which he never re-
covered. He died very suddenly on
Friday morning about 10 o'clock.
He leaves a wife and six children to
mourn his loss, the children being all
married but one. The deceased had
attained the age of about 65 years.
He was buried at Dutch Hill on
Tuesday the I2th instant. Misses
Mary and Clara Beers and Miss Sarah
Thomas, relatives of the deceased,
were conveyed to the funeral by Mr..
John Deily.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
To the Voters of Bloomsbury.

A rumor having been circulated
that | am Indifferent as to the result
of the approaching election, desire
hereby to say, that if chosen President
of Council, will serve and endeavor
to do my duty faithfully and in the
best interests of the tax payers.
S. C.. GREASY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
A NEW FEATURE.

We are receiving weekly, a two
column letter from Harrisburg, during
the present session of the Legislature,
which will give our readers the run of
legislative matters. 1t will be printed
usually on the second page. 1t is
written by an experienced reporter,
and will prove an interesting feature.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
One of Many Frozen.

While party of farmers living at
Falls Church, Va, about twelve miles
from Washington, where digging
through snow drifts to make road to
secure provisions and mail, they dug
up the frozen body of a plasterer
named Phillips, who had evidently
been overcome by the storm last
Thursday night.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15
Withdrawn.

We are requested to announce that
Josiah Ralston has Withdrawn as a
candidate for Justice of the Peace.
His name will not appear on the
tickets, aud we make this public an
nouncement at his request
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15

If you are going to
have a sale this spring
leave your date, and
order bills at this Of
fee. A free notice goes
with all bills printed
here.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-15

Everybody is well
c3ms to a calendar for
1895, who will cali at
this Office for 1t, whath-
er they are subscribers
or not. Only a few
more left. Come soon.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

Attorney Bartlett Sinclair is in
more trouble at least snch is the opin-
ION OF a little Sunday school miss. II
appears that Mr.. Sinclair WAS elected
superintendent OF the Sunday school
last sabbath. When the little girl In
question returned home. she rushed mp
TO her mother and exclaimed: "Oh
mamma. what do you think. They
made Mr. Sinclair our superintendent
and he has TO learn the Lords prayer
and another one by next sunday
as though she was quite certain Of Mr.
sinclair's unfamiliarity with prayers in
general, and had some doubts as to his
ability TO accomplish the task before
him-to learn the Lords prayer ant
another one in a weeks ume.-koot
cpai Herald.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19

The new board Of county commit.
s!oncrs organized last Monday by elect
ing o. r. Warren, of Post Falls,
chairman. lie is well qualified for the
place and will make an excellent pre-
siding officer. The members Of the
board. while they have no disposition
to do any one an injustice, seem deter
mined to practice economy and have
taken up their new duties with that OBJ
,ect in view. There ID large amount
Of business left over from the last
meetings Of the old board for them to
dispose Of. due to the fact that Com
missioner Clark was absent and George
Ellis showed a disposition to block all
business unless Il exactly suited his Pc
culiar ideas. We believe the members
Of the new board will make acceptable
officers and conduct affairs on business
principles. They have made saving
10 the county Of about 81 40 In a re
duction of salaries and by cutting dow'
the force in the Auditors Office. Thu
services Of Deputy Clerk Bailey wer'
dispensed with, the salary OF Chic
Clerk Ray was reduced from siW Z
eo per month and that Of Deputy Clerl
Peters from $50 to ESQ. and the cier'
in the sheriff's office Is cut from si,N
10 $1,000 a year. J. A. keat was al
pointed legal adviser for the board.
The steamer st, Joseph made a tri
up the Crar d'Alcne river the !irst Q
the week. The river was open, but a
Harrison the crew had quite an e'
perieuce bucking ice and were aoo'
). hours in getting through.
Dr. Prices Cream baking Powder
c>asalns % Anneala o. Alun'
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19
WEPAY EXPRESSAGE
pAi.ENE Is a city of i"'

NTrn pALESE h city Of 100
~ population. beautifully situated on
the northern SHORE Of Tho famous Crur
d'Alsna lake. n miIrs cas; Of Spokane
on a branch liuc Of the Northern Pacific
En Lines Of steamers make regular
,rirs from thIs city up the Lake to The
brad Of navigation on The 81 Jos and
rsrur d Alrnc rivers. connecting nj Odd
Mission with tho railroad line into The
so,d silver and lead mines. The city II
ono Of The most noted summer resorts
ia tho northwest. and Ia bccomin. more
popular each year Its fishing. hunting.
boating and bathing attractions are al
mos, lmitless. The fines, US mill
tary pcs, In the west tFort Shcrman)
and i,s magnificent forest park reserva
ton adjoin the city on the west Ihe
country round about Ia made up OF rich
Agricultural lands and extensive forests
of yellow pine. Cir. cedar and tamatac.
and the city IL destined 10 bccome
manufacturing center for the products
Of these woods. The business men and
residents are enterprisine. and take
pride In making the place attractive
There are Ave church organizations e.
baptist. Methodist Prcsbyisrtan. kp's
eopal aud Roman Catholic. The sccre'
orders are well represented by lodg'
zach Of Masons. Odd Fellows. knights o
Pythias. A. q. r.. u. A. H., and Women
Relief Corps. The city Is supplied viii
electric lights, good water.works, al
elcgan, public school building, sash am
door factory. two saw mills, two first
class hotels, boat building yards, css
There are yet good opportunities to e'
gage in lucrative business and In dive
siRcd farming. Manufactures are pal
ticularly desired. aud are Offered extr
Inducements. The summers are ten
peratc, with sufficient rainfall 10 insuI
abundant crops. while the winters al
free from extreme cold. No better y
ration for profitable Investments or 4
securing ideal homes can he found
The northwest. There IL always We
come here, among an excellent pcop'
In beautiful region aud an incompa
able climate.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-19
Cali for County Warrants.

On Monday. Dec. IL, 1894, will pay
the following described kootenai
county warrants, with interest; interest
ceases from date: All warrants on the
REDEMPTION fund registered before
January 0, 1898. All warrants on the
road fund registered before April IL,
1894. All warrants on the current ex.
pense fund registered befor October "a,
1884.
Is. III. lot FRANK q. HILL,
Treasurer OF kooteuai Co. Idaho,