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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16

The thinning ranks or the veterans puy
Increase for them the respect and love Of
all loyal citizens; and besides, there are
thousands Of sons and daughters Of vet.
Grams who are now In active life and
whose Influence is augment!ng that OF
their fathers.
There are many Indications that there
Is school book war on hand In this
state. The American Book Company,
Of Now York, Is probably the greatest
concern OF the kind In ths country, but
1t has lively rival In CHM & Co., OF
Boston. The former company has had
nearly complete control of the school
book business, but the Boston concern
has been pushing their publications By
an army of agents
IL Is claimed that the hand of the
school book publisher was shown In the
law passed by the last Legislature pro-
viding more stringent rules for the study
OF the effects Of alcohol and narcotics in
connection with text books upon physlol-
ogy. The law prescrlbes that text books
on physiology used In the public schools
shall contain a certain percentage Of in
structlon upon the aforesaid subjects,
The law seemed so worthy that doubtless
no member Of the Legislature suspected
that there was anything behind 1t. The
law, however was vigorously opposed
by State Superintendent Skinner, and It
Is now being criticized severely by many
teachers and others interested In educa-
tlon. The bone Of controversy lies in
the fact that none of the text books on
physiology now in use answer the de-
mands of the law, and hence the neces-
slty Is placed upon all school districts Of
purchasing new text books upon physlol-
ogy. The field Of controversy opens a
very nice question as TO what particular
new text book fulfills the requirements
OF tho law. Many friends OF education
are concerned, because the effect may
be to throw out text books now highly
approved in favor of those OF less re-
pute, besides placing a new burden up
ON the taxpayers.
8. F. r. COE.
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TOWNSEND.
Future of Farming.

Commissions of Education Harris, at
Washington, IN 4 recent speech, stated
that farming l.. the United States must
gradually drlfi into market gardening.
If ne had said that the future American
farmer Will follow those lines of farming
which require the highest degree of skill
and best knowledge, he would have
come little nearer the truth. 1t Is
doubtful II grain growing will ever again
be profitable, because of the competition
tina; me American f"rmer has in Argen-
tine, India, Russia and other countries
whore labor Is cheap. II requires very
l!ttle skill 10 grow wheat. The poor ryot
of India can grow Ii cheaper than the
Intelligent American farmer, but the
naked Indian cannot make sample Of
butter that the Engllshman will buy.
lie cannot produce the beef and pork
that Will satisfy the appetite of John
Bun; nor does he Understand all the ins
and ou:s Of fruit growing. The only diff
ference between wheat and butter Is
that skill has been added to the butter.
and skin always commands A good price.
The farmer should turn himself into q
so:; Of manufacturer. and convert his
raw productk into a commodity that will
command good price.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16

doubt many members will be dissatisfied
and discontinue their payments But
none who are in poor health will dlscon-
tinue, for such cannot obtain other in
surance. With the good risks dropping
out and the others holding on, will not
the mortality continue to increase even
more rapidly than before?
Attention has been called to the III
creasing mortality among members of
the G.. A. r. Very few of these men are
now under so or 50 years of age, and
most of them are much older. The
records show that the membership OF the
army in this State Is slowly but steadily
decreasing. A &" years ago It was
about 45,0CO. 1t is nov but a l.:tle over
$1,000. During the past six months more
than 500 members have answered the
last roll-call. This is much larger num-
Der than have died IN any previous half
year, even when the membership was
much larger. Some politicians have
been arguing that this indicates the de-
cline in the political influence of the q.
4. r. But such reasoning is not sound.
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ter of Gen. Flagler. Chief of Ordnance
OF the United States Army, To the now
el!st looking for new developments of
the curious phasss of modern life, this
case presents some novel features.
II appears that Gen. Flagler and wife
were In Canada, leaving an only daugh-
ter at home In charge of the family resi-
dence in this city. Miss Flagler. as is
natural with the daughter of soldier,
Is accustomed 10 the use of firearms. and
possessed pistol Of her own. Among
the trees in the front yard of the Flagler
residence Is pear tree. 1t Is needless
to say that this tree, with its load Of
rpened fruit. was an object of envy to
every boy in the neighborhood, white or
colored. AS a matter of fact, they made
Miss Flagler's life miserable by raids
upon the choice pears. on the morning
OF the tragedy Miss Flagler heard a rust
ling in the branches of the pear tree, and
the dog barked. She OWNED at once that
the boys were at the fruit. and, in pur-
suance OF preyiousl formed plan, she
rushed 10 e. bureau that contained her
pistol and. securing 1t, fred 1t hastily
out Of the window, The bullet sped true
and straight to where twelve-year-old
Ernest Green. the colored lad, was hid
Ing behind the hedge, frightened by the
barking Of the dog. He fell mortally
wounded, and died shortly after being
brought into the Fiagler house.
The coroner's Jury promptly acquitted
Miss Flagler. There Is indeed not the
slightest reason in the world to suppose
mat shit intended 10 commit homicide.
eIo doubt the pistol was fired simply to
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16

ON the Hudson Between Albany and Troy.
cred with heavy steel, Is elevated by the
machinery and then allowed to drop in
TO the water. 1t strikes the rock at the
bottom and as the constant dropping OF
the rain wears the solid rock away. so
the constant dropping of this hammer
pulverizeS the rock. The dredging is
then made comparatively easy, but a
different dredge ls required from that
used for sand. The sand dredge en-
ploys an immense scoop shovel, with a
bottom that opens at the will Of the
operator. Such a dredge would be worth
less for handling rock. The dredge em-
ployed for this purpose has an iron
bucket, which opens Ike two immense
clam shells. On the over edges of this
are steel claws. The shell-lke halves OF
the bucket are opened and closed by
steam power. When the bucket de-
scends into the water the open mouth
closes upon the pulverlzed rock. 1t Is
then elevated and swings around over
the scow. At the proper time a steam
valve Is opened and the load Is quickly
deposited in the scow. The three mil
lion yards OF material which the con-
tractors will remove from the bed Of
the river, If piled up in one spot, would
make a deposit As feet high and a quar-
ter Of a mile square. The problem of
getting rid Of this immense quantity of
material Is a serious one. In some places
the dykes are being raised with 1t and
then paved with heavy stones. The ef-
feet Of this Improvement upon river
navigation will be apparent. One pur-
pose Of the National Government in un-
dertaklng the work was to make certain
that the waterway TO the Watervl!et ar
senal shall always be ample to permit Of
the transporting OF the heavy guns
which are now being constructed there.
A life insurance company with many
millions at risk, and doing what Is
known as an assessment business"
has just notified Its members of an in
crease Of the assessment rates. These
assessments are made at intervals Of so
days, and the increase called for amounts
TO almost 20 per cent. Of the premiums
now being paid. This increase Will be
surprise to the policy holders, but there
seems to be no doubt of the necessity
for the action being taken.
The grip has been getting in It's dead
ly work during the past few years, and
all the life insurance companies are feel
ing the influence Of this in increased
death rates. AS this particular COM
pany does not collect a large advance
payment and then return the surplus to
the policy holders, its only course in the
presence of this increased mortality Is
to raise the assessments. Experienced
life insurance men are commenting upor
the probable effect of this action. NJ
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16
Revival of the Curfcw,

\ revival of the curfew custom, which
was originated in England by william
the Conqueror, Is no:ed in Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota. This
revival affects all persons under 16 years
of age, and was first started m Still
water. Minn., in the winter of 1S94-5.
About 20 cities in Minnesota have cur
few ordinances. St. Paul. Minneapolis
and Duluth, and other large cities, have
not countenanced the revival of the
ancient custom, as not being in accord
with the spirit of the times. In South
Dakota half dozen towns have adopted
the custom, and IL IS thought that by
Sou,h Dakota Will pu. Il into effect. The
new idea meets with enthusiasm among
tho foreign-born inhabitants, chiefly
Scandlnav!ans, but is not viewed with
favor by Americans, who consider it un-
constitutional, un-American and unpro-
Gressive. The various ordinances pre-
scribe the ringing of the hour, which is
8 o'clock in some towns and 10 o'clock
In others. In some towns the church
bells are rung, and in all the town bell
warns the police TO clear the streets of
the minors affected. No boy or girl can
escape arrest by reason of deafness or
the assertion that the warning bell was
not heard. 1t is thought that the GUS
tom will have a good effect on the COM
munlty and make good citizens of bad
children
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16

scare the boys OFT. Yet It was fired In the
direction of tae Sroubd and not In the
air. AMI as Miss Flagler Is a practlsed
marltswoman, albeit somewhat short
s,gh sed, 1t Is easy to imagine case
where the question Of anlmus and pur-
1Jsc would prove very serious In the
hands of a good lawyer. Indeed, as the
basis of A plot for a modern novel. IL pre-
sents a number of very interesting fea-
cures. There has been no little excite-
aent, but the supposlton that the ooi-
ored residents of the District would
make an Issue Of the matter has proved
unfounded. Indeed. there seems to have
been sympathy on all sides for the young
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terleits
the most noted counterfeiter in the
world. BroclSway studied electro-chem-
istry at Yale, and studied both print
ing and engraving, He began his GRIM
inal career soon after the war. He
counterfelted the 7-30 bond so cleverly
that $4,000 of the issue was redeemed
by the Treasury before the fraud was
discovered. Brockway was arrested
and tried in 1880, and sentenced to
thirty years in prison, but his sentence
was suspended by the United States
Court in consideration of his surren-
derlng all the plates in his hands. so
dangerous to the credit of the Govern
rent were these plates considered at
the time. He was arrested in 1888 for
forging Morris and Essex Railroad
bonds, and was sentenced to five years
in Sing Sing by Recorder Smyth, of
New York. He served his sentence, and
has since been a mystery to the detec-
tives of the country until his arrest for
TOWNSEND
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
poPULIsT POLITICS OF INTEREST
TO POLITICIANS.

The Views Of Senator Pefrer-Deciine Of
silver Agitation Another Washington
Tragedy-secret Service Detectives Dis
cover n Noted Gang of Counterfeiters.
Special Washington Letter.
The position OF the Popullst party Is
exciting much anxiety In the breasts OF
numerous politicians at the present time.
Apparently the free silver leaders have
been counting too readily upon the ad-
hesion of the Populls.s to any politlcai
schemes they might originate. Senator
PETER has thrown a dose of very cold
water upon the new Silver party by de-
clarlng that the Populist party Will not
merge with the sllverltes nor accept
their leadership While the Kansas Sem
ator has been an uncompromising advo-
cate OF the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver at the ratio OF 10 to
/, yet ne does not believe that party
can be built up or perpetuated wholly
on the financial idea. and the Populists
have a number Of rather Sociallstic
schemes which are quite as dear to them
as free silver. In fact, Senator PETER.
who may be looked upon as the leader
OF the Populsts, has no hesitation In
saying that he does not believe that the
silver question will be the dominant is
sue next year.
Senator PETER declares that It ls a
mistake to suppose that the Popullst
party ls decreasing in strength. He has
evidently noted the fact that the silver
movement is losing strength both In the
South and West. while 1t has never been
bic to secure a respectable foothold In
the Northwest or East. He frankly de-
clares that manufacturing Industry has
improved, that crops promise large re-
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Special Albany Letter.

Speclal Albany Letter.
The work of improving the Hudson
River so as to give twelve foot chan
mel to Troy. which as far as Albany shall
be 400 feet wide, Is now In progress, and
improved dredging machines are in con-
stant operation scooping up the sand
from the bottom Of the river and depos-
lting 1t in scows to be towed away and
deposited behind the dykes. The Inter-
national Dredging Company has a con-
tract for exoavatlng 1000, 900 yards Of
material from the river bottom. For
the most part this material Is sand and
mud. But near Troy there Is a rock
bottom to the river, and the work OF re-
moving this Is comparatively slow, al
though the most improved machinery Is
employed. In former days rock OF this
kind was blown up with dynamite and
afterwards dredged. No dynamite Ia
now used. An improved rock breaker
takes the place of the powerful explo-
slve. This "rock-brealSer" Is construct
ed very much like an ordinary pile-driv-
ing machine, only 1t Is much larger and
more powerful. An Immense iron ham
mer." the outer edges Of which are COW
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16
The Silk Pctticoht.
scr.l,t.

The silk pettlcoa, has become an arti-
Gle Of artistic elegance, made OF rich bro
cades and more silk and trimmed with
lAce-coverei ruffles and hounoes OF chlf-
son, and Is almost as important an Item
of dress as the gown which Is worn over
It. A very dain,y Hklrt is made of black
and white striped silk. with fiounce. OF
yellow satin at the bottom. over which
Is a plated silk muslin ruffie edged with
narrow black guipure and headed with
black insertion and ruche of muslin.
White satin and white chiffon are the
Ideal combination for a bridal pettooat.
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turns, and tha. the business outlook Is
cheerful. He plainly sees in this situ-
alton a prospect that the people will not
take very kindly to financial agitation
this fail
The Kansas Senator is really a shrewd
politician. He has kept rather In the
background OF late, but has been watch
ing the situation, and as a result he Is
satisfied tina; the free silver movement
mas no vitality that will Justify its
claims to success as a national Issue.
He Is quoted as saying that the interest
N ne subjec; ls now on the wane, and
that we viii probably have no silver
party In the field this year.
Senator PETER has some peculiar
Views. lie believes that 1t Is one of the
missions o: the Popul!st party TO reform
the currency, but he Is rather in favor OF
plenty OF money than Of silver money
exclus!vely. On the tariff question ne Is
non-commiital, but is inclined to think
tina: Mckinley and protection will be the
iysue on tha Republican side. He thinks
President Cleveland desires a third term,
and has the strongest Individual follow
Ing Of any man in the Democratic party,
but ne rates German as the strong
es. Democrl: before the country. 1t Is
.. fNast worthy Of note that he believes
the country to be upon a rising tide Of
prosperity.
The National Capital has always been
noted for It's tragedies. 1 fear, as Am
bassador Bayard is reported TO have
lately sald in England, that we are rath-
er a turbulent people, and disposed TO
take law In our own hands. The latest
Washington tragedy was the shooting to
death of Ernest Green, a small colored
boy, by Miss Elizabeth Flagler, daugh-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16
Niz.on Of Spiders.

Experiments have recently been made
20 decide how far spiders can see, and as
result OF these Investigations 1t has
been determined that they have a range
IF vision of at leas, foot. 1t IL not al
ways possible to tell, however, whether
the lower animals perceive by sight or
hearing, or by the action which air in
motion has on their bodies. Experiments
tend to sho~ that mice are sensitive to
motions OF the air which to human ears
create no sound whatever.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-16
CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP.
FIRE INSURANCE,
DIT nnNTcnTrn- ~.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.

Home, of N. Y; Merchants of Newark.
N. j.; Clinton, N. Y; Peoples, N. "; Read.
ing, Pa German American Ins. CO., New
York; Greenwich Insurance Co., New York;
Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N. !.
These old corporations are we'll seasoned
by age and fire tested, and have never yes
had loss settled by any court of law. Their
assets are all invested in solid securities, and
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
paid as soon as determined, 10y Christian r.
Knapp, Special Agent and Adjuster, Bloomr.
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county should
patronize the agency where losses, il any.
are settled and paid by one of their own
citizens.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-09
A Lively Hunt,

MessTs. b. Goldheck and Alberto
Garcia started dove shooting
Saturday night and after travelling
about ina wagon for several hours
became convinced that they were
lost in the mesqHite brush and
camped- The mosquitoes soon de-
veloped into gallimippers and de-
spite Mr.. Goldbeek put on his
night-cap, they were so severe in
their demands that camp was brok-
en- and the hunters; walked around
until daylight, meeting with mary
thrilling adventures with bull frogs
and other varmints. Late in the
morning they found some deer
tracks which they followed until
they came to the sheep which
made and finally shot a ducks
head off at 300 yards, with rifle.
The above is the narrative
furnished by one of their friends.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Addie Lockwood has re.
turned from seven weeks visit to
friends in Houston and Galveston
General Freight and Passenger
Agent K. j. Martin, of the Arkansas
Pass, has left for New York.
Misses Tealy and Della Hala-
muda have returned from Elmen-
dorf, after spending a couple OF
weeks at campmeeting.
Hon. Reagan Houston, secretary
Of the Arkansas Pass railroad, re-
turned this morning from trip to
Utah and Colorado, accompanied
by his little son.
Peter Styers, one of the Oldest
locomotive engineers in the coun-
try, died at Bethlehem, Pa, last
Friday, aged 70 years. He ran on
the Lehigh Valley, the Reading
and the Jersey Central lines for
forty-six years, and never had an
accident.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-09
Had Their Own Sedan.

During the progress Of the
Krieger verein's Sedan Day cele-
bration at Riverside park last
night, a large crowd OF men
assaulted Mitchell and Felt
man, two young men who
were standing listening to the
speeches, and a general fight
ensued, in which all hands engaged
and the bar men had to join to
keep the peace. In the melee Off,
Ger Mullins arrested the two young
men, but had to protect them and
choke off their pursures, who
attacked them after they were un-
der arrest. Only one OF the assail-
ants was arrested. Other arrests
will likely follow this week. The
Recorder dismissed the two young
men, but fined A. Kruger S..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-09
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-09
What is the Question:

To the Daily LIeIEY:
1t is not the question that Mr..
'Pancoast offers to give bond for
$4,000 that the brick in the eight
manholes on Santa Clara and Col
lad will stand. The question is,
are they coming up to the specifi-
cation? Why did not the inspec.
tor reject some before old man
Kuefner called the mayors atten-
ton to them?
SEWER PIPE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-09

to rob. Porter says that he met
Ella at the corner of Houston street
and Main avenue about 4 o'clock
Sunday morning, and that she took
So out Of his pocket without his
consent. He tried to take the
money away from her, and she
screamed. Officer Gulwest arrived
on the scene and arrested her on a
charge of drunk and disorderly.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The county commissioners met
In regular session this morning,
after two weeks adjournment.
A report of the jury OF view on
the Bywater road was approved.
A petition to change school dis
trict No. 80 was approved.
A report of Justice Bywater's for
inquest fees was approved.
Quarterly reports OF Justices De.
vine, Jones and Trainer were ap-
proved.
SUIT FOR DEBT.
l.. r. Calhoun is suing Wilding,
Marshall, Backus and Hines, for
debt in the Thirty-seventh Dis
trict court.