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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-01
rHr EsrnaIesEvErn
lie Forme }np presented His District In


state senate.
MARION Dec. disqualification.
James 5. Cfs who died at his home,
near Chilh(nl, on Yesterday morning,
was In the =, ghth year OF his age.
General ~ had been sufferer
for some &ev rom Brights, disease.
which was SIC rincipal cause Of his
death.
He was =" o!onel Hiram Greever,
who represeft section In the legis-
lative halls 4 State before the war.
During the N neral Greever served
in the Fortyton Virginia Regiment,
and was capt4 ,te his company
At the close - he war he returned
home and tan |hool for some time,
after which hd,e lected State senator
for Smyth alAe ash!ngton counties,
and served twAu,s After the recon-
struction period. ( the close OF his
last year IN the Sci he married a Miss
Scott. OF Prince I'D ri county. and re-
turned home. settle own on his farm.
and has since been lowing agricultural
pursuits principally.
General Grecver " n painstaking and
careful business ma Ind has been Sue
cessful, having accur ted fine property.
In 1891 he was anpoin a member OF the
Board OF VISITORS 10 asylum here. I'm
which capacity he ed faithfully for
three years. He haE been a member
OF the Board OF Ti,ci = OF Emory and
Henry College. OF Wp college he was
graduate.
At the time of ~ n ne was prest-
dent of and lales, ckholder IN the
Glade-Spring Banltso
General Greevercity good neighbor
and "A member OF - thodist church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-01
RAxGE OF r,..n.,n,rErrR.

Relieving was the range OF the tne--
mor1eter al The Times office Yesterday:
p. II. ~: y p. NJ, 40. midnight. 10.
Average. 161-a .----
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
KILLING WEED IN TEXAS,
Grass Between The Tracks Grows Six Feet
High in Two Weeks.

In this section of the country it is
hard to realize the conditions that
prevail in certain parts of the West in
regard TO the obstruction of railroad
lines by the growth Of grass and weeds
on the right of way of railroads. The
superintendent of the Gulf, Colorado
4 Santa Fe Railroad Company, writ
ing from Texas on this subject to the
RaiIroad Gasefte, who is in charge OF
1900 miles of roadbed in that State,
says that the necessity for obtaining
some adequate means of destroying
these growths will be appreciated
when 1t is known that until lately 1t
has cost his company $50 per mile of
track per annum to keep it clear.
The most troublesome vegetation met
with, he says, is known as the /" John.
son grass" which does not grow out
side OF the Gulf States. This grass
was originally brought from Venezuela
and planted in Southern districts for
the purpose of providing fodder for
cattle, inasmuch as it grows rapidly
and is very difficult to kill. Its roots
are as large as mans finger, and
they go down to a depth of IS feet
if they do not find water nearer the
surface. Generally, however, in the
black lands and coast lands of Texas
the roots run from one to three feet
into the ground, and grow as thick as
they can lie. Moreover, this grass
grows as high as six feet, and after it
has been cut to the surface of the
ground will be nearly ready to head
again in two weeks. Various methods
of destroying these weeds have been
tried, among others thoroughly sprink-
ling the grass with common sea water
obtained from the ocean, but this
method has not proved successful
Grass burners have also been expert
mented with, but so far no standard
type has been arrived at. Electric
weed destroyers have also been tried.
but with only partial success. The
most effective means yet discovered
consists in sprinkling over the area to
be cleared poisonous solution which
kills all vegetation with which it comes
In contact. The exact composition
of this solution the superintendent
above referred to does not disclose.
He claims, however, that the cost of
maintaining the right of way tree from
weeds will be reduced by its use to
one-fifth its present amount.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
To Tax the Churches.
A Bill to be Introduced in the Legislature io'
That Purpose.

A movement is on foot that will
create furore in Pennsylvania. a
measure is to be introduced providing
for the taxation Of church property.
J. Carson Mercer, county commits
sioner of Allegheny, is having prepared
a bill to be introduced at the next
session of the Legislature providing
that hereafter all church property shall
be subject to taxation the same as
any other property. Commissioner
Mercer will also bring the matter be-
fore the annual convention of the
county commissioners of the state,
which will be held in Reading proba-
bly, next month.
Heretofore church property in
Pennsylvania has been exempt from
taxation for any purpose. The hold
ings Of churches of all denominations,
however, have increased to such
enormous proportions that it is now
proposed to tax them. 1t is contend
ed that the properties Of immense
values held by rich congregations
should be taxed because, otherwise,
it is discrimination against the small
property owner, who is member OF
the small congregation and has his
taxes increased because the more
valuable properties are exempted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
PINGREE HAS IDEAS.
sAYs THE EFFETE EAST is BEHIND
THE WEST IN MANY THINGS.

Vigorous Language from the Inventor Of
Detroit's Potatoe Patches. He Be-
lisves in Every Mans Right to Live ne
Christian Should.
The man who reformed Detroit as
It's mayor, and now proposes to reform
the state Of Michigan, was in New York
the other day. 10 a reporter Gov.
Pingree said:
81 don't know anything except the
shoe business, and l don't know very
much about that. Still, I've been in it
thirty-one years.
81 started in business when was
about ~ years Old" he went on. II
had S460 my partner had about $1,000.
We didn't know anything about the
shoe business. Now, the point l want
to reach is this: With all my thirty
one years of experience in the busi-
ness, if l wanted to start In the shoe
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
What is a Railway Sleeper ?

A sleeper is that in which the sleep,
er sleeps. A sleeper Is that on which
the sleeper runs while the sleeper
sleeps. Therefore, while the sleeper
sleeps in the sleeper, the sleeper car
ries the sleeper over the sleeper under
the sleeper until the sleeper which
carries the sleeper jumps the sleeper
and wakes the sleeper in the sleeper
by striking the sleeper under the
sleeper on the sleeper, and there is nc
longer any sleeper sleeping in the
sleeper on the sleeper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

Don't think that your liver needs
treating if you are bilious. 1t don't
It's your stomach. That is, youl
stomach is really what causes the
biliousness. 1t has put your liver
out of order.
See what's the matter with your
stomach.
Sick stomach poisons liver and then
there's trouble. Shaker Digestive
Cordial cures stomach and then all's
well. That's the case in a nutshell.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no
secret. Formulas on every bottle.
But it's the simple honest way it's
made, the honest Shaker herbs and
other ingredients of which it's compos.
ed, that make it so efficacious.
Any real case of indigestion and
biliousness can be cured with few
bottles of Shaker Digestive Cordial
Try it.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents tc
$I,oo per bottle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
The Presidential Outlook.

The unsettled condition of public
opinion, and the utter demolition of
party lines renders the political situa-
ton extremely interesting. There APP
pears to be an incompatible un-
known quantity which cannot be con-
fidently relied upon by any political
organization. The claims set up by
any party are as uncertain as any wild
aoose chase. The fact that McKin-
leylsm as twice repudiated by the
people, and that the administrations
of Harrison and Cleveland were also
repudiated and discredited, the natur-
al inference is, that the people will
not return to the leadership of those
representing the above factions who
have only betrayed and disappointed
them. Each in turn had the oppor-
tunity of running the government in
the interest of the people, but each
failed in turn to satisfy the people.
All catered to the interest of pluto
cracy. The question now is, will the
people again trust those who betrayed
them and give them another lease of
corruption and robbery The proba-
bility is, that they will not. Notwith-
standing the opposition of leading
newspapers to Bryan and democracy,
those newspapers have no more in
tiuence with the rank and file of the
people than a mouse has with a cat.
The people propose to do their own
voting, let the newspapers talk and
threaten as they may. Hundreds OF
publishers will learn in the near future
that the people will serve them as
they have served corrupt political
bosses and give them a wide berth.
Boiling democrats all over the
county will learn the same sad lesson.
Because those men and newspapers
have always led and drove the people,
and now that they have bid defiance
to them and refuse to longer follow
their lead they turn their backs upon
them and with might and main endea.
vor to deliver them into the camp Of
the enemy, like Arnold tried to de.
liver the army of Washington to the
British. But we believe that theii
attempt will prove as futile as Ar
Mods did. OF course, Judas betray
ed his Lord and Master for thirty
pieces of silver but, the single golC
standard men, to betray the people
ask the price of thirty pieces of gold
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

Ayers Sarsaparilla is not secret
preparation. Any physician may
have the formula on application. The
secret of its success as a medicine
lies in its extraordinary power to
cleanse the blood Of impurities and
cure the most deep seated cases of
blood disease.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

Five years ago, l was taken SO ill
with rheumatism that 1 was unable to
do any work, writes Peter Christen-
sen, Sherwood, Wis. 81 took three
boxes of Ayers Pills and was entirely
cured. Since that time, l always
keep them in the house." They are
easy to take.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

In politics when man on the other
side comes over to your way of think
ing he is a ''liberal-minded reformer."
When one of your persuasion goes
over to the other side he Is traitor"
When your party holds a conven-
tion for nominations it is great man
Hesitation Of the people asserting their
liberties" When the other side nomi-
mates it is only distribution of
plums."
When speaker on your side talks
in public on the question at issue he
delivers centre shot or Learned
and eloquent setting forth Of the great
ISSUE" When the man on the other
side has his say he gets off rank as
sertions and stock fallacies."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

"The man who has no business of
his own" says the Manayunk Phlloso-
pher," usually finds time to take an
active interest in his neighbor's,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

The world is full of people who
want to win by trickery and have the
reputation of being pillars of principle
at the same time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

terial that does not absolutely require
n foundation is finished with a false
hem ten or twelve inches deep and in
eriined with some stiff material. The
gowns fit the hips like riding habit.
Even If they are very full they are laid
in pleats from the waist to the bottom
OF the skirt The thin gowns are
trimmed with four spaced 1ounces. the
top one put on with a gathered head.
One of the most fashionable bodjces
now worn is the short bolero or zouave
Jacket, of which there are many types
One made with tiny pleating of cream
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

sifk muslin is delightful finish to
light silk or muslin gown. Belts and
sashes are all important features of
costumes. Closely folded belts as deep
az corselet are very graceful and
mnst fit the wearer like glove. When
made of silk or satin such belt can be
worn with any gown, mohair, silk or
lawn. Loosely draped sashes are
charming with muslin gowns on very
slight figures or youthful wearers, and
ara now almost a necessity for COM
piete toilet. If only the belt or sash,
collar and bows to correspond, are well
chosen and made up with taste and ele-
gance, the plainest dress can be con-
verted into a toilet fit for any occasion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

If you want to invest your money
in safe advertising do it in the
COLUMBIAN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

The philosopher who said that the
pen IS mightier than the sword wasn't
acquainted with our American girls.
The fellow who can push a pen gets a
smile or two, but the sword, with a
few brass buttons thrown in, carries
off the palm and the girl.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
GOWNS WORTH SEEING.

1sssh Ideas of Fashion for the Attire Of
Woman.
Thy Special Arrangement with the N. Y. Sun,
Skirts are changing considerably,
beth IN the manner of making and in
tire dimensions.
SKIRTS made of silk or woolen fabric
an scarcely ever lined now, but If nee
essary are mounted on n foundation
skirt cut much the same, though not
auite so full as the outside skirt, and
Joined to 1t only at the belt. Any ma.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
KNEW HIS TOUCH.

Bridget-Ach, away wild ye, Dennis
McCarty, an let me sIeepl It's ye, fer
! know the feel av thin pwhiskers.
New York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
A Parrots Bad Language.

What on earth do you want with a
parrotT'
II have to have something to remind
me of my husband while he is away"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

"Well, Uncle Rasbury, how did you
like the sermon?"
1T was u pow'rful sermon, Marse
John"
What was 1t aboutS"
ut was bout de mir'cle of seven
thousand lOayes an Ave thousand
fishes bein' fed to de twelve 'postles." )"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR,
CHAS. III. MOORE,
of Bloomsburg.

1t is said that there is no insect
that will eat either root or stalk Of
buckwheat, and sowing it on any
piece of ground two years in success
sion will kill the wire worms by fur
nishing them nothing to eat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-09-24

Major Thaddeus S. Clarkson has
been elected by acclamation Com,
mander.in-chief of the Grand Army ol
the Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
THE scoRcHEn's POSITION.

remedied by properly adjusting the
saddle. "a wrong tilt. or angle, un-
duly raising or lowering the front
peak" gays Dr.. Dickinson, "calls for
mention only because the average wo-
man Is not aware how slight an altera.
tion in angle will make a large differ
ence in comfort and safety"
The faults in position Of the women
are also the faults of the men in this
respect. Elderly male beginners par
ticularly run to low saddles. Much
has been said by critics in con.
demnation of the scorcher's po.
sition affected by tho younger
element, but this not so bad as it
is painted. 1t is really injurious only
when carried to excess. Take young
man who has been working at a desk
all the week and let him go out on
Sunday and ride ct fast pace in the
scorcher's position over distance,
and he will feel the evil effects. He
will have soreness across the chest,
and very likely slight, hacking
cough. When rider trains for fast
work, however, there is great differ
ence. His muscles are prepared for
the contraction which IS the result of
being low over the handle bars, an |
the extra fatigue so noticeable to the
novice is lacking.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

less back being rounded at the waist
line while the jacket fronts are slightly
pointed to just below the waist line.
The full vest is gathered at upper and
lower edges and falls gracefully over
the crushed belt in blouse style. being
arranged over fitted Innings that close
in centre.front. The stylish sleeves,
close-ftting to above the elbow, are
topped with short puffs of moderate
fulness that are quite the latest style.
The skirt of circular shape presents
the fashionable fare at the lower edge.
The top fits smoothly across the hips
with gathers on each side Of the
placket which is finished in the centre
back seam. The mode is exceedingly
"chic" and becoming to young misses.
Any one Of the plain or mixed
dress fabrics may be employed in MAX
ing, embracing cheviot, etamine, mo-
hair, serge or tweed, in tones OF tan,
blue, green, heliotrope with velvet or
ribbed silk for trimming.
To make the waist for q miss oil
fourteen, it will require one and one.
half yards of forty.four.inch wide ma
terial, and one and one-quarter yards
OF silk for the full vest. To make the
skirt it will require two and one .eigh b
yards OF the same width goods.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
Oldest Living Preacher,

"Probably the oldest living preach
er who is still actively engaged in the
ministry is Father Waugh, of my
town." said r. p. Cannon, of Sonora,
Cal., at the Ebbitt. "He is ninety
years of age, and has been in the min
istry for seventy years. He was raised
in Virginia, and sixty years ago
preached in Washington. He edited
a religious paper, which was so pro-
nounced in its anti. slavery views that
he was compelled to leave Virginia,
going to Missouri and taking his pull
pit decidedly into politics during the
troublous times of the Missouri COM
promise discussion. Again, he left,
by request, and went overland to
Sonora, where he has resided ever
since. Now, at the age of ninety
years, he attends all conferences of
the Methodist Church, looking hale
and hearty, and feeling, as he says,
like boy He has never used to.
bacco or liquor in any form, and at.
tributes his remarkable health to that
fact. He knows almost all of the In
dians left in Southern California per-
sonslly, and is almost worshiped by
them. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

we'll to the centre back. The front Is
smooth. fitting at the top with slight
fulness at tho waist line. The charm-
ing drapery ian inovation that prom
ises to be exceedingly popular), is in.
cluded in the right shoulder seam and
closes invisibly on the left side and
diagonally to the waist line. At the
neck is standing collar covered by q
wrinkled stock of ribbon that is
bowed stylishly ut the centre back.
The fitting sleeves provided with
gracefully full short puff at the top
are among the advanced models aud
are completed at the wrists with frills
of soft creamy lace. The mode is
adapted to all seasonable fabrics aud
offers charming facilities for the execu-
tion of individual taste and various
styles of decoration. To make this
waist for n lady in the medium sizo it
will require three and one-quarter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

wheel. He should be as free from
tension as possible. An uncomforta-
ble wheel may do much harm.
One of the commonest of faults Of
position among women is to have the
saddle too low and too far back. DR..
Robert L. Dickinson, of Brooklyn,
who has made special study Of pos
lures for women on the wheel, not
long ago read paper before the New
York Obstetrical Society on this sub
ject, illustrating his remarks with pic
lures taken in the life studios at Pratt
Institute.
"One las but to glance at ten riders
of the hampered SEX" said he, "to see
nine bicyclists ignorant of some of the
rules of good riding, who misapply
force, waste effort, and run certain
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
A AKENTUCKIAN's LONG BE ARD.
Eight Feet OF Hirsute Adornment
and Still Growing.

Pulaski Comfy, Kentucky, has
citizen who reioices in beard eight
feet long and still growing. Uncle
Billy Dryden is his name, and since he
was quite young man he has had a
heavy growth of hair all over his face.
It is not fashionable TO shave up in
the mountains where Uncle Billy lives,
and most of the men outside Of the
towns allow their faces to appear as
nature intended. There are no bar
bers any nearer than Somerset, the
county seat, and if there were no one
would be likely to patronize him.
Occasionally when the growth gets too
thick some men thin their boards out
little with the scissors but this con-
cession to civilization is not universal.
Some years ago Uncle Billy was
noted rs having the longest and thick
est beard in the county. He got to
be proud OF IL, and since then he has
not allowed steel, whether razor or
shears, to come betwixt the wind and
his lylocks.
Now Uncle Billy has got beard for
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

hundreds of people, who could not
fully satisfy their minds as to the real
manner of death. The COW renamed
In her strange position until Friday,
when, after fruitless efforts to dis
lodge her by the aid of team o,
horses. 1t was found necessary to cut
off her head. The accompanying por'
trait was sketched by Miss Susie Mar
shall, daughter of Village Trustee
Joseph H. Marshall, who was one Of
the first spectators on the scene
New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
A COWS STRANGE DEATH.
Found Hanging I'm the Fork of wild
Cherry Tree.

Found Hanging I'm the Fork of a Wild
Cherry Tree.
Bessie was sleek, glossy Jersey
COW owned by ex-Congressman Will.
lam Ryan, and kept by him on his
place In Portchester. n. Y. BY the
Ryans she had always been treated
with the most tender care, and be-
sides, Bessie had little calf with big,
brown eyes to take up her spare time.
That COW with such happy environ
ments as this would deliberately take
her own life seems almost beyond rea-
son. But this is what many people
in the village think she did. On
Thursday morning Bessie was found
with her head lodged between the
forks of a wild cherry tree. She
was dead. The forks of the tree are
nearly nine feet from the ground, and
to have reached them Bessie had to
jump several feet from the ground.
The theory that she was trying to eat
the leaves was first advanced, but was
afterward abandoned when it was
learned that Illuminating beasts have
never been known to eat the leaves of
a wild cherry tree. The fence might
have aided Bessie in reaching the fork
of the tree, but it is not near enough,
unless, as some have suggested, she
jumped on a curve or did the giant
swing.
The curious sight was witnessed by
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18

risk of harm. The trouble is chiefly
due to lack OF training, since the pupil
d turned adrift on the road as soon as
che can balance a wheel and can
mount and dismount, and further in
struction may only be called out after
bad habits OF riding become fixed. Un-
merited disrepute is thus thrown on
the most alluring and acticable, as
we'll as the most generally beneficial,
pf the outdoor exercises for women. I"
Pictures, better than words, tell the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
Amazing Headdrcss OF African Dudes

The New York World presents two
coiffures which are fashionable In
certain sections of Africa. The haii that
grows on the head OF an American
could not be arranged in such style
with ease. That is where the African
has an advantage. The stiff hair that
grows on the heads of the natives OF
Africa is so thick aud luxuriant that
no hat or bonnet is needed or worn.
1t lends itself to the erection oi
amazing structures much more read.
lily than the fine hair found on civil.
lied folks heads.
Such headdress would serve much
the same purpose as the huge hats
formerly affected by the members OF
volunteer fire companies. 1t would
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-18
What to Eat.

The carpenter. hardtack the watch.
maker, minute pudding; the printer.
pi; the wheelman, meets; the uphol.
sterer, stufflng; the plumber. long
billed snipe; the blacksmith, ham.
mered steak; the banker, golden
pheasant; the balloonist, angel food ;
the clown. capers; the glovemaker,
lady fingers; the shoemaker, soles ;
political speaker, his own words; the
hummer, swallows; the oa,sman,
crabs; the tramp, any old thing. up.
to.Date.