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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
JUDGMENT DAY A MYTH.
Professor Perrine, OF BuckneII, Puts Forth a
Startling Theory.
DEATH NOT A DREAMLESS SLEEP.

From the pulpit of the Livingstone
Avenue Baptist Church in New Bruins
wick, N. J. where two weeks ago
Evangelist Needham declared that
there were no female angels, Rev.
Enoch Perrne made the startling AL
nouncement on Sunday that the Day
of Judgment is myth. He said such
an idea must be discarded, as it was
merely a metaphor. Rev. Perrine is
professor in Bucknell University, at
Lewisburg, Pa, the great Baptist
theological school, from which so
many ministers of that faith have
been graduated, and his bold an
nouncement had all the more start
ling effect.
| Professor Perrine's sermon was
based on the TRANSPORTATION on the
Mount, and in the course of his re-
marks he said the language which
gave rise to the idea of final great
Judgment day was simply metaphori-
cal and used to Impress upon the
Christian mind the importance OF the
Judgment. He said that person
upon dying passed directly to his re-
ward or TO his punishment, as tine
case might be. He also advanced the
idea that there was no doubt abou,
the recognition of friends in HEAVIER
and that human beings would not lose
their identity or their individuality ir
heaven if they went to that place. "l
would be no punishment at all if
. wicked man lost his identity" sale
he, "because there can be no create
punishment than recollection"
In confirming his ideas on thes'
e subject the preacher spoke of Nose
$ and Elias being on the Mount In form
| | and conversing with each other ant
4 being recognized by the disciples, ant
said that he did not believe that tn
human body would be literally resul
lrected at the end of the world, a
many held, but that the spirit woul
If become the tenant ola new and glor
II ned body. He held that the appear
e ance of Moses and Elias was proc
N that the redeemed lost none of the
e personality. :.
IN Speaking of the fact that Chris
IT saw fit to call upon Moses and Ella
1t to assist in the work Of redemption
lie the preacher said: "Is it reasonab
ID to suppose that after they had enjo.
.y ed their reward for so long tim
ID that they will again be brought befol
ic a Judge, as the theory of final judi
ay ment would imply? They must hay
ID been judged when they went to heave
lie If we may learn anything from the a
h. pearance of Moses and Elias on II
so Mount of TRANSPORTATION death
he not dreamless sleep, but rather tn
in we pass to our reward Immediately.
Professor Perrine also EXPRESS
the idea that the interest shown
Moses and Elias in what was traI
- piring in this world was proof tn
90 the redeemed take an active intert
at in everything that is going on ne
Ve and in many cases they are mlnlst
'ut ing spirits, influencing those in t
world when they had little idea Of
es- His sermon was listened to with de
10 attention and created profound
So preston.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
STRAY SHOTS
rooics Of Interest, Here, There, and
Everywhere.

Don't all start for the Klondike
cold fields, thinking that all you have
&c to do is 90 there and pick up the
precious metal by the bag full. You
will have hard ships to undergo, rough
roads to travel and many other un-
pleasant things which some people,
all excited over the wealth they think
can be picked up in week or so,
never stop to consider.
Let every democrat in this county
read the report of the committee ap-
nointed to revise the rules of the
party We want to see an old time
majority once more, TO have old
Columbia County take her place, as
she used to do when a5oo majority
was piled up. Stand together, let us
have harmony, and when the next
returns come in, they will be such as
to show the country that Columbia
County at least is opposed to trusts
monopolles, and Republican misrule
An exchange says: 'Let us anne'
Hawai-, Cuba, Canada, spike thu
lingo guns, give our pocket-books to
the trusts, let the Dingley bill dangl'
from every flag staff and then weel
salty tears to sprinkle on the tails o
the Republican elephant that it nigh
keep fresh until the prosperity sho,
catches up to its advance agent"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
SWALLOW ACCEPTS,

Rev. DIR. S. C. Swallow, OF Harris.
burg, has accepted the challenge OF
Governor Hastings, issued few days
ago, IN which he called on anyone
having knowledge of irregularities IN
the bill for fitting up Grace Church
for the use of the late legislature 10
furnish him with the information with
in ten days.
In the challenge Hastings declared
he would "smite" it like every Other
"steal" if anyone could show single
dishonest dollar in it. DIR. Swallow
SAYS he is able to show several an1
that he will be able to do so some
time this week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
Mountain Grove Camp Meeting.

On account of the Methodist Camp
Meeting at Mountain Grove August
4th to 18th 1897, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. will run special trains
between Sunbury, Hazleton and inter
mediate points and sell excursio--
tickets from Wllkesbarre, Tomhicker,
Williamsport, Mifflinburg, Mt. Carmel
and intermediate points August end
to Iath good to return until August
9Th 1897 inclusive.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
Normal. Schools Are Out

The State Normal schools will each
have to get along with $1,000 less
than they asked for in the next two
years. Their representatives appear
ed before the Governor to show
cause why they should get $40,
each, and they brought facts and fig
ures to the front to prove that they
couldn't possibly take less. The
Governor intimated that they might
not get anything, and they finally
compromised by agreeing to take
$ss,ooo, thus saving $65,ooo to the
state that will be given to the smaller
charities.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
Reformed Church Reunion Island Park
Sunbury, August 9th 1897.

Reunion of the Reformed Associa-
tons of Central Pennsylvania will be
held at Island Park, Sunbury, Thurs
day August 5th 1897. For this occa-
sion the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell excursion tickets to
Sunbury and return, limited to day
of issue, at single fare for the round
trip, from Lock Haven, Bellefonte,
Wilkesbarre, Tomhicken, Mt. Carmel,
Harrisburg and intermediate stations
Train IoI which leaves Montandor
on arrival of train leaving Sunbury
5.34 P. M. will be run through t(
Bellefonte.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
THE DAMAGE SUIT.

The law suit held before P. X.
Shultz, Esq, at Central on Tuesday
of last week between a MIR. Puter-
bach, as plaintiff and J. w. Perry, OF
Elk Grove defendent has been quite
an interesting affair. We published
the particulars in our last issue
Squire Shultz rendered his decision
in the case on Tuesday and gave a
Judgment in favor of plaintiff anc
against defendant for fifty dollars ane
costs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

Our townsman VIM. H. Snyder,
recently purchased from the loft of
the great bird fancier l.. A. Mehler,
1890 Columbia Ave. Philadelphia, a
pair of beautiful homer pigeons. They
are the finest specimens we have ever
saw. Mr.. Mehler's birds stand in the
front rank as long distance and fast
flyers. We hope soon to be able to
publish some pigeon flights as several
of our townsmen are engaged in rails
ing homer pigeons.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
GONE FOR GOLD.

E. B. Clark left yesterday for the
gold fields of Alaska. He has been
employed for the last two years at
Hollidaysburg, Blair County. He
arrived in town Saturday, and spent
the few days here visiting his sisters
on Market Street. Providing he has
no accidents, or delays he expects tc
get to Klondike some time in Sep
tember. We wish him success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
FIRE AT BENTON.

A very destructive fire occurred
at Benton on Tuesday night. H.
A. Kemp's block on Main Street
was totally destroyed, together with
the William Appleman building.
There was a small insurance, but
the loss will probably foot up to
$4,000. This is the second fire
that has occurred at that thriving
little town during the last two
years and the citizens no doubt are
beginning to see the necessity o
protection in cases of that kind.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
The New Methodist Church.

Many persons are asking when the
new Methodist Church in Blooms
burg will be dedicated. The Pastor
and Official Members take pleasure
in saying that no providence preven,
ting, the building will be dedicated
Sunday September I9, 1897. Emil
nent ministers have been engaged to
preach, and it is also expected that
most of the old pastors, now living,
will be present. 1t will be great oc
casion and full of interest to many
people.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

Mrs. H. c. Conner, who has
been suffering with cancer, being
confined to the house for the last
three months died at her home in
Orangeville on Tuesday. A hus-
band and one daughter survive.
The deceased was about forty-six
years of age. The funeral will
take place from the house to-inor-
row morning at ten o'clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
There will be a festival held at Nc.

There will be festival held at Nc
Henry's Church in Orange township,
Saturday evening, August 7th. If the
weather should be stormy the testlva
will be held the following Saturday
evening. Proceeds will be used tc
erect a shed at the church to protect
horses from the storm during meeting
The publ ic is cordially invited.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

Don't forget the date of the big
race meet to be given by the Blooms
burg wheelmen, August I4th. Fast
riders will be here, and no doubt many
records broken providing the track is
in good condition
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

East Third Street had a mad dog
scare Sunday afternoon and muzzle
was the only thing that saved the
owner Frank Sigler from being bit.
The animal was shot before it had
time to get away.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

Dr. Henry Varley, of LONDON, Eng
land spoke at the open air meeting at
Oak Grove, Sunday atternoo Dur
ing the progress of the meeting a
heavy rain set in and the people were
obliged to remain until the storm
passed over.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

The contract for furnishing the coal
for the Bloomsburg Public School the
coming winter has been awarded to
H. V. White & Co. 1t requires 275
tons of No. E and IS tons OF No. 4,
to heat the buildings one winter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

The following letters are advertised
July 81, 1897. Hiram B. Boyer,
Miss Kate Dreisbach, Mr.. Daniel
Hahn. Will be sent to the dead
letter Office August 10, 1897.
JAMES H. MERCER, P. M.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

The colored campmeeting opened
in Hess Grove, Rupert on Friday
evening, and will be continued till
next week. An admission of ten
cents is charged on Sunday but on all
other days admission is free.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
BASE BALL.

Lock Haven and the home teams
played two games last week. The
first game on Friday was great slug
ging match on both sides, as the rain
made the ball wet and it was impossi-
bic to curve it. The contest was stop
ped by shower at the end of the
fourth inning, and it was about an
hour before play was resumed, the
ground then being so wet that base
running was impossible. At the eighth |
inning with the score tie, and the |
visitors at the bat, darkness interfered
and the umpire called the game.
Score
X. II. Z. |
Lock Haven 2 o o 2 o4o 10 IS 81
Bloomsbury 2IaIoI 400 I3 81
Batteries, Sperlin and Ritter; Ever
son and Chamberlin. Umpire Hagen
buch.
A good sized crowd payed admis-
sion to the Park on Saturday, and
everybody got their moneys worth.
The game was as pretty as one would
want to witness. Shaffer and Hepting
were the opposing pitchers and both
pitched great ball for seven innings,
when the home team went at Shaffer
for keeps. Hepting who joined our
club last week, pitched beautiful
game allowing but six hits, and if he
can keep up that kind of work, he'll
do. Score:
X. II. E.
Bloomsburg ooI o Ga 10 7
Lock Haven o L g s
Batteries, Hepting and Chamberlin !;
Shaffer and Ritter. Umpire Hagen
buch.
DIAMOND CHIPS.
Dunn is done out.
Umpire Hagenbuch's decisions gave
general satisfaction.
Young has been released. We are
unable to find out what the trouble
was. One of the ball men says he
covered too much ground. The last
short stop they had was released be-
cause he didn't cover enough.
Gatins OF Lock Haven is one OF
| the greatest kickers in the business.
Sunbury had lots of fun with Dunn
on Monday. He hasn't won game
{ since July 5th. Pennant3 Not with
that kind of pitching.
If the management wants pitchers,
= what's the matter with trying Don
6 nellyp His address is Plymouth
Give him a chance.
Chamberlin isn't doing a thing bu
). hitting the ball these days.
The Gazette and Bulletin was II
e error Monday. They had Saturdays
game in favor of Lock Haven.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20

Or. PRICES Cream Baking Powder
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20
TEN
URE OF OFFICE.

Washington, d. c., JAM 10.
Following are the principal
provisions of the bill relating
to.the terms ofPostmasters in
troduced in the Senate today
by Senator Hill:
That the term of office of all
postmasters hereafter appoint
ed shall be four years; that in
case of a vacancy it shall be
filled by appointment for the
remaining dnexpired term; that
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20

tn term of office of a postmas
t. { shall be deemed to com
mience from the date of his as
sumption of the duties OF his
Office; that the term of Office OF
all postmasters now in office
shall be four years, and such
term shall be deemed to have
commenced from the date of
the assumption of the duties
of the office by the occupant;
provided, however, that where
the present occupant shall
have been appointed to fill a
vacancy he shall hold office
only for the remainder of the
unexpired tern of four years.
provided he was appointed
from the same political party
to which such predecessor be
longed, or is a member of the
family of such predecessor.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20

1st. 3UO acres or land, two must
from city hall of Brownsville, sill l.
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and
horseshoe affiuent of such resaca
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 80 acres now in irrigation
with pecan, walnut, chestnuts
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherry
japanese persimmon, fig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be sub-divided
into 5 or 10 acre lots, giving each
ABUNDANT water supply, there being
a depth of 5 to Is feet Of water all
seasons of the year. Price 80 to
S25 per acre. according to location.
Will sell in a body at special rates.
I'd. 80 pieces adjoining. one of
300 and the other of 120 acres, stu
ated on Resaca Rancho Vieio, five
miles from city hall on mail road.
Both pieces almost surrounded by
water of 10 to 15 feet In depth. 40
acres under irrigation. This land
is eqdal to if not superior to the
Mississippi bottom lands, and can
be made a paying investment for a
fruit orchard or truck gardening.
Can be sub~divided into 5 to 10
acre lots Price SO to $25 per
acre; whole tract On special terms.
Sd. 100 acre tract two miles
from the city of brownsville, on
resaca. with good water supply.
Ebony. Mesquite. Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. AIluvial soil.
70 one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is a paying in
vestment. Sold In bulk only. Price
SO per acre.
4th. $4,000 acres in one body,
having a frontage of about six
miles on the Rio Grande Railroad
pm the south, and the Arroyo Col
orado on the north. Well timber
ed along the streams and lakes; ba~
lance prairie. Includes within its
limits the famous battle fields of
Palo-Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Arabic and pasture. Price So, per
acre.
9Th. A tract adjoining No. 4,
which together with that tract will
include 100000 acres in one body
very desirable. Special terms to
colonizist.
9th. 10000 acre tract about
three miles, from the Arroyo Post
Office. This land is well timbered
and watered, soil alluvlal, adapted
to fruits, cotton, corn, cane, etc.
Special terms to any one buying
tract, obligating to cOlonize.
7th. 1900 acre tract, fronting on
the Rio Grsnde. sbout twenty miles
from Brownsville and 8 miles from
Santa Maria, 800 acOes under culti-
walton on low lands on river front.
All good arabic land. Price So per
acre.
9Th. 725 acres. triangular form.
fronting on Rio Grande, Is miles
above Brownsville. good land. Well
wasered. Price $4,000.
9Th. Numerous tracts OF pasture
lands from 1000 to 5000 acres each
in different parts of the county.
10th. This is q very desirable
place for small fruit or truck farm,
containing 10a acres, with a new
brick dwelling Of 6 rooms. frame sta
bic and other ont houses, and large
cisterD: three miles from
Brownsville on Resaca de ls Palms
on the county road.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20
NOTICE.

The Regular Annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of Brownsville Texas
will be held at its office at 3 p. m.
on the second Tuesday in January
1897 for the purpose of electlng d.
rectors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before it.
I'D. Anderson, Cashier
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20
OKLAHOMA
DIVORCE LAWS.
Suit Which VIII Test the Val
idity of Many DEGREES.

Perry, Okla. Jan. I5.-Suit
was fled in District Court yes
terday that may affect thou
sands of cases that have been
tried in Oklahoma in four
years. Especially would it af-
feet those cases where the
plaintiff comes from other
states, remains in territory
three months, files suit and OBJ
tains a decree, and Immediate
ly leaves for former home. Al
though most Oklahoma judges
require the plaintiff to state
that he or she is bona hde
resident of the territory in
good faith, still future acts
show that they only came to
the territory for divorce, and
many lawyers claim this will
make the divorces obtained
null and void if the question in
is ever raised.
In the case of Carroll VS..
Carroll, in St. Louis, this mat
ter has been partially passed
on. Other judges have passed
on the same question, and
every time the divorce has had
an adverse decision. Thou
sands of people have come to
Oklahoma from every state in
the Union, more from New
York City than any other
point, and with but few excep-
tons as soon as the decree
was obtained they returned to
their former homes, which
shows that bona fde residence
in good faith only lasted until
the divorce was granted.
Yesterday Caspar W.. Whit
ney, of New York City, filed
suit in District Court asking
that his wife's divorce decree,
which was granted in the ter
ritory a year ago, he set aside
on the grounds of fraud and
perjury, and the grounds are
as mentioned above. Mrs. An
ma c. Whitney, one Of New
York's foremost society wo-
men, after three months stay, !
fled suit alleging ninety days
bona 'fde residence in good
faith, and next day after the
decree was granted she left
the territory and went back to
New York City. Since that
time she has welded another.
The case will be hotly contest
ed and will be considered a
test case Of thousands.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-20
For Sale.

Parker Row, one of the best pro
perties in Brownsville, centrally
located on the corner of Washington
and 18th streets, for $4,000 U. S.
currency.
Also 600 acres of land, at 10
U. 5. currency. JOIN w. HoYT.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-22
TROOPS FOR ALASKA.


A Small Force of Un,ie SANS Regulars
Will be Sent to st. lHichaels to Preserve
Order.
Washington, Sept. 1s.-The report
from Capt. Ray, the army officer who
was sent to Alaska to investigate the
condition of affairs there, formed the
basis of the cabinets decision yester.
day to send a small force of soldiers to
st. Michaels at the earliest moment.
Capt Rays advices were dated August
a. He was then at st. Michaels, about
to take the steamer up the Yukon for
Circle City. His report showed that
great suffering must be expected in the
Klondike region this winter, owing to
the lack of food supplies. He regarded
1T as essential that some kind of force
acting under lawful authority be
placed at st. Michaels to restrain the
lawless element.
Secretary Alger late Friday after.
noon gave the necessary orders for the
sending of troops. There will be only
25 infantrymen and they will be sent
from Fort d. A. Russell, where Capt
Ray had made selection Of hardy
men to accompany him when he was
about to go north before. These men
will be under the lead of Lieut.. Col.
Randall, of the Eighth infantry. now
at Cheyenne. The troops will start
from Seattle for St Michaels within
the next seven days.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-22
FOREIGN INTELLIoENcE.

The steamer Circassia, of the Anchor
line, which left New York on August
2S for Glasgow and which should have
reached that port on September 0, ar
rived at Queenstown on the nth in
tow of the British steamer Memnon.
In the river Volga, near Astrakhan,
Russia, two steamers collided on the
10th. One of the vessels went down
and 1t is supposed that about 40 per-
sons were drowned.
A dispatch from Lyons, France, on
the 18th states that the Catholic mis-
sionaries are again suffering severe
oppression from the Chinese in the dis
trict of Kwang Tung. The natives
have burned their houses, destroyed
their crops and put some of their con-
verts to torture.
The treaty Of peace between Greece
and Turkey has been signed at Con-
stantinople.
Ferrouth Bey, councillor of the
Turkish embassy at st. Petersburg,
has been appointed Turkish minister
to the United States to succeed Nous
tapha Tachsin Bey.
There are now over 100, 900 Thessal-
ian refugees scattered through Greece,
mostly in condition of destitution.
This is one result of the occupation of
Thessaly by the Turks
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-22
ALoCoMoTIvE SLED.
1t May be Used to Convey Supplies to
Gold Seekers.

1t May be Used to Convey Supplies to
Gold Seekers.
Washington, Sept. 2O-Two repre-
sentatives of the North American
Trading & Transportation Co., Messrs.
P. B.. Weare and Michael Cudahy, OF
Chicago, arrived here Sunday. They
came at the special request of Secre-
tary of War Alger, who conferred with
them in regard to the question of send
ing relief supplies to the gold seekers
in the Klondike country, should the
investigation being made by Capt. Ray
show such measures to be necessary.
Nothing definite was decided upon.
An important matter upon which
Secretary Alger desired the opinion OF
Messrs. Weare and Cudahy was the
feasibility of a locomotive sled de.
signed to draw logs and other material
over the ice. This has been in sue.
cessful operation in the logging camps
In Wisconsin and its adaptability to
this work led the secretary to believe
that it might be put into practical
operation in Alaska should relief
measures be necessary. The repre-.
sentatives of the trading company ex-
amined drawing of the sled' and had
its workings explained to them and
expressed the opinion that it might be
feasible for the purpose contemplated.