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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-23
Dress Goods.

In these times, nothing more
appropriate for a Nmas gift
than a nice dress. We fully
recognize the fact, and have
added one more choice line to
our bargains already offered
you. You will find it to your
advantage to look here before
you buy. We now have 3 lots.
All the goods in these lots are
absolutely at and belov cost.
Lot No. |, all wool Novelties
at 23c.
Lot No. 2, all wool Novelties
at 29c.
Lot No. 3, all wool Novelties
at 5Sc.
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dollars in relieving the suffering of
some of the poor in the city of Phila-
delphia.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Shields was the principal attorney for
l.. S. Wintersteen in the famous dyna.
mite conspiracy case.
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Our line of Groceries is far
superior to any you can find in
town. We buy only from the
best houses, and the prices are,
you will find, in comparison to
the quality of the goods, far
lower than elsewhere. If you
will try us in this department,
what we say you will find
correct.
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SilVerWare.

This department has also had
a going over. You know the
the kind we sell. 1t is the best
for the money, and the price is
by far lower than we can match
again. Goods we sold at 50 25
for each piece, viz, tea pot,
sugar bowl, etc, now are mark.
ed at $50. Quality the same
as it used to be.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

The annual election OF the stockholders OF
the Bloomsburg Banking Company, W choose a
Board OF Directors for the ensuing year, will be
held at the bank on Tuesday, January H. 1898,
between The nours or Two and four O'Clock in
The afternoon
JOHN G. FREEZE,
l217-97. Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-23

Girard College, Philadelphia, will
celebrate its hftieth anniversary on
January first. 1t is expected that
President Mckinley will be present.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-23
Once Again We Greet You.

The grand and glorious Xmas time is coming and
nearer Our muse prose into rhyme, of
homely Xmas chme-not in poetic style sublime but may be
somewhat clearer You know have always tried before to
make this season brighter We have done best turn this
ore with all stock and stuff galore, into place where
and more the peoples hearts grow lighter.
So far the Court its may KEN
We're going to do that thing again.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-12-23

"A vein of iron ore nine feet thick,
smelling 60 per cent, pure iron has
been located in Centre County.
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Coats and Wraps.

IT will be a long time before
you will be able to get such
rare bargains in COATS as we
are now offering you. Remem
ber we have put prices on all
Goats that you cannot help but
see when you are saving lots of
money. Just take a look at
them.
Wrappers.
We always sell the Best
Wrappers you can buy for the
money. We are now offering
you for the Holiday trade a
Special in this line. Here it is.
A 81 Wrapper at 79c.
Linens.
We have a reputation for our
linen. 1t is one we are Justly
proud of. Our stock is the
finest you can imagine. Table
linens, and napkins, and hand
kerchiefs in endless variety.
We lay special stress on our
display of Handkerchiefs, as
they are the Finest in Blooms
burg in quality and lowest in
price.
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a74 ACRES

TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent. OF one
tourth OF the purchase money to be paid at the
striking down or the property; the one-fourth
less the ten per cent. at the confirmation OF
sale; and the remaining three-fourths In one
year thereafter, with interest from confirma-
tion nisl.
L. ID. ROHRBACH,
W. II. SNYDER, ATTY ADM'h.
l2-23-ft.
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There is very good evidence. however, that q
coin-actuatcd machine was invented, II not ac-
tually in use. moro than 1000 years ago. Hero
is a correct picture OF the machine itself. which
Is copied from that which appears in the book on
''Pncumatics." which was written by Hero OF
Alexandria $50 b. C.
Now this writer. according to his own show
Ing. treats OF many inventions and discoveries
which had been handed down by others. so that
1t Is quite possible that this particular penny-in-
the-sIot machine may be considerably more than
1000 years old. But even II we assign this re-
mote date TO IT, 1t must come rs a surprise 10
many that a thing which they believed 10 De 50
modern was actually contrived before the time
of Christ.
The machine IL described as a "sacriicial yes.
sol. which flows only when money is introduced,
and the mGnner In which this result is brought
about can be readily understood by reference 10
the top Of the base depresses n lover. which has
at Its end q broad plate upon which the coin
momentarily rests. At the other end this lever
raises n plug from the mouth OF n Pipe. causing
any liquid with which the vase may be charged
to flow ont at the side.
or what part It took in the religious ceremonial
Of the timo cannot be gathered from Hero's
book. There is simply the drawing and descrip-
ton of the apparatus. which. as will be seen, is
a penny.in-the-slot device pure and simple. .
And. curiOusly enough. tho dispensing Of
adaptations Of the invention. We have had FOR
some time a machine at the railway stations
which will. upon the insertion OF q penny, squirt
n few DROPS or scent upon n hnndkerchiet., But
in various Continental towns drinks OF all kinds
can DO procured In tho same way.
But, MS any one can prove the idea Is not new,
and must be credited TO Hero OF Alexandria.
who lived in the second century before Christ.
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PATENT PAD FOR sNoRERs.
Invented by u Carpenter who Warrants IL to
stop ANY Rip-snw sound.

FFU" tc 'HicHJo iTiOuNe.
s. Anderson, Il carpenter and builder who lives
in Prairie avenue, has constructed m apparatus
for the prevention and euro OF snoring which can
hush the trumpetlng of the loudvst snorcr that
ever disturbed u noighhorhood 10 u sound as soft
rs IA baby's breath. II the device. which has Just
been patented, is all II is claimed to he, II could
he applied to the throat Of tho North pier fog
horn and n sound like tho solo of a 80. OOO-a-night
grand opera prima donna would come out of IL.
Mr.. AndcTsOn's invention is not 80 much the
result of his skill ma q carpenter ms that he has
snored all his life himself. After trying for
nearly nifty years 10 cure himself Of the habit,
and Applying all remedies, from glrgling his
throat with salt water loiOTc going 10 bed TO
eating Il slice of the wedding cake OF "a woman
son. all without the slightest effect, Mr.. Andcr.
son hit upon the device which he has Just had
patented.
The gag which he hns constructed and which.
II is sad, will work wonders in that particular
branch OF music. is not MS lnrgc MS a croquot
ball, ms some people might think IL would have
to be to lie effective. II Is n small pad which
rests in the mouth and Is kept from being swat
fcrc with the slumbers of the snorer, while, at
the Same time. II will keep the snorer from in
tcrfering with the sinrn!crS OF others.
Mr.. AndcrsOn's invention has not been COM
people have called at his house in Prairie ave
nue. to look il over with II view to making ures-
cnts to their friends. some objection has been
raised because II cannot lie administered In "A
every one who has seen IL has pronounced il Il
success. The device il TO DO manufactured in
several sizes 10 suit the taste and capacity OF
the wenrer. 1t Is practically indcstructiblc, and
son, or TO daughter, II cnerlng exists on that
side OF tho house.
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SUICIDAL
what Is the Explanation OF n Remarkable Fact
shown by statlstIcSI
From the Phnsburg Dispatch.

From The hitsburg Dispatch.
Statistics show that the medical profession Is
more prone 10 suicide than any other. During
the last three years the number OF suicides o-
curing among physicians has been, respectively,
forty'lve, forty.ninc. and forty.scvcn per
annun, an average OF nearly one to 1000: or,
rs the death rate among the physicians Is about
twenty-five to 1000, nearly onc.hftieth OF
all the deaths in tho profession have been by
suicide. 1t has boon suggested that mn eXplana-
ton OF this tendency may be found in the de-
yclopineHt of morbid faEcies In the mind of q
doctor, on account Of his constant association
with tho sick and dying. or because he has the
requisite knowledge OF how to die painlessly
and conveniently.
A medical journal dissents from all these
views md holds that the leading factor is the
accessibility OF. the poisonous drugs. which are
almost Invariably used. Suicide is largely n
matter OF insane impulse. Imagine ~ mar
fatigued In body and depressed In spirits-as the
doctor very often is-swayed by an Overwhclm.
Ing conviction Of the utter wenrinesso OF life to
the IMPULSE Of suicide. II he had 10 put on his
nat and walk TO tho drug store and tax his
ingenuity for a lilo with which to explain his de-
sire for poison. he might postpone the fatal act
from mere inortia. or ho may mact n friend or
nave his interest In life aroused by one Of q
multitude OF everyday occurrences. or physical
exercise. may bring him to his senses. II, how
ever. as Is the case with almost every doctor. he
has simply to feel In his pockets, or walk across
his office to get n deadly poison, the Impulse
may be carried into execution before anything
can happen 10 supp!ant it in tho brain.
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AN INDIAN LEGEND.
Told In Explanation OF the Likeness OF n Girl
Oh the Face or n CHE.


GEORGETOWN. Col. Aug. 6.-Many are the
eyes that are turned daily to the picturesque
statue that stands hundreds of feet above the
busy village OF Georgetown, encascd, rs it were,
In n cniseled vault, and placed there in a most
mysterious manner With n silent vigil it looks
down upon the busy populace. a sentinel Of
noiseless guardianship. Yet how few of the
many who look upon the fair picture know of
the legend connected herewith. and the SORROW
fultalc of bygone times that is by
Indian history with 1t. II was related to a pio-
neer Of Georgetown some thirty odd years ago
by an old Indian with whom he campei in Mid
die Park. The Indians story. as near as the
frontiersman, who still lives here. could remem.
Der il, Is as follows:
There was gathered in the valley where
Georgetown now stands, in tho early part Of the
century. a great meeting OF tho numerous tribes
Of Indians OF the plains and mountains that had
been Mt war as far back as the. oldest chiefs
could remember. A general desire for peace
had been shown by the various tribes. and the
council was for that purpose.
The plains Indians had elected a powerful
chief OF the Cheycnncs. named Cor-nu. co-va,
while the mountain tribes had for n leader Tu.
so-now, noted far and wide for his excellent quail
q beautiful daughter with him. whose name was
Tah-ki. She was the pride OF all the mountain
tribes, and was known far and wide for her won
dorfnl beauty. For six years the parley lasted
and broke up In Il row. A battle was fought and
won by Cor-nu-go-ya. during which Tu.sr-now
wns killed and the beautiful maiden captured.
The dead plains Indians were horne to the pla-
tcnu at the head OF L~cavcnworth canon and
buried. A number of years ago n prospector
driving n short tunnel in from the banks OF tho
creek encountered the remains OF some OF the
warriors and numerous arrow points, which goes
to verify tho tradition.
After the battle the maiden. refusing to he
come q slave to her captOr. WAS sentenced TO DO
burned at the stake. This sentence was duly
carried out. They not only burned her untfl
life was extinct. but until every vestigc OF her
body was consumed; and MS The last small cloud
Of ascending smoke left tho spot of suffering
there was II terrible convulsion Of nature. The
mountains trcmbled for Il moment. and tho
whole eastern face. OF what Is now Republican
Mountain was hurled into tho valley. buryinS
every plains warrior beneath the mountainous
rock nestled in tho heart of the town and now
known MS Chimney Rock or Bunker Hill. The
captive mountain prisoners who witnessed the
cataclysm from n distant point cast their eyes
TO the mountain That had hurled destruction
upon their enemies. and in the face OF tho
broken cliff saw tho beautiful maiden looking
down upon them. and for many years after they
paid annual visits 10 this beautiful valley to
worship at the shrine OF Tah-ki, the beautiful
Indian maiden.
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united. State. man he. besn sighted .otr the
heedA" and they scan tho horizon carefully for
her appearance. Mall for q man-of-war IL car
ried In separate bNap on the mail steamers, SO
that when the steamer hauls into hnrbor tho
warship's cutter, carrying the boarding officer
and the mail orderly. puts OF for her. In ,ex-
pectntion Of such boarding, all OF the man-of-
wars mail has been got up on the steamers
deck. and Is thrust over the rail Into the
cutter while the boarding officer In In the steam-
er's cabin with the skipper, Then the wership's
boarding officer hops back into the cutter, big
and little boat being still in motion. and the
United States mail II on the way to the man.of.
war, the whole ships company standing around
the decks waiting for Its distribution. The mail
orderly carries all Of tho bags aft to tho cabin.
sorts out the mail for the oficers nrst, and sends
that for the enlisted men forward In armsful by
the marine. orderly. The master-at-arm clears
a space. tho mail 70 dumped in front of him.
and he calls OF the addressed. taking let
tors frst, paper second. and packages last.
Several bags full OF mail are thus Issued In a
short space of time. There fs always an accu-
mutation OF letters for men who have deserted,
died, or been transferred, and these the master
alarms puts aside and takes care Of nfterward.
Man.ot. wars mems friends and relatives In tho
United States send them normous lunches Of
sunday papers, and saloons largely patronizcd
by sailors in the big American maritime cities
forward great packages OF papers and maRa-
zines addressed to tho whole ships company
for distribution by the master-at-arms
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HINGED By Ills Friends.
From the Weekly Teieoraph.

At Ballarat a ruined gold miner once commit
time Of tho gold rush u certain deserted claim
Was for years held sacred, md the tools
strcwn about the ~windlasS were left to rust
schoolfollows and OF gentle birth, had sunk
their shaft there and worked without success
until thelr monty was spent. One evening one
OF them ~. work Mt the bottom Of tho shaft
shouteia Haul up. boys, tho time Is como at
last, They hauled W, and when it came to tho
hanging from the chain. Hc had detached the
bucket, tied a moose about his neck, fastened tho
moose 10 the ghaiD, and was hanged by his dear
est friends. The party had been much liked and
respected by TIC other miners, who would readi.
give them a fresh start, but ere the dawn of the
next day tho whole party had disappeared, leav-
Ing their claim IN the same state as 1t lay at the
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fair to use, a. the variations are 20 great. While
the costs given I'm this table are per annum, atten-
Dor OF DAYS and hours given, shows that II is not
exactly correct TO state a cost por annutn. ne the
time run varies 20 much, and therefore n more
owe hour.
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nerck's saccharln Tablets come IN bottles OF 26c.,
Sl.OO and $40 a bottle. AZ all druggstS,
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Avoid Sunstroke

by using Saccharin and avoid
sugar. Sugar heats the blood
and makes people liable to sun
stroke. MERCK'S SACCHARIN TAB
LETS, the Faultless Sweetener,
keep the blood cool, while answer
ing every purpose of sugar to the
taste. They are 100 times sweeter
than sugar. Call for free SAM
pies at
THE MERCK PHARMACY,
University Place. corner Sab st., New York.
saccharln Tablets come IN BOTTLES OF 20C
30 and $40 a bottle. AZ al druggstS'.
Mesa free press., 1897-11-12

growth there has been surprising de-
velopment of the mineral industries.
The fact has already been pointed on
in these columns that the leading conn
ties in the variety and value of their
mineral product, outside of gold and sill
yer, are in the southern part of the
state. Nor have these counties been
backward in the production of the pre-
cious metals. In 1896 the value of the
gold and silver production of Southern
California was 81, 220, 1926, last year it
was s, 733, 1881, and for this year it is es-
timated at $2,5OO,000. This is very
nearly equal to the amount of gold that
has come out of the Klondike country,
with the difference that in Southern
California the product has been from
quartz mines, which give every indica-
tion of being permanent producers,
while in the Klondike country the
mines are all placers, which must be
worked out in comparatively short
time. The prospects for quartz mining
in the Klondike country are as yet un-
known.
Mesa free press., 1897-11-12
Future of Gold Mining.
known.

Mr.. Macarthur, one of the inventors
of the cyanide process for the extrac-
tion of gold, has been giving his views
with respect to the future supply Of that
metal. He points out that true mining
for gold only commenced about the
year 1860, and that up to that time we
had only been gathering up the detritus,
as it were. alluvial deposits being merely
what had crumbled down from the
reefs. Now we are going to the sources
and attacking the auriferous rock of the
extent of which we know very little,
while of the depth to which they may
descend beneath the earth q surface we
know still less. They have been traced
for 5000 feet downward, and geology
confesses it's ignorance of what may lie
below. ''There seems no limit" OBJ
serves Mr.. Macarthur, "to posi- BILE dis
coveries. Some years ago the proper
tion of the precious metal obtained from
alluvial workings was as four to one
compared with what was won from it's
rocky matrix. Now these figures are
reversed. In Russia, including Siberia,
the west coast of Africa, British, Dutch
and French Guiana, come of the South
American states and Borneo, the allu-
vial output is overwhelmingly greater
than that from reefs, which is only a
thing of yesterday. How great an in
crease in the yield may be expected to
take place therefore, in all these coun-
tries when the steam engine and ma
chinery for crushing are brought to bear
upon the reefs, of which the alluvial
gold is the mere debris?" "Gold min
ing" concludes Mr.. Macarthur, els
just beginning to take the place that
copper or lead mining has occupied for
centuries. One has no more reason to
doubt the continuance of other metal
liferous mines. No one can say what
quantities of gold may be concealed in
the more central parts of the earth, nor
what improved means science may find
for extracting it from great depths. -
Mining and Scientific Press.
Mesa free press., 1897-11-12

Nobody need be surprised at the
movement started to alter the French
Constitution so as to grant greater DOW
er to the President than he has had
hitherto, or at the report that this
movement is opposed by the Premier
and by large element in the Chamber
OF Deputies. Sir Henry Maine said in
his Popular Government" that there
Is no living functionary who occupies
a more pitiable position than a French
President. The old kings of France
reigned and governed. The constitu-
tional king reigns, but does
not govern. The President of the Uni
ted States governs, but he does not
reign. It has been reserved to the
President Of the French republic Meth
er to reign nor yet to govern" One
reason, Of course, why he Is in this
''pitiable position" is because he has no
veto on legislation, not even the the
oretical power of veto which a British
monarch holds but dare not exercise.
He is permitted, however, to demand a
reconsideration Of any measure, but,
according to our recollection, this pre-
rogative has never been employed. An
other reason for his impotency lies
in the fact that the chambers can bring
a pressure upon him which will compel
him to resign, as was done in the cases
OF Presidents Mcmahon, Grevy and
others. The necessity for making the
French President something more than
a piece Of political bric-a-brac would
seem to be obvious enough to command
the favor Of the people and their repre-
sentatives, yet many members of each
branch Of the French Parliament, par
ticularly Of the Chamber Of Deputies,
oppose the granting of further powers
to that official
Mesa free press., 1897-11-12
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

Thurston is authority for the state
ment that Japan and Hawaii will soon
arbitrate the immigration controversy.
Thomas Kathrein. president of the
lower house of the Austrian reichsrath,
has resigned because of the obstructive
tactics of the German deputies.
1t is reported that Spain has set aside
two millions to bride the principal rev.
olutionists. Emissaries are now on
the way to Cuba for that purpose.
Representatives of Russia, Japan and
the United States have quickly reached
an agreement on the sealing question,
and Great Britain is expected to follow
suit.
The Peruvian cabinet has resigned
because of the effort by the chamber of
deputies to pass vote of censure.
President Pierela refused to accept the
designations.
The marriage of Lady Rachel Wynd-
ham-Quin, only daughter of the Earl
and Countess of Dunraven, and the
Knight of GIynn, was celebrated at
Adare, Ireland, October %.
1t is reportedd that J. Pierpont Nor
gan is organizing London syndicate
to purchase all the wire, barbed wire
and wire nail mills in this country.
The capital stock will be 800, 600, 900.
Baron Harden Hickey of Trinidad
fame is in the City of Mexico for the
purpose of buying an island in the Pa
cific. He says he has not relinquished
his claim to Trinidad, and will take it
by force yet.
Advices from the Spitzenberg group
of islands in the Arctic ocean, mid way
between Greenland and Nova Zembla.
say that the crew of wrecked ship were
picked up AMI reached there, and that
it is rumored they bring news of Prof.
Andree.
Spain has made reply to the note of
General Woodford. It will not tolerate
any outside interference in Cuban
affairs. 1t will not fix any time for the
ending OF the rebellion. 1t proposes to
bring about the racifcation OF Cuba
In such ways as it sees fit, without re-
gard to outside offers and suggestions.
Ii the United States accepts the answer
to General Woodford's note, it means a
positive backdown for the administra-
ton.
Mesa free press., 1897-11-12
The Worlds Gold Production.

From present appearances it would
seem that the production of gold this
year was going to be record breaker.
The Chicago Times-Herald has been fig
uring the thing up and estimates that
California, Colorado, the Black Hills,
Arizona, Montana, Idaho and Oregon
will produce $71, 100000. To this is to
be added the output of Alaska-esti-
mated at $4,000, OOO-giving the produc-
ton of the United States as $50, 600. 900
more than one-third of all the gold pro-
duced in the world. The consumption
of gold is less than these figures, so we
may safely calculate that the worlds
stock will be largely increased by the
first of January, 1898.
Estimates are given as follows: Col
orado, $24, 900, 900; California, $40, 900,
600; Black Hills, 81, 800, 900; Arizona
$4,000, 900; MontaL 1. Sc, 100000 Idaho,
81, 900, 900; Oregon, '3,OOO,OOO. Total,
$71 300, 900.