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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07
Contagious Diseases in Schools.

The Directors of the Bloomsburs
Public Schools, IN order to prevent
the spreading of contagious diseases
request the attention of all parents
sending children to our public schools,
to the following regulations issued by
the State Board of Health of Pennsyl-
vania. The Directors feel it their
duty to enforce these regulations in
order to preserve the health Of the
public schools in Bloomsbury. At
tendance is prohibited as follows:
SMALL PoX-Six weeks from the
commencement of the disease, if every
scab has fallen off.
CHICKEN PoX Three weeks from
the commencement Of the disease, if
every scab has fallen off.
SCARLET FEvER-Six weeks from
the commencement of the disease, if
the peeling has ceased and there is no
sore nose.
DIPHTHERIA-Six weeks from the
commencement of the disease, if sore
throat and other signs of the disease
have disappeared.
MEAsLEs-Three weeks from the
commencement of the disease, if all
rash and cough have ceased.
MUMPs-Three weeks from the
commencement of the disease, if all
swelling has subsidized.
TYPHUs-Four weeks from the COM
mencement of the disease, if strength
is re established.
TYPHoID-Six weeks from the COM
mencement Of the disease, if strength
is re. established.
WHooPING CoUGH.-Six weeks
from the commencement of the dis
ease, ii all cough has ceased.
Under judicious treatment the
period of infectiousness may be con-
siderably shortened, but no child suf-
fering as above should be admitted to
any school after shorter period Of
absence, and should be provided with
medical certificate that he or she is
not liable to communicate the disease.
LENGTH OF QUARANTINE-Teachers
or children who have been exposed to
infection from any of the following
diseases may safely be readmitted to
the school, if they remain in good
health (and have taken proper means
for disinfechon), after the following
periods Of quarantine; Diphtheria, IL
days; scarlet fever, ID days, small
pox, rs days; chicken pox, IS days
mumps, "a days whooping cough,
2I days. Adults may be readmitted
Immediately, if they disinfect their
clothes and pcrsons-RegnlahOns,
State B0ara Of Heath Of PeAnsyI-
VaRia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07
NEW COUNTY
OFFICIALS
Prothonotary, Treasurer, County Commits
sioners, and Register and Recorder Sworn
in, and Entered Upon Their Duties on
Monday.
County Auditors at Work.

Monday was a busy day at the
Court House, it neing the time fixed
by law for the newly elected county
officers to assume the duties of their
Offices. William H. Henrie came
over from Catawissa at nine o'clock,
and went into the Prothonotary's of.
flee where G.. M. Quick awaited him,
and after giving the necessary instruc-
tions Mr.. Quick turned the Office over
to his successor. r. Rush Zarr, Esq,
was installed as deputy Prothonotary.
Mr.. Henrie was accompanied by
number of his friends who came over
to see him enter upon his official posi-
ton. He had many callers during the
day, who went In to shake his hands
and welcome him to Bloomsburg.
County Commissioners John N.
Gordon, William Krickbaum and Ne
hemiah Kitchen took possession of
their Office, and settled down to busi-
ness at once, as there is always plenty
of work for an incoming board. The
room was well filled with visitors, some
of whom came out of curiosity, some
had business to transact, and others
were applicants for positions to be
filled by appointment of the Commits
sioners. The board organized by
electlng J. N. Gordon president, and
William Krickbaum secretary. w. H.
Rhawn, solicitor for the old board, and
c. M. Terwilliger, clerk, were present,
and offered any assistance that they
could give. Mr.. Terwilliger was re-
tanned as clerk temporarily.
Register and Recorder c. B. Ent is
his own successor, and Miss Nellie
Ent will continue to act as his deputy.
Geo. S. Fleckenstine was sworn in
as County Treasurer, and took pos,
session of the Office.
The County Auditors, w. f. Stoh.
ner, ]. B. Yetter and Boyd Trescott
were in the court house waiting to
enter upon the task of examining the
accounts for the past year, but the
statement was not ready for them,
there being some clerical work neces-
sary to complete it.
The county auditors settled down
to work on Monday afternoon. On
Tuesday afternoon the commissioners
balloted for clerk. On the first vote
it stood as follows
Gordon voted for J. w. Hidlay.
Kitchen voted for E. H. Harrar.
Krckbaum voted for G. M. Ter
wllliger.
On the second ballot the result was:
Gordon for Freeze Quick.
Kitchen for Harrar
Krickbaum for Terwilliger.
The third time did the business,
Gordon voting for Daniel L, Mensch,
Kitchen for Harar, and Krickbaum
for Mensch, and securing the latters
election.
MIR. Mensch is a sou Of John S.
Mensch of Montour, and young
man of excellent character.
He is well qualified, having grad
uated at the. Normal School in 1850,
and in the Business Course at East
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07
Several cities IN PENNSYLVANIA hav

Several cities IN Pennsylvania have
passed a curfew ordinance, which for
bids all persons under seventeen
years ofage from being on the streets
alone after 7 o'clock in the evening
during the months from September to
April, and after 9 o'clock in the other
months of the year. The penalty is
fixed from $3 to $40 fine. Parents
are made liable for failure to keep
their children off the streets after
those hours. Such an ordinance would
prove beneficial to every city or town.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

1t will be remembered that the
Town Council offered $500 reward
and William Krickbaum $25, for the
arrest and conviction of the party or
parties who dynamited the Waller
residence last September. They will
not be called upon to pay however as
Mr.. Waller will pay all expenses con-
nected with the affair.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07
Court Proceedings.

Court convened on Saturday morn
ing at 9 o'clock with Judge Ikeler
and Associates Murphy and Millard
on the bench.
Order of Court filed ordering venire
for 4S traverse jurors for Oyer and
Terminer and Quarter Sessions next
term.
At a meeting of the Columbia
County Bar Association regu-
larly called and held at 9 a. m.
the following, was con mo-
tion, Resolved that the rule of
Court as to the admission of At
torneys 10 the Bar of Columbia
County be suspended to permit
the admission of G.. M. Quick
Esq, as member of said
Bar in recognition of his 10 years
continuous and particularly efficient
service as Prothonotary and Clerk of
the several courts Of said county.
And that the Bar hereby join with the
Board of Examiners in recommend
ing his admission. Unanimously
adopted.
Same day upon motion of John q.
Freeze Esq, G.. M. Quick sworn and
admitted 10 practice as an attorney
at-law of the several Courts Of
Columbia County, his honor Judge
Ikeler administering the oath.
Sale ordered in estate Of VIM.
Yorgey, deceased.
Partition awarded in estate of
Adam UT, deceased.
Sale ordered in estate Of Jacob H.
Fritz, deceased.
Order of Court filed, ordering
twelve more jurymen to be drawn.
The following petition was present
ed:
To the Honorable Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of Columbia
County !: Whereas, the Hon. Chas.
G. Murphy, one of the Associate
Judges of this County, is about to
retire from the Bench, after a contlnu-
Gus service of ten years.
AND WHEREAS, we, the undersign-
ed members of the Bar of Columt I
County desiring to express our appre-
citation of the ability with which Judge
Murphy has discharged the duties of
his office, and the courtesy which he
has uniformly extended to the men,
bers of the Bar.
THEREFORE Pray Your Honors
that this memorandum may be filed,
and directed to be spread at large
upon the records of the Court by the
Prothonotary and We will ever rray
etc.
Signed by aI members of the Bar.
In the matter of the dissolution OF
the Bloomsburg Belt X. r., Co. Next
Saturday at 1I:oo a. m. fixed for a
hearing.
Cook VS.. Rush Cook. Subpoena in
divorce awarded.
Commonwealth VS.. H. w. Smith.
Habeas Corpus hearing. The County
is directed to pay the costs.
License Court will be held Monday,
January 18th. Other Court on
Thursday January aIst.
w. A. Evert appointed auditor Of
public accounts.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07
THE MANAGEMENT.

The work of telling the jury wheel
was completed on Friday. Jury
Commissioner Laubach went home
on Friday night, but he had no more
than reached home, when he received
word to come back on Saturday to
draw twelve additional jurors to
make an oyer and terminer panel, with
which to try the Waller dynamite case
at the February term of court.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

Instead of his usual evening ser
mons. a clergyman of New York is
reading to his congregation a contln-
ued story called "Jake the Merchant"
which he wrote himself The public
opinion as to the correctness OF this
change is about evenly divided.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion assisted by the Ladies Auxiliary,
conducted very successful open
house service in the Y. M. c. A. Hall
on Friday. Elegant provision was
made by the ladies, and all who at
tended came away delighted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04
DEATH NOTICES.

CREEDE- In this city the Cd inst, Michael
A. Creede, aged 81 years and months
Funeral from tho Cathedral saturday, the
5th INST, AT n. m. Relatives and friends
are invited to attend.
Fall liver papers please copy.
OLARK-In this city, 2d inst. Benjamin +.
Clark aged 81 years.
Funeral from his late residence, 6S Bernon
street. Saturday, 5th inst, az II n. m, Rela.
lives and friends are invited TO attend.
Burial q As~unet, Mass
DUNHAM-In this city, on the 81 inst, viii.
liam II. Durham, ngol 63 years and 4
months
Prayer nt his late residence. 80 Bassott
street, saturday, Jh inst, ~ , 30 n. IN. In.
termcnt nt RocH Massachusetts
FIELD-In Fiskovilc. Il. l.. ON the 2d inst.
Maria = Field, wife - the late Abram
ield, aged G1 years.
Funeral saturday. the 5ih inst ~ PIP. M,
Of her late residence. Relatives and friends
nrc invitcd tu attend.
HARTY In this city. "a inst. William j.
Harty, youngest sua of John and Margaret
Harty, aged years.
KNIGHT-In this city the Sd inst Susan
knight, wife of the late Jeremiah knight.
aged ~ yUtts.
Funeral Saturday, M ocloch. from her
late residence, p Ring street. Relatives and
friends invited. nurial private.
TINGLFY-ln A,tlehorp. Mass. ON tho q
inst, James H. Tingley, aged 81 years
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04

The most accurate business barometer
is that which indicates the progress of
business among tho hanks of the country.
If their loans and discounts are heavy
il Is an evidence that tho business men
are preparing for re-enterlng into active
business pursuits. The May reports To
the comptroller of the currency show a
much improved aordition of the national
banks of the great cities in this partic-
ular Their loans ana discounts are in
oreasing individual deposits are heavy,
and there is general tone of improye-
mont and an evidence of business revival
which will increase from month to month
when business is ablo to adjust itself TO
the now tariff
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04
Tie Princeton Colors.

But for more than a century Princetonians
went without coors, excepting the light
blue Of Whig, and the pink of Clio Hall. IL
WAS "A custom, which hundreds of living grad
yates remember, for the students tn wear the
public occasions-that of Clio being an oblong
pink ribbon pinned upon the lapel of the
coat; and that OF Whig long and flowing
mass of looped blue ribbon worn on the
wrist. At last the orange for the whole col
lege asserted its prerogative, and the society
badges almost disappeared, TO the sorrow, IL
may be added OF many an old boy, who, re-
turning to the college, looks for them i'm
vain The black was combined with the
orange 10y way of relief to the monotony, al
though it was thought to be historic
grounds The Princeton colors have grown
spontaneously into the college life, and re-
cent interesting and learned disquisition by
Professor Marquand of Princeton in support
OF orange AMI blue as tho veritable colors Of
the House OF Nassau will hardly change "A
custom which has been graduslly but surely
entwined with the life of generation of
classes aud ombalmed in their songs. The
only way in which the colors Of Princeton
have had official recognition is in the action
taken 10y the board OF trustees adopting an
academic costume which indicates the degree
of the wearor, and the faculty granting It,
Orange received the stamp of approval rs the
distinguishing color in the hoods which form
a part Of tho cosume.-From "Undergradu-
ate Life at Princeton-Old and New" by
James W. Alexander, i'm the June Scribner's
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04
John Morley as IA Public Speaker.

Mr.. Morley made up his mind that he
was not good speaker and this affected his
speaking / remember seeing him shortly
after he delivered what was really n good
speech in the homo rule struggle and he said,
y did badly, OF course; always do badly"
Like Sir William Harcour., n have already
said, he hal the fatal habit-very natural i'm
a man who had had pen in his hand all his
life-of writing down every word OF his
speeches, and this took sw.y all spontaneity
and vivaIty from them And, like good
many other telf-distrustful and inoxper
enced speakers Mr.. Morley began by an ex-
treme vehcmencs. In tn. desire TO produce
effect-in the fear that he would not produce
it-he lashed himself into sxtravagance of
language and Of gesture and of voice There IL
no more fatal defect in the House OF Com
mons. | forget who said IL first, bat whoever
sal ~, said worry true thing, when he de-
clared that the language and speech and de-
meanor of the House of Commons should
never go beyonl the tone of polite and we'll
bred society. This was the art, the secret, Of
which Mr. q adstone had learned better than
any man OF his ime. he could be deadly
effective and speak scarcely above the tone of
the drawing room: he could thrill with
whisi err he could kill with statement that
was modera'e 10 reserve.
Curiously enough, IL was the platform
that first taught Mr.. Morley something of
what in him. Az the very moment when
h'' speeches in the House of Commons were
ineffective, he used TO address vast gather
ings throughout the county and hold them
spellbound tor upward of an hour at time
And finally practice, increase of splf-conh
doncc, success, have produced their effect in
the Honse of Commons: and though he has
yet much to learn in the shape Of readiness
pnd ease, he has become most effective
speaker. From The Celebrities Of the
House of Commons" by r. Il. O'Connor. in
Harpcr's Magazine for June.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04

The News Will not encourage the pun
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its cost puts it out of the reach OF many
TO whom it would be of the greatest ser
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04
Two hundred and fifty years ago today

Two hundred and fifty years ago today
Canonicus died. He was good Indian.
Once, 10 be sure he sent To Governor
Bradford bundle OF arrows wrapped in
a rattlesnake skin as a gentle reminder
that ne did not take kindly To the suspected
alliance between the Plymouth colonists
and his old enemy, Massasoit But the
doughty governor promptly sent back to
the chief of the Narragansetts his rattle
snake skin stuffed with powder and ball.
and Canonicus threw down his hand, so
TO speak. On the whole, he was a man
of peace and statesman of his time
With Miantinomi he signed the doed that
gave the land of the Providence planta-
tions to Roger Williams and was generally
regarded as a good fellow. Today tho
Rhode Island Historical Society honors
his memory by visit to the places in the
South County where were his chief
stamping ground. May his memory DO
ever kept green
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04

The arguments of Senator Vest who
is leading the tariff dobate on the Demo
cratic side, have lost much Of their weight
by the discovery OF errors In the formid-
ablc table which he presented in his
opening speech and by which he attempted
10 show that the Wilson law had stimu-
lated exports of manufacturers. More
than half of his statements were at var
Il no. with the official figures of the treas.
ury department., while IN nearly every
case an examination showed that the per-
centage of gain in exports had boon
greater under a protective tariff than
under the Wilson tariff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04
SEARCH BEGUN.
WOrkmen Looking for the Body Of
Jacob Jacobson.
He Was Buried by the Collapsing Of a
Soap Factory Wall.

New York, June "A gang Of men
were engaged this morning removing the
debris of the collapsed soap factory at
12th avenue and 52nd street and search
ing for the body of Jacob Jacobson, the
millwright. the only missing man. His
widow was at the ruins this morning, &C
companied by her l4-year-old son.
An investigation maGe already by per-
sons Interested shows those connected
with the construction of the building are
blameless. The collapse, So far as can be
ascertained, was due TO the bulRing of one
OF the iron tanks, which was filed with
water Yesterday. IL bulged out To such
an extent as to :orce the wall. There was
"A space of two inches between the tank
and the wall when 1t was empty and IL
was braced from the inside Ivy iron bars,
fastened to the square sides Of tie tank
with bolts. The Iressure of tho water
was so great as 10 force these bolts in
several of the tanks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04

A ten .year-old boy hanged himself he
cause ho was given smaller piece OF cake
than his sister had. A young man took
ToiSon because a young woman lifted
MIN. These TWO cases are from one day s
list OF casualties of tho kinu In this
peculiarly suicidal season. The lad who
killed himself on account Of the cake was,
comparatively speaking, sane although
there is always moro cake just as thore are
always plenty of girls who wont jilt you,
for wanting to take poison II they do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04
FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL IN WORLD.
John Wesley's In Georgia Antedates
X. Raikes' Sunday school 90 Years.

In recounting the ministrations OF John
Wesley i'm Georgia. where tho famous preacher
sowed the first seeds OF Metbodism I'm Ameri'
ca tho Rev. W. J. Scott, ID. d., in the June
Ladies' Home Journal, claims that Wesley
established the first Sunday school in the
world at Savannah. In connection with his
other labors, which were nueed prOdigious
Wesley soon after his arrival in Georgia, in
laG, htgan TO provide for the Sunday school
instruction OF the children OF the parish.
His devotion 10 children at times almost
amounted 20 infatuation. Children were like
wise equally attached 70 him, as shown in their
intercourse with him. Both on week days and
Saba tbs ne gave no little attention 20 educa-
tional work. As n preliminary labor on the
Sabbath, before the evening service, he re-
quired them to convene In the church, at
which time he catechised them thoroughly
and furnished them with additional teaching
from the Bible itself
I'm the present Wesley Memorial church IN
savannah Ga, there is Sunday school room
into which hundreds of children crowd for
Sunday instruction. The original school was
less in number, but IL was unuuostionably
the first Sunday school in the world. When
taught by Wesley IL numbered between sixty
and seventyd five scholars. but from all ac-
counts there were few, II any, Indian boys in
his earlier classes. A very high authority,
Sir Charles Reed. NJ. r.. LLAD., of England,
Is CLEARLY Of the opinion that this Sun ay
school was the first founded in the world,
and that IL antedates by half century the
secular instruction of Robert Raixos at
Gloucester, England, rs well as the first
school in America upon RailSos plan, which
was established in the city Of New York"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04

RopuLlican doctrines are evidently max
ing rapid inroads in the South when
such rock ribbed Democratic paper as
the New Orleans "Picayuno' can adopt
Republican tariff principles as it does in
the recent editorial which says; "Ihe
rice industry can thrive on nothing less
than the protection accorded IL by the
Dingley bill 1t has suffered severely un-
der the Wilson law, as tho low rates Of
duty do not protect domestic rice pro-
duIcrs from the foreign rice raised by the
pauper labor OF the Orient"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04

IL appears that Adiutart Ludgato of the
New York branch of the Salvation Army
now holds the Isalm singing record. He
sung, the other night, continuously,
tlfty-nine tunes ia hfy-eight minutes.
in an hour, but he surpassed both his
own and the audience 5 expectation by
several hymns. The report doesn't inform
Us MS TO who held the record that the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04

The distrust OF the present will not be
removed by distrust Of the future, 4"
said President Mckinley in his address
at the opening of tho Philadelphia
Museum. True words indeed, and of
special value when every Mugwump on
earth is barking at Congress because the
Republican tariff measure is receiving n
due amount of consideration before being
presented to the world of business and
commerce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-04
THE CITY OF PROvIDENCE,
PROPOSALS FOR SEWERS.
Department of Public Works,
Commissioners Office, City Hall.

Providence, X. l., June q, 1917.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received AZ
this office until IL O'Clock a. M, WEDNES-
DAY, JUNE 9, 1897, for constructing sewers
in the following named streets;
IN Dough AS AVENUE FROM WHIPPLh
STREET TO VALE.
About $50 feet l2-inch pipe sewer.
About $40 feet 6inch pine sewer.
IN MANToN AVENUE AND KING
STRFtT:
About 100 feet 50-inch brick sewer.
IN PROSPECT STREET, FROM BARNES TO
HALSEY;
About 4450 feet s.inch pipe sewer.
The bricks, pipes, cement, lroni hagstones
and granite will be furnished by the Commits
sioner of Public Works.
The plans and specifications can be seen at
the office Of the City Engineer.
A bond satisfactory TO the undersigned Tor
n sum equal TO ten per centum OF the esti-
mated amount OF the contract, as liquidated
damages for failu TO execute the contract
within ten DAYS, il awarded, must accompany
each proposal and satisfactory bond equal
TO onethird Of the estimated amount or the
contract, conditioned upon the faithful per.
formance of the contract, will be required on
the successful bidder.
Each sewer with its necessary manholes,
catch basins, pipe branches, connections TO
the curb line, etc, must be bid for separately.
The right to reject any or oil proposals 10
reserved. ROBERT Il. SMITH,
ie4-4t Commissioner.