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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH,

A. ID. 1897 at one O'Clock p. M, all the following
described tract OF land, situated In the township
of Jackson, county OF Columbia and state or
Pennsylvania bounded and described as follows
to-wit: Beginning at stone corner OF land OF
George Hurleyman, thence by said land south
sixty degrees east two hundred and iifty-seven
rods to stone corner, thence by land late Of
Joseph Butt south thirty-one degrees west
ninety-six rods to a stone corner, thence by ia
public road north two and one-half degrees
east seventy-two and two-tenths rods to a
stone, thence by moravlan lands north eighty
seven and one-fourth degrees west two hundred
and eighty and fve-tenth rods to stone corner,
thence by land OF VIM Brink and j. p Hess
north eighteen and one-fourth degrees east one
hundred and thirty-ive rods to the place of
beginning, containing
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

Physical strength and energy con
tribute to strength of character, anc
both may be had by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF Valuable
REAL ESTATE

BY virtue OF an order OF the Orphans Court OF
Columbia county, the undersigned adminlstra-
tor of the estate of L. j. Cole, late of the town
ship of Jackson, deceased will expose to public
sale on the premises on
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.

Home, of N. Y; Merchants of Newsrk,
N. j.; Clinton, N. Y; Peoples, N. Y; Read.
ing, Pa German American Ins. Co., New
York; Greenwich Insurance Co., New York;
Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N, ].
These old corporations are we'll seasoned
by age and fire tested, and have never yet
had loss settled by any court of law. Their
assets are all invested in solid securities, and
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
paid as soon as determined, by Christian y.
Kaapp, Special Agent and Adjuster, Bloorar.
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county should
patronize the agency where losses, If any,
are settled and paid by one Of their own
citizens.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

He-What is the name of your
wheel?
She-Do you mean the name the
maker gives 1t or the names papa
called 1t when he fell over Il 10 the
nall night before last?
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29
That Old Cork Leg.

In the time OF the Crimean war a
regiment OF infantry was ordered to
position where some sharp work was
going on.
In the action an Irish soldier named
rhady, whose father Was second
hand dealer, happened to get his left
leg blown off just above the knee.
A comrade, seeing him fall, picked
him up, and carried him to a place of
safety.
When asked by an officer if he felt
grieved at the loss of his leg he re-
Piled:
Faith, no, yer honour; for now me
puir old fnyther will be able to get
rid of the old cork leg that he has had
on his hands so long."-Answers
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-29

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
Up-To-Date Cities.
Nearly Everything Done by Electricity.

The most modern cities of the
world are Great Falls, Mon. and
Spokane Falls, Wash. They are en-
titled to the distinction because near
ly everything is done by electricity.
Not only are the street railways and
all the manufacturing establishments
operated by the current, but even the
houses are lighted and the cooking
done by the same agent. Elevators,
sewing machines, house heaters,
dumb walters, church organs, pianos,
burglar alarms, door bells, chafing
dishes, water heaters, hair curriers',
sad-irons, washing machines, printing
presses, the telegraph, telephone, and
in fact, every piece of mechanism that
requires external force to propel it is
dependent on electricity for motive
power.
All this looks as though the spirit
of progress bad arbitrarily taken up
her abode in Great Falls and Spokane,
but this is not strictly the case. The
modern greatness of the two cities
has in a measure been thrust upon
them. They could not employ any
other motive power if they wanted to.
They are SO situated that all other
sources are unavailable. Coal, for
instance, is hardly to be had at any
price. The waters of Great Falls and
Spokane Falls have been pressed into
service and made to operate turbines,
which in turn operate electric genera
tors. From these, sufficient electricity
is obtained to run every piece OF
mechanism and light every light in
the two cities.-Ee.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
One True Ghost Story.

This is true ghost story of an un.
conventional kind. A young lady ar
rived late at night on a visit to
friend. She awoke in the darkness
to find white figure at the foot of
the bed While she watched the bed
clothes were suddenly whlsked off and
the apparition vanished. After an
anxious, not to say chilly, night, the
visitor went down with little appetite
for breakfast. AT the table she was
introduced to gentleman, very old
friend Of the family, who had, she
learned, also been sleeping in the
house. He complained of the cold.
I" l hope you will excuse me-" he
said to his hostess, 4" but | found it
so cold during the night that, know
ing the room next mine was unoccu.
pied, / took the liberty of going in
and carrying off the bedclothes to
supplement my own" The room, as
it happened, was not unoccupied, but
he never learned his mistake.-Sketth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
How a Letter May Be Recalled.

The public is not as familiar with its
privileges about postal matters as
might be supposed, says the Boston
Transcript Many times people would
like to recall letter after it has been
mailed. This can be done, even if
the letter has reached the postoffice
of its destination. AT every postoffice
there are what are called withdrawal
blanks" On application they will be
furnished, and when deposit is made
to cover the expense, the postmaster
will telegraph to the postmaster at the
letters destination asking that it be
promptly returned. The applicant
first signs this agreement: "It is here
by agreed that, if the letter is return
ed to me, l will protect you from any
and all claims made against you for
such return and will fully indemnify
you for any loss you may sustain by
reason of such action. And / here
with deposit St to cover all expenses
incurred and will deliver to you the
envelope of the letter returned" In
many cases persons have made re-
mittances to fraudulent parties or ir-
responsible firms, not learning their
true character until after the letter
had gone, and have succeeded in re-
calling them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
BASE BALL.

Arthur Irwin's Toronto team will
play the Athletics at Philadelphia, on
April II and ro.
Manager Griffin of Scranton, is
negotiating for the purchase of Ollie
Beard from Rochester, and wants him
for field captain.
Base ball bids fair to be more popu-
lar in 81 than ever before. Not alone
in the larger cities, is the game pick
ing up, but in many smaller towns,
great preparations are being made for
the opening OF the season. We pre-
dict a pleasant surprise, financially,
for all club owners, this year.
The Pennsylvania State League,
will, very likely be composed of eight
cities this summer, this organization
last season was not very successful.
1t started the season of 90 with an
eight club circuit, but owing to the
poor attendance at the games, several
members dropped out, but four towns
being represented at the finish, name
ly Carbondale, Hazleton, Pottsville
and Reading The first named win
ming the pennant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
HAPPINESS FOR THOUSANDS.
The Remarkable Offer Of Great Newspaper
to Everybody, Old and Young.

i" The Philadelphia Press" in ac-
cordance with its policy or always
keeping abreast of the times, an
nounces a departure which is certain
to attract widespread attention by
reason of its novelty and to bring
happiness to thousands. 1t is the
establishment Of a premium depart
ment through which men and women,
boys and girls, schools, churches,
clubs aud societies can get, free of
cost, the things they have been want
ing for years, but have been unable
to buy. The range of gifts which
The Philadelphia Press " proposes
to give free to those who will make Z
little effort is SO great, that it en-
braces almost everything, useful and
ornamental, which anybody can wish
for. The project even includes the
payment by The Press of the ex-
penses of course in any college or
university for any number of ambiti-
GUS young men and women. The
whole plan is described in The
Philadelphia Press" Premium List,
which can be obtained free from any
agent for /" The Press " or will be
sent by mail to any person who will
send two two-cent stamps to The
Press Premium Department, Phila-
delphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The hot blast was introduced into
furnace use some time between 1892
and 1898.
Lions born in captivity are more
dangerous and harder to train than
captured ones.
A hale old couple dwell in Walton
county, Florida. They are Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Campbell. His age is
III years, and hers I12.
"A man at Bowling Green, Fla, re-
Gently paid fine of $5 and costs for
swearing at a schoolmaster who
whipped his boy at School.
A recently patented marking brush
has reservoir in the handle to hold
the marking fluid, discharging it
through a tube to the center of the
bristles.
Milk tickets have been denounced
as carriers of diphtheria by the health
officer Of South Bend, Ind, where a
number of cases of the disease were
traced to patient in milk peddler's
family.
The jet mines of England seem to
yield less and less of that material
Ten years ago as much as 4,67c
pounds were raised last year only
I6S pounds formed the total of the
production.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
COURT HOUSE NEWS.

The Court House officials were very
busy all week, owing to the regular
term of Court, the attendance at
which was unusually large.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Prothonotary
Henre during the last week.
Anthony Kane, of Centralia, to
Miss Kate Monahan, of the same
place.
Dallas Strauser, of Catawissa, to
Miss Annie Hover, of the same place.
Charles H. Jacobs, of Espy, to
Miss Lizzie E. Deitz, of the same
place.
Henry C. Crawford, of Mt. Pleasant
township, to Miss Jessie l.. Crawford,
Of the same place.
Lloyd Bender, Of Saltwater, to Miss
Susie Beishllne, of Bendertown.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
Yonr Present Need

Is pure, rich blood, and a strong and
healthy body, because with the ap-
proach of spring and the beginning of
warmer weather your physical system
will undergo radical changes. All the
impurities which have accumulated
during colder weather must now be
expelled or serious consequences will
result. The one true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye today is
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Its record Of
cures is unequalled. Its sales are the
largest in the world. A few bottles
of Hoods Sarsaparilla will prepare you
for spring by purifying and enriching
your blood and toning and invlgora-
ting your whole system.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
" BONE. RAOKING GRIP"

o. F. Spring, Publisher Of the Pres
ton Tlmes," Ia, writes -" Your
remedy IT for Grip relieved myself
and mother from the worst bone
racking' cases of Grip that we ever
had, and in mothers case it saved a
doctors bill of about $1,000. The
investment has brought returns that l
little expected" DIR. Humphreys
Homeopathic Manual of Diseases at
your druggists, or mailed free. A
small bottle of pleasant pellets, fits
the vest pocket. Sold by druggists,
or sent on receipt of csc, or FIVE for
$Ioo. Humphreys Medicine Co,
Cor. William & John Sts., New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
NEW SCHOOL LEGISLATION.

Chairman Hammond, OF the House
Education Committee, has several
bills which he will ask the committee
to approve. "We lack system in our
method of conducting country
schools" Mr.. Hammond said "The
same ground is gone over term after
term with no other object than get
ting through the book, only to have
the teacher the next term repeat the
same thing. We should have some
good system of grades or township
supervision arranged and approved
by our superintendents. This would
prepare the way for higher education
and the township and borough high
school which is so much needed. The
state should give liberal appropria-
tions to high schools and encourage
the introduction of manual training
by making special appropriations to
high schools introducing this branch.
"A longer school term should be
required. 1t is my purpose to do
everything l can to have the legisla-
ture pass seven months bill. | also
favor school census biennially. This
would enable the educational depart
ment to determine the number of
children of school age between six
and twenty-on years and how many
between thirteen and sixteen years
are out of school. The compulsory
act should be amended to include all
children physically and mentally able
to attend school between seven and
fourteen years and all those between
fourteen and sixteen not regularly
employed. Restrictions should be
thrown about this act to make it
more effective and it should be
materially strengthened in many
points.
"There should be change in the
method of distribution of state ap-
propriations so that the country dis
tricts would receive their just share,
which they do not get under the pre-
sent system. Every school district
should be required to raise as much
money by taxation for school purposes
as it receives from the state. This
would largely increase the school
revenues in the districts that most
need it for the good of their schools.
1t would also enable them to have
longer terms and pay better salaries.
They should be required to pay
female teachers as much as male
teachers for the same services
rendered"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or gripe. All
druggists. a5c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
PROPOSED LAWS.

The State board of game COM
missioners has drafted a general law
to take the place of the numerous
local and general game acts. The
proposed act makes hunting or shoot
ing on Sunday punishable by fine of
$25 tor every ofense or one days
imprisonment for every dollar of the
penalty imposed. 1t prohibits the
killing, wounding, trapping of song
birds and the taking or needlessly
destroying of nests or eggs OF song or
wild birds, except for scientific pur-
poses. Certificates may be secured
by persons over fifteen years old for
the collection of birds, their nests or
eggs or game mammals for scientific
purposes on payment of fee of SIS
and the filing of a bond of $Ioo with
the board. The English sparrow,
kingfsher, coopers hawk, sharp.
skinned hawk, buck hawk, pigeon
hawk, great horned owl, red-birds and
doves are not protected by the act.
Wild turkey, pheasant, grouse,
quail, partridge, woodcock, prairie
chicken, English, Mongolian or
Chinese pheasants, elk, deer or fawn
may be killed from October IS to
December IS. Hunting of deer with
dogs and the killing of game for sale
or shipment outside the state is pun
ishable by a heavy fine and lmprison-
ment. The act also prohibits the
hunting OF rabbits with ferrets and
the trapping Of game birds and
animals with snares. blinds, etc.
Decoys may be used, though, in
hunting ducks, wild geese and brant
and quail may be trapped from
January to February IS for protec-
ton during the winter. The fines
collected under the act are to be
covered into the state treasury for
the use of the board.
Webster c. Weiss, of Bethlehem,
will offer as an amendment to the act
clause to permit artificial hatcheries
to sell their trout at any season, pro-
vided they are not less than nine
inches long and the packages are
marked with the name OF the owner
when shipped. Mr.. Weiss will also
present a bill limiting ungraded
schools to the purchase of apparatus
at SIS school. All such apparatus
must be paid for from the fund collect
ed in the year in which the purchase
Is made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11

The adjutant general in his report
says that this state could get together
S39,52S men who are capable of
shouldering musket and fighting for
the country. This will furnish some
idea of the great army we could raise +,
if it was necessary. We would hav e
more men than all the transportation
facilities of all the other countries
combined could bring against us.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11
Oatarrh in the Head

Is dangerous disease. 1t may lead
directly to consumption. Catarrh is
caused by impure blood, and the true
way to cure it is by purifying the
blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures Ca
tarrh because 1t removes the cause of
it 10y purifying the blood. Thousands
testify that they have been cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-11

Halls Vegetable Scilian Hair
Renewer has restored gray hair to its
original color and prevented badness
in thousands Of cases. 1t will do so
to you.
The herald., 1897-05-05
ANcFENT PAPERS
More Interesting Than When They
Were Printed


ALBANY. N. Y. May L. State
Comptroller Roberts, in his search for
revolutionary papers which have been
hidden for a century in the State House,
has come across some ancient docu-
ments which are the oldest he has yet
found. and are pertinently interesting
at this time, insomuch as they relate to
excise accounts received by the State,
then a colony of Great Britain, between
the years ITO and 1768. The excise re-
turns for a year, dating from 1710, for
the entire colony, amounted to 1892 6s.
less than $2000 which is exceedingly In
significant when compared with $11 000,-
900, returns on the trafficing in liquors
in 1895.
Another old document. dating back
to 1716, is a report showing the duty
paid into the State treasury on negro
slaves.
An interesting paper found at the
same time Is an account for the serv-
ices Of Philip Livingstone, as delegate
to Congress from 1777 to 177S, total Of
1873 working days, at "a shillings day,
the aggregate being 1886 12s.
Still another paper shows that the re-
mains OF General Montgomery, who fell
in, the attack on Quebec. in the Revo-
lutionary War in 1881, are buried in
st. Pauls churchyard in New York
city, and accompanying this is bill
from one Jacob Myers for carting the
monument for General Montgomery S
body to the churchyard
The herald., 1897-05-05
county. The bill was referred until the
18th inst, when 1t will probably be paid
A FLORAL CLOCK
Will Be Accurate as the Familiar
Dandelion

BERKELEY, May "A clock garden
whose flowers will tell the time of day
ie being planted by Instructor H. A. Gus
terhout of the botanical department Of
the University. He proposes to culti-
vate such a garden on the University
grounds, arranging the plants in dial
form. The hours and half hours are to
be indicated daily by the successive
opening and closing of buds.
The work of producing a clock garden
at Berkeley will be long task as 1t has
never been attempted in California be-
fore, and great deal of experimenting
will be necessary to find out just what
flowers should be placed around the
circle to indicate time. The garden will
be the only one Of the kind in the United
States.
by getting the right varieties of flow
ers we can mark all Of the hours and
some of the half hours throughout the
day" said Mr.. Oueterhout, in describing
the projected botanical curiosity. "The
flowers win be arranged ike clock, and
in the early morning they will begin to
bloom, the different varieties at differ
ent periods, according to the light and
heat. Gradually the opening of bios
SONS would extend around the circle un-
til at night the circle would be all in
bloom.
'The first garden Of the kind ever
made was at Upsala, Sweden, by the
botanist Linnaeue. There is also one in
The herald., 1897-05-05
THE FIRES 70 FRISCO
May Be Cheaper Than Hitheto Agreed
Upon

CHICAGO, May A meeting Of the
Western Passenger association was held
In this city today 10 formally ratify the
action Of the executive committee in re-
gard to the Christian Endeavor $25 rate
to San Francisco, which had been agreed
upon. Only one, the Canadian Pacific,
has positively refused to become mem
ber, while four roads, the Denver & Rio
Grande, the Rio Grande Western, the
Great Northern and Northern Pacif1fic.
have signed conditional agreements.
There is q well grounded suspicion for
the belief that the refusal of the Cana
dian Pacific road to join the Western
Passenger association may result in a
like action by the Northern Pacific and
the Great Northern, which would pre-
vent strict maintenance Of rates and
might lead to more serious consequences.
THE VALE ROAD
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-The San
FYrancisco & San Joaquin Valley rail-
road gained an important technical
victory today in the hearing before the
State Railroad Commission of the charge
of discrimination brought by the Union
Transportation company. The gist of
the complaint Of the Union company is
that the Valley railroda favors itA COM
petitor in bay and river traffic, the CAL
ifornia Navigation and Improvement
Company, in making connecting rates.
The herald., 1897-05-05
MRS. .CRAvENS CLAIMS
DO NOT PROMISE TO PAY FOR
THE WORKING
Proof That Fair Did Not Deliver the
Deeds to Be Followed by Proof
Of Forgery

SAN FRANCISCO. May 4-The Fair
Craven suit to determine the ownership
Of city property valued at s2,000,000 has
reached the end Of its first stage. The
proof of Senator Fairs visit to San Ra-
fael, in company with his valet. Herbert
Clarke, from September 18th to rs, 1894,
has been completely established. In
fact. his visit and the date were admit
ted by the attorneys for Mrs. Craven.
Having thus cast the first stone at the
Craven deeds by showing that at the
time he is, alleged to have delivered
them to Mrs. Craven he was in San Ra-
fael, the way was cleared for the exec
utors to unmask their batteries in direct
attack. The testimony. which will oc-
cupy the courts attention for many
days to come, will concern the deeds
themselves, and the proof of their for
gerry will be attempted by many witt
nesses, Employees Of the Crocker COM
pany. will be called to show that the
The herald., 1897-05-05
SOMEONE pLuNpARnD
Jewish Colonists on the Wayne
Lands Provided

SAN FRANCISCO. May 4.-some
months ago E. Deinard. who claimed to
be the accredited representative of the
Jewish colonization society of the Unit
ed States, with headquarters at Phila-
delphia. made his appearance in this city
and attempted to interest number of
the most prominent Hebrews in scheme
to colonize Government lands in this
state. For obvious reasons those to
whom Deinard appealed for assistance
discouraged his efforts and he returned
East.
Nothing more was heard of the scheme
until few days ago, when letters Of in
quiry began to pour in upon Rabbi voor-
sanger and others from Philadelphia. AS
these advicee stated that forty Jewish
families were on the eve Of departure
for California and asked what provision
had been made for them, DR.. voorsan-
ger made an investigation with the re-
suit that he was unable to discover that
any lands had been taken up by the So
ciety referred to or any other provieion
made for the would-be colonists. He Is
emphatically Of the opinion that the step
proposed by the Philadelphians Will re-
suit disastrously and has telegraphed
to his correspondents to that effect and
advised them to deter the colon.sts from
disposing Of their property until some
thing more definite Is known of their
plans.