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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

Frank Duval, claiming his residence
as Baltimore, was found in tina ash pit
in the west yard ON Saturday afternoon
with his left leg broken below the knee.
He said that he had been walking
along the track and to avoid train
stepped out of the road and tripping,
fell into the pit. He was removed to
the almshouse at Farnhurst.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24

John N. Spencer died at Denver, Col. I,
last Friday. He was a member of Delta
Chapter. II. A. NJ, of this city, and
also member of a Knights Templar
Commandery and a Masonic lodge.
His funeral win took place yesterday
from the residence of his fathesAin law,
Hon. John Pilling, at Newark.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
RACES JOB IS IN JEOPARDY
He May be Legislated Out of
Office After July 1st.
THEN HE WILL HAVE TO HUNT
Something Else in the Govern
ment Employ.

The House Committee on Postofiiees Insists
That No Portion of the Sum Provided
For the Support of tho Rural Free De-
livery Service Shall be Used For Any
other Purpose Than For the Payment of
Carriers and Horse Hire Allowance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
nlizuarh hi ,,nInrann

Denver. Col, March %, = blizzard
struck this vicinity last evening. The
tnerrufy fell ff1m 90 10 II issrsea,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
Consistency Not in 1t.

We read in an exchange of a Ger.
tain editor who wrote long and care
fully prepared article on the import.
ance of patronizing home industries,
giving many reasons why farmers and
others should patronize home mer.
chants rather than send off for their
goods. The article was so good that
1t attracted the attention of the mer.
chants and they highly commended
the loyalty of the editor. One mer-
chant was SO favorably impressed with
the article that he sat down and wrote
a congratulatory letter to the editor,
but to the surprise of the pencil push
er, the letter head which the merchant
used had been printed in a neighbor-
ing town, and the return on the
envelope was made with a rubber
stamp furnished by Chicago axle
grease house.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
Boarding House Fraud.

A small, sombre, gray-haired man
aged between fifty and fifty-five years,
has been playing new game on
boarding houses in the vicinity. The
other day he applied to Milton land
lady for board for himself and three
others. He represented that they
were going to start fertilizing plant
down town and wanted permanent
boarding place. Satisfactory terms
were agreed upon and the other
boarders were to arrive in a few days.
After being accommodated several
days the man left saying the four of
them would be there that evening.
The landlady laid in an extra supply
ofprovisions but the guests failed to
tuxn up.
From the newspapers of this vicinity
we learn that the game is being work
ed elsewhere with equal success. AT
Williamsport several boarding houses
were fleeced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
Hats That Will Be Worn Easter,
The New Millinery that Will Have its First
Airing at the Close Of Lent.

Leghorn, Mtnilla, chip and raffia,
in all colors, are used for the new
spring hats, as well as an absolutely
new straw braid with satin finish
not unlike the silk-covered bralds
which obtained during the winter.
Sailor hats, that always have an assur-
ed position, are in a new material in
the form of woven bulrushes. which,
after being braided. are shaped and
generally edged with a narrow black
velvet ribbon. Linen crash is also
used for this kind of hat. The most
striking of all are those of white or
gray felt, intended for summer wear
Rich ribbons of velvet, silk, satin
and MORE are all used, being plated
and shirred, while piece fabrics, heav,
lily embroidered with beads and
spangles, also obtain. The fashion
able colors are periwinkle blue,
anemone blue, heliotrope, champagne,
the light shades of ruby, brown, pearl
gray, pink and pale green. Fanciful
combinations are noted in the flowers.
There is decided fancy for putting
the trimming-that may take the form
of bunch offlowers, bow of ribbon,
drapery of velvet or satin-under
the brim on the left side, so massed
as to have it come we'll on the hair.
March Ladies' Home Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, !
IrcAc CnI1Nry (


FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subs cribed
IN my presence, this 9th day of De-
cember, A. ID. 1886.
{@sEt1} A. w. GLEASON na,a'.,' s'',,,,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
Close Secrecy.
Very Little Leakage From the Inquiry Court

GCuhuYS Sohtk
The fact is becoming more evident
as the days pass that any information
direct from members of the United
States Court of Inquiry into the los
of the battleship Maine and from
those appearing before it is guarded
with unusual closeness. Practically
no information presented to the court
has been disclosed. The restrictions
are so severe that the communications
between the naval men who have
been before the court have been most
guarded.
Naval officers at Key West station
who are not connected with the court
express the guarded view that very
little testimony has yet been heard
tending to show that the explosion
was the result of a conspiracy or as tc
the exact cause of the disaster.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
SJH0OL STATISTICS.

OF the 10000, 900 inhabitants of
the United States almost one-fourth
are pupils in schools of some kind.
Usually the proportion of school
children to the whole population of
civilized country is about one fifth.
But we go beyond this, showing what
strong, young. rich nation we are.
We are nation of young people be-
cause so many among us are pupils of
school age; we are rich nation be-
cause we can afford to let our child
rem 60 to school instead of taking
them out to earn living while still
in their tender years. tbs to be hoped
the education the young ones are get
ting is of quality worthy of them,
fitted to make them patriots and use
full gentlemen and ladies.
In the rate of increase of our school
population there is significant fact.
The whole country over the school
enrolment increases annually at the
rate of 81 per cent. In city schools
the increase of the annual enrolment
is 5.S per cent, showing that our
American cities are growing in popu-
lation nearly three times as fast as the
country. The last census showed that
the population of some rural counties
in the older States had actually fallen
off in ten years. The American seems
to be developing the tendency to be-
come a city dweller. Nearly one.
fourth of our entire school population
is in cities of over 5000 inhabitants
There are 4S4 colleges and universe
ties in the United States, and I62 O
these are for women students alone
Twenty-Five years ago al per cent. o.
the teachers in the American public
schools were men. Now the mer
teachers are only 3a.o6 per cent, the
rest being women. 1t is noteworthy
that the students studying for pro
fessions in the United States there are
j times as many in the department
of medicine as in law. For the high
er education of colored students
throughout the country there are I7$
schools, and of these IoI are in sever
Southern States. North Carolini
leading off with a7.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
Dover, N. H., Oct. 81, 1896.

MEssRs. ELY Bros The Balm
reached me safely and in so short a
time the effect is surprising. My son
says the trstapplication gave decided
relief. l have a shelf filled with
"CatarrA Cures" Tomorrow the
stove shall receive them and Ely's
Cream Balm will reign supreme. Re-
spectfully. MRS. FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists,
Full size soc. Trial size 10 cents.
We mail it.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y
City.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10

FOSSIL PILLs.-The demand is
proof of their worth-Dr Agnew's
Liver Pills are beating out many fossil
formulas at quarter box-They're
better medicine-Easier doses and 10
cents a vial A thousand ailments
may arise from a disordered liver.
Keep the liver right and you'll not
have Sick Headache, Bliousness,
Nausea, Constipation, and Sallow
Skin.-2o.
Sold by c. A. KLEIN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
Need of the Patent Office for a Larger
Force'-Thirteen Thousand Gases Await
ing Aotlon-Months in Arrears

Referring to the condition of bust
ness in the U. S. Patent Office,
Assistant Commissioner Greely said :
"We are deeply interested in the
pending appropriation for the support
of the patent Office during the com
ing fiscal year. The appropriation
bill, as reported, provides for slight
increase in the working force of the
office, but it is SO slight as not to
materially affect the conditions which
even now are becoming of monstrous
proportions. The new bill, l believe,
gives us new principal examiner, Q
assistant examiners and 3 messengers.
We originally estimated for princi-
pal examiners, sc assistant examiners,
IS clerks and 10 messengers. The
Secretary cut this estimate to 2 prlnci-
pal examiners, I8 assistants, II clerks,
and ID messengers. This matter of
additional help is a most serious pro-
blem, more important to-day than
ever before, and becoming more so
every twenty-four hours.
"Even with the small increase
allowed by Congress, we would be
better off, if only the appropriation
were made Immediately available.
But instead Of that the additional help
cannot be utilized until next July,
and by that time this office will be
seriously behind in its work. To-day
our examiners are from three to four
months behind in their work, and
some divisions are as much as six
months behind.
THIRTEEN THOUSAND CASES WAITING.
awe have on hand, in round num-
bers, awaiting action, 1900 cases,
OF which number 5000 have never
been looked at. In the next four
months our business will largely in
crease. March, April, May and June
have heretofore been the heaviest
months OF the year, and there is no
reason to doubt the record will be
kept up. So you see, when July
comes around, we will be hopelessly
behipd. | estimate we will receive
III that time I4,coo new cases. So
1t is easy to understand how important
1t is to have an adequate force to do
the work. 1t is not generally under
stood what a large proportion of the
government revenue comes from this
office. Last year we covered into the
treasury, after paying the running ex-
penses of the office, $3r7,135.o5, and
the books of the Treasurer of the
United States show total of $5,oo,,-
6I4.23 paid to the general government
by the Patent Office after paying all
its expenses. The inventors are pro-
testing against the delay. They claim,
and very properly, too, they are EMIT
led to prompt and efficient service.
The government requires them to pay
for the work in advance, and then
they are required to wait for months
before having their applications at
tended to. One thing is certain, the
efficiency of the Patent Office de-
mands, in the interest of its clients, a |
suitable force of employees to prose-
cute the work lntrusted to it."-From
Tile E0eniRg Star Of February S,
1898.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10

An English agriculturist has sue
ceeded in the cross fertilization of
grasses, clover. cereals and other
food plants.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10

When bilious or costive, eat a Cas-
caret, candy catharic, cure guaranteed.
Ioc, 25c. 4-II,.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
Philadelphia &
Reading Railway
Engines Burn Hard Coal-No Smoke
In efrect Nov. ID, 1897.

III euecb NOV. IA, 1871
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading Potts.
Vile, Tamaqua, weekdays Las a. m.
For Nilliamsport, weekdays, 7.8O a. m, $50 p.
For Danville and Milton, weekdays, 80 a. m,
$3.50.
For CatawIssa weekdays 7sO, s.3s, li.45 a. M,
For rupert weekdays7.sO sss Il. AS a. M, 1920,
oiS PSS Bsti@ors, Washington and the West via
3. o. r r. through trains leave Reading Ter
m5nal PhiladelPhIa, sso SsS' Iiae a. m, sae
s.46, 7.2V, p. m. Additional trains from "a and
Chestnut street station weekdays, l.s5, 5.S1,
s.23 p. m. Sundays, 1.S5, 1923 p. m.
TRAINS FOR BLUuMsBURG
Leave New York via Philadelphia 500 a
M, and via Easton $40 a. m,
Leave Philadelphia lo.10a. m.
Leave Reading I2 90 m.
Leave Pottsville 1880 p. IN.
Essvs Wiiis%spcTs haa s;Ss sssefdays p; ID &sOp
Leave i catawlsoa weekdays, 700, s,2Os a. m.
Leave Rupert, weekdays, 7.os, ssS. BIG ll.5s
q. M, l.eS $40, 6.!6
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION. ''
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street wharf
and South Street wharf for Atlantic City.
WRBK-DAYs-Express, 900, a. m. 2 90, 400, 500
p. m; Accom-; % 500 q. M; m = $50 p m:
Leave Atlantic City, depot, wEKK-DAYs-
Express, Ts5, 90, a. m, 50, $40 p. m. Accom-,
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Parlor cars on all express trains.
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More Evidence That the Maine Was Des
troYed by Sub-Marine Mine.

Private advices received by steamer
from Havana state that, despite Span
ish opposition, the two American
divers employed by the naval authori-
ties on the wreck of the ill-fated
Maine, while pretending to be engag-
ed solely in the work of rescuing the
bodies and effects of officers and men
from the hold, have secured indisput-
able evidence to prove beyond doubt
that the Maine was blown up from the
outside. The two divers have been
before the Board of Inquiry, and
while sessions are held in secret
aboard the Fern enough has leaked
out to create the impression that their
testimony reveals the fact that the
Name was blown up by submarine
mine.
Captain Sigsbee. it is said, was
aware Of the fact that his ship had
been moored over one of the mines,
and had so notified the authorities at
Washington also that the bottom OF
Havana harbor was a perfect network
OF torpedoes, each buoy marking a
spot where one was located. The
harbor, it is alleged, was so protected
by torpedoes some time since, when
belligerency talk became rampant in
Congress. The mines are connected
with electrical wires and worked by
keyboard located in the arsenal at
the Navy Yard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10

"PAINLEss AND DELIGHTFUL CA.
rARRHAL REMEDY is the good word
which John Machines, Wathaback
Bridge, N. S., has to say of DIR. Ag-
news Catarrhal Powder, after having
suffered from Catarrhal Deafness for
years. In 10 minutes from the first
application he had relief and after
using but one bottle his hearing was
restored in all It's natural acuteness.
Not an excuse for despairing OF cure
with such a remedy within reach OF
you.-I8.
Sold by {. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10
GOOD Times HAVE GOMEZ

You can afford to Indulge yourself or your
family in the luxury OF good weekly news
paper and quarterly magazine of fiction.
You can get both of these publications with
almost library of good novels for S. per Year
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-03-10

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad FOR Tamanend, Tan aqua
Williamsport, Sunhury, Pottsvile, etc Al
northumberland with p. & L. Div. p. & X. Tor
Harrisburg, Lock Eaven, Emporium Warren
Cory and Erie.
W.T., HALLSTEAD. Gen. Man.,
scranton, Pa,
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t Weekdays. Daily. Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sunbury, Williamsport
and Erie, between Sunbury and philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitta
burg and the west
For further Information apply to Ticket
Agents.
|, j. B. HUTCHINSON, JR WOOD,
Gen'l. Manager. Gen. Pass, Agt.
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
NEVER ANNEX GUAM.
The Soil of This Utopia Should Ever Bt
 Kept Sacred.

From the Boston Advertiser.
 However it may be about the Philippines we ought not to annex Guam. It would be too cruel.
 Guam is the bright little tight little, po- lite little, but not show fight little island whose governor never heard that there was war between the United States and Spain until the captain of American fighting ship summoned him to surrender.
 To disturb any more the calm repose of such blissful ignorance would be inexcusa- ble. Let Guam slumber on, free from daily newspapers, telegraphic dispatches, the visits of the postman and all the inconse- quental hustle of the modern world That governor and his subjects are to be envied. They do not know that Mrs. Langtry has got her divorce that Ella Wheeler Wilcox has written another poem of passion, that Senator Platt and Governor Black are out, that the Jernegan bubble has burst, that the Prince of Wales has hurt his knee pan, that 'Trilby" has gone out of fashion, that "Grandmother's Clock" no longer marks the high water mark of popular musical taste, which position is now held by "All Coons Look Alike Me-" that Chicago is going to have peace jubilee that the new section of the Boston subway is open, that "Tm" Campbell and Dry Dollar Sulli- van had their annual picnics on the same day, that there is no sign as yet of the long predicted return of the hoop-skirt.
 All these pieces of information are mer- cifully withheld from the inhabitants of Guam. No, let draw the line. Annex Cuba and Puerto Rico and the Philippine
The age-herald., 1898-09-25

very much on the little hair combs that keep them in place much better than do the jewelled hat pins.
 Some of the well dressed women have stones so that they may be changed 10 harmonize with the color of a toilette.
 Silver combs set with amethysts looked very dressy with a mauve gown. Tortoise shell combs mounted with turquoise are worn to great advantage with gray or green toilettes, and for evening, gold combs set with brilliants are very much favored.
 I notice almost attempt to attitudinize among the wearers of these little hats. They put them on with long pins and trust to the graceful poise of head to make them pretty. .
The age-herald., 1898-09-25

Paris, September 25-Autumn is here The hats proclaim it.
 A decided little autumn note has crent into hats and bonnets this week. The huny white picture hats are giving place 10 sombre smaller fall hats whose chiefest charm is chic
 Most Of the smartest of the new hats are toques shaped especially to perch comfort aoiy on top of the pronounced "pompa- uour and there is a decided preference for the toque that tits directly up at the front.
 Flowers and feathers are being replaced by wings and birds. Not the tiny birds 'nat nave been so much in vogue. but pigeons and still larger sea birds with wings all distended.
 Often on one of these dark straw tooues Just single big bird with outstretch,d wings constitutes rhe trimming.
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
as if poised there for a moment.
 NO WELLS WORN.

With this popular style of hat the face veil becomes a trial Attached to the top of the brim it forms an ugly, unbecoming line viewed from the side It flattens the high, fluffy pompadour. and irritates the eyes from catching in the lashes. too. with this form of hat so that the face veil this fall is not very much in favor for the small hat.
 The big Alsatian bow Is not So popu- lar but the effect of the bow is obtained by substituting four small tips at the front of the bonnet. These come from a hoop of twisted velvet and lie fiat on the hair like the loops of the bow
 With these little bonnets one depends sets of these little combs set with different
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
CITY POLL TAX ASSESS.
 MENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that all parties liable for city poll tax for the year 1898, are re- Quired to assess the same be- fore me at the City 4all dur ing the month of October 1898, and that I will be at said place during said month from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m., to assess the same. A. A. GAMBILL,
 Poll Tax Assessor.
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
Every Claim. Made for Dr.. r..Harter's Iron Tor Substantiated by Results Obtained
 by It's Use.
Personal Interviews With WeKnown Residents of Dallas Have Used It to Cure Blood Disorders Loss ot
 Appetite and Other Ailments.

Constipation, General Debility nsona
 Feeling nd Diseases Reported As Cured
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
SCRATCHED CONSTANTLY
Baby Badly Afflicted with Eczema. Medical Treatment Useless.
 Cured by Cuticura,

My niece's little baby boy had Eczema all over his face, so that he needed continuous watching, and he scratched the sores con- stantly. Mornings, his face, hands and clothes would be stained with blood. She never could take him out, his face was so full of sores. She had medical treatment, and tried everything she heard of. She commenced using the CUTICURA REMEDIES. The sores lefthis tace and hesras entirely cured, and now his face is smooth and rosy.
 Mrs. L. J. ROOT, New Scotland, N. Y. SPEEDY CURE TRE ArxKNr FOR EVERY BABY HusoH, WITH Loss OF HAR.5 Warm baths with .CurIcuRk 6oAP, followed by gentle ancintngs with CUrIoURA, purest of emoients, and greatest of skin cures.
 Sold throughout the world. POTTER D. q O. CoRP Solo Props Boston. How to Care Every Baby Humor, free
The age-herald., 1898-09-25

islands, and insist on indemnity from Spain, and require full pound, by avoirdupos weight, of Ex-Captain General Weyler cheek, and exact bond from Spain that henceforth Captain-General Blarseo shall talk sense: but let us not annex Guam. The soil of Utopia is sacred.
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
A hIisaDDreIension

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. "They say that the women of Toledo are very beautiful" remarked MT. Pitt.
 "They are," replied MT. Maumee. I'm from Ohio myself, and
 But I was speaking of Toledo in Spain" "Ohv
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
MONUMENTS.

If you want a nice monu. ment or tablet gotten up in artistic style at very low fig ures do not fail to come to corner 1st ave. and 18th st.
 su-tf Jager & Stockmar.
The age-herald., 1898-09-25
CITY POLL TAX COLLEC-
 TORS NOTICE.

Take notice that I will be at my office at City Hall during the month of October, 1898, from ' a. m. to ' p. m., for the purpose of collecting poll taxes due the city of Birming- ham for the year 1898.
 A. A. GAMBILL,
 City Poll Tax Collector.