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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Superior Court Changes.
Plan to Do Away With the Sessions in
Williamsport and Scranton.

1t has just come to light that the
committee of the State Bar associa.
tion,. which met at Lancaster on Dec.
90, has under consideration a bill to
be introduced at the next session OF
the Legislature, modifying and chang
ing the act creating the superior court.
This bill is intended to increase the
jurisdiction of the court, so that it can
hear all cases involving sums up to
$1,000, instead of ST., 900 as at present.
The bill also provides that the court
meet at the same places that the SUI
preme court does, which will not make
it necessary for the superior court
judges to meet in Scranton and Will
Transport. This last amendment will
be very vigorously opposed and may
be abandoned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
STATE NEWS.

Joel Davidson, of Mahoning
Valley, has been missing since Dec
ember FL. Foul play is suspected.
Centre County farmers will try
to grow peaches. More Ian 10000
trees have been planted during the
past six months.
The returns from the triennial
assessments show 57,141 taxables in
Berks County.
"A $45o,ooo syndicate has as
sumed control OF the milk business of
Scranton, absorbing all the smaller
dealers.
Joseph Baker, aged 72, Friday
evening at Pittsburg married Anna
Gray, aged 10. Both live at New
Kensington, Pa. This is the third
time the groom has been married,
and is the fourth experience for the
bride. The old people were acquaint-
ances when they were children, but
got separated and had not met for
fifty years until one day last spring.
-Mahanoy City will vote at the
February election on proposition to
increase the borough's Indebtedness
$4,000, the funds to be used for
street paving.
The Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany has placed an order for 100, 900
tons of steel rails with five different
companies, as follows Pennsylvania
steel company and Cambria iron COM
pany $4,000 tons each Carnegie
steel company, 10000 tons Lacka-
wanna iron company, 5000 tons, and
the Illinois steel company, $1,000
tons. The rails will be of the 100
pound standard size, and will be used
In building new lines and replacing
old rails. The size of the order is
gratifying to the steel industry, as the
companys corresponding order of last
year was only for 10000 tons.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
LITERARY NOTE.
Success in Striking" Titles.

The value of a striking title TO an
article or story is understood by no
American periodical so we'll as Tile
Ladies' Home Journal, writes New
York correspondent. 1t has made its
title famous by their unlqueness. Its
"Side-Talks With Girls" "Heart to
Heart Talks" and "Unknown Wives
of Well Known Men" have been ridi.
culed and paraphrased from one end
of the country to the other. But it has
all been grist for the Philadelphia
periodical. Just now the title Of "The
Inner Experiences of a Cabinet Men,
ber's Wife" is attracting attention.
Julia Magruder's new love-story is
given the title of ga Heaven-Kissing
Hill"-taken from Shakespeare, really,
but who but the Journal would have
thought of it2 Marion Crawford's
new story is called ''The Dead Smile"
"a title good enough to sell any story.
"The Men l Never Married" is tack
ed to new series. "The Man Under
Thirty-fve" made the reputation Of
Lillian Bell in this magizine. "My
Literary Passions" under which Mr..
Howells wrote in the ./onrNaL served
at once to attract attention. Julian
Hawthorne sends strong story to
the magazine, but with poor title.
1t is Immediately rechristened "There
are no Wolves in Ireland" Yet each
title adopted by this clever magazine
fits the story and is really the best
caption for it. ga Minister of the
World" started that story on its success.
"Mr. Beecher as | Knew Him" was
an inlmitable title for Mrs. Beecher's
memoirs of her husband. "The Gentle
man Who is Going to Die" is the
caption for forthcoming story by
Clara Morris. Talk about cleverness
in titles, what magazine is such a pa /
master In the art as is Tie Ladies'
Home Journal? And a newspaper
man knows how difficult this art of
title-making is. But nothing is SO valu-
able in attracting the eye of the public.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
COLUMBIA COUNTY PROHIBITION
CONFERENCE.

Notice is hereby given to the Pro
hibition County Committeeman and
to all Prohibition workers of Colum-
bia county to meet In conference at
the office Of M. P. Lutz & Son,
Bloomsbury, Pa, on Tuesday, January
IS, 1898, at 3 o'clock p. n. to pre-
pare for The campaign of 1898.
The County Committee will at this
time have before them the fixing OF
the time and place for holding next
County Convention, perfecting the
organization of our party as provided
under the new rules adopted at last
County Convention, and other busi-
ness of great importance. Let every
committeeman be on hand.
The committeeman of North and
South Sugarloaf, East and West
Greenwood. Millville Borough, East
and West Scott and the Town of
Bloomsbury comprising the Bloom
Poor District will nominate a candi-
date for the office of Director of the
Poor for said District.
The following committees will each
organize and outline their work for
the campaign, viz: Finance, Meeting, ,
Organization, Literature, Publicatio n,
Voting Places. Law, Music.
Topics of gteat interest to all will
be discussed. All ProhiDitionists are
invited to be present.
w. B. CUMMINGS,
County Chairman.
c. B. LUTz,
Secretary.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue OF writ of alias Fl. Fa. and vend
Ex., issued out of the Coul or Common pleas Or
Columbia county, Pa, and to me directed, there
House IN Bloomsbury, on
SATURDAY, FEBY IL, 1893,
at o'clock p. m, all that certain piece, parcel
or lot OF ground, situate In the town of Blooms
burg, Columbia county and state OF Pennsyl-
vaDta, at the southeast corner OF Ninth street
and an extension OF Iron street, thence along
said Ninth street moi Ih siXty-five degrees and
fifty minutes, east three hundred feet to lands
lately laid out and sold by o. A. Jacoby and his
administrators thence by same south twenty
eight degrees and five minutes east one hun
dred and twenty y-eight aud one-tenth feet.
thence westward'y parallel With Ninth street
three hundred seven and one-fourth feet to
Iron street aforesaid, thence by same north
one hundred and twenty-elght feet to the place
OF beginning, whereon are erected
TWO.STORY BRICK BUILDING
used for manufactr ng purposes, and out
buildings.
Seized taken into execution at the suit OF
F. j. Richard, Trustee, VS.. The Bloomsbury
Manufacturing Company, and F. W. Jones VS..
The Bloomsbury Manufacturing Company, and
to be sold as the property of The Bloomsbury
Manufacturing Company.
Waller, W. w. BJ OK, Sheriff.
Herring, Attys 1-aO-ts
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
SHERIFF s SALE.

By virtue OF writ OF Alias Leva'i Facias, is
sued out OF the Court of Common Pleas OF Co.
luinbia county, Pa, and to me directed, will be
exposed to public sale at the Court House, In
Bloomsbury, on
SATURDAY, FEB'Y IL, 1898,
at two o'clock p. m, all that certain messuage,
tenement and tract OF land, lying and being in,
on the northwest corner OF Catharlne street, in
the town OF Bloomsbury, bounded and described
as follows, to-wlt: Beginning at corner OF
Eight and Catharlne streets, north twenty-five
degrees and fifty-six minutes, west seventy
feet to a stone corner OF lot of G. W. Miller,
thence along same south sixty-two degrees and
fifteen minutes, west thirty foot to stone cor
ner of lot OF F. G. Yorks, thence along same
south twenty-four degrees and fifty-six min
utes, east seventy feet TO Eighth street, thence
along said Eighth street north sixty-six degrees
and thirty minutes, east thirty feet 10 the place
of beginning.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit OF the
Anglo American Savings and Loan Association
vs. Hattie L. Webb and J. Nelson Webb, and to
be sold as the property of Hattie L. Webb and
J. Nelson Webb.
Little & Tustin, W. W. BLACK,
Attorneys. Sheriff.
1-20-ts
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WIDOWS APPRAISEMENTS.

The following Widows Appraisements will be
presented to the Orphans Court OF columbia
unless exceptions are filed within four days
Will be confirmed finally.
John Neyhard, Personally $4,000.
Henry Rote, Personality $300.00.
$197.4O
Matthias Heller, Personally $4,000:
JACOB IL. Greasy, Personality $300O0.
Parson Edwards. Personality $30000.
Est OF William Pfa hler, late OF Cleveland twp.
deceased, Personality, $4,000.
Est OF Daniel Fritz late OF Sugarloaf twp.
deceased, Personally $4,000
W. II. HENRIE,
ok. Orphans Court.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20
Novel Bill Collecting.

A man to whom a small debt is
owed has taken novel way to collect
it. After blowing the debtor up on
the street in the presence of passers-
by and street loafers, he accosts him
whenever he sees him. If the debtor
notices him he credits him with so
maay cents for recognition. If he
doesn't notice him at allit is one cent
credit. After each meeting the credi-
tor sends in a new bill with the proper
credits.
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c. B. LUTz,
Secretary.

Arrangements are being made for
Hon. William ]. Bryan to visit
Scranton on or about February 18th.
A committee to make the detail ar
rangements has been named but the
work is in charge of the entire County
Committee. Mr.. Bryan will speak at
the Lyceum and a street parade will
mark his entrance to the city.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.
Estate or James johnson. Decease

ESLdIe OF James JOHNSON, DeCedSed.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
Orphans Court OF Columbia county, to make
distribution OF the funds In the hands OF the
administrator, to and among the parties legally
entitled thereto, will sit at the Office OF ". H..
Snyder, Esq, in bloomsbury, Pa, on Monday,
January "a, 1893, at 10 o'clock a. M, to perform
the duties OF his appointment when and where
all parties having claims against said funds,
must appear and prove the same, or be deba- red
from any share thereof.
12-30-4t. G. NJ. QUICK, Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

1t begins to look as though Spain
will not be eontented until war is de-
clared with this country. Consul
General Lee, who is at Havana has
been given authority to call for any
war ships, whenever he deems it
necessary to save American interests
on the Island.
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Dress Goods.

In measuring our goods for
stock taking, we have taken
full bolts, broken bolts, dress
lengths, and remnants out of
our great line of Dress Goods,
from 25c to 81 25, and put
them in four lots. We did not
consider the cost, but what
price will move them.
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Poisoned Blood
DisagreeabIe Itching Spread All
Over His Body Sleep Disturbed
Hood's sarsapariIla Drove Out

tne POISON ana Cured.
81 have been poisoned every summer
for years. Last summer the poison came
out on me worse than ever before. I
would frequently be awakened during the
night by the itching. I would scratch
myself, but instead OF being relieved the
trouble spread to different parts of my
body. I tried various remedies which
people recommended to me, but none of
them ever helped me. made up my
mind the poison could not be cured un-
til my blood was pure and then decided
to take Hoods Sarsaparilla. While tax
ing the first bottle felt relieved from the
itching. I kept on taking the medicine
and it has entirely cured me. I am now
on my fourth bottle and I can sleep
soundly at night" WILLIAM RAN, 3126
Westmont Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the Best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
All druggists. 81; six for s5 Get only Hoods.
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Ladies' Coats.

Not one of the hundred up
to-date garments escape the
price pruning knife. Profits
go a cleaning, and cost is lost
sight OF. There is just this
about it, the stock is going to
be reduced, and we invite every
woman in the community who
has the most remote idea of
making a coat purchase this
season to be first on the ground.
Blankets.
If you want pair Of blankets, NOV
is the time to buy them.
We cannot replace them for the
price we offer them next fall, but we
don't want the care of them through
the summer.
so they 60 at these prices.
Lot No. I, % $2.4o, worth $3.50.
&" q" 40 3.9S, 500.
i" &" SO 49S, $50.
nuSlinS.
10 yds. Hill muslin, 47c.
Unbleached muslin, equal to Ap-
pleton A., at &c yd.
Best quality unbleached muslin, 20
yds. for $I.oo.
Lancaster Ginghams, staples, 4Ic Y.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the following ac-
counts have been filed in the Common Pleas OF
columbia County, and will be presented TO the
said Court on the first Monday OF February, A.
d. 1898, and confirmed mist, and unless excep-
tons are filed within four days thereafter. VIII
be confirmed absolute.
1. The first and final account OF Elias Kreb5,
committee Of Lavina Dewitt.
W. II. HENRIE,
Bloomsbury, Pa, Jan. 9, 1893. Proth'y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

Senator Quay says he will not
move his home from Beaver.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-20

SaVes m0ney for the bn6hc.
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Hoods Sarsaparilla

Is the Best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
All druggists 81; six for s5. Get only Hoods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03

practically as at present. The vacancies
caused by designations Of officers, OF which
some would doubtless occur, would be fiji
ed by promotion from the junior officers,
and an effort will be made to supply the
newly organized commands with officers
of some experience in military matters.
Here Is where the long and efficient train
ing of the Savannah troops would stand
them In good stead. They would be natu-
rally drawn upon for officers, especially
In the formation OF regiments and brigades
and their chances OF promotion in this way
would be much greater than those of men
who were without previous military ex-
perence.
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READY FOR WHAT MAY COME.
SAVANNAH MILITARY MEN LOOK
ING FORWARD TO WAR,

Preparations Being Made to Drop
business and Enter the Service at
Once-TaIl<s With Coils. Lavvton
and Garrard and Capt. BrOOks-Sa-
vannah Troops Would BE Ordered
Out at Once in Case of War, and
Would Respond Promptly Men
With Families Should Not Go, Col.
LawtOn Says.
Now that war seems to be almost a GER
tainty the officers and men of Savannah's
volunteer military organizations are seri-
ousiy considering what steps they shall
take in preparation for ii.
That in case war should be declared the
organized volunteers viii be at once call
ed into service and that there will be a
prompt response upon the part of both Of
ficers and men seems to be generally ac-
cepted as an unquestioned fact Those not
connected with The volunteer organiza-
tons indulge in considerable badinage at
the expense of their military associates,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03

PioeVeu INTO squares there is an electrical
apparatus by which the direction is ac
curateiy given, and it is known within the
lorIncation, from which the vessel can-
not De seen, just what square the inject
VI attack is located in. Beneath the gun
Is large transit scale of degrees and
upon TINS the gun is set for direction 60
many degrees one way or another and
the elevation is fixed for distance ,rba
gun being loaded, then at the touch If
the operator, rises quickly over the nara
pet hurls its projectile with almost nm
errlns ann, and falls gently back ont of
sisht petore the sound of the exploshon
has died away. Np'0S'oii
Inc men who work the telescones ar tbo
ENDS OF the base line, have electrical COM
munlcatlon with the officers inside tba for
tlncation, and there are also electrical in
dcators giving the direction of the TARGET
which are worked by the men ar the e,de
of the base line.
The auxiliary battery of four 47-incb
rapid-tire guns for Tybee is expected with
IN few days. They were ordered sent
mere by the war department to be nlace5
at the new fertilization, and il is under
STOOD they are now on the way. These
guns can be fired several times a minute
having prepared ammunition With the
battery of four breechloading rifles. the
S-inch disappearing guns. it is calculated
that about one shot a minute can be fired.
The battery at Tybee will be manned
by the heavy artillerymen now stationed
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THE BIG GUNS AT TYBEE
,I SOON BE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR
ACTIVE OPERATIONS.

:. Il Thought One Gun Is Already
1,ouuted, and the EmpIacements
sa. the others Are About Conn
aleted-How Targets Accurate
Located and the Disappearing,
cur Is Fired-New Rapid Fire
ems for Tybee Expected shortly.
,a..eries for Wilmington River in
contemplation.
Itbough no definite information can be
-oo,red with regard to the progress on
~ fortiAcatons at Tybee. it is pretty
,.o,1 understood that one OF the four Simon
s,sannearing guns is about, if not quite,
ready for business.
Tho first of the emplacements is said to
- been completed, and the gun and
oorriage for it are there, ready to be put
-, Of once. if they are not already in
~i,cs The force at work at Tybee has
baen rushing the fertilization with all pos
si,lA speed. Work has been going on night
and dav and Sundays. too, and the four
o,,nlacements are now about completed.
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or 1t might require three times as many
1t will be seen from these figures that II
Spain is disposed to enter into the war
with any spirit at all that the President
will need fully 500 COO troops during the
first six months of the war. After that
he might require more or less, according
TO the results accomplished.
A question of considerable interest Ia
how will these troops be raised. There is
some question as to whether the Presi-
dent has the right to issue orders direct
10 the organized militia though the ma
jority of the military sentiment here is
that the President has the right to issue
such orders, the President being expressly
given authority TO call out all militia and
the volunteer forces being simply the ac-
tive or organized militia. 1t Is presumed
however, that the call for troops would
be directed TO the governors of the states
and the number would, of course be
proportioned according 10 population.
As Georgia contains about one-fortieth
of the population of the United States,
supposing the number Of volunteers called
for to be 100000, she would be called upon
to raise about 1850 troops. The colored
population would share In this to the ex-
tent of something more than one-third
This would leave only 5000 white troops
to be raised In the state AS Georgia all
ready mas about 5000 white volunteer
troops. it would not be a difficult matter
to increase them 10 the number estimated
Few of the companies have more than
half the required strength. BY filling up
the companies and taking In few new
companies the desired number would be
secured in short order and half the coun-
ties in the state would not be given a
chance to get in a man.
If all the Savannah commands should
insist upon volunteering, Savannah would
be drawn upon far beyond her quota Sa
Vannah's real proportion would be about
$50 men, whereas she Is ready to offer at
least 1000. 1t would undoubtedly be the
case that larger number of volunteers
would offer than could be taken into the
service, and this would doubtless result
in considerable rivalry as to which com
mands should be accepted.
The state troops are now organized into
regiments and battallons, and It is prob
able that their organization would remain
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anxiety. We can not bring on the war
and we cannot prevent IT, We have no
say in the matter. If ii comes we can
only do our duty"
You will OBSERVE remarked Col. Gar
rard, that the excitement and apprehen-
sion about the prospective war is much
greater in the North than in the South
They are in a fever heat up there. Our
people are not worried about il. The rea-
son is that the South knows by experience
what war is We have had invading
armies on our soil. We had Shermau's
march through Georgia and fighting gen.
orally from Virginia 70 Texas. Many of
our people are familiar with these things
and know what they mean. The people
of the North know nothing of these things
except by hearsay There was practically
no fighting in their territory during the
civil war Consequently they are filed
with excitement and apprehension at the
prospect of war We know what these
things are and view the prospect more
calmly. We do not want war, but if war
should come the South viii furnish its
fun share OF fighting men and more"
Col w w. Gordon declined to say any
thing on the subject when approached.
Il prefer not to discuss the subject Just
now" he said 81 do not think it we'll to
talk until after the meeting of the mill
tary advisory board In Atlanta next week.
A humber of important subjects win
doubtless come before the meeting. Among
them will be the question of modifying the
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there. In case of emergency, the light
battery would probably be sent to some
other point, perhaps for the purpose OF
handling fortifications of Warsaw sound
and the Wilmington river, unless another
battery should be sent here for that pur-
pose. In that case, the light battery
might remain at Tybee as an auxiliary to
the heavy battery, for the purpose of
handling the new rapid-fire guns 10 be
placed there,
LAS was stated in the Morning News,
Capt. Gillette is now looking into the mat
ter of fortifying Warsaw sound and the
Wilmington river approach to the city.
He and Mayor Meldrim expect to make
a trip down that way for the purpose of
selecting suitable sites for fortifications,
and it is probable that something will be
done in this direction within a very short
time. Several parties owning land down
that way have offered it to the govern
ment free of charge for the purpose of
erecting Notifications, and if these sites
prove suitable for the purpose, they will,
no doubt. be accepted.
In addition to these Notifications, Savan-
nah harbor is also protected, as has been
stated by a mining casemate located just
to the west of Fort Pulaski. From this
wires may be laid in short order, connect
ing with mines set in the channel In such
a way that destruction could be dealt to
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It is practically impossible to obtain any
information with regard to the work. All
OF the employees there are prohibited from
saying nothing whatever about it, under
any circumstances, and no one is allowed
upon the Notifications without permission
from the Secretary of War. Several
months ago the most stringent orders on
this line were promulgated, and since then
all the officers and men who have anything
10 do with coast fortificatiops have alb
stained from talking. If it were discov-
cred that one of the employees had been
giving information, his job would not be
worth cents.
At any rate, it was stated about two
weeks ago that within a short time one
Of the emplacements would be ready to
receive its gun and carriage, which were
there awaiting its completion. 1t is rea-
sonable to presume that that short time
has passed, and that the gun is now be-
ing or has been put in position.
Capt. Gillette stated some time ago that
it would be pretty dangerous matter for
any hostile vessels to attempt to enter
the harbor past the fortifcation. Further