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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

Col. ]. G. Freeze has just pub
lished history of the Episcopal
Church in Columbia County, which
contains much valuable and inter-
esting information. Besides his
tory of st. Paul's it contains all that
is known of st. Gabriel's, Sugar
loaf, st. James; Derry, st. John S
Catawissa, and the church at Ber-
wick. Col. Freeze is Columbia
County's recognized leading histor-
ian, and the facts gathered by him
CAN be relied upon as correct.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
Dewey's Men to Get 100000.

Besides the thanks of Congress and
the President about 100000 IN prize
money will be distributed among the
officers and men comprising Rear
Admiral Dewey's fleet at Manila.
Naval officers have discovered that
section 4,635 of the Revised Statutes
authorizes the payment of bounty
of $Ioo for each man on an enemy's
ship of war that is destroyed in action.
There were probably no less than
1000 men in the Spanish fleet when
Dewey and his brave fighters destroy
ed 1t on May I, and this would mean
aggregate premiums of 100000 to be
divided among American sailors.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
FooDsFoR BLANco.
announces That Duties Have Been Re-
moved and Hints at Blockade Running.

announces lhat Duties have Been Re-
moved and Hints Mt Blockade Running.
London, May 25.-A Madrid censored
lispatch alleges that General Blanco's
irst official public expression on the
ood question has just been received
here.
General Blanco, the Madrid cable
ram writer says, declares that he does
lot need food, but at the same time 1t
announced that all duties on food en-
ering Cuba have been removed, and
hat If any ship brings supplies she
nay be unloaded without moments
lelay or any custom house formalities.
The announcement also takes pains
indicate West India islands, where
ood may be obtained and conveyed TO
cuba with least risk of capture.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

How often do we see young boys
on the street at late hours in the night
when they should be home. 1t is a
practice far too common in every
town, and one which is bound to re-
suit to the boys sorrow. 1t is at the
quiet hours of the night, that boys
plan and execute mischief. Follow
up the lives of the boys who were
always allowed the freedom of the
streets, and given their own way in
everything. They are the ones who
crowd our work houses, and bring
sorrow to parents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

The post office department ad-
vises the friends and relatives of
soldiers who are at the front that in
addressing letters to them they
should marx plainly the comp ny
and regiment to which they belong,
as it will greatly facilitate the dis
tribution of the mails. This applies
to both the regulars and the volun-
teers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
,ERVERA Is Gagged
BY TWO SQUADRONS.
Jape Verd Fleet Found in -Santi-
ago Harbor, and the Great
Crash Is Only Hours Away.

Washington, May 25.-The great bat
harbor of Santiago de Cuba. The
Spanish fleet, under Admiral Cervera,
is inside. The fight may come off any
although guarding the facts jealousy,
ire looking for immediate action.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

The Bloomsbury Driving Club is
making preparations for a series OF
races to be held on July 4 and S on
the fair grounds. $1,000 will be
given away in purses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
COM. DEWEY HEARD FROM

he Renorts Scarcity of Provisions
and Residents of Manila Fear
an Uprising Of Spanish Sol
diers.
Washington, May 25.-The navy de-
partment has received a cablegram
rom Admiral Dewey, as follows:
Manila, Friday,
Via Hong Kong. Tuesday.
Secretary Navy, Washington:
Situation unchanged. Strict blockade
:ontinued. Great scarcity of provisions
in Manila. Foreign subjects fear an
outbreak of the Spanish soldiers and
they will be transferred to Cavite by
he foreign men-of-war in the harbor.
Aguinaldo, the rebel commander-in-
thief, who was brought here from Hong
Kong on the McCulloch, is organizing
r force of native cavalry, and may rem
der assistance that will be valuable.
ksigned DEWEY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

Charles P. Sloan and Mrs. Ed
wards were married in Philadelphia
last Thursday, and returned to
Bloomsbury on Saturday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

George H. Welliver will sell a
carload of fine Ohio horses at the
Exchange Hotel stables this after
noon.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

Rev. J. c. Grimes, of Jamestown,
preached in the NJ. E. Church Sun
day evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

School children are rejoicing over
the coming va cation time.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27

Lord Alvanley followed Sheridan and
Brummell as sayer of good things, but
those most generally quoted have a
touch of sarcastic malice, for cynical
talk was fashion of the time. When
Brummell made his midnight fitting to
Boulogne at the suit of the Jews, he re-
marked complacently, "Brummell has
done quite right to be off; it was Solo
mon Judgment He was kindheart-
ed man and gave many proofs of gen
erosity to acquaintance in distress. One
Of those he had assisted was the well
known Jack Talbot, reckless prodigal,
who had repeatedly borrowed of him.
When Talbot was beggared and lying
on his deathbed, Alyanley met his doc
tor and inquired about the invalid. The
answer was: "My lord, fear he is in
bad way. I had to use the lancet. :"
"You should have tapped him, doctor, !"
said Alyanley coolly. 81 fear he has
more claret than blood in his veins.''
Much more excusable, considering the
man and the circumstances, was Alvan-
1ey's expostulation when he had been
persuaded to dine with the eccentric
millionaire Neeld in his new mansion
in Grosvenor square. The host, with
the vulgarity of anouveau richie, was ex-
patiating on the sumptuous decorations
Of the apartment and, in the words of
Milton, Letting dinner cool. . II don't
care what your gliding cost, - said AL
vanley bluntly, ''but am most anxious
to make a trial of your carving, for I
am famished. '-Cornhill Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
Precolumbian Books In America.

George Byron Gordon, the explorer,
contributes to The Century an account
of the discoveries in Copan under the
title of "The Mysterious City Of Hon
duras.'' Concerning the ancient race Of
Mayas Mr. Gordon says:
Not only did traditions exist in the
minds of the people, but many Of the
old Indian families still preserved their
books, the remnants Of once extensive
libraries, in which the history, tradi-
tions and customs of the people were re-
corded. All these books that the Span
ish priests could lay their hands upon
they burned. -Four only have come
down to us-priceless relics that in
some unknown manner found their way
into European libraries, where they lay
hidden until unearthed by scholars of
recent years. The books of the Mayas
consisted of long strips of paper made
from maguey fiber, and folded after the
manner of a screen so as to form pages
about by inches. These were cover
ed with hieroglyphio characters, very
neatly drawn by hand, in brilliant col
ors. Boards were fastened on the outside
pages, and the completed book looked
like neat volume of large octave size.
The characters in which they are writ
ten are the same as those found upon
the stone tablets and monuments in the
ruined cities of Palenque and Copan.
This system of writing, which is en-
tirely distinct from the picture writing
of the Aztecs, was the exclusive posses
sion of the Mayas. It was highly de-
veloped system, and, as investigations
have shown, embraced a number of pho
netic elements. In this respect, as in
many others, the Mayas were far in adj
vance Of any other American people. A
venerable but vague and elusive legend
that has come down to us ascribes the
invention of these characters to Itzam-
ma, the Maya Cadmus, great hero god
who in the beginning of their history
as a nation led the people from the
east across the sea, gave them laws and
ruled over them for many years.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
A MEDIEVAL Feast.

The banquet which was held here at
the marriage of Count Ulrich with the
Bavarian Princess Sabina has luster
all it's own. Seven thousand guests
were present, and for their serving 800
of the handsomest people that could be
found in all the land were brought to
the castle and costumed in red and yell
low cloth and in the IA colossal kitch-
ems were serving day and night nearly
the same number of cooks. The feast
continued one week, and during this
time there were consumed 1856 oxen,
1900 calves, $40 capons, 1900 chick
ems, 2,759 fieldfares. l tons of salmon,
80 tons of behring's, 1870 pounds of cloves,
40 pounds of saffron, 200, 600 eggs,
3, 600 sacks Of -four and l, 760, 600 gallons
of wine. For eight days and nights a
public wine fountain poured uninter-
ruptedly through eight tubes red and
white wine for ali that wished to drink.
Stuttgart, by Elise ]. Allen, in
Harper's Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
Dairy and Creamery.

Bulletins 1879 and 140 of Michigan
agricultural experiment station deal in
an exhaustive manner with bacteria and
the cause, cure and prevention Of ropi-
ness in milk. They are bound together
in one pamphlet and are of value to
dairymen. They are distributed free to
those who need them. The address is
simply Agricultural College, Mich. !"
If COW is sick, see that the person
who milks her washes his hands thor
oughly after milking her before he
proceeds to another COW.
To exercise COW does not mean that
you shall gallop her up hill and down
dale over the snow when the thermome-
ter is at zero, but that you shall let her
out in field or large lot every pleasant
day the winter through.
Ropiness in milk is a genuine disease
and is caused by a bacillus.
When milk is strained fresh drawn
into cans and then the top of the can
screwed tight down, foul, putrefying
gases are generated which soon ruin the
milk. Aerate and cool all milk before
putting it into closed cans or crooks.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
Live stock Points.

The best way to have your horses in
good condition for spring labor is to
work them moderately all winter. Then
their shoulders will not get SO tender
that they will gall under the heavy
pulling required at the opening of
spring. Besides this consideration of
keeping horses muscles firm there is an
other. Nothing is more productive of
loss than feeding lot of idle and use
less horses and other animals through a
long winter. Old style farmers used to
do that The new style cannot afford it.
Let the ruralist therefore cast about
him carefully to find some winter haul
ing or other work for his team, if not
ON his own place, then somewhere else.
It is no excuse that the roads are not
good. They ought to be, everywhere in
this republic, good all the year round
Forty thousand more cattle are being
fed in Texas this year than there were
last year. They are of higher grade,
it is claimed, than any ever fed in the
state before. Scrub blood has largely
vanished from the great state of Texas
Carrots for horses are in excellent de-
mand during the winter. Those who
were careful enough to raise an acre or
so of them will have no trouble in dis
posing of them at livery stables. They
make an excellent succulent variety
for the dry season. They are worth
more than oats in the market. From
700 to 500 bushels Of them can be raised
on an acre of good land They are
prime feed for cows too.
At Poland China sale in Iowa late
" litter Of five pigs born last Febru-
aEy brought 81. 100
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
why Grey Hound?

Up to about 800 years ago grey
hounds were the shaggy, gray colored
dogs used in the chase Of large game.
After that the name was transferred,
sufficiently absurdly, to the black,
white, blue and yellow, but generally
spotted or bicolored and never gray, dog
that is now SO popular for coursing
hares. 1t is very odd that no one, writ
ing about the dog, should have insisted
upon SO obvious an absurdity. On the
contrary, great many writers who
have written very wisely about the
word grey" have tried to explain away
its simplest meaning by referring to
Celtic, Gaelic and Saxon roots, but con-
sidering these two animals, were called
indifferently grey dogs" or ''grey
hounds in two words-when our Ian
guage first came to be written, and that
in those days dog" and hound" were
absolutely synonymous, it seems to me
as great waste of wisdom to try to
prove that "graie, y gray or grey, =
when it is joined with dog or hound,
meant anything else but grey as to say
that grey-fiy means fly Of princely ex-
traction or gray beard champion beard
If were quarrelsome, | should like
to pretend that greyhound really means
"badger dog" At any rate l should
have sense of language on my side (for
gray, grey, graie and grei are all names
for the gray badger, and I would not
be more absurd than the rest. Good
Words
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
A Rat Catcher.s story.

There are tricks in all trades, and
probably as many in that of the profess
sional rat catcher as in any other line.
According to the story of man who
has made a barrel of money in that
business, but who has since drifted in
to other pursuits, it was once easier to
make living catching rats than by
running shell game at a country fair.
81 used to use ferrets for the extermi-
nation Of the rodents, +" he said, "and
when I received an order to clear a
warehouse of the pests always insisted
that the pay should be gauged by the
number of rats killed at SO much per
head. / carried the ferrets in a big
wooden box, with false bottom. In a
secret drawer underneath 1 would place
four or five dozen live rats before start
ing out, let them run loose upon reach
ing the place to be rid of rodents, and
then free the ferrets Of course, with
so or 60 rats running around loose, there
was always great slaughter, and some
times the ferrets would kill nearly all
the rats / turned free. In this way
was always sure of receiving handsome
remuneration for an evening work up
on the presentation of the carcases tc
the parties who employed me. Phil
adelphia Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
Edwin Booth as a Husband.

At this period the second Mrs. Booth,
always a nervous invalid, began to show
signs of the mental lack of balance
which finally sapped her own life and
almost broke his heart. During her fire.
quent attacks at Saratoga and later,
when the two families met in New
York and in London, sometimes she
was very trying, but | never knew him
to show sign or utter a word Of impa-
thence. He bore meekly with everything
she said and did, made excuses for her,
concealed her irritability and her ire
sponsibility as much as possible. He
held her in his arms, as if she were a
baby, for hours and nights together
without murmur, and he showed a de-
votion that hardly can be equaled =
Laurence Hutton in Harper's Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
WetrIafnR the Raby.


The story is of a young and devoted
father. The baby was his first, and he
wanted to weigh it.
It's bumperl'' he exclaimed.
g Where are the scales?''
The domestic hunted up an old fashion,
ed pair, and the proud young father as
sumed charge of the operation.
"I'll try it at eight pounds, = he said,
sliding the weight along the beam al
that figure.
"It won't do. She weighs ever SC
much more than that =
He slid the weight along several
notches farther.
sBy George r be said. "She weighs
more than 10 pounds-11-12-13-14
Is it possible?''
He set the baby and the scales down
and rested himself a moment.
biggest baby / ever saw, = he painted,
resuming the weighing process. FIT
teen and half-16I This thing won
weigh her. See, 16 is the last notch,
and she jerks it up like featherl G6
and get a big pair of scales at some
neighbours. I'll bet tenner that She
weighs over 90 pounds. Mile, ht
shouted, rushing into the next room
"she's the biggest baby in this country
weighs over 16 pounds!'
What did you weigh her on?'' in
quired the young mother.
''On the old scales in the kitchen.
''The figures on those are only
ounces, she replied quietly. Bring mi
the baby, John. Pearson Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
Live Stock Points.

We have heard of race horse named
Dress Goods. A man who would give a
horse such name as that ought TO be
pursued and kicked every night by en-
ragged nightmares.
A good horse feed is mixture Of
ground corn and oats fed with moisten.
ed cut clover hay. 1t is muscle max
ing feed and easily digested.
At recent sales in Kentucky horses Of
blood and training have brought excel
lent prices. There will be henceforth
good market for all horses that are
worth the name, but they must be of a
much higher order than those offered
for sale half dozen years ago. The
scrub horse in America must go, is go.
ing rapidly. Every man cannot raise q
race horse or fast trotter, but every man
can raise large, fine carriage horse OF
a first class saddler or noble, gentle
draft horses of size and beauty. The
man who puts any or all these on the
market will not go to the poorhouse II
they can be broken and trained at home,
SO much the better if the training il
perfect.
The prize carload of fat steers at the
Chicago show were Aberdeen-Angusei
and sold for Sc hundredweight.
The national congress of stockbreed.
ers will be held in 1898 in st. Paul. II
will commence Jan. II and end Jan.
90. The promoters of this worthy as
ISOLATION are hoping for gathering Of
stockmen from all parts of the country.
Mr.. David MoGinnis, st. Paul, is exec
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
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HORSES HOOP.
From Birth to Death 1t Requires Faith
full Attention.

From Birth to Death 1t Requires Faith
full Attention.
From the birth to the death of the
horse, says a fellow of the Royal Col
lege of Veterinary Surgeons. the hoof
requires attention if it is to be kept in
a healthy condition. 1t is before the
hoof is shod that the feet are generally
neglected, and the animals suffer ac-
oordingly, because they are young and
immature, and the bones and other It's
sues are soft and could be easily distort-
ed to suit the conditions under which
they are kept. The feet of foals and
growing horses should therefore have at
tention given to them, since neglect at
that period often sows the seed of con-
tinuous trouble The hoofs should be
kept clean by being picked OUT as Of
ten as possible to prevent any dirt or
hard substance being buried in the fis-
sures of the feet. They should be exam
ined from time to time (say every SIX
or eight weeks to detect any defects of
shape that might be taking place. If
the feet are not growing level and SYM
metrical, they should be rendered so by
rasping away the horn which is not
naturally worn down. If that is neg
lected, the animal will soon have the
fetlock joint bending over toward the
outside On no pretense whatever
should the front of the wall be inter
fered with, for the glazed coating of its
surface protects the horn beneath it. 1t
should therefore be left untouched.
1t would be as well to disabuse peo-
pies minds of very popular fallacy-
viz, that wet, soft ground and even
manure yards are the best places to keep
young horses, and some would even
have the frogs and soles pared thin to
allow the moisture to penetrate more
easily. No greater mistake is made than
that, for the preservation of the hoot
depends to great extent upon the soil
the animal was reared on. The best
footed horses are bred on dry soils, and
that is undoubtedly the kind of ground
best adapted to the healthy growth OF
horn.
Young horses require plenty of exer-
else, and unless they are allowed it the
growth of the horn, etc., is sure to be
defective. Then the question rises,
When ought a horse to be first shod!
The answer is, when the work required
of the animal wears the horn away
faster than it is formed or grown, or,
in other words, SO long as the horn Of
the foot can stand the wear required, it
will not need protecting (shoeing).
Moreover, if the young horses are not
shod SO early they will not be worked
so hard, and fewer would be ruined in
their youth, as is too often the case at
the present time.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
OLD POINT COMFORT AND WARRINGTON
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR vIA.PENN
SYLVANIA RAILROAD.

PERSONALLY, CONDUCTED TOUR VIA.PENN
sYLvANIA RAILROAD.
The second of the present series of four
day tours to Old Point Comfort and Wash
ington under the Personally Conducted
Tourist System OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road will leave New York Saturday, JAN
20. The party will travel by the Cape
Charles Route to Old Point Comfort, where
one day will be spent thence by boat up
the Potomac to Washington. spending two
days at that point. Round-trip rate, in
Guiding transportation, meals en- route, trans
fers hotel accommodations, berth on
steamer, and all necessary expenses, $22 90
from New York $21.00 from Trenton
$3.50 from Philadelphia. PropoItionate
rates from other points At slight ad-
ditional expense tourists can extend the
trip to Virginia Beach, with accommoda-
lions at the Princess Anne Hotel.
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only, in
GLIDING one and three fourths days board
at that place, and good to return direct by
regular trains within six DAYS, will he
sold in connection with this tour at rate Of
SIG 90 from New York, $1,000 from Tren-
| ton, $1400 from Philadelphia, and proper
tioEate rates from other points
For itineraries ana full information
apply to ticket agents Tourist Agent
1896 Broadway, New York; or Geo. W
| Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-27
FLORIDA.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR VIA PENN
SYLVANIA RAILROAD

PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR VIA PENN
SYLvANIA RAILROAD
With its matchless climate, its orange
groves, its rivers and lakes, its boating aud
bathing, its fishing and hunting and its
primeval forests, Florida presents unrivaled
attractions for the valetudinarian, the lover
of nature, the sportsman, and the explorer.
The first Jacksonville tour of the season
via. the Pennsylvania Railroad, allowing
two weeks in Florida leaves New York by
special train Tuesday, January 25. Excur-
sion tickets, including railway tranaporta-
ton, Palm u accammod ,iions 3ie b,r,i J
and meals en- route la botA dneclions whlie
travelling on the special train, will be sold
at the following rates: New York, $50 90
Philadelphia, $48 90; Cauandaigua. $50 So;
Erie, $54 85, Wilkesbarre, $5035; Pitts
burg, $53 90; and at proportionate rates
from other points.
For tickets. itineraries and full informal
tion apply to ticket agents Tourist Agent,
1856 Broadway. New YORK or address
Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant Geaeral Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
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