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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-07
Resolutions Adapted by the Teachers
Institute.

The following resolutions were
adopted at the close of the Teachers
Institute last week
WHEREAS, the teachers Of Columbia
County, in institute assembled, have
enjoyed profitable and pleasant So
journ in Bloomsbury. be it therefore
RsSoked: That we do hereby ex-
tend our thanks to Supt. John K.
Miller for his earnest and successful
efforts in securing most excellent tai
ent as instructors and entertainers,
thus affordins to the teachers of this
county varied, exalting, and highly
educational program.
ReS0l1ed: That in view OF the fnan-
cial benefit arising theretrom to this
institute, we heartily commend the
course OF Supt. Miller in holding the
sessions in the Normal Auditorium,
and that we further thank the principal
and the trustees of the Bloomsburg
State Normal School for their kindness
courtesy and cooperation in making
the convention a success.
ReSoiOed: That our thanks are
hereby extended to the good people
OF Bloomsbury fer their hospitality; to
the officers of the Institute for the
efficient discharge of their duty; and
to all who by word or deed have con-
,ributed to make this session sue.
cess.
Res0kDea: That we most kindly and
respectfully request our members Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature to
secure free such volumes as are in
tended for gratul,ous distribution and
to place goodly number of them in
the hands of Supt. Miller for use in
the public schools of this county.
ResoIvea: That we do most heart
lily recommend the establishment of
school Libraries in the various districts
OF Columbia county as provided for
by act of Legislature.
ResOiDed: That copy of these
resolutions be published in the Blooms.
burg Daily, THE COLUMBIAN, and the
Rebnbhcan.
c. H. WINDER,
ANNA FoLLMER,
MARTHA K. Robson,
MARTHA T. BRUGLER,
CHAs. w. DERR.
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Thanksgiving
Table DamaSkS.

Lots of lookahead housekeep.
ers will be glad of this chance
to buy a table cloth or two from
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-12-07
The Everlasting Shame of the Republican
Party.

There probably never has been a
time in the history of our State when
the people have been so aroused over
the debauchery practiced in the
nominating conventions and at the
polls. At the late election the abus-
es were so pronounced in various
parts of the State as to bring forth
denunciations from even the parti-
san press, and in Philadelphia such
abuses eliminated in the arrest of
important manipulators of voters
and most unprincipled ballot-box
suffers, effected, it is true, by the
sturdy newspapers Of the city.
Here were men caught red-handed
in the crime of prostituting the
peoples rights, without the posi-
bility ofa chance Of denial, and tes-
timony is piling up day by day 60
ing to show the wide extent to
which these frauds were being en-
gineered and in many cases carried
through.
To the everlasting shame Of the
Republican party in that city, the
culprits have been proved to be the
agents of the Republican organiza-
ton there, and the evidence so far
adduced shows that these ballot
box suffers were under pay 10 ply
their nefarious calling -Pottsville
Miners' Journal, Rep.
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Good
Winter Caps
25C.
Fine Holiday Groceries.

L. T. Sharpless Co. Las a fine line
of seasonable goods. Their stock
embraces, cranberres, oranges, lemons
grapes, dried fruits, canned soups,
canned vegetables, canned meats,
cheese Of various kinds, fancy cakes
and crackers, fine syrups, nuts, sweet
potatoes, olives, pickles, ham, bacon,
flour, fine teas and coffees, and a
thousand other good things to eat,
and for household use. Prices right.
Goods delivered. ,t7
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rHURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1899.

The new mercantile law which
goes into effect on January Ist, 1900
will materially change the mercan-
Tile list. Under the old law any
business under s. 900 per year was
not compelled to pay a license.
Under the new law no business,
however small, is exempt. This
will be a hardship on the many
small store keepers of the state.
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WANTED SEVERAL BRIGHT AND
HONEST persons to represent us as mana.
gers in this and close by counties. Salary
5000 year and expenses. Straight, bona.
hde, no more, no less salary. Position per-
manent. Our references. any bank, in any
own. 1t is mainly Office work conducted at
home. Reference. Enclose selfaddressed
stamped envelope. THE DOMINION COM
PANY, Dept. 3, Chicago. o.aS.I6t
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JUDGE sAvIDGE'S OPINION.
His Honor Defines the Act Regulating Hawk.
ing and Peddling.

The following is the opinion
handed down by Judge Savidge in
the case of the Commonwealth VS..
Hanco and Keith for hawking and
peddling in Northumberland Co. :
" 1t seems to me that Common
wealth VS.. Eichenburg, I4o, P. 25o,
rules the principal question in the
controversy and puts an end to the
prosecution. The Act of Assembly
on which the case was based is
Identical with our act of 1851. The
alleged infraction was the same.
In that case, as in this, the mer-
chant having fixed place of busi-
ness, solicited, took orders, and de-
livered the goods afterwards. The
defendant was not a peddler within
the meaning of the Act of 1862
says the Supreme Court. 'On the
contrary he kept store in the city
of Allentown and merely solicited
orders through the county of lie
high for his goods. When such
orders were given he subsequently
delivered the goods. We do not
understand the Act of 1869 to in.
terfere with merchant, having a
fixed place of business, soliciting
orders from persons, either in the
town where his store is located, or
elsewhere.
What was done in thst case is
precisely what happened in this,
and they are alike in every essen
tial feature. with the sole exception
that in this case the place of busi-
ness is without instead of within
the state.
The undisputed facts are That
the Citizens Supply Company llept
store in the city of ColumheA
Ohio, and merely solicited orders
in the borough Of Sunbury for
goods. When such orders were
given the company subsequently
delivered the goods.
In the Allentown case the
goods previously ordered were ta-
ken from the store by wagon direct
to tine purchasers, but it could have
made no difference had they been
shipped by rail to Catasaqua and
there loaded on a wagon for deliv-
cry.
-" The law being settled, as we
have seen, that a resident merchant
may solicit orders in the town and
county where his store is located or
elsewhere, we are bound to permit
non-residents, with fixed places of
business without the state, to pur-
sue the same course, otherwise we
convert police regulation into a
trade regulation, and do violence to
borough of Sayre VS.. Phillips, I4S
Pa. 4S2, and a long line of like
cases.
The motion is sustained and a
new trial is granted.
&C. r. SAvIDGE, P. J."
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About
Dress Goods.

Yes, and again more, if we
had space to print it. We can
not too strongly emphasize this
fall and winter dress goods
equipment.
The storm serges, in all col
ors, AZ ins. wide, sponged ready
to cut into, at soc.
Cheviots. 50 ms. wide, in all
colors, at Soc.
Camelshair goods,5 ins. wide.
at ST 90.
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Blue Calico.

A lot of the best blue calico
we can buy, at SC per yard.
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A Tot Of washing machines.
We will sell them to you with
the understanding if they don't
give satisfaction we will take
them back. Price, So %.
The Victor machine-you all
know what it is-price, 81 IS
for short time. Regular
price, So 90
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ton Of the Union of States.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
JOHN S. RLnING,
Chairman.
J. w. MOVER,
Secretary.
w. J. BREMEN,
]. /. SPANGLER,
JOHN M GARMAN,
CHARLES p. DoNNELLEY,
GEORGE FRANK BROWN,
w. M. HENDERSON,
HERMAN BERG, JR.,
JAMES 7. MULHEARN,
CHARLES ]. REILLEY.
Executive Committee.
A memorial signed by nearly
every Democratic member of the
State legislature has also been sent
to the Democratic Senators. The
names of Hons. William Chrisman,
and w. 7. Greasy are among the
signers. This document protests
against the seating of Quay.
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Married.

GRoH--KIRKENDALL: On Novem-
Der 3oth at the M. f. parsonage at
Espy, Pa, by Rev. H. D. Flanagan.
Walter R. Groh to Lulu Kirkendall.
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Famous Jacket
Offerings.

We have taken (3) small lots
of ladies and misses jackets.
1t was all they had of them, so
we bought them away down.
Black Kersey Jacket, all wool,
trimmed throughout with silk,
trimmed with cloth and stitch
ing, and the lapels trimmed
wife silk, would be cheap at
$I2 90. Our price, 81 50.
A lot of misses jackets we
sold at S. 90 reduced to S. 90.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

Themost primitive toy Is the doll.
1t dates back to prehistoric times
and is found in every part of the
world This one would naturally ex-
pect to find. A child, seeing its
mother nursing other younger chill
dren, would initiate the example
with an improvised doll Toy weap-
ons, again, are older than history.
Many of the other toys at present
in use date from the earliest times
of which we have any record. In
the tombs of the ancient Egyptians,
along with painted dolls having
movable limbs, have been found
marbles, leather covered balls, clas-
sic balls and marionettes moved by
strings. Ancient Greek tombs fur
nish clay dolls, toy horses and wood
en- carts and ships. In the Louvre
there are some Greco-Roman dolls
of terra Gotta, with movable joints
fastened by wires. Greek babies had
rattles (platage). Greek boys played
with whipping tops So did the boys
in ancient Rome (Vergil-Aen. bk.
y. Horace speaks of children
trundling hoops, playing odd and
even with nuts, etc.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

The talking machine is used in
Chicago as an aid in the teaching of
foreign languages. An instructor in
Spanish has a large number of cyl
inders, or records" which are in
tended to assist to correct pronun-
citation. The student sits down with
the talking machine and listens to
its repeated pronunciation Of GER
tain word, and then tries it for him
self. There are also special lessons
in reading and spelling The in
structor recently solicited a young
business man to take q course of les
sons in Spanish ON the talking ma
chine. why. l didn't know you
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20
After Waterloo.

Never has the impression which
the sight of Napoleon made upon
me at the moment when destiny
was about to pronounce between the
world and him ceased to be present
to me. His look, once so formida-
BILE and piercing, had lost its strength
and even its steadiness; his face,
which / had often seen, now beam
ing with kindness, now nodded in
bronze, had lost all expression and
all its forcible character; his mouth,
compressed, contained none of its
ancient witchery; his very head no
longer had the pose which used to
characterize the conqueror of the
world, and his gait was as perplexed
as his demeanor and gestures were
undecided. Everything about him
seemed to have lost its nature and
to be broken up; the ordinary pal
lor Of his skin was replaced by a
strongly pronounced greenish tinge
which struck me-" Memoirs Of Bar
ON TEiebault.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

The earliest spoons were made of
horn. Specimens Of ivory and bone
have been found in the abodes of
the cave dwellers and lake dwellers
all over Europe Spoons of gold and
silver are mentioned as having been
used at Nero table In Saxon times
every guest brought his own knife
and spoon, the host providing tow
el or cloth for wiping each at the
close of the repast
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20
The Gentleman Farmer of the South.

The Gentleman farIner Oh th1 Sooan.
While the material development
of the south in the past 80 years has
been almost startling, it would new
ertheless be rash TO assume that the
economic character of her people
has been entirely transformed. Slay-
cry no longer exists, and labor is no
longer considered disgraceful, but
the negro, though politically free,
is still socially and economically
servile and still affects his white
employer disastrously in many
WAYS. With the growth Of towns,
an artisan and a middle class have
been developed, and the former aris-
tocracy Of birth and wealth has
given way to one Of wealth only,
but in the country the well to do
middle class farmer is the excep-
ton; the gentleman planter and
"poor white" squatters cumber and
choke the ground.
Want Of thrift and intelligent fore
sight and an inherited instinct Of
laissez faire are to be observed in
every rural community normally
in tide water and remote mountain
regions, less commonly in such fa-
vored spots as the valley Of Nir-
ginia. In cotton growing localities
the factor or commission merchant
playsa part fully as important as he
did before the war and practically
holds both planter and plantation
in his grasp. With the factor on one
hand and the lazy negroes with
whom he works on shares on the
other, it is no wonder that the lot OF
the gentleman farmer is continually
growing worse or that his sons
seek urban employment whenever
they can.-W. P. Trent in Atlantic.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20
The QUEST.

There rs-st b zosneElsEe sust tegraa
OR ha-e with It's lgea-g 2. iss
Where there's no yarilas fe- A=@rss s'r777
fond,
Ard the hlue sEy always s-1tles-
Rut the unsse1 shara Is Sill 3ors.
ThoEgh we strive TIL p-F cg1sass tAlls-
AMI never 6 man since tie E1r.4 Oss12
Has s-gatcd its ps4celzi Ts!es-
There must b.s aarasfirns, better far
Thsn our roE, with - grty Oh -s-rp7F'
Ard tnough never we've Toa There lis ext
yssss are,
We'll -ry again t0Tro-r1T
Fer sornetirns Land has silver strand
And pleasant groves 70 Shade u
50 we cannot ret IN o1- lifelong guest
For joys that still eyade -
Why should we strain CIR weary eyes
For land that We may NOT 80
Or dream of brighter and kiadlier skies
In a time that may never bef
An, batter Is hops than 10 crawl and grope
Through life without its zssi
Tn. wanderers all Sound the bngle CALI
And wen follow the old, old quest.
y. L Heaton In The Quilting Bee.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

biologists regard Aristotle as the
founder of their science, although
the scientific classification of the an
final world was not made until the
time Of Linn@us, who in 1741 divid-
ed the animal kingdom into six
groups. The classification of ami
mails into four divisions was made
by cuvier in his great work, 'The
Animal Kingdom. . published in
1876.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

could get those machines to talk tor
eign languages" said he--Chicago
Record.
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ADrummer's Loss.

A very sad loss occurred to big
st. Louis house recently. One OF
their men was here last week with
six big trunks of samples of ready
made clothing. Our dray man
drove him with the trunks over to
CoIlinsville. In returning to
OoIagah they had to ferry Csney
river and the banks are so bad
they have to pull up The wagons
with block and tackle. When
nearly up the bank something
broke and let the wagon back into
the river trunks and all In place
Of recovering the trunks as soon
az possible they tired 10 save an
old wagon worth not more than
SO and let the trunks stay there
about an hour and a half. The
salesman says the trunks and con-
tents are invoiced to him at $1,000.
Most of the clothing was literally
ruined. This ferry has been a
constant source of complaint ever
since it was started at that place
aad 10 dangerous to both life and
property. The ferries should be
under government control and
none but licensed ferry boats
should be allowed to run. The
government should also fix the
charges and not allow extortion
in the way of high charges. The
public safely demands something
be done.-Claremore Progress.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

The editor Of one Of the newsi-
est and best dsilies in the terri
tory that reach our exchange table
spoils many Of his best efforts by
weaving in lot of Grecian myth
ology. He can scarcely write a
ten line "brevity" without the
mention of some mythical per-
sonage or without reference to
some eastern fable about which
the great masses of newspaper
readers know nothing and care
less. 1t is not necessary 10 name
this bright editorial scribe; we all
know him.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

Knives of flint and other stone
breaking with sharp fracture were
known in early times. When the
Spaniards invaded Mexico, the ma
tives had knives of volcanic glass.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

James Russell LOwell's brother
in-law, when on a tour with FREEZER
ick Douglass at the west, was enter
tained at a house where there WAS
but one spare bed. To some apollo
gies by the hostess. the ever ready
and imperial Douglass answered
with superb dignity: do not apollo
gize, madam. have not the slight
est prejudice against color. Colo
mel T. w. Higginson in Atlantic.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

Dice are made from ivory or bone,
a cutting machine reducing the
cubes to near the size required, after
which they are polished, generally
by hand.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20
SkiIIfuIly,
Promptly,
Cheaply.
Let US figure with you on your
next order. We can make the
price low and the quality high.

STRAY HORsES-Taken up. May lst. 1899.
on my place. l brown horse l5H hands, collar
marks fair order. branded X
on left shoulder. about years oldi one
brands. years old. C. E. Holderman,
Welch. l. T. i2
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

From Washington to Athens is
b,005 miles.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20

J. B. Kessler, of Ottawa, Kan
sas, has purchased the Muskogee
Times, and took charge of same
yesterday.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-08-16

Mr. A. w. Mills. left Saturday morning for Potash Sulphur Springs where he goes to recuperate.
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PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME IN LITTLE ROCK SAT-
 URDAY MORNING
A NOTED STATESMAN.
Leaves a Large Number of Bereayed Relatives and Friends
 Throughout the State

Hon. Henry M. Rector, the sev. enth Governor of Arkansas, died at 0:O0 B. m. today a the family resi- denee, 405 West Third street, says Saturdays Arkansas Democrat. The distinguished statesman had been in feeble and failing health for several years, and for mouths has been lingering on the verge of dls. solution. His sons will arrive this eVenlng from Hot Springs and the funeral arrangements will then be made. It will probably occur to morrow afternoon.
 He was 83 years of age. For the past two years he has been under the constant care of physicians. senile Bronchitis is given as the inn mediate cause of his death. During the past week he became gradually weaker and realized that the end was rapidly approaching, Last Wednesday he was received into full fellowship in the M. T.. Church, South, by Rev las. Thomas, pre- siding elder of thls district. Last night the approach of death was ap- parent to all, and his last words, be fore he finally became unconscious at midnight, were spoken to his phy- sician, Dr. G. " Hudspeth:
 T am willing and ready for the end to come, and hope that you will stay by me tla I die and see that I do not suffer-
 His death was placid and serene, like the ebb of a sea becalmed, or the going down of an autumn sun. There were present at the death-bed his three daughters, Mrs. Col. Mitchell, of Texas, and Mrs. Mamie Matheny and Mrs. Ernestine Brun- son, of Hot Springs, his son-iu-law, McGee Williams, his grandchildren, Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Matheney's two daughters, and Rector Williams, and hls physician, pr. Hudspeth.
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THE AUDIENCE AROSE EN MASSE AND KISSED
 HIM.
WAS A DRAMATIC SCENE.
M, Cassimir Perier Demands to Be Confronted With
 Mercier.
Mercier.

KEYNES, August 12.-A stirring scene closed today's session of the Dreyfus trial General Mercier had spoken nearly four hours in ruth less denpnciation of Dreyfds, who listened anmoyed until Mercier con- cluded by saying if he had not been convinced of the guilt of Dreyfus, and if the latter's conviction had not been fortified since 1894, he would admit he had been mistaken Dreyfus jumped te his feet as though the words were galvanized into fife and shouted in a voice which re sounded through the hall like trumpet note, You have lied, scoundre.
 The audience burst into wild cheer, whereupon the ushers called for silence But when Mercisr re piled he would admit Dreyfus was innocent if there was any dout, the prisoner shouted again, Why don't you then2o At this there was another outburst oi applause.
 M. Cassimir Perier then rose and dramatically demanded to De con fronted with Gen. Mereier n order to deny some of his statements. Colonel Jouaust ordered that the court be adjourned until Monday at 6:30 a. m. for conformation, and as Mercier turned to leave the court the audience rose en masse and hissed and cursed him.. those at the back of the court standing on chairs and benches in order to bet- ter hound hlm down.. I
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MR, GEO. 3. ADAMS DEAD.
Was Native of GeOrgia-Came
 Here Seven Years Ago.

MT. George B. Adams, age 51 years, dled at the plantation home of his brother, Capt. R. R. Adams, . few miles from this city Friday night.
 The deceased was onelof the best known citizens of thls county and had many friends and admirers. Hs was a native of Houston county, Georgia but came to this State sev- en years ago residing with his brother at Noble Lake. Up to time of his death he was living with his brother, Capt. R: R. Adams. assist ing him in his plantation work.
 A daughter, Mrs. Nick Barratta, of Macon, Ga, and several brothers, survive. To them we extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolence,
 The funeral will take place from Robinson's undertaking parors on West Second avenue this morning at o'clock. ~
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PROMINENT GOL0REO PEOPLE
A "sWell9 colored Marriage to take
 plaoa uera Wednasaav

A Swell" Golored Marriage to take
 Place Here Wednesday.
 A notable colored wedding will take place in Pine Bluff Wednesday evening, August g, at 8:30 o'clock. Tbe contracting parties are Miss Bettie Neely and Mr. Sic Toliver. The wedding will occur at the home of the brides mother, No. 1217 West Barraque street.
 The bride.to.b be has been a leader of Pine Bluffs eoiored society for the past few years and has many admirers, who greatly envy Sic while under his lucky star.
 The groom-to-be IS one of the most popular colored men in Ar kansas, and bis white friends are numerous. He has been in the em- ploy of MT. Fred Senyard for a lengthy period, and is highly prized by his employer,