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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

A WHERE' FOR .sThe story OF the Philippines"
by Murat Halstead, commissioned by the GOV
eminent as Oficial Historian TO the war Depart
mont. The book was written IN army camps aI
rriJt, in the hospital at Honolulu,in Hong Kong
in the American trenches at Manila, In the lD-
s,lrgent camps with Aguinaldo, on the deck OF
1he Olympia with Dewey, and the roar OF battle
at the fail of Manila bonanza for agents.. Brim-
Iul OF original pictures taken by government
nrices. Big profiJs Freight paid. Credit given.
brop all trashy unofficial war books outflt
free Address, II. 4. Barber, Secy, star insur'
ance Bldg, Chicago. io-s-ioc
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

The trial of James Harvey and
Arthur Nash for the robbery of
Rev. Father McGrath and Hayes,
of Centralia, a few months ago, is
now going on in Court. District
Attorney John G. Harman, Col.
John G.. Freeze and Fred Ikeler are
representing the commonwealth.
Voris Auten of Mt. Carmel and
James Scarlet Of Danville, are coun-
sci for Harvey, and Nash
is represented by R. R. John and
Glen R. Weiss, who were appointed
by the Court.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

This is another very wintry
morning, the thermometer register
ing abodt eight degrees below zero.
Snow covers the ground to the depth
of several inches. II looks as though
the old saying about the ground
hog seeing his shadow is going to
hold good this time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09
A Narrow Escape,

A bridal party had a thrilling ex-
perience and marvellous escape from
instant death while out slelghing at
Shenandoah, Tuesday night.
When driving over railroad cross
ing the horses became "balky" at the
approach of passenger train, and re-
fused TO leave the track. The grooms-
man and bridesmaid, Charles Narkie-
wicz and Mary Bierstein, jumped be-
fore the engine struck the sleigh and
escaped.
The groom, bride and the driver
became bewidered and remained in
the sleigh, which was completely de-
molished and the three occupants
were hurled several yards in a snow
drift. They are seriously, if not fat
ally, injured. One of the horses was
killed.
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsbury, Pa, postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
Feb.a I, 1899:
Mr.. David Bowen, c. H. Burson
Mrs. Lydia Campbell 80, Miss Eta
Hess, Mr.. c. L. Keifer, Miss Ella
Webb.
Persons calling for the abov'
letters will please say that they wer
advertised Feb.s.9, 1899.
o. B. MELLIcK, p M.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

Representative Foster of Montour
County has introduced a bill for
$III,ooo for the maintenance OF
Danville asylum. This is for the
purpose of completing the male in
frmary; to build a similar inhrmary
for the female patients, to build a
nurse home, or dormitory for the
female attendants and other I'M
prOvements.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

Miles Betz and Jack Hickey, who
took Charles Kreisher to Pipestone
County, Mimi, where he is charged
with highway robbery, arrived back
home Tuesday evening. Mr.. Betz
says the prisoner was very peace
able and he was not obliged to
handcuff him during the entire
journey. Upon reaching the west
ern town, and when confronted by
his accusers he broke into tears.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

The young people are making
good use of the snow. Slelghlng
parties are going out in large num-
bers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09
SALES.

FRIDAY, MARCH 10. L. K.
Hartman, of Berwick, will sell at
public sale, at the farm of Reuben
Kisner's estate, in Salem Twp.
Luzerne county, a lot Of personal
property, consisting of horses, cows,
cultivators, plows, harrows, etc.
Sale to commence at 10 a. IN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09
TIL E
THE
BROADWAY

Tubular lanterns, 3oc each.
Enameled steel coffee pots,
I7c, zoe, 23c, 25c each.
Mrs. Potts cold-handle sad
irons, 6oc set.
Best table oil cloth, I2c yd.
Steel shelf brackets, &c to 7c
each.
Writing paper, Ioc. I2c, I5c
box.
Colored cheese cloth, all col
ors, sc yard.
Red table damask, I5c, zoe,
25c yard.
Best lining cambria, 3 I-2c yd.
New line of narrow Valen-
ciennes lace and insertion.
Umbrellas, 4Sc, soc, to I.5o
each.
Aluminium key chains, Ioc
each.
8 OF. bars glycerine soap, Ioc
each.
Boys heavy bicycle hose, I5c
pair.
Ladies heavy fleeced hose,
I5c pair.
Fast dye embroidery silk, all
shades of twisted and flo,
skeins for SC.
Stamped doylies, &c to soc
each.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

Wisely can. W0 Sol uUUuS dt Hdit
Price. The Exceptional Values we
Offer for this Weeks Selling are
very Special. Read about them:
2,4oo Pieces of fine English
Porcelain at less than half price
on sale in basement
It's just enough to say that this
is the best opportunity you have
ever had to buy dinnerware If
you're wise you'll come here this
week and get a supply; several
styles Of decorations to choose
from.
At &C each, Individual Butter
Plates.
AT &C each, Tea Plates, Fruit
Saucers, Pie Plates, Bread and
Butter Plates.
AT oc each, Breakfast Plates
Oat Meal Bowls, Dinner Plates,
Soup Plates, Tea Cups and Sau-
GERS, Cream Pitchers.
At I2c each, Coffee Cups and
Saucers, Vegetable Dishes, Pickle
Dishes, Cold Meat Plates, Milk
Pitchers, Large Slop Bowls.
At I7c each, Gravy Boats, Large
Scallops, Vegetable Dishes. 10
Inch Meat Plates.
AT 32c each, Sugar Bowls with
cover, Butter Dishes with cover,
I2-Inch Meat Plates.
AT 4oc each, large covered
Dishes, large size Turkey Plates
Beautiful 0rgandies, Twelve and
a Half Cents Per Yard.
A bright show of these new i'm
ported fabrics, 1000 yards all told,
is made here this week. The
price-so small-will astonish you
For there has never been offered
their equal for less than 3oc per
yard. Weeks ago we made this
great purchase, and this week for
the first time they will be spread
on retail counter The patterns
are charming, the floral effects and
deep rich colorings are the per-
fection Of loveliness they come
in floral effects and new plaid COM
binations, on light and dark
grounds see them this week al
per yard I2Hc.
| FANCY FIGURED PIQUE,
you'd pay 25c per yard for the
imported and get no better pat
terms or colorings than these are
To-day we offer a special lot at
per yard I5c.
FINE DRESS GINGHAMS,
1000 yards of entirely new goods
the latest patterns and coloringS
on sale this week at per yard LOG
House Furnishings.
Our great sale going on in the
basement continues this week.
| AT lac, half dozen thin blown
Tumblers, always soc per dozen
At 75c each, Folding Ironing
Boards, alwas csc.
AT S3.oS each, the Lightning
Washing Machines, always s..
At &C per pair, Pillow Sham
Holders.
AT &C each, No IS Japan Coal
Hods.
Dress Goods Bargains.
AT Ioc per yard, double width
Novelty Dress Goods, worth I8c-
AT 25c per yard, 45-inch all
wool Suitings.
45-inch all wool storm Serges
and Cashmeres, in new and staple
r shades, worth 4Sc.
,, At SOC per yard, 4S-inch fine
: Imperial Serges, Storm Serges and
; English Waterproof Leutina, regu-
5 lar value SOC and $I.25 per yard.
I Cheaply Priced Ladies' Jackets.
( We are closing out the balance
a of our winter stock of Ladies
Jackets at prices one-third and one
half less than the usual price;
special for this weeks selling we
have assorted 100 Ladies Jackets
/, made of fine Beaver, Kersey'
d Boucle and Covert Cloths, that
formerly sold at S and SO, this
o weeks price will be $3.50
THE AMERICAN QUEEN,
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Eih
Iousness, Indigestion, Headacne'
Easy to take, easy to operate. xoc'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

Total expense for year..........''.t o'oo 81
We, the undersigned. auditors OF the Bloom
Poor District, having examined the above ac-
counts, ind them correct, as above stated.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09
A NNUAL STATEMENT
BLOOM POOR DISTRICT,
For the year ending January 2, 1892.

For the year ending January 2, 1892
J. X. GRoTZ. Treasurer, DR..
Amt In hands OF Treas last settlements So SO
Amt received from all Sources. 7222 80
725 7s
J. X. GRoTZ, Treasurer, CIR.
BY salary as per last settlemts 14s SO
BY orders redeemed, old .... 90B3
BY orders redeemed, new.... 5705 1S
- 1914 6i
1881 II
BY note paid In bank.....s Ii5 90
BY note paid In bank 500 90
- SIS o.
By bal In hands OF Treas................ Ti6 Ia
BY commission. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 13i 10
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09
JONAS LONGS SONS
WEEKLY CHATS.
WILKEs-BARRE, Pa
Thursday, Feb. 9, 1899

Broad Gauge Retailing Commands!
Broad Gauge Response. To Re-
verse the Common Order when WEI
Wisely can. We Sell Goods at Half
Price. The Exceptional Values we
Offer for this Weeks Selling are
very Special. Read about them:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09

Pursuant TO an order OF the Orphans Court
OF Columbia County the undersigned adminis-
traitors C. I. a. d. b. n, Will expose TO public
sale on the premises on
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25

At noon to-day. after months Of
preparation. the new Mcclure hotel
swings open its doors to the travelling
public, and to say that a lively interest
Is being taken in the event is stating
the case with extreme mlldness On all
sides are heard expressions of satlsfac-
tion that the McLures have shown such
commendable enterprise. These ex-
presslons come not alone from the
travelling public, whose interest is de
rect and personal, but also from Wheel
ing people who glory in the fact that
good old Wheeling can now point to a
hostlery within its borders which dis
interested persons are frank to say
compares fayorably with anything
Pittsburgh can offer. For years Wheel
ing people have been compelled to
listen to reproaches loud, deep and
often to the effect that we had no hotel
worthy the name. Recent improvements
In several wheeling hotels have made
this complaint without foundation, and
now that the Mcclure has been born
again" 1t win be opportune to give the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25

knowledge, not even experimenting the
scraps OF fact by reading. Their mem
tai diet Is a hodge-podge Of current fads
and. say, bits of history, about which
they have no individual opinion: and
as far as conversation Is concerned, the
best they can do with their acqulrlngs
Is to dlsjointedly parrot rs much as
they can remember Of the Lectures. Bet,
ter one remark founded upon personal
study OF q subject, be II ever so sfnalI
a portion Of II, than a nalf hours re-
peatIng Of the words Of another. me
rewards of q cultivated mind are SO
many and keen that the marvel Is that
SO few women with abundant leisure
especially those who live In hotels and
boarding houses-continue study after
their school days. The book lover IS
independent OF weather and OF the
moods and lenses Of her felloWsi ana,
for that matter, Independent in great
measure also OF her own blue devils or
ill-luck. SO long as the eyesight lasts
she has an unfailing source OF delight
and one which should make her wel-
spring Of entertainment and instruc-
tlon for others.
AS a means OF keeping up ones court
after the golden days OF youth are past
and men no longer come a-wooing, there
IA nothing SO potent as a Wgp1stared
mind; better Is It than an aeco1plish-
ment, because It is less self7centered
as through conversation 1t allows oth-
ers to participate IN the entertainment
and In this way gives Individual pleas
ure that is more alluring to most men
than being reduced to the rank OF mere
listener. Whoever has held converse
with the average well-to-dO woman,
and also observed how merciiessiy she
kills time, especially for long summer
months, by idle chatter and silly novel
reading, will realize how melancholy
"a and has been her waste of opportu-
nifty. As middle age comes on there IS
nothing left for her but the feminine
tea and the dOwagers' row in her city
Of residence and in travel, her fate Is
to make one Of wholly feminine veranda
or parlor groups. This restriction to
members Of her own sex would, under
any circumstances, take somewhat
from the flavor Of life; but when, as IS
the case, the other women are her coun-
terparts in mental vacuIty, the acme OF
soul and flesh WEAKNESS is reached.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25
FIGHT Ara WEDDING.
Rsieions Dispute PrOvOkes the Uso
,bnla OF PIstnls md Knives.

RGIigions Dispute PrOvOkes the Use
'bpi9 ofPistols aud Knives.
ALLENTOWN. Pa. Sept. 24.-A cele.
bratl6n attending a Hungarian wedding
at eaqasaqua last night resulted In 4
general fight. in which two men were
badly shot and several others were had.
ly used up. The men Who were shot
are John and Michael Voser, brothers,
OF Egypt. Pennsylvania. They are now
In the Allentown hospital. and their
condition is serious. The others who
weresInjured are not seriously hurt.
saturday morning, George Kapaha-
gen. Soung Hungafian butcher OF Cat
asaqilB, was married to Anha OIL. Of
Hodendauqua, by a priest OF the orthO-
dox Greek church. The couple rented
a house, and had ordered a large quan.
tity Of beer TO be delivered there for
the huptIal celebration. Many Huugas.
ians from surrounding towns called,
and for a few hours all went well. Be-
fore midnight, however some OF tho
guests became hilarious, and some got
into a fighting mood. me NOser BROTH
ers. who belong to the United Greek
church faction, and Who had been
warned not to attend the wedding got
into an argument with the orthodox fac
tiOn, (ahd a general fight was theU.
suit. Knives we're nourished, bsE
glasses flew through the air and then
some one turned out the lights. The
next instant pistols were in use, and
John Voser was shot In the abdomen
and Michael Voser received a bullet In
the head. They lay on the floor for
half an hour before any attention was
paid to them. -
The police were notified, and this
morning they arrested John Chlmsly,
who admitted having flred one shot, ana
another Hungarian who was heard 70
say he would do some shooting. The
were taken TO the jail at Eas-
ton tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25

Twelfth street front, and receiving an
abundance of light from many win
dows. 1t is furnished In the Flemish
style by the Van Tyne-Lipphardt Com
pany, Chairs, tables. the window wood
work-aIl are IN black. but the sombre-
ness one would expect Is not In evi.
dence. for the handsomely papered
walls, the Immediately white linen, the
silver table services and lovely hoor
covering unite to make up as handsome
n dining hall interior as can be found
anywhere. And here is to be found an
old friend, Bob" Grant, whose heart
would have been fractured had he not
been placed at his old post as mead
walter In the new Mcclure.
The culinary arrangements are most
COMPLETE and elaborate, and made with
one object especially in view-the serv-
ing Of many guests eXpedltiously and
satisfactorily. The kitchen and depart
ments auxiliary to 1t have cement floors
and are practically tire-proot me nat
test designs OF washing machines,
steam tables, ETC., are TO be found here.
on the kitchens are the dining rooms
for the help" two OF them. one for the
whites and the other for the col
ored. - o.,
nished in mahogany. red and blue vel
vet carpet, with Its own private balcony
overlooking the main Office.
The entire building is heated by the
Warren Webster system OF steam neat
ing. put in by the Trimbte & Lutz Com
pany. One great filter purihes al the
water used. even that used In me bath
rooms. The bath rooms are very large,
Furnished handsomely, with blue and
yellow tiles.
BUT when all Is said, the supreme test
of excellence In any hotel is found IN It's
bedrooms. and here Is where the NC
Lure will particularly excel, II is claim
cd The carpets were furnished by Da-
yid @, Beggs & Company, OF Columbus,
and the furniture by House & Herr
mann, of this city. The linens and bsRn-
kets, too, are from home firms.
The hotel is lighted throughout with
incandescent and arc lights from its
own light plant, which Is furnished win
two complete sets Of machinery, one be-
ing held in reserve in the event OF ac-
cIdents. There are two 65O-light dyna-
mos, two slxty-nve horsepower engines
| and two eIghty-horse power boilers,
The managing directors OF the NC
Lure Hotel Company are Messrs. Har-
nv w, and Birnie s. Mcclure. Their
principal employees are as tollowsi
Chief Clerk-Frank Cnrenbnuer.
Clerks-Harry Burris and f. u. NC
! Kelvey. ,.,,.,
steward-CIarence West. OF Whining
ton, Ohio, late nj the Burnett and
Grand. In Cincinnati.
Chef--J. II. Dominican.
Baker--Charles Gcphart.
| Hend waiter-Robert Grant.
Engineers - Harry Frederlchs and
| William Tate.
The hotel will open NJ noon to-day
and q large number OF wheeling people
have slgnlfied their Intention OF takihs
dinner. the first meal served. The Nc
! Lures are prepared to make the opening
Z ar, a function TO be remembered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25
THE ONLY ONE

OF It's Kind Isl the Countrywide NG'
tionaI Farm School.
DoYLEsTowN, Pa, Sept 2i.-Tha
annual succoth pilgrimage to the ma
tIonal farm school near here, took placs
to-day. The feature of the pilgrimage
was the dedication of Ave new build.
ings. Special trains were run to The
school from Philadelphia and several
thousand persons attended the ceremo-
MES. Among those who took part in
the dedlcatory exercises were the Rev.
DR.. Joseph Krauskopf and Mayor Ash
bridge, Of Philadelphia, and AdJutant
General Stewart and Surgeon General
Shoemaker, of the National Guard OF
Pennsylvania.
The national farm school is the only
one OF It's kind In the United States and
although sustained and controlled by
Hebrews from all over the country, 1t IS
open to boys OF all creeds and nationals
tiles. The purpose OF the school is to
instruct young men along such lines as
win make OF them practical and scien-
tifc farmers Wen equipped to success
fully carry on various branches OF agri-
culture.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25
WOMEN AND MENTALITY.

sVOgue" Says Women Only Nibble at
KnOWledge-The Rewards ora Gull
tivated Mind Elaborated Upon.
The women's Musical club. the Play.
ers' club. the Charity Whist club and
the various societies taking up music.
art, literature and philanthropy. are
yet closed, but according to talk there
win soon be an awakening. and in many
quarters. Says Vogue: BY the nature
of their home duties the large major
ity Of women are precluded from par
tlcipating In the big activities and the
travel and change consequent thereon.
It may only be the crossing OF ferry
or ride on the car or walk to work,
but In transit the husband and father
has daily change Of scene; he encoun-
tiers incidents, he has the interests that
cluster about his work, and above all,
he has his newspaper. all Of which e1-
periences AFFORD him topics for speech
and for thought that are varied Il not
profound. The contracted world OF the
home Is the mothers portion. and the
deadly monotony Of the routine there
keeps her mind concentrated wholly on
petty personal details to the exclusion
OF Interests Of general import. This re-
strictlon Of interest Is intensified by
woman's indifference TO newspaper
reading, and although the average Jour
nal can hardly be commended as
means OF culture, even the least worthy
examples discuss national and inter-
national topics and thereby thrust upon
their readers attention gllmpses Of
really Important matters. Even this
mild form Of mental stimulus women
as class deny themselves. and as for
worth-readIng books. hardly one In a
lifetime is mastered by the average
woman, with the result that from the
milllonaires wife down to the woman
Of the tenements the overwhelming ma
jority OF women are conversational
bores. with whom the intelligent dis
cusslon OF any subject Is an impossible
fly. Let there. however, be a well-in-
formed woman among any group OF
women, and men Of all conditions, old
and young, win find pleasure In talking
to her, at least In this country, and
she will find herself able to engage the
attention Of any man or youth who
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25

give It an appearance that Is both In
wiling. antique and novel.
TIE barber shop. like every other de-
partment. has been rehtted throughout.
New chairs. hot and warm water at
each chair and many other improve
ments may be noted here.
The reading room Is located on the
Market street front. where the Postal
telegraph ofices were formerly located.
and very handsome apartment 1t is,
with fine papering on the walls. new
desks and chairs.
OF all the contractors, the Trimble &
Lutz Company made. perhaps, the most
envlable record. fact that was attest
ed to last night by the Messrs. Mcclure
in conversation with an 1ntelllgehcer
reporter. The mems toilet room. back
of the ONCE, is certainly a striking tes-
timonlal to the excellence Of their work.
In addition to this there are handsome
aad Thoroughly equipped toilet rooms
on each floor Of the hotel. An idea of
the amount Of plumbing done in the big
building may be gathered when It's
stated that It was by far the largest
plumbing contract ever handled in this
city.
To reach the parlor door one may
walk up the beautiful white marble
stairway or take the fine passenger ele-
vstor put in by the Warner Elevator
Company, of Cincinnati. In addition to
these. there is a baggage and freight
elevator. put in by the same company
Reaching the parlor floor there are
two public balconies overlooking the
office, and one private balcony OF the
private dining room. on the Market
street front are the several parlors, re-
spiendant in velvet carpetings and the
finest of furniture.
But the shining glory Of the parlor
floor, perhaps, Is the grand dining hall,
an apartment some sixty feet In width
and about twice as long. located at the
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comes within the range of her ac-
quaintance, providing always that her
learning, big or little, does not beget
In the woman an aggressive self-im-
portance.
The women OF the more or less leisure
class are realizing that serious CONVEX
satIon is worth cultivating, but instead
Of selecting one OF the better class jour-
nails and acquainting themselves day
by day with national happenings along
political, social and religious lines. read :.
ing the better class Of magazines, and
among these at least one non-plctorial
one; acdualnting themselves with at
least one serious book a month or u
topic that interests them specially
say music, art, child culture, problems
OF government, or whatever 1t may be
they attend to lecture courses of all
kinds and nIbble here and there ut
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-25
SOME LEGAL DECISIONS.

An assignment Of accounts and other
chooses In action to purchaser in good
faith, who obtains actual possession Of
them and Immediately notifies the debt
ors, Is held, in Graham Paper Company
vs.. Pembroke (Cal.) a L. R. A. es2, to
confer a perfect legal title thereto as
against a prior assignee who took them
only as security, but who, without OBJ
tnIning possession of them or giving
notice to the debtors, left them with the
assIgnor for collection.
The right of bank to send check or
draft directly to the drawee bank for
collection is denied in Minneapolis Sash
& Door Company vs. Metropolitan Bank
(Minn.) a L. R. A. 5e4. Notwithstanding
the existence Of usage and custom
among banks to do this.
The existence OF debt due by the
drawee of bill Of exchange to the
payee is held, in Citizens Bank VS..
Millett (Ky.l "A L. r. A. 664, to consti-
tute. sufficient consideration to bind
the drawer upon his promise to pay the