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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14
An Education as a War Prize.

For assisting in the capture of an
arsenal at Cavite shortly after Dewey's
great victory in Manila Bay, Arthur
Brill, of Hazleton, who served on the
Olympia, will receive $r4oo as prize
money. Mr.. Brill, who returned
recently from the Philippines,
was notified to this effect last week.
He is young man and will use his
prize money in defaylng the expenses
of a course in college, with a view of
becoming an electrical engineer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14
Judge Peck Dead.

Benjamin M. Peck, president judge
of Bradford county, died at his home
in Towanda last Saturday, of apoplexy.
He had been in poor health for the
past three years. ,
Judge Peck was born in Smlthheld
township, Bradford county, October S,
1898. He was admitted to the bar
there in 1860. In 1868 he enlisted IN
the One-hundred-a -and-forty-flrst Regl-
ment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, and
was made captain of Company b:
After the close of the war he resumed
the practice of law, and in 1890 was
elected to the bench.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14

Miss Gertrude Pursel, died after an
illness of few months, at the home
of her parents, in Buckhorn, last Sat
urday. The deceased was about IS
years of age. The funeral occurred
on Monday, the remains being
brought to Bloomsburg for interment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14

Physicians &
Surgeons S Soap,
? cakes for I5c.,
sold elsewhere
for 2oc. Have
you tried it ?
The finest lath-
ering and the
purest soap in
the market.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14
Pay Your Taxes.

l.. d. Kase, collector, gives notice
that taxes for 1899 must be paid by
September 10th, in order to save 5
per cent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14
The Fire Alarm System.

The new fire alarm system recently
constructed in this town, has been
fully tested, proven satisfactory and
accepted by the Town Council. Be-
low is list of the people who have
been given keys to the alarm boxes.
w. H. Gilmore. G.. M. Fulmer.
Wesley Knorr. c. H. Sharpless.
P. H. Heddens. Exchange Hotel.
A. V. Hover. Rescue Fire Co.
w. E. Demaree. John Cox.
Fortortons (Silk MilDW. o. Holmes.
C.. Cronen. T. E. Smith.
Joseph Garrison. Friendship F. Co.
John Neyhard. James Rush.
Mrs. +. Cadman. &. S. Furman.
VIM. Housel. Walter Trapp.
J. K. Pensyl. Josiah Gigger.
Thomas Morris. Silas Kitchen.
In giving fire alarm pull the leaver
down as far as it will go before you
let go of it.
VIM. H. GILMORE,
Chief Engineer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14
Shirt Waists.

If there is an unshirtwaisted
woman in Columbia county,
here is her opportunity.
IS PER CENT. IS THE CUT
right through on every shirt
waist in stock. We don't want
to carry them over.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14
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3 The Columbian !
!: PUZZLES.
G. EDWARD ELwELL, Manager.
d J. TAsKER, Asst. Manager.
essssssnsnsnssssssssssns

Last weeks Dewey puzzle was a
success. Several answers were re-
ceived and all were very good, but no
one could come up to Ray Jolly, of
Orangeville, VINO captured first prize
with 1905 words. Miss Alice B. Kash-
ner, of Bloomsbury, took second with
o63 words.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14
In Our Dry Goods Department.

Physicians &
Surgeons Soap,
? cakes for I5c.,
sold elsewhere
for 2oc. Have
you tried it2
The finest lath-
ering and the
purest fsoap on
the market. .la3
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-14

This weeks puzzles are different.
The first one is seven sentences
with seven games hidden in them.
The second is longer, but on the
same order. Instead of games there
are Io native and foreign trees and I
bush in it. They are all we'll known.
The person who finds all of the
games and trees will receive a rolled
sold scarf pin, and the second best a
subscription to the FARM JOURNAL
till 1903. If any persons are tie for
first prize, the list with the earliest
post-mark on will be given the prize,
SO the sooner you mail them the bet
ter chance you will stand of getting it.
7. Leave it in bag at Ellen's door.
2. use Whistar's Cough Lozenges.
3. Old ice is hard to melt.
4. My tooth aches severely.
S. Halo, Tom, here we are.
6. Can you cash this check, Erskine ?
7. Guess what cured my crick Eta ?
II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
IfalT In London.

Many Londoners have visited the
Italian district, which lies in the neigh
borhood of Theobald's road and Hattoa
Garden, and some with inquiring minds
have strolled up Leather lane and
watched the Italian ice cream venders
and fortune telling women with pretty
lcve birds, intermingled with the dirty,
noisy, street hawkers, common to all
London slu1ns 1t is amazing to learn
how these Italians crowd together in
the poky little houses of the courts and
alleys. Generally a house is hired by an
old padrone, who sublets to as many OF
his countrymen as he can respectfully
squeeze in. The cellars are utilized as
sleeping apartments, and in the morn
ing as many as 20, even 80, lnen will
emerge from the bowels of the earth,
blinking and winking in the daylight
after night spent in the cellars under
one small dwelling house. A whole
family, consisting Of husband and
wife and eight or nine fanciulli of vari-
Gus ages, often sleep in one small gar
ret or cellar.-Ludgate Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
Cold in tbe West.
Fears of Heavy Losses on the
Cattle Ranges Unless an
Early Change.

Denver, Col, Feb 4.-The wealth
er was fair today, but very cold, the
minimum temperature being l9 de
grees below zero The Denver and
Rio Grande and Colorado Midland
railways have redonbled their efforts
to open their lines west of Leadville,
and through traffic over the Colorado
Trans continental route will probably
be resumed to morrow The Midland
Terminal road has been cleared OF
snow, and traffic over this line to
Cripple Greek was resumed to day.
Reports received by the Denver
Stockman from all sections Of the
west indicate but small! losses of
stock in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico, but in northern Wyoming
and Montana, where most of the
cattle are ON the open range il is
feared that the losses will be heavy
unless change comes almost imrne-
diately.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
An nti-Expansion Petition

New York. Feb. 5-A petition
against the ratification Of the treaty
except With clause disavowiag the
purpose OF tbs United States to retain
she Philippines aud Puerto Rico has
been forwarded to the senate. Il il
signed By the following
Charles Francis Adams. George s
BouiweIle. ex secretary of the treasury
John g Carlisle. Andrew Carnegie
Grover Cleveland. Charles " Elicit,
president Of Harvard university. Sam
nel Gompers. presideos Of the American
Federation OF Labor, Wm Hornblower.
Wheeler a Peekham, Carl Shurs. Wm
G Sumner, Yale university. Rev Henry
VaDdye. William j Wilson, president
Of Washington and Lee university. and
Bishop Henry G Potter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
Gun Cotton.

We had come into the storeroom for
torpedoes ct the Brooklyn navy yard
and the talk turned to high explosives.
eve have to keep sharp watch on
the gun cotton. said one of the gun
ners who were with me, "to see that it
does not get dry and does not get too
ecid There is never day goes by on a
battleship but careful inspection is
made of the stores Of gun cotton. Dip
in piece Of linus paper and see if it
comes out blue. If it does, all is well,
but beware if it comes out red That
means acid, and acid means danger. :"
'.What do you do when it comes out
red?'' asked
"Neutralize the acid You see, gun
cotton deteriorates lot in az acid solu-
ton. .
"Do you always keep the gun cotton
wet ?''
"Always. That's one Of the first
principles. When it's wet, it's safe;
when it's dry. it isn't. Let it have all
the water it will soak up, which is
about 80 per cent.
Suppose you were to touch off some
gun cotton here on the ground, whas
would happen?"
Nothing at all if it wasn't confined
You might burn a ton Of it like cord
wood in a bonfire But pack it in tin
box. even himsy one, and you'll have
fun And, of course, the stronger the
box the more fun you'll have. "--Bos-
ton Globe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
Underground Paris.

The Paris of the pavement, gay,
bright and exhilarating, is fairly fa-
miliar to us al. but underground Paris,
dark, solitary and damp, extending for
miles, is comparatively unknown A
part of this area is devoted to the cata-
combs valley of dry bones, a garden
of the dead; the rest a garden still more
vast, provides for the wants, or rather
the luxuries, Of the iving-it is deyot-
ed to mushroom culture These subter-
ranean gardens extend for some 90
miles under the gay capital and are
from 90 feet to 160 feet beneath the
surface.
It is very difficult to obtain pernois-
sion to visit them. and even when per-
mission is obtained it requires some
courage to avail oneself of it, for the
only entrance is a circular opening like
the mouth of a well, out of which a
long pole stands Through this pole,
fastened. at the top only, at fairly long
intervals, sticks are thrust. This prim-
tive ladder, the base Of which swings
like pendulum in the impenetrable
darkness below, is the only means OF
reaching the caves "Here," I" again
cried our guide, with burst Of cheer
fulness, "see this door! On the other
side are the catacombs-as full of bones
as this place is Of mushrooms We
smiled We were not afraid Of bones
with an iron door between them and
us.-Strand Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
A Crusher.

Legge, bishop of Oxford, who had
not youth as his excuse for his vanity,
asked his friend Canning to come and
hear bis first episcopal sermon. They
dined together afterward. and from the
politicians silence the other ought to
have known better than to push him,
but being rather nettled be exclaimed,
Canning, you have said nothing to me
about my sermon "Well, it was
short "Oh," said the bishop, "it is
better to be short than tedious. ~
"But." replied Canning, "you were
that too"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
The Gambling Bacillus.

Successful sports know that in the
highways and byways are countless
idiots who skimp their families, borrow,
beg and even steal in order to bet on
horse races at odds of to l against
them in the long run, on stocks at 90 to
1, on slugging matches at everything
to nothing. The gambling bacillus in
lasts every legitimate sport and soon
s)rs it.-Criterion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
The Sure. Ia Grippe Cure.

There is no use saFering from this dreadful
nsaiady, if you will only get the right remedy.
You are having pain all through your body,
yoar liver is out Of order. have no appetite, o
life or ambition, have a bad cold, in facs are
eonplssely used mp. Electric Bit.ers is the
Only remedy that will give you prompt and
su,e relief. They act directly on Liver, stopa-
aca and Kidneys. tone up the whole sys; m
and make you feel like new being. They are
guaranteed to cure or price refunded. Fer sale
at ). r. ". DeLorme's Drug Store, only s
esi,ts psr bottle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
How to Di..ect a Mosquito.

A needle held in the left hand is
passed through the thorax. the legs and
wings are pulled off. and. if necessary.
the scales of the body brushed off with
a camel's hair brush The tail Is then
lowered into drop Of water. salt solu-
ton or weak formalin placed on glass
slide, and with another needle held In
the right hand the last two segments OF
the tail are partially separated and held
down upon the slide The left hand is
then moved in such a manner as To
draw away the insect.-Major Ross, l.
NJ s.. in Indian Medical Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
Protection.

Nephew (from the city)-Why dc
you have those lightning rods on your
house and barn, Uncle Josh? Don't you
know the theory that they afford pro.
lection has long since been exploded?
Uncle Josh-Waal, I kin tell you
they dew act as perteckters. the'ry OF
no the'ry.
Nephew-Do you mean to tell me
you believe they protect you from light
ming?
Uncle Josh-Mebby not, young IN,
mebby not, but they perteckt me frum
them pesky lightnin rod peddlers.~
Chicago News
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
LeprgY in America.
What an Expert From India
Says About JIG.

Detroit. Feb. "A Free press spe-
si.I from Battle Greek says that DR.
IIiss, 8 physic,an from Isdis, as presen,
risisiag ins shis essy stated sha. there are
s'22 cases Of leproay in thu United
States, 10 Of which sre In Chicago.
The doctor has made life study Of iep.
rosy and reecnmsnds that our qusrao.
sine laws be more rigidly enforced. aud
believes IN che establishing Of q general
asylum IN this couasry for lepess.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
DOWN TO 4s BELOW ZERO.

Butte. Mont, Feb To-day oc-
CURED the first break in the extremely
cold weather which has prevailed
throughout Montana for more thar a
week. The thermometer this after
noon went up to 1S below zero.
Last night it registered IS in the
city and 4S in South Butte. This
evening it was down to % below
again in the city Notwithstanding
the severity of the weather no deaths
on account of it have been reported
in the State
Great loss on the cattle ranges is
feared.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
A nutiny IN Augusta.
TT CREATES GREAT EX.
CIPEMENF, I'm CAMP
AND IN CITY.

Augusta, Ga . Feb. 5-This was .
day OF wild excitement and alarm in
Augusta.
The trouble all arose over the killing
of Dennis @ O'Gonoeil of Company F, Fif.
tenth Minnesota last night By Brown
Hadley, q bsrkeeper. The difficulty
began over profane language used with
10 hearing Of Haoley's wife, who vas 10
room adjoinisg the bar.
Many of the soldiers OF the Fifteenth
Minnesoss. when they learned of che
killing began to swear vengeance. They
believed that Hadley had been taken by
the police, and i. was from them that
they would have him.
Shss..y after breakfast the murmur-
ings sook the more defoise form of con-
certed action, and about 100 Of the
men made plans for the capture of the
murderer.
The enlisted men had no bail cart
ridges for their rides, but going to che
regimental comuissary store they took
possessiossand broke open the amuuoi.
ton boxes aud esch nan took about SO
rounds Of ammunition, and then gettin 6
his rife be was away.
Previous to this, however, the men
we're talked to by the officers, and i.
Was shought shat all was over. but it
wss ouly very short while after. that,
sweeping aside offoers sbo attempted
to keep them from the ammunition
stores. they entered and broke open the
cases coptainipg the cartridges.
The news spread like prairie IRE
over the camp and as soon as 1t reached
the ears of Gen. 6. S. Sumner, the
commander Of the First division Of the
Secopd army corps, be ordered ont the
Third cavalry and the Tenth Ohio and
the Thirty fifth Michigan regiments
Tie men we're deployed as eki,mish'
ers and the woods in the vicinity Of the
camp were scoured most thorough
ty. 1s WoS sGaSo sitnS o01oa . ouy VI VIC
men who we're breaking away could be
found, bus gradually they we're come
upon, aud sboa. half past 10 Troop A,
upder command Of Lieut.. Hawkins,
found the ensire lot, about 60 men
armed and with so rounds of smmuoi-
ton. They we're in the woods 10 the
rear of the First division hospital.
When they we're captured they wers
taken TO. Firss Division headquarters
and put under guard.
Gen. Sumner issued orders that all
passes issued should be copfscated and
that NO more be issued.
The ringleaders we're put 10 irons
The military authorities refuse to give
the names of the meu under arrest.
Brown Hadiey gave himsslf up to the
authorities some distance from the city.
where be had taken refuge. He was
taken aboard the nighs train to Atlanta
where be vii! be cou6ned in Fulton
county Jail un.il bis trial can De ar
ranged for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
coLDEsT IN EIGHT YEARS.

Lincoln, Neb Feb. 4 Last night
was the coolest for eight years in
central and northern Nebraska, the
mercury registering 80 below zero
at Valentine, % below at Beaver
City and 10 below at North Platte.
There was an absence of wind and
Valentine, which is the centre of the
north Nebraska cattle ranges. reports
that stock lie standing the cold wealth.
er we'll and that there have been 30
losses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
Embalmed Beef Poisonous.

Under the title. "'Embaimed'
Beef as an army Ration" DR.. George
F. shrady discussed in Saturdays
issue of the Medical Record the
recent disclosures concerning the
food furnished to our soldiers. The
transportation of beef on the hoof,
he says, was not attempted, refrjgera.
ton was impracticable, and canned
goods "were so imperfectly prepared
that when unpacked they were found
in most instances TO be far advanced
in rottenness Continuing, Dr.
Shrady says:
Worse than all, however, was the
unwarrantable experiment of adding
chemicals in the shape of boracic
and salicylic acids to prevent deconn
position The overwhelming testi
mony of such as used the "embalm.
ed'' beef is to the effect that it was
offensive TO sight. smell and taste,
was to the last degree uDappetizing
and unwholesome, and that in very
many instances it produced many of
the digestive troubles, which 80
largely prevailed among the soldiers
The latter state of affairs can be
easily explained By the ingestion of
the toxins of deconpoeing animal
food on the one hand, and the con
slant admixture of chemical products
with the food in question on the
other As there is no proof TO show
that boracic and salicylic acids are
absolute p-eservstives, it is fair to
presume that the "embalmed" beef
was not only more OF less decom-
posed, bot was arti6cially "doctored"
besides Thus the two conditions
were combined to make the men
sick.
Aside from the reprehensible prac-
tice of adding chemicals of any kind
to food there is a positive danger in
80 doing of slowly poisoning the un-
suspectiDg victim Theoretically
we may assume that either of the
acids mentioned may not be used in
sufficient quantities in any given case
to produce immediately deleterious
effects, but practically we must con-
clude that their continued use muss
be necessarily traught with harm in
interfering with digestion. in ar
resting proper nutriment, in compli
eating secretion, aud eventually in
irritating the entire intestinal tract
Deaths have occurred from over
doses of both these drugs, and why
should not smaller quantities, long
continued. have like effect! The
contractors are willing, however, to
iDfict these risks on the mere reports
of some analytical chemists who are
seemingly paid in advance for favor.
able opinions regarding the actual
heathfulness of these abominable
aduIterations The chemist, expert
as he may be in the processes of
analysis. is not a proper Judge of
the physiological action of drugs.
"In any event." adds Dr.. Shrady,
SO proper public sentiment will be
created against the general principle
of adulteration by facts which will be
brought out in the impending inves-
tigation Morally and scientifically
any form of food adulteratiou is
wrong, and the sooner the guilty
iobbers can learn this the better "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08

Ccnssipation prevents the body from rid
ding sfse,f of waste matter. De Wits Lit
tie Early Risers viii remo=s the trouble snd
clare Sick Headache, Biliousnesss Insctive
Liver and clear the Complexion. Small,
sugar coated, don't gripe OF cause nausea.-
Eugbson.Ligon Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
General Assembly.
WHAT THE LAW-MAK.
ERS ARE DOING.

Columbia, Feb. There vas aas
osbsr very slim attendance on the ssss
sion Of she house this morning, and
business Vas delayed BY reason of 90
quorum being present on one or two 90
sasions. Members who went home to
assend salesaay evidently ars pr0loog'Dg
their stay g transact private business.
As 3 saassqueace legislation drags
aloag slowly and time for adjourn
nsas Is 40. Jet u sight.
The sasoIlas;aD sppoinling the 1l.h
INST .ss the day of sdiournaan. came mp.
bas debstsand dacisioa % q was post
paaed. 81 neson e-sap CELL axassly when
90 hoasas n,sy sdjoa,a
s Wood sard' 8 Bill @ sioenee the
sarryiisg of concealed weapaus was
pronsslg killed although isa sashos
pointed oas aaas i would briag addition
Il rsseoas % sas counties
Nc Al.anons Moses. recently elect.
Cd . usnber from Sumter, vas sworn
Mr s.urkis : resolution p,ovidiug for
change 10 the constitution making
biasnisl instead Of annual SESSIONS Of the
legislature, brought forth variety Of
spiuions Il vas contended that bien-
NAL sessions voald save thousands Of
dollars annually. On the other hand
il wss held that she measure was use
{ less. il. sud i IS big e too, mem
bars would work more 81 the snpual ses
sions aud talk less. Tho house refused
% ssrike oas The erassing words by .
.,Yose Of 80 o 81, bns on motion Of Mr
PASTOR, sar.hsr eousidsrstlon was past,
ponsd
81 Patton wanted she state house
sconmsssss % make estimates as TO the
coss of conplesing the state house
recording 70 original designs. He
said i would COST nothing and archi-
see.s would give all che data aud
advice free No one opposed the
,nessurs upder tie circumstances.
Mr: Ganss,s fersilisar bill next came
mp and Ike all other bills Of that
shsrasses Il created much debate. The
biz provides that when fertilizers do
not coma up % the standard they shall
10. bs paid for. TIE bill with some
snendneass vas passed.
The liquor question was not csllea
zap owing ID the slim attendance.
The senase vas not IN session. but
uili meet TO night ss s O'Clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
LANDS WANTED.

nERSoNs WITH LANDS FOR SALE
.are requested to put them 10 my hands
for sale. am in constant receipt OF so raay
letters of enquiry about lands from Northern
and Western parties, that may be sble;,o
effec. ss,es for those who will give me .accu-
rate detailed descriptions of what they have.
No charge will be made unless setiafac,ory
sales are made. Descriptions muet be sucs
as can be guarant teed and must give:
No. of acres, location, character of land,
proximity to railroads, post Offices, schools,
churches and towns, kind of inprove1 enis.
Communications strictly confident, when
so desired.
JAMES G. GlBBES,
State Land Agent.
Nov. 10. Co'umbia. sc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08

1t is a sooer truth that people who
live only to amuse themselves wcrk
harder at tho task than most people do
in earning their daily bresd.-Hannah
More.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08

In the sixteenth century fencers held
the sword in their right hand and a
dagger in the left to ward OF blows