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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
Gathering Facts About the Deluge.
Rev. Or. George r. Wright, Will Go to ST.
IBERIA 10 Try to Verify the Biblical Story.

The announcement that Rev. DR..
George Frederick Wright, professor in
Oberlin College, and editor of the
'.Bibliotheca Sacra," is on his way to
Siberia to secure evidence that the de-
luge happened as recorded in Scrip
lures, is exciting considerable interest
in the scientific world. DR.. Wright's
contention is that the deluge was not,
as scientists claim, a mere local food,
but that, it covered the entire face of
the earth.
DR.. Wright is well known. In
1884 he and Henry Carver Lewis
were joint authors in report on the
Great Glacier or Terminal Moraine,
of Pennsylvania They traced the
southern boundary of the glacier from
Belvidere, on the Delaware, north
west to the boundary of New York
State and thence southwest to Ohio.
About SIX years ago, DR.. Wright de-
livered several lectures IN the Acad-
emy of Natural Sciences and was
entertained by scientific men.
DR.. Wright is known, principally
through his efforts to prove by science
the exact truth of the statements of
the Bible. He will now take the De
luge for his subject, and will search
through Siberia for evidences to prove
the Biblical story.
About twenty-five years ago, an
Englishman named Howorth explored
the same region and wrote a book on
his travels, maintaining that Siberia
had once been flooded. He did not
however, attempt to connect this with
the Biblical flood and his book, con-
tanning nothing very important, at
tracted little geneneral attention.
Benjamin Smith Lyman, one of the
best known geologists in Philadelphia,
did not seem inclined to attach much
Importance to DrWright's expedition.
He considers the Doctor "a fine man,
but inclined to be credulous.
"The theory that the whole earth
was flooded, is scarcely tenable," said
Mr.. Lyman. "The ocean Is the only
place the water could come from and
it would not be possible to get enough
from that source to flood the earth
even to depth of a hundred feet.
Scientists have now come to regard
the story of the food simply as an old
tradition arising from some local de-
luge such as recently took place IN
Texas, though the prehistoric deluge
was probably much more serious
"Even if DIR. Wright did find evil
dences of a. deluge in Siberia, it would
prove nothing new. In fact, there is
every reason to suppose that parts OF
Siberia and the Caucasus were at one
time submerged"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27

hOWS THIS 2-We offer one
hundred dollars reward for any case Of
Ss'arrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catanh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Proprs.,
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u al business transactions and finan-
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made by their firm.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
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Inu p mucous surfaces of the system.
d. dnce 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
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ha'rs family pills are the best.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
Advance Pay For Miners.

aware, Lackawanna and Western com
pany began paying off its men today in
stead of waiting for the first of the
month. BY direction of Superintendent
Loomis the rental for company houses
was not subtracted. The company is also
allowing its men to have limited quanti-
ties of coal on credit. Superintendent
LOOMS says he is inspired TO do this by
the firm belief that the majority of his
men are striking solely because they
were driven to it by the dread of being
considered disloyal to their fellow work
men and that at the very first opportuni-
ty to gracefully desert the strikers they
will do So
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
RIBS HELD BY RIVETS.
unusual Operation Recently Per-
formed mt the Paterson N. -
General Hospital.

If John Christian survives The oper-
alton performed on him at the general
hospital, Paterson, y. j., he will go
through the remaining years of his
life with three ribs patched up with
metal. Christian is watchman at
Gautschy's dye works in Paterson. He
was set upon one night about three
weeks ago and brutaliy beaten. The
robbers were trying to make their way
into the factory, but Christian. who
is more than 80 years old stubbornly
resisted them and suffered severely
in consequence, says the New York
World.
When he was taken to the general
hospital it was found that three ribs
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
Michael Defeats Pierce.

HARTFORD, Sept 26.-The 20 mile
paced race between Jimmy Michael and
Burns Pierce was won by Michael by six
laps, or just one mile, at the Velodrome
track here. Michae's time for the first
five miles was $40 80; ten miles,
1902 20; Is miles, 25:33 40; 90 miles,
34:10 4-5. Pierce's time for the 20 miles
was 1929.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27

had been broken in two places. caus-
ing them to sink inward until the
pressure on his heart was dangerous.
More than this, the doctors found that
the broken ribs had penetrated the
lung.
When Christian grew weaker and
weaker each day the physicians de-
cided that they must perform an OPP
Grafton. The broken ribs must be
raised so that they would join with the
fragments which still retained their
position in the diaphragm. This is al
ways considered a delicate operation,
and when the patient is in weakened
condition and it becomes necessary to
actually rivet the broken bones with
metal, the operation is considered
very precarious one. Ii was necessary
to put a metal band around each rib
and weld these metal bands together
with an artificial metallic rib.
while this operation is a very deli
cate one and of unusual interest" said
one Of the surgeons at the hospital to
a reporter sit is not new in surgery.
There are many persons walking
around to-day who have metal patch
work holding their bones together.
Whether the patient will live or not
does not depend upon the operation,
but upon his ability to rally from the
weakened state brought on by pneu-
monia. He is now in a dangerous con-
dition, but if he lives As hours he will
doubtless recover and go through life
with the metallic gearing on his ribs"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
PHILADELPHIA & READING
RAILROAD.

RAILROAD.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURG
For New YORK, Philadelphia, Reading Potts
Toi For Wiiliamsport, weekdays, 7.aO a. m, 1886
= FOR Danville and Milton, weekdays,7.a a. m.
For Catawissa weekdays 7.2O, s,3s, lI.so a. M,
For For Rupert weekdays7s 20, sss ilsOa. m, 1920,
''IS For pi Baltimore, Washington and the West via
B. a. o. X. r., through trains leave Reading Ter.
ph55adePh1a m sanaays SsO ss sS a. Sao NO.
8.46, T.2T, p. m. Additional trains from % and
Chestnut street station, weekdays, l.a5, bSl
- = TRAINS FOR BLoOMsBuRG'
Leave New York via Philadelphia 7.3O a.
m, and via Easton s.10a. m.
Leave Philadelphia l0.2l a. m.
Leave Reading 12l5 p. m.
Leave Pottsville 2.30p. m.
Leave Leave wiliiamspcrt sS,eektdayslOlsa m, sac
Leave Cstawissa weekdays, 700, ,s.2o9.lOa. m
Leave Rupert, weekdays, 7.Os, s,2S. 9ls l1.lO
a. M, l.ss, 40, 6.2l
| ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
In effect Sept. 4, 1900
| Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
and South street wharf.
For ATLANTIC CITY-Weekdays. Ex press,
800, 500 (siO sixty minutes 400, 45o 600 six,
ty minutes) $40 South St, 500, 7i5,
p: m, Accommodation, ,6 10 az M, $40 South
s., 800, $40 p; m; sunday 7.sO,
Accommodation, 6 10 a, m, 500 p. m.
| Leave ATLANTIC CITY, Weekdays Express
(645, Mondays only u 90, 745(S.20 sixty minute)
800, lo15, a: m, 8si 4;so, 800 zsO, 9SOp. m.
| Accommodation, 4 30, 705 a. m $3.50 p. m.
Sundays-Express s As a. IN. $3.50, 4SO,5.00, 90
$50, 700, 80, 90, 9.30p. m. Accommodation
| z, Is a. M, 4.32 p. m,
Parlor cars on all express trains.
For CAPE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ola a m
2l5, a4l0, $50 p. m sundays S.45, 9.l5 a. m.
! 800 p. m,
For OCEAN TY-Weekdays-s.45,9 915 a. m
d150, c4,e0, $50 p. m. Sundays, S45, 9. rs a. m.
500 p. m.
For SEA ISLE Y-Weekdays-0 IS a. m
2l5, ci.20 $50 p, m. Sundays-S 45 a. m. s. 90 D. m
South St, 400 p. m. South ST., 30 p. m.
, south st., i.l5 p. M, South St, 1.45 D. IN.
!, Sl00 Excursions. Atlantic City. z 90 a. m
' weekdays, Sunday 730 a. m.
y For Cape May, Ocean City and Sea Isle, Sun
0 DAYS 730 a. m.
. NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS
Q Leaves NEW YORK liberty Street g. 40 o. m
Leaves ATLANTIC CITY, $50 M
5 Detailed time tables at ticket Offices
|. A. SWEIGARD, EDISON j. WEEKS
Genl supt' Genl Pass. Agt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27

1t is estimated that we use annual
" in the United States over 9o,ooo,-
900 matches. These indispensable
little articles were first used in this
country less than 10 years ago, and
at that time box cont9ining IS was
sold for IS cents. Imagine, if you
please, matches at one cent apiece |!
To-day, we buy 1000 tor S cents
Z1aviM gem.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
LACKAWANNA RAILROAD.

BLoOMSBURG DIVISION,
In effect June 10, 1900,
STATIONS. East
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-09-27
Mrs.
Piasks,az,s's
friends
arc everywhere.

arc everyWheres
Every woman knows
some woman friend who
has been helped by Lydia
K. PinkE,an,'s Vegetable
Compound. What does
this friend say about II?
Read the letters from
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21
village Inprorsnsas Assosi.aos.

Hoping u besntify and improve the
appearance Of the streets Of Somerset, the
women Of the tOEn have obtained per-
mission from the Council to put in con-
veuient places on the sire. Z certain re-
ceptzcles for the collection OF scattered
paper and other refuse matter that is At
present disdguring them. zs we'll zs
threatening the safety Of persons driving.
The V L A proposes 70 keep these cans
in sanitary condition and have the con-
tents burned.
The litter nov seen on our streets i GER
tsinly very unbecomiug 70 any weli-reg-
ulated town. aud II seen by a visitor from
Cuba would justly eutitle Us 20 unfzvor-
able criticism
The towns Of Pennsylvania as well as
others all over the United Stztes are i'm
proving wonderfully along esthstie lines,
and Somerset can keep pace with the
best. adopting modern methods in the
management Of the streets As well As in
the management Of other affairs
With ths comforts that sewers will
bring Us. and more care in the disposal
Of scraps and debris, our town will not
only be beautiful for situation - bat IA
m0usly healthy. neat and sweet
To assist in carrying Out the plan pro-
posed an entertainment viii be given by
our talented and patriotic young ladies
and gentlemen in the Opera House early
in March As every property holder.
every resident, and all visitors will be
benefited in the expenditure Of the mon
ey raised. il is hoped there vii be lib
erSl patronage. '. l. A
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21
Rovs waking a. SiAgsra.

The man who wanted 70 walk across
Niagara Falls on 3 rope was wisely re-
strained by the authorities Probably
ne Is thankful that such was the case
Death comes soon enough Take the in
roads Of disease for example. Common
ailments ike constipation, dyspepsia,
biliousness. malaria aud nervousness,
do much 10 shorten life There IS med
icine that viii cure these. if taken faith
fnlIy. and that is Hoststtsr's Stomach
Bistsrs. Set the stomach right, and good
health II =ars 70 follow. This peerless
remedy hss record OF over ffty years Of
cures to back it up. When in need OF
medicine Of this kind, get the old reliable
Hostetter's Stomach Bittsrs. with Pri-
vzta Revenue stamp over the neck Of
The h.ottla
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21
ROss-zsiglsr Kupti.ls.

On Sunday evening. February llth,
after sermon by the pastor, Rev. d. G..
Hetriek, beautiful wedding took place
in the Reformed church al New Buens
Vista. Bedford county
The contracting parties were MI.
Charles II. Ross. Of Shanksville, this
county. and Miss Carrie B. Zeigler. of
New Buenz Vista. Before the closing
hymn, the bridal party marched up the
middle aisle 10 the chanoel. where the
pastor performed the ceremony in the
presence Of large congregation, using
the beautiful ring service Of the Reformed
Church. At the conclusion Of the service
the bridal party withdrew and the con-
gregafion joined in singing "Blest be the
Tie that Binds,r and were dismissed
with the benedictiOn by the pastor. The
bride has been the faithful organist Of the
above church for eighi years, and for
four years one Of the most successful
teachers CT Bedford county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21
IMPORTANT DECISION.


In the recent case 81 Rafferty, vs. Ncr-
ris. the Superior Court Of Pennsylvania
decided an important and interesting
point Of Law. The czse WAS tried in Clear
neld county, before Judge Gordon. and
fhe farss were a. follows: RAffertys had
advertised tract OF timber land 1t pub
lie aacsion- Norris was the highest bid
der. and after the sale be refused 10 taks
the property cn the groand that there was
not the amount Of timber represented in
the advertisement. and because fraud had
been. a. ne alleged. prac.iced by the Raj
fertys. Rshertys then weat on and read
yertised and resold the timber, and, it
haviag sold for several hundred Lolla-s
less than Norris bid, they susd TO recover
the difference. aud also their expenses
connected with the resale. On the trial.
upon the cross examination OF plaintiffs,
Mr.. Norris counsel, Messrs. Swoope &
Patton. drew out the fact that Raffertys
had employed a party 70 bid up the tim
Der land for them 70 certain price. and
defendants counsel eoDtsnded that this
vitiated the sale and rendered il fraudu-
lent, and that the plaintiffs could co. re-
cover. Judge Gordon 50 held. and plain
tifEs appealed the case to the Superior
Court. and, in the decision handed down,
the Superior CO1rt has affirmed the decis-
ion of Judge Gordon. and s1s;sins the
position OF defendants counsel that the
employment of a party to bid for the own
e. At = pnblic sale Is fraud on bidders,
and renders the sale void and non forci-
BILE Parties who are selling property al
auction should note this decision, As It IS
understood that in some localities il Is 4
common practice at such sales to have
some one or more persons TO bid for the
owners in order 70 prevent sacrifice Of the
property, but under this decision this is
illegal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21
RzADIxe rOR OLD AND YOUNG.
It's Selection Kads Al Easy Matter il the
Advice Be Taken


Advice be Taken
In these days of fat presses and cheap
methods Of printing. a great deal Of
worthless reading matter and not little
that Is positively harmful is thrust upon
the attention Of the public This IS true
Of books and true of newspapers But
there are standards for both. set by dis
eliminating public. That standard is set
very high in Pennsylvania. where school
houses abound and the reading habit IS
strongly developed
For almost ia years the standard news
paper Of Western Pennsylvania has been
the Pittsburgh Commercial GaZette. IIs
name is household word. ana it is a
household fsvorite. Il contains nothing
unelean and IS thoroughly up 20 date and
reliable Il aims to present facts and not
sensations; is mission is the diffusion Of
information, and il never deviates from
that course. II has gained new friends
every year Of It's long life and retained
old ones by presenting the news in hole
some. attractive shape Il gives every
day ali the news Of the world that is
worth printing or reading. It i the rec
ognized Pittsburgh authority in CONNER
eial and financial matters, but il Is as
much the farmers paper as the bankers
or the merchants; ss much the miners
aud mechanics as the millionairs's, for it
watches for news Of Interest 70 all the peo-
pie. 1t has won popular respect because
Il Is Trustworthy.
In addition 70 all the news. gathered By
the greatest newsgathering ageney in the
world. the Associated Press, il has sperial
reports from alert and trained cOrr&-
pondents in ali important fields: il has
its story for the lovers Of wholesome fie-
ton, its fashion notes and household
hints for the ladies, its crisp comment On
questions Of the hour. its fund Of inform
alton for every body. Republican in pol
itics and a supporter OF the bes; prinei-
pies Of that party. il Is not :he organ or
mOnthpiece Of any faction. bat Is unfet-
tered. The world is making history al
rspid rate in these days; the Commercial
Gazette faithfully mirrors that history.
Il costs only 8 year for the Daily. or 81
for the Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21
80 q 81 gines Z oa.

The fight between Andrew Carnegie
snd Henry c. Frick over the stock hold
ings Of the latter in the Carnegie steel
Compsny, Limited. eliminated last week
in the fling of bill 10 eqaity in the
Common Ple4s Court Of Allegheny eoun-
" by Pric= against the Carnegie Com
pany.
Frick makes serious charges against
Mr.. Carnegie personally, aud, after men,
tioniur several alternatives for Mr.. Car
nezie 70 take. asks that in tue event Of
refusal Rscsiver be appointed 70 sell the
great property aud distribute the balance
among the partners The suit is the most
imoortsut ever fled in this country In con-
ne.tiou With the steel business. and Il =
generally conceded that the great Steel
COMPANY has reached crisis in lis ex-
istenes.
Friek alleges that in June, lsa2. CArne-
gie. Phipps 4 Co. one Of the original
arms merged into the Carnegie steel
C,muznT. declared dividend Of two
handred per cent on its capital stock of
s. 600 o0o the dividend amounting 70 slo.-
0oaoo. Atths same time Carnegie Bros
A Co. the osbsr firm since merged, de-
clsred = dividend OF the same smoan; on
the same capital stock Frick further
ssvs that the b1sineSs from iss. o 100
vss enormously profitable. growing oy
Iszps aud jumps from year 10 year untii'
I, Issg the firm actually made on low
n-ic.-i contracts in net profits. after pay
ing ali expenses of ali kinds. 2l.0o0.coa
In November. Isp. Carnegie estimated
the ned proars for 1900 al so oOo.0cO. and
then Prick estimated them Al s42.Sb,0o0
Carnegie valued the entire property al
over $50. 90 OB0. and avOwed bis ability.
in ordinary prosperous timss, 70 sell the
D-ooartv on the London msrkei for <ieS,-
osp 6sso sterling. or S500.o .o0o,0o-
In NAY. 1890. Carnegie actually receiv-
A in cash. aud still keeps. sl-I7e.ebo. Civ
an him A. a mere bonus for Ms ninety
a.x., option t0 sell his 5fty eight ana
oos helf per cent Interest in this Steel
/ e,,,nn.ny for sl57. .s5o.0oo. Frick'ss six per
-, on this basis. wouId be worth sl6.-
9zS an Prick DOW alleges right a. the
b;-b. ,f this enormously successful bus
/ ine-s whereby. st ie4ss in part, be made
A. Carnegie these enormous profits and
vsiaas- that Carnegie suddenly, and with
,n.,svolent intent toward him, on De-
..-.,t,sr 4. lsse. Arbitrarily demanded Of
hiya his resignation s. csairsnsn. and this
.-i,hoat any reason except 70 crafty Car
4 ns~sss= malice
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21

The work Of Euumerators in connec-
ton with the taking OF the lczh census OF
the United States viii commence June l.
The compensation Of EBumeTators Is tx
ed by the Director 81 Census under sec
ton Is 0f the Act Of March 5. lss9. which
reads in part a. follows:
.-In subdivisions where he shall deem
such allowance sufficient. an allowance OF
not les thzE two nor more than three
cents for each living inhabitant and for
each death reported not lsss than fileen
nor more than twenty cents for each
farm aud not less taAH twenty nor more
than thirty cents for each establishment
Of productive industry enumerated aud
returned may be given IN foil eonpeusa-
satiOn for all services For all other sub
divisions per diem rates shall be fixed
by the Director Of the Census according
TO the difficulty Of enumeration. having
reference to the nature Of the region 70
be cAnvzssed and the density or sparse
ness Of settlement, OF other considers
tions pertinent thereto: bat the compen-
sation allowed % any enunerator in any
such district shall not be les than three
dollars nor more than six dollars per day
Of ten hours actual field work each The
Subdivisions to " whieh the several rates
compensation shall apply shall be desig-
mated by the Director Of the Census at
least two weeks in advance Of the emu
meration.-
Each person seeking appointment as
Censns Enumerstor must make 4 written
application TO the Supervisor for the dis
trief Of which he i a resident All per-
sons in this. the 18Th Census District Of
Pa. seeking appointment A. Enumers-
tors should address Geo r Scull, ESQ.
Supervisor Of Census. Somerset, Pa, and
on receipt Of their request they viii be
furnished by him with the necessary
blanks for making formal application for
appointment The I3th Pa, Census Dis
trict embraces the counties Of Blair,
Bedford, Cambria and Somerset