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The colored American., 1900-10-27

Miss Gibbs appointment as musical
directress, as she won her way fairly.
That the Capital Savings bank is on
tidal waye of prosperity, with Bailey.
Notary and Douglass as chief pilots.
That Wsshipgtonisns are preparing
to give special agent T. ]. Galloway
the HgIad hand" on his return to these
parts.
That an up-town club house is
ag ain among the possibilities and that
efferrescent "Shad" Brown will be at
the helm.
That Elk Superinter dent George Z.
7. Cooks stature has increased by
comparison with our new educational
conditions.
That DR.. Alice NJ. Waring has the
incest office in her section of the city,
and ia building up very substantial
patronage.
That self'respecting colored Ieopls
refuse to 60 into the galleries TO which
Managers Chase and Hashim wish to
consign them.
That the names Of Paul Laurence
Dunbar and r E. Toomey are being
bracketed IS Washington's finest pair
of dialecticians.
Tns: the loDg-range. ready-mad sys-
te ID of edith a newspaper dots not
snake hit' with the intelligent peo-
of Waship gton.
That Office holders no use the pres
tige Of their positions to obtain credit,
should not be permitted to evade their
just obligations
That the brillisnt and energetic Rev.
%. NJ. Waller ia preaching the ser
mons OF his life and drawing to ST.
Luke's the strongest intellectual forces
of the community.
That L. G. Moore, J. r. G.. Newsome,
A W. Binkley and W. Lee Person 1ex
peet to be smear the throne" in case
Bryan gets there.
That the finance committee Of the
Afro American Council is pushing the
test of the Louisiana suffrage law with
vigorous hand.
That the Negro has yet to learn that
reforms can best be effected by giving
a calm and dispassionste hearing to all
sides of the situation
That Prof w. 8. Richards would
just fit first'elass consulship at some
educational center in England. Scot
land, France or Germany.
That Travis Glascoe is keeping his
weather eye on things and like one
Joey Baystcck, of Dickens fame is
devIlish sly, sir-devilish sly.
That the Grand and Academy are
run by theatrical back numbers who
tn ink their cheap vaudeville output Is
too good for Negroes to enjoy.
That people who make a speciality of
washing dirty linen at our lyeeums lay
themselves liable to be set upon by
square dealing presiding officeIs.
That a circumstance which gives
one an opportunity to Inc up bis
friends and his enemies in definite
array. Is not without its blessing.
That CopgTt ssynan White will prac-
| t;oa law in the District of CoIuuohio
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16
FIRE SWEPT.
The Village of Turbotville the
Scene of an Awful
Conflagration.
Spontaneous Combustion the
Probable Cause.

The village of Turbotville, five
miles east of Watsontown, was almost
wiped out by fire Stature ay afternoon.
Forty-seven buildings were destroyed
and about $50 people made homeless.
OF the forty.seven buildings burned
twenty-one are dwellings, three stores,
and the balance barns and stables.
The fire started about 1890 in a
large barn occupied jointly by John
Moser and Peter Menges. 1t is
thought to have originated from spon-
taneous combustion, as large guam
tity of new hay was stored in the
building.
The flames soon gained great head
way. The entire population of the
town turned out, and bucket brigade
was formed, but was unable TO cope
with the fire, which was soon beyond
control. The flames jumped from
one building to another, and the
frame structures burned like paper.
AS the flames spread to the dwell
ing houses women and girls joined
the firehghters and did valiant work,
but it was not until five o'clock that
the flames were gotten under control.
Messages had been sent to Milton
and Watsontown for assistance, but
before the apparatus started for the
scene orders were sent them not to
come, owing to scarcity of water.
Every cistern and we'll IN the town
was pumped dry.
The further spread of the flames
were stopped by row of brick build
ings.
The heaviest losers are Peter Men.
ges, Louis Rubenaltz and r. Hay
man, who conducted the three stores.
The total loss is estimated at sos, 1000.
Hundreds of people from the sur
rounding country visited the scene on
Sunday. The section of Main and
adjoining streets, over which the fire
swept, presents weird and desolate
appearance. Here and there the
blackened skeleton of house is left
standing, but in most instances moth,
ing but ashes remain to mark the
place where building stood when the
fire fiend began its destructive work.
Occasionally one could see the charred
bones of horse or some other ami
NAL that perished in the flames.
The people who were rendered
homeless by the fire have all been
quartered in the homes of their more
fortunate neighbors, and those who
are in position to rebuild will be-
gin work Immediately to replace their
burned structures. Many, however,
have lost everything they had and will
be unable to rebuild.
AS an illustration of the rapid
spread of the flames one man stated
that when he saw the fire nearing his
home he picked up pocketbook con-
tailing $500 and started to leave. At
that instant he thought of his horse
Continued on Page SGD Col.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16
RlFFO-REDEKER.

A very pretty nuptial event was
celebrated at the the home of DR.. and
Mrs. F. w. Redeker, on East street
Tuesday morning. atten o'clock, when
their daughter Lillian A. was married
to Marion B. Riffo. The ceremony
took place in the parlor, and was per
formed by Rev. Nj. E. McLlnn of the
Lutheran church. Elmer M. Milheim
was best man. Miss Carrie Redeker,
sister of the bride was maid of honor,
and Miss Laura Redeker, also sister
OF the bride, brides maid. Wagner's
wedding march was beautiful render
ed by Miss Anna Redeker, the brides
cousin. An elaborate breakfast fol-
lowed, after which the happy couple
departed for trip up the Hudson
River. The groom is a graduate OF
the Bloomsburg Normal School. He
Is at present employed in Philadelphia
where they will reside.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16
NO ENUMERATION
All Industrial Establishments
to be Taxed.
Councils Action Causes Some
Comment.

1t has been the custom of this
town to exonerate new industrial
plants from local taxes for a period of
years, for some time past. 1t has
been done as an lnducemert to man
ufacturers to locate here. It is no
secret that, strictly speaking, it was
unlawful, and the recent discovery of
the Town Council that they had no
right to do it, is nothing new. 1t has
been done for dozen years or more,
and by common consent no question
has been raised heretofore concerning
it.
The coming of the Silk Mill was
shortly followed by the erection of
nearly twenty dwelling houses by Mr..
Ratti, the construction of which gave
employment to our mechanics and
made business for material men, and
upon which taxes have been paid ever
since. And the same may be SAID of
the Carpet Mill. More than this, the
industrial plants in our community
give employment to labor, and by
their large payrolls every month put
in circulation thousands of dollars,
the benefits of which are felt by the
whole town.
1t would not be fair, nor just,
even if lawful, to continue this
system to any plant Indefinitely, its
object being only to foster and en-
courage them until they are firmly es-
tablished. But the action of the
Council, just at this time, when a
Board of Trade has been organized
for the purpose of bringing new in.
dustrles to our town, seems to be in
opportune and ill-timed. They have
resclnded all such generations, and
this is public notice to the world that
no more plants will be exonerated
from taxes, now that they have dis
covered the well-knowr fact that such
generations are unlawful So is it
unlawful to do great many other
things that are done. Selling cigars,
soda water, keeping open barber
shops, running milk wagons, ice wag.
ons, and the like on Sunday, are un-
lawful, and yet they are permitted, by
common consent, because they add to
the comfort and convenience of the
public, and an effort to stop them, a
few years ago, proved very unpopu-
lar. So us it unlawful to use pro-
fame and indecent language on the
streets, or in the hearing of ladies',
and yet that sort of thing goes on
with impunity, IN the very hearing of
councimen, and under the noses of
the police, some of whom are them
selves the loudest. mouthed blasphem-
ers in town.
If this is reform movement, the
Council has begun at the wrong end.
The Board of Trade includes all the
leading business and professional men
and manufacturers of the town, and
represents the heaviest taxpayers.
The Town Council should join hands
with them in the effort to enlarge our
business interests and generally bene-
ht the town. Instead of this they
seem to have selected time for ac-
ton in this matter of taxes which will
hamper the Board of Trade in their
efforts, and their action is generally
regretted by the representative men of
Bloomsburg.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16

Samuel Gigger has purchased
from the heirs of Mrs. George w.
Supplee "a house and lot in Scott
town.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16

The employees Of the Paul f..
Writ pen factory and the families
Will picnic along Fishingcreek Sat
urday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-16

CONTINUED on Page S--2d Col. j
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
HEARTBURN.

When the quantity of food is ta-
ken too large or the quality too rich
heartburn is likely to follow, and es-
pecially so if the digestion has been
weakened by constipation. Eat
slowly and not too freely of easily
digested food. Masticate the food
thoroughly. Let six hours elapse
between meals and when you feel a
fullness and weight in the region of
the stomach after eating, indicating
that you have eaten too much, take
one of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets and the heartburn
may be avoided. For sale by Smith
Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
RECIPE FOR IcR MAKING.

Any housewife by following the
new recipe inst discovered will be
able to make ice easily. This new
ice is cheap and quickly prepared,
being composed of a kind of ammo
MIA salt. With it, ice cream may
be frozen in few minutes. So
many wonderful improvements are
being discovered that it brings into
prominence any institution that re-
mains unchanged. Such an exam
pie is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the we'll known remedy for weak
stomachs. Fifty years has seen nc
change in it. While many imita-
tions have risen and fallen, this ex,
cellent medicine has remained un'
changed-and as a cure for indlges-
ton, constipation, dyspepsia and
biliousness, it is unequalled. See
that our private revenue stamp
covers the neck of the bottle.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

Many thousands have been re-
stored to health and happiness by
the use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. If afflicted with any lung
or throat trouble, give it trial for
it is certain to prove benfcial.
Coughs that have resisted all other
treatment tor years, have yielded
to this remedy and perfect health
been restored. Gases that seemed
hopeless, that the climate of fa-
nous health resorts failed to bene-
fit, have been permanently cured by
its use. Bear in mind that every
bottle is warranted and if it does
not prove beneficial the money will
be refunded to you. For sale by
Smith Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
1T WILL MAKE Us LAUGH.

Postmaster B. NJ. Foreman, who
is as clever as the day is long, is al
ways doing something to please his
friends. Yesterday when he saw
the city editor, down-cast and de-
spondent at the way our country
was going to the demnition bow
vows in its attitude of forcible ex-
pausion, he took from his pocket a
campaign button on which was the
picture of Remmel and Mckinley
and Roosevelt, and handed it to us,
as true cure for the blues. 1t
made us laugh immensely, not
that the three fellows were funny,
but that Mr.. Foreman had ribbed
himself up to believing that either
of the three stood a ghost OF a
chance of being elected to the
places they are running for. We
shall keep the button to make US
laugh whenever we feel despond-
ent and must thank the postmaster
for the gift.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

The greatest iconoclast of the-age
is that hustling gentleman of busi-
ness who is quite sure that he has
at last cot scheme on foot that
will put an end to the Jersey mos
quito by reclaiming its breeding
beds. The Jersey mosquito is one
of the institutions of this country,
and to abolish it will be like purify
ing the Chicago river, establishing
who struck Billy Patterson, proving
whether or not Washington really
cut down the cherry tree, or set
tling any of those problems that,
like the poor, we have always with
us, Without doubt the Jersey mos
quito will have to go if the business
man gets after him. But he will
be missed at the Jersey seashore re-
sorts, while the summer humorist
of the New York and Philadelphia
newspapers will lose the stock topic
for nimble wit.-Ex.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
HO FOR COLORADO :

NO one needs to apologize for riding on
tne Denver Road II offers an uneaualed
variety OF scenery, broad vcstibuIed trnins
quick service, solid rondbed, perfect bnoI
Snge system and courteous employees.
THE SU1PTUOUS pULLMANS nre hu,
N natural woods. rich, tasteful, resifni IN
the eye. The CAFE CAR service Is nl,yav a
good. The linen Is spotlessly clean tLc
walters prompt, the food the best thc
market affords. '"e
u uses the UNION STATION, Fort Worth
PUEBLO Colorado Springs and Denver
IT EDUCATES them by blending epro,,o
the most beautiiulportlon Of fcxas ard
Colorado. '' ""'
VI RUNS through trains from Fort wo,th
10 Denver daily which pass enroutc
pike's Peak the Spanish Peaks, nnd
Ior Two hundred miles In sight OF the
mountain range. E" '"s
IT ALLOWS stop-ovcrs on summer ,o,.
ists' tickets at all points In Colorado
IT LEAVES Fort Worth at o,asa m, ne
rlves IN Denver next day In time for
midday lunch; Il aims TO please, II
invites investigation "
A. A. aLlSSoN, CHARLES l., HULL.
|" = un TIP, A.
WE srHRLlY, A.d,p,A,
Tho Denver Road, 1T. Worth, Tex
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

New Jersey workmen blame the
Mckinley administration for blast
ing the silk industry. They claim
that the trust policy of the repub-
licans has so curtailed the purchas-
ing power of the people that it has
lesseued the demand for the goods
and thrown them out of employ
ment. Thirty thousand textile
workers are out, and of 25O facto-
ries only a few are running and
these on short time.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
LAFAYETTE County Primary.

New Lewisville, July %. Returns
received from the Democratic pri-
mary election held here Saturday
show that the following persons
were nominated: N. D. Harrel,
clerk, c. C. Dubose, Sheriff; John
q. Dobsou, treasurer, John d.
Hamiter, assessor; R. L. Montgom-
cry, Judge, Hlman B. PARKS defeat
ed Hon. S. S. Harris for renomina'
ton for representative by an over
whelmiug majority. He probably
carried every box but one.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

1t is up to the submerged sex to
make a campaign for equal rights.
The tyrant woman wears her hat in
church, at the theatre, at the table
and for all we know, when she goes
to bed. Woman clothes herself ac-
cording to the weather and her own
fancy, while man is forbidden to
shed his useless and burdensome
duds when it is cruelty to animals
to compel him to wear coat. If
the miserable creature has the
spirit of a mouse, he will get shirt
waist to defy the tyrant Exchange
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

American yachts have neither
forgotten nor forgiven the caddish
behavior of the Earl of Dunraven
when he was fairly defeated in the
race for the American cup. Oliver
Iselin has given notice that he will
have nothing to do with the inter.
national regattas next month II
Duuraven is allowed to enter, and
all true sportsmen will assist Mr..
lselin in keeping the titled cad out
of good company.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
Troubles of a Minister

To benefit othets Rev. ]. T. W.
Vernon, of Hrrtwell, Ca, writes;
For a long time l had a running
sore on my leg, tried many rem
edies without benefit, until | used a
bottle OF Electric Bitters and a box
of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which
cured me sound and WE'LL" Sores,
eruptions, boils, eczema, tetter, salt
rheum show impure blood. Thous
ands have found in Electric Bitters
a grand blood purifier that abso
lntely cures these troubles. Salts
faction is guaranteed or money re
funded by Smith Drug Co. Large
bottles only 5Oc.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
TEDDY, THE POSER.
Snap Shot at the KinetescOpe Candi-
date Of the United States.

If you want to know what REAL
hero looks like study the picture of
General Grant in his careless uni
form bumped up on an army nag
too full of thought for posing.
If you want to see a KINETE-
SCOPE hero look at Colonel Roose-
velt hero of a thousand cameras.
Roosevelt has travelled through
out the West for five days and in
that time has made just FORTY
ONE SPEECHES eight speeches
per day and carry one.
He is not a SILENT hero anyhow
What has he said in his forty. one
speeches2
Practically this.
WE can lick anybody.
can lick anybody.
can lick Cinnamon and Span.
iards and bears and wolves and
Democrats.
am glad l am running.
Trippe trappe tropics.
The Beers are on the kopjes.
Hurrah for America.
Hurrah for NE.
Hurrah for blood.
Hurrah for tists.i
lean ciuch ponies. can brand
cows.
The time for thinking gone by.
This is the time for licking.
l lick somebody every day,
Here my teeth snap. Every one
is sound. l could bite of a coyotes
head.
l saved the nation. l licked
Spain.
MY cowboys, MY ancestry,
MY rough riders.
| MY-MY-MY-I-I-I-ME-ME-M
! And this is the tin soldier hero
| you are asked to vote for. If you
vote for Teddy you should be de-
ported to China in the midst of the
Boxers have your hands tied, legs
hobbled and bIindfolded, and kept
rnomentarily in dread that some
squint-eyed Boxer will impale you or
his assagair,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

The cost of the carriage aud out
fittings for coachman and footman
used by E. G. Rathbone, late direc-
tor of Cuban posts, was $4, 449.O7,
all paid with public funds. The
furnishing and repairing of his pri-
vate residence, amounting to more
than $1,000 was paid from the same
source. Yet Rathbone has not been
arrested.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

Sulphur is known to the medical
profession as an Invaluable thera-
peutic agent in all blood and skin
diseases, Littells Liquid Sulphur
is clear solution cf Dissolved Sui
phur with all its medicinal and hy-
genie qualities retained. Littels
Liquid Sulphur Remedies will cure
any skin disease on earth. Stops
itching instantly, whether caused
from prickly heat, hives, nettle
rash, poison ivy, bite, sting or the
most aggravated case of skin dis.
ease. For sale by Smith Drug
Co. IL 2 eod-w
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
HOW,S THIS 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
HalPs Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testmo-
malls free.
Halls Family Pills are the best. SO
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
A POOR MILLIONAIRE

Lately starved in London because
he could not digest his food. Early
use of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
would have saved him. They
strengthen the stomach, aid diges
ton, promote assimilation, improve
appetite. Price 25c. Money back
if not satisfied. Sold by Smith
Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

After many intricate experiments, sci
entists have discovered all the methods
for obtaining all natural digestantS. These
have been combined in the proportion
found in the human body and united with
substances that build up the digestive or,
gans, making compound called Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digestS what you eat
and allows all dyspepticS to eatgplenty Of
nOurishlng food while the stomach trouble
is being radically cured by the medicinal
agents it contains. 1t is pleasant to take
and will give Quick relief. Boyd Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

Webster Davis need not be dis
turbed at the accusation that he
plagiarized from Garfield. In the
present campaign the democrats
can present bodily as campaign ma
terial all the best utterances of the
American statesmen from Jefferson
TO Lincoln,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

The law holds both maker and circua-
tor of a counterfeit equally guilty. The
dealer who sells you dangerous counter
felt of OeWitt's Witch Hazel Salya rlsks
your life to make a little profit. You can
not trust him. DeWitt's is the only gen.
uine and original Witch Hazel Salve, a
well known cure for piles and all skin dis
eases. See that your dealer gives yon De
Wits Salve. Boyd Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

There has been so much exciting
news of late that the flying machine
man seems to have been neglected
by the press. He'll have his fly af-
ter a while. He could have made
his fortune had he been in Pekin
recently.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

Democratic conservatism in hold
ing fast TO the Declaration of Inde-
perdence Is preferable to the repub-
lcan radlcallsm which abandons
that 6ne utterance for the creed OF
Empire.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

A gentleman recently cured OF dyspepsia
gave the following appropriate rendering
OF Burns famous blessing; "Some have
meat and cannot eat, and some have none
that want IL; but we have meat and we
can eat-Kodol Dyspepsia Cure be
thanked This preparation will digest
what you eat, IL Instantly relIeyes and
radically cures indigestion and oil stom,
ach dlsorder Boyd Drug Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
Phone for Us,

And one of our wagons will call
for your bundle. Modern machin-
cry, expert help, purest washing
materials, mean but one thing
best work, Then If you care any.
thing for promptness you will like
our delivery system. We're as
punctual as clockwork--only faster
Let us call for your bundle,
RALPH Bios. STEAM LAUNDRY.
Phone $50. White wagons.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

According to the Cincinnati En-
ouirer, an Ohio woman gave an ice
cream supper to raise the money to.
bury her husband. Incongruous as
the thing may seem it was perhaps
better than passing the hat.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

One of the ironies of fate is that
Major Crozier, representative of the
United States at the Hague Peace
Commission, should be handling the
arms and ammunition in
what threatens to involve all the
Powers in war.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
Notice to WheeImen.

There's positively no need to en-,
dure discomfort by reason of chatting
sunburn, insect stings, sore and
perspiring feet or accidental bruis.
es. You forget these troubles in
using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. In,
fallible for pimples, blotches, skin
eruptlans and piles, Sold by Smith
Drug Co, 25c,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24
There's Nothing to
Be Afraid Of
'---n1TiILZzllZ<>

In purchasing meats OF all kinds here
whether your choice is beef, mutton
lamb or veal, freshness, tenderness,
luiciness and wholesomeness arc ns.
sured quantities every day In the
week, aud every week in the wear.
Sareiulness In selection and proper
handling and cutting up" are he
main elements in our business. and
we don't neglect them.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

Littells Liquid Sulphur Soap re-
duces to a minimum the danger of
contracting contagious disease, For
the toilet and bath it is without an
equal, 1t is rapidly acquiring first
place in the favor of all who use it
as an incompatible shaving soap. 10
cents. For sale by Smith Drug
Co. l1-2-eod W
The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-24

If Russia insists upon definitely
declaring war against China, our
movement to bring about the pun
ishment of the Chinese mobs by the
Pekin government must wait until
the Russo-Chinese war is ended.