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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The we'll known Barton mill To-
Gated below Bloomsbury has new
owner. Elisha Dreisbach purchas-
ed the property on Monday for
$4,000. The plant has been under
Mr.. Driesbach's management for
some time past.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The Bloomsbury Wheelmen are
dcsirous of getting library for
their club house. The necessary
funds will, if possible, be raised by
subscription. Solicitors are now
out and are meeting, we are in
formed, with success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Tires, cements, inner tubes,
wrenches, bells, lamps, grips, buff
ers, enamels, oil, plugs, patches,
and all bike sundries at Mercer S
Drug and Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Carpenters are at work making
ready the room formerly occupied
by the Bloomsbury Banking
Company, for ]. Lee Martin, who
will open a jewelry store. Mr..
Martin learned the business with
J. G. Wells, in this town, several
years ago. He has many friends
who wish him success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The gents furnishing store Of our
former townsman, A. H. Stroh, at
West Pittston was badly damaged
by fire last night. The exterior
was completely gutted and the en-
tire stock ruined. There was an
insurance sufficient to cover about
two thirds of the loss. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

L. f. Whary is showing a beau
tiful line of the renowned Limoges
Chinaware. All the leading shapes.
namely Perle, Odette, Roman and
Marquis. He also has nice line
Of samples.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Just one more night. Tony,
the Convict" Opera House, Thurs
day, March IS. You all want to
see the play and hear the latest
popular songs. The Winona boys
guarantee that you will not regret
the expenditure of .35c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Are you going to move? If so,
you will probably need some neat
wall paper to beautify your rooms.
You can find a large stock and
many pretty patterns at Mercer's S
Drug and Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Robert M. Potter was thrown
from carriage and rendered un-
conscious, near his home in Pine
township. Saturday evening. He
is collector Of taxes for that town
ship.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The hall being erected by the P.
o. S. of A. at Jouestown. is very
nearly completed. The order is in
a thrifty condition.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Fire destroyed Eli Mussleman S
house, i'll Greenwood township, on
Saturday. The building was occu-
pied by Mrs. Jacob Stroup. She
was away from home on Saturday,
and when she returned the struc-
ture was in ruins. The household
goods were also destroyed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Tablets, paper, box paper, envel-
opes, blank books of all kinds, It's
she papers, lead pencils, erasers,
and Doan's Kidney Pills, at Mer-
GERS Drug and Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Drugs and patent medicines, toi-
let articles, brushes, combs and
perfumery, and all articles kept in
frst-class drug store, at Mercer's S
Drug and Book store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

"Catch the opportunity" BY
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla now
you may build up your health and
prevent serious illness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

For RENT--Second floor front
of COLUMBIAN building. Steam
heat, electric light, gas and all
modern conveniences. Possession
April Ist. Apply to Geo. E.
Elwell. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Frank Roys ventured out OF doors
on Saturday for the first time after
two weeks confinement to the
house by an attack OF grippe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

II Wonder Where She is To-
night?' pathetic, descriptive song,
with twenty-t wo colored views at
TONY the Convict. Opera House
Thursday, March IS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The Bloomsbury Cycle Works,
on Iron street, is now ready to fix
up your bicycle for spring use.
Workmanship guaranteed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The annual gymnastic exhibition
of the Normal School will be held
next Thursday evening, March IS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

J. D. Emory Of Forks, will move
on the S. ]. Pealer farm at Asbury
il the spring.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Samuel Hess of Guava has receiv-
ed an increase of pension. He now
gets $I4. 90 per month.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

+. II. Bardo, of indianapolis,
exhibited two pretty 1900 model
bicycles in town on Tuesday. They
were made by the Iroquoise Mfg.
Co
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

That celebrated Limoges can be
seen in all its beauty at l.. E.
Whary's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08
Legal advertisements On page J..

Leases and notices to quit, for
sale at this office. tt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

MONEY TO LoAN.-Payments on
easy installments. Inquire of
A. N. YoST, Atty,
st Writ Block, Bloomsbury, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Wall paper, wall paper. window
shades, window shades. Many
patterns, many prices. at Mercer's
Drug and Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The sudden rise in the river by
the recent heavy rains carried away
the Lime Ridge ferry boat. 1t was
caught at Danville.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Bibles, large and small. Prices
right, at Mercer's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Take your bike to the Blooms
burg Cycle Works, Iron street,
and get it cleaned and fixed up for
your first ride in the spring.
Michael Flaherty had the flesh
of his right hand badly lacerated,
while at work on a lathe at Har-
man & Hassert's shops on Wednes-
day.
The new Chinaware, the real
thing, which is being SO extensive
ly advertised in all the leading
journals-Liinoges. It's fine. Call
and see it at Whary's.
Bloomsbury has very economi-
cal individual. 1t is said that he
actually stops his clock when he
closes his st ore, to save time. OF
course its only hearsay.
500 Wah, the Oriental clothes
cleaner who has been conducting a
laundry on Iron street, for some
time past, has left for parts un-
known. Depressed spirits, brought
OH by decadency of work, is the
cause.
Roads in the country are reported
by people who travel great deal,
to be i'll very bad condition. The
creek, or lower road, leading from
Lightstreet to Orangeville, is espec-
tally bad, some parts Of it being so
muddy as to be almost impossible.
We are in receipt of communi-
cation from A. w. Spear, cores
ponding secretary of the Columbia
County Sabbath School Association,
informing us that the annual con-
vention of the Association will be
held this year at Millville, May
24th and 25th, inclusive.
If it was not for the educated and
refined class of people, such plays
as Faust would go begging. Is
that, then, not proof enough that
there is really true merit in the
grand old piece? See Porter J.
White in it at the Opera House Sat
III day. March TO
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08
THE COLUMBIAN.

BLOOMSBURY, FA.
THURSDAY, MARCH s, 1900.
Entered at the Post ODice at bloomsbury, Pa.
as second class matter, March ], 1883.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

The new Chinaware, the real
thing, which is being SO extensive
ly advertised in all the leading
journals-Limoges. It's fine. Call
and see it at Whary's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Bloomsbury has very economi-
cal individual. 1t is said that he
actually stops his clock when he
closes his st ore, to save time. OF
course its only hearsay.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Michael Flaherty had the flesh
of his right hand badly lacerated,
while at work on lathe at Har-
man & Hassert's shops on Wednes-
day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Take your bike to the Blooms
burg Cycle Works, Iron street,
and get it cleaned and fixed up for
your first ride in the spring.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-08

Tom VandersIice, OF The "DalIy, was
one OF the Bloomsburgers who witnes sed the
production of the notorious "Sapho," al
Wilkes. Barre, T ursday night He says the
company was a weak one, and the perform.
ance very poor. B'oomsburg is not the only
town that gets faxed" in the way Of shows.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
BANKS ROBBED.
1nstttutions at Wellington, ILL.,, and
Hardy, Neb., Suffer Heavy
Loss by BurElars.

Hoopeston, ILL.,, March 26.-Pate's
bank, owned and operated by Alex
ander Pate, of wellington, five miles
north of this city, was entered by
burglars at an early hour Saturday
morning, the safe blown open and
$4,000 in cash, notes and other valu-
able papers taken. The robbers Sc
cured entrance to the bank by prying
open the side door to Pate's large
general store, in which the bank is
located. From the grocery depart
ment they carried sacks Of flour and
piled them about the safe to deaden
the explosion. The thieves took from
the safe $2,7so in currency, $3.50 in
school orders, $50 in revenue stamps
and . check of $120 on ,Hamilton &
Cunningham's bank Of this city. OF
the booty secured by the robbers $3.50
was in silver. A bag Of nickels in the
safe was not taken.
Hardy, Neb., March 28.-The State
bank of this place was visited'by bur-
glars about three o'clock Saturday
morning. They blew open the safe
with dynamite and secured $4,000. No
trace of the robbers has beon secured
Yot.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
From Nashingto on.
How a>Llttle Boy wac saved.

Washington, D. when our boy
was about 16 months old he broke out
with a rash which was thought to be
measles. In few days he had swell
ing on the left side of his neck and
It was decided to be mumps. He was
given medical attendance for about
three weeks when the doctor said it
was scrofula and ordered a salve. He
wanted to lance the sore, but would
not let him, and continued giving him
medicine for about four months, when
the bunch broke in two places and be-
came running sore. Three doctors
said it was scrofula, and each or
dered q blood medicine. A neighbor
told me of case somewhat like our
baby's which was cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla. I decided to give it to
my boy and in short while his health
improved and his neck healed so nice
ly that I stopped giving ;lim the med
icine. The sore broke out again. how
ever, whereupon I again gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and its persistent
use has accomplished a complete
cure" MRS. NErT1E CHASE, A K st.,
ME-
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happ enings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington From the East the
West and the South.
rHR LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sIxTl1 CONGRESS.

FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Almost the entire session of the
United States senate on the 22d was
spent in the discussion of the confer
ence report upon the Porto Rico ap-
preparation bill. In the house the Loud
bill relating: to second-class mail mat
ter was 'recommitted to the committee
ON post Offices.
The United States senate on the 23d
agreed to send the diplomatic and con-
sular bill to conference and passed
the Porto Rico $2,o0o,Oo0 appropriation
bin a. amended in conference by o vote
of IS to Is. In the house the confer.
ence report on tho Porto Rican relief
bill was presented, LAP private pension
bills were passed, and Mr.. Fitzgerald
(Mass.) offered a resolution directing
the postmaster general to exclude the
book "Sapho" from the mails.
The United States senate on the
Gath reeommitted the bill providing
for a civil government for Porto Rico
and accepted statue of Oliver P.
Morton from the state of Indiana to
be placed in Statuary hall. In the
house the conference report on the
Porto Rican relief bill was agreed to
and the bill appropriating $4,000 for
plans for a Grant memorial to be
erected in Washington was passed.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
CauEht I'm Clhicaro.

Chicago, March 26.-James Dunlap,
knig of safeblowers and noted for
having been implicated IN the famous
bank robbery in Northampton, Mass,
many years ago when $4,000, 900 was
stolen, was arrested in Chicago Sat-
urday evening under circumstances
which led the police to believe he is
again in the criminal field. Dunlap
was implicated also in the Falls River
River, Mass, bank robbery, when
$4oo 900 was stolen, and in the Quincy,
ILL.,, bank robbery, when $4,000 was
taken. He served time, however, for
neither Of these robberies In his pos.
session set of safe-blowing tools
was found, including a quantity of
fuse and nitroglycerin.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

In the Hawaiian islands, according
to the latest reports, there arc 21,616
Chinese. OF these Is are doctors; mer-
chants and traders number s22, in
cluding women; 1856 are clerks and
statesmen, 1s of these women; of me
chanics there are 22o; mariners, IL
only; fishermen, 204; drivers and
teamsters, 1o5. In the country, apart
from Honolulu, there are SO Chinese
coffee planters, 90 ranches. 71s rice
planters, 2 Of them women; of farm
ers and agriculturists 1878, and the
laborers number 1924. There are no
Chinese lawyers.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
WILL DIVIDE PROFITS.
to the Wages Of Its Em.
pl0yes.

Charleston, S. c., March 26.-The
York cotton mills, Of Yorkville, this
state, have announced that they
would on next pay day take three per
cent. from the annual dividend and
add it to the wages of the operatives.
The wages of some Of the employees
recently were increased 80 per cent.
These were not included in the pres
ent increase. President Ashe says:
I'VE cannot but forsee that there must
be an end Of the epresent boom some day and
when we get back to tho comparatively fiat
depression Of . few years ago. If we ever
do, just AZ We voluntarily increase wages
now. wa will be compelled to reduce them
then"
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

Another terrible habit which il said
to be even worse than tho drinking of
alcohol is becoming very common in
eastern Prussia. A correspondent of
one of the eastern papers in writing
letter relating to the matter says
that this new habit is nothing more
nor less than the drinking of ether.
It is now sold in tho saloons like any
other liquor, four or five grammes to
the glass, and in the town of Memel
alone the amount sold last year was
$500 quarts. The effect is said to be
four times. more powerful than that
of an equal amount of alcohol.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

Mrs. Mary Falk, of Elmira, N. r,
has In her possession q miniature of
Robert Burns, painted from life by
Mrs. Falk's grandfather, William Mo.
Quhse.
In answer to the question:: allow do
you prefer to work?' Henry James
has replied: "At night, in q quiet
room, with an old pen and fresh
| cigarette"
Diana Tempest is said to be the
most typical book Of Miss Mary Chol-
mondeley, whose Red Pottage has
been SO strikingly successful. This
writer is both q witty observer of
character and q teller of an exciting
story.
Mrs. Henry de la Pasture is young
English writer, whose work has recent
ly attracted much attention. Her
novel, Deborah Of Tod's, contains ex-
periences of life in Devonshire cot
tage. Her great-aunt, sister of Gen.
Sir Henry Floyd, was the wife of the
great Sir Robert Peel.
In his address to tho London Au-
thors' club. Mr.. Choate mentioned
Don Quixote," "The Pilgrims Prog
ress," the "Compleat Angler and
Robinson Crusoe'' as being the most
famous books handed down to the
present generation.
s. r. Crockett, the novelist, keeps
for use in writing his books, q large
collection of carefully indexed scrap
books, like those of Charles Reade,
filed with clippings from newspapers
of all parts of the world, to a great
number of which he subscribee.
Israel Zangwill became both author
and publisher at 1e, by writing q
story and going into partnership with
another boy in the publication there
of. Hamlin Garland says of him: 'tHe
may yet come to be the most widely
trusted intellectual teacher of the
Jews. At IS his work il hard.
ly begun"
An ,Americal lady In London went to
George Enot's grave in company with
. 14-year-old girl, who carried . tail
English lily. When questioned, the
child said: II am going to. put II. on
George Eliot's grave for grandfather.
He thinks she IL next to Shakespeare" {"
Another traveller found an old Texan
woman doing all her household drudg-
cry, and finding her inspiration in Mid
dlemarch. - -, :, s s"s.:s' =.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

A remarkable result of the coal
famine prevailing in all the manufac-
turing districts Of Europe appears in
dispatch from Hamburg that .
steamship has arrived there from
Newport News, Va, with a cargo Of
American coal, which is to be shipped
to the districts of Bohemia and Sax
ony where the strikes still prevail.
This condition may not last long, but
it shows that in time of emergency
this country Is not only tho granary
but the coalfleld of the world.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
Academy Burned.

stoughton, Wis.,, March 26.-The
Stoughton academy was totally de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. The institu-
ton was run under the auspices of
the Norwegian Lutheran synod and
was attended by LIP students hailing
from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and
the Dakotas. The pecuniary loss il
not heavy. The academy will prob
ably be rebuilt.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

Following close upon the vigorous
exploitation OF the wonders and pos
sibilities of liquid air comes the an
nouncement that Swiss scientist has
discovered a process of separating it
into its component parts In such .
way as to produce pure oxygen on q
large scale and at little cost. This
would be an ideal solution of the fuel
question. It looks, little a. if these
wonderful statements might be part
of scheme to boom liquid air spec
ulatiOn.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
News In Brief.

Carl Lambert, 14-year-old Mime
apolis boy who was reported lost, was
found in St. Paul making living sell
ing papers and flowers.
Archangelo Christello, a life convict
at the state prison, died of consump.
ton.
Some 100000 still due the state for
money expended in assisting to fit
out volunteer troops will be paid by
the war department soon. This is
the opinion of Adjutant General Lam.
bert, who returned from WASHINGTON,
where he fled final papers in the
case.
Hans A. Aakes, the reform candi-
date, was elected mayor of Moorhead
The grand jury found indictments
against four "blind pigs" at Winona,
H. T. Enger, of Minneapolis, was
sent to the workhouse for 30 DAYS for
beating his wife.
A discharged patient from one of
the state insane asylums called at the
probate court, in Minneapolis, to re-.
new acquaintances and incidentally to
demand pay for the time he was incar-
cerated. He estimated his time worth
81 per day, and, leaving out Sundays
and holidays, he found that he was en-.
titled to pay for 2,142 days, or $4,2ss
for seven years.
l.. n. Scott has asked for the sp.
pointment of a receiver for the Twin
City Jockey Club.
The attorney general decides that
when a legal newspaper consolidates
with a publication that has no legal
standing the name of the joint Office
must be that of the legal publication.
While ]. F. Hack and daughter were
out riding, at Dover, the horse ran
away and threw him out severely in
juring both of them.
The mutual insurance companies
have decided that they will pay the
state fee of $50 under the Somer~
vile foreign corporation law. i
The -Washburn Flour Mills
Company have purchased the property
OF the Holly Mill Company.
BY the bursting of fly wheel in the
Northern Pacific shops, at Brainerd.
the building was badly damaged.
The United States Express Company
has paid to the state treasurer
$1,ss5.s2, being three per cent on its
gross earnings.
-. Simon Moeller was found dead in
his home near Rosemount.
The Convent Of the Visitation wos
robbed of silverware and other val
uables tor the third time within q
week.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
VICTIMS or AHMpB.
NsSFo and White MAJ 1ynehed et
Emporla, Va, After Troops
Are Withdrawn,s So -

Richmond, Va, March 26.--A mob
which for So hours'had surged around
the little Jail at Emporia, Greenesville
county, Va, about noon Saturday Sc
cured the opportunity for which it
thirsted, dragged two prisoners forth
and hanged them to the same limb,
filling the body of. one with bullets as
he hung writhing and gasping in the
air. The two men were Walter Cotton.
q negro, who ON Thursday shot two
officers who were attempting to arrest
him for burglary, and q white. man
who aided Cotton in the robbery, but
was not implicated in the murder.
AS soon as the two prisoners were
lodged in Jail q, mob began to gather
for the avowed purpose OF lynching
Cotton, and it quickly assumed for
midable proportions. It was under the
leadership of ex-Judge r. P. Barham,
of Greenesville county. The sheriff and
judge, becoming alarmed, telegraphed
Gov. Tyler for troops. A company
was sent on special train, but the
murmurs of the people became so loud
that the sheriff ordered the soldiers
home and the governor approved his
order.
The troops had been gone but q
short time when tho mob rushed on
the jail. The deputy in charge made
a formal resistance-that is, he en-
tered protest. The men were deter
mined, however, to lynch Cotton and
decided to execute him in broad day.
light as o lesson to all who would
commit crime. There was consider
able delay in getting the prisoner un-
chained. He was led out of the prison
with a rope about his neck. The man
was SO frightened that he could not
speak.
The negro was dragged through the
crowd to tree between the court
house and the Bank of Greenesville. An
active youth climbed to the first limb,
the rope was thrown to him and he
placed the end over the branch and
dropped it to the crowd. "Now. every
body pull" said some one, and many
willing hands hoisted the murderer
from the ground. Several bullets were
nreu INTO the negrO's BODY.
A cry went up for the life of 0 O'Grady,
the white man. A rush was made for
the jail. The negroes in the mob were
especially loud in demanding that
O'Grady be lynched. ''You have killed
the negro, now lynch the white man" f"
they demanded. Former Judge George
p. Barham, who had led the mob that
lynched Cotton, made speech to the
crowd. He said that Cotton was a
confessed murderer while O'Grady
claimed to be innocent. "Let's give him
chance to prove that he is not guilty, -
said the Judge.
: 1--WE know he is guilty." replied
scores of voices. Col. Field, of Peters
burg. also begged the mob not to act
hastily. These pleadings were of no
avail and the mob again broke into the
Jail and brought O'Grady out with a
rope about his neck. He was hanged
to the tree where Cotton had been
lynched. Most of those pulling the
rope were negroes. He soon expired
from strangulation.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30
For Foreign Countries

The Gillette-Herzog Company, of
Minneapolis, has been asked to submit
bids on the structural iron work in
the mines at johannesburg, South
Africa. The contract calls for work
amounting to $150,0O0. The same COM
pany was asked for bids for street rail-
way building in Lisbon, and II cars
of ironwork were shipped to Honolulu
recently, being the first material for
the great sugar plant being construct
ed by the company.
The Worthington advance., 1900-03-30

A New Orleans man, who was left
bankrupt at the end of the civil: war,
has just paid off his last creditor, and
now at the age of 81 he says he is
ready to die as the burden of debt has
at last been removed. There are few
such men in this world. Most of
them seem to be trying to mako some
one else foot the bills.