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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-30
GIRLS NEVER PAY BETS.
Expect the Men to settle, hut Are
0blivious of Their own
obligations

The man who makes bet with a girl
must expect to lose, whichever way
things go. At the Washington park
race course, says the Chicago Chronicle,
thousands OF pairs of gloves have been
wagered this season, but the dealers
have not profited except when the men
have been the losers. One who has had
n good deal of experience in betting
with the fair sex said the other day:
I'D as soon expect diamonds to grow
on trees as | would to have n girl pa,- n
bet. They have queernotions about it's
being made in fun. and not counting,
and all that There's the bet | made
with Lucy Jockman the time the house
party was going down to jackson park.
She said she'd see the lake first. said
she wouldn't, and IL was gloves to
gloves, for we both needed them. Well
she was easy. All / had to do was to
keep her talking about the time I
knew the blue water line ought to heave
in sight, and she didn't see at all. Then
| said: Lucy there it is Maybe YOU
think got the gloves? Well, didn't.
Didn't expect to when made the bet.
But II the shoe had been on the
other foot, mind you--if I'd been the
loser-rd have had to pay up, of course.
IL | didn't, Lucy would have called me
down roundly and I'd never have heard
the last oft"
NO, sir" her brother soliloquized.
"A man who makes n bet with n girl
is sure to be swindled. He goes into II
with his eyes open, OF course but he's
swindled Just the same. Never saw a
fellow who didn't think the same way.
Ask 'em."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-30
Literary Notes for September McOlure's

The September number of "McClures
Magazine" will contain an elaborately illus
trated article 10y Samuel Hopkins Adams on
"The Training of Lions, Tigers, and other
Great Cats" The drawings, by Charles X
Knight, Of the American Museum of Natural
History, because Of the artists technical skill
and scientific knowledge, are doubtless the
most startling and lifelike portraits of Lions
that have appeared in any magazine for some
time. The author relates several capital an.
ecdotcs Of bairbreadth escapes of trainers
from death
Hon. George s. Boutwell,, Ex. Secretary Of
the Treasury will write in the September
"McClure's" of can Historic Sale OF United
States Bonds in England" The article gives
government with the Bank of England relat-
ing to a somewhat singular episode in the af.
fairs Of the Treasury Department.
GLOW McGrath Got an Engine will be
the title Of Frank II. Spearman's railroad
story in the September "McClure's". Mr..
Spearman has already, in the August issue,
written of Conductor Pat Franeis;" later he
will tell stories about the switchman, the
yard.master and soon; in the September
number he will relate the daring adventure of
Sou'lS anu inexperienced Nlptl III lHS
face OF great danger.
"a Bill from Tffany's will be the subject
Of the second Of the "True Stories from the
Underwood" by Josiah Flynt and Francis
Walton in "McClure's" for September
The hero is New York detective, and the
action certers round metropolitan diamond
robbery. This story shows how professional
thieves live and how they treat each other.
The illustrations will be from studies of
types IN the Rogues' Gallery.
Miss Edith Wyatt will contribute to enc
Cures for September a story of contem-
porary Chicago life, of no little satirical
force. In "Richard Elliot" she has revealed
in ridiculous light the character of an
afectedly refined example of literary nincom .
poop; the picture of the German family Of
Hofimans is intensely realistic and typical of
Chicago. The story will be illustrated by
Frederick K. Gruger.
S. 5. MCCLURE CO.,
I4I-I5S East 25th ST., New York.
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I4I-I5s East 25th St., New York.

Poor Showing from This Country.
During the year 1898 52,GG1 vessels
of 34,233,5sO tons, entered and cleared
Chinese ports. OF these vessels 743,
of 239,152 tons, were American.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-30
An Old House in New Quarters.

James Reilly has moved his Barber Shop
to the Central Hotel, room recently used as
parlor, on first floor. Newly furnished
Expert worlmer. Give us o call. 4.s.Iy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-30
PARTITION NOTICE.
IN THE MATTER OF THE PARTITION OF THE Es-
TATE OF SAMUEL H1DLAY, DECEASED.
MELLICK, Atty.

IN THE MATTEk OF THE PARTITION OF THE ES-
TATE OF SAMUEL H1DLAY, DECEASED.
To Margaret Hdlay, widow OF Samuel Hidlay,
late Of the Township OF Scott, In the County OF
Columbia and state OF Pennsylvania deceased;
William IL. Hidlay, Bloomsbury, Columbia
County, Pennsylvania; j. w. Hiday Orange
vile, Columbia County, Pennsylvania; A C..
Hldlay, Rupert, Columbia County, Pennsylva-
MIA; Charles Hldlay, Bloomsbury Columbia
county, Pennsylvania; Mamie Hidlay Harman,
intermarried with G.. III. Harman, Orangeville,
Columbia County, Pennsylvania; Della Hldlay
Cain, intermarried with John Cain, Newberry,
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Minnie Hidlay
Drum, intermarried with Clarence Drum, Cabin
Run, Columbia County, Pennsylvania; Maggie
Hidlay, Bloomsbury, Columbia Co., Pa; Eliza
beth Hidlay having for her guardian, ad Item,
Joseph FleckenStine, Orangevllle, Columbia
county, Pennsylvania; being widow and chill
dren OF Samuel Hidlay, deceased.
You are hereby notified that In pursuance OF
an order OF the Orphans Court OF Columbia
County, writ OF partition has issued from the
said Court to the Seerln OF said county, return
able the fourth Monday OF september 1900. and
that the inquest Will meet for the purpose OF
making partition and valuation OF the widow s
dover In the real estate or said decedent on
Friday, the 2lst day OF September, A. ID. 1900,
between the hours OF n. III. and p. m, on the
premises OF samuel Hidlay, deceased In Scott
township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania; at
which time and place you can attend, II you
think proper.
w. W. BLACK, Sheriff.
GRANT HERRING, Atty. for Widow. 1928
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CHRISTIAN +. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.

Home, of N. Y; Merchants of Nev.rk.
N. j.; Clinton, N. Y.;Peoples', NY. Read.
ing, Pa German American ms Co. Nev
York; Greenwich Insurance CO., New York |,
Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N, II.
These old corporations are we'll seasoned
by age. and fire tested, and have never yet
had loss settled by any court of law. Their
assets are all invested in solid securities m
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted sn
paid as soon as determined, by Chris,isp y
Knapp, Special Agent and Adjuster, BIoop
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county shosi
Patronize the agency where losses, IL srv
are settled and paid by one Of their n--s
citizens.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-30
CHARTER NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an application
Will be made TO the Court OF Common Pleas or
Columbia County, Pa, on the cath day OF Sep
tember next, at II o'clock In the forenoon, un-
der Act OF Assembly entitled "An Act to pro-
vide for the Incorporation and regulation OF
and the supplements thereto, by John 4. Welli-
yer, Josiah Giger C. l.. Cronin Isaac Roadar-
mel and John Brobst, Tor the charter OF an In
tended CORPORATION TO be called volunteer Sec
ond Ward Fire Company, the character and OBJ
1ect OF which Is the control OF fre and the
maintanance OF a fire company to extlngush,
or assist IN eXtingulshing fire, In the Town OF
Bloomsbury and vicinity, and for these pur-
poses to have, possess and enjoy, all the rights,
benefits and privileges, conferred by the Act or
Assembly, aforesaid, and its supplements.
KELLER KELLER, Solicitors.
August 2S 1900.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.


ESTATE OF GEO W. sTEADMAN, DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by the
Orphans Court or Columbia County, Pa, to
pass upon the exceptions nled to the first and
tinal account OF Norman Cole and |. X, Krlck-
baum, executors OF the estate or Geo. W.
Steadman, deceased, and to distribute the bal
ance OF said estate in hands OF said executor,
TO and among the parties entitled thereto, Will
sit, at the Court House, In Bloomsbury, Pa on
Saturday, September LIST, A. ID. 1900, at o'clock
p. m, to perform the duties OF his appointment,
when and where all parties interested In said
estate must appear, or be forever debarred
from coming In on said FUND.
S-9-it. CHARLES NJ. BLAKER, Auditor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-30

Cuba is the greatest sugar-producing
country in the world, and it's normal
crop is about 1,00G,0O0 tons.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
association, known as the Bloomsbury Store
Company, Limited" was, by vote OF ma.
jOrlty, In number and value OF interest, dis
solved on the first day OF August, 1900. All
persons having claims against the Bloomsburg
W, j. He'll, at their office, 3rd floor First Ma
tonal Bank Building, for payment, and all per-
sons indebted 10 said partnership association
viii settle with and pay said We He'll.
X. MOODIN, Chairman.
S-9-4t. Il. B. TUSTlN, Secretary
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Beautiful CompIexions
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue OF sundry writs OF III. Fa., issued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
County, Pennsylvania, and to me directed,
there will be exposed TO public sale, at the
Court House, IN Bloomsbury, County and state
aforesaid on
SATURDAY, SEPT. IS, 1900,
at o'clock p. m, all that certain lot OF ground,
situate In Shumans Addition TO the Town Of
Catawissa, In the Township OF Catawlssa,
County and state aforesaid, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, TO wit: on the north by
Mill street forty feet, on the east by land OF A,
II. shook one hundred and fifty feet, on the
south by an alley forty feet and on the west
by an alley one hundred and fifty feet, being lot
No. 10 in the plot or survey OF said Shuman's
Addition to the 1own OF Catawlssa, whereon is
erected twO-story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
and other outbuildings.
Seized, taken in execution, at the suits OF G.
W. Harder VS. Elias Krebs and Henry j. Miller
vs. Elias Krebs, and to be sold as the property
OF Elias Krebs.
w. W. BLACK, Sheriff.
RHAwN & SMALL, Attys.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.

ESTATE OF LAWSON HUGHES, DECEASED.
The undersigned auditor, appointed by the
Orphans Court OF Columbia County, Pa, TO
ministrator OF said deceased Will sit, at Of
fice OF Ikeler a. IKeler, in Bloomsbury, Pa, on
Wednesday, September 5th, 1909, at 10 O'clock a.
m, 10 perform the duties or his appointment,
when and where all parties interested In sad
estate must appear, or be forever debarred
from coming In on said 1und.
S-9-iU. FRED KELLER, Auditor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
ANTI-IMPERIALISTS.
Ex-Governor Boutwell, and Others De-
nOunce the Administration.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-About five hun
meeting held in Masonic Hall tonight.
The weather was wet and disagreeable.
The speakers were ex-senator j. B. Hen
derson. of Missouri; ex-G6vernor Bout
well, of Massachusetts, and Representa-
tive Lentz, of Ohio. Mr.. Henderson as
serted that the Filipinos are proved, by
the testimony of Admiral Dewey and
others, to be capable of self-government
and that our whole history was antago-
nistic to subjugation of liberties of peo-
pie. He appealed to American manhood to
acknowledge our error and right the wrong
done the Filipnos
Ex-Governor Boutwell,, of Massachu-
sets, passed by the moral consideration
incident to any comprehensive treatment
of the Philippine war, and addressed him
self to the question of business and labor,
in which this country, he said, was much
concerned. The speech was a severe ar
raignment of the administration with re-
spect to its new colonial dependencies, and
made an appeal that they be permitted to
set up Independent governments free from
any dictation by the United States. Shall
the laboring and producing classes of
America, he asked be subjected to a di-
rect and never-ending competition with the
underpaid and haif-clad laborers of Asia,
shall the Republic of America be trans
formed into a colonial empire, with like
consequences to the laboring classes? The
only question of Importance before the
country to-day was that of republic or
empire. In November, 1900, he continued
the future of the Nation will be decided.
when the laborers will have an opportunity
to put an end to this scheme of estab-
fishing a colonial empire. to be followed
by the degradation of the laboring popu-
lation through competition with the labor
ers of the East and the products of the
cheap labor of the East.
The Ex-Governor concluded as follows:
"Our conclusions. from whatever quarter
we approach the subject, must always be
the same. This is our demand: Allow
Cuba. allow Porto Rico. allow the Phil
ippine islands to set up governments for
themselves, free from any dictation by US.
This is policy of justice. a policy of
peace. This policy ends the in the
Philippines; ii ends the sacrifice of the
youth of America 1t puts far away the
perils to which the laboring populations
are now exposed; it guarantees to us the
perpetual friendship of three newborn re-
publics, and it relieves us from the sus-
picion that we are to cooperate with Eng
land in an attempt TO subjugate the weak
er states OF the world to the Domino
ton of the Anglo-Saxon race.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
KID MCCOY is FAVORITE
BETTORS THINK HE WILL WHIP
JOE CHOYNskI TONIGHT.
Latter, However, Says He Will Go in
to Win, and a Lively Battle
May Be Expected.

NEW YORK, Jan. n.-Many of the out
of-town sporting men who came here to
see the battle for the feather-weight cham
pionship between Terry McGovern and
George Dixon have remained over to wit
ness the twenty-fve-round mill between
Kid Mccoy and Joe Choynski, which is to
be decided in the ring of the Broadway
Athletic Club tomorrow night. This vii
be the third meeting of these men, Mccoy
gained decision over Choynski in a twen-
ty-round bout decided in San Francisco
while six-round contest between them
in Chicago recently was decided draw.
McCoy's recent defeat of Peter Maher
In mastery fashion puts him much the
favorite over Choynski, who, however, has
always proved himself to be a tough prop
osition. Choynsli claims to have improved
greatly and to be stronger than ever, while
Mccoy is ten pounds heavier than he was
when he last met the Californian in the
ring and quite as agile and clever as he
was. Mccoy feels as confident as
ever Of putting ChoynsM out, and the
Californian said tonight: II will be there
to win. McCoy's victory over Maher does
not scare me in the least"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY.
Annual Meeting of Trustees and Elec-
ton Of Officers.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 1.-THE twenty
sixth annual meeting of the board of trus-
tees of Chautauqua Assembly was held to-
day The financial report showed total re-
ceipts for the year to be $124, 095.57, from
which $11 ,3A.34 has been paid on floating
indebtedness The assets are $47S,14I.S7, an
increase of S144,07306 over those reported
last year The total attendance at the as
sembly of 1899 was 41,OO0 The number of
students in the summer schools was 2,26l.
The endowment fund has reached 5000 and
will be increased 100000 by Nav l. The
new Hall of the Christ, costing $4,000. will
be erected the coming season. The nation
al convention of the Society of Friends will
be held at Chautauqua in 1900. The Chau-
tauaua reading circles show an increase of
80 per cent. over last year. A bronze stat
lie will be erected to the memory of the
late Lewis Miller, one of the founders of
Chautauqua.
officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent Glenn Studebaker, South Bend, Ind;
first vice-president and chairman of execu-
tive board, Wilson M. Day, Cleveland;
chancellor, Bishop John II. Vincent, Tope-
ka, Kan: principal of instruction, George
T.. Vincent, Chicago; second vice president,
E. G. Duzenbery, Portville, n. Y; third
vice president. Chester ID. Massey, Toronto.
Ont; treasurer, Warren f.. Walworth,
Cleveland; secretary, Ira NJ. Miller. Akron.
Ohio.
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W. Mcwilliams was selected as treasurer,
and the following were appointed com
mittee TO invest the money as IL was sub
scribed: William T. Dodge. James Talcott
and Norris X Jessup. Lord Overton. or
Glasgow, Scotland. and James A Denny,
OF London. England. will be asked TO be-
come committee TO take charge Of the
endowment in England
William Moody announced that the con-
ferences would be helu at Mortified the
coming and succeeding summers usual,
and that large number of speakers had
already promised to give addresses.
Nothing definite could be learned with
regard TO the placing of w. r. Moody at
the head of affairs. the position which Ills
father had held. Mr. Moody himself said
he had no intention of doing anything off
ferent from what he had been doing; he
was just worker like the other members
of the various committees connected with the
three institutions. and as such he expected
to continue The committees that had been
appointed would have entire charge of the
work and the work would go on the same
as in the past. The Northneld schools had
each 400 students and the Chicago school
about 300. About S125,000 is annually re-
quired to maintain the work begun by Mr..
Moody on the principles pursued for the
past twenty years. This sum had hitherto
been raised by the late Mr.. Moody by his
personal efforts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
Indiana Notes.

The Richmond Henley polo team defeat
ed the LOgansport Columbia team at Rich
mond last night by the score of to 2.
A new magazine, the American Pet Stock
Journal, is being published at Montpelier
1T is devoted to pet stock and poultry in
terests.
Rival hack lines are at war at Marion.
and me opposition is so keen that special
policemen are employed in preserving ORDER
at the depot. Several drivers for the new
line have been put under arrest.
Commissioner ]. t. Ratcliff, of Putnam
county. who lives just south of Russell
vile, was sand-bagged Wednesday night
while on his way to the barn TO put up ms
horse. His condition is critical. There is
no clew to the assailant.
At recent dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Nichols, of Centreville, the
combined ages of three guests equaled 261
years. They were Henry Cook, ninety
four years; J. W. Swafford, eighty-six
years, and KIttridge Hill, eighty-seven
years.
Roy Merose. of Elwood, was arrested
for petit larceny at the instance of Rose
Venting. She alleges that Melrose ac-
companied her home Wednesday night
and she invited him in. He picked up her
pocketbook containing SIS from. table,
she says and refused TO return 1t.
A call has been issued at Auburn for the
De Kalb County Farmers Institute to con-
vene at Waterloo. Monday, for three
be: Mrs. j. w. Bates. of Broad Ripple; j.
n. Babcock, of Topeka; A. II. Trumbo,
of Columbia City, Calvin RusseHman. of
Auburn.
The Odd Fellows of Howard. Upton, Clin-
ton, Carroll, Cass, Miami, and Grant coun-
ties will hold a grand reunion in Kokomo,
Feb. /, for which interesting event the
local members of the order are making ex-
tensive preparations. y fine programme
has been arranged and a rousing time is
assured.
Miss Hattie Barco, of Ccawfor dsville,
who alleges that she gave up a lucrative
clerkship for the purpose of marrying
Stephen Foster, wealthy Fountain county
farmer, and that she prepared for the we'd
ding at a considerable expense, has sued
Foster for $1,000 damages for an alleged re-
fusal to carry out his part of the agree
ment.
w. H. F'ulwider, ex-clerk of Bartholc-
NEW county, who was recently arrested in
Indianapolis on a charge of embezzlement,
appeared in court at Columbus yesterday
to stand trial Owing to the statute of linn
itations the case was dismissed Mr.. Full
wider admits the deficit (s5S0), but says it
was due to a clerical error in transferring
accounts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
NORTHWESTERN FIELD.
OH Men Turn Their Eyes Toward the
kankalxee Valley.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, JAN 1.-THE
muddy roads have caused decline in oper-
atoms. but spring and good highways will
Show what the oil people are arranging
to do The present year will be the great
est In the history of Indiana crude Moth
Ing will stop the advent of the drill as
long as the price of the product remains
around the dollar mark. Test wells are
now under way in remote places through
out the State, and the oil public is anxious
~ awaiting the opening of a new pool
Ieasers were never as plentiful as at the
present time. Eastern capitalists have men
In the field picking up everything that
looks anyway favorable for oil or gas. 1t is
reported that number of the wells
viii be drilled for oil in the
northwestern portion of the State. They
will be drilled on Warren and Terre Coupe
prairfes. also In the Kankakee valley south
OF Laporte. The formation in that part of
the country, as far as surface indications
show. are very favorable for the finding
or OIL 1t is similar to the famous Wood
county field, of Ohio, where some gushers
were drilled in the early days of Trenton
rock oil The Corning Oil Company has
made the best strike of the week in well
No 3. on the Jane Bechtell farm, in Sec
ton ii, Jackson township, Jay county The
Well started at ninety barrels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
THE URDANETrA SURPRISED.
Mail Account of the Attack on an
American GunbOat.

VANCOUVER, Jan. 1L-Advices from
Manila say that Benz. j. Green, coxswain,
and George NJ Powers, first-class appren-
tice, are the sole survivors, far as
known, of the luckless American gunboat
Urdanetta. While the Urdanetta was
taking soundings near Orangi she got
aground. The natives, seeing what hap
pened, sent word to the insurgent troops
at Orangi and a strong force marched
positions on both banks in the under
growth. Suddenly they opened fire on all
sides of the little vessel, wounding most
of the crew at the first volley. Lieut.
Wood. who was in command. was wounded
in three places during the first few min
utes. Seeing that the vessel was doomed
he ordered that the gig be lowered to
make dash down stream, but the boat
was rfddled while being lower. BY this
or disabled. Only Green, Powers and three
others remained active. The insurgents
growing bolder waded into shallow water
and overpowered them by sheer force of
numbers. A few days later when the Ore
gon was seen approaching the men made
and sentenced to death for the attempt.
The execution was to take place at day
light, but during the night they again es-
capped. Green and Powers climed into a
tree hid in the dense foliage at the top,
while the Filipinos searched the woods
around them The other three Americans
were probably recaptured and killed All
searching for them. but the next morning
went away. After travelling two
days without food they reached the coast
and were taken on board the Oregon.