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Notice Of Final Settlement and Di"?bargC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Az chat | will make Il final settle
mcnt of the estate Of Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Higgins, deceased, in the Probate
Nourt for Ncwberry County, on The
,}oth day Of April 1900, and immcdiate-
~ thereafter apply for discharge as
Executor OF the last will and testament
OF said deceased.
JAMES MCINTOSH.
ENccntor Of the last will and tcsta-
mcnt Of Elizabeth ~. Higgins, deceased.
March %, 1900 St.
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A Call TO Democrats TO ORGANIZE

FVJE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS OF
a Ncwhcrry County arc hereby noti-
He'd TO meet on fourth Saturday Of
April, 18th day, at their respective
places Of meeting for the purpose OF Or
ganIz'ng ana elccting delegates to the
County Convention, which is hereby
eailed 10 meet on first Monday in May
next.
BY order Of the Executive Committee.
W. d. HARDY, County Chairman.
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Thousahds Uave Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
How TO Find Out.

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18

BY virtue OF a writ OF Fl. Fa., issued out of
the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, and to me directed, there Will
be exposed to public sale, at the Court House,
In Bloomsbury, county and state aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, FEB. 3, 1900,
at two o'clock p. m., all the right, title and In
terest, OF c. f. Hagenbuch, In the following de-
scribed messuage, tenement and tract of land,
situate in the Township OF Centre, County OF
Columbia, aforesaid, bounded ahd described as
follows, to wit: Beginning at stone corner, in
line OF land OF Elisha Hagenbuch; thence by
said land of Elisha Hagenbuch, north eight
and one-halr degrees, west two-hundred and
ten and eight-tenths perches to stone, at line
OF land of Henry DeLong thence b. said land
OF Henry DeLong, north seventy-slx and Ave-
eghths degrees, east twenty-nine and three
tenths perches to corner, at line OF land of
Franklin IL. Hagenbuch; thence by said land
OF Franklin II. Hagenbuch, south seventeen
and one-quarter degrees, east one hundred and
twenty and slx-tenths perches to a stone
thence. by same south seventy-six and one
eighth degrees west, six and three-tenths
perches thence by same south twelve and three
quarters degrees,east sXty-one and four-tenths
perches to the southwark side of public road !;
/
west thirteen and two-tenths perches to
stone thence (south) by land of same south,
nineteen degrees, east twenty-four and three
tenths perches to a stone corner, In line OF
land of ). S. Hagenbuch; thence by said land
OF j. $. Hagenbuch, south seventy-three de-
grees, west thirty-nine and two-tenths perches
TO the stone, the place OF beginning contain
ing
So ACRES
and lightweight perches OF land. neat meas
ere, be the same more or less, whereon are
erected two-story
FRAME. DWELLING HOUSE,
log barn, and other outbulldlngs.
Seized, taken in execution, at the suit Of
James II. Ritter vs. c. T.. Hagenbuch, and 10 be
sold as the property OF C. Z. IIagenbuch.
W. w. BLACK,
IKBLER & KELLER, Attys. SHERIFF.
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WICKED NEW YORK.
The Mazet Committee Report Paints
n Dark Picture.

ALBANY, Jan. 1G.--The reports of the
majority and minority members Of the
Mazet Investigating committee were pre-
sentcd last night to the assembly. Both
are lengthy documents. The former is
signed by Asscmblymen Robert Mazet,
Edward III. Fallows, Harris Wilson,
Thomas Nj. Costello and James Il. Me-
Evan and the latter by Benjamin lIotf-
man aud Anthony j. Boland.
The majority report opens by stating
that great part of the testimony was
directed to the conduct and control of the
various offices and departments and in
this connection says:
I'm many of these grave evils were dis
closed. For such as were administrative
In their nature the remedy must be sought
ut the ballot box and not at the hands of
the legislature. The one clear and dis
tinct fact brought out by this investiga-
tion Is that we have in this great city the
most perfect instance of centralized par
ty government yet known"
I'VE urge the immediate passage of an
amendment to the charter by simply
striking out the section which restricts
the borough boards voting capacity to
matters exclusively relating to their own
borough.
"Thc conduct OF the present police de
partment of the city of New York Is un-
qualfedly bad Not only are the laws
against poolrooms, gaming houses. policy
shops excise violations. dance halls and
wicked resorts of all kinds not enforced
or enforced in such way as to be ridicu-
lousy Ineffective, but the general disci
pline is lax, grave offcnses of personal
dcreliction in the way of drunkenness,
absence from post, inattention to duty,
etc, go unpunshed or are visited with
such small fines as almost to be an en-.
couragcmcnt and not a deterrent for
wrongdong.
"Robberics. bunko games, deceits,
frauds. thefts, have increased in an
alarming degree. and the detection Of
these crimes and the recovery of property
has steadily decreased during the last
two years.
In its report the minority declares that
the entire investigation was actuatcd by
partisan spite and desire for revenge.
"As to the report of the majority in
general. we feel justified in claiming that
it is grossly unfair, conspicuously parti-
san, coarse in language, vituperative in
temper and absolutely unjustied except
10y the reckless disregard and perversion
of the proof advanced before your com
mittcc. In all these respects it agrees
with the methods pursued by the counsel
Of the committee at all its hearings"
In the opinion of the minority the par
tisan character of the investigation and
the fact that it was prompted by revenge
rather than reform aroused disgust and
Indignation" on the part of ''the people,
the press and the pulpit" which led to
Il !, 81,
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Trial List For February Term.
Comm encing Monday, February IL, 1900.

John schell VS.. the Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre
Coal Co.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., OF Middle
Pa, now 70 use OF Harry S. Knight, Receiver,
vs. sylvester Heath
Same vs. J. B Robbins.
Same VS. Elijah peterman,
Charles C.. Evans, executor OF John Hunt,
decd, VS. ID. Il Remaly.
w II. Whitenight VS. Phoebe L. Dewitt and
j. NJ. Dewitt her agent.
Boyd II. Yetter VS.. the Lehigh Wilkes
Barre coal Co.
John w shuman VS. same.
q. W. Hauck vs. same.
Boyd Longenberger VS. same.
Mary Breisch VS. same.
Frederick Hummel vs. same.
Charles Tritt vs. same.
Il. Mellick VS. the Penna. r. X. CO.
VIM. Berninger Vi the :. II. a. w. Ry. CO., and
Its lessee, the Penna Il. K. Co.
Franklin Shuman VS. the Lehgh Wilkes
Barre coal co
NJ. |. Hennessy, Admr. OF Clara Hennessy,
deceased, VS. Fannie Anstock.
Locust Mountain Coal Iron Co, VS. Mary Nc
CURE.
John ". Buckalew VS. Caroline Jones
G.. w. Sharretts Il co VS. Thomas Seaborne.
B L. Gardner VS. Bloomsbury Car Co.
Ell McHenry vS j. Il Brady.
Mrs. Blanche sutton vs. Mrs Eveline Long.
Allen Buck VS. the Township or FiShingcreek
Ralph NJ. Lashelle VS. Margaret Ann Bradley.
Ida Welliver vs. the Pennsylvania Canal Co.
James Cleary vs Lehigh Valley Coal Co.
EQUITY LIST.
Charles c. Evans, executor OF John Hunt, de-
ceased, VS. susanna Hunt.
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KILLED IN KENTUCKY.
EN-Congrcssmnn CoIsOn shoots Five
Persons. Three of Whom Are Dead.

Persons. Three of Whom Are Dead.
FRANKFORT, Ky. Jan. IA
shocking tragedy in which the lives of
three prominent men were sacrificed and
that of Il fourth hangs by slender
thread while others miraculously escaped
with painful injuries. occurred here at
o'clock yesterday. The principals in the
tragedy were Congressman David q
Colson of Middlesboro and Lieutenant
Ethclbcrt Scott of Somerset. Scott was
shot six times by Colson and almost in
stantly killed
Luther w. Dcmarrc, assistant postmas
ter at Shclbyville, an innocent bystander,
was shot three times and died instantly
Charles Julian, another bystander, was
shot and died half hour later, and Cap
tain Il. B. Golden of Barboursville com
monwealth's attorney of the Twenty-sev
cnth judicial district, was shot in the
back and is not expected to survive the
night Colonel Colson himself was shot
twice in the arm. Harry McEwing OF
Louisville was shot in the foot and w.
q. Ridpath of Chicago sustained bro
ken leg by the lifeless form of Scott fall
ing against him as it rolled down the
stairway. The tragedy is one of the most
sensational in the history of the dark
and bloody ground
The killing occurred in the lobby of the
Capitol hotel, the principal hostelry OF
the state capital, the room being well
filed at the time with politicians ana
others who are here attending the con
Captain Golden made statement, in
which he said no words passed between
Scott and Coson before the shooting and
that Colson fred first. Golden and Colson
had had trouble before, and Colson's
friends charge that Golden was engaged
in the shooting yesterday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18
SHERIFPS SALE.

BY virtue OF writ of III. Fa., issued out OF
the Court of Common Pleas Of Columbia Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, and TO me directed, there Will
be exposed TO public sale, at the Court House,
In Bloomsbury, County and state aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, FEB. 3, 1900,
at two o'clock in the afternoon, all that certain
piece, or parcel of land situate in the Township
OF Locust, Columbia county. Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to wit: Be-
ginning at white oak, then partly by land
now, or formerly, Of Francis ii. Kern, and
partly by George Kline, south thirteen degrees,
west eighty perchs 10 post, formerly black
OAK; thence by land OF william Ervine, south
eighty-seven degrees, east one hundred and
seven perches TO a post thence by lands now,
or formerly, of John Lee, north three degrees,
east six perches to post and thence partly
by the same and partly by lands OF Joseph
Tyson, north forty seven and one-half degrees,
west one hundred and twenty-one perches TO
place OF beginning, containing
30 ACRES,
strict measure be the same more or less,
whereon are erected two-story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
frame barn, and otner outDuldlngs
seized, taken in execution, at the suit OF Ma
tilda Swank, to use OF o. w, CherlDgton, ad-
minlstrator OF Lawson Hughes, deceased, VS..
Samuel Reinbold, and to be sold as the property
OF Samuel Reinbold
w. w. BLACK,
FUNK, Atty. SHERIFF.
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WIDOWS APPRAISEMENTS.

The following Widows Appraisements will be
presented to the orphans Court OF columbia
county on the first Monday OF February, ID.
are tiled within four days thereafter, Will be
confirm ID absolute:
/. Estate OF Benjamin Bitler, late OF Pine
township. Personally, $2l.10, realty, S27S9O
q Estate of samuel Camp, late OF Locust
township. Personally, f52.35.
g. Estate OF Cyrus o. Heller, late OF Madison
township. Personally, $4,000
a. Estate or Illff ArIer, late OF Pine town.
ship Personally, s93. IS; realty, $4,000.
LII w. ii. HENRIE, Prothy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18
More Land Discovered.

ALBANY, Jan. 13.-A remarkable dis.
covery has been made by Hon. Verplancb
Covin of the state land surveys. In re,
cent surveys made in ascertaining the
boundary line between Herkimer anG
Hamilton counties he found that the state
owns between 800 and 900 acres of val
liable Adirondack forest lands in Ham
llton county, though the state authorities
were not aware of the fact.
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Portugal wants What She Has.

LISBON, Jan. 17.-In the chamber OF
deputies yesterday the minister of for.
.ign affairs, Senior Veiga Beirao. re.
peated his recent statement with refer.
ence to the Ango-German agreement
and added that Portugal would neither
sell, cede nor lease any portion Of hei
colonies,
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Miss Summit--He is one of the most
generous men ever met. Why. he took
me out to luncheon yesterday and let
me order II all myself.
Miss f'alisade-l don't call that gen.
|erosity. That's pure recklessness.-
sooklyn Life.
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sherman to He Senate Secretary.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Whcn the
caucus Of Republican senators rcassem.
bles next Friday, the caucus committee ap'
pointed to select candidates for the elect.
i've Offices in the senate and to distribute
the patronage will present the name OF
James $. Sherman of Utica, member OF
congress from the Twcnty-ffth New
York district, for secretary of the senate
1t is said there is no doubt of his accept,
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senator Gear Re-eIected

DIES MONIES, Jan. 17.-United States
Senator James III. Gear was formally
elected in the legislature yesterday tc
succeed himself in the United States sen
nte. The house vote stood 7S and the
senate 33 for Gear, while Fred White
(Dem.) received Ii votes in the senate
and 1S In the house.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.

In RE ESTATE OF WILL In the Orphans Court
pM THOMAS, DECD. I OF Columbia County.
The undersigned, an auditor appointed by the
Orphans Court OF Columbia county, to dlstrib-
ute the fund In the hands or stephen y. VAN
houteD and C. b. Jackson, executors, as per ac-
duties OF his appointment on Monday, January
22d, 1900, at 10 O'clock a. m at the Office OF @.
g. Jackson, Esq, In Berwick, Pa, where all
parties interested may attend, II they see
proper. ALEX. G. JACKSON,
l2-26It Auditor.
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Hoods Pills cure sick headache, indigestion.

To gain a reputation a hero it is not so
essential to remain cool under fire as it is TO
avoid being roasted afterward.
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Notice is hereby given that on Monday. the
fourth day OF December, 1899, at the regular
term OF the ourt OF Quarter Sessions or Co.
lumbia County, Pennsylvania, a petition was
presented TO said Court, praying for tine IN
corporation OF the village OF Orangeyille as a
Borough unde: the name. style and title OF
"The Borough OF Orangeville"; that said petl-
tion wa by order OF said Court filed on said
day with the clerk OF said Court, aud was sign
ed by the names OF a majority OF the free hold
ers residing within the limits OF said proposed
Borough. That on Monday'the NTH day or
February, 1900, being the first day of the next
regular term following the presentation OF said
petition and filing thereof, the said petitioners
Will appear before the said court and after pre-
sentng their evidence and reasons for granting
the prayer OF said petitioners, Will ask the said
Court TO grant the same and decree thai said
village OF Orangevlle be incorporated as q
Borough accordingly. At which time and
place all persons interested either for or against
said petition may attend II they think proper.
Dec 2Sth, 1899 GRANT HERRING,
ST Solicitor for said Petitioners.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18

Every discriminating person will say that
the Bicycle Books, advertised IN this issue OF
the COLUMBIAN contain a greater amount Of
condensed, common sense, well arranged in
formation than any books they have seen re-
latlng to these important branches of farm
industry. The price of each is so cents, free
by mail; address the publishers, Wilmer
Atkinson Co Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18
8. Self Preservation is The first law Of ma.

"Seli Preservation is the first law Of ma.
ture." For this reason everyone who is i'll
desires to become we'll. Those who have
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Sarsaparilla, because they know it will en-
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good health. To take this medicine on the
portant step toward self preservation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18

ARE You USING ALIENS FooT. .EAsE?-
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease, a
powder. 1t cures Corns, Bunions, Pair full,
Smarting, Hot, Swollen feet. At all Drug
gists and Shoe Stores 2sc. Sample FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, n. Y.
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1t doesn't take particularly strong girl to
break off an undesirable engagement.
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ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting OF the members OF the
Columbia County Agricultural, horticultural
and Mechanical Association. for the election or
burg, Pa, on Saturday, January 20. 1900, at two
o'clock p. m. A. n, fOST,
Jan A. l9OO-te Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18

A girl may be ever so straight.laceJ, but
if she doesn't wear corsets she isn't exactly
staid.
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When clock dealers business is all run
down he usually winds up his affairs.
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WHEELGR'S RETURN.
Ready TO start From ManiIn-WilI
Call mt Guam.

MANILA, Jan. 17.-Three additiona
cases of the bubonic plague have beer
reported here.
General Wheeler will return to the
United States this week, stopping ut Gu
am on his way home.
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The New York World
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Money talks. If you don't believe it go
10 bank. There are always a couple Of
,ellers.
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartc. l0c or 25c.
IL G. G. y. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF CYRUS OLIVER HELLER. LATE OF
MADISON TOWNSHIP, DECEASED.
Notice Is hereby given that letters OF admin
istraton on the estate OF Cyrus Oliver Heller,
late or Madison township, Columbia county,
Pa, deceased, have been granted to the under
signed administrators. TO whom all persons In
debted TO said estate are requested TO make
PAYMENTS and those having claims or demands
Will make known the same without delay to
HARRIET HELLER,
EDWARD HELLER,
Administrators BuckhOrn, Pa.
FUNK, Atty. 'i2-2S-6t.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

FUNK, Atty.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
HUNDRED YEAR OLD LEASES.
FARM LANDS IN CENTRAL NEw-YoRK RENTED
FOR THREE GENERATIONS.

FOR THREE GENERATIONS.
Utica N. Y. Dec. 29.-Some large plots of the
best farm lands in Madison, ChenangO. Oneida
Herkiner and otsego counties are leased lands
which now reside in many instances the
descendants of the original leaseholders. who
removed to the country districts. then unset
tied. one hundred and twenty five years ago
The lands are situated in the towns OF Sanger
field and Bridgewater. Oneida County; Brook
field. Madison County; New-Beriin and Colum-
bus. Chenango County, and plot near COopers-
town. in Otsego County.
The town Of German Flats, in Herkimer
County, has lands taxed for the support of the
old Fort Herkimer Church, a shilling an acre
being paid annually. This tax must be paid as
long water runs and grass grows. In New
Hartford, Oneida County, much property is
leased by the Presbyterian Church TO tenants
and the greater part of these lands is occu-
pied by business concerns. At the expiration of
the leases held by the Presbyterian Church in
New Hartford the land leased becomes the prop
crty Of the church
There are two hundred and fifty tenants many
Of whom possess the original leases handed
down by their forefathers, who We're induced to
take the lands by land spectators in the early
settlement Of the country. In the original
grants of the land by the State those who came
into possession of the lands were obliged TO
secure tenants for them in order TO hold them
The leases with the settlers were made for the
duration Of three lives they were perpetual
leases, and il stipulated that pear and apple
trees be set out on the lands and that fences
be built and maintained. merely nominal
rental was named Many Of these old leases are
active to-day and will be until the death of the
men whose lives mark the duration of the leases,
hay for ha NJ lives \
their expiration they will be rewritten to cor
respond with the present State laws which do
not permit leases for such long periods. The
leases have been handed down from one gen
Grafton to another and have sometimes been
sold for good premiums.