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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Remote Possibility.

@You have never had @ wife, i pre-
suHne," sad the generous matron who
had taken pity on him to the extent
OF supplying him with some cast-off
clothing aud plate of Tietuals.
mo, ma'sm," answered Goodma n
Gonnong, IAN I don't reckon / ever
will have, oDless l run acrost some
woman who wants to make the eX-
pertinent of marryin' a mah to re-
form aim. An that amt likely to
happen" with his mouth full of
baked heans, ""cause she'd hcv to be
young an some."-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
situation In Jacksonviiie.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 21.-
The city so far as peace and order is
concerned is gradually getting back to
the normal, but the demands on the re-
lief association show no material abate.
mont About $500 rations have been is.
sued by the commissary department dur.
ing each OF the past two days. 1t Is ex'
pccted that there will be some reduction
within the next few days. The saloons
are no longer guarded, and the number
of militia in the city is greatly reduced.
The relief association has decided to hold
one instead of two meetings daily here
after.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
The June New" Lippincott.

Maxwell Gray-who wrote "The Silence
of Dean Maitand'-is the author of the
complete novel entitled "Four.L Leaved
Cloyer" in the June "New" Lippincott Mag
azine. This is a story of English country
life.
The name Of Cy Warman generally pres.
ages something to do with railroads. "Op.
pressing the Oppressor" confirms this i'm
preston, for it is a story of a political rail
road deal, which may recall real episodes in
the readers experience. The author him.
self says that 'the remarkable part of the
story is the fact that the building of a side.
track in an open plain turned out to be good
business"
"iIer Maiden Name" by "Suzette" [Car
oline Lockart must appeal to many persons
at this season Of crowded ocean travel, when
unsuspecting girls are likely to meet such
men as "Horace Sylvester Monteith," com.
ing to AMERICA 'to make large investments
in land'--or for other reasons.
Clarence l.. Cullen contributes humor.
Gus skit called can Enemy to the Throne. u
1t is about French Minister of Finance.
"Rah, sRah, Rah, Murray A Story of
Princeton Campus" is by Burton Egbert
Stevenson, author of "At Odds with the Re.
gent. This is undoubtedly one of the best
in the series of College Tales now running
through the "New' Lippincott, and does
honor to the Orange and Black.
"a Great Midsummer Fair" by Francis
J. Ziegler, is brlef, breezy description of
the great fair that is held each summer at
Mini Novgorod, Russia. In view of our
rapidly growing foreign American trade this
is an article of great value.
Professor Lewis NJ. Haupt, member of the
lsthman Canal Commission, contributes an
able paper on Population and the Isthmian
Canal In it he says, taking into account
The average decennial increase as calculated
by Abraham Lincoln, "These figures show
that our country may be as populous as
Europe now is at some point between 1920
and 1880 say about 1895"
There are poems appropriate to the month
OF roses and up to the high standard of the
"New" Lippincott.
The "Walnuts and Wine" Department is
iull OF clever nuts to crack and oyerhows
with everything but extra Dry"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
RAILROAD NOTES.
pENNSyIVANfA RAILROAD.

ri
REDUCED RATES TO SAN FRANCISCO, Ac.
COUNT EpwoRrH LEAGUE CONVENTION.
On account Of the Fifth International
Convention Of the Epworth League, to be
held in San Francisco July rs to %, the
Pennsylvania railroad Company will sell,
luly to ~. from all stations on its line,
excursion tickets to San Francisco at greatly
reduced rates. For specific information re-
garding rates, routes, and conditions OF tick
cts apply to ticket agents. at
REDUCED RATES TO CINcINNATI, ACCOUNT
CONVENTION OF UNITED SOCIETIES OF
CHRIsr1lN ENDEAvoR.
On account of the Convention Of the Uni
ted Societies Of Christian Endeasor, TO be
held in Cincinnati July to 10, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell July 4
to 6, from all stations on its line, excursion
tickets to Cincinnati at one fare for the
round trip. These tickets will be good for
return passage, leaving Cincinnati not earlier
than July s, and not later than July "a. For
specific rates and full information, apply to
ticket agents. at
G.. A. X. cAMPMENT-REDUcED RATES
TO GETTYSBURG.
For the benefit of those desiringto attend
the Annual Encampment Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, Department of Pennsyl-
vania, at Gettysburg, lune to s, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell excur~
| sion tickets to Gettysburg from all stations
on its line in the State OF Pennsylvania, on
June l. 2, 4, 4 and s, good to return until
| Iune TO- inclusive, at rate OF single fare
| for the round trip. Fo- specific rates, apply
| to local ticket agents. 1t
Low RATE Tour TO THE PACIFIC COAST.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Personally.
Conducted Tour to San Fran isco and the
| Pacific Coast, leaving New York, hiladel-
phia and Pittsburg by special train Of Pull
man sleeping, dining and observation cars,
| July s, will not be ccnhned TO delegates to
| the Epworth League Convention which will
| be held in San Francisco from July is to al,
| but will be run for the benefit of all who de,
sire TO visit California and the Canadian
| Northwest during the summer season. Stops
will be made at Denver Colorado Springs,
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Monterey,
Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Jose, Port
land, Seattle, BanG Hot Springs, 81. Paul,
and other interesting points en- route.
| The round trip rate from all points on the
| Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pittsburg,
| SISS. so, covers transportation, double Pull
man berth, and meals in dining car; two
persons in berth, each, SI6S so. Rates
from Pttsburg, S. 90 less.
The tour will cover period of 80 days.
Persons desiring may return independents
ly from San Francisco by various routes at
proportionately low rates.
| For further information apply to ticket
agents, or address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia. 2t
1t is easy enough to forgive when you are
| puita il iS tha mos ,rnvpkipn tb,pp
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

NEW YORK, May 2O.-After being a
cripple all his life Maurice Lavery, 13
years odd, is said to have been cured at
the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, at
Broadway and Aberdeen street, Brook
lyn. The boy had visited the shrine
twice a month for half year, aud after
being sprinkled with holy water in the
presence Of 1000 people he is said to have
walked to the parish house without as
sistance and without using his crutches,
the first time In his life he ever walked
without their aid
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Tn. Kenrsnrse's Big Gun Replaced

NEW YORK, May 2.-Yesterday
witnessed the successful accomplishment
at the Brooklyn navy yard under the di.
rection of Naval Constructor Capps aft.
or five weeks work and an expenditure
of $4,000 of the removal of the dam
aged Is inch gun from the lower section
of the double turret of the battcship
Kearsargc and the installation of n new
one in its place. There still remains the
work of replacing portion of the side of
the turret which had been removed. The
new gun was forced into place through
the narrow opening, and the work was
pronounced success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
The Country School.
a eili that Aimsto Greatly Increase InfIuetca

Governor Stone signed the bill tor
providing for the Capitalization of
township schools, and to provide high
schools for townships, which is one OF
he most important pieces of good
egislation enacted since the common
-chool law of 1854. The bill aims to
,ring all the pupils in township with
N the influence of better paid teach
ITS, to do away with the remote
country schoolhouse, and the elevation
If the teachers profession and the
General advancement of the public
,chools of the State.
The bill requires g petition signed
" at least majority of the qualified
Goters in the township. These sign
ners must own or represent property
mounting to at least one fourth of the
.ssessed valuation OF the township. 1t
nust then be submitted 70 vote of
ne people. 1t must be.vored on at
egular election, when township Of
,icers are elected thus avoiding any
Extra expense. 1t repealS no laws
md does not Interfere with the plans
IF districts whese Capitalization may
not be adopted.
The bill also provides for conveying
IF pupils from their homes to one or
aore central schools. 1t has the re-
commendation of the county su2erin-
endents and the State school direct
ars' association.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Cincinnati Strikers Winning.

CINCINNATI, May 22.-The strike
situation here remains favorable TO the
strikers, six more firms having signed
agreements with the union, and conse-
quently about 100 more men will go to
work at once. The drill hands and labor
ers and others in these shops who struck
with the machnists will also return. This
makes in all 20 shops that have signed
the agreement, and it is said that num-
Der of others are negotiating TO the same
end. There are still about $500 machin-
ISIS ont
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

The following letters are held at
ne Bloomsbury, Pa, pestoffice, and
ill be sent to the dead letter Office
une 4, 1907. Persons calling for
hese letters will please say "that they
we're advertised May Fl, 1901:
Thos. Hyland (3), Miss Mahala
Selly, Mrs. Geraldine Kellar.
One cent will be charged on each
-tter advertised.
O. B. MELLIcK, p. M.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Stole the Body Of a Murderer.
rave Of Ralph J. White, in Green Valley
Cemetery Robbed.

The body of Ralph ]. White, the
aurderer, has been stolen from the
sweet Valley Cemetery in .Luzerne
county, and the feud which arse over
he placing it there has been revived.
Friends and relatives Of White are
searching the woods and through the
,ills for the body snatchers and they
iay they mean to shoot them when
hey find their men. SO far the search
,as been unsuccessful and there is no
race OF either the coffin, the body or
he ghouls who stole it. The corpse
vas carried away in wagon after the
coffin had been taken from the rough
)ox.
The burying of White created a
great Juror and several fights. He
murdered his nephew and SO badly
wounded another that his injury made
aim a raving maniac and he has been
N an asylum for some time. White
vas convicted and committed suicide
IN the Jail at WIlkesba-re while await
ing sentence.
When his sister wanted to place
aim IN the family plot at!Sweet Valley
beside his wife and children the trus-
ices and others who had relatives
buried in the cemetery objected and
vent so far as to repulse and eject the
mineral party by force end filled up'
he newly made grave. For nine days
the people on either side fought for
possession of the grave, but the OPP
position was the strongest and finally
the Whites appealed to the court
The trustees were ordered to allow
the burial, but so strong was the feel
ng against 1t and SO great the fear Of
An outbreak that deputy sheriffs had
10 remain on guard about the grave
on the day of the funeral and armed
men had to guard the spot at night
for some weeks. Finallyswhen it was
believed all objection had been over
come the guards were taken away.
Then the ghouls got the chance they
sought.
LATER.
The authorities Of Sweet Valley
have refused to allow the White fac
ion to haul the discovered coffin and
body of Ralph J. White from the bot
iom of Grassy Pond TO the surface
and this action has still 6urlher aroused
he friends and relatives of the dead
nan.
The authorities have given the
order because they fear an attempt
If the Whites to replace the body in
IS grave in the Sweet Valley Gene
cry will cause fight with those who
are opposed to it resting it there, and
q the present excited condition of
he factions this might end in ,ssfatal
quarrel.
The Whites have sent foc graphing
rons and declare they Will get the
body whether the authorities .areswill-
ng or not, and will bury it at 4he
)oint OF rifles if necessary in the
Tave from which it was stolen. The
,,her side is equally determined and
rouble is feared.
STILL LATER.
On Tuesday the body was taken
rom the pond and buried without
nloodshed. A thousand people were
present, and some had guns.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
The Total EciiDse.

BOSTON, May 20-President Pritch-
EFT of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology has received a cable message
from Professor Burton, in charge of the
technology eclipse party, announcing that
important results had been obtained.
The weather was cloudy during por-
ton of the eclipse, but all four contacts
Were observed, and a brilliant corona
was shown at totally which lasted nearly
six minutes. Photographs Of the corona
were obtained.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Ohio Party In Salt Lake,

SALT LAKE CITY, Mag 22.-Gov.
ernor Nash Of Ohio and party of 10. re.
turning from the launching of the battle.
ship Ohio, were in Salt Lake City yester.
day They were handsomely entertained
by the Mormon high church officers and
left for Denver.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Mrs. BOnine Held.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The coro
ner's inquest into the death of James
Seymour Ayres, the young census Office
clerk who was shot and killed in the Ho
tel Kenmore last Tuesday night, ended
at LOS O'Clock yesterday afternoon, when
the jury brought in a verdict holding
Mrs. Lola Ida Henry Bonine for the ac-
tion of the grand jury. The jury says the
fatal shot was fired in a struggle between
Ayers and Mrs. Bonine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
BRIDE KILLS HERSELF.
Drinks a Toast in Poison While Sur
rounded by n Company OF
Laughing Guests.

Drink to my twenty-second birth
day. I'll never see another" cried
beautiful Lillian Schilling the other
night to a score of merry friends
whom Mrs. Henry Harris, 1893 Scholes
street, Brooklyn, whom she was visit
ing, had invited to surprise her.
With shouts of merriment and
laughter at her prophecy the toast
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
wireless TcIegrapny For n Train.

LONDON, May 17.--Signor Marconi
announces that he has successfully in
stalled lis system of wireless telegraphy
in a steam motor car and that he is able
thereby 10 communicate with a base
while travelling. The war office officials
are about to witness demonstration of
the claim
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
,IIeInnd's Population DecIInes

LONDON, May Elm the house of
commons Mr. George Wyndham, chief
secretary for Ireland, stated that the cen.
sus returns for Ireland showed a popula.
ton of 4,456,546, a decrease of SO pei
cant since the previons census.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Fatal Flood Nenr Hnynna

HAVANA, May 22.-Two persons
were drowned and many families ren.
dered homeless by flood at Puentes
Grandes, near Havana. Captain of the
Port Young hauled boats overland and
rescued many
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

81 often wonder what's the best
thing to do for the grip" remarked
the stingy man, who was trying to
get some advice gratis.
$50 out without your overcoat," re-
piled the doctor,-Philadelp Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
CuIIinnn to Succeed Lyman.

ALBANY, May Ex-Governor Odell
has appointed i. w. Cullinan of Oswego
as state excise commissioner to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Henry ii.
Lyman Of Oswego.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

SANTIAGO. Chile, May 22.-Presi
dent Errazuriz has had another severe
attack of paralysis His case is consid.
cred to be very serious.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
German shipyards to lie Enlarged.

BERLIN, May 22.-Thc government
sh,pyards at Wilhclmshaven, according
to the Bcrliner Post, will he enlarged t,
enable the construction of warships o
12,000 tons. The work will require
year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23
Spnnish Election Retupns.

MADRID, May 22.-Compete returns
in the election of the new chamber of
deputies show 260 ministerialists and
l46 members Of the opposition.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

We have very nice line of small
photo frames, with prices reasonable
md many kinds at Mercer's Drug
x Book Store,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

A distinguished astronomer asserts
that on the planet Uranus the sun
rises in the vest and sets in the east.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

WHERE WOMEN ARE SCARcE.-Moscow
holds the record of large towns for having
only hfty-six women to every one hundred
men.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-23

1t is easy enough to forgive when you are
quite sure it is the most provoking thing you
can do.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26
A Clnss of 1SS.

Wichita. April 2O.-The twentieth
century jubilee of the Scottish Rite
bodies of the Southern jurisdiction was
inaugurated by initiation of class of
17s applicants. Among them were
Chester /. Long, Jerry Simpson and S.
r. Peters.
Henry T.. Palmer, sovereign grand
commander of the northern jursdic-
ton, arrived from Milwaukee in a
special train accompanied by his staff.
Congressman James d. Richardson,
sovereign grand commander of the
southern jurisdiction; Fred Weber of
Washington, secretary general, and
Martin Collins of st. Louis. minister
of state of the supreme council, accom-
panied by their respective stats, also
arrived in special train.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26
Movements of Regulars.

Washington, April 29.-With view
to relieving all the regular troops who
have had long period of service in
the Philippines, the secretary of war
has decided to replace them as rapidly
as circumstances will permit, with the
regiments now in course of construc-
ton in this country. A plan has been
adopted by which the troops will be
given one years service in the United
States and two years service in the
Philippines. Its operation will result
in each regiment always having one
battalion in reserve in the United
States.
The regular troops in the Philippines
will be brought home gradually and
the movement will begin as soon as the
necessary arrangements can be per-
fected. The troops having the longest
service in the tropics will be the first
to return to the United States.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26
The Fitzgerald Colony.

Indianapolis, Ind April 1.-THE
arrangements for the location Of a
colony in Oklahoma, promoted by P.
II. Fitzgerald, are advancing rapidly.
Part of the land will be thrown open
to the colonists by June l, and all of il
will be available by next October. The
land is in the eastern part of the terri
tory and is we'll adapted TO farming or
fruit growing. Eight thousand acres
will be purchased A city will be
located on the big Canadian river. Mr..
Fitzgerald says that he will take %, 900
people into the territory.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26

Topeka, April 22.-Everybody is
laughing at the dispatch from Wichita
stating that the Kansas Children's
Home society has placed 5000 babies
in the families of 1900 farmers in "a
days, and $4,000 in All days. Attorney
General GODDARD and. other state officers
show the impossibility of such state
ments being true and the newspapers
silent about it. If true the newspa-
pers would be full of items telling of
incidents. The dispatch is classed
with an article which preceded it by a
few days about the discovery of lu-
minous paint and the chartering of a
million dollar corporation to exploit it
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26
Criticlses Zig Tag Course.

Berlin, April 2o.-Prince Herbert
bismarck, in speech at Burg, crit.
cised Emperor Williams zigzag course
quoting the elder Bismarck's words:
The way of destruction for the gov
eminent is to do first this and then
that. and promise today what it does
not do tomorrow.
Prince Herbert praised Count Won
Buelow as the most capable German
diplomatist and recognized Won Bue-
lows interest in agriculture, but de-
manded that he follow up this with
the assistance needed, which was an
agricultural tariff.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26
PARKER-HUGHES CONTEST.
Judge Haxen Decides to try the Case on
Its Merits.

Topeka, April ls.-Judge Hazen of
the 5hawnee county district court
decided the preliminary motion in the
Parker Hughes contest for mayor. by
overriding the motion to quash. The
case will now be tried on it's merits,
when the tally sheets and returns
which were before the city council
will De in court, upon which hearing
decision will be reached whether or
not the council canvassed the returns
according to law; that is whether they
must follow the tallies or the totals as
returned by the several precinct cleo
ton boards.
Judge Hazen's decision of the mo-
ton means in brief that the mandamus
proceedings are proper and that If the
proper showing is made by the attor-
neys for Parker the court has the
right to order the canvassing board to
reconvene and issue certificate of
election to Albert Parker The case
could be appealed from Judge Hazen's
decision overruling the motion to
quash, to the supreme court, but Judge
7. f. Carver, one of Colonel Hughes
attorneys, said that such an appeal
would not be made, and that the an.
swer to the mandamus case would DO
fled
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26
Apostle Cannon Buried.

Salt Lake, April 2O.-Simple but
most solemn were the services over the
remains of Apostle George Q. Cannon,
of the Mormon church, who died in
California. The ceremonies in the
tabernacle continued two hours, all
he high dignitaries of the church
participating. The seating capacity
of the tabernacle was seated to its
utmost and hundreds of people were
unable to gain entrance. The decora-
tions of the interior of the building
and the music during the services were
elaborate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26

Did you clean your ivory piano keys
and knife handles with alcohol. A So
luton of two-thirds of alcohol and
one-third of sweet oil will take ink
stains from wood. But if they are
fresh stains and not large, before try
ing that take soft cloth, breathe up
on the stain, then rub gently while the
spot is damp and soft from the breath.
and there are ten chances to one that
the spot will rub out without trouble.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26
Cattle and Sheep Men.

Green River, Wyo., April IS. -Troub-
lie is expected between the cattle and
sheep men in this country as result
of recent meeting of the cattlemen
when they established dead line and
sent notices to sheep men to keep away.
The sheep men say they have been
using the territory claimed by the
cattlemen for many years and they
propose to stand by what they con-
slider their rights.