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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
LONE CONFEDERATE
 WHIPS MANY YANKEES.
An Old Reb. Takes offense at Fed
 erals Being on Train.

Richmond Dispatch:
 Every Southern boy has been taught to believe that one Confederate soldier could whip four Yankees, but here IS d story of a man who followed Lee, who last Friday whipped fully fifteen Yankees. and was overpowered only when twenty piled on him. F~ "-
 The incident will delight every un- reconstructed Confederate heart to the utmost. Dr. J. William Jones, now in the city. will not approve of the old rebels" language, probably, but will be charmed with what the old soldier did So will hundreds of others.
 The story was sent to MT. Frank F. Brent of this city by the author. who was an eyewitness, and who IS member of the House of Delegates from the Eastern shore.
 Here 1t is
 "Coming up on the train Friday night (June 2S) from the southern part of the neninsula. I was both amused and de- lighted at the outcome of fight on the train that particular evening between fifteen or more Yankee soldiers and one lone Confederate. The name of the Confederate (who told me he was with Gen. R. E. Lee) I could not learn. though would like very much to know. so that l might write him, etc | bv any means intoxicated, think, had taken a few drops, just sufficient to make him lively and talkative. He was a man over feet, well built, weight l presume 200 pounds. He wore gray suit. with wide slouch hat.
 After taking his seat in the smoking car. and noticing that the ear was far Iy well filled with old Yankee soldiers he remarked so that every one could hear: Il,
 q Well. where in the h-l are all these d-d old Tanks going"
 This remark caused one Of the old soldiers to rise up in his seat and ask who it was that used the expression, The Reb. in turn rose up in his seat and answered:
 Tt was me-one who fought you d-d Tanks. and killed lot Of them' and my only regret is that ] did not kill them all.'
 From this the fun began. The Tanks q think fully twenty) rose up in their seats and began to curse, and told him he would have to retract.
 By this time the Reb. (who looked as though he could whip twenty-five good men) walked up and down the. car aisle. cursing the 'Yanks,' and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

cons. the saiyadors, she rS,reveses. the Lopezes fhs Montefiores, the Mocattss. and. indeed. almost all that the Enghsn Jewry has had to be proud of.
 In It's old vestry room the struggle for Jewish emancipation was first or ganixed. and there most of the history of the Anglo-Jewish community was enacted. Unfortunately this poruon cl the building no longer exists. It was pulled down some years ago to iIiahe room for warehouses;, the leh'ai oI which compensates in measure loi the secession of wealthy members Mho no longer care to worship in Bevis Marks,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
Freedom for Jews.

In the middle of the Seventeenth cen tury such conventicle is known to have been held in the house of one Moses Athias. in Creechurch Lane' and it was here that the community re-
 ceived from Oliver Cromwell-tnrousn the good offices of John Sadier-permis- sion to celebrate Jewish divine worship without fear of molestation. The con- gregations were all fugitives from the Inquisition of Spain and Portugal. About the same time there was con yent,cle for German and Polish Jews ill St. Helens. From Creechurch Lane the congregation migrated to King street. Aldgate. In the wear l6sS the .Kingstreet building was found to be too small to accommodate the com munity, and the present site in Bevis Marks (hen known as Flow Yard), was bought for the erection of new synagogue. A lease was granted by the freeholders. Sir Thomas and Lady Powntz. and the edifiee was construct ed by a generous Quaker builder, who declared on the day of the opening that he could not retain for his own use money intended for the erection CT a temple of God, and asked the wardens to accept from him the amount Of the profit he had realized on the contract. Many of the old wooden benches were transferred from King street to Bevls Marks. where they stand to this day, together with some of the brass candle sticks brought over from Bayonne and Amsterdam by some of the founders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

fishing himself in Thibet as trader desiring to buy horses and at the same time as a pi6us Buddhist to do homage to the Lhasa Lama. His .'instru- mental equipment consisted of large sextant. two box sextants, prismatic and pocket compass. thermometer for observing temperature of air and of boiling water, pocket chronometer and common watch. with apparatus. the latter reduced as much as possible"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

course this would not meet with public approval, as it would mean a slight in- crease of taxes.
 But I am willing to be blamed and censured for this. 1 am willing to stand the protests of the citizens, pro- vided that the municipality is well pro- vided for. At present ruin and calami- ty stare us in the face"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
Where the Disraelis worshiped.

For nearly forty years the history of the building, apart from the congrega- tion, was comparatively uneventful. In 173S it was injured by fire, which de- stroyed some of the contiguous houses. Ten years later fiutter of excitement was caused in the congregation ty the public spirit of wealthy riember named Benjamin Mendes de Costa, who purchased the remainder of the lease and presented it to the wardsns, for the benefit of the Holy Congreg arion of the Gate of Heaven" as 1t vas called. Mendes de Costa was a desc eniant of Crypto-Jewish family, which rendered conspicuous service to the Ssuarts dur ing the Commonwealth. One of his an- cestors. Ferenando Mendes. was court physician to Catherine of Braganza and he attended Charles II. on his death bed. He was also . relative cf Mrs. Brydges Williams, who left &40OOO to Lord Beaconsfield in recognition of "his championship of the cause of 1s- rael," and who was herself a sister-in- law of Rachel Disraeli. the great Earl s aunt. The Disraelis. of course, were for two generations. prominent members of the Bevis Marks Synagogue, and the births of Lord Beaconsfield and his brothers are all duly recorded in the synagogue archives. N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

treatment of acute illnesses. so that when he is called upon to treat chronic dis cases his knowledge of them is so hm- tied that he Is often puzzled as to how to treat them properly.
 My superior ability in treating diseases of this kind is the result of years of con- stant study. during which time I have devoted myself exclusively to my special ty I have treated more cases of chronic diseases than any other physician in the CTnited States. My wide experience has given me a perfect knowledge of every form of chronic disease, and my magnifi- cent record of cures proves my ability beyond question.
 nent of Loss of Manly Vigor, Structure, Varicocele. Blood and Skin Diseases, Kid 1ev and Bladder Complaints, Female Weaknesses. etc, and any one afflicted with any of the above diseases is given I cordial invitation to investigate my original successful methods of treatment. Each case is given my careful attention. and a close study Ks made of it's every ictail, and my treatment is specially pre- pared to meet every requirement..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
Troy Times.
 Liouor and Sunstroke.

A St. Louis newspaper which kept tabs states that nearly every patient taken to the city hospital during the hot wave was a steady drinker-mean- ing, of course. a steady drinker of ardent spirits. The facts may not ln- volve a temperance lecture, but they form their own comment on the fool ishness of indulging in ''hot stuff' on hot days. even when disguished as a cooling beverage "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
An Aristocratic Republic.

The governm ent of Bevis Marks Is very curious. especially when 1t is con- sidered that its form is of considerable antiquity among the Spanish Jews. It is really a kind of aristocratic republic, consisting of a ministry. Senate and popular Assembly. The executive is vested in the wardens and treasurer, forming a Cabinet of five, termed. the "Mahamad" Then there are depart mental ministers or "Parnissim.' ad- ministering the depen1ent institutions, without seats in the Cabnet. Among the most inter asting of these are-or, rather were. for sop1e of them are now abolished--the Parnass of Terra Santa and Cautives. whose duties consist in administering the funds contributed for the benefit of the Holy Land, and for the ransom of Jewish captives in the hands of the Barbary pirates, and the Parnass of the Wax. responsible for the rather valuable stock of candles used during divine Service. The elders, who form a kind of Senate. consist of ex- wardens: and the Yehidim. or seat holders, are an elective and deliberat- i've body, equivalent to a local House of Commons. The Parnass Presidente is, of course. the Premier; and in the background are the great body of non- contributing Spanish and Portuguese Jews who form the people, and are called "Congregantes." The seats in the Synagogue are not let at any fixed sum. but are perfectly free, the annual income being derived from an assess ment on the Yehidim, according to their means. In the early days of Be- wis Marks. the Gentlemen of the Ma hamad" exercised uncontested author ity over the whole Hispano-Jewish community of London. trying cases that now would come before the civil courts, and levying fines and fixing other punishments at will.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
A Splendid Record.

It is not surprising that many Eng fish Jews should hold this "old Esnoga" in affection and reverence. Founded by contingent of the heroic Jews of Spain, whose history Is at once the most brilliant and the most romantic in the post Biblical annals of Judaism, it is the only link now connecting the Isra- elites of England-mosIly of Polish German extraction-with past of which their race all over the world is extremely and justly proud. The walls of the Hobbies and vestry room are cov- cred with names which recall some of the most famous episodes in Jewish history-names in very many cases in stinct with the memories of noble minded sons of Israel. whose fidelity to their ancestral faith has been one of the marvels of history. There one may read of Abarbanels. whose fore.
 fathers were statesmen. and who trac.
 ed their lineage from King David; of the Lamegos, whose ancestor first brought the intelligence to Europe that there was a South Cape of Africa that could be doubled; of the famous Men deses. who conquered Cyprus for the IuiXs. and their kinsmen. he Da Cos tas. whose blood flows in the veins of the noblest families in England; of the Lousadas, who still preserve a Spanish dnkedom in their family; of the Gid-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
What They Need in Pennsylvania

A sturdy. honest Democratic party would have been a godsend for Penn sylvania at more than one important Iuncture. It would have formed the nucleus of reform movement in which Republicans would have joined. The Democracy was, not sufficiently virile and 50 the opportunity was lost
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
An Excellent Plank to Stand On

St. Louis PoSt-DiSpatch.
 The plank in the Democratic plat form of Ohio which declares that the acceptance of free passes or other favors from railroads by puBlic officers or employes shall be made adequate grounds for vacating the offices heli by them should be copied into all the platforms of all the political partie, Nobody believes that a railroad issues
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
BEVIS MARKS
OLDEST SYNAGOGUE IN THE
 WORLDS METROPOLIS.
A Relic of the Past-Link in History of British Israelites-An Aris-
 tocratIc Republic.

London Answers:
 When Stowe wrote his Survey Be- wis Marks tor Bury's Marks. as IL was then cailedJ. Was the home or the Ap- bots of Bury. 1t was al that tiiae a 1ashiona Die place, with hanusome man sions surrounded by spacious court yaros and gardens. It is now 8 pus., ling and somewhat dingy commercial thorougnfare. the warehouse nioho.oily of which is only relieved by the pres ence of a tine old synagogue which boasts of being the oldest Jewish mousse of worship in England. Indeed, just xoo years since it was first celebrated with a solemn service. at which all the rank and fashion of Jewry were present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
A Link With the Past.

The Bevis Marks Synagogue is not so much the cradle Of the Anglo-Jew- ish community as 1t is a conspicuous link in the history of the British Israeli ties. Before the expulsion of the Jews by Edward l. there were important synagogues in London and other Ens- fish cities. The Old Jewry and Jewisn Crescent are "reminiscences of this carry settlement. After the expulsion these buildings. unlike their former tenants, became converted. The date of the re- establishment of synagogues is not clear, but for the Crypto-Jews who managed still to enter and reside in the country there were probably secret meeting places.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

a pass to public officers to honor them merely. The railroad pass is beyond question a bribe when 1t is issued to members of the legislature and judges of courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
The Only Instance on Record.

Hartford (Conn.) Times
 Was any national leader in this country ever more overwhelmingly and emphatically disregarded and dropped by political party than w. J.. Bryan was by the Democrats of Ohio yes. terday? We do not remember an in, stance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

The balance of trade is not always . political platform scale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

WASH SKIRTS ! Blue Polka dotted Duck, trimmed with three white duck bands, we'll made with deep hem, value $1.75
 At SIPS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
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Little Prices Prevail Tomorrow

things will be offered following sample.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21
You Can bs Cured at Home.

IT you cannot see me in person. you are invited to write me full description of vour case and learn all about my perfect " stem of home treatment by which I am snab,ed to cure you at your own home. ~nnsultat!on free either at office or by nail. correspoRdence confidential.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-21

It was in 1851 that the successful op- position of the Thibetans 10 the explo- ration of the trans -Himalayan region by Europeans. as well as the fact that Indian traders were permitted to travel freely throughout Thibet. suggested to an officer connected with the great trigonometrical survey of India the ex- pedient of employing native surveyors.
 The village schoolmaster, Main Singh, who had been in the service of the brothers Schlaginweit during their ex- pIorations in Kashmir. was the first man to receive the necessary training for the work. At the headquarters of the survey he was taught the use of the sextant. compass. etc. to recognize all the larger stars and to make simple route survey. When these things had been sufficiently acquired he was sent to explore the Tsanspo from it's source to India, if possible. It was 1865 before he succeeded in estab-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-14
SHERlFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias issued
ont of the Court of Common Pleas ot Co.
lumba County, Pennsylvania, and to me
directed there will be exposed to public sale
at the Court House in Bloomsburg County
and State aforesaid on
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1901.
at o'clock p m. All that message, tene-
ment or tract of land being lot situate on
the south west corner Of Third street and
Leonard street in the town OF Bloomsbury
County of Columbia and state ot PennsyI-
vania Icing about forry.four feet in width on
Third street and ore hundred and SIX feet IN
depth on Leonard street, whereon is erected
a two and onc-half story double
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE.
and out buildings
Seized and taken in execution at the SUIT
of Simon Relchard assignee vs.. VIM ,
! FIeglenstne and Hattie T.. Fleckenstine ant
to be sold as the property of VIM ,. ane
| Hattie L. Fleckenstlne.
PEACOCK, DANIEL hNOkN,
Attorney. sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-14
NOTICE.

Notice Is herebV given Mdf on Tuesday, ne 5h
dnu Of March, 1901, ne Borough COuHcu did
,,u1bJo CoytIiy. Pennsylvania, passed ana oD-
l)t.oppd an ordinance erteHdtng me umHs OF he
BorO,tgh Qr StGIIrdter by dnne1tng ana ddnuttng
thereto me adjacent idndS O'rned ~ ~ heul,
1e,, SenbeD DIpSI.r ana w. n. Hess; mat q plot
On, drnG OF such pItenStou has been Gjed IN me
Office 0r the Court Of Qunrter sessions 0t CotHl.
W1rcb. 4 d 1901, shouting me location Qf Sdtd
lands ana tte present ana former boundaries or
sdid BOrOugb. Anp Ctize7, QJ me B0.Ough or
sGjd ordnance 10 me CO1u't Qr quarter sessions
ar columbia CO1Hty ShdH Hle san dDDpm 'cHhh
Dii'ty d1lS frOnt ne ddte Or HiHg Sdtd ptdh or
plot, or De rOrerer dfter debdTrea
w. N HENRIE,
1874 clerk OCHe Court ~ quarter SeS"'o'o'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-14
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue OF writ OF Plur Lev. 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, MARCH 20, 1901,
at two o'clock p. m, all that certain messuage
and tract OF land, situate In Shuman's Addition
TO the Town OF Catawissa, In the township Oh
Catawissa, in the County OF Columbia and
state of PENNSYLVANIA, bounded and dtscrlped
as follows, to wit: Beginning at point In
Church street, In said Addition, thence south
thirty-nine degrees twenty-five minutes east
three hundred and thirty mine feet, cy land OF
Harmon Young ; thence by same and lands OF
! Catawlssa school District north nifty degrees
rhirty-nve minutes east, one hundred ana nine
| ty-five and five-tenths feet to corner; thence
nv said school land north twenty-three degrees
1fty-three minutes west, one hundred and six
| and tye-tenths feet to an alley; thence by the
| same north sixty-nne degrees east TWO nun
dred and forty feet to a corner; thence by land
laid out as a cemetery, by said F. L. Shuman,
| twenty -four degrees east, three hundred ana
twenty-five feet to a corner; thence by same
north sixty-six degrees east, forty feet TO
corner: thence by same south twenty-four de-
grees east, two hundred and hfty-three rect 10
line OF land of Widow Gunther; thence by same
south fifty-siX degrees thirty five minutes west'
three hundred and twenty-seven feet to cor
ner; thence by said land south thirty-three de-
grees five minutes east, one hundred ana twen-
ty-two feet TO corner thence by sa,d land
south forty degrees west, one hundred and one
feet 10 corner; thence by said land and across
public road, and right OF way OF 5. Ii.
r. X. south forty-six degrees iorty-nve MN
utes cast, eighty-ive feet to corner thence
| nfty-three degrees forty-hve minutes west, four
hundred and forty feet TO point IN MIL street,
In said Addition; thence In and along SAID
street north forty degrees twenty-five minutes
west five hundred and fifty eight feet 10 point
in said street; thence north hfty-one degrees
east one hundred and eighty-three feet TO a
corner. by lands OF W. Ii. Rhawn; thence by
Y said lands north thirty-nine degrees twenty
Eve minutes west, flve hundred and thirty.one
feet 10 said Church street; thence along saio
street north sixty-seven degrees east, three
= hundred and t1fty-two and hve-tenths feet u
'. the place OF beginning, containing
n I6 ACRES AND 10 PERCHES.
= Being the same premises which said F. l.. shu
It man and Angelina, his wife, by their indenture
d bearing even date herewith, granted and con
!. yeyed unto the said owen d.. L. kostenpaudei
s. There are no buildings upon this tract, tn
same being plotted into town lots, which iron
, upon the principal streets OF the said Boroug
J. OF Catawissa, together with the hereditament
and appurtenances
oe seized, taken In execution, at the suit OF Al
20 gelina Shuman VS.. o. ID. Il. Kostehbauder, an
ar to be sold as the property of o. d. l.. Roster
or bauder ,,,ro,r e,,u,s,
IL IKELER & KELLER, Attys.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-14
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Nv virtue of writ Of Ievari Facias issued
on, o( the Court of Common Pleas Of Co
lumbia county, Pennsylvania, and to me Of
r.ctcd there will be exposed to public sale at
the Court House in Bloomsbdrg, county and |
state aforesaid en-
SATURDAY, MARCH a3, 1901,
at o'clock p. M, all that certain piece or
narcel of land situate in Sugarloaf township,
Tolumbia county. Pennsylvania, bounded
and described as follows to.wit: Beginning at
chestnut tree. thence by land formerly oi
Nathan Beach. south seventy-two and one
half degrees west one hundred and thirty
! four and on half perches to n corner, thence
| no land of Joshua Brink south two and one
half degrees east two perches to corner,
,bence by land of Christian l.. Moore, soulh
sixtv.nine degtces east two hundred and one
and six tenths perches to a corner at
pubIc road, thence by land SURVEYED 10
| Maria Fritz. north one and one.halt degrees
east one hundred and twenty-five and two
tenths perches to post, thence north e'ghty
eight and one-half degrees west slXty'one
perches to the place of beginning, con aiming
EIGHTY-FIVE (S5) ACRES
and one hundred and twenty-five perches,
strict measure, whereupon are erected
, FRAME DWELLING HOUSES,
D barn and other ou,buildines.
D Seized and taken in execud n at the SUIT
0 of Leonard Moore vs. John Moore, morigag'
Q or; and Gearhart Moore, Emeline Moore
Do,y. Mary Moore Keelerj Melvin Moore
Laura Moore Dempsey Lucy Elmer guar
u dian of Nellie Moore, Melvin Moore guar
q dian of John Moore, heirs of the said deceas
70 ed Iohn Moore mortgagor and to be sold
70 the property Of John Moore, mortgagor; an'
No Gearhart Moore, Emelne Moore Doty, Mar
Ia Moore Keeler, Melvin Moore, Laura Moor
No Dempsey Lucy Elmer guardian OF Nell
w Moore. Melvin Moore guardian oil Jon
90 Moore, heirs Of said deceased
90 Il FRIrz DANIEL KNORR,
g. At,ornev Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-14
AUDITORS NOTICE.
ate qrM C. s,oan, tate or Bloomsbury, Penn'a,

Estate orM C.. sloan, idte Of Bloomsbury, Pean'd,
deceased.
The Undersigned AudttOf', appointed bD me
C,ltj.t 10 dUd.t settle ana ddjtSt, me account V
W,n s. UOypr, precufOr' NJ NJ c. sloan. decedSed,
ana 10 UdSS uDOn erceptiODS ana make dtHrtdu-
lion 0ftrp balance IN me hdHdS Or Sdtd efecuiOf,
Ia me pdriieS pHfi TED thereto, lrW dteHd az ms
OHcp. n, B(oOmS11ug on FIfddg ne 29N ddD Q
March 1871, at TEN O'Clock IN HP forenoon, JOr me
duties ar MS appointment, trieR ana where az
DGrtieS Interested are required 10 pTOUe Uetr
claims or be debdrred from pdrticipdtlng a. Sdtd
D,1d JOHN g. FREEZE,
'g-9t duditOT.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.

Estate oFJACKsoN KAREs, LATE OF CLEVELAND
TOWNSHIP, DECEASED.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by tne
Ornhans' Court OF Columbia County, Pa, 70
make distribution Of balance In hahds Oh w;
among the parties entitled thereto, VIII siU; al
his office IN the Ent Building BloomSourg, ra,'
on Wednesday, March .7th, 9Ol, al III 0clock d.
m. TO attend TO the duties OF his appointment I,
when and where all parties Interested In salu
estate must appear, or be forever deoarred from
coming IN on said fund. imam, .,.s,.o,
eel 4t HARhl H. Slbho' Auui'oi'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-14
AUDITORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Catherine Vdndtne late C Madison
To,Cnship decedSed
The undersigned appointed an auditor TO pass
tiDOn erCpDttOHS 10 the account or the ErectOr O
CdthdrtHe VdHdiHe ana make dtSu tbut0H or We
NINA IN me hdHdS or Sdtd erecutor, 'cW meet tne
Bdrties Interested at his oDiCe IN Bloomsbury, on
WJHddp the 1871 ddp 0r Mdrch A. D. 1901, at III
O'ciOcE a. M. at tchich time ana place al pdFueS
Interested Gt Sdid IitId ana hdriHg claims
0OdilSt me same trH appear ana present ne
same or bp tDJ'erpr dpbdTTtd TrOm coming IN FOR
a snare Qr said r,tHd. ROBT. BUCKJNGHAM,
a.pSst AudtiOr.