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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
Miners Fight In Colorado.

FLORENCE, Colo, Feb, 28-A bat.
tie between strikers and nonunion coal
miners is reported to be in progress at
the Bear Gulch mines OF the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. 1t is said that
several have been shot to death, but par
ticulars cannot be had yet. Two hundred
miners who arrived from the east have
been escorted toward the mines by sew
eral deputy sheriffs
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
Clamoring For More Heads.

BERLIN, Feb. 27.-From a reliable
source it is learned that Great Britain.
France and the United States are de-
manding the execution of dozen China
men involved in the murders of missiona.
ries in the provinces in addition to the
ringleaders already mentioned. Germa-
ny, it is understood. has nothing whatev-
er to do with this demand. no German
missionaries having been killed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
Rich Find of Gold.

VICTORIA, b. c., Feb. 25.-Dawson
papers of Feb. 16 received here by the
steamer Amur have accounts of rich
strike on Lepine creek, Is miles from
Dawson, where quartz assaying SS4
ton was found. Northern papers also
tell how Captain Cantwell rescued an
Indian boy who was enslaved for life by
Nulate Indians because he killed com
panion accidentally.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
A bare.faced lie is often more acceptable
tnan one with whiskers on it.

A REMEDY FOR THE GRIPPE. "A remedy
recommended for patients afflicted with the
grippe is KEMP'S BALSAM, which is es-
pecially adapted for the throat and lungs.
Don't wait for the first symptoms Of the dis
ease, get a bottle to-day and keep it for use
the moment it is needed. If neglected the
grippe has tendency to bring on pneumonia
KEMP'S BALSAM prevents this by keep.
ing the cough loose and the lungs free from
Inflammation. All druggists sell KEMP'S
BALSAM at 25c and soc. 2-I4d4t
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CONGsR vACATES.
Will visit Americn-w. w. RockbiII
In Charge ut PclSiug.

PEKING, Feb. 26-Yesterday Mr..
Conger turned over the affairs of the
United States legation to Mr.. w. w.
Rockhill particularly the conduct of the
negotiations with the Chinese plenipo-
tentiaries. and he will shortly return to
The United States for "A six months vaca-
ion.
Americans here feel that this arrange
ment is confirmation of the report that
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
Spanish Cabinet Resigns.

MADRID, Feb. Lieutenant Gen
eral Azcarraga formally presented the
resignation of the cabinet yesterday to
the queen regent, who informed him that
she would confer with the presidents and
former presidents of the senate and
chamber of deputies and with the lead
ers of the minorities. 1t is believed thai
the ministerial crisis will be solved Fri
day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28

BERLIN. Feb. 27.-The population of
Prussia, according to the census of Dec.
I, 1900. was "a ,463. .317, or an increase OF
2,60S, 154, since 1896. The largest in
crcases were in Westphaia and the
EhinciarI,
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FLORIDA and Metropolitan Limited

BY THE SEABoARD AIR LINE RAILWAY,
"FLoRIDA AND WEST INDIA SHORT
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TRAINS TO
FLORIDA.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
Says Deer Rnvase His Farm.

MIDDLETOWN. n. Y. Feb. 25.-
Henry Mohring, a farmer of Forestburg,
Sullivan county, wants change made
in the state law protecting wild deer, he
saiming he must abandon farming un-
less he receives some protection from the
ravages of the animals.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28

WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DESSERT p
This question arises in the family every
day. Let us answer it to-day. Try Jell-O,
delicious dessert. Prepared in two min
utes. No baking add hot water and set to
cool. Flavors Lemon, orange, raspberry
and strawberry. AT your grocers. Ioc. lad
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION A
WAsHINGToN-SPEc RAiEs OF
FARE VIA PHILA. & READ


WAsHINGToN-SPECIA RAiRs OF
FARE VIA PHILA. & READ
ING RAILROAD.
To accommodate those desiring to visit
Washington on the occasion of the inaugu.
ration of the President elect, the Philadel-
phia & Reading Railway has arranged to sell
excursion tickets from all ticket stations at
the special rate of single fare for the round
trip. These tickets will be sold and good
going March Ist, ed and sd, aud good to re-
turn mill March Sth, 1901, inclusive, on all
regular trains in each direction, except the
"Royal Limited " For time of rains rates
of fare and other information consult ticket
agents or address Edison J. Weeks, G en'l
Pass'r Agent, Philadelphia.
MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE SIcKLY.-
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used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's
Home, New York, break up colds in "a
hours, cure leyerishness, headache, stomach
troubles, teething disorders, and destroy
worms. At all druggists, 2sc. Sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsed,
LeRoy, N. Y. I4d4.
You can drive n horse to brewery wagon
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28

1t takes great deal of strength sometimes
to hold ones tongue.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28
NERVOUS DEBILITY,
VITAL WEAKNESS

and Prostration from Over
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Humphrey Honaeopathlc Specific
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-28

You can drive horse to brewery wagon
but can't make him drink.
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03
MISTAKE OF AMERICAN WOMEN
OVerfurnishinE the Bedrooms Is in
Bad Taste, Besides Being
UnheaIthful.

In furnishing our chambers, per-
haps, we commit the grossest violations
of the laws of good taste and of good
health at the same time, writes Edward
Box, in Ladies' Home Journal, in a
plea for the simpler and better furnish
ing of our homes. Instead Of keeping
sleeping apartment perfectly SIM
pie, putting into it only such articles
as are absolutely necessary, we load
into it a confusing mass of all manner
of useless things which have no place
there. Then we call such litteredup
room dainty. TruthfuHy speaking,
the average sleeping-room is a mess of
trifles never brought into use, which
have absolutely no business nor place
there. Whereas a sleeping apartment
should have the freest circulation of
air, it is almost impossible for cur
rent of air to work its way through.
We need not seek to have the barren
ness of the sleeping of monas-
teries or hospitals, and yet there is a
lesson in them by which many might
richly profit. Here health comes in
even before good taste. We can scarce
ly keep a sleeping-room too airy and
devoid of articles of furniture. Only
what is absolutely needed for actual
use should be in an apartment where
we spend one-third of our lives. The
private chamber is, really, an unerring
reflection of either wisdom or folly, of
good taste or bad.
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03
Collar Trimmings.

Cloak and coat collars are very
much trimmed on the inside with
shirred black liberty silks. The shir-
rings have tucks so as to give them
a full and becoming surface and in
crease the collar warmth, also.
This suggests at once a desirable
way to remodel the collar of a cape
or coat needing to be furnished up a
bit 1t is also a serviceable idea to
copy the new high collars, which have
the novelty of having one part i'm
posed upon the other in this way In
stead of the high collar in one piece
that we are familiar with, the first
collar is only about half its former
height. but a fitted faring upper sec
ton is added, as the fitted bottom
founce is added to a skirt on the very
same principle. This upper part of
the collar is ruched on the edge, and
sometimes has double silk ruffle,
standing up on the edge of which
there is some other narrow edge trim
ming. This ali makes for high,
dressv framing-in of the face, and is
most comfortable during our winter
winds.-Nogue.
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03
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CHAPTER III.-CoNTINUED.

''I beg to suggest" remarked Dunlap,
"that the shots heard by the policeman
and his prisoner were not fired from
the inside of the bank"
THAT appears quite likely" admitted
Murdoch; "but they must at any rate
have been fred in close proximity to
the bank, since the witnesses agree
that they appeared to come from in
side. In that case, whence were they
fired? By whom? And why? On the
whole, my little puzzle does not seem
to me SO i'll chosen. What is your own
opinion, Mr.. Sturgis?"
81 quite agree with you that the
problem is probably not so simple as it
seemed at first blush to Sprague.
''Very well. Then doubtless you are
willing to undertake the task of supply
ing whatever data may be required to
complete the chain of evidence against
Quinlan?"
"By no means" replied Sturgis, de-
cidedly.
Indeed? Ali well, of course, if Mr..
Sturgis wishes to withdraw his bet"
'I do not wish to withdraw my bet, y
said Sturgis; Il will agree to solve your
problem within 80 days or to forfeit
my stakes; but 1 cannot undertake to
prove the truth or falsity of any a
priori theory. 1 have no personal
knowledge of the matter as yet, and
therefore no theory"
"Quite so," observed Murdock, iron
ically. 81 had forgotten your scientific
methods. Of course, it may turn out
that it was the policeman who stole the
satchel from Shorty Duff
Perhaps" answered Sturgis, imper-
turbably
Murdock smiled.
''Well, gentlemen" said he, 81 ac-
cept Mr.. Sturgis' conditions. If you
are willing" he continued, turning to
the reporter, ''our host will hold the
stakes and decide the wager"
81, for one, agree with Sprague," said
DR.. Thurston. II am disappointed in
the problem. / have seen Sturgis un-
ravel some extremely puzzling tangles
in my day; and each case would not
be hard to find. Why, no longer ago
than this evening, on our way here,
we stumbled upon most peculiar case
-eh-oh!-er-please pass the cognac,
Sprague. wish l had some like it in
my cellar; it is worth it's weight in
gold"
DR.. Thurston had met Sturgis' steady
gaze and had understood that, for some
reason or other, the reporter did not
wish him to relate their adventure of
the afternoon.
Only one person appeared to notice
the abrupt termination of his story.
This was Murdock, who had looked up
at the speaker with mild curiosity, and
who had also intercepted the reporters
warning glance at his friend. He OBJ
served DR.. Thurston narrowly for a
full minute, appeared to enjoy his
clumsy effort to cover his retreat, and
then quietly slipped his coffee.
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03
CHAPTER V.
A FOUNDATION OF FACTS.

A FOC OF FACTS.
When the two men were comfortably
settled in the reporters study, Sturgis
produced pipes, tobacco and writing
materials.
There, now said he, as he prepared
to write, Il begin with what I shall
call the Cab Mystery. The data in this
case are already plentiful and curious.
| shall read as l write, and you can
interrupt for suggestions and criti-
cisms, as the points occur to you. In
the first pace, the dead man is about
fifty years old, and was employed in
some commercial house or financial in
.stitution, PROBABLY bookkeeper, at a
fairly good salary
Hold on there, Sturgis.' laughed
Thurston. Il thought you were going
to build up solid foundation Of facts
before you allowed your imagination
to run riot."
'Well?" inquired the reporter, in ap-
parent surprise.
well, the only fact you have men
toned is the approximate age of the
dead man. The rest is pure assump-
ton. How can you know anything
certain about his occupation and the
amount of his salary?"
True; forgot you had not followed
the steps in the process of induction.
Here they are; the dead mans sleeves,
on the under side below the elbow
were worn shiny. This shows that
his occupation is at a desk of some
kind"
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03

fore, whether or not you intend to
look farther into the matter yourself,
| beg you will at least authorize me
to make survey of the field by day
light in the morning."
Dunlap looked anything but pleased
as the reporter spoke these words.
He thought before replying.
Frankly, Mr.. Sturgis," he said, at
length, with studied courtesy, Il will
not conceal the fact that what you
ask places me in rather awkward
position. You are a friend of my
friend Sprague, and my personal in
tercourse with you this evening has
been pleasant enough to make me
hope that, in the future, l may be
so fortunate as to include you in my
own circle of acquaintances. There
fore, on personal grounds, it would
give me great pleasure to grant your
request. But, on the other hand, you
are journalist and 1 am a banker;
and it is with banks as with nations
happy that which has no history.
Capital is proverbially timid, you
know"
81 see," said Sturgis; "you fear that
the reputation of the Knickerbocker
bank may suffer if the mystery of
the pistol shots is solved"
"No, no, my dear sir; not at all,
not at all. You quite misunderstood
me-" replied the banker, with just a
shade of warmth. "It is not a ques-
tion of the banks credit exactly,
since there has been neither robbery
nor defalcation; but depositors do not
like to see the name of their bank
mentioned in the newspapers; they
take fright at once. Depositors are
most unreasonable beings, Mr.. Stur-
gis; they are liable to become panic
stricken on the most insignificant prov
ocation; and then they run amuck
like mad sheep. The Knickerbocker
bank does not fear any run that
might ever be made upon it. It's
credit stands on too secure a founda-
tion for that. But nevertheless a run
on bank is expensive, Mr.. Sturgis,
very expensive"
''The banks affairs being in so sat-
isfactory condition." observed the
reporter, sit seems to me that what
ever harm publicity is likely to do
has already been done. The imagina-
tions of your depositors are now at
work sapping the foundation of the
Knickerbocker bank. If the truth
cannot injure its credit, it can only
strengthen it; and to withhold the
truth under the circumstances is to
invite suspicion"
Dunlap did not appear to like the
turn the conversation was taking.
He walked along in silence for few
minutes, irresolute. At length he
seemed to make up his mind.
Perhaps you are right after all,
Mr.. Sturgis. At any rate we have
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03

nothing to conceal from the public
If you will be at the bank tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock, l shall be
pleased to meet you there"
Sturgis nodded his acquiescence.
"Well, gentlemen, here is my
street," continued the banker. ''Good
evening, good evening"
And he was Off
whittier are you bound now
Thurston?" asked the reporter, as the
friends resumed their walk.
''Home and to bed like a sensible
fellow replied the physician.
Don't you do anything of the sort
Come along with me to my rooms. ]
must arrange the data so far col
lected in the two interesting cases
that 1 have taken up to-day; and in the
cab mystery, at least, you can prob
ably be of assistance to me, if you
will"
''Very well, old man; lead on. 1 am
curious to know what theories you
have adopted in these two cases."
'Theories!" replied Sturgis; II never
adopt theories. [ simply ascertain
facts ana arrange them in their proper
sequence, as far as possible. When
this arrangement is successfully ac-
complished, the history of the crime is
practically completed. Detection of
crime is an exact science. Here, as in
all other sciences, the imagination
has an important part to play, but that
part consists in coordinating and in
terpreting facts. The solid foundation
of facts must invariably come first
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03
CHAPTER IX.
THE BANK PRESIDENT.

Spragues dinner party was over,
and among the first to take their
leave, shortly after midnight, were
Dunlap, Sturgis and DR.. Thurston.
The reporter did not often spend
an evening in worldly dissipation. He
was man of action, a hard worker
and an enthusiastic student. Almost
all of the time which was not actually
spent in the pursuit of his profession,
was devoted to study in many widely
different fields of art and science.
For Sturgis' ideal of his profession
was high; he held that almost every
form of knowledge was essential to
success in his line of work. 1t was
seldom, therefore, that he allowed
himself to spend precious evening
in social intercourse, unless as more
or less direct means to some end. He
had made an exception in favor of
Sprague's dinner. and his meeting
with Dunlap, whom he had not pre-
viously known, had been entirely ac-
cidental.
Dunlap, was, however, a man whom
Sturgis needed to see in the course
of his study of the Knicllerbocker
bank mystery, and he had not lost
the opportunity which chance had
placed in his way. After obtaining an
introduction to the bank president,
the reporter had sought an occasion
to speak with him in private; and, as
this did not present itself during the
course of the evening, he had timed
his departure so that it should coin
eide with that of Dunlap. Dr. Thurs
ton had followed his friends lead.
''Are you going down to the bank
this evening. Mr.. Dunlap?" asked
Sturgis, as the trio faced the bleak
wind
ST? No. Why should I?" inquired
the banker, in apparent surprise
Il see no particular reason why
you should" replied the reporter. eff
to-day were a banking day, there
would be no time to lose But since
it is New Years day, there is little.
if any, chance of the trail being dis
turbed; and il will be much easier
40 find it in broad daylight than by
gaslight. Our friends of the central
Office are usually pretty clever in dis
covering at least the more evident
clews in case of this sort, even when
they have, not the ability to correct
ly interpret them. And since they
have completely failed in their search
tonight, we must anticipate more
than ordinarily difficult puzzle"
why, Mr.. Sturgis,' said Dunlap,
somewhat anxiously. You talk as
though you really believed that some
mysterious crime has been committed
at the bank,
81 do not know enough about the
case as yet to advance any positive
belief in the matter" said Sturgis:
''but if we assume as correct the cir
cumstances related in the article
which DIR. Murdoch read to us this
evening" they certainly present an
extraordinary aspect"
Dunlap reflected for an instant
Still, the fact that our cashier
found everything in good order 81 the
bank is in itself completed. Tcassur-
ing" he said, musingly.
Very likely" assented Sturg:s. 1T
Is quite possible that from bankers
PCT ofsview the problem is wholly
.1tieroid of interest; but from de-
testive's standpoint it appears TO be
full of promising features There
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03
AS TO INTRODUCTIoNS.
when improperly Done They Some
times Lead to Embarrassing
Moments.

'There is just about one woman in
hundred who knows how to introduce
people properly" growled an angry
looking man the other day, says
The Baltimore News. 'Most of
that sex have clear, not to say shrill,
voices. and where there is no positive
necessity for hearing them their slight
est word can be distinguished a mile
away; but just let 'em go to present
one person to another, and they mum
BILE and chew their words so that you
haven't an idea whether the others
name is Brown, Jones or Robinson"
Here 1 spent all last evening flirting
desperately with married. woman
without knowing it, while her husband
glowered wrathfully at us from cor
ner, and this morning the towns ring
ing with gossip, all because of mur-
INJURED introduction" and the man
strobe moodily away to soIace himself
with a game of golf.
This Indictment is not without foun-
dation. Full many an embarrassing
moment have most of us known because
of the carelessness of the modern Gin
troducer." The old4fashioned formula
of presenting strangers to each other
Mr.. Jones. Miss Smith; Miss Smith,
Mr.. Jones-seems cumbrous now and
unnecessarily stilted, but it gave one
at least a double chance to hear the
name of the stranger.
Sometimes the person who performs
the introduction nowadays is simply
thoughtless, as when, for instance, she
presents a good-looking youth to a
group of young women as MY cousin
Tom"
What Cousin Toms other name is she
leaves to their imagination, and they
are, therefore, reduced to the direful
necessity of waiting until they can
catch his eye before addressing him.
or else calling his attention by saying
"you, there" which has been decided
by authorities on etiquette to be very
impoltie mode of address, indeed.
Occasionally the unfortunate person
who is called on to play hostess is not
positive of the names of the guests her
self, and then she does experience a
very bad half hour. How the tactful
efforts Of one young woman to conceal
her ignorance in this direction was
foiled is a mournful tale.
The young woman in question had
had two guests thrust upon her by
member of her family one day, and she
was doing her best to entertain them
and to. be bright and sparkling and
happy, when roguish relative ap-
peared upon the scene.
"Come in, jack" she called, 81 want
to present you to-to-er-well, this is
Miss ur--ur mumble-and her nephew
Guy"
81 beg pardon, but will you tell me
the names again; didn't catch them"
said the wicked one, and then Miss
Hostess was fain to admit blushingiy
that she did not know them herself,
and her victims were forced to say their
own patronymics in cold blood-often
trying thing thing to do.
The woman who articulates names
distinctly and who adds some phrase
that will melt the ice of strangerhood
is blessing to society and is regarded
as such by those who have suffered from
the careless members of the sister,
hoodrbut she is painfully hard to find,
though why she should be is question
for the teachers of elOcution.
The Winslow mail., 1901-01-03

A Lovers Quarrel. = Mater = "Mary's
young man has left already, and she has
Just gone to her room in tears [ wonder
what the matter is?" Pater-"Give it up.
What are you laughing about, WiIIie?"
Wiliie-"They had scrap. | heard 'em.
Sis said she was givin' him more kisses than
he was givin' her, and he said it wasn't so.
Then they both got mad. Catholic Stand
ard and Times.