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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
The Lenten Season.

We are now in the season of Lent
and social gayety, for party days, will
be abandoned and In its place will be
quiet and religious observance.
Lent, observed to commemorate the
forty days fast OF our Lord in the
wilderness, began on February Iath-
Ash Wednesday. 1t ends with Easter
Sunday-the day of spring costumes.
The period of fasting is forty days,
with all churches which observe Lent,
except the Greek churches, which
have heightened it to forty light days.
Sundays are not counted In fast.
Pope Gregory the Great in 500,
directed that the season should begin
on the sixth Sunday before Easter,
and that on the intervening week
days fasting should be practiced.
Afterwards either by him or Gregory
III, four days of the preceding week
were added, to make the whole fast
forty days.
The six Sundays included in the
Lenten period are observed as festl.
walls, never as fast, and are called
Sundays of Lent. The last, or Pas
sion week, is considered the most
solemn portion of the season, and is
generally known as "holy week"
The ancient observance of Lent
was Of most rigorous character. Non
observance frequently resulted in
severe punishment, and very often ex-
communication. All flesh and even
the so called "white meat" were ex-
cluded. Modern customs however
have caused relaxation of the old
period. But the principle of permit
ting but one meal, with slight COLA
ton, is still everywhere retained.
Celebration OF marriages and parti-
cipation in the common amusements
of the social world are looked upon
with disfavor during the Lenten
period.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
Quit Knocking.

The thing to do is to pull together,
help the town, help the county, help
yourself. The prosperity of one is
the prosperity Of all. Pull down your
neighbor and you hurt yourself. Put
a wire across the path of progress aud
you'll break your own back. Cypress
the poor and you'll suffer from power
ty. Be helpful, big-hearted and
broad gagged. There is nothing that
hurts business so quickly as the pro-
minent presence in the world of a
tight-face1, claw-fsted, hawk-eyed,
cat-footed, hog hearted, penny squeez-
ing mao, that cross between glue
pot and vinegar jar, who never
spends a dollar till he sees a dollar
and ninety-eight cents in sight. Just
weigh that.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
Prepare Yourself for Spring
Take DR.. Greene's Nervura, the Best
Spring rIedicine in the World.

gave up tho thought Of ever being well man
again To-day arm . well man In every sense
Of the word, and all through the use OF DIR.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy,
of which am proud to speak and stand ready
to give helping word 10 suffering humanity.
NV health 10 my greatest blssaing, and words
fail TO express the gratitude I fsel for DR..
Greene and his wonderful remedy"
No other remedy In the world will do
you so much good a. DIR. Greene's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy. It's the
true spring medicine, the ideal spring
restorative and strength-renewer.
No remedy is SO sure to purify the
blood and strengthen the nerves, to
bring back bloom and color TO the wan
and faded cheeks, the brilliancy to the
hollow and haggard eyes, the lightness
and elasticity to the weak and weary
steps, the strength, vigor, and vitality
to the unstrung, shattered, and worn
out nerves. II 10, indeed, the greatest
Of all spring medicines, for II makes
those who use II we'll and strong.
People have more confidence in DR..
Greenss Nervura blood and nerve
remedy than in any other medicine, be-
cause II 10 the prescription of q regular
physician and therefore perfectly adapt
ed TO cure. DR.. Greene, 1o1 Fifth Ave.
nue., New York City, can also be con-
suited free in regard to any case, per-
sopally or by writing to him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
DR.. Orlando Klser, sS4 Reese Ave,
Lima, OAls, saysi
EAST BENTON.

Mrs. A. R Slime, of this place, is
not as well this Sunday as a few days
previous She had an attack of
pneumonia.
IT not to cold Judge Krickbaum
expects to visit the oil we'll quite
frequently, from this on, as he is a
stock holder In the concern.
1t has the appearance at this writ
ing OF an approaching snow storm.
Last Saturday and Sunday mornings
the mercury dropped to zero at this
place.
Operations were resumed at the oil
works last Saturday. The long look
ed for casing was side tracked a,
Scranton which finally arrived on last
Friday.
Considerable sickness is prevalen,
in our community. Miss Rebecca
Wenner is at present under treatment
for grip in care of DR.. Davidson, oil
Cambria.
Much as we desire to see them
strike oil, we would like to finish
threshing our rye with fail before tina,
happy event. Should they strike oil
before we finish, we will throw the
poverty club into the corner for some
one else to use.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
Gaps and Gowns.

There is much to be said in favor
Of the action of the Harrisburg School
Board in ordering graduating classes
to wear the academic cap and gown
at the commencement exercises in the
public schools, says the PailaaelpAia
Press. In the matter of gilps grad.
uating gown feminine vanity is apt to
run to strange limits. The result is
often only the awakening of envy and
dislike in the breasts of less fortunate
classmates who might otherwise have
been friends and the procuring of a
dress which will be ADMIRED for the
hour on the stage and then, very prob
ably, cannot suitably ever be worn
again. The cap and gown are digni-
fed and are moreover, SO becoming
that no young woman has a right to
complain against them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20

was recently introduced in the House
and referred to the committee on
Banking and Currency, Mr.. Cochran
Of Missouri said today: "The bill
provides for the coming of all the
seigniorage in the Treasury into sub.
sidlary coin, gives the Secretary of
the Treasury discretionary power to
coin silver dollars into subsidiary coin
and makes silver dollars exchangeable
for gold at the Treasury, just as
greenbacks are now exchangeable for
gold.
"ln my judgment it is a travesty
on treason and common sense. If
the silver dollar is to become a mere
token like the greenback-a sight
draft on the Treasury gold reserve
why contine It in existence II our
Treasury is to adopt this policy why
not fabricate demands upon the gold
reserve of paper at cost Of small
fraction OF per cent instead Of maxi
Ing token out of silver at a cost of
so cents1 What a grotesque propo-
sitlon 1t IS WHAT a commentary upon
the craftsmanship that has in hand
the reduction of our financial system
TO order.
"And even a greater absurdity would
be the enactment Of this law without
changing the banking law so as to
require the banks to keep their re.
serves IN gold. TO allow the banks
to keep their reserves In silver would
be to subject all to the gold standard
except the banks. No such change
is likely. Nobody knows better than
:he great bankers that there is not
gold enough In the world TO carry the
great volume OF credits in exlstence.
The mere mention of law requiring
the bankers to keep their reserves In
gold is sufficient to set well informed
fnanclers to trembling However,
Mr.. Hills bill will never be brought
tefore the House. The republicans
dare not pass it because the bankers
don't want 1t passed.
"In his testimony before the coin
age committee Mr.. Gage freely ad-
mltted that better policy would be
to sell the silver dollars as junk, as
Germany did, and go out of the sill
ver business entirely and he plainly
said that ultimately this would have
to be done. Well, If that is the best
policy why is 1t not proposed. Ger.
talnly the measure introduced by Mr..
Hill is the worst policy that human
ingenuity could device"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20

A colored pastor was expounding
the gospel to his little flock, and af
ter vlvldly describing the place OF the
damned, concluded his service with
the following: Bredren, l have been
asked how hot is hell and l would say
dat If you took all de wood in york
State, and all de coal in Pennsylvany,
an piled 'em all in heap, an pour
ed on dat heap all de oil In de world,
and set dat all on fire, an den took a
man out OBJ hell and put him into dat
burnin' mass, he would freeze to
death. Dat's how hot it is "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
Leaders
AMEAT i MARKETS

Is up to date every day. Pure
Pork Sausage, Souse, Scrappls
and Pudding. are now in sea-
son, and are made fresh daily.
All other kinds of meats con-
stantly on hand, also fres
milk, cream, skim milk an
buttermilk, butter and egg
ham, dressed poultry, DC. Az
goods delivered promptly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20

RUNNING SORES, the outcome Of
neglect, or bad blood, have a never
failing balm in DR.. Agnew's Oint-
ment. Will heal the most stubborn
cases. Soothes irritation almost in
stantly after first application. 1t re-
lieves all itching and burning skin
diseases in day. fl cures piles In
3 to $ nights. IS cents.-2o.
Sod by C.. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20

"Can you tell me what kind of
weather we NAV expect next ?" wrote
a farmer to the editor of his country
paper, and the editor replied as fol-
lows: at is my belief that the weather
next month will be near like your
subscription bill" The farmer won
dered for an hour what the editor was
driving at when he happened to think
OF the word "unsettled.' He sent a
postal note.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20

ed with it can you
take the hint?
This picture represents
the Trade Mark of Scott's
Emulsion and is on the
wrapper of every bottle.
Send Tor free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
400 Pearl St, New York.
soc and 81. all druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20

Furnish your boy with a room
suited to his liking aud make his
friends welcome to it, it you would
keep him off the street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
PHILADELPHIA & READING
RAILROAD.
In effect Dec. 8, 1901.
In effect Dec. 8, 100
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY:

TRAINS LEAVE BLoOMSBURG:
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading Potts
Vile, Tamaqua, weekday 40 u @ 30 a. m. 90 -
For DanviiIe and Milton, weekdays, z 10 a. m.
" For Catawisss weekdays 7.iO, s. .ss, li.so a. m,
Fof Rupert si TO- sss .sOa. m $780,
'fs ssS e. Washington % and the West via
B. o. R. R., through trains leave Reading Ter:
minai, Philadelphia, $40, 7,sb, li.aea, m, As.
a.ss, 7.sI, p. m. ADDITIONAL trains from "a and
Chestnut street station, weekdays, l.sb, 6.41
s2a p. m. sundays, LBS, s.es p. m;
Leave New York via Philadelphia 7.30 a.
m, and via Easton s.i0a. m.
Leave Philadelphia lo.2la. m.
Leave PottsvilIe 1881 p. m.
Leave Tamaqus I. 40 p, m,
Leave Cstawisss q weekdays, OO,s.aosloa. m
if Leave rupert, weekdays, 7.os. s.as als ll.4O
o. A'' loo sTLxNTiG CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia. Chestnut street wharf
' For ' HTLANT1C Cry = weekdays. = Ex-
SSsson%SSss,on, 4 q e m, : sis 2. m; n Sun: %
Ieaye AThASTic' G CRY, III ", Weekdays Express,
7sb, 900, l0.I5 a. m, $50, $50, r, M. Accom-
mediation, 9 26 q. m. $50 p. n.
sundays-Express, 1918 a. m. 4sO, 7.3c, p. m.
Accommodation, is a. m, 4:06 D. m.
Parlor cars on all express trains.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
For CAPE MAY-w eekdays-846, a, m, <.l5
p. m. Sundays, Chestnut IT., 8.4o a. m. South
r For SS EcEIN TY-weekdays-s.4 a. m, IS
pm Sunuays, hest st. S.46,S South St., g. 30 a. m
NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC ITY EXPRESS.
leaves NEW YORK liberty Street) $40 a. m.
$40 p. m
Leaves ATLANTIC CITY, $50 a m, 215 p. m.
Detailed time tables at ticket ofices.
w. q. BESLER, EPSON j. WEEKS,
Genl Supt, Genr Pass. Agt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20

In the spring everybody needs and
should take q spring medicine. Spring
IL the time to be cured II you are sick,
and the spring hnds most Of US in poor
condition, blood poor, nerves relaxed,
weak, and unstrung, and the organs
ologged and sluggish in action.
DIR. Greone's Nsrvura blood and nerve
remedy 10 the best spring medicine In
the world, the best possible remedy for
you to take, the one sure spring restora'
tive which will build up your blood, In.
vigorate your nerves, and give you your
old.time snap, Vim, energy, strength,
and vigor.
DR.. dreene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy u purely vegetable and perfect
ly harmless, and now Ii the time "a
take it--now 10 the time you need II
most-now 10 the tune to be cured.
Dr.. Orlando Klser. sS4 Reese Ave-,
Lima, OAls, sayss
"Many years ago was unfortunate enough
70 loss my health, and. while sadsavorfng &
regain the same, gradually grew worse, unh
I became . complete wreck In every respect
Ny nervous system was entirsly shattered, thu
nerves controlling the heart became weak and
the hearts action irregular, which was {
source Of great alarm to me. was unable Il
slesp, digestion was interfered with, and, gen
srafly speaking, I considered my time short
for this earth. became discouraged and
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-02-20
.arnumIS
Monkeys

"All well-all happy-lots
of fun. That is the regular
report from the monkey cage
of Barnum's Circus ever since
the keepers began dosing the
monkeys with SCOTS Emul.
sion. Consumption was carry
ing off two thirds of them
every year and the circus had
to buy new ones.
One day keeper accident
ally broke a bottle of SCOTS
Emulsion near the monkey
cage and the monkeys eagerly
Tapped it up from the floor.
This suggested the idea that it
might do them good. Since
thenthe monkeys have received
regular doses and the keepers
report very few deaths from
consumption. Of course it's
cheaper to buy SCOTS Emul-
sion than new monkeys-and
that suits the circus men.
Consumption in monkeys
and in man is the same disease.
If you have it or are threaten
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28

lissome figure. For 1t is the rule of
the management of the "Florodora"
trust that none others need apply"
Miss Hilbert will appear and sing for
herself in the famous seXtette tonight
at the Metropolitan opera house.
Miss Hilbert was born, brought up
and educated in st. Paul. She was
graduated at the Central high school,
and completed her education at Mary
land university, Baltimore. She start
ed on her stage career year and a
half ago.
Miss Hilbert enjoyed valuable
stage experience for an entire season
with that successful musical comedy,
an understudy for the role of Will
helmina. She also played part in that
highly popular Japanese conceit, "The
Geisha Girl" which, like the "Runa-
way Girl" delighted New York and
Boston audiences for a. whole season.
When Thomas w. Ryley, whose sue
cess in selecting the feminine six for
'Florodora" has made that gentleman
well-nigh indispensable, cast his ap-
preciative eye on Miss Hilbert in 1.-The
Geisha Girl" her destiny for "Floro-
dora" was fixed.
She Impersonates Dottie Chalmers.
During the companys st. Paul en-
gagement Miss Hilbert will be literally
entertained. This afternoon she will
be the guest at dinner to be given
by Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Selling. A num-
Der OF other entertainments In her
honor will be given during the week.
Miss Hilbert will be the guest this
week of her mother, Mrs. n. Hilbert,
at 272 Rice street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
ENGINEER IS SMOKE
MAKER ON ENGINE
Finehout Says Fireman Is Not the Re-
sponsibe Manager of a Railway
Locomotive.

According to Judge Finehout's dec1-
sion rendered yesterday in the munich
pal court, the engineer of railway To-
connective is the responsible manager or
the locomotive, and he, not the fireman,
is accountable under the city's anti
smoke ordinance for the nuisance Gre
ated by the smoke of his engine. p
The decision was rendered In the case
of William Lewis, an engineer OF the
Omaha Railway company, who was
tried Thursday on charge Of v1olat-
ing the ordinance. The case was &C
copied as test of the law, and the de-
Tense was conducted by Pierce Butler
for the Omaha road and L. t. Cham
berlain for the Northern Pacific COM
pany, some of whose engineers are also
charged with violations of the ordi-
nance. The judges decision holding
Lewis guilty will probably be carried
up on appeal.
"The defendant contends" says the
judge, that this court having held
that the fireman cannot be convicted
because he is not mentioned in the or
dinance, the engineer, not having made
the fire or caused the dense smoke,
cannot be convicted. / do not think
this contention will hold good, because
the ordinance makes the issuance or
omission of dense smoke prima facie
nuisance, and provides that no one
employed as engineer or otherwise
of any locomotive engine shall permit
or allow dense smoke to issue from
the Smokestack of any locomotive en-
gine within the corporate limits Of the
city Of st. Paul; and the defendant be-
ing in charge of the engine as engineer
would come directly within the section
above quoted"
The opinion concludes with list Of
authorities cited in support of the con-
stitutionality of the ordinance, and
intimates that the court would be
pleased to have the case carried up on
appeal, in order to "have the constitu-
tionality and reasonableness of this
class of cases finally and absolutely de-
termined."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
VITAL STATISTICS.

Marriage Licenses.
August Snider. Lille Dermoth.
Rufo w. Todd, Marie Seibert
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
Open IN The WARDS
SERIES OF HIVE RosING MEET
iNGs TO BE HELD IN ST.
PAUL. THIS WEEK
s
JOHN LIND MAY SPEAK
At SEVERAL RALLIES
Democratic State Central and Local
Committees Arrange to Have Party
Standardbearer Fire First Guns of
Fight in Ramsey County Thursday
and Friday Nights.

The Democratic campaign will be
opened In st. Paul with series Of
Rosing meetings Thursday and Friday
nights.
A joint meeting of the local cooper
alton committee and the representa-
tives of the state central committee
decided upon the preliminary plans,
and the details will be settled at a
meeting of the city and county organ
1zat1on Monday night.
The plan in the rough Is for five
meetings, probably two Thursday
night and three Friday night, though
that order may be reversed. Former
Gov. John Lind may be secured for
addresses at two or possibly all Of the
st. Paul meetings. The state central
committee has In charge the work Of
securing Mr.. Lind, and will probably
be able definitely to announce Mr..
the local committee Monday night.
No General Demonstrations.
1t is not the intention of either the
state or local committee to make any
of the meetings partake of the nature
OF a big rally or general demonstra-
ton. They will be ward meetings,
purely and simply. Any general meet
1ngs that may be held will be nearer
the close of the campaign, and prob
ably most of them will be in the last
two weeks Of the campaign.
The last week Mr.. Rosing will spend
In the Twin Cities, which will enable
the committees in both cities to call
on him for two big meetings each and
any other big meetings that may be
arranged will undoubtedly be for such
orators as the national congressional
committee may send into Minnesota.
The division of the five meetings
this week has been only tentatively
decided upon, but there will probably
be no changes from it.
Arrange Details Monday.
The First ward will get one. The
Fourth ward will draw one. The
Eighth ward is slated for a meeting
and the other two will probably fall
between the Second Sixth and Ninth
wards. Mr.. Rosing, who spoke at
Slayton yesterday, is expected in ST.
Paul today, and will confer with the
local committee tomorrow.
The plan Of the opening meetings
is in entire harmony with the general
plan agreed upon by the state and To-
cal committees. The organizations will
work together almost entirely, and it
is believed that real cooperation can
only result beneficially to both tickets.
Some Of the meetings will be primarily
In the interest Of the state ticket, and
vice versa, but all will be under the
immediate direction Of the local COM
mittee. and at all meetings speakers
representing both tickets will be Civ
en- places on the programmes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-28
WHAT 1T COSTS TO FEED
UNCLE SANS SOLDIERS
Better Fed Than the Troops of For-
eign Countries and Better Soldiers.

The Connecticut national guard Is
being starved out in camp, we hear.
Too much fat, too much bone and too
little bread In the ration seems to be
the trouble. Wellington and Napoleon
believed in fat commissaries. The for
mer would not move a command until
1t was we'll fed. A United States army
officer, when asked by me what kind of
NEAL a soldier could make Of his ra-
ton, replied: Better than 1 can get at
home" An examination Of the compo-
nents of the ration shows this to be
true. For troops in garrison the ration
contains, as standard articles, fresh
beef, flour, beans, potatoes, prunes,
coffee, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper
and these subst1tutive articles: Fresh
mutton, bacon, canned meat, dried fish,
picked fish, soft bread, cornmeal, peas,
rice, hominy, onions, canned tomatoes
and fresh vegetables, or, when 1t is i'm.
practicable to supply these fresh vege-
tables, desiccated vegetables. In addi-
ton to the ration, company funds are
drawn on to purchase delicacies for the
subsistence stores.
On the march to Pekin the food OF
the United States soldier exceeded in
quality, quantity and variety that Of
any of the allied forces. The japanese
had only rice, dried fish, and, occa-
sionally, canned meat; the Indian
troops mainly rice. The British white
troops had ration similar to the
American in quality and quantity, but
not SO varied or flexible. They used
tea instead Of coffee. The Russians
had little besides a black bread and
soup. They received one-fourth Of
pound Of canned meat preparation
at intervals. The German ration con-
sisted Of bread, fresh or smoked meat,
bacon or sausage, canned meat, rice.
barley or potatoes, salt, coffee or tea
and sugar. The French ration includ-
ed bread, fresh meat, or timed meat
or bacon, rice and beans, or desiccated
vegetables, or potatoes, condensed
soup, lard, salt, sugar, wine, rum and
brandy.
The United States army ration costs
about 80 cents. The food of our army,
therefore, necessitates a daily expendi-
ture Of nearly $4,000 European ma
tons would adopt our rations were
1t not for the cost. Germany main
tains an army of 491,136 men. If it
were supplied with the America ra-
ton the Berlin government would have
to spend $53,779,000 for food alone In
time of war, with the entire army of
100000 called into service. the cost CT
food would aggregate the immense
I total of $32S,500,OO0. These figures
simply stagger the German commits
sariat. To supply the American ration
to the Japanese army the Toxic gov
eminent would have to pay out $685.
041,275 annually. Russias army under
American conditions would eat food
costing $120,450,000 year. France
would have to spend $57,560, 600 on her
commissariat, while Great Britain's ex-
penditure would be s47.063. O00.-New
York Press.