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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
MIPFLINVILLE BRIDGE.
The Plans and Specifications for New River
Bridge at mifflinville Approved by
Commissioners.

The County Commissioners held
an important and lengthy meeting at
their Office in the Court House Satur-
day afternoon. Every member OF
the board ives present. James c.
Brown, the recently elected engineer
for the proposed bridge across the
river at Mifflnville was also Ion hand.
He had with him the plans, specih.
cations and estimates of the bridge.
They were handed over to the care
and consideration of the commission
ers, who after lengthy examination,
and lucid and minute explanation
from Mr.. Brown, passed the following
resolution:
"Resolved that the plans, specif-
cations and estimates for the new
county bridge over the Susquehanna
river at Mlfflinville, as presented by
engineer James c. Brown and filed
this day in the Office of the County
Commissioners, be and the same are
hereby adopted as the official plans
and specifications for the said bridge"
Another resolution passed unani-
mously by the board is as follows:
"Resolved that all bids and propo.
sails for the erection and construction
Of the whole bridge, super-structure
and sub-structure, shall be made in
writing and received by the Commis-
sioners Of said county, subject, how
ever, to our right to reject any or all
bids. No bids to be considered by
said Commissioners, unless accompa-
MED by the offer to submit a bond in
such an amount and With suretes as
may be approved by said Commission
ers before receiving and accepting
such bids. All payments on account
of any contract to be made upon the
approval of the engineer, J. Z. Brown,
and upon estimates to be made by
him from time to time as said work
may progress"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
A CLOSE GAME.

1t was nip and tuck at Athletic
Park Saturday afternoon between the
Rangers Of Berwick and the Carpet
Works. At intervals during the con-
test it looked as though the visitors
would win, particularly in the first
part of the game, wher they had a
lead of four runs. After being un-
able to connect with the sphere for
three innings the locals opened up in
the sixth and by some choice stick
work coupled with several misplays
on the part of the visitors. they
brought up their end Of the string
and when the ninth arrived the score
was a tie. Berwick failed to count
in their half of the tenth, but the mill
boys, succeeded in getting man
across the rubber, thereby winning
what was probably the most exciting
game they have played this season.
1t was just the kind of game that
suited the spectators, it abounded in
clever fielding, hard hitting, and good
base running and with close score,
the interest never Jagged. The score
is splendid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
VOL 81.
FISHINGOREEK CLAIMS ANOTHER.
Morris Gross, Aged IL Years, Meets Death
While Bathing.

Morris, aged about twelve years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Gross,
residing on Magee Avenue, was
drowned at the mouth of Fishingcreek
Monday afternoon. He, with three
Others, all of an age, or nearly SO,
were in swimming short distance
below the Aqueduct Mill, and Gross
got out beyond his depth, when the
current which is unusually strong,
owing to the heighth of the stream,
took hold of him and carried him
down. He made a heroic struggle
for life, and called for help, but his
young companions being unable to
swim, did not dare venture out. One
of them, however, Cromwell Jones
did make daring attempt to save
him, but it was futile and he barely
escaped with his life. When he
reached point of safety, he looked
for Gross but he had sunk.
George Keiter answered the boys
call for help and when he arrived on
the scene, Charles Cora, another of
the youngsters, was out in the middle
of the stream. He observed at once
that the boy was in peril and he
called TO him TO swim toward the
opposite shore. The boy, though
greatly confused, had presence of
mind enough to follow instructions.
His strength gave out before he
reached the shore but he succeeded
in grabbing hold of an overhanging
branch of tree, to which he held
fast until Mr.. Kelter rescued him in
a boat
News of the drowning spread and
many people gathered on the bank
of the creek. A number of men
worked diligently all afternoon and
again on Tuesday to find the body.
Several sticks of dynamite were ex-
ploded in the water, senes, graphing
hooks, nets and other contrivances
were used but without success. The
suppositlon is that the body has been
carried far down the stream.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
THE CONTRACT LET.
c. n. Reimard Of Bloomsbury the Success
full Bidder.

The County Commissioners, at
their meeting on Tuesday, and in the
presence of number of interested
spectators, opened the bids for the
construction of the Mifflinville bridge.
Preceding their action however, the
following estimate was submitted by
the-engineer Jas. {. Brown:
BLOOMSBURY, PA, July 80, 1909.
To the Commissioners of Columbia
Co:
Gentlemen: l would respectfully
submit the following estimate for the
construction of the proposed county
bridge, over the Susluehanna River,
at Mifflnville, at $96,5 90, for the
completion of the substructure and
superstructure, filling approaches and
engineering expenses, as per the plans
and specifications submitted for your
approval. JAMES c. Brown,
Engineer.
With the above approximate judge
ment of Mr.. Brown, to guide them
the Commissioners proceeded to
open the bids. There were IN all
eight competitors, as follows:
w. H. Gulick .$Io3,I9s 90
Canton Bridge Co.. 9S,35o 90
c. H. Reimard. ........ 93,9S5 90
Nelson & Buchanan. 96,495 90
York Bridge Company. o9,947 90
King Bridge Company. 10000 90
Penn Bridge Company. 96,995 90
los. Hendler Con. Co.,. 96,35o 90
Upon the discovery that {. IL.
Reimard was the loves: bidder, he
had a private interview with the
Commissioners, after which the
award was made:
G.. H. Relmard, being the lowest
bidder, and having furnished the
Commissioners with testimonials OF
his competency to do such work.
upon due consideration, the contract
tor the erection and construction OF
the county bridge over the Susque-
hanna River, at Miffllnvllle, was
allotted to him at his bid of $93,9S5',
90, upon his giving the bond required
by the County Commissioners.
NEHEMIAH KITCHEN,
VIM. KRICKBAUM,
w. X. FISHER,
County Comm'rs.
The contract price, 93,9S5.oo Is
for the bridge finished and complete
that is the substructure, superstruc
ture, and the filling OF roadway iron
back of abutments to the ends 0
wing walls.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31

Mrs. Agnes Brown was run down
by a Philadelphia & Reading train
and killed at Lewisburg. She was
walking on the track and did not
hear the train approaching. Sew
eral years ago she lived in Blooms.
burg, making her home with Daniel
Garman on Iron street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
Fraternal Visit.

A delegation of members of WASH
ington Camp No. 3Io, P. o. S. of A.
paid a fraternal visit to the Berwick
camp Tuesday evening and assisted
in the initiation of number of new
members. The P. O. S. of A. is in a
flourishing condition IN our nelghbor-
ing town, in fact it is one of the
largest camps of the order in the
state. Tuesday evenings delegation
was made up of the following: Miles
Betz, Chas. E. Whltenight. J. X.
Miller, Samuel Shaffer, H. w. Watts,
Henry Stetler, Earl Brown, G. F.
Zeigler, Jacob Millard, w. B. Brown,
Isaac Thomas, Henry Cotterman,
Charles Ward, ]. w. Sands, B. F
Edgar, Edward Eyerly, Samuel Metz
C. H. Taylor, Howard Reimard, C.
M. Eyerly and Harry May.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31

DeIWICk' '''''< y )
Two base hits-Smith, Mcbride,
Beagle, Price, Hagemeyer. Three
base hits-Stiner, Smith. Double
play-Stiner to Rlnker. Stolen bases
-Hagemeyer, Lyons, Price, 2; MI
Ter, Stout, 2. Struck out-by Smith
s; by Lyons, 2. Hit by pitched bal
Miller, Rinker, Jacobs. Time
I:4o. Umpire--Shaffer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31

The plumbing contract for +. b.
Tustin's new Market street resi-
dence has been awarded to Love q
Company of Williamsport.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
YOUR FEET

Should receive your best attention.
Think of the many years of faithful
service they give you, and how neces-
sary it is that these faithful friends
should be we'll taken care of in order
that you may comfortably take the
thousands of steps you do.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31

J. w. Conner, proprietor of the
Orangeville Agricultural works,
was shot in the breast last Thurs
day. His son was shooting mark,
and Mr.. Conner crossed the line
just as the boy pulled the trigger.
DR.. Vance was quickly called in
and he dressed the wound which is
very painful one. Fortunately
the weapon was small rifle, such
as is used in target practice, or the
shot would undoubtedly have proven
fatal.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15

Mr.. Lin g ala t e
(jocosely) = oh,
well, Miss Marit.
in this age, you
know, everything
goes.
M / s S NJ a ri @
(glancing wearily
at the clock) =
Some things don't.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
A Similarity.

Biggs - When
ever I see old
Sprague standing
at a bar he al
ways reminds me
of the X in an al
gebraic formula.
Riggs-How so?
BiggS = Because
he is equal to any
given quantity.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15

An Experiment.
Mrs. Smallpor-
shun,Y remarked
the star boarder,
if 1 am not too
curious, I would
like to know why
ou give t h e
boarders SO many
eggs for breakfast
when they are so
dear ?"
Il am trying an
experiment, Mr..
Hunker."
Of WnaL ma
ture %
You know that
egg makes coffee
settle ?"
"Y es. -
well, I hoped
for the same ef-
feet on my board
ers. but so far 1
must confess to a
lack of success. +"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
The Lady Caller.

n Aa0 ~0AA(A
We'll" remark
ed the optimist,
20 p p o + t u n i t y
knocks once at ev-
cry door"
Yes; there is
s som e thin 6 very
feminine about op-
portunity, replied
the pessimist. "She
makes her call
when she's pretty
sure you're out,
and that's the end
of it. -
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
The Great Ques-
ton.

1--WE are to be
made one," she
suggested.
Yes" he re-
piled.
But which one ?"
she asked.
And in the at
tempt to settle
that question an
other promising
matrimonial fu-
ture was spoiled,
for woman is not
so unassuming in
these days as she
was once upon a
time.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
That Quiet Game.

Tom" said the
innocentlittle wife,
4 am afraid your
club is not heated
properly.
What gave you
t h at id e a. my
dear ?" asked Mr..
Trey, who spent
the nights buck
ing the tiger"
"Oh, 1 heard you
mumbling in your
sleep that you
were frozen out
the other night.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
Il don't under

Il don't under
stand old Flint. .
What now ?"
why, he told
me a wideawak
young man will
EN- br ce ev cry
thing that he can
What of that ?"
well. when I
went to embrace
his daughter he
wanted to kick me
out.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15

He was a terri
BILE bore, and yet i
did not know how
to get rid of him.
why didn't you
start telling him
the cute things
your baby said ?''
''Confound it, I
didn't have the
chance. He start
ed telling me the
cute things his
baby said.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
"Nothin' Per-
tickIer.o

"Marse Tom. is
you gwine ter de
legislat tur' ?"
Yes"
Gould you git
me a job uD dar ?"
Il don't know.
What would you
want to do 2"
"Oh, n uttin'
much, sub. Same
as de yuther legis-
lators."
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15

Come on, Bill, I"
whispered the old
burglar in disgust.
Its no use vast
ing time around
here. !"
Don't you think
those lovers will
get off the steps
soon ?" queried the
new burglar.
NO; I just heard
him say that was
the last kiss"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15

The Village Schoolmistress (holding a
bunch of flowers against her dress)-
Look here, Pompenschmerz-I'v been
gathering wild roses. Aren't they too
sweet for anything?
Herr P. desperately anxious to pay
compliment)-Ach, yah; most beautiful.
Dey remind me of der lofely mistletoe
clinging round an oldt oak treei
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
An Eye For
Business.

But 1 don't
see," said the SEN
ior partner, how
you can charge
the money you've
spent on that i'm
pecunious young
fellow up as busi-
ness expenses. -
why, that is
simple" returned
the young lawyer.
He has a rich
uncle that is sick,
and there's going
to be a lovely con-
test over his will.
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Did Not Envy
Them.

Keep on, old
man, AND some
day you may be
famous and have
your picture on a
postage stamp"
Don't wish my
picture on a post
age stamp"
why not ?"
Because all the
great men that
have their pic
lures on postage
stamps are dead"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15

of 1t.
"I say, Uncle
Jim, what would
you do if the
bank failed to-
morrow ?''
Thank de Lawd
dat 1 never had a
dollar ter put in
it"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
DECIDING A POINT.

a
The insisted Blank wife
of he o
ife o a overnor S a gove
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
Most ohIiging.

Mulcahey-We'lls hov fishballs for
breakfast. Biddy, darlint.
Mrs. Mulcahey-Oi loike ham the
best.
Mulcahey-well, make the fishbans
out av ham, thin.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15
stolen Fruit.

Allie e-S t oil e n
fruit tastes the
sweetest.
7 o my e s. I
kissed a peach last
night
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-15

Have you ever tried the faith cure
for headaches? p"
mo. Some one explained the faith
cure to me, and I got a worse headache
than ever trying to understand it,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15
BRAIN FOOD FOR THE PEssIMIsTlC


The Nineteenth Century Received from
the Eighteenth Century:
The horse, the OK, wheeled vehicles
and sleds.
Sailing vessels of wood.
The scythe.
The sickle.
The fail
Hand looms.
Hand FORCES.
The tallow dip.
Beacon signal fires.
The open fireplace.
Mill ponds.
The quill pen.
Communications by letter.
Hand typesetting.
The hand printing press.
Smoky, weak and offensive gunpow-
der
Flintlocks and muZzle leaders.
The painters brush and wood cuts.
Leather fire buckets.
The galvanic battery.
Twenty-three chemical elements.
Low structures. of wood or stone.
Ladders and stairways.
Sunlight in bulk. Its complex nature
unknown.
Astrology and geography of the
heavens"
Weather changes without warming
Mail service Dy stage, Sauole, OF loot
man; scattered postoffices; twenty-five
cent letter postage.
Unbelievable pain, torturing surgery,
uncomfortable plaques.
An average human longevity of about
thirty years.
Schools and colleges, few, poorly
equipped; almost no provision for edu-
eating females.
Dogmatic religion. characterized
largely by superstition, priestcraft,
fear and formality.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15
DESIGNATED as "AMERINDs."
Term Invented to Describe the Am.
erican Red Men.

Indian" meaning the designation of
the American savage, has been super
seeded in scientific circles by "Amerind,' "
and the old-time confusion OF the ear
Hest American peoples with those of
the Indian peninsula is now a thing of
the past. This change has been ordered
by the bureau of American ethnology.
The endless difficulties encountered by
ethnologists and anthropologists in dis
tinguishing between two branches of
the earth's peoples. widely separated in
every sense of the word, long ago made
some change necessary. The bureau
has accordingly manufactured a term,
using the first two syllables of Amer
lea With the first syllable OF Indian
to produce a word which should be-
speak its own meaning at a glance. The
result is said TO have met with general
favor throughout the scientific world
The old denomination arose through
the ignorance of Columbus and his con-
temporaries, who supposed the land
discovered was only a part of India
After the expedition of Magellan this
was found to be incorrect. but the
name Indian" had even then been
fastened on the American natives. and
has confused the students of anthrOpoI-
oSy ever since
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15
A FIRE MIST AND a PLANET.

A fire mist and a planet
A crystal and a cell;
A jeIlynsh and a saurian.
And caves where the cavemen dwell;
Then q sense Of law and beauty.
And a face turned from the clod-
Some call IL Evolution
And others call IL God.
A haze on the far horizon,
The infinite tender sky;
The ripe. rich tints Of the cornfields,
And the wild geese sailing high;
And all over upland and lowland
The charm OF the golden rod
Some OF rs call IL autumn.
And others call IL God.
Like the tide on a crescent sea beach.
When the moon Is new and thin,
Into our hearts high yearnings
Come yelling and surging in
Come from the mystic ocean
Whose rim no foot has trod-
Some OF US call il longing,
And others call IL God.
A picket frozen on duty.
A mother starved for her brood,
Socrates drinking the hemiock,
And Jesus on the rood;
The million who. humble and nameless.
The straight. hard pathway trod-
Some call IL Conservation,
And others call IL God.
w. H CARRUTH.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15

The Nineteenth Century BeQueathed to
, the Twentieth Century:
Steam locomotives, electric railways.
bicycles and automobiles.
Steamships of steel.
Moving machines.
Self-binding harvesters.
Steam threshing machines.
Cotton and wooden factories.
Mammoth steel plants.
Gas and electric illumination.
Telegraphy: submarine and wireless.
Cooking ranges, furnaces, steam
heat
Storage batteries.
Fountain pens and typewriters.
Telephones and monographs.
TypeSetting and linotype machines.
Web perfecting printing presses.
SmokeleSS powder, giant powder,
nitro glycerine. dynamite.
Automatic Maxims, Cuttings, etc.
Color photography. photography
Fire-engines, steam and chemical.
The dynamo-harneSsed to Niagaras.
Eighty chemical elements.
Steel buildings, twenty stories high.
Hydraulic and electric elevators.
Heat, light. actinic and Roentgen
rays, separated for special uses.
Astronomy and the chemistry of the
stars.
The prophetic weather bureau.
Special fast mail trains: free delivery
at our homes; two-cent letter postage;
newspapers practically free.
Autiseptics, anaesthetics. painless
surgery, subdued plaques.
An average human longevity of
about forty years.
Schools. colleges and universities.
abundant and generously equipped;
equal advantages for females.
Religious faith characterized largely
by intelligence, hope, charity and
Christian liberty.
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MISS VIVIAN SARTORiS.

planned that she had believed herself in
love with Mr.. Balfour. but as the time
of the wedding approached she discov-
cred her unfitness to assume the re
sponsibilities of matTimony.
Two years ago she was reported en-
gagged to d. o. Nichols, of New York.
This engagement was also summary
broken. Mrs. Sartoris has recently told
her friends that she did not think her
elder daughter would ever marry. Some
OF her friends believe that she will es-
say an operate career. but her en-
trance to the Ecole des Beaux Arts
would indicate that her ambition is to
become known as a. painter or sculptor.
Miss Sartoris and her sister, Miss
Rosemary, left Washington nearly a
year ago to spend the season with her
fathers relatives in London. In the
early fall. with her aunt and sister. she
started on a tour of the Italian cities.
Some weeks ago she wrote to her
asking permission to leave the
party and so to Paris to study art
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris consent
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15
WHEN HIS MAJESTY Dimes.

When King Edward and Queen Alex
andra give a state dinner the follow
ing 10 the form of invitation:
The lord steward is commanded by
the king and queen to- invite Mrs. Van
derbilt to dinner Thursday, the 18th.
at O'Clock. Full dress
The guests assemble in the drawing
room and there arrange themselves in
a crescent to await their majesties' en-
trance. which Is made without an
nounceInent With the ladies only is
there handwriting ceremony. Guests
invited to a private dinner find their
royal hosts in the drawing room to re-
ceive them The guest OF honor sits
on the kings right hand and the royal
family on the left.
The precedence at state dinners is as
follows: Foreign ambassadors take
precedence OF English mobiles; arch
bishops rank with dukes: bishops with
earls: foreign counts and barons take
no precedence, but rank with English
baronets OF great landed proprietors.
and in entitled precedence. an earis
grandson. or near relatives OF the aris'
tocracy, preeede the esquires OF coun
try gentlemen; next come wives Of
country gentlemen of no profession;
then barristers and their wives. naval
ofucerS and their wives, military men
and their wives. Physicians are rank
ed in the royal household as next to
baronets. At private dinners usually
some members OF the royal household
are present: the royal household num-
bers about zoe.
Apropos to King Edwards new rules
on precedence at his coronation. pres
idents will rank with kings and emper-
ors: his argument il that he desires 20
honor the state and not the man. No
distinction will be made. except per-
haps in the case Of near relations OF
the royal family There is no race
prejudice in England. and had not
King Edward issued a decree To the
effect that widows OF peers who had
married commoners had forfeited
thereby their prerogatives as peeresses
OF the realm there would have appear
ed among the latter at Westminster
Abbey on coronation day a negress of
the HottentOt type. for the widow OF
the Earl of Stamford has lately mar
ried a Beer.
On state occasions there is splendid
OF silver and gold. crystal ard
fine porcelain being more in evidence
At private dinners. The dishes which
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. the fiunkies carry about must be deft-
, " balanced on three fingers. One din
ner set OF pure gold Will dine $50
guests: in another set there are 400
silver plates. The sideboard is decorat-
I ed with a lot of golden trophies, some
captured from the Spanish armada: on
the walls of the banqueting room Of
Buckingham palace are displayed
many gold shields, mounted on scarlet:
a peacock of precious stones, valued
at 500. 600; a tigers head with solid
gold tongue and diamonds for teeth.
The value OF the royal plate, including
services for every function, is over
s.. 900. 600. To pay his yearly household
expenses about half million dollars
is necessary.
To return to the state dinners. there
are three servants to six guests-one
to pass the food. one to take away the
empty dishes and one to go for the
food. Each royalty has his or her own
servant. The king is always waited on
by the same footman. and he is al
ways served first; the queen has her
special servitor.
The menus are printed on beautiful
cards. surmounted by the royal arms.
and with a picture of Windsor castle,
buckingham palace. or whichever royal
residence may be the scene of the
function. The menu is headed Their
Majesties' Dinner" this is followed by
the date, and after that the French
name of the various dishes-potage,
poisson, hors d'oeuvre. relieve. entrees,
sorbet, roti, salade, frontage, dessert,
fruits. varies. cafe noir. The usual or
der is two kinds of soups, two kinds
Of fish. in fact. two kinds of each
course. with three different desserts
and a side table of various cold meats.
King Edward drinks but little wine;
nor are long menus popular. an hour
at most being the limit of the dinner
hour.