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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26
FLAMES DAMAGE
THE IRON CO.
FIRE AND WATER PLAY
HAVOC WITH STOCK
AND BUILDING.
Loss, However, is Fully
Covered by Insurance.

Fire broke out in the cotton of.
fee of Sanders, Swan & Co.
which is located on the second
floor of the building occupied by
the Irion Company at the corner
of Market and College streets
about midnight Tuesday night
and while prompt and efficient
work on the part of the fire de-
partment saved the building from
total destruction, it was consider
ably damaged by the flames, and
the stock of the Irion Company,
which was composed of dry goods
and other commodities of a deli
cate character, was almost COM
pletely ruined by water. Mr.. j.
w. Irion, the head of the firm, is
at present in Chautauqua, N. Y. g.,
whittier he went few days since,
after having completed the pur-
chase of his fall stock, but Mr.. w.
A. Brown, partner in the con-
cern, who is in active charge Of
the business during Mr.. IRONS
absence, was seen by a CONNER
cial reporter yesterday, and when
asked for an estimate of the loss
said that it would be hard to. say
to just what extent his firm had
been damaged. He stated, how
ever, that the stock on hand at
the time of the fire was worth
about twenty thousand dollars
and was damaged fully ninety
per cent. The firm carried insu-
rance to the amount of eighteen
thousand dollars, so it will be
seen that their loss is just about
covered. Mr.. Brown stated fur
ther, that had the fire occurred a
week or ten days later the loss
ensuing therefrom would have
been much greater, as the firm
has between five and ten thous-
and dollars worth of goods on the
road now.
The furniture stock of Leopold |
Loeb, who occupies the store
next to that of the Irion Compa-
ny, was also considerably dam
aged by water, but when asked |
for a statement regarding his loss,
Mr.. Loeb said that it would be
for him to make even
q rough estimate. He is, howev-
er, fully protected by insurance.
The building occupied by the
lrion Company is a handsome
brick structure and is thoroughly
modern and up to date, having
been erected only four years ago.
1t is owned by Mrs. A. l.. Short,
and her loss is fully covered by
insurance. Mr.. r. E. Leigh, who
mas the management of Mrs.
Shorts property, was in Morgan
on, n. c., when the fire occur
ed, but was summoned home by
wire yesterday, and will probably
each the city today or tomorrow.
As soon as he arrives and an ad-
ustment Of the loss can be effect
ID the necessary repairs on the
building will be undertaken.
The origin of the fire remains
/ mystery. AS far as can be
earned the flames first burst forth
rom the ceiling of the cotton Of
ice of Sanders, Swan & Co. They
we're discovered by Louis Crusoe,
he night porter of the CONNER
ial hotel, who gave the alarm.
nd when first seen seemed to be
ocated in the back room of the
otton firms office. Mr.. w. Z.
cope, book keeper for Sanders, [
'wan &c Co., was in the office af- /
or supper, having gone there for
he purpose of packing up the /
o oks of the firm, which he in i
ended to ship to Atlanta on the &
leven O'Clock train. When he
his work about nine 6
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26
APPROVES 1T.

EDITOR COMMERCIAL re q
with the most sincere approval
your article in last Sundays is
sue of the Commercial, headed
Shameful, Disgraceful." Ev-
cry good citizen will approve all
you said in regard to the. small
boy carrying pistols, etc., and
help in trying to prevent it.
w. G.. j,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26
WEEKLY EDITION.

would a good cur dog or a hound
pup. Mark this prediction: There
are some boys in Columbus who,
if their parents do not see after
them, will, in less than five years,
bring disgrace upon themselves
and sorrow into the hearts and
homes of their families.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26

THE Jackson police have been
raiding the, 'blind tigers" for q
few days, and several of them
have already fallen into the
clutches of the law. There is
nothing half SO effectual in break
ing them up as long work.
house sentence.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26
For Sale.

Six lots, 50x1O0 feet, situated in
square 81, y. Main street. Terms
strictly cash. For full informa-
ton apply at Jobe's jewelry store.
S-17-St
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26
MRS. VANDIvER
LAID TO REST

The remains of Mrs. M. Vandi-
yer, who died at her home in Bir-
mingham last Sunday, were in
tered in the Rowan graveyard
In the northern part of the county
last Monday morning. Deceased
was, before her marriage, Miss
Ida McKissick, and was born and
raised in the Caledodonia neigh
borhood. She leaves a husband
anu three children to mourn
er loss.
The Commercial is the best me-
n F- . l. n
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26

Lost.
A brown spotted, flea bitten
pointer dog. Answers to name
of "Dick." Last seen at NJ. & O.
depot at noon last Sunday. Lib
erai reward for his return TO
II. l.. BAILEY.
Aug. 21-2t.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1902-08-26

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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

as meier was Bv D.. m. that night
there was not drop of water in the
Wild Horse mine and but small
stream flowing from the tunnel.
"The next morning we blew out the
heading of the shaft and found our
selves in a rock chamber 20 by so feet,
which was the natural reservoir that
had caused all the trouble for the mine;
had furnished the little waterfall with
water and myself with a comfortable
fortune which is safely invested in
United States bonds, from which
carefully cut the coupons every six
months. What had happened? Was
this the passage from the reservoir TO
the outlet above? The fall was simply
a natural syphon, which once started
drew out the water until It was low
enough to let air into the long end
of the tube; when 1t stopped and took
two or more days to fill up and the op-
Grafton was repeated. When my Ger.
man partners punched holes in the
rock. they simply added so much space
to the reservoir, causing II to take
longer 10 fill and therefore the time
was extended TO three days.
81. having settled the proposition
in my own mind, found the abandoned
tunnel running in the right direction
and far enough below the floor Of the
cave to drain 1t comfortably and quick
ly. When we got rid OF the water we
simply traced the vein on the oppo-
site wall of the cave and went on talk
ing 1t out" Now one word. readers,
don't laugh when a man tells you a
curious story. Don't be ashamed to
ask questions. All successful men are
noted for asking questions and are
good listeners when others talk. And
last but not least. never be too old or
know too much to let some one else
tell you new wrinkle about your
trade.-Sing Sing Star Of Hope.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Trouble In Selling safes.

A young salesman of one of the big
safe-manufacturing companies who
was telling his troubles to his room.
mate the other evening, said among
other things that the increasing
number Of modern skyscrapers was
injuring the safe-malSers' business in
this city.
"Tne average firm that supports a
big suite of offices in any of the new
buildings" said he, wants roomy,
fire and burglar-proof safe, that nee.
essarily weighs some pounds. Well,
you sell your safe and send it down.
Then the janitor says that he hasn't
an elevator in the place to lift it. The
superintendent upholds him. and we
have to make contract with a wreck
ing firm to lay a block and tackle and
swing the thing up on the outside and
through the window. That costs mon
ey, and eats up profits. The refusals
to admit heavy safes on elevators is
growing more common with each new
building" New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

The petrol is usually named the
stormy petrel The bird is, under the
name of Mother Carey's chicken. the
terror of the sailor, who always con-
siders the bird as the precursor Of
a storm. 1t is the smallest of the web.
footed birds. Few storms are violent
enough 10 keep the winged creature
from wandering over the waves In
search OF the food that the disturbed
water casts to the surface. Like the
fulmar, the petrol is SO exceedingly
oily in texture that the inhabitants
of the Feroe Islands draw wick
wick through its body and use it as
lamp.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
ARMY ILLS MASTERED.
Deadly Diseases Lose Their Grip In
the Philippine Islands.

The disappearance of one of the
most fatal diseases to the American
soldiers in the Philippines. dysentery,
is causing great satisfaction to the
medical branch of the army. Surgeon
General Forwood has received recent
advices that this disease has practi-
cally been wiped out. Strict sanitary
measures have been enforced. Micro
scopic studies also have been made of
the parasite which causes the disease.
This parasite is known technically as
"amoeba." Hundreds of soldiers have
died from 1t and hundreds have been
discharged from the service totally dis
abled. Its form is more severe in the
Philippines than in this country, and
at one time it had seemingly a firm
grip on the army there.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
HOPE FOR CUBA.
Great Improvements Being Made to
the Sugar Plantations.

Private enterprises in Cuba are be-
ginning to show tangible results
Senor Pelaya, well-known sugar
planter is making additions of i'm
proved machinery to his estate and
expects to obtain 100000 sacks of
sugar from his next crop. Another
planter Is said to have increased his
sugar machinery and to be hopeful
of creating 10000 sacks Of sugar next
season. Senor Mena has likewise re.
built his sugar estates, bought new
machinery and hopes to make 1O0,O
sacks of sugar from his next crop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Disappointed.

81 think" said the historical novel;
list, that | shall not put any history
into my book"
"Oh, Percival." his wife said, 81 was
so in hopes that you would make your
next book different from your Others"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
The New Pittsburg Exposition.

In the big buildings OF the New
Pittsburg Exposition everything
is hustle and activity these days
in anticipation of the grand open
ing scheduled for the night OF
Wednesday, Septemberi 3, when
the great Sousa and his fam
ous band will be heard in all
inaugural concert of popular and
novel selections. Mr.. Sousa's APP
pearance on this occasion will be
doubly interesting to his ever
widening circle of admirers, as
since his concerts here last year,
he has been decorated by King
Edward VII. with the Victorian
medal, an honor accorded to only
3 four other musicians, and in addi-
ton has been fairly deluged with
honors of every sort by the en-
thusiasts of England and Scot
land, who early this year fairly
went mad over the work OF his
SupSlD vi X dlllLdtlCii.
Music hall is being beautifully
redecorated in white and pink for
this inaugural concert, and indi->
cations are that John Philip
Sousa will be given such an ova-
ton as never before was accorded
bandmaster and composer. Let
no one be kept away from the
opening on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 3, for fear of crowding, as the
Exposition buildings and grounds
can take care of fully $4,000
people.
In the line of exhibits this sea-
son surprise will follow surprise,
both in the main building and in
Mechanical Hall. So urgent has
been the demand for exhibitors
space, that for the first time in the
society's history every available
foot has been disposed Of, the net
result being the appearance Of
forty-two new and highly inter
esting displays. Notable among
these will be the most elaborate
showing ever made anywhere of
fine cut glassware; a superb cleo
trical exhibit; complete model
of the Deutschland" the swift
! est ocean liner ahoat; and that
wonder of the engineering world,
the Observation-Disclosures.
The special attractions will be
all new, not an old face being
seen. Foremost among these will
be the Eruption of Mt. Pclec"
and Destruction of St. Pierre y
next in order, Darkness and
Dawn" then the Laughing Gal
lcry;" the Dancing Marion
ettes;" the puzzling Haunted
Swing" and, of course, those in
dispensable favorites, the "To-
boggan Slide" the "Merry-Go-
Round and the "Cinemato-
graph"
With the finest of music oh,
tainable anywhere; with display:
away beyond anything hitherto
attempted; with attractions com
pletely changed, and with til,
most lavish provision for tn,
comfort and convenience OF it,
clientele, the Exposition manage
ment looks forward to total at
tendance of not less than 10000,
persons, thus breaking ever,
| Lnnxuta racnrd
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
Excuse.

Farmer-What do you mean. you
young rascal, up there in my apple
tree?
The Young Rascal-The apples ON
the ground are oil wormy.-.B Boston
Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

In Rotomahona, New Zealand. there
is an immense geyser which covers an
area an acre in extent, and constantly
throws columns Of water to vast
heights, some of them ascending three
hundred feet, with clouds of steam
which go much higher.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Three ancient Roman weights we're
recently found at Rome. They were of
green marble, with bronze handles, and
prove that the Roman pound was equal
to three-quarters of pound avoirdu-
pois.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

A separate consular service has
been recommended for Norway and
Sweden.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

When man finds himself In a hole
he must expect his friends to look
down on MIN.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
THE JEFFERSON
SUPPLY COMPANY

Being the largest distributor Of General
Merchandise in this vicinity, Is always In
position to give the best quality of goods.
Its aim Is not to sell you cheap goods but
when quality is considered the price will al
ways be found right
It's departments are all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men,
toned L. Adler Bros, Rochester, N. Y,
Clothing than which there Is none better
made; w. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass, Shoes; Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N. Y, Canned Goods; and Pillsbury's Flour.
This is fair representation of the class
ofgoods it is selling to it's customers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10
BUSINESsCARDS.

q NJ. MCDONALD,
".
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,
Notary Public, real estate agent. Patents
secured, collections made promptly. Offlos
In Nolan block, Reynoldsville, Pa.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

Imagine. IL you can, a livestock
train is rs miles long-numbering o.
397 cars and containing 34,7S5 head of
cattle, 3S,456 hogs and 22,234 sheep,
and you will have some idea of the
record breaking day for receipts at the
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, on We'd
nesday, July "a, 1901. 1t was the big
est day ever known in the history of
this big livestock mart.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

The other day as ID. c. Misner was
passing the Dilisboro Qnd) Bank he
saw upon the sidewalk what he
thought was a snake about a yard in
length and Of a peculiar color, He
struck at the supposed reptile with his
walking stick. and was surprised when
the snake" parted in twain. Upon ex-
animation IL was ascertained that the
pecuinr-looking object was made up
of myriads of small, wiry worms, each
about an inch in length. The mass
was formed exactly like snake and
was muying along about as rapidly as
a snail. Later in the day Mrs. Sarah
Ketcham, residing north of the town,
found similar mass Of wriggling
worms in her dooryard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

Wood is TO be the newest food, says
Heinrich Reh, a professor of chemis-
try IN Berlin. lie has secured pat
ent upon a form of animal fodder
diont. He argues that animals have
decided liking for young shoots, roots
Of shrubs, tree bark and other heavy
food of the same nature. and. since
experiments have proved that the nu-
trimcnt contained in such growth re-
mains in il even after it has become
wood. he observes that. with a little
salt and water added to it, the saw
dust will prove to be a highly nour-
ishing diet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-10

TIE old custom of giving a purse to
the bride at a wedding is still observed
in an odd fashion in parts of Cumber-
land, England. The bridegroom pro-
vides himself with a number of gold
and silver pieces. and, at the words,
"With all my worldly goods thee en-
dow hands the clergyman his fee
and pours the other coins into hand
kerchief held by the bride. In other
places the bride asks her husband for
gift of money or property on the day
after the wedding, and this request he
is bound in honor to grant
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-15
A Laplnnd Clock.

Perhaps it is not realized 10y many
persons that in the higher ATTITUDES
clocks become more and more Il con
vonience, if they are not prime neces-
Sity TO the housekeeper. When the
sun is above the horizon for weeks to.
gether there is little difference TO be
noted between day ana night. An Eng.
lish traveller describes a clock he met
with in Lapland:
An ordinary solid clock does not
take the Laplander's eye. He likes
something timsy. ana if possible. some
thing novel.
AT one place, hung on Il peg driven
into the logs OF the wall. we were CON
demned 10 gaze hourly upon the eX-
asperating device of Il dentifrice ad-
vertisement connected with clock. In
this a smiling young person drew n
toothbrush briskly across a beautiful
set of cardboard teeth between every
tick
Il was much wiShdll for sleep and
forgetfulneSS but neither would come.
Hour after hour l was condemned to
lie awake and stare at the toothbrush
clock, and to read the legend. printed
in my native tongue that II was made
in Germany and that the dentifrice
was put up in neat packets. priced six
pence. or one shilling. and that it could
be had of any chemist with the least
presumption 70 call himself respecta-
bic.
Il argued at the time that the clock
had drifted far from the land to which
the ingenious advertiser had destined
II, seeing that the letter-press was
English, and that the Laplanders do
not use tooth-powder, even if they
could have read about it"-Youth's
Companion
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-15

The old-time machine shop was n
place of incessant clatter and din and
rattle, and the pounding of hammers.
from which the casual visitor was glad
10 escape with the sense of hearing
unimpaired. But in the modern shop
you hear only soft hum. like that
of sewing machine. with never a
hammer stroke, in some of them, from
top 10 bottom.
All this is due to the improvement
in machine tools and in the method
OF work. In former times they Clipped
and filed all fiat surfaces: now the
metal planer does the work. Gear
wheels, with beautifully cut teeth do
the work of the old cog wheels: turning
on the lathe is done noiselessly by
the screw, with hydraulic or steam
power and lifting is done by the power
crane. The blacksmith used to do all
cutting with sledges and chisels; now
cutting-off machine saws through
a steel bar with less noise than a
butcher makes on a ham bone.
The noise is being gradually elm
mated from machine work. as it is
from other everyday things.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-15
: MANY USES FOR PEANUTS.
A New Variety of IA Giant Size Grows in
Texas.

Texas.
There arc reports OF wonderful
new kind of peanut. called the japan
csc white mammoth. grown in Mata-
Sorda County. Texas 1t is of giant
size. and is said to yield eighty-seven
barrels to the acre. one reason for
being interested in this news is the
tact that the peanut crop of the old
time peanut growing region of the
South has been diminishing alarm
ingly of late years, large areas that
formerly produced from fifty to 100
bushels an acre now yielding not more
than twenty bushels. The cause of
the trouble is careless farming
neglect TO fertiliZa the soil. and lack
OF rotation of crops Virginia. how
ever, still has an annual output of
something like 100000 bushels: Ten
nessec and North Carolina come next
The finest peanuts in the world
come from Virginia, and in that State
Is the greatest peanut market. at Nor
folk, where a number of large fac
tories in which the newly gathered
'gobers' rs they come i'm from the
rural districts, are winnowed and
screened 10 clean them. and sorted
ana shipped to jobbers in other cities.
II Is now believed that the peanut was
originally native of Brazil. and that
1t should properly make n fifth i'm the
list OF plants Of great commercial i'm
portance credited 10 America. the
others being the potato. tobacco.
maize and cotton. As far back rs the
seventeenth century it was extensive
~ cultivated in the old world. ana had
become such an important article OF
rood in Africa that the slave dealers
loaded their vessels with it. using il MS
proVender for their cargoes Of can
tives
African peanuts. which are small
and nearly round. and contain q
single kernel. used to be imported
largely into this country but they
have been driven out by our super;or
variety. However the African nuts
contain q greater percentage of oil.
Tor the sake of which immense Uuan-
mites OF them, mostly raised i'm Seuc-
gambia and along the east coast are
shipped to MarSeilles for conversion
into pure olive oil. The Docrar
peanuts are employed for SOAP; the
residue after pressing is known MS
cake and brings $50 a ton as cattle
fodder, and the shells are utilized rs
material for paper. Recent experi-
ments by dietic experts have shown
mat one pound of peanut meal con.
'ains nearly as much nutriment as
three pounds Of lean beer. The meal
which is obtained by grinding the
cake costs four cents q pound in
bulk' ana the Germans have prepared
RON II several agreeable articles of
dIet such as peanut grits" and pea
nut hour this latter being ground and
bolted like ordinary flour PaIatablc
crackers have also been made fro II
this crude byproduct of the oil MILL
| Philadelphia Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-15
a Strange Island.

One of the most extraordinary isl
Gnds in the world has been found I'm
the Gulf Cf Mexico. Like chameleon.
ii changes color, and as often as twice
day When the sand along the
beach is not covered with water the
island is purple red, and at high tide
1t has the color Of bright gold. An
explanation OF this singular phenomc-
non is to he found I'm the name Of the
island II is called Snails island. and
10 Is the snails which are responsible
for the change Of color The sand is
OF golden hue, and when the water
rises and sprea-s over the wide bay.
which is strewn with mussel shells.
the island glittcrs like gold. AS soon.
however, as the water rccedcs. the gold
changes TO purple red. which becomes
even darker. until it is finally as dark
as the purple of a princes mantle.
The reason is because myriads of lit
Tie purple snails are then spread over
the sand searching eagerly for the
food which is cast up 10 them by the
water This strange change Of color
is now attracting much attention. and
those who have seen 10 say So is one of
the most remarkable sights iu the
world