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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-18
DR.. David KENNEDYS
FAvCHlTE REMEDY

Although disheartened, he bought bottle
of it, and within a month had experienced
beneficial results, and before he had finished
the third bottle, the gravel was completely
dissolved and his sufferings at an end.
Mr.. Neill feels that he owesa lasting debt
Of gratitude to DR.. Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, made at Rondout, N Y, and for dis
orders Of the bladder and urinary organs. He
says: "itwill effect q cure if oneis possible"
Ravorite Remedy is prescribed with un-
filling success for rheumatism, dyspepsia
constipation, and nerve troubles in which it
has cured many that We're considered be-
yond the aid of medicine. All druggists. IL.
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
SOLD PAINTED GOLD ORE;
YOUNG MAN GOT $4,000
FOR WORTHLESS CHIPS

DENVER, Oct 1.-THE operation OF
a clever confidence game with a dash
OF humor in Il was brought 10 and end
when M. p. Bassinger. ALIAS NJ. p. VIII
hams, was arrested and placed IN the
county Jail pending Investigation.
Eassinger is charged with selling inli-
tation gold ore TO tourists. mining COM
Ianies, assayers, and travelling men. Ac-
ccrding 10 his own statCms nj. he has
neen engaged in the business Of max
ing and selling queer ore Tor nearly
six years. The mining companies, no
SAID, bought them 20 send 70 mining
/ stock investors, representing the ore
20 be from their properties.
The sherins office was informed OF
the game Bassinger had been working
and also his whereabouts a few hours
hiE arrest he had a sack OF ore which,
had IL been genuine, would have repre-
scented over 800 Bassinger said that
he was trying TO sell II.
Il have been In this business fOI
about six years" be said, and during
this time I have sold specimens TO the
extent Of $1,000 I guess"
The ore IS an imitation OF what mining
men call "sweated" ore. To one know.
ing nothing OF gold or other metals, ths
specimens exhibited by Bassinger woulC
be OF enormous value. and so clever was
the trick OF producing the drops OF gold
on the surface OF the rocks that a gpea'
many experts were deceiF I'd.
Although Bassinger did not saw VIVA
was the exact composition OF the gold
which appeared 20 come from every poTs
OF the rocks, Il is presumably nothing
The Washington times., 1907-10-18

more nor less than gold paint. II was
the way the mixture was distributed
that made the deception comparatively
easy.
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
BOMB FOR TAFT,
DECLARES REPORT,
OFFICIALLY DENIED
Secretary Closely Guard
ed by Detectiyes-Re-
views Manila Garrison.

MANILA, oct. IS.-Some excitement
YVES caused in police and government
circles today by the story told by a
priest OF plot 70 dynamite Secretary
Tart while here. The report was in
vesugated and the report OF plot has
been officiall denied. Nevertheless, ex-
traOrdinary precautions are being taken
20 guard Mr.. Taft.
The Secretary is rather amused than
otherwise at the, story, and the precau-
tions taken on his behalf
He was the guest this morning at
an entertainment given in his honor az
Fort William Mckinley. IN the after
noon he reviewed the troops composing
the garrison at Manila; later he was en-
tertained at dinner by Brig. Gen. John
j. Pershing. commander at Fort Will
liam Mckinley, and this evening he will
be a guest at a reception to be given
by the members OF the American Club.
Early in the day. previous to taking
The round Of entertainments. the Sec
rotary conferred with Governor General
Smith, the members OF the Philippine
commission, and several prominent in
Sular officials OF lower rank
The Philippine assembly has completed
the organization OF the various COM
mittees.
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
WOMEN INSULTED
ON DEUTSCHLAND
BY CRAZED MhiI

NEW YORK, Oct IS-Wnd from
liquor. a man, who Is said to be a
physician In the Government immigra-
lion service, spread panic among more
than 400 cabin passengers on the big
steamship Deutschland. or the Ham
burg-American line, while she lay
stranded in the mud Off her Hoboken
pier, early today, by attacking two
women, who we're flrst-cabin passen-
gers. and lighting of half a dozen men.
who tried TO restrain him.
The man acted as il insane. and when
one Of the women he insulted retaliated
b. Shaping his face. he dealt her a
cruel blow, knocking her down. and
then kicked her violently. She is said
10 be Mrs. Joseph Byk. the wife Of a
wealthy. retired real estate operator
CT Brooklyn. who was returning from
Europe with her youngest daughter.
After spreading terror among the
first cabin passengers. the man. who
was OF powerful build, went TO the
second cabin and insulted several
women one Of them protested and
WAS also struck by him, II IS said
Friends finally managed to get him to
a stateroom. where he was put TO bed.
. The utmost secrecy is maintained by
the immigration officials, who pretend
10 know nothing Of the affair.
The Washington times., 1907-10-18

Baldwin, in command OF the drill, BY
Emiuent Sir William 7. Galliher.
The drill drew to the American League
Park more than 1000 people, and from the
beginning OF the program until the con-
ciusion Of dress parade. the last fea-
ture OF the day, there was unbounded
enthusiasm. Many women were I'm the
grandstand. and their cheers were
mingled with those Of the men when
many fine points Of the drill were
shown Following the drill the com
manderies marched 70 Masonic Temple,
where they were dismissed.
Five teams participated IN Yesterday
drill These were Columbia. No. 2, the
winning company; Potomac. No. 3, IN
der command OF Acting Commander w.
+. Reeve; De MOlay No. l. the only
mounted company on the field, under
command Of James T. Marshall: Orient.
No. o, under command of +. w. ToInp-
kins, and Washington. No. l. under com
mand Of Claude KEEPER
Columbia Commandery put I'D an ex-
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
BICYCLE RIDERS HURT,
STRUCK STREET CAR

keene Galloway. seventeen years old.
OF 1888 Eleventh street northwest. and
Russell Meredith. sixteen. Of 1919 Girard
street, were both riding the same BIZ
cycle on Eleventh street this morning.
when the wheel got beyond their CON
troll Near the corner Of Euclid street
the boys fell against a moving car.
Galloway received several cuts about
the head and face. and Meredith was
hurt on the foot They were assisted
70 Garfield Hospital. where their inju-
ries were dressed
While roller skating in front Of his
nome this morning. William South
worth, fourteen years Of age, Of 30. =
street northeast. fell and broke his
right wrist he was taken 20 the Casu-
atty Hospital
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
BRYAN TO OPEN
NEW YORK FIGHT,
CONTROL OR QUIT
Reported That He Seeks
Hearst's Aid-Failing,
Support Another.

NEW YORK, oct. 1s.-With the APP
pearance in this city next Monday nignt
OF William Jennings Bryan. who speaks
in Cooper Union under the auspices OF
the Democratic Progressive League, OF
which Augustus Thomas, the play
wright. IS president. the fight for the
New York state delegates TO the next
Democratic National Convention will
be on
Bryan IS on Tie outs with the present
Democratic machine. He hoped for It's
active support this fall. but has been IN
formed that Chairman OF the State
Committee William J. connors, Of Buff
falo, and Charles Z Murphy, leader OF
Tammany Hall. have expressed them
selves az favoring the candidacy OF L s.
Chauler. Bryan has MS own State or
gaDizatiOn IN the Democratic League,
and II Is expected his speech here wiz
clearly define his position on national
Issues.
Bryan has notified Thomas that the
local hCht here viii net be discussed
by him. as ne considers that d matter
fGT the campaign managers tC dispose
Of without Outside assistance.
And with this nrouncement there
was circulated from TaumauY Hall to-
dsE "a circumstantial political story IT
decided interest Tammany leaders de-
clare Bryan comes 20 New York at this
| time solely To enlist the support Of
| William r. Hearst. whose Independence
| League is fused this fall with the Re
| publiCans in New York county. They
| say Bryan VIII tell Hearst he accepts
as authentic his interview published
| that ne will not become a candidate and
will urge that inasmuch as he Bryant
represents all OF the policies advocated
/ by Hearst he should have the latter s
positive support
| y Hearst viii not support Bryan. the
usually well-informec Taranlany leaders
| insist, the NebraslyaD viii take occasion
I later 10 withdraw from the race. and
viii pick a Western snai' 10 support
/ There Tammany men VINO claim to be
cognizant OF the plans Or Bryan say II
! he cannot get enough States pledged fn
insure his control of all OF the machinery
I of the next convention he viii not fight,
as he would save his prestige by retfr-
| ing voluntarily. and would be the power
behind the throne with a Democrats
| President.
They assert positively that Bryan has
Plready sent emissaries 20 John J. John
son, Of Minnesota. his first choice. 10
learn where he stands on the BRYAN
question, and that johnson has de-
clined 10 talk.
Bryan's Monday night meeting wiz be
| held Ia Cooper Union. because there Is
not enough money available for the hire
| Of Carnegie Han or Madison Square
Garden.
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
JAPAN BARS HER SHORES
TO ASIATIC LAB0RERS

LONDON. oct. 1S.-JaPan has as rigid
laws as America against admitting Con-
tinentaI Asiatic labor. and the masses
OF the M'kados subjects are as vio-
lent in the manifestation OF their hatred
Of alien workingmen as the people OF
the United States and Canada, accord
ing To a prominently displayed article
in the Manchester Guardian today.
The Guardian goes on TO accuse the
japanese Of assuming exactly the same
attitude toward China and Korea that
they eXecrate when taken toward them
in San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
RANDOLPH HOTEL COMPANY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting OF the Randolph
Hotel Company was held yesterday ar
teInoou at the office OF Leon Tobriner.
secretary. and trustees elected Cor The
coming year as follows: Charles +
Wood. Christian HTeurich. Daniel Loueh-
ran. IOhL 7. Wilkins, Franklin V Kill
Ian, James Lansburgh. and Randolph
s. Warwick.
No positive action was taken witt,
reference to the immediate erection OF
the hotsl. the matter being left 10 the
trustees
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
challenges to Duels
Enliven Manila House

MANILA. oct. 1S.-Ulth the Philip
Ffine assembly only two days old duels
are already threatened as a result OF
a ouble between nationalist and radical
members. Several challenges are said
10 have been exchanged
That the seventeen delegates against
whom contests have been commenced
VIII lose their seats seems certain. Part
or the number are attacked on the
Ground OF election irregularities. The
others on the accusation that they are
revolutiOnaries and as such unfit men
70 leeislate for the islands
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
Members of Columbia Commandery, the
Winning Team.
Officers With the Colors.

cellent drill. and from the time Il
marched oS the field there was little
doubt that the pennant belonged 10 the
team Each movement was executed
with precision, and when the drill was
concluded the tear marched of amid
a storm OF applales.
Orient Comuandery won the silk
American flag offered by the grand
commandery for the commandery hav-
ing the largest percentage OF its mem
Ders present In fnll TemnLar Uniform.
The Washington times., 1907-10-18

75c 4-fold Clothes Horses, A &c
extra strong. Saturday.
CSC Superior Carpet Brcoms. ice
Saturday. .-..-----..-.-...A
Soc-1 Galvanized Watt. Bucket,
boxes BGsaX, Scrub Brush &C
and Mon dle.-...--..-.-...-.T =
soc Japanned Bread Boxes, neatly
stencflesl Bread or Cake
with patent ventilated ends. y &C
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
Two Thousand Specta-
tors Watch and Cheer
Companies.
Five Teams Compete
for Silk Banner
Offered.

Columbia Commandery Drill Corps Of
the Knigh5s Templau OF the District of
Columbia yesterday won the prize In
a competitive drill by various teams OF
the order. A beautiful SILK banner. the
trophy offered for the winning company.
was presented To Commander Charles
The Washington times., 1907-10-18
PREPARE FOR ANNIVERSARY.

The fifth anniversary OF the organiza-
ton Of the Admiral Schley Naval Com
mand. = ". v, VIII be celebrated b.
a naval euchre at which Capt Joseph
T. McCrink viii be host 20 members OF
the command end their wives. These
plans yySre made at the regular meet
ing OF the command held list night
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-10-18
Beating the
organs.
By S T N
Copyright. 1907, by c. H. sutclire.

THAT woman is back again." snap.
ped Mrs. Paulding. Her son smiled.
THAT woman could be none other
than Mrs. Bryan, the only person in
Glendale who dared challenge Mrs,
Paulding's pretensions to social leader.
ship.
''They got in last night" said Fred
mildly. "They had three weeks at the
shore. two weeks in the mountains and
a month in New York. They brought
back a lot of things from there"
"And where did you get all this In
formation" demanded Mrs. Paulding
In Icy tones.
Nancy" said Fred promptly. II met
her down at the postofice and walked
part of the way home with her"
IL wish you would remember that l
do not like to have you speak to that
loud person." said Mrs. Paulding fret
fully. Mrs. Beeman had the audacity
to ask at the sewing circle the other
afternoon If you were engaged to
Nancy"
'There doesn't seem to be a chance
for such luck" said Fred gloomily as
he rose from the table. Every time !
ask her she reminds me how our re-
spective mothers-in-law would love us"
Every timeT' echoed his astonished
mother. MAY l ask how many times
you have lowered your dignity by pro-
posing to that impudent glrl?"
"About q hundred was the easy re-
Spouse. Zone of these days I'll catch
her off her guard and she'll say Yes"
II hope I may never live to see the
day." said his mother dolefully.
Il hope you do" he said. with a
laugh. as he bent and kissed the tightly
compressed lips. "You'd like her. num-
sew. If you didn't hate her mother So"
Fred slipped out Of the room, and his
mother could hear the rumble Of his
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laughter us he crossed the broad hail
For a time she sat with compressed
lips as she pondered the situation. On
til two years before she had queened
it over the Glendale set both by virtue
Of her husbands business and political
importance and because Of her own
skill as an entertainer. Then the new
pulp mill had been started at the upper
dam, and Renfew Bryan has brought
his family to live in Glendale.
From the first the two women had
crossed swords. Mrs. Bryan, who had
humbly followed other leaders in the
city. low asserted her right to the
title in the small town. and by the
brilliancy of her entertainments she
had very nearly wrested social SUI
premacy from her established rival be-
fore Mrs. Paulding had realized what
was going on. III a., .as,a.a,
Her own entertainments became
more ambitious. and for the last, year
the advantage had lain frst with, one
and then the other. To have Fred fall
4 victim to Nancy Bryan was the
worst blow she had sustained, and
had she known that Nancy's mother
was as furious. as she at the turn af-
fairs had taken she would have de.
rived small comfort FROM. th~at.fact. In
blissful ignorance of Mrs. .Bryan's
state Of mind. she elected to believe II
4 move Of that designing woman.
To add to the discomfort ct the situa-
ton, she heard during the day that
Mrs. Bryan. wa to celebrate her re.
turn by a garden party of unusual Pre-
tenti0uaness. I 4 II
A. number; Of her city friends were
to make. up 4 house party, and there
was TO lie dancing on The lawn to the
music OF an orchestra famous through
out the STATE, si,iss ssf9 ,a.sa
In her calmer. moments Mrs.. PAuld-
ring would have waited for revenge,
but Fred's admission Of bis .loye anger:
ed her SO that she lost her usual can
tion and announced a party for the
same afternoon and evening. She en-
syaeedsa brass band for the. promenade
music and arranged for troupe -,oi
Arabian ,acEsobatts to. perform on tbs
lawn. 4.ss4, /.
Glendale society was shaken 70 lis
foundations, and ~ each move Wal
communicated 70 the 0ther contestant
through tie medium 81 ofhefcus friends
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Genesis Of III. Hail,tona

II it were not for the countless hA-'
lions OF dust particles that float, sep
arately, invisible. in the atmosphere
there could be no raindrops. nov crys-
tails or ,h%ailstones. From a perfectly
dustless atmosphere the moisture wosld
descend. in ceaseless rain without:
drops. Tho dust particles serve a.
nuclei about which the vapor gathers.
The snow crystal Is the most beapti,:
full creation Of the serial moisture,
and. the Maidstone b the most exHaG-,
binary: The heart of every Maidstone.
10 a tiny +speck Of dust, Such q
speck,t with a, little moisture condensed
about It, ID the germ from which may
be formed a hailstone capable Of fell,
ing q man or smashing a window. But
first It must be caught up by a cnrrent
of air and carried to the level of the
lofty cirrus clouds, I've or six or ever
ten miles high. Then continually
growing by fresh a~ccessions Of mois-
ture. It hegins lib aongtiplungeSto the
earth. spinning throash the clouds and
flashing III the sun like a diamond bolt
shot from q rainbow.s SO,
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lOf. thHta- ESSfrE HE-5.h - sFAa4ats+' ENH-anrHi sE
Commissioner, Sd district--Frank Putz.
States attorney-Wm. L. Nuessic.
ShcriF-Inhn A.. Reck.
Clerk of court-G. o. Raugust.
q county judee-G. Olgeirson.
Register Of dccds-H.D c. Nygaard.
SuperintenAent Of sehools-H. C. Olson.
Coroner-Wm. Hambleton.
Slryeyor-Fr.s Breitzmann. s5e
MI warrants payable on demand.
List Of ;bondsmen for A. T. Daniclson.
county treasurer, Northern Trust Co., OF
FARGO Nd. $40 ZOO. Et
STATE, OF NORTH DAKoTA-coun.y Of
J. We. x /. Danielson. treasurer. and o.
r! Wing. autitor of said county being sever.
' lily duly sworn. on oath say that the ex'
ihibits and statements herein contained are cor
rect as appears from the books in their re-
A. T. DANIELSON,
o. n: WING,
Auditor.
Subscribed aud sworn to before, me this
I4ti, day Of September, 1907: s.... 81
eseal) Notary Pubic.
r G. Mclean county. m. ID.
ny cornmissioa expires sJuiy I, 1905.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29
KIDNAPPED BT a EICLUNt.
After Eighteen Years lowan Finds Out
Where He Came From.

"nere ne Game from.
Kidnapped by cyclone eighteen
years ago 70 discover himself only
within the past Few weeks. Charles
Bennett OF Nillisca. Ia. has put the
strange story OF "lost Charlie" Ross
out OF commission.
BENEFITS parents lived I'm Harrison
county. Mo. Old settlers there well re-
member that fatal cyclone which swept
over the county eighteen years ago. 1t
left ruin and disaster I'm its wake But
In the little home OF Mr. and Mrs
Isaac Bennett IL left uucontrollablc
grief
When the storm struck the Bennett
cottage IL literally tore the house %
flinders. The father and mother were
separated And the baby boy was
picked up 10y the storm cloud and car
ried bodily mile after mile Then tho
little chap was lei down in thc back
yard OF T. W. Hudson. farmer. who
was getting ready to move 10 I.ouisi-
ana.
Hudson took the youngstcr with him
10 Louisiana. There he reared him as
his own. And IL was not until the sup
posed father and son quurreled recent
ly that Hudson told Bennett the re
markable story OF his life Bennett set
forth to find himself At little town
IN Harrison county he discovered
clew TO his parents There an old set
tier named Hank Barnes told him tho
story. He discovered soon after a sis
ter Mrs. Benjamin Richardson. M VII
lisea and brother IN Fairfield, Ncb
The mother, who has long mourucd the
son as dead, is In California. ond thith-
or the victim of the cyclone will betakc
himself
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29

TIE SHARK WAS THROWN INTO THE AIR.
refused to re scared off and with a
pctulent whir OF its tail continued on.
The shark rudely pushed II aside The
torpedo paid no attention TO the ag-
gresslveness OF the big fish until the
shark turned over TO sink its teeth in
tue torpedo's nose. witnesses have
made afiidaylts stating that the shark
did turn over before il bit In spite OF
the recent edict 10 the contrary from
Oyster Bay, where nonrcversible sharks
are said to abound) As the shark =
teeth sank into the torpedo II explod-
cd with rage. The shark was found
several hours later aud several hun
dred feet from the scene OF battle
The torpedo had been fired from the
gun barge f.. w. Bliss I'm the torpedo
testing grounds Of the Bliss Manufac-
turing company. 1t was Of the Bliss
Ieavitt dirigible type, with n range OF
$500 yards and speed OF 80 knots
This particular torpedo had been fired
at the target nets In the. bay. 4 few
seconds before IL should have reached
the nets 1t was seen TO explode, and the
shark, which had evidently taken IL for
n new kind Of big fish, was thrown into
the air. When it was picked up In the
nets II had been almost cut TO pieces.
The naval officers who were attending
the trials Will swear to the story.
The shark Is the first that has been
seen I'm the waters Of the bay so FAR
from the ocean. II was not fur from
the bathing houses.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29
BESIEGED BY CATS.
Hello Girls Have Horrible Timo.
catnip the Cause.

Hello Girls Have Horrible limo.
Catnip the Cause.
As the night force of telephone girls
filed out of the Mclrose exchange I'm
upper New York city TO go 60 their
homes they found the street in front OF
the building fun OF cats There were
white cots, black cuts and tahby cnts.
Some were Fat and nuny; others were
lean and bcdrngglcd AMI there were
hundred or more OF them I'm all
The hello girls stampclel Some
went back In the building, and some
went down Mclrose avenue, while 9th.
crs went out Couruundt nvcnuc A
few went completely up in the air.
stood still rather mud screamed
Whnt the folines were doing iu such
numbers was for tho time mystery.
deep and dark as cat nature ITSELF
They rolled in thc dust kicked up
their heels AMI chilled softly 10 each
other in various kcyf
Thomas IIcancy who lives nt one
Hundred ond Eighty fourth street nnd
Morris avenue, happened Along lie lH
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train 10 New York were lnierestediy
wa,chsIl the man az work he WAS on
tho top runR Of steplndder bonding
over the feed wire when the sparrows
few around him.
There were scores Of chnttcring birds
flying close together The flock came
around a corner of the sutton ana took
Duulon 10y surprise Many Of the birds
struck him In tho face aud body He
sectlcd bewildcrcd and dropped a ham
mcr aud Chisel from his hands. He
waved his arms as " To ward OF the
spurows ANA then, starting TO de-
sccnd the ladder, missed his footing
nud fell The wire caught him at the
whist lie groancd several times. and
then his body hung limp.
one OF the passengers started 20 as
ccud the ladder with the Intention OF
taking down the body, but policeman
caught him by the leg and pulled him
10 the ground, warning him that he
himself might meet death The spar
rows circlcd over the spot for several
seconds after Donlons death, and then
when smoke began 10 rise from his
smoldcrIng clothing they departed
the body was held 10y the wire for
about three minutes n was swnycd
by lho wind and Gnally was sent TO
thc ground hy the vibration OF the
wire us "a result Of the quick approach
of th" Sew York local The body fell
directly 600 front Of the train. but It
WINS pulled Off the track by a railroad
porter just before thc engine reached
iho spot a physician examined the
body and found slight burns across the,
abdomen whore tine wire touched.
There was also "a slight burn on the
right hand showing where DOnlOn had
touched the wire as ho fell forward.
Coroner Squire viewed the body in
an undortaacrs establishment and
granted permit for its removal 20
Br.lgouort