THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
!
MAN OF MANY PARTS.' i
Edward Atkinson, Statistician and
I Chief Anti-Expansionist
Itmt Carl Abont the Man Vhi
Dornmrnli gn 1'hlllpplne Matters
Have lleea Kxclniled from
laole Smiii'm Matin,
i A few years ago tlie newspapers of
'this country were circulating a story
that a club of (listing uislied liostou
gentlemen liad conspired together for
the publics good, and put forth all sorts
of beneficial utterances under tlic com
Boon pseudonym of Edward Atkinson.
It was inconceivable to people living at
a, distance from Hoston tliat such ex
haustive information on so ninny di
verse subjects could emanate from any
one man. Mr. Atkinson is nn expert
on everything from political to domes
tlo economy, and yet he is not a man
of leisure, but has been nn active busi
ness man for over 60 years, lie was a
atanch abolitionist before the war, and
therefore particularly values the de
gree of LL. D., which the state universi
ty of South Carolina conferred! upon
hlru..
Dr. Atkinson, as he may properly be
.called, is 72 years old, and, though his
hair nnd beard are snowy white, his
decisive utterance and vigorous man
ner suggest that he is scarcely above
80. At his comfortable home in Itrook
Dne he lives the quiet life of a gentle
loan and a scholar, surrounded by a
large family and a larger circle of ac
quaintances. '
IIo was born in Rrooklino, and on his
father's side is descended from the pa
triot minute man, Lieut. Amos Atkin
son. On the maternal,side he descends
from Stephen Grcenleaf, who was fa
mous in the latter part of the seven
teenth century for his defense of the
colonists against the Indians.
In his sky otlices on Milk street, or
at his seat in meeting or club, Mr. At
kinson is the man oi business and the
man of affairs. For more than 20 years
EDWARD ATKINSON.
CYlee President of the American Antl-Im-peiiallstic
League.)
he has been president of the Boston
Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance
company, a position which he still
holds. His preparation for business
was much more extensive than his
preparation for letters, as he left school
at the age of IS to go into a commission
house, where he served an exacting ap
prenticeship of five years. The great
care in details, the perfect system and
elaborate organization methods which
Mr. Atkinson acquired in his business
career, furnish an explanation of his
wonderful versatility.
Among the topics on which Mr. At
kinson has written are banks, wages,
fires, capital, labor, taxation, currency,
history, nutrition and free trnde. lie
was appointed by President Cleveland
In 1687 special commissioner to report
on the state of bimetallism in Europe,
and his report has become an Impor
tant book of reference. He is one of
the founders of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, and one of the
organizers of the New Englnnd Emi
grant Aid society. He is on honorary
member of the Phi Beta Kappa, of
Harvard college, a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sci
ences, fellow of the American Asso
ciation for the Advancement of Sci
ence, a member of the American Sta
tistical association, of the International
Statistical institute, of the Cobden club,
of Great Britain; of the Unitarian club, '
of Boston; of the Examin&r club, and
of muny other organizations. But,
above all, Dr. Atkinson is the Inventor
of a famous oven. When asked what
recognition he desired in return for his
work as a publicist, he is reported to
have sold: "Only nn epitaph on my
monument: 'He taught the American
people how to stew.' " '
Cullfornla Celery Garden.
At Santa Ana, Cul., there Is a celery
garden of 500 acres. It belongs to a
commission house in Kansas City, and
is on leased ground. The location was
a peat swamp three yeors ago, but
the lessees drained it and proved that
it was particularly adapted to the cul
tivation of celery. Last year they
shipped 500 car loads of celery to New
York from this one tract alone, and it
matures so early in the spring that it
makes a very profitable crop.
Invoked God of llattlea.
Justice of the Peace Fay, of Custer,
3. D., was suddenly awakened at mld
uight one night recently by a young
eouple who rushed into hit prlvnte
chamber. The young man hastily made
known his wants and the judge, taking
in the situation, after listening to the
footsteps of the irate father coming
down the street, told the young mnn
to "Take her, and may the God of bat
tle protect and defend you."
Disease Spread by Worms.
The earthworm was glorified by Par
win. It is now asserted that the pom
aaon earthworm promulgates disease
to nn alarming extent among an-jfnals.
I
Jgb james tarvin.
oomrd for Ilryan's Itnnnlngr Mate
fcy the Ohio Valley II I metal,
j IIo Club I.rnmie.
I Judge James 1 Tnrvln, who has been
Loomed as V. J. Aryan's running mate
in 1900 during the convention of the
Ohio Valley League of Itinief nlllc Clubs
at Louisville, Ky., is a resident of Cov
ington, Ky., and a nntive of thut city, a
member of a family prominent for
yenrs in Kenton county politics, lie
has represented Covington in the state
legislature. At the democratic state
convention in 1SCS he was named for
JUDGE JAMES P. TARVIN.
(Indorsed for the Vlee rrealdr-ncy by the
Ohio Valley HimetalllBU.)
elector for that state nt large and made
nn active canvass. In November, 1S97,
he was elected circuit judge of the Six
teenth judicial district, which embraces
the county of Kenton. Ilis administra
tion as circuit judge has been notable
for his warfare on trusts, one feature
of which was the breaking up of the in
surance agents' combine at Covington.
Last year he gained much newspaper
notoriety by putting the entire Coving
ton council in jail for contempt in re
fusing to make nn appropriation to fur
nish the courtroom. A year ago he was
elected president of the Ohio Valley
TJimctallio league at Indianapolis, nnd
he has since been active in the cause of
free silver. Since his connection with
I the organization sevCrnl strong demo
cratic clubs at Covington have been
putting him forward as a vice presiden
tial candidate. He is about 40 years old,
a strong nnd caustic speaker and a free
silver enthusiast. When asked for an
expression on his candidacy Jutlge
Tan-in said: "I am not seeking the of
fice, and will make no effort to secure it.
I am for liryan first and always. If the
convention should see fit to do me the
honor to give me the nominntion I shall
nccept it. My friends have already be
gun to work for the nominntion."
THE DUKE OF ARCOS.
Spain's Keav Minister to the I'nlted
States I Persona Grata In
Official Circles.
Don Jose Brunetti y Gnyoso, duke of
Arcos, the new Spanish minister to the
United States, is peculiarly pleas'ng to
the Washington government for more
reasons than one. He is known to the
diplomatic crowd and to Washington1
society in general. Then, too, the duch
ess, his wife, is the daughter of the
late Judge Woodbury Lowery, of Wash
ington. She was Miss Virginia Lowery,
nnd in former days Admiral Dewey was
a suitor for her hand, but the Span
iard won the lady, and the future hero
of Manila was forced to retire. This
THE DUKE OP ARCOS.
(The New Spanish Minister to the United
States.) ,
wns perhaps the greatest prize a Span
iard ever took from an American. Judge
Lowery refused his consent to the wed
ding until Brunetti succeeded Ills late
uncle to the title und estntcs of Arcos.
The duke is now 55, and there is no
bluer blood in nil Spain than that
which flows in his veins. Away back
in the days of the Moors one of Areos'
nncestors was given the city of Cadiz
for his gallant services againBt the
Saracens. The present minister has
had a long nnd successful career in tho
diplomatic service of Spain, and wears
decorations of the orders of Carlos III.,
luahclla the Catholic nnd the Turkish
juejiille. I lie Spanish minister is per
haps the only Iloman Cutholic in Amer-
lea who is permitted to eat flesh meat
on Friday. Centuries -ago the church
exempted his ancestors from fasting on
Friday, and as the right is hereditary
the present Duke d Arcos enjoys it. ,
llavnnn Editor's Woes
The proprietor of the Times of Cuba
finds that all Is not smooth sailing in
conducting an American newspaper in
Havana. For having questioned the
honesty of his business manager the
publisher has been summoned before
a court presided over by a Filipino,
judge, who holds hiB commission from
the king of Spain; and the court has
ruled that he must pay 2,500 pesetas or
go to jail. The defense snys that he
will probably have to go to prison to
twnlt trial, In which case he will edit
tha paper from Havana's city jail..
ARMY OF THE BOERS,
Fighting Men Who Offer Prayer Be
fore Going Into Baftle.
The Flrt View of Gen. Jonlirrt'a
Forres la Nat Very lmprel ve
lint Tliey IVrform Wonders
with Tlielr Long Itlfles.
An Englishman who neeompanled
the Hour aftny under (Jen. Joubert in
the recent campaign against M'Pefu,
chief of the Makatesc, in the north
custern part of the Transvaal) gives
some Interesting details of the l!ocr
military organization nnd other mat
ters. The commando under Gen. Jou
bert was the largest ever assembled in
the Transvaal, numbering with the na
tive allies, nearly 10,000 men. This
force was divided Into five laagers,
each under its commandant. . The first
impression of a I'.ocr army, the writer
ays, Is not flattering. There is no ap
pearance of order and the men nre not
uniformed, which Is in striking contrast
with the regular armies of other coun
tries. I'.ut the apparent absence of dis
cipline is only on the surface. Com
mandos nre made up of burghers drawn
from vnrious districts, each mnn con
sidering himself on nn equality with
any other. They nre only subject to
orders from their own district com
mandants, who in turn are responsible
to the general. In the field all fare
alike, the commissariat knowing no dis
tinctions. The only regulars are the
state artillery, drawn from the sons of
the burghers and paid about $2 a day.
One of the principal features of the
Itoer laagers hi the campaign was the
religious exercises each evening, when
the men would assemble under their
leaders for prayer, concluding with the
singing of their battle hymn, "Rust,
myn zicl, nev God is Koning" (Host, my
soul, your God is king). War with the
Boers is considered a religious duty,
nnd enforced by the stnte only in self
defense. The night before the storm-
GEN. JOUBERT.
(Commander in Chief of the Transvaal
Military Forces.)
ing of M'Pefu's stronghold in the Ma
gato mountains a united prayer meet
ing was held of all the laagers under the
personal leadership of Gen. Joubert,
'and the scene is described as singularly
impressive. The day following the
Makatese position was carried, with
only trifling loss, after the kraals had
been subjected to a heavy artillery lire;
and the remainder of the campaign was
pushed with such vigor that several of
the chiefs, with their men, surrendered,
and M'Pefu, with about 10,000 followers,
took refuge in Mashonaland, in Kho
desia, across the Limpopo river. The
victory of the Boers wns complete, and
was a signal triumph for Gen. Joubert,
the Maputo mountains having been con
sidered impregnable and the strongest
natural fastnesses In South Africa,
Of Gen. Joubert himself, known
among his men as Slim Piet, the writer
says he has been uniformly successful,
notwithstanding that his detractors
have proved to their own satisfaction
times without number, that he hun
neither military tuleuts, courage nor
backbone. That muy be, he says, be
cause of his nppearunce on the field of
battle, which is not Impressive, his cos
tume during the Mngato campaign
having been a tweed suitwithatailcout.
But neither the general nor his men
care for externals; and although their
clothes would hardly excite the envy of
a self-respecting trump, they do ex
cellent work in them.
The writer says it is a great mistake
to suppose that the Boers hate individ
ual Englishmen. It is only aguinst the
government that they entertain hatred.
Throughout the campaign he describes
himself as having been tho recipient of
nothing but kindness from the general
down, and that without any sacrifice of
his own'opinions. The only question on
which he had to bo a little circum
spect was as to what would happen if
war broke out between the two coun
tries. Discussions on this subject were
hot nnd frequent, the general conclu
sion being that the conflict would be the
greatest disaster which could befall
South Africa. From what he saw, the
writer says, he could well believe this
would be the case; for, while England
must eventually win, the obstinate re
sistance of 00,000 burghers, fightmg for
their hearths and homes, nnd with a
thorough knowledge of the country,
would mean tha England could only
assert her sovereignty over the repub
lic after great bloodshed, and then
would have to face after consequence
even more seriouB.
Iron Houses for Africa.
A British firm has just completed the
last shipment to Mombassa of 100 all
iron houses, amounting to over $75,000
in value, and required for protection to
the w-orkmen employed in the forma
tion of the Uganda railway, which will
ultimately connect with the much-tnlked-of
railway line from Cairo to the
cape, i
f AN INDIAN NIMROD.
I
'thone Who "Know ItnplUle Garnler
Rest Call II I m the Greatest
llnnter In th World. '""
. "After Dig Game with racks" Is the
title of a paper by Capu James Cooper !
Ayres, United States army, In the Ccn-
tury. The hunting expedition wns '
'made In 1803, and Gen. Brooke took part
In it.
Our hunter and guide par excellence
was Ilaptiste Gurnier, or "Little lint,"
as he was generally called. He was five
feet six Inches tall; his frame wns well
knit; every muscle wns developed; his
lungs were as sound as nn nntelnpe's;
I RrEWJ.Iil.
HOW BAT SHOOTS.
(From a Drawing In the Century, Mag
azine.) ,
his eye hnd the power of a microscope;
and a rifle hnd been his plaything since
boyhood. His father was French nnd
his mother Indian, nnd he inherited the
energy, brnvery and endurance of the
old Canadian voyageurs, with the re
markable observation nnd instinctive
knowledge of topography nnd of the
habits of animals of the aborigines
of the plains. His mission in life seemed
o be to kill, and probably his aggregate
bag would surpass that of any other
hunter in this country. He kept n rec
ord only of the bears he killed, nnd that
record had then reached 85. Mr. Webb
Hayes, son of the late ex-president, who
was one of our party, called him "the
;rrrntcst hunter in the world." His
won.dtrful powers of trailing game
were our admiration. He would ride
along on his pony and occasionally
I make such remarks as: "Two mountain
I sheep crossed there yesterday," or "A
; blacktait deer and fawn passed nlonc
I here this morning," and we would look
in vain for a sign. He would trail a deer
or an elk nt a trot, nnd presently re
mark: "He's over In those bushes," and,
sure enough, there he would be.
He' hnd the true Indian taciturnity
rtbout his success as a hunter. Mr. Col
lins, of Omaha, likes to tell the story of
one of Bat's elk hunts. He was on a
hunt with Gen. Crook some years ago,
and one afternoon strolled off alone and
on foot. When he returned at dark, Mr.
Collins said: "Well, Bat, did you see
anything?" "Saw 13 elk," wns the re
ply, with on intonation that seemed to
end the conversation. Mr. Collins
persevered s "Did you get any of them ?"
"Yes; I got them." He had actually
slaughtered the whole band of 13 elk.
GOOD APPOINTMENT.
Kev. Dr. McDowell, of Denver, Made
Secretarr of the Methodist
Hoard of Education.
Kev. Dr. W. V. M'Dowell, the new
secretary of the Methodist Episcopal
board of education, and until now chan
cellor of the University of Denver, is
an educator of exceptional ability and
conspicuous reputation. In the labor
to which he just has been called he
will come in contact with the work of
REV. W. F. M'DOWELL, D. D.
(Secretary of the Methodist Episcopal
Board of Education.) -
nil the universities and colleges" in
America that nre under the wing of the
Methodist church. The doctor was
born In Holmes county, O., nnd took
Mis bachelorship of the arts from the
Ohio Wesleyan university in 1883. Some
time later Dr. McDowell was gradu
ated a bachelor of divinity from the
Boston University school of theology.
He at once begun to preach and won
recognition as a brilliant orator and
scholar in the pulpits and councils of
Ohio. Ilia eminently scholarly qual
ifications singled him out as a prom
ising educator, and the executive abil
ity he early displayed only served to
emphasize the good opinion of him his
scholarship had won. Since 1889 Dr.
McDowell hns been chancellor of the
Denver university, and he recently de
clined its presidency, after having been
elected to that post. His future is full
of honor and more widely useful activ
ities. His headquarters as secretary of
the board of education will be in New
York elty. (
The Great Myatery of Sleep.
That little is definitely known as to
the cause of sleep Is decidedly curious,
says the Medical Record. Sleep per
haprthe most marvelous phenomenon
in the world may rightly be termed it
mystery.
Bloodless
Mil I
Doctors have given the Greek 1
name Anxmin, meaning "bloodless-ij
ness" to a disease which Is much II
more prevalent among y o u n g n
women than Is cenern Iv believed. II
In its early stages the disease Is not Iky
marked bv anv decided svmrtoms
if:
vance before its presence is noticed.
An unusual feeline of fatitue after
slight exercise, breathless and pallor are the first noticeable signs.
In anrr-mla the blood becomes thin, the heart flabby, the skin pale nnd
waxy. If the disease become chronic (persistent amrmia) it often results
fatally. The one successful method of treating this disease is to build up
the blood. The best blood builder in the worlJ is
Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People
This remedy has cured more cases of ana-mia than all others combined.
Ml Cordelia Moore, of Malonn, N. Y.. until recently, linn boon n lire
lone Invalid from pnlpltatlon of Ilia heart und wvHknoaa of the blood,
lu apenklnir of tliln experli'iict' alieaiild:
"I vrnaln a terrible condition. I could not est. My fnce wna phnolly
white, nnd my lunula were nlmoHt trniiapureiiU 1 wus so wenk tl wua
utterly linponalble for me to ro up stnlrK.
'I mots friend who spoke of f)r. Williams' rink nils for Tale People,
and advised me to trv them. Hefore the llrat wna ned I heitnn to
regain mv nppotlte nnd felt better (lenerally. I hoiiuht nix more boxes
ii lid took them. I grew Mron rapidly nd gained In lleah. I became
hotter In every wnv. I never felt bettor In my life than now.anrt consider
mvunlf cured. I ciinnot any loo much rennrdlng Dr. Wllllnma' l'lnk l'llls
for I'sle I'eople." From the (Jatettr, Mnlone, A'. 1".
No discovery of modern times has proved such a blessing to mankind
as Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Acting directly on the blood
and nerves, invigorating the body, regulating the functions, they restore
the strength and health in the exhausted patient when every effort of the
physician proves unavailing.
These pllla are aold In boxes nt. 60 cenla a box or alx boxes for K.fiO, nnd mny
ho bud of nil drugglntH, or direct by mull rrom Dr. Williams Medlclija Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y.
ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO.
DEALERS IN
Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Huts
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.
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SOLE AGENTS FOR
F. F.,Adams& Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco
Sole agents for the following brands of Cigars-
Henry Clay, Lor.dres, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Ash
Bloomsburg Pa.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPET, MATTING,
or OIL CLOTH, "
YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT
2nd Door above Court House.
A large lot of Window Curtains in stock.
When you want to look on the
bright side of things, use
SAPOLIO
No-To-llao for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tolmcoo habit cure, makes weak
men strong, biood pure. Mo, It. All druggiHU.
The way to change from the com
mon black bees to the Italiin is to
procure a queen of the new variety
desired, and in a few months the en
tire colony will be Italian.
REDUCED KATES TO ST. L0DIS
Via the Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Meet
ing Grand Lodge B. P. 0. Elk.
On account of the meeting of the
Grand Lodge, B. P. O. Elks, at St.
Louis, Mo, June 20 to 23, 1899, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell round trip tickets from points on
its line, to St. Louis and return, at
gteatly reduced rates. Tickets will
be sold Tune 18 and 19, good to re
turn until June 25.
For specihe rates and conditions
apply to ticket agents. 2t.-
One fool yet lives, but maybe he
will be dead before the evening of the
Fourth of July next. He proposes
to jump from the roof of the bridge
spanning the Susquehanna at Lock
Haven, a distance of fitly feet, into
the water, head first, ot course.
Drink Grain-0
after you have concluded that you
ought not to drink coffee. It is not a
medicine but doctors order it, because
it is healthful, invigorating and appe
tizing, It is made from pure grains
and that rich seal brown color and
tastes like the finest grades of coffee
and costs about as much. Children
thrive on it because it is a genuine
food drink containing nothing but
nourishment. 15 and 25c. at grocers.
OABTOniA..
Bean tU J The Kind Vou Haw Always BuughJ
Blgutnrs
nf
m
(V Jf I ill
UIsjJw
Educate Tour Uowels With CaBcarets.
Candy Cathartic, euro constipation forever.
10o,S5o. If C. C. C. fall, druuKisis rufund money.
Good Man "Do you know where
little boys go who smoke cigarettes?"
Bad Boy "Yep! Dey goes out in
de woodshed."
Does Ooffee Agree Witn Tou?
I Ii not, drink Grain-O made from
pure grains. A lady writes: "The first
j time I made Grain-O I did not like it
but after using it for one week nothing
I .would induce me to go back to coffee."
, It nourishes and feeds the system.
j The children can drink it freely with
great denefit.-It is the strengthening
substance of pure grains get a pack
age to-day from your grocer. 15 ami
25C ,
Mrs. Brown Our language is full
of misnomers. For instance, I met a
man once who was a perfect bear, and
they called him a "civil engineer."
Mrs. Smith Yes, but that is not so
ridiculous as the man they call "teller"
in a bank. He won't tell you anything.
I asked one the other day how much
money my husband had on deposit,
end he just laughed at me.
Ladies can wer shoes one size
smaller after using Allen's foot-ease, a
powder to be shaken into the shoes.
It makes tight or new shoes feel easy;
gives instant relief to corns and bun
ions. It's the greatest comfort discov
ery ot the age. Cures swollen feet,
blisters and callous spots. AUen'i
Foot-Ease is a certain cure for ingrown
nails, sweating, hot, aching iect, At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c
Trial package FREE by mail. Address
Allen S. Olmestead, Le Roy, N. Y.
6-8-4t-d
Beantht Tlie Kind You Have Always Bong
BlgUttUt
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