THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA THE WAR IN AFRICA, live high ox credit London Gets No Light on the Situation. DAINTY 0:NCR3 WHO GET CCStLY P.-AL3 FOR NOTHING. WAR OFFICE ORDERS MOREBATTERIES Born Ilrpnlsril In Atlark I'pon the DrMldli Willi ll.-my l.nftM lc thnen'i Terrible llluiiUor nt Mnsrrrafniiteln (on fl mini. LO.'IOX, Jnn. 17. K von minors are no longer toltwnplu'd from Xntiil. The conclusion deduced from tltin xiU-ncu of the militiiry rxpc-rts fieiievully Is llint no decisive Mow lina lncn atruck citlu-r wny, s. in uch nu event there would bo no tiecoxxity for silence. The war ollico litis Ixxuod order for the fornintiou of Hvo now Imttorlox. Some idea of the extent of the nrtillory re sources to he drown upon nuiy he (ruined from the fact, accot-diiiK to the xtutoiuent of a tiiilitnry export this niorniiitf, Hint un old practice howitzer lit I.ydd, in Kent, with which It Is impoxnililo to do accurate hooting, but which for Rome time una been solely used to test xhelix, lias been laid under requisition for the front. Or dera have been received nt I.ydd to puck this venerable relic with ns much dis patch as possible for ombnrkntiou. Seventeen more militin battalions will be embodied in the course of n fortnight. All the regulars are now out of the coun try except 14 Infantry battalions and 11 111111 GENERAL MKTIITEN'. carnlry battalions. The war office has piucea an order ior .uuu.uuu cartridges in rases. The yeomanry committee announces that it has accepted H.IKM) out of the 10, 000 which it wishes to rai.se and xtill bus 20,000 applicants to be examined. The Daily Chronicle asserts that the com mittee was goaded into this statement by I the reports that there was no hope of getting the full number. 1 A dispatch to The Pnily A Pail from ' Pietermaritzburg, dated Tuesday, xnys: 1 "There was very heavy firing to the north yesterday. 1 believe the Doers, ure contesting (icnernl linlWa mi nt the Tugeln. Howitzers were evidently fcusy, aH the firing is described us the heaviest yet hoard in Natal." The Exchange ami Telegraph company has received the following dispatch, dat ed Tuesday, Jan. It!, from 1'ietermarilz burg: "There Is no news from the front, but heavy firing was heard today in the di rection of Erere. It is probable that General Duller Is engaging the enemy. "A rumor is current here that a portion of the British force is near I.adyxmitli." A dispatch from Ilensburg, Cape Colo ny, dated .Tan. 15, says: "The Doers, this morning, attempted to rush n hill held by a company of the Yorkshires and the New Zealanders, but they were repulsed nt the point of the bayonet. The Doers had 21 men killed and about .r0 wounded." The hill commands a tract of country east of the main position of the Doers, and they had determined to make an at tempt to seize the heights. They advanced cautiously, directing their fire at n small wall held by the Yorkshires and compelling the latter to keen close nnder envoi. Win... u.o tt rushed the wall, the Yorkshires fixed , bayonets and charged. Just at that mo- nient Cnptnin Muddoeks, with a sniull party of Now Zealanders, came up, and the combined forced leaped over the wnll and charged straight for the enemy, who fled, followed by a withering tire u't close range. i The Doers literally tumbled over each other In their hurry to escape, but the persistent tire of the Dritisb inflicted a heavy loss. A dispatch from Tretoria, dated Jan. 13, says: "As a result of the bombardment of Mafcking yesterday the Dritish fort eastwurd was demolished and the British retired. One Doer was wounded. Ad vice from the hend lunger nt Ladysmith report that the attack on that place, Jan. , was disastrous to the Dritinh and that Ladysmith upbears to be In sore struits." - Evidence accumulates thut (Jeneral Methnen'g ao designated gigantic blunder at MagerBfontein has lost him the confi dence of bb entire force to such an ex Unit that, it is declared. It is doubtful If the troops would follow him in another attack on the Boers. The war office is understood to be in posseasion of a letter written by General Wauchope the night before the buttle aying that would be the Inst letter he would ever write, as he had been asked to perform an impossible task, and he had either to obey or surreuder his sword. An immediate change in the command of the force may therefore be expected. It in anticipated in some quarters that Lieu tenant General Tucker will succeed lieu eral Methuen. IIotv Some Ul Accounts That Are Ncii t I'ald Are Itun I i nt tlit I'nsli lon-;lle Ilrxinnranl.i Tlint Flourish In yey lurk lit-. Lentil proceedings recently taken to recover from u well kuowu citizen who belongs to the "fashlouublc" class the amount of u tailor's bill reveuled the fact that the wan wus poor, had no money and no moans of mipport and owed tunny bills. Dcsldos tailors, shoe ma kors and batters, lie owed money to florists, Jewelers, livery stable keepers, den loin In theater tickets, shlrtmukers, stationers und restaurateurs. One of the largest bills against the man was contracted In the course of several years at a prominent up town restau rant "You must have been bring up for a great spread," said a patron of the place to the manager, pointing to the item. "Not at all," be answered. "That bill represents hundreds of charges and has grown slowly to Its present maguifl cent proportions." "But bow Is It done how do people nin big bills In a restaurant?" "Well. In the first place, because we look upon men who come here as gen tlemen and treat them accordingly. I don't remember Just how the account In question was opened, but usually It Is done In this way: Some day, nfter a man receives his check, ho scrawls his name across Its face and tells the wait er, 'I'll pay this tomorrow; It's all right.' and then If the person In charge at the desk marks It'O. K.' the check Is 'hung up.' and nn account Is opened with the mnn. "In most Instances the mnn comes back, ns he said he would, tin next day and settles his little bill and thanks us for accommodating him. If, however, tin man Intends to work the house, l i' does not come bnck the next day n:nl sett!;, hut wnlts three or four days. Then he drops in and orders n modest luncheon or a not elaborate dinner nud scribbles his name across t. check, gives the waiter a tip, and the new nccouut receives Its first ad dition. "Little by little the account grows, but never by any really Inrge charge, and when nt last the man has a little dinner party with a big appetite the check Is liable to bo 'O. K.'d' because the account Is already so large that It would be poor policy to turn It down. "When the account has grown so large that we think It should have at tention, we give the head waiter a tip, and without telling the man !u so many words he Is given to understand that cash would be preferred to an autograph. Sometimes the man takes the hint and makes a payment or lists for more time and tells us that he will pay ns he goes, und he remains a cus tomer without Increasing his account, but generally he leaves us and goes to some other place and complains about poor service here and In other ways tries to Injure our business be cause he can't have what he wants to eat and drink for nothing. Ills account remains open, nnd when It becomes outlawed we put It on the list which bears many good names, but we never dun the mun." To show how anxious some people are to have it known that they are well acquainted In the fashiouable restaurauts the following story was told: "Some months ago a man came here early In the day nud said that he w'ould have a little party of frlouds to supper with hlrn after the theater that even lug and ordered what he wanted. Ills order showed that he was unaccustom ed to the part, but It Is our business to fill orders, and we said that his supper would be served all right. Then he laid down a sum of money, more than enough to pny the bill, and said. 'This will save me the trouble this evening, nnd went away. The supper passed off nicely, the man's friends from the country or the country part of the city seemed to enjoy their spree, and finally the host asked for his check, looked at It and then said grandly and loud enough for all to hear. 'Charge It The supper wus a 'grand affair In the eyes of the guests, but the climax the order to 'charge It' overwhelmed them, and I dnre say the mnn accomplished his object, which was evidently to make himself solid with his guests." New York Tribune. Am Kxrhaase of Sheila. MODDBR RIVER, Jan. 17.-There . was a brisk exchange of shells yesterday morning, the Boers returning our fire foi the first time in several days. The British intrenchments are being eoutinually strengthened and extended. The perma nent railway bridge Is almost completed. Heavy rains have fallen in the hills re cently, and tho fords of Roit river are all Impassable. It is reported that It will be necessary to relay the rails over al most tht entire distance from Modder River to Kimberley, the Boers having used the rails aud sleepers in building their fortifications. Stories still reach i camp that the Free Statera desire to end the iptr. The latest report is that a coun cil was held recently at Uloemfonteln, at which President Steyu and General Cronje were present. j A One Sided One. There are times, even In the best reg ulated families, wheu It becomes nec essary to discipline some young and stirring member of the household. The other evening an Indulgent father con cluded that such a time bad arrived, as bis 8-year-old son had committed an act of Insubordination and threatened to repeat It. Rebukes and warnings wore In vain, and at last the youngster was given a sound spanking. Half an hour later, after friendly relations had been resumed, nn older son came home and was somewhat surprised when the 8-year-old said to him: "You ought to have been here awhile ngo. Me nnd papa luid a figbf-rittsburg- Chronicle-Telegraph. A Bljraisry of the Sea. A mystery with which every sailor le familiar Is the formation of dust at ea. Those who are familiar with sail ing ships know that, uo matter how carefully the deck may be washed down In tho morning aud how little work of any kind may be done during the day, nevertheless If the decks are wept at nightfall an enormous quan tity of dust will be collected. When a girl says that some other girl is pretty, the men present can al ways make a ten strike by disagreeing With ber. Atchison Globe. CALIFORNIA. Thirty-One Day' Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad, The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany has arranged for a special per sonally conducted tour through tenia, to leave New York and Phila delphia on February 37, by special Pullman drawing room sleeping car and connecting at El Paso with tht 'Mexico ami California Special,' composed exclusively of Pullman parlor smoking, dining, drawing room sleeping, compartment, and observa tion cars, for tour through California, returning by March 29. Round trip tickets, covering all necessary expenses, $375 from all points on Pennsylvania Railroad. For further information apply lo ticket agents; Tourist Ageut, 1196 Broadway, New York ; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn j 7S9 Broad Street, Newark, N. J. ; B. Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md. j Colin Studds, Passenger Agent Souther.- District, Washington, D C; Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western District, Pittsburg, Pa ; or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Philadel phia 1-18 4t. Guus Figure in Student Battle- The Sophomore class of Susque hanna University held their second annual banquet in Milton Friday night. The Sophomores' departure from Selin's Grove was one of the most exciting in the history of the school. Through some unknown means the Fieshmen learned of the intentions of the upper classmen and waylaid them while they were on their way to the train. The Freshmen immediately gave battle, pelting their rivals with snow balls, and then two members of the Sophomore class drew revolvers and fired. It was only upon defending them selves with guns that the Sophomores were enabled to board their trrain. They were conveyed to and from Miiton in a specially decorated car. OLD MEXICO- Tcnty-thrce Days' Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany has arranged for a special personally-conducted tour through Old Mexico by special Pullman train of parlor-smoking, dining, sleeping, com partment, and observation cars, to leave New York aud Philadelphia February 12, visiting all the principal points of interest in the "Land of Montezuma," and spending five days in the City of Mexico. Round-trip tickets, covering all necessary expenses, $300 from all points on the Pennsylvania Railroad. For further information apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York ; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn ; 789 Broad Street, Newark, N. J ; B. Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent, Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin Studds, Passenger Agent, Southeastern District, Washington, D. C; Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent, Western District, Pittsburg, Pa.; or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assist tnt Gen eral Passenger Agent, Phila. 1-4-41. FLORIDA. Two Wocks' Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad. The first Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season to Jacksonville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York and Philadelphia February 6. Excursion tickets, including railway transportation, Pullman accommoda tions (one berth), and meals en route in both directions while traveling on the special train, will be sold at the following rates ; New York, $50.00 : Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore and Washington, $48.00 ; Pittsburg, $53.00 and at proportionate rates from other points. For tickets, lt.neranes, and other information apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent at 1 196 Broac'way, New Xork ; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn ; 789 Broad Street, Newark, N. J.; B. Cour laender, Jr., Passenger Agent, Balti more District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin Studds, Passenger Agent Southeastern District, Washington, D. C.j Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent Western Dis trict, Pittsburg, Pa.; or to Geo. V. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila delphia. 2-4 4t. A fire, supposed to be the work of an incendiary, totally destroyed the large frame ice house, owned by the Clement estate, at Sunbury, on Sunday morning, entailing a loss of $2,500, with no insurance. The building, which contained about 11 00 tons of ice, was located near the Reading depot, and it took hard work on the part of the firemen to save it from destruction. It having a slate roof, the depot was very little damaged. The saloon presents a bar 'to many ft man's success. O Baari the Signature TORXA. The Kind You Haw Always Bought SEARCHING TOR A MI98INQ SON. Unable to find his son, who has been missing from home for more than two years past, W. B. Koch, of Nescopeck. is soliciting the assistance of the newspapers to aid him in his search. On October 4, 1897, the boy, whose name is James Russel Koch, left home to attend the State Con vention of Fireman, held at Wilkes Barre. He arrived at the Luzerne County seat in safety, and on October toih, six days later took dinner with a friend in that city. From that day to the present his parents have not heard a word as to his whereabouts, and his absence is the cause of a great deal of worry to them. Any informa tion concerning him witl be thankfully received. He is about five feet in height, and weighs about 110 pounds, is the possessor of a luxuriant growth of hair, and his face is considerably freckled. AGENTS WANTED To sell the Marsh Reading Stand and Revolv ing Book Case. Best office or li brary article ever patented, and sells EVERYWHERE ON SIGHT, at a good profit. Why stand id'e with such a chance to make money ? Ask the publisher of this paper to show you sample of this stand, or write us for full particulars at once. (I4d6m) Marsh Mfg. Co., No 542 West Lake St., Chicago. Satan Stopped the Gaina. The little town of Eckville, near Reading, is all agog over the sudden appearance of the evil one at a card game Friday evening The game had proceeded for some time, anil the players ready to stop, when one of them remarked : " We'll play just one game yet, even if the devil himself shall come." No sooner was this said than a form like a man, with huge horns on his head, appeared in their midst, with chains around his body, and a long tail trailing around him. He opened a black book and requested one of the party to sign his name, promising that untold wealth should be his. The person addressed refused to comply with the rtquest, and all bolted from the room, some jumping out ol the windows. While it is generally believed that a trick was perpetrated upon the card players, some of them insist that it was not. For some time, at least, there will be no more card playing in Eckville. 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M,..:...i ;.'.. kinds mcrcnaiiuisc ,01 We handle Genuine Singer HiCh Arm SEWING MACHINES, 5oo down and .?.oo per month. We also handle the Demnraai Su.u. m..li.. r 950 and upwards. Sewing Machine Needles and Oil for all makes of Sewine Machines. Uest makes of WASH MACHINES. FROM $4.00 UP TO $9.00. J. SALTZER. r Music Kooms-No. nj West Main bt., below Market, nioomsburg, Ta. 30111-3 (JMirur.v.... . ( lK2r iL"i.!f,".'.".'u', l.adla .t limM -il lifc. 1 " .V"1 "sill" l mmut Jurr"?" ,M"l"tuUon w ImM. ZU B,,.l.,r.ft;r " t.Mr. S, Ms4Uva rk, flu.it., A, 1-4-41X1
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