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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THUKS1MV, AUGUST 6, fjoj.
HERE AND THERE,
Short Pungent Paragraph! rfl Interest to
Everyone.
Germany now tarns out porcelain
violins and mandolins. The tone
is said to te better tban that of wood
instruments, and they are unaffect
ed by change of temperature. A
Meissen manufacturer ot okarinas
and porcelain is the inventor.
Philadelphia has burned thirteen
hundred slot machines, which seems
kind of poetic justice when one
thinks of the large amount ot hard
earned money these same machines
have burned up for people who
could ill afford the fuel.
This country invented the parlor,
sleeping, and dining cars, thepress-
ed steel freight car, many of the
best features of the modern locomo
tive, the air brake, the automatic
coupler, and a host of related de
vices, and it runs the fastest long
distance trains.
The cost of railways has been
calculated at about $3 per inch and
$195,000 every mile. It is said
that British railways are three times
as costly as those of America.
The idea that cherry stones, grape
seeds and the like are the cause of
appendicitis does not seem to be
borne out by experience. They
are sometimes found in the vermi
form appendix but there is 110 good
reason for believing that they really
cause appendicitis.
A Government secret service man
whose business is with counterfeit
ers, spoils the story that half the
silver dollars are made out side the
government mints, and, being of
the same weight and hneness of
legitimate coin, cannot be detected
the silver in a dollar costing but
50 -cents, making a nice margin for
the maicer of "queer" coins.
A man who has had time to figure
it out has made the statement that
three beers a day for a year would
bring into the home: One barrel
of .flour, fifty pounds of stigar,
twelve pounds of corn starch, ten
pounds of macaroni, ten quarts of
beans, four twelve pound hams, one
bushel of sweet potatoes, ten pounds
of cdffee, ten pounds of raisins, ten
pounds of rice, twenty pounds of
crackers, one hundred bars of soap,
three twelve pound turkeys, five
quarts of cranberries, ten bunches
of oelery, ten pounds of primes,
four dozen oranges and twenty-five
good ibeef-steaks.
It Takes Time
It takes from twenty-five to a hun
dred years to grow a fine tree. Why
do people ruthlessly destroy the oaks,
elms, maples, etc., that nature planted
for their good? A tree in a New
York front yard that has reached the
age ot half a century is said to be
worth $r,ooo in gold. The other
day in Richmond, Va., a city engineer
in changing a slreet ordered cut down
some venerable trees, whereupon the
women of the place surrounded with
their fair forms the familiar landmarks
made such a show of loyal devotion
and -determined resistance that he
desisted and turned the street in an
other direction. Every community
should have a society for the preserva
tion of trees.
A Question of Relationship-
The Milton Standard says, "down
in the "Marsh," between Milton and
Montandon, there is a man living who
several years ago married a woman
who died after two -children had been
born. Shortly after her death he
married a widow with two daughters.
Two children were bom to them when
she died and he afterward married the
oldest step-daughter. They now have
two children by the last marriage and
the neighbors are trying to figure out
the relationship of the -children to
each other."
Teachers For Madison-
The Madison township School
Board has elected the following
teachers for the schools of that
township the coming fall and winter.
Jerseytown, Mary Blee; Kiulin's,
Sarah Shultz; Spruce Hill, Maude
Lighow; Katie's, Emuia Kline;
Spruce Run.Bessie Yetter; Madison,
Anna Cirton; Dutch Hill, Jean
Robison; Christians, Katie Jones;
Hartman's, Mazie Dye.
One Application Gives Belief
One application of Humphreys'
Witchllazel Oil gives relief and its
continued use cures Piles or Hem
orrhoids, iuterual or external, blind
or bleeding. A sample sufficient
for a test will be mailed free 011 re
quest. 25c. bottles at all Drug
Stores. Humphreys' MedicineCo.,
Cor. William & JohnSts., N. Y.
Blank books and all stationery at
Mercer's rjrUg and store.
FROM COURT HOUSE 00RR1D0R3.
There has been but little doing in
the way ot marriage licenses the past
week, but three permits have been
granted. They are:
Harvey R. Gearhart and Miss Ella
E. Fetterman, both of Berwick.
James Canouse and Miss Anna
Birt, both of Berwick.
Elmer Kcssmger and Miss Flora
Miller, both of Bet wick.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
William L. Ruch et. al. to Oliver
W. George, Berwick.
Berwick Land & Improvement Co.
to Swayze Black, Berwick.
Swayte Black and wiie, to J. D.,
M. E. and R. J. Follmer, West
Berwick.
Locust Mt. Coal & Iron Co. to
Ellen Foley, Centralia.
Margaret A. Miller et. ex. to E. B.
Tustin, Bloom.
Dora Mover et. ex. to E. B. Tustin,
Bloom.
Jno. E. Shuman and wife to Myron
I. Low, Center.
Sarus Schaefer and wife to Catha
rine Beaver, Locust.
SHERIFF SALES.
At the Court House, Saturday
August 15 at two o'clock, p. m. pro
perty of F. L. Chapin, situated in
Fishingcreek township.
At the Court House, Saturday -Aug.
8 at two o'clock, p. m. properties of
Ellen Cain, situated in Conyngham
township and Centralia.
At the Couit House, Saturday
August 22nd, at two o'clock p. m.
property of Galen C. Shultz, situate J
in the Borough of West Berwick.
At the Court House, Saturday
Aug. 22nd at two o'clock p. m. pro
perty of J. K. Sharpless, situated part
ly in Franklin and partly in Cata
wissa townships.
ASXIETY FOR SON-
Amos Whitenight of Canby, was
in town Tuesday and gave the Co
lumbian office a pleasant call. He
is considerably exercised about his
son Hervy who for the past three
years has been a soldier in the army.
His term of enlistment expired on
July 6th and several of his com
rades who enlisted with him have
arrived home. The last they heard
from him was in April. Since that
time bis comrades say he was taken
sick with typhoid fever and remov
ed to the Hospital at Fort Thomas,
Kentucky. A letter to the Hospital
has brought no answer and the
father is at a loss to know what to
do. Mr. White aight has given two
sons to serve Uncle Sam. The
other, Mont M. is a member of Troop
F, 14th Cavalry and is stationed in
Mexico, and he himself for nearly
five years wore a suit of blue. He
was a member of Company G, 84th
Regiment.
tor about two years Mr. White
night carried the mail from Canby
to Light Street, but when the rural
free- delivery was established he
was relieved, and he says he was
glad of it as he was getting pretty
tired of the job.
Mra- Margaret Syltis.
After suffering for thirteen years
with consumption, Mrs. Margaret
Sylvis died at the residence of Mrs.
John S. Custard on West Street at
seven o'clock Tuesday evening.
The deceased was aged seventy
one years. Her maiden name was
Yerrick, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Yerrick, and she was
born in Danville. She is survived
by a son, Jesse B. Sylvis, of Wilkes
Barre, and three brothers, William
Yerrick of Philadelphia and Alfred
and Rush Yerrick of Danville. The
funeral will be held this afternoon
at two o'clock.
Fast Time This.
Harry O. Wirt returned home
a day or two ago from a visit with
friends in Luzerne county cities.
On Saturday he took a ride over
the electric railway from Wilkes
Barre to Hazletou. In speaking
of the speed at which they run, he
says the conductor timed the car for
two miles and it covered the dis
tance in two minutes and five
seconds. The cars are as long as a
railway passenger coach, fitted with
air whistles and four men are re
quired to run each car.
Inspecting Route.
C. W. Miller. Esq., and C. C.
Peacock, of Bloomsburg ; C. P.
Malhuck, of Baltimore, Md., and
C. Woodnutt, ot Wilhamspcrt, who
are interested in the Berwick and
Nanticoke strectj railway project,
have been in town for a coup'e of
days and this morning drove over
the route of the proposed line as
lar as Suickshiuny. Henvuk Kih
ttrprist Aug. 4.
The Salvation Army journal, the
War Cry. appears weekly in thirty
different languages.
Benth Always
Ihe Kind You Have Always
THE COLUMBIAN,
Liver Pills
That's what you need: some
thing to cure your bilious
ness. You need Aycr's Pills.
Want your moustache or beard a
beautiful brown or rich black 1 Use
Buckingham's Dye
"Octi f 4ru(gltiorR P Htll&Co., Nuhua.N.H
THE STATE AT A GLOOE.
In the absence of his attendant
and while delirious from typhoid fever,
John W. Beck with, a prominent
merchant, farmer and politician of
Bellefonte committed suicide early on
Tuesday. He stole out of his room,
went to the Bald Eas;le creek and
drowned himself.
Mr. Benjamin Lee, president ofthe
State Board of Health, predicts an
other epidemic of smallpox in Penn
sylvania, and especially in the eastern
section of the state, if the disease is
not stamped out this summer in Phila
delphia. Attention has again been
directed by the state board to the
necessity of vaccination as a prevent
ative. The drillers who have been at
work boring on the Shepp Sillman
Dull tract at Sheppton have found an
18 foot vein on the outcrop with a
pitch of 65 degrees. The lessers of
the land are very jubilant, and will
very shortly begin work on opening
and operating the mine.
Immigration and the rapid fire
methods of making citizens were hot
scored at a district convention of the
Patriotic Order Sons ot America in
Hazleton the other day. The an
nouncement has been made that strict
watch will hereafter be kept on the
workings of the county courts when
natura ization papers are under con
sideration. Mary Huntzinger, an eighteen
year old Milton girl, disappeared from
home last Saturday, and Tuesday
morning her dead body was found
floating in the Susquehanna river at
Winfield, a few miles below Milton.
There were marked evidences of
suicide. The young woman is survived
by a widowed mother.
In the case ofthe Edison Elec
trie Illuminating Company of Tamr
qua vs. the Borough of Tamaqua, a
controversy over the right of the
borough to collect poll tax from the
light company under an ordinance
passed after the company had been
granted a contract to light the streets
of the borough, Judge Marr decided
in favor of the defendant borough.
The case attracted great interest and
makes a precedent.
A Pottsville company has been
formed to manufacture an automatic
machine for the delivery of postage
stamps. The invention consists of a
slot where two cents are dropped in
and a two cent postage stamp is fed
forward to the point of delivery;
second a slot where a ten cent piece
is inserted and a special delivery,
stamp is liberated; third, where the
nickel in the proper slot releases five
cents as change.
Consider the Store Clerks-
Store clerks are receiving gener
ous consideration, not only in the
smaller towns but in the larger cities
as well. A movement has been
started at Lancaster to have the
stores of that City closed Monday
evenings during the hot months,
and the business men are all agree
able to the proposition. Speaking
on the matter of consideration for
clerks, the Jntelligencer of that City
says: "Humane public opinion
should be sufficient to bring about
shorter hours for the store clerks.
No store wou'd keep open on holi
days or evenings, if the public were
to express their disapproval by re
fusing to patronize such stores, or
by doing their shopping at times
when store service could be reason
ably expected. As a matter of
self-interest alone, storekeepers
would yield to popular sentiment.
And this should be strong against
keeping men, and, especially,
young women, who are in the ma
jority behind the counter, on their
feet for twelve and fifteen hours a
day."
John L. Hocks His Belt.
After earning more than $750,000,
John L. Sullivan was forced to pawn
his championship belt, or (,dog collar"
as he calls it, for $1,800, and if his
friends do not soon come up to his
rescue, Pawnbroker Simpson says he
will sell it for what it will bring at
auction. The big fellow says he nev
er did think much of it anyway, and if
anyone is willing to pay for it, and
wear it, he is welcome to it. The belt
contains 365 diamonds. Sullivan
said: "With a white flannel suit and
a pair of tan shoes, it would look out
of sight on a hot day at Coney Island.
If he'd just train down a few notches,
my friend, J. W. Gate3 could wear it
and make Morgan look like Chinese
money with square holes in it."
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
ARGUMENT COURT.
Continued from 1st pngcl
on ground of desertion. Master
Boyd F. Maize recommended decree.
Court concurred.
Petition for guardian of Adam
Marks, a lunatic. Petition granted
and L. K. Marks appointed guardi
an, he to give bond in the sum of
$1,000.
In re estate of Emma II. Neal.
Petition for order to pay over money
toC. W. Neal, trustee. Order and
answer filed.
A. L. Fritz, Esq., presented the
committee's report on the natural
ization of Frank Ross, of Central.
K. J. Flynn, Esq., presented the
report on the naturalization ofBenj.
Gudowici, of Centralia.
Both were sworn and declared
citizens of the United States.
Petition by County Commission
ers for the appointment of Edmund
D. Minnick as tax collector of
Centralia, there having been none
elected at that place. Appointment
as prayed for under $15,000 bond.
Petition for appointment of bridge
inspectors for the bridge near
Adam's in Catawissa township. It
is the new concrete bridge lately
erected at that place and is to be
turned over upon the county s relin
quishing control.
Prayer granted and the following
appointed inspectors: J. K. Sharp
less, Edward Euglehart and Will
iam Beaver.
William Klingaman, upon peti
tion of John O. Klingaman and
Polley R. Pettit, adjudged insane
and order for appointment of com
mission in lunacy to give bond.
Petition for viewers for new road
in Sugarloaf township and praver
granted. Boyd McIIenry, George
W. Knouse and Fred Neyhard ap
pointed viewers.
Orangeville Not In it
Orangeville was not in the hunt
with Millville yesterday afternoon.
They made a very poor snowing
particularly at the bat. On two
different occasions the bases were
all occupied and in each instance a
little hit would have meant at least
two runs but they couldn't get it.
Guerney Lyons of town was on the
slab for Orangeville and as "Pop"
Watts put it alter the game, "he
was the easiest kind of a propo
sition." Millville's pitcher Henrie
was a tower of srength. He had
all the curves known to the busi
ness, and speed to burn. He
mixed them up beautifully and to
his fine work can be attributed
Oraneville's defeat.
There was a great crowd present,
Orangeville and Millville both being
largely represented, and the local
fans too were all out.
The series now stands 5 to 3 in
favor'of Orangeville.
esterday s game was played for
a purse of $25.00. The players,
however, had nothing to do with it.
The money was all made up by
outside parties. The score follows:
Millville r h o a e
Watts 3rd b 1 10 1 o
C. Eves 2nd b 1 o 2 3 o
Sheep c 3 2 8 2 1
G. Eves 1st b 1 2 10 o o
DeMott If o 2 4 o o
Taylor rf o 2 o o o
Kisner cf o 0000
Sands ss 1 2 2 2 1
Henrie p 1 1 1 3 o
Total 8 12 27 11 2
Orangeville r h o a e
T. Hirleman c o o 6 3 o
Keighard 3rd b o 3 3 3 o
Shaffer 2nd b o o 3 o o
Savage ss ......... o 1 1 1 1
Allebach istb o 1 11 1 2
Kisner rf. , o o o o o
Appleman,& Rhoueo o 1 1 1
J. Hirleman cf o 1 1 o o
Lyons p o 1 1 3 o
Total o 6 27 12 t
Score by innings:
Orangeville 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 o
Millville I-0-2-4-0-0-0-0-I 8
Two base hits, G. Eves, G.
Lyons; Stolen bases, C. Eves,
Reighard. Struck out by Henrie
8, by Lyons 7. Passed ball, Hirle
man 2. Time of game ihr. 30 min.
Umpire, B. Hagenbuch.
WANTED RKVBUAL INDUHTHIOVS PEH
soim Id each state to travel (or house estab
lished oleveu years and with a law capital, to
call upon merchants and agents (or suocpsstul
ami profitable Hue. l'uruiai.ent engagement.
Weekly castli salary o( 1S und all traveling ex.
penses und hotel bills advanced In cohIi each
week. Kxnerlence not essential. Munllon n i-
erenco and enclose seK-addressed envelope.
TUK NATIONAL, m Dearborn St.4 Chicago.
An Appeal
The A. M. E. Church appeals
through the stewards, to the public
lor assistance as we are behind with
our Pastor's salary, and we are not
able to pay him up before he goes
to Conference. We prav that you
will help us. Any amount will be
thankfully received. Please hand
to the treasurer, Glasco Cameron.
By order of the Church Board.
2t. C. M. West, Sec.
No cracked collars at the Gein
Steam Laundry. Try us.
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AUGUST
CLEARING SALE,
12 i to 18c Wash Dress
Goods reduced to 9 cents
per yard.
8 to 10c Ginghams and
Lawns reduced to Gl cents
per yard.
8c Lawns reduced to 5
cents a yard.
5c Lawns reduced to 3J
cents a yard.
$1.00 Wrappers reduced
to G9 cents each.
$1.25 to $2.00 Wash
Dress Skirts $1.00 each.
DISAPPEARED.
The two women, Maggie Coons
and Alice Smith, who barely
escaped being sent to jail last week
as the accessories in the robbing of
Henry Ohl, hive mysteriously dis
appeared and the police cannot lo
cate them. Chief-of-police, Adam
Clayberger, of Berwick, came to
Bloomsdurg on Saturday with a
warrant for their arrest on a charge
of stealing furniture. They rented
a house on the Lightstreet road last
week and left some household goods
there. It now transpires that the
furniture had been stolen from res
idents of Berwick, the rocking
chairs having been taken from
porches.
The women did not tarry long in
Bloomsburg after they were re
leased from the custody of Constable
Mensch. The town didn't look
good to them and they immediately
struck out for nev fields. When
last" seen they were going up the
river. Efforts to locate them at
Wilkes-Barre have been fruitless.
Chamberlain Released.
James Chamberlain, of Berwick,
who since July 25th has occupied a
cell in the county jail because he
refused to pay his taxes, was releas
ed on Monday. Friends came to
Ms aid and paid the bill. Cham
berlain appeared to be perfectly at
lome at the jail and was loath to
leave u. When Officer Beishline
of Berwick or lied at the jail to se
cure the prisoner's discharge he
said he would "just as leave spend
six years in jail as not," and it
necessitated considerable coaxing
on the part of the officer before he
agreed to accompany him home.
Chamberlain was getting his feed
regularly at the jail, and probably
this had something to do with his
contentment. He didn't want to
take any chances on missing his
meals.
Wants Damage for Husband's Death.
Grant Herring and T. J. Vander
slice, counsel for Mrs.Laura Pooley,
have filed a praecipe against the
Almedia Mining Company, of Al
media. This action is brought by Mrs.
Pooley, because of the death of her
husband who was killed at the
Company's mine a little more than
a year ago. The accident it was
claimed at the time was the result
of negligence, pnd it is this fact that
uas impelled Mrs. Pooley to bring
suit.
The amount claimed in not men
tioned, but it will no doubt be up
in the thousands. The case will
not be tried until the February
term of next vear.
While driving along the road
below Mordausville on Monday
Jesse John of Millville and two
horses were thrown over a steep
embankment. The accident was
caused by the wheel of the carriage
striking a stone and breaking the
tongue. That the team escaped
with only a few scratches and the
man with a bruised hip is miraculous.
OOC 000000000
$3.00 Shirt Waist Suits
$2.19.
75c to $1.25 Colored
Shirt Waist, 50 cents.
$1.25 to $2.00 Night
Dresoes, soiled, 98 cents.
50c Leather and Silk
Belts, 25 cents.
18c to 25c Ladies' Neck
Wear, 10 cents each.
$1.50 Corset reduced
to 95 cents.
Opera Bouse Syndicate
There has been a great deal of
talk that Pottsville is to have an
other opera house one that be will it
controlled by a syndicate headed by
the Kaicrs of Mahanoy City, who
will control a circuit of which the
Pottsville house is to be a part.
Theatres will also be located at
Shenandoah, Mahanoy City, Tama
qua, Hazleton and other prominent
tawns. When approached the rep
resentatives of the Kaier estate did
not deny their connection with the
venture. But Manager Quirk de
nied the story. Pottsville Journal.
A number of the above syndicate
was in Bloomsburg on Tuesday
looking over the ground and mak
ing inquiries, and it is just possible
that this town will be included in
the proposed circuit.
James M. Rote one of the best
known residents of Millville and
a man respected and admired by all
for his strict honesty and fair deal
ing passed away in death after a
several weeks' illness at his home
Monday morning. For the past
ten years he had filled the office of
tax collector and was recognized as
one of the best in the county. He
never distressed any one except in
two cases where there was a mani
fest spirit ofthe parties to be unfair.
He was 65 years old and leaves to
survive him a wife and one daught
er. A sister Mrs. Joseph E. Eves
of Millville and Mrs. Thos. Parker
of Greenwood and a brother David
Rote of Pine township also survive.
Harry D. Laycock, formerly of
this town, now employed on an elec
tric railway in Illinois, was in
Bloomsburg on Friday. He is visit
ing his mother at Wyoming, Pa.
Harry andthe writer were apprenti
ces at the Republican office thirteen
years ago. and to meet him recalled
many happy recollections ofthe past J
Harry was at one time somewhat
given to sentiment, and composed
a number of ballads, probably the
most popular of which was "All
That is Left Me is Memory."
flanuscript Covers,
Writing Tablets,
Shipping Tags,'
Physicians' Env lop s, '
Env lop s for Ev rybody,
Everything in the
Printing Line?
Bloomsburg, Pa.