THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUa &
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THE COLUMBIAN.
Bl.OOMSBURO, PA.
THURSDAY, MAY 27, l!)09.
Civilization Advancing.
fh Dayt ot Prlio Fighting and Cock Figbi-
Ing Are Numbered.
The Scranton Times recently
contained the following editorial
Some day there will be no more
prize-fighting, cock-fighting, dog
or bull fighting, no more war, the
brain, brawn, time, money and
grounds will be utilized to more
humane purposes. In fact a great
advance has already been made and
many of the brutal sports are pro
hioited in the United States which
flourished in all the states at one
time. Out in California there was
a great pavilion, near San Francih-
co, with tuousands of teats and
dozens of little round, altar-like
oooths. Thouasni.s ol people used
to gather in this pavilion, princi
pally on Sundays. They saw rab
bits let loose, and after them pups
of the greyhound breed. The do;.
chased the rabbits and tore them
limb from limb. When a particu
lar dog was particularly skillful in
chasing and tearing, the screams of
the little wooly creatures whose
sole defense the I,ord has fixed at
quick actiou of legs, were drowned
in the cheers of the men and wo
men in the pavilion who had bet
on that pup. Did you ever hear
the shriek of a rabbit that was
caught? Well, it sounds like the
scream of a child being strangled.
But what does the agouy of a live
animal amount to ? You bet $5 to
$4 that the pup "Tra La" will
catch him first and first tear out
his heart or entrails. You win or
lose. Let the rabbit shriek. One
day the California Legislature put
an end to public gambling, and
what occurred? Only a little while
ago the ground above mentioned
was plowed, later the pavilion torn
down, and ground carefully har
rowed. Dozens of men were em
ployed to put in cuttiugs of pota
toes. Almost daily the fogs from
the ocean came up from the west
nd moistened this field of men's
hopes. Daily the sunshine came
and set roots and shoots to grow
ng until now the plants are full
iight inches high. How those po
tatoes do grow! Why, there are
oing to be hundreds and hundreds
)f bushels of potatoes, cue of the
staples of human life, in that field.
One of the regular items on the
poor man's menu is going to be
nore plentiful and cheaper. Fam
ily after family of the poor are go
ng to be able to live cheaper by
eason of that field, have more to
at, have a bit of a let-up in the
tard struggle to live, by reason of
vhat's doing under ground iu that
ield. It's all right to have recrea
ion, to have a play time and sport,
ut not where some human being
r animal is to be the victim of
.-vuffering or death, to gratify some
vil passion of man. Put away
he spear and savagery for thi
iruning knife or the plow.
Breezy Adventure Novel in the
June Lippincott's.
Grace MacGowan Cooke has
volved a tremendously strong plot
or her complete novel, "The Roy
.1 Line," in the June Lippincott's,
ind in the development thereof she
ms done full justice to it. The re
ult is one of the most fascinating
iecesof fiction which have appear
,d in a long time. The heroine,
.'rincess Elfrida of Waldavia a
etty kingdom of Europe has a
larriage arranged for her by her
ouncillors, but, to their surprise,
lie has the temerity to prefer the
,an of her own choice to the dis
pute royal. rake they have picked
jit for her. Plans are promptly
Aid to prevent her marriage, and
hen these tail, her enemies are
sorted to on both sides and for a
- tate of Ohio, City of )
rojLEDo, Lucas County, j
ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath
iat be is senior partner of the firm
.f F. J. Cheney & Co., doipg busi
ess in ine City of Toledo, County
ad state aforesaid, and that said
rm will pay the sum of ONE
lUNDREu DOLLARS for each
nd every case of Catarrh that can
ot be cured by the use of Hall's
iatarrih Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
cribed jn my presence, this 6th
ay of December, A. D. 886. 1
r;WAT A- w- GLEASON,
i.oKAi,.; notary Pubuc.
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ttipation,
time things look black for the roy
al lovers. But the clouds finally
pass by, and their silver lining
more than makes up for their pre
vious gloominess. There are many
strong scents in the narrative, and
action abounds, yet there is a
praise-worthy absence of the flam-
buoyant, hackneyed episodes whit!
occur in so many romantic novels
such as the duel with swords, 111
which the hero displays phenome
nal fencing ability. The characters
are wonderfully well depicted, es
pecially the two leading ones, the
Princess Elf rich and her stalwart
lover, Marcus of Odensa. Lippin
cotfs has seldom, if ever, printed a
better novelette.
There are a number of enticing
short stories also 111 this number.
'The Mollycoddle," by Augusta
kortrecht; "A Desperate Charac
ter", by Oweu Oliver; "Tempera
meiit," by Eleanor Merceiu Kelly;
"And Away They Galloped To
gether, by Will Levington Com
fort; "Some Spoons and a Dog,"
by Alice Louise Lee; "The Truth,
the Whole Truth," by Thomas L.
Mason; and "That Denied 'Giflie,"
by Mella Russell McCallum, are
among the most noteworthy. An
other posthumous paper by
Ouida, the famous novelist,
who died not long ago, is an inter
esting feature. It is entitled "Love
crsus Avarice," and is a frank
analysis of the causes which make
for social evil. Other interesting
articles on timely subjects will be
found in the department "Ways cf
the Hour, and there is the usual
complement of jokes, jingles, and
anecdotes in "Walnuts and Wine."
The other magazines will be hard
put to it to excel the Tune Lippin
cott's in point of interest.
RcOUCED RATES TO GETTYSBURG.
Dedication Regular Army Monument.
On Monday. May 31, Memorial
Day, the monument to the regular
army engaged in the battle of Get
tysburg will be dedicated on the
Battlefield by the United States Gov
ernment. President Toft will par
ticipate in the ceremonies.
Excursion tickets to Gettysburg
will be sold by the Pennsylvania
Railrcad from all principal stations
May 27 to 30, good to return until
June 3, inclusive, at reduced rates.
May ao, 37.
Fijian Fire Walken.
Those who witnessed the coronation
procession will doubtle recollect a
small group of copper-colored soldiers
with bare logs and outstanding hair
Innocent of covering. These strange
people Fljlnns and their ancient
coromony of the Vllavilalrevo. or flra
walking, were the subject of a naner
read by W. I.. Allnrdyre, C. M. G., at
a meeting of the Royal Colonial Insti
tute recently. Admiral Sir N. Bow.
tlen-Smlth presided.
The ceremony of fire walklnc. Mr.
Allardyce explained, Is performed by
a certain tribe at the Island of Beza.
and originated In a legend that In re
ward for having Bparcd the life of a
man he had dug out of the ground,
one Tul Quallta wai Invested with tha
power of being able to walk over red-
hot stones without being burned. An
earth oven h made and filled with
layers of wood and stone. In this a
lire is kindled about twelve hours be
fore the fire walking takes place3,
and. when the hot stones have been
exposed by brushing away the char
coal the natives, under the direction
of a master of ceremonies, walk over
them barefooted.
The temperature at the edge of tha
oven Is about 120 degrees Fahrenheit,
while on one occasion, when the ther
mometer was suspended over tlin
stones. It registered 282 degrees and
the solder was melted. Yet. stnted
Mr. Allardyce, after the ceremony th
natives show no signs of the terrlblo
ordeal through which they have Knnq
By means of a number cf viewi th
lecturer gave a realistic idea of the
ceremony as performed nowadays.
Vice-Admiral Lewis Be.Miniont de
scribed a fire walking ceremony a?
witnessed by himself. Although thrve
who took part in it showed no signs
of discomfort, he remarked that ap
parently they did not like It ovei
much.
Replying to questions. Mr. Allardvre
aid the only explanation In.' could
give of the apparent Immunity from
harm following en the process: wan
.it soles of the foot of the n.tlven
were hardened to an unusual degron
tin oitti'.i constant walking on a sandy
roil covering coral, which became ex
ceedingly hot under the sun. Theni
was also the element of absolute be
lief by the natives in the legend that
they were proof against fire. London
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after his own arrival there. All that
he would have to pay extra for this re
markable Journey would be a dollar
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sent the charges for forwarding ex
acted by some of the countries through
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There Is at the post-office depart
ment at Washington the envelope of
a letter which traveled In this way
150,000 miles, and another which canio
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Both are marked and stamped In a
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PRIMARY ELECTKN LAWS.
Continued from 1st pnite
warrants, or the preserving of the
peace.
Any election officer who permits
a person to vote at any primary,
with the knowledge that such per
son is not entitled to vote, or re
fuses to permit any lawfully enti
tled elector to vote at .such primary,
with the knowledge that such per
son is so entitled to vote, or who re
fuses to permit him to receive the
party ballot for which he asks, af
ter having executed the affidavit
herein provided, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and, upon convic
tion thereof, shall be sentenced to
pay a fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars or to undergo an 1m
prison ment not exceeding five
years, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
Any election officer or clerk who
shall be guilty of any wilful fraud
in the conduct of his duties at a
primary, or who shall make a false
return of the votes cast at such pri
mary, or who shall deposit fraudu
lent ballots in the ballot box, or
who shall certify as correct a return
of ballots in the ballot box which
he knows to have been fraudulently
deposited therein, or who shall
write false names in the lists of vot
ers for the purpose of concealing
the deposit of such fraudulent bal
lots or of aiding in the perpetration
of such fraud, or who shall con
spire with others to commit any of
the offeuses herein mentioned, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceed
ing one thousand dollars or to un
dergo imprisonment not exceeding
five years, or both in the discretion
of the court.
Except as modified by the terms
of this act, election officers shall be
subject to the pains and penalties
forviolaiions or neglect of their du
ties at a primary as they are or
hereafter may be'subject to forvio-
ation or neglect of such duties at
elections. In all other respects, of
ficers officiating at primaries shall
be subject to the pains and penal
ties provided by law for offenses
committed at primaries. The ex
isting laws relating to bribery at
primaries shall continne in force,
and shall apply to bribery at pii-
manes as provided by this act.
FOR SALE!
The fine residence prop
erty of the late Judge El-
vell is for sale.
Location:
West Third Street between
Jefferson and AVest Streets.
Description:
Two story and attic, brick
and Irame. 13 rooms. Lot
about CG by 212 feet.
FRAME BAHN
AND COW STABLE,
large garden, abundance of
fruit trees.
O The house has a Steam
Heating Plant, Bath Room,
Stationary Range and Wash
Tubs; Water, Electric Light,
and Gas.
Will be sold on easy
terms. Apply to
GEO. . EL WELL,
Attorney.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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Bloomsburg, Pa.
HAS JUST BEEN OPENED
with an entirely new stock,
no old goods of any kind.
We are starting on new
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No Favoritisms, No Credits.
Your money will buy just
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No more, no less. We pro
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