Proceedings of the Oonnty O- T. U Convention- Friday evening, February 19th. lhe first session of the Convention was given to the Y's- Their entertain ment was all that couUl be desired, everyone doing themselves and the or ganization credit. Saturday mohni.mo, 0 a. m Praise Service conducted by Mrs. Iloutz, of Urangeville. Convention proper opened with music, followed itli reading the 119th Psalm. Minute of last Convention read and approved. Roll call showed an attendance of 24, absent 17. Press Work Superintendent, Miss Mc Henry reports Bloom papers willing to publish reports. Juvenile Work Miss Young, Supt. reports the autograph cards, 140 in number, ready to be sent to the State Supt., Miss Brahpm. Mrs. Melick, Supt. Mercy, not pres ent. Miss Kester reports distribution of leaflets in Millvil'e. R. Anna Kester is very earnest in her work of Peace and Arbitration, and desires that every Union take it up. Motion made that visiting members of the W. C. T. U. hive all the privi leges of the Convention, except voting. Carned. Recitation, Albert Kline. Convention tendered a vote of thanks to the donors of the badges. While the choir gave a selection, the question box was passed. Why are there not more temperance hotels in Columbia county? It was aftswired in several ways. People are not sufficiently educated. They need some one to run them who !:as plenty of money and willing to use it. One person asks : Why not take some of the missionary money and sustain .temperance hotels. Another says, get the license away and you will have temperance hotels A temperance hotel will pay if the temperance people sus tain it. The following committees were ap Tpointed : On Resolutions, Courtesies, Creden tials, Plan of Work and place of hold ing next meeting. After the closing exercises, Mrs. I. B. Ikeler, Miss Annie Rees. and Mrs. Lizzie Rich joined the Union. Saturday afternoon, Feb. 19th . Promise Service, conducted by Mrs. McHenry. The vice president was then called to the chair, and the president gave her semi annual address. The past year has been one of quiet, steady growth and progress, and God has blessed our labors. The W. C. T. U. has departments that call all the varied talents, both natural and acquired, that is in possession of womankind, and its open doors invite every wife, mother and daughter to enter, and to help raise fallen humanity. In reviewing the work of the past six months, spec ial mention was made of the good work the Stillwater Union has Ireen doing. Five silver medal contests have been held, and the notable feature of them, is the presence and respectful Attention of those who would not hear a temperance lecture. The presence of Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, National Superintendent S. T. I., at the county teacher's Institute, was an inspiration to all local Superintendents. It is a sad fact that the wall pockets at the railway stations are nearly al ways empty. Encouraging words were given to the Y's. More L. T. L's nave been organized than any other year. They were referred to as the safeguards of the future. The department of Evangelistic Work is our vital force or propelling power. S. Jennie Kester then read an essay, written by Mrs. Spear, who was unable to be present on account of sickness, for which a vote of thanks was ten dered the writer. Carl Grimes favored the audience with a recitation. The question box was passed, and on opening it there wete several ques tions and 18 cents collection. 1st question. It has not been clear ly expressed, what is meant by second rate hotels, but if inexpensive accom modations and simple food are sup plied, and only the luxuries are lack ing, can we, who profess to be temper ance workers, fail to encourage tem perance hotels, and seek greater com fort in stylish hotels whose luxuries are supplied from the income of the bar room r Miss Jones A second rate hotel furnishes bad beds and bad eating. Temperance hotels should be up to the standard. Mr. Pollock If the hotels are not up to the standard, we should stand by our principles and sacrifice a lutle. Mr, Young In proportion to num bers, temperance hotels are as go xl as others. Repoit of Corresponding Secretari Columbia county has ten Unions, etsht w s, two Y s and five L. I . L s There are 179 paving members, an in crease of 69 and decrease of 4; 58 honorary membeis; average attend ance at the meetings. 59; total amount of money received, $43 89; expended, $34.84; total amount Fpent for litera ture, $17.59; fr rent an(l expenses, $18.81; amount sent to the State for the year, $2177; Repoit of State Convention, by delegate, S. Jennie Kester, was very interesting, and the following statistics were given: Pur ing the past year, 3,984 public meet ings were held; $30,542.50 were raised for all purposes; $7,734.29 for dues; 355 juvenile organizations, with a membership of 18,522; payii g mem bers, W's, 16,634, an increase of 1,000 over last year; honorary members, 2, 709. The convention extended Miss Kester a vote of thanks, for her excell ent report. Saturday Evenino, 7:30. The Dcmorest Gold Medal Contest creat ed such an interest, that by the time announced for it to begin, every avail able seat in the church was filled, benches in the aisles were filled, and standing room against the walls was at a premium. After singing, and pray er by the president, Miss II. Frances Jones, the superintendent of Dcmor est contests in Pennsylvania, explain ed the blanks used by the judges, and announced that Mrs. Hammer, Mrs. Brewster and Miss II. Frances Jones would act as judges. The contestants, one afier another, came upon the platform, and delivered their recita tions in a manner tha' made it ex tremely difficult lor the judges to decide who should receive the medal. How ever it ras awarded to number four, who received the best marks. The 54th gold medal in Pennsylvania, was then presented to Ralph Kisner, by Miss Jones, who congratulated him on his success, and hoped that he would work for the grand gold medal. The other contestants were called to the platform and each presented with a book. Miss Jones spoke of their ex cellent efforts, and hoped that they would enter another contest at no dis tant day After singing by the Still water W. C T. U., the meeting closed. Sunday afternoon-L. T. L. exercises consisted of recitations, by delegates from Bloomsburg, Stillwater and Mill- ville. Miss Tones cave a delightful talk to the Loyal boys and girls, and urged them to work like bees. She cave names of five B's, Begin, Be quick, Be best, Be earnest, Be enthusiastic. Sunday Eventng Mr3. Anna M. Hammer, of Philadelphia, vice presi dent at large of the State, gave a lect ure. Subject, " The American Home vs. The American Soloon." The American home cin expect no favors from either of the don inant parties The democratic party don't pretend to care for temperance. The republican party says, we will bring you to the de sired haven, but when we go to them, we get no help after all I he rarties are like the game, Simon says thumbs up. bimon is the liquor tralhc, and when Simon says thumbs up, they go up. Simon says thumbs down, they go down. Simon says humbs wiggle waggle, they all waggle. , . . Mondays session was taken up with reports of committees, election of officers and new business The following is the result of the elections: President, Mrs. Reighard, Light Street. Vice President, Mrs. Anna M'Hen- ry, Stillwater. Corresponding Secretary, Allie Kester, Millville. Recording Secretary, Ella Young, Millville. Treasurer, Mrs Brewster, Berwick. Treasurer reports the total receipts of this convention to be $99.36 and after all bills were paid, balance on hand is $62.27. Adjourned to meet in September. No other Sarsaparilla has the merit by which Hood's Sarsaparilla has won such a firm hold upon the confidence of the people. ISO other combines the economy and strength which make " 100 Doses One Dollar" true only of Hood's Sar saparilla. No other possesses the Combination, Proportion, and Process which make Hood's Sarsaparilla peculiar to itself. Hood's Pills cure Sick Headache. Knew Her Darling From (lood News, Mr. Jolliboy My gracious! This oldfashioned snowstorm makes me feel young again. Little Johnny should be over at the hill coasting in stead of sittintt in a stuffy school room such grand weather as this. I'll go up to the school and hna him. Mrs. Jolliboy (quietly) Perhaps.my clear, you might save some steps by looking for him on the hill first. I have been troubled with chronic catarrh for years. Ely's Cream Halm is the only remedy among the many that I have used that affords me re lief. E. W. Willard, Druggist, Jolliet, 111. I havi' been troubled with catarrh for ten years and have tried a number of remedies, but found no relief until I purchased a bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. I consider it the most reliable preparation for catarrh and cold in the head. - Geo. E. Crandall, P. M., Quonochawntaug, R. I. 3-4-2 A Safe Investment. ' one which Is guaranteed to bring you 'i Ufactory results, or In case of failure s re :,.) of piirthnis price. On thit safe plan 1 .it cm buy from our advertised druggist 1 , ie of J)r. King's New Discovery for nisjmption. It is guaranteed to bring re ef in every case, when used for any nfleo on of throat, lungs or chest, such as con- u 11,1:0,1, inflammation of lungs, bronchitis, in,: '1111:1, whooping cough, croup, etc It it 1 nsaiit and usieeab'.e to taste, perfectly I fe, nd enn always be defended upon. T.iU bottles free at C. A. Kleim's drug store. ELI PERKINS'S iN'EW COOK IT 13 A LIVELY ONE AND 13 NAMED "THIRTY YEARS OF WIT." A Wmvr Quotations from It Th Fes . lr tlamorlst Say That H Has Bmsi Tallin Bond and Bad BtorUa for 10 Tears and More, The ever young Ell Perkins Inform! the public tlmt lit hsthen for 80 year telling and hearing good etorlca, and in his new volume, "Thirty Years of Wit" he girea the Iwt of thorn that he has beard and of those that he has told. "When I asked Dill Arp oue day if lie really killod many Yankee," ay Mr. Perkins, he raid : " 'Well, I don't want to boast alout my self, but I killed aa many of them as they did of me.'" "Mr. David Welcher tell me," say Eli Perkius, "that Mark Twain, when In a good humor, told him the story of his courtship, and how he won his beautiful and wealthy wife. She was a Mis Laug don, of Elmira. When Mark first met her he was not so distinguished as now ; hi origin was humble, and for some year of hi life he had been a .pilot on the Mississippi River. The future Mrs. Clemens was a woman of position and fortune; her father a judge, and doubt less expected 'family' and social impor tance in his son in law. Cleineus, how ever, became interested In his daughter, and after a while proposed but was re jected. "'Well,' he said to the lady, 'I didn't much believe you'd have me, but I thought I'd try.' "After a while he 'tried' again, with the same result, and then remarked, with his celebrated drawl, 'I think a great deal nioro of you than if you'd said -Ye,-but it bard to bear.' A third time be mot with better fortune, and then came to the most difficult part of bis task to address the old gentleman. 'Judge,' he said to the dignified mil lionaire, 'have you seen anything going on between Miss Lizzie and mef "'What? what r exclaimed the judge, rather sharply, apparently not under standing the situation, yet doubtless get gin a glimpse of it from the inquiry. "'Bare you seen anything going on be tween Miss Lizzie and me? "'No, indeed,' replied the magnate sternly. 'No, sir, I hare not " 'Well, look sharp and you will,' said the author of 'Innocent Abroad,' and that's the way he asked the judicial lum inary for his daughter' band. " Ell Perkins asked the Rer. "Sam" Jones: "'Do they erer answer back to you from the audience when you talk so sar agelyf "'Yes, often. Every now and then a burnt sinner will squeal. Sometime they get a good jok on me too. One day, in St. Louis,' continued the preachei, laughing, 'an awful funny thing hap pened. I had been attacking the gam blers and drunkards for an hour, and 1 aid a drunkard was lower than a dog. " 'Just then a shabby, blear eyed man arose tremblingly and started to leave the church. , " " Stopl young man, "I said. " Stopl " " 'The young man stood still, with a thousand eye on him. "'"If you'd rather go to boll than hear me preach just go ont" "'"Well," replied the man, after a pause, "I believe I'd rather." . And out he went.'" "I was talking one day," snys Eli Per kins, "with Mr. Depew about demand, and supply. I said the price of any com modity is always controlled by the de mand and supply. "'Not always, EH,' said Mr. Depew ; 'demand and supply don't always govern prices. Business tact sometime govern them.' "'When,' I asked, 'did an instance ever occur when the price did not depend on demnnd and supply? "'Well.' said Mr. Dopew, 'the other lay I stepped up to a German butcher, and out of curiosity asked : " '" What's the price of sausages?" "'"Dweuty cents a bound," ho said. "'"You asked 23 this morning, " I re plied. '"Ya, dot vn ven I had some. Now I ain't got none I sells him for dwenty ceuds. Dot makes me a repudation foi selling cheab uud I don'd lose uoddiugs. " "'You see, said Depew, laughing, " I didn't want any sausage, and the man didn't have any ; no demand or supply, and still the price of sausage went down." After telling us no eud of funny stories Eli Perkirts says: "Anyone can write humor who will sit down and write the honest truth. There is no imnsjinntion in humor, while wit is all imagination." "I hare known a kind of hnlf gnd hu mor," s.nfd Eli Perkins, "whre two cam t penplo misconstrue cah other' thoiiKlits. I ouce heard of a dialogue be tween u sweet, daar old clergyman iu Ar kansas and an illiterate pumhiouer, which illustrates this idea. "'Your children have all turned out well, I reckon,' said tho clergymau, as he sat down to dinner with the parUhiouer he had not seen in church for several year. 'Well, yes, all but Bill, poor follor.' "'Drunk licker, I reckou,' said the cler gyman sorrowfully. "'Oh, no; uever drunk no liekor, but hain't amounted to nothin'. Bill was de ceived, an' it rulnt him.' "'Love affair? Married out of the church, maybe 5 "'Yes, an' a mighty bod love affair.' "'She deceived him, eh? "Terribly! Terriblyl' " Ruined his spiritual life and he mar ried a scoffer f "'Oh, no, she married him; married him? I guess she did.' "'But, confidentially, what was the cause of your son' grief and ruinr "'Well, you see, Brother Munson, she was a widder, and lot on she was well off, but she wa'n't. W'y, she wa'u't able to get Bill a decent suit o' clothes the week airter they wuz married. Poor Bill ha croue ragged ever since the weddiu, Poor boy, he's lost all confidence in wim- men, Bill ho.'" The Next Number Especially Good, FROM Town Topics READ BY ALL KIN AND WOMEN. Published flint itnr of IVrfmhpr, March, June and September. DELICATE, DAINTY. WITTY. INTENSE. 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