t THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. THE PASSINU Or- UAY. bliifeMnnm It rm the (1 Want hill ; Mystic Kraratlia BiM nir ml. Tnr l iw wtridaey: "Ksrewoll to Iy ; tveniii la on her way." she walk trie wstert and the land. She ni.il (Julut. I. ami In baud, The low avtmlt y, "Sweet oia)(ll, uhejr; Soft color fa away." 4 And all the lovoly colon go s All the aouiiila ; atid Tory IiiW 'I lie wiiiila ny on Do tlioy any on t fin w(ilKi'jr. Day la ymr. Jolm Vun' Clianpy, in The ConttttT. A MATRIMONIAL SHOT. Wi rutlitT rMfd onrsrlvos tnon lif ln small, but sclix-t hiiihII, tluit Is, na a coinniuuity. "Suk-otl" old MIh MuyN-rry Is rirtl ro linvn olisorv d. Tticy call themselves sile;t, di they? lioi'rt wtre lliey wWocttil from? .'i'tiut Is what I want to know." Of tiMirai?, 110 one tfitlsHiNl lur Impertlu 'iit curiosity. Wo all kutw wlwie wo enmo from, if slit' didn't, ami soma (xMtic of us held xtranKt opinions ns to Mtsi MaylK-rry's ultimate di'.itiuHtiou; but that Is neither horo nor thoro. Mill, It was "rather a startler," when old Mr. l-VjrW'slWii. of Hermondsiv, auie down ro Willowfcnvu to IIvh. llu was fabulously rirth; ho swallowed j)oas with his knlfo, aud called fuom "marrorftvts;" hj was imminent, liernil MtviiK. oholorli!, apoplectic. Two Im iportsant faets navt?d 'hi 111 from rvtfl ostracism hi iildern.Hiile dinners aud 1ils daughter Seaipronl:i. It is not very easy to dosoHho Som proula. Hit beauty had nn elusive W7 of dt-fylUK description. When who crtorpd a room people were vaguely onscli)M fi,!t soiucthiUK pleasant had inppeund. If you wero fortuuatu cuoutftk to 1 ike her In to dinner site ciMiflrned that Iii.pivsslon. Kvon tnot'l; mill losi its mockery whefi she at 4HsitJe you Not that old Kiisleston ;rfu?n put pitiple off w'.th mock turtle; lie was far too fond of dipping his white betinl in the p'tiulne thlug to wish to impose Imitations on his puests. Poor Harry Nichson's trou J!", however, beipan the tlrst time he fl'.ned at the CBs?ltons owing to Mr. Erl8tons ambition ppeech. Mr. I'lTjrlosfoii was KivbblinK away at his eoup, and only left off to observe that lie "couldn't 'oat the 'ot niao." "But, my dear sir," observed Harry "nmrhlng but an ostrich could eat your iboHiouse." "Don't you be lmi)ertinent, young man," retortod Mr. KKrlston, "or you fltid 'iue'11 'ave words. I will 'eat It If J like. Somproula irhrow oil on the troubled waters, but not beiforo 'Mr. Kngleston liad romarkM to .the remains of his eoup that Harry was "a. nordaclous " pparrer." Sempronla whs fond of her father. Nip didn't obtrude the fact, but skil fully contrived to throw her mantis over him at all W10 social functions of the neighborhood. It soon ueoame an understood thing that any one who looked furl at Mr. ICsrifloaton had no chance of winning the good graces of his beautiful daughter. Her mother had been a lady a ,vury feeble one, mud married Eggle ston on account of his stronp-minded-uoss. Mrs. Rirjfleston'a relatives were so astonished by the originality of hucu a reason ;h:;t they cut her. It preyed on Mrs. Ejrgleston a pood deal, but She lived very happily with her hus band until Sempronla was 'born. Then, like Mr. Imbey, "she couldn't make an effort aud died! People who saw poor Mr. Ejrgleston at that awful tluia sntd that he was hs one distraught no sat by the dead woman, holding her hand until he was taken away ro tho gravo. 'Phon he fell down In a lit. Ho was only prevented from following bis wife into the silent land by hear ing the doctors say that he hadn't a chance of living. In order to contra dict them he recovered. If he couldn't " 'eat tihe 'ot 'ouse" It wasn't for want of trying his jaws on everything glse be came across. Still, with nil his faults, old Mr. Eg pleston was much beloved In Wlllow town. His speech when he first took tlie chair at the "Penny Readings" was a model of metaphorical research. "When I look round 'ere," ihe said, sticking Ms determined "thumbs well Into his white waistcoat, "I ask myself What brings me 'ere, and I says to my self, says I Money! I've never been properly eddicated, but I've made Money.'; I wa born In the gutter, bo to spent, but I've made Oloney! I ain't the genuine come-over-VV'llllam- the-Conqueror and other-flne-old-crust- ed-thleves lot (any one can tell I m not real Dosset, and only oleomargarine), but I've made Money! Nobody'd call me a new-laid II rah ma; I'm only a sliteen-to-lhe-tihillln -and-take-me-back' lf-'lgli-Frenoh-egg, but I've made Money! And now I ve made money I mean to spend it on people I like, so I'll be very glad If you'll all come up to supper when the performance la over. Mr. Nicholson s going to sing "The 'Eart Bowed Down.' I don't know what lt'a bowed down about, but I desiay It's very pretty." And Mr, Eggleston retired amid thunderous ap plause. Harry Nloholson ang "The ITeart Bowed Down" with great effect. "He's always up a the all, Mr. Eggleatou Informed the people. He Mked Nichol son now, although he couldn't resist (tailing Mm "a confounded young puppy for anlggcrln' because I got flummoxed and nald 'Mr. Recitation will give a Smith' the other night. He's of a good family, Nicholson Is. 1 rfhould like my daughter to marry Into a good fam It. I never was mucn of a fam'ly man tnyaolf, though I dessay I could buy a crest and a Latin mortar at the 'Erald'a college. Btlll, it's a One thing to have a picture gal lery full of beautiful murderesses and rufflns In armor and Sir 'Ugoa and Sir Luncbalots, and Lady Ediths of the white end. and sntohllko. ' Remoronla did not object to Nlchot son's picture gallery at all. She and Nicholson were always together. Of course, Nicholaon waa poor. Indeed, lils picture gallery waa his chief pos session. He w8 expected to live up to It. People supposed that be did something for a living, lut no one knew exactly what It was. un aay however, It occurred .to him that be waa In love. "I'm going away," he said abruptly to Miss Ecaieston. They wvra sitting by the drawing room are. It was only 6:30, but jtwt after Christmas It Is Tory dark at that time. M'w Flggleston wns olnd In blue): vlvet, and what Mr. Eggleston called "the fam'ly dlmona" sparkled on her white neck. Mr. Eggleston al ways Insisted on her wearing Jewels at dinner. He was mortally afraid of his suspicions-looking butler, as that utony-hearted functionary bad threa tened "to resign" It Mr. Eggleatou dared to sit down to dinner In a shoot ing Jacket. "If people don't respect themselves." hu had observed, "I do. When I served my Ixrd of PltWiwater ho always dreosed for dinner, and I'm not agoln' to demeau myself by wait ing on a parvenoo who don t." That had settled it. Rattier than be called by tMioh an awful word as "par venoo" Mr. Eggloston apologized, aud Porklns 'buried thu hatchet. - When Nicholson said he was golpg away Soinproula Cldnt like It at nil. Her blue eyes looki-d Into the lire with rather abstracted dir. The firelight played upon her beautiful. If -totne- wl::u haughty, features. hat right a huttornian s daughter mid to re- aembl" tlie Po Veres of romance It wis dlfl''ult to discover, but she In dubitably did so. Her features were neither faultily faultless nor splendid ly null; they certainly were very beau tiful. '(Viitig nway?" she asked. "Surely, Mr. Nicholson, this la rather .a sudden freak." Nicholson rose from his chair and stood looking down on her. He was Mack as a crow, but with a prepos sessing blu'nos. He had a very musical voice. Ms gayety was infec tion, and people lingered to listen t- his l.mirliitig witticisms. But he did not s"em Inclined to b funny to-night. For po mercurial a youth he was do- cld Klly serious. His band twisted thu beautiful stud in his immaculate shirt front. Altoethev he was very pro oeonplod. The rug wasn't big enough. He trod on the St. Bernard and was stricken by romorso. "Such an owl Is well out of the way," ho said. "-Hisa l'.ggicsion, 1 n "Von forget that you dine with us." "Oh, no; 1 don't forgot. Perhaps you will let me off. I'm not lit for tho gid dy throng to-night." "It lsn t a giddy rnrong. mere win be papa and Mr. Gubhlns, True, Mr. Oubblns Is volatile awny from Mrs. Gubhlns 'but you caunot call papa Kiddy." 'No. I m off to-morrow. In fact, I've made a discovery." 'In the picture gallery? Or burled treasure In tho paddock?" "Don't scoff at my poverty." he said with repressed feeling. "Don't scoff at that. God knows I never felt It un til to-night." "And why to-nlght?" "To-night?" with assumed Indiffer ence. "Well, even the lightest-hearted follow finds Black Care perched on his shoulder sometimes. I I was actually thinking this afternoon." 'No wonder you are tired." But sho didn't look at him. "Yes; funny wasn't it? Actually thinking. What do you think I thought about?" "I don't know. Something Interest ing?" "I can't sav that. It seemed Inter esting to me." She smiled. "I went up to the gun room, and flung myself into a chair." "And lit a cigar." "Well, yes. When a man thinks. he's bound to light up; can't help it." "(so yon lit up?" "Yes. I lit up. Then I sat down agulu; then I got up; then I sat down. Nearly wore out the iliair bofore I'd finished." "That was serious." "It was. I wanted something. Didn't know what I wanted, so called myself names ana pitched my cigar away. Which was rash. It was a cood cigar," regretfully; "and I haven't many left. Must take to smoking shag like Old Ikey does. He enjoys it." "Don't be horrid." "I got tired of walking up and down, bo I stopped short lu the mlddlt) of the floor, and fixed my eye upon the carpet pattern. It's an awfully good plan that. The carpet spoke back to me. It said " "Yes?" "Oh, It wild, you bone-Idle beggar. you've wasted your manhood, you have loitered In tho vineyard (meta phorically, or course you can t loiter In vineyards where there aren't any stands to reason) while others tolled, and all that sort of thing, don't you know. Yet all the time, some Impos sible dream a dream of some great happiness has haunted me. You have drifted, drifted, drifted, like a boat bottom up with this happiness quite close to you. You had but to go forth Into the world, and and win you spurs and yon didn't go. That's what the carpet said. Extraordinary bit of Brussels, wasn't it," "Yes. Didn't it aay anything else?" "Lots of things. It said I must lose this woman I lovei because I waa ru ined." "Ruined 1" "Yea, ruined; and all that sort of thing. I have been living on capital instead of Interest. The only redeem ing feature about the affair Is that the gallery will have to go. You see.lt's hard lines on a fellow to have nothing but a gallery left to him; he can't live np to It; and yet he has to do so. None of those ruffianly old ancestors of mine ever did a day's work In their lives. I'm afraid I haven't done much. But why should I bore you with this?" "You don't bote me, and you suf fer!" "It Is a trifle unpleasant." "You don't think it would be par ticularly pleasant?" "I was horribly bored by that gal lery. Lady Edith, of the White Hand, will fetch a good price from a soap man. I couldn't have stood that de pressing female much longer. She had a way of sticking ber hand out at one, as If a fellow couldn't live up to It. I'm thinking of joining the mounted police In the Northwest Ter ritory. They're a splnndld lot; and there's always the pleasurable excite ment of being scalped by The-Man-Who-n!deH-a-Mule Wlrh-Hts-Face-To- The-Tall, or some other equally long named hero." "The experience wouldn't bo of much use to you because It oonld only bap- pen once." "Yes, I suppose so. There are worm things than being scalped." "Possibly." "And so good-b to the old times and to to Lady Edith. I wish some one would scalp her. When a man U on the 'brink of niln It Is lost for him to forget everyrhlng." "Yes." she said almost Inaudlbly. "It Is best for hlui to forget, but not everything. 1 I am very sorry for you." He pressed her hnnd lightly to his lips. She knew that this was his char acteristic farewell to tho hopes ho had cherished. Womanlike, she was angry at his silence. And then his wretched pride. Sho had enough money for both. What Hd bis ixvorty matter? Hadn't he that delightful gallery of ancestors, some of whom. If report spoke truly, wore little bettor than tho wicked. You couldn't buy family por traits like that. There were plenty of dubious old masters In tho market, but few undoubtedly "old misslsses," as Mr. Eggleston called them. And hero was this Irrational youth, who loved her, going off to he scalirl by Paw nees or Comanches or Woux. or Apaches, or any other outlandish trilw of Indians with whom fate might con front him. Why not stay at home and have his hair pulled only In the family circle? And It was such binut!ful hair. Now, if the Rev. Mr. OithMnn wu.ro to be scalped by the heathen, It would not matter nearly so much. A fringe of dirty gray hair could easily bu removed, but those , hyucluthlnc liM-ks! It made her sick to think of the scalping knife circling round their elxin glorhs. However, sho dissem bled after the manner of womeu, and lightly imde him good-by. He disappeared In the darkncN, feel ing that desperate- sorrow which only conies to a man once In n lifetime, for the simple reason that he couldn't pos sibly live through it twice. "By .love," he muttered between his teeth, "It would go hard with any one who crossed mo to-nlght." "liar Harry!" gurgled a choking voice from the shrult. " 'Elp 'Elp!" The next moment Harry had Jump ed Into the bushes. A bullet wlilxzed by his ear as he did . and a coward ly riililau, who had half strangled Mr. Eggleston, fled Into the unknown. "My wife's portrait," cried Mr. Eg gleston. "They knocked mu down ns t was coming up tho walk " Harry ran swiftly down the avenue, his pulses tingling with fierce Joy, and all thu Bavage within him revelling In tho prospect of a fight. Just as ho reached the gate his foot tripped against a rope, which wat stretched across the drive. There was another shot a red-hot, scaring, tear ing dart In his shoulder aud ho fell forward on his face, whil th cracks men made off across the fields, curs ing their own stupidity lu beginning operations so prematurely. Porklns disappeared with them. Harry waa carried into the houso and laid on a couch. Doctors wero telegraphed for right aud loft. Fur hours he remained with pallid features aud closed eyes. Tho doctors shook their heads aud looked wise. Tho wound was a serious one; the -bullet hard to find; If certain things didn't happen the patient would recover; If they did happen, he wouldn't; that was all that could bo extracted from them as they nodded with sphinxliko gravity, and returned to their patient. Sempronla sat beside Harry through the long night. It was useless to dis simulate any more. She was quito tearless nnd as white as wax. Every uiv and then she molsloned his Hps or smmirhed the pillow, but did not give way to her grief. It was only towards morning on the second xlay after the doctors had extracted tho bullet that she betrayed any excite men t. In the cold, gray dawn, a robin deluded Into momentary cheerfulness by the thought that spring would sure ly come some day, began to twitter his cheery melody to the tasouiont'B glimmering square. The song of tho bird smote Sempronla. Sho shlvensl, and bending over the wounded man, kissed him passionately. "Ah," sho moaned, as she flung herself on her knees by tho couch, "I was cold, aud hard, and cruel to you, but I never meant to let you leave me. I would have followed you to the world's end for one word of love, but you were so proud so proud that I could never humble myself to tell you so. Aud now now you will not know it." She brushed back her hair and star ed with wild, wan eyes into the gray dawn. Then a wonderful thing hap pened. The sleeping man opened his eyes und smiled. From that moment he grew better, "I seemed to hear your voice faintly, and afar off," he explain ed, when he was able to "sit up and take a little nourishment," as Mr. Eg gleston put It. "I was crossing a gray river, accompanied by an old man, who was half clad In skins. As we 'drew near to the opposite shore, dimly discernible through the gloom, palo phantoms came down to meet us, and then then I heard your voice, and all Is well." "Yes," she made answer softly, "all was well. God has been very good to us. and all Is well." "And If anybody's got to he scalp ed," said old Mr. Eggleston, fondly surveying the young couple, "let's 'opo as It'll be those ruffians as garroted me when that sanctimonious Porklns (the butler) helped 'em to get my watch. Anyhow, they'll have their hair cut short at Her Majesty's expense for some time, bless her. It s rerresn Ing, after all these years of paying taxes to get something for It." Detroit Free Press. I Vmw Way ts Catch s Man. The Winchester girls have discarded the yellow garter and the pillow stuff ed with love letters, and have dlseov ered a new and sure scheme, to en snare the wily Clark county youths, as Is evidenced by the following para graph from the Democrat: "The latest superstition is that If a girl takes the small bow which (astens the lining of a man's hat, and wears it In side her shoe, she will have a proposal from the youth within a mouth. The success of the scheme may be open to question, but it Is proving very de structive to haU." Louisville Courier Journal. Irritating. 'WpII," said the philosopher to thu man who was tired, "you know that nothing wortti haying can bo got with out hard work." 'That's what makes mo so HtmI of you philosophers," wo tho reply, "yon are always making that remark, ami toying It aa If it were souiefUlcg U bu thaakful for." ' ELKHART CARRIAGE and HARNESS MFG. CO. Haft aelS in eonanmara Top t yrare, Tlnff them the itimer' profit. We are the Wlileat Lurti'.l manufartnrerK In Amor. Iratnlllna Vehk'lca and Hiirne thl way enlp With prWlWe loexnmlne bnrnro any ninner I pnld. We pay froliiht hnth wayalf not aatlnfao. torr. Warrant for 2 year. Why pay an event 110 toMltoordorforynu? Write imir own order. Mount-free. We taka all rink uf dauiana in abtppluf.WHOtMAtt pajict. Spring Waarona, SSI 10 so. (iuarantrn uneaamufurawtoaxa. Surreys, 8S toSlOO mme aa Mil for tum to 11.10. fop Buggies. S37.SO.aannoaaanlltorM. Phatone,86 to SIOO. Farm Wagons, Wagonette. Milk Wagona, Delivery Wagons ami Road Carts. Urci.i rua an, ttolxx a (mij.dhu. No. 17. Surrey Darnma. pcn 123.50 w"' amaaMal flwTT'SL. I 111 11,,... ad' Mo. WW, Top Bunny. 1.00 No. I, t erm $4: Kc.3,Farmw.un. Addnaa W. B. PRATT, Sec'yf ELKHART, IND. "Where dirt gathers, waste rules." Great saving result from the use of AF 7 yTTHE POSITIVE CURE. I ELY BltOTIIBRS, 68 Warren Bt, New Tork. Price GO et&E it's worth. Baugh's manures are all manure; they raise large crops. BAUGH & SONS COMPANY, Original Manufacturers of Raw Bono Manures. works: foot of Morris to moors sts. Office: 20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia. I AM NOW A MAN! Chicago. Oet ft, IPOS. I wu troubled with emiuioni nd varicocele, and hnd tteen aezually wnak for ncntn year. lurina the lant four years I tried ererr remedy that was eold and got no relief for any of mjr trouble until I took CA LTH08-It cured nnd rvatured me aad 1 am bow a maa.M (Kitrart from ui o ihsushads efletun melted ay as.) Address VON MOHL CO., Sole B. F. Sharpless, Pres. At HI WAS. AS I LOOMSBUR C? LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY Capital Stock, $30,000. Plotted property .IS in the COmlrjo' hiiainoKU ronrrp nf Vir town. It includes also Dart of equal in desirability for residence purposes. nuiUJii lAJis are ottered in a short time. No such opportunity can be had elsewhere to make money. Lots secured on SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS Maps of the town and of plotted property furnishpd nn ap plication. (Jail upon or write to the Secretary, or J. S. Woods, Sales Agent, or any member of the Board of Directors. BOARD OF B. F. Shakpless; J. L' Dillox. C. AV. Neal, A. G. Brigqs, ' Dr. I. W. Willits, Dk. H. W. 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Do you want an Do you want a Do you want anv kind of a MUSICAL, IN STRUMENT? Do you want SHEET MUSIC? If so, do not send your mon ey away from home, bu t deal with a reliable dealer right here, who will make things right, if there is anything wrong. For anything in this line the place to go is to 3. Saltzer's. Ware-rooms, Main Street be low Market. E. A. RAWLINGS. DEALER IN All Kinds of Meat. Beef, Veal, Lamb. Mutton, Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongues, Bclogna, &c. Free Delivery to all parts of the town. CENTRE STREET, C. H. REICE'S OLD STAXS. BLOOMSBURC, PA. Bring TIw . Babies. InataiitaneouM Proccaa VhccI. Strictly first-class guaranteed photo graphs, crayons and copies at reason able prices. We use exclusively the Collodion Aristotype papers, thus se curing greater beauty of finish and permanency of results. CAPWELL, MARKET SQUARE CALLERY. 5-U-lyr. over llartnmn's Store THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. CORKICTBD WIIILT. BBTAIL PRICIS. Butter per lb $ .20 Eggs per dozen .16 Lard per lb , 12 Ham per pound .15 Pork, whole, per pound 07 to .o3 Beef, quarter, per pound, ... 06 to .08 Wheat per bushel 70 Oats " " 55 Rye " " 6s Wheat flour per bbl 3.00 Hay per ton 16.00 to 1S.00 Potatoes per bushel, .So Turnips " 25 Onions " " 1.00 Sweet potatoes per peck 25 to .40 l allow per lb 04 Shoulder " 12 Side meat" " 10 Vinegar, per qt 07 Dried apples per lb 05 Dried cherries, pitted . , 12 Raspberries , 12J Cow Hides per lb oa Steer " " 03 Calf Skin 40 to .50 Sheep pelts 60 Shelled corn per bus .60 Corn meal, cwt a.oo Bran, " , 1,00 Chop " 1.20 Middlings - 1.10 Chickens per lb new 12 " " "old 08 Turkeys " " is Geese " " 10 Ducks " .10 Coal. No. 6, delivered a. 40 4 and s " 3.50 " 6 at yard a.a5 " 4 and s at yard. 3. 25 PARKER'S . HAIR 'BALSAM , ClaaaM and taaln tht hair. rroiauMa a luxuriant growth. JraJla to Baator Oray Hair to Ita Youthful Color. Cmraa aaala ditaawa aalr alkug- .aua. aau 1 1 lai al lniifg'w j wLF irk"'.A"f" Tenlo. II oun Ida w-r.l tuMj, Waaa I.anna. Baailllj, bidiyaatloa, ftia.Taka In lima. W ClNaPJg?J?-tixir 1-10 t.