THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURO, PA.
ITIB A 80K9 S01IWHI&I.
ThM I tr a aenf rmeirhm. mr
There la vr omthlnf ting aly:
Ta-cvt m or.i ol UM lark whan th
akiet art clu,
Ani th mo of tn thruab, whn ta
tk:s r cay.
Ta lie showtri aorosa th rra'n,
Th swallows xr twltterlnf c1s:t.
Tir fa vr son somwhre. my dT,
B Ui skl-a abov dark or fair;
Tbr I er.r a ton. that our hearts may
hear
TSare la ever on iom(wh:. my dr
Thar Is evr a sons; somewhere:
TKr la ever a song iinwhrt. my 4r
la th roilr.:tit b.ack or tb mM.li J
blu;
To robin plp?a when th aun Is hr.
Ani th crick: chirrup the who'e
flight through.
TH bud may blow and th fruit may
row,
And tha lumnn drop erUp nJ
ar:
Bat whether tha aun, or the ram. or tne
now.
There Is ever a song somewhere, rcy
dear.
There la ever a aor.g somewhere, my dear,
Ba th sales above dark or (kir;
Tkr la ever a amc that our heart may
hear
Tkara la ever a aor.e; somewhere, my dear,
There Is ever a sons; aomewhere!
James Whltcomb RUey.
A CONTEMPTIBLE FELLOW.
I bad bn a telegraphic operator t
Brandon voice all or eiibt month ani
had held commualcatioa ot a purely
business character only with the op
erator at Dan wood, when thert came a
change. A message spun along the line
one February morning In this wise:
"Oood morning. Brandon."
I responded. ' Good morning, Dan-
irtjhi."
"The former operator died laat nlfc-ht
an I hare taken hi place."
"What i your timer' I asked.
"Nellie Merton. What Is your?-'
A spirit ot mischief prompted my re
Plf. "Harry Clayborn."
Then a message in real earnest came
along the lins, and we were obliged
to attend to business.
Every day I bid my unseen acquaint
ance "Good morning." and never clos
ed up at night without a farewell mes
sage. A tinge of conscience racked me
at times, and a still, small voice whis
pered its warning, but the temptation
was too great and it waa not long be
fore I V83 sanding sly messages to the
Lnseen Nellie.
It wis v. end of fi.. She toll e
hf history. She tad run away from
hdbie because her parents insisted up
on marrying her to a man she detest
ed and the last word came clicking
vlOoualy from my end of the line. She
would never marry him never.
Well, the outcome of It all was that
I Ssked the unseen Nellie to be my
wife, and even described the little
home thit was lonesome!? awalticg
liar coming. I was fiouaaentg in dec,
irdter and could but trust to a merciful
providence to pull me out. My fua
was becoming dead earnest.
That virtue was almost exhausted
vrhen the weil known call fell on my
ear. I flew to the instrument. It was
cooclse, but not very complimentary.
' Rather than marry that brute I
.Kill risk It"
I was In for It now. I. Delia Browne,
w engaged to be married to a young
lady I had never sen. This was forc
ing the question of woman's rights.
I carried the fun on for over three
m-jauhs, and every day It gTew less
funny, until I began to brood over the
predicament Into which I bad led my
feet. The time was rapidly approach
ing when I would have to claim by.
bride.
At last I could bear it no longer, and
one) day. Just three weeks before I was
to travel to Danwood and claim my
bride, I got into the train with alto
gether another motive. It was to kiss
end make up, after I had begged her
with tears to forgive me, etc., etc.
I found the telegraph office. It was
occupied by a young man reading a
paper. I looked at him without speak
ing, and be returned the compliment in
kind.
"I wish to see Miss Nellie Merton,' I
saifl, and, as he did not speak. I went
a to explain. "I am an operator at
iirandon, and desire to see her on im
portant business. A moment's delay
o'you are the operator at Brandon,
ani wish to see Miss Merton. I am
orry to disappoint you,- but you see
51 lis Merton Is at home at the present
time, while I take her place. The fact
Is. she is going to be married, and is
preparing for the great event. She
cannot be seen personally, but If you
will Intrust the message to me I will
deliver It Immediately. If you will take
my place while I run around to tie
tlOiM."
, ' i must see her!" I said, excitedly.
' "But you cannot," be said coolly.
"I bare orders not to let any one know
bef whereabouts for a day or two, un
til these preparations are well under
,wa.-
"Don't say another word. You will
evt me wild. If you won't tell ma
where to Dnd her." I went on, in des
peration, "will you please tell her this:
I nave been a wicked girl and and
there is no such person as Harry Clay
born. It started in fun, and and
please let me go to her. She will un
derstand me so much better than you
can.' explain It."
"No such person as Harry Clayboml
My dear young lady, I must beg leave
to differ from you. That Is the name
of the young gentleman who, In three
short weeks. Is to marry Miss Merton.
Surely he Is not dead?" he added In
corAiernatlon.
"Oh! will you not understand? It
al all a Joke at first. I thought it
woQld be great fun, and bo I well, 1
am; Harry Claybora, and after a time
we'became er.gagf-U all In fun, too. 1
trl'fl to op, but 1 was so wicked 1
could not, acd now poor Nellie will
break her hearr. And and "
Here I broke down and began to cry
In a miserable way. Unlike most men,
my companion was not In the least
disconcerted at the sight of my tears,
but slm:ly laughed loud and long.
iVesently the laughter ceased. Then
I h"rd uneasy movements In the chair
ocypled by my companion. Then be
gof up and paced about restlessly.
Pretty soon a gentle touch fell upon
m arm, and bis voice, very kind,
sutj".:
-Nellie here to relv your con
tention and forglveneaa."
I dried my tears and looked up. but
guar mo one but the tall, handsome
young man, who was looking at m
very earnestly.
' Where is she?" I asked, ready to
cry again.
' Here 7' he said, holding out hi
hand.
Instinctively I put mine Into It and
it closed ovsr It firmly.
"I a'.o have a confession to make."
he said earnrttly. "I thought yoo
wero ano'he-r young fellow like my
self, and wishing to relieve the tedium
of these long, monotonous days, struck
up a flirtation. Ia short." he added,
aliraptly. "I am Nellie Merton, and
you art Harry Clayborn. Come, dry
voir eyes. Harry; yrir Nellie is not
heartbroken at the turn of affairs."
"You are a contemptible fellow," X
cr!d.
He did not reply, but stood looking
down at me from his superior height.
' It was very mean of you, because
yonr object was a woman. I will nev
er forgive you. If I live to be a hun
dred." I cried.
"Is not that rather paradoxical, con
sidering the fact that you thought I
was a woman, and you were enacting
the role of the sterner sex?" he asked.
"You might have known," I answer
ed reverely.
"But 1 did not." he said.
"Here Is my train." I replied short
ly. "Good-bye," he said, assisting me
on to the train, despite my independ
ence, and lifting his hat as the train
steamed out One morning about a
year later I was arranging and copy
ing some night messages when a long
shadow fell across my paper. A
glance upward told me who It was.
Standing with hat In hand and with
oat preface of any kind he said:
"Over a year ago you asked me to
marry you and I eonsented. I have
come to-day to ask will you come or
shall I enter aa action for breach of
promise?"
"What could I say or do?" Forget-Me-Not.
A Wrll-Packd Trunk.
The marvel ot packing, packing of
clothes. I moan. Is that It Is so simple,
when you see for the first time a pro
fessional French packer put up your
best gowns you feel sure you will come
to your Journey's end without a rag to
wear. He puts three times as many
things In the same space as you would.
Of course, any one can pack well
enough If she has the room a separ
afe box for every waist, a tray for ev
ery skirt. Then, too, tome goodj writr
kle so badly that no care can avert
catastrophe; they come to grief even
in the hands ot a French maid at home.
Test everything you buy from point ot
view. With material not given over to
evil you can learn to pack so that your
clothes won't tell the tale ot their
prison house.
The cardinal point Is to wrap up ev
ery delicate garment separately; of
course it should be folded smoothly,
atJ to teach how to fold clothes In
print Is not easy. Any good dressmak
er, however, can give you points oa
that, and the wrapping Is the more im
portant thing; pin towels or sheets of
tissue paper about your garment, but
remember that newspapers are what
you should fold between each layer of
pretty things In the trunk. Nothing
else is so good; it is so unyielding that
wrinkles and protuberances cannot
make themselves felt through it to
mark the fabrics beneath them any
more than if you had used sheet Iron.
It Is useless to try to arrange heavy.
thing3 at the bottom, light on top; the
baggage smashers know no top and no
bottom; Just concentrate yourself oa
keeping a smooth, even surface" fop
each successive layer. Bows and
sleeves can be stuffed out with news
papers better than anything else. Be
sure that your wrappings are pinned
firmly so that there will be no coming
undone; they are your bulwarks.
In packing breakable articles it is
astonishing how many people will Jam
them down In corners and sides where
they get the full force of every con
cussion against the unyielding walls.
Tie on your corks well with bit of rag
and twine and put your bottles near
the middle ot a compartment, and you
may carry Ink and shoe dressing in
safety around the world.
In pack'pg such things as delicate)
hats, bonnet. and fancy waists ot such
a frou-frou nature that no pressure
can be allowed on them it Is still better
to fill up the empty spaces of the boxes
allotted them with lightly twisted
sheets of tissue paper than to give
them a chance to move, and with all
due respect to the best packing in the
world it is still well to unpack as soon
aa you can. Kansas City Star.
I
rlrodehip 4mon Anlmala.
It Is generally supposed that when
wild animals of different kinds meet it
is a natural instinct for thim to rush at
c;;.h other and fight till one of them
has .'alie n. But there are a great many
a-.3 where Platonic friendships exist
bi ween the fiercest beasts. They often
do favors for one another in the most
ft 'rnd'y spirit.
The most picturesque of animal
friendships exists between the buffalo
and the flamingo. This curious pair
have often been seen walking about to
go.licr, the flamingo usually perched
comfortably oa the buffalo's back. The
great test of any friendship is the ex
tent one will go to perform a service
for a friend. The good friendship x
IsMng between buffalo and flamingo
bef-rs such a test very well. A tno
lair move about the flamingo carefully
c'cf.r.i the buffalo's back and matted
hair, picking from Its pores the tiny
injects tha't annoy and pain it. Some
tln.e the bird unintentionally bite its
companion, but the buSalo never re
the accident.
There is a curious breed of birds' la
th Inland of Java which regularly
F"k the teeth of alligators. The teeth
of aa alligator are made to tear flesh,
nn 1 it often happens that their Inter
srlres become clogged up, annoying the
E.virlan, and making it uncomfortable
for Mm In many ways, fand frequently
p. eventing him la a measure from
c;cliiiig his prey or properly masttcat-l-5
Ms food. So he lies In the sun,
o:.(-:im wide his great Jaws, while the
.in d( the rest. '1 hey act also as sen
t.tcii. heralding the approach ot a foe
by packing vigorously at the animal's
teniae, upon which the alligator close
i'.n Kouth aiid makes tor the water,
r. .'. lr.iifc4uetHly killing a few ot his
v.:y fneuia iu bis habte. London
V.'orld.
CCX2ISE AGAINST GRANGES RHONE
Fight te mads Against Hit Re-Election $
Worthy Master.
A combinotion of prominent grang
ers has been formed to oppose the re
election ot Leonard Rhone, worthy
master of the State Grange, at ihe
State Convention next December.
Colonel R. II. Thomas of Mechanics
burg is one of the leading spirits in
the combine. He was defeated for
secretary, a position he had filled for
twenty-two consecutive years, at the
State convention in Harrisburg, De
cember, 189. A stiff fight was made
aj the same time against Rhone, and
Thomas' friends charge the worthy
master with throwing down the secre
tary to save himself.
Rhone's opponents will select cither
V. T. Hill of Crawford county, worthy
lecturer, or Tames G. McSparran of
Lancaster, a member of the legisla
tive committee, as their candidate for
worthy master. They expected to fix
up their slate during the Grangers'
r.icnic last week at Williams Grove.
A warning was sent out from Har-
rsburg recently to the Grangers
through the state that the oleomar
garine dealers have formed a combine
to secure the repeal by the next legis
lature of the oleo law. Rhone's op
ponents claim the sale of oleo has
been stopped in this state, and that
the warning was only a trick to hav
the State convention of the Grarigfe,
direct the legislative committe to keep
guard during the session. This would
enable the members, if they were so
disposed, to run up large bills for ex
penses and lobby for legislation in
which they may have a personal
interest
A MIGHTY 210 TEEE-
Ont That Turntd Out Enough Lumber to
Build a California Tow.
"Yes sir; they have the greatest
timber on earth up in Humbolt coun
ty !" exclaimed Sara McConaghy, of
the united btates M;nt to a Pot
man. " The fcves up there arc so
big well, I'm not going to tell you
how big they are because you would
not believe it Don t know as
would belie-e it myself, though I do
believe a whoie lot I tea. But just
to give you an idea, now, they cut
down one tree up there that made
enough lumber, pickets and shingles
to build a whoie ton and fence it,
and they've still got logs enough left
to put up a building as big as Palace
Hotel
"The butt of the tree was hollow,
too, for about fifty feet, and as it fell
right square across a deep gulch they
used it for a bridge. Four horse
teams drive through it. By a little
hewing out they can make a foot-path
on each side of the wagon road
through it. That tree was so tall
that when they commenced cutting it
up they had to make two camps one
at each end for it was too far for the
men working on the top to walk back
at right. I don't know what they
would have done if several hundred
feet hadn't been broken off at the top
Dy the elements centuries ago.
"tsut that was a small tree com
pared to the one "
McConaghy is telling himself about
that other tree.
Weary travelers will welcome the
new fashioned sleeping car. It has
regular staterooms like a shin, and
these can be locked. The Dassen:?er
can stand up to undress and dress.
lhe Derths are all on one side of a
corridor, instead of being on both
sides. All this has been accomplished
by an ingenious sliding arrangement
01 partitions, which seems simple now
mat somebody has thought of it.
Biliousness
Is caused by torpid liver, wbicb prevents diges
tion and permits food to ferment and putrlfy ia
the stomach. Tuen follow dizziness, beadacbe,
CKloods
U not relieved, billons fever Ifa II
or blood poisoning. Hood's III 5
Fills itimulate the atomach, w
rouM tho liver, cure headacb. dlrzlnes, con
stipation, etc. 45 ceuts. bold I y aU druftf1u.
The only PUis to take with Hood's S&rsapariUa.
HUMPHREYS'
No. 1 Cures Fever.
No. 2 " Worms.
No. 3 " Infants' Diseases.
No. 4 " Diarrhea.
No. 8 " Neuralgia.
No. 9 Cures Headache.
No. 10 " Dyspepsia.
No. 1 1 " Delayed Periods.
No. 12 " Leuchorrea.
No. 14 " Skin Diseases.
No. IS Cures Rheumatism.
No. 16 " Malaria.
No. 20 " Whooping Cough
No. 27 " Kidney Diseases.
No. 30 " Urinary Diseases
No. 77 " Colds and Grip.
Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, 25c, or 5 for f 1.
or l)unhi& Mailed Tesx.
Humphreys' Med. Co., Ill Wllliwa St., V, T
B. F. SHARruss, Pres. N. U. Funk, Sec, C. II. Campbell, Theas
GBLOOMSBURCO
LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
Capital Stock, $30,000.
Plotted property is in the comiDg business centre of the
town. It includes also part of the factory district, and ha3 no
equal in desirability for residence purposes.
CHOICE LOTS are offered at values that will be doubled
in a abort time.
No such opportunity can be had elsewhere to make money.
Lots secured on SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS-
Mapa of the town and of plotted property furnished on ap
plication.
Call upon or write to the Secretary, or J. 8. Woods, Sales
Agent, or any member of the Board of Directors.
BOARD OF
' B. F. Sharpless;
C. W. Neal, A. G.
Dr. H. W. McReynolds,
ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO.
DEALERS IX
Cigars, Totacco. Candies, Fruits and lints
SOLI AGENTS FOR
Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.
21727-2 GOODS A. SECULXjTT.
SOLI AGENTS FOR
F. F. Adams & Co's Fine
Sole agents for the following brands ot Clgarr
Hs-r Lonl-23, Normal, Indian Prinssss, Sanson, Silver As
Bloomsburg Pa.
Wi6q$ Iow kid Cfcod Wcrfk.
Fcr the finest and best stoves, tinware, roofing-, spouting
and general job work, go to W. W. Watts, on Iron street.
Buildings heated by steam, hot air or hot water in a satisfac
tory manner. Sanitary Plumbing a specialty.
I have the exclusive control of the Thatcher steam, hot
water and hot air heaters ior this territory, which is acknowl
edged to be the best heater on the market. All work guaran
teed. W. W. WATTS,
IRON STREET. Bloomsburg. Pa.
ln-s-.iy
SHOES
We buy right and sell right.
OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON THIS FACT.
Honest trading has won us hosts of customers but we want more.
"We are selling good shoes, so good you ought to see
them. Drop in and we will make it pay you.
Co?.:.eb Iron axd Maix Sts.
W. H. floore.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPET, JUATTIIVG,
or OIL CLOTH,
YOU -WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT
W. W. B10WEK
2nd Door above Court Iloube.
A large lot of Window Curtains in stock.
RpanHfiil T.arlv
i May or may not be the meaning ol J
men know (and others are daily
learning) bow excellent a thing tot
1 aebmaud paios ia any part of the body
' IS JOH-VSON'tJ tiKIAADONNi i'LA-
I teb. It u nne, amootn. elegant, sua
i full of quick and kindly healing,
, Try one and we shall not need to ad
! vertise them any more not for you
at least. On the face cloth of the
genuine see the bright Bed Croea.
JOHNSON JOHNSON,
Manufacturing Cbeouata, ew York.
Ton can blame
yourself If you
do n't get real
food coffee to
drink. Ordinary
coffee is made de
licious bv adlinp
SEELIO'5. . n
a
package
for Seells.
A little of thia
admixture to
'cheap coffee
make a delicious
i drink and aavescrpenae.
FARMERS
I yon can mk money by wiliuf and uiiinff
Lock. Pull and it fast, Th imtlf. Comls
. Imm than trine. Never wean out Tboua-
anoatAsuy soiu in a town, uoui prooia.
, u your town attency dow. uutnt v:.,
. mmi Tlx tAK, a t Km imi,
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DIRECTORS.
J. L Dillon.
Briggs, Dr. I. W. Willits,
is. U. tuxK.
Cut Chewing Tobacco
SHOES
Something New !
Fred Kumer'a improved Ar
tificial Stone Pavement. All
kinds of cement work. Prices
low and all work guaranteed.
All orders by mail promptly
attended to.
P. 0. Box 374.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
DIRECTIONS.
Apply a particle oft)
liattn atrrftlu UUo 14
nottrilt. In axe strong
brtalh through It
not. L'tt I'irw tiiiws
a itau, after mtaltprt-en-Kl,
and btfort r
tirlng. iI.Ve
CREAM BALM
OpeDS and clraaaoa
tbe. Nttsil Fa&sa'es,
Allays Fain and In
lluimuaUou, Ueula the
Bores. I'roieeta tlu
Meuibruue from Colds,
Restores the Seuaea
OLD 'N HEAD
of Taste and SmulL Tim baiut Is iul ly uo
aorbed aiid gives relief at ouce. I'rlee N) cents
at iiruiri-ivs or dt ui.il). Samnlp. lik it mull
SLY BkoTliatto, H Warren Street, New York,
:atarrh
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Fine PHOTO"-
GRAPHS and
CRAYONS at
McKilhp Bros.,
Bloomsburg.
The best are
the cheapest.
THE MARKETS.
BLOOMSBURG MARKETS.
coaaicTia wiiilt. aiTauraicii.
Butter per lb $
Eggs pr doicn
Lard per lb ,
2)
M
c8
3
.06
.07
.80
3i
50
A 00
$14
.30
s
50
.33
4J
.10
.10
.07
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.10
.ia
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cj
.80
7S
50
a.oo
.90
.90
.93
.11
.10
.:ij
.10
oS
Ham per pound
Pork, whole, per pound
Beef, quarter, per pound ....
Wheat per bushel
Oats " "
Rye " "
Wheat flour per bbL
Hay per ton ta (0
Potatoes per bushel,
Turnips " 44
Onions 41 "
Sweet potatoes per peck
Tallow per lb
Shoulder " 44
Side meat " "
Vinegar, per qL
JJned apples per lb
Dried cherries, pitted
Rispberries
Cow Hides per lb
Steer 44 44
CalfSkin
Sheep pelts
Shelled corn per bus
Corn meaL cwt
Bran, "
ChoD 44
Middlings "
Chickens per lb new
" "old
Turkeys 44 44
Gese 44 44
Ducks 4 4 44
COAL
No. 6, delivered
1.40
3 SO
aiS
3S
44 4 and s 44
44 6 at yard
44 4 and 5 at yard
Eii&g tha Babies.
INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS USED.
Strictly first-class guaranteed photographs,
crayons and copys at reasonable prices. We
use exclusively the Collolion Aritotyre pa
pers, thus securing greater t-eautT of finish
and permanency of results. CAFWELI,
MARKET SQUARE G4LLERY.
II-21-ly. Over Hartinan'i Store.
Not one part but a ery
part of HIRES Rootbeer
tends toward making it
the perfect temperance
and healthgiving drink.
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'easton, pa.
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