THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. VACATION TIME. TACIUTIES WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED WITH MARVELOUS RAPIDITY. SMltb nt Pleasure for all nt th Kiln- lnnm of Ont-Pleiuiir Hmort furltlfu ' Wlfh Long and Vhort 1upm The Tlort If- affile Atltroiiilnnka Kouchnl by Rnll. Vacations have bccomo a necessity In our modern life. The average roan ef businetw expends eo much energy wad concentrates his efforts to such a degree, that he flixla his strength Stxtug out Mud his enorgtea tlugiug. wtmn the tot weather comes, and the tweedy is a week or a month at the eashore or among the mountains. The American people are quick to catch neAtifi of oflulrs and they have there fore, provided liberal accommodations tw all who sei'k summer recreations, on mot'.uuiia sides or whore the ocean treezes bring health and renewed en tities to the weary. H is indeed questionable If tha mod era summer rosort affords that degree of recuperation which it is supposed to provide. "Socloty" from which the average man would gladly escape, has invaded the summer resort, whether Tt be at the seashore or in the. inmost dpJis of the Adlrondacks, and-there enforces its decrees. The man or wo ran who goes to those resorts for real rest, Buldom, it ever, find It Uut tkey do find that which is perhaps early as good for them, and that la a change. One uieoU new people, who ot hie thoughts running in dofferent fovea, the change of air and diftt, the aMleraiing atmosphere and the bmndant exercise which one is sure to ref; J1 contribute their mite toward the beneficial effect s of a summer out g. Time, custom and society en large many demands which many would bo glad to escape from, and which they ran avoid if they will but find contentment at the more unpre tentious resorts, where dres'and a For a Sale on the Lake, routine ef riotous and exhausting pleasures, give place to more rational id quiet recreations. The Adirondack regions of New Tork have rapidly developed their at tractions for summer tourists and es pecially for all in search of health and rest, and the great transportation companies realizing the demand which wouM be made upon them, have now provided the most commodious and comfort-giving means of travel Into the very heart of nature's great and al most undisturbed domain. Passing Saratoga, which has become B familiar to all that very little that Is new can be wrRten about it, we coma to th lovely Lake George, in tome respects the most perfect summer resort in America. The lake la thirty three miles long and about three milej wide. But .the shore line indented by bays and inlets and crowned with amorous bluffs and promintorles is mora than 100 miles in length.. Hero are clustered romantic memories and Dcenes of historic interest. As Mount Blanc is the monarch of mountains so is Lake George the Imperial qvteen of inland waters grand jv her queenly beauty a belle among belles, resplendent In such attire, and earing upon her swelling breast a lundred island Jzwela of nature's rarest pattern The hotel accommodation re 4MB pie and in great variety. A re enuy added feature is the 00s Ele vating railroad which runs to the top f ose .of the highest mountains near U take, and from which one gets a tew that is both delightful and en chanting. Lake Champlaln, is 130 aailea in length and varies in width ,fnwn half a mile to fifteen. It is cole ' brated for its magnificent scenery em bracing the Green mountains of Ver avint on the East and the Adirondack on the West. Tha localities where Qurgolne held his council with the In diana and where Arnold and Carlton A Day's Catch. fought, are sttll pointed out to the tour ist and the ruins of old Fort Tlconder oga and the remains of Crown Point are still vtsable. The Adlrondacks Ausable Chasm, and other favorite polnJls, full of Interest to tourists fre reached with facility from the border! of the lake. The Adirondack region has been properly named the "Nation's Ploaaur Ground and Sanitarium." At the late session of the Ix'tislature, Governor Black by his i-eralstenoe and determin ation secured the enactment of a law lor the preservation of the forests, anil for the acquiring by the SUte of large tracks of land, and its preservation li its natural conditlqn. The primary ob ject of this legislation is to furnish i reservoir to feed the streams during the summer, and especially to suppl) the Hudson river. It Is contended thai if the mountains and valleys ore de nuded of tha trees we shall won have tnriblo floods In the spring and then long seasons of dried up streams during the summer months. The State of New 'Tork, has therefore com mitted ita self to a policy which will Involve the expenditure of nany mil lions to preserve large tracks of this forest land from the destruction of the woodman 'a axe. For a dozen years many romantlo portions of the forest have been com pnritlvely easy of access, but it is only recently that a splendid system of lines and connections have been com pleted by which the visitors may reach any port of the region by drawing room and sWpIng cars, suplemented. In a few cases only, by brief rides upon (tUme coaches, steam yachts or guide boats. While the Eastern section of the Adl rondacks areconvenicntly reach ft 1 from A Mountain Cottage. Plattsburgh and the western shore of Lake Champlaln, one of the principal gateways le at Utlca, on the main line of the Central-Hudson river road, which Is the initial point of the new Adirondack Division which affords an ingress at Malone. There are besides numerous stage connections at vari ous points. The large ingress of sum mer travel to the great North woods in late years bos resulted in the erec tion of numerous modern hotels of luxurious appointments. Besides these, are the picturesque log cabin, and the cozy willowcd camp, where the best of accommodations are afforded the tourist and sportsmen. The rates of fare to all sections of the Adlron dacks either by the Central Hudson road or Rensselaer and Sara toga divlelon of the D. & H. road are very reasonable and in nearly every case, excursion tickets are sold good for a limited time at considerable be low the regular rates of fore. The I.MrKpt Sapphire Id til World. Anldaho miner brought a stone to the Miners' Bureau which was pro nounced a sapphire of the purest wa ter and the largest ever seen. The gem was nearly a cube, being about one and one-half Inches wide, and two inches long. It was much water worn, showing plainly the pobbly conforma tion gradually assumed by gems found In the .beds of mountain torrents, the 3dges being very much rounded. This le the first sapphire of any size dls sovered in Idaho. They are frequent ly found in Montana, and some very 3ne stones have come from there. The swner of this stone is operating placer mines in Idaho, and the stone was found In the tailings and preserved on iccount of its bright blue color. News 3f the find reached New York and an igent of Tiffany, after examining the none, ofTored $3,500 for It. The owner jeclded that if it was worth that in Uie rough it was probably worth much more, and is now on his way to Lon don, where he expects to realize its full value. The stone Is almost perfect, the only blemish 'being a fracture on one side oxtending less than one-eighth of an inch into the stone. Mr. Taylor, who has a long experience in handling gems, says that in his opinion it is the largest known sapphire In the world, the weight being 208 carats. Sapphires are valuable according to their purity, perfectly clear gems bringing high prices, the price. Ilka that of diamonds, being Increased per carat in proportion to the weight of he stone. Denver Republican. Be Dlaperietl. Sometimes it is inconvenient not to be able to use quotation marks in speech as they are used In print. A German soldier of the First regiment of the Royal Prussian guards found this fact out not long ago. The Emperor William is the honor ary captain of the first company of this regiment and takes especial pride in it. He was lately engaged in put ting its soldiers through an examina tion to test their military knowledge and experience. "What would you do, he said to one soldier, "if, when on duty as a sentinel, you saw a crowd gather near you?" "I should politely request the peo ple to disperse, your majesty." "Good! Btrt If one of the men in the crowd approached you and sought to worry you?" "I should say to him, "Don't worry me,' your majesty." The whole of this remark seemed so obviously addressed to one person either to the soppoeed man in the crowd or to the emperor that the em peror burst into a laugh and said, "Very well, my man. I'll disperse and will not worry you any more." I.lm'nlu'k Generoeltjr. The firm of Pearson & Taft, dealers In farm mortgages, unearthed a val uable package of papers recently, which illustrate the generosity of Ab raham Lincoln. The papers are deed to a tract of forty acres in Coles coun ty, Illinois, to Abraham Lincoln, from his father and mother, and a bond for a deed from Abraham Lincoln to John D. Johnson. The transaction is daked 1841. It was in that year that Thomas Lin coln, then an old man, was In desti tute circumstances, and his son, com ing to his help, paid down 1200 in cosh (or the forty acres. His parents were not even under the obligation of pay ing taxes, and were assured that the (arm was theirs and all they mode out of it as long as they lived. Abraham Lincoln, In the same year the proper ty was conveyed to him, made a con tract with John D. Johnson to sell the land to him for (200 when both bis parents were dead. Chicago Chronl- i A'irT4ftA -...a 4 NOTES FROM GOTHAM ANNIHILATING DISTANCE WITHI PNEUMATIC TUBES. Excltemunt on the Stock Echng-e Gar bage to llurn in Greater New tork How Shall Lettors be AddroMeil t More Eco nomical Funorale. Bpeclul New York Letter. About every thing effects the prices on the stock exchange. A rumor of war, vague and apparently unimport ant, will effect certain stocks, while harvest Report will help or depress others. A threatened strike sends cer tain railroad stock down, and a report ed settlement gives it an upward ten dency. The recent tossing about of the Tariff bill, especially tba sugar tchedule, haft givon certain brokers an opportunity to boom or depress the Itock of the sugar trust and large amounts of money have been made and lost by dealers in this stock dur ing the past three months. There have often been exciting scenes In the lock exchange, but few more exciting In the Stock Exchange. Aan when the news was received of :ho agreement of the House of Rep resentatives with the report of its inference committee upon the tariff Uill. Instantly the stock of the sugar trust began to rlaa and soon went up fourteen points. Later in the day it declined a few points, but fully three fourths of the advance was a perma aen tgaln. Many large dealers made thousands of dollars, and, of course, many others who were on the wrong side lost heavily. Although Greater New York has be wmie a fact, It Is still to be materially ;onsolidated by a network of pneu matic tubes. Through their agency It is expected that the most distant points will be brought within a few minutes of each other. Letters will be whirled underground from all the branch post otdces to the main office ,n a dozen seconds. Telegrams will be leilvered in the original hand writing f the sendor without the intervention 3f wires. Shoppers in the department itores will find their purchases waiting for them when they arrive home, and Jellvery wagons will no longer be used. In a score of other ways the in convenience of distance will be mini mized. A company has been organized to ac complish all this, and it Is known as the Tubular Dispatch Company. Its object financially Is to facilitate the work of quick delivery in the post of fice system by connecting the outlying districts with the main office. It has made a contract with the United States Governmen under which it will receive 5150,000 a year for four years for per forming the service. The work of laying the pneumatic tubes will be commenced soon and the work com pleted, and the system in working or der early In October. The extension of the system over the entire territory of Greater New York will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible. It la estimated that the work will cost 4, 500,000. Some of the wealthiest men in the city are among the stockholders in the company. The active agent is said to be John E. Mlllholland, of the Tribune. It Is stated that the company will es tablish stations In the big department stores, at drug stores and convenient locations for the delivery of parcels, packages, telegrams and messages. The company relies for its main profits upon this local carrying business. A lady who Mves in 180th0i street can make a purchase on Fourteenth street, eight miles away from her home, and the package will be shot through the pnenmatio tube and delivered at her residence before the cashier can hand her the change, A subject that is agitating the peo ple of the Great city is how mall shall be directed. The Government officials have been conuidoring the subject, and the most foaaable plan is believed to be a designation of the different local ities as In Washington. It is prob able that Brooklyn will be known as Now York East, Staten Island with !he word South added, New York proper with West added and that sec tion above the Harlem as New York North. The post office department expects great conf usion In the handling of tne malls unless some euch remedy Is ap plied, because in each of the different localities there are many streets with duplicate names and numbers. A curious appearing vehicle was seen on Fifth avenue the. other day. It is a combination coach for mourners and for the dead. Judged by the attention it attracted it will be some time be fore people will become accustomed to It, The vehicle, which is Intended to be a hearse and a funeral procession in one, was made for a burial company on West Twenty-sixth street, and la the first one of the kind ever seen or used In this city, or in this country. The idea of this combination burial carriage Is ecouomy at funerals. The vehicle weighs about 6,000 pounds. It Is nineteen feet long and six feet wide. It somewhat resembles a Fifth avenue stage. The body of the affair 1s arranged very much like an omni bus, only there are two compartments. The one In front is entered by steps on the side. It will seat eight persons and la designed for the family of the dead person. The rear compartment will seat sixteen persons comfortably. On top of the coach Is the hearso ar ran gom en t. It is glass case for the coffin, with a wooden top, resembling the body of a hearse. The hearse sec tion Is lowered at the rear end by elec trical apparatus, 'so that the coffin can be rolled up or rolled down an Inclined plane. The coflin Is kept In place by clomps. It Is all black, and Is drawn ly four horses. Undertakers here say It will be popolar, as It will do away with the expense of carriages, will ranks funerals private and has all the dements of cxclustvcness, as well as ol economy. The Interior Is hnndsomely upholstered and cushioned. The wheels have rubber tires, and it le eahl to be a most comfortable and roomy vehicle to ride in. There is more than the usual inter est in aquatic sports this year and the regattas draw large Towds. Just now preparations are being made for the fifty-third annual c ulse of the New York Yacht Club. ( ups hnve been of fered by the Vice-Commodore and the Hear Commodore, and these will be called for In Augusl, at Glen Cove. The Commodore offers the following ciipu to be raced for from Vineyard Haven, Mass., to Saddleback Ledbe Licit t, at the entrance to the East Pe- aobsrot river, Me.: A cup of the value of 12,000 for the winning schooner in t'lames A, B and C. A cup of the value or $1,000 for the winning schoouer In CKmmm D and F. A cup of the value if $1,000 for the winning sloop In Class O. A cup of the value of $1,000 for the winning sloop in Classes H, J, K, L and M. Officials of the Board of Trade and Transportation have discovered that ninety per cent, of the twenty-one mil lion dollars of trade of Hawaii is with the United States. In other words (vo buy from Hawailans nearly everything they have to sell and sell them all they buy. The Islands are ;seutlally American in trade aud en terprise as they are in location. It is contended that under ithese circum stances annexation is their manifest lestlny. Assisted In a measure by the police department, the people are making a war on the noise producers of the city. This is to be commended and a sue (X'ssful outcome will be welcomed by thousands of sufferers. Fancy how a nervous person confined to bed in the city by illness during this trying weather must suffer from the discor dant cries of an endless procession of street vendors! The crosade against unnecessary noise will go on until the ?fty is made -a more endurable place lo reside In, Another movement is taking form and its advocates are hopeful of ac complishing something very. soon. The eaoi-moua quantities of garbage pro duced by three millions of people is sow dumped Into the lower bay. Add n to this at this season of the year Is an enortaoua quantity of decayed fruits and vegetables Which pollute :h3 waters and etrew the beacoesjThe Board of Health is 'urged to talte up the subject and provide a plant (or burning all the garbage arrd refused! !he Great city. It Js contended thot-So 10113 as this constantly augmenting voluraa of refuse remains in existence. It will breed disease no matter where t Is deposited. The work of 100 architect is soon :o be passed upon by a committee of fxpert3 and there is breathless anxiety among these competitors. These ar chitects have been at work on plans tor the Now York Public Library. The picturesque ivy-covered Egyptian-like structure at the corner of Forty-second street and Fifth avenue, in Bryant Park will soon be pulled down, and on Its site will be erected a grand work Ladles' Day of the Larchmont Yacht Club's Racing Week. shop for the students of the Great city, S3 well as the centre of popular ed ucation. The old reservoir covers a plot of ground measuring about 480 reot each way. The new library will co.,'1 nearly 52,000,000. It will be Are proof throughout and when completed will furnish a resting place for 4,000, t00 volumes. The magnificent struc ture will perpetuate In its name the memory of three of New York's first ftisillieo Astor, Lenox and Tllden whose separate benefactions failed of thvir most complete service until they vote made the foundation of a single enteprisc, brouder In its scope than uny of them. The plans for the trolley cars cross lug Mi a Brooklyn bridge have been tio;)iJ by Uie companies concerned Rud approved by the bridge officials. Sixteen elevators are to carry the pas congers up and down the 50 feet that will stretch between the street and 10. ley platforms. A thousand passen gers an hour Is the capacity of each ii.iuhlno. When the loop is finished, it vriil form a new story In the bridge te: n:iuj , Just clearing the tops of the steam cars as they are switched from tiii truck to another. Four tracks will I'o laid on the loop and eight cars can Rtatid at one time in the 180 feet ot space allotted. This electric route, hlch above the water of the East riv er, will be open in six months. The lost rainstorm gave the Bmall boy who hustles downtown a bright :dea. He armed himself with an um tii eKa, rushed to the "L" road stations and took his stand at the foot of tha ptairs. YTl:enever a wan or a woman without a raln-shedder came down, the rr.M boy piped: "Here you are! ilero's ytur umbrella! Take you home for a nickel If It ain't too far. Only a (!.ne to go r.nyivbene." And lots of Vc-ti;!o hired the small boy and his w'.T.orclla. Tha street arabs of New Vo.it areiuot a bit slow. CI1AP.LE3 F. FOLLEN. !fctrt-t In Lai-e Dmui, The very ncweet idea In lace dresses Is to weave them all In one piece and r.lienly ehaped, narrow and close at th top and gradually spreading out. "A perfect tvre of the nUMW ratr oi excellence in mTiiifactnr fc.; Wnlter Raker & Co s H BREAKFAST COCOA I rt rii H $' I - . n He iure tht you f et the genuine article, made at . . jii EiUbllthed r I7VU ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOtE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. l?:Eisr 2sr- OOOI33 .a. Specialty. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agunta tor the followlntf brands of Cigars- Henry Clay, Londros, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Ash Bloomsburg Pa. toe Iow Juid Ofcod Wofk. For the finest and best stoves, tinware, roofing, spouting and general job work, go to V. W. Watts, on Iron street Buildings heated by steam, hot air or hot water in a satisfac tory mannpr S.mit.irv Plnmbino1 n snerialtv. j , j .0 . ( j . I have the exclusive control of the Thatcher steam, hot water and hot air heaters lor this territory, which is acknowl. edged to be the best heater on the market. All work guaran teed. W. W. WATTS, IRON STREET. moonisburg Ia. 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. Cohner Iron axd Main Sts. W. H. floore. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF C AISPE T , MAT T I30, or Oil, CJLOVII, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. BMDWIK'B 2nd Door above Court House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. Two Magic Words. She was a gaunt, grim individual, and with the aid of an umbrella she was seen nersistentlv elbowing her way along one of the crowded thorough- lares. as she entered one of the prominent stores and stepped to the counter she quietly looked over a smartly dressed ladv who stood bv her side. Then looking calmly around the store, as if to see if the display of wares met her amiroval. with a natrnni. zing air she thus addressed the pretty salesgirl : "Will vou Dlease show me vnnr orange spoons ?" at the same time ad justing her glasses. "Jsolul or plated ? Questioned the girl- "Oh, solid," with a sniff. "Do you wish souvenir or plain ?'' again asked the girl in a courteous tone. "I don't know, but I must have a handsome one." "Will this one at $c be too exten sive?" the girl continued, placing a handsome affair on the velvet. The ladv in black crave nnc crlani-n With a determined look beautitul to see she replied, with a curious infW. tion, "I don't like that." "Then how would vou like this one?" as she placed one of nfaf re sign before the purchaser. "l guess not. Vou see. Harrv s so very particular. But I said when 1 came to Boston he should have as beautiful a spoon as his grandma's pocketbook could buy, and" "Here is a very pretty one j surely he would like this." but there u-.i a tired look about the girl's eyes as she laid the third one on the counter be fore the would be buyer's gaze. "It was marked from" She never finish ed the sentence. "Marked down, did you say?" "Marked down from" commenreil the girl. aj . ... 1 Absolutely rurc ichcious 1 luinucus. Cosls Less than One Cent a Cup. H DORCHESTER, MASS.K Uye j a -avx e. I . a 4 SHOES "I'll take it," and not long after grandma was on the street, a most satisfied expression on her careworn face. That was how that salesgirl earned her money that day. Boston Journal. Tbe Happy Days of Age. Old Idea of Youth's Carelessness Has Foundation. Youth takes itself with the same seriousness which belonged to age in a time ot less knowledge ; and one ol the greatest proofs of a more complete mastery by the world of the art of living is the wish and ability to be careless, says Scribner's. The one who is learning to dance counts the step, and that fs what age has ceased to do j while youth is still whispering "one, . two, three" most sedulously to itself. It is not that things do not seem so important, nor is it, as it is sometimes claimed, that age or the age is more skeptical ; but, generally, age nowadays has mastered its ele mentary knowledge earlier until it has it as an actor of an often played role and need not be conning the part all the time. It does not lose its dignity because, sometimes, like royalty, it travels incognito; and if" chooses under other titles to seek 1 f.-eer life it knows how to do it and dares do it and is welcome to, though it creates a very different state ot things Irom any that ever existed be fore. Seeing the bent brows of sop homores and the solemn eyes ol "buds," no one dares to talk longer ol the happy, careless days of youth T..ere is a change. Age "a'amuser; and really, in view of the present conditions; there is nothing to be done except to advise youth to hurry up as fast as it can and grow pld. Just try a 10c. box ofCascarets, the finest liver and bowel regulator evC made. 4 0: course this la very expensive.
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