8 SHOES! Newest Spring Styles for Men and Women, That are Worthy of Your Inspection. W. C. McKINNEY, " No. 8 East Main Street THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. OOMMENOEMENT. The seventh annual commence ment exercises of the Bloomsburg High School was held in the presence of a large audience in the Opera House Thursday evening. The stage was very prettily decorated with flowers and plants and the national flags. The exercises began with an over ture by the Bloomsburg Orchestra under the direction of W. B. Riffo. The invocation was delivered by Rev. M. E. McLinn of the Lutheran Church. The next on the program was a salutatory and recitation, entitled "The Star Spangled Banner, by Miss Lillian Hidlay. Miss Edna Weillver recited a well prepared essay on "The Value of the Study of Latin. Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever" was beautifully rendered by the orchestra. "Our Naval Heroes" is the title of a stirring oration, delivered by Ben jamin Kashner. A recitation "An Incident of the Johnstown Flood" by Miss Bessie Yetter, was listened to with consider able interest. "Once in a Purple Twilight " was nicely sung by Miss Greta Cox. Then came one of the most inter eating numbers of the program. Resolved: "That the United States Should Annex Cuba." . Affirm ative, Edward Lewis, negative, Wm. Quick. The Judges were C. A. Kleim, Wm. F,. Rinker and John C. Rutter. Both sides were handled in such an able manner, that the Judges had their hands full in rendering the decision. It was finally decided in the affirmative. A recitation "The Birds of Killing worth" by Miss Grace Chromis, was rendered in a way that evoked con siderable praise. Waltzes—San Domingo, by the Orchestra. "The Friend of the Oppressed," t was the subject of a well delivered ' oration by Benjamin F. Carpenter. "Brief Sketches of the Class" was the title of an essay by Miss Hannah Sullivan. The Graduation Song was render ed in a way that could not fail to please everybody. At this juncture James C.Brown, President of the Board in a short and appropriate address presented the diplomas. After a medley by the orchestra, Miss Mable Heist delighted the andience with a recitation and vale dictory, entitled "Revolutionary Ris ing. She spoke very distinctly and her stage carriage was easy and grace ful. The. benediction was pronounced by Rev. M. E. McLinn. While the people were leaving the - Orchestra rendered "America For ever," by Voelker. Thus closed the most successful commencement exercises ever held by the school, and the class of twelve young ladies and gentlemen, who have completed their studies now pass from the High School to battle with the world. May success be with them. Its a Good Law. No woman who marries an old soldier after July Ist will be entitl ed to a pension if he dies. The old soldier with a comfortable pension has furnished inducements for many a designing woman to wed, especi ally as his death does not stop the pension. But this will all be chang ed next year, and the veteran who gets married after that time will have the satisfaction of knowing he furnishes all the attractions himself. As Large As Peas- Dupont, I'a., \lay 28, 1898. —Mrs. E. Morris, P. O. Box 37, this place, states that she was a great sufferer from distressing pains in her stomach, especially after eating. They were so severe that beads of perspiration would stand on her forehead as large as peas. Her husband persuaded her to try the well-known medicine, Hood's Sarsaparilla, and after taking & few bottles she says she has never been troubled with these pains. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST- Russia's winter wheat crop is re ported in good condition. A tornado literally annihilated the village of Cunningham, Kansas. Balboa boulevard, San Francisco, has been changed in name to Dewey boulevard. Bishop John P. Newman, of the M. E. church, will soon retire because of ill health. The price of bread has advanced fifty per cent, in the southern part of Germany. Alonzo P. Carpenter, chief justice of the supreme court of New Hamp shire, is dead. American cable companies in Lon don refuse to transmit Spanish gov ernment messages. Thieves stole $4,000 worth of jew elry from United States Senator Ma son's Washington residence. By the fall of an elevator in an'un completed warehouse, in Boston, four persons weie killed. Mrs. Lena Sporn, of New York, while insane, chopped the heads off her two infant children. Cramp & Sons, the ship builders, Philadelphia, have advanced the wages of their employes twenty-five per cent. A New York financial journal says the banks of that city have a larger reserve than for fourteen months past. A great fire in Sollern mine, near Dortmund, Prussia, is believed to have caused the death of forty-five miners. Edward Bellamy, the renowned au thor of -'Looking Backward," is dead at Springfield, Mass., aged forty-eight years. Isaac Smith, residing at Proctor, W. Va., has attained the age of 109 years. He is a native of William sport, Pa. What is claimed to be the biggest American flag in the world floats over a building in Chicago. It is 70x40 feet. Two men were run over by a hose cart and fatally injured at Lorain, 0., during a celebration of the Manila naval victory. Charles H. Allen, of Massachusetts, has been appointed assistant secretary of the navy, vice Theodore Roosevelt, resigned. The Kansas court of appeals has sustained the state law prohibiting corporations paying employes in scrip and operating company stores. Mrs. Mary F.. Sellner, of Phila delphia, has been arrested on suspic ion of having caused the death of her wealthy husband by poison. Cincinnati ladies have refused to purchase goods of French manufac ture because of the French sympathy with Spain in the pending war. Judge Wilson, of Seattle, Wash., and James Wesley, of Tacoma, have returned from Dawson City, bringing 800 letters and $ll,OOO in gold dust. Gardner C. Sims, of Providence, R. 1., who has been commissioned an engineer in the volunteer forces of the navy, is three times a millionaire. A bonded loan of $900,000, at per cent, interest, issued by the city of Philadelphia, has been awarded to a New York firm on a premium of $103.21. Vandals at Lafayette college, Easton, Pa., entered the chapel and smeared the pulpit Bible, hymn books and other articles with a thick costing of tar. Rather than call an extra session of the Maine legislature, to mobilize the troops of that state, Gov. Powers, it is said, proposes to foot the bill himself. American ladies in London are boycotting French stores because of expressions in France of sympathy with Spain in the war with the United States. Secretary of War Alger has asked congress to create an additional office in that department, viz: second as sistant secretary of war, with a salary of $4,000 a year. A cyclone is reported to have des troyed a great part of Birqa, a seaport town of the island of Sumbawa, Malay Archipelago, causing the death of thousands of persons. England is strengthening her Pacific naval force and fortifications. It is THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. intimated that England will soon make a move in that section that will startle the world. President McKinley has saved the pen with which he signed the resolu tion of congress extending thanks to admiral Dewey and his men. It will be presented to the admiral on his return to this country. Japan transferred Wei-Hai-Wei to China on Monday. On Tuesday the British landed a force to occupy the place and British and Chinese flags were hoisted side by side. Later on the Chinese flag will be lowered. Forty-two persons are known to have lost their lives as the result of the tornado which swept over parts of eastern lowa, western Illinois ami southern Wisconsin on Wednesday night. The property loss will run into the hundreds of thousands. Pennsylvania's Troops- Present Location ol the Several Regiments of the Keystone State. The location of the various organ i zations that comprised the National Guard of this State before being sworn in as United States Volunteers is at present as follows : first Regiment, Colonel Wendell P. Bowtnan, at Camp Thomas, Chicka mauga, Ga., assigned to Third Bri-1 gade, Second Division, First Provi sional Army Corps. Second Regiment, First Battalion. . Colonel J. Biddle Porter, at Du Pont Powder Works, Montchanin, Del. : Second Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel ; H. T. Dechert, at Pennsgrove, N. J . | Powder Works. Third Regiment, Colonel Robert Ralston, at Tampa, Fla., assigned to First Brigade, Second Division, First Piovisional Army Corps. Fourth Regiment, Colonel D. B ! | Case, at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Ga., assigned to Second Brigade, First Division, First Provisional Army ' Corps. Fifth Regiment, Colonel Theodore Burchfield, at Camp Thomas, Chicka-1 mauga, Ga., assigned to First Brigade, ' Third Division, First Provisional Army Corps. Sixth Regiment, Colonel J. W. Schall, at Camp Alger. Falls Church, Va. Eighth Regiment, Colonel T. F. : Hoffman, at Camp Alger, Falls Church Va. Ninth Regiment, Colonel C. B. ; Dougherty, at Camp Thomas, Chicka mauga, Ga., assigned to Third Bri-1 gade, Third Division, First Provision- | al Army Corps. I Tenth Regiment, Colonel A. L. , Hawkins, at Camp Richmond, San Francisco, Cal., en route for Manila. Twelfth Regiment, Colonel J. B. ! Coryell, at Camp Alger, Falls Church, I Va. Thirteenth Regiment, Colonel H. | A. Coursen, at Camp Alger, Falls | Church, Va. Fourteenth Regiment, Colonel W. J. Glenn, at Camp Hastings, Mount i Gretna, unassigned. Fifteenth Regiment, Colonel W. A. ! Kreps, at Camp Hastings, Mount. Gretna, unassigned. Sixteenth Regiment, Colonel W. J. I Hulings, at Chickamauga, Ga., assign j ed to Third Brigade, First Division, I First Provisional Army Corps. Eighteenth Regiment, Colonel N. M. Smith, at Camp Hastings, Mount Gretna, unassigned. First Troop, Captain J. C. Groome. j at Camp Hastings, Mount Gretna, j unassigned. Sheridan Troop, Captain C. S. W. Jones, at Camp Hastings, Mount Gretna, unassigned. Governor's Troop, Captain F. M. Ott, at Camp Hastings. Mount i Gretna, unassigned. Battery A. Captain B. H. Warbur ton, at Newport, News, Va. Battery B. Captain A. E. Hunt, at ! Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, Ga. Battery C. Captain George Waters, I at Newport, News, Va. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD'S i NEW DOUBLE-TRAOK LINE TO ATLANTIC OiTY- With the new schedule of early | summer trains in effect May 28th, the I West Jersey and Seashore Railroad | practically opens to travel its new double-track line from Camden and Broad Street Station to Atlantic City. Quring the Winter and Spring the j line from Camden to Atlantic City j has been actually rebuilt. The old ! 'ight rails have been replaced by new steel rails weighing one hundred 1 pounds to the yard, and an entirely new road has been constructed by the ' grading necessary for the double j tracks. The grade crossing over the tracks i of the Jersey Southern Railway at [ Winslow has been eliminated by the | building of an elevated roadway high j above the intersecting tracks, ano thus enabling the fastest trains to j pass this point without slackening speed. An absolutely new roadbed | has been constructed across the j meadows. Upon the magnificent j foundation of the old Camden & j Atlantic roadbed, which has been j building by the accumulated work of , forty years, thousands of carloads of j gravel and sand have been placed to j : | the depth of six feet from the surface ' j up, so that the tracks are elevated • above the height of the storm tides. ; I In order that the elevated tracks may . ! the better withstand the action of , l storm tides, canals have been opened | | at intervals to carry the accumulated ; j water beneath the roadway and the j exposed sides of the embankment ,! have been thickly coated with the , j heavy and adhesive soil dug from the ; | meadows. The new track is as firm . I as the old ever was, and with these ' j protections and reinforcements it will | stand firmly the brunt of any ordinary 1 storm. The new roadway has been ' j coated with an application of oil so as 1 to free it from the dust naturally inci- I ' dent to the new grading, i Under these improved conditions 1 the West Jersey and Seashore's j double-tracked lines to Atlantic City | form the finest and best line of rail road to any Summer resort in I America. The speed of trains both | from Broad Street Station and Cam ' den will be materially accelerated and the time of transit proportionately re | duccd. The rolling stock and equip ; ment will be fully up to the high , standard maintained by the Penn l sylvania Railroad. I The Summer traveler to Atlantic ; City by this popular route will enjoy I the finest facilities offered by any rail -1 road in the world. McOlure's Magazine tor June- While conserving its general liter | ary interests, Me Clures Magazine for 1 June makes good its title of a War I Number; and is really an unparalleled {achievement in making a monthly j periodical fully representative of the ! great interest of the hour, without any | sacrifice of literary and artistic quality. The editors explain that to accom plish this, they had practically to make ! the number over a second time, cast ing aside part of it after it had gone i to press. Beginning with an effective patriotic cover, designed by Mr. Kenyon Cox, ; and a frontispiece portrait of the com- I mander of the armies, General Miles, ; the special character of the number is continued by an article, admirable in tone and abundant in information, |by General Fitzhugh Lee, giving the | observations and impressions gathered by him as Consul-General at Havana on Cuba, and its people and govern . ment, and the war for freedom. This is fully illustrated with portraits of 1 Cuban rulers and leaders and pictures ,of Cuban scenes and incidents. Gen eral Miles contributes an article re -1 cording his recent observations of armies and commanders in Europe ; 1 and this too is very fully illustrated. I Stephen Bonsai, writing from Ad (miral Sampson's flagship, the very \ centre of operations, tells the story of the movements and adventures of the 1 blockading fleet; and his article is | illustrated from photographs taken by him aboard thejflagship. James Barnes contributes some stirring "Songs of i the Ships of Steel"; L. A. Coolige ; tells some heroic stories of Dewey, Sampson, and the other fighting lead ers : Joseph Earle Stevens writes of Manila out of his own experience as i a resident there ; and William Allen | White, the author of the "Boyville" | stories, in a sketch of real poetic quality descril es the mustering and departure of the volunteers. There is still other war matter in the number, , including a noHe war hymn by Henry Newbolt; and theie are an interesting i instalment of Anthony Hope's novel, an excellent short story by Octave : Thanet, and Charles A. Dana's recol lections of his own connection with the Secret Service and of an historic i visit to General Sheridan. j We have received the latest sample \ book of society address cards and are prepared to supply cards with beauti i ful designs and in great variety to ! Masons of all degrees, Odd Fellows, Knights of Malta, Knights of the Gol t den Eagle, Junior O. U. A. M., I G. A. R., Union Veteran League, Sons of Veterans, Royal Arcanum, |P.O.S. of A. Also cards for Fire men, Christian Endeavors and many other organizations. Call and see j samples. tf. Note What People Say. RAVEN CRIKK, PA., May 1, 189 K. This Is to certify that we have used the Home • omfort Range for live years, and will say that li Is perfect In every respect. It has no equal us a baker. We consider It by far the cheapest , range any one can buy, as It lias already saved t Its price In fuel. Will say to my neighbors buy I one and be convinced. Respectfully, MB. & MRS. c. E. ALIIKKTSON, MII.ES W. Moss, EI.IZA PHILLIPS. 1 This is to certify that having used the Home | Comfort Range for live years we can cheerfully recommend it to any one as being the best I cooking apparatus we ever had. We tlnd it a j perfect baker and cooker, a great fuel saver, and would not part with It. Mb. SI. Moss, Mossvlllc, Pa. MRS. ELIJAH HKSS, Elk Grove, Fa. FAIRMOCNT SPRINGS, PA., Slay, in, matt. I We purchased one or the Home comfort 1 Ranges five years ago and are pleased to any it gives entire satisfaction; icr heating and bak ! lug li Is superior to all other ranges. It taking one-half the fuel of our east Iron stove ; also for cleanliness It can not be surpassed : there Is I an ample supply of hot wcter at all times. Mbs. MAKTHA SUTLIFF, SIR. O. W. UEBS, SIR. &. MRS. .1. N. PENNINGTON, SIR. G. W. SUTLIFF. BENTON, PA., May, 20. lkW. | We have been using a Home Comfort Range - for live years aud are pleased to say il gives en tlre satisfaction. We would not do without I ours; would recommend it to any one wishing a first-class range. MR. A Sins. 11. M. VKRDINK. SIR. & SIRS. MARTIN ALHKHTSON. { Wrought Iron Range Co., St. Louis, Mo. I R-a-u. • 100,000 More To Be Oalled- Governor Hastings said on Satur day that the President of the United States will cad in a short time for 100,000 more volunteers for the national army, and this, it is believed, will afford an opportunity for the guard now being formed and the numerous, military organizations throughout the state to enter the ser vice of Uncle Sam. The call may come about the 15th of this month. From the general impression of men well posted on military matters the call will be for men for new regiments not simply to fill up those already in the field as was contemplated in the second call of two weeks ago. NOTICE. R. H. Ringler is our authorized collector, and is now engaged in calling upon town subscribers. WANTED. A Normal School Catalogue for 1883-4. Please report price at this office. THE BROADWAY 0 Progressive Store=keeping Does not mean gigantic profits. It means doing business—con tinually constantly selling seasonable goods, even at a loss before holding them over for many months. We are Progressive store=keepers And will sell thousands of dol lars worth of seasonable stuff while you most want them. This is the argument for the great June business. Large Turkish bath toilet soap, 4 cakes for sc. Special values in white counter panes at 98c 1.07 and 5i.25. Curtain scrim, 10 yds for 45c Sash curtain materials, 10, 19, 25c yd. Linen towels, 10, 15, 24c ea Ladies' hemstitched handker chiefs, 5, 10, 25c ea. Black India linen, 12, 16c yd Time books, 2c ea Men's laundried white shirts, short bosoms, 69c ea. Ladies' ribbed vests, 4, 8, 13c ea Heavy black silk mitts, 24c pr Large leather belt pins, 8c ea Elastic corset lacers, 2c ea Aluminum thimbles, ic ea Men's favorite garters, 10c pr Military hat pins, 5c ea Bone collar buttons, 3c doz Agency for Butterick Patterns. June styles now ready. Subscribe for the " Glass of Fashion," 25c per year at our store. Respectfully Submitted to the dash Trade Only by 111 BROADWAY CASE Moyer's New Building, Main Street, BLOOMSBURG. SHOES. Seed Value, lest Styles. Popular Prices. Are the essential features of our care fully selected Shoe Stock. Our 26 years experience and spot cash buying enables us to furnish you with the best there is for the money. Our line of UNDERWEAR and HOSIERY is complete. W. H. Moore. COR. SECOND AND IRON STS. Bloomsburg. JONAS LONG'S SONS* WEEKLY CHATS. WILKES-BARRE, PA., Thursday, June 9th, 1898.1 Millinery. The first real showing of Sum- 1 mcr Millinery may be seen here this week. Beautiful, of course ; it's the character of the store to do all things right. Millinery is no exception. The store would bank its reputation on Millinery alone. Thus are things to be seen here, newest in style, most up-to-date in design and lowest in price. Read :he following special sale items : Violets, nice large bunches at lOC. Rose Sprays, with foliage, in. beautiful clusters, and in nil colors, at 1 ic. Flowers, foliage, just like the real, large bunches of Poppies, Lilacs, Daisies, Bluets, Foliaere. at 19c. Children's Trimmed Sailors at; Isc. j Special sale of Children's Straw j Flats, just the thing for Summer wear, in all colors, white and leg-] horn, at 25c. Ladies' Fine Trimmed Sailors,! in white, black, blue and brown, instead of their price, 49c., are; marked at 39c. A large assortment of Children's Primmed Leghorn and Straw Hats, with wreaths, at 39c. Specially interesting are the Ladies' Trimmed Hats from 51.98 to 52.98 that have been reduced for this sale to 98c. Ladies' Shirt Waists. Fine White I .awn Shirt Waists, with pointed yoke back, blouse front, laundried collar and soft finished cuffs, 95c. Pine Lawn Waists, with yoke of insertion and tucks, shirred blouse fronts, 51.48 and 52.25. White Goods. India Linons, from 6c. per yard to 30c. Persian Lawns, 32 inches wide, at 25c., 28c., 35c., 40c. French Muslins, 45 inches wide, at 35 c. to 68c. Plain and Dotted, Swisses, from 15c. to 35c. French Organdies, 72 inches wide 38c. to 68c. Wash Goods. New styles of Challies, the 6c. kind, at 3jZc. Corded Dimity, new patterns, light, medium and dark grounds, the Bc. quality, now 4j^c. The ioc. kind, extra weight Ginghams and Seersuckers, in stripes and checks, reduced to 6c 36-inch wide Percales, instead of their price ioc., at 7c. 40-inch Lawns and Jaconets, were 12 ]/, c. and 15c., special at 9 1 /iC. Zephyr Broche Organdies, light and dark grounds, usually sold at 16c., our price, ioc. Large lot of new styles Dimities, Lappets, Organdies, at l2]/ i c. Imported Organdies, were 31c., new styles, sale price, 20c. French Organdies, light, medium and dark grounds, special designs to be seen here only 30c., 35c, 40c. Organdie Lawn, for lining Or gandies, that was 15c.. all the new shades now at I2j^c. Cotton Bedford Suiting, in all colors—light blue, white, pink, cream, cardinal, black, navy, at 25c. Summer Underwear. Ladies' Sleeveless Ribbed Vests, crochet neck and cape Bc. Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests, sleeveless with crochet neck and sleeve, ioc. Ladies' Line Sleeveless Ribbed Vests, V shape neck, taped in neck and sleeve, finished with, crochet lace, l2jZc. Ladies, extra size Vests, in white and ecru, low neck, short sleeves, also low neck, sleeveless, 19c. Ladies' Knit Corset Covers, finished with neat lace in neck, 25c. Children's Sleeveless Ribbed Vests, finished with pink, blue and white lace, 7c. Misses' Fine Jersey Ribbed Vests and Pants, high neck and short sleeves; low neck and short sleeves, 15 c. Greater Wilkes-Barre's Greatest
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