THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. y- . i jw mj son every every abundance. We offer none, only want to tell you par ents that we carry in stock the " Owl Calf " Shoes for boys. W. C. McKINNEY, Bloomsburg, Pa. NO. 8 EAST MAIN ST. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURO. PA. J. S. Williams & Son, BLOOMSBURG, PA., Public Sale Criers and General Auctioneers. tw Fifteen years experience. Sntlsfuellnn f uaranleed. Brat returns of nny Rule criers In his h;i I'm of the Ktate. Write for terms and dau-s. We never disappoint our patrons. 1-S BALLS. Saturday, March 4TH. V. II. and John II. Sitlcr, administra trators of Levi Sitler, deceased, will sell a valuable farm in Briarcreek township, at 10 o'clock a. m. See advertisement. At the same time and place will be sold a lot of grain, pork, chickens, farm utensils, household goods, &c. Friday, March 10. L. K. Hartman, of Berwick, will sell at pt blic sale, at the farm of Reuben Kisner's estate, in Salem Twp., Luzerne county, a lot of personal property, consisting of horses, cows, cultivators, plows, harrows, etc. Sale to commence at 10 a. m. A patent has been granted to V. II. Crossley of Bloomsburg, for a bicycle brake. The pay of school teachers is at tracting universal attention. Of the more proficient teachers who are generally titled as professors, there are seventeen in Pennsylvania who receive less than $100 per month; 1,270 who are paid less than $150, and 6,653 less tnan $200, to say nothing of the hundreds who do not receive even on an average of $35 per month. Last year the wages of the State's teachers were reduced on an average of 94 cents, and the year before $3.73. New York's teachers had their wages advanced last year an average ot $8,06 and the year be fore $3.69. The comparison is not at all creditable to the Keystone State. The couutry teacher especi ally is underpaid and when vaca tions are taken into consideration, at the beginning of another term the teacher generally finds himself in debt. Good teachers are like good mechanics. They can't be ob tained unless a fair rate of wages is paid. The Week's Business Duns Weekly Jieriew of Trade says in its issue of Saturday: The solid basis foi good business has not been shaken by the speculat ive reaction. Stocks have been slight ly lower, and the market is all the safer because much unsoundness and unreason have been shaken out. Fluctuating within a range of about $1 a share, railroad stocks closed a shade higher, and on Thursday sales on European account changed to con siderable purchases. Speculation in wheat, which lor a time depressed prices, has also taken a turn, and with heavy exports the market tends up ward again. The cotton movement is not essentially speculative, but based on reported injuries, and holds in ad vamce. Meanwhile dispatches given to-day from all parts of the couutry show extraordinary activity in the chief branches of trade, and a business much larger than a year ago in near ly all. The heavy excess of exports over imports continues, New York ex ports having been in five weeks 16 per cent, larger than last year, while imports were by 9 per cent, larger. The philosophers may as well recog nize that business is not as a rule transacted without profit. When it continues heavy somebody is making money. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and will be sent to the dead letter office March 7, 1 899: Miss Mae Crockett, Miss Olive Robbins, Theo. F. Kennedy, Adam muIL Persons calling for the above letters will please say that they were advertised leb. 21, 1899. O. B. Mkllick, P M. Are You Using Allen's Foot- Ease? Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures Corns, Bunions, Chilblains, Damp, Sweating, Swollen Feet. At all drucgists and Shoe Stores, 35c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, LeRoy N. Y. a-i6-4t-d ADVICE Is free. That's the rea- one gets one gets it in m B V.N TON NEWS. Benton, Pa., Feu. si, '99. A general thaw struck this place Saturday and Sunday, and took away a large amount of the snow. Fred and Scott Eves Sundayed at this place, returning home Monday morning. Ira R. McIIenry and wife spent Sunday at Cambra the guests of the former's brother. The school entertainment given in the Town Hall Saturday night, was greeted by a full house, and proved a snccess in every particular. Our band furnished them with some elegant music. Mrs. Walter Miller and baby left for Danville last week where she will join her husband. Wm. Schlingman and wife of Wilkesbarre, are visiting relatives and friends here. Hood Johnson and wife of Rhors burg, spent Sunday witli the family of Art Kline. H. M. Kyle of Scranton is visiting the family of Ira McIIenry and ex pects to remain at least a week. Wilbur Jacobs and Bart Hagenbuch accompanied by their lady friends spent Sunday at Unityville. Frank Mathers of Rhorsburg, drove to this place Saturday night with a horse owned by Boyd Appleman. The horse took fright and became unman ageable running about two miles above town where it was discovered Sunday morning with a broken leg. The animal which was a valuable one had to be shot. At this writing a number are yet suffering with the grip. Gus Mertoo who has been at Wilkes barre for the past few months, return ed home last week. Mrs. Ira McHenry and her daught er, Mrs. C. F. Mann spent Tuesday in Bloom. Messrs M. R. McHenry, Bart and Fred Hagenbuch, accompanied by their lady friends drove to Jamison City Monday and spent the evening with the family of Chas. Hirleman, re turning at a reasonable hour. NOTES IBOM ESPY. E. K. Crevehng is suffering from a distressing illness. Mrs. Moore Dawson of Blooms burg, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Chromis, of Kingston, visited Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ruckle on Tuesday evening. Miss Flora Sheats of Montandon, returned home on Friday, after spend ing a week with relatives in town. Carl Brown of Bloomsburg, trans acted business in town last Friday. Mrs. Erastus Baker is seriously ill at this writing. Her daughter, Mrs. Sade Keller of Sunbury, is with her. Lemuel Edear has been incanaei. tated from attending to his usual oc cupation, by injuries caused by being thrown from a sled last week. The concert rendered bv the Cata. wissa band in Town Hall last Satnr. cay evening, was deserving of better patronage tnan was afforded it, the attendance beine Drobablv affected by the inclemency of the weather. every numoer was rendered in such a a manner as to leave no doubt as to the excellent ability of the organiza tion. Those elected to office for Fact Scott by Tuesday's election are as ionows : Supervisor, Philip Angle ; School Director, J. M. Lehman; Con stable, H. W. Angle ; Auditor, Byron Kashner; Registry Assessor, O. B. Case; Judge of Election, Chas. Green wait; Inspectors, J. W. Greenwalt, C. C. Hess. MAEEIED- Fields Fisher. On Saturday, February 18, 1899, by W. B. Snyder, Esq., at his office, Locust township, this county, Mr. Howard Fields and Miss Emma Fisher, both of Franklin township, this county. Edwards Crawford. On Tn. day, February 21st. i8on. h r.i, Jacoby, Esq, William Edwards, of ui.uKc, ra., and Martha Craw ford, of Lightstreet, Pa. Keduotion Sale- Beginning Saturday. Fehniaru TRt , and continuing for one week, Hess I Bros., jewelers, will sell Silver plated ; hollow-ware, at twenty-five per cent , discount to reduce stock. THE BLOOM FAMILY- Some fifty, or more years ago; there lived a family in Fishingcreek town ship, between the old "Cottage Inn" stand, on the old state road above Zaner's, and Stillwater, by the name of Bloom. (The ptoperty was after wards owned by B. F. Egar.) I do not remember whether the old gentle man farmed, but this I do remember, that the house, barn, stable and out buildings were all under one roof one building. While it was a novel sight, and is incredible of belief, yet, when the characteristics of the lamily are un derstood, it is not to be wondered at. The whole community knew the Blooms old people, Ed.vard, Mary; Polly and John. And it does occur to me that there was yet another one, named Aaron, but for this I will not vouch. Edward and Mary, though entirely harmless, were perfect idiots, and utterly incapable of being taught the alphabet, and to distinguish the difference between any letters of the alphabet was, an impossibility. One Lena, an illegitimate child of Mary, attended the public school at the Crossroads, and when already a grown up girl, she could not distinguish the difference in the letters of the alpha bet, and would call them by ludicrous names in her recitations. Her oral spelling of monosyllable, of two or three letters always convulsed the school with laughter. Edward was the butt for sport for the boys. At every general election he was a candidate for the highest office of that election. And regularly every fourth year he was a candidate for president of the United States. The boys encouraged him to ask every body to vote for him, and he would stump the neighborhood and make speeches for the boys. After the Mexican war, he was very earnest ly reading the news in a newspaper at one time, when a neighbor observed, "why, Edward; you have the paper upside down." "O", said Edward, that makes no difference, I can read the paper just as well upside down, as right side up." But a person, in no wise acquainted with Edward, would have thought that he read all that gabble from the paper; when, at the same time he did hot know a word that was printed in the paper. An old man once informed me that a company of young people were having some fun with Edward in his presence, when a couple of the company or party applied to Edward to perform the marriage ceremony, as they wish ed to get married, (sham marriage of course). "I tell you," said the old man, "I should not like to have been in their places. I would have felt very cheap." He said, "it was as tonishing how he worded the phras eology of his preamble". He said that "the couple presenting themselves for the sham marriage were the greater fools of the three." Poverty marked every feature and circumstance of the family, intellec ually as well as pecuniary. They were objects of pity, and the recipients of gifts and donations by the sympa thetic, who had comparison on their poverty stricken condition. After the death of the old people, Mary became a charge on Fishingcreek township, and in after years, Edward became a charge on Briarcreek township, though the whole family have long since died. John C. Wenner. Girls Shunned By Men. There are many eirls who are shunned by men, and for the most part tne tauit lies with themselves. The eirl who never exercises hersell to be agreeable unless she can have everything her own way is one of them. for there is not a man alive who will give away in everything to a girl. l ne girl who scolds is another type; she may be perfectly good tempered, but' she has contracted the scolding habit, so she is left alone to scold at her own pleasure. Then there is the girl with the haughty manner and cold stare. No man dares to make love to her, be cause there is nothing whatever to love in her. So the girl scowls at what she considers Iheir bad taste, utterly ignorant of the fact that her own fool ish conduct is the sole cause of their neglect. Another girl without a lover is the painfully shy maiden. She likes to see men at a distance, but the moment they draw near she drives them back with embarrassment. They retire sim ply out of pity, seeing her distress and awkward bashfullness. Last on the list comes the girl who always has something smart to say about eveiy one she sees, ridiculing people in order to be considered clever little knowing how men intensely dis like to hear her pulling everybody's character to pieces for their amuse ment. A New, Popular Song. "To-nit;lit His Face Is Missing In The Old Home," is the title of ;i new song that is finding 'great favor with the song-loving pub. lie. The words and melody are fine To introduce it, the publishers will mail a copy or this great song and their music roll Con. taming 18 pages of popular music, nrraneed for piano or organ, on receipc of 25 cents Adiress, popular Music Co., Indianapolis, STATE NEWS. At Moore's Mills, Cumberland County, Farmer Joseph Krebs com mitted suicide by cutting his throat in a corn field. William Van Shoick, an Eric Railroad employee lodged in the Pike County jail yesterday, did an extensive retail business with merchandise stolen from freight cars. Professor Stephens, who set fire to Pardee Hall at Lafayette College, wis on Monday sentenced to nine years imprisonment in the F.astrrn penitentiary at Philadelphia. Young Kressinger who was re cently convicted at Sunbury for the murder of Daisy Smith will be the first to suffer capital punishment in North umberland County in twenty years. Bail was yesterday entered by his father-in-law for George C. Seiple, the young teller of the East Stroudsburg National Bank, charged with defalca tion, who has been in the Easton jail. Two electric cars, running in op posite directions collided near Nanti. coke Tuesday afternoon. The cars were badly wrecked and two motormen B. Armstrong and Tohn Stanton, were severely injured. It is feared Arm strong is hurt internally and may die. No passangers were injured. STRAY PARAGRAPHS. The sleighing is on the go. A worldly book the alias. Rubbers are one's sole's salvation these days. The fruits of nn earthquake come in jars." A music box ought to be able to hold the tune. The dollar you loaned a friend will keen Lent nil right. ?pare rooms are often u-ed to accommo. date fat guests. It is supposed lhat the man who marries betters himself by half. --It was very evident before election that somebody would be left. Did you ever noti"e how successful bar bers are on other people's cheek, It takes some fellows a good while to discover that fast horses are sometimes slow. The pavements on Fifth street Sunday afternoon resembled a branch of Fishing creek. "I will eat up everything he possesses," exclaimed the villain, and the curtain came down with a roll. Twenty-four decrees below zero is bad weather for barbers, because you can freeze your hair and break it off. We don't know about the banks of the Wabash, but the banks of the Susquehanna are not a very desirable place to reside just now. Topics ot tne Lay. Demoresl's Migazine for March is dis tinctively a Washington number, and each of the special articles that have been prepared for this issue is unique and of widespread interest, not merely a fresh rehash of Colon ial history. The leading article is "The Final Restora lion of Mount Vernon," which is a full ac count of the purchase of Washington's old home and its caVeful and artistic restoration under the guidWe of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Many of the illustra tions are from rare old prints. Of equal interest and even greater im portance to the nation is the history of Wash ington's bequest for "A National American University," the realization of which is be ing brought about by the women of America. The illustrations are of especial interest, including, as they do, a copy of Washing ton's original will, as well as pictures of the women foremost in the work. Another Washington feature is thi mmin. pretty story of "Sweet Molly Ball," better Kiiuwn 10 me worm as wary Washington, the mother of our first President. There are few more nnnnlnr nmiit. in this country than Mrs. liarr. Realizing this mti, ucuiuresi s nas naa specially prepared by Theodore Drieser an article on "Amelia E. liarr and Her Home Life ' Th illn. trations are of Mrs. Barr and her summer Home at Cornwall-on-the Hudson. Anion? the articles in the Man-1, n.mnr. est's of special value to women arei "A Lay Sermon on Dress," containing much artistic as well as common-sense advice; "Florentine Cut Work," which is the account of a new, beautiful and simple fancywork; and, in the Health and Beauty department, some ex cellent advice on the "Fine Art of Groom ing." There are forty-nine Taris designs for BDrinf costumes nnrl KacMnn Mm.. are in advance of those published by any unit, IllfliUIUC. The Portrait Album for this month is one of the very best of this most interesting reg ular feature of the magazine, and includes m..c mem pnuiograpns 01 some ot the best known modern writers. Lippincott's Magazine for March, 1899. The complete novel in the March issue of LilM)incott' is Tho t.-t ... . -jj'ifc ui circum stances," by Clarinda Pendleton Lamar, a Joseph A. Nunez, in an article on "Cuba," gives timely and interesting facts relating to animal and vegetable life in our new posses sion. "Recollections of a London Lawyer," by G. Burnett Smith, tells amusing incidents of London Law Courts, especially connected with the career of Montague Williams. Owen Hall, in "Imperialism. An Estimate " talks nbout the policy of colonization. 'Brainerd's Idol." by Wm. T. Nichols, is a tale of an nmbitious editor, and is followed by the , Perception of the Picturesque," by J Hunter. 1 ' William M. Tisdale gives an interesting sketch of "Chinese Physicians in California," with details nbout their prescriptions and diagnosis. "Mendicity as a Fine Art" is treated by Francis J. .iepler. Geraldine Bonner has a romantic story en titled "His Honor." "In the Night," a poem, is by the well known author of "Nocturnes of New Vork." Charles G. D. Roberts. HOOD'S PILIn.llu. lousness, Indigestion, Headache. a.y to take, ea.y to operate. 20c. Iryihe COLUMBIAN a year. WHAT SHALL WE DO. A serious and dangerous disease prevails in this country, dangerous be cause so deceptive. It comes on so slowly yet surely that it is ofien firmly seated before we are aware of it. The name of this disease which may be divided into three distinct stages is, First Kidney trouble, indicated by pain in the back, rheumatism, lumbago, fre quent desire to urinate, often with a burning sensation, the flow of urine being copious or scant with strong odor. If allowed to advance, this reaches the Second stage, or Bladder trouble, with heavy pain in the abdomen low down between the navel and the water pass age, increasing desire to urinate, with scalding sensation in passing, small quantities being passed with difficulty sometimes, necessary to draw it with nstruments. If uric acid or gravel has formed, it will prove dangerous if ne glected. The Third stage is Bright's Disease. There is comfort in knowing that Dr. Kiimer, the great kidney and blad der specialist, has discovered a Remedy famous for its marvelous cures of the most distressing cases and known as Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root. It is sold by all druggists. As a proof of the wonderful virtues of this wonderful discovery, Swamp Root, a samp e bottle and book of val uable information will be sent absolute ly free by mail on application to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing kindly mention that you read this liberal' offer in the CoLUMinaN. THE BROADWAY Tubular lanterns, 39c each. Enameled steel coffee pots, 17c, 20c, 23c, 25c each. Mrs. Potts' cold-handle sad irons, 69c set. Best table oil cloth, 12c yd. Steel shelf brackets, 2c to 7c each. Writing paper, 10c. 12c, 15c box. Colored cheese cloth, all col ors, 3c yard. Red table damask,' 15c, 20c, 25c yard. Best lining cambric, 3 i-2c yd. New line of narrow Valen ciennes lace and insertion. Umbrellas, 48c, 50c, to 1.50 each. Aluminum key chains. 10c each. 8 oz. bars glycerine soap, 10c each. p Boys' h,eavy bicycle hose, 15c pair. Ladies' heavy fleeced hose, 15c pair. Fast dve embroiderv sill- nil shades of twisted and filo, 2 skeins for sc. Stamped dovlies. ic tn enr each. Agency for Bntterick Fashions. Respectfully Submitted to the -ash Trade Only by M WW M STORE, Mow' Haw Building, Maia Street, BLOOMSBURG. Ofilffi Bargains To Make Room for SPRING STOCK We will give decided Bargains in Shoes dur ing the mnt h of Feb ruary. W. H. Moore's. Qqu, SECOND AND IlON Sts. Rloorasburg, Pa. WEEKLY CHATS JONAS LONG'S SONS. Wii.kes-Bar re, Ta., Thursday, Feb. 23, 189 Our Great Showing of New Carpets and Wall' Papers on Third Floor. Never was there a Finer Showing. A Larger Show Ing or a more Advantage ously Priced Collection of Reliable Makes. Such an other Assembly of Beauti ful Carpets and Wall Pa pers is not to be Found In Wilkes-Barre or in Northern Pennsylvania, fhe Assortment Wiltons, Axministers, Wilton Velvets, Velvets, Body Brussels, Tapestry Brussels, Flemished Tapestries, Agras, Rajahs, Three Plys Ingrains, Mattings, Linoleums, Oil Cloths. The Qualities. Besides being entirely new pat terns direct from the very best uakers, such as the Bigelow Mills, :he Lowell Mills, the HartforJ Mills and other mills of world vide reputation, every yard is stamped with the maker's guaran tee. The Prices. There never was a time when Ae were better prepared to sell Kou carpets 'at such low prices. nd we guarantee that worthy and itandard makes can be bought from us at prices much less than pou' 11 be able to match them for it any other house selling goods jf equal qualities.. This week we offer a special line f Axminister, in new Spring pat terns at per yard $1.00. Tapestry Brussels Carpet, en tirely new patterns, at per yard 5 Sc. Out of town patrons will find it to their advantage to consult us about . carpet prices. We will furnish estimates free of charge. Remember that we pay the freight charges of all carpet purchases. WALL PAPERS. For Spring of '99 floral designs in natural colors on white ground, are very new, cither with or with out border ; also large patterns in bright colorings to be used for Frieze with plain walls and plain ceiling. We shall be pleased to submit samples to furnish estimates, to give you suggestions, at any time ; write us about wall papers. Our prices are for double rolls 5c.,, Cc, 7c. , 8c. and 10c. Borders and ceilings to match. Felt Papers 30 inches wide, for 'louble roll 30c. The Dinners we serve in our RESTAURANT have a reputation for their goodness. Out of town patrons will find our Restaurant on Fifth Floor a pleasant place to dino. Lunches are served at all hours, renular dinners are ready at 11:30 o'clock A. M. Price 25 Cents- Great Department Store, Cor. W. Market St. and Public Sj.i
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