,VE COLUMBIAN. BLOOM3BUR0,- P t OUK FASHION LETTEI5 SKIRTS THAT CLINQ WILL WORRY OUR WOMEN. Mada So Tight Their Wearnra Cnnnnl Hand With CtJiiifnrt How Heavy Skirt-. May lie llniiillml Sort Cailimaret Millie Eflrctlva Spring Coilnmn. Here Is a big picture hat, with groups of oslrich tips and lacey brim. The hat has deep purple velvet stream ers, which start from a rosette and tie under the chin In a graceful bow. The crown Is made of plaited yellow net and stands up like a ruff. The trans parent brim Is of open work yellow straw lace, outlined with a fine blr.ck velvet cord. Around the crown 1b a band of deep purple velvet, and the full curly tips are Jet black. Most attractive are the spring cos tumes that are now being turned out by the gross so attractive, In fact, that few women will be able to resist the temptation to buy more than one. To begin with, there are so many dif ferent styles, each and all appropriate to so many different occasions that it 3$ will be extremely hard to refrain from buying a gown for each and every oc casion. Of course, first on the list must come the coat and skirt style, the accepted uniform for shopping, travel ing and all such occasions. These gowns are made In several different ways, the principal r.ovelty In them being the skirts. Ihere are several models of skirts, most of which are attractive; some, however, too exag gerated. There Is one style made, as It were, in half circular that Is. with c.rcular sides and a seam down the centre of the back, but with absolutely no f.tllness until very nearly at the foot of the skirt. However, the seam down the centre of the back seems to relieve somewhat the very plain look that is given by the circular skirt that - fcas no fullness and no break In the material. These skirts fasten at the left side, sometimes with an invisible fastening under a flap or fold of cloth. Others fasten under a piece of braid or traps of the cloth. Then, again, there are skirts made on this same plan that nave the perfectly plain effect, but are relieved by little cords of trimming. The New Sliada of Hlue. An attractive gown in light blue (the ' new shade of blue) is trimmed to rep . resent an oversklrt. This consists of . lines of black satin bias folds not over I a quarter of an inch wide outlined with a narrow white silk braid. They are put down the front breadth, turn around in a graceful line, come up at the side In points and then go down again to the bottom of the gown at the back. The skirt is cut with so much of a flare that this trimming gives the ef fect of an oversklrt finished in points , and is infinitely more graceful, be cause there is no flapping of extra ma terial, as would be the case if two skirts were used. Another style--this , feerhaps smarter has the skirt cut with the same flare and is trimmed with bands of the dress material. The bands only show in certain lights and : yet give a style that Is most charming and exceedingly smart All the skirts are awkwardly long, the flaring flounce touching the ground ' everywhere. It is hard to hold these skirts up; women, however, are grad ually acquiring the art, which consists of grabbing the centre of the back . breadth, holding it up quite high and then with the disengaged hand hold ing the fullness that otherwise would tall on the ground at the left side. This can be made a most picturesque pose, but also an extremely awkward one. It alls for the daintiest of silk petti coats, for it must be confessed there Is always more or less expose of lingerie. It is said the bootmakers are rejoicing In this new style of Bklrt, for they ay that it shows the feet far more, and consequently women are taking much more interest In their boots anci hoes. It certainly does show the feet a great deal. Just here It may be weli to say that colored stockings are com ing in fashion again and can be showr to advantage with this style of skirt For house wear the long trained skirts are attractive and becoming They add greatly to a woman's height, too, and have a look of elegance about them that a short skirt can never pos less, but on the other hand, nothlnp looks worse in the street than a skin that Is allowed to trail along on the ground, cleaning up our dirty streets, Biuarjt Gown. In niaek. Some of the smartest gowns are In black. One of light, smooth cloth for fcalf mourning is made with the skirt so tight around the hips that it docs not seem possible for the wearer there of to sit down; however, it can be ac complished if she will remember to pull the skirt up a little in front as he sits down. Below the sheath like Sect around the hips the skirt flares out so that h gives mora freedom In walking than might be supposed. . It Is built on the plan described, with a seam up the centre of the back, and opens In front at the left Bide by means of hooks, put on under the seam so cleverly that they do not show t all. The coat Is quite short, fits tight, and Is cut In round points at the bark and trimmed with several bands of stitched floth. These bands are stitched before they are put on. The double-breasted front Is trimmed with small silk but tons fastened with loops of silk twlBt lot buttonholes. The coat can be worn open or double-breasted, as has been described, the revers being faced with a light pray silk stitched and corded. With this Jacket and skirt is always worn a HrM gray silk blouse Just a ihade lighter than the trimming on the revers, the waist showing between the revers when the coat is worn open. The sleeves fit absolutely tight and, of course, the whole gown Is intensely se vere, but It is very becoming even to a woman without a figure, because the tailors can arrange to help out nature and give the desired lines. KnVetlTa Spring Cnitnmra The soft cashmeres make most effec tive spring costumes; they are made not only In the prlncesse shape, but also in waists and skirts. One of the smartest that has been turned out is a light brown, and has a close-fitting Bktrt, quite long, trimmed down the left side, where it is fastened with rows of narrow braid and ten crystal buttons. The coat Is tight-fitting, double-breasted,, cut short In the back like an Eton coat and in front with square tabs that fasten over each other with small crystal buttons. There are wide revers. round in shape, and a high round collar that can be turned over or worn standing, the latter faced (with purple velvet, stitched in many rows, with an applique of brown cloth I over the purple velvet. It is worn over the waist of the gown, which Is strapped with bands of white lace over blue satin ribbon, put on to give the effect of a fichu crossed In front, and then going around at the back and fas' tening down under a most minute cloth belt There is a V-shaped piece let In like a yoke in front of the waist and cuffs pointed in shape made of brown chenille. Trimming cashmere gowns with plain cloths, dotted with chenille, Is one of the fads of the sea son, and it is sure to be one of the leading models. Half Cloth tire. One of the most fashionable colors at the present moment is very bright beige, resembling certain shades of peau de Suede or peau de Saxe gloves. It is of the prlncesse shape, but the skirt appears detached from the body, which form's a bolero crossing from right to left. The skirt, in the pre vailing style, is comparatively tight around the body. In the back the cor' sage and the skirt are marked down sides by seams starting from the Inset of the sleeves and extending in the form of a tunic to the bottom of the skirt. This tunic falls over an under skirt of violins taffetas, which is seen for a width of ten centimetres below the tunic, and Is trimmed with t shaped flounce slightly gathered, and gives the dress the effect of being very much widened at the hem. This tunio is fastened down the front slightly on one side, and the sides are ornamented with rounded festoons of white cloth, piped with white along the edges. The vloline silk appears between the festoons all the way down. The upper part of the bolero is cut low, over a small yoke of vloline silk. The neck trimming with narrow black velvet. The sleeves are quite tight, and are trimmed along the outer seam with a narrow band of white cloth. The hat that completes the costume is of felt, matching the cloth. The brim, is crinkled across the front, and bound with black velvet. On the too of the hat is an ornament composed of mack feathers and vloline roses. Threa Klaetrle VUliaa, Of about fifty species of electric fishes, only three are of special im portancethe torpedo, a kind of skate of the Mediterranean; the gymnotus or electric eel, of the Orinoco; and the malapterurus or thunderer fish, of the Nile. Interesting facts about the elec tric organ have been lately brought tft light. This most remarkable of all bat teries, whose results are said to be more economically obtained than any reached by man, acts only at the will of the animal, which also controls Its Intensity, and the discharge seems to depend upon some chemical process In the plate where the nerve . filaments end. In the full grown arvmnninn whose shocks may stun a man. the voltage Is probably between 800 and 800. A curious feature of the batter ies is that they are without insulation. The discharge, which does not affect the fish itself, Is used for protection and securing food. A drop of oil In time may save many a gallon of perspiration. FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Aa Aceauai of Cabs m It Vf at That 1.. Time, , In the very first number of Putnam's Monthly Magazine, the date of which Is January, 1853, after the Introduc tion, there Is an article on Cuba. The subject chosen some 45 years ago as the leading features In Putnam's shows how Important it was then considered. The article Is unsigned, but It was . written by Richard Burleigh Kimball, the author of "Undercurrents of Wall Street Life" and "Letters from Cuba." Were the author of this article alive to-day (he died In 1S92) he would see bow prophetic be was. Eighteen hundred and fifty-two had been a year of turmoil. The Napoleon ic coup d'etat of 1851 had unsettled Europe. There were the beginnings of those troubles with Russia which Drought about in 1854 the Crimean war. In his introduction of the article "Cu ba" Kimball wrote, "We cannot, if we would, remain Indifferent to what Is passing In any of the civilised states. One great effect of freedom is to fill the heart with an earnest desire that every living being should participate In Its privileges." "We have seen' that the position of the Creoles in Alba Is that of an op pressed and degraded race, fully sensi ble of their wrongs; that they now re gard the power which oppresses them with Indignation; that, notwithstand ing their earnest desire to be free, they are kept under by the terrors of servile insurrection and the fenr of a relent less persecution. But do the Cu'inns despair altogether of liberty? Have they no hope from any quarter, or. if from any, from what quarter? There is no doubt that they look to the Unitet, states, and to the United States only, as their ultimate hope and salva tion from '.he cruelties of Spain." j Then rnmesthlH remarkable Dassaf": "What is in the future? Cuba will become a part of the United States The how or the when it Is useless to predict. Political events have trnn spared so rapidly within the last few years that "That of an hour's age doth kiss the speaker." "We are borne onward by the force which seems hastening some great consummation. If all do not agree as to the result which these changes are to bring, no one can shut his eyes to the changes themselves. They have multiplied within the year; they are multiplying; they will continue to mul tiply. What Is to be done? Shall we attempt to stay this sweeping cur rent, and be carried away by It? or shall we rather do what we ma to control and dlreot It?" Exactly the same broad argument of humanity which one rfeads every 4ay as tne main reason for our fvyarel with Spain Mr. Kimball wrote about in . 1853. In 1851 the Lopes expedition had made a landing at Marlllo. Lopes was captured and garroted. During the same year Col. Crittenden was shot In 1852 first appeared a decided action on, the part of the President of the Unite States, Mr. Fillmore, refusing to join Great Britain and France In a treaty wIch guaranteed to Spain the possession of Cuba. In 1852 there was a conspiracy In Cuba, and Us leaders were garroted, shot, or sent to rtrlnn for life. The article then In Putnam's Magazine was a timely one, for Cuba then occupied public attention. This Is an extract from the second page of the article: "There Is almost within sight of our own shores a province of one of the monarchies of the old world whose In habitants are suffering under greater and more oppressive burdens and are governed by a sway more absolute and tyrannical than has ever been exer cised against Sclavs, Maygar, Pole or Indian, It is the Island of Cuba." Mr. Kimball describes the various captains general, and shows that on the accession of Miguel Tacon there began "a series of Injuries, cruelties. and oppressions against this unfortun ate island unparalleled in the history of civilised communities Tacon possessed a Jealous nature, was short sighted and aarrow-mlnded, and had an uncommon stubbornness of charac ter" and these are the Spanish traits of to-day that Is, of the Iberian func tionary. The Taeon policy was about this; that the Island of Cuba can only be Spanish or African. Describing ex act conditions when the article was written,. Kimball wrltes: "The people of the United States as sert political, religious and commercial freedom; they believe in the philan thropic mission of their country to ex tend the same throughout this hem' 1 sphere. As a people, too, we con tend that the physical and moral wants of making cannot be disregarded. If subjects are oppressed by tyrants, sup ported by brute force, the citizen of the free state will be very likely to use his individual might to take off the Irons from the victims." The article In Putnam's Monthly is an uncommonly able one, historically correct, and in exact accordance with the feelings of to-day. New York Times. "Too err is human." People like to talk about attractive things in ad vertising. In a company recently the proverb above quoted, and which ap peared at tne head of one of a well constructed series of advertisemets of Hood's Sarsaparilla, was so much discussed that we doubt if anyone there will ever forget the source whence it came. Messrs. Hood & Co. are using these proverb advertisements on a very broad scale, and they are attracting discussion and favorable comment everywhere. To Cora Constipation Forever. It 0. C. O. (all to euro, lirugulbU rotund money.' Governor Stone Designates Monday May 1, as a Legal Holiday. Governor Stone , last week issued the following proclamation: "By authority of the current resolu tion of the Legislature of Pennsylvania approved March ai, 1899, which re cognized Monday, May 1, 1898, as the first anniversnry of the victory of the American squadron commanded by Admiral George Dewey, in which the Spanish fleet was sunk in Mani'a harbor, one of the greatest achieve ments in naval warfare the world haa ever known, and to enable the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to take part with the citizens of other States in the proper observance of said day. "I, William A. Stone, Governor of the 'Common wealth of Pennsylvania do hereby name Monday, May 1, 1899 as Dewey Day, and designate the same as a legal holiday, and recommend to the people of the State its proper ob servance. "Oh, Lord, flit Him Again." An exchange says that a small church was sadly in need of general repairs and a rrieeting was being held in it witli a view to raisini funds for that purpose. The minister having said $500 would be required, a very wealthy (and equally stiiiey) member of the congregation arose and said he would give one dollar. Just as he sat down, however, a lump of plaster fell from the ceiling and hit him on the head, whereupon he arose and hastily said he had made a mistake, he would give $50. This was too much for the enthusiastic preacher, who forgetful of I everything called out fervently, everything called out fervently, "Oli. Lord, hit him again!" April Showers Wash away the filth and waste that'1 have accumulated during winter. In like manner Hood's Sarsaparilla expels from the blood impurities that have been deposited during the season when there has been but little perspi ration and perhaps constant confine ment in impure and vitiated air. It is n KnAn a ..-.. .1 &1 I t a. uuuii iu iiicu uiuwiers, nouseKeepers, teachers and others who spend their time indoors. It gives the blood richness and vitality, fitting it to strengthen and nourish the nerves, muscles and all ik- f'.u u j t trie great organs of the body. It cures all spring humors and banishes that tired feeling. It is the best medicine money can buy for all diseases caused by impure and impoverished blood. You should begin taking it to day. Points for Bondsmen, At the recent license court in Ly coming county, which was presided over by Judge Mayer, Attorney Ames made a few points that especia'ly con cerns those who become bondsmen for liquor dealers. Mr. Ames called attention to the act of 1893, in which it is provided that any one who goes on the bonds of more than one appli cant for license is obliged to make affidavit setting forth that he is worth $4,000 over and above any indebted ness. Another point raised was that these bonds are a lien on the real estate of the bondsmen until the ex piration of two years from their date. What a train of ailments follow in the wake of a stomach that is out ofkelter what a story of suffering can be saved in the timely use of so pleasant and positive a cure for dys pepsia and indigestion as Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets. The pine apple is a veritable fountain of vegeta ble pepsin Nature's tonic for people out of sorts. One tablet relieves. 3c. aoia Dy u, a. Kieim. The Wilkesbarre New s says: "It begins to look very much as if the public school teachers might be oblig ed to take their vacations at home this summer. The balance of cash in the State Treasury is shown to be the smallest since the Civil War and it will be impossible to pay any part of the public school appropriations in June next. In districts where the schools are entirely dependent on State aid, as is iargely the case in the rural regions, the prospects of the teachers with respect to prompt payment of salaries seem to be anvthincr but brilliant." Pill-age Dr. Agnew's Liver Pil's 10 cents a vial, are planned after the most modern in medical science. They are as great an improvement over the 50 years old strong dose pill formulas as a bicycle i3 over an ox cart in travel. They never cripe. thev never tail. 40 doses 10 cents. co. Sold by C. A. Kleim. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the gx M Signature of LAa&ZT&ZZi' SUBSCRIBE FOR TH E COLUMBIAN 1 I j - ill UbM INI II ill fel V' ' ,.u nr'i;,i.- 'niH'-niTi.im -v- ni''i"ii.Ui r..- EAUSliS AVeBe table Preparation for As -slmilatlng tficToodflndRcgula ling the Stomachs andBowels of PromotesDtgestionXhrerful nessarulItestContalns neither Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. HmJm SmJ' Abl.Srnnm Anin Seed Ivptmiint -tfh Carton Stl ' f firm See J -flmfuJ Sueur . hmttyrmn. flmr. Ancrfccf Remedy for Conslioa- tion, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .feverish' ncss and Loss OF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signoture of TTEW "YORK. E? 1 EXACT COPrOF WHAEEEB. A LOCAL Disease A Climatic Affection Nothing bin n loenl ' remfUy or rlinnwot climate will I'Uit; It. . Oct a well-khOwn hpkcikio . j CATARRH rH4V.rrv4ftaMOi pi0 1 9'm ' L1' " lfufllU Uiffl It. Is quickly Absmb. ed. UlveH llcllef at oucb. Onciis and cleanses tiio Nasal l'aspiitr. m. COLD 'M HEAD Al'nys 1 1 tin iniintt Ion lea.8andl'r..t1.1.tsth ..-mi,.MP. KestViue . hiihcs oitu.su. and smeii. No rocinnp. no ; K.Kffir1"1 ELY BKOT i j-'lfvewaripii St., New York LIVERITA THE UP-TO-DATE LITTLE LIVER PILL CURES Biliousness. Constipation, Dyspepsia. Sick-Head mJOB S3 ache and Liver Complaint. &U&AR COATftD. 100 PILLS 25 CTS. Sold by all druggists or sent by mal 11. NervltMcdlclCc.,Chlci 50. bnjC'-h Bios., drug- mains IS puis. Sold by Mover s UlOdiusliUig, IVuua. 4-IS-W) Quick Communication Facilitates Business. U:e tin LOCAL TELEPHONE and Communicate. Direct with persons in Berwick, Cata wissa, Dai ville. Rimsi.le, Kupert, Willow Or . - Almedia, Liphtstreet, Lime Ri - M filmviile, Millville, Rohrsbnm Vescope.-k, Oraneville, Stillwater .id Kenton Also long distance In . to nearly a the towns in ihe dtff. nt States. Rates reason able. L;n exchange ovrr Postoffice. CENTRAL PENNA. TELEPHONE JOHN KENY Managor. " " You tan money on Pianos and Or gans. ou ., ; w;iy,, f,n,, lhe , , stock, l,eai ma ios and lowest prices, PIANOS, Fro , $ 175.00 anil Upward. . ORGAHi From $50.00 and Upwards We sell on the installment plan. 1'ianos, $25.00 down and 10.00 per nionlh. Or gans, $10.00 own, s.oo per montli. Lib eral discount for cash, bhect Music, at one' naif price. Musical merchandise of kinds. We handle Cienuin Singer Hi"h Arm SEWING MACHINES, 5.oo down and f 3.00 per month. We also handle the Oonioiest Sowing Machine, fiom J'S-jo and upwards. Sewn." Machine iyremei ana uu lor all make: Machines, lies! makes of of Sewing WASH MACHINES, FROM $4.00 UP TO $9.00. j. saEtzer. ?1US ""-No. US West Main St., below Market, Bloomsburg, Pa. 3ml 1.3 TT,..i 1 MfOHV II VUUUUU For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought. ni TM CCNTAWa COHMMV, NfW VOHK CITT. ' Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at R. B. GROTZ, Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. TID-BITS FOR MA HONEY! and tender little juicelets for the chil dren, ate all right, but papa and "the boys" want a good, big, juicy steak, roast or chon when business or u-W duties are over, and we can cater, to them all. Our stock of prime meats is unexcelled for quality, and I them home in fine shape. j J. E. KE1FF.R. THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. COBBIOTBD WIXILT. KITAI1, rUIOSS. Butter per lb $ Eggs per dozen .30 4 09 '.10 . 07 80 40 50 iara per lb , Ham per pound . Pork, whole, per pound Beef, quarter, per pound, , . , Wheat per bushel uat3 Rye Wheat flour per bbl Hay per ton ntn. 4.00 Potatoes per bushel,....,.... , Tnrnma ( ' o o Onions .80 Sweet potatoes per peck . . e 35 Shoulder " " . Side meat " Vinegar, per qt. . . . ". ' Dried apples per lb.. Dried cherries. nitteH 09 08 S OS Raspberries "" 1' Cow Hides per lb... I , it a 1 tl ateer " . 1 " S .80 - 7S .60 its 1. 00 1. 00 1. 00 ..11 11 .i.J 14 08 1.60 3-S CalfSkin... Sheen nelts Shelled corn per bus Corn meal, cwt. ', ', ' Bran, Chop Middlings , " Chickens per lb new'. ' " ' ' " " " old....' Turkeys " Geese ' ' Ducks " COAL, No. 6, delivered " a and e " a - ."'","",,,,f ' -.1S t 5 ai yaru j Aw Is? 7 ry ihe COL VMBIAN a year.
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