COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, P. TALKS B THE WAY. females will be obliged to con fess during the taking ol the com ing twelfth :ensus. The new law says that women who refuse to tell their age, or indulge in any inac curate statements thereof, shall, on" conviction, be fined $100, as shall all other persons 'refusing to reply to questions or making false state ments. The census taker ought to be sworn to secrecy. The parents of children, who are allowed to play in the middle of the streets under arc lights must not blame bicycle riders if ther lit tle ones get run down and injured. Kvery evening certain portions of our streets are used by very small children as a play ground. They do not see the danger they are in, and it is impossible for a driver of a team or a bicycle rider to turn out for a crowd of children. A judge in Chicago the other day interrupted the unintelligible testimony of a witness in court by saying : " Take that stuff out of your mouth. How do you expect me to hear what you are saying when your mouth is filled with a wad of gun; ? This practice of gum chewing on the witness stand must stop. If you talk as plainly as you can the jury will have trouble enough hearing you, without your making it worse by rolling that great wad under your tongue." " Now that Peffer is with us," remarks the Emporia (Kan.) Ga zette, ' ' who will look after the oc topus ? Some one will have to exer cise the octupus, or he will die of lethargy. Also, who will prod the Rothchilds and make the money barons writhe with anguish ? Who will blow the hot breath of sirocco into Wall street ? Who will dyna mite corporate wealth ? Who will succor the great plain people ? And the owl in the thick woods of obliv ion answers : ' Who, who, who ! ' " Two very interesting pairs of twins are living at Wichita, Kan. They are Wilbur F. and John F. Stites. They are fifty-four years old, and look so much alike that only intimate friends can tell them apart. They married twin sisters, the Misses Alice and Carrie Worth. The two feinilies live together in the same hoase in Wichita. Thirty years ago the brothers embarked in business together in Wichita, and the same old sign, "Stites Bros., Real Estate," tells of the twin busi ness relations between them, which still exist. It is seldom, indeed, says an ex change, that the sweet girl gradu ate goes directly from the com mencement exercises in which she participates to her own wedding, but that is just what a graduate of the Shamokin High School did on Thursday night of last week. Somehow, too, her classmates got an inkling of what was going on, although it had been planned to have the happy event pass off very quietly, it was not the private affair that was anticipated. The young ladie's home is just across the street from the Opera House, in which the graduating exercises were held, and the bride to be, just before the War Grual and Heedless. "The poor and helpless natives of the Philippine islands are an out raged people, and our war with them is a cruel and needless one," were the words spoken by Kx-Sec-retary of State John Sherman dur ing a short wait at the Union Sta tion in Pittsburg the other dav. He 1 was on hu way from Washington to Mansfield, O , his former home, to spend the summer. He was almost vindictive in speaking of the part the United States has taken against the Filipinos, and referred to it as a wrong that probably can never be righted. He said : " One cannot imagine a more de structive or unfortunate war than the present struggle with the na tives of the Philippines. We were wrong from the beginning, and we should have withdrawn our forces from those islands when our war with Spain was over, as would have been becoming of so great a nation as the United States. While friend ly to the poor Filipinos, I think Aguinaldo is an upstart. "The Philippine question will not be an issue in the national cam paign of 1900. It will be settled long before that time. The end is, I believe, already approaching, and it will cease to be a matter of enough interest to figure at the polls. In several towns of Pennsylvania prominent citizens, including public spirited ladies, have began a cam paign against profanity. It is a singular thing that while some heathen nations are absolutely ig norant of the art ol profanity, one can scarcely walk the streets of a Christian city without having one's ears offended by the vilest oaths. The good people who are endeavor ing to effect a reform in this partic ular deserves the sympathy and sup port of every citizen who loves pure speech. Ex. And there is not a better field for such a crusade than right here in Bloomsburg. There are here, as in most towns, many grown men who have indulged in the use of pro fanity for so long that they swear from habit without knowing it. Young men and boys get into the habit from hearing their fathers and big brothers swear, and because they think it is smart. And all these walk along the streets or loaf on the street corners, and pour out their oaths in loud toned voices, regard less of the fact that ladies are with in easy hearing. We have often thought that it seems useless to send money to heathen lands to convert the savage tribes to Christianity, when there are so many men within our own borders who need christian izing, and civilizing. A few more sermons from the pulpit on this subject would do the community quite as much good as a once-a-year spasmodic effort to quell the liquor trathc. If loud profanity upon the streets cannot be stopped by preaching, it could be checked by the application of the law, and a few examples would make men more careful in the use of language. A fine of sixty two cents can be im posed for every oath. A few such fines would halt the profanity of the loud mouthed loafers whose bias phemous and indecent language as sails the ears of our wives, our sis ters, and our daughters, as they I PROFESSIONAL "FLOGGER.' He I an l.ntill.limnn nml He Sara lis tivvtr PnntOioil Hip Snme linn TmUt. Tlie writer wns 1 lie othr-r tiny Intro ilurrd to a Rlnhvurt wnnlrr of 0110 of our frrrut convict cstiililinliniciits, n ly no tiu'iinn unkindly lofiKiti;r innn, wlio for runny years Iiiim lieen the olllcinl wicliler of 1 lie cn1-o'-ulne-t:ills nt the prison where he serves, mys AtiHwers. "I smreoly know how the new prlnon liill will nflVct inc. but I have in thepust Hog-god some ncoren of men with the Nit, recrlvins nn etrn Mini on my pay of live shilling for each one operated upon. I never flopped one yet that didn't deserve a good deul more than he pot j but, of course, this is my point of view. Of perhaps (0 men to whom I linvc applied the cat men ranpimr in weight from right to fifteen stone I have never known hut one who bore the punishment without yells, or, at least, groans. A great deal depends upon the man who wields the eat ns to the extent of the pain, and much also depends upon whether the cnt Is an old one, with toughened thongs, or not. "The undersized, dissipated city street-corner thief suffers the most, strong fellows who have done outside work for years not being affected in anything like the same degree. As for the behavior of the flogped, some of them use awful imprecntlons, swear ing, with awful oaths, how thev will re venge themselves; more still yell unin telligibly, like whipped children. The doctor present largely regulates my own efforts. I have never hnd to flog the same man twice; I do not think nny warder in England ever had to do so." HOW PADDY COMMITS SUICIDE, An Old Police Serireant Makes Some 'Observations on the Weather and Its lCtTeei. 'Rood suicide weather," the grizzled old sergeunt behind the desk of one of the New York police stations ob served, as he gluneed out at the dull, overwhelming clouds from which the rain sifted down in a never endinir drizzle, says the Chicago Times-IIerald. A good day for suicides over here," lie continued, musingly. "If a Germun s going to kill himself he waits for just Such a day as this. Kven if he don't intend to kill himself three or four days like this will soon drive him to it. We'll be apt to have three or four cases reported before roll call. Now, it's di fferent with a Frenchman. When a German feels blue it makes him all the bluer if the weather's bad. But a Frenchman, when he iscrossod in love or has gone broke, thinks the weather is sympathizing with him if it rains when he is feellnsr badlv. When ho makes up his mind to commit suicide he'll invariably carry "out his intention on a sunshiny dny. The world's bright ness seems only to mock him." And what about the Irishman, sergeant?" asked the new policeman. 1-ook here, young man," said the sergeant, with just a suggestion of Limerick in 'his tone, "Irishmen don't commit suicide. When an Irishman gets broke nnd blue he don't kill him self. Not much! He poes nnd beats somebody, or gets beaten himself, or failing in both instances goes home and beuts his wife." MR. KING'S SIX DEER. knot was tied, had the pleasttse of welcoming her entire class to the near at hand nuptials. This she did very cordially, and all went merry as a marriage bell. The post graduate wedding is quite a nov elty and it would not be at all sur prising if it should become quite popular a so. The New OTeomarfjarine Law. Following is the new law, which was approved by Governor Stone May 5 last : Every person who shall sell, tr have in his or her possession oleo margarine, butterine, or any simi lar substance, shall first obtain from the department of agriculture, the dairy and food commissioner, a license authorizing him or her to engage in the sale of oleomargarine, for which license he or she shall pay, if a retailer, the annual sum $100 j if a hotel proprietor or res taurant keeper, the annual sum of $10. And, after obtaining the li cense, belor. any person shall sell or have in his or her possession oleomargarine, he or shec shall be required to procure, through the dairy and food commis:iouer, a sign or signs clearly setting forth that he or she is engaged in the sale of oleomargarine, said sign or signs, when procured, shall be held up in a conspicuous place or places, on the walls of the rooms in which the oleomargarine or butterine, or similar substance is sold. walk along the public streets, and who teach our boys how to swear. llecisiou in an Important Case. Hon. C. A. Mayer has handed down a decision in an important case, which came from Penn township, Lycoming county. The effect of the decision ousts five school di rectors of that township for not ful filling their duties as school direct ors, and appointing five others to fill the vacancies. These charges are brought by residents of the township, who were anxious to have a school house in a certain part of the township, the petition for which was turned down by the directors. Dou't Tobacco Spit aud hiuuka Your Mf Array, To quit tobacco euitlly and forever, be mas actio, lull ol ll(o, norve and vigor, take No To llao, toe wonder worker, tliut makes weak men strong. All druggists, 6O0 or II. Cureguaran' teed. Booklet and sample tree. Addreis Sterling HemeJy Co , Chicago or New York. llennty la Illood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. L'ascarets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood aud keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body, liegiu to-day to Wiuish pimples, boil, blotches, bluckheads, Xd that sickly bilious complexion by taking scarets, beuuty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 60c. Trust Aggressions. The people of the United States are fast awakening to a sense of the enormity of the political guilt in volved in trust criminality. They know where lies the blame, and will, if they be true to their dear est interests, thrust from power the political organization that has sur rendered the industrial, trade and transportation agencies of the coun try into the hands of unscrupulous, pitiless and aggressive corporate wealth. of. Loins Kepubltc. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind . You Have Always Bought Bear, the JrTTT Signature of LAattZ7UCJA,'. lie Had a Conlroct to Produce Them. and He Did So, Hut Xot na KxiK'ded. The managers of Iliverslde Furk.Me., think that Mitchell King is the most crafty Frenchman in America. Last Februarv thev hired Mitchell in tret bI lTve deer for the park, agreeing to pay him $300 if the animals were ulive aud in pood condition on May 5. Mitchell took his time about the job. Late in March he brought in one lean doc that was hungry and apparently at the point of death. After the middle of April lie caught unother doe, which was in good condition, liefore he could go out aguin the snow had melted in the woods, and nobody could get near a deer until after the lakes had opened, The managers tulked to Mitchell and made many threats, but the French man remnined cool. True to his agreement, Mitchell went to the park with the managers on the morning of May 5 und walked out to the deer yard in which were the two does, and with them were four spright ly fawns that had been born within u week. xou lief Be seex deer, hey?" said Mitchell in triumph. "Xow ai'll tuke ze money. Hie bill was paid without protest, though the managers think that Mitchell played a mean trick on them. Can't IMunT the Coroner. London coroners are sticklers for their rights. A box held at a railroad station recently, ow'ng to the railroad onic'lulB having lost the wuyblll, was opened, though it was consigned to a Hamburg museum, and the body of a young woman and two skulls were found inside. The young woman was a mummied Peruvian and the skulls were prehistoric, yet the coroner of the dis trict insists on holding inquests on both mummy and skulls unless the museum people have them removed. Wultera llemfliul Tips. The waiters of London, Knglnnd, held a meeting recently, ut which the unani mous opinion was expressed that tip' ping showed the true gentleman, and that the man who refused to tip ought to have his food and drink fired nt him Knurlnnri Ileal l.llite. The rnjrlish is the best lighted coast in the world. ' Of the X15 lighthouses in existence, SO are scattered round Fnglund's rocky coast, some of the lights being so powerful that they are , visible 20 miles out at sea. r.'V 'lvrrSflrft "V - . Mmtr w V. The Khul You JIavo Always Itoulit, nncl which has been lu use for over HO years, has homo llio signature, of " ami has been made under his per- yL y . soiial nupervisloii slnco Its infancy. "r7r. S-CCCSLC4. Allow 110 one. to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd Substitutes are but Ex periments that trillo with nnd endanger the health of Infants and Children lixperieneo against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Cast or la Is a substitute for Castor Oil, Pnrcgorle, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Fevcrishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach nnd Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS 1 Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THf OCNTnUR OOMMNV, TT MURRIT tTRIfT, NIWVORN eiTV. BIGGLE BOOKS A Farm Library of unequalled ralue Practical, Up-to-date, Concise and Comprehensive Hand somely Printed and Beautifully Illustrated. By JACOB BIQQLE No. 1 BIQQLE HORSE BOOK All about Horses a Common-Sense Treatise, with over 74 illuitrationa ; a standard work. Price, Jo Cents. No. 2 BIQQLE BERRY BOOK All about growing Small Fruits read and learn how ; contain! 43 colored life-like reproduction! of all leading varieties and loo other illustrations. Price, joCentt. No. 3 BIQQLE POULTRY BOOK All about Poultry ; the bent Poultry Book in existence ; tells everything -, witha3 colored life-like reproduction of all the principal breeds; with 10 other illustration. Price, 50 Cent!. 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Any ONE of the BIGGLE BOOKS, and the FARM JOURNAL YEARS (remainder of 1890, jooo 1901, 1903 and 1903) will be sent by mail to any address for A DOLLAR BILL. Sample of FARM JOURNAL and circular describing BIQQLE BOOKS free. WlLlfBR ATKINSON. CHAS. V. JENKINS. Address, FARM JOlUNal. Philadelphia LIVERITA THE UP-TO-DATE LITTLE LIVER PILL CURES Biliousness, Constipation Dyspepsia, and Liver Complaint. aaMR coatid. mm 100 PILLS Igold by all druggists 25 CTS. or sent by mall. Ncrvlta Mealcal Co., Cbluji 5o. boxos contains IS pills. Sold by Mover Bros, druggists, Hloomsburtf, l'enna. 4-ia W Quick Communication Facilitates Business. Use- th3 LOCAL TELEPHONE and Communicate. Direct with persons in Burwick, Cata wissa, Danville, Riverside, Hupett, Willow Grove, Almedia, Lightatreet, Lime Ridge, Mifflinville, Millville, Rohrsbnrg, Nescopeck, Orangeville, Stillwater and Benton. Also long distance lines to nearly aU the towns in the different States. Rates reason able. Local exchange over l'ostofiice. CENTRAL PENNA. TELEPHONE & SUPPLY CO. JOHN KENY0N, Manager. HmU with you wh.th.r yon contlnoe th. out n.rvoQ. uuirita.. oxuois lino, purines mo 0100a, lua. niMinuua. srvii 1 rain rvBB w a aa aa am 1 .ouu., mike 1 t ml pocket- boittl nlft Aff AtVt :aUtn eiireil. liuv TO E Antrum our own riruvrit't, who f ouch furukt. 1 k it with wUI.DAtlcutlv. i-i nt. tciitiv One box, ft, uiti&lly cure; I hoi ,!.&. troftr'inMMirf turiir. or wn t-f tinl nnnv. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COLUMBIAN ill K i .-7: You can save money on Pianos anil Or gans. You will always find the largest stock, best makes and lowest prices, PIANOS. From $175.00 and Upwards. ORGANS, From $50.00 and Upwards We sell on the installment plan. I'ianos 825.00 down and $10.00 pur month. Or gans, if 10.00 down, $5.00 per month. Lib eral discount for cash. Sheet Music, at one half price. Musical merchandise of kinds. We handle Genuine Singer High Arm SEWING MACHINES, $5.00 down nnd $3.00 per month. We also handle the Demorest Sewing Macl.ine, from 4:9.50 and upwards. Sewing Machine Needles and Oil for all makes of Sewing Machines. Dest makes of WASH MACHINES, FROM $4.00 UP TO $9.00. J. SALTZER. Music Rooms No. 115 West Main St., below Market, Bloomsburg, 'a. 30111.3 Pennyroyal pills Arc, tlwi;! rUbl. lAuit wfc lruc III fur rilriui.. i,. . iwu ausu liutu luriaUUO Imiaa a.al.i 1.1. jlu... hi. i.. Jt thIN AVu daiujsrou4 HbUtlf V fimtuaiiU tMllulunu, rtutaTtait. 4. 6-SMUl WW Fine PHOTO- GRAPHS and CRAYONS at R. B. GROTZ, Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. mfmr, I'. I Blend most softly atid I i r.v.rt H Blend most softly arid play most effectively over l-jii festive scene wheu thrown by waxen co miles. The light tbnt heightens beauty's charm, that gives the finished touch to the drawing room or dining room, is the tncllow'glow of WAX CANDLES Sold in all colors and shades to harmonize with any interior hangings or decorations. Manufactured by R5il''0r aule everywhere. HEAD ACHE "Both my wife and mvaair have been naliiK CASCAKETS and they are the beat medicine we nave trer had In the house. Last week my wife waa franlio with headache lor twodavs. ahe tried some of your CASCAKETS, and ther relieved the pain In her head almost Immediately. We hntta recommend Cascareta." Cm as. s-rEDEroHD. Pittsburg Safe A Deposit Co. , Fituburg, F. CANDY TAB MARK MOiaTI(l Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do QixmI, Never Slokeii. Weaken, or Gri. lOo, 2ao,M)e. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sl.rllaf H.H.rtr ( oap.ar. kn.., Mmlrrsl, K.w Yrt. SIT IIO.Tfl.Rir Snl' eiinrnntooil hT all drug- iii.M i.i CIlHItTnbim Habit. 5-'-.1is.ri " TID-BITS FOR MV HONEY t and tender little juicelets for the chil dren, ate all right, bnt papa and ' the boys" want a good, big, juicy steak, roast or chop when business or school duties are over, and we can cater to them all. Our stock of prime rrea.ts is unexcelled for quality, and we send them home in fine shape. J. U. KI-1FER. THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. CORRECTED WEEKLY. RETAIL TRICES Butter per lb ..$ ,16 Eggs per dozen 12$ Lard per lb , .09 Hani per pound. . ,u Pork, whole, per pound 06 Beef, quarter, per pound , . . . .07 Wheat per bushel .90 Oats " " 40 Rye " " 50 Wheat flour per bbl 4.00 Hay per ton , 9 to $10 Potatoes per bushel .70 Turnips " " ,5 Onions " 11 , i.co Sweet potatoes per peck .40 Tallow per lb ,0 Shoulder " 09 Side meat" " c8 Vinegar, per qt ,05 Dried apples per lb 05 Dried cherries, pitted ft Raspberries , ,n Cow Hides per lb , .! Steer ' " ' 5 CalfSkin 80 Sheep pelts .jj Shelled corn per bus ,fj0 Corn meal, cwt 1.15 Bran, 44 ,0O Chop 44 ,.00 Middlings 44 .00 Chickens per IV new lt " " "old....... .,a Turkeys 44 44 ,ai Geese 44 44 ' ,1 Ducks 44 44 o8 COAL. No. 6, delivered .60 M 4 and s 44 3.8j 44 6 at yard 44 4 and 5 at yard. j.6o
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