COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURC, P TALKS M THE WAY. Last year's output of coil was, the greatest in the history of the United States, amounting to 159.000,000 net tons of soft coal and 46,800,000 tons of anthracite. This places the United States second in the coal producing countries of the world. It may not be generally known that persons, who from carelessness, or any other cause, take mail from the post office that belongs to another, and fails to return the same, are liable to a fine of $5,000, or one year's im prisonment. This applies to news papers thus taken from a postofiice, as well as other mail matter. The rubber supply this year is .mpie, says a well informed contem porary, and this disproves the state .tient that rubber is going to be high in price presently. We can continue for the present to indulge. in bicycle tires and songs about rubber necks. If the supply runs short we might ring in some of the rubber necks. Reports as read in the G. A. R. encampment at Wilkes-Barre, last week, give the information that nine years ago the order numbered 409, 489, the high water mark. Last Sep tember the order had (alien to 305, 601. The death rate in 1898 was 2.41 per cent. Nine years ago there was 44,613 comrades in cood stand ing m Pennsylvania, and this number has decreased about is.oco since then. The latest postal laws are that newspaper publishers can have ar rested for fraud any one who takes a paper and retuses to pay for it. Un der the law the man who allows his subscription to run along for some time unplid, and then orders it dis continued, or orders the postmaster to mark it " refused and sends a postal card notifying the publisher lays him self liable to arrest and fine, the same j as for theft. It makes all the difference m the world what kind of a burden a man carries as to how he complains of t!:e load, says an exchange. Twelve pounds ot baby makes a man tired unto death in less than two hours, whereas 130 pounds of sweetheart used to sit on the lap from 8 p. m. to 12:30 a. m without a murmur from the owner of the lap. Half a mile to church is long walk, when a ten mile tramp around a billiard table is recreation. Lying is of all mean trails of char acter the most 'dispicable. This is the crying sin of the age that men do not value their worth. If a man steals and is caught, the world brands him as a thief and shuns him : he can never outlive it, but if he lies, though it may be proved, he is still respectable, and if he profits by the lie he is esteemed especially clever and smart. But the thief is not near so dangerous to society as the liar, e can protect ourselves against tnieves, we can guard our possessions, but the liar can penetrate the strong est fortress and blast the most prec ious ot our possessions. He can go into court and rob or murder at will He can blast a lite or win a fortune, and there is no redress. " People would find less difficulty with ready made shoes, said the ex penenced salesman, " If they would stand up to fit them on, instead of sitting down. Nine persons out of ten, particularly women, want a com fortable chair while they are fitting a shoe, and it is with the greatest diffi culty you can get them to stand tor a few minutes, even sitter the shoe is fitted. Then, when they begin walk ing about, they wonder why the shoes are not so comfortable as they were at first trial. A woman's loot is con siaeraDiy smaller when she sits in a chair than when she walks about. Ex erase brings a larger quantity of blood into the feet, and they swell ap preciably. The muscles also require certain space. In buying shoes this fact should be borne in mind." 1863- OErriSBURQ. 1899- 36th Amivorsary of the Death of General Reynolds to be Fittingly Observed. Thirty-six years ago on July 1st, Maj. General John F. Reynolds fell mortally wounded at Gettysburg gal lantly leading his troops during the first day of the battle that decided the great civil war, and on the anniversary this year a fine equestrian statue of that noble officer will be ur.veiled with appropriate ceremonies. The Statue, a beautiful piece of work, somewhat similar to those of Generals Meade and Hancock, is situated on the battle field about a quarter mile north of the spot where General Reynolds was wounded, and is the design and work ot H. Iv. Rush-Brown. The statue will be unveiled 2 p. m. July 1st by Charles P. Renyolds, a grand nephew of the famous General. General Gob in will transfer the sjatue to the State," and it will be received by Governor Stone. Colonel Huidekoper is to de liver the oration. To accommodate those desirous of attending, the Philadelphia & Read ing Railway has arranged to sell Ex cursion Tickets at the special rate of Single Fare for the Round Trip from all principal stations in Pennsylvania. Tickets on sale and good going June 30th and July 1st, and good going June 30th and July 5th, 1899, inclus ive. For time of trains, rates of fare, etc., consult P. & R. Ticket Agents, or address Edson J. Weeks, Cen'l Pass'r Agent, Philadelphia. HAWLEY'S STORE CLOTHES , SERIOUS HINTS ON DRESS. lh Kirtrrn-Dollnr !nlt Whlrh Senator from Cnnnrrtlvut port In I'. a rope. th fi.jnif Ulnnthit firm Knnntnt TT'tvlnt ent n mes'scii'.Tr for one of the com mittee clerks of the sonnte, says the lk-troit .lournul. When tlie clerk reached Senator Huwley he wns some what astonished to have the old man nsk: "How much did j oil pny for that suit of clothes?" The cleik wns so suriiripftl tlin he CiM not answer tint il the senntor repent ed the question, when he said: "Fifteen dollars." 'That' what I heard,' said the sen ator. "Where did you pet It?" The clerk told him, and stood ex pectantly wondering If he wns to loam why the Connecticut statesman wns taking such a great interest in his clothes. The inquisitor relieved him by saying: Every time I go to Englnnd I hear lot of bragging about their 3 clothes. I am tired of it. I am going 1 to wear a suit Just like the one you have ' on and show theru that we can make as ; good clothes for $13 a suit ns they cnn." Senntor Lodge is also now touring Eu rope in n $15 suit of clothes. To look nt the clever Massachusetts senator one Act!iiinnlrl l, Suine I ll.ipnnt C om ment hjr a ftoaton .Van. We have received a little pamhlet which we hope has been distributed widely among our readers, observes the ltoston Journal. The careful study of it may put an end to doubts that hne. embittered household and poisoned the wells of domestic hapiiness. This little book we dislike the term "booklet" tells in thuple language bow to t'ress your r:u hisuin, groom, butler, doorman and pace. - Thus, for instance, the coachman t.hould wear six buttons on his coat two on the back nt waist nnd two at the bottom of skirt, lie should also have flaps on his pockets. Otherwise he might be mistaken for the groom, who has no flaps on his pockets nnd has five buttons in front and six be hind. These buttons should always match the metal trimmings on the har ness. Ardent ltrjanite will, of course, use silver. The hat must be silk. There is no alternative. Slouch hats are no longer worn by the coachmen of our more ex clusive citizens, and the more fastid ious Insist that the hat should be a new one, not n cast-off dicer of the master. The coachman, vhen on dutv. should would suspect him of being the most 8nioke only cigars. They should cost expensively uresseu man in ine senate. ' nt least at the ra Summer Outings. Peronally Conducted Tours via Pennsylvania Railroad. As a mntter of fact, the members of what is sometimes known ns the "Mil lionaires' Club" are rather fond of buy ing cheap business suits. One of them told the writer thnt he bought his suits of a concern in New York that manu factured to order 00,000 of these suits a year. The manufacturer said that be made less than one dollar apiece on them. WHERE GOLD GROWS The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany announces the following Person ally conducted Tours for the Summer of 1899: To the Forth, including Niagara Falls, Toronto, Thousand Islands, the St. Lawrence, Montreal, Quebec, Roberval (Lake St John), the Sag uenay, Au Sable Chasm, Lakes Cham- plain and George, Saratoga, and a daylight ride through the Highlands of the Hudson, July 22 to August 7. Kate, $125 ; August 12 to 25, visiting same points as first tour except Rob erval and the Saguenay. Rnte; $100 for the round trip, from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Harrisburg. Proportionite rates from other points. For itineraries and furtner informa tion apply to ticket agents, or address Geo. . Boyd. Assistant General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia. . Eeduced Bates to Gettysburg Via Pennsylvania Rati road. Account Dedica tion of the General Renyolds Monument. On account of the dedication of th,e monument to General Reynolds at Gettysburg, July 1, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged to sell excursion tickets from points on its line in Pennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland, and the District ot Colum bia, to Gettysburg, at rate of single fare foi the round trip. Tickets will be sol J on Tune to and July 1, good to return until July 5 inclusive. 2t Fresh Deposits of the Preclona Metal Found la Some Localities Ever? Year. There are localities where gold may be said to grow every year, or, in other words, where fresh deposits of the pre cious metal ore to be found annually, says Answers. One such district is in the Edmonton country in the Canadian northwest, where, after the spring floods, from the same banks and "benches" of the Sas katchewan river, there are taken every year considerable quantities of gold by a few diggers, w ho make their living out of the business. But the must conspicuous and inter esting case of this sort is to be seen near Ichang, in the province of Ilupeh, in I hina. i or many centuries past each year gold has been wafched from the banks of coarse gravel on both sides of the Fdver Han, and in the midst of the auriferous district there is an an cient town called Likutien, which means "Gold Diggers' Inn." Its in habitants subdivide the frold-bearing ground among themselves annually, staking out their claims with parti tions. They pay no rovaltv and ap pear to earn no more than a bare sub sistence, but this maj- be doubted, as John Chinaman is an adept at "lnyin low and sarin' nuflin.' " The annual river floods'bring down millions of tons of mud and sand from the mountains and this mud nnd sand, which is charged w ith gold, both "fine" and in flakes, is deposited to a depth of six inches or more on the banks of gravel. It is in the winter that the gold is washed, and it is said that seven men work about 20 tons of the "pay dirt" in a dav. rate of three for u quar ter. Green baize cloth nprons should match your billiard table. Crest but tons, worn by your servants, should be ducal. There are several dukes In Eng land, so tlicre may be a variety In the device. By paying attention to these details and the advice ns toother matters given by this pamphlet, you will be obliged j to be more scrupulous as to your own dress; for it is a sad sight when the groom is mistaken for the master. j A LOVELY FLAG. ! Serernl of the "tars of Ml Mulford's llanner Made In Historic Places. Tor Tight Shoes. as tne weather becomes warmer, the shoes seem to grow tighter, but here is a simple method of obtaining relief. Where the presure of the shoe seems greatest apply a cloth wrung out of boiling water to it when on the foot. This causes the shoe to stretch and mould itself to the shape of the foot, and after one or two applications there will be no further trouble from that shoe. Ileanty Is Dlood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets. Candv Cathar tic clean your Wood and keep it clean, b) stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im- nuntirs from the lody. Ik-gin to-day to lanigli pimples, lioila, blotches, blackheads, tnd that sickly bilious complexion by taking cascarets, i.eauiy tor ten cents. All drug gists, sausiaction guaranteed, luc, 'Joe, ooc. Reduced Bates to Detroit Via Pennsylvania Riilroad. Account Christian Endeavor Convention. On acconnt ot the Convention of the Young People's Society of Chris tian Endeavor, to be held at Detroit; July s to 10, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company wiil sell excursion tick ets from points on its line, to Detroit, at a rate of single fate for the round trip. Tickets will be sold on July 3, 4 and 5, and will be good to return un til July 13, inclusive, except that by -depositing ticket with 4he Joint Agent at Detroit before July 12, and the payment of fifty cents, the return limit may be extended to leave Detroit not later than August 15. For specific rates and conditions apply to ticket Agents. at Dou't Tobacco Spit tad Blanks Tour Llf iwsf. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag letia, lull of lite, nervo and vlunr, talis Nu To Uao, the wouiler worloir, that makes weak men itrong. All druggists, noo or II. Cure fuarun' .eod. liooklot ami sum pie free. Adilrnst Sterling Iteuiedy Co, Chicago or New York. A Good Fruit Year. rom all sections of the county come most encouraging reports in re gard to the outlook for a large fruit crop. Apples, pears, plums, cherries, etc., never looked more promising at this' season of the year than at pres ent, and if the growing fruit is not destroyed by frosts or insects the crop will be an unusually large one. To Cure Constipation Forever, Take CuHi-urels Candv Cathartic lOo or Mo ll u u. u. ail 10 cure, druKgisu refund money. TRAVELS 45.000 MILES. Insufficient PoitnR on a Package the Cause of It Wearisome j Journey. In order finally to end its travels, the post office department has decided to deliver, free of charge, a packet of maps that has already traversed over 45,000 miles, says the Washington Post. The package was made up in Terth, Australia, by employes of the Austral Ian geological survey, and directed to one of the professors of the University of Minnesota. It wo then stamped 'official matter," nnd wrapped up with other mail to be sent to this country. Under the existing postal regulations all transoceanic mail must bear prepaid postage to the full amount required, or double that sum must be paid by the consignee. So when the maps reached Minneap olis the wrapper was almost hidden un der due stamps and the professor re fused to receive them. They were then sent to Washington, where they were redirected and shipped first to San Francisco and thence to Terth. The geological survey took up the matter again, with a request written on the wrapper that they be delivered, whether the postage was paid or not. and started the packet on its way from The largest flag In the world has just been completed, says Harper's Bazar. It was planned by Miss Josephine Mul ford, v, Madison, N. J. Miss Mulford might not have become an expansionist in the line of Hags had we not fought with Spain. When the country went to war, Miss Mulford's patriotism de manded some expression und the larg est flag in the world was none too big for the purpose. This par ticular star-spangled banner is 100 by CJ feet. It is made of bunting manu factured especially for it, and is sewed with silk. The stars ore almost three feet in diameter, nnd each one is em broidered with the arms of the Btato it represents nnd the date of its admis sion to the union. One interesting detail is that Miss Mulford made several of the stars in historic places. Sitting in John Han cock's chair in Independence hall, she partly made the l'ennsylvauia star, which she finished in the house of lietsy Koss, who made the first American flag. Miss Mulford went to Washington's headquarters at Morristown in order to make there the Xew Jersey star. The Maryland one was made nt Fort Mc Ilenry, the Virginia one at Mount Vernon, and the New York one partly on board the flagship New York and partly in Fraunce's tavern, where Washington took leave of his officers after the revolution. Un the halyard canvas Miss Mulford has embroidered a long dedication to the American army and navv. THE LATEST FAD. In London It Is Trllinsr One's fcrtune and Future by Various Means. Astrology, chiromancy and kindred sciences survived the middle ages, and for aught we can tell many an unxious inquirer to-day is busily engaged, with the aid of retort and crucible, in quest of the philosopher's stone, or in seek ing to fix the site of buried treasure by means of a simple fumigation, say Blackwood's Magazine. People pay money to have their characters told from their handwriting. No fancy ba zar Is complete without its soothsayer or spue wife. This adept is, as a rule, more polite and discreet than Cadwal lader in 'Teregrine Fickle." But for on adequate fee he or Bhe is quite pre pared to frighten clients into fits by predicting evils Imminent or remote. In private life many ladies may ba found to read your hand with the per spicacity of a Ileyraddin Maugrabin, or to construct your ephemeris with the Judgment of a Galeotti. They will dis course to yon fluently of lines of life and health, of Jupiter, of Mercury and, above all, of Venus. If Saturn appear combust they will pull a long face and their alarm for your future will know no bounds if Mars have more dignity Perth to Suez and then to New York, j than Is rightly his In the cusp of the The department has now decided to d liver the maps without further delay, as the maps are -more than six months overdue. . twelfth house. As for "scrvinar n crystal glove, do we not all know that Mr. Lang finds therein his chief diver sion after golf and fishing? Jones Going to send your wife to the seaside this season? Galey No; can't afford it. Jones Why, she isn't extravagant is shef Galey Not the least; but last year while she was away I blew in $350. Brooklyn Life, Jack the Tooth-Puller. In Bath, Kngland, there is a dentist's , assistant who has a mania for fyoth ex traction. He goes along the streets, and on meeting a little boy alone tells 1 him to "open his mouth and shut his ' eyes. When the request is complied with, nnd before the unsuspecting ju venile is aware of what is going on, a pair of forceps Is introduced between the open jaws and out comes a molar. CASTOR I A For Infanti and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bean the Signature of Dancer la tue Sultan's Job. Of the 38 sultana who have ruled the Ottoman empire since the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks?, 2 have died violent deaths. Queen Victoria Llberal-Mladed. - Some one once asked a frequent vis-; Itor to the table of Queen Victoria: "What do you talk to the queen about?" "Everything," was the reply. "Ev erything and anything. There is no topic on which her majesty Is ignorant. She appears interested in everything and accepts all new ideas and views with a large-mlndedness which is sim ply astonishing In a woman of her age." Xobles as Thick as Fleas. In 1S80 it was estimated that theru were CoO.000 princes and other heredi tary nobles In l.ussin, and since then the nunwer has Increased. ric'o'.t'a We t'ossame. The people of the United States con sume ubjut 4,CC0,C00 bottles of ntcklea every week. Only One Rrstrarnt Necessary. In his new volume on China Arnot Beid declares that 1,000 European sol diers could conquer that country. CAST0M AYcgctablcIVcparationfor As similating ihcToodandRcula ling the Stomachs andDowcls cf Promote s TJsumChcerf ul ticss and ResLGontalns neither Opiumiorphine oortjiacral. Not Narcotic. Jmfm StmJ' oUA-Ur-JtimmSrrd fUrmSttd - A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stomach. Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions Teverish ness and Loss of Sleep. 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