rHP, COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Richest American Heiress i Engaged to Duke of Roxburghe Miss May Got-let. Wh) Has B:en T' t... v c.i. K:t.t Career Free from Scandal and an IT Is formally announced that Mips' May Goclet, the well-known Ameri can belle, Is engaged to the duke of Roxburghe. The duke is now the guest of Mrs. Ogilen Uoelrt, mother of Miss Goelet, at Newport, K. I. This Is all that the duke, who Is :5 years old, Is: Marquis of Hoxburghe and earl of r.oxburghe, earl of Kelso, Viscount 1 roxmouth, Baron Roxburghe, Baron i.i'r of Cessford and Caverton In Sot '.:ind, Earl Innes of the United Kingdom, .i baronet of Nova Scotia and a lieuten ant In the Koyal Ho: je Guards. The duqe's town i sidonce Is at 1 Chesterfield Gardens, West, London, and his country scats are Floors castle, Kelso. Boxhursheshire and Broxmouth and Dunbar, county of Haddington. About everybody knows who MIsh Goelet is the heiress of a family of Hillllons, a family high In New York MISS MAY CJOKLET. (American Heiress Who Will Marry the Duke of Koxbuighe In XoVcn.ber.) society that cruises about the world in yachts and gives big parties when at borne or at its summer retreat at New port. It is not the first time that Uoxburgho has had his engagement announced. Two years ago It was said he was going to marry Pauline Astor, daughter of YVilllarn Waldorf Astor. But the re ports were denied and seemingly proved baseless. The duke, a soldier by profession, is .he first cousin of the duke of Marlbor mgh, who married Consuelo Vander-jilt.- His house Is 100 years older than that of Marlborough. The mother of Hoxburghe is the daughter of the .'ourth duke of Marlborough. Roxburghe comes of a fighting race. One of his ancestors fell at Montrose In the year 152(5. He Is devoted to his pro fession, and his brother and heir. Lord Alastalr Innes-Ker, has followed In his footsteps, as hopes also to do, In due PERU'S NEW PRESIDENT. Be I tbr Klml Chief Rxeentlve of the Hepablic to lie Elected With out UloodNlieil, The Peruvian consul In Chicago, Leo poldo Arnaud, has received word from his government of the election of Manuel Candamo, of Lima, as president, and the announcement that the inaugu ration ceremonies took place In the Plaza do Lima, the capital of Peru, Sep tember 8. This is the first presidential election In the little South American republic that has not brought revolution and bloodshed. The election of Candamo places at the head of the government the first man who was Unanimously chosen, there being no opposition. Nicolas De Pierola, who was nominated by the re publicans, withdrew when the civil party named Candamo. The new presi dent Is one of the most Influential men of Peru and Is best known as the presi- BENOR MANUEL CANDAMO. (.Recently Elected President of Peru With out Opposition ) dent of the Lima chamber of commerce. He received a thorough education abroad and U a man who, the consul says, "is eminently fitted for the- position of head of the government of Peru." The consul says there Is universal rejoicing throughout Peru over the election of Candamo. Paper Plate In Itraluuruula, la some cf the low-priced restau rants in German cities food is served on paper plaU. t i' - ' . , W; :-', -v. i i i P v Iff' Wocd by Many Titled Foreigners, ttl ev .-O-i... u . . . Annual Rent Roll of $300,COO. course, the third brother, Lord Robert. The duke of Roxburghe is the only marriageable du'.;e In Scotland. He has a r.recr frie from scandal, and a rent roll of about $:soo,ooo a year. There is only one handicap. Hox burghe Is said not to have a clear title. All the ingenuity of English chronolo gies has failed to give an Indisputable claim to his title, and from 180S to K was not recognl.ed, and is still dis puted In the English courts. Lewis Ki r, a truckman In New York, who for 40 years has bid for work at Greene and Grand streets, claims the titles and estates of the duke of Rox burghe as his own. While Ker does not expect to succeed In establishing his right, he may yet resume the fight. So good this claim seemed to him to be In 1S:10 that Hamilton Fish devoted noarly five years in England to the case in behalf of Andrew Ker, Lewis Ker's father. Thouph Hamilton Fish did not succeed in establishing the rights of his American client, he did succeed In so completely breaking down the claims of Sir James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, grandfather of the present duke, that the latter failed to have the dukedom bestowed upon him and the title lapsed for 5" years. Miss May Goelet has been the heroine of many stories. She has been reported engaged innumerable times, and has been the victim of two known matri monial conspiracies, Induced by Impe cunious bearers or titles, one or tnese, it is alleged, being Prince Hugo von Hohenlohe of Germany, who agreed to pay 1o.noo to Capt. Ladestas de Pork ony if he could procure consideration of his proposal of marriage for Miss Goelet This was four years ago, and If the prince had not been 50 years of age the match might have come off. However, Miss Goelet objected to so ancient a spouse, and the prince re fused to pay the $10,000. This gave rise to suit for the money, thus spreading knowledge of the transaction. The matter was finally settled by Hohen lohe's aunt paying several hundred pounds to the disgruntled Porkony. Prince Helnrlch Haron, of Bohemia, bIso desired the hand and fortune of the young lady, and also was debarred by his age, so report goes. The duke of Manchester, the earl of Shaftesbury and later the duke of Rox burghe all have been reported betrothed to Miss Goelet, with resulting denials from Mrs. Goelet, until this authentic news of her engagement to the duke of Roxburghe was received the other day. In appearance Miss Goelet Is petite, and wears a charm of manner which makes up for lack of actual beauty. She Is a bright conversationalist, Is self-possessed and "smart" looking. She dresses exqul3itely, and has seen Just 21 sum mers. Her mother and mother's sisters have always been noted for their beauty. DEFIES NATURE'S LAWS. Ohio Itock Stand Ilnlnnrrd Jut Like m Top Vet Seem a Firm a iilbrnltar. One of the most curious of nature's freaks Is the "Devil's Tea Table," the noted landmark of the Muskingum val ley, three miles from McConnellvsIUe, O. It stands upright on Its slender base on the top of a steep hill. For years it has been watched with great anxiety, by the people living in THE DEVIL'S TEA TABLE. , tStraiiKa Natural Krtak Located Near McConnellBvllle, (J.) the valley below, but it still Btands firm, resisting wind and rain. The huge rock is only four by 17 feet at the base, while the top measures 20 by 33 feet. Scientists claim that the curious for mation Is caused by a process of nature j American and foreign. In 181)3-95 he which must sooner or later cause Its ! spent 25 months in northern Greenland, fall. The upper part of the rock Is of completed a detailed survey of the re gandstone and the lower part of shale. ' gjon and discovered the huge Cape York Frost and. dampness have disintegrated 1 meteorites. Voyages followed in 1896 the shale, whlle'the sandstone sturdily i nd 1897. In 1898 he made a determined resiBts tne elements, only a little more shale can be spared before the great rock must fall, and it hangs like the sword of Damocles over the inhab itants of th: valley. Paper Make RtronK Wheel. The wheclB o2 a Pullman car are made of papor. The body of each wheul Is a block of paper about four inches thick. Around this Is a rim of Htecl measuring from two to three inches. It Is this steel rim, of course, which comes In contact with the rails. The sides are covered with circular Iron plates, bolted on. GUARDS AN actress. Dob, on KhhIIkIi IIuIIiIoh, l'lion bf Ml l'.flle Mntnnnn for Pro tertor and t hum. Effle Shannon and her English bull- ds Hobs, constant companions on tho streets and In the theaters where the ao tress Is playing, made a picture which might well be entitled "Beauty and the Beast." However, BobB Is the most gentle of ca nines, his mallguant exterior directly opposing his angelic disposition, while his devotion to his mistress is alrrxst pathetic. At McVlcker's theater. In Chi cago, Bobs has become an Idol of the staee hands and theater employes. Whenever he can be enticed from Miss Shannon's dressing room he is taken Into . jc. j . v. HOPS, Tltti Bl'LLPOO. (Effle Shannon's Cnnlne Bodyguard and ISoon Companion.) the stage alley for a romp, with a choice morsel of raw meat as his reward at the end of the play. Bobs Is Miss Shannon's bodyguard and he serves well for this purpose, his war like appearance frightening would-be mashers or thugs. One night last sea son while in a western town Miss Shan non was on her way to her hotel after the performance when a man slightly under the Influence of liquor came up to speak to her. Bobs observed the stranger and noticed his approach to his miftress. He ; bristled, showed his ugly teeth and gave a growl that made the masher take to . his heels. j Nothing would induce the actress to part with her pet, alt hough at times Bobs ' Is somewhat of a trial. He is playful, j in hb cumbersome way, and Is as affec- i donate as a kitten. He has a habit of i trying to sit In Miss Shannon's lap when- i ever she sits down, but as he I weighs something like CO pounds i he Is not exactly the sort of ! a lap dog a lady desires. Bobs Is particu larly fond of sitting on the white cloth which Miss Shannon has spread In her dressing room to protect her costumes and the dog generally manages to pet In the way, so In order to keep him off the white rug Miss Shannon's maid places a white sheet In the far corner of the dressing room and there Bobs Is coaxed bpfore the process of dressing begins. Being on a white rug he Is satisfied and remains contentedly until called to go home. BOUND TO FIND POLE. Commander Peary Preparing, to Make Another Jouriicj Through the Arctlo North, Commander Robert E. Peary, U. S. N., who announces that he will make an other dash for the north pole next sum mer and who has been granted .three yearB' leave of absence for that purpose by Acting Secretary of the Navy Dar ling, has already made bIx arctic expedi tions at Intervals extending over 13 years. He has won fame because of the immense Importance of his labors In geographical, ethnical and other scien tific research. In 1886 he made his first voyage to Greenland and a reconnolsance of the Greenland ice. This was followed COMMANDER It. E. PEAKY. (Arctic Explorer Who Will Make Another Duth for the- Nur'.h Pole ) ia 18D1-92 by a 1J months' sojourn In northern Greenland, during which he made a 1,200-mile sledge Journey across the Ice-cap and determined the insulari ty of Greenland. For this he was award ed medals from many scientlficsocletli s, effort to reach the pole. The same year saw the publication of his book, "North ward Over the Great Ice." Commander Peary is 47 years old. He was born In Cresson, Pa., and graduated from Bow doln college, Maine, In 1877. Four years later he entered the navy us a civil engi neer and in 18S4 was appointed assistant engineer of the Nicaragua ship canal survey. From the grade of lieutenant he has risen to commander. He is married, and Mrs. Peary has accompanied him on some of his northern voyages. Leave Thirty Keet I.oiiif. The cocoanul palm has leaves u early SO feet long. QF YILLAVEKDE New Prims M.nister cf Spain Child of th. People. SInile Wny tnlhe Front Ujr M moll luu Treml of I'ulillc Opinion nuil Trot Devotion to 111 I'n tbrrland, Don HaluiULdo Vlllaverde, Spain's tew premier, Is one of the luckiest of middle-class mortals. His parents were modest, well-to-do country folk, but there was no reason to suppose that their boy was going to climb up to the highest post within the gift of the Spanish peo ple. He started out as a lawyer, endowed with brains and an eloquent tongue, per I severance and lots of ambition. There I after the steps of fame were Interestingly i marked. He had crowds of clients and ' was elected to parliament. Afterward ! he attracted attention by hard work, participation- In every possible debate and mastering all som of dry subjects. ' He was too busy to concern himself with the brilliant aristocracy of Madrid, which had shown some- Inclination to '. take to Its bosom such a good-looking , and promising young man. He made a sudden dash Into society un , der the wings of the duchess de Tenia, at whose palace a guest could meet every bodythe greatest politicians, artists and men of science to be found In Madrid. : The smart young member from Galicia : soon made himself popular In this set and for the first time seems to have been deflected from his path to glory. So mar.y Spanish beauties of high degree lavished their affections on him that he became for a while a veritable butterfly of fashion, j A rich and attractive woman, the mar chioness of Pozo Rublo, offered to marry the handsome young gallant and was forthwith accepted. Senor Vlllaverde then put a definite stop to all frivolity and once more devoted himself to fruitful labor for the welfare of his country, be ing no longer required to sacrifice all DON KAIMONDO V1LLAVERDE. (New Premier of Spain Who Was Born Under I.ucky Star.) his time and talent to his profession, Senor Villaverde studied assldulously so cial and economical sciences, for which he had always felt a predilection, and through his great Intelligence soon rose to preeminence. He was successively named minister of Justice and of finance to the general satisfaction. The most Interesting period of Vnia verde's political career began in 1899 after the disastrous war with the United States. When the treaty of peace had been signed and a new cabinet, presided over by the leader of the conservative party, Senor Sllvela, was formed, politi cal men as well as the majority of the people recognized the urgent necessity of Introducing ample and radical reforms Into all branches of public administra tion and adopting a sound and liberal policy apt to raise the credit of the land. Senor Vlllaverde, who occupied in SII- vela's cabinet the post of minister of finance, brought a bill of taxation before parliament, with which he intended to Increase the Income of the treasury from 830,00n,on0 to 1,000,000,000 pesetas and with his ppcullar energy and flrnness he succeeded In having his project ap proved. But this heavy taxation raised such a storm of protest throughout the whole of Spain and so numerous and bloody were the riots which It caused In various provinces that Senor Vlllaverde was obliged to send In his resignation and two or three months afterward, partly owing to this and partly to the unpopular marriage of the princess of the Asturlns with Pon Carlos of Bourbon, the whole cabinet was also forced to resign. The queen then decided to trust Vlllaverde with the formation of a new ministry but In consequence of the unpopularity of his taxes, he found nobody disposed to second htm In the work and therefore he had to renounce the charge. Later the announcement that the gov emnipr.t, through Sr.or Sanchez Toca, intended to bring a bill Into parliament for the construction of the Act, was suf fldont to call forth demonstrations of hostility in the chamber of deputies, as well as all ovr Spuln. Then King Al phonso, Interpreting the desires of his country, called on Senor Vlllaverde to form a new cabinet. The elevation of this distinguished statesman to the high est office slgnlflps the triumph of a firm and saving financial policy of Spain. A Tax Extraordinary. A tax on marriage Is still Imposed by the proprietor of a leading Bombay ho tel. In a revised tariff of prices the dally charge for a single lady or gen Unman is set down as five rupees, but If the lady or gentleman be married th charge will be seven rupees each. No ex planatlon of this singular regulation la given. F.nurnKement In Turkeatan. A wedding engagement In Turkestan begins with the payment of a suhstan tial consideration to the girl's parents, If the girl Jilts her lover, the engage ment gift has to bo returned unless the parents have another daughter to give Us a Buustltute. 1 1 mm f ASTQM ANtgctablc rrcpnrnf ion. 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IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CAKPE T, HI AT Tl IG, or OIL CiiOTIIs) VOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT .W. M. BMOWUE'S a Toors above Court IIouso. A large lot of Window Curtains In stock. "Thought It meant death SUre." Mrs. James McKim of Danville, Out., tnys of her almost miraculous cure from heart disease bv Dr. Aonew's Cure for the Heart: "Until 1 1 eenn Inline this remedy I despaired of my life1. I had heart failure and extreme prostration. One dose gave mequiuk relief and one boltle cured me. The suffer ings of years were dispell! like mag c." j oum ny v. isjeim. The happiness that qimes out of a ouart bottle may develop into a hogshead of misery the next morning. Ghosts would friehten many people who are not afraij of germs. Yet the perm is a real danger. If this .microscopicanimalism could be mncnined to a nze in proportion to its ileulliiiess it would show like a giant python, or tire tireaining ilraijon. 1 he one fact to remember is that the germ is powerless to harm the body when the blood is pure. It is far easier to keep the germ out than to drive it out after it obtains a hold in the systrm. Dr. Pierce' Golden Medical Dis covery is the most powerful and perfect of Dioon puruymg meuicines. It increases the quantity as well as the quality of the blood, and enables the body to resist disease, or to throw it off if disease has obtained a footing in some weak organ. Wherever the diges tion is impairrd, the nutrition of the body is diminished, for the blood is nA'-' from the food which is eaien, and half qpeslcd food cannot supply the body with blood in quant itv and Quality a'le.mate to its needs. For this condition there is no remedy equal to "Golden Medical Discovery." It cures ninety-eight out of every hundred persons who give it a fair trial. When there is con stipation Dr. Vierce's I'leasant l'ellets will promptly relieve and permanently cure. W'KS "Slowboy takes his own tune about everything." Wagg "That isni the worst of it. He takes other people's. Pill SertSO. It stands. to reason that Dr. Agnew's Little Liver I'illswill crowd out of the market many of tho nauseous old timers. A better medicine at le.s than half the price is all the argument needed to keep the demand what it has been phenomenal 40 doe 10 cents. They cure sick Headache, Uilliousness, ond allay all stomach irrita tions. 8 Sold by C. A. Kleim. It's s physical impossibility' for some people to live within their income, becausa they haven't any. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years Etc. Also F. F. Adams & Co's The Markets. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS COKRKCl KO WKKKLY. RETAIL PRICE. Hutter, per pound 5 a Eggs, per dozen a4 Lard, per pound tc Mara, per pound "'.'it to 16 Heef (quarter), per pound 6 to 8 Wheal, per bushel 00 Oats, do AO Kye, do Floor per bbl. May, per ton.... ratatoes, Tumins, do 60 4.40 to 4 80 18 01 per busbaC So 40 06 is 16 Tallow, per pound Shoulder, do Ha con, do Vinegar, per qt 05 Ml ed npples, per oouml di Cow hides. do ' -jl 3 Steer do do Calf skin Sheep pells ".!!!!!!!"!!' Shelled corn, per busSe'l.."'.'."."' Corn meal, cwt Kran, cwt ('hop, cwt xr;.i.n;..... ' OS 80 7$ 7S a 50 1 ao 1 5 ....... ..y,, t,vl , 4J Chickens, spring, per pound Uj. "O old Tr.rkeys do Geese, ,)0 Ducks, Jo , COAI..' Number 6, ilivered 4 do 4 and 5 delivered'.'.".'.''.'"!!'" C do 6, at yard " 4 and 5. at yard...'".'."'."!!.". AW The following letters are hekl at the Dloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and will be sent to the dead letter office Oct. 6, 1903. Persons calling for these letters, will please say that "they wre advertised Sept. 24, 1903", Mr. Geo. W. Brink, Miss Elizabeth Green, Mr. W. B. Burgess, Miss Bertha Hartnvtn, Mrs. Liszie Cum rnmgs, Miss Junie Lyons. Mr. C. II.. Fisher, Jno. Schwarzenbach, Mr. M. W. Sclmck, Raphael A. Moore, One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. , ;J. C. Brown, P. M. 10 18. 11. 1 20 SS
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