TKree Wage Earners
!!y M. S. linker.
Evor Blnro a library for the vil
lage of Merton had lxen under dlu
cusbIoii, Miss Martha THlloy had
fully resolved to be appointed libra
rian. True, thre were other appli
cants, but he hud been u biu'cohh
ful teacher, had managed her bust
dpbs affairs with wonderful shrewd
Dchh and alflo had Influential frlemli
to "pull" for her.
"Von. It will take Junt that to
niake me thoroughly Independent, "
reasoned MIhb Martha 10 years
tuck It wut Mattle. "Forty dollar
1b not a big salary but with my other
revenues It will enable me to take
a trip every summer. Perhaps In
two or three years I may even ko
abroad," and she glanced around her
comfortable room with an air of con
tent. Meanwhile, In different parts of
the town, two other women were an
xiously looking forward to the same
tiling. One of them had an Invalid
husbund and five children dependent
uion her, and the other, alas, was
older, poorer, and alone In tho world.
"Oh, Hen, please try to hope for It
as I do," Mrs. Hartwcll was urging.
"School will be out by then so that
Ethel can bo here to take care of
j on and the house. Then by the
time the fall term opens you will be
well and strong again."
"You ask me a hard thing, Ag
nes," was tho sad reply. "It has
galled me unspeakably to hove to lie
here and see you wear yourself out
at that sewing machine, but at least
you were under the shelter of home.
Besides, I mean to be well long be
fcre fall, then there must be rest
for you, who have tolled so nobly
And you have been such a manager,
too. Just to think that you have
really made the last payment on
the house In spite of the odds. I
want you to take some rest on the
strength of that. Everything else
can wait."
And what of the third the old
est, the poorest and the loneliest of
the three?
For many years she had been "the
music teacher" of the little village.
Highly cultured and tenderly reared,
poor little MIbb Conway's Ignorance
of the practical things of life had
tradnally brought her to a state of
actual need.
She sat In her scantily furnished
room and with trembling fingers
smoothed out a worn paper. It was
the mortgage on her piano and In
three weeks It would be due.
"Not that It matters so very
much," she murmured brokenly
"People say my methods are anti
quated and that I have lost the art
of Imparting knowledge to others."
"Oh, if I could only get it," was
her unconscious prayer.
The town was small and the snug
litlte library, which, as one enthus
iastic supporter declared, "stood on
its own legs without any Carnegie
crutches." was the special pride of
its inhabitants. It lacked just four
weeks till tho date of the appoint
ment. Small wonder, then, that
every man, woman and child became
interested In the election. As soon
as the names of the applicants be'
came known partisanship waxed
warm and strong, though, of course,
uo one expected the board to be in
Cuenced, oh, no indeed!
"I have got to give it up, Ben,'
said Mrs. Hartwell. "There are
other things for me, but as far us
I can see there Is nothing else for
loor little Miss Conway.' Besides,
I have you and the children and she
has nobody."
"But what about Miss Talley? She
has been grabbing things all her
life, and it looks as It this plum was
solng to drop her way, too."
"I'm going to see her and it Bhe
doesn't fall in with my plan, then
I will lay It before the committee,"
and plucky Mrs. Hartwell went.
At first Miss Talley refused to
listen. She had set her heart on
this particular post. Then, too, she
was not used to giving up things
for others, but finally Miss Talley
eave In. Hers was not a nature to
understand the gracious art of gra
clous giving, so she did not surrend
ei as pleasantly as she might havo
done: still she surrendered.
It was one of Mrs.. Hartwell's
stipulations that the gossipy little
town should never know the secret
of the withdrawal of their applied
Hons. "We will lay no burden of
gratitude on Miss Conway." she said
"Lit her think she has won on her
n.erlt, as Indeed, she might easily
have done."
Nobody knew exactly how It came
r.bout, but presently tho atmosphere
t.eeamn charged with a "Conway
viive." so to ie;iU. ur.d when the
l.rat.eful little mimic tcac'.ier was for.
niallv elected nobody seemed sur
prised.
The surprising part of the whole
affair culminated a few tays later
li' the Hartwell home, when Misa
Conway appeared there and usked
for board und lodging.
"I have been Informed that your
boys have gone to their uncles for
Ihe summer, and I would gladly use
their room." she said timidly. "It
lis the only nice quiet place near en
ough to the library for me to walk
And now that I have been so for
tunate I will be able to pay you well
1 will try not to give you any trou
hie,' she added shyly.
For answer Mrs. Hartwell took
the shabby little figure In her arms
and across the bowed shoulder turn
ed to her husband a face that wat
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A. A. ) rHVERB. Contention.. tnflamm.
cuM)lliH, Lung Frver, .Milk Krtrt,
II. B.)SI'H, Lameness. Injuries,
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KIDNBY A M,AIKR DIHORDKRB.
1. 1. I "KIN niHKRK. Manfn, Eraptlone.
roaasi titers. Urease, Parry.
J. K. J BAR COIITIO. Atarlnt Coat,
cvaaa luditestlon, tttomaeh Blatter.
We. each i Rtahl Cane, Ten ftperiflct. Book, ., t7.
At arojnpau, or Dent prepaid on rerelpt of price.
Humphreys' Medicine Co.. Cor. William and John
Btreeu, New York.
BT-IIOrtK MAILER FRER.
EAT COLO mnecBc'.
This
Delicacy Gaid to be a Favorite
Lun.l.wuii Disn With Men.
. o..., ,w:.',.ui who Is in an oIPico
in . .i.uii ihcre arc a number of men
)i)s UkU it is u coolant surprise to
her u see what the.e brain workers
eu lor luncheon. The firm (the U
with is i.ne ol those whlch was burn
ed cut, und so tho lunch roi.ui
which the clerks once frequented Is
burned also, i'.wsj young lo.iov. s now
I,atro!il.H tlie basket which an Itiner
ant colored man and his cleim ami
port'.y w.fu bring to the new quarters.
The young woman says ihat one of
tht most c.ipa'ule of the firni'is em
ployes lunches tl'.oughttully oft a coid
mince pie and lea water, while 1:8
Bolts hi.) mail, t'he says he com
plr.ir.s of headache ever and anon, but
he never thinks of attributing It to
his diet; instead, he says he thinks
he Is getting what one ivtiniablo old
laxiy used to call "the la gr!;.pe."
The other men, the girl mys, tiro
partial to hot gingerbread, and when
they can't get that will take a cheese
sandwich reluctantly. The col jred
man has a can of hot coffee wi.h hl'n,
but In this building. It has no patro:is,
for th.i clerks agree that "hot cof
fee Is a bad fellow," even while they
drink freely at the water cooler and
nibble at piping-hot gingerbread.
I wouldn't have believed It if
hadn't seen It with my own eyes,
said the girl to a friend. "I always
though men lunched off of porter
house beefsteak and sweetbreads and
macaroni and sensible things, and as
I ate my modest beef sandwich and
drank my cup of chocolate I would
picture to myself my friends of the
... . . . . . i.
opposite sc;x living on me iai oi uiu
land. If I had known alxxit the cold
mince pie and the hot gingerbread I
wouldn't have been astonished that
some of our men are thin ami some
are despondent. Such a diet Is enough
to give the strongest person the polly
wobbles forevermore. And then they
say women eat silly things!"
A Thieving Nurse.
In Paris, where all things are r
Bible, even the simple avocatioiu of
the nurse girl have been adepted to
the purposes of robbery on the higher
grade. The ingenious person who h:.s
accomplished this feat Is a woman
named Goffo, who at 25 years of ae
Is described as an accomplished thief.
She had forged herself a number of
testimonials by means of whicii une
secured as succession of posts as nurso
In well-to-do houses. Her conduct wns
Irreproachable and her attention to
duty exemplary until Bhe had famil
iarized herself with the spots wcere
the family valuables were kept. The n
she decamped with as many as she
could secure. She has just been ar
rested with nine robberies to net
charge. Involving; Ul.suu in money.
JlTUO in Jewels and 4,000 in art
objects. Iondon Globe.
Reflections of a Spinster.
If a girl believes a man when he
tells her shea tno omy woman
ever loved, he Is alwayB sure sha will
n,al;e a eood wife and believe tiny
Bick friend story, no matter how old,
when ha is lato coming home at n.;;ni.
The majority of men are mucn
easier to manage through their vanity
than through their affections.
The man who is quickest t j cr;u-
else a woman's tas.te In drc.ss, thinks
It all right to wear curfs wiui, m.ici.
stripes with a pink checked shirt.
If a, woman can only mane a emu
believe that she cares ior mm m.v
can put a box of paint on her Meo
and he would never think tnai ner
color wasn't natural. i..u...
American,
'iMDILGS'AMTrn-lfeDM CPlllLlLS
FOR
Neuralgia.
Sciatica.
.Rheumatism.
'Backache.
Pain inchest
Distress in
stomach.
Sleeplessness
TH E COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUfcgfo , j
PACKING Fill' IT IV TF.A i.
important Discovery Made ly
pnitment of Agriculture-.
The Department of Agriculture la
much Interested In a hlgh!y Impor
tant change that has Just been made
In the matter of the shipment of
fruits. It Is believed that n solution
has finally been found of the prob
lem of tranKiiortatln delicate tropi
cal fruits long distances.
The experiments have been made
ty a French company, under the
ausplcles of the French Oivernment.
The shipments have been made front
Guiana and the Island of Guadelou
pe, In the Lesser Antilles, to France,
and the outcome Is declarod most
satisfactory.
The success of the new system
means much for certain sections of
this country.
The secret of the new process Is
the envelopment of the fruit In a
particular kind of peat or turf, that,
rmmely, which Is known as yellow
Dutch peat. Pineapples, bananas,
mangoes, sapotas, and other delicate
fruits have been taken when In per
fectly ripe condition enveloped la
the fibrous substance and after
several weeks spent In transporta
tion have arrived at the.r destln.T
lion In a perfectly fresh und sound
condition.
Peat, as is commonly known. Is
vegetable matter more or less de
composed, which passes by Insen
sible degrees Into lignite The less
perfectly decomposed peat is gen
erally of a brown color, that which
Is perfectly decomposed is often
black. Now, moist peat, it has for
tome time been known, possesses a
decided and powerful antheptlc pro
perty. This Is ascribed to the pres
f:nce of gallic ncid and tannin.
It Is manifested not onty in the
perfect preservation of indent trees
end of leaves, fruits, and the like,
but sometimes even of anirtal bodies,
Thus. In some Instances, human bo
dies have been found perfectly pre
served In pent, after the lapse of cen
turies. What Happens In n Forest Fire.
Tho tragedies of the wild are
brought, home to tho human beings
ot this world when the fires occur In
torest:- that extend close to settle
ments. Many I'.tt'e farm shacks lo
cnted In clearings of the Western
woods, are completely wiped out by I
t..e:- tires, and many are the tales of
heroism told by frontiersmen whoa
fellows have fought for their homes
nnd sometimes for the lives of them
selves and their families. The ap
proach of a forest fire Is usually her
alded by great flocks ot birds that
fly overhead going with the wind and
awa;- from the fire. Soon after a ml.
gratlot. of crawling and creeping and
rur. things Is noticed, and this Is
followed by a smell of smoke. The
atmosphere seems to become satur
ate with the odor of burned wood
and grass, and sometimes when tho
fire Is still a mile away the air be
comes heated ai from a furnace. If
the frontiersman has a large enough
clearing surrounding his home ho is
frequently able, by the use of
switches and wet blankets, to stop
the fire and let it burn around his
home without destroying it. If the
clearing Is small, however, the dn
derc and flames carried by the wind,
leap tho clearing space and lick up
the buildings, the cattle, and the peo
ple themselves.
Forest fires are sometimes started
by hunters, who are careless In
throwing away matches after they
have lighted their pipes, by wood
choppers, who leave fires after cook
ing their meals, by the sparks from
stacks of locomotives, and by hun
dreds of other ways. Illustrated
Sunday Magazine.
Solitude In Chunks:
Here Is an extract from the pros
pectus of a, hotel in Switzerland:
Wclsshach is the favorite place of
resort for those who are fowl of
solitude. Persons In Bearch of soli
tude are, In fact, constantly flocking
here from the four quarters of the
globe."
Her Little Affair.
Mr. Flatdwell Look here slrl
'You must have made t mistake;
that's my flat and 1 didn't buy a
piano
Delivery Man Pluno nothlu'l
That's yer wife's new hat! Puck.
The Optimist.
If you were to treat your frlenda
as you do your stomach you wouldn't
have a friend on earth In sixty dayB.
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TIMI-: TABI.K IN EFFECT
June I 1904, ond until S urthir tice.
Cart leave Bloom for Epy, Almedia, Liar
Ridfie, Berwick and intermediate pointi
follows!
A. M. Hs:oo, 5:40, 6:ao, 7:00, 7:40, 8:o,
9.00,9:40, IO:20, II:oo, 11:40.
P. M. ia:ao, 1 :oo, 1:40, a. ao, 3:00, 3140
4:20,5:00. S'-4i 6-ao, 7:00, 7:40,8:20, 9:00
(9:40) 10:20 ti 1 100)
Leaving depart from Berwick one h
from time as given above, commencing
6:00 a. m,
Leave Bloom for Cataiv A.M. ?,:jO
6:15, t7:oc, t8:oo, 9:00, fio:oo, tu.
I2:oo.
V. M. l:oo, to, 3:00. 4100, 5:00, 6:00.
f7:Oo, 8:00, 9:00, 10:20, (11:00)
Cars returning depart from Otawiata 20
miur'ettrom time an given above.
First carllenves MarketJSnuare for Berwick
on Sundays at 7:00 a. m.
First cantor Cntawisna Sundays 7:oou. m.
First cur from Berwick for Bloom Sundays
leaves at 8:00 n. m
First car leaves Catawissa Sundays at
7 30 a. m.
Frorn Power House.
Saturday night only.
fT. K. K. Connection.
Wm. Terwilligbb,
Superintendent.
Bloom sburg & Sullivan
Railroad.
Taking Effect Feb'y 1st, 1008, 12:05 a. m.
NORTH WAKD.
A.M. P.M. P.M. A.M,
t t t
Bloomsburg D L ft W... 00 8 87 6 IB (00
BloomHburtf P ft K 02 2 V S 17 ...
Paper Mill 914 I Bii A 89 G 80
Light HtTPPt 18 2 OS B4 S
Oranirevllle 8 8 OH 43 S0
Fork? a 8 13 6 Ml 7 09
driers In 40 f8 17 67 7 1ft
Htlllwater 48 8 8S 7 08 7 40
Boriton S 8 83 7 18 8 10
Bddons riOOtl8 87 7 17 8 80
Coles Creek in 08 J9 40 f! 81 8 is
Laubachs 10 08 J9 4S Jl 81 8 40
urass Mere Park noiO J9 47 11 8 ....
Central 10 15 8 68 7 41 0
Jamison Cltv 1018 8 B5 7 4B 1
SOl'THWAKD.
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A.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. A.M,
t t t '
Jamison City.... 5 B0 10 48 4 8B 7 00 11 80
Central 5 B3 10 Bl 4 88 7 03 nit
Grass Mere Park f 01 til 00 f ;47 17 18
Laubachs ti 08 ll 08 ft 48 7 18 11 B8
Coles Creek f 12 U 0 f B8 7 22 12 06
Bdsons 14 til 0 f 4 M fT 84 12 1
Benton 0 18 1113 B 00 7 12 85
Stillwater. 2 11 21 5 08 7 88 12 48
Zanere f85 f1 1295 17 f7 45 18 68
Forks 8 88 11 6 21 7 49 1 00
Oi ntrevllle 6 50 11 42 o 81 8 00 1 80
Llffht Street 1 00 11 BO ( 89 8 10 t 4B
Paper Mill 7 08 11 58 5 42 818 1 50
Bloom. H ft K 8.25 2 10
Bloom. DLlW, 7 20 12 10 6 00 8.30 2 16
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