THIS SPRING Wear Evans' Shoes and Oxfords You get style, you pet comfort, you get both. TAN AND SWEDE CXFORDS AND PIMPS are most popular. WOMEN'S MEN'S SI.OO to 83. BO 82.00 to 6.00 The Progressive Shoe Store CHAS. M. EVANS. Exclusive Sales Agency FOR REGAL SHOES. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, APRIL !, 1909. )ntrrl at thu rout Oilier, Bloomlmrg,ra. amfeonarlatr mattrr, March 1,1 (Mb. Marian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sands, is recovering from a serious illness. She had pleurisy, and was threatened with pneumonia. James Magee returned on Tues day from a four weeks' trip which embraced the West Indies, South America, Panama, and other points. Hon. II. M. Iiinckley of Dan ville delivered an excellent address at the men's meeting in the Pres byterian Church last Thursday evening. Supt. W. W. Evans moved to day from the corner of Fourth and Iron streets, to his mother's home between Iron and Catharine on Fourth. The house has recently undergone some changes and re pairs. - m The Dillcu Green Houses re ceived second prize at the flower show at Scranton last week. There was a large number of competitors. The fame of the Dillon flowers ex tends far and wide, and daily ship ments are made to distant points. A few days ago a consignment was sent to a party in Oklahoma. WHAT A WOMAN WILL NOT DO. There is nothing a woman would not do to regain her lost beauty. She ought to be fully as zealous in preserving her good look. The herb drink called Lane's Family Medicine or Lane's Tea is the most efficient aid in preserving a beautiful skin, and will do more than anything else to restore the roses to faded cheeks. At all druggists' and deal ers', isc. HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI. Superintendent W. W. Evans hns started a High School Alumni Association movement. The pur pose of this plan is to foster and keep alive the school interests of the various communities of the county; to perpetuate as much as possible those social ties and forces begun during High School days and to organize the intelligent young people in these communities that they may help to further the interests of education in Columbia county. The plan iucludes an association in every High School with regular officers, among whom will be a his torian whose duty it shall be to ieep an accurate record of each graduate from the school. The va rious associations shall be grouped into leagues in the same manner as during the recent debating contest, with a Northern, Southern, East ern and Western league. Each as sociation shall adopt as its name, that of the district in which the High School is located. An annual banquet, and a basket picnic are included in the program for each league. It is a highly ccmmendable project. SUSPENDED FROM MINISTRY. Rev. William Brill, pastor of the M. E. Church at Danville was sus pended from the miuistry for one year by the Central Pennsylvania Conference, sitting at Ilarrisburg, Saturday last. He was tried on a charge of having contracted debts in a manner unbecoming a minister, and convicted, by a special com mission of fifteen. It is said that en appeil will be taken. The law, insurance, and real estate office of J. H. Maize has been removed to 116 North Main, street, Bloomsburg, Pa. J. H. Maize, Attorney. 4-i-4t. ... Her li Relief for Women If you have pains in the back, Urin aiy, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a certain pleasant herb cure for woman'g ills, try Mother Gray's Australian-Lea. It is a safe and never-failing regulator. At Druggists or by mail 50 cents. Sample package c Kati. au flress, The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, K. Y. 32S-4t, Killed by Dynamite. Dastardly Murder Committed Near Trevorton Sunday. The first outbreak of the Black Hand in Northumberlard county in , two years, resulting in a foul mur der of an Italian, occurred early Sunday Morning. The murder was a foul and premeditated one. While Salvatore Belfore and two other Italians were asleep in Reading box car on a siding at Trevorton, persons as yet unidenti fied crawled under the car, prepar- ea a cuarge ot dynamite, wrapped ciay aoout it, ignited the fuse and fled. The ensuing explosion blew a big hole in the car directly under the bunk occupied by Belfore, who was instantly killed. His two com panions were hurled out of their sleeping quarters but escaped with a tew lacerations and bruiyes. Terrified, the two fortunate ones hurried towards town and were met by an excited crowd hurrying along the road leading to the North Irauklin colliery. All had been awakened by the explosion and thought ..he boilers had collapsed at the mines. An examination of the car showed that it had been badly wrecked. The bedy of Bel fore was found in one end of the car. ueiiore ana nis two companions came there last October and were employed by the Reading company as section Hands. 1 hey were re garded as good workmen and did not mix with the rougher element of a large colony of Italian work men there. The trio, after playing cards un til midnight, sought their, respec tive bunks in good spirits, intend ing to rise early Sunday to attend church. Belfore, so far as it is known, never bad trouble there with any person, aud it is believed enemies from Italy engaged the services of a Black Hand man in this region to put him out of the way. . Garman for Judge. John M. Garman has anuouueed that he will accept the Democratic nomination for Judge in Luzerne county. Until this announce ment it was believed that Judge Halsey would have clear sailing for a reelection without opposition. Mr. Carman's abilities are recog nized and his extensive acquaint anceship throughout the county make him a strong candidate. However, if the bill passes the House giving Luzerne an addition al, judge there will be room for all. Spend Easter at Atlantic City. There is no day like Easter at Atlantic City. Round triD tickets via "The Reading" sold only on April ioth, good for in days at $.5.0.5. Stopover allowed at Phila delphia. Close connections from Readme Terminal bv means of Sub way 7 rains. 3-25-2t m The Legislature has foreshorten ed its session so that it will have no adequate time for giving due con sideration to the school bill and some other important matters, The people of the State will net be willing to accept oflhand a new ar rangement of the school laws as re vised by Francis Shunk Brown and approved by Senator Penrose. The proposition to build a State road' from Philadelphia to Pittsourg good in itself is taking on condi tions of doubt both as to location and the sum of proposed expendi ture which warrant grave appre hension. It is better to go slow than go blind. It is better to be safe than rapid. Phia. Record. Easter Brides. In the springtime young hearts turn to thoughts of love. The mating season is near at hand, aud those who are contemplating the important step of a matrimonial al liance will do well to see our fine line of wedding invitations and an nouncements before placing their order. Thb Columbian Printing Housb can furnish them, either printed or engraved. tf. NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW. Effective on Jan. I, 1910. Here are the main features of the new automobile law recently enacted by the Pennsylvania Leg islature: Operators must procure licenses from the highway department and must be over seventeen years of age. License fee, $5 for automobiles and $3 for motor cycles. Non-residents are exempt for ten days Operators using cars not their own ("joy riders"), or an Intoxi cated person, are liable to a fine of $100, or 6 mouths' imprisonment, or both, and forfeiture of license. Warning must be given when overtaking or approaching vehicles or persons, also when approaching a cross road, provided the local authorities have a sign there read ing, "Blow your horn." Speed limits. Where buildings are less than 100 feet apart, 12 miles an hour; where more than 100 feet apart 24 miles an hour. All local rules and law inconsist ent herewith shall cease at the end of fiscal year. Arrests can be made without warrant and the machine held in lieu of b:.il if the operator is the owner, or using with the owner's consent. Penalty for first offense not less than $10 nor more than $25; sec ond offense, not less than $25 nor more than $50; third offense not less than $50 nor more than $100, and sixty days imprisonment. The right of a trial by jury is given its offenders if desired. Revenue from licenses retained by highway department for im provement of roads. Fines and penalties are retained by city, borough or township where offense occurs, for use of roads. Law to go into effect Tanuary 1 , 1910. Trailing Arbutus. The Most Welcome Harbinger ol Spring Will Soon Appear. With the passing of the snow and the warming of the earth by the sun's rays, the most welcome har binger of spring, the beautiful and fragrant trailing arbutus, will ap pear on the mountain sides, to be sought by those who love this one of the most delicious of the flowers of nature, but the ruthless hand of the iconoclast has recklessly torn the roots from the ground until now it is a difficult matter to find enough oLthe sweet-scented plant to reward Mhe searcher for his trouble. As with every other pro ducts of nature the trailing arbutus is disappearing. Not content to gather what should be a sufficient quantity for any one person, the seeker after aibutus ruthlessly takes all the aromatic plant that he can find, and not content with securing the flowers he destroys the vines, thus preventing a future crop of the pink and white buds. This wanton destruction of one of na ture's delightful gifts to man is to be deplored, but it will continue until arbutus will no longer lend its fragrance to the mountain. Death Penalty for Child-Stealers. A bill making kidnaping a felony punishable only by death by hang ing was introduced in the Senate Monday night by Senator Tames, of Luzerne. This measure is a re sult of the Willie Whitla kidnap ing, and will replace the present statute for such an offense, which provides that a kidnaper be impris oned for life or for such term of yers as the Court may direct. The James bill is a good one and allows no judicial discretion as to punishment of a kidnaper, provid ing for the death penalty only. It further provides that a person convicted of assisting in a kidnap ing be imprisoned for life, or such term as the Court may direct. Editor Logan Dead. Joseph A. Logan, editor of the Miltonian, aud one of the most widely known citizens of Northum berland conuty, died at his home iu Milton ahortly after midnight Fri day morning. He had been ill for several days aud died of heart disease. Jamison City, Columbia county, will soon contain one of the State's biggest lumber yards. The big sawmill of the Pennsylvania Lum ber Company at that place resumed work on Monday morning with its full complement of hands. There are enough logs cut and stored to make 6,ooo,ooo feet of marketable timber. With the 10,000,000 feet already stored, this will make 16, 000,000 feet which will be held un til there is a market for it. WE ALL USE PMD-NA IN OUR HOME m 4 MRS. ANNIE: TESCtt. Mow Eats and Sleeps Well. Mn. Annie Tench, 337 2rd Avcnuo, Mllwaukeo, Wis, writes t "Vhon I wrote to you for advice, my health was a total wreck. I could not sleep and thought I would die, as there seemed to be no help for me. But I followed your advice and took Peruna and Manalin. "I am now cared. I can eat and sleep well, and enjoy life. " never will be without Peruna, should any of us be sick.1 Catarrh of Worst form. Mrs. Amanda Long, 7237 Seeley Avenue, Chicago, III., writes: "I believe that I am cured of catarrh of the worst form and of long standing. "I was almost a total wreck. I tried almost everything and doctored with a number of doctors, but they did me no good. "I tried Peruna as a last resort, and by the timo 1 had taken one bottle I could see that it waa helping me, and so I con tinued taking it. I can say now that I have not felt the slightest symptoms for three months, and I think there is nothing like Peruna. 1 still keep it In the house, and think there is no medi cine like it. 1 cannot praise it too highly, and bless the day that I learned of it." Mrs. Judge J. F. Boyer, 1131 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, 111., writes that sev eral complications united in palling her down, and she thanks Peruna for new life and strength. Pe-ru-na Tablets. For two years Dr. Hartman and his assistants have Incessantly labored to sreate Peruna in tablet form, and their strenuous labors have Just been crowned with success. People who object to liquid medicines can now secure Peruna tablets. Each tablet is equivalent toone average dose of Peruna. - Don't Carry Explosives on Passenger Trains. Besides Risk ol Life-Penalties are Enforced. As an illustration that many of the users of Explosives arc not couversaut with the requirements of the Law iu the handling of Ex plosives, a case was recently dis covered where a valise was checked from Pittsburg, Penna., to Gary, W. Va. During transit the valise came open and disclosed the pres ence of an assortment of dangerous explosives. It was delivered to the railway company as baggage by two foreigners who have been ar rested and are now in prison await ing trial before the United States Court for violation of the Act of Congress approved May 30, 1908. This Act prohibits the transporta tion of explosives in vehicles used for transportation of passengers, or in freight cars unless full infor mation is given to the common carrier in regard to the contents of the package and unless the pack age is prepared for shipment strict ly in accordance with the regula tions prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The penalty provided for viola tions of this statute is a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed 18 months, or such both fine or im prisonment in the discretion of the Court. In the spring a woman's fancy lightly turns on what to wear, and the things she puts upon her head just make you stop and stare. She empties the old peach basket and turns it upside down, puts ribbons round the edges and flowers on the crown; then launches that creation on the crest of the Marcelle wave and knows that other women with jeal ousy will rave. The merry widow now retires,"having had its merry day, for like all the fragile fashions it was not here to stay; but who'd have thought that anything so very broad and flat would be so soon succeeded by this new skyscraper hat? It, too, will go in course of time, as fashion always teaches, for in the fall we'll need these hats to gatner in the peaches. Ex OASTOIIXA. BtU Iha Kind You Haw Always Bought Who Is best able to ludge housewife who has used it in her home for years, or prejudiced, j sensational writers who have never used Pe-ru-na in their U lives? It will not take any fair-minded reader a minute tol, decide which is the best evidence. The mothers of the United jj States believe In Pe-ru-na. The half million women who' praise Pe-ru-na receive no dozen editors who disparage Which Is the best evidence? Sore Throat for Years. Mrs. G. Dashel, 884 Irving Avenue, Chicago, 111., Curator: Natural History Society, writes I "I ara glad to be able to recommend Peruna for ohronlo mi t throat. I had been troubled with sore throat for years, few could find nothing to help me, I had an awftii gagging difiy 4? MRUCRussell. Acute Indigestion. Mr. John C. Russell, 810 County Street, Portsmouth, Va., writes regarding his wife's case as fol lows: "I thought it would be doing bat justice to your gieat medicine to tell you what it has done for my wife. "Two years ago the doctor called at oar houso, on an average, three times a week, in attendance upon my wife, who was suffering from acute indigestion. Her suffering was 8t great that nothing but morphine would give her relief. "While on a visit to some f rienda in Norfolk she had an attack and I pre pared to go for Gained Thirty Pounds. the doctor, when our friend proposed Peruna. I gave her a dose, repeating It in a half hour, and her pains passed away. Since that time my wife has gained thirty pounds. "We are never out of Peruna. When the children or I have a cold we take some of mamma's Peruna. I find it has cut my doctor bills down to almost nothing." Our Pianos are the leaders. Our lines in clude the following makes : ClIAS. M. STIEFF, Henry F. Miller, Brewer & Prvor, Koiiler & Campbell, and Radel. IN ORGANS we handle the Estev, Miller, II. .Lf.uk & Co. AND BOWLBY. This Store has the agency for SINGER HIGH ARM SE II'. ING MACHINES and VIC1 OR TALKING MA CHINES. WASH MACHINES Helby, 1900, Queen, Key stone, Majestic. J.SALTZEtf, Music Rooms No. 105 West Main Street, Below Market. BL O OMSP UR G. PA Times Change. How times change! When we were young, says an exchange people had colds, soaked their feet in hot water and got well. Now they have grip, take quinine, feel sick all summer. Then tbey had sore throat, wrapped a pie:e of fat pork in an old sock, tied it around the neck at night and went to work the next morning. Now they have tonsilitis, a surgical operation and two weeks in the house. Then they had the stomach-ache, took castor oil and recovered. Now they J have appendicitis, a week iu the ' hospital and six feet due east and west and four feet perpendicnlar. Then they worked. They labor now. In those days they wore underclothes, now they wear lin-' gerie. Then they went to a restau rant. Now they go to a cafe. Then they broke a leg or arm, now they fracture a limb. People went crazy then, now they have brain storms. 1 Politicians paid good hard cash for t support. Now they seud govern-1 ment garden seeds. I of the value of Pe-ru-na? Thei' pay for doing so, and the half Pe-ru-na get big pay for doing j; in the morning and was subject tr spells. I could not draw a free bread and life had no pleasure for me. Mi throat was dry and parched. "I supposed I was doomed to spsri the rest of my days In this cm ditlon, when I heard what goat Peruna bad been to others, so t tried a bottle of It. After naisf it I was much better and st bottles of It cured me. "I cannot say too much tor Peruna, and I hope that uomn poor sufferer like my self will see this aaC give it a trial." MRU. DASHEL Pe-ru-na for Her Children. Mrs. Alice Bogle, 803 Clinton SU, Clrcleville, Ohio, writes: "I want to Inform you what Penuaa has done for me. "I have been affile tod with catarrk for several years. I have tried differ ent medicines and none seemed to do me any good until I nsed Peruna. I have taken six bottles and can praise It very highly for the good it has done m. "I also find it of great benefit to my children." W. L. Douglas AND Packard Shoes are worn by more men than any other shoes made. Come in and let us Fit You With a Pair W. H. MOORE, Corner Main and Iron Sis., BLOOMSB VRG, PA. 4 Bloomsburg Souvenir Books, 48 half tone pictures, 25 cents, at the Columbian office. tf. Grade crossings are to be elemi nated in Wilkes-Barre and the work will begin in the spring. The total cost is placed at close to $7, 000,000, and the city along the line of railroads that pass through it will be transformed. The Lehigh Valley, the Pennsylvania, the Jer sey Central aud the Delaware and Hudson will use the same tracks, sixain number, through the city. These will be located upon the present right of way of the Central Railroad. It also changes the route cf the Laurel Line, the third-rail system from Scranton to Wilkes Barre and Hazleton third-rail sys-. tern and of the tracks of the Wilkes Barre aud Wyoming Valley Trac tion Company. A union station, costing $600,000, will be erected, thirty-one bridges will be con structed and forty-six grade cross lugs will be eliminated. An engine terminal will be erected at a cost of $260,000. The railroads will then pass through the city on elevated tracks, and the grade crossings will be eliminated by tunnels under them.
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