8 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBUfevi. THE COLUMBIAN. tfLOOMSBURG, PA. TUUKSDAV, DKl'KMBKH 0. 1!W GENERAL NEWS A New York Stock Exchange seat was sold last week for $96, 000,000, a t ew record price. Anotlier society girl has routed a burglar. She lives in Trenton. This is getting to be almost a fad. t p Mnrcrnn has boucht a con trolling interest in the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. This year's iron ore tonnage of the C.reat Lakes is expected to break 190? s great record of 4V 288,000 tons. The house in New York in which Washington resided when first President is being torn down to make room for a more paying structure. Within the past week more than one hundred carloads of Canadian wheat have Been transferred at Rupert for Philadelphia for ex port to Europe. The guard at the tomb of the late President McKinley. at Can ton, O., has been reduced from a company of infantry to two non commissioned officers. Monday was the coldest day in Los Angeles in 32 years. The tem perature fell to 41 degrees. In many places orchardists fought frost with smudge fires. King Edward, through the Foreign Office, has formally ac: cepted the invitation to act as arbi trator of the Alsop claim dispute between the United States and Chile. The Secretary of War slipped 011 a hard wood floor in the White House the other day and took a severe tumble. Now if the Presi dent should undertake to overthrow the Secretary of the Interior, the country would be more tickled. A Legislative Commission reports that $100,000,000 in personal grop erty escapes taxation in Chicago. If this condition were discovered iu Philadelphia, Mayor Reyburn might use it as a reason to extend the loan and build more pergolas President W. II. Truesdale, of the Lackawanna Railroad, has made an emphatic denial of the re port that his company contemplates extending its Bloomsburg division to the bituminous coal fields and Pittsburg. He says the Lacka wanna does not own any soft-coal property, and so far as he knows doesn't want any. Keep The Money At Home. An Ohio concern is sending cir culars here, offering to furnish an outfit of printed stationery for $3.85, in advance, customer to pay express charges, which would be 60 to 75 cents. We will duplicate the offer, save you express charges, will guaran tee as good if not better stock, and you can see just what you are get ting before you pay for it. Don't send your money away from home for printing when you can get the same thing for less cash right here. tf. Some fellows can't help wonder ing how the world got along before ihey were born. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they can not reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by con stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustach--an Tube. When this tube is in (lamed you have a rumbling sound r imperfect hearing, and when it s entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation oau be taken out and this tube re stored to its normal condition, hear ing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dol lars for auy case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be oured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. j. ciieney & co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. nti SURRENDERED AT LAST Gjii"" nn .nn 1111 nn nT Sho arose ns he entered the room, lie became at once aware of the un usual animation and sort of sup pressed eagerness In her manner, and Immediately resolved to ask her that evenlnR the question which hnd been trembling on his lips for so many weeks, but ho hnd hitherto been chilled into silence by her calm friend- As for her hnd not the expert phy sldnn who hnd culled that day told her little Kmily would be able to walk If a very difficult operation was per formed, which would likewise bo very expensive? And then, too, did not Hob want to go to college? And be fore her was the solution. Much do pended upon this evening. After n few commonplace remarks he dropped quite naturally upon his 1-nee beside her, for ho loved her with a very great love, and said: "Loin, 1 love you. Can you love me a little !u ret inn?" Somehow It ennio ns a rh'iek to her. Love! She hnd neer thought of it in connection with hi:n. Slie liked him very much, but the cnly ones she loved were Kmily nnd Hob whom she had cared for since their parents hnd died, n few years ago. Hut he could give her what she n.osr wanted money, not for herself, but for her little sister nnd brother. Lola looked down into the mnnly fa eo and murmured: "I I like you better than anyone else I know." A shr.de of disappointment crossed Ills face nnd then he asked: "You will be my wife, denr?" She hesitated Just a moment. 1'erlinps it would not lie quite fair to him, nnd then Bho said' "Yes. Mr. Tnlnier," and In his Joy he clrred her tenderly to him and kissed her. So they were married. It was .ierr eps.irily a quiet little wedding, and after the ceremony they all went to the big house on the hill nnd the little cottage was deserted. The next few months were fairly happy ones for Lois, most particular ly because Kmily was getting well and slruiiR. Hut at times Lois felt a 'vst ;cs'V"--.s and craving for soir.vthin:; she could not explain which surprised her. She had never been like that be fore and she nttributed it to the changed conditions surrounding her life. I!cr husband never trouble-' her; In fact, she did not see very much of aim. Sometimes she almost wished slu did see more of him nnd grew to feel a nlight animosity toward the business which took so much of ills time. Hut the idea of loving him nev er entered her head. Gerald Palmer had grown wiser in thei'e few months of hla married life. Me had learned that his wife did not love him. To be sure, she did not ob ject to his caresses, but she submitted to them in an Impersonal wny and never responded to them. He also no ticed that his absence was never com mented upon, no matter how late he returned homo. At first he had strlv en to awaken a responsive feeling within her, but, nparently unsuccess ful, he desisted nnd devoted more of his time to his business. One day when the rosllessnesj seemed greater than usual Lois was walking 0:1 the upper veranda of her room when she saw her husband coin ing In his automobile. She watched hit; approach. I low good he bad been to her! Nothing had been denied her and fhe hnd had to make no request for what she wanted. It seemed as though he had divined every unspok en wish. Rhe had been happy In n way, but there was something she did not have and she wished she could understand what It was. Suddenly she saw meandering down the driveway the little puppy he had given her a short time before, it was right in the path of the heavy wheels of the automobile. Her husband no ticed it nnd immediately swung the machine to one side, but it struck one nf the massive gateposts nnd he wna thrown to the ground. For n moment it seemed to Lois that her heart stop ped beating, and then her first con scious thought was that she muBt go to him. They brought him to her un conscious, and as she saw him lyins there before her she realized what it was she had wanted. It was to ex pre.is her love for him. Perhaps it was too late. Slowly his eyes opened. "Gerald, my husband," she murmured, tenderly, brokenly, "do not leave me. I love you love you love you." The pain-dinimed eyes looked long at her, as though not comprehending. Final ly a grent peace dawned on Gerald's face and a great Joy filled his heart, lie said faintly, "That blessed puppy," and then her lips were pressed to his In her first caress. LOUISE UROWN. Appliances for Ocean Safety. Last year a thousand sblps or more were lost: the year before the sea took nearly the same toll. To the tourist, his assurance of safety lien in the fact that It Is the sailing ves sel, with its dependence on the fickle wind, that largely makes up this tre mendous loss. Freighting steamers, voyaging on unfamiliar toasts, nearly complete the disaster roll. Hut to the great liners, with their familiar routes, their well-known lanes of trav el, their guarded nnd well-lighted har bors, und al their appliances for sa'e ty, the ninnifold dangers of the ocean are only the remote possibilities that give a touch of adventure to their pnssnge from land to lan.1. The prob abilities of disaster are trilling. From Frank L. Tooker's "Safety r.t Seu" in the Century. Mrs. Gadley (severely) I want you to understand, sir, I pick my company. Mr. Grouch To pieces, madam. A Merrier Christmas And A Happier New Year To All. Kthically, the giving of gifts is a matter so intimate, so personal, that the practice should be dis-oun-icranccd save between near kins folk cr friends et long standing. To offer n gift should be a privilege conceded, not usurped. There arc anniversaries of various sorts, be side weddings and birthdays, that !tirnish manifold opportunities for fcMive givers, and blessed be their gifts if tliey but grant to children all the gladness that mavbe bought upon each biithday of the I'.kssed Child. If among every little coterie of intimates in America it were defin itely understood Hint in future up on Cluistmas Day gifts should be sent to elii!d:eti exclusively, what a sigh of relief would follow! If. fur hermore, those whose habit it has been to "give" at any cost, to any one, were to go frankly to those from whom they are accus tomed to obtain their wherewithal to ' compete," and name but half the usual amount, again a perfect gale of relief would be made mani fest. After which, what quest so joyful as for a toy or two for a for lorn child, and more toys for other children so long as the monev lasted ! "Hut," cautions Philanthropy, "why not buy them warm clothing and coal instead of toys?" "Because," pleads Love, ,,thcy so want I'pon this one day to play, to 'have fun,' to forget that they are often cold, 01 that they arc t yypxl'' - .... V4 13IAXCA WEST IN FARMERS' MOVABLE SCHOOLS. The State Department of Agri culture has arranged for a session of the Farmers' Institute or Mova ble School of Agriculture, to be held in Bloomsburg on the week beginning on January 10th, and continuing until Friday. Among the interesting features of the session will be a day given to educational matters, relating to rural schools; their equipment and adaptation to educational require ments of farmers' children. Anoth er session will be given into the hands of the ladies, at which will be taken up such subjects as Wom en's work iu the Home, Domestic Science and Economy, Home Sani tation and Moral and Social Sur roundings. The arrangements are banc made by Mr. A. P. Young, the very efficient chairman of Farmers' Institutes for this county. A fine program is being arranged, and the meetings will prove very bene ficial not only to farmers, but to the general public. Card Signs For Sale. The following printed card signs are kept in stock at the Columbian Oi'FiCK: No Admittance. For Sale. This Property for Sale. This Property for Rent. This Room for Rent. Post No Uiils. Keep off the Grass, and others. Window Cards, Step Cards, Trol ley Advertising Cards, and Card Signs of auy kind, up to 22 by 28 inches in size, white or colors, printed on short r.otic. tf. MILEAGE BOOK RULING. Hereafter Books Will Tell on What lines They Are Good. j - 1 rtcgiuniug not l iter than January j first the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and its tributary lines east of Pit sbnrg will issue with each mileage book a circular indi cating distinctly upon just what lines an 1 between what points the mileage is good. The circular will be issued with each book when sold until the supply of books on lmul , is exhausted. Just as soon as the new mileage books are printed the revised list will be printod upon the (rout cover page as now. ever hungry. They want to forget everything save the one blessed, provable fact tint '.Santa cmie down our chitnbley, too.' " Poor, pitiful little midgets of the world! To be their Santa Clans for one IIUU UltU V1 lllllll lining -v. j a carper nappy. Moreover, n throughout Christendom men and women, husbands and wives, lovers and sweethearts, brothers and sis ters, were to agree in all good will that at Christmas one-half the price of contemplated gifts was to be saved, ar.d the other half conscien tiously spent for food, coal, and clothing lor poor 'hildrcn, thrift would increase, and in all God's world there would be few, if any, hungry, cold, or ragged little ones on Christmas Day. Minna Thomas Antrim in Da ember Lippincett' s. .5. "PAID IN FULL." ELECTION NOTICE. The annual meeting of the policy hold ers of the Hrtarcreek Fanners Mutual Insurance Company, of Lime Ridge, Pa. will te held at Lime Ridge in the P. O. S. of A. Hall, on Tuesday, January nth. 1910, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. ni. for the election ot twelve Directors to serve for the ensuing year, :,nd for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said nice-ting. II. H. BROWN. u-s-te. Secretary. ELECTION NOTICE. The annual meeting of the Stockhold ers of the Bloomsburg National Bank, of Bloomsburg. Pa. for the election of Directors for the ensuing year, will be held at their banking room, on Tuesday, January nth. 1910 between the hours of 1 1 and 13 a. m. Wm. H. HIDLAY. 3-9-te, Cashier. EXECUTRIX NOTICE. K.Hate oj John iwh'hara, late of Uemlock Town Hlttp, l)etxaael. Notice is hereby given that letters tes tnmentury on the ubove estate have been wanted to the undersigned, and all tier- sous indebted to said estate are request ed to make payment, and thos 1 having claims or demands will make known the same without delay to MRS. EMMA REICHARD. Executrix, Bloomsburg, pa. RD4 ."M. u. i-unk, Attorney. 13-y. 6t. ELECTION NOTICE. The annual meeting nf the Stockhold er, of the Farmers National Hank of Bloomsburg, l'a., for the election of Di rectors will take place at their banking room, on 1 uesaay, January n, 1910, be tween the hours of 3 and 4 p 111. M. M1LLKISEN. 12-a-te. Cushier. The Most Complete Stock of HOLIDAY GOODS Bloomsburg Shows. Is at The R, E. Hartman Store WITH the immense stock of everything in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, China, Toys and rcaely-towcar goods The R. E. llnrtman Store is better prepared to serve you than ever. Our entire stock is n3w, different from oth ers and at prices that will astonish you. Come and allow our many salespeople to show you, fflAT AND Slin Over 400 garments here now, in Ajt 1 J ilV JU1 1 J every good color and most sizes. We can fit most every person from infant to oldest person All new this season, CHRISTMAS GLOVES Cashmere Gloves for women, men and children. Styles and colors entirely our own. Prices 10 cents to $2.00 Handkerchiefs by the neatest tlesigns in elozens of inuuus lor tvery person irom Children's Handkerchiefs by UMBRELIAS-AH NEW S'"?, the new long handles, and also the new silver and gold han dies. All are new within last 10 days. 39c to $5 00 The R. E. Hartman Store Bloomsburg1, Pa. Alexander Brothers & Co. Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, and Confectionery. o Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. Penny Goods . Specialty. HAVE YOU SMOKED A ROYAL BUCK or ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THEM. ALEXANDER BROS. & CO., Hloomsbure, Pa. FOR sznvcs O ITr.S RoyaI WiIton Body Brussel, Axminster v Velvet and Tapestry in the different sizes Carpet Sweepers. Best in the land. VACUUM CARPET CLEANERS Electric and Hand Power. THE FREE SEWING MACHINE. This machine is ball bearing throughout. It is not only guaranteed, but is INSURED for five years against fire or accident. W. E. BRQ WER. m 221 Center Street, The nicest, newest and styles, with plain or fancy eelge, q jjfj cents each. the Box. Thousand -DEALERS IN JEWEL CIGAR? ) o) ) : WE IfflAVE SHOES TO FIT AND FIT TO WEAR and at Prices That Will Make You Wonder HARMAN & ROAN Bloomsburg, Pa,
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