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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Furniture at rock bottom prices at
w. J. Corell & Co. The largest
stock in the county from which to
make your selection.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Good furniture at the price Of
cheap, and no cheap furniture at any
price. w. J. Corell & Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Oranges 30 and 40 cts. doz. Ba.
nanas 20 and IS cts. doz. at Deitrick's
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Last week of Big Special Sale on
candy at Deitrick's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Winter seems preparing to do her
lingering act in the lap of spring.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Decorative Porcelains for wedding
gifts, Selected specimens from the
most famous potteries in England
and the continent, at L. E. Whary's
China Bazaar, Main street, Blooms
burg, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Parlor suits $50 up at w. J. Corell
& Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

When we had all sizes they were 5000
$1,000, $1,000, &c. Now they are $500
$500 and $500. May be your size amongs
them
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
WHITE GOODS.

Fnll line of white goods of all kinds.
Long cloths for dresses and fine underwear
Plain and plaid nainsooks.
Barred muslins, lawns, &c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Lettuce, Beans, and Pineapples at
/. c.. Deitrick's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Maurice River shell oysters at w.
S. Fleckenstine's by the dozen or
hundred.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
MARKET SQUARE DRY GOODS HOUSE.

THE DRIFT OF TRADE FOR FEBRUARY H4S 4LWAYS
BEEN WITH US CLEANING UP STOCK BY OFFER.
ING SPECIAL BARGAINS
We desire to make this of the BEST offer will be in
goods as White as the falling For weeks begin
ming Febru 3rd place sale table linens napkins
towels nterpanes and cdes muslin underwear at such
prices as will induce the sale of them To give idea of
cut in lnen table CLOTH &c, append short list
FORMER PRICE SIoo S5c, Csc, 5oc &c., &c., 1oc per yd
PRESENT PRICE SAC, 72c 2c, 44c 3Ic, 2Ic per yd
Single table cloths, $780, now $3.50
Single table cloths, $780, S225
Single table cloths SI.75 now $I.oo
Some plain white others plaid in colors
Towels and napkins with about the same discount
Ladies' muslin underwear the s25 night gowns now o4c
Ladies' muslin underwear the ST 90 skirts now Sac
Ladies muslin underwear the 75c. skirts, now 64c.
Corset covers down, down to any price
This is SPOT cash sale.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
FE1 TIER BO4S.
WOMEN'S COATS.

We have few of these popular goods that
we will close out at reduced price.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
.EMBROIDERIES.

All those dainty edgings, just what you
want for muslin underwear and children's
dresses, etc., are now ready.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
DRESS LININGS.

All the good sorts. For good fitting gar.
ments you must have good things. We have
them.
Best kid cambrics, SC. yd.
100 yd. best silks, SC. sp.
Best skirt braid, &C. sp.
Velveteen bindings in 4 and yd. lengths.
Skirt wire, cable cord, cable bone for cord
ing, bone castings, beltings, dress shields,
placket closers, dress weights, dress steels of
all kinds, Peerless, electric L. r., Perfec-
tion, Mosquovitz, Janowitz bone, real whale
bones, sterling stays, linen ducks, collar
canvas, fibre chamois, sponge crepon, grass
cloth, canvasette, selicias and percalines--
all grades.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
BUTTON

b UT7 ONS.
Full lines of buttons. Now so popular for
trimmings those small brass buttons are here
again to-day. Buttons and buckles in sets
for dress trimmings.
JET TRIMMINGS.
Full line Of edgings, bands, yokes, fronts
and ornaments. See the jet collars.
DRESS GOODS.
Full lines in all the leading styles at prices
to suit the times.
DOMESTIC GOODS
Full lines of muslins in all widths. Tick
ings shirtings, prints-new lines, denims,
ducks, &c. All at lowest prices Yd. wide
Hill muslin, &c. yd. 20 yds. good muslin
for $I.oo. Good cheviots at &c. yd.
HOSIERY &c UNDER WEAR
Full lines. Ladies' aud childrens fast
black hose, &C. pair. Ladies' seamless black
hose, Toc. pair. Ladies' double sole, high
spliced heel, regular made at 2sc. pair.
Children's seamless double knee, heavy, size
to at I5c. pair; all sizes.
BLA OK DRESS GOODS
Full lines Of mohairs, serges, armures,
&C., with full line of "Priestley's" cele-
brated black dress goods, yelling by the yard
and made up. Black shawls, &c.
PERCALE,S.
All the seasons latest. They are best
grade, full one yard wide, and the prettiest
patterns. Some in Dresden effects, suitable
for ladiess' waists and dresses, boys waists,
mems shirts.
PLAIDS.
We show good lines of plaids for waists,
dresses, &c. Also the small checks.
\ All goods sold for cash.
K e. SON.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06
RIBBONS AND LACES.

We are showing full lines of these goods
in all the popular shades and styles. Linen
laces, all kinds and widths. Cotton laces,
all kinds and widths.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Full lines of buttons. Now so popular fol
trimmings those small brass buttons are here
again to-day. Buttons and buckles in sets
for dress trimmings
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

M. A. WATSON.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

Foreigners say that Americans ar,
remarkable for suffering, without pro-
test, the rule of social tyrants-land-
lords. car conductors, walters and other
public servants. Few Americans would
have done what Sir Francis johnson
once did. He was chief justice of the
superior court of the province of Que
bee, and on one of his circuits in the
eastern townships during the winter
put up at a country hotel. The night
was very cold, ard the hotel proprietor
was not extravaganza in his fuel supply
or in the weight of his blankets. The
judge put over his bed coverings his
heavy coat and other clothes, but still
found it impossible to sleep. 1t was
after midnight, and no one around to
make a fire. The judge arose, and put
ting on his slippers and dressing-gown.
went into the passage and shouted, with
all his power: Fire! fire! fret" In
a few seconds the whole hotel was
aroused, and the proprietor, painting and
scared. ran to the judge and screamed:
Where is the fire? Where is it?" The
judge, with twinkle in his eye, replied:
That's what l am trying to find" a
good fire was soon made in the hall, and
the rest Of the night was passed in com.
fort.-1outh's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

be very fashiorabIy worn throughout
the season. Silk waists of shot and
Powered glace in vnrious lovely colors,
of dainty Dresden and pompadour pat
terms, and plaids und checks of every
Size, from the tiny pin check to large
blocks nearly quarter as wide as the
silk, are worn on the promenade, for
driving and for dress occasions, with
satin, silk, mohair or crepon skirts, and
when the right colors are selected the
plaid silk waists are an effective COM
bination with tan and brown skirts.
A charming little waist is made OF
rose and white shot and plaided taffeta
silk, with a deepiy-pointed yoke covered
with lace, with collar and girdle covered
with lace insertion bands of a matching
rattern. The sleeves are full to the ell
bow, and extremely close below It, with
rows of the insertion down half the
length Of the forearm. A second model
is a simple and useful one for checked
silk or chene giace and has sailor col
lar with deeply. pointed ends that reach
to the belt in front, this made of grass
linen of very fine texture trimmed with
lace and insertion. A collar cut In Van
dykes and edged with the lace, with
cuffs to match, finish the neck and
rists. Batistes and India mulls, which
wear far better than the airy chifons SO
:ong popular, will be much used for odd
summer waists, as well as entire toilets.
A simple but effective gown OF ecrue
batiste has two frllls of ecrue lace, at
the hem OF the gcred skirt-and the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
Docs Duck Make You selfish

"Talking of game" said n diner ut an
uptown cafe, ibid you ever notice that
duck has q weird effect on mans
selfish instincts? A tender canvasback,
cooked to turn, will arouse a peculiar
giuttony in the average good fellows
nature. I've watched this curious de-
velopment for years among my friends
and acquaintance. Just drop into a
club or a swell restaurant about the
time the shooting season opens. Hyou
see q fellow hiding over in a corner.
his eyeballs cleaning like a cannibal's
over a young missionary on the fire
why, he's got duck. Fellows of warm,
social qualities, addicted to table fell
lowship and liberality, become pos
sessed of solitaire gastronomic mania,
totally out of their line, when they
strike duck. They steal of like dog
with a fresh bone, and you can almost
hear growl from the greedy beast il
you go too close to that bird. Take
that fellow 300 days in the year and
you'll find him angling for some other
good fellow to share a dinner with hin.
says he hates to eat alone. Now, I
want to know why the succulent duck
should arouse this uncanny instinct in
social specimen of the man. Think
1t out If you CAM. Y. Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

Substituted for gold Did this facN
cause any violent alarm? Yes.
il created panic among the money
lenders and those enjoying fixed in-
comes. They clamored for the de.
monetixation of gold then in much the
same way that the same class now
howl for the destruction of silver. But
in spite of this progressive depreciation
OF gold it was an era of the greatest
and most general prosperity the world
has ever seen. Labor was more fully
employed, factories were never idle,
agriculture was fourishing. The
workingmen never had cause to repeat
the curse which the money-lenders of
that period uttered against deprecated
gold. The past % years has seen .
larger increase in the ranks of idle la
Dor, larger reduction in the profits
OF legitimate business and more gen.
eral distress among the farmers than
any like period Of the century.
Mr.. Carlisle holds up another scare
crow. He pictures great rush of the
bank dcpositors to draw their money
from the banks; payment "of all our
obligations held abroad would be de-
manded in gold; all foreign invest
ments would be withdrawn, and all
creditors would press for the collection
Of their debts" One point in this CON.
nection to be considered is thatnobody
can compel the payment of obligations
before they are due nor compel their
payment in gold unless it is SO nomi-
mated in the bond; if it is so
nominated the creditor is safe
anyway. If creditors force the pay
ment of their debts, what will Ahey
do with their money? If they hbard
it, will it not depreciate in their hands
as much as if it had been left in the
hands of the debtor? If the debtor
chooses to pay in silver as he has a
right to do, what good will it do the
creditor to dig hole in the ground
and bury it out of sight? Will that
save it from threatened depreciation?
Or will he make haste to invest it in
lands, lots. farms, houses and other
property, which will rise in value as
money depreciates? If he does, won't
that be a blessed thing for land own
ers and house builders?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
INITIATION OF SILVER PRICES.

The Restoration of the White Metal Would
Make tho increase Gradual.
A sudden and enormous imitation of
values would not result from making
silver redemption money any moro
than that a corresponding shrinkage
followed the demonstration act. The
next day after the passage of that act
sugar, which had sold at IL cents q
pound, did not Immediately sell for six
cents, neither was the prices of coffee,
or clothes. or wages violently affected.
but so slowly and gradually did the
shrinkage occur that 20 years after
ward gold standard advocates were
ready to assert that no material change
had taken place. It is only by an in
telligent and painstaking comparison
that the result can be determined.
By reference to the last census we
find that the per capita of wealth to
population is about SS72, but of the
entire wealth of the country about one
per cent. of our people own four-fifths
of it, leaving the remaining one-fifth
people; or, in other words, one per
cent. of the population own on an
average about sos, occ e9ch, while the
96 per cent. own less than $500 each.
A reference to the census of two de.
cades ago shows the average holdings
of the one per cent. to have been less
than one-fourth what the average is
now, and the average of the 90 per
cent. was very much greater than
now. The visible effects of contraction
of the currency. then, was not SO much
in destroying values as in transferring
valuables from the laboring portion OF
our people to the capitalist and money
lending portion. As every novice in mu.
sic knows, one ascends the scale with
the very same steps by which he de.
scends, consequently isn't it logical and
fair to assume that If silver is restored
to it's former place in the currency as
money of redemption that the advance
in value will be as silent and gradual
as was the reduction from the bimetal.
lie valuations to the contracted single
standard valuation?
A great deal of capital now tied ur
in bonds or held to buy gold to convert
into bonds will be gradually diverted
into the channels of legitimate trade
because boarding will not be profit
able, and business will be more active.
In time the millionaire capitalists will
perceive that their wealth has shrunk.
en- somewhat, and the numerous small
holdings will have visibly appreciated
in value. AS in the other case 1t will
be rather a transfer from one class to
another than a general imitation of
values, but nothing violent, nothing
sudden.-Walter Elder, in Des Moines
Leader
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

Also faces the revers and wide collar.
Large pearl buttons are used as finish,
and the canary tints are more popular
and vastly more becoming than the blue
white shades. Other wooden gowns OF
jackets, which show very wide revers
with deep square collar across the
back, close-fitting vests OF pique or
finely-corded silk being worn with such
coats.
Tan, golden brown, and dark blue
mixed tweeds, shepherds checks in
silk and wool, and fancy cheviots, soft
in texture and light in weight, are also
used for summer travelling and outing
suits, and for these, in addition to the
Eton jackets, bodices and blazers, there
are Norfolk jackets, box plated and
belted, with tan leather belt, with Duce
ties and gloves to match. Another pref
,ty jacket is short in front like an Elton,
and has short rippled basque at the
back. A light shade of gray blue.
darker green blue. and many new shot
effects are popular colors in serges and
mohairs for utility wear in the coun-
try. Cream satin is much used for
blouse fronts and wide revers even, on
everyday costumes OF plain or fancy
WOOL Laces with insertions to match
are used by the league to decorate both
day and evening gowns, and the new
bead garnitures wrought on net bands
are exquisitely dainty and decorative.
Fancy waists of every description are
still special feature of fashion, and, de-
spite the fact that there has been de-
cided tendency to discard them, will
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
PlTh AND Po.Nr.

Delaevc you're going to fall On
~ the she'd to the shot tower.
~ the shot tower, ssit-s true
Ming that WAY. Y. Pres.
&n.t You'll find, Miss Buxbus
- ~ people axe either too smar1
~ ~ enouRh.~ Mins Ruxhnn-
LIZ, = which are yuu. NJ. Rr...
E-N 0szstte. - --- =
-. ~ ar, savre. Mr.. Impress
s'on ~. last there ON the
Squibs-"Yes, sitaa. T.s- ~ S 1879
the frame" Han - xsfe - 80 s-'-s -
why did MRS. ~ nena Tor Won.
..Why, her careless rsant mireS n
her real cut-glass WI IL te.-s .a -
kind, and she wanted - IS helr ~
separate them Philad( phsa Record q.
Pride and PrejudI IA =.
ashamed to go around Beg nR.r .aid
the prosperous citizen. ''Prd y fun-
ny thing, amt it," answered. s. Ev-s
erett Wrest. Here you arc, todVrcud
to beg, and here am, too PROV to
work. Takes all sorts to make wd0d,
I guess."-Indianapolis Journal.
-'I wish to exchange this thermoms
eter for good one" she said to the
salesman. Certainly. What is wrong
with it?" 'sThe woman who lives next
door to me bought a thermometer and
paid less for it than this one cost. But
it registered seven degrees more than
mine did yesterday afternoon. WASH
ington Star.
Literally True--''We have ascer-
tanned, your honor" said the lawyer
for the prosecution to the learned judge,
'sthat the defense got our most inn
portant witness drunk, and while in
that condition took him of into the
next state, and beyond the jurisdiction
Of this court" Spirited away, was
he?" asked the judge. That was really
the way Of it.-Detroit Free Press.
"A gentleman of this city relates
that some time ago, in the New York
club. he met Fred Wright, Jr., the COM
edian. Some one was telling about q
woman who had just married her third
husband. by the way" the gentleman
asked. where is her first husband
buried?'' "He was cremated," was the
answer. "And the second?" "Also ore
mated" "By Jove." observed little Mr..
Wright, shat woman has husbands to
burn st. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
QUICK LUNCHES MAKE FAT MEN.
Curious Result of the Habit of Eating
Food in a Hurry.

Curious Result of the Habit of Eating
Food in a Hurry.
Another evil result to the deadly
quick lunch has come to light, and the
complaint has a foundation of scien-
tific probability.
eve noticed" said man, that every
person who acquires the quick lunch
habit gets fat as soon as he has come
under the regular influence of the sys-
TEN. Men who had been thin their
ticeable stomachs, and others with a
disposition to stoutness take on flesh
rapidly. 1t is perfectly plain to see
why it happens. These dairy luncheons
supply bread, bread, bread, the most
fattening thing a man can eat, unless
it be the cakes and pastry that supple
ment the bread. There is sugar in most
of the bread, and it is impossible to get
any one thing in these places which
does not have a tendency to make
man fat. I've watched it in a dozen
cases and there has not been an excep-
ton. It's all right for the thin men,
but for the fat men it's dreadful. It's
SO much cheaper for man to get fat
than to keep thin. When he commences
tc diet and confine himself to such
things as meat and salads, his luncheon
costs him three or four times as much
as it would if he could eat the sand
wiches and the cakes, and the quality
of the food is not so good. Some
philanthropist ought to open lunch
place where man can eat cheaply and
still keep his figure. But l don't see
how he could make it pay. Something
has to be done, however, to keep us all
from getting fat because we cannot af-
ford to pay for anything but dough-
nuts, sandwiches, cakes and milk
n Y Sum-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
JAY COOKIES VIEWS.

How He Would Dispose of tho Silver
Question.
The Philadelphia correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer gives an ac-
count of an interesting interview with
Jay Cooke on the currency question,
in which he quotes Mr.. Cooke as say
ing:
81 would put a tariff, and high one.
against both foreign silver coin and
every article manufactured out of sill.
yer abroad. Our American silver
would then stand upon a footing with
every protected product. They could
no more smug2le in silver than dia-
monds or manufactures. l would also
raise the entire line of our imported
duties against those nations which dis
criminate against our silver until they
couldn't sell one dollars worth Of
anything they manufacture in this
market, whether it be English or Ger
man. The tariff goes with silver.
Raise again our duties to the war
standard, if necessary, and keep our
silver in circulation, as the French do.
Notwithstanding their adherance to
the normalism of gold.
81 believe that if we had an honest
supreme court, it would declare that
closing the minis to silver coinage was
unconstitutional. There were IS
states. or provinces, or nations, which
handed over to the general govern
ment the right to coin money. and ev-
cry one of them meant silver to be the
material for coinage. The general
government accepted the constitu-
tional power, and monopoly, in the
course of time, closes its mints to thu
prod ucers of silver"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14
The Battle of Five Days.

To the end of his life Napoleon re-
garded the strategic operations cul-
minating at Eckmuhl as his masterpiece
in that particular line. Jomini. his
powerful critic, remained always of the
same opinion. French history knows
this conflict as the Battle of Five Days;
Thanh, Abensberg, Landshut. Eckmuhl
and Ratisbon being the places in or near
which on each day skirmish or COM
bat occurred to mark the successive
stages of French victory.-Prof. Sloane,
in Century.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-14

With cry Lydia Vernon. still in tho
arms of the man she loved, turned TO
find her husband smiling at her.
He was small man, neatly groomed,
well dressed and not Unlocking at the
first glance, but a whole world of malice
cleaned in his close-set eyes as he
stared at the pair before him.
'Umph!" and he shrugged his Shout
ders and grinned little wider. "You
are nice woman to set up as an In
jured wife, aren't you? Such a pretty
tale as you told all the world about
me! Heavens! you painted me as black
as the incarnate, and all the while you'd
lover dangling at your skirts"
The red blood flashed across Lydia's
white face and protest leaped to her
innocent lips. But her husband waved
his hand at her and laughed little
more than ever.
"Oh, you needn't be afraid, my dear!
I'm going to set you an example of
magnanimity. I'm not going to drag
your precious name through the de
vorce court. No such luck for YOU
my dear, d'you hear?''
AS his laugh ended in the well-re-
membered snarl. Lydia sprang forward,
leaving Meynell, dumb and sick with
the foreboding of the real truth, be-
hind her.
''What do you mean by talking to me
of the divorce court?'' she cried. ''You
are not my husband. You have no fur
Their right over me or my actions. lob
tanned a decree nisi against you six
months ago."
(Which was not made absolute to-
day." retorted Vernon. ''Those two pri-
,ate interviews on business upset your
little arrangements, my dear"
''Then I am still" she gasped.
''My wife? Why, certainly-and, by
heavens, you shall remain so as long az
both of us are above ground!" cried
Mr.. Vernon, triumphantly.
Then he turned on Meynell, whose
wide eyes could see nothing but the
wreck of his shattered dreams.
"And now, Mr.. Lover, I'll thank You
to leave my wife's apartment at once
and not show yourself here again. And
perhaps, as you go, you'd better thank
your stars that I've let you off without
horsewhipping."
For a moment Meynell only saw red,
and the cry "Kill him! Kill him"
Numbered in his ears. But a light
touch. low voice OVERRIDE the storm
of passion.
go. my love; farewell forever. I
shall not be with him for long"
He turned as he reached the door and
took one last look at her. There were
no tears in her eyes or CONFUSION OF
grief upon her face, only she was gray
with the grayness of approaching,
death. and in the bright light she
looked very worn and sad.
AS he closed the door a brighter flame
f1ared and died on the hearth. Lydia
had thrown the slip of paper whereon
was planned her honeymoon tour into
the heart of the glowing coals.-Picl.
Me-Up