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UMBRELLAS.

so YOU MUST STEP QUICK.
Ladies' and Mems Fine Slk-GlOria.
SteelRod Umbrellas, best Paragon
frames. natural handles, with ster-
ling-siver trimmings, sl.50 kind, for
soc.
Taffeta-Silk. Close-Rolling, Steel-Rod
Umbrellas, with silk cases and tas-
sells, regular price s1.9S, now 81.
Fine Taffeta-Silk, Close-Rolling UNI
brellas, with Princess handles. ster-
ling-silver trimmed, 1913 for $3.50 kind.
Mems % or 25-inch Twilled Gloria UNI
brellas, natural handles, 81 value, for
$50. each.
26-inch Twilled Gloria School Umbrellas.
good, stout frames, natural handles,
Csc
Many more cases of
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SALE OF BRUSHES.

We beat the world selling Toothbrushes
for 10c.: they are 20 and &c. values.
Toothbrushes for &c. Nail Brushes,
ivory backs. for Sc. Hair Brushes for
4c. 25c Hair Brushes are Ice. 39c.
Hair Brushes are pc. 81 and $l.25 Hair
Brushes. every brush warranted, for
CSC Fine Shaving Brushes for sc.
Ebony Military Hair Brushes, 7sc.
ones. are SOC.
Pinaudk Eau de Quinine, &c. Crown
Pertukiery Company's Fine Toilet
Soap u lie. cake. Crown Lavender
Saltz. Csc. bottle. Crown Lavender
Water. soc. value, for soc. Pinaud's
Eau de Cologne for Soc, usually soc
Large bottle Richard Hudnut's Vege-
tai for Toe, In Violet, Lilac. and Rose.
Pasta Mack. &c cake. 2-quart Foun-
tain Syringe, hard rubber tube, for CSC
Throat and Nasal Atomizers, hard
rubber. for &c.
FROM 3 TO 10 O'CLOCK
Petroleum Jelly for lc. bottle.
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RICHMOND's GREATEST HOSIERY
COUNTERS

ARE LADEN WITH PLUMS LIKE
THESE:
CHILDREN'S FAST-BLACK JERSEY
RIBBED HOSE, SEAMLESS, EVERY
PAIR PERFECT. THESE HOSE
NEVER APPEARED ON A RETAIL
COUNTER BEFORE FOR LESS
THAN lie. A PAIR-9c. WE SAY.
Ladies' Lisle-Thread Hose Rembrandt
ribbed. regular SOC. quality for 2jc
Ladies' Black or Tan Hose, extra spliced
heels and toes, double soles. regular
made, usually 25c. pair, now 11c, or
pairs for soc.
Ladies' Fancy Plaid Hose. fast colors,
regular 25c. quality, for II lie. pair.
Ladies' Hose, Black or Tan, fast colors,
spliced heels and toes, regular 15c.
quality; QUE price, &c. pair.
Ladies' Tan Hose, fast colors, spliced
heels and toes, full-regular made,
II 1-2c. quality, for &c. pair.
Misses 81 1-2c. Hose, Blacks and Tans,
for lie. pair.
Chldren's Hose, light or heavyweight.
fine or heavy ribbed, 25c quality, for
II l-2c. pair.
Children's School Hose, heavyweight.
double heels and toes, always 19c.; our
price, &c. pair.
Children's Fast-Black Hose, heavy rib
bed, &c. pair.
Chldren's l0c. Hose, fine and Derby
ribbed, for &c. pair.
THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THESE
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COME TODAY AND GET OUR FALL
FASHION SHEET FREE.
TOILETS.

SC. cake Fine Medicated Toilet Soap for
lie. Slate Sponges, l0c. dozen. Selling
to-day Very Heavy Back Combs, loo.
ones. are SC. Large sc. bottle Machine
OIL for lie. French Distilled Bay Rum
for &c. bottle. Gentlemen's Pocket
Combs. i'm leather cases. for Sc. Chill
drens l0c. Round Combs for &C.
Shaving Soap for lie. cake.
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BLACK DRESS GOODS

FROM THE BROADHEAD MILLS FIRE.
When they're damaged we tell you so.
You need have no fear as the prices are
so misleadingly low. Money refunded for
the asking.
Finest Grade All Pure silk Novelty Gre
pom, in every imaginable style, the 81
and s. ones, for $2.25 a yard.
Large display of Silk and Wool Crepons,
handsome silk-woven designs. the $3.50
ones, for $40; the S2.9S ones for A.50;
the $3.50 ones for $l.35: tho N.75 ones
for 81; the 1879 ones for 75c. yard.
All-Wool Novelty Mixture Tor 4Sc. a
yard: 75c. value
Extra-Heavy Brocaded Poplins, slightly
damaged by smoke, 25c. a yard; 65c.
ones
Wide Double-Width Corded Bengalines
for 15c. yard; cheap at 59c yard.
Wide Double Width All-Wool Broadhead
Pure Camels-Hair Cheviot, selvedge
slightly damaged, for zoe. yard; regu-
lar 81 grade.
29c. for Sik-Finished Sicilians, choice
styles.
6-4-wide Atwood Heavy ottoman Cloth.
for tailor dresses, 75c yard, instead OF
S1.37 IL yard.
All-Wool Plain and Hemstitched Nuns
Veiings, for wells, &C. yard.
FROM 9:45 TO 1880
Fine Black Wool Poplin. with heavy
cord. Broadhead mills 35c. material,
for y lie. a yard
FROM II 80 TO IL O'CLOCK
42-inch Atwood Soft-Finished Cancels
Hair Cheviot, that is the best 81 value
ever handed over a counter, for soc. a
FROM 2:3O TO O'CLOCK
Black Silk Figured Pure Mohairettes,
that cost the owner PC, fire-sale price
19c. yard.
THE sEWING-MACHINE STORY IS
That 1850 will buy as good Machine at
our store as any maker in America can
produce.
We give you every guarantee that any
other maker will give.
THERE ARE NO HIDDEN SCHEMES
with this Machine. There, only. is where
II differs with others. We have them
also at $3.50, $3.50, $3.50. and 81. All are
the same machine only with drawers and
cabinet fnishings that increase the cost.
The Machine is just the same.
COHEN's FOR METAL BEDSTEADS.
The largest line in Richmond. That's
Cohen's way of buying 'em.
WATCH THE PRICE DROP AS SOON
AS WE GET IN THE FIELD.
WHITE METAL BEDSTEADS. FULL
SIZE, HANDSOMELY ENAMELLED,
tFOR $3.50. From that to $65.
MEMS FURNISHINGS.
Early buyers can double up at less than
half on almost anything I'm the DEPART
ment.
SI.25 to So Values ut 5Oc.-
Mems White. Gray. and Scarlet Pure
Wool Under wear makers entire
sample stock.
Mems Medium " eight Balbriggan I'm
derwesr. fully worth 7oc., at 81 lie.
Real 81 Value az 4Gc--
Wright's Unrivaled Fleeced Underwear
noted for its non-shrinkable non-irri-
tating, and sanitary properties.
A Standard 81 Dress Shirt at 5Oc.-
made by expert designers. TO III the
most exacting man. No such value In
all America
At 50c.-
Mems Heavy F1eeced Underwear, part
wool, roundly worth 81.
75c. Value at &c.,
Mems Linen-Bosom Dress Shirts.
made OF real Wamsutta mnstln. truly
a great bargain!
A drummer's sample line OF Natural
Gray and White Wool Mixed Under
wear, rs TO Csc. grades, 25c.
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& SPECIAL NOTION ITEMS.

Ruffle Garter Elastic. in Black and Red
only. &c. yard.
Extra-Heavy Ribbed Silk Garter Elastic.
In Black and all high colors. usually
S9c. yard, here for Ice. yard. &c Elias
ties are IL PC
l-2-inch Black silk Garter Elastic, al
ways Il lie, selling Sc. yard
Black Spool SILK, Nos. A, b, c. and d.
for lie. spool.
Ladies Band Hose Supporters for l0c.
Ladies' Combination Bustle and Hin
RAIDS az all prices. on sale at Lining
counter.
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RIBBONS,

every piece to be sold as we bought them.
Taffetas, Satins, Gros-Grains, and all the
new shades and colors in every sort.
No. 100 5-inch All-Silk Tafreta Ribbon
for 25c. yard.
4-lnch All-Slk Moire Talfeta Ribbons.
25c. quality. for l0c. a yard.
BLACK MORE Taffeta, lie; very fine
quality for Ice. yard.
NO. Black Gros-Grain Ribbons for
25c. piece OF 10 yards.
Black and White Gros-Grain Ribbon.
washes beautifully, for 1c. n yard.
31-2-inch Double-Face Satin Ribbons.
all shades and colors, for 25c. yard,
every thread silk
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Innings.

Let your curiosity lead you to the
counter
There are prices that will interest every
user of Innings in Richmond:
1000 yards Finest Percalines. in every
shade. far better than the average
II 1-2c. Percalines, go on sale to-day fol
3-4c. yard.
Full yard-wide Fancy Wool Effects in
Percalines. large Persian Block, well
worth lie. yard, for II 1-2c. yard.
The usual soc. Wool Moreen here for 39c
The Genuine Near-Silk Innings here Tor
pc. yard.
Ribbon Cloth, the latest yet for lining
waists. worth 81 l-2c., for l6 2-3c. yard.
Black Moire Percaline, 15c. quality here
to-day for 3-fc. yard.
Black Back Figured Silesias, 10 designs
10 select from. $3.50. yard.
Fancy Roman Innings, 10 different de-
signs, for &C. yard.
FROM IL TO u:30-
The Genuine Il 1-2c. NubianDye Black
Percaline full SO inches wide, for &c.
yard
FROM 9 TO 10 O'CLOCK
800 yards full 36-inch Black Soft-Finish
Percalines, well worth II l-2c. yard,
for 4c. yard
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CUTLERY.

1000 pairs Best Steel Scissors. all sizes
made expressly for the Cohen Corr
pany, the equal OF any SOC. Scissors in
existence. here for 2Sc.
90 me Steel Razors 20 on sale to-day
at &c. worth upwards OF 81.
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AT the JEwELRy COUNTER.

lVeS pairs 81 Sldc-ComhS for "a Z
ahu I've, PAIR the cheapest lot ever
s%own here or anywhere.
ladies' POmnadour Hair-Pins for &c.
! lot &c. Heavy pompadour Round
Combs here Tor u i-sc.
20 PAIRS GOLD ALLOY EYF-GLAsS-
rs AND SpECrACLEs WARRANT
AT SIC, liERE nor CSC.
for &c. pair
Ladies' Gun Pins, SC.
lot sac. stiek-ifns are &c: CSC. ones
are i5c.
Long Opera Chains. the most complete
ever shown, ryicvs Sc 60 81 a. each.
The lngersoll Watch tor boys and mon,
warranted for one year, here FOR Mc
ASK 10 see our completc line OF s5c.
Rings.
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Blue, Brown, and Tan Taior-Ma
Suits, OF serge and covert cloths,
Jacket lined with silk, round, box
front, for 49,
out with heavy taffeta, hy-front
jacket, for s16.
Blue and Brown Covert Cloth Tailor,
Made Suits, with late cut skirt ana
jacket $3.50 value. for 81.
Tailor-Made Suits, of extra-heavy, hard
finish serge. in Blue and Black, for
So
Black Crepon Skirts, with circular
fiounce and trimmed with satin bands
for $3.50
Handsome Black Crepon Skirts, with
best percaline lining, and latest cut,
for 1915.
Extra-Heavy Quality Black Satin Skirts,
with corded box flounce, for 1898.
Black Brocade Silk Skirts. extra-heavy
quality and large designs, $69S value
for 1916
Heavy Black Diagonal Serge Skirts.
lined throughout with best taffeta, in
colored and black, $3.50, for 50.
Plain Blue and Black Serge Skirts,
heavy quality, with good percaline
lining, full width. for SIS.
COlored Cheviot Skirts, in Navy-Blue
and Green Polka-Dot, sl.4S.
Figured Mohair Skirts, in Black perca-
line lined and velvet bindings, for 8Sc.
All the new shades of Blue Green,
Brown, and Red mixed Plaid Skirts,
for Sl.l9.
THE BROADHEAD WORSTED MILLS
ARE KNOWN TO MAKE TIE MOST
POPULAR LINE OF
COLORED DRESS FABRICS
SOLD IN THE AMERICAN MARKET,
TEN FULL CASES CNEARl.Y THIR-
TY THOUSAND YARDS. THE PRICE
THAT BOUGHT THEM is YOUR PRICE.
ONLY A SMALL PER CENT. ADDED.
VERY FEW ARE INJURED TO HURT.
Hundreds of pieces of Handsome New
Designed Dress Woollens. that were
made to sell for Csc. are here at 25c.
Silk and Wool Novelty Dress Woollens.
very handsome quality, for 35c.
4Sc. for Fancy Silk and Wool Fabrics,
made to sell for 81.
50-inch Atwood Fine Navy Blue Serge
have been wet: you wouldn't know it,
thOugh-i9c., instead Of $l.25.
SilkFfnisbed Brocaded Woollens, 40
inches wide, Tor 15c.; not equalled I'M
der 35c. Show no damage.
Plain Tailor Dress Tricotines, OF which
Broadhead mills were the best makers
In the country 81 1-2c., for 75c. worth.
Show perfect. Twenty different colors.
54-inch Fancy Check Woollens, cost 81
to make. for 39c. yard.
45-inch Broadhead Melton Cloth, all
cloors. for 4Sc. 75c. number.
sf-!nch Sponsor Cloths, this seasons
newest, with the damaged price OF CSC.
NEARLY SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
YARDS OF FINE AND MEDIUM
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THE cANp, DEPARTMENT.

Vanilla Flavor Chocolate Creams Tor isc.
"A pc"nd
Cream Almonds, assorted, for isl-sc. a
pound.
Wrapped Caramols FOR i.sc a pound.
Jelly Beans. assorted. Tor loo. a pound
Cocoanut Kisses for Si-sc pound
Fine French Mixture for lee. usually
csc.
"Faultless Pepsin Chips" Tor Sc. a box.
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LEATHER GOODS.


Extra Large-Size Chatelaine Bags. with
oxidized chains. cheap at 39c, for 25c
80 Ladies' Real Alligator Combination
Pocket-Books and Card-Cases. cheap
at Sl25, for SSc. each.
Ladies' Combination Pocket Books and
Card-Cases, better than the average
25c. ones. for 19c.
Ladies' Black Leather Chatelalne Bags,
with leather straps, for sc. each.
FROM 10 TO 1890 O'CLOCK
The best &c Pocket-Book here for lc
The east aisle, second floor. Is a series
of booths; hundreds and hundreds OF
pretty things. Regular heart winners
It's pleasant TO look and easy 10 buy
THE ART DEPARTMENT.
Four thousand dollars worth from a
retiring importer to be closed out at 81. 900
% cents on the dollar
Take elevator
Stamped Pillow-Shams, full size. worth
1Sc.. for Sc. a pair.
Yard-Square Tinted Table Covers for
12l-2c.
Ii-2-yard Tinted scarfs for l2 1-2c.
Stamped Centrepieces, Of doylies. for
Tinted Cushion Top and Bottom. play
ing-card designs. for lyc.
30-inch Pure Linen Wide Hemstitched
Table, beautifully stamped, worth 81.
il-2 Stamped Monte Linen Scarfs. here
for &c. fringed.
1sx27 Fringed Monte Linen Tray Cloths
for IL l-2c
The most complete line Of Applique and
Renaissance shown here.
lSx27 Pure Linen Hemstitched Tray
Cloths for Csc.
FROM 10 TO 1879 O'CLOCK
Monte Linen Fringed All Round
Doylies, very cheap &C.. for lie.
FROM II TO II 80 O'CLOCK
/ dozen Stamped Doylies. IL designs.
FOR Be-.
BOOKS.
600 SILK Cloth-Bound Books, soc. edition.
for 39c
Good selection OF 25c. Cloth-Bound
Books, II lie.
Madison Square Series Paper-Bound
Books. including some OF Marian Har..
lands. Captain Mayne Red, and
others, 10c. each
Seaside Library for &C.
Box Paper. s. (, TO- and i5c.
STATIONERY.
1900 pounds OF Cream Wove Satin-Fin-
ed Paper, put up in pound boxes. ruled
or plain. f0c.: Envelopes to match,
packages for &c.
Broken Packages Of Tinted Writing
Paper. sold for 35c. pound. for II lie;
Envelopes 10 match.
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THE BEST KID GLOVES

FOR THE MEANEST PRICE WE EVER
OWNED.
One lot of Ladies' Dressed-Kid Gloves.
in Ox-Blood and Black, sizes IL
63-4 and T. former price 81, to-day's
soc. a pair.
Ladies' 2-Clasp Heavy Pique Gloves,
Black embroidered. in Red, Tan. and
Brown $1.25 Glove, for zoe. a pair.
Ladies' 2-Clasp Suede Gloves, handsome
embroidered, i'm Black, Gray, Pearl.
White Tan, and Blue, the very latest
thing in Gloves, worth sl.25, for 81
pair
The bells are ringing out that some
thing has happened in
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THE H0USEWARE
Department.

Weeks of hard work
among the various manu-.
faCturerS will reveal itself
to-day. A new and bet.
ter price on almost every.
thing. HOw's that for
the opening ? And plenty,
too, for all consumers.
That's Cohen's way of
buying. Get your House
ware lists ready and start
early.
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A tidal wave of mer.
ChandiSe i'm
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SHEETS AND PILLOW-CASES Ar
HERE FOR ONE-THIRD LESS
THAN COST OF MATERIAL.

45-S6-inch Hemstitched Pillow Cases.
best grade of cotton, for Sl-3c.; the
IL 1-2c. ones.
Handkerchief Border Pillow Cases, 45X35
inches, heavy rOund-thread cotton, FOR
S1-3c.
S1x90 Bleached Sheets, Numbered, ready
for use, Soc; the 45c. grade.
90X90 Bleached Sheets, heavy round
thread. the soc. grade, for 3Sc
Slx90 Bleached Sheets, the usual 4Oc.
ones. for &c.
Hemstitched Bolster Cases, yards long,
for 25c.; the 45c. quality.
Extra large-size Hemstitched Sheets for
39c instead of e0c
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Kid Glove Wonder
Mems English Castor Walking Gloves,
newest shades guaranteed worth $lzo,
for 69c. pair--all sizes.
FROM 9 TO $50 O'CLOCK
Mems Tan and Black Sox, and l0c'
kinds, 1c. pair.
ON SALE AT $3.50 O'CLOCK UNTIL
SOLD
Mems Elastic Suspenders, best Paris
web, rs TO 39c. sorts. to be Sc. pair.
ADVANCE HINTS FROM
THE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.
The CORNELL" fashions latest fad,
is here, and the price, &c.
Here, too, are the trough RIDER"
"SHAFTER," and CUBA LIBRE'
HATS, any color, 10 to CSC.
The New, Soft, Curled Quilts are being
sold for 5c.-15c is the price.
Dame Fashion says that the quilts must
be polka-dot. We have them, any
color, for ACC. a bunch.
The New Felt Hats are in such guam
titles as would do credit to a Broad
way establishment. Take Elevator.
RICHMOND'S GREATEST HOSIERY
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WE'VE ENLARGED OUR
CORSET DEPARTMENT

so much that we have put 1t on the Sc
cond floor, in order to introduce 1t to you
These prices are made Tor to-day only:
81 Warner Corsets, long waist. fine
French sateen, heavily boned, SILK
tossed, and Hamburg trimmed, Tor
$3.50
Best 81 Corsets fore75c.
4-Hook, Short-Hip Corsets, well boned,
lace and ribbon-trimmed, excellent
value, for 81.
Several styles of our 81 Corsets for CSC
&c. Children's Double We Waists for
35c.
Regular 69c. Corsets for 50c.
Heavy Jeans Corsets, long waist, well
boned, perfect fitting, usual SOC. kind,
for 25c.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24

There are times when the mapmak'
ers have to change their plates very
often TO keep up with the procession.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24

Spain doubtless wishes she had those
diamonds that Isabella gave to discover
America.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-07-28
Low Rate Excursion to Atlantic 0lty,
Sea Isle, Cape May and Ocean City.

The Philadelphia and Reading
Railway have arranged a special low
rate excursion to the above points on
Thursday July 2Sth, 1898. A Special
Train will leave Bloomsburg at S.55
a. m. The fare will be $3.50 for
round trip. Tickets will be good
going to Philadelphia on above Special
Tram and also on regular train leaving
Bloomsburg at 1880 a. m. July 2Sth
and good going from Philadelphia to
destination on any train same day or
day following. A Pullman Parlor
Car will also be attached to the above
Special Train. Fast Express trains
leave Philadelphia for above MENTION
ed Seashore points at frequent inter-
walls and returning tickets will be good
on any train within ten days includ-
ing day of issue.
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Glamour Of the Klondike.

The glamour of the Klondike is a
thing OF the past. The tales of fabu-
lous wealth that come down from St.
Michael and over the Chilkoot are
received now with doubt. A showing
of the dust is called for. The public
knows at last that while the Klondike,
as such, is reality, that the stories of
the fabulous wealth that was to be
had for the seeking are very largely
the outgrowth of fsuperheated imagina-
tions. The telling of the truth has
halted the wild rush to the diggings
and the return of disgusted treasure
hunters has still further diminished the
tide of travel up the Yukon. The
Klondike is undoubtedly one of the
richest gold countries in the world,
but men are learning there as else
where that gold cannot be gotten for
nothing, and in this respect the Klon-
dixie presents greater difficulties and
greater hardships than perhaps any
other district in the world.-Phila-
deLphia Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-07-28
STRAY PARAGRAPHS.

Berries are getting scarce.
Dog days make beastly weather.
1t is poor form to get your back
up.
Farmers never shave against
the grain.
NO, the man who invented
cremation was not ashley"
1t is quite evident that Spain in
tends to keep it up, until compelled
to say enough.
The iridescent lights placed
on the fountain on Market Street
are very pretty.
Yes dear, there is considerable
difference between bird imitator
and mocking bird.
The latest is that Dan Nc
Ginty has been made Admiral ofthe
Spanish submarine fleet.
1t is said that Cervera goes to
church regularly every Sunday and
gives thanks that he is alive.
The large flag in front of the
Club house on Market Street looks
as though it had been in battle.
AN exchange says the "Mos-
quito feet" is the only part of our
navy that has failed to draw blood.
The reason a sitting hen doesn't
count her chickens before they are
hatched is because she is on-nest.
That popular song "When our
Ships Come Back from Sea-" is
meeting with poor sale over in
Spain.
The weather man who pro-
missed us cooler weather OH Friday
and Saturday was probably afflicted
with yellow journal fever.
Many shaft at random sent,
Hits what it isn't after,
But its better to shoot with one in
tent,
And hit the mark like Shafter.
A Susquehanna woman cured
her husband of staying out nights
by going to the door when he came
home and whispering through the
key-hole: "Is that you, Willie ?"
Her husbands name is John, and
he stays at home every night now,
and sleeps with one eye open and a
revolver under his pillow.
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JONAS LONGS SONS
WEEKLY CHATS.
WILxEs-BARRE, Pa,
Thursday, July 2Sth, 1898

If we could spread before your
eyes the goods here advertised
with the price tickets on, as they
will appear through this store this
week, instead ofthis advertisement,
the store and street would not
hold the people who would attend
Recognized as the biggest store
which we are-it is admitted
that the BEST and BIGGEST
VALUES that come to the
Wilkes-Barre public come from
HERE. If popular price-making,
such as only the masterful methods
of this house can make, combined
with extraordinary bargains, means
extraordinary business, we're con-.
fident then-we know it-that this
will be
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-07-28
a PEACE MESSAGE.
French Ambassador Carried It to the
President Yesterday.

French Ambassador Carried It to the
President Yesterday.
Washington, July 27.--This official
| statement was given out at the White
House late yesterday:
"The French ambassador, on behalf
of the government of Spain, and by d.
rection of the Spanish minister for for
eign affairs, presented to the president
| this afternoon al the White House q
message trcm the Spanish government
looking - the termination of the var
and the settlement OF terms Of peace"
Owing to the Importance Of the COM
munication the ambassador adopted
the usual diplomatic procedure Of
reading the communication from the
original in French. the translation be-
Ing submitted by M. Thiebeaut.
In the conversation which followed
the reading Of the proposition neither
the president nor the ambassador en-
tered upon the question of the terms
Of peace.
The instructions OF the ambassador
had confined him to the one essential
point Of opening peace negotiations and
it was evident that the president de-
sired to consider the proposition at this
moment before giving any definite re-
ply.
The Spanish proposition was consid-
cred at a meeting of the cabinet, held
after Ambassador Cambon's departure.
1t is not expected that a definite an
swer to Ambassador Cambon's repre-
sentations will be drafted at once, but
further consideration will be given to
II.
When It became known that Sec
retary of State Day. the French am
bassador. M. Cambon, and his first Sec
retary, NJ. Thibeaut, were in confer
ence with the president, and that the
interview had been arranged for be-
tween Secretary Day and NJ Thibeaut,
1t was construed everywhere to mean
that proposals Of peace were under
consideration.
This conference began at the White
House at half past three o'clock.
The conference of the French am
bassador and Secretary Day with the
president lasted an hour.
Spain's peace proposals find the Uni
ted States with foothold in Porto
Rico.
1t is the present temper of the Off
cials to require the independence of
Cuba, the cession of Porto Rico and
Guajan island to the United States,
and coaling station in the Philip
pines.
The manner in which the peace ne
gotiations shall be conducted, in case
the United States accepts Spain's ten
der. has not been determined upon. but
1t is understood that the method likely
to be adopted is to have General Hor-
ace Porter, United States ambassador
at Paris, and Senor Leon Castillo, the
Spanish ambassador at Paris, carry
forward the negotiations from the
point arrived at by the president and
Ambassador Cambon.