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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
COMMENCEMENT.

The seventh annual commence
ment exercises of the Bloomsbury
High School was held in the presence
of a large audience in the Opera
House Thursday evening. The stage
was very prettily decorated with
flowers and plants and the national
flags.
The exercises began with an over
ture by the Bloomsburg Orchestra
under the direction of w. B. Riffo.
The invocation was delivered by
Rev. M. E. McLinn of the Lutheran
Church.
The next on the program was a
salutatory and recitation, entitled
"The Star Spangled Banner, by Miss
Lillian FIidlay.
Miss Edna Welllver recited well
prepared essay on "The Value of the
Study of Latin.
Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever
was beautifully rendered by the
orchestra.
"Our Naval Heroes" is the title ol
stirring Grafton, delivered by Ben
jamin Kashner.
A recitation San Incident of the
Johnstown Flood" by Miss Bessie
Yetter, was listened to with consider
able interest.
sOnce in Purple Twilight " was
nicely sung by Miss Greta Cox.
Then came one of the most inter
esting numbers of the program.
Resol9ed. "That the United
States Should Annex Cuba" Affirm
ative, Edward Lewis, negative, VIM.
Quick. The Judges were c. A.
KLEIN, VIM. F. Rinker and John C.
Rutter. Both sides were handled in
such an able manner, that the Judges
had their hands iull in rendering the
decision. 1t was finally decided in
the affirmative.
A recitation "The Birds of Killing
worth" by Miss Grace Chromis, was
rendered in way that evoked con.
siderable praise.
Waltzes-San Domingo, by the
Orchestra.
"The Friend of the Oppressed
was the subject of a we'll delivered
GRAFTON by Benjamin F. Carpenter.
2"Brief Sketches of the Class" was
the title of an essay by Miss Hannah
Sullivan.
The Graduation Song was render
ed in a way that could not fail to
please everybody.
At this juncture James C. Brown,
President of the Board in a short and
appropriate address presented the
diplomas.
After medley by the orchestra,
Miss Mable Heist delighted the
audience with a recitation and vale
dictory, entitled Revolutionary Ris-
ing. She spoke very distinctly and
her stage carriage was easy and grace
full.
The. benediction was pronounced
by Rev. M. E. McLinn.
While the people were leaving the
Orchestra rendered "America For
ever," by Voelker.
Thus closed the most successful
commencement exercises ever held
by the school, and the class of twelve
young ladies and gentlemen, who have
completed their studies now pass from
the High School to battle with the
world. May success be with them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
THE
BROADWAY
Progressive
Store=keeping

Does not mean gigantic profits.
1t means doing business-con-
tinually - constantly - selling
seasonable goods, even at a loss
before holding them over for
many months.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
NOTICE..

R. H. Ringler is Our authorized
collector, and is now engaged in
calling upon town subscribers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09

WANTED. A Normal School
Catalogue for 1884. Please report
price at this office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
Ladies' Shirt Waists.

Fine White Lawn Shirt Waists,
with pointed yoke back, blouse
front, laundried collar and soft
finished cuffs, o5c.
Fine Lawn Waists, with yoke of
insertion and tucks, shirred blouse
fronts, SI.4S and S2.2s.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
Millinery.


The first real showing Of Sum-
mer Millinery may be seen here
this week. Beautiful, Of course :.
it's the character of the store to do
all things right Millinery is no
exception. The store would bank
its reputation on Millinery alone.
Thus are things to be seen here,
newest in style, most up-to-date in
design and lowest in price. Read
The following special sale items:
Violets, nice large punches at
Ioc.
Rose Sprays, with foliage, in
beautiful clusters, and n Ill colors,
at IIc.
Flowers, foliage, just like the
real, large punches of Poppies.
Lilacs, Daisies, Bluets, Foliage,
at Ioc.
Children's Trimmed Sailors at
I5c.
Special sale of Children's Straw
Flats, just the thing for Summer
wear, in all colors, white and Leg
horn, at 25c.
Ladies' Fine Trimmed Sailors, |
in white, black, blue and brown,
instead of their price, 4oc., are
marked at 3oc.
A large assortment of Children's
Trimmed Leghorn and Straw
Hats, with wreaths, at 3ec.
Specially interesting are the
Ladies Trimmed Hats from SI.o8
to S2.oS that have been reduced
for this sale to oSc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
White Goods.

India Linons, from &c. per yard
to soc.
Persian Lawns, So inches wide,
at 25c., Csc, $50, 4oc.
French Muslins, IS inches wide,
at 55c. to Csc.
Plain and Dotted Swisses, from
I5c. to 35c.
French Organdies, 72 inches
wide CSC. to 68c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
We are
|StOre=keeperS

And will sell thousands of dol
lars worth of seasonab1e stuff
while you most want them.
This is the argument for the
great June business.
Large Turkish bath toilet soap
4 cakes for SC.
Special values in white counter
panes at csc 10Y and SI.25.
Curtain scrirn, 10 yds for 45c
Sash curtain materials, 10, 10,
25c yd.
Linen towels, 10, IS, FAC ca
Ladies hemstitched handker-
chiefs, 5, 10, 25c ca.
Black India linen, IL, I6c yd
Time books, &c ca
Mems laundried white shirts,
short bosoms, 6oc ca.
Ladies ribbed vests, d, 8, I3c ca
Heavy black silk mitts, FAC pr
Large leather belt pins, SC ca
Elastic corset lacers, &c ca
Aluminium thimbles, Ic ca
Mems favorlte garters, Ioc pr
Military hat pins, SC ca
Bone collar buttons, sc doz
Agency for Butterick Patterns.
June styles now ready.
Subscribe for the "G1ass of
Fashion" 25c per year at Our
store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
Wash Goods.

New styles of Challies, the &c.
kind, at SIC.
Corded Dimity, new patterns,
light, medium and dark grounds,
the Sc. quality, now 4Hc.
The Ioc. kind, extra weight
Ginghams and Seersuckers, in
stripes and checks, reduced to &c.
3o-inch wide Percales, instead Of
their price Ioc., at 7c.
4o-inch Lawns and Jaconets,
were I2Hc. and I5c., special at
.9Hc.
Zephyr Broche Organdies, light
and dark grounds, usually sold at
Ioc., our price, Ioc.
Large lot of new styles Dimities,
Lappets, Organdies, at I2Hc.
Imported Organdies, were SIC,
new styles, sale price, 2oc.
French Organdies, light, medium
and dark grounds, special designs
to be seen here only 3oc., $50,
4oc.
Organdic Lawn, for lining Or
CANDIES, that was I5c.. all tine new
shades now at rye.
Cotton Bedford Suiting, in all
colors-light blue, white, pink,
cream, cardinal, black, navy, at
25c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
JONAS LONGS SONS
weekly CHATS.

WILKEs-BARRE, Pa,
Thursday, June 9th, 1898. !
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-09
Summer Underwear.

Ladies Sleeveless Ribbed Vests.
crochet neck and cape SC.
Ladies Jersey Ribbed Vests,
sleeveless with crochet neck and
sleeve, IOc.
Ladies Fine Sleeveless Ribbed
Vests, V shape neck, taped in
neck and sleeve, finished with
crochet lace, I2Hc.
Ladies, extra size Vests, in
white and ecru, low neck, short
sleeves, also low neck, sleeveless,
!9c.
Ladies Knit Corset Covers,
finished with neat lace in neck, 25c.
Children's Sleeveless Ribbed
Vests, finished with pink, blue and
white lace, 7c.
Misses Fine Jersey Ribbed
Vests and Pants, high neck and
short sleeves; low neck and short
sleeves. Isc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
"NO BOXES SOLD HERE"
A Sign Displayed in Shops Which
Guard Carefully Their Regulations.

mo boxes sold here is the an
nouncement that hangs in one Of the
principal jewelry establishments in the
city. The sign made its appearance
after the shopping of one Christmas
season. But there is no time of the
year in which the demand for boxes is
quite discontinued, and the sign serves
its purpose always. The demand for
boxes was prompted by the amiable de-
sire to deceive some friends or relative
into the belief that the article present.
ed to him came from the best establish
ment in the city. Similar attempts are
made at the well-known glass and
china shops. at one Of the well-known
French confectioners, and at all of the
establishments which have made rep
utation In some particular field.
Nearly all of these answer such APP
plications with the words of the sign
"No boxes sold here,' but there are
some few which sell them as regularly
as they do other objects of merchan-
disc and are quite Indifferent TO what
becomes of them so long as they get
their rather high prices for the empty
boxes bearing the name OF the firm.
Similar Indifference Is shown by we'll
known English pickle factory. which
allows its labels TO be sold here and
pasted over any sort of stuff that the
purchaser OF them happens to concoct.
The Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
IT'S ODD ABOUT GEESE.
They Can't Stand Rainstorm When
Thirsty, Says an Old Poultryman.

"Geese are peculiar" said an old
poultry salesman in Manhattan Market.
PUT them out in a rainstorm when
they have a good thirst on, and they
are liable to die. About ten years ago
through the West to buy live geese and
chickens. bought about ten carloads,
put them in crates, and started East.
The geese were in crates nearest the
floor Of the open car-that's the regular
way to ship them-and on top OF them
were piled the chicken crates.
"We got about ten miles from st.
Joseph, Mo-. when the load on one OF
the cars sagged, and the whole pile OF
crates was spilled on the side OF the
track In piling the crates on again
the geese were placed on top. knew
I was taking chances, because rain
storm meant death to the geese, but
there didn't seem to be any storm In
sight, and I thought we could make ST.
Joseph ard shift the load there. The
train had only gone short distance
when a storm came up so suddenly that
the rain was falling almost as soon as
the clouds were noticed. The geese had
been without water for some hours,
and the moment they felt the rain they
were stretching their necks through the
openings between the Stats and hold
ing tne1r Dilis open to cot,h tut u'oP'.
Well. I got an old coat and laid IL over
az many as possible. Then got
switch and tried to force the others to
keep their heads inside the crates. They
didn't mind the switch very much and
I had to give each one four or i've
good hits before IL would pull In Its
head. and when I started on n new
head the old one would pop up again.
When we got into st. Joseph il was
still raining. and every goose In the top
crates. with the exception Of those un-
der the coat. was dead. Whether they
died from drinking too much or from
drinking while their necks were In an
unnatural position I do not know, but
every man who has handled live geese
knows that n thirsty goose In n rain
storm IN crate Is as good as dead.
I'VE never told OF this peculiarity about
geese without being doubted. but you
Just ask any poultryman II II isn't
true THE Sun. ..f.l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
How Pillsbury Plays Chess.

AS the play developed new positions
more time was given to deliberation.
but i'm nearly all cases Pillsbury kept
his game well in hand and had no time
to spare. When critical situation was
reached. requiring an extended anal
ysis looking ahead many moves, 1t was
evident that he was using every facul-
ty in the intensity Of the conflict as lie
grappled with the problem before him.
AS he leaned forward over the board
there was usually slight movement Of
the head as he glanced rapidly from one
part OF the field to another, and an al
most imperceptib1e motion OF the eye
lids, apparently marking the stages In
the long analysis. AS each variation
was thus traced out one could usually
tell when another line OF play was un-
der consideration, and slight smile
usually indicated that he had satisfied
himself as to the outcome of that vari-
alton. When, In the midst OF hard
battle he could see victory within MS
reach. his usually impassive counte-
nance would light up with signs OF
satisfaction. In one of his games
Showalter had accepted tempting
halt going far into his opponents flank
and capturing a pawn with his queen.
He deliberated long before doing this.
evidently suspecting that there was a
trap in il, but thought he saw way OF
escape. Meanwhile Pillsbury. az he
often did. was walking up and down
the room. When he heard the clock
turned. which Indicated that a move
had been made. and seeing that the
bait lad been taken, he INDUCED for
single moment in a smile. expressing
elation. The bearing of these masters
10 each other was always the embodi-
ment or perfect courtesy. and never,
even I'm the stress of the contest or un-
der the chagrin OF defeat, was there
ANYTHING but the most gentlemanly de-
meanor. This did not interfere In the
least with the hardest kind OF play
over the board. the winning OF each
game being with both the supreme OBJ
ject of the hour. But when the battle
was over there was never anything ike
exultation over the fallen foe. but rather
the desire by silence or some consider
ate remark, TO allay the bitterness OF
the defeat: as when, at the conclusion
OF his first match with Showalter.
Piilsbury said to him In reply to his
congratulation. Eyes. won the match.
hut you played the better chess
Leslie's Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
A Once Upon Time Issue.

To the Editor OF The News;
NV attention was attracted to the article of
The News. issue OF August 9th. "Thc Cotton
Industry" and the answer attached. was
not quite satisfied with the answer as a
whole-imprudent management OF cotton
mills In certain districts, etc. The answer To
over.production is right, false term for
under consumption. IL looks as though to
adjust the question, for the greatest good to
the largest number. gold should be cheaper.
IL is as necessary that the value of gold
shall be reduced and kept down, or. what Is
practically the same, that silver shall ad-
vance and the advance be permanently
maintained, as that the circulating medium
shall be increased by free and unrestricted
coinage. Under normal conditions the price
OF wheat and cotton, the former one of the
great staples of the Northwest and the latter
the chief staple of the South, Is governed by
the price of silver, and, therefore. while
silver remains low wheat and cotton must
remain low, and producers of tho staples
cannot pay living prices for the other farm
products. silver Is the money of the Orient,
and, with production the same as usual
throughout the world. the London price OF
American wheat and cotton Il tho silver
price OF India wheat and cotton. The differ.
encc I'm exchange between gold and silver
standard countries IL the difference between
the price Of gold and silver, and until this
/ disparity, which has widened 100 per cent
since 1873. when the metals we're practically
| ut n parity, has been almost, 10 not quite
| obli,erated, wheat and cotton production
| will be Improbable. Their production can
| he made profitable only by depriving gold of
its artincialiy high value, thus enhancing the
| price Of silver With our min,s rcopened
| silver would go TO si.2s an ounce and stay
| there. and because European importers
would have 90 pay this price for Il and cor.
| responding prices for Oriental wheat and
| cotton, American wheat and cotton would go
up and stay sp with silver.
A READER
l Providence, August n,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19

There is camp story about some
foraging soldiers who laid hands on a
peaceable farmers chickens. The farm
er discovered them in the act and re-
monstrated, whereupon the soldiers Of
fered TO shake dice with the owner OF
the chickens for their possession. The
farmer joyfully agreed and upon the
soldiers winning the dice throw the
farmer assented to the decision with as
good grace as possible under the cir
cumstances and strode off.
He hadn't gone far. however. when a
beIated thought came home to him and
he turned back and called after the sol
diers. The latter stopped and the farm
er approaching scratched his head and
this conversation followed:
Them chickens is yours, now, /
s'pose." says the farmer.
-Of course says the soldiers. 1--WE
won 'em didn't we?
won 'em fair an squar'. s'pose,"
says the farmer
''Of course, Fair and square. We
shook dice for 'em and you lost. didn't
your
II s'pose So" observed the farmer
refectively. Il s'pose so. But. say So
sers. what did you chaps have up agin
them chickens?"
The response of the soldiers is not re-
corded by the historian but there is
ground for s'posin' that the soldiers
eventually made way with the chick
ems just the same.
We are reminded of this little story
by the situation as to the ownership
OF the Philippines which the peace COM
missioners are to discuss more or less
amicahly although the Spanish author
ities. have surrendered them and the
American nag flying over Manila fig
uratively and actually covers every ISL
and and rock OF them and they are to-
day secure possessions of the United
States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
DEATH NOTICES.

ARMsTRONG--In New Bedford, at the
residence of her niece, Mrs. IA. q.
White. 18th inst. Miss Lydia {.
Armstrong, in her 6sth year.
ARNOLD-In this city, nth inst. Sally
p. Arnold. in her nth year
BURTON-In Los Angeles. Cal. We'd
nesday, 10th inst. Carl T. Burton.
son of George y. and Helen M. Bur-
ton, aged IS years, s months.
COLE--At Elm Lawn, Warwick, r. l.,
18th inst. Edward A. Cole. in his
Sist year.
IJJNNy-In this city. nth inst. Eliza
beth, wife of Terrence Lunny, aged
50 years. I
McDoNAI.D--In this city. 18th inst.
Mary Mcdonald.
McGRATHA1n Central Fails. 18th inst,
Ellen, wife OF John McGroth.
McGJlNNESS--In this city, 18th inst.
Hugh McGuinness, aged 6e years.
NEwMAN-In thAs city. 18th inst.
Richard ]. Newman. IN his 32d year.
Huohand o. Bridget Reynolds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
THE OMAHA EXPOSITION.

The managers OF the Omaha exposi-
tion must be highly talented lot of
fellows In business way.
Here in the east the exposition has
not yet attracted anything like the at
tention IL deserves, for. according to all
accounts. II Is a tremendous show that
demands inspection by every American.
But II has had to compete with appall-
ingly adverse conditions and the war
has seemed to absorb general attention
all over the country apparently TO the
exclusion OF everything else.
Nevertheless. Il appears that the
Omaha exposition Is successful even I,
this date. II paid expenses and little
more in June and the July statemen
shows earnings OF $4,000 TO apply &
the floating debt. with the war ended
good business ahead. and the two bes
outing months Of the year at hand. !
would seem that the Omaha show 4
likely to receive tremendous boom 4
patronage. surely. no finer place thar
Omaha could be selected for the vace
tions SO far postponed and yet to b
taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
TO LOOK THROUGH WIRE.
Dussaud's Telsscope Will Be : Rival
to the TcIeIoctrosccpe.

The French are not to be outdone In
<the ematter of pictures sent bg wire.
The fact that an obscure Polish scaool
teacher with the unpronounceeble name
of sxexepanik had invented a machine
OF that kind. which IL to be exhibited
for the first time at the coming Paris
exposition. has put them ON theIs met
tles Not to be outdone In the matter OF
up-to-dat inventions, and especially at
their own exposition. they hall with de-
light the product Of a Gallo genius
named Dusaaud, who has also discov-
cred q means OF annihilating distance
In sending pictures by wire.
Szezepanik's contrivance Is most In"
genious In its working. The Pole calls
Ii the telelectroscope. The Frenchman
calls his "Dussauds Telescope" which
Is not at all explanatory. whatever
merits the machine may possess. The
telelectroscope enables one to see an
object located in Chicago. or even fur
ther away. reflected upon screen in
New York. The apparatus may be at
tached to on ordinary telephone. nc
cording to the claims OF the inventor.
and II IL literally case of seeing, as
well as hearing, over a wire.
Dussaud's invention. although the de-
tails which have reached America are
both vague and meagre, seems to differ
panik. 1t seems to be more I'm the line
of that first thought OF by our own
Hummell, whose telegraphed pictures
have been produced with success.
Dussaud is not unknown as a scien.
tist. His microphonograph has done
much for the deaf, and his new inven-
tion has received the approval Of the
Paris Academy OF Sciences. where II
has been privately exhibited and tested.
Believing that as electricity in vary
ing currents is able to reproduce sound
at great distances, SO 1t could be made
to reproduce light and shade, M. Dus-
saud made q series of experiments with
selenium, which has the peculiar prop
erty of resisting the passage OF the
electric current, more or less. accord
ing to the amount Of light thrown upon
IT.: and his instrument. which has re-
ceiyed the name of 'Dussauds Tele-
scope" is to be first publicly exhibited
In the coming great exhibition of 1900.
The instrument consists OF camera.
at the opposite end to the lens being a
revolving screen worked by clockwork
and pierced with shall openings ar
ranged in spiral form. Behind this is a
system OF selenium layers connected
with a battery. whose current traversss
them. and also the primary circuit or
the induction coil. BY means OF this
machine an observer at the receiving
station sees on the screen the exact
image produced in the camera OF the
transmitter.-N. Y. Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19

supplied an object lesson for the whole
world, and the Stars and Stripes win
command more respect than ever be-
fore. We have been looked upon as
nation OF business. every one intent
on the dollars, no standing army OF
navy of formidable pretentions. But
where is another nation on the face of
the globe that can enlist 250,00o volun-
teers. equip. drill and organize and
bring them Into service as promptly?
Such men as to receive commendation
from experienced British and Russian
officers. who saw them in action, and
stated that our volunteers went into
their first battle with the nerve and
GOODNESS of veterans. Where in any
foreign service is there another Dewey,
or Sampson, or Schley, or indeed an
other Hobson. Lawton, a Wheeler, or
Roosevelt? Show us any previous
record of a pleasure yacht turned into
a successful fighting ship performing
an exploit like the Gloucester's. Show
us a match for our unfiinching tars.
and show us when any other nation has
ever accomplished such wonderful re-
suits as this business nation" achieved
In its war with Spain.