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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
Memorial Day Number of the Ledger.H

The Memorial Day number of
that ever popular weekly, the Nfao
York Ledger, presents a combina-
ton of pictorial and literary attrac-
tions that make strong appeal to
patriotic readers. A beautiful picture
Of a returned veteran clasping in
his arms his little granddaughter,
forms the cover. A large double
page picture of the Oregon and her
commander, Captain Charles F.
Clark, and her senior officers, is
given Oh the centre pages. The
harbor of Havana and the cele-
brated MORO Castle, the fortress
and dungeon of the Spaniards, and
a historical and descriptive article,
with illustrations, fills another at
tractive page. An eloquent descrip-
ton of the battle of Lake Erie, by
the celebrated American historian,
George Bancroft "a timely and inter-
esting republican, ipn from an early
number of the Ledger, gives an ac-
count Of one of the greatest naval
victories in Our annals. This NUM-
Der of the Ledger calls attention to
the inventor of the monitor, Theo-
dore R. Timby, IL. D., of Phila-
delphia, one OF these public bene-
factors who somehow or another
has hitherto failed to receive the
honor and just recognition of his
conntrymen for an invention which
saved the country i'll an hour Of ex-
treme peril, and revolutionized
naval warfare throughout the world.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
claim BE Was Murdered.

A brother and the wife of Herman
Hett, the drover who died at the Mary
NJ. Packer Hospital, were in town to-
day. Hett was hurt by falling from a
moving freight train above Blooms
burg last November and brought here
for treatment. At first 1t was thought
he was suffering from delirium tremens
and had fallen from the train while in
one of these fits. He died a few days
afterwards and the body was shipped
to his home in Syracuse, N. Y, and
nothing more was heard OF the case
until to-day, when the wife and
brother came to town and declared
that he had been murdered. They
claim a post mortem was held at
Syracuse and a large crack was found
in the skull evidently dealt by a
coupling pin or some other blunt in
strument. The case will be thorough
ly investigated.-Sunbury Daily.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

John Wanamaker, from whom all
great mercantile firms learned their
lessons in advertising, says: 81
never in my life used such a thing as
poster or dodger or hand bill. My
plan for twenty years has been to buy
so much space in newspaper and fill
it up as l wanted. l would not give
an advertisement in a newspaper of
500 circulation for 5000 dodgers or
posters. l lay aside the profits on a
particular line of goods for advertising
purposes. AT first l laid aside $1,000;
last year l spent $4,000. l have
done better this year and shall in
crease the sum as the profits warrant
it. | owe my success to newspapers
and to them l freely give cert ain
profit of my yearly business"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
STRAY PARAGRAPHS,

Railroad men are displaying their
patriotism by 1aging their trains.
Friendly advice to France.-Keep
hands off, and don't hunt trouble.
Strange that man may not be
half man until he has a better half.
Don't ever imagine that the
clothes make the man-they are all
put on.
1t is a conceded fact that Spain
has the largest submarine fleet of any
nation on earth.
Did you ever notice how often
people call on the telephone girls with
out asking their permission.
Spain should have little more
sand and not compel Uncle Sam to
do all the chasing, and all the fighting,
too.
The weather man has an easy
time of it at present. All he has to
do is to predict rain every day and he
has sure thing.
The disposition to regard the
war as an excuse for giving incompe-
tent men military commissions is not
only reprehensible, it is reasonable.
New Orleans is doing its share
in crowding the Spanish off the West
ern continent having changed the
name of Spain Street to Dewey
Avenue.
Where is there a town in which
the free delivery system gives better
satisfaction than it does in Blooms
burg. The carriers were we'll select
ed. They are hustlers and their work
is we'll done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
In Marching Order.

The outfit of any infantry soldier
in the United States army on active
service, which must be carried on
campaign, is as follows:
Two blankets, 10 pounds.
One rubber puncho, pounds.
One-half shelter tent, pounds.
One overcoat, E pounds.
One pair shoes, pounds.
One cake soap, $50 ounces.
One pair trousers, 3 pounds.
One shirt, I pound.
One pair drawers, 1854 ounces.
One pair socks, 3.45 ounces.
One towel, $40 ounces.
One blanket bag, 2 pounds.
Haversack and rations, 9 pounds
Rifle, bayonet, field belt, scab'
bard, 1875 pounds.
Canteen filled, and cup, 4.5
pounds.
Ammunition, 100 rounds, {
pounds.
Total, 64.5 pounds.
This does not include the weight
of the clothing and incidentals, as
pocket knife, pipe, tobacco, money,
etc., which would make the total
nearer 70 pounds.
This would make a fairly good
load for pack mule. By the terms
of a recent order from the provis.
ional corps headquarters at Chicka,
mauga, the men in the ranks are tc
be relieved of as much as possible.
The knapsack, blanket, overcoat,
canvas suit, change of undercloth,
ing, soap and towels, ETC., are to be
carried on wagon, two of which
will be furnished to each company
This will take about II pounds
off the shoulders of the trarnpine
soldiers, leaving some AZ pounds
which is all awful burden to beal
under the tropical sun, where every
pound pulls down with double the
force of actual weight.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
A Job Pat Liked.

A Philadelphia man is responsible
for the following tale: 81 met the
other day an old Irishman, who used
70 be papermill roustabout when 1
knew him, and, as he was in his work.
ing clothes, said; well, Mike, have
YOU job 'Oi how he replied, AN
be tn same token l hov dom foine
wan, too what are you doing? l
asked again. 'Oi hov job tearing
down Protestant church, and, be-
gorra, Dim getting paid fur it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
Work for Tax Payers.

A number OF tax payers are COM
planning of no work and no money to
pay their taxes. For all such an effort
will be made to give sufficient work
for the amount of taxes. All in ar
rears will please call upon the tax col
lector and obtain a statement of the
whole amount of taxes unpaid and
present such statement to the Com
missioner of Highway, who will take
the name and give work as soon as
possible. Such statement must be
presented to Commissioner of High
ways before the first of June 1898.
w. o. HOLMES,
Pres. Town Council.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

There is considerable complaint
being made by persons driving horses
that wheelmen do not turn out and
give the driver half the road. This
act of stubborness and utter disregard
of the old road law, on the part of the
cyclers will cause accidents and law
suits. The principle of being fair to
all is one that needs to be exercised
both by drivers and wheelmen, and
when it becomes necessary to pass
each other on narrow road, each
one, if he desires to be fair and courte-
Gus, should turn out and give half the
road to the person passing.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
PATRIOTIC IN TONE.
Is the Letter Issued by the Archbishops to
the Catholics.

A letter prepared by the archbis-
hops of the Catholic church in the
United States and endorsed by Mgr.
Martinelli, will be addressed to the
clergy and laity OF the country. The
letter bears on the present war with
Spain and is very patriotic paper.
1t is as follows {:
,, "To the clergy aud laity of the
Catholic church OF the United States,
greeting :
"The events that have succeeded
the blowing up of the battleship
Maine and the sacrifice of 266 inno-
cent victims, the patriotic seamen of
the United States, have eliminated
in war with Spain and our own
country.
"Whatever may have been the in
divldual opinions OF Americans prior
to the declaration of war, there can
now be no two opinions as to the
duty of every loyal American citizen.
A resort to arms was determined up
on by the chief executive of the
nation, with the advice of both houses
of congress, and after consultation
with his cabinet officers, but not until
every effort had been exhausted to
bring about an honorable and peace
full solution of our difficulties with
Spain. The patient calmness of
President Mckinley during the time
that intervened between the destruc.
ton of the Maine and declaration are
beyond all praise and should CON-
mand the admiration of every true
American. We, the members of the
Catholic church, are true Americans
and as such are loyal to our country
and our flag and obedient to the high
! est DEGREES and the supreme authority
| of the nation.
"We are not engaged in war of
section against section, or state
against state, but we are united as
one man against foreign enemy and
common foe. If as we are taught
by our holy church, love of country is
next to love of God, a duty imposed
upon us by all laws, human or divine,
then it is our duty to labor and to
pray for the temporal and spiritual
we'll being of the brave soldiers who
are battling for our beloved country.
"To this end we direct that on and
after the receipt of this circular, and
until the close of this war, every priest
shall, in his daily mass, pray for the
restoration of peace by the glorious
victory of our flag. We also direct
that prayers for the brave soldiers and
sailors that fall in battle be said every
day after mass. The prayers shall
be said aloud with the people, and
shall be one our Father, and one hail
Mary and the deprofundis.
awe pray that God may bless and
preserve our country in this great
crisis and speedily bring victory,
honor and peace to all our people"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
Weekly Review of Trade.

r. G. Dun & Company's Review
of Trade in its issue of Saturday says :
Growing accustomed to war posi-
bilihes, which are mostly far from
probabilities of evil, and finding the
nation moving along steadily in its
industries, people are grasplng the
idea that it is throwing away some
months of active and profitable life to
wait until war clouds have passed.
Western prosperity has so greatly
over-balanced timidlty of Eastern
capital that actual business done in
ereases railroad earnings promise bet
ter for May than month ago for
April, and payments through clearing
houses for the week In May show a
gain of sc per cent. over last year
and rs per cent. over 1892, while a
month ago the increase over last year
was 33.6, and compared with 1892,
there was decrease of IL per cent.
Several large contracts, kept back for
some weeks because OF hostilities
have now been placed, and instead of
works closing or reducing force, re-
turns show the starting of some works
long idle and increase of force or OF
hours at others. Government work
occupies many establishments, but it
counts for little compared with other
demands.
The key of the situation is the pros
perity of the West, which altogether
unprecedented marketing of bread
stuffs has caused with the prospect oI
good crops to come. These prospects,
and actual receipts of wheat amoun-
ting to 5,876,716 bushels for the
week against 2,439,I69 last year, with
advances also in other grain and
cattle, have produced demand foI
rails, cars, car materials, fencing, agrl-
cultural implements, boots and shoes,
and all textile goods, which was moi
anticipated from Eastern indications.
Exports of wheat do not diminish.
The price of May wheat fell Al cents
on Saturday, rose 7 cents to Tuesday,
and closed 81 cents higher for the
week.
In iron, notwithstanding the great.
est output ever known, the demand
has caused some advance in Bessemer
pig, with only slight decline in the
price of gray forge at Pittsburg, but
full. quotations are obtained at
Chicago and Philadelphia. In bars
and sheets the markets are dull, but
at the West:are strongly sustained by
demands for car building, tin plate
manufacture and other uses. Tin is
sustained at a. cents by large con-
sumption and lake copper at IL cents,
in spite of American production
amounting to 22,9o9 tons for the
month, 10 per cent. larger than last
year, with slight decrease in the pro,
duction of foreign mines.
The textile works are doing rather
better over the cotton mills, In spite
of their over production. Numerous
wooden mills have been pushed to new
activity by government orders, and
prices for few grades of goods are
better, with stronger tone in the
market generally, while sales of WOO
are small 6,33S,9oo pounds for the
three weeks past, against 2I,963,7oc
last year.
Failures for the week have beer
ego in the United States, against 24S
last year, and 90 in Canada, against
81 last year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
A Jealous Husbands Crime.

Insanely jealous ofhis wife, Will
lam Barton, of Shamokin, dragged
her from bed and with rock muir
derously struck her OH the head
several times. Although dazed and
weakened, Mrs. Barton managed to
escape to the street. Help arrived
and Barton was overpowered and
lodged in Jail. His victim is i'll a
critical condition. .-Ashlana Local.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
LUTHERAN sEsQUI-OBNTENNIAL,
PHILADELPHIA.
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad

Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad.
For the sesqui-centennial of the
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium oi
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June to
a, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell special excursion tickets
from Jersey Shore, Wilkesbarre, Lew
istown, Mechanicsburg, York, Havre
de Grace, Belvidere, and intermediate
stations to Philadelphia and return al
rate of single fare for the ronnd trip,
minimum rate, IS cents.) Tickets
will be sold June 2. good to return
until June 6, inclusive.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
Lipplucott's Magazine for June, 1898

The complete novel in the Jnne
issue of Lipbineotts, "Mere Folly"
is of somewhat unusual length for the
Magazine, and of high order of
merit. Its well-known author, Maria
Louise Pool, has done nothing better,
either in storytelling or character
drawing. The two heroines are
strongly contrasted, and the hero's
vacillations between them make most
of the plot. :
w. Bert Foster tells the tale OF
"The Man who hung on" to dead
Western town and its newspaper, and
found his account therein.
Henry Holcomb Benefits article,
"In Time of Peace" is of special in
terest just now, for it describes the
National Guard and the high degree
of efficiency to which it has been
raised of late.
"Klondike and Climatic Rehec-
tions," by Felix L. Oswald, is another
timely paper. Walter Cotgrave writes
of "Gastronomic Germany" Law
renee Irwell of Suicide in India," and
George R. Frysinger of "Robins." "
Richard Malcolm Johnston expresses
his dread of "Dogs and Railroad Con-
ductors."
"The Terrors of Authorship" are
set. forth by Elmer E. Benton. A
second article on "Charles Lamb and
Robert Lloyd" containing more of
Lambs hitherto unpublished letters,
is supplied by E. V. Lucas.
The poetry of the number is by
Marion Manvllle Pope, Grace Duf-
field Goodwin, Laura H. Earle, and
Carrie Blake Morgan.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

In the palace of the senate in the
Capitol of Rome a number of mediae-
val frescoes were discovered recently
by workmen who were tearing down
a partition wall. The colors are
bright and the pictures we'll preserved.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
Human Heart Statistics,

The human heart is six inches in
length, four inches in diameter and
beats on an average seventy times per
r1lnute, 1900 an hour, 100, 1900 times
a day, and 36,79a,ooo times in the
course of the year, SO that the heart Of
an ordinary man eighty years of age
has beaten 100000 times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

Colorado Springs boasts of being
the quietest town in the country. No
church bells are rung there and no
whistles are blown. A local paper ad-
mits that the dogs bark in Colorado
Springs, as they do everywhere else,
but it adds that "when they run about
they make no noise with their feet in
the sandy SOIL"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
Ohina's Dense Formulation,

China's 100000 square miles sup
port a population of 3Ss,ooo,ooo,
which is an average of 39a persons to
the square mile. Shantung is one of
the most densely populated provinces
in the Chinese empire. The average
population per square mile is 557.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

The post office will be closed on
Memorial Day from 10 o'clock to
S p. m. There will be but one mail
delivery by the carriers, but the
latter will be at the Office from s to
7.3o to wait on the public.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
CHEERS GREET SOLDIERS:
The Fighting 6sth and the Ninth Ge
Rousing Cheers.

The Fighting Goth and the Ninth Get
Rousing Cheers.
New York, May 25.-Two more New
Fork regiments departed yesterday for
he front. The gallant 5ixty-ninth, the
,ride of every citizen. whether Celtic
lorn or not. and the Ninth, composed
If men who will be heard from in ac-
ion, now are speeding southward as
asst as steam can carry them.
Both regiments passed through the
lty on their way to the cars and never,
dnce the days of 81. were such cheers
leard or crowds seen. Flags were ev-
anywhere and people were simply pack
I'd into solid blocks of humanity all
llong the line of march of both regi-
nents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

is claimed that women give up
piano playing and singing as soon as
they get married. They don't, that
is canard started by some women to
encourage matrimony.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

1t is noticeable that snub-nosed
people never make much of stir in
the world. The reason must be that
they can't poke them into other peo-
ple's business.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

]. w. Prosser has broken ground
for a new residence on the Sloan
land, on Market street opposite T.
M. Dawson's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

1t seems sometimes as though the
more good luck emblems you veal
the worse luck you have.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

James Knorr has moved from
Fifth street to his property on East
street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26
THE
BROADWAY
VALU Z: S i!

We wish to emphasize the
word VALUE, and define it's
true meaning as it is employed
in this announcement. The
principle upon which this busi-
ness is built is value-giving-
the best quality and the great
est quantity for the lowest price.
Such has been our method of
winning the confidence of the
public, and such will always be
Our plan of holding that conf
dence.
New patterns in Silkaline, yard
wide, Ioc.
Tri-color silk bows, zoe ca
Misses fine ribbed black hose,
2 pair for 25c.
Ladies white ribbed vests, wing
sleeves, 2 for 25c.
Telescope travelling cases, 45c
to csc ca.
Kid hair curriers', 3, a, 5, SC bunch
Double handle curling irons, sc
each.
New line of side combs, SC to
I1c pair.
Wide velveteen dress facing,
5 yds., lac piece.
White handled knives and forks
6oc set.
Colored crayons, &c per box of
6 colors.
Hammocks, 4Sc and csc ca
90 in. bleached pillow case mus
lin, Ioc yd.
Yard wide hemp carpet, I23c yd
Roman punch or sherbet cups,
emerald, SC ca.
Heavy oil or vinegar cruets,
emerald, I5c ca.
Large syrup cans, 6 different
styles, I5c ca.
Table casters, pink, blue, white
and yellow, 25c ca.
Lamp globes, all sizes, 6 for 25c
Agency for Butterick Fashions.
June styles now ready.
Respectfully Submitted to the
lash Trade Only by
Tss BROADWAY Cash Store,
Meyers New Building, Main Street,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-26

SAl ADNlS
UNDERWEAR:
Consisting Of thousands Of the
choicest, daintiest and well made
garments from an eminent manu-
facturer at ABOUT HALF PRICE
Never before have prices been so
low to meet the demands of women
who welcome money-saving oppor-
tunities. All the garments are
fresh, pure and clean; carefully
made, properly finished. Rare
designs in Corset Covers; exclusive
ideas in night gown; Chemises in
the ordinary and full skirt lengths
Drawers perfect in cut with sweep
ing frills literally trimmed; every
thing is just like homemade, the
most elaborate styles, priced
amazingly cheap and ruled by
good taste in the making of every
lot. DO NOT MISS IT.
Drawers-Fine quality muslin
Drawers, yoke bands, with deep
hcmmed tucks, I2c.
Corset Covers, made of Cambria,
trimmed with neat embroidery, V,
square and high neck, I2Hc.
Drawers, trimmed with deep
cambria ruff1e, deep hem and
tucks, yoke band and large full
sizes, Ioc.
Corset Covers, trimmed with fine
embroidery, low and V neck, made
of fine cambria, Ioc.
Skirts, trimmed with cambria
ruffle and tucks, 2oc.
Drawers, with deep ruffle of
embroidery and lace, hem and
tucks, 2oc.
Corset Covers, of fine quality
cambria, trimmed with fine en-
broidery and inserting, 29c.
Night Gowns, trimmed with in
serting, yoke and tucks, with deep
embroidery and ruffle, high, V and
Empire style, 39c.
Skirts, cambria ruf1e, trimmed
with tucks and deep hem, 800.
Drawers trimmed with lawn
ruffle and inserting, also lace and
embroidery trimmed, 900.
Corset Covers with rows of
tucks and inserting, trimmed with
fine embroidery, 800.
Skirts, with lawn hemstitched
ruffle and deep rufle of en-
broidery, 49c.
Night Gowns, trimmed with fine
embroidery, inserting and lace,
4oc.
Drawers, deep embroidery ruftfe
and tucks, lace and inserting,
umbrella shape, 4oc,
Corset Covers, trimmed with
fine lace, embroidery, tucks and
inserting, 4oc.
Night Gowns, trimmed with
embroidery, lace and inserting,
SOC.
Skirts, deep embroidery ruflc,
trimmed with Point dc Paris lace
and tucks, SOC.
Drawers, made Of cambria, trim
med with deep inserting and en-
broidery; also lace inserting and
beading, SOC.
Night Gowns, trimmed with
rows Of inserting, lace embroidery,
79c.
Skirts, with deep cambria in
serting and tucks; also Torchon
Lace and Inserting, 7oc.
NO SuCn CnanCc has ever DelOrC
been offered to women of Wilkes
Barre and vicinity to buy the
handsomest undergarments you've
ever. worn at positive giving of
three pieces for the price usually
asked for one. Is this an induce
ment? 1t certainly should be;
thousands of women, wise in know
ing what is good underwear, will
thank the good fortune that has
brought them such elegancies SO
low, and will be quick to supply
their summer needs. LARGEST,
FINEST, CHEAPEST, UNDER
GARM ENT COLLECTION
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31
1EA7

Suddenly. at Cash's Corner, May 80. James
White Of Portland aged 90 years.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.l
GBoston papers please copy.l
In South Portland, May 30, Mary j., widow OF
the late Elias p, Burnham, aged " years,
months, 81 days.
Funeral services Wednesday afternoon at
$50 O'clock at her late residence, No. 23 West
High street, South Portland.
In Tryon, North Carolina, May "a. Franklin
RowelI formerly of Maine, and grandson OF the
lite Rev. Clement Fhinney.
In North Brooktield, Mass, May "a, OF apo
plexy, Benjamin X. De Land, aged n years, 8
months
In Bangor, May 10. William 7. Fish, aged
so years. Charles S. Mace, aged "a years.
In Appleton. May IS. Theron Blake formerly
of Union, aged rs years.
In Roci1land, May 10, Mrs. Forilla F. Ham
mond. aged AZ years.
In Washington. May IA Capt. Edward Suck
FORTH aged IS years.
In Lubec. May 10, Mary A. Scofleld, aged
So years.
LII South Bridgton, May 10, Perley B. Foster.
In Caribou, May 10. Frank Delaney.
In Bridgton, May II, Mrs. Frances Simpson,
aged 81 years.
In Mechanic Falls. May 20, Mrs. Jane S. Hen
derson, aged 60 years.
In Falmouth. May 2I, Alsinah B. Andrews,
In Ellsworth. May 81, Mrs. Susan S. Day.
aged Is years.