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ways have 500 silly women chasing
after them" He did not wish to see
his daughter join the procession.
Besides, Mr.. Bolton preferred Irving
Meade, young man who stood in the
shadow of a fortune and had recently
come into Mr.. Bottoms employ that he
might be kept from idlcneSS while the
fortunes shadow was becoming solid
and substantial. Mr.. Meade was not Il
handsome man or much pursued by
signing maidCns, despite his prospec
tive wealth. TO Bertha he was joke
The Bottoms lived in Englcwood, ~
j. \ widowed sister of Mrs. Bolton.
Mrs. Laura Merriam, resided in New
York. The relations between her and
the Bottoms We're not cordial, except as
to Bertha, who was Il favoritc with
wealthy Mr. and Mrs Bolton viewed
this intimacy with favor.
Now, it happened that occasionally
Bertha would receive telegram like
this:
Meet at Twonty.third street, Sixth avenue
al" station, up town side. u tomorrow.
Laura MERRIAM.
From Mrs. Merriam? Oh, no-from
George. Bertha could show these mes
SagpS TO her mother and use them as
an excuse for going to town without
the least fear Of discovery, for Mrs.
Bolton and Mrs. Merriam would prob
ably not meet within six months. SO
Bertha and George were enabled to en-
JOY many lmchcons together in the
SWEETEST restaurants and usually a mat
inCc at The thcatcr aftorward.
1t was on Tuesday that George sent
a message couchCd in the exact Ian
guage of til" sample given above. Ber-
tina was not ut home when the mes
senger boy arrived, so the telegram
was given t. Mrs. Bolton, who read it.
She knew that il was Bcrthas habit
to answer these kilograms from
"aunty," &n' S!.r also knew that Brr-
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utes. ten minutes, passed. Where was
Hallett? Where was Bolton? Twelve
minutes, then l3-ominous number. An
up town train stopped ut the station.
ana ut the same moment down town
train rushed in, blocking the vision of
til" jealous lover. When he could sec
across the tracks again, Bertha and
George were greeting each other in Il
manner much more than cordial
But where was Mr.. Bolton? Meade
asked that question of his own tor
mcnted heart, and there was no reply
Bertha and George began to move to-
ward the stairs leading to the street.
II they mingled with the throng below,
Mr.. Bolton might search for them in
vain. He was helpless to avert ca
lamity that he himself had wrought. 1t
was he that had sent or inspired the
messages that had resulted in this
meeting.
Scarcely knowing what he did
Meade ran out of the waiting room and
dashed down the stairs. Reaching the
street, he looked across Sixth avenue,
and there were Bertha and George get
ting into hanson. There was no way
for him to stop them, but he rushed
across the avenue as if all depended
upon his haste. The hanson was well
under way as he reached the foot of
the IL" road stations stair on the up
town side of the avenue. He leaned
against the structure and gasped.
hand was laid upon his shoulder,
and he heard the voice of Mr. Bolton
asking what in the name of all the
tiends at once he was doing there.
"They've driven away in Il hansom"
cried the excited young man. Chase
them"
Now, look here" said Bolton. re-
straining him. IF you think I'm 60
ing to believe any more of your lies.
you don't know me. My daughter
hasn't been here, and Hallett hasn't
been here. and | can prove it. Look
at this telegram. 1t was handed to me
just as l rushed out of the office, but
forgot to open it till half minute
ago"
Meade looked and read this:
Laura tclcgraphs make it 80, same place
Bertha left before message arrived. Meet her at
y and tell her.
1t was signed by Mrs Bolton.
so. you see" said the stern parent
Bertha had no reason to be here at
] 80, and, of course. Hallett wouldn't
have been. Meade. | begin to sec
through you. You're a jealous jackass.
And had picked you for my son-in-
law. The thought makes me modest
| reckon Bertha couldn't have done
worse. It'll be Just like me to let her
suit herself after this experience, and
if she wants George lIallett. why, by
the jumping lingo, she shall have him.
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those we love. Why not 7OW fortune as
we'll as 90iSh it for the child?
The greatest fortune any mother can
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and happy mind, and with this great
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DR.. PierceS Pleasant Pellets do not re-
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WHERE BERTHA! l HOPE SHE ISN'T ILL. y
Merriam's" telegram on the day before
He supposed thai Bertha had done so.
and. believing Meade's story, he sup
posed that the reply had gone to Hal
lett
Therefore he was very much slirpris
ID, as he got upon the elevated railroad
platform at the appointed hour, to sec
Mrs. Merriam waiting there.
"WhereS Bcrtha:" asked that lady.
approaching him. II hope she isn't
ill.,"
emo" said Bolton, feeling very
foolish and cul"ing Meade in his heart
'She isn't i'll, but she couldn't possibly
come in today, and as was to be here
at about the hour named she asked me
to tell you about it,"
81 am very much disappointed" said
Mrs. Merriam in an offended tone. And
She turned away without another word
and walked down the stairs to the
street.
Bolton waited awhile to make sure
chat Hallett was not coming, and then
he took Il train down town.
a nice FOOLS GRAND you sent me
on he yelled at Meade when the two
were again in Bottoms private office
And he told the story of his adventure
IN bet you $1,000 to a cent" ex-
claimed Meade, that | am not mis-
taken about this. She must have got
your telegram and sent some sort of
reply TO Hallett. He'll be there at 30
sure"
I'D like to know whether there is
anything in this" said Bolton doubt
fully.
Go up there, and you'll see" said
Meade. And he finally persuaded his
employer to go.
The instant that Bolton passed The
threshold Meade ran out by another
way. lie did not purpose to have any
mistake this time. He knew that Bcr
tina would be at the rendezvous, and he
decided to make sure about Ilallctt
Such Il scene as must result would be
directly in his interest, though he
would have preferred that Bertha
should not he present. He feared the
'i'''' w. NV PEI SN'lHINt 'l''lu'liCt ulIDIi
her father. who really loved her with
all his heart. and would be in danger
of forgiving satan himself if Bertha
should plead for him. However, the
chances We're that IIallett's case would
he settled forever.
So Mead" lodged into Il telegraph Of
flee and wrote out Il message to Hal
LETT in Bcrtha'S name making the ap-
pointmcnt nj the place and hour M
ready mentioned.
"Send this said he to the operator
in charge of the telegraph station,
and say that n young lady left it in
n great hurry"
Then he gave the operator half dol
lar and ran out BY good leg work he
got ahead of Bolton at the Cortlandt
street station of the elevated road. Ar
rived mt Twenty-third street, he took
up position on the opposite side from
that where the lovers and the iratc
father were to meet. He could see well
enough from the windows of the wait
ing room across the tracks. At least
that was the best place that he dared
to take. He would not have missed II
glimpse of the scene for any reason
able sum of money.
He had not been waiting long when
Bertha appeared, looking as sweet as Il
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IF ever superstition could find excuse,

the cxpec a IL t
mother, calendar in
hand, pondcrs the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-14
Meade looked and read this

Laura tccgraphs make it 80, same place
Bertha left before message arrived. Meet her at
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tina would not return home till quite
late in the evening. as she was to take
dinner at the house of Il friend. Such
being the case and as she was sure
that Bertha could go to town on the
following day, she sent away this reply
by the boy who had brought the mes
sage:
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

The secretary of war acknowledges
20 suicides among soldiers in the Phil
ippines in a period of less than one
year, and it is the judgment OF careful
observers that this has been nearly
doubled, II the full truth were known.
Many deaths reported as accidental
gunshots or drownings were in reality
suicides. The fact is such a life,
whether in the regular army at home
or in the Philippines, has depressing
demoraizing effect. Separated from
the influences Of home, mother, sisters,
friends, men grow coarse, brutal, reck-
less; life becomes unbearable to the
better grade, and thus a larger proper
tion of officers than privates commit
suicide War is horrible, army influ-
ences degrading and too much cannot
be said in its condemnation. The
leaders OF the two great Christian ma
tions have an awful record of crime to
answer for. And these are but few
OF the attendant curses of militarism.-
Peoples Advocate (Meadville).
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17
Get Ready to Answer Questions.
For the Census Enumerator Will Begin Work
June I.

The census enumerators will begin
work on Friday, June 1, and are sup
posed to have it completed in two
weeks from that date, so that in order
to facilitate 1t little we herewith pre-
sent the questions the enumerators
will ask. Some of them are extremely
delicate, but they will all have to be
answered and the batcheloi girls might
just as we'll begin at once to steel
themselves for the ordeal.
These are the census questions
which you will be called upon to
answer this year:
Surname, Christian name and initial
Residence, street and number OF
house.
Relationship of each member to the
head of family.
Color of race.
Sex.
Age at last birthday.
Day, month and year when born.
Are yov single, married, widow,
widower or divorced?
Number of years married.
How many children.
Number of children living.
Sex of children.
Where were you born. If in the
United States give state or territory;
if of foreign birth give country only.
Where was your father born. Your
mother. Same conditions as the FORE
going.
If of foreign birth, when did you
come to the United States.
How many years have you resided
in the United States.
Have you been naturallzed. How
many years since you became citizen.
What is your occupation, trade or
profession. Crhis question applies to
persons 10 years Of age and over.)
How many months during the year
are you employed.
How many months have you
attended school.
Can you read.
Can you write.
Give the main facts concerning your
education.
Do you own the house in which
you live.
Do you rent the house in which
you live.
If you own the house, is it free Of
morteaged. (The same question:
apply to farmers.
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INQUIRY DEMANDED.
Postal Authorities Asked For InfOr-
nation as to Rnthbone's DOings.

WASHINGTON, May 1G-Represent-
atve Hay of Virginia today introduced
In the house the following resolution:
Whereas, 1t is stated that Il. G.. Rath-
bone, director of posts in Cuba, made a
report to the postmaster general on April
%, 1900, in which he stated that the
postal accounts of postal officials in Gu
ba were correct, and
'Whereas, 1t is stated in the public
prints that the postal inspectors Of the
Cuban postal service had not made any
inspection or reports of that date,
Resolved, BY the house of representa-
tives, that the postmaster general be re-
quested to inform the house whether 10.
G.. Rathbone did on April %, 1900 or
thereabout, make such report, and
what said report contained, and to fur
ther inform the house whether such re-
port purported to be based upon reports
made to said Il. G. Rathbone by postal
inspectors in Cuba and whether the post
master general has any information as to
whether said postal inspectors in Cuba
ever made such reports to said Il. q.
Rathbone."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17
Reduced Rates to Camden, Ind, via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

For meeting of Old Order of Ger
man Baptist Brethren, at Camden,
Ind, June 3 to S, 1900, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell,
from May 81 to June 3, inclusive, ex-
cursion tickets to Camden, Ind, from
stations on its line west of Baltimore,
Md. mot inclusive), west of and in
Guiding Lancaster and Reading, and
from stations south of and including
Sunbufy, a; rate of one hrst-class lin.
tied fare for the round trip. Tickets
will be good returning until July S,
inclusive. etI7
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17
LIGHT ON FRAUDS.
Postmaster at Havana Ad-
mits Taking Money.
Says He Gave His Memoran-
dunn In Lieu Thereof.
Congress Demands an Investi-
cation of the Administration
of the Postal Director.

HAVANA, May 16-postmaster Il. +.
Thompson of the Havana local office
has signed sworn statement in which
he says that September last, being in
need of money, he took from the money
order funds S435, giving his memoran-
dunn as II receipt for the same. When
the inspections were held. Mr.. Thomp-
son ordered a clerk in charge of the mon
ey order department to place remittanccs
received that day, which would not have
to be accounted for until the following
day. sufficient to cover the amount of his
receipt which was then withdrawn until
after the inspection. This was kept up
until April when the special agents
unexpectedly discovered the receipt,
which Mr.. Thompson then paid.
He also admits that Charles #. w.
Nicely, late financial agent of posts at
Havana. indorsed a bill for $3.50, which
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

The people of Iowa are unalterably
opposed to the establishment of any
tariff between the United States and
any territory acquired as a result Of
the Spanish American war the people
Of which accepted the sovereignty OF
this government without resistance
and voluntarily passed under the ju-
risdiction Of it's legislation and laws
Iowa House of Reps. unanimously.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

Mckinley, Foraker and all the rest
of the imperialists are agreed as to one
thing. And that is that the people Of
our new acquisitions have no rights
under the constitution of the United
States; that the only rights they have
are those which congress in its sover-
eien pleasure may be pleased to grant.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

Senator Hanna, the keeper Of the
presidents conscience and interprete E
of the oracles duty, destiny and the
various trusts) also favored the house
bill, and especially the tariff provisions.
He said that from a party point Of
view the tariff ought to remain. BAL
timore Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17
REDUCED BATES TO WILKES BARRE
Account Knights Templar Of Pennsylvania.

For parade Day (May a2) of the
Knights Templar of Pennsylvania
Forty.seventh Annual Conclave, at
Wilkes Barre, Pa, May 81 to %,
1000, the Pennsylvania Railroad will
sell round-trip tickets to Wilkes Barre
and return May FL and 20, limited to
return until May 20, inclusive, at rate
of one limited first-class fare for the
round trip (minimum Of twenty-five
cents). Tickets will not be good for
passage on New York and Chicago
Limited Express, and are good for
continuous passage only in each di,
rection.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

Hon. William Mckinley in the Phil
ippines and the Marquis Of Salisbury
in South Africa are the twin evangels
of Anglo-Saxon civilization, and civ
ilization of that type is not concerned
with past pledges. 1t is out for the
stuff.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

Presidently Mckinley ought to give
more attention to the Porto Rican pa
pers. They are telling the truth In
frank, manly way, and are making
Americans who are not Gin politics
and not dependent upon campaign con-
tributions blush with shame at the in
justice of which Porto Ricans are the
victims.-Baltimore Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

/ believe that the Porto Rican tariff
bill is clearly unconstitutional and vio-
lates all our agreements with AM
pledges to the Porto Ricans. If were
in the senate l should certainly vote
against it.-Ex-Senator Edmunds.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

Teddy Roosevelt does not want the
vice presidency. OF course not. But
then Teddy Roosevelt was never yet
caught running away from an office
unless mere was another Office in sight
st. Louis Republic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

Porto Rico under the American flag
will enjoy the same privileges and the
same immunities as the citizens of the
United States and territories of the
Union.-From General Miles procla-
nation on invading the island.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

Has none of the Republican man
ayers in Kentucky any knowledge of
the mysterious Brutus who came out
of the mountains to assassinate Goe-
bel? Or are they all honorable men?
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

In this matter of recognizing polyga-
my President Mckinley is for once
consistent. He has given his official
sanction to this practice in Sulu and is
equally liberal with regard to it in
Utah.-Chicago Democrat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

"Our plain duty" said President Nc
Kinley, sis to abolish all customs tar
ifs between the United States and Por-
to Rico, and give her products free ac-
cess to our markets" 1t is not Repub-
licanism to defend the denial Of plain
Justice. Neither is it good morals.
Nor good policy. 1t can be defended
least of all by American expansionists.
It is rank NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
North American (Rep).
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

To borrow a Bible quotation, "A
house divided against itself cannot
stand" Paraphrasing Lincoln's dec
laration, ! may add that this nation
cannot endure half republic and half
colony-half free and half vassal. Our
form of government, our traditions,
our present interests and our future
welfare all forbid our entering upon a
career of contest.-W. ]. Bryan.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

General Wheeler's estimate that only
one-sixth of per cent Of the popula-
tion of the Philippines has been fight
ing us is dreadfully unkind, unless 1t
is humiliatingly true.-Chicago News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17
Commencement Week, June 1918, 1900

SUNDAY, JUNE 10.
10 80 a. m.-Baccalaureate Sermon, by the
Rev. Lawrence M. Colfelt, ID. d., of
Philadelphia.
MONDAY, JUNE II.
$50 p. Annual Inter-Class Athletic
Contest.
500 p. m.-Junior Oratorical Contest.
TUESDAY, JUNE IL.
s. go a. m.-Annual Meeting of the Alumni
Association.
1000 a. m.-Annual Meeting Of the Board
of Trustees.
IL. 90 a. m.-Aumni Dinner (in the Armory'
2. 80 p. IN Meeting lin Room No. I2I) o
Delegates and Alumni to elect Trustees
500 p. differentiation of "She Stoops to
Conquer" by "The Thespians."
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is.
10. 90 a. m. Graduation Exercises OF tn,
Class of 1900.
Commencement Address, by Bishop John II
Vincent, d. D., Topeka, Kansas.
NOTE. An examination of candidates TO
admission will be held at the College Thurs
day, June I4th, at 9 o'clock a, m. A seconc
examination will be held Tuesday, Septem
Der nth, beginning at the same hour.
Orders for tickets over the Pennsylvania
Railroad and branches to Lemont, or to the
College (via Bellefonte) and over the Read
| ing and Beech Creek roads, to Bellefonte,
good from June Sth to 2Ist, both inclusive
| may be obtained from John l. Thompson
| Jr., State College, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-17

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