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Why So Many Women Are Invalds.
Ambitious Parents Overload Their Daughters
With Accomplishments.

The insane desire of fond parents
that their children shall "shine" in
their studies and accomplishment is
one topic vigorously dealt with by
Edward Box in his editorial in the
LadieS' Home ./onr1aI for September.
Regarding the girls side OF this wide
spread evil he says; "There are parents
who, not content with the studies
which their daughters have to grapple
with at school, load them down with a
few special studies in the finer arts. |
have IN mind now several young girls
between the precarious ages of twelve
and seventeen, who, after they return
from school, have an extra dose of
painting, music or languages. 'But
my daughter must know something of
these things is the protest of the fond
mother. she must be able to hold
her own with other girls of her SET
OF course, the girl at this tender age,
with such a mental load, soon goes to
pieces. She becomes anamic, llstless
and nervous, and then the mother
wonders whyl TO build her up every
thing under the sun is tried except a
lessening of mental work and the un-
natural strain upon the nervous system.
The girl develops into what2 A bundle
of nerves encased in the most fragile
frame, her physical vitality sapped al
most to the last dreg. And in this
condition she enters the marriage state!
And yet we wonder why there are so
few women absolutely free from or
ganic troubles. 1t is so inexplicable?"
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May Be Policemen.
Employees Of Any Street Railway Can Make
Arrests Without Warrant.

Under an act of the legislature,
passed at the recent session, any bur-
CESS of a borough or a justice Of the
peace of township is authorized
upon the application of any street
railway company to swear in any of
their employees or others, as it may
elect, as policemen with authority to
make arrests for violation of law
Some of the trolley companies in in
terror counties are availing themselves
of the privileges conferred by the act.
While 1t is of no consequence in cities,
where regular police officer may be
called at almost any street corner, the
law is likely to prove of advantage in
sections where there is no organized
police, and where constables, who are
few and far between, do not make
arrests except on warrants. Much
trouble is frequently caused on cars
by rowdies who may be able to under
stand that they can be better handled
under the new law.
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Want Teachers for Philippines.

Although many teachers accepted
the offer OF the government to go to
the Philippines, not nearly enough
have been secured and circular is
being sent to educators asking them
to place before teachers the advan-
tages offered for service in the new
possessions. The requirements are
that the applicant shall be normal
school or college graduate; that he
shall have had several years success
full practice in teaching; that he shall
enjoy good health, take good posi-
tion wherever sent in the islands by
the general superintendent of educa-
tion, and continue teaching there for
three years. The salary is SIS a
month in gold for Ia months, with an
increase when the teacher has ac-
quired Spanish or the native dialect.
Transportation is free on the govern
ment transports and all expenses to
Manila will be paid, with the excep-
tion of board on the transport, which
will be dollar a day for about 80
lays.
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TWO NEW ORDERS
For Free Rural Delivery in the Rural Districts.

Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith has recently issued two orders
with a view of correcting certain feat
ures of the rural free delivery system
and to increase the efficiency of the
service.
Express companies, department
stores, and other corporations, were
quick to see the advantage their trade
would reap if rural free delivery car
rlers could act as their agents, solicit
orders and deliver goods on their
routes. 1t had always been the pur-
pose of the Department to allow rural
letter carriers to execute small COM
missions for the patrons of the ser
vice, but merely as a matter of con-
venience for the farmers and rural
citizens, and not in any way to inter
fere with prompt mail schedules.
There has grown up on some routes
quite an express business, and, in
some instances, the carriers are pay
ing too much attention to soliciting
orders outside of the mails. The
mail service was beginning to be sub
sidiary to the express business in a
few instances, so 1t was thought best
to issue this order regulating the
whole subject:
thereafter rural letter carriers shall not
act n AGENTS C1lesnoen pr epIigitppa foe ~
press companies, letter-box manufacturers,
wholesale houses, corporations or firms, nor
engage in any business or avocaton which
would interfere with the proper performance
of their official duties. They may act as
news agents, sell newspapers or periodicals
OF their own account, or accept and collect
subscriptions for ,he same When carriers
receive newspapers or periodicals by express,
or by other means outside the mails, to be
sold or delivered on their routes, they, as
news agents, will be required to pay postage
on such matter at the second class rate of
postage Zone cent per pound), except in the
case of country papers, which are mailed
free to subscribers residing in the county in
which they are published.
''This order is not intended to prohibit
carriers from performing various private com.
missions for the accommodation of the pat
rons on their routes, so long as it does not
interfere with the regular and prompt per.
formance of their duties"
There has been little friction in
some parts of the country between
the star route service and the rural
free delivery service. The establish
ment of box delivery on the star
routes was to some extent a duplica-
tion of the rural free delivery, and for
the purpose OF defining the field of
each service the following order was
issued:
'In those states in which the star route
box delivery is now in operation the rural
free delivery service will not hereafter be es.
tablished over any road which must continue
TO be traversed as part of a star route, ex.
cept in special and unavoidable cases, in
which cases the star route box delivery will
be abandoned"
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$Ioo REWARD, $Ioo.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is at arrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con.
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hun.
dred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & co
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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A Physician on Buttermilk.

The virtues of that old fashioned
and easily procured drink, buttermilk,
have not half been sung, says we'll
known physician. 1t is an actual fact
that its lachc acid is even more health
full than the citric acids of oranges
and lemons. 1t is credited, too, by
those who should know, with being of
value to rheumatic patient 1t has
been found to be both nourishing and
fattening, as well as remarkably easy
of assimilation. If liked at all, it is
undoubtedly better drink IN summer
than many of the carbonated, artlfici-
ally favored drinks that are consumed
in almost unlimited quantities.
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TRAPPING A PROFESSOR BY WIRE,
The Way in Which Some College Men Got
Even With an Exacting Instructor.

Among some intensely amusing
college scrapes told by ''A Graduate" +"
In the September Ladies' Home
Journal, is the story of a certain pro-
fessor, not much liked by his pupils,
who was to be married. The lady
lived in Cleveland. And the students
that loved (7) hi were not, of course,
invited. But they determined that in
some way he should hear from them.
And he did. On the day appointed
the professor took the train at 10 a.
m, due to arrive at Cleveland at 49,
80 p. m. About eleven o'clock Jim
Townsend rushed to the telegraph
office and sent off this dispatch:
"Chlef of Police, Cleveland, Ohio.
Man coming on train No. 6, tall, we'll
dressed, frock coat, silk hat, side
whiskers. Escaped lunatic. Hold!
Shrewd, therefore beware Strange
case. Will say name Finall. Mis-
take. Thinks he is Professor in a
college. Delusion. Escort to home
of friends at No. Euclid Avenue"
This message reached its destina-
tion long before train No. reached
Cleveland, so that when Professor
Flnalll alighted it was to walk straight
into the custody of three detectives.
They would listen to no words of rea-
son, but escorted him out to the house
on Euclid Avenue, the home of his
intended bride.
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atty not less than $50 or more than

atty not less than $50 or more than
$Ioo.
Ducks, geese, brant, swine and
snipe can be killed from September
to May I. Boats propelled by sail or
steam are forbidden.
Plover from July IS to January I.
Rail and reed birds during the
months of September, October and
November.
Section 80 of the game act of June,
1873, provides "that nothing IN this
act will prevent any person from kill
ing any wild animal or bird when
found destroying grain, fruits or vege.
tables on his or her premises" This
section has not been repealed.
BY the act of April II, 1901, owner
or lessees of real estate are permitted
to kill rabbits at all times of the year
where said rabbits are destroying
crops or fruit trees" and Tor no other
purpose or reason.
The act of March ~, 1899, makes
the constables of the state ex-officio
forestry game and fish wardens, and
requires them to prosecute all viola
tions of the forestry, fish or game laws
coming under their immediate notice
or reported to them in writing in a
manner prescribed by said act. The
penalty for neglecting or refusing to
act is $50 or two months imprison-
ment.
Prosecutions can be brought by any
person, one-half of penalties to go to
the informer. All prosecutions must
be brought within one year from the
time of the offense
BY act of April "a, 1901, all non
resident gunners Che same not being
owners of real estate in this state) are
required to pay license fee of $Io
before shooting in the state.
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your list, hop
ing it may in
duce others to
avail t h e M
selves of t h e
benefit of your
valuable rem
e d y. Before
taking Lydia
Z. Pinkham's
V Vegeta a bic
Compound L
felt very bad
ly,was terribly
nervous, a n d
tired, had sick
headaches, no
a p p e t i t e ,,
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Sick Women
Mrs. Valentino Tolls HO w
Lydia E. PinElisasss's Vegofa-
bio Compound Cured Her.

Happiness will go out Of your life
forever, my sister, if you have any
of the symptoms mentioned in Mrs.
Valentines letter, unless you act
promptly. Procure Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at once.
1t is absolutely sure to help you. Then
write for advice if there is anything
about your case you do not under
stand.
You need not be afraid to tell the
things you could not explain to the
doctor-your letter will be seen only by
women. All the persons who see priv
ate letters at Mrs. Pinkham's Labora-
tory, at Lynn, Mass, are women. All
letters are confidential and advice abso-
lutely free.
Here is the letter: "It is with
pleasure that l add my testimony to
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gnawing pain in stomach, pain in my
back and right side, and so weak /
could scarcely stand. l was not able
to do anything. Had sharp pains all
through my body. Before had taken
half bottle of your medicine, l found
myself improving, / continued its use
until had taken four bottles, and felt
so well that l did not need to take any
more. / am like a new person, and
your medicine shall always have my
praise. ~ Mrs. w. p. VALENTINE, 566
Ferry Avenue, Camden, Nj.
.&ENk1Ey wly be raid H fEls fssfinso.
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PHILADELPHIA & READING
RAILROAD.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSl

TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading Potts
VILE, Tamaqua, weekdays 7.20 II 80 a. m.
For Nilliamsport, weekdays, 7.2O a. m, 1886 p
i For Danville and Milton, weekdays, 30 a. m.
For Catawissa weekdays 7.2O, s.sS, ll.So a. M,
For For Rupert weekdays7.eO 20, sss il.soa. M, 1870,
''iSt For Baltimore, Washington and the West via
b. & o. X. r., through trains leave Reading Ter.
mlnal. philadelphia, sso' 7,s5, lias a, m, aas:
8.46 7.27, p. m, Additional trains from "a and
Chestnut street station, weekdays, 1876, b.Sl
S23 p. IN. sundays, 1.3t, 1923 p. m.
TRAINS FOR BLOUMsBURG'
Leave New York via Philadelphia 7.ao a,
M, and via Easton y.10a.m
Leave Philadelphia l0.2t a. II.
Leave Reading 12.l5 p. m.
Leave Pottsville l23Op. m.
Leave Tamaquai. 40 p, m.,
Leave Willlamsport weekday S lO.l3 a m, 5.42 p
Leave Catawissa weekdays, 700, ,s.2O9lOa. m
lie Leave wei Rupert, weekdays 7os s.s8 9.ls li.4O
q. m, l.3S, 3 ,46. 6.2l
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
In effect June 90, 1901.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
and South street wharf.
For ATLANTIC CITY = Weekdays. Ex-
300, 800, $40, 400, 43O 800, t54o, 7,l5 30 p. M
Accommodation,6.0 90 a. m, t;,40 $50 p. m. Sun
dayS-EHpreSS, I,3O, S,UO. s3' 9CO, 1000 ll,OO a.
m, AS, 7l5 p, IN. Accommodation, 600 a. M,
800 p. m 81 100 Excursion daily 700 a. m Ad-
dtional Sunday, 80 a, m.
Leave ATLANTIC CITY, Weekdays, Express,
(Monday only, 100, 200, 7.45 qrom Baltic EX-
tension only, 765), SEQ, 900, iOl5, 1i.OO a, M,
? so, i,3O, $50, T,30, $50, $50 p m, Accommoda-
tion, 5.25, 705 a. M, 8, so p. m, Sundays--EX-
press-s,45 a. m.. $780, 4.3O, 5 so, GOO s 30, :. .CO
7,30, 500, $50 p m Accommodation, 7.l5 a. m,
4,32 p. m
Parlor cars on all express trains.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA.
For CAPE l-weekdays-S.30, a. m, IS
ll.45 a. m, sl50 '4l0 $50, pm. Sundays, 45,9
q. m, 500 o. m.
For OCEAN Weekdays-S.45 Las a. m.
2l5 t42O, .53O p m. Sunuays, S.i5, al5 a. m,
500 p. IN.
For SEA ISLE -Weekdays-s.4 as a. m.
2l5 t4.20, 1880 p. m. sundays, S.i5 a. m, 8 90
p. m. Sl00 excursion tn Cape May Ocean City
and sea Isle city, 100 a. m. daily.
I outh st., 90 p M, +SOuth St., Ais d. M
! SSOuth ST., $50, l.15 p, IN,
! NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS.
| leaves NEW YORK liberty Street) o. 40 a. M
| Saturdays Only, LOO p. my, $40 p. m.
| Leaves ATLANTIC CITY, $50 a. m, 215 u. m.
! Sundays, $50 p m.
Detailed time tables at ticket offices.
! w. G.. BESLER, EPSON j. WEEKS,
Genl Supt' Gen'l Pass, Agt.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE
LACKAWANNA RAILROAD.
BLOOMSBURY DIVISION.

In effect June 10, 1900.
orAIIONS.
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FRAME DWELLING HOUSE.
SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue OF a writ OF Fieri Faclas, issued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas or Columbia
county, Pennsylvania, and TO me directed, there
Will be exposed to public sale, at the Court
House, In Bloomsbury, County and and state
aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1901,
at two o'clock p. m, all that certain lot OF
ground, lying and being on the south side Of
Glen Avenue, In what Is known as Pursels Ad-
dition to the Town OF Bloomsbury, according to
the draft or plan Of said addition, as compiled
by James G. Brown and ". II. Eyer, civil engi-
neers, December 18th, A. D. 1894, to wit Being
forty (40) feet In front the south side OF Glen
Avenue, and running back an equal width one
hundred and forty Cl40 feet to line OF Michael
Casey, being lot No. 20, In block No. 1. in Pur-
sells Addition aforesaid; having thereon
erected a two-and-a-half-story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
being part OF the same premises which Greasy
q wslls. by their Decd dated the - day OF
December, A. D. 1899, sold to j. Nelson Webb,
party hereto.
Seized, taken In execution, at the suit OF State
Capitol Savings and Loan Association VS.. j
Nelson Webb and Hattie L. Webb, and to be
sold as the property OF ]. Nelson Webb and
Hattie l.. Webb.
Swartz & Harman, Attys Sheriff
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THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
THE DISEASE MORE PREVALENT THAN
EVER AND QUITE AS FArAL-THE
BEST TREATMENT.

The grip has surprised the doctors and
health authorities this. season by its rapid
spread and by some novel symptoms While
it spares nobody 1t is proving especially dan
gerous to middle.aged and elderly persons.
In many cases either fatal onset Of pneu'
monia, or a complete breakdown of health
and strength, is apt to follow an attack oil
grip.
The wise course for all is prevention. BY
wearing a Bcnson's Porous Plaster on The
chest and back you protect the lungs from
cold and chill and with ardinary care) YOU
are safe from grip.
For those who are already suffering from
Grip, or from the usual winter coughs anc
colds, Benson's Plasters are sure anu
speedy relief and cure. Highly medicina
and scientific
Refuse limitations and substitutes. ONLY
the genuine are effective, Examine wher
you buy. Seahury & Johnson, Manuiactur
| ing chemists, New York.
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INSANITY IN ARMY CAMPS.
4 Medical Authority says That Not
Infreauentiy Military Command
ers Are Mentally Unbalanced.

Mental disease in military life may
be more common and more productive
OF evil than we think If an insane
commander is given such a position
that all subordinates cannot possibly
criticise or make their suspicious
known for fear of the swift punish
ment that follows lack of discipline
insidious and awful errors and wrongs
may result and may continue long
time before superior and far-away
officers suspect the true condition.
II is said that during recent war
balloon was sent up which, instead
of defining the enemy's position. re-
vealed that of the general ordering
the balloon, and of his troops, to 100
gunners who only awaited the indi-
cation to play havoc with their shells,
says the Philadelphia la Medical Jour
nal.
The commander, II is further said.
is now known to have been insane, his
father, mother and sisters having died
insane. Suppose that chronic menin-
gifts should exist in general intrust.
cd with the conduct Of campaign far
from the seat Of the central govern.
| ment, and that he should have delu
| ions of grandeur, with other symp
toms OF profound but not easily rec
| ognized morbid mental action. In
calculable mischief would ensue he
fore he would be suspected and be
fore he could be recalled. The appli
I Df tnt .r.
is suggestion of possible tremendou,
significance in view Of the wars exist
ing in all parts OF the world man,
thousands of miles away from III,
capitals of civilization.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF a writ OF FL Fa., issued out OF
the Court OF Common Pleas of Columbia
county, Pennsylvania, and to me directed
there will be exposed to public sale, at the
Court House, in Bloomsbury Columbia County,
Pennsylvania, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1901,
at two O'Clock p. M, all that certain lot OF
ground. lying and being on the south side OF
Glen Avenue, In what is known as Purselrs
Addition TO the Town OF Bloomsbury, accord
inc to draft or plan OF said Addition, as COM
plled by James C. Brown and w. II. Eyer, civil
engineers, December 10th, A. ID. 1884, to VIII
Being forty (40) feet in front on the south side
of Glen Avenue and running back ar equal
width one hundred and forty GAO feet to line OF
Michael Casey, being lot NO. IS. In block NO. j.
IN purselps Addition, aforesaid, and having
thereon erected land one-half-story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
being part OF the same premises which Greasy
q Wells by their deed, dated the - day OF
December. A. ID. 1899, sold to j. Nelson Webb,
party hereto.
Seized, taken in execution, at the suit Oh
state Capital savings and Loan Association vs
7 Nelson Webb and Hattie L. Webb, ana 10 be
sold as the property of j. Nelson Webb and
Hattie L. webb.
owort1 S Harman, Attys. Sheriff
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phones are of highly complex charac-
ter, containing many elements OF dif-
ferent wave length and frequency, and
since the attenuation suffered by any
wave is directly dependent upon its
frequency and wave length, it happens
that in ordinary circuits waves are not
only attenuated and dampened in the
amplitude of their vibration, but are
also distorted by the more rapid sup
preston of their high frequency ele-
ments and thus so transformed in char
acter that, particularly in the case of
telephone work, they remain no longer
recognizable as the original waves i'm
pressed upon the sending end OF the
circuit.
"Dr. Pupia's investigation. begun by
considering the remarkable physical
analogy between the case of vibrat-
ing string and that of an electrical
conductor transmitting waves, led him
to conclude that formula might be
arrived at expressing the dimensions
of inductance coils and condensers nee
essary to add to given circuit in or
der to produce an effect sufficiently
close to the ideal distortionless circuit
for practicable purposes
Experimenting with artificial con
ductors, he discovered that it was pos
sible to telephone over vastly greater
lengths of cable of high capacity than
had ever been possible before, and that
SO far as land line telephone or rapio
telegraphy is concerned, he was able
90 to improve existing conditions as to
make any reasonable or desired length
of telephone circuit easily possible
Indeed, in the paper read before the
American Institute Of Electrical En-
gineers at Philadelphia, May Is, 1900
he showed design for inductance coils
10 be introduced at appropriate inter
vals in the length of transatlantic
cable, which, he demonstrated, woui'
allow telephone conversation to b'
held across the Atlantic ocean.
at is believed by those who have IN
vestigated the subject fully that th'
Improvement which his inventions con
template will enable telephony owe
land lines of any length that are in us
to-day, and will solve the difficult an'
attractive problem of oceanic tele
phony."