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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

If there ever was a time when
base ball would pay, we refer of
course to the amateur kind, it is
this season. With teams say at
Sunbury, Danville, Berwick,
Bloomsbury and possibly Cata-
wissa. a great rivalry could be
worked up and with the present
trolley facilities a good patronage
could be had. But there is hardly
any use of ever thinking of organi-
zing a club in this burg, That
eleven hundred dollar deficit Of a
few years ago, the last payment on
the note of which has just been
made, has given the game blow
here. The fellows who put up the
money before can't be induced to
take any more chances,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

Gehrad Snyder of Atlantic City,
is in Bloomsbury this week. He
will return to the seashore on
Saturday. He says gay Atlantic
will have one of the most success
full seasons in its history. There is
nothing of any particular import
going on this summer. Year be-
fore last the Buffalo Exposition at
tracted people, and last year the
great coal strike affected the at
tendance. Hotel Normandie OF
which he is the proprietor, is To-
Gated in the best part of the city,
and he will be pleased to see all his
Bloomsbury friends.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23
Advance in Goal.

There will be an advance Of ten
cents a ton on all coal on the first
OF next month, this order being a
general one throughout this part OF
the state. 1t has been made in ac-
cordancc with the recent order Of
the coal companies.
1t is expected that there will be
a similar advance in prices on the
first OF June and the first Of July.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

Since the first of January w. S.
Rishton has used three barrels of
Coca Cola, and is now on the fourth
barrel. When it is considered that
there are thirty five gallons Of syrup
in a barrel and sixty glasses to the
gallon, some idea OF his extensive
trade can be gained. He has just
purchased an ice clipper and is in a
position to serve iced drinks in the
very latest style. He informed the
COLUMBIAN reporter on Tuesday
that his business since occupying
his present store room, has more
than doubled itself.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23
FoUBD IIsGER IN TOBACCO.

In opening a package Of tobacco
On Saturday, Salem Salmon, a
draugh,sman N the employ of the
Jeansyille Iron works, H4zleton, vas
horrIfed 70 find human finger in
the bottom II the bag. The finger Is
supposed % be that Of one Of the en
ployces Of the company manufactur-
ing the tobacco, which be probably
lost N the machinery. Mr.. Salmon's
discovery has cured him Of the to
baccO habit.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

Secretary Armstrong of the
Young Mems Christian Association
is trying to arrange tennis matches
with surrounding towns for the
coming summer. 1t is quite likely
that games will be played with
Sunbury and Berwick, Danville,
however, has only a few players,
and they are not very enthusiastic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23
Public Sale.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3oTH. f, B.
Brown, Executor of J. ]. Brewer,
deceased, will sell personal property
at the residence on Market street.
near Main, beginning at o'clock
a. m. consisting of bed room sets,
carpets, dishes, range, piano, chairs,
tables, and many other household
goods.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

A youngster in nearby town
the other day, lacking amusement,
thought he would try playing post
man, so he secured a goodly guam
ttty Of his mother and sister 5
letters and distributed them about
the ncighborhood. Soon after,
those who had received them,
thinking it was a mistake on the
postman's part, began returning
them to their rightful owner. The
mother took it as a good joke; but
the boys sister-oh my
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

George Montgomery Young who
starred in the season Of I8e5-e5 in
The White Slave. Is member
Of the fine cast that IS to give East
Lynne" al the Opera House to-
morrow evening. He is a nephew
Of the late BARLEY Campbell, who
wrote The White Slave" and
other plays, and has appeared in
vaudeville as the partner Of Stephen
Grattan in a little play called The
Horsey Crowd -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

The dance to be given in Twins
Hall, Catawissa, next Tuesday
night gives promise Of being one Of
the pleasantest affairs ever held
there. The Committee members
in town, S. R. Bidleman, Gerald
Gross and H. J. Achenbach are
busy making preparations for the
event. 1t is expected that at least
one hundred couples will attend.
Oppeuheim's Orchestra Of Wilkes
Barre will furnish the music.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

Tires, inner tubes, cements, bells,
pedals toe clips, grips, pumps, sad
dies, &c. at Mercer's Drug and
Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23
Mothers! OToY,,e

nothers! Mothers! Mothers
,id now many children are at this season feverisb
anu cohsllpated, with bad stomach and head.
acne Mother GIay's Sweet powders for Child
reh @ wiz always cure, II worms are present they
mul certainly remove them. At an druggiaLs,
5. olmsted, lie Roy, N Y. 1-23 4t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-23

O a - tn o Ta L "a.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature OF N1ZzINw
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
WALTER BLOOMFIELD

that q sharp maj finds his chances OF
acknowledgement. The matrimonial
agent Of Rivington street tansgressed
no law that I knew Of, or that / would
enact were I invested with the attri-
butes Of Scion. He merely preyed upon
fools-a perfectly legitimate process,
sanctioned by the doctrine Of the sur.
vival Of the fittest. Pass me the cigar
case, Gertie. dear"
"Were you and your friends fools
when you visited that office IN Riv-
ington street," inquired Connie, with
q mAschievous smile.
"UnQuestionably We WERE" admitted
Uncle Sam, with charming frankness,
and on many other occasions besides"
Nothing can v induce me to be-
lieve that It i right to use superior
natural gifts or knowledge to entrap
the inexperienced and unwary." said
my aunt.
Power Is It's own justification. That
which q man can do he may do"
THAT is not right" asserted aunt
Gertrude boldly.
Nothing iS right, nw likely to be-
agreed uncle Sam.
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To be continued.
Suicide and Insurance.

A recent decision Gy the Supreme
Court Of Ohio makes the suicidal
clause In policies Of no avail. Most In.
surance companies have. we believe.
practically given W. the contention. SO
that We may low consider tue Amer
lean method settled that the policies Ct
suicides must be paid the same as X
death had come ron natural GAUGES.
1t Is On indication Of the growing ten
deacy Of our times to H-ld that suicide
Is not a crime. The laws that have
been passed to punish attempted self
destruction are imperative. aid the
habit CT the world 10 to pity rather
than to blanc in such cases. aid this
is one cause Of the increase II suicide
In all civilized nations.
II this increase shoull reach the de.
gree that 1t did in RCCan ti-:cs. tic
effect ON the insurance COMPANIES
would be disastrous. or all p%re:niuiIj
woull have to be greatly raised
American Medicine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

Poem: Bseinnins Again - We Are To
Promo TO Attribute . Bad Motive.
Kindly JudRlaent 10 One Of thu Rsrsi
Things on Earth.
When sometimes our feet grow weary,
On the rugged hills OF life
The path stretching long and dreary
With trial and labor rife
We pause on the toilsome journey,
Glancing backward in valley and glen,
And sigh with infinite longing
To return and begin again.
For behind il the dew Of the morning
In all it's freshness and light,
And before our doubts and shadows,
And the chill and gloom Of the night.
We remember the sunny places
We passed 70 carelesaly then,
And ask, with 9 passionate longing,
To return and begin again.
al, vain, indeed, Ia the asking!
LIES duties press all Of rs on,
And who dare shrink from the labor,
Or sigh for the sunshine that's gone!
And il may not be far on before ~,
Wait fairer places than then
Life's paths may yet lead by still waters,
Though we may not begin again.
For evernore upward and onward,
Be our path on the hills Of life,
And soon will Q radiant dawning
Transigure the toll and the strife,
And our Fathers hand will lead us
Tenderly upward then;
In the joy and peace Of q fairer world
He'll let US begin again.
Lillian Whiting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
Wanted 20 Lead tho Eaud.

Captain r. Bentley Mott. military
attache Of the American Embassy at
Paris. Is 4 West Point graduate. alL in
after years returned there as an ar
tillery instructor. Upon ere occasion
he was assigned. as is tften the case
II sumner. t. "show arouGG" tie visit
ing parents OF q cadet. They were
plain people from Somewhere out
West" Lut cbservant and impression
able. After a tour Of the post. they
Joined the crowd assembled TO witness
evening parade-always an imposing
spectacle. The march past aroused the
mother to a high pitch Of enthusiasm
and ambition for her son. "Ah. SIR"
she exclaimed. turning to Captain
Mott: "ah. sir. I shall not be happy un-
til my boy gets that proud position and
leads 'em nll!' And she pointed In I'D.
miratiou to the drum major.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
Hit Target ut Three AIiiss.

Extraordinary accuracy in markmanship
has cut short the heavy gun practice at
the Preside. the Government reservation
at San Francisco. Cal. The .tweive,ineh
guns were to be brought into play. and the
target was a wooden structure, pyramidaI
in shape, about twelve feet long at eacn
base line and about eight feet high. It
was lowed oceanward by a tug with a long
tow line and while moving at seven miles
an hour was to be fired on. When the tar:
get was about three miles from shore and
under tow it appeared to be about the size
OF a mans hand. 1t was then that Cor
poral Regain fired a tweive.inch gun. The
shot struck about eight yards astern OF the
moving mark. Carefully Regain aimed the
second missile. and scarcely had the roar
OF the discharge ceased when the target
disappeared. fhe shot had hit the en-
envy" amidships and shattered it into
sp.intcrs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
....x uonId Try Once More.

Dcspite the fact that he recently an
nou,ccJ his intention Of never again at
tempting to fad the North Pole, Lieutsn-
amt Robert Pcary, the arctic explorer, de.
clarcd at the conclusion 2. a lecture Upon h9Gn
nrcJ Lcfore the Philadelphia Geographical
Soc:c.v in Philadelphia that. provided any
ono u.o,l1 mace $3.50. 900 at his disposal, he
would he willing to undertake another ex.
r.Jii;on next summer in n final cndcavor
10 reach the pole. He said that he be-
l;eved the discovery OF the pole was prac-
ticable. although it wa his opinion that
there was no land there ;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
c.-,. Nation Pounds q Homo.

Mrs. Carrie Nation has closed ncgotia-
lions for a large residence in Kansas CITY,
Kan. to be used as a home Tor
wives. The price paid was S15oo. n u y
several thousand dollars in improving the
%propcr;y. The money to establish the
home was raised by Mrs. Nation on 4 re-
cent trip TO the Fast. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
. Loving the World.

A mar is not necessarily worldly be.
cause he is successful in business, but, il
his gold is finding its way into his heart.
and if his getting is for the sake OF posses
sing, and not in order that he may use his
gains as a steward of God. then he is abus.
ing the world. and when he is thus loving
the world. the love of the Father is not in
him.-Rev. Campbell Morgan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
81. Lauia Mon Flat.Fo0ted.

Lieutenant Blakeley, in charge OF the
naval recruiting station at st. Louis, Mo-,
says that over fifty per cent. OF the men
who offered to enlist have been rejected
because OF Fiat foot" He says that more
cases OF fat foot are found in the cities
than in the country ----A
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
Necessity For Rroadening.

God grant that as our horizon OF duty
Il widencd our minds may widen with It;
that az our burden is increased our sLoul'
ders may be strengthened to bear it,
Dean Stanley.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
Building For Success.

-"Arcn't you building a pretty large
church for so small n town." asked the
city visitor. We're building for . large
man." the old sea captain answered. HE
may not be very big when we get him
probably he'll be just out OF the theologi.
cal school-but we're going to love him,
and trust him and back him up and help
him to grow" This is no new method Of
man-building, yet no one need hesitate to
apply it through a fear that it has been
worn out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
A Horror OF seIf.Deeeption.

John Nske said that Mr.. Huxley had a
great horror Of se!f-deception. Above all
things he desired to be entirely candid
with himself. It is q trait that every one
Of Us should have. Blu. the outcome Of
honesty with ones sell cannot be other
who knows Us better than we do our.
selves: The standing warning &c every
man in the Scriptures is not to deceive
himself. 1t is certain that we cannot de-
ceive God; it is easy to deceive ones self.
When a man saws he has no sin he de-
ceives himself. When he says he has no
need Of God or of Christ he deceives him.
self. Se!f.hcnesty demands a candle OF
stronger power than the poor blind light
Of perverted human nature. You ought
to have q horror of self-dcccption. That
man whose candid spirit leads him to turn
away from Christ is the most wretchedly
deceived man in the world.-Baptist Union.
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ouc

Let the heart speak freely, but see also
chat it speaks prudently.
If we are like Christ. sorrow il on the
surface an unfathomed depth Of joy.
They hear the song Of the angels who
are waiting for the coming of the Saviour.
This expresses the Christians conf
denee: "1f God be for US, who can be
against u.s."
That is the best gift Of love which will
in some way be helpful to the person re.
eeiving it.-United Presbyterian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
Lives Beautiaed.

II 10 not the great sorrows Of life that
do the most harm. 1t is rather those little
pin-pricks that creep into our everyday
existence that cause the most disorder,
pain, worry and o whole list of unpleasant
traits. For all this there are but two rem.
e~dies-good sense and good nature-both
having n wonderful power Of changing
gloom into sunshine. Don't get into the
habit Of having q poor opinion Of people,
Tor assu.edly they will have il OF yoa. Tn.
kindness breeds unkindness. while q happy
consideration for others makes y~oprleif
the sweeter and them the better. Some
people look at the spots on the sun. un.
mindful OF the glorious radiance behind
them. We all have our faults, but the
only way to look at them is to look be.
hind them into the bright skies OF our bet.
ter selves. which they feck. In order to
make our lives beautiful we must show
good will, kindness and courtesy TO all
with whom we come in contact.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-04
A Kindly JudHmsnt.


The habit Of harsh judgment Is ungra.
ciops, ungentle and unchristian, but alto
gether too common among Us. We are
prone to attribute q bad motive. It il
not too much to say that We rather relish
Q rumor which tells against q neighbor,
and find . morbid comfort in the thought
that people are o 90 good as they pretend
to be or seem to be. II q man gives largely
to q charity, our first impulse Is to declare
that there il q purpose in it which il no.
quite as excellent as appearances would
indicate. II q woman commits an jndis.
erection, either willfully or through ignor-
ance, w make IL by our harsh criticism
just as hard for her to heal the wound as
possible. In q word, We are not helpful
to each other. and are much more inclined
TO shove an offender down hill than to pull
him up hill. We are more apt to look on
the darkest side Of other peoples lives and
to think the worst of them than to look
them. At the same time we would be glad
TO have them look at US leniently and find
Q good rather than a bad motive. Doing
unto others, however. as you would have
them do to you neither suits our conve-
nience nor our appetite.
A painter Of ancient times was rom.
manded to make q portrait of his mon.
arch. It 40 happened that His Majesty
had a very ugly scar on his face which
greatly disigured him. The artist, with
kindly diplomacy, asked his sitter to lean
his head on his hand, saying it would give
. finer pose. He then deity arranged mat.
tiers in such a way that the fingers OF
the monarch entirely covered the scar, and
90 the portrait was painted with no scar
visible. II We were to follow the example
Of the artist and charitably cover up the
scars on the lives of our friends, or il, con.
scious that we need mercy ourselves. We
should exercise that virtue toward Others.
or il. rs commanded by Christ. we should
make not a weak. but q loving Judgment
Of acts which come within our notice, We
should soon hear the rustic of angel winds
in this hard world, and the sweet perfume
OF the millennium would be waited earth.
ward. A kindly judgment is one Of the
rarest things OIL earth, and it is also one
81 the most exce!lent.-G. w. Hepworth.
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line, statement added to statement. that
in like manner as l went away l should
come back? Were not all the prophecies
of Nv coming fulfilled. even to the last de.
tails of Nv life, Ny suffering. and My
death? Did you not have faith that IT one
prophecy wax fulfilled the others might
nave been fulfilled also:'
And then that crown, which Is TO me
the most beautiful, the brightest and the
best. is held aloft for q moment oazz''hs
in its glory. and l hear Him say:
You might have had this crown, out
another has taken it."
We may miss the five crowns by our un'
f%aithfulness. yet we may be saved. so rs
by fire." But one thing must be: we must
sec Him face 10 face.
In the city Of indianapolis a celebrated
Quaker minister told me OF a friend whose
child had been born blind. He was
brought to indianapolis. and this Quaker
was asked to find a specialist who would
successfully treat him. Such an one was
found. When the operation had been
finished he announced that the boy would
certainly see, and sure enough he opened
his eyes. His first glance rested upon his
mother. whom he had never known but by
finrer. touch. The mother bent down to
see IL she was to be recognized, crying out:
"Oh. my son! my SON.
TIL, hey cazed at his mother, and when
he knew her. cried out:
"OH. MOTHER, Is THIS HEAEEN:'
It shall he heaven for Us when the scales
shall be taken from our eyes and the veil
that dims our vision shall be removed. and
we shall see Him face to face. We may
miss every crown mentioned in the New
Testament. but We cannot fail to see Him.
I do not know il there can be sadness IN
heaven. but what feeling will 1t be that
will take possession OF Us when we hear
Him say: H..
You might have had the crown, but
another kas taken it?'
What feeling will it be that shall possess
Us when We hear Him say:
"Well done, good and faithful servant;
enter thou into the JOY OF thy Lord. and
we shall have the FIVE crowns, and
A GLIMPSE OF HIS FACE!
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people pressed their way to the front 10
accept Christ as their Saviour. The first
man to come was the old judge, with his
arm around q poor lost man, who was
hopefully sa"ed. In less than sig days
more than 500 people came pressing their
way into the kingdom.
1t is likewise q possible thing to have
been filled at one time with the Spirit. and
after all to make a failure OF ones life. II
ia not enough to live on the old expe
~riences. however precious they may have
been. 1t is not enough to have been once
clled. We must all the time he kept full,
and we can only thus be kept by living in
CLOSE FELLOWSHIP AND UNlNTER
EUPTED COMMUNION
with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Mr.. Meyers Interpretation OF the ex-
preston, Lest l myself should be 4 caata'
way" l heartily accept. Certainly We
know mea to-day who were once used o.
God in preaching. blessed Of Him in sou.'
winning, but who ere set aside to-day;
in other words they nave become casta'
ways. Thcy are objects Of pity, botn 10
angels and to men. MIR. Meyer, in dcscrib.
ing these, tells us of his styiosraphic pen.
It was one of some value, and had been
given to him for his private use. For II
long time he carried it with him every
WHICH,, uuu uScu u Oh Ill OCCuSiONs. <tHu
then 4 more improved pattern came ont
and he used tae new one instead OF the
old; the old one was still his, but was dis.
approved and set aside. Mr.. Never says
he can imagine how the pen would say, as
it thought Of the past:
There was once q time when he used
me always-and now, never. There was q
time when l knew his thoughts before
any one else, and now l am set aside.
There was a time when l was his closest
companion, and now l am never used"
Alas, many q man who has preached the
gospel with power, in days gone by. whom
same thing. This book is sent forth as a
warning, that all such might turn square!y
about cow. Let NO man at the last take
thy crown.
There were several reasons why Saul fell.
In the first place. he was jealous of Da.
vid; it aroused all the hatred in his soul
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-09-10
43. e a b I.

9oraee 8la9art fab in Der 8iblios
tbet. Sin tpoblgefdlliges 2G9eln umz
fptelte feline 2ippen; er batte eben
gbuarb @rump's 8eri9t iiber bas
pollitdnbtse @elinsen bes planes, ST.
ma unb tbren 8ruber in Ooltor Merz
leg Srrenanftalt unter5ubringen, GEE
b0rt.
Isle finb elm 9auptferl, 9rump, Elm
9auptferl, obglet9 sic etgentlt9 Elm
Getabals ftnb. Nun bic 8auptdbe i'm
gentralpart seb0ren Sbnen unb tpers
ben Sic balb gu etnem rei9en Mann
MAIDEN"
Sobn Eager erf6ien blei9 unb aufs
geregt auf Der S9nelle.
r@as siebt's, Sobn? Du fiebft
pabrbaftig aug, als ob 9u einen getit
sefeben bdttet."
War aber audi ni6t bel better. Mr.
8la9art. gr = ibr 8ruber lit ba."
vWas9 9o9 nidt Der polnii9e
Suoe, ben mir auf INNER periOrst
gldubten!"
ga, 9err, 9leris 9oltsti 1T in 8es
sleituns zines polisiiten bier unb
piinidt sic gu ieben."
Ser Seufel bat bic 9anb i'm Spies
lie! Was foll i6 sisentli9 tbun,
@rump9"
v2affen Sic i'm fommen, f9auen
sic in feline &arten, bann nerben sic
piffen, pie Sic fpielen miiffen. 8erz
bergen Sic mild irsenbpp, 10 bab i4
bic nnterrebung mitanbDren tann.
Na9 berfelben bin ih eber i'm Stanbe,
Ssbnen Ratb gu seben."
sd fiir1te beinabe, benz Wann gu
~besegnen, benin er lit Elm Seufel."
rNun, es pirb gut fein, fi9 na9
unb na9 an bic 8esesnuns nit Seuz
fefn gu setpDbnen, Sic tperben nit Der
.S3eit mod cine biibfde Mense berielben
au feben befommen," fagte Der Nntpalt,
ulaifen Sic ben Mann bor, i9 besebe
mid in's Nebenaimmer unb fomme
Ssbnen n1tbisenfalls gu 9tlfe."
uSei's benn", feuf3te 8la9art,
fibre @oltsti berauf, Sobn, unb
bleibe in Der Ndbe. benn er BAT f&on