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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-15
For Sale.

Parties desiring to do light house
keeping can buy a complete set of Fur
niture and utensils cheap. Can take
possession trri' 1st. nice suitable rooms
1" ~" n. F'r information apply at
Commonwealth
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-15
For Sale.

One secondhand runabout and a bug
gy. Both in good condition. Can be
bought at a bargain. Inquire at Com
monwealth Office or address Post Office
box, No. 1, Greenwood, Miss.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28
Death Of Mrs. Waller
Passes Away at $50 Monday
Evening
Funeral Services Thursday

After being confined to her bed
for nearly a year, Mrs. Julia T.
Waller passed away Monday even
ing at about $50. She had been
unconscious for several days and
her death was therefore not unex-
pected. She was obliged to take
to her bed after a severe fall which
occurred last October.
Mrs. Waller was born in Phila-
delphia October II, 1917. She was
of French -Huguenat and German
ancestry. Her father Nathaniel
Ellwaker, was Philadelphia mer-
chant in the West India trade, and
a director in the bank of the United
States. He died February 9th,
1885. Her mother was of Quaker
and English extraction.
She married David Jewett Waller,
then Of Wilkes Barre, at Philadel
phia in 1889. They moved to
Bloomsbury where Mr.. Waller be-
came pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church of the town. Mr..
Waller passed away on the ninth
of December, 1898.
She is survived by five children
and fourteen grand children. The
sons and daughters are Rev.
David J., Of Indiana, Pa Levi +. ,
of Wilkes Barre, Pa; DR.. George
P, of Los Angeles, California ;
Mrs. Charles w. Hand, of Brooklyn
New York, and Laura P, of
Bloomsbury. Fourteen grand
children also survive.
Mrs. Waller was a highly cult
waited and cultured, as we'll as
strongly Christian woman, and un-
til a short time before her death,
kept thoroughly up to date in her
reading and thoughts. A lover OF
art, music and literature Of the
highest types, she had much to
solace her during the final years of
her life, and her enforced conhne-
ment.
The funeral services are held to-
day at 2 o clock, interment in Rose
mont Cemetery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28
Johnny Get a Gun
While You Can Get Such
Values att. c. WELLS.

The following we'll known
American gun, single barrel,
self ejector, made by Hopkins &
Allen, they are beauties, always
5000, now yours for S3.98.
No use in explaining the
American double barrel gun
made by the Hartford Arms Co.
Well, we are letting this gun go
for $l4.O0.
The Stevens Arms Co., double
barrel guns, good values at $18,
now yours for $l4.5O.
Don't forget we have the Bel
gium double barrel gun, honest
value $1,000, as a leader we
make it $6.98.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28
To Fight Arcanum Rates IN Court
Decided Action Taken al Secret Session OF
Subordinate Councils.

A secret session Of representa-
tives Of the associated committees
of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Connecticut, Indiana, Missouri,
Illinois, New Jersey and Mass
achusetts subordinate councils of
the Royal Arcanum was held last
week in New York to take action
in reference to the present situation
in that order. A committee of nine
was appointed to consider the whole
situation and report hack to the
general conference a feasible plan
of action.
Among other resolutions it was
voted that the executive committee
should cause such proceedings to
be taken for injunction and other
provisional relief as it deems best
calculated to obtain an early ad.
Indication "of the illegality and
invalidity of the new laws concern
ing assessments recently enacted by
the Supreme Council, and adj
Judging the previous laws of assess
ments in full force and effect"
1t was also resolved
That the executive committee
be instructed to take immediate
steps by circulars to inform the
members OF the order of our action;
that said committee consider the
wisdom of advising each member 20
tender to the collector of subOrdi-
nate councils the previous rate, but
70 pay such rate as may be required
of him, accompanying each pay
ment with a signed protest demand
ing that said payment be credited
to his account at the old rates, and
that an approved form for such pro-
test be recommended for adoption. "
A motion was made recommend
ing that the members pay the Octo-
Der assessment before the end OF
October, and in al. cases under pro-
test, so that their legal right may
be secured.
Henry Cram of Providence, R. l.,
said |: At last we shall reach the
court proceedings for the purpose
of getting an injunction against the
Supreme Council and if we fail in
this, a new organization will be
established. We will file our claims
in court at once in order that we
may know where we stand before
October 3Ist, when the first assess
ment Of the new rates will be due.
The members can be sure that in
case we are defeated in court they
will be given ample time to enroll
their names to the new order before
the end of next month. "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28
Y. W. O, A.

The rooms of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association are a
very busy place at present. The
Association will celebrate its second
birthday next Friday evening.
Great preparations are being made
to make this birthday party a
pleasing event. Mrs. l.. M. Gates
of Scranton, State President will be
present as the guest of honor, and
has consented to give short talk.
A fine programme has been prepar-
ed. Educational programmes for
the year will be presented at this
time and those desiring to enter any
of the classes may register during
the evening,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28
For Sale by
j. q. Wells.
Coal Storage Net For The Strike.
Il is Being Put Away For Other Purposes.

SO much has been said and print
ed about the great piles of coal that
are being slowed at differeut parts,
all of which Is attributed to the tear
OF coming strike, and in this con-
nection one of the largest operators
in the anthracite region was inter
viewed this week. He said:
The companies have a large
quantity of coal stored, but it can
not be said with truth that it has
been done in direct anticipation of
a strike. 1t is simply along the
line Of natural events.
There are several elements
which enter into this question which
people in general do not understand.
In the first place, the principal reas-
on why SO much coal is on hand is
because we haven't been able to sell
it all We would be only too glad
to do so if we could. We had a
great deal more coal left over from
last winter in the east, it was not so
in the west, and there was less de-
mand than had been expected.
"Of course, we are mining coal
to nearly the full extent Of our ca
pacity. 1t is for our interest to do
so. Our freight earnings are the
best asset of our railroads. The
more coal we can carry the better
show we can make and the more
revenue is derived. 1t is for our
interest to keep up the production,
no less than it is for the best inter
ests Of the country. If we should
shut down several days a week,
then there would be great COM
plant all over this region.
1--WE are anticipating or expect
ing a strike, but naturally the gen
eral conditions are such that we are
more or less prepared to take care
of our customers in any contin-
gency. | would say that there has
been no storage of domestic sizes,
but what is now on hand is for
commercial purposes.
"The Lehigh Valley has about
700, 900 tons in storage; the Erie
has 600, 900 tons, while the Reading
has I, 300, 900. These figures are
accurate, as / happen to know, and
it should be understood that the
amount of coal now on hand has
not been stored up with expectation
of a strike, and certainly such a
crisis is furtherest from our desires. "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28
Going to Panama.

The three cars which are being
built at the Berwick plant of the
American Car and Foundry Co. I,
to be sent to Panama will necessi-
tate the sending of three or four
young men down on business in
connection with the cars, fitting
them together, etc. They will go
about October Ist. Mac. Rcber
will be one of the party,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28

The music loving people will be
afforded rare opportunity in the
near future. The Ithaca Concert
Company will give one of their un-
equaled concerts on Oct. 9, 1905,
Watch papers for further notice.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28

William H. Ferris and an ex-
cellent supporting company pre-
sented "The Sign of the Cross" at
the Opera House last Thursday
evening. The play is a beautiful
one, and was presented in forceful
and capable manner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28
ORUROH NOTES.

1t was Rally Day for the Presby-
terian Sunday School last Sunday.
Fred 7. Ikeler Esq. delivered an
address on " Bible Study, its need
and value" and an interesting pro-
gram of music was rendered.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28

An interesting and impressive
service was held at St. Paul's P. f.
Church Saturday, evening by the
Girls Friendly Society, at which a
large number were admitted to the
privileges of the society and pre-
sented with its badge by tn e
Chaplain, Rev. Nichols.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-28

Sunday last Bishop Shannanan
confirmed sixty-three persons at St.
Columba's church. In the moru-
ing the Bishop celebrated mass at
8 O'Clock and high mass was sung
by Father Feeser, of Danville, and
an eloquent sermon preached by
Bishop Shannahan. At the after
noon service, with a congregation
that completely filled the church,
the Office of confirmation was held.
The annual Harvest Home SER
vice was held at the Reformed
Church Sunday, with large con-
gregation. The church was hand
somely decorated, and back of the
pulpit were stalks of corn, wheat,
etc, while flowers, fruit and vege-
tables were heaped up around the
altar. Rev. Thomas preached from
the text. "What hast thou that
thou didst not receiver"
Evening journal., 1905-12-13
DOVER

The Methodists Of Dover are prepar-
ing TO hold an carly morning Christ
mas service on Monday morning. De
cember 25, at Wesley Church
Mrs. Sallie j. Rash. 73 years old
and one Of the bestknown women Of
Kent county, died at her home near
Pearsons of paralysis. She was the
wife of John Rash, for many years a
prominent West Dover farmer Inter
ment at Asbury burying ground.
Miss Roberta McAllen, instructor in
art and drawing at the Wilmington
Conference Academy, Dover, was sum
moned to & bedside of her mother in
Phs adelphia and reached her side just
in time to be recognized by her mother
who died during the night.
A force of workmen undsr the super
vision Of Chief Of Police Hurd have
begun tearing up and levelling Loock-
erman street, west Of oGvernOr's ave
Evening journal., 1905-12-13
Newport Personals

An enjoyable evening company was
he d at the home of William Fenimorc
near this town. Music and games were
INDUCED in until late hour when sup
per was served Among those present
from tbs town we're: Miss Madeline
Allison. Miss Emma Gallaher. Miss
George Truax. Mrs. William Gal aher,
Messrs. Fred Pennington Wilmer * ng,
Charles Houk, Elmer Miller. Whitney
Day, Raymond Finn Francis Comley.
Edgar Hnyard. william Finnamore,
and Robert FinnamOre.
Mrs. John Reed aud daughters Mrs.
Coward and Miss Ethel Reed, have re
turned from a visit in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Edward Dausa and daughter
Katie. of Philadelphia, are visiting
Mrs John Dause.
Mrs. James Polk rs entertaining her
sister Mrs. Lucy Chandler of Oxford,
Pa
John A. Cranston spent the day in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Maggie Powell Of Wilmington,
is visiting Mrs. John Phillips.
Mrs. CLAYTON Massey Of Wilmington,
has been the guest of her mother Mrs.
~. Sin1all.
Fred A. Pennington has returned
from Philadelphia where he has been
for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Deakines spent
yesterday in Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1905-12-13

which they flew careering from all
points against each other without pass
ing away into the distance.
say that even their exceeding den
sity did not prevent our perceiving
.this-yet we had no glimpse Of the
moon or stars-nor was there any
flashing forth of the lightning. But
the under surfaces of the huge masses
of agitated vapOr, as well as all terres-
trial objects Immediately around us.
were glowing in the unnatural light Of
a family luminous and distinctly visi-
BILE gaseous eXhalation which hung
about and enshrouded the mansion.
you must not-you shall not behold
lthis!" SAID /, shudderingly, to Ushe-.
as | lsd him with a gentle violence
from the window to a seat. These APP
lpearances which bewfder you are
merely electrical phenomena not un-
common, or it may be that they have
their CHASTITY origin I'm the rank mias-
ma Of the tarn. Let us close this case
ment; the air is chilling and danger
Gus to your frame Here is one of
your favOrita rOmances. | will read,
and you shall listen; and so we VIII
pass away this terrible night together.
The antique volume which ! had
taken up was the Mad Trist' of Sir
Launcelot Canning. but / had called u
a fayorite of Usher's more In sad Jest
than in earnest; for. in truth, there Is
little in its uncouth and unimaginative
prolixity which could have had interest
for the fifty and spiritual ideality Of
my friend. Il was however, the only
book Immediately at hand. and in
dulged a vague hope that the excite
ment which now agitated the hypo-
chondriac might find relief Cfor the
history of mental disorder is full of
similar anomaliesl even in the ex-
ttremeness Of the folly which | should
read Could have judged, indeed. by
the wild overstrained air of vivacity
with which he harkened. or apparently
lharkened. to the words of the tale,
might well have congratulated myself
upon the success Of my design.
had arrived at that wel'-known
portion of the story where Ethelred
the hero Of the Trist. having sought in
vain for peaceable admission into the
dwelling of the hermit. proceeds to
make good an entrance by force. Here
Evening journal., 1905-12-13
The Fall Of the House Of Usher
BY rAnnPoe
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
While passing through dreary tract Of
country / found myself within view of a
gloomy buildng-House of Usher. 7 can
compare the scene presented to me 70 no
earthly sensation. Nevertheless propose
TO myself a soiourn OF some weeks In this
mansion, the proprietor, Roderick Usher
being one of my boon companions in boy
hood. ] entered the Gothic archway Of the
hall. Upon my entrance Usher arose from
a sofa and greeted me with a VivaciOus
warmth. He entered at some length into
what he conceived 10 he the nature OF
his malady-a more nervous affection. He
was enchsined by certain superstitlous
impressions in regard 10 the dwelling
which he tenanted and front which he
never ventured forth. At the death of his
sister, which occurred on the evening Of
my arrival. his sole companion for years.
left him the last Of the ancient race OF
While he spoke, the lady Madeline. as
she was called passed slowly through
a remote portion Of the apartment ana
disappeared. ] eagerly sought the counten-
ance OF the brother. who had buried his
face in his hands. The disease OF lady
Madeline had bafhed tho physicians.
lie found the House Of Usher surround
ed by some deep seated Swallowed gloom,
The melancholy Of which affected every
one who stayed on the place. Ushcr's sis
ter Madeline was a victim Of some strange
species Of melancholia and upon the first
night of the writer's visit wandered as in
a dream through the stately halls OF the
house. Nothing could draw Usher from
this sunerstitiOus fear OF shadow shapes
and fantasmagordl forms.
His music partook of his mental frame
Of mind aud his painting pictured u in
weird half-real and mystic shapes. This
dire influence was attributed by Usher TO
the atmosphere which surrounded the
House Of Usher.
The lady Madeline dies ana the woman
is entombed in the house. After the burial
a great change takes place in Usher and
his condition becomes terrifying.
II was especially upon retir-
ing to bed late at night Of
the seventh or eighth day after the
placing Of the lady Madeline within
the donjon that experienced the full
powe- OF such feelings Sleep came
not near my cOuch-while the hours
waned and waned away. struggled to
reason Off the nervousness which had
dominion Oye7 me. I endeavored TO be.
l.eve that much if not all Of what
felt was due to the bewildering in
fuence of the gloomy furniture of the
rOom-of the dark and tattered drap.
erfgs which. tortured into motion by
the breath Of rising tempest. swayed
fitfully to and fro upon the walls. and
rustled uneasily about the. decorations
of the bed But my efforts we're fruit,
loss. An irrepressible tremor gradual
Evening journal., 1905-12-13

And Ethelred uplifted his mace, and
struck upon the head of the dragon,
which fell before him and gave up his
pesty breath, with a shrek so horrd
and harsh, and withal so piercing, that
Ethelred had fain to c.ose his ears
with his hands against the dreadful
noise of II, the like whereof was
never before heard
Here again ! paused abruptly, and
now with a feeling of wild amazement
for there could be no doubt whatever
that in this instance ! did actually
hear lalthough from what direction il
proceeded I found Il impossible to
say low and apparently distant. but
harsh, protracted, and most unusual
or grating sound-the exact
counterpart Of what my fancy had al
ready conju.ed up for the dragons I'M
natural shrek as described by the
romancer
Oppressed, as I certainly was upon
the occurrence Of this second and most
coincidence by a thou
sand conflicting sensations, in which
wonder and extreme terror were pre-
dominate. | still retained sufficient
presence of mind TO avoid exciting by
any observation the sensitive nervous
ness Of my companion. was by no
means certain that he had noticed the
sounds in question, although. assured
~, a strange alienation had during
the last few minutes taken place IN
his demeanor. From a position front
ing my own, he had gradually brought
round his chair so as to sit with his
face to the door of the chamber; and
thus could but partially perceive his
features, although ! saw that his lips
trembled as if he were murmuring in
audibly His head had dropped upon
his breast, yet ] knew that he was not
asleep. from the wide and rigid open
ing of the eye as I caught a glance Of
IL in profile. The motion Of his body
too was at variance with this idea,
for he rocked from side to side with a
gentle yet constant and uniform sway.
Having rapidly taken notice OF all this,
i resumed the narrative of Sir Launce-
lot. which thus proceeded:
And now, the champion having es-
capped from the terrible fury of the
dragon, bethinking himself of the
brazen shield, and Of the breaking up
Evening journal., 1905-12-13

ously to his feet. and shrieked out his
syllables. as if i'm the effort he were
giving up his "MadmanF / tell
you that she now stands without the
doorl"
AS If in the superhuman energy OF
his utterance there had been found the
potency Of a spell-the huge antique
panels to which the speaker pointed,
threw slowly back, upon the instant,
their ponderous and ebony Jaws. 1t
was the work of the rushing gust-butN
then without those doors there did
stand the lifty and enshrouded figure
Iof the lady Madeline of Usher. There
was blood upon her white robes, and
the evidence of some bitter struggle
upon every portion OF her emaciated
frame. For a moment she remained
trembling and reeling to and fro upon
the threshold-then, with low moan
ing cry, fell heavily inward upon the
person of her brother, and in her vio-
lent and now final death agonies, bore
him to the floor a corpse, and a victim
to the terrors he had anticipated.
From that chamber and from that
mansion ! fled aghast. The storm was
still abroad in all its wrath as ! found
myself crossing the old causeway.
Suddenly there shot along the path
wild light. and ! turned to see whence
a CLEAN so unusual could have issued.
for the bast house and its shadows
were alone behind me. The radiance
was that of the full, setting. and blood
red moon, which now shone vividsy
through tlat once barely discerniblo
fissure. Of which have before spoken
as extending from the roof OF the
building IN a zigzag direction TO the
base. While I gazed. this fissure rap.
idly widened; there came a fierce
breath of the whirlwinj: the entire
orb of the satellite burst al once upon
my sight, my brain reeled as
saw the mighty walls fasbifis
asunder; there was a long tu-
mutous shouting sound like the voice
Of a thousand waters. and the deep
and dark tarn at my feet closed sui
llenlY and silently over the fragments
Of the House Of Usher"
] (The End)
Evening journal., 1905-12-13
BY Edgar Allen Poe.

Il will be remembered, the words Of
the narrative run thus:
"And Ethelred. who was by nature
of a doughty heart, and who was now
mighty withal, on account OF the pow
erfulness OF the wine which he had
drunken, waited no longer to ho.d par
icy with the hermit, who in soOth was
of an obstinate and maliceful turn, but
feeling the rain upon his shoulders,
and fearing the rising Of the tempest,
uplifted his mace outright, and with
blows made quickly room in the
planklngs OF the door for his gauntlet
ed hand; and now pulling Herewith
sturdily, he so cracked and ripped. and
tore aE asunder, that the noise Of the
diy and hollow-sounding wood alarmed
and reverberated throughout the for
est"
At the termination OF this sentence
I started, and for a moment paused,
for IL appeared to me (although I at
once concluded that my excited fancy
had deceived mel that from some very
remote portion of the manson there
came indistinctly TO my ears what
might have been. in its exact similarity
OF character. the echo (but a stihed
and dull one certainly of the very
cracking and ripping sound which Sir
Launcelot had so particularly describ-
ed. u was beyond doubt the coinci-
dence alone which had arrested my at
tention; for amid the rafting of the
sashes of the easements, and the ordi-
nary commingled noises OF the still in
creasing storm, the sound in itsef had
nothing surely which should have in
terested or disturbed me. continued
the story:
But the good champion Ethelred,
now entering within the door, was
soon enraged and amazed to perceive
no signal of the maliceful hermit; but
in the stead thereof. a dragon of q
scaly and prodigious demeanor. and of
the fiery tongue. which sat in guard
before the palace of gold. with the floor
of silver; and upon the wall there hung
Ia shield Of shining brass with this
legend enwritten-
who entereth herein, a conQuegor
hath bin:
Who laysth the dragon. the shield
he shall win.
Evening journal., 1905-12-13
STATE AND PENINSULA

nue., preparatory to laying broken and
crushed stone rOadheds.
Bishop McCabe has been secured by
the Methodists Of Dover TO deliver one
OF his famous lectures. probably the
Libby Prison experiences OF the then
chaplain OF the Northern Army, and
he will appear here ON March s.
And they al began TO make eX.
cuses,' was the subject Of Evangelist
r. e. Baylis sermon this evening and
he declared that the sinner who said
he wouldn't seek religion because he
was as good as some bad ones I'm the
church, should be told to pick out the
good ones You're right" he added,
"you are as good as those bad ones.
They arc hypocrites and are going to
the devil as fast as to the euchre and
so are you"