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Discoveries.

A new bride has linen chest with
most convenient top tray. The lat
ter is half as wide as the chest and as
it slides easily does not need lifting
out to reach the things underneath. 1t
is just the right size for towels and
pillow slips, while sheets and other
large pieces are kept below.
Canaries are very fond of green
food, and in winter when lettuce may
be scarce a little of their own seed
planted III flower pot will soon grow.
Ihe birds enjoy 1T very much, especial
ly if given their liberty and allowed
to pull the little plants for themselves.
If birds are allowed to come out of
their cages and become acquainted they
develop a great deal of individuality
and become very companionable. l
have two and give them their liberty
for a few hours every day, and they
are happier and stronger for the ex-
ercise. They can always be coaxed
back, to their cage by offering their
tavorlte food or hemp seed.
When your bottle of vaseline be-
gins to look smeary and messy, don't
bear with 1t as necessary evil, but
melt it over in the original bottle by
simply setting it on the back of the
stove. Then, if you like, transfer it
to smaller jars or bottles.
Our exchange began with Helen's
desire to earn some money She was
handy with neither the needle nor the
brush, nor could she be long away
from home, on account of her moth
er's precarious health. Many of her
friends sent work to a woman's ex-
change in neighboring city, which
was not very profitable, owing to the
expense for transportation. Forthwith
the idea for a local exchange came to
Helen. She announced her plans as
follows: The exchange would be open
for six weeks before Christmas. The
registration fee would be one dollar,
and she would keep ten per cent of
each sale. Not only all kinds of mar
ketable fancy work would be received,
but plain and fancy aprons, baby
clothes, hand or machine made under
wear and food. Every one was advised
not to make great quantities of any ar
tlcle, but to hold herself in readiness IS
to fill orders. Perishable foods, pies.
cakes, bread, Maryland biscuit and the
like were received only on two days
in the week. Jellies and preserves,
fruit cake, ETC., were to be had every
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welcome any hints or articles pertinent to the
household. If an reader has any helpful sug-
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
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For Sale by
j. q. Wells.
For Sale by

money to the Town, which could be
applied toward the expense Of con-
structing the sewer. 1t was finally
decided to hold a special meeting
tomorrow night when the matter
will be disposed Of.
In regard to the matter of a sewer
on East Third street, Mr.. Runyon
moved that the same be built from
Locust street down East Third
street to connect with the present
sewer. That six inch pipe be
used, that bids be asked for and that
the work be done under the direc-
tion of the Town Engineer. Second
ed by Mr.. Magee.
The next matter taken up was
the paving Of Center street from
Main street to the alley below the
Opera House. ]. r. Fowler and G..
w. Miller were present and SUBMIT
ed an estimate of the cost. The
Towns share would be $500. This
amount H. J. Clark and ]. R.
Fowler agreed to pay providing it
be deducted from their taxes until
it is wiped out. The desirability
and necessity of the improvement
was fully explained by Mr.. Miller.
The Council was divided on the
matter. Mr.. Magee and Mr.. Run
yon opposed it on account of the
present depleted condition of the
treasury and the latter stated that
it was only matter of pride.
Mr.. Giger and Mr.. Deily favored
the proposition, and thought this a
good place to start the paving.
After some discussion Mr.. Giger
moved, seconded by Mr.. Deily that
the Town accept the proposition
and pave the street. Mr.. Magee
again expressed his opposition and
stated that large part of the ex-
pense would come off of this year S
taxes. Mr.. Fowler sought to over
come this latter objection by offer
ing to pay tteir taxes in full this
year if Council would pave the
street, and changed the proposition
to Council accordingly. Mr.. Magee
made an amended offer that mas
much as Mr.. Townsend another
property owner was not included in
this proposition the whole matter
be laid over until the next meeting.
This was put to vote and carried.
The matter of exonerating new
industries for a period of ten years
was favorably acted upon, after
which it was voted to borrow $1,000
at rate not to exceed five per cent,
in such amounts as may be required
to run the town affairs, until the
taxes come.
Orders for bills presented were
issued, and the meeting adjourned.
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GOOD WILL CO.
KNOCKED OUT.
The Council Voted to ReCog-
nize the Liberty as the
Fourth Company.
Sewers and Paving Considered

The Good Will Fire Company is
down and out, so far as recogni.
tion from the present Town Coun-
Gil is concerned. The matter was
disposed OF so quickly that the
champions of its cause had scarcely
awakened to realization of what
was going on, and then it was all
over. The question as to which OF
these two Companies was entitled
to recognition by the Council as
the regularly accepted fourth com
pany of the town, is an old one,
many times renewed. Several
Councils have wrestled with it and
it has been before the Courts.
The action taken Monday night
administers quietus to the Good
Wills for at least a year, or until
another Council shall have been
elected. They may then make an
other attempt, but this reputation
will serve to put them in bad
light for favorable consideration
from the next or any succeeding
Council
When the matter was taken up,
President Yetter, in order that the
Council might have some iniorma
ton regarding the action taken by
previous Councils, suggested that
the Secretary read from the min
utes.
In compliance, Secretary Quick
read from the minutes of the meet
ing Of Dec. 5th, 1901, which
showed that on that date R. R..
John, Esq, had appeared before
the Council with request that the
Good Will Fire Co. be recognized
as No. 4. That the matter was
discussed, and a motion made to
recognize the Company, having its
hose house on Leonard Street, as
Company No. q, was carried, the
vote being a to 3.
From the minutes of June II,
1902, he read that a petition was
presented to Council asking theu,
to recognize the Good Will Fire
Co. as the fourth Company of the
Town. A motion to recognize
them as No. 4 was lost by vote
of a to 2.
The minutes of the meeting held
July 10th, 1902, showed that Hon.
Grant Herring had appeared and
asked that the Good Wills be rec
ognized as the fourth Company OF
the Town. There was some dis
pute over the vote, but the Presi-
dent declared it carried.
AT this point Mr.. Magee queried
If it was proper to recognize a Com.
pany without charter. Mr.. Yet
ter replied that he knew of no OBJ
lection to it. That he had con-
versed with several members of the
various companies and told them
that he was in favor of the compa-
ny, whichever it was, that had
been recognized by previous Coun-
ellis. That he could allow nothing
to be done that would annul the
previous minutes.
To this Mr.. Magee responded
that the Master appointed by the
Court had decided in favor of the
recognition of the Good Wills as
Company No. a.
This called forth a spirited ex-
preston of views, recriminate and
otherwise, between Mr.. Yetter and
Mr.. Magee, until the former with
drew from the discussion stating
that inasmuch as he was counsel for
one of the companies, he did not
propose to preside or have any voice
in the vote. In the face of this
statement Mr.. Magee insisted that
Mr.. Yetter vacate the chair. The
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
DEATH SUMMONS
DAVID G. HACKETT
While Yet in Love With Life
He Passed to Silence
and Eternity.
ANEURiSM WAS FATAL.

The final summons came to David
G. Hackett, superintendent Of the
Columbia & Montour Electric Rail-
way, at his place of residence on
the Third floor of the First National
Bank building at nine o'clock Fri
day morning, after an illness Of
several months duration.
AT the beginning of his ailment,
DIR. Bruner was called in and he
gave it as his opinion that Mr..
Hackett was suffering from an
arterial tumor. Later, realizing
that his condition was gradually
growing worse, he went to Altoona
to consult physician. He re-
ceived but little encouragement,
and returned home, and then went
to Philadelphia, to consult special
ist, who confirmed the diagnosis of
DIR. Bruner, and informed him
that an operation would be of no
avail.
After arriving home his condi-
ton took very serious turn, and
several times during the week pre-
ceding the end. it was thought he
was dying. He apparently fully
realized that the angel of death was
lowering near, and that the next
moment might be his last, still he
would rally from the sinking spells,
and appear the most cheerful per-
son in the room. Friday morning
he had an attack, which proved to
be the last. He lapsed into uncon-
seriousness. and closed his eyes in
that sleep which knows no awak-
ing.
Mr.. Hackett was 4o years of age
having been born at Altoona in
1856. He graduated from the public
schools of that city, and shortly
afterward, entered the field Of
journalism. His first position, was
that of business manager for the
Altoona Tribune. He resigned to
accept similar position with the
Sentinel, of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
This position he filled for num-
Der of years, after which he return
ed to Altoona, where he became
one of the organizers of the Miry0y,
and was its business manager.
He left the newspaper business,
and became associated with his
brother-in-lsw, +. r. Sponsler, of
Harrisburg. In the early part of
1901, he came to Bloomsbury, serv-
ing in the capacity of superintend-
ent of the construction, and pur-
chasing agent for the Columbia &
Montour Electric Railway Co., in
which position he continued until
October 1902, when, upon the resig-
nation of Mr.. Fisher, he was made
superintendent of the road, and at a
subsequent meeting he was elected
secretary of the Company. Mr.
Hackett was recognized as an ac-
complished electric railway man,
and possessed thorough and COM
plete knowledge OF every phase of
the business.
There survives Mr.. Hackett his
wife, formerly Miss Anna Eyer,
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Eyer of
West Main street, to whom he was
married on the twelfth of March,
1908; one son, Cadwallader, and
his parents who reside in Altoona
and who were with him when he
died.
The funeral took place at half
past one Monday afternoon, and
was largely attended by relatives
and friends, including many Of the
prominent men of the town. The
services were in charge of Rev. DIR.
Mt a ~
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NSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, NAY IS, 1905.
Why You Should do Business With
T9s Bfooms6urS Q>afionaf Q5an&

It is strong careful safe liberal and successful institution
1t is growing active progressive accommodating
appreciates the confidence Of it's patrons
always carefully considered It's officers high
standing and integrity
matters
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[Continued on 9Th page. 4th Column. ]
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We do not believe better than this
give and therefore invite you upon
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Monty's GrTtvdl 0GUc him a neU cOnccp-
ton Of the strenuous ltfc.
was sadly bruised about the face, and
his arrest had probably saved him
from worse punishment.
Il told you couldn't wear a mask"
he explained ruefully as Monty led him
home. But how could I know that he
could hear me all the timer?
The day after the carnival Brewster
drove his guests over to Monte Carlo.
He meant to stay only long enough to
try his luck at the tables and lose
enough to make up for the days at sea
when his purse was necessarily idle.
Swearengen Jones was forgotten, and
soon after his arrival he began to
plunge. At first he lost heavily. and II
was with difficulty that he concealed
bis Joy. Peggy Gray was watching
him and in whispers implored him to
stop. but Mrs. Dan excitedly urged
him to continue until his luck changed.
To the girls chagrin 1t was the more
reckless advice that he followed. In
so desperate situation he felt that he
could not stop. But his luck turned too
soon.
Il can't afford to give up" he said
miserably to himself after a time.
I'm already a winner by 5000, and
l must at least get rid Of that"
Brewster became the center Of in
terest to those who were not playing,
and people marveled at his luck. They
quite misinterpreted his eagerness and
the flushed anxious look with which
he followed each spin Of the wheel.
He had chosen a seat beside an Eng
ish duchess whose practice 1t was to
appropriate the winnings Of the more
inexperienced players, and he was
aware that many Of his gold pieces
were being deliberately stolen. Here,
he thought, was ut least q helping
hand. and he was on the point of NOV.
ing his stack toward her side when
DeMille interfered. He had watched
the duchess and had called the
croupier's attention to her neat little
method. But that austere individual
silenced him by saying In surprise.
but she's a duchess-what do Won
expectw
Not to be downed SO easily, DesIille
watched the play from behind Monty's
chair and cautioned his friend at the
first opportunity,
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Better cash in and change your
seat. Monty. They're robbing YOU" he
whispered.
"Cash III when I'm away ahead Of
the game? Never! and Monty did his
best to assume joyful tone.
At first he played with no effort at
system, piling his money fiat on the
numbers which seemed to have least
chance of winning. but he simply
could not lose. Then he tried to re-
verse different systems he had heard
of, but they turned out to be winners
| Finally In desperation he began
doubling OH one color in the hope that
he would surely lose in the end. but his
particular fate was against him. With
his entire stake OH the red. the ball con
tinued to fall in the red holes until
| the crOupier announced that the bank
was broken
Dan DeMille gathered In the money
and counted $4,000 before he handed
1t to Monty His friends were over
joyed when he left the table and won
dered why he looked SO dowDhearted
Inwardly he berated himself for moi
taking Peggy's advice.
I'm SO glad for your sake that YOU
did not stop when l asked you. Monty
but your luck does not change my be
lief that gambling is next to stealing
Peggy was constrained to say as they
went to supper.
II wish had taken your advice" he
said gloomily.
"And missed the fortune you have
won? How foolish Of you. Monty! YOU
were a loser by several thousand dol
lars thcn." she objected, with whimsical
inconsistency.
But, Peggy" he said quietly. looking
deep into her eyes. at would have wOr
me your respect"
ITO RE CONTINUED |
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Women who are always appreciative
Of benefits. have been especially appre.
ciative of the benefits following the use
of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Its
wonderful cures of irregularities, inflam.
nations, alterations and female troubles,
have caused women to name it, "that
God-send to women" It is entitled to
wear the "blue ribbon" of merit a. well
as the blue ribbon of temperance.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
CHAPTER Xxx.
TIME great day finally arrived,
and no carnival could have been


and no carnival could have been
more successful. The morning
was devoted to athletics and
side shows. The firemen won the tug of
war. and the people marveled when
Monty duplicated the feats Of the strong
man In the circus. DeMille was called
upon for speech, but, knowing only ten
words Of French: he graciously retired
in favor Of the mayor. and that pom.
pous little man made the most Of a
rare opportunity. References to Frank
lin and Lafayette were so frequent that
Subway Smith intimated that a rubber
stamp must have been used In writing
the address.
The parade took place In the after
noon and proved quite the feature of
the day. The question Of precedence
nearly overturned Monty's plans, but
the chief Of police was finally made to
see that II he were to be chief marshal
1t was only fair that the flremen should
march ahead Of the police. The crew Of
the Filter made wonderful showing.
1t was led by the yachts band, which
fairly outdid Sousa In noise, though it
was less unanimous In the matter Of
time. All the cabs came at the end, but
there were so many Of them and the
line Of march was so short that at
times they were really leading the pro-
cession despite the gallant efforts of the
grand marshal.
From the balcony Of the hotel Monty
and his party pelted those below with
flowers and confetti. More illusions to
Franklin and Lafayette were made
when the cure and the mayor halted
the procession and presented Monty
with an address richly engrossed on
imitation parchment. Then the school
children sang and the crowd dispersed
to meet again In the evening.
At 8 o'clock Brewster presided over a
large banquet and numbered among
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

rm,rrfr /. supper in honor Of the twenty
fifth birthday Of Mont emery Brewster. grand
son ,ud heir of Edwin Brewster. millionaire +
interrupted by the auuouut emcut of old Mr..
BrrW-tcr's death. lI-Brcw -ter inherlts his
grandiather's $lu@,vo He II invited Ia dinner
by tuloucl brew. ill-Monty offer 10 aid Mrs.
Cray and Peggy, his foster mother and foster Sis
ter. lie receives letter from Grant Ripley.
lawyer telling him thai the fortune OF hir uncle,
James >cdgwiek of Montana. has been Left TO
him. Mr.. Swesrengen Jones is executor of the
ScigWick i'll. IN-BrcW-tcr II Informed tiat
the Sedgwick fortune l. left 10 him on condition
that on his twenty-eixth birthday. Sept - oi Tie
following year, he be absolutely pcnEllers Inc
conditions forbid him to give away or 10 loan
any money. but TO get his moneys worth.
The sedgwck fortune amounts to more than
s., Oouopi. N-Brewstcr il forbidden to take any
one into his confidence. He believes himself III
love with Barbara Drew, daughter OF Colonel
brew. Mr.. Jones. in Montana states the con
dltIoDs under which Monty is to dispose OF the
brewster money. Brewster employs his friends
L. help him get rid of he million. Nl-Brewster
makes friends with Mrs. DeMille, society
leader. He gives q magnificent dinner. after
which the glass ceiling screen falls on the table,
running it, EII-lirewster whips newspaper
man " no sneerr NJ him aud Miss Drew. VIII
brewster asks Jones whether he may marry ana
turn the money over to his wife and IL told TO
"stick TO his knitting" Monty conhdes in
Peggy concerning his love for Barbara. IN
H.. tells Miss Drew he loves her, but gets no
dccided reply: His pr ze:fsht wagers prove
winners. A-Brcws'er uccidcr To invest III iuui
Der and fuel, falling stock; his purchase sends
il up, and he makes $5soOO. XI-An auto acct:
dent costs Brewrter $4,000 lie has a quarrel
with Barbara. Highwaymen take Brewster
money and valusbles XII-Monty refuses to
identity one of the robbers and reforms him.
Brewster and Mrs DeMille plan ball Miss
Drew returns his Christmas gift. XlII-Brewster
loses 500 900 in bank failure. He saves Colonel
Drew from financial disaster, the condition OF his
aid being that Barbara be not told. WV AT
Miss Drew = cotillOn Brewster makes love to her.
lie is repused and breaks finally with her. Nv
Brewster ia taken Ill with appendicitis. and the
ball is called OF. Brewster is operated ON and
IL nursed by Peggy. lie il to go u Florida to
recuperate. XVl-Brewster's friends go with
him to Florida. Peggy tries to reconcile Monty
and barbara. XVlI--Back to New York Brew
ster's ball costs him much money. His friend
"NOpper" Harrison, confesses to having lost
36o0W of Brewster's money. He ia forgiven
and sent West XVIII-Brewste still has over
S5OO,0O0 to spend. He takes twenty. five guests
to Europe on a steam yacht XIX and XN-
Brewster saves a drowning sailors life. A flow
er fete on the Riviera costs Monty several th0us.
ands. lie wins ,OV0 at Monte Carlo.
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II q celebration. Monty proposed to
revive the custom by arranging a Sec
ond carnival.
You might just as well not come to
the Riviera at ALL" he explained. III
you can't see carnival. It's q simple
matter. really. offer one prize for
the best decorated carriage and anoth-
er to the handsOmest lady. Then ev-
cry one puts on a domino and q mask,
throws confetti at every one else, and
there you are"
Il suppose you will have the confetti
made of thousand franc notes and Of.
fer house and lot as a prize" And
Bragdon feared that his sarcasm was
almost insulting.
'"Really. Monty. the scheme Is ridic.
ulous." said DeMille. 1.-THE police won't
allow It"
Wont they. thought said Monty OK
ultingly. 1.-THE chief happens to be Phi
lippe's brother-in-law, and we had him
on the telephone. He wouldn't listen
to the scheme until We agreed to make
him grand marshal Of the parade.
Then he promised the cooperation of
the entire force and hoped to interest
his colleague. the chief Of the fire de-
partment."
1.-THE parade will consist Of two gen:
darmes and the Brewster party In car
riages," laughed Mrs. Dan. do you
expect us to 60 before or after the
bakery cartsT'
I'VE review the procession from the
hotel" said Monty. "You needn't
worry about the fete. It's going to be
great. Why. an Irishman isn't fonder
Of marching than these people are Of
having q carnival"
The men In the party went into ex-
ecutive session as soon as Monty had
gone to interview the local authorities
and seriously considered taking meas
ures to subdue their hosts eccentric.
tiles, but the humor Of the scheme ap-
pealed to them too forcibly, and almost
before they knew it they were making
plans for the carnival
"Of course we can't let him do It,
but it would be sport" said Subway
Smith. Think Of cakewalk between
policemen and laundresses!'
Il always feel devilish the moment I
get mask on" said Vanderpool, land
you know. by Jove. haven't felt that
way for years."
THAT settles 1t, them" said DeAfille.
Monty would call 1t of himself II he
knew how 1t would affect Reggie"
Monty returned with the anounce-
ment that the mayor Of the town would
declare holiday IL the American could
see his way to pay for the repairs on
the marie roof. A circus which was
travelling in the neighborhood was
guaranteed expenses II it would stop
over and occupy the square In front
Of the Hotel de Vile. Brewster's en-
thusiasm was such that no one could
resist helping him, and for nearly q
week his friends were occupied In gu
perintending the erection Of triumphal
arches and encouraging the shopkeep-
ers to do their best. Although the
scheme had been conceived in the spir-
1t Of a lark, 1t was not 50 received by
the townspeople. They were quite &C.
rious in the matter. The railroad Of
f1cials sent advertisements broadcast,
and the local cure called to thank
Brewster for resurrecting, as 1t were.
the obscure saint. The expression Of
his gratitude was so mingled with fat
terry and appeal that Monty could not
overlook the hint that a new altar piece
had long been needed.
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the rest of the morning. and when the
result was announced at luncheon
there was general CONSERVATION. 1t ap-
peared that ten days later occurred the
fete day Of some minor saint who had
not for years been accorded the honor