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The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-01
Fortune TeIler's BIunder,

That fortune-teller got all mixed up on my husbands" said she, as they left the tent. He said had had two; then he wouldn't say l would have three. 1 thought that was mean of him. Instead he kept on saying what a nice husband I had now, what a fine man he was and all that idiocy Why. my husband is the meanest little brute that ever lived. l haven't laid eyes on him for two years. Now why do you suppose the fortune teller kept on saying he was such nice husband?" she demanded That's easy" said he. He thought I was your husband and he'd get to tell my fortune when he had finished with yours"
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Maximilian and La PaIoma."

The memory of Maximilian of Mexi- co should still be preserved wherever that haunting air La Paloma" is played. It is still to be heard in the London restaurants where music is thrown in with dinner. And Maximil- ian's final request was that La Palo- ma should be played while he stood up to meet his doom. He died with the tune in his ears-the courage in his face-and his wife went mad with the shock nearly 40 years ago.
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Quarrelsome Individual Asserts Man
 Has Much to Learn.

Its queer. how little most people know about little things" said a quar- relsome man not long since. Some day l am going to start a school where only the minutiae of life will be taught-how to button the coat when you put it on, how to brush a hat, and so on. Not one in hundred persons knows 1t Is mistake to button the bottom of a coat first. The top but ton should be the first one, otherwise the shape of the coat, even If 1t is carefully tailored is seriously affect ed. This little pointer alone would save many persons a lot of money. A hat should always be brushed in the direction opposite to the hands of clock. Otherwise the pile of the felt Is taken out and the hat given a cheap, poor appearance. Of course, With straw this does not apply In the care of paste, too. 1t is odd how little is known by most people. The best way to buy paste nowadays is in the water-well jars put up by all large manufacturers. Then when such jar Is gotten keep the well always half full of water. If paste becomes hard, too, from lack of use stir it with a stick until it has proper consistency. If obdurate add a little water. If still obdurate after this add a little glyc- erin and water. This will put it in good condition. Altogether, if people only knew more about the little things of life and less of the pretentious and immaterial ones, it would be a far happier place to live in-this world we have down here''
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Entertaining in an Insane Asylum

Did you ever entertain an audience at an insane asylum? Those who have usually are able to tell experiences quite out of the ordinary. The Litch- field trio have had several amusing experiences at such places. In one case Mir Litchfeld spoke to a patient at the asylum-"nice day; rather muddy undeyfoot. but nice overhead"
 Yes" answered the patient. but nobody gets up there" In the course of the entertainment Mrs. Litchfeld gives on the violin an imitation of the church organ. That 1t was we'll done was evident, for as she finished there came through the stiffness in clear, ministerial tones the voice of an in mate of the asylum: Now let the col lection be taken up."-The Lyceumite and Talent.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-01
One Use for CataIouues.

The American consul at Nankin ut ters a caution to his fellow country men, who spend lavishly on illustrated catalogues on thick paper. handsome ly bound, which appear to be highly prized by the Chinese at Nankin, where the supply is at times unequal to the demand. AS the English Ian guags is not yet general accomplish ment among the citizens. the consul made inquiries and discovered that the leaves of the catalogues were be- Iing used as inside soles for shoes.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-01

up new window fixtures in her house Don't you think that you have placed those fixtures too high?' asked she having reference to the curtain rolls last put in place. The workman a stoiid German, made no reply. but continued to adjust the fixtures Didn't you hear my question:" de manded the lady of the house. How dare you be so rude?" Whereupon the German gulped convulsively. and then replied in the gentlest of voices. "l haf my mouth full of schrews. und l could not spheak till 1 swallow some!"-Harper's Weekly.
 LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE.
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Undoubtedly.

Come on down town, Grace" But have no money" Whats the diff? Two can shop as cheaply as one."- Pitts5urg Post. -
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had taken a fancy to Uncle Sans
 agent, Invited him to attend the we'd

d1ng or the Inulan dauRhter. The In- dian office man was, to his regret un- able to be present at the festivities, but the Indian laconically described the function subsequently, in order to indicate what the agent had missed. Five dogs" said the chief, and plenty "-Harper's Weekly.
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What He Missed.

One of the officials of the Indian of flee at Washington was visiting a res ervation in Montana on government business when certain chief, who
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Littie Rock 5; Memphis 2.

Little Rock, Aug. 1.-Desper. ate at the eminent prospect of falling from his lofty perch at the top of the Southern League lad der, Manager Babb of the Mem phi yesterday sent in his star twirler, Hard Luck George, 7 whose last name is Suggs, in the hope of winning one of the series from the rapidly ascending Colts. Hard Luck George" is the twirl- CT at whom the Detroit Ameri- can are said to be casting long ing eyes.
 But with their batting eyes re- freshed by the three days SO ioun at home and the soothing background of green at West End park, George looked just like any other pitcher to the chesty boys with the l.. R. on their shirts. After allowing him to get away for three innings, they sized up his delivery in the fourth and the slaughter was something awful. A triple, two singles, a double and then another single, with 1 runs across the pan, nc 1,500 fans suffering from Dementia Americana, briefly sums up the doings in that glorious fourth inning.
 GAMES TODAY
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Always the PoIiteness.

Germantown woman was not long ago watching a workman as he put
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-01
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

hFaoI LIS ESIEI1DA1. New Orleans at Little Rock. Memphis at Shreveport. Montgomery at Atlanta. Birmingham at Nashville.
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GAMES TODAY.

Little Rock }, Memphis }. Atlanta 3, Nashville 0. Birmingh'm ,, Montgomery 0.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Matthew Forbes.

Matthew Forbes died at Jamison
City on Tuesday night, from pneu-
monia, after an illness of only five
days. He. was engaged in the
lumber business and was proprietor
of one of the hotels there, having
been granted license for the blue
front hotel at the last license court.
He was born in Ireland in 1860,
and came to this country in 1878.
He has lived at Jamison City for
the past I6 years. His wife, four
sons and two daughters survive
him.
The remains were taken to Du-
shore today. and the services will
be held in the Catholic Church to-
morrow.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Stories by Normal Students.
THANKSGIVING AT TOAD H0L-
LOW SCHOOL.
BY CHAS. L. MAURER.

The pupils of Toad Hollow
School gave special program on
last Thanksgiving Preparations
were made for the occasion four
weeks before the program was
given. All the pupils did their
very best, for their parents were
going to come to hear them recte.
Thanksgiving came, the sun shone
brightly, and not a cloud was to be
seen in the sky. The parents came
too, with baskets, boxes, and buck
cts filled with the best kind of
grub, for they were going to stay
all day. AT noon they began to
unload their boxes and baskets and
piled the grub in great piles on the
desks. This made the room look
more like an exhibition room than a
school room. Everybody wanted
to have the best things. In short,
1t was real exhibition Of chickens
frizzled, stuffed and unstuffed; gal
vanized turkey, roast pig, and pot
pie; doughnuts foot long, sky
scraper cakes with jelly IN between
the stories and candy on the roof;
pumpkin pie knee deep, and apple
butter pie with cross barred lids.
In short, it was the kind Of grub
that sticks to the ribs. When the
parents and children were done eat
ing, some oithe children were quite
sight to see, for they had their
faces painted with apple butter.
After dinner the program be-
gan. The pupils all having been
drilled, secured and polished by
the teacher, marched in like kings
and queens aud took their seats.
The teacher gave his speech first,
/. e. he read his plans of teaching
They were: Make them study
make them recite; use the hickory
freely, and get your pay, with the
accent on the last rule. All the
pupils did we'll. After listening tc
number of songs and recitations,
the teacher arose and said, "We
will now have the last number or
the program, an oration by jim
mie Dingelbender." Then arose a
thin cross.eyed young fellow dressed
in his fathers new suit, which he
had bought fifty years ago. His
shoes fitted too soon and his collar
was about five sizes too big. He
came upon the stage, and thunder
ed away at his speech until he came
to the climax Of his oration, when
he thundered out, Give me liber-
ty, or give me, give me-" and then
broke down.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Annual Gym Exhibition.

The I3th Annual Gymnastic dis
play by the students of the Depart
ment Of Physical Culture at the
Normal, will take place in the Gym
nasium on Friday evening, March
18th, at s O'Clock. The program
will include Swedish games, Flag
drill, dumb bells, fancy steps, exer-
cises on side horse. single sticks,
Indian clubs, marching, calisthenics,
wrestling, wands, parallel bars,
fancy dance, &C.
These exhibitions always prove
very interesting, and a large attend
ance may be looked for. Prof. Ber-
ton F. Bryant is the Pys;cal Direc-
tor, and his assistants are Miss
Margaret M. Bogenrief. E. R.
Schmaltz. Miss Margaret Eshle-
man, and Antonio Rodriguez.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
THE NEW CABINET.
The Men Who Constitute the Presidents o.
fcial Family.

There have been so many chang
es in the cabinet during the past
few years that 1t has been hard foI
the average reader to keep on track
of them. Here is the newest one
State-Elihu Root.
Treasury-George B. Cortelyou.
War-William H. Taft.
Navy-Nictor H. Metcalf.
Interior-James r. Garfield.
Attorney General - Chas. J.
Bonaparte.
Postmaster General-George Won
L. Meyer.
Agriculture-James Wilson.
Commerce aud Labor-Oscar
Straus.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Sued for $4,000.

Mrs. Harriet Kostenbauder has
wrought suit in this county to re-
cover $40 900 damages, against the
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. for injuries
which resulted in the death of her
husband, George Kostenbauder, on
October 26th, 1905. The husband
was injured while working at the
Sayre colliery, and was engaged in
measuring timber. Messrs. Kreish-
er and Straub represent the plain
tiff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Entertainment at 0rangeville.

There will be an entertainment in
the Opera House at Orangeville,
on Saturday evening, March 10th.
under the auspices of the public
schools. 1t will be given by Major
R. H. Henderson, and his son, J.
c. Hendershot, and the best of home
talent. The Major is the original
Drummer Boy of the Rappahan-
mock.
Among the home talent who will
take part are Dorothy Sloan, Roy
Sands, Miss Fora Low. Geraldine
Fry, Miss Jennie Sharpless, Miriam
Gilbert, Margery Conner, Lavena
Cameron, and Raymond Campbell.
Admission IS, IS and 10 cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Pocono Ice Crop A Million Tons.
All the Houses on the Mountain Filled 10 the
Root, but No Dealer is Ready 10 Pre-.
dict Cheap Prices Next Summer.

The work of harvesting leo on
the Pocono Mountains is practically
finished and every icehouse in the
mountain is filled to overhowing.
The blue prophets who predicted
early in January mo ice this year"
are not saying Il told you SO "
Only the sanguiue ones are wearing
the smile.
With a million tons or more of
twelve to fourteen inch ice stored
in the large houses it is hard to
conceive All excuse that the Ice
Trust will be able to ccncoct to boil
ster up their position to maintain
the high, and in some instances,
prohibitive prices or last Summer
for the household necessity.
With the harvest over aud man
ayers and workmeu looking for
ward to a period of rest it is easy to
get information of the great harvest
that is likely to prove Of interest to
the public. 1t is not likely that the
entire crop housed on the Pocono's
will be used next summer. Ice
will be plentiful, but too much ice
is almost as bad for the consumer
as too little. The ice men are not
going to give ice away or let it 90
begging on the market and past ex
perience has taught the owners of
the plants that it is good thing to
have plenty Of ice in their houses
toward the close Of the Summer
season. This year is not going to
be an exception and the indications
are strong that there will be plenty
of ice left over. The quality of ice
harvested this year is exceptionally
fine and should hold out we'll. In
most cases twelve inch ice was stor.
ed bat Tor some days back seven.
teen to twenty-inch ice was taken
from the ponds which had to be
cultivated before stored. The
heavy snow storms of February al
SO added no small expense to the
harvest.
The ice frolic" about over and
the departure of no less than fifteen
hundred or more men engaged in
the work will make great changes
on the Poconos. The men begun
the work early in February and
were paid 81 90 day. Soon after
wards they demanded SI.75 and in
most cases they received the in
crease. There was little labor
trouble.
The Mountain Ice Company con
trolls large plants at Tobyhanna,
Pocono Pines, Pocono Lake and
Gouldsboro, also two small houses
at Pocono Summit. 1t is estimated
that this company has stored eight
hundred thousand tons OF ice. The
plants of the Gouldsboro Ice Com
pany, the Lackawanna and Lehigh
Company and the North Jersey
Pocono Mountain Ice Company,
having capacity of nearly two
hundred thousand tors are dnder
the control of the Mountain Ice
Company.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Some chicken thief seems to be
plying his vocation just for the fun
of wringing the chickens necks.
A bag containing IA chickens with
their necks wrung off was found
along the creek by a son of Police
man Baum. Last week a lot OF
chickens were stolen from Mrs. G..
w. Correll, and their heads left
lying outside the coop. 1t is said
there Is a clew as to the identity OF
the thief.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Prof. and Mrs. w. B. Sutliff en-.
tertained number of guests at a
musicale at their home on Normal
Hill, on Tuesday evening. Those
participating in the program were
Miss Volrath, Mr.. Escanaverino,
Miss Greasy, Mr.. c. o. Skeer and
Miss Letson. 1t consisted of vocal
solos, harp and violin solos, duets,
&c. 1t was fine program delight
fully rendered.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

There is a certain spot on the
pavement of Main street, right in
the business center OF the town,
that has not been cleaned off this
winter. 1t has been covered either
with mud or ice for several months.
If it is not the business of the street
commissioner to look after such
places, the office might as we'll be
abolished.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Bought Billmyer Property.

Mrs. T. F. Cleveland has pur-
chased the property of Mrs. F. P.
Billmyer on Market street and will
move there about the Ist of May,
where her daughter and son-in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Hartman,
will also reside. Twenty years ago
or more the property belonged to
Mr.. Harman's mother, so that he
will be getting back home.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Mother-in-Law of Congressman Nc
Henry Died at Pottsgrove.

Mrs. Z. c. Wolf, mother OF John
G. McHenry, of Benton, passed
away at her home in Pottsgrove
last Thursday morning at q o'clock
at the age of 81 years. She has
been suffering for long time with
rheumatism, and had been practi-
cally confined to her bed with this
ailment for several months.
Besides Mrs. McHenry. wife of
Congressman McHenry of this dis.
trict, the deceased is survived by
her husband at Pottsgrove, and
several other children who live in
other parts of the State.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
ARM TORN OUT.

John w. Ritter, an employee at
the mill Of w. H. Dildine, at Ex-
change, Montour County, had his
arm torn out on Monday afternoon
by being caught in belt. He was
thrown into the machinery and his
right arm torn loose at the shoulder.
The injured man lives at Exchange,
and his physician think he will re.
cover in two months.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

The sporting news in I" Tie PMAa-
dfApAia Snuaay P,eSS' is very high
ly regarded. 1t is up.to-date and
full of ginger. Every side of sport
is carefully treated. No event of
Importance is sighted. Buy "We
P,esS' every day in the week.
Then you get all the news of every
kind all the time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
Supervisors Blanks.

We have printed a supply of
blanks for Supervisors under the
new law, and will keep them in
stock. They include order books,
tax notices, and daily ro1d reports.
Samples sent on application. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Miss Crist, living at William
Lowenberg's on Fourth Street, is
Ill with diphtheria. Mr.. Lowen-
berg and family are at his mothers,
and the patients mother is taking
care of her at the house, which is
quarantined.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude K. Bitten
bender Of Washington, D. c. are
visiting here. They were recently
married.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Holy Communion under the
pastorate of Rev. A. Houtz will be
administered as follows: Hidlay,
Palm Sunday, March "a at 1890
a. M; Zion, Easter Sunday, March
81, at 1880 a. m. Orangeville,
April 7, at 1880 a. m; and St.
James, April ID, at 1915 a. m.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

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the Chlldrens Home In New York, Cure Fever
ishness, Bad stomach. Teething Disorders,
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worms. over $1,000 testimonials. Thep neDer
nat. At all Druggists, 25c Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Qlmsted. Leroy, Y.
3-7-4t.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

DR.. Walter c. Shaw of Williams
port, resident physician at the hos
pital in that city, has resigned, and
on April Ist will move to Jamison
City, and take charge of the prac-
tice of DR.. Smithgall, who will
locate in Lairdsville.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Hon. Fred Ikeler addressed an
audience OF over one hundred men
last Sunday afternoon at Berwick
at a gathering which was called for
the purpose Of forming Bible
Union. An organization will be
effected next Sunday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

The Columbia County Medical
Society met in the Court House on
Tuesday. A paper was read by
DR.. John on Movable Kidney"
and one by DR.. Brown on Con
junctivitis- Inflammation Of the
Eye" A discussion followed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

The congregation of st. Johns
Lutheran Church of Catawissa, has
decided to purchase a new pipe
organ TO cost about $3Ioo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

If there is anybody in this county
who has not heard of the Edison
burner, they want to shake the
agent who offers to sell them. 1t is
a fake, as number Of housekeepers
at Rupert and Grovania have learn
ed. 1t cost them a quarter to learn
il.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
FOR SALE OR RENT.

The property Of Mrs. William
Elwell on West Third street is for
sale, or will be rented if not sold by
April Ist. For particulars inquire
of Geo. +. Elwell. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

The work of training a base ball
and track team will soon be COM
menced at the Normal by Prof.
Bryant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Ground has been broken for the
new Office addition to the Magee
Carpet Mills.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Raymond Buckalew is confined
to his home with an attack of diph-
iberia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14
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Souvenir Post Cards are printed
at this office. Half tones supplied.
If.
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co. Z. REUNION.

Co. E. 2oe, P. V. wants to see
all old Soldiers with their wives
aud friends at their reunion at
Orangeville, April end.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Geo. B. Hummer of Elk Grove
was in town on Tuesday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-14

Calendar pads for 1907 at the
COLUMBIAN office. If.
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Bloomsbury Souvenir Books, 48
half tone pictures, rs cents, at the
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Eleven patients are now being
treated at the hospital.
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Paper napkins and doilies at the
COLUMBIAN office. If.
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Visiting cards and Wedding invi-
tations at the COLUMBIAN office. If