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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

own Of getting rid of people quickiy.
His method is "the push out
handshake."
The visitor is brought In and in
troduced. The manager grasps his
hand in a warm and fervid embrace
and holds on to 1t. He holds on to 1t
for the very best reason In the world
that IL he ever let go he would be
lost. He shakes and pushes and he
| pushes toward the door
The visitor finds himself unwit-
tingly saying good by" before he
has really had a good opportunity to
say How do you do"
Actually before he knows It he Is
pushed out into the hall and the at
tendant leads him away.
The man with numerous deputies
who impersonate him is the most
common form Of getting rid Of peo-
pie that are not wanted.
1t Is not an infreQuent occurrence
that a beardless youth will go to
some anteroom to see caller and
impersonate the personality OF
gray whiskered veteran of business
or profession. The guileless caller,
In majority of cases, will possibly
wonder how the man he called on
has been able to keep his age so
well. But he will go away satisfied
and pleased that he has had a per-
sonal interview with the man he
came to see.
There is also the telephone trick,
which many prominent men use.
This Is the operation. The caller,
whose business has been consum-
mated and who is simply sitting
around with the idea that he is maxi
Ing himself agreeable and solid with
the man he came to see, is interrupt
cd in possibly good story by a Wig
orous ring on the telephone. The
big man" that he is calling to see
necessarily has to attend to It.
No sooner Is he finished with this
call and turns politely TO his visitor
and says Yes" than comes another
ring on the telephone.
The unwelcome caller IS simply
rung out, and all simply because
there is a Vide awake clerk In the
outer Office who understands that a
certain bell ring or a certain signal
means TO call up the central ex-
change and keep the magnate's tele-
phone busy until the unwelcome cal
ler has been got rid of.
There is still another way. It Is
the naughty. sarcastic and con-
temptuous way of receiving callers.
This can be done and is done with
out even indulging In any manner
isms or unkind words.
AS, for instance, a gentleman was
very desirous of seeing the presl-
dent of bank. There was no es-
pecial reason why the president Of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

no compunction or hesitancy In
monopolizing as much of 1t as may
suit his own sweet will.
OF course this does not apply to
the stereotyped and we'll known class
of bores after they have been found
out to be such. An attendant or a
clerk with ordinary discrimination
and discernment easily detects the
professional bore and keeps him
away from annoying his chief There
are, however, plenty of well mean
ing people in business and the pro-
fessions who are Oores without
knowing it. They are the amateur
kind and would be very much Of
Tended If they were classed as busi-
ness annoyances. II Is against the
persistency of this kind of people
that the busy man has to employ his
ingenuity.
The Wall Street magnate. bank
president or head Of big mercantile
house is perforce obliged to see
many people in the course of the
day. Sometimes the callers run into
sAO huhuiSuo' II 10 lutGelOTt llU-
portant to limit the calls of those
who have but little business to
transact to as few moments as posi-
BILE and to get rid of them without in
any way giving offence or breaking
In on the business relations which
already exist.
Many and varied are the schemes
utilized to this end. There Is hardly
big Office downtown that has not
some special method of its own of
accomplishing this end. Perhaps one
OF the most amusing and at the same
time simple methods Of all employ
ed is that Of one of the magnates Of
the Standard OIL He is a very diff
cult man to see at best unless the
caller Is personally known to him or
has some really important business
that the secretary cannot attend to.
Naturally this condition frequently
arises, and the magnate's method of
making the call brief is to have the
caller shown into reception room
In which there are no chairs.
or course, the magnate's suite of
offices contains other reception
rooms. in which there are plenty of
chairs, but this especial room, re-
served and set aside for the quick
callers" is entirely devoid of any
place to sit down on. There are
elaborate tables with inkstands and
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14
An English Author Wrote:

mo shade, no shine, no fruit. no
mowers, no leaves, s,-November y, MANY
Americans would add "no freedom
from catarrh," which is so acgra vated
during this month that II becomes CON
stantly troublesome. There is abund.
ant proof that catarrh is a constitu.
tlonal disease. 1t is related 20 scrof1Ia
and consumption, being one of the
wasting diseases Hoods Sarsanrilla
has shown that what il capable Of
eradicatlng scrofula, completely cures
catarrh, and taken in time prevents
consumption. We cannot see how anv
SUFFERER can put of taking this medi-
cine, In view of the widely published
record OF its radical and permanent
cures. 1t is undoubtedly Americas
greatest Medicine for Americas G Great-
est Disease-Catarrh.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14


People who "take notice. must have
observed growing sentiment in this
country IN favor of using only put.up
FOODS and medicines of "known com.
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cription stan DIS alone as the only ready
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Entiish 1t Is the "Favorite Pres.
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MADE OF the roots Of native, medicinal
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iui ingredients, DR. Pierce's "Prescrip-
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perience. Send to DR.. r. V. Pierce at
Buffaio, N Y. for free booklet giving
ingredients and what well-recognized
authorities ofall schools Of medicine
say of them
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14
The Rabbit Hunter.

The rabbit hunter, now in his
glory, gets notice for his thrift
and bravery from the Reading TEL
egram, in these words: There is
disposition in many quarters to
poke fun at the men who, at this
season, fare forth to seek and slay
the ferocious rabbit in his lair, and
though none of the daring hunters
have been slain and devoured, it is
urged that they are not justi6able
in taking such risks But there is
another side to the question, men
and their families must eat, and
meat in the market is dear, so he
falls back upon the primal resource.
But even if this necessity did not
exist, man is by nature a daring
animal, and the very ferocity of the
rabbit is temptation to him to 60
forth armed and ready to slay or be
slain. Neither can we eliminate
the just pride which the slayer feels
when he returns with the trophies
of his prowess, as evidences of his
bravery in vanquishing and his
cunning in circumventing these
willy denizens of the wids."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14
Envelopes

$4,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the COLUMBIAN Office.
The line includes drug envelopes,
pay, coin, baionial, commercial
sizes, number 6, OK, oA, 9, 10
and II, catalog, &c. Prices range
from $3.50 per 1000 printed, up 10
s5.cc. Largest stock in the coun-
ty to seize. from.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14
HOW THEY DISPOSE OF BoREs.
Ingenious Devices Resorted to by
Prominent Business Men.
One OF the most serious pr,

One Of the most serious problems
for busy men and men of promi-
nence to solve is how not to see peo-
pie without giving offence.
Also 1t is quite as vexing a prob.
lem and quite as serious a one to
find a way to get rid of callers ex-
peditiously.
The average caller who has sue
ceeded in getting an audience with
some prominent man Is very apt to
forget how very valuable that
prominent mans time is and to feel
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

The PURE FOOD LAW" is designed
o,y the Government to protect the pub
TIC from injurious ingredients in both
FOODS and drugs. 1t is beneficial both
TO the public and to the conscientious
manufactures. Ely's Cream Balm, a
successful remedy for cold in the head,
nasal catarrh, hay fever, etc., contain
ing no injurious drugs, meets fully the
requirements of the new law, and that
lact Is prominently stated Oh every
package. lt contains none of the in
FURIOUS drugs which are required by the
law To be mentioned on the label.
Eence you can use it safely.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

Hotel Clerk-A room with bath ia
$3 per day, colonel.
Prominent and Influential Son OF
the Dark and Bloody Ground - Yes
sab; but that is of no interest to
me, sab, What | wish tn know qgh.
Is the price of room with drinks
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

some people are so imbued with the
luea that they should love their enc
their friends. W
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

Playwright--"Wen, what do you
thlnk OF my comedy, old man ?" Critic
I"Great! It's almost as good as
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

Some fellows wait to get rich before
they marry, and others wait to marry
before they get rich.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

10 be parsimonious with.
Truth Is thing that It is ruinous
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

When woman never gossips it may
merely mean that her friends are afraid
10 trust her with their secrets.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

Into every wilderness God sends
some voice."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away aCold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
% cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atomizers rs cts.
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, New York.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
SIMPLE DINNER

The enjoyable dinners are all etc.,;
falrs and invitations are seldom daniin al
once IN while I like ceremonious snr meu
with glistening array Of siivor -, spread
plate that / scarcely know tba nso my
and far between. are lew
when is prime favorite with us M
fowl is always plump and tender and nc is
steWed is accompanied by gravy maShai
p Ier d;sb ste S cranDerries or some SINH
usually pie of some sort or canned 'e e.. Is
as ste"ed chicken is a winter dish with us
II II the chicken is fried it is accompanied
by baked sweet potatoes and green corn Gu GU
tomatoes. The dessert is blackberries or
ripe peaches II in season, light pudding
IKE taploca II not. Apple sauce onion
dressing, and mashed potatoes go with roast
fowl and there is always a very light dese
sert. en' oes-
In summer we like plenty of succotasb
bread and butter and berries for dinner 81
least twice week. Nothing more but tbe
dishes are heaped with the delicious old
fashioned dish and the bread plate zoos
! pack 10 the Kitchen more than once. Roast
ing ears with freshly churned butter
stewed tomatoes and warm apple ME forI,
another combination we would not exchange
for the most elaborate hotel dinner in AZ
world, and baked potatoes sweet and White
are hailed with delight when brought in
smoking hot We have plenty of what we
have and the quality is of the best.
housekeepers that it is possible to live eco
nomically and well, but few emphasize the
fact that simple dishes we'll cooked and
of the best material are the cheapest in the
long run Better have good strawberries
once a week. and cheap wholesome pud-
dings the other six days than to yex your
soul with cheap, spoiled fruit.
Then there are Irish stews and Dot roasts
and beef stew with dumplings all SO hearty
that apple sauce, gingerbread, rice with
milk or gelatine are just the things to serve
with them. Hot corn bread with Jelly and
butter on cold winter day served with
roast pork ribs makes a meal that leaves
nothing to be desired. The back bone of
pork with kraut and dumplings when the
thermometer is near zero is relished by
people who tell you they can not eat pork
in any form, for the tender white meat
is almost as good as schicken. The trouble
with most of these homely dishes is that
most people never get more than a taste of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
BANANA SHORT CAKE

Une quart flour one-haIf cun - b,+to
o que teaspoon salt, one tablespoon SUI,
g gar, two heaping teaspoons baking powder.
MN mrik 70 make soft dough, being about one
gether, rub in the butter cold, add the milk.
a anu NIX into smooth dough Just soft
enc to handle; divide in half and roll
creased baking tin and bake in hot oven
twenty minutes; separate the cakes with
9 g3 cutting, as cutting makes them heavy.
lave lave mellow bananas peeled and sliced.
Garnlsh top with banana slices, dust with
sugar and serve with an abundance of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
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: + OR THE THRIFTY :
= HOU SEWIFE, :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1Sd111111rSrS977S-11,UU

them, and then only imnar,oot,,, -,
1ney are despised Take dish co 30 SO
b ours oy poor cook and one baked for
the uarS dit py an expert and You win soon see
BIT Of in ner9. If parsnips boiled with a
homemade hominy. molasses gine um h Usen,
nonuiar Few more wholesome viands were as
be nossih as Boston baked beans, it would
their maans LOT more families to live within
to s;I IS poor economy to save ON the table
or et ho TO the doctor, but many home max
ers nave that truth to learn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
CANcEROL, A HOME TREATMENT FOR
CANCER.

Cancerol has proved its merits in the
treatment of cancer. It is not in an
experimental stage. Records of undis-
puted cures of cancer in nearly every
part of the body are contained in DR..
Leach new 100 page book. This book
also tells the cause of cancer and in
structs in the care of the patient; tells
what to do in case of bleeding, pain,
odor, etc. A valuable guide in the
treatment of any case. A copy of this
valuable book free to those interested.
Address, DR.. L. T. Leach, Box 88Y,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
DROP RAIsIN CAKE

Rub together with a tablespoon one cup
OF sugar and one tablespoon of butter. Add
one egg and beat we'll Add one-haif cun
OF milk. Sift two cupfuls of flour and one
ana half teaspoons of baking powder
Add this to the mixture and beat well
together.
Add one-half cupful of raisins (seeded)
or currants. Drop by the teaspoonful on
creased pans two inches apart Bake in
hot oven
This quantity will make two dozen de-
Hclous cakes and will cost ten cents
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
DopOTHY'S FINESSE

poDubIcan State Convention in
o ex-senator III Senator Cullom and Speak
e. 5 t RE; to get popular ruling las as
~ |. tho tho bapdsomer man. If | had
Y i, VIZ Tcnrs, Joe. said the Senator.
u. y 1 Iir or build a fence around it. "
| y : h Iils like you, Shelby" replied
/. "' I'd walk backward all the
T W. rear elevation isn't so bad, but
&, ~ i,esde is a bad botch. "
Y III ' YOU, Joe, wen leave it to this
~ i SSe doesn't want any political
y IT ,r r she'll be honest" suggested
s : fTIOm The little girls mother
n her her which do YOU think is the
N @. r!' Dorotby?" asked the proud
|, .'' The little child looked at both out
/ hank eyes and said: I don't like to
Emma, which I like best. l might
I'M Cannon"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

y foot Dining Room Table, with boards at."". So.oO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
TO BOIL RICE

Wash one cup thoroughly in several wa
tiers, drain and add gradually ten cups of
boiling water, to which one-half level table,
spoonful of salt has been added. Keep
boiling rapidly for twenty-five minutes. Do
not stir, as the rice will not stick unless
the water does not boil
Drain through colander and put in oven
to dry for five minutes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
The CURSE OF MONEY

mi A. Collins, mayor of Boston, tells
d a negro who was arrested for
tie had been caught helping him
zoe contents of the cash drawer in
" Of a Mr.. Appleton. The magis-
Elo'e whom the negro was brought
-- and was much surprised to learn
aS against the prisoner. Looking
lsEo earnestly, he said:
n. you know that no good could
-'- stolen money? There's a curse
.Sge replied the prisoner, "I
toS 4lstah Appleton stole dat
r ?oldnt tell dat by Jest lookin'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

- to nssdissonnt try to a Se5l f any-
s = DC doing you to oSt the quality Of
!, gibe york and aprons -
u !, gI . ready sale
y =. is home bound and d
.ran who - own pin money,
= earn number Of % u = dei Tg
8 ! :occs sstuudlti ri to be a most 1ae
10 u s,nnd ~Qll,'ifffit fifty cents to one
S.,t y nald5 depending cured Oh red for a
s..s psspoolss d now have orders $
lg,s5sd quilt expect to take quite
1. 9a4ts, t dna winter is oyer the onion
y y F ny brotne alrtReIess they grew grew,
90 5osn, neEf 5 tnirkeIs were made
! 4 s..5s onions to our nS'SD
II t g work ,,i ! here in our town
4 i'.sy. A llaLal,lnmission and she al
81 work rss,s es when she UNDERTAKES
dee o fancy by several other Their Ways o6re
J, "a rest. I'll 7 very seldom nave
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
THIS HANDSOME WATER SET FRFF
Each and Every Engraved Initial IT'LL


thanking
of
broken.
Trusting PAPER right thanking you again.
Yours truly,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08
Notwithstanding

5,i is One 5'I Sno had .b DsGp s n9Pe
f P e.: oE r 55- va very 9n0 to
5ssnt mail o5id a. a bill which had been
4, :, 'I several week. sir
t2F -. ~ all square s-t'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

acquainted with business
without
6 design
your own
1t positively the daint OF glassware given ana
simple plan
and they Will
EACH oh;n,od
+
certainly
Address J. E. WOOD AVE-, Dept 1902 CHICAGO IL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

Never mind, dearie,
When life's going wrong;
Don't you get weary
Somewhere there's 4 song!
Out Of the sorrow
Comes faith that is strong;
Dream of the morrow
Somewhere there's a song.
-ETdRE L. Stanton.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-06-06
The pnya,e's Revenge.


ave had a private in our regi.
ment. said the old army officer, "wbo
took great notion to own his gun.
The gun cost about $l4. We couldn't
understand why be wanted to pay 30
much money for thing he could
have right along as long as be needed
it for nothing. Finally one Of his
friends said to him:
"What in the world are you go
ing to do with the old gun. anyway :
What do you want with iii
"I'll tell you what I'm going TO do
With it" be answered. 'WheH this
dashed war is over | N going to take
it home and stand il up in the back
yard, where 1.-The rain will rain on it
and the snow will snow on il. and
every little while. I'm going out to it
and say, Now. rust dern you, rust. =
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-06-06

Arabia has created empires but
world powers have never found it
worth while to pay the price which
the complete and lasting subjugation
of that country would have cost. The
land is too arid. too vast, too poor and
too thinly populated TO make tempt.
ing prize of conquest. Its inhabitants
are too brave, too fond Of freedom
and too difficult to drive into cor
ner to be crushed without immense
difficulty by any nation. The latest
disaster 10 Turkish army at Ysman,
the province of Arabia which lies east
of the southern part of the Red Sea.
lie one more proof Of the dangers and
difficulties of Arabian wars.
As the supposed and self.ssserted
head of the Moslem world. the Sultan
of Turkey hss great need OF holding
the sacred cities Of Mecca aud Me-
denia under bis rule. To conquer
and retain the region where the Mo-
hammedan religion was born and
given it's start has cost Turkey many
armies and the end is not in eight
yet. A wide territory adjacent to
the holy places Of Islam must be held
by force of arms, ari there is never
assured immunity from fierce out.
breaks Of Arab tribes. With the
greater part Of Arabia entirely inds'
pendent, the retention Of He'd ~ and
Yeman has been subject to recurring
rebellions. and Turkish rule Is little
more than nominal in many districts
within the boundaries Of the Turkish
provinces.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-06-06
The True Freedom .

A ship sailing from the Orient
brought large number of Gagged
birds. When they were about in
mid-ocean, one restless bird escaped
from his cage. In an ecstacy of de-
light he swept through the air, away
and away from his prison. He fairly
bounded with outstretched wings ]
Freedom How sweet he thought it !
Across the painless waste he disap.
peared. But after hours had passed,
to the amusement of crew and pas.
sengers, he appeared again, struggling
toward the ship with heavy wings.
Painting and breathless, he settled
upon the deck. Far, far over the
boundless deep, how eagerly how
painfully had he sought the ship again,
now no longer prison, but his dear
home. One of the passengers, who
had been greatly interested in the in
cident ,afterward wrote: "As | watcn-
ed him nestle down on the deck, l
thought of the restless human heart
that breaks away from the restraints
of religion. With buoyant wing he
bounds away from church the prison,
and God the prison. But if be ia not
lost in the remorseless deep, he comes
back again with painting, eager heart
to church the home, and God the
home. The church is not prison to
any man. 1t gives the most perfect
freedom in all that is good, and all
that is safe. IS. s. Times.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-06-06
Two Ways,of Looking at Things.

Two boys went to gather grapes.
One was happy because they found
grapes; the other was unhappy be-
cause the grapes had seeds in them.
Two men, being convalescent, were
asked how they were. One said: 81
am better today" the other said: 81
was worse yesterday"
When it rains one man says: "This
will make mud : another, "this will
lay the dust"
Two boys examined bush. One
observed that it had a thorn the 9th
er, that it had a rose.
Two children, looking through col
ored glasses, one said: "The world is
blus;" and the other said at is
bright"
Two boys had bee; one got hon.
ey, the other got stung. The first
called it a honey-bee; the other. q
bumble.bee.
81 am glad that I live" says one
man; II am sorry l must die" Gays
another.
II am glad" said one. "that it is
no worse :" II am sorry" says anoth'
er, "that it is no better.
One says: sour good is mixed with
evil I; another says: "our evil is mixed
with good"