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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

There are fashions in manners as
well IS in clothes and those delicate
beings who catch the vibrations of
conduct from the higher ether as
carefully as the wireless telegram
operator reads his message have inti-
mated that the era of the vigorous
rolilcking girl has passed. The
telle OF this winter must be a soul
ful, posing girl, who can sit for an
entire evening nth her hands light
ly ciasped in ner lap, and who moves
only her lips in speaking, not using
her eyebrows, shoulders and hands
several girls are working hard r.
acquire repose, par' 1oyical as that
SOUNDS. With repose OF manner has
come study of how to make the eve,
expressive. A girl who has millions
but not great good looks, and who
Will bow in New York, brought an
lns '7uctor from London, Just to teact
her to use her eyes and how to ac
quire the latest gait, an undulatine
kind Of glide.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
Monkey of a Peeress.

A French woman of fashion hap
pening to see an organ grinders
monkey begging for money in the
street, took fancy to it, bought it
and made pet Of it, dressing it in a
gaudy and fashionable costume. One
day she was holding a fashionable re.
ception in aid of some charity. In
the course of the proceedings a peer.
ess sat down at the piano, and, ac.
companying herself. sung pretty
song AS soon as she had finished
the monkey, which was being made
a great pet by the guests, seized a
hat, and, holding 1t before each visi
tor, as 1t was wont to do In its organ
grinding days, took up a collection
TO the amusement of everybody n
completed its round and collected a
large sum- Then, the task ended. II
Jumped on the singers shoulder and
amid shouts OF laughter, deposited the
money In her lap. The charity there
fore, benefited in an unexpected man
nsr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
A Wonderful Record.

AS made up by improved and exact
processes DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is a mos. efficient remedy for
regulating all the womanly functions
correcting displacements, as prolapsus
anteversion and retroversion, overcom.
ing painful periods, toning up the
nerves and bringing about perfect
state of health. II cures the backache
periodical headaches, the dragging.
down distress in the pelvic region. the
pain and tenderness over lower abdomi.
nal region, dries up the pelvic catarrh-
al drain, so disagreeable and weaken.
ing, and overconies every form of weak.
ness incident to the organs distinctly
feminine.
"Favorite Prescription Is the onlv
medicine for women. the makers Of
which print the formula on the bottle.
wrapper, thus taking their patrons i'm.
TO their full confidence. 1t Is the only
medicine for women. every ingredien,
OF which has the strongest possible en-.
dorsement of the most eminent medica
practitioners and writers of our day re.
commencing 1t for the diseases fo,
which "Favorite Prescription is adj
vised. ~"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
Growth of Bows and Girls.

AT five years of age boys are main
ly taller than girls, but the girls ap-
pear to equal them at the seventh
year, and continue thus up to and in
Guiding the ninth year, after which the
boys rise again above the girls for
two years. At about twelve years the
girls suddenly become taller than the
boys, continuing until the fifteenth
year, when the boys finally regain
their superiority in stature After the
age of seventeen there seems to be
very little, If any, increase in the
stature of girls, while boys are still
growing vigorously at eighteen. Boys
have a larger lung capacity than girls
at all ages. The difference is not so
large from six to thirteen, but sub.
sequently the difference between the
sexes increases very rapidly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
WHAT To WEAR AND
HOW TO WEAR II
Special Correspondent Of This
Paper Writes Entcrtai:lingly
to Women
LATEST FROM The METROPOLIS
BY JULES THERON.

The easy to make" waists retain
their popularity and with dainty ac.
tessories can be made quite dressy
d appearance. The accompanying
sketch shows how pretty effect was
gained by the use of lace motifs and
black velvet ribbon The waist Z.
self was made c: ecru voile and worn
with skirt the same shade striped
with black. The upper half of the col.
lar and lower half of the cuffs are
covered with dull old rose silk. Over
the edges of the silk on the collar
and cuffs are applqued lace motifs
and narrow black velvet ribbon. A
wider velvet is used for the tie and
the ends are finished with gilt tas.
sells. The ribbon ties are very popular
and almost any small ornaments are
appropriate to use at the ends.
crushed girdle of black satin
made over canvas foundation and
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
SOME OUT OF DATE THEORIES.
To Keep Up with Science not at All
Easv for the Law Mind,

To the lay mind it is very discon-
certing to see the Kaleidoscope
changes that are continually taking
! place in all branches of science. We
have no sooner accepted the nebular
! hypothesis as one of the ultimate
laws of nature than the geelogist on
the one hand and the mathematician
=" I'VE other tell us that it will have
to be abandoned.
lisAts Ls by teaching us to believe
tnat every coral island is built from
the bottom of the ocean by the accu-
mulated remains of millions of gen.
erations of polyps and the next would
have us believe that they are merely
the caps Of oceanic mountains.
For century the very foundation
on which chemistry was built was the
doctrine that the mass, the total
amount of things in the universe, was
unchangeable, but now more chemists
doubt it than believe it.
Sixty years ago Adam Smith was
thought to have said all but the last
word on economics, and his principle
of laissex-faire was the holy of holes,
but now laissez-faire has been aban.
doned and only a single one of his
laws remains unchallenged
So it is in all lines, theories of in.
heritance, of chemical affinity, of dis.
ease, of health, of life, of death-all
come and go so rapidly that we can
scarcely keep pace with the procession.
When we look into any specialized
phase of a subject the host of ever
changing theories simply bewilders
any but the extreme specialist.
The interesting part of it is that
the man of science is the very one
who is not worried by these shifting
sands. He is too busy using the vari-
GUS theories to accomplish things.
He seems to think no more of discard
ing one theory for another than he
does of taking up a larger test tube
or beaker or of adjusting his micro
scope to a different power
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
Indiana Inventors Scissors Sharpener.

can be sharpened without entailing
the employment of skilled labor 1t
comprises a base, which is clamped
to table or other support. On the
base is sharpening stone or other
suitable abrasive material, while at
the opposite end Is an upright arm
from which depends a movable clamp.
The scissors are held in correct posi-
tion over the stone by means of the
clamp. The latter is then moved back
and forth along the arm thus moving
the blade of the scissors across the
sharpening stone. Where scissors are
employed to great extent this simple
means of sharpening the dull blades
should prove both valuable and econo-
mical.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
TIN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Some Helpful Suggestions in Regard
to its Observance

The tenth anniversary is the tin
Wedding. a receptio. is the celebra-
| tion usually chosen. The invitations
may be written on o"~ IS smoothly
! bound with tinfoil. The decorations
for the occasion shoull be tinware
! and pink flowers. The dates of the
wedding and anniversary may be
of large tin l.tters, or crt out of
cardboard GOV, ed ii tinfoll, and
placed consplcuously in ne room
where guests are received. On the
table in the dining-room there may
be, as centerpiece, tin pail filled
with flowers and tied around with
broad pink 5bc~ Tin candlesticks
with pink candles and shades, little
tin dishes containing in bonbons
and cakes with pink icing are on
the table. Tin plates, platters,
spc MS. FORKS and GU ) shoull be
used. The guests help themselves
and each other as at any standing
up collation.. Bouillon, dainty sand
wiches of cream chees' and CHOPPED
nuts. chicken salad, ices and coffee
are plenty to serve, and less would
do. Souvenirs may be little hutod
cake-tins filed with wedding coke
in tinfoil and tied up with rink rib
bons. Gifts for tin wedding may
be flowers in tin dippers; ferns or
growing plants in pals or deep
breadpana bouquet in tin fun
mel; two or three long-stemmed
roses in an apple-corer, or tied to
half dozen ii: spoons; book ell
closed in wire broiler through
which ribons are .terlaced wire
baskets lined with silk and filled
with bonbons. Intimate and prac-
tical friends sometimes send canned
fruits, the tins concealed in pink
crepe paper; very near relative |
may send tin savings bank, well |
filed with savings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
Slidinu Float for Rait-Ca stinn.

Sliding floats for use with a bait
casting rod are not in the tackle
stores, but any angler can make one.
Take two bottle corks, one and a
quarter inch size; make hole
through each and slip them on a quill,
using shoemakers' wax hot for ce-
ment. Cut quill off even with cork
and push bead down into small end
OF 1t until the bead is on a level with
outside. Work the cork down to pear
shape, the bead in the small end;
smooth with sandpaper and paint.
Make figure loop in cotton string
by forming loop and putting ends
through twice, and slip this loop on
the reel line. Draw it tight enough
to stay in position firmly, but lose
enough to slide on line by pressure OF
the fingers. To rig the tackle, set the
knot on reel line at the depth you
want to fish, slip the float on line
bead end first, then adjust sinker and
leader as usual. When the line is
reeled up for the cast the float runs
up on the line and stops at the sink
er. When the cast is made the float
returns to the knot on the line. Use
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
Finger-Developing Device.

recent invention provides de-
vice which may be applied to the
hands of piano player to develop the
muscles Of the fingers Individually so
that the fingers may be able to strike
the notes with uniform blow. The
device consists of wrist band which
supports a series of rods, provided at
their opposite ends with pads adapt
ed to rest on the knuckles. Hinged
to each one of these rods is a short
arm connected at its outer end to a
stem projecting from a ring slipped
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
Finger-Developing Device.

over the finger. A series OF weights
in the form of washers are adapted
to be slipped over the stem, thereby
permitting the operator to adjust the
weight on each particular finger. Thus
II one of his fingers is weaker than
the rest, it is fitted with heavier
weight, so that in time the muscles
will be developed to such an extent
as to make it as strong as the rest of
the fingers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

One of the most graceful and con.
venient garments to wear with a fluffy
dress is the oval cape. Some are
fastened together at the sides and the
loop thus formed is faced back with
embroidery to simulate a wide sleeve
and cuff. Others are left to fall in
graceful folds like the one in the il
lustration. In both kinds the cape it.
self is long oval slashed lengthwise
to the center where the neck is cut
out. One side laps over the other a
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

nnlshed with a rose rosette completes
= very charming frock. A similar ef-
ct on an evening waist with round
square low neck would be very
city. For such {. waist the material
ould be plain white net cut with a
lound Dutch neck edged with light
"iGe silk, and the motifs and narrow
velvet appliqued all around the edge.
The wider velvet then could be sewed
below the trimming and tied in bow
in front or slightly at the side. A
light blue sash would be pretty with
this.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

little and buttons diagonally in front
me long, black silk scarf around the
outside of the collar is finished with
SILK tassels and is held at the ton
by the turned back points of the col
lar and fancy buttons. The collar n.
self is like the cape and is lined with
white silk and edged with an inch
wide black ribbon. Most of these
capes are made of the closely woven
cloth that does not ravel. The edges
are left as cut with an ornamental
stitching few inches from the edse
as the only finish
The slender effects SO desirable at
the present time have caused an in.
crease In the number and popularity
OF the undergarments that are with,
out unnecessary seams and fullne- $
at the waist. The chemise Is less
bulky around the waist and hips than
the corset cover anu skirt as separate
garments.
The much ruffied effects are slight
~ in disfavor ana the palmer hand
wrought scallops and eyelets are
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
Bloomsbury, Pa.
Envelopes

$4,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the COLUMBIAN Office.
Inc line includes drug envelopes.
pay coin. baronial, commercial
sizes number 6, oH, 6A, 9, 10
ana H. catalog, &c. Prices range
from $3.50 per 1000 printed, up to
S5'oc. Largest stock III the conn
~ TO seize. from.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

MANY SUFFERERS from nasal catarrh
say they get splendid results by using
an atoniizer. For their benefit we pre-
pare Eiy's Liquid Cream Balm. Ex-
iiep' that II Is liquid it is in all respects
,ne. IKE tne healing, helpful, pain-allaying
Cream Balm that the public has been
,alii,iiar with for years. No cocaine
no. p;ner dangerous drug in it. The
ooo.hlng S spray is remedy that reliev-
o ;n AZ once. All druggists, 75c,, includ-
pas ps sPIaying tube, or mailed by Ely
'''os'' 90 warren Street, New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
SCISSORS sHAHPENEH.
Simple Device Does the Work With
out Skilled Labor.

Sharpening a pair of scissors has
always been considered to properly
belong to an expert. An Indiana In
ventor decided that a device could be
readily made by which the sharpening
could be readily accomplished by any
one. He, accordingly designed the
device shown here, by which scissors
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
I'respass Notices.

Gard signs mo Trespasslng' for
sale at this office. They are print
ed in accordance with the late act
of 1903. Price S cents each. tf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18
New Wedding Fovors

The bride now present the guests
at the bridal table With souvenirs in
enc shape Of small satin slip,ers.
Ihey sell BY the dozen at small,
prices.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

and eyelets for the ribbons are work.
ed in the front and on the shoulders
are small ribbon ties. The back and
front are laced together over the
shoulders and longer ribbons are
laced through the eyelets below and
tied loosely around the arms.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

MS unparalleled offer is made new subscribers and
Sample copies free. Address: ~ unity o"ys
THE COLUMBIAN Rlon. d.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

Where charity is concerned, some
pe9ple give according to their means
"no others according to their meanness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

The American Farmer is the Literary Farm Journal u
sheu nils position of its and has the leading
pace IN the homes of rural people the United
States gives tie farmer and his family something 70 think
about aside from the humdrum of routine duties
Every Issue Contains an Criminal Poem bv s0LON Go0pE
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

A Good Sliding Float With Casting Rod
as much lead as the float will carry
Have the rod equipped with large
smooth guides.-Charles Carroll, Ma
tional Military Home, Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
LIT ERARY MA G AZINE

leave Paris tonight"
Annette's face had grown rigid You go
ing"
ITO Kentucky" he said briefly When he had
reached the door he turned. Have you any mes
sage" he asked ito send to Miss Dunoan?'
There was bitter note in the laugh that rang
out
Tell her that artist never loses his illusions
or his foles"
The voyage had seemed nterminable. But as
night after night sleepess, tortured Robert Ferris
paced the deck of the steamer that was bearing
him homeward, out OF the depths of the oceans
solitude something vast and imitable spoke 10
his soul Hitherto art with him had been supreme
All that holds dear he had sacrificed to it.
not knowing that he is less artist who is not
more man.
Yet he had always meant to return--some day
to the only woman he had ever loved. And now he
returning-but too late. The thought was
madness in brain already distraught by over
work.
1t night when he reached the farm house IN
Kentucky. AS he went up the orchard path little
leaves were dancing in the moonlight. Nothing
seemed changed But solemn stiffness brooded
the house from which only taper in an up
per chamber shone dimly.
A trembling seized him. and his heart stood still.
To the left of the building there sweet old
time garden. He entered it, and sank down, UNI
able 10 go farther, a bench beneath ancient
mulberry tree The chill vapors enwrapped him
In a damp shroud. The heavy perfume remind
ed him of wreath and chaplet. Everything spoke
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

OF death.
He did not know how long he had been there
when q low sound broke upon his He started
up. The sound, faint, almost imperoeptible,
coming nearer. And presently he was able to dis
tnguish it a light football blending with the
soft stirring OF n womans garments.
In another moment slim figure in white came
into view and crossed the moonlit path only a few
feet away from him.
For instant he stood spellbound Then n
sharp cry broke from him, and he fell heavily for
ward.
When he recovered consciousness she kneel-
ing beside him and her tears wetting his face
He looked at her strangely Amy he said dream
ily "Amy!" And as she str0ked his brow he asked
in the quiet voice, "When--when did you
die 2"
Poor dear!" she whispered softly and her face
very sweet and wondering as II bent above
him. Presently light dawned. "Ah you knew
had been ill"
A little shivering sob shook her.
Suddenly strength and understanding seemed to
to him He reached up both his arms and
drew her quickly to him; and IL If she
answering his remorse, soothing II soothes
a repentant child when she laid her cheek tendery
against his.
For an instant neither spoke The old garden
wrapped In its profound silence in deep
shadow but all at the clouds scattered
and the moon shone fuorbed respendent She
raised her head.
"oh. my love. you did. you did rememberl" she
said.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

hard brilliancy in the smile she turned upon him
she quoted lightly,
IL wonder in white isle of bliss
Apollo breathes ambrosial air;
In what green valley Artemis
For young Endymion spreads the snare;
Where Venus fingers debonair;
The wind has blown them all away,
And Pan lies piping in his lair
Where the gods of ye,terday?"
For most of the wind blows a good deal
away. But can't pretend to know how great
artist feels"
She changed the subject abruptly. ROB" she
said leaning toward him, "do you remember that
month crowd OF spent at a dear little place
in Kentucky four years ago? had letter from
Edith Dncan-do you remember Edith ?-she is
back there now, with several OF the old party. She
mentioned you, and the magnificent faith you had
in yourself even then; she says she believes that
genius is always self-conscious. She writes good
lattertells all sorts of things. And, by the
way, she just touched upon rather sad incident.
DO you recall "A girl who lived not far from the
hotel named Amy Sommers? She thought
good looking, and Edith says that every has
felt special interest because there is tradition
you thought her pretty enough to make sketch of
her She is dyng-of typhoid fever. oh, Rob. are
you ill--what Is itY
She spTang to her feet.
He slowly, like a man staggering under
blow. He held out his hand to her,
IL am not WELL" he answered. Pardon me
that l must take leave of you like this. And
shall not be able to see you again, believe.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

and everything that goes to make up a first class
department of this kind. Since the organization,
Christmas dinners have been given the newsboys
and the spreads have been served in some large
hall of the numerous spacious restaurants
in the city. Henceforth these annual affairs win
be in the Newsboys' home, where everything is
ranged suitably for the carrying out of these func
tions
The canvass for the building was conducted in
the winter OF 1907. and the first subscription
$l0O from the Ursula Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution. During that time subscrip-
tons were made by about 5000 citizens OF Toledo.
of whom 2,100 school children. The
age amount given by the school children AZ
cents.
Ground was broken for the building April Ii,
1908 the corner stone laid July 25, 1908, and the
building dedicated February %, 1909, without
cent of Indebtedness.
That the citizens Of Toledo really owed this mag
nihcent structure to- the boys readily be
when 1t Is stated that the principles OF honest and
gentlemany conduct that have been drilled into
the boys have been the means through which dur
ing the past two years $4,000 worth of money and
valuables found by the boys the streets have
been sent to Gunckel and turned to the right
full owners.
Nowhere in the United States have any cities a
record OF this kind. Newsies here and there at
all times of the day and night and their bright
eagle eyes spy money and valuables every day of
the year. They pick IL up and, whether II is IL at
night or IL at noon John E. Gunckel is notified by
the boy finder and the newsy is given instruction.
If the discovery is at night to what disposition
TO make OF the finding until morning, when Gunck-
el takes charge of It and finds the rghtful owner
The newsy is given 81 bill by the association
for every hnd, whether it is sixty cents or sixty
dollars. It Is just appreciation of the lads hon
esty shown by the association
The short chan go game is that is not prac-
ticed by the newsboys OF Toledo and of the
principles that has been drilled into the boys from
the starting OF the organization; also OF the
principles that has given the street merchants OF
this city reputation over the entire country.
Success OF the Toledo movement suggested the
idea Of extending it to other cities. and the Nation
al Newsboys association formed in st. Louis
in 1904 with John 10. Gunckel national president.
IL is a Thank you" after every sale and "Yes,
SIR, when customer asks the boy II he has this
that paper.
Hundreds OF boys occupying responsible po-
sitions in various cities of the country their
foundation to the Newsboys' association. One of
the worst gangs of boys Toledo ever had has been
broken up and its members brought into the fold
by Gunckel and his leutenants. The leader OF this
gang is today OF the truant officers of the city
and though young i'm years compared with other
officials in like capacity, accomplished more good
than all of the rest put together His word is law
among the boys, for they know that If Joe" finds