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The latest game being played on
farmers is the telegram racket. A
man drives up to a farmer's house in
great haste and givc3 him a telegram
announcing the serious illness of some
relative. On the face of the envelope
the charges are marked $3 or $5.
The charges are paid and the farmer
takes the first train for the home of
the relative and finds on his aarival
that he had been duped.
Lancaster claims to have one of the
largest sticks of licorice ever made.
It is on exhibition at a drug store and
is seven feet long and a loot in dia
meter, and weighs 200 pounds, and,
except at the bulging, flat part where
the maker's name is found, resembles
the axle of the driving wheels of a
huge locomotive. It is one of six
matte by a Brooklyn firm for exhi
bition at the World's Fair.
An inquisitive critic of the Colum
bian stamps has made the rare discov
ery that while on the one cent stamp
Columbus is depicted in the act of
sighting land, with a clean shaven face,
on the two cent stamj,, he is repre
sented on shore and in possession of
a full beard. As the two events are
recorded as having occured within
twelve hours of each other the critic
is at a toss to account for the luxur
iant growth of whiskers.
The situation regarding the Sunbury
postoffke docs not appear to be gener
ally understood Mr. Irvin was not
appointed to fill out Mr. Brice's unex
pired term. The department does
pot do business that way. When a
postmaster is appointed it is always
for a fuP four years term s therefore,
Mr. Irwin will hold on till the last year
of Mr. Cleveland's term. The Jack
sonian principle no longer prevails, at
least not with Mr. Cleveland, although
he woultl have the power to enforce
'A Sunbury Democrat.
The ice has moved out of the
Susquehanna river from Lime Ridge
to Clark s Island, below Catawissa,
A few miles below Sunbury there is a
large ice gorge while below that the
river is yet frozen solid. Near
Columbia part of the dam has been
torn out by the ice, which will admit
of the shd coming north. If much
of the dam is destroyed we can ex
pect to catch some shad at this place,
since no other dam intervenes until at
Nanticoke.
It is now given out by experts in
the beef trade that the price of meat
is going- to be higher than it has been
for years. If this Prediction should
prove true there is, happily, a remedy,
and that is for the consumer to eat
less beef. According to our physicians
the average American would enjoy
much better health if he ate less of
this food, and there is no disguising
the fact that the pocket book would
suffer les-. Perhaps high-priced beef
would prove a blessing in disguise.
"If you could stand on the moon,"
says an astronomer, "the earth would
appear to you to be sixty four times
larger than the sun appears to the
residents of this mundane sphere ;
this because the eatth has eight times
the diameter of the moon, therefore,
she must necessary show the moonites
sixty-four times as much surface as
the moon shows us. The sun, on the
other hard, would appear no larger to
you from your observatory on the
moon than it does from our globe
1 he earth s atmosphere being blue it
has been decided that the earth must
appear as a blue bait to all outside on
lookers. What a glorious sight it
must be to our lunarian neighbors to
took upon a bright otue, swift-revolving
ball sixty-four times larger than the
sun 1"
One man makes all the ink with
which the United States Government
prints its paper money. His father
invented the ink, but he never told
anybody how he did it until just be
tore he died, when he let his son into
the secret. Had an untimely acci
dent gathered the inventor to his
fathers before he told his son about
the ink. the Government printer would
have been in a bad way, for this is the
only kind of ink that will print on the
peculiar surface of the fiber of which
Government note paper is made. The
maker employs only six mi;n in the
manufacture of his ink, and none of
them is in the secret, nor has any
one yet seen the interesting act of
mixing the ingredients of which the
ink is composed. The owner of the
I secret locks himself up in his own
room two weeks in each year, and it
is there and then he mixes stuff enough
to supply the Government with ink
for the ensuing twelve months.
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:. In the issue of March 17th will be pub
lished some interesting articles on St
Patrick's Day, with Illustrations.
JACOB KELLER'S WHOLESALE STOEE
Mr. Jacob Keller has mrwnfl infrt
his new store room at corner J Main
and Iron streets. rtlnntnchi,rT t-
The first floor is 22 feet wide and no
feet deep. The cellar beimr thn samp
dimensions, and well lighted, makes a
most desirable store house. An eleva
tor is provided for hoisting from Hp
cellar to the first floor, or to the sec
ond or third floors. His first floor
room is probably the best ligh'ed room
i.1 the town and is especially adapted
for him with his varied goods. Mr.
Keller is the largest notion dealer in
this section, having his salesmen upon
the road, he supplies many of the
country stores, who know of his excel
lent line ol gootls and the close mar
gin at which he sells them, A visit to
his store room will surprise you. We
cannot enumerate all the articles, suf
fice to state that any store may be
supplied with the necessary staple
goods needed in every home. His
stock of clothing consists of Cottonade
pants and Overalls j linen, cloth and
flannel shiits ; cotton and flannel un
derwear. Water proof duck coats for
hunters 5 and game coats of all kinds.
He has an immense stock of cotton
and woolen stockings, gloves collars,
cuffs, suspenders, laces, yarns, corsets,
thread, buttons, hooks and eyes,
needles, silk thread, cotton batting,
towels, napkins, blank-books and sta
tionery of all kinds, shoe-dressing,
blacking, pocket cutlery, razors, &c,
&c. Mr. Keller began this business a
few years ago with Mr. Hartley in the
store room now occupied by Mr.
Stecker as a grocery. By perseverance,
he has progressed rapidly and to-day
occupies his own building in one of
the most comfortable rooms to be
found. Ten months ago the site of
the building was an old frame ; a shame
to the town now it is one of the most
imposing structures of Bloomsburg.
MLLLV1LLE.
Who said the old fashioned winters
were played out ?.
Why is this deep snow like a tree ?
Because it will leave in the spring.
Jacob Stauffor from Benton moved
into D. W. Kitchen's house on Main
street the latter part of last week. He
has hired to ork on Henry Robbins'
planing mill.
W. B. German and James Rote had
a tie vote for tax collector.
Howard Lyons moved last Tuesday
in part of J. B. Eves' house on Main
street.
Frank and Orpha Masters buried
their infant son last Sunday in the
cemetery. One more jewel plucked
for the Master s diadem.
R. L. Rich has been suffering for
two weeks with something like a car
buncle on his neck.
Many boys signed the pledge at the
Loyal Temperance Legion meeting
last Sunday.
Wm. Masters started for Philadel
phia last Tuesday to attend the luneral
of Howard Masters which occurred
on Wednesday, March 1st.
CENTRAL.
Thinking some news from this sec
tion not out of place in your vaiuaDie
paper I write you. This section at
present is about snowed under. The
lumber traffic is stopped and every
thing looks gloomy, all on account of
the heavy snows.
The Pentecost Lumber Company
has stopped running their daily train
to Central function, and the woods
men have gone to their homes for
vacation.
The Spring election has passed and
gone. Mr. Henrv C. Hess, who is
past seventy-one years old was our late
Judge and was ready to take the re
turns as promptly through the heavy
snow drifts from his place to the de
pot as a voung man of twenty-five
years, and by the way under our new
ballot system made an excellent oi
ficial. I. W. Perrv. the Judge elect,
heintr an old time deer hunter, will
probably ue able to accomplish
much if the deep snows occur again
next year.
Miss Ida Hess is quite sick and has
been for a long time. Hope she may
recover.
Several accidents within the last few
days through scuffling have occured.
The Doctor was called in one in
stance j in the other instance it was 1
severe reprimand.
John C. Herring has gone to house
keeping and now feels happy.
L. C.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
nv will in the near future adopt the
two cent rate on all its branches. This
will do away with excursions and
round trip tickets. There will be but
one style of tickets sold, and they will
be unlimited as to time.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 3. 1S93.
BERWICK.
II. W. Bower was triumphantly
elected on the Board of Town Coun
cil without any solicitation on his
part. Mr. Bower is an old' citizen,
and this shows his popularity. The
whole citizens' ticket was elected.
W. S. Oswaltl now occupies pleas
ant rooms on Front street. His is a
large slioe emporium. Mr. Hockman
has delayed completion of his elegant
house on Front street, owing to a de
lay in the plastering. Mr. Purcell is
under full headway with his picture
gallery on Front street. The best im
improvements have been made in the
Y. M, C. A. Hall. Oh I let us have
the town clock.
E. J. Bowman is now a citizen
again of Berwick, having had a goo
time at Forks fishing and hunting for
about six months.
B. F. Roberts has been again sup
plying the market with some of the
finest cattle. He is one of our best
farmers.
Mr. Fairchilds, on the old Bowman
farm below licrwick, will have a ven
due soon and sell off his loose prop
erty. He has rented his farm to Mor
ris Rittcnhousc's son. Ill health the
cause.
C. W. Hoster, Foundry ville, has en
gaged in the carpet weaving business.
He has a machine that would supply
carpet for two or three counties,
weaving ten yards in an hour, and
does it up satisfactorily.
G. W. B. Hosier is under full head
way in the carriage making and re
pairing business on Second street.
He is identified with Furman who
does the ironing business. They
doubtless will succeed. George has
built x fine houses in town.
Miss Annie Jacoby was elected
delegate as Secretary to Benton from
town, and reports a lively time. It
was the Young Woman's Temperance
League.
Heller Si Schenke opened up au
spiciously their elegant restaurant and
saloon on Front street, near the Post
Office on Saturday night last. There
was a great throng all had the
drouth, and beer flowed copiously,
Sauer Kraut was surrounded by the ton,
We feel assured cabbage plants will
grow on some of the parties and they
will be enabled to supply most of our
gardens this spring. This saloon is
adorned with large mirrors, marble
columns and marble railing along the
counters. It is one of the best along
the river. Beautiful flowers adorn the
place.
We call the attention of the Super
visors of roads of Briarcreek township
to the bad and sunken condition of
Trout street, in front of Andrew
Fowler's residence and Crissman's
mill at tne lower enu. ii,very rain
there is a mill dam so that the inhab
itants must either wade or swim out.
Attend to it at once.
Tas. Wright has done a fancy busi
ness with his livery stable since the
recent snow. Every available horse
and sleigh has been engaged. Wright
is doing a fine business.
The miscreant that attempted the
conflagration of the Baptist church on
Saturday night of pay day has escaped
detection thus far. Almost every pay
day there is a fire in town. The
church would have been burned had
it not been for the promptitude and
efficiency of our Fire Department.
On babbath last two excellent pa
triotic sermons were preached in Ber
wick. One by Rev. Mr. Stephens
before the American Mechanics in
the Presbyterian church, the other
by Rev. Mr. Zaner in the Evangelical
church before the P. O. S. of A. The
church was largely attended.
As Mr. Heller has joined Mr,
Schenke in the saloon business C. J
Heller, his son has taken the father's
place in opening up tonsorial rooms
just above the Post Oihce with the
father's custom and patronage. He
has fine tonsorial rooms in the central
and business part ot the town, and is
bound to succeed. His efficient as
sistant is W. II. stout. Iheir many
friends wish them abundant prosperity,
Alonzo Suit is now fully established
in the laundry business at his resi
dence at the upper end of Berwick
We visited his establishment recently.
and we find him fully equipped in do
ing some ot the completest work in
his line we have ever seen. All the
compartments are complete, and he
has a large force of experienced par
ties who understand all the details of
the business, including men and worn
en. We congratulate Alonzo on his
new enterprise. He is an old resi
dent of Berwick j has hosts of friends,
and will doubtless, succeed. This
another important accession to the
growing prosperity of Berwick.
Doc Ifcss took 13 couples to
Beach Haven recently through a
blinding storm. A man having all
the eyes of Argus could not have seen
the snow drifts in front of him that
choked his four horse team and
caused an upset that spilled out every
nhabitant of his large sled ; they
came closely identified with the fleecy
immaculate snow, but they soon re
covered and the Doctor went on his
way rejoicing. Mark you Doc is one
of the finest drivers that has ever
pulled the reins in this section.
C. M. Sitlcr is engaged in the
foundry business of small castings.
As a young man he is progressing
finely. Success to him.
Friday, March 3rd in the afternoon
has been set aside as Tennyson Day,
by our High Schools a week later
William Cullent Bryant. Extracts of
these great Poets will be given by the
members of the High School on these
respective afternoons.
An Answer to "Old logy.'1
Mr. Editor;
I am a reader of your valuable
paper and, I have recently had the
pleasure of reading in your columns a
couple of excellent (!) articles on the
School Question.
Now since the writer of the last ar
ticle has become very out spoken, not
to sav abusive. I crave a little space
in your paper for the purpose of ans
wering a lew ot his remarks. " 1 ne
Old Fogies" will begin to think that
they are quite philosophers and that
theirs is the only side this question
has if they are left alone much longer
"Old Foev" savs that he likes the
ring of the articles on Educational
Despotism. Yes, I like it too (!); and
I think the term desnotism. aDDlied to
( .1.
our school system, has about as much
significance as the braying of a donkey.
1 do not maintain that our scnooi
system is perfect. No one does.
Perhaps somethings about it are not
as they should be; but to go into a
frenzy and condeming the whole busi
ness as an Educational despotism is
the last degree of puerility.
"Old Focv" appears to be very
much alarmed at the rapid strides in
education. He seems to be afraid
that the people are getting too smart.
He savs "even a little learning is a
dangerous thing": and futher he says
'Forgers and defaulting cashiers ana
many other smart rogues were not so
abundant until the schoolmaster went
abroad throughout the land.' What won
derful arguments against long terms ana
ton much education. The adage about
the learning is an old, exploded theory,
and it has been out ot date tor many
years. I believe that the position of its
author was somewhat similar 10 mai
of the fox in the vinyard. He had no
le.imintr and wished that he had. I ne
statement concerning the defaulters, I
will not hesitate to pronounce the
most stricking piece of imbecility
that I have ever seen. No, Mr. Fogy,
men do not turn defaulters because
they have too much learning, but be
cause they have not enough, and that
of the right kind.
Mr. Fogy's next statement would be
a gross insult to every man engaged
in the work of education, and to
educated men in general, if there was
any reason to believe that it emanated
from a sound mind. He says "Nor
mal Schools. Colleges and Universities
attract large number of young men
too lazy to work.
Mr. Fogy also speaks about the
teacher's wages. I know that this
question is a thorn in the side of all
such men as "Fogy." He says, "the
teachers are now too big to accept the
wages that used to be paid, and they
can't even think of boarding around.
Yes, Mr. Fogy, that is true, I myself
am a teacher, and I am decidedly too
big to accept the wages that used to
be paid, and I am growing so rapidly
that I will soon be too big to accept
even the magnificent (!) stipend of $210
per year. As for the boarding
around, a man like "Old Fogy" would
find fault, if, when the teacher came to
his house, the vacuun in his (the
teacher's) stomach were a cubic inch
greater than it was at his neighbor's.
In conclusion Mr. Fogy yells
"Down with educational despotism,
Let us have shorter terms." Yes, Mr.
Fogy, let us have three months
school in a year and treat our pupils
to a liberal does of Cobb's Spelling
Books and Dabold's Arithmetic, as
you evidently have been.
Educational Theorist.
The deep snow fall of about 10 in
ches in this section last week was
nothing compared to what it was in
Luzerne county where drifts formed
as deep as ten and twelve feet, the
snow being about two feet on the
leveL
Scbool Board Meeting.
The monthly meeting of the
Bloomsburg School Board was held
Friday evening rebruary 24th, all the
members present. The teachers
presented their report books, leceived
their order and checks for the
month's work. Principal Sterner
gave his monthly written report,
which was full of lively suggestions,
showing the interest lie takei for the
welfare of the schools. He announced
that he had ordered 12 volumes of
historical and other works for the
Lyceum Society which would be
presented to the Library. He recom
mended that the Board prepare rules
giving use of books, and numbering
and cataloguing the library. He gave
reviews in several of the schools dur
ing the past month in figure work,
and test of knowledge of the alphabet
in regular order. The test of figure
work is to make the pupils accurate
antl ready thinkers, and that of the
alphabet to thoroughly familiarize all
with it in regular order. He stated
hiving found a number of children in
great want of clothing, and unable to
attend school. Ihe committee on
text book was instructed to prepare
rules &c governing the library. The
following bills were presented and
ordered paid: W. O. Holmes $23.01
Bloom Water Co., St.85; J. W.
Mears&Co, $15.23; Moyer Bros.,
$20.18; J. C. Brown $8.00.
The committee on supplies reported
having ordered coal of the Farmers
Produce Exchange.
Second Anniversary of the Young Men's
Christian Association.
An interesting meeting will be held
in the Opera House Monday evening
March 6th 1893 at 8 o clock under
the auspices of the Young Men's
Christian Association of this place.
It is their second anniversary. Dr
D. J. Waller Jr. will outline the work
preformed by the association during
the past year, and the address of the
evening will be delivered by Mr.
George G. Mahy General Secretary
of the Young Men's Christian As
sociation of Scranton. He was for
several years General Secretary of the
Association at St. Jones and until
recently Assistant Secretary of the
State association He comes highly
recommended as a speaker, and all
who attend will have a fine treat.
Admission by tickets which can be
procured from the General Secretary.
A HEW CLOTHING FIRM.
Articles of co-partnership were
drawn up last Wednesday between J.
M. Gidding of Scranton and F. J.
Salsburg of Philadelphia, for the pur
pose of carrying on a retail Clothing,
Hat and Mens' Furnishing Business at
Bloomsburg, Pa., Columbia county,
under the firm name of Gidding &
Salsburg. Mr. Gidding has been iden
tified in the retail clothing business all
his lifetime and Mr. Salsburg is a
clothing manufacturer of Philadelphia.
They intend giving their personal at
tention to the business and if bard
work and capital counts for anything
they will certainly make a success of
their new venture. Their opening will
take place about April 1st.
MRS. JESSIE J. SWAB.
Mrs. Tessie T. Swabv. wife of Fred-
... - j - j ,
erick J. Swaby, died at her home in
Seneca talis, N. Y. on February 19m,
of Bright's disease, after a prolonged
illness. Mr. Swaby was seriously ill
with pneumonia, and was unable to
attend the funeral. He was reported
as being better on the 25th. Mr.
Swaby is well known in this county.
He built the house above Espy re
cently owned by the Mitnes estate.
The Seneca Falls Reveille speaks
very highly of the many good qualities
of Mrs. owaDy. &ne was neany 70
years old.
The "Smoker."
Last Monday evening after the
regular meeting of the Castle, the K.
G E. gave their first entertainment
called the "Smoker". It consisted of
speeches, music, lunch and a smoke,
Addresses were given by Sir Knights
F. B. Hartman, W. H. Brookes, Guy
Jacoby and Charles Funston. Each
speech was followed by vocal and
instrumental music At the conclus
ion of this part of the programme,
sandwiches, lemonade. oranges
bananas and apples were served.
This followed with the use of pipes,
cigars and an abundance of tobacco.
There were about 100 persons present.
Quarterly Meeting.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday. Sunday School
9 A. m. bacrament ot Lord 8 supper
at 10 J a. m. Love Feast 54 i. m.
Preaching at 7 a. m.
NO 10
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf Dreifuss of Mil
iton spent Sunday in town with the
bride's parents, Mis. Lowenberg.
W. K. Armstrong and wife of
Williamsport visited friends in town
last week.
Mr. B. F. Hartman is confined to
the house on account of sickness. He
is past 81 years of age.
Pompeii Ratti last Friday evening,
returned from a journey to his home
at Milan, Italy. He was absent
about six months.
Harry and Carrie Aurand attended
the funeral of Miss Sarah Aurand, a
half sister of George Aurand, at New
Berlin on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert have
gone to housekeeping in Philadelphia.
They reside at No. 2359 North 18th
street.
Alfred Crawford of Mt. Pleasant
was among our callers on Monday.
He has been a Columbian reader for
many years, and also gets the World
at our reduced rates, and has the
benefit of the American Farmer by
paying in advance.
Mrs. E. C. Blackmar of St. Louis,
Missouri, is a guest at the home of E.
C. CaswelL Mrs. Blackmar is a cousin
of E. C. Caswell's, and has frequently
visit h.re, until she has formed a
number of acquantances in this place,
who are always glad to have her
come.
C. H. Dildine of Greenwood was
in town on Monday and gave us a
call. He is a fine specimen of man- -hood,
targe, robust and good looking.
He is interested in the improvement
of horse breeds, and is the Secretary
of a company that owns a blooded
stallion.
Conrad Kreamer of Jerseytown
visited Bloomsburg last, Saturday for
the first time in a lor g while. About
six weeks ago he was hurt by a steer,
which knocked him down and kicked
him. He is much better, but still
limps a little. We hope he may soon
entirely recover.
Mr. C. H. Dorr, editor nad propri
etor of the Berwick Independent, was
in town on Saturday, and we were
glad to meet him in our office and
shake him by the hand. He is a very
pleasant gentleman, and has made a
decided change for the better in the
Independent, both in appearance and
contents. He has our best wishes for
success.
It may be interesting to our readers
to know that the New Merchant Tail
oring Establishment of Jno. R. Town-
send will be opened in a few days
when everything will be new but the
man his long connection with the
well known firm of D. Lowenberg will
be a sufficient guarantee that all gar
ments made by him will be
just as represented. While in
the employ of D. Lowenberg
for 22 years the business largely in
creased, the reputation of all garments
made in that establishment became a
household word. His long experience
and well known taste has won the con
fidence of a large circle of friends.
We understand he has taken special
pains this season in the selection of
spring goods and his stock will con
tain a choice selection of styles that
cannot fail to please, and we feel as
sured that any customer who may
place himself in his hands can rest
satisfied that he will be clothed in cor
rect City style.
The Calliepian Society gave an ex
cellent entertainment at the Normal
School Auditorium last Saturday even
ing. It was their eighteenth anniver
sary. The exercises begun with an
address by the president J. Harding
Shaw, followed by music by the
Bloomsburg Cornet Band, oration by
Wm. E. James, music by the Normal
Orchestra, under the leadership of
Prof. Butts, and concluding with art
interesting drama, entitled "Esmeral
da". After the entertainment the
members of the Society and near
friends went to their rooms in the up
per build ng where refreshments were
served.
A number of familes are afflicted
with sickness, Mrs. F. L. Faust, on
West Second street, Mrs. J. L.
Dillon on East Main street, and Prof.
Albert and son on Normal Hill being
among them, great many children
have colds and sore throats, but no
serious epdemic is known in the town.
INAUGURATION DAT,
Our readers will find on the inside
pages some very interesting reading
concerning Inauguration Day, with
pictures of all the Presidents, from
Washington to Cleveland. Also a re
port of the details arranged for the
coming inauguration on Saturday.
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