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VOL 28
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. 1S03.
NO 33
ISA HI0K8' rOECOAST.
A HOT WAVE OF OREAT WARMTH
PHEISED FOR EARLV AUGUST.
PRO-
On the 2(1 and 3d of August will
center a reactionary wave of great
warmth, resulting in severe storms
within the period embraced between
the ad and night of the 4th. At this
time we will be nearing the center
of the Venus equinox, and the phe
nomena will take on the characteris
tics so often defined as rusulting from
that disturber. Excessive heat is apt
to end in lightning, thunder, hail and
wind, and a sudden chenge to abnor
mally cool on the very heels of great
nit . J rt.t . .1
heal. 1 ne storm pcnoa, om io inn,
promises the most active and danger
ous storms ot tnc month, having as
the disturbing causes "Vulcan" cen
tral on the 8th, Venus central on the
oth, new moon on the nth, and Mer
cury central on the 12th. there is
reason to apprehend violence in the
elements between the 8th and 12th.
The heat will become intense be
fore the storm appears, the barometer
will be depressed generally, reaching
phenomenal "lows" at some points,
and cloud formations will be black
and ominous. Heavy hail, thunde
and wind may be expected, and "cloud
bursts" are sure to result here and
there. Such are the results ordinarily
following such a combination of
causes, but there are exceptional
cases, when instead of the heal break
ing into storms of rain, hail, wind and
thunder, the warmth is prolonged,
crowing more and more oppressive,
the life element in the atmosphere
seems exhausted, and th sky assumes
a crav to brassy aspect, an incubus
seeming to fasten up all nature, until
violent earthquake phenomena break
the spell and allow the elements to re
turn to their normal condition.
If, perchance, this particular period
should take this turn, we call upon
the people and press everywhere to
note carefully whether or not it ter
minates after the manner we have in
dicated. Whether it ends in storms
or seismic perturbations, there will be
sudden revulsions front great heat to
very cool, with probabilities of tern
perature falling almost or quite to the
frost line in northern regionssay
from nth to 14th. About the 15th
reactionary temperature with souther
ly winds will most likely result in
another spell of storminess, and be
followed bv another northwesterly in
rush of cool air.
From the 18th to 2 2d, falls another
period of heat and storms. We name
the 10th, 20th, and 21st as days on
which the chief disturbances will be
at their crisis. The moon's first quar
ter on the morning of the 10th, in con
nection with the prevailing venus elec
trie strain, is very apt to produce gales
and thunder squalls within twenty-four
hours of 6 p. m. on that date. Another
series of disturbance for two or three
days will be natural during this period,
but the barometer, wind currents and
temperature will plainly announce
when the storm elements have been
reduced to the normal the wind
coming cool and steadily from the
west and north the barometer mov
ing upward, and the temperature fall
' ing. After these disturbances there
will be a close approach to the first
line in the north. Pleasant days and
very cool nights will follow up to
reactionary change and storms on and
touching the 26 and 27th. The full
moon on the 27th will tend to cen
tralize the disturbances on and around
that date, and will help to precipitate
any tendency to seismic those that
may exist, such being more than prob
able at the time, if electrical storms
should not have been frequent and
hard during the month.
August ends with the first stages of
a storm period coming into action
that is. barometer will be falling in the
west, with temperature rising in ad
vance of it, fed by the southerly air
currents that transport moisture, heat
and electric force lrom the equatorial
regions. August storms in most parts
ot the northern hemisphere wilt devel
op and move from the northwest, the
first marked indication of their coming
being generally a dark or leaden bank
across the northwest at sunset. There
is cause for this. It is the return of
our globe toward the autumnal equi
nox, and an effort of nature to let in
through our polar gates cooler ozone
and atmosphere from outer space.
They tell a wicked story about a
jovial son that came up to the gates
of heaven and asked admission. "No"
said St. Peter severely ; "you can't get
in j you are not fit." The traveller
stepped back, looked the old saint
steadily in the eye, and crowed three
times. St. Peter colored, shuddered,
and fumbled for his key. "You can
go in," said he, in a rather shaky voice,
"but don't do that to me again."
SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARIES.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HENSEL SAYS IT
MUST BE FIXED UPON A BASIS OF
290 SCHOOLS IN A COUNTY.
Superintendent of public instruction
Schaefler recently wrote to Attorney
General Hensel calling his attention
to a mistake in the last sentence of
section 1 of the act of May 23, 1893,
relating to the salaries of county Sup
erintendents of common schools ni
asking whether or not he should re
gard the words '-one hundred and
ninety schools where thev occur in
the act as a mistake and base his cal
culations as to the minimum salaries
of superintendents in certain counties
on "two hundred and ninety schools,"
as contemplated in the act of April
20, 1878. In reply the Attorney Gen-
erai says:
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"I am of the opinion that it was the
manifest intention of the legislature to
re enact the act ot 1878 so far as it
fixes the number of schools in the
counties in which the salaries of Sup
enntendents shall not be less than
$1,500. If the citation of the old act
were correct in the amendments and
the same contained general or special
repealing clause, I would hesitate to
advise you to disregard the words of
the new enactment, even if there were
doubts whether or not it correctly
expressed the intention of the legisla
ture, but the mis-quotation of the old
act in the recital of part of it in the
act of 1893, makes plain and obvious
the error of the draftsman. It no
where appears either from the title
or the contents that the legislature in
tended to alter or change the last pro
viso of the act of April 26, 1878, and
therefore advise and instruct you
that your department should hold, as
heretofore, that the minimum salary
of $1,500 is to apply to counties having
over 300 schools or 1,200 square miles
of territory, or a school term exceed
ing seven and one half months.
60 to Bed Stories.
HORRIBLE TALES WHICH DESTROY SLUM
BER AND MAKE A BODY NERVOUS.
"I wish I were able to write all the
fp-to-sleep stories that are told to the
ittle folks all over the land every
night," said a tender-hearted mother
the other day. "It makes me positively
sad to think of the small brains that
are filled with distorted image, hob
goblins, ogres, giants and the like, just
as reason is loosing its hold upon them
for several hours. I don't think moth
ers realize what an influence upon a
child's life, and even upon its life after
it has ceased to be a child, is exeited
bv this apparently trifling matter of
how it goes to sleep.
"Everv nieht when I watch my lit
tie daughter working off the big
thoughts that sweep over her brain, as
her tired body begins to relax while
her mentality seems to be briefly and
proportionately stimulated, 1 tremoie
to think of the harm that could be
done to her or any child for Mabel
is not an aonormal child in any way
by an ignorant nurse or thoughtless
parent.
"The fact that every normal cnua
cries out for a bedtime story shows
that Us mental nature needs it just as
its physical nature craves sweets. You
want to give your cnua pure canay, so
give him the unaauiieraica srory.
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Leave out the learim personalities,
the erim and eicantic figures these,
even if they. are properly vanquished
by the gallant hero, are too distinct for
the crib-side tale, t ' M
"Sit down bv vour little one's bed
and sDeak low and evenly. Weave
fanciful hut nuiet storv that :lls of
pretty fairies and birds and flowew and
droning bees and loving little boys and
girls these woo sleep to the weary
hut active brain, not with the 8uftOca
ting pressure of the gathering storm Jit
with lurid flashes, but with the soft
clouds of the sunset horizon that
change from rosy pink to tender en
veloping gray, and gradually deepen
into restful gloom.
A local newspaper is often accused
nfbeine biased in regard to giving
rrrmal notices of mentioning the
comings and goings of aome and over
others. The fault is the peo
pie's, not the editor's. He is always
willing to tell who comes and who
nnva if he can find out. If you have
let us know who they are,
where they came from and how Ion
they will remain in town.
l)r H. Bierman has moved from
Danville to Bloomsburg, and occupies
r.( Mrs. Smith's houses on Third
door to her residence
llr Rifi-man is a
homeopathic physi
cinn and Burgeon. His office is at his
h; r-ard announces that
iwaiuiiiivvi
wis! attention is eiven to diseases
of children.
THE FAIR LOSING MONET,
CVITTINO DOWN THE EXPENSES.
Chicago, Aug. 1. With the clos
ing of the gates last night the first
half of the Columbian exposition pass
ed into history. The number of paid
admissions during the month was 2,-
759)97 the largest number of paid
admissions was registered July 4, when
'83,273 people deposited the admis
sion fee. The smallest number was
on Sunday last when only 18,637 paid
admissions were recorded. The paid
attendance for May was i,050,t37,
while that of June was 2,695,113.
Officials of the fair are greatly
pleased with the artistic success of the
exposition, but this much cannot be
said ol the financial end of the enter
prise. The attendance has failed
largely to reach the mark it was ex
pected to attain during the first half
of the fair and especially during the
month of July. For this the railroads
are in the main held responsible and
the officials do not hesitate to criti
cise their stubbornness and meanness
in refusing to make a one-fare round
trip at the beginning of the fair.
THE INVESTMENTS NOT PROFITABLE,
The present hard times have had
much to do with the poor attendance,
but the management thinks the pco
pie would have attended largely had
the railroad lares been reduced. There
must necessarily be a large attendance
during the remaining period of the
fair if the management expects to pay
its debts, and this is all they now hope
to do. It is a foregone conclusion
that the stockholders of the fair will
get nothing on their investment nor
will their subscriptions be returned,
as the money for which the exposition
is legally liable amounts to so much
that it will take a tremendous daily
average of paid admissions to release
the obligation.
President Higinbotham is as hope
ful as any of the officials in the mat
ter of finance. He said to-day: "1
have only one fault to find with the
first half of the fair. The attendance
has not been what it ought to have
been. In all other respects the expo
sition has been a success as no one can
reasonably deny, but in that respect
the first half is by no means the bet
ter half.
THE EXPENSES TO BE REDUCED.
"I believe that the attendance from
now on will steadily increase. I be
lieve that the admissions this week
will exceed those of last. There have
now been about six and a half million
admissions. Certainly, more than
that many will be registered during
the remainder of the fair and the to
tal attendance will more than double
those figures. The latter half of the
fair will surprise us as much with a
large attendance as the first half has
disappointed us with bad.
The retrenchment policy will De
renewed at once with increased vigor.
One of the first effects of economy is
felt in the elimination of one "special"
night per week. This feature has
been abridged to two nights. There
will be no music at night except upon
those days and the hours for the day
concerts have been changed so as to
divide the music equally between the
morning and afternoon. The free
orchestral concerts will be given as
usual, at least for-the present.' The
new arrangement will work a saving
of a few hundreds daily.
! The very latest quotations on new
wheat is 60 cents a bushel. A drop
of five cents was made during the last
week. This is the lowest price offer
ed for wheat for many years. Dealers
in flour report a corresponding de
crease but the retailers seem to ad
here closely to the old rates.
J. G. Wells has sold his residence
on Fifth street to F. G. Yorks, for
$4,000. Mr. Yorks recently came to
Bloomsburg from New Jersey and is
interested in the silk mill He will
take possession of his new home on
September 1st.
There will be a special meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Blooms
burg school District rriuay evening,
August 4th to consider the question
of the adoption of school books. A
notice has been sent all teachers to be
present.
The regular meeting of the Council
of the Lutheran cluircli will be held
Friday evening, at which time will
be considered the question of repairs
for the church.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday by Yorran W. Auraham,
a native of Persia, and a student of
Theology.
NO SUNDAY WORK. '
An effort is being made in this town
to enforce the law of 1794, which
prohibits all kinds of labor on Sunday
except work of necessity or charity.
In pursuance of the object the follow
ing circular has been issued ,
To Business Men: Six days of
work and business in every seven and
one day for rest is a law of God and
nature. Human life and happiness
depend upon it. Church and State
and National life seem also to demand
a day of rest. In America a Chris
tian country the rest day should be
as dear as the flag. To lose the one
is to lower the other. O111 appeal is
to all jersons in Bloomsburg who are
using Sunday for business purposes,
contrary to the law of the State,
which aims to protect the day of rest
in the interest of all. You surely are
not willing to give up this heritage
that is so thoroughly a part of our na
tion's greatness and of our happiness
as a people. The liberty of rest for
one demands law of rest for all. We
have that law. In two ways it may
be maintained
1st, By the voluntary closing of
your places of business and abstaining
from secular work on the Sabbath,
except as far as the law allows. This
we invite you to do.
2nd, By a strict enforcement of the
law toward all offenders.
The Sacbath Protection Committee
of Bloomsburg, co-operating with the
American Sabbath Union, which so
ciety is organized in America solely to
protect the day, ask you to help by
acting upon the first suggestion from
the receipt of this notice, promising
that "with charity for all and with
malice toward none we will employ
the latter only where the former fails,
and will follow the general closing of
Sunday business and discontinuing of
unlawful Sunday work with that watch
fulness, which will prove a protection
to the individual by enforcing the
"law of rest for all.
10m us in this movement which is
for the good of all concerned and un
questionably right
1 ne surrender of the rest day in
this country would open the way for
blight and desolation. To the good
and true and patriotic citizen there is
but one course to pursue. All such
will help to save the American- Sab
bath.
SABBATH JrROTECTION COMMITTEE OF
Bloomsburg American Sabbath
Union.
Personal calls were made upon all
those who have been doing any un
necessary business on Sunday, and
the result was that last Sunday all ci
gar stands, and soda fountains were
closed. If strictly enforced, the law
applies to livery stables, milk wagons,
barber shops, ice cream saloons, and
every thing else except what may
properly come under the head of ne
cessity or charity.
Within the past year Berwick has
suffered from an average of one in
cendiary fire a month. Fortunately
these losses have been confined to
stables and dilapidated buildings,
Last week Wednesday night there
was another, which consumed the sta
ble of William De Haven together
with a valuable horse, cow, and large
supply ot grain and feed.
Next afternoon a young man named
Warren Fenstemaker was arrested on
strong suspicion. He comes from
good family, but the evidence that he
has invariably been the first person
upon the scene and in several instan
ces has himself given the alarm has
lead the officers to place a watch up
on him. That evening he was found
loafing about the stable in question
but eiuaed the watchman. I he case
will be fully investigated.
There was considerable disappoint
ment on Tuesday, when it was learned
that Charley Shaffer had left town.
and would not play with the Bloom
team against Bellefonte. Manager
Harman went to Wilkesbarre and saw
Shaffer, but was unable to get him as
he has signed with the Wilkesbarre
duo. there has also been some
trouble about Watts, who was playing
with the Tyrone club, and left there to
play with Bloomsburg, without being
released, and according to the con
stituuon, ne cannot play with any
other club in the same league. 1 he
game with Milton last Saturday is re
ported in the I'resa as not counting
tor this reason.
uwing to me rain juiy aotn, it was
necessary to postpone the Farmer'
Excursion to Wynona Park near Coles
Creek until Friday, August nth, when
all arrangements have been made for
holding picnic. Come and see where
"Wynona" sacrificed her life.
SCHOOL BOARD.
The regular meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Bloomsburg School
District was held Friday evening, July
gth, in the High School building, all
the members being present,
The committee on buildings and
grounds reported having attended to
the repairs of fence about the Third
street building. They also reported
having made a contract with V. B.
Mover to place snow breakers, replace
slate, and straighten tower and finals
upon the High School building.
Treasurer Townsend reported hav
ing received the State appropriation.
Secretary Rinker reported having
completed the Tax Duplicate.
Committee on supplies reported
that they would recommend that the
Board furnish supplies to the scholars
as follows : At the beginning of school
term or admission of the pupil, two
tablets, pen, pen holder and lead-pencil
f after the Easter vacation, one
pen. Scholars from other districts
will not be furnished supplies by this
district. Children of the primary grade
will be furnished with slates and slate
pencils.
The text book committee recom
mended the adoption of new Arithme
tics and new Histories.
THE NEW RESERVOIR.
The Bloomsburg Water Company
awarded their contract for building
the new reservoir to Messrs. Coon
& Mooney of Kingston, on Tuesday
evening. The contractors were on
hand Wednesday morning with their
horses and carts ready to begin opera
tion. Anyone in need of work can
find employment with these gentle
men for the next two or three months.
The new reservoir will be located
in the rear of the old one, and when
completed will have a capacity of
three or four times that of the old.
The banks of the old will be raised
three feet higher, and terraced about
eighty feet all around ; This will in
crease its capacity over 500,000 gal
lons.
The "green goods" man is getting
in his work. Hundreds of circulars
have been sent here containing the
usual facsimile of a newspaper clipping
describing the alleged counterfeit
money as being so perfectly executed
that no one can detect it. A few
days ago Casper Kressler received a
letter of this kind, and in it was en
closed a one dollar bill as a sample
of the kind of goods the writer manu
factures. The bill was genuine money,
and Mr. Kressler is grateful to the
sender for his liberality, but he was
not caught by the bait Several other
persons in town have also received
letters with genuine money enclosed
as "samples."
After many years of suffering Mrs.
Eliza J. wife of J. Lloyd Dillon, died
last Sunday morning at 5 o'clock. Her
age was 44 years. She was a daugh
ter of William Barkle, and her mother,
a sister, and two brothers remain of
her father's family. Her husband and
two children survive her. The funer-
al took place on Tuesday, services
being held in St Paul's Church, of
which Mrs. Dillon was a member. The
deceased was an estimable lady, and
her loss will be keenly felt by the sor
rowing relatives.
The first League game between
Milton and Bloomsburg on Saturday
resulted in favor of the latter by a
score of 2 to it. A large crowd
was present, but there was nothing ex
citing about the game, and some of
Milton s best men were m camp and
unable to get here.
Manager Harman has devoted much
time and energy to securing good men
for the home team, and has succeeded
in making the strongest nine the town
has ever had. The patronage at the
Park thus far, has been good, and it
ought to be continued throughout the
season.
There have been rumors and rumors
afloat the past two weeks about pol
itical combinations among certain
candidates and their friends, but how
much truth there is in any of these
reports, we are unable to say. All the
candidates are hard at work this week,
and to-morrow will end the struggle so
far as the delegate election is con
cerned. Between then and Tuesday
the free votes in convention will be
looked after by those who need them.
Eighteen members of the Y. M. C
A. male choir went up to Jamison
City last f riday night, and gave
concert in Proctor Hall, under the
directon of Prof. Niles. There was
fair audience, and the proceeds
amounted to about thirty dollars,
The money is to be used towards the
erection of a church at Jamison City.
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Enow.
J. M. Gidding and M. Ellenbogen
spent last Sunday in Danville.
Prof. G. E. Wilbur and family are
at Hop Bottom, Pa.
Miss Sarah Moody of Sunbury is the
guest of Mrs. S. F. Peacock.
Mrs. William Levcrett returned to
Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.
Mrs. Clara Rupert is lying in a
very critical condition at her home in
Scott town.
B. P. Vannatta returned home last
week, after an absence of several
months.
J. M. Staver, Less Alexander and
C. B. Robbins expect to start for
Chicago on Saturday.
Frank Phillips recently visited his
brother Ralph at Ridgway. going as
far as Williamsport on his bicycle.
J. W. Raeder, the energetic book
binder of Wilkes-Barre, was in town
on Wednesday looking up his trade.
Editor G. A. Potter of Millville
called on his Bloomsburg friends on "
Monday.
Samuel B. Kisner, one of Millville
most genial and public spirited citi-'
zens, was in Bloomsburg on Monday.
Mrs.R.H. Ringlerand daughter, Miss.
Dora, are visiting Edward Ringler in
Ohio.
H. C. Jones has sufficiently recov
ered from his attack of rheumatism to
return to his work again. He went
back to Nanticoke on Monday.
Those veteran democrats, and lead
ing citizens of Benton, John J. and
Rohr McHenry, were emong the visi
tors to the county seat on Tuesday.
Rev. I. E. Patterson and daughter
Eleanor are visiting friends in Nova
Scotia. They will be absent from
home about four weeks.
Mrs. L. W. McComb, Miss Wells,
and Miss Coppuck, of Philadelphia,
have been the guests of Mrs. Samuel
WigfalL They went to Cresson on
Tuesday.
George W. Bench of Reading spent
several days in town during the past
week, visiting his friends. He is look
ing well, and is well pleased with his
new location.
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Buiiuuci vai-auuii gicauy. nc Bpcuua
much time on his bicycle, and takes
long trips around the country. He
has been to Hazleton, Sunbury, Dan
ville, and many other points.
THE KLINE FAMILY.
A full family record of the Kline
name is being prepared by Mrs. S. J.
Houtz, Orangeville, Col. Co., Pa. The
decendants of Abraham, Harmon and
George, (sons of Abraham) will con
fer a favor if they will fill out and send
to her address, a record of their family
and descendants, being sure to give .
the name of father, maiden name of
mother, also of grandparents, date of
births, deaths and marriage, also num
ber of generation, counting the per
sons above mentioned as first
Governor Pattison has appointed
John M. Buckalew a member of the
ndian Fort Commission. Mr. Bucka
lew is thoroughly versed in the early
history of this county, and knows the
location of all the forts that were erect
ed for protection against the Indians.
It is proposed to erect monuments to
mark the spots where these forts stood.
H. V. White & Co. shipped sever
al car loads of new wheat during the
past week. The outlook for an in
crease in the price of wheat is not
very bright to the farmer, and many
prefer to sell from the field at the low
rate rather than hold it, in anticipa
tion of an advance.
W. A. Hartzill runs a cab to the
ball ground whenever there is a game.
His new carriage, fine team and Dave
Boughton as the driver, in black coat
and high silk hat, make a very stylish
turnout.
The P. O. S. of A. excursion to
Mountain Park on Monday was at
tended by about 1000 people.' Thir
teen coaches left here, all well filled.
The Bloom band furnished music.
Everybody was well pleased.
The vines planted around the Epis
copal Church are growing rapidly, and
in a few years they will cover the
stone work. The grounds are in fine
condition and show great care on the
part of the sexton, James P. Thornton.
I. W. Hart man offers his
for sale for $7,000.
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