THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
ESTABLISHED I860. '
iUf (Columbia Jcmorrat,
8TABul8HKD 1837. CONHOL1DATKD 18M.
PUBLISHED 1VKRY THU1WDAY MOHNIKU
Mt Rloomsburg, tbe County teat ot Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
JKO. B. ELW KLL Editor.
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THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Fa.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1897.
FELLOW CITIZENS !
Two important offices are to be
filled this fall, that of Associate Judge,
and that of Sheriff. Are you alive to
the importance of selecting men for
these places yourselves and fully de
termined not to have persons forced
upon you by importunity and other
questionable methods ? Men are not
fitted for office because they are ac
tive political workers. We are not
wanting in examples of that fact
Everybody knows it, and any citizen
can put his finger on some one from
the governor down who does not fill
the bill.
The office of Associate Judge is an
important one, because it is a con
spicuous one, because it is an honor
able one and because it is a respon
sible one. In many cases the Asso
ciates can overrule ' the President
Judge as in the matter of granting
liquor licenses in the matter of de
termining the punishment of criminals
and in others that need not be
mentioned. The mental and moral
caliber of our people will be gauged
by measuring the select'on we make
for that office. It is quite within the
possibilities that the people are ready
for a political break on that office,
and as there are certain to be three
candidates in the field, an injudicious
selection by the Democrats may re
sult in their defeat. The muttering
on the subject is both loud and deep
and must be heeded ; and now is the
time for the people to set aside the
mere political jobbers, and take the
direction of the campaign and the
selection of a proper person as a can
didate into their own hands.
It may be conceded that the Asso
ciate Judge will come from the north
side of the river, and that he will not
come out of the town of Bloomsburg.
What conspicuous and judicious
democrat is there who ought to be
selected, and who would give to and
receive from the office distinction and
respect ? If the Democratic conven
tion cannot find such a man, the
Temperance Convention or the Re
publican Convention may profit by
our blunder. How does what happen
ed in Bloomsburg strike you as a
pointer ?
INVESTIGATOR'S REPOET.
1 ne report ot tne committee ap
pointed to investigate the condition
of the treasury was handed to the
legislature on Tuesday. It finds
nothing wrong with either the office
of the state treasurer, or auditor gen
eral, l he latter office is found to be
sadly in need of clerical assistance,
aad it is recommended that the legisla
ture enact a law authorizing the ap
pointment of a deliquent clerk, whose
duty it shall be to look after the delin
quent corporations in the matter of
taxation.
Befora the French Revolution.
Before the revolution the govern
ment established warehouses at which
the inhabitants were compelled to
purchase their stores of salt. These
warehouses were numerous in some
provinces and few in others, but
whether sufficient or insufficient for
the needs of the population they were
often situated at a considerable dis
tance from the towns and villiages,
whose inhabitants had to trudge miles
along bad roads to buy their salt. But
this was not all. It was prescribed
by law that the head of every family
must lay in his stock of salt not at
such times as might suit his own con
venience, but on one stated day in
the year. Should he fail in this ob
servance ne was nnea, and he was
.Also fined if he purchased a smaller
quantity than the law prescribed. His
hardships did not stop even there.
On making his annual purchase he
had to state the different purposes for
which he intended to use the salt
during the ensuing year, and in the
event of his being discovered salting
his soup instead of his pork according
to his statement, or his pork instead
. of his soup on the day he had named,
he was also liable to a fine. His
kitchen was never secure from the
intrusion of the inspecting officer, and
woe to the housewife who was detect
ed in any petty infraction of this law.
-Nineteenth Century.
K -
McKinley prosperity is a dismal
failure. When thj people rest from
breaking banks tfte Mississippi Ukes
a whack at it. '
GASMAN ON STATE ISSUES.
The Democratic Chairman Begins the Talk
About tho Coming Campaign.
John M. Garman, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
discussed the probable attitude of the
Democratic party toward the political
issues of the Commonwealth, and es
pecially in the matter ol the campaign
for State Treasurer and Auditor
General.
I have given the matter a great
deal of attention," said Chairman
Garman. " and a crreat deal of auiet
and effective work has been carried
on throughout the State. The con
duct of the Republican Legislature
has favored the Democracy. No ses
sion in the history of the State has
been as full of scandals and investiga
tions, and the fact should be borne in
mind that the charges of bubery, of
corruption and official dishonesty are
put forth by Republicans and cannot
be called Democratic campaign
stories. Not one story or one de
mand for an investigation into official
dishonesty can be traced to the
Democratic party.
"The probabilities are that the
State committee which meets in
April will decide that the coming
campaign will be conducted on a
platform made up of purely State
issues. There never was a tune when
the industrial interests, the rights of
both corporations and private citizens
were as much endangered as to-day.
The Republican party in this State
has convinced the business interests
that their safety lies with the State
Democracy. I have a number of
letters from men at the heads of great
business interests. These men op
posed the Democracy last fall. To
day they say that a change is neces
sary, and in such a year when neither
Congressmen nor Legislators are to
be elected they say that if the Demo
cratic party nominates an honest busi
ness man for Slate Treasurer and an
equally honest man for Auditor
General the party will stand an ex
cellent chance of winning. And they
will do all they can to aid us. The
organization of the party has gone on
steadily. We need no campaign
literature. That, as I said, has been
supplied in abundance by the Repub
licans.
The chairman also stated that the
State committee had under consider
ation a plan to form a Democratic
State Editorial Association, but that,
he said, would be determined by the
editors themselves. He approves of
the idea and believes that such an
organization might if properly con
ducted be productive of great good
to the party.
" Has there been any suggestions
as to candidates for State Treasurer
or Auditor General ?" Mr. Garman
was asked.
" Out in the western part of the
State James M. Guffey, of Allegheny
has been put forward by his friends
for the State Treasurer nomination,
and quite a number of prominent
names have been mentioned in con
nection with the Auditor Generalship,
but little consideration is likely to be
given to canditates before the 1st of
May."
No Extravagance.
That legislator made but little good
use of the latest weekly recess who
did not learn from his constituents
that they approved the suggestion
and recommendations of the governor
in his recent message as to the erec
tion of a capitol building.
A wholly satisfactory and convenient
as well as creditable central building,
in the group system, can be easily
constructed tor halt a million dollars,
The combined judgment of the ablest
architects, engineers and builders
sustains this view. Greater expendi
ture might mane a buiidinz more
complete in needless detail but not
more imposing.
Lvery consideration demands econo
my at this time. The members who
encourage by voice and vote extrava
gance and unnecessary expense will
be sure to be brought to book by their
constituents. The party that stands
firmly for an economy that is not
niggardly will warrant and receive
public approval. The Democratic
members of both houses should unite
solidly with such Republicans as ap
prove the sentiment of the governor !
message. Patriot.
The Blockade of Crete.
The attitude which the United
States will take in relation to the
blockade of Crete must be decided
more quickly than was expected, the
powers having notified the United
States of the blockade of the island
it is apparent, theretore. that now is
the time to assume and retain a deci
sive position.
It would oe, perhaps, a mistake to
wait antil a United States vessel en
deavoring to trade with the people of
the Island, shall be overhauled by the
ships of the powers. Any action taken
then would appear as made to suit the
occasion. Besides, if objections be
not stated immediately, silence during
the continuance of the operations of
allied fleets would be taken as consent
to the blockade and thus nugatise de
mands for reparation should the Unit
ed States make any for the overhaul
ing of a vessel flying its flag. This
government also owes it to owners of
American vessels to notify them at the
earliest opportunity as to whether or
not it contemplates acknowledging or
denying the blockade, whether or not
it will protect them in the prosecution
of their business.
If the blockading of a country
which is not at war with another is a
violationof international law it would
be impolitic and cowardly for the
United States to enter no protest and
make no sign unless perchance an
American vessel should be a sufferer ;
mpohtic because now would help es
tablish a precedent that must be dis
astrous to the peace and liberty of
every nation, encouraging the repeti-1
tion of the unlawful act without end or
reason i and cowardly because as the
greatest of neutral nations the United
States by an early and earnest protest
might indicate and impress upon the
powers the lawlessness of their course
and prevent its continuance in the
present case and its recurrence in the
future.
It is a delicate subject to handle
and a worse one to let alone. If the
blockade of Crete is without warrant
of international law, as it is said to be,
the United States should protest.-.
Longer Sohool Terms.
Bill No. S3, now in the House of
Representatives at Harrisburg, entitled
"An Act to extend the minimum
school term to seven months," should
receive unanimous support. The time
has come when Pennsylvania should
take this step as well as other steps
in the line of progressive school
legislation. The bill has been re
ported from the Committee on Educa
tion, of which Mr. Hammond is chair
man, and provides, as its title reads,
ior me extension ot the minimum
school year to seven months. The
term is now six months. Pennsylvania
is the twenty-eighth State in length of
school term that . is, twenty seven
states nave longer terms, and, as a
fact, twenty-six pay larger salaries,
The school term in the city of Phila
delphia, however, is ten months.
in providing tor longer terms ot
teaching the increased cost would not
necessitate an increase of the heavy
appropriations on the part of the
State. The money would have to be
raised by local taxation. There would
be less hardship in the levy of a little
additional school tax, because the
extra-liberal policy of the Legislature
has of late years tended to shift the
burden and to make the schools more
and more a charge upon the State
Treasury. Money paid for better and
larger knowledge is always well in
vested ; and .Pennsylvania cannot
afford to lag behind her sister Com
monwealths. Phila. Record.
ATHLETIC SPORTS-
It is said that athletic sports have
not gained quite so much of a foot
hold in this country as in England.
While this may be true, yet it cannot
be said that the Unite J States is by
any means lagging m this respect,
ana out cioor sports ot all kinds are
constantly growing. "What will be
the future effect upon our young
men is a question of great importance,"
says an exchange. It adds most of
them have a living to make. Do
athleticsports conduce to that end ?
"In business, as in everything else,"
says Professor Bryce, "brains and
pains will win in the long run j and
our young men who take life easily
and give all their spare hours and
tnougnts to toot Dan, or cricket or
cycling, much as we may sympathize
with these exercises, will find them
selves distanced in business by the
painstaking, hardworking, systematic,
thrifty German, whose thoughts are
bent steadily upon the main purpose
of his life.
ine uermans have not been in
fected with the mania for athletics.
and they are supplanting the English
in tne walks ot business even in
England. In the markets of the
world, too, they are fast becoming
Klein
la needed by poor, tired mothers, over
worked and burdened with care, debili
tated and run down because ot poor, thin
and impoverished blood. Help is needed
by tbe nervous sufferer, the men and
women tortured with rheumatism, neu
ralgia, dyspepsia, sorofula, catarrh. Help
Comes Quickly
When Hood's Barsaparilla begins to en
rich, purity and vitalize the blood, and
ends it in a healing, nourishing, invig
orating stream to the nerves, muscles and
organs ot the body. Hood's Barsanarllla
builds up tbe weak and broken down sys
tem, and cures all blood diseases, because
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formidable rivals of the English. They
are free from athletic emulation that
emulation which is absorbing the time
and becoming a part of the life of so
many of the young men in our day
both in England and in our own
country. "The reason why," says an
Englishman, they so oiten get the
better posts in houses of business is
that they have no other interest than
the one they live by.
The truth is that competition is be-
. 1. - e in
coming so tierce in an wants 01 me
that one must lend his energies to
work, if he would make his way in the
world. There must be, no doubt,
holidays and relaxations but these
should be episodes, not the great in
terest of life. That must be centred
upon the appointed task, upon the
chosen work of one's life. When one
has achieved the glorious privilege of
being independent he has merited
liberty of choice. His first duty, how
ever, is to make good his standing
place in the world t and this he will
never do if his attention be diverted
by golf, cricket,, baseball and cycling.
These, indeed, are good in their proper
time and place j but the whole force
of his being should be given to his
mam calling. "Know, says Larlyle,
"what thou canst work at, and work
at it like a Hercules 1" Athletics has
a tendency to weaken the force of
that strenuous gospel and to divert
our youth into more exciting and
pleasurable paths. This is a danger
ous tendency, over which should be
kept ward and watch.
Lippincott's Magazine ior April, 18C7.
The complete novel in the April
issue ot lAppmcott s is "Kay s Re
cruit," by Captain Cnarles King. It
is in this favorite author s well-known
manner, and recounts the experiences
of a most superior and unusual private.
Elsie A. Robinson, in "Joe Riggler s
Romance," tells a curious story of a
mining camp. Mary B. Goodwin
explains the difficulties which certain
charming sisters had in "Answering
his Letter."
Some odd facts about "Animal
Cannoneers and Sharpshooters" are
given by Dr. James Weir, Jr. Calvin
Dill Wilson describes "Oyster-plant
ing and Oyster-farming." Fred. Chap
man Mathews puts forth "A Plea for
our Game."
"Goethe in Practical Politics" is
defended by F. P. Sterns, who thinks
that the poet was a patriot, a liberal-
conservative, and a wise statesman.
J. Harvey Pence discusses "Politics
on the American Stage."
Emily P. Weaver gives "A Glimpse
of Old Philadelphia," from the book
of Peter Kalm, a Swedish botanist,
who visited the city about 1749.
"The Gentle Art of the Translator"
is expounded by Caroline W. Latimer.
Alice Morse Earle writes of "Matri
monial Divinations," and Beulah
Carey Gronlund of "Two Chinese
Funerals."
The poetry of the number is by
Nora C. Franklin, Carrie Blake Mor
gan, and Frederick Peterson.
You'd Show Good Taste
If you selected your paper
from our stock. Fine wall
paper is like Cue clothes al
ways noticed and admired. We
couple beauty and novelty of
design With a quality of paper
which is seldom equalled. All
we ask is your eyes, our stock
will do the rest.
Room Mouldings to match
all papers.
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' ESCHAN33 HOTEL BLD.
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BLOOMSBURG PA.
Opening Our Spring Dress Goods.
Spring Dress Goods. 1
We are showing by far the most in
teresting assortment of Dress Goods
we have ever put on sale. They are
interesting to you who are contem
plating the purchase of the new dress.
Goods that are all right, made by the
best manufaclurers,and all the height of
style. Here they are in profusion and
rare values, everyone of them, 2$c. to
$(.50 the yard.
Ladies' Separata Skirts and Suits.
It is becoming more and more the
fad, and a very good one it is, to buy
your 6kirts and Spring Suits already
made. Why not ? When you can
buy them about as cheap as you can
the material alone and save the trouble
of making. They are all well maJe,
from the best of material and by ex
perienced tailors. It will pay you to
examine them. $1.87 to $io.co.
Ladios' Muslin Underwear.
You know the kind we sell. That
which is made correct in every partic
ular. We would not have it if it was
not. We buv it from the Wm. Burns
Co., which in itself is a guarantee that
it is perfection. The material is the
best, the workmanship the finest, and
the garments are all full width and
full length. When you see the goods
you will be astonished at the prices we
can sell them at. Don't pay you to
make them yourself.
Ccrset Cavers, ujctosoc.
Night Eobes, 40c to $1.40.
.extra gouu vaiue on tne 50c ones.
Skirts, 28c to $1.50.
lhe $r.oo skirt is special value.
Pursel &
BLOOMSBURG,
Hot
Foot
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Covers
but easy, comfortable, stylish shoes.
That's what up-to-date men want. That's what we sell, and
we don t draw heavily on pocket books either. Fitting feet ia
our specialty, and we assure perfect comfort t every patron
We carry the argest stock of boots, shoes and rubbers in the
county, and all new and fresh and bright. Every size, evert
shape, and prices not too high nor to low.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
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burg!pi,oT " CourtUoU8e" Blooms-
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, ,897,
attwoo'oloclcp.m.,-all that certain lot. piece
or parcel of land situate, iylDg and being InZ
township of sugarloaf, Columbia county, and
state of Pennsylvania, bounded and doscrlbed
as follows, to wit : Beginning at a stone on Hue
of KmanuH Dllte and J. M. Larlsh south seventy
one degrees and twenty.flve minutes, east tnlr-ty-three
and eighteenths perches to a Btone
thence by land of A. Laubach along the publtd
road south two degrees and twonty-three min
utes, west seventeen and two-tenths perches to
a Btone, thence by land ot John W. Kile, south
fltty.nve and three-fourth degrees, west thirty
perohes to a stone, thence by same north four
teen degrees weBttwenty-one and seven-tentbs
perohes to 0 stone, thenoe by same north sixty.
TROUSERS
FROM 05.OO.
Drawers, 8c to $1.00.
The 28c ones are rare bargains.
Children's Dresses, a8c to 75c.
Night robes, 40c.
" f Drawers, 15c to 28a
Groceries.
Just received a new invoice of gro
ceries. We Bell only the best goods
we can buy, and will offer these goods
for quick turning, at prices that can
not be equaled in town for the quality
of the goods. No trash or cheap truck,
but good goods at little money.
Prunes, nice, fresh and good value,
S l'- 5C
Prunes, fresh, large meaty goods,
toe. quality, 7c the lb.
Head Rice, no cracked or broken
stuff, worth at least J again as much,
5 lbs. 25c.
Rolled oats, none better, A No. 1
quality, 1 lbs. 25c. "
Raisins, fat and juicy, 7c. the fix
loc. quality, 4 its. 23c
Scup beans, nice large ones, 5'qts.
25c. Remember 2 lbs. to the qt
Large, fine lima beans, 4 qts. 95c.
Mackerel, nice fat fish, average
weight lbs., 2 for 25c.
COFFEE.
We handle none but the best of cof
fee. Chase & Sanborn's in bulk, and
Levering's in package goods. Note
the following prices:
Levering, 16c. the lb.
Rio coffee, 20c. the B. Reduced
from 25c. Can't be equaled in town
for the money.
A better Rio at 25c 30c quality.
Extra Golden Rio, 28c.
Pefection Blend, 30c Equal to any
35c. or 38c. coffee in town.
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four and three-fourth degrees, west Ore and
slx-tenthB perches to a small white oak, thence
by same north ten and one-quarter degrees
east twenty-one and eight-tenth perches to the
beginning, containing
SIX ACRES
and thirty-eight perches, be the same more of
less, whereon Is erected a
DWELLING HOUSE
stable and out buildings.
tielzed, taken Into execution at the suit ot
Bloom Poor District's use vs. John Kile, and to
be sold as the property of John Kile.
Bnyder, atty. J. b. McUENBY,
8-y-ta. Rheriff.
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