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fllaomstmrg. the County seat ot Columbia
County, I'ennsylvanla.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
Blooinsburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER I, IS9B.
TEAOHERB' SALARIES.
Mens' Pay Higher Than That of Women, and
Both too Small.
The salaries oi teachers in com
mon schools of the State have been
discussed time and again in news
papers, at institutes, and among
teachers generally, the points dis
cussed being that the salaries are too
low in many places, and nearly
everywhere the men receive higher
pay for the same work than women
get. It seems evident that a woman
who does the same work as a man,
and does it just as well, ought to
have as much compensation for her
services.
There is less inequality in salaries
in Columbia County than in many
other counties. In most of the dis
tricts the pay is the same, and
ranges from twenty to thirty-five
dollars a month. Twenty dollars is
not enough pay for any teacher. By
the time board is paid and other
necessary expenses, there is nothing
left. Good teachers can seldom be
obtained at that price, and the
schools languish and parents com
plain that their children are not
progressing. Schools are like every
thing else. If you want good ones
you must pay the price.
The matter of teachers' salaries
is being discussed in Philadelphia
just now. The Times of recent date
contained the following article:
Situated scarcely a block apart, at
Thirteenth and Spring Garden
streets and at Broad and Green,
stand Philadelphia's two great train
ing schools of pedagogy for girls
and boys respectively. The curri
culum in both schools is substanti
ally the same, the requirements for
graduation equally severe, but when
the newly-fledged pedagogues stand
ou the threshold of the world the
city bids for the girl's }*early service
$470, for the boy's $950. At a sal
ary which more than doubles that
of his co-worker, the young man
slips into a competency, while with
the remuneration allowed her the
girl can barely make both ends meet.
Side by side with the newly elected
male exponent of education, labor
ers for many years ill the vineyard,
conscientious, hard working women
receive $620 for the same grade of
work entrusted to his inexperience.
A woman supervisor receives but
SSO more a year for the manage
ment and clerical work of an entire
building than the boy fresh from
training school is paid for assistant
teaching.
Speaking 011 this subject a prom
inent teacher said: "To observe the
glamor of the business world and to
enlist male recruits in the army of
teachers the remuneration of the of
fice for men was made attractively
high. No such provision was deem
ed necessary for women, for until
late years teaching has been the
only field open to them. In excuse
for the obviously unfair distinction,
due to the accident of birth, it is al
leged that men have families to sup
port. Women are not exempt from
like encumbrances. Frequently it
is to the young woman breadwinner
that the mother and younger child
ren look for support, while the
young man spends upon himself the
entire fruit of his toil. Comparisons
are always odious. A feeling of dis
satisfaction has gradually become
prevalent throughout the profession.
In the old days of the platform and
teachers high chair, when lessons
were learned by rote and the course
of study required less of both pupil
and teacher, the salary paid was in
proportion to value given. In these
later days, however, since the curri
culum of the elementary schools has
been amended and amplified, entail
ing increased labor, and in view of
the fact that the City Treasury con
tains high salaries for the men of the
profession, the pertinent question of
increase for the lower schools has
presented itself in educational circles
and like Banqbu's ghost it will not
down."
All the United States soldiers
stationed at Honolulu, Hawaii,
were royally treated to a Thanks
giving dinner. The affair was got
ten up without any regard to the
cost. Ths expenses were detrayed
by funds subscribed by the business
houses. There are times when it is
nice to be a soldier.
THE DEFEAT OF SPAIN
Predicted ty Cervera —Ho Protested Against
His Country Rushing to Vanquishment.
The Navy Department has pub
lished, through the office of Naval
Intelligence, the " Views of Ad
miral Cervera regarding the Span
ish navy in the late war." Captain
Clover,the Chief Intelligence officer,
explains that this is a reprint of a
number of letters published in La
Epoca, of Madrid, on the sth of
the present month. The letters are
dated from before the war up to
May 5. They were written by
Cervera in protest against Spain
rushing into war in the face of cer
tain defeat, due to the naval
strength of the United States and
the unprepared ness of the Spanish
navy.
Cervera writes : " I ask myself
if it is right for me to keep silent
and thereby make myself an accom
plice in an adventure which will
surely cause the total ruin of Spain.
And for what purpose ? To defend
an island which was ours, but be
longs to us 110 more ; because even
if we should not lose it by right in
the war, wp have lost it in fact, and
with it all wealth and an enormous
number of young men, victims of
the climate and bullets in the de
fense of what is now no more than
a romantic ideal. Furthermore, I
believe that this opinion of mine
should be known to the Queen and
by the whole Counsel of Ministers.
I have deemed it my dut3 r to ex
press my opinions to the proper au
thorities clearly and without beat
ing about the bush. Now let or
ders be given to me ; I will carry
them out with energy and decision;
I am ready for the worst."
CERVERA PREDICTED DEFEAT.
Captain Clover says Spain had
neglected her navy, and Cervera
shows it was imprudent for her to
attempt war against a superior naval
power. Taking up some of the
vessels in detail in a letter written
in January, he showed how the
Viscaya carried defective guns;
how the Carlos V. was a failure be
cause of lack of power, and how the
Cataluna- begun more than eight
years before, was still incomplete.
And then he predicts that a conflict
would be disastrous to Spain. In a
letter written in February, the
admiral speaks of the Colon having
110 guns, of other vessels being
defective, of the inability of the fleet
to coal at Cadiz, of their being
obliged to go out with half rations,
and finally their having no charts of
the American seas. He says that
the eight principal vessels on the
Havana station are worn out, and
that, taking things as they are, the
Spanish naval force compared with
that of the United States is in the
proportion of 1 to 3. Under such
conditions, a campaign, he writes,
would he a disastrous if not an offen
sive one, and all that could be done
in an offensive way would he to
make some raids with a few fast
vessels.
The admiral points to the futility
of attempting to blockade the United
States ports and asks how the Span
ish navy would repair, even should
they win a great victory, without
resources. He says ; "It would be
foolish to deny that what we may
reasonably expect is defeat, which
may be glorious, but, all the same,
defeat which would cause us to lose
the Island in the worst possible
manner. Only in case we could
count 011 some powerful ally could
we aspire to obtain a satisfactory
result."
GLAD THE END WAS AT HAND.
The admiral refers to the Spanish
Pacific force as not able to afford
even a shadow of resistance to the
American naval force. Further on,
he speaks of the war as at last in
sight and laments the incomplete
state of the Spanish vessels. But,
after all, lie says that he is glad the
end is coming and is prepared to do
his duty. He is on record as protest
ing against the idea of sending the
little torpedoboat flotilla to Cuba,
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pointing out that a naval defeat for
Spain would precipitate the loss of
Cuba. He speaks of the surprise
and astonishment experienced by all
of the officers of his squadron on
receiving orders from Spain to sail
from Cape Verde to Cuba, inasmuch
as they had united in pointing out
the condition of the ship.
Says the admiral: "With an easy
conscience, I go to the sacrifice, but
I cannot understand that decision
of the navy general officers against
my opinions." The last letter in
the series is one from Admiral
Villamil, of Cervera's squadron, ad
dressed directly toSagasta, pointing
out that the sacrifice of the Spanish
naval forces will be as certain, as it
will be useless and fruitless for the
termination of the war.
SPAIN ACCEPTS OUR TERMS.
After months of arguments, Spain
on Monday yielded to the demands
of Uncle Sam, and accepted the
peace terms contained in the ultima
tum. She gives in not because she
considers herself in the wrong, but be
cause she is entirely without resources
to continue the struggle.
Spain, no doubt, has been plead
ing for sympathy lrom other coun
tries in Europe, but no power has at
tempted to interfere with the pro
ceedings, and she has been obliged,
after having exhausted all the re
sources of diplomacy, in an attempt
to justify her attitude, to give in to
the superior power of the victor. Ac
cording to the terms accepted by
Spain, the United States pays $20,-
000,000 and gets control of the Phil
ippines, and one of the Ladrones,
and Spain to abandon Cuba.
Of course, there will be many other
intricate and important problems to
be worked out by this Government,
and a great deal of intelligence and
deep thought will be needed at Wash
ington before the matter is entirely
settled. But we must be patient; ev
erything is progressing with all the
rapidity consonant with good judg
ment, but matters of this kind are not
settled in a day, and it may require
considerable time before the trouble
is entirely adjusted.
DEMOCRATS and THE LEGISLATURE
Fusion with Anti-Quay Republi
cans for the organization of the com
ing Legislature, is being talked of by
prominent Democrats. Representative
VV. 'l'. Creasy was in Philadelphia on
Tuesday,and when asked h s views said
that he was in line with Colonel Guf
fey in favoring fusion with the Anti-
Quay Republicans in organizing the
House, and he thought that the inter
ests sought could best be served by
the combination supporting an Inde
pendent Republican for Speaker, as
the question was by no means merely
one of loaves and fishes for the De
mocracy. Mr. Creasy expressed the
opinion that the Democratic leaders
oi the State should get together and
formulate a line of policy as soon as
possible. It was also stated that the
Anti-Quay Republican leaders, in
view of Colonel Guft'ey's attitude and
the general Democratic sentiment in
favor of fusion, to concede the Demo
crats the right to name the Independ
ent Republican whom they and the
Anti-Quavites would support for the
Speakership.
In the incoming House of Repre
sentatives there will be 74 Democrats
and 3 Republicans who were elected
on a fusion ticket. To these 77 must
be added 26 Republican members
opposed to Quay and the Republican
State organization to enable the fus
lonists to succeed in organizing the
body.
Hon. William Clirisman was
unfortunate enough to be taken
seriously ill a week before the election
and was thus prevented from lookmg
after his interests as a candidate for
the Legislature. Notwithstanding this
he was elected by a good majority.
He has been in the house ever since
but we are glad to state that he is
improving, and hopes soon to be out
again to attend to his extensive law
practice, and be ready to go to Harris
burg next January. His office has
been in charge of Clem Weiss, Esq.,
during his illness.
EXECUTORS' SALE
—OF VALUABLK
REAL ESTATE
Tlie undersigned, executors of the estate of
John Zatior, late of Fishlngcreek township, de
ceased, will expose to sale, on the premises, on
TUESDAY, DEC. 27, 189?,
At ten o'clock a. m.
Late the homestead property of the late John
Zaner, deceased, located at Zaner's station, on
the 11. & s. it. it., bounded and described us fol
lows, viz:
LOT NO. I.—Beginning at a stake, corner In
line of land of Daniel Whltenlght, and In east
line of H. & 8. It. K ; thence north seventy and
one-half degrcos east ninety-one and eight
tenths porches along land of said Whltenlght to
a corner, In line of land of James and Warren
Coleman; thence along said Coleman land
north forty-seven degrees west fifty-three and
six-tenths perches to a white oak; thence
along same land and other land of the John
Zaner estate, north twenty-throe and one-half
degrees west one hundred and seventy-nine
perches to a stone corner; thence along same
Zaner estate seventeen and one-half degrees
cast forty perches to a stone corner, on east
Townsend's Star Clothing House.
| OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS I i
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be AT POPULAR PRICES. 2
= __ §.
5 BLACK AND BLUE KERSEYS, ®
$8.50, SIO.OO, $1'2.00.
S= ULST ERS AND STORM COATS, n
$6.00 to $15.00.
w MEN'S STORM REEFERS, - . $3.00 £
| LATEST STYLES =
£ AND LOWEST PRICES AT §
© ! to
E- Townsend's Star Clothing House. P
side of n. AS. If. H.; thence along land of Dan
iel McHenry north seventy-two and three
quarters degrees west seven perches to a stake:
thence along land of said McUcnry south thir
ty-nine degrees west forty perches to a stake;
thence along land of T. 11. Edgar south thirty
four degrees west seventy-one and seven
tcnths perches to a stake In the creek; tlieneo
south thirteen degrees west tweotytwo and slx
tcnths perches to a corner stake; thence south
one-half degree cast tlfty-nlno perches to an
original maple corner, common corner, of land
of T. H. Kdgar, Ellis Stoker, and said Zaner es
tate; thence along land of Ellis Stoker south
forty degrees east eighty perches to a corner;
thence south twenty-live degrees east three
perches to a corner In public road, near the
west end of bridge across the main branch of
Flshlngcreek; thence west nfty and three
quarters degrees oast twenty-nine and Ave.
tenths perch"S to spike In public road, and In
line of B. A s. It. K. (right of way); thence north
eighty-three and one-half degrees east four
perches across said railroad to a stake; thence
along the said railroad south six and a quarter
degrees east tlfty-stx aud four-tenths perches
to the place of beginning, containing
137 ACRES
and one hundred and thirty-tour perches, strict
measure, also belonging to same tract. .
LOT NO. 2.—Beginning at an original and
common corner or land of Whltenlght, IVu.
Stoker, Ellis Stoker, and said Zaner estate, la'ge
butternut witness; thence north twenty-live
degrees west along land ot (Ellis Stoker, for
ty-six perches to a corner In public road, near
west side of bridge, above mentioned In lot No.
1; thence noith rtfty and three-quarters de
grees east twenty-nine and live-tenths perches
to a spike In said road; thence along B. A s. K-
K. south six and a quarter degrees east twenty
nine und eight-tenths perches to a corner;
thence along lot of said Kullroad Company
south flfty-llvo and three-quarters degrees west
seven and live-tenths perches to a corner;
thence south twenty degrees east twenty-four
and nine-tenths perches to a stake, In line of
land of Daniel Whltenlght; thence south sev
enty and one-half degrees west nine and live
tenths perches across Flshlngcreek, to the
place of beginning, containing
S ACRES
and forty-three perches, strict measure, also
belonging to same tract.
LOT NO. B.—Beginning at a stone corner of
the Zaner farm, and land of Jumes and Warren
Coleman; thence north sixty-three and three
quarters degrees east sixty-three porches to a
stone corner; thence along same land north
twenty-seven and one-half degrees west one
hundred aud seven and live-tenths perches to
corner of Holder's land; thence along Holder's
land south sixty-three aud three-quarters de
grees west twenty-one perches; thence along
Taud of Daniel Mcllenry south sixteen
and three-quarters degrees west fourteen
and rtve-tenths perches to a stono cor
ner; thence along land of said Zaner estate
south seveuteen and one-half degrees west for
ty perches to stone corner; thence along the
same south twenty-threo and one-half degrees
east sixty-nine and two-tenths perches to the
place of beginning, containing
35 ACRES
and twenty perches, altogether contalolng 178
AL'ItES and 87 I'EKCIIKS, upon which are
erected
TWO SETS FRAME BUILDINGS,
The same will also be offered In two tracts, if
purchasers desire. The laud Is well watered,
mostly level. In a bljrh state of cultivation, and
lies along tho bank of Fishlngcreek.
ALSO,
The following tract of land, bounded and de
scribed as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stone,
formerly black oak, corner of land of Jacob
Karns; thence by land of said Jacob Karns north
seventeen aud one-half degrees cast one hun
dred and sixty-three and five-tenths perches to
a stone; thence by land of William Ikeler south
seventy-six and one-half degrees east seventy
four and nve-tenths perches to a post; thence
by land of Kills s. stoker south eighty degrees
west one hundred and thirty- sight perches to a
post; thence by laud of John and Sylvester
Dealer south eighty-three and a quarter de
gress west one liundr, d and seven perches to
the place ol beginning, containing
79 ACRES
and one hundred and six perches, strict meas
ure, and also adjoining thereto and part there
of, a tract of land, bounded and described as
follows, to wtt: On the north and east by land
of John Zaner, south and southwest by lands of
Geo. I'ealer, and public road, leading irom
Fishlngcreek to liohraburg, containing
40 PERCHES,
more or less. Altogether containing 79 ACHES
and lie perches, the same being vacant.
TEKMS OF SALE:—Twenty per cent of the
purchase money to 00 paid at the striking
down of the property; twenty per cent April 1,
189U, at which time possession will be given,
and the balance January Ist following, with In
terest from April 1, 1899.
WM. UHHISMAN,
LLOYD ZAN EK,
19-;-at EXECUTOKS.
The F. P. Pursel Store is a
Different Store.
Tow save money through buying at lowest prices. Scarcely
anybody docs, uulcss it is terribly necessary. The tendency is
to take advantage of low prices to buy fine things that are
thereby brought within reach.
Trashy and gewgaw things show their true meanness
when you get them in use. We have bought finer things to
take their place. We don't sell these goods for less, than
they are worth, but we save enough through our better mode
of gathering to make prices on the comparable things look
wonderfully less. And the oddest feature ot our method is
that we sell the many exclusive things as reasonably as we sell
the few things that other stores are in competition with. These
facts are worth remembering at this time when purchases are
often made carelessly.
Dress Goods.
Our Dress Goods stock is too
large. It must be lowered by
the first of January. There is
only one way to do this, and
that is to lower the prices.
56c Dress Goods, neat, pretty
mixed, 45c.
35c Dress Goods, plain and
mixed, 28c.
85c. Dress Goods, plain and
mixed, SSC.
Coats and Capes.
A crisp air has re-doubled the
demand for Coats and Capes.
The snappy styles, the unusual
gathering of all that's new and
good, coupled with the little
price, has trebled the interest
here.
$5.00 Cape we offer this week
at §3.98.
$7.00 Cape we offer this week
at $5.00.
$8.50 Coats we offer this week
at $7.00.
Children's Shoes.
We carry Bay State Shoes in
children and miss, and we can
safely say that there is no make
of Shoes that will give you as
much wear. Special offer this
week:
Miss Shoes, 11 to 2, worth
Si.so, at 5i.25.
Boys' Shoes, 11 to 2, worth
F. P. Pursel.
SPECIAL SALE!
Now is the time to get bargains. During the next 30
days we will give you many goods at and below cost. Wool
Dress Goods that was 25c, now 15c. Dress Goods, from 50c. to 30.
Do not miss these special sales. We have just received new sup
ply of pretty Coats, Qipes and Fur Collarettes for ladies. Fur
sets for children.
Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits, from $5.00 up.
Ladies' Coats, Capes, Separate Skirts. Coats for misses and
children. In this line our stock is large. Prices low.
Ladies' Fur Collarettes, from $2.00 up.
Our sales in Shoes increases daily. Ladies' Fine Shoes, from
79c. up. Gents' Fine Shoes, from 98c. up. Good Calicoes, 3c.
Good Muslin, Our stock of Underwear is complete. We
handle the celebrated Leather brand Stockings for ladies, misses
and boys. Corsets, for 24c. up.
Our Grocery Department is improving daily—adding new
goods at better prices. Our whole stock is complete and prices
always right. It will pay you to see our goods before you buy.
Blcomsburg Store Co., Limited.
Corner Main and Centre Sts. ALFRED McHENRY, M'G'R
si.4°. at $1.25.
Ladies' Spring Heel, light
calf, 3 to 6, at $1.65.
Furniture.
Manufacturer needed the
money. A chance for us and
for you. So fine an assortment
of tasteful designs in Bed Room
Suits at so low a price is new to
this town. Consider yourself
fortunate to be asked to share
in the saving. These prices
can't stay long: 3 piece sets,
$1495 16.00, 17.50, 21.50, 27.50
and 32.50.
Fine Golden Oak Table, high
ly polished, nice size for in your
parlor, $2.65.
Oak Extension Tables, $3.50,
5.00, 6.50 to 10.00.
Mattress and Springs at lower
prices than you can get them
anywhere and the best makes
we can buy.
Glove Sale.
A bargain—a real selling un
der value. That's the story
concerning Gloves to day. The
maker is the man who loses,
but his loss helps him to quick
adjustment of his business.
Here's the Gloves:
SI.OO quality of Kid Gloves,
at 75c.
50c. quality of Cashmere
Gloves, 25c.
25c. quality of Cashmere
Gloves, 15c.