THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA
fht olumbian.
ESTABLISHED 18B6.
ViUr (ToIumMn gfmocrat,
K9TABi.mil EI T-'". fONNOMPATltP Ifta.
i'UHLIsilK.) KVEKY TllfKMlAY JIOKNINH
HlooiuoUiirK, tlie t'ouniy seat, ot Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. (t. KI.WELt, F.PITOR.
U. J. TASKEU, LOCAL EDITOR.
OEO. I'. HOAX, FORKMAN.
'l'sn Inside llieoimr.ty l.00ayearln ad
vance ; f 1.50 If not paid In artvam'r Uutalde
tap county, f l.SS a year, strtetly in aitvatu't-.
All couiuiuuloatlons should bo addressed to
TUK COU MIHAN,
Ulooniaburg, Fa.
THURSDAY, Jl'NE 21, IS99.
Democratic State Ticket.
FOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT,
SAMUEL J. MESTREZAT,
of Fayette County.
FOR JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT,
CHARLES J. REILLY,
of Lycoming County.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
WILLIAM T. CREASY,
of Columbia County.
Democratic State Editorial Association-
About a year and a half ago, a
number of Democratic editors met
at Harrisburg to discuss the advis
ability of organizing a state associa
tion. At that meeting J. Zeamer of
Carlisle was elected President, and
twenty four editors instituted the
membership. At a meeting held
last January, P. Gray Meek of
Iicllefonte was chosen President for
1S99. There are now sixty mem
bers, and the organization is rapidly
growing in strength and influence.
Every Democratic editor in the state
should become a member. A meet
ing was held last week, Tuesday in
Harrisburg, and the issues of the
state campaign discussed, it was
almost unanimously the opinion of
those present, that the campaign
should be fought on state issues
alone, and this sentiment had some
thing to do with the platform ad
opted by the convention. The next
meeting will be held in Pittsburg
8TRAIPARAGRAPH3.
DEMOORATIO COUNTY TIOKET-
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
W. H. FISHER,
from the South Side.
WILLIAM KRICKBAUM,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
JEREMIAH SNYDER,
of Locust Twp.
fOR PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK OF
THE COURTS,
WILLIAM H. HENRIE,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
J. C. RUTTER, JR.,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
JOHN G. HARMAN,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
WM. BOGERT,
of Scott Twp.
G. H. SHARPLESS,
of Catawissa.
Governor Stone has appointed
Thomas Chalfant, James Scarlet
and V. K. Holloway trustees of the
Danville insane asylum.
The school appropriation cut will
not affect the amount to be received
by the schools this year. Next
year, however, the reduction will
be seriously telt.
It may be an item not generally
known that the United States Sup
reme Court recently handed down
aii opinion to the effect that poultry
running at large is wild game, and
persons upon whom chickens may
trespass have the right to kill
them.
"There is 110 sense," says one of
our exchanges, "in the haphazard
way in which a patient i9 sent away
from home to exhaust his strength
and spend his money in the hope
that a chancre of air will do him
good. There is no use in sending a
person away to die. Many physi
cians are not as considerate about
this sort of thing. It is true that
there are some cases in which the
influence of climate is a potent fac
tor in the treatment of certain dis
eases but not half so many of them
as is generally supposed. Generally
a physician advises a patient to go
away simply because he cannot cure
him. Quiet and rest at home, plenty
of sunshine, good food and pure air
are worth more than a change of
climate that is so frequently reco
mmended as a cure-all nowadavs."
Strong ramparts his horns.
orth a lot the house that's
on it.
It doesn't say that Noah al
lowed smoking in the ark because
Ham was there.
Some elderly women look so
young that you might call them
preserved peaches.
Men should not think too much
of themselves, and yet a man should
be careful not to forget himself.
If any lady chooses to be il
natured toward us, we are disposed
to say to her in bold defiance of
consequences, Madam, you are "no
gentleman.
Place confers no dignity upon
some fellows, and there are severa
of the class in Bloomsburg. Like
a balloon, the higher they rise the
smaller they look.
It is said that there is an old
maid, not so very far from here
who sits several hours every day
with a parrot upon her shoulder
She must like to be a poll-bearer.
The American Agriclturist, of
recent date, speaks of a species of
pigs with square snouts. A well
trained goat can add, subtract an
multiply, but these pigs can give an
illustration of the square root.
A writer in one of the daily
papers, who has just returned from
China, saya that the most useful
crop raised by the Chinese is peas.
The Celestials are a prudent people
they mind their peas and cues.
A well known townsman, the
other day, who became entangled
in a heated argument, was over
heard to say "I hope to reach the
truth." He is laying out for him
self a long journey. He had bet
ter make his will before he starts.
While the writer was strolling
along the banks of the creek below
the Red Rock bridge last evening,
he was confronted by an old fisher
man, who complained tnat some
boys had stolen his minnows. The
little rascals, no doubt hooked the
bait to bait their hocks.
We notice by one of our week
lv papers that a man in Clinton
county had his nose bitten oft the
other day in an affray begun by
muiseu. ut course, he is in no
danger of being indicted for getting
up the quarrel. Any grand jury
that may have to examine his case
and lace will have to report ' ' No
bill found."
'The Prudent Man Setteth
His House in Order.1
Your human tenement should be given
even more careui attention uuin me
house you live in. Set it in order by
thoroughly renovating your tvhole system
through blood made pare by Ukir.g
Hood's SarsAwT'- Th:n every organ
will set promptly and rcgul&r'y.
'"pl-ip? Tpi JTH 1 n-l powerful and must prevail. I he more widely
I I I Gf V 111 the knowledge is spread the more will be prized
our liberal way of doing business.
Our June Sale Will Continue.
YOU WALK VERY FAST.
Thli Anlliorllr " Tbat M.DWl
Miles n Hoar la About Your
lnual Unit.
Have you ever thought of the dlntance
vou travel wane you ore uuv iur nu
onr'a stroll?
l'osniblv .vou walk three niilea In an
hour, but that tloea not represent the
difitanee vou travel. The earth turns
nn lta nxia even- 24 hours. In round
tie-urea call the earth a circumference
24.000 miles, and vou miiBt hare traveled
during your hour's stroll a thousand
miles In the axial turn of the earth,
snvs the New York World.
Hut this is not all. The earth makes
lournev round the Run every year.
rut the distance of our planet from the
sun at nz.OOU.uuu mues. 1 ne uiaint-irr
is therefore lS4,000,nOO miles, and the
circumference described by the earth
S7s.ono.000 miles. In other words, the
enrth travels around the sun each day
1.54,000 miles, and every hour for In
stance, the hour during which you took
tour walk the rnrtn movea tnroug-n
fifi.000 miles.
So. adding vour three miles of leg
travel to the hour's nxlal movement of
the earth, this to the earth's orbital
lourney anil that again to the earth's
excursion with the sun. nrul you will
find vou have traveled within the hour
8.1,030 miles.
Our Serges tft'.X, Astonishing;
nnd rnaiitv make them to. A gr. offered in Men's Suits. Closing out
All Wool, 'from .... PvJUU from a large stock. All fc
ti v iT 7T Wool, from - 3075
The runner can supply himself lor
'the harvest field, or for church, from our Boys' Clothing, in all styles, and
stock. prices to suit you. .
Remember, the place to buy your
1
Or
SB
Clothing, Hats, Shirts and Furnishings,
-IS AT-
TOWNSEND'S
TAR CLOTHING HOUSE.
IN THE MIDST OP ALARMS
CHANCE TO BE A KINO.
it
Is Only cccnrv o liny One f
Tli cs Islands anil Lord It
Over tlie Prnile.
Here was a frrent chance for people
wishing to become independent landed
proprietors. The French government
offer for sale some of the little i'lands
situated at the entrance of the bay of
St. Malo, on the coast of T.rittany.
Formerly,' when the famous French
liirates Jacnuea ('artier and Sourconf
brought down the wrath of the I'npllsh
on their head by their acts of daring,
he victims tried to get near enough to
St. Malo to throw firebrands and todis
charge cannon into the town, but they
were never able to succeed in passing
the islands.
The French government has taken
awav the cannon from tne lortineci
walls of Gouehee, I.a Tlata. La lon
flcress and one or two other of these
Mocks. The state, which is always
short of money, found it n needless ex
pense to keep up this propertj nnd so
offers it for sale.
The inhabitants of St. Malo are very
uneasy and discontented nt the pro
ceeding. And not without cause, for,
no restrictions having: been put npon
the sale, the hifhest bidder will become
practically their king, be his national
ity what It mny.
An Enaterat Man Tell About I be Dlf-
Ocnltlea of l'nker Playlnv In
the Uaa It talon.
"In the west the unexpected is apt to
happen," remarked an eastern man who
had j'.rnt returned from a business trip
through the northwestern states, "and
no one expresses or apparently feel
any surprise at the most unlooked-for
events. ?tow, where could such nn oc
currence happen, for instance, as the
following except in n country like ours:
At the hotel where 1 was stopping
In a town in Indiana a party of men
were seated at cards. Draw poker was
the game, and the betting was lively.
At the last drawing one of the party
found to his satisfaction that he lisld
straight flush, but just at that mo
ment there was a sharp report ; a second
olie, much more violent than the first.
tore open the floor of the smoking
room, and the party of men dropped
into the cellar.
"It was nn explosion of natural gas.
n little episode wmen irequentiy Hap
pens, I am told, in the gas regions. Al
though considerably bruised, not one
of the party fortunntely was seriously
hurt, nnd each man held with charac
teristic western imperturbability his
cards.
"'I call,' said the holder of the
straight flush, aa if the unpleasant lit
tle occurrence of being dropped sudden
ly Into the cellar had never happened.
whereupon the others showed their
hands by the light of their fuses, and
assisted tne lueKy winner to nnu me
stakes, which were scattered all over
the ground."
LAKE MICHIGAN'S DIRT VAVE.
June Argument.
. Dull times in a store are expensive to the store
keepet expensive to the customer. We long ago deter
mined to skip this sort of expense. Wants there always
are and if we make it profitable to forestall your wants
we are then kept busy. We improve the general store
service by never letting the wheel run slowly. We make
money in time saved, and you make money by anticipat
ing your needs.
SHIP'S CHINA AND SILVER.
There Is Knouith ut It to Supply All
the Itesldcnts of a (ioud
Dlicd Town.
Decision on Side Path Law-
A legal point in connection with
the side path law has been raised up
in Bradford County. Application
was made to the court for a man
damus to compel the County Com
missioners to levy the tax on bi
cycles at once, and Judge Dunham
granted a rule on the Commission
ers to show cause why they should
not do so. The position taken by
the commissioners is that under
the law the sidepath commissioners
cannot enter upon their duties until
the first of January after their ap
pointment, (which will be next
January) and that they, the county
commissioners, cannot levy the tax
until the recommendation, by
the sidepath commissioners, has
been made to them, and such re
commendation by the sidepath com
missioners can not be made until
they have entered upon the duties
of their office. Iu some of the
counties of the state the tax has al
ready been levied and the new law
put in full operation, but it is quite
possible they have been a little fast,
for the Bradford county commission
ers seem .to have the law on their
side, although if the wheelmen are
willing to pay the tax, nobody else
ought to complain.
Death of a Young Lady.
Miss Minnie B. Savidge, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. George V. Savidge,
died early Wednesday morning of last
week.at the Town Hill parsonage. She
had been a patient sufferer from
anaemia for nearly a year and for the
past six months was unable to leave
the house. She was 26 years old and
an active worker in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, to which she be
longed. Her sunny disposition and
winning ways always brought her a
host of friends wherever the turn of
the itinerant wheel cast her lot.
The funeral services were held at
the parsonage at ten o'clock Friday
morning and were conducted by Rev.
Dr. Evans, presiding elder. Burial at
Blooiningdale cemetery. In addition
to the parents a sister, Mrs. T. S.
Chapin, of Berwick, and two brothers,
Ralph and Fred, survive. Siick
shinny Echo.
Helen C. Candco gives an interesting
view of "Housekeeping on an Uueuu
Steamship," iu Ladies' Home Journal,
thus describing the vessel's china and
silver: "There are u thousaud spoons
for soup, the aame number for teu, uud
half that number for coffee and dessert.
The heaviest fork drawer contains
thousand dinner forks, and next to that
is the same number of breakfast forks,
For raw oysters t here are 31)0 forks pro
vided, and for rish about the same nunv
ber. Knives follow closely the same
figures, l.OUO each of dinner and break
fust sizes, COO for dessert, and 200 for
fruit. The puntry is lined with shelve
which are lltted with racks iu which
stand high piles of china, secure from
the motion of the stormiest sea. The
plate-wurmer holds many of them, but
there ore enough left to stock a china
shop. There ure J.200 cups and saucers
for coffee, tea and bouillon; there are
over 400 water tumblers, and other
glasses in smaller proportion. The
plates of the popular size number 2,200,
and the soup plales are only 450."
Death in the Storm.
During the severe lightning and thun
der storm on Tuesday evening John
Gangham's house at Centralia was
struck by lightning and his nine year
old daughter Mary was instantly kill
ed. The unfortunate girl was watch
ing tne Btorm trom the second story
window wnen the accident occured.
Conrad Graznig's dwelling at Cen
traba was also the target for a fiery
ball, and was badly damaged. The
inmates were stunned but none of
them injured. , '
To Cure Conmlpatloa Forever.
Take Cttscarets Candy Cutbartlo. 10c or Ka.
It 0. 0. 0. fall to cure, druggists rofuod money.
Twice a. Year n Long; i.ibi 01 nou-
tilxU Appeara Along the
AVest Shore.
'Did you ever notice the dirt wave V"
asked an old lisliermnn nt the -ixty-
ninth street dock the other day, as he
pointed to u long dwck mit.iii un mi.-
lake, which lookeil like Uie line 01 xne
horizon.
A peculiar thing is that dirt wave,
continued the old man, c.Miniining ms
hook, "and for many a year I've been
puzzled about it."
I'pon being asked to tell sometning
about the dirt wave by tlie tnicago
Democrat reporter, he said:
"Well, that wave comes about twice
a year as regular us uie scumni, un
never fulls to reach this side of the lake
during the month of April. Where it
comes from I ran t exactly understand,
nnd how the rubbish which it enrrfea
sticks together is a mystery to me.
"You will notice," he continued, "that
as far as you can see in either direction
the dirt wuve reuches.
"The dirt doesn't travel as fast as
common waves, auotuer tning 1 uon t
understand, and it'll be 24 hours be
fore it reaches the shore."
"What is the dirt composed of?"
"Why, just common rubbish. Sticks,
wooden boxes, old newspapers mixed
up with a sort of mortur of dust nnd
,.iai ine plants. I'll bet that wave id 100
.dies long."
Percales.
We put on sale one case of
black and white and silver gray
percales this week. They would
be cheap at 8c. but we will sell
them this week at 5c. the yd.
Shirt Waists
Reduced.
The waists we have sold all
Season $1.00, $1.15 and $1.25
we will sell this week at 89c.
We put on sale this morning
a lot of Munson's newest pat
terns in white lawn waists.
Price $1.00, 1.25, and 1.50.
Our Shoe Sale.
There was a big lot of ladies'
shoes left our store last week
but we still have a big lot left.
It will be a money saving to you
if you buy them and don't need
them until fall. The $3.50 shoe
we are selling at Si.qS not all
sizes. We can give you all
sizes and the different width0
in Buttoned and Polish. These
lots are our regular $3.00 shoes
and extra good value at that
price. Our sale price, $2.39
Dress Goods
At Half Price.
A lot of wool dress goods that
have sold for 65c. and 75c. they
are specially good weight for
separate skirts. We sell them at
33c
The Sale Of
Under riuslin.
Continues with unabated in
terest. Why should it? Aren't
the values tempting, and aien't
the goods crispest, freshest and
altogether the most desirable
you ever saw. Everyone who
has been here will say t.o. What
do you think about them ?
85c drawers, made full tucked,
and trimmed with fine Cambric
inserting and wide embroidered
ruffle, reduced to 69c.
65c night robe, made with
tucks, ruffles, and trimmed with
embroidery, reduced to 49c.
Special offer in our
Grocery Dept.
We will sell for the next two
Queen olives at 19c a
-the same goods that we
weeks
bottle-
sell at 25c.
1 2 cakes of red star soap for
25c.
10 cakes of Lyn's soap for 25c.
10 boxes of Soapine for 25c.
If you want your jellies to
keep nice we will sell you a
pound of paraffine for 13c.
Screens, for your windows,
24x28, at 2Sc; 24x32, at 30c
Vancamps' potted ham and
tongue, ioc.
Armour's potted ham and
tongue, 7c.
Potted chicken and turkey at
15c.
50 pounds of the best blended
flour at 90c. If it does not
make good bread we will take
it back.
F. P. -Pursel.
Queen i Quality
SEECHES
For Women.
$3.00.
Style, Fit, Wear.
None Better.
THAT BOY OF MINE
Costs me more to keep supplied with shoes than
all the rest of my family, until I went to the
Bloomsburg Store Company
and bought him the
Owl Calf Brrm i I of Shoes,-
WHEN YOU WANT
Shoes That Will Wear,
Correct Fit,
Latest Styles,
Lowest Prices,
We carry the largest line
W. C. McKINNEY,
No. 8 East Main St.
Come to
Bloomsburg.
us.
in
Bloomsburg Store Co., Limited.
Corner Main and Centre. ALFRED McHENRY, Manager