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TEE FIGHT AQA1N8T QUAY.
Independent Republicans liiue a Strong
Address.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
tfbt (foluniMa gmotrat,
waTAB. 1SUUD 18S7. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
P0BU8HR J ?VKKT TI1UK8UAV MOKN1NU
rtloomsDurB, the County snat of Columbia
tjountT, 1'ennnylvanla.
OBO. B. KLWKLIi Kditok.
n J. TASKKK, I.0C4I. EDITOR.
GEO. C. KUAN i FOHHUM.
T..MS inside the county U.ooayearln ad
If not Dftld in adyanco Ouwlde
K oo'untT, ti.ai a year, Htrlctly In advance.
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Bloomaburg, Pa.
Thursday, dkckmbkk 14, 1899.
Oomipunicated
Our attention has been called to a
statement made by Prof. Pierson at
the late County Institute, by one of
the teachers attending the Institute,
to the effect that London consumed
annually nine billions of eggs, and
that the eggs, it placed end to end
would make a circle as large as the
Equator, to wit, 23,000 miles in length.
This statement vas copied into his
memorandum at the time of announce- j
ment. Upon careful investigation it is
found that, allowing the average length
of egs to be three inches, the length
ot nine billions of eggs would form a
line of 426,120 miles, or a distance
sufficient to encircle the equator thir
teen times. If the eggs measure two
inches in diameter they would form a
zone twenty six inches in width. Al
lowing our imagination to run with
Prof. Pierson's, that zone of eggs
would hatch, in that torrid region and
what a mighty belt of chicks would
enliven the equatorial lir.e ? In the
course of nine months they would fur
nish a delicious food that would last
London an indefinite length of tiine
that would far surnass Prof. Pierson's
famous "eight inch columns ot beef"
annually consumed by London that
would Teach to the moon." We can
well imagine that Prot. Pierson was
very entertaining to an intelligent
audience, like that of a body of teach
ers, assembled in county institutes.
Now the question is, will our teachers
profit by Prof. Pierson's teachings and
instruct the children under their care
upon the lines of the Prof's ludicrous
and impracticable illustrations. The
county annually expends a couple of
hundred dollars for this class of in
structors who work upon the imagina
tion from which no practical results
can follow to the benefit of our child
ren, except to be taught not to believe
that the moon is made ot green cheese
when these smart fellows tell them
so. X. ,
Wanted the Eeportera to Get tbe Hews-
One of the first things done by the
general superintendent of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western Rail
road, says the New York Sun, after
the accident at Patterson last week,
Wednesday, was to give these orders
to his chief clerk: "Communicate at
once by telephone with every news
paper in New York. Tell them that
we have had a bad accident at Pater-
son, and that while it reflects seriously
on us, we do not care to have it made
worse by ignorant misrepresentation
and guesswork. Ask them to send
reports, the more the better, to Pater-
son right away, and tell tnem mat 11 11
is not possible for their men to reacn
Hoboken in time tor our last train at
9:30 o'clock, we will find some way to
get them out there. Meanwhile give
all innuirers all the information that
-
comes into your possession.
The instructions were 'carried out to
the letter. Later, at the scene of the
disaster, the officers of the railroad
devoted as much time as could prop
erly be spared from the care of the in
jured to making clear ah the details
of the accident. The horse sense of
this action is an outward indication of
the working of the new Western blood
that was :njected into this railroad a
few months ago.
tt
Ti(;ht Over Burial Expenses.
County Commissioners Object to Money Paid
for Unknown Man's Funeral.
There is a dispute between the
Overseers of the Poor of Catawissa
township and the County Commission
ers in regard to the burial of the un
known man whose body was found
near the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks
two weeks aco. The bill for attend
ance and burial as returned to the
county amounts to $74-87. arul is
made up of the following items: Over
seers of the Poor of Catawiss a Twp. ,
$53 50; Coroner's bill, $11. 37; doc
tor's bill for attendance at inquest,
$10. The County Commissioners
claim this amount is too large, and
they refuse to pay the $53 .50 to the
Overseers, hence the trouble.
The ground on which the Commis
sioners refuse payment is as follows:
The Act of 1893 which required the
commissioners to pay burial expenses
in such cases has been declared un
constitutional, and hence the payment
of expenses falls back upon the poor
district where the accident happened,
the same as it did before the passage
of the Act of 1893.
The property of Philip Iliileman
situated in Jackson township was
sold on Saturday by Sheriff Black
to A. L. Fritz, Attorney.
An address has been issued by the
anti-Quay Republicans, to the Repub
lican party in Pennsylvania :
The signers are the committee se
lected by the conferees at their first
meeting to formulate the plan upon
which the Anti-Machine Republicans
of the State propose to begin opera
tions at the primary elections. Ballot
reform to prevent repetition of the re
cent startling election frauds is the
keynote of the declaration.
Senator Magee, although not among
the signers, heartily endorses the gen
eral tenor of the address, and leaves
no room to doubt the attitude of him
self or these legislators who, in the
last days of the General Assembly's
session, followed him in the abandon
ment of Quay as a Senatorial candi
date. The address to the Republicans of
Pennsylvania is as follows :
"The undersigned Republicans re
affirming their devotion to the princi
ples and traditions of the party ot
Lincoln, Grant and Mc Kinky, jealous
of its record and anxious for its future
success and the continuation of its
usefulness in State and nation, do
hereby declare that a condition of af
fairs now exists in our Commonwealth
which is repugnant to Republican
principles and destructive of Republi
can government.
"Unjess these conditions meet with
prompt, effective and disinterested ac
tion, our party will cease to command
the confidence and support of the
people.
MUST PROTECT THE 'CONSTITUTION.
"The Constitution, our fundamen
tal law, made by the people them
selves, must be protected against the
attacks of mercenary politicians. Our
laws must be faithfully and sturdily
enforced. State and municipal gov
ernment must be lree from corruption,
inequality and taint. Elections, pri
mary and general, must be pure and
untiammeled. Free schools and pub
lic education must be divorced from
partisan politics. The will of a sov
ereign people, not that of a factional
leader, must control. Appointment
to public office must insure competent
and faithful performance of official j
duty.
"The people of Pennsylvania have
recently witnessed the deliberate vio
lation of the fundamental law, notably
in the executive veto of the joint reso
lution submitting to the people a cons
titutional amendment for the protec
tion of the suffrage, and the unwar
ranted veto of a part of the item ap
propriating money to the public schools
by the latter of which public education
was sacrificed to unworthy and selfish
ends ; the nullification of the Consti
tution and the violation ot all prece
dent, in the appointment to a seat in
the United States Senate of an aspir
ant rejected by the representatives of
the people in legislative council ; the
infamous work of bribers, seeking to
debauch the Legislature to satisfy,
against the people's will, individual
lust for office 5 the adopting of State
platforms promising reforms which the
party and the people have been de
manding for years, only to be broken
when the necessities of their framers
demanded, and the perversion of pub
lic moneys to private use.
THE BALLOT BOX DEBAUCHED. j
"They have beheld the office ot
United States Senator prostituted to
the work of filling Federal positions
of honor and trust by the appoint
ment of those who, in turn, have re
paid their benefactors by organizing
gangs of repeaters and ballot-box stuf
fers to suffocate and destroy the sov
ereign will of the qualified electors of
the State. The proof of this has been
plainly manifested by the recent de
velopments in the Thirteenth division
of the Seventh ward of Philadelphia,
where at the last election, Federal pf
ficeholders from Washington, at the
head of professional ballot-box stuff
ers, took possession of the polls, and
in that single precinct cast hundreds
of false and fraudulent votes.
"Believing that the wise policy of
President McKinley and his national
administration should receive the loy
al support ot all true Republicans, and
that the principles of the Republican
party should be maintained in both
State and nation, but fearing that the
corrupt and destructive practices here
in-above recited may cripple the pow
er of the Commonwealth as a factor
to that end and stay her hand when
most needed, we call upon all who be
lieve in these principles to unite with
us in the purpose and effort hereby
proclaimed :
THE REFORM DEMANDED.
"For the enactment of law3 to ade
quately punish all ballot thieves, and
for the elimination from politics of
hose who profit by their crimes.
"For the enactment of adequate
registration laws and statutes govern
ing primary and general elections.
"For the faithful performance of
duty in public office.
"For the prevention of corrupt and
extravagant expenditures of public
moneys, ot whicn trie padded pay
rolls and the new State Capitol are
scandalous instances.
"For the abrogation of the rule
"Strike For Your Altars
and Your Fires.
Patriotism is always com
mendable, but in every breast
there should be not only the
desire to be a good citizen,
but to be strong, able bodied
and well fitted for the battle
of life. To do this, pure
blood is absolutely neces
sary, and Hood's Sarsapa
rilfa is the one specific which
cleanses the blood thorough
ly. It acts equally well for
both sexes and all ages.
Humor "When I need blood puri
fier I take Hood's SrsprilU. X cured
my humor And is excellent as A nerve
ionic." Josie Eaton, St Afford Springs, Ct.
TARCLOTHIMCHOU
HOLIDAY BARGAINS.
Good
Underwear
50c. the Suit.
YOU
BUY
CAN
FOR
Sweet, Orr's
Trousers,
$1.00.
' llonrt'i I'lllarurelWnrlllK th mm lrrltntln nd
onlr i-iithartlc to t8kjl!hjla;arlll.
BzsnsmaiiDBi
Good
Winter Caps
25c.
!
adopted by the last Republican State
Convention which, in cases of dis
putes in the districts, practically places
the nominations of Judges, State Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
absolutely at the dictation ol the State
chairman, a power utterly destructive
of home rule in the selection of candidates.
Fnr the overthrow of the present
dangerous centralization of political David Lewis, of Wilkes-Barre, a
power which is the source of all these poor miner with a large family, has
A Good Suit,
iUJk Good Overcoat,
B CMTOTl W llittl W f I
0 ungBr
Star Clothing House.
Latest in
Hats,
$1.00. $1.00.
1 1
evils ; ana,
"For the retirement from puolic
place of its controlling head, Matthew
b. Quay,
Dnniul II. Hastings,
Cnlvin Wells
John Dabeli,
Svilliam Klinn,
George F. Huff,
lohn WannmuUer,
David Martin,
1. ItAyanl Henry,
William Sellers,
Thiimas I looses,
William T. TiUlen,
Alvin Mnrklc,
Frank M. Uiter,
John H. Converse,
fallen heir to $40,000 by the death
of an uncle in Wales.
Henrv C. McCormick, K. A. lrvm,
John S. Wellcr, J. Levering Jones,
"Committee."
Don't throw away your bread or
waste pity on tramps these days.
There is plenty of work, and that
class of men who refuse to work and
prefer to beg are in 110 wise entitled
to your consideration.
ELECTION NOTICE.
TUP annual mnntlnK of Mio policy holrlrr of
the Hrliirerwk Frtrinurs'Alutiml Insurance Com
pany, of I.linn KlUe, I'd., will bo Uelil at tbe
hall. Centre Oramro. No VI, P ot 11. on Monday,
January (. iwm, between the hours of in a. in.
ana 2 p. m., for the election of twelve directors
to nerve for the enmilnir year, and for the trans
action of such other Dusluetn as may properly
eomebetoretnomeef. H BKOWSj
neeretary.
ELECTION NOTICE.
The regular annual meetlnp of the Stockhold
prs of the First Nailonnl Hank Ot Hlooinsburir,
for the elect Ion of Directors lor the euaulm;
vmir will lie held at the. olllce of the said Bank
on Tuesday, January Mil 1V00, between the
hours of a. m. and 12 o clock noon.
1M4 4I, K. U. TIST1N, Cash'er.
Queen Quality
Clirisliim Time arid ilic She.
The formal opening of our holiday stock is something more
than a mere incident in the year's merchandising.
It is of sufficient importance to be classed as an event. The
store news concerning it is read with interest by our buying public.
The gift buying time is here. The equipment is here to meet
the demands. The store is at its best, from top to bottom, from
end to end. Everything, everywhere, breathes an atmosphere of.
Christmas. When lines are most complete there is selection
most satisfactory. The completeness and dependability of this
big holiday outfit is worthy of the strongest emphasis that we
can give them. Everything as near right as experience, knowl
edge of needs and hard work can make them. Just a few hints
for print, they'll serve as index to scores of other hints not print
ed, but equally important to those who have gifts to buy.
V-lnA1m.rUlcic! I lines especially bought for
i ciiivi rvv. i wuivis
For Gifts.
find about every
of handkerchiefs
For Women
-$3.00.-
Style, Fit, Wear.
None Better.
W. C. McKlNNEY,
No. 8 East Main St.
Oh ! Where Stall We Go ?
You will
p;ood kind
here.
You will find them tempting
ly priced, with double our us
ual quantity.
We start, both ladies ana
gentlemen, at 5c, and have them
up to $3 25.
The 124c line you win nna
the best ever shown in Bloom.
Holiday China.
Can't give you all the China
news. Uan only outline tne
Christmas lots. An investiga
tion and your knowledge of val
ues will do the rest
Salad bowls, from 25c to $4 50
Celery trays, " 50c to 3 75
Bread plates, 25c to 275
Cups & saucers, " 10c to 1 50
Chop plates, " 25c to 475
Cream pitchers, trays, ot an
kinds. Mugs, vases, pepper and
salts, platters.fruit saucers, from
ioc up.
especially
C hristmas. Dress gloves, lined,
gloves, driving gloves, walking
gloves. Every kind of good
hand wear and all priced to
please.
Good kid gloves, all colors, at
75C
Guaranteed ones, $1 00.
Centemeri gloves, all colors,
$i 25.
Lined gloves, for boys, from
50c up.
Men's
$1 50.
Ladies' lined
$1 35, $1 50.
lined gloves, $1 00,
gloves, $1 00,
A Big Christmas
Cloak Sale.
Lots of stylish jackets and
capes, bunched together for
quick selling. Your gift-giving
money can be spent to some
purpose here. Kindly read ev
ery offering :
$9 50, $10 00, $12 00 coats, at
$8 89.
$8 50, $10 00 coats, at $6 89.
$8 50, $5 00, $7 50 coats, at
$4 29.
The Lily Patent Flour is a new brand put up for this store.
In order to get it introduced we will sell it to you at $3 60 per
Bbl. We sell it with this understanding : If you can't bake good
The Kid Glove
Equipment.
Regular lines re-inforced, new
F. P. Pursel
a onc rf tl-iA vpar when neoole are troubled so much
over what to select for their tnends in tne nne ot pi
Christmas they often worry about wnere to nnu h wcx. bi
r roc5 wifliin rnrri nf all.
Tust one oeeD at our show windows will relieve your mind
on the subject where to make your choice, and to convince you
. 1 . i . r . n Kn-vn,n? '111 1 111 1 ' r I lllll Ull.Ji
exeat line of holiday slippers, umbrellas, parasols, mackintoshes, bread out of it we will take it back and give you your money.
o . , . f mMIa,,, cliunc linnl'C firms. I
purses, towels, napKins, Dureau suus, p """"i --t
games, ore.
In Bamboo Furniture
We can give you table stands, jardiniere stands, Japanese
seats, corner chairs, pedestals. &c.
Handkerchiefs, All Grades.
Hundreds of loving messages from the little ones to Santa
Claus can be satisfactorily answered from these stores each day.
In every nook and corner of Toyland the jolly little saint has
left substantial evidence of his love for the little folks.
China Department.
New goods in jardinieres. 75c to $2 25 ; pedestals, $2 25 to
$5 00; lamps, 35c to i 2 00. In artistic shapes rich colorings
and beautiful decorations. You cannot know what we have un-
ti-,m Our new lamns. on sale, show the greatest
line in town. We are equipped to satisfy every demand of the
lamp buyer. . . , , , . ..
Holmes, Coutts & Larabee's choice wafers and biscuits.
"Silver Plate that Wears."
66XIP '
Spoons
hr.ve three limes
Uic usual thickness
...... W 1..'
io cent mixture to
Nuts and Candies.
Our line is complete from the cheap
Lowney's best. Oranges, bananas, &c.
It does not matter what you need for the holidays, it will pay
you every time to visit our store.
Bioaiasburg Store Co., Limited.
! Corner Main and Centre. ALFRED mcuuink x , manager
p...
7
most
exposed
to wear, as
indicated in tbe
illustration. They
wear three times
cs long as ordinary
hpoous, and co:,t but
little extra. The full
trade-mark (stamped on
each piece) is
1841 Rogers Bros.Xll
Mafle by
MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO.,
Meriden, Conn.
Tit largest nmnutiictureri of hih-claii
silver-plated war iu ttit world.
-FOR SAI.B HY-
or. :ES-srs,
BLOOMSBURG, l'A.
Shoes!
Do You
Know
We
have the Largest Stock
Shoes in the County ?
You will make a mis
take if you fail to see our
lines before doing your
shoe buying.
of
W. H. Moore,
Co?.. Second and liios Sts.
IHooniKburg, la.