VHt. COLUlvirilAiW iiLOOMbbUI-i'J. v ESTABLISHED ISRfl. $ue ffolumMa gcmofrat, kstabiJnukp isw. roNsfii.iiMTEnicflii. PUHLISIIB.) S"KIy TIH'KSDAY MuKMNM Hloomeburif, tlio Cnunt v Ri-ivt. ot Columbia County, Pennsylvania. )E(. S- Kt.WKLI. KniTOK. I) ,1. TAMKBK, I.OCAI. KDITOR. GEO. HOAN, FOHKMAN. t9 Inslrto the omit. ty fl.nnaypm ln art- nu: It. !W tf not paid In nctviir.re OulHlUe Ho oount v, .i- ft ycnr, si li'-Uy In ndvniu r. All eominimleaUonHHliouHl tic ncMi-essed to TUB I'OlXVMAN. Bloomsbiiiu, l'fl. VHL'RSDAY, IKCKM HER 28, 1899. PERSONAL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS "At a meeting of the State Grange t Lock Haven the committee on re solutions urged that effort be made to have a law enacted making game the property of the owner of the land on which it is iourui. and making it un lawful for any person to hunt game without the owners permission."' The organic law, under which every real estate owner holds title, protects every farmer from encroachments up on his rights, on any premises he may hold, from -invasion, by hunters, or any other class of trespassers, and "shall and will warrant and forever DEFEND." In every Indenture, conveyiti; leal estate, or landed properties, to other ownerships, the conveyancer grants, if nothing reserved, "Togeth er with all and singular the minerals, woods, underwood, timber, waters, water courses, ways, houses, fences, improvements, rights, liberties, menv bcrs, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, ot in any wav appertaining, and the reversion and re versions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof and of every part and parcel thereof; and also all the estate; right ttt.e. interest, bene fit, property, claim and demand what soever; in law or equity of the said party of the first part, of, in and to the same, and every part and parcel thereof: To have and to hold the said premises, of the said party of the second pait, xxx heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said party of the second part, xxx heirs and assigns forever." xxx. The rights, titles, claims and deeds of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, are recorded in the proper office at the several county seats of the Commonwealth for safe keeping, and are a record ot claims that establish the rights of the afore said citizens. Sportsmen hold that, by virtue of the Game Laws, they have a right to invade the private property of farmers, to t3kegame that may be found thereon. And in the claim of this right, they enter upon With impunity, without permission, leave, license or consent, and without solicitation, by gangs and troops of armed men, with packs of hounds, day after day, from Monday morning till Saturday night during the entire hunt ing season, and take all the game found on the farmers' land, as though the farmers had not a word to say The Legislature have just as much power and authority to throw wide open, all the farm houses and batns, for public pleasure, sport, and other public purposes, as to make public domain, and public hunting grounds of ah the lanced estates, belonging to the farmers of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the pleasure, sport, and benefit of sportsmen. The larm ers have guaranteed rights, free ot all incumbrances, in their vested titles, to which the Legislature can neither add thereto, nor take therefrom. Hence we deny the right of sportsmen, and all other classes of trespassers, to enter upon any part, or parcel of the purch ased, granted or inherited rights, that the farmers may hold in real estate, or landed property, tor hunting, or any other purposes, whatsoever. If they have rights in the estates of the farm ers, such rights must be on record in the courts of the proper county, Whether there be or be not such records, they will hereafter be obliged to establish such rights and claims in the courts, before they will be allowed to prowl, with impunity, and unsolicit ed, over the lands of many farmers. In our opinion, it is a question sole ly for the courts; for we do not believe that the Legislature have the power, to transfer the purchased, or inheritei rights and privileges of the farmers, orginally granted by the Common wealth, for the pleasure, sport, and benefit of other classes, among whom are included sportsmen, by any legis lative enactment. Private property and private rights, were regaraen Dy our toteiatners, so sacred, that the necessary safeguards were thrown around them Dy the con stitution itself. The Legislature of course, lay its hand upon private property, and real estate, to wrench from them enormous taxes, to be paid by private individuals owning them; but this is a constitutional prerogative, But they cannot invade, neither license others to invade private rights, or private property. Here the Legio lature can be defied, or any other power, individual, or combination of individuals, that would seek to invade the rights of persons or property, that is held under the constitution. The public highway is public prop erty, for public use, secured for the public, by due process of law; while on either side, throughout the length and breadth of our Commonwealth, is private property, upon which the pub lic have no business, nor right to trespass, for any purpose, whatsoever, legislative enactments, to the contrary notwithstanding. A Farmer. WASHINGTON. Fn mour KoKUlarCorrcRpnnncr t. Washington, Dec. 26, 1899. Senator Pettigrew nibbed it in on the Republicans about their " studied policy to suppress information " so that they became ashamed of them selves and allowed his resolution ask ing that the full report of the Com mission which investigated the conduct of the war with Spain be sent to the Senate to be adopted without a division, alter its phaseology had,' been slightly amended by Senator Cockerill, but not before Senator Pettigrew had said : "My belief is that we ought to have another com mission to investigate the entire con duct of the Spanish war." While no man objects to the official honors paid to the gallant Gen. Henry W. Lawton, who was killed in the Philippines last week, and was as brave an officer as ever wore a uniform, thousands object to the picayune war on those islands, which is costing this country the lives of such men as Lawton. It. is all right to issue a general order announcing Irs death and praising his record, and to con tribute money to pay off the mortgage on the home of his widow and child ren, but that does not hide :he fact that he lost his life in a war that might have been avoided. Senator Jones, Chairman, has called a meeting ot the democratic National Committee for Washington's birthday, to select the time and place for the Democratic National Convention. Before the adjournment of Congress for the Christmas recess important resolutions were offered in both House and Senate by Democrats, dealing with the Philippine question. Sen ator Bacon's resolution is being much talked of. It meets all the objections which have been raised to our leaving the Philippines, and allowing the natives to establish an independent government. It provides that this government shall declare its intention and secure a guarantee of the perpet ual independence of the islands through treaties with the leading nations of the world, which would do away with the possibility of fighting fmong Wuropean nations to secure possession of the islands, which we withdraw, which has been held up by many as one of the principal reasons why we should keep the islands. It was Senator Bacon who drew up the Democratic resolution at the last session of Congress, which was only defeated by the vote of the Vice President. Representative DeArmond ottered a resolution in the House, quoting the Declaration of Independ ence, declaring thai our government has no Constitutional right to main tain colonial dependencies j that the expansion of our commerce should not be dependent upon a policy of imperialism involving subjection and annexation of Asiatic colonies, and that we are opposed to the retention of the Philippine, and that it is our purpose to consent to their inde pendence as soon as a stable govern ment shall be established by them and toward the ptompt establishment of such a government we pledge our fnsndly assistance. Close friends of Boss Piatt say that he is laying wires to try to prevent the nomination of Secretary Root. who has been chosen by Boss Hanna and Mr. McKinley, for Vice President on the McKinley ticket. According to this same authority, he expects to to succeed by having the New York delegation to the Republican National Convention not only refuse to endorse Root, but present Timothy Woodruff tor the nomination. It will be a good thing for the Democrats if this inform ation turns out to be correct, as a fight between the Piatt machine in New York, and the Hanna-McKinley machine will give the Democrats a good fighting chance to carry the State. No objection was raised to the swearing in of Senator Allen, of Ne braska, who took a seal on the Dem ocratic side and who will take a prominent part in the financial dis cussion of the Senate substitute for the House gold standard bill, which has been reported to the Senate and will be called up and given the right of way as unfinished business on Jan uary, 4. Secretary Gage submitted to . Con gress estimates for deficiencies in appropriations for the current fiscal year, mostly in tly War Department on account of the war in the Philip. "It is an III Wind That Blows Nobody Good. That small ache or pain or weakness is the "ill wind" that directs your attention to the necessity of purifying your blood by taking Hood's Sarsaparllla. Then your whole body receives good, for the purified blood goes tingling to every organ. It is the great remedy for all ages and both sexes. Dyspepsia " Complicated toilh liver and kidney trouble, I suffered for years from dyspepsia, with severe pains. Hood's Sarsaparilla made me strong and hearty." J, B, Emerlon, Auburn, Me, Homl'i 111 In pure livir 111 ; tin nmi trrltntttig nnd only ffltimrtlc to twko With H tod't H a r sa yarn la pines, aggregating more than $50,000, 000. That is the sort of thing that imperialism brings. Senator Tillman says he intends making a speech soon after Congress reassembles in favor of his resolution for the immediate withdrawal of all American claims to the Philippine Islands but he doesn't expect Ihe resolution to be adopted, because "at the present time the Senate would vote down the Declaration of Inde pendence and the Ten Command ments, if they were offered by a Democrat.'' Representative Rhea, of Ky.. wants the Democrats of the House to hold a caucus when Congress reassembles to decide upon united party opposition to the Reed rules. He said on the subject : 'I do not expect to see the gag removed. 1 realize that the Re publicans have us in their grip, and that they will continue to hold us as in a vise, but I do expect to see the Democrats sufficiently aroused to a sense of the indignity being heaped upon them as to kick in concert and continue to do so until the country is made to thoroughly understand our utterly hopeless condition to influence legislation in the House, which is practically in the hands of the Speaker." The bread which received the first and second premiums at the Columbia county fair in 189S and 1899 was baked from t.ie Leader flour manu factured by Ikeler & Fleckenstine. 1 1-30 2inos . WANTED SEVKRAI. PERSONS FOR District Office Managers in this State to rep resent me in their own and surrounding counties. Willing to pay yearly .foo, pay aide weekly. Desirable employment wiih unusual opportunities. References ex changed. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. S. A. Park, 320 Cnxton Building, Chicago. 12-21. 1 fit flnn't Tolincoo Spit mid Sticks Your Life Anaj. To quit tolia.-co easily and forever, be mug letic, lull of life, nervo uml viirnr, talie Ko-To-3ac, the wonder worker, that malies wealt men Jtrong. All druuRists, r0c or SI. Cure puuran ,eej. Booklet and sample Iree. Address Sterling lieineily Co , CUlcauo o New York. Oh! Where Shall We Go? At this season of the year when people are troubled so much over what to select for their friends in the line of presents for Christmas they often worry about where to find a well selected assortment at prices within reach of all. Just one peep at our show windows will relieve your mind on the subject where to make your choice, and to convince you that we have great bargains. Uall ana get our prices, oee our great line of holiday slippers, umbrellas, parasols, mackintoshes, purses, towels, napkins, bureau scarfs, pillow shams, books, dolls, games, &c. 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 everv nook and corner of Tovland the iollv 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 S12 00. In artistic shapes, rich colorings and beautiful decorations. You cannot know what we have un less vou see them. Our new lamps, on sale, show the greatest line in town. We are equipped tamp ouyer. Holmes, Coutts & Larabee's Nuts and Candies. Our line is complete from 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. BloDnisburg Store Co., Limited. Corner Main and Centre. ALFRED McHENRY, Manager TO tfVWfiS K2 Fa R (Fh hJj HOLIDAY Good Underwear 50c. the Suit. 1 Good Winter Caps 25c. The Philadelphia Press says: Those who are acquainted with the true sit uation in the interior districts of Penn sylvania know that it is not a dearth of funds that impels people to be care less about paying the local publishers; but it is habit habit only that has made it a common thing for county subscribers to give no thought to ail that is fair and just toward their home editor, who, beyond question, does more gratuitous service for the up building of the respective communities than any other ordinary citizen, or even a board of trade, if such body should exist in the place. The following letters are held at the Uloomsburg, Pa., postoflice, and will be sent to the dead letter office Jan. 9, 1900. Persons calling for these letters will please say "that they were advertised Dec 28, 1899": V. L. Bertner, Mr. Hall Patterson, J. F. Ellsworth, Mr. John J. Scull, Miss E. M. Smith. Cards : B. N. Johnson. One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. O. B. Mellick, P, M. i" 35 Drug Cart loads of perfumery, different odors, at Mercer's and Book Store. PHOTOGRAPHS We attribute our success to the mak ing of Fine Photographs. Pic tures that are both pleas ing and durable. Market Square Gallery, Over Hart man's Store. iyi2 21 Bt2f Seventeen years' experience. . to satisfy every demand of the choice wafers and biscuits. the cheap lo cent mixture to i BARGAINS. YOU BUY CAN FOR AT' A Good Suit, iLJJ A Good Overcoat, Star Clothing House. Christmas Time and tlic Store. 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 pub lic. The gift buving 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 Handkerchiefs For Gifts. You will good kind find about every of handkerchiefs here. You will find them tempting ly priced, with double our us ual quantity. We start, both ladies' and gentlemen, at 5c, and have them up to $3 2;. The I2c line you will find the best ever shown in Bloom. Holiday China. Can't give you all the China news. Can only outline the 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 2 75 Cups & saucers, " 10c to 1 50 Chop plates, " 25c to 475 Cream pitchers, trays, of all kinds. Mugs, vases, pepper and salts, platters.fruit saucers, from 10c up. The Kid Glove Equipment. Regular lines re-inforced, new 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 bread out of it we will take it back and give you your money. F. ' P. Pursel CANDIES, CMME5I The cheapest place in town to buy your CHRISTMAS CANDIES IS AT Geo. Anderson's. ; MIXTURES OF ALL KINDS. ' Urelia Mixture, 7c. lb., or 4 lbs. 25c. French Mixture, 15c. lb., or 2 lbs. 25c. Broken Candy, 10c. lb. Fine Chocolates, ao and 25c. lb. GEO. ANDERSON, 44 East Main St. Bloomsburg, Pa. Dow An Your Kldnajv t Dr. Hobb' Bparngui Plllnoure all klrtnor 111.. Bain. (10 Jr... Add. UlerUug Uouivdy Co-iCIiIcmo or N. V. fLH Sweet, Orr's Trousers, $1.00. Latest in Hats, $1.00. $1.00. I who nave guts to buy. I lines especially bought for enrvstmas. uress gloves, tinea 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, $1 25. Lined gloves, for boys, from 50c up. Men's lined gloves, $1 00, Si 50. Ladies' lined gloves, $1 00, $1 33, $1 50. A Big Christmas Cloak Sale. Lots of stylish jackets and c.ipes, 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. $S 50, $5 00, $7 50 coats, at $4 29. Shoes! Do You Know We have the Largest Stock Shoes in the County ? of You will make a mis take if you fail to see our lines before doing your shoe buying. W. H. Moore, Con. Second and Ieon Sts. niooiiisburg. Pa.
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