COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, Pi
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PUBLISH K.) tVKltT THURSDAY MOHNINU
riloomsbunr, the County sent, of Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
GKO. B. El, WELL EDITOR.
1). .1. TAHKKH, Local Editor.
GKU. !. KUAN, KOHIMAN.
Tin: tnslrtetbp county fl.onayearln nl.
anon; fl.AO If not puld 111 Rdvanrn Outside
ho county, fl.tut a yoar, strictly In advsnor.
All communications should be addressed to
THE COM! M HI AN.
Uloomstmrtj, Pa.
THURSDAY, FKHRUARY I, 1900.
Democratic Candidates.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE, "
(North Side)
GEORGE W. STERNER,
of Hemlock Twp.
France is again threatened with
a visitation of the Bonrbonic plague.
Another pretender is going to seize
the vacant throne.
The multitude of lies being
printed about Andrew Carnegie
would lead most people to believe
he is running for some oflice.
The national bank at Canajoha-
rie, N. Y., has closed its doors.
The extra cost of printing due to
its fearsome name probably caused
the break-up.
America has always taken just
pride in the brand of fools pro
duced on this side of the pond, but
since the return of De Castellane,
the palm will have to be yielded to
France.
A Kansas minister proposes to
conduct a newspaper for a week on
" strictly Christian principles," but
he wise'.y refrains from telling
where he is going to get anything
to punt in it.
Ten thousand bills and joint res
olutions have been introduced by
the Washington solons. The man
who runs the Consrressionnl mVonn
hole is surely justified in kicking
or a raise.
A West Virginia man wants Con
gress to establish in that state a
plant for the propagation of fish.
West Virginia citizens will continue
to propagate their own fish stories
milium government aid.
That actress who shot her
ger and was acquitted by a gallant
ooumern jury is not getting rapidly
rich by her lecturine tour. Men
are naturally a trifle anxious about
sitting close to the Iront.
Some Englishmen are still wast
mg their time explaining why
Shamrock did not win the cup.
We thougLt the entire explanatory
capacity of that nation was busy
trying to discover why the Boers
are such holy terrors.
O . f
oome oioraao reiormers nave
discovered a new scheme to elevate
the stage. They fired off a charge
of dynamite under an Uncle Tom
show just as the ferocious blood
hound balked at the shore of the
ice-bound river. Some people say
tne ice man aid it.
New Yorkers are regarding with
holy horror the alleged innnor
amy ot uiga JNethersole's new
play. A city that has for two years
pam big money to producers of in
decent French farce can hardlv 1
expected to recognize talent in any
iorm.
i-miip u. Armour, Sr., is report
ed to be in a dying condition a
Pasadena, Cal. The announcement
01 tne sudden death of his son
prostrated him. In the event of his
aeatn j. Ogden Armour will be the
sole surviving representative of (he
niDJour millions.
Roger Williams has been dead
lor two centuries, but should he
decide to come back, a visit to Mass
achusetts would la
The Legislature of that state has
recently refused to strike from the
records trie sentence that banished
ri 1 tn v T 1. 1 1
iu ivuoue isiand 265 years
Ex-Judge James Ryon died at
his home in Pottsville on Monday
night, in the seventieth year of his
age. He was a son of Senator Ryon.
He was elected to the bench in
1862, and served for a period often
years, during which time he won
the expticit confidence of all by his
excellent judgment and legal versa
tility. Commissioner Wilson, of the in
ternal revenue bureau, has decided
that a physician who prescribes and
sells to his patients whiskey, brandy
wine or any other alcoholic liquor
thalt is not compounded by the
mixture of any drug or medical in
gredients therewith, is required to
pay a special tax as a retail liquor
dealer, even though the alcoholic
liquor thus furnished be prescribed
as a medicine only so used.
Monday was the fifty-seventh
birth clay anniversary of President
McKinley.
Although the Nicaragua canal
seems to be a sure thing, it will
hardly bring the old-fashioned tow-
iath mule into prominence again.
A woman running for school di
rector always tries to convince the
easy voter that her greater knowl
edge of childhood insures the young
sters better treatment then they get
from the other sex. But most
women are firmlv convinced that
everybody's children but her own
are " little beasts."
An important ruling made by the
York County Court is one requiring
both parties directly interested in a
marriage license to hereafter appear
m person to secure the document.
This can be done before either a
local Magistrate or the Clerk of the
Courts. v hen minors apply for a
license to wed, theyjtnust be accom
panied by parent or guardian. Re
cently in York County a father
procured a license for his daughter,
who refused to be married.
" How different it seems to-dav,"
says Saturday's New York World.
President Kruger's ultimatum to
England, on October 10. telling
her she may cease pushing troops
up the borders of the republics and
sending reinforcements, set forth
that if the request was not complied
with and arbitration agreed to ' this
government will, with great regret,
be compelled to, regard the action of
her Majesty's governmtnt as a for
mal declaration of war, and will
not hold itself responsible for the
consequences thereof ' How boast
ful those words sounded then ! How
literally and solemnly true they
sound now ! "
Ancnt the reccoinendation of the
Montour County Grand Jury that
the pay of each prisoner's board be
increased from 25 to 40 cents a day,
the Kane Republican thinks the
Sheriff of McKean County should
be commensurately compensated. It
says he should not be expected to
furnish jail sojourners good meals
at a less rate than is ordinarily
charged in private boarding houses, j
In this connection it may be said
that the expense of keeping prison- I
ers does not concern Tennessee
taxpayers like it does Peunsylvan
ians. In the Southern State con
victs are utilized for their own
maintaintance. Last year the
gross earnings of the culprits was
$320,000, the total expenses $188,
000, and the net earnings $132,000.
The prisoners are employed in farm
ing, in the mining of coal and in
the production of coke.
Governor Stone has again vented
his animosity toward the Patrons
of Husbandry by refusing to reap
point Leonard Rhone, of Centre
County, as a member of the State
Board of Agriculture.
In Rhone's place Colonel R. H.
Thomas, of Mechanicsburg, was
appointed.
When Secretary of Agriculture
John Hamilton displaced Colonel
Edge in the Stone Cabinet, the
official stenographer was Miss
Rhone, daughter of Leonard Rhone,
who for years was the worthy mas
ter of the State Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, in this State, and one
of the officers of the National
Grange. Secretary Hamilton
promptly gave Miss Rhone notice
that her place was wanted for
another person, and Miss Rhone
was left in the cold.
The Grangers of Centre County
resented this action on the part of
Hamilton, but he sought to excuse
it by saying He was acting under
orders, which meant to the know
ing ones that the Governor" gave
the orders.
This also made the Grantors
angry and they have neglected no
opportunity to make it warm and
hrteresting for both Hamilton and
th Governor, and they have suc
ceeded. Of course, it was out of the ques
tion that the Governor should
appoint Rhone, who is a real farmer,
to a placer on the State Board of
Agriculture, and when Rhone's
terra expired, he, too, was left out
in the cold, and Thomas takes his
place. The Grangers thus have
another grievance forced upon
them.
Oolleotor'i Commission
Editor Columbian:
As a taxpayer of the Town of
jjioomsiwrg, l am somewhat inter
cbicu in - now commission is-
Counted." We would like to know
whether the penalty of 5 per cent,
is included in the sum of $1555100;
If it is then Mr. Kase is entitled to
the $77.7.S. claimsd bv him: If
the penalty is not so included, then
ne is not so entitled.
Does Mr. Krickbaum assert and
can he prove, that Mr. Kase col
lected the 5 per cent, oenaltv and
also charged 5 per cent, when he
paid the same to the School Fund ?
TAXPAYER.
Another War-
The war-dogs are preparing for
another scuffle, and knowing ones
predict that the ball will open in
the early Spring and the Far East
will be the scene of a conflict be
tween Japan, England and China
011 one side, and Russia on the
other. Japan is very busy just now
cultivating the good graces of her
late foe, the Chinese Empire, and
has succeeded in having many of
the European officers in the Chinese
army replaced by Japanese com
manders. Great numbers of the rank and
file of the Japanese army are being
sent into Korea in the guise of
immigrants, and rice and other war
provisions are being shipped there
in great quantities. The navy Japan
has been building lor the past six
years will be ready for business in
the Spring.
The interests of Japan and Eng
land in the East are about identical
and Japan seems to have come to
the conclusion that a war with Rus
sia is inevitable, and the best time
to strike is now, while the aid of
England can be depended upon,
and the Russians are handicaped
by the incomplete .state of the
Trans-Siberian Railway.
Russia made her first retort last
week, when orders were issued to
move seventy-five thousand soldiers
to the frontier of Afghanistan, for
the purpose of occupying advantage
ous positions for an invasion of
British India in case of hostilities.
At first glance such a move looks a
little far-fetched, but if Russia can
bring sufficient pressure against the
Indian frontier to deter England
from entering the fight Japan will
be robbe.1 of half her strength with
out the loss of a man.
In addition, Russia already has
an army in her recently acquired
Manchurian possessions and at
Port Arthur, large enough to make
the capture of Pekin an easy matter,
and from that point to the shore ol
the Sea of Japan is but a step.
Prospects are very bright indeed
for a bitter contest, and the founder
of the late lamented "Peace Con-
I gress" will be actively engaged
furnishing the excitement.
Pair Play.
For many months three British
South Afiican towns have endured
the fearful horrors of a close siege,
with almost constant bombardment
and an occasional determined as
sault. Ladysmith, Kimberly and
Mafeking are comparatively small
frontier towns, with few modern
improvements and small accommo
dations for the entertainment of
visitors even in the piping times of
peace. Into these three places the
sudden beginning of the war forced
an tne nngusn and tneir sympa
thizers from the Boer Republics,
and many of them were cooped up
there unable to get away in time to
avoid the Boers' line of siege.
Not only are the soldiers and res
idents of these towns obliged to
withstand the privations incident
to such a state, but thousands of
refugees especially women and
children have been forced out of
their homes and herded together
in these towns to live or die as best
they can. Of course, nations who
go to war may expect to have occa
sion to suffer some of the draw
backs of that expensive pastime,
and it may be perfectly true that
the Boers are only doing what ev
ery other army does under the same,
circumstances,
But if the tide of war should
tUffl and the English army is able
to march to Pretoria and put it un
der a close and confining siege of
the1 fame kind, such a howl Will go
up to id shake the heavens. The
British will be accused of needless
brutality tfid every black sin under
the canopy, and the pro-Boer orator
will be going nisi blast.
Five Persons lifted.
Frightful Wreck Caused by a ffuntaway
way Train.
Rail-
A terrific wreck befell a runaway
train on the Jersey Central Railroad"
at Ashley, near Wilkes Barre, Thurs
day night, and five persons were
killed and several injured.
A freight train ran away down' the
mountain, crashed into an engine at
the foot and a car loaded with 30 tons
of giant powder exploded.
The round house at Ashley was
shattered and badly wrecked 1
three engines were smashed to pieces
by the head-on wreck, and the explos
ion of the powder blew up eight more
standing on the sidings near where it
occurred.
Hardly a house in Ashley escaped,
and the shock was felt for a radius of
ten1 miles, while in Wilkes-Barre, four
miles away, many windows were shat
tered; The loss will be over $i,ooo
000. Train No. 416, an extra freight
from Mauch Chunk, at 6:30 got be
yond control at Laurel Run, a point
on a' heavy grade three miles from
Ashley, and dashed down the moun
tain at a terrific rate.
STAR CLOTHING
Mid-Winter Sale Of IMhiM
PREVIOUS TO STOCK TAKING.
During this month we will offer
BIG BARGAINS II
Must be sold
1ST A
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Barking at the Heels of tho President.
A zealous prohibitionist, Rev. Wil
bur F. crafts, not unknown for his
radicalism in this region, lately charg-
I ed in the good city of Boston hat
President McKinley "on a certain
private occasion drank champagne."
The Philadelphia Press foolishly takes
up half a column defending the Presi
dent from the tremendous crime, and
seeks to prove it a lie. The charge
whether true or false, was a bit of
meddling impertinence and should
have heen passed over with contempt-
uous silence. If the President thought
a glass ot champagne good for Ins
digestion and comfort, he had a right ,
to indulge in it, without consulting ;
Dr. Crafts. No one has ever accused
him of excess of any kind. A Presi- i
dent of the United States who j
assumes the power ot declaring war
should certainly be trusted to the
extent of a glass of wine. The Pres
ident has some rights as well as a
private citizen, and in his private
concerns and habits should not be an
noyed by impudent one-idea fanatics.
Dr. Crafts started the story with a
glass of wine, but when it got down
to the heeli of his following it prob
ably grew to a bottle of gin. That's
the way with such stories. President
Cleveland and his family suffered by
them to an extent ,that shamed the
whole country by the grossness and
vulgarity with which they were exag
erated, and the worst of it was the
lies sprang from the 'unco guid" of
the crafts type, who relish a scandal
more than they do wholesome truth.
Pittsburg Post.
Wholesalers Must Mot Peddle Whisiy.
" Judge Savidge of Sunbury, render
ed a decision on Saturday requiring
all persons granted wholesale liquor
licenses to take an extra oath in which
they promise not to sell outside of
their places of business. The dhcision
has in view the breaking up of ped
dling beer and whisky. For years
many of the wholesale dealers have
done k large trade by filling their
wagons, usually on Saturdays, and
around, pay days and visiting small
towns in the coal region disposing of
their goods to any person who wished,
to buy.
WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS FOli
DUtrict Office Managers in this State to rep
resent me in their own and surrounding
counties. Willing to pay yearly $Coo, pay
able weekly. Desirable employment wiih
u11US1I.ll Opportunities. References ex
changed. Enclose self-addressed stamped
envelope. S. A. I'ark, 320 Coxton Building,
Chicago. ia-2i.i6t
PHOTOGRAPHS
We attribute our success to the' frisk;
ing of Fine Photographs. Pic
tures that are both pleas
ing und durable.
M.Vrtfi Square Gallery,
Over Harfrnan's Store. lyia-ai
Way Sevtrrteen years' experience.
LOCAL'
ana
climatic;
CATARRH
Not hing bur, a local .
reinuay or unangu of
climate will cure
CATARRH.
The specitio la
Ely's Ceam Balm
It Is quickly Absorb
ed. Ulves HWief at
once. Opens and
cleauscs tae Nasal
fassairMi.
Allays Inflammation
COLO") HEAD
Heals and Protects tbn Membrane. Koatores I lie
HentMia of Taut and Hmell. No .Mercury. No-
lujurlousdrug. keirular SIim, 60 come;
Bte Jl.dO at DruKKlHta or by mall.
ELY 11H01 ifflKU, M Warren, pt.. N
Family
New Torlt
7ry the COL UMBIAN 'cry tar;
BrjnaaacagarTPKJnanK 11
mm
to make room for
F. P. PURSEL.
Worth Your While.
Yes, well worth your while to read
every line of our store news, especially
in these between-seasons time, when
. . 4
lIQS aVQ praCtlCally SllOWn. AS Win
ter wanes these
multiply. If the
the wanted thing,
yours, sure.
Fancy Dress
Weaves.
True the assortments are not
as large as they were earlier.
But what of that? Tust the
weave you may want may be
here. If so, the more money
saving. The 44c. line we have
advertised we have put in with
the 36c. line, and the 25c. line
we have added new pieces.
Winter Wrappers
Meaning dark outing flannel
wrappers. Not all sizes, eonse
quently, not full priced. One-
intra woma De near tne ngure.
Short Ends of
Lace.
Short ends of all kinds of
laces, that have accumulated
during the season, have been
put into bunches. One
19c. the bunch, another
5c. the bunch.
lot at
lot at
Odd LaceCurtains Knit Underwear.
25 pairs of lace curtains only j We are selling all knit under
one pair of a kind. Will be sold wear at a discount of 10 per
at half price. 1 cent-
One of the best makes of blended flour, 90c. for 50 lbs. Buck,
wheat flour, 60c. for 2j lbs. WilJ take jr, back if not satisfactory
F. P.
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!
Thank&V VdU.' (of fcelnin rr t f,t. . o A .
fromThildly0 y"""k yo -happy, by glW'foa
Cut Price. 6ti aH
uicucs, l anor-maue Suits, eccV
jret wha? SSkYS are all. If will pay you to '
Bloomsburg Start Co., Limited.
Cotmer.Main and Centre. AlfcftW McHENRY, Manage r
15
HQUS
&"1
lidtn
m
as
spring goods.
bargain chances
thing advertised is
then the chance is
Flanneliette
Night Gowns. "
More of these than we want.
Don't propose to carry any over,
though. These reductions
should see the last of them :
50c. ones, at 45c.
$1.00 ones, at 79c.
Notions.
Weightier matters have
crowded out notions in our
" ads " of late. They are here,
though, to speak for themselves,
when we can't speak for them.
Does this store number you
among its notion customers?
Hair brushes, Cutiline
Tooth
Perfumes,
Collar buttons.
Men's support's
Ladies'
Children's "
Silkaline,
Crochet cotton,
Gloves,
Hose,
Elastic combs
Of all kinds,
Hair pins.
Needles,
Pins,
Buttons,
Ruthing.
Purse!
Coats, Capes, Col-
CLOTHING