THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
KSTAHLISHKD 1866.
.HE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
isTABI.ISIIRD I8J7. CONSOI.IDAIFIl 1869.
Published Kvkry Tih'rsday Mornino,
At Ulooiusluirg, the County Scat of
Columbia County, rcnnsylvnnia.
GEO. E. EEWEEL, Editor.
V. J. TASKEK, Local Editor.
GEO. C. KOAN, Eorkmas.
Tsrms : Insiile the" county $1.00 a year
n) advance; $1.50 if not paid in a.lvance.
Outside the county, $1.45 a year, strictly in
advance.
All communication should le addressed
THE COLUMBIAN,
llloomsburg, I'a.
THURSDAY, AUGUST a, 1900.
The Columbian is for the Dem
ocratic ticket national, state and
county. The names of all candi
dates will be hoisted in due time.
They are omitted tor the present,
because they occupy space without
serving any good purpose so long
before the election.
WASHINGTON.
Frow Jur RetcularCorrcapondcrjt.
Washington, July 30, 1900.
Chairman Richardson, of the
Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee, returned to the
Washington headquarters this week
from a trip to New York, and is
now engaged upon the speech he
will make as Chairman of the Com
mittee to notify Col. Bryan of his
nomination, at Indianapolis, Aug. 8.
Mr. Richardson reports the cam
paign in New York to be entirely
satisfactory to the Democrats, but
says he will not go so far at this
time as to claim more than a fight
ing chance for the electoral votes of
the State. Information sent to Dem
ocratic headquarters from the middle
west is decidedly cheering. Instead
of claiming Illinois and Indiana to
be doubtful states, there is now a
disposition to put them in the
certain Democratic column, and
many believe that the desertion of
the Republican party by German
voters who cannot stand imperialism
will also give Wisconsin to the
Democrats. Illinois has 24 electoral
votes, Indiana 15, and Wisconsin
12, all of which McKinley received
in '96. Democrats around head
quarters are not really claiming as
much as the news received would
justify them in doing, because they
do uot wish to create the impression
that they are chasing rainbows.
Everyday the probabilities increase
that the next House will be Demo-,
cratic and that Bryan ind Steven
son will be elected, if the Democrats
throughout the country keep up
their present aggressive attitude.
The statement previously made in
this paper, that the Senate Com- j
niittee ordered to investigate receipts
and expenditures of money in Cuba
would not begin work in time to
make a report before the election,
has been practically confirmed by
Senator J Piatt, ol Conn., Chairman
of the Committee. Directly after
Congress adjourned Mr. Tlatt said
he would call the Committee to
gether as soon as a detailed state
ment of expenditures and receipts,
which the War and Postoffice De
partments had been asked to prepare
as a basis for the Committee's work,
was ready. Now, he says that the
War and Postoffice Departments
are conducting investigations and
that he will not call the Committee
together until they have finished
and furnished him copies of the
result. This is all twaddle. Mr.
Piatt knows that the party bosses
have ordered the Senatorial investi
gation held up until there will be
no danger of its affecting the elec
tion and that everybody else knows
it, too.
Although carefully edited by
Postmaster General Smith before it
was made public, the report of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bnstow on the stealings of
Neely and Rathbone, and their gang
and other crookedness connected
with the Cuban postal service shows
that a disgraceful state of affairs
existed in Cuba, in which rascally
Republican officials showed the
Cubans that they could undo the
Spanish officials in stealing and
extravagant expenditure of public
money. Still, there are persons who
express surprise because Cubans do
not recognize Americans to be
superior to them.
Representatives McCall, of Mass.;
ana LUtleheld, of Me., both of
whom voted against their party on
the Porto Ri:an tariff bill, are to be
sent into the middle west to stump,
their districts being overwhelmingly
Republican, in order to try to keep
the large number of Republicans in
that section who thought as they
did about the Porto Rico tariff in
lme for McKinley.
Senator Jones, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee,
stopped in Washington on his way
to New York to hold a conference
with a number of prominent Demo
crats on the conduct of the cam
paign, which is to be at once start
ed and pushed aggressively until
election day. He is full of enthus
iasm over the outlook, which he
says is far brighter than it was at
this time four years ago.
A message from Minister Conger,
dated July 4, has been received at
the State Department, saying that
Pekin was in a state of anarchy and
that the foreigners who were all
cooped up in the British legation
and under constant fire, were bound
to be killed if help was not at once
had. This message seems to cor
roborate the opinion of those who
think that the administration has
allowed itself to be completely hood
winked by the Chiuese minister in
Washington. Mr. McKinley has
been negotiating with the govern
ment of China and promising to
act as a mediator in its behalf, when
according to Mr. Conger's dis
patches, there is no government of
China, the Capitol being in a state
of anarchy, borne go so far as to
express the opinion that the Chinese
Minister at Washington, who still
insists that the foreign ministers at
Pekin are safe, has never received
a line from Pekin since the trouble
began.
ST.TE NEWS IN BRIEF-
Alfred W. Stockett. a Civil En
gineer of Mauch Chunk, has been
captured by Boers in South Africa.
?An unknown boy about 10 or ia
years of age, was struck and killed by
the Pennsy Express near Pottsville on
Satunla) night.
The tenth annual reunion of the
Susquehanna Lutheran; will be held
at the Milton park, Milton, Pa., on
Thursday, August 23.
A German moulder at Hazleton
has discovered a process lor the manu
facture ot smokeless and noiseless
powder. A trial has proven satisfac
tory. During the electrical storm Sun
day evening a bolt of lightning struck
John Kazenaier's brewery, at Altoona
aud soured all the beer in the vats,
about 10,000 gallons.
Wijham Lang, an upholsterer of
Pottsville, in a fit of despondency,
made a desperate attempt to kill him
self with a pen knife, having plunged
it into his wrist up to the hilt.
While jumping from the top of
one car to another, Lee Dibble, of
Williamsport, a brakeman on the New
York Central, fell and rolled under a
train going in the opposite direction.
His body was cut in two.
An Explosion of dynamite stored
in a small frame building near Wil
liamsport on Monday caused the
death of two men and the fatal injury
of another. The building was de-
i molished. One Italian was blown to
pieces, portions of his body being
found 100 yards away.
Mauch Chunk is making an effort
t3 have the National Jr. O. U. A. M.
Orphans' Home established there.
The home at present is at Tiffin,
Ohio, but '.he Councils of Pennsyl
vania want to establish an institution
of their own. The committee having
the matter in charge will soon hold a
meeting.
Ladies' Home Journal For August,
"Josiah nd I Go a Yisitin," is the
title of Josiah Allen's Wife's new hum
orous serial which is begun in the
Midsummer Story Number (August)
of The Ladies' Home Journal. There
are also four short stories-"Catherine
of Arropance," "Grandmother Win
slow's Precious Plates," "From a Far
Counfry," "The Story of a Song"-and
the conclusion of Julia Magruder's
serial, "The Voice in the Choir."
"College Girls' Larks and Pranks" re
flects the wit and shows the love of
fun of the American girl. There is also
a group of stories full of interest and
mystery about "The Haunted Houses
of New England," and others in quite
the opposite vein are related by Rev.
Cyrus Townsend Brady in describing
his experiences as "A Missionary in
the.West." "My Summer with Some
Chipmunks" gives more exceedingly
interesting glimpses of the coy, brown
cyated little rodents. Of interest to
every girl aspiring to a higher educa
tion is an article detailing "How a
Girl Can Work Her Way Through
College," by a Cornell graduate. Mrs.
Burton Kingsland writes on "Conver
sation and Good Form in Public
Places," and Mrs. S. T. Rorer ex
plains "Why I am Opposed to Pies."
The August Journal takes its readers
on another stage of the pictorial jour
ney "Through Pictuiesque America,
gives some view of "An Entire House
on a Single Floor," and on the cover
presents Howard Chandler Christy's
"American Girl in Society." "Golden
Poppies," a waltz by B. H. Janssen,
is sure to find abundant favor with
music lovers. The departments are
as varied and complete as usual, and
the pictorial features numerous and
of commanding excellence. By The
Curtis Publishing Company, Phila
de'phia. One dollar a year; 10 cents
a copy.
Over one thousand hands are now
employed in the manufacture of tex
tile goods at Hazleton. That town
has made wonderful strides in the
establishing of local industries in
the past two years, and is keeping
right at it. Their Board of Trade
exists more than in name only.
r
A man
with a
thin head
of hair is
a marked
man. But
the bicrJ
ty A BU) bald spot t
8 V4ntem is not the
kind of a mark most
men like.
Too many men in
their twenties are
bald. This is absurd
and all unnecessary.
Healthy hair shows
man's strength. To
build up the hair from
the roots, to prevent
and to
It always restores
color to faded or gray
hair. Notice that
word, "always." And
it cures dandruff.
$l.00abottle. All drucglata.
11 My business call! me out among
tranrer a great deal. I would
actually f.el ashamed every time
I ould take oil my hat, luy lialr
was so thin and th bald apoti
showad so mainly. 1 bcnn the use
of your Hair Vlior less than three
tunntha ago. Today 1 find I have as
flue a head of hair ai I ever had.
I tell everybody what 1 nscd, and
thoy any 'It must be a wonderful
reined)" UEO. Yiarl,
Dec. 14, 1893. Chicago, 111.
We have a book on The Hair and
ftralp which we will send frve upon
request. If 70a do not obtain all the
bcnaCtt you expected from the use of
the Vigor, write the Doctor about
It, Address.
Da. J. C. ATKR.
Lowell, Maas,
'mrmrmrmrmrmTmr
PAIRVIEW TERRACE.
50 Lots At Public Auqtion Presents-Souv
enirs,
On another page may be seen the
large "ad"' of the New England Sub
urban Improvement Co , giving notice
of a sale of build. ng lots, next Satur
day, Aug. 4, on its new tract, "Fair
view Tetrace," Iron street. Those of
our readers who attended this com
pany's sales last June on "'Keystone
Pa.k will be pleased to hear of us
return, and to get a large audience
Saturday should be the least of its
troubles.
"Fairview Terrace" lies on the
North side of Iron street about eight
minutes walk from Main street, hav
ing over 2000 feet of frontage on the
former street and twice that amount
on Snmmit Road, yet to be built.
This has been plotted into lots in the
Company's usual manner and 50 of
them will be offered and sold Satur
day August 4, at Public Auction re
gardless of what they bring. On Sat
urday too, 100 presents will be given
away to those who attend, in the same
manner as at former sales.
In addition to the presents, special
souvenirs are to be given all ladies
who attend Saturday's sale. Souven
irs of beauty and value. Besides
these, free barges have been engaged
to carry all adults who desire to visit
"Fairview Terrace." They will run
every 10 minutes between 1 p. m. and
2 p.,m. from the corner of Main and
Iron streets.
Upon completion of the sale of
building lots; about ? p. m. these
barges will be used to convey all in
terested parties from "Fairview Ter
race" to Locust street off East Fifth,
where the Company will offer for sale
a nearly new 14 room, 2 family house
with 6400 feet of land, which has just
come into its possession. The prem
ises will be open for inspection all day
Saturday and at 6 p. m. sharp on that
day will be sold at Public Auction
without reserve.
The terms at both these sales will
be easy any reasonable payment
down and the balance in monthly pay
ments, will be accepted on "Fairview
Terrace" building lots. Upon the
house a small first payment, possibly
ten per cent, of purchase price, and
the balance as rent, with interest on
unpaid balance only net on full
amount.
The Montour County Republican
primaries were held on Saturday,
and the convention on Monday.
The nominees are: For Sheriff,
David Ruckle; and Associate Judge,
Robert Adams.
Money to .Loan.
$1400 to loan on first mortgage on
town property, at 5 Per cen1, an
taxes. Apply 10 Geo. E. EUvell, Atty.,
Bloomsburg, Pa. tf
OASTOZIIA.
Ban the lhe Vou Haw Always Bought
IFALTIIY
SWEET,
Harvest Trousers,
OVERALLS
Townsend's
A Significant Invention.
Two young Chicago inventors are
arranging to give a public exhibition
of a device for communicating with
beseiged towns in war times by means
of telephones carried in box kites. An
experiment in telephoning to inaccess
ible points by dropping a telephone
from a box kite was conducted last
week and proved successful. The
working of the box kite method is as
follows : A reel sontaining a cord for
the kite is set on the ground, and the
kite is sent up. The kites used by the
experimenters are box kites, each 18
feet long, two feet wide and 1 ft high.
Attached to the kite line, 100 feet be
low the kite, is a pulley, through which
runs a light-weight double-conductor
flexible wire of aluminum. Attached
to the end of the wire, swinging free
from the pulley is a telephone, . and
another telephone is ready for oper
ation where the kite flyers have their
position. The kite is sent up until
directly over the point with which
communication is desired. Then the
telephone swinging below the kite is
lowered by playing out the circuit
wire and letting it slip through the
pulley, drawn by the weight of the
instrument until the people beneath
secure possession of it and are put in
communication with the kite-flyers.
BRIDGE LETTINGS-
We, the undersigned, Commission
ers ot Columbia County, Pennsylvania
will receive bids for the building of
the following bridges:
One double stone arch bridge in
Benton township, over Raven Creek,
near Smith's store; one single stone
arch bridge over Briar Creek, near M.
H. Petty's, in Briar Creek township;
substructure for one bridge over Roar
ing Creek, near H. Litwiler's in Lo
cust township; substructure for one
bridge in Mt. Pleasant township, over
Deer Lick Run, near Frank Dolman's;
and substructure for one bridge in
Montour township, over Wabash
Creek, near John Deimer's;
Also for the rebuilding of abut
ments and raising of bridge over Hem
lock Creek, near John Gordon's.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at any time at Commissioners'
ofhee. Bids to be in bv Aucrust 8th.
1900, at 12 o'clock noon, and to be
opened at 1:30 o'clock p. m. same
day.
Bids will also be received for the
superstructure of above three bridges
which are to be built of steel and
iron, until Tuesday, August 7th, at 12
o'clock noon, to be opened at 1:30 p.
m. same day.
The Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
Nehemuh Kitchen,")
Wm. Krickbaum, C Co"nty , ,
W. II. Fisher, Commrs.
Attest: R. F. Vandersi.ice, Clerk.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, Issued
out or the court of coinmuu Pleus ot Columbia
County, I'enuHjlvanla, and to ma directed
there will be exposed to public sale, at the
Court House, In Bloowsburtf, counly uud atate
aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900,
at two o'clock p. ru., all that certain lot, or
piece of ifrounil, altuatA In tin) Town ot Moo
tana, Township or Cunyuuuam, County or 01.
umbla aud Mate of Penn'a, bring the lot which
In marked on the mup or plan of said Town of
Montuuu, with the number eight in block
N, uud being the same premises which the Cit
izens' building & Loan Association, of centra
llu, by deed, dated Sotu ot December, Ikwi,
granted and conveyed to Annte Ernst burger.
Whereon la erected a one and oue-liall story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
and frame barn.
Seized, taken In execution, at the suit of the
Cltlzeus' Saving & Loan Association vs. llernurd
Kmstberger et ai., and to be sold us the prop
erty ot Bernard Kmstberger et ul.
W. W. BLACK,
Wiluilm, ATTY. guiHirr.
OEWS
CELEBRATED
SHIRTS,
FOR SALE AT
Star Clothing House,
BLOOHSBURG,
Keeping You Posted.
One of the main objects of
our advertising is to keep you
constantly informed of the
store's doing. Changes take
place here that you should know
about; changes of much import
ance to those who would have
the newest and best. The out
put and income of merchandise
is constant, and you miss many
a bright trading chance if you
are not a constant, careful read
er of our ads.
SUMSSES SILKS.
Light, filmy fabrics, just
suited for hot weather
wear. Washable, too,
which adds much to the
economy. Price, 35c
MUSLIN UHDS2WEAB.
You know the kind of
Undermuslin sold here ;
the goodness of materials,
the fulness of sizes, the
worthiness of every gar
ment right through. Know
ing these things, these
items will interest you :
Night Robe, reduced to 42c
Skirts, from 55c to $5.00
Drawers, reduced to 19c
FURNITUKE 0? ALL KINDS
We've planned to make
this a very special Furni
ture opportunity, and just
at a time you need it. Our
prices have been low, but
from July 25 to August 10
we will give a 10 per cent,
discount on all Furniture.
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For Sale By
Bloomsburg, Pa.
ETC.
PA.
SHOES.
Five special lots very
good styles, very tempting
prices. Kindly read about
them :
Lot 1. Boys' Shoes, worth
St. 50 and $200 a
pair. Not all sizes. :
Reduced to $1.00. :
Lot 2. Ladies' Shoes, that
sold at $2.25, re
duced to $1.39.
The best Shoe to
wear you can find.
Lot 3. Ladies' Shoes, that
sold at $3.50. Not
all sizes, but good
style. Reduced to
$1.79.
Lot 4. Men's Shoes, that
sold at $2.25. All
sizes, and the best
made Shoe you
can find. Reduced
to $1.48.
Lot S .Babies' Shoes,
worth 50c,reduced
to 25c.
P. PURSEL.
Shoe
TOR 6ENTLEMEN
NAME.ANDIPRICE ONCVEKTWJ
The'Crossett SHOE'"'
CXTWF.ME STYLE AT POPULAR PBlCtS IN Dtt J ,
.IMI FEET ONE SHOULD LOOK FOB MT.OOWBlUTV;
1 4AMD STYLE. YOU BND AU. THESE IN THfcit
CROSSETT SHOE. '
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