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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO. PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1S66.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
EiTABLlSIIKD 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1869
Published Every Thursday Mornino,
At Woormburg, the County Peat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. EEWELL, Editor.
1). J. TASKEK, Local Editor.
GEO. C. KOAN, Foreman.
Terms : lnu1e the county ti.oo a year
in advance; $1.50 if not paid in alvance.
Outside the county, f 1.25 a year, strictly in
rdvance.
All communication should lie addressed
THE COLUMBIAN,
llloomsburg, l'a.
THURSDAY, Al'KIL 25, 1901.
Governor Stone has signed the
inti-kidnapping bill, and henceforth
he individual who runs off with
somebody's child will go to the pen
itentiary for life, provided he is
caught and convicted. Hanging
would be none too good for su:h a
crime.
The World's Disgrace-
The story of the looting of the
Chinese by the soldiers of the allied
powers was bad enough, but the re
velations of outrages upon the
Chinese women by these same sold
iers, now finding their way into
print, arc almost too shocking for
belief in this age of boasted civiliza
tion. Those who bow to the god of
war will have to answer to the great
and only God for the deeds of in
famy that have followed the invas
ion of China. As was the case in
the looting, the American troops
have been exonerated of participa
tion in the terrible crimes commit
ted upon the Chinese women.
Williamsport Sun.
"BALLOT KEFOSM-
There can be no thorough ballot
reform without the grouping of can
didates under the respective offices
aud the abolition of the circles.
Any bill, such as the Focht bill,
which provides for the grouping of
candidates, but retains the circle for
a straight ticket, cannot be consid
ered as a ballot reform bill, nor as
a material improvement on the pres
ent situation. In fact, it will com
plicate the situation more than it is
as at present.
On the other hand, a bill provid
ing for the retention of the party
column without the eircla at the
top would be some improvement
on tbe present condition of affairs.
There is no reason, however, why
the Bedford bill, or the Guffey bill,
in its original shape before being
amended by the Senate, should not
be ena:ted. The contention that
the voters of the State want an op
portunity to vote a straight ticket
and cannot nmk a ticket made up
on the Massachusetts or group sys
tem, ignores the facts of the
case. Republican voters generally
throughout the State, aud to a cer
tain extent, Democratic voters, are
accustomed to the Crawford County
system at their primaries, and this
system provides for the grouping of
candidates under the respective of
fices. To hold that voters can mark
itemized tickets made up on the
group system at the primaries, but
cannot do it at the general election,
is too utter an absurdity.
The Army on a War looting.
Of course tne War Department
promptly rejects the recomendulion
of Lieu.enant General Miles con
cerning enlistments for the army.
That it was sound and reasonable
and met with general public
approval was but the greater reason
for turning it down. The idea that
a soldier, and particularly the
ofiicer nominally commanding the
army, can , kn w as much of mili
tary affairs as the politicians ot the
War Department, is not to be en
couraged. General Miles made the' mistake
of taking the administration at its
word. When it announced that the
war in the Philippines was ended,
he assumed that it would not need
to send any additional troops there
an l could begin to carry out the
act of Congress for the reorgan
ization of the army without more
delay. This involved the suggestion
that the extraordinary "war power"
conterred on the President need not
be exercised to the uttermost if the
war was over. The official answer
comes instantly. The War Depart
ment, it is announced, has "decided
to continue the work of recruiting
the regular army to the maximum
strength."
For what purpose ? Is all this
talk of the pacification of the Philip
pines false ? Is the president con
templating another expedition to
China? Oris he looking forward
to the conquest of Cuba? Perhaps
it is for ue at home that he expects
to need more troops? Evidently
ine uiore man imperial powers
wlucu lie liKluceil Congress to vote
him are not to be relinquished. We
may be promised pj.iec, but th
1
army is to uo inaimameu on a war
footing. Aud McKiuley and Root
aud Corbin are going to ruu it in
their owu way. Philadelphia Times.
Bill To Remove State Capital To Philadelphia-Representative
Voorhe3 has
introduced a bill providing for the
submission to the qualified voters
of the Commonwealth the question
of removing the Capital from liar
risburg to Philadelphia, the act
reading as iollows :
"That at the next general election
to be held on the Tuesday next fol
lowing the first Monday of Novem
ber next, to wit, Tuesday Novem
ber 5, 1901, there shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the
Commonwealth the question of
changing the location of the Capitol
from the city of Harrisburg to the
city of Philadelphia; and that the
Secretary of the Commonwealth is
hereby instructed and directed to
prepare the proper ballot in accord
ance with law tor the carrying out
of the provisions of this act."
Discussing the bill offered, Mr.
Voorhees said:
"My only thought is that as we
are going to spend a great deal of
money to improve the present
dilapidated buildings of the State
Insane Asylum at Harrsburg it
would be better to give the present
unfinished Capitol building to those
in control of the insane located here,
and have a Capitol building erected
in Philadelphia, where it would
better serve the people of the State,
as well as the members of the legis
lature. In these days of rapid rail
road travel the few wiles between
Harrisburg and Philadelphia do not
mean much difference. On the con
trary, with better hotel and other
accommodations to be had in Phil
adelphia, it would better serve the
western and northern sections of
the State.
"In addition," continued Mr.
Voorhees, "I believe that a Capitol
building would be erected by the
city of Philadelphia and the large
interest centered there without any
cost whatsoever to the State."
Licensing The Drinker-
Probably the must remarkable
act of legislation enacted in any of
the States of the Union this year,
says the Wilkes - Barre Record,
is the bill pissed by the legislature
of Arkansas providing for the issu
ing of licenses to liquor drinkers
as well as to the liquor sellers.
The author of this remarkable bill
appears to be a man of considerable
ability and made an elaborate argu
ment in support ol his measure. He
urged that if it is good policy to
heavily tax the man who sells
liquor, it is equally good policy to
tax the man who buys it. All the
evils of the "liquor traffic should not
be laid at the door of the man
who sells the liquor; the man who
drinks it contributes as largely to
the resuming evils as he who sells
it. The bill in question provides
that every liquor drinker shall take
oat an annual license for which he
shall pay the sum of $5, and this
license will give him the privilege
of purchasing liquor by the drink
or otherwise at any licensed house in
the State of Arkansas.
However this bill may oe regard
ed by others, its author certainly
is entirely serious aud very much
in earnest. That such a law would
be exceedingly difficult to euforce
will readily be seen and it may well
be doubted if it would bring anv
considerable amount of money into
the State treasury. Great surprise
is expressed that the bill has suc
ceeded in passing through the leg
islature. It is a fact worth noting,
however, that stringent legislation
for the purpose of minimizing the
consumption of liquor is more fre
quently found is Southern than in
Northern States.
If a law like that above referred
to could be rigidly enforced there
is no doubt that it would be pro
luctive of a revolution in the liquor
trade. And what a source of rev
enue it would be! I tuagine every
man in Pennsylvania who drinks
liquor compelled to pay $5 for the
privilege. The sum total would
run into the millions of dollars an
nually. The licensed-drinkers
would be, in a sense, a .privileged
class privileged to purchase all
the liquor thev wanted, privileged
to become intoxicated, and having
duly paid lor the prerogative, they
would doubtless claim immunity
from prosecution for any acts they
might commit.
- - -
This Ought to be a Democratic Year.
This will be a Democratic year in
Pennsylvania. The scandals con
nected with the present State ad
ministration will drive thousands
independent voters to the support of
the Democratic ticket in all the
counties 01" the commonwealth. Con
sidering all these facts it" behooves
the Democrats to nominate the best
men in the party for the various of
fices to be filled. Put none but
honest men who can command the
respect of the best people on the
ticket, men who are aljove every
and all suspicion. -Froni Selinsgrove
Itmes.
What Trusia Maj be Expected to Accom
plish Here
in Germauy and the United States
the trust principle in bus ness and
industry prevails to a greater extent
than in any other countries of the
world. We know how it is in the
United States, but it is well to re
call what has been done in the trust
line in Germany, Two years ago
our consul general at Berlin report
ed that "every chimney is smoking
and every wheel is turning," and
explaining the causes as lie saw
them of such industrial prosperity
he declared in this official report to
the State Department: ' The 200
trusts and syndicates which were in
existence in Germany at the beginn
ing of 1S9Q are increasing in num
ber day by day until there is scarce
ly a single important product of
manufacture of which the output,
price and conditions of sale are not
governed by a combination or under
standing between producers."
The belief was general that these
trusts and syndicates were establish
ing permaucnt conditions in Ger
man industry, and everything look
ed bright for the future. It was
promised there would be no periods
of over production, panic and de
pression, and that the trusts em
bodied a panacea for industrial de
pression. How is it now ? The United
States is fairlv booming on the high
tide of prosperity, but Germany is
in the slough of despond. The break
down which commenced a year ago
still continues, and even in an ag
gravated form. The Berliner Tage
blalt of the last week describes in
dustrial conditions as so bad that
charitable efforts are powerless to
cope with the situation. Cases of
reduced production and dismissals
of working people are so numerous
as no longer to attract notice. It is
safe to say, says an Associated Press
dispatch from Berlin, that 25 per
cent, of the working people are
cither idle or insufficiently employ
ed; prices in many industries are so
depressed that there is difficulty- in
meeting the bare cost of operation:
"mauy factories have closed, and in
others the hours of labor have been
reduced, while workers crowd to
the gates of the factories seekitig
employment." Another dispatch
from the same point says that the
gteat Krupp iron aud steel works
have already dismissed 4.000 em
ployees, and are about to discharge
5,000 more, and it is added: 'The
industrial depression continues.
According to a recent estimate, one
fourth of the workers in Berlin are
very insufficiently employed or
totally idle. The distress of many
is acute. 1 here is no prospect ot
improvement."
et two years ago it was the Ger
man boast that the industrial com
binations were the salvation of busi
ness, and a guard against industrial
depression. It appears in reality
that they have stimulated matters
to the overproduction point, with
results that recall what happened in
the United States in 1S73 and 1893.
e do not believe these great com
binations in manufacturers and busi
ness can produce permanent condi
tions of prosperity and solid indus
trial growth in any country. They
antagonize the fundamental princi
ples, throw conservatism to the
winds and seek by combination and
extortion to filch dividends on vast
volumes of securities in which there
is more wind and water than reality.
Germany's two last years proves it.
Pittsburg J'ost.
Why Buchanan Never Marridd.
The Image of His Dead Fiancee Never Faded
from His Heart.
'Mr. Buchanan, who was the first
bacnelor elected to the Presidency,
was sixty-five years of age when
elected, and had deliberately given
himslelf to a life of celibacy," writes
William Perrine, in the May Ladies"
Jom Journal. "In the days when
he was a young lawyer of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, he had loved Miss
Coleman, a beautiful daughter of a
citizen of that town. Thev had been
engaged to be married when one day
he was surprised to receive lrom her
a request to release her from the
promise. According to Mr. George
Ticknor Curtis the separation origi
nated in a misunderstanding on the
part ot the lady, who was unusually
sensitive, over some small matter
exagerated by giddy and indiscreet
tongues. Soon after the estrange
ment she was sent to Philadelphia,
and there died suddenly. Through
out the rest of his life, or for nearly
half a century, Mr. Buchanan is not
known to have revealed to
anybody the circumstances of
this romantic tragedy. He would
only say that it had changed his
hopes and plans, and had led him
more deeply than ever into politics as
a distraction lrom his grief. In his
old age, long after he had retired per
manently to private life, he called at
tention to a package containing, he
said, the papers and relics which
would explain the causo of his youth
ful soi row, and which he preserved
evidently with the idea of revealing
them before his death. But when he
died, and his will was read, it was
found that he he had directed that the
package should be burned without
being opened, and his injunction was
obeyed."
Spring
Cleaning
You are made awnro of the neces
sity fr cloanninjr your blood In the
aprinf by humor, eruptions and other
outward signs of Impurity.
Or that dull headache, billons, nau
seonn, nervous condition and that tired
feeling are duo to the same cause
weak, thin, Impure, tired blood.
America's Greatest Spring Medi
cine is Hood's Sarsnparilla.
It makes the blood rich and pure,
cures scrofula and salt rheum, gives a
clear, healthy complexion, good appe
tite, sweet sleep, sound health.
For cleansing the blood the best
medicine money can buy is
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
It is Peculiar to Itself.
tirtw Fat While ltrlr-,l.
Frederick Palmer, (tie war corre
spondent, who accompanied the relief
expedition of the allies to 1'tkirifl-,
ay a he carried a Dottle of ale all the
way from Tientsin to the Chinese cap
ital, thinking how welcome it would
be to a friend when he crawled out
etf his bomb-proof, emaciated and fam
ished. "What he did," writes Talnier,
"was to offer me beer and to ask why
the relieving column had been" o
long in coming. He has gained ten
pounds since I saw him lust, ltice and
liorse meat seera to be fattcuing."
X. Y. Herald.
WANTED TRUSTWORTHY MEN
and women to travel and advertise for old
etnblished house of solid financial standing.
Salary $"Sa year and exenscs, all payable
in cash. No canvassing required. Uive
teferenccs and enclose self addressed
stamped envelope. Address Manager, 355
Caxton Kldg., Chicago. 4-25-161
SHERIFF'S SALE.
V.T virtue ot sundir writs of Ft. Fa., and Alia
Fi. Fa , Issued out of tne Court ol Common
Pleas of Columbia County, l'a., and to me di
rected, there will be exposed to public sale, at
the Court House, In Uloomsburg, county and
state aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, MAY nth, 1901,
at ten o'click a. m., the following described
property, to wit :
All those two certain messuages, or tene.
inents, and tracts of land, situate In Colum
bia County, Pennsylvania,
The first train, situate In the Borough of
Catawlssa, bounded and described as fol
lows, 'owlt: Beijlnulntf at a stone. In line of
lands of George Zorr, deceased, and running
fr m thence by lands now ot William Bemlng
er (known as th Urlst Mill Tract), and mnnlng
from thence by the sme south two and a quar
ter degrees west, ten perches to the north end
of the county bridge over Catawlssa Creek;
thence through the centre of said bridge south
thirty -eight degrets east, fifteen perches to the
Intersection of a public read leading to Ashland;
thence by said road south eight and a quarter
degrees west, nine and two-tenths perches to a
point In the centre of said road. In line of lands
ofMru.Berger; thenoe by said line south eighty
one and a half degrees wet,tweuty-'hree and a
half perches to a post, originally a spruce tree,
thence by land ot Jonathan Fortaer north fifty
eight and a half degrees west, s!xtj-four
perches to originally a maple, on the souih side
of Catawlssa Creek; thence s .utn eighty-two
aud a half degrees east, crossing said Catawlssa
creek, and running by a public road, le idtng
downt'atawlssa Creek to the To wn of Catawlssa,
forty-four p-rchea to a point in said public
road ; thence by land of Wni. Long and hind be
longing to the estate of George Zarr, deceased,
north seventy-four and a half degrees east,
thirty-nine perches to the place of beginning,
containing
9 ACRES AND 3S PERCHES
(be the same more or,less), on which are erected
A TAPER MILL, DWELLING
HOUSES, BARN'S, STABLES
and other outbuildings.
There Is a chemlcul fibre m'.U, ground wood
mill, and paper mill, and the appurtenances.
Including the waters of said creek, to supply
the mill with water power, 4c.
The second lot, or parcel of land, situate In
the Township of Catawlssa, boucdd and de-
I scribed as follows, to wit : Beginning at a
I post, In Hue of lands ot Jonathan Fortner, a
corner of a lot ot ground b-lnnglng to Mrs.
Berger, and running from thence by the same
north elghty-threo and a half degrees east,
seven and a half perches; thence by the same
north seventy.two and a half degrees east .nine
teen and a half perches to the south post ot a
rate; thence by laud of Mathlas Glngles south
Oftecn and a quarter degrees west, nineteen
and a half perches to a chestnut tree; thence
by the same south twenty-five degrees west,
eight perches to a post : thence by the same
south nineteen degrees west.sU and six-tenths
perches to a post ; theuco by the same south
forty-three degrees west, nine aud a half
perches to a corner of a lot or tract of land
known as the Foundry Lot, now owncl by Sam
uel J. Frederick ; thence by tald lot north for-ty-ulne
degrees weat, nineteen perches to a
post. In line cf land of Jonathan Fortner;
thence by said line north D re and a half de
grees east, thirty-tour perches to the place of
beginning, containing
5 ACRES AND 13 PERCHES
(be the same more or less;, on which Is formed
and constructed a dam or baMu for the purpose
of gathering fresh or clear water for the afore
said paper mill.
HeUed, taken la execution, at the suits of
Matilda Hughes, surviving executor and trust, e
of the estate ot liougluss Hughes, deceased, vs.
The Catawlssa Fibre Company, Limited, terre
tenant ; WUhelinlua Met ready vs Cata ;aa
Fibre Co., Ltd. ; The App.etoo WoUiD Mills vs.
The Catawlssa Fibre Co., Limited, and Travers
Broth-rs: Company vs. The catawlssa Fibre
Company, Limited, and to be soli as the prop
erty ut the catawlssa Fibre Company, Limited,
U-rre tenant, and tha Catawlssa Fibre com
pany, Limited.
,W. 11. Ham-K, DANIEL KNOl'.H,
C. A. Small, Attya, Sheriff.
Townserid's
CLOTHING HOUSE.
SPRIHCI OFFER I
WE iUVK DECIDED TO GIVE A
FREE EXCURSION
To The Buffalo Exposition.
Every purchase of one dollar's
worth of goods, bought atTownsend's
Clothing Store, will give the buyer a
chance to go to Buffalo free. We will
commence on Saturday, the 27th, to
give out tickets with goods sold from
that date.
ON flAY THE 31st
we will present the lucky customer
with a free ticket to Buffalo for five
days, at
TOWiSEGWS
CLOTHING STORE.
THE
KID CLOVE
Section.
THE
WASH GOODS
SALE.
THE
WHITE GOODS
Section.
SPECIAL
MEN'S WEAR
OFFERINGS.
THE
MUSLIN UNDER
WEAR SPEG'LS
Eli Glcvcs.
To pass lightly this
chance at Kid Glove buy
ing is to miss an opportun
ity to buy good gloves at
less than their normal val
ue. Pay you to read :
$1 25 Kid Gloves sold
this week at $i oo.
1 50 centerweave gloves
sold this week at $i 35.
A Sals of YTash Go:is.
They came our way at
nipped prices. We bought
them and pass them along,
and the "price nip" is still
there. You'll see it when
you come to investigate.
6c Lawns and Dimities
at 5c.
isjc Lawns and Dimities
at ioc.
15c. Lawns and Dimities
at I2jc.
Usa Dsrcv Curtain
Right on the v
,'erv edjre
of the season, too. These
values you may be able to
match later on, but we
doubt it.
$5 00 Derby Curtains at
$4 50.
$7 50 Derby Curtains at
$6 00.
Sale cf lien's Fwnlshlrgs.
Up to date men,- who like
up to date furnishings, will
appreciate these items at
vV - HANDLE A PAN IS BY THE
ff NpANDLE.
vvFI -jJJlr Handiest arid Best Route between,
oS$WWW the PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION i
'VSggjr m2 NEW YORK is the iK-yvr5 j
For Information. Rate, etc., addrewt
411 Muswtv, i uiiN t., lurrno. 101 oy t.. eMieaao.
IOMTM 4 OUVI T., CT. LOUIS. IICHtNtl PIACI, N. 1.
T. C. CLARKC. T. W. LCC. B. D. CALDWELL,
Gtn'l &up.tintwidint. O.n'l fuungir Ag't Trartig Manag.r.
Centre of Attraction.
All sections of this store are
attractive to the prospective
buyer, but this week we em-
phasize special attraction in
special stocks. These trade
bringers are worth looking in-
to. Part of the big spring
equipmen t and every item of
exceptional value. It is such
bargain giving as this that
' adds to the natural activity of
the selling and broadens this
' business into larger useful-
ness.
these prices. They'll buy
them, too. Few men are
above saving money on
their personal purchases.
A lot of men's plain col
ored neckties, made of the
best silk, 25c and 50c.
Men's laundned colored
shirts, good value at 60c.
This week at 45c.
Men's Bostonian Shoes
that a regular dealer would
ask you $4 25, we can sell
you at $3 50.
Unicmnslln Specials.
Wouldn't be here if they
weren't special. Just picked
from the new spring stock
and priced to make a week
of extra heavy selling.
$1 15 and 1 25 ladies'
white skirts reduced until
May 1st to gSc.
65c ladies' niht ro!es reJuc'J to 49c.
Hotter choose from this let of la.-e
curtains before il is too Uie.anJ don't
be afiaid to look ahead a little. Lace
curtain prices are not always this low
level. Only the honest sorts of cur
tains here. Don't forget that, please.
35c. a pair, woith 50c.
560. '
75c " " $1.00
$1.00 " " 1. 25
.to " 1 5
1.25 " 1.50
1.39 ' " 1.75
1.40 ' ' 1.75
2.9S 3.75
4.25 ' " sJ
F. P. PURSEL. I
Tbt HANDIEST AND BEST WAY TO