THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
eitam.is!ikd i837. consolidated 1869
Publish ed Every Thursday Mormno,
At llloomsliurg, the County Seal of
Columliia County, Pennsylvania.
C1EO. K. ELWELL, Editor.
1. J. TASKKK, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
Terms : Inside the county fi.oo a year
a advance ; $1.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, $1.25 a year, ltrictly in
'dvance.
A.U communications should be addressed
THE COLUMBIAN.
Bloomsliurg, Pa.
VIIURSDAY, MAY 30, 1901.
TO THE DEM00R&TIO V0TEE3 OF
OOLUMBIA COUNTT.
Notice is hereby given that the
Primary Election for the purpose of
voting to place in nomination one
person for Associate Judge, one
person for county Surveyor and five
delegates to the state convention,
will be held at the regular polling
places in the various election dis
tricts of Columbia county, (or it
such places cannot be obtained then
at a place in said district convenient
to the regular polling place, which
shall be determined by the member
of the Standing Committee and the
election boards of such districts
where the regular polling places
cannot be obtained) on Saturday
June 8th, 1901, between the hours
of 3 and 7 o'clock p. m. and the
County Convention will be held in
the Opera House in Bloomsburg
Tuesday June nth, 1901, at 11
o'clock a. m. this call is issued in
accordance with Art. Ill, Sec. 10 of
The Democratic Rules, of Columbia
County.
Christian A. Small,
County Chairman.
J. K.BlTTENBKNDER,
R. G. F. Kshinka, Secretaries.
Catawissa, Pa., May 7th, 1901.
, . .
. A bill introduced in the Legisla
ture prohibits the marriage of first
' cousins after January 1, 1902.
N. B. Crary, of Shickshinny,
made $43,000 in the recent flurry in
Northern Pacific stock. He bought
in 1879 and had held it ever since.
Miss Marie Kshinka, of Berwick,
stood fifth in the teacher's contest
for-a trip to the Buffalo Exposition
last week, and Jackson Harman, of
the same place, was fourth. Read
ers of the Times should send them
their votes.
Secretary Wilson of the Agricult
ural Department will inaugurate a
plan to distribute young trees. Ex
periments will be made in Washing'
ton to determine the varieties which
are best adapted to the different
soils and climates. The method of
distribution will not be dissimilar
to that now in practice with seed,
authorized by Congress.
1 1
Under the commutation of sent
ence law, just passed by the Penn
sylvania legislature, the terms of
imprisonment of Ellery P. Ingham
and Harvey K. Newett will be con
siderably shortened. Under the old
law their terms would not expire
until May, 1902, but under the new
law they will be at liberty next
December. The Philadelphia In
quirer of last Friday, says that both
will immediately begin the practice
of law in Philadelphia, and endeavor
to regain the place they lost.
. .
The day previous to the adjourn
ment of congress a law was passed
and signed by the president which
will be of great benefit to the many
widows who were formerly pension
ers. There were thousands and
thousands of widows who were pen
sioners, but they remarried and have
become widows the second time.
This new law provides that a widow
who was drawing a pension
and forfeited the same by remarry
ing and has become divorced from
her second husband, and is without
suffie'ent property to support her
self, can have her former pension
restored to her.
COLUMBIA COUNTY DEMOCRATS-
C. A. Small, Esq., the Demo
cratic Chairman of Columbia County
is in town, the guest of the State
Chairman, William T. Creasy.
Columbia County in the last cam
paign gave Mr. Bryan about 2,200
majority and in 1895 about 1,500.
This increased majority has been at
tributed largely to chairman Small's
work and organization. Old Col
umbia has a thorough Democratic
organization, such as should exist
iu every county of the state, and
which would make it possible to
elect the next governor.
Mr. Small has been County
Chairman for two years, and each
succeeding year has shown a more
perfect organization. With such
men at the head of every county
organization in this state, the rights
of the people can be protected
against the machine that is to-day
dictating every law that is passed.
Harrisburg Star-Independent.
WuY Men Lon't go to Church-
The question why men do not
go to church is older than the pres
ent generation. It troubled the fath
ers and grandfathers of those now
filling the pulpits and it will proba
bly trouble their sons and grand
sons. But the fact was never so evi
dent as it is to-day and the search af
ter the cause was never so diligent.
A look over the congregation in any
Protestant church on a Sunday
morning will confirm the impression
that men do not go to church
in nearly as large numbers as wo
men, and if any one has the means
of comparison he will find that the
porportion of men to women is even
less now than it was a generation
ago.
Why is it so? There will be a
good many answers to the question
by both the lay and the clergy, but
probably the gist of the largest
number of answers will be that men
do not think it worth while to go
to church because they do not get
there what they want. This reply
will be given not only by the laity
but by the clergy also. In his an
nual address in Cleveland last week
Tuesday before the Episcopal
diocese of Ohio Bishop Leonard
declared that people are not getting
what they want from the pulpit on
Sunday and therefore they stay
away from church. He said: "The
world of busy toilers, the tired-out
men and women of six days' labor
in the marts of merchandise, want,
on the Lord's Day,some instruction,
guidance and inspiration on the
subject of sin fighting and sin-killing.
Our people tell me that they
do not desire politics, civic questions,
social themes, ethical theories,
doled out to them on Sundays by
gentlemen who know but little of
what they are talking. Earnest
men inform me that they want re
ligion and not rubbish on Sundays.
They want the doctrine of the soul,
the helpful instruction of the per
fect man, Jesus Christ, for their
spiritual uplifting. What we need
to-day is Christ and ths church of
life."
Bishop Leonard at the same time
that he delivered this chaJge to the
clergy of Jhio called attention to
an investigation made in Chicago as
to the subjects of sermons preached
in that city's pulpits on a recent
Sunday. The Times Herald gives
tnese eleven subjects as specimens:
"Prof. Hennon's 'Teachings,' "
"Mrs. Humphry Ward's 'Eleanor."
"The Almighty Dollar." "Trairedv
of Hu nan Greatness," "Doctrine or
Spiritualism," "The Re.igious Sit
uation," "The Churches and Bigot
ry," "Three-fourths or Four fourths
of a Man," "Review of the Trial of
Dr. Thomas for Heresy," "The
Southern Negro." An examination
of the topics announced for pulpit
discourses in almost any city would
probably show manv of the same
class of suojects. These are not the
subjects which will draw men to
church, and the discussion which
the publication of this list of subjects
nas caned out in Chicago justifies
Bishop Leonard's attitude and argu
ment. But the sermon is not the only
part ot tiie service which keeps men
away from church. The singing is
not guiltless in tins respect, if the
Rev. Dr. Cadman. pastor of the
largest Congregational Church in
Brooklyn, is to be believed. In an
address last week on how to bring
men into the church he said :
"Another reason why men do not
go to church is the femininity of
lier liymnology. Why. 111 the
Protestant Church you find very
few hymns that are stronjr. virile
and manly. We sing about dying
and going to heaven and about
sitting on a marble slab, etc. Let
us sing about life and living. If
you live right, you will die right.
The strength of Methodism is in
the hymuology of John and Charles
VV esley. I here is too much tweedle
dum, tweedle-dum in our hymns.
Men were won to God and Christ
by the great hymns of our fathers.
There is a hymn, 'O, to Be Nothing'
11 we want to be nothine:, our
prayer will be answered. We should
get rid of the silly, wishy-washy
tunes we sing to-day. There are
many splendid hymns. They are
found in every book and excluded
from none "
Here are two reasons whv men
do not go to church. One is what
Bishop Leonard calls the rubbish
and sensationalism preached in the
pulpit, and the other is Dr. Cad
man's opinion that there is too much
femininity in the hymns sunir bv
the choir. These may not be the
only reasons for the scarcity of men
111 cnurch, but they are doubtless
two of the reasons, and they may
point out to some preachers the way
to restore the balance in their con
gregations. But the same way to
reach men was pointed out 2000
years ago by the apostle when he
said: "We preach Christ and Him
crucified; to the Jews a stumbling
block; to the Greeks foolishness;
but to thera that are called of God
the power of God and the wisdom
of God." The lack of the same kind
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
of preaching now is the chief reason
why men do not go to church now.
Philadelphia I'tess.
Governor Signs Bills.
The following bills have been
si
gned by Governor Stone:
Authorizing banks and bankintr
companies to improve any real es
tate tney may Hold for the accom
modation and transaction of their
business by the erection, renewal
or renlacinsr of builriincr tliprnii
and to derive rent therefrom.
Providing for uniform nraetiee
and procedure in courts of Common
rieas in counties containing more
than one court.
Defininz the offense of disorHnrlv
conduct by persons on railroad and
railway cars, public or private parks
and picnic grounds.
The juvenile court bill.
Providing that vinegar made
wholly from grapes.apples and other
fruit shall not be reouired to contain
an acidity of 4 per cent.
Allowing County Commissioners
to contribute to retrularlv oreanierl
county historical societies.
Allowing cities of the second and
third class to appropriate $500 an
nually for the support of each com
pany of the National Guard using
and occupying an armory building
within such cities.
Conferrine unon Ornhans' Courts
power co order and direct a mort
gage or a public or a private sale
for the payments of debts or for
other purposes of any lands lying
partly in two or more counties
divMei by county lines.
Authorizing trustees of State
Normal schools to refund their
bonded indebtedness at a lower
rate of interest and to include in
the reissue of bonds a limited
amount of additional indebtedness
contracted prior to this act for the
erection of buildings and making
other improvments.
Providing for the election of Re
corders of Deeds and Registers of
Wills in counties having a popu
lation of over 150,000.
Relating to the payment of ar
rears of bonus on charters and upon
the authorized increase of the capi
tal stocic of corporations and declar
ing a forfeiture of charter upon non
payment of bonus within one year.
Authorizing County Commission
ers to construct any public road lead
ing to either end of a county bridge
across a river.
Giving game protectors the same
powers as constables.
' Authorizing County Treasurers
to refund to aliens the tax of 3
cents a day paid under the act of
1897, which was declared unconsti
tutional. Relating to connection of public
property with public sewers in bor-
ougns. ,
Providing for the acknowledg
ment of deeds and other papers of
HKe character concerning property
in Pennsylvania which mav here
after be taken in Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines.
Authorizing cities of third class
to maintain nonsectarian public h
brary.
Granting to water companies the
right to supply water to adjacent
territory.
Requiring school teachers to be
examined in elements of civil gov
ernment and algebra.
Empowerin? borourrh authorities
to lay foot walks, pavements, gut
ters, culverts and drains over and
upon lands abutting on and along
the side or sides of nublic roads en
tirely within the borough limits and
to assess the paving, curbing and
guttering on the owners of adjoin
ing lands.
Authorizing United States Com
missioners to administer natVis nnrl
affirmations, to take affidavits and
depositions to be used in any court
of this Commonwealth or elsewhere.
and to receive acknowledgments
and proof of deeds, mortgages, etc.,
witnin or without the Common
wealth. Renuirine bonds of i nrlpmnif v
given to the Sheriff of any county
having a population of over 150,000
to be approved by the Court.
Authorizing policemen of bor
oughs to perform the duties of high
constables.
Reauiriner notice to hnilrl nr re.
pair sidewalks in boroughs to be
served upon the owners of property. !
Authorizing the Governor to ap
point three lawyers to constitute a
Board of Commissioners for the
promotion of the uniformity of legis
lation in the United State for a
term of four vears. The
ers are to receive no compensation.
vuowiug township commissioners
to enter into contract with one or
more taxpayers of the township for
making, mending and repairing
ne puoiic roaas ana bridges.
Saturday niirht's storm mnt iia
been more severe in and about
Danville, than it was in this im
mediate vicinitv. The
that hail and pieces of ice as large
as hickory nuts covered the ground.
The damage to growing crops it is
icuieu win ue ueavy.
There
Are 2400
Disorders Incident to the human frame,
of which a majority aro caused, or pro
moted by itnptiro blood.
Tho remedy is simple.
Tuke Hood's Saisauurllla.
That this medicine radically and
effectively purifios tho blood Is known
to every druggist, known to hundreds
of thousands of people, who themselves
or by tlioir friends have experienced
its curative powers.
Tho worst casos of scrofula, the
most Bgonleing sufferings from suit
rheum and other virulent blood dis
eases, aro conquered by it, whilo
those curod of boils, pimples, dys
peptic and bilious symptoms and that
tired feeling aro numbered by millions.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Will do 70a good. Begin to take It today.
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, May 27, 1901.
The pooh bah of the army and
the idol of pink teas, officially known
as Adjutant General Corbin, has
scored again. He will go a-junket-ing
to the Philippines, and he will
go clothed with authority to make
any changes in quar.ering or pro
viding for the soldiers that he may
see fit without refering them to
Washington for approval-authority
which properly belongs only to the
commander of the army, and which,
as a matter of fact, Gen. Miles has
never been allowed to exercise. It
is announced that Gen. Corbin is to
go to the Philippines as a personal
representative of President McKin
ley and Secretary Root; that he is
charged by the latter with the duty
of arranging a cheap scheme for the
maintenance of the army in the
Philippines, which can be put iu the
annual report of the Secretary of
War in the shape of a recommenda
tion for Congressional action, and
by the former with the task of find
ing out anything that can be made
use of in his annual message to Con
gress. Wonderful man, that fellow
Corbin ! If he had not got into the
army, society, and politics, he might
have made a first-class confidence
man. When it comes to persuading
somebody over him to give him what
he wants he never fails.
It begins to look as though there
was truth in the story of the admin
istration having succeeded in having
the decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the insular cases
held back until next fall, because
of its being adverse to the McKinley
policy. I he court will adiourn
Monday until October. It may hand
dowu the insular decision that dav.
but if it does it will surprise men
who are usually well posted about
such things, and odds have been
freely offered, without takers, that
it will not.
Col. John G. Madison, of IT v..
v , J , f
expresses himself very vigorously
about Ex-Governor Taylor. For
instance, he said: "Kentucky stands
in a false position before the nation
today. .Within the state itself there
has been an almost complete re
vulsion of such public sentiment as
was opposed to the efforts to appre
hend Tavlor and brine him to trinl
but outside peonle know nothing of
this, or so little about it that it has
not altered the impression that Tay
r
lor is the victim of persecution.
Manv men who even vet hold Tavlor
blameless for the death of Goebel,
now believe that for the trood of the
State he should surrender himself
for trial. The testimonv of former
Governor Bradley, and others, has
tended to dispel the belief that a
Goebel suspect cannot ?et a fair
trial in Kentucky, and they concede
that if Tavlor is innocent he has
everything to lose and nothing to
gam oy being brought to trial. At
the time of Goebel's death there was
no doubt more or less thirst for
revenge and a determination that
someone should be made to suffer
for his murder, but all that is now
passed. Kentuckians are proud of
their state and its good name, and
to a man thev realize that nnv in.
justice in the case of Taylor would
oe quietly taken up and made the
pretext of attacks on the common
wealth. If Tavlor will surrender
himself, he can have as fair a trial
in Kentucky as he could in the nic.
trict of Columbia, and should he be
a:quitted, he can live 111 the State
in perfect safety and at peace with
his neighbors."
The first annual report of Gov.
Allen, of Porto Rico, lias been
made public. Naturally, he says
the government of which he is the
head is the best that could have
been given the island, and incident
ally, he tosses a few bouquets' at
Congress for its part of the work.
Townsend's
CLOTHING HOUSE.
spri:
G
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WE HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE A-
FREE EXCURSION
To The Buffalo Exposition,
Every purchase of one dollar's
worth of goods, bought at Townsend'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
Townsend's
CLOTHING STORE.
Activity Made Doubly Active.
The natural activity of the earlv spring buying
will be doubled when you read of the excellent
offerings here advertised. Here are the wanted things.
Merchandise that you will use and wear now a helpful
store at all times, you'll find this store doubly helpful
to you on the verge of the new season. Take early op
portunity to prove these printed promises, as they are
written so you will find therr.
ANOTHER CUT ON LADIES' AND
MISSES' TAILOR MADE SUITS.
$11.00 and Si 1. 50 Tailor Made Suits reduced to
SS.Sa. St 2.75 Tailor Made Suit reduced to $9.85. $12.00
Miss Tailor Made Suit reduced to $9.49.
5 The Xctif Black Goods.
Plain or fancy weaves.
Best we could find of this
season's producing, and so
5 modestly priced that they
x are bound to impress you,
I if you'll kindly investigate.
38 in. black coarse Serge,
- sponged, 50c. '
5 40 in. bl'k Cheviot, sponged.sCc
5 44 in. black Prunella, newest
: weave, $1.00.
5 44 in. black Melrose, newest
weave, $1.00.
Strong Items of
New Wash Goods.
Plenty to pick from if
: you come early. Fresh as
. a field of flowers, and cost
! you next to nothing.
I 5 and sic. Lawn will
! make nice, cool wrappers,
j 12 Lawn and Dimities
; ate not equalled,
j 25c Pongees you can't
: tell from a Silk Foulard.
Lace Curtains three specials
Special in every partial
lar. Picked up as a bargain
by us to be sold as a bar
gain to you. Kindly note
each item carefully:
$1.25 Lace Curtains re
duced to $1.00.
$2.00 Lace Curtains re
duced to $1.49.
$375 Lace Curtains re
duced to $2.98.
Porch Rockers.
Warm weather will soon
We sell onft nf thr Voof T?lQ,l.i t-i .
for 25 lbs
F.
For tnformntinn B.t. ...
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OFFER !
be here. You will want a
comfortable rocker to sit
out and get the fresh air.
We have them and they
won't cost you much. Price,
$1.29.
White Goods, J or Dresses.
Want to keep this line
ever before you. No sec
tion in this store have been
more carefully catered to.
No stock holds better value.
India Linen, from 8c. to
50c. a yard.
French Nainsooks, from
45c. to 65c. a yard.
Persian Lawns, from 15c
to 40c. a yard.
Mercerized Lawns, from
35 c. to 50c. a yard.
Organdies, from
$1.00 a yard.
15c. to
Dotted Swisses,
60c. a yard.
25c. to
We have iust
opened
the biggest assortment of
lace we ever has shown
to trim white dresses.
A Sale of Belts.
Can Belt you to your en
tire satisfaction. Hundreds
to choose from in this big
purchase and price all lean
ing your way:
Plaited satin Belt, with
nice buckle, 25c.
Plaited satin Belt, with
buckle and ends 49c.
Patent Leather jBelt, 25
and 49c.
"iv-uucu nuurs at; 50c.
P. PURSEL.
the HANDIEST AND BEST WAY TO
nnntULE A PAN ig BY THE
Handiest and Best Rnufo Kw.
the PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION
anZ NEW YORK I, the
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