FiKST NATIONAL BANK, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Condensed from Report to the Comptroller at clone of business December :o, 1 901. .
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RESOURCES.
LOANS AND INVESTMENTS $538,805.73
DUE FROM BANKS 27,812.55
CAS I ANO RESERVE 113,854.37
$677,572.65
LIABILITIES.
CAPITAL STOCK $ 60,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 139,127.62
National Bank Notes Outstanding 60,000. CO
DUE BANKS $ 26.656 2
DEPOSITS 411,788.71 438.445.13
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X1T St7B3L&a
DIRECTORS :
Myron I. Low,
Geo. S. Robbins,
J. M. Staver.
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Dr. U. W. M. Low,
Dr. J. H. Vastink,
EfcT Accounts of bauks, corporations, firms and individuals, solic
ited upon the most liberal terms, consistent with good banking.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
EtrtBLisHKD 1837. Consolidated 1869
Puuushkm Evkkv Thursday Morning,
At liloomshurg, the County Seal of
Columbia County, I'ennsylvania.
. GEO K. ELWELL, Editor
I), f. TASKKR, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, I onr.MAN.
Terms : Inside the county ft.oo a year
Ih advance; 81.50 if not paid m aJvance.
O.i' vie the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in
Advance.
Vil communications should be addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, Hlooms'.mrR, Pa.
V.IURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1902.
fOa STATE SENATOR.
For some years past Columbia
county has been in a district which
has been represented in the State
Senate by a man who has been a
credit to the district, to the state,
and to the Democratic party. This
man has been and is the recognized
leader of his party in the Senate ;
he has been urged to accept a nom
ination for Congress in his own
county of Lycoming, repeatedly :
his name has been prominently
mentioned as a candidate for Gov
ernor ; he is one of the most active
and prominent Democrats in the
state, and his sagacity and wisdom
as a lawmaker have made him a
most valuable representative of the
people in the halls ot legislation.
We refer to Hon. J. Henry Coch
ran, of Williamsport.-
Last week we suggested the
name of Hon. W. T. Creasy as a
possible candidate for the Senate,
but he informs us that he will not
be a candidate for that office. This
yeai is an important one, as there
are so many offices to be filled. It
is very necessary that good strong
men shall be nominated in order
that the state organization may be
helped and strengthened. This is
especially true of the district nomi
nations for Congress and the State
Senate. Strong influence has been
brought to bear upon Senator Coch
ran, and it is said that he has con
sented to be a candidate for re-election,
a fact upon which the Democ
racy of the district is to be congrat
ulated. We have heard of no candidate
in Columbia county, and it would
be a handsome thing if the Sena
torial confrrrees of this county
-could be tendered to Senator Coch
xan without opposition.
Hon. Fred Ikeler will be a candi
date for the legislature for a second
term. It has been the custom in
thin county for many years to ac
cord a second term to members of
the legislature, usually without op
position. Where there has been
opposition, the party has rebuked
it by adhering tuthe two term rule.
This has been true in the cases of
men who have never been heard
fro!ii in HarrisLurg, mere figure
heads, who made no mark How
much the more should it be ob
served in the cases of men of ability
and prominence! Mr. Ikeler's first
speech in the House attracted the
attention of the whole state and
fro n that time forward he was one
of the few members that could get
the attention of the House when
ever he arose to his feet. He is
known as an honest, able and fear
less Democrat whom the machine
could neither intimidate nor buy.
Such men, men who can command
the respect of their fellow-members,
are the ones who can render their
constituents the best service.
1 .
Hon. W. T. Creasy will stand
for re-election as Representative
from this county 111 the Legislature.
He has served his party faithfully,
and he lias served the people hon
estly. His merits have been rec
ognized throughout the state, and
his nomination as State Treasurer,
and subsequent election as Chair
man of the Democratic State Com
mittee, were a compliment to Colum
bia county. Such men ought to be
kept in public service, and this
county will honor itself by sending
Mr. Creasy back again to the
House of Representatives.
$677,572. o5
VIBE - PHOOP VAVLTS.
E. B. Tustin,
Louis Gross,
There is no reason why the
President and his daughter should
not help the German Emperor in
his effort to boom the American
shipbuilding industry.
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Six people in France have been
living on pellets cf chemical food.
Three have lost weight, two have
kept the same, and one has actually
gained flesh on the strange diet.
President Roosevelt has signed
an order to return $375,000 in silver
to the Chinese! government. It rep
resents the share of loot secured by
United States marines at the fall of
Tientsin.
A Rochester man claims to have
discovered a process for transferring
photographs to the human skin.
Tattooing will be a back number
and human picture galleries a
reality This opens an untold
vista of possibilities.
Statistics from England and in
the- United States show that the
rate of suicide is increasing rapidly.
So marked has this increase been
that the problem promises to be one
of the most important sociological
questions of the future.
Sousa, the great band master,
has written a novel, "The Fitth
String," a tale of a magic violin.
Persons who think of him only as
a musician and a composer are not
aware that he is a writer of prose
and verse of a high order.
.
From Klondike's icy mountains
to Madagascar's strand is a far call,
but the latest gold discoveries are
reported from the African island.
Prospectors are warned that climatic
conditions are worse than in Alaska,
at the other extreme ot temperature.
Philologists say that there are
3.424 known languages in the world.
Of these 278 are African, 578 are
European, 937 Asiatic and 1,624
American. The attempt by an en
thusiastic theologian to locate the
garden of Eden in America never
carried much weight, but here is a
chance to speculate on the possible
site of the tower of Babel.
There has been placed in the
room of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs, at Washington, a
painting 01 the battle of Santiago.
The "Brooklyn," Schley's ship, is
in the thick of it. Sampson is rep
resented by a thin line of smoke on
the horizon. After Literature, rep
resented by Maclays had its say,
it looks as if the sister Muse of Art
is trying to do some "vindicating"
on her own account.
The attention of the Czar of Rus
sia has been called to the useless
ness of the 4300 Russian monks in
the 742 monasteries, and he has de
termined that they shall be made
to devote some of their time to car
ing for the sick and educating the
poor. In all the monasteries there
are only 1593 beds for the sick,
and eighty-four houses in connec
tion with them in which the poor
are housed. Not a single monas
tery supports a school. The Czar
evidently does not approve ot this
monkey business.
"Mothers' Meetings" for a Magazine.
In the current number of the Za
dies1 Home Journal is begun a new
and rather novel department which is
called "Mothers' Meetings," and
which is to treat solely the subject of
the proper education of children. It
is the outgrowth of editorials on this
subject which have appeared from
time to time in the Journal, and in
it will be printed the actual cxpeii
ences of parents who have learned
from experience the criminality of the
modern "cramming" system at schools
and the evils arising from late hours,
or social evenings for children at
home. The desire is that this de
partment shall be contributed by
readers of the magazine.
THE COLUMBIAN,
THE LI0ESSS COURT.
Ever since the passage of the
Brooks High License Law the
Courts have been troubled so to
construe its not well expressed or
digested provisions as to formulate
and establish a uniformity of prac
tice in the granting of licenses, or
at least to agree upon a rule where
by the discretion of the Judges
might be guided. The first section
of the Act enumerates house, room,
place, hotel, inn, tavern and in
the fourth section it gives hotels,
taverns, inns, restaurants, saloons:
this still left eating houses, named
in the Act of 31st March, 1856, P.
L. 200, unenumerated, although a
license may be had for one, as per
Morris' License, 2 Pa. C. C. Rep.
79 and Gilbert's License, 2 Chester
Co. 269.
We have in the law- therefore,
six separate localities with recog
nized names, which a man may ob
tain a license to keep and maintain
and in which he may sell by retail,
vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed
liquors or any admixture thereof.
I have been at pains to gather from
the Century Dictionary the defini
tions of those words or names and
present them for consideration and
comparison and distinction.
Hotel A house for entertaining
strangers or travelers an inn
especially an inn of some style and
pretensions.
Inn A house for the lodging
and entertainment of travelers: In
law, a public house kept tor the
lodging and entertainment of such
as may choose to visit it, and pro
viding what is necessary lor their
subsistence,' for compensation; a
tavern; a public hotel. Iu conse
quence of thus holding out the
house as a place of public entertain
ment, the keeper comes under the
obligation to serve all coiners, and
to answer, within restrictions pro
vided by law, for the safety of their
property.
Tavern A public house where
wines and other liquors are sold,
and where food is provided for
travelers and other guests an inn:
Synonyms inn, tavern, hotel,
house Iu the United States, inn
and tavern are rarely now popular
ly applied to places of public enter
tainment, except sometimes as
quaint or affected terms; but in law,
tavern is sometimes used for any
place of public entertainment where
liquor is sold under license. Hotel
is the general word, or, often, house,
as the name of a particular Hotel. -
Restaurant An establishment
for the sale of refreshments, both
food and drink: a place where meals
are served; an eating house.
Eating-house A house where
food is served to customers; a place
of resort for meals; a restaurant.
Saloon A place where intoxi
cating liquors are sold and drank
a grog shop.
Thus far the Dictionary where
by it appears that the saloon is at
the bottom of all places where
liquors can be obtained and where
nothing else is furnished. Some
thing more may be said about an
Eating-house. It was held in
Morris' License, 2 Pa. C C. R. 79,
"The court will not license an Eating-house,
unless the accommoda
tions are, in a measure, provided
which are demanded by the locality,
the habits of the people and their
wants. An eating-house located
in a cellar, without accommodations
for ladies, who have occasion to
resort to it for meals, etc., refused
until proper accommodations are
furnished. And in Gilberts' Li
cense, Chester County, it was held
that, "The general license laws of
the State require that accommoda
tions for the supply of meals to the
public shall be furnished by those
applying for eating- house or liquor
license. It there is no demand for
such accommodations, it is conclu
sive evidence that a restaurant or
Eating-house is not needed there;
mere tippling places or drinking
saloons not being legalized by the
general law of the State." These
A Cough J
,4 1 have made a most thorough
trial of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and
am prepared to say that for a!! dis
eases of t!ie lungs it never disap
points." J. Early Fin!ey, Ironton, O.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
won t curs rheumatism ;
we never said.it would.
It won't cure dyspepsia;
we never clai.r.cd if. LJut
it will cure coughs and
colds of all kinds. We
first said this sixty years
ago; we've been saying it
ever since.
Tlirte tim s 2.1c, S5c, fl. Ail irt-xjlm.
Consult yoi-r doctor. IT he snys t-ik. it,
then lo an titt myH. If li. tuilii you uot
to take It, tlion duii't take It. He ltuow,
It will) liliu. We am wllltUK.
J. C. A YEK CO.. I.owoll, Mail.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
An Ancient Foe
To health and happiness is Scrofula
as ugly as ever since tiim Immemorial.
It causes bunches in the neck, dis
figures tho skin, inflames the mucous
membrane, wastes the muscles, weak
ens tho bones, reduces tho power of
resistanco to lisea?ti and the capacity
for recovery, and develops into con
sumption. A bunch nrpMrod en tho left aldo ot
my nock. It vkiiaed prent pain, wm lanced,
end been mo rt runnluir Kite. I went into a
f?nernl dscllrio. I wrs p?reunded to try
lood'n Sarsipnrllla. and when I bad taken
six bottles iuf nech was htali'd, and I hare
never had any trouble of the kind since."
Mrs. K. T. SuvDnn, Troy, Oblo.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
will rid you of it, radically and per
manently, as they have rid thousands.
before the Act of 1887.
A paragraph in a newspaper
some time ago attracted my atten
tion It was to the effect, that
during the Paris Exposition a party
of ladies from the United States
made inquiry for an Ice Cream
Saloon. The person interrogated
looked at them for a moment, then
said: "Do you want something to
drink with your cream? If so, you
will find one at (giving address).
If not, you will fini an Ice Cream
rarlor at (giving address)." It
was a nice but proper distincttion,
and it would be well to heed it
always.
Ice Cream Saloon A place where
wines or liquors are served with the
cream. ,
Ice Cream Parlor A place where
only coffee is served with the cream.
In approaching the question of
the granting of licenses, it is to be
remembered that no license is neces
sary to enable or authorize a person
to keep and. maintain a house for
the accommodation of the public
and the entertainment of strangers
and travelers. The question of
license is wholly confined to the
right and privilege 01 selling at that
place vinous, spirituous, malt and
brewed liquors, or any admixture
thereof, by retail in less quantities
than one quart. And although the
Brookes law says nothing about
rooms and beds and stabling and
other necessary appliances for the
comfort and convenience of guests,
the public and strangers and travel
ers, yet by other unrepealed laws
such things are required, and it must
be shown that an applicant for a
Hotel, Inn or Tavern is provided
with all such things as go to pro
vide and secure the accommodation
of the public and the entertainment
ot sti augers and travelers. Having
shown that to the Court, the next
step is to show that there exists a
necessity at that place for such a
house for that purpose. And that
he is a proper person to keep and
maintaiu a house where vinous,
spirituous, malt and brewed liquors
are to be kept and sold.
It has been held that it is the
duty of the Court to grant a license
for a hotel when there is a necessity
for the house, fitnecs of the appli
cant and sufficiency of the accom
modation and that it is the neces
sity for a hotel or eating house
which is to be considered; the
necessity for a liceuse to sell intox
icating drinks follows as a necessary
incident and that the true object of
the license laws is the accommoda
tion of all classes of citizens and
where the higher classes are suffi
ciently accommodated, it may be
necessary to grant additional li
censes for the accommodation of the
humbler citizens. And so it has
been said, the necessity ot license
to sell liquor must be made to ap
pear distinct from the necessity for
a hotel or tavern. From all that
has been said no rule can yet be
formulated or established which
shall guide the discretion of the
Judge.
The nomenclature in the license
laws is misleading and confusiug.
Hotels. Iuns and Taverns in the
Liceuse laws are identical, fhey
are lor the accommodation of the
public and strangers and travelers
Hence rooms, beds, meals, stabling
for horses and all incidental accotn
modations must be provided.
Restaurants, eating-houses and
saloons belong to a different class
No beds or bedrooms are required,
nor stabling lor horses. The pub
lie which desires meals, refresh
ments, a place in which to sit and
smoke and rest, frequents this de
nomination of resorts. And this
public is entitled to houses, places
or rooms, and such accommodations
as satisfy their needs. j. g. f.
They 8tand by Bobley-
The Democrats of South William
sport have unanimously adopted the
following:
"Resolved, That we, the Demo
cratic party of South Williamsport, n
convention assembled, do request the
Democratic members now holding, or
who shall be elected to hold, the
office of school director to not vote
for the adoption of any history in our
borough schools which does not give
to Admiral Schley the honor of being
the naval commander at the battle of
Santiago."
Clearing.
BIG BARGAINS
In All Winter
CLOTHING
MUST BE SOLD
To Make Room For
Come early and see the
Bargains at
Townsend's
CLOTHING STORE.
THE YEARLY SALE!
This is another popular selling event, which has been care
fully planned for another chance to buy wanted merchandise at
shaved profits. Another demonstration of the wisdom of halv
ing our rightful profit and doubling our output. It's as broad as
it is long, as far as our gain is concerned, except the gain of in
creased business and adding more friends to the store. It's a
good deal broader than it is long for you, for there is an actual,
honest, money saving flavor about this sale that you will readily
understand and appreciate.
WE'VE EXPLAINED WHY.
First is the
Table Linen News
This is profitable news for
you if you 11 profit by it. The
Table Linen lines are never so
complete as at this time. The
prices are never so tempting as
now. Read.
Unbleached
Table Linens.
52 ins. wide, good weight 22c.
56 ins. wideworth 45c, at 39c.
64 ins. wide, worth 60c, at 49c.
60 ins. wide, heavy, all linen,
the best value we have ever of
fered, at 50c.
68 ins. wide, extra good value,
45c.
60 in. heavy German, all lin
en, 47 c.
66 ins. wide, extra heavy, all
linen, 69c.
72 ins. wide, worth $1.00, 75c.
72 ins. wide, worth 1.25, 98c.
Bleached
Table Linens.
We start them at 22c. '
64 ins. wide, all linen, 47c.
72 ins. wide, all linen, 58c.
68 and 72 ins. wide, worth 85
and 90c, at 69c.
66 ins. wide, extra value, 72c.
72 ins.wide, worth $i.25,at 98c.
72 ins. wide, worth $1.40, at
$1.10.
72 ins. wide, worth $2.00, at
$1.69.
Some Special Things in the Grocery
Department.
We will sell one barrel of good Blended Flour at 50c. a sack
for one week, beginning Saturday, January 25. We will begin
January 25 and sell one week one of Chase & Sanborn's brands
of Coffee at I2jc a pound. If you enjoy a good cup of Coffee,
try a pound of this Coffee. Good big Prunes at Sc. a pound.
F. P. PURSEL.
To inexperienced patentees all
patents are of equal protective val
ue. They all have the seal of the
Government and a blue ribbon; but
some patentees know the import
ance of claims and it is to their
skill aud perseverance in securing
protecting claims that C. A. Snow
& Co., of Washington, owe in part
their reputation aud succces.
Silk tassels and pencils for pro
grams for sale at this office. tf
Out Sale,
These are a few crices. come
and see the rest.
We can match Table Linens
with Napkins, from 50c. up.
What You Save
On Napkins.
JNapkins are a necessity now
adays. There is a napkin bay
ing chance awaiting you in this
sale, such as you've seldom been
invited to take advantage of.
Napkins, worth $1 25, at 98c.
1 w. at si 2C.
1 7S. at
I 49
I 6$.
1 79.
2 19.
2 25.
2 98.
425.
500.
2 00, at
2 25, at
2 50, at
2 75, at
3 50, at
5 00, at
6 00, at
A Feast of
Toweling and
Towel Bargains.
Many of our customers wait
for these sales to replenish their
linen presser. You've always
needed toweling and towels.
Buy them now and save money.
5c cotton toweling at 4c.
8c linen " " 6c
10c . " - " 8Jc.
I2jc " " " 9JC.
ISC " " " I2jc
14c ' " " 1 ijc.
Extra good value in towels at
25 c. a pair.
Extra good value Huck tow
els at 25c. a pair.
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
Feb. 11, 190a. Persons calling for
these letters will please say that they
were advertised Jan. 28, 1903":
Miss Emily Andem, Mr. E. G.
Hennan, Mr. Wm. H. Magill (4),
John Muhn. Mr. George W. Thomas.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
O. B. Mmxick, P. M.
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