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THE COLUMBIAN; BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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A HELPING HAND.
A little ready money will often help
to secure an excellent piece of prop
erty. While not encouraging speculation,
when an investment is both safe and
judicious, we can often step in and
help to make the purchase.
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Farmers Nat'l Bank,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Ent Building, Next to Court House.
WM. S. MOYEJt, Pkesidkxt. A. II. BLOOM, Cashier.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
J. S. Williams & Son,
BLOOMSBURG PA
Public Sale Criers and
General Auctioneers,
tw Kirreen yearn pxporipnee. Sntlsfaptlon
rnaranrppd. Best return of any sale criers In
ttlssectlon of the Statp. Write for tprms and
douen. We never disappoint our patrons.
SALIS-
Ffbruary 27. W. B. Mericle will
sell live stock, farm implements, etc.,
on the premises in Madison twp.
February 28. N. H. Stauffer will
offer at public sale, on the premises.
one mile north of Heller s Church, in
Madison Twp., a lot of cattle, house
hold goods, etc. Sale at 1 1 a. m.
FtBRUARY 28. The executrix of
Samuel Hutchings, deceased, will sell
teal estate in Hemlock township, at
one o'clock p. m. See advertisement
in this paper.
Make k Fair Comparison.
Editor Columbian,
Dear Sir:
Some time since I observed an
article in the Daily commending the
action of the directors of Bloom Poor
District in electing a bank officer
treasurer of the district so that there
will be no commission to be paid for
handling the funds, and this expense
will be saved. Editor Krickbaum
urges this action, I notice, upon the
school directors. Now to make a just
comparison, it should be complete in
all particulars, should it not? Well
let us see how this would work. The
poor directors are each paid $100 a
year salary and their secretary gets a
salary of $100 a year, w'th no com
mission to the treasurer. Suppose we
apply this rule to the school board,
one hundred dollars a year to each of
six school directors, or six hundred
dollars plus one hundred dollars a
year to the secretary or seven hund
red dollars a year to manage the
schools of Bloomsburg. This is more
than the salary of the secretary and
commission of the treasurer in any
ordinary year, we have no doubt if
the school directors were treated as
the poor directors are, they would be
willing to waive their legal rights to
the commission of the treasurer.
Yours truly,
Observer.
Salt Rheum, Tetter, Eczema.
These distressing skin diseases re
lieved by one application. Dr. Ag
new'g Ointment is a potent cure for
all eruptions of the kin. Jas. Gaston,
VVilkesbarre, says: "For nine years I
was disfigured with Tetter on my
hands. Dr. Agnew's Ointment cured
it." 35 cents. 16.
Sold byC. A. Kleim.
Why is ROYAL
Baking Powder bet
ter tKocii eny otker ?
Because in its mammoth works a
corps of chemical experts is con
stantly employed to test every ingre
dient and supervise every process of
manufacture to insure, a product ab
solutely pure, wholesome and perfect
in every respect.
The most wholesome food and
the most digestible food are made
with Royal Baking Powder.
flOYAl BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. -
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8HERIFP SELLS FIVE PROPERTIES-
Properties were sold for remark
ably low prices at the Receivers sale
of the Co Operative Saving and Loan
Association which was held in the
Sheriffs office Saturday afternoon.
Nathaniel Campbell purchased a
house and lot on Glen Avenue, 40
feet front and 140 feet deep, tor $200.
J. E. Zeigler purchased a house
and lot adjoining that ot Mr. Camp
bell's, consideration $200.
C. C. Peacock purchased a lrame
dwelling house and lot adjoining that
of Mr. Zeigler s for $255.
The double frame Jwelling house
on Eighth street was purchased by F.
H. Wilson. Consideration $670.
J. O. Rutter, Jr., purchased ' the
brick dwelling house on Magee Ave
nue, with bath, water fixtures, range,
etc., formerly property of S. H. Har
man, for $300.
PATTERSON FIRE SWEPT.
Patterson, New Jersey, was swept
by an awful fire on Sunday. The
flames in their unrtlenting sweep,
burned over twenty-six blocks, wiping
out everything in their wake. There
was but small tribute of life and in
jury to the conflagration, but hund
reds were left homeless and thousands
without employment. The loss is
estimated at $10,000,000. Forty
large buildings and five hundred
dwellings served as fuel for the de
structive element. The fire started
at midnight and raged for fifteen
hours. Lack of space this week pre
vents a further description of the terri
ble catastrophe.
Young Roosevelt Improving
The condition of Theodore Roose
velt Jr., oldest son of President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, who has been very
ill with pneumonia, is somewhat im
proved. Both lungs are - involved in
the disease which threatens the young
man's life. The first crisis was pass
ed on Tuesday and the second is due
today. The latest bulletin from the
attending physician is to the effect
that if the patient continues to im
prove for the next twenty hours, his
vitality will be sufficient to meet and
pass successfullythe turning point in
his disease.
The Law Construed.
The courts have construed the law
in relation to the commissions of tax
collectors to mean that a collocior is
entitled to commission on all the
money he collects. This includes his
commission, but does not include the
five per cent, abatement allowed the
tax tiavers foi DromDt oavment within
the ninety dys after the first notice
of the collector th?t the duplicates
are in his hands.
LETTER FROM Tafi PHILIPPINES.
WRITTEN BY WARREN TURNER TO HIS
FATHER.
Continued from last week.
A party from the New York visit
ed Kota Bato and were favored with
a reception by this chief. His shack
resembles the Filipino shacks we have
been accustomed to see, being a
little higher and twice as long To
the visitors there were no marks of
Royalty on the exterior, thev were in
formed that the house was that of the
Princess the Datto. As the Datto is
old it is impossible for him to live in
his own place in the mountain. He
is no longer aoie to lean nis warriors
and a rival would kill him. He re
tains his present power by means of
his untold wealth. The Princess is of
Royal blood. She sat in state in the
shack prepared to receive her visitors,
her maids ranged around her. She
looked a Princess among her people;
her complexion was ciear and light,
ner leatures regular and rather refined,
ner oearing as she sat on a mat in the
midst of a number of beautifully color
ed pillows, was simple, easy and
graceful. In all she was a queen ex
cept lor the tobacco she incessantly
cnjweci ami spit in a gold spit box.
Her attendants were many, all dark
and fairly well dressed. Outside the
line of chairs arranged for the visitors
were many bare dusky limbed chil
dren and their elders. The center of
the shick wis the reception room.
Three beautiful pieces of embroidery
hid the view of the rouch roof, the
sides of the shack were in their rude
state except for the ornaments of gold
wnicn spoke ot untoid wealth- Trunks
of ireasures were piled against tne
walls, and guiis and musical instru
ments were scattered about. Directly
in front of the Princess sat her brother,
who in absence of the Datto received
the guests. One fell to pounding up
his tobacco in a cylindrical niece ot
silver and smiled incredulously when
told of steel ships and guns that could
carry miles; his idea of a formidable
ship was one with many masts.
The Princess made excuses for the
absence of the Datto but it was not
long before he arrived. He looked very
old, yet not very feeble, rather de
mocratic in dress but we were told of
is suits of gold. His retainers follow
ed close to him in soldierly fashion,
perhaps about eight or nine in num
ber, one with a fire arm, one with his
Kirse, one with his cup and another
with his tobacco, etc. His greeting
was cordial and he took a seat beside
the Admiral, his retainers took their
stations around him. The Musicians
pened up. the entertainment with
musical instruments. The principal
one was a series of ten bells made
fast to a strip of wood, this was ac
companied by drums of metal and
skin heads. The music thumped too
much on the ear but was not without
melody. While waiting for the
ancers, rich embroideries of rare
olorings were exhibited, many of
them were cloth of gold. Bracelets,
and other golden ornaments richly
engraved were among the collection.
One would never expect to find so
rich possessions in so humble a
dwelling. The dancing girls were
dressed in red and yellow, with
head dresses which stood as crowns,
and from which long streamers
tell down the back almost to
the ground, each carried in one
hand a (an and in the other a hand
kerchief. The music was furnished
by a singer with a croning nasal voice,
r.ot pleasant. The dance was in
graceful movements in circles and
semi circle, at times rapid, again
slow, accompanied in vigorous parts
by heavy stepping and scraping the
foot along the floor, and in softer
parts by graceful movements of the
hand and arms, and posture of the
head it resembled the dance of the
Geisha girls in Japan. Undoubtedly
other entertainment would have fol
lowed, but the place became so warm
that the guests were required to
leave, impressed however, with the
dignity of their hosts despite their
barbarism.
The Convent, now occupied by the
army officers of Kato Bato is riddled
with bullets, as is also the church ad
joining. The history is: Upon the
evacuation ot the place by the
Spaniards, they left a hundred rifles
and ammunition with the Filipinos, to
defend themselves against the Moros.
borne scoundrel sold all except 14
rifles to the Moros, who descended
from the hill and opened fire on the
town. Fourteen Filipinos defended the
place with their rifles. The figh
must have Deen a tierce one as our
soldiers found fourteen dead bodies
of the Filipinos in the Convent, while
the Moros carried three boat loads of
their own dead and wounded back to
their fortress in the forest.
While at Palloc our base ball team
had a game with the 17th Intantry at
Parang Parang, and were as usual
victorious, the score being 10 to 2.
Although seven and one half de
grees from the equator we found the
climate of Palloc like the surrounding
country, delightful, the nights were
especially cool and we were informed
that the climate practically remains
the same throughout the years no
matter how clear the day may be
there ts a short rain every night. A
syndicate has acquired title to much
of the land surrounding the bay and
proposes opening a large sugar and
coffee plantation. A representative of
this firm came along with us from
Palloc to Manila.
Were it not so far from the center
of population Palloc would be one of
the most delightful places in the
Philippines for one to make his home.
At tour A. M. Dec. 8th, we retraced
our course to Zamboanga, arriving
there at 8 o'clock the next morning.
We had a head sea going back and
even rome of the older men were
suddenly filled with philanthropic
ideas, those of feeding the fishes. I
am happy to say I was not affected. I
think my first trip across the Western
Ocean was enough to last me forever.
The sight of the beef boat, "Glacier"
brought joy to the hearts oflhcse who
had grown tired of "Canned Willie"
and chicken. 'We remained in this
town only long enough to take on
fresh stores, and to transfer to a tug
the propeller of a small army tag, the
Detroit, which we repaired on our
way from Palloc. The Ditroit ground
ed in a neap tide and our men got
her off. From Zamboanga we pro
ceeded to Ilo Ilo, the second largest
city in the Filippines. This city was
taken by the "Boston" one of Dew
ey's ships.
Great 'quantities of hemp are ex
ported from here and the harbor is
real lively with shipping. In Ilo Ilo
is manufactured the famous pinal
cloth for which the Islands are noted,
trre body of the cloth is made of the
fibre of the Pine apple while the color
ing is formed from stripes or blocks
of silk. Wanamaker has bought up
most of the output of the entire
Islands and intends to introduce it at
home next summer. It is rather ex
pensive, costs a little more than silk.
Ilo Ilo is more of a European city
than the others we visited and a as
not so odd. Our Pilot left us here.
I forgot to tell you about the child
ren at Cebu; as soon as we were
anchored off the city, boats filled with
the young Filipinos surrounded us,
and it wassuprising to hear the excel
lence of their English pronounc'ation.
The boys stood up and gave us an
exhibition of driMing, using the pad
dles as guns, with an exactness which
would have done due credit to an old
time soldier, they also went through
the same drill in the water. The girls
entertained us with native songs and
dances, and both boys and girls show
ed their ability as swimmers by
diving into the water after small coin
which were thrown over the ship side
by our men. Not a coin was lost,
some boy or girl always rising to the
surface with it. They reminded me
of the diving boys in Funchal, Ma
deira. A noticeable fact of the per
formance was their ability to swear;
it seems they learn this quicker than
anything else. I send you a picture
of a public hanging which took place
in Cavite on the nth. I also send a
piece of rope taken from one of the
nooses. If you want to you may place
the picture where our townspeople
may be able to see it, it is certainly
something they will not see every
day. While in Palloc we caught a
large shark and among the numerous
things in his stomach were eleven or
twelve chicken feet, four whole crabs.
laige bone which appeared to be
the back bone of a large cow, it was
about iS inches long, some potato
peelings and other rubbish beyond
recognition.
The trip from Ilo Ilo was one of
continuous rain, but we were happv
to get back to Cavite again as several
mails had arrived in our absence. I
have been examined for first class
apprentice and passed. I oon't know
where I stand, but I tried my best to
stand first. I received five which is
perfect in signal, and I know I made
a good mark in gunnery. I have bten
studying hard and do not give up the
hope ot getting to Annapolis, You
know there is a great need of officers
now and a Naval officer's duties are
those that no civilian could fill like
he could an Army officer's place. A
great change is going to take place in
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me wavy ano our president is a man
who understands the Navy as much
as any other man, as he was Assistant
Secretary before the war.
If you wish you may publish this
!etter leaving out all personals. I do
not like to publish letters but I think
some of my friends would be pleased
to hear from me and who could do so
in no other way. This letter covers
a great deal of time but intervening
things which I know would interest
you, seem as common occurences.
ann it is narci to recall them. 1 am
exceptionally weli. I have been on
signal watch lately and as that is at
out door work, (we would say "out
door at home but not here) it has
added much to my health. Please
write often for mail is better than
medicine out here. With much love.
Your loving Son,
J. Warren Turner,
U. S. Navy,
The Bloomsbur? Canning Factory
was sola by blierm Knorr to A. W
Duy Attorney o:t Saturday after
noon for 5900. -
Your
Unbleached Muslin, 3lc. a yard.
Ginghams,
UNDERSKIRTS.
Black and colored mercerized
sateen skirts reduced not a
large lot.
$3.00 skirts, reduced to
2.00
$i-9S
1.45
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.49
1.00
.69
SIKS.
We have added more fancy
silks to our special lots.
Silks, worth $1.00 to $1.25,
dissolution sale. 75c a yard.
Silks, worth 75c. to 90c, dis
solution sale, 59c. a yard.
CAPES.
Every garment new this sea
son. Dissolution sale price :
5.00 capes, $3-45
7.50 " 5-45
10.00 " 6.95
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Black and colored guimps, in
silk and jet, worth from 15c to
50c. a yard. Some are small
pieces, others larger quantities.
Every one a bargain. Dissolu
tion sale, ioc. a yard.
A LOT OF
Belt pins, belt buckles,
broochcs.cuff buttons, cuff links,
back combs, children's sets, and
others that sold for 12c. to 25c.
each heretofore, dissolution sale
price, toe.
COTTON BLANKETS.
Dissolution sale price, white
only :
Were 49c a pair, reduced to 42c
90c " " " 65c
" $1 25 " " " 95c
I. W. HARTTiAN & SON,
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
A8T BENTON.
Ws received a letter from a friend
living in Kansas City, dated Jan. 30,
902. He says they have cold weath
er and snow, and this is what he
further says. "We have dry weather
ere, I wish we had the water out of
that well that washed away in the
Espy flood. We have some of the pig
iron tnat washed away; it came float
ing up the Missouri River."
We very much regret that John G.
McHenry sent in his letter declining
the candidacy for Congress in the
seventeenth Congressional District.
While we believe that this would
ave been his supreme opportunity
for the honors involved, yet we ad
mire his manly dec'ination, because it
emanates trora purely patriotic mo
tives. Manifestly he would not seek
the honors for the emolumeuts. nor
boodle that might be offered, but that
he might devote his whole time to the
service of his constituents : and this
his increasing personal business wouid
not permit.
Hon. Rufus K. Polk has proven
himself an exceptionally strong, able
and fearless representative of the
people, not as a partisan, but a patri
otic official that served the whole
people impartially.
John G. McHenry would serve the
people as faithfully as he. We believe
that our younger men who are quali
fied for political preferment will make
our best representatives, both in state
and nation.
We refer with pride to Hon. Rufus
K. Polk, Hon. William T. Creasv and
lion. Fred Ikeler.
Mrs. a. k. Mine ot mis place is
suffering from an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Stephen Drescher of Stillwater
fell one day last week and sustained a
broken leg. Mrs. Drescher has been
in ill health for some time.
Mrs. James I. Campbell's injuries
from hef fall a week ago last Satur
day night were found more serious
than we anticipated. As Mrs. Camp
bell and Mrs. Wenner are sisters we
drove down last Sunday. We found
her cheerful and doing as well as can
be expected under the circumstances.
She sustained a broken jaw from the
accident.
The drill, at the bottom of the oil
well, was raised a week ago last Tues
day night and operations resumed un
til Wednesday of ast week, when an
other flow of salt water was struck, at
a depth of 700 feet. Operations were
again suspended by reason of order
ing the necessary casing to shut off
the new addition ot salt water. From
this point they will proceed with a
smaller drill.
Last Saturday was an extremely
cold and blusiry day.
Last week but little travel was seen
upon the public roads hereabouts. As
the Coon went into his hole, apparent-
Way to Save Money.
3$c. a yard.
Calico, 4jc. a yard.
COATS.
New coats this season, about
half price. These must be sold.
$ 5.00 coats.dissolut n salc,$3.4j
7.50 4.00
10.00 " " " 6.9 j
INFANT'S DRESSES.
White, trimmed with narrow
embroidery, reduced from 39c
to 25 c.
Gingham Dresses, 21c
Flannelette Dresses, 2tc
A LOT OF
Card cases.men's pocketbooks,
men's bill books, purses, and
still more, dissolution sale prk
just one-half.
100 boxes of writing paper,
24 sheets paper, 24 envelopes,
were 25 per cent. more. Disso
lution sale, 4c.
SOCKS.
Men's grey woolen socks.good
heavy ones, regular price, 25c,
dissolution sale, 3 pairs for 50c.
BLACK DRESS GOODS.
All wool black figured goods,
38 ins. wide, not equalled usu
ally at our regalar price of 45c
Dissolution sale, 34c. a yard.
EMBROIDERY.
Remnants of narrow and
wide, all grades, insertions and
edges, at about one-quartenoff
of our low prices.
TORCHON LACES.
We have sold hundreds of
yards, still have some left. Dis
solution sale, 3jc a yard.
SHOES
That wear well,
look well, and are
comfortable.
The Herrick Shoe, for wom
en, at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50.
"Try Me" Shoe, for women,
$200.
Box Calf Shoes, for women,
$150, $1.75 and $2.00. AH
leather.
The W. L. Douglas Shoes,
for men! full line.
If you want solid comfort,
buy our Governnipnt Shoe,
$2.50.
W. H. MOORE,
Cor. Main and Iron Sts.
BLOOMSBURG, PA
:
ly every body else also went into the
hols.
C. M. Smith expects to move his
portable saw mill on a tract of timber
on Willie Ashelman's farm in a week
or two.
Free rural delivery is a fine thiofc
these cold days when everybody
wants to be hugging the stove and
read.
Church Dedication-
The M. E. Chuich of Almedia wiK
be dedicated to the Triune God, no
preventing Providence, Feb. ajrd,
190a. Efficient ministers will be
present and give inspiration to the
cause.
Rev. W. W. Evans I). D., Rev. K
J. Gray D. D. of Williamsport, Dick
inson Seminary ' will be present and
have sole charge of the services. Re.
R. H. Gilbert, Rev. W. K. Whitney,
Rev. Logan, Rev. S. S. Mummy and
Rev. W. H. Harmon expect also to
be present. Services in the morning
at 10.30, Afternoon at 2.30, Evening
at 7.30. To all of these various meet
ings all are cordially invited to be
present.
W. H. Hartman.
Last Uhance
To secure a lot in Fernville at
low price. Only a few of these t'e
eirable lots for sale. No town taxei
to pay. Terms to suit customet
Apply to W, P. Meigs, Act.,
1 30 4t W. Main St., Bloomsburj.
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