THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First National Bank,
Blcomsburg, Pa.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE C0LUM8IA DEMOCRAT,
estabushed 1837. consolidated 1869
Published Evkkv Thursday Morning,
At ISIoomsburg, the County Scat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. EI. WELL, Editor.
V. J. TASKER, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
Terms: Inside the county $1.00 a year
in advance; $1.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in
Ad ranee.
All communications should be addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, BloomsburK, Pa.
THURSDAY, ArKIL 10, 1902.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
A. B. CROOP,
of Briarcreek Twp.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
ALEXANDER KNOUSE,
of Jackson Twp.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
WILLIAM KRICKBAUM,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
J. HENRY COCHRAN,
of Lycoming: Co.
Subject to the decision of the
Senatorial Conferrees of the 24th
Disttict.
FOR CONGRESS,
ANDREW L. FRITZ,
of Bloomsburg.
Subject to the decision of the
Congressional Conferrees of the
17th District.
The following announcements
are subject to the decision of the
Democratic party of Columbia
County:
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
C. A. SMALL,
of Catawissa.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
HON. FRED. IKELER,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
HON. WILLIAM T. CREASY,
of Catawissa Township.
FOR PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK
OF THE COURTS,
C. M. TERWILLIGER,
of Bloomsburg.
rOB PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK OF
THE COURTS,
R. R. ZARR,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK
OF THE COURTS,
JOHN K. MILLER,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
J. C. RUTTER, JR.,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
GEO. H. SHARPLESS,
of Catawissa.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
(South Side)
WILLIAM H. FISHER,
of Main Twp.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
(North Side)
GEO. W. STERNER,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM BOGERT,
of Scott Twp.
Penusylvania Supreme Court re
cords that were believed to have
been destroyed by British during
the Revolutionary war have been
unearthed in Media by the librarian
of the Pennsylvania Legal Histori
cal Association. The newly dis
covered records cover nearly half a
century of the early history of the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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Vice Pres't
Cashier
Asst. Cashier
E. B. TfSTiN,
Louis Gross,
JOHN K. MILLER.
Superintendent of School tor Columbia
County,
The Bloomsburg State Normal
School Quarterly has the following
to say about Superintendent Miller,
who is now a candidate for Pro
thonotary: "It is always gratifying to record
the success of those in whom we are
interested and especially so when
these successes are the results of de
termined and patient effort. It is
almost exclusively an American
privilege to observe the progress of
individuals who. 111 spite of difficul
ties and limitations, win their way
from humble beginnings to positions
of responsibility and trust in the
community.
Among the many who thus de
serve mention and credit, Mr. John
Miller, the present Superintendent
of Schools of Columbia County, is
one of the ambitious young men ot
Pennsylvania who are puttiug them
selves to the front and winning well
deserved commendation.
Mr. Miller is f country boy, a
native of Espy, Pa., and spent the
early years of his boyhood ou the
farm. A paternal theory that "edu
cation makes a boy sassy" hindered
to some extent the early attempts
of our youthful superintendent to
gain an education, and a public
school course was at first the limit
of his opportunities. But, as his
friends say, "John was persistent
and through his mother's influence
he was finally enabled to enter the
Bloomsburg State Normal School
where he completed the teacher's
course with credit in 1893.
After leaving the Normal he
taught tor three years in the public
schools. Very early in his career
as a teacher he became convinced
that he could be of service to the
cause of education in the position of
County Superintendent and on
bicycle and on foot he made a per
sonal canvass of the county to this
end. In the face of determined and
even bitter opposition he quietly
persisted in his canvass, all the
while taking advantage of every
educational opportunity within his
reach, until in May, 1896 the direct
ors of the county elected him to the
desired position. .
This success, while gratifying,
was by no means the goal of his
ambition and his determined efforts
were now directed toward the im
provement ot the schools of the
county. Iu this work he has been
extraordinarily successful. School
terms have been made longer. Di
rectors have been influenced to em
ploy better teachers. Teachers have
been aroused to a grsater interest in
their work and a decided advance
in the educational tone of the com
munity is evident to all careful ob
servers. Uuder no previous super
intendent has the proportion of pro
fessionally trained teachers been so
high as under Mr. Miller's admin
istration.
air. Miner personally is a very
quiet and unassuming man, but
those who know him well are con
fident that his personalty is one that
cannot fail to gain important results
in the work he has set himself to
perform. It is to be hoped that the
schools of the county may long en
joy his efficient and capable super
vision."
The death of Amos Dresher oc
curred at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Edward Tubbs near Stillwater
on Friday. Mi. Dresher was a life
long resident of Columbia county
and resided for many years in
Fishingcreek township. He was a
brother of Stephen Dresher, of
Stillwater, and was aged about
sixty years. The greater portion
of nis life was devoted to farming
Funeral services were held on Mon
day.
Died-
Dresher Died in Fishingcreek
township on pril 5. Mr. Amos
Dresher, aged 7a years, 10 month
and 5 days.
IMQUIT1E3 OF THE MEAT TROST.
The trust packers who use borax
to preserve their meat, supported
by their agents in Germany, are
straining every nerve to prevent
the government at Berlin from shut
ting their goods out of the German
market. On all sides this ra
pacions aggregation is engaged in a
stupendous struggle to sell Us pro
ducts to foreign peoples at the
world s level of price, while it cus
tomers at home must submit to ex
tortions such as have not been
known since the civil war.
The particular bane of a protec
tive tariff is that it enables great
trusts like the meat and the steel
trusts to sell more cheaply in
Europe, South America and China
than in Chicago, Philadelphia or
New ork. German sugar which
the Englishmen buy in London for
two cents a pound costs the very
man who raised it in Hanover or
East Prussia eight cents a pound.
Steel for which Americans must
pay $29 or $30 a ton is sold abroad
for $iS or $20. Meat that costs us
from 20 to 30 cents a pound with
out the borax is sold in Europe for
10 or 12 cents with that chemical
thrown in. It is this particular
vice in protective legislation which
damns it in the view of every sensi
ble man.
It is an intolerable outrage that
a rich trust, sheltered behind a high
tariff wall, should have it in its
power to squeeze a monstrous price
out of the domestic consumer. No
where is meat produced more
cheaply than here, and even with a
shortage in corn there is no warrant
for the rates which butchers now
exact from the American people.
If they can feed Europe at reason
able price, they should be compel
led to do the same thing with the
United States. If they can kill
animals and pack their flesh for the
markets of other countries to com
pete with Australia and the Argen
tine Republic, it is the business of
Congress to see that the trust be
compelled to extend the same favors
and advantages to Americans.
Meat is an indispensable article
of food, and an organization which
unjustly extracts mouey from the
public for the necessaries of life is
certain to come to grief. The tariff
question, now more than ever be
fore, is presented in a clear light,
and it is emphasized in the mind of
every man, woman and child as the
primary and pre-eminent issue in
American politics. Ex.
EAST BSNTON.
The sad news reached this place
last Saturday .that C. C. Hughe,
formerly of Cambra, committed suicide
at his late home at Watsontown.
Clint was well and favorab'y known
here. He was esteemed and highly
respected. What he should commit
such a rash act was a surprise to
everybody. Always so frank, so
honest, so kind, so obliging, so con
genial and courteous and so conscien
cious, that no one would look for a
suicide behind such a picture. In
ending his life by his own hands the
community is amazed and astonished,
at the poor victim of self destruction.
It is the wonder of our age that so
many people take such a short cut in
life's short journey to the grave. His
remains were intered in the Benton
cemetery last Monday afternoon.
Amos Dresher, of Van Camp, an
aged and respected citizen passed
away early last Saturday morning,
aged 74 years. He is survived by a
widow, three daughters and one son.
To-day, Tuesday afternoon, the
stock holders of the Pine Creek Oil
Co. will meet at Cambra to deter
mine whether to bore the present well
deeper, bore a new well, or abandon
the oil enterprise. There were suffi
cient symptoms in the well just bored
to warrant the boring cf another well.
It altogether-depends what the stock
holders will do. It is reasonably cer
tain that oil exists in this locality,
but whether its further development
" I suffered terribly and was ex
tremely weak for 12 years. The
doctors said my blood was all
turning to water. At last I tried
Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and was soon
feeling all right again."
Mra. J. W. Fiala, Hadlyme, Ct.
Nomatterhowlongyou
have been ill, nor how
poorly you may be today,
Ayer s Sarsaparilla is the
best medicine you can
take for purifying and en
riching the blood.
Don't doubt it, put your
whole trust in it, throw
away everything else.
SI K a bollle. All drutjluti.
AsIc your dortnr wlmt li tlitnk. of Ayer'i
Hiiraimviilu. Ifn kimwKt.ll itboHt tliis Krund
old family rnedir-ine. l-'ollow liu uilvlou ud
V0 will bi fttttiftJltMl.
J. U. A VBH CO., Lowell, Mail.
Weak?
Cleanse
Your Blood
The cause of all spring humors,
pimples and eruptions, as well as
of that tired feeling and poor appe
tite, is found in impure, depleted
blood.
The perfect blood purifier is
Hood's Sarsaparilla, as multitudes
know by experience.
It cures all blood diseases, from
the smallest pimple to the stubborn
scrofula sore from morning tired
ness to extreme nervous prostration.
Begin taking it TODAY.
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
Is America's Greatest Spring Medi
cine. Be sure to tret Hood's.
will prove more successful is a ques
tion. But we see no reason why it
should not exist in paying quantities.
It is hoped that this question will
now be settled once for all.
Last Tuesday was a very stormy
and disagreeable day, raining and
snowing by turns.
It will not be many years until all
trace for forestry will disappear. The
once famous pine, oak and chestnut
will soon only be a myth to the young
and rising generation.
A wag at our elbow remarked, that:
" it was a democrat who stole squire
Gibbons' meat." When asked how
h? knew, said, that: " he only took
part ot it. Tf it had been a republi
can, he would have stollen all of it."
Me said, "a republican always goes
the whole hog, or nonn."
The Benton Argus thinks a man
could carry $5,000,000 providing the
money was in $1,000 bills. But the
Columbian thinks it can't be done,
as it often tried it on its monthly
profits. And further states that many
men can't carry their week's wages
over Sunday. And concludes that
there are some who can't carry on
Saturday n;ght the jag that they buy
with their week's wages. We don't
know how these things are; but we
have seen men load up on ten cents,
more than they could carry. Yet some
men could hold on their laps a whole
night, very costly colored goods, in
which was done up a beautiful 150 lbs.
girl, and think it no load at all, until
after marriage.
OEANQEVILLE NEWS.
G. S. Fleckenstine has finished
tearing down his house opposite the
Union church and will at once be
gin to rebuild.
Miss Bessie Appleman has gone
to Benton to help her father. She
went before Mrs. Appleman died.
George Henrie was the originator
of a Scarcity party which was held
in Neyhard's Hall last Friday
evening.
Prof. J. H. Dennis, of the Nor
mal, was a visitor in town one
afternoon this week.
Zerbin Low and Bruce Frey are
expecting to go to Business College
in a few days.
" 'Joe Ruggles,' or the Girl
Miner" was played in Music Hall
last Saturday evening. The band
was out and headed the procession
which marched to the hall.
The boys of town have organized
a base ball team and are now ready
to challenge or be challenged.
Bernerd Vance has accepted a
position in the Berwick store.
Mr. Fister is having bis parlor
remodeled.
The C. P. & W. was not able to
run last Monday.
Mr. Bardo has closed his school
and is now working on the streets.
Dr. Martyn was in Canton over
Sunday. His pulpit was filled by
Mr. Moore, of Bloomsburg.
J. B. DeLcng was very busy this
last week, when the weather per
mitted, putting up spouting and
painting roofs.
Amos Neyhard took a fine load
of furniture to a party up the creek
last week.
C. B. White is very busy with
his creamery business. He would
like to get some boy to learn the
business in order to help him.
U. Ev. Bervioes-
Quarterly Confeence Business
meeting at the Parsonage on Friday
eve at 7:30, Sunday School Sunday
9:15, Preaching and Communion at
10:30, Junior K. L. C. E. 2, Senior
K. L. C. E. 6:30, Preaching and
communion 730. Rev. N. Young, P.
E. will take charge of the Services on
Friday and Sunday eve. A cordial
invitation is extended to all these
services. Strangers always welcome.
J. W. Bentz.
Leases, 3c each, 30c a dozen.
Notices to quit, ioc a dozen. For
sale at this office. tf.
Let Us Be
Your Clothier
This Spring.
Our assortments are large, dis
tinctive and original. AVe can eat
isfy you in all the new ppring
styles. All we ask is that when
you are looking for your
SPRING SUIT
pay us a visit, it only to look.
We will satisfy you that our styles
and prices are right.
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Our Merchant Tail
oring Department
Is now replote with all " the
Spring Novelties in Suitings,
Trouserings, &c. Our stock is
larger than ever and prices lower.
Call and inspect
The Spring Styles.
CLOTHIER,
Hatter and Haberdasher.
The Stamp of Honesty.
There is a satisfaction in money spending when the
article bought bears the stamp of honesty. To have you
feel that it is a thoroughly reliable store, to have you feel
that the goods are reliable and the prices just, has been our
ambition since this business began.
Many have tried and tested our business methods and
as a result are firm friends of this store.
Many more may not as yet have tested these methods;
these we invite. You'll find this a good, liberal, broad
gauge shop to trade iu, a store that works to win.
Dress Gods.
We think that we have the
handsomest, best bought and
most fairly priced dress goods
equipment that has ever graced
our shelves and counters. If we
can impress you in the same way
then there s easy and satisfact
ory trading ahead for both of us.
One of the newest weaves this
season is Crof Milrose. We have
them 45 in. wide all colors 85c. a
yd. Vailings for Summer Dress
es made up over those elegant
linings we carry make you look
stylish. Iheyare40 in. wide.
Price 75 cents.
Lattice Cloths 52 in. wide,
colors Black, Blue, and Brown.
Price $1.00.
Cotton and Silk and
Cotton Dress Goods.
Hundreds and hundreds of
yards of the seasons best styles.
Have your . summer sewing
done now.
Everybody but the wearer
musfrbe ahead of the season.
Soon we have hot weather,
spring fever and regrets that
summer sewing wasn't done
earlier.
ioc. Ginghams to hurry spring
trade at 7$c.
I2lc Seersuckers for 10 cents.
Be sure you see those Silk
uinghams, Price 50 cents.
Hundreds of yards of Lawn
worth I2jc. at ioc, to push trade.
This is the place to Buy Furniture,
F. P.
For Rent. Cheap house 7
rooms, heated with steam, on res
ervoir hill. Wm. Chrisman.
Itching Piles. Dr. Agnew's
Ointment is proof against the tor
ments of Itching Piles. Thousands
of testimonials of cures effected by its
use. No case too aggravating or too
long standing for it to soothe, com
fort and cure. It cures in from 3 to
6 nights. 35 cents. 48
Sold by C. A. Kleim.
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Buy Your
Stockings Now.
You can well afford to select
from these lots. They're the
right wearing, right washing
sorts, and they are priced to
please the most prudent.
I2jc Men's Black Hose at 8$c.
15c. Men's Black Hose at ioc.
15c. Ladies white foot hose 11c.
ISC Ladies dropped stitched
hose at I2jc.
Colored Linens.
Anything in Linens will be
good this season, but we show
some choice patterns for Ladies
Suits, Shirt Waists, Boys Suits.
All colors in plain and the
plain ground with a small white
stripe through at 22c.
The plain Linen colors, but all
Linen,, we sell from 12JC. to 30c.
a yard.
White Linen in all weights
for waists.
Summer Underwe'ar.
Warm weather is not here,
but our Summer Underwear is
here ready to sell you so you
have it when the hot weather
comes. If you won't buy it now
you will know where to get it
when the hot weather comes.
Indigo Blue Calico.
We will sell the best Indigo
Blue Calico this week at 45c. for
j 10 yards.
I This store has shoes to Jit you.
Pursel.
TAILOR-MADE BOITS-
N. S. Tingley has accepted the
agency for Reinach, Ullman & Co.
of Chicago, merchant tailors, and is
ready to supply made-to-measure
clothing at prices lower than can be
obtained elsewhere. He has a large
line of samples to select from. His
place of business is the third floor of
the Columbian building. 4t.
Silk tassels and pencils for pro
grams for sale at this office. tf