THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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E. W. M. LOW, President, E. 13. TUSTIN Vice Pres.
J. M. STAVER, Vice Pres. E. F. CARPENTER, Cashier
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1 866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
EsTBi.isiiF.n 1837. Consolidated 1869
I'lniusiiEi) Evkrv Thursday Morning,
At liloomsburg, the County Scat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. EI.WELL, Editor.
1). J. TASKER, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Eoruman.
Terms: Inside the county $1.00 a year
in advance; $1.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, $1.25 a yenr, strictly in
Advance.
All communications should be addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, BloomsbiirR, Ta.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1902.
OFl'IOIAL MINUTES OF OONURES
StONAL CONFERENCE.
Laporte, Pa., August 14th, 1902.
The regularly appointed Congres
sional conference of the 16th Con
gressonal District of Pennsylvania,
composed of the Counties of Colum
bia, Montour, Northumberland
and Sullivan, met at Laporte, Pa.,
on Thursday August 14th, 1902.
Pursuant to notice they assembled
at the Public House of F. Gallagher.
An organization was effected by the
election of J. F. Gibbons of North
umberland County as Chairman,
and V. A. Sechler of Montour and
W. C. Johnson of Columbia, as
Secretaries.
On the calling of the roll the fol
lowing conferrees were present and
responded: W. V. Black of Colum
. Lia and W. C. Johnston of Colum
bia; J. F. Ellis and W. A. Sechler
of Montour; W. P. Stellmach and
J. F. Gibbons of Northumberland;
and Frank Magargel and D. F.
McCarty, of Sullivan.
Mr. Ellis of Montour nominated
Hon. Charles H. Dickennan of
Milton, Pa., for the full regular
term for Congress for the 16th Con
gressional District of Pa.
Mr. Stellmach seconded the nomi
nation. W. C. Johnston of Columbia
nominated Hon. A. L. Fritz of
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Mr. Black seconded the nomina
tion. It was moved and seconded that
nominations close. Carried.
Mr. Fritz then in a few well
chosen words stated that as the
people by their votes had already
indicated their choice; that as Mr.
Dickerman had carried Montour
County by a close vote which practi
cally decided the matter in his
favor, it was thought best by Mr.
Fritz's friends in the district in
cluding the leaders of the party in
Sullivan Co., not to carry on the
contest in that County. Therefore
Mr. Fritz said as Mr. Dickerman
had carried three Counties the
duties of the Conferees would not
be very arduous, and that he cheer
fully withdrew his name as a candi
date and instructed his conferees to
cast their vote for Mr. Dickerman
remarking that the party with him '
ns its candidate has a strong one
aud a good man.
A motion was then made that Mr.
Dickerman be nominated by accla
mation. Seconded. Carried. Mr.
Dickennan nominated by acclama
tion. Mr. Dickerman being called upon,
in a very able manner expressed
his appreciation of the honor con
feired upon him, and spoke of the
courtesy with which the canvass
had been made, and discussed
briefly the political outlook.
Mr. Sechler of Montour moved
that when the conference adjourned
that it adjourn subject to the call of
the chairman. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Stellmach. Car
ried. Atter filling out the necessary
nomination papers, it was moved
and seconded that the conference
adjourn subject to the call of the
chairman. Carried. Conference
adjourned.
John F. Gibbons, President.
W. A. Skchler f c . .
Win. C Johnston Secretaries.
LESERVES A CELEBRATION.
In speaking of Bloomsbure's
Centennial Celebration, the Record
of Wilkes-Barre, in its issue of
Saturday says:
"Next week, continuing for two
days, the people of Bloomsburg,
Columbia County, will celebrate
the centennial of that pretty country
town. For a town that has existed
for a period of a hundred years
Bloomsburg is not large territori
ally, nor yet populous, but it has a
number of advantages which many
more pretentious towns do not
possess. It is a wholesome town,
is well supplied with churches and
other institutions which ate the
recognized evidences of the Chris
tianity, the morality and the nnel
ligence of a community. It abounds
in business enterprises which speak
well for the prosperity of the people,
and it teems with beautiful homes
which speak more loudly than
words of the comfort, happiness
and contentment of the population
All things considered, Blooms
burg deserves a celebration of its
centennial anniversary, aud no
doubt the enterprising people of the
town will make it an event worth
remembering and worthy of the
community that has m its day con
tained such men as Charles R
Buckalew, Judge Elwell and some
others who gave Bloomsburg a
reputation which it might not other
wise havs attained. No doubt visi
tors in large numbers from up and
down the Susquehauna will flock
to Bloomsburg next week to parti
cipate in the celebration of so im
portant an event as the hundredth
anniversary of the founding of the
town.
Are We Approaching a Fifty Cent Dollar
, Under the Gold Standard.
In a late issue of the Philadelphia
"J'uwic Ledger and Times, the
information was given out, that by
reason of ihe discovery ot exceedingly
large gold deposits and the ending of
the Boers War and by which the
resumption ot the Transvaal gold
mines were immediately possible, and
the unproved machinery used in min
ing gold, the output of gold bullion
would accumulate to a surplus, to
such an extent, that the value of gold
would depreciate 50 per cent, in the
near future. From the above it
would seem that the money question
can never be settled by any political
party upon a standard value which is
not fluctuating. There is a possibility
that the '-honest dollar" will again be
brought in disrepute under the gold
standard to satisfy the greed of th
money power.
We suggest that a ton of coal be
made the unit of values by which to
measure the values of all other com
modules, gold included. Evidently
there is a new money issue looming
up in the near future lor campaign
purposes, since gold is so rapidly fol
lowing ti e trad bilver. The demote
tization of silver was like a decree of
divorce between husband and wife
and that neithei alone, could long
fulfill, or accomplish the ends for
which they, were created. If gold
should depreciate 50 per c -nt in value
the "50 cent dollar cry" will be as
promiuent as in the campaigns of
1090 and 1900.
Wall Street would again be shaken
from centre to circumference to find
a scheme to rob the masses of .their
honest earnings. A 50 cent gold
dollar would be just as wicked as a
50 cent silver dollar, and the poor
millionaires would be thrown :nto
another frenzy of financial craze. In
case of such event to whiort the Led
ger alludes as probable, the people
may expect the most interesting
campaigns that have ever been wit
nessed in this county. j. c. w.
The annual Harvest Home ser
vices under the pastorate of Rev. A
lloutz will be held as follows
Orangeville, Aug. 31 at 10:30 A. M
bt. James, Sept. 7 at 10:15 A. M.
ion, oepi. 7 at 2:30 r. ai. ; and
Hidlay, Sept. 14 at 10:30 A. M.
HABRISBURG LETTER.
Quay's Boiled Foot Good Reports from the
State "Birdie" Warren TrampKg for
Penrose.
Harrisbtirg, Aug. '02.
"Pity the sorrows of a poor old
man. bince hewasealled hurricc-
froin his meditations in the
Maine woods to put an air brake
on l ennvpacker s .silly lonsrue,
Quay has had no end of trials and
tribulations. He had scarcely suc
ceeded in getting near enough to
Cousin Sam to yell at him to "dry
up" when he got into a serious
difficulty with Governor Stone. He
undertook in his loving way to
command the Governor to do cer
tain things for the honor and glory
of Mr. Quay. His excellency re
fused, as it was the Sabbath day,
aud before they parted Quay be
came so insistent that the Governor
lost his temper and called him some
very suggestive names not found
in the expurgated dictionaries.
pennyp acker's opportunity.
Here is another fine opportunity
for Pennvpacker. Wheu he gets
his think tank in working order he
will, no doubt, be able to discover
something noble and inspiring in
all this something approaching
real genius. He will perhaps des
cribe in ponderous terms wherein
Cousin Matthew's hadits shine
superior to those of Webster, for as
far as we know Dan never reached
that dizzy pinnacle in the temple
of fame which inspires one with
the idea that the proper caper is to
scald his feet.
There is a wide difference of
opinion as to the real cause that
led the Old Man to burn himself so
badly. One theory is that the
wonderful eulogy and the con
tinued praise of Penuypacker had
led him to belieVe that he belongs
to a superior order of beings and
that by his pure, virtuous life of
self-denial he has reached a plaue
that would enable him, like the
Hebrew children, to pass through a
fiery furnace without the smell of
fire on his garments. Others say
that his prodigious intellect was so
engrossed with the cares of state
and solicitude lor the good of the
race that he abstractedly turned the
hot water on his foot, oblivious of
all pain until the damage was done.
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
Chairman Creasy continues to re
ceive most favorable reports from
all parts of the state. The number
of Republicans who are growing
more and more disgusted with the
machine is constantly increasing.
The outrageous corruption coining
to light in reference to the bribery
and blackmail imposed by the ap
propriations committee on different
institutions asking the state aid is
sufficient to disgust every honest
man in the state, and cause him to
register his protest at the ballot
box against the party which makes
such a condition possible.
The case of the Clarion Normal
School which paid ten per cent, of
its appropriation to the heelers who
mauipulatecl the matter in the com
mittee has been fully exposed by
the Philadelphia North American.
It proves by the guilty persons
themselves that $2,700 was paid to
those who worked the bill through
the committee. There are' other
cases still worse that will make
some high toned professors and
doctors squirm when the truth
comes to light. It was a great
query at the time how a certain
college got an appropriation but it
has been learned since that a 20
percent, "rake-off" was paid to
secure it. The "blood money"
was accounted for in the reports by
raising the president's salary.
"BIRDIE" STILL WARBLES.
"Birdie" Warren, of Pennsyl
vania Bird Book notoriety, is going
about the state promising that all
sorts of good luck will come to
those who will stand for Penrose.
"Birdie" has been a very expen
sive oinameut to the taxpayers of
"I have used Ayer's HsirVicor
for over thirty years. It has kept
my scalp free from dandruff and
has prevented my hair from turn
'nR .gray." Mrs. F. A. Soule,
Billings, Mont.
. There is this peculiar
thing about Ayer's Hair
Vigor it is a, hair food,
not a dye. Your hair does
not suddenly turn black,
look dead and lifeless.
But graduallytheold color
comes back, all the rich,
dark color it used to have.
The hairstops falling, too.
11.00 bottle. All druijlilt.
If your driiKgiHt cannot limply you,
end nit one dollar and wa will exproHg
you a bottle. He turn and pi ve tlie luime
of your uearest exprena olllce. Ad'lrena,
1. j. a tun uu,, iowt)ii, mass.
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Eczema
ITott It rrddons tho slcln, Itches, oozes,
dries nnrl ppnlosl
So:i3 Tc-oyle call it tetter, mil!: crust or
eiH j hetiin.
Tiio pufforlna from It Is sometimes In
fer.:;; lornl applications nro resorted to
tlcT mitiKAte, but cannot cure.
Jt piiici-ds from huinots Inherited or no
1,11' n 1 mid jieraiota u.itll those Luvo been
removed.
Road's Sar&aparllla
ptiM.nvl removes mem, mis ramcaiiy
n'id j'oni.nnently cured tho worat cartel, mil
ii without nu equal fjr ell cutaneous
eriviMoti.
TlYiWi7! Fills ure tho Iw.l ruthufv.v. l'i loo "tct'iitt.
the state and they will have but
little patience with him. The fewer
Birdie Warrens and Penroses the
state has the better it will be for the
public good.
By the way, where do the fine
gilt copies of Smull's Hand Book
that are "being sent over the state
with Penrose's compliments come
from? There is no provision made
whereby United Slates Senators are
to be supplied with these books.
Are they "swiped" from the num
ber that should go to members of
the Legislature? The members arc
supposed to be treated fairly in this
matter, and yet some of them in the
recent shipment for 1902 did not
receive a single copy in gilt nor
tneir lull share in the cheaper bind
ing. The writer knows that Birdie
Warren's book was on sale by some
ot the clerks at Harrisburjr. because
he bought five copies. Perhaps
isiraie will explain as he flits from
flower to flower how it is that so
many copies of his book were sold
at 70 cents each, and how Mr. Pen
rose manages to get fine gilt copies
of Smull to distribute all over the
state.
ANDREW J. PALM.
A TkEMEN DOUS CLAIM.
Part of Columbia County Involved In an
Important Land Suit.
O. II. Wheeler, says the Ashland
Advocate, who lays claim to a pait of
ownership of about 10,000 acres of
land in Schuylkill, Columbia and
Northumberland Counties will try to
prove his claims to the land in the
U. S. District Courts, the case being
set for trial at Pittsburg in November.
Land in Columbia County now under
the ownership of the P. & R. Com
pany, is embraced in Wheeler s claim.
Orsemus H. Wheeler, the claimant
to several tracts of land in the coal
region, who aroused much interest
recently in his case, has stated his
claim briefly as follows:
"I am confident of winning my
case this time.' ror thirtv vears I
have been collecting the evidence and
prosecuting the claim and at last the
end is in sight.
"To understand the case it is neces
sary to go back to 1793, when Robert
Morris, of Revolutionary fame, pur
chased from the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, twenty-hve tracts of
land at ,50 a tract. That land now
comprises 10,300 acres of coal land
in Northumberland, Schuylkill and
Columbia counties, upon . which a
dozen collieries are operated, and
upon which 40,000 people live.
"In 1794 the land was transferred
to John Nicholson, in 1825 to Wil
liam P. Farrand, in 1836 to Henry K.
Strong, in 1848 to Hannah Hoff and
in 1849 to Stewart Newell. Newell
deeded half the land to John B.
Douty, who in 1872 transferred his
share to me for $57,000.
"In 1850"' continued Wheeler,
"Franklin B. Gowen was buying tim
ber land and purchased the land from
a George Grant, who fraudulently
claimed to be the owner. A few
years later coal was discovered on the
property and the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron Company h&s
since hetd possession of the land.
"For the purpose of bringing suit
to recover the land Newell and I
organized the Robert Morris Land
and Coal Company, and in 1877 and
in 1899 the cases were carried into
the United States District Court at
Pittsburg.
ine cases pennir.g include six
ejectment suits, a bill in equity and
i ,1 . 1
utree uamnge suns, wur claim IS as
follows: '
"For 10,300 acres of land,
000.
$25.-
"For 50,000,000 tons of coal taken
from the land at 50 cents a ton, $25,-
000,000.
"P"or timber taken from the land,
$10,000,000.
"Total, $60,000,000."
Wheeler is the only one of the
original niembeis of the Robert Mor.
ris Land and Coal Company still
alive.
The present high price of beef is
drawing the attention of farmers to
the question whether it would not
pay them to go into cattle raising
again as was the practice many
years ago. Few farmers in Penn
sylvania any longer pay attention
to the raising of beef cattle. Cows
to replenish the dairy herds, must,
of course, be raised, but young
males are sent to the shambles as
calves, and farmers rarely think of
growing steers unless it be for their
own consumption duiug the year.
IN STOCK.
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ALL CLOTHING
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The Bargains We Offer.
TOWKSIHB
IE IP. PTJRSEL.
HOUSE
HOLD LINENS.
WA1TE
BED
SPREADS.
The August Sale
T11 luiviiio T)rv fifimls
pnulcnt people always consult what they believe to be
their truest economy.
In the sale ot the above
to your economy. These special linens are now at their
bnsr, unci this is thn onn phniH'n of n siv ninntlw In r
plenish the home with these
than you are in the habit of
prices, jvinuiy investigate.
Bleached Damasks.
The Bleached Damasks start
at 20 cents.
60c all linen damask 62 inches
wide at 49 cents.
75c all linen damask 62 inches
wide at 65 cents.
85c all linen damask 72 inches
wide at 69 cents.
98c all linen damask 72 inches
wide at 78 cents.
1. 10 all linen damask 72 inches
wide at 89 cents.
1.45 all linen damask 72 inches
wide at 1.29.
1.75 all linen damask 72 inches
wide at 1.50.
2.35 all linen damask 72 inches
wide at 1.85.
Piilow Slips.
45x36 pillow slips I2jc.
45x36-Utica pillow slips 16c.
45x36 " hem'ched p. slips 25c.
Bed Spreads.
We make this the bed spread
chance of the year. Can't al
ways divide profits with you
but we do it now.
1.25 bed spread at 95c.
275 ' 2.39 '
2.00 " " " 1.7?
The Sale of Towels
Plncotton and hnen Towelings; handsome glass towel
mgs all bought for this event, u, cent towelings at 84 12A cent
towehngs at 1 1 cents: and so you will find them reduced
.f w ix 1 i.i tAiLHLK iu
F. P.
Calendars fur 1903.
Orders for calendars are always
taken early. We have a large and
beautiful line of samples on exhibition
at this office, and we feel confident
thar anyone who proposes to use cal
endars can save money by dealing
here. Our prices are lower than those
of trave'ing salesmen, for we have ro
expenses to pay fc rar.are etc. Call
and see sample.. No obligation to
buy if yo do not find what you want.
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SHEETS,
PILLOW
SLIPS.
Begins This Week.
ns in linvinnr !iii iliiiirr ir
emphasized items we cater
needfuls at lower prices
paying; yes much lower
Table Damasks,
Bleached or Unbleached.
Every wanted grade, every want
ed width, and prices cut to the
very narrowest profit. Look
ahead people will appreciate
this chance.
Unbleached table Linen
. 25c Unbleached table linen at
20 cents.
45c Unbleached table linen at
3y cents.
50c Unbleached table linen at
44 cents.
56c Unbleached table linen at
45 cents.
90c Unbleached table linen at
70 cents.
1. 00 Unbleached table linen at
89 cents.
Sheets and Pillow Slips.
They are ready to use, and at
these prices they cost you but
very little more than the mat
erials. An economy of labor as
well as price.
81x90 sheets at . 51c
81x90 " anchor brand at 68c'
90x90 " " 7Sc
8ix9ohemstitchedsheets,anchor
brand at 85 cents.
90x90 hemstitched sheets.anchor
brand nt nt rnfc
and Kitchen Omeu
r.AUi CUSTOMER THIS WEEK,
PURSEL.
Silk tassels and pencils for pro
grams for sale at this office. tf
TAILOE-MADE SUITS-'
N. S. Tingley has accepted the
agency for Rdnach, 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
hne of samples to select from. His
place of business is the third floor of
the Columbian building. 4t.