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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First National Bank,
Blcomsburg, Ra.
E. Y. M. Low. President.
J.M. Staver, Vice PivMcnt.
E. B. Tu-tin, Via President.
E. F. Carpenter, Cashier.
S S S S
The First National Bank
olieits a 1 1a re of vour busi
es upon the basis of
ound a n d Progressive
.Junking, Liberal and Ac-
eurate Treatment. :
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1SO6.
T.H; COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
EsTA'.'.H IKP 137. CNS I.IIA1 ED ISO9
I'vau-'isn Evlky Tiil'km)v Mousing,
At liio m.urg. tliu County ?eat of
Colu.n.ia County, l'o nisv'v.inia.
GEO. E. EI. WELL. Epitor
D. t. TASICEX, Lo'ju. Fdiiok.
GEO. C. ROAN, Fouimav.
Terms: Insi.lethe county $1.00 a year
in ailvance ; $1.50 if not paul in a.lvance.
Oatsile the county, 1.25 a year, strictly in
Advance.
A'.l communications should he ailJresssd
THE COLUMBIAN, l'.Iooirsl.urs, fa.
THURSDAY, OCToUER 23, iqoj
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FOR GOYERNOR,
ROBERT E. FATTISOX.
ot Philadelphia.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOYERNOR,
GEORGE W. GUTHRIE,
of A'legheny.
FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL
AFFAIRS.
JAMES NOLAN,
of Berks.
FOR CONGRESS,
(Long Term.)
CHARLES H. DICKERMAN.
(Short Term.)
ALEXANDER BILL.MEYER.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
J. HENRY COCHRAN,
deu::?.aii3 cousty t:::-:
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
HON. FRED. IKELER,
HON. WILLIAM T. CREASY,
FOR MINE INSPECTOR,
MARTIN KELLEY.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
C. A. SMALL,
FOR FROTHONOTARY AND CLERK
OF THE COURTS,
C. M. TERWILLIGER,
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
J. C. RUTTER, JR.,
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
WILLIAM KRICKBAUM,
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
. A. B. CROOP,
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
GEO. W. STERNER,
WILLIAM BOGERT,
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
CHARLES F. DERR,
GEO. H. SIIARPLESS,
Doagiug the Issue.
"Sing 'America,' and talk about
the war." That is Secretary
Shaw's device put in practice at a
political meeting in New Haven, to
shut off bothersome questions from
the audience about the tariff and
Trusts. It was effectual, of course,
and is likely to have many imita
tors, who will heartily regret th.it
the plan was not developed earlier
m tn campaign. "Why should
the Trusts have tariF protection?"
"Sing 'America' and talk about
the war." "Why should home
made goods cost more here than
abroad?" Everybody sing "My
Country 'tis of Thee." Why
should we not have free coal, free
hides, and free wool?" All to
gether now "Sweet land of Liber
ty, is a glorious idea. Only
high tariff Republicans are patriots.
Sin, hey! the nierrv protectionist
ai4 the war! Aeto York Evening
fit.
Statement of Condition Scptcmter 15, '02.
Loans .... ?J 4, 144 47
V. S. Non-U ... 5 .ooo i.o
Kinking Ht-UiC . . . 2-,.a 4$
StHk and -t-cur ti.- . I Sj. 7 ". 7 ?
Cash & due from l!aik& U.S.Tr. 217-53
Total
M.r.iLiri';f.
carit..i
imlivuioj rrln
g,n . '
To!al
eo.OTO.ro
1 1 5 ,000 00
1 i,'o7.ai
50.co1.1jo
42S.t61.y4
064, 629 iS
Tbe PeuJirg Euctious Its YiUl Import
ance. As the clay of election draws near
the importance of the event and its
far-reaching possibilities are draw
ing with tremendous effect upon the
public conscience. Slowly brt
surely the signs of times point with
unerring finger to the social and
political change. No man can
prophesy the ft rm it may assume.
Some who are alive to the vital
force and natural laws that govern
the destiny of men and nations un
derstand the nature and spirit of
the coming oiar.ge so near at hand.
They also know that the result of
the election will he a great factor
in giving shape and form to the tu
ture policies that will govern our
affairs. They believe as well as a
vast majority of the American peo-'
pie do, that the time has come when
the people and not the Trusts shall
govern the affairs of the nation.
They know that the power of thjse
soulless combinations has been ac
quired by ard through the policies
of the Republican party, and now
having grown t suchcolloss.il pro
portions, defy the government and
spurn the party and power that
gave them birth. They also know
that the machinery of the Republi
can party has been the instrument
of giving us a government of the
Trusts, for the Trusts and by the
Trusts. The importance of a po
litical change is manifest to all who
think, and read, and understand.
And the importance of this change
is so apparent that few will remain
at home on election day. It is the
solemn duty of -every voter to
register his disapproval at the ballot
box on election day. A disapproval
that will say to organized greed.
"Mankind has created wealth and
Humanitv shall control it."
A Merited Vicaicitioa-
Notwithstanding the emphatic
and unequivocal denial made by Mr.
Dickerman, the Democratic candi
date for congress, that he ever paid
eighty-nine cents a day for labor,
much less said that it "was enough
for a workingman," a few malicious
persons persist in giving the false
hood circulation, not in au open
manly way that will disclose their
identity and responsibility, but in
that sueaking, underhanded cow
ardly manner that is characteristic
of the liar and blackguard. Upon
its face it bears the impress of false
hood and malice. The challenge
has been published broadcast in
every nook and corner of the con
gressional district defying any in
dividual to come out in the open
and fathet the charge. No one has
accepted and no one will.
But to Mr. Dickerman there has
come an unsolicited vindication.
that will set at rest all further dis
cussion of this matter. An open
letter signed by over two hundred
of the old employees of the Milton
car works men of all political
shades aud opinions, who were in
the company's employ from five to
thirty years, come forward and
state over their own signatures that
never in the history of the plant
was unskilled labor paid less than
a collar a day, and they repudiate
and denounce this malicious attack
upon Mr. Dickerman and his asso
ciates in tne old hrm. i uey were
moved to this action, not by politi
cal or other motives, but from a
plain sense of justice to men who
had always been their friends and
who are being unjustly maligned.
. . . . .
When Pattison was elected gov
ernor in 1SS2 the vote was. I'atti
sow 335.79 ' Beaver 315,589. In
iSgobewas victorious over Dela
mater, receiving 464,209 to the hit
ters 447,655. From present indi
cations he will have a still larger
majority this fall.
'
Rev. Albect of Berwick spoke in
front of the Court House Tuesday
evening. He talked from a Prohi
bition standpoint and while he had
but few listeners his address showed
deep thought and contained much
sound argument.
"The Fruadof the V.'orkingraiu."
The Hon. F. A. Godcharles has
from the beginning of his campaign
iterated and reiterated that he is the
friend of the workingman, that he
washes the dirt from his hands each
evening and so on endlessly. His
idea has been that by mere- weight
of rccepilion he will cam' his point,
apparently forgetting that the working-men
in this district are gifted
with a high intelligence and desire
facts instead of lroth, that words are
mere words until proved. This
piper, feeling that such claims
should not fail of investigation, pre
sents the following facts as the re
sult cf its labors.
The F. A. Godcharles Company,
of Milton, of which the Hon. F. A.
Godcharles is the owner and presi
dent, is engaged in the manufactur
ing of cut nails and muck bar. A
few years ago the company was sell
ing its muck bar at one cent a pound
or $22.40 a gros ton. The price for
puddling was $:.;5 a gross ton.
The F. A. Godcharles Company has
stated within the last few davs that
they are selling muck bar today for
3&.oo a gro.s ton. The ruling
price for puddling today in the dis
trict is S4.50 per gros ton. In the
following comparison this gure is
used, although we are reliably in
formed that the F. A. Godcharles
Company, is paying $45 for pud
dling or twenty-five cents a ton be
low the price now ruling elsewhere.
A little figuring will instantlv show
that while the F. A. Godcharles
Company lus advanced their selling
price on muck bar $13.60 a gross
ton, they have advanced wages only
? 1. 7 5 per gross ton. It will of course
be' claimed that raw material has ad
vanced, and so it has, but the ad
vance has been slight in comparison
with the stupendous increase in I'.-.e
selling price ol muck bar. In other
words, of the$i3 60 increase the F.
A. Godcharles Company has be
grudgingly handed thirteen per
cent, to its workiagtneu and com
placently pocketed eighty-seven per
cent, l lie equality ot this division
is evident. This policv continued
throughout every department of the
works and has enabled them to
make a profit of over $50,000 last
year, while their men were struggl
ing with the extortions of the coal
Trust, the beef Trust, the flour
Trust, the nail Trust, etc.
Mr. Godcharles through his con
nection with the Nail Trust taxes
the workingmen of this district forty
one cents a keg on all uails used in
building their homes. With his
Nail Trust Black List he forces his
men to accept -terms most advantage
ous to his Company, When the
price of nine bar advances he ab
sorbs eighty-seven per cent, of the
iucrease. These facts have never
been denied, consequently we char
acterize the Godcharles plea of being
the workingmen's frieud as the most
colossal bluff that has ever been
sprung on the people of this district.
Its unblushing effrontery must
amaze even the friends of the candi
date. Based as it is on the concep
tion that the people are without
brains, without intellect, without
anything, it is doomed to one enJ
only ignominious failure.
An exchange savs: Peoole who
a.
are not used to burnins? wood are
apt to ruin their stoves and furnaces
by filling them up with fuel, turning
on the draft and letting the fire
rage. If you wish to save your
ranges and heaters from being dam
aged, build light hres and keep the
dralt carefully regulated.
The United Telephone and Tele
graph Company 3re extending their
lines in all directions. Last week
they entered Wilkesbarre, Hazle
ton and Scrauton and they are giv
ing excellent service. For some
time the Company has had lines to
Harrisburg and the Cumberland
Valley, to Lock Haven, Altoona
and Tyrone, and to nearly every
town in Central Pennsylvania.
"My hair was falling out and
turning gray very fjst. But your
Hair Vigor stopped rite falling and
restored the natural color." Mrs.
E. Z. Benonime, Colioes, N. Y.
It's impossible for you
not to look old, with the
color of seventy years in
your hair ! Perhaps you
are seventy, and you like
your gray hair! If not,
use Ayer's Hair Vigor.
In less than a month your
gray hair will have all the
dark, rich color of youth.
Jl.M a Milt. All anuUu.
1 your drusirist catmot supi'ly yon,
Bcii'l us on dollar and will rxnrrt
you a lot Je. lie turo uml eiTo lua iiaiuo
u. t . tl" i 1 Ot.Ck-', J" - - -
Gmu ? I
licking Skin
Metre:? b;- .la? nru Hzht
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a:? so i.t.i'o: :.-;i'iit? 1:1 t) le nfllictrd
T.:zz-:.u t r tislt JEiountnnd out-
v.. -.J ..;.C'.'c:)5 do net cure.
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vcr h v'. t:-y -!::! ",:.-a- ti.i.u." Mr.s.
lv 8. Was;.. Co." Pt inl, .M.J.
if J -v zVz ScrzcpariUa
end Pills
t'l th? blood of all fcupuriiiea and euro
hil ore pilous.
THE HOME AUD THE SCHOOL.
So far as all temporal happiness
is concerned, there is no word in
the English language so sweet, so
full of pathos and endearment, as
the word, home. It is the centre
J and substance of our well being,
j and the embodinieu: of all earthly
j joys, hope and pleasure, love and
, care; and every environment that
adds beauty and value to the spot
j of all indwelling peace and comfort
! that we call home.
! Many people, generally speaking
ot r.ome, speaR ol it as merely a
place of abode; as though it were a
place where we eek out an exist
ence p with no other object in view,
than to l:ve, assert our rights and
independence of all other tomnan
creatures, make money, get rich
and selfish, and finally when we
"shuffle eff our mortal ceil," and
are carried to yonder grave yard
we are there buried as though that
were the end of all existence, so far
as we are concerned, except the
settling up, of, perhr.ps an unjust
estate, over which there may be
! much contention in litigation by
j quarrelsome heirs. But tin's is a
j low and degraded conception of
j home. The true and ideal home,
I in comparison, is beyond all length
! and breadth, heighth and depth, of
j human comprehension, and as fath
I omless by the finite mind as the in
finity of the uuiverse.
J The home, like our beiug, is a
trinity, 01 body, soul and spirit;
and the soul and spirit of the home,
is characterized by the possessors,
or occupants of the home. The
home has an eternal destiny, and if
sanctified by holy and christian in
fluences, though it be broken up
by tbe relentless hand, and eternal
decrees of death, the home militant
is transfered to the home triumph
ant, beyond the confines of time.
Hence, for every immortal soul
that is born in the home, only in
creases pareutal responsibility in
the moral aud intellectual training
for the good, not only lor the addi
tional charge, but for the commu
nity at large and society as well.
Aud hence, the necessity of the
school. And what is the school?
It is only an additional room to the
home, or community of homes
within prescribed limits of a small
territory. The same moral and
christian influences should prevail
in the school as in the home. In
the school the parents delegate
their authority, care, overnight aud
protection, as well as their moral
and intellectual training to a peda
gogue, for a certain length of time,
preparatory to a more useful period
in the life of the recipients of such
training. Then it behooves every
parent, who has an interest in the
school home, to frequently step into
this room, and see for themselves,
it their children are receiving the
care, protection, moral and intel
lectual training, and necessary cor
rection that they would receive
under their own guidance, and
personal supervision. Thus far
every parent should personally in
vestigate, and not rely upon reports,
either received from their children,
nor, from any other source. The
teacher's reputation in the school
room is just as sacred as your own
reputation in your own hornet and
before relying upon any evil re-ports
make the personal investigation be
fore giving credcfce to anything
that reflects upon the teacher.
I i he juvenile lannly in the school
room, is the most interesting spec
tacle under huraan contemplation,
for the reason of the future possi
bility of every neighborhood in the
entire state, or uation. For as is
the home, so is the school; aud
is the school, so is the state aud
nation. The school is only the
miniature government of our state
and nation. The loveliest scene
imaginable, or that eyes can look
upon, is the family table, spread
with the necessary provisions of
life, and surrounded by a group of
cheerful and happy children. The
school is no less a glorious assem
blage. Aud what may our nation
not expect from the young and ris
ing generation among whom, are
our future rulers, legislators and
judges. It is therefore very im
portant for every body to look well
after the interests of our schools.
J. C. W.
Townsend's
CORN CONTEST!
I We will qive away a
10.00 SUIT
of CLOTHES to the
Six Largest
Corn to le raised in
p offer will remain oj en until Dei-ember the 1st when
3 .Judges will decide the contest.
I Our line of winter goods is now
I in. Call and see them before
I you buy. Prices always right at
Tow
Powerful Trade Magnets.
The attractiveness of the values in this "Ad." is be
yond dispute. The intrinsic worth of every item empha
sized, is above argument. The price economy is un
questionable. We've chosen of seasonable things to
tempt you; up-to-date in style, honest in quality. We've
chosen just the merchandise that your mind "is on now.
You are asked to carefully read the chapter of offerings.
You are asked to make careful comparisons. You are
asked to buy. Your intelligence will prompt you. Your
self interest will decide this to your satisfaction.
Special Sal of Lce Curtains This Wcel(.
We had a lot of Lace Curtains offered to us at a low
price, yes, below the market. We bought them. Now
we are going to offer them to you at a bargain. Every
pair is fresh, new stock. Price 39c a pair to $7-50 a pair. .
20 PAIRS OF ODD CURTAINS THAT WILL BE SOLD AT
LESS THAN COST.
A Special Selling of
Black Dress Goons.
Could fill the entire "Ad.''
with tempting items from this
section, have'nt space though;
so will have to be content with
a hint or two as follows:
33in. wide, all wool Henrietta
worth 5.0c, at 35c; 50m. wide,
fine wool Cheviot, worth 85c., at
75c; 4iin. wide, Sere sponged
ready to cut, at 50c; 38in. wide,
Prunella, a big seller at 75c; 38
in. wide, Melrose, extra value, at
75c; 45in. wide Rhodins, new
weave this season at $1.00.
Blankets and Comforts.
Buy from these and you buy
the right things at the right
prices. Yes, less than the right
price. Price of Blankets 49c.
59. 75c, 9c, $1.39. $i-75 P to
9 00 a pair.
We call your attention to our
all wool Blankets at $5.00 and
$6.50 a pair.
Price of Comforts 9SC, $1.29
$1.40, $1.50, $1.7, $2.25 and
$2.75 apiece. Extra good value
in Down Comforts, 5. 50.
A WEEK AMONG THE OUTER GARMENTS.
Mid season now for selling of Ready-to-Wear Garments.
Never such a stock to choose from as now. These items at
these prices should be nipped up in a jiff
All wool Kersey Jacket, lined with satin $6.00. All wool
Kersey Jacket, lined with silk 27 ins. long $7.98. 3 of thebest
27 in. Coats shown for Ladies or Misses at 10.00.
FURNITURE. FURNITURE.
If You Want Furniture Come to This Store.
IF
p.
At the bride's home in Beiwick
on Wednesday of last week, Miss
Pearl, the accomplished daughter
of Associate Judjje and Mrs. J. U.
Kurtz, was united in marriage to
Ldward Van Horn of Nauieoke.
Miss Ruth Kurtz, sister of the
bride, was biidesmaid and Curtis
Welliver of Blootnsburg, best man.
The newly wedded ccuple will re
side in Nanticoke where the groom
hlds a jovd position with the Sus
quehanna Coal Compa.iy.
Fanner liaising the
Ears of Corn
Columbia Count v. This
nsenefs
CE9SC2E
Winter Underwear for
Men, Women and Children.
Don't buy shoddy, when clean
cotton and wool cost you so
reasonable as these. They are
put here to tempt you.
Children's Combination Suits,
at 25 and 50 cents.
Children's Pants and Vests,
from 15c. to $1.00 each.
Ladies' Combination Suits,
from 49c. to $2.98 each.
Ladies' Vests and Pants, 25c.
to $1.50 each.
More Seasonable Trade
Magnets For You.
Will just tell you what they
are; give you their actual, honest
worth, and then the price we're
going to sell them for.
7c bleaced muslin, 10yds for 50c
8c " '
6c unbleached-'
7c
Sc
75c
50c
60c
Purse!.
TAILOR-MADE SUITS-
X. S. Tirgley has accepted the
agency for Reinach, Ulliuan & 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 6elect from. His
place of business is the third floor of
the C01.VMMAN buildii:g. 4t.
2E2S3ZXMI
Try Thk Columbian a year.