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THE COLUMBIAN.
U.OOMSHURlf. PA.
TiJJ!:SIAV, KKIIRUARY 19, 193.
SOOIAL-
Mrs. A. Z. Sclioch gave a lunch
la.st Thursday afternoon.
Dr. and Mrs. II. Bierman enter
tained a party of about thirty ladies
and gentlemen last Thursday even
ing, at a supper.
Mrs. C. W. McKelvy gave a
vakntitie lunch on Saturday, to ten
ladies.
Rev. and Mrs. I). N. Kirkby
will entertain the choir of. St. Paul's
Church this evening, at the Rectory.
Mrs. Louis Gross gave a progres
sive euchre party on Monday attcr
non. About sixty ladies were
present.
Miss Claire Gross entertained some
friends in the evening of the same
day.
Miss Maitha McKinney enter
tained a party of her friends last
evening.
Mrs. F. G. Yorks will give a
progressive euchre party at her
house on Fifth Street Saturday
afternoon.
A number of our young people
wi!l attend a dance at Catawissa to
morrow evening-
iVHchcrs and Janitors Received Thif
Salaries-
Tre B'.oomsburg School Board met
Friday night. The teachers and jan
itois received their montns's pay, and
muc!i other business of import was
transacted.
i lie monthly report ot the treasurer
showed that there had been paid to
hnri by Tax Collector Robbins on the
1902 duplicate $2,222.01, and by
Collector L. D. Kase on duplicate of
1901, $253. 1 2. B inds to the amount
ol $1000 due last year have been paid.
It was decided, after being suggest
ed byihe treasuier, that owing to the
lack of funds just now the bonds com
ing due tliis )ear be extended for an
other year. The unusual expenditui e
of money lor the purchase ot coal has
greatly depleted the treasury.
The secretary received a communi
cation Irom the State Board of Health
which he read to the board, stating
thai children suffering from mumps,
measles 3rd chicken pox should be
kept trom attending schohl, but that
otner children of the same family not
sick should be allowed to attend. Up
on motion it was decided to add these
thice diseases to the list excluding
childten from attending school and
the following limit was placed on each:
Suffering from mumps, ten days j
measles, two weeks, and whooping
cough, lour weeks or more, according
to the severity of the disease.
Upon motion, duly made and
seconded, the former motion for em
ploying three truant officers at the
rate of twenty-five cents for each
truant brought in, was rescinded and
C. F. Deittench, janitor at the Filth
street school, was employed as such
officer at a salary of $10 per month,
he to have charge of all the buildings.
Supervising Principal Sterner ie
ported that notwithstanding the pre
valence of several diseases among
children the attendance was larger
last month than the month previous.
He also said he had visited all the
rooms and found the attendance good
and the work progressing finely. He
reported the enrollment and percent
age of attendance at the different
schools during the past month as fol
lows: High School, 87 males and
138 females 5 total enrollment, 225;
percentage of attendance, 95.
Tirrd street school, 252 males and
218 females; total enrollment, 470;
percentage of attendance, 981-8.
Fifth street school, 200 males and
153 ternales -, total enrollment, 353;
percentage of attendance, 90 3-8.
Major J. C. Reifsnyder, who for
the past two years has been station
ed in the Philippine Islands, is ex
pected to arrive in town today. His
mother, Mrs. Dr. I. W. Willilts re
ceived a telegram from him on
Morcay. stating that he had reach
ed S?.u Francisco that day.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Absolutely Pure
WERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
" !( -
J Will Probably be Presented in Leg
islature Thl3 Week.
RE8ULT OF Mtt. DURHAM'S VISIT
Are Senator Grady' Railroad Bills
Aimed at the Wabash? No Prospsct
For Legislative Reapportionment.
Other Important Measures.
(.Special Correspondence.
HarrishuiR, Feb. 16. When the leg
islature suspended operations last week
It was to take a recess until after the
election. The senate quit work Wed
nesday about noon and the hoime on
Friday morning as usual, and neither
body will assemble again until next
Wednesday night. Ry that time both
branches will be ready for an uninter
rupted swing of legislation. The sen
ate, however, will adjourn again on
Thursday until the following Monday
night, for it Is entirely up to date with
Its work and Is compelled to Jog along
lolsurely In order to await business be
ing transacted and sent over from tho
House.
A notable Incident of tho week was
the visit of Insurance Commissioner
Durham, the man, according to popular
sentiment, who Is regarded as the most
potential, not excepting the governor
himself, In shaping legislation. He
Fpent some time on the floor of the
house and senate on Wednesday, and
members, new and old, of all parties
and factions, studied with Interest the
figure that plays such an Important
part In Pennsylvania politics.
One of the purposes of his visit was
to consult with his legislative friends
concerning a ballot-reform measure,
and the result of their deliberations
will probably be seen this week, when
a bill will be presented under Repub
lican auspices In the senate. This bill
will be in the nature of a composite
measure, a compromise between the
Quay state committee scheme and tho
Focht bill. It was decided to band this
legislation over to Senator Focht's
care, the latter consenting to recede so
far from his original position In rela
tion to the circle as to accept the Quay
bill with its square.
"In thus squaring the circle," says.
Focht, "we will present and pass a bill
that will be as near perfection as pos
sible. I will be willing to submit it to
a committee of high-class printers or
mechanical experts, and If they do not
approve of Its concise features I will
withdraw It. Its size will be two-,
thirds less than that of tho present
blanket sheet. The general change
from the old ballot will be that instead
of it containing columns of candidates
of the various parties, it will contain
the names of the candidates singly,
with tho party designation following
them. By the arrangement of squares
the citizen can vote with equal facility
for a straight party list or he can split
his ticket All unoccupied and wasted
space, as in the old ballot, will be done
away with, and there -will be no multi
plying of columns. Another saving of
time and space and worriment to the
voter Is that when a man is nominated
by more than one party, Instead of his
having a column for each nomination,
mention of the various party designa
tions along with his name will bo suf
ficient.. Generally the new schemo
will be a large concession to the Aus
tralian ballot."
Meanwhile tho Democrats have sub
mitted a ballot-reform bill of their own
and a personal-regisrratlon bill, while
the Woodruff registration bill is like
wise before the elections committee of
the house. Mr. Gaul, the ballot-box
expert of New Jersey, is here again
this session for the purpose of seeing
what can be done in the way of having
his ballot-box device adopted by the
state in the event of a new ballot bill
becoming law.
As to the Wabash.
Senator Grady's two bills, the one
condemning unused railroad trackage
and the other denying railroads char
tered in other states the right of emi
nent domain in Pennsylvania, continue
to excite much speculation. The sup
position that they are aimed at the en
croachments, of the Wabash in this
state will not down. Although there Is
no appearance of a Wabash lobby at
the capltol, there are, however, Wa
bash officials here who are watching
every stap;e of the Grady bills with the
keenest interest. One of these officials
expressed himself to me in the follow
ing language a jay or two ago:
"It is all very well for Senator Grady
to deny that these measures are di
rected at the Wabash or any other for
eign railroad organization, but if they
did not have such a purpose, what pos
sible motive could there be for intro
ducing them? Eliminating the Wa
bash, or any other railroad in the fu
ture, la altogether out of the quastion,
I defy the senator or any one else to
show me any actual necessity for these
bills. But they will not block the Wa
bash from coming east We will ' get
through to Baltimore from Pittsburg,
leaving the latter place probably
through Greene county, and getting to
Baltimore by the West Virginia Cen
tral and the Western Maryland rail
roads. In two years at the utmost we
will get Into Baltimore, and the roads
I have mentioned will lose their old
names and identity and bacome part
of the great Wabash system. As to
coming directly east through Pennsyl
vania, that is a problem that I will not
discuss at present, but I can say thac
we are onto every move of interest in
imical to the Wabash, Another thing
It mlf,ht be well to bear in mind: That
Is that the courts may have something
to cay in the sottlement of this ques
tion." The person quoted Is an official of
THE COLUMBIAN,
the Wabash system In the West, and
who has spent considers 'le time In
llarrlsburg during tho present sesrlon.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials, when
spoken to on the subject, dismiss the
matter by Baying that there Is no ne
cessity for a Wabash lobby at the leg
islature, Inasmuch as no legislative at
tack Is being made on their Interests.
Regarding Apportionment.
There is very little prospect of Lu
cerne county obtaining what it has for
some years been longing for, namely,
another state senator. At all events
this longing will not be satisfied at
the present session of the legislature.
Reapportionment of any kind does not
appear to be popular, and it is not at
all likely that the legislative appor
tionment committee of cither the
hoiiBe or senate will bo called upon to
redlstrict the fifty members which the
constitution provides shall compose
the the upper branch of the general as
sembly. Even the McWhinney repre
sentative apportionment bill Is appar
ently doomed to die, if mcmbecrs of
the committee having it in charge are
to bo believed. Mr. McWhinney hlm
Belf says he does not expect to see his
bill again, hut he hopes that some sort
of a decent pleasure might be built
around Its remains.
There hasn't been any senatorial re
apportionment since 1874, and the Lu
zerne peoplo especially. Republicans
and Democrats alike, think it is tlmo
that another should be made. Senator
Drury and Representatives Hartman,
Ross, Flanagan, Ferry, Burke, and
Holcomb are agreed on this point.
The constitution provides for reap
portionment every ten years, following
the national census, but as Is well
known this is a custom more honored
in tho breach than in the observance.
Mitchell May Be Here.
There may be a treat in store for
members of tho legislature if certain
efforts being mado by the Schuylkill,
Lackawanna, and Luzerne delegations
are successful. Thus far only a few
of what are known as the "miners'
bills" are out of committee. The more
important measures, and those that are
likely to encounter adverse influences,
are still in tho committee on mines and
mining or other committees. These, if
following the customary and gradual
stages towards final passage, will con
sume some weeks' time, and it is the
purpose of their backers in the legisla
ture to push them along by the use of
the most potential advocacy available.
With this end in view the attempt is
being made to bring John Michell to
Harrieburg and have him address the
legislature in favor of the pending
measures favorable to the mine work
ers' interests. Representative Timothy
D. Hayes, of Scranton, last week wrote
to Mitchell at Indianapolis, asking him
to appear personally before the legis
lators in Harrisburg. The anthra
cite members believe that Mitchell's
direct advocacy of their bills would go
a long way to help them, and they have
strong hopes that he will accept their
invitation.
Courts and Liquor Cases.
Through the instrumentality of the
Royal Arch and Knights of Fidelity,
rival but influential organizations of
retail liquor dealers in Pennsylvania,
efforts are being made to interest these
dealers in every county in the state,
not only where thoy have membership
but where independent associations ex
ist, in the liquor bills now pending in
the legislature. This Is being done in
view of active hostile action that is ex
pected. The principal bills advocated
by these societies are those abolishing
the free lunch in bar rooms, but per
mitting it in hotels and public inns,
and modifying the powers of the court
in the revocation of licenses. The lat
ter measure provides for a fine of not
less than 300 or more than 500 for the
first violation of the Brooks license
law; a fine of not less than 500 or
more than 1,000 for the second, and
immediate revocation of the license for
the third. Another bill describes the
rules of evidence for the court to follow
in the revocation of licenses, stipulat
ing among other things that at the time
information is obtained as to alleged
violation of the law the liquor dealer
shall have immediate notice from the
informant, and that the charges pre
ferred shall not be withheld until the
case is tried in court.
Judicial Legislation.
The bill Introduced by Senator Ed
miston, of Bradford, some time ago,
providing that common pleas and crim
inal Judges must render their decisions
within six months of the time of trial
under penalty of the auditor-general
withholding' his signature from their
salary warrants, ran up against a snag
last week that escaped the attention of
the daily papers. When the bill was
called up Senator Fox, of Dauphin, en
tered a strong protest against its pas
sage on the ground tnat it was not con
stitutional. There was immediately a
sharp and Informal passage at arms
around him as to the position he had
taken, Senator Woods, of Westmore.
land, insisting that the bill was emi
nently proper and justifiable, and Sen
ator Focht taking a stand similar to
Fox. The debate might have been pro
longed interminably had Senator
Grady not called attention to the fact
that Senator Edmlston was not pres
ent, and that as a matter of courtesy
the bill should He over until Its author
was on the ground. Grady, however,
took occasion to say that he did not
ngree with Fox's grounds for objection.
The bill will be called up again this
week, when Senator Edmlston Is in his
teat, and it will no doubt provoke an
Interesting discussion.
It is now admitted by State Senator
Hall, of El It county, that he is a candi
date to succeed Wra. T. Creasy as
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee. Senator Hall says all factions
of the party are for blm and that he
Is certain to be elected.
HUGH DONNELLY.
BLOOMSBURC1, PA
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T0UR3 TO LOS ANQELE3
ON ACCOUNT OF THE
FP.ESBYTEEI AN GENERAL ASSEM
ELY-
Under the Porsonally Conduclod System of
the Penmylvanla Railroad.
For the Presbyterian General assem
bly at Los Angeles, Cal., May 31 to
June 1, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has arranged three trans
continental tours at extraotbinarily
low rates. Special trains of high
grade Pullman equipment will be run
on desirable schedules. A Tourist
Agent, Chaperon, Official Stenogra
pher, and Special Baggage Master
will accompany eacli train to promote
the comlort and pleasure of the tour
ists. All Sunday travel will be avoid
ed. The Pennsylvania Railroad is the
only railroad that will run tours to
Los Angeles on this occasion under
its own Personally - Conducted System.
NO. I. ASSEMBLY TOUR.
Special train of baggage, Pullman
dining and drawing-room sleeping
cars will leave New York May 13, go
ing via Chicago, Denver, and the
Royal Gorge, stopping at Colorado
Springs, Salt Lake City, and San
Francisco, arriving Los Angeles May
20; leaving Los Angeles, returning,
June 1, via Santa Fe Route and
Chicagc; arriving New York June 5.
Round-trip rtte, including transporta
tion, Pullman accommodations, and
meals on special train, $134 56 from
New York, $132.75 from Philadelphia,
$128 7s from Baltimore and Washing
ton, $120.00 from Pittsburg, and pro
portionate rates from other points.
Tickets for this tour, covering all
features until arrival at Los Angeles,
with transportation only returning in
dependentlyjon regular trains via go
ing route, New Orleans, or Ogden
and St. Louis, and good to stop off at
authorized Western points, will be
sold at rate of $109.50 from New
York, $107.75 frm Philadelphia,
$104 75 irom Baltimore and Wash
ington, $98.00 from Pittsburg; return
ing via Portland,$n.oo more.
NO. 2. YELLOWSTONE PARK TOUR.
Special train baggage, Pullman
dining, drawing-room, sleeping, and
observation cars will leave New York
May 12, going via Chicago, Denver,
Colorado Springs, and Salt Lake
City, with stops en route, arriving Los
Angeles May 20; returning, leave Los
Angeles June 1, San Barbara, San
Jose, San Francisco, Seattle, and St.
Paul, with stops en route and a com
plete tour of Yellowstone Park; arriv
ing New York June 23. Rate, includ
ing all necessary expenses except ho
tel accommodations in Los Angeles
and San Francisco, $253.00 from
New York, $251.25 from Philadelphia,
$249.25 from Baltimore and Wash
ington, $244.00 from Pittsburg, and
proportionate rates from other points.
NO. 3. HOME MISSION TOUR.
Special train of baggage, Pullman
dining and drawing-room sleeping
cars will leave New York May 13,
going via Chicago and Santa Fc
Route, Grand Canon of Arizona, and
Riverside, arriving Los Angeles May
20, leaving Los Angeles, returning,
June 1 via Santa Barbara, San
Francisco, Salt Lake City, Royal
Gorge, and Denver, arriving New
York June 11. Rate, including all
necessary expenses except hotel ac
commodations in Los Angeles and
San Francisco, $159.00 Irom New
York $156.75 from Philadelphia,
$152.75 from Baltimore and Wash
ington, $144.50 from Pittsburg, and
proportionate rates from other points.
Tickets for this tour, covering all
features until arrival at Los Angeles
and transportation only returning in
dependently via direct routes with
authorized stop overs, will be sold at
rate $121.00 irom New York, $118.50
from Philadelphia, $116.00 from
Baltimore and Washington, $i 10.00
from Pittsburg; returning via Portland,
$11.00 more
The tours outlined above have the
indorsement of the officers of the
Piesbyterian General Assembly, and
are designed to mset the require
ments of those attending the General
Assembly, as well as those desiring to
visit the Pacific Coast at a minimum
expense.
Detailed itinerary is now in course
of preparation. Apply to Geo. W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila
delphia, j
A very fine line of albums, and
some beauties too, at Mercer's Drug
and Book Store. 7 sc. to $4.o
OASTOnXA.
Bean th ll Kind You Have Always Bought
true to the title appreciated by every person who weighs .
the subject and investigates the goods offered and com
pares the prices attached. Some have not been hero for
causes partly unavoidable, but we are still prepared to
show you good varieties of reduced goods.
Ladies' Coats
One-half Price
Almost gone, if you have wait
ed you can now get new coats
at half price.
$10.00 Coats,
Economy Sale 5.00
$5.00 Coats,
Economy Sale 2.50
Silks One-half
and One-third off
Over 100 waist lengths sold.
A few yet just added to the as
sortment. 75 cent and 1.00
Silks at 59 cents yard. 50 cent
to $1 00 Silks at 39 cents yard.
Huslins.
10 yards good unbleached
muslin 1 yard wide 4S cents.
10 yards good bleached mus
lin 1 yard wide 62 cents.
HERE AND THERE.
Charles Davenport, who invented
the first railroad passenger coach
which became servicable, is dead. He
was ninety years old.
Superintendent John Creelen, of
the new Cannon Ball Trolley Road,
between Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton,
has given out the information that the
road will be open for business within
six weeks. It will cut down the time
between Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton
to about one hour.
In spite of the long strike of last
summer, the cigar business in the an
thracite region established a record.
During 1902, 4,000,000 were manu
factured in Schuylkill county, a mill
ion more than in any previous year.
John Bones, a laborer at the
Centralia colliery, was caught in a
fall of coal on Monday and had his
left foot mashed. Otherwise his in
juries are slight. He was taken to
the Miners' Hospital.
One of the results of the recent
order of the Reading railway with re
gard to the establishment of standard
time pieces will be the elimination 01
stem set watches from the possession
of the employes. It is claimed that
by catching in the pocket the stem
may be moved, thus changing the
position ot the hands. In the future,
engineers and conductors will be re
quired to have pendant-set watches.
Patients are being admitted to
the Miners' Hospital every day regard
less of the fact that the wards are over
crowded. Dr. Biddle says that he
cannot turn injured men from the
doors and that he will try to attend
them even though he has to lay them
j on matresses on the floors. The trus
' tees of the hospital are endeavoring to
build additions to the main building in
order to make room for the increased
number of patients.
-Lfeath
at Benton- '
Mrs. Sarah McHenry relicit of
the late John J. McIIeury, died at
her home in Benton on Thursday
last aged seventy-seven years. Mrs.
McIIeury 's maiden name was
Lundy, daughter of John Luudy.
She was born in Danville, Montour
county in 1826. She is survived by
six children, they are Mrs. J. W.
Hoyt of Binghamton, N. Y., Chas.
McHenry of Baltimore, and Misses
Annie, Minnie, H. O., and A. L. of
Benton. Her husband has been
dead for about seven years.
The funeral was held on Satur
day. The retnaius were laid to rest
in cemetery of the Christian church
below Stillwater.
W. 0- Mo 517 P- 0. S. of A.
Washington Canip No. 517, P.
O. S. of A. of Fowlersville, Pa.,
will hold their patriotic sermon in
the Lutheran Church at Fowlers
ville, Sunday February 22. All
members are requested to meet at
the hall at one o'clock sharp.
J. J. Davis, Sec'y.
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Notion Specials.
Collar buttons, celluloid back,
lever top regular price 5c. each.
Economy Sale Price 2 for 5c.
Cutter's Silk Thread, black
and best colors loo yd. spools,
regularly 8c. Economy Sale
price sc. spool.
Women s Linen Collars, kinds
we will have no more of, regu
larly 10c to iSceach. Economy
Sale Price 5c each.
Dress shields, regular 10 and
1 2c. Economy Sale Price 7c.
a pair.
Horn Hair Pins, regular 10c
doz. Economy Sale Price 5c a
dozen.
Mack wool skirt braid, regular
5c piece. Economy sale Price 2
pieces 5c.
Fancy feather stitched braid,
regularly 5c piece. Economy Sale
Price 3jc.
Only 25 Oauts. Read this Oaiefully.
If you enter a store and let the
proprietor understand that you in
tend to purchase a large quantity
of some article he sells, but will
take only a few pounds at first, to
try, you will be pretty sure to get
a good sample. The "Ithaca Con
servatory of Music" does not claim
that each and every one of its pupils
is a pleasing concert musician, but
it wishes to show you that, where
there is talent, it can develops fine
results. It has picked four, from
among its best pupils, to travel for
a iev months and show the public
a good sample of its work. That
they give a fine musical entertain
ment varied by an elocutionist of
great ability is attested by an un
broken series of most flattering
press notices. The concert will be
given at the Presbyterian church
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 25th
under the auspices and for the bene
fit of the Woman's Auxiliary. As
the auxiliary is working for the
benefit of the Y. M. C. A. of town,
they ask for a liberal patronage.
Tickets 25 cents.
Hair brushes, nail brushes, cloth
brushes, tooth brushes, nail brushes
etc., at Mercer's Drug and Book
Store.
A Certain cure tor Chilblains.
Shako Into your shoos Allen's Foot-Ease, a
powder. H cures Chilblains, Kronbtvs, Damn,
Kweutlntr, Swollen feet. At all Drugg-lals mud
Shoe Stores, 2&o. 24 1
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corealsT Of course you do, but which ono t If
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will sav it's the best of cereals. "It" la gooi
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shoe.
W. H. MOORE,
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BLOOMSBURG, PA