8 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMS BURG, PA THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. TIIL'KSI'AV, APRIL 2. 1903. THE LACKAWANNA- In the wave of activity in better ment work which has passed over the railroads of the country during the past two or three years few roads have been more progressive than the Lackawanna. The evolution of that line under President Truesdalc's man agememt furnishes a striking illustra tion of the necessities of modern in dustrial conditions. When the change in management of the Lackawanna Railroad occurred in the spring of 1899 the incoming officers found a road whose track was 111 fair condition but whose bridges were too light fi r heavy motive power, whose water sup ply was badly located and inadequate, whose roundhouses, passing sidings and terminal yards were too small to serve a road with modern equipment and whose stations were in many res pects ill adapted for passenger traffic. In short there was need of general re novation. Starting at once with the construc tion of heavier bridges, roadbed and motive power, the Engineering, Me chanical, and Operating departments nited in rehabil tating the entire line. The roadbed has been relaid with eighty pound steel rails; 32,000 tons of steel have been used in the ejec tion of new bridges, which if placed in line would cover miles of double track; 300 new bridges have been completed and the cost of this work alone will exceed $3,300,000. Of the notable pieces of bridge work may be mentioned the new double track truss bridge over the Susquehanna River near liinghamton containing 2,512 tons of steel; the new double track bridge and viaduct over the Passaic River west of Paterson measuring 643 feet and containing 1,149 tons 01 new steel work; the new double track girder bridge over the Passaic River, near Lyndhurst, N. J.; the new double track truss biidge on the upper Hack ensack consisting of four 124-foot fixed spans and one 236-foot draw span. Other new bridges include those crossing the Hackensack River near Bergen Tunnel and the Passaic River at Newark N. J. The latter has been designed as a double deck structure so that it may be used in connection with the Newark track ele vation soon to be completed. The installation of this Newark bridge of fers an interesting illustration of mod ern encineerinc methods. The old bridge was lifted from its bearings on four scows and moved out of the way alone shore. At the same time the new drawbridge which had been er reeled on false work along shore was floated inco place on four 90-foot scows. The lifting of these bridges from their supports was accomplished by pumping water ballast from the scows with centrifugal pumps. The rotal weight of. the new bridge carried above the decks of these scows was 1220 tons. The entire work was done by company .'orces and in this new betterment policy the Lackawanna has adopted the plan of employing its own men rather than letting out the work by contract. During the last three years 120,000 cubic yards of masonry have been built, not includ the Newark track elevation. Of this, about 00,000 cubic yards have been used for bridge structures. Equally interesting is the work done in raising the Lackawanna tracks through its suburban territory and particularly at Newark and Harrison. Under the present system the railroad crosses twenty-seven streets in New ark, all of which are at grade with one exception. There are 172 passenger trains and six freight trains passing over the line each day. When the inprovements have been completed only one grade crossing will remain The installation of automatic block signals has been accomplished at cost of more than Ssoo.ooo. In the last few months more than 150 loco motives of the most powerful type have been placed in service and the Lackawanna now has two locomotives for every three miles and o cars for every one mile of operated track THE OLD RELIABLE F,iW'-tj I"1 v u Absolutely Puro THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE New stations have cost $300,000. Eight new engine houses with a total of 139 stalls have been erected and three more are being built. The ter minal yards at Hobokcn have been entirely remodeled and equipped with the latest type of slip switches, point switches, an J standard plate riveted frogs. Dock work contemplated for the near future also includes a new gravity coal shipping pier at a cost of $175,000. Anew terminal has been opened up at Vallabout Basin in Brooklyn and new passenger and freight yards have been built or are now building at other points; a new contract has been made with the Pull man Company under which the Lacka wanna Railroad is receiving an entirely new equipment of Pullman parlor and sleeping cars; 18 new locomotives of the most powerful type have been or dered for the passenger service within the last few months and these will be delivered this spring. In fact in all branches of its service the Lackawanna Railroad has been modernizing to fit it for efficient and economical service and the line which in 1899 was equip ped with light rolling stock and weak bridges and was generally in poor con ition stands now in shape to handle the kind of traffic which it is best adapted to reach and has an impor- ant place as a carrier owing to the directness of its transportation route to the Great Lakes. Many facts of interest in connection with this evolution have been gathered together and put into a little booklet entitled, "Modernizing a Trunk Line." The book is being distributed by the Traffic Department of the road and will be mailed on request. Pomona Grange Meeting. The Second Regular Quarterly Meeting of Pomona Grange, No. 5 . composed of the Subordinate Granges Columbia and Lower Luzerne counties will meet in the Hall of Val- ey Grange, Millville, on Friday, April 10th, 1903, at ten o'clock sharp. The morning session as usual will be devoted to the regular routine busi ness of the Grange, after which the following program will be rendered: Address of Welcome by Dr. Everett, of Valley Grange, and responded to by Bro. L. M Creveling. Music ... Laura Unger Recitation - Sister Minnie Kline A paper by Bro. Philip Harris on the following topic: '-Why does the cultivation ot the soil promote plant growth and to what extent can cul tivation contribute to such growth Music - - A Male Quartette Select Reading - Mrs. Russel Karns Recitation - - Bro. Charles Ash Bro. J. S. Campbell will discuss the following: "The limit to which the organization of capital may be car ried without detriment to other in terests." Solo - Sister Hower Recitation - - Bro. Ward Kline Essay - - Sister Kate Creveling Select Reading - S'ster Joe Richie Solo - - Sister Bertell Laubach Paper descriptive of trip to Detroit, Michigan, and doings of Road Con gress, W. T. Creasy. Talk - - by Sister Ettie Gearhart Solo - Sister Kate Creveling Select Reading - Sister Retta Wenner Recitation . Sister Maggie Drum 5th Degree meeting in lull form in the evening. W. J. Beidi.eman, W. Lect. Amos Hartman, W. Master. He is Among the First. "Well, I beat iny record for some years," remarked a local trucker on Tuesday," for I planted a lot of onion sets and several rows of pota toes. The ground was not in the best of order tut there was the op portunity and I seized it. It was three weeks earlier than I got them in last year and I hope to get the crop in market tnat mucn. earner but the fact that southern new pota toes are already selling in the mar ket at twenty cents a half peck jbesn't make it look as if there would be much bier money in new potatoes for us." Farmeis' Hunting "Garlic Among the earliest things to make its appearance in the spring," said a dairyman on Monday is garlic." Keep as close watch as is possible on the nasty weed, there will some get up in your pasture fields, for the slight est rootlet left in the ground will propa gate. 1 he cows seem to have an al most insane appetite for it, and will hunt it up, which means that meanest of all things, garlic tainted butter. Just as soon as this rain stops we will make a most diligent search for every stalk of garlic, but I am afraid some will escape our notice, as it almost always does, and then comes a howl from my customers about the butter, A Kemarkable Shirt Tale- A shirt went through the Bradford laundry with two diamond studs in the bosom and the owner got them back with the shirt, which causes the Kane Leader to remark that this is the most remarkable shirt tale in th history of McKean county. 25,000 MEN IN CONFERENCE. I I Sunday night at Derby, Conn, was ' closed the last of a series of twenty conventions of the state Young Men's ' Christian Associations which have been meeting during the last two months from Peterboro, Ont , to Lampasses, Tex., and from New Hampshire to California. These conventions had over 5,000 delegates. t here have been present at their meetings over 25,000 young men. In these meetings over 1200 addresses, prepared papers and talks, have been given. The convention in Georgia was called to order by ex Governor Nort hen. Men prominent iri all positions of life took part in the programs. Governor Cummings of Iowa, speak ing to the men a t the Minnesota gathering, said, "I look upon the Association as an essential part of the great events which protect the people of this and other countries from the disintegration of immorality. It is a great deal cheaper and more effective to give to the help of the Association than to employ policemen." Presi dent Slocum of Colorado University, in speaking to the men of California, said, "As you make young men brav er, truer and more responsible to all the higher calls of public and private life, you serve the state and the na tion." The themes for discussion which have elicited the largest interest at these conventions have been, "The care and culture, of growing boys, of their bpdies and morals." In this the Associations are seeking the best men to be found. At nearly every convention, action leading to the organizations of new Associations in the counties, has been taken. The success of this work by county croups has been demonstrated so that it will, it is expected, double the number of organizations in the country in five years. 1 he progress is limited only by the inability to find trained men of industrial Associations. Tnese are being formed in large manufacturing and other industerial plants, such as was opened at Proctor. Vt. six weeks In Pennsvlv.ini;!. a spnV nf now ago Associations formed among the coal , , miners, show remarkable progress; and in the Carolinas the mill operators in the new towns are receiving atten tion. At nearly every gathering large sums were raised to extend the Asso ciation work in foreign lands. Great evangelistic meetings for men with attendance of 800 to 2,500, were held on Sunday afiernoons, at which a direct appeal to men to live clean, straight, useful Christian lives and de vote themselves to service for their fellow men were made with remark able response. In almost every state large sums of money were given for the State Com mittee, to whom credit for the remark able advance in the movement is due. There are now 37 such State Com mittees that employ 64 secretaries and spend $165,000 a year in fostering and organizing Associations. Nearly one-third of the delegates to these Catherines were college men, prominent among whom were the crack athletes, football amd base ball. The; reports presented by State Committees at these conventions, show that the Association is as attractive as a clnb, effective as a police force, educative as a school,and as inspiring as a revival to men. Instead of hav ing fully occupied its held, there are yet as many cities without Associations as with; there 13 a demand for several thousand county organizations, three or four hundred college Associations, three hundred railroad Associations, scores of organizations in large indust rial plants, and a hundred men are called for to man new organizations in foreign lands. Worthy Master Horton, of the Michigan State Grange, has defined the grange as a fraternal association that will give: "A permanent social gathering for old and young; parlia mentary school and literary society, a school for general discussion of important questions; a convenience for legislative influence; a benefit through trade contracts; a saving through Grange fire insurance, a fixed plan for libraries; a financial assistant to the active farmer: a practical school of opportunities for the voune. et most of us have not realized that the Grange pro vide.! for all this. Is it not time we were studying the plans of our own organization? Was Eve n summer girl ? I hate To answer this at all ; Hul I can stale, at nny rate, She came before the fall. 7 Y . i our Juwer Is it acting well? Bowels regular? Digestion good? If not, remember Ayer's Pills. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or ricb black ? Use Buckingham's Dye SOctl of drugglMior R, f. Hill It Co., Nuhus.N.H The poorest use a man can make of himself in this world is to devote ,; whnU nnprai. in "making " R-. ti, win.knr St.mJ.ir.i After it is made there is apparently so linin iim i,.rt i nni ,f nn, thn enjoy making of it so withers every faculty of the soul which would allow the money maker to enter into happiness with his possessions, that even when he gets ready to quit the grind and develop in some other direction, he finds :t impossible and can do nothing , but go on heaping up wealth that is beyond the possibilities of rational use. There is a drouth in the maple syrup crop this year that amounts to a veritable famine. The un seasonable weather lias put the syrup out of business, for sap will not run. Syrup unking hereabout however, is not the flourishing in dustry it used to be. Not many years ago Columbia County pro duced a considerable quantity and an excellent quality of this table delicacy, but the proves have yielded to the woodsmen's ax, and the large stately maples have been hewn down for lumber purposes. A suit before Justice Adkins Wednesday, says the Shickshinny Echo brought a number of Sweet Valley men to town. The Blooms burg Furniture Co. sued the mem bers of the Pleasant Valley Academy association for four desks bought six years ago valued at $46. Dr. J. N. Davenport, Geo. Callender, Corey Allen, A. R. Wolf and D. R. Post answered the summons and were represented by R. R. Van- Horn. The defense was that while the desks were billed to the academy they were bought and shipped to E. B. Bcishline, who leased the academy. judgment was given for the furniture company, but an appeal was taken. The Berwick Daily Enterprise will make its appearance for the first time on Monday. It will be issued from the office of the Enter prise, by C. A. Rasely. The week- - - lv will not be discontinued, as has been rumored. With a practical man at its head, and an excellent field, the Daily Enterprise has a bright future. We bespeak success for the venture. In his announce ment, Mr. Rasely says: We are not trying to inveigle a lot of town people into this project (and unload to them at a big profit), but appear to you as a tub standing on its own bottom, embarking in an honest enterprise in an honorable manner. Central Examinations- It has been found necessary to chance the schedule for pupils' cen tral examinations slightly in order to accommodate all the pupils. The ex amination for the pupils in Scott township will be held at Espy April 3rd. The pupils of West Berwick borough with those of Briar Creek township will be examined at West Berwick, April 7. Visitors are wel come. W. W. EVANS. ev. Tinker Accepts. Rev. W. M. Tinker has accepted the pastorate of the local Baptist church and delivered his first ser mon Sunday morning to a good sized congregation. His acceptance is a matter of great gratification to the congregation and our towns people in general are pleased at his return. Goal Near Eunbury. According to the Sunbury Item there is every indication that a large anthracite coal breaker will be put in -. ci;..,. 1 .,.,',, eight miles from the present coal re- g-oa Practical miners are at work sink ing a shaft to work a six tool vein ot excellent quality, and the land owners and citizens for miles around are an ticipating a new era of prosperity tor that section. Look Out For These Sharpers- T ntf urt' t( V!l!rfc!arri crdirrd teachers were neatly huncoed out of $2 each by two slick young men who sold to them a six months subscrip tion to Harper's Weekly and six of Kipling's works for the small sum mentioned. One young woman be came suspicious and telegraphed Harper & Bros., only to find the wily aget ts were frauds. They may come this way. FARM FOR RENT- " ' ' it 1 he bamuel Mcllenry larm ot 100 acres, in Greenwood township near Rohrsburg on the Orangeville road, is for rent. It is in a good state of cul tivation, with good buildings. Good Wells Of NEVER rAILlNfi WATER at both house and barn. F01 particulars address Samuel Mcllenry. Rohrsburg, Pa. at rocket books lor either laav or gentleman, and the finest line in old Columbia county to select from at Mercer's Drug and Book Stare. Exclusiveness Easter Findings. Dress Trimmings. Surpassing all other seasons tn variety, style, quruuy aim lowncss of price. Nothing lack ing in this stock of dress trimm ings to please all investigators. Laces. Heavy laces and Insertions, white and cream. 10c. to 50c. a yard. Applique Braids- P.lack, white and ecru, 15c. to $2.50 a yard. Persian Bands. 25 cents to $1.00 a yard. Medallions. ttv the yard or by the piece. oc. to $2.75 a yard. 5c. to 25c. each. Wrist Bags and Chattelaines. Customers stop with surprise and look at the large variety of Wrist Bags and Chattelaines shown in our store. They arc more surprised when they see the quality with our low prices attached. Wrist bags, extra size and quality, 25 and 50 cents. Other grades up to 3.50 each. Chattelaine Bags, 25c to 2.50. Bead Bags. 48c to 3.95. Children's Bags, 10c to 25c. Vacation Stories. If you are planning a trip to the country this summer be sure to send for " Mountain and Lake Resorts, a little book just issued by the Passcn ber Department of the Lackawanna Railroad. It will tell you about some of the most delightful summer resorts in the East, the rates of fare, price of board, and other interesting in formation. The book is profusely illustrated by more than 175 pictures and contains a delightiul love story entitled " For Reasons of State." It will be sent free to anyone by ad dressing T. W. Lee, General Passen ger Agent, Lackawanna Railroad, New York City, and enclosing 5 cents in stamps, to cover postage. Easter, A Week From Sunday Easter is now only a little more than a week distant, and in anticipa tion of the event, special music is being prepared in nearly all of the churches of town. Sunday next is a clay of double significance, inasmuch as it is Palm Sunday, while it will also mark the beginning of holy week. Services will beheld daily in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Extra preparations are being made for the Easter ser vices, which will be elaborate. The musical programs, especially at the two morning services, will be of especial interest. The choir has been rehearsing for the past several weeks the music that will be sung on those occasions, and this longer terra has given a familiarity with the music noticeably in advance of former years. The church will be decorated as has been the custom in the past. The first service will commence at 6.45. Want a Twelve Days' Encampment The question of a twelve days' en campment was discussed by the Na- tjonai Guard association at its meet ing at Harrisburg. Guardsmen as a rule are in favor of the longer en campment, but, on the other hand, the fear is expressed that owing to the probable inability ot so many young men to be absent from their occupation fcr such a length of time, 1 . .. r .u. ...... 1,1 .f..o :.n many ui liiciu nuuui iciuae iu juiii the guard. This matter will be thoroughly canvassed by the associa tion. OAHTOnlA Bears the i m m m HavBRIways BOipi fi Kind You Have Always Signature Of Won b first and 3 second prizes nt lilooms. burg County Fair last fall, with ten pair entered. 1st White Rock, 1st Barred Rocks 1st Rhode Island Red, S. C. 1st Rhode Island Red, R. C. 1st White Wyon dottes.i Eggs from pens headed by those winners 91,50 for 15 ut White Crested Ulack Polish, 13 eggs, 93.00. CHAS. S. KITTER, 306 Del. Ave., PirrsroN, 1'a. iSK uecesscm to y Our Store. Easter Gloves, Buy your gloves for Eastct now, the variety is best, the sizes of all kinds are here, the prices will not be lower. White kid gloves, 75c., 1.00, 1.2$. Grey kid gloves, 75c, 1.00, 1.25. Modes and Tan kid gloves 75c. 1.00.1.25. Black kid gloves 75c, 1 .00, 1.25, 1.50. Misses kid gloves 75c. Special kid gloves in small sizes only, black and colors, kinds we will have no more, have been 1.00 and I.25 this lot 75 cents. Easter Neckwear. Our difficulty is in finding room enough to show the large variety of new things recently received for dress decoration. Turn-over collars bought di rectly from importers and manu facturers. Worth 15c to 19c, ioc each. Worth 39c to 50c, 25c each. Other kinds, 5c to 50c. .Stock collars, ioc to 50c. Tics, 25c. to 1.50. Lace Collars, every one excep tional value, 59c to 5.00. Silk Guimps, Black and white, 19c. to 2.00 a yard. Ornaments, drops, buttons, anchors, stars, beadings, nets, guimps, ribbons, more and more. Illegal Trout Fishers at Work. CoTiplaint is already heard of ille gal trout fishing in some of our mountain streams and the "square" fishermen talk of miking trouble through the County Fish and Game Protective Association. The law prohibits the catching of trout before April 15. The fine for violation is $25. It further provides that no trout that is less than six inches in length, shall be taken from the stream. The fine is $10 for each and every trout found in any one's possession that is under lawful size. Minister Attempts Suicidj Rev. John G. Grimes of Nesco peck attempted to commit suicide at Juniata, a suburb of Altoona on Tuesday by shooting himself in the head. The net was committed while he was in a state of despondency, bordering on mental aberation and. was brought 011 it is believed by over study. He was removed to the hospital where an Xray photo graph located the bullet just above the left temple. He will recover. Rev. Grimes has been the pastor of the Methodist church of Nesco peck for the past two years and had gone to Altoona to attend confer ence. He is thirty-five years of age. K. Woolsey, the West Main street confectioner, had one of his best and most valuable horses bitten, by a mad dog on Saturday and was forced to kill the animal as a pre cautionary measure. He consulted veterinary surgeon G. II. Welliver who informed him that there was no help for the horse. The dog was killed at Dutch Hill the same day. Reduced Hates to New Orleans Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Meet ing National Manufacturers' Association. On account of the meeting of the National Manufacturers' Association at New Orleans, April 151017, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to New Orleans and return, April 11, 12, and 13, good going on date of sale, and good returning to reach original starting point not later than April 19, from all points on its lines, at reduced rata, liy depositing ticket with Joint Agent at New Oileans between April it and 19, and payment of fee of fifty cents, an extension of return limit may be obtained to reach starting point not later than April 30. No cracked collars at the Gein. Steam Laundry. Try us. A very fine line of albums, aud some beauties too, at Mercer's Diug and Book Store. 75c. to $1.50. Have You Kitten Thore am bo many "ready to eat" foods 00 tlw market now (but one hardly knows how to uls IliiKUlHh ui'twevu them. "It" Bliould not o classed with the otlnint. There lb 110 other tin CDiniiareg wliU "II" as one trial will eoiivliui you. "It" iBinoroliealthful.s'rtinKtlionliua'jJ I -HUts belter. Made by a new proce; and reaoy to eat by adding mil. Clot a package to-day your K ruoer W
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