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THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA
Capital
I loo,ooo
STRONGEST BANK
First National Bank,
OF U&OimHKUKG, PA.
STATEMENT.
At the Close of Business November 10th, 1904.
RESOURCES.
. t3'2. t3 94
i. (sonde, J jo.cixj.oo
( nomh, 156,125.00
1 I UlJ, . . 27.COO.OO
from Ber.ks and U. S. Treas. 24,159.71
... 4 ml Reserve, 129,288.31
$698,705.96
E. W.. M. LOW. President,
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1S66.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1837. Consolidated 1869
u n.isnBD Every Thursday Morning,
A t Bloomsliurg, the County Seat 01
0)!u nlia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. EtAVELL, Editor.
D. J. TASKEK, Local Editor.
JEO. C. KOAN, Foreman.
Tk:: Inside the county $1.00 a year
ta adrance; $ 1 . 50 i f not paid in advance.
Outride the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in
Advance.
All communications should beaddressed
THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomslurr, Ta.
THURSDAY, JANUARY iq, 1905.
ANTI-SPITTING REGULATIONS-
The December number of Sanita
tion, a monthly Journal of hygiene
and sanitary science, contains the
following article which is as appli
cable to Bloouisburg as if the writer
referred directly to this town:
"The writer a short time ago had
occasion to visit a town which prid
ed itself on up-to-date health regu
lations. One of the uiost recent
laivs enacted by Borough Councils
was aq ordinance prohibiting spitt
S; on sidewalks. The printed
iraance was at this particular time
-rtted on telegraph poles through
it the borough, and had received
ode publicity through the columns
f the -local newspaper. The fact
tiiaVtuch a law had been enacted
was a subject for much self-con-gratulatiou
on the port pf the best
townspeople, and was particularly
called to attention by the local health
officer. In a short walk ol a couple
of squares on the principal street of
that town, it would be perfectly
safe to say that not one square yard
of pavement was free fiotn very
evident expectoration. When the
self-same health officer's attention
was directed to this wholesale sal
ivary output, he remarked, "Oh
well; we don't expect to stop spitt
011 the street, but we just thought
that as lots of other places were pass
ing these ordinances, and we didn't
want to seem slow, so we passed
one, too. You see we've got to
have something to 'holler' about,
and this quit-spitting business seems
pretty popular just now." Uncon
sciously, perhaps, the health officer
quoted above gave utterance to a
iact that carries with it many un
pleasant truths. Anti-spitting or
dinances have become exceedingly
popular. In no less than sixty four
towns of respectable proportions
have just such regulations been
adopted with popular acclaim dur
ing the past mouth. In our larger
cities they have existed for some
years, and in no single instance
have they accomplished their pur
po". Why? Because they are
uever enforced. It is quite true
that, perhaps, the evil has been
somewhat lessened, that thoughtful
people have refrained from doing
what they were convinced was a
pernicious practice, but the mass of
people continue to emit their nause
ating dose in public places regard
less of laws, flaring notices, or
common decencv. 'Who is to blame?
Officers of the law are supposed to
require observance of the law and
bring transgressors to the bar ot
justice. Back of these minions,
however, stand the public whose
rights are supposed to be protected
and safeguarded. Activity of public
officials is in exact propor ion to the
public demands, and the lack of
pttl.lic outcry may be said to be
directly responsible for the failure
to euforce just such police regula
tions as anti spitting ordinances.
It has been conclusively shown that
public spitting is a great public
danger; it has been deemed so im-
portant as to be made the subject of
special police regulations, and the
time has surely come to regulate
not only the nuisance but also the
officials who fail to execute a law
so important and necessary to pub
lic health and decency."
Surplus
$ 125,000
LIABILITIES
Capital
Surplus and fronts (net)
Circulation
Deposits
$100,000.00
M5.392-98
49,300.00
' 404,01898
$698, 705.96
E. F. CARPENTER, Cashier.
TO AMEND BOUNTY LAW.
A Bill to be Passed That Will Ooerce
County Commissioners-
And Punish Them For Refusing to Pay
Claims They Will be Prosecuted by the
Stato Game Commission.
By the time the legislature ad
journs on April, 13th all hunters in
the state will be amply assured of
procuring whatever bounty is due
them for killing certam animals
State Game Commissioner Kalbfus
says that at last half a dozen
bounty laws, to his personal knowl
edge, are ready for presentation.
The state game commission will
not itself have any of these laws
introduced, but will thoroughly
consider the merits of each, and the
best will receive the indorsement ot
the commission. It is intended to
keep the bounties as they ere now
$2 per wildcat, $1 per fox, 50
cents each per nnnkor weasel. The
purpose of the new law will be to
have the present one enforced.
Bounties are now payable by the
commissioners of each county in
the commonwealth, but it has be
come a practice for many of these
officials to refuse to pay. As the
claimants of bounties are for the
most part men of extremely moder
ate means, they cannot take the
cases into court. Dr. Kalbfus says
that the law which will be passed
will be stringent in its requirement
for payments of bounties and that
any refusal to pay will be met by
prompt suit by the commission.
Several varieties of hawks, chief
among which are the gos-hawk
and the pigeonhawk, now have
bounties offered for them, aud it is
likely that these will be allowed to
remain. Many of the hawk tiibe,
although they do some damage,
are, in the main, beneficial, because
they destroy large numbers of ver
min. On these particular hawks
no bounty will be offered. The
new law will limit the amouut of
money which can be raid per
annum by a single county, to pre
vent bounty-claiming growing into
an abuse.
Resolution of Condolence-
Whereas, Col. W. H. Eut
Post Number 250 G. A. R., De
partment of Pennsylvania, has
heard with profound regret and
sorrow ot the sudden death of Com
rade Levi B. Sechler, Commander
of GoDdrich Post Number 22 G. A.
R. of Danville, and
Whereas, our comrade has Join
ed the great Commander, while
around our camphres there will be
a vacant chair at roll call, the name
of Sechler! Here! silent, and his
kindly and patriotic expressions no
longer heard, therefore be it
Resolved that we revere his mem
ory, imitate his virtues, and calmly
submit that one day death will
claim us all.
Resolved that a codv of these
resolutions be placed upon the
minutes, one published in at least
two papers in Danville and Blooms
burg, one be sent to Post Number
22, and one to the family of the
deceased.
George W. Sterner,
W. O. Holmes,
Clark Kressler.
Committee.
Curfew Ordinanoe at Berwiok GoeB Into
Effect Tomorrow Might-
The Curfew bell will ring in Ber
wick on Friday evening. This has
been the date set lor the ordinance
to go into effect. Chief Burgess
Clemens has notified the Minister
ial Association to this effect as that
body will see that the three church
bells, Presbyterian, Methodist and
Evangelical, are sounded.
The time is nine o'clock during
the entire year, the time to be in
accordance with standard time as
corrected daily at the post otrke.
Little trouble is anticipated, al
though the police force are pre
paring to make' a strict enforce
ment of the ordinance. - (
IK THE COUNTY
I NCW TOWN'S NAME 13 KCLPMONT.
Inmate ol Danville Asylum Suggests Nome
Interesting Lcltor.
The committee of three selected
by Hon. M. II. Kulp to decide
upon the name from many sub
mitted for the new town being laid
out by In tn near Mt Csruiel, met
last Thursday m the Kulp office in
the McConnell building and chose
"Kulpmont," it being submitted
by Mrs. M. J. Eagan, of 613 N.
Shamokin street. She will accord
ingly be awarded the $25. The
committee consisted of ex-Judge L.
S. Walters, of Mt. Carmel, Rev.
Freeman Daughters, rector of
Trinity Episcopal church, and Wil
liam E. Laubenstcin, of the Daily
Dispatch.
There had been 9S2 names sub
mitted as suitable for the town,
many ot which were suggestive of
peculiar characteristics in the
sender. The entire list was placed
in the bauds of the committee, and
after a decision ha.l been reached
the sender's name was announced
to the committee by Mr. Kulp.
Many of the letters accompany
ing the proffered names were most
interesting, the most striking of
which was the following from an
inmate of the Danville Asylum.
Danville, Pa., State Hospital.
January 1st, 1905.
Hon. M. II. Kulp.
A Happy New Year To You.
Dear Sir: I see in the Danville
Morning News that you give every
one a chance of picking a suitable
name ior your New town so for that
reason I take the advantage of the
chance and, will name the new
town CHANCETON which I think
will be a very appropriate name,
considering the circumstances, as
it is only one chance out of many
and it will be a lucky chance for
some one; in the next plac-i there
will be a chance for a poor man to
get a home and peihaps if it was
not for this chance he would never
get one; then again if I happen to
be the lucky one in this chance and
by chance I chance to get a hold of
the twenty-five dollars before Dr.
Meredith chances to get it the
chances are I will get out of this
place where I have been a prisoner
for Nearly six years. With the
Money I will get me a good Loye:
and the chances are that he will
make me a free man, the chances
then are that I will enjoy life better
than I ever did before. Now I will
close by saying if by chance the
New town is named. CHANCE
TON, I am sure I will be a very
happy man, then again the chances
are the town will be a very pros
perous town as the Hon. M. H.
Kulp is not the man to leave any
thing fail that he has undertaken.
I will chance it anyway.
P. S. pleas bring the Money to
me personly when you are here at
the regular Meetings. Shamokin
Dispatch.
LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS,
Construction ol Millvllle Trolley Will be
Startod Early in Iho Spring.
That the promise of the promot
ers of the Bloomsburg and Millville
Trolley line, to commence the con
struction of the road as soon as
spring and favorable weather ar
rives was made in sincerity and
good faith, was attested on Mou
day when the distribution of the
ties along the proposed route was
started. This will serve to disabuse
the minds of those who have held
that the construction of the road is
many years distant.
The application made by C. W.
Miller, Esq. to the Town Council,
last week, for permission to use the
Columbia & Montour tracks from
Iron Street to Market Square is ad
ditional evidence that the construe
tiou of the road is a certainty.
Horticulturists of State in Annual Heating.
The Pennsylvania State Horti
cultural Association held its forty
sixth annual session at the Board
of Trade, Harrisburg, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Nearly two hundred
members, including many of the
most prominent horticulturists in
the state attended. Hon. W. T.
Creasy, of Catawissa, is a member
of the Association. In speaking of
an address made by him, the Har
risburg Patriot says: "The order
of business was then dispensed with
and Hon. W. T. Creasy, who was
on the programme for an address
this afternoon, spoke on the sub
ject: Should Quantity or Quality
be Our Aim. His discussion was
one of the best of the evening and
brought forth a great deal of after
talk among the members some of
whom were in favor of quantity,
while others worked alone for
quality in all their fruits."
Tor Kent
Front room 25 by 30 feet, third
floor, Columbian building. Water,
electric light, steam heat, all con
veniences. Eight windows. Ap
ply to Geo. E. Elwell. tf.
W. 0- T- U- CONVENTION.
White Ribboners Will Moot at Berwick
Feb. 2 and 3rd.
The County Convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at Berwick on
Thursday and Friday, February 2
and 3rd. An excellent program
has been arranged, and many well
known leaders in the work of this
important organization will take
part. The program in full is as
follows:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Executive meeting 1:30; con
vention called to order 2:00; de
votional exercises led by County
President, Mrs. Vanllouten, of
Berwick ; report of executive com
mittee ; appointment of committees;
address of welcome : From Y. M.
C. A , S. W. Dickson ; from Min
isterial Association, Rev. R. H.
Gilbert; from W. C. T. U., Mrs. J.
R. Riebe ; response, Mrs. Sloan, of
Bloomsburg ; solo, Mrs. Lydia
Smith ; paper, Mrs. June, of West
Berwick ; paper, " The Duties of
Treasurers," Mrs. Mausteller, of
Orangeville.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Devotional exercises 2 :oo ; music,
Male Quartette ; reading, Mrs. A.
C. Jackson; address, Mrs. Rebecca
Chambers, of West Grove, state
president of the W. C. T. U.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Meeting of executive 8:30 ; con
vention called to order 9:00 ; de
votional exercises led by Mrs.
Agnes Smith ; five minute talks by
presidents of unions in county
towns ; echoes of state convention ;
talks by superintendents of various
departments ; paper, Mrs. Eves, of
Millville; paper, "Literature,"
Mrs. Hummer ; Bible reading and
noontide prayer, Mrs. Chambers
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Singing and prayer ; solo, Mrs.
Eyer; Bible reading, Madame Bar
akat ; recitation, Jennie Whitmire ;
talks by superintendents ; Y hour,
Mrs. Mausteller, of Orangeville, in
charge ; L. T. L. hour, Mrs. Reigb
ard, of Light Street, in charge ;
reading, Mrs. Mausteller ; question
box ; collection ; closing hour.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Opening service ; solo, Miss
Mary Ruch ; lecture, Madame Bar
akat ; solo, Miss Elizabeth Glenn,
closing.
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A Sensational Meeting
Is expected at Harrisburg, when
the Pennsylvania Live Stock Breed
ers' Association convenes on Jan
uary 25-26. The State Fair bill
will be presented aud discussed,
and the best program ever presented
to Pennsylvania live stock breeders
will be carried out. The meeting
will immediately follow that of the
State Board of Agriculture, and
parties arriving at Harrisburg on
morning of 25th can take in a part
of that meeting and also the poultry
show. An attractive feature of the
meeting will be the photograph ex
hibit of stock aud farm buildings,
etc., owned by members and visit
ors. All are requested to partici
pate in it. The speakers include
Hon. A. J. Lovejoy, of Illinois
(Swine); Prof. E. B. Voorhees, of
New Jersey (Crops); J. C. Duncan,
of New York (Sheep); and Prof.
Thos. F. Hunt, ol Cornell, aud Dr.
Geo. M. Rommel, of the U. S.
Dept. of Agriculture, who will dis
cuss draft aud light horses re
spectively. Special rates on rail
roads. Apply to Hon. N. B.
Critchfield, Sec'y ot Agr., Harris
burg, Pa., for card orders entitling
vou to excursion rates, or to the
Secretary, as below. Headquart
ers: Board of Trade Rooms, Har
risburg. A bureau of inforraa'ion
there will direct parties to good ac
commodations. For program of
meeting address E. S. Bayard,
Sec'y, East End, Pittsburg, Pa.
Among the Centralians who at
tended license court on Monday
were J. J. O'Donnell, P. A. Cain,
P. J. Bowman and P. J. Correy.
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WE PUT ON SALE
TO JDJIT
SO TDOZJEILSJ"
MEN'S HEAVY FLEECE LINED
UNDERWEAR THAT WE
HAVE BEEN RETAILING
AT $1.00 THE SET.
OUR PRICE ON THIS LOT
75
THE SUIT; WHILE THEY LAST.
ALL SIZES FROM 34 to 44.
TOWMSERItO'S
EMBROIDERIES AND INSERTIONS,
DINNER WARE, LAMPS, CHAMBER SETS
AND FANCY CHINA AT REDUCED PRICES
AVe have added all these useful things to this
Big January Sale, and if you are prudent you will
buy them, even if only for future use, as the sav
ing is great, averaging from
10 to 25 Per Cent.
Embroideries and Insertions.
Lot No. 1, at 8c. It contains 10 distinct patterns.
Lot No. 2, at 10c. It contains 20 distinct patterns.
Lot No. 3, at 12c. It contains 16 distinct patterns,
and the saving is fully 25 per cent, on each
of these lots.
Narrow edged Nansook Embroidery and Insertion
for children's dresses. 50 pieces at 5c to 25c.
s
Nansook and Swiss Embroidery and Insertion for
Corset Covers, 25c to 1.25.
The Prices on Dinner Ware
and the other kindred articles have been cut from
10 to 25 per cent, and it is a most opportune
time to buy these necessities for the home.
F. P.
BLOOMSBURG,
The residence of Mr. and Mrs.
John Seigenfus of Catawissa, was
the scene of a happy event at six
o'clock Monday evening when their
eldest daughter, Miss Ella, was
united in marriage to John Frank,
of Mifllinburg, Pa. Only the
immediate friends and relatives
were present. Rev. Lawrence A.
Miller performed the ciremony.
They will reside at Mifflinburg.
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Cents
PURSEL.
- PENNA.
e.Rev; ?dward Eckel, rector
pt Lhrist Episcopal church. Will
lamsport. has received a call to the
rectorship of Christ church parbh,
St. Joseph, Mo. The call is a very
attractive one, but Mr. Eckel has
not decided what he will do con
cerning it.
.?ses?nd 1uit notices for sale
at this office