8 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, MARC!! 16, 1905. MUSIO- The following excellent article was read by 1 B. Hartman of Bloomsburg, before the convention of school directors, in the court house, on March 8th: THE VAI.VE OK MUSIC IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. What is music ? Shakespeare says : ''The man that hath no music in . himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus; Let no such man be trusted." Cong! eve says : "Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or'bend a knotted oak, I've read that things inanimate have moved, And as with living souls luve been informed, By magic numbers and persuasive sound." Byron says : "There's music in the sighing cf a reed : There's music in the gushing of a rill; There's music in all things, if men had ears. Tbeir earth is but an echo of spheres." Plato says : "Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is just, good, and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate and eternal form." Anything that adds to one's ability for usefulness makes that person of more value along any line he may pursue; hence he is able to accom plish more and can command more compensation. Mauy a mau or woman today holds a good position that he or she would never have possessed had it not been that they were good singers or players, and I know ot no place where more value could be received for the amount invested, than by having music taught in our public schools. Don't say, it would crowd the curriculum, for by taking but six minutes a day. with the whole school as a class, the average scholar leaving school say at sixteen, would have received nearly three hundred (300) lessons in music of thirty minutes each. Think of it; when this comes to pass the problem of the ability of the coming teacher to at least teach the rudiments of music, will be solved. I desire to compliment and mom mend the Board of Directors of Bloomsburg on the advanced step they made some years ago when they added to our course of study "Music," md employed a musical supervisor; and they were fortunate in securing so competent a man as Mr. O. H. Yetter, who has so successfully filled the position to date. I claim none of this honor, not having been a member of this board until the present year, but am in a position to judge of the value of their action, since I have several children in the public schools, and am Superintendent of a large Sun day school. Both instances give me an excellent opportunity to realize the vrlue of Music in the Public Schools, and from observa tion and conversation with teachers, pupils and parents, I am positive that the concensus of opinion would be unanimous in favoring the con tinuance of music in our public schools. I am glad I am living in a day and generation when music is forg ing to the front along all lines, when its value is being more and A MATTER OF HEALTH Absolutely Pure OS t:0 SUBSTITUTE Spring Medicine There Is no other season when good medicine is so much needed as In the 6pring. The. blood Is Impure, wonk and impoverished a condition indicated by pimples and other eruptions on tho faco and body, by deficient vitality, loss of appetite, lack of strength, and want of animation. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Make the blood puro, vigorous and rich, create appctito, give vitality, strength and animation, . and euro all eruptions. Have tho wholo family begin to take them today. "Hood's Sarsnparllla has boon used In oar family for tome time, and always with good results. Last spring I was all run down and got a bottle of It, and as niual received great benefit." Miss Beulih Botci, Stowe, Vt. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises to ure ana Hasps the promise. more recognized. The value of anything is best ludged by its effects, what it pro duces, or the influence it exerts, and in this age of advanced thought it would be useless to say that music is not a part of an educa tion. A writer recently said that no person should be engaged as a teacher in our public schools who was not able physically to obtain a policy in any one ot the first class life insurance companies And I would say that the time is close at hand when no person will be employed as a teacher in our public schools who will not be able to at least teach music, even though they are not able to play or sing. FROM THE PENNA,. SCHOOL JOURNAL SEPTEMBER I904. "The Lancaster High School has long been noted for its good work in vocal music during the past thirt y years, under the lead of Prof. Carl Martz, one of the most gifted teachers of music that has come to us from the best of the German Conservatories. In 1872, Prof. McCaskey, of the boys' high school with approval of the proper author ities, engaged Prof. Hall who had been one of the noted quartette of Continental vocalists.to give ajeourse ot lessons to the pupils on condition that the cost should be paid by the school. The experiment was suc cessful, and vocal music was added to the list of branches by vote of the school board. Soon after it was extended to the lower grades. It has simply been putting into the school what he boy or girl will carry into life to make it richer and more useful to himself and others. The Lancaster High School is the only one I know of in Pennsyl vania, or indeed iu the United States, where boys and gir,ls are taught orchestral instruments, and orchestral work at the public ex pense. There should be more such schools, and there will be more of them, when the men who make the school curriculum have grown wise enough to make school life include the few great things best worth knowing. Among them music. How few men prominent as school superintendents or teachers know music practically, can sing well or play well upon any musical instru ment. It is mainly due to this un fortunate fact that the divine art of music is so much neglected in the schools. A better day is coming." The Great Architect of the Heavens and Earth placed His seal of approval on music when he directed the morning stars to sing together at the creation. When He sent the Angelic Choir to sing that wonderful anthem at the birth of Christ: "Peace, Good Will etc." When at the dedication of the Temple, a chorus choir of 12,000 voices, and an orchestra of 10,000 instruments filled the surroundings within and without with music divine. When in the Bible we have a record of but fifteen (15) sermons and 294 Psalms or songs, thus teaching that there should be more music than preaching. Is it any wonder the great classi cal Handel said: "Music is greater than this world, Music is nobler than this world, Music is higher than this world, Music is Divine." MUSIC TEACHERS TRUTH. We have questioned and philoso phised over it, but why did God make music such a part of his worship? I suppose that one of the bet reasons is this: That music as music, separated from words, never teaches a dis honest or mistaken creed. Music goes home to the hearts and ele vates the thoughts, purifies the lile, ennobles the motives, and yet never teaches a bigoted or sectarian creed. Never. Jt is the purest possible religion, because no person can make a mistake. If you study the creeds of the THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, church, even from the Apostles Creed down to the New Denomina tions, you may make some intellect ual error. But when you listen to music, or when you make music, there can be no error in that sort of worship because it doesn't teach mechanical truths. It awakens fundamental princi ples of divine love, and love is the whole of worship. Let me ask, do we wish our children pure in character ? Do we wish to have them grow up honor able and trustworthy? Teach music in our public schools. Bring music in the home. Put a musical instrument in every public school, and one in every home for the sake of our children's joy and character. God ordained music to be a helpmeet of everything that is honorable and pure. Our children wont wander from home so much. They will love the home, and the school as they could not have loved them if they had not had music there. Let's have our children taught to sing and play, at any sacrifice. It lifts, helps, inspires and comforts when all the counsels of men utterly fail. If you wish to drive out the temptations of the world, bring sweet music into the Public Schools and the homes. TO THE PUBLIC. I hereby make my announcement that I am a candidate for nomina tion for the office ot Register and Recorder of Columbia County at the coming Democratic Convention subject to the rules of the party as regularly adopted. I wish to call to mind that I was a candidate be fore the people for the same office six years ago, having made a per sonal canvas at considerable ex pense, and was a good second in the race out of seven candidates. I have been a life long Democrat, having cast my first vote for Samuel J. Tilden, and have voted the straight Democratic ticket at all National, State and County elections ever since. My people have been De mocrats in this county for three generations, my grand-father Sam uel Yost, having settled in Fishing Creek Township about 1840, and I make the plea that a representative of the Yost family ought to be en titled to some recognition at the hands of the party for this long line of Democratic voters It has not been the custom for many years in this county to re elect a man to this office for a third term; yet J. C. Rutter, Jr., is a candidate for a third term against the common custom and against the resolution regularly adopted at the last Democratic Convention, and as many of you may not be aware of this resolution, I here quote it in full : "Whereas dis sensions have heretofore arisen iu the ranks of the Democracy of Columbia County by reason of county officers, when having served two terms in a respective office ac cording tc the custom of the rules of the party, seeking a third term, therefore be it resolved that it is the sense of this convention this day assembled, that the offices of Pro thonotary, Register and Recorder, County Commissioners, District At torney, Associate Judge, and all other offices heretofore considered as two term offices be and the same are hereby designated as two term offices." I shall endeavor to make a per sonal call on all Democratic voters, but should I not be able to see you in my canvas, I hereby respectfully ask for your vote at the Primary Election, June 10th, and shall great ly appreciate any kind word you may give in my behalf. Very Truly, A. N. Yost. A New York oreaeher in a ser mon on Sunday said Americans are the most profane people in the world. STORY OFJflMll. Discovered by Or. David Kennedy Only Kidney Remedy Sold Under Guarantee. Dr. Duvid Kennedy was born in New York City, but at an curly age Lis family moved toltoxliiirv. N Y. Ha wa fmirlimtorl In 1 aan ' J... ...... I. . . . I. .IJUU from the New York Collie of Physioium &nl Kurtanna. Ilu nf. mma vnlitntiu!....! a surgeon nud was assigned to the United Mates Army General lloxpital in Westl'hil- txiuipiuu, iuii noon ixciune rresment of. Uie Examining Hoard and ConnultiiiR Surgeon. After the wur, Dr. Kennedy nettled iu Iton dout, City of Kingston, N. Y., where for a number of years he enjoyed a large prao- tleA Hfl JIM 11 H.ll i llA B1IP:n.nn If a ...im " l ..... . vi.. w... " it n uua ot the Presidential Electors of New York fitute, Mayor ot Kingston for four years, and held liiiirjT other iriifiiki,.r.u1 kuiiLU.a anil political offices. ' The latest achievement of Lis life was the diseoverv of f!ul.niirn. Kilvbuf u ..11 ,K.,..U.., 41.,. l.i. 1.. "... , , , , der. In speaking of this remarkable remedy, Le said s "Cul-eura Bolveut is the crowning achievement of my life. It will not dis appoint." Your druggist will return your money if Cal-cura fails to cure, and The CaUcura Company, of Itondout, N. Y., will pay the druggist. Cal-eura (Solvent cures Wi ot all cases of Kidney, Bladder and Liver (lis orders, fl.00 a bottle. Only one size. STATE TAX PER OAPITA, Auditor General 8bowed Tint Each Indi vidual Pajs Seventeen Gents. Auditor General Snyder on Sat urday issued a statement, which had been prepared by his depart ment from his report for 1903, con cerning the sources of revenue and expenditures of the State. The statement shows that the proportion of personal tax paid directly to the State during 1903 by each individ ual was seventeen cents. In re turn for this he derived benefits in money given by the State to schools, charities, institutions i 11 a sum equal to $2.34. These facts were based on the population of t h e State in 1903 whith was 6,300,000 and the vote of 1. 100. 000. The total revenue' of the State iu 1903 was $21,030,232. From this must be deducted $776,432 as in oome not from taxation, and $2,056 656, personal property tax that was returned to the counties, leaving as the net btate amount received from taxation, $18,207,154. There was received directly and indirectly from corporations, $13, 108,116. Individuals paid directly and indirectly $2,932,45, The bal ance of net taxes paid through va rious licenses, $2,163,196. The total State expenditures for 1903 was $18,060,585. The LegiS' lature including printing cost $927' 333. The various departments cost $1,871,963, or a total for both of $,.799.296, leaving for appropria tions, $i5,28r,29i. There was aetuaned by tht State to the individual through various sources $2.34 and to the voter through the same channels, $13.88 of the amount collected bv the State in taxes. PAINFULLY INJUBEl) 81 l'ALL Supporting Rod Gave Way, and Victim Dropped Twenty Feet to Cement Floor. Clark Fenstermacher, an em ployee of the Philadelphia & Reading Shops at Catawissa met with an accident Monday morning which came near costing him his life. He was at work cleaning a locomotive, when the supporting 10a on the platform gave way, and he plunged downward into an ash pit, a distance of twenty feet, land ing on a hard cement floor. His ap parency inanimate form was car ried by some fellow workmen, out of the pit, and their united efforts put forth to resuscitate him. They succeeded, after considerable hard work, in restoring him to consci ousness, and he was removed to his home. Fortunately no bones were broken, but he was painfully bruised. He will be incapacitated for several weeks. Death Warrant for Martin Rasmus, The death warrant for Martin Rasmus, who was convicted of mur dering Henry Ertwine, father of Auctieneer J. H. Ertwine, Blooms burg, has been received by Sheriff Davis at Wilkes Barre. The warrant that seals the fate of Rasmus and names the day on which he will swing from a gallows in the Luzerne county court yard will be read to the condemned man this week. The document is very inter esting and in appearance not unlike an officials commission, although of course, the wording is different. The signature of Governor Penny- packer is in a bold and fearless hend and the warrant contains a large gold seal of the commonwealth. For Sale- The Proctor Inn property at Jam ison City will be sold at public sale, at the court house in Bloomsburg on Saturday, March 25th at two 0 clock. There is a boom on now at Jami son City and houses are in demand. The Inn is now occupied by sever al families, and could easily be made to accommodate more. There are nearly fifty rooms in the building, and it would pay as a hotel, or good money could be made out of it by using it as a tenement. 2t. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Khlule of Samuel C. Bower, late of Centre lown tttlp, defeated. Notice la hereby lvon that tetters of Admin istration on the estate of Samuel O. Mower late or Centre township, deceased, uave been grant ed to the uiiderxlu'urd adinliilM rutor to whom all persons Indebted to said estate are request ed to make paymouls, and those having claims or deumuds will make kiuwn the hhiiih without delay to H. 11. hKISI1U.se, Adiiti., d. b. n. e. t, a. A. N. Yost, Atty. lluluton, I'a. K-H-tlt. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. JSntate of Xatltan L, tluser, late of Pine 1'oicn ship, deceased. The undersigned, awlit'ir appointed Ity the Orphan' Court of Culumota county, Viii(f. vauta, to make distribution o.l the balance In the hatalsofjos. W. five. administrator in mid estate, to and among the parlies entitled thereto, will U at hit office in Hie V. P. Kces biiil.tiuy at tHIlotlle, Pa, on Tuesday, Marvhixst, .U 6 at u o'clock in Hie forenoon of tali day. to perform the duties of hit appointment, wlu-n and wlixrt all parties interested will appear and prone twir claim, or be forever debarred front coming in on saidfund. WM. C JOUSHTOS, lS( Audtlor. 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The IMPKRTA Lis simple and durable in con. slrurtltm, having a maximum amountnr tlresur ace and vet a sujlirienl amount of flue surface to tiui iriruiri enmomicaictmtousiton. 37ie overhang' tng.ttre surface in the mortal Boiler is larger and more etHctent than nn other east iron Itotler noiii constructed as the fire impinges m both sides and Imtlom of the over hang and as fire surface in a boiler is from four to six limes more ejlertual than flue surface one need nothe a heato.a enotn. eer to understand hinn exceedingly economical and effectual the Imperial Boiler s are. A 1.80 the Agency for the KM'STOSB COPfJiR FLUK BOILHH XBith Steel Casing. 43S CENTRE STREET, BELL'PHONE BLOOMSBURG, PA. W.L DOUGLAS, 9 11 aiiut. ffi O'JE 8 The success of this store is due ta n erit alcne. They combine Style, Wearing Qualities and comfort. More men are wearing them today than any other shoe made. Fall and Winter line now in stock. Come in and let. us fit you with a pair. W. H. MOORE, Corner Main and Iron Sts., BLOOMSBURG, PA. K USE BLACK DIAMOND WHISKY 9 rtfan.1 oooooooooooooo HER GO.) Spring Skirt? extra good satin sleeve, lined, 12.50. Spring Suits. Dark Cardinal Broadcloth Suit with n c w Blouse Jacket, stitched plaits back and front, collar and vest trimmed with fancy silk braid, new full sleeve with deep cuffs, plaited walking skirt, 15.00. Spring Sk irts. Mohair Sicilian Skirts in the new shades of navy and brown, finished by tailors, with side plaits from waist down, stitched around bottom, 3.95. Wake up your liver. Cure your constipation. Get rid of your biliousness. Sold for 60 years. feMSg.: BUCKINGHAM'S DYE nmm.nr prniiimi.a t ma ro , wahh . n n Beagle Stadia, Prompt attention given Photographic Work Crayons, Framing. Copying and Bromid' Enlargements. Hade at Short Notice. The Beagle Studio MAIN AND CENTRE STS. Our Pianos are the leaders. Our lines in clude the following makes : ClIAS. M. Stieff, Henry F. Miller, Brewer & Pryor, Kohler & Campbell, and Radel. IN ORGANS we handle the Estey, Miller.H.Leiir & Co.f AND BOWLBY. This Store has the agency for SINGER HIGH ARM SE W ING MACHINES and VICTOR TALKING MACHINES. WASH MACHINES Helby, 1900, Queen, Key. stone, Majestic. J. SALTZE, Music Rooms No. 105 West Main Street, Below Market. BL O OMSB UR G, PA. For the Satisfactory Kind in Up-to-date Styles, go to CapwelFs Studio, (Oveijflartman'g Store) BLOOMSBURG PA. stma model, uncivil or il,olot-. ir tilt, .ti I.,, t ""l'n, nn iwimitnljiuty rcr free book, ;iuwiOBeCUrOTDnr llntft urlli HntentK hikI opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D. C. WANUD MBN AND women In ibis countT and ad Joluliiif tMrrltorlt'H, to rnpritf ut aim advertlno 2w .".?- h".1?ry 10 m"u wekly, to woman 11a to S wtiekly with Kipenws dvanod uavh M outlay by clieolc dlrettt trout linadtiuarunni. Hortjeand bUKify lurn'-Blied wben nece-iiary: BoaUloupenimuent. Address blew Bros. 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