1 1 ii ' ii .'111 Fez: DLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1905. NO. 30 ADDING ji 1 Ti;7 IfMllMTO !Ml IIUIUU1U0. IAT THE Farmers National Bank. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $I4O.O0O. We are constantly adding new accounts and our business is increasing at a very satisfactory rate. If you have not al ready opened an account with us, we invite you to do so now. In Point of usiriess Success and Financial Strength this ank Occupies Front Rank. C. M. C REVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashikr. LITTLE PURE LIQUOR TO BE OBTAINED. Evidence Shows Adulteration 13 Increasing Since Court Deci sion Exempting It as Food SAYS PROF. LA WALL Additional evidence is being gathered by Food Commissioner Warren to show that adulterations of beer, wine and spirits are in creasing since the Supreme Court's decision that intoxicating liquors may not be classed as food and therefore do not come within the provisions of the pure food laws. In a letter on the subject to Doc tor Warren, Charles H. LaWall, expert analytical chemist, enclosed reports upon several samples of wine examined by him last week in an effort to find a pure wine for a sick person. He declares that but one sample was obtained which was ab solutely pure, the others all con taining benzoic acid. The fact that both imported and domestic products were examined and found to be wanting iu purity says Professor LaWall, indicates the necessity of energetic action in the direction of securing legislation prohibiting the adulteration of iu toxicating liquors. He asserts that the use of benzoic acid in wines is indefensible, as the alcoholic strength is sufficiently high to pre serve the article. Pending the enactment of a law which he hopes to obtain at the next session of the Legislature, Doctor Warren has issued a public appeal for co-operation iu a campaign against the manufacture and sale of adulterated liquors. The Commis sioner's stand in the matter has received the hearty indorsement of the Pennsylvania Wholesale Liquor Dealers' League, which declares ' that every honest, upright dis tiller in the business is interested in the enactment and enforcement of a law which will prevent the inter mixing of anything poisonous with the pure products of liquor distilled in this State." TIdou the return of Doctor War ren from Portland, Ore., where he has been attending the convention of the State Food Departments Association, it is expected that wholesale arrests will be made of dealers in adulterated soda waters and svruos. Analyses of soo sam pies of such beverages have been made bv the Department's chem ists this month, with the result that more than 300 samples were found to contain poisonous coal tar dyes use as coloring or saccharine for sweetening. - - - . . Mortgage Eeocrdad- The mortgage of the Millville and lSloomsburg Trolley Company to the Commonwealth Trust Com Ilnrrisbunr. Pa., for the sum of $250,000 has neen recorded in the office of the Recorder ot Co lumbia county. The mortgage is due Tanuarv I. iois. with interest at 5 percent, payable semi-annually in Tanuarv aud July. The entire milium stock, tracks and all prop erty of the company is covered in the' mortsraee which is a lengthy affair and covers twenty-two closely typewritten pages of legal cap paper. Changes at Grand Eeatanrant- Some considerable changes are being made to the interior of J. K. Fowler's Grand Restaurant on Center street, bv the removal of an unused stair and the change of partitions. A hot lunch counter up-to-date in every respect, is being put in. WHY ENLARGE THE DOUBT HOUSE? To TUB COLUMHIAN : I notice in Saturday's issue of the Bloomsburg Daily an article signed "Pro Bono Publico," in which the writer urges that the ccurt house be enlarged. I do not hnd anywhere, in it any adequate reason why any of the public money should be expended at this time for such a purpose. There is not an office in the court bouse that is not entirely ample for all purposes. I here is not a vault where books and records are kept that was not enlarged and supplied with modem book racks and file drawers only a few years ago. If they are getting crowded there is room for more racks and drawers. The main court room is big enough for the transaction of all public business, and court room No. 2 is seldom if ever used, and never would be needed if the people would return to the old-time custom of going out side of the district for their Judges, as they did when they got Judge lilwell, and thus secure a Judge who can try all cases that come iuto court. As it is, the room has not been used a dozen times in fifteen years. In some respects the court house is already too large to get proper attention. There is a Law Library room, containing many hundreds of dollars worth of law books pur chased out ot the tines paid in criminal cases, under a special law as I am informed, wlmh gives these fines for that purpose. This room is seldom swept, the books are not dusted, and frequently are left lying around on tables or chairs. The law library is not receiving proper care. lhe light fixtures in the build ing are some cf them in bad condi tion. At the front entrance is a hall lamp of neat Jpattern that cost a number of dollars. . The glass is broken and the burnished brass is so black from fly specks and dust that one can scarcely tell that; it is brass. Iu the big court room we have heard that it has sometimes besn necessary to brush the cob webs off the globes to light the gas fixtures. Don't enlarge the court house. It those whose duty it is to take care of it now, do not do it, they certainly couldn't be expected to do so if there was more of it. Another reason why it ought not to he enlarged is that the County already has an enormous debt, the bonded indebtedness being over $180,000. The Court house is big enough and good enough for many years to come and needs no money spent on it except what is neces sary to keep it in good repair. One ok thk Pubmc. Organizki), DKvi:r.oi'i:i and Coniu'ctkd on thk PRiNCiri.it of CONSKKVATIVK BANKING ALONG PkOGRKSSIVK LtNKS 1 0e fffoomcBurg (Uaftonaf rjfonft Has preserved its integrity, and has gained a little each day in strength, in scope and in the confidence of the public. Governed by this policy, this BANK expects to continue to grow both iu its capacity and its opportunity to serve, and to that end invites the patronage to which it believes it has proved itself entitled. firemen's Picnio- One of the most successful ex cursions ever conducted on the B. it S. railroad was that of last Sat urday, when the Firemen had their aunual picnic. Some 700 people took advantage of it to have a pleasant outing, and they were not disappointed. Two games ot base ball were played between the A. A, of Bloomsburg and Grassmere teams, the former winning both games by the scores of 11-8 and 9 o respectively. In the morning game a crowd of spectators disapproved of the um pire's decisions, and a free-for-all fight ensued, in which the carnage was fearful. It is due to members of both teams to state that they were not among those present in the melee. During the game Rhoda moyer of town, sustained a broken nose by being hit with a pitched ball. The Bloomsburg band furnished music throughout the day. The excursion was a success both soci ally and financially and the firemen will net a considerable amouut. A. Z. Sciiocii, President. Wm, II. IIidlay, Cashier. POTATOES WILL BE SCARCE. Farmers Discover That Blight Has Fallen on the Crop. SAYS DANVILLE PAPER. Farmers predict that potatoes will bring a dollar per bushel by fall. It is already apparent that the crop will be a failure. Add to this the fact that only a limited acreage was planted aud we have the conditions that contribute to scarcity and consequent high price, says the Danville Morning News. Potatoes were a glut on the mar ket last year. As spring came on the farmers found that they still had a large proportion of last year's crop on hand, which they were ob liged to sell at prices lower than for years past. Under the circum stances it was not strange that in order to avoid a surplus the farm ers were a unit iu planting a smaller acreage. This might have been all right if nothing had happened and the potatoes had thrived as during re cent years. It appears, however, from reports received trom various quarters that a blight has fallen upon the potato crop and the yield may be scarcely half a one. In Montour county the crop looks especially bad. In manv fields the potato vines are dying or are al ready dead. The most experienced farmers are puzzled to find a cause for the blight. Potatoes grew nice ly until a week or so ago when they suddenly turned black and began to droop and die. Of course at that point all growth and development of the tubers stopped. .Many ot tne hills are fouud without any saleable potatoes at all, while nowhere 111 the fields are they large in size or numerous. , A SOLID SILVEH ALTAR- A few days ago there appeared in one of the Philadelphia papers a notice saying that there is now being made in Kurope for one of the protestant churches, an altar for the lady-chapel, whbh is to be of solid silver, and to cost SOo.ooo. It has long been, and is now the custom to erect costly temples to the worship of Almighty God, and no one ever questions the propriety of so doing. But it appears to the mind of the layman that an expend! ture of so large a sum for the altar of a side chapel is a good deal of money for such a purpose. It is purely for ornamentation, and in these days when hospitals and many other charitable institutions are sadly in need of funds it would seem almost like a sinful waste of money to build solid silver altars. While such things may gratify the vanity of the donors, we doubt if th;y help to advance the cau:; of religion. Sixty thousand dollars would build and equip a handsome church property. If invested it would yield an annual income ot three thousand dollars as an endowment fund. It would do much good in many ways. If it be true that the wealthy class is increasing iu number, so it is true that the poorer classes are increasing ten fold, aye, a hundred fold faster. There never was so much suffering on the East Side in New York city as there is to-day. Something done toward the amel ioration of these classes by extend ing the means of christianizing or perhaps civilizing them, would be a gift far more acceptable to the Lord than the erection of a solid silver altar in a lady-chapel. W E Have still a few Very Fine Palmer Arawana High Grade Hammocks which we will close out at the following prices. $5.00 now $3.50 3.50 now 2.50 2.75 now 1.98 For Sale by J. Q. Wells. COUNCIL MEETING. A meeting of the Town Council was held on Saturday evening to discuss the matter of the Filth street sewer. Thcie has been no differ ence of opinion among the members as to the necessity for the sewer, the only trouble being the financial end of it, the town's bonded debt being now up to the limit. Solicitor Herring read an opinion to the effect that an ordinance relating to hawking aud peddling would be in valid, in as much as an act o! as sembly prohibits it and fixes a pen alty of 50 for violation. He also submitted a resolution regulating the issue of new bonds to replace those now due. After a lengthy discussion on the sewer question it was finally decid ed to eliminate all question iu re gard to the alleged claim of the Laud Improvement Co., and make them a plain proposition as to what they must do towards the sewer. Mr. Yetter vacated the chair and offered the following resolution which contained several preambles: "Therefore be it resolved, that should the Land Improvement Com pany, and those urgently request ing lhe building of the sewer con tribute the sum of $1800, and make report of same to Council at its next meeting, August 7th, 1905, Council will feel disposed to act favorably in the matter. And unless the offer is accepted and money arranged for as above by said meeting, Council will not further consider the build ing of the sewer this year." Mr. Giger moved and Deily seconded the motion that the resolution be adopted. Mr. Rhoades called for the yeas and nays. Roll being call ed Council voted as follows: Deily, Mifflin, Giger, Runyan and Yetter, vea: Rhoades, no. President de clared the resolution carried. There was some discussion about the condition of the canal, and a motion was adopted to request a meeting of the proper official and the Council to take some action m the matter. The committee fixing the lines of the town for taxation purposes was adopted, and an appeal day fixed for August 15th. Altera scran over fire hose the Council ad journed, no final action being taken as to the hose. QUICK WOEK- A check book ordered at this office by one of the town banks on Tuesday morning at 8.30 o'clock, was printed, numbered, and bound iu still pasteboard covers with cloth back, aud delivered at 1 1.45 o'clock the same morning, only three aud a quarter hours from the receipt of the order. That is a sample of what we can do with a rush order. Miss Vera Hemingway has been elected a teacher in the Mifflinville schools. Ben SPECIAL THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY u OFF On All Sumnmer Suits. BEN CIDDINC Corner Main and Center Sts. 0 ome in and see us, " we'll treat you right. SPECIAL JULY SALE OF SHIRTWAISTS AND. SHIRT WAIST SUITS They will help solve the poblem of what to wear in hot weather. Prices a decided inducement. rHE LEADER STORE CO., LTD. 4TH AND MARKET STREETS. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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