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DLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1905.
NO. 30
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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.
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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
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SHIRT WAIST SUITS
They will help
solve the poblem
of what to wear in
hot weather.
Prices a decided
inducement.
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4TH AND MARKET STREETS.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.