THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMsSBURQ, PA. STRONGEST BANK CAPITAL $100,000. First National Bank, MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSIT YOUR SAV INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK. O F F I C K It S : W. M. Low, President. J. M. Htnver, Vice President. K. 15. Tii-tin, Vieo I'rcMidout. K. F. Carpenter, Cashier. ) I HECTORS: ! W. M. Low, F. U. Yorks, Frank Ikeler, .Joseph Rattl, 13. H. Tustin, Fred Ikeler, Geo. H. Kol.bins, S. ('. Cren.sy, J. M. Stnvi-r, M.I. Low, Louis dross, H. V. Ho wit. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTAIiLISIIKD iS6b. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Establish kd 1837. Consoi.idai t.t 1869 Published Every Thursday Mokning, At Bloomsliurg, the County Scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. GEO. E. ELWELL, Euhor. GEO. C. KOAN, FoRtM as . Terms: Inside the county $1.00 a year In advance; 1 . 5 0 i f not paid in advance. Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in Advance. All communications should le addressed THE COLUMBIAN, L'loomslur, Ta. THURSDAY. SEPTEMIJER 21, 1905. Democratic State Ticket. FOR STATE TKKASCKKK, W. II. BERRY, of Chester. FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT, JOHN STEWART, of Franklin County. FOR JUDGE SITERIOR COURT, JOHN B. HEAD, of Greensburg. Democratic County Ticket. -OR PROTHON'OTARY AND CLERK OF THE COURTS, J C. M. TERWILLIGER of Bloomsburg. FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER, FRANK W. MILLER of Centralia. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, CHAS. L. POHE, of Catawissa. TERRY A. HESS of Bloomsburg. FOR COUNTY TREASURER, M. II. RHODES ot Bloomsburg, Pa. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CHRISTIAN A. SMALL 01 BK ( msburg. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, C. L. HIRLEMAN HARRY B. CREASY. QfiAn AND HIGH flNANOE- Bryau is quoted as saying that "the exploitation of the people thro ugh the operations of "high finance" presents a new problem to the voters ot this country. And so it does, aud if there were some way to make it a political issue on which the voters could act with intelli gence, there would be no question as to the result. But the spoliation of the stock jobbers, the grafters, the corrupters of legislation and of those who prey on the public gen erally, cannot be successfully crys tallized into a party issue, at least not at this time, for there is but one public opinion as to the evil. Every politician is at least theoretic ally opposed to these things, and each party stands for honest govern ment and honest officials. But what the people can do is to give greater heed to the character of men they elect to public office, lrom the minor elections to those of first importance, and especially in filling vacancies in the United States Senate. With a gradual im provement in the character of public men, there will be better laws, a stricter enforcement of the laws. aud a finer code of morals in the business world. But little progress can be made against boodle and graft unless the laws in existence are enforced and better ones sup plied where old ones are inadequate. The real problem lies in the United States senate, which body is largely owned by the money interests, and which blocks the way to reform by presenting specious arguments on IN THE COUNTY Surplus and Undivided Profits 8100,000. behalf of the "business interests" and the "working classes." The gicatest graft the world has ever known is in the shelter that the protective tariff gives to mon ojolists and extortionists in this country, yet congress, especially the upper branch, is so under the control of the men who benefit by this shelter that it will be to blame if the reform is not ultimately wrought. Kansas City Times. Eailway Employees Vast Army ol Men Required Transportation Companies. The by Our The Railway World says that the number of persons on the pay rolls of the railways in the United States, as rtturned for June 30, 1904, was 1,296,121, or 6 1 1 per 100 miles of line. These figuies, when compared with corresponding ones for the year ioov show a decrease of 16,416 in the number of em ployees, or twenty-eight per 100 miles of line. The classification of employees includes eneinemen. 52,451; firemen, 55,004; conduc es. 39.b45. and other trainmen, 106,734. There were 46,262 switch tenders, crossing tenders and watch men. With regard to the four gen eral divisions of railway employ ment, it appears that general ad ministration required the services of 48,746 employees, maintenance oi way and structures, 415.721 em ployees ; maintenance of equipment, 261,819 employees, and conducting transportation, 566,798 employees. This statement disregards a few employees of which 110 assignment was made. The usual statement of the average daily compensation of the eighteen classes of employees for a series of years is continued in the present report, which shows also the aggregate amount of com pensation paid to more than 99 per cent, of the number of employees lor the year iqcu. 07 Per cent, for the year 19-2, and more than 99 per cent, for the five vears pre ceding. The amount of wages and salaries paid to employees durine the year ending June 30, 1004, as reported, was 5817,598,810. A Bepublican View of It. The Republican party has every thing to gain and nothing to lose Dy a frank and full acknowledemeut of the truth that for many years the policies &nd the fruits of Repu blican rule not only in Philadel phia, but throughout Pennsylvania. bave been a reproach to the cood name of the party elsewhere and a stumbling-block in the way of its progress. The curse of Quayism has hung like a heavy cloud over the record of a party that puts for ward the claim ol being a leader m all civic and political reforms, and whose history, as a whole, fully justifies that claim. But Republi can domination m Philadelphia has beeu no whit better than Tammany domination in New York, and no honest Republican anywhere who is frank with himself will deny the fact or fail to confess that it has been to him a cause of shame and contusion. And wnat is true in this respect of Philadelphia has been true to a deplorable extent of other cities in Pennsylvania and of the State as a whole. Republicans who have gloried in the fact that their party has stood for honesty and morality in politics and public life have no reason to be proud of their party history in Pennsylvania for the past thirty-five years. It has been neither honest, straight nor clean. Leslie's Weekly. Herman Loeb of Pittsburg, the engineer appointed by the state on the Mifflinville bridge, was in town last Friday, in consultation with I the county commissioners. The plans will be completed in two or three weeks. OABTOIIIA, BMftth flte Kind Yon Haw Always. Zouffl Blfsatan of MR. BRYAN u AS PEACE PbAN. Ashi President Rjoscclt to Launch Move ment for International Investigating Board. A letter addressed to President Roosevelt irotn W. J. Bryan, in which 11 pi. 111 fur the prevention of :ir is suggested, lias been made public. Mr. Biya:i roryiatu'ates lite president n his sujtes in bringing Russia and Japan together and says : "Why not ask Congress for authority to submit all international questions (when agreement cannot be rer.ched by parties interested) to an impartial board of investigation and report? Investigation will in nearly every case remove the cause of complaint and reconcile the par ties! Questions which n nation might be unwilling to submit to at nitration in advance could be set tled by investigation by tin impar tial international board. "It was a glorious thing to end the war between the Russians and the Japanese, but it would have been more glorious to have pre vented the war and saved the fright ful loss of life. The moral prestige which our nation now enjo s would in all probalility enable it to lead a successful peace movement. The congratulations which have arrived from the hands of European govern ments strengthen the chances of success. If the leading nations of the world would enter into an agree ment to join m the creation of such a board and pledge themselves to submit all disputes to the board of investigation before declaring war, the danger of war would be reduced to a minimum. "Few men have had it in their power to do so much for humanity. Will you improve the opportunity? Christian I'.ndt avur Grows Nimbcr of Societies Increases by 231 in Last Quarter. The quarterly report of the pro- cress of the Christian Endeavor movement by the Rev. Francis E. Clark, president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, shows that there are now 67,003 affiliated societies, an increase of 231 since the last convention held 111 Baltimore 111 July. The Executive Committee of the B )ard of Trus'ees of the United Society has appointed an interna tional committee to take charge of the plans for celebrating the silver anniversary of t he movement. This will take the form of the creation of a special fund tor fxteudinz young people s work in all parts of the world, and the erection of an international headquarters building in honor of President Clark, the founder of the society. By Yacht to Fottsville Moit Novel Outing Party of Philadelphians, by Canal A yachting trip on the Schuylkill Canal was the novel outing given to a party of their friends by Mr. and Mrs. L T. B.lfield, of Phila delphia. They went as far as Potts ville, and on their returu trip they tied ud their vacht. the Ellida. at Pottstown Landing and took in the sights around there. .. The guests of the Belhelds were Mrs. Howard S. Clono and daueh- . . 1 u ter, Miss Margaret Clopp, of Lime Rock, Conn.; Mrs. Samuel Wigfall, of Bloomsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard W. Belfield, Miss "Eleanor Mil ler. Miss Mildred Foos. Miss Eliz abeth Belfield, Miss Helen V. Clark- son, Charles K Warwick, Jr., and Perry E. Belfield. of Philadelphia. J'tila. Record, Sept. 18. The following letters are adver tised at the Bloomsburg post office: Mr. Joseph Broody; Mr. Thomas Hewitt, Mr. E. P. Ilageubuch (2), Mr. G. S. Houck, Mr. JohnKrout, Magdoleua Keller, Mr. A. W. Musseltnan. Cards Mr. Lewis W. Parker, A. W. Musselman. Ayers I Sometimes the hair is not properly nourished. It suffers for food, starves. Then it falls out, turns prematurely gray. Ayer's Hair Vigor is a Hair Vigor hair food. It feeds, nourishes. The hair stops falling, grows long and heavy, and all dan druff disappears. "My lialr wm routing out terrll.ly. I wit alinont afrKiil to comli It. Hut Ayur'a llulr Vittor promptly ttoppi.il tlia fftllliifi.nud Lo fttfttorud the itHtlirnl folvr." Mil. K. U It. WAItl), I.mdliiK, N. J. fl.no litl. All rtrnct'lHt.. .1. !. A V lilt I !., I.owhII. Mil".. - for Poor Hair For District Attorney Vote For CHRISTIAN A. SMALL of Bloom ."burg. 'eiw Your Support is Respectfully Solicited. .:47 FOR County Commissioner Vote For CHARLES L. SANDS of Mt. Pleasant. Independent Candidate. The Tustin Mantiou Laro.e paving stones are being laid today at the E. B. Tustin house, from the. street to the front steps The cement woik in the cellar, which O. 15. Meiliclc has been doing for the past two weeks, will soon be done. The inside walls are white coated, but none of the tiling or hard wood work is done yet. This is going to be a splendid mansion when completed. A bid of $75,000 has been received by Mr. Tustin from a New York party to furnish the notice. 132ud Biglmut The annual reunion of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, was held in Danville on Monday. There was a large attendance of the survivors, amo g thein being the following from this section: Company II C. F. Harder, A. H. Sharpless, John H. Stokes, C. S. Schmick, G. W. Reifsuydei, of Catawissa; I. W. Willits, R. M. Watkins, Bloomsbu:g. Company E E. W. Coleman and James F. Trump, Orangeville: Samuel R. Johnson, Nescopeck ; William II. Gilmore, C. II. Hen- d rsbott, Clark Kressler, Join Koaaarmel, Ueorge W. Sterner, William C. Shaw, of Bloomsburg. Barter Rounion Tha descendants of Martin and Michael Ilarter held their annual reunion in Fairchilds' Park on Sat urday and about 500 persons were present including the Harters and their lriends. A program of speeches and music was successful ly carried out. Martin Harter settled in this section 105 years ago, and Michael in Lehigh county. Dr. T. C. Harter of Bloomsburg, li one of the leading spirits in the growth of this reunion, which has reached such a successful stage. "9 Copyrighted, lvuj Kinrnid I W00J. enough to be clothed in One of Our Fall Suits You can rest assured it won't go back on you in that manner. "We attend to all the shrinking before you get our garments. Our stock includes all styles, all fabrics; to lit all kinds of men. Some arc marked as low as 5.00 and at various prices up to as high as $18.00 a suit. LET US SHOW YOU OUR LINE. TOOT What We Show in Colored Dress Goods For Fall and Winter. All Wool Cloths 30 inches wide at 32i cents. All Wool Serges 3S inches wide at 50 cents. All Wool Henrietta 38 inches wide at 50 cents. Alb Wool Serges 10 inches wide at 75 cents. All Wool Henrietta 4( inches wide at 1.00. Hohairs 50 inches wide at 05 cents. All Wool Collingsdale 10 inches wide at 1.15. All Wool Storm Serges 12 and 51 inches wide, steam shrunken at 50, 75, 1.00 and 1.50. Mohairs 30 and 44 inches wide at 50c. and 1.00. All Wool Prunellas 4Gin wide at 75c. and 1.00. All Wool Panama Cloth 38, 40 and 18 inches wide at 50c, 75c and 1.00. All Wool Covcit Cloths 50 inches wide at 75c. 1.00 and 1.50. All Wool Broad Cloths 50 inches wide at 1 00 1.25 and 1.50. All Wool Cheviots 42 and 50 inches wide at uOc, and 85c, and 1.00. f Steam Shrunken all Wool Heavy Suitings For Tailor Made Gowns, 54 inches wide at 1.25. F. P. BLOOMSBURG, Cut off that cough Jaync'3 prevent 4 bronchitis and The world's Rta r Medicine fnr m Autumn Attire. Al'ler you've 1m? t' 11 ciuijilil in :i slioWcr has it buun your experience (o find yourself too .'largo lor the new suit t lie next time you put it on? If you're lucky a PURSEL. PENNA. with pneumoniaT J- WAACiy Awtuac ana L,ung o SEliWS Gee it of y., druBBht rnd kp , ,hy, ta hou