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STRONGEST BANK
Capital
8100,000.
Undivided Profits
S30.000.
First National Bank,
MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSITYOUR SAV
INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK.
OFFICERS:
I. V. M. Low, President. J. M. Stnwr, Vice President.
E. H. Tustin, Vice President. E. F. Carpenter, Cnshler.
DIRECTORS:
V. M. Low, F. 0. Yorks, Frank Ikcler, Joseph Ratti,
t". H. Tustin, Fred Ikeler, Geo. S. RoM.lns, 8. C. Creasy,
J. M Staver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, If. V. Hower.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTAHLISUEI) iSf6.
THE C0LUM3IA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1837. Consolidated 1869
Published Every Thursday Morning,
At Blojml)iir(T, the County Scat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. F.I. WELL. Editor.
GEO. C. KOAN, Foreman.
Terms: Inside the county $1.00 a year
lo advance; . 50 i f not jaiJ in advance.
Outside the county, f 1.25 a year, strictly in
Advance.
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THE COLUMBIAN, liloomsl.urg, Ti.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 11(07
WASHINGTON
, Kro-ri our Kegular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C. Pe:. 31, 1906
Officials of the Post Office De
t partment arc working hard on the
report to Congress, whereon may
be based recommendations for re
forms and changes in the Tost Of
fice generally and the railway mail
service in particular. There is, of
course, immense interests in this
subject all over the country owing
to the report that an effort was to
! made to reduce the post office
ficit and that one of the plans in
v .nemplation was to remove the
. -it a pound rule on second class
'.. iil matter and advance the charge
; this matter to four cents a pound,
.nis, of course, would hit the news
papers all over the cointry and
might or might not result in a ma
terial increase in the revenues ol
the Post Office Department.
The various publishers associat
ion have been working againt the
plan for an increase hi the mail rate
and have used one argument, the
fact that the government pays the
railroad companies much more for
transportation of mail matter than
is paid by the express companies.
Figures were presented in the Post
; Office Department this week tend
ing to show that in the course of
i the year the Government pays $32,
i 000,000 more to the railroads than
t did the express companies for the
same service weight for weight.
K This is advanced as another reason
ft why the government should take
1 up the question of an international
D' parcel post. This plan works ex
& ceediugly well with Mexico and the
r other countries of the international
post al union with which the United
f States has parcel post conventions,
1 and it is claimed that it would lift a
1 great burden off the people of this
; country if they could send pages
t by mail at home as cheaply as they
can to some points abroad. The
', Post Office Department is now
( weighing all of the mail that is
, transmitted by the railroads, and
it is believed by the time the report
is transmitted to Congress in Feb-
ruary that sufficient data will have
I accumulated on which to base an
intelligent recommendation.
I
One of the most curious incidents
in the foreign diplomatic service in
this country that has ever come to
light was the death in Phoenix
"Ariz., this week, of one Nicholas
De Rayland, for years private sec-
0 retary to the Russian Consul Gen
aeralat Chicago. The evidence of
' the coroner showed that Nicholas
De Rayland was a woman, but
P Baron Slipenbach, the Russian Con
wsul General who is in Washington
nrtbis week on a visit to the Russian
Ambassador Baron Rosen declares
Kthat he had no idea of his secre
b:tary's sex during all the time she
B was in his service. One of the pe
culiar features of the case ii that
Ce;he De Rayland woman is reported
tbto have defrauded Russians in this
tfceountry out of thousands of dollars
'for the services of an alleged legal
bureau attached to the Russian Con
tabulate and more for the transmission
inof sums to the revolutionists in
knoussia when this government did
- guarantee the payment of postal
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
8100,000.
orders on that country. It is said
further investigation may develop
these transactions into an internat
ional scandal of some magnitude.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the Briti-h
Ambassador is to leave this country
two months prior to the official
termination of his mission here and
will be succeeded by Prof. James
Bryce the author and political eco
nomist who is we'l known in the
United States both personally
and by his writings. Now that
the resignation of Ambassador
Durand has been accepted, the
story comes out that his depart
ure was more in the nature of a re
call by his own government, owing
to stories set afloat in London by
Lady Susan Townley, wife of the
late Counsellor of the British Em
bassy in this city. Lady Susan
was only in Washington for a brief
space, but she made herself very
well known here as one of the
sharpest tongucd, not to say med
dlesome, women who has evtr af
flicted official life at the capital.
She disliked the Durands intensely,
and lost no opportunity of referring
to the Ambassador in the most
slighting terms and starting all sorts
of stories as to differences between
him and President Roosevelt and
other members of the diplomatic
corps. A good deal was known of
Lady Susan's unbridled tongue
while she was in Washington but
not much attention was paid to it.
On her return to London, however,
her stories were taken most serious
ly, and after a few cf the leading
Loudon papers had severely com
mented on the supposed unfriendly
relations between the British Em
bassy and the White House, Sir
Mortimer Durand's resignation, or
his recall followed. It is a source
of considerable regret to those who
knew the British Ambassador that
his mission here should have termi
nated under a cloud with his home
government. It is certainly an un
usual misunderstanding in British
official life, and one that is regret
ted in ashington, owing to the
fact that the misapprehension had
no basis in fact. The Ambassador
is a man of sterling character, high
intelligence and of gentle and sim
ple mmners. He is much esteemed
by the President, and by every
body in official life here.
The new director of the Bureau
of American Republics, John Bar
rett, formerly Minister to Siam and
later to Columbia, has in contem
plation plans for extending the use
fulness of this international bureau.
A big building costing a quarter of
a million dollars s to be erected in
Washington as a permanent home
of the bureau. The force of clerks
will be largely increased and several
recommendations made by the late
Rio Janiero conference will be
carried out with a view of closer
trade relations between this country
and the republics of South and Cen
tral America.
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CHEKKY PECTORAL.
America's foreign trade has been
considerably helped both by the
woik ol this bureau and by the
establishment of the Bureau of
Manufactures under control of the
Department of Commerce and
Labor. One of the latest moves of
the Bureau of Manufactures will be
of interest to a great many com
mr.nitics. There has been accum
ulated in the bureau a varied col
lection of samples from all parts of
the world showing articles adapted
to sale 111 various c immunities.
There is a collection of more than
250 samples of cotton cloth of
various patterns and textures
adapted to "the market in China;
there are also specimens of soap,
canned goods, and preserved food,
shoes, wall paper, clothing and a
great many other articles each
adapted to the needs and wishes ol
some particular foreign community.
Legislative New Year Resolutions.
If a fusion majority had been
sent to the Legislature of 1907 by
an overwhelming vote and a fusion
Speaker had been chosen in the
House this is about what he would
have said upon accepting the gavel:
"There are certain kinds of leg
islation that have been demanded
by the people, and, petniit me to
add, in my humble judgment too
long denied. Let us not be re
strained bv either corporate or po
litical influence from putting such
legislation on the statute books be
lore we adjourn. . . . Let us
raise higher the standard of our
ideals and serve notice on the pro
fessional lobbyist that he cannot
ply his trade within these walls.
. . . Let us resolve that legisla
tion of a personal, or what has
been styled a commercial, charac
ter shall have no place upon our
calendars, and that measuies to
further or defeat the ambitions ot
any sliall r.ot prejudice better
things. In short, let us work as
one homogeneous whole for the in
terests of the Commonwealth, the
advancement of its educational sys
tem, the protection of its health,
the improvement of its highways,
the succor of its sick and depend
eut, the integrity of the Treasury,
tnc extension of its commerce and
the betterment of its morals."
These words were actually spok
en in the House at Harrisburg on
Tuesday, uotby a reformer, but by
Frank B. McClain, the Machine
chosen Speaker. The piogram is
one which every decent voter of
whatever party in the Common
wealth will heartily indorse, and
which Mr. McClain and those
whose support elevated him to the
Speakership have the power to car
ry into effect. Will they do it?
The Record has hopes. The peo
ple are looking. They have very
recently given the Organization an
object lesson not soon to be forgot
ten. Despite their lapse in the No
vember election, their influence has
made its influence felt, and no
doubt has a gieat deal to do with
the reform policy outlined by
Speeker McClain.
If the Machine performance shall
measure up to the Machine promise
n the session of 1007 if the Leg
islature shall ' work as one homo
geneous whole for the best interests
of the Commonwealth" credit will
be meted out where credit is due.
w.nen tne people are given wise
and beneficent laws the political
complexion of the body that makes
them is alter all a matter of indif
ference. The New Year resolu
tions of the Organization are tine
Now let it live up to them. rhtla.
Record.
BRYAN MAY RUN.
In an interview last week W. T
Bryan virtually admitted that he
would be a candidate for the Presi
dential nomination before the uext
Democratic National Convention.
"While I have not yet announc
ed that X would be a candidate.'
said Mr. Bryan, "I have not stated
that I would not be a candidate
Such a high honor as the presiden
tial nomination is something that
no American citizen should decline.
Mr Bryan said there was no
foundation for the story to the ef'
feet that he would, if nominated
favor the selection of Senator Wil
liam J. Stone, of Missouri, as chair
man of the Democratic Nationa
Committee.
Death of Gustav Halm.
Gustav Hahn died last week
Wednesday morning at his home in
Wilkes-Barre aged 76 years. Mr
Hahn was stricken Christmas night
with apoplexy from which he never
rallied. He was born in Ger
many and came to Luzerne county
when still a young man. Ap
pointed United States Commission
ers by President Lincoln he con
tinued in that office until his death
OASTOTtlA.
Bears "n ) 1 ho Kind You Haw Mmi
Forcing Fish Law Obedience.
Nearly 500 Arrctli for Violation! During
the Past Year.
Chief Warden John W. Criswell,
in his annual rrport to Pish Com-inii-sioner
W. E. Median, shows a
higher degree of hsh law enforce
ment during the past year than
ever before.
The total number of arrests from
December I, 1905, to December I,
1906, was 495. There were 441
convictions, 54 acquittals, 39 com
mitted to jail, $14,362.50 imposed
in fines, and $8522.50 collected.
Forty-two cases appealed to the
County Courts, 12 were disposed
of, four were appealed to the Super
ior Court and two disposed of final
ly. Of the 495 arrests, 260 were
made by the regular wardens, 203
by special wardens and 32 by the
State Police and constables.
There were 31 distinct offenses
charged. Of the offenses there
were 26 dynamiting, 34 lor illegal
dip nets, 41 for short trout, 1,3 short
bass, 16 game hish out of season,
26 for gigging, 29 for outline fish
ing, 63 fish baskets, 26 excessive
number of lines, 55 fishing on Sun
day.
According torepoits of wardens
the dangers and resistance to of
ficers engaged in enforcing the fish
laws have greatly diminished a-
moim the natives of the State, but
a class of the unnaturalized foreign
clement arc still very persistent and
defiant and must be approached
with care when arrests are necess-
ary. During tne year one waraen
was murdered and two others ser
iously wounded while in the act of
arresting unnaturalized foreigners.
What's In McClure's.
McClure's for January opens the
New Year with an astonishingly
good number, distiguirdied, as usual
by Ihe clean-cut, vigorous tone of
s articles, and by fiction of mark-
d excellence. "Marv Baker G.
F.ddy: the Story of Her Life, and
the History of Christian Science,"
opens its first installment in a man
ner that practically insures the suc
cess of the serial with the American
public. Its tone is clear, conserv
ative, and incisive, and it presents
the remarkable story of Mrs. Kddy's
childhood and youth, and the early
ufluences which molded ner career
11 a narrative of absorbing interest.
Carl Schurz has an unusually strong
article describing his first meeting
with Lincoln, and the famous Lin-
ccln-Douglas debate at Quincy,
Illinois. Eugene Wood writes with
irresistible humor of "The Drama
n Our Town." Burton J. Hen-
drick takes up one of the most
striking social phenomena of our
times the great Jewish invasion
of New York.
"Carl" by Ada Melvin, the
story of a Swedish pioneer child, is
a tale of quite unforgetable and
touching beauty. In "The Man
Who Knew," Perceval Gibbons re-
ates a tragedy of the veldts with
great po. er and simplicity. "Re
molding It," by Lily A. Long, is a
fascinating comedy of situation.
'The Pot-Hunters," by Rex Befich,
a bread western farce about a pro
fessional foot-racer who "did" a
Kansas town, is one of the funniest
stories of the year. "Flood-Tide,"
by Margaret Cameron, "A Perjured
Santa Claus," one of Myra Kelly's
most successful East-Side tales, and
'On the Night Trail," an exciting
out-of-doors story of adventure,
complete the fiction in the number
Theodocia Garrison's poem.
"The Daughter," wil'. attract much
notice; "The Fool's Mother," by
John G. Neihardtand "In Kxtrem
is, by George Sterling, are unus
ually good verse.
Drawings by Horace Taylor and
Frederic Dorr Steele, reproduced in
tint, illustrate "The Drama in Our
Town" and Myra Kelly's Fast-Side
story. E. L. Blumenschein, Mart
in Justice, Paul Tullen Meylan, and
others have done artistic work for
this number.
REDUCED RATES TO HARRISBURG AC
COUNT INAUGURATION GOVERNOR
ELECT STUART.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets
sold January 14 and 15, good returning
until January iu. inclusive, trom all
stations in Pennsylvania. Consult
nearest leKet Agent.
The office that seeks the man
isn't nearly so persistent as the
creditor on the same mission.
Hnr 1 1 veiira the tavnrife ta.mil v meninnt fnr thr
WE MOVE IN
THREE MONTHS
Closing; Out Sale Still
Continues.
We have a nice lot of
desirable goods still left.
Come before the best are
all taken.
l Stirring Sale of
- The time for this eagerly-awaited annual event of tuns has again
rolled around. Of course it must out-strip similar prcci ding sales, for
this Is a growing store, and the way we have grown and will grow is to
continually keep heating our own good records.
Therefore larger Muslin Underwear order than ever before were
placed by us, and the snowy new comers fresh, crisp, immaculate all
brighteiiinir shelf and counter in beautiful white profusion.
Such low prices as we have made ! How can we iitlord to doit!
That's Inside history. For months our eagle-eyed buyer have Ui-u
searching out and purchasing choice lots, otlered'at a siierillce by man
ufacturers and wholesalers who needed the money. These fortunate
purchases enable us to acutely reduce prices on tile entire gathering,
right at (he beginning of the season.
Klooks fresh, full, irresistible prices absolutely "bod-rock" make
this the Muslin Underwear opportunity of the coming year. Fill every
nevd now.
CORSET COVERS
of Nainsook, lace and embroidery trimmings, some
very elaborate, The reduced prices are 11 J cents
to $1.35.
NIGHT GOWNS
of Muslin, Nainsook and Cambric, low or high
neck, long or short sleeves, lace or embroidery
trimming, all sizes, all at a saving. The reduced
price from 45 cents to S c.75.
THE WHITE SKIRTS.
Bewildering array of Skirts, plain hemstitched,
ruffled, beribboned, beautiful. All at a saving.
The reduced prices from 45 cents to 8.10.
DRAWERS
of Cambric, lace or embroidery trimming. Reduc
ed 22$ cents to 90 cents.
SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES
Our prices on sheets and pillow cases represent a
saving of from fifteen to twenty per cent.
BLEACHED SHEETS
Nine quarter size . . 79C and 85c
Ten quarter size . . 85c and $1.00
UNBLEACHED SHEETS
Ten quarter size . . 59c andc
BLEACHED PILLOW CASES
42X36 . 22C 42x36
4SX36 . . 25c 45x36 .
COUNTERPANES
Snow white Bed Spreads, beautiful in pattern and in
quality. A wide range of prices, all representing a sav
ing, 75 cents to $4.25.
F. P.
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