THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, KKWUTAKY 1W, 1907
IIARRISBURG LETTER.
Special Correspondence.
llarrislnirg, Pa., Feb. 26, 1907
THR DANDIKS IIAVli BKKN CHOSKN
During the legislative recess the
most morai ntcus duty of the Gov
ernor has been performed. That is
toHiythe Military staff has been
announced. There are tweuty-tour
of these bedecked and bebraiued
goMlaced gentlemen and there were
something like 400 aspirants for
the distinction. And it is a dis
tinction at that for the staff goes
wherever the Governor goes and is
tw'xce as coreeouslv arrayed. A
few of them draw salaries and per
form real services. But most
find ample compensation in the
"pomp and circumstance" wmcn
attt nds their movements wnne on
doty.
The State Boaid of Trade is pro
perly working up an interest iu the
two cent a mile railway passenger
rate bill. The measure passed .the
House finally just before the ad
journment for the Spring election
recess for the purpo-e of serving as
a Morgan until after that event.
But there is a deep seated suspicion
that after having served that pur
pose it will be abandoned to a stif
ling process in the Senate. To
avert that Secretary Williams, ol
the State Board of Trade has ad
dressed a circular to all local boards
of trade, chambers of commerce
ind merchants, manufacturers and
commercial organizations through
out the State imploring them to get
busy on the Senate.
Tne bill in its present form is
hardly worth the labor which Sec
retary Williams invokes for it, but
of course it could be inproved. As
Representative Blakeslee declared
on the occasion of its final passage
in the House, it puts upon the car
rying corporations no obligation
except that of carrying passengers
U two cents a mile while it con
tains so many features of question
able constitutional. ty, that unless
it is very materially bettered it
slight Jwell be dropped. Still it
may be worth while for the civic
nnd commercial organizptions ap
pealed to to follow his suggestions,
liven if they fail to ncliieve the
purpose he has in mind they are
making public sentiment that will
ultimately compass thi: result.
ONE CP THK GREAT EVILS.
The State Water supply commis
sion is ready to make its first report
to the Legislature and it is expect
ed that this ponderous document
vill be presented early next week.
The Water Supply commission is
me of those tax eating bodies creat
ed by the Legislature of 1905 when
me of the bosses were "sitting
:p nights" in the Boas mansion
itudying out schemes to create new
offices. The State constabulary
md a number of commissions be
sides the one in question were
imoiig the fruits of that nocturnal
abor and hundreds of decayed poll
icians, moral and physical wrecks,
ere provided with places in that
ay. The forth coming report
promises to be more or less inter
tiug, however, not because of its
ntrinsic merit but for the reason
hat it shows how willingly "men
Irest in a brief authority" delve
nto other people's affairs and strive
o compe1 obedience to their man
dates. The commission announces in
nonderous periods that "it is mak
vng a thorough and comprehensive
tudy of the water supply of Penn
ylvania, especially with respect to
its natural conditions,; as affected by
copulation and manufactories; as
tfected by appropriation for muni
ipal and domestic purposes.; as af
.cted by appropriation for water
,jower and for transportation; as
iffected by obstruction of water
courses and affected by forest cov
:r, rainfall, floods, geology and
topography." But it doesn't take
long to discover that after all these
re only secondary features of the
report. The main point is the re
quest for greater authority for the
commission. It wants the power
to remedy as well as discover faults
iu art or nature and would like to
fie invested with power ' to do ef
fective work in the equal distribu
tion of the water supply of the
Siate."
It is surprising how the proclivi
ties for "running things" develop
in the average official m'nd. Take
a man who might have been a ten
dollar a week clerk in a store or
the third assistant foreman ol a
blacksmith shop with one fire and
transplant him into a public office
of some sort and he immediately
imagines that he has not only the
qualities but the bearing of a king.
About the seci nd year of his service
be complains to the Legislature
that his powers are entirely too cir
cumscribed and at the next sessiou
Poire
Is
certain if you take Hood's
This great liH'dicino cures those eruptions,
pimpk's and boils thai appear ut all seasons;
cures scrofula sores, salt rheum or eczema;
adapts itself equally well to, and also cures, dys
pepsia and all stomach troubles; euros rheu
matism and catarrh; euros nervous troubles,
debility and that tired feeling.
SarsatabS-Fnr Ihrup wlin prpfcr mrrtlclnn In tnl
1ft fiirm, Homl's SiirHiipurlllii is now put up in clinco.
Idled talili'ts ciilN'il Srntnli"i, ixh well n In 1lii ununl
liquid form. Snrxntiilis linvu lili'iitli'iilty tlio numo
curative properties a the llciulil form, lieirldi'8 accu
racy of dose, convenience, economy, no Umn by evap
oration, lirekneo, or lottkuire. iniit.'lxt9 or promptly
by mull. C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, .Maw.
Gt'ARANTEKn under tlio Food and
he is on the fioorbbbying for legis
lation which will authorize him to
reculate evcrvthine and evervbodv.
As a matter of fact one of the great
est of present evils about the State
house is the "official lobbv." if it
may be so designated. By that I
mean the importuning of senatois
and Representative in the Legisla
ture bv heads of Departments or
bureaus of the State government
for legislation in which they are in
terested.
THINGS MOVING IN HARRISBURG.
There has been no legislatiou
since my last letter but things have
been moving in and about the "Pal
ace of Graft," just the same. For
example during the week that the
legislators were absent a number of
the "specially designed clocks"
were installed in their respective
places. One of the bills which were
hurried through from the Board of
Public Grounds and Building to
the State Treasury between the
date of the election of State Trea
surer William II . Berry and his in
stallation was for 200 specially de
signed clocks at $115.50 apiece.
The contract lor the clocks had
been awareed to Sanderson, of
Philadelphia, the per pound con
tractor for chardeliers, and the bill
amounting to $23,100 was paid by
State Treasurer Mathues on April
17,1906. Mr. Berry was inaugu
rated ou May 6, following, and the
clocks were not delivered until last
week. The early payment was
probably made so as to avoid a pos
sible inquiry into the relative value
and cost of the clocks by Mr. Berry.
You can't measure the disposi
tion ol a dog by the tone ot his
voice and the number of bills intro
duced into a legislative body is no
criterion as to the character of tne
work it is likely to perform. Thus
far the present legislature has
proved a record maker in the mat
ter of introducing bills. The time
actually spent in session wouldn't
amount to ten days on the farm
but in that time 1055 bills have
been introduced of which 763 were
read in the House and 292 in the
Senate. One hundred and forty
bills have been repotted from the
House committees, eleven ol which
originated in the Senate and had
previously passed that body. The
Senate committees have reported
seventy-five bills, six of which had
originated in the House. Only one
measure has been signed by the
Governor, however, though from
this time on the mill will grind
faster. In fact the indications are
that there will be a great rush from
Monday with the view of hastening
the final adjournment. The result
cf the Philadelphia election has
vastly increased the conbdence of
the machine managers and it will
be a run under the spur from now
on. Some of the reform measures
promised in the Republican State
platform may be enacted, for Gov
ernor Stuart is revealing some signs
of a determination to "make good."
But whatever reform work is done
will have strings to it so as to make
it as little inimical to machine inter
ests as possible.
LIBERAL CHARITY APPROPRIATIONS
It may be confidently predicted
that the appropriations to insane
PATIENCE and
HOPE
It is not refiRonablo to as
sume that any chronio miil
ady even though attended
by no dangerous symptoms
can be cured at once. And
Anv nrenurfttimi ftitwl fr, Id
' A J I L
; ) this limy well be distrusted.
j mil 11 is mo experience 01
l lJUr -'t i intelligent people nil over
, the luud for over 30 years,
HOPE that a persevering use of
DR. KENNEDY'S
FAVORITE REMEDY
according to directions, will soon relieve and
ultimately cure cases of Fever and Ague,
IiillousuesH, Rheumatism, Debility of the
Rtomuch, Bowels, Kidneys and Madder, and
all disorders urising from an impure state
of the Blood, when no other medicine or
treatment has been of any permanent bene,
fit. Hufferers may prniH-rly be reminded
that Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
is no speculative preparation, placed upon
the market to fill the pockets! a proprietor
who is ignorant of the first principles of
medicine, but a prescription used with uni
form success by Dr. Kennedy lonjr before
lie ever dreamed of making it public
Write to Dr. David Kennwiy'n Bona, Hondrrat, N,
V., for a fret aample bottle and medical booklet.
Large MUm $1.00, ( si) druuu
(Blood
.NarHaiwrilla.
Mm. C. K. Tyler, Hnrtlrtfftnn. Vt.,
My t " The cure of a niKn fnnn, ao
trnlrh tn do find fto litttn lirnlth to do It
wtth, rniiKed nlmnt a complete lircak
down 1 Mood poor and thin: no AtronRth,
ltttlo alwn. Ilnod'ii Sarftnparllla riiva
apKtlt, natural idepp, perfect health,
IratiKth to do all my work."
I
Prngs Act, Juno ."?(), lOOfi. No. 324.
asylums and other State corrective
and charitable institutions will be
j liberal. Itcan besaid that nothing
brought out during the recent cam
paign gave th machine managers
! as much worry as the incomparable
. wretchedness and neglect of the in
' sane hospitals. Most of us thought
I that the exposures of graft in the
j new capitol construction would be
a greater aauger 10 mem out as a
matter of fact they didn't mind that
at all. These practical politicians
reason that the average man doesn't
care a farthing for expense unless
be feels, personally, the burden of
it. An additional mill on the school
or road tax counts because it re
quires cash to meet it. But the
stolen millions were unimportant
for the burden of payment was not
felt. The beauty and magnificence
of the building obscured the im
morality involved in the graft.
G. D. H.
Deeds Recorded.
The following deeds have been
recorded by Recorder Miller since
those last published:
M. I. Hennessy to Thomas F.
Ilennessy for tract of land in the
Borough of Catawissa, considera
tion $400.
Boyd Freas and wife to George
W. Ash for undivided half interest
in a piece of land in the borough of
Berwick, consideration $750.
Alexander K. Seigtried to estate
of C. P. Follmer for a piece of land
in the Borough of Benton, con
sideration $500.
H. F. Everett and wife to Sarah
J. Thompson for lot of ground iu
the Borough of Benton, considera
tion $uoo.
S. J. Johnson and wife to Ella
Albertson for lot of ground iu the
Town of Bloomsburg, consideration
$190. 1
Charles W. Kngle and wife, to
Marx Levy for lot of ground in
Berwick. ,
Boann M. Bower to Joseph L. '
Bower for lot of land in Briar Creek
township, consideration $75.
A. E. Johnson and wife to Harri
son D. Miller for three tracts of
land in Mifflin township, considera
tion $4,000.
H. D. Miller and Mary A. Miller
to A. E. Jbhnson for 106 acres of
land in Mifflin township, considera
tion $t,ooo and 105 acres of land.
Isaiah Bower and wife to Sarah
A. Trego for lot of ground in the
Borough of Berwick, consideration
$900.
E. J. Brown and wife to Thomas
A. Martz for lot of ground in Briar
Creek township, consideration $270.
Frank W. Heller and wife to
Lizzie S. Cutter for lot of ground in
the Borough of Millville, considera
tion $256.
Mary Shutt et al, to A C. Hag
enmyer for lot of ground in Town
of Bloomsburg, consideration,
$1500.
Freas Thomas and wife to David
W. Lanning for 65 acres of land in
Fishing Creek township, considera
tion $300.
David W. Lanning and wife to
Freas Thomas for lot of ground in
Briar Creek township, considera
tion $200.
Michael Casey's 'executors to M.
J. Casey for 3 lots of pround in the
Town of Bloomsburg, consideration
$630.
Michael Casey, executor, to Ellen
Hickey for lots in Town of Blooms
burg, consideration $320.
Charles B. Ent Sheriff, to C. M.
Creveling lor 162 acres and 100
, perches of land m Jackson town
bhip, consideration $1415.
Charles B. Ent, Sheriff, to C. M
Creveling for land in Greenwood
township, consideration $70.
The following letters are adver
tised Feb'y. 26, 1907: Mr. Garner
Artley, A. M. Longenecker, Miss
Clara Ikler, Mr, John Nafus, Miss
Bessie Whitmire. Cards. Rebecca
Applcruan, Mr. Horton Laubach
Will be sent to the dead letter office
March 12, 1907.
OASTOniA.
Bwrtth Tha Kind Vou Haw Alwavf Boufitt
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THAW TRIAL.
The trial of Harry K. Thaw in
New York city for the murder of
Stanford White is still drawing its
weary length along, and may oc
cupy two weeks more. It is one
of the slimi.st exhibitions ever
produced in a court of justice.
Evalyn N. Thaw, the chorus
gitl wife of Harry Tnaw. is either
one of the most devoted wivts the
world has ever seen, or else she is
an actress utterly devoid of shame
or modesty. She his laid bare her
life to the public, showing her re
lations with White, admitted that
she traveled over Europe with
I Thaw as man and wife before they
were married, admitted that she
knew little or nothing of the Bible,
rarely it ever went to church, was
not sure whether she had any re
ligious belief.
And she is now only 22 years
of age. It would seem as though
the mother who has raised a
daughter in such a way as that has
something to answer for. A girl
who has heeti reared in such an
Bttuosphete as she says she was, if
she is telling the truth, is more
sinned against than sinning.
Whether the total annihilation of
whatever character ehe possessed,
by her testimony on the witness
stand shall avail to save the life of
her husband, remains to be seen.
If she should not succeed, she will
at least have the consolation of
knowing that that life up to this
time has been of no value to the
world. And yet it may be that
this pampered son of millionaire
parents, who was never taught to
do anything but squander money,
is more to be pitied than blamed.
There are many lessons to be
learned from the Thaw trial.
Too True.
"If any class of business men
ever had good reason for the forma
tion of a trust with a view of ad
vancing prices the press of the
country presents that justificatiou
at this time," contends the Chicago
Blade, and continues to argue logi
cally as follows:
"The white paper alone on which
many papers are printed, costs
more than is paid by the purchaser
for the printed edition. The cost
of white paper has been advancing
for years, printing ink never cost
more than at the present time and
wages were never higher, yet the
price of the output has been retain
ed . The newspapers of the country
iu their columns seem to point out
everything in the news .line per
taining to the information of trusts
in oil, sugar, paper, steel and also
every commodity in general use,
but they could and should point
with great interest to the fact that
they are supplying the public with
news of the world under a greater
expeuse of production than ever be
fore, while the comparative cost of
advertising has not been greatly iu
creased. "The newspapers have been in
the front rank in the development
of American civilization and to-day
they give more to the purchaser
for the investment than it is possi
ble to receive in any other channel
of expenditure. Any thoughtful
person who will carefully consider
the increased publication cost of
newspapers and the vast amount of
information and pleasure the people
derive from them at old time prices
will agree with us that the postage
on them as well as on letters, should
be reduced."
Maud Ballington Booth.
The Normal Auditorium was
rilled to its capacity last night by
an audience that listened most at
tentively to Mrs. Maud Ballington
Booth in her lecture on the good
work that has been done among the
inmates of prisons. For eleven
years she has been engaged in this
work, and that her whole heart is
in it cannot be doubted for a mo
ment by any one who heard her
talk about it. She is a woman of
charming personality, and a speak
er of much power. "Lights and
Shadows of Prison Life," was her
subject, and no one is better equipp
ed to discuss i; than she, for she
has given her life to the work
among convicts.
Another Bear.
William P. Faust saw a bear last
Sunday. He lives on the farm of
James Foster, between Danville
and Bloom. The bear did not
seem to be alarmed, and took its
time to move away when Foster
got quite near it with some dogs.
The dogs were afraid and would
not give chase, and the bear slowly
disappeared.
. . .
MIFFLINVILLE BRIDGE CONTRACT
The York Bridge Co. which has
tlij contract for the Mifflinville
bridge, has let the substructure to
M. II. Stebbius, of Willsboro,
Tioga county.
I 0000
GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL
SURPLUS STOCK SALE
Our 2nd surplus stock sale
mvrSff nnlinin nil rinllC OflllC
Will CCIIJ3t till MV,IUU3 UIHiJ)
both as to price reduction and
the enormous stocks of fine
merchandise.
NOW GOING ON.
$1000 IN PRIZES
TO BE DISTRIBUTED AB
SOLUTELY FREE.
Vhp the lotters oontnlned In the toxt : "WKT-
MODE'S uocoaM'T," and form as ninny wonts
an you can, ulnif letters elthor backward or
forward, but do not us any letM-r In name word
mnie :lin'K than It appears lu "WK I'MOKK a
UOCOAXl'T." Kor example, the wordn wet,
ate, too, etc. The person forming tlio (freftt-st
number of words ualnKthe. letters In the text
will receive W0 In cash; for tliB next Urgent
list we will give t;r; for the next, cash, nnd
for each of tlio next ten largest lUta we will
five fin In gold In case two or more people tie
hen tint prize wll. be divided equally between
such persons.
If you sregoortat wori making yon can se
cure a valuable prize, s the Wet more Company
Min nas giving many imnciKimr, special souve
nir prl.es to the nersoiiB sendl'ir them a list
containing over llfteen words Write . vour name
on lis' of words (num-er) and enclose the same
postpaid Willi vour name mid address, and you
will receive a free Bumple package of Wet more's
Coeoanut.
This word contest will bo fatefully and con
scientiously conducted, and Is solely Mr the
purpose of further advertising and Introducing
"Velmnre'B Cocnunut In new localliles. If you
are able to make a good list of words and ans
wer promptly, you will stand an eiiml opportu
nity to ticcuro one of the valuable prizes.
We Intend spending a large amount of mon-
el'ithe distribution of prizes In this contest
and assure you that vour result will be most
gtatlfying. Itcosts nothing to enter tun om.
sf, but we will be pleawd to hove you tell us
whether your groceryman handles Wetmore's
Coeoanut or not. Write vour name Plainly and
send lis! as early as poss'blc. Address
THE WET MORE COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
8-21-lt.
DOCTORS SAY
WHISKEY
Is the best stimulant we have,
Tliey mean, of course, pure whiskey.
It Is invaluable it) ninny eases. Tin-re
seems to be no altiiHte substitute for it
Home people drink too much. Homo
eat too much; uome smoke too much.
For tliOBe who need it there in nothing
better than
A. P. WARD & CO'S.
BLACK DIAMOND WHISKEY
Properly aged, rich, smooth flavor;ab-
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13 N. Washington St.,
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NOW IS THE TIME
of year when you think ofcleaniiiK
house, also of cleaning uo tlio rub
bish and foul matter which ha ac
cumulated about your premises, to
guard against sickness, but do you
ever give the second thoueht to the
old built-in unsaniturv Plumbing
Fixtures which breed disease right
111 your own nouses, ir you thiuk
of installing
I am ready to emote you good prices
on STANDARD SANlTAltl
MtU. VO'SKiiamtl Goods, all fully
guaranteed.
All Jobbing of Plumbing and Heating
Promptly Attended to.
P. M. liEIULY,
438 Centre St. Uell 'Phone
For the Satisfactory
Kind In Up-to-date
Styles, go to
CapwelFs Studio,
(Over Ilartmai ' Store)
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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W. L. Douglas Shoes
FOR MEN
are worn by more men than
anv other shoe made.
Come in and let us fit you
with a pair.
PRICE,
$3, $3.50 and $4
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Corner Main and Iron Sts.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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.Lehr & Co.,
AND BOWLBY.
This Store has the agency for
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VICTOR TALKING
MACHINES.
I WASH MACHINES
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j stone, Majestic.
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j 'Street, Beloxv Market.
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