THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURd, PA. STRONGEST BANK Capital 8100,000. Undivided Profits S30.000. First National Bank, OF BLOQMSBURG, lA. MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSIT YOUR SAV' INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK. OFFICERS: K. W. M. Low, President. J. M. Btaver, Vice President. K. B. TuHtin, Vice President. E. F. Carpenter, Cashier. DIRECTORS: 2 W. M. Low, F. G. Yorks, Frank Ikeler, JoAenh Ralti, ti. IJ. Tustln, Fred Ikeler, Geo. 8. Ilnbbinii, 8. C. Creasy, J. M Htaver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, H. V. Hower. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 1866. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Established 1837. Consouimi ei 1S69 Published Every Thursday Morning, At lilojmalmrg, the County Seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. GEO. E. EI. WELL, Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman. Terms: Inside the county $ 1.00 a year la advance; $1,501 f not paid in advance. Outside thecounty, $1.25 a yenr, strictly in Advance. All communications should beaddressed THE COLUMBIAN, WoomslurR, Pa. THURSDAY, APRIL 2.r, l'.07 FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, W. W. BLACK, of Bloonisburg. Subject t. tbe decision of the Democratic voters. FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE CHARLES A. SHAFFER, of Berwick. Subject to tbe decision of tbe Democratic voters. NOTICE PRIMARY ELECTION For the Spring Primary Election to Be Held Saturday June 1st, Between the Hours of 2 P. M. and 8 P. M.. 1907. ' ' the Voters of Columbia County: lu accordance with Section . j ree paragraph Four of the Uni ; orm Primary Election Law notice is hereby given that the sev eral political parties in the said county will vote at the various polling places in the said county on Saturday June 1st, 1907, between the hours of 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. to nominate candidates at the Spring Primary election as follows, towit,- One person for Associate Judge. One person (or County Surveyor. Two persons for delegates to the Republican State Convention. Four persons for delegates to the Democratic State Convention. Six persons for delegates to the Prohibition State Convention. One person for Republican Com mitteeman in each election district. One person for member of the Democratic Standing Committee in each election district. One person for Chairman of the Prohibition party. One person for Secretary of the Prohibition party. One person for Treasurer of the Prohibition party. One person tor committeeman from each election district for the Prohibition party. Jerry A. Hess") County C. L. Pohe ' Commis R. Ringrose ) sioners. Attest A. B. Black, Commissioner's Clerk THE JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION. The delegates to the State Con vention to be held this year, and all candidates to be voted for at the November election, will be nominated at what is termed the Spring primary to be held on the first Saturday of June, which is the first day of June 1907. The primary election will be held by the regular election officers, and the polls will be open on that day from two o'clock to eight o'clock r. M. The tickets to be used at the primary election are to be prepared and furnished by the County Com missioners. In order to become a candidate and have your name printed on the official ballot the following conditions must be com plied with: first: If you desire to become a candi date for delegate to the State Con vention, you must file with the County Commissioners at least three weeks prior to the first day of June, your petition signed by at IN THE COUNTY Surplus 8150,000. least 10 qualified electors, of the county. second: If you desire to become a candi date for associate Judge in Colutn bia County you must file your peti tion with the Secretary of the Com monwealth, signed by at least 200 qualified electors, at least four weeks prior to the date of the pri mary election, June 1st. third: If you desire to become a candi date for County Surveyor you must file your petition with the County Commissioners at least three weeks prior to the primaries, June 1st, and signed by at least 50 qualified electors. fourth: If you desire to become a candi date for member of the County Committee from your election pre cinct, you must file with the County Commissioners your petition at least three weeks prior to the date of the primaries, June 1st, and signed by at least ten qualified electors. As the June primary will be the first held in Columbia County un der the Act approved Feb. 17, 1906, these suggestions and direc tions are made by the Chairman of the County committee to inform prospective candidates as to what is required of them under this pre sent Act of Assembly. These directions have been con fined exclusively to such offices in Columbia County for whom candi dates are to be named at the June primary of this year. Every candidate for nomination, whether successful or not, must within fifteen days after the pri mary, file with the Prothonotary, a statement setting forth under oath, either that his expenses did not exceed $50, or if they exceed ed $50, the statement must be itemized. James H. Mercer, Ch'n. Dem. Co. Com. ' TO THE PUBLIC. In this issue I announce myselt as a candidate for tbe office of As sociate Jud;e of Columbia county, i have always been a Democrat, and I assure you if nominated and elected to the office which I now aspire to fill, I will be guided whol ly by my best judgment, and en deavor to do my duty as I see it, and as I have done it in the past. I promise, if elected, so far as with in my power, a fair, honest and impartial administration, with equal and exact justic? to all men and special privileges to none. I will endeavor to see all the Democratic voters in thecounty be fore the Primaries in June next, and I will be content to abide their decision at that time. Based upon my pledges as herein stated I will ask the voters to stand by me. Sincerely yours, tf. W. W. BLACK. Pale, Thin, Nervous ? Then your blood must be in j a very bad condition. You certainly know what to take, then take it Ayer's Sarsa parilla. If you doubt, then consult your doctor. We know what he will say about this grand old family medicine. Trill Is the first question your doctor would aski "Art your bowel. reKularf" H know thftt dally action of Ute bowels Is absolutely e.Mnntlal to recovery. Keep your liver active and your bowel, regular by taklug laxative do.e. of Ayer's fills. Mad by 3. O. Arer Co., Lowell, Hut Aleo mauufaoturere of 9 hud vinnn 1 IPfQ AQUE CUKE. If V O CHEKRY PECTORAL. We have) no aeerets I W publish the) formulae of all out medtotnee. m Senator Cochran Doesn't Want It Colleagues Want Him o be Candidate tir Stats Treasurer. A dispatch from Harrisburg pub lished in Sunday's Philadelphia North American says Senator J. Henry Cochran's colleagues in the legislature are trying to make him the next Democratic nominee for State treasurer. Senator Cochran was interview ed at his office yesterday, says the Williamsport Sun, and when asked about the reported effort to make him the nominee for State treasur er, said he had heard nothing of it, and added that under no conditions would he accept a nomination. "When I said that I would tievpr again be a candidate for office, I meant it," said Senator Cochran. - m . Roosevelt Seeing Enemies. During these days, President Roosevelt is seeing an enemy lurk ing behind every bush. He claims that there is a conspiracy against him; but all this may be in his im agination. Be that as it may, his erratic utterances of late atVl his display of bad temper have been the cause of his losing many of his former friends, iu his own party. His manifest irritability leads many to suppose that, notwithstanding his declaration to the contrary, he is anxious to secure another nomi nation. But, in view of recent de velopments, should he consent to be a candidate again, he probably would be badly defeated. His an ger and excitement, because of al leged discovery of a gigantic con spiracy to buy the presidency of the United States, might be excus able in a chief magistrate who had been elected under conditions, dif ferent from those which attended his election. But for Mr. Roose velt to stand aghast at the specta cle of a cabal of plutocrats, combin- ItHT frr tlir. nnriwwn r , n fl nu,w.i . ...w 1 1 1 11 nv. 1 II Ui 1 uie cnoice ot a president, is ridicu lous; it would be so even with due regard for the seriousness which naturally attaches to the baneful use of money. President Roose velt has practically admitted that he was the beneficiary of what is acknowledged to have been the largest campaign fund ever collect ed by the national committee of any political party, and to which the very men, whom he now accus es of being engaged in an unholy alliance to dictate the election of his successor, were liberal contribu tors. Mr. Roosevelt is evidently suffering from an exaggerated at tack of egotism. Lock Haven Democrat, Woman's Home Companion for May. The possibility that a defunct cat should have nine ghosts proba bly never occurred to any writer until Ellis Parker Butler contribut ed his very funny short story "The Chromatic Ghosts of Thomas" to the May Woman's Jfome Compan- ion. The story certainly will march down the aisles of fame arm in arm with "Pigs is Pigs" by the same author. Mr. Butler's story has plenty of good company. In the same number of the Woman's Home Companion are three other exceedingly clever short stories "The Wall of the Word." by Her bert D. Ward; "The Madness of Watkins," by Henry M. Hyde, and "Their Innocent Diversions," by Jean Webster. Among the special articles are "The Progress of Women in the Last Fifty Years," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; 'Shopping in Loudon" by Carolyn Wells; "The Home Builders Plan ning the House," by Charles Ed ward Hooper, and "Europe on Two Dollars a Day," by Esther Brook. Lovers of music will be delighted with the double-page contribution "Fragrance," a new song by Victor Herbert. Dr. Ed ward Everett Hale, who writes an editorial page each month, tells about a memorable visit to Mount Vernon. The department devoted to the child labor campaign con tains an important article on "Child Labor and Education in Southern Cotton Mills," by A. J. McKel way, assistant secretary of the Na tional Child Labor Committee. Mr. McKelway reproduces an agree ment made between parents and mill owners, in which the parents promise that their children above twelve years of age shall work in the mill." Grace Margaret Gould describes the latest fads in gowns ana trocks; Evelyn Parsons contri butes new ideas for summer needle work, and Fannie Merritt Farmer describes emergency dishes in her monthly cooking lesson. In the pages for children Dan Beard tells the "Sons of Daniel Boone" how to build play forts, and Aunt Janet sends a message to the members of her "Club of Clubs." The May number of this popular magaziue is illustrated in colors an impor tant departure for magazines of its size. All "Soap" Clubs May Be Taxed. The bill now before the State senate providing for the levying of a tax upon all soap clubs or organi zations of people doing business with firms outside of the State if it shall pass and be approved by the governor will affect many people of this town. If exact statistics were made public the amount of busi ness done by associations of people in Bloonisburg and vicinity with firms from other States would be surprising. There are numerous clubs that are called "soap" clubs, which trade not only in soap, but in many other branches of the grocery trade. While the amount of business transacted by any one club is not large, if a tax were to be levied upon it equal to the regular mercantile tax the payment of the same would undoubtedly prove burdensome and destroy the profits. According to the State rating all mercantile establishments must pay an annual tax at the rate of $1 for business not exceeding $1,000; $5 for a business not exceeding $5,000, and so on in the denominations of fives. These clubs would likely all be rated under the minimum class, which would mean a tax of 1 $1 per year, but with the addition al tax of $2 for every mercantile establishment doing business and their members would be compelled to come back to the local trade with their business. How to Make Ashes Burn. The remarkable secret for burn ing ashes with coal discovered by John Ellsmore, an Altoona cobbler, and which has excited attention almost the world over, is out. Al most every householder in Altoona is now using it with great saving in coal bills. Several well known chemists immediately after it was announced that Ellsmore had soh ed the problem of obtaining heat from ashes set to work to try to discover the formula. They were success ful and here it is: Common salt, one pound. Oxalic acid, two ounces. Water, one gallon. Mix and moisten a mixture con taining one part coal and three parts ashes, and a better fuel than pure coal is obtained. The ashes of anthracite coal burn as readily as do those of bitumi nous. This mixture will upon be ing placed upon a burning fire fuse into a cokelike mass and deposit but little residue. It is claimed that the test has been made in many places, and that it works well. We have not seen it demonstrated, nor have we heard any one say how long the ashes will burn. There is one pro blem that still confronts us. If the ashes are all consumed, and everybody stops burning coal, where are the ashes to come from to make the fire with, after a while? Crime and Bloodshed Rule Uncheckd in Coal Region. So alarming has become the criminal situation in Noithumber land county that citizens of Spring field, a suburb of Shamokin, head ed by the Hon. Monroe H. Kulp presented a petition to the court in Sunbury Monday morning asking that Wm. Moore be appointed as an additional county detective in order that all persons guilty of crime might be brought to justice. In the past month more dastard ly crimes have been committed within a radius of two miles of Shamokin than occur in the aver age Pennsylvania county iu a whole decade. Matters become still worse when the fact is brought out that of the last three murders there is little hope that the assassins will go to the gallows, while for two of the murders not a single arrest has been made and not a single piece of evidence unearthed which gives the slightest clue to the criminal. A feeling of security pervades the lawless Italians and when they have occasion to use the knife they do not hesitate from fear of being brought to answer for their enme. Souvenir Post Cards are printed at this office.. Half tones supplied, tf. . m . The following letters are in the Bloonisburg, Pa. post office: Wil liam F. Askew, Mr. Samuel Davis, Mr. J. B. Hoffman, Mr. G. Wilmer Reinbold, Mrs. Edith Wagner. Cards, Miss Bertha Abbott, Miss Edythe A. Doty. , JdayraeTs Kxp2.ctor9M (rag For 75 years the favorite familmedicine for throat and lungs. XN -ry' I TO WHSEHD I WE IN ABOUT WILL SHOW YOU A Beautiful Selection of Merchandise IN OUR NEW STORE ! 1 Spring and Summer Knit Underwear for Women, Men and Children We feel justly proud of our Men's, Women's and Chil dren's Underwear we assembled larger assortments of better values than ever before. This is decidedly the better sort of Underwear. No maker contributes to our stocks whose goods haven't earn ed a meritorious reputation. We are just as particular in choosing- as you are and a lot more particular about the price end of the deal. But then no need for you to think about the price simply buy here and you'll get a full return for your money. Women's Underwear. Women's Swiss Ribbed Vests low neck and no sleeve , very elastic, 10c. Women's Fine Swiss Rib bed Vests regular and ex tra large sizes, with or without sleeves, low neck I2ic. Women's Fine Egyptian Cotton Ribbed Vests and Pants. Vests with high or low neck, with or without sleeves. Pants umbrella shape with deep lace 25 and 50 cents. Women's Lisle Thread Vests with pretty crochet ted neck and arms, very elastic 25 cents. Women's Jersey Ribbed Vests in out sizes, low neck and short sleeves 16c. Women's out size in Lisle Thread Vests high neck, long or short sleeves 30 cents. Women's light weight wool (non shrinkable) vests and pants 85c.' Women's Spring weight Union Suits, umbrella shapes and light fitting high or low necks without sleeves 50c and $1.00. F.P.PURSEL. BLOOMSBURG, - PENN'A. MOVE ONE WEEK. Men's Underwear. Men's Ribbed Balbrig gan Shirts and Drawers. Shirt with long or short sleeves. Drawers double seated 25 cents. Men's French Balbrig gan Shirts and Drawers. Shirts with long or short sleeves. Drawers with tape and back straps, pearl but ton, 50 cents. Men's fine wool (very light weight) Shirts and Drawers. Shirts with long sleeves and splendid quali ty $1.00. Boys' Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers. Shirts with long sleeves. Drawers in knee or ankle length. Children's Ribbed Cot ton Vests low neck and sleeveless, 10c. Children's Fine Gauze Vests and Pants. Vests have short sleeves. Pants side buttoned, knee and ankle length, all sizes, be ginning at 15c and up. res ST and i
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