4 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBUR&, PA. STRONGEST BANK Capital 8100,000 Undivided Profits $30,000 First National Bank, S Per Cent. Interest Allowed on SavingsDeposifs O V K I C K It N : :'.. YV. M.Lnw, Vrr;i l.'iil. J. M. Stawr, Vice President. I". !'.. 'I n-tin , Vice I'resMent. K. K. (.'nrpeiiter, Cashier. I) 1 H KCT Oils',: : W.M.Low, 1'. ). VoiU-i, Fiaiik Ikclcr, Joseph Haiti, i. P. Tn-tin. Kr II UcIit, (icd, S. llnMiino, rs. ('. ('re-asy, J.M staver, M. I. Low, Louis (irons, I f . V. 1 lower. THE COLUMBIAN. ' !'.! i.IS'l I 1' I ..('.!. THLTi;lAV. tM Oi;i:il 3, 1007 CiT v..- '.I ! iS. C- :. . ::-. i I ii' 9 , " " ' ."NO, V. ', " . t:r ., ''it .... ' . i of ...i 0" I'Uy , i'cii'-s Ivauin. (: . i . n v, I'M.. I';,, ok. I:'' C. ROAN , 1-'cki.m s . 1' ..- 1 Tisi.' i ihecorim -!.or; year In iv.:;t, Vl.y.if not oui.'t til a Iv.ukx-. Ohm' ' ic'viii'v,!..,! vi'.t, .:ri.-!l ;n Al' " 1 ivi'inioti'M s -houl.l I't'.v.l.llcssed T!TK COL7MW V. I'!c.-:i: urR, la Political. Democratic State Ticket. l'UK S.'ATK Tl. KASfKKU,; JOHN G. ITARM.W, ot Biuomsburg. Democratic County T'rhct. For As:-xtatk Jrni;, WILLIAM KRICkoAUM, of pi.-,-;-s'."-.r. C ' TTT) ( Li LXED. 'I,;!:. John G. II;;rma:i opened i 'j:.;np li.i as 1). ir.. .. t..;;o e.uu.i v " .r'Sc.te Tie .:-:r, i'Lt:, .r last Saturday niyht. An ..udience of over four thousand fill ed iut building to o.e. uo nig. Speeches were made by State Treas urer Berry, who was warmly greeted, ar:d ethers. Eut it wasn't all a Kerry meet ing, this opening rally of the De mocratic State campaign. One of the features of the gathering was the tremendous ovation tendered Candidate John G. Harman as he entered the hall with Berry, es corted by William J. Brennen, city chairman and candidate for Judge of Common Pleas Court, No. 4. The crowd cheered for 20 minutes. The Carlisle Club, of Pittsburg, escorted the speakers from the Monongahela House, where Berry and Harman had held a reception all day. They were visited by hun dreds of voters, many Republicans being among the number. The rally was the most enthu siastic held in that city since Candi date Bryan made his famous ap pearance. The other speakers were Mayor Guthrie, of Pittsburg; John H. Fow, of Philadelphia; W. J. Bren nen and John B. Larkio, of Pitts burg. harman's magnetic speech. In the audience were many inde pendent voters who took a keen in terest in the Demccratic candidate for State Treasurer, Mr. Harman. His remarks on the sins committed by the Republican administration, and its supporters, together with his promises, to be fulfilled if elect-t-d, created deep interest. It does ::ot look as though it were necessary to have a jo'iu de bate between Hrrman and Sheatz in crier that the Democrats can draw a cowl at their me-tings, as some of the Republican organs are so absurdly claiming. The ancient myth that oysters weie eatable only in die mo-iths with an R in them was d spelled loug ago, though many persons still hoid to the practice it inculcat ed. It has had one good result, however, and that is to greatly re duce the consumption of oysters during tour mouths of the year. With Septembtr the tabooed letter reappears, and now this famous food will be plentiful all over this part of the world, as the reports seem to indicate that the harvest will be equal to the demand. Tne number of oysters eiten Is alui-jst beyond comprehension. In the height of the season Philadelphia receives about 160,000 bushels per week; Baltimore still more. IN THE COUNTY Surplus $150,000. PKNN'SYLVAN'IA IS IN EARNEST. There is ;joo.l news from Harris bui;4. The lon.i-1'e'aycd ;ui;o 1 against the men a:c,.-ed of the !!, htatehon.-e graft has begun. Gov ern1. r Stu nt has n,V 'good thus far. -ml tlv Attn--icy (V.-nerrd has apparently not only got his nerve up to the "ticking point, but has collected the nccvss3-y evidence for he prosecution. Xow that the wan. mts have been issued for the :ir,'.--t of the alleged boodlers, there can be no turning back. Keen Pennsylvania inriv eventually be pU'e,edot its corruption, and the regime of Quay anil his parasitic fi lends may be looked back to with her or, through an atmosphere of clean poPtics. The roll of dishonor which now becomes a part of the State's crimi nal records is such as to e;ive satis f.icl'em to the most rabid political rurist. Some heads hat wear pub lic halos have ecarvd the lihi niug. but the list of the stricken is notable. These are the men who are held .'rcoiii'i i'ole for th. theft of at least 5, coo, 000 out of t'ue 9,000,000 pe;it i'i ftfni-hit'g the capitol, and a graft relatively unimportant in tho erect 'on of th bnildlus itself. Strch arrests have been long ex pected. The people of Pe'ni-.ylva-nia and of the entire country w ill eagerly awidt the trial. Kve y honest American cw.iot but feel a deep i'le. est i,i the punishment of wiuriever mea ate guilty of such such dimes. The pevpei ioii of 'lie 1110 -t colossal ra t in the histo ry of the United Stales leaves no loophole for sentiment. If he.-e men are guilty tiiey are eue.riesoi the Republic. The principles in volved iiubnately touch every State and every conmtvi'ty. The ade quate punish ncit of the guilty pat ties will lift a burden from the con science of the nation. CUveatui Plain Dealer. Foreign Postal Rates. The Postoffice Department has issued notice of a new rate of post age to all foreign countries except Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Repub lic of Panama. Under this new schedule the rates are as follows: For letters, five cents for first ounce, and three cents for each additional ounce, or fraction thereof; for postal cards, single, two cents each, double, four cents each; for commercial papers, five cents for the first ten ounces or less, and one cent for each addi tional two ounces or fraction there of, packages not to be closed against inspection; for samples of merchan dise, two cents for the first four ounces or less, and one cent tor each additional two ounces or frac tion thereof; for "prints" of every kind, one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, limit of weight four pounds, six ounces, limit of size, eighteen inches in any direc tion. Does Your i Heart Beat Yes. 100,000 times each day. Does it send out good blood or bad blood? You know, for good blood is good health ; bad blood, bad health. And you know precisely what to take for bad blood Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Doctors have endorsed it for 60 years. !One frequent rni of hxl blood It tliixKUh liver. Thlt produces contiHtMn. I'ououum utiitanrea re then aWirbeil Into the blood. r.. . li e I. "well up tn wuli A)er Mule by t. a. Arr Co.. I.ow.11, Mui Alao miiiufcuLurara of J hair viqob. ijers AOt e CURE. CHEKKY PeCTOKAL. W hsv do iMnti I W pabllth tb formula of all our medio. n. ! A L WASHINGTON From our Kc'iilnr Correi'oinletn. Washington, 1"). C. Sept. 26, 1907. President Roosevelt and 'Secre tary Root almost passed each ot'icr in the depot here this wck, the one connng b ick to Washinclmi fron'his suininer vacation at OvMer Bay and the other leii,i the . ty for a long trip tlrotigh Mexico. The President had linished the regular .struma 1 vacation thai keeps the White lit ... : v..c.i:it for th:ee mouths each summer, and was making a flvi.n; trip to Washing ton before 'u.r;lni; on his tour of the west. He will leave here about the end of this month for Canton, Oh;o, where he w.ll take 'part in the dedication of the McKinley Monument Tlience he will go to Keokuk and met the Inini.d Water ways Commission for a trip down the Mis-'is-ippi as far as Memphis. 1 here he will address trv Lake to Gulf Waterways Convention in wiial ought 10 t'e a laU of national rr.o;i'.(-:,t. I'll- convention is pla-i-ning for the long projected ship ciia'uliei lioiii ilur jv ie.s to tile Gulf, d. w.i tl !i- pt'i. It i- llOptil that lilii d e.it.l WiL beco:;, a reality before the Panama t'.'ua' is f.pi-hcii. Willi these two arter ies ot 'Va le, tlie I'niH-.t S""-s W'll be in a pimitinii to make a bid for world li illic Sirch a- 'he li?s never made before, and sncl: as all-water route would make cheap freights to for-.-ign cuir.ti ii ... ;dr practically all of the lid:ed States, putting the states of the Mississippi Valley on a level in this legard with t he states of either the Atlantic or Pacific seaboard. President Roosevelt will not re main in Washington loug on this visit, but he will have a chance to meet at the White House the bishop of London, Bishop Ingram, who :s here icr the crrer.t hpiscop.V. convention. It happens that the !!!!; ff)fe,h a mi'c'i o'.'er nan tii.iu the President, is also an ardent tennis player, and the two have arranged a match on the White House court to be plaved during the visit rf the Tlishnp to the White House. It will be a contest of church and stnf" Mire enough and the Preside'..: will have a ch..::wV t' win hick for Aia.-rict some of the tenais laurels th..-. L.h-j been lev. by the Ame.ican teams in Ku gland of late vears. S-.cittary Keiot's visit to Mexico is partly for pleasure and partly for business. There were a num ber of good results from his recent trip around South America. He was received e.'siy where in his official capacity as the representa tive of the United States and his presence did much to cement the ties of international friendship and make possible the understanding with the Central American states and Mexico averting the recent threatened war. His present visit to Mexico has some connection with abetter understanding with Mexico over the almost constant problem of keeping quiet the turbulent states to the south of her. The good feeling between Mexico and the United States has been grow ing of recent years and the visit of Secretary Root will do much to in crease it. Word has come from that inde fatigable globe trotter, Secretary Taft who is now ou the eve of reaching Tanan. Preoarations are being made for his extensive enter tainment in the laud of the Mikado. but dispatches from Russia indi cate that his comiue is awaited there with even more eagerness. Some of the Russian papers believe that his visit to St. Petersburg will mark the consummation of a de finite alliance between Russia and the United States. This of course is not so. as there are no offensive or defensive alliances of the United States with anv foreitrn nations. and the only regularly recognized treaties are made by the President and approved by the Senate. But in Russia the wish is father to the thought, and as the Land ot the Car has a stand -'nj; grudje to pay off against the Land of the Mikado', the idea is weleoaied in Russia that some sort of understanding may be reached with the United State-s in virtue of which the two countries will eventually join forces against Japan. Russia i:; firmly convinced that this country will have Japan to fight sooner or later, and would greatly like to be in on the job when the clash occurs. The Russian papers have been hailing the advent of the American battleship squad ron to the Pacific as the first sign of this conflict and think that the journey of Secretary Taft to St. Petersburg is directly connected with an iutcruutioual uuderstaud ing. Speaking of the cruise of the battleships, there will be an Jm. I dense amount of coal needed for them, both before leaving the At lantic coast and after leaching San Francisco, It will amount to al most 100,000 tons altogether. The tenders for the coal were opened at the Navy Department this week, and while they have not yet all been sorted out, the indication?) arc that the foreign tender; lor tbecial to be delivered on the Atlantic coast are a coed deal lower than those of the home prodm-frs. The same is true of the coal to be de li veied en the Pacific, with fie ex ception of a rather unexpected ten der from the Mines in Alaska. They have put in a bid tor .10,000 tons of oal to be deliveted at San Francisco at a lower rale than any of the other bidders. It only re mains to be seen whether the Alas kan coal will come up to the speci fications of the Navy Department, and officers are to be sent north to make tins' inspection at once. Tkcie ha-just been ratified an T.rtTe!r.clit entered into l.v ihc l ist meeting of the international Postal Union, of which the United States is a membei, in virfe of which foreign letter.-, will cost a'o:V half of wlnt they have done up to d ite. I'olei;,n postage has been at the rate of fi . ce iH.s for half an ounce, and this is cut bv the ; te; ut agree ment to five cents f,,r a whole ounce, and three cents for each .uMiMou.il ounce. The most convenient fea ture of the new agreement also is that the sender rf a foreign letter can purchase a certificate for six cents entitling the holder to a five cent s';'.:ii; in the country to which the letter is mailed. This will pro vide for return postage where so desired and will make a che.-.p and convenient medium such as has never existed before for sending small amounts abroad. - Tiio Twoidiidh-Citnry Clpirf-h. ( Kro'it T.e-lle's W -'si .-. The i-.ist'.tutioaa! church is doiur ! splendid work, but is not further development pr-ssibl-; ? The idea o: a costly cuurch buikmig as a place of merely ceremonial w.-r.ship is a r;lie of barbarism ; snLndiil edifices devoted solely to such uses ate monuments to the old heatlien ish idea that the worship of God eo.,si.sls in outward pomp and dis play. Chiist Himself preached on the mountains and in the fields; must His disciples of to-day preach in cathedrals ? Church members in many of our great cities are weekly solicited for contributions to home and foreign missions and the manifold philanthropies of the church, and it is well that they should give of their abundance. But is it not a oitv that less wcll-to- do worshipers should be called ci ... upon iorciHircuexpetiu. tares which thev can ill afford, or oerhans kent out of the churches by reason of tneir inability to make them, when the interest ou the churches' un productive real-estate investments would go far toward providing funds for these noble purposes ? Has not the time corae when the churches should either utilize their expen sive sites, in part at least, for busi ness Durnoses. or sell them and dn. vote the larger part of the proceeds to practical vnnstian uses Would there be any incongruity in having a modest share of the church pro perty devoted to assembly-rooms, while other oortions were nut to business purposes ? Then the pro perty of our churches, administer ed on business principles, might yield such returns that church philanthropies would flourish as never before, salaries sufficient to attract and hold the ablest men in the ministry might be paid, and practicality and spirituality might go hand in hand in the forward march of the Church of the Twen tieth Century. Great Money in Tree Spraying. State Pomologist J. H. Funk, of Boyertnevn, who always has a big fruit crop when hardly anybody else does, attributes his success to the fact that he takes can; of his trees scientifically, especially spray ing to exterminate the San Jose scale. ll'j i.s now about to pick 3000 bushels of apples and 200 of pears. The former he will put in cold storage and sell for $3 and $0 per barrel, next spring, although he cou'd get . right now. He says it pays to beat the San Jose scale and bad weather. a r-p- v v - m j w v m k 8 --fi - r i ' v . i ONE OF Till: MOST I'opuhtr Suits tor litis '"M'ii consists d. :.'.! ....... t. d dael.ct with ()!' witiioiii Mt and Uiiiekei'l'oekei so:-Moom-ri's" as soiiie people rail theiu. litre in a laiyv essMi t isient of beautiful woiwk'ds, cassi nieres and eheviots. S4.00 to ss.oo. R - 12 or TOWNSEND'S CORNER. BUYING Thrifty Right at this time when good housewives arc buying Furniture and Kitchen Ware, our extra values will make this store the mecca for nearly all of them. Now just a word as to this Furniture. We only lsk that you look all around compare ours with other stock and we feel confident of your verdict "I CAN DO BET TER AT PURSRL'S." And the Kitchen Helps we can only mention a few in the space of course, but if you have a need in that line come here. We will save you money every time. Furniture. Rocking- Chairs 1.50 to 15.00. Parlor and Library Ta bles 1.50 to 22.50. Buffets 20.00 to 39.50. Side Boards 10.00 to 35.00 China Closets 20.00 to 40 Extension Tables 5.00 to 3SOO. Dining Chairs 4.50 to 25.00 a Set. Couches 6.75 to 39.00, Chiffoniers 6,00 to 22.50. Bed Room Suits 16.50 to $100. White Enameled and Brass Beds 5.00 to 35.00. Kitchen Helps A full and complete line of the justly celebrated Hi dleweiss cooking ware 10c to 1.50. Rochester Nickle ware in Chafing dishes, tea and cof fee pots, syrup jugs and what not all guaranteed. Scrub Brushes 10c to 25c White Wash Brushes 25 to 50c. Wisp Brocnns jo to 2, F. P. PURSEL. BLOOMSBURG, PENN'A. 1 Cut off that cough with 1 and prevent ronchitu and coaaumstion- The world's 8tandd Throat cad Luno 1; t mcuianc ror 75 jean. Get it of your dragee tad ktsp it Stylish Fail Suits That will wear well, plways look well, and : least! liv imy as well as you, are the only soil you'll find here at the 1 ipclit iriees. $2.00 to $8.00. ft m r . t ' .'..;! I .1 1.. V.r--i tT ; 1 1 ' .1 hofa-jmrma-ji'. 1 1)tLvnuilAiif 1 TIIVIE FOR nousewives Kitchen Helps Floor Brushes 1.00 to 1.50 ' Wall Brushes 60c. j Stove Brushes 15 to 25c. 1 Washing Machines 7.50 1 to 9 50. j Clothes Wringers 1.75 to ; 3.50. Carpet Sweepers 1.75 to 1 2.75. ; Cedar Wash Tubs, (three sizes) 90c, 1.35 and 1.75. Painted Pipe wash tubs ; 75 to 90c. j Galvanized wash tubs 80, ; 90 and 1. 00. Wash Boards 1 5 to 40c. ' Wood Scrub Buckets 20c 1 Galvanized Buckets, 10 qt s;ze 20c, 12 qt. size 25c Fibre water buckets 35c. Heavy Tin water buck ets, 12 qt. size 40c., 14 qt. 5oe. Enameled water buckets , 3S to 90c. Heavy Tin Wash Boilers (with lid) No. 8 for 1.25 and No. 9 for 1.35. Heavy Tin Wash Boilers, copper bottom, No. 8 for 1.35 and No. 9 for 1.50. pneumonic a thrtyt tody h tat boom. '-V
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