4 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOA1SBUPA. PA STRONGEST BANK Capital 8100,000 Undivided Profits $30,000 First National Bank, SPer Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits OFFI U E K 8 : I .. V. M. Low, President. J. M. Staver, Vice President. K. 11. Tustin, Vice President. K. F. Carpenter, Cnsliler. DIltKCTOnS: V. M.Low, P.O. Yorku, Frank Ikeler, Joseph Rattl, 15. Tustin, VrodTkelor, Opo, R. Robbing, H. U. Creasy, ' l.M Staver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, H. V. Hower. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED f866. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Established 1837. Consolidated 1869 ITRUSIIF.n EVKRY T.Il'RSDW MoRNINO, At Blojmsburg, the County Scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. r.F.O. E. ETAVKU.. Editor. W.O. C. ROAN, Koklman. Tkkms: Inside the county $1.00 a year ioalv.mce; if 1.501 f not paid in advance. 1 i tnide thecounty, $1,252 year, strictly in n '. ance. All communications should beacidressed THK COLUMBIAN. lMoomsburc, Ta. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 190S DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. FOR COUNTY TREASURER JOHN MOURKY of Roariugcreek Township. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. V. B. SNYDI2R of Locust Township. FOR COUNTY TREASURER W. P. ZKHNER of Main Township. The Tactics of the Enemy. An important fact for Democrats to notice is that, m all this turmoil in the Republican ranks, the lead s feel confident that whoever is ninated can defeat Mr. Brvan. a 1 the Reoublican naners are ; ng all they can to help bring rut about. They evidently ex ;jet that the element of the Demo cratic party opposed to the nomi nation of Mr. Bryan would, at least not cive him active sunnort and thus lead to his defeat. But in this they may be mistaken for most of the opposition to Mr. Bryan is not against him personally, but springs from the belief that he can not unite the rjartv in the doubtful States and thus would again be de feated. Under such conditions what will the practical politicians do when they meet in Denver? They will have the advantage of knowing what the Republican slate is and can Detter toresee, tuan can be donenow, who will be the strongest candidate to defeat the Republican nominee, wnetner Mr. isryan or some one of the many influential Democrats who have been mention ed. The fate of the Democracy will rest on the sagacity of the dele gates elected to the Denver Con vention, aud good sense would in dicate that the Democrats of great est ability should be selected, uii trammeled by instructions, so that their judgment is lett free to nomi nate one who can win. 2ie Venan go Spectator. To Bring Back Prosperity. There are economic laws which the mightiest interests infringe at their peril. The copper syndicate lifted the metal to twenty-six cents, but consumption dwindled so fast as to cut the ground from under the feet of the monopolists. By parity of reasoning, one may know that labor cannot hope to be as well paid as it was when there was a boom in railway earnings and in the value of commodities. In times like these the coat must be cut ac cording to the cloth. With the streets of our great cities, full of artisans on the tramp, it is folly to talk of coercing employers. With construction at a standstill, it is madness to think of keeping steel products where they stood when the whole country was wild to build. This is the same old world, though it is the fashion to think that the ancient problems have been solved. There is but Olie WAV in wrViioVi prosperity can be brought back to the land. The burdens of sacrifice must De divided equitably between the weak backs and the strong. Neither, capital nor labor can ex pect to take the cream and leave j the 'skimmed milk. 2he New Orleans limes-Democrat. ! I IN THE COUNTY Surplus $150,000. One of the Penalties. The folly of the present genera tion and its nnrpslnra is Kpiikt em. phasized by the reports of floods that are causing immense damage in various parts of the United mates. 1 111s destruction ot prop erty is an annual occurrence, and people residing contiguous to large bodies of water spend the greater part of the year in dread of the in evitable danger and waste that is certain to come with the spring break-up and floods. While under any condition this danger might not be entirely eliminated, yet it is nevertheless a fact that had we not been so prodigal with our forest timber the suffering might have been greatly minimized. The danger cf deforestation is two-fold. In the first place, we are making of large sections of the country arid reeions. to re-nvpr which to fertility and productive ness win require the expenditure of vast sums of nionev in irrigation j -O 1 he second danger lies in the cer tainty of destructive flnnda uifh annual thaws and heavy precipita tion. Timbered lands would im pede the rush of water aud the ii. it . 1 earm wouia nave opportunity to absorb much that now rushes into river channels that soon overflow their banks and spread havoc. ?.! The Question of reforest ratirm i'c one that the United StntP is fan to face with and will be compelled to soive satistactory tor its own preservation. Some little work has been done in the direction of sup plying the wanton waste, hut im. less further devastation is prevent ed the stories that come from Pitts burg and other districts will be multiplied alarmingly. Altoona j. imes. Where the Burden Falls. The truth is everv dav bponmino- more widely recognized that the real tax payer is the tenant, not the landlord, fcr the latter recovers his taxes in the form of rent. Tn like manner the customer pays the taxes collected irom the merchant, who recovers them it the form of prices. It is a paradox, but nevertheless true that no class of citizens in proportion to their income, pay so large a share of the taxes as those who are either not assessed nt- nil or whose property is small. It is ine millionaire class who are the least taxed in nronortion tn tbpir income and the benefits they receive irom government. The greater part of their wealth is concealed from the assessor, and they recoup from the public in one way or an other, the ereater nortion of the taxes they pay. In New York, ior instance, it is not the wealth of the Astors that bears the strain of taxation, but the earnings of their tenants, who pay real estate taxes in the guise of rent. A. Doctors Medicine Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Is not a simple cough syrup. It Is a strong medicine, a doctor's medicine. It cures hard cases, severe and desperate cases, chronic cases of asthma, pleu risy, bronchitis, consumption. Ask your doctor about this. The beat kind of a testimonial "Bold ior over sixty years." Mad bvj-. O. iynr Co., Lowell, Xw. o manufacturer of 9 SARSAPARILU. yers PILLS. HAIR VIOOR. We have no eoreti I W publish th formulas of all our madtolnw. You will hasten recovery by tak ing one of Ayer's Pills at bedtlms. A WASHINGTON From our Keeuler Correspondent. Washington, D. C, Feb. 24, 190S. The House, during the past week, was the scene of a notable demonstration when Rep. Boutell of Illinois nominated Speaker Can non for the presidency and Demo crats as well as Republicans cheer ed to the echo. Tust why the Demo crats would have joined in is not quite clear ar.d there indications tnat they now feel that they yield ed somewhat to hysteria, for Rep. Henrv has since demanded in pub lic debate to know why, if "Uncle Joe" is such "a good fellow" he does not permit the President's policies to become laws, as for in stance, the employers' liability law, the anti-injunction bill, and similar measures which are in the interest ol the plain people; why he has killed the Appalachian Forest Re serve bill, by referring it to the judiciary committee for a report on its constitutionality, when there is no genuine question on that score and the purpose is only to kill the bill by indirect methods etc. Kvery once in a while the members of the House demonstrate the truth of the old adage that "men are but children of a larger growth", by permitting themselves to get hy sterical and cheer and applaud iniugs wnicn, on sooer second thought, they do not approve at all. This applies quite as"mttch to the Republicans as to the Demo crats, for a recent poll of the Re publicans showed the members of the House to be for Secretary Taft two to one. There are indications that the Aldrich financial bill will not eet through the Senate without the stamp of Democratic statesmanship Senator Johnson, the new Senator from Alabama, has offered an amendment affecting the bank re serves which he supported with such a clever application of Mr. Aldrich s own logic, quoting even his very words, that it now looks as if t,he Johnston amendment would be adopted without opposi tion. There seems to be 110 doubt that the Aldrich bill amended will pass the Senate and Speaker Can non has promised to jam it through the House, regardless of the fact that there is great opposition to it there. The Senate Committee on For eign Relations held a secret meet ing one day last week in which it seriously criticised the extravagant expenditures of Whitelaw Reic, the American Ambassador to Great Britain, who is spending money so lavishly that it will be almost im possible for an American of moder ate means to follow him in this im portant post. One member of the committee recited the case of an American who was invited to visit Mr. Reid. He spent several days with the Ambassador and when he came to leave he felt he must follow the English custom of tipping all the servants. When they lined up to receive his gratuities there were one hundred aud thirty-five of them and the poor man was oblig ed to give away so much money that he had to go to a friend in Lon don and borrow the money to pay his way back to this country. This was at Ambassador Reid's town house, but he maintains also a country home the size of which may De gauged by the fact that he employs thirty-five gardeners alone. After the discussion of Mr. Reid's extravagant method it was decided to report favorably the bill provid ing for the purchase of the embas sies and legations in most of the foreign capitals and a provision was added compelling the foreign repre sentatives of this country to live in the houses so provided. The bill does not, however, provide an em bassy in London. The opponents of war will be glad to learn that the Senate has ratified the arbitration treaty with France without a dissenting vote. This means, ol course, that the other six treaties which are in process of negotiation will also be approved as soon as they are sent in to the Sen ate. The treaty does not do much, bu". it shows the proper disposition on the part of this country and proves to the world, in a measure at least, that the United States is sincere in its advocacy of arbitra tion in preference to war in the set tlement of international disputes. Probably no foreign people have doubted the sincerity of the present administration, but they may have doubted the disposition of the peo ple as a whole because of the Sen ate's former refusal to ratify the seven arbitration treaties without so mending them that the President OASTOni. Btanth 8natnn of yf im miiu iuu mm niways owipt TL. 1 1-J u.. II II ft. La would not complete them by ex changing ratifications. There has been little doing in the way of Democratic politics of late. The situation in the Demo cratic party is strikingly similar to that which existed in ihe Republi can party four years ago. Then it was assured that Roosevelt would be renominated and the only lively politics followed the convention and attended the effort to defeat Judge Parker. '1 his year the Democrats seem certain to renominate William J. Bryan and it is the Republicans who are at sea. If some of the other candidates do not make pro gress outside of their own states soon, it will be all one way in the Republican party. Secretary Taft goes steadily on acquiring delegates in every state in the union while 110 favorite son has succeeded in se curing any delegates to the nation al convention outside of his own state. It is cxpecied that Delaware will give her six votes to Knox but aside from that 110 favorite son has secured a single delegate, and even the Delaware delegates are still to get. Senator Foraker is trying to secure some contesting Negro delegations but that is look ed upon as merely spite work on Im port for he stands no possible show of the nomination and besides there are indications that the Re publicans themselves are getting pretty tired of the Negro faction 111 their party. The Coal Trust. Probabla Break in anthracite Combine. There is trouble in the anthracite coal combine, for some members of the group of big companies have secretly cut prices and undersold the others. Such, at least is the information that came to the Read iug, and in a way that found belief. It was reported that at tidewater and at other points east list prices had been undersold fifty cents per ton, and in the west twenty cents a ton had been deducted. The re ports pointed to the Lehigh Valley both east the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company as the mem bers of the anthracite combination which had moved certain stocks of coal by shading prices. It is ex pected that both companies will de ny the reports, but their denials will bi taken with qualification. The Lehigh Valley collieries have been ordered closed two davs a week this month, and also during Marco, unless there shall be a great change in the market. There are no stocks of prepared sizes, includ ing pea coal, but the general sus pension of iron furnaces using the large sizes of anthracite and the warm early winter have caused big accumulations of broken, buck wheat aud rice coal. These have got to be disposed of by the begin ning of April or carried over as dead stock until next winter, so there is good reason for the report ed actiou of certain companies. Trespass Notices. Card signs ,-No Trespassing" for sale at this office. They are print ed in accordance with the late act of 1903. Price 5 cents each, tf Scents a Plot. Fearful lest a general reduction in pay by railroads throughout the country, with consequent strikes and disorders, may seriously react upon his policies toward corpora tions and affect the campaign of the man he has picked for his succes sor, President Roosevelt has order ed an investigation of the causes underlying the proposed wage re ductions by railway managers. 1 he President evidently is also of the belief that the proposed wage reductions are intended purposely to discredit his administration. In a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission calling for the investi gation he cites one railway as an nouncing that the "drastic laws in imical to the interests of the rail roads that have in the past year be"en enacted by Congress and the State Legislatures" are largely re sponsible for the conditions requir ing a cut in the pay of employes. Labor organizations have pro tested against this proposed cut, and it is said they will make an ap peal to the arbitration provisions of the F.rdman act at the first'move of the railroads to reduce wages, in the hope that a check may be administered. OUR LINEN SALE PROVES A MOST SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS Crowds of Customers Come for These Splendid Savings in Linens of Quality. We have only two Linen Sales a year one in Februa ry, the other in August and we plan fully for them. Here are counters piled high with linens of all kinds table linens, napkins, linen towelings, counterpanes, sheet and fancy art linens bought before the raise in prices. As we bought early and below the present market there is an extra saving besides the usual discount of 15 to 20 per cent, off regular prices that can be obtained only by coming to this sale. Everyone agrees that there are ex ceptional linen values as will you when you inspect these splendid offerings. BLEACHED TABLE LINEN. 56 in. bleached table linen I oc value for 22lc 54 in. bleached table linen 59c value for 49c Coin, bleached table linen 1 56c value for 45c I 72 in. bleached table linen 85c value for 724c 72 in. bleached table linen 1 $1.00 value for 89c , 72 in. bleached double dam I ask $1.75 value for 1.49 1 72 in. bleached double dam- 72 in. bleached double dam ask $2.75 value for $2 39 NAPKINS REDUCED Napkins to match most of the bleached table linen, and they are all reduced. Space forbids telling you of all the prices, but you get an idea from the fol lowing quotations: $1.25 Napkins now $1.12 1.75 Napkins now 1.49 2.75 Napkins now 2.25 3 00 Napkins now 2.65 3.75 Napkins now 3.19 5.50 Napkins now 4.89 F, P. BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Bulletin. WASHINGTON CITY--THE MAGNET OF THE PEOPLE. The eyes of eighty million American people are now on Washington, the Capital of the Nation. The wheels of the National Government are now in full motion. Congress is in session and the busy whirl of the legislative mill is intensely interesting. Many hours may be spent in the Senate or House gallery matching the legislators at work. The other workshops of the Nation are also well worthy of a visit. The White House, the home and office of the President ; the State, War, and Navy Building, with its mu seums and models; the Treasury Building, with its huge vaults; the Government Printing Office, the Patent Office, and the Congressional Library ; the National Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the great Monument, and the new Union Station are all attractive features ofthe Capital City. The splendid city with its numerous parks and statues never loses its charm at any season. The service of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Washington serves a wide territory. Its trains afford a direct means cf reaching the National Capital, and tickets at reasonable rates are on sale at all ticket offices. oxy& esPecial accommodation of those desiring to vis n .yasl?18:ton at this season of the year, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged an attractive four-day Personally-Conducted Tour to leave Wilkes-Barre, Williams port Renovo, Altoona, Chambersburg, Lancaster, and other points in Central Pennsylvania, on Monday. March 30. Tick ets including in addition to railroad transportation, accom modations at either the Normandie, Gordon, or Riggs hotels V?. Washington for three full days, will be sold at $15 00 from Wilkes-Barre, $14.25 from Williamsport, $15.85 from Reno, vo, $13.90 from Mt. Carmel, $15.40 from Altoona, $13,00 from Chambersburg, $11.60 from Lancaster, and at proportionate rates from other points. . P4 itineraries add full information may be obtain ed of Ticket Agents. 3 a-ao-37-at. Cut off that cough ayne and prevent ronciutia and coninnfi'A The world's Stand! TW. --.j r Mi;- Spring 1908. . Like the first twitterings of returning birds, come murmurs of Spring Fash, ions here, there and every where throughout this great store. Like Japanese plum blos soms laughing in Winter's Snow, the Spring things smile out through Winter's Merchandise, Spring Dress Goods, Spring Suits Women's, Spring Walking Skirts, Spring Waists, Spring Petticoats, Spring Gloves, Spring Neckwear, Spring Embroideries, Spring Dress Linens, Spring Cottons, Spring Silks, Spring Trimmings, Spring White Goods, Spring Dress Ginghams. Interesting to all are these first fashion-glimpses of Spring. PURSEL. PENN'A. with ant Dneumoni' fc -Uii' Get It of yw druggbt and keep ft tfep rcdy b U ho.
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