4 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURft. llA- STRONGEST BANK Capital 8100,000 Undivided Profits 830.000 First National Bank, OF UXitlOMSIIUItG, lA Solicits the Business and Accounts of Farmers and Business Men. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED BY A STRONG, CONSERVATIVE AND SAFE MANAGEMENT. 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. OFFICERS: ili. W.M. Low, President. James M. Staver, Vice President. DIRECTORS: KW.M.Lnw. F.O. Yorks, H. C. Creasy, Fredlkeler, II, V. Hower lames M. Staver, Myron I. Low, Louis Gross, M. E Staekliouse. Frank Tkeler, THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 18G6. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, CaTABLliHKD 1 837. CuNSUMbA'l KD 1S69 . UBi.isiitD Every Thursday Morning, At Bloomsburg, tlic County Seat of Columbia County , Pennsylvania. GEO. E. ELWELL. Editor. 'GEO. C. KOAN, Kokiman. fniiMM Insult the county $ 1.00 a year oalvance; -f 1 . 5 0 i f not paid in a U. nice. utside the county, $1. 2 5 a year, trictly in advance. All communications should beaddressed THE COLUMBIAN, Iiloomslurn, I'a. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1008. KNOX'S CHANCES. Washington, May 25. As the national convention approaches the friends of Senator Knox are more determined than ever to bring about his nomination. Gen. Chas. Miller, of Franklin, Pa., a prominent bus iness man and leader of the G. A. R., in an interview voiced the sen timents of the Republicans of his state. "When you ask if the people of Pennsylvania have any serious thought that Senator Knox will be "ominnted for the Presidency at icago, I answer, 'Why should he t be ?' was the remark of Geu. ..l!er. . "Perhaps men of other states jk upon Pennsylvania as so safely Republican that it is not necessary 10 think about nominating a Penn sylvania man for the Presidency. We have not had a man from the Keystone State in the White House since Buchanan, and I think it is about time we were being recogniz ed. Of course we are serious in our support ot Knox for the Presi dency. We are fond of the Senator whom we know to be admirably qualified for that high place. He would give us an administration that would be a credit to himself and the country, and would extend our business interests. That is what we want the promotion of our home industries. "It is all very well to talk about the Constitution and Old Glory; it is fine to be patriotic and to instill patriotism in the minds of our youth. I fought for the flag in the Civil War and would fight for it again. But we cannot win business by talking about the Stars and Stripes and the Constitution. You remember the man who went to the Orient with a flag in one hand and a copy of the Constitution under his arm: He extolled the beauties of the one and explained the other, but when he got through the Jap said to him: 'Well, what do you want ? I don't care to hear about your Constitution; your flag is pretty. But if you have anything to sell, trot it out and let's have a look at it.' " An exchange truthfully says : The appearance of a town has much to do with its success or failure commercially. People are attract ed to a clean, well-kept town to make their home, while they will pass up a slovenly city in disgust. Neatness about your home too adds to its commercial value. A well kept lawn, neatly painted building and abutting alleys and streets free from debris and filth, will make your property more saleable if you wish to sell it or more attractive as a home if you wish to keep it. Fishermen in the Juniata Valley say the black lizards, which are rapidly increasing in numbers in the streams of the Commonwealth, de stroy more fish than poaching fish ermen. Jerry Thompson, of Howe township, Perry county, lilted one of his nets some time ago, and found therein thirty-three lizards, 6cven fish and one eel, and this fish erman says it is now a common oc currence. In addition to eating the fish they eat the spawn. IN THE COUNTY Surplus 8160,000. Myron I. Low, Vice President. Frank Ikelcr, Cashier WHERE HONOR IS DUE. The term of State Treasurer Ber ry ended with the taking of the oath by his successor, John O. Sheatz, Republican. During the two brief years that Mr. Berry filled the office much history has been made in this state. The name of Berry will long be associated with the office. His reforms will endure for a long time, unless all signs fail. With him ns he retires to pri vate life, he takes the esteem ot a imjority of the citizens ol the state and the consciousness of a task well done. Tne Republicans of the state promised much to secure the elec tion of John O. Sheatz, the present incumbent. His pathway has been made clear. He need but to steer to the course laid down by Berry. The voters believed his promises. Will the promises be fulfilled? Ber ry kept his. lu his campaign for election he promised to lift the lid. And he lifted it. What was found underneath is now known of all men. The stench reached the far thest corners of the state and nation. The most gigantic conspiracy of graft and bare faced robbery came to the light of day through the sin cerity and honesty of purpose of! this man; a man who dared to do what he thought was right in the face of frightful odds. Berry served the people and it is from the peo ple that he will receive his full share of praise. So puny a slight as that given by the Republican organization which left all reference to the state treasurer's office out of its platform at the recent state con vention can only redound to the credit of Mr. Berry and heap odi um on those who intended the slap at the happenings of the past two years in the office of state treasurer. To Mr. Berry belongs the chief credit for unearthing the capitol graft cases and bring about the con viction of Sanderson, Mathaes, Shu maker and Snyder. This is the situation as the people see it. The efforts of the politicians whose in terest it is to make little of the lid lifting cannot change. Easton Argus. A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. Shake into your 6hoes Allen's Foot Ease, a powder. It cures Tired. Ach ing, Callous. Sweatine. Swollen feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 85c. Sample FREE. Address. Allen S. Olm sted, LeRoy, N. Y. 5-4-4t. Several times lately a party of young men have treated the resi dents in the vicinity cf Third and Market streets, with an alleged ser enade along towards midnight. They probably imagined they were singing; nobody else did. If these would-be warblers will go out in the subuibs somewhere to do their braying, until they have acquired some conception of what singing really is, they will confer a favor upon the people whose slumbers they have been disturbing. When the Hair Falls Then it's time to act! No time to study, to read, to experi ment! You want to save your hair, and save it quickly, too! So make up your mind this very minute that if your hair ever comes out you will use Ayer's Hair Vigor. It makes the scalp healthy. The hair stays in. It cannot do any thing else. It's nature's way. Tb teat kind ot testimonial "Bold lor over sixty year." br J. o. Am Co., Low.ll, AIM muulfcataran t flu 9 iihidmhh yers CUliRKY PECTORAL. WASHINGTON From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, D. C, May 26, 1908. Among the Democratic politic ians in Washington the opinion is widespread that Governor John A. Johnson's recent visit to the Capital gave a decided impetus to his boom for the Presidential nomination. A most decided advance was made by the Minnesota Governor in gaining the support of the two Senators from North Carolina, and while neither Senator Simmons nor Sena tor Overman has announced openly that he is for Johnson, both have declared in favor of sending unin structed delegations to the Denver convention. Senator Johnson of Alabama, an old-time Democrat, has come out strongly for Governor Johnson, and he declares that one of Johnson's strongest points is his ability as a "mixer," and every one who met the Governor on his recent visit was impressed with that accomplishment. The Johnson contingent are not the only ones working to prevent Bryan Ironi capturing the nomina tion. The George Gray political bureau in Washington is most ac tive, and Judge Gray's friends de clare that with Pennsylvania in line he will 111 all probability have the votes of Maryland and other South ern States, as well as a fair share of the delegates from New York and New England. "Let the Democrats cease quar reling, and victory is ours," declar e 1 Representative Clayton of Ala bama, one of the four delegates-at-large from his State, on being in formed the result of the primary was overwhelmingly for Bryau. Representative Hefliu, also a dele-gate-at-large declares that Bryan is stronger with the masses than he has ever been and that, "We will elect him President of the United States and that we will carry the next House. Democratic victory is in the air." The extent of the proposed tariff revision, which the Republicans have promised to make in 1909, is most problematical, and the sepa rate inquiries into tariff schedules, recently ordered by the Senate and the House as a preliminary step, will not be begun in earnest until after the November election. The services of government experts, in the meantime, will be enlisted by the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means, to prepare data desired by the committees. It may be of interest to know that the item for coal alone for the fleet's cruise around the world, as report ed in the general deficiency bill in the House, amounts to $5,000,000, and it is not definitely known that this will suffice for the needs of the whole cruise, although ,it is assum ed that it will. Senator Taylor of Tennessee, made his maiden speech in the Sen ate .on Tuesday of last week, in which he discussed the tariff, the financial system, trusts and the fail ure of the Republican party to keep oft-repeated promises of reform. The encroachment of the Federal government upon the reserved rights of the States was exhaustively dwelt upon, and the assumption by the President of power not delegat ed to his office by the Constitution came in for a due share of attention. A large audience of Senators and spectators greatly enjoyed Mr. Tay lor's speech, and his quaint humor provoked much laughter, but it was remarked afterwards that the speech which was read, lacked the spontaneity of his extemporaneous lectures which is one of their great est charms. Among other good things, Senator Taylor said "I can not understand the consistency of clubbing the trusts over the head and then at the same time fighting for tariff, the mother of the trusts." The leaders of the two Houses of Congress have lost all hope, for emergency currency legislation, at this session. The House and the Senate are unable to get together on this subject, the Senate standing by the essentials 01 the Aldrich bill, while the House has served notice that it must be the Vreeland bill or nothing. A currency commission will be created. Ex-Governor Edwin Warfield of Baltimore, Md., was in Washington last week and in an interview said that while he knew Mr. Bryan, en joyed a personal acauaintance with him, and entertained a high regard .mv BewttU f L. UI.J U... II II A LA una mil nan wwyi ompa for him, he was of the opinion that Governor Johnson is the proper man for the nomination at Denver in June. He declared further, "I have followed his career closely. I know what he has done. I know what he is capable of doing. To my mind he is the logical candidate for the Democratic nomination for President." In spite of nil this talk for John son as the most likely candidate, however, many conservative and wise politicians here claim that what happened in Alabama will happen throughout the South, and that the sentiment of the entire country in the Democratic camp, the rank and file of that party, is heartily for Bryan. It is generally conceded that the Johnson move ment received a decided set-back by the vote in Alabama. The June Lippincott's. The June Lippincott's is an excep tionally strong and well-balanced number. The leading feature is of course the novelette "The riague of a Heart," by Helen Milecete. This is the tale of a once-wealthy young widow whom the rascality of a man she trusted has reduced to poverty. Determined to keep up appearances so far as possible, so as not to endure the pity of her former associates, the young widow, Mollie Arhuthnot, goes to spend the summer with her friend Leta Harriott, whose family are of the new-rich class and have social aspi rations. Leta's father seeks Mrs. Arbuthnot's hand in marriage.much to the disgust of Mrs. Haselton, who has designs on the wealthy widower herself. Leta is engaged to a young British nobleman, Lord Taymouth, who is also stopping there, but notwithstanding this, she flirts desperately with Charley Mit chell, a ne'er-do-weel and her fath er's pet aversion. Caught meeting him early one morning by Mrs. Haselton, Leta lies out of it by de claring it was not she, but Mollie, that Mrs. Hasehon saw. Mollie consents to play the scapegoat in order to save the girl from the con sequences of her folly. To her joy, her old lover, Billie Keane, refuses to believe ill of her, however, and soon the silver lining begins to show through clouds which have been particularly dark and ominous. Jennie Brooks, who has a wide circle of admirers among nature lovers, contributes a ;harming sketch called "The Fifth Summer of Our Kentucky Cardinal." Jos eph M. Rogers concludes his note worthy series of articles on "Edu cating Our Boys" with a striking paper called "Some Practical Sug gestions." Other brief but forceful articles are by Herman Scheffauer, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, and Robert Adger Bovven. There are clever short stories by Owen Oliver, Katharine Holland Brown, Will Levington Comfort, J. L. Mathews, Anne Wharton Morris, James Ray mond Perry, and others, and a number of minor contributions, po etical and otherwise. "Walnuts and Wine," the humorous depart ment, is better than ever this month, many of our best known humorists being represented. Work for Miners. Operators Are Preparing to Store Ten Mil lion Tont Before April Next. Anthracite miners, numbering 14,000 men, are to be given steady employment and not a day will be lost to them if the rapidly maturing plans of the operators are carried out. The three-year wage agree ment under which the miners are working expires on April 1st next and it is the desire of the operators to store before that time not less than 10,000,000 tons of various siz es of hard coal in anticipation of any prolonged disagreement over the terms of the next wage contract. There is very little hard coal in storage now for the production of the last few mouths, since the in dustrial depression began in Octo ber last, has been restricted to a de gree. Since the low wholesale prices went into effect on April 1st last tne demand from dealers has been so great that the stock of de mestic sizes has been kept at low ebb. There has been some accu mulation of smaller sizes, but this is expected to be absorbed quickly when the larger industrial plants resume full operation. Because of these conditions it is said authori tatively that coal prices will not be reduced further. Before that cough turns into a serious throat or lung trouble, stop it with Jmyme Kxpsc ttraM (B2i It has proved its real value during 75 years. -OldJ? Ask your druggist for it SUBSTANTIAL Lowering of Suit Prices! Today we commence a period of Suit Selling destined to be the best in the department's history. To get quickly to the bottom of the matter, these few facts are told. Within a very short time the space occupied by these suits will be taken for advance summer garments. This low price method is taken to get what Spring Suits rcmaiu out , in time to accommodate the new arrivals. ! The following prices will prove interesting to the ' woman who has yet to purchase her Spring Suit. ! $10.00 SUITS FOR 7.50. i I Latest styles stripes and plain colors. Sale Price $7.50. ' 12.00 SUITS FOR $0.98. i Blue and brown, self striped Panama, Prince Chap Style, i Sale Price S9.98. ! Sl-J.OO SUITS FOR $10.00. Worsteds and self stripe Panama, Prince Chap and Cuta i way style. Sale Price $10.00. $17.50 SUITS FOR $15.50. Excellent quality of Chiffon Panama, blues, browns and black. Jacket 27 inches, J fitting back with dip front.worth j $20.00. Sizes 14 to 40. Sale Price $15.50. ! $18.00 and $20.00 SUITS FOR $12.98. Sizes 14 to 36 every suit a new creation. 22.50 and 23.00 SUITS FOR 1G.00 1 Elegant materials and tailorings blues, brown and greens, Many of the best models. Sale Price $16.00. 25.00 SUITS FOR 17.50. Excellent assortment, most all sizes in this lot. Best styles included. High grade 32.00 and 35.00 SUITS FOR 25.00. The newest creations. Some of them copies of fine im ported models, fine quality of fabrics good color variety. Sale Price $25.00. F. P. BLOOMSBURG, We Have Ten Styles of Envelopes and Paper to Match FOR Invitations, Acceptances, Regrets, Announcements, &c. Full size Wedding with two Envelopes, downfto Billet-doux size with Card to Fit. Twenty-Four Styles of Type FOR CARDS AND INVITATIONS. We Do All Kinds of Printing Columbian Printing House, BLOOMSBURG, PA. handsome materials. PURSEL. PENN'A.
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