THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURQ, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
DLO0..1SBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, JUNK 18, W08.
WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C.June 15,1908.
Mr. Bryan's lead in the race for
the Democratic Presidential nomi
nation increases from week to week
and, apparently, the opposition has
given up all hope of defeating him,
or of even preventing his nomina
tion on the first ballot. The atten
tion of Democratic politicians in
Washington is now turned to the
second place on the ticket, and
while there have been many rumors
connecting John Mitchell with this
place, it is now believed that the
labor vote would not be especially
pleased by such a choice. The
claim is made that Mitchell would
be more influential as governor of
the State of Illinois, to which office
he is said to aspire, than as presid
ing officer of the Senate.
A question which seems to agi
tate the minds of many politicians,
both Democratic and Republican,
is the platform that the Democracy
will make at Denver, and the claim
is made that if it condemn govern
ment ownership of railroads, it can
not nominate Mr. Bryan, and if it
indorse government ownership, it
will be tantamount to a surrender
of the election in advance; again, if
it be silent on that question and
nominate a man in favor of it, the
party will have the burden of the
issue to carry. It is generally ad
mitted to be a knotty problem and
the question is, What will the con
vention do with it ?
It is understood that much of
the platform is already written and
that it will declare for tariff revis
ion in the interest of those who fa
vor the revision and against a re
vision of the tariff by the friends
and beneficiaries of that measure.
It will endoise W. J. Bryan aud it
will contain censure of the Repub
lican party for its reckless and ex
travagant expenditures; denounce
the action of the lower House of
Congress in passing the Criv.npack
er bill to restrict Southern repre
sentation in Congress; and declare
for the improvement of the public
highways.
A movement has been set on foot
to make Washington the perma
nent convention city of the Grand
Army of the Republic and a syste
matic campaign has been instituted,
with this end in view, by the Board
of Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce of this city. At a meet
ing of the board it was decided to
have the secretary of the chamber
communicate with every Grand
Army post in the country, and with
such other organizations and indi
viduals as may be of benefit in ac
complishing the desired result.
Governor Glenn, of North Caro
lina, called on the President recent
ly, by whom he was most cordially
received, and he told a correspond
ent that he was just in receipt of a
letter from Mr. Bryan asking him
to second his nomination for the
Presidency.
Secretary Straus has arranged for
1 thorough investigation of the op
erations of the telegraph companies
of the country, under the provis
ions of a resolution adopted recent
ly by the Senate. The inquiry will
extend into the receipts and expen
ditures of the two companies, the
vages they pay, the condition of
ibeir employes, the hours of labor,
ir.d other matters pertaining to the
peration of the companies. Secre
'.ary Straus has placed the investi
gation in the hands of the Commis
sioner of Labor, Dr. Charles P.
Veill, and the Commissioner of
Corporations, Herbert Knox Smith.
They will co-operate iu the work
f the inquiry, Commissioner Neill
looking after the labor end and
Commissioner Smith conducting the
investigation into the financial af
fairs of the companies. The report
will be ready for submission to the
Senate when it reconveues in De
cember next.
The anti-vivisectionists of Wash
ington are planning a full "cam
paign of education and enlighten
ment, which they hope will result
in government regulation of vivi
section. They have been greatly
encouraged in their efforts by the
idherents they are daily adding
from Washington's most substantial
residents. The number of physic
ians, especially, who have signified
'reat interest in the movement and
ton tb Ito Kiwi Voa Haw Always Etiitft
Of
have lent their signatures to the
cause is exciting much comment.
According to the claim of the en
thusiasts, vivisection is not done
for the most part by doctots, but
by physiologists, and while the
practice has been defended by th
medical profession, they claim the
physicians are now coming to feel
that it is being carried too far and
should be regulated.
The Department of Commerce
and Labor is formulating regula
tions under which the act will be
come effective passed by Congress
at its recent session making the
government liable to certain classes
of employes injured in the course of
their employment. Investigations
of accidents for which claims for
damages have been filed will be
made by the Commissioner of La
bor, and while no appropriation is
carried by the act for making these
investigations, Secretary Straus is
of the opinion that an arrangement
can be made by which the work
may be carried on expeditiously
and satisfactorily without the addi
tion ot any great expense to the
department.
Rocking the Boat.
One ol these Fool Taught a Lesson by a
Sensiulo Girl.
The fellow who rocks the boat
when it is occupied by young wom
en is without doubt the silliest fool
in the laud. Just what kind of
mania possesses the man who rocks
the boat when he indulges in that
kind of "fun" is not known, but
it transcends in imbecility almost
every other kind of insanity. The
chap who rocks the boat is the sort
of fool that deserves to be rowed
to the middle of the river, dumped
into the water and allowed to swim
to shore or sink to a coward's
grave. Too often, however, the
lool who rocks the boat lives to re
peat the offense.
Occasionally, however, the fel
low who rocks the boat meets with
his just reward. One of these im
beciles was in a boat containing
two young ladies on the Schuylkill
river, near Philadelphia, Sunday.
The idiot began to rock the boat to
frighten the girls, and one of these
promptly struck him on the jaw,
knocking him into the water.
Then she rowed the boat to shore
and the funny man had to swim
for his life, uufortunately being
able to reach shore, although in an
exhausted condition. If all girls
whose lives are imperiled by the
fool who rocks the boat were to
adopt this Philadelphia girl's
method of suppressing idiots the
lesson might strike home to others
of this class cf weak-minded young
men. Ex.
Beef Soaring.
The following from the Williams
port Sun represents the situation
there and elsewhere: If the
price of beef continues to advance
as it has duriug the past few weeks
it will soon be a luxury confined
exclusively to those who have mon
ey to burn. Already a number of
local meat dealers have practically
boycotted it as an article of mer
chandise, and tomorrow on the
curbstone market it will be found
that many butchers who heretofore
have handled beef will be selling
other meats exclusively. Whole
sale prices have been advanced
four cents a pound over normal
conditions and the retailers either
have to make a big advance, lose
money or stop selling it. The con
dition does not apply to Williams
port alone, but is general through
out the country, and reports from
some cities say that many retailers
will be forced out of business. One
of the leading dealers in the market
house said that in his twenty
years' experience in the meat busi
ness he had never known beef to
be as high as at present. "If it
was not for the other meats we
handle," he said, "we couldn't do
business. We're not trying to sell
beef now and are urging our cus
tomers to buy other meat, the pric
es on which have not .advanced.
We are helpless. The packers
have raised the price and we must
do likewise if we want to continue
in business."
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Notice is hereby given that I have this
day gold and conveyed to tJoyd Chris
tian the following personal property be
longing Uj me, and heretofore in the
possession of the Trustee in Bankrnptcy
of the Sinith-Supplee Company, Limit
ed: Knife grinder, hangiiig scales. 77
(Plow) points, platform ttcalea, digger,
44 pails stock food, bags and binder can
vass, drill wheels and poles, 2 Kleighs,
buggy, spring wagon, lot of tools, 4 sets
of harness, sied runners, twine, grind
stone, truck, a safes, wire screen and
rods, extension table, buggy poles and
stable tools, 3 desks, letter files and cas
es, office chairs, lump, clock, sad irons,
elevator hoist, heater in cellar, horse
cover, 3 strings of bells, and bolt and
nail cases.
That the said I5oyd Christian has this
day taken possession of said goods
June 15. 1908. II. G. SUPPLEE.
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COMMON ERRORS ABOUT EYES.
Not Co Many Persona With Sore Eyes
aa Formerly.
One of the nioHt noteworthy inKon
tugea of the present cpoi'li is l.i.it
sore ryes are almost unknown; Like
wise cross eyes. Eveu so short a lima
as a generation ago It was a coininou
thing to eee people of all ugis and
coiulitions with inilamed eyes. As lor
eti injlmiius, one doea notice a ense ot
It now and then, but it is very excep
tional. A generation ago cross eyes were
regarded as a hopeless misfortune. A
child thus afflicted waa obliged to go
through life with one eye looking in
ward, or outward, aa the case might
be. It was not only u deformity, but
a misfortune in other ways; for a
person who is badly cross eyed sees
out of only one eye.
Nowadays, however, save In rare In
si a net's, the matter can be Bet right
by a simple surgical operation. H Is
maltijy for this reason that one sera
so few persona who are cross eyed,
as compared with" a few years ngo.
As for sore eyes, they are cured, or
prevented by glasses which correct
the troubles, such as near sight or as
tlKiuntism, which are the cause of the
miachief.
Perhaps the most curious of the
many absurd popular notions abvmt
eyes la that which causes people tf)
refrain from wrnrlng needed glasses
for the reason that "if they once put
them on they will always nave to use
them." In such a belief there Is
only one germ of trutn. When
glasses that are needed hnvo vince
beep adopted, nobody Is ever willing
to give them up, simply becaue the
Improvement of vision, or gain in
comfort. Is such that they quickly
make themselves Indispensable.
There Is scarcely anything about
which popular Ignorance Is bo pro
found as It is In regard to eyes. Ev
er bo many people will confess to
wealing glasses for astigmatism; but
aHk one of them what astigmatism la
and the answer, if any, Is a random
guess. Yet astigmatism Is simply aa
Irregularity In the curvature of the
cornea, which is set In the front of
the eye HUe a watch glass. One oftrn
hears it said that oculists occasionally
take out eyes, clean them, and put
them back; yet nothing could be more
Impossible, without destroying sight.
When "old sight" conies, as it doea
to all normal eyes at fifty years or
earlier, complaint Is made that the
sight is falling; but the fact is that
the eyes are as good as ever, but
need mild convex glasses to help the
focus at the nenr point Cataract la
supposed to he a film over the eye,
whereas it is really an opacity of the
crystalline lens behind the pupil. To
such absurd beliefs. Indeed, there is
no end.
Marble of Carrara.
The Tuscan town of Carrara is
wholly given up to the marble trade.
It Is situated on the Aven.a, about
five miles from the Mediterranean
coast, thirty miles northwest of Pisa;
and it Is surrounded by tne marble
hills which have made it famous, in
the province of Carrara there are
nearly 1,300 quarries, of which over
3u0 are near the town of Carrara.
The marble Is a white saccharold
limestone, which derives its values to
the sculptor from Its texture and pur
ity. The marble used for this purpose
Is only obtained In a few of the quar
ries, where the stone Is of particular
ly fine quality.
The quarries are on the sides ot
the mountain, a branch of the Apen
nines, at heights varying from 500 to
3,500 feet. They are Berved by a
mountain railway of ten miles In
length, opened In 181)0, which descends
from 1,500 down to the eea.
The marble Is exported at the aver
age rate of 160,000 ton annually, tie
sides the quarrymen the marble finds
employment for hundreds of cutters,
masons, polishers and other work
men.
The quarries have been worked
from very ancient times. The Romans
knew the marble as Marmor Lunense,
from Luna, an Etruscan town In the
neighborhood.
Transit, until the railway Is reach
ed, la naturally a serious difllculty.
The trucks bearing huge blocks of
marble from the quarry to the rallioad
are drawn by oxen, as many as sev
enteen yoke buiug sometimes em
ployed to carry one block.
Another dlffifculty to be met la the
need to cut the marble In large bloc It a
since for certain purposes sculpture,
for example the smaller blocks are
useless Detroit News-Trioune.
Undiscovered Le Mans.
An enormous square full of a confu
sion of farmers and peasants lu
blouses, cattle, carts, women in white
caps; on one side, a line of cafes; on
the other, a line of trees; at the far
end, high above the busy market, sil
ent and serene In the bustle and stir
and noise, gray with age, splendid in
beauty the buttressed, pinnacled east
end of a mighty church this Is al
ways the first picture that rises berore
ma when I hear or read the name of
Lu Mans.
The town of Le Mans Is only aa
as far away from Chartres as cnav
trea la from Paris. It Is close to Brit
tany. It la the anclentca pital of tlie
ancient province of Maine, which gave
its name to one of our oldest Btutes,
and was the convenient battlefield for
the long fight of France with Eng
land. But like so many other places,
memorable, charming, Interesting, Le
Mans still belongs as far aa the tour
ist goes, to undiscovered France. The
Contury.
STATEMENT
-OF-
BL00MSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE I, 1908
L. M. SLEPPY, Collector.
DR.
To JSal. on Duplicate 19M $ 329 16
CR.
Hy Amt paid Treaa $112 17
" Commission 5 83
" Additional Exon. 211 16
829 16
L. M. SLKPPY, Collector.
DR.
To Bal. on Duplicate 1905 1S99 :!2
CR.
Hy Amt. paid Treas. $ 0o!t 59
" 6 per cent. Com. 65 77
" Bui. on Duplicate 73
lf9s 32
L. M. SLEPPY, Collector.
DR.
To Bal. on Duplicate 190(1 5583 78
CR.
By Amt, paid Treas. J28 9 fig
" 5 per cent. Con. MS 93
" Bal. on Duplicate 2005 17
5583 78
L. M. SLEPPY, Collector.
DR.
To Duplicate 1907- 24100 20
CR.
By Amt. paid Treas.
in GO days $15228 29
" 5 per cent Dis. 817 4
" 2 " " Com 310 78 IH3R6 HI
$ 8043 35
Amt. naid Treas.
in mo. $ 743 91
" 2 per cent. Com. aK 15
783 00
$ 7200 2
To 5 per cent, penalty added 303 05
7023 34
By Amt. paid Treas.
after 6 mo. $ 814 70
" Commission 42 8
Bal. on Duplicate 6705 70
RECEIPTS
State Add. for year
endingJunel, 1!W7$ 5554 18
From Collectors
including Tax
es of all kinds $207sS 31
From proceeds of
Loans 8542 00
From former Treas. 30 41
" Tuition E4 00
" Supplies sold 40
7023 34
" Com. Exercises 61 51
$.'J509 90
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers Salaries $17084 83
Teachers attending
Institute 303 50
Salaries of Janitors 1250 00
Text Rooks 1776 08
Supplies 14 6 76
Coal and Wood Vdt4 54
Printing 103 05
Light and Water 112 36
Labor 405 45
Material and repairs 1222 21
Furniture 273 5u
Insurance 84 CO
Auditors 22 50
Freight and drayago 61 34
School Journal 7 00
Books for Library 28 41
Secretary's Salary 240 00
Honds paid 25' 0 00
Couuons. Interest nrl. 1R82 fll
Temporary loans pd. 4450 00
miscellaneous 79 85
Treasurer's Com. 673 77
Balance in Treasury 77 10
$35039 90
LIBRARY FUND
DR.
To Bal from
former year $ 68 94
Ami. irom Lorn. 61 61
$ 130 45
CR.
By Amt. paid
for Books $ 28 41
Balance in fund 102 04
$ 130 45
INDEBTEDNESS
Bonded debt last
report $32100 00
Bonds paid 2500 00
Kiifton nn
Orders discontinued $ 8 00 00
S'8300 00
ASSETS
Bal. on Dup. 1905 $ 783 -96
" " " 19.10 26 5 17
" " 1907 6705 7
Crsh on hand 77 19
Liab. exceed Assets 28067 92
$38300 00
J. C BROWN, FRED IKELER,
Secretary. President.
We the undersigned Auditors having
examined the above accounts, state
ments and vouchers as presented by
the Treasurer and Secretary rind them
correct as stated.
June 8, 1908. .
P. H. FREEZE!
A. H. 5TROH f Auditors.
H. S. BARTON J
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
Estate of Baltus A. White, Deceased,
Letters of administration c. t. a. on the
estate of Baltus A. White, late of the
Township of Scott. Columbia County,
Pennsylvania, deceased, have been
granted to Luanna H. Terwilliger resid.
nig in the Town of Bloomsburg, Pa., to
whom all persons indebted to the said
estate are requested to make payment,
and those having claims or demands,
will make known the same without de
lay. LUANNA II. TEUWILLIGER,
Administratrix C. T. A.
Wm. C. Johnston, Attorney. 6-SIl-0t
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
Teachers for the Public Schools of the
Town of Bloomsburg, for the next
school year, will be elected at a regular
meeting of the Hoard of Directors to be
held Friday evening, June lyih, at 8
o'clock, at which time all applications
will be received.
Applicants not having two years actu
al experience in teaching will not be
considered,
FRED IKELER,
6-i i-2t. ' Secretary.
Alexander Brothers & Co.,
Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, and
Confectionery.
Fine Candies.
estity Goods a Specialty. g
HAVE YOU SMOKED A
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ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THEM. 5
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IF YOU ARE IN NERD OF
Carpets, Rugs, Hatting and
Draperies, Oil Cloth and
Window Curtains
You Will Find a Nice Line at
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BLOOMSBURG, PENN'A.
WHY WE LAUGH.
" Little Nonsense Now and 7 lien,
Js Relished by the Wisest Men."
Judge's Quarterly, $1.00 a year
Judge's Library, $1.00 a year
Sis Hopkins' Hon., $1.00 a year
On receipt of Twenty Cents, we will enter your name
for three months' trial subscription for either of these bright,
witty, and humorous journals, or for One Dollar will add
Leslie's Weekly or Judge for the same period of time.
Address
Judge Company
225 Fourth Avenue New York
3-21
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More elastic, non-nmilnff pirns
Absolutely unbreakable leather
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Can be had In llirht or hejr weight for
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If your dealer won't mipply yon
we will, poHiiuiul, fur to ivnit.
Send for valuable fm booklet,
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Largest flMpeader Maker tn the World
1214 LlMOlaM., Boitoa, Haaa,
:a3
W. L. Douglas
AND
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are worn by more men
than any other shoes
made.'
Come in and let us
Fit You With a 'Pair
W. H. MOORE,
Corner Main and Iron Sts.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Visiting cards and Wedding iuvi-'
tations at the Columbian office, tf
DEALERS IN-
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Fresh Evory Week.
Mli
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j Our Pianos
I are the leaders. Our lines in
clude the following makes :
Chas. M. STIEFF,
Henry P. Miller,
Brewer & Pryor, Kohler &
Campbell, and Radel.
IN ORGANS we handle the
Estey, Miller.H.Lehr & Co.
AND BOWLBY.
This Store has the agency Jor
SINGER HIGH ARM SE V
LNG MACHINES and
VICTOR TALKING
MA CHINES.
WASH MACHINES
Helby, 1900, Queen, Key
stone, Majestic.
J. SALT ZER,
Music Rooms No. 105 West Main
Street, Below Market.
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