4 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMsBURCi, Pa. STRONGEST BANK Capital $100,000 Undivided Profits S30.000 First National Bank, UFH&UCIMHISURGI, iA, Solicits the Business and Accounts of Farmers and Business Men. WTI.SFACTIOX GUAUANTKHO BY A STKONU, COXiSKUVATIVE AND SAl-'K MANAUKMKNT. 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. O F V I V'.. V. M.Low, President. .Jaiut'ti M.8taver, Vice President. DIUKCTO 118: 13. W. M.Low. P.O. Ynrks, S. C. Creasy. Fred Ikeler, H .'. V. Hower lames M Htnvor, Myron I. Low, Louis (Jpohb, M. E Stackliouse. Frank Ikeler, THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED iSf6. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, ?t rtUI.lSIIF.D I837. CONSOLIDATE!) 1869 l-!.SHKI EVERV THURSDAY MoRNINO, At Bloomsburg, the County Seat of Columbi 0 Count y , Pennsylvania. OF.O. E. EIAVKLL, Editor. iEO. C. ROAN, Foreman. Whs Insidcthecouut 7 1. 00 a year la aivancc; 91.5cm not paid in advance. Oalsiiiethecounty, $1.25 a year, strictly in tvtnce. A U communication; should lifvldressed THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsliurj!, l'a T H I," I WD AY, JULY 11)08. Democratic County Ticket. l-VDR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, JOHN G. MclIENV, of BeiHou. FOR MEMBER OK LEGISLATURE, VM. T. CREASY, of Catawissa, FOR PROTHON'OTARY, FREEZE QUICK, of Bloomsburg. POSt REGISTER AND RECORDER, PRANK V. MILLER, ol Bloomsburg. TOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CHRISTIAN A. SMALL, of Bloomsburg. FOR COUNTY TREASURER, JOHN MOUREY, of Roaring Creek Township. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER CHARLES L. POHE, of Catawissa. JERRY A. HESS, of Bloomsburg. FOR COUNTY AUDITORS, CLYDE L. HIRLEMAN, of Benton Borough, (Second Term.) HARRY CREASY, of Blooms Dtirg. Second Term ) THE ONE GREAT ISSUE. The "friends" of a high protec tive tariff are afraid of the issue which twice in 24 years has caused them defeat. By promise of "re vision" they turn the mind of the public from a system of extortion which is the very backbone of a thousand monopolies. A tariff lev fed for revenue to support the Gov ernment is a tax; but a tariff levied to benefit private interests is an ex tortion. A tariff for protection plunders for private use yes, worse, for it destroys the levy made for the good of the Government. The higher the tariff the less the income, because the less the im ports; and this continues until mo nopoly is without limit and the Government without revenue. We have some 80.000,000 peo ple. The one pursuit of all this multitude is makiug a living. This can be done in two ways, and no third. One is by honest labor, the other by theft. The great mass, recognizing this fact, labor honest ' ly, or offer honest labor, for their living. Were the entire population to do this, few would be rich, but all would be comfortable. A mi nority, however, prefer theft to la tor. . Greed added to cunning en ables such to steal, and they steal with impunity. It is singular that' a man thus constituted is not con tent with robbing another of his living, but is impelled by his brutal nature to rob many. He will, if be .can, seize on and possess himself of the subsistence that belongs to a thousand. We long have been as sured that il the Government takes care of the wealthy that class will care for the poor. To use the glib language ot the political arena, the capital favored by the tariff will IN THE COUNTY Surplus 8150,000. ! K U H : Myron I. Low, Vice President. Frank Ikeler, Cashier provide work for labor. God help the men dependent on such a delusion as that ! There is nothing more cruel than a million dollars, unless it be several millions. A tariff-fed millionaire may drive his automobile from castle to castle with his digestion undisturbed and his dreams undistortcd, although he knows that his wretched work men are toiling in privations or idling in hunger to which he would not subject his doRS. However, there is no good in denouncing the class. It is the system which makes such a class possible that is subject to attack. "Ding doon the nests and the rocks will flee1 awa'," says a Scotch proverb. The protective tariff is altogether a commercial affair, and under it more than 200,000 miles of operat ing railway have passed to the con trol and virtually the ownership of a few men; the vast steel interests of the land are conducted by a small Board; even our circulating medium is the property of some few thousand corporations that contract or expand it to suit their own sel fish purposes; Trusts multiply, un til food, clothing, shelter in a word, all we live on are worked through monopoly to make million aires. And the foundation of all this htupendous structure to facili tate plunder of the people rests on the robbery encouraged bv a tariff for extortioti. Scranton Times. Dr. Miles' Antt-Paln rills relievo pain. THE FAILURE OF A PARTY. The strenuous efforts to deceive the public into the belief that in dustrial and commercial activity has been restored is only partially successful. There are abundant reasons why it thould be true. The soil has yielded most bouutifully. "Bumper" crops have followed each other in regular succession for a dozen years. Last year the aggre gate value of the farm products of the country reached the enormous total of over $7,000,000,000 and the promise of this year is of more pro digious amount. No people in the history of the world have enjoyed such gifts of nature. Industry and thrift have never before, since the beginuing of time, been so gener ously rewarded. But industrial and commercial prosperity has not been restored and the false reports to that effect are not deceiving the people. In every industrial centre in the coun try vast armies of idle men are suf fering from want or appealing to public benevolence for relief. The abundance which has been produc ed has been absorbed in speculative enterprises or seized by predatory monopolies for questionable uses. This evil is the result, moreover, of misgovernment. Vicious legislation enacted at the behest and in the in terest of Wall street not only made it possible but inevitable. It en couraged the speculation and the speculation did the rest. Effect followed the cause. Congress assembled when the panic was in its incipient stages. The plain duty of the majority of that body was to enact remedial legislation. At the outset the ob ligation was publicly acknowledged and the promise specifically made. But tha conspirators of Wall street intervened. They were not willing to relinquish their grip upon the throats ot industry and commerce and betrayed the pledge that had been made. In the closing hours of the session a palpably inadequate measure was enacted in spite of the opposition of every friend of the people. But it was not remedial and the offer of such a make-shift was an insult to the intelligence oi the people. Watchman. The death of "Blind Tom," the former negro musical prodigy, de prives the world of its best living example of the fact that brains are not necessary for playing the piano. -Providtnct lrtbunt.; WASHINGTON From our Kegular Correspondent. Washington, D. C, June 29, 1908. Many Democrats in Washington assert that Brvau will prove stronger candidate in many States than he was either in 1896 or 1900, and tney predict a smaller nnmbe of bolters this year than at any time since the last Cleveland cam paign. It is on this belief most o their confidence is based that Bryan will carry a .sufficient number of States north of Mason and Dixon's line to defeat Taft for the Presi dency. Nor is the radicalism o Bryan regarded ns so much of a menace as it was a few years or months ago by the more conserva tive Democrats. The nnti-Brynn Democrats in fact, show a decided change of front since the nomina tions were made at Chicago, and are declaring that Bryan stands out as the strongest man, alter all. If Woodrow Wilson .should be nominated for Vice President on the Democratic ticket, with Brvau at the head, it is declared that these two would make an almost invinci ble pair of speakers in the cam pn'gn. In the East President Wil son is much feared as he is regard ed as one of the most convincing aim mushed ot orators. Former Representative Johif J Lentz, of Ohio, was in Washing ton last week, and in an interview stated, among other interesting things, "I believe the Democratic party will get a large number of Republican votes, and also receive the support of orgauized labor. The attempt on the part of the Republi can national convention to pacify labor failed miserably. The attempt was made to pull the wool over la bor's eyes, but it did not quite suc ceed." Republican leaders are seriously troubled with the rather serious question of how to secure a man who will measure up to the situa tion and will make an energetic and aggressive speaking tour of the West as an offset to Bryan. The bolt of two prominent papers in the wesi is saia to cause much worry to Secretary Taft's friends, and the report that an Indiana paper may join the bolters has in no way less ened the worry of the Secretary's advisers. In this year's campaign Indiana is regarded as one of the doubtful States. Much concern is felt over the se rious illness of the Vice Presiden tial nominee on the Republican ticket, Representative Sherman, and quite a discussion has been precipi tated over the possible outcome. Many men prominent in the coun cils of both parties have expressed their views on the action to be tak en to fill a vacancy on the Presi dential or Vice Presidential ticket that might occur between the date of the nominating convention and that of election, but a cursory re view of precedents shows that no such emergency has ever arisen. Representative James T. Loyd, of Missouri, chairman of the Demo cratic Congressional Committee, sta ted it as his opinion that the nation al committee of either party involv ed would have full power to name a Vice Presidential candidate in case of an emergency. This is the view held by the chairman, and many members, of the Republican National Committee and by many Democrats It is recalled that at the Democratic convention at St. Louis, four years ago, a resolution was passed by the convention au thorizing the Democratic National Committee to fill a vacancy in case of necessity, as the nominee for Vice President. Mr. Davis, was eighty years old. It was with deepest sorrow and regret that Washington learned of the death of ex-President Grover Cleveland. In spite of the fact that Mr. Cleveland had been seriously ill for several weeks and his death was feared, the news was a shock to the Capitol, and many were the expressions of profoundest regret in official and private circles. Nine ont of ten Democrats will tell you that the ticket they want to see nominated at Denver is Bry an and Johnson. It is generally conceded that the battleground is to be in the middle west, and Bryan must carry States in that section which are normally Republican and to this end Johnson would help mightily. Democrats too put a great deal of trust in Olney of Mas sachusetts, and such a ticket, Bryan and Olney would command respect. That the Denver platform will be o Bamfe .OTOIIXA. Thi Kind Yoa Haw Always Borjgw 4 radical there can be little doubt, but, it is declared that at most, it will hardly be as radical as some of the doctrines of Theodore Roose velt. One level-headed Washing tonian is of the opinion that the railroad, eortwration, and trust qustions should be treated as fol lows: Federal incorporation of all railroads as the only adequate means of providing the necessary super vision. Prosecution of all viola tions of the law on evidence, but no persecution on public clamor. Some Practical L:mudry Suggestions from the June Number ol Farm and Fireside. Here is .summer again and we all are wea-ing wash clothes. Do you find it difficult to keep yours fresh and unfaded ? If so, here are some hints about the washing and iron ing of them that may be of assist ance to you. Black lawns, percales, dimities and prints, also black satin under skirts, will not run or fade it spirits of turpentine, in the prop jrt ion of 0 ic tablespoon ful to each pailful of water, is used in rinsing, after th garment has been washed. This same treatment is very effective with colored dresses, as the colors seem even brighter after the nns ing. Needless to say, colors like pink, green and lavender should never be rinsed in bluing water, for tins will change their tones, and the blue lint can never be removed except by boiling, which would ruin a colored wash fabric. Shep herd's plaid" retains always its fresh look if dipped m the boilerful of hot suds just before washing. Use Jgum-arabic water or thin glue water instead of starch for black dresses, and starch made deep indigo by bluing for navy prints or linens. Muslin dresses often become limo without being soiled. When this happens, the garment maybe fresh ened without washing by spriukling with gum-arabic water and ironing. Always turn a dress wrong side out after starching, and dry it in a shady place as rapidly as possible. When completely dry, sprinkle, roll in a towel for a short time, then iron on the wrong side, finishing by pressing the rough seams and edges on the right side. It is al ways better to iron summer dresses 011 the wrong side, as they are then less likely to fade. Circular flounces, if ironed ac cording to the straight threads of the material, will keep their shape ana not sag. 1 his is true also of gored breadths and pique skirts. By usiug a tape measure, and pull ing the skirt to its required length as youirou, the proper "hang" may be preserved. bhould any article become scorch ed by the iron, hang it in the sun shine, and the stain will generally disappear. White goods if badly scorched can be wet with cold wa ter and laid on the grass in the sunshine. Repeated applications of water may be necessary before the scorch entirely disappears. A Jag Hospital. Slat. Medical Society Moving for an Ine briate Asylum, The Pennsylvania State Medical Society has created a committee, known as the "inebriate hospital committee," which is charged with the duty of making an effort to se cure an appropriation from the Legislature for the purpose of erect ing and maintaining as a state in stitution a properly equipped hos pital for the treatment of persons addicted to the excessive use of al cohol, morphine, cocaine and other drugs. Under the inebriate act of 1903, alcoholic and drug habitues can be committed to a proper hos pital or asylum, but none such ex ists in this state. At the next meeting of the society arguments will be presented setting forth the necessity of such a state institution to make the state inebriate hospital law effective, and as offering the only hope of restoring to health a large number of inebriates. Fearing the Potato Bug. The farmers, who are large pota to raisers, are fearing trouble from the potato bug. Some years ago the bug was destroyed by a parasite a smaller bug which fed on the big striped fellows. This season the little bug has failed to appear, while the big fellows in some sec tions are growing more numerous and destructive. Get 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 remain 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 FOll 7.50. Latest styles stripes and plain colors. Sale Price $7.50. 12.00 SUITS FOR 9.98. P.lue and brown, self striped Panama, Prince.Chap Style. Sale Price $9 9S. 11.00 SUITS F0II 10.00. Worsteds and self stripe Panama, Prince Chap and Cuta way style. Sale Price $10.00. 17.50 SUITS FOIl 15.50. Excellent quality of Chiffon Panama, blues, browns and black. Jacket 27 inches, jf fitting back with dip front.worth 20.00. Sizes 14 to 40. Sale Price $15.50. 18.00 and 20.00 SUITS FOll 12.98. Sizes i4,to 36 e ry suit a new creation. 22.50 and 23.00 SUITS FOR 16.00 Elegant materials and tailorings blues, brown and greens, Many of the best models. Sale Price $16.00. 25.00 SUITS FOll 17.50. Excellent assortment, most all sizes in this lot. Pest styles included. High grade handsome materials. 32.00 and 35.00 SUITS FOll 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. Fa P. BLOOMSBURG, 8' We Have Ten Styles of Envelopes and Paper to Match FOR Invitations, Acceptances, Regrets, Announcements, &c. Full size Wedding with Billet-doux size Twenty-Four Styles of Type FOU CARDS AND INVITATIONS. 1 We Do All Kinds of Printing Columbian Printing House, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Cut off that cough ayng'5 expect orrsrs- prevent uoncnitu and Tits t7orld'i 0tani!f4 Tl. i.0 medians ror 7C vesn. " h of your drojt tad Imp it PURSEL. PENN'A. two Envelopes, down to with Card to Fit. with oneumn conur - m tfetyt rorjy fa t2 hoot. 1
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