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and Business Men.
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0 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
OFFICERS:
E. W.M. Low, President.
Jatues M.Staver, Vice President.
DIRECTORS:
E. W. M. Low, F. G. Yorks, H. C. Creasy. Fred Ikeler,
H.V.Hower James M. Staver, Myron I. Low, Louis Gross,
M. E Staekhouse. Frank Ikeler,
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1837. Consolidated 1869
ublish ed Ever v Tiii'rsdav Mokinci,
At Bloomsburg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. EIAVELL. Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, FoKt.MAN.
I'krmm Insult the county $ 1. 00 a year
In alvan.e; T 1 . 5 o 1 r not aid in aJvance.
( Uiide thccounty, $ 1. 25 a y ear, strictly in
ranee.
All communication should l e uklressed
THE COLUMBIAN, lloomsl.urj;, Ta.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 10OS.
Democratic National Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN W. KERN,
of Indiana.
Democratic State Ticket.
IUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT,
WEBSTER GRIMM,
of Bucks County.
democratic County Ticket.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
JOHN G. McHENY,
of Benton.
FOR MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE,
WM. T. CREASY,
of Catawissa,
FOR PROTHONOTARY,
FREEZE QUICK,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
FRANK W. MILLER,
ot Bloomsburg.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
JOHN MOUREY,
of Roaring Creek Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
JCHARLES L. POHE,
of Catawissa.
JERRY A. HESS,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
CLYDE L. HIRLEMAN,
of Benton Borough,
(Second Term.)
HARRY CREASY,
of Bloomsburg.
(Second Term.)
A Matter that Should Not be For
gotten. Young men who voted on age
last fall MUST be Registered or
they can not vote under any cir
cumstances. Others who have paid
a State or County tax within two
years may be able to swear in their
votes, if they are not upon the Reg
Jstry, but the voter who cast his
first ballot in 1907, has no possible
chances to do this. He is not upon
any duplicate, has no tax assessed
against him, and consequently can
not qualify to having a paid a tax,
as is necessary where voters are left
off the Registry. By failing to
register he practically and effectu
ally disfranchises himself. There
is no way by which he can vote,
and Democrats should remember
and see that every young Democrat
who voted on age in 1907, is upon
the polling list of 1908. And this
must be seen to before the evening
of September 2nd. Don't Forget
this.
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
SI5O,00O.
Myron I. Low, Vice President.
Frank Ikeler, t'nshier.
AN APPEAL
There are no secrets in this Cam
paign. Strictly practicing what he
prcacics, .Mr. Bryan will not win
victory with tainted money paying
the election expenses.
Not a dollar is to be accepted
which iequ;res any promise, either
express or implied, other than for
HONEST. IMPARTIAL GOV
ERNMENT. Mr. Bryan will enter the White
House absolutely free from entang
ling alliances, free to serve all class
es of honest citizens alike, or he
will not enter at all.
Hence the course is plain. The
campaign of Bryan and Kern must
be conducted by the people.
The people must pay the necessa
ry campaign expenses if they want
public servants who will serve their
interests.
Special interests and favored class
es, having secured" "SWOLLEN
FORTUNES" by purchasing fa
vors in the past with MILLIONS
CONTRIBUTED TO CONTROL
ELECTIONS, stand ready to Rive
MILLIONS MOKE FOR CON
TINUED FAVORS. But that
class never gives a dollar unless it
buys a pledge.
Mr. Bryan says, from March 4th.
1909, "LET THE PEOPLE
RULE."
This can come only if the people
pay their own bills, and control
their own elections.
"BEWARE OF THE TRUSTS
'BEARING GIFTS. "
That policy of the favored few
buying a mortgage on the Govern
ment meant that the Candidate for
President knew a few people onlv
in an entire State
Bryan savs. "We will tat the
cause of PEOPLE'S RULE home
to the people and will know people
in every county."
You can serve the erand cause of
popular government.
Your paper reaches the fi rpsid
of the patriot who loves his country
tor nis country's OOOD; as distin
guished from the preedv
of swollen fortunes who loves his
country only for his country's
GOODS.
Askine
Government by the people to pay
you. at once, as tnanv Hollars as Vi
can spare to aid the Campaign for
DK. X ViM , K.11KJN a in u PEOPLES
RULE. You forward these crifr
of honest hearts and home every
two weeks to the Treasurer of the
Democratic National Com mi
with the name of each contributor
and amounts given The Treasurer
Will forward VOU a eertifirat for
each one. askiner von to Hpliwr
these certificates.
Once more, vou should hp a rart
of the Great Organization hearincr
the Lamp of Light to every nook
ana corner ot free America.
Our Country is for th Pprrd.
its Government must be by the
reopie.
Sincerely,
Norman E. Mapv
Chairman Democratic National Com.
M. C. Wetmore,
Chairman Finance Committee.
C. N. Haskell,
Treasurer,
Cigarette Habit Grows.
The "coffin nail" habit has enor.
mously increased during the past
year. Government statistics fuct
issued demonstrates a tremendous
growth of the cigarette habit in the
United States durintr the last
when 55.402.336.113 of these little
sunicers were smoked.
Countine the number of rim a nil
boy smokers at 2.000.000 this
gives an average per smoker of
"Di ana wnen u is considered
that there are thousands of smokers
who use tobacco in some other form
it brings thet average for the cigar
ette smoker up high.
OA
TOHIA.
iMNtW
The Kind You Hivi AlwriftrSt
Democratic Leaders at Work.
The Democratic organization of
this State with commendable zeal
and energy is engaged in the work
of preparation for the election. At
the meeting of the State Executive
Committee, in Harrisburg, on Tues
day the greatest enthusiasm was
manifested. Members of the com
mittee from all sections of the State
spoke most encouragingly of the
conditions at present and the indi
cation? point to au extraordinarily
large vote. We are unlikely to lose
any of the congressional districts
now represented by Democrats and
there is a strung probability of
gaining two and probably three.
We will certainly gain in both
branches ol the Legislature.
The most important work of the
campaign demands immediate at
tention and it is gratifying to learn
that it is not being neglected. In
all portions of the State outside of
the cities the registration and as
sessment of voters must be complet
ed on or before the 2nd day of Sep
tember. It is less than one week,
therefore, until the closing of the
assessment for this year and voters
who have not paid a tax within two
years will be hopelessly baried out
of the privilege of voting if they are
not assessed. We hope there are
no Democrats in this county who
will thus neglect their civic ob'iga
tions.
T.iat Mr. Bryan will be elected
is practically admitted by all who
have given the subject intelligent
consideration It is not probable
that Pennsylvania will contribute
directly toward the result, but more
surprising things have occurred iu
politics. Three years ago the Dem
ocratic candidate for State Treasur
er was elected by nearly 80,000
majority and there was infinitely
less reason for political then than
now. But admitting that Taft will
carry the State Democrats of Penn
sylvania will achieve something if
they make the Republicans remain
at home and keep their money iu
the State. This much can easily
be done and those who contributed
to that result will be entitled to the
favor of the successful party leaders
ot the country. Bellefonte Watch
man.
Lands May Revert.
It is not improbable that as a re
sult of the inquiry made into the
corporate standing of abandoned
railroads and canals by the State
Railroad Commission that a large
quantity of land which was either
purchased or taken by railroad cor
porations will revert ro former own
ers or become the property of the
state. The inquiry, which has
kept several men busy for weeks,
has resulted in the discovery that
scores of railroads were chartered
either by the Legislature or by the
state under the Constitution which
were never built. Iu many instanc
es rights of "way were bought and
the enterprises were erven ntv
Ssme of them became insolvent and
others were crushed by other lines.
In many of these old-time com
panies there was a clause in the
charter which provided that work
must begin within a certain time or
else the franchise given by the state
would be void. It is now a ques
tion whether under these circum
stances the land which the compa
nies secured does not also revert to
the persons who held title to it
prior to the sale of the company.
Gazette and Bulletin.
BE PREPARED.
There is no one at least no one
worthy of citizenship who will not
desire to vote at the coming elec
tion. The privilege of doing so, of
haviug a voice in selecting those
who are to administer the affairs of
the government, is one of the high
est and most important that can fall
to the lot of any mortal being. It
is not only a privilege but it is a
duty, and a duty that we should all
discharge. To vote, however, re
quires some preparation. First you
must be registered, and this cannot
be done after the second day of
September. So you had better see
about it now when you think of it.
If you put it off, the matter may
slip your memory, and the time go
by for this preparation. The time
to do a thing is when it should be
done, and the time to be registered
is now. Don't put this off.
Preparing for the Campaign.
State Chairman Geo. M. Dimel
ing will open Democratic headquar
ters at Harrisburg this week, and
is preparing for an aggressive cam
paign. He says that he has plan
ned to have things move rapidly,
and there will be something doing
in the organization's campaign.
Mr September 2nd.-wt
Do you ask why we point to that
date ? If you are not Registered on
or before that time, your vote may
be lost. It is the last day that you
ctn Register.
HOW CANDIDATES ARE BLED.
Speaking of the various methods
used to extract money from candi
dates for office the Shamokin Herald
says:
"Grafters, big and little, are
making the life of the candidates a
burden, and the forms iu which the
grafting is attempted are as varied
as the number of schemers who seek
to gather in the easy dollars.
"One popular form ot working
the candidate is through the organ
ization of so-called political clubs,
the members of which as a rule are
decidedly more zealous in their ef
forts to induce the candidates to
give up their cash than they are in
promoting the real interests of any
candidates. All look alike to them,
and many of them do not scruple to
take boodle from both sides.
"Another form of graft to which
the candidates are constant subjects
of prey is the raffle and picnic tick
ets which they are virtually forced
to buy. This form of holdup comes
from all parts of the county, the
remote and sparsely settled districts
being no exception to the rule. Us
ually from $5 to $10 worth ol tick
ets are sent to each candidate, with
instructions to reuii t the full amount
to a designated person. If the first
supply does not bring results a sec
ond supply is sent out and so on
until success crowns the effort."
Coal Trade.
Anthracite Trade Conditions Are Fairly Good.
Anthracite trade continues to do
fairly well, all things considered,
and it is realized now that a five
per cent, reduction in volume of
tonnage for the year 1908 is an ex
tremely liberal allowance. It sure
ly will not go above that and it
may be that the falling off will only
be three or four per cent. Undoubt
edly there will be economy in the
use of this coal an expensive fuel
at most points beyond, say, a three
hund. cd mile radius from the mines
but it is so largely an article of
household necessity that economy
cannot go far in restricting its use
August is the month carrying only
ten cents discount, and so the sales
for the first part of the month will
probably be light, but as the end of
the month conies about and there is
a vanishing discount and a proba
bility of early sales to be consider
ed by the retailers, trade will pick
up. A great deal of the so-called
dullness in the anthracite business
this year has been brought about
voluntarily by the retailers, who
did not care to make the usual cred
it allowance on their stock of hard
coa.. In doing this they acted
wisely, but the fact remains that
the reduction in the volume of their
business was, as noted, voluntary.
They probably could have sold
about as much this year as last had
they cared to take chances on cred
its. Coal Irade Journal.
May Wear Religious Garb.
Making a ruling on a local case
that is of widespread interest.
Judge Chas. I. Landis handed down
an opinion Monday holding that
the school garb act is unconstitu
tional and that the Boards of School
Control are not obliged to dismiss
public school teachers who wear
garb of the Quaker or Friend,
Amish, Dunkard or Mennonite.
Some time ago suit was entered
against the school directors of Mt.
Joy to compel them to discharge
Miss Lilhe Kisser, a teacher, who
wore the Mennonite dress. The
directors immediately filed a demur
rer to the indictment on the grounds
that the law abrogates the consti
tution and bill of rights. In his
opinion Judge Landis sustains the
directors and found in their favor.
In consequence the wearing of
any particular garb by the teacher
in a school room cannot be prevent
ed.
Slick Swindlers Work Farmers.
In the western part of the State
a man came along and said he had
been commissioned to test cows for
farmers, to see if they were free
from tuberculosis. In one place he
told a man ten of his herd were af
fected that way and he had better
sell them for what he could get.
The next day a man came along
ooking for cows to buy, and the
farmer sold the ten cows and they
were gooa ones, at 10 a head. Then
in a few days the farmer found out
that he had been swindled.
Get
AUGUST
FURNITURE
An Important Event
This year's sales will surpass those of any previous
season surpass them in value-giving; strength and in the
variety of the offerings. Business conditions have enabled
us to purchase goods at the lowest prices quoted in years
and we pass the splendid bargains along to our customers
in the same way AT AMAZING REDUCTIONS FROM
ACTUAL CURRENT VALUES.
Here are a few items, selected at random from the
scores of good bargains to be had. Such economics on !
Table, Household and Art Linens of absolutely dependable
qualities and on artistic Furniture of thorough reliability
are positively without precedent in Bloomsburg retailing. J
Read on and profit.
Furniture at Very Unusual Prices
Buying furniture soon "runs into money," and oppor
tunities such as this must interest every housekeeper who
needs furniture, for during this sale we a.re offering excep
tional values. Come and inspect these exceptional values.
The Linen Sale.
We consider it a distinct triumph to be able to quote
such low prices on qualities so exceptionally fine. Only
the most adroit and farsighted buying enables us to do so.
Bleached Table Linen.
56 in. bleached table linen
28c value for 22c
56 in. bleached table linen
5qc value for 49c
72 in. bleached table linen
85c value for 72c
72 in. bleached table linen
$1.00 value for 85c
72 in. bleached double dam
ask $1.39 value for $1.19
72 in. bleached double dam
ask $1.50 value for $1.25
72 in. bleached double dam
ask $2 00 value for $1.65
72 in. bleached double damj
ask $2.75 value for $2 25
F. P.
BLOOMSBURG,
We Have Ten Styles of
Envelopes and Paper to Match
-r-FOR -
Invitations, Acceptances, Pegrete
Announcements, &c.
Full size Wedding with two Envelopes, down to
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.
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LINEN SALE
for Thrifty Housekeepers.
NAPKINS REDUCED.
Napkins to match most
of the bleached table linen,
and they are reduced. Space
forbids telling you of all
the prices, but you get an
idea from the following:
$1.15 napkins now 89c
1.50 napkins now $1.25
1.95 napkins iww 1.59
2.75 napkins now 2.25
3.50 napkins now 2.98
4.00 napkins now 3.25
5.00 napkins now 4.25
6.00 napkins now 5.00
6.50 napkins now 5.50
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