THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO. PA.
EVAS' SHOE STORE
IT'S RUSSETS! This year there's no letting up of
russet I opulanty. Styles come and go, but brown leath
er sIv.ks are bound to slay.
Russets Are The Right Tiling.
Have yen seen the latest high tut russets for Kail? The
right ."hades, the right styles, the right lines are at
Evans'. Try a pair.
FOR WOMEN, I'jices $2 to $5. FOR MEN, Trices $2 to $6.50
The Progressive'Shoe Store,
CHAS. M. EVANS
HYGIENIC SHOES FOR CHILDREN.
THE COLUMBIAN.
'I.OOMSIiUkO, PA.
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COLONIAL DAYS.
On Mond.iy evening next the
choir of St. Matthews Lutheran
Church, un.ler the leadership of
IJla'nc Siltz:r, will Rive a musical
entertainment of their own arrange
ment, entitled "Colonial Days."
The chorus will cow-Nt of thirty
voices, assisted by the Royal Puri
tan orclv stra of 10 pieces. It will
be given in the chinch, and the
proceeds will go into the new chinch
und
The program will consist of
choruses, quarte'tes, ducts, and so
los; organ selections, eornct solo,
in part first, and 111.- second part
will include a uiedlev f " "e Olde
Songs" that everybody loves. It
promises to be a very enjoyable i'f
lair. Admission 25 cent-.
LIBRARY ELECTION.
The annual election of officers of
the llbouisburg Public Library
was held on W ednesday morning
at ten o'clock at the Library.
The following managers were
elected to serve on the Board for
the next three years: C. W. Mil
ler, J. R. Town.-end, Lewis Cohen,
and Mrs J. L. Dillon.
The other members i f the Hoard
are: Col. J. CI. Freeze, Prof. C). IL
Bakeless, Mrs. Samuel Wigfall,
Mrs. C. V. McKelvy. Mrs. J. G.
Ilarman. Mrs. J. G. Wells, Mr
J. L. Richardson, and Miss
Ilnanpst. Four are elected each
year to serve for three years.
PROMOTED TO LIEUT. COLONEL.
Capt. Alexis R. Paxton has
been promoted to Lieutenant Col
onel in the regular army. Many
years ago he was the Teller in the
First National Hank, when his
uncle, Charles R. Paxton. was the
President, and Rev. J. P. Tustin
was Cashier.
He was appointed to the army
from civil life, by President Grant
in 1877. and resigned his position
in the bank to accept the commis
sion. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Winter Term of the State
Normal School, Bloomsburg, Pa.,
will begin Monday Dec. ;th, 1908.
Christmas vacation begins Dec.
19th. Work will be resumed Jan.
5th, 1909. .
Strong corps in Professional De
partment. Fine laboratories for
work in Biology, Chemistry and
Physics. Large Library with
trained Librarian. Trip to Wash
ington, D. C. Dec. 14th. Total
cost $15.75. Applications will be
received irom persons not c nnect
ed with the school
Free tuition to prospective teach
ers. Students are admitted to the
school at any time. Ask for a
catalog.
Address,
D. J. WALLER. Jr.
Principal.
Free bridges cost a lot of money
in Luzerne county. The viewers
appointed by Court to report on
the value of the bridge that crosses
the Susquehanna between Slnck
shinny and Mocanaqua have re
ported that in their opinioii,$6
500 is a fair price lor the county to
pay the owners. It is desired to
make the bridge fr-e, and it is
likely that the property will oon
be taken over by the County Commissioners.
Albra W. Baker, M. D.,
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
DlSKASKS OK C'HII.I'KKN A Sl'KCIAI.TY
Corner of Third" mid West Struts
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Houra:-Uutll 10 a.m. 1 to 3 and 6 to
4 p. 111. Both Telephone.
5-7-6ra
Grangers Demand Parcels Post.
On Rural Routes Throughout the Country
National Grange Urges Measure.
The national grange, after a ses
sion of a week in Washington, I).
C, has adjourned. Toward the end
of the meeting it adopted a resolu
tion demanding the introduction of
the parcels post on rural routs and
also of its universal extension. An
other resolution was adopted ask
ing for the establishment of postal
savings banks for the benefit of
fanners.
These are measures that have
been recommended by Postmaster
General Yon Meyer and bv his pre
decessors for twenty years. The
I parcels post has long since been in
1 use in Kii'opean and even in Asiat
ic countries If the United States
: were a monarchy or an oppressed
depotism we would long since have
I had the pircels pest here, but be
ing a free and independent govern
ment of senatorial, congressional
and other bosses in the pay of the
interests, and having a senator
from New York representing the
express companies, of which he is
president, on th'.- Hour of the seu
at". ai:l having a powerful express
companies' loby ..villi i.s pockets
bulging with ill-gotten gains ever
present
t at the c.ip'.tol, we must be
I with our vaunte I superior-
coateii
it v 1.1 nam- over the cltete mon
archies ami despotisms.
1 lie recent r.ostolhcc dclicit t.si
seventeen millions. The postoffiee
establishment, spending nearly two
hundred millions, brings the coun
try in debt seventeen millions a
year. The establishment, well
managed in a businesslike way and
doing the profitable work that the
express company filches from it,
would bring the government near
ly enough money to build a half
dozen Dreadnoughts and would at
the same time furnish all the
people of the United States with a
vastly superior service. With thir
ty thousand rural routes, nearly
all of them supplied with a horse
and wagon, the small amount of
filly-five pounds a trip would wipe
out the deficit. Ihc
national
cranne has passed a resolution to
oppose senators who oppose the
parcels post delivery.
Every Woman Will Be Interested.
Jlwrt uf retvntty lri dmwiwrrd an aroinal
li; iilmmiU lirrh euro fur woman III, nilM
UiAlu-r i.Viii'n Australian laf. It it lite only
vrrtitin rrgulutiir. Ciirrt frmalr trrakiwnwn uiul
Din Kache, K l (!.", Hladdrr and l mary trmMrf.
At all itrrgyt w 'V mail 50 vt. Samulf h'UMS.
AMmu, riot Muthrr (Jrav Co., Lrtiuti, X. V.
ll-ttMc.
To Curb Automobiles.
An expert in automobiles sug
gests to The Courant a radical and
interesting way to get rid of the
disagreeable and irritating horn,
and that is nothing less than to
prohibit its use. There are no
horns on carriages. v hy not snn-
ply put the automobile on their
footing aud hold the driver to the
same rules of caution and safety?
Without the horn to claim for him
the right of way the chauffeur
would have to slow up at every
street crossing and whenever any
body seem, d likely to get in his
way. "He could not sweep down
the highway warning everybody
else t i sidestep and give him the
road. This is worth thinking of.
Another mighty good suggestion
now going the rounds of the pa
pers is that when an automobile
enters the transgressing class a
part of the punishment be inflicted
on the machine itself. Automobiles
cost a lot of money, aud the pleas
ure they give comes from their use.
New just suppose that ev;ry of
fending machine be taken possession
of by the law and be confined for a
certain period depending on the na
ture of the offense. How is Mr.
Six-Thousand-Dollars going to feel
wheu his machine is arrested in
May and confined for six months
and he cannot use it during all the
halcvou days of its season? Will
not the danger of such a fate keep
him in order? It strikes us yes.
Hartford Courant.
oi-aToniA.
Bears the J? 1,011 Haffl AW3,S
To Erect Big Talxirnacle.
IntheGrovt Opposito Milton by (he Central
Penntyl.ania Evangelical Conloronce.
i The homitiful itovp on flip bill
aciossthe river Irom Milton, which
is part of the forty acres purchased
by the Central Pennsylvania con
ference of the United Kvangelic.il
church, n to be made one of the
finest campuieeting grounds in the
country. 1 he site is an ideal one.
At a recent meeting of the ex
ecutive committee, composed of C.
A. Shaffer, Berwick; Dr. Dunlap,
Willianisport, and Dr. Swengle, of
Lewismirg. with T. C. Winter, ar
chitect of Willianisport, plans were
made for the erection of the build
ings and laying out of the grounds.
The tabernacle will be a large one
with a seating capacity of two
thousand and connected with it
will be a dormitory for the minis
ters with accommodations fot
thirty-two. The boarding tent will
he 100x30 feet and connected with
it will be a dormitory to accommo
date seventy-five people. There
will also be erected from one hun
dred to one hundred and fifty tents.
The grounds will be beautifully
laid out. A boulevard will run
along the grounds with benches at
the points overlooking Milton and
the Susquehanna river and avenues
for the cottages.
The board will erect a number
of cottages and lots will be sold
for those who want to build. The
White Deer water mains run
through the grounds and will fur
nish the water supply while it is
also expected to get electricity from
Milto 1. The grove will be made a
generil resort throughout the sum
mer. Kverything will be complet
ed in the spring and the first camp
mteting of two or three weeks
duration will be in August.
Early Christmas Shopping.
An exchange very opportunely
remarks: livery possible consid
eration urges those who have holi-
j(lav si,(,ppj11K t0 d0 to (0 it earjv
There are on, thre wce,.s u
ly three weeks to
Christmas.
Some have already done much
shopping, but those who still have
it to do will find this week and next
week much better for the purpose
than the week or ten days imme
diacy before Chrtstmas Day.
The merchants have offered unus
ual opportunities for early shop
ping this year, and it will not be
their fault if everybody does not
have plenty of time to buy with
that deliberation which assures sat
isfactory results.
A rush is inevitable in the Inst
days, for in spite of every good in
tention there are many who, for
one reason or another, are not in a
position to shop early. The busi
ness done in those days is not as
snlisfnrrnrv fitlifr In th fllfr rr
jto the buyer as that done where
there is no pressure. Those who
can, therefore, will do themselves
the best kind of service by making
their purchases as soon as possible.
No one who has been through
the experience needs to be told that
all the advantages, both in conven
ience aud good results, are with
the early shopper. And it is such
a comfort to have it all out of the
way in good season.
Paul Revere's Ride Declared a Myth.
Walter Benjamin of New York,
publisher of The Collector, has in
his possession a letter which he be
lieves proves conclusively that Paul
Revere never made the midnight
ride attributed to him by Longfel
low and tradition.
The document is a letter from
John Hancock to Klbridge Gerry,
dated Lexington, April 18, 1775,
at 9 o'clock. This was the night
before the memorable battle and
three hours oefore Paul Revere,
according to LongfelloA, "crossed
th1? bridge into Medford town."
"Dear Sir: I am much obliged
for your notice. It is said the of
ficers are gone along the Concord
road, and I will send word thither.
I am full with you that we ought
to oe senous, aud I hope your de
cision will be effectual. I intend
doing myself the pleasure of being
with you tomorrow. My respects
to the committee. I am
"Your real friend,
"JOHN HANCOCK."
Mr. Benjamin says that if Han
cock, of the Committee of Safety,
knew at 9 o'clock that the troops
had gone along the Concord road
and hoped they would be "serious"
that Lexington and Concord were
fully aroused to the danger of the
coming British troops, and that
there would be no need for Paul
Revere to send
"Through the night his cry of
alarm
To every Middlesex Tillage and
farm."
Part With Japan Comjdoto.
Not a Treaty. But Mrrelf a Joint S'atcmsnt
of Adl'ude of Two Nations.
Secretary of State Klihu Root,
on behalf of the United States, and
Kogoro Takahira, Ambassador on
behalf ot Jap in. recently exchang
ed diplomatic notis defining the
policy of the two Governments in
the Far ICat. The actual cere
mony ot exchange was very brief,
Secret iry Root handing the Ambas
sador a note which bore his signa
ture, and the Ambassador giving
to Mr. Root a paper defining Jap
an's policy and bearing his signa
ture. Assistant Secretary Bacon, second
secretary of Iunbassy Masanao
Hanihar.i and Mr. Babcock, Mr.
Root's private secretary, were wit
nesses to the transaction. After an
Informal exchange of felicitations
the Ambassador and his secretary
Ittt inc Male uepaitiiient, li.e
former wi'h a smile on his face, in
dicating his grent satisfaction over
the conclusion of the exchanges.
The full purport of the notes al
leady has been set out in press dis
patches. They were made public
simultaneously in the United States
and Japan Tuesday night with a
view to their publication in noth
countries on Wednesday morning.
ACTION HY SKVATK t' N N F.C ICSSA R V .
The exchange of notes is based
on the idea of encouraging and de
fending free and peaceful commer
cial development in the Pacific and
to this end the signatory panics
have prepared a .series of articles
expressive of their intentions in the
matter. Legislative action by the
Senate is unnecessary, and the de
claration or exchange of notes will
not have to be referred to tint body.
The declaration is not a treaty,
simply a reaffirmation of what both
Japan and the- United States have
Flood for in China .Tid in the far
Ivist generally. It has no legal
standing, but its greatest benefit
will bj that derived from the moral
effect it will exercise in the future
'diplomacy governing the far Kast.
I In this respect, it has been likened
to the Monroe doctrine in Amen
I can history. It was pointed out
j as rather a singular coincidence
tint the exchange of notes with
Japan regarding China should oc
'cur on the same day as that on
which lang Sliaoi has come to
thank the American government
for the remission of the Boxer in
demnity. GOOD liFFKCT AI3 ROAD.
Apart from the reiteration of the
attitude of the two Governments
interested on the subject of China,
the exchange of Monday's notes is
very timely and useful, according
to the State Department News
paper publications abroad, while
expres;ing generally a favorable
degree ot satisfaction over the step
taken by Japan and the United
States, at the same time show that
there is still some misconception of
the real attitude of the two coun
tries. America and Japan under
stand very well what the attitude
of the other is, said a prominent
official, but there are a number of
people in various parts of the world
who do not seem to understand,
and for this reason a re-statement
of the attitude of both Govern
ments was deemed a wise step.
Planning a Short Session.
The coining session of the Penn
sylvania legislature is to be a short
and business like affair, if the pres
ent plans of the leaders are not
changed.
It is proposed to fix the date of
final adoumment bv a joint resolu
tion at the opening of the session
and to eet tin committees to work
oarlv so as not to delav the con
sideration of important measures
on the tloor ot tne senate ana
house.
There is some talk of fixinir the
adjournment date in April, though
it is doubtful whether the work
could be put through by that time.
The last legislature adjourned May
16, and that is considered to be
about as early as it is possible to
wind up the business of the session.
Althoucrh the senate and nouse
meet for organization the first
Monday ot January, tne prelimi
naries usually prevent the transac
tion of much business before the
first week in February. Adjourn
ment by the middle of May thus
gives only three months and a halt
for actual work.
Cost State Democrats $8,261.
The statement of the Democratic
State committee has been tiled at
Harrisburg by Treasurer B. F.
Meyers. The receipts, all from
contributions by prominent party
men, amouuted to $8,261 and ex
penditures to the same sum, Secre
tary P. Gray Meek certifying to
unpaid bills amounting to $123.
Senator J. K. P. Hall, State
Chairman George M. Dimellug
and Colonel Tames M. Guffey were
! the chief contributors.
Hero ami Thore.
The Mt. Union Twice-a-Week-Republican
says the Penrose politi
cal organs are printing plate nut
ter intended to defeat McClain for
Speaker of the House at Harris
burg at the coining session. Mc
Clain is not an abject slave of the
State Machine.
A warning is being sent out by
the Scrantou police to all milk
dealers, grocers, butchers aud
other merchants to Ik- on the look
out for a fakir who is representing
himself as a United States pure
food inspector. His scheme is to go
chiefly to milk men and examine
their cans and dairy, and charge
$2 as an inspection fee. If the
proprietor refuses to pay on first
demand he generally obtains the
money by threatening proceedings.
The game has been successfully
operated in Scrantou ar.d 01 her
towns.
Reports to the Game Commission j
say that more bears are being !
killed this season than ever before, !
and Chief Game Protector Kalbfus I
is of the opinion that the number
of bears slaughtered this year will
run far into the hundreds.
Deer hunters, too, are having
fine success, but reports of viola
tions are also being heard, princi
pally that men are killing fawns
and does, whereas the law allows
the slutghter of pronged bucks
only.
The Court calendar for the
Ninth Judicial district, consisting
of Cumberland county, has just
been issued, ")!id .shows that Cum
berland county has 70 practicing
.".ttomeys, 51 of whom are teeter
ed from Catli.sk'.
In the conductor's absence a
passenger stole a crowded cr at
Athens Friday night and ran it to
Waverly without collecting fares,
and then made his escape.
,
Closing Out Sale ! j
Throngs of people day and
night are taking advantage
of this opportunity to get
bargains. No fake sale, but
a genuine clean-up of every
thing in the store.
1
The Clark Store, bioomsburg
:sr!
W. L. Douglas
'AND
Packard Shoes
are worn by more men
than any other shoes
made."
Come in and let us
Fit You With a Pair
W. H. MOORE,
Comer Main and IronSts.,
BLOOM SB LRG, PA.
A fine new line of Wedding in
vitations just received at thisotfice.
Street Commissioner Giger with
a force of men has bricked the gut
ter on Third street from Market to
the alley. It is a much needed
improvement, as the grade was
such that the uorth side was mud
dy most of the time, as the water
could not run off.
" We fhall alwayB praise Pe-nm
for it saved our bo life."
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IIFKHAN liO IIMITH.
MRS. KAltN'KST IIOCMMUTH, 17?
Maplo Ht., Pes Moines, low
vriti'fi : "Two y enrs ago our llltle Arj
Herman, was tak,'ii down with scarlr
f'-vcr. lie took cold with It, and ir
r.toud of tlio eruptions coming to tl
Mirface they afTx-ted his lungs ni
rtnimoo. J'or vwiM wo watched t'
lil.s h'-clHlrio, hardly expecting him ts.
live fiorn 0110 hour to tiiu next.
"Fianlly lis Imcamc a little lietter u:
wns ablo to t-it up. Then ho commeno
lo couJi, mid in rpltoof everything m.
could do Ins Himeil to pet worse all th
Umii. Ilia oonnliiii' f.pell.s would J fe
ll mil Ik! w'is comp'i'l: ly exhaustod, an.
Ids lun.'.'R hurt him a ;rreit deal. Kverj
t ody thought ho luid eoiioumption.
"Ono wl'.il .' ai t!io ttrua; store, nr
lnil::in;l (taw n. Pcrunif almanac an.
lnoii;:lu it li'.ini'. Y road in it ape
Tjct desfiri ;:i',u of hi cano and m
lh'ti!-ht v.-y would try Peruna. W'
l.oiii' Vo a liot-.Ic, q;:U i vuy tiling olac.
and !:ui:ai j:i . i.i'.; I.iia I'cri na.
"TJv the liir.o I vo-tl:ird.-i cf tlio bottb
U :'. d
Aft. r i.o 1
perform iy 1
day fciKi.-o
"Wo rdir
U s:iv 1
'.: pna:;!i Ji.id utmost gon
.Hi laUen 1 ',-, hollies he Wfc
J. Iy ha Hot, neon a aleS.
n:-.J I.i a In nr'.y, h allliy boj
il - ::.;. a i.o Peruna, to.
P.i.-sr.-a-I!n t.c Stioal Laxative.
Ask your Druggist for a Fro.
Peruna Almanac for lyoo.
Our Pianos
are the leaders. Our lines in'
elude the following makes :
Ciias. M. Stieff,
Henry F. Miller,
Brewer & Pryor, Kohler &
Camtbell, and Radel.
IN ORGANS we handle the
Estey, Miller.H.Lehr & Co,
and Bowlby.
This Store has the agency for
SINGER HIGH ARM SE IV.
ING MACHINES and
VIC7 OR TALKING
MA CHINES.
WASH MACHINES
Helby, 1900, Queen, Key
stone, Majestic.
J.SALTZEtf,
Music Rooms No. 105 West Main
Street, Below Market.
BL O OMSB UR G. PA
The misunderstanding as to
whether or not there is a Benevo
lent Society will not be ameliorat
ed by continued publicity of the
acrid kind. Better drop it. The so
ciety can best show that it is not
defunct by its works. We will
gladly give space to a report of the
good that it is doing.
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