in at EVAWS' SHOE STORE BLOOMSBURG, PA. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1009. Kntered at tfit rout Ojnce, Bloonxtburg, Pa. at necxma elate mailer, March l.lHBfc, The Sunday School room of the Lutheran Church has been newly papered and painted. - Joseph R. Eck, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at Danville on Sunday after a long illness. The Watsontown Table Co. has pnrchased the plant of the Espy Pnrniture Co. There is a probability that work will be resumed there. The Ushers' Union of the M. E. Church held their first annual banquet at the City Cafe on Tues day evening. Ralph II. Smoyer was toastmaster. The Northumberland County Ear association has voted that at the annual banquet in Sunbury. this year, each attorney purchase his own drinks if he wants any. This was done to meet the objec tions against serving intoxicants at the feast. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., post office: Mr. Chas. Keefer, Miss Martha Smith, W. F. Keefe, Prof Frank S. Upham, Sallie Patterson, Mr. Elmer Williamson. Cards Mr. Chas. Keefer (2), Mrs. Elizabeth Kerstetter, Mr. Wm. M. Spearl. William Hawkins, for many years the porter at the Central Ho tel died suddenly at his mother's home on Railroad street last Friday morning. Recently he had been employed at Hotel Lee. He is sur vived by his mother, one son, and two brothers. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon. The coal mines at Laquin, Brad ford county, owned by the Long Valley Coal Company, have been closed for the winter, and perhaps permanently. The miners and their families have been moved to Long Valley, where the mines at that place will be operated to tfjeir capacity. The expenses of Williamsport the past year exceeded the receipts, and the estimates for the ensuing year, by maintaining the same rate of taxation are $141,000 for re ceipts and $172,000 for necessary expenses. How to make the re ceipts meet the expenses without increasing the city debt, is a prob lem councilmen are now wrestliug over. II You Are a Trifle Seniltive JboHt ttie tlie ofvovr times, if tome latltfao itltntkm to kiunn thai many people can uvar tou a tiie nnaller by torinklmg Allen's root o into them. Juki the thing fur Patent Lea'.h rr Hhoet, ami for tn taking in new Slwet. Sold Xwywltere, 2St" 1-21-4. .V We take from our forests annu ally seven times as much wood per capita as the Germans take from their forests, and ten times as much s the Frencn. We lose by fire every year buildings of the value of $450,000,000, which is approxi mately one-half the total cost of the buildings annually erected. Four out of five of these fires are pre ventable, as is shown by the fact that in Europe, where they have more exacting building codes and standards of construction, the fire losses are enormously below those m this country. There appears to he a very close relation between the greater combustibility of our bouses and our excessive use of timber for building. CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES. The Columbia Power. Lieht. and Railways Company is the title of the corporation that has consolida ted into one, the following "onipa aies: Standard Gas and Electric Light Co. of Danville, Irondale Electric Light Co., Berwick Elec tric Light Co., Columbia & Mon tour Street Railway Co., Danville & Bloomsburg Street Railway. B. 0. Ellis is the General Manager. Increase of Pensions. During the last session of Con gress, Hon. John G. McIIenry. Representative in Congress for this district called attention to the vital defect in the service pension law. It fixes too great an age for the maximum and Mr. McIIenry ottered a bill reducing the maxi mum from seventy-five to seventy years. There are not many veter ans reach the age of seventy-five. he reasoned and those who ought to get the benefit of the maximum rate earlier. His bill fixed it at seventy, the second rate at sixty five and the minimum at sixty. Politics was more important than pensions a year ago, however, and Mr. McIIenry got scant encourage meut in his work for the veteraus. At the present session he finds a different sentiment, however, tak iug advantage of the hope of success be has introduced a bill providing for a pension of $15 a month for all soldiers and sailors of the civil war who have attained the age of sixty $20 a month for those who are sixty-five and $25 for those who are seventy years old or upward He hopes to get this just measure enacted. Mr. McIIenry is a consistent and tireless friend of the soldiers of our several wars. He doesn't believe in squandering money on battle ships which are costly toys which become antiquated almost as soon as they are completed. But he be lieves in generously takiug care of those who have served the country at the hazard of their lives and de sires to see them assured of com forts if not luxuries as they totter to the grave. We sincerely hope that Mr. McIIenry will succeed in getting his bill through. Demo cratic Sentinel. State Revenues. Auditor General Young has esti mated the revenues for the next two years at $41,000,000. State Treasurer Sheatz gives an estimate somewhat higher, and Chairman Woodward, of the House Appro priations Committee, is inclined to agree with him that the Auditor General's estimate is low. An ef fort will be made to arrive at an ac curate idea 01 wnat money is in sight, including the amounts uuex pended in appropriations authoriz ed by the last Legislature. Then the entire appropriations machin ery of the Senate and House Ap propriations Committees will be ad justed to keeping the total within that figure, so that Governor Stu art will be relieved of the disagree able duty of paring down the bills to meet the conditions of the reve nues. Because of the shortness of the session the House Appropriations Committee will begin giving hear ings to applicants for State aid this week. 1 he committee has already 119 bills and many more will be re ceived next week. Of Interest to Women. Don't slave at the wash-tub! A new invention which does away with hard work on wash-day. In order to introduce our pump and have your neighbors know all about it we offer for thirty days, our $3.00 washer almost fres. It saves your hands, time and temper. All you have to do is to put clothes in tub and move the handle of the pneumatic clothes-washer up and down. The pump does the rest in half the time. It does the work easier and better than the $4.00 machines. Send $1.00, send now for this washer-providing you agree to demonstrate it to your next door neighbors. Money returned if not satisfied. Send 25 cents more if you want us to pay express. Descrip tive pamphlet sent on request. Write at once to Pierce & Baker, 654 Washington Street, Bnffalo, N. Y. Every Woman Will Be Interested. If you ham natut In the back, Urinary, Btatt Our ur kidney trouble, ana teant a certalni pleat ant herb cure for xeoman't ilia, try Mother Oray'i Autlraltan Leaf. It It a afe and lunvr-fatling regulator. At all Druggieta or tiy mail tn eta. Samjle uackuoe fit If Jr. Addreta, 77m Mnthtr Ural) Co., Lniit !' l-Sl-. THE 'COLUMBIAN, BL00MS8UR0. PA Would Stop Mine Falls. Governor Calls attention to Cave-In Dangers. His message recommending that a Commission be created to study remedies for mine cave-ins under cities and towns and report to the next Legislature was sent by Gov ernor Stuart to both houses last week. It is accompanied by an ap peal from Mayors and burgess :s to that effect, and the urgency of the appeal is based upon the growing commercial temptation to remove coal from pillars, etc., and endan ger the communities above . the mines. Following the reading of the Governor's message Mr. Blewitt, of Lackawanna, offered a joint res olution creating a commission of miners, to be appointed by the Gov ernor, to investigate the cause of these cave-ins and report to the Legislature. The resolution pro vides that the duties of the Com mission shall be to ascertain the le gal rights of the owners of the sur face and the coal beneath the sur face, and what precaution in the mining of coal is necassary to prop erly support the surface and pre pare a bill to protect the welfare and interests of the owners of coal and surface. It carries an approp riation of $5000 for the payment of the expenses of the Commission. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining. An Excellent Cleaning Fluid. "The following recipe contains nothing injurious, never takes out the stiffness from fabrics (as trom veilings and chiffon), and is at the same time a disinfectant and sure preventive of moths," says Woman's Home Companion for Feb ruary. "Sulphuric ether, one dram; I -1 1, t . r tucuiiui, iwu urams; uuiuruiui in, one dram; oil of cloves, one dram. Three times this amount to one quart best gasoline. The oil of cloves may be omitted if desired, as in cleaning anything white it has a tendency to turn it yellow. To clean a dress skirt, just double or treble the amount of tlfese ingredi ents. Men's trousers can be soaked over night in this, and when press ed are as good as new. It is fine for ostrich plumes, as it never takes the curl out. Be sure to shake out in the air until thoroughly dry. Old laces clean beautilully with this fluid. Let the article to be cleaned lie In the liquid for a while, accord ing to how soiled it is. Articles can remain in all night without injury to the fabric in auy way. By allow ing to settle, and pouring off very carefully, one can use the ;fiu;d over and over, again.", Europe May Pass Us in the Produo tion of Wheat Within Ten Years. If the United States is to hold its own as a wheat-raising and wheat producing manufacturing natiou, every available influence must be invoked, according to a report made from Europe to the Department of Commerce and Labor by one of its special agents, who has been study ing conditions abroad in relation to flour and grain shipments. He declares that unless within the next ten years we make what development we can in this matter we will find ourselves behind in the race. He says that the milling industry needs legislation to help in extending market possibilities and also wisely directed care in the pro duction of its raw material, which, he says, may be given through the Department of Agriculture. Good Weather Prophet The editor of a country paper re ceived the following query from a delinquent subscriber; "Can you tell me what the weather will be next month?" In reply, he wrote: "It is ray belief that the weather next month will be very much like your subscription." The inquirer wondered for au hour what the ed itor was driving at, when he hap pened to think of the word "un settled." He went the next day and squared his account. , Senator Cochran to Florida. Senator J. Henry Cochran, who has been ill at his home in William- sport has so far recovered as to be able to leave for City Point, Flori da, where he will remain until be fully regains his health. He left last Saturday morning on a special train over the Pennsylvania rail road. INSTRUCTION IN MUS C.v Chas. P. Elwell announces that he will be pleased to receive all former pupils on violin and piano trte, as well as new ones. Latest and best methods. Terms strictly cash by the lesson or month. Address Hotel Hidlay, Bloomsburg, or call up on Bell 'phone any afternoon between i and 2. tf COURT PROCEEDINGS. Continued From Page 1. Mountain Water Company. The object of the proceedings is to con demn certain streams on lands of the defendant company so that the plaintiff can secure the water. Fred Ikeler, Esq , who represents the defendants, filed exceptions to the same, and rule was granted to show c mse returnable the first Monday in March. In the proceedings in partition in the estate of Delilah Cramer late of Espy, decease.!, upon agreement be tween the parties interested it was decided that JFranic Ikeler, Trus tee, without any further legal pro ceedings, sell the real estate of the decedent. Bond in sum of $2000 was approved and the sale ordered. In the estate of Tracy Jane Yea ger deceased the return to the or der of the sale was confirmed nisi. The return to the order of sale in the estate of Reuben Miller deceas ed, was confirmed nisi. Upon petition presented by Fred Ikeler, Esq., in the eState of Ma thias Frantz, a weak minded per son, a rule was granted to show cause why the real estate should not be sold. Upon agreement of parties inter ested the plaintiff in the case of C. E. Trescott vs. T. J. Vanderslice, garnishee of A. R. Moyer, took judgment for the amount he claimed. In the divorce proceedings of Fannie K. Stiles vs. John Calvin Stiles, A. C. Jackson, Esq., pre sented a petition for a subpoena in divorce on the grounds of cruelty. In the estate of Susan Klinetob, deceased, on motion of Clinton Her ring, Esq., a specific performance of contract tfas decreed by the Court. Upon petition presented by E. J. Flynn, Esq., a subpoena in divorce was allowed in the case of Emma J. Bowen vs. William G. Bowenon the ground of cruelty. The neces sary $30 has been paid into court. The return to the order of sale in the estate of Nora Bucke, deceased, was confirmed nisi. In thi case of Mary Nash vs., Owen McCarty, executor of the es tate of Mary j. Barry, deceased, a rule wa3 granted upon petitiou pre sented by Iv. J. frlynn, Esq , why the appeal should not be stricken off. C. C. Yetter, Esq., presented the resignation of IL.rry Grotz as in spector of election for South Hem lock district, and W. A. Dent was appointed to fill the vacancy. C. S. Fisher presented the report of the viewers which was in favor of n county bridge in Frauklin township near Parr's Mill. In the real estate ot Martin Walsh, 1 habitual drunkard, bond of James Walsh, committee in the sum of $2000 with Edward Mur phy and Bridget Schhnging ap proved. In the matter of the, assigned es tate of I. W. McKelvy, on motion of L. E. Waller. Eq.. E. J. Flynn was continued as auditor to report first Monday of May term. Return to order of sale in the es tate of Reuben Miller, deceased was presented by Fred Ikeler, Esq., and confirmed nisi. On application of R. R. John, Esq., A. C. Jackson, Esq., was continued as auditor in the estate of William HuSnagle, deceased, to file bis report at May tsrm. Upon petition A. W. Snyder was appointed guardian of Mary Harp ster, vice Adam Clayberger, de ceased. The accounts of the Register and Prothonotary were presented and confirmed nisi, and if no exceptions are filed they will be confirmed ab solutely on Saturday. A petition was presented asking for the discharge of Charles Eisen hart from the county jail under the insolvent law, after serving a sen tence of 90 days for breaking into the railroad station at Catawissa. The report of the commissioners upon tne division of the borough of Catawissa into two election districts was presented and confirmed nisi. The report was against a division of the borough. Report of sale in the estate of Polly Kingsbury, late of Locust township, deceased, was confirmed nisi. The report of sale in the estate of Mary Wolf, late of Cleveland township, was confirmed nisi as tc tract sold, and the order of sale continued as to the other tracts. In the estate of MaryFetteruian, late of Locust township, deceased. the report of sale was confirmed nisi. Upon petition presented bv C. E. Kreischer. W. M. Vastine. c iiar- - 1 o " dian of Charlotte Tyson, was given permission to expend $225 of the warn s estate toward tne ward s education TInon nptirinn nrintpr1 Alhorf t I f ----- ...uw.t Gable was appointed guardian of Hat tie Krapp, ot Berwick. Report of sale in the estate ot Ellis Evans, deceased, was con firmed ni.ii. PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. I, Dr. Hartman is now offering Peruna to the public aa a regular pharmaceu tical product It is just as ethical as any compound put up for the medical profession. No straining of medical ethics can find any fault with it THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS are prominently incorporated in tkt label on the bottle, that the people may know that the claims made for Peruna have a true justification. The only departure we shall make from medical ethics in the conduct iff Peruna affairs in the future, is the fact that we shall continue to advertise aad tell our product TO THE PEOPLE. If we would agree to sell to doctors only, to advertise for doctors only, then the medical fraternity would be obliged to recognize Peruna as being entirely within their approval. BUT WE SHALL NOT DO THIS. We shall continue to offer Peruna to the people. We shall continue tr oonvey to the people our claims for Peruna as a household remedy. We shaC continue to supply the people with free literature, teaching them how tons our medicine, teaching them how to avoid disease, teaching them many thing of benefit to the home. We shall continue to do this, whether the medical profession like it or not We are proposing from this time on to take the public into our confident. Notwithstanding that some imitators and substitutors will he attempting te put up something which they consider just as good as Peruna, we are going to draw aside the veil of secrecy and allow any one who chooses to know exactly OF WHAT PERUNA IS COMPOSED. This ought to disarm all honest criticism. We expect, however, that crit icism will continue. On some pretext or other those who are envious of tl People Who Object to Liquid Medicines Can Now Secure Peruna Tablets. in foreign lands until the people of all the world are supplied with this valu able household remedy. WE CLAIM PERUNA TO BE A CATARRH REMEDT. Buy a bottle and try it. If it helps you, be honest and acknowledge that it has helped you. If you want us to we will publish your statement exactly as you furnish It to us. We will add no words, take away no words. If you wish us to we wfll publish your portrait in connection with it We will not do this without yoar written request without your entire consent Peruna has cured thousands of people of chronio catarrh, in many phasao and locations. At least that is what the people say to us, through unsolicited testimonials. Peruna will cure many thousand more, in spite of fabricated slanders to the contrary. WE GUARANTEE EVERY BOTTLE OF PERUNA TO CONTAIN THE INGREDIENTS PRINTED ON THE LABEL. We guarantee that every testimonial we use is absolutely true in the exact language of the testifier. We guarantee that every photograph published is the photograph of the person whose name it hears, that every word of every testimonial was author ized by the hand that signed it We are determined to beat our opponents by being fairer than they an, by dealing squarer than they dare to. We are determined to meet falsehood with truth, duplicity with candor, insincerity with sincerity. We know that the users of Peruna will appreciate our stand. We believe that the dealers in Peruna will applaud our course. We expect even our op ponents will be obliged to acknowledge finally that Peruna is not only sat honest and useful remedy, but one pf tbo GREATEST HOUSEHOLD MEDI CINES ON THE CONTINENT. Ask your Druggist for a Free Legislatnre Must Work. To Finish bi April 15--Loaders Issue Order to Keep Things Moving. The Legislature has finally put on its working clothes and settled down to business. The lea icrs re alize that unless they stick to work it will be impossible to clear the calendars by April 14. Four weeks of the session are already gone and not a single bill has reached the Governor. There are few on the calendars that may be passed'and sent to the Governor during the present week. All the leaders are declaring that the present session must be a work ing one and that more work will be accomplished this winter than at any previous session in a corres ponding time. Both the Senate and the House committees are do ing good work. . The House Ap propriations Committee is especial ly energetic and has already re ported several bills and has them read the first time, so as to give them a pla:e on the calendar. The State Anti-Saloon League expects to have its Local Option bill ready for presentation in the House this week. This bill will be in charge of Mr. Fair, of West moreland, one of the leaders of that body and an effective worker and debator. It is conceded that the bill will be reported from the Law and Order Committee, but it is doubtful if it will ever reach final passage. No final action will be taken by the Senate or the House ou the new school code until after the joint hearings by the two Committees on Education. There is much opposi tion to the measure in its present shape, but the Commission by which it was prepared believes it is tbe very best bill that could be drafted and will insist on its pas sage in its original form. There will be a series of hearings by the Senate and House Public Health and Sanitation Committees before final action is taken on the seven pure food bills prepared by the dairy and food division of the State Department of Agriculture. m Cure for Creaky Shoes. "There is one certain and simple remedy for this annoyance," says Woman's Home Companion for Feb ruary. "It is to drive little wooden pegs into the soles. The pegs pre vent the friction of the shoe soles. Any cobbler will do it for you very cheaply and it restores your peace of mind quite wonderfully." success 01 Peruna wiu continue to uno fault But we are determined to givt) such people no just complaint PERUNA IS A GREAT MEDICUnt It has become a household word in millions of homes. Our faith in toe remedy is stronger than ever. Every year we expect to establish new plants Peruna Almanac for 1909. Making Divorce Suits Public. Pennsylvania was one of the first States to act with reference to uni-: form divorce legislation bv estab lishing a commission; it ous;lit not to be one of the last to legislate. The uniform act on d'vorce. which is th; product of long con ference and consideration, soon goes again to the Legislature. I. ought this year to be enacted. It proposes nothing on which the public is rot agreed. Divorce is to-day frequent for two reasons, among others: It can be secured bv coins from one itiriliV. tion to another, and the suit can be tried before a master, practically in secret. The Courts of this State have been wiser ihan most on jur isdiction. They have made en trance into the State for the pur pose of securing divorce difficult. But secret proceedings are easily possible with the consent of the parties. A case can be referred to a master to take evidence. It can be conducted with the least possi ble publicity. , The divorce decree can be granted with none of the deterrent influences that come with public knowledge. Publicity is the salt of modern society. It keeps men and women, straight. It prevents fraud, wrong, and other wickedness. The cer tainty that publicity will tollow de ters as many men and women med itating dubious acts as courts, Ju ries and Judges. Of nothing is this more true than divorce. If it :s to the interest of society that divorces be diminished as all believe nothing will do more for this than the passage of the uniform divorce bill proposed by the commission and conference ou the subject, which proposes to require all such cases to be tried in open court. Record. Not Hopeless. The Democratic situation is not hopeless says the Bellefonte Watch man. The Democratic mind is not in despair. As a matter of fact the vote of last fall, notwithstanding the adverse conditions under which it was cast, is most encouraging. The State committee labored assid uously and unselfishly for the suc cess of the ticket.' Colonel Guffey was both eenerous and viilan- in behalf ot the party. Now that all the elements whirli mat ( .vi tav.- tionalistn have been eliminated, mere are reasons to expect better, results in the future. Souvenir Post Cards are nrintH at this office. Half tones supplied.
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