t" THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURtt, iJA- i PHILADELPHIA DEMOCRATS GREtT f,5R. MUKSOfl Reception Waj Civcn Him In Quaker City Ha Is Pleased Witi tha Cutlock. A reception v,os given by mnny prominent Uer.io'. rot? to t'lrlr ninilnee for Jnstlco of the Biipicnip court, Cyrus LaRue Muiiroii, In thp headquarters of the iK'inocratle illy committee, Phila delphia. Monday afternoon. Mr. Mun eon went thpre from Atlantic City, and after spending half of the day with the Philadelphia Democrats, returned to the coal region, where he mot many gatheringH last week. He made no for mal speech, as he had decided that propriety demanded from him an avoidance of partisanship, but as he explained, he wanted to show his fel low Democrats his appreciation of the honor which they had bestowed upon him la the nomination for the highest Judicial tribunal In the state. In addition to all the members of the city committee, with the ward chairmen, under the direction of City Chairman John O'Donnell. the gath-r-Ins included scores of Democrats who dropped Into the rooms between 2 an 4 o'clock. Most of thera remained or y long enough to thaks hands with Mr. Munson and wish him success. The nominee, In a few informal remarks, said that he had received so much en couragement in the Interior of tha state from independents a well as his own solid party, that be now be lieved "It is up to Philadelphia" to de cide the election in the whole state. Mr. Munson added that he found old animosities burled by Democrats In the many counties that be had visited, and ho believed there wa a new era clot ahead. "I believe," Mr. Munson said, "that the Democratic party of Penn sylvania is in better condition today than it has been in since 1895 or 1896." This, he thought, would be shown, "if not fully In the coming election, at least la the not distant future." What Was the Governor's Reasons? Governor Pennypacker must have had some grave reason for refusing to appoint Robert Von Moschzisker to the vacancy on the bench of Philadel phia upon the death of the late Judge McCarthy. Governor Pennypacker Is a strong partisan. lie believes with Tart In the -solidarity" of the party and would probab'y make any reason' able sacrifice, or would then when he was In public life and still aspiiin. But he absolutely refused to oblige his friends, Israel W. Durham, James P. McNichol and Dave I.ane, by ap pointing tli fir man (.. the bench. Governor Pennypadser has often written entertaininrly. His stylo is unique and fasc.'na.ir.g and his erudi tion makes vhrtlovcr he writes inirr ecting. It Is safe to say, however that he has nevvr written onythlns that so absorbed public imercst l:i Pennsylvania r.s f.:c statement he nilgiit write on the subject of why he was so determined in his opposition to placing Robert Von Moschzisker on the bench in Philadelphia. Of course he was not influenced by any trivial reason. If the gentleman had rsplred to an office of less dignity and im portance, an unimportant reason would serve. But with respect to the bench it is different. In the absence of at statement on the subject from Governor Pennypnckci any conjecture may be advanred moreover, which Is an additional rea Bon that he should speak. He was e member of the district attorney's stafi when James P. McN'ichol alleges tha' Office was prostituted to the basesl uses that can be Imagined. He was assistant district attorney when Mc Nlchol says that office was bribed tc -content to fixing a Jury to acquit a ballot box stuffer. Can It be that Pen nypacker refused to appoint him Judge on that account. Importance of Registration. It Is not generally known to the vot crs of the cities that the present res Istratlon will be used by the elec tlon officers to conduct the primariei to be held In June, 1910, when a gov CTnor, congressmen, representatives In the legislature and an important coun ty ticket is to be nominated. If, there fore, your name is not on the registry list this fall, you cannot participate rn the selection of those Important of ftclala In June. Voters In cities of th third class have one more chance tc set themselves right for next year's primaries. Don't "overlook the bet." Injustice to Mr. Aldrlch. The Albany Argus insults Mr. Al drich by calling it "the tariff law that nobody likes." Mr. Aldrlch, who made it, feels that he Is somebody, and that those for whom he made It constitute everybody who Is anybody. Louisville Courier-Journal. Facts to Keep In Mind. Those New Bedford operatives who are demanding an increase in wages should remember that the tariff is de signed to raise the price of almost everything except labor. Providence Tribune. The Records of Congress Contradict. Senator Gore Insists that the west la the real Beat of governmental power. The trouble is to make Rhode Island ee it that way. Kansas City Star. A tax receipt obtained last fell will serve to qualify you to register and vote this fall. If you haven't paid taxeg this fall look up your laat year? receipt FIT TO BE A JUSTICE Mr. Munson, Democratic Nominee For Justice of Supreme Court, Above Party. From the Philadelphia Record. Mr. Munson, Democratic candidate for justice of the supreme court, has given one striking piece of evidence of his fitness tor the highest court in tne Rtate uy refusing to figure In a po litical meeting. In view of the fact that he was to be in Altoona yesterday, County Chair man Dunn nronosed to have a srrpat i political rally at which Mr. Munson should be the chief speaker. It was a goou lcipa with the exception that Mr. Munson was a candidate for su preme court justice, and should eschew partisan politics as much as possible. This slipped the mind of Mr. Dunn, but Mr. Munson did not forget It. When the suggestion was made to him he re plied that he could not entertain such an idea. The office for which he was a candidate should ho kept aloof from politics, and he could not take part in a political meeting without doing dis credit to the Judicial office. He would rather be defeated than win through such means. An informal reception was substituted for the Democratic rally. It would be an admirable thing if Judicial nominations could be made here, as they are In some states, by non partisan conventions. But the Re publicans meet by themselves and nominate their own men, and fre quently select pretty stiff orjanlratlon men for the nominations. Every one can recall some of the deplorable re sults of carrying party politics into the courts and giving Judicial nomina tions to men who have been subser vient to their party organisation. But as the Republicans make their own nominations, there is nothing for the Democrats to do but to nominate Jus tices In the usual party assembly. In Mr. Munson the Democrats have of fered the people a chance to elect a man who rises above partisanship, who appreciate the dignity and responsi bility of the office to which he has been nominated, and who will not take those means of promoting his election which he might properly take if he werea candidate for an administrative office. The ermine would become him, and his election would be an advantage to the state. METHODS OF THE MACHINE Philadelphia Policeman's Pay Envelope Looted For Campaign Funds. From Philadelphia North American. Despoiled of $13. which he says was taken from his pav envelope last week to swell the $300,000 fund the Mc N'ichol organization is raising to elect Rotan, Policeman E. J. O'Keefe. of the hirst district, appealed yesterday to Mayor Reyburn. It is common knowledge that the or ganization, In its anxiety to beat Gib boney. has held up every city employe for "contributions." whose- totnl will probably exceed $300,000. Such things, on a lesser senle, perhaps, have oc curred before, but the method of rais ing the fund by digcins into a police man's pay envelope before he has even seen it is peculiar to 'his campaign. According to O'Keefe's story, told in a letter sent to the mayor, he lias al ways paid political assessments levied against him without a murmur, a m ply because he knew bis job depended upon it. This year though he knew he would have to pay, ho didn't have a chance to count out the cash himself n;id he bns reinsert to -sign the receipt for a full month's pay. Orders from the "front" were that each policeman should be nsKessed $lo, but. $15 was taken from O'Kcefe. Democrats Can Win. The Democrats of Pennsylvania can win at the polls next month if they are just to themselves and the admir able ticket their convention has nomi nated. Ninety per cent, of the vote cast for Mr. Pryan last year will give every candidate on the Democratic ticket a substantial majority this year. There is no reason why 100 per cent, of the vote cannot be cast. The vot ers are still In the state and most of them are qualified to vote. Four years ago the Lincoln Party and other independent voters gave William II. Berry considerably more than 100,000 votes in this state. Last year none of these voters supported Mr. Bryan. There Is every reason to believe, however, that most of them will vote for the nominee of the Dem ocratic party this year, not because they are Demccrats, but for the rea son that they are fit and the nomi nees of the Republican party are not. There is a deep-seated antipathy among the best men of all parties to restoring the machine to power In Pennsylvania. If the Democrats are alert, honest and faithful to the obligations of good citizenship they will cast enough votes themselves to elect the Democratic ticket and the help they get from In dependent voters will simply be "po litical velvet." Will they forfeit this opportunity to pluck victory by neg lect or for a worse reason? It Is to be hoped not. It is to be hoped that there is enough patriotism and Integ rity in the Democratic masses to per form their duty. A Word to Democratic Voters. Voters in cities of the third class have one more chance to register and those who have not already done so ought to avail themselves of it for various reasons. All good citizens vote. It is a civic duty. You can't vote at the primaries next June unless you are registered this fall. If you register next Saturday you needn't bother .'.lout it again until next year. If you register In person no one can personate you either on registration or election day. Men think better of you if you have sufficient civic pride to cast your vote. A big, honest vote helps you town. People think well of a community that takes interest enough In public affairs to cast a full vote. A man who can't vote Is a nonenlty. A man who falls to register, where registration Is required, can't Tote. CO-OPERATIVE FARMING. The great auccess of the farming communities of Denmark lies print! pally In the co-operation of the farm Inc interests. Co-operative cream- erics bring about a saving of money to the dairymen and Is the means of causing general Improvement In meth ods of feeding and care of stock, and Improvement In manufacturing meth ods, If our farmers and other peoplo of the country would begin to organ ize and co-opcrato for their own busi ness, educational, social and spiritual good, they will be following the ex ample of the peoplo of the cities who have found it necessary to act togeth er to solve the great and Intricate problems that have confronted them, and some of which still confront them. The nation, which Is fundamentally an agricultural national, whose strength Is peculiarly founded In the soil, cannot afford to let Its rural life fall behind. For this reason the move ment Inaugurated by cx-Presldent Roosevelt, should have the most sym pathetic support of the whole nation, of the whole population, whether rural or urban. APPLES AND SULPHUR. A recent writer In New York stated if a man will drink a pint or more of pure apple elder a day there will be no mora Brlght's disease. A younger medico said that all that was neces sary was one sour-sweet apple a day. Such apples, however, have practical ly disappeared from the markets. A good apple Is said to be full of sul phur, and sulphur Is said by some to be good for man, the pure food laws to the coAraur notwithstanding. The wrlur says, further, that chemists have been striving for ten centuries to reduce sulphur to a potable drink that can be bottled and sold, and have not yet succeeded. We might Inquire, why not take it in Louisiana molasses, that, when of pure Louisi ana production, has been one of the most highly prized products of the sugar Industry known? A SOURCE OF MARVEL. When we read the prohecles con cerning our srpply of coal, iron, tim ber and the soil beneath our feet, and are told that we are on the highroad to bankruptcy In all our natural sup plies, we wonder how the human race hr.3 contrived to maintain Itself no long. During the last fifty years wo have been spending at a prodigal rate; but the nations managed to exist be fore modern invention began its da Etructlve work, and in some way they will get on to better things even f j the coal and iron give out. China j snipped the land of tres many ten- j tunes ago, and has suffered for it, but j t'r.e empire is the oldest in the world fiiil one of the most stable. i NO MORE FREE LAND. The day of "free land" In the gold en Went, a cry once so attractive to the Immigrant or to the settler from the older States, has practically pass ed. Much of the land yet unappro priated mny be freo enough, but It will require wealth to make it pro ductive. The United States, as far as re gards the opportunities it offers thi landless, Is at the close of Us first great era. The eras to come may b-3 better in some respects, but they will be t'lffercnt. There are no more bound less areas of fertile, well-watered soil awaiting the settler. The day of freo land is over. EVOLUTION ONLY OF THE BRAIN. Present savage races are not degen erates; only fixtures, stationary. High er religion can only veneer and var nish such with a thin falsehood of culture. For thousands of yenru man's evolution has concerned only his brain, and civilized man of to-day is but the beginning of new develop ments in which the brain must still win more and more triumphs over the body. The final product will be a be ing of whosa structure we can form no adequate conception. GRAVE PRONOUNCEMENT ON GRAVY. The one real, all-sufllcient, univer sal, ever-on-the-Job gravy in thl3 world, however, is plain, oldfushloned, time-honored and anciently approved ham gravy! Just as it is, without one plea It knocks the spots off any tur key gravy with "yolks of eggs, gib lets," mushrooms, trufiles, or what not ever concocted anywhere, or con ceived in the minds of mortals! You can't beat it! CIVILIZATION FOR SAVAGES. Among savages now existing can any races be found with any prospect of developing luto civilized people? Hardly. The lino lias long since been drawn between tlio races that are cowardly, sluggish, retrogressive and those that are energetic, brave and progressive. THE COST OF BEING BEAUTIFUL. The latest scientific experiments prove that to remain eternally young and beautiful you must not only eat and drink in the sparest manner, but undergo actual periods of starvation. The knowledge that one miy live on a diet of gluten for U a month is interesting, but the fact is hardly likely to put the restaurants out ot business. "Kvery one of us know people who think they know It all, but the man who is too wise to learn or too good to Improve has ceased to be of much use in the world. Good Things in the November Lip pincott's. Appropriately enough, both love and politics figure in the plot of Mary Inilay Taylor's ntw-wwl, "The Magnate of Paradise" poli tics being appropriate to the sea son, and love to oil seasons. The story is published complete in the November LippincotCs which by the way, is an extraordinarily fine number. The scenes of "The Mag nate" ar laid in the nation's car itol and in a live town in Missouri. While the name given to the latter is fictitious, the place is quite likely j to be recognized by those who live or have lived there. Like other municipalities not confined to Mis souri, tne town is ruled by a pom oal "gang." They ore opposed by a ytung lawyer, who, as District Attorney, undertakes toc!ean ethe Augean stables and replace the rule of might by the rule of right. Unfortunately, Holland the Dis trict Attorney is in love with the ward of the Magnate of Paradise, who is the head and the moving spirit of the "machine." All sorts ot underhand schemes are resorted to in order to down the reformer, and things look dubious for a while. Eventually, however, the citizens awaken to the fact that Holland is fighting their battles for them, ftnd give him enthusiastic, if tardy, sup port. The Magnate and his hench man are overthrown, and the very likable hero wins the very lovable heroine. There are some intensely dramatic scenes, and the interest is not permitted to lag for a mo ment. Some remarkable short stories will be found in this issue. One of them is "Mary and Martha at J Lunch," by Marion Hill, author of "The Pettison Twins." This has rare originality and subtle humor, with a dash of pathos by way of seasoning. "Love and a Morning Ride," by Elizabeth Maury Coombs, is a striking tale of the Southland. Other good stories are "A Dead Letter Come to Life," by Anne Warner; ' Lost a Tur key," by Elliott Flower; "The Sight of the Soul," bv Helen Tal bot Porter; and "Much Ado About Nothing," by Thomas L. Masson. Arthur Stanley Riggs, who lias recently been made a Fellow of the Royal Geographic;;! Society, contributes a delightful paper called "Snapshots Around Na ples " The authors who ate reprc-1 stntcd in the department "Ways j of the Hour" arc-Rupett Sargent : Holland, whose tiovtl, "The Man j in the Tower," is having a big sale; Edwin L. Sabin, Joseph M j Rogers, and Ellis O Jones. Then there is that never failing! mine of amusement "Walnuts and j Wine," with its plethara ol jokes, jingles, and anecdotes. Bear Story from Williamsport. The Williamsport Gazette Bul letin sprang the following bear story upon the public the other day: "A ten-year-old boy living at Sweet Valley, Luzerne county, went hunting with his father the other clay. They had nothing but birdshot in their guns when a big bear appeared but they let go at him and enraged the bear so much that he made for them. The fath er's gun was empty and he was in danger, wheu the boy let the sec ond barrel go and the bear dropped. Reloading, the boy approached the supposed dead animal, but it got up and came at him again. At a distance of only a few feet the bear received another charge and drop ped dead. This shows that it is a pretty good idea to lake a ten-year-old Pennsylvania boy along when you go hunting." This is a good one; the plot is simple; the actiou is rapid; there are thrilling situations, a climax, and a happy conclusion which teaches a moral. The author de serves to be classed with Kipling and T. R. . . . The Lewistown Gazette, the Republican organ of Mifflin county, has a poor opinion of the act of the Legislature which at it? last sessous changed the compensation of court criers and tipstaves from per diem fees to salaries. As applied to its own county it says that the six court functionaries consisting of court crier and tipstaves will now receive $2722.50 for 30 days service in the year as against $397.50 un der the old system. Of course pub lic officers should not be allowed to starve, but that does seem rather big pay for the amount of service rendered. The authorities in this country will tool aloug with Emma Gold man until there i9 another assassi nation. The weakest point in our government is its vacillating, cow ardly policy toward auarchy and anarchists. The sooner they are suppressed the easier the job will be done. The longer it is delayed the more difficult. Foreign agita tors of the Goldman type should be promptly deported. Tlio Kind You Havo Always Bought, and which lias been, iu uso for over SO yenrs, ban borno tlio slgimturo of -0 - and lias been mado under Ms per- jCJ&tyfltA sonal supervision Blnco its Infancy. fiafy t&stcAXQZ, Allow no ono to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd Just-os-jjood" nro but Experiments that trlflo with and endanger the health of Infants nnd Children Experience against Experiment What is CASTORIA Castorla Is a harmless substituto for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing- Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotl6 substance Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sloop The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend, GENUINE CASTORIA ALVAYO Sears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. , f BIG OFFER To All Our Subscribers The Great AHEE!e FARMER Indianapolis, Indiana. The Leading Agricultural Journal ot the Nation. Edited by an Able Corps of Writers. The American Farmer is the only Literary Farm Journal pub lished. It fills a position of its own and has taken the leading place in the homes of rural people in every section of the United States. It gives t::e farmer and his tami'ly something to think about aside from the humdrum of routine duties. Every Issue Contains an Original Pctm by SOLON G00DE WE MAKE THE EXCEPTIONAL OFFER OF Two for the Price of One: THE COLUMBIAN The Oldest County Paper and THE AMERICAN FARMER BOTH ONE YEAR FOR $I.OO This unparalleled offer is made to all new subscribers, and all old ones who pay all arrears and renew within thirty days. Sample copies free. Address : THE COLUMBIAN, Bloom sbunr, Pa. Fish Wants Must ba Filed Early. Fish Commissioner Meebau has annouueed that he is ready to re ceive applications for brook imnt and other fish for delivery from the state hatcheries during the season of 1910. All applications for trout must be in by January 1, in order that there may be a certainty of mmjg mem. immediately after that date fish are nrrortirmpl among the applications. Applica- uuusiur oiner species ot nsli should also be sent in at the same time. State Demands Sunday Fines. State Treasurer Sheatz has writ ten the various county treasurers throughout the State calling atten tion to fact tnat so few return to the State fines for Sabbath break, ing. He requests them to send all such fines to him. CASTORIA For Infanti and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tha Signature of IS Signature of wmut arartT, new eira am, Richest Cargo of Cotton. Carrying 21,895 bales of cotton, equivalent to 22,725 500-poutHl bales, and valued at $1,534,103, the Inland Line steamer Indian sailed from Savannah Sunday for Brem en. This is probably the most val uable cargo of cotton that ever cleared from an American port. Besides, the Indian carries 700 bar rels of rosin valued at $5828. BlIAKK OFK T1IH OKU' of yolir old enemy, Nawil Catarrh, by lining Klj''H I'reuiu Halm. Tneu will all the nwttll iiiKanrt Boreiirtw be driven out of the tender, iiillmned membranes. The flu of sneezing will ceuso and t he din charge, a offensive to othois as to yourself, will he stopped when the causes that produce it aro removed. Cleanliness, comfort and renewed health by the use of Cream llalm. Hold by all druggists for 50 cents, or limited by Ely Bros., 50 Wunou Street, New ork. Envelopes- 75.000 Envelopes carried in stock at the Columbian Office. The line includes drug envelopes, pay, coin, baronial, commercial sizes, number 6, 6tf, 6)4, 9. 10 and 11, catalog, &c. Prices range from $1.50 per 1000 printed, up to $5.00. Largest stock in the coun " to selcet from. m
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