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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

license, and Il would seem 10 be ques-
.ion a extending the principle rather
than adopting new idea. There are
several ways Of laying an occupation
ta1-~One Is 10 create a monopoly and
shus out competition and small dealers.
That idea viii not end favor here be-
oause We are eli small potatoes In a
certain way. The other plan is 10 tar
every person who does business in the
city. Another is 70 tax only those who
hold franchise or privilege 70 transact
business in the city, and Is that list is
included only those who buy and sell
srsicIes--not those who render ser
vice in labor like barber
blacksmith, tailor or ieveler, en-
joys a privilege and franchise that
IL subject TO special tar In most cities.
Let the matter be fully discussed and
let the common sense and good business
Judgment Of The entire community be
and consulted and the result
viii bo more satisfactory than II any
one persons particular idea is carried
Into effect.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
Deafaess cansot y cur,a

by local applications A. they cauno,
rraCh the diseased portion o( the ear.
There is only ono way 10 euro deafness
and that ID by constitutional remedies
neeiness is caused by an inaamed con
dition oi the mucous lining OF tins
kustachian Tubs When this tube i.
inhanied yoa have a rumbliug souod o.
imperfect hearing, and when IA a
entirely ciosed deafness is the result
and unless the Inflammation can be
token cut aud this tubs restored TO its
normal rendition, hearing will be
DESTROYED torcyrr; nine cas- out Of ten
arr caused by Naiarrh, which Is nothing
but an lnhsmei condition OF the mucous
snflArrs.
We wiil giye One Hundred Dollars for
any cass oi lleaincss caused hy oAIArrh)
that cannot b. cutcd ~ Halls CatArrh
Cure sent for e 'cnlars. iTce.
= } CHENEY 4 Co, Toledo. o.
Sold ~ npEgi ~, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the hest.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
UNCLE SANS sPoTTeRs.
EspeeIaIIy the Man In Europe Wh'
Lsoks out FOR snuggiers.

Especially the Ahh -"
I,soks out For snuggIers.
"t-ncie sans large and well organ
lzed secret service" says S. II. Adams
IN Alnslee's. as made up mostly OF
men who come properly under the
head OF detectives with police. power,
but Il has its class Of bona fde spot
ters. whose entire duty II II 70 ingrati.
ate themselves with persons suspected
N having designs 20 evade the custom
house duties and 20 warn the baggage
inspectors az this end Of the impend-
ing swindle
I'm clevernrss. address and adapta-
biilty the secret service spOtter u eslsi-
81 al the head Of bis profession and
oven ranks with the trained experts OF
tbe European diplomatic corps. 10 Is
essential that be should be a man of
tho world. for be must associate with
~ kinds of people on equal terms He
has no fixed abode. but lives In va
ri0us European capitals when be is
not on shlpboard. whore he Is much OF
the time. He must never let himself
be In tie slightest degree suspected.
There rs always q number OF these
agents IN Paris. because q the great
American trade there They live at
the>fashIonable hotels and live the life
apparently Of haneurs and bouleyar-
dlers. In all lines OF trade that concern
dullable goods they are experts. and
no large purchase by an American In
Paris Is unknown 20 them. Their cir
Gle Of Acquaintance is enormous, but
nobody knows them for what they are.
I'm one way or another they cOntrive
10 make the acquaintance Of any per
son whom they suspect and unostenta-
tl0usly but unrmittlngly trail him.
MANY time some man who has
made n heavy purchase Of diamonds
or incea and 80 disposed them that
he felt sure Of being able % get them
through the port undiscovered has
been passed on the dock by a chance
acquaintance Of the voyage over who,
unseen. presses a little note into the
hand Of the customs inspeCtO. That
note tells All that the willy smuggler
would wish TO keep secret, and his
baggage II mercilessly ransacked until
the hidden articles are brought to
light. lie has been followed over by
the spotter Men employed In this line
get good pay-as high a. $40 a day
but Il costs them much 10 live In the
manner In which they must main.
tain themselves"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

FOR BUSY fEOrLE
Because Oregon has dsiectivesystsm
of asse.smsnt and ta1atioa, the Salem
CItIssnss administration hnds itssil
several thousand dollars short in lie rev
enues for the current year, and an Oe-
cuFmsion tax has been framed and is 10
BE- discnssed In a public session Of the
coancii and citizens this evening 81 the
city hall. The present administration
has lived strictly within Its pledges. Bot
becauss Of an assessment system
that h thoroughly ansIqaatsd
and rotten, yaluatIons In the city have
again been run down 500, 900, when oy-
srybody knoWs that property is just a.
valuable. and In The more favored sec-
tlons has made substantial siva nee The
past tH3 years Bus the assessment
system is political and partisAn one.
The party elects the oooniy as.eseor In
each county and be must appoint ihs
party workers 10 do dhe assessing. II
the people elected the precinct asssssos
and an squalilsd valuation were pat on
property bslors II is listed, in place Of all
this sIoughing OF Of oivAlves, and 'zr-dodg-
Tag, We would have constantly inereas-
ing totals Of property ior purpose Of
assessment and constantly reduced
lsviss. The Salem city government, i
not Al all 70 blame lor the shortage o
revenues. They could not ioresse tha
values would be reduced $4,000 b.
assessment and "a escsps paying STAT
taxes. An eqalsable occupation saE, !
such can BE- framed, seems 70 b
the only escape from ahortags
uplss lights, iire service. o
salaries b. cut But Il there b
a shorlsEe the Citirons adminlstrAtio
win nos be 70 blame. Put the blam
where ID bslongs. "A long a. the legi'
iAsure dos not rise 10 the necessities
The occasion and dive the people Joe
sysism a assessing and equsliring proI
srty. thess dialcultiss will Asiss. and
n perhaps best that salem. Portlsn
and other oommunities b. bsoagl
iaoe v face with lhs matte
ana osass paichvosk where
Fundamental reiorm IL needed.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

WA u,sis hurs Z fhut yecf eJrii
: .--.if - hsvs ttrn, nssinr 80 wlm : NJ
- -ssfs etooss. ! vca8 hars - "a
pil1s sv,r. as nv, vhsa you iook en r'si ~
a ,,..ss q Hi..ss - crgru yusr trse
Ts,t ~ whols vorid'a crpsu aa'aia ,"
siead.
r. 49, ysur ttourtt q - ever nnd,
=. - wbeu yosr dsfiing ey1s afs tbrA
"a e.ss cf your hszas thgt . ~. -a'
~, vou1 rel hsw foft anf little ~
= "a is ftrsiy that 4 nay i've,
- your hsnas asa more than ny 500 ~ 81
A IL. ssr an saninx 10 sssA dssr esr
A. r5u vhen ! spesk yuu can cab hen
n hsart n ny heartis hfarf laugh ana Ga ~
Nj the fooiish words Il 4 aieed b.
A No On your nnoufh. spd n bsarl - shsrun-
~ trfsr yuu % good 70 hep you non hafai
n bss ro rni-io1. - lst ii bss
IA. r,-i rsr, for you. bot this 4 fcr mel
Pail Na1 0sztts.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

w, I, Slater, receiver oIlthe William
4 England Banking Company, today
declined another dividend Of 10 per cent
and distributed the proceeds among the
various creditors OF the deiunct corpor.
alton. This makes total Of la5 per
cent that has been paid on all claims
and Il Is under stood there remains ON
hand sufficient property, the pro.
eeeds from which will be ample to pay
the remaining i've 'per cent, thus dis
couraging Ia full all claims against the
lnlnnct firm.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
MARION COUNTY
HOP CONTRACTS

Fred J. Miller and Bernard hys' o.
Bu,teyiIie, 10 Lilienthal Bros., Y acres
At nJ< cents per pound.
James F. Davidson and others, Of ~.
Paul TO A. Lehman & Co., lO,OOO
pounds. at 10 cents.
JB. Barnes, Of Gervais, TO L'iientha'
Bros. 1900 pounds, st u cents.
A. Imlah and John Hanged Fairfield
70 T Rosenvald & Co., 1900 pounds at
IL cents.
Henry Manning, Of GervaIs, to 7 Ros'
spuald & Co, 5000 pounds, at ii cents
r. woodworth, Of Butteville, TO Dilien-
thai Bros., 5000 pounds, at u cents.
A. n. Thombury, Of Gervais. TO 4.
Roossnwald & Co 10000 pounds, at IL
cents.
Christ Burning, Of 50. Psnl, to Lilien-
thai Bros, 6OOO pounds, at II cents.
James Coleman, Of st. Paul, to Lilien'
thai Bros., 10000 pounds, ct II cents.
TT. Hayes. Of Woodburn, TO Benjs-
min schwarz & sons, 5000 pounds, 81
II cents.
N. J. Keppinger, Of Gervais, TO T.
Rossnvald & Co., 10000 at II cents.
W. 7. Coleman, Of Champoeg, 70 i.
Rosenwald & Co., 5000 pounds, at II
cents.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
Are,tlmonIaI from old rnrIani

81 consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy the best in the world for bron-
chitis,' says Mr.. William SAyory, OF
Warrington, England. "It has saved
my wiie's life, she having been a martyr
TO bronchitis Tor oyer elk years, being
most Of the time confined 70 her bed
She lie now quite we'll" Sold by
q. Haas, Druggist
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

This question arises in the family
every day. let us answer II today
Try Jell-O. delicious and healthful
dessert. Prepared In two minutes.
No boillngl no bakingl simply add
boiling water and set 90 cool. Fla
yors.-Lemon. Orange. Raspberry and
grOcer's today, 10 cts.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

All talk about .Binger Hermann moi
staying in office Is absurd. This gov
eminent could not run successfully aud
the corporations could not steal any
where near as much Of our timberland'
Il he were not there as the watchdog
OF the peoples interests.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

stO acres Que mile south Of Psryva.l.
I0's Oo.' on road TO Dallas. All tinabls
and 30 acres under cultivation. cod
nouse, barn, cos tAbls, and wason .haA
uood vel and oistern al the he,s. -
s.ock she'd near by. Plentv ~ siI ai-sl H'iy
ol iruit, and young orehari N leo sna.lI N,.,is
- 49, -. 80 bearing balance ? and 3 yesrs
S'i, L'loe Nao per acre, one half cash
-. 0e On good terms al 8 per cent in.
,ssSst snst Apply on premises. -
" a-o' HOWE.
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rrnnt. nfInnnrnncs.

"Why don't you bookstore clerks
know more about b0oksT
MADAM. We don't dare be- intellec
tual. Tor customers would ask us so
many questions that We couldn't max,
any sales "-C Chicago Record.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01


- let al lntelllsep, and h opeiul
minde'i people not take TOO dIanal and
sloody sisw bot brsVely Iook the facts
b ne iAee and no. lose sight Of the fact
that good government and public econ
omy 10 hand Ia hand This city and
ooenty aud school district were plunged
In debs uhen theFe vaa tar less
public oonsclspos aroused than there hes
been the past les years. when No have
been paying on debts aud Introducing
business methods. The yario us political
rings that cFeAted those dehts have besn
ehoksd oa and arv not running things,
No oRs is propo~las 10 run the equity,
city or schoOlalssFlci In debt, rhere has
bssn constant r'sductioa Of interest get.
ting onto = cash hasis aud living with
IN oar income. That is the iceling At
salem at present.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
Large Wall Maps oi the
United States
Given Away
now TO GET ONE


II You are going East, or thinking oi
sending Tor your family, DO not bay yonr
uc1ets until yon have secured rates
from the ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Rail
ROAD %. Their service Is exoellsi Nv
none, and they can reach an poiuts is
Tie Hast, South or Southeast nom anv
point Ia OFeSon OF Washinstop
lhfongh tourist ear iFom Paci6c Coass
90 New York.
II you Will send fifteen ssnts in stamps
- the address given below, We Mn
toruard yOa BY return mail a larre wail
map oi che United states. Cuhs sn5
Porto Rico, S1xiO inches
tog particulars reganling passenger or
height rates, call on oraddiess,
h. Il. TEUnnpLl.
Coml Ag't, IN. CsaL 4. r.
ii2 fhind a.. Portland Ors
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
JOURNAL x.RAY.

The Republican party Of Oregon will
not have reached the acme Of oiits'brainial
development until Brownell il Cover
nor and Fulton Senator.
zee
The way the rebels are surrendering
in the PHILIPPINES Aguinaldo will not
have much Of republic TO administer
upon by the time he gets ready to ne
gotiate.
The committee 10 investigate the
school land frauds is going TO make an
all.summer JOB Of il. One Of the gentle
men has moved bis family 10 Salem and
may make this his permanent residence.
Old Ii Hung Chang is TO be the Chi
nese foreign minister and collect the
$500 COO, 600 damages and interest on il
for the next twenty years TO satisfy the
claims Of the foreign powers for dam
ages.
Mckinley can give 10 Chamberlain
pointers when il comes 70 plcifyiog I
rebellious would be Republic. When h'
il through with his second term KinI
Edward may employ him for prime
minister.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

Tns JouGsAl has contenlcj earnestly
Cor an thess Feiofms and Il shall con-
sinus 10 90 -, The lusnds u good row
sFnmsn, have nus always agreod on an
dasAiis but Ia the axreEale they have
lined Up In . solid phalanE whenever
any Substantial forward slep eould b.
laksn. They are not zolns 10 divide their
.oues over one matter When they can
Asros and Aooompliah results Cor the bet.
tsrmsns Of financial and political oondi-
lions In sine other matters. The nObless
quality q AmerieAns y their ability 10
las aside minor differences aud personal
oginions sad eofk tg che promotion q
,hs eomm0a Eossi. u'esPlFitbacked BY
the beet intelligence and good will Of tho
aslghbosl.ood Mill liii any eommuni,y 20
4 ahishst plans Of PF0speFliy and Nlil
oscrooas al obstacles % saoOeA wiu.
Individuals o. oompuanleA
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

To youth Of 20 middle age Is from
40 10 as. TO young man Of 40 mid
die age Il from % to 90 someryille
Journal
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

Take your wheel 20 Shipp & Houser
and have IL cleaned orrepaired. Riding
season 10 almost here. san
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

The Kiowa and CamAnche country IN ~
Indian Territory will be opened ~
settlement this summer. IL is grAhe
country, and reached only via the 0re-'
Rock Island Route. III you are IN
terested, write for booklet "The OAlS, An
homa Opportunity. Ii tells you A., =.
about Oklahoma and the country 70 Ue
opened.
A. +. COOFER, g. A.
go Alder ST., Portland Oregon'
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
WEAK
WOMEN

Are made stroag
by the use Of DT
rierces RaVonte
Prescription. Il
the
periods, dries
weakening drains,
heals inhamula-
ton and liberation
land cures female
weakness
SICK women are
invited 20 consult
nNlor Perce, by
letter nNr an
wom aulY conh
dence held IA
sacred secrecy
and guarded b.
strict professional
privacy Write
without fear and
without Zee %
De H. v rcur,
buffalo, n A.
eThaa teru q Frrai
nasrrr tuu icnale
uaaknVsa uritcs
No Al b Wallssg
~ Narusisf. Nhsrka
ca, nrsaa ~ n1rf
~ asanf asf sesf
fs - 40 4 ~ 4
sa'lttst - yeals tsli
Il "a I klana rrlIal
4 followed Yonr
adFiCe aul k.slk siEht
I. tiss ~ faVoIiia
frsscEtptiou ani
haT ~ he Unllrn
hr,lieai n|.usrIV d
nue ttei hkv a nfo
EQaaa thaNe Nainri
s,Ehiesp p.auuesF
nNtof Hrrcx's
Pleasant Pellets
eufe bNiousnesf
and siek head
ache They 10
MA cT0ste the Pail
habit
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

CorrespNndcnt wanted Ia every city
toNn aud Villages Ia Amer.ea. Newsns.
poF aud other W0fk. RAperienC,l 80
iEc1 pcrienced Good rpmnperstion
News aud stories oantel. FOR nartirn
lafs sdtFsss Tho Rulletin Press Associa.
ton, Nes York. I1Rtl
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

IfAguinaldo will quit playing Don
ouixote and take the part Of sancho
Panna for awhile he may lie made Cover
nor of an Island.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

Take yosr Whasl % hhlRp 4 HanfeE
&nd have Il cleaned 90 Tel lalfea' hlllns
eoason a Rilnosi here Nta'
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

Bring your lawn mowers to shipp &
Hauser and have them sharpened and
overhau. for thespring season. "a II,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
~...Ths hassi ssrvks % me
East and South

The q. X. 4 ~ Co. In oonnn-t5 "a
with the Oregon Short Line and Unisn
Pacific, oilers the finest serYioe Ahi
fastest time 10 salt Lake. Denver, Kan.
sas City, Omaha, 81 Paul, 81 L0uls.
Chicago. and all points east. Thre-
trains daily irom Portland, With eboics
OF many different routes. Palace and
tourists sleePers, library, dining and
chair ears on all tmina
Write A. l.. Craig g. ?. A., Or. A
n. Co, Portland, Oregon. Tor par.
ticulars.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

Take yo0r She,l 10 SMpp 4 Hanser
and have ll eleaped or repaired. Ridns
seAson L almost here san
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

The clouds are rolling by for this sec
ton Of Oregon. II IL estimated that
500 new buildings are going up in Port
land. many Of them good business build
iDgs. though most Of the residences are
small. Tie fact seems 10 be that the
snaIlsr property owners and buiSnesa
people are more prosperous than the big
holders 0t capital and real estate.
Money has not been profitable and lands
and city property have not been pro-
ductive Of revenues. With a fine pros
pecs Tor all kinds Of crops this part Of
Oregon has a very bright future. About
two good full crops all around. At iAir
prices would place the Willamette valley
on lie feet In a manner that would cause
the nAiIgs 70 smile and the newcomer'
70 60 Wild with delight.
This section has seen lie highest taxes
and IL deepest depression. While leyie'
are high. values are abnormally lov
except upon improved farming lands,
But the people only learn byexperence
and they WIN have TO experience th'
bitter fruits Of taK.dodglag and uneQua
assessments aud political" listing O
property before they got thsir eyes oPel
and qult ioolIne with the question. !
should not be lorgot.en that In city an
ooantY and school matters all the hig
tazes are The result Of extravaganza
aud nnbusinesslike management In IA
past-len years past-oi which com
present kicksrs we're the benedeiaues.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01


Tnn yovnxAL has compllsd a lIis a
hs salem business oooupsaion. Ia ,lis
sisy. ana i Psriessins ,hs sme, bu, uP
V aass Gndsths ioIiowing' 2
3 Blacksmith shopa,
finh and Meat markets,
uotela,
) Buildinr materials,
Liver stables,
tBaildlpsa a. rent.
hRrnesl 80.
bCiEnF storoa,
Furniture.
Photographers.
3 Machine sbopa
2 kAilFoad ticket oficaa.
sClothing stores,
: sash and doors.
leo u0Fks.
~ Physicians.
8 DFygools.
3 1ouolera
seooad hand stores.
1Cunin.tloneTa.
Coromiaaion and ffuit,
khoos knd Fepairs.
8 peninA paFioFa.
keaiAarants,
n Innurancs teenis,
4 nTokafe,
40 0rocefioa.
rs ealoona
ia Boara and lo.iEing hsusss.
laundrlea.
nops, Wool. etc.
foo1 yafda
I heknTlos
haflershops.
PlunbeFa
1sfeioarsph ADD Ielaphone
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

fuilman and Tourists cars on both
trains: Chair cars Sacramento TO Ogden
and FL Paso, and tourist cars 10 Chicago,
st. Louis, New Orleans and Washington
Connecting at San Frandisco with sew
eral steamship lines for Honolulu,
Japan, China, Philippines, Central and
South America.
Zee agent at SaleT Station, or address
{. II. MARKHAM, G. p. A.,
Portland, Oregon.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
THE DAILY JOURNAL,
BY AoraR sRornaHs.
MONDAY. APRIL !. 1901.

Dany one Year. $500 ~ Advances
Daily Four Monthe o. ~ Advances
Daily by Carrier 500 Per month
weekly one Year si.oo IN hdvancs
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01
SOUTH AND EAST
Southern Pacific Co,
THE SHASTA ROUTE

Trains leave Salem for Portland and way
stations at b:40 q. m. 1904 q. IN. and
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

To Cure q Cold In ens Day
'.ks LAXATIVE Bromo Quinine Tablets Al
rUgzists refund the money n Il fails 10 cure
i Groves signature is on each box.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-01

Complete chop for repairing bicycles
and expert workmen employed. Mitch
ell. Lewis & staver Co., 81, So, 55 State
street. salem. 36 u
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-02
PURELY PERSONAL

] NJ. zimmerman Esq, Of Forks, was in
town on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank keller went to Mt.
Carmel on Wednesday.
Capt. John NJ. Buckalew of Fishingcreek
spent Wednesday in town.
l.. L. Waller, Esq, transacted business
in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. a. L. Schoch and Mrs. c. w. Me-
Kelvy went to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Capt John NJ Buckalew of Fishing Creek,
was a Bloomsburg visitor on Wednesday.
John f. Derr Of Jackson, and brother
Jack, of Greenwood, were Bloomsbury
visitors Tuesday.
Jno. NJ. Garman, ex-State chairman OF the
Democratic party of Pennsylvania, was IN
Bloomsburg OH Tuesday.
Richard Stiles came up from his home in
Philadelphia on Wednesday to attend to
business affairs in Bloomsbury.
Ralph G.. Phillips, the photographer, is
attending a meeting Of the State Photograph
ers Association at Reading this week.
+. T.. Miller, secretary of the Columbia
and Montour Electric Railway Co., trans
acted business in Sunbury on Monday.
F. G. Angle, Esq, of Danville, was in
town on Monday in connection with business
for the Montour and Columbia Telephone
line which is now unLer the control OF the
United Telephone and Telegraph Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-02

J. 7. Rothrock, Forest Com
missioner of Pennsylvania, has pre-
pared a bill for the present Pennsyl-
vania State Legislature to appro-
pirate So, 900 to the photographic
division Of the United States Geo
logical Survey for two years, be-
ginning June I, 1901, for the
purpose Of gathering data and
determining the volume and COM
merclal value of the waters carried
by the Delaware, Susquehanna and
other important streams i'll the
State. Under the provision of the
bill the geological survey is to dc
the work and pay half the expenses
of the investigation. If this bill
becomes law and the work is
prosecuted, the result will undoubt.
edly be of great value to many
interests in Pennsylvania, not only
to those to whom the utilization o
water power is necessary, but also
to the cities and municipalities
which draw their water supply
from the streams of the State.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-02
Lamps from rs cents to $500 at
Mercer's Drug & Book Store.

Mr.. Brooks Thomas, son Of G..
b. Thomas Of Eyers Grove, Column
bia Co., Pa, after graduating at
the Schissler College of Business i'll
the Shorthand Department, intend
cd to finish the bookkeeping course
put the demand made upon the
Employment Department of this
college was so great that in order
to accommodate the many patrons
of the school Mr.. Thomas was in
duced to accept position as STEM
ographer and assistant bookkeeper
with the w. G. Urner Co., Large
Hosiery Mills, Of Spring City,
Chester Co., Pa, before he finished
the Bookkeeping course. Mr..
Thomas is highly. recommended
as to industry, capacity and integ-
rity, and has an opportunity in this
position to show his worth. He
has Our best wishes for success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-02

During the year just closed the
Methodist Church paid for all pur-
poses total of $6,o34, Of which
sum 81, ,22r was for missions and
S42o for benevolences. There was
paid on the church debt and inter-
est G,4SS. The debt is now S.
500. the pastor salary was fixed
at $500 per year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-02

The members of the Zion congre-
CATION will hold a social at the
home of Mr.. Frank Fahringer,
near Forks, on Saturday evening,
May 4th, when cake, ice cream and
candies will be served. AS Mr..
Fahringer's s family are accomplished
musicians, a rare musical treat is
anticipated. If it should rain on
Saturday evening the social will be
held on the succeeding Monday
evening. Proceeds to be applied
to Church work.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-02

Harvey Dietterlcll, who pur-
chased the Hotel at South Danville,
OF J. NJ. Kline, took possession
Tuesday. The transfer of license
was made Monday. Boyd Patter-
son accompanied Harvey to the new
place and will act as bartender.
Both are we'll known and have had
considerable experience in catering
to the public.