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Pattison Uan Be Elected.

1t is manifest now that the Re.
publican party is depending OH the
fraudulent votes of Philadelphia tc
eject the Quay ticket and they are
disappointed in that expectation
they are gone. The registry lists
have been fixed to poll anywhere
from eighty to one hundred and
twenty-five thousand fraudulent
votes for Pennypacker and the two
Browns. That is that number OF
non-residents, persons who have
moved away or died and fictitious
names have been put on the registry
lists with the view of putting ballots
in to represent them in bulk before
the polls are opened or by the ser
vice of repeaters afterward.
Chairman Donnelly of the Demo
cratic City committee OF Philadel-
phia assures the public, however,
that there will be a fair vote in the
city this year He bases that prom
ise on the fact that there will be
honest, intelligent and courageous
minority representation on every
board and vigilant and brave watch
ers outside aud in during the voting
and count. If Mr.. Donpellv's ex-
pectations are not disappointed his
statement may be set down as fact.
1t will be impossible to poll any
considerable number Of fraudulent
votes, even with the Philadelphia
machinery if the minority repres-
entation on the boards is honest and
courageous and the Watchers active
and brave.
Taking these claims together, we
believe that what Mr.. Donnelly says
will be fulfilled. The Democrats in
Philadelphia have not gone into a
fight for dozen years with the zeal
and earnestnesss which character
ICES them this year. They feel that
there is hope, that encourages them
to effort and it may safely be said
that the Republican majority III the
city will be less than 80, 900 instead
Of about four times that figure. In
this out look there is a guarantee
to the Democrats of the State that
their efforts will not be wasted this
year. If they Go their full duty.
Pattison will go to Philadelphia with
majority that even the ordinary
frauds Of that city will not over
come. Bellefonte Watchman.
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THE NAIL TRUST.

Now that President Roosevelt
has come before the people and in
tones that are resounding around
the world called attention to the
Trust evils, it behooves the voters of
the Sixteenth district to carefully
consider the positions of the various
candidates on this question.
In response to an inquiry, the
Hon. Charles H. Dickerman has
publicly and frankly stated that he
is not or never has been stock
holder in the Car Trust or any of
the other so-called Trusts, and that
he has no official connection with
any of them. In contrast, the ST.
lence OF Hon. Fred a. Godcharles
on this subject has been marked.
He has talked and talked and
talked on every matter under the
sun except this. lie and his friends
have always taken to the woods
when the Trust topic was under
discussion. The people are asking
WHY? And the answer is at hand.
a few years ago there was orga-
nized what is known as the Cut
Nail Association. This is all as
sociation of the cut nail manufact-
urers east of Pittsburg, to fix and
maintain prices. Representatives
meet monthly and determine what
prices shall be charged during the
ensuing month. The members are
bound by the most stringent oaths
not to violate the established figure.
So complete and thorough is the
organization that not a pound of
nails can be bought under the
Trust price. The merchants of
this district have swept the country
with their inquiries hoping to Sc
cure a just quotation on nails only
to find the Trust dominant every
where. So absolute is its control
that cut nails could be marked to-
day to 5000 keg and that price
obtained, The only limit to the
extortion practiced by the Cut Nail
Trust is the price of wire nails. 1t
is conceded that the wire nail
tears the timber less and lasts long
er, consequently, if the price of
cut nails is placed above the price
of wire nails the latter will be given
the preference. The wire nail bust
ness of this country is controlled
absolutely by the American Steel
and Wire Company, which is one
of the constituent companies of the
United States Steel Corporation.
J. P. Morgan dictates the policy
of the Steel Corporation, so that in
directly he names the price on
every pound of nails sold in the
Sixteenth congressional district.
The +. A. Godcharles Company
has always been an active and ag-
gressive member Of the Cut Nail
Trust, and is an unswerving advo-
cate of higher prices. Every farm
er, every laborer, every miner in
fact every inhabitant of this district
has been compelled to pay them
tribute. With this blood-money
they have built themselves man
sions. bought automobiles, and are
now attempting to debauch the con-
gressional district.
We propose to show what prices
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tered the name of the voter remains
on the list for twelve months with
out repetition of the application.
This system of registration is ex-
tremely simple, but, if in use,
would prevent much of the fraudu-
lent padding of assessors lists. said
to exist in the larger cities Of the
Commonwealth.
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When. the Republicans tell you
that we had such hard times in 1903
ask them if they are really so igno,
rant of the political history of our
country as not to know that the
panic Of that year came while the
Mckinley tariff law was still in
force, and before the Wilson tariff
bill had been passed. And ask
them if they are aware of the fact
that the great panic of 1873 came
under a Republican administration
aud under the highest protective
tariff the country has ever known.
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would rule in this district providing
the Trusts did not exist. In ac-
cordance with Trust rules the i. A.
Godcharles Company quoted on
September s, 1902, on twenty pen
ny nails for points in this district a
delivered price of S2.22 per hun
dred pounds. 1t is necessary here
TO explain that the Trust price does
not govorn export business. it being
agreed that members shall quote
for foreign business OH a strictly
competitive basis without regard to
card prices, consequently we shall
find in the foreign quotations the
price that would prevail here if
honest competition had not been
stifled. On September 3, 1902 :,
Fuller Bros. & Co, the New York
selling agents of the f. A. Cod
charles Company, quoted on cod
cut nails for South Africa a price
of SI,oo per hundred pounds de-
livered New York City. The
freight rate ir~m Milton, Pa, to
New York City, is 9 cents per hun
dred pounds, which deducted from
the delivered price of Sr.oo makes
the price of nails, under normal
conditions, SI.SI FER hHadred PonHdJ
deli7ered on cars at JHitoa, la. No
one has ever accused the F. A.
Godcharles Company of failure to
line their own pockets, consequently
their willingness to sell nails to for
eigners at SI.S1 keg indicates
fair profit even at that price.
The +. A. Godcharles Company
backed by the Nail Trust is today
wringing forty-one cents a keg
from the people of this district.
When it is remembered that their
mill has all estimated capacity of
100 kegs a day, the tremendous
profit made out Of their Trust con-
nection is evident.
The Hon. +. A. Godcharles has.
the audacity to ask the support of
the voters of this district, because
he will protect their interests. "
In view of the facts given in this
article a more atrocious piece of hy-
pocrisy could not be cousummated.
He is protecting" the J6rtigner
and plundering his neighbors.
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TAILOR MADE SUITS.

N S. Tingley has accepted the
agency for Reinach, Ullman & Co.
OF Chicago, merchant taiors, and is
resdy to supply made-to measure
clothing at prices lower than can be
obtained elsewhere. He has a large
line OF samples to select from. His
place OF business is the third floor of
the COLUMBIAN building. At.
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET
FOR EPRESENTATIvES,
HON. FRED. KELLER,
HON. WILLIAM T. GREASY,
FOR MINE INSPECTOR,
MARTIN KELLEY.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
c. A. SMALL,
FOR PROTHoNoTARY AND CLERK
OF THE COURTS,
c. NJ. TERWILLIGER,
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
J. c. RUTTER, JR.,
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
WILLIAM KRICKBAUM,
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
A. B. CROOP,
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
GEO. w. STERNER,
WILLIAM BOGERT,
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
CHARLES F. DERR,
GEO. H. SHARPLESS,
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A Fine Showing of
w Walking Skirts.
New Furniture For Fall.

This department this store is very proud of because
makes so many new friends for the We pet most of th
furniture we sell from our Home Factory have no freight
pay no PacKlng or unpackng that fresh from the
MAKER orght and new and less than Won can e
M ese you viii compare quality We claim to
nave the lowest priced furniture pay us to sell the cbean
kind or it won't pay If YOU are in need Of rp
ture this tal we invite you this store and let show
what do O "-'N ~ y" ono"
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f. p. Pursel.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given hat letters testament
airy on the estate OF Elias Reichard late M
Lhe thorough OF Orangeville, county OF Columbia.
resident OF orange township, TO whom all ner'
sons Indebted 70 said estate are requested 10
make payment, and those having claims or
9ehands VIII make known the same without
"o'aS 20 D. j. POUST,
'-'o W. Executor
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
GEO. w. STERNER,
WILLIAM BOGERT,
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
CHARLES F. DERR,
GEO. H. SHARPLESS,

Let there be big outpouring of
Democracy Thursday evening to
hear the candidates, Pattison,
Guthrie and Nolan. The meeting
will be held in the Court House at
1880. Every Democrat go and hear
the issues discussed.
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NHN HlNANSlIuS MS lISlS IDOtS.
One of the most important issues
III the present campaign is the de-
mand for ballot reform. Both the
Republicans and the Democrats in
their State conventions, adopted
planks declaring for a reform in the
existing election laws. This declara-
ton by the two parties III favor of
such reform will not in itself bring
about the desired changes in the
methods of conducting elections in
Pennsylvania. 1t would remain for
the Legislature to pass the neces-
sary laws before actual reform can
be accomplished.
The Joint Committee for the Pro-
motion of Election Reforms in
Pennsylvania has endorsed the draft
of the Ballot. Reform Bill prepared
by the Pennsylvania Ballot Reform
Association. The bill is intended
to meet the three fundamental
requisites of honest elections:
Absolute secrecy of the ballot in
every case.
a ballot which voters can use
without risk of mistake.
A ballot by which candidates of
all parties have an equal chance to
receive the votes of their supporters.
1t is precisely in these particulars
that the present Ballot Law of Penn
sylvania falls short of what the
people have demanded of the Legis,
lature for>the past ten years.
The proposed Ballot Reform Bill,
which amends the present Pennsyl-
vania ballot law is intended to
meet these objections. The bill
provides, as the most essential
change in the existing law. that all
candidates shall be grouped under
the title of the Office for which they
have been nominated. 1t provides
also that every voter shall mark his
ballot absolutely alone, unless clear.
ly prevented by physical disability
or inability to read; and that in all
such cases the man that helps
voter to mark his ballot shall him
self be sworn to secrecy.
1t is the intention of the Toint
Committee to have this Ballot Re-
form Bill introduced at the next
session of the Legislature. The bill
is in no sense a partisan measure,
and it is the hope of the committee
that it will receive the support of
both Republicans and Democrats.
AS prepared by the Joint Com
mittee the bill will not work to the
political advantage of any party or
faction, but will, it is believed, go
far towards remedying the abuses
which now obtain in the State in
connection with the elections.
The committee also has endorsed
a Personal Registration Bill which
will be presented at the next ses.
sion of the Legislature. The bill
was drafted to meet the amend
ments to the Constitution adopted
by the people at the November
election of last year. 1t applies
only to cities of the State and does
not affect the country districts or
boroughs.
1t provides for personal registra-
tion instead of the present system
of assessing voters. The cities are
divided into registry districts, and
three registrars are allotted TO each
district. All claimants for registra-
ton are required to appear in per-
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An exchange says coal is now in
the same class with happiness
money can't buy it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-10-09
The New Wool
WeaVeS,

Dress Goods interest YOU
more just now perhaps than
any other class of merchandise.
This stores dress goods show
ing is all that you could ask.
This week we will sell
50 in. all wool cloth worth
ooc. at soc.
Some "a in. cloth mixed at
25c.
SO in. Venetian cloth, at 5oc.
3S in. Camels effects, new fall
shades soc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-10-09
III Stuffed Up

That's the condition OF many sufferers
from catorrh, especially in the morning.
Great difficulty is experienced in clear
ing The head aud throat.
No wonder oatarrh causes headache,
impairs the tas,e, smell and hearing,
polutes the breath, derauces the stom-
ach and affects the appetite.
TO cure catarrh, treatment must be
constitutional--ate and tonic.
Il was afflicted VITA catGrrh. / took
medicines OF different kinds, giving each
n fair trial; but gradually grew worse until
could hardly hear, taste or smell. then
concluded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
after taking five bottles l was cured and
have not had any return OF the disease
since" EUGENE FoRBEs, Lebanon, Kan.
Hoods SGrSapGrItLd
Cures calarrh--it soothes and strength
ems the mucous membrane and builds
UP the whole system.
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Rich New Silks,

Silk selling is always a fea-
ture at the seasons start.
We've bought to make the sell
ing most satisfactory to you in
every way.
Plain Taffeta, all colors at 5oc.
75c.
Moire silk will be the big sell
ing silk this fall, price S5c.,
SI.oo and $I.25.
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First National Bank,
5lCOr1Sburg, Pa.

4. W. NJ. Low, President.
J. NJ. Staver, Vice President.
+. B. Tustin, Vice President.
E. f. Carpenter, Cashier.
SSSS
The First National Bank
solicits a share Of your busi-
ness upon the basis of
Sound and Progressive
Banking, Liberal and Ac-
curate Treatment.
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A Fine Showing of
Winter Jackets,

Just few of the choice new
things. Those exclusive STYLES
that we have. They are the
best values we have ever
shown.
That Ladies and Misses
Jacket at 5000.
Misses Jacket made of all
wool Kersey, lined with silk at
$7,9S.
Three different styles of
Ladies and Misses Jackets at
$1,000.
A Fine Showing of
Walking Skirts.
Prices, 3.oS, 500, $50, 5.oS to
7.5o.
Ladies' Dress Skirts.
We have never shown so
large assortment. Prices 2.oS,
$50, 500, $50, 5.9S, most any
price to $40.
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Try THE COLUMBIAN a year.
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
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FOR STATE SENATOR,
J. HENRY COCHRAN,
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FOR REPRESENTATIVES,,
HON. FRED. KELLER,
HON. WILLIAM T. GREASY,
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-12
Conner Telegram Wire.

Owing to its superior conductivity
copper wire is replacing iron wire fol
telegraph lines. What is known as
hard drawn" copper wire, an almost
pure article, has a high conducting
value, but its strength is not quite SO
great as an alloy, like phosphor bronze
The latter, though, will not carry the
current so well. Compared with that
of the, hard drawn" copper, the con.
ductivity of phosphor bronze is as 50
10 49, Besides, it is trifie more costly
Except where very long spans are
needed-as, for instance. over a river
the "hard drawn" copper is strong
enough for all practical purposes.
Copper has not displaced iron for
telegraph wire so extensively as was
once expected This is undoubtedly
due to its high price Of late years. In
deed, the cost Of aluminium is now SC
low that 1t is sometimes substituted
for copper as an electrical conductor
The new line which conveys power
from Niagara to Buffalo makes use of
aluminium cables. But iron still re.
tains its old popularity A big factory
which has been running night and day
for two years recently received fresh
order for 27,000 miles of wlre.-New
York Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-12
WlnRleha BIrdA.

The kiwi is the sole remnant of
the wonderful race of wingless birds
that once roamed all over New Zea.
land, the gigantic skeletons of some
iof which have been found in such
numbers that almost every museum in
the world possesses one or more of
them.
The kiwi is about the size of a
partridge, has rather long neck and
a curious bill about four inches in
length. Its wings are quite undevel.
oped, and its feathers have a sort of
unfinished character, which may be
supposed to represent Natures early
efforts in that direction, before the
close, rich plumage of the modern
bird was evolved"
Wanting the means Of flight the
lhwi has almost been exterminated.
and with 1t also have gone, or nearly
gone, all the other feathered denizens
of the woods. The invasion of their
haunts by the whit0 man has been
their destruction.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-12
The Height of the Talrest Men,

Turner, the naturalist, declared that
he once saw upon the coast of Brazil,
a race Of gigantic savages, one of
whom was twelve feet in height NJ.
Thevet, of France, in his description
of America. published at Paris in 1878.
asserted that he saw and measured
the skeleton of South American
which was eleven feet two inches in
length. The Chinese are said to claim
that in the last century there were
men in their country who measured
fifteen feet in height Josephus men
toned the case of Jew who was
ten feet two inches in height. Plny
tells of an Arabian giant. Gabara,
nine feet nine inches, the tallest man
in the days of Claudius. John Middle
town, born at Hale, Lancashire. in
the time of James l., was nine feet
three inches in height, his hand was
seventeen inches long and eight and
half inches broad, says Dr. Plat in
his History of Staffordshire." The
Irish giant, Murphy, contemporary
with O'Brien, was eight feet Ten inches.
A skeleton in the museum Of Trinity
College, Dublin, is eight feet six inches
in height, and that of Charles Byrne,
in the Museum of the College OF Sur.
geons, London, is eight feet four
inches. The tallest living man is
Chang-tu.Si the Chinese giant. His
height is seven feet three inches
Medical Examiner and Practitioner.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-12
Russian Kettle BridEea

Perhaps the most remarkable
bridges in the world are the kettle
bridges, Of which the Cossack soldiers
are expert builders. The materials
of which they are constructed are the
soldiers lances and cooking kettles.
Seven or eight lances are passed un.
der the handles of number of kettles
and fastened by means of ropes to
form a raft. A sufficient number of
these RATS, each Of which will bear
a weight Of half ton, are fastened
together, and in the space OF an hour
bridge is formed on which an army
may cross with confidence and safetv
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-12
LOVE AMONG TIE EIsAEs.
ProOf That If Cold Blooded They ARE Not
without Affection.

without Affection.
From Shakespeare down literature
has made use Of the term cold-blooded
to describe lack of emotion, and espe
cially Of the grand passion, love. And
yet among the members of the fish
family, certainly reckoned with scien
titc accuracy as of cold blood, striking
Instances Of coniugal and Of paternal
love might easily be furnished by OBJ
serving fishermen,
Many a time at this season has the
writer seen the black bass keeping Wig
liant and tender watch over the grav
ely nest wherein reposed his young
No mother bird takes more anxious
care Of her nestlings than does the bass
of the wriggling little brood beside the
spawning bed.
0nce-it was on the Danford Lake
when fish spear invaded such a home,
the sturdy seven-pound sentinel at
tackled its prongs, and with his power
full jaws made his displeasure plainly
felt at the other end of the spear shaft.
Often since that day have bass,
watching their nests, been tested and
teased with the tip end Of fishing
pole, and never have they failed TO
show passionate, hot-headed resent
ment Mt the interference with their
families.
The other day n misguided black
bass rose at an ancient fly which was
being tried on the pickerel. AS she
was being drawn ashore her mate made
fierce dash to her aid, and threw
himself clear of the water in his sollci.
tGde on her behalf. 1t is close season
for bass in provincial waters, so both
handsome fish were restored to the
water.
A Canadian writer ON fishing in his
book on the ouananiche mentions
similar incident which befell him while
fishing for large fork-tailed trout A
fond male fish proved the constancy
Of his love by voluntarily dying with
his beautiful speckled consort.
Not long ago huge muskallonge
was being taken from the st. Law
renee on n trolley line when a rapid
blow with boat hook wounded, and
a second attempt dragged to the boat.
side a sister fish that persisted in keep.
ing close to the side of the exhausted
captive all through her strugglings.
The two fish were within an ounce Of
the same weight, fifty-eight pounds,
and were doubtless members of the
same family.
This reminds the writer Of an expe-
rlence at Peaks Island, Portland Har-
bor. Wishing to inspect n conger eel
which had cast its skin, the uncanny
creature was being dragged to shore
with walking stick, when like a fash
a companion eel with its clothes on
darted at the observer in most ven
omous and snake-llke manner trying
to human nerves. There was no doubt
about the intention of the second eel to
do battle on behalf of its companion.
Cold-blOoded the members of the
tishy tribe no doubt are, but it does not
by any means follow that they are
therefore destitute of those attributes
of passion, Of anger or Of love, com.
monty supposed to he lacking in the in.
dlvldual to whom the term is common.
ly applied. York Times.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-12
Watch for town, Congress Heights,
d. c. If.
Ping rons In Washington.

Mark Hanna has taken to pingpong.
That is, he has installed a ping-pong
set in his Washington home and the
game is open to all comers as a means
of amusement while waiting their
turns to see the senator Jerry Simp.
son, the erstwhile sockless one from
Kansas. has taken to ping-pong and is
actually said to be the champion Of
Montana. Jerry played with three
millionaires and is quoted as saying
that this was the first time he ever
beat the rich at their oWr game.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-12
bridge whist in ws.hlnr,on.

What is known as the "congres.
sional bridge whist ban" consists of
Speaker Henderson, Representative
Sherman Of New YORK, Representative
Metcalf OF California and Representa-
tive Powers of Maine. The members
of the quartette are carefully looking
over the southern delegation for a
member with wealth and lack of
skill. How does the record stand
geographically" Mr.. Powers was
asked the other day. well, the
speaker is tue greatest holder | ever
saw" he replied, but the far east
is not behind the game
! When man orders spring lamb IL
) a cheap restaurant he begins to realize
how tough it is to die young.
Dyspepsia is the parent Of many dis
agreeable qualities.