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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16
Schools and Teachers.

State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction Schaeffer's annual re-
port presents many interesting sta
tistics and some facts of much
moment to those interested i'll tn .
education of our youth.
His assertion that ward politics,
lodge politics, church politics,
family politics and sympathy poll
tics" do great harm to the schools
is easily susceptible of proof. AS
DR.. Schaeffer says it is not Demo
cratic or Republican politics that
makes the trouble but the several
kinds mentioned above.
1t is most regrettable that this is
so. Personal sympathies are ap-
pealed to, personal feelings are ex-
cited and personal or selfish reasons
generally prevail over proper and
wholesome reasons in the selection
of teachers and the best purposes of
the common school are often thus
thwarted. When our directors rid
themselves of tais political" self
ishness the schools will improve
and, as sequence, the cause of
education will be greatly forwarded.
The superintendent also con-
demns the too common payment OF
meager salaries to teachers. There
can be no good excuse offered for
the low salaries paid IN many
school districts. The legislative
appropriation is not stinted one
and with equal liberality shown by
the taxpayers of the districts more
teachers would adopt the calling as
a profession instead Of using it sim
ply as a stepping stone to some.
thing more profitable if less agree
able.
There are other features of DR..
Schaeffer's report which are quite
interesting and the document is we'll
worth the perusal of school direct
ors, teachers and others connected
with our state educational institu-
tions. Patriot
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16
A Slick Thief,
Worked His Game the Other Day at North
umberIand- Processes TO be an Electrician.

Bloomsburg people will be on the
lookout tor new style thief, fellow
with small satchel and roll of
electric wire, who goes to house TO
see about the electric lights or tele-
phones as the case may be. His
object is to rob the place. He has
been successful in a number OF towns
but at Northumberland he only gained
admission to one house and the lady
in this case went with him about the
premises to inspect the wires. She
began to suspect him before he had
gone very far and as soon as he went
away she notified the police. But it
was too late-he had skipped.
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F. p. PURSEL.
Prohibition Convention.

The Prohibition Party of Columbia
County will meet in convention in
Light Street on Wednesday the aand
for the transaction of such business as
may come before the convention. An
address will be delivered in the M. f.
Church by Miss Dornbazer of Wi
Transport, at 3 o'clock P. M, at the
close of which the place of holding
the caucus will be announced.
W. ]. BIDLEMAN, Secy.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1902.
City Democrats Lose Delegates.
Chairman Greasy Renders Decision on Rep
resentation in State Convention.

State Chairman Greasy has de-
cided that the representation in the
next Democratic State convention
shall be based on the Democratic
vote for Coray and Yerkes at the
last election and not on their COM
bined vote by the Democratic and
Union parties.
The effect of this decision will be
to reduce the representation from
Philadelphia from 64, in the last
State convention, to 20. in the next
convention, or one for each of the
% Representative districts, with
the exception of the Twenty-second,
which is entitled to two delegates.
The representation from Allie
gheny and nearly every other
county in the State will also be
materially reduced.
Mr.. Greasy regrets that the rep
resentation in the convention will
be reduced by more than 100 dele
gates, but to avoid possible legal
complications he decided to adhere
strictly to rule 6. fixing the repre-
sentation. This rule provides for
one delegate for each 1000 Demo
cratic votes and for majority frac-
ton of 1000 votes, each Represen-
tative district to have one vote.
Philadelphia polled only about
10000 Democratic votes for Coray
and Yerkes, but under the proviso
authorizing one delegate for each
Representative district it gets 20
delegates. Mr.. Greasy has advised
Chairman Bennet, of the Philadel-
rhia Donnelly-Ryan Democratic
city committee, of his decision, with
the explanation that it was reached
by advice of his attorney, whose
name he declines to divulge.
In his opinion on the question
Mr.. Creasy's attorney says:
1T may be that thousands of
Democrats did vote, and undoubt-
edly they did, for the Union party
ticket and for the Union fusion
tickets throughout the State, but
You ask my opinion as a lawyer,
and I give it to you, based ON the
rules of the party. If you abandon
the rules for the purpose of ascer-
tanning basis of representation at
the next State convention you might
as we'll abandon all of them as one.
"There is no method Of ascertain
ing how many Democrats voted for
the Union party ticket or how many
Republicans. There is no provi-
sion for ascertaining any such
quota, and certainly the rules of the
Democratic party do not contem-
plate that the chairman or any one
else shall count the Republicans
that vote that or any other fusion
ticket. This may lessen represen
tation in some districts and enlarge
it in others, but there is only one
course, and that is to be governed
by the rules of the party as long as
they are in force
Chairman Greasy explains in his
letter to Mr.. Bennett that the Union
party expects to hold State con-
vention and claim the right to GER
ti6cates of nomination, because as
party its candidates polled the
necessary percentage.
"Its candidates, Mr.. Greasy
concludes, "were the same as those
of the Democratic party, but in a
strict sense were not Democratic
candidates under the election law.
The same may be said of the Mu-
nicipal League candidates. !"
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Last Day For Filing Pap,rs.

January 81 is the last day to file
certificates Of nomination for bor-
oughs and townships. The last
day for filing nomination papers
for boroughs and townships is Feb.
ruary I'D.
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THE
Muslin ! Underwear ! Sale
THIS WEEK.

Experience proves that these yearly special sales are
most satisfactory to our buying public The why they
are satisfactory are: FsWe plan for them and buy for them
extensive scale SecondWe very materially shorten our
legitimate profit the lines advertised and by so doing largely
the volume of business We would the fact
that every garment made good materials put together
ana generously sized, and we sell them much less price
than you can get them as the season advances
Uc-lhs lot contains plain and trimmed Corset Covers
Childrens Drawers. 1Oc
lOc.-Lades Muslin Drawers full size three ucks Only
one to customer 1Oc
25c-Corset Covers Gowns Cambria Umbrella Drawers
Muslin Drawers tucked and trimmed with Hamburg EDGE 25c
4Sc-Gowns tucked and trimmed with inserting Corset
lovers Drawers and Skirts trimmed with lace and Hamburg
49c. e
75c.-Four different style Gowns nicely trimmed Cor
set Cover elaboraey trimmed Cambria Skirt deep Umbrella
founce, hemstitched 75c.
98c-Fopr different style Gowns two different style
with fine laces and embroidery. 9Sc
$l48-Ihree different style Gowns and three different
sye Skirts made Of fine Cambria and trimmed elegantly with
line lace and embroidery S148
Fannelette.
We put sale this week. Is pieces of fine Flanneetes
worth 17c, but we sell them this week at 1Oc. yard
Muslin.
We selling bales of muslin these days IF Won need
any don't put off This week will end these cheap Musns
10 yards Unbeached Muslin 42c 10 yards for 5Oc 10
yards for &c., 10 yards for &c., 10 yards Bleached Muslin
for ooc, III yards Tor Toe AS good as Hills
Furniture,
Furniture has been advanced by the factories least 10
per cent We will SELL for week. at the old nricps Tf
you need place your order and YOU will save
money.
Goats and Capes.
we are selling coats fast at the low prices offer them
|a You have the coolest of the wiuer ahead of vou
AT the prices offer them you cannot afford to 90 around
icod. " 81 ~
F. p. PURSEL.
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Notes.

-Four different forms of notes have
just been printed at this Office. They
are, common promissory note,
promissory with waivers, judgment.
and judgment with waivers. Neatly
bound in books Of twenty-five, 10
cents. If.
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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURY, PA.
> Berwick Still Booming.

A site for knitting mill was select
ed in Berwick by Thomas West of
Plymouth one day last week. 1t APP
pears that Mr.. West has had some
trouble of late in Plymouth, where his
industry is at present located and
from present indication this disturb
ance is going to work to the advantage
Of our sister town in an industrial
way. But it is only one of the many
institutions that have joined Berwick's
prosperity procession. The people
are tckled to death over the prospect.
Here is what brother Rasely, of the
Enterprise has to say about it. ayes,
we admit it. Things are coming our
way, and we're glad of it. We're just
as pleased as a child with new pima.
fore. A 'sboom" is something that
doesn't strike you everyday, and many
towns haven't the slightest idea of
how deliciously pleasant the striking
sensation is. They 60 along in the
same old rut, year after year, with
never "boom" to push em out of it.
Not that it's their fault. No one has
any control over "boom," that is, a
real, good, lasting, dyed in.the wool
"boom" that stays with you year in
and year out, through thick and thin.
You might gesticulate franticaly from
now on till doomsday and that
wouldn't attract a "boom." Blooms
amt built that way. They like to
saunter round and settle down ius,
any old place at mining camp
near an oil field or where cars are
building. Yes, we've been struck b,
a "boom," but tell it not in Gath
whisper it not in Goshen, we're ex
pectlng another and a harder Jolt
We entertain great hopes of stee
plantl and what's more, we think we
Can raise it!
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the pipes. On motion duly seconded
the matter was referred to the Town
Engineer and Street Committee they
see that same is remedied and il not
done to proceed to cut off connection.
Carried.
A motion for adjournment was
made and carried.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-01-16

Distress by day and night
that's the complaint of those who
are so unfortunate as to be afflicted
with Eczema or Salt Rheum-and out
ward applications do not cure.
They can't.
The source of the trouble is in the
blood make that pure and this seal.
ing, burning, itching skin disease will
disappear.
81 was taken with an itching on my
arms which proved very disagreeablc. /
concluded it was salt rheum and bought
bottle Of Hoods Sarsaparilla. In two days
after began taking 1t ] felt better and 1t
was not long before l was cured. Have
never had aay skin disease SINCE" MRS.
IDA L. WARD, Cove Point, Md.
Eood's SdryGpdriLI0
ard Pills
rid the blood of all impurities and cure
all eruptions.
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Ash Wednesday falls on Febru-
airy I2th this year and Easter Sun.
day on March goth.
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GLOVES AND HOSIERY.
Onen-Work Lace Stockings and Deli.
cate Lace Gloves Are I'm High
Favor Just Now.

Long lace gloves, long lace mitts
and long silk gloves will be the top
of the mode during the summer and
entirely supersede kid gloves except
for full dress occasions. Some OF
these are of handmade lace and ex-
ceedingly fine and costly, but there
will be variety enough in quality as
well as price. Open-wcrk silk gloves
will be equally fashionable and much
less costly than the lace.
The open-work, or lace stockings, az
thew are called, show how the man
ufacturers of Europe have yied one
with the other in the production Of
fantastic, wonderful specimens of
textile art. They come with an open
work ankle, boot-top or all-over eff
fects and up-and-down stripes as
we'll. Some of them have embroidery
between the lace stripes. Hose come
in Isle and cotton, with extracted
designs and in all colors of summer
gowning fabrics, SO that it is possi-
BILE to match the color of every gown
in hose to wear with it. House shoes
are sometimes made of the material
of the gown. if it be heavy enough.
The latest shape in dressy SHOES is
ankle high, with an opening two
inches wide over the top OF 3he in
step which is laced with narrow rib
bon.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Southern woman's Ready wit.

The ready wit of southern women
was the subject of comment at re-
cent gathering, and numerous illus
trative anecdotes were told. One
had to do with Virginia belle of a
generation ago-a member of the
Clark county Taylors, famous in the
social history of that state. Her
betrothal to worthy gentleman by
the name of Mason had been an
nounced at formal function; and
one young gentleman, whose hopes
with regard to her had been crushed
by the announcement, greeted her
thus:
MAY I beg to assure you that
am always yours, in spite of the fact,
Miss Taylor, that hear you are to
change your vocation for that of
Mason?"
She regarded him contemplatively
for a moment, and then replied:
II am not quite certain of that, for
having found a goose, may decide
to remain Observation-Disclosures
Times.
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EDNA MAY AND HER RAJAH.

ing and dining at various restaurants,
while every evening he sits admiring
her from the stalls. wv
He has loaded Edna with splendid
presents.
The other night she made decided
sensation at the Savoy hotel by ap-
pearing in a very smart frock blazing
with all the Kuch Behar crown jewels,
valued at nearly $4,000, 900, which were
presented to her by the rajah.
This came to the ears of the maha-
raiah, who forthwith visited Edna and,
according to the New York World, de-
manded that she restore the gems,
which, besides being of immense value,
are crown property, and it is not In
the power of anyone, not excepting
himself, to give them away.
Kuch Behar is native state of Ben
gal, India, trifle larger than Rhode
Island, very fertile and, like most In
dian states, very rich.
1t has population Of about 100000
persons.
The maharajah, or sovereign, is en-
titled to salute of 13 guns-not SO
many as some of the other native
rxlers, but enough to show that he
IL . potentate Of dignity and power.
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ODDS AND ENDS.
A. fli1SY5s SIS SELL

Spruce grows nearer the arctic re-
gions than any other tree. =
No fewer than two British peers
answer to the name of Lord Grey.
Fowls are supposed to have been
first domesticated in China -1400 B. C..
The human voice has been heard in
the open air at distance OF 1880
feet. ~
The foundation of the Bank of
England strong-room is &c feet be-
low street level. ....,.....
Owing to plague of rats and mice,
cats sell at $25 q piece in North
Yukon Territory.
OF all money transactions in Eng
land 81 per cent. are transacted by
checks, only three per cent. by notes
and gold.
The finest example of weaving in
the world is said to be the Panama
hats manufactured in Jipijapa (pro-
nounced Hippi-happD, in the prov
ince of Montecristi, Ecuador.
An Omar Khayyam" restaurant
has been opened at New York nearly
opposite the Waldorf-Astoria. The
cooking consists of all sorts of dishes
that may be concocted with hot,
spicy sauces and ingredients of rice
and curry.
Representative Babcock, of Wiscon-
sin, shaved off his luxuriant black
beard the other morning, and the door
keepers refused to admit him to the
floor of the house until he had been
identified. Mr.. Babcock had not been
-. ~
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of the limbs familiar to Europeans,
introduced by low order of oriental
entertainers. -..
It is wonderfully graceful sway
ing of the limbs, arms, feet and legs,
with which the body keeps rhythm.
It is dance that tells a story with
the clearest of pantomime. It fea-
lures love and hate and ambition and
despair. It gives majestic history
pictures.
It tells of civil war. Of the hus-
bandman watering the ground with
blood, blowing it with swords, root
ing out weeds, plucl>ing flowers, fell
ing trees or sowing it with corpses.
1t tells of monarch assembling
his armies, making war, taking pris-
oners, inviting his subjects to fes-
tival or citing them to judgment.
All these dances are done to orient
al music, of which the west has read
but only it's travelled ones heard.
In these dances her cousin, the
Prince Abbas Ben Omar, accompan-
les her on the musical instruments
peculiar to the east.
Their effectiveness is enhanced by
the glory of the costumes of Princess
Torquia. One of these costumes is
of rose-tinted satin tunic, embroid-
cred with golden sequins.
The overgarment is of slashed sat-
in and an oriental swathing of rich
stuff. Her head is covered turban
fashion.
She left her native country three
years ago and is making tour of the
world with her cousin, Prince Abbas
Ben Omar.
She has danced before all the
crowned heads of Europe. Prince
Oscar of Sweden was particularly
gracious to her and presented her a
complete set of miniatures of the
royal family in gold frames studded
with diamonds.
In Paris President Loubet present
ed her with white silken scarf on
which are inlaid in letters of gold
"Elysee, 10 Aout, 1900.' While in the
French capital she met Eugene, the
red prince of Sweden, who has since
renowned his right to the throne to
marry Miss Wild, of Baltimore.
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o-s-S-e-S-so-e-e - -
Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, Congressman
from Kentucky, writes from the Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, D. c., as fol-
lows:
"Af the solicitation ola friend used
your Peruna and can cheerfuIIy recon-.
mend your remedy to anyone suffering
with catarrh or who needs q good
tonic. ''.--T. Y. FITZPATRICK.
A Good Tonic.
Pe-ru-na is q natural and efficient
nerve tonic. It strengthens and re-
stores the activity of every nerve in
the body.
Through the use of Pe-ru-na the
weakenedoroverworked nerves resume
their natural strength and the blood
vessels begin at once to regulate the
flow of blood according to natures
laws. COMPOSITIONS Immediately disap-
pear.
Catarrh Cured.
All phases of catarrh, acute or
chronic, are promptly and permanent
ly cured. It is through it's operation
upon the nervous system that Pe-ru-na
has attained such worldwide reputa-
ton as sure and reliable remedy for
all phases of catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice free.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
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''iF.''

I wonder If twould matter much.
II some day should fold my hands
And never more a task should touch
Is So long as in the glass the sands
Should run for mel wonder would
The world be just as fair, and good?
II some day should stay my feet
That know the path Of duty plain.
And selfish, wander from the heat,
The hurts Of soul, the cries of pain.
And pamper self in solitude
Would be missed for my lost good?
If I should some day steel my heart
To answer neither plead nor prayer,
Refuse to do my little part,
y OF my best good refuse to share,
With some one who was sick and poor;
Be deaf to cries outside my door
Would all these count for very much?
Or, would some little place in life,
Be yearning for a soothing touch
To calm the restlessness of strife?
Would some one miss me If stayed,
Or from the path of duty strayed?
I need no answer to my thought,
No one need tell me aye or nay:
The answer comes unbid, unsought-
It is to live from day to day
AS 'twere the last with God in sight,
And love and kindness infinite.
IS. B. McManus. in Rams Horn.
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PRINCESS OF MOROCCO.
Eastern Society IL Pleased with Visit
Of Oriental Beauty, Whose Danc.
ing II Exquisite.

For some weeks the most exclusive
set in the Back bay, Boston, Mass,
have been entertaining and have been
entertained by youthful princess CT
Tangier, Mile. Torquia of Morocco.
For purposes of incognito the prin.
cess prefers to be addressed as Mile
Torquia. She is not yet "a years of
age and is a perfect type of oriental
beauty. Dark of eyes and hair, 1.-the
of form and with skin the complex
ion of sun-kissed peach.
A marvellous woman is this beauty
from the orient. She speaks English.
Spanish, Italian, French, Russian,
Swedish, Egyptian, Algerian, Danish
and the dialects of the desert, such
as Skellah.
She sings a pure contralto that
suggests the land of the cypress and
myrtle, and she dances as only the
oriental can dance.
The dancing of Princess Torquia,
however, is not the hopping motion
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The Secret of Health in Old Age.

sheperd, ILL.,, June 23rd.-sarah E.
Rowe, of this place, is now u years Of
age and just at the present time is en-
joying much better health than she has
for over 20 years. Her explanation OF
this is as follows:
"For many years past I have been
troubled constantly with severe Kid.
ney trouble, my urine would scald and
burn when passing and I was very mis-
cradle.
II am u years of age and never ex-
pected to get anything to cure me, but
I heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
thought It would do me no harm to try
them.
II am very glad I did 30, for they
cured me of Kidney Disease and
stopped all scalding sensations when
passing the urine. ....
II feel better now than have for
twenty years."