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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-08-21
VIII Advertise Extensively,

Portland, Ore, Aug. 16.-A. l.. Craig
general passenger agent of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Co.. says that
the Hartman lines will appropriate
$50 900 for the purpose of advertising
the Pacific Northwest at the ST. Louie
exDositiOn
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
A MBRITED RBBUKE.

Some time ago a general election
bill was introduced in the House by
Hon. Fred Ikeler. 1t was referred
to the committee on elections, and
there it languished in spite of all
efforts to get it reported To the
House. On Monday night Mr..
Ikeler offered a resolution to dis
miss the committee from further
consideration of the bill. In speak
ing Of the resolution Mr.. Ikeler with
keen sarcasm, administered sting
ing rebuke to the majority. He
said:
"Since the organization of this
House we have kept a Governor
busy correcting our grammar and
probing our morals; we have risen
in righteous Indignation over the
wrongs done to squirrels and rabbits
and bullfrogs and terrapins; we
sprang to the relief of the gentle
man from Philadelphia on the sub
ject of reedhirds; we debated long
and wisely over oxeyed daisies and
wild carrots, but, through it all,
the ballot bills have slept the sleep
of death in the pigeon holes of the
Elections Committee. "
He declared that the people who
were higher than political powers
would some day rise in their wrath
and all opposition to ballot reform
would disappear like tissue of cob
webs in the path of tempest.
The resolution was defeate d by a
strictly partisan vote.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
F.P.Pursel.
Needs OF the Rural District.

Every rural community needs at
least three institutions-the Chris
tian church, the public school and
the Grange hall-the church to
foster the spiritual interests of the
people, the school to give the chill
dren the foundation of an education
and the grange as a social, educa-
tional, business centre. Few would
care TO live where the first two are
not within easy reach, but the COM
munity that has only these suffers
a great loss. Broad intellectual and
even moral development come only
from contact of mind to mind. In
the country this contact does not
come from the nature of the sur
roundings as it does in the centre
of population. 1t must be provided
for or the people will lead isolated
lives. Isolation means narrowness
and dullness. When the people
meet to give the hand clasp of fra
ternity, to deliberate on questions
of common interest, and to co oper-
ate in matters that concern them,
dullness and narrowness have no
place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
Apprehensive ofl'ailure.

Farmers and gardeners have good
reason to feel apprehensive of a failure
of fruit the coming summer. The
present mIld and delightful weather,
which is more characteristic of the fore
part of April than OF March, is pushing
the buds along very rapidly. 1t is
too early for such weather to stay
with US Grim winter has only gone
around the corner and he may be re-
lied upon to come sneaking back one
of these days. We may have
another blizzard; at all events there
will be plenty of freezing weather,
which will nip the buds if too far de,
veloped, running the prospects for
cherries, apples, peaches, etc. The
present kind of weather is agreeable
enough to humanity after long siege
of winter, but it would be much better
for us all if the quota Of freezing
weather, which March is pretty sure
to bring, had fallen on the first half OF
the month and the mild weather on
last half. Under the circumstances
it is much to be desired that colder
weather may ensue in order to hold
back the buds.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
0. U. A. M. District Convention.

The Susquehanna District Associa-
ton, Order United American
Mechanics, met in convention at
Danville on Saturday. The attend
ance was quite large, many delegates
being present. The local Council
was represented by w. f. Rinker, F.
n. Eyerly and Harry Savidge. The
first named gentleman presided at
both the morning and afternoon ses-
slons. The greater part OF the pro-
ceedlngs related to affairs of the
order and were not of general inter
est to the plbhc. 1t was decided to
hold the next meeting at Central,
Columbia County, on September 10Th.
The annual picnic of the order will
be held at Shamokin. The follow
ing officers were elected:
Past President-J. A. Shenck, Nc.
r67, Danville.
President William Z. Rinker, No.
i46, Bloomsburg.
Vice President-P. B. Kirkendall,
No. asa, Hobbie.
Secretary-E. w. Swank, No. 2Ss,
Sunbury.
Assistant Secretary--Harry Savidge,
No. I46. Bloomsburg.
Treasurer. +. Started No. II
Shamokin.
Inspector-O. w. Larish, No. $50,
Central.
Sentlnel-E. f. Fowler, No. I67,
Danvllle.
.Chaplain-Gideon Halderman, No.
I96, Catawissa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
THE CRIME OF OHILD LABOR.

We hear great deal to-day
about the divine and infallible right
of contract; to strike at which
would be to strike at the root itself
OF Our institutions, says the New
York ./oHynaL The employer de-
clares he has the right to engage
his labor and pay for what he gets.
He hires these children and he
pays no more than they are worth
to him. " But, continues the
Journal" does he pay for what is
sacrificed to his greed? Does he
pay for the crippled bodies, the
blunted intellects and the wasted
lives Of these little creatures? Does
he provide that after they have
served out their usefulness to him
these physical and moral wrecks
shall not become the charges Of the
community?
In this connection it might be
well also to consider these questions:
Does the employer pay for the
future condition of the human race,
which he impairs and weakens ?
Does he pay for the progress OF
civilization, which he hampers and
retards?
Does he pay for the hospitals and
insane asylums which he helps to
make necessary?
Does he pay for the darkness he
helps to shed in the lives that are
entitled to have light
Child labor is a crime against the
child and against society.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
Death of Edward R Jones.

Edward r. Jones died at his
home on Railroad street Tuesday
morning from dropsy and heart
failure. He had been i'll since the
early part of November. He was
forty eight years of age, possessed
of quiet disposition and generally
respected. He is survived by q
wife, mother, three sisters and a
brother. His sisters are Mrs. Will
lam Jones, of Kingston; Mrs. John
w. Lewis, of West Fourth street
and Mrs. William Gross Of West
Sixth street. His brother John p.
Jones conducts a shoe store on
Centre street. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at four
o clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
Can Collect from Property Owners.

A bill of interest to residents Of
boroughs, where street paving is con-
templated, passed the house finally
Tuesday, authorizing boroughs to re-
quire the improvement of its thorough
fares with or without the petition of
the property owners and to collect
the whole or such part Of the cost and
expense as shall be provided by the
ordinance requiring such paving to be
done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
FOR SHERIFF
CHARLES B. ENT,
of Bloomsbury.
CHECKING BAD LANGUAGE.

Some coment was excited the
other day by the severe sentence
imposed upon a couple of Brooklyn
women tor the public use of bad
language. Instead ofmerely fining
them a small sum, the justice sent
them to prison for a considerable
term. AT the same time he made
it known that he was determined
to discourage the use OF vile Ian
guage i'll the streets, and that he
would impose heavy penalties upon
all persons convicted before him OF
the offence.
That justice was quite right, and
it might we'll be wished that others
would follow his example. The
use OF profane and obscene language
in public is a great evil. The
streets. the parks and all places of
popular resort are infested with it.
Those traditional swearers, long
shoremen and truck drivers. are
not the only sinners; but the latter
are to be found among nearly all
sorts and conditions of men, and
among women, too, as the incident
cited demonstrates. 1t is literal
fact that one cannot go far on fire.
quented thoroughfare without
having his ears offended with Ian
guage unfit to be heard by decent
people. There ought to be pro-
lection against indecent sounds as
we'll as against indecent sights and
acts.
Nor is the evil confined to ruffans
and harridans. 1t is unhappily
true that there is a considerable
prevalence of bad language among
men-and women, too-of other
wise decent morals and of much re-
hnenent and culture. Especially
has there been in recent years a
really startling increase in the use
of one certain expletive, to the
thoughtful and reverent mind per-
haps the most shocking of all To
take the name of God in vain in
any form is bad enough. But
worst Of all. and now unhappily
most common, is it to take it il
vain in the form of the name o
Him whom even sometimes rib
aid playwright described as
soft, meek. patient, humble, tranquil spirit
The first true gentleman that ever oreathed
1t would be in the interest no
only of piety, but Of common de
cency, TO put check upon this in
cessant profane bandying of tn
name of Jesus; and upon all evi
language. New York Tribune.
There is no place of which W
have any knowledge where there
more profanity and vulgarity O
the streets than right here j
Bloomsbury. Little school boy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26

ESTABLISHED 1887. CONSOLIDATED 1869
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
At Boomsburg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. L. ELWELL, EDITOR.
u. 7. TASKER, Local EDITOR.
GEO. G. Roam, FOREMAN.
TERMS inside the county SI.oo year
in advance; $3.50 If not paid in advance.
Outside the county, SleSa year, strictly in
Advance.
All communications should be addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, bloomsbury, Pa.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1898.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
Death of M, W, McHeury.

a death which calls forth many
expressions Of sorrow is that OF
Marvin w. McHenry, which oc-
Cured at his home in Saltwater, on
Monday. Eis illness was brief.
He had only been sick for a few
days, and was not considered serious
even by his most intimate friends.
But the disease pleuro. pneumonia
settled upon his lungs and carried
him off quickly.
Iu the death of Marvey" as he
was more Familiarity known, Still
water has lost a good citizen.
Known perhaps throughout the
entire county, by reason of his ac-
tivity in politics, he having served
term as jury commissioner, and
having for a number of years been
a member OF the Democratic stand
ing committee. He was liked by
everybody. He always had kind
word and pleasant smile He like
every human being had his strug
giles and contests i'll life, both in
business and public affairs, but
they left no wounds. He was a
generous and an honorable antag-
onist, his memory will suggest nc
bitter feelings.
He was the eldest son OF the late
E. J McHenry, and was forty six
years of age. He is survived by a
wife, formerly Miss Savage, daugh-
ter of David Savage of this town,
and two children, his mother, two
sisters, Mrs Ada Weaver, of Wilkes
Barre, and Mrs. Hettie Zaner, oi
Audubon, Iowa, and a brother, A.
J. McHenry of Saltwater.
The funeral will be held in the
Christian Church below Saltwater
this morning at ten o'clock. Inter
ment will be made in the Church
Cemetery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
The Teachers Salary Bill.

The Harrisburg Patriot intimates
that the Snyder bill 6xirg the salary
of public school teachers may never
become a law. 1t says the measure
may die i'll committee in the Senate,
and should it be resurrected and
passed, it will be declared unconsti
tional. Such is the talk among
the Senators.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
THIS STORE breaches
ECONOMY.

There is but true economy in money spending Th
store continually breaches it. This consists in buvnp
good reliable merchandise and in paying merchandise
the lowest legitimate price which be sold Every Sec
ton of this store teens with object lessons saving Not to
test the truth of all this be careless your best
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26

can be heard daily on their way to
and from school, uttering the worst
kind of profanity, with an air that
indicates that they feel that thev
are doing something smart because
they can swear as huently as their
older brothers, or perhaps their
fathers. If the school teachers are
not teaching morals as we'll as book
learning, they are not doing their
duty. There seems to he no hope
of interference from the police
Young men on the street corners
swear as badly when the police are
by as at any other time, and the
loudest when ladies are passing
The police can stop this by making
single arrest and making an ex-
ample. Will they do it2
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
Not Entitled TO Recover.
Widow OF Man Who Failed TO Pay Royal
Arcanum Assessment Cannot
Secure Insurance.

In the United States circuit court of
appeals at St. Louis on Thursday an
opinion was handed down by Judge
Thayer which is of interest to frater-
nal organizations and members who
are insured against death IN these
organizations.
George F. Taylor, member of the
Royal Arcanum. Arapahoe lodge of
Denver, Colorado, dad in November,
1900. Payment to his widow, Anna
J. Taylor, of $1,000 insurance GER
tlhcate was contested on ground that
he had not paid the monthly assess
ment of October, 1900, due on the
last day of the month, and was there
fore suspended according to the by
laws.
The collector failed to pay Taylor's
Assessment for October, as he had
been in the habit of doing when over
| due, ard when it was rendered three
days later just before Taylor's death,
it was refused on the ground that un-
der the bylaws Taylor was under sus-
pension, Mrs Taylor recovered judg-
ment against the Supreme Council,
which appealed.
| Judge Thayer, writing the opinion,
says the question at issue is to deter
mine whether the Supreme Council
was cognizant of the practice of the
collector in accepting the assessment
Of Taylor after he was delinquent and
whether it ratified such practice by
accepting the delinquent's assessment
in violation of its bylaws. He finds
nothing in the evidence to warrant
this assumption and orders the case
remanded with instructions to the trial
court to instruct the jury that the
plaintiff is not entitled to recover.
. a - II - M L a.
Bears the nIhs Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ai GzHAzlzx
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
Political Announcements.

Subject to the Rules of the Demo
cratic Party.
Primary Election Saturday, June
9th, 5 TO 7 P. NJ.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-26
The New Dress Skirt
New Furniture for Spring.

This store has sold big o of furniture SO far this spring
but between this and April first sell great
more Our stock full line of the choicest things we
could find in the best factories of this country YOU will
find the price below other dealers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-19
Train Held 10 by Dc1.

A big black dog held up train on
the river trestle near Rochester, n. Y,
and caused no little embarrassment to
those who were watching the actions
Of the canine.
The dog could easily have been run
down and killed by the engine, but the
engineer did not propose to take any
chances, so he allowed the dog to hold
up the train. Passengers on their way
Up from the beach no doubt wondered
what the train stopped on the trestle
for, and why after it started it went
across the trestle at an unusually slow
rate Of speed. The big black dog was
The cause of it all.
The dog started across the trestle
rom the east side. He was on a slow
rot, evidently being careful for fear
IF tumbling and falling between the
lies to the river below.
When the arimal reached a point
about midway across, the train from
The beach, which arrives at the State
street station about o'clock, pulled
IN to the trestle from the east side,
and as it rapidly approached the dog
le stopped, and, turning SO that he
laced the engine, he looked il wonder
1T the big iron horse. r.
The train slowed down and then
zane to a full stop within about 20
'eet of the dog. 1t was apparent that
he engineer saw the dog and that he
preferred to allow the canine to hold
Up the train rather than take a chance
N humping the animal off the trestle
ind possibly endanger the lives Of the
passengers, for the trestle is no place
N which to take chances.
After sitting on the ties about three
minutes and calmly looking ct the
engine he resumed his trot across the
restle. 1t was very slow trot. When
he dog started the engineer started
the train at a slow rate so that if the
log took notion to stop again the
tain could be stopped before humping
into the animal.
When about 80 feet from the west
end of the trestle the dog took a squirt,
cleared the trestle in a twinkling and
disappeared.-N. Y. Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-19
Taminu 2 Terror

Dick Deadeye was bandit bold, a bandi,
fierce was he, who held up stages
trains and things here in the Wesl
countree.
He'd lie in waiting in a place where chap.
arral grew thick, and when the sta t
came on apace would turn his little
trick
His name would cause a thrill of fear t.
sweep the country DER, for rumor saiC
he Quenched his throat on naught buI
gurgling gore.
The, many men that rumor said he't
downed in gun disputes would fill 8
graveyard to the brim with stiffs We,
in their boots.
The cash and treasure he had cot from
tour1sts-as a loan-was heap time:
more than was required to ransom Eel
len Stone.
Hands up!'' he yelled one day; the ma,
who drove chewed not the rag: h.
knew Deadeye would give him ten per
centum Of the swag.
CLIMB down an git in line" unto tn,
passengers he yelled. They ouic]
obeyed as tourists do when they ar.
upward held
From out the sage female came. Dic]
Deadeye Quaked with fear, as nea
him drew the ancient dame and seizet
him by the ear!
you good-for-nothin' wretch!' she cried
you relic Of the past, I've sought vol
lar, I've sought you near, and herr
you be at last!
I'm all impatient now to hear what stor,
you kin tell" And then she pulled
him by the ear into the chaparrali
Again the wheels began to hum, the driv
er scratched his head THAT mus h,
Deadeye'S wife, jes come var from th,
States" he said.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-19
DINNERS TO BUSINESS MEN.

Heads of Departments Remembered
in This Way by Employers.
twenty years ago the president OF
a big company, the owner of a bic
business or. industry, would as soor
have thought OF asking his subordi
nate heads Of departments to spend
the summer at his country home as
OF giving them a formal dinner once
or twice a year. Now the forma.
dinner-giving practice is so common
that it is almost taken for granted
The big corporations of the country
give annual dinners to heads of de
partments which cost thousands OF
dollars. Even mercantile firms, small,
IN comparison, are in the habit OF
meeting their chief employees around
the dining board.
There are several reasons for this
interesting development. In the first
place, Americans are learning to en-.
JOY the formal dinner, with its elab.
crate menu, it's wine and it's speeches
Then the capitalist has come more
and more to realize how much Of his
success is due to his heads of depart
ments- Oftentimes he gives them an
interest in the concern or corporation
and Immediately they begin to work
for the concern as we'll as the com.
pany. Anything that will bind them
closer to the employers interests is
not overlooked, and dinner once in
a while is one of these.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-19

another pair OF gloves before I MAKE
the next CALL"
This call was soon over. The young
lady gave specimen of her writing. :
test of her ease in taking notes and
speed in transcribing them, and was
engaged at moderate salary, but sui
ficient to enable self-respecting won.
an to lead self-respecting life.
That evening another "confab" was
held in Mr.. Barnes library and Willie
gave graphic description Of sHow
Lillian sailed in"
You're to go to work Monday. Til
and you're all right there. The man is
square-and white inside. Tomorrow
I'll start out for myself"
When alone with Mr.. Barnes. he
said: "You were right, Mr.. Barnes
even a nice girl is liable to annoyance
and your scheme was a good one.o
The old man delightfully."- patted hin
on the shoulder you've done well
my boy; you've done well. For your
self, you can work anywhere and al
anything. Now, when | first came te
Boston"
Mrs. Barnes opened the door. "Sup
per is ready, Aaron; tell that to Willie
some other time
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-19
Landed on his chin.

later Lille was called in for a "con-
fab" as Willie called it.
The next day a tall, stylish young
lady called upon several business men
who had advertised for bookkeepers
and stenographers. She was decided
ly handsome. Behind the chiffon veil
one caught bewitcning glimpses of
curing yellow hair, great brown eyes
and pink cheeks. One man gazed
rather pointedly at her face while
questioning her as to her ability, and
remarked in unctious tones, II think
you'll do very nicely, my dear" He
was somewhat chagrined to receive
the decided reply: 81 withdraw the ap-
LEGATION. I do not care to take the
position"
Out in the hall the bewitching vision
clenched a well-gloved hand, and
Willie's voice muttered: "Confound his
impudence! To think of his looking at
Lii like that"
The young lady rose gracefully,
gripped the back of her trailing skirt
in the most approved manner, and
SalloQ Serenely out.
The next call brought disaster. The
advertiser scanned the young lady
closely, asked few questions. and
said: II will let you try the place. The
salary is four dollars"
The young lady rose instantly. 81
could not consider it. I must earn
enough to support myself
"Of course" answered the man,
coolly, "and with a girl like you, If she
knows her business, the matter Of sal
aries is as easily adjusted as your
ven." His tone and manner added
meaning to his words, and he attempt
ed to raise the chiffon face-covering.
Quick as thought the well-gloved hand
shot out-straight lead with the left
and landed on his chin. His head was
thrown violently against the sharp
corner of the bookcase by which he
stood, cutting an ugly cash. He threw
out his hands awkwardly-the first
blow was followed instantly by one
from the right hand, reaching him on
the side of the body about two inches
above the waist. He dropped forward,
falling .4eavily to his knees. The
blows had been delivered straight
from the shoulder. with the whole
force of the body behind them.
Get up" said a sharp voice behind
the chiffon veil, "get up. I've given
you this for my sister, who might
have answered your - ad. only to
be insulted."
"I1l have you arrested for wearing
women's Clothes" spluttered the badly
punished man.
DO" said the other; do, and I'll
tell the whole story in court, and show
'em how I did you up" And the styl-
ish young lady calmly adjusted her
veil, gathered her skirts and vanished
from his sight.
Reaching the street she examined
her split gloves ruefully. This means
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rectly over her head. Over a hand
some frock, or suit" as they call it
now, she wears a cover-all mackin-
tosh. She stands under shower
worse than any thunder-pIump that
ever drenched Broadway. Then she
smilingly peels off the macintosh,
and shows the observers that beneath
the protecting cloak her garmers are
as dry as prohibition county or a
meeting of the kirk session.
Another woman in a window makes
the astonished beholder believe she
is about to perform what the stage
folk called the Great Undertaking Act
With great deliberation she unhooks,
unbuttons and removes her outer gar
ments, one by one, and then-applies
somebody's mixture and cleans them
This advertisement is certainly in the
nature of an anti-climax