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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-20
BANQUET TO COL. FREEZE.

A meeting of the members of the
Bar of Columbia and Montour
Counties was held in the court
room on Saturday afternoon, most
of the attorneys of this county be.
ing present. The object of the
meeting was to make the prelimin.
airy arrangements Tor a banquet to
be given to Col. John G.. Freeze.
Geo. E. Elwell was elected chair
man of the meeting, and H. Mont.
Smith secretary. After some dis
cussion it was decided 10 hold the
banquet in the Elk rooms in the
Ent building. on Friday, April 2Sth,
at eight o'clock in the evening
N. U. Funk was elected treasurer
and the following committees were
appointed:
On Banquet, Hon. Grant Her
ring, Hon. John G. Harman, A.
w. Duy Esq, Of Bloomsbury; Hon.
r. S. zimmerman. Major e. p.
Gearhart OF Danvllle.
On Program, H. A. McKillip, B
F. Zarr, Paul E. Writ, w. H.
Rhawn, Hon. Fred Ikeler.
On Reception, c. w. Miller, J.
B. Robson, Robert S. Howell, L.
E. Waller, c. c. Evans.
On Souvenir, James Scarlet, Hon.
William Chrismap, H. Mont. Smith,
c. c. Yetter and J. Gere Jayne.
THE INVITATION.
On Monday the following letter
was presented to Col. Freeze.
Col. JOHN G. FREEZE,
Bloomsbury, Pa.
Dear SIR
The members of the Bar of the
26th Judicial District extend to you
their hearty congratulations upon
your having reached the fifty
seventh anniversary of your admis-
sion to the Bar in the full possess
ion of mental and physical vigor,
and as mark Of the high esteem
in which you are held by your legal
brethren they desire to tender you
a banquet, to be held in the Elks'
rooms in Bloomsbury, on the even
ing of Friday, April 2Sth at eight
o'clock. If the date and place are
agreeable to you, they will esteem
it an honor to have you as their
guest Very truly yours,
GEO. F.. ELwELL,
Chairman of Bar Meeting.
H. A. McKILLIP,
B. +. RARR,
PAUL +. WRIT, Committee
w. H. RHAwN,
FRED keller,
Bloomsbury, Penna. April
seventeenth, nineteen hun
dred and five.
THE RESPONSE.
To this invitation Col. Freeze re-
piled as follows;
GRO. +. ELwELL ESQ,
Chairman Of Bar Meeting.
II. A. McKILLIP Esq,
Chairman Of Bar Committee.
MESSRS:-
Your most kind and highly
appreciated communication of the
date of April 18TH, 1905, rendering
me commemorative banquet, on
my having reached the fifty-seventh
anniversary Of my admission to the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-20
THE WHEELMEN'S
MODERN MINSTRELS
Introducing a Beautifully, EIec-
triCalIy Illuminated
First Part and
CaIhoun's Superb Orchestra.

In just one week from this even
ing, the people of Bloomsbury and
surrounding towns will be given
the opportunity of seeing, what we
think will be unmistakably this
seasons musical event. We refer
to the minstrel show to be given on
April Fl By the Bloomsbury Wheel
men. Our people will doubtless
recall the very excellent entertain
ment given by this organization on
the occasion of their first effort in
this direction, something more than
a year ago. But the boys have
something better this time. Some
thing superior in every way.
Stronger musically, prettier sceni-
cally, and its ability to please will
be simply boundless. In fact the
influence of higher order of COM
pleteness will be visibly noticeable
IL every turn of the forthcoming
entertainment.
The setting for the first part will
present the most enchanting electri-
cal display ever brought into
requisition in the local play house.
The entire stage will be blaze of
irridescent splendor, several
hundred electrical globules being
used to perfect the scene. Mr..
Harry ]. Acnenbach has charge of
this feature. The idea is entirely
one of his own, and the numerous
intricate mechanical devices en-
ployed have been made by his own
hands.
The musical numbers of the first
part. aside from the opening over
ture. which is gem, and which
has been especially prepared for the
Wheelmen by the worlds leading
music provider. Isadore Witnark
Of New York, are as follows, "Will
Go to Heaven When I Die"
Geo. II. Keiter, end; Jim Judson"
Cere Jane, end; II May Be Crazy
But ! Aint No Fool" DR.. A. K
Aldinger, end; )" Man, Man, Man."
Freas Hicks, end; Tennessee"
Gerald Gross, end; "Under South
ern Skies" D. ]. Hummer; Down
on the Old Sewanee." l. B. Abrams;
Good Night Beloved, Good
Night" Boyd F. Maize; When
The Harvest Moon is Shining on
the River" d. J. Tasker; and the
finale Listen to the Big Brass
Band" by Hummer, Tasker, Gross
and Hicks.
The second part OF the program
is crowded with pleasing features,
and will conclude with a laugh
provoking travesty on the Blooms
burg Town Council.
Another feature of the show will
be superb orchestra of fourteen
pieces under the direction of
William Calhoun.
The diagram of seats will open
at Bidleman's store tomorrow. Ii
IS safe TO predict that the Opera
House will be crowded, and we
would advise those who intend
going to see to it that their seats
are reserved early.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-04-20
GOVERNOR SIGNED
FOX SALARY BILLS.
Measure Abolishing Fees From
District Attorneys Office
met With Executive APP
proval.
Salary in this County $500.

Governor Pennypacker on Mon-
day signed the Fox bill, abolishing
the fee system in the Office of dis
trict attorney in counties having
less than 10000 population aud
placing that official on a salary.
The bill fixes the salaries from
81 900 to 81, 900. according to the
population, and provides that no
district attorney shall be paid a
salary OF more than 81 900 in ex-
cess Of the fees he received during
the year 1904 1t further provides
that III counties having 90, 900 in.
habitants or over, the district attor-
ney may appoint two assistants,
who shall be paid not more than
81 500 year for their services.
Under this bill the district sttor-
ney of Columbia County will be
paid a salary of 5000. The last
census gives the county popula-
ton OF 39,S96, just IoS short of the
number required to make the salary
$1,000 per year.
Fourteen other bills were ap.
proved. They follow:
Authorizing the city treasurer OF
Philadelphia to appoint all assist
ant and FIX his salary.
Regulating the publication and
distribution of State documents.
Extending the benefits of the
Soldiers Orphans Schools to
children of the soldiers, sailors and
marines of the Philippine war.
Providing for the vacation and
closing of alleys, lanes and passage
ways that are or may hereafter be-
come public nuisances and to com
pensate abutting property.owners
who may be damaged thereby.
Authorizing the Governor to fill
by appointment the vacancies which
may arise In the Office Of county
treasurer, until the next general
election.
Empowering Courts of Common
Pleas to determine disputes as to
the reasonableness of license fees
to be paid municipalities by tele-
graph, telephone, or light and
power companies.
Permitting the warden of the
Eastern Penitentiary to reside out
side of the prison.
Increasing the allowance of the
Judges Of the Superior Court for
clerk hire.
Authorizing the State treasurer
to require additional security from
banks in which State funds are de-
posted.
Changing the form of the writ of
scire facias on contracts for build
ing bridges, wharves, docks, ETC.,
under the act of June 4. 1901.
Restricting the amount of bonds
which may be issued annually for
the building of roads under the act
of 1895.
Authorizing the State to rebuild
uncompleted county bridges over a
river not less than 1000 feet wide,
whenever the portions of such
bridges already erected have been
destroyed by food before their CON-
pletion and where it appears that
so per cent. of the contract price
had already been expended before
the destruction Of the portions
erected.
Requiring county commissioners
or boards of revision Of taxes to
file with the Auditor General copies
of all retm rs made for personal
property tax aud requiring the
record to be open to the inspection
and use of the Auditor General.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
The Jewish Encyclopedia

A scholarly and extremely useful work
of reference, THE Jewish Encyclopedias"
Dunk 4 Wagnalls Company of which Dr.
Isidore Singer Is the managing editor. has
reached its tenth volume. from Philipson
to Sanoscz. with every prospect Of being
completed before the end of this year.
The scope Of the work is much wider than
It's title implies, and those who have used
the volumes that have appeared already
can testify to the help derived from them
on countless occasions.
The articles that are perhaps Of greatest
momentary interest are these on the Jews
in Russia, Poland and Rumania. 1t s a
long catalogue Of oppression and cruelties,
explaining the great migration to the United
States, and is brought well into the year
1905. Among the biographical articles, a
side Of the encyclopedia that is Of great
practical convenience when it describes
the living that on the great house of Roths-
child will attract attention. The genoa
logical table shows the connection of the
branches of the family in the great capitals
of Europe An odd but interesting idea
is the representation of Rembrandt's por-
traits of Jews. There are elaborate articles
on the Jews of Prague and of Rome, ancient
and modern. The Biblical books included
are Proverbs. Ruth and the Psalms, and they
are treated very fully. The articles on
Prayers, Prayerbooks, Purim, the Prophets.
Sa bbath. Sacrifice. the Reform jews and a
very elaborate description Of Plants in the
testament are noticeable. Eouns y. is fully
UP to its predecessor and increases the
usefulness Of an admra de work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25

before it was resumed on July 10. THE
desperate fight at Gettysburg, where
Lincoln afterward delivered the noblest
of all his speeches, was followed on lnde-
pendence Day by the surrender OF Vicks-
burg to Gen. Grant. whose name now hrst
became prominent in the history OF the war.
Five days later Port Hudson fell, and the
great river fell exclusively under Northern
control Mr.. Roebuck withdrew his mo-
ton, and Mason. the Confederate envoy,
left London in despair" The conviction
Is hero expressed that Dixrasa deserves
the lasting gratitude of Englishmen for
not pressing at that juncture upon DIVIDED
Cabinet and distracted House OF Com
mons policy Of Intervention which mi ght
foreverha We aliepated the two great branches
Of the English speaking race.
On page 8n We read that the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency in 1884 was
Gen. Mcclellan the name is again spelled
MIellan), who distinguished himself
neither in politics nor In war This Is
strange description Of the military COM
mander who organized the Army OF the
Potomac and gained the victory OF Antietam.
1t is unfair, also, to Mcclellan S statesman
ship to overlook the fact that, after the
civil war. having been unanimously nom-
mated by Democratic convention for the
Governorship Of New Jersey he was tri-
unphantly elected and gave that Common
wealth an admirable administration. In
order to he just to this history. We would
close our notice of the second volume with
more creditable extract. Abiding to Lin
coins ASA ssination, the author says: "Not
many Engishmen understood or appre.
ciated Lincoln during his lifetime His
sudden and violent death illuminated, as
by flash of lightning, character as noble
in its self .forgetfulness. as heroic in its
forttude. as pathetic In it's isolation. as
honely in its quaint. rugged strength as
any in the pages of Plntarch or the realities
of life Mr.. Paul adds that the feeble and
inadequate tributes paid at the time to
Lincoln in the British Parliament were no
real reflection OF the feeling which had come
to prevail among the masses OF the British
people for the foremost man OF his time.
NJ W, H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
Interstate Commerce.

In the present state Of development the
general public is fully as much interested
as is the legal profession in the progress
OF Federal control Of CONNIE rec and OF
business relations and will he interested
in Mr.. Frederick n Judson's The Law OF
Interstate Commerce and its Federal Regu-
lation" e. H. Flood 4 Co., Chcago>. The
book is broader than the title.
After a succinct history Of the progress
Of action by the Federal Government I'M
der the commerce clause in the Constitu-
ton and discussion of the relative rights
Of the National Government and the States.
the author e4pounds the Interstate Com
merce act with the amendment, section
by section. in the light Of the decisions
that have been rendered under the law.
He does the sa1ne with the -Anti-Trust'
act. with the Safety act Of 1893 and its
amendments, the Accident law. the Federal
labor statutes and the Arbitration act,
ending with the procedure before the In
terstate Commerce Commission. 1t is
law book, of course, and one very well
made. but the subject is one Of general
political interest. The expansion of tbs
Federal control Of commercial affairs Is
too serious n CHI ange TO be concern the law
yers only
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the west, which Is a lie, for have seen 1t In
Spain and In the Lotos Land, too! Then.
again, what think you OF the tllsked sea-
horse for the broad named seahorse'?
Here, also, some stun,pf told him that the
walrus, or seahorse, had no name, a. IL
he and you and do not know very we'll
that he never meant the walrus, or any
suob northern brute, but q good mythology
cal, Neptunan charger. But Alfred piques
himself upon natural history. for which
may a sound rope end be his portion
Writing to Dome in 1858, Edward Ntz-
gerald mentions that "a now edition Of my
old Omar Ia about to come forthwith a
good deal added in verse and prose. The
former edition was as much lost as sold
whom B. Quarritch changed houses; he has
told Cowell these two years that few more
would sell; French version has revived
my old fame: and now Mr.. Childs will soon
send some two hundred copies to Quarritch. .
in q letter dated seemingly in 1877 Fitz-
gerald says: Gladstone always looked on
az doctrinaire, but as honest, as politicians
con be: Disraeli. rs a very clever quaok.
whose craftsmanship is as fiashy and super
fetal as his novels. Indeed. judge the
fellow by his books. ] read Coningsby' in
the summer, and find no impression left:
his Lord Hartford, curious contrast to
Thackeray's. And ! have been reading
Trolope's Phineas Redux' here; infinitely
better than Dizzy in the record Of London
society. clubs. political parties, &c; never
a rdyicnture, as Dizzy is
We should have liked to quote also from
some Of Fanny kemble's many letters,
which are always vivacious and often
charming, but for these and other inter-
esting matter We must refer the reader to
the book itself,
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"

Such are the principles upon which this
history ia written. We purpose to show
how we'll they are applied. and thus exem-
plify the value OF the work, by marking
some Of the comments on our civil war
which will be found scattered through
the second volume Of the narrative. We
may say at once that the soundness Of the
main conclusions will strongly commend
the book to the American reader although.
in the matter Of details, the author does
not attain to the pune tilious accuracy
evinced by Mr.. James Bryce and Mr.. Gold
win Smith. On pages 295 81 are discussed
the causes and beginnings OF the rebellion
of the Confederate States. The author
points out that Abraham Lincoln's election
was perfectly regular and constitutional.
No one could impeach it on any legitimate
ground. But it was regarded by the
Southern States as a sufficient reason for
seeding from the Union. They we're
afraid that. il they did not seoede. they
would be deprived Of their slaves and
rlined." Mr.. Paul holds, and doubtless
correctly that the apprehension was I'M
founded. He points out that Lincoln was
no aboltionist; that be was neither saint
nor fanatic but rigid Constitutionalist
bent on maintaining rho Union and up
holding the law. BY the American Con-
stitution slavery was matter Of State
right, and the Federal Congress could
not interfere with it in any State where il
existed. Nay more, the United States
Supreme Court had decided in the bred
Scott case, through Chief Justice fancy
that the rnaster Of q negro slave might
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
BROTHERLY TRUCKMEN.
The Man With an Empty Truck Makes Way
for Another With Load.


Truckmen are pretty sure to be brotherly.
was such hand extended in somewhat
unusual way.
Halted in front OF store in a downtown
street was a truck drawn up alongside
the curb. while at the same time there
was backing up to the curb in front of
store on the other side directly opposite
truckman with big, empty truck to
take on load. and coming. at the Same
time, up the street. which has heavy
grade at this point, was man wit a three.
horse team hauling big truck with
heavy load OF some sort of manufact ured
iron goods.
With the truck against the curb "a it vas
on one side, and the truck Of the man back
Ing up on the other, projecting cut as il
would be with the truck in that position,
there wouldn't be room for the Il cam coming
to get by; and the man coming up didn't
want to halt his team. good one, but with
about all the load it Gould handle on that
grade. And SO the man with the three
sings out TO the man backing up, who had
already get his truck all but into position
And Bill. wit hout any hesit ion, slowed
his truck ont Of position again and around
side. so giving the msn with the heavy
lead coming up the grade room to pass,
Which he did wit hout a word OF thanks
70 the man who had thus made way for him.
But no thanks we're necessary for the
more to put his truck into position kne~
that y their sit uatio had been reversed
tho other driver would as promptly have
made way for him,
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v

1t was not until President Lincoln issued
a proclamation (April II, 1851 declaring
the Southern ports to be in a state of block
a4, that the Importance of the civil war
in the United States to the people OF the
United Kingdom became manifest. The
Queens proclamation of neutrality ap-
pearcd on the 18th OF May, but it was
of course impossible for the English people
not to take sides, and our author describes
it as unfortunate that the upper and middle
classes Of society took for the most part
the side of the South. For this various
causes are assigned Although slavery
had been exiting uished in all British pos
sessions for a quarter Of a century. it was
q fashionable belief that negroes were fit
for nothing elsa and would do no work
unless they we're forced Ca-lyl, was
passionate supporter Of this theory. and
his influence was never stronger than in
the early sixties. The Sontherners were
described as gentlemen who recognized
social distinctions though they had no
titles. and who we're not engaged in trade
Great stress was laid upon the abstract
right Of secession, which, like the abstract
right Of rebellion can hardly be denied
and it was asked why, il George Washing
ton might lawfully throw Of his alleeian %
TO George III. jefferson Davis might not
do the same by Abraham Lincoln. It
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
English Furniture.

With Part VI. of Mr.. Percy Macquoid's
monumental "A History Of English Furui-
ture" Lawrence l. Bullen; G. p. Putnam's
sons we come to the Restoration and
what the author calls "the age Of walnut
The furniture is much lighter and mora
attention is paid to the upholstering and
decoration. The superb fun page colored
plates represent some very handsome
cane chairs, a gorgeous canopied bedstead
and a gilt upholstered chair
The text illustrations show chairs, cabi-
nets, tables, clocks, beds, with the carvings.
the inlaid work, the upholstering. Each
piece is described with the indication OF
the present owner. This number shows
perhaps more than others the manifold
resources on which the author was able to
draw and which help to make his book
authoritative. With this his second volume
begins.
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Paul observes; why Carlyle, who objected
SO vehemently to the abolition OF slavery,
SHOULD have rejoiced 30 keenly in the cstao-
lisnment OF free trade Is not obvious. Po-
litioal economy he detested, and called it
the dismal science, though without 1t pro-
lection would have been immortal. Golden
and Bright he would have treated much as
Dr.. johnson would have treated Rousseau
and Notaire. 1t was not Peel the econ
omist but Peel the strong man that he
welcomed The party of physica force de-
rived much encouragement from the writ
ings Of Carlyle. Their great enemy was
the great Minister. They we're vanquished
by cheap bread
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career had closed in 1891 and thenceforward
he had devoted himself to the task of his
life. His history, Of which the first two
volumes appeared in lsi8. marks an epoch
Of intellectual progress, because 1t exhibits
clearly and on large scale the essential
unity Of ancient and modern life. NO
other scholar has been 80 successful in
the illustration Of classical times by the
light OF modern development and analogy.
He was an Aristotelian as we'll as Utilita-
rian. When he came to deal with Plato,
and entered the spiritual region, he moved
helplessly about in worlds not realized.
Like all historians worth their salt, Grote
has been accused OF partizanship. He
took the side OF Athens and democracy,
as Milford had taken the side Of Sparta
and aristocracy. But Thirlwall, whose
judicial fairness has never been impugned ,
declared that Mitford's honesty could only
he saved at the expense of his intellect,
and he himself does not substantially differ
! from the conclusions Of Grote.
! Our author recognizes that no estimate
| OF the period at which his history begins
! could be complete which ignored Thomas
! Carlyle. Sir Henry Taylor's averment is
quoted with approval "Of all the educated
/
least capacity for reason" He had first
! appeared in English literature as tho stu
dent and interpreter Of Goethe. but the
disciple was very unlike the master. He had
certainly none Of Goethe's rational phlos-
ophy, none Of his Olympian calm. Al
though his taste in poetry was severely cir
cumscribed and he could see nothing in
Keats, he had himself the soul Of poet and
humorist. He was an idealst, hero
worshipcr. believer in force, a railer at
forms. The principal institutions OF mod
ern England, especially those conferred at
Downing Street and Westminster, were
profoundly obnoxious to him. Parlia {.
mentary debates were babhle. Govern.
ment by Cabinet was red tape. He was al
ways advertising for strong man. He
would have liked o make the Duke Of Well.
ington, who probably never heard Of him,
I Dictator. Consistency should have ma de
him ahhor Peel, who was n type OF the
Parliamentary statesman, As matter Of
fact. in June. 1915, Carlyle sent Sir Robert
a COPY Of "Cromwel's Life and Letters,
with a most admiring letter. Touching
this curious departure from the principles
protested by the author Of that work, Mr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-22
Personal.

Mr.. Claude Tyler and Miss Rosie >.
Hartbower, 10th of Fairfax county, were
married last night at the st. Mary
parsonage by Rev. Father J. j. BOwden.
Miss Minnie Hayden was married on
the 9th instant, at Fredericksburg, to Mr.
J. Frank Kaiser, by Rev. Hugh Barber
The condition OF Capt. Geo. W. Pettey'
who trod on a nail at the burning oil w.
A. smoot 4 Co.'S stable, Tuesday night
remains unchanged. He is still con-
fined to his home.
DR. I'D. Gatewood, U. S. N, and
family have gone to Washington where
they will reside in the future.
Mr.. w. J. BOothe is quite sick at his
home on Washington street.
Miss Mabel Owen, of Washington
has accepted the position as alto In
Christ Church choir.