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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
THE STATE AT A GLANCE.

There is at present great oil eX-
element in northern Jefferson
county, caused by the striking of a
forty barrel gusher on the farm of
Washington Kahl. in Eldred town
ship, and a three barrel pumper on
a nearby property. The find was
made about four days ago, and al
ready six more holes are being put
down.
After being released from some
months organization deadlock by
pulling straws at the courts direc-
ton several weeks ago the Mahanoy
City School Board has locked horns
on the selection of thirtyfour school
teachers. An effort was made to
break the deadlock Tuesday night,
but without result. Another appeal
may be made to the courts to oust
the board.
The day before President
Roosevelt passed through Allen
town on his way to Wilkes Barre
son, the seventeenth child, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Shakir Nassef
Of that city. DR.. w. p. Kistler,
who communicated the fact to the
President, on Tuesday received a
letter of congratulation to the
parents. The child will be named
Theodore Roosevelt Nassef.
John B. Yerger Of Pottstown,
entered suit at Norristown on Tues
day to recover $40, 900 from the
Pottstown and Reading Street Rail
way Company for the loss OF a limb.
Yerger was passenger on trolley
car which was wrecked returning
from a base ball game. His leg
was so badly crushed that it had to
be amputated.
Physical examination of appli-
cants for places on the new state
police force are to begin at once.
Superintendent Grooms was at
Harrisburg ON Tuesday and had
conference with DR.. James Patter-
son, who is to conduct the examina-
ticns. Details were agreed on and
the examinations will be started
Immediately. The required mental
examinations have not yet been de-
cided on. Captain Groome says
that ample time will be taken in
these matters, as he is in no hurry
to make the appointments.
DR.. Samuel G.. Dixon, Com-
missioner of the State Health De-
partment, created by the recent
Legislature, has formulated plans
for the free distribution throughout
Pennsylvania of anti-toxin for use
in diphtheria cases where patients
cannot afford to pay for this pre-
ventive medicine. Two or more
distributing stations will be estab-
lished in every county and the anti
toxin will be distributed on the
order of physicians.
State Dairy and Food Commits
sioner Warren is about to open his
crusade against "doctored" meats
in Pennsylvania. Before leaving
Harrisburg for Philadelphia Tues
day morning for conference with
agents in that city, the Commission
er gave orders for suits against fifty
meat dealers in Clearfeld, Blair,
Centre, Mifflin and Juniata counties.
They are accused Of selling meats
preserved" with poisonous com.
pounds. Several suits are to be
brought shortly against Harrisburg
meat dealers on similar charge, and
later the facts in possession of the
department will be used as a basis
of prosecution against dealers in
Western PENNSYLVANIA
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
One Piece Railwny Wheel.

A process for making a one-piece
steel railway wheel has been devised.
For a SS-inch wheel an ingot about
l6 inches in diameter is used, and
with steam hammer and hydraulic
press the ingot Is forged until the
hub and web are brought to practi-
cally the finished size. 1t is then
subjected to process of heat treat
ment, so that the outer portion of the
wheel Is brought to rolling heat,
while the web and hub are kept at
lower red heat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
A Loss to the Town

Country correspondents of city
newspaper are often given to pecul-
lar verbiage and high flown lam
guage, the result being in many in.
stances SO ludicrous that it seems
pity not to print it, The following
delightful morsel reached the Recoyd
oiilce the other day from a New
Jersey correspondent: William
II. Jones has accepted a permanent
Positlonson an ice wagon in Phila-
delphia. The town can i'll afford to
lose such a man. ."-Phila. Reeoyd.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
10 Inspect the Factories

An inspection of workshops and
factories in the north eastern part
OF the State will be made this week
by Chief Factory Inspector Delan-
ey' and his assistant inspectors be-
cause OF the complaints that the
child labor law has not been lived
up to in some localities.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
RAILROAD NOTES


REDUCED RATES TO CHANGERS
Picnic at Williams Grove, via
Pennsylvania Railroad.
For the thirty-second Annual In
ter State Grange Picnic Exhibi-
ton, to be held at Williams Grove,
Pa, August 2S to September 2,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell excursion tickets
from August 20 to September 2,
inclusive, good to return until Sep
tember 6, inclusive, at reduced
rates, from all stations on its lines
in the State of Pennsylvania, and
from Baltimore, Frederick and in
termediate stations on the Northern
Central Railway.
There will be an elaborate dis.
play of farm machinery in actual
operation during the exhibit IN,
and addresses will be delivered by
well known agricultural speakers.
For information in regard to
train service and specific rates ap-
plication should be made to ticket
agents, 1t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
HUMPHREYS

Specifics cure by acting directly on the
Sc, s,oe parts without disturbing the rest of
the system. ~
No. l for Fevers.
No. 2 " Worms.
No, 3 " Teething.
No. 4 " Diarrhea.
No. 7 A." Coughs.
NO. . Neuralgia.
No. Headaches.
NO 10 Dyspepsia
NO II Suppressed Periods.
No. IL A" Whites.
No. l3 " Group.
No ii " The Skin.
No 10 Rheumatism.
NO l6 " Malaria
NO ~ " Catarrh.
No. 20 20 = Whooping Cough.
NO. " The Kidneys.
No. 80 The Bladder.
No, " La Grippe.
In small bottles of pellets that Ct tbo vos.
pocket, At Druggists or mailed. o5c eoeh ooS'
,; Ms> Medical Guide mailed free ''H'
NeM NmsW9Phreys' Med Co., Cor William John s,r.a,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
Miss Susan II. Anthony,

the venerable woman suffrage lead
er, despite her advanced years con-
tinues to take the keenest interest
In all that relates to the equal rights
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24

Remember samson's fate, young
man, and be careful how you use
your jawbone.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
Are You Using Aliens Foot Ease?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-E Ease, a
powder 10 cures Corns, Bunions, Painful,
smarting, Hot Swollen feet. At all Druggists
and Shoe stores, CSC S.24 3t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24

NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS.
Low-rate Vacation trips via Penn.
sylvania Railroad.
The remaining dates of the pop
ular Pennsylvania Railroad ten.
day excursions to Niagara Falls
from Washington and Baltimore
are August IS, September 8 and ~
and October I3. On these dates
the special train will leave Wash
ington at 7:55 A. NJ, Baltimore 900
A. NJ, York ro:4o A. M, Harris
burg II:4o A. NJ, Millersburg 1920
P. M, Sunbury 1858 p. NJ, Will
Transport $50 p. NJ, Lock Haven
3;oS p. NJ, Renova 3;55 P. NJ, En-.
porium Junction sos p. NJ, arriv-
ing Niagara Falls at 9:35 p. NJ.
Excursion tickets, good for re-
turn passage on any regular train,
exclusive of limited express trains,
within ten days, will be sold at
5000 from Sunbury and Wilkes
Barre; and at proportionate rates
from principle points. A stop-over
will be allowed at Buffalo within
limit of ticket returning.
The special trains of Pullman
parlor cars and day coaches will be
run with each excursion running
through to Niagara Falls. An ex-
ira charge will be made for parlor-
car seats.
An experienced tourist and chap
eron will accompany each excurs-
ion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of
connecting trains, and further in
formation apply TO nearest ticket
agent, or address Geo. w. Boyd,
General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia. ct
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24

In the center Of Africa lives a tribe
whose governing assembly has adopt
ed the strict rule that no member en-
gagged In debate is allowed to speak
longer than he can stand on one foot.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24

That's the personal question a woman
asks herself when she reads OF the cures
OF womanly diseases by the use of Dr.
Piercc's Favorite Prescription.
Why shouldn't IL cure her?
Is IL complicated case? Thousands
of such cases have been cured by "Fa-
voritc Prescription" Is IL a condition
which local doctors have declared in
durable? Among the hundreds Of thou
sands OF sick women cured by the use OF
DIR. Picrce's Favorite Prescription there
are u great many who were pronounced
incurabe by local doctors. Wonders
have been worked by "Favorite Pre-
weakening drains, Inflammation, ulcera-
tion and female weakness. II always
helps. 1t almost always cures.
81 commenced taking your medicine. 'Fa-
vorite Prescription. nearly year ago for
chronic inflammation OF womb. and can truly
say IL is the only thing that ever did me any
good. writes Mrs l.. c. Wagner. OF 125 Edwin
Street. Toronto. ontario. Canada. " | could
not walk any distance before using IT, After
taking six bottles Of your Favorlte Pre-
scrlption find can walk without difficulty
and am greatly benefited in general health,
Would advise all suffering women 10 use pr,
Pierces medicine"
Sss Issse pi aTG 'aT Ts oTS't pig. up Lf oVaf
AcNeNe 40 years ago, by old DR., X. v.
Initiated bu, neSsr mSege nheyYs sSsn much
est to take and best They're tiny. sugar
coated. anti-bilious granulcs, a compound OF
refined and concentrated vegetable extracts.
without disturbance or trouble. Constipa-
ton Indigestion, bilious attacks, sick and
bilious headaches and all arrangements OF
the liver. stomach. and bowels are prevented.
BY their mild and natural action. these little
Pellets gently lead the system into natural
ways again. Their influence lasts.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
OUTRAGEOUS VANDALISM,

THE APPEAL has frequently at
tempted to show that immunity eX
tended to any one form of laWlesSneSs
covers all cases, even Of the most dis
similar nature. and eventually cor
rupts the whole community, through
There is, apparently. but little con
nection between stuffing a ballot-boS
and footing an insurance company
but the code of morals which extenu
ates the one is equally applicable tC
and leads to the other. It was de
monstrated in the investigation of the
big insurance, that the politicians held
the threat of unfriendly legislation ov
er the heads of the insurance mag
mates. and thereby succeeded in forcing
them to ante up: and, also, that many
men were equally prominent as politi
clans and as underwriters. We need
mention only Odell and Depew.
Leaving this instance, we may note
that the great and virtuOus American
has now added the practice of the
most outrageous vandalism to his
ether forms of lawlessness. Admira
Prince Louis. on his recent visit tc
New York. threw OPEN the vessels OF
HiS lltSl Ou Gel ldlI udyS W NlSltOiS
prominent journal thus describes
the result: "The insides of the great
warships were stripped of everything
portable. as clean as though full
grown hurricane had ragged through
their cabins and over their decks fol-
hours followed by dozen vacuum
cleaning machines to gather in the
leavings. What could the poor British
tars do? They had invited guests tC
visit their quarters and were loath tc
treat them as common pickpockets
and shop filters, and so must have
closed their eyes to what was going
on" The man who will stuff ballot
box or invent Poe amendment, is
not a particle too honest to pocket the
portables OF battleshin upon which
he IS an invited guest. The trouble is
that people have not. as yet. come tc
that conclusion. But they WILL ev
entually be forced to admit its truth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
SATURDAY, DECEMBER %, 1905
NOT so BLACK AS PAINTED.

Our white brethren have, devoted
an immense lot of literature to discus
sing the prevalence of immortality a.
mOng the Afro Americans Of the coun-
Try and have adGuCed this fact in JUS
LITIGATION of all the outrages heaped
upon that race. But their own news
papers give abundant evidence of the
prevalence, of immoral practices a
mOng themselves. so hideous and IN
natural as to entirely eclipse anything
that has hitherto been developed as
existing, to any extent among Afro
Americans Of the lowest type The fol
lowing is among the latest items OF
rHWs: AT Boston Saturday afternoon
twenty detectives made sensational
>descent upon five offices on fremont
street, where it is alleged illegal oper-
atoms have been performed on an en-
tensive scale, and. although the raid
did not result in any arrests. the po-
lice found considerable material which
they think will aid them in the future.
In each place a photograph was
taken Of the rooms and of the instru-
rnents found. Hundreds of people
blocked traffic on fremont street dur
ing the raids, and for hours after
wards the impression was general that
another girl had met death in one of
the hospitals, and that the police had
caught the criminals"
There is nothing iPthis statement to
warrant the conclusion that all of the
white people Of Boston are of the
same type as the occupants of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
TURNER.DlxoN SCHEME.

The Washington Evening Star is
pleased to allude to two very dis
Americans in the following terms:
Bishop Turner is an advocate OF
that wildly absurd proposition that
the Afro-Americans OF America should
pack up in a body and go to Africa,
the home of their forbears, and
build a state of their own No men
ton is made of ships, but presumably
the great majority can swim, and
those who cannot secure transpOrta-
ton otherwise are to take to the water
with their bundles on their backs.
No part of Africa is specified, but
presumably the eight or ten millions
of people are to squat wherever they
are best pleased and set up sOve-
reignity No mention is made Of means
of subsistence until prosperity begins
in the new home, but the Lord will
provide.
MI Dixon is the author of several
lurid yarns, dealing in slipshod and
rambunctious fashion with recOnstruc-
ton days in the South, and which, in
this day of indiscriminate puffery.
have attained a wide circulation"
see the great need of press censor,
a la Russo. in this semi-civilized coun-
try OF law lese-majeste in order
that such gross offenders could be
brought to justice, but as such is not
the case. we venture to suggest a
correction. Rev. Dixon is as much
an advocate OF the Africa scheme as
Bishop Turner; in fact is so "rambunc-
tious" that he is willing to appropriate
a billion or so Of other peoples money
to carrying it out. If Dixon could
break into the Equitable's strong box
as eagerly as some of his clansmen u.s.
ed to break into a pig-pen or sweet
potato patch, THE APPEAL, would be
tempted to endorse the scheme, but
it fears that Tom is somewhat vagar-
ious and not to be depended upon.
Bishop Turner is one of Natures no.
blemen and jealous race man, not to
be judged by his African scheme mere
ly but by life intensely devoted to
the welfare of his race
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
The Star has the following in it's cor

The Star has the following in it's cor
respondence from Virginia:
For many years-ever since the
war-the white people of the South
have been liberal in contributing to
the building of Negro churches. And
these churches have always been used
for political purposes by Negroes.
Meetings lasting far into the night have
been held in every one Of them. The
Negro has always been republican in
his political inclinations. and now that
he is not getting what he considers his
share of the offices, he has turned a.
gainst the republicans. Indeed. there
is report in clrculation-and it comes
from pretty good source, tOo-that a
demand for money was refused by the
republicans. and soon thereafter the
white republicans, and soon thereafter
the new Negro party was born. AS a
specimen of pellucid reasoning, the a.
bove strikes us decidedly peculiar 1t
happens to be the fact that the Demo
Gratis have been far more liberal in
contributing to Afro-American church
es than the mushy lily-Whites; so
that if that fact is to be considered.
and decide the case, the Afro-Ameri-
cans should have voted with the Dem
ocrats. But the above paragraph
shows, conclusively. how badly fooled
the lily-whites were when they per-
suaded themselves that the Afro-Amer-
leans would give their votes to boost
up the little gang of Federal pap-suck-
ers. The Afro-American voters show
ed their intelligence by their clear I'M
derstanding Of the situation and their
manhood by not giving their votes to
any such skillet-licking gang. The
Afro!American understands political
bunco-steerers pretty well-ecce Sig
no, Virginia.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
will be seen from the following sample

will be seen from the following sample,
(From The Bailey Banner.)
The recent discussion which has
been agitating the. state relative to
Hoke Smiths gilded gehenna. or Pied
mont bar. and the gal in the foun-
tain, whether she was a Venus or
Bacchante with a cluster of musca-
dimes in her hands, has created such
lively interest all over the state, that
it is rumored that a committee from
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be appointed to solve this
vexed problem-and also, if the figure
is draIed or nude. This refers to the
fact that Hoax is stakeholder in the
Piedmont Hotel, whose bar is Orna-
mented with ''the gal in the fountain"
whose costume or lack of costume has
not only become an element in the pol
itics of the state, but also a subject CT
interest to the ladies of the state.
Hoax had better take care, or that "gal'
will be his LOrelie. A Presbyterian
elder should either beware of "a Bacc-
hante with cluster of muscadines in
her hands, or not run for governor.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23

five offices on fremont street." and
no one would presume to draw such an
inference. No. because these wretches
are white. But if it had happened tc
be the case that these criminals were
off-color, the occurrence would be com
mented upon and gloated over as i'm
yolying the whole Afro-American race
and fair criterion of it's moral stand
ing. Such a miserable, nonsensical
argument would seem to writer's of the
Dixon type as confirmation strong
as proof of holy writ, and they would
roll it under their tongues as sweet
morsel.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
a MORAL HOAX

1t is not a matter of special concern
to the APPEAL who shall be successful
in the ensuing gubernatorial election
in Georgia except that it hopes that
Hoax Smith with his DISTINGUISHING
policy may be plowed under as Boss
German was in Maryland Apparent
ly one of Hoax's main reliances was
upon his religious affiliations, he being
PRESBYTERIAN elder. Sabbath-school
superintendent and, of course, an I'M
compromising moralist But the op-
position has searched out his moral
record and are now chuckling most
gleefully and sarcastically over it, as
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23

Mr. NJ. E. ingalls,, formerly a direc-
tor Of the Equitable Insurance Compa-
ny recently remarked: Now, what we
should do is to secure the enactment
of laws which would put an end to
this form of gambling insurance.
can call it by no more polite name.
We must wipe out this system Of de-
ferred payments which create large
surplus. The above is certainly a fine
suggestion, but in order to carry it out,
it will be necessary to infuse enough
honesty into our politics as to insure
the election of honest men to enact the
laws. The insurance gamblers and
thieves will bitterly oppose such "un-
friendly legislation and all the bal
lot-box suffers and granddaddy clause
men will rally around the champions
of Doodle and graft. Political knaver-
v is. the true source Oft all the steal
ing combinations which exist in the
country.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
ENTER FOR LoWDEN PRIZE.

Preliminary Contest at Iowa, Univer-
sity EnIists Many Young Orators. :,
Iowa City, Iowa, Dec. 19.-The Iowa
university orator who will represent
the state university in the annual ora
torical contest for the prize offered by
Frank O. Lowden Of Chicago will be
chosen at preliminary contest to be
held here either Jan. 26 or Feb @.
The final contest will be held at .Ober-
lin in May.
There will be over twelve contest
ants for the honor, many of whom
have had large experience in oratori-
cal work. Among them are l.. &.
Atherton of Des Moines, whose sub
iect will be "War, the Inevitable. .
]. N. Baird OF, Keosauqua will enter
with an GRAFTON on Gladstone. FL. Gun
bingham of Allerton has entitled his
Grafton sThe New Indfvidualism." T..
c. Jones, an Afro-American from Mar
shslltoWn. will deliver an grafton on
Fred Douglass. l.. A. Mcintosh of
Rochester will discuss some phase Of
the labor problem. Other men who
are expected to enter but who have not
submitted their orations as yet are
Louis Hinkey OF Dubuque, J. R. Green.
J. M. Paterson, P. E. Ritz Of Sargent's
Bluff and Irving Brant Of Iowa City
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-23
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