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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
MUMMERS' PARADE.
The New Year Will be Welcomed In
BY a Celebration in Bloomsbury.
BIG DAY EXPECTED.

Tomorrow is the last day of the
old year, and on Saturday Nine
teen Ten will be ushered in with
what promises to be big day i'll
Bloomsbury.
The committee which has in
charge the Mummers' Parade has
completed its arrangements, and
there is every reason to believe that
the celebration will be a success.
Thirty.two prizes have already
been offered by the committee and
by Bloomsbury merchants, besides
several cash prizes.
The parade will start from the
Town Hall at half past one Satur-
day afternoon, marching down
Main street to West out West to
Third, out Third to Market, down
Market to Fifth, out Fifth to East,
up East to Main, down Main to
West and countermarching to Town
Hall.
Six bands, the Citizens, Millville,
Orangeville, Espy, North Berwick,
and Bloomsbury, will be in line,
and the committee expects fully one
thousand persons in costume from
this and other towns.
With good weather it is certain
that Bloomsbury will have many
visitors
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Greetings, friends. Happy New
Year We say this with the full
realization that the Christmas bills
are coming in, and that it has been
cold as blazes. and the coal cellar
looks like a keg of cider the
morning after; but the Christmas
spirit is still upon us. and besides,
a man paid his subscription last
week, so we feel in a garrulous
mood, and cheerfully chirp Happy
New Year.
May the next twelve months be
prosperous and happy ones. We
trust that young and old alike may
travel the next lap in life's course,
accompanied by all which makes
existence a pleasure.
May the baby fail to smash all of
his new toys, ere the next Christ
mas season brings him a new stock
may little Johnny be easy on his
stockings and not put mother 5
eyes so much on the blink that
she'll be asking for new glasses
next winter; may big sister neither
increase the size of her hat, nor be-
come a suffragette; may Brother
Bill not grow too large to fit inside
of fathers cast off jeans; may dear
rich old Cousin Percival, who has
no relative but yourself. not give
up the ghost, dear old soul, but if
he should, may he not decide that
his millions would be detrimental
to your general health, and turn
them over to the Hospital for Lost
and Starving Pussy Cats; in short
may the lemon crop be as scanty as
feathers on fish, and the plum tree
loaded full, tor each and every one
of us.
So let us forget the little annoy
ances and worries of the past as
though they were but the five spots
we borrowed last summer, and look
into the coming cycle OF months
with a feeling akin to that we
would experience were we to be
presented with a block of u. S.
Steel preferred.
With the hope that your joys
may be as numerous as Latin Amer
ican revolutions, and your sorrows
as few as taxicabs in Bloomsbury
we kow tow to the Spirit of Nine
teen Hundred and Ten, and wish
you Happy New Year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
ACCIDENT TO LINESMAN.

Elmer Cain, a linesman of the
Bell Telephone Company fell from
pole while stringing wires Tues
Gay afternoon and struck the high
tension wire of the Columbia Power
Light AMI Railways Company.
His right hand and right foot wer.
severely burned and death would
have been inevitable had not the
wire broken, dropping him thirty
feet to the ground.
He was taken to the office of DR..
Wolf, in Espy, where his injuries
were treated, and afterward remov-
ed to his home, where he will be
forced to wait for long time for
the burns to heal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
CRAFTSMAN DANCE.
The Important Social Event of the
Year Was One of the Most Sue
cessful Ever Given.
THE DANCERS WERE MANY.

The annual Christmas Dance of
the Craftsman Club was given in
Caldwell Consistory Cathedral on
Tuesday evening Being always
the leading feature of the holiday
season, this years affair was one of
the most successful ever given by
the club.
One hundred and fifteen couples
were present. Danville, Berwick
and Catawissa were numerously
represented, while there were many
guests from a greater distance.
The ball room, decorated in fes-
toons of black and white bunting,
evergreens, and Christmas bells,
lighted up well ard looked attrac.
tive. There was a beautiful display
of handsome gowns which enliven-
ed the scene, and made the floor
during the dance a beautiful sight.
Before the dance began, the Cit,
izens' band rendered a concert
w NulSll vas N(II 'IOllt anu Sl CdllS
appreciated. Seated behind a hedge
of pine trees, the Citizens band
and Chas. P. Elwell's Orchestra
aliernated for the two steps and
Maltzes. The music was excellent.
II. D. Edgar catered, serving
tasty supper after midnight.
The dancing continued until two
O clock.
The combination of a large and
handsome building, an excellent
floor, good music, and complete ar
rangements make the Cathedral
dances a great pleasure, and the
Craftsman Club is to lie thanked
for giving so many people in this
an opportunity of enjoying
them. This years ball was no eX-
ception, and until another is given,
it may we'll hold the record as
being the most brilliant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
ATTACK ON S. B. & b. NOT
BACKED UP.

A letter was recently sent to the
State Railroad Commission com
planning of the condition of the
Susquehanna, Bloomsbury and Ber-
wick Railroad. This was signed
by two names which are unknown
in Bloomsbury. The Commission
has tried in vain to learn the iden-
tity of the signers, and it is unlike
ly that anything further will be
done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
J. H. MAUST REAPP0INTED
DEPUTY.

William p. Zehner, who will
enter upon the duties of his office
as Sheriff of Columbia County next
Monday, has appointed J. H.
Maust as his deputy. This is Mr..
Maust's third appointment to the
office, and is a testimonial to his
careful methods in that department.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
1909 1910
The New Year.

The year about o close following the serious financial de
preston 10o7S has been reasonably prosperous Gen
era business has wonderfully improved that the coming NEW
IEAR promises great prosperity and consequently consider
able accumulation of money to deposit sound bank The
record of this Bank has been unboken and
before has been well prepared and satisfy the needs
of its patrons you not already patron of this bank
cordially invite YOU in with the NEW YEAR assuring
that trial will prove mutually pleasant and profitable.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-12-30
RECENT DEATHS.
MRS. SALLIE A. GIRTON.

MRS. SALLIE A. GIRTON.
Pnemuonia caused the death Of
Mrs. Sallie A. Girton at her home
in Frosty Valley last Saturday
morning
She is survived by a son and
three daughters, Steward NJ, of
Frosty Valley, with whom she
made her home; Harriet, Mrs.
Frank Emmitt, and Mrs Hervey
McHenry, of Philadelphia, and by
brother Daniel Zeisloft, of Mt.
Vernon, Ohio; and two sisters Mrs.
Hannah Thomas, of Waterville,
Kansas, and Mrs. Maria Zeisloft,
OF Dutch Hill
The funeral services were held
from her late home Tuesday morn
ing at ten O'Clock, Rev. S. {.
Dickson, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Bloomsbury,
officiating. Interment was made in
the New Columbia cemetery.
DONALD o. SNYDER.
Donald O. Snyder died in Will
Transport on Saturday after suffer-
ing for several months from a rup-
tured artery.
Mr.. Snyder, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gehrad Snyder of town, was
the proprietor of the Henry House,
at Williamsport, and formerly of
the Eagle Hotel, in Pittston.
He is survived by his wife and
four children: Beulah Gehrad,
Hildah and Ethel. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gehrad Snyder, and
two brothers and a sister, Irwin a /
William H., and Miss Emma Sny-
de-, also survive.
The body was brought to
Bloomsbury Sunday evening. The
funeral was held at the Exchange
Hotel Tuesday afternoon the Rev
L. r. Hickman officiating. The
members of Washington Lodge at
tended in a body. The Masonic
services at the grave in Rosemont
Cemetery were conducted by H. A.
McKillip.
MRS. LOUISA A. SMALL.
The death of Mrs. Louisa A.
Small, the mother of District At
torney c. A. Small, occurred at
her home in Cleveland township
last Friday night, in her seventy
third year.
She is survived by six children;
District Attorney Small, George
and Ferdinand, of Cleveland Twp.
Mrs. Sylvester Pensyl, of Nanti-
coke; William, of Mt. Carmel, and
John.
The funeral services were held
Tuesday morning, meeting at the
house at 10 o'clock, proceeding
from there TO the Numidia Luther
an Church where Rev. Mr.. Wahr-
mann ofiiciated. Interment was
made in the cemetery adjoining the
church.
MRS. JULIA ANN FAUST
Mrs. Julia Ann Faust died at
.he home of Charles B. Faust, at
Buckhorn last Friday morning,
aged seventy-eight years She is
by eight children: Frank
Faust, of Bloomsbury; w. H.
Faust, Of Nanticoke; G. B. Faust,
IF Buckhorn; Harry Faust, of Ru-
pert; J. +. Faust, of Bloomsbury;
Mrs. William Gir,on, of Mainville;
Mrs. William Corell, of Blooms
burg, and Mrs, Reuben Young, of
Buckhorn.
MRS. MARTHA HEST.
Suffering from a recent stroke of
paralysis, Mrs. Martha Heist died
morning at the home of
Ter daughter, Mrs. Josiah Ralston.
She was seventy-siX years old, and
lad lived in Bloomsbury all her life.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Ralston, and by brother,
ohm Anderson, of Danville.
The sun., 1909-01-23
COFFEE.
The Growers RetOrt 10 the satisned
Dealer,

To 1HE EDlToE or THE Sun Su Mr..
Heroy's letter 10 you is truly interesting
Tor several reasons. VI be will consut
that eNcellcnt work compiled BY the Cnite4
states Bureau Of Statistics he will rnd
that last year heaverag GO price of all coffee
imported into the United States was 7t
cents a pound. Then, II Mr.. Hcroy will
study the consumption and production ot
coffee h. aill find that Brazil supplies seven.
teDths nj the worlds coffee supply. and vet
he denies my statement that Brazil supplies
practically all the coffee used in the United
States. lie asks: what becomes OF all the
high grade coffee shipped to the United
states from Java. Arabia. the United States
OF Colombia. Venezuela. Mexico and sew
erai other countries" The answer is plain:
Together they constitute three-tenths. or
the bslsnce, Of the world s supply"
NJ, Heroy denies that coffee can be bought
quoted az 5s5. He says: An honest coffee
dealer win not fake, That is true, but why
York city destroyed over asn one million lion Mocbs
went into effect? Why is !, thst the most
today Sell cans Of eoee on ~ Witch SS i9: e.
legend Mocha and Java has bean carefully
covered by q ,sticker bearing the name of
soner d%ss net .hs ,sG as
he asserts. what becomes OF the 900 900 eoo
pounds shipped annually 10 this countrv
from Brazil? That no Mocha ever reaches
this country needs no discussion, for tbA
entire Mochan crop is bought up by ths
royal courts OF Europe, and the only Mochs
that We see In the trade here is what is known
as Mocha Long which is not a Mocha az
all. IL is a coffee which has been shipped
TO Mocha either from Abyssinia. Libsris
is reshtpped and sold as Mocha" coffee.
As to Java. the total importation last year
was only 10, 900 bags 40 that il is EASY N
see that q great deal OF Jaws" Is sold that
is not Java at all
Mr. Heroy says that "any one purchssipr
coffee can get what he asks for BIZ using
the same amount OF Judgment and common
sense he would In selecting any other ART
Gle. As a matter of fact Mr.. Heroy, having
should know better than thet, fer coHce
is the easiest thing to be mista ken on, and
even those who should by long erperiencs
N the coffee business be able 70 dist In arish
the different cofees arc very apt to be mis-
taken and that ie why IL rs 80 easy 10 fake
In the coffee business
MT leroy, who advises me TO take sroh
! trouble IN buying my coffee in order TO havs
7 o pay only q fair profit to the dealer, might
learn by reading my former letter, 10 Which
pc takes exception, that I do not have 10
Is at the mercy OF his broker and has proba-
bly, been blissfully selling for twenty-five
years Mocha and Java" because that is
what he thin ks he gets from his bro ser.
IN reality he has probably been selling that
low grade Rio which he so despises.
WASHINGTON, d. C.. january IL
The sun., 1909-01-23
An Old Time Lantern.

EoH ASHFORD CORES poadence spnne,Us Journal
and Herald
The shadow social at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Zelo Hall was success. Every ono seemed to
enjoy the evening very much The frst shadow
sold was that of Mrs. Ida Day. which went for
80 cents. After that they advanced In price and
nearly all went for 90 to rs cents.
To add to the interest OF the evening was a
table Of relics. Sugar bowl. cups. an ancient
clock. and the most curious OF all was a lantern
made By Mr.. Halls grandfather, ,Johnathan Stud
ley, when boy. Some OF tho boys OF TO day
might get busy and make one. 1t WAS made of
two pieces Of wood laced like a shoe In the back
with strings Of moosewood aud an sxlO light
of glass for the front. then three corn cred piece
for top aud bottom. There was knot In a piece
OF wire and one end made in a loop to carry II by.
The wire was put through rimlet hole In the
top. There were four nails In the bottom piece
for the candle. There was little door In one side.
fastened with wooden button. where you put IN
the candle. The lantern must have been made
iio years ago Some of the guests at the social
having seen Mr.. Studley carry the
lantern over nfty years ago.
The sun., 1909-01-23

American draft will permit the develop
ment Of 2Se,ooo horsepower
The question is largely OF senti-
ment versus profit. II may be assumed
that such men as Earl GREY, represent
ing Canada, and the Honorable JAMES
BRYCE, representing Great Britain, have
been as earnest in their desire TO save
the Falls as Mr.. RooT has been. As far
as the people Of Canada and the people
Of the United States are concerned the
Canadians have evidently been more
ready and willing than have the Ameri-
cans 10 see the Falls robbed Of their
beauty and their interest and converted
into electrical energy for the lighting
Of their cities and towns and for the
operation Of their street railways. New
Workers who are inclined TO criticise our
neighbors for this attitude will do well
to remember the considerable local in
difference 10 the process Of converting
the Palisades Of the Hudson into mac
adam and concrete, and sundry other
American experiences Of similar
character.
The treaty is the result of negotia-
tions and Investigations covering sew
eral years, The question is eminently
technical and rests on the estimates and
calculations Of engineers that certain
amount of water may be diverted with
out material effect on the flow over the
curving precipice, Careful measure
ments have been made to determine the
maximum, minimum and average sup
ply Of water and to ascertain the guam
tity Of water that could be taken for
power purposes without lowering the
level Of the Lakes OF which the Niagara
is the natural outlet. It has also been
necessary to determine the effect Of the
draft made by the Chicago drainage
canal, the Weland canal and other
canals for which plans have been de-
vised In spite of the care and the skill
exercised the figures and estimates can
not be accepted as full assurance of
results. For that reason it is we'll that
the treaty contains time limit for its
operation. The results of practical ex-
perience will doubtless test the general
correctness Of the estimates Of the ex-
pert engineers, and the knowledge OBJ
tanned by such experience will serve
as basis for new agreement.
The sun., 1909-01-23
The English Poet Laureate and a
Woman SufYra gist.

Mr. ALFRED AUSTIN wrote a letter
the other day TO the London Times in
which he repeated some of the familiar
arguments against the bestowal of the
parliamentary franchise upon women
Scarcely had his communication seen the
light when it was vigorously answered
by one Of the most distinguished women
in Great Britain, Mrs. MILLICENT GAR
RETT FAwCETT, widow of a former
Postmaster-General and mother OF the
young lady who was certified equal TO
senior wrangler" at the University of
Cambridge. Mrs. FAwCETT submits that
the facts OF life do not Justify Mr.,
AUsTIN's assumption that to men and
to men alone belong calm and clear
judgment and common sense, while to
women and to women alone belong en-
thusiasm, sentiment and devotion. She
denies that there are any such hard and
fast dividing lines between the sexes.
She reminds us that many men are car
ried away by their feelings, and many
women bring plain sense and shrewd
judgment TO bear upon the practical
questions Of every day. Expressing
dread OF the effect that woman suffrage
might have on the happiness of homes
and on domestic relations, Mr.. AUSTIN
has asked whether when great political
issues are before the country and stormy
passions are aroused in Parliament and
the press, these are to rage equally at
the domestic hearth and between men
and women. Mrs. FAwcErT answers
that this is exactly what takes place
now. The English are a political peo-
pie, and every far reaching and exciting
political question as it arises is apt to be
discussed at the hearth as well "a on
the platform. Nor would it add, she
TO the attractiveness Of the
domestic hearth for the average man IL
the average woman knew nothing and
cared nothing about the political issues
Of vital Importance which come up from
time to time in the history of every
nation. Evidently Mr. AUsTIN's arr1i-
mont IL reduced to the last ANALYSIS
is levelled not against woman suffrage
but against women knowing and caring
about the great things which concern
national veal or woe. Mrs. FAwcErr
assures the poet laureate that if he
would rely less on his imagination and
inquire Of his fellow citizens in Austria
ia and New Zealand as to the actual
influence Of woman suffrage on domes-
'ic life his fears would be effectually
assuaged.
To another assumption Of Mr.. Aus
TINS, that women might lighthesrtedly
md in fit of emotion vote for a war
which men alone would have to fight.
The sun., 1909-01-23
Euuipping the Navy.

! In the House of Representatives there
is a sharp difference of opinion about the
necessity of rapidly adding 5000 ton
battleships 10 the navy, but we are glad
10 see that even the thriftiest econo-
mists can be persuaded to vote money
for equipment that has suffered from
the superior claims Of the practice
cruise round the world, the cost of
which has not yet been cast up, but will
certainly be several millions Of dollars.
When the naval appropriation bill was
under consideration on Wednesday Mr..
TAwNEY was sceptical about the need
OF renewing the annual allowance of
sl50,0O0 for new and improved ma
chinery for existing shops of the naval
gun factory, and Mr.. Foss of Illinois,
who is always alert TO necessities of
the navy, had to explain TO him that
machinery was constantly wearing out
and must be repaired or replaced. Mr..
TAwNEY also doubted whether the House
should appropriate $15o,o0o for refining
and converting guns, and learned that
the big guns can be fired only a very
limited number of times. Mr.. TAwNEY,
who is conscientious and not bigoted
economist, withdrew bis objections.
But even Mr.. TAwNEY--and other
members Joined him-was disposed to
stand out against an appropriation of
ss?5,ooo for torpedoes and appliances.
II was large sum; torpedoes we're not
so costly; and, besides, could not the
navy get on with half the amount?
Then was wr,lng from Mr.. Foss the
admission that while England had
10000 torpedoes the United States had
only AS in reserve. The alacrity with
which Mr.. TAwNEY withdrew an amend
ment to cut the appropriation in half
was almost as impressive as the dis
closure Of Mr.. Foss.
However Congress may vote on the
question Of augmenting the fleet, it will
be nothing short Of criminal if there is
a failure to supply the utmost naval
need required to equip the establish
ment for efficient service.
The sun., 1909-01-23
Unstable Nature.

The boundary line between Missis-
sippi and louisiana and Mississippi and
Arkansas was originally fixed at the
Mississippi River, the thread or middle
OF the stream being the dividing line.
Here seemed natural boundary at
once convenient and permanent. But
the alluvial soil of the valley through
which the river flows offers but slight
resistance to the waters, and the annoy-
ances that have resulted from the con-
slant shifting Of its bed have become so
great that the affected States have been
forced to take the matter up and for
mulate plan by which trouble may be
avoided in the future, The consent of
Congress has been asked in order that
the necessary changes of Jurisdiction
may be made and a resolution provid.
ing for them has been reported favor.
ably to the House.
How great are the alterations made in
the topography Of the country by shifts
in the course Of the river may be
judged from this illustration, cited in
the report Of the House Committee on
Judiciary:
Long bends ten and even twenty miles around
and oaly two or three miles across, are very fire.
queut, ana In times past when the annual nood,
would come the river would rush acrols these mar
row necss with such force and volume that It
would 10 many Instances cut through the sot, al.
n
The sun., 1909-01-23

Mrs. FAwcETT replies by asking when
In any crisis the question Of war or peace
has been submitted to the people who
are going to do the fighting. The Sec
retaries Of State, the Chancellors Of the
Exchequer, the War Lords. decide the
question. The private soldier is not
consulted. Mrs. FAwcETT recalls a
remark OF FRoUDE's to the effect that
half the wars which are waged would
be prevented IL tho first engagement
had to be fought by the Secretaries OF
State of the countries concerned in the
back yard Of the Foreign Office.
As for Mr.. AUsTIN's final appeal TO
the collective common sense Of the
British people, Mrs. FAwcETT says
that it is just that which women are
perpetually urging. They have no
fear OF such test. Is it common sense,
she inquiries. that woman can be a
Queen, a Mayor, town or county coun-
cillor. but may not vote for a member
OF Parliament; that she may take part
in electoral contests and is in fact
encouraged by all political parties to
do so, and may in this capacity advise,
persuade and instruct men how to vote,
yet must not vote herself? Is it rea-
sonable that abe has to enter the labor
market by millions and face the hard
for existence, yet lack the
power of self-protection which voting
would give? Mrs. FAwCETT thinks that
sense, whether OF the British
or Continental variety, would find it
difficult to reconcile such confusion
and anomaly.
Such is the clever rejoinder OF very
woman.
The sun., 1909-01-23
t'htxres.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN Sir; Not TO oues
tion your authority. will say that when had
en- way down 10 the inoun tains OF southwestern
North Carolina they were spelled "Chigrcs
There were "jIggers" also. but they were 10 be
found Al the homes Of "mountsln dew" when one
needed liquid sandpaper for his throat.
N the Smithsonian party win avoid sitting on
fallen trees 1t will probably escape the ambitions
Of the African members of the family. hut " there
should be lapse OF memory nobody ever has but
one--with chlgreS and -hydrozone or some sim
liar fuid" Is lacking, let salted butter or lard be
applied where calculated to produce the most
satisfactory results, and few meals be eaten
from the mantelplece.
That Ii the approved cure OF the cognoseenti Il
OF the mountains OF North Carolina. I ought to
know. Z. G. JEsSNos
NEwFoRr. Y. L. January Il.