THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. First National Bank, Blcomsburg, Pa. o With over 4000 National Baulc? doing business iu the United States tin 11m nk poinds 41t on tlie Roll of Honor in the United Slates and 10th i:i the State of Pennsylvania, making it the Strongest Bank in the County. )Ikke io iiithke, do buii)e witl) tle be$t bhik. E. W. M. LOW, President, J. M. STAYER, Vice Pres. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 1S66. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Established 1S37. Consolidated 1S69 Published Every Thi-rsivw Morning, At Lloomsburg, the County Seat t,f Columbia County, re-insv'.vania. GEO. E. EI. WELL, Editor. D. t. TASKEK, Local Editor. GEO. C. KOAN, FORLMA.N-. TstMS : Inside the county St. 00 a year ia advance; t . 50 if not i-anl in alvance. Outside the county, 1. 25 a ye-.r, sirictiy in Adraice. All communications should be addressed THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Ta. THURSDAY, EI'TEM tER 4. 192. 0U3 CONGRESSIONAL CANbltJATE. The nomination of Hon. Charles H. Dickermau, of Mi'.ton, for con gress, by the Democrats of this district, recalls en enisode in that gentleman's business career that indicates the character of the man. For twenty years prior to 1900 Mr. Dickernian was a metnher of the firm of Murray.' Dougal & Co., Limited, owners and operators of the Milton Car works. Mr. Dicker man was the treasurer of the com pany and looked after the financial end of the firm's immense business. When the panic of 1S93 cast its blighting shadow over the business of the country and prostrated all branches of industry, the firm had contr-icts on hand amounting to over a million dollars with obliga tions outstanding for material, etc , for about six hundred thousand dollars. One railroad company fol lowed another in suspending "their contracts, or asking for extensions and postponements, and bankruptcy stared the firm in the face. It was a limited partnership, each member being responsible only to the amount of his stock interest. Did the firm take advantage of this and allow its affairs to be liquidated iu bankruptcy? We guess not. Mr. Murray, Mr. Dickerraan and Mr. Carter, the three leading members of the company, held a conference and the situation was discussed. Not a suggestion was made at that meeting by any member to take ad vantage of the limited partnership laws, but on the other hand each one agreed to put up personal col lateral, and they went down into their strong boxes, and the follow ing day Mr. Dickerman was on his way to New York with half a million dollars worth of gilt-edged securities upon which money was raised and the firm's obligations met. Not a note was protested or a draft dishonored. From iS3 to 1S97 the Milton Car works were operated almost continuously, without a dollar's profit to the firm and hundreds of workingmen found employment at the shops through those trying four years of depression. Th; "firm paid the most liberal wages for labor the same paid by other industrial institutions that were able to keep running, and by careful and skill ful management succeeded ia get ting through without any serious losses. The works gave employ ment to hundreds of men for 'a period of years, when every other .car building firm in the state had closed down, with a single excep tion, and when manufacturing in almost every branch of trade was at a standstill. The employees of the firm were always paid regular ly in cash. Not one of them from their experience with this firm knows what a store order looks like. Aud more than this, needy work men were always advanced money between pay days when the exig. encies demanded it. These facts illustrate the character of the man the Democratic party of the Six teenth congress district presents to the voters fur their suffrages. They mvite a comparison between the nethods of his firm and those of my other labor-employing concern n the country. E. 13. TUSTIN Vice Pres. E. F. CARPENTER, Cashier THE HISTORICAL iiUSEUM. A wonderful collection of antiques was gathered by the ladies of the Civic Club in the Old Presbyterian Church. They were most attractive ly and systematically arranged, aud cf the thousands of visitors no one wis heard to say that he was not pleased with it. Those on the out side cannot conceive of the amount of labor involved in this under taking. For weeks the ladies have devoted their time to it in the most self-sacrificing manner, and al though many of them were almjst worn out by theis labors, they have the satisfaction of knowing that tlteir efforts are appreciated, and that the museum has taken its place as one of the leading attrac tions of the Centennial. Such a collection has never before been here before, and probably never will be seen again in Hloomsburg. Among the thousands ot articles 0:1 exhibition, we can name only a few, although each and everv one- is worthy of special notice. A partial list follows: Charcoal stove 1 7qS, Mrs. Marsh. Old lamps and lanterns, Old Is nips and lanterns. Samplers 1747, Hair cloth trunk 125 yrs., Mrs. Eoice; Carpet bag, Old stove. Mrs. Smith; Corner cup-board, Mr. Kramer; Surveyor's instruments 100 yrs., Mr. Neyhard; Hand-made caps, collars &c. Black lace shawl 50 yrs. Lr.is W. Slcan; First communion tabic used in Bloomsburg at the P. E. Church. Deed for P. E. church lot, 1793; Chair of Caleb Hopkins, first rector of P. E. church in Bloomsburg; Ludwig Eyer's Bible. Knife &: fork used during the siege of Londonder, Ireland i6Sq, Bed 100 yrs. old, Filipino fabrics, spears, shell work, hats, Spanish flag &c. Mrs. Worthing ton; Forks made in Holland 1795, Chairs made in Holland 1795, Pitcher bought at first store in Bloomsburg, Mrs. Chas. Bouch: China pitcher, spoon-holder and plate 1600, Table-cloth 1840; Col lection of spoons, representing seven generations. Mrs. Worthingion; Chair and candelabra owned by Rev. David Swift of New London", Conn. (I739-I7$3.) Ladle, used in serving Lafayette during visit in 1S16: Sideboard 100 yrs. old. Mrs. W. P. Meigs; Magnetic stone w hich fell from the sky 1:1 Australia, Rohr McIIenry; Army trunk-bed and saddle used in Civil War by Col. Ent, Musket used in battle at Antietam, Mrs. Sanderson Woods; Old Iron Guard's flag, Flag of 132 reg. P. V. carried through Civil War; SAvords, guns. Stonewall Jackson's Pistol case. Miss H. R. Sharpless; 2 tables at which Wash ington sat, Mrs. F. P. PurseJ and Mrs. Runyon; Collection arrow heads, Joe Townsend; Flint lock gun 100 vis. old; Collection bullets, Gettysbure, swords, powder, horn, &c. Major Seesholtz; German Bible 372 years old, G. W. Correll; First piano brought to Bloomsburg. Mrs. Hassert. An interesting collection from Miss Berninger of Catawissa, consisting of Chinese finger nail protectors, women's pipe, wood carving, straps, spoons etc. Also from Mrs. Kaji of town, anions which are very old cuff buttons, powder box, Jinricksha and a woman's sword, five hundred years old. Joosie, and pine apple cloth made from the fibers of the cocoa r. tit leaf and the pine apple leaf, woven with hand looms by the Philippine natives, Spears used by the Ignotes in the northern part of the island of Luzon; Shells, sandal wood boxes, embroideries, etc. from the Philippines. One of the very interesting feautures of the Museum was the spinning on the old fashioned wheel by Mrs. J. S. Woods. She was present most of the time, and gave full explanations of the man ner of spin ling in the oMen time, with practical illustrations. There are but few people of the present generation who erer saw a spin ning wheel in operation, and in a very few years the old ladies who knew how to spin in their younger day will all have passed away. Mrs. S. A. Petrikin, now eighty seven years of age, was also present part of the time, and operated a wheel that had been in her family since iSio. On the opening night Mrs. Petriken sat at a piano which was bought for her by her father when she was a little girl, and was the first piano ever brought to Bloomsburg. It was a pretty picture, and must have brought brick many sweet recollections of the past to the mind of the aged lady. In the picture gallery of the museum were portraits cf many of Bloomsburg's old residents now deceased. Among them were Judge Elwell. Charles K. Buckalew, Rev. D. J. Waller, Judge Ikeler, Prof. Carver, David Lowenberg, William McKelvy, William Neal, Elisha Barton, L. B. Rupert, Peter Billmy er. Daniel Snyder, Will am Snyder, William Sloan, A. J. Sloan, Geo. Vance, Robert Cathcart, William Robinson. J. P. Tustin, John R. Mover, Jos. W. Hendershott, Dr. J. B. McKelvy, Gen. W. H. Ent, Capt. C. B. Brockway, and others. DEATH ACCOUNTS FOE. ABSENCE- Mining From Home Since Friday, the Litelen Body of William Kendrickson is Found Monday Evening. There is mystery in the death of William Hendnckson. Mystery that in all probability will never be explained. Out of his home at Riverside, he walked Friday morning, and joined se er.il other young men of that town and came to Blooms burg to attend the Centennial cele bration. 1 hey arrived here and were together throughout the day. As evening approached the party separated. Saturday morning Hend rirkson was not at home, and all the inquiries made by his family among those who had been with him on the day previous, failed to furnish the slightest cle.v as to what had become ofHrn. The anxiety cf his patents increased with each passing hour, and when Monday morning came, and he was st:li missing they decided to investigate. John Hendnckson, a brother, came to Bloomsburg on Monday, but his'inquines were fruit less, and he returned home in the evening, without having learned any thing that would aid hun in the search. About six o'clock Monday evening Chief of Police, Mincemoyer of Dan ville, received a telephone message from Coroner Sharpless, of Catawissa, stating that a body corresponding to that of the missing man had been i found about two miles above Cata wis' a. Chief Mincemoyer at 0 ice conveyed the intelligence to John Htndricksor, and he came up to the scene of the d.scovery and identified the dead man as his brother. The body was found lying at the foot of an embankment, along the Pennsyl vania Railroad, nearly midway be tween Catawissa and Mainville. To all appearances death had occuired at least two das previous. The body was in an advanced state of decom position. What was the cause of death, when did it happen, and where was he going, form a combination of questions that can not be explained. It may have been an accident; there i a possibility that he was the victim of foul play. There is evidenc; that in a way supports both theories. His neck was broken, which would lead to the belief that he fell from the train. And then on the other hand, there were several bruises on his per son, and a scar on his head which might be construed to show that theie was a struggle. The remains were taken in charge by undertaker Thos. E. Harder of Catawissa, and sent to the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Hendrick.on of Riverside. The funeral tcok place yesterday afternoon. The young man was 21 years of age, and generally admired. His untimely death is impressively sad and is a severe blow to his parents. IT" Half- Sick 5 " I first used Aver's Sarsaparill S In the fail of 1S4S. Since th;n I g have taken it evi.-rv scritis cs a . blood-purify in eni r.erve Strengthening medi.tne." S. T. Jones, Wichita, Kans. If ycu feel run down, g rt . 1 ,e C are easuy urcu, n your nerves arc weak end your blood is thin, then begin to take the good old stand ard family medicine, Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It's a regular nerve lifter, a perfect blood builder, ji ttikotttt. ah Ask yonr dootor what h thtnkt of Ayer 8ar.tpamlt. kUuW. all &iout ihl i-mud old Utuily iuM'?ti Follow hi, auvknaiia will L4 ..!;. ltd J. C. ATI! CO., LowtU. Mill. Rheumatism What Is the ti5? cf t?".i;:: ttio rtif ttr.r.tio that tie fc?!s as If his Joints were being dis- He knows th.-.t ! ifTcrinrs ere very mtir,i lik? ih- l-rvrt! "f t!i? r;,rk. H'.-jf he vor.l$ lo or Is w h it will f'T nipnon'.ly cur ri ft-.i-r.. 1hv.. wtJii':: ;o n-:". ',i ot tnl tcJt.r.iur.;.i!. is j Hood's SarscpzrUln It rr :.';.- rvn'r .'.;-"e t!-i ft:d in tw K 1 e i rrjiiph tl r 'li- "t' (''.'"' -. in-pivt'-iy eM:n!ni's i. n...l ftrt-.'.-.-.h --is .Jc t'!t:.:ii a?alnsi Its r ti n;. Vr; -1 i. DESTEUCTIVE F1EZ- The Paragon Plaster Co s Plant Wiped Out E'.tailing Loss of Several Thousand Dollars. The inaccessible location of the building from the water plugs and a start of several minutes, during which time it had gained considerable head way, are the unfortunate elements which entered into the almost total destruction of the Bloomsburg Para gon Plaster and Supply Company plant Tuesday night. W. R. Kocher was the first person to discover the fire. He was stand ing on the D. L. & W. station plat form, when a volume of smoke issu ing from the vicinity of the building challenged his attention. He at once started on an errand of investigation, but before he had time to reach the scene, flames shot up from the build ing He telephoned to the Exchange Hotel and an alarm was sent in. The whistle ot the Richards Mano facturing Company was also used to call cut the fire department. In a short time all the companies were on hand, rnd four streams of water were turned on the burning structure. The firemen never worked better ami they are entitled to great praise. Only a short distance away was the White Milling Company's building and the Atlantic Refining Company's Deposi tory containing more than one hun dred thousand gallons of oil. Had the flames reached the latter a terrific explosion and a tremendous less of life would have resulted. We men tion this to show the great danger which surrounded the fiiemen. The compan's loss is a heavy one as only a light insurance was carried. The concern was a branch of the Paragon Plaster and Supply Company of Scrar.ton and had a capacity cf several car loads a day. W. L. White has been the manager of the local plant. Fortunately the flames did not reach the office and all the books of the company were saved. Fate appears to have marked the building, this being the third time that it has been on fire. It was also damaged by the cyclone several years ago. All the stock was ruired by water. The machinery too, it is feared, can never be used again. Whether or not the company will rebuild, Mr. White is unable to state. The cause of live fire is unknown. Mr. White was at the plant until nearly nine "o'clock. But inasmuch as it started in the boiler room it is very likely that it caught from that source. THE UETilOTIVES' WOEE- In order that the pubiic might be protected against the hordes of thieves and pickpockets that are always cn hand wherever there is a big crowd, it was deemed wise to procure the ser vices of detectives during the Centen nial. The Executive Committee therefore requested the town author ities to procure two detectives from Pinkerton's Agency, and the men arrived here on Thursday morning and reported to Mayor Townsend, and were sworn in as special polxe. In less than two hours they spotted "Reddy" Sheridan, a professional pickpocket, and tcok him to police headquarters w here he was notified to leave town, which he promptly did. Shortly afterward they found George Breen, a' professional thief recently releastd from the Reading jail, and he, too, was invited to leave town. No thefts were reported in town that day. At night tht detectives were ca led to Hon. Fred Ikeier's house to investigate the alleged burglary, and after thorough examination were satisfied that no burglary had been committed by any one from the out side. On Friday the detectives spotted Edwin Evans, a riickpocket anil general . thief from Lancaster, and locKed hun up. In the evening thev found "Dutch" Snyder, another thief, who was attempting to rob a drunken man. He too was locked up, and both these men were ordered out of town next morning. The pres?nce of the detectives no doubt kept many crooks from coming here, and scared others who were here out of tow n, and the result was that not a single case of pocket pick ing or theft of any kind was reported to the police during the two days. I I The public schools of town open- ed on Monday, with the following enrollments, High School, 227, ! Third Street building, 399, Fifth j Street building, 2S8. This number j will very likely be iucreased during the next few weeks. sssESwrsEmzri Townsend's Fall Styles Clothing Now Ready. Call and see the Nov elties in HATS, SHIRTS, Etc., at Townsend's THE POPULAR CLOTHIER, Bloomsburg, IE"1. IP. PTJRSEL. SPECIAL PRICES ON S H THIS WEEK. This is not a lot of old Shoes we have to offer, lut Brawl Xew Stock rijrht from the best makers in the country. We offer this inducement so vim will mmo in this store and see what a good line of shoes we cam-. 82..)0 Ladies' Shoes, all sizes, Xcw Goods, at 1.98 7o cent Children's Shoes, sizrs 5 to 8 at GO cents. 85 cent Children's Shoes, sizesSi to 11 at 7o cents. 1.00 Children's Shoes sizes 11 to 2 at 85 cents. Ve give a Ten Per Cent. Discount on all kinds of Shoes Bought at This Store This Week. New Outing Flannels. We have over One Hundred different shies of Xew Outing Flannels to show you. It is a. beautiful lot. They are the same pattern as those line French Flannels Prices 8Jc., 10c.. 12c, 15c, and 17 cents. New Black Dress Goods. This will be another bitx season on Black I)ress Goods Worsteds, Cheviots, Caml's Hair, ('ami's Hair Effects, Kerseys, Prunellas, Melroses, Canvas weaves of all kinds will be bi.tr sellers. We show almost every weave shown this fall, you can surely be suited if vou come to this store. F. P. Pursel. Calendars for 1903. Orders for calendars are always taken early. We have a large and beautiful line of samples on exhibition at this office, and we feel confident that anyone who proposes to use cal endars can save money by dealing here. Oui" prices are lower than those of traveling salesmen, for we have no expenses to pay for carmre etc. Call and see samples. No obligation to buy if you do not find what you want tf. OF PeniVa. Silk tassels and pencils for pro grams for sale at this office. tf. TAILOE-MADE SUITS- N. S. Tingley has accepted the agency for Keinach, Ullman & Co of Chicago, merchant tailors, and is ready to supply made-to-measure clothing at prices lower than can be obtained elsewhere. He has a larce line of samples to select from. His place of business is the third floor of the Columbian building. 4t.