M'MaMMS'WMMMSMSMIfr
MIKtillltAl CAHIt, - I The Hew Tariff Bill.
ATTOttNEY.AT.LAW,
Orrios Front Room, Over Postoffico.
BLOOMBDUnO, PA.
T II. MAIZE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office. Room No. 8, Columbia
building.
,. .JJLUOMSlJUltO, PA.
Jan. soth 1898, tf.
f K. WALLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
. . ' BioomsbQnr. rs
OffloeoTef lat. National Bank. ...
U,FUNK,
attorney-at-law. .
BuJoiaSUBO,?!
O.uoe to Knt'i Building.
J OIlN GLAltK,
att!6rneyat-law
lAt.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Bloovsbcbq, Va
Offlca over Mover Bros; Drag Btbw.
p W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
omca In Brower'S butldlnif.seoond noor.room NO.
tit ui - ,
t , , Bloomsburg;, Pa.
1 FRANK ZARB,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
.ninnmnVinrcr. Pft
offlce'coner of Centre and tkb Streets. Clafk ,1
Bunding. - t
Oa'trUfe oonaMteato tfpnnMf. ; .
Q.EO. E. ELWELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
J4 , BL06HBBCIHJ, PA.,,4, ,
now nn Vlrat Koot. front Toom of Col
numiN Building. Main street, below Ex-
charfgp.llotei. ( , . , .
jiuJ E. WIRT,
f AttdMey-at-Lavv.
Office In ColckbUk Boiidimo, Third noor.
BLOOMBUG. PA.
H
V. WHITE',
'AT . ORNEY-AT-LAW,
BLdOMSBURiVcA,
Office in Uiowers' Building, 2nd floor,
may 1-tt , , ,
g iKOEB. I.S.WDITSBSTSIH.
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
nrsiaoor w vuc kiu wmuv.
streets Bloomsburg, Fa. , , ft ; , ,
jBPfmorVami- BiMUt'OoVeeted.
P. BILLMEYER,
DiaWJiiGT Attorney.)
:: attorney-at-law.
sarbfllco over
Bloomsburg, Pa!.
Dentist's Bhoe store,
apr-30.86.
TT. H. RHAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
CaUwIMa, Pa.
olea;iyl'nll""a)IlnBt,ct,
TVTJOHAEIF. EYERLY.
Craci CoUoetor of Claims.
IW-Offlce in Dentiers bulldlns with J. P. BUI
merer.i attorner-al-law, front rooms, 2nd noor
Bloomaborg, Fa. ,
apr--8.
n
B. UONORA A. BOBBINS.
offlWittiaTifflaence. W est mtf Mtttmoam
ttniffpa. r . , .aoffissw,
J JMan?north side MawtSlowMartBt
R!.p.'RtJTTEB,r
PHYSICIAN A BURGEON,
Offloe, North Market street,
Bloomsburg, Fa'
RR. WM. M. REBER Surgeon, and
Physician, omoe corner ot Bock and Market
t..
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TDBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLO0K3BTJBO.PA..
OPPOSITE COURT HOD8K.
Lame and convenient sample rooms. Bath room
hot and cold water, and all modern conveniences
T, F..HA.RTMAI4
ainixElirs in foliowiho
AMERICAN, INBURANOjEJCOMPANIEB
North Anerlcaifor rhilaiieipbla.
Torkvot'PenniylTanla. '
Hanover, ot N. Y.
oaeens. qt London.
NortttBrBph: ot London,
omoon Market Street, No, s, Bloomsburj.
oet. 14, j-i
REAB BROWN'B INBURANCE
AOSNOV,: Morer's new bulldlns, Mala street,
llbomsburg, Ta;
JEtna1aMrancaCa;otnartford,'Conn ST,oTS,iai
Koraliof Liverpool 1S.00
Laocashlro...... 10,000,000
Fire Association. FhUadelphla 4,lM,rio
Fboanlx, ot London 8,X66,870
London Lancashire, ot England 1,709,878
Harttord qrilartWrd ,3,?7JUW
sprlngllsia lr &a Marine! 'SjOte.wo
Aslne agencies are direct, policies are written
or the Insured, without delay in the office at
Bloomsbure. Oct. 88, 'SI.
INBURANCE
CkRISTIAN V. KNAPP, BLOOMBBURQ.FA,
HUME," or 11. T.
MEKOIIANTW, OF NBWAHK, N. J.
OMHTON. N."y.
PKOFfcKs'N.t?
' OWIMA'N AIEniCANINS; CO.NBW YORK.
X nHEMWTon inr. nn.: NEW YOHK.
WEjlSKY. CITY FIIIK 1N8. CO,, JEKSEY.
ane,aiilliia tSTXDnd have .never rot .had .a.
loss seltiea ny any court 01 law. Tueir asseu are
alllnvescedtnaouDfaiotnurrss are liable to tie
baiardIiiQIly.CJ k uiut- ,a v-J .
Losses ruourTLT and bshbstly adjusted and
pats toon aa.!dtTmlBea OiOuaisTuidro
KMlrr, sricui.'Aaiirr'AMo ADJcmaTluxmsBtraa,
Fa. A ' '.' ... - ,-. .
Its the agency where. Iossp It .mi are settled and
puj.by on. ot the own oituans..! , ...
INSURANCE AGENCY
OP
owi;i snd nooa Columbian buildino,
Blodmsburg Pa;
LIFE.
Northwestern Masonlo Aid Association, Members
41.84.1. Paid to llenenclarles H.051, 623,17. Insures
non-Masons.
FIKI!. ASSGTti.
CONTINENTAL ot New York 15.839,651 !8
AMEItlCAN ot Philadelphia. 3,30i,KS ea
N1AC1AIIA of New York t3,co,4;s t4
A ilberal share ot the business' la respectfully
BOllclted, and sausiacuon guaranteed.
FebriWw. 3. U. MAIZE, Agt,
ry H. HOUBE,
DENTIST,
Bloomsbubo, Columbia County, Pa
All styles of work done In a superior manner .work
warraniea as represented, tbivb juthact
d without FaiM by the use of oas, and
tree of oharge when artinclal teeth
are Inserted.
Office In Barton's bulldlne. Mala street,
below Market, live doors below Klelm's
drug store, first lloor.
r to be open at all hour during the da
;navsa.i7
Exchange Hotel,
BENTON, PA.
The undersigned has leased this well-known
house, and la pr pared to accommodate the publlo
with au tne coaveciencea of a nnt-ciaaa notei.
timayiT
Lemuel DRAKE, Proprietor.
J.R..SMITH&CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
DkALSns IN'.
PIANOS,
By the following well known makers;
Chickering,
Knafict
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furnish any of the
cheaper makes at manufacturers
prices. I)o not buy a piano be
fore getting our prices.
.o.
Catalogue and Price lists
On application.
Bepts-Mtf.
4
Bitten bender & Co.,
WAGON MAKER'S
AND
BLACKSMITH'S SUPPLIES.
No. 126 & 128 Frat&in Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Iron and Steel.
raprtlMy.
J. W, RAEDER,
Uin BODE MAEEK,
RULER AND BINDER,
Noe. 7 and 9 Markt St.,
WILjCES-BAaJUE, P.
aeplt-lycibro.
Albums, pnorooRArn, Atrrooiupn and
HcraD. a laree and rnmnletA line at J. II.
Mercer's Drug and Hook etere, Evans' Block.
ALL , THE FINEST EXTRACTS COLOGNE
Sachets. Pomades. Ilalr Dypb and linr ltum
at J. 11. Mercer's Drug and Book btore, Evans'
DiwK, uppusiLe npuKxipm murcu
A LL PROPRIETARY AND PATENT MEDICINES
A at J. II. Mercers Drug and Book More, oppo
site Episcopal Church.
BOOKS, STATIONERY AND WALL PAPER, A
tine stock at Mercer's Dnit? and nook Ktore.
opposite Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg, Pa.
C1ASTIIXE, TOILET AND MEDICATED HOAPS,
J a full line at J. II. Mcrcer'a Dracr and Book
Store, Upper Main 'treet.
COMBS OF ALL KINDS, WELL SELECTED, AND
at very low prices at J. u. Mercer's Drug and
Book Store, third door above Iron street. Blooms
burg, Pa.
C CONDENSED MILK, COXL'S, 'NELSON'S AND
J CooDer's Gelatine. Tanloca. Sarc Arrow Hoot
and all the prepared foods for children and in
valids at Mercer's Drug and Book More, first door
above Ilcss' Boot and bhoe Store, Bloomsburg, Pa.
"tANAKY, HEMP, RAPE, MILLET, MAW AND
j Mixed Seed for the birds, at J. II. Mercer's
Tlnir. nnrl nmL Hlnm flrat rinn. halrtnr rvanaw.a
Grocery store.
FINE WHITING PAPERS. BY BOX, LOOSE OR
In Tablet form, at J. II. Mercer's Dniir and
Book store, Bloomsburg, Pa,
NURSING BOTTLES. NIPPLES, UUDBEIUU'l.
ties. Teething Kings and all requisites ot the
Nursery that will contribute to the baby's nannl-
be as, at J. II. Mercer's Drug and Book More, two
doors above Evans & Eyer's Clothing btore.
PHYSICIANS' FttESCRllTlONS AND FAMILY
receipts carefully prepared at all hours at
Mercer's Drug and Book btore, Bloomsburg, Pa.
110ILET AND INFANT . POWDERS, ROUGE,
cosmetic and gold and silver Diamond Dust,
at J. 11. Mercer's Drug and Book store, No 68 Main
street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
ITT ALL PAPER-MANY KINDS AND MANY
VV prices at Jlercert' Drug And Book stve,
opposite Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg, Pa.
jiuH,iy,of.
PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH
HOW AOOOim.lMIED Kv.r, lur .Uould know.
H4Mmc. DAK Ell RKM Of) ,Boi M Uutfalo.N .Y,
BERSIAN BLOOMTBti(Ccpliil(iSii3.
JT tlfler, Hklu Oar. &d tllaizLlih &dlo.oknMni.
Band lump tor trial pMkuufc Addrtu a. abcrfc
nov8Sn.cAcoly,
PENNEY GOODS
AlefflMri. & Co.,
A SPECIALTY.
SOLI AOIXTB roB
F.F.ADAMS CO.,
WIIOLESALE
FINE CUT
CHEWING
CIGARS, TOBACCO,
CANDIES,
FRUITS AND NUTS.
TOBACCO
Sole agents of the fol
lowing Dranaa 01
Cigars.
HENRY CLAY,
LONDRES,
NORMAL,
INDIAN PRINCESS,
SAMSON,
SILVER ASH.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
HENET MAILLARDS
SECA.NDIES.
FRESH EVERY WEEK,
Bloomsburg? Pa.
Have received a largo stock of
a-A-ZEzpzETinsra-s
for the Spring trade, consisting in part of
Velvets, Body Brussels, Tapestry
Brussel and Ingrains.bmyrna and
Cocoa Rugs, Cocoa Mattings,
and a nice line of
Canton Mattings.
BKOOillSBURtt, PEM'A.
Fto. 10, IK, ma.
lite :-iliiiitE
'I unliesitatlngly add my
testimony to tho groat boo.
cfitB to 00 derived from Sim
raons Liver Regulator. I
was afliiotcd for1 sovoral years
with disordered liver, whloh
resulted in a'nevero attack of
Jaundice. I had good medi
cal attendance, but it failed
to restore mo to the enjoy
ment of my former health.
I then tried tho most re
nowned phynlcians of Louis
ville, Ky., but all to no pur
pose whereupon I was in
nneed to try Simmons Liver
Regulator. I found immedi
ate) benefit from its use, and
it ultimately restored mo to
the full enjoyment of health."
A. II. Shirley, Richmond,
Ky, . . ."I most cheerfully re
commend it to all who e alter
from bilious attacks or any
dUcaso caused by a disar
ranged state of tho liver.''. . . .
W. R, Bernard, Kansas
City, Mo.
CROWN ACUIE
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant light.
It will not smoke tnecnlmneys.
It will not char the wick.
It has a high Ore test.
It wui not explode.
It la pre-eminently a family safety oil.
WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON
With any other Illuminating oil mode.
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, upon the statement that It la
THE BEST OIL
IN THE WORLD.
Ask your dealer tor
CROWN ACME.
Trade for Bloomsburg and vicinity Supplied by
MOVER BROS.,
Bloomsburg, IJa.
seps-ly.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
G. W. BERTS CH,
THE
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Dents9 Furnishing Qoods,Hats Se Caps
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short notice
and a fit always guaranteed or no sale.
Call and examine the largest and best
selected stock of goods ever shown in
Columbia county.
Btore next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg Pa.
latter.
k. F tn .
' ' -n WMtM
rr i vie. Xul. uuVwka,ntMui
ar1TrfiS NETS, TENTS and SPORT
Sailiiia, INO GOODS.
Double Barrel Breech Loading Shot Guns, choke
bored, $10 to $100. single Breech Loading shot
Guns, U to (23. Every kind ot Breech Loading and
Repeating nines, as to $40. Muzzle Loading Dou
ble Shot Guns, ts to $35. Single Shot Guns, I8.su
to$i:.oa Revolvers. 1 1.00 to (20. Double Action
self cockers, $2.S0 to f 10. All kinds of I'artrldi
Shells. Csds. Wads. Tools. Powder Flasks. 8
Pouches, Primers. Send a cents for Illustrated
Catalogue. Address, GREAT WESTERN GUN
WUltHtt, IKI HA11T11MK1.1J nl., i'l'l'lTIJlunU, 1'A,
N. B. This Is a 20-vear-old. reliable nrm. Per
fectly trustworthv. orders niled promptly, and
goods sent by mall or express to any part of the
world. No matter what you want In the gun line
you can get It at the Great Western by writing a
lencr.
'Guns made to Order. Guns and Revolvers
Repaired,
sepiwma"
M C. SLOAN & BRO.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES
BUOOIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS. PLATFORM WAGONS &C
First-class work always on hand,
REPAIRING NEA1LY DONE..
Pricet reduced to euit the timet:
forms, but are surpaf bed by the marvels of
Invention, Those ho are In nef d of rrof
Mnhip wnrir that can bo donewblle living
ai home should at once send their address to
Hallet & Co., Portland, Maine, and receive free,
full Information how either sex, ot all ages, can
earn from $s to $25 per lay and upwards wher
ever they live. You arc started free. Capital not
required. Home have made over $50 In a single
day at this work.- All succeea. ijuwaiu.
ANY OHDEK
FOR FESTIVAL
will be
SUPPLIED WITH
Tns
.LOWEST
DEALERS IN
1
Ml
J
I as follows:
ORANGES,
LEMONS,
BANANAS,
PEANUTS,
ENGLISH
walnuts;
cream nuts,
ALMONDS,
POP CORN
BALLS.
g!fi8fiotGunsJfl
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 9,
Pennsjlyania School Laws.
Wo clvo below a Bummarv of tho
school Taw of this state as given in tho
report of Commissioner of Education
of tho United States.
ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
''The General Assembly shall Dro
vide for tho maintainanco and support
of a thorough and eflioient syBtem of
publio schools, wherein nil tho child
ren ot this Commonwealth abovo tho
ago of G years may be educated, and
shall appropriate at least $1,000,000
each year for that purpose.
womon 2 1 yeirs of ago and up
wards shall be eligible to any ofQoe of
control or managment under the sohool
laws of this State,''
No monev raised for tho sunnort of
publio schools of tho Stato shall be np.
propriated to, or used for the support
of any sectarian school.
Every township, boroiich, or city
constitutes a school district, but in
dependent districts may oe formed
when '20 or raoro taxable inhabitants
of any township or townships desire
ami puiiuon 101 toe iormauoi' 01 tne
territoiy upon which thoy reside into
a separate common-school district.
No minor under 13 years of ace
shall be emulovcd in cotton, woolen.
silk, paper, bagging, or flax factories;
anv owner or employer of, or in any
of said factories,or agents therefor, wil
fully or knowingly employins; any such
minor shall pay a fine of '$50 for each
offense. No minor between tho ages
of 13 and 1G years shall be employed
in such factories longer than 9 calen
dar months iu any one year, and w.ho
shall not have attended sohool at least
3 oonseoutive mouths within the same
year.
No boy shall be emuloyod in any
mine unless proof be given that ho is
11! years old.
LEGAL SCHOOL POPULATION.
The legal school ago is from 6 to 21
years.
MINIMUM LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR.
The schools of every district must
be kepi open at least -5 months in the
year, unless the maximum amount of
tax. allowed by law; to bo levied 'for
eoliool purposes is insufficient to keep
them open for that lcnth,of timo, ,
Twenty days constitutes a sohool
month.
PRESCRIBED STUDIE8. Q -j
Ip. every district thqro must" be
taught orthography, reading writing,
English grammar, geography, arith
metic, physiology and hygiene, with
special reference to the effects .of.'alj
coh'olip drinks, stimulants, and narqp'tj
lcs upon the: human system, aud auch
other branches as the board of direct
ors or comptrollers may require. '
STATE supervision. 1
The State superintendent" of public
instrqetion is' appointed by the 97er2
norVitb-'the a'dvioe,and consent , of
two-thirds of the members of , the ,teen
ate. He holds his office for 4 years;
decides, without appeal, all controver
sies' or disputes which may be referred
to him; gives advice, explanations, con
struction, or information relative to
oommon-sohool law; signs orders on
the State treasurer; apportions the
State appropriation for schools pro
pares and distributes blank forms; may
appoint of his clerks a deputy supurin
tendent; may remove county superin
tendents and appoint others in their
stead, until the next triennial conven
tion of directors; and reports, annually,
to the Legislature.
STATE APPROPRIATION.
The amount of State appropriation
duo eaoh district is base! upon tho
Dumber of taxable citizens, as certified
by the county commissioners at each
triennial assessment, and is paid by
warrant of .the Stale superintendent,
on the receipt at the department of
publio instruction of the certificate of
the president and secretary, approved
by the county superintendent, that the
schools have been kept open "Accord
ing to law, Ssa," accompanied by the
statistical report of tho sohool opera
tions during the year,
EDUCATION OF TEACHERS.
Stato aid is given to 12 normal
schools in as many "normal-school dis
tricts.'1 The purpose of these schools is
to train young men and young women
as teachors for the common schools of
tho State, and to bo entitled to,, the
benefits ot the State aid each sohool,
must hayo at least G professors of lib
eral education, and known ability; must
have buildings containing a hall of
sufficient size to seat at least-1,000 "per
sons, and class rooms and loding rooms
for at. least 300 students; must hayo
at least 10 acres of ground; must have
a library and a model school; must ad
mit 1 student alternately, male and
female, from each common-school dis
trict within the counties composing its
normal district, at a cost fixed by the
trustees of the several sobools.
County teachers' institutes are also
held, for" a term of at least 5 diys an
nually, in each county of tho Slate.
Special institutes aro also held in
tho cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
and Altoona; and cities of tho third
class may hold annual teachers' insti
tutes, not subject to the authority cf
the oounty superintendent,
EDUCATION OF DEFECTIVE, PEPENDKNT,
AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN.
Provision is made by law for the
education and care of destitute, friend
less, and vagrant children between the
ages of A and 16 years.
The board ol sohool directors of any
school district. having more than 20,
000 inhabitants, and having within the
limits ot the city or township, in which
tho school district is, 8 or more deaf
mute children of proper age for attend
ing school is authorized to open and
maintain a special school for the edu
cation and training of such deal-mutes;
and deaf-muto children from other
school districts may bo sent to this
sohool provided such other districts
pay their proportionate share of tho ex
pense of the sohool, not to exceed
$150 for oaoh ohild (for I year; such
school to bo, a part of tho common
school system of the district.
The school boards are authorized to
provide books and apparatus for the
lusiruL-iiuii ui luuigcui uiiuu uuiiuruu
between th ages of 0 and 13 years,
at annual cost for each of not more
than $12.
EDUCATION IN HIGHER AND PROFESS'
IONAL STUDIES.
In cities of the second class the cen
Ural board of edcation has the power to
establish and maintain 0110 or mora
schools for tho instruction. of pupils in
tho nsofal branches' of the mechanio
arts and kindred snlljeotfl.
Colleges and academies rejciving
aid from tho State' must annually sub
mit a report flh6wlrj'g'((heiit'enerpl con
dition to the Stalourjorintend'ent.
COUNTT SUPERVISION.
Ttib county superintendent of com-'
mon schools' is elected tnenhially by
theohopl directors of, each co.iin'ty; no
person .is eligible, jLo tho office of
couDly,,city, on borough superintend
ent in, any .county of tho State, who
does not possess a diploma (from .a
college legally empowered to grant'
literary degrees), or Stato ccrtifioate
issued bv a State normal school, a'pro
fessionaf certificate from a ooantyYcity
or borough superinfeflnehk of good
standing, issued at .least.!, year, beforo
the election, or a certificate, of com
petency from the Stato, superintendent;,
nor shall any person bo, eligible unless
ho is of good moral character and has
had successful experience in teaching
within 3 years of tho time of his elect-,
Tho county superintendent visits
and inspeots tho schools of his oounty
anil causes the iirestjribed'stndie to bp
taught; fe'porta failures to make, prd
visio'n'for,, .instruction, , iiv. physiology
and hygiene; examines teachers and
grant oerlifioa'tcs of qqalifioation; 'con
ducts teachers' institutes, and report
annually to tho State superintendent.
TEXT-BOOKS.
Tho school directors or comptrollers
of districts seloof 'tfid "series pt tex,
books, no't to' 'bo changed moro than
once in 3 yeare.
School directors' or 'comptrollers may
burqbase text-books for use in.thq ptib
liochools of their respective school
districts pat of. the school funds of thu
distnot, and when so procured the
necessary books shall be supplied, free
of cost, ,to'eoch npll to bo returned at
the close 'of the annual school term, in
each year, or as tho board may direct.
LOCAL SUPERVISION.
Every district elects 6 school direct
ors, except consolidated wards or bor
oughs and cities, where 3 are elected
in each ward, and other cases specially
provided tor by local statute.
They are elected one.third annually,
and hod dffine foe S.iyears.
&acb board of school directors, and
each board of comptrollers in- cities
and boroughs, shall choose' a president
and a, secretary", who may or may not
be members of the board. ,
, The boards' provide for the establish
ment of the schools, anrThave the pow-
?r toJgrade the same;'affix fire 'esoapes
j Bchopl.bu.I(dings 3 or moro .stories
1 . ' l r ..' . . 1
aiu; irunsier pupils 10 oiuer uisiricis;
establish ' joint '.'sobools on or near
Jofiai.V or1 townstrji'linb; 'may .borrow
loney for erecting school houses or
fjurohasing grounds for the same.
I Vhi-y direct what brandies of loarn
inglare to be tanght' in tho schools and
whit books shall bd used: provide
jasbs for books .in school libraries; may
establish evening schools; visit all the
schools of their respective districts,
and exoroise a general supervision of
the same.
) In any city, borough, or township,
having more than 5,000 inhabitants,
the sohool directors may elect a city,
thorough, or township superintendent,
who shall hold office for 3 years;, if
a'uoh election be held the Stato superin
tendent must be biyen the name and ad
dress of the person so, elected; and such
city, boroug, or township shall' not
then bo subject to the authority and
jurisdiction of the county superintend
ent, except in, the matter of holding
the annual teachers' institutes
Such oity, borough or township
superintendents perform, within the
limits of their several jurisdictions, all
tho duties enjoined upon county super
intendents, and discharge such other
duties, as the by-laws, rules, and regu
lotions of the' respective boards of
directors may recjulrej and must re
port, monthly, to the department of,
qommon schools, suoh facts relating to
the schools under'their charge- as the
Stato superintendent may require.
. SCHOOL MOUSES.
The, sohool directors cause suitable
lots of QTOund to be procured, and
suitable buildings to bo erected,- pur
chased, or rented for school-houses,
and supply tho samo with tho "piopcr
conveniences and luel.
TEACHERS: IIOVV I ELECTED
AND
PAID,
Tho sohool direotors appoint
the
teachers of tho common schools in the
distriots, fix the amount of their salar
ies, and may dismiss them at any time
for incompetency, cruelty, negligenoe
or immorality.
After teachers make out and file
with the board of direotont or comp
trollers their monthly reports, they are
paid by .drafts -on tho district treasurer,
signed by the president and attested
by thtr secretary of the board.
All toaohnrs in tho. publio schools
mast have valid certificates; and no
teacher shall bo employed in teaching
any branch of learning other than
those enumerated in his or her certifi
cate, nor Bhall a certificate be granted
to any person who is in the habit of
using as a beverage any intoxicating
drinks.
LOCAL TAXES.
For tho support pf publio schools,
tho school directors or comptrollers of
overy district annually determine tho
amount of tax necessary, and lovy and
apportion this, tax according to tho
valuation 01 proper buujccis unci tilings
maun taxable.
Dinotors (or comptrollers in cities
boroughs wb,ert the sqiool property
vested in them) may-annuaUy levy a
special tax not exceeding tho regular
annual school tax lor suoh year, to be
npnlied Bolelv to the purpose of put
chasing or' paying for the ground, and
the building and erection of school
buildings thereon. Tho highest tax
which can be lovied in a district in
Miy one year for school purposes ia 20
mills on the dollar 10 mills for school
purposes, and 13 mills for building
purposes.
Besides the abovo there are: 1. A
rate tax on such trades, occupations,
professions, and salaries, nod emolu
menu of office as will yield over $1
by tho rata on its valuation. 2, A
minimum occupation, tax of 91 on all
resident mate taxablo persons, over 21
years old; whoso assessed occupation,
salary or emoluments of office when
multiplied by tho rato levied for school
purposes will not produce at least SI,
JL888.
The Besurreotion Flower.
STORIES THAT ARB TOLD OF THIS NATURAL
WONDER.
Travelers In Egypt, who profess to
have seen .tho. genuine .resurrection
flower, describo.it as a little ball hang
ng on Its fragile, stom, and rost-mbling
both in color and shape a shrunken
poppy head. Sleeping, but not dead,
tho flower is aroused by boing for an
instant Immersed in water and then
supported in an upright position. Soon
the upper fibers begin to stir. Slowly
yet visibly, they unfold, until, with
petals thrown back in equidistant or
der, it assumes th6 appearance of a
beautifully radiated, starry flower, not
unlike some of tho asters in form.
Resting a moment, it suddenly, as
though inspirod by some new impulse.
throws Its yery heart to tho daylight,
carving back its petals farther still and
disotoaing beauties undreamed of oven
in its hrst awakening.
AO say tbau In general effect, its
appearanoe resembles the 'passion flow
er, is to give but a poor . description,
and yet one searohes in vain for more
fitting comparison. Lacking entirely
the strong contrasts in color of the
latter, it yet wears a halo of its own,
unlike any other in the whole range of
floral effects.
Whon viewed through a powerful
lens, one traveler claims the, heait of
tho flower, whloh to the naked eye, lies
flooded in a warm, colorless light, as
sumes the most exquisite iridescent
hues, far more beautiful than the do
fined tints ot the passion flower. Mat
ing to the eye in its pure outlino and
rounded finish, it bean the Bamo rela
tion to that chosen type bf the great
Suffering, that poaoo bears to passion,
or that promise bears to prayer.
soon tne aspect 01 the flower chang
es. As though over tho well spring of
its eternal life hangs somo ruthles
power forcing it back into darkness.
before an hour has passed, wo can
see that its nowly found vigor is
fad'ng away. Tho pulsing light at
ts heart grows fainter and fainter
slowly the petals raiso themselves, to
drop wearily side by side up-.ni its bos
om and finally, its beauty vanished,
its strength exhausted, it liangs heavy
and brown upon its stem, waiting for
tho touoh that alono can .waken it
again,
ibis raro botanic wonder, blooming
one moment before, admiring, eyes, and
next lying dried and shriveled, is not
without its legendary interest, though
tho odor of ' its oriental history has, by
this time, been nearly blown away by
that, sharp simoom of investigation,
whloh has already whirled so many
pretty fables and theories into oblivion.
The Btory of the resurrection flower,
as. given in 1H5G by tlio,late Dr. Deck,
th'o naturalist, is as follows:
While traveling on a professional
tour in Upper Egypt, eight years be
fore, engaged in exploring. for some
lost emerald and oopper mines, he
ohanoed to render medical service to an
Arab attached to his party. In 'grati
tudo tho ohild of the desert formally
presented to him this now oalled 'Res
urrection t lower,' at the same lima en
joining him never to part with it. Like
the tabled gitt of the Egyptian, it was
supposed to have "magio in tho web of
it. The doctor was Bolerauly assured
by the Arab and others of his race that
it had been taken ten years beforo
from tho breast of an Egyptian mummy,
a high priestes?, and was deemed
great rarity ; that it would nevor decay
if Dronerlv cared for : that il nnsspfls-
ion through life would tend to revivo
hope in adversity, and, if buried with
its owner, woald insure for Him here
after all the enjoyments of the Seventh
Heaven of Mohammed. When pre
sen ied this was one of two hanging
upon the same stem. Dr. Deck care
fully preserved ono. The twin speci
men he presented -to Baron Humboldt,
who acknowledged it to bo the great
est tiorai wondor yet seen and the only
one ho had met with in tho coarse of
his extensive travels.
For years the doctor carried his
treasure with htm everywhere, prizing
ib iur 11s minusiu quauues anu invari
ably awakening the deepest interest
whenove' he chanced to display its
wonorous powers, uunng the remain
der of his life, it is claimed, ho caused
the flower to open many times, with
out causing any diminution ot its mar
velous property or any injury whatever
to it.
Two Beautiful Flowers-
"It is probable that nature has gone
nearly or quite to its limit in the pro
duction of this flower," is what has
been said of tho new Fuchsia "Phen
omenal" which has been recently of
fered to the publio. In respect to
strength and robustness of growth, it
is one ot the best of nil tho double
blooming varieties. The tubo and
sepals of tho flower are a light carmine;
corolla, a bright violet, shading to
purple, and the flower is larger than
mat ot any other sort, said a lady
who had one last year, "It has had
thirty full blown flowers and now h
seventy bads. It is groatly admired
by all who see it. For a shady nook
around tho bouse, on the door step, or
elsewhere, no tiower gives moro satis
faction than a potted fuchsia. Tho
other flower wo desiro to speak of is a
rose' "Littlo White Pet.-' Just think
of a rose bush, ono branch of which
will have fifty to ono hundred buds
and blooms at one time. For bedding
it is the most vaiuamo ot any variety,
torming one solid m iss of bloom, get
ting bottor each yoar, and perfectly
naroy, Besides being also adapted t
house culture. Vick'a Floral Guide
tells about all these aud hundreds of
other flowers. Send tea cents to Jam s
Viek, Seedsman, Rochester, N. Y,
and you will receive this beautiful
work, containing a duo bill good for
ten cents worth of seeds or plants,
from which you can order tho plants
named anove and they will bo sent t
you by mail, and delivered as fresh as
when taken from tbo greenhouse.
Scarlet Fever.
Darbys Prophylastio Fluid is uno
quailed in tho treatment of Scarlet Fo
vor. Used as ti gargle it provents tho
throat from becomiug diphtheritic, nl
lays tho mflamatioo and subdue tho
nam. Used to snoncro the bodv it rI
laye tho itching inflammation of the skin
mid destroys infection.
Exposed in tho siok-room it will pro
vent the spread of contagion, and keep
tne atmosphere wnoiesomc.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL XXII.NO 10
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL tli NO 60
A Pulpit Wonder.
PASCAL PORTER IS ONLY ELEVEN YEARS
OLD, BUT A PIIENOMINAL PREACHER.
WllUamstown, Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer.
Great and unflagging interest has
been manifestod nightly for tbo past
week in tho eloquent and womb rful
preaohing of the boy preacher Rev.
Pasoal Porter, who lives near Madison,
Ind., and is only eleven years old.
Ministers in tho primo of their minis
try, ministers grown gray in the ser
vice ot their master bung with rapture
upon tho words that fell with burning
eloquence from his youthful lip.
Never in tho history of this place
have suoh crowds assembled to hear
tfio preaching of ono person. Peoplo
of every creed and denomination and
without -a creed, and men who had not
entered a church for fifteen years, at
tended nightly and were thrilled with
interest and filled with wonder. Ho is
a handsome boy, with a bright, brown
eyo and a well-shaped head. Out ot
tbo pnlpit there is nothing in his man
ner or speech to indicate his wonderful
gift, but in the pnlpit bo is a veritable
giant. Ho jossoases a most Wonder
ful memory and great gift of langna'ge,
and his sermons were logical, doctrinal
and, deep, and on each night.be spoke
on an entirely different subject. While
all here proclaim that his preaching is
wonderful and interesting, the - com
munity are about equally divided as to
whether his sermons are original or
whether ho has committed to memory
the sermons of another; but all admit,
whether they- are original or not, that
the boy preaoher is a wonder and a
prodigy.
lie is never at a loss for tbe right
word in the right place, and so thor
oughly does he seem to understand
and appreciate bis subject that if he
were not a boy tbo originality ot bis
discourses would never bo questioned.
I bo .interest in them is not by any
means confined to tho ;faot that they
aro delivered by a boy. If they wore
delivered by a minister of mature
years aud with the samo degreo of
eloquence all would bo no less deeply
interested.
He was born near Madison, Ind.,
Nov. G, 187G, and is tho yonngest of a
family of seven children three boys
and four girls. As soon as he was old
enough to talk he manifestod a desire
to preach tho gospel and make the
world better, but was not permitted to
enter the ministry until he was nine
years ot age. fits education is limited,
only having advanced as far as tke
fourth grade in tbe publio schools.
In a Panther's Embrace-
HOW IT FEELS TO BE SLOWLY CHEWED
BY A WILD BEAST.
From the Times ot India.
Short savage roars broke upon lin
ear, mingled with the wild shouts of
the.naitves, who were evidently being
chased by the now furious beast. At
this criois li felt that my bat would
probably do more for me than my gun,
so 1 crushed tbe former on to my bead
and without waiting to adjust tbe chin
strap, I seized the latter in my hand
and faced the enemy. The panther
bad meanwhile floored a beater and
got him by the arm, but! dropping him,
sbo at once came for me with lightning
bounds. I could seo nothing, owing
to the beasts tremendous speed, but
shadowy-looking form with two large
bright rouud eyes uxed upon me with
an unmeaning stare as it literally flew
towards mo, Such was tho vision of a
moment I My presence of mind did
not desert me. I raised my gun and
fired with all the caro I could at such
short notice. But I missed, and the
panther landed light as a feather with
its arms round my Bhoulders. Thus we
stood for a few seconds, and I distinct
ly felt the animal sniffing for my throat
mechanically, 1 always turned my
head so as' to keep the thick, wadded
curtain of my helmet cover in front ol
the creature's muzzle ; bat still I could
hear and feel plainly the rapid, yet
cautious, ettorts-it was making to find
an opening, so as to tear open the jugu
lar vein. 1 uaa no other weapon but
my gun, which was useless with the
animal closely embracing tne, so I
stood perfectly still, well kuowing that
aamiioro would itoerate mo it it were
possible to do so. At tho first on
slaught we were bo placed that he could
only have hit tbe panther by firing
uiroiign me, wnicu would havo been
very iiuudicioas, to say the least of it.
As may easily be supposed, the animal
did not spend much time in investigat-
; .1 1. . .
ing too nature 01 wanuea uat cover,
and before my friend could get round
and tako an aim without jeopardizing
my own 1110 tne oeast pounced upon
my left olbow, taking a piece out. and
then buried its long sharp fangs in the
loiui tin tney met. At the samo time
I was hurled to the earth with such
force that I knew not how I got there
or what became of mv gun.
Still, throughout I maintained a clear
impression ot what was going on,
knew that I was lying on the ground
witn tno panther on tbo top ot mo.
aim 1 could teei my elbow loiut wob
bling in and out as tho brute ground
its jawB witn a movemont impercept
ible to tbo bystanders, but whiob felt
to me as though I wero being violently
shaken ail over. Now I listened
anxiously for tho report of Sandford'S
shct, which I know would bo heard
immediately, and carefully refrained
from making tho slightest sound or
movement, lost his aim ehould be dis
turbed thoreby. in a few seconds the
loud and welcome detonation, which
from its proximity almost deafened me,
struck upon my ear, 1 sat up, 1 was
free I tho panther gone 1
Taxing Them Up Gently.
A well known Parisian portrait
painter lived once, beforo bis fame
came; iu a common lodgjug-houBO at
nn altitude of seven stories. Fearing
ho could cot induce tho publio to come
so lilgti, he put up a placard on tbe
basement of tho house : "Portraits
taken hero. Only ten francs. Studio
on third floor." On reaching tho third
lloor a placard : "len-lrauo portraits
the studio has been removed to tbo
fifth floor," would greet his eye. After
much panting and pulling the picture
s' eker was greeted with "Ten-frano
portraits; tho studio has, owing to tbe
rebuilding of the premises, been tern
norarlly removed to tho seventh floor.
Tho customer did not mind nufferin(
more after he bad reacbod that perio
I of ascent ami tho artist got his patron
Tho now tariff bill, introduced to
Congrossi last week by Mr. Mills of
Texas, relates to tho duties on Imports
only, and oontalns no refwiico to In
tnrnal revenue taxation. Tbcro was
somo expectation that it woald includo
a provision repealing inu tuuauou wm.
at least, but it is intimated that this
will bo provided for In a separate bill,
tho object of tho majority, of tbo ways
and means committeo being to coniid
or tho tariff reductions apart ahdi sepa
rate from any other questions.
With a few exceptions, tne cnanges
proposed in the tariff do not appear to
bo radical,, and thoy arc mainly in tbe
lino recommendodi in tbo President's
message, to facilitate tho importation
of tho materials used in mantifaolnres
while maintaining a protective, doty
upon manntooturcd goods, a- groat
many artioles are placed, upQo.tboi free
list, bat of these wool and lumber only
aro Important in the amount of revenue
produced, lt.is claimed by thosoawho
have been instrumental in preparing
tho bill that, tho, reduction will nggre
gate about $55,000,000, ot which tho
free list will furnish $22,600,0JD ; the
reduction in woolons and- ir-n and
Bteel, $17,250,000 ; on sugar $11,000,-
000 1 on china and glaaware, it,C00,-
000 1 on cotton goods, $500,000 ; on
flax, hemp and jute, 31,500,000, and
on chomicais, s76",uuu. it is very
doubtful whether tho best informed
persons can judgo intelligently in re
gard to this matter, as a reduction in
duties sometimes stimulates importation
thus failing to reduce the revenue in
proportion to tho reduction in tho rato
t duty.
That tho bill will be sharply criticis
ed and strenuously opposed by the Re
publicans may bo taken for granted.
Dio changes in tho wool and iron and
steel schedules will call forth tho great
est opposition, chiefly beoause 6f the
magnitude of tho interests affected.
The strongest opposition will come, bf
course, from the .Ohio wo'ol-gr'ovyors,
and the discussion of this'subject elicit-,
od by the President's message will be"
threshed over again ind ifiuitoly. Penn-
yl Varna interests novo lesa reason for
outcry, tbe duty on pig iron being re
lated only 72 cents per ton "and the
duty on iron and Bteel rails 'from' $1-1
and 817 per ton re-pectively to $11.
though doubtless tho reduction in eaoh
case will bo declared to be ruinous.
Tho introduction of thiff billi Will
mark the beginning of the real fight of
tbe session. While it is in no sense a
free trade measure the advocates of a
high' protective tariff will loudly main
tain that it is and will employ all their
resources to array the business and
working classes of the country against
it on ithat score. This is the Presiden
tial year and the revenue question, will,
bo considered moro with rtterenco- to
ts effect upon partisan chances than
with a view to reducing the revenues
with tbo least injury to the business of
tho country. Times.
A Joke on the Bank of England.
A B'.ory is told, of Washr Connor,
Gould'nold partner .in thftstockbroker
age business,! who -is- well .known in
Chicago, which illustrates tbe procliv-
ty(ot the Wall street man to play
:ranks in solemn places. Connor, dur-
ng a sojourn in London, presents! a
$25 Bank of England mote which
like our own currency, is simply .pro
mise to pay to tho bank for jedempt
ion in gold. The banks 1 custom on
these occasions is. to require the person
presenting the note to, indorse; iitu "In
dorse itl" said Connor, when, the rule
was read to, him, "I don't know, about
that. I'm, a, littlo careful; what .1 in
dorse. This is a note ofthand.:' ji
Tbe astonishment ofirtho official
could not .easily be depicted in words.
"1 don t believe 1 11 indorse.it at all.
f dont know you. Besides; it ain't
necessary,, bive me tbo gold and take
your paper,"- t:l
"Hut sir, its our.rulo rr-i li
"I don't care anything about your
rule. Isn't the paper good.'-' 1
f'Goodl Good! Is a Bank ,df Eng
land note goodt Are you. mad,, maul1'
"Well, if its good I want tho money
on it."
Who are you You must be an
American. Quit your funning, man,
and indorse it,"
The; official gasped nearly purple in
the face. Connor's conntenanoo did
not change a mu-tole.
"1 11 not indorse it, ho said "And
as its a genuino note, if you don't pay
it I'll protest it."
"I'rotest it! I'rotest tbo Bank ot
Englandl Good heavens!"-
"ies, protest it, -and beforo- night.
The, clerk climbed down from his
stool and ran iuto a back- room. He
relumed immediately with two elderly
officials, all three greatly exalted.
Connor calmly reduced tho newcomers
to a panic by repeating his throat, and
after enjoying tho spectacle feigned a
sudden understanding of the case aud
indorsed the note .nnd got his gold.
In a Japanese Theatre.
HATS AND COATS THROWN ON THE STAGE
AND REDEEMED FOR MONEY.
The Japaneso, school acting might
be called the natural one, tho whole
progress of the play bein carried on
in tho quiet, oven tones of every day.
There is littlo bombast of rant except
in tbe classical interludes, when every
thing is as stilted and conventional as
possible. Pathos is always deep and
long drawn, and the last tear is wrung
from tho eyes of tho audienoe, that re
sponds with handkerchief to the slight
est appeal to tne emotional side. Trag
edy is vory tragic, and murders more
gory than wo would quite enjoy.
Death on the Japaneso stage always
results from sword outs, and the antics
of fencers, the wonderful endurance of
the backed victims and tho streams of
red paint that pour from all over them
before they die aro rather too much.
Tbe audience enjoy this, however, and
they shout, shriek and whoop 'with de
light when a good, gory combat goes
on. To express greater approval they
throw pieces of their clothing or any
of their valued belonging-) on tho stago
just as excited young ladies at tbo
opera hurl their bouquets at Patti, and
queens draw off diamond rings and
bracelets to hand to Nilsson.
A foreigner who saw the rain of
coats, sashes, etc, falling on tho stago
after a thrilling scene, tossed his hat
over too. It was an old one that ho
did not care for. Ho had a soft cap
in his pocket, and he thought it rather
a nice thing to be able to follow tho
fashions oftho country. At .tho end
of tbo play the manager brought bis
hat to him and asked him for tho $10.
The enthusiast then found that all
things tossed to the star were merely
pledges to be afterward redeemed by
money, tho actors having a regular
schedule bo much for a cont,a kimono,
a sash and a pipe, and corresponding
sums for foreigners' hats and 1 oao ar
ticle. Tho enthusiast sadly paid his
$10 and took back his abused hat, as
tho manager only bowed and contin
ued to hold it out in spite of his gen
erous piotCsts about his withing the
star to keep it as a email souvenir,
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