f
L. FRITZ,-
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OrrrcK Front Koom, over Pottofflo
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
H. MAIZE,"
J
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
MSORANUK ANtl KEAt. ESTATE AOCTY,
Or ice Hoom No. 2, Columbian Bidding,
llt.OOMSHURG, PA.
N
U. FUNK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In l'nt's Building, near Court Home,
BI.OOMSI1URO, PA.
J
OHN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY-ATjI.AW,
AND
JUSTICE OF THE TUACE,
Office over Meyer Bro. Drug Stan,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
c
W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office in Brower'i building, 2d floor, room No i.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
B.
FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office cor. Centre & Main Sti.,CUrk' building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
HT Can be consulted In German.
QEO. E. ELWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, Second floor, Columbian BulliUg,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
H,
V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office in Wlrt'a Building, snd floor, Main St
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
S. WINTERSTEEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LA.W,
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office in First National Bank Building, 3d flow,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
ST Pensions and bounties collected.
P P. BILLMEYER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY,)
Office orer Dentler1! Shoe stare, Front room,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
ROBERT R. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, CoLuitiiAK Building, iltor, front
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
QRANT HERRING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Offic Vjk RawUnga' Meat Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
w.
H. RHAWN,
ATTORKKY-AT-LAW,
Office, corner of Third and Maia Street,
CATAWISSA, PA.
J-
B. McKELVY, M. D.,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, North aid Main Street, belaw Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
D
R. J. C. RUTTER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office, North Market Street,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
D
R. WM. M. REBER,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, corner of Rock and Market Streets,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
H
ONORA A. ROBHINS, M. D.
Oflicc West First St.
Special attention Riven to tlia eye and
car and tho flttlng of glasses.
J
J. BROWN, M. D.,
Office and Residence, Third StTeet, West
of Market, near M. L. Churcn,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
WOffice hours every afternoon and evening.
Special attention given to the eye and the fitting
el glasses. Telephone connection.
D
R. J. R. EVANS,
Treatment oi Chronic Diseases made a
Sficialty.
Office and Residence, Third St., below Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
M.
J. HESS, D. D. S.,
Graduate of the Philadelphia Dental Ctllege,
having opened a dental office In LoatAED'f
Building, comer ( Main and Costra atrceta,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.,
Is prepared to receive all patioUreqdriag pro
fessional Services.
Elsotiuo VinitiTOK Used.
Etkei, Gas, akd Local Astinirncs,
Administered for Dm palnltM catrvrtiia of Icath
free of charge whta artUdal teeth art Inserted.
All Woes Qvaeamtud aj RaraxixirrED.
TAINWRIGHT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
Teas, SvRurs, Comt, Suoar, Molasses,
Rice, Spicis, Bicarb Soda, Etc, Etc.
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Sts.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BTOrdert will receive prompt attention.
M
C. SLOAN & BRO.,
Manufacturers of
Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Sleighs, riatform
Wagons, &c.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First-class work always on hand. Repairing
.neatly done.
WPrlcei reduced to suit the times.
w
H. HOUSE,
A,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office, Barton's BuildlngMaln St., bel. Market,
BLOOMSBURG, I'A,
All styles of work done in a superior manner,
and all work warranted M represented.
Teeth Extracted Without Pain,
jy the use of Gas, and free of charge whtr,
artificial teeth ate lnsvrte I
" To be open all hours durloiiho .tar.
alr,.ftr-aj, ! "'"'' ' ...
4.35 u-4t-
u. ti.tiWELIi, 1
i. &, BITTEHBEKCBB, r"Prnwn.
Finest Line
of
GOLD and
SILVER
WATCHES
IN THE COUNTY
AT
J. B. WELLS' JEWELRY STORE.
Vein- 1Ii11ii1Hi1..ii.
-'rhtiol Opem (.'pt. ISlli.
Vvntl)' i:pciiHC, MOO,
Four i'u) incniK, 8123,
Admits tnd clarifies
i ouii or Annapi
hoard with the
room i. Uteiy
etc. More fully supplied with a)
rounu men and tiors it anv Hmei fit them for Rutins. tn rniia e.t,ut -..
won ibll In II Mam radiator an J It completer furalih-d. Gtoundl tlen uinl A, Voot.n.11 .tSSSf
I. ?fIS5 fPnnme for apt ituJent, to adrance rapljlr. ITt.ale tutortns- and ipetiaf drill
iSSSL T hSSral .IS rEiKf"w',.,n "S"MI 1 S nuiIOOT,, College-Preparatory, ElttlricaVoJci.il.
1 with pnrtui than an? other Collere-fittinr
ort, ins education, a
lllllltiated catAiAtru trnt
"J" "'nine. Hed trjce cover een eirr.. No eiamtnatlom for adrotsslon. New
it fiw to any addreu. SWITlllN C SHOKTLILKjE, A.B., A.M. (Harvard CradMteJ.iixiDU
and I'roprletor, Niedia, Pa.
M imI In, Pn.j nenr IMilln.
clinnl Open Kept. !23th.
Vrnrlf i:xpcnno MOO
BROOKE HALL,
ID niDiet IVn uniiun . a n m ... - .... . '
' " FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG
clrlicr. anl lecturer... Superior Mu&lcal Deparlment.
?rH.,iterln &if yrV Sc,en' M'tnemariei.
V" awarl ,pll. Inlivl.loal attention. Small claim.
Pupili
v.. hi. .uu.iraicn circular tree.
SWITlllN C. SIIORTLIDCE, A M (Harrard Craduate, lB .
MRS. UWITI1IN C. SlIORTtlUUn. PilnclpaU, Media. r
g F. HARTMAN
alrEESENTS THE followiko
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES t
North American, of Philadelphia.
Franklin,
Pennsylvania, " "
York, of Pennsylvania,
Hanorver, of New York,
Sueens, of London,
orth British, of London.
Office on Market Street, abore Main, No. 5.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
TUT P. LVTZ,
(Successor to Freas Brovn,)
agent and broker,
Bloomsburg Fire & Life Ins. Agency,
(Established in 1S65.)
COMPANIES REPRESENTED :
Assets.
!tna Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, $9,558,388.97
Hartford, of Hartford 5,288.609.97
Phccnix, of Hartford, 4,778,469.11
Springfield, of Springfield 3,099,903.98
Fire Association, Philadelphia,.., 4,512,782.29
Guardian, of London, 20,603,323.71
Phoenix, of London, 6,924,563.48
Lancashire of Eng.,(U.S.Branch) 1,642,195.0c
Royal of England. " " 4,853,564.00
Mut. Ben. Lf.In.Co.NewarW,Nj4r,379,228.33
Losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office,
BLOOMSUURG, PA.
J H. MAIZEj
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Office, Second Floor, CoLUMDIAN Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Liverpool, London, and Globe, largest in the
World, and perfectly reliable.
Assets.
Imperial, of London, $9,658,479.04
Continental of New York, 5,239,981.28
American of Philadelphia 2,401,956,11
Niagara, of New York, 2,260,479.86
xchangeIiotel
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR,
Opposite Court House.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bath
rooms, hot and cold water ; and all modern
conveniences.
Exchange Hotel,
BENTON, PA.
Tim nnderaiirned baa leased this well-known
house, and la prepared to accommodate tnepuWlo
with all the conveniences ot a flrst-claaa hotel.
LEMUEL DRAKE, Proprietor.
JR. I.C.BRF.ECE,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
rJ-tT Office over Mover Bros. Drug Store.
Residence West Main Street.
l2.2o-ly.
J.
S. GATtUISON M. 1).
IIOMEOI'ATIIIO rilVSlCIAN AND BUltOEON,
a?- nmrn over I. W. Hartman & Bon"
store, resilience
N. K. corner Centre andl
Fourth streets.
HRISTIAN V. KNAPP.
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURG.
Home of N. Y. i Merchants' f Newark, N.
T. Clinton, N. V. I Peoples' N. V. J Reading,
Pa. German American Ins. Co., New York.
Greenwich Insurance Co., New York j Jersey
City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey tlly, . J.
These old corporations are well seasoned by
i". and ma tiitid and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court of law. Their assets
era all Invested In SOLID HCURITIIS, are liable
to the hazard of mi only.
Losses 1 ROMrTLY ana hohhti,t aoiusica
snd paid as soon as determined, by CHRIST.
IAN F. KNAPP, Smcial Aoint and Ad.
IUStee, Bt-ooMSsuaa, Pa.
Jf he people of Columbia county should pat.
toiiiie the agency where losses, If any, are set
tled and paid by one ot their own cituena.
K
I IT & I'ODMORE.
ARCHITECTS,
Ostkuiiobt Uoir-uiNd, WllUesbarrc, Pa,
Tr.,nr.i rmii-p Illoomsburc. Pa..
with
J no. M. Cwiiif, Alt'y. & Counacller.
t-SLiy.
W MEN ONLY!
V T.rtPIT a vATlJHO
HO MANHOOD,
U8pHBIlITX
BdltlDd, ffU
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laaalalalf
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Ki,ll.i luat, flaaalarf r.IIMWIirje.
Soiree. CRIB bSDICAkOO., VrAU,H..
ill ll.l. aa4 taralfm taaautaa. wnia laaaai
MEDIA ACADEMY
tchool.
LADIES. Mitt F,.tm,n. ruhtA cLi
Myile, Modern Lneuaee,. Twetve accemrlbhH
lurrouadei
I X aucb reitralnu aa art cue&tlaj to Ibea,
anil eleven riann. P.l.at. ....nJ..
Catarrh
IS a blood disease. Until tne poison Is
expelled from the system, there can
be no cure for this loathsome and
dangerous malady. Therefore, tho only
effective treatment is a thorough courso
of Ayer's Sarsaparilla tho best of all
blood purifiers. Tho sooner you begin
the better ; delay Is dangerous.
" I was troubled with catarrh for over
two years. I tried various remedies,
and was treated by a number of physi
cians, but received no benefit until I
began to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla. A
few bottles of this medicine cured me of
this troublesome complaint and com
nlctely restored my health." Jesse M.
lloggs, Uolmau's Mills, N. 0.
"When Ayer's Sarsaparilla was rec
ommended to mo for catarrh, I was In
clined to doubt its efficacy, naving
tried so many remedies, with little ben
efit, I had no faith'that anything would
cure me. I became emaciated from loss
of appetite and' Impaired digestion. I
had nearly lost the senso of smell, and
my system was badly deranged. I waa
about discouraged, when a friend urged
me to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and re
ferred me to persons whom it had cured
ot catarrh. After taking halt a dozen
bottles of this medicine, I am convinced
that the only sure way of treating this
obstinate disease Is through the blood."
Charles n. Maloney, 113 River St.,
Lowell, Mass.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
j rnapancD T
Pr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mats.
1'rlc $1; tlx bottles, S. Worth $5 a tettl.
The flm and only ctnbinwl
SooOiln. PftJn-KiUln,
i Onr&tiTa and StrenjttheDtDf
Plutera orer Prepare!.
Hop Plasters
A mftrreUoat eombUatloa ot mattlosl taBtJ
FreaU Hops, Hemlock. I'm a Balaam, and Extract
prepared and spread on ratulin, all read to put 00.
The New England remedr,
l'jUN, ftoreeeas. iBflaMeaatloa or Weakiiea
whether recent or chronio. no matter where located or
bow cauaed, field! Inatanur to the all-powerfol medi
cinal properties ol tho Ilea Ploater.
The porta ore woodertbllr Btrencthened, vitalized
and reatored to health and visor.
IIOI I'LASTKllB keTtr earn or IrrlUtc, Art
oted br thoaaanda of .people In over? walk of lire.
alwa,a with success aod eauaf action.
YOVlt ATTKNTIOK-Vnt lot aor dealer
fool roa Into takloa o sabttitato or tmlUUon. All
genuine Hop Fleeter show the proprietora atgnottu.
H0PPLASTERCO..PR0PRItT0aa.B08TON.
A pot J JuAoxmI tlaHtra and eoaet M wSm you Say.
Dec.
IS Aug. 8.
ZFPINCOTTS MAGAZINE, with in
viritd and ixtillint tonttnts, it a library
in itsilf.
It wit ittdttd a tafjr thought t print at
entire novil in lath nnmlir.
Met a thtrt nmiltlll, but a hug ttorytuch
at you art used ta get in look form and fay
from one dollar 13 one dollar and a half or,
Not only that, but with each number you get
an abundance of other conlrilutiom, which give t
'you a good magaune besidet the novel.
The ringing llowt which have teen struck on
the gateway of popular favtr, have resounded
throughout the entire land, and to-day Lipfin
cott't Magatine standi in the front rani of
monthly fublicatiom, and it the most widely'
read-and-talied-ef pullicalion of Us kind in the
world. For full descriptive circulars, address
UPPINCQTTS MAGAZtNB.Philadelphitt
3.oo per year, as eft, tingle number,
' The publisher tf this paper will receive yetnf
subscription,
'f-S7.lnio.
The Bost Burning Oil That Can bo
Made From Petroleum.
It gives a brilliant light. It will not
smoke the chimneys. It will not char tbo
wick. It has a high (Ire test. It will not
explode. It Is pre-eminently a family
safety oil.
"VVo Challenge Comparison with
any other illuminating oil made
We Stake our Imputation, as lteflncrs, up.
on the Statement that It Is
m Mmt mi
in tiii; woiti.n.
ABK YOUll DEALEll FOR
Crown - Acme.
10:--
ACME OIL COMPANY,
IlLOOMSlJUnO,- PAv
Media Academr arTurrft arv hAmaMn.
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MAT 2, 1890.
Adrlce for Farmers-
BKCI1KTAI1Y RUSK TALKS ON AQRICULTU-
HAL UEI'IIKSSIOK.
Socrotary Rusk, of tho Department
of Agriottltttre, n preparing nn addross
to tiiu l armors of tlio country in wliioh
ho will endeavor to explain how tho
present depression iiuagricultnro can bo
remedied, in enumerating tho causes
of tho deprossioniho says: ''On many
farm?, I rcgrot to sav, wo find a de
preciation of tho productive power of
tho land due to careless culture. Wo
find a want too often of busnoss-like
method, duo to tho fact. that in earlier
tims business training was not re
garded as an essential preparation for
tho farmer's work, whercae to-day,
with allcrod conditions, whon every
penny and, I may sav overv momout
of timo has to bo profitably accounted
tor, and tn tlio taco ot world-wido
competition, a successful farmer must
bo as well trained and careful, in busi
ness as tho Btore-keeper and his equal
in intelligence and general eduoation.
Nor aro tho important questions of
supply and demand and of markot
prices studied with the vigilance which
characterizes tho methods of our mer
chants and manufacturers. Thcso last.
moreover, have the advantage; of trans
acting their business in immediate
proximity to trade centers, whero the
widest liUormation in referenco thereto
readily obtainable. Our farmo-'s
organizations are wisely Bcekina to
supplement this want 'for the farmer;
tho agricultural press is earnestly
workino in tho samo direction and one
of tho most important duties devolving
upon this .Department consists in
gathering and promptly distributing
renauiu iiuurmaiion on an mono bud
jecls which are essentially interesting
to tho farmer. It remains for him to
avail himself of tho information thus
supplied as his chief protection not
only against over supply of certain
products but against possiblo over
reaching on tho part of purchasers.
Tho farmer must look with suspicion
upon auv' attempts to abridge the
sourco of his information. His advan
tage will always bo in tho fullest
knowledge of tho facts. Ho must
carefully study tho character and qual
ity oi nis pruuucis ramer tnau mere
quantity, and always bear in mind
that, whether prices are high or low, it
is always tho best goods at the best
obtainable prices that aro the most
readily sold. Many ot our farmers
havo been land-greedy and find them-
eel yes tho owners of more land than
thoy can properly care for in view of
the comparatively high price of labor in
the rural districts, and in view of the
fact that but a small portion of man
kind, comparatively, can profitably
control the labor of others. The prud
ent farmer will limit bis efforts to that
which ho can efficiently perform.
Again, more attention must be given,
especially on our Western farms, to
the raising by tho farmer for his own
use of everything that may be ntilized
by himself and household as far as
soil and climate will permt."
Tho Secretary then discusses at
length the question of farm mortgages,
transportation, tho middle man, gamb
ling in farm products and combina
tions to control tho market and goes
on to say: "I now como to the con
sideration of one of tho gravest causes
in my opinion of tho present agricultu
ral depression, but whioh 1 am happy
to state can bo eltcctually and directly
dealt with through National legisla
tion. Few people realize that our im
ports of agricultural products, estimat
ed at prices paid by the consumers, aro
about equal to our agricultural ex
ports estimated at prices paid to the
farmer, yet such is tho case. Our im
ports of products sold in competition
with those actually produced on our
wn sou amount to nearly &11S,UUU,.
000, ond as much more could bo pro
duced on our owu soil under favorable
conditions. Growing a surplus of wheat,
that Burplus, whoso pneo is forced
down by tho competition of Russia
and India, regulates the prico of
tho entire orop. Tho product "of
our vast cornfields, for which a com
paratively insignificant foreign demand
exists, must bo utilized largely by tho
farmer for tho raising of oattlo and
hogs. Tho foreign market for hyo
oattlo which oxists in Great Britain is
so hampered by tho oppressive regula-
.! "l u." r
lions requiring Biuuguiur iiuum u
landing as to exeroWe little or no bene
ficial lnlluenco in tho price ot nis pro
duct, while the obstructive measures
adouted by several of tho Continental
oountries in regard to American poik
has reduced tho exports ot that pro
duct since 1881 ovor 40 per cent, an
nuallv. Under suoh ciroumstances
there can bo b'lt ono cause assignable
for neglect by Araerionn farmers to
turn the'.r nttention to other crops in
the Hue of such agricultural products
as wo now import, and that is that in
this they would meet nn even more
overwhelming and disastrous compe
tition than thoy aro now conironteu
with in the raising ot cereals and live
stock. Obviously then, tho only
ooureo possible to oMtgbtene-il states
manrbip is to assuro to the faimerado-
quato proteotion in the diversification
ol his crops and the production, of a
larger proportion of tho articles whioh
we now import.
These may boeummorized as follows,
the figures given being for tlie fisoal
year ending Juno 30, 1880, and tho
values those at tne porta ot export:
Sugar and molasses, 803,1301,89 1,
Animals and their products, oxcept
wool, 312,203,1114.
Fibres, animal and vogetablo, boy,-
453.036.
Miscellaneous, including broad-stuus,
fruits, hay, hops, oils, rico, seed, tobao
co, vegetables and wines, ito.,871,251,
U'H.
For obvious reasons I omit any ruf-
erenoo hero to tuo ninety millions ox
pended for tea, coltoo ami ooooa, but
omilliug tnose wo navo sun me enor
mous sum of 3200,273,788, imports of
agricultural prodaots, tho far creator
part ot which, amounting prouaoiy to
not loss than two-hundred and forty or
two hundred and fifty millions, could
with proper management be produced
on our own sou. inn cstaoitdtimoni
of our agricultural cxperimontBlations,
the eneruetio research by the Depart
ment of Agriculture iuto the resources
of tho differont sections of this country,
investigation of their soils and olimato
and the applloattou la general oi soien
tilio principles to agrioulture, all com
binlng nnko this assurance doubly
Jsure; provided always mat. mil uivon:
fication bo cnoouragod nnd fostorod by
tho application of tho principlo of
protection to the dnvolopoment of now
Industries on the farm. It is simply
the extension to our agrioulture of tho
proteotion so bonefiolally oxtonded in
-ho past to our manufacturing Indus
trios. Ono glance at tho comparative
rates of duties loviod upon agricultural
as compared with othor produots, one
gianco at uio tree list, tho greater por
tion of whioh consists of agricultural
,i ..... . 'ii i i
fiwuiiuta uimur grown or which count
be grown upon our soil, and a com.
parnon of theso figures with tho aver
age rato of duty lovted upon mauu
facturod articles ought to bo sufficient
to suonco forever any opposition to the
(lomind 1 havo tnado on behalf ol the
American farmor in my annual report,
namely, that by a wlso application of
our admirablo protective system all
tho benefits of our homo markot can bo
secured to him for everything he may,
be oblo to produoe. It scorns to mo
that our system of taxation demands
improvement in certain direc
tions. Tho oost of suDnortinrr tho
Government needs to be more equit
ably adjusted among the different
olasses of our people. At present in
many States the burden of local taxa
tion pi esses heavily upon farm proper
ty, its very naturo rendering it easily
assessable. Every corporation created
by the State, and to whioh special
privilegs aro granted either by State,
county or incorporated village or city,
should bo taxed in proportion to its
earnings, and in all ways the prinoipal
of taxation should bo to place tho bur
den ot maintaining the government
whether State, municipal or Nationat,
upon the luxuries and comforts whioh
the wealthy enjoy, and to reduce, it to
a minimum in its application to the
hardly earned property of the poor
man.
For Three Dollars
"How many silk hats do von get in
tho course of a season, anyhow!" asked
one clerk of another in the ofiioe of a
big insuranoo company tho other day
as he pioked up his associate's shiny
stovo pipe" and glanced inside.
Hero's an imported hat from Paris.
f tho stamp don't lie; two or three
weeks ago you had a London hat and
shortly before that yon were sporting
one of the fashionable makes here.
You rnust spend half of your salary on
nats.
Tho follow clerk smiled and looked
about him for a moment. "Will von
keep mum if I- let you into a good
thing"! he asked and the promise was
quickly given,
"Well I lost a silk bat bet on the
eleotion and one day I ruefully put
away $8 and suggested to my success
ful friend that we go over on Broad
way and get that bat. "liroadwayT
said be. "Not much. You tust come
with me." So he marched me up to
Chatham street, into a narrow door
way in a rickety old building, up
a dark flight of stairs and ushered me
into a dingy loft. Great heaps of high
hats ran up to tho ceiling along one
side of the room and the other sido
was filled with derbys. The hats in
the heap were tough enough looking,
but there were Bbelvos ot silk bats that
wero just as shiny and as tony looking
as any you ever saw in a iiroadway
window.
"A number of men stripped to their
under shirts perspired as they worked
away on hats in all stages of develope
ment, for a real hot stovo in the contre
of tho room kept the temperature
prqtty high My friend had evidently
been there before, and was cordially
greeted by one of tho men who stepped
forward.
"This gentlemen wants to buy me a
silk hat,' ho explained, and in two
minutes be was fitted with a dandy
looking bit of head gear, the lining
stamped with a very English looking
trade mark, with a lion and a shield
and that sort of thing, surrounded by
the handsomely-engraved name of
a
ftrnt on1 l r, aAAaa tn T I n 1 1 ,1 1 1 1 t. T
ilnn'l. lcnnw wliPtlinr Ibnrn in anv mirth
firm in oxistence, but what's tlio odds?
That bat was just as glossy as any
you ever saw on .bittn avenue, and 1
rattier envied my friend as I asked the
man how much I should pay.
"Three dollars,: said ho.
"Well I was prepared to find tho
prico lower tiian on Iiroadway. I
thought $0, or possibly $5, would be
the figure. But $3 knocked me silly.
Without asking any questions 1 said;
J.etmo have one at the same figure,' and
there 1 was with two elegant silk bats
instead of ono and $2 to the good.
"My friend explained tho mystery to
me after wo left tlio place. It seems
that the majority of the 'bloods' around
the town, alter wearing their expensive
bead gear for a brief period, which
does them very Uttio harm except as
to the lining, loavo them with tbo
fashionable floaters. The projeotor of
the industry wo had just observed has
an arrangement with these men to pur
chase all tho hats that are turned in to
them at fifty cents apieoo. It doesn't
cost bim much more than fifty cents
moro to put them in first rato shapo
ngam, so you eeo bo can make a nico
thing out of them at $3.
'But hero.s a further wrinkle in tho
tiling. Yon don't need to spend as
much as 3 even when you want a
new' Bilk hat. These Chatham street
folks aro quite accommodating, by tho
way, and urge you to como in and
have your S3 hat ironed up whenever
it gots musBed freo of cost. I had
mine ironed a oouple of times, and one ing bands, aro now 111 Spain, doyelop
day aftor getting it thoroughly soaked ing aptltudo for labor in many of the
and demoralized in a rain storm I cab lnwly callingi of tho town. Ihostroet
led again. I had had it then moro
than sir woeks. 'Suppose you givo
me this hat and a dollar.' suggested
tho proprietor, 'and we'll givo vou a
brand now ono,' I olosod tho bar -
train rioht off and walked out with
that elegant bat ot London mako mat
...
you wore speaking of. uu 1 tell you,
there are ways of being nobby with
out being extravagant in this town if
a fellow can only bnd them out.
The Spring Mediolne-
Tho popularity whioh Hood's Sar
saparilla has gained as a spring modi
olno is wonderful. It possesses just
IhoiM ele ments of healtbgiving, blood
purifying and appetite restoring whioh
everyuady sooins to need at tins season.
Do not continue in a dull, tlrod. unsatis
factory oondition whon you rnuy bo sol
U I (1 1 I... T T V C ... III- 1
much benefited by Hood s Sarsaparilla.
It purine tbo blood and makes tbo
wealc strong.
Beport of County Bobooli.
J. S. GnlMES, SurEltlNTENDKNT,
Whllo tho evidences of improve
ments in all tho districts aro not what
might be desirod, thoy aro plainly dis
cernible ovon in the most backward
districts.
Now school houses wero built in the
following townships: Groonwood, ono
Mt. Pleasant, onej Orango, one, and
Sugarloaf ono.
A new sohool houso in Bloomsburg,
for tho grammar and high school, oost
jug about twonty-fivo thousand dollars,
is now being oreotcd, and will be
ready for occupanoy by September 1.
Quito a number of maps, charts, etc,
have boen added to the schools.
Many of tho small pupils suffer from
tho heat of tho stovo noar which they
sit. Tho Btovo ought to be enoasod in
tin jackets.
Lvery sohool house should havo two
separate and distinct out buildings,
wbicb should bo entirety separato each
from the other, and tho approaches to
which should likewiso bo separated by
a substantial partition at least seven
feet in hoight.
Townships having two terms of
sohool oannot expect to secure normal
graduates as teaobers who do not havo
their second degree. Two years ( of
not loss than tbo minimum term)of (suc
cessful teaohing is necessary to socuro
tuo second or permanent diploma.
liloomsburg, Utatawissa and Centra-
lia added quite a 'number of valuable
books to their public sohool libraries.
A number of toaohers in othor districts
started libraries from money secured
from evening entertainments.
Horace Mann said, "Had 1 tho pow
er I would scatter libraries over the
land as a sower sows the Beed."
It is hoped that before long every
school house in Pennsylvania will, like
every school houso in California, havo
its sohool library, that the pupils will
have proper school gronnds, comfort
able school houses properly supplied
with aparatus, a proper school term
and good instruction.
Uant 1 Webster when asked what
was tho greatest thought of his lifo
said, "My individual responsibility to
God." A great minister of education in
l'russia mado this sinking observation,
"I hold myself personally responsible
to Almighty God for tho advancement
of tho educational interest of tho king
dom." Teachers and directors, we
may very proporly adopt this observa
tion, and if we will and keep it in mind
as we ought, tho responsibility will be
well met and the result will reflect
credit upon us.
The normal sohool is in a very pros
perous condition, rrincipal waller
is ono of the most popular instructors
that 1 over knew.
Tho entire expenses janitor, hall,
lecturers, instructors, eta, of my pre
decessor's lost institute were one hun
dred and seventy-eight dollars and fifty
cents. The'receipta from tho evening
lectures of my first institute were sixty
dollars aud seventy-hve cents, ibe re
ceipts of tho last institute were ten
hundred and twenty eight dollars and
seventy oents.
Great interest bos bean manifested
in these educational meetings, and they
have accomplished much good, not
only in the improved methods present
ed, but in creating moro interest and
enthusiasm in educational work. The
schools havo improved fully as much
as tbo institute.
Nearly every Saturday from the first
of December until tho close of the
sohools in the rural district, I was en
gaged in holding local institutes, whioh
wero well attended. lion, uenry
Houck leotured at the Orangevillo and
Centralia institutes, Prof. Perinn, of
Bucknell University, at tbo Catawissa
institute, and wo also had a number of
other distinguished leoturers and in
structors. Tho following were among tho leo
turers and instructors at the county in
stitute: Hon. E. E. Higboe, Profs.
Neff, Noelling, Cope, Albert, Monroe,
FryO, MlSS Miller, MlSS Guie, Ml8S Mo
Clintock, Mrs. Lockwood, Drs. Waller,
Willits and Talraage,
liloomsburg, liorwick, Uentralia and
Catawissa have a regular course of
study, and all oxoopt ono send out a
number ol graduates eaob year,
The alumnt association ot tho Ber
wick high school now nnmbors about
fifty.
The closing exercises ot tho schools
named were well attended and tho ex
orcises were exceedingly interesting.
The directors are, as a rule, ropro
sentative men and look carefully after
tho business interests of the schools.
Thirty sevon ot our teachers wero
eduoated in our publio schools; fifty-
six attended an academy; one hundred
and six, normal schools; nine, college
and hfty-six aro graduates ot tho nor
mal Bohool.
Wo havo in this county a number of
private sohools, two academies and
normal school and yet competent teaoh
ers sro in demand. A iiumDor of our
sohools wero not supplied with teach
ers until January. The grade year by
year has been raised, and in conse
quence many havo been rejected. All
our teaobers havo studied tbo soicnoo
and art of teaohing, and noarly all aro
regular readers of eduotlional journals.
Gypsies Who Work.
Tho kair rajahs, or town gypsies of
I Spain, who aro always hold in tho
I greatest contempt by members of rov
harpists, tho publio guitar players, she
I with tho tambourine or castanots, aro
I gypsies. Tho ballet havo them.
Thoso who travel from door to door
1 selling geugaws and relics are gypsies.
I the lookevs at borso markets, every
,. , ... ,
tinner in spam, many 01 tuo oooueros
i and tootmcn, tne rat catcher, tno bird
trainer and many ot tbo sellers of
sweets, tho duloeros, aro gypsies. Tho
"snow-gypsius, 01 urauuuu uuu (Se
ville, thousands in number, are genuine
members of tho raoe, but are held In
greater loathing by tbo better classes
of their own 1 ace than by tho Span
iards themselves.
Another vocation, always most pop
ular in this country, has attraotod the
. - c - . 1 ! . . mi
attention 01 opuiiisu gypsies, xneru
aro thousands, all told, engaged in
various capacities about tho hundreds
of bull rings of Spain,
-.....rt..t tnAin ..luil
rnoy aro tuo
lexpot test known chuloe, banderillcros,
I picadors, ana oven matauors ana ts-
1 pad as, 01 mo present usy.
VOL. 25, NO.18.
The Wither For May.
Rev. Irl R. Hios, in his Word and
Works, has tho following weather
predictions for May:
Tho dUtaneo originating tho last of
April will reach its climax about tbo
1st and 2d of May. It will bo very
warm between April 29th and May 4 th
uot covonng tho wholo country at the
samo time, of course, but starling in
tho west and causiug a high tempor-
autre, by turns, over tne wholo contin
ent in its progress to tho East. Storms
of much energy will result after llu
same progressive order, with a very
cool wavo following in their wake, and
reaohing the Atlanlio about tho night
of May 3'd. Tho reactionary move
ments will bo contral on tho Gtb, touch
ing the 6th Ami 7lh in their Eastward
progress with rising high temperature
and storms Tho regular fall of loin-
pcraturo will follow, tn all probability
reaching tho frost line in tho North
about Gth, 7th or 8th.
The sooond marked Btorm period for
May is from the lOih or 15th. Mer
cury and "Vulcan"' aro both contral on
the J2th. Tho equinox of Mars reach
ing forward from the 2Gih, has come
upon the field, and tho moon's last
quarter is on tho forenoon of tho 11th.
Theso factors, combined with the fact
that wo havo not yet passed out of the
Jovan period, unless there aro neutral
izing forces in tho combination un
known to us, indioato storms of very
great energy about tho 11th, 12th, 13th
and 14th. Within the limits here
given, dangerous storms aro moro than
liable to oross tho country, jeopardiz
ing property and lives. Should such
arise there will be timely tokens of
the approach, and amplo timo for all
proper and prudent self-defence, to
thoso who count the subject of suffi
cient importance to watch. Of courso
tho usual cool wave will follow the
storms this timo a full-grown one
gradually surrounding its grip for the
reactionary Btorms on and next, to tho
18th. There will bo good reasons for
watchfulnoss, when clouds appear
about tho 18th and I9lh. Very cool
nightB will follow.
Tho last regular Btorm period for tho
month will bo from tho 22d to 2Glb.
There is much tendency to an aggra
vated atmospheric condition, at times,
when the moon is at her first quarter,
whioh falls on tbo 2Gth, with the
equinox of Mars. Henoo this period
will concentrate its force on its lait
days, or will be prolonged beyond its
normal tune, in continued rains np to
the reactionary movements on and
about tho 29th.
The outlook for May is that thore
will bo heavy and general rain falls,
with much cool weather, rising into
abnormally high temperatures during
the passage of Btorm centers on and
about tho danger days. Earthquake
phenomena will result about tho Bamo
times, the most probable being about
the 18th and 19th.
The Pooket Oonferree Fraud.
About this timo in each year that
brings Congressional eleotions around,
small politician's do a thriving trade in
pocket conforrees. A Congressional
district that contains two or more
counties, is next to certain to havo a
oandidate who presents and presses
himself in every county. He may be,
and often is, utterly unfitted for the
placo, and would not be seriously
thought ot as a oandidato it there was
any probability of his county winning
the county nomination: but good mon
won t trade in pocket con fences, and
little men and blatant knaves often get
the held to them selves in their own
counties simply because of the hope
lessness of the movement.
But theso nottv nockot conforrca
tradors understand their vocation bet
ter than do tho poople whose authority
they barter in. They torce tho party
of thoir county to givo them a recom
mendation for (Jon cress, either with
power to select their own conferroes or
they aro permitted to dictate their con
ferrees to the local convention. Thus
equipped with a county to trado 011,
they play first to get tho nomination
that uobody wants for them, if triokery
uuu cuuuiBiuu Huuu Happen lu i&vur
thom, and second, to sell out for thu
.1 f 1 1 1 , . f
highest prico in oash or approved politi
cal obligations. Suoh is tho gamo of
tbo niall politioan who plays tlio
pooket conforrco fraud.
liotti parties In the state navo Salter
ed incalculable disturbance and tic
quent defeats sololy because- of the
petty pocket conterreo trader. Wo
have known Congressional candidates
to bcoop in pooket oonferrees and sell
them out for a position in the docu
ment collar in Washington. A reot nt
removal of a gallant soldier from an
interior post office before the oxpiration
of his term was eutorced by a Uon
greesman who obtained his nomination
by trading tho post office to a camli
date in tho samo distriot for his pocket
conterrees: and thore aro yory many
illustrations of serious and long party
complications resulting from the ta
or trado of tho potty owners of county
pocket conterrees.
All parties should take a bold stand
against this demoralizing speculation
in pocket oonferrees by small local
politicians. In no instance should any
party ever give to a oandidato the con
trol of county oonferrees. If the
people really desire tho nomination
a local candidate, repulablo and com
petent conterrees should bo chosen to
represent them in an honest effort to
attain that end; but when conforrees
must chooso from other oandidates,
their votes should not be n matter of
barter by their looal oandidato nor
should they bo Bubjeut to his direoltoti.
Suoh power, oven whon not exercised
corruiitly, is likely to bo otnploycd to
gratify tho resentments ol the defeated
local oandidato, and tho party that thus
licensed him is often mado to s after for
its generous confidence. Let all parties
take a resolute, stand against tho
pocket conferreo fraud, and thov will
surloy oloyato tho standard of their
local politics and avert many party
wrecks. Jvnes.
Communion Wine.
Mr. Alfred Sneer, the celebrated
wine grower of New Jersey preserves
the uiifermentod Juioo of tho grape for
Sacramental use. It has been adopted,
and its use sanctioned by the promm
ent diviues of this couutry. It is also
usod by Invalids with remarkable good
ell ecu for saio by druggists.
Artificial Light.
Of tho minor illumlnats wo havo had
in tho courso of tho last century, nloo
hol, naphtha, benzine, campheno nnd
gaaolino may bo mentioned.
In 1708 a Frcnohman discovered tho
process by which water-gas was made.
In 187S Professor Lowo established
tho first works in tho United States.
Natural gas has boen known and ox
tonslvoly used in China and other
parts in Asia for many centuries, and
history tolls us of a natural gas well in
Franco in the time of Julius Cajaar. It
was first .discovered in the United
States near Pittsburg, nbout fifty years
ago, but it is only of lato year that it
has boen extensively utilized.
Petroleum has boen known slnco tho
dawn of history. For a number of
years it was known to tho Indians and
early settlers as Senoca oil. and usod
aa a medicine, chiefly as a linimont.
Whon prehistorio man discovered
that oil would burn, and, by means of
wick, a light could bo had. ho must
havo thought the perfection of light
was obtained. Yet what a wrotohod
light It was 1 Put a lamp-wiok in a
cup of lard-oil, set fire to ono end and
noto tho result.
Tho use of whale oil originated with
the Norwegians, nnd as early an lfifiO
tho Dutch had 200 vessels in tho busi
ness of catching whales. As late aa
mats tho Amerioans had GOO vessels
engaged in the fishery".
Uas then began to eilectually dis
place whalo oil. In 1807 a number of
London streets were lighted with gas,
and about ten years later (1816) it waa
introduced into this country, but for
somo years it mado Blow progress in
pubtio favor. Tho hrst roally success
ful plant was erected in Boston, in
1822.
Tbo first systematic boring for pe
troleum began about 1857 to 1859,
and in a few years tho product increas
ed enormously. At presont the yearly
utput is between 20,000,000 and 30,-
000,000 of barrels, and now fields are
constantly being opened. Russia has
groat oil-held in Transcaucasia near
Baku.
Away back lot us say, in the Stono
Age, it must havo been dreadfully dull
after sunset. To bo sure, most people
wont to bed at dark in thoso days;
thoro wero no books to read, visits to
make or places of amusement to at
tend, but all tho samo tbcro must havo
been occasions when a man felt liko
sitting np after dark. If ho did, ho
sat by a camp-hro that scorched bis
face and blistorcd bis eyes, or illumin
ed tho darkness by tbo light of a torch
a smoky, bad smelling torch. Any
ono who has bunted by torch-light
knows what an apology for a light it
is.
Palestine Explorations.
HEPORT THAT THE mOI'HET 1SAIAU,8
TOMB MAY 11E K0UNU.
The quarterly statement of tho
Palestine Exploration Fund, whioh
uas jusi, uuun issued, aunougn 11 aoes
not record any extraordinary discov
ery, yet describos much interesting
work that is in progress. Two cis
terns have been found near tho Da
mascus gate, the smaller of which
would contain about 3,000 skins of
water. It is entirely hewn in the rock.
and before it was mado into a cistern
was rock-cut Jewish tombs. In tho
rock ceiling is a square 13 by 13 feet
very nicely worked, with a kind of
cornice around it exactly as in tho
tombs of the kings.
Liy the excavations made on tbo
eastern brow of Zion it has been found
that there wero in ancient times caves
and dwellings excavated in tho rock.
which in later timoa ircio oonvortod .
into cisterns. Uerr Schick describes a
church whioh has been discovered in
the village of Silwan, which has been
hewn in the rock and which contains a
Greek inscription in which the name of
tho Prophet Isaiah is mentioned. Herr
Schick thinks it probable that Isaiah's
tomb may be under this chapel and
hopes by further digging to find an
entrant to tho cavo which is under
the rocky court and is at present full
of earth, and to discover rock-cut
tombs. He thinks that the rock-cut
chambers of the church wero Jewish
tombs boloro tho Christian era and
that afterward thoy wore convorted in
to chapels by tho Christians.
Facing A Detioitmoy.
PresidDnt Harrison, according to
ono of his faithful organs, "has be
come alarmed on account of the many
and largo appropriations for publio
buildings and other purposes." It is
intimated that be may "feel compelled
to uitcrposo othoial objections to ex
cessive appropriations."
Tins is what a JJemocratio i'rosid-
snt did, and for doing which ho was
roundly abused by the Hepublioan or
ators and organs. Can it bo possiblo
that Benjamin Harrison is to imitato
bis predecessor aud mterpoeo his voto
to prevent the oxecutiou of his party's
policy to promote prosperity and mako
every body happy by diitributing tho
Surplus among tho people? It is in
credible. In his letter of acceptance Mr. Har-
risou Bueered at tho Democrats for
having "magnified and nursed tho
Surplus." Tbo Republicans pursued
the opposite policy. They havo dimin
ished and mortgaged the Surplus. And
it is too lato for the president to stop
tho "oxcessivo liberality" oven if ho
wore disposed to do it.
That thoro is reason for tho Presi
dent's alarm is obvious. ,By bia
organ's own showing the rovnues of
tho Government will bo cut down to
8314.000,000 "if the pending Tariff
bill or any othor of 'eimailiar oharaoter"
is to bo passed. The ordinary expend
itures for tho next fiscal year are esti
mated by Secretary Windom at $202,
000,000, besides 10,000,000 for tho
Sinking Fund. This would involvo a
deficiency of S27.000.000. But if the
bills now before Congress and to whioh
the party is pledged should pass "tho
aggregate for tho year would exceed
SI4G,000,000." On this basis the do-
Hoienoy would bo S132,000,00U.
Tho itepublican party tound a our-
plus and is faoing a Deficiency. It is
110 wonder that, under' pretense of re
ducing tho revonue, it has reported a
but increasing tho taxei 111 tweivo 01
tho thirteen sohcdulos. World.
What He Died of.
"I don't know what to mako of my
husband," said a young wifo tearfully,
"ho begs mo not to cook anything, but
allow our trained cook to prepare tbo
meals.
"Mv husband was different,' said a
lady in deep mourning, "ho was em-
pbatio 111 his oruora mat too ioou
nhould always bu prepared by my
bands."
"And your husband whoro is ho
now!'1
"Ho is dead."
There is only only ono letter in a
man's alphabol and that Is "1" only
one lu a girl's and that is "0''only ono
in a married woman's and that la "U."