KSTAH1.ISI1KI) 1M0.
She Columbia Democrat,
ESTSJJI.ISIIEP 18.17. I'ONSOLIUATEl) W.J.
Pmi.lSIIF.I) BY
FXWELL & BITTENBEKDE2
. i:i(Y FKIDAY MOHNINO
A Moonvsbunj, the county seat of Columblii
Cmiht.v, Pennsylvania.
SrnarHirTiojj fl.nta year, lu Advance, fl.RO
If not paid In advance.
AU coiimuiiilcivtlons should be addressed to
TUB COM'MMAN,
liloomxhurK, Pa.
FRIDAY, KKBUUARY 13, 1S9!.
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Hcgular Correspondent
V.1shin0tnn. I). C. Fell, tl. tSni
W. W. Dudley, of "blocks of five"
nntnrietv nn. I pv. Assistant Pnstmnstrr
General Clarkson, both shining lights
in the republican national committee
ari. if mv informant isn't, mistaken.
and he assures me that he isn't now
handling "blocks of five , hundred
dollar bills, as the disbursing officials
of Jay Gould's Western Union Tele-
griph lobby which is said to have
(lividi',1 $co.oou amonir certain mem.
bers of the I louse for the purpose of
defeating Mr. anamiker s postal telo
oranh hill. The bill has reallv never
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had much chance of getting through,
because ot a lack ot general interest in
it. but Dudley and Clarkson made
Gould believe that it was certain to
go through unless something was
promptly clone to prevent it. and the
iiartir.ul.ir 'somtt!iinT'' in this r:isi
was the payment out of a big pile of
tne ' little wizards money.
Another scheme backed by a big
lobby is the Nicaragua Canal com
nanv's bill makinr the United States
Government endorse $100,000,000 of
its bonds. This lobby is made up of
members o' both political parties, and
all of them are either officials or ex
officials of the House or Senate,
which gives them unexcelled facilities
for reaching Congressmen, facilities
that they have not neglected.
The bill will pass the senate without a
doubt, but bv the time the House
hears from the country it will probably
strike a big snag, although the lobby
nopes to rush it through during the
dosing hours.
The administration scheme for kill.
ing the free coinage bill is now being
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uoiuiy worKea Dy me anti-suver major
ity of the House committee 011 coin
age. It gives Mr. Harrison two
chances of killing the bill without
squarely vetoing it. The aim is to
keep the bill in committee under pre
tense of "hearings" until within ten
days of the end of the session: then it
will be reported. If the house has
time to vote upon it, and passes it,
Mr. Harrison may then quietly dispose
of it by what is known as a "pocket"
veto, by not signing it previous to the
Expiration of the Fifty-first Congress.
The anti-silverites claim that the
vote ot tne House 134 to 127 sus
taining a decision of the Speaker de
claring Mr. Bland's motion to attach
the free coinage bill as an amendment
to an appropriation bill to be out of
oraer, maices it certain that the tree
coinage bill cannot pass, but the claim
is not based upon a solid
foundation. There were only eleven
republicans who voted against sustain
ing the Sneaker, and it is well known
that there is a much larger number of
tepuDiicans in the House who would
vote tor tree coinage pure and simple
if they were given a chance to do so.
There was a proposition a few days
since to have the Senate put the free
coinage bill on one of the annrnnri.i-
ton bills as a rider, but when it was
suggested that the republicans of the
House micllt add as another rider nn
the same bill, the force bill, the idea
lost popularity with the democrats.
A caucus of the House democrats
passed a resolution asking that the
committee report the silver bill.
Mr. Blaine's recinrooitv treatv with
Brazil is being worked for all it is
worm to carry the ship subsidy job
through the House, and from present
indications the probabilities are in
favor of its doing it.
The democrats of the House have
themselves on record as opposed to
the extravagant salary list of the
World's Fair Commission.
The intelligence of the death of
r, ... ... . .
representative meian ot Tennessee,
who died at Nassau on January 30.
did not reach this city until Saturday
afternoon. It was known that his
lealth was bad, but his closest friends
vere greatly shocked to learn of his
death.
When the Senate got through
amending the eight hour bill it would
scarcely have been recognized by its
best friends. Jt is believed that the
republicans hope to kill the bill by
getting it into a conference committee
and keeping it there until the session
ends.
beginning to day the Senate will
have evening sessions daily to the end
of the session. The House may or
nay not follow suit. The fact of the
natter is that evening sessions have
icver been favorably regarded by the
riends of legitimate legislation, al
hough it has been customary to have
hem at the fag end of every Con
jress. The pension sharks made no mis
take in counting upon the assistance
of the republican Senators to cut out
the reduction in fees placed in the
pension appropriation bill by the
House. The Senate made the attor
neys fee for all future increases of
pension $5, instead of $a, as the
House had it, and upon motion of Mr.
Quay the new fee is only applicable
to applications filed after this bill be
came a law. That motion, if not in
terfered with by the House, is esti
mated to be worth more than $5,000,
000 to the pension attorneys.
Mr. Harrison is still wrestling with
the army of hungry republicans, each
of whom wants to be Secretary of the
Treasury.
I Have Always Paid Bent.
For a house to live in. This year I
have paid for a cottage, with money
which, before I used Sulphur Bitters
in my family, was paid to the doctor
and druggist. They cured my wife of
Female Weakness. W. '. ihtinp
sou, i&ilem, Jfatt.
The Legislature.
There are a large number of mem
bers in the present House who act
like children. They are specially dis
tinguished by their persistent asking of
useless questions. During the progress
of a debate they will si staring va
cantly into space or twiddling a piece
of paper in their fingers, hen sud
denly they will spiing to thtir feet, in
terrupt the speaker, and after attract
ing the attention of the whole house
propound a question which the man
on the floor has just clu idated. They
had not been paying attention. Every
one of such interruptions costs t e
State about $20. The Speaker had
an experience of this kind on Friday
morning At the end of every yea
and nay vote half a dozen members
have been in the habit of asking to
have their voles recorded. Speaker
Thompson on tiiis occasion waited
paiicnuy 1111 an me careless ones nail
had their votes entered, and then he
read the rules, viz., that members
present and not resnondinir to their
names could not go on the list after
me close 01 tne roll-call. He had
scarcely finished when a member in
the rear row on the Republican side
stood up with a grin on his broad face
and asked to be recorded. The su
preme ignorance or the unlimited gall
of the man provoked a general laugh
in which the Speaker was forced to
join. The rule jvill be inforced here
after with a hand of iron, as it should
be. '
The State Board of Health is figur
inn considerably in legislation. If hne
J -.- ...
drafted a number of bills as the result of
its investigation the past year. Among
these is one to protect streams from
impurities. This bill provides a pen
alty of from $10 to I Oft fnr nermit.
ting a carcas oifother nusiance ,to lie
UMthi.i nna U 1-,1 1 C t- : .
ilium viiw iiuuiucu yaius ui ingti water
mark. The act is not intended, how
ever, to interfere with the cultivation
and use of the soil in the ordinary
methods of husbandry. An additional
fine is impossible for a failure to bury
the nusiance when ordered to do so by
the proper authority.
The bill authorizing boroughs to
manufacture electricity for commercial
purposes is regarded as of great im
portance by these municipalities. As
introduced the bill was prospective in
its Operations, but an amendment hfta
been inserted validating the acts of
1 t 1
oorougns wnicn have these companies
in operation. Under the proposed
law a majority of the qualified voters
of a borough must vote for an increase
of indebtedness necessary to manu
facture electricity before a plant can
be established by the municipal auth
orities. Bills to prohibit the sale of intoxi
cating drinks on Decoration Day have
been introductd in both houses. The
one read in place in the Senate has
been crippled by having an amend
ment inserted into it which exempts
Philadelphia. Pittsburg and Allegheny
from its operation. A bill to prevent
the sale of intoxicants on all legal holi
days was shelved early in the session.
Unless the Senate and House differ
as to the merits of the bill to have all
murderers hanged within the walls of
the Eastern and Western Penitentiaries
it .will be among those sent tJ the
Governor for. his consideration. The
Seuate took very kindly to the prop
osition to relieve the counties of the
duty of executing criminals, ami nfrer
a little discussion passed the bill hav
ing mis purpose in view unanimously.
The spectators are confined tn the
Sheriff, inspectors and clergymen in
attendance on the prisoner, not more
than three persons, whom the criminal
may designate; twelve citizens to be
chosen by the warden, and as many
iwyaicwns anu representatives of the
press as the ward en mav eelert If
requested bv the friends of the ma n
executed, the remains are required to
uc hum 10 mem ior Durial, their trans
location and funeral
paid by the State, provided they do
nui c.xceeci 5150.
A number of bills are nnt
pushed because of the complications
mcy nilgai introduce in the election
contests of this month. Senator Thom
as' bill to compel telrnh one nnrl tele
graph companies to put their wires
underground in Philadelphia is one of
these. It is in committee and will re
main there until the nennli. hnv
spoken at the polls. The bill to take
from the State the one-fifth nf th
liquor license fees it now rec, ives and
give it to the counties is in the same
boat. The elections have also some
thing to do with the slow progress be
ing made with the bills largely increas
ing the salaries of the Supreme Court
and other Judges.
The concurrent resolution provid
ing for the printing and circulation of
34.000 copies of the book entitled
"The Birds of Pennsylvania," received
a check in the House, which is inter
preted to mean its defeat. This
work is so popular among agricultur
ists and many other people that it was
supposed that the resolution author
izing a further distribution would go
through with a rush, but the anticipat
ed large cost is having its effect on the
members. The 19,000 copies printed
under the authority of the Legislature
of two years ago cost the Slate about
$94,000. It is said that Dr. Warren
who prepared the book, has decided
to utilize it as a private enterprise in
view of the opposition in the House to
the resolution providing for the print
ing of additional copies.
Not Quo in Ten.
Of the people you meet from day to
day has perfectly pure, healthy blood
The herditary scrofulous taint alllicts
the large majority of people, while
many others acquire diseases troin im
pure air, improper food ami wrong in
dulgences. Hence the imperative
necessity for a reliable blood purifier
like Hood s Sarsapanlla, which cradi
cates every impurity, and gives to the
blood vitality and health. It cures
scrofula, salt rheum, humors, boils,
pimples, and all other affections caus
ed by impurities or poisonous "germs
in the blood. All that is asked for
Hood's Sarsapanlla is that it be given
a tair trial.
PAHMEE, OPEN TOUR EYES!
REAP THE TRUTH.
We challenge a refutation of these
facts. A tabular statement shows
that the number of acres of seated
lands in Columbia county is 239,406.
Probably one third of this is unim
proved. Be that as it may, for con
venience of illustration we will assume
that it is all improved. We will now
proceed to give the highest possible
estimate of its productive capacity.
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and you shall be the judges, whether
or not, it is overestimated by one third.
As we have not the census we are
obliged to make the following esti
mate: One fifth cithe whole number
of acres is annually sown to wheat, one
fifth planted to corn, one fifth sown to
oats, one tenth sown to rye, one fifth
mown for hay, one twenty fifth planted
to potatoes, and the balance 9400
acres is pastured. Hence 47,839
acres of wheat, averaging 1 5 bushel
per acre, at $ 1 00 per bushel equals
$718,335. 47, 8S9 acres of shelled corn,
averaging 40 bushels per acre at 50
cents per bushel equals $957,780.
47,889 acres of oats, averaging 35
bushels per acre, at 35 cents per
bushel equal $586,640. 28,944 acres
of rye at 12 bushels per acre, at socts.
per bu., equals $173,664. 47,889 acres
of grass (hay) at 1 ton per acre at $10
per ton equals $478,890, and 9577
acres of potatoes, averaging 50 bushels
per acre, at 50 cents per bushel equals
$239,425. A grand total $3,154,734.
Alter all the cost of this production
fertilizing, hired help, expenses, wear
and tear, feeding and clothing the
multitude engaged in farming in Col
umbia county, and after paying their
taxes, how much surplus would be left
to pay interest on mortgages, or liquid
ating other debts is a matter of small
conjecture. Take four times the valua
tion of the estimated product and al
low two thirds of this amount which
is about $8,000,000 as a basis for taxa
tion to which the farming interests are
subject under the present wicked and
iniquitous system, from which corpor
ate interests are exempt, will, at 2
mills on the dollar valuation, produce
$20,000 for county purposes. $28,
790,46 was levied for the year 1889,
and from the most available sources
at hand we find that about $20,000
was collected from the farming inter
ests in the county. All other interests
made up the balance. The following
quotation is from the biography of the
lion M. w. Jackson ot Berwick as
found in the "History of Columbia
and Montour counties, Pennsylvania
illustrated. 1887." Briarcreek. It is
full of instruction. "The foundry
was first started on a very small scale
doing business for the first few years
01 aoout $10,000 to $20,000 per an
num. In 1866 the buildings were all
destroyed by fire but were immediately
rebuilt. The firm worked niirht and
day and their business increased very
rapidly until now they do about $1,.
500,000 per year, and give employ-
ment to about 1200 men when runn
ing at full capacity. The firm also
own and operate a large store and do
business from $100,000 to $125,000
per annum." From the county state
ment we learn that the boroucrh nf
Berwick was assessed $1968,15 in 18S9
for county purposes, which develops
an aggregate valuation of the entire
borough, real estate and personal
property, subject for county and muni
cipal purposes of $787,260, about one
half of the annual product of "the
Jackson & Woodin Mfg. Co. We also
discover that the borough paid a state
tax 01 axmc.oj. At a , mi 1 tax tn 8
sum represents a valuation of $198,
340. But no doubt a large part in
cludes other values watches, turniture
A c. Searching the "Auditor Gener
al's Report" for the year 1888, we
find that the "Berwick Water Com
pany'' paid a state tax of $45,00, on
corporation stock and the First
National Bank Berwick $630.00, on
"Bank Stock." At a 3 mill tax the
former represents $15,000 and the
atter $210,000. We failed to discover
" The Jackson & Woodin Mtg. ,Co."
in tlic list of corp-)ratiotis in the Audi
tor General's report as paying a state
tax direct to the State Treasury, hence
the total of all values that we cm find
on record for taxable purposes of all
kinds for said borough of Berwick, is,
$1,210,600 several hundred thousand
dollars less than the annual product
of " The Jackson & Wooden Mfg. Co."
! The borough'of Berwick has a greater
I capacity for producing wealth than the
combined interests of the agricultural
industry 01 Columbia county and is
practically exonerated from taxation.
Practically exonerated, did we say?
No, sir, not exonerated neither. We
discover that those in moderate cir
cumstances and poorer classes are
burthened with crushing taxes, no
no less than the farmers of the rural
districts. The statistics of the School
Report for the year 18S6 shows that a
school tax was levied for that year of
$4587,60 10A mills for school and
mills for building Purposes. And in
the vear 1880 a school tax of $5070,65
was levied. 7 mills for school and 1 mill
for building. These are crushing rates
tor the poor, but exonerative for the
rich of that place under such iniqui
tous inequalities of valuations for
county and municipal purposes. If
" I n Jackson & Woodin Mtg. Co.,
and their interests were assessed and
taxed on an equally with real estate
and according to their remunerative
valuation as represented in Mr. Jack
son s biography the county tax of that
corporation at present rates would ex
ceed $10,000, and their school tax
would be accordingly
What is a corporation or protected
industry but a soiif that absorbs
all matter of profit or value, and wipes
out all that aspires to prosperity and
competency, ami prohibits fair com
petition. From this onward let the
rallying cry be -equalization of taxa
tion." Manufactuiing companies, except
those engaged in making malt or vin
ous liquors or gas are exempt from
taxation on their capital stock.
Revenue act of 1S85 Sec 20 (P. L.
1SS5 p. 199)"
Farmer.
r. S.
From a business stand point, a
property, place, business, occupation,
profession or thing becomes valuable
only in proportion as it becomes prof
itable. Valuation for taxable purposes
should be rated accordingly. If it can
be proven that the farmer pays no
more than his just share of taxe from
the above principle he will be satisfied
All the farmer asks is an equal distri
bution of pecuniary advantages Lascd
upon F.qualization of Remunerative
Valuation for all taxable purposes.
Husband and Wife.
Have more than once been saved by
timely use of Kemp's Balsam for the
throat and lungs, after all other remed
ies have been tried in vain. The Bal
sam stops decay of the lungs and
cures influenza and acute and chronic
coughs. There is no other medicine
in the world that acts so promptly,
certainly none that does its work so
thoroughly as Kemp's Balsam. All
druggists sell it. - Large bottles 50c
and $i.
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
Messrs Editors:
I read Gov. Pattison's message pub
lished in the Columbian with a great
deal of pleasure. It has the right
ring in favor of fair, honest, and up
right legislation, just what we farmers
and taxpayers repeatedly asked and
plead for, yet all our petitions were in
vain. The result of the late election
shows that we are bound to be heard,
and receive fair, honest and iust legis
lation, not such as has made the rich
richer and the poor poorer. Railroad
companies ami corporations have too
long been favored with this kind of
class legislation at our expense. The
repeal of the fence law compelling us
to fence railroads at our own expense
or have our stock killed without re
dress is unfair. It is claimed that
this was brought about with boodle
and free railroad passes to members
of the Legislature. To know just
where we farmers stand permit me to
ask Messrs. Krickbaum and Tewks
bury whether they are under any obli
gations to any railroad company and
whether they ride to and from Harris
burg on free passes.
Please, gentlemen, let us hear from
you, and you will not only oblige me
but every person who endorses Gov.
Pattison's message,
Respectfully yours,
B. A. Hartman,
Fishingcreek, Pa.
To
Purify your blood,
Build up your nerves.
Restore your strength,
Renew your appetite,
Cure scrofula, salt rheum,
Dyspepsia, sick headache,
Catarrh, rheumatism 01 malaria
Take Hood's Sarsaparilla,
100 Doses One Dollar.
MAK& A NOTE OF IT!
We begin the New Year by
Marking Down all
WINTER CLOTHING.
STORM
TEE COATS at COST.
CHILDREN AND BOYS,
OLD AND YOUNG,
CAN BUY CHEAPER THAN EVER AT
LO WEN BERG'S
FOPULAE CLOTHIUG STORE.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPET, MATTING,
or OIEi C&OTH,
YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT
W. H. BEOWEE'S
2nd Door above Court IIouss.
A new lot of Window Curtains received this week.
ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO.
DEALERS IX
Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Nuts
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Henry Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.
3?EitTlTY OOOXDS A. SFECIALTr,
SOLE AGENTS FOR
F'. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco
Bole agenta tor the following brands ot Cigars:
Honry Clay, Lor.dres, Nonnal, Indian Princess, Sanson, Silver Ash
Bloom sou rgf Pa.
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J". C3-. WELLS
JEWELEE & OPTICIAN.
Be sure and look at the display of
JEWELRY, WATCHES, &c.
FINEST LINE IN THE COUNTY.
HAVE YOU53 EYES FITTED FREE OF
CHARGE AT J. G. WELLS'.
ALL GLASSES GUARANTEED TO FIT.
Prepared to turn oat fine Watch and Jewelry Work of all
kinds on short notice. All work guaranteed.
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ADMIN I STR ATOR'S NOTICE.
JfafiiM uf llarlhtx J, RtJyar, deenaietl,
Lett pre of uilmlnlHt rut Ion cum toMniMirvniH.
tw-xo on t-Htiito (if Miirilm .1. Kiltfur, Iuto of
Kmuv. Coluinldii wmiiiv. I'l'iinsvlvuulii. dwpftN-
ed, huVH Im-imi uninH'd to. Thonmsi W. Kdur, re
HldliiK In tmld )lan, to whom nil pi'iHotm In-di-btcd
to an Id eatutc uro requcsti-d to muki' mv-
uimii, nun 1 now iiiivio mima or ui'inuiiiu win
luuku known tuu satuu without delay.
'J'UUMAH W. KIHiAHr
1-30-ew. AdiulnlHtrutor.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Notice Ih hereby clven that letters teHtument.
nry on the entitle of Mury A. llai;eiilnic li,.l.ite of
the towhshlpof orutiKe, comity of t'oiumliiu, 1'n.
decerned, tiuve heen granted to William Unveil
bueh, readout of wild lownidiip, to whom all
nerttouM Indebted to H.tld eit'.ule are roiii!MU'd to
liiukn payment, and thorn hiivlnx claims or do-
nullum win hiiiKu Known the Ham" without de
lay. WILLIAM U.UIKNIilK II,
Wh. n, Pnvukb, Atty. Executor.
GOOD PAY!
INS Petitions
tor thme who lcum
Mlmrtl.tiikfl unit 'IViui-
wrltlntr. For circular iuMivhh J. W. KoUrtH,
kiuilru, N. Y. vus".
CBATS AT COST.
15 $ I ? $ ?
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Estate uf Jacob U. Frttt, late qfSugarloaf twp.
dxcruM-d.
Notice Is hereby Klven thut letters of admlnlx
tnillonon tliecHlulfor.lucob II. Fritz, Into of
KtiKarlout 1 wp, col. t o. i'a., deceased, huve been
Ki'iinted to tho underidtfned udmlnlstratoin to
whom all persons Indebted to said estate are re
tpicHU'd to make payments, und those having
claims or demands will miiko know u the sumo
without delay to
or to AMANDA FHITZ,
A. L. Fhitz, AMAN'DL'H 1'IUTZ,
Jf-WU At t y. (luavil, Pa.
B, 0UO AtiKNTS WANTED at ouco to sell
SITTING BULL
And nn Account of the INDIAN WAH. A tlirll
Unit, fasclimilmf life story iff the greatest chief
Hlnco TecumseU. All ubout Hal tics, Massacres,
Mesriah fruze, flhost Dunces, Weird llellefs,
und customs, lucludtug late war. bUK) paves,
spirited Illustrations, price Sl.ftU. Bolllmr Im
mensely. 1'svs BH-euls to (Hill a week. Hend
85 els for outllt and you can coin money now.
Actatouce. Address 1H HHAKU UltoH.,
1'ubllsheiK, 4U1 Ituce Ht., 1'hlla.
Get your bills at The Columbian
office. Write for prices, or call and
see samples when in town. tf.