Highest of all in Leavening Tower. ABSOIJUTELY PURE THE COLUMBIAN. Kntr-rod at the Post onicp nt. Illiximsburif, a. 1 Boeond rlns matter, March 1, Ixhh. BLOOMSBURG, PA. FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 1891. The semi-annual convention of the Columbia county Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held at Stillwater Sept. a and 3. For restoring the color, thickening the growth, and beautifying the hair, and for preventing baldness. Hall's Hair Renewer is unsurpassed. The pamphlet laws of 1891 have at last appeared. The laws of public in terest will appear in this paper, one or two each week, until all have been published. Wanted A first-class journeyman butcher, for which liberal wages will be paid. G. A. Herring, Bloomsburg. 2t. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., post office and will be sent to the dead letter office Sept. 8, 1891. . Master Cirtus Wellivea Persons calling for these letters will please say they were advertised August aS, 1891. One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. A. B. Cathcart, P. M. For a sluggish and torpid liver, noth ing can surpass Ayer's Pills. They contain no calomel, nor any mineral drug, but are composed of the active principles of the best vegetable cathar tics, and their use always results in marked benefit to the patient. MAJOR 8. P. HANLEY. S. P. Hanley of Berwick died at his home on Thursday morning at 3 o' clock. He had been in poor health for some years, but was confined to his bed for only a couple of days. His wife, a daughter of the late William Woodin of Berwick survives him nd three children, Mrs R. W. Oswald of this town, Thomas and Woodin Han ley. He was a prominent democrat and a leading citizen of Berwick, and was connected with the Jackson and Woodin Company for many years. He will be greatly missed. Funeral servi ces Saturday afternoon 3:30. A more extended notice will appear next week. LUMBER FOB SALE. la, 14, 16, and 18 ft. narrow and wide boards; 12,14,16, 18 and 20 ft. plank ; 2x4, 2x5, 2x6 and 2x8 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 ft. long; 3x4, 3x5, 3x6, and 3x8, 12, 14, j 6, 18 and 20 ft. long; 5x6, 6x6, 6x8 and 8x8, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 ft. long; 200,000 ft good shingle lath; 200000 ft. good gauged sawed plastering lath and hair ; Bevel J and $ dressed siding ; rough and dressed lumber ; Pine, Hemlock and Chestnut shingles ; A good as sortment of white Pine surface Boards 6,8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 18 and 20 in. wire; Worked Flooring, Pine and Chestnut wainscoating ; Pickets and Posts 1 1 Car load of good . White Ash lumber; Doors, Sash, Glass, Oils, Paints, Iron, Steel, wrought and Wire nails. At Silas Young's, Light Street. May 15-6-m. BERVIOK RACES. The races at the Berwick fair next week will begin on Thursday. At 1 p. m. is the Farmers' trot, purse $50. At 1:30 is the 2:27 class, purse $250, and at 2 there will be a half mile run ning race, purse $250. On Friday at 1:30 is the 2:40 trotters, purse $200; at 2, a 1 mile running race, pi"se $250 On Saturday at 1:30 open to all, purse $300 ; at 2, a mile running race, purse $250. The entries close on Saturday, the 29th inst. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. When lUby u sick, wm f sts hr Castorta, Whu she iy Child, she eriad t or Castorla, When ahefceoame Was, she clunf to Oattaria, Whaa dieted Child ran, shafTS them CMlorU. SArE-DEPOSIT BOXES. The vault of the Farmers National Bank contains fifty lock boxes, which are for rent at prices ranging from $3.00 to $6.00 a year. There are two keys to each box, one of which is left at the ba.ik and one is carried by the owner of the box. Neither can open the box until the other is inserted. More than half have already been rent ed, tf. U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. THIRD-ANNUAL HESS RE-UNION- The third annual Hess re-union was held in the grove of Reuben Hess, at Ruj)crt, Thursday of last week, August 20th. There were present this year about five hundred relatives. A re ception Committee was appointed, who made special effort to see that all became acquainted with each other. There were representatives from Scran ton, Wilkes Barre, Pond Hill, Nesco pec, Berwick, Mifflin.'Briarcreek, Lime Ridge, Espy, Bloomsburg, Stillwater, Fowlersville, Rupert, Danville, Mon tandon, Steelton, and Harrisburg. Nearly all came with baskets and in family groups enjoyed their contents. Immediately after dinner nearly all as sembled in the large building, and lis tened attentively to a program arrang ed for the occasion. The first was music by the Bloomsburg Cornet Band ; followed by prayer by Rev. S. P. Boone ; next was music b he Blooms burg Glee Club, (Messrs. Yost, Yetter, Colley and Ent.) They gave such a beautiful selection that 'he applause continued until the qurrtette again re turned and cave another of their choice selections. The president of the Hess re-union, J. Wilson Hess of Montandon then gave t'ie following address : Ladies and Gentlemen : It has fallen to my lot deliver the address of welcome o." this the third Annual Re-union of the Hess fa ':es and connections. 'To say that k0 .4 me the pleasure to see you here, and to assure you that you are welcome is putting it only mildly. Yes we welcome you all and thrice a happy welcome to you this day, and may the few hours spent here be the happiest and brightest in your recollection. It may perhaps be inquired ; Why these Re-unions or Annual Assemblages of the Hess and their relations. Now I am unable to go into all the details to point out the advantages i-e may gain, but will simply outline a few. In the first place we meet friends here whom we have not had an opportun! of meeting for a year. The distance sep arating a number of us is so great, that to make frequent vL'.s is impos sible without entailing a hea . expense. I have met on former o""asions rela tives whom I never saw b ore and no doubt a number of you h've had the same experience. Secondly it pro motes a sociability among relatives that is not acquired by any other means. It is only by frequent inter course that we become in'imately ac quainted and learn to kno" each other familiarly. Thirdly it creates a respect ability among us that under other con ditions would possibly no be brought about, Absence lends enchantment to our feelings and we hold pch other in greater respect by seeing and convers ing with each other. I should like to give the geneology of the Hess family if I possibly could ; but a I have no historical biography of them I can on ly give such traditionr evidence as I can remember at this time, giv en to me by my father many years ago. He it was that informed me that my great -grand-father and four or five brothers landed on the Ame.'can shores over a century ago and from these four persons sprung our present Hess relations and out of which has originated the present Hess Re union. Let us examine the characteristics of the Hess family and ascertain if they are different from all other people or whether we can find the same brother hood of man in them, as in people by any other name. They are industrious as a class whih you easily see by visiting any of their homes and surroundings where yon will find the effects of their indusfv displayed. They are generous to their neighbors and friends and ever ready to assist the truly needy and deserving who may call upon them. They are social which is readily see" by looking at the assemblage to-day. You can find groupes all over this beautiful grove busily engaged in chat ting with each other and showing their sociability by frequent importunings to come and visit thein so that longer in tervals may be enjoyed in com.non conversation. They are all engaged in the various pursuits of life and indolence is un known among them as a class. You find the majority engaged in agricul ture and it is only necessay to make a trip over the country and see the crops they raise, to convince you that they make successful farmers. We also find them in the different profes sions and there as elsewhere you see them making a good record of their work. They are patriotic, as by the examination of the Muster rolls of the War Department you will find their names enrolled as soldiers for the Un ion. They are property holders, the rec ords of the counties in which they re side need only to be examined to find that the grert majority hold titles to real estate. I might go on and enum erate many more of the characteristics of the Hes. families but time forbids me lengthen out or enlarge at this time as I am to be followed by some other speakers who can no doubt en tertain you much betted than myself. I almost forgot to mention one very important feature of the Hess family and that is their beauty. They are certainly fair tn look upon and any one casting a glance over this assem b'y should be struck with the number ot good looking ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, young and old babies and all. Now then thanking you very kindly for your attention and again ex tending you a most welcome I will give away to another speaker. Following the address of the presi dent a response was given by Rev. S. P. Boone. The Rev. began his ad dress with the query why the com mittee had chosen him, he did not bear the name of Hess; to which the commitie replied that they desir ed a minister to respond and as none by tVat name could be found they did the next best thing and took one whose helpmate was a Hess. His speech contained many witicisms mingled with expressions of hope that all might become more united in spirit ual work that a final reunion may be had when there will be no more sepa rations The Bloomsburg Cornet Band rendered another selection after which there was a general response to the request for money to meet the ex penses of this year and provide for the next annual reunion. A very pleasing recitation was given by Miss Llewella Biggs of DeGraff, Ohio; she was visit ing some Hess relatives near Danville and accompanied them, and gave a recitation by request. She was only about twelve years of age, but her ease and force of delivery showed that she had been thoroughly drilled. She was applauded to the echo and gave a second selection. The officers for the following year are President, J. VVilson Hess, of Montandon ; Vice President, Stephen Hess, of Easton; Secretary, C. W. Hess, Mifflin; As sistant Secretary, Dr. M. J. Hess, Bloomsburg. The band rendered an other piece of music after which the president announced the following committees: On programme, time and place; Dr. M. J. Hess J- K. Bit tenbender, Rev. S. P. Boone, A. J. Hess, A. W. Snyder, Tilgman Strauss and George Hess ; on music Dr. M. J. Hess, J. A. Hess and Francis Hess. J. Wilson Hess was appoint ed historian. He expects to prepare for next year a short biography of the Hess family, and may publish it in pamphlet form. " The pr-gramme closed with music by the Glee Club, the continued applause after the first piece brought them to the front a sec ond time. Their music was highly appreciated. The friends who came from Dau phin cou.ity were surprised to find any relatives in this section. When they received an im Itation they decided to come up and meet us, for they suppos ed all of the Hess family lived near Lancaster county. Another Hess, Superintendent of the Schools of Mer cer county, did not know there were any other Hess' living except his own family, consisting of six. The Hess annual re-union seems now a fixed fact, the numbers increase every year, and all seem to have been highly pleased with the programme this year. A mucn more interesting one will be prepared for next year. From Natures Storehouse. It stands to reason that a medicine which will destroy the germs of con tagious blood poison and counteract the effects of mercurial poisoning may be depenedd on to overcome the dis eases that have their origin in malaria, or that have their seat in an impure condition of the blood. This is what S. S. S. has done, and what it will do, as its popularity attests. As a pre ventive, and a remedy for the long list of affections that display their activity during the spring and summer months, it stands without a rival. 1 he secret of this is that it is a remedy drawn from nature's own storehouse. The following is from the Pittsburg Despatch of Aug. 13th. It speaks for itself: Col. A. D Seely was staff officer of the day. and so efficient and courteous was he in the discharge of his duty at division head-quarters as to storm the hearts of a numerous bevy of ladies who adorned the Governo. s quarters. In recognition of the Colonels good qualities they tendeied him a little surprise, and made him blush again by hanging a chaplet of medals, 14 or 16 in number, around his neck. The genial Colonel is officer of the di-.y until next encampment. After diphtheria, scarlet fever, pneu monia, or any other severe illness, there ts no better tonic than Hood s barsap- arilla. Photographs Roshon's Gallery is open again and he will make his beautiful cabinets at $1.00 per dozen until next Wednesday Sept 2nd. After that date his prices will be higher. NOTHING IM r ARTICULAR And Twjrthlnc in general lithe matter with many wuoee bloul Is Impure either troro irrurular habits or UiUerlUid taint of acrotula or speclno disease. II la a warning of eotnlng evil, and should be nip. ped U Uw bud br Onotua Blood Cure, the uolr in fallible vegetable neutraliaer of blood Impurities, heart (osier and system renovator known. G. A. McKelvy, Duyirur, Bloomsburg; fa KEYSTONE STATE NEWS Items Which Are of Particulai Interest to Pennsylvanlans. IN THIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES Brief Mention of Matter! Whlrh Kverv bmljr AhonM Know About A Week'i Aenldenta and Crimea Accurately am Conelaely Chronicled. Philadelphia, Aug. 19. Tha assign meat of the Fire Extinguisher company 0 America, per John Lucas, president, to A T. James, entered at the prothonotary't office, marks the winding up of scherat by which a number of prominent men o thin city and elsewhere are financial losert In various amounts. The Window Otaea Situation. Pittsburo, Aug. 10. -There la ohangi In the window glass ituation and tht prospects for another conference on thi acale are no brighter than they were whet the laac one adjourned. The mannfae turers aeem Indifferent aa to when they wit eome to an understanding, and the met re apparently enjoying the prolonged va eation. The workmen, however, say thej have little fear aa to the reaulta. Whet the manufacturers are pushed for stock they say they will start regardless of tht scale. Loss A boat Twenty Thousand Dollars. Readimo, Aug. 30. John H. Nyce'i combined flour and sawmill, at Perkio menville, was totally destroyed by fire Loss about S30.000; partially Insured. Killed by Her Lever. Laxcastkr, Aug. 90. Mrs. Amandi I.ltnler, widow, aged forty-three, wai shot and killed In the Franklin hotel last evening by her lover. Lemon Kllsworth aged twenty-eight. Ellsworth then com mitted auiclde. Both parties lived a) Ephrnta, No cause is known for tht tragedy. Killed by a Cave la. LaxcAster, Aug. 20. David White ford and August Kirchoff were burled it eave in here and Instantly killed. Killed by Kanawar Car. KAKK, Aug. 30. Two unknown youns men took blocks of wood from the front of the wheels of a freight ear heavllj loaded with bark on top of a steep gradi on the Campbell .Lumber railroad here The car rushed down the grade anc plunged into a locomotive. A. T. Pratt fireman, was killed and Engineer Dan Gar vey had his left leg crushed and was badlj scalded. Colonel Hentley Cho.cn. Harrisbubo. Aug. 20. The uniformed rank of the Knights of Pythias have elect ed Colonel C. E. Bentley, of Corry, brigs, dier general of the rank in Pennsylvania. Will Aet Independently. Lancaster, Aug. 91. The following officers were elected at the late session ol the Federation of Labor: President, Charles A. Miller, of Harrisburg; vir presidents, John H. Driver ef Philadel phia, George H. Ulrich of Philadelphia, W. A. Johnson of Punxsutawney; necrotarj nd treasurer, J.S. Johnson, of Allegheny. Chester was selected as the next meet ing place. The Federation declared it self opposed to affiliating with a polit ical party as body, and decided not to recognize the Socialist Labor party 01 the Farmer's Alliance. After approving the course of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers the Federation adjourned sine die. The PltWberg Convention. Harrisburu, Aug. 31. The executive committee ot the Demouratio Society ol Clubs have decided that the Pittsburg eonventlon ahould be held Sept. 80. The Keystone flank Investigation. Philadelphia, Aug. 23. The expert Investigating the accounts of the Keystone National bank reported that the overissue of- stock equaled the genuine. In refer ence to the loan by the bank to John Wan maker ot $50,000, they reported that Mr. Wanamaker'a explanation of the loan and its repayment was entirely satisfactory. They also report that of the due bills Issued from March 18, 1890, to Jan. 31, 1891, for all purposes, nearly $400,000 have disap peared that should have been upon the files when the receiver took charge. From Feb. 85, 18U0, to March 30, im, the due bills Issued to John Bardsley for all pur poses so far as now known exceeded $3, 600,000. The report closed by stating that the general bauking system of the Key stone was of the most lax and loose na ture possible. His Head Was Cut Off. SCRANTC-K, Aug. 89. Martin Golden, lata picker at Ewln Breaker, near Plttson, while crossing the railroad at noon, fell between the curs and was killed. His head was cut off. Farmers Hear Paffar and Simpson. Lkbakon, Aug. 29. About twelve thou sand to fifteen thousand people attended the farmers' encampment Friday. Senatoi Peffer and Congressman Jeremiah Simp son were the drawing cards, and both paid thein respects to Congressman Brosius, who mude an attack on the Alliance Thurs day. Hon. Chauncey F. Black and Wil liam M. Derr, of Lebanon, also spoke dur ing the day. Superintendent Hnltsmorth Dead. Gkttvsbcro, Aug S3. Mr. William D. Holtzmorth, superintendent of the Sol diers' National cemetery, ex-director ot the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial asso ciation and famous battleliuld guide, il dead. Death of a Theater Owner. Philadelphia, Aug. 24. Mr. I. Flelsch rannu, lessee of the Walnut Street tbeatet anil owner of the Park theater, died at nil residence, l.ouo North Sixteenth street. Mr. Fleischmann was born ia Baltimore in December, 1843. Attempt to Born Altoona. Pittsulro, Aug. 34. Incendiaries start ed six fires at Altoona, evidently intend ing to burn the town. The losses aggre gated KS5.000. The Heaviest In Sixty Years. Lancaster, Aug. 35. The big storm which prevailed in northern Lan caste 1 county was the heaviest in sixty years. A number of buildings, sheds, fences and seven bridges were washed away. Many live stock were drowned. In Millway an immense iron oil tank was curried 10C feet. At Denver, halt a mile of the track of the Heading and Columbia railroad was washed away. Cramp's Strikers Stay Out. Philadelphia, Aug. 25. The striken from Cramp's shipyard held a meeting and unanimously decided to stay out. Out of the committee said that there were 2W men out. Urangers at William's Grove. Carlisle, Aug. 25. Monday was tht epenlug day of the eighteenth annua) session ot the Grangers' exhibition at Wil liam's grove. The attendance of peopU from all part ot the country was large. The address ot weloome was delivered bj the Hon. Leonard Rhone, worthy maetei ot this state. Every department la com nSeta. Distinguish men will make ad it resees tkiriaj the week. A EETBOSPECTION. "N'oar that the Fmoke of battle has cleared away," in the familiar words of some one whose name has escaped me, a little retrospection may be profi table. In the recent campaign before the Democratic Primaries in this county, the only contest was for the office of sheriff, rive candidates entered the field at the outset but as the canvass projress the contest narrowed down to John Mourey and Daniel Knorr. Bo'i of these candidates were good rren and had warm friends, and these T "ends left no stone unturned to se cure an advantage over their oppo nents. The result was that ten days before the primary election, the can d'd tes were lost siht of, and the fr-ht became one entirely for factional supremacy. In plain words, it was simply a question of who should be the political "bosses," this year. Mat ters that had no more to do with the sheriffalty than the Schleswig-Holstein question were lugged into the canvass and made to appear as important fact ors. It is interesting to notice, too, what effect these purely foreign issues had in some localities. Just what those matters were, it is not my pur pose to discuss, but it may be men tioned that all the talk about corpora tions, corporation atrorneys, and agents, the "court house ring" and the "bosses" being linked together in the interest of one of the candidates, was pure fiction, introduced entirely from motive that had their origin in the bt easts ot demagogues. It is no lon ger a new trick for the wily politician to drag in the "corporations" on the side of his opponents when he wants to set the popular tide his way. Some times it is too transparent to avail anything, and sometimes it is jumped at by the people like a trout at a fly. In the present instance there was no one actively concerned on either side who can be classed as a corporation attorney, or acting in the interest of any corporation. In fact, it is sheer nonsense to allege that any corpora tions were in any way interested in the office of sheriff of Columbia county, and it is quite surprising that any in telligent voter should have been in fluenced one way or the other, if in deed anybody was so influenced, by such a ruse. The "court house ring" is a familiar name that has been heard for, years. yhenever several of the county offi cials happen to agree on a candidate whom they will support, and go out to do for him what he did for them when they were candida.es, the old cry of "court house ring" is heard, and it was never heard so loudly nor so justly as during the twelve years that William Krickbaum was commission ers' clerk, and the six years that he was prothonotary. .There was never an election when he did not have candidates of his own select'on, and use every effort to secure ' their nomi nation. Then it was all right, but now it is a great crime for county of ficials to exercise the rights of free men and openly express their choice for others seeking public office. By the way, what is the difference be tween a court house official and any other county official? Representative, for instance? Mr. Krickbaum both personally and with his newspaper ex presses his preference, and yet he cri icizes other officers for doing the same thing. This is inconsistent. Every man in the court house who worked actively for Knorr, were men who when they were candidates were opposed by Mr. Krickbaum, whose chief employment is to try to fill all offices with men whom he can control. It is said, too, that Mr. Mourey did not support any of the present officials who opposed him, whe n they were candidates. What is more natural than that they should do all in their power to defeat the candidate w.10 did the same thing by them I I am not an apologist for the county offi cials, but I like to see fair play, and I don't like to hear the pot call the ket tle black. I know many men who voted for Mourey who were disgusted with much of the stuff that was lugged in to the campaign, and but for their strong friendship for Mourey might have been driven the other way by this exhibition of demagoguery. All this talk about bosses is growing somewhat tiresome, especially, when it comes from one who has devoted his whole life to politics, and has con stantly endeavored to make himself the dictator and controller of the democratic party in this county, for his own benefit. He has sometimes failed but more frequently he has suc ceeded, and all there is of crooked methods in our party affairs here can be ascribed to his influent t and teach ings. He is a professional boss. All who refuse to bend the knee are sub jected to the lash, and even the Judge of our courts comes in tor a dose ot it when he will no longer be dictated to. For some years they were in political accord but when the Judge cuts loose he is advised to shun the other fel lows, "political lepers, as he would the devil." In plain English, he is told, "you must not let anybody boss you but me." There always have been leaders and there always will be. No party can survive with out them. A party with out leaders is like an army without generals. Some one must be the leader, and the men who show the The Soap that Cleans Most is Lenox. ability to lead successfully are proper ly recognized as such. But the tend ency of the American people is to pull down and so as soon as a man is perched on the pinnacle of fame as a leader the opposing faction begins to cry "boss." After all, the real and only question is as to who shall be the boss. The !eople do not want a dictator and the eaders must be careful how they handle the trust reposed in them, for one misstep will tumble them head long from their places. The victors of last year are the vanquished of tMs year, and the banner of the jubilant and boastful commander of to-day may trail in the dust next year. "Every dog has his day." Ponder well the lessons that may be learned from this campaign and don't forget them. Junius Jr. Some people are constantly troubled with boils no sooner does one heal than another makes its appearanrr. A thorough course of Ayer's Sarsapaj ilia, the best of blood purifiers, effect ually puts an end to this annoyance. We recomn.end a trial. Notice to Taxpayers- A'l persons wishing to save the 5 per cent can do so by calling on the collector at Jersey town before Sept 11 as the time expires then. John Kreamkr. Collector. Dilutions, imitations, and counterfeits of Dr. Pierce's medicines, though sold at low er prices than the genuine medicines, are dear at any price. Beware of them. Old bottles are refilled, new ones tam pered with, all sorts of substitutes off ered at "cut prices," by unscrupulous dealers, who are not authorized to se" Dr. j. erce's genuine medicines. Don't be deceived by them. These genuine, world-famed reme dies are now sold only through drug gists, regularly authorized as agents, and under a positive guarantee of bene fit or cure, or money refunded. The makers take all the risk. Practically, they sell them to you on trial. On these liberal terms, the genuine guar anteed medicines can be sold only at these long-established prices: Dr. Pierce's Golden Md'cal Discov ery (the remedy for all diseases arising frcm a torpid liver or impure blood). $1.00 per bottle. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription (the remedy for woman's weakness and ailments), $1.00 per bottle. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets (the orig'nal and best Liver Pills). 35c. per vial. But, sold in this way and at these prices, they're the cuapest medicines that you can buy, for you pay only for the good you get. BUSINESS LOCALS. Do you contemplate having a suit made ? If you are, go to a practical man, where you can see the goods in the piece. Do not buy from samples as all goods look different in the piece. A fine line of goods for suits, spring overcoats and pantaloons, cut to your measure, made on our own premises, under the personal supervision of J. R. Townsend. at D. Lowenberg's. Very pretty suits for children; cas simere, worsted or Jersey, made in handsome designs at D. Lowenberg's. Have you seen the new neckties in Lowenberg's window. Highest price in cash paid for hides and tallow at A. Solleder's. 17-8L Nobby soft hats in all colors at Lowenberg's. The new Block of stiff hats can be seen at Lowenberg's. Black cheviot suits are popular, you can have a cutaway or sack coat, double or single breasted, round or square corners at D. Lowenberg's. NOTICE. We have only ONE photograph gallery.and that is in Bloomsburg, over Clark's dry goods store. All rumors to the contrary are incorrect. NPK1LLIP BROS.