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THE COI.rstlUAN,
Dloomsburg, Pa.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 15, 180a.
NOTICE.
The members of the Democratic
Standing Committee of the townships
of Dloomsburg, Scott, Greenwood and
Sugarloaf, comprising "The Bloom
Poor District," are requested to meet
at the Court House, in the Town of
Bloomsburg, on Saturday, January 23,
1892, at 2 o'clock p. M., for the pur
pose of placing in nomination two
persons as Poor Directors of said dis
trict. Jxo. R. Townsend,
J. II Mercer, Secy. Co. Chairman.
WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington, I). C, Jan. 12th, 1S92.
It is a matter for congratulation
that Speaker Crisp is rapidly recover
ing. His continued il'.lness is becom
ifg very embarrassing to the demo
cratic majority in the House, as there
is a natural hesitation among those
who are capable of directing the policy
of the party, about assuming a func
tion that belongs properly to the
Speaker ; consequently there has been
some confusion, which thoughtless
people have taken for dissension, and
republican newspapers have not been
siow to exaggerate this idea, ami some
democrats, fortunately few m number,
have allowed themselves to fall into
the error of believing such statements
to be the truth.
It is probable that had not Mr.
Crisp been stricken down, a democrat
ic caucus would have been held before
this, at which the general policy to be
pursued by the majority of the House
during the session would have been
mapped out and some agreement reach
ed as to who should assume the lead
ership of the House on the floor, but
it has not been thought advisable to
hold this caucus in the absence of
Speaker Crisp. While it is not prob
able that Mr. Crisp will be strong
enough to preside over the House
during this week, yet he is already
well enough to confer with his colleag
ues, and the prediction is made that
all cause of cam plaint will shortly dis
appear and that the democratic major
ity will get down to work with unani
mity to carry out the policy upon
which it was clected-tariff reform and
retrenchment in public expenditures.
No man who ever entered the Sen
ate was given a more cordial reception
by his party colleagues than was Sen
ator David B.. Hill, of New York, and
no new member of that body ever re
ceived the deference which is accord
ed him by all of the Senators His
intimacy with Senator Gorman has
given that gentleman an unquestion
able boom lor the Presidential nomina
tion. This is doubtless largely due to
the feeling that any candidate support
ed, by Senators Hill and Gorman would
be difficult to defeat in a democratic
national convention.
Representative Blount, of Georgia,
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, thinks the House made a mis
take in defeating the joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to charter a steamship to carry focd to
Russia and that it was done through
a misapprehension and the lack of
proper information. He has moved a
reconsideration of the vote, and ex
pects that the resolution will be pass
ed when it comes up.
The declaration of the State presi
dents of the Farmers Alliance, who
have been holding a conference here.
Jus excited much comment here
Mr. Blaine is again having a rocky
time of it, between the attempt of the
Chilians to wriggle out of making an
apology to the United States and of
the Harrison crowd to make his health
a national bugaboo. He is alio hav
ing trouble with Mr. Harrison and the
Cabinet over the question of granting
the Mexican government the right to
sejxd troops into the United States
after Garza, who is said to be backed
by iioss Shepherd of Washington no
. toriely, and other Americans. Mr.
Blaine alone opposes allowing Mexi
can troops to cross the border.
Chairman Tillman, of the House
committee of Patents, appears to be
tfie right man in the right place. He
lias been studying the complaints of
the successful inventors against the
irresponsible parties who make a
practice of wilfully infringing patents,
knowing that the inventor can collect
no damages from them, no matter how
much the courts mav, decree, an.I he
has become convinced that they are
too true. The remedy is in adopting
x law that will make the wilful infring-
' er of a patent liable to a criminal pros
ecution. With the prospect of a strip
ed suit before them there will be a
large decrease in the number of iiv
fringcrs.
The Idaho and Florida Senatorial
contested cases will be decided this
week by the Senate committee on Elec
tions. It is practically settled that the
committee will report in favor cf Call
and Dubois, who already occupy the
seats.
The executive committee of the
National Association of Democratic
Clubs will hold an important meeting
here on the 20th inst.
If one may judge from the number
of bills introduced in Congress on the
subject, the idea of electing the Presi
dent and Vice President and IF. S.
Senators by direct vote of the people,
is growing in popularity.
TLc Election Booths-
A TRIAL OF THE NEW I, AW Wil l. HE
EXPENSIVE.
The commission created by the Ba
ker ballot reform bill to select cuitable
voting booths, guard rails and ballot
boxes is composed of Secretary of
State Hardly, Secretary of Internal
Affairs Slewart and Auditor General
McCamant. The action of this com
mission is important, as it involves the
expenditure of about a quarter of a
million of the State's money, the first
cost of those supplies being borne by
the commonwealth, alter which each
county w.ll have to keep up its
own voting apparatus. It has been
virtually decided that the commission
has no power to purchase a ballot box,
but it will make a recommendation
that is expected to have considerable
weight with the County Commissioners,
who will purchase them for their own
districts. Another expense that will
fall heavily upon the counties will be
for the providing polling places to con
torm with the requirements of the law.
Rooms will have to be secured thirty
by twenty feet, and as these are not
always easy to enl for one or two days
a year, it may necessitate renting them
by the year or the purchase of mova
ble polling places that may be set up
in the street, and, after election, taken
to pieces and stored away for future
use. As there is no material that
would answer the purpose so well as
steel, the purchase of these polling pla
ces means the outlay of a large amount
of money.
The Commission has decided that
it will not purchase booths composed
of wood or wood and canvas, and the
competition has virtually narrowed to
three styles, one, all of steel, which
closes up something on the principle
of a jack knife, manufactured by a St.
Louis firm, and two, built of iron and
wood, manufactured by firms at Mari
etta, Lancaster county, and Buffalo,
N. V., respectively. The Commission
took a vote on the question a few days
ago, when Secretary Hartity favored
the St. Louis booth, Secretary Stewart
that from Marietta, and Auditor Gen
eral McCamant that made in Buffalo.
The St. Louis firm, to put itself on an
equal footing with any concern in this
State has pledged itself, if awarded
the contract, to manufacture the booths
in Pennsylvania.
The booths now under consideration
range at $8 a piece. At the Novem
ber election next year there will be
about 4.500 voting districts in the
State, and an average of five booths
for each polling place will be required.
That means 22,500 booths at a total
cost of $180,000. In addition to this
will be the cost of guard rails, so that
$200,000 is a low estimate of the first
cost of the new law to the Common
wealth. A LATER REPORT.
The commission has adopted the
style cf ballot box manufactured by
C. F. Hodson. of New York, which it
will recommend to the county com
missioners for adoption. The coun
ties must furnish the boxes. As it will
be necessary to procure boxes large
enough tojhold the blanket tickkets to
be voted it is likely that that manufac
tured by Mr. Hodsdon will be gener
ally adopted.
I he commission has prepared the
following specification for a polling
booth: Material to be clear seasoned
white pine, number one grade. The
divisions and backs from one and one
fourth inch stuff, surfaced on all sides,
to be made in separate panellings and
must follow accurately the size and
shape shown on drawing, the styles
and rails to be moulded on the solid,
framed together and mouldings coped;
each division and back to be hinged
together by two two-inch by four-inch
back flaps; the first or starter booth
and the annexes to be joined by
screen door fasteners, one at top and
one at bottom. The shelf to be from
one-inch stuff, surfaced on all sides and
held in place by stub and plate on the
back and single-bed fastener at each
end, and set to slope one half inch
from back to front. The metal fittings
described to be in malleable iron of
sizes and weight shown on drawing,
STYLE OF THE GUARD RAIL
The pattern of the guard rail se
lected is similar to that presented by
the Buffalo Portable steel house com
pany, of Buffalo, N. Y. The specifi
cations for this rail as adapted follows:
Floor flanges are to be made of cast
iron containing five screw holes to be
tapped so as to admit a three-quarter
inch pipe. Standard to be on three
quarter inch pipe, thirty-two inches in
length, threads cut on lower end to
enable it to be firmly screwed into
floor of cage. Top to be one and
three quarter-inch iron knob, contain
ing hole to admit chiin, also top hole
to admit set screw. Standard to be
covered with one coat of paint. The
rail to be non-welded chain, same as
described in blue print. Cost thirty
two cents per linear foot, say fifteen
feet of chain or rail, with six standards,
two for first three feet of chain and
one standard for each additional tl.;:e
feet of chain; the whole u co.it 4.;. So
complete, delivered at county seat.
Mr Hodsdon agrees to deliver a;1d
furnish the style of ballot boxes se
lected by the commission at apiece
within three months after the awarding
of the contract. The commission
prescribes that the boxes shall be made
of ash, well seasoned and kiln dried,
and in the best manner as to work
manship and finish. The hardware
used on the boxes shall be of malle
able iron or steel, either bronzed or
japanned. The boxes shall be eighteen
inches each way, inside measurement
and all.
EDGES SHALL 1)E KAUKTF.I).
The thickness of the wood shall be
five-eighths inch strong. Fach box
shall be fitted with one lock with three
keys to each lock. Two handles on
sides and two hinges for corner. The
slot in the cover, through which the
votes are to pass, shall be six inches
long and three eighths-inch wide,
bushed with metal. There shall be a
metal cap for closing the slat. This
cap shall have a scif-locking device, so
that when placed in the slot the cap
cannot be removed without unlocking
the box
The maximum cost of the main
booth has been fixed at $4 75. The
annexes, or additional compartments,
must not cost more than $5.50 each.
The commission estimate that it will
require 5,000 main booths at a total
cost of $23,750. and 20,000 annexes
at a total cost of $70,000 to conduct
elections according to the provisions
of the law. Five thousand guard rails
will be l.ecessary at a total cost of
$24,000.
Hugh Bayleits, general agent for
the Eisner patent steel booth company,
of St. Louis, says the style of booth
selected by the commissioners is prac
tically the same as that exhibited by
his company, only that it is to be con
structed of wood instead of steel.
He claims that the contractors furnish
ing them must infringe on the Eisner
company's patent if they obey the
commissioners' instructions, and
threatens to bring suit against the first
person making them. He has already
engaged John R. Read, of Philadel
phia, to defend his company's patent.
We're not waiting for the bats and
moles but for men and women who
have eyes and use them, who have
brains and reason 1 There's a new
world tor them suffering and sickly as
they are a new world created from
the brain of a skilllul physician a dis
covery the "Golden Medical Discov
ery." ears ago Dr. Pierce found out that
the secret of all scrofula, bronchial,
throat and lung trouble lay in the be
ginning at least in impure blood and
the weak tone of the system ; that the
way to cure these effects was to re
move the cause, that human nature
being the same, the same results might
be looked for in nearly all cases. So
confident was he that the exceptions
were uncommon that he took the risk
of giving the mediciue to those it
didn't benefit for iothing, and the re
sults have proved that he was right.
And ' Golden Medical Discovery-
is the remedy for the million 1 The
only tuarantced Liver, Blood and
Lung remedy. Your money back it it
doesn't help you.
So many have been cured of rheum
atism by Hood's Sarsaparilla that we
urge all who suffer from the disease to
try this medicine.
Chairman Kerr is a candidate fcr
re-election as Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee, notwithstand
ing reports to the contrary. He says so
himself, and that is pretty good author
ity.
Pecyliar
Many peculiar points make Ilood's Sar
saparilla superior to nil other medicines.
Tecullar In combination, proportion
and preparation of Ingredlents,
Ilood's Barsaparllla possesses
WISH itmuuivj mW
ot
the vegetable
Teculiar In
and economy-
16-
om.
strength
Hood's Bar-
saparllla Is
only medi-
plnn nf
whlcU can truly
bosaldVGj
One Hundred Doses
One 1
Dollar." Medicines In
larg!
or and smaller bottles
require larger doses, and do not
produce as good results as Ilood's.
Peculiar In Its medicinal merits.
Ilood's Barsaparllla accomplishes cures hith
erto unknown, and lias won for itself
the title of "The greatest blood Ot
purifier ever dlscovored."
Peculiar In Its " good name
home," there is now vuioro
of Ilood's Sarsaparilla S f. Tsold In
Lowell, where ttVslt Is made,
than of all. 4 other blood
purifiers.
t Paitnllnr In Us
phenomo-
0 Val record of sales
abroad, .
f no Oincr prepuriiuuu
over attained Bueh popu-
has
lty In so short a time,
nlnlnnil III TWIIMllarltV
9 S ind confidence among all classes
Sot people to ateadfastly.
Do not be induced to buy other preparations,
but be sure- to got the recullar Medicine,
Hood's Sarsaparilla
BoldbymlldrugtrUU. Ililxfors. Prepared only
by 0. 1. HOOD A CO., Apothocarlot, Lowell, MM
100 Doses One Dollar
THS CHILI QUEUTiCN-
'1 he difficulty with Chili docs not
appear to be assuming any more favor
able nspect. The investigation now
being conducted at San Francisco into
the attack on the crew of the U. S.
war vessel Baltimore, and the ugly de
monstration at Valparaiso against the
Vorktown's gig crew have caused a
very uneasy feeling at Washington. It
has been expected that Chili would
apologize for these outrages, and make
reparation, but she docs not seem in
dined to do it. The difficulty in the
matter is that the United States has no
coaling or provision station near en
ough to Chili to supply her men of
war, in case they ate sent down there,
and without these the greatest navy in
the wot Id would be powei less. The
relations between this government and
Chili have been strained for some
time, and it is hard to predict what the
outcome may be.
jjuT U M N jW ' N TERJ
COWWUH IBM
All the year round
is tho'timo when Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery works the best.
It purifies the blood.
It's not like tho sarsaparillas,
which claim to do good in March,
April, and May ; you can depend
upon it alirais. That's why it is
guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or
cure, in every case for which it's
recommended, you have your money
back.
No other medicine- of its' kind
says as much but no other does
as much. It cleanses, renews and
invigorates the ontiro system. For
all skin, scalp and scrofulous affec
tions, as Eczema, Tetter, Salt-rheum,
Whito Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
and kindred ailments, it's a positive
cure.
The proprietors of Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy offer $500 for an
incurable case of Catarrh. It isn't
mere talk it's business.
They mean to pay you, if they
can't euro you. But you'll find
that they can.
Jewelry and
' o
Eyes examined
Expert workmen
3t S
Department.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
LUWENBERu S
FALL
BLACK
AND
BLUE
LADIES
SHOULD SEE
THE PRETTY
SUITS
FOR
CHILDREN.
CH EVIOTS. j
Call and examine and see for yourselves that
XjO"W"E3IsrBEK,G-'S
is the right place to. buy your Clothing.
I. W. HARTMAN & SONS.
The last week lias been full of interest in the coat depart
ment. No doubt your neighbors have told you about the rutin
prices ofour coats, many of them half-price, others at a big
sacrifice, they are a jro if a fit can be made, don't delay as our
stock b still good. Oar bargain counter and tables arc full of
all kinds of j;ootlH. Have you seen our fine glass ware? A
lady said ; "1 Iartmans' always have the finest china ware in
Uloomsburg," (How about the county, madam ?) We arc filling
up with fine decorated articles for wedding and birth day pres
ents. I. W. H, & SONS.
BYRON CLARK, A. M. M. D.
xr:nr youk city.
SPECIAL1ST,
In the tifntiii'nt nf Chronic flitmtr mttrttl
Clironii; Obstinate riiwji tthn hmv itbtitlm tl wi
rrilrfviiu-iritrrf. amt mnttnrs hit nractlvr to finch
nirrnonlti im are 10 clinrlii onit fully rtctvMwil
IM In iiiiiVi mmiilrte ami kwiiiv tihianoti iriih
out liitntlonlii'i in- alloirhuj jMlipiili) lit mae a
ttaUimrnl iilicir omitf '". J'.'n iiiethixt of ft
aminallon I mme In orilrr to ruminate an far
a human nkitl and rtiH'rtewe van il", all i le
ineyitu if ittuvrtaitiln tn the iliiajnontn anil tiiat
ment of iKwiiwii, mill tiinptrr ciiiW-iiiii rhen
Intt lu iiiiii'i.W if not tiiJurlitiiH treatment
n-out uiMiiketi ilinanoxl. On thin ImmI of I'uKl.
Wiv UiwmoMii, for triatmrnt. Dr. Clark Krprr
tmee ha (M innie, ntrielln unlimi'eil a Thirty
i'ear'n I'rai tii e trhit h In extent, rarieln unit rue.
iv.infiit remiHa i enualteil ttu few anil ewllert liu
mini: J'liKeutn. male anil female, nut rnreil hy
artlluarii treatment or In ilotiht nn (o the nature
if their iliseasen miirelaltu inritnl.
(. CI.AIIK. Oriiilniilnl, Teaelv awl Praetliv
J'iKitire Did' iiimim and lei eon.ltninii hi iiraetiiv
to the fully ii-iv(fiii diseases nr Mea and Women
lias attained unusual swwss tit the treatment of
many swatted tiieiiratite maladies. If the ex.
nuunatiwt Is not In rery striet oiiiirdantv irith
the tymittonis the patient is adrleed not to under
(o triiitment at till. The doctor ran ue iwi.nifi-il
free of eharije at
NKW'YOKK CITY, The Byron, Nft. 1oT, Wt
ti-ttli Hiri-it, Jun. l tn l'cli. '., ay lt to nth,
Auk. 'it to Till, Oct. : to Nuv. ilth, lS'.i'J;
Inn. '.".nil to l'Vli. Mil. IH'.U.
lll.OO.MSIII Ull, l'A., Hxihanae Hotel, Frlilnv
mill NitnrJuy, -t . ti mid w ts'.U: sntuniuy
Jim. .null, 'I liurxikiv unit FrMiiy April '.1 Hint
Sli, Thursday mid Friday July 2 unit vsi,
Tliursiliiy a I'd Frtdiiy Oct.. S7 and ijN, IHtfj;
Tlmi-Mluy and Friday .Ian. liil anil 1SM.J.
)B8T CASES CURED TO
.STAY CURED IP UNCOM
PLICATED mi OAQANIC
oiscAac.
IHIK
MAMC I
Kvtnr Asthmatic.
. HAROLD HAYES M.I
BUFFALO. N. '
I 1 V I
want -aw il I. Ill ...
or in il w i 1
i MEEES
Silverware.
free of charge,
in the Repairing
CLO
ANNOUNCEMENT!
FALL
SEASON"
1891.
THE LATEST
COLLARS,
NECK TIES,
DRESS SHIRTS,
NIGHT SHIRTS
&c.
KERTSCII'S.
A DRIVE IN HATS.
am, m (thing a big
drive in ha is, and offer
nobby t hatches for the
dome of thought at
prices that paralyze
competition and popu-
larize our hats. Accu
rate measures taken for
the latest styles of silk
hats, or any style the
customer wants. A few
of the fur cavs at. cost
still remain, but do i.ot
wait too long or you will
miss a. great opportun
ity. In custom made
clothing we defy compe
tition. A fine line of
Lo:ds from wJiich to sc
lect, always on hand,
and (t good, fit guaran
teed, Wc almost forgot to
name our recent invoice
of nobby Derby hats, and
genteel n eck ivea r.
Next door to First Na
tional Banh. Bertsch.
The Tailor, Uloomsburg,
Pa.
TRIAL LIST.
K1KHT WPKK.
Murgnrpt Luilultf vg. Flu lx- Stuoklmuso.
T. A. Flu lr ti lo. x. William welt.
Kluilrii Huston vs. Appli-mmi HruH.
r. a. Kli'liu vs. Frank Hli-lrlck.
SiuuurlM. Li-wain Adam. vs. Ahlgiil Wi-uvcr
Pt, al.
JlU'ul) Oould VS. Clmill'B llllRlll-K.
KCOMI WltKK.
C. II. Leo 6 Bro. vs. hlltm liufntiKli'.
F..fkW l olec, Kxr. vti. H. & h. H. II. Co.
l'. U. Evans, cum- vs. Kfllt Kltlnuliiiu.se.
Inlin (it-t kill vs. I'l-nniu It. H. i u.
William Krlckbuimi vs. William II. Snyder.
.H. I', limine vs. K. 1'. Albert Hun.
K. 1'. Ilnoni' vs. l.i'iniii'1 lirake.
H. F. Sliai ili'ss vs, .Moon-Ili ad Kiln.
X. J. Flmit-rty, Jr., vs. (J. il . 1-oor Ulstili't.
K. J. Flimi-rty, Jr.. vs. I'. A C. 1'onr lilstiicL
Frank YiM'iim, Ouurd., vs. William J. Zaluior.
J. F. Cliaiilu vs. .. A. Unit el. nl.
11. F. tNiviits' Ailinr. vs. James Ma hop m. ul.
.lames TlininpKiiii vs. . I lim-i Kinney et. ul.
Nelson ltalr vs. I'. J. t iiiiijiLm-U et. ul.
Vt'llltiim Krtekuaum vs. William II. Snyder.
Mlltum 1-lSKfr vs. Town of I IihiuisImiik.
Clara l.onij vs. W illiam It. clic-n liitflmu
.lull n Kiidey vs. Tuny Kusli.
M. II. Mchenry vs. Tuny Hush.
I'. II. Wnlverton vs. Tuny Hush.
Joseph KnMiliis vs. Tony UunIi.
Cyrus titiiL-kuiiu.se Kxr. va. John C. CrlMitun
et nl.
H. F. Savttts' Ailinr. vs. .Tiuna Yuee & Co.
William II. lic-ueh vs. Manilas (Indies.
John I'uiluian vs. H. & S. It. It. Co.
Clinton hills vs. Cntawlssa Hepimlt Bank.
J. W. McNamaia vs. Itichard Kesier.
F. I'. Kelfer vs. Iteuben hhuuian.
J. YV. W hltt-iilKlilvsChas. liltenlKlit Kx.
Ir. K. H. I.uslieilf vs. Thoinus Verlln et. al.
THING !
ECUELE EF.EASTZD
SACKS .
AND
CUTAWAYS.
' "-inHrTfir,iBCT"'ir,,irBT."Tr'
pm nrriTTTm in im mini -!
FINEST
LINE OF
FALL
PANTS
IN TOWN.