ESTABLISHED 186B. ZU Columbia Jlnnorrat, 8TABLTSHED 1837. CONSOLIDATED ISM. Fl'BMSHKD BY GEO. E. ELWELL EVEKY FH1DAY MOKNINO at Blootnsburg, the County neat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Tirmh'. Inside the county, $1.00 a year In ad vance; 11.50 It not paid In advance Outside the county, $1.29 a year, strictly In advance. All communications should be addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN, HloomsDurg, fa. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1893. Governor Pattison has vetoed the bill providing for the payment of school directors lor attending the coun ty convention for the election of a county superintendent. WASHHGTOH LETTH Washington, April 24, 1893. Christopher Columbus is in Wash ington. Not the discoverer of Ameri ca, but his descendent, the Duke of Veragua, guest of the United States, for the purpose of attending the open ing of the Columbian Exposition held in honor of his illustrious ancestor. The Duke and his party, in charge of Commander Dickens, U. S. N., who is detailed for the purpose of looking after the comfort of the party, arrived here late Saturday evening, and went at once to the hotel at which a mag nincent suite of thirteen rooms had t . 1 oeen engaged lor tnem, and over which the Spanish flag will fly during , their stay in this city. Yesterday they attended divine service at St. Mat thew's church, and this afternoon 1 special reception was held in their honor by President and Mrs. Cleve land, and to-night a musical entertain ment at the residence of Senator Bnce. To-morrow will be devoted to the sights of the National Capital, in eluding Mt. Vernon, and Wednesday tne uuckai party will go to New York with President Cleveland. Mrs. Cleve land and the cabinet, where they will see the great naval Review from the deck of the U. S. S. Dolphin. The Duke and his wife and daughter ex press themselves as being delighted wnn America and with the more than cordial reception which has been given tnem in New Yoric and Washinsiton, i . 1 . . . me oniy two cities they nave yet visi ted. Prompt and decisive action . on the part of President Cleveland and his cabinet carried the country safely through what at one period of last week looked very much like a danger ous crisis. The free gold was exhaus ted and the continued demand for gold for export, brought the administration lace to face with the question of whether bonds should be sold or portion 01 ine $ 100,000.000 gold re serve fund should be used to redeem notes presented to the Treasury. Un der the law gold might have been re fused for Treasury notes, they being payable in coin, but as it hsd been the practice of the department to re ucera tnese notes wun gold if was thought that it might have a bad effect to discontinue the practice just now, so it was decided to use a portion of the reserve fund, and 000,000 of it was used ; but it was only for a single aay. xmow, the Ireasury has replaced what it used from the fund and has, besides, enough gold to meet all de mands, for the present at least. Pub lic opinion, as represented in Washing ton, is with President Cleveland in the belief that so long as there is known Ito be $700,000,000 in sold in the United States, there is no necessity Jot the government to sell bonds to "procure gold, and as for using a part of the gold reserve fund to redeem notes, that is precisely what that fund was accumulated for, and many promi ! lent democrats do not hesitate to say that it should be used, if necessary, ' intil it becomes apparent that it will ; 3e exhausted, before bonds should be issued. The present indications are ' hilt the Treasury will soon have plenty ! )f gold, as bankers, particularly in the Vest and South, are placing their ;old at its disposal, and visitors to the Yorld's Fair will soon turn a stream 1 if European gold our way. ' Ex Congressman Vance of Connect- :ut, while on a flying visit to Wash- gton, dropped some pleasant demo- ratic news concerning his state, which, ireaciy regularly casting us electoral ote for a democrat, has been unable T a long period to send a democrat the U. S. Senate. Mr. Vance savs e haislature to be elected this vear ill be democratic and that Senator latt will be succeeded by a democrat. nd his friends add, 'his name will be 10b Vance. The weather has been unusuallv ool this sprinc. but there is no com- 'arison between the weather and the ction of republicans now holding Meral offices in various states, in riting letters to the heads of the de artments under which they are, ask Vg that they be allowed to remain in j-fice. Even such a pronounced par san politician as the notorious Web er Flannigan, now collector of customs t El Paso Texas, has written asking at he be kept in office. Evidently '.annigan is of the same mind now ncerning the holding of federal office m ne was almost a score of years ago when lie startled a National Re publican Convention, to which he was a delegate, when the same subject was up, by asking : "What are we here tor ? It is probable that he will soon learn what the democratic administra tion is here for, atvl the knowledge will hardly please him ever so much. Hon. I. K Bayard, U. S. ambassa dor to Great Britain, will start for London on May 20th. He has been, while in Washington, the recipient of unusual courtesies and attentions from Sir Julian Fauncefote, the Brittish am bassador. 1 Bad complexion indicates and un- healtv state of the'svatem. DeWitt's Little Early Riscis are pills that will correct this condition. They act on the liver, they act on the stomach, they act on the bowels. W. S. Rish on Druggist. 10-14 ly. The Fallacy of our Civil Service Reform, According to I. J, Jamison. Editor Columbian, Dear Sir: In our eight years ex perience as post master we observed some crooked things which we deem ed big enough and frequent enough to be worthy of reporting to our Gov ernment officials in hope of their cor rection. This we deem not only the privilege but the duty of every public official, whether his observations and complaints are heeded or not. We shall endeavor in this letter, Mr. Editor, to show you how and why we failed to get these crooked things straighten! Had there been more rotation of office among sub-heads of Post Office Department; we mean the assistant postmaster generals, we cer tainly think there would have been some chance for the desired reforma tion. We refer to heads of depart ments who have held their offices for probably a quarter of a century and who, being securely hemmed in with red tape and the Civil Service notion, are liable to conclude they own the Government; and in a m.-asure they do, because everything pertaining to mal administration, innovation refor mation or rotation is generally referr ed to them by the Cabinet officers for settlement These long-lived heads of Depart ments may either correct or neglect reported maladministration or abuses of trust, it appears. Being quite po litic and conservative in action they are very apt to white-wash both com plaint and complainer. They are in fact the executive force of our rotative Government, and are doubtless them selves opposed to outward rotation. If the founders saw the virtue of changing President and all elective officers so frequently, what is the use of it, as a purifying process, if there is to be no limit to the tenure of such appointive executive officials, and con sequently no change for the "new broom to sweep clean," as the philoso pher well remarked about the broom ? Under the Harrison Administration we observed the propensity of the pub lic to steal postage in various ways. We complained about it in vain. A common way for the unscrupulous to beat the Government is to take stamps that are faintly cancelled and there are thousands of them erase the marks with rubber or acids, and use thtm over again. If stamps are worth counterfeiting they are also worth "washing" for re-use, as the Post Office Department well knows through faith ful officials. Post masters who put on stamps for the public may also easily put on those already canceled if they choose, and make the price of the stamp every time. It is largely a matter of con science, for the temptation and op portunity are always there under the present system. The niggardly pay of fourth class post masters is the great incentive for the false cancella tions returned. I do not claim that higher pay would make the unscrupu lous honest; but I hold that the op portunity to steal can be removed and should be. If they are honestly conducted these little 4th class post offices are gener ally more trouble than they are worth, and the Government knows it, and hence their laxity in prosecuting offen ders, or petty thieves within. 1 he responsibility for the universal petty thieving along the lines mention ed rests upon those still in authority who know of it and make no effoit to put a check upon it. They are to blame before God and the American people for much money wasted, and the millions required annually over and above the pretended postal re ceipts, as I verily believe. The cor rect postal receipts would no doubt bury the annual postal deficit out of sight. The thing is to get correct re turns of cash under the prevailing ina dequate system, especially with old officials still retained as executive officers who opposed both innovation and reformation. Otherwise our Government purifies itself through ro tation and "new brooms." For slashing among the quids old brooms will do, but for clean sweep ing new brooms are best. We regret to observe that Wana maker favors the retention of these old executive officers, so does the Civil Service reform notion, and so does every such official now secure in hjs office against all aspirants. They all favor retention and permanency of office, of course. They declare that change is demoralizing, and that in competents work in through political influence just is they got there. To the majority of the people an honest incompetent is far preferable to a dis honest or indifferent expert in any office; for while the one can and will improve, the smart rascal is not apt to do anything but go from bad to worse. We are entirely satisfied that a grad ual rotation of appointive as well as elective offices is the best for every patriot to advocate and demand. Mo nopoly of the executive offices we be lieve to mean eventual rottenness to the core, if not national ruination through the ultimate visitation of God's wrath upon us. Even pure water be comes foul with long standing, hence the wise decree for its rotation. In our glorious land of free schools and free press, jealously guarded by about 60 millions in full accord and weakly opposed by only about 6 or 8 million Roman Catholics, there is no disputing that there are thousands who arc well able to soon qualify them selves for the routine work of any pub lie office. If not let us abolish our present school system and try the country Academies again in which our immortalized statesmen managed to qualify themselves, sitting on the flat side of a slab. And failing in this, then for the sake of common honesty and equity let the routine work be simplified, in order that monopoly of office may never be dreamed of, much less realized, under the Civil Service or any other law. If our Civil Service Board earns its annual salary of (15,500, and the ad ditional cost for traveling, printing, Arc, in their efforts to improve upon the "spoils" system, our statesmen should try to acquaint their consti tuents of the fact, for as yet they are densely ignorant about it. Respectfully, I. J. Jamison The Panicky Peeling. The financial situation is not so alarming as many may make it appear. It is not to be denied that there are some serious conditions surrounding us. The failure of the Pennsylvania steel company, a disaster as surprising as it is unfortunate, has naturally ser iously affected the confidence of our local business community, but this will only be temporary. Outside of this city, this sudden failure of an organization long believ ed to be one of the most substantial in the country has had a depressing euect in commercial circles. But the real dangei in the financial situation is the demand for gold and the exist ing doubt as to the ability of the gov ernment to meet its current obliga tions Dy goici payments, the tear that the national currency will be de preciated has disturbed borrowers and lenders, sellers and buyers. Bankers have become distrustful. The money centres are trembling under a name less tear. But much of this alarm comes from causes imaginary rather than real. In deed, only a day or two may be need ed to revive the commercial centres, to restore confidence and to put busi ness generally on the firm basis it was a month ago. Indeed, so far as pie serving intact the gold reserve the necessary trespassing on which has been the recent disturbing element if as Secretary Carlisle says, "all who are really interested in maintaining a sound and stable currency will assist the secretary of the treasury to the extent of their abilities," this danger will at once be driven awiy. We apprehend that the present flurry will soon be over, and that with restored confidence and renewed acti vity the country will see the prosper ous bummer that ras anticipated at the beginning of the year. Harris burg Patriot. The breaking up of the winter is the sign for the breaking up of the system. Nature is opening up the pores and throwing ou refuse. De Witts's Sarsaparilla is of unquestionable assistance in this operation. W. S. Rishton, Druggist. 10-14-iyr. Fishermen are just now interested over a proposition to stock the Che mung and Susquehanna rivers with German trout, says the Binghamton Herald, a species of the finny tribe which grow to weigh ten or twelve pounds each. The State fish hatch eries introduced this species of trout into this State four years ago, and they thrive and grow rapidly ,in small streams. They are said to be as gamcy as black trout, and make bet ter angling, owing to their size. In two years from the time they are placed in a stream they will average two and one half pounds each. They multiply rapidly, and are not preyed upon by other fish, so that in a few years a stream stocked with them be comes an angler's paradise. As soon as the snow has departed from off the mountain, the Lehigh Valley Railroad will complete its new line to within a half mile of Ganoga Lake. This will bring that popular summer resort into greater prominence owing to it then being easy of access by rail. The distance from Wilkes Barre will be forty miles, while the ride through the heart of virgin forests and over mountains will prove a most enjoyable one to the tourist Benton Argus. If you are tired and never hungry, Hood's Sarsaparilla will make you feel strong and well, and give you a hearty appetite. Our World's Fair Lotter. EVERY ONE WILL TAKE A HOLIDAY MAY 1ST. SOME OF THE CURIOUS PEO PLE IN P.fPFALO P.II.I.'S SHOW. CURIOUS EXIirill IS MADE liY WOMEN ARRIVE. (From our Special correspondent ) One -ten, April 24. E very busi ness man is preparing to take a grand holiday May 1st and go to the World's Fair. All the leading business houses in town will be gayly decorated, and every effort will be made to give visi tors a grand reception in the city at the opening of the Columbian Exposi tion. Great preparation is being made to receive President Cleveland and his party. The Duke of Veragua is the all absorbing topic of conversation among the Chicagoans. The descen dent of Christopher Columbus is likely to be feted to his hearts content this summer. Every one is anxious to see this scion of Nobility. The wind and rain still continues to make earth desolate, and s'ops the work at Jackson Park in many ways. The gardeners can do nothing and are almost in despair. Installation still goes on in the buildings, and although the bad weather will cause many things to be unfinished that otherwise would have been in fine shape May 1st, the Fair will make a, very creditable open ing. The native workmen from Ceylon are putting the finishing touches on the beautiful temple which will be used in the tea exhibit to be made by the women. Solid ebony and satin wood pillars carry the graceful roof, and they are beautifully carved in in tricate designs. Five Cingalose woods are used in the construction. Several Tamal women and their home cos tumes will augment the attractiveness of the tea room. Those women have a dainty beudoir in the Woman's Building, which will be a revelation in Japanese and Cingalese art. Nevada will send to the World's Fair prehistoric cosmic records of great value. Tne exhibit will be here this week, and will consist mostly of geological and agricultural products. Principal among the exhibits are the prehistoric foot prints- from the quar ries at Carson City. They are con sidered very wonderful and interesting, and they were procured by cutting them out bodily from the clay floor of the quarry. There were hundreds of them found. It is the intention of Nevada to donate the geological and mining collections to Chicago Univer sity after the Fair. Mrs. Palmer's reception room in the Woman's Building is completed. The frieze of the room is a design of roses with a border of conventional buckeye scrolls. This is one of the handsomest rooms in the building. The ceiling for the New York room is a finely painted canvas, arid will bp put up in a day or two. The women of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, contributed table inlaid with historic woods for the Woman's Building. It i 4 feet long and 30 inches wide, and will be used as tiie president's desk by Mrs. Pal mer at the dedicatory exeicises in the building, and for all official meetings thereafter The inscription on a cop per tablet attached to the table shows tint there is more history to the squaie inch collected in the unassuming piece of furniture than its size and design would seem to indicate. Inlaid in the table is cedar from Lebanon, oak from the yoke of the Liberty bell, and red cedar from the railings around the cracked herald of freedom, mulberry from the John Harris tree, oak from the good old ship Constitution, from the house in which the first American flag was made and from Washington's headquarters in Valley Forge, walnut from Paxtang church erected in 1740, and mahogany from the original doors of the Pennsylvania capitol. Another unique exhibit made by women at Custer City, South Sakota, has been sent to the Woman's build ing. It is a small cabin composed of all the different specimens of minerals from the Black Hills. The cabin is four feet square and is made very neat and attractive. The seventy-six Indians for Buffalo Bill's show came in yesterday morning. There were hundreds of people gather ed at the Northwestern depot to see them. They landed from the cars with a regular Brule warwhoop. They were gorgeously dressed in bright col ors, decked out with eagle's feathers, bears' claws, elks' teeth and eagles' claws. All had their faces painted, some of them having spent a great deal of time and an immense amount of red, green and yellow in their make up Wet as the day was we visited the red men in the mammoth inclosure at 6 1st Street. They had their ents and tepees all arranged and seemed quite at home when we called, al though the growl as much as sny one over the nasty weather. There are seven squaws and five children among them. Mdm. No Neck is the name of one of the squaws. Roan Woman is the vfife of 'Plenty Horses. She participated in the tight at Wounded Knee, and has five bullet wounds, in cluding one that has crippled her left hand so that it is useless. These Indians will form an important part of the "Wild West show." 1'iles of people have piles, but De Witt's Witch Hazel iSalue will cure them, gist. W. j$. Jiishton, Drug 10-14-iyr. New m store, v: Unvirvr lf..wr.! mid rdiltcil the Room lately occupied hy Jacob IjpcI it with mi entire stock of liOOTS and SHOES from some of the lending felioe ru f1,;e rv.,i.ii v UTi1t1i IHI-IU1C19 Ul mi uuiiii; - 'j -- 1 most any foot, Newest, lightest and best in Kubber special ties. The Public aro invited to call and inspect the ttock, which will be soul at prices to tHegOCHlS. Know Your Business. Mr. Vanderbilt pas his cook $ie,- 000 a year, my boy, which is a1 great deal more than we get because he can cook, that is all. Presumably be cause he can cook better than any other man in America, that is all. If Monsieur Saucenravi could cook toler ably well, and shoot a little, and speak three languages tolerably well and keep books fairly, and sing some, and understands gardening pretty well, and could preach a fair sermon, and knew something about horses and could tel egraph a little, and could do light por ter's work, and could read proof toler ably well, and could do plain house and sign painting, and could help on a threshing machine, and knew enough law to practice in justice's court in Kickapoo township, and had once run for the legislature, and knew how to weigh hay, he wouldn't get $10,000 a year for it ; he gets that just because he krows how to cook, says Bob Bur- dette. It wouldn't make a cent's dif ference in his salary if he thought the world was flat, and that it went about its orbit on wheels. There's nothing like knowing your business through and through, my boy, from withers to hoof, whether you know anything else or not. What's the good of knowing everything ? It is a truth in medicine that the smallest dose that performs a cure is the best. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the smallest pills, will perform the cure, and are the best. W. S. Rish ton, druggist. 10-14 ly. CANDIDATES. The following persons announce their name as candidate under the rules or the Democra tic puny of coluinbtu county, and Hubject to thu action of the Democratic County conven tion to bo held on Tuesday, August 8th, Wi3. For County Commissioner, J. G. SWANK, of Mifflin Township. For Register and Recorder, CHARLES B. EN'T, of Scott township. Officer ZiiflWM ChrUtin Of Philadelphia. An Officer's Battle He Might Have Lost But for Assistance How II Wat Given, and the Inevitable Result. An officer connected with the Taeony Station home, Philadelphia, bos had a se vere battle with a monster, or demon. he hard I knnwa whlH tn noil i nr ( let Dim tell the story In hli own words 1 I Want to Say a Word bout what Hood's Sarsaparilla did for me. I was troubled the worst way with dyspepsia. Why, I crald eat anrihins; at breakfast without distress, and when I iit mn.n. . . a HtUe it would all come up again. I tried .uuu.Toryuiuiginearaor to find relief, but sUll I suffered. At last I was told ja.i how I felt aud what Homi's fip..i.rin. for me by an advertisement In a panor. I de- k.-. ' n'wncine, nnu realize B ,,,, benefit pramlici It was what Hood's SufZ parllla actually did for me that Convinced me of Its Merit I cannot praise It enough. 1 can eat beartllj now, alUiough two month! mm 1 ..... ... what It was to keep anything on my stomach. Hood's Cures Besides beliitr curnd of dvsnAiwiA t i. relieved of severe pains In the kidneys. I am ......... ...... ,mm no meu io tell others how to be cured of dvaunniia Chmstinb, Taeony Blatloa House, Tacouy Phlldrli.lnliii, ' HOOD'S PlLLS cure Nim., BIck Headaohe. ladia-MUou, BluomuoM. Sold by aU drugguta, EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. folate of llannali H, Armstrotig, aeveawa. t?ln'!;e.!s llPr'b" Kvo Mat letn-ra tPHtamcn taryonthe ntato ot Hannah II. Anuatrcmi. Oeoeuaed, have been ifrauM to the und.rnUn S execulonh t,, wll01u all J)era0U8 udrluod to M" id nX.1L ttre, ""lumd w '""ke Payment, and those haviiiK claims or demand will make known the same without delay. Ke IUkhino, AMELIA AHMNTKONO, . tty. KKBUCCA AKMHTKONO, 4-88-8t Executors. 1 Store ( Keller, new direct manu - nnd Stvlefl to fit and suit al- corrcspuuu wnu wc 411am y m ...moom W1Y1. U. IVICIMININCT. Pennsylvania People Bonofitted, MRS. CARRIE UOUTON GAINED IN Ft.KSH 68 LBS. TO HI I-J MIS. BY THE USE OF A SIMPLE REMEDV. MEN AND WOMEN INTERESTED. "It is astonishing," said one of our physicians the other evening, "how many of the ordinary diseases people suffer from come from the one cause excess of uric acid in the blood. To discover a medicine that would dissolve this acid has puzzled thous ands of the best men of the medical profession, until Dr. David Kennedy, of Rondout, N. Y., produced what is known the world over as Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. 1 he great value we place in Favorite Remedy comes from the fact that it is the only medi cine that will effectually dissolve this acid thus curing rheumatism, dyspep sia, kidney, livpi and urinary troubles and the sicknesses women suffer from. These and many more troubles all come from the one cause, as I said before, this death dealing uric acid." Perhaps there has been no one per son in Wyoming Co., Pa., that has suffered more than Mrs. Carrie Bou ton, formerly of Schottville, but now of Harvey's Lake, Luzerne Co. Mrs. Bouton, in relating her restoration to health, said t "From a growing girl I suffered from female trouble or weak ness peculiar to my sex. Several phy sicians prescribed for me but I found no relief. I was reduced in flesh down to 68 pounds. By accident I heard of Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy and determined to try it, and to my great joy I began to realize that I had found a medicine that was doing me good. I think I had used five bottles when I found that I weighed mj pounds and was better in, health than I ever was before. Inquiry among Mrs. Bouton's neigh bors shows that she sta'f s nothing but the facts in regard to her case. Many other instances of the kind are widely talked of in Scottsville, Tunkhannock, Wilkesbarre and other places where 1 Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy has enecteu many cures alter physicians had given up hope. "But." says one of our prominent druggists, 1 Favorite Remedy is equally efficacious in other diseases, as talks with people I have sold Favotite Re medy to affirm. To my knowledge rihi in our town Favorite Remedy has cured peop!e suffering fro.n rheu matism, dyspepsia, kidney, liver and urinary troubles." Since the publication in one of the New York medical journals of the case of Mr. E. P. Tayer, of Fast Nas sau, N. Y., Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy has been increasing in sale. Mr. Tayer had suffered for fifteen years with inflammatory rheumatism. His case was practically abandoned by his physicians. Favorite Remedy was brought to his notice and in less than three months after its use he was a well man. In commenting on this case Dr. W. H. Morse, of New York City, says : The great good in Favorite Remedy lies in its power to dissolve this dead ly uric acid. In cases of dyspepsia, eczema, scrofula or any urinary di seases I have never known it to fail, when taken according to directions. Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is not only used by physicians now but can be found on sale by every medicine dealer. Wilkes-liarre (ra.)7'ime: Do you lack faith and love health ? Let us establish your faith and restore your health with DeWitt's Sarsaparilla. W. S. Rishton, Druggist. 10-14-iy. C. WATSON McKELVY, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. (Successor to B. P. II art man.) 1iPnrAMl,lt U I vnl n . 1. n ..' .. " ."uiiouiiiiD niujiiKi'ab L:ompaQ les in the world, amona whloh are : OA8H TOTAL Rt'KIM.Ua u. ... ... CAPITAL. AHHKT. OVKH AI.I.. Franklin nt 'h tn.na.i . , .... ir" ivnn'a; 1'hiiav::: 's$ 'i-Zffi Out-en, of N. Y 500,000 8.mn,wik i.inii.fvw ei Chester, N. Y. m,0 1.7M.OT 4-Jtl TilO. N. America, 1'hlia. 8,uo 1,1100 0,Tao,tiK 8,sw,7sio OKKICI IN I. W. MUKBI.VY' STOKR. Losses promptly adjusted and pajd. fJO THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY : oLh.1.T:?i,h ' n nl!,t"nnf, "f the forty-thlrd notliied to meet in convention, at tliu court house In HlooiiMbuiv, on the llml Tuesday In May, A. li., iww, at 3 o'clock 1'. M., bring the -second day or the month, and select, t(m ix, by a majority ot the whol.i number ot director present, one person of literary and sclentltlo acquirements, and of skill and experience In to art of teuehlmr, as County Kiiieilnteiidnnt, . ror the three succuedlnif year j and cert try the result to tho Hlate Huperliiteudont, at Harris- ' burif, as required by the thtrly-ulnth and forti eth lections or Bald act. . - . WILLIAM C. JOIINBTON, April 7, tt. co. Bupt. 01 col. county.
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