ESTABLISH KD 18. Zit Columbia gtmotrat, STABL13UBD 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1S89. riBL18UKD BT GIO. E. EL WELL KVKKY F1UDAY MORNING at Bloomstmrg, the County spat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. flans: Inside the county, $1.00 a year In ad vance; 11.50 If not paid In advance Outside the county, $1.U5 a year, strictly In advance. All communications should be addressed to TI1E COLUMBIAN, Bioomsburg, Pa. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1893. Governor Tattison has signed the bill making election days half holi days. This is perhaps the most sen sible holiday that has ever been crea ted, for it gives every workingman a chance to gt hi vote in the b allot box. WABUHGTOS LETTEB Washington, June, 6 1893. President Cleveland enjoyed his fishing ttip immensely and returned to the hard work which still lies before him in tip-top condition. He presid ed over a special cabinet meeting to day, which was called to consider ways and means for replenishing the gold reserve fund, which has been en croached on to a greater extent than ever before, in order to meet the de mand for gold for export. No danger is apprehended for the present, and it was to discuss plans for the future that the cabinet meeting was held. It is claimed by some, but not by Treasury officials, that under the act of March 17, 1862, which good. law vers who have made a careful exami nation say has never been repealed, the Secretary of the Treasury is au thorized to issue legal tinder notes for the purchase of gold "at such rates and upon such term as he may deem most advantageous to the public inter ests." Secretary Carlisle thinks he would have no difficulty in getting all the gold needed in exchange for legal tender notes if it were legal to issue them ; but no final decision in the matter is likely to be mack until the gold reserve in the Treasury shall have been reduced to what Secretary Car lisle considers a dangerously low amount, and that may never occur. Having sent a trustworthy agent to Hawaii to learn the sentiment of the Hawaiians, President Cleveland now proposes to ascertain the sentiment of our own people towards Hawaii before fully making up his own mind, by making public all of the reports made by Commissioner and Minister Blount. These reports will be published as soon as they are completed, which will probably be in a few weeks. The one question that is every where discussed is that of pensions, which seems to grow in importance. As might be expected there is any quantity of fool talk on the subject, and it is the exception to find a repub lican who will calmly discuss the mat ter ; they seem to think that the argu ment is entirely closed when they charge the administration with being . antagonistic to the Union veterans. A striking exception is General H. V. Boynton, whose radical republicanism is widely known, and who earned his title by bravery on the field of battle. , He handles the pension question with out gloves, and among other striking .truths says: "While in its es sence, the pension question is non partisan, it is such an easy one to con jure with against the democrats that the moment any one of this party un dertakes to correct the abuses which every fair man sees and admits, a gen eral hue and cry is raised at once that the democrats are at last wreak ing their spite and their vengeance on the old soldiers. No one stops to think that a very large proportion of these old soldiers who went to war in 1 86 1, when the question of pensions was not in the remotest thought of any of them, were democrats. Even democrats forget to make answer that a great company of the leading cap tains of the Union hosts Grant, Sher man, Buell, Rosecrans, Thomas, Mc Clellan, Logan, Butler, Franklin, Sick les, Slocum an unending column of such men and their followers were democrats. The reputation and hon or of tue G. A. R. are not at stake in this matter. By the action of its high est officers it has been committed to the remarkable proposition that grand army posts shall not openly discuss and uphold pension reform. It b idle to make answer to this charge by pleading technicalities. The G. A. R. now owes it to itself to support a searching examination of the pension rolls. And when the country is satis fied that the roll is a worthy one, and not until then, will the feeling pass away that pension expenditure is in considerable part an unjust burden. Comptroller of currency Eckels is determined that no national bank di rector shall plead ignorance of the law as an excuse for having neglected his duty. He has had a circular prepared, ' a copy of which will be forwarded to each director of every national bank, containing the laws defining the duties and obligations of bank directors, and . penalties prescribed for neglect of du ty. He says he wishes to impress up on the minds of bank director! that they are liable under the law for the fulfillment of their duty to stock hold ers and depositors. According to reports received at the Treasury the Chinese are making use of the "underground railroad" to come from Canada to the United States, in considerable numbers. Several Ver monters have been arrested for run ning one of these lines. Those near to President Cleveland and his cabinet say that they are now confident that Congress will repeal the Sherman Silver law very soon after it meets. The doubt has been'as to the Senate, but it is now claimed that it has been removed by assurances from Senators. A little ill, then a little pill The ill is gone the pill has won. DeWitt's Little Early Risers the little pills that cure great ills. W. S. Rishton, Drug gist 10-14 1 yr. THE LEGISLATURE. LAWS PASSED DURINO THE SESSION JUST CLOSED. The Harrisburg J'atriot says: The session of the legislature just closed was somewhat barren of espec ially important results. While a large number of bills were introduced and many passed finally, neither those which received the legislative sanction nor those which fell were of esjxrcially general interest. The amended Baker ballot law works some important changes, but was not changed to the radical extent its supporters desired. It and the bills fixing polling places within the territorial limits of the election districts and forbidding poli tical committees paying for naturali zation papers, requiring electors to vote where domiciled and making election days legal half-holidays are the principal measures of a political character. The labor legislation was practically included in the amended factory inspection, compulsory arbi tration and anti-Pinkerton bills, and the revised bituminous mine ventila tion law. The first Saturday in Sep tember was made Labor day. There was a great deal of school legislation and perhaps the most im portant bill of the session was the Farr free text book bill, with us ac companying appropriation of $500,000 annually lor the purchase of books. Others worthy ot note are those regu lating the salaries of county superin tendents, prohibiting them from en gaging in teaching except gratuitously; prohibiting members of boards of school control from holding salaried positions under the boards, giving graduates of chartered colleges the same right to teachers' permanent cer tificates enjoyed by normal school graduates, and authorizing cities and boroughs not divided into wards for school purposes to maintain high schools. . The salary of the state super intendent was also increased from $2,500 to $4,000. The compulsory education proposition was disapproved by the governor and his objections sustained 011 the closing night of the session. The re-equipment of the National Guard was provided for and a reor ganization bill making' some impor tant changes was passed. A naval militia was also established. An in dustrial home for soldiers' orphans was created, with an appropriation for its erection, and the law governing the soldiers' and sailors' home at Erie was amended by extending the right of ad mission to soldiers ol other states who have lived five years in Pennsylvania. Fraternal societies were defined and regulated and a seoarate bill was mass ed in relaticn to the benefits paid them. The main bills affecting the agri cultural interests were those creating the orhce of dairy and food commis sioner and that prohibiting the use of oleomargarine in institutions receiving state aid. 1 he appropriation for the salary and expenses of the dairy and food commissioner was defeated, con sequently the law is practically nuga tory until the next session. One of the things in which the farmers were really interested was the additional ap propriation of another million dollars to the state board of agriculture. This was lost on the last night of the ses sion and lost by the filibustering by representatives of the rural counties, who were apparently willing to defeat measures in which their own consti tuents were interested in order to kill those which they thought would benefit people to whom they were opposed. Among the other leading measures passed, and which like those enumera ted above have received the governor's approval, were the following: Estab hshing state boards of medical exami ners, repealing the law permitting physicians to be pharmacists without passing prescribed examination 1 au thorizing the governor to commission women as notaries 1 defining second degree murder 1 punishing frauds by the keepers of stallions ; providing for the safety of employees in new build ings ; creating borough boards of health ; authorizing the formation of co-opcratr'e banking associations ap propriating $500,000 for a state library building, and $125,000 for remodeling the present capitol j punishing dairy adulterations ; creating a forestry com mission , regulating mileage and ex penses of presidential electors j pro hibiting minors under fourteen years running elevators; general dog-tax law ; compiling the corporation laws of the state ; providing for a deficiency in the appropriation of last year for the care of the indigent insane 1 increasing the salaries of the superintendent of public instruction, auditor general, deputy attorney gen eral, and secretary of internal affairs j repealing the dog tax in West Marl borough and Tredyffen townships, Chester county; repealing the road tax in Pennsburg township, Chester county; abolishing the Philadelphia public buildings commission) permit ting a plaintiff to take judgment for the amount admitted to be due in affidavits of defense 1 repealing the fence law in Armstrong county ; re pealing that part of the law in relation to sheriffs sales in Luzerne county, which requires publication of the n 1 ture of sale in a newspaper at the county-seat j requiring the public rec ords to be kept in the English language; appropriation for the purchase of med als of honor ; making the secretary of the state board of agriculture a mem ber ex officio of board of trustees of Pennsylvania Slate college ; providing for the appointment of trustees, for the Home for thu Training of the Speech of Deaf Children. The local prohibitory laws for the boroughs of Mt. Pleasant, Westmore land county and Nerona, Allegheny county, were repealed and the former has been signed by the governor. He has also approved the Saturday half holiday bill. The governor has also signed 101 of the appropriations to charitable institutions, which had the ppproval of the state board of chari ties. These appropriations have also re ceived executive sanction. For con tinuance of education of destitute or phans of deceased soldiers, sailors and and marines ; salaries of officers and employes of Morganza reformed school and for permanent improvements ; medical and surgical department, Western Pennsylvania hospital, Pitts burg ; emergency fund of $50,000 for state board of health, to use in case of epidemics ; state chronic asylum, for equipping of state institutions and transferring patients thereto : for re pair of stone bridge over Youghiogheny river at Summerfield ; to assist in erection of hospital at West Chester ; to reimburse commissioners for pro motion of uniformity of legislation in the United States : to carry out pro visions of act relative to care and treatment of indigent insane 5 appro priation for expenses of committee on centennial affairs in examining the accounts of the World's fair commis sion. Among the bills remaining in the hands of the governor are the amend ed Baker ballot law ; the state quaran tine act ; permitting the consolidation of traction lines ; abolishing city treas urers fees the Philadelphia wharf bill ; authorizing courts to appoint per sons to inspect school houses where directors have failed to provide ade quate accommodations and providing a penalty for neglect on the part of school boards ; authorising the ap pointment of deputy coroners ; per- mittins mechanics, journeymen and laborers to file liens for wages against buildings on which they have worked, and the Hewitt pure food bu. JTIm IAmU Strong Kannett Square, P Hood'sTDid It Cured a Train of Troubles Catarrh of the Stomach, Rheum" nam, Nervousness, Tired Feeling, Eto. "I do feel that I owe a letter lor publication. for Hood's Bariaparllla has been ot so great nelp to me. I was seriously troubled with cm rirrh of ska (mack mu4 rkaaauitUsa. alto had that Ured feeling i was very nervous, o that sometimes I could not let tlia childriiit play where I oould hear them. I also had spells of being light handes, and eould not sea where to go. Could not walk across my room wiuiuut uujp, uur uu any w turning or ironing. rut utq wku t was Helpless With Rheumatism, wbloh my physicians said was chronic I be gan to take Hood's Sarsaparllla, and It has done me so much good that I earnestly recommend It to my friends. It has given me strength so that 1 o&nuu my own wasmng ana ironing ana in housework. Bit Btrvfli feel better an stronger. I have a good appetite, and Uie pain and trouble In my stomach have not annoved me since I took the first ttotUe. My friends all tell me I loot better, and I tell them Heed's did it. I have been In poor health tor 8 or 0 yean, and have had the rheuiiiatlsnvnoro or less, lor 8 years. It Is all gone now, and that awful Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures trred feeling and a severe couch never trouble me." Lizia Strong, Kunuuu Square, fa. HOOD'S PlLL are the but after-dlnnai nils, assUIAJgMUoa. ears bsadaabs. Try s tel. - j Tho Hew Ballot Bill. The reconstructed Baker ballot law as agreed upon by the house and sen ate conferees and sent to the gover-1 nor, makes the following changes in the present law : The ballot is decreased to one-half its present size. Only one set of bal lots and sample ballots is necessary. Reduces the percentage for party nominations from three to two. In creases the time allowed for printing the ballots. Provides that the print ing of the ballots for Spring elections shall be done under the supervision of the county commissioners. Cer tificates of nominations for members of the house of representatives shall be filed wii.li the county commission ers instead of the secretary of the commonwealth. Provides that one mark in a circle at the top of a col umn of candidates shall be a vote for every one in that column. Where the circle is not marked a mark for every candidate voted for is required. A screen or door must be placed on the lront of each booth, thereby bet ter securing privacy. Provides for greater thickness of paper for ballots and the corner of the ballot folded over shall be printed black so that number cannot be seen through the paper .In case a voter votes for more persons than he is entitled to the bal lot shall not be entirely thrown out, but so much of the ballot as is properly marked shall be counted. The disability clause of the act of 1891 is unchanged, but a penal clause is provided for any one who falsely represents his disability. Pennsylvania People Benefitted. MRS. CARRIE BOUTON GAINED IN FLESH 63 LBS. TO 121 1-2 LBS. BY THK USE OF A SIMPLE REMEDY. MEN AND WOJIEM 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 ihe world ovsr as Dr. Kennedy's favorite Remedy. Jhe 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, live! 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 : "From a growing girl l sutlereu trom lemale 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 63 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 121 J pounds ar.d was better in health than I ever was before. Inquiry among Mrs. Bouton's neigh bors shows that she states nothing but the facts in regard to her case. Many other instances of the kind are widely talked of in bcottsville, Tunkhannock. Wilkesbarre and other places where Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy has effected many cures after physicians had given up hope. "But," says one of our prominent druggists, '-Favorite Remedy is equally efficacious in other diseases, as talks with people I have sold Favorite Re medy to affirm. To my knowledge right in our town Favorite Remedy has cured people suffering from 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 East 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 bis 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. II. Morse, of New York City, says Thegreat good in Favorite Remedy lies in its power to dissolve this dead ly uric acul. 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. Wilket-Jiarre (l'a.)Timea, 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-iy. RUGSET SHOES, H. J. Clark's Building, Main street. TENNIS BASE BALL SHOES, CANDIDATES. Thi following persons announce their nnmis as candidates under the rules of the "eiie'era. He party of Columbia rnimty, and subject to the action ot the Democrat!'! toiiny i-onyen. tlon to be held on Tuesday, August 8lb, 181M. For County Treasurer, J. R. FOWLER, of Pine township. For Register and Recorder, CHARLES U. ENT, of Scott township. For County Treasurer, JOSEPH P. DEWITT, of Greenwood township. For County Treasurer, C A. KLEIM, . of Bioomsburg. For County Treasurer, A. B. CROOP, of Briarcreek township. For County Treasurer, I. J. HESS, of Centre township. For Prothonotary and Clerk or thk Courts G. M. QUICK of Bioomsburg. For County Commissioner JOHN N. GORDON, of Montour township. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, A. B. HERRING, of Orange Township. For County Commissioner, CHARLES REICHART, of Main township. For County Commissioner, G. M. IKELER, of Mt. Pleasant township. For County Commissioner, J. G. SWANK, of Mifflin Township. For County Commissioner, CORNELIUS 1'ETTERMAN, of Locust Township. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THOMAS B. HANLY, of Bioomsburg For Register and Recorder, JOHN B. CASEY, ' of Bioomsburg. For County Commissioner, MAHLON HAMLIN, of Catawlssa. Old IDEAS Exploded. It is a time honored Idea with certain people that they must pay way-up prices in order to get good WatcIicH, ClovkH, Jewelry ci HU. verware. These Ideas we are exploding every .1 T ...Ml - .. ' uay. vv c win convince you 01 tne error if you will drop into our store. Articles bought of us will be engraved toitnaut extra charge. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, and Optical re pairing neatly and promptly done and guar antee satisfactory. We are closing out our line of Fishing tackle, Base balls and buta at very low prices. A rare chance to secure Bargains. A full line of staple and fancy Stationery uu nanu ai HESS BROS. 8lsn of bis watch. Main St. Bloomsburo, Pa lli; 1 n vM0 DICYCLE , SHOES, SHOES. ORPHANS' COURT SALE ESTATK OH CHRISTIAN BKNNINOEK.DKCD. By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court ol Columbia county, Pennsylvania, held at Blooms burg, In and for the County aforesaid, there will bo exposed to I'ulillo talc, at Mountain Urovo station on the Bunbury and Iiazioton division ot the Pennsylvania 11. It., Luzerne County, at 11 o'clock In tho forenoon on SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1893, the following; piece or parcel of land, situate In Weaver township, ColuniblaCounty, Pennsyl vanla, bounded and described as follows to-wlt: Beginning at a chestnut thence north 8 de grees, west 1H0 perches to a black oak, thence by land ot C. I- Cox, north 87 1-4 degrees east, as perches to a stone thence south 8 .1-4 degrees east 170 perches to a post, thence 87 3-4 degrees to place of beglnnlng.tcontattilng 95 acres more or less, said lana being valuable timber land. Tshms or Sals. 23 percent, down on day of sale, SB per ceat. on continuation of Rale and delivery ot deed, balance In one year from day of snlo. To be secured with note and approved security thereon. DANIEL MKNS1NGEH, T. H. Martow, Executor. Attorney. 0-fMU PUBLIC SALE. -or VALUABLE- Real Estate. Tursunnt to nn order of the Orphans' court ot Columbia county. The undersigned executors will expose to public sale upou the premises on SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1S93, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of said dny the following described lot of ground i All that certain lot situate In the Town ot Bioomsburg Columbia county, Pa., bounded on 'he north by Second street, on tho east by Mooncy's aUey on the south by Pine alley, and on the west by lands belonging to Amelia and Krbecca Arm strong and Annie Stecs being nbout twenty eight foct In front on Main street and feet In depth. TlUs lot Is ono of the few vacant lots on Main street near tho business centra cf said town, and Is desirable for every purpose, having means of access from three sides. The lot will be sold upon tho following con dltlons: fRK) at striking down, fvxi Kept, 1. liilil, and tue balance within one year from this date, with Interest from date of taking posses sion. Possession given upon payment of tmt)- D.-ed at expenso of purchaser. AMELIA AKMbTltONtS, KEUKCCA AliMSTitONO, IlKuiuso, Atty. Executors. ORPHANS' COURT SALE OF VALUABLE Real Estate. l'tirsuunt to nn order of tho Orphans' Court the undersigned administrators of tho estate of David Phillips will expose to public. Bale on the premises lu Jludlson township, Colum bia county, on SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1S93, at 1 o'clock In the afternoon, the following de scribed real estate : TUACT NO. 1. A certain tract of land In Jerseytown, Madison township aforesaid, on State rood leading trom Bioomsburg to Jluuty described as follows : Beginning at a stake on line of land ot George Nephew, running thence along said state road 4"H degrees west 11 and 8-10 perches to a stake, thence south 5-'M de grees west 10 and 8-10 perches to a stake, thenoe north UX degrees west 9 and 6-10 percbea to a fence post, thence south SStf degrees west and 1-10 perches to a stone ooaner, thence south 8 degrees east 18 and 9-10 perches to a post, thence north tx degrees east 63 and 8&-100 perches to a post, thence south 47)4 degrees east S and S-10 perches to a post, thence north 58 degree east is and 7-10 perches to the piaoa of beginning, containing 5 acres and lis perch, ea, a draft ot which la annexed to petition. whereon la erected a two-story frame DWELLING HOUSE. TRACT NO. a A tract or vacant lot adjoin. Ing tract No. 1, above described, on the west being SO teet fronting on said state road, and 1S7 feet deep or thereabouts, containing about one-fourth ot an acre. ' Ts bus or Sam. Ten per cent of one-fourth of the purchase money to be paid at the strik ing down of the property, the ono-fourtn lesa the ten per cent, at the confirmation ot sale, and the remaining three-fourths In one year thereafter with Interest from confirmation nlst B. F. FRUIT, , GEO. F. WATSON, Administrators, Jerseytown, Pa. K. Buckingham, Att'y. s-:Mt- EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. , Estate of Hannah H. Armstrong, debated. Notice Is hereby giver, that letters testamon taryontlie estutu of llunnuh 11. Arnmtrong, deceused, have been grunted to the undersigned executor, to whom all persous luili-hted to said estute are ruiiuesied to innku payment, and theme having claims or demands will make kuown the same wit houl delay. llKHKINd, AM KI.1A A1IMSTUONO, Atty. UEUHCCA AltMSTilON(', 4-as-ut, Kxeeulora. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. estate of Daniel Suit, aeveasei. The undorslgned, an auditor appointed by the Orphans' Court of roluuibht County to dls trllmKi the funds In the bauds nt A. J. Suit, Executor of tho estate of Daniel milt, dnveased, us appears on his final aoeount to nnd aiuoug the parties entitled thereto, will attend 10 the duties of his appointment at the ortleo 01 Charles O. Kvans Kho., In the borough of Iter wick, 1'enna. on Friday the SOth day ot June A. 0., 1HU3 at 9 o'clock A when uud whore all parties Interested are requested- to preseut tholr ulttlius before the undersigned 'r be for ever alter debarred from coming In upou said fund. GUANT UUlntlNO, Juue7, 'tw. Auditor.