THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA.
llilllOSMLLTfEli
Legislators Fighting Against t!ie
School Look Trust.
ASYLUH ISYZSTIGATION
Th lAinlry Will b Conlncl by Senator
Goblnnnd Rprntatle Corhrmn(-I
crnud RcTenuro. Will Affect I harltalila
Institutions Disorderly Visitors.
(Ppeelal Correspondence.)
HARRtsBfiirt, Feb. 11. The members of
the hou.te from the country dUtrlc. ftre
after the school book trust with i shnrp
' stick. A bill hiu boon Introduced by Mr.
Douthett, of Butler, providing for tho
purvhawof eit hook At publisher's price,
whirh 1 desiirncd to force the trut out of
business In I'cnnsylvnnla. The bill wits
presented n werk &K' and I t III In tho
committee on education. Mr. Douthett
declares that certain members nre trying
to throttle It. but this Is denied by Chair
man Farr, who promises It shall be taken
up and disposed of at the next meeting.
If the bill is negatived a resolution vclll
be offered by the member from Butler to
place It on the calendar. He U also con
sidering whether it would not be a pood
plan to offer 4 resolution for a loirislativo
committee to ascertain tho cost of books
furnished school boards In the state by the
trust. It Is claimed that there is pvat
lnenality ii the prices; that soros cities
pay twice as much as others. Represent
ative Lytic, the Republican leader of the
house, Chairman Moore, of the agricul
tural committee, and Mr. Martin, of Law
rence, than whom there are no more active
members, have assured Mr. Douthctt of
their sympathy with him. and stato that
If he does not want to take the responsl
bily of making the Investigation they will
pladly relieve him by offering the resolu
tion. The Marshall bill providing for the con
solidation of competing plpo line com
panies will be taken up on third reading
in tho house to-morrow. After the meas
ure had been read the second time It was
recommitted to commltte In order to giro
Its opponents nn opportunity to be heard.
On Wednesday a delegation of oil pro
ducers from Butler county, headed by ex
Senator James W. Lee, of Pittsburg, were
heard by the committee In opposition to
the bill. Addresses were made by Mr.
Lee. Clarence Walker, O. M. Russell,
Colonel W. A Clark, Amos Steelsmtth
and J. J. Firdicker. At the close of the
argument the committee went Into ex
ecutive session, and by a unanimous rot
agreed to report the bill. When It comes
up In the house an earnest fight will bo
made against It under the leadership of
Representative Moore, of Butler, a young
lawyer of ability, and nn affective worker
for the producers' inteicst .
Tho Insane Asylum Investigation Ordered.
The governor has approved the joint reso
lution providing for an Investigation of the
management of the state Insane hospitals
at Wernersvllle and Sorristown. Tho
committee on the part of the house, will
bo announced tomorrow by Speaker Wal
ton. Representative Cochrane, of Arm
strong, will be selected to conduct the In
vestigation at Wernersvllle and Senator
Gobln, of Lebanon, at Norrlstown. The
governor has not yet acted upon the con
current resolution offered by Representa
tive Focht, of Union, for a committee
to investigate the state charitable and
penal institutions to ascertain how many
of their inmates are aliens. Tho patriotic
orders are back of the movement.
There does not exist very friendly rela
tions between the governor and the sen-'
ate. Private Secretary Beitler has been
commissioned to submit lists of notaries
public and other minor appointments
in districts to the senators, with tho
understanding that if any are objection
able they will not be sent in. In several
instances the governor has ignored sen
atorial objections and declined to with
draw the names. This was true in the
case of Thomas Caffrey, of Pittsburg, and
Frank J. Campbell, of Coatesville, whose
appointments as notaries publlo were
made against the protests of the senators
from tho district interested. Senator
White has "hung up" the nomination of
Dr. H. S. McConnell, of New Brighton,
and unless it is recalled he will be knocked
out. Senator Penrose, of Philadelphia,
the leader of the friends of Senator Quay
In the senate, has put himself in position
to have rejected the nominations of any
person from that city objectionable to
him.
Governor Hastings has approved the
Gobin bill providing for the reorganization
of the state banking department, and will
end to the senate during the week the
nomination of Chairman Gilkeson, of the
state Republican committee, to be com
missioner of banking. The nomination
will be promptly continued. Colonel Gil
keson will enter upon the duties next
Monday. He has selected ei-State Treas
urer Morrison for chief of tho bureau in
charge of tho foreign building and loan
associations. The governor has alsosigned
the bill providing for an additional law
judge in Westmoreland county. The
measure for nnother lar judg in Wash
ington county has parsed the house and U
on tho senate calepdar for second reading
to-morrow. There is no objection to it. so
that it will reach the governor before tho
close of the week. ,
Host Boslt Apportionment Measures. j
The stato administration Insists on the
speedy passago of all the apportionment
measures introduced by Republicans. Tho
, legislative apportionment committee has
decided to report the bill introduced by
. Chairman Culbertaon. It is identical with
that offered two years ago by the Republi
cans, and will be put through the house
by a party vote, and thoi sent to a confer
ee committee to be shaped to meet the
rlows of the governor. Senator Quay Is
urging a complete change in the congres
sional district. He is anxious to have all
those wiped out which have been mado
doubtfully Republican by the conferred
system. Under the new apportionment
Allegheny will get four Instead of threo
congressmen, and Philadelphia six in
stead of five. The Rundall district, which
nut 11 lust full always olected a Democrat,
will be changed. The legislative appor
tionment drafted by Mr. Culbcrtson gives
Allegheny four new members, and Phila
delphia, Carbon and Jefferson each an ad
ditional member. Somerset, Bedford,
Lawrence, Schuylkill, Clarion, Crawford,
Chester and Huntingdon each lose one.
There is no change in the representation !
from tho othor counties.
Senator Baker, the author of the present
ballot system, will endeavor to correct its
defects. He baa collected copies of the
proposed changes and all suggestions that
have been offered, together with the reo.
oinmundations of the Ballot Reform asso
ciation, and will combine them Into one
bill, for which a special order will 1e asVeO
In both bodies. As to the constitutionality
of tho act In regard to vi.tlng upon ques
tions of municipal indebtedness the title
will bo amended so as to cover this defect.
The senator will also endeavor to amend
tho twenty sixth section by requiring everj
voter who declares that he has a disability
and requires assistance to make his state
ment under oath upon priuted form, ai
now required by residence and on act.
Ho cheerfully courts criticism of the law,
and Is open to any suggestions that may
be made that would Increase Its cfliclency.
The charitable and penal Institution
of Pennsylvania will suffer considerably
by the large decrease In the state revenues I
Auditor General Gregg and State Trees- 1
urer Jackson est trim to that tho receipts of
the next two years, on account of the hard
times, will not oggregate more than t!3.
000,'XO, which is ft.Quo.iXX) less than that
of the previous two years. Tho general
appropriation bill, which includes eleven
millions for tho public schools, the ex
penses of the executive, departmental and
legislative branches of the state govern
ment, the stato judiciary and the salaries
of the county superintendents of schools,
will foot up In round numbers about 1
0CO.0U0. This leaves only i:i,t),0uO for tho
national guard, penitentiaries, house r.f
refuge, Huntingdon reformatory, state
normal schools, state boards of beulth and
agriculture and all other state Institu
tions, of which there are over 1-j sus
tained wholly or in part by tho state.
The state board of charities estimates that
it will cost a million dollars the next tiro
years for tho core and treatment of tho
indigent insane.
Heavy Appropriations Asked For.
The state normal schools ask for 11,100.
000. Tho National Guard will require
TiJO.iXO, tho soldierj" orphans' schools
f 350. 000 for maintenance, the soldiers' and
sailors' home at Erie l-V'V A bill has
been passed appropriating U.iak) to com
plete the buildings and put in condition
the grounds at thj industrial school, at
Scotland. K-anklln county, and will ask
foranadditl nal appropriation of tl?5.l)
to build slx'een double eottages to ac
commodate 1,000 children. If the appr
pration is granted tho commissioner will
transfer the pupils to Scotland from tho
schools at Chester Springs, Uniontown
and Harford, and close these institutions.
If a compulsory education bill becomes a
law the school appropratlon will have to
be Increased to tli.OuO.uOO.
The legislature has established the cus
tom of giving to the retiring governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of internal
affairs and other state officials the desks
and chairs used by them during their offi
cial term. Some of these desks are valued
at -J00.
Representative French, of Washington,
has introduced a bill requiring public
school teachers to open their schools by
reading the scriptures from five to fifteen
minutes every morning. He says every
body is responsible for this measure but
himself, although the patriotic societies
are urging its passage. "I did it on the
broad principles of Christianity," said
Mr. French. "I believe that it is right.
There is too much of a tendency to disre
gard the scriptures In school life. I do
not prescribe what the teachers shall read.
They can select a passage in the New Tes
tament to satisfy the Christians or a chap
ter from the Old Testament to satisfy the
Jew. They can read from tho St. James
version so that Protestants may not be
offended or from the Donay version so that
the scruples of our Catholic friends may
be respected."
Speaker Walton has found it necessary
almost daily to call upon Sergcnnt-at-Arms
Shoener to preserve order among the
visitors and lobbyists, who crowd in the
ball of the house and gossip and talk, to
the annoyance of the members and the
speaker. The rules committee will take
this matter up at the next meeting, and it
is likely that a rule will be adopted that
no outsider should be permitted on the
floor of the bouse unless Introduced by a
member who will vouch for his conduct.
At it is, all the doors are open and any
body can enter without question.
To Improve the Hoose Acoustic.
The board of public buildings and
grounds has ordered draperies from
Trimby, Hunt & Co., of Philadelphia, for
the windows of the hall of the house. It
is believed the draperies, with the wires
strung overhead in different parts of the
room, will improve Its acoustic properties.
Representative Fow, of Philadelphia,
believes the state should own and operate
its own electric light and beating plant,
and has offered a resolution for a commit
tee to Investigate the subject. The exist- j
lug contract tor iigni, wnicn is iumisneu
by a local concern, amounted to 113,000,
000, while the contract for this year is
fl',000,000. For heating, under the old
contract, tho cost was (5,000; now It is
17.750.
The bouse bas passed the bill introduced
by Mr. Fow 1 bolishlng the kissing of the
Bible by witnesses, and substituting in
stead the laying of the band on the open
book. The debate on this question recalls
an interesting incident about certain leg
islators. "I was never more surprised in
my life," sold a newspaper correspondent
yesterday, "when I went to take a drink
with Representative B. in his room. As
you know, he likes a good drink, a funny
story and a quiet game of poker or fan ton.
Imagine my astonishment when he took
the bottle from the wardrobs and sat it
down on the dressing case beside a well
thumbed Bible. I learned since that be
has mode it a practice to read a chapter In
the Bible every night for years."
Manufacturers all over the state are kick
ing on the new revenue bill drafted by the
state tax conference. They declare it will
drive them out of business if it becomes a
law or force them to remove to other states
where tho corporations are not taxed as
heavily as In Pennsylvania. The Manu
facturers' club, of Philadelphia, has filed
a protest against the bill and asked for a
hearing before the hoise ways and means
committee before it Is acted upon finally.
The grangers want the bill to pass.
Wasbacgh.
Father and Sob Burned to Death.
Pittshuro, Feb. o. Frederick D. Miller
and his 6 year-old sou were burned to
death at their bouse on Second avonue.
Fire was discovered In the kitchen at mid
night. Miller, his wife, children and a
hired man ran to the front of the building.
On the way Mrs. Millar lost the boy, and
her husband returned to find him. Mrs.
Miller, one child and the man escaped by
jumping into blankets from the second
story windows. After the fire Miller and
the boy were found lying on the floor of
the bedroom dead.
Again la Shape for Travel.
Reading, Pa., Feb. 11. Most of the
railroads centering here are again in good
shape for public travel. The Philadelphia
and Heading main line trains, passenger,
coal and freight, are running. The Penn
sylvania is open between Pottsville and
Philadelphia, as are also the Lebanon
Valley and Heading and Colombia.
AN INCIDENT OF TRAVEL.
Introtlnrlng a Tolnhle Oatky and an T.m
barraasott Traveler.
"On a limited train from Philadel
phia recently," told a -pan at a dinner,
"the heat la the smoking car became
intolerable. Everybody suffered and
fumed until somebody discovered that
all the ventilators were shut. Then
the porter was called and ordered to
open them. As he was complying a
man who looked like a commercial
traveller voiced the indignation we all
felt at the fellow's carelessness, quote
the New York Times.
" 'What r'ye mean,' he said, 'keep
ing us boxed here in this furnace?
You ought to have opened these ven
tilators long ago. We ll have pneu
monia after such a Turkish bath.'
Whereupon the porter turned upon
him.
" 'I want you to understan'. sah,
you'se no right to tell me what I ought
to do, sah, I knows my business, sah,
an' don" need no a'ggestlons from any
body, sah. I may lose my Job for saa
sln' you, sah. but I can't help It, sah.
"He paused a moment for breath,
and the drummer, somewhat embar
rassed by the tirade, attempted to stem
it.
"Oh! stop your talk.' he said, "and
bring me a couple of cigars.'
"'All right, sah. What price, sah?
Nobody kin tell me what my business
on this kyar is. sah: I knows it puf
flckly well, sah. Twenty-cent one,
sah? Very well, sah, I may lose my
Job for sassin" you, sah, but I want you
to understan', sah, you can't tell me
what I ought to do, sah! That I don'
'low nohow, sah!'
The cigars came, the drummer se
lected two. and handed the darkey a
dollar bill and told him to keep the
change.
" 'Thank 'e, sah,' pocketing the
money. "I knows my business, sah;
nobody kin tell me nothln' about It,
sah. I may lose my Job for sassin'
you, sah, but I'se got to tell you that
I don' take no orders from no one in
dls kyar, sah. an' I want you to un
derstan' it. sah,' and be went eff to his
nook at the other end muttering his
protests as long as he could be beard,
while the drummer, out a fruitless
sixty cents, looked helplessly alter
him."
Alarm Clock for Lover.
A young man stood In the portico of
an apartment bouse In Washington
Park, Brooklyn, the other evening, and
on the step above him stood a pretty
girl. It was late, says the New York
Sun, and the street was deserted. De
spite the darkness It was apparent to
the occasional passerby that the young
man had the daintily-gloved right
band of the young woman within bis
own, while his left hand rested over
it like a cover to keep it guarded. The
young man was apparently trying to
say good night and the young woman
evidently could not bear him. for she
was bending her head close to his.
They stood in that attitude for nearly
fifteen mtnutee, and might have been
discovered in the same pose by the
gray dawn of the morning had not
something Intervened.
That something was round and
bright, and it came out of a sixth story
window. It descended slowly, the
moonlight shimmering on its silvery,
surface and making it conspicuous.
Soon it could be seen that it was on
a string and was being lowered by aa
elderly woman. When it dangled over
the portico there was a sudden bur-r-r-r-r-r-r-rlng
and the young man and
young woman parted like an . over
strained bowser. The young man
seized the round and bright object
which was still ringing and held its
face to the electric light. The hands
on the alarm clock were clasped at
midnight. He raised his bat to the
young woman, murmured two words
in a low tone and disappeared. The
alarm clock was hoisted up quickly,
but the young woman was upstairs be
fore it finally reached the open win
dow. The Womil to Be Avoided
She was a haughty dame, and, be
ing on a shopping expedition with a
friend, happened to catch a glimpse of
an acquaintance she did not wish to
recognize.
"Let us go this way past the silk
countet. I just saw some one I don't
care to meet."
"Who is she?" asked her friend,
who did not see any one near them.
"Oh, some horrid woman with a
smirk on her face. Of course, I have
only a bowing acquaintance with her,
and, although her face is so familiar,
I cannot remember her name."
They finished their shoppings and
the two ladies found themselves at the
same point where one of them had
seen her disagreeable acquaintance.
"There she is again. Why. I do be
lieve she's been there all the time,'
she said, pointing to the person in
question.
"That woman. Goodness sakes,
that's yourself you see in the mlrrow
there." Detroit Free Press.
Seasonable.
"Don't sit so close to the fire,
Johnny; the weather Isn't cold," said
the boy's father.
"But I ain't heating the weather;
I'm warming myself," answered
Johnny, never moving from his com
fortable seat .
At the Fancy Bail.
"Do look at that huge woman danc
ing with Uncle Bob. What la she? A
Quakeress?"
"H'm! rather an Earth djuakereas, I
should fancy!" London Punch.
Bevies- Skiff's Lira.
Doctor Add 120 to Skiff's bill..
Clerk What for?
Doctor Skiff has heart trouble, and
It the bill la smaller than he expected
the shock might kill him." Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
Idealism and Realism.
Hubble Yon are crowned with beau
ty, dear.
Wlflft-Thafs all right, Charlie, but
I've got to have a new winter bonnet,
Just the same. Detroit Free Press.
Aa Echo of Trllbr.
"What la the trouble, Wadlelgh, be
tween yon and Miss Hopson?"
"I called her 'Sweet Alice' and she
ordered me to Bolt. Detroit Free
Press.
Consumption;
vr.M former!? pronounced incurable. Hovt it is tot In all
of the early stages of the disease
Scott's Emulsion
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livn strength.
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ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO.
DEALERS IX
Cigars, ToUccc. Candies, Fruits and Huts
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Henry Maillards Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week.
tCKTr GCCD3 A. SrECIAL.TT,
SOLI AGENTS FOR
F .F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco
Sole sjtnts tor tte foUowlng brands of Cigars-
i.3r GIt;, hi- Priscsss,- Samson, Silver Ash
Bloomsburg Pa.
The pot called the kittle black
because the housewife
didn't use
SAPOLIO
B. F. Sharpless, Pres. X. U. Fvnk, Sec C. H. Campbell, Treas.
CBLOOMSBURCO
LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
Capital Stock, $30,000.
Plotted property is in the pominw imsi
town. It includes also part of the factory district, and ha3 no
equal in desirability for residence purposes.
CHOICE LOTS are offered at values that will be doubled
in a short time.
No such opportunity can be had elsewhere to make money
Lots secured on SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS
Maps of the town and of plotted property furnished on ap
plication. r
Call upon or write to the Secretary, or J. 8. "Woods. Sales
Agent, or any member of the Board of Directors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
B. F. Shakpless; J. L Dillox.
7EttLV t A G Baigg3' ' Dr- 1 w- Williw,
Db. II. W. McReyxolds, n. D. Fcxk.
I Clock SDrine Blade.
fOnlv Perfect Comb,
1 Forepaneh Circuses,
Aslc vour Dealer for
cent
A THE POSITIVE CURF
13 ELY EilOTHERS. 64 Wtrmn 61, New Tort Pries so
on Irani Dcrr'i land, near A. J. Den,
tore, Jackson township, Pa.
'
E::l::. d h c:l li k
We have ar milli on this tract
running daily, and hae there on hand
and can cut timber &cat any time.
8blnirles.NPt.sliS and ( In. aeleeted, ti.so M
"'. nl la. best plus, Sivi m
Plastering- lath. 4 ft. rnjr. Ji.so M
" " I ft long-, S'.ttM
Hemlock, common sizes, $.oo H
For special orHe-s and for Terms
&c , write or call at office of
' CREASY k WELLS,
Bloomsturg. Pa.
awyn: ublj. it::' iimmjmmKxi
will effect a euro qnirier than any other
known fpecific. Scut I'd llniuldion ro
inotcs tlio making of lierJthy lung-tissue,
relieves inflammation, overcomes tho excess-
1110 "iseaso ttKl gives Titai
Tor Coughs, Cal-b, TTeak Laa, Son Throat,
BroncLitis, (ksjaaijiica, Scnh'.a, Anaemia,
Los cf rie.ii aal Vis'.Izj Discr-sw cf Children.
Buy only tho penuino with our trade
mark on tdlmot'e!?rtJ wruffer.
Stmt's Emuhhn. f'A'EE.
Druggists. SO cents and S I.
II-IO-
Spring Curry Comb
Soft
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and Im n til ... . .
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NOTICE.
Farmers and Fruit Crowars.
Before ordering for Sprlnr of send for our
Cat (llXTUe. Wtlk-n Wa Wtll yii nn unr.iL.
Annies st SIA tt Sip nar inn. pf tx...n.
Cljrrles st H8 toJ5 ir loo'pvacnes at o to
y' , cue., etc AULwess
The Rochsster Nursery Co., j"ocw"'
l-KMU d.
C AV t A 1 0. 1 rWU t MARKS i
wwr i ruun i o.
JTf.P ?" ao4 an non opinion, writ, to
HI M to., aho bar had Mart? Bftr rears
iw in tts rant buaioa. lomrawK.
Uons auiotl? eooSdautul. A lla.aaaak ot In
formation ooooaruio. Paleaia au4 bow to ob.
lain uiem amc fro. AUo. catakMua of naciian.
(oal and sclanubs book aaut frtia.
Patanu takaa tbroaa Muua Co. raoatr
fPl "oUeelntbs Mrlcotlae Arlraa7aM4
"rr , , . aaiifaui public with
InMd waMI. alasaour lllaMntaa. ha. t far lb
rT' " any nuuH worm la ttom
urtil. U3 a tmt. Sunn). Hit. i .
BulMtn. r.ll. ..w. ... i iJT" "Tr- .
op.i- owiArTHT naubar aoataTns beau.
uiiu luatML in aolor and DbotocTapbs of Dew
ILook Mere !
Do you want n
Do you want nn
Do you want a
0eyiiilaidliiie?
Do you want anv kind
of n MUSICAL, Iiy.
STRUMENT?
Do you want SHEET
MUSIC?
If so, do not send your mon
ey away from home, but deal
with a reliable dealer right
here, who will make things
right, if there is anything
ivrong.
For anything in this line
the place to go is to
3 rSalfeer's.
Ware-rooms, Main Street be.
o Market.
E. A. RAWLINGS.
PKALCR IN
All Kinds of Meat.
Beef, Veal, Lamb. Mutton,
Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongues,
Bclogna, &c Free Delivery
to all parta of the town.
CENTRE STREET,
C H. REICE'S OLS STAND.
BLOOMSBURC, PA.
Bring Tho BabiQS.
Instantaneous) Process I'aed.
Strictly first-class guaranteed photo
graphs, cravens and coDies at reason
able prices. We use exclusively tiie
Collodion Aristotype papers, thus se
curing greater beauty of finish and
permanency ot results. CAPWELL,
MARKET SOUARE CALL ERY
fr-H-'xr. over Dart man's Store.
THE MARKETS.
BLOOMSBURG MARKETS.
coasicTio wiiilt. iTii raicii.
Butter per lb $ ,24
Eggs per dozen 28
Lard per lb nj
Ham per pound .13
Pork, whole, per pound 07 to .08
Beef, quarter, per pound .... 06 to .08
wneat per oushel 70
Oats " .i
Rve " " 6
Wheat flour per bbl 2 85
Hay per ton 1103 to 16.00
Potatoes per bushel t?
Turnips " .25
Onions " " 1 00
Sweet potatoes per peck 25 to .30
Tallow per lb .04
Shoulder " " .7 ... .10
aiae meat " " 10
Vinegar, perqt 07
unea apples per lb 05
unea cnemes, pitted 10
Rtspberries ; 16
Cow Hides per lb 03
Steer " 01
Calf Skin 40 to .50
Sheep pelts.... 60
Shelled corn per bus .75
com merj, cwt , s.oo
Bran, x.io
Chop , 1.25
Middlings " 1.10
Chickens per lb new 10
" "old V
Turkeys 1
Geese " t ,10
Ducks " " " .10
(.-OAL.
No. 6, delivered
" 4 and s "
M 6 at yard I!!!....
" 4 and s at yard.
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PARKER'S .
m HAIR BALSAM ,
kaam aod WautifW. Ik. half.
rruugM s luxun.nl growth.
M.T.r Vails to Be.tor Orar
Hair to it. Youthful Color.
Ctarof amis dMM4 a fe.ir taiiiUS-
k"lw Tr"r Ton 10, It run. In. !