THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Important Measures Pending Bo
fore the Legislature.
OUR EDUOATIONAL INTERESTS.
The Compnlnopy Education Hill Nearlnf
Second Rnnillnc The Insane Aaylntni
Inrratlgatlon Wllkcibarre Citizen Op
poo the County of Qnay.
(Special Correspondence.)
HATtniSBUno, Fob. 25. This will bo nn
eventful week at the state capital. The
loglsliiture rcconvenod this evening after
nten days' recess and will remain In ses
Blon until Frldny noon. The house will
boRln tomorrow to hold two sessions a day.
Governor Hastings is expected to send to
the senato during the week a number of Im
portant nominations. At the closo of the
session of the sonata on Wednesday a tes
timonial In the shape of a magnificent
olid silver service, valued at $1,000, will bo
pron n ted to ox-LIoutonaut Governor Wat
res, of Scranton, by his colleagues during
tho four years he served as Its presiding of
ficer. The presentation speech will bo
mado by Senator McCarroll, of this city.
Beginning tomorrow the bouse commit
tee on ways and means will give hearings
on the new revenue bill formulated by
tho stato tax conference.
The bill providing for the publication of
65,000 copies of the famous "Bird Boole"
will be signed tomorrow by tho presiding
officers of tho houso and senato and then
messaged to the governor for Ms action.
A similar bill was vetoed two years ago by
Governor Pattlson on tho ground that tho
book was unnecessary and should not be
printed at the expense of the state. Tho
committee to Investigate tho state Institu
tions under the Focht rtisolutlonjto ascer-
j tain liow many of their lnmatos arc aliens
I also be announced during the week.
Tho gossip at the capital Is that a resolu
tion will bo offered In the senate tomor
row by Senator Kennedy, of Allegheny.or
Bonio other friend of Senator Quay for a
committee to investigate the municipal
affairs of Philadelphia.
(lovernor Hasting' Three Vetoes.
Governor Hastings set a wholesome ox
amplo for tho legislature during tho recess
by vetoing three bills, two of which created
additional law judges, one In Washington
and the other in Westmoreland county.
Tho third bill to fall under the governor's
veto ax relates to certain decrees of the
registers of wills and of courts on appeal
from tho docrees of registers. The effect
f this bill, If permitted to become a law,
would bo to make the decree of the regis
ter refusing to admit a will to probate
final and conclusive upon all parties claim
ing under tho will if unuppoaled from, and
If appeal Is tirken from such decree, then
the decree of tho orphans' court is mado
final and conclusive. As to the other bills
the governor says to allow them to become
laws would In effect bo permitting special
legislation and rendor nugatory the man
flate of the constitution regarding appor
tionment. He Is satisfied, though, that
tho legislature will fairly consider and re
lieve tho special needs of all the judicial
districts.
Tho final reception of the season will be
given tomorrow evening at the executive
mansion by Govornor and Mrs. Hastings.
It will be the most brilliant over seen at
the state capital, and will bo attended by
many of tho most distinguished person
ages In Pennsylvania.
A bill Introduced in the house by Mr.
Crothors, of Philadelphia, exompts leased
ewlng machines from levy and sale for
arrears of ront. Another Introduced by
Mr. Harvey, of Imzerno, reduces the profits
of pawnbrokers fully ono-hulf. It limits
tho charge for interest on money advanced
to 6 per cent, por annum, and for the stor
agoof goods to 3 per cent, per month,
Which would make a not maximum chargo
ofSpor cont. per month, Instead of 5
and tt per cent., as Is now charged. An
other bill pending in the houso makes it
unlawful for anybody to exhibit in public
any human being afflicted with physical
or mental doformlty.
There are many important bills on the
enato and house calondars relating to the
educational interests of tho common
wealth that will be considered during the
week. Somo aro well advanced and are
likely to reach tho governor before the
closo of the month. Other bills of this
character are under consideration by com
mittee and will be disposed of during the
week. In tho senate a bill has passed
finally requiring school directors and con
trollers to purchase out of tho state ap
propriation American flags to bo displayed
on the school houses in thoir respective
districts. The senate klllod the bill in
creasing the minimum school term from
six to seven months. Tho Farr com
puloay education bill is on the calendar
ia the house for second reading and will
be considered tomorrow unless the chair
man of tho education committee allows It
to go over.
The Donthett School Hook Bill.
The Douthutt bill, providing for tho pur
chase of books at publishers' prices, was
rend tho first tlmo In the house this even
ing. Tho school authorities of the stato
aro earnestly opposed to the bill, and de
clare that If it becomes a law it will In
crease instead of diminish tho price of
books. They contend this is the case in
Ohio, whore such a law is in operation,
and that books were never cheaper in
Pennsylvania than under the present sys
tem. Six bills prescribing various meth
ods of distributing the school appropria
tion are slunix.-rtng In the house commit
tee on education.
The sold'ers' orphans school commis
sion is overwhelmed with applications tot
admission to tho schools at Harford, Ches
ter Springs and Unlontown. Tho schools
are already overcrowded and the commis
sion bus on fllo over 1100 applications, all
of which huve been Investigated and found
deserving. There will be no further ad
missions, unless the appllcunts are abso
lutely dostltuto, before the opening of the
Industrial school of Scotland.
During the reoess the special committee
appolutud to investigate the management
of the state hospitals for tho Insane ut
Norrlstown and Wernersvllle havo boon at
work in NorrlHtown. Thus far the com
mittee has only examined the general
account Doom or the Institution, the pay
ion sheets and the time books of tho
rarlous foremen. The committee will be
Ml Norristown again on March i and re
sume the investigation with unabated
rigor. Senator Gobln was very emphatlo
In denouncing the method of keeping the
books.
Trustee Stinson, Boss Carpouter George
naii ana s oroman or jjanorers Charles H.
West were examined. Chairman Gobln
fired volleys of questions at the wltneaaaa.
but at times the assembled committeemen
and trustees replied before those interro
gated could get a chance to reply. Chair
man Gobln held his witnesses down to tho
details of tho system of bookkeeping and
marking tlmo. Several minor faults woio
disclosed.
The expenditure of special moneys was
explained favorably to the management.
Ono deal, tho story of which does not ap
pear on the books of the hospital, was tho
purchase- of a farm of Susau W. Yerkes,
which is now unbraced within tho hos
pital enclosures. The trustees in 1887 ob
tained nn option to purchaso the farm
within five years. It was purchased in
1811. The consideration in the agreement
was 13,600, and in the title 3,900 was
given as the consideration money. Judge
Stinson explained the difference by stat
ing that $100 was expended for rental of
the farm, which during tho continuance
or tho ogreemont was in the trusteo's oarc,
and the Incidental fee in recording. For
convenience the entire cost of acquiring
the farm was sot down as consideration
money.
I "Account nooks Not Comprehensive."
1 All of the trustees wore present except
Dr. Thomas, of Quakertown. Treasurer
of the Board of Trustees Bradley was rep
resented by his private secretary, W. T.
Wilson. The treasurer's account book
showed tho receipt of $4S4.50of the unex
pended appropriations for 1891, remitted to
Treasurer Bradley by Trustee Stinson and
the subsequent return of the money to tho
state treasury. In the language of Sena
tor Gobln "the account books at tho hos
pital were not comprehensive enough for
the subject."
Tho examination of Boss Carpenter ITall
and Foreman of Laborers West was con
fined to selecting names at random from
the payrolls and having tho witnesses road
from their time books the hours of em
ployment made by these selections. In
two or throo cases it was found that some
men were credited with more than thore
aro working days In the month. One man
was credited with thirty-four and one-half
days and another with thlrty-slx days In
the month of Ducombor, 1891. In detonso
it was stated that the workmon probably
were employed overtime. Sonator Mere
dith tallied the times as given by the wit
nesses for comparison with the tally slieots.
Today the committee went to tho Wer
nersvllle stato hospital to look further Into
tho charge of alleged cruolty to the sev
eral persons returned to Norrlstown. Its
labors there will be concluded in one day.
Senator Pcnroso spent Saturday at
Washington in consultation with United
States Senator Quay. In political circles
it is believed that upon the result of tho
visit hangs tho fat of tho proposed legis
lative Investigation into tho workings of
tho Bullitt bill so far as Philadelphia Is
concerned.
The admittedly strained relations be
tween Colonel Quay and his erstwhile
faithful lieutenant, David Martin, have
not been forgotten amid the jubilation in
cident to the announcement of 60,000
majority for Warwick, in Philadelphia,
and all tho politicians are anxiously wait
ing to see what will be the next move on
tho part of tho Quay forces. Tho fact that
the ardent followers of Senator Penrose
turned in manfully for the Republican
ticket does not moan that thoy have for
given the men who so ruthlessly nipped
Penrose's mayoralty aspirations. They
are waiting to hear from Magistrate Dur
ham, their acknowledged loader, and thoy
admit that they are ready and willing to
engage in a battle for supremacy in tho
party organization, bat at the same tlmo
say that the battlo must be fought within
the party lines.
Opposing the County of Quay.
The members of tho board of trade of
Wllkesbarre held a meeting Saturday to
complete plans for fighting the proposed
division of Luzerne county to form tho
county of Quay, and it wus docided to send
a large delegation of cltlzons to this city
noxt Wednesday to appear before the houso
committee on now counties.
There was a general discussion on tho
arguments on the county division. Ono of
the chief Is the fact thut of the 7,000 tax
ables in Hazle only about 700 aro owners
of property, and In Foster only about 450
out of 3.400. The lands In both townships
are held principally for mining purposes,
and aro otherwise valueless. TJio assess
ment of all the lands In Hazle is consider
ably short of 1,000,000, and 1875,000 of this
is returned against the owners of the min
erals. The other ownerships are simply
worklngmon's homes, some 600 odd in
number, covering all told only about 175
acres of the 80,000 in tho township, and
their aggregate taxable valuation barely
reaches $80,000, an average of about $115
to each stockholder.
In Foster the situation is similar. The
mineral interests own the great bulk of
the lands, with scattered holdings about
collieries for the unprotontlous dwellings
of the miners and laborers. The exact
figures for 181U aro: Taxublos, 2,310; real
estate owners, 4113: occupation s.only 1,877;
exonerations, 1,153. The resident property
holders In those two townships only num
ber about ono-tonth of the wholo number
of taxublos, the other nlno- tenths being as
sessed on occupations only. This Bhifts
the burden of maintaining the now county
almost exclusively upon property holders.
The votors In those two townships, Ha
zle and Foster, outnumbor the combined
voting strength in nil tho agricultural
township within tho now county district,
both cast and west of' the Susquehanna,
counting all the way round from the far
ther ond of Buck to the remotest corners
of Falrmount and Lake. And under tho
bill as passed the senato they are empow
ered to reach out and take into Hazlo any
or all of these townships.
Protesting Property Owners.
The residents and property owners there
are practically romodyless if tho bill bo
comes a law. This Is the ground of oppo
sition by the protesting property owners,
who seek help from Wllkesbarre and the
rest of the country generally in saving
thom from the disasters which the new
county prospect entails.
As a business oporatlon tho retention of
this section is a matter of prudeuco and
economy. The townships east of the Sus
quehanna, which the new oountyltes al
logo Is all thoy havo thoir eyes on, turu
into ths county treasury about $35,000 in
taxos. They draw out about $35,000 in
costs of assessments, elections, Jury and
sourt expenses, etc, so that their staying
in Luzerne county gives $10,000 a year to
the good on tho financial side. And their
retention will be a great saving to them
over the cost of a separate county manago
agement. There are eight counties in the stato of
about the same population as the new
county will be. Their county expenses
run from $50,000 to $124,000, and the aver
ago of the whole eight is over $70,000 a
yoar, and for no bettor sorvloe, conven
iences and management than this new
county dlstrlot now gets for about $35,000.
These are ths main argumonts that will
be mado, and the board of trade hopes to
sucoood In beating Kline and his Quay
county supporters. A delegation of ovet
800 is expected hera tomorrow. W.
NEW IDEAS FOR HORSEMEN.
Night Lights nn lleadatalls-A Rubber
Ankle Ilool.
Electricity has ncnieved many tri
umphs, and on9 of Its latent adapta
tions Is in the form of a glow lamp tot
bo attached to a horso's headstall, for
lighting roads at night. In Berlin the
uso of these glow lamps on horses is
so common as to no longer attract at-
Light for the Horse.
tentlon, and they are being Introduced
In this country. A common adapta
tion of the idea Is shown in the cut
presented herewith. The lamp Is In
closed In a silvered reflector, and la
fed from a small battery of accumula
tors carried In the vehicle. No doubt
In time an electric battor'y will be car
ried by every vehicle that travels
country roads at night.
A rubber ankle boot, as shown be
low. Is being Introduced as a novelty;
by a Cleveland rubber firm. It is made
In the form of a cushion around the
ankle, so that the horse when striking
will not bruise the joints. This boot.
Rubber Ankle Boot
It is said, prevents cutting, chapping
and scalding, and Is lighter than the
leather boots, and will outwear the
same. It can be worn on either ankle;
is always in place and shape, and la
not affected by dust, mud or snow.
THE POULTRY YARD.
One of the most highly-relished
foods for poultry Is the sweepings from
the hay loft. The hens will not only
utilize the seeds but will consume the
dry leaves of clover also.
A damp roosting place is an abomi
nation, and yet towls prefer a wet
roost freo from lice to a dry one cov
ered with vermin which sap their
blood and strength. This will explain,
why some people's chickens prefer to
roost on trees.
Hens kept in comparatively small
numbers can be made to pay, and do
pay, says George Q. Dow, in the Coun
try Gentleman, as a rule, a fairly good
profit, but not enough to excite any
one. Neither Is it as large as one can
obtain from many other occupations,
such as berry growing or keeping
sheep. If it were so profitable aa
these hen-cranks would have us be
lieve, would it not Btand to reason
that farmers all over the country, with
their usual perspicuity, would have
long since discovered the fact, and one
and all have become largely engaged
in the business? To sum It all up in
a few words hens pay a fair profit
when kept in limited numbers. In
large numbers they do not pay, and are
irequentiy a source of loss.
If the poultrymen would charge less
for their poultry and eggs, they would
in the md make more money and sell
more etock. A setting of eggs will
cost a farmer from $3 to $6, and a pair
of chickens $5 to $10, after express is
paid. Many farmers want to make a
change get new blood into their flocks
or start out entirely with new stock, but
do not feel able to pay such prices.
They know that the flock is liable to
roup and cholera; then If they come
to sell their chickens to hucksters for
five to six cents per pound, what do
they come to? The only way a farmer
can come out ahead, Is to sell eggs,
and lots of them, at a good price'.
Edwin Wing.
With a lot of hens consisting of
from twenty-five to possibly 200, and
the proper buildings and facilities for
caring for them in an economical way,
and a close attention paid them if as
many as 200 are kept, one is able to
secure a fair profit; but when he at
tempts to keep 1,000 or more, he will
find it a very different story, and with
the latter number Is almost sure to
lose money. Small lots pay the best
the farmers have long since found this
out, and that is why we find on most
farms flocks of from a dozen to fifty
hens. These farmers know better than
all these flashy writers can tell them,
that their small flocks pay, and that
to go beyond that and increase their
number to any great extent is haz
ardous. George Q. Dow.
Water for Mlloh Cows.
Cows in milk will consume nearly 50
per cent, more water than the same
cows when not giving milk. The New
York Experiment Sutton, at Oeneva,
found as an average of several breeds
that eaoh cow drank 1,039 pounds of
water and consumed 647 pounds more
in food per month. During lactation
the average per month was 1,880
pounds drank and 7T4.8 pounds con
sumed In food. The pounds of water
consumed tor each pound of milk pro
duced were as follows: Ayreshlrea,
4.28; Guernseys, 5.07; Holstelns, 4.4S;
Jerseyb, 6,24; Shorthorns, 6; Holder
ness, 8.96; Devon., 4.82, making an
average of 4.68 pounds. The need of
I aa abundance of water is evident.
iafeies and 01
tbrivo on Scott's Emulsion
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Emaciation or Consumption. Thin, weak babies nnd growing
M.;un and all ncrsons suiTcrinj? from Loss of Flesh, Weak
Lun"s, Chronic Coughs, and
untold benefits from this groat nourishment. Iho formula
for making Scott's Emulsion has been endorsed by tho med
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Butter per lb $ .24
Eggs per dozen .28
Lard per lb , .12$
Ham per pound 1
Pork, whole, per pound 07 to .08
Beef, quarter, per pound, . . . 06 to .08
wheat per bushel 70
Oats " " -4S
Rye " " 65
Wheat flour per bbl 2.85
Hay per ton 14 00 to 16.00
Potatoes per bushel -75
Turnips " " 2$
Onions " . " 100
Sweet potatoes per peek 2$ to .30
Tallow per lb. . .". 4
Shoulder " " 10
Side meat " " i
Vinegar, per qt 7
JJnea apples per lb 5
Dried cherries, pitted
Raspberries , M
Cow Hides per lb 3
Steer " " .
Calf Skin 40 to .50
Sheep pelts 60
Shelled corn per bus -75
Corn meal, cwt 4 00
Bran, " 1.10
ChoD " iS
Middlings " -
Chickens per lb new 'I0
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Turkeys " " -11
Geese " "
Ducks " " -I0
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