- - - ------ COMMANDERS OF THE ARMY. Only Tin-jo With Rank of Couoral in Over a Century. Lieutenant General John M. Sclio field is 61 years of aie, and in nr.. coulaixx' with the statute will letire frin active service m the United States urmy, which lie entered as a graduate of the Military Academy in 1853, and of which for the last seven years he has been the commander. The War Department was estab lished under the Consditutiun by Act of Congress of 1789, and 1790 the rtanding army of the United States was fixed at 1,216, comprising one regiment of infantry and one regi ment of artillery. Until the Spring of 1791 the chief command of this little army was held by Lieutenant Colonel Josiah llarmer. The Gen erals in command of the army since that time have been as follows : 1791- 92, Major-Gcneral Arthur St. Clair. 1792- 96, Miijor-Ccneral Anthony Wayne. 1796-98, Itrigadier-f ieneral James Wilkin son. 1798-99, Lieutenant-! tcncral (ieorgc Washington. lSoo-12, Brigadier-General James Wilkin son. 1S12-15, Major-General Henry Dearborn. 1815-28, Major-dciieral Jacob IStoun, 182841, M.tjor-Cicneral Alexander Ma comb. 1841-61, Major nml Lieutenant-General WinlicM Scott. 1861- 62, Major-General George B. Mc Clcllan. 1862- 64, Major-General Henry W. Hal leek. 1864-66, Licutcnant-Gneral Ulysses S. Grant, 1866-69, General Ulysses S. Grant. I.S69-83, General William T. Sherman. iSSj-SS, Licutcnant-Gcncral ami General P. H. Sheridan. 1888-95, Mjur nnd Licutennnt-Gcncral J. M. Schoticld, When Washington resumed com mand ot the army in 1798 he had under him but 3,600 men. In the war of 181 a the regular army at its highest numbered less than 12,000. During the Mexican war the maxi mum was 30,893, in 184S. In 1867 the regular army reached its highest numbers, with 54,000 men. The present foice is, in round numbers, 35,000. Building and Loan Societies, Attorney General McCormick'i Opinion Re garding the Payment ol Fees by Them. Attorney General McCormick on Thursday October 17 replied to a communication submitted by Com missioner of Banking Gilkesonj in ref erence to the payment of fees of build ing and Joan associations under the art creating the Banking Department. The Attorney General advises Com missioner Gilkeson that when building associations make their investments upon real estate in other States than Pennsylvania, they could not be held to be doing business exclusively with in this State and therefore were liable to pay fees imposed by the banking act, but where such associations had stockholders who were non-residents of the Commonwealth, procured with out solicitation upon the part of the association, this fact did not subject them to the payment of fees. POSTOFFIOE SHARP, A Scoundrel Who Clears Five Dollars When He Works His Scheme A strange man walked into the Renovo postoffice recently at about six o'clock, and asked for ten cents worth of postage stamps. In payment thereof he tendered a $10 bill. Mrs. Hull, the postoffice clerk, gave him in payment a $5 bill and $4.90 in silver. The man then dis covered that he had ten cents and asked Mrs. Hull to return the $10 bill at the same time giving her ten cents for the stamps together with the silver change she had given him. He then quickly left the office. The. young lady then discovered that the stranger had failen to return the $5 bill. She notified Mr. Wright as soon as possi ble, but no trace of the scoundrel has been seen since. His object was ap parently to confuse the clerk, which he succeeded in doing. That same evening a telegram was received by Postmaster Wright, from the post office at Lock Haven, warning him against a party who had worked the same scheme in that office. Hilton liecord. This chap had better steer clear of Bloomsburg, as the corps of efficient clerks in this office are on to all those kind of games Semi Monthly Pay Law. Thn Clearfield Case to be Appealed to the Supreme Court. The employees of the Union Coal Company at Shamokin have petitioned the Factory Inspector to compel the corporation to comply with the pro visions of the SemiMonthly Pay law. Judge Gordon, of Clearfield County, declared the act unconstitutional, and the law department of the State will appeal the case to the Supreme Court. Look out for colds at this season. Keep yourself well and strong by taking Hood' Sarsaparilla, the great tonic and blood purifier. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla Demand and Supply. We have attain entered unon an era of acknowledged prosperity. All the induMtics are humming with medium cal activity, l'.usints. is trm-i. in every department. U'a-s have ad vancid all along the labor line. All cl.issts fan to profit from the pnl sation of a new tmsintss life. The national financial health seems to glow with vigorous and sturdy color. 1 nere seems to be an absorption of all manufactured products as fast as falling from the producing machinery, as fast as the earth absorbs the falling rains iroin tne Hying clouds. But notwithstanding all, there is a glut in the agricultural product without suffi cient opening to allow that commodity to flow into the markets of the world with profit to the producer. The value of fhe world's aggregate agricultural product is about the same each year, whether the vdume of that product is large or small. The stand ard of vaiue is upon the over full, or under full bushel. In an excessive crop the price per bushel is less ; in a partial failure the price per bushel is more. It is expansion, or contraction of value per bushel with the agricult ural product, owing to circumstances of quantity. The farmer, as a whole, can make neither more, nor less money by producing greater or less quantities. The supplv is the barometer of his profits. The aggregate profits are about the same each year. When there is no visible supply o( a stable agricultural product, the price is en hanced from one to two hundred per cent. When the supply has no visible, or possible end, the commodity is a glut, ami commands hardly any price. It can hardly be exchanged for other commodities, even at a sacrifice. A proline crop requires more labor and expense for gatherin g and marketing to realize a certain sum, or profit, than an average crop will cost for gathering and marketing to realize the same sum, or profit, providing the prolific, or average crop, is universal. There seems to be no progression in the accumulation of the farmers' wealth, although there is an endless progression in the accumulation of wealth in almost all other directions, as well as in the productive capacity of agricultural machinery. The pro gression in the agricultural product consumptive capacity of the world has not kept apace with the agricult ural product producing capacity hence overproduction, gluts, low prices and no demand in years of bounteous harvests. The question arises, why should coal, and manu factured products advance in price in times of general prosperity and agri cultural products decline in price in prosperous times. There is need of some leveling up in this direction. There is certainly " something rotten in Denmark," or these things would not so be. John C. Wenner. A Big Corn Crop- We lately visited Mr. Alex. Bill meyer's farm, situated about a mile from town, and inspected his corn fields. He has about 90 acres this year, and it is a wonderful thing to see what a corn crop, he produced not a few stalks or shocks, but the whole crop. There is scarcely a hill missed throughout the whole field and all the corn is large. It will yield on the average 145 bushels to the acre. If any one doubts this statement let him visit the farm and it will be proven to be a fact. Twelve men cut in one day, 1008 large shocks of this corn. He will have about 1200 bushels of corn on the ear. Its value at fifty cents per bushel shelled will be $3000, about as much as some farms of equal size would yield all crops combined, Mr. Billmeyer certainly stands at the front in his business. Montour American. A Oow Devoured Bis Ooat. Harry Deeds, of Reading, while cutting corn, hung his coat upon the fence. A cow coming along devour ed the whole of it except part of one sleeve and a corn-cob pipe. The pipe stuck fast in the animal's throat, and it was with great difficulty that it was dislodged. Lancaster Examiner. Moral As you value your stock don't smoke a corn-cob. - Harry Wright, the great base ball manager, has by his last will and testament left all his books, memo randa &c. concerning base ball, cricket, and other sports, to the National League and American As sociation of Professional Base Ball clubs, to form a nucleus for a library on this subject. The Democrats in the county should all turn out to the polls on November 5th and give an old-time rousing majority. There are at least two thousand of a majority in the county according to the pool books, and it should not be much of a task for every Democrat to cast his vote when the time comes. A good, big majority this Fall will strengthen the ticket in '96, when we will elect the next Pres ident. Drug envelopes, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 nianilla, white or colored, coin envel opes, and shipping tags, with or with out strings, always in stock at this office. tf. THE COLUMBIAN, borrowing The sign of this borrowing is thinness ; the result, nerve waste. You need fat to keep the blood in health unless you want to live with no reserve force live from hand to mouth. Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil is more than a medicine. It is a food. The Hypophosphites make it a nerve food, too. It comes as near perfection as good things ever come in this world. St tun yen pt Scott' t Emnhion whin yen want it anj not a chiafinhlituti. SCOtt & Bowne, New York. All Druggists; 50c. and $1. An every-day hen's egg nearly caused a rupture between a Chester young woman and her lover. While in the poultry yard two weeks ago, she picked up an egg and placed it in the pocket of her mackintosh, but before she returned to the house the egg was forgotten. The mackintosh was hung on a hook and was not disturbed un til a night or two ago, when it was donned by the young lady, and when the arm of the lover embraced her, the long-suffering egg gave way. Soon the lover grew abstracted, and gradu ally withdrew his arm. He edged off from the girl, and, touched to the quick and not understanding his coldness, she also widened the space. Finally, seiz ing his hat, the lover muttered an ex cuse and left the premises, and the girl fled into the house, where she burst into tears. The broken egg made its pres ence felt in the house to the other members of the family, but as the young lady had a cold she had not noticed the aroma which drove off her lover. A reconciliation followed and the lover explained that he was an gered to think that the girl he loved could tolerate an oder so awful as that. Largest Fair of Oxen in tha World. James D. Avery, of Buckland, Mass., owns, it is claimed, the largest and strongest pair ot oxen in the (world. 1 hey are thoroughbred Hoi .steins, seven years old, and weigh 1 61,000 pounds. They stand seven teen hands high and measure in girth nine feet four inches, and from tip to tip, lourteen feet nine inches. They are so near alike that they are taken for twins. They can easily draw a load of 1 1,000 pounds. Henry Trivelpiece, of Buckhorn, started out with his steam thresher last August and in moving it from one place to another has traveled 150 miles, CliTTON STATES AND INTERNA TIONAL EXPOSITION, ATLANTA, OA., TIA TIK SEABOARD AIR LINE. VESTIBULED LIMITED TRAINS Upon Which no Extra Fare is Charged. Leava Washington, S. C daily, nt 8:40 T. M., upon arrival of the "Congressional Limited" from New York, and reach At lanta at 4:09 P. M. the next day. A second train, with through sleeping cars from New York, leaves Washington at 4:30 A. M., arriving at Atlanta 5:20 A. M. the next day. Both trains leave from the Pennsylvania railroad station and land passengers in the Union Depot at Atlanta as near the Expo sition grounds as through passengers via any line are landed. At Portsmouth and Norfolk, 7a., the Sea board Air Line has other connections equally as important as those at Washington, uame ly: From New York and Philadelphia, the Cape Charles Koute; from lialtimoie, the Bay Line steamers; from Washington, the Norfolk and Washington steamers; from New Yorkj the Old Dominion steamships and from Boston and Providence, the Mer chants' and Miners' steamships. Close con nection is made at the steamer tides with through trains and Pullman Drawing-Room, lluflet Sleeping Cars operated through from Portsmouth to Atlanta without change. Each of these routes takes the passenger via Old Point Comfort and through Hampton Koaus. EQUIPMENT! These trains are eomnosi.il of thi hnnt. somest Pullman Drawin-g'Room, Buffet Sleeping Cars and Day Coaches. The 8:40 j P. M. train ("Ihe Atlanta Special") is ves- tibuled from end to end and is operated solid from Washington to Atlanta without change. roINTS OF INTEREST ALONG TUB LINK. The route from Washington is through Fredericksburg, Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, Weldon, Raleigh and Southern Pines, North Carolina, Chester, Clinton, and Abbeville, South Carolina, and Fiber ton and Athens to Atlanta, Georgia. KATES. Excursion tickets will be sold (o Atlanta and return, via the Seaboard Air Line, as follows: ' On Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 17th to December 24th, inclusive, at $14.00 from Washington and $11.60 from Ports mouth and Norfolk, limited to ten days from date of sale. Daily, September 16th to December 15th, inclusive, at $19.2$ from Washington and $17.35 from Portsmouth and Norfolk, limi ted to twenty days from date of sale; and at $26.25 from Washington and $23.65 from Portsmouth and Norfolk, good until January 7, 1896. T.11K EXPOSITION surpasses in some respects, any Exposition yet held in America. Here you find, side 1 by side, exhibits from Florida and Alaska, . California and Maine, the United States of America and the United States of Brazil, I Mexico and Canada, and so on until nearly I BLOOMSBURG, PA. from1 health. If you have borrowed from health to satisfy the demands of business, if your blood is not getting that constant supply of fat from your food it should have, you must pay back from somewhere, and the somewhere will be from the fat stored up in the bodv. every civilized nation on the i?lole is reprc tented On the terraces arc found, among many other attractions. Arab, Chinese and Mexican villages, showing just how those peoples have their "daily walk anil conver sation." Ask for tickets via "The Skaiioard Air Link." Pullman Sleeping Car reservations will le made nnd further information furnished up on application to any Agent of the Seaboard Air Line, or to the undersigned. 11. W. B. (IT.OVEK. T. .1. ANDEKSON" Tranie Mauaifi-r, (tehorul Pass. AtfU K. ST. john. l(M-3ra Vlce-l'reslrtent. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In Orphan' Court of Cnlumhln county. K.i'ate. of Ueo. w. A iMm, late uf locum (irp., aec u, Tim unrtorMlL'nrd auditor nnnolnfed by the Orphans' Court, of Columbia county to make dlstrisiitlon or thn runds in tne nanus 01 w. i. Murder, administ rator of (mo. W. Adams, late or Locust township, said count, dt'Cd., as Hliown ny ttnai account, men in sun esuu.e, win sit for thfi purposes or Ills appointment on Tuesday, NovemDor 12, wm, at o ciock a. in. nr. Mm nninn of tirnnr, Herrlnir Ksn.. when am: where all parties having claims against sulci twain muni preseni nifinor oe inrevur uuuur- red from coining id upon suiu runu. II. A. M'KILI.IP, 10-18- :t. Auditor, AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate Garret Vaithlaragan. The underslened an auditor nnnnmtPd ny the Orphaus' Court of Columbia county to pass up on the exceptions and make distribution or funds In the uai,ds of tho executor ot said es tate, as appears by Ills account tiled and con firmed at Scptcmtter term of Court, will sit to perforin the duties of his appointment nt his ofllce In the Town of Mloomsburiir, upon Thurs day, Nov. i, 1HU at 10 o'clock a. m., when and where all persons having claims aifulnst said fund must appear and prove the mime or be lorever uuoarreu iroin a snare 01 me 8une. Wi. CUKISMAN, ll-ltt-3t. Auditor. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Plans and specifications may be seen In the Commissioners onice on and after vt eunesuay, October s. for bulldlnir a new vault for the Hcilster and Recorder's olllee. Bids for the same will be received until October HI, Witt, at U o'clock noon. The Commissioners reserve the rltfht to reject any and all bids. J.O.SWAFK, o. v. I KM. Mt, J-Coin'Usl' W. II. LTT. J n'rs. Attest, C. M. Trkwilliiibk, Commissioner g Clerk. Olllee, Hloomsburtf, I'a, Oct- 18, '93-at. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Peter Lecan decrown, late of the loini. nuii oj vonyuatuim. Notice Is hereby given, that on tho lHth day of September A. U., Hill, let ters testamentary on the estate of Peter Levan, of ConynKhum township. Columbia county, were wanted to William (inoumau, executor namea in tne win to whom all persons are renulred to make pay ment, and all claims against the estate must be presented duly uuttieDllcated. WILLIAM (JOODMAN, Fhkkzk & Harm an. Centralla. 1'enna. Aitys. 9-JU-tit, For a short time Ralph G Phillips, the photographer, is making one lite size photo graph, value 555.00, and thirteen cabinet photographs all for $3.00. All work guaranteed. Ralph G. Phillips, Ground Floor Gall ery, opposite Central Uote BLOOM SBURC, PA, T-ia-iy MASON'S P. L. FRUITJARS LOWEST PHICKS KVKK' KNOWN. ( Wu)tmMil only.) Wide Mouth Pints . per frrnas. Quarts, t4.7 groan, y, Gallons T5 gross. Terms, net casti. Prompt shipment. 8. EirOCm ul CO., 13t Brata !Tnt St., Fhlll. Building rnd repairing the Hulshizer Threshing Ma chines promptly, neatly and cheaply by JAMES M. SHEW, Successor to J. M. Hulshizer, 8-16 am LIGHT STREET, PA. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM uTfmn ud bMatiriM th hah Pruiuotai a laziuUnt frowth. nnn Tails to Baator Oray OarM Malp dtMaiat Jt hair iaUlsaV w,odi() IMjim - IW-4U PROFESSIONAL CARDS.K- N. U. FUNK, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Mrs. Ent't Building, Court Itoosa Alley, BLOOMSBURG, PA. A. L. FRITZ, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Post Office Building, 2nd floor, BLOOMSBURG, PA C. W. MILLER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Wirt's Building, 2nd float, BLOOMSBURG, PA. John o. phrrzi. john o. dakhan FREEZE & HARM AN, ATTOUNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, BLOOMSBURG, V. ortlces: Centre St., first door below Opera Douse GEO. E. ELWELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Columbian Building, 2nd flool, BLOOMSBURG, P.a VM. li MAGILL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Office in Peacock's building, Market Square. W. II. SNYDER, ATTORN KY- A.T-LAW, Office and floor Sirs. Ents building, BLOOMSBURG, PA. ROBERT R. LITTLE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Columbian Building, 2nd floor, BLOOMSBURG, PA. THOMAS B. HANLY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Office in Teacock's Building, Market Sq. BLOOMSBURG, PA. E.T.WB ITS. A. N. TOST. WHITE & YOST ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Wirt Building, Court House Square. BLOOMSBURG, PA. H. A. McKILLIP. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Columbian Building, 2nd Floor. BLOOMSBURG, PA. IKELER & IKELER, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office back or Farmers National Bank. BLOOMSBURG, PA. R. RUSH ZARR, Attorney-At-Law. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Office in Clark's Block, corner of 2nd and Centre Streets, i-l2-94 W. A. EVERT, Attorney-At-Law. BLOOMSBURG, PA. (Office over Alexander ft Co. Wirt building. EDWARD J. FLYNN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CENTRALIA, PA. rwoniee Llddlcot building, Locust avenue. JOHN M. CLARK, ATTORMIY-AT-LAW AND JTJ5HCS Of THE PEACE, JJoyet Bros. Building, tai Boot, BLOOMSBURG, PA. J. IL MAIZE, OTORNKY-AT-LAW, INSURANCE AND RXAi. ESTATE AGENT, Office in Lockard's Building. BLOOMSBURG, PA. B. FRANK ZARR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Clark's Building, cor. Main and Centra Sta BLOOMSBURG, Pa. CsTCan be coasulted in Geifnan. W. II. RHAWN, ATTOIUTY-AT-iAW, Office, owner of Third and Main Streets, CATAWISSA, PA. J. B." McKELVY, M. D., SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN, Office, North tide Mala St., below Mallei, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Dr. J. G RUTTER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office, North Market Street, SLOOMSBORG, TA, rictAt. Attention to Dihkabsi or koilsih II. BIERMAN, it. D. IIOMCEOPATIIICrinSKiANAMI 8UKOIOS orrit hours: Olllee Itceldence, iih Bt., t'ntUDA. m., to H and 7 to 3 p. K. lU.OO.VSBUHO, PA. S. B. ARMENT, M. D. Office and Residence No. lg. West Fifth DISEASES OF THE TI1H0AT AND NOfil A SPECIALTY (S to in A.M. slto 4 T. M. (.7 to 8 I', ftl. S to in A.M. HLOOfcfBTJHa orricc uocrs PA. DR. ANDREW GRAYDON, thysician and surgeon, Bloomshurg, Pa. Ofllce and residence In 1'rnf. Waller' Bona MARKET STREET TELEPHONE. DR. J. R. EVANS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Treatment of Clironic Diseases a Specialty Office corner Third and Jefferson street. BLOOMSBURG, TA. IIONORA A. BOBBINS, M. Office, West First Street, BLOOMSBURG, PA. S-iT Special attention given to the eye and the fitting of glasses. Dr. F. W. REDEKER, Pin SICIAN AND SCKGEON, OfTlco and Residence, Ccntro St., between tth und 5th his. Diseases of the ear, nose and throat a specialty. BLOOMSBURG. PA. Hto 10 a. m. OFrict bockbHi to 3 p. in. 17 to 9 p. m. J. J. BROWN, M. D., Market Street. Bloomsburo, Pa. THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Eyes treated, tested, fitted with glasses and Artificial Eyes supplied. Hours 10 to 4. Telephone Connection DR. M. J. HESS, Graduate of the Philadelphia Dental Col lege. Office 2nd floor front, Lockard's BuiltV ing, corner of Main and Centre Street, BLOOMSBURG, PA., Dentistry in all its branches, Work pun anteed as represented. Ether and Gm ad ministered or electric vibrator and Local Anaesthetics used for the painless extractioa of teeth free of charge when artificial teeth are inserted Lockard Building, 2nd floor. Cone Main and Centre. Dr. W. H. HOUSE, SrKGEON DENTIST, Office, Barton's Building, Main below XarXet BLOOMSBURG, Pa. All styles of work done in a superior manner, and all work warranted as represented. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIS, by the use of Gas, and free of charge artincial teeth ore inserted. WTo be open all hours during the day, DR. C. S. VAN HORN, DENTIST. Office corner of East and Main street, op. posite Town Hall. Office hour 8:80 to 12 a. m ; 2 to I p. m. BLOOMSBURG, PA. C. WATSON McKELVY, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. (Successor to B. F. Hartman Hopresent twelve of the erroniroet v.. . uw nviiuiKUiUUg WUlUlllUe. CASH TOTAL RtTBrUlt CAPITAL. AS8RTH. 0VB ALIm Franklin of Ptalla,. noo.oiu n,inD,5ia i,-m.M Peun'a. I'hlla...... 4i,nuo s,8,ino i J3 Oueen, of N. Y. . 600,000 8,M8,H15 lttl estchester, N. Y. 800,oi'0 l,7M,.W I!tM N. America, Pblla. 8,00u,uoo ,730,6H Uuw OFflCI IN I. W. MCKlLTT'S STOB-S. STLosse promptly adjusted and paid. M. P. LUTZ & SON, (SUCCESSORS TO FREA8 BHOWN) INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND BROKERS. N. W. Corner Main and Centre. Street, Bloomsburo, Pa. Represent Seventeen as good Compute ies as there are in the World and all losses promptly adjusted and paid at their Office. CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP, FIRE INSUKANCH, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Home, of N. Y.i Merchants of Newark. N. J.; Clinton, N. V.; Peoples', N.Y.;Read. ing, Pa 1 German American Ins. Co., New York; Greenwich Insurance Co., New Yewk Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N. J. These old corporations are well n aiouit by age and Are tested, and have never yet had a loss settled by any court of law. Their assets are all invested in solid securitie, ami liable to the hazard of fire only. Losses promptly and honestly adjusted aal paid as soon as determined, by Christian W. Knapp, Special Agent andVAdjuster, Blooaar. burg, Pa. The people of Columbia county (hawM patronize tne agency wnere losses, if aay. ic aciucu ana paia uy one or. incur citizen. EXCHANGE HOTEL, James McCloskiy Proprietor, (Opposite the Court House BLOOMSBURG, PA. Large and convenient sample rooms, Bath rooms, hot and cold water, and all nodesm conveniences
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