THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Another opportunity to' buy at prices even lower than last year's forced sale on account of settling a partner's interest. The sewers and makers have disappointed us in making Clothing promptly. The season has been back ward. Between the two We have enormous stocks, and in order to make quick sale, will sell at Half Price. $32.oo Overcoats, $20.oo $25.oo Suits, $15.oo 25.00 44 15.oo 20.oo 44 lO.oo 20.oo 44 lO.oo I6.00 44 8.oo Thousands Good Warm Suits and Overcoats, $5.oo Notwithstanding the very low prices the rule is still in force to pay Railroad fare on very moderate pur chases. WASHINGTON. from our Kejrular Correspondent. Washington, Jan. 3rd, 1896. President Cleveland may or may not have felt complimented when Senator Sherman offered a resolution providing that when greenbacks or U. S. Treasury notes are redeemed for gold they shall not be reissued except for gold, but that resolution and a speech made in its favor by Mr. Snerman have been the most sensational occurences of the week in Congress. It will be remembered that when Preiident Cleveland in his annual message, and Secretary Car lisle in his annual report, recommend ed the retirement of the greenbacks and Treasury notes as the best rem edy for our financial troubles, Senator Sherman was foremost among those republicans who hooted at the idea. Now Senator Sherman offers a reso lution which, if it became a law, would probably result in retiring the greenbacks and Treasury notes, al though he claims that it wouldn't. The basis for his claim is not, how ever, a very substantial one. lie figures that the law would work like the assurance of a bank cashier to a frightened depositor, that he could fiave his money if he wanted it; and that those who have been presenting these notes for redemption in gold will stop as soon as they know that die notes so presented will not be paid out for them to present again. The scrambling among those who want more of the protection pork than the tariff bill which the House passed gives them, has not been equaled since the McKinley bill was being made up. It has been and is making life miserable for the republi can members of the Senate Finance jjmmittee, which is now trying to decide in what shape the bill is to be reported back to the Senate. The peed of those seeking protection for jpecial lines, at the expense of every body else, would make the scramble sufficiently disagreeable, but Presiden tial pontics have also been brought into it. The McKinleyites declare that the bill as passed by the House is in the interest of Reed's candidacy, and that they will have more McKin leyism put into it, or know the reason why it isn't done. The democrats Are not taking much interest in the bill, although the nearer it gets to .VfcKinleyism the better it will suit them; they believe that the country is is strongly opposed to McKinleyism now as it was when it elected the democratic House of the Fifty-second Congress and when it elected Mr. Cleveland President and gave the democrats control of both branches of the Fifty-third Congress, and that the nearer the bill approaches th original McKinley bill, the greater will be its effect towards hebinir to -elect a democratic President next November. Democratic Senators have not agreed upon any program on the tariff bill, but the general sentiment among them indicates that after putting the party on record against the bill they will place no ob structions in the way of reaching a vote. Even if the bill passes the Senate in a shape to meet the approv al of Mr. Reed, who is to all intents and purposes the House, it is well nigh certain that it will be vetoed by President Cleveland. Mr, Reed wanted a rest this week. Consequently the House has done nothing except to go through the form of holding sessions Tuesday and Friday. There has been considerable change WA MAKER Sixth and Market Ninth and Chestnut W . H. W Twelfth and Market Streets of opinion as to the attitude of Eng land towards the Venezuelan bound ary commission, the membership of which could hardly be improved. Instead of being violently opposed to the commission, as many supposed it would be, it seeni fror" trustworthy information, that the British govern ment, while not officially recognizing the commission, proposes to unoffici ally assist it in every way possible to get at the actual facts as to the true boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana. The resolution adopted by the Senate, calling upon the Secretary of the Navy to state whether in his opin ion it would advantageous to contract for six battleships, instead of two as authorized by the last Congress, is intended to give Secretary Herbert an opportunity to call the attention of Congress to the favorable nature of the bids submitted to the department for the building of battleships, and it is expected that his communication will result in Congress authorizing the construction of four battleships in ad dition to the two which have been 1 .. .1 .. r 1. xt t xt -1 1 yard. New ork City is for the first time in my recollection making a real effort ! to secure the democratic national convention, or in fact, any convention. 1 he residents of that city seem at last to realize that this is the bay of the hustler and that things not worked for arc seldom obtained. Whether New York will get the convention is a problem. Only two of the demo cratic National Committee Wall, of Wis., and Wallace, of Wash., are now in Washington, and neither will commit himself on the subject. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catanh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in. ternally, acting directly upon the b'ood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best, im Alumikum Coffins, Tho Weight ol a Casket Reduced Nearly One-Half. Coffins are now made of aluminum. Like the modern 6quare burial casket, the aluminium coffin is made of uni form width, with square ends and vertical Bides and ends. It is finished with a heavy moulding around the bottom and at the upper edge, and with pilasters at the corners, and has a rounded moulded top. It is provided with extension bar handles. The aluminum tasket is not covered, but finished with the metal surface burn ished. It is lined in the usual man ner. The weight of a six foot alum inium coffin is 100 pounds. A six foot oak casket weighs about 190 pounds, and a cloth casket of the same size with a metal lining about 175 pounds. Other metallic caskets weigh from 450 to 500 pounds. The cost of aluminium .coffins is from $750 to $1000. & BROWN km AC A Big Assignment. The Solicitor! Loan and Trust Company Go Under. The Solicitois Loan and Trust company, of 142 South Fourth street, Philadelphia, made an assignment last Friday. The failure of the com pany resulted from unsuccessful and unauthorized speculations on the part of J. Rush Ritter, real estate officer of the company and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Ritter spes ulatcd heavily in a number of secur ities. He became deeply involved and to meet certain obligations drew tour drafts on a Mr. Cook, of New York, to which were attached bills of purchase for certain securities. The drafts aggregated $209,000 and bore the signature of Mr. Ritter and the name (by rubber stamp) of the Solic itors Loan and Trust company. The drafts were taken by Mr. Ritter to the Tradesmens National Bank, of Philadelphia, whose cashier, J. S Mc Kee, instead of entering them for collection, paid Mr. Ritter the $209, 000 in cash. The drafts were re turned from New York dishonored. Directors of Solicitors Company repu diated the transaction and the action of the president and the bond given by him. The Tradesmens Bank threatened to bring suit for the amount, and the assignment of the Solicitors company was then decided upon by the directors. The counties that have increased their indebtedness during the past year are Bedford, Cameron, Carbon, Crawford, Elk, Fulton, Jefferson, Juniata, Lancaster, Lycoming, Mercer, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Tio ga and Union. All the other counties either maintained the same indebted ness or have reduced the amount. Did you ever stop to think what in digestion really means? It means simply that your stomach is tired. If our legs are tired, we ride. The horse and the steam engine do the work. Why not give your stomach a ride, that is, let something else do its worlc. Foods can be digested outside of the body. All plants contain diges tive principles which will do this. The Shaker Digestive Cordial contains di gestive principles and is a preparation designed to rest the stomach. The Shakers themselves have such un bounded confidence in it that they have placed 10 cent sample bottles on the market, and it is said that even so small a quantity proves beneficial in a vast majority of cases. All druggists keep it. Laxol is the best medicine for children. Doctors recommend it in place of Castor Oil. 7ocan Could Not Drown. The wife of Alexander Geese, a Newville farmer, is incapable of drowning. Last Wednesday she jumped into Conodoguinet creek, in tending to commit suicide. Mrs. Geese weighs 300 pounds, and her body would not sink. After floating for three hours she was discovered and pulled out by her neighbors, just as she was floating over the falls. When rescued she was almost frozen, but will recover. It was no effort for Mrs. Geese to keep her head above water. She cannot swim a stroke, but she bobbed about in the deep water like a cork. She couldn't wade out, as the water was far too deep, and so she flound ered about helpless. It was a fright ful situation, as the water was freez ing cold. A VERITABLE PRODIGY. Deaf, Dumb unci llllnd Hoy Ha Bwn Taught to Speak nml Writ. Orris jSiMison wm horn in (IrnlinniH vitlo, EuJlivnn county, on September 7, 1SS1. At birth, find for twoymrsnml a linlf tlicrenfter, he wn a bripht ohlhl, with tlio. usual Ave nonsrs nml nil his faculties. When ripht yrnrs old he wtw &ent by his parents to the New York stnte Institute for the instruction of the denf and dumb, lie lind become deaf, mute und blind by sickness. Kn correct Appreciation of what this boy hns nchieved can ever be hnd ex cept by contemplating the obstacles he has hnd to surmount. He hos been but Rix years In the Denf Mute insti tute, and yet in t.hnt time he ha been taught to write and to speak. Enoch Henry Currier, the principal of the Poof Mute institution, t.hua writes of young IWnson: "lie lias been taught to write 1 send specimen let ter and to speak. Yesterday I put a typewriter in his classroom. In 40 minutes he hod mastered the keyboard, nnd I inclose you the first letter he at tempted, os nn indication of his ready mind nnd hand." The first typewritten letter gives no Indication of Its unusual authorship, except thot in the signature the last few letters ore not in correct alignment. It is ns follows: Mr Dear Mil. CtmniEH I thank you for you pnvo m this type writer. I am a harpy hoy to-day. Tour lovlnR pupil, Onnts Fknson. The followiug letter from the boy is vrit.cn ns legibly as ns could be expect ed from n boy with none of the handi caps which ltcnson overcame: Mr Dkar Mother I'leaMe send me some note paper. I want some pretty puper. I am very sorry my buliy brother Is don J. I am Bind Myr'.le and Hazel remember m. I love them very much. Tour loving son, Orris IlnNson. It anyone fancies that it is an easy task for a blind person to write a letter, OltKIS BENSON AX1) II IS TEACH Kit. A Deaf, Dumb and mind Hoy, Who Can t'se the Typewriter. let such a ono make the attempt by blinding or conscientiously closing the eyes. Then write u letter of a couple of pages. You will have a good laugh at your miserable failure at keeping the lines straight, and at many other things. In short, the effort is full of ludicrous surprises. Miss IVssle Myson is one of the oral teachers in the New York deaf mute institute. Orris Uonson, in oral in struction, is under her care. The meth od of teaching Benson to talk is that known ns visible speech. The letters by this system, ot rather, the sounds which these letters represent, are la bials, linguals nnd gutturals. J!y that extremely acute sense of touch which lodges in Orris Pcnson's finger tips he must learn the position in which to place his own tongue, and teeth and lips that he may enunciate a sentence. If he does not readily grasp the idea which his teacher wishes to impart, you may note him lean his head to one side, up though the better to hear, und then make another attempt. Sometimes it is necessary (his bands are always prop erly cleansed before he comes to his talking class, in anticipation of this emergency) for bis teacher to let him put his fingers in her mouth nnd thus "see" tho position of her tongue and lips. At other times bhe places his tongue and lips. There are two things in thus learning to talk that the pupils must leurn first, to speak the word, and, second, to know when he bus that mastered, 00 that he can enunciate understanding for his hearers. There ore now those at the New York institute who could not hear a pistol if it were fired close to their head, but who can yet speak as distinctly as anyone, and, moreover, read the lips of those who speak to them. N. Y. Ilerald. Why ne Didn't Answer. It was little Charley Ilayder's firut day at school. His name came first on the roll, and it was the teacher's cus tom to call the roll in the evening just before dismissing for the day. The teacher wrw busy over the names of the pupils, and without raising her eyes from the roll called: "Charley Kayderl" No response. "Charley Ray der." Still no response. Growing somewhat impatient, she raised her eyes from the roll und called: "Charley Itayderl Charley, why dou't you answer me?" Meekly and tremblingly came Cher ley's answer: "I don't know what to say I" Rain's Horn. Hutching; Alligator' FggR. The demand for young alligators na curiosities lias led to the artificial hatching of alligators' eggs in Florida. Tho eggs are placed in boxes nnd cov ered with sand. A few days' exposure on a roof to the hot sunshine sufllce3 to bring the young reptiles out of their shells. Alligators' eggs are sometimes eaten by negroes. Not Many Are Mite Her. This must be a very dear little girl whoeould not keep hor unger even when she was tensed, liecnnse she was bu gentle, tho older children imposed upon her, and one diiy the little girl rushed to her mother, and, leaning up against her, said: "Oh, mamma, do help mo to keep mad at Helen all dayl I can't do It by myself." Outlook. Tree largest piece, of. Good toiDacco ever sold for io cental A Man with a Turnpike on Sis Hands. Z Some time ago the courts, lower and supreme, awarded Isaac W. Raven, of Milheim, $5,000 damages for injuries to his leg, sustained by being thrown from his buggy while driving on the Milheim turnpike. The pike owners, having refused to pay the award, the property was sold at sheriffs sale, and as Mr. Raven was the only bidder it was knocked down to him. He did not want such a "white elephant" on his hands, however, and quickly compromised, taking $3,000 from the original own ers and returning their property. To Open a Clcgsd Pipe. For the benefit of many housekeep ers, we give the following the method of a retired plumber: Just before re tiring for the night, pour into a ' clogged pipe enough hot liquid soda I lye to fill the "trap" or bent part of i the pipe. Be sure that no water runs into it until the next morning. Dur-1 ing the night the lye will convert all 1 the offal into soap, and the first flush ' of water in the morning will wash it ! away, leaving the pipe as clean as when new. New Use for Potatoes. The price of potatoes in manv parts of western New York is so low that some farmers who have large quantities in pits and cellars, are feeding them to their horses and I cows. One man, who has a large number of hens, boils a quantity of potatoes daily, feeds it to them, and says he is getting good results, and that since he began this he has se cured a larSe increase in eggs, which at this season pay well. Celebrated 105th Christmas. On Christmas Mrs. Nancy Barger, of Roland, Centre county, was tend ered a reception in honor of her having seen 105 Christmases. She is hale and hearty, and able to do all the housework for her son, Samuel, who is 78 years old. Mrs. Barger has a wonderful memory, and can tell much of the early histor) of Centre and Cumberland county, where she was born. A prize was recently offered by a journal for the best answer to the question, "What is home?" Among the answers received were: "Home is the blossom, of which Heaven is the fruit. A world of strife shut out, and a world of love shut in. The golden setting, in which the brightest jewel is mother. The father's kingdom, the children's paradise, the mother's world. The only spot on earth where the faults and failings of humanity are hidden under a. mantel of charity." Now that the new year of 1896 is fairly under way, let one and all re solve to get down to solid work and make a strong effort to put our town on a more prosperous footing and in crease its business in every way possible. Harper's Weekly IN 1896. lURPEirs WRKKF.Y I a journal for tlio wliolo count ry. It d.'iils Willi the events of tliw world tli it are Important, to Americans. In oiirrvliiir out tills policy In l Bus, Jullnn Kalpli vlsltoit I'lilnn nnd Jiipan, and tourneyed through tln Wet; Htclinnl llanllnir 1'nvls took a trip through Hie Oirlbeiin Hen; t lie evolutions of tlie new navy were described und Illustrated by Kufus M ZojjrHtiui: Frederick Koiiltigron prei-ented si utiles of Army and Krcintler life; roultney Mgelow attended tho opening ot the Kiel ciiiinl. In 'Sim like attention will be Riven to every notnbln happening. Tho chief events In art. literature, and inuslo and the drema will ba artistically presented. W. 1). llnwells, In the new department, Life and Letters, will dUeuss In his lntenstlnif way books and tho social questions of the Mine. E. H. Martin's uprightly gossip of the llusy World w ill bo eontli.ufd. The iirogn ss of iho Transportation Commis sion uround tho World will be lollowed, Ri.d ( aspar W Whiinev will conduct tho depart ment, of Amateur Hporc. In 1SIM will occur a Presidential election. In Its editorials and through Its political cartoons the WKitKl.Y will continue to be an Indepen dent advocate of good government and sound money. In notion the WEEKLY will be es pecially strong. It will publish the only novel of the year by W. I). Ilowells, and a stirring serial of a Scutch feud, by S. K. Oockott, The short srories selected are of unusual excellence, and Interest. In every respect, HAHl'KH'S WEEKLY will maintain Its leading place In the Illustrated Journalism of the world. The Volumes of Ihn WEEKLY becln with tla first Number lor January of each year. When no time Is mentioned, subscriptions will begin with the Number current, at the tlmo ot tho receipt, of order. Kemlt lances should be inado by I'oHf-ofllco Money Order or Draft, to avoid chance of loss. Xeintfiapers are not to copy thi adoertisemenl witiuut tlte. express order uf Harper A Jlrutliers. HARPER'S PERIODICALS. Harper's Magazine Harper's Weekly Harper's Bazar Harper's Round Table - one year $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $2.00 PosUvjt Fren to all miuurVier in tlie United States, Canada and ile-xlco. ' Address IIARPF.R& BROTIIGRH, 1. O. Ilox 9S9, p. V. City. Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at McKillip Bros., Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. r a r For a short time Ralph G. Phillips, the photographer, is making one life size photo graph, value $5.00, and thirteen cabinet photographs all for $3-co. All work guaranteed. Ralph G. 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