8 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. WASHINGTON. from our Regular Correspondent. Washington, April 17th, 1S96. Speaker Reed is now the object of ihe McKinleyites hatred to a marked extent. They realize that if McKin iey fails to capture the republican aomination it will be because of Reed's opposition, which is making itself felt in t much stronger manner than some people deemed possible. A promi nent McKinleyite said, under condi tions which prevent the use of his name : "Reed may possibly succeed in keeping McKinley out of the nomina tion, but it won't do him any good. Not only will McKinley 's friends work against Reed, if they find themselves unable to win, but they will endeavor to throw the nomination to some man who will not treat Reed any better than Harrison did during his term." Although the charge has not direct ly been made, the inference from the repeated refusals of Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, who is in charge of the resolution, to set a date for taking a vote on the question of seating Col. Dupont as Senator from Delaware, is that he is afraid to have a vote taken. Senator Gorman evidently does not take much stock in the talk of ad journment in May, as he remarked when Senator Mitchell tried to give his reasons for not setting a date for a trote, that it meant it would be put off until after June 1. Two republican members of the House, who have been indulging in dreams of the figure they would cut in the speaker's chair of the next House, provided, of course, that the republicans continue to control that body, were very much disgusted when it was authoritatively denied that Speakej Reed intended to retire from public life if he failed to get nominated for President. Their dream is over un!c?s they can get Reed nominated at St. Louis, as they know he can be Speaker as long as he remains in the House, and the House remains repub lican. Hopkins, of 111., and Barrett, of Mass., are the members referred to. There is no longer any reason for doubt as to where Speaker Reed stands. The platform adopted by the Maine republicans this week was sub mil ted to Mr Reed foi his approval and for the purpose of allowing him to make any desired changes therein several days before the convention met. Mr. Reed revised the platform and made several changes in its word ing, so that it may be consideted as a personal declaration of principles held ..by him. He deserves more credit than McKinley for his handling of the financial question, he doesn't try to straddle it but comes out squarely against silver and in favor of gold. ' ' At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the National Association of Democratic Clubs held here this week, it was decided to hold the next na tional convention of the association at St. Louis, on Sept. 30th, next. The committee adopted a resolution thank ing all who helped to make the Teffer son birthday pilgrimage to Monticello a success. After adjourning, the committee called in a body at the White House, to pay their respects to resident Cleveland. Representative Livingston, of Ga., succeeded in eettintr aDrilause from both sides of the House in a few re marks he made, which he called ex planatory of the increase from $2,000, 000, which was the amount appropri ated last year, to $11,000,000, which was carried by the Fortification ap propriation bill passed this week. Said Mr. Livingston : "I congratulate the country that it is now conceded that McKinley will be the next repub lican nominee ana that the A. y. A. will beat him. (This was loudly ap- piauuea dv the McKinley republicans.) It is also acknowledged that the JefT ersonian democracy will control the Chicago convention and cive relief to the country. After March 4th, next the country wm be sate." 1 his was applaud ed by all. Proceeding Mr. Livincston said it was common sense to prepare for war, even when it wasn t anticipated. At this point Mr. Walsh of New York interrupted to ask it Mr. Livingston Knew tnat England had sent 45 rapid fire guns to Kingston, Canada, for the protection of the lakes. "It matters not, replied Mr. Livingston, " if she has sent 43,000 guns. " We can, in the event of war take Canada in three weeks, no matter how many guns or men sne might send there." That brought the loudest applause of all. Notwithstanding pressure to relax the strict enforcement of the immigra tion laws broueht bv a cents of the y 0 steamship lines, Commissioner Stump ot the immigration Uureau says the letter of the law will be strictly en forced, and that if it becomes neces sary to relieve the overcrowded station in New York harbor, the Italian im migrants will be put back upon the steamers which brought them over ntil their right to land is established. The steamship men knew the law when they brought those paupers over here. Pure blood is the safeguard of health. Keep the blood pure with Mood's Sarsaparilla if you would al ways ke well. Vegardless for Other Brands Only for L Dbht take our word; for it, butbujra piec and see for yourself Mutual Reserve Fund Life Asstciation. Edward 3. Harper, Founder. Frederick A. Eurr.harr., President. FIFTEEN YEARS COMFLETED ANNUAL MEETING AND REPORT. Largest d Strongest Um him Lib hmw Ccm- in lis Ml S6q,nn,ooo of New Business in 1895. .(08,660,000 of Hubiiinm tn Force. 4,084,073 ot Ilralh ClalniH paid In 1895. 15,000,000 of Ocalh datum paid mnce Business begun. 1895 SHOWS A!S I NCR RANK IN GROSS AKT8, AN INCRKAM- M NK'I- (il KPLlS, AN INCKKAHK IN INCOMK, AN 1MHKASE IN HI HINKMM IN FORCE, o v 1; R 103,800 iiviai.Kt im i;rk!iti-.d, The Annual Meeting of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association wa3 held in the Association's Building, corner Broadway ctDuane St., Xew York Cit j, on Wednesday, Jan uary 22nd, and was attended by a large and representative gathering of policy holders who listened with keen interest to the masterly Annual Renort of President Burnham. x Many policy holders evidently regarded this as a favorable opportunity to meet face to face the new chief executive officer ni' 1 , Q iccnnlofmn "P-," ,1 4. TT" 1 A T 1 i 1 jl iiir- jioniManuu, i iriucui j: reuei itis. xx, xjurmiaui, me man whose erasn of life insurance, whose keen exprnfive nVnlirr nnH strong individuality have enabled him to take up the work laid dewn in deal h by the founder of the institution, tho late F.H. ward B. Harper, and make of T T a . a 1 rresiuent, not an ecno or copy ot tnat ot Ins predecessor, but a piece of finished work, characteristic of a man of independent views, and worthy to follow the work which had mrriprl ihe Association to a position never rare, indeed, that a great institution like this passes, without vuvn. iu no piuocxiLjr, luiuugu for it is rare indeed that a chief so able a successor as President The record of the year 1895 iouowing gratnying results. xue uivwoo iddaixd nave increased during the year from $5,530,115.99 to $5,601,707,82. The NET SURPLUS over liabilities shows a NET GAIN for the year of &o()G,329.43. and The INCOME from all sources shows a gain for the vear oi $K.u,iMi.y, ana amounts to TT1 A TIT T A TUVO . , 1 iiAixi jLijLain 10 me paid during the year, an increase over the previous year of jpi.,uj.o,uou.yj.. The BUSINESS IN FORCE shows a gain for the year oi $io,zvo,zjo, ana now amounts to gau,OoU,371. Counting three hundred working days in the year the daily average income for 1895 is $18,584.27; the daily average payments for death claims, $13,052.25, and the daily average fain ill uuom IU lUltC VV11U1U iliiUCllUIl OI (01,VnjU. C-iTTersons desiring insurance, an agency, or any olher information concermiiL' the fU Tl'AL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION may apply to J5L n KTTfnvLJTm 53 Downing IJlock, "Thrift is a Good Saving Results from Cleanli ness and APOLJO of prico Ounces DO cents Ounces D cents the administration of his office of n . i attained in the same length of n uiiaiige in me executive cniei, like the late Mr. Harper finds Burnham. speaks for itself, and shows the now amounts to ft.HR'2.rm.R2 $0,070,3 l.Sti. n r. . . . amount nt 74 ' n-fr KUIE, PA. SOD Revenue." Great Proposed Pemion Increase. An Average ol About $13 More Per Month lor the Maimed. The House Committee on Invalid Pensions last week offered a favora ble report on a bill to adjust the pensions of maimed Union soldiers and sailors who serveu during me war of the rebellion. The measure makes an average increase in the pensions of this class of about $13 per month, and creates a pension for those who have lost a hand and foot. It provides that all persons now on the pension roll and all persons here after granted a pension who while in the military or naval service of the United States during the late war of the rebellion, and in the line of duty, lost a hand or a foot or were likewise totally disabled in the same, shall re ceive $45 per month; that all such persons, who in like manner lost an ami at or above the elbow joint or a leg at or above the knee joint, or were likewise disabled in the same, or who in like manner lost an arm below the elbow joint or a leg below the knee joint and suffer from total or partial stiffness of the joints or other cause which render the stump useless, shall receive a pension of $50 a month; that all such persons who in like man ner lost an arm at the shoulder joint, a leg at the hip joint or so near the joint as to prevent the use of an artificial limb, or were like wise totally disabled in the same, shall receive a pension of $55 per month t and that all such persons who in like manner lost both hand and a foot, or were likewise totally disabled in the same, shall receive a pension of $72 per month. The strength which comes tD us from eating nourishing food is better than stimulation, because it is iwu strength. The health which belongs to a strong body, well nourished by proper food (properly digested), is the only health that is lasting. The difference between Shaker Digestive Cordial and other medicines is simply that it helps nature to make strength." It does not profess to cure sickness, except as that sickness is a result of weakness caused by food not properly digested. Shaker Digestive Cordial will relieve the pangs of indigestion, and make thin, sick, weak people as well as if their stomachs had never been out of order. It is a gentle aid to the digestion of nature's strength-maker, food. At druggists. Trial bottle, 10 cents. Congressmen's Hair. The grey-haired man is almost a thing of the past in the present House of Representatives, though time was when over two thirds of the members of Congress were grey-haired. The prevailing color now is brown, though there are 23 coal-black, 19 pure blondes, 6 thorough, old-fashioned and plain reds. There are over 20 auburns, one or tivo of them being specially well-marked examples. There are four or . five yeilows, of the com monest shade of yellow, too. There are forty heads of hair that can be described as mixture of gray and brown, and sixty that can be put down as plain gray. There are twenty eight fine specimens of pure white. There are but forty-one curly heads. A Bailroad Man's Observation. "A man killed on the railroad never dies with his boots on," remark ed a railroad employe the other morn ing. "In my experience of over twenty years I have seen perhaps over a hundred cases where people have been struck and killed by engines, and in every instance when the body was picked up was found to be minus shoes. Even men wearing heavy top boots are not exempt from the in variable rule. Any old engineer will tell you the same thing. It is a mys tery which no body seems able to solve, nd is an , inexplicable as that other strange phenomenon of the drowned man, whe is always on top f the water face downward, while a woman floats face upward." KIDNEY DISEASE Cured, Says A. J. Spencer, of JACKSON, PA. A. J. Spencer of Jackson, Tioga county Ta., writes: " I was troubled with kidney and urinary complaint for a long time. My family physician gave me various medicines but they failed to help nie. Dr. Kennedy's l avorite Remedy was suggested to me and I bought two bottles. Afler the first two or three doses I cculd see it was helping me. Before I had used the contents of the second bottle I felt like a new man and I have en joyed good health ever since." DR. DAVID KENNEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY has effected many cures after physicians had given up hope. It restores the liver to a healthy condition, and cures the worst cases of constipation. It is a certain cure for all diseases peculiar to females, and affords great protection from attacks that originate in change ol life. It cures scrofula, salt rheum, rheumatism, dyspepsia all kidney, bladder and urinary diseases, gravel, diabetes and Wright's disease. In this last disease it hag cured where all else failed. All drug gists, $1.00 a bottle. SMOTHERING SEHSITfOHS II HIGHT; PilPI- I1TI0H OH MIGHT EXERTION. 4 Doctors Named it Variously as Asthma, Goitre, " Nervous Prostration and Heart Trouble. The Patient Describes the Case. For Anyone w ho has had the Symptoms the Account will be Interesting. From thf Reporter, One cf trie most beautiful of nature's loYcly spots is the rarird township of Tall niarige in Summit County, Ohio. Hera are rolling, undulating hills and beautiful forest aopnerr; hill, wood and meadow spread their charming panorama before tha eyeg of the trnreler and as be looks, he thinks, here is Arcadia, where one may lire after nature's model in beautiful simplicity and revel in he'ilth and happiness. Yet, erea here in thli Eden, wher fruit and flowers and pastoral scenes wean the heart from the city and its turmoil, insidious di-ne steps in and detroys a Paradise. It was thus la a beautiful hillside home; sur round txl by an orchard, with flower beds sur round in? it, the enzy white house looks like the abode of comfort. It la the home of K. J. Vance, who cultivates small fruiu in summer and in wiuter plies the trade of broom maker. Blest with a lovely wife, darling child and a pretty farm, an outsider mit'bt look iu vain for the thorn hidden Rinonif the roses. Rut a few years ago this life became wretched when the father and husband was afiliuted with what appeared to be an incurable malady. During the still, small hours of night when sleep and reM, twin blessings, hover over mankind, a ter rible suffering would seiie upon him j fradually the disease wore upon him, wreck ng his nervaus system and clutching with cold ringers at heart and brain. Thia went on for a lone time and friends ssw no relief before him but the last sleep of death. But it is now all changed: freed from this over hanging heritage of illnen, K. J. Vance is once more able to enjoy life, the comforts of home and the joys of family love. How it happened.ia recorded in the following inter view; " I had treated with so many physicians," eaid Mr. Vance, speaking of his recovery from his long-time illne.ss, "that I began to believe nothing could be done fur ine. I tried two doctors at the Kalis and then spent a lot of money on specialists who made great boxxts in Akron, but I grew no Lvtt"r. "What did thev say ailed yuu?" "My heart was affected. I suffered so severely with heart trouble that I wonder I lived to teli the tale. My life was a torture. I ex pected every time I had a bad spell, and that was nearly every night, that I should die. I grew so nervous I was well nigh insane." " How then do you account for your pres. ent healthy condition f You certainly look very well now." " When I was nearly distracted with the I ain of my disease and my inability to get lelp, a boy came along and threw into my carriage a little psmphM, advertising the merits of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I thought I would try them but hesitated because I believed it could do no coml ; but that night I had a worse attack thun usual, and as soon as I was able to get nut I drove over to Cuvahoga Falls and bought the Pink Pills for Pale People at the drug store of F. Schnee & Co." " And the result 1" " I have never had another attack of the complaint." " What was the nature of your disease ?" " Doctors named it variously, a asthma, goitre, nervous prostration and heart trouble." " What did they call the disease?" "Most of them said it was heart disease; tiro told me I had the worst form of heart disease valvular disease of the heart, and assured me I could never be any better," " How did it affect yon J" A6ICF0R THE KfcKLET 0N1IGHF AND Ran) cBESr Lf GHT IN TtlE CATARRH CATAIRRH ut local diwitH KESTTSTr. .8 the result of cclds L7'Ce?f II nMlA X3 ana suuoen el- r.Jf njt-C""' '" nV!Q mutlc changes, jrj BT'jNCUnrC'u I It can be curid by a ta rfijfr H f ri ! pleasant re med MSC0la'l i nADI which Is annlled iil.tA..'TVl...A .. '1 reet ;etly into the nus- f nAT t L.K l 5 nostrils. rPFAU RalU Opens and cleanses Li, tl,Vjll a;... WO Allays pain and In- llUUlIIltirton. llefllu m m w Colds, Hestores the Senses ot Taste and Kmll. The Uulm Is rjulekly absorbed and gives relief at once, price CO cents at lirugglstaorby mall. ELY BltOTHKKS, btf Warren Klreet, New York. For alt Bilious and Naavous WTf) n, ...... Th.u m.ri. .1.- I J t2 Blood and give Hkalthy R'Q H H Jfj action to the entire system. M G foliS t'ij Cure DYSPEPSIA, HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION and PIMPLEC. 7-lAly PATENTS Caveats and Trade Marks obtnincd. and mt FKK.".1 buhlucsa conducted lor aJbSTuTS KVI'1lu,vvO1;r0SITETllI! V. S. PAT. Usk . eVfy aw . "j. 1 WRBHTB cuces to act ual clients i your bute CoduT S town gout tree. Address ' ul' 0 0. A. KNOW co Washington D ri ' (opposite U. b I'ttumt JK) ' ( 1 j M A Uuyahoga Pnllt, Ohio, " I nsed to awake from sleep with the nen. satinn of smothering and had tn get intotrn open air quickly; my arms would often H numb to the shoulders and my legs wonM feel dead. My thront felt as if an iron bao4 was fastened around it and my brain frit heavy and confused. But it is so long sinoa I had an attack that I don't believe I re member how bad off I was." "How long is it since you had one of tbesi attacks?" " Not since I took the first dose of tVe Pink Pills; that was about the first of Feb ruary. " " flow long did you continue to take tba medicine." "I took it regularly until July last; and I keep it on hand for fear of a return." " llow diil the medicine aflect you ? " " Apparently like so much water; but tli strange thing is that all the stuff I took thai was prescribed for me never hud the aligiit est effect. 1 had the spells right along ; but I never had oue after taking the first dowe of Pink Pills." "That is very wonderful. Did you, cbar, your mode of life at that time f" " Not at all." "To what do you attribute the rcr then ? " " To the Tink Pills for Pale People ar.J their action on the circulation. I w-liew, though, the medicine does not always net tbe snme. My wife was not very well" and I in duced her to try them, .t first thev ni:rj her sick, but she soon found herscll'uble In take them und they have built her up t." " Are you willing I thould publish ub.-l you have told me?" " Yes, I think if my words can save one from suBering as this medicine L.is saved me, I ought to be gliid to have ottvrt know what I gained by taking Pink IVs for Pale People." Statu ok Ohio, 1 Summit County", ( K. J. Vance, who being firrt duly swr, says the mutters and facts set forth hevJa are true as he verily believes. E. J. Vanck. Sworn to and subscribed in iuy prenrat this 2Sth day of August, W". seal. C. N. ItrfwEl.L. Xolar) rubUr. Mr. Vance'a postoffice address is Cuyahora Falls, O. The foregoing is but one of many wonderful cures that have been credited to Dr. Willitinn Pink Pills for Pule People. Diswes wide heretofore have been supposed tobeuml je, such as locomotor ataxia und paralysis nentmb to thia wonderful medicine as readily as the most trifling ailments. In many cases the re ported cures have been investigated by the leading newspapers and verified in everv rr. sible manner, und in no case has the' lu4 semblance of fraud been discovered. Their fame has spread to the fur ends of civiliuitioa and there is hnrdl va drug store in thisoouurry or abroad where tney cannot be found. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contnin, in a con densed form all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effect of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, all fivms of weakness either in male or female. Piiik Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be .-iit post paid on receipt of price, (50 cents bnx, pr six boxes for $'i.50, by addressing Dr. Wil Uanii' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N- Y- VoRIB IAEoiyTEiy Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at McKillip Bros. Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. Scientific American Atjency for CAVraTfl. TRADM uisitl. 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