THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG,
PA.
KTABUSIIED 1SB6.
due Columbia gjcmorrat,
KSTABi-TnO IfW. ;C0NS0MDATKD 18fi.
1'LDUHIIKT) VKUY TIIVHHDAV MOKNINU
t lUnomsljuig, ;lio county seat ot Columbia
Ciiiint.v, I'onnsylYunlii.
OBo. K. KI.WKLL Editor.
UEO. V. hOAN, FOKKMAN.
Trh: Inside the county, tl.oo ft ycnrln ad
vance; ll.vt It not paid In advance outsldo
(be county, ti.iB a year, strictly in advance.
all coniimiiilcatloua should bo addressed to
THK COLUMBIAN,
ltloomsburg, fa.
TIIL'KSDAY, JUNE H. 1S96.
The latest McKinlcy badge is in
scribed: "Patriotism, Protection and
been dropped from the playbills ?
Mc Kinley is now reported to be
"sound on the money question." How
such a conclusion has been drawn no
body knows, for it is certainly well
known that he has not uttered a sound
on the question these many days.
-i m m- m
Mr. C. S. Brumm, the Popr.list
Republican Representative from the
Schuylkill district, predicts that there
will be several Populists from Penn
sylvania in the next Congress. Such a
consummation would not be impossi
ble in a State that sends a Brumm to
Congress: but if the Republicans u.
Schuylkill county have the least re
spect for their professed principles of
Sound Money they will see to it that
Mr. Brumm's name is not in the list
of Pennsylvania Populists in the next
House.
The coronation of the Czar of Rus
sia recently cost $40,000,000 and
near' three thousand lives. The in
auguration of a President in the
United States is not so expensive in
matter of a cash outlay for splendor, the
but if the President inaugurated rep
resents a system like that advanced by
iucrwimey, xne expenditure 111 K.ussia
is insignificant compared to what it
costs this country in the end. Think
of the loss to manufacturers during
the great strikes under the McKinley
bill, think of the lives that were sacri
ficed in Homestead, Buffalo, Brooklyn,
the Hocking valley and Pocohontas
regions and a vast number of deaths
that can be directly traced to starva
tion brought about by want of wages
with which to purchase necessaries
during the two years of operation of
tne rouocr tarin.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie is a stanch
protectionist. He has profited by
protection to the extent of millions of
dollars. But he is not a professional
politician, and when he was asked
whether he attributed the depressions
and panics of the last fe w years to the
agitation for a reduction in the stand
ard of value he answered instantly and
honestly: "I do. All other causes
co.nbined,'' he said, "have not affect
ed the country to the extent that this
has." In matters of trade Mr. Car
negie may be said speaking after
the manner of men who keep at the
front of affairs to have his hand on
the throttle. It will be observed that
he does not, like Mr. McKinley and
other protectionist statesmen, impute
our business troubles to tariff legisla
tion. On the contrary, he agrees with
Mr. Roberts, the president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
other competent and careful observers
as to the nature of the difficulty. The
belief is becoming general that the
money question must first be settled
and that the tariff can take a rest.
Laughable Assumption-
We observe some Republican or
gans putting on airs about the solidity
of their puty in favor of "honest
money," and pointing to the Democ
racy as rent in two by the ' "silver
heresy." This boast is made in the
face of the facts that free silver Re
publican Senators hold the balance of
power in the Senate and rule that
body ; that half a dozen Republican
States will bolt the party nomination
if it is not made on a free silver basis,
and that the man who is going to be
their nominee for President spoke and
acted in the interest of silver, when
ever he had an opportunity to do so,
and will not now commit himself
against it.
But coming nearer home we have
in the records of the Republican
party of this State a sample of the
position which Republicans have taken
in lavor ot "cheap money." It is less
than two years ago that the State
convention of that party adopted a
platform demanding an issue of fiat
money to the extent of $45 per capita,
which would have added about a
billion dollars to the paper currency
of the country, and effected an infla
tion in comparison with which the
demands of silver men are positively
modest.
In view of such a record the pres
ent claim of the organs that the Re
publican party is the party of "sound
money" and "honest money" is laugh
able. Ex.
No Compromise' Possible.
There are weak politicians in the
Democratic party, and some who are
enfeebled in intellectual grasp by
Presidential ambition, who cling to
the idea that there may be some com
promise on the money question in the
Chicaga convention, by which both
the friends of honest money and of
dishonest money can stand on the
same platform and support the same
candidate.
This is the wildest of political delu
sions. There , is no middle ground
between lionet and dishonest money.
There can be no compromise between
those who seek to maintain the money
standard of the enlightened world,
and those who seek to go back to the
money standard of the pagan and
semi civilized nations. He who is
not for honest money is against it,
and he who is against honest money
is against national credit, aeainst
business confidence, and against every
attribute that can aid industrial pros
perity. The national conventions to be
held at St. Louis and at Chicago must
declare distinctly for honest money or
for cheap money. They must declare
in favor of the gold standard that has
been the standard of this government
since it was founded, and that is the
standard of every civilized nation of
the world, or they must proclaim their
purpose to convulse the whole busi
ness and industrial interests of the
country by adopting the silver stand
ard, that would halt enterprise, cheap-
en labor and everyone who earned a
dollar to pay two dollars for one dol
lar's worth of the necessaries of life.
There can be no middle ground
between the champions of the free
silver currency that is sweeping some
of the Western and Southern States
like a whirlwind, and the honest cold
dollar upon which every contract of
tnis government has ever been based
from the day that Washington was
inaugurated as President until now.
There can be no evasion, no equivo
cation, no glittering generalities mean
ing anything or nothing accepted bv
either of the national conventions of
the two great parties of the country.
They must be for or against the gold
standard ; they must be for or against
the free coinage of silver ; They must
1 be for or against the maintenance of
the national credit, and they must be
for or against keeping this great
icpuuin, in luucn wun me nonoreci
nations of the world, or turning it
backward to take rank with the na
tions which have not yet reached the
standard of civilation.
It is idle to talk about compromise;
about a platform that can be accept
ed by both gold and free silver con
victions. Such a platform must upon
its face declare its purpose to cheat
one or the other, and none could mis
understand its meanir. The issue
has become too grave, too sharply
defined, to permit of any equivoca
tion. There must be honest, manly,
straightforward declaration in favor ot
honest money that all know means
the gold standard, or dishonest money
that all know means the prostitution
of our currency to the silver standard
of China, Japan and India. The
issue is plainly presented ; let politi
cal parties decide their own destiny.
Phila. Times.
ON OPriOIAL ilUONOMI.
One query bothers our mind. We
notice from the County statements
that for a number of years the County
Commissioners drew pay for every
working day in the year with very few
exceptions. If the business of the
County should increase to a consider
able extent, how could the business
all be done within the year without
extra clerk hire ? It looks as though
the time had come when the people
should exact a pledge for rigid econo
my, not only in the expenditures of
the public monies, but also in fees
and salaries of officials. The pur
chasing power of a dollar is twice as
great as it was twenty years ago, and
it also should accomplish twice as
much as it did then, and hence this
thing should be looked after by trust
worthy and careful men. The ques
tion is, could the County's business
be done for less money than it has
cost the County in recent years? We
are not booked on this question, but
the public would be very much inter
ested to be informed by some one
who knows on this subject. We are
not so much interested to know who
shall be our officials, as we are inter
ested, to ki.ow whether they shall be
our servants or our masters.
Tax Payer.
A Newspaper Seoret.
For the next few weeks the leading
items of news will relate to the Repub
lican and Democratic National Con
vention, the Republican Convention
will meet at St. Louis on the 16th
inst., and as the National Committee
will begin its sessions on the 10th,
the interest is now at fever heat.
Newspapers are supposed to be able
to accomplish wonders, but it is doubt
ful whether one person in a thousand
appreciates the effort which a great
journal puts foith to please its read
ers. At St. Louis, for instance, "The
Philadelphia Press" will be represent
ed by Hon. Charles Emory Smith,
Col. James H. Lambert, Col. George
IN. McCain, Mr. L. J. Gibson, chief
of "The Tress" Washington Bureau
and Mr. Robert Uiannan, City Editor
of "The Press." These ircntlcmcn '
will control the services of a corps c f
skilled telcgraphciu and every detail
of the proceedings will be given to
the readers of "The Press" each day.
It is doubtful whether any newspaper
has ever been represented at one
point by so distinguished a staff.
It is worthy of note, too that Mr.
Ralph D. Paine, of "The Press" staff,
sailed for England last Saturday in
order to cable "The Press special
reports of the International Regatta
on the Thames, in which the Yale
Crew will take part.
Columbia County Bible Society.
Dear Friends : At a public
meeting called for that purpose and
held in Bloomsburg on April 14th,
the "Columbia County Bible So
ciety " was re-organized as an auxil
iary of the " Pennsylvania Bible
Society," and a board of officers and
directors duly elected. At a subse
quent meeting depositories were au
thorized to be established at Cata-
wissa, Benton and Millville, in co
operation with those already existing
111 Bloomsburg and Berwick. It is
hoped in this way to effect more
efficiently the distributions of the
Scriptures as published by the Ameri
can Bible Society.
We ask your co operation and aid
in this work as Churches, Sunday
Schools and individuals. It is ex
pected that contributions for the Bible
Society will be paid to the treasurer
of the Columbia County Bible Society,
which sums will be acknowledged by
the Pennsylvania Bible Society.
At a meeting of the directors it
was resolved that Churches and Sun
day Schools contributing to this
cause, will be entitled to receive in
return, from the depositories, for the
use of the church or Sunday School,
Bibles and Testaments to the value
of one -half their contribution, and
individual donors to the amount of
one dollar or more will be entitled to
the same privilege, whilst at the same
time, the church, Sunday School and
contributor will receive credit from
the State Bible Society for the whole
amount contributed.
It is expected that the central de
pository in Bloomsburg, located in
the Y. M. C. A. rooms will keep a
fuller assortment of Bibles and Testa
ments, which books will be sold at
the lowest possible prices, or donated
to the needy who can not purchase
them.
Rev. I. M. Patterson, President.
Rev. T. L. Tomkinson, ") Vice
Rev. U. Myers, j President?,
A. W. Spear, Secretary.
H. G. Supplee, Treasurer.
E. B. Tustin, "J
II. R. Bower, I
W. Cu.MMINGS,
Rev. Brandt,
Boyd Trf.scott,
R. T. Smith.
Directors.
WILL SEAT 15,000-
Plan of the Chicago Convention Hill
Submitted.
The Democratic national suU-committee
concluded the business of its present session
last weclc an 1 adjourned to meet at the
l'almer House, June 13. The local commit
tee is si ill short I4,ooO of the euaranteed
subscription, ,$26,000 of the promised
40,000 only having been paid to the nation
al committee, $,C30 only was paid yester
day by the local treasurer. Mr. Canda, of
New York, who acts as the national commit
tee's architect, submitted apian of the sit
ting arrangements which the committee
adopted. There will be $15,000 seals in
the part of the collisetim which is to be used
for the convention. Only a few seats are to
be put in the galleries, because the commit
tee considers 15,000 a big enough audience
to handle considering the animation which is
expected to permeate the deliberations of
tne Democratic holts.
In iSSs Conrress passed a river and har
bor bl 1 over President Arthur's veto. The
county sustained him then and it will sus
tain Cleveland now.
Cnlpc proved by the statements of lead
VJMIC9 ng druggists everywhere, show
that the people have an abiding confidence
In Hood's Sarsuparllla. Great
C II lrovul bv tlle voluntary state
lw9 nientsof thousands ol mon and
women show that Hood's Sarsitparllla ac
tually does possess
PaWPK ovor "si;ilse l)V purifying, en
r M Tf C I rlchlng and Invigorating the
blood, upon which not only health but life
Itself depends. The Krcat
QlirOfee ' Uuuu Sarsaparllla In
OUVtt99 curing others warrants
you In believing that a faithful use of Hood's
Sarsaparllla will cure you If you suffer from
any trouble caused by impure blood.
Mood?
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier. AHdriigKisU. 11.
Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
u,i nm ar8 e8l,v ,0 easy
.1100(1 S HlllS to operate. a cents.
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1 FROM S1Q.OO.E
THE BARN 13 RAISED.
Bloomsburg has a National reputa
tion for its progressive citizens, and
for the number of handsome and
costly buildings in its corporate limits,
as well as for the number which are
constantly being erected. This reputa
tion is fully sustained by the facts
and we naturally are proud of our
town.
An other one is now in course of
erection, and we doubt if any build
ing ever was erected the raising of
which attracted as universal attention
as did the Lam of William B. Taylor
last Monday afternoon. The con
tract had been awarded to competent
builders, but Mr. Taylor's numerous
frien'ls concluded that he needed their
advice and presence in order to avoid
any possible accident and make the
raising a complete success. Conse
quently a host of them gathered and
they fell over each other in their
endeavors to render assistance. There
never was such a distinguished gather
ing on any similar occasion. The
crowd included Physicians, Lawyers,
Capitalists, Retired Gentlemen, Mer
chants, Butchers, Politicians Land
lords, in fact nearly every avocation
in life was represented. After the
barn had been raised, (and without
an accident too) the party found that
they had a bigger contract on hand,
viz to getting away with the lunch
which Mr. Taylor had so lavishly pro
vided, and in this too they proved
equal to the occasion. Want of space
prevents us from giving an extended
account of it, and how much each
man devoured, it is sufficient to state
however that all had plenty and that
there was very little left.
Montour's Nominations.
A large vote was polled at the
Democratic primaries in Montour
county on Saturday last. There were
three candidates for District Attorney,
and seven candidates for the two
vacancies in the Board . of County
Commissioners.
The Democratic convention was
held at Danville, on Monday. The
following nominations were made:
Congress, Rufus K. Polk; Representa
tive, Lloyd W. Welliver; Associate
Judge, John Benfieldj District At
torney, R. Scott Ammerman; Pro
thonotary, Edward G. Hoffman;
County Commissioners, Henry Coop
er and George W. Miles. John F.
Gulick and Daniel Diehl were nomi
nated as County Auditors. Dr. I. G.
Barber was re-elected as county chair
man. Something New !
Fred Kumer's improved Ar
tificial Stone Pavement. All
kinds of cement work. Prices
low and all work , guaranteed.
All orders by mail promptly
attended to.
P. 0. Box 374.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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SCHUYLER'S
HARDWARE,
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DBvans' IBlocar,
MAIN and IRON 8TS.
uiipw"'iiwi m t
CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts, I TROUSERS
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
TeAty it Well fteatcri fht
It leads directly to our doors. Throngs of buyers travel
it day by day. Shows that we are strengtheuing'the friendly
business relations between the store and public without which
there can be no success. Want you to keep coming. Want
you to tell your friends and neighbors about the fctore. We
want to serve them as faithfully as we are serving you. Con
fidence once established, the rest is easy.
Parasol Reception.
You are invited to attend it ; think
it will be to your advantage to do so.
You know our reputation in this im
portant item of your summer outfit.
We've made extraordinary efforts to
please you. Some are just the thing,
others a little out of date. The latter
go for one half and less.
Fancy parasols in plain, white and
black, $3.oo, $ j.75, and $3.00.
Ought to bring $3.50, $3.25 and $4.00
Plain parasols in white and black,
$1.25. The $1.75 kind.
bun umbrellas, 26 in. warranted
fast black, natural wood handles, $1.39
Clearance Sale of Jackets
and Capes.
And you know what that means
comjng from us. In some cases it
means half, m others it means two
thirds of early season's prices.
Cloth capes that were $4.50 and
$5.00 go for $3.50, $4.00 and $3.00.
Nine ($9.00) ones go for $6.00.
Velvet canes cut round ami srmariv
just the thing, and this season's cre
ations $4.00 instead of 15.00 and
$6.00. Silk capes at cost.
Rare Dress Goods Trad
ing.
Under priced lots.
them. They represent what is left
irom me spring business. We've
made prices on them after this style:
All our fancy dress goods represent
ing the best productions of the seasor,
have been $r. 25 and $1.35,10 close
out go for Q8c.
Roueh summer clnths inct tlin
thing for separate skirts, this season's
goods, 8 in. wide, wrw enr tn
close
We mention acain the rmnA
are selling, strictly all wool. 1S ir
wide, were 42c. and 50c. the yd., to
close ,nr.
That Thin Underwear.
You are in need of it now, its hot.
Better buy while the stock is at its
best and prices at the lowest. W Vv.
got a bound to win policy in this un
derwear stocK ot ours that there's no
standing up against.
Ladies' lisle vests, the nicest things
we have seen in this line. V fron'
square back. adiustable shnnlrl,.
straps, shield sleeves r0c.
Usually worth and sells at 65c.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SHOES I
Our Spring Styles of Shoes
are nearly all.
25 years experience in shoe buying puts us in the iront
rank of shoe dealers.
Comfort, style and durability are combined in our shoes.
Cohneii Iron and Main Sts.
The "TWIN COMET" and"LITTLE GIANT"
Lawn Sprinklers,
BEST MADE.
Unique, Efficient, Labor Sav
ing. Will sprinkle 4 times
greater area than any other
Sprinklers made.
Highest Award at the Chicago
Exposition.
Can be wmi in ortMm at rciMimoe ofihe Kfll.
tar ' this paper, vonwr 3rd and ilarkL't st,,
Hloomstjurt. s
Send for circulars giving testimonials
and prices.
E. Stebbins Mfg. Co.,
SOLK MAX UFA CTVHKUS,
Springfield, Mass.
IVAgency for Uloouwburg at the COLUMBIAN
onion. 6-ui-qLu.
I FROM G5.CG.
Ladies' silk vests, shaped, square
neck, SOCi
The usual 60c. kind.
Ladies' vests, a big drive, 2-4-25C.
Men's long and short sleeved Bal
briggan shirts, 25c. and 50c.
Men's Ba'briggan drawers, 25c. and
50c f
Honest Hosiery.
That's the key note to our success
in this department. We may charge
you a little more than they do for the
rubbishy sort, but people like to know
that they're' buying good stockings.
Ladies' silk pleated hose, double
heel and sole, 65c
Usually 75c.
Ladies' colored hose, high spliced
heel and double sole, 25c.
Ladies' fast black hose, white feet,
15c.
Children's seamless hose, 2 pair 25c
Popular Line Shots.
The thiugs from the notion counter,
they are the little things you are using
every day.
Belt buckles for wide and narrow
belting.
Narrow white belts, 25c. and 50c.
Lawn and linen bows, 15c.
Ties in linen, blue, black and red
sateen for shirt waists. 25c.
Belt pins, 2c. each.
Laundried shirt waist, last but not
least by any means. It is the busiest
section in our store just now. We are
making a reputation in shirt waist
selling that we are justly proud ot.
Why ? Our waists are made just
right, sell well, and give good satisfac
tion. If you are contemplating pur
chasing any, don't neglect to look at
ours. It will pay you.
Groceries
Too hot to cook you say. WelL
we know it and have a few hot weath
er canned goods in stock, all of the
very best on the market.
Potted ham and tongue, 22c.
Potted turkey and chicken, 35c.
Boned turkey and chicken, 25c
and 50c.
Wm. Humes' salmon steak the
only salmon packed by American
labor, and the cleanest on the mar.
ket, 25c.
Fearless brand, 15c, 2-4-25C
Swiss cheese, imported, 30c. the lb.
Tea, for ice tea that can't be beat,
75c. the lb. "
f
W. H. floore.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Etal of Mary J. Vaitfurn, Itiifi of UemUxJe
tuictufhtp, deveatietl.
Sutit e i hereby uloxathal Mteri qf aitmiittt
traliim on the eUit uf Marti J. Vanhurn, utte txf
Itmnlnck tdiriishlp aetieamtt, ham turn yrnnttxt
to the undersigned attmluiMrufir to whinn alt
permtim indebted to said entitle are returned to
make payment, and those tawing claim or
drmaiKts will make known the satne without
(Inlay lo
(trant Herring, Ally. U. W. HUATK,
Administrator,
tsfhiiyler,
Utmlour Co
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate uf Mr. SaVie A. llwkluuham, late of Ut
Town of Itloontsbarg, deceased.
Sotiee Is hereby given that letters testamentary
on tlui estate of Mrs, Halite A. Ilurktnghain, lute
of the 'Jvwnuf lltixjmsburg, deiea.vd, ham been
granted tu tlui multi slym-d executor, to whom all
person iadi tiled to said estate are reiiwsted to
make oainiumt, and those havlxg elalms or 1e
manas villi make known the same without delay.
UOIIHHT tWCMSUllAH, .
8-11-llt. Executor.