iHE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
. ,lte olttwbiair,
K-1AUI,IS1IK1)18G8.
dUc tfclumbta Scmcfrat,
9TAflt.l8IIKO 1SS7. ;C'ONS()!.l DATED J8B.
PUBLISH K.) VKHT TTlfKHDAY SIOHNINU
at MootrKt'K!'!'. 'lie (,'oiiTity scat ot Columbia
county, l'cnnsylvftiila.
flfto. t. l.I.'.VELL Editor.
vEO. '. ltOAJJ, Fohkmax.
TsiirfK: Iv.sido tlie county, J1.P0 a yenrlti iut
vaace; fl.so if not pnld In advance outside
tuo county, fi.ta a year, strtmiy In advance.
A 11 communications should be addressed to
TUB COLUMBIAN,
llloomaburg, Ta.
TUL'KSDAV, J UN K iS, 1896.
ST- LOUIS CONVENTION.
It is now practically settled that
the convention will nominate McKin
ly for President. Yesterday it looked
as though Morton of New York
would be nominated for Vice Presi
dent, but the current has changed in
favor of Hobart of New Jersey. The
platform will declare for gold, and no
state will bolt on account of the
financial plank.
'cutlier Silver Coinage,
There are two methods of adding
to the volume of the silver coinage :
(1) By free coinage for private ac
count : and (2) by the purchase of
saver bullion and its coinage on
Government account. The immense
stock of silver dollars now on hand,
which the Government, at heavy ex
pense, keens on a nantv with cold.
were coined from bullion purchased
by the (jovcrnmcntin stipulated sums
limited by law.
It is evident from the tenor of the
dispatches sent from St. Louis that
the friends of the gold standard have
apparently secured from the unwilling
AlcKinlcyites, who control the con
vention, a declaration sufficiently
clear against tree silver coinage ex
cept by international agreement
. Such a plank is good as far as it goes
but it does not go far enough, nor
reach to the root of immediate dim
culty in the United States.
There is nothing in the proposition
" to maintain the existing gold stand
ard " (to which the convention will,
on the insistence of the friends of
Sound Money, probably commit itself)
which would prevent a renewal of the
purchases of silver bullion or the
coinage of more silver dollars from
the stock of bullion on hand if at
any time the Shermans, Bland-Alli-sons
and their Democratic, Republi
can and Populist aiders and abettors
should again conclude to play to the
gallery by such a movement.
With a man in the Presidential
chair who voted for free silver coinage
and for the Sherman Silver Purchase
act, and who voted against the stop
page 01 silver coinage and opposed
the stoppage of silver purchases, there
wouict be the utmost danger in giving
to him any length of tether on the
silver question. He would be incon
sistent with himself if he did not take
advantage of what mieht fairlv be un
derstood as permissive neglect should
the financial plank to be adopted at
St. Louis not declare against the coin
age of silver on Government account
as well as against the free coinage of
silver on private account.
It is important that the ciirrencv is
sue presented to the people shall not
oe open to misconstruction. Further
straddling cannot be looked upon in
any other Ikrht than as the betraval of
a criminal disregard of the public
weitare. jVUa. Kecord.
Editorial "we" has a variety of ap
plications. For instance, when you
read that "we" expect our wife home
to-day, "we" refers to the editor;
when it is "we are behind with our
work it includes the whole office force,
even the devil and the towel ; in "we
are having a boom" the town is meant;
"we received over 700,000 emigrants
last year," embraces the nation ; "we
have hog cholera in our midst," means
tlia; the man, who takes the paper
and does not pay for it, is very ill. ,
Why is it that people will not learn
when writing to have the address of
their paper changed, to give their for
mer address ? We do not know where
to find the name unless the post
offu?2 at which they have been reced
ing it is given. For instance, whe..
a man moves to Brookville ard writes
us n'om there simply saying: "Please
send my 'paper to Brookville," before
we can do so we are compelled to
write and ask him where he received
his paper prior to that time. Please
.remember this. It will save us a great
deal of tiouble, and insura a prompt
compliance with your request. runx
sutdKhuy Spirit.
A friend tells us that he recently
went i ito the store of a business man
who did not advertise, and was sur
prised to find him busy. The store
keeper, it transpired, had the itch and
a Wateibury watch, and when he
wasn't scratching himself he was wind
ing his watch.
An old time newspaper man says :
No sensible man should or ever does
get angry because a newspaper man
duns hun (or money. A dun is not an
impeachment of a subscriber's inte
grity, but is simply an outcropping of
a publisher's necessities. For instance,
a thousand men owe a man from o .e
to ten dollars 1 he has to dun them : 1
order to pay his expenses. Instead
01 gelling angry and stopping his
paper because the publisher asks what
is due, the subscriber should thank
the editor for waiting so patiently, and
pay up like a man.
An exchange says that eossio has
made many a home a hell on earth-
gossip has parted husbands and wives;
gossip has blackened and sullied the
character of manv poor trirls:
has parted lovers who would have
Deen very happy it it had not been
for gossip. One little misstep or one
little indiscretion will cause eossio to
arise with new strength and start on
ner mission. Her, did we say? We
ought not to, for we have our male
gossipcrs, and as a rule they arc ten
times more venomous than a female.
A good, healthy man gossippcr is
auoui as mean and low and dangerous
as the meanest thing on earth.
Inasmuch as a rumor is in circula
tion announcing that Hon. E. M.
Tcwksbury would withdraw as a can
didate for the office of Associate
Judge, he desires us to state that the
report is false and exists only in the
brain of those who would desire such
an event to happen. He is in the
field to stay, and win if possible.
A wheelman informs us that he
rides his bicycle on Sunday because
the Ten Commandments do not for
bid him. He says they restrict a man's
ox, ass and servant, but say nothing
against bicycles laboring on Sunday.
According to our constitution, every
thing is amendable.
Have you ever watched Young
America dispose of dust on his shoes?
He first cleans the shevs with his cap,
then wipes the dust off the cap on his
coat and finally rids himself of the
objectionable dust by brushing the
coat with his hands. Truly, by per
severing we conquer.
Miss Mary, daughter of Rev. B. C.
Conner, graduates this week from
Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport.
Among the other graduates are Miss
Grace Creveling of Town Hill, who
takes the first Belles Lettres honor,
and John R. Bowman, son of Rev. A.
S. Bowman, now stationed at Austin,
Potter county.
John S. Mensh, A. N. Yost Esq.
and W. B. Allen are attending the
commencement of the State College
us Cieiecaies irom tne Acnrn tnra
Society of this countv. Th
aiso participate in the election of
1 l rt 1 . .
. . J' -J
u ubiees. 1 ney were accompanied by
xi. v. vnue, wno tor nine years has
been one of the trustees.
The following letters are advertised
June 16, 1896. Miss Carrie Arley,
Mr. John Eckert, Miss Lettie Jacobs,
Mr. C. G. McElroy, Mr. J. Millhouse,
Miss Edna Welliver, Mr. J. R. White.
Cards. Elmer Hagenbuch, Mr.
Ralph J. White (2). Will be sent to
the dead letter office June 30, 1896.
James II. Mercer, P. M.
Boyd Williams, a son of M. S.
Williams, while working on the roof
of the Webb house on Fourth street
on Wednesday morning fell from a
ladder and was severely cut. He was
carrying a load of slate to the roof.
The doctor who examined him
that no bones are broken.
Prof. W. H. Dennis is Writ
for the League of American Wheel
men in Bloomsburg. He is doing
much to arouse an interest in better
roads, that is not alone for the comfort
ot wheelmen, but also for the benefit
ot heavy and light hauling.
Recently we saw an old woman
pour" water into a lamp to raise the
oil and thereby make the wick burn
longer. We have studied physics,
but would never have thought of that.
Experience is unquestionably the best
school.
An editor who speaks with the air
of a man who has discovered a new
fact by experience, says that the wav
to prevent bleeding of the nose is to
Keep your nose out of other people's
business.
Our VOUnor townsman C.pnraa Mm.
man, who is attending the State Col
lege, has been successful in several
athletic contests. He was third in
the 100 vard dash, and first in th .
yard dash, time 24 3-5 seconds.
A galvanized iron railinor now en.
closes the land of the Gas Company
near the D. L. & W. Railroad depot.
Charles J. Dechant of Catawissa.
was recently married to Miss Annie
Brcish, of Catawissa.
Pennsylvania Grit last Sunday con
tained the photograph of Chief of
1'olice Knorr.
Notice From School Board.
Notice is hcrebv piven th.ir the
Directors of the Bloomsburg School
District will meet on Friday evening.
June 26th, 1896, to appoint at least
iwenty-iour teachers and three janitors
lor me ensuing scnool year.
Applications from expeiienced
teachers only will be considered.
And those elected must attend
semi-monthly Institute. Applications
win ue received up to six o clock, P.
M. of said day by the Secretary.
Jno. R. Townsknu,
Secretary.
6-'8-2t. Bloomsburg, Pa.
8uminer Malady Preventives.
Let the home have all possible sun
shine and air.
Ventilate the sleeping room, never
sleep in a strictly close anartment.
Let bedding and bed linen be each
day "wen shaken before taken ' in
hand to be "made up." ,
Leave nitrht garments unfolded.
and, as well as may be, exposed to the
healthful influence of gentle breezes.
Have open windows during the
morning hours weather permitting
closed ones in the heat of the dav.
with open ones again at early night-
tall.
GENERAL NEWS.
Il.ulcton lias if 59,003 in the city treasury.
There are nearly 7000 slmlonls nl the
thirteen Mate ISormal Schools 111 Teim
sylvania.
The Tiver and harbor bill has been passed
over the president's veto by a vole of 220 to
00.
A Reading Alderman lined a man $3 for
swearing un the sired.
The Muncy paint and black filler Com
pany are rebuilding their plant recently des
troyed by five. The building which is of
uricK win cost Jf 3 000.
It is a noteworthy fact that the Presidents
ol the U nited Mates as a rule, have been
Ironi the country districts.
Columbia will have a unique celebration
llus montti, when the Columbia rue Com
pany will reaah its one Hundredth birthday
Twenty-five new houses have been erected
at dclano for railroad n.cn who have been
obliged to live elsewhere.
Tutatoes are used as feed near Penu Yan,
N. V.
The Vale crew sailed on the steamer Per.
lin for England, to take part in trie Hcnly
regatta.
The house and senate conferees on the
naval appropriation bill, have agreed upon
inree Dame snips, one ot which is to be bu '
on the Pacific coast.
It now transpires thnt the reason for the
visit ol CJuay to Mckinley was to have Reed
placed on the ticket as vice President.
THE " SUPERSTITIOUS " MOUNT AIM.
A Natural Wonder of tho Arid Dr.rrt to
the EHt of thr Salt I'.lver Vnllty.
Among the natural wonder of the
southwestern Stages of America are tho
Superstitious Mountains, which loom up
from the arid desert to the eat of the
Salt Hlver Valley, says the Pittsburgh
Denpateh. Then mountain are so curl
oiib that as long as Arizona has been set
tled the Indians would hve nothing to
do with them. In consequence, they are
full of dfcr, ibex, bear and other big
Ea.ne. The Superstitious Mountains riso
out of the level surface of the desert like
the pyramids of Egypt. On the crest of
this unique range, and In full view In the
rarlfled atmosphere for an Immense dis
tance, are hundreds of queer figures rep
resenting men In all attitudes. When
you l iok first you are sure they are men,
find vhen you turn your gaze again to
th"ri you are as abajiutcly certain of It
n.-- vou can be of anything. They repre-
ball throwers, men recumbent and
eur.t T.iplatlve, others starang on a foot
f" r. it id in every conceivable postur,
Tivy ,ire not real flegh and blood men.
ho'v r nothing but stone syenite yet
ro... is can convince the Indians and
soni white men that thry are not genu
Ire They say they are real mortals turn.
ed Into storm, petrified by the peculiar
cvmd.tlon of the air of the mountains.
Till bi-lief has grown o'lt of an Apache
I'-jreiii, handed down for hundreds of
yfars. They have It that an ancient
dIty, who had learned of the curious
character of the Superstitious Moun
U ni. forbide any of his .people to go
thre. a Urge band, however, one day
dlscovc-red a way to get In by a preclpl-
mu.x ruutt, and finally reaohed the top,
It resulted as the chief had said, and they;
never got down alive.
Maks life misery to thousands of
people. It manifests itself in many
different ways, like goitre, swellings,
running sores, boils, salt rheum and
pimples and other eruptions. Scarce
ly a man is wholly free from it, in
some form. It clings tenaciously until
the last vestige of scrofulous poisou is
eradicated by Hood's tfarsaparilla, tho
One True Blood Purifier.
Thousands of voluntary testimonials
toll of suffering from scrofula, often
inherited and most tenacious, positive-
ly, perfectly and permanently cured by
Sarsaparilla
Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Bejuire to get Hoop's and only Hood's.
HswwI'a Ditto aretne best after-dinner
rlOOa 8 PUIS pills, aid dJgvuUoa, 860.
tortliant hSH ahb .
SUITS I
FROM $18.00.8
Rkrw ick .
The rain on Saturday night and
Sunday was certainly appreciated by
the farmers.
The roads in our section have been
placed in a good condition, and they
were more than taken advantage of
on last Sunday evening, by our
young people, who took in the Chil
dren's Day exercises at Beach Haven.
The Church being crowded with eager
listeners to hear the children. nd
we. are safe in saying, all were delight
ed, for it was a grand success, Miss
May's recitation especially.
Ueach Haven will have her annual
festival, on next Saturday night
June 20th.
Mrs. John Adams of Bloomsburg
visited relatives at Berwick Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Carrie Rabcrt who has been
spending a few weeks among relatives
at Harvey's Lake, Wyoming and
West Pittston returned home on
Saturday.
John Rabert killed a black snake
measuring five feet six inches.
The M. E. Church of Foundryville
will have their Children's Day services
on next Suuday night. Let everybody
come.
Mrs. !'.. II. Little of Light Street
called on some old acquaintances up
this way last week.
II. W. Rabcrt ofBloombburg spent
Sunday at home.
Quite a number of our young peo
ple are talking of Lily Pond as a
day's outing on the Fourth.
Weddings seem to be numerous at
present, one last week and two are
rumored, for the near future.
The Femine Girdlo.
How It May Be Made to Look Well In the
Back.
Since the correct thing in belts for
this season is an extremely narrow
band, it is quite probable that many
otherwise natty costumes will be
spoiled by their appearance in the
back.
Even with a belt of a generous
width it is difficult for most women to
keep the skirt and waist from parting
company, and when safety pins are
used the bulky effect is not an im
provement.
The outside pin on the back of the
belt has not found favor. The artistic
woman does not care to show so
crudely her efforts at neatness, but
now that the narrow band is the
favorite of the hour the problem is a
puzzling one to many a fair damsel,
Here is an idea which was originated
by a clever woman and one that seems
to solve the difficulty. It involves a
little trouble at the outset, but the
results more than make up for the
bother. On every one of her waists
which require a belt, whether they are
of silk, linen, grass-cloth or any possi
ble fabric, this woman sews a band of
stout muslin across the back at the
waist line. The band is about an
inch and a half wide and upon it are
fastened three flat buttons, one in the
middle and one on each side about
four inches from the centre.
In the bands of all her skirts three
buttonholes are worked at the same
distance apart, and the skirt when
worn is thus buttoned securely to the
waist. It is firmly and flatly held
there, no matter how great the strain
put upon it, and the belt worn over
this arrangement betrays no possible
hint of the existence of so simple and
enective a contrivance to secure an
harmonious effect. As the skirts are
worn interchangeably with all sorts of
waists a pattern of stout paper with
the respective places of the buttons
marked upon it insures the agreement
necessary between buttons and but
ton holes on any combination of gown
and waist that the wearer may select,
and as the plan is absolutely satisfac
tory it is one that will amply reward
any woman who tries it, and will at
once rid the general public of that
sore trial to observant eyes the
slovenly appearance of the average
narrow belt at the back.
Nanoleon is atrain dead. F.vprv
1 o J
thing he did and did not do has been
puuiisneu. i,nteen v lctona, the liv
ing, now seems to be the victim of
macazine nonularitv. She is not
-l II . w .
even sufficiently pretty to be called a
pretty queen, but the magazines
apologize by saying that she was a
pretty child. She must have been.
Subscribe for the Columbian.
CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts. I TROUSERS
BLOOMSBURG PA. I FROM S5.00.
HOME FIRST
THE WORLD AFTERWARDS.
A good motto this for cither individuals or communities,
and readily fiuds its echo in the voice of every merchant in
Bloomsburg.
Every uollar spent in your home stoics adds to the devel
opment of the home industries. It helps the growth of the
town by helping the growth of the industries, for we are all
more or leas dependent upon each other.
The great trade centers pay tribute to the big stock. We
are keeping careful track of your wants, and constantly adding
to the stock to meet them.
There is Coolness and
Economy
in the laundried shirt waist. The
trade in this nonular ir.irment increases
as the weather grows warmer. We
have anticipated your wishes in this
matter and have a counter full of
these beauties. At our prices on
these most useful articles you can af
ford to have a new waist for every day
in the week. All of this year's
production and the latest things out.
Also extra collars and cuffs, white.
The Grass Linens.
The most popular of all the summer
dress goods. They will not fade, wear
well and longer without washing than
any goods you can buy. Besides, why
not be in style and buy the latest you
can procure. Then we have the dainty
embroideries and insertions to match.
Don't worry about the price for we
have looked out after that you may
be sure, and it is all in your favor.
We always take good care to have the
prices to suit you.
White Goods.
Now is the time you are looking for
white goods. What looks nicer than
a nice white dress ? Always cool, al
ways in place, and if kept will always
look well. What looks nicer than a
pretty girl all dressed in white, a dress
made in the latest style, when she
walks into a ball room ? We want to
quote you a few of many :
White organdie, 68 in. wide, $1.00.
French nainsook, 46 in. wide, 50c.
and 5oc.
White Persian lawns, 3 a in. wide,
35c. and 50c.
Dotted Swiss, 30 in. wide, 14c.
Plain Swiss, 38 in. wide, 25c.
Plain organdies, 64 in. wide, 56c.
Linon de India, 10c. to 35c.
Muslin Underwear.
RiPilt whern vnn nn c,. U
O - Fw uL ib WUCU
you come in the store. Can't keep
yourself from seeing it. Did you ever
examine any of it ? Ilort well it is
made, of what good material and how
nicely it is put together. If you will
iuc nine 10 no 11 you would nev
er buy the material and make it up.
It will not pay you to do it. We
QUOte VOU a few at rarwlrv.. ru
round neck, tucked, V yoke front,
triple box plait in back, large sleeves,
emb. trimming, $1.75, Two other
Rohes. snuarA rip!? mra.f;nn u - - .J
eoced with emhroirlpn'p nnthrA
onyke $1.40.
Other styles at prices from 40c. to
$1.00, and all well made.
corset covers, 15c., 25c. and 50c.
KL003ISBURG, PA.
FOR BARGAINS
Watcli
This Space
NEXT WEEK.
Lafayette College.
'eastoim, pa. u '
f.1ir?..co,ue5nm Arts. I'liilosophv and Sciono
Civil, Mining, Kloutricol Kmrliieering and Chem-
- J , w.tiiMDuiTiuB iv riUJIO 11U1. roll
term rMir illiHlrlml.aMTlh ,1H"
.: w vwm6uv wum im aegifitrar,
uu...
- - -'V-'-i rnv m mm m 1 ml m
' nauui.
muni .mi mnwwiUMJi jmum.
Ladies' drawers, tucked, trimmed
with emb., extra wide, and latest
style, 50c., 75c. and 80c.
Ladies' plain drawers, hemmed, 3
iucks, aac, wun cmo., 30c.
Shoes.
Do you know weVrry an extra
large line of shoes, equal to any shoe
store in town ? Shoes that wear well,
look well, and fit well. All kinds of
shoes for babies, misses, boys, ladies
and men. When you buy shoes here
you have the satisfaction of knowing
you are getting a shoe that is made
wel 1 and sold as close as can be. We
will take no back seat in the shoe
business. Will you try a pait ?
Corsets.
Here is an article that ought to in
terest every lady. We carry the most
complete line of any store in town;
fully six distinct makes. Ought to get
one to fit you in that lot. Summer
corsets, 50c and $1.00. Others 50c.
to $2 00.
Dishes.
When you go looking for a set cf
dishes or to buy odd ones you go
where they have the largest variety
and the best dishes. We carry only
the best of these goods, in white iron
stone china, semi porcelain and china,
both white and decorated. We have
dinner sets from $12.00 to $30.00,
every one guaranteed. Then again
you can buy just what you want and
make the set as expensive as you
Choose. All the newest and latcer re
signs in the decorated dishes.
Chamber sets we are selling at cost
to close out. Ifyouarein the mar
ket for them now is the time to buy.
Groceries.
Our aim in this department, as well
as any other in the store, is not how
much trash we can give you for your
money, but how good this article is,
and how cheap we can sell it. We
try to sell it as cheap as crood irnods
can be and make an honest profit :
Win. Hulme's brand, the nnlv nni
packed bv American labor, salmon
steaks, SOct
Others cheaper.
Kippard herring, imported, 22c.
Boneless herring, i0C,
Blue Bell peas, (bargain) 15c.
Succotash. McMurrey's, 10c.
White Cap baking powder, good as
any, with useful presents. lh
Jcjscy Packing Co's. Boston baked
ueans, 3 jd. can, IOc.
Have you tried the Ralston Health
Club Flour ? It is elegant.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
BMule of Min y j. Vaithorn, lute of UmiUot k
lomiithip, aeveanea.
NotWe U Iwrelni given that letter$ ofaamtnit
trittltm m the UUt of nary J. Vanharn, liilenf
iiniilvclc tuirntililp Oemited, liatv Oen ornuled
to the utKlm xiyjicd uamiiiihtrafiv to whom all
pertoii Imlehiea to mia eautle tire reiiuelra to
moke iiatmti-nts, mid lluse havluq claims or
aeiiuwiiH will vuk Known the uuine without
tit-lay to
Grant Herring, Ally. II, W. SIIADK,
--W. Administrator,
tsviutler,
Uontour Co.
Pn.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Kttateof Mi h. Halite A. Ittwkltuiham, lute of the
Town of lUooiiuttniry, deceased,
Xutlce. 1d lierehu olven that letters teslnmentarti
on the estate of Mrs. Willie A. lUu'klnglutin, lot'
of trw 'Jkwnof lltoomshuru, deceased, hare jen
tranted to the undersivned oxrirutor, to whoin alt
im-Kons tiaMitrd to said estate are reauested 1
make vatiment, and those havl-g claims or
uiid will viakti known Urn same without delatl.
ROBBHT BUCKISOIIA U,
6-11-flf.