THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. ik ifolumMan. ESTABLISHED 18B8. ilttc Columbia gcworrnt, ESTABLISHED ISC ICONSOLIDATED 18ti. rCBLISHF.D 1VKY T1IIKSDAV MOHJJINO at Blooms.virj. rtio County eeat of Columbia .Ctunty, ivimsylvanla. uo. E. K I. WELL Editor. UKO. '. KOAN", FOBIMAN. Tl. Inside the county, $1.00 a year Id ad- i ftnn: ti.M It not paid la advance Outside the oounty, 1.25 a year, strictly In advance, all communications should he addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Fa. . THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1S96. FOR PREBIDENT, WILLIAM J. BRYAN, of Nebraska. TOR VICE-PRESIDENT, ARTHUR SEW ALL, of Maine. Why do we need a tariff ? We are losers every day by such a prohibitive measure. Our exnort trade is crowinc so rapidly that it is a grent injustice to have it nampereci in any way. Durinir the vear iust closed we ex- 0 j t ported 45 per cent, more products than we iua in 1 893, tne Dest year un-.ier tne .ucrviNLEY tann. Think of it. The past year has been the largest ever known in the history of American exports. There was 25 i:er cent, more exports made to foreign countries during the year that closed, June 30th, 1S96, than has ever been known before. Sound Money, or An Honest Dollar. The air rings with the cry of sound money, and an honest dollar. What is sound money ? What is an honest dollar ? We remember the time when for one dollar in gold you could- buy three dollars ot greenbacks. Then the greenback was a 33 J cent dollar. The person who borrowed a hundred dollars of greenbacks, or a hundred of money, gave an obligation, either a judgment or a mortgage for that amount of money, with interest at 6 per cent., or other rates as fixed in other states, as the case may be. Every dollar of the borrowed capital of that period was a 33 J cent dollar. Much of that borrowed capital has ' been continued, either by transfer or partial payments from time to time, : with the hope of the ultimate extinction of those mortgages and other debts. However, meanwhile, thousands of debtors were crushed under the weight of 33J cent dollar debts, and mort gages and judgments were foreclosed, 'j and they lost all their property. Whatever balance of the original ob ligations remain unpaid with interest I accrued thereon, every debtor is obliged to pay a 100 cent dollar for every 33 J cent dollar he borrowed of 1 the depreciated currency by reason of : the single gold standard currency. ' Every, subsequent year since the 33 J cent dollar greenback period, the currency contracted more and more until the resumption period when it appeared to have settled to an equal basis of currency and obligation of conditions, that neither debtor nor creditor could be wronged in money loans. Prior to this, the creditor ; class had a decided advantage over the debtor class. But since the de monetization of silver, the contraction , of currency and depreciation of prop t erty became fearfully and alarmingly ; prevalent, together with labor pro I ducts, that stagnation and glots are ' the order of the day, and labor pro ducts are an easy prey to the merciless and greedy money power. There ; fore, while the creditor class had de : cided advantages over the debtor chss before the resumption act, they have double and triple the advantage over the debtor class under the single 1 gold standard. ; Theretore, the harping on sound j money and an honest dollar is only a .myth, a delusion and a snare. It l would be just and right if the debtor I class could have the privilege to pay ( uieir uepreciateu dollar debts with a .depreciated dollar currency. This would be honest. This would be sound money. The creditor class 'should not receive - o - .,alent than that they "loaned to the (debtor class. I housands of millions lhave been unjustly extorted from the 'debtor class by receiving for less than .a 100 cent dollar, for which they were anu are ouugeu 10 pay a 100 cent dollar. Give us sound money. Give us an honest dollar. The sin trie eold 'standard progressively contracts the jcurrency m proportion to the increase tf)f population, and hence the masses tind it harder each year to discharge Mubts. We might as well advocate 3nly one law and one nation for the ovhole population of the world, as to Advocate but one currency or one Standard of unit values for business of he world. We may dwell upon this subject in a future article. Give us iiound money. Give us an honest 'lollar. J. C. Wenner. COMPULSORY IDU0ATI0N. The Law In Force How it Acts and the Pen altiet lor the Violation. An Act of Assembly, passed May 16, 1895, t0 provide for the attend ance of children in the schools of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and providing compen sation necessary for their enumeration and providing the penalties for viola tions of the act, was formulated last year. The Act sets forth that all children between the ages of eight and thir teen years shall be required to attend a school in which the common English branches are taught at least sixteen weeks of each year unless ex cused from attendance by the Board of their school district, on account of physical, mental or urgent reasons. The school must be within two miles of the residence of the pupil, and the Act is not applicable to any child who has been or is being taught in the English branches. The penalty for every neglect to comply with these provisions shall be $2 for the first and $5 for all subse quent convictions. Fines are paid over to the County Treasury for the use of the school district to be applied as other funds. The teacher will be compelled to report weekly and monthly the names of all children not attending or absent, and the secretary will be compelled to notify the parent or guardian. On failure of the secre tary to comply with the law he shall be fined $25 without appeal, and all laws inconsistent with this are hereby repealed. The law is to be put into force at the opening of all schools after the present vacation, and the County Commissioners have the approved lists so far as they have been returned to them, ready to send to the School Boards. The Bloomsburg Assessors have turned in their registry books of the children between the ages of eight and thirteen years in accordance with the law. The number by districts is as iollows : First district 94, second dis trict 173, third district 158, fourth district 136. Total 561. GENERAL NEWS. It is now reported ' that Queen Victoria will retire from the throne in favor of the Prince of Wales, and it is added that court circles are greatly troubled regarding the queen's health. Assaulted the Tax Collector. Tax collector M. J. Scanlan, of Shenandoah, could not collect taxes from the foreien element. Last Satur day he went to the Shenandoah City colliery and tried to collect them from the men. The Poles and Lithunians knocked him down with an oil can, then they pounced upon him and beat him in a terrible manner. Sev eral men went to his assistance and then a riot on a small scale ensued. The police force was summoned and succeeded in landing seventeen of them in jail. j With the exception of the great Krupp gun works in Germany, the shops of the Pennsylvania railroad in Altoona are said to be the largest industrial establishment in the world. Before three years more shall have passed away the Altoona shops will be the largest on earth and no other industrial establishment will begin to equal them in their dimensions and in number of men employed. Recent ly the company prepared plans for large additions and the new buildings will be erected at once. Hereafter all locomotives for the Pennsylvania railroad and the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg will be built at Al toona and only repair work will be done at the other shops, The corner-stone of the new Second M. E. Church, at Shamokin was laid Sunday. The church is to cost $25, 000 and will be built of pressed brick, with stone trimmings. The barn of Hon. S. P. Wolverton near Sunbury was struck by lightning last week and burned to the ground. In lome narts of the farminff rlie. , 3 u.u tricts of China pigs are harnessed to smau wagons and made to draw them. The Newport Deposit Bank officers have entered bail for trial at the August term of the Perry County quarter sessions. The Tjosition of i - - vx rs. a been created hv th hnarA J w viim J'll LSI JVo buildings and grounds. The duties uc 10 Keep me puonc buildings and executive mansion in repair, make boxes for the shipment of public docu ments and do whatever else is to be done in this line. E. T. Oswald, of Oxford, has heen nnnnintpH In ha position at a salary of $75 a month. He will report for duty Monday morn ing to Captain Delaney. A carpenter shop will be fitted up for Mr. Oswald in the basement of the administration building. William J. Bryan Democratic can didate for President will be notified of his nomination at Madison Square Garden, New York City on the 12th of this month. It is known that Mr. Bryan is now preparing his speech of acceptance of the nomination. He expects to lay in nis New York speech the ground work for the campaign, and it is be lieved that up to the date of its de livery no man will learn from his lips just what he may be expected to do in relation to the Populist nomination. Possibly he may not even then de clare himself, but is believed that he will then give some intimation of his plans in relation to the Populist nomi nation. Further than the above announcement there was nothing given out from the Bryan home for publication. Cost of the Encampment. The cost of the division encamp ment of the National Guard at Lewis town will foot up not less than $200, 000. The pay of the troops alone aggregates $139,139.94. The First Brigade has received of this amount $42.oc6.o2. and the Third Uritr.-ide $42,722.01. The balance goes to the second .Brigade and general division headquarters. The cost of transport ing the troops and their supplies to and from Lewistown will amount to at least $40,000. The subsistence bills and the bills for horse hire and other necessaries will aggregate $35, 000 or $40,000. These bills will be paid by General Stewart as soon as they have been received and approved by the military board. The State makes an annual appropriation of $325,000 for the support of the Na tional Guard. A Political Straw, During a trip on the B. R. & P. the other day, Agent Matt Lundergan had a little experience which surprised him. Two' strangers were arguing the money question. The talk waxed warm and the silver man offered to bet the gold man that a majority of the occupants of the coach were silver men. The bet was promptly accepted There were twenty-eight men on the car. Slips of paper were provided and each passenger was asked to write his financial preference on the slip. Two tellers were appointed and the votes counted. It stood twenty six for silver and two for gold. The men in the car were nearly all strang ers to eacn other, l hey had never met before and were not likely to meet again. Neither the gold or suver man was able to tell which would win the bet. When the count was made it surprised them. The incident was a trivial one but it tends to show the trend of public opinion on the question of the day. DuBois Express. September 7 th. the annual labor day the Red Men of Central Pennsyl vania win observe their hey day in Williamsport. There will be thirteen lodges there from various sections of the state, each averaging about 300 membership. There is a big demand for the new $1 silver certificate which has just been issued. To prepare court plaster for use, first, fold the piece lengthwise direct ly through the middle. The plaster should be considerably larger than the wound, to keep well over the edges. Then slash the plaster length wise nearly to the edge. Straighten the court plaster out flat and cut the slashed pieces at opposite ends. Place the straight edges of the court plaster to the flesh on either side of the wound, bringing the strips across the wound. Moisten them, and, taking a strip from each side, draw them together gently, closing the cut, and stick the plaster in place. . Con tinue with all the strips, and the cut will be dressed in a manner to insure a perfect healing, and as well as any doctor could do it. IftJeirves At tht Mn,engert 0 Sense, the Telegraph System of the human body. Nerves extend from the brain to every part of the body and reach every organ. Nerve are like fire good servants but hard master. Nerves are fed by the blood and are therefore like It In character. Nerves "Ml be weak and exhausted If the blood Is thin, pule and Impure. Nerves will surely be strong and steady It the blood Is rich, red and vigorous. Nerves And a true friend in Hood's Sarsapa rilla because it makes rich, red blood. Nerves do their work naturally and well, the bruin Is unclouded, there are no neuralgic pains, appetite and diges tion are good, when you tuke nloodl'S Sarsaparilla The One Truo Blood Purifier. All druggists. t. Prepared only by C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mum. HrtHo DJIIc t' h''t fiimllyathartlo nOO4 S HI 1 IS and liver stimulant. Mo. SUBSCRIBE FOR I THE COLUMBIAN m JOHN a TQWHSEH, ) Mflrohnnt Hi 1UU1 U11U111 llft(iIXl! SUITS FROM S18.00. Democratic) Election and Convention Gall. The Democratic voters of the coun ty of Columbia will meet at the sever al places for the holding of the general election in their respective Districts on Saturday, August 8th 1 896, between the hours of 3 and 7 o'clock p. m. and elect delegates to be sent to the county convention and vote instructions for the persons there in to be nominated, subject to the rules of the Democratic party of the county. The Delegates elected will meet in county convention in the Opera House, Bloomsburg Pa., on Tuesday Aug. 11, 1896 at n o'clock a. 111. and place in nomination one person for member of U. S. House of Representatives for this congression al district j two persons for members of the House of Representatives of Pa., one person for District Attorney j two persons for County Commissioners ; one person for Associate Judge ; one person for Prothonotary and Clerk ot the Courts ; one person for Register and Recorder; one person for County Treasurer; two persons for County Auditors, and transact such other business as may properly come before the convention. C. A. Small, Wm. Chrisman, Sec. Chairman. All districts have two delegates except Catawissa Borough, Blooms burg 3d and Mifflin, which have three delegates. . COURT HOUSE NEWS. What Has Occurred There Since Our Former Report. sheriff's sale. The sheriff last Saturday sold the property of M. C. Woodward on East Street of this place to Christian B. Welliver, consideration $2001. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses have been issued by Clerk G. M. Quick since those last published. Benjamin Kibier, of Almonds, Sullivan County, Pa. to Miss Fannie Simpson, of Lime Ridge. Harvey I. Gingles, of Bloomsburg, to Miss Martha A. Knorr, ot the same place. TRANSFER OF REAL ESTATE. The following deeds have been entered in the Recorder's office since those last published. Sarah Sherman, to Jacob H. Sher man, for tract of land in Beaver town ship. Martin C. Woodward, to same lor tract of land in Beaver township. Charles H. Brumstetler, to S. W. Freas, for tract of land in Orange township. Mercy Doak, et al., to F. A. Ten cate, for tract of land in Centre twp. L. S. Wintersteen, to Martha A. Harter, for land in Jamison City. J. B. Yetter, to Gordon Chambers, for tract of land in Main township. H. J. Warner, to William Sechrist, for tract of land in Greenwood twp. B. W. Jury, to H. G. Supplee, for land in Bloomsburg. James Magee, and, to F. N. Turner, for land in Bloomsburg. Alonzo Frenzle, to II. L. Freas, for land in Berwick. Same, to Henry Leiser, for land in Berwick. Christiana Fahringer, to G. W. Hess, for tract of land in Fishingcreek township. John W. Shuman, to Charles All stettler, for land in Mainville. J. B. Doty, to J. F. Ashleman, for land in Benton. William Ipher, to same tor land in Benton. Samuel Demott, to C. B. Johnson, for land in Millville. Mary A. Mendenhall, to John F. Adams, for land in Bloomsburg. Sarah A. Fisher, to Thomas E. Harder, for land in Catawissa. Mary M. Lewis, to Mary E. Moyer, for land in Bloomsburg. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY. In the estate of August Stauder, late of Greenwood township deceased, to Sarah Stauder. Bon't Dehorn Sour Oowb. ' Don't dehorn your cows says an ex change. It is a cruel practice and makes the animals susceptible to dis eases they would not otherwise en counter. The sawed off horn is an incubator for hatching out disease microbes. CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts, I TROUSERS BLOOMSBURG ' PA. I FROM S5.00. Bargains ! Bargains ! August is the month when you can buy at almost your owa price. We are going to give you a chance thi3 week at a few items. More will follow as the month goes on : Any ehirt waist in our stock which was 1.40. 1.2.- et nn go for 50c. When you buy, price. 50c. waists go for 35c. same terms. Wash goods. Dimities where 124 c now Cc. Dimities were 15c, now 12Jc. Percals af 5c. the yard. Elegantly mode wrappers at 98c,. worth $1.25. Unbleached undervest, 12k., were 15c. Black serge and mohair for skirts, 38 and 48 in. wide, 50c the yard. Usually G5c. Bicycle hose, extra heavy for boys, 2-4-25c. BLOOMSBURG, PA. TERRIBLE DISASTER. Two Trains Collided Near Atlantic City 45 People were Killed and about 80 Injured in the Wreck. A terrible railroad catastronh rnnlf place on the Meadows about two miles out ot Atlantic City shortly after 6:30 o'clock last Thursday evening, resulting in the deaths of 45 people and the wounding of 80 others. A train left there consisting of spven cars over the West Jersey railroad, bearing a special excursion of Red Men and their friends of Bridgeton and Salem, N. J., and had reached the crossing of the Reading railroad when it was struck by the down express, demolishing two cars and telescoping the two following. The Reading train became a total wreck, killing the engineer and fatally injuring the fire man, and the car behind it was also thrown from the track and many of its occupants killed or injured. The responsibility of the collision has not yet been placed, but William Thur low, the operator at the block tower situated at the crossing, has bten placed under arrest by order of the coroner. PUBLIC SALE OP BIUH-BKID TROTTING HORSES ! Tho underslsjnpd will ofror at Public Knlo on the grounds ot the Milton Driving Park and Fair Association, MILTON, PA., Thursday and Friday, AUGUST 13 AND 14, '96. One o'clock In the afternoon, regardless ol the weather. 75 Hi: AD F" WELL BRED 75 TROTTIN"Q- IIOESES. Comprising 8 two-year olds, three-year-olds, V tour-year-olds, and U) five and six. year-olds, lteuialudur are Brood Mares Driving and Farm Horses. These hors 'B are Blred by the celebrated stal lions Damon, Mercury, Heptagon and Uui uslde, from well-bred dams, seluuleu with great care by the lute Colonel Fonda. T Kit MS: 81 x mouths credit, without interest will be given on uoics with apnioml Hccurlty. L, 11, FONDA. J. 8. W H.LUUS, Auctioneer. Hatter. that is all. No exchange at that ORPHANS' COURT SALE -OF VALUABLE Real Estate. Pursuant to an order Issued out of the Or phans' Court of Columbia county, the under signed Administrator ot Mary J. Vanhorn, late of Hemlock township, deceased, will expose to publlo sale on the premises In Hemlock town, ehlp, Columbia county, Pa., two miles frcai Bucknorn, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, r, ,896, at 10 o'clock a. m., the following farm and tnu-K ot real estate: All that certain piece, parcel and tract ot land situate In the township of Hemlock, coun. ty of Columbli, and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows : Beginning at a stone corner standing at the side of the road leading from Jerseytown to Bloomsburg. thence along said road and lands of Hart- llne. north 19 deerem anil throv-rnurtha nr sixty-five perches to a black oak; thence north luiij-iureeaegrees ana one-naif east seventy one perches to a pine; thence north thirty eight and one-hair flPOTOPa VMt ma hn.M - . IT t,uu UUIIU1VU and Ave perches to an oak; thence by land formerly owned by Frederick Fable, north forty-three and one-half degrees east twenty two perches to a chestnut oak; thence by land fOrmerlV OWnnl hV hplrfl fit VroHnHxb Haloh.if. clghty-slx perches to a post: thence by land formerly owned by Michael Whltenlght, south one and one quarter degrees east two hundred ana iweniy-ono percnes ana nvc-tentbs to a pine; thence by land formerly owned by Henry Bombov. north etfrhrv-nna And a nuawar tip. grees west sixty-eight perches to place of be- ginning, containing 96 ACRES, and one hundred and fifty-two perches, be the same, more or less. There Is erected upon said tract of land two sets ot farm buildings, consisting or TWO HOUSES and BARNS, all In good state of repair. There Is excellent water on the premises and la In close proximity to churches, school bouses and stores. All personal property and grain In the ground Is reserved. Purchaser to pay tor deea. Tubus ok tun. Ten per centum of one fourth of the purchase money shall bo paid at the striking down of the property; the one fourth less the ten per cent, at the confirma tion absolute, and the remaining throe-fourths In one year after confirmation nisi, with Inter est from that date. II. W. HUDE, Uhant Hbhhino, Atty. Administrator. HIRES Rootbeer con tains the best herbs, berries and roots nature makes for rootbeer making. Take no other. Mm. only tr Th Chirle. K. HUM Co., Phllxlflblk ' SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COLUMBIAN ) 1 X
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