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14KO. E. KLWELL EDITOR.
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, Tin: Tnnldn the county, $1.00 a year in ad
mcv, $1.50 II not paid In advance outside
tue county, si.ss a year, strictly in advance.
' 1 11 communications should be addressed to
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
TIIL'RSUAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1896.
KOK CONGRESS,
ALPHONSUS WALSH,
of Sullivan county.
The Next Congressman,
The nomination of Alphonsus
Walsh of Sullivan county last week
for member of Congress for this dis
trict, completes the County Demo
cratic ticket, and every Democrat
should now take off his coat and go
to work. Mr. Walsh, and every other
nominee on the county ticket, is
entitled to cordial support. They
are all the regularly nominated candi
dates of the party, and the quest'on
of gold and silver in no way enters
into the matter. It has been generally
conceded that Sullivan county is
entitled to the congressman. Colum
bia and Northumberland have both
been recently represented, and some
years ao Montour was represented
by John G. Montgomery, who died
durin; his term, and Paul Leidy was
elected to fill the vacancy, in 1857.
Again in 1872, when this district was
republican, Dr. Strawbridge was elect
ed, so that Montour has had congress
men of both parties, while little Sulli
van has been ignored, and has never
ever had a nominee, if we ate correct
ly informed. It is not fair th.it Tie
big counties, should claim everything,
and it was therefore right and proper
that Mr. Walsh should receive the
votes of a majority of the conferrees.
lie will be elected.
JOJKT AED3LY PARDONED.
f T T . .
. vrovernor Hastings nas siirnea a
pardon for John Bardslev. The dor
ument was mailed Monday ir'ght to
Warden Cassidy, and Bardsley left
the Eastern penitentiary Tuesday
morning a Iree man. No reason is
assigned by the governor for his action
uovcrnor Hastings returned to
Harrisburg Monday afternoon from
JJellctome and spent several hours at
the executive department answering
the correspondence which accumulat
ed d uring his absence. Shortly after
six o eiocic tnc executive sent to the
state department for the papers in the
Bardsley case. They were taken to
mm promptly by Uuef Clerk Gear
hart and soon after the pardon was
signed.
Chief Clerk Gearhart at once sent
the pardon to Warden Cassidy. It
reached the prison officials early Tues
day morning. On its receipt the
famous embezzler was restored to his
wife and daughter. The Governor
received a pitiful letter Monday from
Bardsley's sister begging him to sign
the pardon so that her brother could
be released from prison before death
comes. Bardsley, so it was told, was
striken with paralysis on the right side
last Thursday and is reported to have
been in a serious condition since that
time. Bardsley was recommended
for a pardon three weeks ago by the
board of pardons on the grounds of
ill health. The case has since been
under advisement by the Governor.
The executive committee of the Citi
zens' municipal league of Philadelphia
wrote to him ten days ago protesting
against Bardsley's pardon unless it was
shown by a commission of medical
experts that further imprisonment
would cause his early death.
Soon after a strong protest was re
ceived from William P. Drew, of
Landsdown, former national bank ex
aminer, against the recommendation
of the board of pardons and denying
certain allegations made by that body
as to Bardsley's peculations while city
treasurer of Philadelphia in its reasons
for recommending the pardon. The
receipt ol these documents was form
ally acknowledged by the executive
and they were filed with other papers
in the case.
The news of Bardsley's pardon will
be received by Senator Quay with
great satisfaction. He has been urg
ing the embeziler's release for several
months and journeyed to Harrisbur
from Beaver a month ago expressly to
make a personal request of the Gov
ernor that he be set free. The appli
cation for a pardon has had the active
support of Senator Quay since it wai
made.
The probabilities are that Bardsley
will be living and well when many of
those who urged his pardon are dead
ana torgotten.
How well he understood interpreted
English will not be known, until Li
Hung Chang s book is published.
THE Y0UNO MAN A3 A CITIZEN,
A Citizen Hm No Right to b Neglectful ol
the Community's Welfare.
The Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst.
D. D., treats of "The Younz Man as
a Citizen'' in his article in September
LaJiri Jfome journal. In defining
the duties of citizenship he says 1 "A
citizen has no more right to be neg
lectful of the civic whole in which he
is a member than a parent or child
has to be neglectful of the interests of
the domestic whole in which he is a
member. There is the same ciualitv
of Un-Christian disregard involved in
both cases, and whether a man lets
his State or city shift for itself, or
whether he lets his family shift for
itself, in the one instance, as well as
in the other, he is false to his corpo
rate duty and is a despicable shirk.
"Ihe doctrine just enunciated
needs to be preached and pushed. A
great deal of our political misery is
due to the fact that men, who are
lairly laithful m most of the relations
in which they are placed, do not
hesitate, and are not ashamed, to be
drones and renegades in their rela
tions to the town or nation that they
belong to. They would consider them
selves reprobates were they to allow a
neighbor to suffer abuse ' without an
attempt at intervention, but would
see their entire city with all its ma
chinery of government go to the dogs
ana the harpies without one definite
effort at rescue or one distinct thought
that such inaction was wicked and in
human. Nothing will correct this evil
but the creation of a sentiment so
energetic and pervasive that decent
people will not have the cowardly au
dacity to neglect the primary duties
that pertain to them in their civic
capacity. Citizens will attend the
primaries, register and vote when the
prevalent sentiment of attachment to
our institutions is so pronounced and
compelling, that failure to discharge
tne iunctions ot a citizen will be brand
ed as contemptible. Patriotism
har, come rather generally to be inter
preted as a willingness to fight ami
die for one's country and its institu
tions. That answers very well for a
definition of patriotism during times
of war, but is generally deficient in
that it allows no room for patriotism
in times of peace. We should con
sider that a very cheap specimen of
conjugal fidelity which put a man
upon caring for his wife and devoting
himself to her necessities only on oc
casions when she was threatened by
ruffians. A husband's love has its
sphere of service at all times and in
all situations. So has patriotism
Shooting our National enemies is only
a small and accidental part of the
matter. What our country needs
most is men who will love her and
not die for her, but live for her while
there is no shooting going on."
11 UMBER OF PENSIONERS.
Commissioner Murphy Predicts a Steady
Decrease Hereafter.
Dominie L. Murphy, commissioner
of pensions, has made his annual re
port for the fiscal year ended June
30, i8jG, to Secretary Francis. He
says : " There were added to the rolls
during the year 40,374 new pen
sioners, and there were restored
3,873 who had been previously drop
ped, a total of 44,24. During the
same period the losses were 29,393
by deaths; 1,141 by remarriace
(widows) j 1,684 by legal limitation
(minors) ; 2,352 because of failure to
claim pension for three years, and
9,323 for other causes, an aggregate
of 44,093. The net gain over the
previous year was 154, and it may be
now safely assumed that the roll from
this time on will show a marked and
steady diminution."
The last two years have seen the
development of " fake " advertising
schemes to a remarkable extent. We
mean those schemes whereby the ad
vertiser seeks to get his aavertising
inserted in the newspapers without a
fair equivalent. Many of them are
barefaced and cheeky requests for ad
vertising without a suggestion of pay.
Others promise to send some worthless
article if the obliging publisher will
insert the advertising and send marked
copies. Others promise to send books,
sheet music and campaign buttons on
the basis of two cents worth for $5 in
advertising. A careful examination
of exchanges reveals the fact that
many of these schemes meet with con
siderable success. Our waste basket
is overflowing with these rejected
offers. Talk about advertising, there
are various ways of wasting money at
it. Political work and campaign lit
erature is nothing more nor less than
advertising. The parties advertise
for votes. But they go at it in a queer
way. They, too, try to " fake " the
newspapers, and unblushingly ask for
$250 worth of space, in return for
which the editor will receive the
"thanks'' of some ring politician who
would turn him under quicker than a
wink if he asked for a substantial
favor after election. The literary
bureaus of the political parties print
tons upon tons of stuff that is sent
through the mails to voters or forward
ed by express to the county chairman
who distributes it. The point is
simply this. Out of a thousand polit
ical circulars so sent out or distributed
950 are put in the hands of party ad
herents who don't require convincing.
The other 50 copies get into the hands
of the opposition, and we'll wager a
peck of campaign buttons that not
above two copies are honestly read by
the opposition with thp object of gain
ing information, and it is doubtful if
they carry conviction then. Nearly
every newspaper will open its adver
tising columns to a cash advertiser,
whether they thoroughly endorse the
goods or not. All they want to be
assured of is that the advertiser will
do as he agrees, and that he will not
try to extort money from the people
and give nothing in return. Four
fifths of the Republican newspapers
would sell advertising space to the
Uemocrats, and the Democratic pa
pers would similarly accommodate the
Republicans and neither side abate
one jot or tittle of their editorial opin
ions or liberty. Now, if the Republi
cans would print their arguments in
the aavertising columns of the Demo
cratic papers, and the Democrats do
the same with the Republican papers,
they would get their literature before
the people they ought to reach. And
if they paid for it at the line rates they
would publish fewer dry prosy speeches
of out of date orators, and get down
to solid fact and concise, logical state
ment. Or, if this plan is too radical a
departure from present procedure,
pay your own party papers jrood, hard
cash for printing good, solid facts and
not hold out to a starving editor the
elusive promise of a postofl'tce some
time in the distant future when all
the ward heelers and election day
whiskey peddlers have been taken
care of. That is our scheme of polit
ical advertising. Ex.
Lippincott's Magazine for Octohor, 1896.
The complete novel in the October
issue of Lippincott's is " The Crown
Prince of Rexania, " by Edward S.
Van Zilc. The prince visits America,
fall:, in love with a New York girl, is
rescued, and goes home to fight lor
his throne on the news of his father's
death.
" Bull winkle, the History of a Poor
Student, " by Eliza Gold, is a longish
short story or character-sketch with a
good deal of humor and observation
in it. The hero was an amazing
variety of student, and it is safe to
presume that Columbia College has
seen few of his kind.
"Jim Bower's Hoss" was a remark
able western animal, which brought
its casual rider into an extraordinary
western town and much trouble
Sydney Reid tells the tale. " Before
the Dawn" is a brief shetch by Eliza
beth Know'iton Carter.
D. C. Macdonald gives a clear and
satisfactory account of " England's
Indian Army," especially the native
troops Goorkhas, Sikhs and Pathans.
"Russian Girls and Boys at School''
are fully described by Isabel F. Ilap-
good. Alvan F. Sanborn writes of
" The Quays of Paris " as one who
knows them.
Under the heading " Shakespeare's
Old Saws," William Cecil Elam shows
how and why much of the popular
speech of Virginia is that of the great
dramatist.
Ellen Olney Kirk deals with " The
Last Resort in Art, " copying in the
galleries of Europe. Humanity's
Missing Link," supposed to have been
found lately in Java by Dr Dubois of
the Dutch army, is explained by Dr.
Harvey B. Bashore.
" The Need of Local Patriotism" is
pointed out by Prof. William Cranston
Lawton. George H. Westley writes
of " Some Odd Clubs," and William
Ward Crane of "Fashions in Names."
The poetry of the number is by
Celia A. Hayward, John Leighton
Best and Clarence Urmy.
The wealth of Columbia county, as
I furnished by the Auditor General, has
I been compiled as follows :
Number of taxables, n 686 ; value
of all real estate, $11,523,645 1 value
of exempt real estate, $892,335; val
ue of real estate taxable, $10,631,310.
Number of horses, 7058; value, $231-
1 650. Number of cattle, 5561 5 value,
$85,554. Salaries and emoluments
I of office trades "and occupations,
1 $94344- Aggregate value of all
(property subject to taxation, $11,
1 891,954. Amount of money at inter
est, including mortgages, judgments,
&c, $1,486,991.
Good for old and young. We know
of no better tonic for the system than
Hires Improved Rootbeer. It is deli
cious, effervescent, sparkling, appetiz
ing, and a helper of temperance,
Satisfying the thirst, enriching the
blood, and fortifying the system
against the advances of disease. A
package makes five gallons. Sold
everywhere. The tired paraders will
find it very refreshing during the
Campaign marches.
Who is a true man ? He who
does the truth, and never holds a
principle on which he is not prepared
in any hour to act, and in any hour
to risk the consequence ot holding it.
Carlyle.
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SUITS I
FROM 618.00.1
An oversight occurred in this week's
issue in not substituting the name of
Alphonsus Walsh for A. L. Fritz in
the list of candidates. Mr. Walsh's
name is placed at the head of the
editorial page, and we shall give him
our earnest support.
Point for Pensioners.
A new rule affecting pension-applicants
has been promulgated by the
department and goes into effect Oc
tober 1st. It is that all members of
boards of examining surgeons must
be present at the examination ol an
applicant for a pension unless the
applicant shall consent to examination
by those who may be present. If all
are not present the applicant may
refuse to be examined.
A Deception Easily Practised
is the offer of a reward for "any case
of catarrh not cured" by certain
"cures." Nothing is said regarding
the number of bottles required, and
therein lies the deception. Ely's
Cream Balm is an elegant preparation,
agreeable to use, and immediate in its
beneficial results. It cures catarrh.
You can rely upon the fact that it
contains no mercury nor other injur
ious drug. 50 cents.
UNIOH COUNTY PAIR-
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, will sell Excursion Tickets to
Brook Tark September 29, 30 Octo
ber 1 and 2 good for return passage
until October 3,1896 inclusive, at re
duced rates, account Union County
Fair to be held at Brook Park near
Lewisburg September 29, 30 October
1 and 2, 1896.
Special Trains will be run between
Cobttrn and Brook Park and between
Lewisburg and Brook Park. Ticket
Agents will furnish information as to
rates, trains &c.
ANNOUNCEMENT-
To the Voters and Taxpayers of Columbia
County.
I desire at this time to express my
sincere thanks to the Democratic
voters of Columbia County who so
heartily supported me as a candidate
for County Commissioner at the late
Democratic delegate election, and in
as much as the people of the south
side have been deprived of their just
representation on the . Democratic
ticket, I herewith announce my name
as an independent candidate for the
office of County Commissioner, and
respectfully solicit the support of all
voters who believe in a fair distribu
tion of this office among the people
on both sides of the liver.
W. H. Fisher.
A CARD.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the office of county commis
sioner, for the south side of the river,
and respectfully solicite the votes of
Democrats and all others who think
that the south side ought to be repre
sented. Charles Reichart,
tf Mainville, Pa.
It may be a little early to do
your spring papering, but not
too early to look over our
large slock now ready for your
inspection. In spite of the fact
that the manufacturers charge
us from 10 to 20 per cent, more
than last year, we will sell at
last year's low prices, and in
some cases even lower.
Window curtains of all kindsi
Room and picture moulding
always in stock. "
WILLIAM II. SLATE,
EXC2AN3S HOTEL SLS9
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CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts,
BLOOMSBURG PA.
PUBSSL & H AB1WAM,
There's a significant something about our new Fall Dress
Fabrics that throngs the department with ready buyers.
It may be the styles or qualities or prices, perhaps ils a
combination of the three. Whatever it is, its doing the busi
ness, and a mo3t satisfactory business at that.
Want to introduce the newest to your notice so that you
can get first pick.
Colored Fabrics Feast.
Hardly know where to begin: just as
naro. 10 Know wnere to stop, such a
grand collection of handsome gown
nigs, and every item of them pleading
a place in print. Here are a few lots
at random. They'll have to talk for a
stock full:
Gilbert cloths, 36 in. wide, all wool,
21c. the yd.
Full line 36 in. wide, Rough Suitings,
50c. the yard.
Latest Novelties, in all wool, 46 in
wide, 7 Sc. the yard.
Others at 80c. and 85 c.
Boucle' cloths, all wool, 43 in wide,
85c. the yd.
Toplins, the latest creation of the
dress goods world, 43 in. wide,
$1.50 the yd
If Black Goods
Form any part of your dress goods
thought, it will be economy for you to
make a thorough investigation of cur
fresh fall equipment. Your dress is
here if you will only come and select
it. Just an item or two to show you
the direction of the trade wind:
Black Serge, all wool, 50 in. wide,
50c. the yd.
Plain and Figured Mohairs, 33 in.
wide, 50c. and 56c. the yd.
An elegant line of all wool Dress
Fabrics at . 60c. the yd.
Finest and latest novelties, all woo',
and silk and wool, 46 in. wide,
75c. and $1.00 the yd.
Wrappers.
If there is anything in the line of
dresses that a woman wants for com
fort, it is a wrapper. Yet she wants
it well made, to fit well and look well.
That is just the kind we have. Our
Keystone Wrappers are known for all
of this. A new line just in, in calico
and outing cloths $1.00 to $2.50.
Some People Wonder
At the busy, bustling look of things in
the hosiery and underwear sections.
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BLOOMSBURO, PA.
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We say some. But no one complains of the loaf of bread
they receive at the Exchange Bakery for five cents.
Try one and see if you will.
No. 12 Main St.
OPENING !
Pattern Hats,
BONNETS
-AND-
Millinery Goods,
WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 23d.
-AT-
H. E. WASLEY'S,
Moyer's B'ld'g, Opp. Old Stand.
NEW
DINING ROOHS.
A LARGE and well furnUhtJ dining roam
has been oined by UIIPPV AllQItln on the
.econd Moor of hi Runi.i, t e 8 .
taursint. Meals will be swved nt the regular
dining hours for 25c. and they can also be
obtained at any lime. The table will tie sup.
plied with the delicacies of the kcasou end
the service will be first-class.
Ente&net lay door between ItesUurant and
Ifalfalera't grocery store,
Hate,
TROUSERS
FROM S5.00.
NJ mystery about
it; simply buvintr
rnpeop, want' amJ sellinS 11 for
w
moil mi.; iv ply. 1 ne
best of its kind is none to good for
our patrons.
Ladies and children s seamless, fast
black hose,
u$c.
Regular 15c. kind.
Better ones at
Ladies' absolutely fast
plated hose can't tell
jc.
black, silk
them from
an all silk,
You'd nay ?cc. for them
65c.
elsewhere.
Elegant line of ladies' and misses'
fleecy lined ribbed underwear at 25c.
Children's heavy natural wool under-
wear, 5c. and upward.
Men's wool lined underwear, $1.00.
The $1.25 kind.
Kid Glove Reception.
First of the season; r.o oidiuaiy af
fair this. We are inviting to the first
view of our fall stock. A broad gaug
ed, intelligent kid glove policy make
it a pleasure for you to buy your
gloves here.
An elegant line 7 hooked kid gloves
at 75c.
Better ones, all colors, $1.00.
We are the sole agents for Blooms
burg for the celebrated Centemari &
Co's gloves. You can buy here just
as well as in New York.
Grocery Department.
Canned goods are now in vogue
again. Our line as usual is far super
ior to any in town. We carry all
grades from the lowest to the finest
the market affords. We guarantee our
prices for the quality of the goods.
English dairy cheese, 25c. the lb.
Edam cheese in tin foil, $1.00.
Picnic size, pine apple, 65c.
Meadow Sweet in stone jars, 1 2c.
Usual price, 15c.
Cross & Blackwell's pickles
in
pint
25c
jars, patent cork,
Canned shrimps, finest in the market,
jusi as gooaas lresh, 25c.
EXCHANGE BAKERY,
L. F. EEISIILIKS, Prop.
..UNDERTAKING..
W. C. WALL,
..Undertaker..
and Funeral Director.
Embalming done by the latest im
proved methods. Special attention
given to all the details of the funeral;.
Carriages provided, &c.
A ccmpetent lady assistant. Cill!
during the day can be left at the lead
er Store, and night cal's at the Loand
' ing house of Mrs. Btosser, cornac o-
Market anil Third Streets.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
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A"(iie In Iwi riw nlivn Ituit ttin UAttmutittaru
mi ric(ilH uf Vtci' A. Hmu.iy ifvowovtf, iiii'i
tirrit grant a to thx uiuttn'tiijuHl vxfvutttr, "
whwa nil ttn-HOitii tndrteei (usui( f.naw are rr
w(fd to )Hiitnumti tout tlif ne liatmnj
claims or (l'i.ian in(f jk.-.Hh JI' ikh,", 'do turn
without dii.
L. S. Wintersteen, A . 1 9-:4.1'.
GET YOUR.
JQtt PRINTING
DONE "AT THE
COLUMBIAN OFFICE