4 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA. ;k ,olttmMmt. ESTABLISHED 1868. llltc tfotumMa gcmocwt, KSTABt,1llBD 181)7. CONSOLIDATED lfififl. PCHLISIIKD "SVEKY TIIUHKDAY MOHNINd at Bloomsburg, tUo County scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. iitO. E. F.LWELL Editor. KO. C. KOAN, Kokrmam. Tiima: Inside tno county fl.OOaycarln nd tanoo; $1.50 If not paid In advance Outalde tke county, $l.i a year, strictly In advance. Ill communications should be addressed to TUB COLUMBIAN. Bloomsburg, l'a. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY H, 1897. A proposition to investigate the state treasury is before the legislature. A senator said the other day that he wanted to know whether it is true that large sums of state money are deposit- J ed in certain favored banks, without interest, and that in consideration therefor these banks have loaned large amounts to prominent politici ans, and that as the money has not been repaid, the state treasurer can not pay the appropriations to the public schools because the banks have not got the money to do it with. Let the investigation go on by all means. REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL. There is a movement on foot to change the Capital city of the state from Harrisburg to Philadelphia The two strongest reasons given for a change are that the Allegheny mem bers can stay in a sleeping car all night to reach Philadelphia, whereas now they reach Harrisburg at three o'clock in the morning; and that Philadelphia affords more amusement for the country members than Harris burg provides. Two excellent rea- sons, to be sure ! So far as the west ern members are concerned, there is nothing to prevent their traveling in the day time, and as for amusements, the country members and city mem bers too, do not suffer. They oc casionally have a "circus" in the House, and when they get hungry for a theatrical performance it is only three hours' ride to Philadelphia, and they can go down in the afternoon on a railroad pass with which most of them are provided, and return in the morning in time for the session. If it takes the legislature six months to finish their .work in Harrisburg there they have nothing else to do, how long would it take in Philadelphia where their attention would be divert ed by the theatres, and the Zoo, and the dime museum ? The people of this section do not ' want the capital changed. Anyone having business in any of the depart ments can leave here in the morning, have several hours in Harrisburg to transact his business, and reach home at night. The quickest trip that can be made to Philadelphia requires two days, or riding all night one way or the other. Again, the change of location would involve enormous expense to the state It is said that the grounds now owned by the state were donated for the purposes of the capital, and if abandoned, they will revert to the donors with all the improvements. The purchase of new grounds in Philadelphia would cost a mint of money, and even if lands were donated in Fairmount Park, it would take millions to put them in shape and erect a capitol building. Leave the capital where it is, and erect i new building that shall be adequate for the transaction of all the public business. But the people are in no humor to submit to the squand ering ot millions for the erection of a magnificent palace. There has been too much jobbery already. Within the past year over $100,000 were speift on the 1111 of the House, a large proportion of which was for painting pictures on the walls. Every lew years the same thing has been repeated, and the people have to foot the bills. Pennsylvania is a great state, and ought to have a capital building that is sufficient for all the needs of the state government. Such a building and one that 'will not de tract from the dignity of the common wealth can be constructed on the site of the old capital for much less than the $5,000,000 structure that is talked vof in certain quarters. The expendi ture of so much money now means either that taxation must be increased, or the appropriations for other pur poses must be cut down, and this means that the schools and charitable institutions must suffer. It is high time that profligacy should be sup planted by some sort of reasonable economy in Pennsylvania. Two "trains" of the Reading's furnishing mill at itl Danville iron works resumed operations last week. Twenty-three applicants for license in Shamokin were refused by Judge Savidge on Thursday of last week. WASHINGTON NOTES. Mr. Plittt will return to tlio Si-nnte nftrr an nlwonce of nearly Hixtit-n years. Iivstnnc are very raw of men bi'iiijr returned to the Semite nfter rn loim nn iibseure. Sixteen years nre n long time In politics, very few, In deed, survive the clinnnes of Mich 11 period. 'When Piatt first entered the Senate, In 18S1. Grover Clevc!:iiid luul not yet leen elected Mnyor of HufTnlo, nnd wns unknown. lie returns to the Semite Just n Mr. Cleveland retires to private life. The rise nnd full of David H. Hill nre otnlwaeed In the name period. Of nil members of he Senate, wlten Mr. Piatt won sworn In, March 4, lfvSl, only fourteen will be there when he tnkes his sent. March 4, 1SD7. These fourteen Senators nre:. Allison, Frye, Oeorge, Gorninn, Hole, Harris, Aldrleh, Hnwley, Hour. Mor pin, Morrill, Piatt of Connecticut; So- SIR JULIAN FAUNCEFOTB. (British Ambassador at Washington.) wall nnd Teller. Sherman, wUo was returned to the Setinte from the Cabi net lu 1881, will ro Into the Cabinet npnln on the day Plntt enters the Sen ate. Davis, Anthony, Beck, Brown, Perry, Lamar, Logan, Mahone, Salis bury nnd 'Wludoiu. who served with Plntt lu 1881, nre dend. Dawes, 10d uiunds, Harrison nnd IujjhIIs, who were Senators in 1881, havo retired to private life. Bayard .is Ambassador to England, nnd Cameron Is about to leave the Semite. The Vlce-Prosideot-elect has leaned "Belmont," the house of A. L. Bar ber, of asphn.lt fame, which stands lu large and spacious grounds lu Four teenth street, nearly opposite the home of Mrs. Logan, Jiud within a stoue's throw of tlio borne of Justice Hurlnn nnd the Chinese Legation. Al though not bearing the stamp of fash ionable approval, this quarter Is one of the healthiest nnd most desirable In town, nnd from the hill on which, "Belmont" Is built n beautiful view of the city and the outlying country can be had. No administration In the history of tlio Government has been so smvess ful socially as was that of President Arthur, with Mr. Frelinghuysen as Secretary of State, Mr. Lincoln -t the head of the 'War Department, Mr. Brewster Attorney-General, ami Mr. Chandler in possession of the Naval portfolio, all of them men of wealth nnd cultivation, whose families, trained In social ways, were ambi tious toj coutrlbute their quota to make society representative aud bril liant. LYMAN J. GAGE. ISecretary of the Treasury In the McKlnle; Cabinet.) "It is no kindnefls," ald a member of Congress, the other day, "to np polnt a piMr man to a position In the Cabinet. The salary Is not sutlicleut to do more than pay the rent of n properly furnished 1ioue,- nnd it t'akes nlxiut four times the salary to live ami entertain, not extravagantly and showily but In a inunuer consistent with the high position. The coiwe quonce Is thsit to keep anywhere nwir the pace set by his colleagues, a poor man uses up the small savings of a lifetime. Fortunately, the men mentloued In connect lull with Mr. McKinley's Cabi net are some of them wealthy, all of them possessed of fortunes adequate to meet the demands of the position, nnd of ngreenble social qualities. The place the Sherman occupy In society will scarcely be changed by Mr. Sher mau's acceptance of the premiership. They have for several decades enter tained frequently and elegantly, but In a quiet and conservative manner. The only difference the new position will make Is tlmtlrs. Sherman, as wife of the Secretary of State, will luivo precedence after Mrs. Hobnrt, and will receive more visitors aud make fewer visits, It having become nn' es tablished custom that the women of the cabinet shall not attempt to re turn all the visits upon tjiuui In, per son. Senatok. J'rollUMe Doalt)r. Mohammedan depositors In the poRt ollice savings banks In India nnd oilier Colonies are enriching the Govern ment, as their religion forbids them to receive Interest. They Insist on t lik ing out uo moro tbnu they put lu. Tld-Bits. THE C0NSEQULN0E3 OF OUR DEf EAT. It is perhaps a little early to point out all the consequences of the Demo cratic defeat at the last election. One thing seems to be certain, it has gien a new lease of power to that party that has such a grip upon the finances of our country, that they are able to create a boom or a panic at their pleasure. Business started up in all sections of our country. Fires were kindled in many manufacturing establishments that had long stood idle, proving con clusively that business may be done at a profit, under a tariff which they denounced as so destructive of American commerce. This boom in business has taken place without any change in the tariff or the financial policy of our government. It is sim ply a boom got up to order, by those who have it in their power to make business brisk or otherwise as they deem most expedient. Our Republican friends tell ms, that the election of McKinlcy has restored confidence, so . that people feel safe in doing business. It would be interesting to know in what this confidence consists. Are they confident that the McKinley tariff will be restored ? , That is not likely to be the case, and i is hardly wise for the party in power to attempt to force such a measure, as it has been twice repudi ated by the people. If such a bill were passed, it would probably be approved by the president elect. Mc Kinley was raised on proiection diet, he thinks of nothing else when awake and when asleep he talks about it. When the McKinley tariff was in force it failed to bring about the pros perity promised, and it utterly failed as a revenue measure. Confidence must rest on something else. Are they confident that the gold standard will be indefinitely maintain ed ? If their promise is worth anything, they intend to bring about a bi metalic standard if possible by inter national agreement. In what then does this confidence consist ? If I may be allowed to express an opinion, I should say, that they are confident that for four years at least, they will be unmolested in their pious work of forming trusts and combines to extort money from the people. In that time they may easily make up the three million dollats which they are reported to have spent to secure the election of McKinley, and have something left to enter the next cam paign with. I give it as my opinion, that honest men or honest parties will not spend money to secure the elec tion of their favorites. The fact that money is being lavish ly expended to secure the election of any individual or party, is prima lacie evidence, that those ho furnish the cash, expect to get it b?.ck with usury. We are justifiable in regarding with suspicion, those who are willing to buy their way to political preferment. The person who sells his vote and the one who buys it, should upon convic tion thereof be lorever disfranchised. It will perhaps be charged, that this is a eommon thing, that it is done by both parties. Admitting the charge to be correct, it does not better the matter. All lovers of good and honest government should join in their efforts to make it uncommon, and not only uncommon but odious. If the money that was expended during the last campaign, had been used in some useful and legitimate calling, it would have done more to stop the cry of hard times, than the success of any candidate in the field has done or could cio. C. The editor is a man who carries a pair of scissors in his vest pocket, a lead pencil in his breast pocket, a memorandum book in his coat pocket and his wealth in everybody else's pocket?. Jix. SciroMai Makes 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 poison is eradicated by Hood's Sarsaparilla, tho One True Blood Purifier. Thousands of voluntary testimonials tell 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. Be sure to get Hood's and only Hood's. mm i-kiu are the host after-dinner nooa s rills puis, m iigeuou. too. m JQHN.R. TQWHB1H$ - Merchant SUITS FROM S18.00. 00UNTT TREASURER'S COM MISSIONS. The Comminloners ind Auditors fall to Agree, and the Court will Settle It. By the act of 1834, the compensa tion of the county treasurer is to be fixed by the commissioners, with the approval of the county auditors. On last Saturday Commissioners Krick- baum and Kitchen (Gordon being sick) submitted the following to the auditors. Resolved, That the full compensa tion for the County Treasurer for the year beginning the first Monday of January 1897 shall be three per cent on all moneys received and paid by him, saving and excepting that said Treasurer shall only receive il pef cent for moneys paid by him for the redemption of county bonds and the interest on the same, and that said Treasurer shall only receive ij per cent on moneys paid by him for any one item of repairs or improvements to any public buildings, or any county creek or river bridge, where the cost of any such item of repairs or improve ments shall exceed five hundred dollars, and that the said Treasurer shall only receive per cent, for moneys paid by him for the construc tion of any new public building, or new county creek or river bridge or any road or appoach to such bridge, where the cost of any such Duilding or bridge or any such road or ap proach shall exceed five hundred dollars, and that said county Treas urer shall receive no per cent or com pensation for moneys paid by him in the payment or discharge of any sums which may be borrowed, without issu ing bends, by the present board of Commissioners, and if a new bonded indebtedness becomes necessary, the said treasurer shall only receive one half per cent, in paying out the pro ceeds of said bonds. The auditors declined to approve of this proposition, and so under the act of 1875 the court has power, in its discretion, to fix the Treasurer's compensation finally. SIMILARITY 01 URIP AND COLDS- La Grippe and Colds are so similar that the skilled physician is ofttimes baffled. Your safety lies in " Seventy seven," it cures both Grip and Colds, relieving the mind of uncertainty, which in ltselt, goes a towards a cure. Ion? way Dr. Johnston Raves In His Cell. Not So Glad as He Was at First That He Needn't Hang. Whether Dr. Thomas L. Johnston, the convicted murderer of Diuggist Henry, at New Bloomfield, Pa., is practicing a shrewd trick for effect upon the arguments for a new trial for him, to be submitted on February 18, or has actually gone wild, he is exhibiting, many symptoms of mania in. his cell in the jail at that place. He rushes back and forth, cursing at conspirators all who had anything to do with his conviction, although at first he seemed to be glad that it was only a second degree verdict and his neck was saved. Tours to California via Pennsylvania Railroad. The next California tour ot the Pennsylvania Railroad will leave New York and Philadelphia by special train of Pullman palace cars Febru ary 24, visiting the great Mammoth Cave and stopping at New Orleans during the Mardi Gras Carnival. Four weeks will be allowed on the Pacific Coast, and two days will be spent on the return trip at Colorado Springs and the Garden of the Gods. Stops will also be , made at Salt Lake City, Denver, and Omaha. This is one ot the most delightful and complete tours ever planned. Tickets, including railroad trans portation, Pullman accommodations (one double berth), meals en route, (arriage drives, and hotel accommoda icms going and return, and transporta tion m California, will be sold at rate of $350 from all stations on the Penn sylvania Railroad System east ot Pitts burg. Applv to ticket agents, Tourist Agent. 1 106 Broadway, New York, or Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Sta tion, Philadelphia. 2t. Get your job work done at the Columbian office. A i - V 1 5T-. c CORNER MAIN L MARKET Sts, BLOOMSBURG PA. ...Early Spring Buying... Every house wife and every maiden has spring sewing to do. They want to get their muslin garments out of the way. "We are now showing the requisite article necessary for them to use in this way. Muslin, laces, embroideries, insertings, etc; all of them entirely new, and just now on account of dull times prices are very tempting. Emb. Insortings and Laces. All of these are entirely new, and ! prettier and daintier than ever. They improve on them every year, Every year they are prettier and less expen sive. They are in the centre aisle ready for your inspection. Cambric emb. in almost endless variety ic. to 56c. the yd. Guipure emb , special lots at rare bargains. 6c, 10c, 14c. and 25c. the yard. These are worth fully J more. Nansook emb. in rare and exclusive patterns, with narrow edges, trimmings to match. For making Baby dresses especially. Sets of Swiss emb., 3 or 4 different widths in same design. Inserting to match. Full line of Torchon hand made laces, all widths, with insertings to match. Machine made torchon laces, with trimmings to m tch, in different qual ities. White G:cds. We are showing by far the most extensive line of white goods ever shown in Bloomsburg. All of them new and extremely pretty. We anti cipated your wants in these goods and here they are in profusion for your picking. Long cloths, nansooks, plain and checked from 6c. to 45c. the yd. Special values in .checked nansooks at 10c. and 12J.C the yard. Dimities, plain, striped and checked, 8c to 35c. the yd. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Not M( ere AO Foot Covers but easy, comfortable, stylish shoes. That's what up-to-date men want. That's what we sell, and we don't draw heavily on pocket books either. Fitting feet ia our specialty, and we assure perfect comfort to every patron. "We carry the largest stock, of boots, shoes and rubbers in the county, and all new and fresh and bright Every size, every shape, and prices not too high nor to low. M JT'J STRAY PARAGRAPHS. The rudder of a vessel is a stern reality. No Maud dear, parrots are not mocking birds. " You're sapping my life " said the maple tree to the sugar boiler. Where did your sister get those diamonds Johnny ? I don't know but " A-l-ask-a." No dear, because a fellow accident ally bites his girl's lip, doesn't signify that he's a "cribber." It may be that the new secretary of the treasury is too green a Gage for Wall Street to eat. " What a damp world this is," said the tramp when the rain awoke him from his night's slumber. Hatter, TROUSERS FROM 05.OO. Special values in these at ice. to Percales for waists in light and duck effects. Coats at Less Than Halt All coats we have left we will sell for less than half price, and they are rare bargains if you want any. LOTS OP BARGAINS IN DEESS GOODS. Muslins. We still offer you this useful article at ridiculous prices. Unbleached muslin of good quality, 20 yds. $1.00. Hill muslin, bleached, 36 in wide, 6Jc the yd. Pepperell R. muslin, unbleached, 7c. the yd. 9-4 sheeting, unbleached, 15c the yard. Worth fully more. Jardinieres. We will snow you a line of Jardi-ru-te? in great variety at prices under any thing you ever heard of. They were bought cheap and will be sold cheap. Dishes. We are closing out three or four decorations in Johnson Brcs. and Wm. Greenly's semi porcelain, English, warranted not to craze, at prices that should tempt you. 100 piece Dinner Set, $9.75, thought cheap at $12 00, the old price. ico piece dinner set. $12.00. ii2 piece dinner set, $14.00. Extremely cheap at former prices $14 00 and $i6.co. 9 O 9 Try Grain-0 1 Try Grain-0 ! Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without in jury as well as an adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. the price of coffee. 15c. and 25c. per package. Sold by all grocers. 2 4 4td. Three hundred and thirty-three children were excluded from the pub lic schools of Shenandoah, because their parents were too poor to have them vaccinated. The Board will vaccinate them at public expense.
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