MET COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. WASHINGTON NOTES. No Presidentelect ban eve taken the people Into his confidence while malt log up his Cabinet with the exceeding frankness that baa characterized Ma jor McKlnley. Astute correspondent bare sometime, by picking up blnti here and there, managed to make close guesses as to what the make-tip would bo, but they bare rarely ob tained Information from the Incoming President himself. Gen. Grant war the tnoHt nvhinx-llke of all of them. Not a soul outside his most Intimate circle knew whom he would appoint until the names were sent to the Sen ate. Grant commenced bis Presiden cy by holding aloof from the politi cians. At its close be had surrendered to tliem altogether. His first Cabinet was a surprlso to everybody. E. H Washburne, Secretary of State; A. T, Stewart, Secretary of the Treasury; Adolpb H. Uorle, Secretary of th Nary, were the chief wonders. They were all confirmed Instantly, and then it was discovered that Stewart was In eligible because he was an importer. Grant, tnstend of withdrawing lilt nnme, sent In a request to Cougrest that the statute making Mr. Stewart Ineligible be suspended in his favor. Of course the Senate would not con- lent, and Stewart resigned. CHAUNCEY DEPF.W. ( (Mentioned as Minister to Gnat Britain.) There seems to be a great deal more In the movement to create a new de partment and a new Cabinet office! than was nt first supposed. The La bor people have been agitating the scheme to create a Department ol Labor, and now that there Is some chance of a new department of Com merce and Manufactures, they aro willing to consolidate their talked-ol department with this one and Ut It be known as the Department of Com merce, Labor and Manufactures. Th The bill for the new department has been .before the Senate about a year, for It was introduced by Senator Frye last March, It provides for a Cabinet officer, wtth one nsslstant, and the usual number of clerical as sistants. The department Is to have general Jurisdiction over the foreign and Internal commerce of the coun try, except in the collection of rev enues and the administration of cus toms and internal revenue laws. But It will include all matters relating tc manufacturing Industries In the Unit ed States, and the extension of oui foreign markets. Another Interesting figure in Wash ington life passed away yesterday, when Dr. James P. Hamblcton died He was a type of the class known the world over as the "Majaus" and "Jedges" of the capital city. Edu cated far In advance of these who In later years were his friends and companions, and possessing, more over, a but few of them do, both blood and breeding, Dr. Ilambleton was, none the less, for the past flf teen years, a conspicuous and Inter eating soldier in the army of dlsap pointed politicians and office-seeker who infest the hotel lobbies of Wash ington and live altogether on tlx memories of the past Intensely scornful of the Interest and impor t:.-ic of modern happenings, thoy do light only In recounting the achieve ments of themselves and their con temporaries during and "jest aftah the wab." After the war Dr. Ilam bleton came to Washington to prose cute a claim against the Government, which he held as administrator of as estate. He entered Government ser vice and held office for several years but the extreme bias of his opinions and the fact that he never lost an op portuBity of declaring bis continued belief in and adherence to the prln clples of secession finally lost him hit place, and he never held another with the exception of one day at clerk to the Committee on Ways ane Means. His claim was never al lowed. t An Interesting photograph has re cently been taken In Washington ol Mrs. Cleveland and the wlvos of tlx Cabinet officers. It will be a niemcu to of Mrs. Cleveland's last year ai "first lady of the land." Miss John son was the artist, and the picture was taken In her studio. The gronj was posed In one corner of the studio Mrs. Cleveland was the central figure At her right was Mrs. Oliicy with Mist Herbert Just beyond. Mrs. Carlisle Mrs. Harmon, and Mrs. Wilson ver at Mrs. Cleveland's left Mrs. Laniont Mrs. Francis, and Miss Morton stood at the back. The ladles all wore the gowns in which they appeared nt tin New Year's reception at the Whit House. After the group had been takei Mrs. Cleveland posed for a per trail of herself alone, the first she hui bad taken in Washlngtou since 1.H04. Ex-Secretary John W. Foster li teaching a Bible class In the New Yorl Avenue Presbyterian Church of Wash lngton, which la attended by abou. sixty people, Including several pulrili H"U. fe-ENATOR. The situation In Crete Is said to b hopeless, it usually Is, when thaf Turks get hold of It icmunii jkiivi request ror s iu,ev 000,000 for Harvard Is evidence that W V) -1 .4 1 M M A. A costs much to inaks learning free. Lady Henry Somerset has sent a wJ Inan physician and two trained nursefl to care for the Armenian refugees In Bulgaria, C A wave of antl-expectoratton onft nances is sweeping over the country in most cases, however, the enforce ment of the same Is waived. Illinois has two United States Sena4 tors, neither of whom can ride a blc cle. Yet Illinois Is always vociferous y declaring that she Is keeping poem With the progress of the nation. King Oscar has at least the satlsfne tlon of knowing that the mention of his name in connection with the nrb tratlon treaty has made him known t millions of people who never heard o: hlni before. Germany, by the last census, has 6! 270,001 Inhabitants, an Increase In five years of 2.851,431. France's popula-' tlon has Increased in the same time' only 133,819, being now 38,228,009. Thirty-five years ago the population ot the two countries was nearly equal. ' The Queen of Denmark has shown plenty of courage in her time. The withered hand that she bears was due to a mauling It received In youthful days from a tame tiger whlcb at tacked her. Though seriously hurt, she realized the Importance of not showing fear, and drew the animal with her to a place where the palace guards could shoot It. Attention Is called In Chicago to the fact that Illinois has never yet had a native Governor and that Texas has had but one. The present Governor of New York Is a native of Maine. His predecessor was a native of Vermont, but all the other Governors of New York for many years hnve been na tives of the State, with the exception of Gov. Dlx, who was a native of Now Hampshire. , j Queen Victoria's jubilee year prom Ises to deserve its name for personal reasons, If for no other. Her Majes ty's health continues to be so good tlmt she has promised to take part Id a public function at Sheffield In May, nnd the Prince of Wales is so far rid of the debts which have been pressing him for years that he is making large investments in land. These are eo couraglng tidings to open the mem orable year. i Professor Moses Colt Tyler, of Cor nell, sold the other evening in a lec ture that while Washington's reputa tion as a soldier and a statesman wa safe, he was in real danger from the humorists of the future. This was owing to the fact that Washington, the real man, hnd never been very well known, and Is now almost for gotten, having been replaced In th popular mind by a myth type almost equally compounded of the heroic, the priggish and the statuesque. One of the largest silver medals dis tributed by the Veitch Memorial Fund, London, for distinguished servico tc horticulture has this year been award ed to Professor L. H. Bailey of Cor noli University, Ithaca, "in recognition of his efforts, by means of his lectin ej and his writings, to place the cultlva tlon of plants en a scientific basis; tc promote the extension of bortiuultunn education, and, by numerous trla'..' nnd experiments, to Improve and run der more productive plants grown foi economic purposes." A Michigan woman who dlscusset the well-worn question why girls pre fer shop and factory work to domestic service says that the chief objection tu tho latter is the loss of caste Involved One girl who bad tried both means ol livelihood Is quoted as saying: "I am not one whit better now thau I was when I worked as a servant, yet now When I go out in Boclety, I meet peo ple of refinement and am treated the same as any one else. I board at a nice place and am often Invited to! spend the evening among people who would never have given me a second Chinco If I had remained a servant" It 1ms been stated that a bank bur clar can so heat tho walls of n a.nte nnu iiu i-iui-ii ju vurruui us 10 uo auie to get iiisldu without waiting more than a few minutes. Curtain lalora tory experiments lend some sanction to such a notion, but electrical Jour nals pooh-pooh It. It Is much easier tc talk alot stealing electricity from live trolley and lightning wires thun it Is to do ll that Is, with safety. "Tho Electrical Engineer," after polntlun out some other difficulties In the way of such operations, remarks that "meu can take and have taken tho current from supply mains, even more thau H required for melting through safos, though In numerous Instances the par ties maintained perfect silence about It over after." ' WOH WHET IT WOUUTdV the Chinese and Hit Method at Care Playing. The trait of the Chinese which ta set out by BTet Harte when he tells of Ah Sin's peculiar euchre game is illustrated by the story told by a recently arrived tourist who. while In the Celestial Em pire, did the big cities under the most favorable auspices, meeting the repre sentative merchants and officials. Hie story thus runs: In one of the great treaty ports there Is a business men's club, where M luncheon hour the representative mer cantlle men. native and foreign, meet They frequently play cards, and th game which is most In favor Is "Nap: One day there was a quintet party at the game, when the stakes had gradu allv risen until the thrifty sole Ori ental the winning of the pot became greater object than one of skill. ' Suddenly an Englishman with a smile of grim satisfaction threw down bis cards, reached for the pot and eadd, "I go nap." "Sorry." broke In the Chinee, "mle deal; I got only (our cards." There was a general laugh at the ex Dense of the unfortunate, who thought he 'had won. whiten was soon after re pea ted. Another European had made the customary announcement which precedes reaching for the pot, when the slant-eyed speculator again baulked proceedings with the remark: "Mledeal; I got six cards." ' A silence fell upon the players when the cards were eh u (lied and passed around turain. Solemnly the Chinese propounded to each of his fellow-iplay-ers the query, "Have you five cards?" The answer was in the affirmative each time, and when all bad replied the Ori ental calmly remarked as be reached for the chips: "Then I go nap." ' " , The llest Thing to Do. Mribel Mr. Jones, do you ever sing, "After the Ball?" Jones No. Go right to bed. I'ald Too Much. Caleb had three children John, Mary and Jane. John is the oldest and so the most inquiring. He had heard that babies were bought from doctors, and one day asked his mother about prices. "Mother, bow much did I cost?" he inquired. As some reply bad to be made, his mother said one thousand dollars. John thought dt over for a moment, and then asked: "How much did you pay for Mary?" "Fifteen hundred dollars." "Why, she cost more than me." "Yea; girls always cost more than boys." "What did you pay for Jane?" Jane U a little self-willed tyrant. "Jane cost two thousand dollars," said Mrs. Caleb, and John lapsed Into deep thought la a few momenta he said: "Mamma, I don't think Mary cost too much, but you got stuck with Jane." A Disputed Question. How many apples did Adam and Eve eat? Some say Ere 8 and Adam 2 a total of 10 only. Now we figure the thing out far dif ferent! v. Ere 8 and Adam 8 also total, 16. We think the above figures are en tirely wrona. If Eve 8 and Adam 82, certalnlv the total will be 90. Scientific men. however, on the strength of the theory that the antedi luvians were a race of giants, reason something like this Eve 81 and Adam 82 total, 163. Wrong again. What could be clearer than if Eve 81 and Adam 812, the total was 893? I believe the following to be the true solution: Eve 814 Adam and Adam 8124 Eve 8.928. Still another calculation Is as follows If Eve 814 Adam, Adam 81242 oblige lOve itotal. 82056. An Ultimatum. She Is an accomplished musician, with classic tastes, and her husband was greatly surprised when he came home the other evening to find her In dustriously playii.'g what even his un susceptible ear recognized as dance mu sic. "That's a departure for you, isn't It?" be exclaimed. "Yea," she answered wearily. "I haven't done so much practicing in a good while." "Have you abandoned Wagner and Liszt and your other former favor ites?" "Not altogether. But the cook doesn't like them. If I don't learn tc play 'Wearing of the Green' by to morrow morning, she'll leave," Wash ington Star, What Worried 11 lot. Hoax What "e worrying jrou now? ' Joax My old uncle's at death's door. "What does the doctor say?" "That's what's worrying me most. He said he would pull him through, and I forgot to aak him which way." Philadelphia Record. A Point Ban Couldn't Understand. She There Is one thine about poll, tics I could never understand. He What Is that? She W-hv la that In malrln rnn a ticket they always use a slate. Wouldn't 1 a sheet .of paper and a pea or pencil be more convenient? Brooklyn Lift. AM OWTERMDTTENT' HEART.- STOPPED EVERY THIRD BEAT. But Mm. Stropc's Heart Now no Longer Lags but Throb Regularly. From tht Ltadtr, In a large, cotnmodleui house st No. 104 Huntington Street, Cleveland, Ohio, Hvm Mrs. Emily A. Strops, widow of the late X. M. Strop, and the Is the mother of young man who hat been, sad it now ens of this city's successful and cnergetlo pharmaciitt. Mrs. Strope, who hat lately recovered from serious cardlao difficulty, when questioned by a re porter regarding her late illness, stated si follows: "Two years ago, I had my first experience with Dr. Williams' Pink Fills. For a long Jims I was troubled with an ailment which I eared would eventually drive meeraiy unlets 1 rid myself of it It will aotind strange, no doubt, to tome, hut my heart did not beat as it should. Its action waa irregular. There would be two pulsations, or perhaps three, and then a sudden cessation. My heart teemed to rest for the period of one or two beats, and then resume its action. Sometimes such lapses would not be to frequent as thnt, but scarcely a day passed that they did not occur. It felt as though something would ttrike the heart with great force, and push it out of place. Dunns' that period, whenever I lav down to sleep or rest, my hands would become perfectly nuuiD and helpless. I could feel the temporary paralysis coming over them, but I could do nothing which would prevent it. My feet were affected in a like manner, and I had considerable difficulty in walking when xurh a snell had possession of me. Naturallv that state of affairs completely upset my nerves, and any one wnose nervous system Is well nlgb l Keduoed Bates to Washington on Ac count of the Inauguration via Penn sylvania Railroad- . For the benefit of those who desire to attend the ceremonies incident to the inauguration of President-elect McKinley, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Washington March i, a, 3, and 4, valid to return from March 4 to 8, at the following rates : From Buffalo, $11.20; Rochester, $11.00 5 Wallington, N. Y., $11,705 Newark, N. Y., $11.20 j Canandaigua, $11.00 Penn Yan, $11.00 ; Watkins, $11.00 ; Elmira, $10.75 Erie, $11.00: Corry, $10.75 Warren, $10.75 1 Williamsport, $8.79 ; Wilkesbarre, $9.40, and from all other stations on the Pennsylvania system at reduced rates. This inauguration will be a most interesting event, and will undoubted ly attract a large number of people from every section of the country. The magnificent facilities of tne Pennsylvania Railroad make this line the favorite route to the national capital at all times, and its enormous equipment and splendid terminal ad vantages at Washington make it especially popular on such occasions. a-ii-3t- Bad Times In Canada. Times in Canada continue to grow steadily worse, and failures are in creasing. The statement of the Canadian government lor the financial year, ending June 30th last, shows an actual deficit of about $5,000,000 and a net debt of over $258,000,000. 1 he practice of charging many items of expenditure to capital amount in order to hide the real state of things is meant to deceive the people here and in England and to bolster up in terests that are injuring the country. It is a continuance of the system of deception carried on all through the years since confederation by the .Tory party, and will work no good to the Liberals. 1 he mining boom has led people in some quarters to hope for better things, but it is yet too early to say what the result will be. So far it has only benefited a few lucky claim owners and the newspapers that have inserted the booming advertisements. I had a conversation with a man who had just returned from a business trip through Ontario. He had the "blues" so badly that he recommends that the whole country make an assignment. Cor. New York Sun. We would like to look into the pleasant face of some one who has never had any derangement of the digestive organs, we see the drawn and unhappy faces of dvsnentics in every walk of life. It is our national 1 m a . . disease, ana nearly all complaints spring from this source. Remove the stomach difficulty and the work is aone. Dyspeptics and pale, thin neonle are literally starving, because they con t digest their rood. Consumption never develops in people of robust and normal digestion. Correct the wasting and loss of flesh and we cure .1 . me disease, uo this with lood. The Shaker Digestive Cordial rnn. tains already digested food and is a digester of food at the same time. Its effects are felt at once. Get a pamph let of your druggist and learn about it. Laxol is Castor Oil made as sweet as honey by a new process. Children like it. Cleveland, Ohi. shattered, can appreciate and understand tbe misery, chiefly mental, which I endured. I lost much sleep and rest, and often I was com pelled from sheer exhaustion to sit down dur ing the day to obtain some repose. Rut as toon as I did to I felt that numb tensation com over my hands and feet, end I rocked violently in my chair to drive It away, but frequently to no avail. "Out day my ton, who was keeping a drug store at the time, brought roe home tome of Dr. Williams' i'lnk Tills for l'ale People and advised me to take them for my heart trouble. I did to and toon began to feel better. I used the pillt about two months and they certainly cured me, for now my heart beats regularly and all numbueu list disappeared and my circulation it in splendid order." We print the above hoping Mrs. Strope's experience may be beneficial to others who may sudor from derangement of the heart. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain In a con denied form nil the elements necessary to givo new life and richness to the blood and re store shattered nerves. They are also a spe cific for troubles peculiar to females, tuch as suppressions, irreguliirities and all forms of weakness. In men they effect a radical Cure in all cases arising frm mental worry, over work or exceases of whatever nature. Pink Pills are told in boxes (never in loose bulk) at BOe, a box or six boxes for $.'.50, and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mull irora Dt. Williams' Medicine Company, i-kihenco. Udy, N. Y. General Wheeler's Hat One of the most remarkable pieces of headgear in the House is possessed by General Wheeler of Confederate fame, representing the eighth Alabama district. It is not a derby, nor a fedora, nor the broad rimmed black covering that southern statesmen in congress so much affect. The dash ing old cavalry leader departs from all congressional custom in the selection of his top wear, which is an ordinary black hat such as bovs in the countrv j generally select. He has his special trademark in the way of creasing it? There is no longitudinal furrow length wise 111 this article of the general's ap parel. It is creased round and round to fit the shape of the head and to rest closely upon the crown 5 also after the fashion that country youth affect when the new of a hat is worn off and it has been out in the rain once or twice to take the style out of it. Washington Post. That the blood should perform its vital functions, it is absolutely nec essary it should not only be pure but rich in life-giving elements. These results are best effected by the 11? e of that well-known standard blood-pun-fier, Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Be Out Her in Two. She was nervous and scared as she penetrated the city's purlieus A freight train was being switched down there, and a loud-voiced switchman was giving instructions to another of his craft. Switchmen have a language all their own, which is incomprehensi ble to the plain, everyday, non-railroading citizen. Among other things they call a train "her" and "she" just as a sailor refers to a ship, and just as she neared the switchman, this is what he yelled : "Head her off, Jim j cut her in two and send the head end up here." She fled from the murderous villain, and postponed her voyage across the raging Mississippi. Mean while the other switchman obeyed orders. He cut the train in two and sent the head end back. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Presidential Law Firm) President Cleveland, Secretary of State "Olney and Edwin F. Uhl, of Grand Rapids, Mich., now Ambassa dor at Berlin, will form a law partner ship in New York. Mr. Uhl's son is authority for the statement. People who suffer from loss of ap petite, indigestion, sour stomach, and flatulence, find prompt relief in the use of Ayer's Pills. As an after-dinner pill, they are unequaled, causing the digestive and excretory organs to perform their functions as nature requires. CUREft Woman's Pains by touching the Spot Wanted-An Idea Who eaa think of some simple m - v MllBM W USMOlr Proteot your Ideasi tbey may brliu you wealth. Write JdHM WWJDEKUDBN 0o!7ptent Mtot. era. Wwulattoa, D. O.. for their l,8uu prise otter ao4 lilt ot two hundred lurenltoua wauled ?Sa VV. W;iT Mi, Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at McKillip Bros.,. Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. THE MARKETS. " BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. ooaaicTio wiiilt. bitail raicn. Butter per lb $ ,2t Eggs per dozen ,g Lard per lb , 08 Hani per pound tj Pork, whole, per pound ,06 Beef, quarter, per pound .... l0y Wheat per bushel. i,J0 Oats " " ,0 Rye " " 50 Wheat flour per bbl 5.10 Hay per ton u to $14 Potatoes per bushel, 35 Turnips " 15 Onions " " .50 Sweet potatoes per peck J0 Tallow per lb 4l Shoulder " 10 Side meat " " 10 Vinegar, per qt 07 Dried apples per lb. ...... . . .05 Dried cherries, pitted u Rispberries ,i Cow Hides per lb 3 1 Steer " " 05 Calf Skin 80 Sheep pelts , 75 Shelled corn per bus ,50 Corn meal, cwt 1.50 Bran, " 90 Chop " 1.00 Middlings " .90 Chickens per lb new 10 " " "old 08 Turkeys " " ial Geese " " 10 Ducks " 08 COAL. No. 6, delivered t.6o " 4 and s " 3.85 " 6 at yard 1.35 " 4 and s at yard. 3.60 The leadlai Contenratonr of Aimrioi Casl Fasltbm, Director. Tri.'lTlr roandllaI8Hbr . Xd'Cwlr I for PrnpsctM giving lull information. sank W.Hals, General Minaret. NEW DINING ROOnS. A I.AKGE and well furnished dining room has been owned bv ui DDV ITDIVn onthe second floor of his "AMU AUttAfllJ, r e taurant. Meals will be served at the regular dining hours for 25c. end they can also be obtained at any lime. The table will be sup plied with the delicacies of the season and the service will be first-clans. Entrance by door between Bostauraat in itAlfalera'i grocery store. CHARLES NASH PURVIS, WILLIAMSPORT, PA., Collections, Loans, Invest ments, Sales Agent and Real Estate Private Banker. Deposits received subject to Drafts or Checks, from any part of the World, money forwarded to any place ; Interest at 3 per cent, allowed on deposits with us for one venr nr mora t nintv ttava i,ai!m nf with. , W,V V. drawal must be given on all interest-bearing ucmumis. 90-9-10-17 PATENTS Oaveata and Trade Mark obtained, and a Patent business conducted tor MOBKUATI OUK OFFICK IS OPPOSITE TIIB TJ. B. PAT BNT OFFICE. W hava no authairannlna. all business direct, hence can transact patent bust ness In less time and at Less Cost than those re mote from Washington. Bend raodm, drawing or photo, with desortp tlon. We advise l( natentable or not. fraeof obarge. Our (ee not due till patent la secured a dook, -now to ootain rateiits," witn refer enoes to actual clients In yoar Htate.Countr. town seat tree. Address C. A. SNOW con Washinsrton,;n. 0 (Opposite r. 8 Patent Office.) PARKER'S OINCER TONKJ Uiuf Trouble, pvbUlt. diArtitlnff sKomarii snd alt 111. And la botd far making niratj whan U uUmC femaJt 111, an trtatm! fa I It. Tery mother and invalid should limit. HAIR BALSAM CImbms and. tauilftM th bait Mtt Tails to Butore Oryl Cun tomip disMM HU. u ,T. -van routhftil Color. mm. iTn TkiisW. SOcmdSI u)l Drmniiu l- HINDERCOHNS Th.onl.rurt Oir.hr Coras, fltoof all polo. Mokas vaUuaf smj. lob. etifcutfiH' -l(Mt.d. 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