THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOM3BURCV PA. $1.50 $I.5 Our lines of Ladies' Shoes at One Dollar and Fifty Cents are extra good value for the money. Button and lace. We have high er priced ones if you want them. $1.50 $1.50 THE COLUMBIAN. bloomsburg, fa. 27. J. D. ami V. K. Arm strong.administrators of Chas.P. Arm strong, deceased, will sell at auction on the premises of I. W. Armstrong in Bloomsburg, at 9.30 a. m. horses, cows, wagons, harness, farm imple ments, household goods, canned goods, stoves, &c. floating Debt. January 1st, 1897, and which has been paid by present board to Feb. 18,1897, as follows : T. B. Knittle, inquest on body of John Brura- bach $ Constables Sept. and Dec. returns... 93.00 D. V. Kubbins, special constable N. Pine fall '96 a.oo John W. Former, caring for booth E. N. C. for 96 5-00 Danville Hospital 4&75 W. Kingston, stone work Madison township 60.00 R. T. Smith & Son, Kdson bridge, Benton 23. (o Pennington & Sccly, Edson bridge, 23.30 Clinton Cole " " 6.78 J.J. McHenry " " 5 7s J. W. Rider, EstHcr Furnace bridge 30.00 Stenographer, Walker 1 12.25 Electric Light Co 2587 LH. Eck, F.ck bridge, Briarcreek... 31.42 rn Otis, Registry Assessor. S, NV. O. Dec. '96 4-0 Creasy & Wells, lumber Jshaffer bridge.,,.,.,,.,,,,,.,..,.. , 3.92 Bloom Water Co 11.28 D. W. Martz, bridge repair Briarcre'k 7.00 Benton "Argus" 1. 75 M. M. Kline, B. bill, Greenwood.... 20.23 S. L. Colder, B. bill, Jamison City.. 5.36 W. Heams, B. bill Briarcreek 7.00 Chas. Harris, B. bill Hemlock 1. 65 J. P. Creasy, B. bill Fishingcreek... . 3.00 Com. costs 87. 10 Koail damages., 47.O0 39-36 R. & 13. views.. Total paid to date of Feb. 18, '97 $716.82 Due Jan. I, and not paid at date of Feb. 18, 1897, the following : Koad damage $ 457-25 Road and bridge views 69.93 E. S. Tenitentiary 358.32 Huntingdon Reformatory 496.26 J. D. Bodine, costs Cata. B. view.... 1.50 II. F. Rittenhouse, B. bill B'creek I 00 S. C. Shive, B. bill repair 30,00 Hariisburg Asylum debt... .$273.00 Interest 13.82 Atty. Com 13.95 Record cost 16.15 $ 316.92 Coroner bills, 23, about 700.00 Cata. Bridge view bill I322.58 Cata. B. view bill Dauphin Co. record cost 15.25 King Iron Bridge Co. Madison B. 1 25.00 North'd Co. L. B. A of $1450.00 superstructure 725.00 North'd Co. L. B. J of stone way, say 200.00 Charles Heaver, balance Madison bridge for stone 13.28 Township money 1,166.59 Com. cost as appears on cost bo'ks 587.92 Sheriff board bill , 580.00 Total unpaid Fb. r8, 1897 $7,166.82 I o ttm add amount paid to f eb. 18, 1897 716.82 Total debt Jan. I, 1897 $7,883.64 From this deduct bill of Harris- burg Hospital as that is to be re funded by C. & C Poor District, which should be refunded by C. & C. Poor District 316.92 Balance of $7,566.72 There may be bills, and no doubt ue, outstanding outside of those above named, but not likely to be of any great amount. A careful examina tion has been made with above re sults, and then there are a number of roads reported to December term of court, with damage allowed as follows: Benton and Jackson, near II. F. Ever ett's $210.00 Sugarloaf, near Thos. Smith's 62.00 fine 42.00 Cleveland 155.00 Total v $46900 The Benton and Jackson road was confirmed finally Feb. 13, 1897, and the Sugarloaf one Feb. 6, 1897. The Pine and Cleveland roads were con firmed nisi at Dec. T. and are in shape to be confirmed finally at any time. This will make that much more cf a debt, while it was not really a debt on the 1 st of January, 1897, it was well under way to become so. It will be remembered that the county Auditors put down the floatinc debt at $3,000 without naming any items that went to make up that amount. t Here the county finds old debts to the mount of substantially .,$8000.00 , Interest dud Feb. 23, '97 on county bonds 3788.00 Bonds due Feb. 23, 1S97 4600.00 Add Auditors,' pay, say 360.00 Feb, court, witnesses and all siy..., 900.00 Feb. election, say 1400.00 Spring assessment, say 1200.00 Regisiry, May, say y 50000 May court, say v uco.co Interest on bonds due Jan. 20tli.,,. 2400-00 Total . ....$24,148.00 Jhis is the amount that will have to be met by July 1st, 1897, together with the ordinary running expenses which will amount to several thousand dollars, say from $3,000 to $4,000, and we find a debt of about $28,000 to pay and only $1700 left over with about $1850 license money and what can be realized from the balance due on unpaid duplicates, and with this terrible condition of the county's finances, $3300 bonds were redeemed that were not yet due. Here we are with $1700 money to start in with and a debt of $8000, leaving a deficit of $6300, while last year they started in with $18,000 leftover from borrow ed money of 1894, and a floating debt estimated at omy $1850. . Last year there was cash on hand $18,000, this year $1,700, difference of $16,300. This year there is a floating debt of say $8,000, last year $1850, difference being $6150. Now we add the $16, 300 and the $6,150 and we have $22, 450. Now to run the business as it was run last year it will be necessary to raise, from some source, outside of a 2 mill tax this sum of $22,450. Wm. Krickuaum. Chairman Griest, of the Execu tive Committee of the Association ot County Commissioners, has appointed a Legislative Committee, consisting of Sandey, of Erie 5 Seibert, Allegheny ; Moore, Luzerne Smith, Dauphin, and Roberts, Lackawanna. HOW TO FIND OUT, Fill a bottle or common water glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours ; a sediment or settling indi cates a diseased condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is positive evidence of kidney trouble. The frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the . night to urinate. The mild and the extraordi nary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distress ing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists price fifty cents and one dollar. For a sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by mail, mention The Columbian and send your full post-office address to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y. Try Qrain-0 ! 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. 1 the price of coffee. 15c and 25c. per package. Sold by all grocers. 3 4 4UI A desirable house and lot. Corner lot about 50 x 80 feet, beautiful lo cation, all modern improvements; will be sold at once. Cheap for cash, or part down and balance to suit the purchaser; or part in- exchange for other property. For further information call on S. D, Neyhard, Building, Loan and Real Estate Agent, over First National Bank, Bloomsburg, Pa. x 1-1 S tf A Desirable Business Place For Sale. The large three story brick store building lately occupied by J. R Schuyler & Co., as a hardware store lor sale on reasonable terms by J. H Maize Esq., Attorney. Office Lock ard building corner Main and Centre streets. tl. Real good property in Espy for Mle cheap. It is a desirable residence, Urge lot, and plenty of fruit. Apply to . 11 Maize q. For Rent House, second door east of Geo. S. Lockard's, East 1st street. Cheap. Inquire at thi office. tf. II The Proposition to Erect Several New State Buildings. A MILLION DOLLAR CAPITOL It If nellaved Ttiat ftnm Will b Ample for the Parpone The Constitution Should Not bo "Stretched" The- Proposed New Law to Protect tho Fish Supply. (Special Correspondence.) Harrlsburg-. Feb. 22. There aeema to be a unanimity of opinion among the member that Governor Hastings' plan of erecting several building for the legislature and departments Is a most wise one. It Is generally recognized that there should be five different buildings: One for the department of Internal affairs; one to provide ade quate quarters for the auditor general and state treasurer! a capltol -or leg islative building; a structure for use of agriculture, education, forestry, bank ing Insurance and other sub-divisions, and the fifth might be used in the na ture of a museum to contain battle flags, ornithological and other collec tions, a representation of the mineral elements of the various count! i, and part of which might be use as cham bers for supreme and susstlus courts and the state boards which ore re quired to meet here. This could be made to harmonise with each other by being grouped In architectural ef fect. The buildings which remain are not Are proof, but are largely con structed of combustible material, and are Inadequate to the requirements of the departments now in use, so that It would be economy In the end to con struct a number of buildings, and this don in reference to the demands of the state for the next century. A Million Should Build the Capitol. The adoption of this plan would en able the state to begin in the early spring to construct a capltol building, and thus have ample time for Its com pletion for the use of the legislature two years hence. The other buildings could be erected after the capltol build ing was finished in the order of their greatest necessity. For the capltol building it Is thought, considering that It Is to be used for no other purpose, and hence a large building Is unneces sary, that $1,000,000 would be ample to expend for that purpose. Despite the opinion given by Attorney General Mc- Cormlck, declaring It to be unconsti tutional to bond the state to raise 1 funds With which to erect the new . buildings, there are some who favor stretching the constitution at this Juncture and refer to Jefferson's decla ration, that he had stretched the con stitution in an emergency until it had cracked and the people had approved of the act, and it is thought that in this movement the people will also ap prove the act. It would be a great disgrace, how ever, for the state of Pensylvanla to attempt to adopt measures that would violate the constitution in the least. It has too many resources sufficient to construct the new capltol without a resort to violating the constitution to accomplish what Is necessary. The agitating of this subject within the last few days has brought the Bliss bill, recently Introduced, into great favor, Imposing a tax on all ale, beer or porter brewed In the state during the ensuing three years, and also put ting a tax -of one mill on each dollar of the actual value of the capital stock, one mill on each dollar of all gross re oelpts subjected to taxation. One mill on each dollar on the value of all personal property. Two per cent upon the gross premium collected by Insurance com panies, etc. It is thought that this measure will be passed, and If enacted will enable the state to greatly aug ment Its revenues. To Protect the FUb Supply. The special features that character ised the session of the house at Its last meeting was the introduction of a number of bills, among the most Im portant of which was one to define which are game fish and fish commer cially valuable for food, and regu lates their catching and encourages their propagation. It also protects the waters from wasteful and improper fishing. This act will wipe out all the existing fish laws of the state. The fish that would receive protection are salmon, brook, rainbow, California, " ,BM . """" "oui aa au other forms of salmon, of food fishes, black rock, strawberry, striped, calico, 11. 1 A. a m grass green and white bass, sunflsh. pike, perch, walleyed ptKe, piCKerei, muscolange, designated as game flBh; also shad, white fish, lake herring, sturgeon, classified as food fish Henceforth it shall be unlawful to catch with outlines or setllnes, or fish for any game fish except with rod, 1 hook or line. A resolution which was reported to the house from the federal relations committee and unanimously adopted requests the senators and rep- j resentatlves In congress from Penn sylvania to earnestly forward any movement toward a speedy end to the conflict In Cuba, and In remembrance ot the generous aid and support we received more than a century ago, to urge the right of the people of Cuba a government by and for themselves. This was passed and has since been approved by the governor. The final passage of bills was reach ed for the first time prior to adjourn ment, and the first one to pass was the first one introduced at this ses sion, which provides that coroners shall have the same fee and mileage when they have been called and viewed a body, but decide that no Inquest Is necessary, as when an InqueBt Is held. The Anti-Theater Hat Bill, The bill prohibiting the wearing of hats, bonnets, or other coverings for the head which will obstruct the view of any public entertainment to which an admission fee Is charged passed sec ond reading, and is likely to be one ot the first to become a law. The dairy and food commission are by no means disturbed over the In vestigation of their department, grow Ing out of the charges made by Mr. J Hosack, of Allegheny, chaining 500,000 pounas or oleomargarine Is sold month ly In Pittsburg, and that certain offi cers of the department neglect and re fuse to prosecute violators of the oleo margarine act, claiming also that cer tain dealerg In this product pay to officers and agents of others for this de partment one cent per pound for all they are permitted to sell In violation of the oleomargarine act, wnicn was referred to an investigating committee. The officers of this department feel that an Investigation will enable them to show the Importance of this branch, what they have accomplished and ex pect to realize in the future. They feel they are prepared to show that their tntire work has been above suspicion and in the Interests of the state, and say If they are given an opportunity i show what they have done, they can convince the Investigators that their department Is properly conducted. The investigation of the state treas ury by the committee of, the legisla ture, of which Senator' Bnyder, of Chester. Is chairman, has begun work. They have outlined their work to have the investigation pushed rapidly after their tomorrow's meeting. There is not likely mucn to te neveiopea irom this investigation, and the state might as well have Deen sj.area me expense. Opposing Capltol Ilulldlng CoinmlMlon. .... a . . ... I The report that a movement had that a movement had been started to create a commission to have charge of the erection of the new rsnlinl la atill npraliitentl v denied. It has hnd a wholesome effect, however, and nas awaxenea me opposing cr 11UI1S VKI UK IHWIW 11 1 U I u 1 1. . other1 operations, with the Repubii- can forces divided and the Democrats on the alert for political capital there should he no jod or scneme auowea to develop In the construction of the new buildings. A headquarters has been established In this city of the Pennsylvania branch of the National League of lluslness Men. This Is to be the rendesvous of what Is known as the "seventy-six," the members of the legislature who voted for Wanamaker for United States senator, and who claim they are gaining In numbers and strength. The visit of Senator Quay In Har risburg this week, it Is believed. Is for the purpose of looking after the re form measures he Is advocating. From present indications this prom ises to be the longest session the Penn sylvania legislature has had in many years. There are now over 700 bills to act on by the various committees, and there are likely to be more to follow. Then there are arrangements to be made for the construction of the new building, the regular routine, of work to be accomplished, and a beginning scarcely made In the work of either house. This is the situation after al most two naonths' time has elapsed. Of course, there has ben much to con tend with during this session, but un less there is more active and persist ent workdone during the remainder of the session there cannot be much accomplished. The first Week in March will be presi dential Inauguration week, and ad journment will be In order, and In that event there will be little accomplished during that week, so that the middle of March will 'be here and more than half of the session consumed and the greater part of the work remaining to be done. The Coinlug Agricultural Congress. G. O. Hutchinson, chairman of the commltttee of arrangements for the great agricultural congress of farmers, under the auspices of the National Grange of the United States, which Is to convene in Harrisburg next fall. and which will occupy In all about ten days, is at present making arrange ments to entertain one of the most Important and interesting conventions ot agriculturists ever held In this country. There will be at this meeting representatlves from aii parts of the "R'Tre-nrer Havwnod is now en. gaged In preparing a statement of the 1840, and the grand total win be up- wards of $400,000,000. He estimates the net receipts of the present year avail able for appropriations are $9,768,829, while the estimated expenditures ag gregate $13,337,344.42 for the general fund, and $275,371.60 sinking fund. This estimate does no Include the cost of fitting up the temporary quarters ol the legislature and the building of a new capltol. There is a strong sentiment develop ing among the members of the Im portance of passing the bill requiring Interest to be paid on state deposits. Speaker Boyer, who served a term as state treasurer, is In favor of the pas sage of this measure. Interest on Stat, rands. The Quay leaders have recently been investigating the governors or state treasurer, of the nrlost nromlnent states In the Union as to whether their states ,CtC" 111 LC. cow uu UCIIU, O.IU .1 IU ,ystem wa, ,atlsfactory. There have been answer, received up to this time from 4 ,tate of tha 24 atatea heard j from renort repeivln !..,, on . their riennnlta of from 1U to S tier cent Six of the mimber deposited in banks, and, like Pennsylvania, received no In terest, and four kept their money in the state treasury. The states that re- port receiving interest claim that the system was satisfactory, except In Wisconsin, where the responsibility I divided between the state treasurer and the banks. Representative Bolles, of Phlladel phla, chairman of the ways and means committee, to which the bill requiring the payment of Interest on state funds has been referred. Is now very conn dent that there Is no doubt of the passage of this bill, and It Is now only a matter of arranging the details of the measure, and If these are satisfac tory there will be scarcely a single vote against It. The committee appointed at the Philadelphia meeting of the Insurance companies, which had Insurance on the capltol building and the contents, have settled for the insurance.' The esti mated loss on the building was $378, 000 and the Insurance was $100,000, car ried by 17 companies. The estimated loss on the contents was $252,000, and ! the Insurance carried by 67 companies was $98,750, including $2,000 on the old clock. The entire amount will be paid at once. The Introduction of a series of bills that would carry out Governor Hast ings' propositions, as contained In his recent annual message, relating to In sane hospitals and overcrowded penal Institutions, will be completed this week by the presentation of a bill to relieve the pressure upon the penlten tlarles. The executive recommendations already complied with are seen In the recently Introduced bills, one being the project for a hospital for the criminal Insane, the bill having been prepared In accordance with Judge James day Qordon ideas, THE BROADWAY Special China Sale . . Many new COOdg are added A i 111 I w) v CV. i f ci 11 u iL ft uiuva. J v ' more complete than at any time heretofore We would like you to call ond inanect those fine imported . - . .1 sn na decorated dinner sets at $t.JO V M s-v r.i- rm 4 "W and $10.00 for 100 pieces. TIipv nro. vn.st.lv sunerior in J . J , . . quality, JJUlSll autl arUSUU ex- 0HPrw, frt f1mnPRtif! ware, for --" , which yOU will be OSKCd tO pay coma rrooa m . in line ciiina arid glassware llflVa manv flioipe novelties we. lia;e ,7 UIOICL nuveiUtJS suitable for birthday, wedding and Easter guts. Best White Gran ite Dishes. Tea plates, Gc. each. Dinner plates. 7c. each. Soup plates, Gc. and 7c. ea. Individual butters, 2c. each. Individual meat plates, Gc. each. Individual vegetable dishes, Gc. each. Handled tea cups and sau cers, 42c. set. Laree size handled coffee cups and saucers, 50c. set, Unhandled tea cups and sau cers, 25c. set. Meat platters, Gc, 7c., 9c, 17c. to 55c. each. Glassware. Rose bowls, cups and saucers, cream pitchers, spoon holders, coblets. footed jelly dishes, 5 rn,l ,i:BV 4 in. fnntfid 7 , 1 ..i j TOUna alSUeS, WllQ COVtJr, UUU n.Uro f s nafA, Half gallon pitchers, large covered sugar bowls, spoon holders, celery trays; and high footed Celery Stands, floW- er vases,cut glass patterns, 7 in. oblong dishes, covered butter dishes, high footed fruit dishes with cover, and many others worth 20c. and 25c. at the low price of 10c. ea. Fancy China. Our new line admired by all. Trettier shapes and decor ations than ever. Bohemian glass, drinking mugs, 5c. each. Bohemian glass cream pitch ers, luc. ea. Pure china after dinner cof- fee pots with gilt handles, lOc. -l. Large cups with gilt handles 10c. each. Large and small decorated china cups and saucers, 10c ea topoon holders and cream t . v . -u Faucis, umuy uiuereui buujjco and decorations, lOc. each Desert dishes, some with floral decoration, others in plain blue and maroon at oc. and 10c. each. Japanese blue and white tea pots, 10c. each, ., The stock of CARMELITE the new fire proof ware, has been replenished. Don't miss seeing this ware. Agency for Butterick's Patterns. Rsspoctfully Submitted . to tho Sash' Trade Only by frtDOTAT M. STORE, foyer's Hew Building, Main Street, BLOOMSBURG. JONAS LONG'S SONS': WEEKLY CHATS. Wilkks-Harre, Pa. February 25th, 189 Chesterfield said " style is the & dress of thought;" to-day it is the. ence there is between a chean. .1 .11. f 1 . 1 f oaay laoricana one 01 guaran. tccd standard make; good ao- pcarance and good wear are the, selling features of our goods; add! to this our low price feature and you have the story of our establish ment in a nut shell. 4 This week wj are showini i rich line of Silk Novelties for the early summer season ; u yon want patterns that wont be duplicated favor us with your orders now. Samples on appli cation. y i tit f ingn oraae wasn siiks plan and corded fancy stripes from pia to largest stripe, colors are m every conceivable combination. These silks are well adapted far nobby shirt waists or full cotumcs, at our price for suchv fine quality you can have a variety of costume, per yard 29c. The latest novelties are the Roman stripes the patterns are made up of successive stripes in different widths and the coloring are the richest ever produced, nothing superior for the new shirt waists, per yard 39c. we also snow tnis weeic a large assortment of printed Habutai China Silks in all the newest de signs, at the yard 39c. Our leading combination printed China and Japanese Silks in original pretty designs, arc to be sold at the yard 49c. Yard wide Percale maufactured by our New York Firm, are in the latest spring and summer patterns. they are selling fast, no wonder, the price is rediculously low, per yard 8c, Have you seen the new plain color Organdies? they are proper fabrics for the new soft shirt waists. colors are perfect as only the French can produce them, light blue, pink, lemon, orange, lavender, etc, our price per yard 25 c. Ask for samples of our Imported Dimities, rich and shear, other! sell far less pretty patterns at 25c, our price is 19c. Those beauti' l'ul fine French Organdies, im ported direct by us, are perfect dreams of pattern and color com' binat ions, every design is correct, the leadine fabric for soring and summer wear, per yard 38c. Home Draperies are extensively shown here, we carrv all the novelties and standard poods. Beautiful Fish Net, 40 and 50 inches wide, from 10c per yard up, Swiss, Coin Spot and figured from I214C up Tapestry Courtains with fringe top and bottom and reversible over-throw, from $2.98 the pair up. Draperies made up to suit any door-way niche or alcove, lieauti' ful effects in Velvet, Frau Fran, Taoestrv and Silk Dama materials. CARPETS. All sewing, fitting and laying done bv our own work oeopl insuring perfect satisfaction, and of course a big reduction in cost We have the newest designs anil colorings in Lowell Wiltons. Whittall Wiltons, Bigelow Axmin- ster, Lowell Body Brussels, liigcw Body Brussels, Stinsons Tapestries, Lowell Extra Super Ingrains, etc, etc. . Let us estimate on you carpet work, CAF& We furnish out of town patron' with a full din ner for 25 c, i eluding mea& s o u d s, vege tables, pie, tea. c a ff e e. nv n.ir cooki"i is firer-rlasa nnrl the material served are of the highest class Respectfully, 77 Cor. W. Mirket and Public Sc
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