8 RIGHT IN IT. Yes, the sidewalks are bad enough, but the crossings are sufficient to take the sole right out ol any self-respecting shoe. Now we've prepared our soles to protect our customers' feet. We have a strong, warm, tight shoe that just revels in mud and slush—a shoe that will take you through the worst crossing in town and come up smiling every step. On sale at W.C. McKIIMNEY'S, Clark's Building. Main Street. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Sales. MARCH 15. Richard Henrie will •sell farm stock,.implements and house hold goods on the farm of E. Kelchner near Lime Ridge, in Centre township at 10 a. m. MARCH 16. Entire livery outfit of A. C. Hidlay, at his livery stable in Bloomsburg, consisting of horses, buggies, harness, etc. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Sale. A good square piano. Can lie bought cheap. Inquire at this office, tf. FOR RENT. Store and dwelling house combined, at Pensyl Post office, Franklin township. Good location, by.F. Pens>l. The Homelieft Mail in Bloomsburg As well as the handsomest, and others are invited to call on any druggist and get FREE a trial bottle of Kemp's Bal sam for the Throat and Lungs, a rem edy that is guaranteed to cure and re lieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Price 25c. and 50c- 3 3 4td Great bargains in men's, boy's and childrcas clothing at Gross'. 2t. 750 different kinds of Foreign and Domestic cloth already received for Spring which will be made up to order. Fine all wool suits, SB.OO, trousers, $2.75 and upwards. Competition de fied in .Bloomsburg, • either in make, price, fit, quality or quantity of cloth to select from Maier artistic Tailor, Hatter, Clothier and Furnisher Bloomsburg, Pa. Many People Oannot Drink coffee at night. It spoils their sleep, You can drink Grain O when -you please and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does not stimulate ; it nour ishes, cheirs and feeds, Yet it looks and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children Grain O is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains. Get a pack age from en viff grocer to day. Try it 5e helght'offec. 15 and 25c. .0 expan ' 5.3- 4^. recently G-vr-J :count of moving all clothing will be sold at and below cost until April ist. L. Gross. 2t. Do Your Feet Acho ? bhake into your shoes Allen s Foot Esse, a powder. .It cures Corn, Bun ions, Chilblains, Sweating, Swollen feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 95c. Sample F'RKE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. 3-3"4td FOR RENT. - Front room, 2nd floor, COLUMBIAN building. Steam heat, gas or electric light. One of the most desirable offices in .town. Possession given April 1 st. Apply to If. GEO E. ELWELI.. Many School Children as? Sickly- Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Fev erirhness, Headache, Stomach troubles Teething disorders, and destroy worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N.Y. 3 3 4td Louis Gross will remove his cloth ing Store to the Sloan drygoods itore doors above the old stand April jsr. No- n Main Street Bioomsburg. .at. A fine line of new styles in wed ding invitations just received at TH& 'COLUMBIAN office. tf. L. T. Sharpless Co. Limited, have nabbagc, celery, lettuce, onioas, and potatoes. In the fruit line they have Malaga grapes, Concord and Catawba grapes,. oranges, lemons and bananas. The Victoria brand of canned vege tables is among the huest in the matket and the Silver Cord canned fruits of all kinds command a large trade. A complete line of fine groceries, pro visions! flour, canned meats, <fcc can always be found on their shelves. WANTED.— -A lot ranging from 25 <O3O acres with good building en. Ad dress P. O. Box 14, Light Street, Pa. | 7-1-tf. HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bil iousness, Indigestion, Headache. Paay to take, easy to operate, asc. Wilson M- Gearhart Dead. Wilson M. Gearhart died at his home in Danville last Friday night at 12.30 o'clock. He was an active man and widely known all over the State of Pennsylvania. At the time of his death he was chief clerk of the State Department at Harrisburg. He also served in this capacity during General Beaver's administration, which he re signed to serve as secretary of the World's Fair Commission of this State. Upon the election of General Hastings he was again made chief ■clerk of the State Department. For a number of years he was prothonotary and clerk of courts of Montour county. In 18(73 he enlisted in the Union army. He was assigned to provost marshal's department at Washington. In the same year he resigned to com plete his education. He was born in Rush township, Northumberland county, and attended school there; later he entered the Danville Academy, and in 1865 gradu ated from Dickinson Seminary, at Williamsport. Mr. Gearhart was chief clerk of the State :Board of Pardons and one of the trustees of the Danville State Asylum for the Insane. He was an active member of St. Paul's M. E. Church, serving during the greater part of the time as steward and trustee, as well as superintendent of the Sunday school. He was a member of Dan ville Lodge, No. 224, F. and A. M. also of Danville H. R. A. Chapter, No. 239, and Calvary Commandery, No. 37. He is survived by a wife and three children, Dr. J. Beaver Gear hart, Mrs. John;R. Sharpless, Hazle ton, and Miss Emihne. Mr. Gearhart was well known in Bloomsburg. Some years ago he was engaged in the plumbing business here with the firm of Thatcher & Gearhart. He had many friends in Bloomsburg who sympathize with the family in their affliction. The funeral took place on Monday. Lippincott's Magaaiae for March, 1898, The complete novel in the March issue of Lippincott's is "An American Aspirant," by Jennie Bullard Water bury. It deals with the fortunes and misfortunes of a spirited young lady who studies music in. Paris and hopes to become a prima donna. The moral drawn by the author for such as con template similar efforts is, Don't. "The Civil Authority" is a power ful story of a weak-kneed sheriff, a resolute captain, And .a company of the: National Guard which attempted to defend a jail against a mob. It is by Kenry Holcomb Bennett. Joseph A. A'tsheler tells how a Federal and a Confederate soldier were left together "After the Battle," and what occurred between them. "Jim Trundle's Crisis," as described by Will. N. Harben, came when the Whitecaps proposed to whip Jim for neglecting his family. George Ethelbert Walsh writes in structively on "The Status of Ameri can Agriculture," and its transition from ■ crude to scientific methods. "The Antics of Electricity" are pcr ■trayed by George J. Varney. Neith Boyce has much to sav about "His toric Diamonds," and Frank H. Sweet about "Pearl/seeking." "The Archasology of Nursery Classics" is traced by Agnes Carr Sage. F. Foster, in "Literary Nomen clature," deals chiefly with tke titles of novels. The poetry of the number is by Mary JE. Stickney, M. S. Paden, Grace F. Pennypacker, Charles G. D. Roberts, and Clinton Scollard. "Walter Baker & Co., of Dorchester, Mass., U. S. A., have given years of study to the skillful preparation of cocoa and chocolate, and have devised machinery and systems peculiar to their methods of treatment, whereby the purity, palatibility and highest nu trient characteristics are retained. Their preparations are known the world over, and have received the highest indorsements from the medical practitioner, the nurse, and the intelli gent housekeeper and caterer. There is hardly any food product which may be so extensively used in the house hold in combination with other foods as cocoa and chocolate: but bere again we urge the importance of pur ity and nutrient value, and these im [ portant points, we feel sure, may be relied upon in Baker's Cocoa and Chocolate, Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette, THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBIki, PA. ONE OF TWO WAYS. The bladder was created for one purpose, namely, a receptacle for the urine, and as such it is not liable to any form of disease except by one of two ways. The first way is from im perfect action of the kidneys. The second way is from careless local treat ment cf other diseases. CHIEF CAUSE. Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kidneys is the chief cause of bladder troubles. So the womb, like the blad der, was created for one purpose, and if not doctored too much is not liable to weakness or diseases, except in rare cases. It is situated back of and very close to the bladder, therefore any pain, disease or inconvenience mani fested in the kidneys, back, bladder or urinary passage is often, by mistake, attributed to lemale weakness or womb trouble of some sort. The error is easily made and may be as easily avoided. To find out correctly, set your urine aside for twenty four hours; a sediment or settling indicates kidney or bladder trouble. The mild and ex traordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney, and bladder remedy, is soon realized. If you need a medicine you should have the best. At druggists fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by mail, upon receipt of three two-cent stamps to cover cost of postage on the bottle. Mention THE COLUMBIAN and send your address to Dr. Kilmei & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer. SHERIFF MARTIN TESTIFIES- The Lattimer shooting affair is still before the Luzerne County court. Sheriff Martin was put on the stand on Tuesday. There was a rustle of excitement when he took his seat in the witness box. He was asked a great many questions about his posi tion and said lie was elected in 1895, and took office the first Monday in January in 1896. He spoke for an hour without intermission. In speak ing of the shooting he said : '-The deputies and I were met on the road by the strikers, and I asked them where they were going. "To stop the Lattimer breaker," a lot of them cried. I told them they must not go and tried to read my pro clamation to them, but they crowded around me, swearing at me and hust ling me to one side. One man tried to grab me and I then attempted to get ■hold of him, but the crowd then jump ed on me and pounded me about the body. I dropped my paper and pull ed my revolver. One of the men tried to snatch the revolver from me but faded. Then he struck me an awful blow in the face and knocked me to my knees. I tried to shoot him but my -revolver would not explode. Then the shooting commenced. It lasted about a half a minute. "In the crowd I saw three men armed with revolvers and one with a knife, the latter made a stab at me, but missed. Two men were shot just behind me to the left. I was in the direct line of fire." At the conclusion of his story, he was cross-examined by Mr. Scarlet. Many minor details were brought out but nothing was adduced to affect the main story. Italians Loyal to tha Flag- Say They aro Beady to Fight for America Against Spain. The Italian Society of Jefferson County, with a membership of 800 former subjects ot King Humbert, at a meeting held Saturday unanimously adopted the following resolution : "We, the Italian-American citizens of Birmingham and vicinity, deptore the loss of the brave sailors, who suffered death in the Maine disaster in Havana Harbor, and we are ready and hereby tender our services to de fend the Stars and Stripes, the flag of our adoption, at any time we are called upon." Accounts of the Maine disaster printed in Italian were read before the meeting and patriotic speeches -were made. A prominent member of the society says that every Italian who has made America his home is only waiting a call to arms in order to prove his loyalty to this country. The Musical C.viUege, I'reeburg, Snyder county Pa., is one of the fore most schools of music in the country. $33 will pay for a term of six weeks, instruction and board. Spring Term will begin May 3. For catalogue address, He.\ry B. Moyer, Director. 3 3-4t- The following letters are advertised March 1, 1898. Mr. S. G. Creveling, Mrs. Sarah Dewald, Mr. M. C. Gray, Miss May Hoffsomer, Mr. W. H., Moyer, Mr. James S. Sharan. Cards.] Mr. J. A. Brouse. Will be sent to ; the dead letter office March 15, 1898. | James. H. Mercer, P. M. OASTORIJS.. Tbotio- /) The Kind You Have Always Bought. 3. Iryihe COLUMBIAN a year. TEI.BTHONE WE MAKE YOISOME \ SPEOAL PRICES FOR THE SH*T MONTH OF FEBRUARY. We invite everybody to ca'.nd you will find just what you are looking for. The largest and best scted stock of fiiroqpries in the County. 2 pounds light or dark Money 25c llest Prunes, large, pound 15c 2 cans best Tomatoes.. 25c Large California Prunes, 3 pounds 25c 3 cans good Tomatoes 25c Nice Largb Raisins, 5 pounds for 25c 4 cans good Tomatoes 30c Nice Evaporated Peaches, pound loc 2 cans Victoria Corn Skinned llSims. pound loc 3 cans good Corn c Plain Hanoi, pound 9 C 4 cans best Peas c California H rms, pound 7c 3 tans good Peas t 2 lbs. New York Cake Cheese 25c I can French Peas, best 1 package Coke's Gelatin 15c Good Hickory Nuts, quart 4 packages Macaroni, good 25c 25 lb sack Buckwheat Flour 4c I gallon can good Maple Syrup SI.OO Potatoes, bushel 8012$ lb. sack Corn Meal I2c Mrs. Winslow's MincMeat, G cts, a Pound. Jamiaca and California Oranges, nice Bmons, Lettuce, Celery, Bananas, Cabbage, Apples, inick at all times. Brick, Roquefort, Sweitzer, Pine Ale and Cheeses. ®as~ Goods Delivered Promptly. ( £• il sfravplm\ Idea..* Bloomsbubg PA. _ _ Valuation of Real Estate and fcrsonal Property 01 Columbia County at the Trierial Assessment for 1897. \ ! l a llt * s = 1 DISTRICTS. k, bs a g 1 *5 3 | I SSl** I S p, - s Acre9 Acres. No. Heaver 38Hii 7isi 40* 211578 $ lofflMi *l4 #*. 178 1:812$ Benton Boro 77 36s| 152] 118.310 28185 SSI Wo| 81 nu| 148806 Benton Twp 27WS 1 8.161 8 207086 10370 802 05 235 8462 22973 Berwick. ..f. 20 2811 785] 78753.1! 10GI20 127 to 25| 44.V 898.18.1 Bloom, R. 1182! 803 1005511 122750 183 W 011 165 1134896 Bloom, W 8 888 6771 1131480 114400! 2211 l> 51 746 1258212 Brlnrcreek 2371 8875 184 420741 2U500i 203 10 311, 5813 ; 466 70 Cstawlssa Boro 81 188 464 45959.il 7.1920j 82, 2. 23 420, 534; 31 cstawlssa Twp nil 4817 ill 1622771 75101 123 39 124 2?80 11,6029 Centralis, Ist, . 150 188 156800 80-ilO 18 304 13, 240, 191.890 Centralla, 2ud j 175, 117000 268401 21, 90 8; 180, 114790 Cedtre 782 105.Hl! .79 518096! 16640 311 1174.1297 5431 5.12426 Cleveland 2415| 9247' 212916 10250 2m| 8830177; 27181 282709 Conynghain 1519 8965 299 02798,1 85310| 238 8900, 39 .45 722940 Plstllngoreek 89231 12752 55| 391427 15190 : 401' 13450 5840 421207 Franklin 1519, 0120 1 18140.1| 77:W 162. BPS' I 2490, 198015 Greenwood 5588! 10782 87 354280 198.10 413| 11264! .. 55881 89.1482 Hemlock 1589; 7871 104 3162451 15560 230 , 997" 1 2 5340 87,115 Jackson SCHH! 5875 Hi 101295| 4.lo; 171), 6180 II *M\ 114.150 Locust 21271 8396 34 ! 296668 16860 ! 328| 10140 24 3630 , 827298 Madison 1481' 17258 ST I 381175 13110 4e9 9820 3414160 )08'2G1 Main 1641 5367! 851 213812! 14020 18 " 8300 1501140 219314. Mifflin 1512| 8791 277 , 810465 21120 250 8620 187 : 13°1 843UJR; Mlllvllln 37! 536 121 126048; 15820 , 09 2200 56,183 ljfflilßs Montour 826! 4231 38 ! 266965! 1|380! 140, 4950 183 T>|^4RB4BS ML Pleasant 15141 8169 1 218145! 8920 , 312 91,10 29! 2415 V Orange' 144!' 5634 118' 29436.1! 2 010 - 276 7470 197 8370 82621 Pllle 805 ij 67;8 6| 189786: 8.180 261 8010 229, 2791 159,1 Honrlngcreek 4.185 56-2.3 1 146530 720.' SMU 8140 126 1F9.1l '.6371 Scott 141 3977 347 ! 426295 37310 230 7330 175 8388 , 4743! Sugarloaf 6692 5578 127 165635] 22290 213) 7215 182j 8220 1068t -2821' 1844.10 5202 8 10517691' $ 9:14375 6763 1221-272 51H.1'584192 $ 11757 M Notice Is hereby given tlint the County commissioners sitting as aboard of ltevlslon will ai tend at tlielr olllco In Bloomsburg for the purpose of llnally determining whether any of Hi valuations of the Assessors have heen made below a Just rate according to the Intent and meat lag of the Act of Julv 27th, 1842, and to raise, reduce and equalize the same according to lav March 14 for all districts on the south side of the river. March 15 for all districts west of lit Klshlngcreek, and March 16 for balance of districts, being those through which the said cree passes and those wholly on the east side, at which time and place all persons for themselves an districts desiring to be heard can attend. The returns will be open for Inspection until said ri vision Is completed. WM. KKICKBAUM, ) County JOHN N. GO K DON, > Commissioners. NEUKMIAH KITCHEN,) Attest:—D. Z. MENSCH, Clerk. Commissioners' omce, Bloomsburg, February 18, 1893. THE • BROADWAY the March. The old Anglo-Saxons called the month upon which we enter, " Hlyd Monath, " which, by interpretation, means Storm Month. Under the old Roman way of reckoning, this was the first month of the year, and continued to be so in England until 1752. There is just two things about March which may be unfailingly predicted. The first is bad weather from the Signal Service, and the second is big bargains from us. We propose to let the winds do the blowing, we will do the sehing. Bargains for Now Coffee mills, 19 and 35c ea Tubular lanterns, 45c ea Best spool cotton, 3 for toe Cotton batts, 6, io, 1 ea Embroidery hoops, 4c ea Men's night shirts, 48c ea Men's unlaundried white shirts, 47c ea Large size bleached cotton towels 10c White knitting cotton, 2c ball 4 leaf clover stick pins, 4c ea Feather stitch braid, 4, icc pc Black jet trimming, 3, 6, 8c yd Carpet beaters, 8c ea Ingrain carpet samples, 23c ea io£ inch fry pans, 10c ea Large size Turkish bath toilet soap, 4 pieces for sc. Large dining room pictures, $1.50 ea Decorated Hen butter dishes, 10c ea Ename.ed steel oatmeal boilers, large size, 50c. Decorated opal salt ar.d pepper shak ers, 5c ea. Square dinner pails, 20, 25c ea. Wash boilers, 48, 75c ea Japanned laid cans, 35c ea Agency for Bntterick Fashions. Hsspectfally Submitted to the Jasli Trado Only by TIB BROADWAY MI, Moysr's Now Building, Main Ctroet, BLOOMSBURG. PHIL WEIA OPTICAL COLLESL GEO. W^HESS. BLOOMSBURO, PA. He was born in Columbia Co., some thirty two years ago. At nineteen years of age left home to serve an ap prenticeship as a watchmaker and jeweler at Hazleton, then went to Mifflinville, then to Watsontown, and and in 1892 started in business at his present location. Pr. Hess always had a desire to be come proficient in optics, and in 1894 came to Philadelphia to receive in structions from a manufacturing op tician, and also matriculated in our college and received our Master Op tician's Diploma. And now, after three years of successful practice and unremitting study he receives our highest degree, that of Doctor of Re fraction. Dr. Hess is not only a progressive merchant, standing in the front ot the business men of Bloomsburg, but he is also a zealous student of optics, and has proven himself a competent and scientific optician. He is withal a pleasant gentleman to meet, and his patients are all friends, and his friends all patients.— From the Keystone, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Hess is a member of the firm of Hess Brothers, Jewelers and Opti cians, Bloomsburg, Pa , and all desir ing glasses will do well to consult him before purchasing elsewhere. Eyes Examined free of Charge. CORRECTION GUARANTEED. ...HESS BBOTHEES,.. Jewelry t'tora. BLOOiMSBURG, Pa. GET YOUR JOB PRINTING DONE AT THE COLUMBIAN OFFICE JONAS LONG'S SONS' WEEKLY CHATS. WILKES-BARRE, PA., March, 3rd, 1898* " GREATER WILKES-BRRRE'S GRERTEST STORE* OPENING DISPLAY OF NEW SPRING US ID IS UK Most magnificent exhibit of the choicest Dress Materials ever made in Wilkes-Barre; the richness, elegance and variety of the show ing will amply repay an trouble ladies may put themselves to in order to attend ; many of the rarest novelties are exclusive to our firm only; prices emphatically lower than ever before quoted 011 fine goods. SILKS. 22-inch Black Satin Duchess, value 65c.; at per yard, 49c. Black Silk Mirror Velour, value 51.25; at per yard, 75c. Black Gros Grain Satin Figured Damasse Silks, new designs, pure silk, value 5i.00; at per yd., 67a Pure Habutai China Silks, in plain colors, value 59c.; at pet yard, 39a Satin Duchess in small designs* suitable for evening wear, colors* sky, cream, Nile pink, ecru, allT pure silk, value 67 cents. 23-inch China Silks, strict- value, 75c.; at per Black and White Shepherd Check Taffeta, very heavy quality, value, 98c.; at per yard 75c. Handsome effects in Black Silk Grenadine, all pure silk; at per yard, 49c. 45-inch Black Silk Grenadine, very stylish; at per yard, 95c. DRESS GOODS. 1,860 yards of 38-inch Silk and Wool Plaids, Armure ground, value 65c, at per yard 38c. Superfine Coverts in new shades, 51 inches wide, very fine value for $1.25, at per yard 98c. Ten pieces of 49-inch Navy Blue Crystal Storm Serge, value 75c., at per yard 49c. Splendid assortment of new fa brics intSilk and Wool Novelties, especially striking are the two weaves Alticians and Cordizans, the newest and prettiest effect shown, value sl, at per yard 75c. Handsome assortment of Silk and Wool High Class Novelties, specially light in weight, will take the place of figured silks, value $1.75, at per yard $1.25. BLACK DRESS GOODS. Black Freza Crepon, value 9Sc, opening sale price per yard 56c. Celebrated Salt's Black Ar .norette, value 51-s°> opening sale price per yard 98c. 48-inch All Wool Crystal Storm Serge, value 75c., at per yard 49c.i 46-inch wide All Wool Black Henrietta, finest twill, rich silk fin ish in jet black only, value {sl. 39, opening sale price per yard 98c. It is pleasing to note the confi dence well informed women place in the select choice of our silks and dress goods. Your personal ideas or the advice of your dressmakers firfds the most satisfaction here ; by our standard of "the finest goods in Wilkes-Barre" and our ability to give you the lowest prices we'll keep going on increasing the popularity and widening the circle of the department's friends and customers. S®-A request for samples and prices promptly attenaed to. Mail, Orders receive the same attentionl as if you're personally present The Leading Establishment Largest in Liberality. Largest in Enterprise. 5.
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