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olumbiait.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
(TotutuMa Dcmofrat,
ESTABLISHED 18S7. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
moriuisburK. ibe County seat of Columbia
County, I'ennsylvanla.
,-TEO. B. ELWELL EDITOK.
D. J. TASKEH, LOCAL EDITOR.
GEO. C. ROAN, FOREMAN.
TMRMS;—lnside tbe county SI.OO a year In ail
• ance; I'.RO It not paid In advance Outside
the county, $1.25 a year, strictly In advance.
All communications should bo addressed to
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, AUGUST LL, 1898.
DEMOCRATIC) STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
GEORGE A. JENKS.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM A. SOWDEN.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
CAPT. PATRICK DELACEY.
JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT,
WILLIAM F. TRICKET,
CALVIN M. BOWER.
CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE,
J. M. WEILER,
FRANK P. IAMS.
"I have been a Republican since
iB6O but our party now stinks in the
nostrils of any decent man. If the
people are willing to uphold this cor
ruption and dishonesty, God save
the country ! —Ex-Postmaster General
John Wanamaker."
HERRING APPOINTED JUDGE-
Oil Wednesday afternoon word
was received here that Governor
Hastings had appointed Grant Her
ring Esq., President Judge of this
district. He will continue in office
Until the first Monday in January
next. The Judicial situation is now
as follows : Robert R. Little is the
Deir■ • r.it.c candidate in Columbia
county ; nobody seems to know
what the situation is in Montour,
nor whether the conferees named by
Judge Ikcler will serve, or a new
candidate with new conferees be ap
pointed. The Republicans of Mon
tour have instructed for James
Scarlet, and the conferees of
Columbia will support Chas. C.
Evans of Berwick, with the pros
pect of a deadlock there. Chas. L.
Hawley of Scranton has been nomi
nated by the Prohibitionists, and is
making speeches through the dis
trict, and Grant Herring now holds
h the Governor's commission as
Judge. If this is not sufficiently
complicated, a few lawyers might
be named by nomination papers.
The conference of the Republican
party in the Seventeenth Congression
al District, will meet at the Montour
House, Danville, Pa., on Thursday,
August 25th, to select a nominee for
Congress. The candidates are Carl
Jennings, of Sullivan county ; John
Packer Haas, ot Northumberland
county ; W. H. Woodin, of this coun
ty and ex-Deputy Revenue Collector
Gauger, of Montour. In the confer
ence Northumberland county has five
votes, Columbia four, Montour three
and Sullivan two.
C. E. Geyer. Esq., who was
chairman of the Republican con
vention held May 16, last, and who
by resolution then passed was au
thorized to appoint Judicial con
ferees to meet with the conferees of
Montour county to nominate a can
didate for Judge of the 26th Judicial
District, has appointed \V. D.
Beckley aud J. U. Kurtz as
li Columbia's conferees.
H. A. McKillip County Chair
man has issued a call for a conven
tion for Monday August 15, for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for Assembly and county surveyor.
It will be seen from this that the
coming convention will have noth
ing to do with the J udgeship. That
matter is in the hands of the confer
ees appointed by the authority of
the May convention.
K The Lycoming County Republican i
Committee on Saturday elected
Howard Lyon, Chairman and William
If R.'Deeme/ Secretary. The commit
tee then idjourned to meet again on
August r6th to nominate a candidate
for Judge, in pursuance of a resolution
I ot the county convention. This reso
lution recited among other things,
that the Republican party of Lycom-
H ing county favored a non-partisan
judiciary and that no nomination for
Judge should be made by the conven
tion, but the county committee should")
p. convene and nominate a candidate
immediately after the Democratic
I county convention which occurs on
the 16th of this month. The Demo
te crats will choose Judge Metzger. The
Republicans will probably endorse his
I candidacy.
Don't be Deceived.
The ring organs are scenting dan
ger early, and are becoming frantic in
their appeals for support this year.
They have hitched the machine be
hind the McKinley band wagon, hop
ing to hoodwink the people into a
"vote of confidence" indiscriminately.
Listen to one of them :
Work for McKinley this year in
Pennsylvania ; work for him every
where. He deserves united support
at the polls just as he is receiving unit
ed support now in his admirable con
duct of the war. The practical way
to show this support is by a vote of
confidence, and this vote will be taken
in November. Strengtnen McKin
ley's hands, so that he may the better
impress our foreign opponents with
the weight of hL representations and
demands.
The inconsistency of this silly
twaddle is equaled by its falsity, while
it deceives nobody. If President Mc-
Kinley is "receiving the united sup
port of the whole country," and
Pennsylvania must necessarily be in
cluded, there can be no earthly rea
son why the people of this state should
re-elect a gang of iniquitous ringsters
who have robbed the state and wast
ed the people's substance in order to
show their support of McKinley. Of
♦his fact the staunchest McKinley Re
publicans in the state are fully aware,
and are preparing to vote accordingly.
They realize this to be the year of
"overpowering" home questions, and
that the whole campaign hinges on
state issues. If the charges made,
not by Democrats alone, but by lead
ing Republicans, of robbery of the
treasury, theft of hard earned taxes,
the capital burned under suspicious
circumstances, and iniquitous meas
ures, inimical to the rights of the peo
ple, be not strong enough to constitute
home issues, when will there be
charges strong enough ? Will it be
the next year, or the year after, or
when every political avenue in state,
county and township is blocked by
the machine, and its boodlers demand
tribute from every householder ?
These are the burning questions that
make up the home issues, and the
now presents the opportunity of sett
ling them. The war question will
take care of ilsei! The people, north,
south, east and west are united in its
support, and it is the fear that Penn
sylvania may do likewise in home
! matters—unite in one determined
effort to redeem the state from the
thraldom that has so long disgraced
it ; that frightens the organs, and,
Caesar, like, they cry out to the peo
ple, "Save us or we perish."
STATE NEWS
—Berks County's 3000 pensioners
receive $90,000 every three months.
—Laborers are reported to be
scarcer in Pittsburg than at any time
in recent years.
—New wheat is selling for 75 and
80 cents in Berks county.
—Tyrone is to have a factory
that will turn out 10,000 corncob
pipes daily.
—Pupils in the Harrisburg public
schools will use tablets instead of
slates the coming year.
—Steelton's Young Men's Christ
ian Association will send bibles to
the Pennsylvania soldiers at the
front.
—The Pittsburg Valve Company
will continue its work on shells for
the Government, regardless of peace
prospects.
—Pittsburg has invited President
McKinley and wife to attend the
Knight Templar Conclave in that
city in October.
The Lehigh's new breaker at
Sugar Notch, near Hazleton, is
nearly completed, and will soon
furnish work to nearly 1500 men.
—By the overturning of a car
riage en route to the cemetery at
Williamsport on Monday, the
remains of a child were thrown out
and the procession had to start
anew from a livery stable.
STRAY PARAGRAPHS.
—A popular count—discount.
—An exchange says : that all
pencils are not pushed—some are
led.
—lf you want all the news, both
local and state, try a years' sub
scription to THE COLUMBIAN.
—Sampson isn't as popular now
as he was when he sailed for Cuba.
Of course he claimed all the credit
for beaching Cervera's fleet. But
the people were not quite so easy.
They know a hero when they see
him, and Schley is worthy of all
the honor that can be bestowed up
on him. There is considerable dif
ference between crusing along the
Cuban coast and fighting a first
class Spanish squadron at the mouth
of Santiago harbor. Had Sampson
not displayed such a meagre disposi
tion, in this official report, he might
still be enjoying the respect of the
American people. It was the sel
fishness on his part that caused the
instant transformation of public
opinion, when the facts concerning
the great naval victory at Santiago
became generally known,
V
TH£ COLUMBIAN. PA
The Spanish Royal Staudaid-
The Spanish royal standard is most
complicated. The red and yellow of
the Spanish flag is said to be derived
from this occurrence : In 1378
Charles the Bold dipped his fingers in
the blood of Goeflrey, Count of
Barcelona, and drew them down the
count's golden shield, in token of the
appreciation of the latter's bravery.
The shield, so marked the
arms of Barcelona, which became
part of Arragon, and its arms were
taken by that kingdom.
Now to the royal standard : In
the first quarter, or upper left hand
part of the flag are the arms of Leon
and Castile, the lion and the castle ;
the second quarter is taken up, one
half by the arms of Arragon, one-half
by the arms of Sicily. The upper
third of the third quarter (directly un
der the first) shows the Austrian
colors, the lower two-thirds is divided
between the flag of Burgundy and the
Black lion of Flanders ; the upper
third of the fourth quarter shows the
chequers, another Burgundian device,
while the lower two-thirds is shared by
the red eagle of Antwerp and the
golden lion of Brabant, and on the
top of all this are two shields, one
showing the Portuguese arms, the
other the French fleur-de-lis. Con
siderable of a flag that.
Mew Uniforms-
Suits That Will be Made for the National
Guardsmen.
The state arsenal has received the
supply of cloth necessary to uniform
the new state troops and has enough
on hand to give each man two suits,
if it were necessary. New blankets,
enough to supply a force as large as
the old guard have been received.
The consignment of arms, enough to
aim half the new guard, have been
shipped and are expected daily. Two
changes have been made in the equip
ment of the tiv jps. No more knap
sacks will be issued, the blanket roll
taking its place, and no more leather
cartridge boxes will be worn, the
Mills web belt being supplied instead.
Both of these changes are for the
better and will be permanent. A
tailoring room hn b. en erected in
the secc.id floor ul t'u- a.ser—l an
hereafter all uniforms will be made
there and issued upon requisition in
stead of sending nut the cloth as has
been done in the past. It is tire pur
pose of the arsenal keeper to make
uniforms for such officers of the Penn
sylvania guard as send in their orders.
A Standard of Wealth in Russian Ar
menia.
In arid and semi-desert regions the
question of fuel is pne that taxes the
resources and ingenuity of the inhabi
tants. The people who live in Russ
ian Armenia have solved the question
in a way that forms a very striking
feature in the views ot all the villages
of the plateau. After the grain has
been threshed, the remaining straw is
piled up in great stacks on the low,
flat roofs of the houses and stables,
where it will be convenient for use as
bedding for the stock. Much of the
straw, however, is mixed with the
fresh manure as that is taken from the
stables from day to day. The mixing
is usually done in round beds made
by raising a low ridge of earth, using
an implement like a hoe for the work.
Then square or round cakes of the
mixture are made with the hands and
plastered on a wall to dry. When dry,
these cakes are piled up in conical or
pyramidal heaps, which are frequently
ten or fifteen feet in height. These
piles seem to be hollow, so as to per
mit a ftee circulation of air to insure
thorough drying. In many cases
there is a small opening at the bottom
of the stack to allow of its being used
as a kennel or chicken house or some
thing else of that sort. These dried
cakes of dung mixed with straw are
almost the sole dependency of the
country people for fuel, and, as a
consequence, in the semi-desert, the
man who possesses a large quantity
of this material is considered wealthy
and his daughters are desirable
matches.
Catarrh Cured
Fullness in the Head and Ring
ing in the Ears
Bettor In Every Way Since Taking
Hood's B<treaparllla.
" For several years I had no cessation
ol the suffering caused by catarrh. I had
a sense of fullness in the head and ringing
in my ears. One of my nostrils was
tightly closed so I could not breathe
through It, and I could not clear my head.
I tried several catarrh cures, but failed to
get relief. Seeing accounts of cures by
Hood's Sarsaparilla I determined to give
it a fair trial. After taking a few bottiee
I was satisfied it had effected a care, (or
the catarrh no longer troubled me a par
ticle and I felt better In every way than
for years. lam now able to do a hard
day's work on the farm." AWRKD E.
YINST, Hoernerstown, Pennsylvania.
USarsa
nOOO S parilla
Is the best—ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Bold by all druggists, gl; six for $5.
Hnnfl's Pills * My 10 buy ' eaay to
IIOOU S Kills easy to operate, aso.
THE STAR CLOTHING HOUSE
Will offer this week some
EXTRA GOOD BARGAINS.
We are closing out some otfi. i.".zes at cost. Our line of Summer Serges is now complete.
SIISKSSi
Look elsewhere, then come to us and we will convince you that we will sell you gcods that
will be satisfactory in price and quality. REMEMBER we are tailors. We can make
your Suit or sell you a ready to wear Suit. Our goods must fit and please you because we can
make them do so. DO NOT FORGET.
Townsend's Star Clothing Mouse.
SPECIAL AUGUST SALE
F. P. PURSEL'S.
Interest never wanes at this establishment. It is a part of our
business policy to keep interest centered here. Never a day when
new things are not added to our stock. You can't conceive a more
complete, satisfying stock of Summer Goods at this season of the
year.
This Sale will iast until August 15, '9B,
Percale, 36 in. wide, good patterns,colors that we
can guarantee fast, worth 10c., at sc. the yard. Lawns
worth 12c. at Bc. the yard. Organdies worth 17c. at
12 l=2c. Imported Organdies worth 28c. at 19c. the yd.
Unbleached Muslin.
Good quality of Unbleached Muslin, 10 yds. for 35c.
Heavy Unbleached, 10 yds, for 49c.
Best fine Unbleached Muslin, 10 yds. for 50c.
Best Blue Calico, 4c. the yd. Lancaster Ginghams
sc. the yard.
Bleached Musiin.
10 yards Bleached Muslin, as good as Hill's for 49c.
10 yards Bleached Muslin for 45c.
Ladies' Muslin Underwear.
We will give a discount of 10 per cent, on all our
Ladies' Muslin Underwear from Aug. 3 to 15.
Summer Corsets worth 39c, at 25c. Ladies' Sum
mer Corsets worth 50c, at 44c.
Groceries.
Arbuckle's, Levering's and Lyon's Coffee at 10c. lb.
Pettijohn's Breakfast Food, 10c. for 2 lb. package.
Van Camp's Pork and Beans, with tomato sauce, 2
cans 25c.
Armour's Sliced Ham, 25c. the can.
Pure Corp Starch, 4c.-a package.
Best Steak Salmon, in low cans, 2 for 25c.
Jelly glasses, 25c. per doz. Tumblers, 25c. per doz.
Porch Rockers worth $1.50, at $1.19.
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad
for Mount Qretna Farmers' Exposition-
From August 15 to 19, inclusive,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell, for the above occas
ion, round-trip tickets to Mount
Gretna and return at rate oj one fare
for the round trip , from principal
stations between East Liberty and
Bryn Mawr ; on the Northern Cen
tral Railway north of and including
Lutherville, and on the Phila
delphia and Erie Railroad Division
east of and including Waterford.
These tickets will be valid for re
turn passage until August 22, in
clusive.
For information in regard to
service and specific rates application
should be made to ticket agents.
Reduced Rates to Grangers' Picnio at
Williams' Grove via Pennsylvania
Railroad-
For the accommodation of per
sons desiring to attend this interest
ing picnic and exhibition the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets from August
27 to September 3, good to return
until September 5, inclusive, at rate
oj one fare for the round trip , from
principal stations between Hast
Liberty and Bryn Mawr ; on the
Northern Central Railway north of
and including Lutherville, and on
the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Division east of and including
Waterford.
For information in regard to train
service and specific rates application
should be made to ticket agents.
8-11-2t.
At Private Sale!
A valuable farm, lying within the limits of
THE TOWN OF BLOOMSBURG
AND CONTAINING
130 ACRES,
adjoining lands of Armstrong, Shafer, Mifflin.
Pursel and others, whereon are erected a large
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,
a frame barn and outbuildings, with two wells
of water at the buildings. Apply to
JOHN G. FKKKZB,
Juue d.l-tf Blooiasburg, Pa.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
K stale of if. R. Ikeler, late of Blomnsburg, r*.,
deceased.
Xotlce ts hereby given that letters testamentary
on the estate aj It. R. Ikeler, late of Dlaomsburg.
Pa., Columbia County, deceased, have tieen grant
ed to Frank Ikeler and Pred Ikeler, luwliumall
persons indebted to said estate are reeptesledto
make paym nt, and those booing claims or de
mands will make known the same wtthuut delay.
PR ASK IKRLKR,
FRKD IK BLUR,
8-11-Sf. Kzecutors.