p COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. P Need For Legislation That Will Increase the State's Revenue. A SHORTAGE OP OYER $8,000,000. VOIll'l Thi Governor stone Tletterntes Ills Posi tion on the Itevenue Question-Mil I.oirallzlnB the Snlo of Uncoloied Oleomarirnrlne Iase the House, an Does the Multiple Store Illll, 'Special Correspondence.) Harrisbnrg, March 'JS.-Clialrmnn Marshall, of the npi'rnpriatii.ti rnmmit top. made n Btat.-mt nt in the house lust Ki-Vlny that the committee hud reported nil bills for state and m ini-state institu tions, amounting to $.-,.7.",!UJ", and that i... ..t.i.nmrilltion bill, wllirU l lit" II ' would be reported by April 4, ..,,. .hont Slti.tHNt.(H)0 more wouiil amount to uu.re than the revenue In si-ht. and Mr. Marshall sueire-ted that the romnnttee be not required to report private appropriation bills until more revenue Is provided. A motion was made by Mr. I.Uss. of IVlawure, and adopted, rescinding t hat part of a resolution which required Im mediate reiort on private bills. The appropriations favorably reirted show an increase of more than S.MHUKW over the nssrciiate for the same purposes two vears niro. The bisu'est increases are for the indiiient Insane and the National Guard. . , The nearlv $22.0.00 income assured for the next two years falls more than $$nno.O short of the nKKrecate de mands on the state treasury. In mnkiiij? his calculations Mr. Mar4u.ll allows for overnor Stones declaration that nt least one-fourth of the Jo.r.W.OOO de ficiencv caused by floatinp debts must be paid ff within a year, and the remainder before the end of the term. ... The leeislature is confronted with tn task of finding new revenues somewhere before anv money will be in siaht for the charitiessuch as hospitals, winch do not come under the head of state or scliu state institutions. In addition to the cry ing needs of these charities, including the hospitals that took in soloiers of the .,. o-ith Snain. there is nothing but an ticipation of the passage of some of the pending bills upon which to make either a partial payment of the Boating debt or an appropriation for the new eapitol. leading legislators feel that either by additional revenue or slashing in the gen eral appropriation bill, or ooth. the hos pitals and homes should be saved from much, if any. cutting below the aggre gate of about $1.5no.(X0 appropriated to them two years ago. Neither Chairman Marshall nor the chairman of the ways and means committee. Mr. Ilosnck, how ever, seems hopeful that this legislature can do enough cutting in governmental expenses or bring in sufficient new rev enue to be as liberal to the charities as was its predecessor. Governor Stone's Ilevenne Views. In a letter to J. B. Hersliey, who ask ed for his views on the proposed reduc tion of the public school appropriation. Governor Stone said: "We have reached a condition that Is not an easy one. We have the floating debt of nearly $4.0r0,0)0. r.ist legis latures have been appropriating more than the revenue anticipated. I am simply trying to do one of two things, and, of course, the legislature must elect which it Willi be. Either increase the revenue or reduce the appropriations. I find that cutting off appropriations to a few schools, and even to private chari ties, will not give us enough money to oav our debts, even in instalments of $1,000,000 a year, and continue th: laree appropriation to the public schools and maintain the institutions of the state to which the state is beholden, "We cannot borrow money. There is no power under the constitution to do o. We cannot fund our floating debt It must be paid. The state treasury now is nearly out of available cash. The treasurer of the state is compelled to reouest corporations to advance money on taxes that are not due until the next fiscal year in order to pay the neces sary expenses of the state, llus is a deplorable condition, and one for which there is no excuse. I am simply trying to preserve the credit of the state, which can only be done by paying the honest debts of the state. If the legislature re fuses to provide additional revenue I think It better to reduce the appropria tions to the public schools a little than to go on increasing our floating debt We must be just before we can be chari table. This is my position. It is the only position I have ever taken." Revenue Hunters Discouraged. The reform axes will not get a chance nt the general appropriation bill until April 4. Meanwhile the revenue hunters although somewhat discouraged by the killing of the direct inheritance and manufacturing corporation tax bills, and by the prospect of an overwhelming nin lority against either reducing the $11, 000,000 appropriation to the public achools or" keeping all the personal prop erty tax from the counties, will do what they can to send to tue governor the beer tax bill, the Baldwin mercantile tax measure, the Uosack corporation bills and other revenue schemes. Mr. Ilassou, of Venango, proposed to aBk the house for special orders for his bill to have $2,000,000 expended on the eapitol by a new commission, but re frained on being reminded by Mr. Mar shall that as this Is an appropriation bill it will go on the special calendar of such bills, and, therefore, is in no danger of not being disposed of. Earlier in the legislative term, when a new bill had some ciiance, an influen tial delegation of prominent grocers from Philadelphia and elsewhere might have been expected here in opposition to a bill which Klias Abrnms, of I'hiladel phpia, introduced in the house Friday to prohimt tue sale ot spirituous, vinous or malt liquors at places where groceries or food are sold, llie new rules pre sented by Mr. Abraius' Sixteenth ois trict colleague, Mr. Stewart, and adopt ed to expedite revenue and appropria tion bills, practically kill all belated measures on the calendar except those of urgent Importance. Hepresentutive Fow, of Philadelphia, ' introduced a bill making liquor licenses, wholesale or retail, personal property and subject to levy and sale, and pro riding for the transfer thereof to the purchaser. Transfers would be under the usual restrictions. Htinchest friends In the house, Ellas Abrams, made a successful motion pro viding special orders on" Monday and Wednesday for the senate bill Increas ing the number of legislative employes Is additional evidence that enactment of the measure is expected, through Mar tin men's aid. Mr. Martin voted for It when it passed the senate finnlly. The Ihtnocrntie representative will be solid against the bill, but the Qnnyites hope for its success through Mr. Martin's sup port. In the senate Mr. Brown, of TUiladel phin. introduced a bill to rcpca local option laws in the Fifteenth and Twenty-ninth wards of that city. LeKOllztnur the Snle of Oleo. The Kiee bill legalizing the sale of oleomargarine when it is not colored was the cause of an extensive debate, and the members proved to be nnything but unanimous on the subject. Oleomarga rine found a friend in Mr. Brown, of Lawrence, who asserted that it was bet ter and purer than butter. lie saw no good reason why it should not be col ored. On the other hand Messrs. Mer rick and I'iee favored the bill, and in do ing so said they voiced the sentiments i.f the farmers of the state. They charged that oleomargarine wns colored for the purpose of deceiving the consumers. Sen ator Flinn favored the bill. The sale of oleo cannot be stopped and this bill will protect the farmer nnd public, he said. After further discussion the bill passed finally by a vote of 42 to 4. Those voting in the negative were Messrs. Brown of Lawrence. fiibonn and Miller of Cumberland and Muchlbronncr. General Koontz, of Somerset, intro duced in the house, "by request." bills supplementary to the act of July .'!', 1S!i7. to provide that distillers shall pay 25 cents a barrel on every barrel of liquor distilled by them, the bnrrel to be esti mated at P.l'i proof gallons, and that all new distilleries shall pay for the first year 2." cents a barrel that would be pro duced in case the distillery were run to its full rapacity for the entire year. The house defeated, on the question of final passage, by a vote of 72 yeas and S0 nays, the bill to pay Philadelphia constables a salary of Jl.'JiH) a year, and require them to pay all their fees Into the city treasury. Its success would have required 1":! votes. The opposi tion wns mnnly for the rural members, who considered the salary too high. On second reading the friends of the bill had successfully resisted efforts to re duce the ninoiint. A similar bill in the senate would pa; the constables $1.HI0. and on this efforts will be made to compromise, whether the defeat of the house bill shall be recon sidered or not. Mr. Voorhees voted acainst the bill, so as the be able to move to reconsideration, and, with the view of aiding nun. .Messrs. Anrams ana Ackcrman changed their votes from tho ailirmative to the negative. House Passed the Multlplo Store Bill The house passed finally the Fow multiple store bill, which met little op position. The bill is backed by the Re tail Grocers' association, of Philadelphia, nnd Is claimed to be intended as a pro tection to the proprietors of but one or two stores, nnd the comparatively small dealers generally, against individuals and companies that grasp a large amount of the business for themselves by eon trolling mnny stores. The bill would ini pose in addition to the mercantile tax now required by law a tax of .o on each store more than three which person or company has in a county. To a query from Mr. Hasson, of A e- nango, whether the lull would not nur den the storekeepers of the state", Mr. Fow said it would if it applied to the proprietor of one or two stores, but it did not so apply. Mr. Fow argued that when it is understood that in Philadel phia one man has fi.'l stores and another 75, and that these stores advertise to sell butter nt 20 cents a pound, for which farmers chnrge ;10, and to sell three pounds of runes for 10 cents, it can be seen that the object of these storekeepers Is to drive the small retailer out business nnd establish a monopoly in jurious to the public. One firm that controlled over 100 re- tall stores was referred to by Mr. Stew art, of Philadelphia, who said that as result of such monopolizing there are 1,400 stores less in tuat city than there were a year ago. To a question from Mr. Coray, of Liwernc, Mr. Fow said the bill wa constitutional, because It uiade proprie tors of retail stores a class and taxed them uniformly. An amendment offered by Mr. Itobb, of Allegheny, confining the bill's nppli cation to Philadelphia, wns overwhelm lngly defeated, nnd the bill went through by a big vote. Favoring: Now York's Voting: Machine The New York voting machine seems to have many friends proportionately in the house as in the senate. Mr. Wood ruff, of Philadelphia, reported favorably from the house judiciary general com mittee Senator Grady's proposed con stitutional amendment, which wou'd have to be passed upon by another legis lature after this before permitting vot ing to be done by some other method than the present one, provided that secrecy should, be insured. That committee also reported favor ably on Mr. Woodruff's bill directing judges when sitting to count popular votes in Philadelphia to draw lots for at lenst two ballot boxes in each ward, which shall be operated by them for th? purpose of cntcliing any ballot thieves who may have tried their hand. It Is argued that the deterrent Influence of such a law on scoundrels who could not guess where the lightning might strike would be a long forward step in ballot reform. Representative Shaw, of Allegheny, introduced a bill regulating the fare lo be charged by companies operating par lor cars, as follows: For a seat in a palace or chair car, not more than 25 cents for the first 125 miles, and an ad ditional charge of 25 cents for distances in excess thereof up to !150 miles, and an additional charge of 25 cents for each additional 100 miles thereafter; for each berth In a sleeping car, 50 cents for a distance of 350 miles, and 50 cents for each additional 100 miles thereafter: for each seat In a sleeping car, 25 cents for tho first 150 miles, and iXt cents ad ditional for the next 200 miles, and 25 cents additional for the third 250 miles. The house took a recess last Friday nnd listened to an anti-expansion ad dress from Senator William K. Mason, of Illinois. He suid he was confident that American liberty would not be Injected hypodermlcally into the people of other countries with lli-luch gnu.. WIT viwti A Mammoth Found Near Dawson. . Miners Said to Havt Uncovtred lha Body, Which Was Perfectly Preserved. i A recent issue of a Dawson news paper contains a report of a "marvel ous discovery on Dominion Creek." It states that on Feb. 8th, August Trulson, a Swede, and his partner, hile marking their claim, discovered the iioc'y of a mammoth forty feet elow the surface. 1 he story says the body was in a pel feet state of preser vation. There were no scientists in Dawson to examine the find, but the paper gives the following description ot it : "The huge monster could not be fted Irom its ancient crave, for it eighed from twenty-five to thirty tons. It measured 44 leet 6 inches. ts right tusk was broken, but its left usk was perfect, so that the right must have snapped off in the fall which caused its death. The rcmain- ng tusk measured 14 feet 3 inches in ength and 4S inches in circumference. The flesh was covered with woo'.y hair, bout fifteen inches long, of a grayish- black color. The hindquarters were weighed in a fashion, the improvised scales showing 8,640 pounds. The neck was short, the limbs long and stout, and the feet short and broad, with five toes." r it . li , l. '! .ill imilHH II '. LUK'H.b.l ,i1 f, 1 Not at-all Pleasant There are few habits that are more common and at the same time more destiuctive to the general comfort to the family than that of being unpunct- ual at mea. times. Lverv house keep er knows how trying is the experience of "keeping things hot" for the tardy member of the household. If t!.e delinquent happen to be the father and husband, the rest of the family do not repair to the dining room until his arrival. Often business has detained him at his office or place of business, and then he is the object of our sym pathy. As much cannot be said of the AVfcgc table Preparation for As -slmilatlng tteToodandRcgula ting the Stomachs andBowels of PromotostHCestion.CkctfuI ticss andRcst.Contalns neither Opmmiorpuitie nor Mineral. Kot Narc otic. jOtv tfad VrSAMUZLOlXJiiA Abc.Jmnm ivftfmnt - ihCarmmltSU ftirmSttd- (timht4 Sugar AncrfccHiemcdv forConstipa- tion. Sour Stomach.DiarThoca, Worms .Convulsions Tcvensn TicssondLossOF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature of NTAV YORK. mTF For Infants find Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of EXACT COPr OF VHAEEEB. AM A' Fine PHOTO- GRAPHS and CRAYONS at R. B. GROTZ, Bloomsburg. The best the cheapest. are The Kind You Have Always Bought. ft linn 1 J 3 III 1 1 II IV)-. I 1 etTv. Eagle's Mere The Lake if the Eagles. Among the many charming places thoughtless young person who lingers 1 within a day's journey of Philadel phia, the rhiUdelphia Reading Railway has great pleasure in pre senting Eagle's Mere a beautiful sheet of clear deep water way up on the crest of the Alleghenies. Here are modern finely-appointed hotels and beautiful cottages, boating, bath ing, fishing, all at their very best. The Eagle's Mere Chautauqua for those who desire lectures, music, and other attractions of this character. Pure air and a remarkably cool tem perature in summer. Although hid den away in the virgin forest, it is reached directly by railroad, and has. also, mail, express, telegraph, and telephone servxe. Let us mail you a book giving more information about tt. We will if you write for it to Edson J. Weeks, General Passenger Agent, Philade' phia& Reading Railway, Philadelphia. over tne dook or needlework lor 10 minutes after the other members of the household are assembled ground the board, while the entrance of the tardy son or daughter necessiates a check in the smoothly running machin ery of "helping" and "passing." 'Vhen a guest is habitually unpunct- ual at meals her hostess has a right to consider that she is guilty of an inex cusable breach of etiquette. What she was told. "I was severely afflicted with Salt Rheum. I also felt weak aud sick. I was told there was no medicine that could cure me, but I began taking Hood's Sar- saparilla and it gave me strength When I had taken four bottles the Salt Rheum was cured and I have not had it since." Mrs. A. B. Amy, Brownhill, Pa. Hood's Pills cure all Liver ills. Mailed for 25c by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Wants Company to Join Them. Bellefonte Gazette-. One of the managers of the new telephone com pany just organized in Williamsport, was in Bellefonte last week with a view of making arrangemtnts to con nect with Commercial Telephone company's system of this place. He says by the time they get their line up they will have eight hundred to a thousand 'phones jn that city, and when everything is in working order the patrons of both lines will have the privilege of talking back and forward for nothing. This is a great conveni ence that will certainly be appreciated Dy our people. What to eat and enjoy it and feel comfortable after it, is the all day, everyday wail of tne indigestion pa tient. Advice Eat all wholesome things, donU worry, and take Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets to aid Nat ure in doing the stomachs work. 1 ney re a muu tonic, act gently on bowels, they prevent and relieve dis tress. Pleasant and positive. 35c. 50 Sold by C. A. Kleim. Employer Late again, John ; can't you manage to get here in time? Employee I can't sleep o' nights, sir, and am apt to be late in the morning. "i ra, sieepiess. Why don t you consult a doctor and find out the cause?" "i Know the cause, sir; it is six weeks old." Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder to shake into your shoes. rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen and Sweating feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sam piefKt-b. Address, Allen S Olm stead, LeRoy, N. Y. 3-i6-4t-d Anyone troubled with nightmare wnl find a halter on the bed post. CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of CjJISSf Pon't Tobicco Siit and Smoke Tour Life lirnj. To quit tobacco easily and turever, be tnas netio, lull ot lllo, nerve and vluor, take No-To-Baa, the wonder worker, that matte weak men strong. All drujjsists, BOoorSI. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample tree. Address Sterling Kemedy Co., Chicago or New York. A Little Mixed A clergyman in a neighboring town was very anxious to introduce some new hymn books into the church and arranged with his clerk that he was to five out the notice immediately after the sermon. The clerk, however, had a notice of his own with reference to the baptism of infants to give out; accordingly he rose and announced that all who had children whom they wished baptised were to send their names to the clerk. The clergyman, who was deaf, assumen that the clerk was giving out the hymn book notice aVid immediately arose and said : "And I should like to say, for the benefit of those who haven t any, that they may be obtained in the vestry any day from three to four o clock; the ordinary little one at a quarter each; ones with red backs at 50 cents. In heart disease it works like magic. "For years mv greatest enemy was organic Heart Disease. From uneasiness and palpitation it developed into abnormal actiDn. thumping, fluttering and cnoking sen sation. Di. Agnews Cure for the Heart gave instant relief, and the bad symptoms have entirely dissappeared. It is a wonder-worker, for my case was chronic." Rev. L. S. Dana, Pittsburg, Pa. 46. BLOOD CAICAKETI do all claimed for (hem nd ara atruiv wuriilerfiil uiediciuo. I hare ut tea wished for a meUtcine iiieahunt to take and at lata nave loutio it in tasoarei. rnice lukiuk inera. mj blued bas tttM unrititMi and hit cumt'lex ton but Im proved wonderfully and I teel much better In every Waj. 3d US. CA1.L.1S A. BKl,l,AH, ItfUUWii, 1VUU. ff jEJJ CATHARTIC TMAOf MANN MWTtMO Jjif no Pleanant. Pftlnt&hlft. Potent. Tasto flood. Good, Meer Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. Hie, SUc. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... ftttrltnf tUnfrir Cwmmht. VMr. ntral. Sw Yrfc. Sll n Til DIP Poia ann nnmnrnen nr niinnif- i t HU-IU-DAU gists to 1! UK Tobacco Uablt. I J TID-BITS FOR MA' HONEY! and tender little juiceltts Tor the chil dren, ate all right, but papa and the boys" want a good, big, juicy steak, roast or chop when business or school duties are over, and we can cater to them all. Our stock of prime meats is unexcelled for quality, and we send them home in fine shape. J. IC. KKIFFH. THE DEVELOPMENT of llloomsburg, notwithstanding the late fi nancial nnd business depression. HAS BEEN PIIENOMINAL. Its permanence and prosperity are now as sured. The Illoomsburg I and Improvement Com pany now offers for sale the most desirable lots for residences and business purposes to be had in this town, at moderate prices and upon easy terms. A SMALL PAYMENT down and small monthly payments thereafter will secure a lot. Those purchasers desiring to build, and own their own homes the company will as sist by advancing the money there on. WHY PAY RENT when you can own your own home ? Factory Sites Given Away. Maps of the town and our plotted prop erty furnished on application. Bloomsburg Land Improvement Company. S. WOODS, N. U. FUNK, Sales Agent. Secretary. CATARRH Ask your Druggist lor a ger.orous 10 CENT TRIALJSIZE. Ely's Cream Balm contains no cocaine, mercury nor any 01 nor lnj u rlous (lruif. It is quickly Absorb ed. Oives Hellcl at once. It opong and cleanses iIih NtiHitl I'hssiigeg. Allays lullamiDdtlou. Heals and Protects t he Membrane. Kestoies the Senses or Taste nnd Smell Full Slzy 50c.: Trial size 1. e. at DrutfKlsts or by mall. ELY HUOTIlEits, M Warren street. New York m SHINGLES fw 1 O LAS 1 For surburban and country houses. Requires no painting or after care. Superior to the best tin, and cost less. NAT. SHEET METAL ROOFING CO 339 & 34 tjra,ul Sl- Jersey Cny. (413 i6d lo-6-6mos. THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. 00BEICTID W11ILT. BITAIL PB.I0BI OLD 'N HEAD Butter per lb $ Eggs per dozen Lard per lb Hani per pound Pork, whole, per pound Beef, quarter, per pound, . . . Wheat per bushel Oats " " Rye " " Wheat flour per bbl. .18 .13 08 .IO .o .07 .80 40 5 4.00 Sold by C. A. Kleim. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Child ren's Home, in New York, cure Fev- erishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, Break up Colds, move and regulate the Bowels and destroy the worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. At all druggists 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmestead, LeRoy New York. 3-i6-4t-d Don't worry about paying your bill, the house is supported by a foundation. You can save money on Pianos and Or gans. Vou will always find the largest stock, best makes and lowest prices. PIANOS, From $175.00 and Upwards. ORGANS, From $50.03 and Upwards We sell on the installment pian. Tianos $25.00 down and $10.00 per month. Or. gans, $110.00 down, &5.00 per monlh. Lib eral discount for cash. Sheet Music, at one half price. Musical merchandise of kinds. We handle Genuine Singer High Arm SEWING MACHINES. $5.00 down and if 3.00 Pcr month. We also handle the Oemorest Sewing Machine, from $19. 50 and upwards. Sewing Machine Needles and Oil for all makes of Sewing Machines. Best makes of WASH' machines, FROM $4.00 UP TO $9.00. Hay per ton 9 to $10 Potatoes per bushel ,.. .. Turnips " 44 Onions 44 44 Sweet potatoes per peck. .... Tallow per lb Shoulder 44 44 Side meat 44 44 Vinegar, per qt Dried apples per lb Dried cherries, pitted. ...... Raspberries Cow Hides per lb. Steer 44 44 44 CalfSkin Sheep pelts , , Shelle 1 corn per bus Corn meal, cwt Bran, 44 Chop 44 Middlings 44 Chickens per lb new ........ 44 44 14 old Turkeys 44 44 Geese 44 44 Ducks 44 44 COAL. Nr. 6, delivered 4 and 5 44 6 at yard. ... , 4 and 5 at yard ... it tt .70 S .80 35 5 .09 .c8 S .o$ .is .i 3t OS .80 75 60 its 1. 00 1.00 1. 00 .11 .11 ."I .'4 .o f.fio 3J 3S 1 6i OASTOHXA Bean the ) The Kind You HawAlwajfS Buuglt Signature PATENT- (aveats and Trade Marka obtained, and al E9o!!t hustne88 conducted ror M0UEUAT2 kni ofmck. We have no sub-atreDolne, al oiitlnesH direct, hence can transact patent bust 1 oesB In less time and at Less Cost than thoee re t.)!!!ncm? J1 ?ra?J"Sr nr Photo, with deeorlp Won. We advise It patentable or not, treeoi ouare. Our tee not flue 1 11) patent ts aeeiired A book, "How to obtain I'atvntR," with refer enoes to act ual clients In your Btate.Count y. e town gent free. Addresa ' C. A. SNO W ro Wtitrrtor. I. O (opposite V. B. Patent (mert J. SALTZER. CiT Music Kooms No. 115 West Main St., below Market, Dloomsburi;, I'a. 311111-j EChlohMfaVn Kaa-lhh DIm4 Brut, EtlflYHOYAL PILLS -4&tK Orl! ill ud On I. ata. llriuilil lor CSMaWi ,lu Du; "Kmi UrtHd In U4 lud uM amnio1 uoim. with blu. ribbon.- Taka r'uwiafuilauljUiiMu. n ii.u..i.. j . Jf Jf ',?.,,t!!,?r J'",!,., uioulU au ' "alU lO.OOO Tr.tiia.ouL. Maiu l.v.r. 1ll UmtrJkealeil.Mall.on (Mara. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE The fact that one of Senator Martin' of COLUMBIAN rtllXAUA.. I'A. 8-80-414 B1A by ail Ltmt l)tui&ii.