it "ME COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURH i HERBERT GLADSTONE Grand Old Man's Son Honored by the Liberal Party. ' Appointed raj-liameatnrr Whip, roaltloa lavolvlnir Vaiit Iltaponiil blllly The Ialle of the Pout Dr fined anil Kiplalned. The announcement that Herbert Gladstone, son of "the Grand Old Man," bas been appointed parliamentary whip by the liberal partyin the house of com mons conveys a very indefinite idea to ft large number of Americans to whom the details of English parliamentary t actus are quite unknown and seeming incomprehensible. According to lexicographers, a whip, chose full title, by the way, is a whip-er-in, is a member of parliament s-hose chief duty consists in looking After the interests of his party, and es pecially in securing the attendance of as many members as possible at impor tant divisions. Inother words, he playi "the F.'unc kind of role in the parliamen tary arena ns another type of whipper in plays In the hunting tield. The one is in charge of o certain number of leg islators and the other of a certain num ber of hounds, and the duty oi each is to sec that his charges attend to busi ness and promptly do the tasks oa Bigncd to them. That a parliamentary office of this kind is no sinecure can readily be seen, ays the N'ew York Herald. Kath po litical party has a whip, and the first duty of that gentleman is to see that none of the members of his party shirk their parliamentary duties. Whenever an important division is expected he must notify the members, and if he sees any of them in or about the house he must keep a sharp watch over them until the division is called. Further more, it is his duty to instruct the mem bers of his party how they will be ex pected to vote. Naturally he has the entire confidence of his party leader, and on this vital subject he acts as his mouthpiece. If he finds that some of the mem bers cannot be present in order to vote he must find pairs for them, since thus only can he guard against any loss HERBERT 3. GLADSTONE. (Just Appointed Whip by the Leaders of the Liberal Party.) through lack of their votes. Finally, whenever a party division takes place he must "tall," or count, the members who have voted. But this is not all, for when not engaged in this routine work he is expected to be ever on the alert, studying the views and opinions of. his own party and conveying a faith-. Jul impression of them to the party leader, in order that the latter may Tie able to judge how far he can count tn the support of his whole party in any course which he may propose to take. Here it is worth noting that the term "whip" is applied to the summons is sued to members to be in attendance at a certain time, as well as to the per- ' son who issues it. Thus it is correct to say that "the liberal and conservative parties have issued a whip in view of the expected division." No matter how many political parties there may be in the house of commons, each party has a whip, who is nomi nated by the party leader and who acta as his ald-dc-camp. Now, of all these whips the one nominated by the leader of the party in power is in mnny re spects the most important. His con stant presence and activity enable the wheels of government to run smooth ly, and it is to him that the ministry almost wholly looks to guard against casual defeats which might involve fho credit of the government and give to the opposition an unlooked-for victory. In like munncr the opposition nnd arty Other party which muy be represented in the house look to their whips to hold the members together. As to Mr. Herbert Gladstone's fitness for this onerous, yet eminently respon sible, position, there seems to be no question. A beau ideal whip should be endowed with great physical endur ance, admirable tact and unlimited po- tietice and persuasiveness, and his pub lie career up to the present seems to show that the gfeat commoner's s6n has no small share of these desirable qunlities. He is not a very brilliant man; if he were, he might prove Icbs efficient as a whip. He hus a good fund of sterling common sense, and he does not lose his head on critical occasions. Fortunate for him is it that ho rarely suffers his serenity to be disturbed, since only a man of iron nerve and an gelic temper can hope to deal success fully with a parliamentary party the members of which are of all ages and nil temperaments. To the uninitiated it may seem an easy matter to secure the attendance of all these men at an Important division, but the habitues of Westminster know well that it is no light task, and many a good story they toll of the f rantio efforts made by whips to bunt up truant member and of Mm laughable jokes played by members'on zealous whips. Joseph g. cannon. , i i Illinois' Veteran Representative Ana ntees Himself a. Candidal for the Hons Speakership. Joseph G.Cannon was born at Greens boro, . C, in 1836, but when he was yet a child of four his parents moved north and settled on a farm in I'ika county, Ind. There he passed his boy hood and he grew up a hard-working tiller of the soil. When he was 14 years old his father died. He remained on the farm until he was 23, attending school at intervals and studying hard to ob tain an education. As he was ambitious to be a lawyer he quit agricultural pur suits and entered the Cincinnati law school. After graduating there he went JOSEPH O. CANNON. (Congressman from the Twelfth Illinois District.) to Terre Haute, Ind., and studied law in the office of Usher & I'attcrson. In 1S50 Mr. Cannon moved across the line into Illinois, hung out his shingle at Tuscola, a small town in Douglas county, and there commenced the prac tice of law. He was elected to congress first from the old Fourteenth district in 1S72, and has been a member of every congress since then except the Fifty- second. In 1S7C1 he gave up his residence at Tuscola nnd moved to Danville. The numberof his district has been changed twice by reason of apportionment. For a long time it was the Fifteenth, and it is now the Twelfth. In the Forty-third congress, when James G. I'.lnine was speaker, Mr. Can non was appointed a member of the committee on post offices and post roads. lie was made chairman of the subcommittee which virtually revised the postal code. A prominent feature of that revision was the fixing of a rate of one cent a pound on second-class mail matter. He served on the im portant committee in the Fortv-thlrd, 'Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth con gresses, and helped to make many needed improvements in the postal service. In the Forty-sixth congress Mr. Can non was made a member of the commit tee on appropriations, where he has served the country constantly ever since. He Is now, and for several years has been the chairman of that commit tee, a position that gives him fully ns much prominence as any man in the lower house of the national legislature except the speaker. Through all his public career Mr. Cannon has been a power in the republican party in Illi nois, lie frequently has been advocated for governor and also for United States senator. GENUINE MADSTONE. Offered at Aoetlon and Doasht by Virginia Doctor at an Enor mous Price. In the quiet little town of Leesburg, which nestles among the fertile hilU of Loudoun county, Va., a few miles south of the Potomac, perhaps the most cele brated madstone in the world was sold at public auction, by order of Judge C. E. Nicol, of the circuit court. The salo had been duly advertised, and there were numerous bidders, some of whom A VIRGINIA MADSTONE. . (Recently Bold at Auction for the Sum of J6S2.M.) had come from a distance. Many per sons prompted by curiosity nnd at tracted by the fame of the stone, looked on with intense Interest as the voice of the auctioneer resounded through the courtyard: "Going at 600! Who'll make it six? Five hundred and fifty, I'm ottered! Going at $5501 Make it COO even!" A man known far and wide through out that section stepped forward nnd advanced the bid. He was at once rec ognized by many present as Dr. C. F. lurner, of bnickersvule, a prominent practicing physician. He was familiar with the stories about the stone nnd its strange cures, and more than one of his patients had sought relief from it. Dr. Turner ran the bid up by degrees, and the stone was knocked down to him for the sum of $683.50. This madstone is believed to huv come from England, though it is said It was originally found in some other part of Europe. It is about the size ot a silver half dollar, and has the appear ance of a sandstone, but is smoother and somewhat porous. The stone is oval-shaped, und of a dnrk-brown color. Labor Assists Capital. Watertown, Fa., has an example of the proper spirit between employers and employes. Several weeks ago the main building of the planing mill com pany at that pluce was destroyed by Are and the workmen met and resolved to assist the firm to the extent of 11,400. j Jin P.A'ul ? fir 4 r "". CZAR'S DAILY LIFE. Personal Details About Nicholas by a French Author. Be Speaks Many l.aosnaaes with Enae and Qnlrknes and Is a Stailent of Newspapers The Imperial Dinner. A volume dealing with the private life and mode of existence of Nicholas 11. has been Issued in Paris. The author is M. Maurice Leudet, a distinguished member of the staff of the Figaro, who some time back published a successful book dealing on similar lines with the German emperor. "Nicholas II. Intime," as the present work is called, is a quite unpretentious production. With the exception of the preface, which discusses the disarma ment proposals, and one or two chap ters devoted to the present condition and destines of Kussia, its pnges are oc cupied exclusively by minor details re lating to the personality of the czar, and by well-informed and entertaining gossip. The most varied aspects of the czar's life are touched upon. A chapter is devoted, for instance, to his educa tion, and a chapter to his marriage, a chapter to the imperial stables and an other to the imperial table. The court fetes, the grand dukes, the royal palaces and the czar's journey to the cast are a few more of the many subjects dealt with. The czar, it appears, has an excellent memory, and acquired the numerous languages he speaks with remarkable ease nnd quickness. M. Leudet assures us that he talks English without an ac cent, but it is notworthy that he does not venture to say as much with regard to French. Mr. Heath, his English mas ter, is credited with a cordial dislike for Mr. Gladstone, nnd a pronounced fond ness for boxing, but whether he trans mitted these tastes to his pupil is not recorded. The young princes were brought up with as little ceremony as possible. On Sundays they entertained at dinner the small boys and girls who were admitted to the honor of their friendship. These parties seem to have been exceedingly lively functions. "There was no end to the tricks the hosts and their small guests played on THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. (His Home Life Is Said to Be Pure and Pleuant.) one another. From end to end of the table there used to be continuous firing of bread pellets, which were perpetual ly striking princely noses or landing in royal mouths. Another favorite joke was to jog your neighbor's elbows while he was drinking or to baptize him with a glassful of wine." This "charming picture of home life," as M. Leudet calls it, is proof at any rate that there are various ways of becoming fitted for the most polite society. Still, it must not be supposed from this occa sional license that the czar's education was neglected, ne received a very strict religious training, and the im pression it made on him may be gath ered from a remark he made on the oc casion of the death of Victor Hugo. He knew that the great poet was a free thinker, and on reading in the news paper an account of his public funeral, he said that he could not understand how such honors could be paid to a man who "had died like a dog." 1 The czar rises at eight, takes tea with the empress at nine and 9:30 retires to his study to read the principal Eu ropean newspapers. This task accom plished, he goes out for a short walk, and at 11 is ready to receive his minis ters nnd attend to his correspondence. After lunch he drives out with the em press, and on his return shuts himself up in his study, where he is hard at work, until eight, the imperial dinner hour. The importance of this meal is considerable at the RusRinn court, as may be imagined when it is said that over 200 persons are engaged in prepar ing and serving it. Ontpnt ot Postage Stamps. During the year 1398 the United States bureau of engraving and print ing issued 2,500,000,000 of the common red two-cent stamps enough to go al most twice around the earth, says a pcientifio American contributor. Stacked one upon another they would pile up 150 miles beyond our ntmoB phere, equal in weight to two of our big locomotives, nnd would make a blanket to keep the frost ott the city of Washington. If these stumps worked in relays by each taking the lifter as far as allowed by thepostal regulations, the letter would be carried beyond the most remote star, and, at the fastest speed at the disposal of tho postal au thorities, would occupy millions of times the age of the earth in transit. Marvelous Musical neeord. The record of the greatest numberof notes struck by a musician in 12 hours is said to have been made by Pader ewski, who struck 1,030,300 notes. The remarkable fact about this statement Is not that the great pianist should have so diligently pounded the piano, but that anyone should havs wasted his ,braln tlssne in compiling such ridlSu ,lous calculation. The Kind You Ilavo Always in use lor over SO yenrs, 7 - has been inatlo under his ner w;. sonal supervision slnco Its Infancy. '"OCCCi All,.,.. t n .1 .,..!. I.. .1.1.. ....v. vvavv juii ill ling, All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd Substitutes nro but Ex periments that trillo with nnd endanger tho health of Infants and Children Experleneo against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Cnstorla Is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops nnd Soothing Syrups. It Is Harmless nnd Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms nnd allays Feverishncss. It cures Dinrrlnea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation nnd Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho Stomach nnd liowcls, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS 7 Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. Tw ckwt.oh Conwy, tt humiv .Tarrr, ncwvmr errr. Don't Tobacco Spit ind Smoke Tour l ife Away. To quit toba.-co easily anil forever, bo Din? lietic. tuil ot life, iiervo ami vigor, take No To Bac, the wonder w.irlii r, that mak weak men t T-n n r All .I-... ........ r .1. , l -"""I' i"h;imiwvui 11, i ure guaran teed. Docklet sml samrilo free. Address siernug i.enicuy to , unieaco or Htm York. A Decision on Scalper's Tickets- A western judge has handed down an opinion in which he holds that a passenger compelled to pay iare be cause a ticket purchased of a scalper was lifted by a conductor cannot re cover from a broker selling the ticket. 1 he opinion holds that in agreeing to present' the ticket under an assumed or false name the passenger becomes a party to the misuse of the ticket and becomes a virtual partner of the broker. Try Allen's Foot-Ease A pow- der to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot Ease. It cools the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blis ters and callous spots. Relieves corns anc bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try it to day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package free. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, LeRoy, N. Y. (n Jury List For Jane Term, 1899. SPECIAL COURT, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1899, 3 P. M. Beaton boro. Clark Fuller. Berwick Henry T. Traugh, Louis J. Townsend, W. H. Martz,Chas. Brader, John I. Jones, Chas llippensteel. Bioomslmrg Chailei Terwilligcr, Ale Derr, Wm. lv. Moyer, John Mourey, Eli Jones. t Briarcreek Wra. S Ash. Catawissa boro. E. B. Guie, D. E. Feg ley, Chas. E. Smith. Catawissa twp. Wm. Witmer. Centralis John Hinckle, M. J. McDon nell. Centre John Coleman, Charles Creasy. Franklin Frank Kern. Fishingcreek Alfred A. Eveland. Jackson Charles Coleman. Madison Erastus ilendershott. Main Clark Beagle, Mifflin Rider W. Smith, Daniel A. Hess, Mt. Pleasant Ceo. Whitenight, Henry Crawford. Pine Robert Hileman. Roaringcreek Wm. Beaver. Scott J. T. Grimes. Sugarloaf James 1'ennington, Edward J. Alliertson, Geo. W. Roberts. TRIAL LIST FOR JUNE TERM, Susan Cooper vs. Margaret Averal et. al. Susan Cooper vs. Daniel Miller. William Hoffman, Adm'r. vs. William Hopper and Mary Hopper. Howard Snyder vs. James Magee 2nd. Charles D Hamlin vs. Norman K Hamlin. David Shuman vs. Lehigh & Wiikes-Barre Coal Co. David Shuman vs. Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. David Shuman vs. The Cross Geek Coal Co, David Shuman vs. Charles M Dodson & Co. David Shuman vs. Geo. II Meyers & Co. William C Sponsler vs. William Walp, auiii r. ci, ai. J B Robinson vs. Benjamin Karns et. al. Frank P Pursel vs John K Grotz Anglo American S & L Association vs. James Magee 2nd. CASTORIA For Infant! and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bear the Signature i x r I 'A liought, nnd -which lins been lias homo tho signature of Signature of viever ead KLTS CREAM BALM U positive rar. Apply Into ths nostrils. It is qnickljr absorbed. 60 cents at DrntnrtiU or by mall ; samples 10c by mall. ELY BUOTliKKS, 64 Warren bu, New York Clly LIVERITA THC UP-TO-DATE LITTLE LIVER PILL I CURES Biliousness, constipation DysDODSla. Sick-Head ache and Liver Complaint. UMR COATB.D. 100 PILLS 25 CTS. Sold by all drngrtats or sent bj mall. 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We handle Genuine Sinner Uinh Arm1 SEWING MACHINES, J5.00 down and $3.00 per month. We also handle the Domorest Sewing Machine, from :9.5o and upwards. Sewing Machine Needles and Oil for all makes of Scwinc Machines. Best makes of WASH MACHINES, FROM $4.00 UP TO $9.00. J. SALTZER. HT Music Rooms-No. 115 West Main St., below Market, Bloomsburf, Ta. 3ml 1.3 - m rfttlY kiitimny MWMUMOT TUB r j Fine PHOTO GRAPHS and CRAYONS at R. B. GROTZ, Bloomsburg. The best are the cheapest. Blend most softly nnT play most effectively over i festive scene v. hcu thrown by waxen cnndlcs. The light that heightens beauty's charm, thnt gives the finished touch to the drawing room or dining room, is the mellow glow of WAX CANDLES Sold in all colors and shndes to harmonize with any interior hangings or decorations. .uutinrncturca hy M STANDARD OIL CO. ! ror unie verywnere. t TAPE WORMS "A lap worm luliteen feel long U least came on tlio scene after mi taklnc tip CASCAHKTS. This 1 am sure bas caned my bad taenltb tor tba past three years. I am stUI taking Cascareis. the only catbartlc worthy ot Douce by sensible rx-nple " uso. vt. tiowi.is, ualra, Mia. CANDY J. A-LJ A M TOt MANN Good. Never SIcksD. Weaken, or Onpe. 0c. Jic. SOc ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... rib l JHi, Cklnc. Kalnil, Tw. SB NQTA.R1R nnrantre! hy alt drat- U-BAO aisw to VVHK Tobacco Uabli. tOIWM' TID-BITS FOR MA' HONEY I and tender little juicelets for the chil dren, are all right, but papa and 1he boys" want a good, big, juicy steak, roast or chorj wh en husinpce nr srhnnl duties are over, and we can cater to mem an. uur stoclc of prime meats 11 unexcelled for Quality, and we send them home in fine shape. J. E. KE1FER. THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. 00BBI0TBD WB1ILT. BIT AIL FBIOIt, Butter per lb $ ,a, Eggs per dozen tl Lard per lb , q Ham per pound (I Pork, whole, per Dound Beef, quarter, per pound .... .07 vneai per Dusnet 03, Oats Za Rye " " So Wheat flour per bbl 4.00 Hay per ton n tn .. Potatoes per bushel, . : . . , 0O Turnips ' Onions " " ' J? Sweet potatoes per peck ,'40 1 auuw per 10 0e Shoulder " V" l Side meat ' " 0 Vinegar, per qt '.'., ',', 0, Dried annles ner lh t m N " - ----- i - -i Dried cherries, pitted. ', '. '. , ,jt Rispberries , 'It Cow Hides per lb.,.' .1 Steer " CalfSkin V.'.V.V.V.' 80 Sheep pelts y. Shelled corn per bus . . . .7.'.' .' . H Corn meal, cwt . Bran, Choo '" Middlings ,00 Chickens per lbnew'."'' " ',, Turkey T.J Geese " Ducks ' ll vt . COAL. No. 6, delivered "4 and 5 'Al "6 at yard .,; J, J " 4 and 5at yard....H jJ 7 ry the COL VMBIAN a year. 1; 1 )3 -: ,'-'i. T X I .3
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