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Uloomsburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, IUI.Y so, 1899.
Democratic State Ticket.
FOR JUDGE OK SUPREME COURT,
SAMUEL L. MESTREZAT,
of Fayette County.
FOR JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT,
CHARLES J. REILLY,
of Lycoming County.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
.WILLIAM T. CREASV,
of Columbia County.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET-
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
W. II. FISHER,
from the South Side.
WILLIAM KRICKBAUM,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
JEREMIAH SNYDER,
of Locust Twp.
FOR
PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK OK
THE COURTS,
WILLIAM H. IIENRIE,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
J. C. RUTTER, JR.,
of Bloomsbur;".
KOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
JOHN G.' HARMAN,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
WM. BOGERT,
of Scott Twp.
G. H. SHARPLESS,
of Catawissa.
Democratic) Committee Call.
In accordance with the amended
rule, adopted by the last Democrat
ic convention, providing for the
election of a County Chairman, by
the newly elected committee of each
year, the members of the standing
committee will therefore meet at
the Court House, in Bloomsburg,
on Saturday, July 29, 1899, at 2
o'clock p. m., for the purpose of
electing their chairman.
I beg leave to state in this con
nection that it will be impossible
for me to accept of a re-election, as
I have new and increased business
interests that will require my whole
time and attention during the next
few months. In thus tendering my
resignation, I desire to thank the
committeemen, my friends and ev
ery Democratic voter for the loyal
and united support they have given
me during my term as chairman,
and in the future, as in the past, as
chairman, or in the rank and file of
workers, the Democracy of Colum
bia county can, at all times, and
tinder all circumstances, rely on my
assistance, in whatever capacity it
may be required.
Very truly yours,
John G. McHenry,
Chairman.
Lieut. R. K. Polk of Danville,
congressman from this district has
been appointed an Aide-de-Camp,
with the rank of captain on Briga
dier General J. P. S. Gobiu's staff.
A recent volcanic eruption in the
Philippines, is claimed by the
Spanish papers to have been sent
by God to show divine displeasure
at American wickedness. The floods
and cyclones which have lately
swept over Spain were of course not
sent by God. They simply got off
their beat.
The harvest is
about over, the
gathered in and
crops are being
now conies the time for the annual
harvest sermons in the country
church in accordance with good old
time custom. Discourses appropri
ate to the occasion are preached,
the churches are frequently decorat
ed with flowers and evergreens in
twined with the products of the
fields, and the ceremonies, having
special reference to the season of
the year, are solemn and impress
ive. The architect of the Phila. city hall,
says the Sullivan Review, estimates
that it will take at least $5,000,000
yet to complete the building. What
a bottomless receptacle for money
that building commission is! When
the building was planned 30 years
ago, the projectors estimated its cost
at $8,000,000. Something like 20,-
000,000 has already been expended
UDon it. and now the commission
wants $5,000,000 more "at least."
Nobody knows how much they will
demand at most.
MR. McHENKYHETIRTIS.
The decision of John G. McHenry
not to accept a re election as chair
man of the Democratic County Com
mittee, will be received throughout
the county with regret. He is a gen
tleman of ability pn 1 affability, and he
has informed his onerous duties as
chairman with satisfaction to every
body concerned. Last fall, all through
the heated compaign, he gave the
party the benefit of his good judgment
and much of his valuable time, and
we believe he was compelled to go
dawn in his own pocket to pay some
of the expenses of the campaign. The
tact that no fault has been found
with him, even by those who are ac
customed to kick at everything in
sight, speak very well for his good
management. He will retire with the
satisfaction of knowing that he is con
sidered one of the most active and
efficient chairmen the Democrats of
Columbia county hive ever had, and
we trust that at some time in the fut
ure he will again find himself so situ
ated so as to be able to give the party
the benefit of his valuable services.
Figures for Farmers.
Statistician Holmes, of the Agri
cultural Department, has just re
cently given out some facts regard
ing farmers. He said the agricul
tural element is the largest in our
population, 8,500,000 persons be
ing employed in 1890 in gainful ag
ricultural occupations out of 22,-
750,000 persons employed in all
gainuu occupations ; 5,500,000
were farmers, constituting the pro
prietor class not only as owners,
but proprietor tenants, and 3.000,-
000 were agricultural laborers
working for wages. He had col
lected statistics of wages from 1866
to 1895 and showed that in the lat
ter year the agricultural laborer
received an average of $17.69
month, without board, a decline of
Si.49 from 1 Sot. In the eastern
states, in 1895, the averages with
out board, was $29 ; in the middle
states, $23.80; in the southern
states, $12.71 ; in the mountain
stales, $10.04. and in the Pacific
states, $31.68. In the year 1895
the average allowance for board was
$5.67 per month. Said Prof.
Holmes :
"Here are $3,000,000 workers,
having we do not know how many
dependents upon them in their fam
ilies, but very likely 8,000,000 to
10,000,000, who are receiving but
$17.69 per month, without board,
and then only when actually era
ployed, and I could hardly use fig
ures or other statements better to
show how low is and must be the
social and economic conditions of
this large population group."
He maintained that trusts ought
to be organized among the farmers
and mentioned some instances
where they had been attempted with
success.
0jii5deu.ee Has Seen KeBtored.
In a recent issue of the Pennsyl
vania Methodist Dr. Silas C. Swal
low says editorially:
"There are usually characterized
by the formation of trusts, syndi
cate and various other combinations
for the purpose of securing a corner
on labor, on the raw material, and
at the same time on the helpless
consumer. The formation is the
signal for the massing of labor, and
for strikes, culminating in bitter
feuds between capital and labor,
and in great loss to the community
at large.
"During three years of the hard
est times we heard little of strikes
or strikers, but they are in evidence
today in nearly every state in the
Union.
"The booming times so lavishly
canonized by Dun and Bradstreet
are largely confined to the trusts
and syndicates. The average citi
zen finds just as much trouble to
make ends meet as when the hard
times were the hardest.
"It may turn out that there is
not so very much difference after
all between a Cleveland blizzard
and a McKinley boom as some
people imagine. "Confidence has
besn restored." The definition ol
confidence is "Trust." The char
ters granted iii New Jersey every
day show that "confidence" has
been restored."
Alger Kosigns
Russel A. Alger has resigned his
position as Secretary of War, un
conditionally, and President . Mc
Kinley may now appoint his sue
cessor at his own pleasure. The
news of Alger's retirement from the
Cabinet will be received with joy
and satisfaction by all. He )ias
been a total failure. The people
didn't waut him. They demanded
his resignation, and he was forced
to obey. And there are more to
follow. This is only a beginner.
President McKinley has, no doubt,
discovered that if he is to retain the
sympathy of the American people
the incompetents must go.
Prominent among those who are
mentioned as possible successors are
Roosevelt, H. G. Otis, Corbin
Greene, Meeklejohn and Porter.
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Thousands Are "cold" in tfiat they do
not understand the glow of health. Tills
implies disordered kidneys, liver, bowels,
blood or brain. Hood's Sarsaparilta
gives &tt who take it the warmth of per
fect health. Get Hood's because
3fcctfa SaUafMiliffa
Wbat We Eat.
Dr. Wiley, chief chemist of the
United States department of agricul
ture, in his testimony beRre the Sen-
torial Pure Food Investigating com
mittee, recently in session in Chicago,
declared that fully ninety per cent of
food and drink articles made and used
in this country are frauds. This in
cludes all dairy products, nearly all
condiments, and food stuffs in widest
household use, even coffee in the berry
being adulterated. From milk the
fats are abstracted, and even what is
left is watered, small amounts of pre
servatives being added to prevent
souring. Lard is adulterated by mix
ing in vegetable fats, and for expen
sive oils cottonseed oil is substituted.
These adulterations, and also others,
are often not injurious; a costly '.rticle
is simply replaced by one less costly,
to thebusiness advantage of the deal
er. Fully seventy per cent, of the
beer used in this country, said the
witness, is not made of malt.
CHAUTAUQUA.
Last Low-Sate
Excursion via
Railroad.
Pennsylvania
On July 28 the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will run the last special
excursion of the season from Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Reading, Alloona, Belletonte, Lock
Haven, Shamokin, Wilkesbarre, Sun
bury and Willianisport, and principal
intermediate stations to Chautauqua,
N. Y. Special train will start from
Harrisburg and run on the followin
schedule:
Special Train
Leaves.
Ilarribbury 11.35 n. m.
Sunliury 1 2. 59 p. ni.
Mon lan Jon 1.15 p. in.
Willinmsport 2.30 p.m.
Chautauqua Arrive at 10.30 p. m.
Excursion
Kate
7.80
6.65
Connecting Trains Excursion
Kate.
.eave Wilkesbarre (v.Sunly) 7.30a m $9.70
Round-trip tickets, good to return
on regular trains not later than Aug.
ust 26, will be sold at rates named
above, and at proportionate rates from
other stations.
For specific rates and time of con
necting trains apply to nearest ticket
agent. 7-20 2t
Q, A- K. Reunion at Island Park-
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad
On account of the G. A. R. Reun
ion at Island Park (between Sunbury
and Northumberland), on Thursday,
July 27, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets
from Renovo, Wilkesbarre, Tomhick-
en, ulen Iron, Alt. Larmel, Lykens,
and intermediate stations, to Sunbury
and return, good only on day of issue,
at rate of single fare for the round
trip; minimum rate, twenty-five cents
For the accommodation of persons
attending this Reunion from points on
the Lewisburg and Tyrone Branch
urning, train No, 1, leaving Sun
bury at 5:45 p. m., will be run through
to Glen Iron.
Tickets will be sold on July 27 only
Danville is booming,
Saturday
was pav lor many 01 tne
industries
of that town. The amount distrib
uted at the dinerent works was
about $35,000 for two weeks work
For Rent-
The Bloomsburg Land Improve
ment Co. have a house and barn for
rent. Inquire of N. U. Funk, Secre
tary. 4-20-tf
Thinks All So.
TOWNSEND'3
RED TAG SALE!
FOR TEN DAYS.
The Red Tag Sale is
I ZESrEID IS THE SIGK2ST OP SL.A.TTGKHC'TEIES
t and this week we slaughter prices, right and left, for your benefit. It means money in
your pocket. Come and see for yourselves, and you will find goods cheaper than you
Q ever saw them before. The reason is
I We Must Hake Room for Fall Goods.
c And remember, if you are not satisfied with your purchase, you can have your
g money back.
. FAIR
STAR CLOTKIWG
The Sugar Industry iu Cuba
All sugar is produced from two
sources the sugar-cane and tne sugar
beet. The cane grows in tropical
countries almost entirely, the fields in
Louisiana, m our own CDuutry. being
a small and almost inconsiderable part
in the vast output. The beets grow
111 the temperate zone. It has not
been proved tint raw sugar made from
the beet can be produced and landed
at the refinery at two cents a pound,
and hence one can see what an ad
vantage Cuba has in her great indus
try. It is for that reason that the
question of the ultimate annexation of
Cuba to this country may play an im
portant part in our national life. We
all remember what a row was caused
by the beet-sugar men and the cane
growers of Louisiana over the tariff a
few years ago, when it became neces
sary for the success of the 'McKinley
bill to pay a bounty for sugar produc
ed in this country in competition with
free sutjar from other countries. The
sugar problem always complicated the
relation of Hawaii to the United States
before annexation. Should Cuba be
come an integral part of the United
States, another tariff row will un
doubtedly result. It is for that reason
that the probabilities that Cuba will
ever become more than a colony of
this country are remote. It is only
fair, however, to the Cuban sugar
producers to say that while for busi
ness reasons they would prefer annex
ation to this country, they all declared,
so far as I was able to get their per
sonal sentiments, that they would be
satisfied with an American protector
ate or a colonial government. All
they wanted, they said, was a settled
condition of the politics of Cuba.
They declared that under the present
tariff conditions they could make
money, and that if the time of the
mortgages were extended, which has
been done, they saw a profitable future
ahead of the industry in the island.
Franklin Matthews, in Harper's Weekly-
Will Dazzle the 7orld.
The Klondike exhibit at the Paris
Exhibition in 1900 will dazzle the
world. Virgin gold to be shown will
weigh about four tons, and be valued
at $2,000,000. The ehibit will em
brace all phases of primitive and lat
ter day mining.
Pais Unnecessary in chiujHikiii.
Tain is no longer necessary in childbirth
Its causes, beinc understood, nre ea-ilv over
come, the labor being made short, easy and
free from danger, morning sickness, swelled
limbs, and like evils readily cured. Cut this
out; it may save your life, suffer not a day
longer, but send us 2 cent stamp ana receive
in sealed envelope full particulars, testimon
ials, confidential letter, &c. Address, Frank
Thomas & Co., llaltimore, Md. 3-2 6 m
Queen Quality
SHOES
For Women.
$3,00.-
Style, Fit, Wear.
None Better.
W. C. McKINNEY,
No. 8 East Mai St.
something more than a name or
DEALING IS THE MOTTO
W
e will sell this week our Misses' 15c. Hose at
ioc. pair. These are fast black, double knee,
seamless, and one that we know will give
good service.
50 doz. all linen Towels, large size, hooked back,
good weight, hemmed ends, at I2c. each.
1
1 6c. White Pique at nc. This is not a lot of
seconds, but good clean fresh goods.
20c. all Linen the smooth old fashion kind that
is being used so much for skirts, reduced to
16c. The 25c. quality reduced to 18c.
Crash from 7c. to 17c.
CRASH SKIRTS.
This is our first year for selling these goods, so
you are sure to see new goods at this store.
We start them at 39c. But we call attention
to our $2.75 skirt. These yo will feel well
dressed in, made full trimmed around the
bottom, with the same goods and made of
medium weight all linen goods.
25c. India Linons this week at 20c, and our
i24c India Linons at ioc.
60c. French Nansook at 49c. for this week.
F. P. Pursel.
OUR MIDSUMMER
Clearing Sale
nighty Bargains, Cut Prices,
Begin with us on Summer Goods from July nth. Now is
your time to save money on
Shirt Waists, Dimities, Organdies,
PERCALES, LAWNS,' &c.
Do not miss this opportunity,
offer you during the next month,
before you buy.
Corner Main and Centre.
place.
AT THE
HOUSE,
FOR
WEEK
We will have great values to
See the goods, get the prices
Bloomsburg Store Co., Limited.
ALFRED McIIENRY "Manager