"HE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. ESTAHLISHRD 18M. lit Columbia Sfmorrnt, KSTAButSIIKO 1M7. ("ONSOI.IDATKD IBM. 1'UBLISI1K; 1VKUY Tilt KSDAY MOKNINU Mloorasburu, the county mmt of Columbia county, IVnnnylvanla. ORO. It. KLWKLL EliITOK. 1. J. TAfKKK, Local editor. GEO. 11. HOAX, POKKMAN. TkrH: tnsldfl the county 1.00 a yenrln nd nnce; t l-SO tl not paid In nilviini' Outside ttte county. 1 1.4 year, strictly In nrtvstu-. All coininuulcaUon. gliuuld be addrcssod to TUE COLUMBIAN. BlootUHburv, Pa. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1S99. 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. CREASY, of Columbia County. DEM00EATT0 OOUHTY TICKET- FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, W. H. FISHER, from the South Side. WILLIAM KRICKBAUM, of Bloomsburg. FOR COUNTY TREASURER, JEREMIAH SNYDER, of Locust Twp. FOR PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK OF THE COURTS, WILLIAM H. HENRIE, of Bloomsburg. FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER, J. C. RUTTER, JR., of Bloomsburg. 'FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, JOHN G. HARMAN, of Bloomsburg. FOR COUNTY AUDITORS, WM. BOGERT, of Scott Twp. . G. H. SHARPLESS, of Catawissa. Next year bids fair to be a lively one in local politics. Already there are a number of candidates in the field for Representative. On the other side of the river we hear of E. M. Tewksbury, who served the county well for two terms a few years ago, and C. Z. Schlicher.who was a candidate last year, but with drew before the primary election. Ou this side are mentioned Geo. W. Sterner, W. A. Evert, R. G. F. Kshinka, Dr. F. W. Redeker, and it is intimated that as W. T. Creasy had three terms on the other side of the river, that William Chrisman would not be averse to going to Harrisburg for a third time. Still more are looked for, and it is likely that there will be an animated race for the place. According to their usual custom, the Republican machine leaders are going to try to ignore all state is sues in the coming campaign, and make it a question of whether the people of Pennsylvania are going to sustain the policy of President McKinley in the conduct of the war in the Philippines. Always trying to dodge the issue, they are afraid to come out manfully and face the charges that Farmer Creasy is making against them for the cor rupt use of the State Treasury. They cannot disprove the charges, and so will seek to turn attention to national questions, and thus dis tract attention from their own in iquity in the state. Perhaps this same old threadbare game may con tinue to pull them through, but we believe that the time is drawing near when the honest men of all parties in the state are going to unite their forces to drive from power the political robbers who have plundered the public money with impunity for years past. Farmer Creasy will open up the books, if he is elected, and not one dollar of the peoples' money will be paid out unlawfully. That would be something new for Penn sylvania. Beer Consumption- ' When it was proposed to increase the tax on beer, it was predicted that the consumption would fall off. Recent Treasury statistics show that the number of barrels of beer that paid the increase tax in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 1899, was 36,591,114 which was but 13, 192 less than the total for the fiscal year 1898. Even this small de crease is probably more than ex plained by the increase of produc tion toward the close of the former year in order to get the benefit of the lower rate, at all events it is apparent that the increased rate has had no appreciable effect on consumption. The State (Jampaigu. The speeches made at the Demo cratic notification meeting in Will- iamsport 011 Wednesday of last week nnd the whole spirit of the occasion show a purpose on the part of those who are directing the opposition canvass to conduct it wholly on the issues that have been raised within the State. In doing this they are following the course marked out in their platform adopt ed at the State Convention two months ago. The one office for which there will be a contest this year is State Treasurer, and it is Delieved by the Democrats that they can make it appear that this office is one which has nothing to do with national questions and should be filled purely on the basis of ft proper administra tion and use of the money of the State. Last year the Democrats confined their contest on the State ticket to State issues, but at that time the situation was encumbered by candidates for Congress and the Legislature, on which party lines were certain to be drawn to an ex tent that would be felt in the vote for the State ticket. It is worth while to consider, however, that in that election the Republican losses were considerable as com pared with the previous election for Governor. Governor Hastings in 1894, with a plurality of 241,000 over his Democratic competitor, had a clear majority of 108,400 over the vote for all the o pposition candidates combined. Governor Stone last Isovember did not have a majority of all the votes cast for Governor. If all those who indicated by their ballots that thev did not want him for chief executive of the Common wealth had cast their ballot for : single candidate Mr. Stone would have been defeated. It is a scarcely less significant fact that while in 1S94 the Democrats elected but two out of the thirty members of Con cress from this State they last No vember elected one-third of the del egation : many counties were lost that ought to have gone Republi can ana tne .Democratic memoer ship in the Legislature was more than doubled. These are results entitled to thoughtful consideration at this time and before the meeting of the Republican State Convention. Within the past year grave scan dals concerning the management of the State finances have been ex posed. There has been indisputa bly employment of the State money in a system of speculation for per sonal gain, and public interests have greatly suffered in conse quence. It is unnecessary to go into the details of these things. They are of a most indecent and humiliating character. They were crimes committed not by the Re publican party but against it. The party cannot be held to any re sponsibility for them which it does not itself assume. More than that, the party should lead in the reform' of all these abuses. The coming State Conven tion can put it in an impregnable position in this matter. The ex posures have mostly been made since the last election and nobody can know how deeply they have affected the people until the ballots are counted at the next election. The party can be kept from a de fensive position only by a repudia tion at the coming convention of those who have misused the Repub lican name and iame. Press ( Rep). The (iame Season. Quail and Other Gamo Ara Abundant Enough To Furnish Somo Excellent Sport. Reports received from rural dis tricts indicate that the season opening October 15 and closing December 15 will be very successful. luail are very abundant in an sec tions hereabouts and pheasants and wild turkeys more than usually plenti ful. The increase of this species of game is mainly ascribed to the whole some operation of the new law pre venting the killing of game for the markets. In the absence of such a restriction quail and other edible game were the vict'ms of wholesale slaughter. Most of it as shipped to New York City alter having been killed in this state. The penalty for killing a deer for the purpose of selling it is $100, and for killing a wild turkey, pheasant, quail, grouse or woodcock is $25 or impris onment for one day for every dollar ot fine. The killing of more than ten pheasants, fifteen quail, ten woodcock and two wild turkeys in one day is prohibited. Two deer can only be killed in one season by any one person. No deer can be killed lawfully in streams or hunted with dogs. The only month in which they can be shot is in Novem ber. Deer have become comparatively tame owing to the protection the have received through discriminate slaughter. HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Hie, Bil iousness, Indigestion, Headache, lasy to take, easy to operate, 25c. 44 Think cf Ease But Work. On." If your blood is impu-e yoii cannot even "think of ease." The blood is the greatest sustaiticr of the body And when you make it pure by taking Hood's Sarsa parilla you have the perfect health in tvhich even hard work becomes easy. STATE NEWS ITEM3 When George S. Schaeffer, of Fleetwood, missed his cow Monday he instituted a search nnd found her ! buried up to the neck in a quagmire and nearly dead. She was hauled out with ropes. It is reported that the strike of the Susquehanna Coal Company's employes at Nanticoke and Glen Lyon will be settled this week. It is said a compromise has been ef fected between the Company and its men. Prof. W. J. Wolverton, prin cipal of the Lock Haven High s:hool,died at that place on Monday, aged 58 years. Death was due to bronchial troubles. He was at one time Superintendent of Northum berland county's schools. Jefferson Koontz had his arm caught in a threshing machine on Samuel Cove's farm, at Hanover, on Monday, and it was ground to a pulp. Early Tuesday morning Koontz died from loss of blood. Deceased was a well known school teacher. Mrs. David Phillips, of Shen andoah, was returning home from a picnic in a wagon, when the horse shied. She jumped out of the wagon safely, but fell to the ground upon her head, fracturing her skull. Her two children she carried in her arms escaped injury. Fred Stangenberg, of Reading, was struck Friday morning by the southbound Williamsport express, and died soon thereafter. Stang enberg was fireman on a south bound coal train standing on a sid ing in Reading, waiting for the ex press to pass. He sat on the track and fell asleep. Mrs. Win. II. McCoy, of Susquehanna, died on Friday afternoon at the Central Ho tel, of which her husband is the proprietor, as the result of taking strychnine, under the supposition that it was a headache powder. Medical aid was summoned, but she lived but a few minutes. The Lycoming Pressed Brick Co., of Williamsport, has secured the contract to furnish the brick for the big new addition to the State Asylum for the Insane, at Danville. There were eight or ten bidders, but the Lycoming company se cured the contract on account of texture and quality. About 100, 000 first quality brick will be neces sary to complete the work. Will iamsport oti. John Moore and William Ohl en, of Williamsport, returned with out gold Sunday morning from the Klondike, where they had been prospecting for nearly two years During their absence Moore's wife died, and when tne sad news was imported to him by his father, a moment after he had stepped from the train, he exclaimed, My God, is it possible she is dead ! Why, was looking for her face in the crowd." A team of horses belonging to Norman Keen, a Nescopeck farmer became scared at a passing loco motive in front of Spaide Bros.1 store at Hazleton Monday and in jumping to one side, one of the ani mals fell into the sewer inlet in front ot the gate tender's shanty. The beast was badly cut about the limbs, and it was with hard work that it was extricated from the inlet ine wagon was upset ana tne pro duce in it was strewen over the sidewalk. - S3HK Will CLOTMKAl MIMWM If you are going to the Seashore to hear " What Are the Wild Waves Saying," do not forget that you want A NICE SOFT SHIRT AND A CRUSH HAT. We have them just in. Just the thing to travel in. CAPS. STAR CLOTHING WilkesBarre Bicycle Meet The Grand National Circuit Races on Sept. 1 and 2. $ 1 ,500 In Prizes. Over 100 ot the Crack Professional and Aniat. eur Riders in America Entered. The racing event of the year will be the annual grand National Curcuit Bicycle Meet of the West End Wheel men, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., at West Side Park, on Friday and Saturday, September 1st. and 20. 1 his will surpass anything of the kind ever attempted by this popular club and will be one of the biggest meets held in Pennsylvania llris season The expenses will foot up to about $4,000. Good things come hih, but there is nothing too good for Wilkes barre. Springfield, Mass., used to have the honor of holding the most important race meets annually, but this year Wilkesbarre has wrested it away from old Springfield. An excellent program has been ar ranged for each day and $1,500 will be paid out in prizes. There are more than 100 entries, including all the best professional and amateur rac ing men on the track to-day. At no other meet this year will there be seen a larger array of field riders and men ot prominence. It will probably be the only time that so many of the crack riders will ever be seen together as many of them are going to Europe for a term of years at the close of the season. It will be a gala occasion for cyclists as excursions will be run and excur sion rates given on all railroads cen tering in Vilkesbarre. Not a crack rider, either profes sional or amateur, of any note but what will be present and take part in the races each day. The West End Wheelmen are hust lers and always get up highly satisfac tory meets. This year, however, the meet will eclipse all former efforts and will be greater and more elabor ate than ever. The entries close on August 26th. Royal Arcanum Reunion at MiltoD, Pa, Reduced Rates Via Pennsylvania Railroad. On account of the Royal Arcanum Reunion at Milton, Pa., August 33, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell special excursion tickets from Muncy, East Eloombburg, Mt. Car- mel, and intermediate stations, to Milton, at rate of single fare for the round trip (minimum rate, 25 cents). Tickets will be sold and good on Au gust 23 only. it. John M. Garman, Ex-Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, has gone to Hot Springs, Arkan sas, in search of health. Queen Quality For Women $3.0.0. - Style, Fit, Wear. None Better. W. C. McKINNEY, No. 8 East Main St. WiAliliiiiAi U U it '( (Kit Hit il 1. - 'I 1 TOWNSEP SEHfflg H0HSE I offer, during the month of August, MID-SUMHER STYLES IN : HATS : AMB : OTItm AT TOWNS END'S MID-SUflMER OFFERS. Tempting Summer Silks. Tempting for their goodness and prettiness, doubly irresist able, because of their low prices to-day. At 39c. A lot of wash silks, 20 in. wide, in stripes and plaids. At 50c. the yard. A lot of wash silks, 20 in. wide, in stripes with a heavy cord of white. Colored Shirt Waists. At 79c. each we offer all our" colored shirt waists, in stripes and plaids. These goods sold during the season from $1 00 to $1 75. They are the Munson's waists, and we can safely say they are the best fitting waists in Bloom. Pique and Linen Skirts Reduced. We have a lot of these skirts on hand and they must be sold. The only way is to cut the price, and we have done so. The first on the ground get the first pick. Tailor-Made Suits. Don't think because it is late in the season you can't find a nice lot of tailor-made suits. They have become a staple thing and you can save money by buying now. Our $1250 suits at $998. This is made of good Covert cloth, jacket lined with satin, F. P. Pursel. OUR MID-SUMflER Clearing Sale Highty Bargains, Cut Prices, Begin with us on Summer Goods from July 11 th. 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. Bloomsburg Store Co., Limited. CornerJMainand.Centre. ALFRED McIIENRY, Manager GOOD. HOUSE, skirt lined with a nice, fine per caline, and bound with S. II. P. M. Binding. $1 1 00 suits reduced to $8 89. Trimmed with black satin and lined same as the $12 50 suits. Housekeeper's Linens. These hints of pretty and scrvicable linen, at prices that housekeepers will be glad to know about. I2.jc. All linen Huckaback towels, 36x18 in., hemmed ends, would be cheap at 18c. 25c. Fine Huckaback towels, all linen, hemstitched ends, 40 x 20 in. 72 in. wide bleached all linen toweling, nice quality, at 49c the yard. Other prices,6s in.wide heavy all linen damask, at same price. Was 60c. 72 in. wide, handsome pat terns and good quality, at 73c. Was 85c. to $1 00. We will give you special prices on sideboards and bed room suits until August 15th. These goods will be higher from that time on. Remnants. We have gone through our stock and picked out all the small pieces, and marked the number of yards and prices on each piece. We have not considered the cost, but what t hey will sell for quick. We will have them ready Tuesday morning, and you will find some very cheap goods. We will have great values to See the goods, get the prices
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