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FINANCIERING.
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Housekeeping of
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HANDLED MILLIONS:
NEVER LOST A CENT.
The Whole Nation Might Be Ex
plored and Such a Record
Not Be Found.
There lu been n much misrepre
sentation in the present campaign In
referi-noe to th management of the
muue treaaury and auditor sreneraia
lirtnient that It it du the ruhllc
A complete statement should be mad
ttKwin how the business la conducted
avw.l rtat the records of these ilopart
arntr haw ln. Purine the last "
an af the legislature a Joint commit
tee of the si-nate and houae u ap
smtntrsl for the purpose of investigating
Ike ilppartment above named, and
wnaWluc such report to the legislature
an thilr finding would Justify. Th
oan-imltlre consisted of three sonator
utd wven memt-r of the house, repre
arntlng both political parties. It made
thonaigh investigation of both de-tartm-nli
and made Ita report to the
seglKlsjttire on March IS. 1S97. The com
mit set railed before it a lair mimber
nt witnesses and made a searching rx
aminatWn of the state officials con
nected with the department in ques
tion. The report of the Investigating
onmmlttoe, together with the testimony
producm! and affidavit taken, will be
found in The legislative Record of the
Muslim t 1S!7, beginning on page
Vr the oenefit of those Interested i:i
knowing how the accounting officers
4 the commonwealth conduct Its
twAlnes the following report of the
committee is given in full. This report,
nrnde by oicers sworn to perform their
duty, and based upon testimony taken
under oath. Is a full and complete
maswer to the malicious and unwar
ranted charges that have been and are
winp made by evil disposed persona
aura Inst our fiscal officers and their
manner of conducting the business of
4He commonwealth.
Every voter should read the follow
tmn report:
REPORT OF INVESTIGATING COM
MITTEE. Ur. Snyder: Mr. President. I dealre
fa make a raport of the committee ap
pointed to Investigate the treasurer
aamd auditor general's departmenta, and
ask that the same be read.
To the senate and house of repre
sentatives of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania: The undersigned com
mittee, appointed under concurrent
resolution passed by the legislature and,
approved Feb. 9, 1M7. to investigate
Ute management of the state . treasury
aid auditor general's departments, Te
sgwrtfully report as follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
From the testimony produced hefnrs
rav committee the following fact clear
.appear In reference to the manage
ment of the state treasury:
SONI GIVEN BT TREASURER AND
2US DISCRETION IK DEPOSIT
ING STATE FUNDS.
.First. The present state treasurer
w inducted Into office the first Mon
dsy of May. A. D. IKK. after having
filed a bond, with sureties approved
try the governor, tn the sum of $500,000,
conditioned for the faithful perform
juira o5 his duties as state treasurer
mti a proper accounting for the reve
nue received by htm during his official
urm. Th committee, through it
cuurman. made a careful examination
ml the bond filed by the state treasurer
mml found the sureties abundantly
jsood We art therefore of the opinion
xJik: Sim- state in amply protected to the
Iiil. amount of the bond.
'xfacand Tour committee further re
port J tin' under the present law the
Kate treasurer and his bondsmen are
tadividuuily responsible to the com
monwealth for any loss that may occur
ary reason of the failure of any bank
tar institution where state moneys are
alrjjoBiteti-
Tiie system that haa grown up under
mir slauite makes the state treasurer
tee custodian of all slate funds and
swjuiFe hltr. to account for every' dol
lar of money received by him in his
official capacity.
JH- hap unlimited power In the mat
ter of selecting aepuattones in which
Jilmv state funds. There is nothing
Id the taw that requires htm to deposit
sawney in any particular bank or bank
issr institution. All this Is left to his
oaacreiiun and business judgment. It
toui Jjt-en tbe custom of stale treas
urers, however, to protect themselves
If? acquiring each bank or banking ln
lifu.!i. receiving a deposit of stats
-noinv to givt a bond in double the
.mat unt of Uie deposit, conditioned for
3-rompt payment of the same, when
-culieft upon by them. These bond are
execute.' by the proper uflicers of tbe
tank, and are also guaranteed by tbe
lirtijr iajid others interested as ln
afcviiiualB. This system given the state
tpeaBurer double security first, that of
bank itself, and next, the personal
endorsement of the Individuals cun
fcrCtut nrtth the lastltuUon. The coni
sswuee. temugh lu chairman, made an
tuiu nation of tbe bonds held by tbe
dale treasurer for security for tbe
muney deposited In the various bank
tar institutions of the state, and is of
Cr Mplniun that they are properly exe
mmivf '.. and that tbe principal and Uie
sureties are sufficient to fully protect
Uktf elal treasurer.
Thirt The law permits the stale
treasurer 10 jjay out money only on
SBMrranls of .an officer authorised to
aim tbe same. There is only one ei
aariUiun to this general rule, and that
1st (be payroll of the various depart
latuii of llie stale guverument. Tbe
prull of eaoh department is made up
stilly, is certitWd . by tbe bead of
tbe tlepartinent, and is authority upon
vsiuch the state treasurer pays tbe sal
ary of the clerks and. employes general
la. Must of tne warrants are drawn by
Ca auditor general, but tbe superln
mssdent of vublic iustruotlon, the ad
nUmt inuaural and some other officers
4s-st nirTI ltr br law to draw their
.M.ints en ths stats treasurer In cer
t.... matters. It Is ths duty of th
ti i' treasurer to rerelv and pay with
out delay all warrants presented to
Mm
ANNUAL REVENUES ACCOUNTBP
FOR.
Fourth. There was paid Into the
state treasury from all sources during
ths fiscal year 1S9. $11.3S.127.&I. Of
this amount ther was transferred to
the sinking fund, as provided by law,
UiMTl.M. Then was returned to ths
counties three-fourths of ths stats tax
on personal property received, amount
ing to t2.OSs.m04. thus leaving a bal
ance for general appropriation pur
poses of $10,::.820.06. According to the
testimony of th stats treasurer th
appropriation exceeded the revenues
of the last fiscal year about 12.(00.000.
Although a large amount of money has
been received and paid out by the pres
ent treasurer, ther haa not been any
loss to the state. Ths Chester County
Uuarante. Trust and 8af Deposit
company at th time It went Into th
hands of a receiver had a deposit of
atate fund amounting to $60,000. but
the person who hsd given a bond for
the security of this fund paid Into the
state treasury the full amount of money
held by said trust company, and thus
relieved th treasurer of any further re
sponsibility In connection therewith.
So far as your committee I advlsej
this Is the only banking Institution
having a deposit of state fund that ha
become financially embarrassed during
the incumbency of the present treas
urer. According to the testimony of
the state treasurer there was In the
general fund on Jan. 29 last. In the l
depositories named by him, J2,fM.10l.fiS.
A list of the hanks and amounts de
posited with each will be found In the
note of testimony, which Is made a
part of this report. Thl statement
does not Include the sinking fund.
IN FIFTY-SIX TEAKS ENTIRE LOSS
TO STATE FROM ALL SOURCES
S3 1 0-1000 OF 1 PER CENTUM.
Fifth. At the request of the com
mittee the state treasurer submlttel
a statement showing the annual re
ceipt and expenditure of the com
monwealth from 1M0 to ISP, inclusive.
In this period, fi year, the state hns
received from all source 410.74. 961.73.
During the same period It paid out
$407,121.131. 6R. Tbe lo to the tate In
thl time ha been very small. So far
as the committee was able to ascer
tain no loss ha ever occurred by
reason of the default of a stat treas
urer or his bondsmen. Several years
ago an Item of $9,432.61. which had been
carried along in the sinking fund ac
count, wa dropped In pursuance of a
resolution of the board of sinking fund
commissioners. This was done on the
opinion of the attorney general, who
reported the item unoollectabls. This
los wa the result of th old system
which allowed county officer to de
posit fees belonging to the stat tn such
home hank as were designated by the
stat treasurer. Prior to I860 the Rank
of Commerce, of Erie, was designated
as such a depository. The county offi
cers deposited to the credit of the state
certain fee of office. The hank failed,
and the state treasurer tok the poal
tion that Inasmuch as the depository
was fixed under authority of law ha
was relieved sf personal responsibility
by reason of any loss that might oc
cur. Th claim was submitted to ths
court of common pleas of Dauphin
county, No. 309, August term, 1881. and
It wa decided that the treasurer was
not personally responsible, yet the fact
remained that the state lost the sum of
SS. 432.61, but this is the only loss of
any kind the state haa suffered since
1840. Prior to that time the commit
tee could not obtain records giving the
exact data tn reference to our finance.
Tbe Ion expressed In a fraction is about
S3 10-1000 of 1 per centum of the amount
received. It is very doubtful If any
banking Institution in this or any other
country can show so small a percent
age of loss tn the handling of money,
and It will be seen that the recorls
made by the commonwealth and her
state treasurers, beginning with Almon
E. Reed In 1K40. and continuing down
to and including the term of B. J. Hay
wood In 1896. Is one tn which every
Pennsylvanlan may feel a Just degree
of pride.
NO INTEREST PAID TO THE STATE
TREASURER FOR USE OF
FUNDS.
Sixth. Under the law neither the
commonwealth nor the atate treasurer
are authorised to receive interest on
depoBll Inasmuch as it has been al
leged that Interest ha been paid on
thee deposits, the committee deemed
It advisable lo investigate this ques
tion. The state treasurer, cashier, as
sistant cashier and corporation clerk
all testified that no interest had been
paid to them or any of them on ac
count of state moneys deposited in any
banking Institution. The testimony of
these officers refute the charges that
State money had been loaned for politi
cal or campaign purposes; that money
had been paid out of tbe treasury to
persons who did not render service to
tbe state, and that persons were re
quired to receipt for a larger sum than
they were entitled to receive. All these
question were directly asked by the
committee, and the answer were posi
tive and unequivocal denials of tbe
aeveral allegations. In order to keep
down expenses the committee deemed
It Inexpedient to subpoena officer of
banking Institutions to appear in per
son, but required each banking Insti
tution having slate funds on deposit
lo make an affidavit showing, among
other things, the amount of money on
deposit in each institution, the length
uf time tbe same had Umo on deposit,
the opinion of tbe bank as to the man
agement of the sial treasury under th
present incumbent, and whether or not
any interest was paid to or exacted by
tbe slate treasurer, or any arrangement
effected having this object in view.
The affidavits are attached to this re
port and msde a part thereof. They
corroborate th testimony of the stale
treasurer, and dearly prvv that tbe
management of the treasury is con
servative, business like, competent and
honest. The commit lee deems it but
just to say that in ila investigation of
the slate treasury no fact has been de
veloped that is not creditable to the
stat and complimentary to th treas
urer. AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPART
MENT. Having completed th investigation
of1 41ie stale treasury, th commute
prpoadd to xAJnlns wllnssstts in ft
rBO to th management of th
auditor general's department, which re
called as follows:
HISTORY OF OKOANISATION 09
DEPARTMENT.
First Th original act creatine th
asdlllng dpurtiDMt of th eommea
wealth was approved April U.'17U, Th
head of til department ws the
known as comptroller general. Under
th provisions) of th original act at
assembly on this subject th eomr
trollsr general wag authorised . aad
empowered to liquidate and sattl ac
cording to law and o.ulty all claim
against th commonwealth tor any
purpos whatever, and h was further
authorised to draw his warrants n th
tat treasurer for th amount or bal
ance of all accounts settled agraeabl
to law. By th act of starch IT. 10.
th offices of comptroller enarat and
register general wer abolished, and It
was further provided that th governor
should appoint an officer to b called
th auditor general, who was lnvtd
with all th powers of th comptroller
general and register general. After th
approval of the aot of 1809 th auditor
general remained an appolntlv officer
until 18(0. at which time an act of as
sembly was passed which mad th
office of auditor general elective. Th
act of March 10. 1811. established a
system of auditing public accounts,
which, with very few alterations. Is In
force at the present time. Under this
act the auditor general Is authorised
and required to audit, adjust and settle
all public account, and then transailt
th same to the stat treasurer, with
papers and documents relating thereto,
for hi Inspection and approval. Th
state treasurer I given as full and
complete authority with reference to
the approval and adjustment of public
account as the auditor general. If th
state treasurer does not approve th
account as settled by the auditor gen
eral the law requires him to return th
same to the auditor general with his
objections.
The whole question la then submitted
to the governor, whose decision Is final
and conclusive, unless an appeal la
taken as provided by law. From th
creation of the ofllc of auditor general
to 1K29 his power remained unchanged.
In that year authority was given the
governor to draw warrants on the audi
tor general to pay the salaries of th of
ficers of the Eastern and Western penl
tentarlea. Thl act was subsequently
repealed, but other legislation was en
acted which authorised the heads of
certain departments to draw warrants
Independent of the auditor general. The
act of 1RM authorised the superinten
dent of common schools to draw his
warrant on the atate treasurer for
moneys appropriated to the schools At
th present time ther I appropriated
for school purposes between $6,600,000
snd 16.000.000 annually, all of which
money Is paid out of the state treasury
on the warrant of the superintendent of
puhllc instruction. The acts of 1812, 1974,
1S78. 1879 rnd 1SV authorised th ad
jutant irenerni to draw Ms warrant
upon the state treasurer for the expense
of the Natl' n.J Guard. The governor and
attorney general are also authorised by
law to draw their warrant upon the
atate treasurer to pay certain expenses
Incurred. It will thus be seen that more
than one-half of the entire revenue of
the commonwealth are paid out by
warrant of other officers and not sub
ject to the Inspection or supervision of
tbe auditor general. The act of 1174 au
thorises the heads of th departments
to make up a monthly payroll of em
ployes and certify th same to th state
treasurer, who is then required to pay
to each employ so certified th amount
due him. The certified payroll is the
only voucher required under the law.
Thus It clearly appears that many en
croachments have been made upon the
original authority of the auditor gen
eral to liquidate and settle accounts
according to law and equity, and draw
warrants for the balances found due.
In addition to the duties imposed
upon the auditor general by the act of
1811 and supplementary legislation in
reference to the same subject, he is ex
officio member of several Important
boards. A reference to the testimony
will show the duties he Is required to
perform in connection with such boards
and will furnish a detailed statement of
the many important duties performed
by this official. The board of accounts,
which consists of the attorney general,
auditor general and stat treasurer. Is
a quasi judicial tribunal with almost
unlimited powers In the resettlement of
public accounts. This Is the only body
that Is authorised by law to open and
resettle account after the expiration of
the year In which the original account
was settled. Although this board Is
clothed with very great power In mat
tars in which the state has a vital In
terest, your committee Is Impressed
with the belief that these powers have
been uniformly exercised with a spirit
of fairness and equity that has fully
protected tbe interests of the common
wealth and not dealt unjustly or harsh
ly with individuals or corporations
whose claims were adjusted by It
REVENUE DERIVED FROM COR
PORATIONS. From the above statement It appears
that the corporations in 11174 paid 22.
42,992.09, while in 1896 there were raised
in revenues from the same source $7,
17t.7S3.71. In other words, of the tola!
revenues received by the state each
year, the corporations bear a large pro
portion of the burden. No state tax haa
been paid on real estate since 18M. while
tbe tax on corporations has steadily in
creased since that time. There have
been incorporated since 1874 upwards of
U.OUO corporations, many of which are
paying taxes to tbe commonwealth. We
consider thl a hopeful sign, and to be
in keeping with the spirit of the times,
to require corporations which secur
valuable franchises from the slat to
bear a large share of the burdens of
taxation. It will be noticed that the tax
on personal property in 1874 amounted
to tb4b.623.74. while in 196 this same tax
amounted to 22.71CJv7.94. Three-fourth
of this latter sum la returned by the
slate M the counties for th relief of
local taxation. Tbe tax on personal
property above referred to Is derived
from taxing moneys at Interest, bonds,
mortgages and other avidenoe of In
debtedness. It is collected by tbe local
authorities, paid to the state, and three
fourths of the amount returned to th
counties. In addition to the amount f
tbe personal property tax returned to
tbe several counties It has been th
uniform policy of tbe state to exempt
real estate from taxation for stale pur
poses, and further relief is extended th
counties by relinquishing to them all
retail liquor licenses, th revenue 4
rived from this source being estimated
at upwards of 11,000,000 annually. Th
tax on coal and oal tonnage referred
to In th foregulnf ataUnant was
Nk) to MU and na rvnu Is
drlvd from that soarc. Bom vary
Valoabl statements war prepared aad
offered la avidene by John A. Olena.
corporation deputy, showing th
smartest of revenue paid by corporations
' from 14 to UN litalusiv. and a fur
ther statement showing the amount of
stat dabt, receipts aad xpendltur of
tha stat treasury si no 1140, together
with th amount of jvnua received
and disbursed during th years named,
th sources from which derived, aad
th purpos for which xpnded. These
tatmnta ar hrwlth submitted and
snad a part of th report
Third. Th business methods of th
department and th routln of dally
work war fully xplalnd by th audi
tor general and other deputies and
clerks connected therewith. Th prep
aration of blanks, th mailing of th
sam and th final adjustment of th
account entails upon th department a
vast amount of labor. From th evi
dence submitted to th committee It
appear that a vary determined effort
Is being made by th present Incumbent
and those under him to bring th work
of th department up to date. The com
plaint I mad however, that with th
limited fore under him, th auditor
general cannot possibly perform th
dally routln buatttess of his ofllc and
at th sam tlm keep close watch on
th delinquent corporations. It Is but
fair to stat In this connection that
sine th last session of th legislature
authorised th auditor general to em
ploy additional help for this and other
purposes a larg amount of revenue has
been collected from delinquent corpora
tions. During th last fiscal year th
auditor general certified to th attorney
general for collection more than $1,
nOO.OOO due th commonwealth by de
linquent Upwards of $900,000 of this
amount was collected by the attorney
general and turned into the state treas-
' ury. Thl I a very creditable showing,
but the auditor general ahoril not re
lax his effort until all dVlnquent.
whether corporations or ImV'tduata.
hav paid th commonwealth vry dol
lar of tax due and payable. It Is not
I only th duty of the auditor general to
plac all delinquent taxes In process of
collection, but It Is equally Important
that corporation b required to make
prompt reports as provided by law. so
that th amount of taxes du each year
may tx ascertained and th state re
ceive th benefit of prompt payment.
NO FAVORS SHOWN CORPORA
TIONS, Fourth. Th evldenc submitted to
your committee shows that extensions,
either In the tlm for making report by
or settlements against corporation and
others, are not granted by the depart
ment except In th cas where th best
Interest of the commonwealth ar
conserved thereby. So far as your com
mute wa able to discover, all cor
poration ar treated alike and all ar
required to make payment of taxee du
th commonwealth. Th auditor general
and others connected with this depart
ment testified that there was no one on
th payroll who did not render service
to th staU and that they did not hav
knowledge of any one being on the pay
roll of any other department who did
not render service to th stat as re
quired by law. The auditor general fur
ther testified that h did not know of
say on receiving compensation that
was not authorised by act of assembly
or provided for In the general appro
priation bill. H further testified. In
answer to the allegation that carpet
and furniture belonging to the stat
had been appropriated by stat officials
without making proper paymtnt there
for that he had no knowledge of any
thing of this kind being don by any
state official or anybody else. The act of
1895. which reorganised the board of
i public ground and buildings, provides
for tbe sale of furniture and other
I things which hav becom unservice-
able. The act provides that aU such
i articles shall be turned over to th
superintendent who shall receipt for
, the same, and who Is required to keep
' a complete record thereof. The superln
i tendent Is then required, at such times
' and under such regulation as may be
prescribed by the board of public
grounds and buildings, to cause th
I same to be exposed at public sal, of
which due notice shall be given for at
! least two weeks, in two newspapers,
published In the city of Harrlsburg. It
Is also provided that each member of
the legislature must be mailed a notice
of tbe public sale. These sales are for
, the public, and every one Is permitted1
; to become a bidder at the aame. It Is
the policy of the board of public
! grounds and buildings to have as
i much competition as possible in this
. bidding, so that better prices may be
! secured. At such sales state officials,
employes, private cltlaens and all others
1 stand on equal footing and th highest
bidder is always awarded the articles
I on which he bid.
! RECOMMENDATIONS BT THE COM-
I MITTEE.
, First While it has been clearly de
monstrated that no loas has occurred to
the state by reason of tbe default or
mismanagement of any slate treasurer
fur more than half a century at least
and while there is no evidence to show
that any loss has occurred to our stat
at any time by reason of th default of
a state treasurer, and while the loss to
tbe slate from any and every cause hss
only been $9,482.61. In a period of 66
years, in which time M10.974.961.71 hav
I been received by the state and $407,-
! 131.131.68 paid out making th percent
age of loss the small fractional sum of
twenty-three Un-thouaandths of 1 per
centum of th total amount handled by
tbe slat treasurer during that period,
and while ther may b and Is vry
grave doubt about th wisdom of
changing the system under which th
atate treasury has been conducted tor
a hundred years and mors with a
' minimum of loas and maximum of as-
curity to the commonwealth, yet your
; commute Is Impressed with th public
' sentiment which seems to demand soma
' changes in the present policy relating
' to tha management of that department.
! It is therefor respectfully recommend-
ed as follows:
PAbSAOE OF AN ACT REQUIRING
INTEREST ON STATE DEPOS
ITS RECOMMENDED.
FirstThat the legislature enact a
law requiring banks receiving dsposttg
of stat funds to pay interest on th
same at tha rata of S par centum par
annum.
Second. That alno under any system
af oonduotlng tha tt treasury U will
b absolutely necessary to liav activ
bank conveniently located for th pur
pos of ixansaotlng th dally and rou
tine business of that department, tt is
therefore recommended that th legis
latur inoornorat la tha bill proyldlnj
or th payment of Interest on stat de
posits a provision for at least alx da
posltories which shall be required to
pay Interest, thre to b located la tha
county of Philadelphia, one In th coun
ty of Dauphin and two In th county of
Allegheny.
W. P. B7TDER.
chairman. '
WILLIAM H. KET8ER, . "
Secretary.
J. O. MITCHELL.
CHARLES U DROWN,
P. M. LTTLB.
W. T. MARSHALL.
FRANK O. HARRIS.
FRANK a M'CLAIN.
!otnt committee of th senat and houa
of representatives of th common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
What is
Scott's
Emulsion?
It is a itrengtiienlno; food a&
tonic, remArkabk In its fksh-form-in?
properties. It contains God
Liver Oil emulsified or partially
dl tested, combined with the well
known and highly pritcd Hypo
phosphites of Lime and Soda, so
that their potency is materially
Increased
VJhatVJIIUtDo?
It will arrest loss of flesh and
restore to a normal condition the
infant, the child and the adult. It
will enrich the blood of the anemic J
will stop the cough, heal the Irrita
tion of the throat and lungs, and
cure Incipient consumption. We
makt this statement because the
experience of twenty-f hrc years has
proTcn It In tens of thousands of
oases. a km ys ft scorrs cwi.
,o& li.ee, all drafgMa.
SCOTT BOWMB, Chemists, Mew Yrk.
Blshnp Mrt'abe, of !kw York,
on r JftDieV lle ulmiie powder.
"With lotfMtd t Dr. JiutV IlenJ
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in rotumctiiiwiit tltvtn to autfeiei'S
froiu hemlrteliH. Thfv u1imvh tlm
pain spf dily, aiui 1 liuvo uevnr
known hi hu b to In- lntum-il. by their
Use. llHVP iHM'i. II glvht Httflprpr
from h niWIih in my lif', Inn luive
hlitio-i u.ilton of it by tlm t'oti
sIkmI um of h"l w titer utbl fruit uutl
br (i"in williot. oofjiur. The Dr
Jtune Headache Powder luve,
i however, itruntiy relieved tne at times
, and I never hIIow tuyst if to te with
!out them, Miul'liave leconirneinled
to oi hni'H freely. C. C A'oOABt."
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' e't MuldlebuiKb, Tn. 0 17-9tu
! ONE OP TWO WAYS.
The bladder whs crvntod for one
; purpose, namely, a receptncle for the
urine, aud as ucli it is not iiiible to
any form of disease exc pt by one i f
two ways. 1 he first ny is from
imperfect, actiou of the kidneys. The
bi ootid way is from careless locnl
treatment of other diseases.
CHIEF t'AI'ME.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy
kidnevs is the chief cause of bladder
trouble. So the womb, like the
bladder, was created for one purpose,
and if not doctor.nl too much in not
liable to weakliest or disease, except
in rare ciises. It i (situated back of
and very c!oe to the bladder, there
fure any pain, disease or Inoonveni
enco manifested In thekidnevi. back,
bladder or urioary passage Is often, by
mistake, attributed to female weak
liest or womb trouble of some sort.
Tbe error is easily made and may be
as easily avoided. To find out cor
rectly, set your urine asida for twenty
four hours, a sediment or settling
Indicates kidney or bladder trouble.
The mild and tha eitraodinary effect
of Dr Kilmer'r Kwauip-ltoot, the
great kidney, aud bladder remedy 1
soon realized. If you need a medicine
you should have tha best. At druir-
glets fifty cents aud one dollar You
may nave a sample bottle and pain
olilet. both sent free bv mail. Men
tion the MiddleburkTb, 1'0T and send
vour address to Dr. Kilmer U Co..
BiiikTliaiDtou, N. Y. The proprietor of
tins paper KUarautee tne -feiiulueuese
tbls Offer
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
rue uaderslirued liarliiir twea restored to
ueullii by siaioie uieaus, after suneriug ir ev
mi itJ year wlli a severe Iuuk aOwllou. and bat
dread dlaewte ('4MtauMtBliM. la aoxioUM lo
luake lutows U ins fellow sufferers I lie weaii
of cure. To Uie who desire It, be will vlieerf ul
l, wild re iA vluuve) a cop of Uie preacrliXlou
urnxL wlilcii tbey will Olid a sure cure for t orn-
aud all Uiruttt ud luoif Maladtr. Ha bOe all
sunnrer. will try uiu reiueoy, asuuiaraiuaiiKi.
TlxjHe dtwlriiiK (be preaurliruoo, wblcb will ami
tiieui uoUiliiif. and may prur a biealur, will
UH9IUM3
Stv. fcUWaliD A. WIUMlat,
y-ld-Ur Brooklyn. w York
Am SMtarlawsl llaasilaa.
If your Irtebdn or Delirbbori are aufferluir from
ooti)-lia. ooida. aur tbroal, ur auy Uiniat ur luuir
disease (luuludliiif oouuiupUu). sk Uutro If
t bey have ever uaud OUo'a Cure. Till faiuuu.
Ueriaao remedy Is bavin a large aale bare and
Is perfunuluir sou wonderful uure of tbroal
aad lung- dlaeanue. W. U spaoirUtr, Mlddleburir ;
M. HoUirock. X . I)., Ml. flea taut Hin. till mivs
you a sauiple buttl free, tit) inatUtr what u hut
loeawuie nav raiino w U), Uf vwi tuiu,
Large sU at and (vols.
THBOLD B8TABL18HBB
rtUra tret faUawklll,
Voder New ZMgemsmt
Hate. i.0Q day,
$5.00 per Week.
SEUNSaUOVE
M. L. MILLER,
Prop'r
I keD constantly
nfaatura to order all kinds of
Marble and Granite
Poinds Ail Hiaislis!
Old Stones Clsanti aniBtpairsi
.-OWPRICE8! LOW PRICES
I hav ona of tba bast Marble Cut
ters lu tba 8 tat and aonunn.mi-
turn out Kood work. '
truoiue and saeuiy tsorkil price.
Thankful for nut faeoea I inn.)
speotfully ask a oontlnuancs of same,
M. I. MILLER
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Sonbury It Lewiatowu Division.
In effect Not 15, 18M.
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AND
NOKTDERN OKNTKAI, KAILWAY
Tralm letv Nunhory dally wit Hiiml.y
1 Ma m for Wllllamiport and UanamlaiKu
5 II a in lor Hllelont. Krl. ami Oitnitnilalxu
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in .an mouni i:erm.
Sunday 10 00 a lor Wllk.nburro
Train. Isav Mallnniirora Junction
100O 111, wuok il nrrirlnc at liul idrlvblt
loop in New York I Up u H.llliuur. i 10 p a
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11 U p la New York I M a m. Baltimore III (Op a
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4 sua iu New York 7 Hani
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Walilnston 1 15 pm
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ana 1 at pin, iur uarriiourg, rniltdeiptnt ma
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3. R WO.) I). 0.,'IPj lAt.Dt
t. B HCTCUt.VSON, H tunaer
CTflD flDINtf I cur ,or drunkmnea
0 I Uf "Unlillt which can be given with or
without the knowledge of the drinker and will
completely stop the deiire for liquor. Women
can secretly administer Stop-Drink and effect
cure. It. met It. have been proven in thou
sand, of mm. Hailed in a plain sealed writ
oer. with (.fractions, on receint of ONS
bbOLLAK. Particular, and te.titnoni.il frM.
SKAKI.K8 CO- 3 1'ark riace, New lena,
No-To-Bae for Fifty Cents.
Ouaranteed tobacco habit eur, make, wttk
men strong, lood pur. We, II. All drunuia
ONE HUNDRED AGENTS WANTED In tt
neit 90 day. to sell Billow's HoiueUold
Specialties We guarantee from 2 to 3 dolli
a uay. json. but those who mean DannewneN
apply. Mend 23 cent, and receive circular. .ml
samples address I. V. UUX1EK, Uen. Man., Ne
Benin, re.
A Hhert nt ta Health.
To rr In Aim fHinMl.lnal.liin hv tukltiir nllls If
like irult.x round In a circle, You will never retell
the point sought, but only get buck to the nurt-
unr ixii lit., a tiertw nniiirai laxituvn ie rw.vi
I Vhrv Kltiif tiif rMlihrHtHt rimdv lor nil iienv.
onion, Htotnacne. liver ana kiuney uiwwi. n
ivifuiaf the IvowpIh. W. II, Himnirler, Mlrmie
burKli i M. Koihro. k, M. D Ml. I'leaiwut M1"".
win give you a sample piic.uL'o true. t,uri(e '
its ana ancis.
NO MORE QUEASY LAMPS.
Ca be liaudltxl witti Kid Ulvtes.
m Mcreui am caiiiaiu.
HaOraaaa. MalJanaar. MoalUvlo1'
It your assist saaaot supply you, sriu!
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