EVENING HERALD tNTVHMSUMI) IM10. tut.Utiel e erj (Cvrnliu, RxiwittMunrtny t ' Vaitw .Iardi'v STiiaRr Nrar '?rnn Hi iantld is U'itvt-tfl (uhPimiMimui nuil t'n 4'ri'UndhiK tmvn fornix en i its h wink, r By mi.il 83.0(1 a . tyu.oi j i it iMtMikli, pn.s ' in art vmhjo. a i !. u aH chareoa acconlititf kti niiiHfs nit't pi ml t. on. 'M, puhllHht'r ivmrvt tta rlIit to r!mr.r fioftltlon of fultrtinmiuuta wlien t iliv im icAtluii nf now do ma i id a it. Thi? HM i tr.-eil to rojoct fttiy advertisement, n-ru-tiipr ! for or not, tlmt the pill 1 Inherit nm dfrni i nHjr. Atlvorttdtntt rntaa mvlr known ijjjn application. KirKl at the piwtoftVo at 8lionftniloi.li, I'm., i Hxmlolfl mutt iimttor. TKLKPIlONR CONNECTION. .veni ng Herald MONDAY, FKUUUARY 8. 1887. POLITICS IN THE SCHOOLS. Senator Gibson, of Erie county, Iim Intro duced a bill at Harrlsburg that ahonltl be given mrlent consideration by the members of tlie Legislature ai well as by the people In gcncrul. Tlie measure proides that Sclioul Board be relieved uf the power of appoint ing school teachers, and such power be ill' vested tu the Suiierluteudout or I'liueipal. The advocates of the measure argue that under the present system politics enters too largely into the manner of appointing teachers and that if the selection is trana- ferred to the heads of the schools tills evil will lie avoided, to a great extent. Senator Gibson's bill, while it relieves School Hoards of the power of saying who shall fill the position of teacher, gives the members of the Board the right to appolut the Principals or Superintendents. It is natural to suppose that the latter oiUcinl will be of the same political faith us tbo majority members of the Board, and hence the measure under consideration simply tiansfers political interference if any exists in the government of schools from School Boards to the Superintendents. In this we fail to see what benefit to the schools the passage of the Qibson bill can possibly be. With a Superintendent who owes his ap pointment to a partisan Board, and who is tf the Batuo political faith us the majority mem burs, it is not unreasonable to suppose that the head of the schools will chooso thoso applicants, all things being equal, who aro friendly to the appointing power. Benidos, Superintendents or Principals will consult the wishes of those to whom they aro in debted for their appointment and will hardly go counter to their desires for fear of defeat fur reappointment at tho ospiraliou of their terms. The object of tho bill, as stated by its advocates, is to relievo tho schools of the debasing iulluenuos of partisan politics. Will it secure tho desired end? We think not. As previously stated, it will merely transfer the appointing power from a dozen men to that of one individual, which in itself is a serious objection. It is too much power to invest in the hands of oue man. It would be far better to allow eight men to pat upon tho qualifica tions of school toachora. But the claim is mado that politics enters too muck into the government of our Bchools. Lot us considor this phase of tho question, tatlng tho schools of Shenandoah as a criterion. - Tho Citins party has boon in control of the School Jjfcard for many yours, with prob ably an exceptional year or two, when tho Democrats obtained control of the Board. Many parouts remember the timo when tho local schools were below tho aveiage, but under the contr.l of tho Citizens party thoy now rank second to none. It has been the boast of that party, and the records of the School Board will bear out tho statement, that in the appoiutmcnt of Superintendents, Principals aud teachers tho representatives of the Citizens party on tho Board havo always placed the qualifications of the ap plicant above that of party, and as a result the schools of Shenandoah are tho prido of our people, aud justly so. The Citizens party has had it in its pernor to fill the positions, from the lowest to the highest, with those of their own political faith, but they did not avail themsolves of that opportunity. Thoy always gave the Democracy a fair representation, and heaco, so far as Shenandoah is concerned, politics has entorod very little into tho management of the schools, at least whilo under tho con trol of the Citizens party. It is true Demo cratic appointoes may havo been removed for want of proper qualifications: but all will uckuowledgo that tho etliciency of the schools cannot be maintained with incompetent instructors, aud thoir actions in this respect is to be commended rather than Condemned. Tho presout Principal of tho High school was appointed by a Democratic Board, yot ho has been retained by the Citizen party, notwithstanding the fact that in politics ho is said to affiliates with the opposing party. His qualifications for the position cannot bo questioned, and hence, in line with the past policy of tho Citizens party ho has been re tained fcy thorn. Ma'uy of tho Directors elected by tho Citizons havo been instrumen tal in securing positions for teachers who are Democrats, notably among tho number beirjg Directors David Morgan and John Lee and others of their colleagues. Notwithstanding the fact that tho Citizens party has had control of tho School Boad for a number of years and had it in their power to place In every school In tho borough a teacher of the samo politioal faith, they havo always displayed a liberal spirit towards those of the minority. This is shown conclusively at every annual election of teachers ; and as a result of this policy, the Democrats have a greater number of teachers In the schools than the d.mluant party has. In view of these facts, we tee no good reason for transferring the appointing power from the bands of the Board to that of a single Individual. The Qibson bill should be defeatsd. Ih Luserue county the P. O. S. A. camp have secured the services of an attorney for the purpose of looking after naturalization. The movement should result in much good. In the February number of the Forum, Senator David B. Hill in an article on tho "Future of the Democracy" seores the Democrats who made up the Chicago plat form and ticket in a merciless manner ami advises moderation to tlie "pirates" who captured the organization, or dire results will follow. Father McGlynn has a very enter taining as well as interesting article on the "Kesults of Satolli's Mission," showing in a concise form the work that gentleman ac complished la the way of smoothing difficul ties which bad arisen in the church iu the line ef dittipllue. It will doubtless attract touslderable attention. Whilb Manager . W. Ash. of the Schuyl kill Traction Company, says he lias not yet receivsd official notice corroborating the rumor to the effect that he hsd been ap pointed gsuer.il managsr of the lakeside Kailway Company, In connection with hit pieeeut position, it ia generally believed that the nppuintiuoni will he marie. It would certtthily be it wini umve on the part of the bitter conip-uiy. Mr. Ah hit utmwn hini nutf to he ntio tbe most succeMiil lailwuy nmiiuitt i in tliU MM'iiixi of the stulo, un i h m it thonnigh kiwu luilgti of the tlutk-it l tin lu-iiiun. Under his tiuuiagonutuL v Trao thfii IViuipHtiy NUile u exwlU'iit Kbtming tit tlm itmiiial meeting uf thw Il.mnlof i)iucLor An.! tim Lukes.!. Ctm party will prtiopvr to tin- sumo extent when he aMumva control. to oijkk a coi.o n.o-;K HAY Take Laxative llruuio Quinluo Tablets. All Iruggltts refund the money If it falls to cure. ifi cents. PoMy-miB VrW llrowiied. Corunna, Spain. Feb. 8. Forty-one of the crew of the lost lirltlsh steamer Cty of Agra wxru down with the ves sel. The remaining thirty-two of the irew, mostly l-.iccrs, with the captain l.nd two passengers were saved. NUGGETS OF NEWS. ., Village Clerk Wagner, of Bgan, Mich., ' who was short in ins accounts, Killed himself. A new colony, known as Union City, has just been opened on 80,000 acres of land in Cherok county, fin. Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation At-ry, if, planning to estab lish social settlement for the moral betterment of cnlcago Pittsburg hotelkeeners are at the head of a movement to so amend tin Brooks law as to permit liquor to be sold to their guests on Sundays and election days. Maximo domes, the Cuban insurgent commander-in-chief, has' refused ab solutely to treat with Captain Genera! Weyler in relation to the plans of re form projected by the Spanish gov srnu:t nt. HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common water glais with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indicates a diseased con dition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it Is positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too freqiieut desire to Urinate or pain in tlie buck, is also convincing proof that tho kidneys and bladdorareoutof order. WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmor's Swamp-Koot, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in rcllovlug pain In the back, kidnoys, liver, bladder and every part of tho urinary pns aages. It corrects Inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, or liad clfects fol lowing use of liquor, wiuo or beer, and over comes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the ex traordinary effect of Swamp-Boot is soon realized. It stands tho highest for its wonder ful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have tho best. Sold by druggists price fifty cents and one dollar. For a sample bottle and pamph let, both sent freoby mill, mention Kvenino Ueuai.d aud send your full post-ollico address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, M. Y. The proprietorsof thisriapor guarantee the genuineness of this offer. Ask your grocer for no "Boyal Patent' dour, and take no othor brand. It isthobost tlour made. Tliri'O Frlcn.n Seized tor 1'Iracy. Jacksonville, Feb. 8. The steamer Three Friends, on arriving from Jupi ter, was immediately seized by the col lector of customs, under instructions from tho secretary of the treasury. Sho was taken into custody by the Un ited States marshal on a chrgo of pi racy by virtue of a libel filed by tho United States district attorney, alleg ing that she committed piratical acts on her trip to Cuba last December. Mrs Scliacflur Will Kecover. Durlington, N. J., Feb. 8. Mrs. Nicholas W. Schaffer, who was shot last Friday by her husband, from whom she was separated, is reported to be resting easily, and the physicians in attendance believe she will recover from her wound. Tho body of tho husband, who, after shooting his wife, fired a bullet through his brain, was buried yesterday with honors from the societies to which he belonged. Twenty Years for a murderess. Newark, N. J., Feb. 8. -Mrs. Ger trude Crecer, tho white woman who recently shot and killed Charles It. Anderson, her negro common law hus band, at Bloor.ifleld, was sentenced to state prison for twenty years by Judge Dupue. Mrs. Creger pleaded guilty of murder in tho socond degree. The World's Cliamplon Skaters. Montreal, Fob. a J. Nilsson, of Minne apolis, is tho professional champion skator of tho world, nnd J. K. McCullough, of Winnipeg, ia tho nmatour champion. Those aro two of tho rosults of the world's skating chnmplonsh! -ices held hero Fri day and Saturday, i i of tho rncos won by MoCullough. the i uyO motors interna tional skated Saturday, will beskatod over again this afternoon on nccount of the mistake in the dlstanco, but It is looked as a sura thing for him to win. J-4ibor Itlots In Hamburg. Hamburg, Feb. 8. Riots havo followed tho recent collapse of tho dookers' strike. The workmen, incensed at the failure o their cause, attacked tho laborers as they emerged from tho dock Saturday evening atAltonnand St Pnull. Knives and re volvers were freely used. A number of persons were Injured, including several onlookers. Nearly a hundred arrests havo been mado. It was 2 o'clock Sunday mom. lng before tlie large foroes of mounted po lice succeeded in cloanlng tho streets and quieting the people. Induced by the use of coca, opiate or nar cotic compounds Is bad, decidedly bad. They undermine health and shatter the constitution and the patient is steadily growing into a worse condition often resulting in the terrible slavery and misery of the cocaine and opium habit. Sleep induced by the use of Hood's Sarsa parilla does not perhaps come as quickly, but It conies more surely and more per manently through nature's great restor ing and rejuvenating channel purified, vitalized and enriched blood. This feeds the nerves with life-giving energy and bu.'Mi up the system and constitution from the very foundation ot all health and life the blood pure, rich, red blood. od's Sarsaparilla Is the One Triu- Blood rurlfU-r. AlldruggiaU. $1. u i rt!fl curellver Ills.easytoUiko, nOOUS I-MllS easy to operate. 8oents, Sleep no flE8S PHOfI (Continued fioni First l'sge.) is not ilrana uu irij promises. NnrrUtnwii Anylnm'n Many Wants. In view of tho recent sruniiliil nt N orris town, growing nut of tho iny;triint death of Che Insane convict Medio, there quests of Unit Institution for stato aid al this time are peonllnrly Interesting. The more or loss doubtful transactions uncov ered by the .Qobtn Investigation of two years ago are called to mind In one Item In the demand of the trustees for $115,000 for the extension of the hospital plant and accessories. Blenheim palace, with all Its superb apiiolntmeiits nud lavish display, so far as known, never expended the mu nificent sum of 110,000 for the building ot n pigsty and a hen house. And yet that la tho modest slim asked for by the Morris town hospital, so that Its pigs and chick ens may bo properly oared for during the lnolemenoy of winter nnd tho heat of sum- lnolemenoy mar. Thore are other striking oalls made up on the diminishing revenues of tho state by this Institution which are Just as Inter esting and peculiar. Thus, the sum oi $8,000 Is asked for fruit and shado trees, vases nud fountains. Wholo farms of fruit and shade trades oan be purchased for tills sum In rural Pennsylvania. Then there Is the demand for $10,000 fora refrlgeratoi and Ice plant. The Items In detail are ai follows : For the extension of the Waring sewaga system, tho sum ot 16,000, or so much thoreof as muy le nooessary. For the equipping and tho complotlon of the water plant tho sum of $80,000, or so much thereof ns may be neoessary. For two additional ward buildings, In lieu pf present framo barraoks, the sum ol 60,000, or so muoh thereof as may be ne cessary. For rebuilding tho piggery nnd hennery, the sum of $10,000, or bo muoh theroof as may bo necessary. For fruit and shado trees, shrubbery, vaes and fountains, tho sum of $8,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For erection of barn for hospital proper, tho sum of $7,000, or bo much thereof as may bo nooessary. For refrigerating nnd Ice plnnt, tho sum of $10,000, or so much thoreof as may be ne:essary. That tho above itoma will nttraot un usual attention from tho legislators who nro pledged to economy nnd roforni goo without saying. The Talk of Capital Jtcmoral. Tho proposed removal of tho capital from Harrlsburg to Pittsburg has had the oftect of stirring up tho sluggish curront of Harrlsburg life as it has nover boon stirred up boforo. A paid flro dopartmont Is a certainty. Not only has tho volunteer fire department boon notoriously ineffi cient, but tho supply of hose has novoi been adequate to tho demands of tho city. Chief Qaverlch, of the flro department, can give testimony to this fact A propo sition to removo tho capital would uovet havo an Instant's standing if tho ndvnuco mont of Harrlsburg in municipal ranks had boon left in the hands of such m en as the chief magistrate aud tho chief of the flro department. Lieutenant Govornor 'Wnltor Lyon It working up sontimout regarding tho pro posed move of the capital to Philadelphia. Ho said to a reporter: "If tho etuto cnpltol woro located In Philadelphia It would b convonlontly reached by many moro poa pie than it is at present, aud for that rea son I believo that if put to a vote of the pooplo it would carry." A groat doal of ndvorae commont upon Harrlsburg as a stuto capital has boon largely due to tho fact that mombors ol the legislature nnd stato officials have been regarded during tho past twenty years as "outsldo barbarians" who are tolerated jmply bocauso of tho rovonuo that thoy bring to the city. Thoro la not n liboral Instinct or a social qualification to rocommond Harrlsburg to anybody In tho common wealth as a stuto capital. Har rlsburg opparontly regards stato ofllclalB, legislators and evorybody having busi ness within her borders ns individuals who apparently nro to bo "worked to the limit." air. Wanamaker's Suggestion. Tho Hon. John Wannmaker, in a com munication to a representative of Harrls burg, suggests a possible solution to tho voxod question of the rebuilding of tho Capitol in this city. Tho os-postmastor gonoral says : "An evldouoo of Harrlsbnrg's good faith might be permanently demonstrated by her insuring tho now Cnpltol building. A paid flro dopartmont will bo, of courso, re garded as an ovidouco of good faith on the part of her citizens; but if sho wishes to impress upon tho rest of the stato her ap preciation of tho honor oonforred upon her by tho erection of tho now stato Cnpltol In hor midst, it can be most effectually dono by hor city officials guaranteeing the pay ment of tho premium upon tho utmost limit of insurance that oan boplnced upon tho proposed now Cnpltol." Tho groat ovontof the vveok is the Tues day evening reception to the mombors of tho legislature, u foature of tho reception being tho prosenco in tho receiving lino of three visiting stato oxeoutivos. Thoy aro Govornor Griggs of Now Jersey, Lowndos of Maryland and Tunnoll of Dolnwnre, as well ns Lieutenant Govornor nnd Mrs. Lyon, Presldont Pro Tem. and Mrs. Mo Currell and Speaker Boyer. Chairman George Kunkel, of the house Judiciary general committee, has prepared n bill making tho wlfo a competent wit ness against tho hustwrnl In actions for nllonatlng the wife's affections and In oases for action for assault and battery. Senator Walter Merrick, of Tioga county, has drafted au important piece qf legislation which ho offered when tho sen ate reoonvoued this morning. It Is an act to pi'ovlde that when ovidonoo shows con clusively by the certificate of a reputablo physiolan or the superintendent of a stuto insane hospital that a man or woman Is a hopeless lunatlo, this shall be suffloiont grounds for dlvoroe. Senator Walton's Taxation Scheino. Senator Walton, of Greene county, hafl worked out a bill to reduce tax on real os. tnte by making properties now taxable only for state purposes subject to looai taxation, except school buildings. He hag also prepared an act oliauglug the system of paying the omolais oi ureeno oounty. Tho senator's scheme Is to pay them a fixed salary, with a reasonable sum for expenses, aud require toe lees ot ouioe to lie oovereu into tne county treasury. The rural members are quietly orgnnlz lng to prevent the proposed reduotion In the school appropriation. An Informal meeting will be hold during the week to outline u plan ol action. William u. omitn of Bedford, who led the fight iu the house two years ago for a change in the system of distributing tlie sohool fund, Is a lead ing spirit in the movement He will not agree to any bill whloh gives less than 86.500.000 to the solioola. The oountrymai) will also try to pass au aot giving 1000,000 for township high schools. "There should be no thought ot spend. Thiznillllons of dollars for a new Capitol," said Mr Smith, "a half million erected the large executive and library building, and that sum ought to be sufficient for a new state house. To rob the people in these hard times to build a gorgeous state In. like would bo a crime that will not t exi tiMiil by the vuurs." Who Said They Have a Cough 1 Advice Take Pan-Tiua, 25c. At Clrniilor Bros., drug store. A man may say or think what he pleaseB but just the same, personal appearance cuts a big figure in success. A well-dressed, neat, cleanly looking man, with the fresh countenance of health will, other thimrs being equal. outstrip the man who isn't wholesome-looking. Many men imagine that hard work "hustling" they call it counts for every thing. In the long run the easy-going man who takes time to think of his health and his personal appearance outstrips the reck less, neglectful hustler. Many men are held back in the struggle of life by their personal appearance. Through neglect of the digestion their blood gets full of im purities aud humorswhlch show themselves on the face and body in the shape of skin affections, blotches, eruptions, eczema and scrofula. 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For paper-covered copy, send 21 one-cent stamps, to covcrthe costof mail ing only, to the World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. For fine cloth binding, send 10 cents extra, 31 cents In all. THE UPRISING IN CRETE. TI10 Work or l'illngo and Dostruotlou Still Unabated. Canea, Island of Crete, Feb. 8. Throughout Sunday the town of Canea Itself was comparatively qulot, but the fire, started as a result of last week's conflict between Mussulmans and Christians, has broken out afresh, and several villages in the suburbs nro in flames. Outside the walls of Canea thero has been a continuous fusillade Blnce Saturday, the soldiers siding in with the Mussulmans. All of the Chris tians have left town. Fifteen hundred Christians have gone aboard the Brit ish vessels, while 200 subjectsof France went aboard tho French cruiser. Tho palace of the Christian governor of the island, Georgl Berovitcji, prince of Samoa, being blockaded by Mus sulmans, Borovltch Pasha according ly distributed arms with the view of dispersing the besiegers. At Halepu 700 armed Christians aro facing an armed body of Mussulmans. Tho situ ation at Iletirrto is serious. The in surgents hold the vice consuls, tho bishop and other notables prisoners as hostages. The Turks have already pll laged several villages, and It is feared that the Insurrection will involve the whole of Crete. The Greek squadron has arrived here. Minutes seem llko hours when ,1 llfo is at stako. Croup gives no time to send for a doc tor, delay may moan death. U110 Minute Coush Cure givos instant relief and insures recovery. The only harmless remedy that produces immediate rosults. U. 11. Uagou buch. OflVred Her I'et I'oodle as n Snerlflco. Wichita, Kan., Fob. 8. Mr J. L. Tread woll, a woll known socloty woman of Em poria, has snorlflcod a pot poodlo as a burnt offoring, declaring that she did so in order to propitiate an offended God, who, she bolloves, has decreed tho death of hor two children. Mrs Trcndwoll has boon an in valid for several yonrs and under tho caro of a physician, but Cnrlstlnn scientists in duced her to dismiss tho physician, nnd It is now foured that she caunot be rostorod to reason, A torpid liver means a bad comploxion, bad breath, indigestion and frequent headaches. To avoid such companions taVo DoWitt's Littlo Early Risers, tho famous little pills. C.H. Hasenbuch. When you want good roofing, plumbing gas fitting, or gonoral tinsmithing dono call on E. F. Gallagher 18 West Centre street Dealer ir steles l-tf Constipation in its worst forms, dyspepsia, Bick headache, biliousness and dcraugoment of tho liver aro readily cured by DeWitt's Little Early Kisors. These little pills uevor gripe. Small pill, safe pill, best pill. 0. II, Hagonbuch. An Election FIglit In Arkansas, Littlo Bock, Fob. 8. Domocrats and Populists onch had a candidate for sheriff In Lawrence oounty, this state. Chlldors, the Domocrat, was doolarod oloctod by a Bmall majority. Stowart, tho Populisl charged fraud. Election commissioners discovered an error and gavo tho election to Stowart County Judge Townsond, a Democrat, held that the vote In several districts were irregular, and he throw It out, and confirmed tho election of Chlldors. Populists nnd Prohibitionists on one side, and the Chlldors faction on the other side, aro arming, and thero Is fear bloodshed will result. TO CUIUS A COLD IN ONK DAT. Tako Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tho money if it fails to euro. 25 cents. Itoduced Kates to Washington 011 Account of the Inauguration vlu Pcmutyl vanla Knllrnnd. For the benoflt of thuao who desire to at tend the ceremonies incident to tho inaugura tion of President-elect McKinley, the Penn sylvania Kailroad Company will sell excur sion tickets to Washington March 1, 2, 3, aud 4, valid to return from March 4 to 8, at the following rates: From Pottsvlllo, 7.25; Heading, $7.20 ; lllrdsboro, $0.86 ; Pottstown, J0.85; NorriBtown, Jfl.15 ; Philadelphia, 6.40, and from all other stations on the Pennsylvania system at reduced rates. This inauguration will be a most interest ing event, and will undoubtedly attract a large number of people from ovary section of the country. The magnificent facilities of the Pennsyl vania Iiailroad make this line tlie favorite route to tlie national capital at all times, aud its enormous equipment and splendid term iual advantages at Washington make it especially popular on such occasions. A weed in the garden can be easily destroy ed when it first starts. Consumption can be nipped iu tlie bud by One Minute Cough (Juro. 1,. 11. jiagenuucu. A Convict as Illcyele Trainer, Barnstable, Mass., Fob. 8, A sensation was caused here when K. O. Knapp, who is supposed to be serving a live years sen tence for stealing the funds of the Snrlntr- field National bunk, was seen in the street giving the wife of the jailer, Q. 11. Cash, bicycle lessons. The former bank oltiolal was In prison garb. Other conrlots are often allowed remarkable llSerty. Lewis Rogers, a convict, wag allowed by the Jailor to take a cow to Yarmouth and buck. Soothing foi burns, scalds, chapped hands and lips. Healing for cuts and sores. In stant relief for piles, stops pain at once. These aro the virtues of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Naive. V. II. Ilugenbuch. jMany Think! When It was snid to tho woman! "In sorrow fllialt thou bring forth chil dren," that n perpetual curse wna Eronounccd, but tho thrill of Joy felt y every Mother when aho clasps to her heart lier babo proves the con trary. Truo, dangers lurk In tho pathway of tho Kxpeotant Mother and should bo avoided. "Mother's Friend" So prepares tho system for tho change taking place that tlie final hour is robbed of nil danger and pain. Its use insures safety to tho llfo of both Mother ana child, and maKoa onuu birth easy anil recovery inoro rapid, Bent bj Molt, on receipt of nrlee, HJOO TEK H0TTLE. Hook, "To jttoeetnnt Mother," roal -ok, AO I5xucrnn( momer, ranueu itwi DlDff valuable information and voluntary re, eon irr toatl. lamina monlal ofl. The Dradneld Ittgalator Co., Atlanta, Oi. OlD BY ALL DRUQQIQTB. Minister Do Lome Disousses the Spanish Pledges, A3 LAHGE A MEASUEE OF LIBERTY As Granted to Any Colony In the World, with tho ISxeeptlons of Canada and Nen South Wales Tho Itlght of Franchise May bo ISxtandod. Washington, Feb. 8. Tlie president has signed, on the recommendation of Secretary of tho Interior Francis, an important order reduoing the number of pension agencies in the United States from eighteen to nine. The ob ject of the order is to oftect a very large saving to the government without inconveniencing the pensioners. The secretary demonstrates that by this reduction of the pension agencies the cost of disbursing pensions can be re duced by at least $150,000 por annum, The change was made possible by an amendment to the law governing tho disbursing of pensions, which amend ment was approved March 23, 1896. It required that all pensioners should, after that date, be paid by cheeks re mitted by mail. Beports from the pen sion agencies In reply to inquiries as to the operation of the new law were to the effect that under it the pension ers are paid muoh more promptly; that the possibility of error Is minimized, and that upon the whole it is much more satisfactory to the pensioners than the former law. Tho agents also advise that tho pensioners receive their pensions when remitted by mall at their homes, where, being surrounded by family influences, the pensioner is much more likely to make a judicious disposition of his pension money. Un der the previous law many pensioners collected their quarterly payments in person and, under the influence of bad associations, were often Induced to ap ply those payments unwisely and de prive their families of the benefits theroof. This executive order will go into ef fect Sept. 1 next, Its execution having been postponed until that date in or der that no pensioner should suffer inconvenience in consequence of delay in receiving his pension, and to givo ample time for tho removal of the rolls and records from the agencies discon tinued. The consolidation was mado by uniting existing agencies and the en tire Jurisdiction thereof, In ordor that no expense should be incurred by the making of new rolls. The agencies at Concord, N. H.t and Augusta, Me., are discontinued and payments hitherto made there are ordered made from the agency at"Boston, Mass.; the pension ers heretofore paid at Buffalo, N. Y are to be raid from New York city agency; those at Pittsburg from the Philadelphia agency; those at Louis ville and Knoxvllle from Washington; those at Detroit from Indianapolis; those at Milwaukee from Chicago; those at Des Moines and Topeka from St. Louis, where a new agency Is es tablished. The following are the nine agencies and tho number of pensioners paid thereat under the new order; Boston, 91,357; New York, 83,833; Philadelphia, 106,735; Washington, 140,265; Columbus, 104,482; Indianapolis, 116.0C8; Chicago, 125,123; St. Louis, 161,709; Ban Fran cisco, 23,098; total, 970,679, All pensioners of the United States residing in foreign countries, and now numborlng 3,781, will continue to be paid from the Washington agonoy, and the navy pensioners will be paid. as heretofore, from Boston, Chicago, New - York city, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington. The esti mated saving to the government is ns follows; Clerk hire, $105,675; salaries, (nine agents, $4,000 per annum), $36,- 000; contingent expenses of agencies discontinued, $10,182; rent for agencies discontinued, $9,550; total, $161,407. The total cost for ponslons and the disbursement thereof for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896, was $142, 206,550, made up as follows; Payments to pensioners, $138,215,176; fees to ex amining surgeons, $672,587; maintain ing pension bureau at Washington, $2, 763,760; cost of maintaining pension agencies, $665,027, It Is on this last Item that the new ordor Is Intended to save between $150,000 and $160,000, Chlcora, Pa., "Herald;" ICichard Vensol reports Ono Mluute Cough Cure the greatest success of medical science. lie told us that it cured his whole family of terrible coughs and colds, after all othor so called cures had failed entirely. Mr. Vensel said it assisted his children throuc'. a very bad siege of measels. One Minute Cough Cure makes ox- Sctoration very easy and rapid. C. II. ttgeubuohj To Florida vlu reiiusylvnnla llullroad, The midwinter exodus has beguu. The discomforts and dangers of wet winter weather are here, but to the southward, from a cloudless sky, beams a beautiful sun upon a blooming land. The noxt Pennsylvania Railroad tour to Jacksonville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York and Philadelphia February 0. Kxcuralon tickets, including railway trans portation, Pullman accommodations (one berth), aud meals en route in both directions wliile traveling uu the. special train, will be sold at the following rales: New York, $60.00; Philadelphia, (18.00; Canandaigua, $82.85; lCrie, $51.88; Pittsburg, $53.00, and at propor tionate rates from other points. For tickets, itineraries, and other informa tion apply to ticket agents, Touriit Agent at 11B0 Broadway, Now York, or to Geo. W. Iloytl, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. All tlie different forms of skin troubles. from chapped hands to ecu ma and indolent ulcers can be readily cured by DeWitt's uucu uagei aaive, me gieat pile cure. C. II. Hagenbuoh. Buy Keystone flour. lie sure that tho mm Uttna IUrb, Ashland, Fa., is printed on every sack. Help Comei to Those Who Take lied Flag Oil for sprains, burns, cuts. At Uruhlcr tiros., drug store. THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL. It wm Probably be Abandonod for the I're.ont flesalom vvasningion, um. a. oenaror aior gan expects to secure a vote on the Nicaragua canal bill which will, he thlnks.demonatrato the votlngstrength of the measure. Whatever the result, he will probably announce his aban donment of the bill for the present session, on nccount of the determined obstruoMon to Its passage, while at the same time he will declare his pur pose to press the measure with moro determination than evr at the next session. The withdrawal of the Nicaragua bill from Its present place nt the head of the calendar will leave the Way open for taking up other measures pressing for consideration. The dip lomatic and consular appropriation bill and the Indian and agricultural bills will be pushed, and Senator Mor rill has given notice of his intention to advnnce the bill to prohibit the sal of liquor In the Capitol. There will also be an effort to proceed with the bank ruptcy lilll. The feature of the week in the house will be the ceremonies on Wednesday on the occasion of the counting of the electoral vote and the formal promul gation of the election of MoKInley and Hobart by the vice president of the United States. It is a state occasion, but of a very formal character. Unless the fortification or sundry civil bill is reported the house will have no ap propriation bill to consider this week and most of tho time will be devoted to such bills as the various com mittees may present and the confer ence reports. There are three con tested election cases, Seattle vs. Price, from Louisiana; Hopkins vs. Kend rlek, from Kentucky, and Bennoit vs. Boatner, which probably will be de cided. In each case the majority report favors tho sitting member, a Demo crat. Our peoplo are growing more and more In the habit of looking to Gruhler Bros., drug gists, for the latest aud best of, everything in tho drug line. They soli Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famous for its cures of had colds -tuup and whooping cough. When In need f such a medicine givo this remedy a trial and you will bo more than pleased with tho result. Condemned MurTlarerltecaptured. Brookville, Pa., Feb. 8. Joseph AIol lo, an Itulian, sentenced to death for tho murder of Lewis Scalzo at Wals ton mines on Christmas day, 1895, es caped from jail Friday night. 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Personally-Conducted Tours riATCIILESS IN EVERY FEATURE. CALIFORNIA Tours to CAI.IKOKN1A and the PACIFIC COAST will leave Now York and Philadelphia February 21, stopping at New Orleaua during Slttidi Qras festivities, and allowing four weeks in California, and March 27, returning on regular twine within nine months. Itound trip rales from all points on the Pennsylvania Itall road System east of Pittsburg : &K0 00 for tour of February U, aud 1310.00 for tour ot Maruh 27, FLORIDA Jacksonville tours, allowing two weeks In Florida will leave New York and Philadelphia February D and 28, and March 9, 18U7 lUte covering expenses en route in both directions, tao.eo from New York, and (48.00 from Philadelphia. WASHINGTON Tours, each covering period of three days, will leave New York nnd Philadel phia February 11, March 11, April 1 and 22, aud May 12, INT. Itates, Includ ing tranauortattou and two days' aeoommoda tlon at the best Washington Hotels, $11.50 from New York, and $11.00 from Philadelphia, OLD POINT COMFORT TOURS RETURNING DIRECT, OR VIA. MCHM0ND AND WASHINGTON will leave New York and Philadelphia Febru ary 20, March 18, and April 15, 1887. For detailed lllnorarlei and other Information apply at ticket agencies or address tJeo. W. Iloyd, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agent, iirood Street Mutton, Philadelphia. ink ns is
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