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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular correspondent

tfIoiH our hcSular CoTreopOnuent.I
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 20, 1885.
1t is not considered good form in 'lah
de dah" Washington to talk about the
weather, but with the thermometer at 90
in the shade what else is there to talk
about, what other subject so worthy of
complaint and objurgation? Fortunately
for those engaged in government work, the
public Offices arc clean, well ventilated and
as cool as they can be made But in spite
of the diaphanous dresses of the female
employees and the fact that men discard
all garments, not insisted upon by civil and
social laws, they perspire like iron pud-
dlers.
The President has learned for the first
time what Washington could do in the way
OF hot weather and no doubt contrasted
last Sunday in the city with the previous
Sunday which he spent at Wood Mont
on the upper Potomac.
see that some of the truly good Repub-
lican papers are greatly hurt becau SC the
President went to Woodmont and spent
the Sabbath, like bad boy, fishing, 1t
will, no doubt, delight them to learn that
the President did nothing of the sort, but
passed the day like gentleman and a
Christian and caught his fish on Monday.
When first came to Washington, about
thirteen years ago, was one day in the
office OF the Chief of the Bureau of Navi.
CATION and saw stout looking middle
aged gentlemen to whom was introduced
as Mr.. Roach. Neither the name or the
man impressed me as noteworthy, but after
he had taken his leave, Commodore Am
men, the then Chief of the Bureau, re.
marked; "that was Mr.. John Roach, the
great ship builder"
John Roach's failure is the most inter-
esting news of the day, 1t is not surpris.
ing in any respect He has lived on Navy
Department favoritsm. 1t has been his
entire stock in trade. When it was with.
drawn he had to fail. A prominent shin
builder who knows Roach well says that
when Robson became Secretary of the
Navy in 80, Roach was $500, 900 in debt.
By the constant friendly aid OF Robeson,
who was by many persons believed to be
partner in Roach's establishment Roach
was cared for and enabled to continue his
ship building business. During Robeson's
time he practically controlled the Navy
Department, and was given enormous ad
vantages in the purchase of old material.
and in making new contracts with the Gov
ernment.
| When the new cruisers were ordered b,
Congress three years ago, he, relying as
usual on official favoritism, rushed In ant
contracted TO build them a qnarter of ,
million less than what careful men though
would be their actual cost. Such methods
OF doing business could only have one re
suit. Had the failure occurred at som,
later period II might have been alleged /,
have been the result Of political hostility
As IL is now, II is the result simply OF nat
ural causes
The Secretary OF the Navy is in the pres
ence of great opportunity, 1t Shas bee
demonstrated that the Government canno
build naval vessels by contract. Mr.. Viii
ney can show that the Government is nc
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HetteryllIe.

John Bond fell from the wagon while
hauling in grain and bruised his arm Sc
vcrely.
The harvest is being nearly all gathered
in for this season.
The question is now; Are you going to
the festival and campmecting?
Another question is who is going to be
our teacher this Winter?
There was an ice cream party at Jerry
Wagner's on Saturday night.
1t is reported that the school directors
intend to place new desks in the Snyder
school house. We think it capital idea,
rs the old ones are poor.
Jerry Wagner and wife went to Cata-
,wissa to visit friends, recently.
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PERSONAL.

The Misses Seligman, of Mahanoy, ar,
the guests of Miss Annie Miller.
Jesse Mench, of Catawissa, spent few
hours in town on Monday.
Arthur Smith, of Scranton was in tow
on Wednesday.
Mrs. King is visiting her mother, Mrs
Eshleman and family,
Misses Ida and Laura Bernhard are Wis
iting friends at Scranton and Danyllle.
Mr.. and Mrs, G.. R. Buckalew went t.
Ganoga Lake on Tuesday.
Harry Hess is visiting relatives in Phil
adelphia,
Miss Mary Unangst is at Selinsgrove
visiting the family of Rev. ]. II. Dimra.
Irwin G. Breeze has been elected a teach
CT by the Catawissa School board.
Miss Regina Lowenberg, of Galveston
Texas, is visiting the family of her uncle
David Lowenberg.
Joseph ii. Cramer, of Mifilin, called il
to see us on Wednesday. He is employed
on the N. & w, b. railroad.
Mrs. Lizzie Fulton started on Monday
for Minnesota, where she will spend severa
months with her aunt, Mrs. Shredder.
Rev. l., Zahner expects to return thi
week, and there will be services at thu
Episcopal church at the usual hours mex
Sunday.
Dennis Mcdonald returned from IRELAND
last week, after an absence of six weeks
He enjoyed the trip greatly, and appears
TO have been benefited by it.
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On Saturday last about one o'clock smoke
was discovered from the rear OF A. j. Ev
ans building on the corner of Main and
Iron streets. An alarm was given and the
fire companies were promptly on hand, and
in few moments the fire was cxtinguished
1t caught from stove in the tailor room
on the second floor. The stove was used
for heating irons, and stood in small
room very close to the woodwork. 1t was
probably left at noon with too much draft
on, and the Dashboard caught fire, and the
flame worked its way up inside the parti.
ton TO the joists on the third floor, which
were considerably charred when discov.
cred. A little longer time before discov.
cry would have given the fire such head
way that it would have been impossible to
save the building. Comparatively little
damage was done, and that mostly by
water
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TIanamaker's. q.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1885

Reader, you think you know
what crinkled seersuckers are.
Do you? Drop a line for sam
pies and give us some notion
as to the colors you like.
Seersuckers /! Nothing is more
in favor for hot-weather dress
among ladies of taste: and the
treble reason is they are pretty
and cool-they cost not much
to begin with-they are easily
washed-they are "ironed" by
letting them hang in the wind
and sun-they are cooler than
anything smooth-the crinkles
are pretty as well as cool-the
roughness is part of the beauty.
In short they are pretty, cool
and inexpensive, We might
have added a fourth-they are
tough-as George Eliot says,
"stout enough to last a life
time" These are reasons
enough.
Now, lady, do you know what
these crinkles are? Let us I'M
agine you don't. We are talking
to you who don't. You have a
night-gown-yoke of putting in
sertion-a stripe Of smooth and
stripe of rough. That's erin
kled seersucker. You have seen
a rainbow after a summer show
er, the sun behind you, That's
crinkled seersucker-its air is
like the refreshing air of seer
sucker. You have seen the ca
nary shaking his feathers after
his bath, each feather on end,
the penetrating air between
that's crinkled seersucker.
It's very odd; but almost al
the seersuckers, almost all, are
here. They're very scarce,
What is odder yet, they are
cheap. What is oldest of al
they are better than ever before
and prettier, airier,
A seersucker dress or two
why, do you know, one seer
sucker isn't like another seer
sucker, There's such variety il
seersuckers. Take a two colo
lseersucker, cream-and-ecru 70
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The I.apOrte Tragedy.



Particulars of the tragedy near Laporte,
Sullivan county, which has caused so much
excitement in that vicinity, are as follows:
The victim was Klemcs Gueski the ac-
cused Michael Sobreski, both Poles. Gu
eski, an unmarried man, has been idle by
reason of a poisoned finger and twice
within recent period has gone to the
house of Sobreski. The latter's wife in
formed her husband that he had made ad-
vances to her and that she had resisted
On Friday afternoon Sobreski left his home
to pick berries, taking with him thirty
two calibre revolver for the purpose Of pro-
tccting himself from snakes. He returned
about seven or eight o'clock and found
Gueski sitting very close to Mrs. Sobreski.
Sobreski told him he had no business there
when he was not at home and ordered him
to leave. Gueski gave him defiant look
and derisive smile. Sobrcski reached for
the revolver and struck at him, intending
to hit him on the shoulder. The revolver
was discharged and the ball entered Gu
eski's right side a short distance below the
arm and proved fatal in few minutes.
AS soon as Sobreski discovered that Gu.
cski was shot he raised an alarm. Sobreski
has been questioned and freely relates the
whole occurrence. He says he was very
angry when he saw Gueski there with his
wife, and that when he treated him with
apparent contempt and defiance he became
exasperated. lie says he did not intend to
shoot the man, but only beat him, and
seized on the revolver as the most convent
ent article for that purpose.
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The Directors May Furnish Text
hooks.

For many years doubt has existed IN the
minds OF public school authorities whether
townships and boroughs had the right to
furnish text books free to- the students of
the public schools. Some years ago when
Hon, VIM. Butler was the President Judge
of the Courts Of Chester county, he rem
dered decision to the effect that they had
such right; on another occasion Judge
Pearson, Of Dauphin county, 10 similar
case rendered contrary decision. Neither
case was ever taken to the Supreme Court,
hence the doubt spoken Of above.
The matter has been settled by the last
Legislature, by which special act author
izes directors to furnish free text books
The bill has Just been signed by the Gov
ernor, and is therefore law. The act,
however, does not compel directors to
furnish the books, but allows them to do
so, and 1t is probable that it will result in
the distribution OF the free text books.
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JerseytOwu.


The wheat is all cut and much OF il
housed.
Messrs. II. buckingham and Frank Bill
meyer were in town on Saturday.
Miss Heacock, OF Bloomsbury, Is visiting
at ]. b. Hartman's.
Miss Sallie Watson is at home since grad.
uation.
Mrs. VIM. Kreamer, of Bloomsbury, was
at G, Kreamer's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Stout, OF Shenandoah,
attended the funeral Of his brother, John
Stout, which occurred on the 9th.
No preaching in the NJ. L. Church last
Sabbath on account Of the absence OF the
pastor,
Mr.. James Dildine is quite poorly.
School furniture men are very sociabl,
just now. They call frequently on tn,
directors.
The show in Kreamer's hall Saturda,
evening was quite largely attended.
The festival at the Madison Bap
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A hitch has occurred between the Sherin
and the Commissioners concerning the APP
pointmcnt of Janitor for the Jail. Last
April the Commissioners appointed W. w.
Barrett to the position, and in June the
Sheriff sued the county for ianitor's serv-
ices claiming that he had contract with
the old board until the expiration of his
term. Justice Jacoby gave judgment in
favor of the Sheriff of $40 and COSTS.
From this, no appeal has been taken by
either party.
On the 10th of July the sheriff filed q
petition in court setting forth that under
the Act of 1890 he had appointed keeper
"to superintend the prisoners, confined in
said Jail manage and attend to their clothing,
diet and lodgings and the heating, lighting
and policing said Jail, and taking care that
the prisoners be safely kept" and asking
the court to approve of said appointment
and to fix the wages of the keeper Last
Monday morning the court granted rule
to show cause why the appointment should
not be made, and the case will be heard at
next Argument Court.
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instance, a puff and a ribbon. a
puff and a ribbon, puff and a
ribbon, and so on all over, Take
three-color seersucker, pink
and-ecru-and-blue for instance
there's your rainbow. Are they
not in refreshing contrast?
IS and IS cents a yard; the
accent seersuckers have a bit
of lace between putting and
color. The IS-cent resembles
the original India seersucker.
The accent is entirely modern.
We have a hundred styles of
both.
Northeast from the center.
JoHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets,
and City-hall square.
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water.
For the COLUMBIAN

For the COLUMBIAN.
Do you hear the laughing waters,
Do you hear their roaring call,
AS they onward rush forever,
Sprinkling joy and life for all?
o such lovely sparkling waters!
Bounding long their pebbly shore,
Giving life to parched rootlets,
Purging pure its sandy floor,
Kissing roses and white lilies,
Sending silvery spray on high;
Till the nations, in their longings,
Look and say, "How small am ! I"
Life portraying !-see the picture
Penciled on the mountain wall;
Meeting out to each its measure
Never passing large or small.
How TO know about these pictures,
We must wander up the glen,
To the place where it Is coming
Forth babbling sparkling gem.
There amid the natural beauties
God has given to mankind,
We will find purer substance
Than, on earth, in man we find.
Where the mocking bird is singing,
Songs OF sweetest love and praise;
Or the orioles nest is swinging,
Hung by him in former days;
Or the lark from flight is resting
On branch of signing pine
SighiEg in the gentle zephyrs;
Such. o God such gifts are thine.
l.. j
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Manufactured by the Bradley Fertilizer
Co., of Boston, can now be obtained IN
Bloomsburg. 1t is excellent in quality and
is among the best fertilizers in the market
The prices are reasonable, and the result:
are very satisfactory. For particulars cal
on q. NJ. Bittenbender, under Opera House
Centre street, Bloomsbury 3m.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

Dr. Walkers Vinegar Bitters, the celc-
bratrd Temperance Restorative, that tones
without exciting, and regulates without
pain, is the only true and absolute remedy
for blllousness, collie, indigestion, nervous.
ness, sickheadache, flatulency, liver COM
paiut, rheumatism, and all ailments aris-
ing from corruption or impoverishment OF
the Li nod
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That was a red-hot picnic at Traub's
Grove on Monday, and no mistake. 1t
was under the management of the Order
of Red Men, and came from up the river,
being gathered up all the way from Scran-
ton down. There was a train of eight
cars, and a car load of beer. After the
latter had become pretty well distributed
among the men and boys there was fight
every ten minutes heads were cut with
beer bottles, revolvers were lourished, and
numerous eyes were put in mourning.
Beer was sold on the grounds contrary to
law, and it is likely that our authorities
will cause the arrest of any persons who
repeat the oifenses of Monday. Those
having charge of the ground propose to
prevent repetition of such scene if pos
sible,
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Standing Offers,

The COLUMBIAN is offered on the follow
ing terms
COLUMBIAN and N. Y. Weekly World yr. teQC
Phila. Times 235
American AgriculttriSt /" $50
Tribune C Farmer 225
Other papers will be added to this list.
For new subscribers to the COLUMBIAN
accompanied with the cash, 5000, a copy
of the History of Columbia county will be
given to getter up of club.
For new names and $3.50 we will send
the COLUMBIAN one year free to person send
ing names or if names are sent in by one
now taking the paper we will credit his
account with one years subscription
For 2 new names, with $500, we will
send paper for months to the person Sc
curing the names for us.
For 1 new name with $3.50, we will
send paper months to person securing the
same for us.
On receipt of 10 cents we will send the
COLUMBIAN to any address in the county
for one month on trial, and paper will not
be sent longer unless so ordered.
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MERCHANTS, READ TINS.

70 those subject to ills incident to the
vexutions of business life dyspepsia and a
fecing of debility and fretfulness we say,
without equivocation, take Simmons Liver
Regulator. This remedy is unequalled in
the cure of piles, constipation, bad breath,
sick headache and bilious complaints.
The Regulator is free from any Injurious
mercu ial substance; not disagreeable
can bc taken at any time without intcrfer-
ing with business or pleasure. 1t is gentle,
safe and good digestor.
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Rupert, July 25th.
Ccntralia, July Goth.
Locust Roaringcreek, Franklin and M
midia, July Both.
Benton, Sugarloai and jackson, August
4th.
Scott, Lightstieet, August 9th.
j. s. GRIMES
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cheap AdvertIsemeuts,

Advertisements will be inserted in our
local columns at the following rates
Situations wanted, free.
Lost or found, free.
Help wanted, 20 cents.
Rooms to rent, 90 cents.
One time each, or 3 times, 40 cents.
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List of letters remaining in the Post Of
flee at Bloomsbury for week ending July 81,
1885;
Miss Anna Black, (2) Miss Maggie Haley,
Geo. G. Halzell, Mrs. Nina Heller, Mrs.
Martha Ieist, f. Hogenbuch Ida E. Hop
kins, Samuel foreman, Fannie Mausteller,
Mrs. Theo. c. Peck, Matilda Shipton, (2)
Mrs. NJ. l., Shoman, Harvey II. Smith, j.
w. Steele.
Persons calling for above please say
advertised"
GEORGE A. CLARK, p. NJ.
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One miserable little fly in the bedroom
at five o'clock in the morning can do as
much in the way of keeping a man awake
as whole brass band. 1t isn't the noise
he makes, but it is the way he has of craw-
ling on ones nose just as you arc dror-
ping into delicious little nap.
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The expression OF preference Of candi-
dates by our correspondents must not be
taken as being endorsed by US. Our pref
erencc is the man who Is honestly nominal.
ed by the convention.
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Judge Elwell filed an opinion on Monday
in which he decided that petition for di-
vorce cannot be sworn to before a Notary
Public, and that neither party can waive
any irregularity in divorce proceedings.
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Rev. David Winters, d. D., of the Re.
formed Church, who died lately ut Dayton,
o., is supposed to have had more marriages
than any other minister in the United
States. Number: 5. 900.
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Two Cinnamon were in town Tuesday in
search of a room suitable for laundry pur-
poses. One of them is in the business at
Sunbnry, and proposes to start branch
here. They spoke pretty fair English.
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Rev. w. w. Frazer, Camillochief from
the Interior of Africa, will describe the
tribal ceremonial of worship and will
preach in full African costume at Rupert
camp, Sunday, July 2Gth.
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TORIA,
Wien she was child, she cried fer
CASTORIA,
When she became Miss, she clung
CASTORIA,
When she had Children, she gave them
CASTORIA
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Bachman and Gross are as busy as bees,
and have been so for lcng time, with
their numerous contracts for mason and
brick work. They have been engaged on
Whites grain store house, and some re-
pairs to the court house, and now have L.
S. Wintersteen's new house and several
other jobs. They are faithful workmcn,
and their jobs are finished up satisfactorily
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In an article two weeks ago, about the
rlshlngcreck railroad we were made to say
that the d. L. e w. road would have easy
connection from Berwick 1t should have
read Bcrnicc
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We notice by the .4dvocate, of Audubon,
Iowa. that A. A. Zaner is little cncour-
aged from the fact that his eyesight is
better than it has been for a year. He is
still quite helpless, however. He attrib-
utes his present condition to the excessive
use of laudanum, prescribed by physician
while he was convalescng from fever
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CATARRH OF TIE BLADDER.
Singing, irritation, inflammation, all
Kidney and Urinary complaints, cured by
"Burhu-Paiba.n 81.
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The Lee County Times, publis he'd at Paw
Paw, Illinois, contains the announcement
of the death of Martin W. Girton, native
of Columbia county. He was one of the
most substantial and prosperous farmers in
that section. For some years he had been
the victim of an asthmatic trouble, and
this, with complication of other diseases,
caused his death, on the 10th of July. Mr.
Girton was born in this county Septem-
Der eth, 1920. He married Miss Mary
Barber, and few years later, in 1854, they
moved to Illinois He leaves widow, a
daughter and two sons.
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LIFE PRRSRRNER.

II ynu are failing, broken, worn out and
nervous, use "Wells' Health Renewer."
81. druggists.
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A lady writes II have used Ayers Sar-
saparilla in my family for many years, and
couli not keep house without it For the
relief of the pains consequent upon female
weakness and irregularities, l consider it
without an equal"
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Adolphus Shaw, of Muncy, committed
suicide on Monday, by shooting himself.
lie resided with his father. Intemperance
is supposed to be the cause of his act.
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Candidates for Sheriff are making their
llnal trips this week. The canvass has
oeen conducted in quiet and gcntlemanly
Way.
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MOSQUITOES.
Parker'z Tonic.

II gives tone and power. For complaints OF the
kidney, Oowe ssomach, liver and lungs, for ali the
subtle troubles OF women and for those bodily dis.
orders induced by anxiety, care and mental strain
Its effects viii surprise and charm you. II is not
an essence OF ginger. Delicious w the palate, an
tldOtc 20 the liquor habit and exceedingly help.
ful to the aged and feeble 50c. and 81 90 sizes.
nlsCoN Co, New York.
luly2i,d.
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"RoUGV ON oATARRlI." 4"

"ROUGE ON CATARNll.'
Correct offensive odors at once. Compl, te
cure Of worst chronic cases, also unequal.
ed MS gargle for diptheria, sore throat, foul
breath. SOC.
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charter was granted the School Furn.
lshing Company of Bloomsbury by the
state Department at Harrisburg last Fri.
day.
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Ihc views of North Mountain are now
ready a full set on exhibition at McKil
lips gallery.
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trough ON ITCH g."
Trough on Itch" cures humOrs, crup-
tions, ring-worm, letter salt rheum, FROST
cd irct, chillblains.
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DEATHS.

NEYHART.-Died in Orangevile, on
July 2lst,, 1885, Mrs. Sallie Neyhart, relict
of solomon Neyhart.
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Inc Packer Hospital at Sayrc was open.
ca last week 1t is in the elegant mansion
Oh the late X. a. Packer and cost 5000 600
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Trough ON PILRf.
Cures piles or hemorrhoids aching, pro-
truIing, bleeding, internal or other Inter-
nal and external remedy in each package.
SURE cure, SOC, Druggists.