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The representative., 1894-02-21
Unjust Criticism.
EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE:

EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE:
Under the call of Gov. Waite, the
legislature of Colorado, is now in ses-
sion to provide measures of relief for
the thousands of idle people. Gov.
Pennoyer, of Oregon, is moving in
the same direction, and has written
President Cleveland giving a recital
of facts and invoking the attention
of the chief magistrate to the alarm
ing increase of want and idleness.
Gov. Leweilling, of Kansas, in view of
the awful increase Of suffering has
thrown the executive arm around
the unfortunate of his state to save
them from the rock pile of barbarism
and the auction block of slavery
days. These men in their individual
stations moved by sentiments OF hu-
manity have each taken step for
ward that they may ameliorate the
condition of the unfortunate about
them. Governed by the noble senti-
ments of philanrophty they have on
ly carried out what to them was an
imperative duty. In doing this, they
have become the target of cruel hate
and envy, and have been branded as
"cranks and cracked brains" all over
the country.
They are men of ability, men of
genius. called from the common
walks of life to preside over the des-
TIMES of great states, brought for
ward, not by the power of wealth,
but by the force of deserving ambi-
tion and individual merit. What is
true of them was also true of the
great sons of the American Republic,
until it heightened out into the vast
realm of American greatness where
the value of real worth never sleeps.
Here is a case where thousands of
people are in idleness and want, the
appeal for aid found sympathetic
The representative., 1894-02-21
WHAT is AN HONEST DOLLAR?
A Letter From Hon. Walter Muir,
President of the F. A. 81. U.
of North Dakota.

AS much has been said and written
in answer to the above question, it
might be of some interest to have a
populist definition presented
An honest dollar is a dollar which
can be used in the payment of all
debts, public or private dues or de-
mands within the Jurisdiction of the
United States, and will at all times
and in every part of our country
have the same debt-paying ability
and purchasing power. 1t is la,o
which gives any dollar it's real debt
paying value. When any dollar is
sued by our government cannot be
used in the payment of any debt,
public or private due or demand,
such a dollar cannot be an honest
dollar.
In this list is found our national
greenbacks, silver certificates, nation
al bank notes and the silver dollar; for
the government which issued them,
OCUU Ddy luk
ability. No dollar can be an honest
dollap3 if the government which is
sued it, refused to accept it in the
pAyment of any debt due itself, or
limits it ability in the payment of
any debt to any individual or corpor-
alton within it's national iurisdic-
tiOn.
Our gold dollar is not an honest
dollar, for by legislation it is made the
redeemer of all other classes of our
currency, thereby greatly enhancing
it's value by making it the basis of
all of our medium of exchange.
Hence it is the most dishonest dol
lar in circulation, for it is the only
dollar which will pay all debts. and
as the government is limited in the
material for it's manufacture it's sup
ply is governed by the luck and
chance of mining it by others. No
The representative., 1894-02-21
THE PRISON BOARD.
Are They Friends of the Farmers?
Two Interesting Opinions.

Two Interesting Opinions.
MR.. EDITOR:
see by articles in the REPREsEN-
TATIvE that much interest is being
taken in the twine question. I am
glad to see it. When farmers mani
fest such interest in their own affairs
there is hope that so far they will
| win.
Our great trouble has been our un-
shaken faith that some one else
would right our wrongs. "The Lord
helps them that help themselves. -
1 hope we will all make an earnest
effort to help ourselves; then, with
the addition OF the "Lord's help"
feel we will succeed.
Three years ago brought ball of
flax twine home and tried it on a
new machine. It worked all right.
Price of twine, six cents per pound.
The raw material of which this twine
was made was shipped about 1000
miles, and the twine was shipped
about the same distance; the factory
employed paid help.
Is it not possible to make just as
good twine from flax material raised
in this state, and sell it to farmers
just as cheap; especially when made
with cheap help?
1 have yet to see where the pris-
on board recognizes the organized
body of farmers who forced them to
place the plant in the prison at Still
water, either in their manner of
manufacturing or selling twine to
the farmers; but they have rather
recognized individuals who handle
the twine, and given them a profit far
in excess Of any percentage ever al
lowed by alliances through their
authorized agents.
l can truly state that my observa-
tion during the past year justifies me
in fully endorseing brother Longs
statement of the case. Many al
liances could and would have dubbed
together and bought from 1000 to 1O,-
600 pounds of prison twine, had they
been able to purchase it as cheaply
as where bought in carload lots, and
paid the extra freight.
Ihave eattended alliances where they
declared that they would support the
prison twine to the extent of paying
one cent per pound more than was
asked for same quality of twine by
private parties, had they confidence
the prison board were dealing fairly
by them. I hope the acts of the
board from now on will be such that
above excuse cannot consistently be
given by alliance men.
| HAMLIN V. POOvE.
*x*
Another View.
MANKATo, Feb. IL, '94.
MR.. EDITOR:
am glad to see the interest the
farmers are takinq, and the willing
ness they express to use the prison
twine There should be on every
farm in this state sufficient prison
twine to bind the grain and flax.
am proud of this twine plant. I did
my share in bringing this prison
twine matter before the alliance,
and will say this: Many good men
in the alliance are deserving credit
for their part and interest in this
subject. There is a strange history
| in the actions of certain would-be
The representative., 1894-02-21
UNION, PEACE.
Sound and Eloquent Advice From
Kansas.


EDITOR REPRESENTATIVES,:
DEAR SIR:-The plimentary
specimen copy, sent me by PRO. Don
nelly, is received Thanks to him
to you-to all parties concerted.
Your leader at the head of the
Forum colum is first rate, especially
the closing: "Good sense and an
honest purpose are rarer things than
book learning"
1t has often seemed to me that the
effect, if not the design, of education
was to destroy good sense and hon
esty of purpose.
The Bible commends knowledge.
But it teaches also that we shall $50
live as to apply our hearts unto wis
DOM"
Plain common sense is indeed rare,
and perhaps simple honesty is yet
more rare. No one denies their un-
alloyed virtue. Very few doubt
their utility.
Yet most people use them only as
Adam and Eve did fig leaves, as
aprons to hide their nakedness, as
cloaks, as parlor notices, as fortifi-
cations, or battlements, behind
which they may gain security, and
secret advantages.
Now what do plain common
sense, and honesty say to us?
If we apply our hearts unto wis
dom, what does that say to us?
Work together 1854 days in the year,
and then destroy all we have done on
election day?
Hold conventions, mass meetings,
write, print, preach, pray, organize,
milk the cow, churn butter, gather
eggs, all the year, and then go to the
polls and act the fool?
What does good sense say?
VOTE TOGETHER
POte the same ticket.
What does simple honesty say?
Vote IN favor Of right principles.
What does wisdom say?
Vote together uote solid, vote right.
Why?
Because: ga house divided against
itself cannot stand"
Because: Omitted we stand, divid-
ed we fall"
Because: "In Union there is
strength"
Because: CHRIST is NOT DIVIDED.
Because: General Weaver has de-
fined this glorious reform movement
to be ''The Christian Religion in
Notion" and the word to christians
is "go forward"
And, Christ's prayer for his. people
was that "they might all be one as
He and the Father were one."
And further: "He that soweth
discord among brethren is accursed,
and an abomination in the sight of
God"
Brethren: Election day is the 90
of battle.
Now what does all your recruiting,
hurrahing, piping, drumming, march.
ing, drilling. amount to, if on cleo.
tion day you get up in the morning,
sneak around through the brush,
join the enemy and shoot down your
own brethren?
How does it look to common sense
and wisdom and justice sup tree?'
Looks traitorous, don't it?
Is traitorous, amt 1T?
Devilish, amt it?
This question is respectfully, and
earnestly. and kindly asked those
who support labor organizations
The representative., 1894-02-21
A Veteran of '46 and '61.
VINITA, Cherokee Nation,
Feb. 8. '94.

Mr.. EDITOR:
Some one sent me copy of your
valuable paper, and I was very much
interested in reading it's contents, I
would subscribe for it at once, were
it not that money is so scarce at
present.
I was doing we'll in Australia in
The representative., 1894-02-21
NOTICE.

Anyone can obtain Free Silver
literature by addressing The Pan
American Bi-Metallic Association,
Denver, Colo, and enclosing postage
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-05
TRIAL LIST FEBRUARY TERM.
1894.

Mary Baylor ct al, VS.. Nelson Hartman
EX'r &c. ct al. of Andrew Clark, decd.
L. X. Adams admr. VS.. Samuel w Adams.
Annie L. Seip VS.. Mark D. Bowman ct al.
d. C. Britain VS.. John Cole.
App IIaines & Co. VS.. James Magee, ct al.
William Ferguson VS.. +. w. Drnker.
William Gingles VS.. Lloyd Albertson ct al.
Sanctuary NJ. L. Church, Phila. VS.. James
Magee ct al
Sarah Call VS.. John Steely, ct al
John Knies VS.. Town of Bloomsbury.
d. b. Felterolf VS.. The Susquehanna Mutual
Fire Insurance Co.
w. II. Ringrose for use VS.. Town of Blooms
burg.
Benjamin Lore VS.. Millville Borough.
Hannah X. Chamberlin vs. Pine Twp.
School District.
d. S. Morgan & Co. VS.. d. w. Kitchen.
North Bros. Mfg. Co. VS.. J. w. Mears & Co.
Singer Mfg. Co. VS. James Dyke, ct ux.
John Raniz's admr. vl. John Young, ct al.
I. c. Smith VS.. George w. Farver.
| l.. T. Rider VS.. Charles hughes.
]. a Schreck's use VS. I. X. Sweppenheiser.
| Levi Carey vs. Stephen Rice, ct al.
Clyde Chamberlin VS.. Joseph NJ. Lilly
William Neal, ct al. VS. Bloomsburg Belt r.
r. Co.
William Neal, ct al. VS.. Rupert & Blooms
bug X. X, Co.
Andrew ilunsinger, ct TX. VS.. s. II. & w.
b. K Il. Co.
| J. b Nuss VS.. James b. Kester & Son.
| Russell p. Force VS.. b. T. Redliue.
c. l., Sands & Co. VS.. e. II. LeIiler & Bros.
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The Right to Boycott.

The Supreme Court, speaking
through Judge Dean, decided ruesd'y
that it is lhwfl' for a set of men to
combine to nca< up another man 5
business if b., has done anything TO
displease them. The laws II this
Stare have been greatly relaxed ON the
subject Of conspiracy. No one claims
that dissatisfied employees may not
leave their employment, subject to a
few limitations on locomotive engineers
and Others as TO time and place This
is regarded as matter of course IN
der our State law, though a United
States Judge sitting in Milwaukee last
week issued All injunction restraining
employees and unions from combining
and conspiring to quit, with or with
out notice, the service Of the road
with the object of gripping or en-
barrassing its operation, and generally
from interfering with the officers and
agents of the receivers"
The railroad thus protected by the
egis of the court is in the hands of re
ceivers. 1t is, therefore, under the
special protection of the court. Sol
vent corporations and private con.
Germs are not so guarded. They will
come in this State under the law as
laid down by Judge Dean-viz., that a
business may be lawfully boycotted
and even broken up bya combination
that will prevent its doing business
In the case decided the boycotters
were not employees, but employers
who refused to furnish supplies to
other firms in the same business who
had conceded the demands of the
strikers. The court, finding that the
law allowed employees to combine to
compel acquiescence in their demands,
decides that employers have the same
privilege.
The decision is only all around jus.
tice, since it allows the same weapon
to both sides. The weapon is deadly
one and in the never ending conflict
between labor and capital it is bound
to do much injury. We prefer the at.
titude of the United States courts,
which, instead of distributing deadly
weapons, disarms both sides and com
mands the peace.-Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-05
FRIDAY, JANUARY S, 1894.
PENSION REFORM.

The day for reforms has forced it
self upon the people and now let us
have genuine reform. Among all
others. let us have pension reform.
Abolish examining boards, dlspel with
pension attorneys, burn the pensior
rolls, smash the pension machines,
but pension the veterans and theii
widows. Take the muster roll, and
every soldier who has an honorable
discharge, give him pension. Di
vide the soldiers into two asses the
disabled and the able. Give the dis
abled pension beyond want, and all
the rest IN equal pension. Serve the
boys all alike. The money that is
appropriated for them, they should
have all of it without half of it leaking
away before it reaches them through
a corrupt and rotten pension machine.
There is no need of swearing or prov
ing claims and "false swearing" and
all that. The muster roll and dis
charge papers are the best pension
claims that can be produced, and that
excludes all "skedaders", bounty
Jumpers, bush whackers'', "scalla
wags" and "pension sharks. The
boys stood and fought shoulder to
shoulder. some of them fell, some
were crippled, some diseased by ex.
posurs and therefore many are dis
abled. Give them bountiful pen
sion. And whatever the government
can afford give to the rest of the boys
each alike, and l venture the predic
ton that the soldiers will be better
pleased and better treated than ever
heretofore, and it will cost the govern
ment less money. This at least is my
democracy. &.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-05
REGISTERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TO all lcgatees, creji-
tors and other persons interested IN the estates
orthe respective decedents and minors that the
Following ADMINISTRATORS, executors, guardians,
accounts hlve becn filed IN the Office of the
Rcg er Oi a. lumhia county, and viii be pre-
scniejfQr confirmation aud allowance In the
Orphans Ntrt 10 o. Id IN BIoomSburg, Mon
said day
No l. First and final account of L. f.
Everett, Executor Of Lafayette Unger late
Of Pine Township, Columbia county, deed.
No 2. The account of r. c. Rishel and
c w. Savitts, Administrators of y. f. Saw
Its, late of Dloomsburg, deceased.
No Z. First and final account of Henry
Divis Administrators cum testamento annexo
of Phebe Divs. late of Benton Township,
Columbia county, deceased.
No 4. First and final account of B. F.
Fruit and George f. Watson, Admnistra.
tors Of David Philips late of Madison Town.
ship, Columbia county, deceased.
No {. First and final account of Ila
Shaifcr, Administrator &C., Of William IL.
Shaffer, late of the Town of Bloomsbury,
deceased.
No. 6. First and final account of J.. NJ.
Wenner, Administrator of the estate of Jacob
o. Wilson, late of Fishingcreek Township,
deceased.
No. 7. The account of L. NJ. Tewksbury,
Guardian of Matilda Ann Zimmerman, grand
daughter Of Thomas Knorr, late of Bloom
Township deceased.
No. 8. The first and final account of Syl.
vester {. Yohey, administrator of the estate
Of VIM. II. Yohey, late of Mifiiin Township,
deceased
No. 9. First and partial account of J. c.
Mensinger and VIM. II. Mensinger, Admin
istrators, &C., of J. l.. Mensinger, decd.
Bloomsburg, {. b. ENT,
an. 3, 1894. Register.
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Business Waiting for Con gress.

We have gone through the valley
of business dependency, and with
the opening of the new year there is
every prospect of revived commerce
industry and trade, if Congress shall
promptly discharge its duty.
Business is waiting for Congress,
and every business man who urges
delay in the revision of the tariff and
in the adoption of a sound financial
policy simply urges the continuance
of business depression, which always
carries with it want in the laborer.
Tariff revision is demanded by an
overwhelming majority of the Ameri-
can people. In the two great ma
tional contests of 1890 and 1892 the
people expressed themselves for tax
reduction by tariff revision with un-
exanlpled emphasis. 1t is a COM
mand that must be obeyed.
While tax reduction on the neces-
saries of business and of life is an i'm
perious necessity, the supply Of reve-
nue. sufficient to meet the expenses
Of the government is like necessity
that Congress must respect, and the
way to provide revenue is to do it by
the manifest methods possible.
Stop fooling about an income tax.
1t will not pass both houses of Con
gress, however earnestly urged, and
it would not pass the approval of the
country. The party that goes back
to an income tax in time of peace
must become suicide.
The short and easy way to supply
most, if not all, the revenue needed is
to restore tax Of one cent per pound
on refined sugar, with eight mills pei
pound on raw sugar and repeal the
sugar bounty. We are now paying
one half cent per pound on raw sugar
and over $40, 900 of bounty. The
addition of a half cent per pound and
the repeal OF the sugar bounty would
give the treasury nearly or entirely
the amount of additional revenue
needed without perceptibly increas
ing taxation upon the people.
No party can afford to daily with {
bankrupt treasury, no matter wha
party or what causes may have pro
duced it. The national credit il
sacred and must be scrupulousl,
maintained. The present treasur,
deficit is caused solely by the prohig
acy of the republican party, but tn,
faith of the government must be ful
filled, the expenditures must be met
and it is no grave task to adjust on
tariff and internal revenue laws t,
supply all that is needed.
Above all let congress bear in min,
that business is waiting for its action
and if there shall be delay in the res
toration of business prosperity it mus
be because of wanton delay in Cor
gress to enact the laws clearly de
manded by the sovereign power {
the nation Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-05
AUDITORS NOTICE.
Estate Of Susanna Mnust, deoensed

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed Auditor appointed by the Orphans
Court of Columbia county to distribute the
fund in the hands of the Administrator Of
the estate of Susanna Maust, deceased, will
sit at his Office in the Town of Bloomsbury
said county, on Friday, the goth day of Jam
uary, 1894, at Q o'clock A. NJ, to perform
the duties of his appointment, when and
where all parties interested shall appear and
present theI claims or be debarred from
coming in for a share of said fund.
THOS. b. HANLY,
I-s.3t. Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-05
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the following ac-
count has been filed In the Court OF Common
Pleas OF Columbia county and VIII be presented
to the said Court on the first Monday OF Febru-
ary A. D., 1891, and confirmed Dis and unless
exceptions are filed within four days thereafter
will be confirmed absolute:
The account OF q. NJ. Tustin Assignee OF the
"Catawissa Deposit Bank" appointed for the
purpose OF winding up the affairs OF the said
Bank. G. NJ. QUICK,
Prothonotar'y Ofllce,) Prothonotary.
Bloomsbury, Pa,
January /. lSgll
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AUDITORS NOTICE.
Eatate 81 Georae Shunan, decensed.

FaIuIt OI GeuTDt hNufVuN, dfctuStu.
The undersigned, an auditor appointedb by the
Orphans Court or columbia county TO make
distribution OF balance In hands OF administra-
tor, Will sit at his Office In Bloomsbury on Mon
day, January Is, 1894, at 10 O'clock a, m, when
and where all persons having claims against
said estate must appear and prove the saIne or
be debarred from coming in on said fund.
GRANT HERRING,
Auditor.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.
Estate or Dante, zair, deceased.

Notice is hereby given that the undersign-
ed Auditor, appointed by the Orphans Court
of Columbia county to distribute the balance
in the hands of the Administrator of the es-
tate of Daniel Zarr, decd, late of Franklin
township, will sit at the Office of Is. f. Zarr,
Esq, Bloomsbury Pa, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
"Wednesday, January ~, 1894, to perform
the duties Of his appointment, when and
where all parties interested may appear and
present their claims or be forever debarred
from coming in on said fund.
w. ii. KIAWN,
Auditor.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.
Estate OF Emanuel Krsendau, deoease

Estate OF Emanuel KhkenddI, deceased.
The undersigned, an auditor appointed by
the Orphans Court of Columbia county to
make distribution of balance in hands Of
Administrators to and among parties entitled
thereto will sit at his Office in Bloomsbury,
on Saturday, January 27th 1894, at 9 O'Clock
a. m, when and where all persons having
claims against said estate must appear and
prove the same, or be bebarred from coming
in on said fund. WIN. CHRIsMAN,
Auditor.
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EXECUTORS SALE
UF
VALUABLE %':nds aId Stocks !

dL w. ~ r.sIlNS ) 6~A4A kLIOhS
Owing to stormy wca her, preventing the
attendance Of binders, The / Uuds and 80 Ks
of John Apl leman late of liemlock town.
ship, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, de-
ceased, we're not offered al the sale of other
personal property. They will now be offered
at public sale at the Court House in Blooms.
burg, Pa, on
SATURDAY, JAN. 18th, 1894.
at one o'clock in the afternoon, to.wit
Bloomsburg silk Mill Company Mortgage
Bond $500.
Bloomsbury School Furnishing Company
Mortgage Bond $500.
Bloomsbury Steam and Electric Light
Company Mortgage Bond $500.
Bloomsburg Carpet Mill Mortgage Bond
$500.
so shares stock Bloomsbury Steam and
Electric Light Company par value Sioo
each.
so shares of stock bloomsbury Electric
Light and power Company par value $40
each.
shares stock Bloomsbury Literary Insti-
tute, par value $40 each.
Certificate Perpetual Membership Colum.
bia County Agricultural Society.
IL shares Bloomsburg Banking Company
par value $Ioo each.
With Sundry other stocks.
TERMS OF sALR-Will be made known at
sale.
JAMES II. MONTGOMERY,
ELLIS REESE, Executor.
Auctioneer. Jan 4 'o4
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-05
NOTICE.

c. ". Campbell, the retiring Recorder OF
Deeds OF the County, gives notice that he has
placed In the hands OF John NJ. Clark Esq, OF
Bloomsburg, whose ofiice is located In Meyers
Building, all papers recorded and unpaid for.
owners OF all such papers will please call on
him and pay fees and receive their papers with
In a reasonable time or the fees Will be collect
ed according to law.
1.c-tf. C.H. Campbell.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.
ELLIS REESE,
Auctioneer

Estate OF ReOeccd Bo0eri, late or Fishfys0cieek
tOlcnshfp, dectdSed.
Notice is hereby given that letters testament
airy on the estate OF Rebecca Bogert, late OF
Fishingcreek township, deceased, have been
granted TO Moses Mcilenry, resident OF said
township, TO whom all persons indebted TO said
estate are requested to make payment, and
those having claims or demands will make
known the same without delay.
MOSES MCHENRY,
l-5 &C. Executor.