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discussed In many places, and In some
cities they are subject to tax Of so
cents or dollar year. Whether
such a tax would prove popular may
be doubted, but We believe that every
bicycllst would be willing to nay
small sum yearly for the Improvement
OF the streets
Chicago people have read the won
derful stories OF the discovery OF gold
In Alaska, and hundreds of them are
fast getting the gold fever. Scientillc
men have added to the excitement by
the publication Of theories indicating
their belief that now has been found
the parent vein," the fag ends OF
which have heretofore been garnered.
If 1t be true that pay dirt" has been
found. 50 rich that four dollars can be
taken from a single shovel full, 1t is
impossible to tell what will be the con-
sequences. Certainly there will be an
enormous number Of people who will
start for the gold fields. little needing
the hardships, distress and suffering
which they must encounter.
There are those who believe that the
discovery Of gold In such enormous
quantities IL destined very soon to ex-
ercise an important influence upon the
adjustment OF our monetary system
Bimetallists contend for the use of sill
yer as money because they assert that
the volume of gold available for coin.
age purposes Is not sufficient to sus.
tain prices OF commodities and tina,
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The Worst of All Fruit Pests.

Fruit growers in the Hudson river
valley are asked to exercise unusual
vigilance to prevent the San Jose
scale from getting foothold. Accor-
ing to Country Gentleman, it is now
known to occur in but four localities,
outside of Long Island, in New York
state. These include two localities in
the Hudson river valley, one on
Cayuga Lake, and recently it has
turned up on trees and shrubs in the
grounds of the horticultural depart
ment at Cornell university. The in
sect has doubtless been much more
widely distributed through the state
than has been known. 1t may be ex
pected anywhere where stock has
been set during the past six or eight
years. Fruit growers should at once
closely scan every young tree in their
orchards. and especially any trees
which are not doing as well as then
neighbors. Anything of scalelike
nature or anything out of the norma
or usual appearance on the bark
should be at once sent to the state
chronological, DR.. J. A. Lintner
Albany, or to Mr.. M. V. Slingerland
Ithaca, N. Y, for indentihcation.
The quickest way to fight the pes
is to burn every tree infested with th'
insect. Whale oil soap well sprayed
or painted on the scales at the rate Q
two pounds to a gallon OF water vii
| kill many Of them.
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Eyeless Animals.

Many OF the lower animals are
known to see without eyes, the skin
having a high degree OF sensitveness
to light. Thus earthwOrms, the mag
gots Of flies and eyeless centipedes
find their way about nearly as readily
as similar creatures which have eyes.
In a recent German work on the sem
sitiveness to light OF eyeless animals,
DR.. Nagel, who made his observations
chiefly on molluskS, found that the
eyeless bivalves and snails he expert
mented with showed high degree OF
sensitiveness to light. he found tha'
some species reacted especially to di-
minution, others to increase OF light
and that this difference was correlated
with other Observation-Disclosures
Press.
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PARTNERS IN SICKNESS AND IN
HEALTH.-Ihe most convincing evil
dence of the efficacy of such wonder
full remedy as DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder is the word of the man who
has been relieved from the bondage
of this insidious disease. Rev. John
Bochror and wife, of Buffalo, were
both afflicted with distressing Catarrh.
One application gave relief inside OF
ten minutes, and they were in short
time cured to stay.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
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A queer story is told OF natural
lst who died in 1860 and was buried at
Blankney, Lincolnshire. Among his
pets was large gray bat.
This bat was permitted to enter the
tcn!b and was sealed up alive with the
corpse OF his dead master. In 1866
the vault was opened, and to the sur
prise oi all the bat was alive and fat.
On four different occasions since the
relatives Of the dead man have looked
after the welfare Of his pet, and each
time it has been reported that the bat
was still in the land of the living, al
though occupying quarters with the
dead. 1t was last seen in 1S92.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
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prises, which, In the course OF time,
Will give employment to the workers.
and quicken all the avenues OF trade.
Business prosperity all depends up
IN the ability Of the people to pur-
chase. During the past four years
their purchasing power has been enor-
mously decreased, and prosperity VIII
'eturn just in portion as that power Is
restored. The splendid crops SOLD
1t good prices will enable the farmers
20 increase their purchases, and the
employment OF additional men in the
manufacturing centres will soon add
enormously to the demand for every
Kind OF merchandise.
Different views are taken OF the
plans and purposes of the so-called
labor agitators. 1t Is easy to dismiss
the proposed colonization scheme or
Debbs, as an impracticable and alto
gether undesirable movement, even II
It should prove measurably successful.
but there are many thoughtful men
who are viewing the subject In a diff
terent light. Among these is Rev. My
ron w. Reed, OF this city MI Reed
Is watching the organization OF the
social democracy. Mr.. Reed is presi-
dent of the cooperative common
wealth. He Is we'll known minister
and his utterances have frequently at
tracted national attention. Mr.. Reed
Is one OF the most active social reform
workers Of the day and seeks in his ef-
forts the upbuilding OF mankind. The
work of colonizing the men under the
head of the social democracy has deep
ny Interested him, because 1t holds out
some promise OF enabling them 10 I'M
prove the wretched conditions which
surround so many Of them. Mr.. REED
does not by any means endorse ali ths
views OF those who are prominent III
The new organization scheme, put
Nike others who have ben investigating
II, he believes that there are good fea
lures which give great promise OF In
suring success for the enterprise II !
Is properly directed.
BY means Of an ordinance taXin'
vehicles of all kinds, including bicy
cles, the Chicago Common Counci
proposes to raise an annual revenue o
100000 to be used exclusively in re
pairing and maintaining the streets
Bicycles are to be taxed one dolla
sach and other vehicles are to be tax
ed So; three-horse, SIS; four-horse, 81
six-horse, $1,000; eight-horse, $l2. In
question of taxing bicycles has bee
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Chart or the Northern Gold Fields.
the contraction reduces prices. II now
we have reached that point in our his
tory where we can produce gold in suf-
ficient quantities to meet the demands
of the treasury and of the people who
desire advanced prices, we many find
the men who have been most ve-
hement in their demand for the coin
age of silver, perfectly willing to rest
upon the gold standard. But what
will the advocates Of the gold stand
ard do, If the volume of that metal is
SO enormously increased as to satisfy
the demands OF those who seek for
higher prices through the medium of
an increased volume of primary mon
ey.
1t is Just possible that the Klondyke
miner digging four dollars worth Of
he precious metal with every shoyelful
Of dirt, in the land Of the midnight
sun, has solved for the American peo-
pie the greatest financial problem OF
the century.
1t is now known that the production
Of gold in the British possessions will
reach more than $4,000, 900 Of dollars.
All the most flattering reports from
the SOlu regions OF AISSKd nave DPSn
fully born out by the subsequent facts
that have come to light, and 1t Is now
known that the Portland, which first
! brought the news of the wonderful
! luck of the miners, brought nearly S2.-
| 100000 of the precious metal, and 1t
| Is stated that in the miners cabins
here Is more than Sl.00O,O00, and this
nord Is being increased every hour.
In this city and at points farther
west the gold fever has seized many OF
he people. and every outgoing steam
ar from Seattle Is loaded with men
and supplies for tho gold regions.
The Postmaster-G General proposes
% establish house-to-house collections
Of mail in Chicago, and the people OF
he city do not appear to be anxious
Tor II. The postmaster OF Chicago is
opposed to 1t and hopes 1t will not be
.orced on the people. Letter-boxes
are so abundant in the streets OF the
larger cities that II Is not considered
any great hardship to put letters In
them. It Is feared that hOuse-tO- house
collection would Interfere with the
present promptness OF delivery or else
involve a considerable increase Of ex-
perditure. II more money Is to be
spent more persons would welcome q
one-cent postage than the holse-to-
house collection. The doOrbell fiend
Is sufficiently numerous already.
| f. G. ROBINSON.
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inward Tendency of Stocks-Increase OF
p.us Lonns-These NIL Point Uncrringiy
n, ,,ctter Tines-Thc Rush for the Kion-
dyke Gold Fields.
Special Chicago Letter.
There are to-day unmistakable
s,pns that the business situation Is
soon to experience decided change for
rho better. In fact, the change has
already begun. and the conditions
which must augment and reinforce the
revival OF business are all favorable.
one OF the first essentials of pros
psrity, Is an abundant harvest, and
the second Is market. Both OF these
conditions now appear to loom up be-
fore us in the near future. Crop pros
meets are generally excellent, and they
have been materially improved by re-
cent rains. The wheat crop promises
to be enormous, and the railroads are
already making preparations to handle
Il. There has been an advance in the
price of wheat, although the first efrec,
" the publication of the enormous
government estimate produced de-
cline But the news from South Afri.
ca, Brazil, Argentina, and even from
Russia, is such as to warrant the be-
lief that America will again become
the great storehouse from which thC
nations Of the earth will be fed. AL
ready there has been considerable
buying for export and this is certain
TO increase, as the Shortage OF crol
IN other countries becomes more ap.
parent.
The industrial situation Is also i'm
proving especially in the steel ant
iron business, which is certain ba
rometer Of general trade. The outpu
for June was not quite so large a
hat for May but since July LIST mum
Der of furnaces have gone into blast
and the demand for structural shapes
plates and bars Is improving, although
steel bars have been sold at the low
est price ever Qouted. The extraor
inary exports, now known to exceed
our imports by S300,000,0 900 or more
will be augmented as the enormou
Western crops move toward their des
tination. Already there has been
westward movement of grea
rains Of empty grain cars, which hav
been dropped off In ones and two5 a
he little shipping centres all throug
the wheat growing sections OF til
vest The tendency toward highe
prices is leaIing the farmers to hold O
10 their wheat, and 1t Is believed tina
If they do SO. they will certainly b
he gamers.
A favorable indication is the upwar
tendency OF the stock market. and tn
steady decline in the surplus resery
IN the banks.
There has been comparatively III
lie buying for the foreign market, bu
still the aggregate OF the trading. bot
Il this city and New York, Is unusua
y large, showing that the home de
nand for securities Is so great ths
his alone holds the prices firm. Th
'eduction OF the surplus reserve by tf
steady increase In loans, shows tn;
the hitherto idle money is being draw
out and invested in business ente
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What do the Children Drink ?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
Grain OF 1t is delicious and nour;sh-
ing and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain.O you give the children
the more health you distribute through
their systems. Grain-O is made of
pure grains, and tastes like choice
coffee but costs about ! the price. All
grocers sell it. 15c and 25c.
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An expert tool juggler In one OF the
great English needle factories in re-
cent test of skill performed one OF
he most delicate mechanical feats I'M
aeinable. He took a common sewing
needle OF medium size tiength one ana
.!ve-eighths inches) and drilied noe
through its entire length from eye 70
CONT, the opening being Just large
enough to admit the passage OF 'eiy
ane hair.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate or Emma German late OF Pine to,rnshiD'
deceased.
Notice is hereby 9tUen that letters OF ddWinis-
trdtion on the estate or Emma German, idte QI
Pine tGlDnShfp, deceased, hare Oeeh gfanted % the
,,,Idp1si1led adm illustrator, TO lrhon al persons
indrbted to said estate are requested to make pay
UlelltS and those hdUtBg claims or deladhds tcat
make knOlrn TIE same tcuhout de,dY 10
JOSEPH SWEENl,
,SnVder, Attn Ad"tnt%L"t10T'
G-2i-Gt.' Dt'TS, f"'
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate or John c. Fruit, late OF HenlocH 1'rp.'
deceased.
Notice Is her'eby giuen that letters OF 0dnlthts-
t,dtiOl in SAID estate haze been granted to e W.-
de,stgnpd administrative, TO trhO'n dH persons
indp6ted TO said estate are requested 70 make pay.
qnents, ana those haying claims or demands ecat
make k,.O,r1a the same ,rtfhOut delay to
H. Ia VIVA FRUIT, AdmI.,
-.16,r BuCkhOI7l, Pa.
Charles g. Barkley, Atty., Bloomsbury. Pa.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue OF q writ OF Fl. Fa., issued out OF
the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia county,
Pennsylvania, and to me directed, there will be
exposed to public sale OF the Court House In
Bloomsbury, Pa, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST FL, 1897,
at two o'clock p. m, all the following described
real estate, situate in Briarcreek township
Columbia county and State of pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt : on
the north by william Schuylers land, on the
east by land OF c. A. Lamon, on the south by
land OF Geo. Nj. Bower and on the west by land
of II. j. Edwards and william Hippensteel, con-
tanning
IS ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, whereon is erected
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
stable and outDuildings.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit OIL
Emma G. Jackson, now to use OF Henry i. Ed
| wards, vs.. Anna NJ. sitter Lynn, and to be SOLD
as the property OF Anna NJ. sitter Lynn.
j. b. McHENRY,
| Evans, Atty Sherlh'
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S15,OOO.OO
TOWN OF BLOOMSBURY, Pa, FOUR PER
CENT. MUNICIPAL BONDS.
Proposals for Town Bonds of the Town
of Bloomsbury, Pennsylvania.

Sealed proposals will be received until August
5tb, at 7:3O D. M, at which time at the Council
will be opened for the purchase OF si5,CO0CO four
per cent town bonds or any part thereof, or the
said Town OF Bloomsbury, Columbia county. Pa
Town Council, pursuant to the provisions OF the
Act OF General Assembly, approved Apr. 20, 1874
The said bonds will mature In twenty years
semi-ann,aily, on Aug. lst and Feb. 1st OF each
year, at the Office OF the Town Treasurer. All
State tax to be paid by the Town. All BIDS 10
be addressed to A. N. fost, Town treasurer,
and TO be accompanied with q certified check
for at least two per cent OF the total amount OF
the bid. The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids w. H. kOCHbh,
Attest: President OF IoWh Councii'
FREEZE QUICK, Sec. T-S-ti'
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CHRISTIAN F. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.

Home, of N. "; Merchants of Newark,
N. J.; Clinton, N. Y; Peoples, N. "; Read.
ing, Pa German American ms Co., New
These old corporations are we'll seasonsd
by age and fire tested, and have never ye&
had loss settled by any court of law. Their
assets are all invested in solid securities, and
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
paid as soon as determined, by Christisn r.
Knapp Special Agent and Adjuster, Bloome.
burg, Pa.
The people of Columbia county should
patronize the agency where losses, if any,
are settled and paid by one of their own
citizens.
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CITY HOTEL,

u HUI Ed,
w. A. Hartzel, Prop, Peter f. Reidy, Manager
No. I2I West Main Street,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
E4j"Large and convenient sample rooms, bath
rooms, hot and cold water, and modern con
veniences. Bar stocked with best wines and
liquors. First-class livery attached.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL. ESTATE.

BY virtue OF an order of the orphans Court OF
Columbia county, the undersigned administra-
tor of the estate OF 4. j. Cole late OF the town.
ship of jackson, deceased, will expose to public
sale on the premises on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH,
A. D. 1897, at one o'clock p. m, all the following
described tract OF land, situated In the township
OF jackson, county of Columbia and state OF
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows
to-wit: Beginning at stone corner OF land OF
George Hur.eyman, thence by said land south
sixty degrees east two hundred and fifty-seven
rods to stone corner, thence by land late Of
Joseph Butt south thirty-one degrees west
ninety-six rods to q stone corner, thence by Ia
| public road north two and one-half degrees
east seventy-two and two-tenths rods to a
stone, thence by moravian lands north eighty
seven and one-fourth degrees west two hundred
and eighty and fve-tenth rods to stone corner,
thence by land of VIM. Brink and j. p. Hess
north eighteen and one-fourth degrees east one
hundred and thlrty-hve rods to the place OF
beginning, containing
1a5 ACRES,
| strict measure.
The dwelling house, barn and outbuildings
are In first class condition, fine amount OF
fruit, good water, and land under first class
state of cultivation makes 1t desirable farm
for any one either as an investment or for
home.
,TERMS OF SALE Ten percent. of one-fourtf
of the purchase money to be paid at the strik
ing down OF the property the one-fourth less
the ten per cent at the confirmation OF sale
and the remaining three-fourths In one veal
thereafter, with interest from confirmation nisi
D. j. POUST,
G. w. Miller, ADMINISTRATOR.
Attorney. '-lo-ts
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RULE ON HEIRS.
G. w. Miller,
Attorney.

COLUMBIA COUNTY ss
The Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania to Will
liam johnson, Jerseyt0wn, Pa. Richard john
son, Millvlle, Pa. Slas johnson, Hughesburg
Pa John johnson, WatsOntown. Pa. Jane
johnson, intermarried with Jonty Craig, Opps
p. o., Lycoming CO., Pa. Alice johnson, inter-
married with Geo. mare, strawberry Ridge Pa;
and heirs of Henry johnson decd, viz Geo
johnson, MOoresburg, Pa. John Johnson, Re-
gina Johnson, Danvllle, Pa, intermarried to
Mills, ineal descendants OF James Johnson,
deceased, and to all other persons interested,
Directing: You and each OF you are hereby
cited to be and appear before the Judges OF our
Orphans Court at an Orphans Court to be held
at bloomsbury on the fourth Monday Of Sep
tember next, then and there to accept or refuse
to take the real estate OF said James johnson,
deceased, at the appraised valuation put upon
it by the inquest duly awarded by the said
Court and returned by the Sheriff or show cause
why it shall not be sold, and hereof fail not.
Witness the Honorable f. X. Ikeler, President
OF our said Court at Bloomsbury, the 18th day
May, 1897. j. b. MCHENk1,
Snyder Atty. Sherln.
1-22-it.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF a writ Of Levari Facias, issued
out of the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
county, Pa, and to me diredted, there will be
exposad TO public sale at the Court House IN
Bloomsbury, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1897,
at two o'clock F. m, all that certain lot or par
eel OF land situate In the township OF jackson,
Columbia county and state OF Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt Be-
ginning at chestnut thence by lands OF ELIAS
| Mendenhall north twenty-three degrees east
one hundred and five perches and four-tenths
to post, thence south seventy-three and one
half degrees east seventeen and two-tenths
perches TO a post, thence north twenty-three
degrees east thirty-six and one-tenth perches
| to post, thence by land Of
| south seventy-three and one-half degrees east
| ninety-four and seven -tenths perches to post
| thence by land OF william Brink south seven
| teen degrees west one hundred and forty and
| one-half perches to post, thence by land OF
| Tram Derr norCh seyenty-three and one-hali oe-
prees west one hundred and twenty-seven ana
two-tenths perches TO the place OF beginning,
containing
ONE HUNDRED ACRES.
/
| on are erected
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
barn and outbuilding7, it being part of a larger
tract in the warrantee name OF Harmau Gear
hart and formerly owned by the Asylum COM
pany and conveyed to divers other persons until
the 18th day of March, 1873, when the same was
conveyed to Albert Williams, recorded IN the
Office for the recording of deeds OF columbia
county In Decd Book NO. 2S, pages NO. 3ii %c'
aud Albert Williams and Alice, his wlle' con-
yeyed to Joshua Bldler, and Joshua Bldler con-
,,ayed to franklin Bidler and Franklin Bldler
conveyed to John NJ. Hartman.
Seized, taken into execution at the suit OF
Franklin Bldler vs. John NJ. Hartman and Liz1e
Hartman ard to be sold as the properly OF John
NJ Hartman and Lizzie Hartman
| Onic,y. ATTY. j. Il, McHENRi,
| ,oots Sheriff
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n to be
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seek a
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though
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SIGN OF PROSPERITY.
-ue ENORMOUS WHEAT CROP AND
AND THE PRICE IT WILL BRING.

inward Tendency of stocks-incrense OF
p,nk Loans-These NIL Point Uncrringiy
4, Better Times-Thc Rush for the Klon-
dyke Gold Fields.