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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

Those debtors who went into bank
rupcy before the law was repealed says
tAe Suubury Daiiy, and who neglected
to secure their discharges will find them
selves in an unpleasant prcdicamcut if
they do not take immediate steps to Sc
cure discharges. Many bankrupts seem
to think that as the law has been repeal
ed it makes no special difference wheth-
er they secure their discharges or not.
The number referred to constitutes the
great bulk of bankrupts who went in a
rush to take advantage of the law before
repeal. Some of these have been very
prosperous in business since they bank
lupted' and have accumulated properly.
and creditors that waited for dividends
until discouraged have been casting
about to see what could be done They
have applied to the United States courts
and have learned that unless the bank
rupt stir themselves and get their dis
charges within a reasonable time they
can be used in the State courts. aud
bankruptcy proceedings will not ava
them anything in case judgment is got
ten against them. Several suits have al
ready been brought, but the UniteC
States courts have intcrfened for tn,
present, and the bankrupts will be allow
ed a chance to take measures TO plotec
themselves.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19
A Big Success.

My wife had been ailing long time with
dyspepsis and nervousness and was in bed
two years with complication of disorders
her physicians could not cure, when was
led hv eading a circular at my door to Try
Parser's Ginger Tonic. Having been so OF.
ten deceived ~ worthless mixtures, nothiI Z
bur my wi'e's dangerous con iiion couu
have led us TO make any more experiments.
But it wGs lig -uCCs-s. Thee bottles
cured her at cost Cf dollar aud tifly cents,
and she /. row Hs -troi 9 IS any woman,
ami regularly does fer household duties -
u Buffalo, Soc tther column nov
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

A prominent physician Of Pittsburgh said
joklngly "a II lady patient who WAS com.
planning of her continued i'll health. and of
his Inability To cure her, "try Hop Bit,ers!"
The hdy took it In earnest and used the
Bluers, from which she obtained perma-
nent health She now laughs at the dos tor
Tor his joke, but he is not So well pleased
wlln II as il cost him good patient. -Har-
risJTg Patriot.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

Are you low spirited, acknowledgements,
and weak in the back Does walking, lit
ing or standi & cause pain in the small OF
the back If so YOU have kidney disease.
and Prot, Guilmette's French Kidney Pad il
the only remedy which will cure you rapi-
dly and permanently and without filling
your stomach with nausesting medicine. 3
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19
Columbia County Offici e. Orecto

president Judge-William Elwel
AssoClate Judges-I X Krickbaum, r. L. Shuman
prothonotary, &c.-William KriCkbaum.
cnnrt Stenographer-S. N. Walker.
10 lister & Recorder williamson II. Jacoby,
district Attorney-Robert X. Little
sheriff 4. II. Ent.
sIryp yor- samuel Neyhard.
rrrasurer--H A. Sweppenhelser.
f1,nmlssiOners-Step Pohe, Charles RiChart
A. H. Herring.
'Cn,nmlssioners' Clerk. B. Casey.
Audltors-S. II. Smith, W. Manning, C. b. See
shOltE .,.-,... ~, ,.,,,- ,r,.,.. a,
fur' COmnlSSioheTs-hl NoOOlhs, lneouore w
Tonntv perintendent-Willam II. Snyder.
Rlootn Poor Observation-Disclosures j. Albertson
Creenw ood; ReeCe Fairman, Scott; Caleb Barton
uioom sburg.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

To prevent drunkenness, don't drink; hut
II vou have been drinking, more of il will
not sober you. While you are shskv, ner-
vouS and distressed have resort to 5 mmuns'
Liver Regulator, as tonic to aruuse your
torpid liver to action, enliven your spirit,
dis,ipate the blues and drive away despond
encv, Nine cases out ot ten it il your heavy
liver that causes vour sire 10 ct iii of
your self in iutoxicatior. We know Eun
dreds that have tried our remedy, and it has
proved their salvation
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

\ Russian stati,tician has amused
himself calculating the distance Travelled
in a year by the hand of printer lie
begius by estimating that skilliul com.
positors, working ten hours day, allow
ing for distribution and correction. sets
MP l2,OOD letters In n year Of 800
working days, he makes then a total of
3,G0o,0oo letters, Consequently the dis
taucc from the case 10 the stick and from
the stick to the case being estimated at
two feet, making in all 7,2OO,O0O feet
there being 23,50O feet in geographi
cal mile, The distance made iua year un-
der these conditions by Printers hand
is in the neighborhood OF 800 miles; or "a
mile day
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

The result or artificial diamond max
inc, thus far. Notwithstanding all that
has been said of the Glasgow expert
ments, is really of hut slight Importance
In practice, according to the latest and
most successful method, a hydro-carbon
gas-such rs marsh gas, for instance,
which is composed of hydrogen and car,
bon-iS put into stout iron tube of con
siderable thickness; a nitrogen CONF
pound, presumably cyanogen, is also in
troduced with view to the nitrogen
combining with the hydrogen, and leav-
ing the carbon frec,a diamond consisting,
rs is well known. of pure crystal2cd car
bon. The gas in the iron tube is sub
jcrtcd to enormous pressure to liqucfy it,
the tube being heated to aid in the work;
the liqucfaction of oXogen by VI. Pictct,
SO well known, was effected by pressure
in this way, The pure carbon passes
unGcr pressure from gaseous into a IL
quid form and finally cryStalizcs, in
which condition it is found upon the iron
tube being opened: the diamonds, how
ever, are of the most minute size.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19
RATES OF ADVERTISING

Yearly Advertisements payable quarterly. Trt q
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Legal advertise neni dollars per 'orthfee
insertions, and al iLht rate for
without reference toltcgta.
Executors, ADMINISTRATORS and Auditors notices
three dollars. Must be paid for when inserted
Transient or Local notices, twenty cents LIBEL
regular Advertisements half rates.
cards In the business Directory column, onel
dollar per Ysarfor each line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19
Bloomsburg Official Directory.

President of Town Councll-G. A. HERRING.
rierk-J. X. Grot2.
chief OF Poce-R. Harris.
president OF Gas Company-S. Knorr.
Secretary-C. W. Mer.
BIoomsburg Banking COmpany-,Tohn A. Funston,
president, II. II. Grot2 Cashier, John Peacock, Tel
ler
First National Bank-Charles X. Paxton, President
{ r. Tustln, Cashier.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

1t issta,ed thai jumping mullet have made
their appearance in the Mullca river, y. j.,
after an absence of thirty-seven years. This
Ii'h IS mighty prizsd for food.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

Women that have been pronounced incu-
rable by the best physicians in the country,
have been completely cured of female weak
ness by the use ot Lydia +. Pinkham's Nrp-
etable Compound. Send to Mrs. Lydia +.
Pnkham 233 western avenue Lynn, Mass,
for pamphlets.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

The members # Rev. Mr.. Ferrier's liter
AIRY class, and of Mr.. B T. Vinceuts litcra-
ry circle, who are or have been studying
English history, will fnd the annexed list ct
Engii,h klue~ and Queens, done in verse,
with dates when their reigns commenced,
convenient for reference:
ENGLIsH SUGGESTIONS, l0lG to 1887.
First William the Norman, 1866
Tnen William his son; 1857
Henry stephen and Henry, 100, 1876, 1154
Then Richard ami JOHN, lls9, 1893
Next Henry the Third, 1916
Edwards, one two and three 1872, 1907 1919
And again. after Richard, 1877
Three Henry's We see, 1899 l4l3. l422
I've, Edwards, bird Richard, l47l, sl4S3 1893
II rightly guess;
TNo Henrys, SIKH Edward l4S5, 1909 Ij47
Qneen MARY, Queen Bees, 1853, 1908
Them Jauie, 10, Sc'tchmau, 1908
Then Charlie, whom they lew. 1928
Yet received, after Cromwell, 1919
Another Cnari.- too 1860
And next Jawes the Second 1855
Assembled the throne,
Them d VILLAIN a.d Mary 1856
| Together came or,
Til Anne, hur George, l7O2, INA, l727
1850, 1920
Ard F F.urth william, al pest. $50
Ci,d ut Il, Nictor.s; 1887
N ay ,ne lot = be the las
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

An acorn cannot make much headway
in flower pot,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19
PURELY VEGETABLE.

he Cheapest, purest All.
REST Family Medicine 1.
the world
AS EFFECTUAL SFECiFt
Tor alt diseases OF the I Nv
er, stomach aud spleen
Regulate the Liver an.
prevent
ClllllS AND FEVER
MALARIOUS FENERs
BOW FL COMPLAIN
RESILESSN JATN
DICE AND NAUSEA.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

DOI' care traitors and max you lose the
good y'u might receive by fearing to Try
one Of Days Kidney Pads
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19

Price 800. Sodty all Druggists.
April G SOY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-19
II PRINTING

rne Iobbing department OF the COLUMBIAN is very
,rnnlete and our JOB Printing will compare favora-
i with that OF the large cities. All work done on
, = =, nd neatly and at moderate prices
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
Artificial Diamonds.

A great deal has been said lately of
the discovery of method Of making
diamonds. At first the discovery was
denied, and lastly it was declared true,
that something that behaved like q
diamond had really been made. It was
a pure crystal it would cut sapphire !;
it split like diamond; and burned like
diamond.
The chemist who has succeeded in
making these diamonds is j. B. Hanny,
of Glasgow, Scotland, and his process
may be briefly described. A hydro
carbon gas-that is, gas compound Of
hydrogen and carbon-is forced under
enormous pressure into q very strong
iron tube about four inches in diameter,
and having bore of only one inch.
Chemicals containing nitrogen that
have q tendency to combine with the
nitrogen, and thus leave the carbon free,
are placed in the tube with the gas. I'm.
der great pressure and at red heat this
is said to take place, and, on breaking
the tube open, the pure carbon is found
as minute crystals on the inside Of the
tube. t
These crystals are the artificial dia-
monds. They are very small, but il
takes o long time and much labor and
money to make them, and they are of no
value whatever as diamonds. a.gs
They are too small to be of any use,
and if any young gentleman thinks that
when the time comes for him to buy an
engagement ring he can get an artificial
diamond cheap. the poor girl will be
dead, or married to another man, before
that day appears.
This is the whole of the matter-dia-
monds can be made, but it's not worth
while to make them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
The Family Purse.

The money question between husband
and wife is one of the most serious draw
backs to married happiness, and it is
time it was adjusted op more Just and
equal basis. The life of utter depend
ence which some women lead is crushing
and degrading. Men do not realize the
utter helplessness and vacuity to which
the system condemns woman. Now,
does anybody believe that it is necessary
for the welfare of the family that she
should go to him for 25 cents every time
she needs it for car-fare or a spool of
thread? Is it right or just to take her
imbecility in money matters for granted
before she has been tested? Is it not
just such women, who are left by the
failure of some speculative craze to their
own resources. with the burden of a
family upon their inexperienced shoul-
ders, who often display wonderful
powers of energy and calculation, in
addition to thrift and persevering in
dustry, which ought to put all such men
to shame?
Women, as a general rule, can make
one dollar go as far as two in the hands
of men; and many conceited individuals.
who now consider that the social system
bounded by four walls of their dwelling
would cease to revolve if they were taken
out of it, would find great happiness and
great pecuniary advantage in putting the
control of ali the interior details of their
homes in the hands of their wives, with
a division of the income equal to the re-
Qulrement. Won10n's Journal.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
Cost Of Modern Armies.

A detailed comparison of the cost en-
tailed by standing armies shows some
very curious results, which the Cosastit,1-
tso,asaet gives in compact form. Among
the great Powers, England of course,
stands pre-eminent for the extravaganza
of its expenditure, the annual cost of each
man in the army being 8, ,5OOf or e14O,
while for the Indian army the cost per
man is 1,50N, or about half. Next but
at long interval, comes Austria Hum
gary with an expenditure of about G51;
then France and Germany, the latter of
which countries spends just H43 per an
mum per man. The other two great
Powers each spend little less than Ger
many, but the difference.is exceedingly
small. Italy appears to pay just under
e40 and Russia Just over 938, which is,
as will be observed, not very much
more than a quarter of the expense re-
quired by the British soldier. On the
other hand, a table showing the proper
ton of money spent on the army to the
general expenditure of the countries tells
a very different tale, and almost reverses
the positions on the, list of the several
European Powers. It appears from the
calculation made by the C0nstitutionnel
that there is paid toward the army in
England and the colonies only IA per
cent of the budget, and this percentage
is the same in the case of Italy. Austria
Hungary occupies the next place, with q
proportion of 19 per cent, and next come
the two rivals, France and Germany,
with similar total of 81 per cent, Rus
sia bringing up the rear with an expen-
diture of 20 per cent or double that of
England. It is estimated that the main
head of the population about 6s. Sd. in
Italy, Is. i'd. in Russia, 8s. Cd. in Ger
many, 12s. 4d in France, and 12s. cd.
in great Britain. Globe.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
Objections to Marriage.

In our opinion, girls are Just as will
ing to give up their extravagance in
dress as young men are-that is, when
it is necessary SO to do. The fact that
men are SO unwilling to relinquish their
pet vices and luxuries is to be ascribed
much of the falling-off of matrimony.
Marriage without adequate means of sup
port is blunder that is almost crime;
butno girl madeof ordinary stuff win hesi-
tate to share the trials and sacrifices Of
the man she loves, provided he has that
competence, however modest The
thousands Of happy, smiling homes,
where true love constantly abides, in
spite of the slenderness of the family
income, sufficiently attest the readiness
of the average woman to surrender the
baubles of wealth and fashion in order
to become devoted wife and mother.
If the opposite sex were uniformly ami
mated by similar spirit, we venture to
assert that the number of maids and
bachelors would rapidly diminish. The
truth is, there is too much love of dress
and pretentious display in both sexes,
and woman should not bear the blame
alone
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
Our Law.Abiding Fathers.

The anxiety of our Revolutionary IA
theirs to keep within the law, and to OBJ
serve all legal forms, is shown by the
following, published in the Cleveland
(Ohio) Leader:
When the War of the Revolution was
begun, the Continental Congress took
measures to show that the British Gov
ernment was the party who first COM
mitted illegal acts and provoked breach
of the peace, thus thowing the RESPONSE
bility of causing the war upon the parent
country.
Accordingly, string of depositions
was taken of witnesses to the fight at
Concord Bridge, showing that the Brit
ish troops did then and there Commit
violent assaults and murder, contrary to
the law and peace" and that the people
were compelled, in self-defense, to resort
to force and arms to repel such unlawful
assaults and attempts at murder, ETC.
Among the depositions were two taken
of witnesses who participated in the fight
at Concord.
They testified under oath that they
were members of militia company, and
were ordered out for the purpose of pro-
tecting the peace and resisting the at
tempts of body of lawless men, known
as British soldiers, to invade the rights
and premises of the people for the pur-
pose of robbery, committing murders,
and so ON.
That the militia to which they were
attached stood in line at one end of Con-
cord Bridge, while the unlawful combine
ton opposed to them were drawn up in
line at the other end of the bridge.
That the aforesaid combination did, in
an illegal manner, and in violation of the
peace of the Commonwealth, open a
murderous fire Of musketry, and fired
two volleys, resulting in the death of
several members of the aforesaid militia
company, and it was not till after these
two volleys had been fred that the afore-
said militia company returned the fire.
It was in this manner that the old
Continental Congress proved that the
overt act was committed by the English
trOODS
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
Moral Effect of the Garden.

We recommend to all women who are
fortunate enough to have piece of land
at their command to cultivate a vege-
table garden. The culture Of straw
berries, raspberries, blackberries, goose
berries, currants and garden vegetables
is as delightful and profitable as any.
thing in which a woman can engage.
She may sprinkle her garden well with
flowers. All the better for that. A
SNOWFALL in this corner, and a rose in
that, dahlia bed there and a moss
border here, will not be out of place.
Only let the substantial and useful con-
stitute the chief part. A touch of the
ornate, like ribbon on a good bonnet,
is not in the least Objectionable. In all
the schools the girls study botany. It
is healthful, pleasing and useful. The
principles Of horticulture are the princi-
pies of botany put into practice. Farm
ers study agriculture, why should not
their wives and daughters study horti-
culture? The employment is both
healthful and pleasant. What woman
cannot raise beets, tomatoes, onions,
lettuce, and furnish her own table with
them? What woman cannot plant rasp-
berry bush, or currant or gooseberry, and
tend to it well? The experiment is both
pleasing and profitable.
We SOW our grain too thick, Just as
we set our trees and shrubs and plant
our corn too close. With land made
mellow and level, and the seed distrib-
uted evenly and properly covered, half
the quantity now used is a great abun-
dance. The drill is convincing proof
this. Here is the all-important condi-
ton of uniform covering present, and as
all the seed grows light seeding is neces-
sary if the seed is sound and undam-
aged. More attention to the seed is,
therefore, called for, and in securing
this greater cleanliness will follow.
Our grain will eventually all be drilled
in, thus lessening the seed to about one
half Even this will be reduced, for we
SOW too thick with the drill. Where the
land is well prepared, as it should be,
and the seed is all sound, broadcasting
will admit of reduction of nearly
one-haif, and the crop will be better.
There will be larger straw, larger and
fuller head, and less disposition to lodge.
More labor should be bestowed upon the
seed bed, which enriches it, as we'll as
improves it otherwise, and less seed
sown, passing it first through the fam
ning-mill with full wind on, as the
light or imperfect seed makes feeble
growth.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
Chicago Men When They Laugh.

Somebody corners McVicker and puts
him through an examination nearly
every day.
Yesterday an able-bodied citizen began
to complain about the removal of the
mirrors from the auditorium.
"See here, Mack" said the A. B. c.,
"what We taken them mirrors out for :?
It's mistake. All the ladies are in
dignant about it.
"I'l tell you how it is" returned Nc
Wicker 81 imported those mirrors at
great deal of trouble and expense. The
first five were broken on the passage and
I had to send back and have them
duplicated. I got them especially to
please the lady patrons of the theatre,
realize the treat offered, haven't come
out in encouraging numbers, SO I thought
perhaps they objected to the arrange
ment, taking it as a sort of reflection on
their well-known indifference to looking
glasses. thought best, therefore, to
cover them up. Then the glasses operated
badly on the gentlemen. I wouldn't say
this outside, you know, but the men of
Chicago are an ugly set. No getting
around that. They smoke and chew,
ohea ulC hOo a PAOo4y oiSuo W 1OOh d1 SSuy
time. They know this themselves, and
get sort of discouraged when they are
compelled to look at their own faces.
Especially are they forbidding sight
when they laugh, and it is my experience
that those mirrors detracted at least half
from the enjoyment of play. The
average man would begin to laugh and
settle down for regular side-shaking
time when suddenly he would happen to
catch a glimpse of himself in the glass,
and, presto! his mouth would shut like
clam. That would be the end of his
outward manifestations of enjoyment for
that evening. If he laughed again he
would bury his mouth in his handkerchief,
and, mirth being contagious, and gen.
eral expression of it being a sort Of gauge
to determine the practical merit of
comedy or farce, this laugh-smothering
was a positive damage. Now they can't
see themselves, and they will shout with
out ever dreaming of the frightful ap-
pearance they make. "-Chicago Inter-
Ocean,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-09-02
A Possible Relic of De Soto.

The Tallahassee ella. FlOridian says:
A few years ago, about two miles east OF
Tallahassee, was found a ponderous spur,
of unique and curious workmanship, the
like of which has not been seen in
modern times. The burr was one and
half inches in diameter and the bar pro-
portionately heavy. On either side of
the rowel dangled small pendant bells,
that gave forth a tnkling sound in re-
sponse to each step of the wearer-doubt-
less some steel-clad and bonneted warrior
of the long ago Not many days since,
while parties were plowing near the
identical spot, solid and shapeless mass
was turned up, which, upon close exam
ination, proved to be an iron stirrup of
ancient pattern, as heavy and as massive
in proportion as the spur spoken of first,
and firmly imbedded in thick coating
of clay and rust. When this was re-
moved, the stirrup was found to be in
remarkably good state of preservation.
The sides represent two Ethiopian fig
ures standing upon the foot-rest, leaning
forward facing each other, while they
support with outstretched arms what
forms the top of the stirrup, or that part
which is connected with the leather. So
unlike are both these relics to anything
known to the generations of this day and
time, and, both being found SO near the
same place, it is not unreasonable to as
cribe them to the same era and individ-
ual. Nor is the supposition at all i'm
probable that one of the knightly fol-
lowers of De Soto, lured on through this
then unknown region and wilderness,
like that dauntless son of Spain, by q
thirst for the yellow heaps Of cleaning
gold that loomed up ahead of them in
vain visions and heated fancies, here fell
a victim to the tomahawk and scalping-
knife of the wronged and revengeful red
man; and no doubt, some one of the
Tallahassee Tribe" of which s"Tiger
Tail'' claimed to be q descendant,
boasted, as he displayed at his belt a
yet bloody scalp, that he had ''killed
pale-face."