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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-11

LEAF FROM a DIARY.-Monday went out
and caught cold, Tuesday aches all over,
"Wednesday beard of and tried Eclectric Oil
Thursday felt all right. Mem. Always
keep supply on hand
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-11

The newest evening glove is made tc
meet the sleeves, no matter what tn,
length may be. Some of them reach tC
the shoulders.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-11

Lovers of honey will be gratifed to learn
that DR.. Bulls cough syrup is much sweet-
er article in winter and much better for
cough.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-11


Here is an illustration of the natural in
stinct of the horse when guided by his sense
of smell. One of our men had bought or
had been given the skin of lion which had
recently died, and as the circus was just lea
wing he threw it on the drivers seat of one
of the vans to have it tanned at the next
town. The horse in that van was very
quiet one, that had been with the circus for
many years. Nevertheless, the animal i'm.
mediately showed signs of fear. which incrc-
ased in spite ofall endeavors to pacify hin.
Then breaking loose from all restraint, he
kicked and rared and plunged about in the
widest manner until he had broken the har.
ness and escaped. Various njectures might
be made as to the manuer in hich the.
horse was aroused; but | think it probl.
BILE that all those creatures which are liable
to become prey of carnivOrous beasts lave
been endowed by nature with an instinct
which enables them to distinguish their foes
from other animals. Chambers 'JourncL.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-11

The spur of the moment has no fastening
straps,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-11

II has been discovered that palmetto
makes good paper,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-02-11
Why Should They?

No man or woman can do satisfactory
work when the brain is dull, the nerves un-
steady, the system relaxed aud they feel
generally wretched. Why should lawyer
merchants clergymen, doctors, mechanics,
or mothers often drag through their work in
this condition when small amount of Par
ker's Ginger Tonic will always, at moderate
cost clear the brain aid give them the
ties satisfactorily. We have telt its strength
ening and bracing effects and can recon-
mend it most highly. See other column
American citizen., 1881-10-22

We have frequently noticed that per-
sons when clearing land make a brush
pile over a green stump. with the ex-
pectation, apparently. that they were
pursuing the right course to efiectually
rid the land of its presence immedi-
ately, while, in fact, no better means
could be resorted to in order to insure
its indefinite preservation. 1t has been
the experience of the writer that a
stump should never be fired until it has
become sufficiently seasoned" to in
sure its entire consumption, else the
charred remnant becomes impervious
to the action of the elements, and it
will remain a troublesome customer to
deal with for long years after.
These thought are suggested from a
quite recent experience in dealing with
some very "old settlers,'' which the
hands on the farm wished to fire several
years back, and were only prevented
from doing so by a positive command
to the contrary. BY a little patient
waiting we are gratified with seeing
"the places which once knew them know
them no more forever" This is one
plan of treatment.--Burling Ha,Ok-
cue.
American citizen., 1881-10-22
Atmosphere Of the Table.

| 1t is impossible to estimate properly
the immense influence which is exerted
| upon q household by the atmosphere of
the family table. If it is true that one
does not come out Of a room the same
person he went in, the mind ever after
retaining the impress of what affected
it there. what great results must be
achieved from the meeting three times
day in the dining room, from the con-
versation indulged in. and the senti-
ments expressed there. A neat. we'll
ordered table is in itself lesson to the
children.
have noticed that sensitive child
almost invariably has better manners
when dres sed in his BEST and have seen
with surprise the effect produced upon
certain small boy of my acquaintance
bv handsomely-dress ladies who are
polite to him. To the inviting table,
where there should always be some-
thing attractive, however simple the
meal may be, most children will come
prepared to behave properly. 1t is
really worth while. and, when philo-
sophically considered, is matter Of
great Importance to lay aside as far as
possible all thoughts of hard work done
before and to be done after the meal.
and to allow no vexatious questions to
be discussed at the time. The habit of
brooding over our work, and exhaust
ing ourselves by going all over it in our
minds, is one to be studiously avoided.
There is nothing that takes from ones
energy more than this, and it is a fire.
quent cause of insanity.
Everybody knows that food digests
better when in agreeable company. 1t
was something more than pleasantly
vrhi do frsn RI hn
could not have his wife and child pass
the summer away from him as it gave
him the dyspepsia. The poor child
who comes to grief at the table, and is
sent away from it with his dinner
half eaten, and who suffers the whole
afternoon with an undigested lump of
food in his stomach. is to be pitied, and
it is wise plan to explain to the chill
dren that in this way they will be pun
is he'd for bad conduct at the table.
1t follows, then, that pleasant sur
prises in the way of preparing favorite
dishes, that good taste and much pains
taking in arranging all the appoint
ments of the table and dining
rise above a mere ministering to the an
imal existence. and affect the fine issues
of life. Good behavior and cheerful
ness ought to accompany each meal rs
naturally and unwaverngly as bread
and butter. The happy laughter which
distributes nervous force, and calls the
blood from the brain, allowing the
stomach to get a share, should be heard
more frequently at our tables. No one
should feel at liberty to say one word
that is not kind and thoughtful, any
more than he would withhold suf-
ficient quantity of food. These facts
need more careful consideration than
they usually receive.
American citizen., 1881-10-22
When to Feed Corn for FatteDfng
Hogs.

The results vary, according to breed.
care, shelter, etc. Store hogs that are
of a good breed and healthy. should,
according to experiments repeatedly
tried. lay on a pound Of additional
weight for every five pounds and six
teuths of q pound of sound corn they
eat. A contemporary has verified this
estimate to be true. Thus one bushel
of corn-a part meal and fed as Stop,
and part in the ear or shelled-all
the animal will eat, should make ten
pounds additional weight, and ten
bushels of corn will represent 100
pounds of pork. Upon this basis the
following conclusion is reached: 1t pays
when corn is worth thirty cents per
bushel, to convert it into pork when it
sells for % per 100 pounds. as the ma
nure will abundantly pay for the care.
when properly saved. When corn is
forty cents, pork should sell at o. per
100 pounds; corn at fifty cents, pork So;
sixty cents, pork So; corn seventy-five
cents, pork should sell at $3.50. When
corn is worth $l.50 pork must sell at
$15 per 100 pounds. If the pork sells
for less than is represented by the cor
responding price Of corn it is fed at a
loss; if more, the advance is profit-in
each case regarding the manure as pay
for the trouble.
Fattening is accomplished most profit
ably as the cool weather of autumn ad-
vances, with good shelter and warm
quarters in which to lie. The feeding
place should be kept clean, and corn
in the ear or shelled fed night and
morning, as much as they will eat up
clean, and slop of meal at noon with
pure, clean water night and morning.
The fatter they become, the closer
their quarters may De. In the early
stages of fattening they need room for
exercise, with wheat bran, charcoal and
sulphur occasionally. to keep them in
condition and increase the size of bone
and muscle, for when quite heavy they
need only rest. - Prairie Farmer.
American citizen., 1881-10-22
DON'T BORROIV TROUBLE.

L
Don't borrow trouble,
non't brrrow trouble, nor meet 10 half way:
Sufficient to u are the ills OF to-day;
Misfortuncs, reverscs and trials NAV come;
Fen those we icem the most happy have
Don't borrow trouble.
Don borrow trouble.
D,ES orrow trouble-twill come soon
With aspect forbidding habliments rough
But wait till hes here, and, unheedng his
frowu,
Meet boldly the onset and battle il down.
Don't borrow trouble
Don't borrow trouble:
Don't borrow trouble-this debt will remain,
And can only he Cancelled by suffering again
The ills we thus borrow by prophetic fears,
Baplizing the record in sorrowiug tears.
Don't borrow trouble
Don't borrow trouble
Dont borrow troubie-it springs in each path.
harvest that bearcth an aftermath;
IL planteth itself W. tn plenteous seed,
And Is gathered in SORROW b. hearts that
Don't borrow trouble.
Don't borrow trouble
Don't borrow trouble: despair is a cheat,
Sowing seeds for thistlcs instead Of for wheat;
All the crop is a full one thar springs from his
And the harvesters many, all over the land.
Don't borrow trouble
Don't borrow trouble
Don borrow trouble, nor gionmily weave
a narNc>f OF tears Ia n shadowy sheave:
hut, rather, come forth from the dark and the
night,
And garner the blossoms that grow in the
light.
Don't borrow trouble
Don't borrow trouble.
Don't borrow troubic; on hillside and slope,
ror the clim bers whD always look upward in
hope,
Bright flowers spring up with a Heavenly
bloom,
Unknown to the realms of despair and gloom.
Don't borrow trouble.
Don't borrow trouble.
Don't borrow trouble; be sure. in the sky,
The light will burst forth when the clouds
have gone by:
BE hopeful and brave and pafient, and so
VIII shine out glorious. gla iidening noon.
Don't borrow trouble.
-Erunk n. Scott, in Boston Transcript.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

The threshing-machine has robbed
country life of one of its most exhilarat-
ing pleasures In the good old days
when the fail was the vogue the city
visitor could retire to the barn and in
one short half hour get more bangs and
bruises than he can now acquire all day
in the diamond field R0ston Tran
script.
American citizen., 1881-10-22
WEATHER--OR NOT.

We admire the philosophy OF the unfortunate
away, said, "Wcl, there'n be weather and taxes
left, at any rate" Alasl weather Is the yellow
dog" of all subjects; everyone thinks it his
special right to, try to better the weather. and
hurls Ids anathem as against Old Probabilities"
and all who endeavor TO assist him in regulating
the weather. The following communication is
from Prof. Tice, Of st. Louis Mo-, the renowned
meteorologist and weather prophet Of the West
1t does not discuss the weather but something
surely of more importance to those who suffer
with that painful mnlady he speaks OF: THE
day aftcrconcluding my lectnrcs at Burlington,
American citizen., 1881-10-22

San LEANDRO, Cal, Jan. 6, 1s77.
DIR. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo. N. Y.:-Dear
Sir-I have employed your Pleasant Pur-
gatlve Pellets - in my practice for the last
or cathartic medicines in all chronic de-
rangements of the stomach, liver and bow
els. know of nothing that equals them.
j. A. MILLER M D.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

1t is no vile drugged stuff, pretending to
be made of wonderful foreign roots, barks,
&C., and puffed up by long bogus certifi-
simple, pure. effective medicine, made Of
well known valuable remedies, that fur
nishes its own certificates by its cures. We
refer to Hop Bitters, the purest and best Of
medicines. See another column Repu6-
Licn,z
American citizen., 1881-10-22

DIR. PIERCE'S "Golden Medical Discoy-
ery'' has become so thoroughly established
in public favor that were it not for the for
getfulness of people it would not be neces.
sary to call attention to its power to cure con-
sumption, which is scrofula Of the lungs, and
other blood diseases. as eruptions, blotches,
pimples, ulcers and " liver complaint
American citizen., 1881-10-22

The Ottawa (Kan. Republican thus quotes.
MIR. Harvey b. F. Keller, recorder of deeds,
says: L have long been convinced of the
merits OF st. Jacobs Oil, and use it in my
family for rheumatism successfully.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

. Were women allowed to vote, every one in
the land who has used DR.. Pierce's 'sFa-
vorite Prescription" would vote it to be an
unfailing remedy for the diseases peculiar
to her sex. BY druggists.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

Kidney Wort acts first by overcoming in
the mildest manner all tendency to consti-
patton: then, by its great tonic and fnvig-
Grating properties, it restores to health the
debiitated and weakened parts. Try it,
American citizen., 1881-10-22

AN eX-Consul of Great Britain. says the
Brooklyn Eagle, related that Mr.. Charles
Townsend, SedaIia, Mo-, was cured of rheu-
matism of the worst kind by St. Jacobs Oil.
-IndiGndpoyis (Ind) Se,tfG.ef.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

IN cards as In life, 1t Is the man who is
ready to beg who Is waiting for something
to turn I'M.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

WHEN the schoolmaster threatened to tan
Johnny, the urchin reminded him that "a
soft tan, sir, turneth away wrath"
American citizen., 1881-10-22

WHEN Brown said he was afraid he was
going to have the salt rheum, Fogg said II
was impossible, Brown was too fresh.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

AS AN article of food the lobster dates
back centuries ahead of the oyster and clam,
and is believed to he coeval with dyspepsia.
-Burli.gton Hapkeye.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

The heart ought to give charity
when the hand can not.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

"STOCKINGs can do without, but ear
rings must have,' o San Francisco belle
was heard to murmur in the gioaming.-
DfrE
American citizen., 1881-10-22

81 HAVE done the State some service !"
was the remark the released convict made
after an imprisonment Of ten years.-Sonser-
vile Journal
American citizen., 1881-10-22

"A grand safeguard for doing right
Is to hate all that is wrong.
American citizen., 1881-10-22
THE MARKETS.

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's EyeWater. Druggists sell it. 2'c.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

15c. box "Rough on Rats" keeps house free
from flies, bed-bugs, reaches, rats. mice, &c
American citizen., 1881-10-22
DR.. JOHN BULLS
Smiths Tonic Syrup
FOR THE CURE OF
fever and ACUE
Or CHILLS and fever.

Tho proprietor of this celebrated medicine
justly claims for it . superiority over all REM
edies ever offered to the public for tho SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
ofAgue and Fever, or Chills and Fever, wheth-
er Of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion
that in no case Whatever will it fail to cure II
the directions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases q single dose has
been sufficientfor . cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with per-
feet restorat tion Of the general health. It II,
however, prudent, and in every case more cer-
tain to cure, If its use is continued in smaller
doses for week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difficult and
long-standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order. Should the patient however re-
quire cathartic medicine, after having taken
three or four doses of tho Tonic. a single dose
Of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
have DIR. JOHN BULLS private stamp on each
bottle. DIR. JOHN BULL only has tho right to
manufacture and sell the original JOHN J.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, Of Louisville, Ky.
Examine well the label on each bottle. If my
private stamp is not on each bottle DO not
purchase, or you will bs deceived.
D1. JOHN BULL,
Manufacturer and Vendor Of So.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, --.-.. --
American citizen., 1881-10-22

Iowa, on the 2lst Of December last was seized
with asudden attack of neuralgia in the chest,
giving me excruciating pain and almost prevent
intense nausea of the stomach succeeded, and q
cold, clammy sweat covered my entire body.
The attending physician could do nothing to re-
lieve me- After suffering for three hours,
thought-asI had been using ST. JACOBS OIL with
fsaturated a piece of flannel, large enough to
cover my chest. with the OIL and appliedit. The
relief was almost instantaneous In one hour I
taken the train to fill an appointment that night
in neighboring town had my friends not dis
home, in st. Louis, and have not been troubled
since.
American citizen., 1881-10-22

PENSIONS
For Soldiers for Fathers. Mothers Wido Children
etc. Thousands yet entitled. Pensions for any wound
disease. Bounty yet due to thousands. Pensioners
entitled to incre OF pension. New laws and decisions
Time limited Apply at Enclose two stamps for
laws. blanks and Patents also for
inventors. n. w. FITZGERALD q CO., Pen
sion and Patent lawyer Washington d. c.. Box 58S
American citizen., 1881-10-22

spring made them bud out into q Chl-
nese treei .r
1t is useless to describe here the
wonderful feats of the acrobats and
gymnasts of the troupe. The turning
on ladders, poles, balls. barrels, etc. :,
was executed with remarkable precis-
ion. But the principal attraction of the
performance was the exhibition of the
Long Noses, astonishing equilibrsts,
with whom Europe is not yet acquainted;
These Long Noses form a special
company placed under the direct pa
tronage of the god Tingou. Dressed
like heroes of the Middle Ages. they
bore splendid pair of wings on their
shoulders. But what distinguished
them more particularly was the long
nose with which their faces were orna.
mented, and, above all, the use they
made of them. These noses were
nothing less than bamboos, five, six,
ten feet long; some straight, others
curved; the latter smooth, the former
with warts on them. It was on these
appendages. fastened firmly. that all
their balancing feats were performed.
A dozen Of these sectaries OF the god
Tingou lay upon their backs. and their
comrades came. dressed like lightning.
rods. TO make sport on their noses,
jumping, leaping from one to the other.
executing tho most incredible somer-
saults. -@,zS-
To close. they had specially an
nounced to the public the human
pyramid" in which fifty Long Noses
were to represent the car of Juggernaut.
But instead of forming this pyramid by
taking their shoulders for a point of
support, the artists of the Honorable
Batulcar made it with their noses. Now.
the one of them who usually formed
the base of the car had left the troupe,
and, as all that was necessary was to be
strong and agile. Passepartout was
chosen to take his place.
The good fellow felt quite melan-
choly when-sad recollection of his
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-07
rho Chester. =. e., Fair.

CHARLESTON, October G.-The exhibition
~ the Chester Fair Association, which
opened Tuesday, was largely attended yes
terday, people coming from the adjacent
counties and North Carolina to hear the
address of the Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture, DIR. Loring. The address was very
practical in character, pointing out the
value Of the ownershipo OF land by It's cult,
yators as strengthening the moral ana
political qualities Of the people, and I'M
pressing upon farmers their importance TO
the country, and the necessity OF Thrift, IN
dustry, and progress in their calling. The
address was well received.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-07
Mr. CRAWFORD.

lcorernndencc OF the Richmond DispatchLI
OCTOBER 4, 1881.
The county canvass is opening IN Rock
mgham in earnest. There was joint dis
cl''ion here tonight between Messrs'
Aamsberger and webb, candidates re-
'Rdyely % the Democratic and Coalition
Parties for the state SeIfate, i'm which the
Coalition candidate was rather badly used
lp. There wa. quite respectable turnout
81 Tie people, who seemed, TO the eye OF
your correspondent, 10 be nearly all on one
aQe. There were certainly, we thlnk,
y least three Democrats TO one COallilonlst
% The meeting, and several Of these had
zone from a neighboling precinct TO SVEN
.lt meagIe number Of COalitionists. Ihesc
ssmlemen know well how 10 make q noise,
sound and fury" signiiying not much,
laAing up considerable part OF their
MSk N trade. Mount Crawford Il all
'yA e3w, aud viii so turn up on the DAY
~ Election. The Democratic vote here
wi be increased forty or fony-fiye over
~ NJ vote east for our Democratic clerks III
- spring, when the Democrats carried
an ~ county triumphantly. Our full strength
NJ WI be polled for Daniel, Barbour, and
~hinney. Mark that
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-07
snIc of the SOuth Carolina Railroad %
be Confirmed To-Day.

CHARLESTON, :. c., October 6.-ln the
United states Circuit Court to-day eXcep-
fions tn the confirmation OF the saIe OF the
South Carolina railroad in July last were
submitted on behalf Of j. II. V. Crockett,
OF Connecticut, a holder Of non-mortgage
bonds OF the company, who affrms that he
and other creditors were Disseminated
against by the purchasing committee,
who for another set OF creditors
bought the road, and that the effect
of the action Of the committee was to chill
the bidding and cause the road to sell at far
less than its value. An affidavit was sub
mitted showing that George Parsons, OF
New York, who had = judgment against
the road. had directed his agent in Charles
ton to bid $G,000,000 for the road il the
judgment was not paid, and that the ludg-
ment was then arranged for by the rep
resentatiye OF the purchasing committee.
Counter affidayits were submitted, and ar
ter argument OF counsel for Mr.. Crockett,
Judge Bond announced that he would TO-
morrow sign an order confirming the sale
OF the road.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-07
Co,nnoeitorinI Communications.

PHILADELPHIA, October G.-The striking
printers are determined to insist upon
their demand, which they look upon as
lust. The ground taken i that printers
wages are not in proportion to the amount
paid skilled labor in other branches. The
employers, on their part, argue that com
petition has reduced prices, while material
has advanced. making it impossible Tor
them to pay any more for labor than i now
given.
Among the men who did not quit work
are those employed by sherman & Co.,
southwest corner OF Seventh and Cherry
streets. This morning committee from
the Union called at the Office and ordered
the men to leave, but they did not appear
anxious 70 comply. The firm denied
fhc right OF the committee to enter
their place OF business and make such
a demand, and, after consultation, de
tcrmincd TO prosecute them for doing so.
Accordingly, one OF the firm appeared he
icre Magistrate Poland and made an aliida-
Wit charging three members OF the commit
tee with conspiracy in interfering with the
firms business. Warrants were issued for
their arrest and placed in the hands OF IN
officer,