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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
The Strongest Man,
TUE STORY or A RUSSIAN COUNT WITH
WONDERFUL STRENGTH.

Gregory Orlofr was Russian count
who lived about hundred years ago,
and was not only count, but an admi-
raj as well, though there were people
who said that if he had to manage the
fleet by himself, instead of having three
or four excellent naval commanders TO
help him, he would have made a poor
Job of it. But whatever doubts there
might have been about his statesman
ship, there could be none about his
strength, for he was one of the largest
and most powerful men of Russia. Like
many other giants, he was, perhaps just
a little too fond of showing off his great
strength. Nothing pleased him more
than to bend horse shoe between his
fingers, or pull out of the ground stake
which no one else could move; and if
one of his sailors turned mutinous, aud
began to make noise, Orloff would just
take him by the throat, and shake him
as cat shakes mouse, after which the
brawler was usually quiet enough.
Now, it happened that one night this
strong handed admiral was at an evening
party at the palace, and as he was hand.
irg a bouquet of flowers to one of the la
dies, the silver paper which was around
it slipped off. Orloff said nothing, but
stepped to the supper table, and taking
up a silver dish, rolled up like a piece of
paper, put the bouquet into it and hand
ed it to the lady; and this is the dish you
see in the museum.
Not long after this, Orloff arrived in
st. Petersburg from journey, and was
met at his own door by messenger from
the palace, who told him that the EN-
press particularly wished to see him, ,and
he must 90 to her at once. Some men
would have waited to put on their finest
clothes, and to make themselves look
gay and dandified; but the admiral was
used to obeying orders at once, and
off he started for the palace, just as he
was.
Now, while the admiral had been
journeying, there had come to the palace
a new hall porter who had never seen
him before. This porter was strong
fellow, although not nearly as big as
Orloff, and not nice tempered man by
any means; so when he saw the admi-
rails big coarse, ugly-looking figure com
ing up to the door of the stately palace
in dusty travelling dress, he shouted
fiercely:
"Be off, you vagabondl You've no
business here! Who are you, l should
like to know?"
Orloff never answered, but stopped
and picked up long iron bar that fast
ened the door at night. One jerk of his
great strong hands twisted it around the
porter's neck like ribbon, so that the
poor fellow had to hold up the ends.
"Now, my boy said he, with broad
grin, "go and show yourself to the EN-.
press with that iron collar on, and she
will know who | ami" ..
Then the porter knew at once that
this must be the terrible Count Orloff, of
whose strength he had heard so much,
and he fell on his knees to ask pardon.
But Orloff only laughed, and told him
not to be quite so ready to judge man
by his outside another time; and, indeed,
from that day forth the porter was al
ways civil to everybody.-&. Nicholas
for january.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
Farm Work for Spare Time.

Just before winter sets in or in the
early part of it there are many DAYS
when but little work seems called for in
the fields. The "Cultivator" enumerates
the following things as being profitable
to look after at such times: ga coat of
paint applied to wood work will preserve
it for great many years, and paint ap
piled to iron work will greatly preserve
it, but in this case the bearings should
not be painted. A coating of lard oil,
would, however, be found of good ser
vice; the bearings would be preserved
from rust and when the machine was
brought into use in spring or summer
it would run much easier than if al
lowed to rust all winter. In case paint
is thought to be too expensive, petrole-
um is as good preservative, though APP
pearance is sacrificed in its use. On a
clear day in winter, the shingles of build
ings might have coat of whitewash,
which would preserve them many years,
and though it would not render them
fire proof, yet it makes them less liable
to take fire.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
Agricultural Experiments.

The Superintendent of the Guelph
model farm, Province of Ontario, offers
the following as the result of his expert
ments:
]. A steady, frosty winter is better
than an open one in feeding cattle.
2. An average two or three-year-old
steer will eat IFS own weight of different
materials, in two weeks.
3. Two or three-year old cattle will
add one-third of pound more per head
per day to their weight upon prepared
hay and roots than upon the same mate
rails unprepared.
4. IL is thirty per cent more profitable
TO premature and dispose of fattening
cattle at two years old than to keep them
up to three years.
8. There is no loss in feeding cattle
well upon a variety of materials for the
sake of the manure alone
6 Farm yard manure from well fed
cattle, three years old, is worth an aver
rye of $3.50 per ton.
I. A three year old cattle beast, well
fed, will give at least one ton of manure
every month of Winter.
8. No cattle beast whatever will pay
for the direct increase to its weight from
the consumption of any kind or quanti-
ty of food
0. On an average it costs twelve cents
for every additional pound of flesh add
ed to the weight of two or three yea,
old fattening steer
TO- In this country the market value
of store cattle can be increased thirty
six per cent. during six months of finish
ing by good feeding
IL. In order to secure a safe profit, nc
store cattle beast well done to, can bt
sold at less than 4l cents per pound
Give weight.)
~. In the fattening of wethers, tC
finish as shearlings, the Cotswold and
Leicester grades can be made up POO
pounds, the Oxford Down 1S0 pounds
and the Southdown (grades) 16O pound,
each Give weight.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

1t is an easy matter to train a heifer
to stand quietly to be MIXED, but it
is easier to train them to jump, kick and
run. The way to teach them to stand
still is to require them always to do so.
If there is Daught to hinder wild heif-
er from running, and if her fears prompt
her to run, she can and will run. If she
cannot run, in a short time she loses her
fear and stands from habit; and habit is
one of the most powerful influences in
this world for either brute or man, If
you want to transform a wild heifer into
well-behayed and well trained COW, ,you
must be patient and exhibit no temper,
Never strike her
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

With corn the best way TO rid it of
smut is to pass through it and gather
and burn all the affected ears and stalks.
In this way the many millions of spores
are kept from being spread and contnu-
ing the pest. With the smaller grains,
as wheat and oats, this method, though
it is the most effective would probably
be impracticable. Though the remedy
is not easy of application, it is a step
forward in the work, TO know the exact
nature of the trouble, aud about this
there is no doubt. Smut is a small par
asite plant preying upon those of high
er order
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13
NORTHERiN CENTRAL RAILWAY

l.
on and after February 18th, 1881, trains will leave
Sunbury as follows:
NORTHwAkD.
Northern Express 80 q. m, arrive Elmira 2 30 nm
Arrive at Canandaigua s.2I Ipu
Rochester 40
Niagara Express 100 p. m arrive E'mira g. O5 D m
arrive Canandaigua s.3, :"
Rochester 945
Fast line S.i6 m arrive Elmlra io2Opm
watkins lll0pm
SOUTHWARK.
Southern Rxpress i.s2 a. m, arrive Harr,sbR s.l5a M
arrive Philadelphia 90 "
New York 935 "
Baltimore 10
Washington {, ~ IN
Lock Haven Ex 1880 m arrive Harrisbg 1879 d ~
arrive Philadelphia 8 90 IN
" New York S.45
/" Baltimore 5.2l
Washington 6aT
Day Expresl l.5O IN arrive Harrisburg sse IN
Philadelphia IO3
% New York 1000
Baltimore 100
" Washington s.lI
Krie NAiil.os q. m. arrive Harrisburg aCOa.m
q Philadelphia 100 q"
New York 9.3,
Baltimore 70j
washington s.23
I.R. WOOD General fassenIef axe t.
FRANK THOMSON, General Nana,,r.
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1852.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-13

"The handspring of Italian music in
the eighteenth century" says a recent
writer, "was the exclusive and passionate
worship of the human voice. '-"Phia.
sun" The handspring of Italian music
in the nineteenth century is in the or
an-grinders arm.-"Richmond Baton. "
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To Nervous SuFerers--rhe Great European
Re. eiy.


Dr. !. B. simpsons Specific Medicine Is positive
for Overwurk OF body or brain or excess OF any
kind, such as weakness and all diseases rasulting
from Nervous Debility, Irrltability, Mental Anxiety,
LaDguor, Lassitude, Depression OF Spirits and func
tlonal arrangements Of the nervous system gen.
CrallY. Pal 8 In the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
The PenitantiarY Pinnadilln

On Saturday the Board of Directors of the
ponitcntiary held a sessionto investigate the
the charges made by Mr. Winfield Scott,
General Agent and Storekceper, against
Capt. Williams, Superintendent of the peni-
Tertiary.
The Board heard the statements of the
officers ofthe penitentiury. Superintendent
Williams, holds that the Governor has the
sole control of all matters relative to the
employment OF extra guards, and he stated
That III the special case of Mr.. Britting-
ham, which had been brought forward for
consideration, he had made the appointment
upon the strength of Il letter written to him
by Mr.. Watkins, member of the House of
Delegates from AppomatoN county, who by
reason OF il caucus regulation of the Read
Juster party, had right to select member
of the guard, and in the exercise of this pri-
vilege had named Mr. Birmingham. Mr..
Scott claimed that an extra number of
guards is large as ten or twelve ought not
to he appointed without due authority, and
that in reference to the sale and exchange
ofplaces, admissions had been made to him
and others that they had bought the places
from the read ustcr uppointees
The Board had before it a letter written
to Gov. Cameron by Mr.. Scott in which the
latter called the formers attention to the
fact that Superintendent Williams had en-
ployed at the institution in various capacities
Il number of ''Funders," whose names ap-
peared in the letter
There are employed at the penitentiary
thirty-sevcn guards, seven Of whom are what
Is termed extra" the statute only provid-
ing for thirty. Three of these guards were
appointed by Gov Holiday and the remand
er have taken position since Gov. Cameron
came in. The thirty are paid by warrants
on the State Treasurer, and the seven out of
proceeds of the penitentiary by vouchers
given the General Agent and Storekeeper.
The men board at or near the penitentiary,
good many of them finding accommodate
! tions with Superintendent Williams.
The Board adjourned to meet again next
Saturday evening. --Richmond State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
The Markets,

BALrIMoRE, June G.-Virgina Us deferred -;
do consolidated 613s do second series 81: past
due coupons 65; new 10.4Os 42a. bid to-day
Cotton rmer; mddlings IL 1-16. Flour dull
and without change Wheat-Southcrn higher and
firm; Western strong and dull Southern red
l35al4O; do amber 142a143; No = Western
winterred spot 1875 asked; June 139t sa1}9ln
July 122ta122is Aug 11Sllsa11S;s Sept l Isl.
1lSi2. Corn--SOuthcrn steady and quiet; West
ern steady; Southern white ~; do yellow S5la;
Western mixed spot S1t, bid June 79l. bid
July SOasORs; Aug S07saS1; Sept 81. asked.
Oats irregular; Southern G0aG2; Western white
Ooa03; do mixed 3Sa39; Pcnna GOaG2. Rye dull
at I5aSO. Hay unchanged. Coffee quiet Rio car
goes ordinary to fair St!a9ls. Sugar steady; A
soft 9%l Whiskcy steady ut 2OaS1 ~.
NEW YORK, June G.-Stocks active Money 3.
Cotton steady; uplands 12 BIG; Orleans II III
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat firm and La
pc better. Corn heavy and l,a;Ssc lower
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
Letter from Orange County.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazcttel
ORANGE {. H., Va, June 5.-The V. NJ.
Railway is doing everything that is possible
in the way of facilitating travel and freight
OH their line Of road and its many stcmsand
branches. A business man or pleasure
seeker can leave Washington and Alex
andria after business hours on Saturday
or, for that matter. on any other day-and
taking the night express visit and spend
Sunday at Warrenton, Fauquier White
Sulphcr Springs, Culpeper, Orange Court
House, Gordonsville or Charlottesville and
return to Alexandria and Washington the
following Monday morning by o'clock. 1t
IS well worth the cost of Il trip over the road
to witness sunrise ut this season of the
year as you descencd the mountains from
Charlottesville and enter upon the beautiful
and fertile valley Of the Rapidan.
We noticed in passing over the river at
Rapidan Station that Mr.. B. f. Nalle had
already commenced his hay harvest, and
from the appearance of wheat field on the
magnificent estate of Mr.. Breese, adioin-
ing, it, too, would be ready for the sickle
very erly this season.
We saw very large number of wheat
fields between Alexandria and Gordonsvile
and of truth finer prospect we never
saw for heavy yield; the corn, too not
withstanding the backward and wet spring,
is standing very well and looking well.
MIR. Edward Lightfoot, one Of the oldest
and wealthiest citizens of Locust Dale
neighborhood, died within the past week
after long and well-spent life He was Il
true type ofthe Old Virginia gentleman, and
his presence and kindly counsel will be
missed by the whole community.
Rev. J. Mc(iill preached yesterday at 1
p. IN. ut Mitchells Station, from the text,
why stand We here all the day idle" a
very earnest and eloquent sermon, to large
and attentive audience.
Lands along the line Of the V. NJ. Rail-
way offer superior inducements to imm-
grants and settlers. The lands are good
and prices low. J.R. s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
The Guiteau Case-No New Trial.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-This morning in
the Criminal Court Mr.. Reed, as counsel for
Guiteau, proceeded with the consent of the
court, Judge Wylie, to read motion for
new trial for Guitcau upon the ground that
President Garfield was OH Il count alleged
to have died in the county Of Washington.
in the said District Of Columbia, and that
the counts of the indictments allcge he died
in the county of Monmouth, in the state of
New Jersey, and that thercc is incorrect.
After argument Judge Wylie said he was
compelled to deny the motion He did
not question the power of the court to cor
rect its record, but it was not for him, sit
ting in another term, and having no per-
sonal knowledge of the record to undertake
to amend il
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Letter from Fairfax County.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
FAIRFAX G. H., Va, June 5.-Some i'm
provements are beginning to show them
selves here. Mr.. H. NJ Fitzhugh has about
completed his new residence and it now
presents fine appearance.
We will have paper here on next Fri
day. 1t will be edited by Mr. Donaho,
formerly of Lordoun county, Va. It's poll
tics will be democratic.
State Superintendent Of Schools Farr has
erected a steam and saw mill nearer here on
the Little River turnpike road.
Our Circuit Court convenes on next Mon
day (the l2th.) Judge Keith will preside,
and as many cases Of Importance are on the
docket, there will be full attendance.
During the term the ladies of the Episcopal
Church will give dinners, and from the
reputation of the dinners they usually give,
none will be slow to come forward and re-
fresh the innerman.
Bossism is on the wane here, several of
his first lieutenants having recently left
Malone. Barbour will carry the county BY
200 majority. FAX.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
JetterSon'S Remains

Inc letter given below. shows thu; ,.o..
remains will moi be disturbed in ,h.;r ''V'
place ut Monticello: resting
tHARL"rrEsvllLE. Va, Jun.. = ,..,
'"dge hdr"ry, .Nrmb'r Of Bonrd Of Trn,ts,, - =:
root Cemetery, IInSainqton: . "'"-
PR; As legal adviser thcowncrsrf H.,
cello graveyard, am instructed hy ,hon, 'oh'''
form you that they will not allow Irtrn..'c IN
MAINS to BIZ removed To another ccmn,nr'. " r.
said owners Of the graveyard hcipg RI. J., lie
the late Colonel Thomas Jefferson Randall, msFs oI
ecntor OF Jefferson and residuary ega,er A. ~,
mother, Mrs. Martha Jefferson Randonb =, ms
jointly with him. signed the deed rn", Mn'
Monticello I" its purchaser. in which J,i my
graveyard is reserved and exempted from Inc
sale,-arc by the laws of Virginia, sole " 'Nr
OF the remains of Jefferson. which they will ri
no circumstances allow to be removed, from " ,,'
spot which hc himself selected rs their l,s, ~"
place. voting
The publication of certain communicates,
your board. said to have been made bv .l,.,r,r%.
sole surviving grandchild. and your rrror,r5 -"
ton thereon. calls for this communicated Z"
II. Il. W. DUKE, Attorney for tn, u.,: "|
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06

No MATTER how the Congressional cleo
tons may go next fall, the recent ousting Of
democratic members by the republicans will
have at least one certain effect the produc-
ton of - large crop Of contestants. Should
the democrats organize the House, members
Of their party will be induced to contest the
seats of republicans by the wel-groundcd
hope that the majority will follow the pre-
cedent just established; and if the republic
cans be again successful, republican con-
testants will spring up by the score, under
the justiiablc belief that their party will
not hesitate to do in one Congress what they
have done in a preceding one. 1t is much
easier to establish Il precedent than to dis
establish one, and in the case referred to
the indications now are that the one just cs-
tablishcd by the republicans will have a
retroactive effect that will be anything else
than agreeable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE 6, 1892.

THE FATE of the wing party shows what
adherence to principle and abandonment of
policy will accomplish in American politics.
And if high principle could not succeed a
quarter of century ago, when all the votes
belonged to the intelligent Caucasian race
what chance has it now that the ignorant
and easily influenced African has been adj
mittcd to the privilege of suffrage? Princi-
pie is most commendablc quality, and is
rs admissible in politics as in any other con-
dition, but its beauties and benefits alike are
unapprcciatcd by and Intellectual with a
foeman unworthy Of its steel. Wise men
terms; in other words, the devil must be
fought with fire. Therefore rs General
Malone is supposed by many to be the very
old satan, and as he and his followers look
upon Rev. Mr.. Massey rs Il fire brand, the
democrats should not hesitate to support
the latter for Congressman at large OF
course with the express understanding that,
if elected he will act with International dem
OtllllC party. w listl tilS 'tciioHiiliN l.tl '
in Virginia wants is votes. Amy straightouI
democrat could catch all the straightout
democratic votes, but Mr.. Massey can add
to the democratic votes more read ustcr
votes than any other man in the State. His
ideas on the subject Of the State debt arc
abominable, but not worse than those of any
one the Mahoncites may run against him
and then, too, such ideas will have no ma,
terial consequence in Il Congressional cleo
ton and besides, the whole debt question
has now been eliminated from the domain
ofpolitics and transferred to It's approprat,
place-thc courts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-06
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
Taxes OH the Arlington Estate-Support of the
Freedmen"


4 petition was presented in the House Of
Representatives yesterday by Mr.. Dezendorf.
1t is the request of R. S. Lacey, on behalf of
and acting for the people Of Alexandria CO.,
that ''the United States may become tax
payer in Alexandria county, Va, on the
same footing as ourselves; that the sum of
$4,000, the amount Of unpaid taxes on the
Arlington estate, be appropriated as L per-
manent nterest-bearing fund for the sup
port OF the common schools of Alexandria
county, Va The petition calls attention
to the fact that in 1864 the United States
purchased the Arlington estate 1.-THE resi-
dence OF the late Gen. Robert z. Lcc) of
!, 100 acres, situate in Alexandria co., Va,
(now the Arlington National Cemetery, and
ut once taxes ceased to be paid thereon
thereby depriving the county of revenue
from that source, amounting ut this date in
the aggregate to over $4,000.
The ''freedmans village" was erected on
this estate, and thousands of freedmen were
quartered therein. Shortly after the war
the government ceased to provide for the
INDECENT of these wards" and summarilv
threw them upon the world. By voluntary
contributions the people of Alexandria corm-
ty have since supported these unfortunate
''freedmen" and at an expense greater than
the above specified aggregation of taxes on
the whole estate The result is most onerous
rates of taxation-greater, the petition as
serts, than are paid by the city of Washing
ton to support her political machinery and
her poor. "Out of 81, 400 contributed to our
INDECENT poor in the fiscal year 1881, fully
$4,000 went for the support offreedmen sad
died upon lis by the general government
through the Arlington estate. And, strange
as it may appear, the government has exact
ell in amount more rents, either in money or
labor, from freedmen occupying it's shantics
and houses on the Arlington estate than the
thousands Of dollars exacted from us in tax
es to support the pauper freedmen wards OF
the government. Further, we have expend-
ed nearly as much for the education of freed,
men as for their daily bread"