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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-28

Ray When farmers can buy a true
Ammoniated Super Phosphate, mads
chiefly from Slaughter House Meat and
Bone, for S25 per ton at the Railroad
Depots, in Philadelphia, it is folly to
pay out money for the old fashioned
High Cost Fertilizers, which other man
ufacturers persist in holding at prices
varying from Thirty to Forty Dollars
per ton.
The past season, everywhere, has
early shown, that the low cost Am
moniated Super Phosphate paid the best
on Wheat and Grass. The day for
high-cost Manures has passed. The ex.
perience of good farmers, who look
closely at First Cost and Results, have
proved that those costing 1925 PER
TON, OR LESS, with a reasonably
good Analysis of free Phosphoric Acid
AND AMMONIA, have paid them by
far the best There is abundant evi
dence of this and from farmers who
don't simply guess at what they are
doing.
In the four years of the use of Baugh's
1925 Phosphate, there has not been a
single reasonable report of unfavora
BILE action on any crop, and this is g
testimony in itself more than volumes
of certificates. We do not ask for, OF
publish certificates that custom, has
long ago ceased to be of any couse
quence either way.
Address, BAUGH & SONS.
20 South Delaware Ave-,
Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-28
The Turnip Crop.

No crop makes better returns for
labor bestowed than turnips. The
seed may be sowed any time from the
first OF June throughout August, in
many localities below the isothermal,
of, say the north line of Connecticut.
1t may be sowed broadcast, in drills or
rows, or as a Seattle CROP" among
corn; or turnips may be used to seed
grass with, sowing both the turnip and
grass about August 1st. For turnip
alone the preparation of the ground is
simple. 1t needs good plowing and
narrowing if in fair heart; but dress
ing of 400 pounds of bone dust or 25O
pounds of superphosphate to the acre
will almost insure good crop. We
rarely have such dry weather that tur-
nips will not start in July, and soon as
they make leaf, heavy dews seem to be
enough to keep them.growing, but fast
year was an exception in this
part OF the country In many fields
turnip seed on dry ground did not ger
inmate, or at least did not make any
show above ground.
In sowing turnips broadcast the
greatest care must be taken to have
them thin enough. A pound of seed
to the acre is all that should be sowed..
and this should be divided, the whole
piece being sowed twice at right
angles. In Europe the seedsmen use
old seed baked, or baked rape seed, to
NIX with turnip seed as an adultera-
tion. If we could buy here such old
baked seed so as TO mix it ourselves
say five pounds of baked with one of
live seed, and thus be able to make a
fair cast, instead of throwing lit
tie pinches of seed as we now DO,
1t would save a good deal of trouble
Sowed in drills, turnips must be thin
ned Much rank manure gives q strong,
bad flavor. Turnips ought never to
have the first chance at dressing of
yard or stable manure, but to come in
as a second crop. AS to varieties, there
are two widely different classes, and
intermediate varieties without number
which ii is hard to classify. Swedish
or Russian turnips, generally known as
"Rnta bagas" or "Swedes," are a very
distinct, hard-h -heshed, glossy leaved
kind, occurring in many varieties, that
need better soil, earlier sowing and bet
ter culture than the soft fieshed or En-
glish turnip, which is rough-leaved,
grows most rapidly, is voracious feed
er, doing well and making a bulky
watery crop where Swedes would do
very little, and yet it is question
whether the small crop ofSwedes would
not contain nearly as much nutriment
as the soft turnips. Between these two
extremes of hard feshed and soft-fesh-
ed kinds are many varieties partaking
in measure of the hard -heshed charac-
ter of the Swedes, but generally regard
ed and treated as belonging to the com
mon or English species Such are the
'Yellow-globe, Yellowstone" dutch,
etc. As rule it is best to SOW
Swedes as early as the first of July, the
"Globe" and "Stone' turnips as early
as the 25th, and the soft turnips, "Strap-
leafed fiat" "Cow horn" etc, by the
10th OF August. The last named is the
best to seed down to grass with, and
on good soil, not clayey, turnips and
clover seed may be mixed together, us
ing about Is pounds of clover seed, be-
cause some will winter kill American
Agriculturist.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-28
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY
IN COMPANY.

w
IN COMPANY.
On and after February 19th 1881 trains will leave
Sunbury as follows
NoRTHwARD.
Northern Express $50 am, arrive Elmira 1880 pm
Arrive at Canandaigua s.2e p m.
" Rochester 4.40
" Niagara. 45 "
Niagara Express 80 p m arrive Elmlra 6O5 m
arrive Canandaigua s.35 7"
I" Rochester 945
:" Niagara 1880 m
Fast line 6.iS m arrive Elmlra lo.2op I'm
Watkins 1l.10pm
SOUTHWARK.
Southern Express 1882 Am. arrive Harrisbg 8l5 am
arrive Philadelphia 100
New York 9.95
Baltimore 7C0
washington s,22 a m
Lock Haven Ex 1850 m arrive Harrisbg 1885 pm
arrive Philadelphia 500 p m
New York S.45 "
Baltimore $50
washington 647
Day Express /. 80 m arrive Harrisburg s.ss p m
Philadelphia 7.0b
" New York 1000 "
Baltimore 100
% Washington SIT
Erie Mail 1.Oo o. m. arrive Harrisburg s0Oa m
Philadelphix TOE /"
I" New York 9.95
I" Baltimore 100
=" washington s22
JR. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-28
10 Nervous Sufferers The Great European
Remedy.

= 80 WV
1Back or Side, Loss
Iof Memory, Pre-
mature old age
land diseases that
Head TO consmpt-
lion, insanity & an
Iearly grave or
Iboth. No matter
lhow shattered the
System may be
"a
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-28
RAIL ROAD TINE TABLE

o. u Hl'-Stu cliOit lhNpftbS luT ouuDuTy, HAr-
rlsburg and intermediate stations, Lancaster
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and Washing.
ton arriving at Philadelphia 800 p. IN. New
York, 65 p. IN. Baltimore, $40 p. m. Washington
6.4l p m. making close connections at Philadel-
phia for all Sea Shore points.
l.4o p m..-Day express for sunbury, Harris.
burg and intermediate stations, Lancaster Phil
adelphia New York, Baltimore ana washington,
arriving at Philadelphia IS5 p. M; New York,
1895 p. m, Baltimore, I20 .. M; Washington, Sal
p. M Pullman Paror car through 10 phiadel.
pha and passenger coaches through to Phadel-
pha and Baltimore.
sos p. -wilamsport Accommodation for
sunbury. Harrisburg and all intermediate sta
tlons, Lancaster, Philadelphia and New York
arriving at Philadelphia 2.S5 a; m; New York s.i5
| a. IN. Sleeping car accommodations can be secur-
ed OF Harrisburg FOR Philadelphia and New York
Philadelphia passengers can remain In sleeper un-
disturbed until q. M
1855 a, m.--Erie Mail for Sunbury, Harrisburg
and intermediate stations Lancaster, Philadei.
phla, New York, Baltimore and Washington, ar
riving at Philadelphia so o. M; New York. ills
a m. Baltimore 7.45 a. m. Washing
ton, 9.lI q. m. Through Pullman sleeping cars
are run on this train to Philadelphia Baltimore
and Washington, and through passenger coaches
to PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17
FAiRY.fOlK.

ID" believe in fairy ,toyir,'"
Darling. Of cour>, de-:
H. giants - tall
And Titauia small
believe IN them al:
puu't you,
WAS thrr" ever any Rcd Riding Hond'
Ga, Nc>; without doubt
Th'rr are wolves to-day,
I" lead YOU astrny;
When they come IN yovr way.
Look out,
And Was there really p Cir'lerrlln,
With hanrhty sister, VII, YES,
I've met with her since;
Aud Though proud cues NAY y incc.
Shcl marry the Prince,
| LuVsS.
And HE fairN-fnlk viii never. uo. never
Rrtu>e tu help y"u along.
II Nnu inrm ala alliance
VITA ,ir~i-clr>s liants.
Aud tad defiance
To- wrong.
Low" ard Dnty &C. real twin fairies:
Bvautiirl. good and true:
RN them were attended:
Bv them we're commended:
thrk ihry'rr just splendid
Don't Nou'
Josephine Pollard. in y. T. inrl.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17

Confessional aud business cards. of ten
.'.. or less IN lcncth, So per nnnum; for
r,,pfh.. 80: for three months. 81
o,.;ne., ,lvcrtisrmcnts of grratcr length
n Ia, inserted At above rates.
I.r,l llyertiscments will he charged NJ
- r,,,.,. where fixed hv law; rthrrwis.
..nr.i,I rates ~ published above.
p Snrcinl notices 20 c"ntS per lue.-.
,n,~r,l notices of less than ten lines.
.l,n,rria.r and religious notlccsinserted
:rlti'.
tl.,rnrL executed in the nratest style.
"a 81. rrasnnahlr prices.
,u,n-t -. l-77.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17
MIXED BLOOD IN LOUISIANA.
Children Of Three Races, White, Black,
and Red Unique Testimony in an Ante
Be'lum Libel Suit Negro Features in a
White Face.
TFrom the Cinrinnati Gazette. !

From the Cincinnati Gazette.
In New Orleans trace Of negro
blood is never torgotiru-tlr record
is preserved tor centuries. some
twenty years ago a memh,, al oie
of our fist families was elected 70
the City Council. His opponent
objected Ia his being sworn IN, on
the ground that he bad negro blood
is his N"ius aud WAS iucllGihlc Ia
office. To test the question, the
gentleman against whom ms
charge was made brought II sui for
damages. declining in the mean
while To take his seat in the Council
until the matter WAS dctcrmlued,
The records of the old parish church
of -. LoniS. now the cathedral,
were investigated, and the ancestry
of the plaintiff traced back nnrl
| it WAS found that one of has anceS.
tors. nj the beginning of IN" last
century. had been an "c>rlav IA
slave. II" acknowledged this, but
r.rlicd that this slave was not II
II .crcss. bat an Indian Squaw.
In the colonial DAYS of Louisiana
the French reduced the thoctaws
and lInrrmas 10 slavery. and at one
time New Orleans boIsted # rs
many rpdSkin saves - G'''a
negroes. These Indians have long
since melted away i'm" the African
race. like the bead ANA basket In
dian of niagara, aud are repre-
scented TODAY hN race OF mrSiiI"rS
mixing the blood of all three Races
the white. black. sud red. Ii is {;
common boast uf many New Or
leans colorcd people that tr'y are
of Indian rather than at nrI.' dtS
cent. The white people laugh u
Tins negro vanity, but it is more
than half true, as is proven by lh
aouiline noses and straight. ST.
hair 10 bc seen on so3.c OF the yer
, IJ.,,.E.si urorurs. Then Tia" dam
are suit rested OH the queS''u
~ neither this slave ancestor WI
:, Cb,ctaw or Congo. This, of course
could only he Determined by ora
testimony. The oldest inhabiial
WAS called in for testimony. a
incident occurred in this cas-" prot
ably without parallel since the day
of Mrthusrlah. An ancient creoI
:. dame. who had been called on
n testify as to the race OF tins Maii'
a, recalled the fact that she Mare
had kept shop on Charities stree
before the big fire that burned th'
portion of the city. Nobody r
membered this fire, aud Martin
History of Louisiana had to |
brought into cour; to find the dat
of the conflagrati"n. 1t Nae the
discovered that it had occurn
=" just one century before TINS test
d muny of the witness could scarce
n credited. and she VAS careful
v r,ss.examined. She never waver'
for a second. but proved conc'
siv.,v that she could relate, fro
!, personal knowledge and o0ser>
tiou. facts occurring more than
century previous. The Old Ia'
claimed to be 100, perhaps q" eza
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17
Terms Of Subscriptio n;
Terms of Advertising:

o,. .,nqrc, of one inch in space or less,
Insertion. 81 90; each additionalinscr-
a, ~ cents.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17

An exchange represents the life
of the Ford boys, who murdered
Jesse James for money, a$anl thing
but II happy one. They are hauhtr'.
by the spectrr of r-d.handrd ie
venge. They are now on cxl ibi
ton AZ Bunnell's museum, New
York. The other day Bob Ford
rushed to the managers box III
great fright. He had seen IA woman
dressed in deep mourning, enter the
binding, take u casual survey Of H.
and then leave, and in that woman
he saw the wife of Frank james
and Inferred the neighboring pres
ence of Frank himself, who has to
ken, il is said, n deep oath to re
venye his brothers murder. And
40, wherever the Fords go they -
that Nemesis is on their teae
Their agitation aud fright ~
mere sight of woman whea
blcs Franks wife SHOW TIA
which they live, Nnd ~
apprehension that 60
they will Isy ths,jeg
fame. Under &C.
money aid aal1
distastefal -
hensiows as
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17

Don't think. young man, that
earning a living ia more difficult
now than il was when Your father
wax hoy. 1t may lie more diff
cult for you than it was for your ia:
her, for you ire lazy, youne fellow;
YOU are lazy as a dog that follows
an immigrant wagon At what
time of life, sir, do you propose to
shake Of this lazinessf Shall It
br the next week or the next year;
M a revolutionary hero remAtked,
Shall it he when the cieptSlt ~
dimmed the Ire u ysns' $500 ~
auc,eness sfysee eyeo W
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17

refuse To recognize any difference
OF race, color, or prev ious condition.
There is a family living in New
Orleans completely white, but whose
negro blood ia indispu,able and M.
denied. Unfortunately tor the
Younger members, the old grand
mother, through whom the African
blood comes, survives, and instead
of getting rid of this troublesome
deaths head, this ancient female,
an octoroon, still resides with them.
She being one.eighth negro, the
present generation OF girls are,
consequently, one thirty-second part
colorrd. This would seem To make
them white, but pnblic opinion in
Louisiana, like Congress in the
Vallaudigham. Campbell contest,
holds that one drop of negro blood
iu 100 ut white communicates. The
Urls are ideal blondes. Being
handsome aud personally attractive,
they entertain many NAL" visitors,
aud generally wind up their career
by marrying yell-and white men,
of course. A young man of very
good family was married to one Of
the girls some years ago. The fruit
of their union is n child which. liz,
of course, just one sixty.iourth part
colorcd. BY one of those curious
freaks common, however, in cases
of hercdlty, this child shows. in an
exaggerated form, all the features
OF iis negro ancestors. Ii Is per
tec,ly white, but white negro, NJ
least in features. Its hair is woody
| it's mouth protrudes, its nose is Hat
and it's lips are large aud sensual
| After several generations I'll" org
inal type is produced. 1t Is acci
/ dents such rs this. only too frequent
hat fri.hicn susceptible Young mcI
from mi>ccgenation, more surely
than the stories frequently told ant
/ implirtiy believed before the wa,
that he muatto race became strrii'
at the fourth or fifth generation
and that the descendants were sub
icct to most horrible disease re
scmbling leprosy that spotted fh
skin aud caused the teeth to droI
out.
Before the war the two races wer
mixing with such extraordinary
rapidity that it was mere question
of time when the last pure bloolc'
African wonld disappear. FrerdoI
has stopped miSceeenation. III
uuadroon and octoropn girls VIII
were without prospect in the oil
DAYS now marry the leading colore
men who have worked their WAY u
10 prominence and comiortah
fortune, if not wealth. Thus n
negroes of Louisiana are CROWN
darker yearly instead Of lighte
There is "a perceptible decrease
20 the families of mixed descent, al
Il continued increase in those
+, pure negro blood.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17

.cration of ten years or so, hut the
most. thorough cross examination
lett the fact legally established that
her memory covered the space of
more than u century. The decision
in tie case was in favor OF the
plaintiff.
Not so lucky was the plaintiff in
similar suit Just after the war,
when things had changed some
what. This gentleman was "a can
didnte for IA high, or rather for IA
lucrative, Office worth over sJO,O0O
year. An opposition newspaper
overhaued his record, aud charged
him with being IA traitor to the Con.
tcdrratc cause, having deserted the
Confederate army in the field, aud,
/ urlhrrmorr, with being of negro
blood. These two charges, by the
! bv, elected him to office, for the
negro aud Union elements hap
rpucd tn he in majority inst then;
but, far from pleased with his good
fortune. he brought suit for libel
aud damages against the Offending
journal. lie WAS promptly ruled
ont of court. The Republican Judge
held that "negro" WAS not an OPP
/ prohrous or lihrllous term, aud it
was no insult To call u man negro,
and that certainly no action could
lie for showing that he preferred
,hr Union TO the rebel cause.
About his time mixed blood was
~ Il premium because ui Its I'm
mruSr benefit in politics, aud men
who in their color and features did
not bctray the slightest trace of
negro ancestry actually boastcd OF
il, \ curious case was that of a
Republican ward leader. IL" WAS Il
native New Orlrauran of Spanish
descent. Ills mother, Il fine old
creole, came from one of the West
Indies, and clung patIlotlcallN To
the dress of nrr native isle, "a style
unfortunately very familiar To that
worn by the creole darhles. Her
son lived in Il negro ward, and ~
uunrd negro votes To elect him.
Bcing hard pressed in IL race for
the Legislature. he hit on the novel
and brilliant idea of passing him
self fl as quadronn, which, thanks
~ the dark complexion of his
Spanish blood, he Was very vel
able To do. He took Il number al
his rolorrd constituents around t.
his house, pointed Ia his mother
aud her colorrd head handkerchief
and claimed To be 0f African hn
,au.. and Inns the old lady, POSSES
sed of all the bitter race prejudice
of the West Indian against mixe'
blood. was made moai cfrcliv
: r,rrtor,l card. until one day he
" Whole history WAS shown up. an,
l Charlie. being discovered to he
white man and II fraud, WAS rel,
natrI To private life.
Observation-Disclosures lax the b,
I ,,,.l .,,jJo,, il, ,n;si,ra ~,
q -
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17
AN ARkANsAw BOY
wants to Know An Abovt sanssa axd TIE
0tole.
[Arkansw Travcler.l

hfkansW IfaNcicT.I
"Pa," said the Rev. Malkittle's
son, "Samson was the strongest
man, wasn't hep ".-'
ayes, Samson was the strongest
man that ever lived"
"Tell ple about him.
alt was intended that Samson
should be the strongest man, and
before be was horn ,..r
The bewiliered establishment on
the cbilds face arrested the minister
IN his narration. ..
"Before nc was born Z" asked the
boy.
ayes: betore-that is before he
was found in a hollow STUN"
"Just like little sister
Eyes; just before he was found
an angel appeared aud foretoid OF
his strength, saying that no razor
mus, touch his head.n
"was the angel afraid that the
razor would cut himi'
mo; the angel meant that his
strength lay in his hair, and that
his iiai. must not he cut on
"If / let my hair grow long, can
| lift more than l can now y
IL don't know about that" =,
"Are women stronger than men !"
"No.'
"But they've got longer hair"
Eyes; they have longer hair"
"a woman couldn't whip you,
could sue J"
"No: not easily"
"Was Samson n DemocratT
81 don't know"
"But why don't you know I'd
know il was rs old as you. How
many men was 1t that Samson
killed :"
"One thousand"
"Uc was bad, wasn't he y
"No.r
"But when man kills anybody
he's bad"
"The Lord was with Samson
"But the Lord says you must
not Kill any body. Did Samson 60
to heaven y
81 suppose no." .
ale is the strongest angel there,
I, ain't he Y
"You are getting foolish again"
But | want TO know. Will you
D know Samson when you 60 TO
| heaven =
1 IL suppose So
!, ."But you won't fool around him,
4. will your II he wuster hit you
g he'd break your wings, wouldn't
@ hclT ..f
r. "Go to Your mother. The mex
u time You attempt to question ms
Al about the Bible shall whip you.
] IA. la
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-23
A Bride Shot Dead.
From the platteyille Witness. 18th.


Yesterday wednesday, morning
Mrs. Lewis Sisley was found dead
about one hundred yards from her
home, in the town of Lima, with
four bullet holes in her body. We
give the following facts from the best
information we could obtain: De
ceased was a daughter of Hiram
Bickford, Esq, of the town of Milf
lin. She was married to Lewis Sis
ley on Monday, the 18th. They
went to his home in Lima and were
occupying house in company with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton. The build
ing IS small one story and a bali
house. The lower story is divided
into two rooms. The upper story is
all IN one, and was used as a sleep
ing room by both parties, the beds
being separated by curtain. On
Tuesday night after all parties had
retired, a charivari party visited
them and gave them some music.
They wanted Mr.. Sis1ey to come
down but he would not do it, telling
them that if they had come earlier
he would have asked them in and
treated them. After some good hu-
mored parleying the party left.
When he first went to bed he had
placed Colts revolver under his
pillow. Neither he or Mr.. or Mrs.
Hamilton heard anything unusual
or were disturbed during the night.
Next morning when Mr.. S. got up
he noticed his wife was not in bed
but supposed she had gone down
stairs. He dressed himself and went
down. Not finding his wife there,
tirst built fire in the cook stove.
then went and brought a pail of
water. His wife still not making
her appearance he went to look for
her, and after some search found her
about one hundred yards from the
house, lying on her back with her
hands across her abdomen, the pistol
also In close proximity to her hands.
He would have carried the body to
the house. but was prevented in or
der that the ooroner's jury might see
the exact position in which she was
found. A messenger was sent to
Platteyille and Justice Gardner sum-
moned a jury, who, accompanied by
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-23
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday, Iune 20, 1882.
Geo. Crawford, Robt- NJ Crawford
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEIoRs-

The circuit court for this county
closed last Saturday, after term Of
six days. The closing scenes Of a
term of the circuit court are always
very affecting to your correspondent.
People come from long distances and
sacrifice great deal of time and
money for the purpose Of Furnishing
their bad neighbors and teaching
them valuable lessons in morality
and propriety. This is certainly
laudable undertaking, and no sordid
consideration ought ever to deter a
good, law-abiding citizen from apply
ing to the court and jury Of twelve
intelligent citizens to punish stub
born, unruly neighbor. But the bad
neighbor is Just mean enough to
come to court too, and do all he can
to throw obstacles in the way of the
good man in his missionary work.
They all stay at court five days out
of six; the good man, the bad man,
all their families and neighbors, and
the balance ofthe procession is COM
posed of lawyers, and at the close of
the last day of the term the good
mans case goes to the court and
jury. The court charges the jury
with the law; then they go to their
room and charge themselves with a
couple of pitchers Of cistern water,
and return into court with a verdict
that compels the good man to pay
all the costs and don't say a word
about the bad man. The scene that
follows the reading of this verdict is
the one that imparts an expression
Of despair to the good man and his
family that an undertaken would
risk his life to initiate. But courts
and juries have been in the habit for
many years of making just such lit
tie mistakes and deciding against
the wrong man.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-23

Rev. NJ. P. Remington, Ithaca, n.
Y, writes: From too close appli-
cation to my calling, my health IN
derwent q severe strain. l felt a
weakness in every part of my body.
Ny digestion especially failed me,
and my nerves became all unstrang.
Recreation did not DO me proper
benefit. Finally, on The recommen-
dation of a brother minister, l tried
Browns Iron Bitters. It has made
me feel better or stronger than l
ever before felt since I was young
man. Nv