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Josh Billings Philosophy.
hTeln YnrE M'eaIln.

If you will sit down and wait, yung man,
at least one-hafr ov the good things ov life
will at sum time eddy around near yu,while
the more you chase them the more they will
break into run.
All oy natur's works are a part ov per-
fekshun ov plan. She makes no mistakes,
creates no vacancy, and guesses at nothing.
Ideas are what wins; but If a man liant
got but one he is very apt to run that one
into the ground, and take himself along with
1t.
LaiIler proves nothing. Wise men laT,
and ideats grin all the time.
Cunning is weak imitashun of wisdom,
and IL liable at emmy time to merge INTO
fraud.
Happiness has no abiding place, but often
Is very near at hand, like the old woman's
spectacles. After hunting for them hi and
10, she found them at last safe on her noze.
Gravity is bekuming to a phocl at all
times, but only to wise man on state oc-
kashuns.
Very menny seek knowledge, not so much
for the truth az for the speculation there liz
In it.
Heroizm IL simple, and yet 1t IL rare.
Every one who does the best they can liz a
hero.
Beauty is dangerous gift. The vanity 1t
inspires, and the base.fattery with which it
attacks its possessors are not to be envied.
Charity makes no mistakes that she can
be charged with.
Good breeding IL the only thing that kan
make phool endurable.
Servitude is so unnatural that an honest
servant is the rarest ov all things.
If a man haz got the right kind Of religion
he kan pick up kreed enuywhere that will
fit it.
Incidence IL quiet malady, but il haz eat
up more foundashuns and tipt over more SUI
perstruktures than wild ambishun ever haz.
Abstinence should be the excepshun, and
temperance the rule.
There IL great art in knowing how to give
without creating an obligation.
As selfish and ill-bred as the mass Of man
kind are, prefer to live with them rather
than 20 into solitude and try to live with
myself.
Gratitude Is q word that YOU will find in
the dictionarys, but you will not find much
Of it anywhere else.
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4 Western sampson's FORTUNE

Jonas Johnson, or "Big JONAS" is the
Goliah Of the Boone, Iowa, region, and some
of the stories of his strength and endurance
sound fabulous. In 1865 he gained ma
tional reputation by walking from Illinois
to California, pushing his provisions before
Knox county, H., when the gold fever
swept over the country, and being in the
early twenties of his life, was fired with am
biticn to join the Argonauts. Hegwas i'm
but $40 in cash, so he walked across Illinois
and Iowa TO Omaha, making the distance in
two weeks. There he bought wheel bar
row and laid in stock Of provisions. With
these, on April Ii, he pushed boldly out, and
ninety days thereafter he .landed" safely at
the diggings, some fifty miles northeast Of
Sacramento, the successful placer mines.
Here he went to work In the same indepen-
dent way he made the journey--alone-and
was successful. He was able to earn from
$40 to $40 per day, according to the number
of hours he put in. A year satisfied him,
and with bag well filled with "dust" he
returned by way Of Panama and New York,
to his former home in Illinois.
His feats of strength are no less remark
able. About twenty years ago he found a
COW in no uncommon predicament in those
days-mired in a slough. A team of horses
planted on firm ground had proved unable
to draw her from the mire, whereup-
on Jonas, lying down on some boards to
give good footing, lifted her bodily out Of
the swamp and, seizing her by the horns,
dragged her to firm ground. At another
time his wagon loaded with hay became
mired down and the horses failed to extricate
1t. Jonas got impatient. and going to the
rear, he raised the load and pushed it for
ward to better ground, making lift which
is moderately estimated at 300 pounds, and
performed under unfavorable conditions.
He is now a hale, rudy faced man of So
years, located on fine farm of l20 acres in
Boone aud Hamilton counties, well stocked
and improved, besides being the fortunate
owner of two others, 100 and 120 acres re-
| spectively. He was born in Sweden, was
| % years old when he came to America, and
has been resident ofthis country for twenty
three years. He stands six feet two inches
in his stockings, and tips The beam at 245
pounds. A No. II boot accommodates his
| foot and his hand is that Of giant.
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The Safest Seat.

The frequency Of collisions on railroads
has raised the question, Which Is the place
of greatest security in railroad train? The
Railroad Journal gives the following as an
answer:
1t Is very we'll known that the car nearest
the engine 10 exposed to the least dust, and
that the rear car Of train Is generally eater
than the front car. The safest Is probably
the last car but one In train Of more than
two cars; that is, there are fewer chances Of
accidents to this than any other. II 1t Is .
way train Il moderate speed, or any train
standing still, acollisIon is possible from an
other train In the rear, In which the last car
receives the first shock. Again, the engine
and the front cars Of train will often run
over broken rail-, or COW, or stone, with
out detriment, while the last car, having
nothing to draw 1t into the line Of the train,
IL free 70 leave the track. Next TO the for
ward car, the rear csr u probably the most
unsafe In the train, The safest seat Is prob
ably nsar ~ csntsr = ths lsst or but one.
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"Gath says that the noise, confusion,
and tumult Of Congress would make one
think that no work could ever be done. But
"the work Of the session goes right on, as in
the steamships, where some passengers are
praying and some spewing, some gambling
and some flirting, and there would appear in
the cabin no sense or progress; yet the en-
gineers and firemen and captains on the
bridges are making the thing go. That is
the advantage Of having a Speaker. He is
the man on the bridge. Then the commit
tees about fifty in number, each with its
chairman, and most Of them with a little
parlor hidden somewhere about the Capitol
ARE like the cooks on the ships who are
pounding the meat, working up the dough
and getting the meats ready to be eaten three
or four times a day. The Speaker commands
the House; the clerks are like the firemen,
who keep up the fires; and the committees
represent the stewards and coal beavers, who
provide the material for fuel aud food. Gov
eminent is one Of those things that disap-
points fearfully the eye and the ear; but, af-
ter its work Is done, 1t looks we'll and reads
well. People had better stay away from
Washington to keep their faith. Their I'M
Outstanding will be improved by coming
here, but knowledge is always at the expense
of faith"
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New Home Sewing Machine.

have taken the Agency for this excellent Sewing
Machine Rnd VIII be pleased IN show its working 10
Ill who contemplate purchasing. a fnlI supply OF
extras nDd attachments will be kept constantly on
hand. l6Htl JOS. MCDONALD.
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Straw i" Lumber"


The somewhat startling prophecy is haz-
arded that Ia future lumber will be of straw
instead Of wood. Experiments already in.
stituted show that it is possible to make
"wood " or its substitute from straw of q
tensile strength surprising ordinary build
ing woods. This material is capable of be-
ing carried through all the manipulation
that wood is, does not shrink, takes a high
polish, and is waterproof. In short, 1t not
only answers all the purposes of wood, but
is vastly better than it. There are two
waste substances which have ne yer yet been
made profitable to man; and these are coal
slack, or dust, and wood dust commonly
called sawdust. If any one can utilize
these and turn them into lumber or fuel, II
will be of substantial advantage.
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Reporters NIL suffer the same fate. They
did not become proprietors Of newspapers
because they crowded century into ten
years OF life. Alter that what became Of
them was as great mystery as the final dis
position Of dead mules.
Occasionally, men were found who made
pretense of resting, but IL was like repen-
lance at the fifty-ninth minute of the elev-
enth hour. Englishmea did the best work
aftor forty, and at that age the American
has shot his shaft and was made or worthless
rs the case may be. He had burned his
candle at both ends.
High art next received attention, and was
dealt with In way that would have frac-
tured Oscar Wilde's heart. Returning again
10 the subject of overwork and the necess-
ity for periodical idleness, he said he went
10 prayer meeting In Maine, where, incred-
ible rs IL might seem, time was found for
such gatherings. There he saw collection
Of tired looking souls. They sang the hymn
"There 10 Rest for the Weary" but with
profound wisdom located that rest on the
ether side Of Jordan.
In closing the speaker appealed to bis
hearen 70 take mere recreation, or 70 per-
form thsir drudgery With moro nationality.
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1882.
Harper's Magazine.
illustrated.

Always varied, always good, always improving -
CHARLES FRAgCIs ADAMS, JR.
Hdrper's Hdg1ziRe the most popular illustrated
periodical in the world begins its sixty-fourth vol
il best in American literature aud art: and it,
marked success In England-where IL has already q
circulation larger than that of any English magazine
of the same cla-s-haa brought into its service he
most eminent writer's aud artists Of Great Britain.
The forthcoming volumes for 1889 will in every re-
speCt surpass their Predecessors
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HaYper'S Weekly.
illustrated.

Hdrper's Weekly stands at the head OF American
illustrated weekly Journals. BY its bipartisan posi-
ton In politics. its admirable illustrations its care
fully chosen serials, short stories, sketches and
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1852.
Harper's Bazaar.
illustrated

This popular journal is a rare combination Of liter
ature, art and fashion. Its stories. poems and es-
says are by the best writers Of Europe and America
its engravlngs possesses the highest artistic excel.
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NOW is THE TIME TO BUY
Are noso IN Stock, and uiH be Sold at a Clos
Margin. Every Former needs one.


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one |. Inch, vide track No. ~ Fonr Spring wag-
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-02-24
An American Baron.

Richard Nj. Jackson, the son of an
Ohio farmer, went from Steubenville to
Stuttgart ten years ago, to complete his
musical education, intending to become
a professional pianist, Too constant
practice brought on partial paralysis
of the nerves of his hands, and he was
compelled to give up his project. j, 5.
Potter, of Boston, was then the Ameri-
can Consul at Stuttgart He employed
Jackson as clerk in his Office. Ameri-
cans were exceedingly unpopular in that
city, chiefly through the bad conduct of
some American students in the conserva-
| tory, who had recently snowballed the
King of Wurtemburg as he walked in q
public park, besides offering him other
indignites on several occasions, but this
feeling was gradually overcome, princi-
pally by Jackson's personal tact and
popularity, aud he became Vive Consul.
The King became his friend, and last
| summer invited him TO become mem.
Der of the royal Court of Wurtemburg
This Court is not highly resplendent
body, yet the offer dazzled the young
American, and he has become German
citizen to accept it. lie is now baron
! with an income from the public treasury,
and nothing to do except to be compan
ionable with the King. Moreover, he
wins favors from visiting monarchs
The King of Holland has knighted him,
and so has the King of Saxony and the
Emperor of Austria.
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Hatch Your Chicks Early.

Chickens that come into market abou,
April bring the best prices, often remun
Grating the poulterer more at an early
age than when allowed to mature. When
the weight is about one pound, and they
are the first of the season, the price
sometimes reaches 81. At such figure
who can object to the trouble and care
to procure them? for no one, ought to
expect good results without labor.
But how are chickens to be hatched
early is the query 1t can be done by
selection of the pullets at the proper
time.
The first important matter is to keep
the early hatched pullets, as they come
into laying sooner Then carefully notice
those that mature the earliest and begin
to lay early. The cockerel should be Sc
lected without regard to size and only
, as regards early maturity. We all know
that among flock of fowls there are a
certain proportion Cor at least one or two)
of cockerels that show up the red comb,
plume out full, aud trim up in shape
much sooner than others, although the
chances are that the slower ones will be
larger in size in the end. The earliest
matured of these cocks should be select
ed for mating with the early pullets,
and the result win be that the chickens
from such mating will grow faster and
come into laying little sooner the next
season If old hens are to be chosen for
the purpose it should be known that the
hens that first begin to moult should be
selected, as they lay as soon as the
period of moulting is past, and the earl
ier the moulting the earlier the laying,
and the earlier they begin to lay the
earlier they begin to set
If none of these precautions have been
taken then we must resort to the most
immediate methods within our reach,
such as variable food, warm quarters
and cleanliness. Under such conditions
hens will often lay month or six weeks
sooner than they would otherwise, aud
this is a great point in poultry raising.
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GREAT GERM DESTROYER.
DARBPS
PROPHYLACTIC FLUID |
| SMALL PoX
ERADIcAT5D

Contaglon destroyed.
Sick Rooms purified ant
made pleasant.
Fevered and Sick persons
relieved and refreshed
by bathing with Prophy
Tactic, Fluid added TO tn,
water.
Soft White Complexlons
secured by Its use II
bathing.
Impure air made harm,
less and purified by
sprlnkllng Darby's Fluid
about.
To purify the breath
Cleanse the Teeth, II
can't be surpassed.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
Erysipelas cured.
Burns relieved Instantly,
Scars prevented.
Removes all unpleasant
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CENTRAL RAlLwA'

NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY
IN COMPA'l.
on and after February 10Th, 1881, trains will lea,
Sunbury as follows:
NoRTHwARD.
Northern Express 630 a. H., arrive Elnira ~ 80 pt
Arrive at Canandaigus s.2 p'n
Rochester 44O
Niagara. ~
Niagara Express LEO p. III. arrive E'mira G. Us D
arrive Canandaigua s.9, "
I" Rochester 94s
Niagara l25Oau
Fast line 5.l5 m arrive Emra i0Npn
watkins ll.lOpu
SOUTHWARK.
Southern Express 1872 a. m. arrive IIarrist, sl5a
arrive Philadelphia 90 "
" New York 935
90 Baltimore 40
Lock Haven Ex O.5O m arrive Harris6'g iYba D D
arrive Philadelphia sop
New York S45
" Baltimore 5p
Washington 641
Day Express 1.5O p m arrive Harrisburg 9.9opu
q Philadelphia 705
New York 1000 Z"
4" Baltimore 100
washington OIL
Erie Mail los q. m. arrive Harrisburg s.Wa.
" Philadelphia 100 ~
New York 931 "
Baltimore 100
Washington s.22
I.R. WOOD. General Passenger Age, t.
FRANK THOMSON, General Manag,r.
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The Advancement Of Agriculture.

Formerly, even here in Eastern Penn.
sylvania, farmers confined their opera.
ions to the little capital they may hive
possessed at the start, and therefore de.
pended for any increase of business upon
any little profits they might obtain.
These profits, however were generally
not put to any active account until a
sum was raised to add more land, and in
the meantime lying idle, drawing no in
terest. Latterly this has not been the
case. The farmer is getting to be as
wideawake as the merchant, and opens
an account with the nearest bank or
saving fund, where he can either obtain
loans to prosecute his business more sue
cesstully, or draw interest until the
money he has accumulated can be used
with success.
In the West and South the want of
banking capital has been severely felt in
both agriculture and commerce but this
is steadily being improved so that in
time to come the want of money accom-.
mediation will not be so pressing. Es.
pecially is this want the case for such
crops as grain, cotton, tobacco, rice, su-
gar, provisions and livestock From the
prices paid for cash loans in the West,
1t Is evident that capital is active in pri.
vate hands. But it seems that the de-
mands for money in such regions are ex-
tcessive because nearly everybody there
has views in advance of means.
That in country like ours, so vast
and diversified in its interests and re-
sources, there can ever be for century
to come anything else than just such a
demand, we are inclined to doubt. 1t is
true that American capital has made
wonderful strides And yet in prosper
GUS times capital is nowhere in excess
When we look at the immense develop
ment of Western agriculture, and to the
fact that the crops of that region far ex-
ceed those of the East, and that the rural
wealth of such states as Ohio and Hi
nois rivals that of Pennsylvania, we be
gin to feel some surprise at the complaint
OF an inadequate supply of capital for
agriculture.
The true remedy would seem to be the
one found so effectual in New England
and New York, where the savings banks
hold some five hundred millions of dol
lars of deposits and where the loans are
correspondingly great. There is no scare
ity of money in such states, because the
whole people understand the uses of
money and how to create capital and to
render it active and useful. The people
of the West have wisely endeavored to
help themselves by establishing manu-
factures, mining and railroads, and into
these channels rather than into commerce
have they put their surplus capital The
savings banks ought to come next in or
der to accumulate and render active and
useful the savings and earnings of the
masses. - Germantown IeLe1rdDh.
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How Farmers Wives Make Money.

If farmers wives aud daughters so de
Sire, and their home duties will permit,
they can secure . revenue that will help
to make them Independent, give them a
freedom they will delight in. Every
well-ordered farm affords facilities for
this. We are commanded "To gather
up the fragments that nothing be lost"
and by obeying this command we shall
secure blessings and prosperity.
Isknow lady whose receipts for the
present year, from garden truck, pre-
served fruits, eggs. poultry, etc, amount
to over $500, Not very large sum, but
enough to show that such labor pays
From one pear tree she made 30 gallons
of sweet pickles. canned S2 quarts, and
sold p bushels ripe pears, besides fruit
for home use and some neighborly
gifts. The tomato patch yielded rev
enue of $50, in sweet pickles, catsup
etc. Asparagus, summer squash, Lima
beans, green corn, etc, yielded S75; can.
ned fruit $75; eggs and poultry 800
The way to establish trade in sucl
things is to preserve, pickle, can and dry
in way that will preserve the excel
lence of the fruit as much as possible
Put only frst-class goods on the market
Then you will command best prices, anC
there will be demand for your articles
Whatever you find to do, do it well. |
always pays to have good reputation
BE your pnsition in life what it may
"act well your part there all the horo
lies. - Tribune tS Farmer.