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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

Governor Butler has removed War
den Earle, of the prison at Concord.
This action of the governor is said by
those in position to know to be pri
mary move against the system OF con
tract labor in the state prison, q plank
denouncing which was adopted by
the last Democratic state conven
ton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

William Z. Dodge dropped dead
Friday morning at his residence on
Madison avenue, in New York city.
He was one of the well-known firm of
Phelps, Dodge S Co., was a member
of Congress in 1866 and 1867, held the
office Of president of the New York
Chamber of Commerce for some time
was closely identified with philanthro-
pic measures, particularly the cause OF
temperance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

The Legislature has got down to
solid work, and is putting in full time.
Sessions of the House are held daily
from 10 a. m. to p. m, except on
Fridays and Saturdays when the ses-
sions are from 10 to II. On Monday
evening the session opens at y o'clock.
Afternoon sessions are held on Tues
days, Wednesdays and Thursdays from
8 to 5 o'clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

A number Of the most prominent
iron and steel manufacturers at Pitts
burg have been interviewed IN regard
to the tariff, and the effect Of the pas
sage of the bill now before congress
The general opinion was unfayorable
to the bill, and predictions were made
that its passage would prove disastrous
TO the iron industries of the country.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF THOMAS J. WILLIAMS, LATE OF BOROUGH OF
CENTRALlA, DECEASED.
Letters of Administration in the estate OF
Thomas j. Williams, late Of Centrala Borough
Columbia county, Penna., deceased, have been
granted by the Register OF said county to the
undersigned administrator All persons having
claims against the estate Of the decedent are re-
quested to present them for settlement and
those indebted to the estate to make payment to
the undersigned administrator without delay.
LAFAYETTE FETTERMAN,
Centralia January 2, 's3-6w. Administrator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

ESTATE OF ELIZABETH WALTER LATE OF MoNTo
TOWNSHIP DECEASED.
Letters OF administration on the estate OF Eliz
abeth Waiter late OF Montour township Col. Co.,
Pa, have been granted by the Register of said
county to Robert Buckingham Esq administrator.
All persons having claims against the said deced-
ent are requested to present them for settle
ment and those indebted to the estate to make
out delay. ROBERT BUCKINGHAM,
Feb. Q. Administrator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

Joseph Cook fell between two cars
on Vermont railroad the other day,
and was in imminent danger of being
run over. With great presence OF
mind he threw one of his most ponder
Gus opinions on Oriental theology be-
meath the wheels and stopped the
train.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
A DMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
ESTATE OF W. J. BucKALEw. DECEASED.

Letters Of administration on the estate OF w. ].
Buckalew late OF Bloomsbury Columbia county,
Pa deceased have been granted by the Register OF
said county to the undersigned Administrative. All
persons having claims against the estate OF said
decedent are requested to present them for set
tlement and those indebted to the estate to make
payment to the undersigned administrators with
out delay, DORA BUCKALEW,
Jan. 's3-6w Administrators.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

Marshall Jewell, who was chairman
of the National republican Committee
in 1880, died at his home in Hartford,
Conn. on Saturday list, of acute pneu-
monia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16


The business in dressed meat has
gown to enormous proportions in Chic
ago. More than 100000 hogs and
100000 head of beef cattle have been
slaughtered there in year. These are
conveyed to the stock yards by eighteen
different railroads. The killing is now
usually done by shooting the animal
Just back of the ear, and machinery
does nearly all the work of dressing.
1t is only three to five minutes from the
time bullock is shot until he is quar-
tered ready for the ice box. The fur
nishing of fresh beef to the Eastern
market began only few years ago,
when one firm undertook to send choice
cuts to several hotels near Chicago, and
found that the plan worked well enough
to prove the feasibility of shipments TO
more distant points. There were de
lays and losses at first, but suitable
refrigerator car was soon invented, and
now there are no difficulties in the traf-
fic. After the best parts of the carcass
are shipped, the course meat is canned
or made into sausage, the blood dried,
and the bones ground for fertilizer, the
horns sold to combmakers, and every
scrap turned to account in some way.
/" We are selling the best loins for elev-
en- cents a pound" says a leading
slaughterer, and, adding cent for
freightage, they cost the New Yorl;
dealer twelve cents That is for the
best uqality, such as he sells for about
twenty cents"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany under the management of Jay
Gould, has leased the Mutual Union
Company, for a term of ninety-nine
wears.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

Remember that vote for any inde
pendent candidate for Poor Director is
o vote against the regular nominees,
and may endanger the success of the
ticket. Vote for Morris and Redeker.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
Silver r-Plated w are.

The great improvements during the
last few years in the manufacture Of
silver-plated ware. have in many
ways increased the desirableness of
this excellent substitute for solid silver.
Not only has great durability been
obtained by the new methods. but
pattern and finish. which formerly
betrayed the difference between it and
silver. now give no clue bywhich even
an expert can distinguish.
Clumsiness of shape has given way
to the lightest and most artistic forms,
and the production of a meritorious
pattern in the solid metal is quickly
followed by its appearance in the less
costly material.
Even such elaborate decorations as
repousse and hammered work-long
confined to solid silver-are success
fully produced in plated ware with a
delicacy and beauty leaving little to
be desired in respect of appearance.
1t is. however. only in the higher
grade of electroplated ware that these
excellencies of the designer are at.
tempted to be wrought out. such per-
fection Of workmanship and dainty
finish being impossible in the inferior
varieties, in addition to the vital def
cheney Of these in durability.
BAILEY, BANKS & DIDDLE limit
their assortment to the best makes,
which they can fully guarantee. Par
tlculars will be furnished promptly as
to patterns. qualities and prices, on
application, and any goods desired
will be sent by express on approval,
to anyone known to the house or
furnishing reference.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
A DMINSTRATOR'S NOTICE.
A DMINISTRATOR,S NOTICE.

Soldiers widows, Parents
ZEN DUN Sand Children. ANY disease.
wound or Injury entities Millions appropriateedd ed
and working force doubled. Prompt W0rk wiaa ana
ows re-married, now entitled during widow-h -hooo
Great success In Increase cases. bounty anu
titled 10 all dues under new laws. PATIENTS 1or
Inventors. Land Warrants procured, bought ana
sold. The ''World & Soldier, lweeKly paper saIs
blanks aud bounty table. N. w. FlTZGERALp q
CO., Pension, Patent and Land Atty,s', Msshing- @
ton, ID. G. aiu iep io-1"
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NOTICE

Is hereby given to all whom Il may concern,
that an application will be made 10 the Legisla-
ture OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania now
In session at Harrisburg for the passage OF an
Act OF the General Assembly, the title OF which
Is "An Act to repeal the Act OF May ninth, A. D.,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one:
entitled IAN Act providing for the appointment OF
an inspector OF steam boilers In the counties Of
Schuylkill. Northumberland and Columbia, by the
governor OF the Commonwealth.
The object OF the Act TO be applied for as af0re-
said, appears from its title, Is the repeal OF the
said law q ninth OF May, A. p, ISL;
j. II. CHURCH, u. b. WELLS,
M. BRIGHT, GRO. T. JOHNS. -
A Fulton PATTERSON & LLEWELLYN,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

The Tunkhaunock Democrat urges
the Democratic members of the Legis-
lature to inaugurate real reform by
abolishing the Forty-fourth judicial
district, which is composed of Wyom-
ing and Sullivan counties The Dem
crot argues that the Forty fourth dis
trict is the smallest in the State and is
a useless expense. 1t suggests that
Wyoming county be attached to Sus-
quehanna county and Sullivan county
to Columbia and Montour.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
Tuesday, March 9Th, '83

at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon, the following de-
scrlbed real estate situate in Greenwood township
columbia county, Pa, bounded by Green Greek
and lands of A. H. Kitchen, the heirs Of John Reect
deceased Jacob Gerard, Samuel Albertson ant
others, containing
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16

S. Davis Page has been declared
Controller of Philadelphia by the city
Courts.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
CEYMOUR, HUNT S CO.,
- (Established In 1881
SExchange Court, N. Y. 12S LaSalle st., Chicago.
BANKERS AND BROKERS.

Special taclllties.for the purchase aud sale OF
STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS.
Refer 70 Mechanics National Bank New York ;
Fifth National Bank, Chicago, and German Sec u
rity Bank, Louisville, KY.
j, II, seymour, Member New York stock Ex.
change,
A. l.. seymour. foD e-sW
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
FROM THE SOUTH.

A Perfect Combination with two Salient Advan-
tages-Why II Concerns You.
"There Is no mistake about It," remarked DR..
NJ. Y. Flowers, OF Gallatin, Missouri. "BENSON's
UAPCINE POROUS PLAsTERs are one OF the
neatest combinations ever produced. They have
two kinds OF advantages over all others. which we
clean aud pleasant TO USE never soiling the hands
nor the linen OF the wearer. Second, they act
quickly and powerfully. have tried the Capcine
Plaster on myself for pneumonia, and on my paul
ents for various diseases, such as Neuralgia, Mus
cular Rheumatism, Lumbago, Kidney trouble,
etc, and In all cases relief has followed In from
three TO forty-eight hours"
Dr. Flower merely voices the written or oral
opinion Of thousand his profession. BENSON's
oAPCINR POROUS PLAsTRRs are the perfect eX'
ternal application
CAPClNR cut In the centre, Price " cenls.
seabury johnson, Chemlsts, New Work.
Jan " 'ss-tw,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-16
r ICENSE NOTICE.

r ICENSE NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed persons have filed with the Clerk OF the Court
OF Quarter Sessions OF the peace OF Columbia
county, their petitions for license which will be
presented to the said court on Monday, the NTH
day OF February, 1888, at 2 o'clock, p. m.
Gilmore F. NJ, Bloomsbury, Restaurant.
Robbins Cortez b., do Liquor store.
Tubbs W. r., 40 Hotel.
Mann Jno. s., Centre, do
Hagenbuch Samuel, orange, do
Hickman George, do DO
Bloomsbury, WIN. KRICKBAUM,
Jan. 12, 80. Clerk @. S.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-16

with wonderful strength anu enu 10
once Instead of losing courage 81"
increased her almost superhuman eA1 a.
TONS and in another brief interval the
tasL was completed. None too soon
either for the swiftly advancing COZ
,,mn mad nearly reached the waVerins;
str,,rglino sloW-moving line Indy had'
sent out TO meet it. ~ Lowed,
It was a wild, fascinating, han teri teri.
| BILE. half beautiful scene. Inc tohs 81
of flame, leaping above each o'nct NJ, III
airy. fantastic grace, seemed c3
| to TOW with their victims before ae'oui-
| inc them. ;,a .,a
then with 2 great cracking roar ing
! two fires met. the flames shooting hlg'
into the air as they rushnd together.
For one brief, glorious moment tney
remained there, tapping the ar VII"
their fierce, hot tongues: then, suoden-
" dropping, they died quickly OUT
and where an instant be ore had peeh "
wall of fire was nothing now but II
cloud of blue smoke rising from inc
blackened ground, and here ana there
q sicklv flame finishing an obstinate
tuft of grass. The fire on each sue
meeting no obstacle, swept quickly pS'
and Indy. stood gazing, spell-oouho'
after it as it darted and flashed IN Ter
rible zigzag lines farther and 1arthef
..Oh. Lindyr' called shrill little
voice from the house. Elmer hao JUST
awakened. =.
Eyes, I'm coming" Indy an
swered, turning. But how very queer
she felt. There was Il roaring III ner
~,
everything whirled before her eyes,
and the sun seemed suddenly 10 nave
ceased shining. all was so dafh.
Reachino the house bv n great effort,
she sank. faint, dizzy and tremblhS'
rpon the bed BY her brothers SIDE.
Elmer, frightened and hardly awake.
beoan to crv. and, as he never did any
thing in a half way manner, the result
was QUITE wonder full. His frantic
shrieks and furious cries reused his
half-faintinr sister as Effectively as II he
had poured glass of, brandy between
her lips. She soon sat up, and by AMI
by color began to return to the white
face and strength to the exhausted
body. Her practical nature and strong
will again asserted themselves, and IN
stead of yielding to a feeling of weak
ness and prostration. she tied On her
sun-bonnet firmly, and gave the chick
ems their long-delaycd dinner.
But when. half an hour later, her
father found her fast asleep, with the
glow from the sky retl cted on her
weary little face, he looked out OF the
window for a moment, picturing TO HIM
self the terrible scenes of the afternoon,
and then down at his daughter. "a
brave girl!' he murmured, smoothing
the yellow hair with his hard. brown
hand-'sa brave girln' Charlotte Il.
Butts, IN st. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-16
Crossing the English Channel in q
5' Balloon.

A correspondent writes under yestee-
days date: This morning some labor
ers at Bromley were startled ut seeirg
large balloon descending to the ear'h
a short distance from them. 1t was o.
cupied by two aeronautS, one a Belgisn
named Morum, and the other a Frenc l.
man named De Costa, who, without
intending it, had succeeded in accorl-
plishing what several balloonists here
recently attempted in vain-viz., cross
ing the Channel. 1t appears that tie
aeronauts assembled at Courtrai, m
Belgium, on Tuesday evening. with tie
intention of proceeding in an easter Y
direction and descending somewhere
near Liege or Cologne. When over
I.ouvain. however. they encountered en-
easterly current which took them over
Ostend, and to their alarm. they wee
carried out to sea. 1t appeared as If
they would cross the Channel success
fully, but suddenly from some unar-
countable reason they began to descent.
The aeronauts endeavored for sonie
time in vain to check the descent of
the balloon, so their position became IN
extremely perilouS one. But by throw
ing overheard large quantities OF ballast
they again managed to ascend, ard
before long passed over Dover. when
the balloon began to descend agaIn.
and this morning, as has been stated.
alighted in a field near Bromley. The
aeronauts were treated with great hos
pitality, and. having allowed the gas to
escape from their balloon, sent it on to
London. "-L0ndon Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-16
Glass Eyes For Birds and Beasts.

As SIM reporter glanced at glass
showcase in the front of taxider-
miSt's store on William street, his glance
was returned by hundred eyes of
various colorS and dimensions. They
were yellow. blue. carmine, brown and
orange, round and oval, large and
small. Some had the mild. suppli-
eating gaze of an Attorney COW, some
the glare of a tiger. some the wary
glance of the fox, some the steady stare
of the owl, and some the idiotic look of a
wax dummy.
A sign on the case read. Artificial
eyes for stuffed birds, etc." and a
painted hand pointed up stairs. In a
small front room on the second floor
were 4 number of showcases full of all
kinds OF fancy articles of glassware,
and among the cases was one contain
ipp ewes like those below Scattered
over a table were thin bars of glass of
different hues. From the back loom
came a combination of sounds like the
whirr of a sewing machine and the
sprrr-ut of gas flame in draught.
MINGLED with these were complaints of
the Heat. and directions to small boy
tn take a tin can and get ten cents
worth of something cold. In the back
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-16
How SpO0IS are Made.

Our representative recently visited
the spool factory in SearSport Village.
Maine. The company owns large tracts
of land in Northern Maine, from which
the lumber for spool making is cut,
white birch being used exclusively.
The wood is first sawed into pieces
four feet in length, and of nine sizes,
varying by siXtecnths, from an inch to
an inch and a half square. 1t is then
dried as thoroughly as it can be out of
doors. Inside the factory it first goes
to the ''rouyher,n where the strips are
cut into cylinders of the length Of a
spool, and the hole bored, the turning
and boring being performed ut one OPP
Grafton, and the cutting of. with a'small
circular saw. at another, all on one ma
chine. Thes. little cylinders drop from the
rougher into the barrel whence they are
removed to the ''rOllerS,' or revolving
Slated cylinders, in which the fine dirt
and fuzz left by the saw and bits are
removed. The pieces are then picked
over by hand and all imperfect ones'are
sorted out to feed the ever hungry fires
under the boiler.
The next process is a more thorough
seasoning of the blocks in loft. and
then they go to the '.reamer,' where the
center holes are made to the exact size
required, which can not be done by the
rougher on account of the shrinkage of
the wood after leaving that machine.
Until lately the roaming has been done
by an ordinary roaming tool working
in a lathe, the work being fed by hand,
but new machine has been lately put
in, which Will ream the spOois as fast as
two boys can feed them into the spouts.
The machine in use in the Searsport
shop has some features which the build
ers claim are improvements over the
original, which was imported from Scot
land, it having lately been invented in
that country, and not yet patented in
the United States. 1t Consists of short
revolving shaft. with a roaming tool at
each end. working endwise, backward
and forward about four inches. At
each end spouts are arranged with feed
ing apparatus, which forces the spools
into the proper position 70 be bored,
and then allows them to drop out into a
barrel below. At each oscillation of
the shaft two spoOls are reamed, one at
each end, the machine turning out
about 240 per minute.
The next machine is the 'tfinisher."
which is an attachment to an ordinary
lathe by which the spools are turned
into shape, at one operation, at the rate
of from ten to fifteen hundred per hour.
There are eight cutting knives on this
machine; one at each end stand NC up
perpendicular to the leng h of the spool
fer trimming the end ; one at each end,
horizontally, for turn ne the outside of
the tiange between these two, others
standing diagonally, for the inside of
the fiange; another horizontally, for
turning out the space between the two
flanges and small circular chisel for
cutting the finish ~on the top. Of the
spool.
The spools have now received their
shape, and need only the finishing
touches. These are given first by the
"polishers, which are the same as the
rollers above described. the friction of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-16
. Beavers and Their Houses.

What queer little things beavers arc!
What strange houses they can build!
| They make a sort of cabin of branches
of trees and mud. The mud answers
nicely for moran.
They have large, strong teeth. When
they are cutting the branches for use
they gnaw them off with their teeth.
They make the sticks Just as ne"rlv the
same length as they can. They dig up
the mud w tn their paws, for they are
great digeers. When they are ready to
build their cabin, they use their flat
tails just as masons use at owel. With
it they spat and smooth the coat of mud
as they put it on.
The Beavers tail is very short. and
well adapted to tais purpose. As the
wall OF the cabin rises higher. it is hard
Tor the builder to reach the top. What
do you tn nix he does? Why. he props
himself up on it and goes on with his
work
Thee little creatures lead an id sort
OF life during most of tie summer
months and. keep by themselves; but
the last OF August they form INTO COM
panies and begin to cut down their
timber. ...- .,f 4,
TIE beavers always select place for
bu-iulbS ClOSe 10 stream or water.
10 get to the entrance, they must 90
down under the water. In order to
keep the water over the doors Just high
enough, they make perfect dam.
This dam is also built of branches and
mud. For fear the branches might
move and get out Of place. they fix
stones upon them, sometimes of large
size, to keep them down. a~
Do you see how they can understand
all this? If they did not have dam,
the door of the cabin might be closed |
up with ice if the water got low in the
stream In winter.
In this cabin there are two little
rooms. They are shaped like an oven.
The beavers live in the upper one, and
in the lower they store away their food.
They eat the roots and branches of
different vegetables in the winter. They
often lay up food in very large quanti-
ties. ...'.
This wonderful little animal is about
three feet long. His tail is eleven
inches long. He uses it as a rudder in
sw ming, as well rs trowel. This
rudder, with his web feet. enables
him to swim much faster than he can
walk .
SO You see that God gives to every
creature certain tools to do his own
work. Our Little Ones