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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-10-12

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-10-12

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-10-12
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w. F. HALSTEAD, Supt.
superintendent's ONCE, scranton. Feb. ist, 1889
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
Peaks OF tho CatskllIs,

The Catskill or Katzberg mountains,
were so named by tho Dutch on account
or the catamOunts with which they
were infested. The Indians called
them the Ontioras or Mountains Of the
Sky, by reason Of their cloud-like ap-
pearances. Their traditions held that
among these peaks was kept the
treasury OF storms and sunshine for the
Hudson valley. guarded by a powerful
spirit, who kept day and night impris-
Oned. letting them out one at a time.
IhlS spirit made new moons and cut up
red ones into stars. These mountains
with their dark and wide spreading
forests (abounding in those days with a
great variety of wild game) were doubt
less grand hunting grounds for the In
oians. Settlers of the upper Shandaken
valley in the neighborhOod of Pine Hill
often, while tilling the soil, found flint
and arrow heads, etc., which assures us
that they frequented that part. and
aside from that, the scenery and i,,tol :
est or the region to-day fully equals the
quaintness of the old legion. The
mountains are rugged and wild, many
places Of them never yet trodden by the
foot of man, full of picturesque beauty.
The forests abound in cold and spark
ling springs, which wind their way
through ravine and meadow toward the
Hudson OF Delaware, ferns and wild
flowers grow on all sides, and the smell
OF the green moss and foliage, deepened
by the dew and borne on the cool air, is
delicious.
The widest and most unsettled part
OF the Catskills are in Ulster county,
and i'll the towns of Shandaken, IIar-
denburgh and Denning and surround
ing the Slide Mountain, which is the
highest OF the Catskills. The highest
peaks were always said to be in Greene
county until the past few years.
Measurement has decided the matter
differently, and it is now a we'll known
fact that the old Slide is the highest
peak in the Catskills (being 1920 feet),
and surrounding it the scenery is wild
TO be found i'll that part Of the noun
tains, For the past fifty years the
eastern face of the Catskills in the
neighborhoOd Of the old mountain house
and nearest to the Hudson has been a
resort for people seeking rest from city
cares. At that time the Southern or
Shandaken Catskills very genuine
wilderness, and very little was known
of them. Occasionally all artest or
sportsman followed up the deep defile
of the Esopus Creek, through the
Shandaken Valley, and crossed over
Pine Hill to the headwaters Of the Del
aware. Shandaken is an Indian name,
the definition being "Swift Water"
and it is quite probable that this valley
derives it's name from the swift flow Of
the Esopus. The scenery along it's
banks is enchanting and cannot be
eQualled in the Catskills,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
Caterpillars.

The hairy caterplllars are now lnfest-
ing the trees, and All eminent entomo-
logist III New York was recently ask
ed:
DO not the birds eat these caterpil-
lars 7" asked the reporter.
NO. l know of no bird that will
eat them. The sparrows did eat the
measuring worms that were 80 plentiful
here a few years ago, and that nuisance
has now about disappeared. The pre-
sent nuisance is what is known as q
hairy caterpillar. They multiply very
rapidly. have counted 234 eggs in a
space about 1-1O by : inches. Each
one OF these eggs was capable Of becom-
ing caterpillar.
, lis there no other insect that preys
es; there ~ sUrU or tly, inc
tachina, but there are not enough of
them. am satisfied that the only way
to save our trees is for the authorities
to employ some one to kill them off.
Boys could do it. It would require
some one to climb the trees and collect
the worms and eggs and burn them"
What is the course Of propaga-
ton ?"
First you see this bunt lc Of eggs
have spoken of. They are laid by the
females on the cocoons. In nabout four
teen days these eggs are Matched into
caterpillars. The caterpillars live upon
the soft part Of the leaves of the trees.
You may see plenty of trees now with
out Whole leaf. Then the trees in
time die of lung complaint, for the
leaves are their lungs. Each caterpil-
lar will eat say twelve or fourteen times
It's weight OF leaves, until it gets to be
about an inch and tenth long. Each
caterpillar discharges its skin about
four times before it gets it's growth. 1t
then weaves its cocoon of silk and the
hair OF its own body, and then under
goes its change to the chrysalis state and
becomes a moth.
1.-The species is we'll known to ento-
mologists," continued Mr.. Edwards.
" 1t is indigenous to this country, and
has been known ever since entomology
was studied here. 1t was described by
Abbott and Smith in 1924 among the
lepldopterous insects of Georgia. You
may imagine how rapid must be their
increase when one insect lays 234 eggs
fortunately, the rain kills many, and
other causes intervene to keep down the
supply. L was glad to see that the
voracious insects spared the tulip trees.
1.-The destruction Of our city trees is
pitiful, and some decisive action is need
ed to prevent its further progress.
When very hungry these caterpillars
VIII eat pear and apple trees, and the
possibility that they may yet be numer-
ous enough to get into that sort of busi-
ness should be sufficient to stir up some
official action to prevent it,"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
Health Food.

Bill Nye says l, almost ate myself
into an early grave in April by flying
into the face of Providence and dcmor,
alizing old Gastric with oat meal. l
ate oat meal weeks, and at the end of
that time my friends were telegraphed
for, but before it was too late, / threw
off the the shackles that bound me.
With desperation born of terrible
apprehension, rose and shook off the
fatal oat meal habit and began to eat
beefsteak. At first life hung trembling
In the balance and there was no change
in the quotations Of beef, but later on
there was slight, delicate bloom on
the wan cheek and range cattle that
had barely escaped long. sever winter
on the plains began to apprehend IL new
danger and to seek the secluded CANYONS
Of the inaccessible mountains
l often thought while | was eating
health food and waiting for death, how
the doctor and other invit ed guest at
the post mortem would start back in
amazement to find the remnants of an
eminent man filled with bran Through
all the painful hours of the long, long
night and the eventless day, While the
mad thrOng rushed onward like 4 great
ti'oA OO""Auo olOilhCy . OCcttIl, IulS
though was uppermost in my mind. I
tried to get the physician to promise
that he would not expose me and show
the world what a hollow mookery l had
been and how had deceived my best
friends. I told him the whole truth
and asked him to spare my family the
humiliation of knowing that though
might have led blameless life, my sun
ny exterior was only a thin covering for
bran and shorts and middlings, cracked
wheat and pearl barley.
dreamed last night Of being in a
large city where the streets were paved
with dry toast and the buildings were
rooted with toast and the soil was bran
and oat meal, and the water was beef
tea and Cruel. All at once it came
over me that I had solved the great
mystery Of death and had been consign-
ed to a place Of eternal punishment.
The thought was horrible A million
eternities in a city built of dry toast
and oat meal A home for never end
ing cycles Of ages, where the principal
hotel and the postofflce building and
the opera house were all built of toast
and the fire department squixted cruel
at the devouring element forever 1t
was only a dream, but it has made me
more thoughtful, and people notice
that am not so giddy as T was.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
Doc Nliddleton's DoiDgs.

Doc Middleton, whose exploits as a
hlghwayman, Drigand and desperate
are a part Of the early history of Colo
rado,, Wyoming and Nebraska, who
has been serving five years. sentence
III the penitentiary for stealing cattle
III the North Park, was discharged
from that institution lately, and imme-
dlate boarded the east-bound train.
!le informed the prison. officials that
ne was going to a new country where
the name of Middleton was unknown.
and where he would have an opportu-
nlty OF leading Il new life among stran-
gers. During his long Imprisonment
he behaved himself like q man, and
conformed himself to the rules Of the
prison to the letter, not receiving one
mGHEH AnSSy fSy az ssxs 5R S Sssoys
the shops of the prison, and intently
rejecting on the few days more Of
prison life, he put his fingers too near
the buzz saw, cutting it off. The
prison physician attended to the finger,
and the next day Middleton reported
to the warden that he was ready for
some light work. lie was told that he
might 80 into the hospital for repairs,
II he chose; but he answered that his
service belonged to the State and he
was ready to put in tho time faithfully.
During the early days of the Black
Hills excitement Doc and his gang
operated Oh the road between Cheyenne
and Deadwood City, at times varying
the business Of robbing stage coaches
by stealing cattle. Once he was cap
tured and tried by a crowd of COWBOYS
and sentenced to be hanged His arms
and legs were bound, and he was
mounted Oh horse and driven under a
limb OF large tree, from which rope
hung. a moose was made and tied
under his neck and the horse driven
away, leaving Middleton suspended in
mid-air. Two Of the members Of his
gang happened to be in the neighbor-
hood, and after the cowboys had ridden
away they cut Doc down, and after
two hours hard work resuscitated him.
For several years after the occurrence
it was claimed that Docs ghost haunted
the territory, and innumerable stories
were written Of it's exploits. One night
the ghost attacked stage coach, and
one or the more courageous passengers
shot at and wounded the ghost, Which
proved to be the veritablo Middleton
masquerading in the guiso of ghost
and carrying on his usual aYocations.
During the early part Of the year 1875
Middleton and Il pal planned and exc
cuted bold bank robbery at Deadwood
City, which was for long time laid
at the door Of the james gang, and
Pinkerton's detectives spent thousands
OF dollars hunting them, while Middle
ton with his swag remained quietly in
Deadwood laughing in his sleeve.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16

and smoothes the lower edges Of the
boards. The immense piece of timber
is run through in few moments. and
what was five minutes before q rough
tree trunk has passed into the inch
boards OF commerce. Nor does the
work end here for the slabs are passed
to new machine, which grasps them
with almost human intelligence, and
whatever part of them can be made so
become laths. Other machines take
the harder woods, ash, elm, or oak, and
convert them with equal speed into
slaves, barrel heads or shingles and
finally the otherwise useless debris
passes to the furnaces to feed the fires
OF the engine. There is seen little or
no sawdust around the Saginaw lumber
mills for the reason that It is all used
for the furnace flames ; and, in. general.
the cycle of utilities by which one
branch Of the great indusSTy ~ made to
feed or supplement- "noNier seems rs
rounded as hnnlan ingenuity can make
it.. o..
Sometimes, particularly in the more
modern mills, the routine as described
Is varied by lifting the logs from the
river on an endless chain and num-
Der of minor mechanisms fiji out the de-
'iSN'o ~ "AlSil lllO lVlllUCI IL CUp ana
distributed. One ingenious machine,
working double emery wheels, sharpens
the buzz saws Oh both sides of the teeth
during Il single revolution, and re-
quires no attention beyond simply the
fastening of the saw upon it and the
christening after the work is done
Another tlattens out, by a clever me-
chanical expedient, the teeth of the
saw, 50 as to cut a wider rent and pre-
vent clogging as the cut becomes deep
er finally, system of elevated rail
roads takes the lumber-laden trucks
and distributes the boards at the points
in the yard or Oh the wharf whence
they are to be shipped. Some addition
al conception Of the size and Importance
OF the industry may be derived from
the fact that the Michigan Central
Railroad Company takes away from one
station here 100 carloads of lumber for
each day of the working season, to say
nothing of the large quantities shipped
from the river by the Flint tS Pere
Marquette Railroad line, and even
large shipments by the lake barges.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
Inland Whaling.

On the lake front, Chicago, stands a
blue-painted flat car, OIL which is a huge
skeleton with q "story." 1t is of inter-
est to all, for it is the skeleton of s.the
whale" This was known from Maine
to California, and there was some talk
at one time Of sending his lOrdship to
Europe. Every one knew 'sthe whale, -
and 1T has been gaZed upon by millions
OF people in it's day. 1t belonged to
Mr.. Fred Englehart, and he organized
What he called "the Inland Whaling
Company" This meant his employees,
side showmen, ticket selasrs, etc. They
mad another car built, somewhat like a
freight caboose, and with hunks, tables,
stove, and cooking-place, all in very
comfortable shape. This car was also
painted blue, and both had "Inland
Whaling Company" on the sides. These
two and baggage and tent car COM
pleted the train. The whale was
stretched out in tlabby shape upon this
fiat car, and great ropes and chains
kept the huge mass OF flesh from roll
ing off. The attendants had a mixture
containing carbolic acid and other dis
lnfectants to pour over his shiny brown
hide, and this operation was continu-
ally being done while on exhibition
The mass was therefore always moist.
When the train struck Chicago, adds
the News of that city, which was the
headquarters, side track was built on
the lake front, the tent pitched, and the
whale on his car was run under the
canopy. A little box office was opened
and that was all. But it was enough.
Crowds poured in to see the monster of
the deep, and when the deep-voiced
talker explained the capture, weight
habits, ETC., of the animal stood up
like a pigmy beside the whale, every
one was well satisfied that he had the
worth of his quarter in seeing such q
curiosity, 1t was the only one on ex-
hibition.
Now they should visit him at the
lake front. All that remains OF him is
a few Tapping pieces of canvas and rot
ting hide, while the frame work, bones,
and flesh are gone. In their place is a
lot of shavings, old barrels, sticks, dirt,
and the frame proves to be of stout
hickory, bent into whale shape. These
are the bones. The shavings were the
flesh. Some quicklime has eaten up
considerable hide or skin, but the tail
ali, the tail was genuine, though the
rest was delusion and snare.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
MIX and Lime Water.


Milk and lime water is said to prove
beneficial in dyspepsia and weakness of
the stomach. The way to make the
lime water is simply to procure few
Jumps of unslacked lime, put the lime
IN fruit-can, add water until it is
Stacked and of the consistency of thin
cream the lime settles, and leaves the
pure and clear lime-water at the top. A
goblet OF cows milk may have six or
eight teaspoonfuls Of lime-water added
with good effect. Great care should be
taken not to get the lime water too
strong pour off without disturbing the
precipitated lime. Sickness of the
stomach is promptly relieved by teacup-
ful of warm water with a teaspoonful
of soda dissolved in 1t. If it brings the
offending matter up, all the better.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
Perfectly Satisfied.

When we made the landing at the town
Of Waterproof, La, the overflow had
reached the second-story windows of all
the houses. On the roof of an abandoned
grocery sat ragged darkey In the most
complacent manner, and as the boat awung
In lady passenger, who had exhibited the
greatest curiosity about everything all the
way down from Vickskurg, caught the
name of the town and hurried forward to
the captain and said,
Captain, they say this town Is called
Waterproof"
Eyes, MAN,"
"B!t the water is all over it, you see.
The name Is inconslstert with facts"
''Oh, they didn't have reference to the
town itself In calling IT Waterproof, "
chuckled the old man. "What they meant
was that the water would never roach that
nigger on tho roof over there
'Oh, that's 1t, ehl Well, that makes 1t
plain, apd don't believe 1t will eitherl''
she said as che retutned to her chair,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
THE RIVER OF TIME.

Broad, ana deep and swift the current
Of times rushing tide,
Bearing OH through sun and shadow.
AS the seasons glide,
Face of friend and foe and lover,
On Its bosom wide.
o tho days when light was brightest,
Dear, lost days Of old!
y the love that thrilled our pulses
With JOY untold
Flow their saddened mem orios only
In our hearts we hold.
Hearts that loved us, hopes that cheered us
Voices dear and sweet,
Thoughts that perished like the flowers
Meath our treading feet,
Through our tears we 500 them drifting
With the rivers beat.
o our Father, when the passion
Of this life Is oer,
When the river bears us onward
To the farther shore,
May we hear again the voices
We have loved of yorel
May we find the flowers that witherod
At all earthly shrine,
Blossomlng again, o Father,
At thy touch divine,
Where our lives meet full fruition
In that home Of thinel
Where deep harmonies forever
Ger the spirit roll,
Where the mocking past shall never
Vex the weary soul,
And the tired ones loose their burdens
At the heavenly goal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
SoutIlwost Savagos.

Of the 40, 900 Indians located OH reser.
vations In the Southwest, the Navajoes,
numbering 10, 600, have become largely
civilized. Their possessions in horses,
cattle and sheep are great and valuable
This tribe is nearly self-supporling, and in
few years will be no burden to the Gov.
crnment. While still holding tho tribal
relation, their system of internal govern
mcnt Ia exact and just, and for tho good OF
all. Only occasionally do tho younger
bucks ally themselves with the predatory
Indians and go on the warpath. Essen.
TALLY the Navajocs are good Indians, how
ever strange this ar omaly may geem. The
Zlnls, small b.. nd Of ancient stock.
closely allied TO the AztGes IN many of
their pccullaritlcs, arc found on reservs-
tion In the middle western portion Of New
Mexico. They have many interesting
characteristics as tribe, but some Of their
customs arc even more barbarous than
esthctlc.
Their moon dance, at which time tho
young mon arc received into tho brother
hood OF warriors, ls an orgie OF a mos.
heathcnish nature. During the latter part
of the month Of March OF each year all the
tribe are assembled at once place, guards
are thrown out on all sides, and no white
man or Indian belonging to other tribes is
admitted within the festive circle. Around
huge fire blazing high they dance and
sing IN unrestralncd merriment undor the
mellow influence OF mescal, a fiery whieky
distilled from the catus. At about MD. .
night the young mon who are to receive
the honols Of warrlorhood, and thereafter
TO be be known as braves, If they SUCCESS.
fully undergo the ordeal Of initiation, come
into the circle dressed In the uniform OF q
I'atagonan chief, less the nose ring and
ribbon.
With kcen-edgcd knives they make two
vertical Sits in the flesh on either breast,
and having fastened there to lariat of
raw hide about thirty feet in length,
which is held at the other end by a stake
set firmly In tho ground, they begin the
Widest incantatlons, moving to and fro in
skipping and dancing attitudes, while tho
warriors arc indulging themselves In the
innocent amusement Of hurting the toma-
hawk, sharp pointed knives and other
missiles OF sporting barbarIc ingenuity at
the novltiates, who In the wild dclirum OF
| stolid hcrolsm must endure their fiendish
suffering until the flesh breaks away and
releases them from the cruel thonge. Their
| ceremonies are now inaugurated for q
duration OF seven days, when all the tribe
appear, from the oldest to the youngest,
only dressed In natures primitive garb.
Their practices In tho succeeding festivi-
ties are 30 hldeus 1t IS revolving TO think
OF them. And these Indiaue, too, arc
wards OF tho Government.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
a Yard OF Beard.

Charles Peterman, farmer living
just outside the city, states the Kansas
City Times, has probably the longest
beard possessed by any man in that
place or Vicinity. lie Is rather q short
man and the beard, which is over three
feet in length, falls below his knees.
But few people would notice anything
peculiar about his appearance, because
he keeps this hirsute appendage tied up
in curl papers and hid away within his
vest. In addition to it's length, the
beard, which covers almost the entire
face, Is very thick, and is surmounted
by an Immense mustache.
"HoW long have you been growing
that beard?" he was asked.
ooh, this is only q seven years,
growth. have had it nearly as long
before, but it was 80 inconvenient that
cut it off. Its length now Is due to
my friends, who insist upon seeing how
long it will grow. My wife puts it up
in papers every morning as religiously
as she puts up her own hair"
ANY other members Of the family
affected In the same way ?"
II have six brothers and nine sisters,
all, except one brother, living in Ger.
many. All my brothers have extraor.
dinarily long hair. My brother living
In this country is in Vermillion County,
III. His beard Is a pure blonde, and Is
tuily as long as mine, which, you see.
is black. My brothers. head" contin.
ued Mr.. Peterman, twas as destitute
Of hair In manhood as a billiard ball. 81
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16

This Is to certify VIC have hal III constant use
the DAVIS Machine bought OF you about three years
ago: ago, a As , we % take IN WorS, and have made tho
better machine 1t IL always fendy to do any kind
OF work we nave 10 do. No puckerlng or skipping
sttChes: "c can only say we are well pleased
and wish no better machine
CATHERINE WYILE AND SISTER.
April 25, 1898.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16

This Is to certify that have been using a Dayis
vertical Feed Sewing Machine for over two years,
OF Mr.. j. .. BOag. l haven't found Ii
possessed OF any faut-al the attachments are 80
simple: II nevcrrefusea 10 work, and Is ccrtainl '
the liYhtesl running In the market. consider ii
u flrat'caSa machine.
Very respectfully,
MINNIE NJ. WIILINGuAM.
Oakland, Fairfield county, $. &.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-16
MRS. THOMAS OwINds.
Winnsb1ro, Fairfield county, y. G.

We have had one of the Davis Machines about
four years and have always found IL ready to do all
Kinds OF work we have had occasion TO do. Can't
see @ tnat the machine is worn any, and works as
well rs when now.
MRS. w. j. CRAWFORD,
JacHson's Greek, Fairfield county, Sc