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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28
Our Foreign Wheat Market,

There can be no doubt that the ques-
tionable methods of the wheat brokers
In this country in securing corners
on the market, etc, have seriously af-
fected our wheat trade with Europe.
The consequence of their work is, ac-
cording to Consul General Cramer, that
England, Germany, Switzerland aud
other countries that are obliged to i'm
port wheat for home consumption are
looking about for different markets
from which to draw their supplies
Southern Russia, Hungary, and East
India are already sending large quaint
ties of wheat to the countries Just nam
cd. For instance, there were imported
into Switzerland during the month Of
July last about 35,546 sacks of wheat
by way OF Genoa alone, of which l0,-
TAG sacks were from India and 800
from Russia, and only small portion
of the whole amount was from the
United States. But Genoa is not the
only place through which wheat from
foreign countries is passing into Swift
zerland, Havre, Antwerp, and ware
houses at different points on Lake Con
stance--these are places through which
wheat is also shipped to Switzerland.
Several years ago the largest amount
of wheat annually imported into that
country came from the United States /;
now only about one-tbird of the whole
amount imported comes from this
country The reason is that on &C.
count of the "wheat corners and high
cost of transportation in America the
price of our wheat has been increased,
while the quantity of wheat grown in
Southern Russia, Hungary, and India
has been during the past few years
greatly increased, and the prices of
through-freight decreased. Our wheat.
growers, transportation companies, and
dealers in that article desire to realize
large profits, which greatly enhances
the price of our wheat by the time it
reaches the European markets, while
the Russian, Hungarian, and Indian
wheat-growers, and the various trans
portatlon companies carrying the wheat
from these countries are satisfied with
= comparatively small profit, so long as
their article finds ready market 1t
Is in this manner that American wheat
has to contend with heavy competi-
ton in Switzerland if not in all Europe.
The various railroad and steamship
companies of Europe that carry this
article are now considering the question
Of a still greater reduction of the
through-freight tariff on wheat from
the countries above referred to. If
they succeed it will furnish a new i'm
petus to the wheat growers to con-
stantly enlarge wheat culture.
Hence there is danger than can be dis
posed of unless the original prices and
the cost of transportation are reduced
The wheat harvests of this year in
Europe and India have been exception
ally good. 1t has been calculated tina,
unless American wheat can be sold in
Liverpool, and Havre at 81 per bu,hel
it will be displaced by European and
Indian wheat. Thus our wheat-pro-
ducing capacity and export will receive
asudden check which cannot fail to
bring about much suffering if moi
many failures in our own country.-N
Y. OSssrver.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28
Health of the Farmer.

There is no class of people who are
more exempt from sickness in gener-
al sense than farmers. Though they
are exposed to all sorts of weather, and
are less careful than most people to
clothe themselves to suit the different
changes of the weather, the exercise
constantly INDUCED in, affording the
body perfect freedom in the various
positions in which it is necessary 10
health that it should be placed, which
would produce in others serious attacks
on disease, in them tends to physical
sti sngth and established robustness.
We have known of a number of per
sons who were engaged at indoor
trades and were threatened-indeed,
had already suffered-with decided
symptoms of the most dangerous i'll
ness, such as pulmonary consumption,
who have been retored to entire health
by changing their vocation to farming
and other outdoor work, without re-
gard 10 the weather. 1t is believed
that these lfe-giving principles are
evolved from the fresh turning-up of
the soil, in addition to the general in
diligence of labor in the open air, and
living upon wholesome, well cooked
food, adapted to the consumption of
those constantly exposed TO the free,
pure, circulating air.
There is no medicine, 10 our judg
ment, 80 thorough cure all to the dis
cases caused by close confinement re-
quired by many of our trades as a
change to constant outdoor work, es-
peciaIly on a farm. We repeat, that
we think it would be shown as an in-
eontrovertible fact that there are no
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28
Hurry and Worry.

The New Y FORK Tribune speaks of
the increase of rapidity in the passage
made by steamships across the ocean.
Every year sees the number of days it
takes for the voyage diminishing just
in the same way as the time for the
trip across the continent from one
shore to the other lessons. This quick
passage is considered a most desirable
thing, something to be rejoiced over.
and no doubt as new discoveries are
made in science greater velocity will
be attained, until the maximum strain
which wood and iron and steel will
bear is reached. There is ono great
drawback to this prospect. Time was
when travel was leisurely sort of af-
fair that gave a chance for some sort
of rest and release from care, but that
time has all passed away. An ever pre-
vailing restlessness ia the companion of
most travellers, no matter whether their
object is business or pleasures If the
cars or boat do not pass over so much
space in given time he is unhappy.
Nothing can compensate for this lack.
The most beautiful scenery does not
reward him for slow passage. He
wants to "do" 80 much country, 80
many places in given time, and what
ever interferes with that destroys his
pleasure utterly.
This hurry extends into everything,
1t is a vice of the times, and will do
much to destroy the health and vigor
OF the American people. 1t has been
said, and statistics show that the aver.
age of life is longer now than quarter
of a century ago, and it has been
thought, and no doubt with truth, that
it was in consequence of improved san
itary conditions, the greater knowl
edge possessed of the mechanism of
the human body and its needs to keep
it in good running order. Each of the
improvement will, however, be speedi
| ly done away with, if the rush and ner
vous exhaustion produced increase a.
rapidly for the next decade as it ha,
during the last. 1t would be we'll fol
press and pulpit to preach moderation
in all things, to try to impress upor
the people the truth that little is bet
ter than much, If the latter is to b'
gained by the sacrifice of physica
health and intellectual vigor, and tha
Is the certain result of the push ant
turmoil that characterize to days liy
Toronto Blade.
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Chicken Hints.

In feeding study the nature of your
breeds. Brahnas and Cochins cannot
be fattened during their first six
months, as their food consumption is
for the making of bone, muscle and
feathers. They feather heavy, and
having small combs, wattles, etc, win
ter well.
The Leghorns are hardy, sometimes
beginning to lay attwelve weeks. They
are good market chickens, taking on
fat till six months, then beginning to
manure. They will not bear equal con-
finement of the heavier breeds, and
must have large runs. With little con-
finement they can sssimilate in proper
tion to size more corn or fat produc-
ing gaius than any other breed for the
first six months.
The Plymouth Rocks are marketable
to three months, being then under
good management plump and fat af
ter that they begin to make muscle
and bone. The Plymoth Rocks and
Wyandottes will weigh two pounds at
eight to ten weeks. The Lanshans
feather early, are very hardy and are
among the best of early market fowls.
The Plymouth Rocks are somewhat
tender and require good and careful
management when young, 1t is said
the Wyandottes are marketable at any
age and grow regularly.
| have known several TO ascrbe fail
ure of success with incubators because
the heat went below the orthodox 10t
deg. That is nonsense. A hen viii
leave her nest every other day for al
hour in search of food, etc, when thu
thermometer registers not over 80 deg
l always believed 103 deg WAS too
high anyway. | never could get {
thermometer to register that under
hen yet But too much heat will xii
quickly.
Every poultry journal says to provid
a dust box, but none say anythin.
about retilling or cleaning il, F'ne SAM
makes the best bath, and it ought t,
be heated up TO 200 deg or more fre
quently to dry it and kill the vermin.
The sexes should be separated at tiv
to six months of age, and put togeth
er for breeding purposes in Janu
ary.- Western Rural.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28
A Great Problem.

srtAt h-FouIeIus
Take all the Kidney and Liver
Medicines,
Take all the Blood purifiers,
-Take all the Rheumatic remedies,
Take all the Dyspepsia and indigestion
cures,
Take all the Ague, Fever, and bilious
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
rcp iuers,
Take all the Great health rcstorers.
In short, take all the best qualities OF
all these, and the best
Qualities of all the best medicines in
the world, ana you will find that Hops
-.-Biters have the best curative qualtie
ana powers OF all -c0ncsntrdfed
In them, and that they will cure when
any or all of these, sngly or comb ined
Fail, A thorough trial will gi We post
tive proof of this.
HARDENED LIVER.
Five years ago broke do wn with kid
ney and liver complaint and rheumatism.
Since then have not been able to be about
at all. My liver became hard like wood
my limbs wire pulled up and filed with
water
All the best physicians agreed that moth
ing could cure me. ! resolved to try Hop
DltltIs nHNC usGu seven DOttleS tne
hardness has all gone from my liver tho
swelling from my limbs, and it has worked
miracle in my case otherwise | would
have been now in my grave. j. W. Nor
BY Buffalo, Oct. /, 1881
POVERTY AND SUFFERING.
81 was dragged down with debt, power
~ and suffering for years, caused by a sick
family and large bills for doctoring.
| was completely discouraged, until one
year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I
commenced using Hop Bltters, and in one
month VIC were nll well, and none of us
lave seen sick day since and l want to
say to all poor men, you can keep your fa-
miles well a year with Hop Bitters for less
than one doctors visit will cost. | know
it.'-A WoRKIHGMAN.
None genuine without bunch Of green
II jps on the white label. Sh in oil the VIZ poi
su1ous stun with "Eopn or Hops" In tbel, name.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

people so universally exempt from sick
nes in the general sense as the farmers
and this would be proved were the
medical statistics carefully collected
and published We are very confident
that it would be shown that the doc
tors bills of the general farmer sum up
less per annum than that of any other
class. This is hint that should not
be allowed to pass unheeded, especial
ly by those whose systems are begin
ming to exhibit symptoms of disease
that threatens to be of q chronic ma.
ture, which experience has proved to
be beyond the reach of medical con-
troll Gernaanto,on Telegraph.
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Y AND DEMOCRAT, BTOOMsBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.

nhq Nor the working class. Send 10 cents for
IflII lpOetage and we VIII mail you r-ee, a royal
bVA1 valuable box OF sample goods that will put
you In the way OF making more money In n
few days than you ever thought possible at any
business capital not required. w" will start
YOU You can work all the time or In spare time
sexes, young and old You can easily earn from
10 cents TO s. every evening. That all who want
may test the business, We make this unparalleled
ofer TO all that are not well satisfied we viii send
to pay for the trouble OF writing us. Full parti
cuars directions, ETC., sent free. Fortunes will be
made by those who give their whole time TO the
work. Great success absolutely sure Don't delay.
start now. Address STISsoS 4 Co., Portland,
Maine. Dec si.l
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

Paper bottles are now largely manu-
featured in Germany and Austria.
They are made Of rags, wood pulp and
straw, and are coated ON both sides
with defribrinated blood, lime and
alumina. They are manufactured in
two parts, and are submitted to high
pressure. When completed they will
hold spirits, acid, etc, and are not cas-
lily broken. Their cost is very low
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

Jas. ii. Mercer distinctly states that
Acker's English Remedy has and does
cure contracted consumption, Ask for
circular, An entirely new medicine,
guaranteed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28
spHi HiLADELPHA AND READING ROAD

sDHi LADELPHA AND READING ROAD
AIR hNGEMENT OF PASSENGFk
TRAINS.
Nov i6, 1884
TRAINS LKAvB RUPERT As FoLLowslsUNDAY
EXCEPTED.
FOR New York, Philadelphia, Readiu az. Potts>in
Tamaqua, &C., II, 81 q. m
For Catawissa, 1,5I a. III. 6.l3 and go ,. al.
For Willamsport G 81 l0.45 a. m. ana 4,od .. ~
For Lewisburg and Sunbury, 400 p. NJ.
TRAINS FOR RUPERT LkAvA As roLi.J"s, ,IU"hAN
ESoRpTBDl
Leave New York, via. Tamaqua 8 45 ;. Ia. ana
via. Bound Brook Route 7,i5 a. III.
Leave Philadelphia, $50 a. N.
Leave Reading, 1873 a. m, foJtsyillr IS -
aud TaIaaQua, 40 p. IN.
Leave Catawissa, c, 80 1890 a. III. and s,Oo y.
Leave Willamsport. 9t0a.m, 4.05 Ind $40 pm.
Leave Sunbury 4.l9 p. IN.
Lewisburg 443 p. IN.
Passengers to and from Phila aclphia go throuh
without change of cars.
j. K. WOOTTbh,
General Manager
@. q. HANCOCK,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Jan. 10, lsSi--u.
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Four Of Interest.


A composition of cork, sand aud
| lime nodded into bricks is now being
tried in Germany for building light
PARTON walls.
Those who use brass letters on glass
windows know how often they drop
off from unequal expansion, or from
the too energetic efforts of cleaners.
They will be glad to have the follow
ing recipe LithTge, two parts
white lead, one part boiled linseed
oil, three parts gum copal, one part.
Mixed just before using, this forms
quick-drying and secure cement
A company has been formed to car
~ cold through the pipe, the same as
heat, water and gas are now carried.
Am monia vapor is forced through the
pipes, and by it's use the temperature
can be kept at zero if necessary. 1t is
cheaper than ice, much less bulky, aud
very easily managed. The new Wash
ingion market at New York has its re.
frigerators 80 cooled rather than by
ice. The company proposes to lay
pipes in the street and sell cold espec-
Tally to stores, hotels and large apart
ment houses. The process is already
used in one large packing house for
preserving meat and poultry.
The petritied forests near Holbrook,
Arizona, have been purchased by
company. They have commenced the
shipment and the manufacture of the
petrifactions into tables, tiles and var
ions ornamental articles in building
and furnishing The parties engaged
in this work state that the prtrfied
wood is rapidly driving the California
onyx from the market ~ a material for
fine mantles, etc, as IL is susceptible of
a much finer polish aud is also more
permanent and lasting than that OF
the onyx. Several companies have
already been formed for the purpose of
getting possession of portions of the
forest by pre-emption, etc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

A woman at Sheboygan, Wis,
fonnd a minnow two inches long i'm
beded between the whito and yolk Of
an egg.
A horse can scarcely lift two-thirds
of its own weight, while many small
insects can lift over seventy times their
own weight.
The naives of the coast of New
Zealand, having no iron, shave them
selves with piece of glass. They for
merly used flint.
William H. Crawford, secretary of
the treasury in 1920, was the first Off
cial to appoint female clerks in Wash
ington. His clerk was his daughter.
A Gagged chimpanzee in the New
York Central Park is being taught
house keeping. He sits on a chai, to
his meals, sets his table, makes up his
bed and rocks himself in rocking
chair.
A rattlesnake belonging to DR..
Kersting of Palatka, Florida, COM
mitted suicide recently by putting its
head in pan of water, coiling up
over it 40 that the weight of its body
would keep the head under water.
A deaf family in New Hampshire
has been traced back t. the fourteenth
century in Englani, aud in all that
time has regularly shown a succession
of deaf mutes In Main. there is n
family in which there are ninety-iive
deaf mutes, all of them connected by
blood or marriage.
TIE rage for Inia ,e'i,- conoeu., d
with the Weslern mounds j. such that
factories are now in operation for thrir
production by white people, and no,
less than 1000 stone axes have been
made in Pniiad"lphia alone during he
past year. These are then sent oul
West to be discovered, and thep SOLD
to innocent collectors
The popular legend of tie "Bshes in
the Wood was disguised recital of
the reported murdor of his young
nephews by Richard III. Through
on, the tale there is marked resem-
blance to several leading facts con-
nccted with the king and his brothers
children, as well as correspondence
with historical details. In an old
black letter copy Of the ballad there i.
rude representation of stag, which
is significant, because stag was the
badge of the unfortunate Edward V.
1t is singular fact that we are IN
debted to Pompeii for the great indus
try of canning fruit. Years ago, wher
the excavations wsre just beginning, {
party of Cincinnatians found, in wha
had been the pantry of the house
many jars of preserved figs. One wa
opened and they were found to b'
fresh and good. Investigation showed
that the figs had been put into jars il
heated state, an aperture left for thu
steam to escape, and then sealed will
wax. The hint was taken and thu
next year canning fruit was lntroduce'
in the United States, the process being
identical with that in vogue in Pom
peii twenty centuries ago. The old Ia
dies in America who can tomatoes ant
peaches do not realize that they are il
debted for this art to a people VIII
were literally ashes but few years af
ter Christ. There is nothing new un
der the sun. Canned tomatoes anC
loaded dice-the people of Pompei
had both.
"What are pauses ?" asked the teach
er, of the primary class. Things tha
grow on CATS piped the small boy
the foot.
AS some substances yield their swee
smell after much rubbing, even 80 frou
the tried soul the odor of sanctity com
, out
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

JAS. ii. Mercer states that indiges-
ton prepares every one for disease, but
guarantees Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets
to cure all forms of indigestion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

Ask James III. Mercer about Acker's
Blood Elixir, the only preparation
guaranteed to cleanse the blood and
remove all chronic diseases.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28
IA HEREBY

NOTICE IA HEREBy GIVEN
| y that an application VIII be made TO the Gov
ernOr OF the State OF PennsylY mia OF the Twenty
ninth day OF November, 1884, under the Act OF AS
sembly OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
entitled ''An act TO provide for the Incorporation
and regulation OF certain corporations,n approved
April 90, 1874, and the Supplements thereto, for
''THE AMERICAN TELEGRAPH AND TELE-
PHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA" the
character and object OF which iso erect. construct
and maintain telegraph and telephone lines, and
do general telegraphic and telephone business
between Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and other
points In the state OF Pennsylvania as set forth In
said application, and for these purposes TO have,
possess and enjoy all the rights benefits and priv
ileges OF the said Act OF Assembly and the supple
ments thereto. The names OF the subscribers TO
said charter are j. Il. Kingsley, Thomas B. Doolt-
tie, samuel Is. lIuey, Josiah Il. Adams, and Fran
els T., Bucher. - - -
SAMUEL B. IIUEY, solicitor,
50 SO South Third Street, Philadelphia.
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EAMES REILLY,
'TonsoIial ARTIST.

astlu AZ MS old stand under EXCHANGE
HOTEL, and has as usual FIRST. CLASS
BARBER SHOP. lie respectfully solicits the
patronage Of ais old customers aud OF the pubic
generally. isly l6, 's0-tf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28
What Struck HIM

THE MYSTERY OF A DEADLY ATTACK
SOLVED BY NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPH
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

The naives of the coast of New
Zealand, having no iron, shave them
selves with piece of glass. They for
merly used flint.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

William H. Crawford, secretary of
the treasury in 1920, was the first Off
cial to appoint female clerks in Wash
ington. His clerk was his daughter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-28

A woman at Sheboygan, Wis,
fonnd A minnow two inches long i'm
beded between the whito and yolk Of
an egg.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
The Late Bishop Simpson.

Bishop Simpson, who died in Phlla-
delphia a few days ago, was born at
Cadiz, Ohio, on the 21st of June, 1911.
He was educated at Madison college,
which afterwards emerged into Allie
gheny college. In 1929 he was admit
ted a member of the NJ. E. church and
was licensed to preach four years after
wards. His first pastoral appointment
was as member of the Pittsburg con-
ference, of which he was recognized, in
very short time, as one of the most
prominent preachers. In 1885 he was
ordained deacon at Pittsburg by Bishop
Roberts, and afterwards as elder by the
same dignitary at Steubenville, Ohio.
From that time to 1852 he filled several
pastorates and was everywhere noted
for his able and effective preaching and
his consciential attention to ministerial
visitations. The church increased in
numbers under his care and the Sunday
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
THE UNION PACIFIC.
A Communication from the Chairman or
the Judiciary Committee.

The secretary of the interior has received
the following communication from the
chairman of the senate judiciary COM
mittee:
JUNE 17-SIR: In regard to the matters
between the United States and the Union
Pacific railway company, arising under the
act of 1873, and which the committee on
judiciary of the senate has had for some
time under consideration, / have the honor
to inform you that the committee has this
day adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That this committee will post
pOne until the first Monday in December,
1884, the further consideration of the mat
tiers arising under the act of May Z, 1873,
relating to the Union Pacific railway COM
pany, etc. If said company shall immedi-
ately carry out the offer of Mr.. Adams as
stated in his communication, dated June
IS, 1884, addressed to Hon. Geo. E. HOar,
and on the express understanding that this
action Of the company and the United States
in receiving money and security, the COM
munications mentioned shall have no effect
on any penalty or forfeiture or other rights
of the United States, incurred or arising or
to occur, or arise against the said company,
or any of its officers; but that all rights,
penalties and forfeitures shall stand as if
these acts had not been done.
The main point of the Adams proposition
is that the railway company shalbimmedi-
ately pay to the United States treasury,
Sis, 900 under the Thurman act for 1888;
that all earnings for government transport
tation shall be retained by the government
and that no dividends shall be paid during
the current years. All other matters in dis
pute are left for adjudication.