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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
Feeding Hay.

Animals, like men, when the oppor-
tunity for exercising preferences is pre-
sented, are apt to consider that the
best only is good enough for them
and if more hay ls given than they re-
quire will pick out the tenderest and
sweetest portions and leave the remain
der, which not only wastes valuable
feed, but encourages the habit of dain-
tiness in the animals which is conduc.
i've to anything but thrift. Animals
that pick over their food, smelling and
poking every blade and stem in appar.
ent hesitation as to whether to eat or
not, do not compare in thriftiness with
the good, square eaters, whose appe-
tites give them good relish for rea-
sonable quantity of any proper food
The general practice is to feed enough
which is correct enough when just
enough is given. and very incorrect
when great quantities are given to be
trampled under foot or otherwise vast
ed. But, with hay in bulk, it is not
easy to guage the quantity given, and
even if this were possible, it would vary
materially with the quality of the pro
duct, although where good grain ra.
tions are given, variations in the quail
ity of hay are not so important. We
remember once weighing some hay
that had been passed through cutting
machine, and that great big pile of
it uncut, measured only few bushel
basketfuls after the machine had done
with it, weighing seven and a half
pounds to the basket, or Just half the
weight of coarse wheat bran weighed
at the same time. 1t is not possible in
the practical operation of the farm, to
be strictly accurate in some matters,
but whatever departures there may be
should be, so far as possible, controlled
by calculation, and not left altogether
TO accident The farmer cannot have
a chemical analysis made of his hay to
ascertain its exact intrinsic value, and
he cannot weigh out to each bullock so
many pounds and so many ounces; but
he can, considering the quantity of
grain he is feeding and the average
quality of hay, make up his mind about
how many pounds he should feed If
he does this, and finds part of it wasted
he can decrease the quantity, and if the
quantity should be insufficient, his own
practical observation will Soon disclose
that fact TO him. Having made up his
mind about how many pounds to feed,
he will have to guess aud weigh few
times until he can approximate some
what the desired quantity, and will
have a basis or starting point from
which to increase or decrease the ra-
ton. Beside he is pursuing method,
and there is nothing that contributes SO
much toward sharpening ones powers
of observation and ripening his exper-
ience as the habit Of dong everything
according to some fixed method OF
plan.-Breeder's Gazette.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
The Value of Eggs as Nutrimenr.

Eggs are usually esteemed expen-
sive diet, in fact n luxury which only
the rich or well to do can afford to use.
But it is a mistake when we consider
their food value. their nourishing quail
ties. Eggs, like milk, contain every
element necessary for the development
Of the perfect animal This is proved
by the fact that bones, muscles, blood,
feathers, everything in fact that makes
the fully formed chicken is contained
in the yolk and white of an egg. In
deed, there is no more concentrated or
nourishing food than eggs. The albu-
men, oil and saline matter are just in
the right proportion for sustaining ami
NAL life. II, therefore, we eat to OBJ
tain trength, we will find that two or
three eggs properly cooked will afford
more nourshment than piece Of meat
of equal market value. When we come
to compare the cost of producing eggs
and pork we find it costs nearly twice
as much to produce pound of pork as
it does a pound of eggs, and taking
into account the nutritive value OF each
and the comparative prices of the two
on an average, the pork is three times
as costly food as eggs, and certainly
much less wholesome
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
A Much Contested Will.
MANY VENTURES ON THE SEA
OF MATRIMONY.

Fifty-four years ago Robert Wat
kins, then young man living at Liam.
cannon, Wales, married Ellen Llew-
ollyn, who a few months thereafter pre-
sented him with son. Watkins re-
pudiated the child and parted from his
wife, coming to America and locating
at Roaring Creek, near the Columbia
county line. Here he married Mary
Evans. The first wife went to Eng
land subsequently and married and had
other children. Two children were
born to Watkins here and then his sec
ond wife died. Some years subsequent
ly he married Sarah Feats. Prior to
the wedding they made an ante-nuptial
agreement by which either was to have
go interest in the estate of the other
Mrs. Feats was widow and possessed
Of considerable means. Watkins two
children had grown up and it was in
their interest that the settlement was
made. Two years ago he died, leaving
a will by which his property was devils
ed to his son and daughter, the child
iou VI haiy hVoue'
Notwithstanding his will and settle
ment his third wife set up a claim for
widows dover, While she was dis
putting about this with the two heirs
under the will there appeared two 9TH
er claimants to the estate, who gave
their names as Parry They claim to
be the offspring of the son of Ellen
Llewellyn. Among the evidence they
offer as to the genuineness of their
claim is a silver watch which their
grandmother presented to Watkins at
the time of his marriage to Ellen, and
which he left behind when he fled from
Wales. With these steps in a Mrs.
Edwards, producing a certificate of her
marriage with Watkins, and challeng-
ing the former Mrs. Feats and the
other claimants to do likewise. The
Parrys live in Luzerne county, while
the legatees under the will live at Ash
land, Schuylkill county. They are
Robert NJ Watkins and the wife OF
coal operator David Vaughn. The
Parrys throw an additional feature into
the case by charging that sister OF
their grandmother came here to see
Watkins twenty years ago, and was
never heard of afterwards and their in
timations are not complimentary tC
the man whose estate they claim tc
share
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
Preparing Fruit for Market,

When the apple trees are loaded
with fruit, October is busy month
with the orchardist, and If the orchard
is to be made profitable one, more at
tention than formerly must be given to
selecting and packing the fruit the
sharp competition and the great dis
tances which the fruit is transported,
oompels careful gathering, intelligent
selection and judicious packing, if any
profit is to be realized.
In making select ons it is, as a rule,
best TO first pick out all of the best
fruit,-that which is of good form,
large size, and free from any appear
ance of worms such fruit, packed 80
as to receive the least possible injury
by transportation, will always COM
mand fair price. The second pick
ing should be the smaller size, but
sound and perfect in form these will
command fair price, if they are we'll
known varieties Sometimes third
quality, composed of the large imper-
feet fruit, will pay for selecting this
quality should be sold for consumption
at once but as u rule, it pays quite an
well TO sell the remainder, after select
ing two qualities, for drying and for
cider, or TO work them up at home,
drying the best and feeding out to the
ca tile the remainder.
In packing the first quality of favor
ite varieties, each apple should be wrap
ped in thin paper, and very carefully
packed in barrels or boxes, filing the
barrel or box so full that every apple
will keep in its place. As soon as pack
ed the fruit should be stored in some
cool place, where the temperature il
very even. In packing apples never,
if it can be avoided, pack more than
one variety in barrel, but if two var
ieties, must be put in, separate them
and put paper between them, and
mark on the outside the names of both
varieties. Every package should not
only be plainly marked, giving the var
iety, but also the name of the grower
or packer thus each grower or pack
er will acquire reputation according
as he deserves if buyers would refuse
to buy apples not so marked it would
aid very much those who put up hon.
est packages. Mass. Ploughnadn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
Tuesday, November 4, 1884

do hereby make known ana proclaim to the quail
election Will be held on
Tuesday, November 4, 1884
being the Tuesday next following the first Mon.
several persons hereinafter named, to-wlt
Thirty persons for electors for President and
Vice President OF the United states from the state
of Pennsylvania.
one person for Congressman-at-Large.
one person for Congress from the 18th Congress
sional District
Two persons for Representatives OF Pennsylva-
MIA
One person for Prothonotary and Clerk Of tho
Courts OF columbia County.
one person for Register and Recorder OF Colum.
bia county.
One person for Treasurer OF Columbia county.
Three persons for commissioners OF Columbia
county.
Three persons Cor Auditors Of Columbia coun-
ty.
l also hereby make known and give notice that
the places OF holding the aforesaid election In the
several wards, borouRhs, districts and townships
Beaver township, at the public house OF Potter
Smith.
Benton township at the public mouse OF Hiram
Hess, In the town or Benton.
East Bloom, at the Court House, in bloomsbury.
West Bloom, at the Court House, in Bloomsbury.
Fast Berwick, at the little ohlce of jackson
Woodn In the borough OF Berwick.
West Berwick at the oflice OF w. j. Knorr, In
the borough or Berwick
Borough of Centraa, at the public house of WILL
liam Peifer
Briarcreek township, at the public school house
near Evansville
Catawissa township, at the Epublic house or W
A. fetter.
Centre township, at the school house near Laray-
ettc Creasy's
North Conyngham District, at the school house
near the colliery or John Anderson & Co.
South C0nyngham District, at the house or Mrs
TnoiAaS Monroe
FlsAingcreek township, at the school house near
G. b. Whites.
Franklin township, at the Lawrence school
house.
Greenwood township, at the house OF l. d.
Patton.
Jiemlock township, at the public house OF Chas.
H. Dletterlch, IN the town Of Buck Horn.
Jackson township, at the house OF Ezekiel cole.
;, Locust township, at the public house OF Daniel
Knorr, in Numedia.
,Millin township, at the public house of Aaron
Madison mt township, % at the public school house
Mt Pleasant township, at the Millertown school
house.
MontouI tour, to,wnsnpp {, ,p at the public house "
Main township, at the public house OF Jeremiah
PolrlngcrcGk township, at the house OF Samuel
Miller.
Orange township at q. iieckman's hotel In Or
angeviile
Pine township, at the Centre School House,
sugaroaf township at the house OF Norman
Cole
West Scott at the public house OF f. c. Fred
erici IN I.iGhtstreet
East Scott township, at the public house OF
Jacob Miller, In Espy.
At all elections Hereafter held under the laws OF
this Commonwealth. the election polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock In the forenoon, and
mr. ttf11l N nj n.
tournment until seven o'clock In the evening when
the polls will be closed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

White birch bark appears to be a
very desirable object in the arts. An
oil taken from it imparts to leather
made in Russia the peculiar odor, the
origin of which was long puzzle to
leather manufacturers in other coun-
tries. When the oil is dissolved in al
cohol it can be applied to preserve fab
RIGS and render them waterproof. 1t
keeps insects from the products of the
loom, and does not affect the pliability
of cloth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

In 1880 there were of colored per-
sons in the United States 4,001,20 ten
years old and upward of whom 1920,
97S, or seventy persons of every hun
dred, could not write. Now there are
100000 colored persons in the United
States over ten years of age who can
not write.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

James H. Mercer guarantees posi-
tive relief for any cough, cold, Group,
or lung complaint by using Acker's
English Remedy, or will refund the
money
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

An Arab widow who has chance
to marry again visits her first hus-
bands grave the night before the sec
ond marriage takes place, where she
kneels aud prays him not to be offend
ed at her for taking another husband
But, as a guarantee against any fail
ure Of her prayers to appease the de-
ceased, she takes along with her a
donkey laden with water and satur'
ates the grave, proceeding which is
calculated TO keep the dead husband
cool under the most aggrayating cir
cumstances.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

James II. Mercer wishes it known
that he guarantees Acker's Dyspepsia
Tablets to be the best remedy for in
digestion ever made, they always re-
lieve headache.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

Ask James II. 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, 1884-10-10

IHHVNe ewanted for The Lives OF all the Presi
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10

Sunday, says California paper is
devoted to athletic sports at the peni-
tentiary-quoiting, running, leaping
and similar acts of worship.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
yttnInuesttouaiitf

dsk The most eminent physician
OF any school, what is the best thing in
the world for quieting and allaying all ir-
ritation of the nerves and curing all forms
of nervous complaints, giving natural,
childlike refreshing sleep always
And they will tell you unhesitatingly
Some form of Hops n"
CIIAPTERI
Ask any or all of the most eminent ply.
sic'ans
"What is the best and only remedy that
can he relied on to cure all diseases of the
kidneys and urinary organs such as
Brighps disease, diabetes, retention or in
ability to retain urine, and all tho diseases
and ailments peculiar to women
"And they will tell you explicitly and
emphatically "Buchu Il d"
Ask the same physicians
What is the most reliable and surest
cure for all liver diseases or dyspepsia
constipation, indigestion, biliousness, mall
aria, fever, ague, &c." and they will tell
you
Mand,ake or Ddndeiioa l!l"
Hence, when these remedies are combined with
Others equally valuable.
Ana compounded into Hop Bitters such Won
ca, which Is so varied In its operations that no
disease or III health can possibly exist or resist It's
puWcI, anu yeJ IL Is
Harmless for the most frail woman, weakest In.
valid or smallest child TO use.
CHAPTER II.
"Patients
almost dead or nearly dying"
For years, and given up by physicians OF
Brights and other kidney diseases, liver
complaints, severe coughs, called consump-
tion, have been cured.
Women gone nearly dsyiiii!
From agony of neuralgia nervousness,
watefuness, and various diseases peculiar
to women.
People drawn out OF shape from excruclating
panss OF rheumatism, infammatory and chronic,
or suffering from sCrofua
Erysipelas
Salt rhellnl, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, indiges-
tion, and IN fact almost all diseascsfrall
Nature Is heir to
Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof OF which
Can be found In every nighborhood In the known
world.
GF- None genuine without bunch of green
Hops on the VIII tie label Shun all the vile, pol
sonous stun with "Eop" or chops" in their name.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
Something New!

--+o+--
We would respectfully announce to the people
OF Bloomsbury and vicinity that we have opened
a first-class laundry and ladies' hair goods store,
Bloomsbury, Pa, In Denter's new store, Main
Street. Ladies' can have their combings made up
into waves, switches, frizzes, &C,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-10
CHAPTER III.
"PatientS
"AlmOst dead or nearly dylngn
~ ENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.

/, JOHN MOUkEI, Hign Sheriff OF Co
lumba county, commonwealth Of Pennsylvania,
do hereby make known and proclaim to the quail,
fed electors OF Columbia county that a general
election Will be held on
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
AN UNs0LyED PROBLEM.

| The Bulietin declares that there Is no
need for the Chinaman in Mexico. That
| the laboring Indians, submissive people,
cannot even now find employment. 1t
cannot satisfy itself, therefore, as to the
reason for the act of the Mexican Govern
ment in bidding for Chinese coolie immi-
! grafton The cause is confused. That it
is mercenary is clear, as our contemporary
concludes. But why, when her own peo-
pie demand work when she has mud-sillS
| submissive and good laborerS. does Mexico
wish to interject into her system undesira-
bic competitors with them? 1t certainly
is strange No apparent good reason pre-
sents. If there is any sufficient excuse, or
any other reason than Mexican "cussed
ness" we fail to discover it. Here is a
country swamped in debt, with a vast pop
ulation capable of being utilized in about
all the avenues of labor on plantations,
railroads, public works, etc, and yet it is
to be artiticialiy thrown into bitter compe-
tition with another laboring class foreign
to the country, and drawn into the field
by the act of the Government itself. The
Bulletin suggests that the new policy may
be the result of foreign influences We
think not. The evidences point to Mexi-
can cussedness," as we have said and
generally money is AT the bot
tom of that. 1t is altogether prob
able that Mexican official acquisitivene>s
has been stimulated by the shipping COM
pany that is to bring over the coolies The
facts certainly warrant the suspicion that
the necessities, possibilities and better
ment of the Mexican labOrers have been
bartered for gold, or that the Government
is being used as means of importing
Chinese into this country 1t is not posi-
bic to conceive, in the light We now have,
of any other reasons. The very last place
on this continent where the Chinaman
might be of service is in the Mexican Re
public. The Chinaman will be quick to
find this out, as We suggested in former
article, and will forthwith proceed to crawl
under the canvass and come up on our side
of the show. He is the last fellow in the
world to waste his time in displacing an
other lower than himself in worldly con-
dition. He has no ambition to Dust the
Mexican peon; his desire is always to take
the place Of man who is better off than
he-whose wages are greater, whose labor
is in more demand, and the displacement
of whom will make a better bed for
John " than he himself enjoys. And so
we repeat that the proposed importation of
Chinese into Mexico may be means to
vicious end, and that end, entry by the
Chinese into the United States. To this |
attainment the Mexican Government NAV |
have been directly purchased; if not, it
must be true that to that end it is being |
ignorantly used
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE.

The Hour declares that the time has
come when the politicians are afraid of
the people. The history of the Roosevelt
reform bills in New York prove it. The
Hour should add that the politicians al
ways have been afraid of the people.
When the former have been OVERLOAD and
dictatorial, it has been because of the
lethargy Of the latter. Public opinion
always will make itself heard, whenever
it rises in its vigor But it sleeps often,
and sleeps soundly. The cry of the dem
agogue is sometimes mistaken for the
voice of public opinion-but never for
long In time this regulator" of affairs
makes itself felt. 1t took long time to
arouse it in the case Of the late demagogic
assault upon the best interests of Califor-
MIA. But it awoke at last and to-day I'M
holy ambition and viliainous scheming lie
broken beneath the heel of righteous pub
lie opinion, and the promoters of the vii
lainy, such as George Hearst and his little
servitor Greathouse, will never be able to
rise from among the debris
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
THE REAL SOLUTION.

4 Modesto contemporary, the Struwbuck
referring to what it assumes to be the
growing tendency of the people of the
United States to resort to mob law, saws.
as many another Journal says also: a
lax enforcement of the law is the nursery
Of crime, hence popular uprising at times
becomes a public necessity. Let the
Courts do their duty and there will be no
fear of mobs. The people are the sovereign
power"
This is mere popular platitude. Lax en-
forcement Of law is nearly ALWAYS charge
able to the people. If they are the SOW
ereign power, then they alone are respon-
sible for the misuse of that power "Let
the Courts do their duty?' Indeed, that
IS only possible when the people do theirs.
Courts must grow weak when good citi-
zens refuse to uphold their hands. The
people name the Judges, elect the peace
officers, make the laws for the Judges to
follow, and fill the jury-boxes If, now,
the Judges are venal, the officers dishon-
est, the laws ambiguous and but threads of
ashes, and the iuries are mere puppets.
who are to blame but the people? There
Is just one solution for the lax administra-
ton of law complained OF, and that is the
doing of duty by citizens. 1t will
cure about all the evils of which
we complain, and for loose admins
tration of uncertain laws give us pract-
cable statutes and certain judgments.
When the good citizen makes up his
mind that it is his duty to work in poll
tics, control politics, operate the machinery
of politics, bring to the choosing of legisla-
tors and of, is the same good sense he
exercises in his private business; when he
is willing to help in nominating and help
IN electing when he is willing to crowd
the professional and the weak jurors out
and do his duty by serving his county in
Court, there will be an end of lax admin
istration of law, and an end to the making
Of uncertain laws
The Cincinnati Grand Jury was right
IN saying recently that one cause of the
riot there was the avoidance of jury duty
by the so-called good citizen That is
the simple, unauthorized truth. Every
citizen who prides himself on being
g good citizen who reads these lines
should ask himself the question as to
whether this in any respect applies to him
A little introSpection will disclose to him
or not he is chargeable with any
such neglect of duty as a citizen.
In Chicago not long ago, jury being
needed for murder trial, venire issued,
and the Sheriff returned panel of bust
ness men-men of fixed interests of sound
judgment, of experience, and sterling good
qualities. What happened? Every man
of them came into Court with an excuse. |
Those who failed to get off in that way, so /!
shaped their answers TO the qualification !
inquiries" as to drive or invite counsel to !
challenge them, and so the hundred ana |
more of good citizens" went scot clear of |
the discharge of duty obligations.
Referring to this subject, the New York
Tribune recently well said: When reputa-
ole and Ineligible men are thus habitu- !
ally guilty of incivism, when they are too
selfish to perceive that even their right to
carry on their private business depends |