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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
The Baneful Oigaretts.

Says the Boston Herald "Too
much cannot be said against cigarette
smoking by boys said well-known
physician, when asked his opinion upon
the subject, "and we mean to have
more to say about it in the future. The
evil is certainly growing rapidly, and is
one that we find hard work in combat
ing. Boys have every means of smok,
ing without the knowledge of their
parents, and often have their full con-
sent. Cigaretts may be obtained by
them at any little variety store, at two
or three for cent. These are sure to
be made of the vilest tobacco, or no
tobacco at all Well recognized brands
are not much better, and | have good
authority for stating that one brand of
cigaretts, which is perhaps more exten-
sively smoked than any other, is large
ly manufactured from clippings from
block paper soaked in nicotine. The
paper wrappings in the best brands are
perhaps not injurious, but in Others
add another feature to the harmful
ness"
"What remedy would you sug
gest?"
"Let law be passed prohibiting the
sale of tobacco in any form to boys un
der certain age Such law is in eff
feet in New Jersey, though Of cours,
the difficulty is in its proper enforce
ment. Parents should always keep {
sharp eye on their sons. When boy
sinks into the house for his supper
trying to look unconcered, yet YER,
tishy about the gills, and not eatinl
anything, you may be sure he has beel
down the back alley wrestling with hi
first cigarette. Express a gentle regar'
for his health, take him upstairs, an'
then administer-not the slipper, fo
the boy may have shingle in his trou
sers-but a good dose of ipecac, one @
castor oil, one of bitter rheubarb, an
any other your fancy may suggest
then call in your physician, let hir
shake his head, and if that boy ia nc
impressed by the situation you may b
sure he is out for an Alderman
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
Webster on Political Reputation.

On the 14th of November, 1S48,
Daniel Webster delivered an address in
the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, on
tho death of Chief Justice Mason. The
following beautiful and impressive
passages are among his closing ad-
dress : ''But sir, political eminence and
professional fame fade away and die
with things earthly. Nothing of char
acter is really permanent but virtue
and personal worth. These remain.
Whatever of excellence is wrought
into the soul itself belongs to both
worlds. Real goodness does not attach
itself merely to this life, it points to
another world. Political or profession
al reputation cannot last forever, but a
conscience void of offence before God
and man is an inheritance for eternity.
Religion, therefore, 10 an indispensable
element in any great human character.
There is no living without. Religion
is the tie that connects man with his
creator and holds him to his throne. If
that tie be all sundered all broken, he
floats away worthless atom in the
universe its proper attractions all
gone its destiny thwarted and its
whole future nothing but darkness,
desolation and death. A man with no
sense of religious duty is he whom the
Scriptures describe in such terse but
terrific language as living "without
God in the world" Such man is out
of his proper being, out of the circle
of all his happiness and away, fal
away, from the purposes of his crea.
ton"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
A New Rival to the Diamond.

The new precious gem discovered a
couple of years ago in a mine about
fifty miles distant from Bridgewater,
n. c., and known as Hiddenite, is said
to be almost equal to the diamond. 1t
is placed next to it, and at present SUI
perior to it on account of its scarcity.
This gem is of clear, beautiful grass
green tint, sparkles like diamond, and
is very hard. They vary, when cut,
from fraction of carat to about six
or seven carats, and. the demand for
them at Sl25 to $3.50 for carat stone
is far greater than the supply, and It
comes chiefly from Europe, though
many wealthy persons in New York
and New Jersey have bought them.
w. e. Hidden, young, enthusiastic
student of geology and minerology, OF
New Jersey, went down to Western
North Carolina some years ago, and
in prospecting tours over the noun
tains found the now celebrated gem
which by friend, was named 'Iiid
denite." ." The stone seems to have
made more impression in Europe thar
in this country, juding by the demand
the interest manifested. They ar,
found encysted in hard rocks that rur
in flat veins, thus evincing the stabilit,
of the formation and its permanency
The gems are concealed in pockets in
side of stones, lining the sides, anC
have to be crushed out. Hundreds o
stones may be crushed before a pocke
is found, and the number of gems i
each pocket varies. Sometimes a
many as eight gems, varing in size, ar
found in pocket-that is, there ma
be $50 worth of gems or $1,000 wort
in one pooket,-Ne,o Orleans Time,
Democrat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
Rats in Cellars.

"Shortly before winter, as the stores
90 to cribs and cellars" says the Neto
York Tribune, "young rats, raised by
careful mothers in hollow trees or other
safe and sheltered corners, busy them
selve looking for winter quarters where
there will be defence from cold, and
where food will be at hand.
"When a cellar is stored with fruit,
vegetables, etc, it is very difficult to
drive out rats, aud the damage they do
in such place is enormous. All the
finest fruits are soon bitten into, defil-
ed, and spoiled. A little anticipatory
care, to prevent their establishing a
colony, pays well, The openings for
ventilation should have rat-proof
screens; the floors and the walls should
be searched for holes empty barrels
or boxes moved, holes stopped with
glass aud mortar, and fresh coat Of
whitewash given, If doubtful places
remain, good sprinkling of coppera.
and line is hateful and deterrent tc
these troublesome ANIMALS. If from
any cause the cellar itself cannot bt
made secure, choice samples of frui
may be kept safe in old tin boilers o
similar vessels, or in boxes suspended
from the joints above by wire hooks.
"The rats that go out to form new
colonies are mostly young, and mucl
more easier caught than older ones, |
fed for two or three nights on ira.
of sawdust steel trap is placed in tn
tray will not be seen or suspected, an'
hold at least one marauder."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
Different Fertilizers.

A correspondent to the Tribune and
Farmer thus gives his experience with
different fertilizers
/ have had my mite of experimental
practice. have paid 81. 90 load fog
sawdust with little mixture of horse
droppings, and hauled the same four
miles to the tune of $500 to $1,000 a
year, because l was educated thus and
so, but as it did not pay, l applied my
self to a study of the components of my
soils and their wants for my crops, and
with one years dressing of animal
manure, followed each year thereafter
with four bushels of salt to the acre, l
grew as fine ounce trees as ever were
set out by any dealer.
applied on sandy land, plaster and
bone meal, and grew fine peach trees
minus any animal manure, and when
| took the poor tract of land on which
| now reside-a tract which had been
rented and worn out until it would
not grow ckwheat, white beans, or
any other crop, whose only grass was
that commonly known as wire grass
anu uOSS--l hucW L COuiu uOJ alOiu
to pay for animal manures, mostly COM
posed of sawdust, at $l.00 for a load
and haul it four miles, so set about
another way of producing what l
wanted, plowed narrow and deep
say niue inches burrows very late
in the autumn, and in February l SOW
ed salt at the rate of eight bushels to
the acre. | buy refuse article cost
ing about twenty to thirty cents a
bushel, then early in March SOW three
hundred pounds of bone meal to the
acre it is an article not all bone, but
is the scraps and bones left from max
ing of glue, dried and ground fine like
coarse corn meal, and its action is much
more immediate, although not as last
ing as clear bone then when the full
foliage is grown, cay about middle to
last of May, / SOW about one bushel Of
plaster of Paris (gypsum) on each acre
because at that time i have found the
practical benefit very much greater
than when applied in February o,
March. cannot yet boast of the bes,
land in the State, but l am willing to
show potatoes, cabbages, tomatoes OF
, fruits with any one, and my vegetable
garden is rarely purpassed by any OF
my neighbors but when any of then
; do surpass me, l gave them credit
; and then get just few of their better
ments.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
Poultry Fences.

Everybody knows how to make
fence for the poultry yard, but every.
body does not know how to make a
cheap fence. Fences are very expen.
sive, and any plan that enables per-
son to make fence in such manner
as to cost but little and yet be servicea-
BILE, will always be adopted. The cheap
est fence is made of lsth, but unless it
is well made it is worthless. The de
sire should be to have the fence as
strong as possible, and the weakest
place is near the bottom. The objec-
ton to lath fence is that dogs some
times break through, not intention
ally on the part of the dogs, but be-
cause the fence will not Withstand
pressure.
To make good, strong, durable
lath fence, six feet high, the panels
may be eight feet. Having placed the
posts eight feet apart, procure some
good shingling strips, (shingling lath,)
and securely nail the bottom stri ip from
post to post, and SIX inches above the
ground. Nail the next strip exactly
eighteen inches above the first one.
Thus the first strip will be six inches
above the ground, and the second strip
being eighteen inches above that, will
consequently be two feet from the
ground. The third (or top) strip should
be nailed three feet above the second,
or five feet from the ground. Now,
nail to the bottom strip half lath. As
lath is four feet long, halt lath will
be two feet in length. Let the bottom
touch the ground. Nail the lath to the
two strips, the bottom of each lath OF
course being on the ground; the tcp of
the lath is nailed to the second (or mid
dle) strip. Place the half laths one
inch apart, which will keep in the
chicks as well as the larger fowls. Here
it will be noticed that you have
strong, close, good fence, with the
cross strips only eighteen inches high,
and six inches only from the lower
strip to the ground, but the fence is
only two feet high.
Having made the fence only two
feet nigh, but close and strong, you
now desire height. This is made of
the whole lath, which is nailed to the
middle and top strips, but instead OF
being only one inch apart, two inches
will be close enough. The fence will
thus be six feet high, and durable.
The practice of mailing whole lsths
with a half lath above it, is here re-
versed, as we place the half at the bot
tom, and the whole lath at the top.
There are several advantages to be
gained by so doing, First, the strips
are brought close to each other, making
the pressure against two strips instead
of one. The half lath can be placed
closer together, with economy, than
with the use of the whole lath. Should
it be desired, the whole lath may be at
three inches apart, as full security of
confinement is made by the lower. 1t
is cheaper to repair rotten half lath
than a whole one, and as such fences
usually begin to give out at the lower
part first, this is great advantage.
Such fence combines strength, cheap
ness, and efficiency, and can be made
by any one.-Poultry Monthly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07

Let the American eagle flap his
wings and deliver himself of an ear
splitting scream BY the report of the
chief Of the national bureau of statis-
tics, it is shown that the value of the
products of the various industries Of
the United States is seven times the
total value of the foreign commerce of
Great Britain and Ireland, and five
times the total value of the foreign
commerce of France, including in each
case both exports and imports. Tho
total value of the products of industry
in the United States is also shown 20
be little more than twice the total
value of the exports of merchandie ,
from all countries of Europe. The
United States is now the largest manu-
featuring country on the globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07

The Washington monument will be
the highest work of man to be found
in the world. The highest point reach
ed by man so far is the spire of the
cathedral at Cologne, which is 500 feet
high, and was completed in 1882. The
Washington monument win be 555
feet high when completed. The tallest
of the great pyramids is only 4sO feet
in height.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
RATEs or ADvsRTIslxe,

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly. Trsn
silent Advertisements must be paid for beforetnsert
ed except where parties have accounts.
| Legal advertisements two dollars per inch 10,
three Insertions. and at that rate for addtiorf
Insertions without reference 10 length.
Executors, Administrators, and Audtorsnoiices
three dollars Must be paid for when Inserted.
| Transient or Local notices. ten cents line, regu
lar advertisements half rates.
Cards in the Business Directory" column, one
dollar year for each line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
SELECT STORY.
QUITS.

"There, think that will do. He
will never be able to recognize the
handwriting" and Mamie Raymond
held at arms length for inspection the
letter she had been writing. After
slowly waving it to and fro she put it
into the envelope and, with laugh,
wrote:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07

The boarding-house business in New
York is rapidly becoming thing of
the past. The apartment house aud
the Hat are steadily driving them out.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07

"Don't lie much on the left side
says the writer, No; if you must lie,
do 1t on the winning side.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-07
Remember me,
When this you see,"

"He will get that on Saturday, April
Fools Day, you know. Heigh Ohio,
Mr., Sidney Moore Now We are
quits !"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

The following patents were granted
10 citizens Of Indiana, week endina
April 9Th. 1854. reported expressly for
this paper BY Jos. n. Hunter, Solicitor
or American and Foreign Patents, 934 Il
Street, Washington, ID. c.:
Newton NJ. Bowen, Kniehtstown.
combined tanning mill and seed cleaner
James r. GilIiIand, indianapolis, insula-
tor, for lire wires of mechanical tcle-
phones; Jacob ". Rowlett. Richmond,
roller skate; James ~. Dodge. indiana
polls, screw cutting die: Sam1 Schuch.
indianapolis, shaft bearing IN wheels
Otto Steehsm, indianapolis, reclining
chair; William A. Bristor, indianapolis.
shoe; Sam'I 4. Cavett. Evansville, vehicle
axle; Gilbert M. Lcvcttc, indianapolis,
attachment for smelling furnaces James
Weathere. indianapolis. combined anvil,
wise and drill; WIN. Il. Dunn. Alton, and
Temple II. Dunn, Charlottesville. belt
fastener; Chae A. kaufman, Richmond,
wardrobe hook.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

In . letter h the indianapolis Journal.
DIR. i.emucl Moss. President OF Indiana
University thus writes 81 newspapers il
public schools and colleges:
"The Journal has occasionally spoken
Of the nse Of Tie newspaper IN The
school. 1ou may BE- Interested IN an
experiment which have eoveral times
tried IN the Indiana University, with the
senior class, IN <he last three Or -four
years. Tile daily new Spsper il cross
section Of the worId's history. aud shove
us the STATE of affairs, a. given date
throughout human society. TO change
the figure, x v picture Of abe world
each day bv instaHtaneo0s photography
But TO give the highest benefit the ncws.
paper should be read intclligrntly. The
Telegram from EpglaEd Or Egypt, from
Germany Or Mexico. giving I political
or military fact. aud item Of biography
or literature, or trade, or art, or dis.
.coyery otlcn aeeds explanation by refer.
ence % the social or political condition
OF the country, or TO some antecedenl
fact or history. tits well worth while
therefore, that eur students should b
taught how 10 read the newspapers. d
20 understand the III! significance 81
what they read. What is thus trn6 81
v<he daily Journals Is equally or more
ftrikingly true Of the special literary and
professional periodicals.
My custom has been. during one a
more terms Of the senior year. 70 divide
the class into several committees -oF
home politics, foreign politics. political
economy, education, science, literature
art. The recitation OF one day in each
week, perhaps Monday, Il given up "a
the reports Of these committees. Tit
facts thus brought together from ths
weeks reading arc commented upor
briefly, and their special significance anc
Soaring pointed ont. Perhaps studen
has fallen In with an elaborate discussion
that has interested him --eomo essay, ol
address, or leading editorial on some
prominent and important topic. He will
give summary OF this, and show III
agreement or disagreement with Wha
be has already been taught.
This exercise 10 very interesting AND
very profitable. It makes the studen
interested in current affairs. and enables
him better 70 understand the history Of
The past BY gaining some insight into ID,
no less moment0us h;story'that ID taking
shape before HE eyes. The method herr
briefly indicated is capable OF application
80 schools 81 al kinds ana almost a
grades"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

There . : strong feeling ii The
various portions Of the United States n
favor 81 che total abolition or fences. II
- stated that the cost Or the maintenance
of fences annually IN this country - NOT
far short Of $60.0O0O00. A pretty snug
sum II 4 might Be saved 10 the farmers.
lt y estimated that there are 6,O0O. O00
miles % fencing in all this nation. of
this va& number Il Il estimated Dobois
county has over 5000 miles or fence
around farms, using over 100000 rails.
worth e<00 400, and costing Il least
9l0o,oo9 : year 70 keep them III repair.
This II fhe Iargest tax farmers have Il
pay, an4 i they were compelled 10 pav
~ for my sthing else ~ useless thew
would raise thunder over Il. Yet thew
permit ne County Commissioners every
year e enforce this TAX upon them, ~
failing themselves % petition FOR ~ or-
der requiring every one q keep VI his
own stock.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

-@*s <e** <*t"~*t& ~
LAST week Shc,ill lo<>,,h 49, ;nform-
"a that Gro Cnops, N nuI.l AZ Il, fvans-
willie on Monday. prepared " surrender
|himselfio the nu,hcri,ies "a answer me
lrhatxc % numbering Thon,aS pilin.
Accordingly a. Sunday tho sheriff ani
Dr. a. H. rarr. ~ Ireland. went to Ev-
en<vilic. ma Tie Sheriff rave Dr.. Parr'
tho States warrant. Md cooncr was
bronchl M hy him ana lodged IN nur
i+il Monday night Two OF his brothers
wore with him Al Evansville. ana II Il
understood he gave himself w On &C.,
CONT of ne health mot being such ~ ~
a1mif o. Ms dodvin2 arrest M all times.
ana 80 affecting his nervous system rs 70
prevent MS gettinga sound nieli's rest
Tom. billin's face hcing always pres
emf n his ftf''l sleeps. lie thought any
punishment would be- more eniurablc
than this constant nightmare anil 80 ar
ranged with his relatives 20 surrender
himself and get IL jail quietly.
] The grand Jury II the session amer the
killing returned an indictment against
Cooper for murder, and he expects 10 o.
ready for trial AZ The next term OF court.
4 lie has retained Hon. g. A. Bnskirk. on
Y Princeton. and Ely & Rretz "a ATTORNEYS
Tor the defense. Mr.. Bnskirk was up On
Tuesday to examine the papers and learn
the particulars ofthe matter.
4 since IA has 10. aod.;n. ~ ot,,cers
4 (,ooner hes Nal rhcn osf;s,c INA 4 49,
nv A rchast hes,th M y r.s;.".., Nv. y,
"a where ~ "a haer ~ - y, ~. a.c'
llarat;on ~ h;m - - tha Observation-Disclosures
4 ~ tbe bomir;i. fort,.sr ,hsn smr,.,, 4,
the interview held Win 4 reror,er ~ =
line Evansv;l,e Con,;sr !, rh;ch ~
saws 80 -
"
abons NJ unfortunate anal. what \ i'; h"d
M ~ = III /, was done ~ salf'1efsnso
\ II ~ I hard wre.,,e a,5 o..s,'on =,
liife ana death / ,ras for,nn s< eaonch
ito CONF an M winner s.lVhera hsvc
n vou bcen S;nce TX shno,;,. ~ ~ ~
|fhat n;o,'t ard dcnt csre .no,t ,a,,;.a
4 where I ven, MI = han .rre.sea MN,
4 before ~. was - ~ yV..r;cr 49,. y,
care AZ M three brothcrs ho". Nan
\ sick "a fhe Isst three ,ve.Ls MN I'll
Il flammafory rhcnma,;sm an1 ~, fee,;rr
\ verv h,dlv now NM ! 4, ne,.f.css. ,.,;,,;ns,
\ 70 90 Ana s,and nv trial ~ rnow ,' ~
I! / am innocent 81 anv evil intcnsions I
was much surprised y hcn ! Il was srreste5
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

THE undersigned, Trustec 81 Bsin.
bridge township. Dubois county
Viii attend @ Township business 81
saturdays Of every week, % bis Office ~
North Main street, Jasper, over John
TWxlcr's aaddlcr shop.
The Library of snid Township Il ken,
~ tho bookstore ~ ur. Jacob Gosnann
where persons wanting books can obtain
them Ct any time.
March l7th, iss2-iy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

DIAMo ND COAL !!
MICHAEI WILSON,

The pioneer miner Of Dubois County. Il
working lower and better vein or coal
than any other now being worked Al
Jasper. lie has coal free from sulphur
and clean burner. Try Il, and you
will be convinced. Orders promptly
filed at seven cents bushcl u the plat
form, half mile north OF Jasper. Large
orders literally met.
MICHAEL WILSON.
March eth. 1884-tf.
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HARRISON township Trnsiee lIotice

NOTICE Il hereby given that The IN.
! \ dcrsigned, Trustee Or HARRISON town.
ship, will attend 70 the business or TIC
township % his home, east Of HaysviIle,
On Saturday Of each week, and persona
having business ere expecting 20 present
Il on that day.
One-half ofthc Township Library * u
Harrison Morgan's, n Ludlow, and ooo-
half at John Aulonberger's shop, III
Hnysville. Parties wanting books may
get them q either place.
THOMAS r. IIorr, Trustee
Nay 9Th, i6Sc--y. HARRISON r..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

STATE or INDIANA.
Cnv~,y on psnols,
NOT1lE u hereby given that there
viii he IN election held ~ the casual
place ~ holding elections IN rho corpor-
alton ~ III Town o. laspor, nsi,sis
County. Indiana. on
MONDAY, MAY 5th. 1884,
for tn purpose ~ elsrsing the folio wing
officers FIR said Corporation. fo-wit:
One Trustee for the Second Ward Of
said Town:
One Trustee FOR the Third Ward Of
said Town:
One Clerk for eaiA Town:
Cine freasnrrr Tor said Town:
One Marshal FOR said Town;
one Assessor fcr said Town.
liz witness whereof. I have hercnnto
- set nv hand and he seal ~ said
h 4. Town, ~ Jasper, ills Sth day
~ April. 1884.
JACob GosNAS<. Clerk
Town 81 Jasper.
Arri' nth. lss4-sw.
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