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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-04

A stern ecessity-Sailboat' tiller.
"Out on the fly is now the CRY
the Infatuated bald-headed citizen.
"Will your son enter one of the pre-
fessions after graduating r. ''Oh, yes
he already has two offers from baseball
clubs of eminence. Patsburg Chronicle.
An exchange says: A miss in Gaddes-
ton, Ga, has hair that sweeps the floor.
Now, if this miss had hair that could
cook, wash and iron and milk the COWS,
what bonanza she would be as wife.
-BrooktyR Times.
WRONG SIDE OUT. F.
The urchin to the mill-pond goes,
And like a porpoiSe swims and blows
He's happy there, beyond a doubt;
He homeward sneaks at close of day
And blindly gives the thing away,
Because his shirt is wrong side out.
Philadelphia call.
''What," asks writer, ''does half a
dozen young ladies talk about when they
get together, after not having seen each
other for day or twoP Why, they
talk about three hours in one inning.
Also about dresses and the young men
and-and that's about all.-NorriStoocn
Herald.
My son, when you are fearlessly par
aiding with your girl these cool evenings
and see man standing in his shop door
draped in linen duster and assiduously
working a PLAN leaf fan, look out for an
ice cream sign just back of him, and at
once cross to the other side of the street
you will find the walking much pleas
anter, and devoid of immediate danger.
-L0aoeU Citizen.
KATRINA'S BEAU.
Who ish dot comes 'roundt 'pout eight,
To schving ubon der garten gate,
Und vag his schin dill purity lates
Katrina's beau.
Who iSh dot klerSing in a sthore,
Und for dree tollahs schweeps der floor,
Und bays his board und has no mores
Katrinas beau.
Who ish dot preaks der barlor schair,
Not mate for sitting two folks dere,
Und comes next evening / schwearl
KatTinas beau.
Who'll findt himself some morning qvick
Nit headt und pody sore und sick
Proke all ter bieces NIT my shticks
Katrina's beau.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-04

Officer to timid soldier-'.W Why, Pat,
you are surely not going to turn coward2"
Pat-ssWhy, sure. I'd rather be coward
for five minutes than corpse for the rest
Of my loife. y
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-04

New York imports. on an . ak.
600 bushels of bananas - -
comes from Florida, when ION
enough for its own consumP'lo-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-04

The really highest strung
West are the horse tnie'V''
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-04
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A stern necessity-Sailboat's tiller.
"Out on the fly is now the CRY
the Infatuated bald-headed citizen.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-04
WRONG SIDE ON.

The urchin to the mill-pond goes,
And like a porpoiSe swims and blows
He's happy there, beyond a doubt;
He homeward sneaks at close of day
And blindly gives the thing away,
Because his shirt is wrong side out.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
Pruning Old Trees.

The best way is, first, to cut out all
the dead limbs, leaving no stubs, but
smooth surfaces on the main stem or
branches, avoiding any larger cut sur
faces than practicable. If this treat
ment does not leave the tree in good
shape, or if some branches are too long,
and the tops are not symmetrical, cut
back the long branches to fork, so
that there may be no projecting stubs,
and 10 that the shorter of the two
branches at the fork shall remain. This
work, if carefully performed, will
enable you to bring all the limbs into
proper length to make good tops.
This work may be done late in winter
or early spring, but never while the
trees are growing or are loaded with
foliage. Then cover all the wounds
with paint, grating wax, or other sub
stance or composition to make a water.
tight coating. If in addition to this
treatment, the whole surface of the
ground could be covered with old
straw as mulch, anda light top-dress-
ing of coarse manure could be applied,
the trees would probably renew their
yigor. 1t should always be borne in
mind, in pruning any old trees, to re-
serve the young and vigorous shoots,
and remove the old and feeble ones,
whenever a choice is to be made be.
tween them.-- Country Gentleman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
FlOwerlng Trees.

l ISome of the more conspicuous flow.
ering trees, which give bloom from
early spring to late autumn. white, yell
low and red, in different localities, high
and low, are the cercis, or red bud, aud
shadbush (aronia), which bloom very
early the former red, in March, and
the latter white, in April, but both
showing blossoms before foliage. Then
comes the dogwood (cornus), large
white blossoms, in March and April.
Then magnolias and tulip tree Qirio
dendron), both fragrant and snowy;
but there are none among the hundreds
which present more gorgeous and
beautiful spectacle than our common
crab apple tree (pyrus coronaria) when
clothed in its full bloom of rich red and
white blossoms in May; it is very at
tractivo to bees. The thorn trees and
black haws are very handsome all of
these like rich, lowlands. Basswood
Qllli') gives pretty, fragrant blossoms,
yellow or buff color, rich in honey aud
much liked by bees, from which they
make much excellent honey. Among
the handsome and curious Towering
trees we must notice the snowy fringe
tree or Towering ash (chionanthus)
found in this region, giving its white
spray like blossoms in March or April.
And the small shrub lysimochia quad
rifolia with its small orange blossoms,
found near small brooks, with the
American euonymus called also wahoo
medicinal. - Springfield Repubh-
cam
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

KEEP YoUR Cows WARM.-To show
how cold weather effects COWS an in-
telligent dairy farmer mentions case
where herd of cows, which had us
ually been supplied from troughs and
pipes in the stalls, were, on account of
an obstruction in the pipes, obliged to
be turned out twice day. while the
weather was cold. to be watered in the
yard. The quantity Of milk instantly
decreased, and in three days the falling
off became very considerable. After
the pipes were mended, and the COWS
again watered as before in their stalls
the flow of milk returned. Cows when
giving milk are more sensitive to the
cold than when they are dry, and ex'
posure TO severe cold interferes with
the secretion of milk.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
Cost Of Keeping Sheep.

The cost of keeping sheep is not
great, says correspondent of the
american Citltioator, as half dozen
sheep will live where one COW could
find enough, and as they eat coarser
food than the COW they would subsist
in many pastures where COWS would
starve If it is desired to fatten old
sheep, or force early lambs for market,
few roots and little grain will do it
easily. 1t is estimated that sheep
will thrive well upon 81 per cent. of
its weight Of good hay daily during
the winter. Thus a sheep of 100
pounds weight will need in FIVE months
about 500 pounds of hay. If grain or
roots be given, poorer hay or straw
may be used, keeping the expense
about the same Such sheep should
shear from five to six pounds of wool
and raise at least one good lamb. Lar
ger averages of wool are not uucom-
mon, and it is not uncommon for many
intelligent breeders who rear imported
sheep to have their focks average
three lambs to each two sheep, one
half the flock having two lambs each.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
bow to Measure Fields.

An exchange says that few farmers
know the size of their fields or how
many acres they contain, and then ex.
plains how they may be informed in
the matter. A measuring cord should
be part of the furniture on the farm.
To make one, procure ~ feet of strong
rope, one inch around make loop or
fasten ring or bar at each end, and
make these exactly &C feet apart. This
is four rods. Then tie piece of red
rag in the centre. One acre of ground
will be q piece four Of the cords (chains)
long, and two and oue-half wide, equal
to l6 by 10 rods, making l60 square
rods to one acre. The advantage of
the ring or loop is that one person can
measure alone by driving stake in
the ground to hold the rope while he
stretches it out. The ropes should be
soaked in tar and dried, which will
prevent it from shrinking when wet
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
Rat Proof Corr Crib.

There are several methods Of making
ratproof corn cribs, but we notice
new contrivance submitted by cores
pondent of the Prairie Farmer, which,
though somewhat more expensive, will
doubtless resist the inroads of both
mice and rats. The plan of construc.
tion IL will be best to give in the cor
respondents own words at is always
better TO set crib about two feet off
the ground, on posts or stones, as may
be desired, so that the air can pass free
ly under it. Lay the floor of hemlock
or poplar or yellow pine, the planks
four or five, or even six inches wide,
and let them be laid at least one inch
apart so that the air can pass up
through the corn. Cover the floor
with woven wire, with meshes that the
mice can't pass through. Poplar will
be good enough for the stats (pine rots
too quickly) Put them on, say, one
inch apart then nail on the inside of
the studding woven wire, sufficiently
strong TO resist the pressure of the
corn, and with meshes of size that a
mouse can't pass through. Then nail
a woven wire to the cross pieces over
head. This wire cloth need not be
made of heavy wire neither should
that which is laid on the floor. This
kind of crib will be rat and mouse
proof, and let in more air than any
other kind that l know Of"
We think that farmers generally
will unite in approving of the utility of
this crib /; and also in the fact that if
the first cost will be more than the
ordinary cribs, some of which are not
complete protection against these de-
structive pests, it will be the cheapest
in the end.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
Poultry RAISING.

The suggestion cannot be to fire.
quently offered to farmers as to the ex-
pediency and profitableness of raising
more poultry-at least, twice as much
as they are now doing. The business,
If properly conducted, would become
one OF the most lucrative branches
upon the farm, especially when within
easy reaching business of the Philadel-
phis or other good markets. 1t ought
to be known to all American farmers
the extent to which the business is pro-
secuted in France, where, from care.
ful estimate, it is found that the an
nual sales of poultry and eggs last year
amounted to between eighty and nine
ty millions OF dollars, which would, if
equally divided among the entire popu-
iatlon, give to each between two and
three dollars. When it is considered
that this is branch of farming indus.
try that can be managed entirely by
women and children, and requires very
little capital, the wonder is that il is
not prosecuted to twice the extent it is.
The chicken houses should be mex
pensive, but roomy, we'll ventilated and
cleanly. Every part of the food can
be supplied by the offals of the farm,
garden and house, and the time requir-
ed need not be taken from the neces-
sary working of the farm, and would
really not be felt as part of the farm
labor Besides, there would be an
absolute pleasure in raising fowls of
every kind, even pigeons, the squads
OF which sell at the very high price of
from forty to fifty cents per brace. AS
to the disposal of poultry in the mar
kets, who has ever known of surplus
or OF its being sacrificed for want of
customers IL is true that upon very
large farms poultry raising is looked
upon as being in the way and not
worth the trouble but as rule il is
only upon such farms, and but small
portion of them where this really pleas
ant pastime is not enjoyed and the pro-
ducts of it quietly aud cheerfully put
in the pockets of the mother and child
ren,. where it will be ever ready to
meet the many necessary and indispen-
sable personal outlays. Germantown
Telegraph.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
News is Property.


A bill will soon be submitted to Con
gress in which every self sustaining
aud selfrespecting newspaper in the
land is deeply interested. The meas
ure, which we believe has been prepar
ed by the Hon. Henry Watterson, viii
recognize for the first time the fact tha,
news is property, and that the owners
Of property in news are entitled to the
protection of the law.
News is sought, bought, sold and
stolen. II is sought in every part OF
the world, frequently at enormous cost
and through complex organizations re-
qoiring theinvestmeut of large amounts
of capital Brains and money are
freely expended in procuring news. II
is bought for cash. II is sold for cash
The ownership passes from the seller
to the purchaser precisely as in the
case of other things having market
value 1t is not only property, just as
the white paper, the ink, the type, and
the presses of the newspaper establish
ment are property, but it is also, in one
sense, the most valuable property Of
all. The newspaper exists only to
publish il. The white paper carries
1t from the presses to the readers
only because it is in itself thing of
value.
But while the owner Of copyright
ed work of fiction, or of a copyrighted
photograph, or map or chrome or piece
Of music is amply protected against
piracy, the owner of news is at the
mercy of thieves the moment that the
first published copy of his journal
reaches the market. Hundreds of pi-
ratical sheets have existed and still
exist in the great cities solely because
there is no law TO punish their dishon-
est proprietors for preying upon the
newspapers which pay their own way.
The products of enterprise, persever-
ance, intellectual effort, and liberal ex-
penditure of money, are seized by pi-
rates and sold to the public contem-
poraneously and in direct competition
with the wares OF the real owner.
While it is crime to steal single
copy of the newspaper itself, worth
in the market two or three or Eve
cents, it is no crime, as the law stands,
to steal that which gives value to
every one of fifty or hundred thousand
copies OF that newspaper.
The bill In question copyrighting
news for twenty-four hours, is aimed
at the sneak thieves, and only the
sneak thieves can object to it. 1t COM
mends itself to every honest man who
believes that the products of skilled
labor and merchandise bought and
paid for are entitled to enjoy protection,
not against fair competition but against
dishonest misappropriation The bill
is in the interest of the public, for it
projects and strengthens the agencies
on which the public depends for the
collection and publication of intelli-
gence respecting the worlds doings.
All honest journalists and all honest
citizens must hope that this bill will
pass Congress without delay.-N y
Sun Feb. 2lst.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
Five Strange Stores.

Mr.. James Clark, of Rich Valley
Va, has a chicken which is perfectly
black on one side and perfectly white
on the other side. One side is male and
the other side is female. The male side
is much larger than the female side
There are spurs on one leg-the other il
smooth.
There is now living in Penn Yam a
man who, for two years, has had a bul-
let embedded in his brain. Before re.
ceiving the shot he was dissolute, mo.
rose and quarrelsome, but has now be.
come peaceful, sober and industrious
citizen. The records show analogous
cases, but few that are 80 well marked.
"Love me, love my dog" is an old
saying, but according to recent dis.
patch from Alton, ILL.,, there is negro
out there whose love for his dog sur.
passes that Of David and Jonathan. He
not only killed the man who killed his
dog several years before, but murdered
another man to prevent his making the
crime known.
In Washinton city there is a rich
master mechanic who every now and
then fancies he is boiler and about to
burst. He throws himself prone upon
the floor and insists upon his family
drenching him with cold water They
always SO humor him, When about
half drowned his right senses return
and, to all intents and purposes, fol-
weeks at time, he is a sober, clear
headed, money making business man.
The story comes from Dayton, O..
that it has been discovered that {
young lady there was recently buried
alive. On the morning of her brother,
marriage, on January 10, she was found
in a chair apparently lifeless, and wa
buried the next day. Some of hel
friends expressing their belief that sh,
did not look like dead person, tn,
coffin was opened day or two afte
and it was discovered that the bod,
had turned upon its right side. Tn,
hair had been torn out in handfuls anC
the flesh had been bitten from the fin
gers
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

THE EYES or PoTAroEs. cores
pondeut OF the Country Gentleman
writes "A potato has three crops in
itself--an early, middle, and a late
one. The cluster of eyes at one end
will ripen one to two weeks earlier
than the central eyes. The two or
three small eyes immediately surround.
ing the root end should IN all cases be
discarded in growing for home use or
for market. They produce mostly
small potatoes and If large they are
watery and soft. My usual method ID
To set one man to cot off the root end,
and another to cut off the "eye end,
thus forming three heaps. The root
end heap goes to the hog.. My great
trouble is to get them cut close. All
the waste flesh goes into heaps for cat
tie or hog feed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
Ian AND DEMOCRAT BTOOMsBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY, pa



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GREEN Il. RAuM, U. s. Com. Inter'l Rev.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

The Michigan man who counted the
number of grains of wheat in quart
measure and then competed in prize
guess Of a Detroit clothing firm for a
fine horse, was disappointed when he
found that the prize was only clothes
horse. He has brought suit to recover
the value of live animal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

What Is IN comes out as certain as
fate. The rotten speck at the core Of
the apple travels to the surface and
widens its stakes into victory SO of
that apple character
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

A member of the New York Phonet.
ic Club writes To this able and influen-
tial paper, asking us to drop the final
ne in words so ending and to spell dia-
log, epilog, etc. Well, we kick. We
are willing to drop the ne to certain
extent, bat when the New York Ian
guage Club asks rs to spell glue q we
protest. - Huntington Haaokeye.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

He whose first emotion, on the view
of an excellent production, is to under
value 1t, will never have one of his own
to show. ....
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29
IiAY.FEVER.

/ can recommend
Ely's Cream Balm to
all Hay Fever suffer-
ers, It being, In my
opinion, founded upon
experience and a sure
cure. / was afflicted
with Hay Fever for 25
years, and never be-
fore found permanent
relief. WEBSTER ii.
HAsKISs, Marshtleld,
vt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

healthy secreti0ns. 1t allays Inflammation, pro-
tects the membranal Innings Of the head from ad-
ditional colds, completely heals the sores and re-
suits are realized by few applications. A thor.
ough treatment Will cure. Unequalled for colds
In the head Agreeable to use. Send for circular.
Sold by druggists. BY mail SOC. a package
stamps. ELY BROTHERS, Owego, N. Y.
aug 10-1y d
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-29

Apply by little fin
ger into the nostrils.
BY absorption It eff
fectually cleanSes the
nasal passages OF ca
tarrhal virus, causing
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-06
WEST WASHINGTON.

Temperature and condition OF water ut 7 a.
M; Great Falls, temperature, 70; condition,
2; receiving reservoir, temperature, 20;
condition at north connection, q at south
connection, 20; distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, 10; condition at innuent gatehouse,
20; at efliuent gatohouse, "a.
Mr.. Thomas Knowles, a well-known resident
81 West Washington, was taken Ill suddenly
yesterday, and had TO BIO removed 10 his resi-
dencc, corner or Thirty-third and p streets.
Mr.. W. II. Dougal and family have left the
city for Rehoboth Beach.
In consequence OF Mr.. Lindsay's absence
there will BIO no services at st. Johns Church
on Sunday. The congregation Will unite with
that OF Christ Church.
The funeral OF VIM. II. D. Dixon occurs this
afternoon ut O'Clock from the residence.
Mrs. Wagner, mother OF Mr.. II. O. Wagner, IL
seriously Ill at her residence, on M street
having suffered parolytlc stroke.
The family of DR.. John Milburn have re
turned from Rehobeth Beach, where they have
been spending month. number OF Yves
Washingtonians are reported there.
The Columbus leave on Saturday morning
for Watkins, N. Y, where they row IN the Ma
,ional Amateur regatta. Ellis Ward leave:
thia eyentnR.