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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

CARE or PorAroEs IN SrRINe "A
potato is dry and mealy because of the
starch it contains, but when the sprouts
begin to push out in spring, portions
of the starch are changed or consumed
by the growing sprouts, thus leaving
the substance of the potato more or
less watery aud unpalatablc. Several
methods are practiced for keeping po-
tatoes in eating condition at this sea
son Of the year In deep, cold cellar
they will keep quite late without spec
ial care, but in most cellars the sprouts
will push out several inches in length
before the first of May
Dipping potatoes in hot water, and
letting them E, main few seconds, or
just long enough to kill the germs
without cooking the skin, has been
practlsed with success by few expert
menters, but much care is required to
do the work nicely. Strong brine has
been lately recommended for the same
purpose, from one to two minutes only
being required to kill the buds, aud
prevent further sproutiug But the
simplest method we have tried, one
that has proved entirely satisfactory
for many years, is, to select as many
potatoes in A,ril n will be required
for table use till the new crop is ready
to dig, and keep them in barrels which
are to be emptied from one to another
about once "A week. The pouring of
the potatoes from one barrel to another
bruises and kills the sprouts SO they
have no time to change or consume
the starch of the potato. Two men
will handle large quantity of pota-
toes in this way in very few minutes
each weekly. Il. Farmer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
Making a Railroad.

When the war closed one of the
Georgia railroads hadn't depot or
freight house on its line, and its rolling
stock consisted of two old locomotives
and four fiat cars. These couldn't roll
until new ties and rails were laid, and
the outlook was dubious enough. How
ever, the president called meeting OF
the board to see what could be done.
When he had stated the condition OF
the track and equipment he added that
the company hadn't dollar in cash,
and no collateral to borrow money on
He then asked what should be done
81 move we declare dividend of 10
per cent.,' boldly replied one of the di,
rectors.
1t was thunderclap that knocked
them all down; but he followed it up
by Offering to loan the company $32,.
600 to make the dividend, and divi
dend was decided on. The stock al
once leaped from "a to 80 cents, aud in
year it was held l0S and paying div.
idends on that Wall Street Neaos.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

UsELEssNEss of BLINDERs.-One of
the most accountable OF follies is that
OF compelling horses TO wear binders
They are the cause of more run-aways
and other accidents than all the rail-
roads in the country. Men and horses
are always more frightened at noises
they cannot account for than at any
thing else. Allow horse to see every
thing about him and he soon loses his
timidity. Binders are liable to i'm
pair the eyesight, by keeping the air
from the eyes and shortening the vis-
ion. Horses are constantly being
struck by objects thai they would AVOID
ii opportunity were given them to do
so. Hardly day passes in the crowd
ed streets of the city that. we do not
see horses wounded by some passing
vehicle that they were unable to ser
until 1t approached near to be
avoided, A writer says; l drove a
horse for two years who was never
safe, and at times was almost unman-
ageable from fear took off his blin-
ders and used an open bride for two
years more, during which time child
could drive him safely indeed lad Of
ten years owns him and uses him ex-
clusively. Were he to put binders on
him again he would be unmanagea-
BILE.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
As to the Tart Strawberry.
CIoUS RED FELLOW MAY
BE EATEN.
From the Boston Journal.

From the Boston Journal.
As the strawberry season is al hand,
a few ideas regarding the disposal of
the delicious berry might be timely.
Here is one of the best recipes for
strawberry shortcake One pint sifted
flour, ] teaspoonful salt, scant ! tea
spoonful soda, measured after pulver.
izing / full teaspoonful cream of tar
tar ION it if sour milk be used), mixed
together and sift two or three times ;
/ cup butter, | cup sweet milk or cold
water. Rub in the butter, or melt the
butter and add it hot with the milk,
gradually mixing and cutting with a
knife, and use just enough to make it
of light. spongy consistency. Either
brake on griddle or in the oven.
When baked tear open and spread each
half of the cakes with softened butter.
Put half of the cakes on a hot plate.
Mash pint of strawberries, sweeten
to taste, put large spoonful or each
cake ; then put another layer of cakes
and whole berries, we'll sugared. Serve
with cream.
Strawberry charlotte Line bowl
with strawberries and fill with Bava-
rian cream. The cream is made up Of
t box gelatine, t cup cold water soak
ed together. Whip one pint Of cream
till you have three pints of the whip.
Boil the remainder with 4 cup sugar
and when boiling add the gelatine.
Add l teaspoonful vanilla. When
the mixture is cold add whipped cream.
Strawberry sherbet One pint berry
juice, l pint sugar, pint water, juice
2 lemons, l tablespoonful, gelatine.
Or, l pint preserved fruit, cup sugar,
! quart water, 2 lemons, tablespoonful
gelatine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
Capital Punishment In Pennsylvania,


The Board of Public Charities of
Pennsylvania has collected the statis.
tics OF capital executions from 177S
down to the present time. BY the law
of 17lS treason, murder, robbery, bur
giary, rape, crime against nature, mali
cious mischief, manning, manslaughter
by stabbing, and arson were made
capital crimes. Subsequently, counter
feiting bills of credit or current coin
was added to the list of capital crimes.
These laws remained in force till 1856,
when robbery, burglary and one or two
other capital offenses were made pun
ishable by servitude at hard labor In
1894 capital punishment for all crimes
except murder in the first degree was
abolished.
The total number of executions from
1878 to 1888, both years inclusive,
period OF one hundred and six years,
was 266. OF the total one hundred
and six included in the statement there
were twenty eight years in which no
executions occurred, the year 1864
being the last year that passed without
an execution. Strange as it may seem,
the greatest number of executions TAX
ing place in any one year was in 1870,
when eighteen persons we've hanged.
Ninety eight years afterwards, 1877,
the number of executions rose to six
teen and just century after, in 1879,
there were ten, the famous Mollie Ma
guire executions having taken place
during those years.
Aside from these three exceptional
years-the first taking place during the
turbulent period of the Revolution aud
the two last growing out of the coal
region reign of terror-there is moth
ingin the figures TO indicate particular
cpochs or periods of crime. 1t is to be
observed, however, that the ratio of
executions has not increased in pro-
portion to the eincrease ofpopula,ion, pro
badly because more mon escape who
ought to be hung than formerly, owing
to the growing reluctance of juries to
send a human being to his death All
executions were public until 1884,
since which time they have taken place
III the Jail yards and only small mum
ber of spectators admitted.
These figures are chiefly valuable in
showing how the law of averages OBJ
tains in the tending to capital crimes
az in everything else. The executions
in the State during the first year after
the law made murder the only capital
crime numbered two, and during the
last, three, while the average for the
whole period is, as before stated, only
two and one .half-Phila Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

Nhp flor the working class. Send 10 cents for
Ifll lIpoStage, and we Will mail you Jree, royal
H8valuable box OF sample goods that will put
you In the way OF making more money In a
rev 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
only. The work Is universally adapted to both
sexes young and old. You can easily earn from
oO cents 10 50 every evening That all who want
may Jest the business, we make this unparalleled
Oner; 10 all that are not well satisfied we will send
10 pay for the trouble OF writing u.s. Fun part-
culals 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
Maine. rec ;i-1
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
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SilVerWare.

The present season evinces in
the styles shown, a very decided
return in the taste for the plain
antique designs, known as Early
English, Chippendale and Old
French, although the rich Or
nate decoration known as Re-
pousse, still retains many ad-
mircrs.
Japanese, Indian, and Oriental
ait has also been successfully
studied by our designers, and
decorations Of wonderful beauty
and elegance enrich the hun
Grcds of useful and ornamental
articles to be found among our
tablc requisites.
The assortment of Dinner, Tea
and Dessert Services, Bowls and
lancy Pieces, is very complete,
the prices are exceedingly mod
crate.
Correspondence and mail or
dcrs will receive prompt attcn-
ton, and careful selections Of
articles will be sent on approba-
ton when desired.
J. Z. CALDWELL & Co.,
9o2 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

Logan smokes. For weeks he will
not light a cigar, and then he will
smoke constantly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
SUGARLOAF,
SALE OF SEATED
l. LANDS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.

Also the following lots, pieces, and parcels OF
seated lands returned by the tax collectors to
be sold at the same time under the prOvi sOns or
an Act OF Assembly, entitled "An Act relating to
the sale OF lands for tax In Columbia ceunty ap-
proved March 5th 1858.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

Some OF the papers are discussing
"Congressional tea" What is wanted
in Congress is little more digni-tea
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

Kentucky expects TO raise this sea
son the largest crop of tobacco ever
grown in the State.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
TREAsURERs SALE
OF
UNSEATED LANDS IN COLUMBIA
COUNTY, PA.

BY virtue OF Sundry acts OF the General Assem-
bly, OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania rela-
ting TO the sale OF seated and unseated lands In
the county OF Columbia, etc, for taxes due and
unpaid VIM oner to public sale in the Court
House. In the town OF Bloomsbury, on
Monday June 9Th, 1884.
at ten o'clock a. M, the following described pieces
OF land or such part thereof as may be necessary
70 satisfy the amount OF taxes due and unpaid
against the same, and continue the same from
day to day as the same may be found necessary.
TERMS OF SALE.
The amount OF taxes and costs must be paid
when the land Is struck on, or the sale may be
void and the property put up and resold.
BEAVER TOWNSHIP,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
BEFORE TAKIHa.s

Pain IN tfle BlCk, DIInntSs OF VISION, PremAtufe
Old Age and many other diseases that led to Insa-
nifty or Consumption aud a Premature Grave.
BEWARE of advertisements to refund money,
when druggists from whom the medicine Is bought
do not refund, but refer you TO the manufacture
eIs, and the requirements are such that they
are seldom, II eper, complied with. See their writ
ten guarantee. A trial OF one single package OF
Grays Specific will convince the most skeptcal OF
It's real merits
on account OF counterfeits, we have adopted the
Yellow Wrapper he only genuine.
Full particulars In our pamphlet, which we
desire TO send free by mail to every one sD-The
SPECIFIC Medicine is sold by all druggists at 81
per package or packaes for S. or will be sent free
by mail on the receipt OF the money, by addressing
THE GRAY MEDICINE CO., Buffalo, N. Y.
Sold In Bloomsbnrg by all druggists
Nov civ
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23
GRAY's SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
TRADE MARK THE GREAT ENG TRADE MARH

NNUE MNHN The GKEAT ENU-
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WH and all Diseases
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

"Oh, how do wish my skin was as clear and
soft as yours said a lady TO her friend. You can
easily make IL So" answered the friend ''Ilow ?n
inquired the first lady ''By usi Hop Bitters
that makes pure, rich blood and blooming health
IL did for me as YOU ObSeryeu
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-05-23

In effect May 1ath, 1884. Trains leave sun
bury.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-10
CHOGUILL l. PARSONS.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
stk - n "a 81 ~
Brides for French C0nyicts.


A cargo OF humsnsfreight left France
the other day Each year one OF the
general lnspectois of,prisons visits the
sig central penitentlaties where women
consic,s are serving their time to ask for
volunteers 10 GO To- New Caledonia as
wives TOR convicts serving out sentences
in tha, penal colony Fifty women who
answered This appeal were shipped the
other day from Bofdesux, and when they
arrive at New Caledonia they will he d.
vidsd between lhe two rel gious estab-
lishments, one at .Neumea the other at
Bourail. The convicts OF the ,frst class
that is, those whe have Distinguished
themselves by good conduct and who
are accordingly to7be rewarded by land
grants--are' Informed s.of the arrival Of
the women, those who are unmarried, or
who are wi,iowers and desire to get mar.
ried. go to Ni,unea or Bo.ail. where they
are. allowed to make their choice among
the. women. OF course they are, not
forced 10 make Choice, DOL. are the wo-
men forced to marry il the men who Sc.
lect them do MT please them the au.
thorities inuoducezsvre men and women
to each other and allow them to act as
they please.sl : asss j.; e-!.sf
During ahe last century q more rapid
and more zcufious system was in force.
When therwomen arrived they, with the
men,, were drawn up IN lines facing each
othef, The name Of a rnan vas called
and then the name Of fa.woman, and when
the list had beep called over the couples
thus psired we're atonce married. e..
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Tat mall Duoget
As an illustration OF the constant anx-
ietyy Sof artists concerning their powers,
Mrs. Reeves tells how one famous prima
douIa refused TO cit down at all on dav
when she was to sing. M, she would
walk about the room, talking perhaps,
singing perhaps, sometimes even busy
With her needle and thread, but never
sitting down the live-lcng day until the
per orm anee was over" why, I re.
member we'll enough how oneidsy on tae
morning OF q performance Jenny Lind
[ Nine Go!dscbnid) j. Mr.. Reeves, Mr.,
Quo Goldschmidt and myself were in
the room, and through the morning Jen'
ny Lind and nv husband were never
still. pacing one past the other, with mu
sic in hand, singing and practicing, and
intent on the work before ,hem. why
Jenny, said Mr.. Gpldschmiit. you must
have sung those songs many times; sure.
y there is no need for all this But the
remonstrance wss in vain. You are q
tine musician.' said Nine. Goldschmidi
in beryquiet, decisive manner to her bus
ban d, but Mr.. Reeves and I ore singers
and we know what Is best for as Leave
US alone suppose you had called to
see Jenny Lind on day when she was
singing. She would probably come into
the room With bundle OF mus,c 10 her
hand, put 1t in q chair and cit down on
it; talk away pleasantly enough for few
minutes, become distracted. rise, take up
the music. turn to passage 10 one OF
the pieces, and hum il over. Having
satisfied herself OF her correctness she
would replace II and sit down again as
cslmly as possible and resume the con.
versation at the poiIt it was left off
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Hard to Pronounce.

At q prOnounc ng contest held In
Chicago church, the following sentences
we're given TO The contestants for pro-
nunciation-:
The root .of the difficulty was pile
Of SCOT allowed to accumulate on the
roof.
The rise OF waters hss injured the rice
crop. and it may be expected that the
price will rise.
He had moved his goods to the depot
hat his friends bade him not he discour.
aged, rs be. would soon become accli.
mated il. be would only stsy.
He is an sspirant for Asiatic honors.
The dispu,auts seemed to be conver.
SAINT with the question, and, IL not good
financiers, they are st least familiar with
the problems of finance.
Tne irrefragible evidence that be was
the sole cause OF the alteration indispu'
tably fastened ON him the responsibility
for the!irreparable damage.
His conduct was indicatory OF the bla.
tant blacke eaard, hut bis complaissnt CO.
adjutor, with his Incompatible compla.
cency, was even more dangerous.
The physician. after careful disgno
sis, pronounces the patient TO be suffer
ing from bronchitis, gastritis, perlostitis
and meningitis, caused BY the prevaleDc,
OF memphitis, and has prescribed NOR.
phiue. sz bas s-.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-10
l3ane Lawn.

The following conversation from
Maurice Thnmpson's serial, "Marvin
and his Boy Hunters," 10 the st Nicho.
las, gives lucid explanation of the ne
ces.ity for laws for the protection OF
game:
"Why is it against the law to shoot
larks aud robins ?" said Hugh; II don,
see why it is any worse to kill them than
It 10 to Kill quaiIs."
"Why is is worse to kill horse than
It is to kill pig ?" inquired Uucle Cha!
ley.
-"Becsuse pigs good to eat and~s
horse isn't" quickly answered Hugh.
"lsnt there s better reason 2" said
Uncle Charley; isn't horse more use
ful 10 US as q servant than it would be
for food, even IL its flesh we're delic;.
ousT y - =
"Cer,aialy, .sat,3 Hugh. ; Is s
well, . meade w-lark is very use
tul bird to the farmer. 1t eats . great
numher OF insects. eggs and larra that
would work great harm to wheat, corr
ana Otcuufuos Sucu I'VE Su- ~ NJ tS1kSs
good, Will. quail eats grain, and its
flesh 10 exsellsnt food Do you see the
difference p - ~-t - y
That does sesm ireasonsbie," taid
Hugh; II hadn't thought Of it in thai
way. A meadow -lark il Ike q ihorse-il
helps the farmer make bis crop by des.
troying bugs and things; and the quail
10 like . pig-it eats corn and wheat and
gets fat, to be killed and eaten
Uncle Charley laughed. =
81 see you apply theory ina very
practical sort Of way" be remarked.
"But the Law protects ell kinds Of harm
less birds, the flesh OF which Is moi
profitable for food" he continued, ''ou,
OF fear of the Influence that the mere
wanton slaughter Of birds would have
upon the morals OF the people. II .
boy is allowed to be cruel as be grows
up. be is likely to develop into a dan
eerous man. think there is o great
difference between a moderate indul.
gence in field.sports and the abandon.
ment OF ones self to the brutal and IL.
discriminate slaughter of birds and an.
imals." 20
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Esas ~sEF
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

-
CEALRD proposals will be received at the
y ofice OF the Clerk Of the Board Of Edu.
cation of Adams township, Monroe county
Ohio. until IL O'clock. noon, on the llth day
Of june, ] ss4, for buildins school house
in joint sub-distriet mo. 81 according to
plans and specifications ON fis In said ofhcs
Rsch bid must contain the name Of every
person interested in the same, and be &C.
companied BY q sufficient GUARANTY Of some
disinteres,ed person, that. II the bidis 40.
cepted, q contract wiil-be entered into, and
the performance OF 10 property secured.
The bid fer each kind Of material eallsd
tor1by the specifications must be stated sep
arately, and the price Of each given. and th'
price OF labor must also be SEPARATELY stated
None bat the lowest re, ponsibts bid will be
accepted, and the Board may reject al bids.
By order OF the Board Of Education o
Adams Township. -...s,.s,
JBsSR B. HKNTH0RN,
Nay 20, 1Ss4-4W. Township Clerk.
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Genius in the Rough.

Every morning when the weather; is
pleasant . crowd Of from twenty to one
hundred persona is collected at the cor.
ner OF Madison and Market streets. A
rough sketch, Generosity ofssome comic
sui jec. is the attraction. It is drs wn on
white payer and, fastenedr on q. board
which leans against the building s'Stand
hack abou: four feet Tor the best view OF
the picture, cries the artist, ss be stands
and winks at the passing stream of girls,
many OF whom seem to know him and
favor him With smile or . nod. OF, re.
cognition.
The artist is queer looking person
and would form . good subject himself
for some ca' toonist. He is young, NOT
over seventeen years old, but large for
his years. His face is very red and the
features coarse: but the expression OF
his eyes gives him a jovial appearance.
His dress, for an "artist," is peculiar
and in this respect he does not seem to
have any taste or desire TO look neat.
He wears an old slouch hat, enci, cled hy
6 leather strap. which i, thrown wei
hack on bis head. ani The long locks of
neglected hair fail in,- enfusion=overs his
brow. He has an old coat, under which
pc ps eingham acket His pants are
great deal the worse for wear. and BIZ,
shoes are almost soleless. Yet there he
stands several hours every day, and his
broad smile bids the timid come up and
look. He never seeks orders or a..
tempt. to sell bis drawings, and the
whole proceeding appeared 80 peculiar
that Daily News reporter sought him
out Yesterday. @'t'tS -.
"Whas is the object OF this peculiar
dlsplsy2 ?" vas asked. se-lz,.es 81
SWELL" ssii this perfect type oiia
healthy street gamin, I'm a-workin. a. up
. name, I an. Yer see, l sells kindline
in the evenin's and watches q art gallery
at night. ant that's when make these
drawin's. I've been on til corner now
two weeks, an allus have crowd
around me. After while, wen ] go
'b,ut the city fer work, thevll say !:
THAT'S the frller wot showed pictures
on the street. See 2" .a
"Where did you take lessons in cray
on skeschiog ?" Tss isf tas
"Never took none Yer see, I allu.i
had q taste an q talent fer il. an do ~n
where / WAS raised, in r ,ck island. III .
thev oil said fer me to foller IL up. /
picked it all up hy acopyin' from other
c,rtoons in them ere illustrated paperss
I came here .ix- monthe ago, and travels
ell q good deal before that Eve got the
bulge on these ere city artists ? tor
kin draw . country scene from mem 'ry.
bein' raised among the trees an hills
A feller as hasn't any money to spend
fer lessons has to get along the best he
kin. bnt l'm bopad to get the name OF
Billy Frear up as hi gh as any OF 'em
Do have any fun mashin' the girls
Well. some: used to mash. purity
heavy last winter an oil the girls kpow
me. but I dOn'I do it so4 much now
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