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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21
D. LANCELL'S
RA1 ASTHMA
h &49l AND
:cATARRH
NMl REMEDY.
SOLD By ALL DRUGGISTS

Having struggled 20 years between life and
death with ASTHMA or PHTHISIC treated by
eminent physicians, ana receiving no beneht l
was compelled during the last years OF my i'll
breath My suiferlngs were beyond description.
In despair | experimental on myself by COM
pounding roots aud herbs and inhalng the medi-
cine thus'obtatned. ! fortunately discovered this
TARliII warranted 10 relieve the most stubborn
case OF ASTHMA IN FIVE MINUTES so that the
patient can lie down 10 rest and sleep comfortably.
Please read the following condensed extracts from
unsolicited testimonials all OF recent date:
Oliver V. X. Holmes san Jose, Cal, writes: II
md the remedy all and even more than repre-
sented., receive instantaneous relief"
X NJ; m Carson, a NJ, Warren, Kansas:
this country and Germany tried the climate OF
different states-nothing afforded RELIEF like your
T, +. Gates County Treasurer Philadelphia,
Miss, writes; "liave used the Remedy. Would
not live without 1t. Every one that uses IL re-
cOmmends IT.
l.. b. Phelps, p. NJ, Grlggs OHIO writes 'Suf-
fered with asthma 40 years. Your medicine In 3
physician did for me IN three years.
IL. C. PlumptOn, Joliet, H., writes: "Send Ca
tarrh Remedy at once Cannot get along without
T. ! md Il TO be the most valuable medicine !
have ever tried.n
Geo. W, Brady, Nelson Co., KY, writes: n am
using the remedy. Gained pounds In 3 weeks
would not be without It,"
Martin Fox, Little Falls, n, V, writes: "Find
Remedy excellent. could not live without It,"
Wehaye many other hearty testimonials OF cure
or relief and In order that all sufferers from Asth
ma, Catarrh. Hay Fever, and kindred diseases may
have an opportunity OF testing tho value OF the
AGE FREE OF CHARGE. address,
d. ZIMMERMAN 4 CO., Proprletors,
Wholesale Druggists Wooster, Wayne CO., D,
Fun SIZE DoA by mail II, lnayT-ly,
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He Didn't Bite.
sHARpERs DISCOVER A FARMER WHO
WAS TT TO THEIR BRIGHTEST GAME.


There is sharper's game which has
been played for the last hundred years,
and as the turning point Is avarice the
game works forty nine times where it
fails once. Two sharpers set out a
few weeks ago to play it on a Wayne
county farmer. One of them came a
long one day and wanted to buy the
farm. As tho farmer wanted to sell, il
was quite easy TO strike bargain. The
price was to be $4,000 in cash, and the
man handed over $3.50 to bind the
bargain. Within two days a second
stranger came along and wanted the
farm. He wanted it so bad that he
couldn't stand still. He found indica-
tions of coal, natural gas and coal oil,
and he was willing TO give $4,000 for
the place. The idea was, of course,
that the farmer would be awful sick Of
his first sale and seek to buy the man
off. 1t would pay him to offer the man
81, 500 to release him.
;. The second stranger was only out OF
sight when the first one turned up a.
gain. His mouth watered over the
prospect, but not for long. The far
mer explained that be had been offered
$4,000 more, and added:
"But don't care for money. The
S4, 900 is enough for me and it's all the
old farm is worth. When you are
ready To pay the balance we'll make
out the papers"
The purchaser offered to release him
for 81 l,000-S700-S500-$3OO, but
the farmer didn't want t be. released
He hung to the bargain money aud he s
got it yet, while the pair of sharpers
rave and gnash their teeth every time
they think of the thickness of his
skull
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21
The Oldest Piano.
a MUSICAL RELIC TO RE SEEN IN THE
ANCIENT TOWN OF LYNN.


The "inventor' of the first American
piano, which was brought out in Salem
according 70 more than one chronicler,
would not have cared to have the fact
generally known that he spent hour
after hour at different times studying
the Rogers piano, and that he copied
all of its essential points. This vener-
able instrument is surprising revela-
tion to those who ponder on the strides
made in the manufacture OF piarofoiles es
in this country. This musical elic Of
Eve olden time is n pretty convincing
bit of testimony to the fact that there
have been no astonishing Improvements
in pianos Tor a hundred years. The
essentials of the modern splendid
pianos are all in that old instrument,
and its notes are still surprisingly ex-
cellent. while the "action' is almost a
marvel OF mechanical Achievement, when
the iemoten's ss of the production is
taken into account. The case is Il cost-
" one, tillets of rare nlaid work pro-
fusely diversifying the beautiful rose
wood and mahogany, while the keys,
though varying slightly from the pres
ent pattero, are about as good as those
now standard. In size this instrum' mt
is in NJ wise to be compared with the
modern piano. 1t is so diminutive
that its real excellence is obscure1. II
is 66 inches long, % / 2 inches wide
aud 33 inches high. Its legs, six in
number, are as slim and of the shape
rs those of a stand or small table. The
legs'are square, tapering to the bottom
slightly beaded. -Four of the legs are
on the front of the piano. AT each
end, underneath the piano proper, are
small music closets with door opening
to the front, while still nearer tie play
ct und, rneath are sh, Ives with grace
fully rounded corners. Just above the
| legs handsome rosettes are set mon
the body of the Instrument There
are two pedals, one being used to pr"
long the notes and the other serving Il
donble purpose. One of its uses is to
increase the volume of sound somewhat
by lifting a section of the top of the
piano or lid near the front. The other
use of this pedal is to produce an imi-
tation of the firing of cannon, in This
case clam bang operation, as the play
er suddenly lifts the section of the top
referred to and az suddnpiy let's it fall.
-BoSton Herald
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preservative Action of Common Salt,

Ever since the days of Lots wife the
antiseptic and preservative action of chic
ride of sodium, or common salt, has been
generally known. Plates of salt have
been placed on coffins and dead bodies
from time immemorial, probably from
some Misunderstood idea of its sanitary
virtues. The addition of a little vinegar
to dish of salt causes the disengagement
of chloride, which is potent antiseptic
and disinfectant During the prevalence
of epidemic diseases, of where the drink
ing water is liable to contamination with
organic matters from any cause, it may be
well to increase the amount of salt taken
with the daily food, as the gastric juices
would disengage certain amount of
free chloride in the stomach.-Chicago
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21

There are scores of persons who are
suffering from some form OF blood dis.
order or skin disease, such as Scrofula,
Boils, etc, etc. After practical test,
j. ii. Mercer asserts that Acker's Blood
Elixir will certainly cure all such dis
eases, including Syphilis and Rheum
atism. tits net patent nostrum, but a
scl' ntiiic preparation, he guarantees it.
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What a Professional Tattoer Saws.

81 have two men who come here every
day whom / am tattooing all over the
body, from the neck to the ankles One of
them will go to Australia after it is done,
and the other goes in dime museum here
at s25 week as the escaped shipwrecked
mariner, They come here for three bouts
every day for four months, and pay me
sl6O each when done, Yesterday had
two ladies up here to be tattooed, On one
worked star and name upon her
pretty arm" sighed the brawny artist.
mo, don't have many lady patrons, but
some of the sea captains's wives have it
done, for you know it is cure for rheum-
atism and a sure preventive,-San Fran
sisco Exchange.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21
Visual Pereeption of CoIors.

Sensations of vision require a definite
time of exposure of the retina, which time
Mr., j. NJ. Cattell of the university of Leip-
sic, finds to be considerably dependent on
the nature of the object and the intensity
OF the light, 1t varies with the several
colors. Orange gives the quickest impress
sion on the eye, and yellow closely follows
it; then comes blue, red and green; while
the retina is least sensitive to violet light,
the time for which is from two or three
times as long as the orange. By lamp
light the eye works more slowly than by
daylight, and the order of perceiving
colors is changed tn orange, red, yellow,
violet and blue. .-ArkansaW Traveller
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Kussia's Petroleum palanoe.shset


The magnitude of the items in the bal.
ance-sheet of the St. Petersburg Naph.
tina Producing company brothers Nobel
is impressive. The assets, taking the
ruble at shillings, amount to 1851 900
pounds sterling and the profit last year
was 100000 pounds sterling. The com
pany possesses factories valued at 43s,-
600 pounds sterling, allowance having
been made for depreciation; steamships
stand in the balance-sheet at 427 900
pounds sterling, trucks and vehicles at
247OOp pounds sterling, storehouses and
reservoirs at 100000 pounds sterling.
The kerosene in stock is put at
e67,OOO pounds sterling, residual pro-
ducts at l2S,00O pounds sterling.
Among the liabilities share capital stands
at 100000 pounds sterling and out
standing obligations at 42s,0OO pounds
sterling, These are obviously the Incl.
dents of an immense annual producing
power.-Foreign Letter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21

j. H. Mercer wishes to mnke an
assertion, which he Can back with a
positive guarantee. 1t is all about
Ackers Blood Elixir. He claims foI
it tsuperior merits over all other remed.
les of its kind, and guarantees for it a
positive and sure cure for rheumatism,
Syphilis, and all blood disorders, il
frees the skin from spots and disease,
and leaves the complexion clear
Ask him about it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21

After thorough test j. II. Mercer
most positively asserts that Acker's
English Remedy is the best medicine
for asthma, Group, coughs, whooping
cough and all lung troubles that can be
found. Ask him about it, for he fully
guarantees il
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21
BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.

SYMPTOMS OF DYSPEPSIA
are loss OF appetite rising OF food, heart
burn, dlsteDsion OF the stomach, headache,
bad breath, sieeplessness, low spirits and
general prostratlon. Constipation Is
frequent concomltant OF dyspepsia, but
sometimes II Is attended with diarrhma.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21

The test OF many years and the experience OF
many thousands and tens OF thousands of every
age and condition OF life has established the fact
that no one Will remain dvspeptlC who VIII take
the purely vegetable mdlcfine.
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A New Kind of burglar Alarm.

A new burglar alarm consists in small
weight which falls off a window when
raised apd explodes thirty-two blank
cartridge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-05-21

IF YOU have internal slime feyer canker acrd
phlegm, bad taste and offensive breath DR.. XII.
mers SWAMP ROOT removes all these conditions
ASK your druggist forit. CSC. 81.
IF YOU have lost your appetite, or tongue
coated, dry and parched lips and mouth, spittle
dry and cottony, or have become emaciated-Dr.
Kilmer's SWAMPROOT Will build up your broken
down constitution Ask your druggist for It, csc 81
IF YOU have sudden attacks OF sinking spells
the face white and deathy pale, and experience
feelings though dying, and coldness seizes your
very vitals-Dr. Kilmers sOCEAN-WEED rouses the
hearts action and saves life. Druggists sell It, 81
IF YOU have organic disease, or perlcardis. or
heart case troubles or have thick and sluggish
blood, feel as though bleeding would relieve You
DR.. Kilmers OCEANWEED coereets and Is the
emedy you need Druggists Se0l 1t. ST. Ia.
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TESTIMONIALS.
AN EFFICACIOUS REMEDY.--I can recommend
as an efficacious remedy for all diseases OF the
liver. heartburn and dN spepsia, simmons Liver
Regulator-Lewis @. Wundet, 1923 Master ST.
Assistant Postmaster, Philadelphia.
tEDIT0RIAI.l PRINCETON N. j.
Ia We wish our readers to know that we have found
much benefit from using simmons Liver Regulator.
our trouble orl2inated and rendered chronic many
years In india, leaves little hope OF IA perfect
cure from anything But the Regulator has af-
forded more RELIEF than all else we have tried, We
say this without the wish or knowledge OF j. II.
| zeilln Co., who prepare It in Philadelphia.
REV. r. q. lLDER,
Ed missionary Review"
WILLIAM PENN y. o., Montgomery Co., Pa.
| MEsSRS. j. II. ZELIN & CO.-IIavng suffered
rom debility, headache, dizziness and loss OF appe-
tite,and being persuaded they resulted from in
active liver, simmons Liver regulator was recon-
mended by friend. ] was greatly benefited In a
short time, and consider 1t an almost Indispensable
household remedy. D. ". DETTERER.
PREPARED ny
| j. ii. ZEILIN & CO,
PRICE S1.00. PHILADELPHIA.
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IHvALIps' HOTEL AND SURGICAL IHSTITurI

663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y
Staff of ID Physicians and Surgeons.
Experienced Specialists for every
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Nurses.
Light, well ventilated, elegantly
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House furnished with Elevator,
Steamboat, SPeaking-pipes, Elec.
proyements. Table well supplied
with the best OF food.
Is not a Hospital, but pleasant
Remedial Home. Open day ana
night,
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ELY'S

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
fred on a crowd in q saloon, with the re-
suit above stated.

fred on a crowd in saloon, with the re-
suit above stated.
Hartford Call: One of those instances
which occur at times, in which family
is poisoned by eating canned goods, hap.
pened the other evening at the residence
Of w. 81. Fickinger. Some canned corn
had been prepared for supper and four
of the family, David, Arthur, Lille and
Maudie, partook of it, Mr.. and Mrs.
Flickinger being both slightly i'll at the
time, did not indulge in any. After sup
per those who had eaten the corn were
taken i'll. Medical aid was at once sum-
moned, and the sufferers were all soon
out of danger.
The Atchison papers are finding fault
with the county board for its action in
reducing the assessed valuation of that
county more than one million and a
quarter of dollars, for no good reason
whatever. The city of Atchison, with
all its banks, capitalists, wholesale and
retail stores, was assessed at only $644,-
COO, and the board reduced it to $751;
600. Their excuse was that Doniphan,
Brown, Jefferson and other counties,
"skin" out of state taxes by low valua-
ton, and they must do something to
keep even with those counties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
An Unfortunate Widow,

London Truth.
A remarkable case will shortly be de-
cided in the court of chancery. About
five years ago Mr.. Ayling of Portsmouth,
died, leaving his property to his wife
during her widowheod, but, il she mar
ried again, it was to be divided among
their seven children. In 1883 Mrs. Ayl-
ing married, and the property was &C.
cordinglv divided. Two years later,
however, it turned out that the second
marriage was invalid, the husband being
bigamist, and Mrs. Aging found her,
self deprived both of husband and of
property. She has now applied to the
court for restitution of the property
which her husband left her "for life or
widowhood." The case is complicated
by the fact that one of the sons has dis
posed of his share; and altogether there
is the prospect of some right profitable
work for the lawyers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
The two Senators From Wisconsin.

Cleveland Leader.
The two senators who represent Wis
cousin are both good fellows, but they
are a queer-looking pair. They are very
fond Ct each other, and are often to-
gether, both outside the senate and on
the floor. They sit together, and many
a good story, I doubt not, passes be-
tween them. Both Spooner and Sawyer
enjoy good joke, and Meth ,r of them
is afraid of showing his teeth when he
laughs. Sawyer is nearly generation
older than Spooner, and the f-;nge
around his bald crown is as white as the
driven snow. Spooner's hair is of a
brownish auburn, and it is so thick that
he could give locks to all Of his senatorial
friends and have some to spare. Spoon
er's head is not more than two-thirds the
size of Sawyer's though 1 am sure that
it has fully "a much brains. He does
not weigh more than half Sawyer's
weight, and I don't suppose he is worth
or e-tenth as much money. Spooner is a
fine speaker, while Sawyer does not speak
at all. Sawyer was ten years in congress
before he came to the senate. Spooner
has never been in congress before.
Spooner is college-bred man. Sawyer
has received his education in the school
of life, and he has sharpened his wits BY
rubbing against his fellows. Spooner
has had a very active life also, and he is
one Of the few men in congress who will
acknowledge that they entered the war as
privates even if they did come out as
majors. Take either of these two Wis
consin men and he is a good fellow
Take them bo'h together and they make
a dele cation which seems that Wiscon
sin gets its full share of the governmental
output and has, at the same time, as much
influence as any other state in the union
in national affairs.
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Professional Etiquette

prevents some doctors from advertising theil
skill, but We are bound by 40 such cOnven-
tional rules and think that if We make dis
covery that is of benefit to our fellows, We
on sht to spread the fact to tho whole land.
Therefore We cause to be published through
out the land the tact that DR.. B. v. Pierce'a
Golden Medical Discovery" is the best
known remedy for con>umption (scrofula Of
the lungs and kindred diseases Send 10
centa in stamps for DR.. Pierce's complete
treatise on consumption, with unsurpassed
means of self treatment. Address Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
IN THE COUNTRY ALL SUMMER.

The man who takes his family into the
country for tho summer should remember
that he will save his children great deal Of
pain and himself large amount of money
in doctors bills, if he is thoughtful enough
to carry q supply of PERRY DAVIS Pam
KILLER. The medicine is standard specific
for all cases of cramps, collie, cholera NOR
bus, diarrhoea, or dysentery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
Profits of Range Cattle Business.

Profits of Range Cattle Business.
Live Stock Record.
All the natural conditions which made
the range cattle business so highly prof
liable in sthe past exist to-day and al
ways will exist in the arid region. The
average yearly rainfall is not the frac-
ton of an inch greater than when OBJ
servations were first taken under the
supervision of the government. All the
causes which have made the growing of
live stock on the plains the more hazard
Gus and less profitable than at any time
in the past, are directly traceable to the
stockmen.
We repeat the climatic conditions
have not changed, and the plains re-
spond as generously to the requirements
of nature as ever before, and while their
product is unrivaled in nutrition, nature
ordained that the power and capacity OF
these great and natural pastures should
not be abused. From parts of the range
county comes the report that the grass
is growing better than for years, and if
the ranges were not overstocked an
abundance of good grass would already
be assured, which would mature and in
sure safety to the next winter, but if
stockmen permit their desire for gain to
run away with their judgement and they
repeat the expensive folly Of eating out
the range during the summer and COM
NIT the further folly of throwing thou
sands of new and strange cattle on to
the overtaxed plains at the beginning of
winter, then will punishment follow and
the cry be heard that the business is not
what it was.
Driskill & Son, of Montana, last sea-
son marketed lot of cattle which were
bred in Mason and Llano counties, Tex,
and the Cimarron county of the Indian
Territory. These cattle matured in
GLIDING bulls, stays and dry COWS, net
ted $40 per head, the common Texas
weighing LOO pounds, the higher
grades between 1920 and 1900 pounds,
and the purchasing power OF the price
received for these cattle was better than
at any time when better sales of beef
cattle have been possible. Here we see
results that ought to be entirely salts
factory to the most exacting cowman,
and the whole and entire explanation is
found in the fact that Driskill & Son
ranged where the grass was abundant.
Cattlemen want cheap money. They
never will obtain it while they expose
themselves to such fearful risks as many
of them seem perfectly willing to incur.
Winter had no terrors for cattlemen
twenty years ago; it need have none
now if the greed for gain can be made
to submit to the dictates of prudence
and common sense. Spay your heifers,
sell your barren COWS; sell everything
that will sell until you have brought
security and certain profit to the bust
ness
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

Caleb B. Markham in the employ of
a tanner residing near Atwood, Rawlins
county, came to his death the other day,
by being kicked by horee. He was
cultivating corn field, and in some way
came within the reach OF the horses
heels and received blow square in the
temple killing almost Instantly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

Lightning cut up curious caper recent
ly at Lawrenceville, Ga. The electric fluid
struck a small tree in the graveyard at that
place and circled around it until it reached
the ground, when it scooped the earth from
a grave down to the coffin and promiscuous-
ly scattered the bones on top of the ground.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

ct East Carroll, Miss, has been q continual
sufferer ever since the war from q wound
he received at the battle Of Chjdkamauga.
Recently . surgeon abstracted several
pieces of bone from the wounded part, and
now he claims to feel a. veil a. the most
able bodied man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

"A boy IA years old was found in charge
of the boilers and engine room in Brook
Ign manufacturing establishment employing
over one hundred hands by boiler inspec-
tor Of that city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

Secret, involuntary drains up
on the system promptly erred. Large book
giving particulars, 10 cents in stamps. Ad-
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. 7.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10

Mrs. Rebecca Lilley, who died in Dyer
Brook, Me-, recently, aged &c years months,
was the mother Of thirteen children, grand
mother of tnirty-fve, and 9reat-grand-
mother Of ei2hty-nine.