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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-11
NeeA Of Mecksntcsi Expcrts


The present condition Of the sewing
machine business Is not favorable to tho
development OF men who shall be thor
oughly educated both III the CONNER.
cial and mechanical sides of the trade.
Men die when their usefulness is past, as
a machine Is destroyed when its parts are
worn out. This depletes the rankssurely,
and II is the only thing that seriously
lessons the number Of sewing machine men
In this country. II is rs remarkable as IL
q fortunate thing for the sewing machine
trade that man who becomes identified
with It thoroughly, seldom leaves 1t till
he dies.
Where are the coming experts coming
fromi In the factories where every man
is engaged duplicating the same pieces
forever, and the adjusters and inspectors
never see any practical work. There
neither Is opportunity nor practice pos
sible In the factories for the development
of experts In the agencies where the
manager was bookkeeper or canvasser,
and who IL a rusherf Where the repairers
are so notoriously incompetent as to be-
come the butt Of ridicules And the man.
ufaoturing man is specialist operator
who does not know anything whatever Of
mechanical constructions There Is no ma
teriai in the Office for the making Of ex-
perts, To make experts you must take
mechanically proficient men Jacks Of all
trades will not do), and teach them the
practical side of the business in the places
where sewing machines are used a. TOOLS
To know one make or style OF machine is
not sufficient he must understand all Of
them, and understand them well. In ad-
dition, he must study machines of obso-
lete patterns, for that which is new 10 fire.
quently old, and often machines have
failed for very trivial causes, and the per-
son who desires to become an expert in
the sewing machine business must know
its mechanical history thoroughly. There
is plenty Of work to be done by the man
who begins today to acquire the knowl-
edge which the old experts have gained in
forty years, but by the time he knows it
well there will be demand for his SER
vices.--Sewing Machine News.
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Judge T. q. McLondon writes 70 the
Swift Specific Co. /; "About threa years
ago, Jerry Bradley, had . capcerous
sore on his face, near the right eye. IL
caused him a great deal Of pain, and he
lost the sight OF the eye, but was finally
eured by the use Of bwift's spsci6c.
This case Is well known in Wilks Co,
Ca, whore he lived"
Mr.. l. Coz, Of Arkabutla, Tate Co,
Miss, writes; ~ suffered . grest deal
from old ulcers for years Your msdi.
cine was recon msnded, and after usinR
six bottles l WAS completely cured
Your medicine does even more than you
claim for it. i have known II 10 cure
cases which were thought hopslsss."
Mrs A. M. Goldsmith, No. 57s Warren
St., Brooklyn, N. Y, writes: II COM
msnesd using S. g. s. about ihres yssrs
ago, HAD suffered with . sore throat
for over q year. i used . great many
other remedies with no good results
My little girl also, had sore fingers; 10
eommsnoed from the quick, and thon
the nails would come on. We aootorsd
her for over two years, and when com.
menced using 8. g. 4. thoughtI would
see what 1t would do for her. ] am
thankful 10 say that il entirely CURED
her, IL is the best remedy know
OF for the blood. I really believe
~ was the means Of saving my life.
The doctor told me- had throat dis
ease similar 10 General Grapt's
oheerfully recommend Il 70 al sufFerinG
from disordered blood.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseasss
mailed free. THB SwIgT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer . Atlantis. O.
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One Of Austria's great sources of wealth
is wood, and perhaps no country can boast
Of such an amount of forests when COM
pared to its area. The pincipal wood pro-
dncing provinces are Croatia, Slavonia
and the former military frontier. In these
provinces the woods occupy 1887, 234
acres. Of which 20 per cent. is younger
growth aud 80 per cent. timber forest; SO
per cent. Of this quantity is In the hands
Of the government or Of large land
owners, 24per cent belong to the parishes,
s 1-2 per cent u In the possession of the
clergy and 10 per cent. is owned by
single peasants. Were the ground
covered by forests divided among all the
inhabitants, the portion falling to the lot
of each would be "a acres. The cubic
measurement Of this mass of wood is
1855, 968, 340cubic feet, which, reckoned
at nine-tenths Of a penny per cubic foot,
gives a total of ESQ, 707, 200. The yearly
increase is 13l, ,S49, ,914 cubic feet, which,
calculated at the value as given above,
amounts to upward of f50O, ,0O0.-Chicago
Times
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Unelean WorHhipers OF BenAres.

At three OF the, CHATS crematories were
being made, at each Of two there was one
body being burned, but at the other five
pyres were burning, and two corpses were
wrapped In white cloth, one lying with
the lower limbs In the water, TO be Gre
mated when the pile should be ready. A
sewer from the city was emptying its
reeking, filthy sewage fnto the river not
twenty feet above the spot where the
body was lying, and several bathers were
gulping down great mouthfuls Of the
water about ten feet below the dead body
strange infatuationl Not far from this
and above 1t was q deep tank, in which
was as nasty q compound as one could
imagine; it was, say, fifteen by thirty feet
in dimension. Its waters had not been
changed for months. Thousands have
bathed in it, and great quantitiesof mari
Colds and other flowers, milk and confec-
tions are daily thrown into it as offerings,
until it looks as fetid ss cesspool, yet
dainty women, whose necks, arms and
ankles are weighted down with rarest
Jewels, lay aside their outer garments Of
embroidered gauzo and silk and lave their
faces and rounded forms in the sinking
slime, and believe themselves washed from
impurities. Carter Harrison's Letter.
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Twas greatly touched by the story Of
the way the good man used to discipline
pupils by letting them ferule him until
they were fairly ashamed to be bad.
was getting fearful over the picture, when
an iconoclastic friend stepped up with u
story that brought me to normal cheerful
ness again.
1t seems that among the scholars of Mr.,
Alcott WAS one who bore the kind old man
some grudge Of long standing, and when
he was finally detected in evil he resolved
to settle the old score. Taking the ferult
to deal the master his usual vicarious pun,
ishment, he raised 1t high in the air and
brought 1t down on the poor pedagogue's
hand with such tremendous whack that
he nearly tainted with pain. The pupils
did no more feruling after that. So you
see another sweet Illusion IL sayagely
smashed. Cor. New York World.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-11

For the last 100 miles much of the
country was pretty. The mango and
other orchards are abundant and every
plain had its many scattered trees Bar
ley was added as growth, and was well
headed and green. Fences, where there
were any, were Of cactus and prickly
pear. The spider webs over them well
clouded with dust looked like great gos-
samer wells spread over the spiky hedges.
Rows of aloes or century plants lined the
road. Now and then vision would pene-
trate rs far as the eye could reach, through
openings in the trees. and the prospect
was that of perfectly fiat plain, relieved
only by trees and villages. One odd
thing is frequently seen-sman round cir
cles or mud well topped by cactus, three
TO five feet high, and say four to SIX in
diameter. l have since found these to be
projections for young trees. They pro-
eect against intrusion and against hot sun
rays.-Carter Harrison's Letter
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THE ASCENSION.


Pot the CoiuMBrAS.
le seraph cohorts hear,
Ye cherish legions come,
To distant posts the tidings bear,
My sons returning home.
Let angel bands attend
His Majesty to see,
Your LORD from earth will now ascend
Before him bend the knee.
Lift the everlasting gates,
And wide the portals throw,
The King OF Glory at them waits
Ascending from below.
Deep silence relgns, each eye
Is turned to catch the sight,
of.him ascending through the sky,
In robes OF living light
"He comes" the heralds cry,
And hosts the notes prolong,
With waving palms OF victory
Ten thousands join the song.
God welcome his return,
Upon my throne sit down,
TIL they who mourn thy mercy spurn,
Shall all be overthrown.
And now one rapturous song,
Glory to God on high,
Breaks forth from that unnumbered throng,
And rolls along the sky.
To God upon the throne
Be endless praises gwen,
And to his ever glorious Son,
BY all In earth and Heaven.
Nay 2, 1888.
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Deaths From Heart Disease.

Said State street physician: "The in
crease of the death rate, wherein heart
trouble figures as the cause, is positively
alarming. In Chicago, especially where
men and women live at race horse speed
business with one and society with the
other, keeping the body in a continual
port it from figures, that there are more
deaths, ten to one, from heart disease
than there were a score Of years ago.
And it is likely that the rate will increase
instead of diminish. Chicago Tribune.
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Remarkable showing for Mormondom.

NhoNihE hOr"Onuoms
The great bulk of the people of Utah
are agriculturists. Their possessions are
in lands and herds. The statistics show
that 90 per cent. of Mormon families own
their OWL homes. There is no other COM
munity on earth which will make like
showing. There is not an alinshouse, or
the necessity for one, liz any of the ex-
clusively Mormon settlements. With the
exception of the mines, every other in
dustry in Utah is kept alive by Mormon
labor and Mormon patronage. The Nor
mons supply the most reliable non-strik-
ing class of laborers in the whole inter
mountain region.
The agricultural and pastoral products
Of Utah for 1887, according to the esti-
mates furnished by the governor Of the
territory, were sufficient to produce total
Of more than $4,000, 0,OO0.-Delegate John
T. Caine.
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''Do you have trouble In getting female
criminals photographer was asked Of
Inspector Byrnes.
Every little. When told they must
have their pictures taken they usually cry
and make FUSS but when the operation
Il about TO be performed it is funny to zee
how quickly they dry their eyes and
smooth down their hair, and prink up
with manifest desire to look as pretty as
possible. This applies to nine cases out
Of ten. New York Sun Interview.
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VI. Pasteur's plan Of exterminatins
lbbits has been tried in field near
'aeims, and Is said to have succeeded.
ne field Is walled In and was fnll OF bur
ows. The gun and the ferret hsd bean
vainly tried. NJ. Loir, nephew OF NJ.
Pasteur, went down and poured on trusl
Of hay some broth full Of the microbes Of
chicken cholera. The next day nineteen
dead rabbits were found, and two dayl
later twelve more. In some Of the bur
rows were discovered families OF dead
rabbits. and not one living rabbit haa
since been seen.-London Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-11

Barrels are now being made Of hard
and soft wood, each alternate stave being
Of the soft variety and slightly thicker
than the hard wood stave. The edges Of
the slaves are cut square, and when placed
together to form the barrel the outsides
are even, and there is V shaped crack
between each stave from top to bottom.
In this arrangement the operation of driv-
ing the hoops forces the edges Of the hard
slaves into the soft ones until the cracks
are closed, and the extra thickness of the
latter causes the inner edges to lap over
those of the hard wood slaves, thus max
ing the joint doubly secure.--Chicago
Times
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-11

A young New Yorker need not be very
old to remember when the reputable res
taurants of the city bearing Italian names
and serving an Italian table d'hote might
have been counted upon the fingers Of
one hand. French cooking was then the
proper thing, and to express . positive
fondness for Italian cooking was regarded
as eccentric or to be as one among many
But gradually fair Italy's cuisine became
an acquired taste--or q pretended one,
which meant the same to the proprietors
pocket-until now there are enough Ital-
ian restaurants in New York to supply
half the population of Florence.--New
York Cor. Chicago Herald. tl
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Pennsylvania Railroad.
-lxn- '
Philadelphia & Erie r. R. Oivis'
ion, and Northern Central
Railway.
TIME TABlE.

lime IABlk.
In eject FEB. 3 isss Trains leave suAoar'
Tor s1d
H. oeanscsns sassSGas At ios ~ e.
shore points. Through passenger coach n
daily e.ssp. suna.y,sor hMssIRI:eSII M sSs sss:S:' Sire
diate stations. arriving AZ Phi II adeig n is
@ Sss MssAinsson 8S5s ''s % Ps1o1 sasnsss sss
Sogh 70 sna coaches
I7,1 p. m.-Rehovo Accommodation dan,
rs y @ rs = m Wv sess !iSs n
ri os and York n Sun
sss1 S
passengers can remain sleeper undisturbed unit
40 10 a. m.-Erie mali daily except xonaA,
arriving at Philadelphia s.s5 q. N. New YORK,
this train to Philadelphia, baltimore and Washing
Ton, and through passenger eoschesto rhiisde'
s;Ioa. m;.Erie hsil daily except sunday. 6
Erie ara all intermediate stations anG CanandM
qua ard intermediate stations, Rochester, Buna-
TO and Niagara Falls, with through Pullman Pal,
ace oars and passenger coaches TO Erie Ano Koch
ass Express daily except sunday, for
u fof Kane andintermedisfe stations ana Can.
as.gas and principal insssmsdiase z; , stations
and fsrlor car 70 wiiiiamspOTt.
II as as stssiSns sad sf wsi
kins and inteImedistA ssstions, With through par
nS %s or ana
diate station"
THROUGH TRAINS F0R sUNMRY FROM THP
RAsT AND SOUTH.
sunday mail leaves Philadeiphfa 40 Q. m
Harrisburg T.40 arriving ct slnbuiy 20 q. n with
through sleeping car from Phiisdeiphia 70 WI
NsFs E.prss. leaves PAllsaslgniA $50 .. N.
sIri9sss i sunSury ass !, Ja.s n 80 SUNDAY
Philsae.phia. 40 a. M. Bsitilsore1 "a M t6siy
p' WITH through fsroI car from rhiisdspSi;
and tnroagh passenger coaches from PhAas6ei.
Fsst Line leaves Now yoxseo .. N. :, phnsssi.
phas, 4; 80 a. nj Washing. 2, 50 =. nj Relti
1S' sasssps %sSp ssoSSS 1ns
Erie Mail leaves New Yorf soop. N. !; Philsdel.
o. dsis dissa'aEsss' sasss! s 3 ir;ss s;is,
st sdnnuIy $40 q; M yigh tnEosgh Pullman
S% aass aatSssss Sssosss
PhflAdelphis. -
RAILROAD AND NORTH AND WEST
| BANCH RAILWAY.
-... DAILY except sundAy.l 5.- =. Ii
| Wnkesnarre mall leaves 6unbury a8 Q. n.
arriving al Bloom Ferry ios q. m, wilkes-basys
.s.e0 y. m.
| Express Rast leaves sunbury 6ab D. NJ, arriving
At Bloom Ferry 6.26 p. m, Wtlkeslbarfef % p.-6
sudbury Mail leaves W ikesbsrre 10 soa n: srnv.
ing a Bloom Ferry iits q m., sunbury l2.<s o. U
Express West leaves wilkes -barreS.0o D. M. Ar
fiving at Bloom Ferry Ass o. m, sunbufy ASfp.h
| SUNDAY ONLY. rn
sunday mail leaves sunbury s:so A. m arriving
~ Bloom Ferry l0ie I. m, Wilkes Barre ii:lB AM
| sunday accommodation leaves WILKES BaSTe $40
p n. arriving at Bloom Forty, s.ss pm. sunbury.
oHAE, EPuon, J.H WOOD,
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Keens the Water Dirty.

Senator Palmer has a lake on HIS Mich
igan farm stocked with carp, and wishes
he hadn't. He calls them the "hog of the
sea" because they wallow and burrow In
the mud and keep the water continually
dirty. He has tried TO seine them out,
but cannot do so.-Chicago Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-11

ARE YOU GOING to have any paper-hanging
~ done this sprng7 II so observe these prices
for newest patterns, perfect fun length.
lustre or mica paper, cents roll
beautiful gold paper Is cents roll.
Felt or cartridge paner. go c"nts roll.
Heavy embossed gold pa er, rs cents roll.
Well send free TO any address In the United
States fun line OF samples wit borders TO match
4. L. DIAMENT CO., 1906 Market st, Philade
phia Pa. lsapr I'm
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Greenhon.e strawherria..

Greenhouse Strawberries take about six
weeks to fully ripen. A peculiarity Of
hOthouse ripening is that instead of ripen-
ing first at the stem, gradually extending
to the point, as is the case in the field
berry, the greenhouse berry ripens at the
point first. Boston Budget.
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It IS said there are not more than 100
negroes in all Paris, and throughout
France very few persons of African blood
are to be found.
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Act natural, my friend, and though you
may not be very strong, you won't b
ridiculous. Uncle Eek.
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lllHAT
0@~
- YOU?

Do You feel dull. languid low-spirted. hfe-
less, and indeecribably miserable, both physi-
cally and mentally; experience sense of
fullness or bl0ating after eating, or of =" gone
ness, or emptiness OF stomach in the morn
ing. tongue coated, bitter or bud taste In
mouth, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches blurred eyesight, " floating specks" I"
before the eyes, nervous prostration or ex-
h8nstion. irrtability of temper. hot fiushes,
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
feet, drowsincss after meals, wakeftlltfess, or
disturbed and unrefreshing slrcp, constant,
understandable feeling OF dread, or of hnpcnd-
h you have all, or any considerable humber
Of these symptoms, you. are suffering from
that most common of American maiadics--
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. Tho more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity OF symp-
DIR Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
viii subdue IL, If taken according to direc-
tions for reasonable length OF time. II not
cured, complications multiply and Consump-
Rheumatism, Kidney Discasc. or other grave
maiades are quite liable to set In and, sooner
or later, induce fatal terminnti tiOn.
Dr. Picrcess Golden Medical Dis.
cOvery acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying, organ,
purities, from whatever cause arising IL ID
equally eiiicacious in acting upon the Kid
neys, and other excretory oreItns, cleansing
strengthening, and healing their diseases. As
digestion and nutrition, thcrohy building up
both flesh and strength. In malartii districts,
thit wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred Diseases
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
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STATIONS.

Connections at Rupert with Phlladephis q
Reading Railroad for Tamanend, TamaQua, viii
ismsport, sunbury. Pottsviile, etc. At Northum'
berland with r. 4 z. Div. p r. r. for Harrisburg
Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren, CORY and Erie
". =. HAL5TEAD, Gen. Man,
ScrantOR, Pa
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Securite, fameless explosive, has been
invented by Herr Schoeneweg.
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Cure of Cancer ANA TJIcers.

May tomorrow be all you wish.--Jap.
anese Saying.
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When big ideas get into little minds
something Is bound to spread. Itis usually
the mouth
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Oonsumpt on Surely Jared.

To THE EDroR:- Please inform,
your readers that l have a positiv.
rsmedv for the above named disease.
By its timely use thousands of hopeless
cases have been permanently cured. !
shall be glad to send two bottles OF
my remedy free to any of your readers
who have consumption, if they vii
send me their express au1 postoftics
address. Respectfully, T. A. Slocum
M. c., lSi Pearl ST., N. Y (26nov6m
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CuRES ALL HiSMORS.

from common Blotch, or Eruption, to the
worst Scr2fula. Salt-rheum. " Fcver-sores,"
Scaly or Rough Skin, in short. all diseases
powerful, purifying, and invigorating medi-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers raridly heal under
is benign influence. Especially has T. mani
Eryslpelas. Dois, Curbuncles, Soro Eyes, Scrof-
ulo.is Sores and Swellings, liip-joint Disease.
"White Sweliings." Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents id
stamps for q large Treatise, with colored
plates, on Skin, Diseases or the same amount
for Treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
"FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse 1t by using DIR. Pierce,s
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skin, buoygpt spirits, vital
strength and bodily health will be established.
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Europe does not want to go to war.
A war over there wouldinterrupt travel
of OfAmericans.-Nsso Orleans Picayune.
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LADIES I
Do Your own Dyetng. at Home, with -
PEERLESS DYES (!

They will dye everything. They are sold every,
where. Price loc. a package. 40 eolors They
have no equal for strength, brightness. amount
In packages for fastness Of color. IT non fading
qualities, They do not crack or smut. For sail
by Woyer Bros and JAS H. Mercer febi7riy.