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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

This is the time of the year for farm
ers to keep their weather eye open for
every kind of bogus seed. Almost
every day the country papers get circu-
lars advertising the merits, of new
brand of oats that will grow a hun
dred bushels per acre and never stub
BILE fall Then it will be wheat-a
small quantity sown in your garden
will grow enough grain to keep fami-
ly in -four year. Some other fellow
has a new kind of corn, which he calls
the branching kind, The stalks do not
grow quite as large as peach trees, but
you can raise from eighty to a hundred
bushels per acre very easily. Then the
potato man will send out his circulars,
and so il goes. Now it is we'll enough
for every farmer to experiment with
new seeds of all kinds, but they should
be bought of reliable houses which
deal in such things, and in small quau-
tities,so that if they should fail the loss
is but trihe. The amount of money
that farmers are swindled out OF every
year by these seed sharpers is enormous.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
London's juvenile Drunkards.

One day last week Lady Henry
Somerset, very earnest and eloquent
champion Of total abstinence, was ini-
tiated at Hereford inCo the Order of
the Rechabites, and in long speech
spoke out frankly about drinking at
White chapel. A week or two ago, on
Saturday night she said, II was
walking down Whitechapel road, and
as went great longing came into
nv heart that could take some OF the
leading men of our land down into the
midst of that scene. Obi the misery,
degradation and sin that were there,
all spriuging from the feet of this aw-
full drink traffic, which flauuts its braz-
en- head in undisguised iniquity on all
sides, house after house vying with
each other in leading men and women
into deeper sin. How they make
downfall easier and more ce, tain J
Not contented with the ordinary pub
lic-house, they have now invented a
new method-that of having an arch
way in the open street, with only
counter, over which drink is served to
the pssser-by, SO that the public need
open no door they pass. All these
places are served by young girls. Your
hearts would have sickened if you
could have looked on those young
faces. say shame on US as nation.
In America the amount of drinking is
enormous. But there is all honor to
the nation in one respect; their feeling
about children and young girls does
not exist in England. You never find
a native-born American girl serving as
BARNARD in the States. On all the
land over which wave the Stars and
Stripes you will not find young girls
placed in positions Of such temptation
and danger. | cannot describe the
horrors of that scene in Whitechapel,
the streets illuminated by the lights of
gin palaces. There is the low theatre,
which is doing the DEVILS work six
days out of seven. These theatres are
now being licensed to sell drinks
on Sunday, as if six days were not
enougbl How can / put before you
the sin and misery of that scene? To
see the children focking out of those
dens of sinl 1 state no exaggeration,
no overdrawn picture. You have only
to read the police reports Last year
you will find in London alone 500
children under ten years old were TAX.
en- up dead drunk, and there were L.
500 under fourteen and 1000 under
twenty-one Oh! as / walked down
the street it seemed as if he, called the
man of sorrows, was by my side, and l
prayed that there in the midst of that
sin he should be able to say: SHE hath
done what she could "-PdU Mall
| Gazette.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
Reduction Of Farm Value.

The triennial assessment recently
taken in Chester county, shows de-
crease of nearly Sl,000,000 in the val
ne of real estate during the last three
years.
Why are the farm lands of Pennsyl-
vania, and especially those near Phila.
delphia, with the advantages of city
markets, steadily and rapidly deprecla-
ting in valuel
There is no depression in business;
no revulsion in monetary affairs such
as reduces all values, and there has
been a fair demand for farm products.
with rapidly increasing markets in
our growing city.
Why, then, are farmers realizing
less from their lands from year to year
and the value of their property stead
lily diminishing? Is it not because the
farmers are taxed for everything and
practically protected in nothing7
There are not FIVE hundred sheep
growers in Pennsylvania who would
not individually make more in the re-
duced costs of the woolens they con
sumo that they would lose by free
wool, while the millions of people in
the State pay dozen millions of need
less tax on their wo1lens, which are
among the commonest necessaries Of
life.
Farmers can't combine and hold
their own against the greed of trusts
in other industries. They have the
Grange, that tempers their wrongs in
a feeble way, but the rule is that con-
centrated and monopoly-protected
wealth reaps by millions, and the
farmer pays and grows poorer every
year.
The manufacturing centres under
stood the tariff and tax issues in the
late campaign, and gave increased
votes against the oppression of indus
try, but the farmers rallied as never
before to bind the thongs upon them
selves and offer servitude to those who
impoverish them.
1t will rot always be SO, and it is
quite probable that one Of the earliest
of our political revolutions will come
from the now universally oppressed
farmers in their resolute effort to com
mand justice for themselves. Dimin-
ished values and profits from year to
year while taxes and monopoly wealth
increase are arguments which must
speedily convince the most obdurate.
Give the farmers little time and they
will take care of themselves. - Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
Lioense-Not Prohib ton.

Pass the prohibition amendment in
Pennsylvania, and the total abstinence
cause will be damaged. Instead of
having the liquor traffic regulated by
the excellent high license law we have
nova law which is supported by
public sentiment-we will have free
liquor sold in innumerable places with
out license, aud in the ha ida of the
worst kind of saloon keepers, with a
law to prohibit its sale which cannot be
enforced on account of public senti,
ment being against it. in our opinion,
that would be a great injury to the
total abstinence cause. Let we'll
enough alone. We have good high
li,ense law, which has already accom-
plished wonders. Make 1t better if
need be, but don't set back the total
abstinence cause in Pennsylvania by
attempting the impossibls.-Catholic
Total abstinence Neaos.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

In the supplies of man-of-w
next in Importance to the guns for a
show of defense, tobacco is considered
the most essential. To meet these de-
mands, large quantities Of the weed in
it's most equisite form, sweet end lus.
cious plugs, are put on board before
sailing, and served to the men accord
ing to established rules.
A true sailor is fond of his pipe,
which is always in his mouth during
smoking hours, comforter in his
trials and solace at all times. On
the war ships the privilege of smoking
is limited to certain hours of the day,
which do not need gong or even a
time-pieoe to announce their arrival.
However tempted to enjoy surrepti-
tious smoke, as Jackey IS sometimes
prompted to do, he does not often take
such risk upon himself, for viola
tion of the smoking privileges deprives
the jolly tar of his tobacco for several
days, which is to him most condign
punishment.
To allay any desire to smoke out of
hours Jack is given to chewing be-
tween times. Nearly all sailors are
smokers and chewers of the weed, iu-
dulging in one or the other practice
almost necessarily, The common sa-
lutte among sailors on deck is the in
terrogation "Any terbacker on YET"
which is often heard, as we'll as that
modest request "Give us chaw, will
yei" And TO the generosity of Uncle
Sans minions, be it said, they always
share their tobacco with their fellows.
Whatever be his virtues, Jack is
fastidious about his tobacco, which is
usually of good quality. He smokes
the same kind that he chews, biting
into it for chew, and chipping it off
with his knife when preparing for a
smoke. He uses clay pipe, that soon
becomes short stemmed and as black
as hat. The smoking time on ships
in the American Navy is a half hour
when first called in the morning, coffee
being served at the same time, an hour
at breakfast an hour at dinner, and
during and after supper until nine
o'clock.
AT best a sailors life is full of con-
trast, and nowhere more so than on
board "a man ,of-war. AT one moment
you will see him on deck with his
companions, telling stories, singing
and dancing to his hearts delight, the
jolliest man in all the world; and
again you will see him tugging at the
ropes, with the sea breaking over him,
deprived of rest and food for watches
together. Now you will see him sit
ting at mess or asleep in his hammock,
the very embodiment of composure
and comfort; and then with blacken
ei hands and face standing by the
guns, with the smell of powder about
him.
Jackey, though not a dream, is q
stubborn reality, and after all, in
times of danger, is pretty apt to prove
himself hero, every inch of him. He
has his failiugs, sometimes lamentable
ones, but he stands the tests to which
he is subject. Aud to his credit let il
be said, that the efficiency OF our Navy
does not alone abide in the officers
competent though they be, but as wei
in the men who set the sails, fire the
engines and man the guns of our ships
OF war.
SALISBURY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
Restorative Wine,

If you are weak and suffering from
general debility, you should use Speer's
Port Grape Wine; it will purify your
blood, restore digestion and make you
feel like younger person, in fact it
makes you new blood. Speer's vine.
yards are planted on brown stone shale
rock soil containing iron. There is
over two miles of carriage drives under
grape srbors in his vineyards. For
sale by druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
DefOrmty From brights Disease.

S. d. VanBuskirk, of Demorest, N.
j., says Aug, 20, 1883; "Dr. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rom
dout, New York, has cured our
daughter of Bright's Disease, after all
ether means had failed. She was so
swollen that she measured 4a inches
around the waist, and Is inches below
the knee TO say that We feel thankful
for such boon as Favorite X, medy is
but a poor expression of the feelings Of
grateful parents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
Rheumatism

Is undoubtedly caused by Tactic acid
in the blood. This acid attacks the
fbrous tissues, and causes the pains
and aches in the back, shoulders, knees,
ankles, hips, and wrists. Thousands of
people find in Hoods Sarsaparilla a
positive cure for rheumatism. This
medicine, by its purifying action, neu-
tralzes the aoidity OF the blood, and also
builds up and strengthens the whole
body.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
The Postmaster

Winchester, Mass, says: am person
ally acquainted with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carleton, and was astonished at the
remarkable effects of your Sulphor
bitters in curing their son, and its large
sale is undoubtedly due to the fact
that it is an honest medicine. / know
of many others that have been cured
by its use, and l do not think too
much can be said in its praise. Yours
truly, GEO. p. BROWN. p. NJ. 2t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

Jonathan Alexander, the old Water
loo pensioner who died in Edinburgh
recently, was one of the guards of the
fallen Emperor in st. Helena, and used
to tell curious story of Napoleons
heart having been nearly carried off
by rat after the post mortem exami-
nation. The surgeon who conducted
the investigation, after placing the
heart in an open glass vessel, happen
ed to tall asleep. During the snooze
the choice morsel was lighted upon by
a rat, which was in the act of carry,
ing it off when the doctor fortunately
awoke aud recovered the stolen treas
ure.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

There are some able romancers in
North Carolina or some very large
trees. From Clyde Station comes the
story that poplar tree was cut there
so large that 1t made plank enough TO
furnish weather boarding, ceiling and
flooring for church fifty feet long,
thirty eight feet wide and twelve feet
high. From the same tree fence
was built on three quarters of an acre
around the church. There were three
logs left over, and "the remaining
three logs contained lumber enough to
build another church as large as the
first
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

A corps of American railway en-
gineers have left Port TOWNSEND, w.
T., for Coquimbo, Peru, under engage
ment TO the Chilan Government to
superintend the surveying and con-
struction OF railway lines from the
coast cities to interior points adjacent
to the Argentine Republic The lines
will penetrate. to the silver mines and
facilitate the settlement of the country,
Agents are now on the coast negotiat-
ing for nearly ten million ties and 9th
er timber. All articles, including ma
chinery, will be admitted free of duty,
Nearly six hundred engineers and over
three thousand laborers will be epgag.
ed for service in Chill next autumn.
The road will probably be two thous-
and five hundred miles in length.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

The greatest King and the first liter
airy man of the age-Frederick the
Great and Voltaire-were fond of
playing tricks upon each other. On
one occasion while Voltaire was out,
Frederick wrote on his door, donkey"
taking particular pains to disguise his
Handwriting, When Voltaire returned
he read the mysterious dissylabic word,
and, after moments reflection, direct
ed his steps towards the Kings apart
meuts. Frederick had already retired
for the night, but on hearing Voltaire's
voice, eagerly opened the door and
forthwith asked him what caused him
to call so late. 81 saw your name OH
my door," replied Voltaire, "and
hasten to pay my homage 10 Your
Majesty"
Charles Clark, aged 81, the second
in seniority of the New York Stock
Exchange, died on Tuesday last He
was in his place on the floor of the Ex
change as late as last week, He made
a speciality of executing orders il
Erie stock and it was pretty sight tc
see the courtesy and respect with
which the old man was always treated
in a hustling, hurrying crowd OF
younger brokers. They always "gav,
him the floor" when he had an ordel
and everybody was pleased when he
| made n trade.
The Oldest member of the stock ex
change is Mr. George A Rollins, whC
| entered the Board January 25, 1885
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

II is probable that President Cleve-
land has never crossed the threshold of
more than two Washington homes out
side the Cabinet circle. In other
words he has not seen the interior of
ten residences in Washington. He has
never seen Congress at work, and am
assured that in four years he has not
once entered department building.
The Treasury, State, Navy, War, and
Attorney Generals Departments are
all within stones throw of tho White
House, but Mr. Cleveland never opened
their doors. Mr.. Cleveland never
walked upon Pennsylvania avenue as
Grant was In the habit of doing, and
surely he never took a drink across a
Washington bar as Buchanan Gid more
than once. He rarely goes to the
theatre, not caring much for the plays.
Probably there has now and then been
an entire week he has not once put on
his hat and gone out of doors. All he
knows about Washington and its ways
he has heard Boston Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
Notes.

A bill was recently introduced into
the New York Legislature the purpose
Of which is to prohibit any judgment
upon plea of guilty in case of murder;
that is to say, its effect will be to re-
quire that person accused of murder,
who admits his guilt, shall be put upon
trial for the crime and tried in the
same manner as though he pleaded not
guilty.
The exact language of the proposed
enactment is as follows:
"No convictions shall be had upon a
plea of guilty on either of the follow
ing casesi
"Where the crime charged is punish
able by death; or
"Where the crime charged is or may
be punishable by imprisonment in a
State prison for the term of life"
Inasmuch as the highest degrees of
burglary and forgery fall within the
terms of the bill, says the New York
"Sun,' it will be incompetent for Court
to accept plea of guilty from the
most criminal kind of forger. The
sense or reason of such an act does not
appear.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

The people In Western town are
complaining because local undertaken
displays his coffins on the sidewalk out
side his Office, with prices attached, Just
like the furniture dealers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15
A WORD OF WARNING.

There white represented jus" coed the ko
they ARE NOT but like all eounfeS lack peculiar and remarkable qualities of
tue genuine ASK fer Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-02-15

Col. John S. Mosby, the famous
Confederate guerilla leader, later than
that diplomat in China and now
citizen of California, is a relative of
General Harrison's, as so many hun
dred other native Virginians are. His
grandmother was a cousin of President
William Henry Harrison, and he has
kept up the family acquaintance. Col.
Mosby while in China overpald the
government about $4,000 on some
Consular transactions. He afterwards
got suit for that amount allowed by
the Court of Claims, and the item is to
go into the appropriation bills before
Congress this session.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-23
"The Kings Fool.

There is quite demand for seats for
the production of The Kings Fool at the
Grand Opera House next week. There
are l0S artists in the Conried Opera Com
pany, and corps of sixty young and
pretty chorus girls. The Kings Fool is
an opera abounding in enchanting waltz
movements, as we'll as music of grander
order. All of the scenery used in the
production is new and strikingly original
The story of the Kings Fool is laid in
the days of the Regent Phillip OF Spain.
The revenge OF the court jester, whose
father has been tortured to death by
Phillip, is the motive which leads to the
unmaekiDg of the Regents villany in
kidnapping the Prince heir apparent
when an infant. The plot turns on the
contentious of two rival political factions,
the Reds and the Blacks, who are aware
that the heir apparent, Prince Julius,
had been kidnapped and reared as a
girl, with the nieces OF the Count
ess Corisanda, first lady in waiting
for the Regent. Both factions are anx-
ious to secure possession of the Prince.
in order to overthrow the Regent. The
military party, the Reds, in the first act
try to capture the Prince who is still
disguised as princess, and through an
amusing contretemps secure veritable
Princess, daughter of the Countess Cor
isanda.
In the second act the military party
are discovered encamped in beautiful
| woodland scene, with cascades of RIM
ming water. The Princess Felisa, who
has been mis.aken for the Prince. de-
spite Of her avowal is forced to appear il
male attire as their chieftan. In tht
finale the real Prince comes to the rescue
OF the Princess Felisa with whom he i,
in love.
The Countess Corisanda follows the
Prince to the camp and in a dramati,
scene is called on to decide which is tn,
real Prince, and on her decision depends
the death of the pretender. 1t will b,
readily perceived that this curious com
plication gives rise to many quaint situa
tions and denouments.
The third act happily solves all tn,
vexed problems.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-23
NEWS NOTES.

The Hollenbeck restaurant will be
re-opened on April 1st.
Jose Villalabos was fined $40 yesterday
by Justice Lockwood for disturbing the
peace.
James Cummings and James Poland
were fined $3.50 piece yesterday for
disturbing the peace.
James Dorsey fell out of wagon at
the corner of Fourth and Main streets,
and had his face cut. He was taken to
the Police Station for surgical treatment.
Camille Aubert was arrested yesterday
at San Jacinto on charge OF selling
liquor to Indians. He will be examined
before U. S. Commissioner Van Dyke on
the 30th of March.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $142 1856, and were 81 in
number. OF these % we're for more
than 81 900 each, and SO were for nom
inal considerations.
The hotels ars doing booming bust
ness nowadays. The Westminster
alone had eighty-two new registrations
Oh AuuISudy ulBub, anu Ru65Lb ndQ TO De
turned away after 10 P. NJ.
A Chinaman by the name of Ah Look
was arrested yesterday on a complaint
from the Deputy Tax Collector for refus-
ing to give his name and pay his poll
tax. He was taken before Justice Lock
wood, and sentenced to five days in the
County Jail.
Under the new arrangement of the
Police Courts, Captain Stanton will
occupy Justice Austin's Court in the
afternoons until satisfactory room shall
be allotted him by the Council. Mr..
Owens, the other Police Judge, has been
i'll for some time. Provision will be
made for the accommodation of his
Court later.
A couple of young men went into the
Novel Restaurant yesterday afternoon to
eat dinner, and when they came out the
pepper cruets which had been on the
table were missing. They were followed
by the proprietor and the lost cruets
found in the pocket of one OF the young
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-23

men, whose name was Eugene Guiste.
He was brought to the station and booked
for petty larceny.
The two haek-drivers who took hand
in the attempted escape of Kirk, the Ns-
dean clerk, who ran off with several hun
dred dollars to which he had no claim,
were examined yesterday before Justice
Savage. Their names are w. A Morier
and w. NJ. Sommerset. They were
charged with having assisted him to es-
cape, knowing that he was guilty of a
felony. After the evidence had been
given by the State, motion TO dismiss
was granted by the Court on the ground
that they had not been cognizant of the
crime,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-23
For the Y. M. CA,

AT the Central Baptist Church last
night Japanese tea was given by the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. @. A. foi
the benefit of the furnishing fund of the
new building. There was a good at.
tendance present, and an excellent en-
tertainment was provided, commencing
at 6 o'clock, with tea provided by the
ladies i'll Japanese costumes, during
which several selections were given by
the members from the Association
Orchestra. at o'clock the literary ex-
ercises commenced and were thoroughly
enjoyed by all present. The programme
was as follows:
L. Organ Solo, Harvest Home ...........
2. Male Qarette, ITO the Faire6t "
Association Quartette
3. Vocal Solo, (selected) )..........
Mrs. Mamie Perry Davis
a. Reading "The Chariot Race, from Ben Hur"
Prof. II. W. Ludam, B. E.
b. Clarionet Solo, Air VarIe" .....
F. w. Bowers.
g. Vocal Solo, (selected) d)...................
Mrs. Mamie Perry Davis
z. Male QuaItette, Nellie Was Lady"
Association Quartette