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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-01-16

Hs Machine viii Bors . Hole in the
Air and Of Course GO Up the Hois.
In an up stairs room In the Western
House at Ballard has been developed
within the past eight months what in
the opinion Of men Of sound judgment
will prove, II practical. the invention of
the age
Mr.. William Allan, a real estate broker
and former employee OF the West
Const Improvement Company, Z, has nearly
completed the model of an aerial ship or
flying machine. 1t consists Of two oval
or cigar shaped bodies with tapering
ends, the smaller suspended within the
larger. Around the larger an immense
thread Of stiff canvas, or some other
strong but light material, winds spirally
from end to end. Within the smaller
body is situated the propelling power,
which by means of q set Of pulleys.
bands. wheels, etc, revolves the interior
oval body, and rs 1t moves so 1t causes
the larger machine on the exterior to
move with correspondingly greater ve.
locty.
The theory which William Allan has
held and reasoned upon for the last 90
years IL this: A screw by revolution
forces itself through wood, so Mr.. Allan
concluded II he could invent machine
with threads large enough to revolve in
the atmosphere it will travel through
space and with great rapidity on the
same principle. If Mr.. Allan be not
deluded inventor one may travel in this
machine in any direc ion, with almost
i.ny speed desired, and with perfect
ETY., by means of steering apparatus
speed regulator which are at.
Il, nd under the control of the
mroi within the bowels of the in
ventio. this invention proves prac-
tical, and Mr.. Allan thinks it will, rail.
roads and ocean erayhounds will be
easily distanccd. The details Of the
machine can not lie fully described, as
only II working model has been con-
strucsed, and although Mr. Allan has
obtained a caveat he does not wish to
give away his secret until he has moro
substantial financial backing.
Mr.. Allan has also constructed n huge
unicycle, or, AZ some paradoxically call
1t, II one wheel bicycle. 1t is seventeen
feet in circumference. and has trc
one foot wide. The cyclist stands in
the center. and by moving his feet up
and down on pedals turns a small wheel
which revolvos the larger one at the
same time. AS every revolution of the
smaller wheel turns the larger it will
readily be seen the cyclist goes dis
tance Of seventeen feet every re volution.
The unicycle is now in the yard Of
James McLachlan, n contractor and
builder, who is putting the flushing
touches upon it under Mr.. Allan's super.
vision. 1t is expected public trial OF
this invention will he made in short
time.
Recently. in conversation with q re.
porter, Billiards. inventor said: "There
may be some skeptical people who
deem my inventions impracticable. but
the public thought Fulton was crazy
when he was building the Claremont,
and when Columbus was trying to con-
vince the monarchs of Europe that
another world existed even the children
significantly pointed their fingers to
their foreheads when he passed by. But
there was no screw loose in Columbuss
head, neither was there in Fulton's. ~
Seattle Post lntelliRencer.
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ELECrRlCAI-

A patent has been taken out In Franco
for an electric furnace for the rapid in.
cineration Of human remains.
An electric gyroscope has been devised
in Paris and applied to show the rota.
ton OF the earth and to correct ships
compassea
In Belgium the white insulators on
telegraph poles are 30 frequently broken
that grayish brown ones are being used
to replace them.
The welding Of the spokes OF metallic
wheels to the hubs by means of cleo.
tricity has recently been proposed, and
q process patented.
The new underground electric railway
In London is held to be departure that
makes an important development in
electric traction and a distinct advance.
Soap makers are experimenting on the
electrolysis OF sea salt solutions, with a
view Of obtaining caustic soda. from
which to prepare the soda used in tho
manufacture Of soap.
1ncandescent lamps placed near the
ceiling will cause 1t to blacken, con-
trary to general belief The blackening
is due to n current Of hot air which
deposits black particles on contact with
q cold surface.
1t is said that il chain were made Of
alternate links Of platinum and silver.
and strong electric current passed
through. the platinum links would be-
come red hot and the silver remain
comparatively cool.
Electric motors are now used in drv-
ing bread mixing machinery as well as
in making wheat into -four. Bread is
also baked by electricity. Wheat is not
produced by electricity. but it can be
consumed by that agent.
A remarkable invention has been made
in Australia. Glass tubes project before
railway trains, and if they are broken
by an obstacle an electric movement is
applied to the brakes, bringing the train
Immediately to standstill.
From San Francisco comes the news
that a Chinaman. Wong Ching Wah,
has constructed telephone which is
superior to any in existence, and which.
moreover, avoids, so it is asserted, any
infringement on the Bell patent De.
tails are not forthcoming.
The greatest electric road which has
been planned is the one proposed in
Russia. between St Petersburg and
Archangel. n distance of 500 miles The
plan is to erect stations along the route
for the generation of electricity. The
estimated cost is only about Sl5, 900
mile.
1t requires about three seconds to
transmit an electrical signal through the
Atlantic cable. The speed at which
electricity travels amounts to several
thousand miles per second. but the cleo
trostatic resistance Of the cable reduces
this speed to about 1000 miles Ier
second
Electrical science has made greater
advance in the last 20 years than in all
the 600 historic years preceding. More
is discovered in one day now than in u
thousand years of the middle ages. We
find all sorts of work for electricity to
do We make it carry our messages,
drive our engine. ring our door bell and
scare the burglar; we take it as medi-
cine. light our gas with it, see by it,
hear from it, talk with it, and now we
are beginning to teach it to write-
Professor Elisha GRAY
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baroness Rothschiid,s Mission.

Baroness Rothschild, like the Baron
ess Burdett Coutts, has self imposed
mission" in the miserable East End Of
London. She has built blocks Of model
tenement houses in the Whitechapel dis
trict, which are rented at the rate Of
three per cent on the investment Ad-
jacent TO the model houses is an excel
lent "club and library" building, with
billiard room and music room, open to
all tenants on payment of penny, and
apparently it is generally preferred to
the gin palaces
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- Taking effect MONDAY, NOV. IL. is.o.
SOUTH.

DLOOMSBURG 1t SULLIVAN K. X.
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The Depopulation of France.

In France at present there are 2,000-
900 households in which there has been
no child; 2.500, 900 in which there was
one child; 2,3OO, 900, two children; L.
100000, three; about 1000, 900, four;
$50, 900. five; $3.50, ,000 six. and 200, 900
seven or more. -(Pittsburg Dispatch.
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CHRISTIAN +. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.

Home, of N. Y; Merchants, Of Newark,
N. j.; Clinton, N. Y: Peoples, n. y;
Reading, Pa; German American Ins. Co.,
New York; Greenwich Insurance Co., New
York; Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City,
N. J.
These old corporations are well seasoned
by age and fire tested. and have never yet
had loss settled by any court Of law. Their
assets are all invested IN solid securities, are
liable to the hazard OF fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
paid rs soon as determined, by Christian F.
Knapp. Special Agent and Adjuster, Blooms.
burg. Pa
The people Of Columbia county should
patronize the agency where losses If any, are
settled and paid by one Of their own citizens
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He Feared She Could.

Little Brother-How much do you
weigh, Mr.. bangle.
Dangle-About 15O pounds, my man.
Why do you ask?
II heard sister tell ma that she was
going to throw you over her shoulders
II Mr. Fangle proposed, but l don't
ba!i.vo she can 10 II. do yNu?'
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1t has been discovered that glass is
capable Of being turned into fine cloth,
which can be worn without the slightest
decOm Rture next the skin
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]. H. MAIZE,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Office, Columbian Building, Second Floor,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
Liverpool, London and Globe, largest in the
world, and perfectly reliable.
ASSETS.
Imperial, Of London, .......... se,65S,477.oo
Continental, Of New York;. s,239,9sI.2S
American, of Philadelphia, a,4oI,956.II
Niagara, Of New York,..... 2,26o, 47Y.S S6
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KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE.

MONROE, La, nay >, W.
DR.. r. j. KENDALL Co.,
Gents 81 think 1t my duty to render you my
thanks for your far famed kendalls SPAWN Cure.
I had o four year old hlly which priced very
highly. She had very severe swollen leg. i tried
about eight different kinds OF medicines which did
no good. purchased o bottle OF your Kendalrs
SPAWN Cure which cured her in four days.
lremain yours
MARION DowpEs.
Price 81 per bottle or six bottles for g. All drug
gsts have It get for you, or II will be sent
to any address on receipt OF price by the proprio
torh DIR. ID. J. KENDALL. CO.,
EnOsburgh Falls. Vermont.
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PHILADELPHIA & READING
RAILROAD.


RAILROAD.
AFTER NOV. IS. 1890
Trains leave Bloomsbury as follows: Sundays
For New York. Philadelphia, Reading Potts.
yille Tamaqua, etc, 05 ll.i3 a m.
For Wilt msport, $40 a. m. 3l6 2. m.
For Danvilie and Milton, $40 a. m, BIG, ll.0o
For catawissa COS. $40, ,i.la M, ia 20, 500
For Rupert Cos, slo ll.ls a. m, l9 90, sis
500, $50, li.00 p. IN.
Trains for Bloomsbury
Leave New York via Of Philadelphia 7.45 a.
m, 4 90 p. m. and via Easton s.45 a. m, s.45 p
Lave Philadelphia 1000 a. m 900 p. m.
Leave Reading 'l.50 a IN, 75I p. m
Leave Pottsville IL 80 p. m.
Leave Tamaqua lei n, M, 9,spm
Leave Williams ort 30 n. IT,, Is n. m.
Leave Catawissa 100, $40 a m, ,.sO, leo, 6lO
Leave Rupert eel, 7Os, sa7. 1926 a m lss
S.3i, els, u l0p. m.
For baltimore, Washington and the West via
b, .. h, through trains ave Girard Ave.
nue. Station, Phila q SR. r RA Ala s.ol, ll.27
a. m, 1874, 42i 5.55 7.a3 u m. Srndays4l 10, soc,
ll27 u. m 4 "a, 5 SIS, 723 p. m,
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION
Leave Philadelphia, PIER z, Chestnut street
Wharf, and Soul h Street Wharf.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
Week days-Express, o. a. m, 400, 400 D. m
Accommodation 900 a. M, 800 p. m.
sundays - Express, 800 o. III. AccOmmoda-
tion 500 a. m. and 4.S0 p. m.
Returning, Leave Atlantic City.
Depot corner Atlantic and Arkansas Avenues:
Weeks days-Express 30, 800 a. m. and AGO
Sunday-Express, 90, p. IN. Accommodation
7,30 =. M and sop. m.
A. A. MCLEOD, G. G. HANCOCK,
PIeA I Gnn. Manager. 0p1 Pass. Agt.
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DIR. J. 7. FOX,
J DENTIST,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.

All the latest appliances for manufacturing;
treating, filling and extracting teeth Al
styles OF work warranted as represented
Office on Main Street, near East.
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DR.. w. H. HOUSE,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office, Barton's Building, Main below Market
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
All styles Of work done in superior manner,
and all work warranted as represented.
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN,
by the use Of Gas, and free Of charge. when
artificial teeth are inserted.
WTo b open all hours during the day
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Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia q
Reading Railroad for Tamanerd Tamaqua,
Northumberland with p Div p. r. K for
Harrisburg, Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren.
CORY and Erie.
W. F. HALLSTEAD, Gen. Man,
Ser nton, Pa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
FOR STORING FRUIT.

A Exeellsae Hoaso That Can H Con-
see0oesA - oAat1 8xDsasss
Such houses. may 10 constructed st
moderate expense. which. with proper
y selected varieties. will afford fruit
through nearly the whole year. 1t il
not necessary 70 employ ice to main
tain low temperature in hot weather,
such houses being adapted TO largo
establishments and SECURING constant
care and much skill in their manage
meut For the smaller and cheaper
structures the essential requisites ore
n0n-couducting walls and ventilasiDg
Windows provision being made for the
admission of cool air On cool nights, to
maintain temperature slightly above
freezing. and thus preventing decay
during warm seasons. With such .
provision we have found no difficulty
In keeping such apples ~ the Baldwin
and Newton pippiu through winter and
into the middle of jane, and such win
ter pears - Nelis. Lawrence and
Malines into February and March, A
common practice is 10 erect . frame of
six-inch studs and cover both sides Of
these with bosrdA filing the space be-
tween the boards with xawdpst; but
better way il to nail on the building
paper studs before the boards are ap.
piled. the studs being placed just far
enough apart 70 give q slight lap to the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-28

wr wouLB PRETEND 10 co TO sIExr.
capturing q ,hsacs.of hank robbers. and
the one in which he rescued a lady from
= watery gr6ssA .k4lt& Ere
And we would feign sleep. with >
rousing uassR-aecoUpguiWeut: wUuld
Rroan and sigh. and try to change the
subject; but "a poyalDskt1r. eSlisiun.'
would continue his tale t0-the bitter
eud-modeStlN = must. b scknovsa-
edged, but feIentleeS HeyeEtheaess. = :
The three stories menti0na4- we could
not impeachx&bey we're .sealtleaaly g.
lated, and always thea saue q regards
details Vt they never seemed to
cerrx tie aanosphere q fvefacfty' which
shorld surveHud 1 successfnl lie. 'Es-
pecially W. <hls otrue aof the Lovely
L;.r's impr66Aptu anecdotes He, AZ
w.vs beejh them Ps. n schoolgirl,
MIGHT, NO natter. what. light "a the,
nature of A4{ {crtAcpming stosy.s '1ie-
he-he." he Would giggles Wsskly. .,sthstf|
reminds me Qfs i1tle occarrence dowo
n New MeeiGA,t0-sWhoafSas "a
Alaska @.AAistnx stat ti1pto
Europe"-sndv thNhsAe fsould proceed
eor = moanene: lOJle lp stammeE
.n;cker in ar childishiy bSshfpl way. !
hIu.h till 1e was almost black N the |
-. and Wind up his yarn hastily.
without much punetua&ion nd yifhout
'ookinr mp Then be would relapse |
into digni6s eeQQ VIE sAek2e4t
~ So1S time. with IN ass
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-28

oea,a AAy1ss Sae DaiiUnsA We Aso -
Hlaaoeaal T16uo1A
: Many farmers are heavily n dsbt
and capnot afford to by pure. bred
stock - . large smount of grain to
feed their cattle Money = . scarce
afticas and they ere loohing 3oe away
70 get more. Possibly thsy - n tie
dairy business and want 20 ~ some
bettR stock 70 Gra1e un but thsy cam
not raise dollar to bay smother ami
NAL Sell sons Of yoar poorer COWS
f0 Whist tAey will trinG snA ths hay
that would koep the0 uneil spring.
Take this menav end buy somp grain
with it, say eqn1 parts Of brap or oats,
cottonseed or linseed meal. Begin to
feed each cow Or 5 pounAla Of grain .
day with clover hay. 'cor1 fodder and
straw. As's0on as yopP c0Ws calve in
|sresee the ration Agrndually 1n1jl each
cow has all the grain that she can make
good use Of, say IL pounds . day. The
extra amount OF milk viii give you
money to buy some more and will pay
twice what the grain COSTA Rsise the
Aeifer calves ont 81 your bet eoVa, ,end
get some others Go to some neighbor
who has heen grading up With Jerseys.
-Guernseys, Holsteins or whatevos-yOu
want and procure from him some Of his
heifer calves out Of his best native
.eowa He will probably have al the
high grades that he wants and Be glad
to let you have tho half bloodA You
can get these for about y ariec6 when
. week old. You may. also be able 70
hs,v1 1~.>A Al H,.>A
pure bred, no matter II he has not .
gilt edge pedigree he win be better
than . high grade. Next year ct sone
more heifer calves the same Wy and
the third year you will have .s0ne of
your own s-,r-.s.s,z s..f
Feed your calves IL TO Il poupds .
day Of whole milk until they .sxe .
week old, when it may be partly
skinned When . month old they may
be given all skim, milk snd ah0ut Q
quarts day. Warm the milk to blood
heat and give II 70 3hem three times .
Day Fix . rack % you can PCT inaons
clover hay where the calves eaa pick
at 1t and put up . box where you, ean
feed them grain. Do not turn them out
in bare field or orchard bat give them
. little milk - long as you have e and
keep them in . small yard viii s0ean
shed or stable where they can get away
from the hies and hot sun II it i in the
Handle your calves 70 mxke
them gentle and you win hsve no
trouble with them when theyWo sevA
Keep them growing and feed . Uttis
grain all the while and breed them
when Is 70 10 HnoCahs old. U1e the best
ned bull that yOu can ind an1 aos
hat has by his heifers Proved Aimsen
70 be . good one. There h hardly aAV.
one that il 90 situated that Ne c1n-
not do thisss - WOA't eost -y09Nny
money 70 speak Of snd xou will b
making lots more n short time. Al
roa improve yosf dairy ydG~in ~
psove youreH, asif the morn ypsC1eazn
The more you will desire to know WA
will soon begin to road 0ose. 70
hink moro and And out 1ee sy6ur.
elf other waysef inprovsnent-Fsrm
md Home.
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that seemed to say: II know that Won
know am . blamed liar. but wky NOT
try tQdpretend that ycu appreciate NV
stories instead Of looking 50 confbund.
cdly glum. It's rather embarrassing. |"
The Lovely Liar was At the yulca
three years, and during two years and
. half Of this period nobody in xaup
would believe him even IL he merely
said he wished the weather woule
change. .s :-4 g.
Then, one evening in June, when I
was sitting on the steps IN front If our
engine house at the Tamarach mine, I
heard footsteps. and. looking up. saw
the youthful face and figure of the
Lovely Liar coming toward me, He
looked the same rs usual wheu not
and contentedly happy.
He remarked. cheerfully: ''Hulle. old
chap" and sat down beside me, in re-
spOnse to my somcwhst brief nod.
Seated, he filed his pipe. humminR
to himself the while. Then
he turned to me with . broad smile and
said:
"Well. I'm going IN the morning."
''Going! Where? to Crecsote?''
''No-he-he-he! Tn going-er-er.
east To the states, that's WHAT And
the Lovely Liar looked up. got red in
the face, giRgled, blushed some more,
and went on hastily:
Yes Been here three years, Won
know. Come here 70 get out of tho
way. Wife, you know-married when
was twenty. Lived with her . year
regular Xantipps. We quit, ind I |
skipped to give her chance for disorce.
On ground Of desertion. She's got It
and I'm going back. BE married this
month. too. Folks want me to marry
her-charming girl-lots Of money
-athcr sweet ON me, too. Pretty silky
prospect, after working In this, hole, |
h? Well. good-by, old chap-hope IN
zee you again-er-er-er-good- by-.come
md see m, old fell"
And the Lovely Liar disappeared. II
lidn't weep. but sat and pondered.
'ocld see it all The Lovely Liar.
the son Of poor but rcspecta-
de parents. had. three years before,
'ot into some trouble with his employ.
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ers, taken . convenient roll Of currency
belonging to some one else, and skipped
to hide himself in the west Notv, the
old folks having settled his defalcation,
he was going back home, to lie about
what he had done out west-the for.
tune he had made and lost, and 80 on.
The ight-headed idiot! He must
needs lie 1t the last moment Az II any
sensible woman would marry such .
cOnfounded liar! And I snifRed and
strolled down to Piatt's to talk It over
with the boyA
About . year later the manager Of
the Tamarack sent me to IN Illinois
city to consult with the president OF
the company. Mr.. Howard, about the
proposed purchase Of another property
in our vicinity. I arrived in the after-
noon, and Mr.. Howard, whose family
was out Of town for the time being, in
vited me TO dine with him that even.
ing at o swell cafe.
At the table directly opposite sat .
handsome. correctly dressed man, with
whiskers trimmed in the French fash
ion. who every few minutes looked st
me keenly Is If wondering where he
had seen me before. t:1
asked Mr.. Howard who the stran-
ger was
THAT? Why. that's Shepard-usual-
ly known rs Col. Shepard. Fine young
fellow, and very wealthy. Popular.
too. but one Of the most bashfut men
I ever saw"
stared at the stranger, ana Mr..
went ON:
Great talker. the colonel queer,
Eha:, for . bashful man. too Inclined
to brag bit, in modest way, l fancy,
but always confines himself t. the
ruth. His word 10 q good - his
bond Well. perhaps he's justified in
Ieeling . bit proud Of himself. for l
know Of very few young meN Of his
lge who've been - suooessful and
nave As much 70 be proud Of OF course
he has made mistskes-for instance,
le made N unfortunate marriage
when hc was only twenty. and after .
ew months ho went out west and
,uried himself for three years, SO his
vie could get . divorce. He could |
ave gotten it himself, ON grounds |
which would have been .disagrceable
o her, but he was too much of . man,
nd chose another way. He wa, mar
led aR,in last year, and made an ex-
eueAt match. The present Mira 6hep.
nd brought him cool half million
nd he Fas well-axed himself ~ the
Nv. the story of their eourtship il
ute rulmantic. And Hr. Howard,
ssisg I was iiterSssed, proceeded 70
saatc hpw Coz Shepard. in. .rescuing sa /
nknotin lady from drowning in Lake
'ric, shortly after he was 1lzst married,
ID 'begnn the romance which eulmh-
ated id his seco0d mo6Einonial con.
ectl0n. "a "a ~. titss = -
Nj. Howard had also related the'I
snk- burglar story, and part IT tho. !
EbeS uld ohe-sbout, the railroad !
reok-a and ! was wishing I could think !
some sway to apologize 70 the gen,
emsA' 1p1Hr diaaHoaia1 faoAhAnagasa
"a TO slang him behind his: back
hen S4me one alsppea me 90 tAA
louldc4 and hosWbo had oactAeeA
nown, as the Lovely LiR greeted sae
Re . long-lost brotheES tEsssi si!!srs7
And ] wcuf beck to Bogardus 1sul h
ID felt pu6ed mp with pride lbeaa.ss-J
was tble TO give the hoyassnps
'jQ1GFsIo9 bapnA character that the:
ID never 1eol3ed K 4 KETclUx