davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
PERSONAL.

J. c. Swank was a visitor to town
on Monday.
Harry w. Sloan went to New York
on Monday, to buy new goods.
w. J. Barry has resumed his old p,
sition as clerk at the Girard Hous
Philadelphia
Lloyd P. Appleman of Denver
visiting his relatives here. 1t is his
first return in seven years.
Charles +. Reice attended the funeral
Of the wife of his brother John, in
Philadelphia, on Monday.
Rev. w. c. Leverett went to Phila-
delphia on Monday morning, having
been summoned there as a witness in
court.
]. Simpson Kline, Esq. Of Blooms
burg, was admitted to the Northumb
erland County Rar Monday afternoon.
He has rented an Office in the Packer
Building and will practice in this city
after January Ist, 1892. He is at
present practicing law at Bloomsburg
and Is son of Harmon G.. Kline, OF
Upper Augusta township - SunJuy
Democrat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
CARELESS LEGISLATION.

The Legislature of 1891 passed an
Act amending the fifth and eighth
sections of the act entitled San act to
restrain and regulate the sale of vinous
and spirituous liquors &c, approved
the a4th day of May 1881" Pamph-
let Laws 36S.
The body of this act does not amend
the fifth and eighth section of the act
approved May a4th 1887, as stated in
the title, but it amends the ninth clause
of the fifth section of an act approved
May 18th 1887. Such blunders as
this are made possible by the miserable
system of making laws now in vogue,
by which bills are hurried through
without any opportunity for examina-
ton, and members of the legislature
half the time do not know what they
are voting for.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

William II. Snyder desires US to
state that the allegation in the Sentip-
Ell of last week that he wrote or insti-
gated the article in THE COLUMBIAN
two weeks ago, signed by w. f. Bodine
is untrue, as he never saw the article
until he read it in print. So far as we
know, the article was written by Mr..
Bodine, unassisted by any one. We
have no hesitation in saying that it
was of character that has never met
with our approval. That style of
journalism was introduced in this
county five years ago by the Sentinel,
and we have occasionally permitted
those who were attacked by that paper
to answer through our columns in the
same style, on the plea that they were
our patrons, and claimed the right to
be heard, when held up to public
ridi cule by the Sentinel Mr.. Bodine
felt himself aggrieved, and was permit
ted to reply in his own way. 1t has
long been the practice of the Sentinel
to make personal attacks upon those
whom it could not control, and it
ought not to complain when some one
becomes sufficiently exasperated to
answer it after fashion set by itself.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT
PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
"HoNoR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE"

Dear reader, have you ever reflect
ed over the deeds Of public men, and
passed impartial judgment upon the
merits of these deeds? Have you
ever observed that in the acts of public
men two motives are always apparent,
the selfish, and the unselfsh ? Ha,e E
you ever observed that some men have
sacrificed their lives and fortunes for
the benefit of mankind and have never
been recognized as public benefactors?
Have you ever noticed that laurels
gathered by some are often stolen by
Others, and that honor due to one is
often given to another2 Some men
begin to live only after they have been
dead many years, while others are all
aglow with honor in this life, but which
fades and is consigned to oblivion as
they pass from the stage of action in,
to forgetfulness. A public mans deeds
are always transparent, and nothing
can be hid from the scrutiny of an i'm
partial eye that relates to the welfare
of a commonwealth, class or citizen
whose interests he may represent, how
ever mysterious may seem the methods
he seeks to accomplish his purposes.
Motive is the paramount feature that
actuates every person in the nature of
deeds he may, or does perform, the
object of which is always brought to
the surface and shown in its true light,
whether good or evil, for a selfish pur.
pose merely, or, for the general good.
Occasions call forth energies, and
special occasions require special ener-
gies, hence men are usually found to
equal any occasion. The more des-
perate, threatening and alarming the
occasion, the more firm, brave and
heroic will necessarily be the men to
equal it. This seems to be the order
in the annals of human events.
During the invasion and military oc-
cupation of Columbia county, when
despotic power was unrestrained in the
hands of unprincipled men, when the
spy and informer were lauded and wei
coined by tyrants and the sanctity OF
the home and the rights OF the citizen
disregarded and the yawning bastile
made the recipient Of neighbors, re-
gardless of law, condition, age or cir
cumstance, innocence or guilt, who
can imagine to what extent the perse-
Cution Of our commonwealth would
have been prosecuted by the unscrupu-
lous partisans whose Unsuitable thirst
for revenge knew no bonds and could
not be satisfied until wreaked to the
utmost, but for the timely intervention
of Hon. c. r. Buckalew who turned
the tide of the mad career of the tyran-
nical satraps who were trlhing and sport
ing with our lives, liberties and privil-
eges as il they were but toys, and in
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Make no date for December 10 and
II. Workers in all Sunday Schools OF
the town are requested to assemble
for the purpose of discussing ways Of
increasing the usefulness of Sunday
Schools as a means of Christian work.
Should you fail to be present a least
of good things will be lost to you.
Rev. ID. M. Stearns of Grace Re-
formed Church, Scranton, Pa, will
present the lesson Of December 18th.
Don't miss hearing him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
BLOOMSBURY WOOLEN MILL.

One of Bioomsburg's prominent in
dustrles, that does much to promugate
abroad the fame of our growing town.
as manufacturing centre, is the wool
en- factory of +. &. Caswell & Co.
lhls plant was erected about ten years
ago, and up to 1883 it was conducted
by the firm of Caswell, Bro. * Co. In
that year the present firm was organic
ed, and is composed of + G.. Caswell
and J. Nj Staver, both practical men
in the business. The works ale locat
ed along the ID. l. & w. X. K. and
comprise large three story brick build.
ing, with large boiler and engine
house which contains also machines
tor wool securing, preparing and dye
ing. The equipment of Machinery is
OF the finest, and consists of fourteen
looms, two sets of cards, and 1900
splndIes The factory has ever been a
busy and prosperous place, employing
about fifty hands, and annually pro-
ducing large quantity of cassimeres,
woolens, &c. The firm originate
their own patterns and designs, and
thlr product always meets with ready
sale. The goods are shipped to New
York and Philadelphia and there dis
tributed to large trade in all parts of
the United States through commission
houses. Mr.. Caswell is a native Of
Massachusetts, and Mr.. Staver was
formerly a resident of Jersey Shore,
Pa. Such men and such enterprise
are what help to build up the prosperity
of our town.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

1t may be the proper thing to do'
but it does not look so, to take the
crust from the top of Market street
only to replace it with material that
is no better. Between Third ana
Fourth streets it was with difficulty
that four strong horses could pull a
plow. The crust of cinder and stone
was eighteen inches thick, and packed
hard, but it was plowed up, hauled
away, and replaced by loose cinder
and stone. Whether this will ke an
improvement, time will tell.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
FLAG PRESENTATION.

The order Of exercises of the flag
presentation last Friday was carried
out as previously announced. There
were about 1000 in the parade; the
school children alone numbering nearly
seven hundred. The only visiting
order was the p. O. S. of A. who
brought the Light Street band with
them. Three bands furnished music for
the occasion, viz Light Street band
Bloomsburg Cornet Band and w. H.
Gilmore's Band.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Commissioners Sands and Kitten
house went to Harrisburg on Tuesday
to select voting booths to be used at
elections under the Baker ballot bill
which goes into effect next March
Mr.. Tewksbury accompanied them.
The booths will not be used until the
general election in 1892.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

That the Town of Bloomsbury has
grown to such a size that four election
districts are required in order to- &C
commodate the voters and facilitate
the casting and counting OF ballots is
no longer debateable question. Steps
will be taken at next court to bring TINS
about.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
Y. NC. A. NOTES.

The Young Mems Christian Associ
alton will hold mixed meeting next
Sunday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock IN
the Lutheran church. Rev. P. A.
Heilman will address the gathering.
Everybody invited.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Judge Krebs, of Clearfeld county,
decides that all supervisors have the
right to demand, and county commits
sioners must provide, the money TO
keep public roads in proper condition
if the townships do not supply the
necessary funds from road taxes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

An Autumnal service will be held
in Trinity Reformed Church on Sun
day evening, commencing at 1890
o'clock. Program will consist of
prayers, reading of Scriptures, an ad-
dress by Rev. Butt of Catawissa and
music by Prof. Niles male quartette.
The public is invited. The church
will be decorated in Autumn leaves.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
GOD KN0WLTH ~

Why Is It, when some plan make,
unselhshly, for others sake.
God seems my earnest plan to break k,
cannot tell. God knowc,h
Is il because the work plan
Is hlled with thoughts Of praise from man.
Though planning all the good camp
! cannot tell. God knoweth
Why is il, when for those love
! regulate each deed, each move.
Yea, everything, they disapprove
cannot tell. God knowe,h
Is it because He hath decrced
That theirs shall be heavenly need.
Who suffer for righteous deed
cannot tell. God knowcih
Why is it, when bend the knee
And pray with faith, sincerity,
| do not feel Him near me
| cannot tell. God knoweth
Is it that my prayer began
More like the rharisaic man
Than the repentant Publican =?
cannot tell. God knowcthP
Why is il that the loved the dear,
90 heavcnwatd, and leave us here
To mourn and she'd the bitter tear?
cannot tell God knowcth
Is it because while they were near
They grew to be more loved more dear.
han the dear Lord who placed them here ?
| cannot tell. God knoweth.
Why is it that the friends who 90
Seem those most needed here below,
While sinners livc1 do not know.
cannot tell. God knowcth
Is 1t that their life.work is done.
While sinners have not yet begun
To know their Saviour, God the SOM
| cannot tell. God knowe,h
Why is that we cannot know
Why life is what it is below,
And why it is we suffer so ?
| canno, tell. God knoweth
Oh when know He doeih well,
! cannot at His will rebel
How glad am cannot tell
God knoweth
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

The Republican National Conven-
ton will be held next year at Mime
apolis, Minnesota The date has been
fixed as Tuesday June 7.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Remenyi Grand Concert at the Op-
era House on Monday, December 9TH.
Edward Remenyi is one of the worlds
greatest violinists. He will be assisted
by Mrs. Alice Rice, soprano, Miss
Edith McGregor, alto, Mr.. w. H. Fes-
sender, Tenor, and Miss F, Cliff Berry,
pianist.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

The annual election Of the Blooms
burg Land Improvement Company
was held last Monday afternoon at the
Office of the company B. F. Sharp
less, was elected President and !. S.
Kuhn, DR.. /. w. Willis, A. G.. Briggs,
DIR. II. w. McReynolds, ]. l.. Dillon
and N. U. Funk, directors and c. II.
Campbell, Treasurer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

The next local Institute will be
held at, the High School building
Saturday Dec. Iath. The patrons nj
the schools are cordially invited to be
present,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

II. V. White & Co. have the con
tract for laying the sewer pipe from
Marke. street out Third to the alley
at Judge Elwelrs, also on Third from
Iron to Catherine, and on Sixth from
Iron to Catherine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27
INSTITUTE LECTURE COURSE.

The Teachers Lecture Course ,b;,
year Is one of exceptional merit. I,
Is as good course as can be secured
and has been selected with great care
ana expense. This selection has been
warranted by the generous support
Always given this Teachers Course by
'he people of Bloomsburg and vicinity
Monday evening Dec. I4th, Rev
Kussel II. Conwell; Tuesday evening
DR. a. A. Willis; Wednesday eveninS
hon. "A. X. Mcclure; Thursday even,
ing The Boston Ideal Banjo, Mando
I'm and Guitar Club.
Reserved seats for the Course srso
Tickets for sale at Dentler's on and
after Dec. 5th.
THE BOSTON IDEAL BANJO Crtp
was never better pleased by anv
musical entertainment than by the
Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and
'ultar Club. You have secured a
prize in this.
NJ. CoUGHLIN.
Supt. Schools, Wilkes Barre. Pa
Institute Lecture Course, Thursday
evening, Dec. 18th.
DR. Phillips has something to say
about DR.. A. A. Willis, who lectures
before the teachers Tuesday evening
Dec. 18th.
"Dr. a. A. Willis is one of the
most attractive and most helpful lect-
urers In this country. His lectures are
iu!I OF humor of the most ENJOYABLE
KIND, and every bit of it is for good
and not for evil"
G.. NJ. PHILIPS.
Prn. West Chester Normal School
What is said of Rev. Russell Con.
wei, the first lecturer in the Teachers
Course, Monday evening, Dec. I4th.
Rev Russell RI. Conwell stands
among the foremost institute lecturers.
lie never fails to hold his audience.
r. i. HoFFECKER,
Co. Supt. of MONTGOMERY Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

There will be a Farmers Institute
held at Millville beginning Tuesday
evening January IL. and continuing
Wednesday and Thursday, adjourning
Thursday evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Rev. Auman will preach a sermon
to the Junior Order American Me-
chanics at the Reformed church next
Sunday morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

The Knights of the Golden Eagle
attended the Presbyterian church in a
body last Sunday morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Hon. f. M. Tewksbury has Our
thanks for copy Of the Pamphlet
Laws Of 1891.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held at Mrs. Geo. CorrelPs on Tuesday
Dec. Ist, at three o'clock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

A Farmers Institute will be held al
Catawissa Friday and Saturday Jan.
uary Is and I6, 1892.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

The evening train on the ID. L. &
w. now reaches here, going south, at
SIS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Louis Lowenberg went to Philadel-
phia on Monday to lay in a stock Of
new clothing and furnishing goods.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

Judge Ikeler will hold court for
Juge Metzger at Williamsport next
week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

White letter signs adorn the windows
Of nearly every business place in town,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

The public schools will be closed
Thursday and Friday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-27

A full tendance is desired, Of the
choral society next Tues lay night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
VALUE OF CREAM.


1t Is Seriously Affected by Quality, Age
and Condition.
The proportion of butter fat in milk
varies according to the breed and the
mode of feeding the COW. Most authori-
ties on the subject give it at from 2.95
to 6.06 per cent, says the Rural Cana
dian. In respect to the amount of
cream required to make a pound of
butter, authorities differ. 1t is gener-
ally accepted that one quart of cream
will yield one pound of butter. But
this is a high average, and depends
greatly on the quality of the cream and
how and when it has been gathered
and what condition it is in when put
into the churn. If it has been simply
skinned from the milk in the ordinary
way, it will contain IL large amount of
milk that has no business to be i'll it
If it has been gathered by a cream sep
arator it Will be of higher value for
butter-making. 1t is on record that Il
ounces of butter have been obtained
from one quart of cream gathered in
the ordinary way. AS a general rule
one may expect to get quart of cream
from twelve quarts of milk. But
where the cows are well bred and of a
breed that yields a high percentage of
butter fat, much larger proportion of
cream will be given. But there is no
cream rich enough to give more than
one pound OF butter to one quart of
cream. The average yield may be
stated at 70 per cent. of cream to
milk given by the cow Il at. to 81. In
some trials, years ago, it was shown
that the average quantity of milk re-
quired to produce one quart of cream
varied from one quart of cream from
eight quarts of milk to one from TIVE I've
quarts, the average being one quart OF
crcam to ten of milk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
Winged Travellers.

The attempts 70 measure the rate of
speed attained by migratory birds have
led to widely divergent estimates,
chiefly, it would seem, an account OF
The difficulty to compute the duration
Of midway rests. Wild swans perform
The journey from Finland to the marshes
Of the Adriatic in three days, but are
apt to linger on the boys of the Vistula,
or on the lower Danube if they make
the shores of the Euxine their objective
point The North Holland storks have
undoubtedly been traced to points be-
yond the Mediterranean, and in two
eases the trip from Zuyder Sea to the
Gulf of Guinea seems to have been ac-
complished in less than two weeks.
Large swarms of northern waterfowl
are, however, known to bivouac in the
reed Delta of the Guadalquivir, and the
supposition that storlis and cranes
travel at the rate of forty miles an hour
is probably considerable underesti-
mate. Pigeons traverse the sky with a
speed, which, for minutes together
must exceed mile in twenty seconds,
and continuous fight would carry a
flock of wild geese in forty-eight hours
from Hudson's Bay to the swamps of
the lower Mississippi. The Voice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
FARM ANO ORCHARD.

PROF COOKE declares that there is
always a loss when creams of different
degrees of ripeness are mixed just be-
fore churning.
NEVER hitch colt so that it can
break loose, even if you have to use a
log chain. If he once learns that he
can get away when tied he will never
be safe aftcrward.
UNTIL the frost destroys all green
food give the pigs no grain until com
PEELED to do So They will thrive bet
ver on bulky food, especially if skim
milk is also allow cd them.
DO not plant tree unless you know
how to take care of it. Some people
Will plant expensive trees and shrubs,
and lind out how to care for or protect
them only after the tree has become
the prey of some of its numerous enc
mics.
THE Massachusetts, Plowman is au-
thorty for the statement that green
fodder corn laid between layers of
straw will keep well and impart
of it's good qualities to the straw,
so that cattle eat it with greediress in
the winter, straw and all.
THERE is about one pound of solid
matter in every two gallons Of milk,
and this solid matter is concentrated
and free from water, containing more
nutritious matter and in mere avail
able aud digestible condition, than can
be derived from any other source.
LET the colt learn to eat oats with
the mare. The mare may be fed two
or three quarts twice day and bran
three or four times week extra. 1t
is a good idea to force the early growth
of the colt, and by feeding little
grain it's value will be certainly en-
HANGED
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
FARM MANAGEMENT.
Wnat IL Required to Mako the Farm
Yield u Profit.

Yield Front.
The majority of farmers recognize
the fact that under present conditions
it requires good management to make
the farm yield a profit. In fact, every
advantage must be taken to lessen the
cost of production, not only with the
crops but with the stock; and amy
stock kept that fails with proper man
agement to return fair profit lessons
the general average. To a certain ex-
tent, at least, cows are q necessity on
every farm, the number being largely
dependent upon the plan of farming
followed, While during the summer
they can thrive very well upon pastur-
age, and during the winter. if well
sheltered, can be kept in very good
condition largely upon roughness, yet
both the paSturage and the winter
feedNg cost something, and they must
bring a return either in milk or calves
or both to pay a fair profit on the cost
of keeping and on the capital invested.
With nearly all kinds of stock, if good
care is taken, the manure that can be
secured should be sufficient to pay for
their kee ping, so that the value of the
feed and the interest on the money
invested, with the risk, should be
t l,t of keeping. How many COWS
ii, pit on the farm year after year
that do not pay tins cost? The value
of the feed and the interest is the same
whether profit is returned or not.
To have Il part of the cows returning
G. =,
the whole number, and the sooner the
Improbable ones are cullcd out the
better for the farmer. If the calves
are of sufficient value to pay a reason
able profit for keeping the cows and
the COW brings good calf every year,
this will answer; bat i'll the majority
Of cases the calf is not of sufficient
value to do this, and something must
be made from the milk in addition.
Where every item must be taken ad-
vantage of in order to secure the best
profit, it will pay to test every COW,
determining the value OF the calf when
weancd and also the quality and quan-
tity of milk she Will give, and after a
fair test all that do not show a fair
per cent. of profit should be marketed.
1t is important to get rid of all un-
profitable cows, sheep, horses or hogs,
as every day an animal is kept that
cannot be made to pay "A fair profit is
that much taken from the farm in
come. 1t may seem d small item to
ascertain whether one COW is paying
or not, but on the farm it is the atten-
ton paid to what may be considered
the details that largely determine the
aggregate profits. And even small
profit is preferable to a positive loss -
Prairie Farmer.