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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-01

sPRINePIRLD, Mo. Aug. 14th, 1898;
II can speak in the highest terms oi
your medicine from py own personal
disease, pleurlsy and rheumatism for
35 years, was treated by the very bosst
physicians ana spent hundreds OF dol'
lars, tried every known remedy with
out hudIng relief. Ihave only taken
one bottle OF your p. p. p, and can
9ood than anything have ever taken:
loan recommend your medicine TO all
aufforern OF the above diseases.
MRS. n. N. YEARY.
Springfield, Green County, MO.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-01

Ladies' whose systems are poisoned
and whose blood ls In sn impure conci-
tion. due to menstrual irregularities,
are peculiarly benefited by the won
derful tonic and blood cleansing prop
critics OF p. p. p. Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-01

n'ARoY a BINGHAM, ATTORNEYS !,
~ kooms I and 3, D'Arcy B1ilds,ssIl ~ las
sta.e stfeet, special attention given Ia x Y, Y
sesss ~. 10 'ne supreme ana circuit courts az ~
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
He Detssted Brag.

What the late Prof. Jowett, of Ok
ford, was least tolerant of was pre-
tentiousness and shallow concelt. The
reputation for extreme latitudianian-
ism that the fame of his early trial for
heresy had attached to his name some
times made foolish young men seek to
curry favor with him by extravagant
protestatlons of agnosticlsm. One self
satisfied undergraduate, who had a
thin smattering of all the heather phil
osophies, and fAncied like many Of his
age, that he had made the original dis
covery that all the worlds dolls Were
full of sawdust met the master in the
Quad" one day, and having entered
into conversation with him, continued
to pace up and down by his side
Master" he said after n pause, 81
have searched everywhere in all phil
osophies, ancient and modern, and no
where do find the evidence of God. y
Mr.. -" replied the master, after a
shorter pause than usual, IF you don't
lind God by O'clock this afternoon
you must leave this college" If Dr.
Jowett had really believed In the
young mans professions of ''philosoph'
ic doubt as being anything but puppy
ish brag, he would have spent hours
Of valuable time In kindly and reason
able talk with him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
A SuggestIOn for Drainage.

A Missouri farmer relates an expert
fncc which offers suggestions which,
While they may not be exactly new,
'hay have for many great practical
Salue. There were upon his farm sew
fral depressions which In wet seasons
held ponds of water. To drain these
By ordinary means would have been
tery expensive, because no gravel
fould be got near the farm, and there
vas no tile factory in that vicinity.
Open bitches were out of the question.
The services of an expert well-borer
we're secured. He sank several test
hafts in various parts Of the farm,
Ind found that the underlying ground
Eas tenacious blue clay, fourteen to
ixteen feet thick, and almost perfect
b impervious. Beneath this was found
! strata of white sand. The well-borer
nd bis machine We're placed In n
Engon, which by means of long rope
yas hauled to the deepest parts of a
bond about an acre in extent. Here
D. bored well down to the sand,
Rompleting the operation before sunset
the day when the work began. In
lllrty-siX hours the water had dlsap-
Ecarcd and the pond was dry. To
make this short perpendicular drain
ornament he had it cleared Of sedl-
)lent, sunk the shaft about two feet
bto the bed of sand, and filed to the
xbp with clean, coarse gravel from n
rcek bed The gravel was heaped
bout foot above the shaft to strain
30 water properly that the shaft
hight not become chOked.
There are thousands of places In the
cst where, year after year, farmers
lve plowed around such wet spots,
wing them up to the possession OF
hshes and frogs. Yet they could be
ained easily by few hours work.
western Michigan large swamp lay
br years ON the southern edge of II
llage. noisome barrier to progress
bd bone of contention in village and
wnship politics To drain 1t IA large
tch n mile or two long would have
ZEN required, but some one, fortu-
tely discovered that thin sheet of
by was all that kept the water from
)lng down into deep strata of gray
boulders and sand. The wells We're
blk and the swamp thoroughly drain
Mt an almost nominal cost, leaving
th black soil, which il the most pro-
Dctive and valuable In all that dis
ct. There may be thousands of sim
b sWampS, where two or three days
mt in sinking test shafts would show
bcady means for converting sloughs
sWamps into fields of wonderful fer
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
WOUNDS OF TREES.
siix.ures for Covering Them Cbeapiy
and safely.

syix.ures for Covering Them Cheapiy
and safely.
II often happens that, either by In.
[tcntion, as In pruning, or by accident.
Itrces are wounded in various ways
Ia common practice Is to cover large
mounds with coal tar; but this Is OBJ
|iccted to by some as injurious to the
llree. Experiments made I'm the or.
Lchards and gardens of the Pomological
Institute, ut Ruthlegen, in Germany,
|go to show, however, that its true use
His not injurious; but that, on the con
|truiy, callous readily forms under
4 the tar, on the edges of the wound, and
that the wounded part Is thus protect
cd from decay. There is, nevertheless,
|anothcr objection, for If the tar Is ap-
piled little too thick the sun melts
|it and 1t runs down on the bark of the
|irec. This can be obvinted by mixing
land stirring and thus incorporating
with the tar about three or four times
| its weight of powdered slate, known
us slatcflour-the mixture being also
known us plastic slate ald used for
roofing purposes. 1t is easily applied
with an old knife or fiat stick. and
Though 1t hardcns on the surface, 1t
|rrmains soft and elastic underneath.
|nOr does the coldest winter weather
|cause 1t to crack-neither does 1t peel
Iuff
Tho same mixture is also useful for
|othcr purposes in the garden. Leaky
fwater-pots, barrels, pals, cutters,
saShcs, etc, can be easily repaired with
Eit and much annoyance and loss of
Eumc be thus avoided. 1t will stick to
&any surface. provided 1t be not oily;
land as 1t does not harden when kept
Mn mass II is always ready for use.
A gallon will last for a long time.
A most excellent preparation for
|small wounds and for grating Is thus
prepared: Melt pound of rosin over
4 u slow fire. When melted take 1t from
Ithe fire and add two ounces of balsam
.of fir Canada balsam), or two ounces
<pf Venice turpentlnc mot spirits of tur-
{pentlnc), stirring it constantly. AS
soon rs II Is cool enough mix in four to
4 Isix ounces of alcohol OF 95 degrees
strength-according to the season-un-
tll 1t IL as thick as nolasscs. 1t keeps
well In closecorked bottles for a long
time. Should 1t become too thick by
the gradual evapora ton of the alcohol
it is easily thinncd by putting the bot
Tie In warm water and stirring In suf-
&ficicnt alcohol to bring 1t to proper
nuidity. 1t is applied with brush.
This preparation is much better than
&iiquid grating wax composed of rosin,
beef tallow and spirits Of turpentine,
(which often granulates. If there be
einy danger that the cions will dry up
{by evaporation they may, beneficially,
DE brushed over with this composition,
Il being first made more fluid by add
eng alcohol BY this means / succeed
I'D, In February Of last year, in graft
ing n single eye of Aegle Sepinaria
hpon lemon tree, in dry sitting
loom, without the use of any glass
towering.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
PHILADELPHIA & READING
RAILROAD.
AFTER NOV. 10, 1898.

Arlhh NON. ~, 1879.
Trains leave Bloomsbury as follows Sundays
For New York, Philadelphia, Beading Potts
vile, Tamaqua, etc, Ills a. no.
For Wnliainsport, 7.45 a. m, 3.l5 p. m Sun.
For Danvilie and Milton, 7.l5 a. m 3.32 sun.
For Catawissa z 45, ,I.l5 a. m, l2 l5 3.l5, 5.OO
For Rupert 7.45, ills a. M. 1a.15, 81,
5.0n, $50, p. m. sunday 1859 lO.2O q. m, 4,2S
ZOE p IN.
Leave New York via OF Philadelphia 500 o,
m, and via Easton 8.45 a. m.
Leave Philadelphia 1900 a. nj.
Leave Reading lI.50 a. m.
Leave Potisvillc IL. 80 p. IN.
Leave Tamaqua 20 a. n.,
Leave williamsnort 9.35 a. M, 4 25 p. m. Sun.
y Leave e' catawissa "a ZOO $40 a. m. l.sO ais, elC
Leave Leave Rupert 7,Os, ss7, i,A a. M, Ls7,
3 q, e.20 sundays, 1853, 1913 o. m.
4.23 p. M, 6.Ss.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West via
b. e O. r. r., through trains leave Girard Ave
hue station Phila. (P. & r. X. r. $50 s.01. 4. "a
a. in., 1856, 542 7.16 D. m. Sundays $50, 500
li.s6 a, M, $3.50. 5.42, 7.l6 p In,
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street Wharf and
South Street Wharf.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
weekdays-Express, 900. a. M, AGO, 800 p. m
Accommodation, S.00a M, 5.45 ?. M.
sundays-Express, 900 am, Accommodation,
500 a. M, and 4.30 I. m.
Returning leave Atlantic City Depot, corner
Atlapti' and Arkansas avenues. Weekdays.
Express, 7.S0 $50 a. M, and AGO p. m. Accom-
mo0aJion, $40 a. m and f.30p. IN.
Sundays.-Express, 400, s.l5 p. m. Accom-
modaiion, us a. M, and 4.l5 p. m.
Parlor Cars on all Express trains.
/. A. SWEIGARD, q. G. HANCOCK,
Pres. & GenI Superintendent. Gen1 Pass. Agt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
Going the Pace.

Wife-Isnt young Squabberly lead
ing n dissolute life?
Husband-I think not.
Wife-No?
Husband-No; the dissolute life rs
leading him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26

writer in the Nebraska Farmer"
>: I'VE always find turnips put in
cellar become plthy and worthless.
method is to obviate this, and l
1t in this way: When / pull my
nips l cut off the top way down
the turnip, cut deep enough to cut
the eye out; then cut the root off
poth and nice, and you have them
h condition to place in cool part
4he cellar, or to bury out in open
pnd, and you need have no fear of
n turnips. Beets should be buried
" of doors, with manure over the
n so the ground will not freeze. In
Nay you can get at them any time
Me winter. A part of the parsnip
should be in the fall: they may
IN the cellar; no matter if they
t, they are so much the sweeter."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26

Connections at Rupert with Philadelphia q
W Transport, Sunbury Pottsville, etc. At
Northumberland with p & e. Div. p. X. X. for
Harrisburg, Lock Haven, Emporium, warren,
CORY and Erie.
W. +. HALLSTEAD, Gen. Man.
scranton. Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
The Wholesale Educator Of Millions
1894
Semi. Centennial Volume
7lG lsW YORK LEDGER
For Fifty Years the Leading illustrated
National Family Weekly Paper
of America.
CONTRIBUTORS OF TH2 LEDGER"

The following gives only a partial list Of
the distinguished writer's who will contribute
TO the LEDGER during 1894:
Edward Everett Hale Hon. James Bryce
Mrs. Ballington Booth Olive Thor ne II Ter
George Kennan Mary Kyle Dallas
Mary Lowe Dickinson Mrs. N. S. Stowcll
"Josiah Aliens Wife" Amelia +. Barr
Charles +. Holder Anna Katharine Green
iijalmar III. Boyeson Theodore Roosevelt
Helen Campbell Mrs. Ed EN-. Southworth
John EIabberton Washington GLADDEN., ID. ID.
). +. Cadmon Hon. Thomas Dunn English
Mrs. NJ. a. Kdder L. Werner
Eben Z Rexford Helen V. Greyson
Elizabeth Olmis Dr. Charles c. Abbott
a. Robinson Prof. Felix l.. Oswald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
CHRISTIAN. F. KNAPP,
FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURY, PA.

Home, of N. Y; Merchants of Newark.
N. j.; Clinton, N. Y. Peoples, N. Read
ing, Pa German American Ins. Co., New
York; Greenwich Insurance Co.. New York;
Jersey City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N. ].
These old corporations are well Sc soned
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, and
liable to the hazard of fire only.
Losses promptly and honestly adjusted and
paid as 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.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
DR.. M. ]. HESS,

Graduate Of the Philadelphia Dental Col
lege. Office and floor front, Lockard's Build
ing, corner Of Main and Centre Streets,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
.Epps'S Cocoa
RREAxEAST-SuP

"By thorough knowledge OF the natural laws
which govern the operations OF digestion and
nutrition, and by careful application OF the
fine properties OF well-selected Cocoa, Mr.. EppS
has provided for our breakfast and supper del
icately Favored beverage which may save us
many heavy doctors bills. 1t is by the Judiclous
use OF such articles OF diet that constitution
may be gradually built up until strong enough
to resist every tendency to disease Hundreds
OF subtle malades are floating around us ready
to attack wherever there Is n weak pon-. We
may escape many n fatal shaft by keeping our
selves well fortified with pure blood and prop
erly nourished frame ',-CiDH Srrpice Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. sold
only in haif-pound tins by Grocers, labeled thus:
JAMES EPPS & CO., I'd, Homoeo-
pathic Chemists, London, England.
12-29-it. d
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pam, ,or One Cent a Pound.

|ne gallon of soft hot water add
|Punds sulphate OF zinc (crude).
dissolve perfectly, and n sedi-
flll settle at the bottom. Turn
II solution into another vessel.
gallon OF paint dead and OLD
gallon Of the compound. Stir
he paint slowly for ten or fif-
putes, and the compound and
VI perfectly combine. If too
n 1t with turpeptine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
BLOOMSBURY, PA,

BLOOMSBURG, Pa,
Dentistry in all its branches, Work guar.
anteed as represented. Ether and Gas ad.
ministered or ELECTRIC VIBRATOR and Local
Anesthetics used for the painless extraction
of teeth free of charge when artificial teeth
are inserted
Lockard's Building, 2nd floor, Corner
Main and Centre.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-10
BARBER FOR POODLES.
New Profession Has Been Discovered
in Boston.

New Profession Has Been Discovered
In Boston.
A curious profession. namely, the
clipping of poodles. has for its leading
exponent in Boston D. P. O'Brien. In
asking him about his strange accom-
plishment he said that the usual time
for clipping these dogs was as warm
weather came on, say the last OF May
or the first of June. To begin with,
there are two kinds Of poodles, the
Russian-black and larger than the
white-and the French variety.
The usual decorations consist in
leaving the hair Pull length. in the
form of little anklets about the hooks,
two little tufts on the hips and one on
the back. The fore-legs have anklets
and knee bracelets, and the body is
clipped close to the breast, up to an
ornamental collar of long hair. A
comical mustache is left on the muzzle,
which is clipped smooth up to the eyes
The ears are left long and shaggy.
The price for this artistic effect
ranges from three dollars to ave dol
lars. according to the size OF the dog.
After dog has been clipped once
or twice he no longer feels anprehen-
sive, and enjoys ii as thoroughly as
man taking a Russian bath. Some
dogs viii stand perfectly still. and do
not require the least holding.
Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-10

time report to be presented to the two
associations. In May. when the bien-
NAL congress OF the American associa-
ton convened in Chicago, all amend
ments and recommendations Of the
joint committee were adopted. with the
understanding that they should be
forthwith adopted by the National
Trotting association
President P. P. Johnston at once
called special congress of the Ma
tional association which met at the
Murray Hill hotel. New York, last
June, but he could not secure an agree
ment. The members were only willing
TO talk about the reforms: they could
not be induced to adopt them. Presi-
dent Johnston adjourned the discus
sion until the coming congress Of Feb
ruary Ii.
Almost all the changes meet with the
approval of the National associa ton
members: the hitch is over the change
in the distance. At the special con-
gress strong fight was made against
shortening the distance by William B..
Fasig, ex-Gov. Morgan G. Bulkeley and
others. President Johnston made a
plea for cooperation with the Amer
lean association. but his arguments
were of no avail against the orposi-
ton. To gain time the matter was
sent over to the approaching congress.
Among other duties devolving upon
the congress this year is the election of
IA president, vice president and the
district boards. 1t is also understood
that proposal Will be made to in
crease the influence of the larger sub
ordinate organizations by adding to
their voting power.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-10

period filled with events which viii
perhaps never again be duplicated in
like space Of time. 1t will be the first
regular gathering since the great
speeders aided by the pneumatic tire,
have made all trotting records of past
years seem ridiculous.
When the movement which had in
view the association Of this famous So
ciety was first conceived in 1869,
hardly a score of enthusiasts answered
the preliminary summons. In 1870
when the organization was perna-
ncntly organized it had on its charter
roll fifty-one affiliated members, all of
whom had battled for years to main
tain the integrity of the trotting turf.
1.-The remnant of that old guard" said
one of the most enthusiastic of the
friends of the association, who will
meet their confreres on February IA,
have a right to be proud of the great
work they have achieved. They found
chaos and created law and order.
They found trotting sport at its lowest
ebb and turned the tide till it flowed
to prosperity. They found a number
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-10

Of associations powerless to enforce
their own laws, and made them a com
pact and powerful body, whose de-
cree of expulsion is honored by every
reputable association in the land.
Although in 1887 the American 1rot-
ting association was formed, the
growth of the National Trotting asso-
Ration has been almost continuous.
So rapid has been the growth of trot-
ting sport that, while the American as
socia ton quickly secured large con-
stituency, the national not only held
Its own, but grew more rapidly than
ever: SO much so that since 1887. when
NJ NJ. Morse assumed the duties of sec
rotary, it has nearly doubled its mem
bership. About five hundred members
are now on its rolls. It's finances are
in thoroughly healthy condition and
its last docket showed that the sport
On its tracks during the past year had
been signally free from scandal"
But this year viii mark still another
event of transcendent Importance to
tho trotting turf in the proba bic prac-
teal amalgamation of the National
with the American association, it's
most formidable opponent.
1t was in 1887 that the growth of the
National association was suddenly in
terfered with by the formation of the
American. 1t however demonstrated
its desire to further the real interests
of the trotting turf BY the adoption of
practically the same rules and code of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-10

Ey-GOv. BULKELEY, OF CONNECTICUT.
prominent New Highlander, who
will come as a delegate, is Charles
Dana Palmer. leading manufacturer
at Lowell. From the Atlantic district
will come Congressman Joseph c. Sib-
ley, of Franklin, Pa, George w.
Archer. the president of the Rochester
association, and Frank Bower, of the
Belmont Park club, of Philadelphia.
Nashville will send the famous breed
er, Hon. G. NJ. Fogg. From Cleveland
comes one of the grand old guards who
assisted at the formation of the Ma
tional association, Col. William Ed
wards, the millionaire merchant and
the president of the Cleveland Driving
Park club. From Milwaukee comes
Senator John L. Mitchell, one of Wis
consin's Representatives in the upper
house of congress, and the president of
the Northwestern Association of Trot-
ting Horse Breeders. Iowa will send
L. c. Blake, one of its most prominent
lawyers. and Chicago has among its
delegates +. S. Gorton, the treasurer
of the American Trotting Register as
ISOLATION. From Kentucky comes 2.
p Johnston, the famous president of
the association, and from Hartford
comes its secretary, M. NJ. Morse. New
York sends its famous breeders Rob
ert and David Bonner.
Many reforms will be offered, but
it is yet doubtful if the changes pro-
posed will meet with general approval.
In fact many of the reforms really pro-
jected by members of the American
association may be voted down. Still
the main propositions adopted at the
recent biennial congress of the Ameri-
can association will probably, for the
sake of harmony and united action, be
favorably acted upon.
These negotiations for mutual action
have a somewhat tedious history Last
March committees from the American
Trotting and National association
met in New York and discussed a plan
as to exactly what should constitute
time record and an amendment of the
rule governing distance. After several
weeks of deliberation the committees
met again in Chicago and prepared q
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laws which had made the older orcani.
ration power in its particular realm.
To-day the National association has a
membership of five hundred and fifty
eight This is divided up among the
states. about as follows: New York
has one hundred and sixteen members.
Pennsylvania comes next with sixty
seven. Maine has fifty-six. Massachu-
sets thirty-nine, Canada thirty-two.
California thirty-one. Kentucky TWEEN
ty-six, Connecticut twenty-seven. Yer
mont twenty-six, New Hampshire if
teen, Virginia twelve. Arkansas,
Utah. Alabama, Oregon. Wyoming,
Nevada and Nebraska all have fair
represent. TONS and one member halls
from far-off Australia.
IN accordance with the provisions Of
the constitution the subordinate asso-
Citations only have representation, and
as the most noted promoters of the
trotting turf have been chosen in all
parts of the country the body which
will meet in New York on February Il,
will perhaps be the most thoroughly rep
resentative ever gathered in America
for like purpose.
From New England will come ex-
Sow. RullseleY, Of Connecticut. nov the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-10
-~No.r. . said the intrepid EXP

Now said the intrepid explorer.
after ne had shown the guileiess native
the inside workings Of the brass watch
and had noted his naive wonder az tae
mysteries OF the mechanism II viii
let you have one Of these for two susks'
then You can be the envy o. the whole
tribe Tne native yentlefusn yas~ned-
Il traded q secondhand war club for
bushei of those things when | was at
the worlds fair LIST summer. said he,
and there xss not one Of them that
ran fo- more than q week Got any
chewin' abou, your closhes9
apolis Journal
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lows. Men Of national reputation as wits
and orators say dinner such as this takes
all the nervous force out OF them and
leaves them wilted and hollow the next
morning. The matter is becoming 50 serl-
GUS that men Of importance, while liking
the fun of the dinners-for the fun does
rage fast and furious-are becoming less
and less inclined 20 offer themselves as sac
rifices on the altar of burlesquery.
1t has been found necessary to restrict the
ardor and curb the fierceness OF the roasters,
and it is now a rule in these newspaper clubs
that speaker shall not be roasted until
the president gives the signal Two taps
of the gavel while a man is on his feet trying
TO make speech are the signal TO let loose
the tigers. Luckless the man who talks 50
long or so dull that the president thinks
it proper to tap the msllet twice together
on him. 1t does not matter how eloquent
he may be as an orator, how courageous he
may have been On the field of battle, how
mighty in debate in house or senate he
stands about as much chance among these
tigers OF the newspaper banquetin9 board
as an icicls would have in hades.
PoBEaI GRAVES