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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26

On the farm of J. P. Welsh near
Orangevil,e, a crop of winter oats has
just been threshed. Winter oats in
northern climate is rare thing. Last
fall bushel and half of winter oats
was purchased and sowed about the
middle of October, as an experiment
On account Of the strong stooling
properties of this oats, the seed was
spread over nearly two acres. This
proved afterwards to be sown a little
too thin.
The yield was something over one
hundred bushels, which seems i'm
mense when the amount Of seed is
considered.
BY sowing ten days or two weeks
earlier this year, and sowing about
bushel or a trifle over to the acre it is
believed that still greater success of
it can be made next year.
The seed will also have the advan-
tage of having come from a crop that
has been through one severe winter.
1t certainly ought to be acclimated.
This spring it seemed as if there were
nothing left of it nothing showed
above ground when the snow went off.
A few days later it showed up better,
but still ran narrow escape of being
plowed up and sown with summer
oats. When too late for summer oats
it was still gaining ground, but
was threatened with buck-wheat.
Finally it came out in head and thick
ened up remarkably, and proved
great surprise to all who had been
watching the experiment. They weigh
nearly 40 lbs. to the bushel as they
come from the separator. This ex-
pertinent may prove of great benefit
to the farmers of the north.
There are many points in their favor
and but few against. They can be
sown in fall, when wheat and rye are,
and thus relieve the ensuing spring
work Of this pressure and this is a
great point gained should the opening
of spring be late. These oats, sown
after corn or potatoes, cover and pro-
tect what would otherwise be a nude
soil and the roots prevent washing Of
the soil by rains. They furnish green
feed late in the fall, for they do better
to be pastured off than if not. There
is great gain in seed. These require
but three pecks to the acre, while
spring oats require seeding of two
to three bushels. Winter oats "stool'
or tlller remarkably. Given room and
fertile soil, single grains throw up
from ten to twenty stalks, which bear
large, well-hlled heads. They have a
stiff straw, stand up well, and seem to
be much more productive than spring
oats. They come off in good season
to plow and SOW crimson clover fol
fall pasturage, winter soil protection
and for renovating crop to turr
down in the spring. Spring oats art
to late for this. Winter oats, follow
ed by crimson clover, may become
one of the fixed changes of our pro
gressive new agriculture.
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the old man with mixture of astonish-
ment and indignation on his face.
Then l knew something was wrong
I'D had my misgivings all along
but / answered as coolly as could
that was making a bean hole.
"'A bean hole p he shouted, "a
bean hole2 Well, you come out of
that bean hole quick, you blanked
bean hole idiot = And then he began
to laugh, and l never heard a man
laugh like that before nor since. 1t
seemed as if he never would get
through, and Of course it sounded very
unpleasant to me. l soon learned
what bean hole is.
You see they build log inclosure
about 3 feet high and S or feet
square and fill it with clay. In the
middle they sink deep hole and
start fire OF maple sticks in it. When
there is good bed of Goals, they put
in pot of beans and cover it over
with ashes and clay, and the beans
steam in there till they are done and
make tie best eating you ever got in
the woods. But the bean hole wound
me up in that camp. The story went
all through the woods and from the
head waters of Rum river to Anoka,
and there was so much snickering
wherever I went that 7 couldn't stand
it. Why, men came 10 and IS miles
from other camps to get squint at
the chap that built the bean hole. So,
though l didn't make ary more
specially bad breaks there, l pretty
soon called for my time and got out
of the country.'-Souh Bend
{ WdSh.) Journdl
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"My first experience at lumbering,'
said certain prominent citizen the
other night, "was in making a bean
hole. OF course you don't know what
bean hole is. No more did | when
went up on Rum river in 1868 and
applied for work in one Of Wash
burne's camps. l neglected to tell
the boss that ] didn't know the differ
ence between gee haw and cross
haul, and maybe he took me for an
all rounder at the business. Anyhow
was hired offhand, and the next
morning the foreman said to me,
Weistling, you take Joe and Charlie
here and 60 over to the new camp
and chink up and build bean hole
All right / said, as cheerful as could
be, and off we started.
"As soon as we'd got into the tim
Der l halted the boys and asked,
What's this chink up the old man
wants? Joe looked al me pretty hard
and told me about tightening up be-
tween the cabin and logs with clay.
'And what's bean hole P l inquired.
But the boys seemed to be getting
pretty tired about something. You
see, they didn't like the idea OF being
put under such greenhorn, and both
claimed they didn't know what bean
hole was. So l told them TO wait there
a minute, and l ran back to the fore
man and said, Look here, Mr.. Cole,
how big do you want that bean hole p
oh, 6 by 6 or 8 by g. he said. and
how deep do you want it ? Three or
four feet, he answered.
Wei, when we got to the new
camp we chlnked the cabin all right,
and then | measured off a space 8
feet square, and we started to dig s
feet deep. | was going to carry out
the boss biggest figures to show what
good man | was. We dug all that
day and it was hard work, for the soil
was loose, and the sides of the hole
kept tumbling in on us. When we
got back to camp that evening the
foreman asked me if I'd finished the
bean hole, and / told him not quite
but We'll finish her up tomorrow To
ward noon next day we were prett,
near through and we were smoothing
the bottom of the sepulcher when tht
foreman showed up to examine pro
gress. | didn't notice him till hearC
him roar, 'What the.--are you fellow
doing? looked up, and there stooc
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MAKING BIRCH OIL.
SIMPLE PROCESS USED IN THE
wILDS OF CONNECTICUT.

A very large quantity of birch oil is
manufactured in the wilds of Connec-
ticut, and with simplicity equalling
sugar making in the Vermont forests.
Birch twigs are cut into even lengths
of five inches, and thrown into water
tight tanks having copper bottoms a
coil Of steam pipes is arranged in the
bottom, and three feet of water pour
ed in, the tops are Theoretically sealed,
steam turned on, and the water kept
boiling for six hours. Into the side
of each boiling tank a steam pipe is
inserted and runs in the form of a
worm into barrel Of cold water, and
cold water is flowing continually into
this barrel the steam rising from the
boiling birch twigs passes through
this pipe and is condensed in the
worm, while the oil drops from the
end of the pipe into small receiving
jar or pail. The oil as it drips down,
being dull brown, is carefully clarih
ed until Of very light green and,
instead of chemical processes, clarif-
cation is accomplished by simply
spreading heavy wooden blanket
over the wood inside the tank. In a
proper kind of mill, however, the oil
now drops cut pure and ready for
market one ton of birch yields four
pounds of oil, and the oil is worth So
or more per pound.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Interesting Items From Various Points in
the County, Reported by Our Staff Of
Correspondents.
EAST BENTON.

Corn fields all over the country
look spotted. Worms are said 10 be
the cause
Winter grain is now nearly all
gathered, 1t is said to be good
crop.
Rev. W. R. Campbell, wife and
child, missionaries in Mormondom in
Mendom, Utah, are enjoying vaca-
ton and visiting friends in this locality
and New York City.
Will used to live with us when he
taught school in this neighborhood.
T. H. Tubbs, Jr. has his new house
nearly completed. Timothy is a
first class mason.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS,

The duplicates for 1895 are now in
my hands for collection" All dog,
state, county and school taxes paid
before Saturday August I4th, reduc-
tion of FIVE percentum will be allowed.
| will be at the Office of Guy Jacoby
Esq, over Post Office on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, August, IS, I6
and II and Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, August as, 23, and "a
between the hours of 2 and o'clock
in the afternoon to receive taxes.
K. BITTENBENDER, Collector.
6-2S At. Ia3 West Fifth ST.
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that they should ke, Many woman y
hearts Happiness has been wrecked be-
cause of a crop of pimples or because of a
foul breath, or because Of some other ur-
pleasant symptom OF an irregularity in the
performance of her natural functions.
Health in a woman brings clear complex,
ion, red lips, vivacity, sparkle of eyes ana
intellect. Eternal watchlulness is the price
OF health. The downward road to disease
Is fatally easy to travel Little disorders.
little Irregularities little drains, lead to the
most serious consequences, Put stop. to
them DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
will do it without the embarrassment of
examinations and local treatment so
much dreaded by modest women, In nine
cases in ten, there is absolutely no need of
them. The "Favoritc Prescription " has
been prescribed by Dr. Pierce for over 30
years and has cured the very worst forms
Of female troubles
A book of I6S pages, containing much
valuable information and letters from
hundreds Of grateful women, will be sent
in plain envelope, securely sealed, on
receipt of this notice and ten cents, In
stamps, to part pay postage, by WORLDS
DIsPENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, No.
663 Main Street. Buffalo, N. Y.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
FOR SALE.

Desirable vacant lots and = number Of good
houses and lots In Bloomsbury, Pa The best
business stand In Bloomsbury. A very desira-
bic property containing l9 acres and first class
puildings with good Will In business worth
ei200 to 1880 per year at Willow Grove.
Dwellings in Espy, 0rangeville and Beach
Haven. Alarge number of farms In Columbia
county, one In Lulerne County, one In virginia.
Two Country Store Stands In Columbia county
and one in LuZerne county, y water power
planning mill, dry dock and lumber yard and
sheds In Beach Haven, Pa. Also 10 acres OF
good farm land at same place, by NJ p. LUTH
. SON, Insurance and Real Estate Agents,
BUOOMSbUR RG. PA, u.
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A good quality of envelopes can be
obtained at the COLUMBIAN Office, for
$2.oo thousand, with business card
printed on the corner. If.
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Boarding

And furnished rooms to rent on Main
street. Steam, gas, hot and cold wa
ter and bath. Apply to Mrs. M. M.
Phillips, at Phillips Cafe. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-26
House to Rent.

On East Rcck street, Bloomsburg,
Inquire at this Office.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

CHICKERING PIANO FOR sALE.--In fine
" COndI on, price reasonable, terms easy.
Inquire az this Office OF address Lock Box A.,
Bloomsbury, Pa. IT,
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One Of

One Of
the wrong things
In this world is
that a woman has
to wait for a man
to speak k. Her
happiness may de-
pend upon him,
but she is not per-
nitted to tell him
so, as he would be
to tell her. She
must depend upon
her ability to Gre
ate and foster in
him a favorable
and ardent feeling.
To do this, she
III st depen d
much upon her
appearance. N o
man admires a sal
low skin, dull and
sunken and circled
eyes, die ss
lips, s u n k e n
cheeks. No man
wants to marry an
invalid. Very few
invalds are attrac-
tive to either sex.
1t isn't n atural !
Mo- n uynf1t "a
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LII EINDS OF BLANKS FOR JUSTICES
"A ana ooNsTABLEs at the COLUMBIAN Of
nee. IT.
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A TENDERFOOTs EXPERIENCE.

Making Bean Hole" in Washington Log
ging Camp-A Greenhorn Makes an Anus
ing Mistake and Gets Laughed at by the
Old Time lumbermen.
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WINTER OATS.

SOMETHING NEW. BIG YIELD.
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for Infants and Children.

"Castoris is 20 well adapted to children that
recommend It as superior to any prescription
known to me-" IL A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
Ill So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY.
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or more per pound.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-16

soul to him as a present Saviour.
Then serve him from love. The next,
even the most common duty Of life,
that you have to perform, do it as @
service to him. Will you accept this
first offeri Your eyes are open to the
peril, Beware OF delay-beware."
"You are right; may God help me-
I fear I have been living IN kind Of
dreamy delusion on this subject
Times of Refreshing
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THE FIRST OFFER.

Not long since, as a clergyman was
visiting one of his parishioners, who
was a man of business, the following
conversation substantially occurred:
1T Is true" said the merchant, II am
not satisfied with my present condi-
ton; I am not of a settled mind in
religion as you express 1t, Still /
am hot utterly hopeless; I may yet
enter the vineyard even at the eleventh
hour" ''Ah! your alluslon is to the
Savlour's parable Of the lettering
laborers, who wrought one hour at
the end of the day. But you over
looked the fact that these men &C.
cepted the first Offer" Is that so?"
Certainly; they said to the Lord of
the vineyard, No man hath hired u.s.
They welcomed the first offer immed-
lately" "True, l had not thought of
that before. But, then, the thief on
the cross, even, while dying was
saved" "Yes, but it is likely that
even he had never rejected the offer
of salvation, as preached by Christ
and his postles. Like Barrabas, he
had been a robber by profession. In
the resorts to which he had been &C.
customed the gospel had never been
preached. Is there not some reason
to believe that he, too, accepted the
first offerp "Why, you seem desir-
GUS to quench my last spark of hope"
"Why should I not? Such hope Is
an &llasi6Hl You have really no pro.
mise of acceptance at some future
time. Now is tho accepted time
Begin nowP ."How shalI I b. imp
'Just as the poor leper did whsD hal
met Jesus by the way and committed
his body to the great physician in
order to be healed. So commit yOur
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OUR FAME ABROAD.

Commenting on the raid on the
Kansas treasury which is just now at
tracing attention all over the coun-
try the Chicago NetcS says;
The principle involved in the very
latest political sbinay in Kansas is 80
interesting that one cannot help re-
GREETING that Governor Morrill, has
begged the question by returning to
the state treasury a portion of the
money which he is accused Of having
drawn illegally.
The money in question, some $500
or $500, went to pay stenographer's
hire, telegraph tolls, Office rent and
like expenses incurred by the govern
or before his Inauguration in answer
ing letters and kilograms from people
who desired state jobs and IN prepsr.
ing and composing his inaugural
message, wherein he set forth many
valuable thoughts on state affairs.
The governors theory was that al
though the expense was incurred
prior to his inauguration the services
in question redounded to the profit of
the people and it was no more than
right that the people should pay for
them. The question involved was, of
course, as to how far the people may
be liable retroactively for expense in
Cured by their servants before the
servants formally don the official
livery, but the fruits Of which expen-
diture finally 20 TO the benefit of the
state.
IlGov Morrlrs position in this
matter was correct there is no reason
why the election expenses Of a gov.
ernor might not be charged to the
public purse, for every governor
would be able to certify that it was
worth tho price to the people to have
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as several times between blowing and
planting.
Limit crop acreages to one-half OF
their present proportions, but not the
work.
Irrigation, while it will hardly be
attempted on general field crops in
Kansas, can be made, on a small
scale, to pay in many localities. Eat
ing New York cabbage in Kansas is
not profitable to our people.
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Cure for Heaadche.

AS remedy for all forms of Head
ache, Electric Bltters has proved to be
the best. 1t effects a permanent cure,
and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure
bottle, and give this remedy fair trial,
In cases of habitual constipation Elec-
trio Bitters cures by giving the needed
tone to the bowels, and a few cases
long resist the use of this medicine
Try it once. Large bottles only so
cents, at S. S. Fisher g. Co.'S drug
tore. 2
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-16
The COON" Scare.

Nothing in modern bookmaking has
created so profound an influence on
the public mind as "Coin's Financial
School," At first the goldbugs rolled
their balls-three OF them-snd
sneered at it with contempt. Then
they ridiCuled il, and at last panic
stricken at the prairie FIRE it has start
ed, they try to answer it--and the
mails are overloaded with "replies"
sent gratuitously to names on matri-
monial, lottery and green goods lists
in the hands Of advertising agencies.
One of these Is called "Coin's FL
nancial Fool" by Horace White, the
semi-foreigner whom even Joe Medill
kicked out Of the Chicago Tribune,
and Belmont bought into the Evening
Post under his own shadow. The
very title "fool" shows the man u off
his balance, for that is ALWAYS An ar
gument from passion or personal
consciousness-as the case may he.
Such words as fool" false" clap.
trap" and like expressions with
which tins reply" is jarded only
prove 1t no reply at all only panic
scare.
But this is not why We notice this,
but to refer to one Of the most de-
liclous bits Of humor all modern
literature hat IL, il TITS ding is
literary 1t will be lam cred that
the arg imenJ OF Cow, book ia the
form Of a supposed school, sud ques-
tions are put into the mouths OF as
sumed scholars names familiar to
the public, as Lyman 9. Gage, the
widely known banker; Professor
Laugb,n, young Medill and Scott, of
the Tribune aud Herald; John r..
Walsh and Others, aud the argument
is in the aus wers TO the questions thus
propounded.
The humor of this reply of Horace
White is that letters are printed on
the title page from such men rs Gage
Walsh and Laughlin, graveIy stating
over their signatures that they never
attended such school and never
asked such questions at ALL" Was
ever anything seen half 50 comical as
these letters? They tell as nothing
else could tell the fright, panic and
scare of the gold trust over this little
book. We doubt if there is a bright
school boy who did not
see the drift of the ''school" and the
questions of the scholars-so apt as a
means Of conveying the argument
that itself was a stroke of genius.
But to put out these grave certificates
is only another evidence of how pro-
foundry ignorant these money lords
and their Wallets are as to popular IN
Kansas City Journal
We have just received another sup
ply Of the above work. Everybody
should read it.
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The Western Trail is published
quarterly by the Chicago, Rock Ic-
land & Pacific Railway. 1t tells how
to get farm IN the west, and it will
be sent to you gratis for one year.
Send name and address to editor
Western Trail, Chicago" and receive
it one year free.
JOHN SEBASTIAN. G.. P. A.
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First Publication, April %, 1S95-aw.
Case No. 1913.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
PHILLIPS COUNTY, 49,
In the District Court OF Phillips county.
Aultman, Miller 6 Co., plaintiff,
vs.
G. W, Stinson, defendant.
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that under
L and by virtue Of the judgment rendered in the
above entitled action, in and by the above named
court, and Of an execution Issued on said iudg.
ment, to me directed and delivered, / will, on
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1895,
at the hour Of o'clock p IN. of eaid day, in the
city OF Phillipsburg, in the county of Phillips,
state Of Kansas, offer at public sale and sell to
the highest bidder, for cash in hand, the follow
ing described personal property, namely: Three
Buckeye Harvesters and Binders, and one Buck.
eye Mower, all in the county Of Phillips, state OF
Kansas.
Said property has been levied upon and is to be
Jiff.
Dated this cath dav Of April, A. D., 1895
g. e. UTTER, Sheriff Of Phillips County.
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himself elected instead Of his wicked
opponent Such educational and
other advantages as the governor had
enjoyed and which could be construed
as Of benefit to the people might be
charged up, The bill of an ordinary
governor would, perhaps, be about
like this:
1857 days spent In mastering the teachings
OF history and the principles OF political
economy (without INTEREST,". ....,,.... &c. 914
1850 Autographs OF myself, used 10 dlseem-
inate the Rreut and beneficial principles Of
the party worth Sl4 $50 ,,,,.....,....., 1895
Cost OF preparing lnaugural-best ever de-
HVtIeu s.sss.ss..ss,,ssss, '.,s,,,. ,,s.s 10
Moral value to people ex-governor elects re-
fusa 10 appoint certain touch but iniuen-
tial men TO oilce-lumped ,n.,.,..,,,,,.,. 1000
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RELIGIOUS COLUMN.
BY THE PHILLIPsBURG MINISTER'S.
oHuRoH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Sabbatb services
Sunday School, 10 a. M prayer meeting, We'd
nosday at 8,0Op m.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH---Sabbath services
Sunday school nj 10 a, mi Endeav0r Society, $3.50
p. M Prayer meeting on Thursday at boo p. M
BAPTIST CHURCH-s Sabbath service Sunday
School at 10 a. IN preaching at II a, IN. and 1880 p.
M, except the third Sabbath OF each month pray.
or meeting, Wednesday $500 p. N; covenant
meeting, Saturday before first Sunday $3.50 p NJ
M. e. CHURCH-sabbath eerylces-sunday
School at 10 a. m; preaching at II a. m. and 300
D IA; prayer meeting, Thursday 500 p, nj
Junior League, Saturday, 3 p m; Official board,
lrst Tues lay. 8p. IN. A. ~ SEE' fartor'
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Pueblo, Colo,


Life is fruitful IN the ratio ia which
it is laid out in noble action or patient
perseverance.
II we would have God hear what
we would say to Him by prayer, we
must be ready to hear what He saith
to us by His word.
DR.. Arnold of Rugby, used to pray;
30 Lord, let me not live in vain; let
me not live for my own miserable,
shivering, hungry self. Thou has
work to do, Lord! Let me do it!
What wouldst thou have me do2
Here am L: send me! 4 Let
me labor to do Gods will, yet not
anxious that it should be done by me
rather than by others, if God dis
approves of my doing it,"
True peace of mind does not de-
pend, as some men seem to suppose,
on the external Incidents of riches
and poverty, Of health and sickness,
of friendships and enmities. 1t has
no necessary dependence upon society
or seclusion; upon dwelling IN cities
or in the desert. u Let the
heart be right, let it be fully united
with the will Of God, and we shall be
entirely contented with those Circum
stances in which Providence has seen
fit to place us, however unpropitious
they may be in a worldly point of
view. He who gains the victory over
himself gains the victory over all his
enemies.-T. G. Upham.