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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-08-27
A Portable Swill-Barrel.

In pals from the kitchen to the sty. An.
other very important consideration is
that IL an inclined plane be made for
the wheels to run upon, the contents of
the barrel may be poured directly into
another barrel or into the feeding
trough, by simply elevating the shafts
so as to turn the barrel over back
wards. A barrel may be supported on
wheels in this manner for the purpose
of carrying water to stock of any kind.
or for any other purpose where 1t is
usual to carry water, liquid manure,
etc, in pals. A lid should ft the top OF
the barrel closely, to keep the liquid
from stopping over.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-08-27

On a farm of 100 acres 1 would plant
fye acres potatoes every year, selecting
such fields as knew to be best adapt
cd to this crop. Would manure highly.
cultivate often but not hoe. Would
raise every year q uniform acreage OF
such crops as could be grown success
1ully on my farm, no more than could
take good care of without mourning ex-
ira expense, and enough to fully supply
my home demands. Would not be in
uuced to vary this rule by fluctuations
IN price and would thus avoid any great
loss by the failure OF some particular
|crop.
would keep as many cows, sheen
and hogs as the farm could support in
|creasing the number as the land became
oetter able to maintain them. l would
market butter. eggs, poultry, pigs
calves and fruits, but never grain
Whch cannot be profitably grown al
present prices.
When would l market my produce
|Nhen ready for market. 1 would then
set the highest price l could command
Dul never hold a crop for a further ad-
vance From shrinkage and other
.duses one Is sure to lose q large per-
eehtage of the crop, which is never as
larketable as In the season. Taking
"e year with another l have found
nese rules to hold good.-E. S. r.,
Iouhlwater, N. Y.
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.Ss,S. He WAS BLurTINa. ,1y,N,

Had to Cave In, However, when the Cow
boy Began Sample Shooting.
There were five Of us who got to the
crossing OF Kaw River at the same
time, and we found the old squaw
which did duty as ferryboat on the
lar side. with the ferryman dangling
his bare feet In the water and evident
ly taking things easy.
Say. your called a cowboy from our
side.
wall, what Is III" E>
we want to cross over" -----,G
Yes, guess ye do"
Come on with the scow." -
II don't have to till git ready"
When will you get ready"
Cant tell" ~
1t was evident that we had bumped
up against an eccentric character, and
AS no one was in hurry we waited for
him to take his time. After fifteen or
twenty minutes he called:
"Mebbe ye hain't heard the news!
What Is it?" asked the cowboy, who
had been delegated to do the talking
On our side.
"The price fur gettin' over used to
be quarter but II has riz."
What is It nowf" ,AEtNMgs
Half a dollar"
And I've some news for your r.
"Wall!
THE price OF cartridges used to be
hfty cents a box. but they've come
down to quarter, and kin AFFORD to
waste dozen or So"
"Shootin' at what?"
"At you! I'll give you five minutes
20 make start"
kin you plunk that?' asked the
ferryman, as he held up his hat on a
stick.
You betr replied the cowboy, as he
sent two bullets through 1t.
That's 'nuff. and I'll come over!
This is my biuffin' day. and l hate to
,rawfish. but IL must l must. That's
the trouble out in this kentry. You
BLUM an Injun and lick a Chinaman.
and git all swelled up over it, and then
along comes a critter who shoots two
handed and makes you eat grass.
Mighty pecooliar how the price of car
tridges fell down as my price riz up
nain't it?'--St. Louis Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-08-27
Such an Accident.

Dainty Delia-You know how thin
Ethel Perkins is?
Sweetest Susie-Isn't she, though?
Dainty Delia-Well, somebody sent
her one of those new ankle bangles,
and while she was talking to Chawlie
Litewaite she accidentally got her 9TH
sr foot through it, and had one bangle
hoop on both ankles. OF course, she
forgot all about it-it wasn't the least
bit tight, you know-and when she
stood up and tried to walk she fell
right over onto Chawlie, and scared
him most to death. He is engaged to
Pet Plummer, you know, And every
body thought she had paralysis or
something, and they sent for two doc
tors and trained nurse, and then, af-
ter they had put Ice on her head snd
put her to bed they found the BANGLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-08-27
A Convenient Portable swli-Barrel.

Inc accompanying Illustration repre-
sents a portable swill-barrel, evenly
balanced on a pair Of light wheels.
which ought to be about three feet In
diameter. The spokes and fellies of the
wheels should be made Of the best tim
Der, In order to secure great strength
and lightness. Dress out a stick Of
tough wood for an axletree, about two
Inches square, and make an axle-arm
on each end Of It, to At the wheels. The
length of the main part of the axletree.
between the wheels, should be about
thirty inches. Make a square mortise
through two opposite sides OF the bar
rel, just large enough to receive the
axletree. Let the work be done neatly.
so as to secure a good At, and calk the
cracks with tow, or with the strands OF
a rope picked to pieces. Two straight
sticks for thills, with a oss-piece con-
Meeting the forward ends, are bolted to
the axletree with small carriage bolts.
The axletree should pass through the
barrel, little below the bllge, provided
the wheels are high enough to swing it
clear from the ground.
The advantage Of such a portable
swill-barrel will be readily appreciated
by every one who desires to keep the
offensive odor which always arises from
the piggery, at distance from the
dwelling house. The barrel wheeled to
the door OF the kitchen, may receive the
swill, and can then be trundled back TO
the pggery. Thus we dispense with all
the disagreeable handling and spilling
OF swill unavoidable when q swill-bar-
rel is stationary and the swill is carried
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The Retort Courteous.

Smart Youth Ito old gentleman from
the country)-You seem to be looking
at me pretty close, uncle. Do / remind
you OF some one you used to know?
Old Gentleman-Yes you remind me
OF an old aunt of mine in Pennsylvania
only she's'got a little more beard than
you've got.-Yonker's Home Journal,
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AUDITORS NOTICE.
ASSIGNED EsTA TIE or Wm. NEAL.

ASSIGNED ESTA TIE or VIM NEAL.
The undersigned auditor appointed TO make
distribution 0t the ninds in The hands Of j. N.
Clark, assignee OF the estate Of Wilfdnl Neal, 10
ana among the parties entitled thereto toiH sit al
his Office oUer The First National Bank, Blooms
burg, Pa, on Thursday, the i0th day or Septem-
ber 1896, al 10 o'clock a. M, FOR the performance
or The duties OF hts appointment iDhen ana
tdte nil present them, or be COrereT debdi7-ed
Jro7n coming IN FOR share or MS rald.
c. r. BUCKALEW,
1-23-h. auditor.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.

Estate or Reoeccd Bo0ert, late OF Ftshtngcreek
to,cnshiD, Columbia county, decd.
The undersigned, an auditor appointed bv the
Orphans Court or Columbia county TO make dts
frtbltton OF The f,tnd IN The hands or Moses Nc
Henry, executor or said estate, 11U sit IN his Office
in bloomsbury, Pa, on Saturday. august 80, 1895,
at 10 O'Clock a. M, lchen ana t1here all persons
haUin0 claims against said estate must appear
ana Droce the same, on be de6GTed rom coming
IN on said Cttnd. H. A. HCRILLIP,
7-s0-4t. AUDITOR
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate OF Susan Ramodch, late OF Bloomsbury,
Pa.
Notice Is hereby giue, that letters or odminis-
tratiOn on the estate OF Susan Ranbdch, late OF
Bloomsbury, Pa, deceased hare been granted 10
the undersigned administrator, TO tphom all
persons indebted TO sdid estate are requested TO
make payment, ana those hduing c,dims or de-
TndndS tcW make kno,on the same t1ithotn de-
ldyto
C. III. CAMPBELL,
6-4-6t. Administrator.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.
STA TIE or ELvTyA WHITENlGHT DECD

ESTA TE OF ELVINI WHITENIGIT DECD
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
p1tdns' Court or Columbia colIn ", Pa, TO make
dtstTibution or the balance IN the hands or the
EIec,ltor or the estate or Elrnd Whttenfght, late
or FishinOCrPeb township, decd, DM stt at The
once Of p. Frank Zdrr. Bloomsbury, Pa, on Sat-
urddy, Septembe15 g. 1896, at 10 O'Clock a. M, tChe1l
ana lrheTe all parties interested lCtu attend or be
forever barred rom any share IN said nind.
". A. EXERT,
7-3C-td auditor.
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"Oh, yes, my husband has been a
collector of curios and such things for
a number Of years"
WAS he in that business when he
married you"
Eyes, indeed" .t-<
II thought Wilmington DELL
Iota'' s.q. -. A.-' '---.=-ss' I.A.sksAs-ass
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Guy hay rather than pasture the
moving lands.
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Nasal.
CA TAR r n
EI.Y'S
CREAM BALM

Opens ana cleanses
the Nasal Passages,
Allays pain and In
flammation, Heals
the Sores, Protects
the Membrane from
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-09-10

Boston, and Arthur a teacher in
the district school. The Bige-
lows furnish a good home for an
orphan boy for whom he is
guardian. He has several times
been called upon to act as guard
ian and assist in the settlement
of estates. He has served his
town as Supt. of Schools, Lister,
Grand Juror, Overseer and JUS
tice of the Peace, and is regarded
as a man of integrity and sound
Judgment. Wholesome home
training and influence have ri
pened into good citizenship.
BURT BROTHERS.
c. +. and F. O. Burt rank
among the most extensive hum
Der operators of Vermont. They
are sons Of Charles Burt of Wat
erbury, and commenced the lum-
Der business in Stowe in 1888
c. E. Burt had been for several
wears a resident of Stowe, en-.
gagged in the livery and freight,
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ing business. They commenced
by buying about 1000 acres of
timber land, and built a steam
mill in the eastern part of the
town known as Stowe Hollow,
and conducted the business there
until the mill burned in 1898.
They also bought a Water-mill
and about 1000 acres of land in
1889 in Nebraska, sO-called, a
settlement i'll the southwest part
of the town, and ran both mills,
manufacturing about onemilliOn
feet annually of lumber, and
more than three fourths of a
million feet of clapboards.
In 1898 they bought what is
known as the Moss Glen steam
mill in the northeast part of the
town, with 1900 acres of timber
land. They ran that mill two
seasons and then moved the ma
chinery to a large steam mill
which they had erected in Stowe
village, where they now manu-
facture all of their lumber and
clapbOards, except the saving of
boards at the Nebraska mill,
which are afterwards dressed
and finished at the Stowe steam
mill Considerable labor is saved
/ by this concentration. Their log
ging is entirely done by jobbers,
on contract. During the logging
/ season some twenty-five teams,
employing about forty-fve men,
are kept busy.
Their system is practically
that Of weekly payment. From
10 to Is hands are employed in
and about the mill. Nearly all
of their help are residents of the
town, steady, reliable men with
families. Their main building is
3OX13O, with boiler room 24X3O,
There are two boilers and two
engines, with an equivalent OF
10 horsepower. There are two
clapboard machines, with a dai.
ly capacity Of about 400 feet,
and all suitable butt logs are
used for clapboards. The daily
capacity of the board saw is
about 10000 feet and that of the
dressing mill somewhat less.
Their timber is mountain
spruce usually of excellent quail
ity, the smaller trees being re-
served for future growth, which
will make a good cutting in
about twenty years. Mr. Burt
estimates that on this basis the
timber i'll the town as a whole
will grow nearly fast enough to
make good the annual output.
The sawdust supplies the fuel for
the engines, and the slabs and
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have also raised that best and
most important product of Yer
mont farm homes, a lively fam
lily of boys and girls, viz. Edwin
B., a farmer in Stowe; Rufus H.,
manufacturer of stove polish
at Duluth, MINI; Angus L., also
of that town; Angie NJ, Geo. s.,
Fred E., Mary E. and Polly are
attending school. Mr.. Gale is a
Universalist in religious belief, a
Republican in politics, has been
engaged in town business, and is
at present a member of the
Board of School Directors. He
is conscientiously thorough in all
his varied undertakings.
GREEN MOUNTAIN INN.
Green Mountain Inn of Stowe
is the most convenient objective
point for the tourist among the
Green Mountains. 1t has been
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park the land has been laid out
into building lots, and during
the last year three nice residences
have been built there.
These two enterprises alone en-
title this firm to the enduring
gratitude of the citizens. In con
Quoting their immense lumber
business, c. E. Burt looks after
the logging and freighting and
F. O. Burt after the manufacture
and sales. This enterprising firm
controls practically 1900 acres of
timber land. The successful OPP
Grafton of their business is a pO-
tential factor in the prosperity
of the town.
c. E. Burt has been a resident
of the town nearly thirty years,
and during half of that time has
been Constable and Deputy
Sheriff. He married Miss Vera
Raymond of Stowe. F. O. Burt
married Lillian May of Water
bury, who departed this life in
March, 1895, leaving a family of
five children. Mr.. Burt has been
an efficient member Of the Board
of School Directors.
MOSES DOUGLASS.
Away up under the shadow OF
Mount Mansfield is the saw-mill
of Moses Douglass, the picket
outpost of the lumber business
of Stowe. During the last decade
the lumber business like other
branches has become centralized
and carried on on a large scale
Occasionally there is found a
small operator who is his own
foreman, sawyer and lumberman
and Mr.. Douglass is a represent.
ative of this class. Born in st
Lawrence county, N. Y, he came
to Stowe with his fathers fami.
ly when he was 12years old, and
spent his early life in working
out on farms. After some years
experience in working in and
about mills in this town, in 1887
he bought the place of 40 acres
where he now lives and also 25C
acres of timber land. In 1889 he
bought the Turner saw-mill and
since that time has been engaged
in the manufacture Of lumber
He saws about 100000 feet OF
hard and soft wood timber an.
nually, making bill timber a
speciality, besides his custom
saving.
He has just putin a new steam
mill with a boiler of 40 horse
power and 20 horsepower en-.
CINE, which will enable him to
largely increase his business
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-09-10

kept since 1892 by Mark c.
Lovejoy, who being a native OF
the town is very familiar with
ali points of local scenery or his
tore interest.
The house has been thoroughly
repaired and re1urnished, and
under the present management
commands an excellent patron
age from local permanent board
ers, the travelling public and
summer bOarders and tourists.
A good livery is attached, with
turn outs adapted to large or
small parties, and mountain
work with experienced drivers is
made a speciality. The location
OF Stowe village is one Of the
most desirable IN New England.
1t is five miles from the loot OF
Mt. Mansfield and nine miles
from the summit, by the most di-
rect and accessible route, eight
miles from the smart village OF
MorrisvilIe on the st. ] & l.. {.
railroad, and ten miles from
Waterbury on the Vermont Cen
trail. The drives in all directions
present views of the Green
Mountains, of Cameps Hump,
Sugar Loaf and Mansfield, OF
rare scenic beauty.
The spotted trout are found in
the cool mountain brooks in this
vicinity, while small game is
abundant i'll the black timber
on the slopes Of the mountains.
The elevated situation makes it
a natural sanitarium, and severe
cases of hay fever, asthma, and
kindred diseases are greatly allie
waited by a few weeks stay in
this brac1ng air.
JAMES f. HOUSTON.
About five miles from Stowe
village andnear the Forks on the
road to Mt. Mansfield, the eye
of the traveller is attracted by
an establishment that bespeaks
both enterprise and refinement
on the part of the owner There
is complete and well equipped
butter tub factory in full opera
ton, and a modern villa with
veranda commands the bold fea-
lures of Mt. Mansfield and the
distant outline of Worcester
mountain marking the south
eastern horizon. This is the
home of ]. E. Houston.
Joseph Houston, the grand
father of the subject OF this
sketch, was an early settler and
an ingenious blacksmith at
. Stowe village, and made, it IS
said, the first goose-neck hoes
ever made i'll the State. Joseph,
mis- son, was a lifelong resident
o. the town, and a journeyman
shoemaker, and with his kit OF
tools used to go from house to
house and mend and make the
boots and shoes of the family,
taking his pay in grain, full cloth
or pork. He married Mary Luce
and they had a family of six sons
and a daughter Edwin having
served out his three years, re
enlisted in the 9Th Vt. i'll 1864,
and was killed at the Wilderness.
Joseph, who enlisted in the same
company, was mOrtally wounded
at Spottsylvania. Henry Hous-
ton is living in town.
James +. was born in Stowe i'll
1S47 and was reared almost I'M
der the shadow of Mt. Mansfield.
His early training was received
in the saw mill and the common
schools, but he has been a keen
observer and an eager reader
and is well informed. He helped
his mother until he attained his
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probably more different sizes
than any other firm in town and
his tubs are of the very best quail
ity and finish. He makes about
10000 tubs annually, taking the
raw material from his own land.
He does all of the work at his
mill and employs from six to ten
men during the busy season,
nearly all of whom are perma-
nent residents, He expects to
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-09-10

sale in Milwaukee, Chicago, Du-
luth and elsewhere. Mr.. Gale
has a fine and healthy orchard
of more than 400 trees of most
OF the standard varieties, and
sells large quantities to the local
and general trade. A lively
drove Of pigs help keep his or
chard free from insect pests and
keep up the fertility.
MIR. Gale and his good wife
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-09-10

Mr.. Bigelow is progressive
and energetic. He has erected a
silo and put in a United States
separator, and is bringing the
old farm up in production.
Carrie E., the eldest daughter,
resides at Salem, Mass; Mrs.
Flora Blodgett is at Sedalia,
Mo-, and Mrs. Abbie Warren at
Stowe. w. ]. Bigelow is night
editor of the Burlington Free
Press; Wilbur is a salesman for
Almey, Bigelow & Washburn,
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With only a small capital he has
worked along step by step as
best he could under the circum-
stances. Mr.. Douglass married
Ellen J. Edison of Stowe in 1869,
and they have two sons, Edwin
w. and Chas. T., both residents
of Stowe.
DILLINGHAM; BROTHERS.
Prominent among the enter
prising young men who are
building up the town of Stowe
is the firm of Dillingham; Bros,
who are largely engaged in the
manufacture of butter tubs at
Moscow, two miles south of
Stowe village. In 1889 these
young men built a dam, utilizing
a good water privilege on their
fathers farm, and erected a shop
44X5O feet, which is provided
with all modern improved ma
Chinery for the manufacture of
butter tubs, including a hoop
shaving machine, the only one in
town.
Aside from the regular tub ma
chinery they have a buzz planer
and band saw and other appli-
ances for general repairs. They
have three lots Of timber land
from which they obtain the lum-
Der, doing their own logging, en-
aiding them to compete success
fully in these times of narrow
margins. They have perma-
nent arrangement with O. S.
Smith, owner of an adjoining
steam mill, for saving the slaves
and heads.
The first year they made about
10000 tubs, but now produce
more than $4,000 per annum,
which are largely sold to cream
cries in Vermont, but they are
also building up a good trade
with creameries in the West.
They usually employ seven hands
all the year, but double that
number during the busy season,
while cutting stock and hauling
in logs.
Mr.. |. NJ. Dillingham; married
Laura NJ, daughter of Timothy
Wheeler Of Waterbury, the well.
known maple sugar expert
menter. He removed to his pres
ent farm in Stowe in 1879. In
Jan, 1894, his house and most
Of the furniture were consumed
involving a loss of several thous
and dollars. During that season
the present residence and tn.
most commodious farm house II
town, and designed for threi
families, was built.
The farm contains q larg<
sugar place, of which 800 trees
are we'll set up, and under tn;
skilled superintendent of limo
thy Wheeler, who puts up a mic,
article in maple honey and small
pals. Mr.. Wheeler's investiga
tiOns show that the sweetest SAL
and sugar Of the ightest cOlO1
can be obtained by low and shall
low tapping.
GEORGE G. FOSTER.
George G. Foster is one of The
butter tub manufacturers o
Stowe. He was born in More
town, VT, in 1912, a son o
John w. Foster of that town
When he was q years old hi
enlisted in Co. B, 18th Regt. Vt
Vols, Col. F. Y. Randall, anC
was with his regiment when the
2nd Brigade received the assault
of PiCkett'S famous charge a
Gettysburg, and was discharged
with his regiment. Soon afteI
his return from the South h,
came to Stowe, and located OF
the North Fork in the butter tut
business. In 1872 Mr.. FOste,
erected his present building
which contains all modern ma
chinery for the manufacture of {
strictly frst-class article.
He spares no efforts to NEE
the requirements of the market
and puts up 5, 10, Is, 20, %
80, 35, so and 65 pound tubs
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edgings to a large extent supply
the village with summer fuel.
Burt. Bros, in addition to
freighting their lumber, do nearly
all of the freighting in of mer-
chandise for the town, a business
sometimes amounting to $4,000
per year.
THE WATER SYSTEM.
After the burning of Mount
Mansfield Hotel in 1889, its
site, including about fifty acres
of land, was unoccupied until the
fall of 1898, when Burt Bros
bought it and also the water
supply, consisting Of three cold
mountain springs. During the
summer of 1894 they dug and
built a reservoir of about SOC
barrels capacity on the hill and
conducted a main to the village
where some Is families are sup
piled with this excellent water al
an expense Of Sc per year. Or
what was formerly the hOte
Smyrna times., 1896-06-03
MARRIAGE ATTACHMENTS.

It cannot but be evident to all per-
sons of the least reflection that many
of the attachments resulting in mar
riage do not deserve the sacred name
of love. A young man sees a young
woman or vice versa, and is, in COM
mon phrase, bewitched; and, verify,
the attraction does not deserve a bet
ter name. A fair face, agreeable man
ner, and indication of preferences
any sensuous charm sufices for its
cause.
If the impression has been mutual
the fascinated pair surrender them
selves at once to the sweet delusion,
fancying that it will last forever, aban-
doning all doubts, listening alone to
the voice of passion, or, as they fondly
term it, ''the language of the heart.
They dream through a six months
engagement and blissful honeymoon,
and wake, at length, to the realities of
life, and, alas! too often to a sober
consciousness of their unftness to
meet them together.