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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
PART!sANsHIP ON THE wANE

There is much that is sign ficant in
the very fact that Senator Henry M.
Teller, of Colorado, seeks a nomination
at the hands of the Democratic Nation
al Convention. There is greater sig
nifcauce in the fact that many old
time Democrats seriously considered the
availability of his candidacy. What
the slavery question did for the Wing
and Democratic parties 40 years ago,
seems about to be repeated as a result
of the free silver va. single stand con
troversy now wagiDg within both par
ties. craftsmanship was perhaps never
at lower ebb than now, and the plain
people who do not live by politics, but
are the real producers Of the wealth Of
of the nation, may take new courage
from the fact.
Il is a great day in the history of a
people when the individual citizen
thinks for himself and acts independ-
entity of all influences suggested by
party e~xigences. If he make mistakes,
it is better SO than that he blindly,
stupidity, follows another's direction
and so fail to learn for himself the les,
son of true citizenship. Farmers
Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28

There should be no fences except
those put up for temporary protection,
and that can be easily taken down
around the garden. If a permanent
fence is built it is always in the way,
ard becomes a harbor for weeds, which
will grow all the more luxuriantly be-
cause the garden is rich. Neither
should fruit trees be planted around
the garden for like reason. The fruit
garden ought to be by itself, and on
the farm it is better to grow all the
tree fruits in the main orchard, that
can then be fenced in and used al q
pasture for pigs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28

Watch the label on yOHr paper ana
1Uhen your subscription eGptresT
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
BAsELY DECEIVED.
ITO Had Trusted In tho Weather ONCE and
1t Had Conc Hack on Him.

ITO Had Trusted In tho Weather ONCE ana
1t Had Gone Back on Him.
1t was on one of the hottest days
that usurped the privileges of balmy
spring The sun beat down until mist
of heat came from the stone walks and
the brick walls. Towards a furnishing
store a fat man, among Detroits best
known citizens, made his weary way.
In one hand he used two handkerchief
as mop, while with the other he kept
up the busy action of a palm-leaf fan
Perspiration ran in merry rivulets
down his shining face, to be absorbed
In the wilted collar and collapsed shirt
front that were immaculate an houi
before. He was painting with the re-
spiratory unction of a porpoise and al
intervals muttered eXecrations that
Kissed with steam. His hair looked as
though he had been swimming and his
nose was beaded with glistening drops
SHOW me a straw hat" ordered the
man of flesh as he settled down on the
little round seat that at once suggested
the frail stem of great toadstool.
Looks like rain" ventured the
clerk. who is always under orders tc
be pleasant.
Won't look bit like rain. Weather
forecast is for a dry spell. This one
will do. Now I'll get some pie-plant
leaves and put in 1t. Don't propose tc
have my brain baked"
An hour later he was on the wooded
part of the island, handkerchief and
fan still in commission. Suddenly, as
if the heavens had opened, he was
deluged with rain. The mucilage from
the hat mingled with the extracted
green of the big leaf, poured down over
his head, neck and face, blinded his
eyes, filled his ears and streamed over
his natty light suit. He swore outra'
Seously as he groped his way to the
landing and by his hopelessly bedrag'
gled appearance excited the passengers
TO say that the poor fellow must have
been drinking to cool Off and ther
went in bathing without thinking tc
take anything off. He was a study In
water colors that might have been
mixed by nature in a frog pond. Now
he is going around with a blank check
trying to hire some big lawyer to sue
the Government for damages because
it made false representations through
its weather department.-Detro Free
Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
Kent the Floor.

The pastor of a New England church
announced that the regular weekly
prayer-meeting would be devoted to
discussion of certain question of gen.
eral interest to the congregation.
Many members of the church wished
TO take part in the discussion; it was
therefore decided to limit each mem
ber's remarks to five minutes. When
the speakers time expired, the clergy
man was to notify him by rapping
with a pencil on the desk. Deacon
A., one of the members at whom the
restriction was especially directed, had
not fairly started on his remarks when
the rap of the pencil was heard.
Am / to understand" asked the
deacon, that my five minutes have
expired?"
"Yes, deacon; am sorry, but your
time is up"
And all general remarks are limited
to five minutes?"
., Yes, that was the understanding.
The deacon turned very deliberately
10 his fellow-mem bers. Then, breth-
rem" he proceeded, Il shall throw the
remainder OF my remarks into the
form of a prayer"
The deacon kept the floor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
TIE FRONT sTooP oYNIC.
rhc GUNNER Man n Trenis--Tbo summer
Girl Missed.

rbo summer Man Frsnh-Tbe summer
Girl Missed.
Mr. Sirius Baker had sat in silence
for more than half an hour on his
front stoop watching the bicycles as
they flashed past. He seemed even
more displeosed with the human race
than usual, says the Detroit Free
press. His wife did not try to talk to
him. She knew he was angry about
something, and did not like to Inter
rupt him when he was having a good
time He broke the silence himself.
ugh" he said, with a shudder and
a shiver.
whats the matter, Sirius? Does
anything hurt your"
"Yes. ma'am," he answered, some
thing does hurt me. It Is not mere
tr1fing physical pain, either. l am
envious of the past, shocked at the
present, and apprehensiye of the fu-
ture."
Goodness gracious 1t isn't so 1ad
as that, Is IT.
IT'S worse. For several years
have been asking myself whittier we
are drifting. and then giving tse CO.
nundrum up because l quailed before
the awful truth that the answer In
yolved. But there Is no use in trying
to conceal II any longer. We are
plunging over the Niagara Falls OF
iconoclasm into the whirlpool Of social
chaos. That's where we are drifting.
And you women are responsible ior
IT,"
Sirius, be Just, II you cannot be
generous. Don't blame me personally
for the doings Of other members of my
sex. don't ride a bicycle"
No; but you'd like to. Therei Look
at emw he growled, as another party
went by. "A short time ago we had
the summer girl. She wore white
dresses and frizzed her fair, and kept
her complexion white, and made you
glad she didn't have wings to fly away
with. She was n delight to the poets
and a relief to everyday people.
Where is she now7 Dead as the dodo.
She's put on bloomers and divided
skirts and leggins and an alpine hat.
She has stayed out in the wind and
sun till she has gotten her face tan
ned and in every way transformed
her once charming identity until, as
matter OF fact, she no longer exists"
we'll oniu hlo NllNp III u phiAO-
sophical tone, there is never a loss
without some gain. She will be re-
placed in some way"
That's the worst of 1t. She has
been replaced. And how? What have
we now in her stead? The summer
man. What Is he? He's a freak;
that's what he Is. He wears a white
sweater with red trimming around the
collar and bangs his hair. He puts on
a dove-colored suit and rainbow stock
ings, and takes more pride in his low
er limbs than the leader of the Amazon
march in a burlesque show. He is a
gaudy patch of color on the landscape,
and he is so much afraid of not being
noticed that he rings his bell to make
you look at him. l used to get little
bit tired OF the twaddle they were
constantly giving us about the summer
girl. But since the summer man came
into existence | miss her and yearn
for her."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
a WOman's Hour.

please state to the court exactly
what you did between eight 9nd nine
o'clock on Wednesday morning" sale
a lawyer to q delicate-looking little
woman on the witness-stand. well,
she said after moments reflection
II washed my two children and go,
them ready for school and sewed but.
ton on Johnny's coat and mended 8
rent in Nellie's dress. Then | tidied UP
my sitting-room and made two beds
and watered my house plants and
glanced over the morning paper. Their
| busted my parlor and set things tc
rights in it and washed some lamp
chimneys and combed my baby's hail
and sewed button on one OF her 1T
tie shoes, and then | swept out my
front entry and brushed and put away
the children's Sunday clothes and
wrote a note to Johnnys teacher ask.
ing her to excuse him for not being al
school on Friday. Then fed my can
ary bird and cleared off the breakfast
table and gave the grocery man an or
der and swept off the back porch, and
then / sat down and rested for few
minutes before the clock struck nine.
That's ALL" "Allp' said the dazed law
yer. Excuse me, Judge, | must gel
my breath before l call tile next wit
ss."-Detroit Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
125 ACRES,
neat measure, whereon is erected two-story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE.

bank barn and out-bulldings. About one hun
dred acres OF this land is cleared and mostly In
a good state OF cultivation, the balance is reas-
onably well timbered with oak, pine and chest
nut timber. There is good well of water at
the house, also one at barn. Also a lot Of choice
fruit on the premises.
TERMS OF SALE:-Ten per cent. Of the pur-
chase money TO be paid at the striking down OF
the property, fifteen per cent. on the first day
OF January, 1897, and the balance In one year
from the first day OF January 1897, together
with interest thereon from the first day OF
January 1897 Deed to be delivered to the pur-
chaser upon receipt of purchase money. The
purchaser or purchasers will be required to
give bond with good and approved security for
the faithful payment of the purchase money
according to the above conditions.
GEORGE w. ASH, and
GEORGE W. ASH,
BRAD c. FREAS,
Executors of Fannie Freas, decd
L. S. WINTERsTEEN, Atty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05

Young Mrs Tocker looked rather ap'
prehensive as she watched the frOwr
gather over her husbands brow while
he read the newspaper. lie crumpleo
it and threw it on the floor, and ex'
claimed. n-a
What we want is silver"
"Oh, / hardly think we could stand
it in the present condition Of our af'
fairs" she replied
Her husband glared at her, and said
You don't mean to say that you
want nothing but gold?"
"Oh, no indeed. | don't want any
thing as expensive even as silver, We
can get along very nicely with quad
ruple plate which looks just as vel
and wears just as long. And nobody is
going to know the difference unless
some one Is so impelite AZ to hold the
table ware up and look at the bottom.
Washington Star. Il.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
Musical Criticism.

Mozart was on visit to a monas-
.ery. During mass he listened impa-
uently to the feeble execution of the
orsan-player, and could hardly bear to
sit out the performance. After mass
me prior asked Mozart to dinner, and
TOOK the opportunity to inquire how he
liked the playing OF the organit.
lie plays quite in Biblical fashion" !"
said Mozart.
How is that?" asked the prior.
=, His left hand does not know what
ply.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
RULE ON HEIRS.


COLUMBIA COUNTY, SS:
The commonwealth OF Pennsylvania to
Emma smith, intermarrled with Frank Cotner,
Limestonevllle, Montour county, IA. william
smith, Milton, Northumberand county, Pa. (;
Miles smith, Jerseytown, Columbia county, Pa. (;
Ida Smith, intermarried with william Sheep,
Bloomsbury, Pa. A.; Charles Smith, Salt Lake
city, Utah; Laura Smith, lntermarried with
Elmer McBIide, bloomsbury. Pa, and the fol-
lowing grandchildren, being children or Flor
ence Warner, dece sed, who was daughter OF
the said y X. Smith, deceased, viz Geraldine
Warner intermarried with Martin c. Fry,
Wilkes Barre, LuZerne county, Pa, John
Rutter. Jr., guardian OF Helen Warner, inter-
married with Harry Wilson, Laura Warner,
Charles Warner, Nellie Warner and Sidney X
Warner minor children OF Florence Warner
deceased, lineal descendants OF A. X. Smith,
deceased, and to all other persons interested,
greeting You and each OF you are hereby cited
70 be and appear before the Judges OF our Or
phanS' Court, at an Orphans Court to be held
Mt Bloomsbury, on the first Monday OF Decem-
ber next, then and there TO accept or refuse to
take the real estate OF said A. X. Smith, de-
ceased. at the appraised valuation put upon iG
by the Inquest, duly awarded by the said Court
and returned by the Sheriff, or show cause why
tt shall not be sold. And hereof fail not.
Witness the Honorable K. X. Ikeler, President
OF oursaid Court, at bloomsbury, the 2ith day
OF october \. d. 50.
lO-g9-it J. b. MCHENRY, Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
AUDITORS NOTICE.

TIE undersigned an auditor appointed by Me
Court Qr Common Pleas or Columbia colirtp Pa,
70 distribute The Jtt1dS IN the hands or b. D.
FTeds trustee for The sale OF the real estate or the
northern Columbia ana southern Luzer'ne A0rf-
cultural association hereby giUes notice that he
TW attend 10 Ue dutV or his appointment at MS
Office al corner Front ana Market streets IN Ber-
rick, Pa, on FTfddy November, 20th, 1896, at 8
O'ctoct a. M, at 'rhtCh time ana place all parties
Interested are notified TO present their claims or
Oe JOecer hereafter de6dTed from coming IN
upon SAID Cttld
lO-.2-N. c. b. JACKSON Auditor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05

'Merciful heavens, can II be?"

'Merciful heavens, can It be?"
With eyes that fairly started from
their sockets, the chemist contemplated
the glittering crystal his art had pro-
duced. With hands that trembled vio'
lently he applied the final test.
1T is ice,' ne yelled, "and the very
best expected to make was n dia
mond."
When they found him he was insane
with Joy His mind was blank. The
secret was lost even in the nloinen
that It was found.-Detroit Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
Jnst Her Spite.

=, Minnie-Ach, Elsie. have you heard
,hat Herr Flottmaier proposed to me
last night?
Elsie-If I didn't think he would
Mlnnie-What! Did you expect it?
= Eisie-Certainly; for when | reject
eu him, only the day before yesterday.
ne solemnly declared he would go and
10 somthing desperate!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
So ACRES and 81 perches,
and allowance.

and allowance.
Also at the same time and place the said
George W. Ash will expose the undivided two
ninths OF said above described tract, the same
to be sold as an entire property. This tract of
land is well tlmbered with oak, yellow pine and
hemlock timber, and is very desirable piece of
woodland.
Also at three o'clock p. m. OF said day, Will
be exposed to public sale on the premises, all
that certain piece, parcel and tract OF land
situate in the township of Briar Creek afore-
said, bounded and described as follows to-wit:
Beginning at stone In the centre OF a public
road leading from Evansville to Salem line;
thence along centre Of said public road north
SlH degrees east 81 5-lO perches to a stone;
thence north "a degrees west, 225 perches to
stones; thence south 81 degrees west, 81 40
perches to stones; thence south "a degrees
east 232 perches to a stone, the place OF begin
ming, containing
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
PARTITION NOTICE.
H ne matter Of the partition OF the este
Daniel Morris, deCpdSed.

Il NE matter Qr the partition OF the estate Of
Daniel Morris, deceased.
To Daniel Morris, Paris, Texas; John Morris,
Paris Texas: Frank Morris Topeka, Kansas |;
Thomas Norris. Paris, Texas; May berry
Morris, Paris, Texas; Walter Morris, Cata-
wlsSa Township, Columbia county, Pa. /;
Carrie Morris. intermarried with Charles Trip,
Blot, Kansas Laura Morris. intermarTied with
G., w. Whitesldes, Wilmington, Delaware: W.
b. Snyder guardian for ROLAND Morris, Flor
ence Morris Joseph Morris and Earl Morris, Of
Catawissa Twp, Col. Co., Pa, minor children
Of Daniel Norris, deceased You are hereby
notified that In pursuance OF an order or the
Orphans Court OF Columbia county writ OF
partition was issued from said Court to the
Sheriff OF said county, returnable to the first
Monday or December, A. ID. 1895, and that the
inquest viii meet for the purpose OF making
partition OF the real estate or said decedent on
saturday, the 2lst day or November, \. d. 1896,
between the hours OF a. IN. and p. m, on the
premises OF Daniel Norris, deceased In Cata-
wissa township, Columbia county, Pa, at
which time and place you can attend, II you
See proper j. B. MCHENRY,
RHAwN & SMALL, Attys. Sheriff.
10 .9-it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
EQUITY COURT RULES.

IT ) ORDERED SEPTEMBER z, 1896,
That Rules In the Equity Court for the trial
of causes at issue, may be entered on the Ar
gument Rule Book on or before any monthly
return day, fixing the time OF trial at the Sec
ond return day after entering the Rue-on
twenty days notice TO opposite party.
BY THE COURT
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-05
EXECUTORS SALE
or VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

The undersigned executors Of Fannie Freas,
late Of the Borough of Berwick. in the county
OF Columbia, Pa, deceased, VIII expose to pub
lie sale on the premises on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER s, 500,
at ten o'clock a. m Of said day, all the follow
ing described real estate to-wlt All that mes
suage, tenement and tract Of land situate In
the township Of Briarcreek, county of Column
bia and state OF Penna., bounded and described
as follows, to-wlt: Beginning At a stone cor
ner; thence by lands OF Emmor Dietrich, south
S63d degrees east, ~ perches to a stone: thence
by the same south 7i34 degrees east 32 perches
to n stone; thence by the same south S7N de-
grees east 81 clio perches TO q white oak; thence
by the same south i1If degrees east 10 perches
to q stone: thence by the same south 6l6 de-
grees east, 2S i-i0 perches to q stone; thence by
land OF Hannah Sponenberger north SO degrees
east, 40 9-l0 perches to a stone; thence by land
OF Ell whitney north IN degrees east 66 5-1O
perches to a stone; thence by other lands OF the
estate OF Henry Rittenhousc deceased, north
54A degrees west, ~ perches to a stone; thence
by the same north 81 degrees west, 8 perches
to stone; thence by the same north ! degree
west, SO $40 perches to stone; thence by land
OF the heirs Of John Conner deceased, south 50
degrees west, so 5-l0 perches to a stone; thence
by the same south is3l degrees west, 10 $40
perches TO a stone; thence by the same and
lands OF Levi Shaffer north SO degrees west, 104
perches to a pine; thence by lands OF Levi Shaf-
fer and lands OF Emmor Dietrich south III de-
grees west, d2 2-i0 perches to q stone the place
OF beginning. containing
Ioc ACRES and 81 perches of land,
neat measure, be the same more or less, where
on is erected large two-story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
large bank barn, wagon shed, ice house, and
other outbulldings. There is a good well OF
water at the house, and also one at barn. There
Is also large orchard on the premises and a
variety OF choice fruit trees OF all kinds. This
is the old Henry Rlttenhouse hill property and
is situate about two and one-half miles west OF
Berwick on the creek road.
ALSO, at one o'clock p. m. OF said day will be
exposed to public sale on the premises In Brlar-
Creek township aforesaid the following de-
scribed valuable real estate to.wlt: The I'M
divided seven-ninths Of all that piece, parcel
and tract OF land, situate In the said township
of Brlar Creek Beginning at a pine knot In
land OF George Evans, thence by the same
north l5A degrees west, 70H perches to stone;
thence by land of Tobias Smith south 704 de-
grees west, l5O perches to pine; thence by
land OF Abraham Ervine south 3l9l degrees east,
G0H perches to hickory tree; thence by lands
of Jacob Folk, north rs degrees east, 1872 perches
to the place Of beginning, containing
Evening journal., 1896-10-24
CEcIL CouNTY FINANCEs.

EASTON, Md, Oct 24.-The county
commissioners have prepared their an
nual statement in two parts, the first
ten months being separate from the
other two. The law as passed by the
Legislature made April 30 the date for
the statement, and as the year does not
end until June 80, it makes it neces-
sary that the statement be made up in
ten months and then the other two sep
arate. The tax rate this year is 80 cents
on the $780, an increase of Is cents over
last year. This was brought about by
the new assessment, several new
bridges and new school-houses. The re-
ceipts for the year ended June 80 were
$l65, ,O3793. Some OF the expenses We're.
Bonds maturing, $4,000; jurors. SS,757,-
so; counsel fees, S2,0O1.05: sheriff, 81
699.61; county commissioners. S4,S89.-
80; county buildings, $2,36O,976; dis
counts. S3,l41.57; elections, s2,2l0.s4;
incidentals, Sl,1S209; inquisitions,
s464.03; Orphans Court. Sl.01S.l6;
printing. S1,97S.S4; roads and bridges,
S29. $3.50; roads and bridges, general,
$9,14736; public schools, 1000; poor
and insane, $500.
Evening journal., 1896-10-24
THE BRIDGE OF SlGHS.
Emmanuel Church Surprises
Electric Railway Men.
THEY MADE A BIG DEMAND.
COMMISSIONERS COULD NOT
AGREE ON THE AMOUNT OF
DAMAGES, AND A NEW COMMIS-
SION WILL BE ASKED FOR.

The Wilmington and New Castle
Electric Railway Company has. struck
a snag in an unexpected quarter. Some
time ago the company entered into me-
gotiations with the vestry OF Emmanuel
p. E. Church. of New Castle, for one
half acre of land for a site for a bridge
over the p, w. & B. railroad near that
town. There was at first a disposition
on the part Of the church to give the
land, but as a clear title could not be
given it was leased to the company, the
consideration being but So year. The
railway company decided that It would
rather have the title in its own name,
and commenced condemnation proceed
ings. In the meantime not anticipat-
ing any trouble, Il went ahead and spent
several hundred dollars In preparing
for the bridge
Yesterday the commissioners APP
pointed by the court to assess dam
ages met to perform their work. The
church people appeared before the
commission and almost paralyzed the
railway men by demanding s2500
which was about S2,40O more than ex-
pected The railway men fought the
claim and after both sides had been
heard, the commissioners proceeded to
prepare their award They could not
agree on any figure. Three favored
giving $500 damages, one was for 500.
and another for 81 500. The $500 award
of the three men would go, but the
railway company will not accept il,
holding that when the benefits are
considered, 500 is ample compensa-
tion. Consequently it will ask TO have
the award set aside and new COM
mission appointed.
Speaking Of the matter this morning
one OF the railway men said.
"The Emmanuel Church people went
before the commissioners and asked foI
800 damages. Churches seem to be
very much like other people when they
get an opportunity to put their hands
In other peoples pockets. Why, before
4 this road was built, / understand they
gave the railway people a lease on the
same tract. to be used for the same pur-
pose, for IS per year, but when the rail
road people have spent a large sum O
money on it, and decide they woulC
prefer having the title in their OWL
name. the same tract which was before
worth less than 500, is now wortl
S2.5O0 All talk about destroying build
ing sites is nonsense. This has beeI
farming lands for two hundred years
and would have continued farming
lands for the next two hundred excep
for the railroad The road has mad
one-third of their farm worth NOR
than their whole tract was six month
. ago. and $500 for half acre is higf
way robbery, when you take into cor
sideration the value this road will civ
to that land"