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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
What We Inherit

We are not to blame for. We cannot
be held responsible for the disposi-
tions and tendencies which we derive
from our ancestors, nor are we re-
sponsible for the germs of disease
which may manifest themselves in our
blood as heritage from former genera
tions. But we are responsible if we
allow these germs to develop into
serious diseases which will impair our
usefulness and destroy our happiness.
We are responsible if we transmit to
our defendants the disease germs
which it is possible for us to eradicate
by the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
one true blood purifier. This medl-
cine has power to make rich, RED
blood and establish perfect health in
place of disease.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
Weired Plains Of La Mancha.

Starting from the Argamasilla be-
fore daylight our little mule had trudg-
ed during eight hours the denuded in
hospitable plain of La Mancha where
the unchecked cold blasts from the
Sierras hold wild riot in the winter,
and which was now lying PROSTATE
under the furious caresses of the sun,
says writer in StribAer'S; her parch
ed soil bursting now and anon with
dull sounds like the means of crea.
ture in pain. When we became
aware of the proximity of the high
way we were looking for, it was by
some ruins, inevitable comcomitants
of this land of the dead. Before
these silent, melancholy remains and
in the absence of the living, one can
feel the presence of the dead. 'Tis
as if the past centuries were walking
by the side of the traveller, keeping
him company and little imagination is
needed to people again this great ar
terry of human communications thrown
across the undehled country by the
Romans with Iberians, Goths and
moors, with Spaniards of the time
when Spain was the most powerful
country of the civilized woodland
see Isabella, Charles ", the somber
Phillip, speeding on in all the splendid
paraphernalia of royalty, and with
their retinue of naughty Castilians
What sense Of the swing of history
one has in such places, and before the
eternity of nature how ephemeral mad
inconsequental human life seems
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
Bow Nature Builds Rockeries.

The fact is, the rockery, to be a
success, must be an evolution instead
of creation. Attempt to construct
one after any set plan and you are
sure to fail with it. The most salts.
factory one ever saw was one that
made itself, so to speak. The stones
OF which it was composed were hauled
in winter and dumped down carelessly
in great heap. In spring the owner
looked them over and came to the
conclusion that it would be impossible
for him to arrange them in a more
picturesque manner, and he had the
good sense not to attempt it. He
worked earth in between them and
planted wild vines and ferns there,
and his rockery was success. If
possible, rockery should be located
in secluded portion of the grounds.
Rockeries as Nature makes them are
generally in secluded hooks, where all
kinds of wild things feel at nome, and
we shonld try to carry out as COM
pletely as possible the idea of the
wildness which prevails in Natures
haunts-to domesticate wildness, so
to speak. This cannot be done salts
factorily where the grounds are close
to the street. If the grounds are too
small to allow you to give the rockery
a place at some distance from the
house, and you feel that you must
have one, plant trees or shrubs SO as
to give it an air of partial secluslon at
least.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
TIE MOOSE OF FATE.
IT WAS THAT WHICH LED SCOTT lack.
SON TO THE sCAFFOLD.

Less than four years ago Scott
Jackson, who was hanged in Ken
tucky recently for the murder of
Pearl Bryan, was under arrest in Ter
sey City, charged with embezzling
$25,coo from railway freight office
in which he was employed. Jackson
turned states evidence and implicat-
ed a fellow employee named Let's,
who was sent to the penitentiary,
while Jackson himself was released.
AT the trial the attorney represent
ing Let's, paid his respects to the in
former in terms which seem singularly
prophetic in the light of recent
events. Said he "Today the arm
of the prosecutor may be sufficient to
protect you against the punishment
you so we'll deserve, but while YOU
are enjoying immunity from the laws
of our state you must remember that
there is higher law than the statute
of New Jersey.
There is a stronger power than
the arm of the prosecutor. There is
law of retribution. Sooner or later,
somewhere and at some time, that
law OF retrlbution, merciless and mex
orable, will overtake you, and you,
will then receive the just punishment
which you now evade."
Justice, they say, travels with q
leaden heel, but the criminal who
slipped through her fingers in New
Jersey in 1898 slipped through ;
hangman's trap in Kentucky foul
years later. Retrlbution is as certain
as it is SLOW Chicago Tmes-Heraa
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
The Earth's Fires.

Edison says that before the worlds
supply of coal is exhausted we shall
surely not be dependent upon it for
fuel in fact, fuel Of any kind will be
superfuous. 1t is said that he be-
lieves that the fires of the interior of
the earth will be utilized in the future
for the carrying on of every industry
requiring steam power. Volcanoes,
geysers, natural fountains of boiling
water in Iceland, as well as earth
quake shocks, are all proof that fierce
subterranean fires are raging miles
beneath our feet. Edison's belief is
that immense pipes may be forced
through the earth's crust, which would
allow a great volume of steam COM
pressed below us to force its way to
the surface. This would furnish pow
er to huge electromotors, which would,
in turn, generate electricity to be
used in storage batteries. All
vehicles for travel could be supplied
with these, and little recharging sta
tions, with feed wires, could be erect
ed in the streets. The power would
be so cheap that it would do away
with the use of horses.
Furthermore, the farmer could
have rows of pipes beneath the
ground and cause it to produce rare
exotic plants and finer fruits than the
hothouse system. Machines would be
worked without coal and the atmos-
phere, consequently, be purified from
its gas and smoke. The homes of
the poor would be automatically heat
ed and lighted, with little expense.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
Cooperative Applause.

One night Sarah Bernhart was play
ing " Fedora to a crowded house.
The poison scene, as usual, elected a
tempest of applause from the audi
ence, but ere the clapping of hands
and the stamping of feet had COM
pletely died away, loud peals OF
laughter burst forth from the upper
part OF the theater. The sober mind
ed people in the boxes and stalls
gazen repr oachfully at the boisterous
g gods," but in a moment they, too,
began to laugh, for in the front row
OF the balcony, and in full view of all
stood two one armed men, who, un-
conscious OF the amusement which
they caused, were energetically CO.
operating to prolong the applause by
clapping their remaining hands to-
gether,-PearSOn's KeekD.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
A Novel Baro meter,

1t has taken a clever Frenchman tc
discover a kind of barometer which
may be safely called unique. An En-
glish journal says that it is nothing
more nor less than the figure of a
general made of ginger bread. He
buys one every year and takes it home
and hangs it by string on nal.
Gingerbread, as every one knows,
is easily affected by changes in the at
mosphere. The slightest moisture
renders it soft, while in dry weather
it grows hard and tough.
Every morning on going out the
Frenchman asks his servant, What
does the general say ?" and the
man applies his thumb to the ginger
bread figure.
Perhaps he may reply The
general feels soft He would advise
you taking an umbrella" On the
other hand, if the gingerbread is hard
and unyielding to the touch, it is safe
to go forth in ones best attire, UNI
brellaless and confident
The Frenchman declares that the
general has never yet proved unwor-
thy of the confidence placed in him,
and would advise all whose purse will
not allow them to purchase barome.
ter or anerold, to see what the local
baker can do for them in the ginger
bread line.-Hayper's Round 7able.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
EffectiYe Lubricants.

Oliver Wendell Holmes kept on hand
little pile Of autograph extracts
from his writings, and, when a visitor
had reached the extreme limit Of a
call, yet seemed unaware Of the fact,
the doctor would kindly hand him one
of these extracts. courteously asking
him to keep it as a keepsake. "They
can't stop after that. however tough, !"
he said, II call the extracts lubricant
it greases the way to send them Off"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
Shake Into Your Shoes,

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly tales the sting
out of corns and bunions. rs the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot.Ease makes tight fitting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it TO DAY.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
By mail for asc. in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen 5.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13

Two Irishmen digging in ditch. One
was tall. the other short The little
fellow was digging away industrously
while the big one looked on. The fore
man unbraided him for his idleness.
Amt you ashamed to let that little
fellow do all the work."
"Sure's he's nearer to It," was the
apt reply.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
HEAD RELIEF IN 10 MlNUrEs.-L

HEAD RELIEF IN o MlNUTEs.--Dr.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder gives al
most instant relief and permanently
cures Catarrh, Hay Fever, Colds,
Headache, Sore Throat, Tonslitis,
and Catarrhal Deafness. One short
puff of the powder clears and cleanses
the nasal passages. 1t is painless and
delightful to use.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
Song Birds for Market In Ikalx.

DIR. Carl Landstrner. president of
the Vienna Society for the Protection
of Animals says that in the large
cities of Italy huge piles of nightin.
gales, larks, finches, and, Of late, even
swallows" are seen on the market
stalls. These little creatures are
caught by the wholesale in fowlers'
nets during the fall of the year, when
the birds are migrating to the south.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
Miss Mobile-Well, Martha, how

MISS MODIIe-WeIl, Martha, how Is
your husband now?
Martha-Po'ly, miss, poly. He's got
the explanatory rheumatism.
Miss Mobile-You mean inHamma.
tory rheumatism, Martha. "Exclam.
atOry" is to cry out.
Martha with solemn conviction)-
That's it, mum; that's It! He don't
do nothing but holler!-Northern
ChrOstian Advocate.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13

PiLEs-ITCHING, BLIND AND BLEED
lNG-CURED in three to six nights
Dr. Agnew's Ointment is peerless IN
curing One application gives instant
relief 1t cures all itching and irrI-
tatlng skin diseases, Chahng, Eczema
etc, IS cents.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13

PnL-PRIcF.-The days of IS cents a
box for pills are numbered. DIR. Ag-
news Liver Pills at ten cents a vial
are surer, safer and pleasanter to take.
Cure Constipation, Sick and Nervous
Headaches. Dizziness, Lassitude,
Heartburn, Dyspepsia, Loss of Appe-
tite and all troubles arising from liver
disorder. Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
Matrimonial business Rushing.

First Preacher-Doing much in the
wedding trade now?
Second Preacher-Yes; business is
good. People get married this year
who never got married before.-Truth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13

Just try Ioc. box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
'aaus' Ally.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-13
The People are Convinced

When they read the testimonials oi
cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla. They
are written by honest men and women,
and are plain, straightforward state
ments of fact. The people have con-
fdence in Hoods Sarsaparilla because
they know it actually and permanent
ly cures, even when other medicines
fail.
Hoods Pills are the only pills tc
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy
and yet efficient.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13
The Training OF Children.

The training of children has become a
scientific question. A famous man gives
the following things that children should
be taught;
That teasing is positive crime.
That they must eat bread before pastry.
That bedtime Is not movable" hour
That they must speak respectfully to the
servants
That weeping over bruises is unworthy
sturdy beings.
That they should not appeal to one par.
ent from the decision of the other
That punishment follows in the wake OF
preyarication and of deceit more swiftly
than 1t follows active mischief. ~,
That it is in bad taste for them" to tell
all that they learn of the neighbors' do
mestic arrangements through playing with
the Ieighbors' children.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13
Set n Dainty Table.

A dainty table is mark of good breed
ing, and an untidy table proclaims to all
beholders lack in the housewife of all tho
finer sensibilities 1t really does not take
n great deal more time and not much more
trouble to set the table attractivoly and to
serve the food in dainty, appetizing way
and the gain 10 inestimable. A little green
for garnishing the meat plato can always
bo procured. Water is plentiful In most
places soap is cheap, and every day Is "a
hours long; so that there is small excuse
for soiled linen on the table. There il no
place where thoughtful care is more need
ed or more productive of gratifying results
philadelphia Ledger.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13

J "Girls should lead a very quiet and IN.
exciting life between the ages Of l2 and II
or Is. How many of them do2" asked the
clever mother Of two tall girls. "And how
many more are in constant whirl of con-
certs, Juvenile parties and other entertain.
ments that keep them not only awake, but
In state Of nervous oxcitemont until the
latest hours kept by the grown up women
OF fashion, 10 Is needless TO say that no
young girl may, with any sort of justice,
be left to come and 60 at her own will, re.
ceiving company Of her own choosing OF
accepting. Particularly should she be
brought up to know that her parents or
brothers are her proper escorts whenever
she requires attendance, and that lovers,
SILK dresses and jewelry are things not
suitable for schoolgirls And the clever
mother gave her embroidery n determined
little jerk to emphasize her remarks.
Every girl should be schoolgirl until
she Is as well educated as her brothers
ought to be," ehe continued "The higher
education OF women has come Ia be q ne.
cessity among the right sort Of people. We
shall not finish of our daughters and put
them on the matrimonial market at 1s.
They are to be young woman, well equip-
ped for life. They are to have their minds
so stored with useful knowledge, Inspiring
hopes and lofty purposes that they will
have no time for flirting with young men
who mako lowering n profession.
THAT mother should be her dauphter's 9
confidential friend II 80 self evident that
the truth scarcely needs discussing, but
how TO achieve such a relation Is a aues-
tion not every mother finds 1t easy TO an.
swer. Certainly the mother will not re-
ceiye her daughters fullest confidence un.
less she invites it and Gnds it interesting
We must keep our hearts young enough to
respond To the hearts Of our girls. Talk
over everything and advise with them
about our own affairs. Nothing invites
confidence like confidence I'm return. Not
shat we may unduly burden their young
lives with care. but that we may show our
children how entirely identical arc our en-
joyments and their enjoymcnts. II moth
srs would only 90 out with their daugh.
ters more, 10 would promote their good
comradcship and would renew the moth
er's youth, while strongly supporting the
daughters inexperieDce. But whatever
lfbe means unto this end, let no mother
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13
pluckinC Fowls.

Pluckipg fowls may be easily and quick
ly accomplished in this way: AS soon as
the bird IL dead immerse it In pail OF
very hot water, the water to cover all the
feathers. Ono minute is usually long
enough TO keep the fowl under hot water.
Too long soaking is liable to discolor the
skin. After this hot bath the feathers are
so loosened that they can be almost rubbed
off. The bird is then rinsed in cold water
and wiped with soft cloth. 1t should
then be put into cotton bag kept for this
purpose and hung in cool place. When
fowls are not to be used at once, they
should always DO loosely rolled in cloth OF
paper to keep them from turning dark.
Ducks cannot be managed in this way, as
their feathers contain so much oil that the
water does not penetrate them.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13
Fats and EOOda.

Housekeepers who have not had an OBJ
ject lesson of the way in which fats draw
odors when fish and butter get side by side
In the refrigerator need only go to labora
tory where perfuming extracts are made
to have a commercial illustration OF the
fact The flower favors from the roseries
Of southern France are imported held in
sleeps fat. The fresh roses or heliotropt
or violets, as the case may be, nre laid be-
tween layers Of fat and so made into pack
ages for exportation. When the chemist
over here is ready to use them, he melts
their incasement to find that the scenting
properties of the flowers are entirely ex.
tracted by and held In the liquid grease.
His next step Is to release and clarity them
by various processes of distillation. But il
Is the power of the fat to draw out the
odors which is the fact that is valuable Go
the domestic scientist
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13

In these times, when fortune smiles one
day and frowns the next, many a woman
who has been tenderly and luxuriously
reared finds herself forced to care for her
self in the most undreamed of and prao-
tical way.
IL she be "to the manner born" and
gentle blood flows through her veins from
a line of good ancestry, she goes bravely to
work, and keeps her heart sunny and true
SO that her face may reflect those happy
qua lities and help her win friends In the
new path of life which Is so uptried and
strange to her. All the accomplishments
and polish which wealth and travel and
association with cultured people have be-
slowed upon her she puts to practical use,
perhaps for the first time, and Is never for
n moment ashamed of being busy woman
IA bread winner-when she does her work
honorably and we'll and conscientiously
knows and feels that she does not shirk
and that nothing would induce her to do
it The friends who cling to her in her
change Of fortune are tho friends she needs
and the friends she clings TO. She can
easily do without those who, since she Is
supporting herself and no longer has o
stately home Of her own, turn aside for
fear they may lose their position" II they
dssOClatcQ Wltn u WOTkln8 WOiudD
She learns much Of human nature as
she treads her new path, and is as quick to
recognize true nobility and worth as she
Is to offer sympathy and her own strong
and gentle helpfulness.
She has many shocks and trials-a
world Of them sometimea But II she Is
true, brave woman, with the right kind Of
pride about bor, she Is not going to prate
TO the world Of her troubles nor let them
show In her face. She Is going to smile
straight through 1t all, Ike the thorough
bred she is, and her voice Is going to be
just as firm and cheerful as II her heart did
not ache.
4, She remembers happier things" for
she holds many beautiful memories in her
heart, and she Is too sensible to pine and
fret for the sunshine that is lost. She
rather turns to the brightness that gleams
every now and then across her present
pathway, and makes the most Of 1t until
she has no time for useless regretting.
You can trust this kind OF woman In
everything. She will do for any emer-
gency, and has genuine strength and stabil.
ity despite her gentle ways" and ready
smile.-Now York Tribune
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13
MRS. ELMINA s. TAYLOR.

years She has raised large family of
children, 'bosldes being dearest friend and
mother to the other two wives and numer-
Gus children Of her husband"
Mrs. Taylor Is spoken Of as being a
woman of great executive ability, the
proof Of this assertion being shown in the
fact that from the members of her own
board down to the last and weakest asso-
citation under her care there Is perfect peace
and harmony. She possesses to marked
degree the gift Of eloquence. New York
Tribuna
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13

A wet dressing, or compress, as 10 II
cnlled, consists Of a moist cloth next the
skin, slightly larger piece Of oiled paper
or macintosh above the wet cloth, and
two or three thickn nesses Of n otill larger
piece of flannel above this. the whole ban.
daged sufficiently tight to exclude the air.
The object of wet dressing Is to relax
and soften the skin and the flesh imme-
diately underneath and to act as local
sedative TO the nerves. It's use tends to
relieve congestion and Inflammation. 1t
also acts as a counter irritant, drawing
organic and deep seated Inflammation to
the surface
The wet dressing corresponds to warm
bath at 90 degrees to 100 degrees +. To
be of sery ice 1t should be continued for .
considerable time.
This form of treatment Is applicable to
chronic stiffenjng Of the joints, sprains and
bruises of all kinds. The heat and SWELL
ing rapidly disappear, though the stiffness
may require proper manipulation after the
removal of the bandage.
BY using 1t as counter irritant applied
to the feet, 1t Is possible to control the cir
culation OF the blood In the BRAIN A con-
venient method is to wringN pair of cot
ton socks out of warm water, put them on
the feet and cover them with two pairs of
knitted woolen socks. A compress may be
made for the hands by using gloves In tho
same manner.
Wet dressings applied to the pit of the
stomach are of great value In inflammatory
conditions Of the digestive tract In these
cases we may simply use a towel wrung
out OF hot water. The towel is kept in
position by two or three folds Of flannel
wrapped around the body, and should be
changed every hour or two.
BY moistening the compress with lini-
ments, mustard or antiseptic solutions
such various effects may be obtained as the
particular nature of tho case seems to re.
quire Companion.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-13

suited 10 tho wssrer whom at her worst
which means whom tired out, pale and
cArsworn.
II the wsaror Ia an unfortunate woman
who loses all color In her checks aud lips
when fatigued, sho should avoid gray or
black as she would pestilence Deep,
bright red, golden brown with orange.
navy blue with scarlet terra Gotta, green
or rose color will prove becoming to the
most haggard face
Pale blues, pinks and yellows should he
selected only by women of warm colorin2
of skin and hair.
Pretty, inexpensive materials for these
house gowns are cashmere, a.hatross cloth,
French flannel and Grape stutfs of wonl OF
silk.
Mohair or alpaca should be avoided as
neither warm nor graceful. Goods that
crush are especially undesirable, as are
trimmings that are too fine to endure an
afternoon siesta. New York Journal