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The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
Uncouscious Humorists

The unconscious humors Of Journal
ism are often more amusing than the
best efforts OF the funny men," A
rural paper not long ago contained
this statement: Our friend, B. X.
Jones of H street, is seriously sick.
He ia being attended twice a day BY
DR.. Smith in consultation with DR..
White. thereby his recovery is in grave
doubt"
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Tive Camera Company, Chicago. ILL.,,
Eastern Paper Bag Company, Hart
ford. Conn,
Western Union Telegraph Co., of
New York,
American Pulley Co., Of Pennsyl-
vania,
Eagle Pencil Co, of New York,
Singer Manufacturing Co., OF New
Jersey,
Asphalt Paper Pipe Co., Los Ange-
les. Cal.
Sanitas Nut Food Co., Limited, Bat
tie. Creek. Mich,
Carnegie Steel Co., Limited, Pitts
burg. Pa,
Mnitehead-HOag Co, of New Jersey,
Slower Manufacturing Co.. Freeport,
ILL.,.
Bridgeport Brass Co, Bridgeport,
Conn.
Inventors desiring Information as
to the sale Of patents should address
Sues & Co, Patent Lawyers and So
licitors. Bee Bldg, Omaha, Nebr., for
free information.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Railay travelling in Algeria certain
" leaves very much to be desired.
From Algiers to Biskra is 400 miles
and it requires t~hirty-six hours to per-
form the journey. The trip from Oran
to Algiers Is 263 miles and this re-
auires twelve hours. Sleeping cars
are required on all night trains Ii
restaurant cars on all through trains.
Atchison Gicbe: Notice, and you
will be alarmed at the number OF
times you have to repeat everything
you say in order to be understood,
Is it that you don't talk plainly, or
that the world is going deaf?
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

The kissing of Nevada, the Ameri-
can prima donna, by a Barcelona au-
dience recently shows that intense
bitterness exists in the breasts of the
Spaniards against the people Of this
country. The insult was more than
the singer could stand and she can
celed her entire Spanish tour, though
she afterward went to Madrid, where
she was most cordially received by
the queen, who is her great friend.
and who was greatly mortified at the
rudeness of her subjects in Barcelona.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
Phil Sheridan,a Objection.

Gen. Meigs was the architect of the
pension Office in Washington and was
inordinately proud Of his achievement.
When Gen. Sheridan inspected the
building. Gen. Meigs accompanied him.
Sheridan went thoroughly over the
structure from top to bottom, without
passing any comment, but when tie
inspection was completed he turned to
his guide with: well. Meigs. I have
only one fault to find with it." What
is that. g%eneral?" asked the delighted
ex-quartermaster general. Its fire.
proof" replied Sheridan.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Since the opening of the free en-
ployment bureaus in Chicago. six
weeks ago. 1856 persons have applied
for employment, and Of this number
work for 1892 has been secured. Dur
ing the same time 6,65S people have en-
deavored to employ labor through the
ofices, and 3,O76 of the applications
have been filled.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Some members of the cooperative
colony at Ruskin, Tenn, have just
founded a new commonwealth at
Duke, Ga. One hundred and twenty per-
sons have joined the new colony,
which will be conducted On simiNr
lines to the Tennessee experiment, all
property being held in common and
members receiving pay for their labor
in goods.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

There will be q great temptation this
fall to turn the stock into the mead
ows and Craze them as long as the
feed 10 good or until fall rains make
the pastures 50 good that they will
again bear cropping. II the meadows
are cropped at all. care should be taken
that the grass is not eaten down 20
smooth that the sod will not recover
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Mr.. McDougall Of the London county
council Is afraid that the Thames will
run dry owing to the dams that are
being built In the upper reaches Of the
river. Last year Si3. 200. 900 gallons of
water q day passed over Teddington
Weir in May: the figures for this year
are $50. OOO. 900 gallons in May. 1t Is
feared that the result may be an cpl
demic OF disease. arising from the un-
diluted sewage of the city.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
"He IS Wise Who
Talks But Little"

This Is only \ half truth. F4use men
had held Their tongues. 4e should knoW
nothing about the circulation of the BLOOD.
If auere not for this advertisement you
might never know that Hoods Sarsapa-
sala IS the best blood medicine.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
Conditions for Successful Orchardine.

NO0O1tuOnD ZOE SUCCESSFUL ~OfCOof010Hs
The past winter. spring and summer
have given US an object lesson as to
cause and effect in the treatment Of
orchards. But II we were to shape our
course in the light of the effects Of
the last winter on the trees We would
be making a great mistake. The last
winter was SO severe that the very
conditions that would have been ia
vOrable to the orchards In ordinary
years proved the reverse this last sea-
son. For once the best-cultivated or
chards suffered the most. Some be-
lieve that this was due to the fact that
the ground above the roots of the
trees. being in a loose condition, per-
mitted the frost to 60 much deeper
than in orchards where there was a
firm sod. In many cases this was the
cause Of the loss of trees and vines.
1t is a well-known fact that frost goes
deeper In land that is titled than in
land that Is untitled. II We were to
continue to have winters like the last
we would perhaps be compelled to give
up ~cultivating our orchards and vine
yards or coni1ne ourselves to a few
exceptionally hardy varieties. But as
we do not expect such winters, we are
certainly justified in continuing to cul-
ttvate. knowing that cultivation not
only gives US better crops and stronger
trees. but that trees SO taken care of
are more likely than others to survive
ordinary winters. 1t has also been
noted that the older orchards In clover
and grass give the best crops this year.
while the younger orchards, even when
In clover and grass. seem to have sus-
tanned great injury. A possible ex-
PLANTATION is that the older trees are
deeper rooted and we're able to get
down below the frost line wherever
the land was in some kind of crop that
had allowed the soil to remain undis-
turbed for a number of years. The
last winter must not be made the
standard by which to Judge future
possibilities of cold.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

The late Captain Joseph Elliott,
who died in Memphis. Tenn, last
week. was one Of the few surviving
pioneers Of the old Mississippi steam,
boat days and served as a model for
one Of the characters in Mark Twain's
Life on the Mississippi"
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES
SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.

Johnny Reb Went Homo-Former
Confederate Tells of the Return OF
Southern Soldiers After tho Big War
-Kupatrick in . Tight Place.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

United States Senator Hansbrough,
OF North Dakota. acquired his educa-
ton In q newspaper ONCE. In 1870
he was apprentice in the composing
room Of the San Francisco Chronicle
and gradually worked his way up I'M
til he became news editor Of that pa
per.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

The somewhat sharp curves at Line
berg on the Second Division of the
baltimore and Ohio Rail Road are be-
Ing removed and replaced with a tan
gent thus eliminating about "a de-
grees Of curvature. About IA, 900 cubic
yards Of material will be excayated.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Booker T. Washington is to be
given a public reception in Atlanta
the 25th instant, and Governor Cand-
Ter will be among those to welcome
him, while other leading white citi-
Gems will make addresses.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

sunolInH' anu q GOOD deal OF baCkache.
but I thought all mt had these
things and did not complain. r. 1
IL had dOctored for some time. but
no medicine seemed to help me. and my
physician thought it best for me to go
to the hospital for local treatment. I
had read and heard so much of your
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
IS DROPS"

is the sun Of the sick room. 1t has saved
the public, in less than five years, more
money than the national debt Of this
country, when you measure the value
Of health restored, suffering humanity
relieved of its agonies and diseases.
Money which otherwise would have
been expended in funerals. doctors
and drug bills. loss Of labor, etc. II
you have never used it., do not fail to
send for at least a trial bottle.
SwansOn's 80 Drops never fails
to cure. 1t has cured and is curing
millions Of people afflicted with Acute
and Chronic rheumatism, Sciat.
lea. Neuralgia, Asthma, La
Grippe and Catarrh of all kinds.
'tS Drops" has never failed 10 cure
these diseases, when used rs directed.
1t will cure you Try it. Price of large
sized bottle sl.OO, sent on receipt Of
price. charges prepaid; 25c sample bot
tie sent free, on receipt of loo to pay
for mailing. Agents wanted Swan
sons Rheumatic Cure Company,
No. 16i Lake street, Chicago, Ill.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
The "Camp-Liar."

Some recent stories Of slaughter.
sent home by private soldiers in the
Philippines, evidently intended to cleo
trify the corner grocery store rather
than to become the subject of investi-
cation at headquarters, have prompted
Colonel Huntington Of the United
States marine corps to relate an In
stance Of untruthfulness and its retri-
button which fell under his notice. A
private in his command, during last
summers campaign In Cuba, wrote
home a vivid story, wholly the work OF
his imagination, of the way In which
he "corraled" seven Spaniards. Three
of these, he declared in his letter, he
had shot, and the other four he had
brought in as prisoners. The letter
was published by the soldiers admiring
friends in his home newspaper, m a
copy OF the paper was eventually sent
to one Of his comrades in Cuba, and
passed about the camp. AS the other
members of the company knew that no
such incident had taken place, they
gave him 10 peace. A tin cracker box
fell into the mems hands, and out of
this they proceeded to cut a large
cross, with a clasp and inscription, in
imitation of the Victoria cross" The
brave Tom was asleep when this was
done, but the soldiers called him up.
led him out, and formally presented
him with it, amidst a great uproar.
Then they pinned it conspicuSusly
upon his back and forced him to wear
1t. He made many attempts to get rid
of his decoration, and finally managed
to lose it in the woods. 1t was found
and brought to the colonel, who pre-
serves 1t as a mementO.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Ash for the Best Reading.
Liberal religious literature sent free
on application to Mrs. H. d. Reed,
1872 N. 38th ave-, Omaha, Nebr.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Gibraltar dock yard laborers have
gone on a strike on account Of the
drinking water. To prevent waste the
contractors required the men to pay
for the water they used. %whereupon
they withdrew into Spanish territory.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

The gold exported from Western
Australia during August amounted to
1887 ounces. Of the value Of $2.762,-
555. This is the second largest month
ly export on record.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
800 Reward 800.

TIE readers Of this paper will be pleased To
learn tho. there Is at least one dreaded disease
that sc .ence has been able to cure In al its
Cure Is the only positive cure now known To tho
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q conssitu-
tiOnal disease. requires o constitutional treat
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing It's work. The pro-
p~rietOrs have so much faith In It's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that II fails to cure. Send for list Ut
Testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, q
Sold by druggists 7ac.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Soil Mulch.-Nothing Is more eRec-
tive as a mulch than fine soil. Straw.
spoiled hay, leaves. pine needles. etc.
are used to q limited extent In the cul.
lure of fruits and vegetables. These
materials check evaporation. keep the
soil moist and loose. and help to r.
store fertility.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRlCULTURlSTS.
00m0 Cp-to-Dato Hints About Cul-
tlvatjoa OF the Sou and Fields
Thereof-Horticulturs, viticuiturs and
Horticultural Observations.

Horticultural Observations
The time of year is approaching
when the horticultural conventions
will be in session. We wish to exhort
every reader Of these columns to at
tend wherever it is possible. These
associations are not for scientists ex-
clusively, but any person that has an
interest in growing fruits. flowers or
vegetables will be welcomed. The cost
OF belonging to almost any OF these
societies is but 81 per year. and the
benefits received are far beyond the
expense of attendance. Many a man
would escape making some expensive
mistakes II he would avail himself of
these agencies that come almost to his
door.
Preparations should be made this
fall to cover all tender plants with
straw or dirt as a protection against
the winter. The men that covered
their strawberries, %raspberrics and
blackberries last winter got good har-
vests this year and 1t was due entire
~ to their covering of the plants.
Some OF the most advanced horticul-
turists In the West affirm that il is
OF little use to attempt to grow GER
tain varieties of raspberries and black
berries. even as far south as North
ern Illinois, without covering them
with some kind Of material that will
Keep out the sun on the warm days
IN winter. II We could depend on hav-
Ing a heavy blanket Of snow to do the
covering no artificial covering would
be necessary. But the experience of
last winter was that during the period
OF greatest cold the ground over a
wide portion of the country was en-
tirely bare.
AS the end of the fruiting season In
the orchard approaches is the time to
look over the orchard and see what
trees can be removed with advantage
TO the looks and health and future
fruitfulness Of the orchard. This
should be done before the leaves :all.
for 1t will be more difficult to do the
work after the limbs are bare. 1t will
then be difficult in many cases to tell
the thrifty tree from the unthrifty one.
Many an old tree is allowed to stand
In the orchard till its usefulness has
been passed by many years. 1t be-
comes a harbor for insects and fungold
diseases. and a nest from which to
spread the pests to other parts Of the
orchard. These old trees should be
cut out and eve the roots dug up. A
new tree should not be put In place
OF the old one. as the old rotten roots
in the ground may make 1t easier for
diseases and insects to attack the
roots Of the new tree. The old dead
limbs and limbs showing little OF
thrift on the other trees should like
wise be cut out, but this need be done
only after the tree has stopped activ-
ity in the fall. The limbs can, how
ever. be marked at this time.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

New York Press: A great many men
would refrain from doing foolish
things IL it were not for their desire
to get their names into the newspa-
pers.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Berlin (Md.) Herald: Few men
profit by the experience of others, but
they generally think others should
profit by theirs.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a GOd-send to melvin. b. Mcclellan.
Chester. Florida, Sept. IL, 1885.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Scientists now assert that the hui
man body is full Of microbes. when
they are in good cOnu.,ion, the man
is healthy; but when they are inactive
from illness, the man needs medical
treatment.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

st. Louis Republic: That st. Louis
husband who bought himself a bicycle
when his wife needed a cook stove
undoubtedly has wheels.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

TO CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL it fails to cure.
sc. z. W. Groves signature on each box.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

The pope has received from an Eng
lish Catholic a present of a beautifully
constructed motor car. The auto
mobile Is seated for two. AS his holt
ness has not for three years taken
carriage exercise, it Is improbable
that he will ever use the motor car.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Glasgow Echo: We were told the
other day that a Glasgow woman had
a quarrel with her husband because
he wouldn't mortgage the house to buy
an automobile.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

A whule Of average size yields about
1000 gallons Of oil.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

II GAVE little thought to my health. writes MRS. VIM. v.
BELL, 23o N. Walnut ST.. Canton. O., to Mrs. Pink.
ham. until l found myself unsb!e to attend to nv
household duties. !
"Ihad had my days of not feeling well and my monthly
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

FITS Permanently Cured. No hts or Nervousness afseP
1nt days use Of Dr. Ki1ne's Great Nerve hessorer.
Send for FREE 5000 trial bottle and trsasisc.
u. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd, 9l arch Sc, PHILADELPHIA Pa,
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

The queer &c with a Tail'' has made its
way al over tho United States, and here as
everywhere it promptly jumped into popu-
larity.
Whyl
Because the &C with O TALL is O comet Of
health followed by . coma Of happiness and
Joy. II has come to stay with w and radi-
ate its benefits In all directions.
The new ''C'' is part Of the trademark of
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the ideal laxa-
tive and guaranteed constipation cure.
They make the liver lively, tone up the
bowels, purify the blood, brace the brain,
put everything right rs it should be.
Buy and try Cascarets to-day. It's what
they do, not what We say they'll do. that
proves their merit. All druggists, loo, sc,
or Soc. or mailed for price. Send for book
let and free sample. Address Sterling Rem
edy Co., Chicago; Montreal, Can, or New
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Philadelphia Times: Has there ever
been an occasion when a story was
told that 1t was not followed by a
that reminds me" from some member
of the company?
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
Sheen and Splonic Fever.

In a recent report to the Australian
government on preventive lnocula-
ton Against Tick Fever" by Frank
Tidswell, chief assistant medical officer
of the government. in speaking Of AMI
mails that possess natural immunity.
he says:
1T must be admitted that some
doubt exists in the case of sheep. The
American observers came to the con-
custom that sheep we're not susceptible.
but they only report one experiment
in which blood was injected into a
lamb. BY similar experiments on two
sheep in Queensland DR.. Hunt set up
fever In both. One recovered and one
was killed in a dying state. Post
mortem examination did not reveal the
characteristic lesion Of tick fever. and
the examination for micro-organiSms
MAS indefinite. The blood from N OF
the sheep injected into a bullock pro-
duced no well-marked disease. The
evidence is. perhaps, no more than sus-
picious. but 1t Is possible that tick
fever, like tuberculosis. occasionally
occurs in sheep. AS DIR. Hunt remarks.
the subject merits further study"
The Tripod Of Agriculture.-The
presence of nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid is what gives commercial
value to fertilizer or manure. The
only manurial materials that a farmer
can afford to buy at prices demanded
for fertilizers are these three most nee
essary, most precious and most easily
Exhausted elements Of plant growth
the tripod of agriculture. as DR.. Ked-
zie of the Michigan Agricultural Col
leee says. In the absence Of any n Of
these three materials no plant can
grow to perfection. and II the supply OF
them is below the needs Of any given
plant, that deficiency limits the crop
proportionately. However abundant
all the other elements Of plant life.
nothing will make up for the lack OF
any one of these three s~ubstances.
Vegetable Oyster.-One of the plants
found in our garden (my wife's and
mine) Is the vegetable oyster. as 1t Il
called. 1t is a hardy plant and easy
to grow. The seeds should be sown In
drills when the weather gets warm,
say about the first Of June. and they
will make fine roots by fall. Do not
SOW them too thick. They make finer
roots when sown thin in the rows
Homestead.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Detroit Journal: There is usually
some sort Of a handle to a crank,
whereby he may be made use of.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

Cured After Repeated Failures With Othen
! will inform addicted to Morphine. Laudsnum.
Opium. Cocaine. OF never failing. harmless, home
cure. Ms. ~. II. Baldwin. Box 1912. CHICAGO. IN
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

- This is the CASCARET tablet.
q Every tablet Of the only genuine
ICascarets hears the ma .ic letters
.X"CCC." Look at the tablet before
" you buy, and beware Of frauds,
limitations and substitutes.
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25

healthy woman: have gained in weight e5 pounds to 40
pounds. and everyone asks what makes me 50 stout"
The Columbus journal., 1899-10-25
Selling Patents.

Thirty 500 per cent of
the inventors who re-
ceived patents the past
week were able to dispose
of their inventions before
the patents were issued.
Amongst the prominent
concerns who bought pat
entS we're tho fOllOwinR.-
The record-union., 1899-05-17
FATHER McKINNON.
The Manila Paper Tells Of His
Bravery in Battle.

The following from Freedom" a pa
per published at Manila by Americans,
contains the following in it's issue of
April Ist, Which will be read with in
terest by all who know the reverend
gentleman from Suisun, and who has
many personal friends in Sacramento:
During the fight Saturday, Father
Mckinnon of the California Regiment
was at the front and by his devotion to
duty and his bravery under fire won the
respect of many smoke begrimed, bat
tle-stained soldiers. A soldier of the
Twenty-second lay wounded in an ex-
posed condition. Father McKinnon
called for volunteers to go with him
and bring back the wounded man. Ser
geant De Kier and Private Mcclure
promptly responded and the daring un,-
dertaking was safely accomplished, al
though bullets tore up the dust about
them.
The writer was in the trenches be-
fore Manila about a week before the
city was taken by our forces. On that
day Father McKinnon left the Ameri
can lines and started along the beach
toward the Spanish lines. They showed
no flag of truce or other sign of non
combatant, but he boldly faced the
Spa nish. 1t seemed certain death. Soon
the crack of a Mauser was heard and
it was thought that the clergyman had
answered the last call. But after a
time he returned; the bullet struck an
old hulk near him. He walked on
calmly and the Spaniards did not fire
again. He saw the Governor General
and advised him to surrender. His ac-
ton in facing the Spanish sharpshoot-
ers showed him to be a man of great
nerve and possessing courage Of the
highest ORDER"
The record-union., 1899-05-17

the assistant bookkeeper About sixty
young men, many of them college grad
yates, answered the advertisement for
the assistant bookkeeper, and only six
applied for the other position
MT Little has furnished the broadest
impeachment of the current educational
systems when he declares that the
schools have qualified sixty young men
Tor one position of assistant bookkeeper
at $40 or SIS per week and only six
mechanics for a mechanical position
Where the wages were $40 per week.
An educational system which qualities
ten times as many men for a clerical
position as for mechanical positions will
eventually prove to be utterly useless
IN the promotion of the highest welfare
OF tine people OF the United States. Mr..
Little has furnished the most complete
vinoiication of Mr.. Huntington's conten-
ton