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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
CALF CHOLERA REMEDY.
Lime Water. Followed by Corn
starch. Has Proved Ehfcacious
Treatment in Many Cases.

Last spring | was feeding my cows
corn and my calves when first born
seemed all right, but when one to three
days old they began to show signs of
cholera, tried several remedies, but all
failed; when, after losing Ave or six
made some strong lime water by putting
piece as large as your fist in a quart
glass bottle and filed with good rain
water (or any other clean water would
do) and then after shaking well set it
aside to settle. | took the calves, says
the Stockman and Feeder, when first
noticed sick, away from their mother a
few days; took little Of her milk and
put two tablespoonfuls of the lime wa
ter in it and fed them three times day.
After drinking it gave each dessert
teaspoonful of cornstarch, moistened
with the milk. The cornstarch is cool
and healing. This saved them.
Another good remedy is laudanum.
When the rest were born (some semed
to be affected when born) | gave ten
drops of laudanum in their milk twice
day till they were better. Two doses
were generally enough as 1t won't do to
give too much. The calves should not be
allowed to eat too much at time
The sick ones should be kept from the
well ones, and the laudanum away from
the children. have used lime water for
hog cholera and found it very beneficial.
This year we are feeding whole oats and
stock food to the cows and one or two
calves were affected little with cholera
! gave one dose of laudanum as soon as
noticed and let them run with mother,
and they are all right now.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
what Experience Teaches,

Men who make business Of get
ting the greatest possible quantity of
milk from their COWS are usually the
ones to have cows calve in the fall.
A better price is obtained for milk in
winter than in summer. The oppor-
tunity to properly feed and care for
COWS in comfortable stable, away
FROM flies and other summer annoy
ances, during the fresh milk flow, is
important AS the milk begins to fail,
the change from feed to pasture comes
at the right time to do the most good.
Farm and Home.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
WHY DAIRYING PAYS.
II Conservcs the Resources of tho
Farm by Maintaining Fertility
OF the soil.

Prof. Curtiss at the recent dairy con-
vention in Cedar Rapids, Ia, told why
dairying maintains the fertility Of the
farm. He said; in selling $1,000
worth of wheat from an Iowa farm at
present prices we sell with it about $3.50
worth of fertility. In selling 81 900
worth of corn we sell about $3.50 worth
of fertility-or constituents which would
cost the farmer this amount If he were
obliged to buy commercial fertilizers to
maintain the fertility of the farm. But
we can convert 81 eco worth Of corn
into beef, pork or mutton and sell 1t in
that form and not remove over S25 worth
of fertility from the farm, or we can
convert 81 900 worth of feed into but
ter and not remove single dollars
worth of fertility with 1t. Butter is al
most wholly pure fat or carbon, and 1t
adds nothing to the value or productive
capacity of the soil.
I'VE probably shall never be obliged
to pay out much money for commercial
fertilizers in Iowa If we farm intelli-
gently, but we have already learned that
we cannot grow wheat indefinitely or
constantly draw upon even a bountiful
store of plant food without diminished
returns. The fact that this lesson has
! been learned and Is coming to be univer-
sally recognized is the main safeguard
/ and the strongest feature of Iowa agri-
/ culture We not only produce an aver
age of 81 100000 worth of agricultural
products for every day of the year, but
/ we know enough to feed over $3.50, 900
worth of produce on the farms every day.
No other state in the union approaches
| this amount and there are only five
I other states that feed even half as
much. BY this means Iowa not only
leads in agricultural products, but
conserves her resources. MARITIME
/ Farmer
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
OUR FREAKISH NOTIONS.
~Crazy Socfnr' n Yankee idea which
Gives LondOners Something
to Say AbOut Us.

That some English people believe
Americans capable of any sort of freak
ish notion under the guise of entertain
nent is attested by paragraph in re-
lent issue Of an English weekly. The
writer, woman, says an American
friend tells her that "a new Yankee no
Sion is crazy social at which the idea
Is that everybody and everything
should look and act as insanely as might
be. The costumes, the women and the
men should be eccentricity personified,
and the food served must be arranged to
match" According to this chronicler,
At a recent "orazy social" the meats
were served in jelly molds, jam pots or
iust-pans the vegetables in cake-bas-
1ets, the blanc-mange in a fire shovel
he Ice cream in stew pan, the wine
glasses were filed with mustard, the
jellies trembled in saucepan lid, the
cream was in pickle bottle, the sugar in
che salt cellars and the salt in the sugar
basins. The things which ought to have
been roasted were boiled, and salt fla
"ored the food which is usually sweet.
Attempts were made to eat clear soup
With dessert forks, and ice cream with
2 able knives.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
CHAMELEONS IN BATHING.
aew Fad which summer Girls mt At
lantic City Have Made
Much OF.

Taking chameleons in to bathe is a
new fad which Atlantic City has devel-
oped, says a recent report.
Scores Of girls have adopted 1t.
The scheme was worked by girl who
owned a'chameleon that had grown lazy.
She tried various ways of arousing it
rom its stupor, and at last hit upon the
Idea of taking it for romp in the surf.
She was rewarded with an instanta-
7eous change in the little lizards de-
neanor Just as soon as 1t heard the
r9ll of the first breaker its skin went
through whirl of color changes. And
when she gave it ducking it produced
=, new shade of pink verging into yei.
,ow and green that she never knew it pos.
Tsssed
Little time was lost in making known
the discovery to Others through the re-
sort. and girls who had no chameleons
Sought them right OF to see the oceans
effect on them.
"Oh, girls" cried one, as she held out
ser chameleon for inspection, "some wa.
ser splashed into his eyes, and he looks
Ike box Of paint | wonder II the
Gear things angFy?"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
HEROIC SELF-SACRIFICE.
der the Observation of n
Navy OiHcer.

speaking of heroism," said a navy Of
ficer at his club few evenings ago, re-
ports the New York Tribune, ut is rare
that such an example is seen as that
of an old associate at the naval acad-
emy, Hynson, who was a passed mid
shipman at Vera Cruz, in 1916. 1t was
really more than bit of heroism; 1t was
fortitude, passive courage, that con-
fronted peculiar danger, a self-sacri-
flee that was most conspicuous.
Our fleet was off the harbor on block
ade duty when one day a Spanish mer-
chant vessel managed to slip in without
being discovered. Hynson conceived the
idea of capturing the vessel by night at
tack, and he succeeded in doing so. But
as he could not take the vessel out Of the
harbor, for the reason that she was un-
der the close range of the enemy's guns
and forts, Hyson set fire to the vessel
In doing so he burned both his arms so
badly that he carried them in slings for
several days. While In this disabled
condition a terrific squall came up and
played havoc with several Of our little
vessels, and the one on which Hynson
was serving was capsized. Hynson and
one of the other officers managed to get
hold on floating spar, but as 1t was not
sufficient to keep them both afoat, Hyn-
son let go his hold, and In few moments
sank to his death"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
MISLAID EYEGLASSES.
A Common Occurrence I'm the Heated
Season when People Dress
Lightly.

Summer is the time for mail order
business in our trade" said an optician
who has large trade in the Wall street
territory, relates the New York Times.
"A man who is in the habit of carrying
his eyeglasses in his waistcoat pocket
when it is cool enough TO wear a full
suit of clothes is more than likely to
leave them around in restaurants, on
hotel piaZZas, or any other place he
may happen to lay them down when he
begins to wear fannels and outing suits.
A number of men won't wear coat-and-
trousers suits simply because they can't
get along without the waistcoat pock-
cts. To lose pair of eyeglasses or
spectaeles made to order from a pre-
scription and costing anywhere from $5
to SIS is no trifling matter, to say
nothing of having to get along with a
cheap substitute for two or three days
until we can make another pair OPP
ticians keep these prescriptions in books,
just as druggists do medicinal prescrip-
lions, We are constantly getting or
ders from customers away on their va
cation to replace glasses that have been
lost or, broken. Sometimes they are in
such hurry that they send us the num-
ber by telegraph"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
POTATOES A GREAT CROP.
Value of the TUbers Exceeds That of
Any Other Single Product
of the Farm.

The opinion generally prevails that
wheat or corn-in some regions one and
in others the other-constitute the crop
of greatest value to the world. Such
is not the fact. The potato leads all
other staples. being produced at the rate
of 4,000,000,000 bushels a year, while
the wheat yield is only $500, 100000
Europe produces seven-eighths Of the
worlds potatoes, but 1t is little Ireland
which eats most of them, averaging four
pounds of potatoes day per capita. The
United States is Oh record as the greatest
meat-eating country in the world, H.
000,000,000 pounds yearly being con-
sumed here. There are psychologists who
ascribe to this her power on land and
sea. Johnny Bull has the sweetest tooth
among the worlds children, heading the
list Of sugar consumers at yearly rate
of 5000, 100000 pounds of sugar. OF to-
bacco, however, the average in Belgium
is 40 ounces per capita, In the United
States only 43 ounces. But in the mat
ter of beer the United States again takes
the lead. showing record Of 30 gallons
a year for each inhabitant, distancing
even Germany herself
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
BREECH-LOADERS ARE OLD.
Bronze Cannon of That Make Were
in Use in Spain Some
Centuries Ago.

That there Is very little new under
the sun has once more been proved at
Tobermory bay, Null. says a London
paper, where Cept. Burns, of Glasgow,
has, with the permission of the duke of
Argyll, been searching for the relics Of
the Admiral of Florence, one of the ves-
sells Of the Spanish Armada, known to
have been blown up in 1883 in that Tar
away water. With the aid OF an old
chart the diver went down into IL faith
oms and came across bronze breech-
loading cannon four and one-half feet
long, eight inches in diameter at the
breech and bearing the date 1868. The
divers also discovered a pistol heavily
incrusted with lime, sword blade and
Hedge anchor.
Breech loading in artillery and small
arms is popularity supposed to be an in
vention of the middle of last century,
but such is by no means the case. In a
Dublin gunsmith's shop at Cork Hill is
breech-loading rifle, which was Of
fered to the British war Office at the
close of the eighteenth century and re-
jected, as 1t was considered to need too
much ammunition.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
The Calves In Sum mer.

Insects prefer calfskin to cowhiae,
which is rather hard on the calves and
altogether too expensive for the
farmer. Hence give the calves a
chance of defense by allowing them
the run of darkened stable during
the hot days of summer. Hang blan-
ket over the doorway. they will even
learn to run under IL and leave. the
flies on the blanket as they are
brushed off. These little thoughtful-
nesses add to the comfort OF stock and
farmers profts.--Farmers Voice.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
vlRsINIA HOSPITALITY.
u Il Manifested In n singular Way
Towards Non-Rcsident
SportsmeD.

The proverbial Virginia hospitality is
game law this year, of which one feature
is a nonresident license exaction. AS at
first adopted, all non-residents other
than nonresident children of resident
landowners, were required to take out
o license, but the spirit Of hospitality
recoiled from this. From time be-
yond which the mind of man runneth not
to the contrary, 1t has been a fashion
with Virginians to invite their friends
from other states to visit them for shoot
ing, and It was perceived that the new
law would put an end to this pleasant
custom. A modification was thereupon
demanded and granted, says Forest and
Stream. AS 1t now stands, the nom
resident law expressly exempts the WIS.,
itor, the text reading that the non-resi-
dent guest OF n resident landowner shall
be allowed to hunt on the lands Of his
host, as though he were resident Of
the state, when accompanied by the host
or a member Of his family, and pro-
vided that the host receives no compen-
sation from the guest This is excellent
In so far as Virginia hospitality is con-
cerned; but we fail to appreciate the
logic which finds It reasonable to tax
one sportsman who is obliged to pay
board in Virginia, while exempting him
who is so fortunate as to have friends
there who may entertain him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
WRITER'S THOUGHT CRkMP.
Dfstressing Periods of Mental Apathy
when the Brain Refuses
to Work.

If the fiction writer has his delicious
moments, when he tastes the joys which
come with the excitement of creative
composition-and these he undoubtedly
has-also he knows distressing periods
Of mental apathy, says the Reader
He has been working away at top
speed, full of gladness in that subtle
fabric which his pen weaves in the
warp and woof of paper and ink. His
head is packed with inspired IDEAS like
gift box from the gods. His hopes
ride high. His ambitions scrape the
clouds.
Then something happens, 1t is not a
snap, break, crash--nothing so tangi-
BILE. 1t is just a ceasing. Abruptly un-
expectedly, all his fine thoughts vanish.
No longer is life a country of majestic,
white-robed heights and alluring pur-
ple-toned valleys. All is fiat and gray
and bleak.
Just about now, II the writer only
knew It, is a most excellent timn to go
fishing.
At last, baffled. discouraged, heart
sick, he sits with his head in his hands,
contemplating with foolish self-pity the
melancholy spectacle of himself.
But, like drought and flood, war and
pestilence, and all other ills great and
small, it passes. And he knows not how
or when it goes. Days after he wakes
up to find himself, pen in hand, hard at
work again OF its own accord, appar-
emily. the machine has set itself in mo-
ton
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
JUSTICE QUEXRLY DISPENSED
English Magistrate Encourages tn,
Belief That Malefactors Would
better BE Drunk.

Being under the influence of drink I,
usually considered no excuse for having
committed a crime, but 1t would seem
that one magistrate is inclined to be
an exception to his brothers on the bench
in this direction, says Cassell's Journal
Recently a justice of the peace ha6
two young men before him on a charge
Of theft They pleaded guilty, and as
this obviated the necessity for evidence
being given, the magistrate was some
what in the dark as to their culpabil'
ity.
We'll, SIR" he said. addressing one
Of the prisoners ~'have you anything te
say in extenustion of your offense?"
The prisoner hung his head, and re-
piled meekly:
Your worship, was drunk when ]
did It,"
Drunk" exclaimed the magistrate;
that makes the offense all the worse
You will go TO prison for three months
And you, SIR" he continued, addressing
the other prisoner, what have you tc
say for yourself?"
Nothing, your honor?" was the re.
ply.
Were you drunk?" pursued the jus.
tice.
mo, your honor; was never drunk in
my life"
Indeed" exclaimed the magistrate
raising his eyebrows in affected aston
ishment "Have you not even that ex'
cuse? Then you will go to prison fof
six months'"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
MASQUERADING FRUITS.
Nuts md Seeds That Resemble In
Form Certain Animals
and Insects.

or fruits that resemble animals, the
buffalo-headed nut, trapa bicornis OF
China, is perhaps the most astonishing.
Nothing is more curious than its re-
sembance to buffalo-head, horns,
eyes and nose.
1t is an aquatic plant, with dissected
submerged leaves and a tuft of aerial
broad leaves. The nut contains sweet
edible kernel, and a species in Cashmere
is staple food. One species has been
naturalized in our Concord river.
These nuts are also known as water
caltrops, in alluson to the spiked balls,
formerly used to impede cavalry. The
initiative shape has no supposable use,
except as the horns may hinder animals
from swallowing 1t.
Some seeds resemble insects. Thus,
the husl of biserrula pelecinus suggests
q caterpillar or centipede; the seed
OF the castor-oil plant beetle. and,
still more. jatropha would easily be
mistaken for beetle. showing thorax
and two elytra with their lines of or
namentation.
A low leguminous plant OF the Med
1terranean region, scorpiurus subvil-
losa, has pod that resembles a worm
or a serpent more than scorpions tail,
which is the meaning of the generic
name; but in scorpiurus vermicullata
the likeness to caterpillar is so strik-
ing that the pods are sometimes laid
upon salads to test the nerves of guests:
the latter is called the caterpillar plant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
$5OORssETS5AHs7aP
WHO CANNOT Be CUREps

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In cases attended by leucorrheal drain
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
When There is a Dull Heavy Feeling

in the head bad taste in the
mouth tongue furred and taste
blunted skin dry and feverish /;
whites of eyes streaked with yellow;
sour risings in the throat; fugitive
pains in the head, chest and back,
ETC., take Cal-cura Solvent, DR..
Kennedy's new medicine, rigAf
a70ay and be we'll in a few days.
Write to the Cal-cura Company,
Roundout, N. ", for free book and
sample bottle,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
Low Rates to Williamsport

Via Reading Railway Saturday
October 3rd. Account Carlisle In
dians-5ucknell foot ball game the
Reading Railway will sell special
excursion tickets to Williamsport
for all trains Saturday October 3rd
good returning on all trains until
Monday October 5th at the low rate
of single fare for the round trip.
Excursion rate from Bloomsbury
SI.62
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01

Immediately after the assassination Of
King Alexander of Servia-in fact, on
the very next day--a French reporter
went to the residence of the dead kings
mother, Queen Natalie, and asked to
interview her. An attendant was sure
that she could not be seen, but out Of
courtesy took the insistent message to
the bereaved woman. In moment the
answer was brought back: THE queen
pities anyone who could try to force his
presence upon her at moment such as
this"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
Milton Fair

Low rates via Reading Railway,
Reading Railway will sell special
excursion tickets to Milton Fair
October 6 to 9 good for return pas
sage until October 10th inclusive,
at the low rate of single fare for the
round trip, with a minimum of
twenty five cents, from Williamsport
Bloomsbury, Catawissa, Mt. Carmel
and intermediate ticket stations.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
The Rnne,s TifIea

The official designation of the head of
the hierarchy of the Catholic church is
as follows; His holiness, the pope, bish-
op Of Rome and vicar Of Jesus Christ,
successor Of st. Peter, prince of the apos-
ties; supreme pontiff Of the universal
church, patriarch of the west, primate
Of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan Of
the Roman province, sovereign Of the
temporal dominions of the holy Roman
church
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01

posts. The cut is self-eXplanatory.
Pegs are driven through the poke in
such way that when grazing they give
the animal no inconvenience, but when
she reaches through the wires the sharp
points jab her shoulders sharply, and she
quickly learns to keep on her own side
of the fence.-Farm Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
Signs for Cows.

A certain justice of the peace in Mary.
land evidently imagines that cows can
read big print He recently gave ver-
dict against a railroad company for kill
ing COW near a road crossing for the
reason that the defendant had no sign
UP at the crossing"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01

The United States Cut Flower
company has purchased 81 acre
plot near Elmira and will grow
flowers under cover OF 900, 900
square feet of glass and will employ
800 persons. 1t will be the great
est flower growing establishment in
America.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
MANAGER WANTED.

Trr"tworthy lady or gentleman to manage
business in this County and adjoining terri
,ory for well and favorably known House OF
solid financial stsrding. $4,000 straight
caSh salary and eypeD ss, paid each Monday
" check direct from headquarters. Ex'
pense money advanced; position permanent.
Address Manager, 6Io Monon Building
Chicago, Ill. o-fo iSt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01

The electronometer is SO acutely
sensitive that It will detect in one min
ute an amount of matter which must
accumulate for 100000 years before
there is enough of II to affect the most
sensitive chemical balance.