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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
Cooperation Among Patrons.

1t seems strange, says the Watertown
Times, that more Patrons do not take
advantage of their organization to pur-
chase feed and other supplies on a cash
basis and thus save a large margin
from prices paid to retailers under the
credit system. Reputable dealers are
glad to make large discounts where car
load lots are taken and cash paid. To
illustrate, some farmers not far from
Watertown formed an association to
buy together feed in car load lots. Two
Of the enterprising milling concerns in
the city sent agents to the first meet
ing these farmers held and offered to
furnish them with the best grades OF
feeding stuff at wholesale prices for
cash, which In some cases amounted to
SO, 81 and even $5 a ton saving from
the retail price. Every grange can do
the same thing II 1t will.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
WORSE THAN THE PAIN.
Thought of Having Her beauty
Mnrred Caused woman of Spar
tan Endurance to Faint.

A well-known society woman, living
in Central Park West, has always prid-
ed herself on her Spartan indifference
to pain. Never does she murmur when
headache or rheumatism or a bruise of
any sort happens to be her portion.
But she had a new experience a day
or two ago. and now admits the truth
of the saying that a woman's tenderest
point is her vanity relates the New
York Mail and Express.
She had been visiting at friend s
house in Rye, and while watching two
young men of the family practicing
with a baseball, was struck squarely in
the eye by ball, which was missed by
the man to whom 1t was thrown. "It
hurt me awfully for few moments"
said she in telling the story, but /
bore it without flinching. Everyone
rushed around with cold water and va
rious medicaments, and then suddenly
some one said: 4 do hope, Mrs. Blank,
that your nose isn't injured
II gave one scream" said the lady,
land then tainted. The thought of my
personal appearance suffering was too
much. l didn't mind the pain, al
though 1t was intense, but the mere
suggestion that my nose might be
made permanently crooked was too
much. And believe any other wom-
an would have felt the same way
about it."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
AUSTRIAN TRAMP'S SCHEME.
Overfcd by Sympathetic Farmers He
Resorts To Trickery to OBTAIN
transportation

Bohemia possesses a specimen OF
the genus tramp which it is doubtful
II even America, its native habitat, can
duplicate He is a, young man quite
wei known in the neighborhood Of
Kolin. and who had a record for pedes-
trianism that gained him much ad-
miration and fairly full stomach
most of the time, reports the New
York journal.
Through being overfed by sympa-
thetic farmers and village people the
man recently became too fat and in
dolent to put one foot before the other
Patience having ceased to become a
virtue with the people of Kolin, the
youth found it necessary to move on.
Being too tired to walk, he con-
ceived the audacious idea of getting a
free railroad ride-audacious because
1t is only in America that railway en-
ployes wink at the schemes of tramps.
Having decided to 90 to Vienna the
young man calmly went to the police
station in Kolin and gave himself up
as the murderer of young woman in
the Austrian capital He was prompt
ly seized and transported in comfort
to his destination, where 1t was soon
discovered that no such murder had
occurred.
A short term in prison for the tech
nical offense of contempt of court was
all that the tramp had to pay for his
ride. He showed his appreciation by
smiling broadly when sentenced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

FARM DAIRY CHEESE PRESS.
cent. of all the cheese made In the
United States.
1t is the purpose Of farmers bulle-
tin No. 1865, Cheese Making on the
Farm" to furnish for the farm house
hold a brief description of the most
approved methods used in the manu-
facture of several varieties of cheese.
Details Of management, which are
briefly and plainly described. include
aeration and cooling, coloring. the use
of rennet, curdling, cutting, cooking,
molding, pressing. dressing, sailing
and curing. The operation of press
ing is explained as follows: The press
may be a simple lever and weight, de-
scribed as follows: The lever should
be about II feet long. A broken
wagon tongue answers the purpose
very well. Set strong box on which
the mold may be placed, about three
feet from a wall, post or tree. On the
latter nail slat and under 1t put one
end of the lever. Put circular
board about six inches in diameter
upon the mold, and on this rest the
stick or lever. A pail containing a
few cobblestones will answer for the
weight. Do not apply full pressure
at first, but let the weight hang about
halfway between the mold and the
outer end of the stick. Let the
cheese remain few hours in the
press. then take out and dress
The ordinary process by which our
American cheese Is made in factories
is not applicable to the farm dairy
because 1t takes too much time and
Is so complicated that 1t requires
years of practice to become familiar
with the varying conditions in which
milk comes to the vat. The various
changes that take place in milk, and
which are troublesome in making
cheese, nearly all develop in the
nights milk, kept over until the fol-
lowing morning. So, If milk Is made
into cheese Immediately after it is
drawn. no difficulty need be expert
enced. BY employing simple and
short method Of manufacture, anyone
at all accustomed to handing milk
can, with the appliances found in any
well-regulated farmhouse, make uni
formly good cheese.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
Young People and the Grange.

The grange recognizes the value of
social life to the farmers family, and
we ought to make our. sessions 80 at
tractive that the children Of our rural
homes will want to be with US. Many
boy and girl have left the farm and
gone down to disgrace and ruin on ac-
count of the lack Of elevating amuse-
ments. We look to the boys and girls
Of our rural districts to carry on the
grand and glorious work of our Order
when we are gone, and II behooves us
as true Patrons to use every legitimate
means within our power to interest
the young In our work. Are we doing
It? In many places juvenile oranges
are organized for the children. This
may not be practicable In every coun-
ty, but each subordinate grange might
have at least one day In the year
on which the children should be well
coined and entertained. This would
create in them an interest in grange
work which would bear fruit In future
years. Only get the children interested
with US and there would be a different
view taken Of farm life. Sons and
daughters would be inspired with more
love for the farm, the careworn wife
would enter upon her domestic duties
with lighter heart and the home ties
would become stronger. To accomplish
this would truly be an incentive to the
grange for further achievements.-C.C @.
Wells.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
JAPANESE ARE Willy.
Said 10 he Adopts mt Perpetrating
Frauds on Insurance
Companies.

We have been spouting these ten
years about the cleverness of the jap
anese. Our smart Alecks went into
Mysteries over them, says the New
York Press. Our merchants have
gone to extremes in soliciting Japan
ese trade. and our great insurance
companies have sent agents broad
cast over the islands of the land of
the rising sun to write policies. In no
other country on the globe is the work
of the insurance solicitor so easy. In
one month $10,000,O00 Of life insur-
ance has been placed by one New
York company. Every measly little
dwarf of Jap wants to insure. An
agent has just discovered that In
medical examinations he has been
badly duped, one healthy Jap stand
ing the test for many hundreds of his
fellow countrymen. AS all Japs look
alike, the doctors did not detect the
fraud until about $5,0000O0 in policies
had been written. Local insurance
men are exercised about it,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
CALVES FOR MARKET.
Follow the Directions Here Given
and You Will Get "a Fair Price
for Your VeaL

Calves from three to six weeks old,
and weighing about 100 pounds. or say
from so to 12O pounds. are the most
desirable weights for shipment. The
head should be cut out, so as to leave
the hide of the head on the skin. The
legs should be cut off at the knee Joint.
The entrails should be all removed, ex-
cepting the kidneys, the liver, lights and
heart should be taken out Cut the car
cass open from the neck through the
entire length-from head to tail II
this Is done they are not so apt to sour
and spoil during hot weather Many a
fine carcass has spoiled in hot weather
because of its not being cut open. Don't
wash the carcass out with water, but
wipe out with dry cloth. Don't ship
until the animal heat is entirely out Of
the body, and never tie the carcass up
in bag, as this keeps the air from cir
culating and makes the meat more LA
BILE to become tainted. Mark for ship
ment by fastening a shipping tag to the
hind leg. Calves under 80 pounds
should not be shipped, and are liable to
be condemned by the health officers as
being unfit for food. Merchants, too
are liable to be fined II found selling
these "slunks" for violation of the law.
Very heavy calves, such as have been
fed on buttermilk, never sell well in our
market-they are neither veal nor beef.
Chicago Trade Bulletin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
Wild Turkey Season.

"The impression has long prevailed
among sportsmen." said the Hon. J.
A. Sweeney, OF Hazleton, to New
York SnR man, ''that the wild turkey
has no abiding place in this country
except in some of the Southern and
Western States and territories, yet it
is fact that this great game bird still!
fingers in several of the Central Penn
sylvania counties In sufficient numbers
to make its hunting sport worth
while, as the sportsmen of Pottsville,
Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg and
other cities and towns are well aware.
"The great Blue Mountain range,
with all the many sub-ranges and in
dependent hills and ridges of the adj
jacent country, is natural breeding
and feeding ground Of the wild turkey.
Persons who have never visited other
than the large towns of those districts
have no idea of the extent and depth
of the wilderness areas that abound
within a short journey of the biggest
Of them, even Of the Capital of the
State.
"Wild turkeys are killed every Fall
within fifteen miles of Harrisburg, and
in the county in which that city is situ-
ated. 1t requires only short journey
from Reading or Pottsvile to enjoy
the same sport. The wild stretch of
country in Schuylkill county known as
Second Mountain is the resort of large
numbers of eagles, and old mountain
eers say that their presence is chiefly
due to the wild turkeys being abund-
ant A bald eagle with wing spread
of eight feet is among the mounted
specimens of "a Pottsville collector, the
big bird having been shot by hunter
on Second Mountain as it swooped
down upon wild turkey gobler he
had called within range and was about
to fire at.
"The country on either side CT the
Juniata River, particularly in Perry
and Mifflln counties, is perhaps the
best and most accessible region in
what may be called the Pennsylvania
wild turkey belt. That is also grea,
trout fishing country, and fishermen
who were there early in the season re-
turned with reports of unusually mum.
erous broods Of newly hatched turkeys
disturbed from their refugees along the
streams. One fisherman saw five hens
with their broods flashing away through
the underbrush.
"Whlle the wildcat, fox, and hawk,
implacabls and persistent enemies Of
the turkey, undoubtedly thinned ou,
the young broods before they attained
the power Of flight, every promise is
that enough of them have survived to
provide unusually good sport this
season.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
Black stone of Mecca,

Set into corner of the Kaaba (the
temple or shrine) Of Mecca is what is
known as the black stone" II Is an
irregular, oval bowlder, about seven
inches in diameter. three inches broad,
and deep reddish brown in color It is
encircled by silver band studded
with silver nails. 1t has been split by
heat, carried away by Karmathians
and broken by a blow but the band
and nails hold it together. Some have
declared 1t fragment of lava, others
a piece of volcanic basalt. Millions of
kisses have worn its rough surface
somewhat smooth. The Mohammedans
believe It was a hyacinth brought from
heaven by Gabriel to Abraham, and
that contact with the human race has
changed its properties,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
QUESTIONS ON RITUAL.
Certain Requirements For Properly
Comforting the Degrees.


We have submitted the following
questions to Hon. George b. Horton,
master OF the Michigan state grange.
who Is an authority on the subjects,
and the answers will doubtless be OF
general interest to members of the Or
der:
Q.-Is there any explanatory work or
lectures In connection with the confer
ring OF the unwritten work of the order.
and do you use and advise the same II
there be any? Al know of no author
lied lectures outside the ritual. which Is
very complete in itself Extras are more
liable to take from than to add to the i'm
pressiveness and strength of the work.
Q.-Can the fifth degree be conferred by
obligation simply, and II so do you advise
t7 A.-The fifth degree cannot legally be
conferred other than In full form. Grange
law is plainly in opposition to any abridge-
ment OF degree forms.
Q.-Do you advise and do you use In
your work In Michigan the neld work in
the first degree? A.-The single degree
forms in the ritual are essential when n
gentleman or lady Is initia ted singly. The
field work Is instructive and is essential
to the completeness Of the 'laborer's''
degree. Every grange should be equipped
with well designed field work. From an
object lesson point of view 1t Is quite es-
sential.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
Contempt for the Lion.

Men who have shot nearly all Of the
dark continents animals have, - rule,
nothing but contempt for the so-called
king of beasts" the lion. To the hunt
er be is eowardly, skulking brute, far
more dangerous to the horses and oxen
at night than to the human part of the
expedition, always ready to sink of
and escape fight If given a chance.
There Is nothing kingly about him, and
single man can usually put half a
dozen lions to flight
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
FARM DAIRY CHEESE.
to Develop Its Manufacture
ON Larger Scale.

There is popular impression that
the manufacture Of cheese In this
country has been so completely trans
ferred to the factory system during
the last half century, as practically to
abolish cheese-making on dairy farms.
But the agricultural returns of the
twelfth United States census show
that In the year 1899 there were still
1850 farms upon which dairy cheese
was made. The quantity produced on
these farms during that year was 49,
372,330 pounus, an average of 1,045
pounds per farm. This product con-
stituted almost five and one-half per
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
A FEW DAIRY POINTERS.
Won cannot clean dirty milk.

You cannot clean dirty milk.
Clean milk never comes from dirty
can.
You cannot get milk from starved
COW.
Care OF milk and cream has much to
do with price received for butter.
Unless your cows turn their feed into
milk instead of beef, they have no place
In the dairy barn.
Only the rich man can afford to keep
poor cows; the poorer the farmer. the
better his few COWS should be.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

Worthy Master Horton of Michigan
announced that the state grange would
give to every subordinate grange In the
state which received twenty or more
new members during the quarter end
ing June 80, 1903 well finished bust
ness desk for the use Of grange officers.
Seventy oranges are reported by State
Secretary Jennie Buell. as successful
In this contest. The total addition to
membership In these oranges Is 1851,
an average of twenty-four.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
THE FARMER, AS OTHERS SEE HIM.
AS SEEN BY HIMSELF.


Recently, at a grange picnic, a
gentleman-not farmer-extoled the
farmer to the skies. AS he saw it,
the farmer is the most independent
man in the land. He can scarcely
know want that he cannot himself
supply. His wife enjoys a paradise
and his children are the healthiest,
happiest, and most contented to be
found anywhere. There Is nothing OF
which he can justly complain.
Soon after, farmer who owns two
good farms and house in town was
heard to say:
"The farmer is not respected by
anybody. He gets no public recogni-
tion. When he goes among other
people he is sneered at as only a
farmer. He is Disseminated against
by legislators and business men. He
pays the bulk of the taxes and others
fix his prices for him. A $4,000
check will be required to pay my
taxes this year. l am tired of it. My
properties are in the market"
There is some truth in what the
first man said. Too much truth in
the statement of the second. The
mission of the grange is to realize for
the farm as far as possible, the dreams
of the first and to correct the evils
complained of by the second.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

Ruby Lips and clear complexion,
the pride of woman. Have you lost these
charms through torpid liver, constipation,
biliousness, or nervousness3 DR.. Agnew' S
Liver Pills will restore them to you-4o
little "Rubies" in vial, 10 cents. Act
like a charm. Never gripe.-4
Sold by {. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

has been con-
nccted with the
order since 1877.
when he Joined
Owasco grange,
No. 271. He
served as secre-
tary Of that
grange for four
years and mas
ter two years.
In 1892 he trans
ferred his mem
bership to Skan-
eateles grange,
and was its
master for two
years. He was
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
watch Repairers work Overtime.

All the watch repairers in New York
work overtime hot days. They account
for this peculiar business phenomenon
by saying that when men discard their
vests they do not properly secure their
watches in the trousers fob The re-
suit is an epidemic of dropped time
pieces,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
For Fifteen Years.

For Fifteen Years.-Mrs. John
A. James, Wharton, Ont, was a great suffer-
er from Heart Disease. For days at time
she was confined to bed. Her physicians
said that she might "drop off" any minute.
With woman's tenacity in suffering, and be-
lieying that while there's life there's hope"
she started using DR.. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart Three bottles cured her.-3
Sold by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

a regular attendant upon the state
grange meetings even before his elec-
tion as secretary Of that body in 1900.
The duties of that office he has ever
since filed in a most conscientious,
painstaking and acceptable manner.
AS public speaker he Is in great de-
mnnd at grange picnics and field meet
ings,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

Never let your zeal for membership
overshadow the pride you have In the
worth Of the grange. The grange is
destined to play a greater part in the
drama Of internal affairs In the next
ten years than ever before In Its his
tory.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
THE GRANGE
Conducted by ]. W. DARROW,
Press Correspondent NoiC York State
Grange
w. N. GILES.
Secretary

Secretary of New York state
Grange.
The accomplished secretary Of the
New York state grange, w. n. Giles, is
resident of Skaneateles, n. Y. He
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

A woman is never so lonely as when she
knows a secret and has no one to tell it to.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

A man with fad is all right so long as he
keeps it to himself.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

1t is much better to scatter seeds of kind.
ness than to SOW wild oats.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

The bigger the man the harder it is for
him to squeeze out of tight place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

Weak Hearts, Weak Blood,
Weak Nerves. Get relief in 80
minutes. DIR. Agnew's Cure for the heart
never fails to cure the heart and nerves and
to enrich the blood. 1t relieves in 80 minr-
ties. W. II. Musselman of G A. r., Weis--
port, Pa, says: "Two bottles of DR.. Ag.
news Heart Cure entirely cured me of heart
palpitation and extreme nervousness
Sold by C. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

Some people regard even favors with
suspicion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

A month earlier Nov. 10 the Ma
tlonal Grange will meet in Rochester,
N. Y. Many Penna. Patrons are ar
ranging to attend this meeting The
brothers and sisters of New York are
preparing to entertain all who may
come on an elaborate scale.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

The business of the Grange is to
make the farmers life more whole
some and his business more profitable
and more busienss-like.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

This letter is sent 10 nearly 800
local news papers and is printed en-
tire by many of them.
This copy is sent to every Subordi-
nate Grange in the State. See that
the local papers which you read use
it and help to make it interesting by
sending news items to the Editor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-19
WISCONSIN MOB
BENT OY LYNCHING

Wausau, Wis, Oct. 13.-The head
less bO0y OF Edward Smith was found
near the village of Edgar and public
feeling against Arthur Young, accused
of numbering him, nearly resulted in
a iynching.
Saturday afternoon while driving,
Henry Gebelein and wife discovered
the body of young man on a skidway
used in logging operations. The coat
covered the head of the corpse. The
body barely identifiable.
The head was separated from the
body and one side of the skull was bad
~ fractured. A bullet hole was foun
in the front and back of the shirt AMI
the hat was gone.
Smith bought a new hat the day of
his disappearance and this Arthur
Young. the accused murderer, was
wearing at the time OF his arrest.
Smith was known 10 have had 500 at
the time OF leaving Athens, but only
$40 was found on the body.