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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
Mississippi Houseboats.

There is an especial charm about
life on a houseboat on the Mississippi.
Unlike houseboats on most bodies OF
wafer they can land whenever they
will and enjoy any chance pleasure by
the way. Cities are in easy reach, and
even theatre party can he INDUCED
in at short notice. Between st. Paul
and st. Louis seven magnificent riv-
ers can be reached by boats passing
through more than that number OF
States.
From Lacrosse to st. Louis house
boats meet the eye every few minutes.
At every town along the river one
sees boats lying on the shore They
are usually moored in little bays. with
their launches alongside, and shaded
by the overhanging branches of trees.
When a steamer passes the occupants
appear at the doors and windows, and
sometimes go to the upper deck to
wave their greetings. The boats fit in
so perfectly that the lovely green
foliage seems to have grown in antici-
patton of the coming of each pal''icu-
lar boat.
Numerous houseboats are in course
of construction along the rivers
Minneapolis Journal
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
When Japanese Maids Are Tilted.

A Japanese woman when aban.
doned by her lover takes a peculiar
and picturesque revenge.
When she no longer has any doubt
as to his faithlessness, she gets up in
the middle of the night and puts on a
pleasing dress and wooden sandals.
Attached to her headdress she carries
three lighted candles and suspended
to her neck hangs a small mirror.
She takes in her left hand a small
straw effigy of the falthless one, and
In her right a hammer and nails.
Walking gravely to the sanctuary,
she selects one Of the sacred trees,
and nails the effigy securely to the
trunk. She then prays for the death
of the traitor, vowing that if her wish
is granted she will take out the nails
which trouble her god since they are
fastened to a sacred tree. Night after
night she comes to the tree, adding
one or two nails, and repeating her
prayers, persuaded that the god will
not hesitate to sacrifice the man to
save the tree.-London Mail.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
Menelik in All His Glory.

A recently returned traveller who
was received by Emperor Menelik Of
Abyssinia describes His Majesty as
seated in a small state chair, with
gaily colored carpet at his feet. He
wore white trousers, brown checked
socks and very large patent leather
shoes without lacings. A long flow.
ing coat of yellow striped green silk
enveloped his body, and over this
was a black satin, gold embroidered
burnoose with a pink lined hood.
His head was bound with fine white
muslin, above which lowered a broad
brimmed straw hat, overlaid with
gold leaf, and trimmed with sapphires
and rubles. In his left ear sparkled
a rose-cut diamond stud. A red silk
umbrella, heavily embroidered, and
fringed with gold, protected the royal
head from the rays of the sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
Oriqin of Familiar SAVINGS.

"Giving the Cold Shoulder" Is de-
rived from custom that prevailed In
France, and also in Ireland, Of serving
up a cold shoulder instead OF a hot
roast, to guests who had out-stayed
their welcome at a house, and to
whom the feeling of the host was thus
insinuated. The guest who failed to
take this hint and relieve the home
of his unwanted presence was a very
stupid mortal indeed. The cold
shoulder" is applicable nowadays to
any coldness or slight extended from
one person to another.
"Spllling the Salt" and the Ill omen
that attaches to it. is traceable to
the Last Supper of Christ with His
Apostles, when II is said Judas acci-
IDENTIFY overturned the salt. Because
Of the after doom of the unfortunate
traitor to spill the salt at table is an
accepted sign Of future ill-luck to
happen to the person doing It.
Thirteen at Table" and its unlucky
significance originated at this event
also. Christ and His twelve apostles
dining together for the last time
composed the number that has since
been regarded with superstitious aver
sion, and not only in the matter of din
ing, but in almost erything else as
we'll
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
DIFFERENCE IN PRoJecTILes.
Capt. Hams, U. S. A., Tells Of the Old
and the New.

Capt. w. c. Hams, U. S. N, who has
at the naval proving grounds at Indian
Head, Md, was recently at the VOL
colt. In the course of talk on naval
matters, he gave a few interesting
facts, perhaps little known to the av-
erage man, anept the difference In the
projectile in use at present from that
OF twenty-five years ago.
"Of course as you know" said Capt.
Hams, "the projectile we use in our
army and navy to-day is a conical
shell Of steel, either loaded with pow
der so as to explode or by a time
fuse of a certain number of seconds
duration. 1t is wonderfully different
from the shell of twenty-five years
ago, which | can well remember, hav-
Ing been in the navy for over thirty
one years.
I'm those days one could watch the
projectlle as It sailed through the air
In graceful curve, at length bursting.
There was even time to get out of the
way before It struck Had 1t not been
for that fact our pension roll would
be about half as big as It is. That's a
fact. The new style of shell, however,
moves at the rate OF a little more
than half mile a second. In strik
Ing a metal target, its energy being
transformed instantaneously into heat,
It becomes red-hot and fame can
be seen to burst forth from the point
struck Such a projectile moves prac-
tically in a straight line, and its i'm
pact at a distance of a mile seems
almost simultaneous with the dis
charge of the gun. Such a shell, pass.
ing near man, will tear his clothes
off.
"If It comes very near, though
without hitting him, it will kill him
instantaneously. He drops dead with
out sign Of a wound. Not so with
the old style shell, however 1t would
burst only into few pieces, whereas
the modern projectile flies into
myriad Of small fragments, each of
them moving at tremendous velo-
city, and causing havoc all round it."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
The Nome of To-day Is Quite a Town

"The casual visitor will not be able
to distinguish between the city of
Nome, Alaska, and the ordinary East.
ern American town of the same size,"
said Col. William T. Perkins of Nome
"The prosperity of Nome is firmly
established" said Col. Perkins, "and
there is no question that in the course
of few years it will be largely in
creased. The city has water mains
and electricity and an excellent sys.
tenn Of public schools. It's muni.
cipal government is a model for
larger cities. Nome Is becoming a
large wholesale center, something
new in that part Of the world. Rail-
roads are being built, and from Nome
the entire surrounding country is be-
Ing supplied with the necessaries and
luxuries of fe.-Washington Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
MINING A HORSE.
Charley's Fine Performance In a
Swollen River.

Mr.. Hough the other day had some.
thing to say about the swimming pow.
er of horse. Were a man to tell me
that the average horse could not swim
with man on his back should only
laugh at him. have had too many of
them swim with me on their backs
| rode cavalry horses for twenty years
and some ines had the same horse for
four or five years: but | never had
one which could not swim and carry
me on his back. have often undress-
ed; then, mounting my horse bareback.
swan him for fifteen minutes at a
time. | rode one horse for four years
that would not hesitate to swim the
Mississippi with. He was a slender,
long-legged sorrel, and fast one, too.
| ran him against some of the fastest
horses the cowboys could scare up,
and he beat them all.
In the summer of 1884 | was down
on the Sabonal River, Tex. just where
the railroad crosses it. The river was
bank full after a heavy rain, and the
current ran like mill race. There
was cattle ranch on our side, but
none on the oher for a good many
miles; and a sage coach full Of pas
sengers was water bound over there
and they were hungry. The men at
the ranch wanted to send them some.
thing to eat, but said that none of
their horses could swim in that cur.
rent.
Il have one that can," | told them.
"Get your ropes ready"
They got a long coil of half-inch
rope. and, cutting it in the middle, we
had two that would reach across.
Then taking my horse | went to the
river, stripped to my undershirt and
drawers, and tying an end of each
rope around my waist got my horse in
the water and using only his head
stall and halter strap, no bride, swan
across, and the ropes were stretched
and basket hauled across. l was
then ready to go back, but two ladies
in the coach tried to stop me; they
were afraid that my nice horse would
he drowned" They did not seem to
care whether l was or not. I got the
horse in the water again. then wrap
ping his tail around my left hand told
him to go ahead, Charley" l had
never used whip on him; he did not
need it. He swan with the current,
and went 200 yards down stream be-
fore landing, then climbed out, none
the worse for his trip.
In swimming horse, If on his back,
would sit as far back as possible.
Use no bride, but only the halter;
let the horse have his head and never
hurry him.-Forest and Stream.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
How Condors are Cauaht.

Anyone who has ever watched A
heavy bird rise from the ground has
doubtless noticed that it runs along
the ground for few feet before it
rises; the bird must acquire some
momentum before its wings can lift
its heavy body into the air. The ma.
tives in certain parts of the Andes
understand this fact very well and
by means of 1t catch the great An.
dean vultures, the condors.
A small space is shut in with high
fence and left open at the top. Then
lamb or piece Of carrion is placed
on the ground inside. Presently a
vulture sees the bait and swoops down
upon 1t, but when once he finds he
has alighted on the ground inside he
cannot get out, for he has no running
space in which to acquire the momen-
tum that is necessary before his
wings can lift him-Brooklyn Times,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
Stories of Or, Temple.

II brevity be the soul of wit, Or.
Temples answer to candidate for
priests orders is all soul. Having
reason to think the candidates utter
ance indistinCt the Bishop insisted
upon his reading aloud in his private
chapel a chapter from the Bible. II
am sorry to say, Mr.. Brown, that you
read very indistinctly," pronounced
the Bishop. You should get lessons
in elocution." But, my Lord, you
know the size of our church, one of the
largest in the diocese; and yet men,
Der of our congregation assured me
that | could he heard distinctly in
every part of it, Did She" was the
Bishops dry rejoinder.
A braggart who boasted to a friend
of having pounded to a jelly noted
boxer was suddenly pulled up by the
retort. And what was he doing all
the time?' l cannot imagine DR.. Tenn
pie coming off second best in any
such encounter, not even if his antag-
onist were a cockney cabman. When
Bishop of London DR.. Temple was
driven from the Strand to Fulham
Palace by such cabby, to whom he
presented the precise fare Of half
crown. After long look, first at the
half crown then at the Bishop, and
then at the lordly palace and its ex-
tensve grounds, the cabby found his
speech at last. IF st. Paul were alive
now it's not in place like this he'd
be-" he sneered, as he gathered up
the reins. NO" retorted the Bishop,
he'd be at Lambeth, and that's
shilling farew
At a dinner party DR.. Temple was
much more bored than edited by a
young lady who told him long story
of her aunt's narrow escape from a
railway accident. lowing to a block
at the corner of Park lane, my Lord,
she just missed the train at Victoria
which was wrecked at Croydon.
Wasn't it providential?" Cant say"
snapped the Primate in his grating
voice, didn't know your aunt. IT.
P's Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26

1t Is an interesting coincidence that
the first of modern ironclads was used
by the French in the Crimean war,
Just some fifty years ago, says the
Liverpool Post. Colonel John Stevens
Is usually claimed as the originator Of
the idea OF ironclad vessels in 1912,
but the first ship Of the kind actually
laid down was the Stevens battery
designed by his son for the United
States government in 1S42. One au-
thority, however, claims the ironclads
an antiquity of centuries. The story
goes that certain Viking of 1900
years ago had a great warship made,
which he called Iron Ram, and all of
this ship which stood out of the water
was of iron. Coming from fiction, or,
rather, legend, to something like fact,
many historians on this subject say
that the Dutch at Antwerp, in 1885,
when that city was besieged by the
Spaniards, built an enormous fat-bot-
toned vessel, armored 1t with heavy
Iron plates, and thus constructed what
they regarded as an impregnable bat.
terry, so that they named their con.
trivance Finis Belli. Unfortunately,
this vessel got aground before fairly
in action and fell into the hands of
the enemy. 1t was never employed
by either side again in any subse-
Quent epccuItor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
The Mlkado's Gigantic Guard.

The Coreans are big race, and the
upper class have European features
and fair compilations. Min has a sec.
retary who resembles in stature, fair
hair and straight features the late
Emperor Frederick. The six-foot serv.
ants Of the Emperor of Japan, who
attend at state receptions in liveries
borrowed from those of the Emperor
Napoleon's domestlcs, are Coreans. IL
the Japanese secure what they are
now after they will have Corean drum.
majors in. their army and maybe a
Corean palace corps like the Cent
Garde at the Tullerles. The Japan
ese must seem pigmies among Prince
Minis compatriots From London
Truth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26

Beauty is born in the blood. Beauty is
more than skin deep" i, blood Geep.
When the blood is tain ed by disease the flesh
will feel 1t and the skin will show it. Salow
or muddy complexions, pimp!es, ll,cLes.
aud eruptions are only he surface signs OF
impure blood Fa-e washes, lotions com.
pleXlon powders, may pa late tie evil, but
they cannot cure tn diseas. he on cure
is TO cleanse the blood of the 20. sonou,
natter VIII ch is the cause o. the outbreak la
the flesh and skin. Imp blood can be
absolutely purified b. the u.e of DIR Pierce's
Golden Medical | iscovery. ItS effect on
flesh and slim is marked. Sores heal and
disappear. The skin heco mes smooth, ID
regains its natural color. The ewes bri. hten
ana sparkle, the whole body is radiant with
the brightness and beauty OF health. Cold
en- Medical Discovery contains no alcohol,
whisky or other intoxicant. md is absolutely
Tree from opium, cocaine and other narcotics.
The use of nr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
assists the action Of the I" Discoy, ry," by
cleansing the system Of cloggng matter.
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Hartman, Pierce, Sugarloaf.
Sitter, Sylvester, Centre.
Ianer, VIM. p, Main.
fortunate Father aud Son

am as certain as | now live, says
Mr.. c. + Bartholomew, Kalkaska,
Mich, that DR.. David Keunedy's
Favorite Remedy, of Rondout. N.
". saved my life when l was a
victim of that terrible disorder
Bright's disease. My son had
ever sore on his leg he too used
Favorite Remedy and is now well.
All druggists SI.oo; 6 bottles
$500.
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Envelopes

$4,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the COLUMBIAN Office.
The line includes drug envelopes,
pay, coin, baionial, commercial
sizes, number 6, OF, 6A, 9, 10
and II, catalog, &c. Prices range
from SI.5o per 1000 printed, up to
$500. Largest stock in the coun-
ty 10 select from.
Entrance through Roy's Jewelry
Store. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26
List Of Jurors for December Term

GRAND JURORS
Eeishline, Lewis, Fishingcreek.
Bower. II. F., IAiarcreek.
Carl, Joseph, Catawissa twp.
Casey, VIM. j., Bloomsbury.
Capwell, VIM. s., Bloomsbury.
Culp, w. A., Berwick.
Edgar, John, Benton twp.
Freas, G. w. Berwick.
Fritz, Ray, Jackson.
Girton, A, T., Pine.
Hummer, George, Sugarloaf.
Hirleman, {. L., Benton Boro.
Hughes, John, Locust.
Hauch, G. b., Main.
John, Wesley Main.
Lemon, Theodore, Greenwood.
Miller, :. A., Greenwood.
Pensyl, Ray, Bloomsbury.
RhOads, Isaiah, Cleveland.
Ruckle, John, Benton twp.
Roberts, w. H.. Catawissa twp.
RunyOn, &. w Bloomsbury.
Rice, Chas Bloomsbury.
Strauch, Elmer L., Jackson.
JURoRs-FIRsT WEEK
Alpeter, Rev. Peter, Catawissa.
Adams, Emanuel, Locust.
Bomboy, Paul, bloomsbury.
Blank, Levi, Berwick.
Creveling, Daniel. Bloomsbury.
Coff'man, Wm., Bloomsbury.
Cadman. b. f., Millville.
Derr, Calvin, Jackson.
Fairchilds, j, NJ, Brarcreek.
Goodhart, VIM, Mifllin.
Girton, Clark. Main.
Gerrity, VIM. j., Centralia.
Hoagland, Alfred, Roaringcreek.
Hess, Ii. W., Miiliin.
Hauck, j. S. Minln.
Hagenbuch, o. d., Saltwater.
Helwig, Charles, Locust.
Hartman, Charles, Hemlock.
Ikeler, Il. r., Bloomsbury.
johnson. Chester NJ, Madison.
Kline, Clark, Greenwood.
Lemon, Elliot, Fishingcreek.
Mummy, Albert, Beaver.
Mensch. Wm., Montour.
Murray, Geo. L., Catawissa twp.
Nuss, j. b., Main.
Oliver, Daniel, Berwick.
Oil, Austin, Scott.
O'Brian, o. g., Benton Boro.
Ruckle, Taylor. Montour.
Palmer, Hiram, Bloomsburg.
Rhoads, Clark, Cleveland.
Reilly, G. NJ, Bloomsbury.
Roadarmel, VIM. G., Conyngham.
Richart, John A., Roaringcreek.
Ralston, Roy, Bloomsbury.
Shultz, ID. A., Madison.
Snyder, Henry W., Cleveland.
Stevens, Elias, Jackson.
Nansickle, Floyd, Sugarloaf.
Whitmoyer, II, f., Pine.
Thomas, Ii. W., Madison.
Trump, Chas., Orange twp.
Iaple, jeremiah NJ, Fishingcrreek.
Yorks, G. e., Sugarloaf.
Ieager. Wilson, Berwick.
Hippensteel, Joe, Scott.
Ferguson, Wm., Bloomsbury,
JURoRs--sECoND WEEK
Ash, w S., BraIcreek.
Betz, Miles W., Bloomsbury.
Brobst, NJ. L., Mt. Pleasant.
Chamberlain, James, Pine.
Crawford, Clinton, Mt. Pleasant.
Ciossen, Pugh, Orange twp.
Demott, Cyrus, Millville.
Davis, L. W., Briarcreek.
Evans, Abner A., Brarcreek.
Evans, Warland, Montour.
Grimes, b. r., Millville.
Holdren, George, Pine.
Hess, III. G.. Berwick.
lkeler, b. A., Mt. Pleasant.
Johnson, A. b., Pine.
Kashner, Peter, Montour.
Kerrigan. James, Conyngham.
Kline, Henry, Mt. Pleasant.
Kramer, Chas., Madison.
Labor George, Fishingcreek.
Low, Zerbin, Orangeville.
Larish, c. L., Sugarloaf,
Lazarus, Emanuel, Bloomsbury.
Marteenie, Glenn, Berwick,
Nuss, Henry, Miifiin.
Rowan, Dennis, Conyugham.
Ruckle, b. j., Mt. Pleasant.
Stahl, Wm., Centre.
Savage, John, Jackson.
Shaiier, +. W., Mt. Pleasant.
Trump, Jas, Orange twp.
Nnn .iau ~ w MI
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-26

You never know how little you can
do until you try.
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Taste and Smell. Full size 80 cts, at Drug
gists or by mail Trial Size 10 cts. by mail
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, Now York.
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A Positive
CURE
Ely'S Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Reliei at Once.

Gives Reliei at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. II cures Ca
tarrh and drives
away o Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Senses OF
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27

With the return of fall and the rlpen-
ing of the corn crop comes the pro-
blem of seed selection for another sea-
sons planting. This is a part of the
farm work (and very important part
too) that IS almost always neglected or
put off, until the corn crop is harvest
ed and the chances for selection great
ly diminished.
With the rush of the seasons work,
harvesting, stacking threshing and
fall blowing, following one after an
other so closely that they seem to run
together, the ordinary farmer seems to
have, or at least thinks he has, no time
for seed corn selection, and SO this
very important piece of work is left to
the Whim or fancy of the man or men
who happen to do the husking.
IMPROPER SELECTION.
This kind of selecting amounts to
simply the selecting Of few OF the
larger ears, without any regard to
their form, color, size of cob, size OF
depth of kernel, or history and habit
of their parent stalk. Quite often ii
the man is husking by the bushel, and
is provided with box on the side OF
the wagon in which to place the seed
ears, the selecting is not done until the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27

The racks are made entirely of inch
stuff. The Stats which form the bottom
of the shelves are one by two inches
and placed two inches apart. This
leaves plenty Of room for the free cir
cultion of air. If possible it is bestto
have the racks set away short dis
lance from the walls, which gives bet
ter ventilation. In fair weather keep
the doors and windows open, at least
until the corn is thoroughly dry. The
ears may be piled from three to four
deep on the shelves with perfect safety.
La case the corn is green or for any
reason holds an unusual amount of
moisture, it may be wise to supply ar
tlticlal heat by means of a stove. In
this case great care must be taken to
prevent too rapid drying and to keep
a circulation Of air.-L. B. Bassett
from the Farm Students Review
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27
Bridge Burns Out.

A trestle over creek, few miles
below Cambria on the Northwestern
road, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. When the section men came
along they found the bridge Quilted by
names. One man was sent east on the
track to flag the westbound trains while
the other members of the crew fastened
back to Cambria and notified division
headquarters at Winona.
Passenger train No 502 from Chica-
go, due at noon, backed out to Man
kato Junction and ran over the old
line to New Ulm, SO the passengers 60
ing west were somewhat delayed
Conductor G. A. Richardson run tt e
New Ulm stub to Judson and back so
that passengers from Cambria and
JudsOn could go west as usual.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27
YON YONSON NEXT ATTRACTION
Popular Comedy to be at Turner
Theatre Oct. 18th.

The play scheduled for Turner thea
tire for the 10Th Of October is the
popularcomedy, "Yon Yonson.n This
play has been here several times and
has never failed to draw a good house
In fact it has been the best drawing
card of the season. Last year it haC
the best house of the season, in the
line of plays of that character.
Most of the theatre goers are suf1i
GENTLY we'll acquainted with the comedy
to need no further comment and vii
welcome the play when it comes. Al
the plays so far that have appeared il
Turner theatre have been of a yer,
high order and it is the intention O
the management to keep them so.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27
.SELEC TING The RIGHT CORN
Farm Students Review Prints Excellent Ar
ticle on Selection of Corn for
Seed Purposes.

wagon reaches the crib with the load.
This is no fault of the man who is
doing abe husking. He is not paid for
selecting seed corn, but for bushels Of
corn husked, and it is not to be sup
posed that he could do anything toward
the careful saving of seed. On this ac-
count [ do not criticize the man who
husks neither am disposed to criticize
the farmer, but simply call his atten-
ton to the Importance of personal
supervision of the selecting of seeds
not only Of corn, but for all crops
sOWn.
Certainly no sane farmer would
think of sending hired man or boy
to select a sire for his herd of cattle or
hogs. A day or even two days spent
in choosing an animal with which to
head his herd would be regarded as
time and money we'll spent How care
fully he would look into the history
and pedigree of this same animal,
studying the general conformation and
adaptability of the animal, for the
purpose desired. After the sire is pur-
chased and brought home to the farm,
a great amount of time and attention
is given to see that he has the best of
care and is always in the best possible
condition..