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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-11
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GUIDES TO HEALTH.

Avoid liquid face powders as many
Of them contain flake white. which is
a poisonous lead and very injurious
to the eyes,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-11

Here is a good powder for polish
ing nails: Talcum powder one-half
ounce, pulverized pumlce stone two
ounces. Mix thoroughly, add fifteen
grains of carmine and a few drops of
oil of rose If a perfume Is desired.
Sift through silk boiling cloth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-11

For q sallow complexion drink the
Juice of half lemon in a glass OF
hot water q half-hour before break
fast. 1t corrects the sluggish liver.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-11

Pimpled skin. sometimes called
goosehesh. appeare mostly In the
upper portions of the arms and over
the shoulders and Is cured by hot
soda baths. 1t Is an ugly disfigure-
ment, especially If one wears decol-
lete costumes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-11
NERVOUS DEBILITY,

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from OVerNVCrh and other
causes. humphreys HCmsO-
pathic Specific No. 20, in Use
over 40 years, the only SUCCESS
ful remedy. 81 per vial, or spec-
ial package for serious, cases, $5.
Sold by Druggists sent prepaid receipt of price.
Humphreys Med Co., William 4 John Sts,, Ny.
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TIC ,Heduce the Weight.

The plump woman's salvation will
be found in vigorous exercise and in
a reasonable get thin" diet. She
must live almost entirely on crisp,
green vegetables, lean meats, salted
toast, clear coffee and unsweetened
tea. No fats, sweets eggs. cream.
butter or potatoes in any form. Take
a glass of buttermilk for breakfast,
have light luncheon, and let the
evening meal be the only solid one
of the day. Sleep not longer than
seven hours and make 1t a habit
never to be lazy. Drink very little
water. Hot baths are a necessary
part OF the weight-reducing regimen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-07-11
Columbia & Montour FL. Ry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT
June I 1904, and until Further Notice.
In erect Nov. II, 1901.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURG

Cars leave Bloom for Espy, Almedia, Lime
Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points as
follows:
A. NJ. 1890, $40, 6:2o, 700, 7:4o, $50,
Q 90, o:4o, Io:2o, 1900, II:4o.
Pm. 1870, 100, 1910, 2. 20, $500, $40,
4:2o, 500, $40, 6'2o, 700, 7;4o, $40, 600,
*(o:4o) Io:2o *(I: :oo)
Leaving depart from Berwick one hour
from time as given above, commencing at
600 a. m.
Leave Bloom for Catawissa A. M. $3.50,
oI5, +7:oc, 1890, 900, tIo:oo, +II;oo,
1900.
p. NJ. 1900, tz:oo, 900, 400, $500, 600,
t7:oo, 500, 600, 1920, "(II:oo)
Cars returning depart from Catawissa 20
miurtes from time as given above.
First car!leaves Market Squarefor Berwick
on Sundaysiat 700 a. m.
First car for Catawssa Sundays 700 a. m.
First car from Berwick for Blooml Sundays
leaves at $500 a. m
FIRST car leaves Catawissa Sun Ia 1880
a. m.
TFrom Power House.
Saturday night only.
tP. X. X. Connection.
WIN. TERwILLIGER,
Superintendent.
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SOUTHWARK.

Trains No. 81 and 22, mixed, second class.
I Daily except sunday. Daily Sunday
only Flag stop.-s W. C. SNYDER, Supt
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
CATS EYES TELL THE TIME.

Secret Long Known to the Chinese
Given to a French Traveller.
So long as there Is a cat anywhere
near 1t is not necessary to have a
watch or clock, for the animals eyes
will tell you the time of day. The first
European to learn of the use of cat
as time indicator was M. Hue, who,
in q work on the Chinese empire, tells
how he was initiated into the mystery.
M. Hue and party of friends set
out to visit a Chinese Christian mis-
sion settlement among the peasantry.
They met young Chinaman on the
road and to test his intelligence they
asked him If he could tell them the
time. The native looked up at the sky,
but the clouds hid the sun from view
and he couldn't read any answer
there. Suddenly he darted away to a
farm and returned in a few moments
with a cat in his arms. Pushing up its
eyelids with his hand he told Hue to
look at them, at the same time volun-
teering the information that 1t was not
noon yet. While they were puzzling
over the case the boy went about his
business.
When the party reached the village
they asked the Christian converts If
they could tell the time by cats eyes
and how it was done. Immediately
there was wild hunt and all the cats
obtainable in the neighborhood were
brought before them.
The Chinese pointed out that the
pupils of a cats eyes were gradually
narrower up to IL noon, when they be-
came scarcely perceptible lines, drawn
perpendicularly across the eye and
after that dilation recommended. Hue
examined the eyes of several cats and
verified what the Chinese had told him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26

with an old fashioned big fireplace in
the kitchen. Up the chimney, which
was large enough to admit a human
body, mother had taken out a brick
and broken Off half Of it. This left
room for any money she had behind
the brick. When 1t was put back in its
place 1t looked like the other bricks.
Well, at last the man grew so fierce
that l was afraid he might murder
me, and told him where the money
was. He at once stood in the chin
ney and began to hunt l told him the
money was higher, and he pulled the
kitchen table on to the hearth. In his
search he supported himself by brac-
ing his knees and back. l showed the
table farther in, so that it covered the
mouth Of the chimney. Then for the
first time 1t occurred to me that l had
him in trap. There was a heavy
cupboard In the kitchen, and l moved
1t against the table. Just then l heard
an exclamation Of delight and knew he
had found the money.
His next move was to order me to
take away the table, but l had another
matter to attend to. Knowing that
when he found he couldn't come down
he would go up, ran to mothers bed
room, where since fathers death she
had kept his rifle, loaded, standing at
the head of her bed, and, seizing 1t,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26

ran outside and was just In time to
take aim at the mans head, which was
above the top of the chimney.
shall never forget the expression Of
his face when he saw me, q mere chit
of a GIRL pointing a rifle at him, cooked
and ready to fire. He knew enough of
country girls to understand that most
of them could shoot pretty straight and
that If l chose l could put bullet
through his head.
"See here, little girl, you've caught
me fair. Now If you'll let me out Of
this I'll go about my business"
l didn't like the probability of hav.
ing to watch him all day, and If l
could have trusted him l would have
let him go. AS 1t was, l told him to get
below the top of the chimney or
would shoot him. He offered to throw
down the money IL would let him
off, but l refused to do so. l made
him believe that would carry out my
threat and he disappeared down the
chimney. He called TO me that he
would burn the money, but even this
didn't move me.
Well, all this happened in the early
morning, and till 10 o'clock l felt
obliged to keep on a strain lest he out
wit me and get the upper hand again.
Then when all was quiet l heard the
sound of horses hoofs and a gentle
man in red coat came riding up to
| the house.
"Did you see hunting party so by
here2' he asked.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
Haven't had time to notice. I've

Haven't had time to notice. I've
got a hunting party Of my own"
He looked surprised and then for
the first time noticed my gun. l told
him my story, and when he learned
that I had man cornered in the Chin
ney he burst into laugh. I, relieved
from the terrible strain had been en-
during, burst into tears.
Then the gentleman took my rife
and stood guard, while took his horse
and rode away for assistance. The
game had bagged alive was kept af-
ter that in the penltentiary.-Field and
Farm.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
GRAVEYARD ROSES.

Graveyard roses, tell me why
Your pale leaves are ever wet,
When, the messy mounds beside,
Sun and wind of morn have dried
Larkspur, lily, violet,
Meath the blue and radiant sky"
"From the heavy earth we grow
Cov'ring hearts that died unloved--
Hearts that all loves sweetness missed
Pallid lips that closed unkissed;
Bitter tears for life improved
Still we'll upward from below"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
A Hunting Party
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60 vTER fathers death mother and
/A\ | lived alone together. 1t was
pretty hard for mother, with NO
man In the house, and / was only a
girl of 16. We did all the housework
ourselves, which wasn't much, and as
much Of the farm work as we were
able to do.
Mother never kept any money In
bank. In the first place, there was no
bark nearer than ten miles, and, in the
second, she wouldn't have known how
to keep bank account
One day, one of our horses having
died, mother went to town to buy an
other. At the time one farm hand was
at work for us, man we had engaged
a few days before. Mother had been
gone but about half an hour when he
came into the house and told me she
had asked him to keep sharp look
out for me, as was only a girl, alone,
and without protection. He was SO
kindly spoken that at first believed
him. This emboldened him to say that
there were tramps lurking about and
would do well to put any money
there might be in the house in a safe
place. Then l began to suspect that
he said this to find out whether there
was any money In the house, so l told
him that all the money had been paid
out except what mother had taken with
her to pay for the horse she intended
to buy. Then he threw off all pre-
tense and ransacked the house. Not
finding what he was after, he came
into the kitchen, where l was washing
dishes, and, taking up knife, threat
ened to kill me If | didn't tell where
the money was kept.
Our sex are always dreadlng such
trials as l was passing through, but
when they come we surprise ourselves
by standing up under them with unex-
pected coolness, l couldn't see how II
was his interest to kill me, since the
secret (for him) would die with me.
kept my mind bent on the problem OF
how to outwit him, but to outwlt a
man In a farmhouse. with no TELEGRAPH
or telephone or any one within calling
distance, is not an easy matter, and l
made no headway,
The only thing could do was to tell
him that there wasn't any money In
the house, or, If there was, that
didn't know where 1t was kept. rec
ommended him to look In different
places, the cellar, the cupboard and the
upstairs closets, He ransacked every
place suggested, but found nothing,
He was not likely to find the place
where the money was hidden. Our
house was very old and had been built
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
In the Choir.

"The soprano gave the choirmaster
canary for birthday gift" remark
ed the contralto, "and he's named it
after her"
"Quite appropriate, ehg" replied the
tenor.
"Yes; l understand the bird can't
sing little bit"-The Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
DEMAND FOR ABLE YOUNG MEN.
BY Charles M. Schwab

The corporations everywhere are
on the alert for men to manage their
affairs-men Of ability and right
qualities, whether those men come
from Harvard or Yale and are the
sons of millionaires or whether they
come from the tenements. Never yet
have companies and big enterprises
been so willing to pay large sums to
able men, and never yet have the
opportunities been as great for the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
old Adare Discredited

"This old saying that bad news trav.
els faster than good news" said the
lyceum lecturer, "is all bosh. For In.
stance, when l get roast In local
paper say nothing at all about it and
when | get nice notice l send ii
broadcast among lecture-course com.
mittees. Baltimore American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
Exacf Number or Pas, u.,r.

Teacher-Yes, Johnny the hairs of
our heads are numbered.
Johnny-Well, pas must be twenty
three.-New York Sun.
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The pushing things in this world Ideals not ideas
One ideal is worth twenty ideas in propusve force No
naked idea is fit to become ideal until we illuminate
it, dress it up and give 1t halo that properly does not
belong to it. We live by poetry, not by prose- and we
live only see visions and not as we have dscrim
mating minds
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take to suppose that huge aggregaons of capital
In any way the doom of the Individual Good are
wanted, and wanted badly l only wish were young
starting all again.
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Love may intoxicate man, but mar
riaEa is apt to sober him.
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WE NEED IDEALS. NOT IDEAS.
By President Woodrow Wilson

1t Is only the youngster who catches his
conviction in lump. We older fellows split
hairs and discriminate closely and wear out
our progressive vitality In doing so. Your
youngster moves forward with a rash conf
dence that seems blind to us older men. He
FORCES ahead and overcomes obstacles that
seasoned men, knowing their bigness, would
falter at.
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rather it were done by refining the than by the
vulgarizing Of women
Shall invest with the ballot? Candidy, 1
believe that such enlargement Of her sphere would
only violate the sacred laws of her being but
nothing to the high and holy mission which her own
nature Enthusiastically defines Would a woman's vote
alter thingsf Yes If only good women vote Few good
women would avail themselves of the privilege but all
the bad women would
If you give woman the ballot, she must be ready to
turn policeman and the jury. The responsible
tiles which Logically follow this advance of woman mean
that henceforh she will not be represented by any man.
and exercising the full functions of citizenship would
make such change as would make her more
than a woman.
female man, an affected, driveling, little doodle,
weak sister dressed up in mems clothing. is enough to
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fill you with disgust, but or a mannish woman, good
Lord, deliver from expressing my opinion, lest
should say something not In the prayer book
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
THE DrsrNTEGRATIoN OF FAMILY LIFE.
By David Greer, D. D.

The greatest Of all dangers that threaten
the future of this country is In the disinte-
grafton Of family life. For this the restau-
rant, with its save trouble, save labor ten
dency, is responsible. There is In these days
little of the simple, beautiful unison of fami.
lies, the love Of parent or of brother and sis
ter. The ego rules All things are for self
What the end will be | do not know But
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26

do not like the pessmist cry "chaos" For, after ALL
American men and women have the great heart, large
sympathy and strength Of purpose that make the great
ness of nation The pursuit of money, within lmita
tions has Its good side Our mighty danger is that this
commercalism will develop into a fever
have hope, and my hope for the future of people
lies not in the cities but in those thousands of quiet
little towns and cities scattered the country where
people learn to live For 1t is in these places that you
find the true ideal Of pure and unselsh American wom
anhood and manhood All the grand simplicity Of the
true home life-the highest type of Amercanism-is to
found there. From these places every day the
men who to make history, and In them lies our
best hope
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-26
WOMAN AND THE BALLOT.
BY Rev. Madison C. Peters.

BY KeV. MADISON e. Peters.
Shall woman be invested with the ballot ?
The question is not one of the simple right
as the equal Of man, but is it wise, is it
best? 1 do not deny the inborn right of wom-
an to smoke cigarettes or to use the rough
language of men, but most of us are inclined
to believe that women who do these things
are, as some one has put IT, mo gentlemen"
and If the sexes are to be equalized l would
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-07-18


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best thing TO scrape and scOur iron
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Sweeplng with the carpet swoeper
will be more cTcrtual if the swecuor
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-07-18
Plague of Field Mice.

The apple belt of Maine is suffering
from a visitation Of field mice, which
have devastated the orchards, 50 that
it will require several years of careful
nursing before the apple crop will be
up to standard. These animals are 50
tiny that it seems impossible that they
could cause SO much damage, but the
seriousness of them is due not to their
size but their numbers. They have
been allowed to multiply very rapidly
in the past few years by the destruc-
ton Of their natural enemies, the
crows, jays, shrikes, owls and hawks
These birds have been killed off in
great numbers by the farmers because
of the damage they are supposed to do
the crops and in thus disturbing nl-
lures balance the farmers have
brought down upon thcmselve, an
equally If not more serious trouble.
The mice attack the fruit trees,
gnawinG the bark from the base so
that the tree is seriously injured ana
often killed. The State agricultural
experts are working ON the problem,
hut they are unable to offer any Sou-
ton, except that Of protecting the nat
ural enemies of the mice. Poisoning IS
not successful, for the reason that
other animals arc destroyed at the
same time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-07-18
Farmers Not to RInmc.

OF all men, our farmers are most in
tcrcstcd in the enactment ana enforce.
meut of pure food laws. Not that tley
are particularly affected hy food adul-
tCraton. for they take almost every
thing they eat right from the hand Of
nature. But they are concerned that
the stuff they produce shall reach the
city ueighbor who uses it rs fresh pure
ana wholesome as possible.
1t is in a way a reflection upon the
farmer that milk, butter, fruits and
other things which come from the
farms of the country are impure and
50 calculated TO work injury to the
life and health Of the nation. So they
are doing all in their power to bring
about tht best legislation on this sub
ject. They also desire that the laws
already enacted shall be put into etr It
Therefore they welcome the sug@vs-
ton of DR.. Wiley, chief of the bureau
Of chemistry of the department of agri-
culture at Washington, that the ma
tiOnal government shall set the stand
ard for pure milk at 3.25 per cent Of
butter fat.
Our farmers are now producing milk
that averages very closely to I per cCn1.
Few Of them are satisfied with any
thing below that point. And they do
not like to be told, as they have been
many times. that the average for milk
sold in the markets of the country is
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-07-18
Lines Uluiiur-Snlt wash.

From experiments carried on with
chemically pure lime and sulphur, it
appears to the author of government
bulletin that solid sulphur is not dis
solved by boiling fifteen minutes, hut
that the best results are obtained by
boiling from forty-five to sixty min
uteS. a boiling period of one hour
is sufficient to dissolve nearly all of
the sulphur, but the thiosulphates are
somewhat increased by longer period.
Salt apparently has no influence
upon the composition of the wash in
so far as the sulphur compounds are
concerned. The slight differences IN
the composition of the wash, as used
by different Investigators. have little or
no influence upon the time required
for boiling. When lime and sulphur
are used in equal quantities there is
more than enough lime to dissolve the
sulphur. These substances may be
used In the proportion of one pound Of
lime to one and one-quarter pounds Of
sulphur. About twenty-five pounds Of
sulphur to fifty gallons is a maximum
quantity.
1t appears that the use Of air-slaked
lime has no influence on the cOnpO-
sition of the wash, and that there is
likewise practically no difference in
composition whether flowers of sui
phur or -four Of sulphur is used. De
tailed notes are also given Oh the COM
position Of limc-sulphur wash with
particular reference to the different
kinds of sulphur compounds. 1t is
found that not all OF the sulphur is
dissolved by the heat generated by
caustic soda, but the suggestion is
made that q wash containing ten
pounds Of caustie soda and nineteen
pounds Of sulphur per fifty gallons of
water without lime may give satisfac-
tory results.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-07-18
Handy Barn Device,

The Illustration shows a device for
hay box, which should be in every
stable This box may be made of any
dimensions desired and reaches from
the loft to just above the Manager in
the stall below, placing it at a height
so that the horse can get at the hay
readily. As shown in the cut the box
should be wider at the bottom than
at the top to prevent the hay from
lodging. The open space below should
be fitted with two or more light iron
bars to prevent the animal from pulling
out too much of the hay at time
and wasting it.
In the lower part of the drawing is
shown the Slated bottom, which is
used in this box so that the chaff and
dust may sift through. The top of the
box. in the loft, should be covered
with a heavy SLATED arrangement for
the purpose of ventilation. 1t should
be made of Stats sufficiently heavy to
bear the weight Of man If he should
step on it accidentally and he hinged