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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Good Old-FashiOned Dishes.

In the Woman's Home Compan-
ion for March, Fannie Merritt
Farmer gives some tried recipes for
old-fashioned goodies.
For Corn Meal Crisps, pour slow
ly one cupful of boiling water onto
seven eighths of a cupful of granu-
lated yellow corn meal. Stir until
perfectly smooth, and add two and
one half tablespoonfuls Of melted
butter and one half teaspoonful of
salt. Spread AS thinly and uni
formly as possible (using a long
broad -bladed knife) on generous
ly buttered inverted dripping pan.
Bake in moderate oven until we'll
Drowned, and cut at once into
three-inch squares. 1t is absolute
ly ne cessary that the water used in
the preparation Of these crisps
should be poured from tea kettle
of boiling water.
For Southern Spoon Corn Bread
pour two and one half cupfuls OF
fine white corn meal. Cover, and
let stand until cool ; then add one
and one half tablespoonfuls of
melted butter, one and one hall
teaspoonfuls of salt, the unbeaten
yolks of two eggs and one and one
half cupfuls of buttermilk mixed
with one teaspoonful of soda. Beat
thoroughly, and add the whites oi
two eggs beaten until stiff. Pour
into a we'll buttered pudding dish,
and bake in moderate oven from
forty to forty-five minutes. Serve
by spoonfuls and accompany witt
butter.
For those who have supper a
night Sally-Lun Tea Cakes are al
ways popular. They taste just a
good for breakfast or luncheon
bread to us who have dinner a
night, and therefore do not need t
plan for supper dishes. Put tw
!. tablespoonfuls of butter, two table
J spoonful of salt in bowl, and pou
on one cupful of scalded milk
When lukewarm add one half yeas
cake dissolved in two tablespoonful
OF luke warm water, three wei
beaten eggs and enough bread Aor
, (once sifted) to make stiff battel
} the amount required being abol
two and one fourth cupfuls. Coz
er, and let rise until very ligh
Pour into bu,tered tin or tins,
gain let rise, and bake in h
oven. This mixture may be bake
in sheet, in muffin rings or
l. iron gem pans.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Old-Time Shoestring.

In the old days we made strings OF
calf-skin. Every farmer was an ex-
pert.
We should cut a disc OF leather
three or four inches in diameter,
stick the point Of sharp knifeblade
in board, place the thumb nail the
thickness of a match from 1t, and
quickly draw the string through the
opening. the perimeter being reduced
the thickness Of a match at every
measure of the circumference. Pretty
work! Then the square string wal
rolled between the sole Of the shoe
and the floor till perfectly round
after which 1t was CREASED with tai
low.
Such lace would last for months
but their shine soon wears of, Civ
ing them a much worn appearance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
The Peruna Almanac.

The druggists have already been
supplied with the Peruna almanac
for 1909. In addition to the regu-
lar astronomical matter usually fur
nished in almanacs, the articles on
astrology are very attractive to
most people. The mental charac-
teri>tics Of each sign are given with
faithful accuracy. A list of lucky
and unlucky days will be furnished
to those who have our almanacs
free of charge. Address the Peru
ma Co., Columbus, o. at.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
WOman's Home Companion for March,

The March Womaa'S H0me Com-
banion carries out the publishers
promise of a bigger and better
magazine in 1909. 1t is a large,
handsome issue, full of human in
terest, and attractive in every way.
A discussion of what the En-
manuel Movement Really Is" be-
gins in this issue. The Importance
of the subject and the standing of
the writers make this article one of
particular interest. Walter Prich-
ard Eaton contributes an article on
the higher phase of acting, point
ing out, with a sure hand, the
greatest of our actresses and telling
why they are so. Alexander Dana
Moves, Financial Editor of the
New York EVening Pest, has some
thing very important to say about
women's investments. There are a
number of valuable articles on sub
jects of peculiar interest to wcmen.
The March issue is a special
spring fashion issue announcing
the advanced spring styles. Princess
gowns, small hats and dainty shoes
seem to be the leading notes. A
most interesting feature is discus
sion of the colors and styles suit
able to blondes and brunettes, tall
women and short women, stout
women and slim.
The stories are many and good,
Irving Bacheller, Grace S. Rich
mond, Ada I. Drake, Mary Hea-
ton Worse, Florence Morse Kings
ley and Hubert Fortner contribut.
ing fiction of very high order.
In addition to an exceptionally
handsome cover design by c. Allan
Gilbert there are one hundred and
fifty illustrations in this number,
several in color. John Cecil Clay,
Alice Barber Stephens and James
Montgomery Flagg are among the
illustrators.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
The Poultry Yard.

Kerosene is Our standard remedy
for mites.
When lice come into the hen
house profit goes out.
Have your incubator stand level.
Then it will heat evenly.
Keep the temperature of the egg
chamber at ro30 until the chicks
begin to hatch, then run up to
ro50.
1t costs more to keep poor hen
than it does a good one. More
worry, more vexation, more dissat.
istactiou.
About the first thing you had
better do when there is anything
the matter with your hens is to
look for lice.
Apply kerosene to the roosts
with cloth or swab every two
weeks during warm weather to kill
the red spider lice.
Respect the hen. she may
cackle foolishly sometimes, but she
adds much to the comfort and pros
perity of the farm home.
Keep the poultry house clean
and neat and your efforts will be
amply rewarded by the egg basket
and kind words from your friends.
Test the eggs on the seventh day,
and remove the infertiles, also
those obtaining dead germs.
Test again on the fourteenth day
and remove all but those holding
live chicks.
After the chicks are three weeks
old, there is very little danger of
overfeeding. Then, if other condi-
tions are right, the more they eat
of variety of feed, the faster they
grow.
Next to pure air, water is the
cheapest thing we can supply our
poultry. Do not forget that it
must be given in order to get eggs.
Reduce the quantity and the egg
yield will 60 with it. From March
Farm Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Finest Rug in the World.
iit 10 the United States Said TO Be Worth
Over $500

A rug said to be worth more than
$50, 900 and claimed to be the fin
st in the world was presented to
the White House as a gift to the
ration and was accepted by Presi-
tent Roosevelt. 1t will be placed
the parlors of the presidents S
,ome. The donor was H. H. To-
,akyAn, rich Armenian of New
FORK city. The rug is six and a
ialf feet long and four and hall
eet wide, is of imperial silk, heav.
iy jeweled with rich pearls, tur.
,uois, rubies and other Orienta
tones.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
RED STAR STAMP STORE CLOSED

Sheriff Ent has levied upon the
stock Of the Red Star Stamp Store
in the Hartman building, and the
place is locked up. The levy was
made on a writ issued by c. c.
Peacock, trustee for creditors of r.
L. Hartman, and was based upon
the non-payment OF rent, the
amount due being S22o.
Very few of the stores are hand
ling the stamps, and it is likely
that those who have books partly
filled can keep them for souvenirs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
More Go Than Come.
Emigration Of Aliens in 1908 Exceeded lmmi.
grafton.

The inward and outward move
ment of aliens for the year ending
with November 1908, indicates that
the emigration has been greater than
the Immigration The figures are
Total arrivals, 573,2SI ; total de-
partures, o44,452. To this number
of emigrants should be added the
unknown number of naturalized
citizens, who, during that period,
have left the United States for per-
manent residence abroad.
During January, 1909, as COM
pared with January, 1908, the i'm
migration from Austria increased
442S; from Hungary 1913, and
from Italy 1905. From Russia and
Finland there was a decrease oi
o59, and from Japan a decrease o.
76S. The immigration of Chimes
increased so.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
The Ts'i..-.-W.sk World.
The Greatest Newspaper Of lis Type.
IT ALWAYS TELLS THE NEWS As IT IS
PROMPTLY AND FULLY.
Read In every English Speaking Country.

1t has invariably been the great effort
of the Thrice -a-W Week edition of the New
York World to publish the news impair
TALLY in order that it may be an accurate
reporter of what has happened. 1t tells
the truth, irrespective of party, and for
that reason it has achieved a position
with the public unique among papers of
its class.
If you want the news as it really is,
subscribe to the Thrice a-Week edition
of the New York World, which comes to
you every other day except Sunday, and
is thus practically daily at the price of
a weekly.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only $I.oo
per year, and this pays for 1856 papers
We offer this unequalled newspaper and
THE COLUMBIAN together for one year
for $I.65.
The regular subscription price of the
two papeis is 5000, If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.

Chas. P. Elwell announces that
he will be pleased to receive al
former pupils on violin and piano
t:rte, as we'll as new ones. Lates1
and best methods.
Terms strictly cash by the lessor
or month. Address Hotel Hidlay
Bloomsbury, or call up on Bel
phone any afternoon between |
aud 2. IF
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
A Deservedly Successful Magazine

Lippincott's for March is as fresh
and vigorous as the months brac-
ing winds. More than half its sub
stantia bulk is given up to the
complete novel-"A Knight Errant
in Broadway" by Rupert Sargent
Holland, whose book, "The Count
at Harvard" was we'll received
couple years ago. Mr.. Holland
takes as his theme the career of
rather commonplace and not par
ticularly scrupulous young man
who comes to New York from a
small country town to seek his for
tune. He finds "Tenderloin" life
fascinating, and as he is in the en-
ploy of a rascally lawyer, he is rap
idly succumbing to the evil infu-
ences which surround him when
young girl comes into his life-a
young girl who is sweet and pure.
Somehow his old associates begin to
seem tawdry to him, his better ma
ture asserts itself, and in the end
he proves his manhood and his en-
tire worthiness to wed the charm
ing Rhoda. The transactions of
the crooked lawyer and the still
more crooked promoter throw an
interesting side light on one phase
of life in the modern Gotham.
Despite the vigilance CT the post
Office authorities, it is safe to say
that there are still numerous enter
prises as dubious as the National
Non-Reliable Bottle Company"
and there probably always will be
so long as there are people gullible
enough to put their money into
get-rich-quick schemes about which
they have authoritative informa-
tion.
There are some wonderfully fine
short stories in this number. GAS
Played by the Orchestra" by Ma
rion Hill. 1t deals with a troupe
of playerfolk doing "one-night
stands" about the country. "Be-
ing Nice" by Dorothea Deakin, is
a delightful story of prankish
girl. For the sake of the Kid, "
by Theodore Waters, has to do
with the lower FIVE" of beggar-
dom. "The Tree, the Rope and
the Man." by Will Lexington Com.
fort, is dramatic tale of the West.
Miss Tooker's Wedding Gift" by
John Kendrick Bangs, is spright
ly story which incidently reveal.
some unique publishing methods.
"The Garden of Forgotten
Things" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
is charming sketch, and the same
might be said OF kiss money!" b,
Bolton Hall. 1.-The Nerve of Joe,
by J. c. Lawless, is another goot
story.
. Among the contributions not fc
tional is "A Plea for Less Coal,
by George Ethelbert Walsh. Her
man Scheffauer pays his respects t.
4 "The Comic Supplement-" hand
ing it some hard digs George L
0 Knapp writes on "Get Rid of You
e Illusions" and a writer who sign
: himself J. B. E. as his theme, 81
d Present Day Fiction Quite Ephen
S eral? A brief sketch calle
= "Trees," by Thomas L. Masor
" adds humor to the number.
a There are some excellent poetr,
II and some sparkling epigrams. T
= top off with" there is "Walnu
r and Wine" the famous humoror
al department.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
WILL TAKE A VACATION.

James Magee will sail on Satnr-
day for a four weeks trip to the
West Indies, Panama, Venezuela,
Jamaica and Cuba. This is the
first vacation this busy man has
taken in four years, when he spent
several months in Europe. His
many friends wish him a pleasant
Journey. and a safe return.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25

Mr.. J. Ralston Ashleman, OF
Benton, and Miss Trellie c. Ash
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Pierce w. Ash, of Fishingcreek
were united in holy wedlock by
Rev. A. Houtz, at the Reformed
parsonage of Orangeville, on Feb
"a. The bride and groom expec
to reside in Benton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
This Is An Easy Test.

Sprinkle Aliens FOot-Ease in one
shoe and not in the other, and notice
the difference. Just the thing to use
when rubbers or overshoes become nee
essary, and your shoes seem to pinch.
Sold Everywhere, 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. 2-lS-4t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25

Bloomsbury Souvenir Books, as
half tone pictures, rs cents, at til,
COLUMBIAN Office. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25

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Bears he NV Kind YOu Have Always 5OyCh'
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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-02
Mt. Zion

The whistle of the thrashing ma
chine is resounding from hill to hill
at present.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the teachers institute at Lo-
gan, last week.
James Fuller and wife, of Chilli
cothe, are here visiting the latter's
sister, Mrs. George Mcdaniel.
S. l.. Atkinson and wife made a
business trip to Nelsonville, last Sat-
urday.
Flo Woolery drove to town, Satur-
day.
The following persons from this
place attended the Ohio Eastern
Christian conference near Gallipolis,
last week: Luther Allen, wife and
daughter, Mont Gandee and wife, G.
c. Woolery and wife and Joseph Bar
stow.
Lynna Atkinson is visiting her
Grandma Deem, this week.
Our mail carrier is taking his an
nual vacation this week.
We understand that the work at
Coonville, is progressing nicely.
Oscar Robbins, of Mineral, was call
ing on friends and relatives in this
vicinity, this week.
We understand that Grandma At
kinson is quite poorly at this writing.
Death claimed for it's victim one of
the Miners, young man at Little
Hooking one day this week. Surely
they have our sympathy. MAX.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-02
Changes Politics

The Tuscarawas Herald, a Re.
publican paper at Canal Dover,
Tuscarawas county, had an edi-
torial in recent issue announcing
it's intention to support Democratic
principles hereafter. The editor
ial concludes with the following
paragraph voicing approval of
Governor Harmon's administra.
tion:
GAS governor, Judge Harmon is
making record which not even
the Republicans can assail and his
reelection next year by larger
majority than last year is already
considered certain. That re-elec-
tion and the good administration
which Harmon is giving and will
continue to give the state will
make him the logical nominee of
his party for president in 1912.
With his good record, with the
Democrats united, and with the
broken tariff promises of the Re-
publicans, his election can be pre-
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-02

pupil would not grope blindly in tho
dark when he has subject to look
up or an inv stigation to- make,
but on the contrary he would be
able to work with directness and
speed which would add to his
efficiency and to his self-respect.
Now perhaps you will cay "This
is all interesting, but what doth 1t
avail to those who have no libra
ties2"
Why not have themf
The library laws Of the state
permit great elasticity of organi'
zation. An economical arrange
ment seems to be that of a county
library. This is very successful
ly operated in Hamilton and in
Van Vert counties. A main
library, situated at the county
seat and supported by the county,
provides by branches and deposit
stations for the needs of the whole
county. This seems particularly
desirable because the support of
the county is usually sufficient to
secure adequate maintenance and
q competent librarian, in whose
hands the success of the under
taking largely rests. The next
unit is that of the township. This
is practicable and frequently found
effective, but the great majority of
the Libraries at present in opera
tion in the state are maintained
by their municipal corporations.
All these ways are good. Each
community must choose the best
for its own circumstances.
If, however, none of these are
available at present, then it is pos
sible to tide over a season by the
use of books from the travelling
libraries department of the state
library. If there is public libra
ry or a township superintendent
Of schools to act as central dis
tributor, the travelling libraries
department will send books for
each school in the township, to be
distributed from that central point
These can all be different and ex-
changes made between the differ.
ent districts, thus affording to
each district the benefit of the
collection in the course of the
year.
If this does not seem. practicable
or desirable, then it is possible fol
any individual teacher or trustee
to borrow books for the individual
school. The cost is only that OF
the transportation.
Finally the individual reader
can borrow books from the State
Library. 1t is Mr.. Galbreath'G
aim to make the State Library 8
public library for the whole state
and any person desiring books fol
study or reference may borrow
them from the State Library or
the same terms as persons living
in Columbus.
Thus it is provided that nc
person in the state of Ohio need
go without some benefits of libra
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-02
THE L|BRARY'S PLACE
IN EDUCATIONAL WORK

Librarian, 'but it is library work. "
My purpose to-day is to tell you
some of the things that sound like
teaching, but that are library
work.
Between librarians and teachers
there is kinship. there should be
warnest fellowship, for both are
engaged above all else in the work
of education. 1t is the ideal of
the school to educate the boy or
the girl to thu point where he can
continue his education for himself,
and to so inspire him with the
love OF learning and of exact
knowledge that he shall never be
satisfied with what he does know,
but always hungry for more. The
library is the place where his mind
may be fed, his interest main
tanned and his education continued
throughout life. Through a
thousand. avenues-histo-y, poe
try, biography, trsvel-lt will fur
nlsh him rest, recreation and ele-
walton of thought. Through a
Thousand others he will find assis-
tance, encouragement, develop
ment in the business of his life,
added power and information for
the work by which he earns or will
earn his bread. Not only is the
material there IL he hunts for it,
but in all good libraries there is a
librarian, alert, competent, and
keen, whose business it is to size
him up, to see what he wants and
what no needs, aid to put it where
he will stumble upon it and seem
to discover it for himself. The ef-
fort to do this intelligently and ef-
fectively and then to watch the
development and unfolding of the
result are two of the elements
which make librarians life one
of absorbing interest and altruistic
delight.
should like to illustrate this
Sy an incident from my own ex-
perience. - To the library with
which / WAS formerly connected
came young married woman who
read great deal of fiction and
nothing else. At various times l
tried TO interest her In travel, his
tory, biography, but in vain.
Then one day neighbor came in
to tell me that Mrs. Brown had u
baby and she wished 1 would send
her a good story to read during
her convalescence. l sent her the
very best novel we had, and also
Holt's Scare and feeding IF iu-
fants, "-the standard work ga
that subject. The two hooks were
returned together, with the re-
quest for another novel and an
other book about babies, sent
her at different times several
books on the physical care of
children, then that delightful lit
tie book OF Millicent Wsshburn
Shinn's. 'The biography Of a ba-
BY" considered the most seienti-
fic observation ever made OF the
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-02

A girl once came into the Buffa.
10 Library chewing gum vigorous
ly and saying that she wanted to
"get a job" She stated as her
qualifications that she "was per-
feet lady and fond of books" The
gum chewing seemed to throw
some doubt on the correctness of
her self-estimate, but there can be
no doubt that she summed up the
idea which many people have had
as to the qualifications necessary
for ibrarianship. Even yet it is
not uncommon for the librarian
who chances to wear an embroid-
cred waist to be told that "she
must get q good deal of time for
that sort of thing in the library"
This misconception is unfortu-
nate, sometimes even exasperating
but, after all, our work is new,
and it is not surprising that per-
sons who haye not come directly
in contact with it fail to realize
its breadth, scope, and purpose.
We may safely say that just as
the intelligent public come to know
what the nature of library work
is, in that proportion will the
number of Libraries and the ade-
Gnacy of their support increase.
In certain city of this state
there has for years been a sub.
scription library; recently it has
been thought to make the library
free to all. One subscriber was
talking with the librarian and OBJ.
jected to the new plan, as she
thought the library did not want
too many readers. The librarian
said "Why, in other places they
20 out and hunt up readers and
make them take books. / went to
Pittsburg to see about taking the
course for children's librarians,
and they told me that if | entered
the school part of my training
would be to go down into the slums
and tell stories to the very poorest
children, ,--stories to make them
want to read, stories to show them
what there is in books" why"
said the lady, "that sounds like
missionary work" ~ don't know
what IL sounds hke," said the
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-02
Testities After Four Years

Carlisle Center, N. Y, G.. B.
Burhans, writes: "About four
years ago l wrote you that had
been entirely cured of kidney
trouble by taking two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Remedy, and after
four years l am again pleased to
state that l have never had any
return of those symptoms, and l
am evidently cured to stay cured"
Foley's Kidney Remedy will do the
same for you. Bort & Co.