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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Pat Skin Industry.

The crusade which England recent
ly instituted against rats has resulted
IN the establishment of many new IN
dustries. In London alone the value
of the new industries now exceed
5000 coo year. Among the many oth-
or usages to which the skins are put,
they are employed for bookbinding
photograph frames, purses, and Tor
tne thumbs of ladies' gloves. A new
branch Of work is likely to increase
tho consumption largely, and as much
as 70 to 90 cents day have been
earned by the unemployed in Den
mark last year, when the rat act was
ragsed. The damage done by rats In
England alone is estimated to amount
to many million dollars per annum'
and their capture already occupies
large number of persons.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
A New Paris Game.

Juvenile Parisians have new
game to take the place of the diabolo
craze. 1t is called the Looping BIRD.
and is a little aeroplane shot up by
the aid of hook and pair of dia-
bolo sticks. The Tuileries Gardens
are much frequented by players OF
the Looping Bird" But more ambi'
tious models Of aeroplanes than the
bird are now sold from $3.50 to $l0.
One of the latter is a very good lmi-
tation of the Farman machine, and Is
propelled by twisted India rubber
strings. On being wound up the little
aeroplane, which is provided witn
wheels, runs along the ground for
twenty feet and then rises to from
five to six feet and flies through tne
air for some twenty yards or so. A
cute little toy for good children
though no doubt some bad ones are
not deprived of it by their induisen'
| French parents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
SIeeninn in Tents.

Since it became generally known
that sleeping in the open air is good
remedy for tuberculosis, many people
have adopted the practice of sleeping
in tents in the summer. But sleeping
in tent is far different from sleep
ing in the open air. In fact, many
people who sleep in houses come
nearer being in the open air than do
those who occupy tents. A canvas
room s by 10 feet. with sides close 10
the ground and the front closed, IS
not as airy place as an ordinary bed
room 10 or Is feet square, and with
doors and windows open. 1t may be
all right to sleep in a closed tent but
don't deceive yourself into believing
that YOU are sleeping in the open air
when you do it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Give the Old Man a Chance.

Much has been heard in Kansas
towns lately about Mothers Day..
Several Kansas editors are now "hol-
lering" that the "old man shoula
have an inning They want DADS
Day" Should they have it? BY ell
means. Give the old man his chance
at the bat. Let him cavort in his ten
dollar hand-me-down suit, his last
summers straw hat and his bargain
counter brogans. OF course he looks
rretty bum in that raiment alongside
OF daughter with her $25 inverted
flour barrel top piece, her $50 gown
with the waist at the knees, her
French heeled patent pumps and the
rest of the stuff that goes with glad
feminine decorations. But he 10
"Dad." nevertheless. Ma with ner
500 clubs, her bridge parties, her PINK
teas and her cut glass society Will GER
tainly step back for one day and le'
the old man realize for a short TWEEN
ty-four hours that "every dad has hiA
day"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
rrnil Chops in Paper.

Crous. birds and dry fish are most
fc,icious when broiled in paper. "A
sheet of foolscap paper is spread win
oi,hor olive oil or butter Il should al
vays give preference to the former),
then the article to be broiled, salted
ind peppered, should be laid on the
,ov,er half and the upper part foided
over with the edges together. Begin
as the edge and fold over the lower
ei6o and ends several times, pinching
to~ether close to the meat. Place IN
a wire broiler and broil eight or ten
rs!1rtcs over steady, slow, hre'
tagning often.
The rarer will char long time Do.
so.s i~n.ting, and the contents VIII
ta Saeted in their own juice, When
tro Darer is we'll Drowned the chop
~ bird is done to a juicy, delicate ana
f'gestible turn. Serve in its envelope
which conserves the heat and Juices
IN ,he very minute of serving. A re"
crionv snrjgs OF watercress add TO lts
ti.~actiyeness and digestibinty'
The large fllet of chicken broiled IL
tAts way is delicious and easy OF as
st-iIation. Squads or qualls shoui'
be eplit down the back and wiped dr;
before broiling. A tenderloin OF steai
rasy also be broiled in paper
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
An Herb that Tames a Tiger.

Most people are familiar with the
effect that catnip has upon Miss Pus-
sv. and know how she will tear open
a paper filled with it, scatter it about
and roll and rub her head and sides
in it, apparently delighted with It's
fragrance. Mr.. C. William BeeDe' d
delightful writer and student OF ami
mails. has found by experience that
this pungent herb has exactly the
same effect upon jarguar, tiger, lion,
and leopard. A snarling leopard aiteT
shifting the catnip, will come close 10
the bars of his cage and follow back
and forth the one who holds IT, purr'
ing the while and finally rolling over
and showing every sign OF delight.-
Selected.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
The Intelligent Trout.

A correspondent says that when fsn-
ing in a small river lately he hooked
a small trout. after little l man.
aged to pull him free and he came
along the surface side up toward the
landing net without further resistance.
Finding the line little too long De-
gan to reel in, carelessly allowing the
rod to drop almost to the straight
when the fish, then only foot or Two
from the shelving shore, suddenly re-
covered his wind.
"The water was but two or thres
inches deep at the spot, quite still ana
clear, with one or two small patches
of surface grass on it. Instantly the
trout rushed at one Of these patches
and seized the grass in his mouth
holding on for all he was worth ano
defying me to drag him free. tnen
nut the net under him and lifted MN
ont with the bit of weed stuck in hi'
teeth"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
co,d Eood Too Plentiful.

In 1851 there was in HuntsViiie u
man who pulled teeth for twenty-five
cents and photographer who MADE
daguerrotypes at $3.50 each. says the
Macon Republican. The first was cali
ed doctor" and the second "prores'
sor." They moved in the highest cir.
cIes. as being the representatives Oh
the sciences and arts. With deer,
birds and all manner OF game IN inc
woods and fine fish in the streams, SO
cheap that the poorest larders were
stocked with it, the srocers did a bis
business in mackerel, herring and sar-
dimes. The latter were real dainties
because the better food was 80 plenti'
ful the pioneers got tired OF IT.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08

the shoe. A piece of leather or other
flexible material extends from the
metal plate around the heel, with the
other end over the instep, both con-
meeting by buckles and straps to
niece of leather extending from the
onnosite side of the metal plate. II
will be obvious that a shoe proVidea
with this protection braces the shanh
and ankle Of the foot of the wearer,
Moreover, a shovel can be readiiy
pushed into the ground without injury
to the shoe. The protector Is quick
lv attached to or detached from the
shoe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
HUMPHREYS
Veterinary Specifics

Humphreys Veterinary Speclhcs
forthe cure Of diseases or Horses
Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Poultry.
A.A.For FEvERs, MIX Fever, LUNG Fever.
n. n. For sPRAINs, Lamenes'. Rheumatism
q. C. For sORB Throat. Epizootic. Di'temper'
n. u. For WORMS. Bots. Grubs.
r. e, For COUGHS. Colds, influenza.
F. r. For COLIC, Beliyache. Diarrhes'
q. q. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
H.H. For KIDNEY and Bladder disorders
IL. For SKIN DISEASES. Mango. Erup'ions'
TX. BAD CONDITION. INDIGESTION.
Price, 60 Cents per bottle.
Vet. Cure Oil, for Stable or
Field Use, 81.
At druggists, or sent prepaid
on receipt OF price.
| A5OO Page Book on the treat
ment and care of Domestic
Animals and Stable Chart "a
hang up, mailed free.
HuMpHREys HOMO. MEDICINE CO., Germs
william, aad Ann Streets. New York
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Hands Protected from Earring.

hands of the operator holding the tool
are Jared to an extent depending up
on the force of the blow. That this
Earring can be eliminated Is shown
by this attachment. 1t can be applied
to a variety of mechanical tools. such
as nail punches, rock drills, etc. The
attachment consists of a sleeve which
Ats over handle having a reduced
diameter, around which coil
spring is placed. This spring Is stif
enough to hold the tool firmly for use,
so that the point can be placed. exact
ly on the desired spot, but Is su1icient'
ly elastic to relieve the hand OF any
shock when the blow is struck. The
coil spring also enables the tool to be
pressed firmly against the material,
so that the operator may be sure that
1t is in the right position, and yet
when the blow is delivered, the shock
is taken up by the spring and not
| felt by the hand or arm. affording a
| grateful relief to the nerves.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Manicurinu a Horse.

A horses hoof is really the same
thing as the toe or finger nails OF hu'
man beings, or of animals having toes.
The hoof grows just as a toe nail
does and more rapidly on unshou
horses than on those wearing Shoes
Its growth is much faster on horses
that are we'll groomed and well FED
upon an average of third of an inch
4 month. The hind hoofs grow faster
than the fore hoofs. The toe OF the
hoof being the longest part 1t taxes
longer for it to grow down there than
y. the heel. The new hoof grows out
any cracks or defects in the whoie'
gradually working down to where IL
can be cut off, just as with human mn
rcr nails.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Correct Answer.

"This," said teacher to her class
Of arithmeticians, "is a unit. ohe
held up a pencil. This book is d
unit too" said she. And these are
units" And she showed them a ru.cr
a flower and an apple. Then she peei
ed the apple, and, holding up the pee,
said. Now, children, what is TINS
silence. Come, you know what 1t l5'
she urged.
little Bills hand went up slowly
well, William" said the teacheI
"Pleathe, ma'am, the skin OF a unit
Christian Register.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
THE BOAST OF ARCHIMEDEs.
Something About His Scheme far
Moving the Earth.

WONlnu tHS 6s's"
Men are apt to think We are pretty
smart in this twentieth century-ano
80 we are, for we have all the achieve
ments Of the men OF the past TO WORK
on as foundation. Yet seldom 90 we
stop to think how much we owe TO
these ancients. Archimedes, who lived
In Sicily about three centuries before
Christ, was the greatest of the old
mathematicians He discovered Q
number of important principles ana
some of his demonstrations are SO
abstruse that they puzzle the most 40
complished mathematicians OF this
day to understand.
1t was Archimedes who in his en-
thusiasm at discovering certain for
mulas relating to the power of levers
declared that he would, single-handed
and alone, lift the earth, provided
| some one would give him a fulcrum
| to rest his lever on. Theoretically this
would be perfectly possible. That ie
! to say. no amount of work Is too great
! for q given power to perform pro-
vided sufficient time is allowed for II
| Time, power and work are thus an
linked together. BY increasing the
power you can do a certain amoune
Of work in less time, and so on. Prob
ably Archimedes did not know how
much the earth weighed and so he did
not figure out how long 1t would take
him to lift it with his lever. But now
the earths mass has been ascertained
and a mathematician named Montucla
has calculated that IL Archimedes had
worked incessantly without stopping
to eat, drink or sleep, lifting lle
pounds foot every second (more
than any man could do) 1t would still
have taken him over three billion cen.
turtles to have moved the earth sim
gle inch! That would indeed have
been going some" as the current en-
preston Is.
It was Archimedes who discovered
that any body OF matter when placed
in water, for instance, displaces q
quantity of water exactly equal to III
own weight. This great fact struck
| him while he was In the bath one day.
. as he noticed how the water rose Ia
the tub when he went into 1t. He was
SO overJoyed at the discovery VI 'n~
principle he had so long been search
ing for that he ran naked into ths
street shouting his celebrated "Eurs
:, ka!" meaning in Greek 81 have found
It," This principle enabled him Il
detect Just how much alloy gold
: smith had fraudulently added to thu
gold in a crown he had made for Kint
Hero.
: Many other interesting anecdotes
are told of Archimedes. One is tha
y he set fire to an enemy's fleet b,
! means of a powerful burning-gasi
Modern scientists doubt that such
u thing could be done, but the ancien
{ did many things which the modern
have not been able to repeat. Whe'
u at last a besieging army did captur
the city of Syracuse, where Arch
. mede lived, the invaders found an oil
"A man working out theorem in geom'
n' try by means of figures drawn IN Tn
. sand. AS Roman soldier rushed
A. him he cried out, Don't spoil my cl
cle," and with these words he died.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Education.

The class in very elementary chem
istry was having one Of its early ses-
sions. The matter of sea-water came
up. Peters" said the teacher, can
YOU tell me what is it that makes the
water of the sea so salty?'
salt" said Peters.
"Next!" said the teacher. What 10
Il makes the water Of the sea SO
salty?"
"The salty quality of the sea'water,
answered Next" 'is due to the al.
mixture OF sufficient quantity OF
chlorid of sodium to impart to the
aqueous fluid with which 1t COM
mingles q saline flavor, which is read.
lily recognized by the organs Of taste!"
"Right, Next" said the teacher. "as
ND ofle!"-Youth'a Companion :.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08

II discretion Is q virtue on the part
of the average man 1t is poslti'e
pecessity with emperors and states
r,en. This truth was realized Dy
Gladstone at the outset Of his pollti-
cal career. Shortly after his mar
rsaye he said to his wife; "Shall !
tell you nothing. and you can say
everything? Or shall tell you every
thing. and you say nothing" She
chose the latter alternative, like a
woman. and like wise woman rigidly
adhered to her part of the bargain.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08

"Is the widow going out Of favor in
the marriage market?" | asked the
registrar of a populous district.
"On, decidedly" he replied. "You
know that fewer people of every kind
marry now than formerly. Thirty
wears ago, out of every hundred mar
riageable people about six would mar
ry in any year; now the number is
lees than FIVE. But the widows |
chances have declined far more than |
the splnster's.
"I can only explain the matter
clearly in figures. Thirty years ago
the widow was extremely popular
among men about to wed. She was
always so since we first began to keep
account of marriages, but from 1878
10 1877 she carried all before her.
"You must remember that there arc
r,any more spinsters than widows in
the country at all ages up to forty, and
especially up to thirty or thirty-flve.
"lJow, the great marrying ages fof
women are from nineteen to twenty.
eight or thirty. Yet in spite OF that
fact at the time | speak Of no fewer
than ten out of every hundred of the
wears brides were widows. What Is
the number now? Just six. The
widow of 1906 is only half as popular
as the widow of 1876.
'Dut 1t must not be supposed that
the widow has dropped entirely out OF
fashion. Nothing of the kind. She
is gradually losing her supreme posi-
4. I, In1 n.
vantage over the woman who has new
er been married-and this at all ages.
.'The young widow is preferred to
the young maiden and the middle
aged and elderly widows have 1t all
their own way.
81 must give you figures again. for
there is no other way of making u
true comparison.
"Up to the age Of twenty there are
practically no widows. Just few.
In every thousand girls aged from
fifteen to twenty there are 9S5 unmar
ried. and so all the brides of this age
with the exception of two, were spin
xters. At twenty the widow begins tc
appear in force. From this age tc
TWENTY-FIVE there is one widow in the
population to each 1863 unmarried
women. She is lost among the crowd
one would think. and yet she goes oil
faster than the spinster.
1--WE are dealing with the year be
fore last. the latest year about whicl
tic registrar general gives his &C
count. In this year no fewer tha1
12S 600 maiGens in their twentieth Z
twenty-ffth year married. 1t is TN
g.e9test marrying age.
"rhere were only 39S widow brides
but considering the small number G
widows of this age in the country the
we're as popular as the widows o,oo
more OF them would have got married
"Curiorsly. while the bachelo
shows preference for the youn
widow. the widower apparently hke
the sinister best" said my informan
who proceeded to supply figures whic
showed that from the age of twent
FIVE TO the age Of fifty-fve widows co
TIVE to have better chances OF ma
ri-ga. although, as has been show
thcse chances are lessenirg ever
year"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
horticulture for Women.

Women are as much interested IN
the products of horticulture as men.
n they are not interested In the busi'
ness they should be. We are most IN
serested in what we work for. There'
fore, IL you are not interested. work
rp an interest 1t will bring you OUT
inso the glorious sunlight, and the
sy~eh air will bring roses TO your
eseeks and add pleasure to your Ire
Mrs. Emma Hey. %
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Hiuh Finance.

Two men, miserably clad, called on
ftc dean of a medical college in New
York
.NVe are both On the verge of star
yetion, sir" the spokesman SAID we
are we'll on in years and 1t is clear
tbqt we haven't much longer to hYe'
yvon,d you care to purchase our
bodies for your dssectins room
The dean hesitated.
1T is an odd proposition" he NUT
tc"cd. -,
oDYt It Is occasionally done" said
tie spokesman in an eager voice.
"Nell," said the dean. I'VE might
grange it. What price do You ask
over in Philadelphia said the
ero'-osman, they gave US $40"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
The Chief Justice.

There are very few people VINO
know the proper designation OF the
man who presides over the supreme
court. Generally he is referred 10
as the chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court. In fact ne IS
the chief justice. That's his ofiiclai
title. Most of our Presidents in nomi'
mating men for this office have fallen
into the error Of giving him the long
title
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
SHOE PROTECTOR.
Prevents Injury to Shoes OF NINE"
and Others Using Shovels.

1t Is we'll known that the ordinary
shoe is not of sufficient strength TO
warrant use by miners, laborers on
railways and other places where SNOW
els and spades are employed. An
Arkansas man, therefore, designed
the shoe protector shown here TOT
the purpose of protecting the shoe'
especially at the shank and instep. AS
shown in the accompanying illustra.
ton, the protector consists OF metal
plate, which fits beneath the shanK u
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
MAKES HARDEST LABOR EASY.
Benefits Of O Non.Jarring Attachment
for Tools.

Even the hardest kind OF labor can
be made easy, and less exactinS on
the worker, as evidenced by the non
Earring attachment for tools shown
here. Naturally, when tools are struck
by n heavy hammer or mallet, the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
SOUTH WARD.

Trains No. 81 and % mixed, second class.
I DaIly except sunday. Daily ) SunnJ
only. Flag stop, W. G. SNYDER, Sapts
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a Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.

Gives Reiisi at 0Ece.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cola in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
OF Interest
TO Women
4. z +

Widows Going Out-Their Chances
of Remarriass Not So Good Now
II u;s Curious that While the Bache.
lor's Preference is the Widow. the
Widower Likes the Spinster Best.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
SiLence!

The instinct of modesty natural TO every woman is otch
reot bndrance to the of womanly disc Women
shrink from the personal questions OF the local rs'
which seem ndelcate The thought oi exam natico Is ar
horrept TO them they endure in silence cOndiuoh
of disease which surely progresses from bad to worse
If has been Dr.. Pierce's privilege 10 cure
orest u,spy women who nave found a refuge
for upodesfy in his offer of FREE c0nsUfS-
fion by letter. an correspondence IS heId
,s sscrediy confidential address DR.. X. v.
pierce, Buffalo, ". Y.
Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription restores and regulates
be womany functions abolishes pain and builds up ana
nuts the finishing touch of health every weak woman
who gives it fair trial.
If Makes Weak Women Strong,
Sick Women Well.
You can't afford to accept secret nostrum substitute
for tbis nop.acoholic medicine COMPOSITION.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-08
Trolley Time Tables.
Cars leave Market Square, Bloomsbury

First car leaves Market Square tor
Berwick on Sunday at $50 a. m.
q From Power House
Saturday Night Only,
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f,ore leave Market Square, Bloomsbury

First car leaves Market Square LOT
Catawissa on Sunday at 100 a. m
Saturday Night Only.
+P. r. r. Connections.
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Cars leave Danville for Berwick

First car leaves Danville for Berwick
on Sunday at 500 a. m.
Bloomsbury Only.
gSaturday Night to Bloomsbury Only
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-21
FL HIJ0 bEL DIABL0,
los 10 habia yo nombrado ?-pr'
Por Paul Feual.

Jos 10 habia yo nombrado ?-pre
gunto el caballero;-precisamente
81 senior, Sc enamoro de la sehorita
de Audemer. y, Dios me perdone
pero creo que a la senorita no le pa
recia NAL el muchacho. !. Esto era
peligroso: tuve buen cuidado de no
habiar una palabra del negocio a la
vizcondesa, porque la amable sonora
es tan sencilia, que habrfa sido capaz
de coger a los dos jovencitos de la
mano y cssarlos. :. No senior, quise
obrar directamente sobre Franz.
Habda plaza para el en- Ia casa de
Van-P Praeet, 8 en- la de Yanos, y re-
solvi alejarle de Paris.
Una noche, despues de la hora de
ofieina, me dirigf a la casa q. habita
ba en- la Gale de Anjou; pero aun no
Sc habia retirldo. La portera de SUI
casa me dejo subir y yo me intredu-
je en- el dormitorio.
Maese Franz era jugador. Su suel-
do no le servfa de NADIA; asi es que su
habltacion no tenia un lujoso aspec-
to. Senteme para esperarle, y al mis-
mo tempo que aguardaba, recorria
todos los muebles de su pequeno
ajuar.
De pronto mis- ojos tropezaron
con un medallion, que brillaba sus-
pendido en- la pared junto a su CANA.
En- aquel medallion habfa una mi
niatura que crei faese el retrato de
la senorlta de Audemar.
Pero me habfa enganado. Cuando
veais q Dionisia, 81 recordals a la con
desa Margarita, comprendereis que
no podia uno euuiyocarSe: DiOnSla