THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOM 3 BURG, PA. PRACTICAL WINTER HOUSE. How Fowl Mrjt be Provided With Open Air Kxerclio In Winter. Tlie Illustration bIiows a sueeesful nt tcin.pt to nolve the problem of awurlnt? opeii-nlr exorcise for fowls dm-lnff the SMisou when snow lies thlrkly ou tlir ground. There Is no deuyltiK the fact tlmt fowls need exercise In the open nlr during the winter Benson to aivure tho best rwtilts with them, hut with the ordinary poultry house this Is al most liuprnetirtible. If the outside door Is opened, either the snow blows lu or the whole hoiwo U made very cold. The housd that Is hero shown Is the fnmllliir shed-roofed house, but baring In this ease a projection In front, sep arated entirely from tho luulu tipart nients to be used, as a aerntohlng-room. It is entered from tho main room by small doors that can be closed at night. ... f Llslit Jirittatrii. while the outside nlr nnd sunshine nro ndmltteil through siu:ill windows close to the ground. The glass windows can be raised during the day, the fowls and the Utter being kept within by wire netting, ns shown In the cut. Th's Bcrateuing-rooiu should have a gener ous coating of lonin upon tho Uoor. and upon this cut hay, straw or other litter should be placed. (.rain scattered In this will be eagerly searched for. us there are few buns that do not enjoy scratching, even When they are not hungry, provided such scratching can be done where there Is light and fresh ulr. Such a house as Is flgnml cas be ex tended to any length desired, accord ing as one may desire to keep a greater or smaller number of fowls. Webb Donuell, In Kural New Yorker. HuMrta has in tho Inst year or two i prAcWonlly Rbnorbod Finland, end rut- j gratlon to this country tns doubled to , i consequence. Orrlmrd MiuiHKrim'llt. In three years, says a writer, I Im proved the production of my t'ru't trees from lift ecu to two hundred bushels, by treating them in the follow ing manner: 1 first redueid the top one-fourth, then in the fall I plowed the soil as well ns I could. It being quite rocky, and turned n short fur row town ill the tree. As I worked from them I let the plow fall a little lower, and when between the tree I allowed tho plow to run deep, so that the water would settle away from them in the spring. I hauled a fair quantity of coarse manure, pulverized it well, nnd marked out the iillhi. measuring each hill. I planted corn and beans, and harvested n nice crop of corn, beans and pumpkins. The fol lowing spring I repeated the same form of cultivation, and harvested the sec ond crop of corn, beans and pumpkins, which paid me to satisfaction. My trees began to grow very fast; and that fall I harvested seventy bushels of very good apples. The following spring I manured for tin third time, planted It to potatoes, which grew very large, but. rotted very badly. 1 made up tho loss, however, by harvest ing 200 bushels of largo and iiatiir.il fruit. I changed tho production of a yellow bellflower tree from three fourths of a bushel to seven bushels, and sold them for ono dollar nnd twenty-live cents per barrel, which I think a very good return for my labor, i'l'oin my experience I nm of tho opin ion thnt most trees havo too much top for the amount of roots nnd a defici ency of nourishment for producing a well developed fruit I like fall or winter pruning. Always cover the cut with grafting wax or a thick paint. After removing the limbs by thinning out tho ceutr of the tree, It has a tendency to make It grow broad. Too many varieties are bad, and hardy stock Is all that is ueed&l. Whit anta for Bntldlnga and Fence. If people knew how easily whitewash Is made, and how valuable It Is when properly applied, It would be In more general requisition. It not only pre vents the decay of wood, but conduces greatly to the healthfulness of all buildings, whether of wood or stone. Out buildings nnd fences when not painted, should be supplied once or twice a year with a good coat of white wash, which should be prepared in the following way; Take a clean, water tight barrel oi other suitable cask, and put into It a half bushel of lime. Slake it by pouring water over It boiling hot, anil In sutliclent quantity to cover it five Inches deep, and stir It briskly till thoroughly slaked, when the slaking has leen thoroughly effected, dissolve it in water and add two pounds of sulphate of zinc and one of common salt; these will cause the wash to harden and pre vent Its cracking, which gives aii un seemly appearance to tho work. If desirable, a beautiful cream color may be communicated to the above wash by uddiug three pounds of yellow ochre; or a good pearl of lead color by the ad dition of lamp vine or ivory black. For fawn color, add four pounds of umber Turkish or American the latter is the cheaper one pound of Indian red, one pound of common lamp black. For common stone color, add four pounds of raw umber and two pounds of lump black. KiiL'llsh Ttonnl of Tmilo returns for January ixrfiit to Improvement. The i Iron Industry pntonts a more hopeful outlook and xHWts nnd Imports have increased $:i7,uuo,uoo over tnc same mouth last year. An Intemntlontal newspaper exhibi tion will lto held nt Milan this year. Kngllsli and American newspapers niv askel to co-oiR-nite In order that tilt public "may see what Jouruullsui Is In countries where It la more vigorously appreciated and extended." The recovery of ex-Mlnlstcr Edward 7. Thelps Is now assured. The spring trade can now begin to Iwoin. Chnuncey M. Depew says Uiat good timet aro about to set In. A man down In Scranton has bexii suing his wlfu's relatives to recover for digging a grave for bis inothcr-ln law.' The plaintiff lost his milt, the Judge holding Unit a man ought to be glad to dig his mother Inlaw's grave for nothing. Tho President of the freshman claw of the Cleveland University of Medi cine and Surgery, who was kidnaped by upisT classmen while on bis way to his class banqunt, fired several shots at his captors, but killed no ono be cause he was a poor marksman. He should luive used cldoriue gas. We nro pained to road tliat nt the annual dinner of St David's Society of New York, a Welsh biiievolent as-siK-iatlon, several distinguished citizens sipped "gwyrdd-grwlKinchu'redig'' and pronounced It gxd. We have heard that kind of pronunciation before, but It was only nfter-dluner talk. Although many Chinamen hnvo learn ed English and a few have learned and have absorbed Occidental lmtlom of morality from pretty Sunday school teachers, it Is a fact that Celestial no tions of propriety admit of attendance at Sunday school lu tho morning nnd Kimes of fau-tau and other varieties of gambling In tho afternoon. The Paris Figaro of February 8 says: "In accordance with the request of a society culled tho 'Daughters of the American Hevolutlon,' some pinches of earth were taken this morning from I.aJayottc's grave, lu the l'iepus Come tory, by order of the Minister of the Interior. A tr'eo of liberty In commem oration of the American Hevolutlon Is to be planted lu San Francisco nnd the earth Is to be placed at Its base." E. r. West a funny young man, In trxluoeJ a mouse Into the White Clov er Club room, ntu association of young women, at llnzloton, Pa., me evening last week. There was a cointuoUoii among the memlers, but It wis not the kind that the Joker looked for. Miss Julia Ilojuiian, tiho club's Presi dent, killed the mouse and then col lared West and threw him downstairs. Now he Is lying In a hospital with two broken ribs. MUm Susan B. Autliony nnd her fellow-soldiers lu tho woman's rights ormy must have a mighty poor opinion of Iowa, wbose Somite luis Just de feated a woman ruffrage amendment to the Constitution. Tluit lu Itself would not be so bad If It were not that tho Legislature of the State Is not a "advanced" as It was twenty-four years ago, when a wiXMn suffrage amendment passed both houses and would have become a law had It not been for rlie adverse action of the suc ceeding Legislature. New York has toyei with the subject a number of times, passing a woinau suffrage bill through, one house of the Legislature and defeating It ki the other on sev eral occasions. MnHsachusetts, like Iowa, come nearer to adopting woman suffrage than It has ever come since. Europe Is very much at peace. The talk of armament and war has tem porarily sulmlded, and fraternal cour tesies nnd tlie visits of monarch nTe the reigning topic. The Empresses of Germany, Ilnssla and Austria aro about to meet at Abbazzln, tho greet t naval wtotlon of Austria on tho Adri atic, and H Is announced that the three EmiHrors will protnibly meet at the samo time. The Emperor of Russia, who has been very seriously 111, needs a warm climate lu which to recover from the effects of his sickness; and his brother monnrchs may meet hlin there. It is also expected that the Em Deror of Austria will pay a vlsH to France. Tills will be the first time that Francis Joseph ban visited France since 1807, and Ids visit Is considered au act of courtesy towards the French Republic by tho most consvrvntlvo eov erelgn of Europe. It has boon a long time since Europe has seen thi.igs IIKl this, and the reign of friendly feeling will be welcome to all. Fruit Tree Culture. A writer In the Western Ag riculturist gives these rules, which are of wide application: 1. Instead of "trimming up" trees accord ing to the old fashion, to make them long-legged and long-armod, trim thein ; down, so ns to make them even, snug ' and symmetrical. 2. Instead of manuring heavily In a small circle nt : tho foot of the tree, spread the manure, j If needed at all broadcast over the ; whole surface. 3. Instead of spading a small circle about the stein, cultivate the whole surface broadcast. 4. Prefer a well pulverized, clean surface hi nu . orchard, with moderately rich soli, to j heavy manuring and a surface eov- ( cred with a hard crust and weeds and grass. B. Remember that It Is better to set out tea trees with ail the neces-1 suit "are t make them live and ' flourish than to set out a hundred trees, and have them all die from care- j lessncss. 0. Remember that tobacco Is a poison and will kill Insects rapid!.- ' if properly applied to them, and Is one of the best drugs for freeing fruit trees rapidly of small vermin. Tho Chicago Record has this to say of tlie Grittier New York: " 'Greater New York,' quite apart from Its ob jectionable clumsiness, would le no bottler than 'Rigger Brooklyn.' 'York brook' or 'Urookyork' Is not euphoui ous. and Its adoption would, moreover, bo an open snub at FUitbiiMh, Flushing and Wosi Ohnster. The people of New town, Jamaica, Pelham and Hemp stead might feel hurt, to say nothing of thoso metropolitans who aro active ly ongnged in the grazing, farming, noultering, fodder, dairy and garden truck industries In Richmond County. It Is understood that lu Flaiibush there is already a movement of hot protest nuraUiat any name that dot not lu onve way rocognlza the liuilleuabh: rights of Flntbuslhiers. The citizens art thinking of offering for coiuriuVinUlou a list of such names as 'Bushyork,' 5'w Fltttbusb' or 'Yorklytnflat,' wMoli, whll.' not good, are yet obviously supetioi to 'Jam New or 'Nowjani' (proposed by Jamaica) and 'Great Gowuivus' (sug gested by soma patriot on the west eud of Long Island)." " - -"- Englishmen are beginning to wonder wlw will succeed Mr. Gladstone. There are no Indications at prcwiit that he will have a successor, although an oc cupant may be found for Ills seat Carnegie Sc Co. have Just paid n flnp e 140,000 for furnishing Improper nr tnor pkites to the Government, nnd It Is tho largest lino that thn Navy De partment has ever Imposed, a Just re buke to tills class of contractors. One of tho marked Improvements In 'reduced by Commissioner Browning Into the system of Indian education has been the adoption of a rule that children are not to be forced to go to schools outside of the reservations against the will of their parents. Dr. William Moor, who discovered that permanganate of potassium Is au antidote for morphine poisoning, is experimenting with strychnine and other poisons, nnd hopes to demon strate that his remedy will be of value In ueirrullzlng their effects on the humnn system. The evangelist Moody Is gathering audiences in Washington like unto those that marked Ids efforts fifteen years ago. Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Car lisle ond Mrs. Blssell were present die other day, and Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, Is a regular attendant The othT day Depuiy Ies7.!enyi, of the Hungarian Reichstag, offered an interpellation asking Mie Government to pas a law recalling Kossuth. The Interpellation wis received with laug'.i fer, because Kossuih has been able to return whenever he desires to do so, ever since Uie Amnesty of IStiT. Mme. Stirah Grand does not see much that Is admirable among modern writers. "Willi the younger men," she says lu The North American Review, "all that Is usually cultivated l-t that lilppaut smartness which is synony mous with cheapness. There a such a want of wit among them, too, sui h a lack of variety, such mouo ony of threadbare subjects worked to death!" The trio of Jim Corbet t nnd Charley Mitchell to Florida was a pleasant little exclusion, and was distinguished bv the cordiality of the reception ten dered the eminent artists, the prompt ness with which certain Ut.le legal complications were settled, and the conspicuous quiescence of Gov. Mitch ell. By the wuy, what has become of that eminent champion of law mid order? Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who will prob ably succeed Gen. Howard ns Major General la command of the Depart ment of tho East in June, Is out with a scarecrow ciy about the defenseless ness of our seaports. No doubt our forts are rather dilapidated, and the new ones not ready. Still, there are Cj.OtXJ.ooO people in this country, nnd no foreign nation Is going to excite them to combat. No chango in the practice of the Treasury Department has been occa sioned by the ivcmt decision of Attorney-General Olney thoft silver certifi cates are not lawful money. They havo never been considered such In the Treasurer's oflice, but only recog nized as the representatives of lawful money. Hardly a day passes that sil ver certificates are not presented to tho Treasury Department by banks re tiring circulation. The comparative ease with which the Brazilian insurgmt warship Aquldti ban moves lu and out of the harlw of IUo, under a galling fire from the forts with little or no damage to her self, has attracted tho attention of members of the House who nro inter ested In the subject of const defences. Tho performances of the Aquldaban and her apparent disregard of tho flro of tho forts, according to dispatches froin Rio, are causing some of the Con gressmen to believe that after all It Is Impossible so to fortify a harbor, suc cessfully as to prevent warships from coming in or going out at their pleasure. Tho Preldmt of the Woman's Suf frago Association of Kansas, Mim. Laura M. Johns, has given up social and domesr.ic duties, and is devtlng all her time ond energy to "the Cause." But Is tiiiere any cause more' vital to society than the thorough ordering of our homes? The home is the founti in head of education temperance, reli gion and morality, and of all that! g s-s to the upbuilding of stable government and tho progress of humanity. If nil women followed Mrs. Jolm's example ' In "giving up social nnd domestic ! duties" It Is evident that there would bo a new social era with a vengeance. The financial breakdown of the re public of Guatemala Is Indicated by the official notification that the "Gov ernment has suspended payments on its extcrnul debt." This portion of the Guatemalan debt amounts to about $0,000,000 and' Is held mostly In Leu don. The expenses of the Government have for years been greater than Its receipts, and It has become evident that there must be an annual dcllclt as long as money can be borrowed, tho sizo of It proportionate to the amount that can be procured. This financial breakdown Is a lucky thing for the republic. It is because of his Inability to raise money abroad that Dictator Barrios has refrained from taking part In the hostilities between Honduras and Nicaragua, which havo been raging for the past two months. Ho would unleash the dogs of war if jia C0HJ4 fe4 them. - 4- of ion onsum may be avoided. It comes from a germ that takes root and grows only when the System is Weak and Lungs are affected. Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil, with hypophosphites of lime and soda, overcomes all the conditions which make con sumption possible. Physicians, the world over, en endorse it. Coughs, Colds, Weak Lungs and Emaciation pave the way for Consumption. SCOTT'S EMULSION cures them and makes the system strong. Prepared by Scott & Bowne, N.Y. Druggists toll it. ELKHART CARRIAGE and HARNESS MFG. CO. $11,00 No. 37. 8urrer ItMnesi. Ko.ilSV, TopBiiiijy. $43C3 It .vm anlil in pnnniniprl for Ql Vpnri. pixvltitt tht'in tho ilcnlcr proHt. Wo nro llio Olile.t noil l.urffrat luimilut-turors In Amor Icmi'INnK VdilWia mill IInnn'Miilii war IIP with privilege to pjntnlnn bisfnro nny money li pnlil. Wo py fn-iuht both wnyulf not nibin' torr. Warrant for S yoarx. Why pny in mtnnt Jit) tofv) toonlor for yon) Wi'to y. 11- i "o .!"r. Hoxingfrea. Wo luko 11. 1 ns it tiauint,'u 1:1 uP".-WHOLE8aE PTACZC. Spring Wng;ons, S3I to $50. oimrantccl oainoaMielllorMto. Surreys, $631oCIOO mme a pell for 100 to Tc ; ElusQiorj, SJ7.SO, fine Mi"'M for r-S. rhmtoii3,S60 1o SIOO. Form Wagons, Vogon-jttcs, Milk Was:on9. Delivery WnRrma'O" Ron d Carta. uauLM ion w, woju-i iiiauiii.. Zlnrnt-M f-jXLj'i IfN Poul.le rui4t $i Ty"-! u "'. $75 7JL No. 781, Surrey. No.7!7, Koad Wokcid. WW Ko.3, Frm Wagon. Form, 010 t. H.50. No. 1. I'arm HaniCMd. n:niN(! AI)1I.ES nn.l I-1.V MCTH. rcikrmrt llloyclo, 38ln.wheol, n iK-rrpnt. o.T for inh trio or-.lrr. N.nd li. In pnoumnllu tiro", wolillol htuiu. 10 pay ihikLijo on 1 1 i-puu ta..ilouM Btool tuhtaff. drop xorulnKB. Ajireu V. 0. P3ATT, Gcc'y, ELKHART, IND. The Pot called the kettle Black because the housewife clid'nt use . "fit "WmJfn c u r? r . jac?j; . Yai'JV. EL-Z tilOTUSIiS. C Warron GU New Tork. Irlro BO ft. Cgy 50tl THE POSITIVE Little to gather after using poor manure. Poor manure can't raise good crops. A ton of good manure costs no more than a ton of poor manure. Batlgh's manure will make your farm pay, by raising paying crops. If you want to know how to get out of a farm all it's worth, send on a postal card a request for a sample and full information. BAUGH & SONS COMPANY, raw NBo?EU ftrt a n 5 r es. 20 S. Delaware Ave., Philada. I AM NOW A MAN! rTMniwrn. Or ft IPWt. " I wm troubled with emitwioui and Yuricocele. and lutd btn exoally weak tor seven jour. Lurinff the Jnat four yean I inea erery remear iiiut was aoui m hi wai. and uot no mlief for any of my trouble! until I took CA LTHOS-U cured and rt'otorad me aud 1 um now m utun." ( t.lrrt frun m of IbuuuniU of it(tn rmlved bj at. We will ftfknrl vrtn 4Vi iar. velous French preparation CALTH08 free, by sealed jiimi, nuu a legai guarautee that CiLTUoa wil STOP LSSST' ""1 Al HE It. RESTORELo.tVI.or. Use it Sc vay if satisfied. L Address VON MOHL CO., Sole American Agents, Cincinnati. O. J'F""L'"" "'ititi i hum n w miMuiLoiiMMmia a n. V. Sh arpless, Pres. N. U. Funk, Sec. C. II. Campbili, Treas CXBLOO M SBUR Cl LAND 1MPB0VEMENT COMPANY Capital Stock $30,0O0. IMotte.l iirooertv is n tho , .' n mure oi uie town Jt i.iolu.leH also ,u t of the factory district, and has no CIIOICK LOTS nro oflbred at valuta that will be doubled 111 it SIIU1L Llliie, , No such opportunity can bo had elsewhere to make money Lots secured on SM A LL MONTHLY PAYMENTS-' : Maps of the town and of plotted property furnished on an 1 plication. 1 Call upon or write to the Secretary, or J. S. Woods, Sales Aeent. or anv munilr rf tha TWi,.,i i:t o ' j . wv wuiii ui JVU VULUlO, I BOARD OF DIRECTORS. B- F- Sharpless; J. L. Dillon. ILook Mere ! Do you want a Do jrou want an 0 . v - v J X5o you want a Do you want any kiiul of a MUSICAL. IN STRUMENT? Do you want SIXEET MUSIC? If so, do not send your mon ey away from home, but deal with a reliable dealer ricdit here, who will make things right, if there is anything wrong. lor anything n this line the place to go is to 3. Sniper's. Ware-rooms. Main Street be low Market. THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. COBRICTID WIKILT. KITAIL PKICIg. Butter per lb $ hggs per dozen Lard per lb , Ham per pound. Pork, whole, per pound 07 Beef, quarter, per jound, . , . 06 Wheat per bushel Oats " " Rye " " Wheat flour per bbl Hay per ton Potatoes per bushel 1 urnips " " Onions " " Sweet potatoes per peck 25 Cranberries per qt , Tallow per lb Shoulder " ' Side meat " " Vinegar, per qt lined apples per lb Dried cherries, pitted Rispberries , Cow Hides per lb Steer ' Calf Skin 40 Sheep pelts Shelled corn per bus, Corn meal, cwt Bran, " Choo " Middlings " Chickens per lb Turkeys " " Ijnese " " Du.ks " COAI. No. 6, delivered " 4 and 5 " " 6 at yard " 4 and s at yard. . .12 .12 .14 to .08 to .08 .70 .40 .65 3.00 18x0 .60 S 1. CO to .40 .10 .04 .10 .10 .07 5 .12A .12 .02 03 So .60 60 2. CO 1. 00 1. 10 I 10 .10 .12 .10 .10 2.40 350 2.25 3S to (VJr PARKER'S ifKvSH HAIR BALSAM 'df.rt2 'rulii..l a lu.uii.nt (iruwlll. J Nevor 1-alU to Boloro, Ory iit Hotr to lti youllilul Co or. 'VlVi Tl i" V Cum Kalp iliwiw. liuir l.lluig. jTO-ajij i;,ml tl.U'al Drulrt. I'm I'frkor'a Uinor Tuulo. It cum. tin '' "1 1.UUKI. lXbllily, IiiiligeMlon, Kiu.Tnko lu HU10.WCM. xi-19 tf (18
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