THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOM3BURC, PA.
SOUTHDOWN SHEEP.
Chr(rrltlc of thin Farorlte llreed and
American Method.
Th revival lu tho Bliccp Interest
ttiroiiffout the country linn cnnsiM
Kroater iinportAtloua of the woll
known lrod9, and also the Introduc
tion of neveral which have hitherto
txen nearly or quite unkuown on our
shores. But nmld all this, the South
downs have fully hold their own. The
popularity of other mutton breeds has
not. created nny Injurious rivalry, and
the SouUidowng never stood higher
amoiiK intulllpptit breeders than they
etitud now. They are comely sheep,
with small, neat heads, thin, sensitive
oars, brownlsh-p-ay faces, broad, level
backs, plump bodies, deep quarters,
&nd lltrht, clean lees of tho same color
as the face. Full-trrown ewes and
wethers. In Rood condition, nveraue
In weight from 150 to son pounds. Hie
fleece, is dry and the staple of mid
dling length, somewhat harsh, but
strong and durable. The fleeces nver
uge from live to eight pound of wash
ed wool. Tt Is the quality of their
flesh which gives the Southdown
their pre-eminence. The mutton Is
delicate nud Juicy, with tho lean nice
ly marbled with ft, and unsurpassed
lu flavor. The ewes are proline, gmd
mothers, and gxnl nurses. The breed
Is prepotent, impressing Its character
istics on all others with which It
crossed. Tho Southdowns must be
kept In small flocks, and well cared
for. They are not adapted to "rust
ling" in large flocks, like Merinos, but
lire well-titled for the farmer who
works n moderate area and will caro
for tliem. The American Southdown
Association, which numbers In lu
memlMTshlp not only leading breeders
but also gentlemen who are eminent
In public life, is In a very flourishing
condition, financially and otherwise.
Two volumes of Its "Kecord" have
been Issued, and the work on the third
Is well advanced. The price of these
volumes has been reduced to $2.."i0
each for members of Ihe Association.
The entry fees are as follows: For
America n-bred animals, or animals
Imported previous to April 1, 1.S!,
owned by members, one dollar each;
owned by non-members, two dollars
oacu; animals Imported from Great
Britain since April 1. lsso. five dollars
each. The officers of the Association I
are: President. J. II. I'otts, Jackson
ville, 111.; secretary, S. K. 1 Vat her.
Springfield. III.; treasurer, De Witt
Smith, Bates, 111.; directors, C. M.
Clay, Kentucky; ITon. U-vl P. Mor
ton, New York; .lohn Jackson. Can
ada. Tho Southdown interest is cor- '
tainly lu good bands, and the purity i
and high standard of the breed will b. I
fully maintained.
American breeders and feeders of
Southdowns pursue a system some
what different from that in Kngland.
As with other classes of stock, early
maturity Is regarded here as a strong
point Instead of keeping a South
down wetner until It Is three or four
years old, with a view of producing
the heaviest and ripest carcass pos
sible, the American method is to feed
high from the flrst, and inxlueo first
class mutton at two years old or less.
Tho question of profit depends largely
upon early maturity. At the priced
or meats ana wool in this country, a
one or two years' extra feeding Is
likely to make all ttio difference 1h
twetm profit and loss. American Agriculturist.
APHORISMS FOR THE BARN.
Good care lightens tho horse's brad.
"Who enters here leaves pipe Ikj
blnd." To bring tin a wnrnJnwn h
It light work, not idleness. '
With easy, well-fltting harness not ,
bo many oats are required.
Exercise Is just as necessary to
thrift in winter as In summer. I
The man that knows the right use of
a horse-blanket is a Urst-class horse
man. 1
The horse-blanket saves feed and
floh less substance Is used to make
tuiimul heat. I
Keeping matcbes In any other recep- :
tacle than an Iron or tin box is tempt- 1
lug rrovldeuce. j
mie people think a farm animal
is like a postage stamp no good until
iu.'Kfi. iuey are sadly mistaken.
If the horse is subject to colic, give
It a little salt and ashes on its grain
once a day, and feed more oats aud
less corn.
It Is a mistake to think mares can
foal good colts when they can no
longer work. The worn-out mare is
not a profitable brood-mare.
The farm liorso, having only light
labor, and not much of that, during
the winter, should have less grain and
more roughness than during tho summer.
A Patent Fertilizer.
This invention relates to a combina
tion of chemicals to bo used in con
nection with dry peat, or muck and
unleacbed nshes, or with any refuse
matter having fertilizing properties,
to form a fur tills! k compound; and
It consists in combining dissolved
bone, ground plaster, uitrato cf soda,
sulphate of soda and sulph.ito of am
monia, in proportion substantially as
follows:
Dissolved bone, three bushels;
ground plaster, three bushels; nitrate
of soda, forty pound; sulphato of
soda forty pounds; sulphate of
ammonia, thirty-three pounds. This
mixture is Incorporated with, say,
twenty bushels of drv peat or muck,
and three bushels of unleashed ashes.
The manner of preparing a fertiliz
ing compound from tho above Ingrrdl
onta Is as follows: The peat or muck
and ashes, If such matter lie used ns
tho base of the mixture, are thorough
ly mixed with the dUsolvcd bone, and
the nitrate of soda, sulphato of soda,
end sulphate of ammonia, after being
dissolved in water, added thereto.
The Ingredients are then Incorporated
with the ground plaster, after wich
the compound Is allowed to stand fur,
say, thirty or forty days, when U be
comes ready for us.
THE" BRIDE KNOCKED OUT.
A Comlvnl Incident Growing Out of
Time-Honored Citizen,
A well-known drummer returning
from a Southern trip relates the fol
lowing story ns of actual occurrence at
a negro wedding in Charleston, 8. C;
After the ceremony had been con
cluded In tho most approved style, the
bridegroom, who was employed In one
of the phosphate mines, a few miles
from that city, bundled his brldo Into
il rude cart, loaded some household
effect Into It, find prepared, among
salvos of cheers and best wishes, to
take her home.
At this stage of the proceedings one
darky, who had travelled anil been
present ns a waiter at the wedding of
some white folks, suggested that the
proper thing to do was to throw shoes
after the departing couple ns they
drove nwny.
The Idea took immensely, and such a
scrambling as followed when the color
ed belles ami biviux began to divest
their feet of boots and shoes of various
sizes and wel;:hts! Many of the men
had no stockings on beneath their
shoes, but that made no difference.
Theyltll hung back, suppressing their
enthusiasm until the happy bridegroom
brought a bale stick down on the back
f the mule and started his bridal trip.
Then, with a howl of joy, the guests
burst foiTh and began a fusillade
which was by no means relished by
the happy iiir.
The air was filled with living mis
siles. One gigantic boot struck the
bridegroom In the small of the back
and drew from him n wild veil of
agony. Another, hurling through the
air with unerring aim, struck the bride
mil on the head aud knocked her sense
less. This was too much for the bride
griwmi. Leaping from his cart, with
Ms bale stick In hand, he set about to
llinish every one of tin? guests. As
might be Inferred, a wild riot ensued,
r was about to, wbon a policeman
came up and put a stop to It. Nothing,
however, could appease the dusky
bridegroom until the ofllcer assured
him that he was nor the victim of an
indignity, but merely the obleet of a
bridal custom such as white' folks al
ways observed. Cincinnati Commercial.
Ill Cnpulilllty.
.Tonnle Why don't you go on the
Stage, like Sandow, Mr. Flush-in?
Mr. Flushem Why Johnnie?
Johnnie 'Cause pa says you can
carry the biggest load of any man he
eved saw. Judge.
An Hlntorlc Name.
"I was looking over the new city di
rectory the other day," said a well
known gentleman, "aud I was struck
with the number of odd given names
Which belong to the colored people.
That reminds me of a name which wad
In a family I knew some years ago.
There was a boy In the family, and he
was called by what seemed to be II.
Kills. One day I asked the father
what the II. stood for, and ho answer
ed: 'Why, that's his name Just one
name. 'Well,' said I, 'I never heard
it before; It's n new one to me.' 'Slio,'
said he, 'I thought you was a educat
ed gentleman, and here you tell me
you don't know that name.' I had to
confess my Ignorance, and then I ask
ed him how he spelled it. 'A-c-h-1-1-1-e-s.'
I was wiser." Indianapolis Journal.
Well Fortified.
The organizer of an arctic expedition
was approached by a delicate looking
follow, who wanted to join the party.
"You don't look as if you could
stnnd it," ventured tho organizer.
"You'll find me a kind of a singed
cat fellow," he returned confidently.
"Have you ever been lu the arctic
regions?"
"No, not exactly."
"Have you had any experience In
that Hue at all?"
The applicant got a brace on him
self. "Well," be responded, "I should say
I had. I was engaged for two years
to a Boston girl," and the organizer ac
cepted that as a recommendation. De
troit Free Press.
Larry Kvlduntly Liken I'rofaulty.
Harry You are evidently interested
lu Prof, earner's efforts to Interpret
the language of monkeys.
Larry I am. It would be refresh
ing to know what a monkey thinks of
u modern dude, of the small ly In
general, and the man that gives him
a bit of tobacco. Pittsburg Bulletin.
TOR KEEPING A COW,
There is a man In Chicago who
pays $ 1 8,ooo a year for the privilege
of keeping a cow.
He is a sane man, a business man,
a man of family and generally re
spected in the community. His poor
relatives declare him a freak, and his
neighbors shrug their shoulders and
mumur thing3 about rich men's whim.
The way of it is, he possesses a
valuable building lot in a choice resi
dence portion of the city, and, having
nothing else to do with it, he put a
nice little fence around it and quar
tered therein his pet Jersey cow. The
cow was an artistic cow, and harmon
ized well with the green turf and lilac
bushes, so people rather admired the
arrangement. One day a man came
along who thought he would like to
build a house on that particular lot,
so he hunted up the owner and made
him a spot cash offer of $300,000 for
the land. His offer was refused,
decisively and politely.
"But," remonstrated a relative,
aghast, " that would pay you $rS,ooo
a year! Why on earth did ou re
fuse it?"
The rich man lit a cigar and turned
a protesting face on hs accuser; "yes,"
he assented in a puzzled way, " but
what would I have done with mv
cow ?'
" I had no ambition to do anything.
Hood's Sarsaparilla has made me feel
like a new person." Mrs. Viola K.reid
er, Concstog.t, Pa.
Twolvo Tear CI J Boy Eun Over ly a
Heavy Land Poller.
The youngest son of Omcr Cha
ffee, a lad twelve years old, had a
narrow escape from death last Satur
dav. Mr. Chaffee lives near I.eRays
ville, and was rolling land with a
heavy roller. He left the boy holding
the horses while he was after a drink,
and returning gave the boy permission
to ride on the roller and drive the
team up to the barn. In starting up,
the boy was thrown headlong in front
of the roller, face downward, and the
heavy roller passed entirely over him.
It is niiiacelou::, indeed, that the
boy was not killed. The I.eRiysville
Advertiser says he sustained serious
injuiies, the radius bone of the light
arm being broken about an inch above
the wrist and the vrist dislocated ;
one ankle was sprained, a scalp wound
on the back of the head about two
inches long and severe bruises on the
body. The boy was picked up for
dead, as blood oozed from the mouth
and ears.
The boy is doing well, and unless
something internal sets in, is in a fair
way to recover. Being thrown on his
face and the roller passing gradually
from the feet to the head was undoubt
edly most fortunate, for had the
weight struck his head first, it would
probably have crushed that member
and resulted fatally. Weekly llevicw.
Yfliat will do it.
Medical writers claim that the suc
cessful remedy for nasal catarrh must
be non irritating, easy of application,
and one that will reach the remote
sores and ulcerated surfaces. The his
tory of the efforts to treat catarrh is
proof positive that only one remedy
has completely met these conditions,
and that is Ely's Cream Balm. This
safe and pleasant remedy has niastci
ed catarrh as nothing else has ever
done, and both physicians and patients
freely concede this (act. Our druggists
keep it.
Tlie Itetort IMncmirtcoin.
Mrs. Smarte Oh, you needn't make
any excuses. I can read you like a
book.
Mr. Smarte Precisely. When you
ivad a book, you skip all the noble, I
soul-inspiring passages and read only
the trash.
Mrs. Smarte The book I had in my
ulnd Is all trash. Hoston Transcript.
Uoi-su 011 lllm.
Ilowson Lett Talk of horses! A
lvicyelo Is the thing. Why, I've ridden
one for two years, and it hasn't cost
me a cent, even for repairs.
I.on Mower (inquiring as to make)
Whose?
Ilowson Lott Well, to tell the truth,
It's my brother-in-law's! Puck.
I Can Procure You ILney
for the purchase of real estate, the erec
tion of buildings or making of other
improvements on lands or to pay of!
an incumberence at a very low rate of
interest and you ctn have from 5 to 20
years time to repay loan in easy
monthly installments. Loans are made
on either farm or city property. Build
ing loans are made and the amount ct
loan advar.ced as work progresses. Call
on or address
J. F. Harkins,
Evans Block, Bloomsburg, Pa.
s-ia-tr.
At the rale of four lines per day in
revising the tariff, it looks as though
some considerable time longer would
be needed to wade clear through the
revision of the tariff bill j but il is to
be hoped that Senator Quay's blockad
ing scheme will be promptly blocked
out.
Knew Bow to Walt.
Van Jorklus (to applicant for posi
tion of butler) You are familiar with
waiting?
John Thomos Oh, yes, sir.
"Where did yoiu get your experi
ence?" "I wns a fashionable tailor, sir, and
I gave long credits." Epoch.
Correct Kail mate.
Tourist (In Oklahoma) What Is tho
population of this town?
Alkali Ike (promptly) Eight hundred
and sixty-seven souls and thlrty-ono
real estate agent. Pucl.
Fashionable Livery.
The wo!! known horseman has
opened a fashionable livery in coimci
tion with li-s boarding stable at the
Exchange Hotel Stables, where fine
turnouts can be obtained, single or
double. He has well broken and safe
saddle and driving horses fur ladies,
all at rea'onable rates. O.t'jrs left
at the Exohmge Hotel will receive
prompt attention. Drivers furnished
when desired.
tf W. A. Hartzei.L, Proprietor
Pure blood means good health. Re
inforce it with DeWitt's Sarsapaiilla.
Ft purifies the blood, cures Eruptions,
Eczema, Scrofula and all diseases
arising from impure blood. It recom
mends itself.-W. S. Rishton, Druggist.
Blood Diseases
may be inherited, or acquired during life.
Blood should be rich to insure health.
Scott's Emulsion
of Cod-liver Oil, with hypophosphites of lime
and soda, cures all lilood Diseases, including
Scrofula and Anaemia. It makes the blood
rich and nourishing. Physicians, the world
over, endorse it.
Persons troubled with skin eruptions and all who are thin or
emaciated should take SCOTT'S EMULSION. Cure Coughs, Colds,
and Weak Lungs.
Prepared by Soott A Bowne, N. V. Druggist It.
ELKHART CARRIAGE and HARNESS MFG. CO.
$11.00
No. 37. 8urreT,ue9.
IfffiTe unlit tit enniamen for VI Tnnt
KKVInit them the ilenlcr profit. We urn the
f fthlr.t nnl LnrvcMt mnnufftetttrera In Amir
IrARplllntf Vohli'lt'i nnrt llnrnc.B tie. wiir ffhlp
well prlvllPKe toeiftmlno boforo nny nmnrv Im
fald. Wo pny fmiKiit hoih wnynlf not pmlMnr
ry. W errant for 3 ycar. Why piy nn nuont f to
toffifltoordnrf'Tynu? Writ" tmip own cnlpr.
Koxlnx free. Wu take nil r:pi u( ui'.iuutm hi
UlpPtUg.wHotEgALB pn.C!:gi
8prlng Wagons, S3 1 to S50. Oimrnntic I
name uaellfurMilulw. Surreyo, $G3 toSlOO
came as Kill for tun to i:u Too Bunlrs,
S37.50,a.flnoa"l'lforl',. Phastoiir,SC6
to SIOO. f arm Vonorm, Wnnonoitfls,
Milk Waftons, Delivery WflRonB""'! rond
Carte, iucitlk urn MfcH, nuii;.i tiui.uiu...
No.7W.i, TopBuirey.
$43.
00 SS&as. ,
ftvffcN $23.53 '-'
Hume. f. Pontile
ra .ol.l at J&jf ill M"T.
Mnnnfnp. p "TTVrIi l"-a
No 781, Burrey.
Ko.777, Boad Wagon.
$55
Wo. 3, Farm Wokod.
Knrrn,
fIAtu
IMU.&0.
Ho. 1, Farm HarneriH.
HKHM und r Li fcis. Klkhfirt Blcycl. 3Bln.wt.Ml4
npprtvnt. oTT tor rnh with order. Nn1 4c In pmmniAtto tiros, we Idle
PUuiipa to pay puettuuu on 1 (utulotfuv. islvvi tubing, drop forwIiiKS.
Address W. D. PRATT, Sec'y. ELKHART, IND.
The Pot called the kettle Black
because the housewife
did'nt use
Il 0 Lai 0
dLook Mere !
Do you want it
fl&tfO ?
Io you wnut an
Cv)f o
r
Vfrs,1!. t i ' i '"'3kf n
2o you vant it
IgWsSSt THE POSITIVE CURE. (Mkk
VTiKW SLY BiUn-flEHS, Co Wsvron BW Hew Tort IMco 60 taj W
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,
Baugh'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.
20 S. Delaware Ave., Philada.
Do you vfuut hii v lit 3 iirt
of a MUSICAI. IN
STRUMENT? Do you want SHEET
MUSIC?
If so, do not send your mon
ey away from home, but deal
with a reliable dealer right
here, who will make things
right, if there is anything
wrong.
For anything in this line
t'ie place to go is to
Salter's,
Ware-rooms, Main Street he
low Market.
THE MARKETS.
BLOOMSBURG MARKLTS.
COKKBCTID WIIKLT. BKTAII, FBIC'I.
MANUFACTURERS Of
RAW BONE MANURES.
We will lend you the mar
velous French preparation
CALTHOS tree, by sealed
mail, and a legal guarantee
that Calthos will
All IMwkarcea a.d
I AM NOW A
MIAN!
sit. ; a lurya
I was troubled with emlwiiona
and vitrieocele. and bad been
sezaAlljr weuk for aeveii ytmrH,
luriiift tho liutt four year I
tried ever remedy that wan sold
and got no relief for any of my
trouble until 1 took CA LTHOS-U
nsniri'u uiv huh a uid iiuw u iuuU)
r.irar irvm tui ui invvMnui ui iceicn rvceiTfO OJ HI.) J M J
Address VON MOHL CO., Sole American Agents, Cincinnati, O.
STOP
Plipr Spermatorrhea, Varl.
VWV.1U.IUII.
M HI Wl.
cured aad
Al HK It.
KfSIIIKI- .... n
I Useitfy -pay if 'satisfied.
C. F. Shaki'lesf, l'res.
N. U. Funk, Sec.
Children Cryfor
Pitcher's Castorla.
C. H. C ampbell, Treas
I.AM) 111PK0VEMENT COMPANY
Capital Stock $300O0.
Plutto-l j.roperly is i.i the coming business centre .f the
town. Jt includud also purl of the factory li-triet, and has uo
j 1 1: i in iltvinihility for residence purposes.
CHOICE LOTH arc tillered ut values that will bo doubled
in it short time.
No such opportunity can be had elsewhere to make money
Lotsm-umlon SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS-'
Maps of thy town and of plotted property furnished on am
plication. 1
Call upon or write to the Secretary, or J.' S. AVoods. Sles
Agent, or any member of the Hoard "of Directors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Butter per lb $
Eggs per dozen
Lard per lb , , . ,
Ham per pound
Pork, whole, per pound 07
Beef, quarter, per pound, . . . 06
Wheat per bushel
Oats " "
Rye " "
Wheat flour per bbl
Hay per ton
Potatoes per bushel
Turnips " "
Onions " "
Sweet potatoes per peck 35
Cranberries per qt
Tallow per lb
Shoulder " "
Side meat " "
Vinegar, per qt
Dried apples per lb
Dried cherries, pitted
Raspberries
Cow Hides per lb
Steer " "
C:.lf Skin 40
Sheep pelts
Shelled corn per bus
Corn meal, cwt
Bran, "
Ch.ii, "
Middlings "
Chii.UtiiS per I!,
Turk.ys " "
Geese " '
Ducks "
Coal.
Ni. 6, delivered
" 4 and 5 "
" 6 at yard
' 4 and s at yard
a
.12
.14
to .08
to .08
.70
.40
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3.00
1 8.00
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I. CO
to .40
.10
.04
.10
.10
.07
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.t 2 L
. 12J
.02
03
to .50
.60
.60
2.00
1. 00
1. 10
1 10
.10
.12
.10
.10
2.40
3 5
2.25
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13. F. SlIARPLESS; J, L. DlLL0x.
C. W. Neal A. G. Rpjggs, Dr. I. W. Willits,
Dr. H. W. McReynolds, n. Ij. Funk.
u-19-tf
lKW PAUKEW'3
TSW$i$'J& , "AIR BALSAM
l&FVrJSi pieanwi i.4 bnumk. Hi. iialr.
rul,4L. - - I "rnU!. a luxuriant growth.
fiWSr J Nevor Pali, to He. tor. Orej
lsWJtV H'r to Youthful Color.
I'.Wir. Cuu. K.lp lliti-Uai'. h.ir llUllUB.
IS.WVlJiJ v,iiiJ)Iiu DrutKi.U
arkur'a GiiiMtir Touio It curu. ll.u wui.t CouiiQ.
..uiix uKuuny, imiigenion, lJ.lu, X... Ill tim..(wi
HINDERCORNS. Th. only ror. cure for Con'
6i-tt a