6 THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. 'SOFT 'TOOD- A IWi'fiy Medium U Mnt l.lkMjr to Sne cred With 1'onltrjr. - Opinion OifTVr urcntly nx mcunls wtat 1 . tbe bent i food for poultry. Hoiw mmIi HWfiir ii.v xoft fiHHN tf various kinds, wUi'rcax other ntron Iso a jrrnin diet ftloue. All sett or rmty (IoukIi. l.owovi-r. ar-' i wlml.--ome fiHxl . for poulrry, mid n-sult la prodiiolntf more utim than fi-vtliiit: a wltole- jrruln (lift tnm nn I n!ni(lc. The Ktal diot for potiltry utiotihl lie m-l-tli too much soft nor ton iiiueii hard, hut Just tho happy mh .limn. Several lw?iril feed soft foods uluu" in yvety pnmihlo form v v-th-iiit pep- nt. with mid nlthont pot Ihiuor. with end Without frr-sno. lxpirliiit-iit matle with such fei'dlnu middi-nly ami gradually In all wp.-ithi-rs provi-d tin favonihlo In . every instancv. Sevcrnl Rood birds died .if ll irrlio.-a Induced by nucli feevl, while tho other suffer rt sreatly from .tlcknew of various klncK A prominent continental bOH'der'M opinion n soft ffi-diun Is this: "My experience In mitt fei-illnu Is Jtwt the name, and I nm convinced that fowls cniint do without hard torxl. Where much noft food I kIy?u unhcnltJiiness generally relc:i. if onrse, a soft meal now and then of great advantage." A chance of diet Is nlso essential to itood condition eluimml, burnt twines, sand, a little salt; wild onions, cabbage. potatoes, brans, etc.. are all gixnl for health, and hence lead to fee production. All kinds of poultry are also very fond nt milk, and it appears to make no difference to thorn If it Is our. thick or clabbered. The waste from olieee rooms or buttermilk from the churn N excellent food, osptvlally If mixed with an occasional meal feed. To make hens lay well feed ni follows: j Pnt two or more quarts of water into a kettle and one lanro seed pepp'-r In a ik I boil; now stir In coarse Indinu meal till thick: cook this one hour and , food hot. Horse radisli nay be chop- ! pod fine and Ktirred in, with the re sult that you will get egirs daily.' in- 1 ted of none perhui before fivdini?. Many people comiSVftn that their hens won't lay; to uch we recommend cooked fetnls. fed hot; especially good egg brlngers being boile.l apple skins seasoned with roil pepper, or liolled potatoes spiced with horse radisli. i i'orn or wheat fed alone tend to lay on fat nnd keep egg baskets empty. A spoonful of sulphur stirred In with cooked foods is a g.xxl riling for hens; It frees them from verniiu and gives tone to the system. Some people ob ject to the giving of sulphur. These I would remind that sulphur is large ly present in the feathers and eggs of fowls, and where birds are kept iu confined spaces It only seems reason able, that a certain amount of sulphur should lie given them occasionally. Of course, it Is not required if cab hagp leaves or some other sulphur containing fiod Is given. Lime should also occasionally be given as a solu tion In water. Feathered ' 'World. . Rot Water on the (iurrien. I Insecticides are in demand. Tho farmer's first interest Is to gain au In secticide that is effective. The next important joIut. is that it be sufficient ly cheap In cost to ieruiit of free use. Iot water some of the English gar deners accept as n cheap insecticide not sufficiently appreciated, and cap aide of more extended employment than is usually believed. Hot water Judiciously applied has been found effective among American farmers for . cabbage worms. In careful hands Its application, after the cabbage heads bertn to form, has not injured the plants, but has destroyed the bugs. Kxperlmenta with hot water on the j aphis at Stoke Newlngton and report- , vd In the Knglish Journals, made It j appear that aphides perish Immedl-1 ately If Immersed hi water heated to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. In order to ' acrtnin the degree of heat infested plants could vadure iu the dipping process, a numlier of herbaceous and soft-wooded plants were Immersed In water heated to various degrees above 120. Fuchias were unharmed nt Ho dtejtrees and Injured at 150 degrees. Pelargoniums were unhnrt up to l."u degms, but the slightest rise above that figure killed the soft wood and young leaves. Ferns, heliotropes, jmj tunlas, begonias. mignonette and many other plants of soft texture were unhurt by being dipped in water at 140 degrees, but the slightest rise above that point proves detrimental. Rosea grown iu pots for market were kept clean by dipping in water nt 120 degrees without injury to tho plants aud every aphis destroyed. A Kw Method of Watermelon Cultnre. A corresMndent of the Hural New Yorker describe the following method by which an extraordinary ci-op of watermelons was raised. Holes were (tng ten feet npart each way. eighteen Inches square and fifteen inches deep. These holes were filled with well rot ted manure, which was thoroughly in corporated with the soil. A low. flat Mil was then made ond seed plantd. When the vines were large enough to twgin to run. the whole surface was cororod to the depth of a foot or fif teen Indus with wheat srtnw. The straw was placed close up around the vines. No cultivation whatever was given aTterward; no weeds or grass grew. The vines spread over the straw, and the melons matured clean aud nffe. The yield was abundant, and the exMiiment an entire success. This Is surely worth trying. Kovel Method ot Growing Cuhlget. A novel plan for setting celery and cabbage plants which has several de sirable joints to recommend It, Is place them between tho rows of your liotatoes or sweet corn after the last hoeing. The growing corn or ota toes will afford a partial shade which Is very desirable nt tho time of set ting the young plants and until they get fully established, and yet ripen and can be removed in time for them to occupy rtie ground ns a second crop. Two crops on one piece of ground with ten dollars' worth of la bor and manure will afford more pro fit than one crop on which Ave dollars are expended. Kconoin) In Hog Hnlaing. One man who 1-t his hogs run on grass and articho' s nil summer, wan sure that his hogs paid him from fifty to sixty cents per bushel for the corn they consumed (not counting anything far the grass). Another man," who kept his bogs In a pen nil summer without anything but corn aud water, did not realize tcor than teu or fifteen cents per buhc for the corn con-smned. THE FASHIONABLE BED. Th Narrow Rtngta Bed I Now the Prwper 1 hi tig KverxtxHljr. Tho f.Tinous bad that used to ac commodate from two to four on a pinch 1mm liet-n driven out of the homes of fashion, and in ltd fftead reigns the narrow tringle bed on whfcrtfi fhore 1 hardly room for the occupant to turn over. The correct style now Ix a single bed, loraetime a three quarter, rarely a doubVc bod. for a young girl, two single, sometimes two thmvquarter bods placed aido by aide Tor rurtier nnd mother. Sometimes a drapery Is nrranaed ov(r the top of the bed, but tb newest ramus m tnis line are not nt all rot uminous. A ptvtty summer bed b all tlie covers uaiio of line point d'esprit over white or colors in silk tin suits rhe occupant's taste. For maiTle1 fdHk the two bods that go into nw bouac are of the Empire, French or Italian renal SK-inco style, m.Tile of rosewood. They lxive a eu perb bras work oni a mentation with quite a high htndhonrd and fixtbonrd. Many of twm are iini'rted nretrum nbly from uVcaylog casiii. wbero th old nobility have parted with their possessions, (krhers are of good Am ericau manufacture to onler. The two stand side by Wo, The wall over their Deads is covered or draped with folds of silk imd a hullo canopy drapery is arranged Ut Include both beds. For summer these drapr tes are made of dimity or cretonne or o flier wasih materials. A Clever Woninn, "There are more ways than one to make a living." said a demure little woman with flashing black eyes who came down town In a street cur re cently. "I know u woman who wns left penniless In New York. She was riding on the elevated road one day, when she was struck with tbe same ness of the advertisements that are posted up in the cars. She thought that she could write good advertise ments, nnd she thought out a lot of llttlo fourteen line rhymes for a cer tain article. Sne submitted them to tho advertising manager of that firm, nud they were accepted, and now she Is making a lot of money every year with her verses extolling various wares." "Pshaw!" said the blonde, who sat next to the demure little woman. "I know of a case right hero In Huffalu that discounts that" "I don't believe it," said tho demure little wnrmnn. "Well, I do, and I'll tell you, about it o prove it. A frier 1 of mine who had been doing some newspaper work got the craze for writing advertisements, nnd 6he went around to a bt of store only to find that they were well sup plied witn people to look after that branch of their business. She did find ono firm that was willing to let her try her hand, and she began, work. In less than a year she was comfort able web off for tho rest of lier life." "Did she invent some new style of writing or something of that kind?" asked the demure little woman. "No," replied the blonde, "but ahe married a senior partner." Ink on Murble. Ink spots on marble may bo re moved with a paste made hy dissolv ing an ounce of oxalic acid and balf an ounce of butter of mti:nony hi pint of rain water aud adding suffi cient flour to form a thin paste. Ap ply to the stains with a rush, allow It to remalu tliree of four days and then wnsli off. Make a socosid appli cation, if necessary. Ttoir to Preserve the Complexion. An excellent mixture for preserving tbe complexion, easily made at home. Is ns follows: Take a wineglassful of the best French orange flower water. Add a tiny pinch of carbonate of soda and two teaspoonfuls of glycerine. Melt a piece of etimphor the size of a pea and three teaspooufuls of cologne watt and add to the orange flower water. Shake the whole for five min utes. Apply to tbe face every nigbt An Unhappy Outlook, "Miriam," stUd her mother, sorrow fully, "If you don't learn to control tlmt waspish, JwUous, snarling dis position of yours you will Dover be tit for anything but a great opera singer!" Chicago Tribune. Fireproof llruui for Children. An old book on simple boushobt ideas says that one ounce of alum add ed to tbe last water used in rtaarng children's dretsies will reader theui un inflammable. Wbdlo rt hra't probable that the cKrtih woirid be actually nY9 proof. It wouldn't take tire so easily from flames or beat, and it Is a good thing for mothers to remember. The Common lraetloe. Willie Ma. does tho world move? Mamma Tho most of It will, on the first of May except those who don't have to dodge the Sheriff. The Soabrette'a ftuuio. Cora Fee Why did you become, en gaged to him? His reJsitlv would spend their last penny to prevent the marriage. Odotto I know It; but I shan't ask for but ten thousand. A Fond Mother. "Dear me!" cried the nurse, "the baby has swallowod my railroad ticket. What shall I do?" "(to and buy another right away," returned the mother. "I'Ai not :toing to have tho , baby punched." I lurper'g Hazar. EXCUSES THAT 1)0 NOT EXCUSE. The old question of why people don't go to church lias been raised in a few newspapers and the old set of answers given in justification of ab sence from church services. It is noti ceable that few, if any, of the absen tees give the real reasons for staying away, which are not objections to the members of the church or to the church services but want ol respect for the day and want of religious feeling. It must not be presumed that all those who remain away from church services have religious services of any kind in their own homes. Were they to do so they would lose nothing, for it is what is in the heart, not what is in the church, that brings a man nearer to God. He may stay away from a church all his life, but if he commune with God in his closet lie is as much of a Christian as anybody can well be. But a man who does this is not the kind of man to make excuses for not attending divine serv ices, and most especially is he not the man to excuse himself by condemn ing either the congregation or the quality of the services. It is more likely that the pure in spirit would commend both, since it is the church and not the secret worshiper that ex ercises the greater influence in mak ing converts to the true faith. One excuse, and the one oftenest given, for church absenteeism is that there is a great deal of hypocrisy among church members. Whether this is true or not the excuse is itself hypocritical. It is sufficient for most men to take caru of their own souls, and if they do this zealously they will find that tho condition of the souls of their neighbors will not afl'ect theirs in the least. The man who has a high appreciation of his moral rec titude does not refuse to go upon the street because he fears that nearly all men and many women he may meet there, while outwardly and apparently virtuous, are merely, pretending to be what they are not. The good man who stays at home because some church members, he thinks, are hypo crites, may assure himself that his presence would not make the church members more hypocritical nor put his own soul in more danger. There are exceptions to every rule. There are men and women who have reasons for staying at home. But these do not justify their absence and ease their conscience by attacking those who go to church. They would rather abandon their own convictions than condemn those of others. The Prevailing Styles for Ladies Tailor Gowns. The tailor costume is exceedingly popular this season. These gowns are worn everywhere in town, in the coun try and even at the seashore and in the mountains. They are made in ev ery kind of material ; light woolens, serge, duck ginghams, and foulards. This prevailing fashion calls for a great variety of models and every style of French and English coats are brought into requisition. As for the skirts, although their simplicity is al ways adhered to, in accordance with the severe tailor system of dressing, they, nevertheless, exhibit a diversity of styles. This fact is well exemplified in the latest McDowell Fashion Magazines which contain, beside sev eral pretty and very practical models, the patterns of which can be secured by means of coupons at exceedingly moderate prices. These coupons form an attractive monthly feature in the McDowell Magazines for they en able one to secure the patterns of the newest and more correct fashions. " La Mode de Paris," and " Paris Al bum of Fashion," cost only $3.50 each per year, or 35 cents a copy. " The French Dressmaker," is $3.00 per annum, or 30 cents per copy. 4,La Mode," which is unequalled as a fam ily journal, costs merely the trilling sum of $1.50 per year, or 15 cents a copy. The three first mentioned pub lications offer each $1.00 worth of coupon patterns and " La Mode,' fifty cents worth of the same as a pre mium for a yearly subscription. If you are unable to procure any of these journals from your newsdealer do not take any substitute from him but ap ply by mail to Messrs. A. McDowell & Co., 4 West 14th Street, New York. The pudamucks of the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens ate said to be sighing for their native goo-goo berries. If death ensues it may be attributed to the lack of this nourishing food. And the fillyloo birds are also losing their fatness for want of the fiiin rlam upon which they principally subsist when at liberty on their native heath. How the poor things must sutler. A question which is likely to give our capitalist? fully as much trouble as tariff revisio.t and income-taxation is tbe trifling matter of controling the laborers thev necessarily employ- We have no sympathy with laborers who presume to own the plant, or who presume to dicti'e not only the wages an employer must pay but also who the eniploytr must and 'ho he must not employ at any rati of wages. THE SHOE and DRY GOODS STORE OF BLOOMSBURG. Years of experience anil Spot ChsIi put my pontic in Hie Store t moderate tost. Small expenses nnl nilern ninrgin of profit gives you low prices for Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions of all kinds, ThII and Floor Oil Clot lis, Cirocerirs, kc. lie member we are headquarters for Sliotv, and lie have every thing in the Shoe line from the cheapett to the best. Come and see us aud we will nave you money. W. CoRxicn Main and Iron Sts. HERE THEY ARE THREE OF THE FINEST No. 1 6. Buckeye Cultivator - Msa isl. Eiiisj III Mbj No. 17. Buckeye Cultivator-Spring Tooth " No. 3, One-half Buckeye Cultivator - Walking. There is a combination hard to beat We sell the best binder twine this season at the best prices. Don't buy your twine until you see our prices. ID- "W. KITCHEN", ISLOOillSISITRG. DR. E. GREWER, The Philadelphia Specialist, And his associated stnn of English and German l'uy.siclaus, will be at Hie Exchange Hotel, Bloomsburg, Pa., MONDAY, JUNE 18, 94, (ONE DAY ONLY IN EACH MONTH,) Whore ruey may bo consulted. The Doctor 1b a ?:radunte of tlm rnlverxltj of Pennsylvania, onnerly demonstrator of physiology and sur gery at tliu .Medlco-Clilninrlcal college, of Philadelphia, lie Is also an honorary member of the Medleo-Chlrurtfleal Association, and was piiysii;iuii ana Hurgeini.in-cnief of the most ti"leil American and (ierinan hospitals, comes highly Indorsed by the leading protestors of 1'hlladelphla and New York. His many years of hospital experience en ables tins eminent physician ana mriiuou to correctly diagnose and treat all deformities and diseases wlili the moat Haltering success, and ins nign suimnnif 111 t ne Mate win not allow hlui to accept any Incurable case. LOST MANHOOD RESTORED, Weakness of Young Men Cured. If you have been irlveu up by your nhvsli lun. cull upon the doctor unit bu examined. 11a cures t he worst tfases ot Nervous Debility, Serolula, Old Mires, Catarrh, i lies, Keinale Weakness, Affections of the Kar, Kye, Nose and 'i'liroa'. Asthma. Dealness, Tumors, ilanceis, and cripples ut every d''seiiptlon. Cousultiitlou In English und German live, which shall he considered sacred and strictly confidential. NOKTHEKN llOMI OFFICII TIJMPI.i: COIKT itvii.iuxn, 311 Spmco Street, SCHANT01I, PA. office Hocks: a. m to U d. m. dally Sunday, U u. m. to i p. tu. t-l4-ly. ElECTREO TELErHOKE nl-t, nn ront, no royalty. Ad'iptM to 4'itv. ViUiiun or Country. Jnlcx! tit m-nrr w Ilium, rtlioii. fclore nnd otiu'B. (iruulwil culivtm riyiinoM ftiil litjwt Millar on Mirth. vriii iniinf iitiiii f iu cmu prr na.T, One in a rt-Hleiit-n men nit a mI to nil tlie neit-'I'hur. in iiiftruuiHtH, no toys, work iinywIiHre, Any diNtanre. Complete, ready for uw when Hhipffd. Can tw iui up nr any quo, nt-var out of ontfr, no iftmirinit, lat a Htm timo. Warntnted. A monwy m.tktr. Write W. P. Harrison ik Co., Clerk 10, Columbus, 0. SPECULATION. The Hodgsn Commission Co., BROKERS, ais Chestnut Ctreet, Philadelphia, nfTeiS spe.'lul facilities to traders In kiocki), iicimis ash u it ,un, In large or small qualities, for cash or on miii jilns of one per cent or more. Send ior our uahipnwi iweio sriife." 5-l-H 4. m H. MOORE THOMAS GORREY Plans and Estimates on all kinds of buildings. Repairing and carpenter work promptly attended to. Dealer in MM Supplies. Inside Hcrdwood finishes a specialty. Persons of limited means w1 o desire to build can pay part and secure balance by mortgage. PATENTS Caveats and Trade Marks obtained, and nl FKKS1 bU8lne8s conducted lor .MuDEHATS (lITH OPfffCff 111 nlllinUlTP TTTB - n .. . nu..uui, u-u.r':iiuMuiiH:u-i pau nt lillsl ness In less time and at Leas Cost Hum those ru mote from Washington. 8end model, drawing or photo, with descrlu tlon. We advise If patentable or iiot. free o Charge. Our fee not due till patent Is secured A book, "How to Obtain I'litents," with refer, encea to act mil client a in vnnr t,..;.. town, sent free. Address' " "MM ,vuuul" or C. A. know co Washington, I), o (Opposite U. 8 Patent oulce.) ELY'S Catarrh CREAM BALM AT" 1 'Dfi.r.atVK' Cleans the Nasal Passages, Allays Fain and Inflammation, Heals the Sores. Restores the Sense of Taste and smell. a 'ilm n jrv - dm & U4A TRY THE OUKE-H AY-EELVE R A particle is applied Into each nnstnl and Is agreeable. Price 50 cents at UniL'lsts; bv mall registered, 80 els. LY BKUTHEUS, &fi Warren 8U, N .. TA I ODTAIN A PATENT t For K0.mJi, J"?' anS mP bonent opinion, write to Bl I N N A- '., who bv had nuurlv tlftr er' experience In the patent bu.mena. rouimunira. tlonn strletlr confidential. A llunrihook of In. formation conrerniDK I'olrnie and bow to oh. tain ilium sent (rue. Alio a catalogue ot mouhau, leal and nclentltle bonka neut free. """ 1'atunu .Uken tbrouitb Munn & Co. receive special notice In the Hilenellie Aiiicilrnn. and thus are brouirht widelr bvtnreihe punlie with. S.lf.-S?!' '!?.tbB. lnT'jtor. This aplendiil pa r, iMurni werklr. elegantly llluat rated, has br far t Ini laoieiit circulation of auy nciuntitlo wnrk Iu the "u.ilur'M?"- Ski'I!1? copies sent free. bulldlnj Edition, monthly, 2.!iU year. Hmirla copies, -23 cents, Every number contains beau, uful plates. In colors, and phntoitrapbi of new pome, with plana, enabling builders to ahow tbe '"iSniSu'f'J! sudsecure contracts. Addreits Tho Bloomsburg Steam Dye Wcrks on West St. between and and 3rd, ate now prepared to do all kinds of Mens Suits, Ladies' Dresses and Coats, Shawls, nnd every description of wearing apparel. Also, we do scouring', cleaning and press ing of goods that do not need dyeing, and make them clean and sweet as new. Goods sent by express should be addressed hmki Steam' Dye f, Pcniia J. R. Smith & Co. LIMITED. MILTON, Pa., By the following well-known makers : ChickcrinsT) Inabe Weber, Hallct & Davis. Cm 11 aleo furnish any of the cheaper makes at manufact urers' prices. Do not buy h piano before pettinpr our prices. .o. Catalogue and Price Lists On application. rhe Best Burning Cil That Can te Mado From Petroleum. It gives a brilliant light. It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not char the wiclc. It has a high fire test. It will' njl explode. It is pre-eminently a family salVy oil. Wc Challenge Comparison with- any other illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiners upon the statement that it is The Best Oil IX THi: WOULD. ASK YOUR UK.Vi.ER FOK. Crown - Acme Ills Allioli'Wi!iflg!t., BLOOMSBUftG STATION, ULOOMSEl'Kfi, PIANOS.
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