THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. BROSB THE EOTTLE. Au A.-Mr-nt Stved the Drr.e; Tlorh From Coiki -unrnrra r it Wniuler. ' Th'? i tiMUfily or comedy, according to th, liRlit In which ymi view It. n.,f o' thi r ;-.ir"loti,:,. of a rlriirf fiore !n A:lm: ?.. not lor..? ig drug c".cr :n A sin-tll c;:y. There were anvi drug cli-rks in the afJiv u the time, They dl v;doJ the time, answi i InR the calls at night and pet:: ? nhJi'r hours In the da;,-, and the other .loini? l-nn hours. "One nisrh:." tid tie Atlanta man, "I tvaa In my room over the drug store. I couldn't ik-ep, somehow, and I tossed ah u: on my bod until I decided to pass th? time reading. After a blt I heard n. undone come In tha drug store below 1 h.irj my partner get Up and wait on v oU.':rwrn In a few minutes I heard th- cti.:omer n out and everything was. (l-j.ei aain. Hut quiet only for a short tim?. "rre.aently I heard my colleague be low n-aiking a'ooit unfa.iily, and I could tel! by l'.v re.'voiu way in which he walk e.l about 'tlix: something was 'the matter. I -.vent don-n and found the young man walking up and dnwn the floor, great beads or perspiration standing out on hl Jjrv.v and asrony written all over his face. ' 'I don't know what on earth 'to do, he broke out in absolute despair, 1 mado a mistake with that prescription. I was so sieepy I did not know but s.invehow I kept thinking after the boy left that I had made a mistake, and 1 went to the ar esnicand found that sure enough I'd put enough arsenic In that prescription to kill three men. For Ood s sake. If you ithink of anything that can ba done, tell me quick.' "His face was drawn and white ami his mind was at a terrible tension. 'Ppeak, speak, for Ood's sake, for t'he boy was in a hurry and the man's already taken tt, I'm afraid.' " 'Wh?re does he live?' I asked. ' "His (face fell and an expression of ter ror came over it. He dropped into a chair. I " 'I don't know,' he gasped. ' "I sat down facing him and for what rscmed an hour we sait there looking at i ach othfr, not ("peaking a word. What jiassed through our minds no human words can tell. We saw the dreadful ef fect of Phe mistake death, disgrace to us, ruin to the establishment, criminal charga and forever afterwards the frightful knowledge of having been criminally mreless. Black pictures filled our minds. Jt was an awful moment. "We started at every Kttle sound. Wa listened for the cry of the family of this B'.ek one. We couH see the patient writh ing in the throes of death death brought on by a terrible, a criminal, an lnexeus v. mistake. The cold sweat stood out all over us. "There came a sound ou'tside. We lis tened intently. There was a knock on the floor. We both sprang to our feet. I TU'hed to the door. "A small boy stood there crying. Ha 2kU t'r.e remnants of some broken pieces of gliss In his hands. He threw his arm over his eyes and cried as if his hetart w JUld break. " 'Oh, mister, please, sir please Sir,' he blubbered. 'I couldn't help It. I stumped my toe and boo hoo! fell down, and boo hoo! broke the bottle.' "We both seized him in our arms. My companion gave him the sort of an era bra?e that one gives to his sweetheart after a year's separation and w wept on Ws neck. The way we set that boy up before letting him go ought to have, set a pri-mium on breaking bottles among tho small boys of tha: town." Atlanta Constitution. A Tomato Soup Oo.tuin. This Is tha simple story of a can of to ma:oes bought In good faith by the nicest little woman that any-body ever knew, who has quite recently taken upon hr rolr the care and guidance of a great man, who poses around town as her hus band, but who Is really her adoptJ child. He needs direction and piloting:. Not knowing the manners and customs of wo mankind, George remarked the other day one of the reasons for calling him George Is that that is hi name that when he was a boy the folks used to have a most marvelous kind of tomato soup, which ht did not believe could be du plicated by ithe resources of his house hold under its present direction. This put Mrs. George on her nettle, her peo ple having a reputation for cooking which they cherished. Mrs. George was, unfor tunately for her, the family pet. Every body used to call her all kinds of ridicu lous names, and refuse to take her se riously, and so she was never thoroughly grounded in the art of making soup. But then anybody could and can make soup by the light of nature. You can buy canned soup for 15 cents in any gro cery, that needs nothing but heating to be satisfactory to the average palate. Mr3. George had been told this by somebody, and set out to get some of It. She bought a can, brought it hom, and cooked it with her own fair hands. It appears that 'there are certain mis guided tomatoes that have strongly de veloped anarchistic tendencies, and It was 15 centr worth of the social revolt that Mrs. George brought home, rather than quelled and quieted tomato soup, as she had purposed. Her grocer had mis taken her order and had given her a can that had been In stock for some time, awaiting a bride. She put the whole package just as It came into the boiling water, and in less time than It takes to tell It, that kitchen was frescoed with to matoes after a fashion that would be tho despair of an impressionist artist. There were red vegetables over everything, In cluding Mrs. George. Ceiling, walls and bride just dripped with esculent sub stance and hot water, and there was no one there to wipe her spoiled gown, or to permit himself to be cried upon. Of course, she wasn't hurt, or this story could not be Cold, because she is too sweet a little housewife to have insult added to Injury; but she was very mad, and -the more she considered her petti coat the madder she became. Of course. It was George's fault that stood out Ilka a door knob she didn't want any toma to soup. It was George's appetite that bad cried out for (hat luxury, not hers. But she said nothing except this, when George returned home: "Say George, when your mother made that tomato aoup you were telling about this morning, did she wear a mackintosh around the bouse, or just carry an umbrella?" ChU cjj Herald. Bmflelent Rea.nn. Mrs. Wick wire I really must hav a pair of new bloomers. Mr. Wlckwlre Wat Is the matter with the ones you have? Mrs. Wlckwlre They hardly have the right to be called bloomers any moral 4hey are too seedy. Indianapolis Jour nal. - ' . . CUVER SWINDLE. Tndnrrd a Jleri hant to Indorse n I'hecJl for 111m by a I'rrullnr Nort of KenMming. "One of tha cleverest HwinJiing ?ohenies I ever heard of was successful ly worked right here In this city," said District Attorney It.irtie.a tho other day, as the lawyers In the Whiteman case sat talking fsether while they waited for the ver.lict of fie Jury. "The case was brought to my office, but try as we would we could find no charge that would tit tha case and upon which 'there was any chanee of securing a con viction. The principal was a bright young man, and he dropped into one ot the large Jewelry houses one day and afked to see some diamonds. "Ha seamed particularly pleased with a pair cf big solitaire, but the price, $7!0, toeme 1 too much for him. 'It's my wife's b!r;hdiy to-morrow,' he said, "and I haven't $750 now. Of course, I'm a sit anger, and I supposo yju couldn't trust me?' ' Th salesman said ho thought not. ' "The would-be purchaser still fingered the stones, and then, as if struck by a bright idea, he mentioned the name of prominent capitalist and asked the cleric if he knew the man. The clerk said yes. The man mentioned had an account at the store. " 'I'll tell you what I'll do, then.' salj the buyer. 'He gave me this check a day or two ago, and I'll Indorse It over; to you in payment for these diamonds.' The check was for $1,000, and after some consultation with the heads of tha firm it was decided to aecept tho trade, and the stranger departed with his Jew els. "Heeomlng suspicious, however, tho Jeweller took the check to the man who was supposed to have msde it, and he at once denounced it as a forgery. Then a hunt was commenced for the stranger, and when found the check was handed to him and the diamonds were demanded from him. "He denied taat the eMc was a for gery; said there was ame mistake some where, and that he would see It all right, but as the Jewellers were becoming anx ious he finally proposed that he give back the diamonds and they should return tha check. "The diamonds were brought, and after being examined under a magnify ing glass, were found to be the same ones soli the day before. The check was given back, but as the jewellers turned to go the stranger pointed out 'that the check was useless to him with his Indorsement to them on the back, unless they reln dorsed It to him. This they did, and de parted. No sooner had they gone than the hold er of the check went down to their bank, and, on the Jewelry firm's indorsement, collected the face value of the check. "It was not a forgery," concluded Mr, Barnes, "for we had no evidence to show! that; it was not obtaining goods under false pretences for the diamonds were given back to the firm, and tt was not obtaining money under false pretences, because the note as Indorsed back again. ' ' "We could not hold him on any charge, and he went free, while the firm paid the amount of the cheek," San Francisco Call. Couldn't Roslst. Gertie How would you refuse an offer of marriage? Mertie I wouldn't. A Financier, He was a very little fellow, but al bright as a dollar, as pretty as a Cupid, with more of a regard for personal ap pearance than the god of love, and lived In the suburbs. He had been sav ing up his pennies, nickels, and dimes with the understanding that , on his birthday he should be permitted to go to town to spend his money Just as he might see fit. The day came, and with his aunt he visited the city and spent the entire day away from home. When he returned In the evening his father asked him if he had enjoyed himself. His nonchalant reply was: "Yes, sir." "Did you spend all your money?" was asked suggestively. "Yes, sir." 1 , "What did you buy?" queried tha parent. "B'nanaa." "You don't mean to tell me you spent all your money for bananas?" "Yes, sir." ' "Good heavens, child, why did you throw away all your money on bana nas? Surely you . ild not eat all you bought with thut $2. "No, sir I dess boughted 'em all day, an' T did eated two of 'em. Den I had lots o' fun sklnnln' the others an throwln' 'em at dogs." Indianapolis Sentinel. T at Office Boy. In the office of one of the most schol arly lawyers is a sign attached to a roll top desk which seems to throw discredit upon the education of the attorney In question, as follows: "Please don't throw papers on this hear desk." "Please put the telefone book where H belong, It don't belong on those prem ises. . "Please don't bother me. "Please get out qulckeren you coma In." v It Is needless to say that the desk wa the property of the offlce boy. A' Tha Inelrl out lisrgaln, Watts I hear you are going to send your wife to th country for her health, rotts Yes, I have to. She hasn't had a well day since the dry-goods store took to selling patent medicines at bar gain rates. Indianapolis Journal. ' Bass, who has just returned from the mountains, says that at his hotel they were always sure of one thing at every, meal namely, flies. ... , I .- j ; TESTS OP FARM MAPEK:Z3. tnti lvnllng Kxprrtrnrnts Willi Draughts of Agricultural Imiilrnie nln. r.ul'.etins No. 4 and No. 7 of the T'tah tixpTiment Station contain Intoreriln? i -suits from tests of draught of farm jons, plows, mowing machine and barvo.ys, ns measured by a self-record-l::g dynamometer. The conclusions as stated in these bul letins arc as follows: That colters add to draught of plows by some 15 per cent. That trucks or wheels under the end of the plaw beam decrea.-p draught by about 14 per cent., add uniformity to the furrow and lessen tho work of the plowman. When the traces are npt In line with the draught of the plow the draught Is Increased. Lengthening the hltoh sllirhtly de creased the draught. A share badly sha-pened Increased the draupht 36 per cf.-.t. over a new share, A dull share drew harder than a sharp one, but not as hard as a badly sharpened share. Draught decreases with the depth and with the width per square Inch of soil. Walking plows gave slightly less draught than sulky plows with rider. Pulky plows drew easier down hill, but nuch harder up hill than walking plows. A ehar? straight on Its land side and bot tom took land well and gave a slight decrease of draught. A loss of draught was found In a sulky plow when Its ad justment to take land was made from the polo. A wagon with fellies 114 Inches wide drew on moist, but close, blue grass sward 41.6 per cent, harder than wheels with fellies 3 Inches wide. On a dirt road, slightly moist, tho narrow tires drew 12.7 per cent, heavier than the wide tires. Draught on plank road Is one-flftleth of the load, and not one-seventh of tha draught on a dirt road In Its ordinary condition after a rain. A load over the hind wheels drew 10 per cent, easier than over the front wheels. Lowering the reach, or the coupling pole, on the hind wheels decreased draught; wagons draw easier when tho traction has an upward Incline, and harder when horses are hitched to tho end of the pole. Loose burrs reduced draught 4.5 per cent. An old mowing machine repaired drewi easier than a new one. The draught was 8.7 per cent, greater for a well-sharpened sickle than for ono more nicely sharpened. A pitman box set tight gave less draught than one ret quite loosely. When cutter bar Is not near rl?;ht line with pitman rod the draught is in creased. When guards are out of line the draught 13 Increased. When cutter bar Inclines upward draught is decreased. When the sections of tho sickle do not strike In the centra of the guards the draught Is Increa-sed. The draught was decreased ten pounds by the driver walking. A lo3 of force was observed when the wheel at the end of cutter bar failed to work well. Mutton and Woo, In a very careful and thoughtful arti cle written by Henry Stewart he discuss es in the Sheep Breeder the production of muBton vs. wool: "As fashions change, the supplies for the manufacturers must change with them, and thus It is that the shepherd should be in clo.se touch with the wool manufacturers, who use his product. Tho woolen manufacturers of England, which sustain several large towns, spe cially devoted to this Industry, are sup plied from all the world, the English shepherds producing but a small part of their raw material. This is unavoid able, because the climate and the meth ods of farming are not suited to the product of the finest wool. So it is thait the sheep's purpose In living In England Is to yield the best mutton and the fleece is a secondary object. "As the laws of business are based on tho same exigencies in all countries, the rapid growth of the United States will soon bring us Into the same predicament, which must be met by the same con ditions of the wool growing Industry, so that we may expect that American shep herds will soon be producing mutton more than wool, and our wool will be such as Is grown on the best mutton sheep. The special wool bearer Is not the product of a highly civilized com munity, for a pastoral life does not ad mit of this, but it Is carried on (n a sort of semi-wild condition of life, as has been the case on our Western plains rather than of farms. Farming calls for quite different conditions of life, and It must In time happen that the majority of our flocks will be kept on farms, and not on the far-away ranches, where wool growing must be the prime object of tha shepherd. "Now, the wool grower wants sheep that will produce the staple at the low est cost, the farmer wants the wool and the mutton, and as he cannot hope to compete on favorable term with the special wool grower, he must go In for mutton sheep, and thus produce the coarser fleeces of the large sheep or the cross breeds. Crons-breedlng has always been the most profitable part of the busi ness of the shepherd, and the English farmers, who are proverbially success ful producers of mutton, are noted the world over for the profit they make from their flocks. The majority of farms In that country are managed on this basis, and the rotation of their crops Is chosen especially that the sheep may have a good pasture on the young clover, and a plentiful crop of roots which are either consumed In the land for the sake of manure, dropped and spread In the best possible manner, or for feeding the fat tening sheep through the winter. It Is thus that tho English sheop outnumber the Inhabitants of England, whlla we cannot show more than half this propor tion." Rattlftnnoke Antedot. That strychnine Is a sure antidote for the poison of a rattlesmx or snv other serpent Is announced In a document published by the United States Govern ment, through the HmlthifoniHn Insti tute. The author of the paper is a cele bra ted expert In snake poisons, Dr. Leon ard Stejneger. Alcohol, sa this r.a thurlty, is not an antidote at all, but If given In small quantities stimulates tho patient to withstand the poison until an antidote Is found, while large quantities hasten the fatal effect of tha poison. Liquid strychnine Is ta be administered by hypodermlo Injections, by a physi cian. . In Norway a law provides that no person shall be permitted to cut down a tree unless he plants three saplings In Its place. A ill fl Iff n Ti fpR IO The pot called because the housewife didn't use SAPOLIO B. F. Sharpless, Pres. BLOOMSBUR LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. Capital Stock, $30,000. Plotted property is in the town. It includes also cart of equal in aesiraoiuty lor residence purposes. unuiUJii UiS are onered in a short time. No such opportunity can be had elsewhere to make money. Lots secured on SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS Maps of the town and of plotted property furnished on ap plication. Call upon or write to the Secretary, or J. 8. Woods, Sales Agent, or any memoer ot tne iioard ot Directors. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. B. F. Sharpless: C. W. Neal, A. G. UR. tl. VV. JUOKEYNOLDS, Do your walls need papering ? If so, call on Wfllikm S. glate, Exchange Hotel Bldo., and see for what a small amount you can have it done. Our stock is the largest and most carefull y selected in town. The prices suit the hard times. William H. Slate, HOOKS,- 8TA TIONER Y ANI WALL PAVER. GREAT BIG PIECE OF CENTS the kettle black N. U. Funk, Sec. C. H. Campbell, Treas coming business centre of the the factorv distrifrt. an i lma nn at values that will be doubled J. L Dillon. Briggs, Dr. I. W. Willits, Jj. J. FUNK. 11-19- Always brings crowds of people to the town, and J. G. Wells, the leading jeweler, has purchased a large stock of extra fine watches. His purchases in cut glass and silver ware were very large, ah of which will be sold at reasonable prices. 'Spl Attention to lis fitting :! Ip with Glasses. All silverware hand en graving free of charge. Alarm clocks, 65 cents. Repairing promptly done by competent workmen, J. Q. Wells, THE LEADING JEWELER, Main Street, Next to Pott Ofllce, drown Acme, Tho host burning oil that can be mado from potro loum. It gives a' brilliant lifiht. It will not smoke the chimneys, it will not chnr the wick. It hns a high fire test II will not evplode. It is ire-mincntly family safety oil. We Challenge Comparison with any other illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiners upon the statement that it is IN TIIK TVOHI.II. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR. Crown - Acme BLOOMSBURG STATION, BLOOM SBURC, TA THE MARKETS. BLOOMSBURG MARKETS. 00RRICTID WIIILT. BITAIL PRICKS. Butter per lb $ a6 Eggs per dozen ,ao Lard per lb , I2i Hani per pound i2i Pork, whole, per pound .06 Beef, quarter, per pound, . . . 07 to .10 wneat per Dusnei 7 Oats " Rye " " 6s Wheat flour per bbl 3.85 Hay per ton 8.00 Potatoes per bushel, ,e Turnips " " 4j Onions " " .75 Sweet potatoes per peck 95 to .30 Tallow per lb Al Shoulder " " Side meat " " CJ Vinegar, per qt 0j Dried apples per lb .05 Dried cherries, pitted n Kispbemes t. Cow Hides per lb i Steer " " CalfSkin Sheep pelts 75 Shelled corn per bus ,75 Corn meal, cwt 90o Br", " utS Chop If ,5 Middlings " j'ij Chickens per lb new 1 1 " "old 10 Turkeys " " I5 Geese " " tl Ducks " " 10 COAL. No. 6, delivered 40 " 4 and s " 3.50 "6 at yard ,.as " 4 and s at yard 3.15 E. A. RAWLINGS. DIALER IN All Kinds of Meat. Beef, Veal, Lamb, Mutton, Pork; Hams, Bacon, Tongues, Bclogna, &c. Free Delivery to all parts of the town. CENTRE STREET, BLOOMSBURG, PA. "Telephone connection. CAV t 1 0. 1 nftUC MAKKS 1 . COPYRIGHTS. CAW I OBTAIN A PATENT? For KPt, ajuwar and so hone.1 opinion, writ, to MUNK CO.. who faava bad nearly tlfty rar xperianee In the patent bnalneu. Commuuioa tloiu .trlctly oonndentlal. A Handbook of In formation eononrnina Pnlenta and bow to ob. tain tbem aent free. Alfto catalogue of mfHihan Ical and .oleiitlno book teat frwt Patunta taken through Uuiin A Co. TOoeM special notloeln i the HrleetlOa American, and thus are brotntht wldulr before tha public with, pat epet to the Inventor. Thle iplendld paper. iMued weeklr. elegantly lllastrated. baa br far tha iarneet circulation ot any .olentiflo work in tba world. S J a year. Bauiple onplea lent free. Bulldlns Edition, monthly, alius year. rJInfta sopiea, '45 oenta. Brer? number contains beau tlful plate. In eolore, and photograph, of new boute. witb plana, enabling builder to ahow Uia ate.t dealgn and aecure ountraota. Addreae ItUUM i CO Msw YUKK. atil fiuuiwAT. SAOINDORPH'S PATENT SKOTIONAt. Steel Ceilings and Side Wall Finish. Vot Churches and Realdenoee. Catalogue, prtoen eetlinatta, ou application to the Bole Manutaowma. TBI nil UOI ROOMS C0K. CO., W.) rillaie.. , Also maker of Lightning, Fire and Btorm-Proea Hlecl ui Bldlaa. Out circular. - SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COLUMBIAN
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