6 A Sag as fa to A A The people of Spain say—Keep Cuba, Porto Rico, fib 2 and the Philippines—but give us 1 '* PLUG i 5* It is impossible to stop the progress of a good X thing men want it people want it nations X m want it I There is no country on the face of the |j| 2 Globe where Battle Ax is not wanted. w Every tobacco chewer in the world will chew # Battle Ax when once he tries it and finds out for W himself how good it is. 2 f Pemember the name | I 6 * when you buy again. J " If at first you don't succeed," try SAPOLIO Harvesting ami Feeding Artichoke*. In September artichokes begin U bloom anil when the blossom Is brown ed, the crop Is made. Gut off the tops and put them away for use 01 turn stock In on them for pas"ure. They may be gatherd the same a* potatoes, put Into pits or cellars and fed when wanted. If Intended ai feed for horses and cattle, they should be dug In a dry time, being careful to have the tops all cut or eaten off ao as to let the ground become well dried by the time digging begins. In this way no dirt will adhere to them. All kinds of stock will eat them In preference to grain and will thrive well all winter. They are not a fat producing food at all, but are very healthful and a good everyday feed for all kinds of stock. A libera' ra tion of these tubers with a few ears of corn and a few pounds of ground grain will make an animal take on growth faster and with less food than any ration I have ever used. If to be fed to swine, they can be left In the field and tile swine turned onto them. As a rule bogs do not •are much for them until after frost, which seems to sweeten them, and make them more palatable. There are two objections to turning hogs In to harvest them. It Is very hard on the land, and will .show on your next crop. You all doubtless know what the result of working ground Is, wnen It Is very wet. It becomes hard and unfrlahle for the following season. This is what is produced by allowing hogs to root in It when the ground Is wet nnd muddy in winter. Then they cannot always be obtaiucd for the hogs when wanted, and when the hogs need them most is Just the time they cannot get • them with any regularity,, because the ground Is fro wn so much of the time. When there to no other green food to be -uu, is Just the time they are especially valu able, and after the most by the hogs.—Agriculturist How to fiMtruvUs Milk Katlly. Milk may be easily pasteurised by using the same apparatus employed In cooling and aerating, except that Instead of running cold water through the machine, use steam. The milk will become hot, The tonvjierature can be controlled by regulating the amount of steam let Into the aerator. The temparature of the milk will be about 150 degrees when It reaches the trough, but liy the time It has fal len Into the can, it Is cooled to 140 degrees. This Is practically the pas teurizing temperature, but If the tubercle bacilli are to be destroyed the •an to receive the milk should be hot and sterilized, and the stream can lie . t.> an inverted funnel, and it may be that a plate of glass should 1H- placed in front of and near the ridges of the cooler. Milk should stand in the can about 20 minutes, when it should be turned back into the aerator, and cooled In the ordinary way. The New Jersey experiment station llmls this method very ef ficacious, and particularly applicable to small dairy farms where a regular pasteurizing apparatus is not at band. Tlifi Piijmliir I)uror-.l(ir,y ling. The exact origin of this breed is not ' definitely known, but probably it is | purely American, being developed from hogs iu New York and New Jersey. ' If the breed did not originate here. It ' was certainly developed In this conn- I try. It. early began to attract atten- ! tion because of its unburn color and ability to lay on flesh rapidly. The hogs had, from the first, spleudld con stitutions, and consequent capacity for assimilating food, a characteristic which they still retain. The sows are lotthtless the most prolific of any breed of swine in existence. Young sows usually furrow from eight to twelve pigs at a litter, and from ten to eigh teen Is not uncommon for old sows. The pigs nro very strong at birth, and the sows and pigs very seldom need any attention at -this time. They al most Invariably Impart to their off spring their wonderfully prolific breed ing qualities, are good, quiet mothers, supplied with a generous flow of milk, raise largo, even litters, and other breeds, when crossed with them,' are greatly Improved in vigor and us breeders and feeders. Binding Corn Foddor. Corn fodder thut is cut and loft standing in the field Is often greatly damaged because of the loose way iu | which the shocks are bound. A handy i and enectlve way to draw the shock | together for tying is to take a strap and fasten an Iron ring two or three | Inches In illnmeter to one end. By putting the strap aound the shock near the middle and running the free end through the ring, the shock can be brought to its smallest compass and held there while additional layers are being put on. There Is little difficulty in keeping fodder which is well tied, nnd this method insures tight, com pact shocks that will stand wind and storm. | Cold DMI Not Hurt Bardx, " j Experiments with plant seeds sub jected to extreme cold have shown that the power of germlnat'on is net destroyed but merely suspended ly the cold. By the use of liquid air, I seeds of barley, oats, squash, cucum ber, peas, sunflower and some other plants were recently kept for 110 hours at a cold of from 183 degrees to 102 de grees centigrade. They were then care fully" and slowly thawed for fifty hours They were then planted, and sprouted as well as If they had not been frozen. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. THE FOOTBALL HERO. GETTING INTOFORM FOR THEGREAT COLLEGE GAMES. The Leading Pluvcrn of the Four Moat Important College Klcvoim In the Unit ed Stated anil What They Have to Ac com pi I nil. "In the east football will begin this year with three youngsters ut the head of three of the most Important college elevens In the United Stntes. and a seasoned player as captalu of the fourth team of the big four. Dlbblee of Harvard; Outlaud, of Pennsylvania, and Chamberlln, of Yale, cannot measure their years of experience with those of Kelly, of Prineetou. In spite of Kelly's pres tige. bis knowledge of the game and his great - ability as an aggresslvo plnyer. his task, with that of Dlbblee's. Is the hardest In tne quadrangular group standing for the best of Ameri can football. The reason for this lies In the fact thnt each man finds It neccessnry to build up not only a team that can play, but u team that thinks It can play. The spirit of Harvard and ntIKCTSN IvfcJ ! Princeton was crushed by the unex- ' pected reverses received at Yale's ' hands last year, anil It will take much ! first-class missionary work to put the ! tnen iuto the proper humor for winning I work. | Outland's task Is not entirely an ensy one. as he succeeded a winning captain, and at the outset was some thing of a stranger to the duties that are required of the head of an eleven. One thiag in his favor, however, is the hitherto cordial relations between the ' members of ''Pennsy's" football eleven | and the harmonious support with which they always "back up" tbe i head of the team. They seem to be ' keeping up their record this year. If any one of the four might be said I to have comparatively easy Balling. ; Chamberlln appears to be the man. He Is the lender of an eleven that finished the season of 1597 with an overwhelm ing stock of confidence In Its ability to defeat anything in the football line. Criticised, abused, even sneered at when the season was in Its infancy, Yale made a finish that startled the sporting world and sent the young sters of the eleven home with pride beaming from every lineament of their features—and It was pardonable pride, too. Something about the personal char acteristics of the present captains Is not amiss. j Dlbblee and Kelly belong to the j dashing class of players. The latter, particularly, when the sky seems over fast for Princeton In Important match es, has evoked the wildest enthusiasm from his college partisans by making 'HABVARO _ ftit wjf tn extraordinary run upon the field, which appealed even to the frigid sen sibilities of the cold-blooded critics. Dlbblee Is a good general as well as i good football player. He Is reputed I to possess those most Important quali fications of n lender which combine the knnck of getting the best of every thing out of his fellows, and at the same time making each man on the team believe that but for him the ?ame would linve been lost. Much Is expected of Dlbblee by the college tnen, and If he fails to pull Harvard iut of the ruck something like the gloom of absolute discouragement Is lkely to settle upon the entire institu tion. Of course, he cannot accomplish wonders without the assistance of good players, and W. Cameron Forbes who Is again coaching the Crimson eleven. Is expected to render much as sistance to the new captain. Outland. of Pennsylvania. Is one of the ualversnlly popular men to be found at one time or another at every big educational institute. Whether he Is as great a football player as the man who preceded him ts a question to be solved largely by the results of 1898. His ability as a player Is not confined to one position oh <ne eleven, and there Is considerable discussion whether to play him at half back or quarter bnck. Outlaml Is said to possess great shrewdness upon the field. He Is quick to recognize the weakness of an adversary, and just as quick to take advantage of It. If there is a wenk place In the opposing eleven none grusps the fact with inure avidity than he, and last year be rendered valuable assistance to his captain by his mark ed ability In counsel. The Pennsylva nia men are disposed to believe they have the best cuptain on the gridiron this year. Chamberlln Is exactly the type c-f a player thnt the Yale eleven needed last year and It had more like him. Ag gressive In the spirit with which a bulldog is nggresslve; persistent, ns the waves are persistent In beating upon the bench; combative, ns the Ameri cans were combative when they rush ed up the slopes of El Cnney, lie never knows when ho Is defeated or when to "let up" on an adversary. Whether he will be a successful leader Is another problem. A player may be game to the backbone, pug nacious from crown to heel and still not be a good leader of his fellows. Yale's coaches and advisers say Cham berlln is all right. Certainly be bas little of which to complain In his team, as compared with the other three of the "big four," and If he Is ns success ful as the Sons of Ell hope he will ! finish his season with more glory than | lighted about the heads of the "late j comers" Inst year when they success fully walloped rriuceton, after a pre- I liminary campaign thnt tried the heart I of every man at New Ilaven. [ The Cornell team Is somewhat crlp | pled by the loss of many of last year's J best men. including Captain Mckeever ! and Tracy at the ends. Schoch and | Taugeman at the centre. Wilson at j half-back and Favllle at guard. The ! team Is being coached by ex-Captniu j Glenn S. Wnrner. of Buffalo, who was so successful last season. He lg as sisted by Thonins F. Fennell. of El ralra. who formerly played lu tbe Cor nell line. i Among tbe old players who are can j dldates for the team are Dempsey, | Bassford, Alexander, rot ter. Morrison i Starbuck, Cross and Captain Whiting The football team of Princeton Uni versity is being coached this year by the finest assortment of ex-football men that ever stepped foot on the Tigers' gridiron. "Biffy" Lee. captain of the Princeton team in 1895, has been selected ns bead coach, and be Is assisted by Howard Broknw, the star end of the 1896 team, whose name Is still In tbe mouths of Prlncctonlnns; Moffat, the famous full-back, and George and Balliet. men who formerly played centre rush. Tyler, who was one of the Princeton representatives at the Olympic games at Athens In 1895, Is looking after the work of the tackles. Fine, whose strategy has counted for Princeton In days of yore. Is directing the headwork of the team. THE STAFF OF LIFE IN MEXICO. Tortillas. th# National Ilreailt Is tlta Food of All Classes. A table of various commercial data of the City of Mexico shows that 5,- 000.000 tortillas are consumed daily In the city. The tortilla, the national bread of Mexico, Is made of maize. It is an unleavened bread, the food of rich and poor alike. For common use It is sometimes made quite thick; for the tables of the better class It is small, four or five Inches In diameter. It Is prepared now ns It lias been for a thousand years. The maize Is par boiled to cleanse and soften the grain, and then left to cool. Afterward It Is crushed on a nictate, or block of lava stone, about sixteen Inches broad aud twenty inches long, and mixed with water. The paste Is patted by haud until It Is ns thin as a pancake, and then toasted on a brasero, or native charcoal brazier. # Tortillas cost about ithree cents a dozen, and a family of ordinary size will consume on an aver age eight dozen a day. There are nine factories In the city of Mexico where the tortillas .are turned out by ma chinery. The importance of the In dustry Is further shown by the num ber of "maicerlas," or maize shops. In the city, which are said to number not less than two hundred. In the early part of the meal of the working classes in Mexico the tortilla is used as a plate, receiving the meat or other edi ble which forms the principal course. When this Is disposed of, It is the turn of the tortilla, which Is curled up and eaten with great gusto.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. An Inventor has produced an electric cane lamp. The handle of the cane contains an Incandescent lamp, the two poleß of which are connected with the plates of a baliery. Below this la a smaß chamber to carry the battery fluid. When It Is desired to use the lamp the cap is taken oS and the cane Inclined, so that the liquid It contains comes in contact with the electrodes. A current is thus produced that will. It la asserted, keep the light going for as Sour. vC "A PERFECT FOOD—as Wholesome as It Is Delicious." X 0 WALTER BAKER & CO.'S O 1 Jtf BREAKFAST COCOA § ifX ra WW® A " Has stood the test of more than too years' use among all M Sti'vlA classes, and for purity and honest worth is unequalled." x} Ml i- 11 Ai —Medical aid Surgical Journal. X RDj Fe ' M Costs less than ONE CENT a Cup. A V MBi ftj I I Trade-Mark on Evory Packago. V XS&efeS WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD., X /\ TRAOI.MAHK. Established I 780. DORCHESTER, MASS. Q ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and ITnts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every "Week. GOODS SPECIALT TT. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F, Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobaeoo sole agents for the following brands of Cigars• Henry Glay, Londros, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Asia Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPE T, MAT T fi 7$ CJ, OB- mij CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. BMOWEM'S 2nd Door above Conrt House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. ' WASHINGTON. From our Regular corrcsponaer t. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26th, 1898. Frantic appeals are being made to Mr. McKinley by the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee and by Republican candidates for Congress for assistance in various ways. The most pressure is probably being brought to get the long-delayed executive order, throwing down the civil service bars to a large number of Federal positions, issued before the Congressional elections. Mr. Mc- Kinley has been told that the issuing of that order within the next two or three weeks will be worth many votes to the Republican candidates for Congress, because by promising those positions many of those who were at the last election Republican workers, but who aie now sulking, could be got to work again. He is also being urged to declare the Government printing office to be outside the civil service Lw and rules. Mr. McKin ley has been told that if he doesn't do these things now, there will be no occason, so far as party politics are concerned, for him to do them at all. It is doubtful whether he will do all that he has been asked to do, but he has intimated that he will do some thing. . * W m Boss Piatt had a conference with Mr. McKinley this week, and there are reasons to believe that he told him that the Democrats had more than a fighting chance to carry New York this year, and asked him to use his influence with the Anti-Platt Re publicans. There was a report that Mr. McKinley did not want Roose velt nominated for Governor by the New York Republicans, but if he had any idea of trying to throw "Teddy " down in the convention, he gave it up after talking with Boss Piatt and "Teddy" is going to be nominated. While Mr. McKinley will go through the form of throwing the administra tion influence to Roosevelt after he is nominated, he would rather see him defeated than elected. If he is defeated h will be shelved for awhile; if he is elected, he may become the young Republicans' candidate for the Presidential nomination in 1900. • • * A Wai Department official is quoted as having said of Secretary Alger's trip of inspection : "Alger is shrewd. During his swing around the camps he will find any number of men who will be willing to appear be fore the investigating committee to testify that camp life had been one long, sweet dream; that they had been fed on the fat of the land ; had been provided with all the comforts of home, and that they had never seen any sickness, suffering, starvation or dying. It is a good thing to pick out your witnc ses and have a quiet j OABTORIA. Boan the Kind You Have Always Bougfc rr<zW^&ig< little talk with them before they go on the stand." * * * There is no news in tne published statement that the Commission to de cide upon a government for Hawaii, the members of which are now on their way from Hawaii to Washington, had settled upon the territorial form of government for the islands. It is quite well known in Washington that the matter was settled long before an nexation was accomplished. As long as the islands remain under a territor ial form of government there is not likely to be much trouble, but there will be trouble, and lots of it, when an attempt is made to admit them as a State. It will be a long time, if ever, before the people of this coun. try will be willing to see two Hawaiian Senators and three Hawaiian Presi dential electors, who may at any time hold the balance of power in the Senate, or in the electoral college. * * * No better answer to the question of why there was such a falling off in the Republican majorities in Maine this year has been heard in Washington than that given by Mr. R. F. Allen, of Lewiston, who replied, when asked the question : " Some Republicans didn't vote ; others did—the Demo cratic ticket." • * * Nothing could better illustrate the existing fright of the Republicans than the fact that Postmaster General Smith and Webster Davis, Assistant I Secretary of the Interior, have gone on stumping tours. Of late years it has not been considered just the proper thing for a member of the Cabinet to take the stump, even in Presidential campaigns, and not since Arthur's administration has one gone on the stump in a Congressional or State campaign. * * After many trials and many refusals to serve, Mr. McKinley has got to gether his commission to investigate the War Department, and the work is to begin right away. If Mr. McKin ley had any doubts the public state ments made to Secretary Alger since he started upon his carefully pre pared trip for inspection of camps and hospitals, by high military offic ers, have convinced him that the com mission will not have much trouble to locate personal responsibility for mis management, and worse. But will they be punished when found guilt) ? Rapid Improvement. "My wife was a victim of boils and had several of them at one time. She began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and soon began to improve, After taking a few bottles she was entirely cured. I have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for rheumatism with good effect." C. W. Dawson, Nimble, Pa. HOOD'S PILLS cure all liver ills. Easy, to take, easy to operate; reliable, snre. 25 cents. | OABTORXA. 1 Bean the Kind You Have Always Boqgtt
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