THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. THE GRANGE , Conducted by J. W, DARROW, Prtm Cnrresponrtmt Xcic YvrH Stntr. dm nit THE GRANGE RITUAL. its rtcnnllfnl TcArhlnn I'nnpprvcl ntpl hy Mm) 1'atrnim. The AniiTleiin (initio Hullctln touches upon n very Impurtnnt mutter In llio following article. It kiij-b: An moinlxTn of the Krnne we frequent ly bonnt of tlio tcncliliiKs of our rltunl. What Is tho best thins In It? IWt answer without thinking. I'erbupa you hadn't thought. Tosslhly you know very little about tho rltunl and you are nn ollloor, n tencher In thn grnnjie: And If yon, with your opportunities nnd responsibilities, must hesitate nnd confess to yourself tlmt you know very little nbout tho matter, how do you suppose your new members would be nblo to nnswor the question? Hero Is n sugucstlon, not for this week or next, but for a 'suitable time this month or next, or some other month. I'hin n ritual programme. Ask R 1ln7.cn tncmlicrs to seleet the best sentence from tho ritual nnd be pre pared to repent It and nlve reasons for thinking It the best. Ask throe others to rend tho ritual for the purpose of be In able to Judge whleh of the dozen answers Is best. The derision may be based on tho seleetlon alone, on the selection nnd the explanation, or on the explanation alone. The Important thing Is to get your members Interested In searching for the choice things In the grange ritual. Mere memorizing without regard to thought will amount to little, but tho good things are worth committing, even If the lessoiiH they should teach lire not appreciated nt the tlmo. The get ting by heart with the Idea of under standing the nipnnlng as well as the order of tho words will do good, be sides being an Interesting exurelso and a valuable discipline. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION. Some SiiBicepitloiin For the Worthy Lecturer's Programme. Sometimes It bap'iis that lecturers of subordinate granges are at a loss to know what subject to suggest for dis cussion nt grunge meetings. We sub mit a few that will bo found Interest ing and profitable. Is the locnl telephone an ndvnntnge to the farmer? Whnt Is the best for the nvernge fanner, special or mixed farming? From what niny the farmer receive the most education In his calling today? Have men or women exercised tho greatest Influence on clvlllzntlon and happiness? Which is the best for a young roan a college education or an eighty acre farm ? What Is tho cheapest and best way of building a road? Is It right to exempt life Insurance compnnles, saving banks and loan as sociations from taxation? Aro farmers receiving a reasonable return for the capital and labor In vested hi their farms? Should country schoolhouses be used aB centers for social neighborhood meetings? How ninny pounds of butter should a good dairy cow make In a year and what should she be fed? Should the government or stnto aid lit defraying the cost of constructing highways built according to standard requirements? Would the Importation of farm labor ers through the department of agricul ture at Washington be desirable? Farmer Should Join the Oranire. While the grange is making rapid strides In membership this year, there arc still a great many farmers who are not members of the Order of Fatrons of Husbandry. More than 3),X)0,l00 people of thu United States are engaged in agriculture. Thu moral, social, educational and financial status of so largo a number of our people. Is a matter of Interest to every good cltl Ben. The primary purpose of the grange Is to educate and elevate tho American fanner. Every patriotic farmer should join the grange and help the good work ulong, and every other good citizen, as opportunity may offer, should speak a word of encouragement A Gran Be OUleered br Women. Union grange of Southlngton, Conn., Blnce Jan. 1, when all tho ollices were filled by lady members, has been mak ing fine progress. At the opening of the year sixteen were Initiated, tho rit uals were tabooed, and such degree work has never been seen in the grunge. Two Butveasful Institutes were held early In the spring. "Josh Whltcomb" was well presented at the town hall and a noat sum returned to the treas ury. These ladies have proved that the success of a grange Is secured once It has a live corps of ofllcers and a care ful, tactful and resourceful lecturer. American Agriculturist Yea, Tarn 'Em Down! The New York Farmer rises to re mark that "tho grangers should turn down the smiling, gushing, bowing, smirking, handshaking, shoulder slap ping, rib punching, fence building, log rolling, round cornered, wire pulling, nomination asking aud vote begging professional politicians who haunt the grange picnics in summer." 1'nfounded Prejudice. Those who are familiar with grange work realize th.it the greatest obstacle to be overcome by tho order is the Indifference, If not opposition, of those who, could they bo Induced to lay aside unfounded prejudices, would become Valuable members of thu order, THE OLD-TIME DAIRY. Much Fnn Wan Poked nt 11, lint It Ovtuer t aiiiitlr Acquired I flunk Account, Only under certain conditions, the dairy means wealth to i.ie farmer, and fertility to his farm, if these condi tions be not secured, and maintained, dairying will exhaust the farm and Im poverish the farmer more speedily and more hopelessly than nlmoHt aiif oth er form of farming. When the milk is sold off the farm, It carries with it the fertility of the soil, ai.d generally the net price of the milk Is too low to pay for making it and to replace the tcrtility removed with it This hard fact underlies all the complaints ot dairy farmers about the prollllessness of dairy farming. Old-time dulry farming sent from tho farm only tho biutcr, and tho old time farmers made money and were the most ludepetidcnt men on arth. Whn farmers once more take up home churning, dairy farming will once more become steadily and satisfac torily profitable, arid dairy farms will once more Increase, instead of de crease, lu fertility. The most forlorn thing In the farming region Is the largo dairy farm, once fertile and op erated profitably by its owner, who made butter, now worn-out and starv ing and working to death the tenant who occupies and operates It. 'It pro duces only fractional crops of grass, corn, rye, wheat and other crops, and the milk It makes Is poor In quality, small In quantity, and high In cost. It goes away In cans while the churn rots lu the shed or garret. It nets the tenant 73 cents lor each dollar he puts Into It. He can't pay his rent. The owner says he Is no good. The tenant says the farm Is no good and both arc right. The churn, substituted for the can, would change such farms de cidedly and profitably for both owner and tenant. When will farmers open their eyes to the business folly im plied lu the senseless work that Is mis called "dairy farming?" Hutter Is the basis of farm wealth and fertility, but farmers In these days seem to think that butter-making Is hard work In comparison with milk shipping. On this fundamental error they have built and are maintaining the losing ship ping business, throwing away the soil of their farms along with their own strength, health, work, comfort and lives. Midland Farmer. CLEANING FARM WELLS. How to llullil n Derrick W hleh Facil itate the Work and la Simple In ConMructlon. Every farmer should have his well good and clean for tho winter months. Here Is a design for a handy well der rick. The scantlings are 12 feet long, two by four Inches thick, made of elm. The three pieces at each end and the middle are four by four Inches, also of hardwood, spiked to the scantling. DERRICK FOR CLEANING WELU A one and one-fourth Inch hole Is bored at the top, about 14 Inches from the end. Another hole, the same size, is bored at the bottom, about one and one-half feet from the end. The cut shows the derrick set up for use. The legs are 11 feet long, four Inches thick, and of good, solid tim ber. A one and one-fourth inch hole is bored through the top for the bolt to go through. The inside part of the leg where the hole is bored should be made like a wedge, so as to fit closely against the scantlings. The pulleys are 12 Inches in diameter, and are made of wood. The rope should be put over the top pulley, and under the bottom pulley. The legs should be sunk in the ground, bo they will not Blide and let the derrick fall. A good strong hook should be securely fastened on the rope. A Bteady horse can operate this all right, once It Is understood. Harry H. Postle, lp Farm and Home. Kenovuted flutter llutlneaa. Although renovated buiter Is an im provement over its ancestors, the thought of eating the rancid putrid grease which has only been well laun dered, Is not a pleasant one. Removing the smell and taste from "stock" which is found in most country groceries, in a barrel In tho rear, puts a premium upon bad farm butter. In one respect, It seems to be a good thing, as It affords an outlet for the rank, cheesy, mottled, greasy stuff sent to town by the care less, Ignorant and uncleanly farmer. But that very farmer is the main loser. He cannot get enough for his poor prod uct to pay him for producing It. It costs as much to feed cows and make bad but ter as It does to feed cows and make good butter. Rural World. Sanitary Civ Stuble Needed. It seems to be a difficult thing In dairy management to secure cleanly condi tions in a cow stable. About 99 out of 100 are far from sweet and clean; the offensive odors contaminate the breath, blood and tissue of the animal; and con sequently a first-class article of milk, cannot be produced. The barns should be dusted often and whitewashed at least once a year; not only to give them a good appearance and make the stable lighter, but to purify them and kill any germs of disease that may have collect ed on walls or ceilings. Midland Farmer. GRANGE NEWS. By J. T. Ailman, Pros Correspondent and Secretary Penn'a. State Grange. Our outcome of the picnic series will be the organization of two To mona granges in McKean and Totter counties. The granges are very much alive up there. The Grange is not an exclusive farmers' club, but a militant organiza tion working for the good of farmers for the moral uplift and material benefit of those who are and may be its members. American Grange Bul letin. On August la, 1903, the Worthy Deputy of Huntingdon county, Pa., W. T. Boring reorganized Hartz Log Valley Grange No. 375 with 13 char ter members. Other deputies are asking for organization blanks and literature promising more new granges I before the year is ended. ! The Mecca of the Patron for the I next few months will be Wilkesbarre and the date of the pilgrimage Dec. 7. In many sections parties not dclecates are planning to attend the Slate Grange at that time. All indications point to an unusally large attendance and great enthusiasm. By request I give you a brief ac ! count ol the Pomona Grange picnic I held at Luthersburg, Clearfield Co, I Pa. The picnic wis a grand success though the clay was damp and cool. By noon the grove was a mass of people. Twenty of the granges in the county were represented. The granges in the vicinity of Luthersburg turned out en Mass. The crowd was esti mated at 2,500. Local taler.t was well represented on the platform. Hon. W. T. Creasy's address was much i appreciated and all enjoyed Bio. Morses entertainment. The grove was beautifully decorated with flags and bunting. Belle Postlethwait. vai.ije of a grange. A subordinate Grange is the most practical and the most natural means of promoting all tLe interests of a rural community ever conceived in the history of the world, for the following reasons: 1. It contributes to the social life by frequent regular meetings in which the art of sociability is so agreeably and informally taught as to fascinate rather than repel those participating in the exercises. 2. It contributes to the high moral standard by affording convenient and agreeable society for old and young in which the highest standard of mora1 ity is maintained, thereby preventing association of its members in society of the opposite nature. 3. It contributes to the happiness of the home by the mental recreation afforded all members of the family in the various Grange gatherings attend ed, thereby broadening their mental vision and increasing their happiness, which is sure to be reflected in their home life. 4. It Contributes to the material j prosperity by its discussion of all mat j tcrs of importance tending to local de velopment, ana often is instrumental in securing the establishment of in dustries that give added population as well as taxable property, thereby in directly aiding every taxpayer in town. 5. It contributes to the general intelligence of the inhabitants by its frequent discussion of questions of a public nature and by the educating in fluence of other exercises, resulting in j mental development and a more in telligent citizenship, which is an up lifting force in any town. 6. It contributes to the general welfare by dissipating neighborhood quarrels, by breaking up long-standing feuds caused by church, school, or society troubles, by promoting better roads, better schools, and better farm ing, by stimulating more interest -in public affairs, resulting in the rlilnn ! of better men to office and better en forcement of law as well as the rwtpr transaction ot the public business of towns, counties and states. 7. A subordinate Grange contri butes in these ways to the up building of a rural community by making it a more desirable place in which to live and making its citizens more intelli gent, more prosperous, and more hap- py- ENfOROING fiOTOKY LAWS- Stale's Department is Taking Steps to Eliminate Child Labor. The State Factory Inspector's De partment Jis taking steps for the eradication of child labor about the State, and the deputies have been working toward that end in almost every county. The children are com pelled to show their certificates and even in such cases the youngsters' fathers have to prove that they are of legal age for working in factories. OASTOniA. ina Kind You Have Always Bought ITALIAN WAY OF WORKING. Lead nn American Woman to Civ (ir 11 11 the l'referenee a a llelilenre. An American woman married the raptaln of a tsteamshlp trading to Mediterranean ports and was straight way lost to her American friends, for she went to live at Genoa, one of the ports visited by her husband's ship, reports the New York Sun. She recently paid a visit to friends In this country and many asked her why she did noi make her home in New York. In each case she gave as her reason her desire to see as much as possible of her hu.sband. Then the Inquiries were pressfd fur ther. If the stoanier sailed from both ports at regular Intervals, why was not one as good for her purposes as the other. The explanation was sim ple enough to anyone who Unows tho difference between methods at New York and Genoa.' The ship consumes five days In un loading and reloading at New York, and the captain could have only those five days with Ms family, and a good deal of each day would be taken up at the wharf, perhaps several miles from his home. At Genoa the processes of loading and unloading, by reason of old-fashioned methods and slower workmen, occupy nearly two weeks, and the dis tance from the chip's wharf to the cap tain's home Is not great. So Amer ican business methods work to ex patriate one American Woman. PRIMITIVE ERITCNS. IulmliKmit of St. Klldu In the Outer IK-lirlile llnve Little I e for .Money. The most primitive community In the British isles Is that which Inhabits St. Kilda. in the Outer Hebrides. The people, who number 76, have no tele graphic communication, and no malls from September until May, says Stray Stories. They have hardly any use for mon ey, such traffic as exists being carried ou by barter; even their rents are paid to the landlords factor in sea-birds' leathers; while other produce is con signed through, the same channel, aud goods are sent in exchange for It. In a recent address to the king, the inhabitants pointed out that It was sit months before they had heard of the accession or George IV., while news of the death of Queen Victoria did not reach them for more than a month, and then only by chance. They have a minister, but no doctor, and recently, when a medical man was sent to vaccinate them, they would not have the operation performed unless the steamer which took him waited with him to Bee whether It was to be successful. The women spin and dye sheep's wool, which is woven by the men. Another primitive community is that on Fair Isle, between Orkney and Shet land. JOHN BROWN AS LOUIS XVI. Amiialnit Error In a French Enrs-clo. pedlu About Some American Celebrities. The new Illustrated Larousse, the great French encyclopedic authority upon men and things, contains some curious errors about American affairs, says the New York Journal. In the article on Lincoln,, for In stance, the president is killed by a "sectarian," one J. Wilkes. John Brown Is represented plctor tally as an Individual who could easily pass for Louis XVI., wig and all. The United States mint is situated In New' York and the Hudson river bridge is an accomplished fact. Mme. Pattl's elder sister Is killed off In her youh, despite the fact that she Is the most concert-going lady In Paris. Mme. Melba Is described as nee Por ter, although her maiden name is Mitchell. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, we are gravely Informed In a ponderous vol ume, was an Kngllsh poetess, better 1 known by the name of Miss Barrett. Obviously there are other people in a hurry beside Americans. Unlike the latter, those have not the faculty of accurate achievement when they make haste. The Only Rnttllah I'ope. Adrian IV. was the only Englishman ever elected pope. He had a most singular name Nicholas Brakespeare. He is said to have left England as a bepgar, and to have become a servant or Iny brother In a monastery-near Avignon, In France, where he studied with such diligence that in 1137. at the ago of 37, he was elected Dbbot. Pope Eugeulus III., that brilliant ascetic, soon discovered his merits and made him a cardinal bishop. In 1154 he was plected pope against his own Inclina tion, anil received the formal con gratulations of Henry II. It was Adrian IV. who forced Frederick I. of Germany to hold his stirrup while be mounted his horse, though It took two days to make the emperor yield the desired homage. It Is said that Fred erick prostrated himself before the pope, kissed his foot, ield his stirrup anu tea xne wnite peirrey on which he rode. Meat Iaaitpcllou In Germany. vAn Illustration of ardshlp resulting from the new Germaii meat inspection law is given by the ionsul at Bremen. The charges on 20 bajrrels of boiled pig liver were: Examination. $18: them- leal examination, $1 40; examination for trichinae, 09.85 duty, $122.24; total, $224.47. The livers were worth $714. The case beittg appoaled, the Hocretary of the interior held that these livers weighed, less than 8.8 pounds each, and tha new law prohib ited their imporUtloA absolutely. STATE 13ETT1RG IS Mir.Ll053- Payment! to Treaiury lor First Hall ol Sep tember Wero Over $4,000000. Large payments of State tax on corporation capital stock and loans are being made at the Auditor Gene ral's Department by the companies of the state and the receipts for the first halt of September exceeded $4,000, 000. This rate, if continued will make September one or the best months of the year (or the state's strong box, already well filled. There have been some large checks received at the Capitol within the last two days, the greatest one being that of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany for state tax on .capital stock of the Company alone. It amounted to over $900,000 and it did not in clude the state tax on any of the leased or subsidiary lines. Other checks lor companies ran into the thousands. On ".he other hand a number of appeals have been filed with the Dauphin county court against the settlement of the Auditor General. Must Report Milca of Country Roads Attorney General Carson ou Thursday gave Highway Com missioner Hunter nn opinion in which he decides that the com missioners can compel the officials of the various counties to report to him the number of miles of road in each township, and that a failure upon the part of the "county com missioners and county engineers, as well as other officers of the cities boroughs and townships," will render them liable to proceedings in mandamus. Valuable Picture Splitting It has been discovered that the famous Rothermel picture of the battle of Gettysburg, painted by otder of the State at a cost of $25,000 by the late F. F. Rothermel, is in danger of sp'itting clear across the face. The picture hangs in the flag room in the executive building, at Harrisburg. near cases containing the flags, and cannot be seen as a whole. Examina tion reveals that for a foot wide from side to side the canvass sags and the paint is in danger of cracking owing to the slant of the frame. It is expect ed to hang the picture in the new capital. An order jus issued by Post master uenerai i'ayne requires railway postal cleiks to keep con stantly on hand and supply one and two cent stamps for the accom modation of the public at the car Such stamps must not be sold at any more than their face value The order will prove a great con ventence to persons who mail letters on the trains. Commercial men are well pleased with the new oider. Tho Rev. Father Lord Sr., Montreal, Canada.says: "I havebeen a sullere fur 20 years from organic heart disease, nerv ousness and dvftnpsi.i nnd have rlnctnr-il hntK in France and America with but temporary reuei. 1 triea ur. .Agnews Heart Cure and was surprised ai ;ne immediate relief i ob tained. I am convinced that it will cure any case of heart disease, strengthen the nerves 1 1 . 0 anu siomacn. 5 Sold hy C. A. Klcim. Some men stint their wives in order that they may keep up their club dues, and then wonder w hy marriage is a failure. Itching, Burning Skin Dis eases Cured for Thirty-five Cents. Lr- Agnew's Oinlmenl relieves 111 one day, and cures letter, halt Kheuni, Scald Head. Eczema. Harbor's Itch. Ulcers. Blotches and all eruptions of the skin. It is soothing and qmetine and acts like maetc in i.ie cure ot all Paliy humors. 350.-6 sola by u A. Kleim. CHARTER NOTICE. Nnt.lee Is Hi'reby srlvon that an Hnnlirstinn will be made to the Governor ot tlio Ntate or i-HniiHyivauiR, n ueiooer lain, luwi, by J. P, WelHli, T. E Hyde aud W. Scott, Ad'ir. uml,.i the Act of Assembly of the t'OdimonvealUi of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act to piowdo for Incorporation and regulation of cert-ln cor poiatlons" aunroved Adi-11 auth. 1874 ni th supplements inereio, rorino ciiarte of an In tended comorutlin to be railed tiin "Muttoni..' Suspender company the diameter end object of wlilcu Is tlio manufacture and sale of huk penders, and for t hat iiuinoHntn have, nwawi mm nijuj, mi i no rixiiiH, ocnenis and privilege! of said Act of Assembly and suppli ineiils thereto. Sept. IT, "03. w. -Mil. 1. UK. bollcllor. PROFESSIONAL CARDSLK- N. U. FUNK, ATTOET-AT-UtW, Un. JCnfi Building, Court Hmw AO, BLOOMSBURG, PA. A. L. FRITZ, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Offlco-BloomaburR Nat'l Bank Bid., Sd floor. ULOOMSBURG, PA. J. H. MAIZE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, INSURANCE AND D1I I T VCTl-rV . Office, in Townsend's Building, BLOOMSBURG. PA. JOUN O. FUKIZS. JOBS 0. BARMAN FREEZE & HARMAN, ATTOUNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW BLOOMSBURG, PA. Office on Centre Street, firt door below Ojjcii House. A. N. YOST, ATTORNIY-AT-LAW Ltit Building Court llttife fqt'nre. ELOOMSBURG.I'A. II. A. McKILLlT. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Columbian Building, 2nd Hoc:. BLOOMSBURG, PA. RALPH R. JOHN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hartman Building, Market Square. Bloomsburg, Pa. IKELER S: IKELER, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office back of Farmers' National PanV. BLOOMSPUPG, TA. CLYDE CHAS. YETTER, ATTORNEY--AT LAW, Bloomsburg, P Office in Ent'i Building, W. II. KIIAWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 0ffice, Corner of Third and Main Stt CATAWISSA,. PA. CLINTON HERRING, ATTORNEY-ATLAW. Office with Grant Herring. PLOOMSBURG, PA. OT Win be in Orangeville Wednesday of each week. WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON, ATTORNEY-ATLAW. Office in Wells' Building over J. Q. Wells' Hardware Store, Uloomsbnrg, Pa. Will be in Millville on Tuesdays. II. MONTGOMERY SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ' Office : Ent building, over Farmers Na tional Bank. II-16-99 EDWARD. FLYNN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CENTRALIA, PA. r"Offlce Llddlcot bulldlnjr, Locust arenne MOliTOI R TKI.KPIIOHI. BELL TRLBPBOHI TM TKSTKD. 0LA86ES KITTED. II. BIERMAN, M. D. HOMffiOPATniC PHYSICIAN AND 8F RGBO orncs nooBB: Office Residence, 4th Bt, 10 a. m. to ii p. m., 6:30 t o 8 p. m. BLOOMSBURG, PA J. S- JOHN, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and residence, 410 Main St-7-30-iv BLOOMSBl'Rf., PA J. J. BROWN, M. D. THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Eyes tested and fitted with glasses. No Sunday work. 311 Market St., Bloomsburg, Pa. Hours: 10 to 8 Telephone. DR. M. J. HESS. DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, Crown and bridge work SPECIALTY, Corner Main and Centre Streets. PLOO-. SFUPG PA COjumbla & Montour Telephone connection. Dr. VV. H. HOUSE, 8UKGEON DENTIST, Office Barton's Building, Main below Starke Bloomsburg, Pa. All styles of work done in a superior manner all w ork warranted as represented. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, by the use of Gas, and free of charge when ' artih.'inl ta.il. : i To be open all hours during the day. C WATSON McKELVY, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. . (Successor to B. P. Hartman Represents twelve of the atrtnirm rnmu. las In the world, amoug whlch aru Co,npan CASH TOTAL SURPLUS ...MI. , n. ,, CAPITAL. AHBBTB. OVIB AH " .u. obyi, 1, ,hkj,ihi(j 1,758,807 4 " N. America, Phlta. S.ooojuoo JItsmS s.Im,7 Uffice HrstNat'I Bank Bldg., ad floor. Losses promptly adjusted aud paid. M. P. LUTZ & shn INSURANCE AND RE ALESTATF API) BROKBRS. o N. W. Corner Main and Centre. Str. . Bloowsbueo, Pa. Represent Seventeen as good Com panies as there are in the World and all losses promptly adjust. t" n ineir umce. SADE T. VANNATTA. ( Successor to C. F. Knapp.) GENERAL INSURAKav Oflice ,38 Iron St., Bloomsbo. P Oct. 31, looi.tf CITY HOTEL, W. A. Hartzel, rrop. io. lai west Main Street, WLarge and convenient sample rooms, ba rooms, hot and cold water, and mr. 1 auWUCia D uanlannaa a 1 . """ oiocKea with best wica as "-." uvery attached. EXCHANGE HOTiL, I. A. Snyder, Proprietor. (Oppositethe Court House) BLOOMSBURG, P. Larce and rnnwnl.m ... J!. . . (OOltli. hot and rnM :j . ,VI, ,uu mooer conveniences.
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