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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMS fiURG, PA.
THUUrAY, Al'dl'ST 22, 1!K)7
busy seasc.-; v.?v.v. headino
July and August Business of Calawissa
Branch Larqrst in History.
Never in lb' liMoty lias the Sha
mokin division of the Reading Rail
way which includes the Catawissa
branch, expeik-nced such a reij;n
of pro.speiity as it is at present, and
with the rolling equipment taxed
to its utmost capacity it is next to
impossible to Veep ynnls and sid
ings from ! ch ;lojke 1 almost
continuously.
When the tact is taken into con
sideration th.-t July a:id August
are gent rally the .-,l;uk months this
condition of affairs is all the more
remarkable.
The yard at Nivvbcurv is blocked
almost ci low -:it!y, and it is nothing
unusual for 500 rars to stand wait
inn there for power to draw them
to their de:.tn A:o-i.
All the rctii.l.ir crew that can
be secured arc called to do extra
service, while the extra men out
side of the legrd time required for
them to rest are constantly onthe
go
Freight engineers who during
this season in previous years con
sidered themselves very lucky to
draw $100 for a month's wages are
drawing as high as $150, while fire
men in .many cases are making
$100.
At this season railroaders are
generally plentiful, but there is
now a marked scarcity, particular
ly on firemen, and as a result the
officials are greatly handicapped in
their efforts to keep things moving.
In order to facilitate matters
crews fro..i the main line have been
pressed into service to aid in clean
ing up the accumulated freight.
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JTARMS suffer from drought.
The Ground is Parched and the Corn is
Wiltins . y C i.i,s ai; Dry.
The general drought prevailing
throughout the country is quite
keenly felt in this vicinity, where
unless rain falls soon the corn and
the late potato crop will be serious
ly affected.
While it seems only a short time
since rain has fallen yet it has been
many weeks since we have had a
good soaking rain in this locality.
The ground in the fields is parched.
The corn at many places is actual
ly wilting and the potatoes look
bad. Nearly all the small streams
are dry or arc very low.
The present is a very critical pe
riod for the corn, as it is just now
forming ears. Copious rains are
needed during the next couple of
weeks in order to insure a good
crop or even an average. Rain is
also needed to help along the pas
ture and the crops of garden truck.
Owing to the lack of rain the riv
er is falling at a rapid rate. It is
already lower than for a long time
past.
James Scarlet's Fee Is $15,000.
For His Work as Chief Counsel of the Capi
tol Investigation Commission.
James Scarlet, Esq. of Danville,
who has just completed his work as
chief counsel for the capitol investi
gating commission, returned to
Danville Saturday evening, and will
spend several weeks resting before
preparing the papers for the crimi
nal and civil suits that will be
brought against the men accused of
being implicated in the capitol
graft.
The commission on Saturday fix
ed the fees of its attorneys. $15,
000 was the amount to be paid Mr.
Scarlet and $1 0,000 was paid James
A. Stranahau, Mr. Scarlet's asso
ciate. Mrs. Sarah J. Richie, widow of
William Richie, who died in 1880,
died at her home near Bloonisburg
on Tuesday evening, aged 73 years.
She is survived by the following
children: Charles V., Mrs., W.
A. Wert, Mrs. Fannie Shultz, and
John who resided at home. The
funeral will be held on Friday at
ten o'clock.
FOR AGENTS AN OPPORTUNITY !
"THE OLD WORLD
AND ITS WAYS"
HY
William Jennings Bryan
tSTtiOVf KKADV '()R SOLICITORS.
576 Imperial Octavo Pajjcs. Over aoo
Superb Engravings from photo.
graphs ta'aui ty Mr. Hryuii.
Recounts his trip around the world
and his visits ti nil nations. The great
est boos 01 travu i-ver wril'.'.n. The
people are
.r; fur it. '.'.'!. e agent's
harvest. Outfi'i mi?., .nmh! fitty cents
to cover ninilinvc and handling.
Tba Tie 1 V julijiwg Co , St. Louis, Mo.
8-8.31.
All Humors
Are Impure matters which tho akin, liver,
klitncys and other orgnns cannot take care
of without help.
rimpli's, hulls, orzema and other erup
tions, Iofs of npprtito, that tired feeling,
bilious turns, fits of ludlRostion, dull head,
aches and many other troubles are due to
them. They are removed by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
In usual liquid form or in chocolated
tablets known as SarsatnftS. 100 doses J.
Increase Your Earning Power.
There are thousands of young
farmers in Pennsylvania who are
trying to find the best way of hand
ling live stock and land. They are
wanting to win. The wisest of
these men are watching the me
thods of successful farmers in their
neighborhoods. That is a good
thing to do. In addition to these
observations and their own experi
ence they want to know the princi
ples that control in the develop
ment of animals and of plants.
When they have the principles
there is less guess-work and there
are fewer mistakes and failures.
We have in this country tens of
thousands of very successful farm
ers who say that they owe part of
their success to the teaching of
practical scientists who discovered
facts that had a big cash value
when carried into the field and
orchard and stable.
The best way to get facts is by
listening to the man who has the
facts. When one can be with a
ruau, questioning him and talking
with him the true value of his facts
is learned.
Our agricultural colleges have
devoted much time to giving young
men a full college course. That is
all right but the agricultural col
lege receives all the money that the
state appropriates for agricultural
education, and it owes a duty to
the ninety farmers our ot every
hundred who do not want to devote
four years to college studies. It
must help all who want help. A
few years ago some of our western
agricultural colleges solved this
problem. They established winter
courses of study for busy young
men. The scheme was to invite
these men to spend twelve weeks at
the agricultural college listening to
lectures on practical farm subjects.
No entrance examinations should
be required and the twelve weeks
should be devoted to a study of
things that puzzle a man in his
handling of land, plants, live stock
and dairy products. The young
men came to these colleges in great
number and these winter courses
have become immensely popular.
.Last winter the Legislature gave
funds to the School of Agriculture
of The Pennsylvania State College
to render this practical service to
the young men of Pennsylvania.
The reorganization of the School
by the new Dean, Dr. Thomas F.
Hunt, formerly of Cornell, brought
in some of the most practical, help
ful scientists of other states, aud
they become a part of the force of
instructors in the five winter courses
in agriculture. These courses be
gin December 3rd and continue to
February 26th. Any man in the
state may enter any one of these
courses and he does so without any
examination. If he is wanting facts
that will help him to understand
his life work he is welcome. The
five courses deal with plain agri
culture, horticulture, dairy hus
bandry, poultry and creamery.
Every reader who is interested
should address "Alva Agee, State
College, Pa." for further informa
tion. Send a postal asking for de
tails. Sandwich Shower.
Hundreds of ham and chicken
sandwiches fell at Eagles Mere
during a thunderstorm the other
day, says the ".Seen and Heard"
editor of The Williamsport Sun. For
twenty minutes the sandwiches fell,
with now aud then a chunk of
chocolate cake to vary the mono
tony. Some olives and a few pickles
also came along, and now and then
a pie. It was explained a few hours
later, when a church picnic-party
toia now a tornado had ripped up
things at the grounds. The tables
had been set and the dinner bell
was about to be sounded, when a
rip snorting wind came down
through the woods and carried off
most of the food. Strangely enough,
several layer cakes were left be
hind, and the women who baked
them were humiliated. They said
that some unkind person might
think they were too heavy.
JERSEYS
Combination and Golden Lad
FOR SALE 2 Cows, 3 Heifers
ana 12 liuiis.
8. E. NIVIN, landenburg, Pi
s-s3-iy
l-.s l.(il,..HS ATTACHMKNT.
Rmnll KvtrtiKlnn Prevents Them
Fnllln, Into Pueket.
Tnvnrlably novelties In the Invcn1
M1111 lino mine In unuill pnrkaRcs -lio
move siaipli? tho construction tho
Kivnter the Interest. Inventors work
for years evolving a ponderous piece
of machinery which In the end re
ceives but passing notice; while the
little lump in the Iir Lon;; hook nnrt
eye, for Instance, Acquires world
wide fame. In tho latter class Is the
pftnehment for eyeglasses, which is
shown here. It Is very convenient, for
n mnn to slip a pair of eyeglasses
from the nose and drop them Into
his outer coat pocket without the ne
cessity of placing them In a case. Tho
chances are that they will slip down
Cnn't Slip InU rocket.
into the pocket, becoming tightly
wedged In the lower corners, where
they are hard to extricate. There is
no chance of this happening with
eyeglasses having the attachment
shown hero. It 'was designed espe
cially to prevent such a thing hap
pening. At one end of tho rim of tho
glasses is a small extension at right
angles to the glass. When tho eye
glasses are dropped Into the pocket
tho extension catches on the edge
and cannot drop furthor. In addition
to this pockt t catch Is a finger piece,
by which the eyeglass can bo grasped
in removing from the pocket.
Reduced Rates to Saratoga Springs
Account G. A. R. Encampment,
For the National Encampment, Grand
Army of the Republic at Saratoga
Springs. N. Y., September n to 14, the
Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excur
sion tickets to Saratoga Springs from
Jill stations on its lines September 7 to
q. inclusive, good returning to leave
Saratoga Springs September 0 to 17. nt
reduced rates. Stop overs at New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton will be granted on tickets reading
via those cities.
Tickets via New York will be honored
by Hudson River Boat lines between
New York and Albany or Troy.
By deposit of ticket with Special
Agent at Saratoga Springs and the pay
ment of $1.00 an extension of the return
limit to October 6 may be obtained.
For full information regarding stop
overs, rates of fare, conditions of tickets
and train service consult Ticket Agents
8-22-3t.
. .
A bad debt collecting agency is
at worK in Williamsport. and their
plan is as follows: The person
owing a book account is sued, thus
giving him a chance for defense.
After a judgement is secured and a
reasonable length of time given for
payment, the judgment is adver
tised for sale in the local papers.
While a man has no right to adver
tise a book account for sale, by
giving name and amount, etc. , he
has a perfect right to advertise a
judgment for sale, as it is a matter
of public record, anyhow.
It has been decided by the Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western com
pany to construct and operate its
own water works in Scranton. The
plan is to have them placed in ser
vice within a year. The location of
the works will be in the vicinity of
Nay Aug, between the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western and Moosic
Lake railroad tracks, embracing
iij acres. The negotiations for
the land were closed a short time
ago. Masonry will be used in con
structing the reservoir dams and
each dam is designed to have a
capacity of 20,000,000 gallons.
Dr. KENNEDY'S
remedy:
Fleaaant to Tate,
Powerful to Cure,
And Welcome
'In Every Home.
KIDNEY
IIVFffrilRFI
3 nr. Kennedy'e Favorite
lienivdy ! adapted to all
nnvm aim pom sexus, auorii
raluK uormanvU relief In all
esses caused by Imparity oj
tlie blood, audi as Kid ne.
Blmlilvr and I.tvor Complaints. Cures Con.
tlputlon and Wukiite. pucullur to women.
It proves successful In cases where all other med
icines bare totally (ailed. No sufferer r-liould des
pair as Ioiir as this remedy Is untried. It has an on.
broken record of success for over thirty yearn, and has
won hosts of warm friends. For le tiy all driimflHts
or write to Dr. David Kennedy's Suns, Kiindoul,
N. f of Ire sample bottle tad medlcel booklet.
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TRAINING WILD ANIMAL3.
Acquaintance With One Another the
First Step Taken.
In the beginning ot the training of
animals. It Is first uecossary to get
thom thoroughly acquainted with 0113
another, which la Mono by placing
a collar and chain on each Individual
Intended for tho group. This Is not al
ways a nnfo or pleasant task, as there
are fow animals, however tnme, that.
(Id no' object to a collar. To accom
plish this they are placed In a umail
cage, a rope pnsweil over them, and
they arc then drawn up to tho side of
tin- onK, and held while tho collar
and chain Is adjusted.
All felines use their claws as well
as tholr teeth, thus tho operation
requires the utmost caution. The are
na or training ea10 Is next brought
Into play. In this the animals iiro
placed one at a time, and secured
In such a manner they cannot rca li
one another. There they are left for
several dnysj during this time the
trainer makes a careful study of each,
tahlng note of bis disposition and
general traits of character. It often
occurs that one will prove so sullen,
morose and vicious he will In no wise
affiliate with tho other members, then
a new one must be nought and the
vicious one is doomed to a life be
hind tho bars In some zoo or trav
eling menagerie.
The animals selected are usually as
near of nn age to ono another as pos
sible. After they have become thor
oughly acquainted they are ail leniov
ed except one, and the collar Is tak
en off. The trainer enters the cane
holding a chair In onu hand, which
Is used as a shield In case the ani
mal should suddenly spring upon him,
and a stout whip In the other .
About the first lesson they are tail
About the first lesson they are
taught Is to mount a pedestal, which
is hung upon tho bars a short dis
tance from tho floor. If the animal Is
not too vicious and will allow himself
to bo approached, tho trainer begins
to raress and call him by name. This
gives him to understand ho Is not an
enemy but a friend, as nearly all ani
mnlR fight only through fear.
After tho animal fully understands
what Is required of him, and will
mount tho pedestal at the word of
command, another member of tho
group is then Introduced and taught
In like manner. As each in turn has
learned his first lesson, tho pedestal
Is placed at different heights and all
are taught to pass from ono to the
other, t litis forming a pyramid. Jump
ing through hoops is taught by holding
tho hoop first very low, allowing the
animal to merely stop through. Once
accustomed to this tho hoop is raised
a little at a time until the desired
height Is reached.
In teaching them to roll a ball, the
ball Is placed next to the bars, com
pelling th animal to pass over it.
After he becomes used to this, the
Bame as any other next object Introduc
ed, the whip Is used by striking in
front of the animal. Ho naturally
stops and remains standing on the
ball. The teaching of tins trick re
quires many days of patience on the
part of the trainer.
Training such a group is no child's
play, few trainers seldom escape the
unpleasant experipnee of being leap
ed upon in anger by some of their
pupils. It therefore requires to make
a successful trainer a man of powerful
physique, cool nerves and unerring
Judgment. In order to understand
Just how far one animal can be driv
en without retaliating, it often be
comes necessary when an animal's
temper has been aroused to cease work
for a time until he again becomes
passive. Lack of knowledge along the
line has often bees the cause of train
ers receiving serious injuries and in
some cases actually killed.
The time usually required In training
is from two to three months, much
depending upon the intelligence of
the animal, as some are much bright
er than others. In case of the dfcath
of one of the animals, the great diffi
culty is in getting another to work In
the group, as the others do not take
kindly to a newcomer. It is often
necessary to collar and chain them in
the same manner as when all were
strangers. They frequently attack and
kill a newcomer if the greatest cau
tion Is not exercised.
When the animals are turned into
the arena, ready for their act, they
at once begin to play like so many
frolicsome kittens, and mount the ped
estal without being commanded to do
so, which shows they are governed
by kindness and not by fear.
Rat Attacks Man In Street
A strange incident has occurred at
Credlton. While walking along the
street, a man was alarmed by some
thing springing at him from the road
way. He brushed his hand over his
coat and a large rat fell to the ground.
The incident, however, did not end
there for the rat made further at
tacks on the man, who experienced
some difficulty in keeping it off. Sev
eral passersby came to his assistance,
but It was Bome time before they were
able to kill the rat.
So wild and unusual an attack in the
open street was doubtless due to the
rat having lost its way back to its
haunt.
A curious Instance of animal in
stinct and attachment in an otter is re
lated by a Cork correspondent ot the
Fold. A few months ago in that city
a man caught a live otter. Bringing
the animal home, after some time, ha
succeeded in taming it, and trained it
to fish.
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JAN UVl UJimi 1
Genuine Clean Sweep Salt
Is Now Drawing Crowds
FROM MILES AROUND.
0
Overshadowing All Previous Efforts.
Come and See the Excitement.
wofcy Vjien m- a w .I- sr. m
BLACK DIAMOND
WHISKEY
Fine quality.
Full measure.
Fair price.
Full guarantee.
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Sole Tropr's.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
NOW IS THE TIME
of year when you think of cleaning
house, alHO of cleaning up the rub
bish and foul matter which lias ac
cumulated about your premises, to
guard against sickness, but do you
ever give the second thought to the
old built-in unsanitary Plumbing
Fixtures which breed disease right
in your own houses. If you think
of installing
New Fixtures
o n STAND A RD SANITA It Y
MFG. CO' S Enamel Goodx. all fullv
guaranteed. ,
All Jobbing of Plumbing and Heating
Promptly Attended to.
P. M. REIIXY,
438 CeDtre St. Bell 'Phone
HOTOi
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Kind in Up-to-date
Styles, go to
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(Over Harfnat 's Store)
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
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WHY WE LAUGH.
"A Little Nonsense Norn and Then,
Is Relished by the Wisest Men."
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Judge's Library, $1.00 a year
Sis Hopkins' Hon., $1.00 a year
On receipt of Twenty Cents, we will enter your name
for three months' trial subscription for either of these brign
witty, and humorous journals, or for One Dollar will add
Leslie's Weekly or Judge for the same period of time.
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Judge Company
225 Fourth Avenue New York
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ESSOPS TO 1
MANY WOMEN
II AVE TENDER FEET.
Wc hav e a shoe that will
give them case and comfort.
It is our
E. Z. Cushion Turn
Made by John Kelly.
Price $3.50.
Other Comfort Shoes
$2, $2.50 and $3
W. H. MOORE,
Corner Main and Iron Sis.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Our Pianos
are the leaders. Our lines in
clude the following makes :
CiIAS. M. Stieff, !
Henry F. Miller,
Brewer & Prvor, Koiiler &
Campbell, and Radel.
IN ORGANS we handle the
Estev, Miller.H.Leiir & Co.,
AND BOWLBY.
This Store has the agency for
SINGER HIGH ARM SE W
ING MACHINES and
VICTOR TALKING
MA CHINES.
WASH MACHINES
Helby, 1900, Queen, Key
stone, Majestic.
J. SALTZER,
Music Rooms No. 105 West Mm
Street, Below Market.
BLOOMSBURG, fA