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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA,
THE COLUMBIAN.
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THE CAUSE OF APHTHOUS FEVER
Continued from last week.
This 1ms not been isolated but
ihe properties of the Vitus of the
disease have been .studied. It is
known that thh virus may retain
its vitality and virulence in a stable
or a manure pile for as long as six
mouths, that it will withstand
freezing, and that it may hi de
stroyed by disinfectants; dark,
camp places are most suited for the
prolongation of its life. The virus
appeals, also, to live upon or in the
bodies of recovered animals for sev
eral mouths, so that such animals
are a source of danger if they are
permitted to come into d rect or
indirect contact with susceptible
animals. Fleming reports a case
wherein the virus of aphthous fever
retained its virulence for four
months in a feeding trough exposed
all of this time to the weather. He
cites another instance wherein the
virus persisted five months in a hay
rack that had been used by diseas
ed cattle, and the infection was car
ried in this hay rack to cattle on
another farm to which the rack
was taken.
The virus of aphthous fever
spreads more easily than that of
any other known disease of cattle;
it is curried most readily and most
surely by affected animals, or by
animals that have cotue from in
fected herds or premises. It may
also be carried, and in numerous
authenticated instances has been
shown to have been carried, in hay,
straw, grain, manure, stable uten
sils, blankets, bags, etc , from pre
mises where diseased animals have
bten. It is also carried upon the
hands, boots or clothing of persons
who have been on infected premis
es. Small animals may transport
;he contagion just in the way it is
carried by inanimate objects, aud
so it is necessary to gu:rd against
the spread of infection by dogs,
cats, poultry and pigeons. There
are numerous examples of the car
riage of infection long distances
wherein all means of communica
tion excepting by birds have been
excluded. Bolz reported in 1904 a
case wherein the virus persisted in
i manure pile for six mouths and
caused a new outbreak w.ien cows
:ame in contact with il:j scattered
nanure. In the pre.seut outbreak
n Pennsylvania siue cows became
nfested while walking across a rail
road unhiding platform over
which some exposed cattle that lat
jr developed foot and mouth di
sease had passed some hours before;
hesecows were later placed among
ther cattle and have infected
lerds.
Calf buyers and cattle dealers
vho go frcm farm to farm and
rom herd to herd have often car
ied infection, persumably upon
heir boots or clothing. Such per
ons unknowingly come into con
act with the disease in its earlier
tages or in its later stages and may
ail to recognize that the animal is
ick aud that they arc exposed,
incl then may carry the seeds cf di
sease to other premises. During
utbreaks of foot and mouth di
ease, visits of perambulating cattle
iealers, of castrators aud of careless
ow doctors arc particularly dau
;erous. There is, however, no
anger from the visits of veterinar
aus who observe certain well
cnown precautions. Cattle hides,
alf and sheep skins, wool, milk
nd the carcasses of unslaughtered
liseased or exposed animals may
Jso convey contagion.
The virus may be taken by ex
osed animals through the digestive
r respiratory tract, or infection
ray result from inoculation upon
he skin or into the blood stream.
The period of incubation, or the
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.
By local applications, as they
annot reach the diseased portion
. f the ear. There is only one way
0 cure deafness, and that is by
, onstitutional remedies. Deafness
1 caused by an iuflauied condition
f the mucous lining cf the Eus
ichian Tube. When this tube is
iflamed, you have a rumbling
und or imperfect hearing, and
hen it is entirely closed, Deafness
. the result, and unless the infiatn
iation can be taken out and this
ube restored to its normal condi
,on, hearing will be destroyed for
mer; nine cases out of ten are cous
J by Catarrh, which is nothing
ut an inflamed condition of the
.incous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
,r3 for any case ot Deafness (caus
i by catarrh) that cannot be cur
i by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send
jr circulars, free.
F. J. Chenby & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family rills for
constipation.
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r v - .- coirfr,! that
..-ui-cd hy any
) c':J :.i.:. .jt; cure coujjVis
IV.r.tt c:.: t lie cured Iry any
r.ihc? i.-w!UcIn.
It Sr: filtv,ri the best
r-.;:'Vi cure. You cannot
vt'ovii to ciirca on
oli-cr I.Siuj.
roiiftin, coMs, bronchitis,
prlp, n.vr."7 - ) coiiiunip
lion la t.rs,! eiu.jcs
It dacs mot. ccntain nlco-
hoi, ojwu:.;, morphine, or
any oiticv HctrcoMc, poison
ous or Ixiir.iilvil druu.
interval between exposure and the
occurrence of the first symptoms, is
usually from two to five days.
This time may, in exceptional cas
es, be as short as twenty-four hours
and it may be as long as twelve
days.
The symptoms develop in a rath
er regular manner and so it is pos
sible to divide the disease into
stages.
Tiik first stack begins with
more or less dullness and inappetc
nance and is accompanied by fever. !
The temperature may not be more
than 103 degrees F. , or it may be
as high as 105 degrees to 107 de- j
grees F' This stage is characteriz
ed, at first, by dryness and warmth
of the muzzle, by a dry, hot mouth
and by evidence of discomfort of ,
the mouth as shown by slow, care-!
ful chewing and by some awkward
ness in grasping food, and by grind-
ing the teeth. If an effort is made 1
to examine the mouth it is held
tightly closed. Very soon the '
mouth becomes unduly moist from
the increased secretion of both mu- I
cons and saliva. As the tenderness '
and pain increase, the animal works
the tongue and cheeks and makes 1
a sucking, clicking or smacking
souud. There is considerable ac- j
cumulation of saliva in the mouth, I
some collection of froth about the j
lips and strings of sticky saliva
may descend from the mouth. This
condition is more striking at a J
somewhat later period of the di- j
sease. It soon becomes apparent ;
that it is painful for the animal to
take up food with the tongue and
lips and if .hard solid food is taken, j
as half of an ear of corn, the head j
is held high aud to one cr the other !
side, so that the corn will gravitate 1
to a less sore place in the back of
the mouth, where it may be crush-1
ed and then swallowed. Not in-1
frequently, such a mouthful will
be dropped, after the pain it causes
is experienced. Sometimes during
this stage or, perhaps, not until a 1
day or two later, there is evidence j
of soreness of the feet, as shown by j
a tendency to shift the weight from j
one to another, by a quick tripping ,
or jerking motion or an inclination j
to lie clown more than usual. The
first stage lasts one, two or three j
days.
Tiik skcoxd stack, or that of .
eruption, is characterized by the
occurrence of vesicles, appearing as
water blisters, in and about the
mouth, about the feet and upon
the teats and udder. For the mouth
eruptions, the favorite seats are the
following: the ends and margin of
the pad; the tip, borders and top of
the tongue; the frout and face of
the pad; the inside of the upper lip;
the inside of the lower lip; the bor
ders of the lips; the muzzle; the
lower surface and the fraenum of
the tongue; the gum aud lower
jaw; the inside of the cheeks, and
the roof ol the mouth. Vesicles
may appear about the nostrils.
To ba continued.
Rural Carrier's Horse Was Shot.
The Danville Morning Areus of
Monday says: The horse of Charles
Ruckle, mail carrier on Danville
R. F. D. No. 1, was shot while
the carrier was covering his route
Saturday afternoon. The bullet en
tered the fleshy part of the animal's
hip and the wound is not serious.
The shooting is surrounded with
mystery.
Mr. Ruckle had arrived at a
point 011 his route near James Hil
kert's in the vicinity of Moores
burg, where fields skirt the road on
both sides. Of a sudden a shot rang
out and the carrier noticed his
horse stagger, and then saw the
blood spurt from a wound in the
right hip. He immediately alighted
but could see no one. He drove to
Mr. Hilkert's place where reme
dies were applied. The horse's
condition prevented him from cov
ering the rest of his route.
The only explanation for the
shooting that seems at all likely is
that Komeone was doing illegal
hunting. Mr. Ruckle does not en
tertain the theory that the shot
was intended for himself, as he
knows of no enemies on the route.
Bmiti ' yll'fl Kind You Han Always 8ogglt
Saturday Qight
a!ks Br
F. E. DAVISON
Rutlnnd, Vt.
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VANITY CF VANITIES:
Doe. 20, 'OS (I Klnps It: 4-13)
Tim old TPHtnnirnt chanH't'-rs nr
rovoalod to us In a fragnirntary and
Incompleta form. Tim "brant? of
holiness" In a full rlrrlo; wo fpp In
them only tho Brgmont of n 1 Irclo,
convex on ono Hldo but ronrave on
tilt othor. In other words, sonic 0110
quality stands out In bold relief, and
by that thoy am rommonioriited,
wliilo nil clsp frills Into shadow. Thus
Abraham Incarnates for us faith;
Morps meekness; Samson strength;
Elijah r.fh. Hut on the slio of ac
tual works Abraham broko down;
Moses spoke "unadvisedly"; Sam
son's strength ni cited , and Elijah's
rouraK dwindled to childish petu
lance under the Juniper bush. It is
necessary, therefore, In studying the
records of tho early time to bear In
mind tfiat "tho law rnado nothing
perfect" and that tho highest Ideals
of that age are shadows only, al
though shadows of the true.
The character of Solomon Is a
striking Illustration of this fact.
Solomon's one legacy to men Is not
the memory of his royalty or his
riches, but his wisdom. That alone
Hindu him truly great. Ills early life
was puro and prosperous. Ills mid
dle l!f brilliant and powerful, liy
diplomacy and commorcu ho con
quered tho whole "Land of l'rom
lse," which was the first time it had
really been possessed, Hu achieved
a world-wide fame as a "preacher."
The whole Oriental world to-day is
full of legends a-bout his wlso re
plieH to hard questions.
Iu this book we get a peep Into
the old King's diary and discover
how varied were the paths he trod
In his pursuit of pleasure. We see
him as the scientist, the sinful pleas
urist, the fatalist, the materialist, tho
skeptic, the philosopher and finally
as the penitent, announcing that to
fear God and keep His command
ments is the whole duty of man.
A Itoyol Sensualist.
Hut. from this summit of fame and
prosperity Solomon fell and his fall
was like that of an angel of light
over the battlements of heaven. His
walk no longer tallied with his talk.
Strange women led him to strango
gods. His chief end seemed to be to
glorify self and enjoy sin. As In
the so-called golden age of Augus
tus, Christ was crucified, so In this
Jewish golden age of Solomon's
reign, God was mocked by temples In
the Holy Land Itself to heathen
Idols. And tho old ngo of Solomon
was the old age of a royal sensualist,
an old age of nature's retributions,
not the sunset of a suintly life.
Three IVriods of Life.
The three periods of Solomon's
lifo are well Illustrated In his works.
The Kdenic period Is mirrored In
the Song of Solomon a parable of
the soul's love for tho heavenly
bridegroom. To tho period of 1:1s
middle llfe,belongs tho book of Pro
verbs whose key-thoiK'ht Is wis
dom as related to happiness, and fol
ly as related to shame and disgrace.
And Kccleslastes Is the voice of old
ago. dissatisfioj, gloomy, miserable
the keynote of which is "Vanity,
Vanity, Vanity." Twenty-five times
In that brief book the writer ex
claims, "Vanity of vanities, aU Is
vanity." Tower, pleasure, property,
popularity, and wisdom have all been
his, but he writes over them all the
ono word, "vanity." Lorl Chester
field, who had received ribbons, of
fices, applause, evcrylhln: excep'
heaven's approval, confessed at the
end of life that his experience! had
been as unhappy and hollow, when
he said, "I have recently read Solo
mon with a kind of sympathetic feel
ing. I havo been as wicked and as
vain, though not as wise as he: but
now I am old enough to feel the
truth of hla reflection, 'Vanity of
vanities, all is vanity.' "
His Fate Viicertaln.
A German author has collected
the published discussion of the ques
tion, Did Solomon repent? and they
fill volumes. In a series of frescoes
on the walls of the campo Santo at
Pisa, Solomon is represented at the
Judgment as looking anxiously to
both the right and tho left as one
who knows not on which side his lot
will be cast. The artist represents
the world's perplexity as to Solo
mon's fute.
There Is no book in the liible that
more clearly ond emphatically
teaches that this world cannot satis
fy the soul than Ecclesinstes. Solo
mon swung round tho whole circle.
He tried learning, mirth, wine, poly
gamy, architecture, horticulture, tat
tle raising, money, niiiFle, commerce,
national expansion, tried them fill,
and In every possible advantage.
But he conies down to the end of lifo
and as we look at his portrait we
see the picture of a gloomy, peevish,
impotent, graceless godhs old man.
The words which the poet Pollock
wrote of Lord Byrou seem especial
ly applicable to King Solomon:
Drank every cup of Joy; heard every
trump
Of fame; drank early, deeply drank;
drank draughts
Which common millions might have
drunk then died
Of thirst, because there was no more
to drink.
i'l'ciis Wrotclm.! Wribuv.
Educator Disgutlid With tho Public's Ten
mans'iip.
1
Vigorous criticism of th.- penina:i
ship taught in the State iiortn.J
schools and the public" schools is
mad? in a report that County Sup
crin.cndent Taylor, of the Lacka
wanna county schools, made to
State Supeiintciideiit of Schools
Schcffer. He says:
"Why cannot all the State nor
mal schools instruct their graduat
es in fne movtuicnt business writ
ing? Nothing that they now teach
would be of greater practical use in
the Schools, llnsiness colleges se
cure better results in a three
months' cour.-e in penmanship than
we do in the public schools in the
whole ten years, simply because
they know how to teach penman
ship.
Our Amerieitu Towers of Babul.
In a single block in New York
there are 1400 people of 20 distinct
nationalities, writes V. Z. Ripley,
in the Atlantic Monthly. There
are more than two-thirds as many
native born Irish in Boston as in
the capital city, Dublin. With their
children, mainly of pure Irish
blood, they make Boston indubi
tably the leading Irish city in the
world. New York is a larger Italian
city today than Rome, having 500,-
000 Italian colonists. It contains
no less than hoo.o'jo Jews, mainly
from Russia. Thus it is also the
foremost Jewish city in the world,
l'ittsburg, the centre of our iron
and steel industry, is another tower
of Babel. It is said to contain
more ot that out-of-the-way people,
the Servians, than the capital of
Servia itself.
A. L. aud W. Iv. McHcnry have
purchased a large tract of timber
land in Blair county upon which
they will soon commence opera
tions It is principally oak, and
will be manufactured into car tim
ber. This is one of the few good
timber tracts remaining in that
section.
When Rubber B.come Necessary
mid (imir rime pti.ch, Allen' tMtf-Kir, n poir
(Tcr lu fie nhiiktn InUi the Hmrt, Ujurt llie llilug
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ADMINISTRATOR'S SALIC
OF
VALUABLE RKAL KSTATIv.
By virtue of an order of the Orphans'
Court (jf Columbia County, the under
sijrned, administrator c. V aj of the es
tate of kiuiben Miller, late of Mifflin
Township, Columbia County, deceased,
will expose to public sale, upon the
premises, on
SATURDAY, DKCKMBKR 19,
at 2 p. in.,
the following described real estate : All
that certain lot of land situate oil the
scuth side of the Main street of the vil
lage of MifHinville, in said Township,
bounded on the north by Third street,
on the east by lot of Harrison Miller, on
the south by Fourth street and on the
west by lot of K. J. Kerninger; on which
is elected a
TWO STORY
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
The above property is a desirable resi
dence, with fruit and water on the prem
ises. TERMS OF SALE. Ten per cent,
of one-fourth of the purchase money at
the striking down of the property; the
balance ot the one-fourth at the confir
mation of the sale, and the remaining
three-fourths within six months of said
confirmation with interest at five per
cent; or the purchaser may pay said
three-fourths at any earlier time.
R. A. BERNINGER.
Fred Ikeler, Administrator c. t. a.
Attorney. u-ao-4t.
NOTICE.
In reestateof) In the Orphan's Court
I. K. i'atterson of Columbia County.
) No. Term, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the Or
phan's Court of Columbia County, in
the State of l'ennsylvania, on "the 7th
day of December, lipS, ordered aud de
creed that the legal presumption of
death of the said P. K. Patterson had
been established, these are therefore to
require the said P. K. Patterson, the
supposed decedent, if nlive, or any other
person for him, to produce to the said
Court within twelve weeks from Dec.
!4th. H)oS, satisfactory evidence of his
continuance in life, in default of which,
letters of administration on said estate
will be granted to the undersigned,
B. F. BATTIN, applicant for letter
of administration.
Clinton Herring, Atty, t2-io-3t
ELECTION NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the Stockhold
ers of the Bloomsburg National Bank,
of Bloomsburg, Pa. for the election of
Directors for tho ensuing year, will be
held at their banking room, on Tuesday,
January nth. Mo; between the hours i,f
11 aud 12 n. m.
Wm. II. IIIDLAV,
u-io-te. Cashier.
ELECTION NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the Stockhold
ers of the Farmers National Bank of
Bloomsburg, Pa., for the election of Di
rectors will take ilace at their banking
room, on Tuesday, January 12, kjoo, be
tween the hours of 2 and 4 p. m.
M. MILLEISRN.
12-10-tc. Cashier.
nr.Ai.r.us in
SMOKKI) A
JEWEL CIGAR?:
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for the same period of time
New York
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias is
sued out of the Court of Common Pleas
of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, an. I
to me directed, there will be sold at pub
lic pale at the Court House in Blooms
burg, county and state aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, DEC. 26, 190S,
at 2 o'clock P. M.,
The following described real estate:
All that -certain tract or piece of
ground situate in the Town of Catawis
sa. County and State aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, tovvit
Beginning on Main Street in the Town
of Catawissa at the comer of lots
Nelsou C. Hartman and M. A. Swank,
thence along said Main Struct East
ward'iy ten feet, theuce along other
lands of said Nelson C. Hartnia;j
one hundred and twenty-eight feel.
Northwardly to a private alley belong
ing to said Nelson Hartman. thenco
along said private alley, Westwardly ten
feet to other land of said M. A. Swank,
thence along said lands ot M. A. Swank
Southwardly one hundred and twenty
eight feet to the place of beginning.
I his being a part of a larger lot of
ground which Isaiah W. Willits and
Kate P.. his wife and Charles C. Willits
as heirs of Jane C. Willits deceased, by
ineenture dated August 10, iSSS, grant
ed and conveyed unto Nelson C. Hart
man. Also, all that certain lot, messuage or
tract of land, situate in the Town of
Catawissa, in the County of Columbia,
and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described, as follows: Beginning at the
corner of Main and Front Streets in said
town, thence along caid Front Street
North twents-seven degrees East one
hundred and twenty-five feet to a post,
thence South sixty-three degrees East
forty feet to a stake, thence South twenty-seven
degrees West one hundred and
twenty-eight feet to Main Street, thence
along said Main Street North sixty-three
degrees West forty feet to the place of
beginning. Whereon are erected
A TWO STORY
FRAME BUILDING
being a store and dweiling combined,
and a two st ry frame stable.
Seized, taken in execution at the suit
of Jnmes II. Coleman now to the use of
C. J. Fisher vs. Martin Swank and Cal
vin Barndt trading under partnership
name of Swank und Barndt. and to be
sold ns the property of Martin Swank.
CHARLES B. EXT.
-.,,., Sheriff
L. J. iMsher, Att'y, 12-3-41
ELECTION NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the policyhold
ers of tire Briarcreek Farmers MutuiJ
Iusurance Company, of Lime Ridge, Pa
will be held at the hall of the Centre
Grange, No. 56, P. ot H. on Tuesday.
January 12th, ijoo, between the hours
of 10 a m. and 2 p. m, for the election
of twelve Directors to servo for the en
suing year, and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
II. II. BROWN,
12-Ju-to. - Secrutarjr.