THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSRITOO.
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THIS SPRING
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You get style, you getjeomfort,
you get both.
TAN AND SWEDE CXFORDS AND PUMPS
are most popular.
WOMEN'S - 81. OO to 83.50
MEN'S - S2.00to 6.00
The Progressive Shoe Store
CHAS. M. EVANS.
Exclusive Sales Agency
FOR REGAL SHOES.
THE COLUMBIAN.
BI.OOMSBURG, FA.
THUKSDAY, JUNE 8, 1109.
KnterrA at tt Tot Oflrr, Blotnnrhtirg, Pa.
n mtconnVlYm maHrr, March ,m.
The Orphanage Dedication.
t. 0. 0. F. Lodges in Central Penn'a. Making
Elaborate Preparation! for Even! on June
17th.
The I. O. O. F. lodges in thia
district are preparing to attend the
dedication of the orphanage on
June 17. Most of them have made
preparations to attend.
There are ahout too children in
the orphanage now and the great
work that is being done has aroused
the interest of all the Odd Fellows
in this section of the State.
The heavy rains throughout
April have been detrimental to all
kinds of work at the home. Plans
had been made to complete the
grading and planting of the home
Grounds, but the continuous rains
have delaved it so that neither
work is finished.
It is expected that Patriarch
Militants will hold their anniversa
ry at the home at the dedication
and the encampments and cantons
have also been invited to attend.
There will be elaborate ceremo
r.ies by prominent Odd Fellows of
the district. The new building is
a handsome brick structure that is
of very great value to the little
ones whose training and education
depend lanrelv upon the facilities
for the wprk to be done.
The following communication
has been sent out by the committee
on advertising to the various lodg
ts in the district:
Brethren: It is with feelings both
of pride and gratitude that we an
nounce the occupancy and practi
cil completion of the new building
at the cost of so much labor and
sacrifice.
The adaptability ot the home for
its purpose cannot be adequately de
scribed but must be seen to be ap
preciated. An opportunity to see,
inspect, admire or criticize will be
offered all who will attend the ded
ication exercises to be held there on
June 17.
Refreshments and entertainment
will be provided and eminent speak
ers will deliver addresses. Keep
the date open and plan to attend
this official declaration of the com
pletion of the home for this grand
:harity.
Farmers National Bank.
Contract for Rebuilding Awarded to Jury & Son
At a meeting of t'le directors of
the Farmers' National Bank Mon
day evening the contract for the
improvements to the bank building
was awarded to B. W. Jury and
Son. There were four bidders.
Work upon the same will be started
in the near future.
The plans as drawn up by Archi
tect Brugler, of Danville, will be
fully carried out and when com
pleted will make the building one
of the finest in town. The entire
front and side will be torn out and
replaced with Indiana Lime Stone.
The main entrance to the building
will be of arched stone on each side
f which will be a column. The
floor will be tiled and the entire
interior fitted up with the most up-to-date
equipment. An additional
vault will be placed in the building
nd the location of the present
vault changed.
Hi
Big crowds attended the opeuing
of Columbia Paik on Monday af
ternoon and evening Elwell's or
chestra furnished music for dancing
in the pavilion.
. .
Hudson Mann, brother of Mrs.
John Gross, has passed the exami
nation of the State Pharmaceutical
Board, and is now a registered man
ner. He was a student at the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
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Otalldron Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORI A
Kept Murder Secret
OLD TIME CRIME REVIVED DOWN IN SNY
DER COUNTY.
Man Sued for Slandor Bccauie He Divulged
Secret He Had Kept Nineteen Yean.
Harassed bv conscience over flip
secrets of a murder he alleges he
witnessed nineteen years aero
Alfred F. Thomas, thirty-eight
years old, of Beavertown, Snyder
county, declares he has become so
disturbed that he no loncer can kenn
concealed the averred crime and has
pleaded that he be brought before
tne court to air his story, Robert
TT . .
iiassmger, sixty-eignt years old. a
farmer in the western part of Sny
der county, caused to he issued on
Thomas last week a capias on the
charge of slander, demanding that
Thomas be compelled to make res
titution for damages alleged to
have been sustained through
Thomas' assertion that Hassinger
Killed his demented wife on July 7.
1890. Sherifl Hackenberg went to
Beavertown for Thomas late Tues
day night. Thomas savs that Mrs.
Hassinger was cartwhipped in her
nome nineteen years ago, when she
was last seen alive, and that her
husband in a fit of ancer struck her
on the head with the butt end of the
whip. Soon after Hassinger wedded
another woman. Thomas has told
his story to the district attorney.
For Cleaning Wall Paper.
To clean wall-paper use the fol
lowing receipt: Ten cents worth
of liquid amonia, ten cents worth
of oil of sassafras, one teaspoonful
(even full) of soda, two teaspoons
ful (even full) of salt and one quart
of cold water. Mix the cold water
with the ingredients, then add
white flour until it is thick enough
to drop from a spoon. Put in a
covered pail, set in a kettle of boil
ing water, and cook until done,
stirring often. If it does not stick
to the hands when cool, it is done.
Remove from the pail and divide
into "loaves", working each piece
a while in tne hand, lake out
only what is needed, leaving the
rest covered in the pail to prevent
the amonia from evaporating. Rub
the wall with a loaf, working the
dirt into the dough. When very
dirty, exchange for a clean loaf.
This removes dirt and grease magi
cally and leaves old paper as good
as new when used carefully. Ivo
man's Home Companion for June.
SAFE AND SURE.
Among the medicine, that aro recommended and
endorsed by physician and nursea la Kemp'a
Balsam, the bust couch euro. For many ycara It
haa been regarded by doctor! aa the medicine moat
likely to cure cougha, and it baa a strong hold on the
esteem of all well-informed people. When Komp'e
liitlsam caunnt cure a coun we anau m hi un
to know what will. At druggist' and dealers', Mc
F. Marion Crawford's Last Story.
" The Philadelphia Press' has se
cured the exclusive right to pub
lish in serial form, Stradelia, the
last story written by the great au
thor, F. Mai ion Crawford, who re
cently died in Italy. It is a bril
liant, fascinating and very enter
taining story, with excellent char
acters and charming romances.
The story will not appear in book
form until after it has been pub
lished in "The Philadelphia Press."
The opening chapters will appear
June 6th and the story will be con
tinued both daily and Sunday until
completed. Order "The Philadel
phia Press" and read the opening
chapters of this great story, which
begins Sunday, June 6th.
WANTED Trustworthy man or wom
an in each county to advertise, receive
orders and manage business for New
York Mail Order House. 18.00 weekly;
position permanent; no investment re
quired. Previous experience not essen
tial to engaging. Spare time valuable.
Knclose sell aucireseu envelope lor run
particulars. Aihikkss, Clarke Co.,
Wholasale Dept., 103 Pakk Avk., Nkw
York. 5-13-iot.
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WANTFfl Salesmen to represent us
WMIH I tU. ,n t,ie sa,e of our IIigh
Grade Goods. Don't delay, apply at
once. Steady employment; liberal terniB.
experience not necessary.
ALLEN NURSURY CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Food Suppling In tlio Days to Corao.
Anflclal Production ol Things to Eat May Be
come a Necessity to Mankind Before
the Clcse of the Present Century.
Ik-fore the end of the twentieth
century such things as "corners in
wheat will have become a mere
recolloc'.ion of a barbarous past,
says the London Graphic. If all
the wheat-growing countries of the
world utilise all their wheat grow
ing areas to the utmost, the amount
of wheat produced in the year 1940
will only suffice to meet the de
mands of the world's growing pop
ulation of bread-eaters. Capitalists
who attempted to corner wheat in
1950 would probably be stoned in
the market place. But even if un
der a wiser social order gambling
with food supplies become impos
sible, yet it is mathematically de
monstrable thai before the twen
tieth century is out the world of
men who are born wheat-eaters
wiil be faced with many tremen
dous problems of food supply. In
the geological past races of animals
have faded to extinction chiefly be
cause their food supply has failed
them. Is man's fate to be the
same? Or will man, who is na
ture's rebel, find a way out?
ARTIFICIAL FOOD PRODUCTION-
The way out which suggests it
self is that of making food artifi
cially. The great chemist, Emil
Fischer, has been for years past ex
perimenting with the synthetic pro
duction of a protein. He is within
measurable distance of making the
simplest form of vegetable protein
but the step from that to protein
suitable for food may be immeasur
ably long. Before that is reached
we may have recourse to another
method, which is that of stimulat
ing the growth of plants by chemi
cal products. Of these chemical
products the one which is nearest
to our hands is the artificial nitrate;
and as Sir William Crookes pointed
out eleven years ago if we can
produce this cheaply from the ni
trogen of the air we may put our
selves in possession of a chemical
which will stave off starvation for
generations to come.
NITRATES FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.
The synthesis ot the nitrogen
and oxygen of the atmosphere by
means of electric discharges has
long been a dream of the industrial
chemist, and various processes
more or less tentative have been
devised towards that end. The
Birkeland-Eyde process is the out
come of the perfected experiments
of Professor K. Birkeland, of Chris
tiania University, in association
with Samuel Hyde, also of Christi
ania, an engiueer, whose intimate
knowledge of the engineering and
technical requirements requisite for
the task of the fixation of nitrogen
from the atmosphere direct, has en
abled the practical realization of a
project for the produclion of a sou
fertilizer nitrate of lime.
The special feature in this pro
cefs is the furnace in which syn
thesis is effected. Electric dis
charges are produced by alternating
currents at a very high voltage be
tween copper electrodes placed be
tween the poles of a large electro
magnet. An electric arc results,
wnich takes the torm ot a roaring
disc ol flame four or five feet in di
ameter. Through this air is gent
ly blown. The nitrous vapors with
which the air is thus charged are
passed through water towers,
where they are absorbed 111 water
and in qnicklime, the whole of the
products being converted into ni
trate of lime, which is concentrat
ed. As thus produced from the
surrounding atmosphere the final
stage of the nitrate is a finely
ground, brownish compound of
lime, free from smell, and easily
soluble in water.
ADVANCES IN PRODUCTION.
The original output during the
early operations was a couple of
thousand tons per annum, the
whole of which was disposed of in
Scandinavia and on the Continent,
with the exceDtion of some small
trial lots in the United Kingdom. I
Recently, however, a new factory
has been completed at Notodden, in
Norway, by the Norwegian Hydro
Electric Nitrogen Company, Ltd.,
admitting of a production of 20,-
000 tons of nitrate of lime annually.
Moreover, it will not stoo at this
point, since, in the course of another
two years, the output will be in
creased to about 100,000 tons per
annum, and there would seem to
be, with the vast resources of pow
er available from the Norwegian
waterfalls, an ever increasing pros
pect ior supply of this feitilizing
substance.
THE FERTILIZER.
The nitrate of lime in other
words nitric acid and calcium
contaius about 13 per cent, nitro
gen and 26 to 30 per cent, lime,
soluble in water. It is principally
applied as a top-dressing for the
soil, out part may be ploughed in
with t it? seen at Hie time ol sow-
Catarrh, the Bane of the World
Pe ru -na, the Standard Remedy.
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Africa :ustbaua Corit u
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HOT WEATHER
CATARRH.
Affects the
Stomach,
Kidneys,
Bowels,
Pelvic
Organs.
COLD WEATHER
CATARRH.
Affects the
Head,
Throat,
Lungs,
Bronchial
Tubes,
Catarrh is recognized all over the civilized world as
a formidable disease. In the United States alone, two
hundred thousand people have catarrh annually. In
other countries the ratio or victims is as great
For many years Pe-ru-na has held the foremost
place as a standard remedy for catarrh.
Persons objecting to liquid medicines can now pur
chase Pe-runa tablets.
ing. The claim is made that for
each hundred-weight of calcium
nitrate spread in the fields the
farmer ought to obtain the follow
ing increase of (cereal) crop: Oats,
about 3jcwt., with corresponding
quantity of straw; brley, about
3cwt.; wheat, about 2cwt.
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FOR SALE.
The fine property of Col. John
G. Freeze, on the corner of Third
and Center streets, is for sale. It
has a Iroutage on Third street of
92 feet, and on Center street
about 212 feet. The residence con
tains all modern improvements.
Located in the heart of thetown,
only a short distance from the
businese houses, court house, post
office, churches, trolley line, &c,
this is a very valuable property
either as a home or as a lot for
building purposes. Center street
is sure to be au important business
street before long.
For terms and conditions consult
Col. Freeze. tf,
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walk them oil. before you have walked
a mile things will look rosier. Just try
it." Have you noticed the increase in
walking of late in every community?
Many attribute it to the comfort which
Allen's Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder
to he shaken into the shoes, eives to the
millions now using it. As Weston lias
said, ,-It has real merit." 6-3-4L
Starter Mills has been engaged
for the races at the fair again this
year.
Recreatiou A. A. and Nescopeck
will play ball on the Carpet Mill
grounds on Saturday at 3.30.
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That big newspaper, the Phila
delpnia Record, a few days ago
passed the thirty-ninth milestone,
3nd thus reached, according to
modern calculations, the full prime
and glory of its manhood. Still
lusty with the strength and lofty
ambitions of youth, it is yet stead
ied and balanced by long and va
ried experience, and there is to-day
in the United States no paper more
solid, cateful and just in all its
dealings with the public, nor at the
same time any that is more alert.
Representing the opposition in e
city overwhemingly given over tr
the dc minance of the Republicai
organization of the State, it never
tr.eless has still, as it has had fo'.
many years, the widest circulation
in that city of any morning news
paper. This presents a curiou
problem, the only explanation o
which seems to be that The Record
notwithstanding its political differ
ences with the majority cf the peo
ple of Philadelphia, is recognized
by them as the best newsgiver.
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A daughter has been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd F. Maize.
PENNSYLVANIA BilLROAD
Bulletin.
JUNE ON THE GREAT LAKES
Restful, delightful, interesting, and instructive, there
is no trip like that on the Great Lakes, those inland seas which
form the border line between the United States and Canada.
And June is one of the most charming months in the year in
which to take the trip.
For comfort the fine passenger steamships of the An
chor Line have no superiors. As well-appointed as the pal
atial ocean greyhounds which plow the Atlantic, their sched
ule allows sufficient time at all stopping places to enable the
traveler to see something of the great lake cities and to view
in daylight the most distinctive sights of the lakes; and the
scenery which frames them.
The trip through the Detroit River, and through Lake
St. Clair, with its great ship canal in the middle of the lake,
thence through Lake Huron, the locking of the steamer
through the great locks at the Soo, and the passage of the
Portage Entry, lake and canal, across the upper end of Michi
gan are novel and interesting features.
The voyage from Buffalo to Duluth covers over eleven
hundred miles in the five days' journey. Leaving Buffalo,
the steamships Juniata and Tionesta, make stops at Erie,
Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinac Island, the Soo, Marquette,
Houghton and Hancock, and Duluth.
The 1909 season opens on June 5, when the Steamer
Tionesta will make her first sailing from Buffalo.
The Anchor Line is the Great Lake Annex of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and the service measures up to the high
standard set by the "Standard Railroad of America."
An illustrated folder, giving sailing dates of steamers,
rates of fare, and other information is in course of preparation
and may be obtained when ready from any Pennsylvania
Railroad Ticket Agent, who is also prepared to book passen
gers who may desire to take this trip through the Great
Lakes and back. 6 3 at.
S-i3-4mog.