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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
TO INCREASE SPEED OF SHIPS.
system of Pipes Spreads "A Film of Petro.
leum Below the Water Line.

system oi I1pes Sprehus rim OF Ietro'
leum Below the Water Line.
The invention of n simple and mex
penslve device for accelerating the
speed of ships and preventing barna.
cles and corroson has recently been
brought to the attention of the Chief
of Construction and other officials of
the Navy Department in Washington,
with the result that Assistant Sccre-
tary of the Navy McAdoo has ap-
pointed Chief Engineer George Cowie,
Jr., U. s. ~, stationed at the New
York Navy Yard, commissioners to
witness test of the idea on large
scale and report on 1t to the depart
ment.
The invention consists OF n mechan-
ism which envelops the submerged
portion of a ship with a film of oil,
thus reducing friction and overcoming
to large degree the resistance OF the
water.
A series Of iron flanges are fastened
along the bottom and sides OF the ship
below the water line, I'm which are in
serted sheets of woven wire netting,
lathng or sheet iron, covered with an
absorbent composition saturated with
OIL The flanges have a semlclrcular
! covering on top. below which runs a
| finely perforated pipe, which elects a
| fine spray of OF against the Inside OF
the flange and on to the sheets, from
| which It spreads downward.
The oil Is not carried away by the
water, but through capillary attrac'
ton Is spread, thus keeping the ships
! hull creased without any waste of oil
| 1t Is said that the composition is q
! perfect carrier of oil under the surface
| of the water feature which has never
before been achieved and which VIII
make oil perform below the water
line the same service that 1t does In
quelling a rough sea.
1t is said for the invention that, ap
| piled to any vessel, either steam oil
sailing, it will increase the speed by
at least twenty-five per cent without
augmentlng the amount of machinery
or the expenditure of fuel. Another
and most valuable feature claimed Is
| tn1t IL VIII prevent lne HToN III vi oai
nacles. These enemies to ships hull'
necessltatc frequent dry docking ant
scraping, at large cost.
The inventor also declares that thu
fatty composition will completely pre-
vent corrosion of hulls.
The oil used ls crude petroleum, ant
is supplied to the pipes by tanks an'
valves located above the water line
The system is so arranged that IL
rough weather a large quantity OF ol
can be discharged along the sides o
the ship and distributed over the sur
face of the water, thus providing |
more effective method Of greasing ant
smoothing high seas than any yet dc
| yised.-New York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18

One of the most picturesque charac-
ters in New Orleans passed away few
days ago in the person of Dame Veuve
(widow) Marie Madeleine Zoe Cruzat
Peychaud "Tante Zoe" as she was
known to the entire creole population
of New Orleans.
Nine. Peychaud was SO years of age.
She had figured so conspicuously from
her very childhood in the society and
history of New Orleans, and her men,
ory was so bright, that she seemed far
older than the century. She was Of the
best creole stock, a granddaughter OF
that Chevalier Chalmette (Chalmette de
Lino) upon whose plantation the battle
of New Orleans was fought, which
Louisiana folks always called the bat
tie of Chalmette, and the daughter Of
that Senor Cru2at who was Governor OF
all the vast Missouri territory of Spain
which stretched from the Mississippi to
the Pacific. When after the victory of
New Orleans, the population of that
city, with the Gallo love for display,
welcomed General Jackson with pomp
and ceremony in the Place d'Armes,
now Jackson square, it was little Zoe
Cruzat, then girl of II, dressed in
white, with gay red and blue ribbons,
and representing Louisiana, that placed
a laurel wreath ON the brow of the VIC
torious General.
Tante Zoe was but 16 when she mar
ried and but % when she became a
widow, yet she leaves scores of de-
scendants, grandchildren, great-grand-
children, and greatgreat-gr grandchildren
behind her. From 1920 almost to the
time of her death Nine. Peychaud was
the leader OF creole society. She had
the prosecenium box at the first opera
/ ever given in New Orleans. She enter
tanned in brilliant style the Due dor
leans, Louis Philippe of France, when
q refugee in America. She led in the
1 balls, the opera, and everything else.
| When her youth passed away Nine
Peychaud remained the idol Of the Gre
/ ole world. There was never sick per-
son in the French quarter whose bed
/ side she did not visit, nor any one in
trouble who did not consult her; and
her Thursday levees, which she kept
1 up until she was 80, were the rendez,
yous of young and old, for Nine. Pey.
ehaud could tell the most delightful
\ stories of old creole days.-New Or.
leans Correspondence New York Sun
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
FASHION NOTES.

Belts Of bias satin are sometimes
gathered at intervals up and down and
the stitches covered with jet sequins.
The newest thing in wedding wells is
tulle with rutlle of rose point all
around the edge.
Boleros of lace and wide draped
belts fastened with rhinestone buckles
are features of wedding gowns this
season. -
Tucking In all forms is In great
vogue just ut present, and small NUT
ton leg sleeves are tucked from the
shoulder to the waist in graduated
widths. the widest tucks being ut the
top.
Tan gloves are quite as fashionable
as white for calling and the street, but
white, pale yellow and pink are the
proper tnts for evening dress, except
with Il black costume which requires
n black glove. The four-button length
is worn with the long sleeves.
The fashionable evening headdress
of two or three fathers with an al
grette of two arranged high on the
crown of the head, has an Importance
in the screening business which Is
rarely surpassed by the correct even
ing bonnet; and pretty Partisan sug-
gestion is wreath of violets around
the coil of hair, whether it Is done up
on the top of the head or on the nape
of the neck Wired loops of black vel
vet ribbon thickly spangled with gold
or silver, form one of the many styles
of headdress worn at the opera, but
three short curling ostrich tips in
black. with one short algrette, ar
ranged so that two of the tips curl
down close to the hair and one stands
up, make the prettiest possible deco
ra lion for light brown hair.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
Three Gents a Drink.

Low-water mark has been reached on
upper Park row in the region OF cheap
restaurants and plug hat" saloons in
The opening Of rather pretentious re-
sort at which everything in the drink
line Is sold at three cents. The weary
wanderer with few pennies and a
aAirst stands delighted before large
signs announcing "The largest schoon-
er OF beer, ale or porter in the world
cents; The largest glass sold of pure
Kentucky rye, 3 cents; All mixed
drinks, Broadway style, cents; All
kinds of hot drinks, cents; sherry and
egg, 3 cents" Then follows long
aunch bill of fare, the prevailing prices
upon which are one cent and the high.
est three cents.-New York Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
THE LIBERTY LEAGUE.
An Organization That Opposes the Election
10 Office OF Extremists.

Londoners and New Workers, who
have long been afflicted with societies
for the prevention of this, that and
the other, or organizations for the
promotion of fads of every description,
should take example from certain OF
the residents of New Zealand, the
land of advanced ideas. These resi-
dents arrived at the conclusion that
civilization was advancing with too
rapid strides in New Zealand and
that individual rights and liberties
were being trodden under foot by
faddists.
They accordingly formed an organi-
zation named the Liberty league, the
members of which are pledged to OPP
pose any person who stands for cleo
ton who is an extremist upon any
subject injuriously affecting the rights
of citizens, and to conserve what re-
mains of individual liberty, and to win
back the rights of which the people
have been robbed by predatory en-
actments.
Some time ago total prohibition Of
the liquor traffic was enforced in Ger
tain parts Of the country, with the
result, as borne out by high church
dignitares, that these districts are
now noted for drunkenness. Notwith.
standing this fact, the prohlbitionists
are determined to force their ideas
upon the whole colony. One of the
objects of the Liberty league is to
resist by every constitutional means
the attempts of the prohibitionlsts to
stop the manufacture, sale, importa-
ton or use of liquor in the colony.
In the recent elections for members
of the house of representatives the
league worked strenuously against the
prohibition candidates, with the re-
suit that they were everywhere de-
feated. 1t is hoped that hence forth
the socialistic legislation of the New
Zealand parliament will be checked
through the influence of the leaguers,
who include some of the most proml-
nent men Of the country.-Ne7o Y0rh
.SuH.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18

Hoods Pills act harmonlously with
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18

"Pll wager you never saw a chicken
like that" said Jacob Hope of Ninth
,street, above Filbert, as he dived into
ia cage and sought out a mottled pull
Pet. He would have won the wager, for
The pullet has the head of a snake, as
well developed rs any serpent that ev-
er wriggled. 1t has no beak at all, but
/ In its stead is a mouth, from which
}Iarts back and forth with all the
snakes characteristics a red stinger.
10 prove the strange resemblance, Mr..
Hope reached into a glass case and
brought forth gray and white mottled
snake about seven feet long, which he
sHectionately twined about his neck.
1t was hard to tell which head looked
most snake-like Another odd feature
of the pullet is its lack of toes and
claws. Philadelphia Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
THE WORLD AWHEEL.
A Big Bicycle for the Paris Exposition
other Gossip.


other Gossip.
The, bicycle built for two thousand,
to be seen at the Paris Exposition of
1900, will be the very bchemoth of bi.
cycles--thc largest wheel ever built.
1t could be ridden only by a giant
more than twice as tall rs the Colossus
of Rhodes. Upon it such Il rider
could scorch around the world in
about the time required by an ord-
nary wheelman for spin through
Central Park.
1t Is, in fact, carefully constructed
edlfce of the best Bessemer steel; and
what the Eiffel Tower was to the last
Paris Exposition the big bicycle will
be to this. Unquestlonably, It Is to
be the star attraction of the great ex-
hlbtlon.
This monster wheel will be taller
than any of the tall buildings sur
rounding It. Its saddle would just
overtop Weather Prophet Dunn's OBJ
servaton tower on the roof Of Goth
ans tallest office building. All the
other dimensions are in proportion.
But the big bicycle Is a very complete
building In itself. 1t has two large ell
frances, one at the bottom of each Of
its wheels, cut right through the tires.
Winding stairways lead from the
| doors up the front and back Of each
wheel through the forward and rear
| standards to the backbone Of the ma
chine. Thence spiral steps ascend to
the handle bar and saddle.
The stairs are lighted throughout by
| numerous windows Of quaint design,
through which great variety of views
can be obtained as the slghtseer
mounts to the top of the structure.
AS he is constantly turning in
his ascent the outlook changes with
every step, and he enjoys magniti-
cent natural panorama. Particularly
fine will be the prospect from the win
, dows of the handle bar.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
FRANKLIN as AN INVENTOR.
|rataioguc of His Achievements, showing
Ills Activity and Resource.

Philip G.. Hubert, Jr., in a sketch OF
Fraklin in his recent book, Invent
|crs." SAYS, Nothing in nature failed
10 interest him. and catalogue OF his
achievements, showing his activity anG
resource, Is conclusive proof OF the
|truth of both statements:
Franklin inspired and established the
IJunto, the pleasantest and most useful
|American club of which we have know
hedge.
He founded the Philadelphia Library,
parent OF a thousand libraries, which
4 marked the beginning OF an dntellectu-
al movement of endless good to the
whole country.
He first turned to great account the
4engine of advertising, indispensable In
all modern business.
He published Poor Richard" a rec
lord of homely wisdom in such shape
Hthat hundreds of thousands of readers
Vwere made better and stronger by 1t.
N He created the post-ofllce system OF
XAmerica, and was the first champion
h of reformed spelling.
He invented the Franklin stove,
which economized fuel, and he suggest
cd valuable improvements in ventila-
Elton and the building of chimneys.
He robbed thunder of its terrors, and
lightning of some OF its power to de-
stroy.
He founded the American Philosophi-
Z cal Society, the first organization In
A America of the friends of science.
He suggested the use Of mineral
4 manures, introduced the basket willow,
promoted the early culture Of silk,
and pointed out the advantages OF
white clothing in summer.
II He measured the temperature OF the
Gulf Stream and discovered that
northeast storms may begin in the
southwest.
He pointed out the advantage OF
building ships in water-tight compart-
ments, taking the hint from the Chi
\ nese, and first urged the use of oil as
q means of quieting dangerous seas.
Besides these great achievements
"A accomplished largely as recreation
q from his life-work as economist and
"a statesman. Benjamin Franklin helped
"A the whole race of inventors by re-
81 mark that has been of incalculable
<galue and comfort to theorists and
'&dreamers the world over When some
5pne spoke contemptuously of Montgol-
NJ hers balloon experiments, and asked
Xii of what use they were, the great Amer
& lean replied in words now historic, "Oi
n what use is a newborn Ibabe?"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
Economy Of Youth.

The following was related by a gen
tleman who travelled recently in ship
that carried Mark Twain from South
Africa to England. During dinner,
one evening, young gentleman made
himself aggressive, with the usual tall
lion stories. The American writhed
in silence for a time, but finding it
grew almost beyond bearing, with
great politeness admonished him IN
this wise:
"We all know Mr.. So-and-So, that
truth is very rare virtue. | am glad
to see that you economlze It,"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18
A BICYCLE POSTER.

Reproduced from Chicago Times-HeraldJ
On the saddle Is n broad platform,
around which runs strong steel rail;
it Is large enough for the most elabo-
rate cotillon ever danced. Here,
while the warm summer weather lasts,
open air banquets will be held for the
entertainment of eminent visitors.
Dances will also be given at intervals
while the exposition lasts.
The backbone of the big bicycle will
contain really marvellous apartment.
This will be a grand saloon scarcely
as many spans in width rs it Is yards
In length. 1t Is intended principally
for use as Il banquet hall. One long
table will run down the centre through
its entire length, at which six hundred
persons may be seated comfortably.
Chainless bicycles in which two pairs
Of bevel gears are used instead of the
chain, are reported to have proved
their superiority over the present
style of wheel in n test, in which a
wheel was run thirty-nlne thousand
miles without adjustment or apprecl-
able wear, says Engineering News.
"Dynamometer tests also show that
the bevel gears run with less friction
than the chain. 1t is stated that one
of the largest manufacturers will
soon put these wheels on the market.
The average pedestrian moves about
thirty inches at each step. The wheel
man mo nted on bicycle of average
oh
downward movement OF the legs,
which makes half revolution of the
pedals.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-02-18

Orwigsburg, Pa. Feb. 2, 1897. 81
have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and
find it to be an excellent medicine. l
was in poor health for year and my
neighbors thought had consumption.
Hoods Sarsaparilla was recommend
ed by some of my friends and now l
am in healthy and vigorous condi-
ton. Hoods Sarsaparilla created an
appetite and purified my blood and
made me feel like different person.
E. l.. Banks.
Hoods Pills act harmonlouslY with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
Uniforming the Police.

The proposed change in the uniform of
New York policemen gives to the Chief the
single star OF a Brigadier.General to the
Deputy Chief the'eagle of the army Colonel,
to the Inspectors a gold oak leaf, and to the
Captains collars of mohair with two bars
of gold, like the Captains uniform in the
army. The Sergeants have a single bar, cor
responding to that Of the army Lieutenant.
Without discussing the merits of the
change, let US rather turn back ~ourthoughts
to the older and other days. "the good old
times" sometimes referred to by the re-
formers, when the simple proposition to
uniform the New York policemen at all
provoked a riot.
Mayor HARPER was the pioneer of the
movement to uniform the New York police.
men; and being as Mayor the head of the
Police Department In fact as well as in
name, he tried it on two hundred. Such
was the popular objection to the innovation
that a riot occurred in the Bowery and the
plan had to be given up, a star-shaped
copper shield being substituted as the
badge of authority, from which seems to
have come the colloquial term "copper"" or
"cop," for q New York policeman.
Nearly fifty years ago a second attempt
was made to uniform the police, this
time under more favorable conditions,
since 1t was about the time of the close of
the successful Mexican war and a soldierly
uniform had much to commend 1t to popu-
lar sentiment. But on this occasion it was
the policemen themselves who objected.
So was their opposition and re.
sistance to the innovation that they held
an indignation meeting and threatened
not only the serenity but also the security
of the Chief of Police, before whose resi-
dence they made a hostile demonstration,
urging as their objection to the uniforms
hat "liveries were for lackeys." Indigna.
ton meetings were held, chiefly In a hall in
the Bowery, and resolutions were passed
pledging the members of the force never
to adopt the garb of footmen. Legal advice
to the opinion that the Police Commits.
sioners had no such Jurisdiction over the
police force as would authorize an attempt
to regulate the style Of their attire.
Finally. however, as the records show,
the reluctance of the policemen to wear
a uniform, and the unpopularity of the
innovation among the citizens generally,
were overcome and the original police
uniform was adopted after a compromise.
This uniform consisted of a blue cloth coat
with a velvet collar INT nine brass buttons,
gray trousers with black stripes, and fire.
mems a For summer service all tastes
were suited, some of the policemen wearing
! white duck suits and sack coats. Some wore
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
Light in the South.

In o series Of resolutions adopted by
the American Cotton Growers Protective
Association at it's meeting this week in
Memphis, with a view to the improvement
of the industrial condition of the South,
was the subjoined recommendation:
ITO build factories for manufacturing cotton near
the cotton fields. SO that the South may receive the
largest returns from each annual cotton crop. and
that homo markets may be built up for all other farm
products"
The wisdom of the policy set forth in the
foregoing resolution Is self-evident. The
resolution defines, in less than forty words,
the economic system under which the
Northern and Western States of our Union
have grown, in a comparatively brief
period, to be among the foremost and
richest industrial communities the world
has ever seen. 1t is the system which
HENRY CLAY so felicitously characterized
as the American system, and which THOMAS
JEFFERSON, before CLAY, unfolded during
the last year of his second Administration
in the following words:
There can be no question in the mind truly Ameri.
can whether II Is best to send our citizens and prop
erty into certain captivity. and then wage war for
their recovery, or to keep them at home. and to turn
seriously to that policy which plants the manufac-
turer side by side, and establishes at the door OF every
man that exchange of mutual labors and comforts
which they have hitherto sought in distant regions,
and under perpetual risk of brons with them"
1t Is not idle to remind the South that
factories annot be built and home markets
created by resolutions Of commercial bodies.
Capital cannot be wooed successfully by
convention oratory to investment among
communities that menace its security when
they go to the ballot box to vote for a Pres
ident Of the United States.
1t will be a fortunate day for the South
when this great light shall have dawned
on it. Perhaps it is dawning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23

When clergymen undertake to discuss
economic and social problems they almost inva-
riably show their iRnorrnce Of the facts involved
in them. Here is DIR. RAINsroRD, for example.
proposing to ind employment for the unem-
ployed, by setting them to cultivating the soil.
There 10 work on the FARMS" no says. and
there is plenty of land In the country. The only
thing not overdone is agriculture" Yet last
Monday. q convention OF cotton growers at
Memphis. Tenn, unanimously agreed that too
much cotton 10 raised. The Western farmers in
some places are burning their corn because It
will not sell for as much as 1t costs to buy coal;
tho overproduction Of wheat, except this year.
has kept the price of It down to half n dollar a
bushel, and from all over tho country come com.
plants that potatoes, hops. apples and other
crops. fail to remunerate tho farmer.