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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-04
Observation-Disclosures,

Mr.. w. Polk Robertson and Miss
Lula Belle Erwin were united in
marriage a. the residence of Mr.. Dan
Martin in South Columbia last We'd
nesday night. Judge +. E. Erwin
officiated, saying the ceremony in a
delightfully."- pretty and happy style.
The contracting parties have the
congratulations of numerous friends.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-03-04

Mr.. F. A. Shaw, of this city, and
Miss Minnie May Lewis, Of the
Bear Creek neighborhood, were
united IN marriage last Sunday
afternoon, Rev. w. d. Wendell offici-
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-01
Yellow Jaundice Cured.

Suffering humanity should be sup.
piled with every means possible for its
relief. II is with pleasure we publish
the following: This is to certify that
| was a terrible sufferer from Yellow
Jaundice for over six months. and was
treated 10y some Of the best physicians
in our city and all to no avail Dr.
Bell, our druggist. recon- mended Flee
trio l'ltters; and after taking two bot
ties. | WAS entirely cured. ! now take
great pleasure in recommending them
t. any person suffering from this terri
bic malady. l am gratefully yours, NJ i.
y. Hogarty. IeXinglo on. Ky"
Sold 10y }. II Upton, Druggist.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-01
To the Front.

In compliance with orders from
Brig. Gen. Schacr, Of the Arkansas
State Guards, the Taylor Rifles
met Monday night for the purpose
of reorganlzing and recruiting.
At o'clock the clear notes of
the assembly call went ringing
through the air, and by o'clock
twenty-five members responded
with that alacrity as did their
fathers in the COS.
Captain John 7. Brady called
"attention" and briehy stated the
object of the call, and urged upon
the boys the importance of
strengthening the ranks by re.
cruits. The company then went
into election OF first and second
lieutenants, resulting in the cleo
ton of Linn Turley as first and r.
G. Dye as second.
The captain stated that he had a
partial list Of uniforms which were
at the disposal of any one wishing
them, and the company were or.
dered to report to him for their
guns and accoutrcments, to be put
in order for next drill night.
Thursday night was designated as
meeting and drill night.
1t is the intention of the company
to recruit up to 100 strong, and so
thoroughly organize as to be ready
for marching orders in less than
twenty-tour hours. A number of
recruits have already responded.
In the event of being called into
action, there is no fear but what
the boys will perpetuate the honor
their fathers handed down to them.
No more promising set of young
men can be found in the state than
those composing the Taylor Rifles,
and they arc all eager TO try their
metal with II foe.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-01
Discovered by a Women.

Another great discovery has been
made, and that too by IA lady in this
country. Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she With
stood its severest tests. but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent For three months
she cOughed necessarily, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery. 10y purchasing OF Us bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption, and Was so much relieved on
taking first dose, that she slept all
night; and with two bottles, has been
absolutely cured Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutz." Thus writes w. G..
llamnick II Co, of Shelby, n. G. Trial
bottles free at J. III. Tipton's Drug
Store. Regular size SOC. and 81 90.
Every bottle guaranteed.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-01
Spring Millinery at rladame Boyle's.

Madame <. Boyle. the up-to date
milliner, ever mindful of the require
meats of the trade in this city, and
with view to accommodating the
same and keeping the money at home,
has just received from the markets the
prettiest and most exquisite line Of
Easter Novelties in Ladies, Misses and
Children's Pattern Hats, Bonuets, Sal
ors, Ladies' Shirt Waists, Frames,
trimmings, etc, etc which we have
ever seen in Forrest CITY. We had the
pleasure to look through this stock Il
lew days ago. One aay easily imagine,
upon stepping into the store that he
has entered into II fairy bower, so
bright and pretty is the display of
these novelties. The selection consists
OF all the very latest shapes, styles and
trimmings, and some of them are per-
fectly gorgeous The variety. however.
Is abundant. and one may select some
thing very modest, or 90 to the other
extreme. One would indeed be very
hard to please If she could not be suited
at this popular Millinery establishment.
Hats of the most exquisite pattern and
trimming are here offered at priet s
ranging from 81 80 to SO 90. which
would actually cost you twice the
money at the Memphis openings. 1t
Will afford you pleasure To see This
beautiful stock, aud You are cordially
invited to look it over. Madame
Boy les enterprise, splendid taste, and
laudable ambition to provide The best
at reasonable prices, deserves recogni-
ton and the applause and patronage
ef our citizens. Give her call, and
be convinced you can do no better in
Memphis or elsewhere.
The Forrest City times., 1898-04-01

TO be good humored,
Jollity and exhuberant health are a pre-,
verbal combination. The hearty man wko
IS always laughing doesn't have any trouble
with his digestion. 1t has been said that
laughing makes people healthy. The truth
is that health makes people laugh.
1t is impossible TO estimate the tre-
meudous influence of health upon human
character. man with a headache will
not be i'll happy, contented frame of
mind. A man who suffers from weak
stomach and an impaired digestion will sit
and grumble through the best meal ever
prepared. A bilious man who is not a
bore, IS deserving of place in museum
A nervous man who is not petulent and
fault-iinding is 4 curiosity. All these con-
ditions lead to grave diseases, when the
victim becomes not only disagreeable but
dependent as we'll. A wise wife will real
izethat while the old saying that "mau's
heart is in his stomach" is not literally
true, it is fact that his stomach sweetens
or sours his character according as il Is
healthy or unhealthy DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is the best of medicines
for the conditions described. II makes
the weak stomach strong, the impaired
digestion perfect invigorates the liver,
purifes and enriches the blood and tones
the nerves. 1t tears down half-dead, inert
tissues and replaces them with the firm
muscular tissues of health. II builds new
ana hcaitny nerve hDres ana Drain cells
1t dissipates nervousness and melancholy
and inparts mental elasticity and courage
1t is the best of all known medicines for
nervous disorders
Through your skillful treatment am once
more a well man. :" writes J. n Arnold ESQ of
Candy. Logan Co. Ncbr. suffered for years
and could not find relief until l commenced
taking YOUR Golden Medical Discovery ! suf-
fered with constipation and torpidity Of liver
which resulted in irritation of the prostate aud
Inflammation of the bladder. had only taken
one bottle when found great relief The medi-
cine has effected permanent cure"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

Farallon de Medinilla; Saipan, fifteen
miles long, fertile, and having about
1000 inhabitants; Tiniah, originally
possessing 10000 inhabitants, and
now place Of segregation for lepers,
with population Of 800; Aguijan, Of
no importance; Rota, with 500 inhab.
itants, and Guam.
Guam, or Guajan, the southernmoss
and largest Of the islands, Is thirty.
two miles long and has o population
of about 5000, two-thirds Of whom are
in Agapa, and nearly all the rest upoil
the seaboard, the country inland be.
ing almost without inhabitant. Agana,
the capital, is also q convict settle.
ment. It is beautifully clean, and
possesses good government officials, q
hospital, schools and a church. Tho
Spanish residents have usually num-
bered about twenty, and the regular
soldiery about 200, all quartered here.
The militia, comprising about all tho
male population, is commanded by
native officers. The civil government
is similar to that Of the Philippines.
Postal communication has been quar-
terly.
When first discovered the Ladrones
had o population Of about 10000.
Not one Of the original race survives,
and the islands are peopled chiefly by
Tagals and Bisayans from the Philip.
pines, mixed descendants Of South
American Indians, colony Of Caro-.
line Islanders who founded Garapan
in the Island of Saipan, and numerous
Chamorro-Spanish half.breeds. The
census Of 1883 reports population Of
6476 in Agana; and total of 1912
in all the islands, 5034 being males
513S females. There are eighteen
schools in the Island of Guam. Only
ten per cent. Of the Ladrone Islanders
are nnable to read and write. Spanish
is the recognized language; but many
Of the natives speak little English.
The climate is good and equable; sew
enty degrees to eighty degrees
Fahrenheit is the range Of the Their
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A CAROLINE WARRIOR.

make wonderful speed, and that they
can lie closer to the wind than any
other sailing craft known.
Customs, superstitions, dress, re-
ligion, ETC., prove that the people OF
the Ladrones have Q common origin
with the other races OF Polynesia, but
they have lived 80 long by themselves
that they have a distinct language.
Some writers have argued that the
race is of American origin, while
others hold that they are an offshoot'
Of the Japanese.
Gobien, the French writer, who
studies the people on the spot, says of
them:
'The natives are not SO dark as
those of the Philippines, and are larger
OF body than the average European.
They lived on roots, fish anu fruits,
and were extremely active and quick.
Many Of them lived over 100 years. f"
Another French writer says that he
saw them dive and swim so well that
they caught fish in their hands under
water.
In character the Ladrones are gay
and amiable, loving pleasure, and
spending much Of their time in out
door amusements.
The women are usually lighter in
color than the men, and many of them
are extremely beautiful, with luxuriant
hair reaching almost to the ground.
The Carolines are like the Ladrones,
only more extensive in number and
area. and densely populated. The
islands are widely scattered into three
great groups, the eastern, western and
central. Spain originally claimed all
the groups, but Germany recently
took the Marshall Islands. The GEN.
trail or main group, now belonging 10
Spain, comprises forty-eight smaller
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

Far out in the Pacific. where the
map looks as II o charge Of bird shot
had peppered spot no larger than
your thumb, the American flag is
flying over the Ladrones. They are
but specks on the face Of the deep.
Yet there is an empire OF island wealth
amid the rarest scenery in the world.
An earthly paradise it is called.
The capture OF the Ladrones by the
United States with seizure Of the
Carolines just to the south Of, the
group makes them of new interest to
Americans. sn' "
The Ladrones are a chain OF vol
canic islands extending north and
south from latitude thirteen degrees
twelve minutes north to latitude
twenty degrees thirty-two minutes
south and in longitude about LAG east.
They were discovered by Magellan,
March 6, 1921, and named Ladrones
from the supposed stealing propensi-
ties OF the natives, Later, in 1868, the
islands were named Mariana, in honor
Of Maria Anne, of Austria, the widow
OF Phillip w., King Of Spain. The
inhabited islands are Agrigan, Saipan,
Tinian, Rota and Guam. On the
other islands are volcanoes spouting
fire and steam. The mountains range
from 1000 to 5000 feet high, about
the altitude Of the biggest Of the
Catskills.
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The Spaniards have controlled the
islands without interference or seri-
GUS trouble from the natives. There
is small garrison at Agana. the cap
ital, where the Governor General has
resided. Many natives Of the Caro-
line Islands have been imported into
the Ladrones and the races are inter
estingly mixed. The blending Of the
tall, copper-colored, curly.haired,
long-bearded and mustached CAROLYN
ians with the Philippian-loohi La
drones, with their dark Malay skin,
has given new tint to large mum.
Der Of young men and women.
The chief products for sustaining
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As far as the imports and exports

As far as the imports and exports Of
merchandise can be compared the
total foreign commerce Of the United
States for last year shows remarka-
bic increase. In fact, this year end
ing with June, has been the banner
year in American foreign trade, which
represents larger aggregate volume
than in any previous similar period Of
Dur commercial history. Figures
show that the exports Of the products
and manufactures Of the United States
represent total value Of 81, 200, 000,-
900, while the imports will be but lit.
tie more than half that sum. This
gives trade balance Of nearly $780,
600, 900, or 100 per cent. in our favor
for the year. While our imports are
less in value than in any year since
1885, our exports are the largest ever
recorded. While the greatest gain in
our exports has naturally been in the
products Of our farms, II is very graft.
flying to know that there has been no
falling of in the foreign demand for
American manufactures, which, for
the year just ended. constituted twen-
ty-five per cent. Of our total export
trade. At the same time there has
been q diminution in our purchases
from forty-one per cent. Of all imports
o. year ago down TO thirty.seven per
cont for the year that terminated yes.
terday. Our combined import and
export trade. now aggregating 81, $780,
: 00O. 900, places us in the second COM
mercial position Of the world, We hav-
ing now passed both Germany and
France. and following very close to
the United KINGDOM. -.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

Captain J. W. Pratt has told q
mighty military story that came to
him somehow from the big camp Of
the United States volunteers at San
Francisco. An infantryman had over
stayed his liberty. Detection meant
a fine and perhaps some imprison-
ment, with the most disagreeable sort
Of police duty. The infantry chap was
o genius. He pinned strips Of white
paper down the legs Of his trousers.
Then he made officers shoulder straps
out Of banana skins. Then he boldly
walked right through the line, an
swered "officer," and accepted the
night honor of the sentry.-Pacifc
Commercial Advertiser.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

The present population are de.
scribed as "wanting in energy, of IN
different moral character, and miser.
ably poor" They are descended in
part from the original inhabitants,
called Chamonos, and from the Mesti.
Eos, q mixed race formed by the union
Of Spaniards with these natives.
On the island called Suypan colony
from the Caroline Islands. which lie to
the south Of the Ladrones, was estab.
ished some years ago. These people
are the most active and enterprising
inhabitants Of the Ladrones.
Spain has derived no revenue from
these islands, and has done little TO
civilize the people. At one time a
few small schools were started, but
they were soon abandoned.
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the people that they live in about the
same primitive fashion as character.
lied them when Europeans first visited
them.
In one thing the people Of the La
drones excel all the natives Of the
Polynesian islands--this is their
faculty for building and sailing won
derful water craft with lateen sail.
Sailors OF all nations for over 800 years
have admired their skill with these
vessels.
They are built entirely without
metal. and the largest of them will
carry about seven men.
The boat has an outrigger which 10
carried on the lee side to prevent up
setting. It is said shat these boats
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

The total losses by fire during the
past twenty.three years in the United
States aggregate so, asa, 692, 4sl, on
which there was insurance to the
amount Of 81 ,43s, 9O2, AS. At the be-
ginning Of the period indicated, that
is in 1875, the total annual loss aver
aged about sixty-Ave millions. The
destruction Of property by fire has
therefore almost doubled since that
date. II is hardly necessary to state
that the increase of property during
the period, although very great, bears
no proportion TO the loss.
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life are cocoanuts and bread fruit.
They grow spontaneously everywhere.

life are cocoanuts and bread fruit.
They grow spontaneously everywhere.
II is said that one cocoanut tree will
feed man. A grove of the fruit trees
TO the islander is what o herd Of COWS
is to the Pennsylvania farmer.
These. with the tons OF fish In the
lagoons, which are natural fish ponds,
are responsible for the profound in
dolence Of the natives. They can
support life without laboring. Some
OF the broad fruit trees are ten or
twelve feet in diameter. A single
tree is considered equal in life-sup-
porting capacity to two acres Of
wheat. Then there are other pro-
ducts--guava, corn, ordinary wheat
bananas, figs and arrowroot.
The islands forming the Ladrones,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

Near Briancon. France, is the Al
pine Glacier du Casset, which is now
being regularly worked as an ice
quarry, the product being shipped by
rail to Paris. The ice vein is about
ono hundred feet wide and twenty-five
thick, and IL is found that it can be
worked at profit, making the first
commercial use Of the glacier SO far
known.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

beginning at the northernmost, are
Farallon. de Paiaras, an active volcano
1000 feet in height; group Of three
rocky islets known as the Urracas;
Assumption, a partially active vol
canic peak 2S4S feet in height; Agri-
gan, seven miles in length. mountain
GUS, and the northernmost inhabited
island; Pagan, having three active
cones, and peopled by few natives;
the uninhabited islands Of Alamagan,
Guguan. Sariguan, Anataxan and
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groups, making q total Of four or Eve
hundred islands.
Among the products OF Che country
are rice, corn, wheat, sugar, cotton.
tobacco, indigo. bread fruit, castor
oil and kindred necessariey OF life.
Among tho curious natural features
are thepalu trees, that produce vege-
table ivory; banyan trees TINA grow
downward, the seeds being planted
by birds high up in other trees, de-
posted in bark and crsvices, sending
down rootlets TO gather sustenance
and moisture from the soil.
Another tree bears o fruit so ofyen-
sive in odor that no man not in prac-
tice can endure II, but once in a
mouth the fruit tastes 80, deliciously
that he cannot stop eating. until it is
devoured.
The women Of the Carolines are neat
and attractive at home or among their
cocoanut trees. The men are indus
trious--s everywhere displaying ingen-
uity and gentle thrift.
The Caroline Archipelago consists
Of thirty-six minor groups, of which
the nine following are the principal:
Tho Palaos or Pelews, zap, Uluthi,
Uleai, Namonuito, Hogolen or Ruk,
the East and West Mortlocks, Bonabe
or Ponape, and Kusaie, otherwise
called ITALIAN orStrong's Island,
The Pelew group contains some 200
islands and islets. The principal ISL
and 10 Babel Thaob, which in, area is
equal to oil the rest put together. The
most important Of the others are Kor.
ror, Uruk, lapel, Malk, Peleleu and
Angaur. The population Of the Pc.
LEWIS is estimated at some 3000,, but is
probably much more. The language
is a very peculiar and bizarre Malayan
dialect, somewhat akin to that OF. Sulu
Archipelago. The principal products
are turtle shell, coprs and beche de
mer (Holothuria), which in the Chin
ese markets brings as much as S4OO
gold per ton.
There is always civil war going on
in the group between. the various
tribes, and firm hand is needed to
keep things in order there. Captain
Butran, of the Velasco Qately sunk at
who visited the group in 1885,
gives these natives good name. Cap
tain O'Keefe, however, q wealthy
trader of Yap, gives them doubtful
putting them down as q
folk Of piratioal and turbulent charac-
ter.
The enormous quartz wheels, the
famous and curious stone money of
zap In this group, were quarried in the
Island OF Kokial., In olden time there
was great commercial activity here,
and the zap and Pelew folks went on
voyages OF trading and con-
quest. Bab-el-Thaob is rich in good
timber. Great quantities of yams,
bread-fruits aud cocoanuts are grown.
Alligators are found in some OF the
creeks, and peculiar kind Of a horned
frog, There are two kinds OF snakes,
which the natives called Bersoiok and
Nguus, both somewhat venomous.
There Is abundance Of good pasture
Tor horses and cattle. Goats are plen-
.iful, probably introduced by the early
Malayan settlers.
The Spanish have done next to moth
ng to show their occupation, and
goes on much as before.
There is no Spanish garrison. The
country is well worth opening up to
lonest and energetic trade.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

New South Wales Lssing Its Population.
The population Of New South Wales
continues to decline, the inhabitants
on March 81 last being 1,170,934,
against 1.176,24S ct the beginning Of
the year. There was thus loss OF
1914, though the natural increase was
1892. The loss was mainly attribut-
able to emigration, 1905 more per-
sons having left the colony than
entered it. The majority Of those
who left were men.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-19

Official tests Of the eyesight of Bal.
tmore school children--tests ordinar-
lily used by oculists--to the number of
b3.067 show some inter resting and sug-
gestive results. More than 5000
pupils were found to have such de-
tects in these organs as TO make school
york unsafe, while fifty.three per
cent Of the children were found not
10 be in the enjoyment of normal
vision. CAUTIOUSLY enough, this per-
tentage OF defective eyesight steadily
decreased with the sge Of the pupils.
The percentage Of normal vision was
found to be as follows; First grade,
%; second, Al; third, AZ; fourth, 40;
9th. 4S; sixth, a.; seventh, "a;
eighth, SO. No explanation is offered
,fGr this Improvement in eyesight with
ago and the use of the eyes under
school conditions. It was found,
however, that many blaokboards and
maps in the schools were not placed
in the proper light, and the report Of
the oculists recommends yearly ex!
aminations hereafter of the pupils
eyesight; also the adoption Of a uni
form system Of adjustable seats and
desks adapted to the heights of the
children.
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A prominent bacterioloaist states

A prominent bacteriologist states
" that scarcely one dog in 10000 sup
posed to be mad in the sense that his bite
will communicate hydrophobia is real
Iy so. A knowledge Of this fact will
cause a comparative feeling Of secur-
ity, but then close lookout should be
kept against the one dog.
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test months, and the rainfall in the
summer months is very heavy.
Agana, the capital. is well built of
timber, and many OF the houses have
tiled roofs. There are twenty small
villages on the islands.
SO little hos been done to eivilize