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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01

JELL,O, THE NEW DESSERT, pleases all
The family. -Four flavors Lemon, Orange.
Raspberry and strawberry AT your groceis.
iOC. 10 2Sdat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01

A switch in time saves nine wigs II you
don't believe it, ask any old maid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01

Some ank officials are judged by appear.
ances, and som 10y disappearances.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01

Hoax--"rm all run down loax-
"Why don't you ride a wheel yourself"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-01

The weather indicator is often made Ill
vain.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
CHINESE FOOT BINDING.
Developing TO That a

Opposition Developing TO That An.
Client and Torturing Custom
Some influential Cinnamon arc now
advocating the abolition OF that shock
Ing and cruel custom of foot binding so
prevalent in the celestial empire. How
common this custom Is in China and
how fatal to the welfare Of the women
Is little appreciated in America. Some
Chinese girls are permitted to go with
unbound feet until they are 6 years
old, when the time arrives for the
b%andaging process to begin, and the
golden %lilles." as these deformed feet
are called, must be nodded. The ban
dage used for this purpose Is made of
substantial webbing two and one-half
inches wide. The process consists prac-
tically in doubling the toes and heels
together, with the toes, except the big
one. bent under. The women, when the
object has been accomplished, and the
foot is encased in the tiny shoe, stand
upon the tip of the heel and the tip OF
the big toe. This, of course, cannot be
accomplished at once, but 1t Is the
product OF a long and torturing ordeal.
At first the bandages are applied rather
loose, but periodically they are drawn
tighter and tighter, as the feet yield to
the pressure of the webbing. The heel,
when the foot is encased in the shoe,
rests on a tiny platform OF wood fitted
above and behind the heel for that pur-
pose. The suffering endured by the
victim during the process Is beyond de-
scription, and 1t is not an uncommon
occurrence for outraged nature to pro-
test, and such a diseased condition of
the feet to ensue as to render neces-
sary their amputation. Sometimes the
children will not submit to the opera
ton, and their obstinacy results in
saving the feet. Many children cry
through the long hours Of the night
| and bring on various nerve troubles.
The New York Tribune states that feet
are bound to a smaller size in Foochow
than in any other part Of China, for
the fashionable shoe Is only two and
a half inches long, and the consequent
assure where the sole of the
foot should be Is about three
inches deep. The feet Of a Chinese
woman WELD an important influence
over her life. When she Is to be be-
trothed the size of her feet must be
ascertained for the sutton, and great
is the disappointment IL the brides
feet prove larger than anticipated.
When the wedding day arrives the
bride draws the bandages as snugly as
possible. The soles of the tiny shoes
are purchased with holes ready made
in the wood ear the border, in order
that the wearer may embroider the
shoes and stitch them to the wooden
soles, for the women make their own
1 ch0no
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
OUR HOLDERS LOOK ALIKE.
EsiE-HaiRed EaxOn type Prevails In h
Army.

e0A ko2VA AyPU AZ Sn3~
Army.
The Saxon type prevails throughout
our active fighting forces; at least, 1t
so appears to the mere eye-observer,
whatever the records may show. A
newspaper correspondent, o in Bos-
ton, called my attention to this at San
Fernando. In the interior Of Luzon, and
I had myself noticed and spoken Of it.
Everywhere the pale blue OF gray eye,
everywhere the fair skin. everywhere
the tawny hair and beard. In Cebu,
Panay, Negroes. and Sulu the same
phenomenon, writes Senator Beyer-
idge. In many instances the boards
have been allowed to grow, and OBJ
servances were s~tartlingly struck with
the resemblance which these fierce
looking bearded men-boys in years
bore to the old pictures In our primary
school histories Of twenty-five years
ago, and of the descriptions which ac-
companied them. The Saxon type Is as
conspicuous In the Philippines as the
flag itself. OF course, the dark hair
and eye are there, too. Three OF the
most daring and enduring soldiers l
met were Of that type, but the general
impression is distinctly fairness in
hair and lightness in eye. This calls
to mind the homogeneity Of the people
of the republic. One might well expect
the same type In the men from the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas; but
currents In America would have ex-
pected that the southern troops would
have been quite a different type. And
yet, in the Tennessee troops In Iloilo
was found precisely the same type as
in the Dakota troops at San Fernando.
You might have said that they all
came from the same section. the same
state, the same county, almost the
same family. 1t was an inspiring
thought; the American people are in
deed one people. The boys from Ten
nessee look like the brothers OF the
boys from Nebraska or Montana. The
boys from Oregon and Washington
look like the brothers of the boys from
Pennsylvania. The boys from Cali
fornia look like the brothers of the
boys from Minnesota. And brothers
they are-brothers of the blood, broth
ers of the flag, brothers. of battle,
brothers Of destiny. How mad must
be the man who dares believe that by
any temporary emergency these broth
ers can ever be divided against them
selves.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
GOAL FAMINE
n, france Affords 9 Market fer Amsri-
can Prvdu0ta.

=, france Affords o Market fer Amsri-
can Products.
NH coal famine imnipent In France
,.words an opportunity for American
Nal Of all grades in these markets.
RE coal famine that has existed In
Erance and a large part Of Europe dur
inr the present winter and the cense-
suent high price Of all kinds OF fuel
haye called very general attention to
.he coal supply Of the world. The sit-
nation Ia supposed to be due 70 the
war In the T%ransvaal and the strikes
In the French ceal districts. 1t could
also be attributed to the unexampled
activity In the channels of manufac-
ture, which enc and all rest upon coal
az their foundation and have been
steadily increasing their consumption
~ the last decade. The governments
I, several European nations have been
asked to take prompt action in the d.
yection Of protecting their mines. The
annual coal output Of France is about
svo-thrds Of the consumption. The
railroads In France consume annually
about 4,50O,0 900 tons; the metallurgical
establishments, 100000 tons; the
mining industry, 100000 tons-over
half the output. 1t is asserted, but not
authoritatively, that France can great
" augment her output Of coal. The
more general opinion Is that the coun-
,rv will have to look for her coal sup
NV to the United States and other
lands. where there are rich mines yet
untouched.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
rata Songs for soldfa ..

The recent war concert In Xsonaon
under the auspices Of Lady Lans, owne
realized the enormous sum Of SOS. 900.
OF course, Patti was the principal at
traction. and the London papegs vie
with each other In declaring that she
looked younger than ever in o beauti-
full pale blue silk gown covered with
diamonds, emeralds and turquoises.
Mime. Patti was accompanied during
her songs by Mr. Frank Walks. who
has been In constant attendance upon
the great singer throughout all her
tours since 1898. His touch IL produc-
tive Of q constant ripple Of extraordi-
nary lightness and delicacy. The piano
talks to itself. as 1t were. yet never
leaves the voice unaccompanied. Such
a voice as Mime. PATHS needs @ most
sensitive accompanist-one who can
follow the varying emotions Of the
great singer throughout all her moods
and expressive cadenEas, and Mr.. Wat
kis has succeeded wonderfully in
pleasing her.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

l concluded to try your medicine and
1 can truly say it does all that you
claim for it to do.
Ten bottles Of lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and seven pack
ages of Sanative Wash have made a
new woman Of me. l have had no
womb trouble since taking the fifth
bottle. I weigh more than I have in
years :; can do all my own housework,
sleep well, have a good appetite and
now feel that life is worth living. l
owe all to Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
be Compound. 1 feel that it has saved
my life and would not be without it for
anything. 1 am always glad to recon-
mend your medicine TO all my sex, for1
know if they follow your directions,
they will be cured. "-MBs. ANNIE
THOMPSON, South Hot Springs, Ark,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
DOCTOR AND PREACHER.
a Noted Ante-Bsllum Character WINE
Gould Also Put Cp n stiR Fight.

a Noted Ante-Bsglum Character Wh0
Could Also Put Up O stiR Fight.
Zone Of the noted a~nte-bellum char
ecters of the SOUTH" says q Georgian,
was DR.. McKane, who lived between
Washington and Augusta. He was q
physician Of the old school. and being
also a man of strong religious views,
he wal In the habit Of occasionally
preaching in the rural churches. Physi-
cally McKane vas a giant, and II he
failed to convert @ sinner By word OF
mouth he was not averse to finishing
the argument with his fsts: 30, need
less to say, his proselyting was singu-
larly successful. One Sunday. as the
story goes, he drove to a -n~eighbortng
village for the purpose Of holding serv-
ices, and was met as he descended
from his buggy by the local black
smith, who was the bully Of the COM
munity. The blacksmith had heard OF
the doctors prowess, and, regarding
his presence as q menace to his own
prestige. decided not to let him
preach. Well, stranger, who be y.
anyhow he asked as a starter, plant
ing himself in the visitors path. MY
name is McKane,' replied the doctor,
and I've come to hold a meeting in the
church yonder.' MY name Is Bill
Williams said the blacksmith, and
I'm here to tell y that y can't hold no
meetin' in this town today That's
something we'd best settle immediate
ly,' said McKane. with perfect cool
ness, and proceeded to pull OF his coat.
The blacksmith had the advantage OF
brute strength, but McKane was a
skillful boxer, and after a few swift
passes he saw an opening and knocked
his man down. The bully got up a v
ing and was promptly ioored again.
The third time McKane stretched his
adversary out he jumped On his chest
and began slugging him about the
face. Hold on beloved the black
smith, splitting out 8 couple of teeth
i've gotter 'nuffi' DO ! preach here
today?' asked McKane, landing q stiff
punch on his nose. Yes! yesl' yelled
the other: preach all y want tot
And will you come and hear me?
| continued the doctor. hitting hiE
terrific lick in the eye. Yes! I'll comet
All right, brother said the fighting
parson, rising and wiping his hagfn]
the services will begin at 10 starD.
The blacksmith kept his word a. a wal
on ii . front bench. They say By after
ward became q class LEADER
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

Mr.. Edmund Barton. who goes to
London to represent New South Wales
during the passage OF the common
wealth bill, of which he Is part author,
is a personal friend as we'll as e coll
league in many fights for the national
idea OF Mr.. Dsakin, who represents
Victoria. so that the twain will speak
with one voice. Mr.. Barton Is q pre-
t~ectionist, an incisive speaker, O skill
full lawyer. an excellent conversations
alist. AS an instance of his scruDulous
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
ATLANTA. GA. Oct 1st 200

Allow me to thank you for the good
your Tetterine has done me-. Four
boxes cured me of q case of letter,
after trying specialists and spending
several hundred dollars and getting no
benefit from them.-Henry w. John
son, 2si9 Marietta street. 80 cents
box at druggists, or by mail from J.
Z. Shaptrine, Savannah. Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
World tn End This Year.

This is the recent decision Of one of the
prominent societies Of the world, butthe ex.
act day has not yet been fixed upon, and
while there are very few people who believe
this prediction, there are thousands Of Others
who not only believe, but know that Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters Is the best medicine tt
cure dyspepsia indigestion constipation bill
business or liver and kidney troubles. A fab
trial will certainly convince you of its value
About SO per cent of the ~schoolboys of tho
District of Columbia Use tobacco in some
form.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
where Tommy Got His Name.

Every British reader should know
the origin of the %sobriQuet Tommy
Atkins" Tommy Atkins was the
name of o sentry who, when the Euro.
peans in Lucknow were flying for the
residency, from the mutineers, refused
to leave his post, and SO persisted.
After that 1t became the fashion to
sneak of a conspicuously heroic soldier
In the fights with the rebels as "a
regular Tommy Atkins"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

"The colonel's been getting the drop
on somebody, I guess"
Eyes; he evident has . drop teo
much, and nobody over knew him 30
buy any liquor himsaafi"-Detroit
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

We call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement of J. & c. Mcguire Med. Co,
of st. Louis, Mo. This firm is one of the
oldest in the United states, established in
184l. Their Benne Plant, Condurango and
other preparations are known the world over,
are used by our Army and Navy. Call at
your druggist and get q booklet FREE, same
is well worth reading.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
Are You Using Aliens Foot.Esse?

It is the only cure for Swollen, smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, q
powder to be shaken into the shoes. Cures
while you walk. 1t all druggists and Shoe
Stores, CSC. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen s. OImsted, Leroy, N, Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
Both at Fault.

she-You don't kiss me like you
did before we were married." He
sNo? And before we were married
you never tried to kiss me when you
had a m0uthful Of pins."-Indianapo-
iIs Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
Medical Book # ee.

'Know Thyself.' o book for men only,
sent Free, postpaid, sealed, to any male
reader mentioning this paper. &c. for post
age The Science of Life, or Self-Preserva-
ton, The Gold Medal Prize Treatise, the best
Medical Book OF this or any age, $40 pp.,
engravings and prescriptions. Only
&C., paper covers. Library Edition, full
gilt $1.0 {. Address the Peabody Medical
Institute, No. 4 Bulfinch st Boston, Mass,
the oldest and best in this country. Write
to-day for these books; keys to health.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
The Morning Dram.

An Edinburgh professor says it 10
The morning dram" which is the curse
of the country.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

The dirt that the citizens are still getting
In their milk indica'es that the producers OF
milk for city use have not yet fully learned
the lesson of cleanliness
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
To Cura RhYlng Roraaa.

Horses often have what Is called the
vice of shying, that Is, OF starting sur
denly at the rustic of a leaf or a piece
of paper, or at the approach Of any
object to which they are not aecus-
toned. Clearly this is the remnant Of
an instinct inherited from their wild
~progenitors in the steppes or prairies,
where the sudden rustling Of a Leaf
might indicate the presence of a wolf,
and where everything that was strange
was, therefore, suspicious. It is idle
as well as cruel to beat a horse for
shying. That only increases his alarm,
and may easily reduce him to a state
Of terror in which he loses his head
entirely. Horses in that state seem
to lose not only their heads, but their
perceptive senses, and a horse in that
condition may dash headlong against
a stone wall. The habit Of shying,
when once formed, Is difficult to cure,
but 1t may almost always be pre-
vented by such consistent kindness Of
treatment as to overpower the in
herited instinct of instant flight from
possible danger in which the habit
originates.-Our Animal Friends.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THos: Rob
BINS, Maple st. Norwich. n. Y, Feb, IL, lcJO.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

There are only IL bald-headed men ia the
English house Of A gallery view
of the pates in our house of representatives
gives a different impression.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

A ships s cargo of beer said to have been
lost N Philippine waters is suspected OF hav-
ing run upon a bar,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

If Paris and the Parisians can dc away
with the corset the rest of the world will
and itboth easy and fashionable to do so.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

The gun which ous troops captured at
sAronield was the very weapon which Lord
defehGG themselves against the attacks of the
Rasutos.-Dundee Courier,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever in d bottle OF GROVES TAsTEhEsS
CHILL TONIC. It is simply iron and qninine IN
a t~asteless forna. No cure-no pay. frAcs oec.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
To Cure n Cold in One Day.

During the visit of the Queen to Ireland
the p~rerogative of the Lord Lieutenant was
abrogated temporarily.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

Chicago detectives are much puzzled to
discover that Der illon measurements taken
some years ago when a criminal was a boy
do not fit him now as q man.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

The elephant BEETLE of Venezuela is the
largest insect in the world. A fult-groWn
one weighs half a pound
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

Mr.. McNeally's Long Island hen has a
lively rival for the incubator purse in that
Rhode Island biduy that lays q dozen eggs a
day. Prosperity has evidently struck the
hen coops,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

Prot. Chae. P. Curd, st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
We unhesitatingly attribute the recovery
an continued good health of our little boy
to TEETHINA (Teething Powders).
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

Dyeing Is as simple as washing when you
use PurNAR FADELEss DYES. Sold by all
druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup:for children
tion. ailays pain. cures wind collie. 25c a bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

In Paraguay, a gentleman is enjoined by
the laws of good society to kiss every lady to
whom he is introduced,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

FITS permanently cured. Nc fits or nervousness
after FIST days use OLD r. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. g trial bottle and treatise free DR. R.
q. KLINE Ltd, 93l Arch st., Phila.. Pc.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
Mr edmund Barton, who goes :

Uncle Sam uses the best of everything.
Uncle Sam uses Carter's Ink. He Knows.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

II you want "gaod digestion to wait upon
your appetite you should always chew a bar
of Adams Tutti Frutti.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

'It makes a man so sad to get so stout that
he can't lun upstairs.'' What do you think
of me I've got so stout that I can't run down
stairs
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUINIEB TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
z. ". GROVES signature is on each box. 2oe.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11

When a man is always Dragging about the
mint of money he is making, you may de-
pend upon it that there's a good deal of coun-
terfeit about 1t.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
SUMMER RESORTS.
FOREST LODGE SAnATORlUM
lERNEALE SPRINGS. PENN.

Best Cleaness and Cheapest Resort In Tennessee.
80 postal to propriesor for full information and
s1tsA !
mo. B. MoEWen, Proprietor.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
F0R HEALTH, REST ANU PLEASURE
@sagEa ma SuIpbur SorInrs. N SaIeIn. Va.

SssnS snne Isl. one of the best family resorts In
lSs 4~4N4fRins of We. No malaria. Elevation p &V
Es4lRAHrs ghslybeate and Fressto Q Waters
RNs nhA saclans Long Distance lei. CONGO
s heasQnabla rates, Wrfte for descriptive PAM
- 81 Chapman, Manager. ,
The Opelousas courier., 1900-08-11
TO WOMEN WHO DOUBT.

Every Suffering Woma
Letter and be Con'
Vegetab
Cure Female Weak
AZ have been trou
weakness in Its
about ten years.
and was SO weak
do my homework.
ing of the womb and
the womb and oval
and at menstrui
periods I suffered ter
ribly. At times my
back would ache
very hard. o -
not lift anything =
or do any heavy :
work.; was not
to stand on my feet.
My b spent
hundreds ofdollars 4
for doctors but
they did mo no 4
good. After a time Y
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-20

and the life-saving station and their
families. the latter being situated on
the southern side of the island.
Captain J. II. Dlgss has charge OF the
lighthouse. His assistant is Mr.. Luther
Beauregard Travis, of Cape Charles.
Captain George D. Kitchens is at the
head Of the life-saving crew. The Gov
eminent has equipped each department
with the most improved devices known,
and the character OF the service on this
island is second to none on the Allan
tic coast.
Mr.. Henderson d. Travis, after spend
ing few days at Cherrystone Cottage,
left this morning for Philadelphia.
Mr.. George Walter Widgeon. Of New
port News. is spending few days here.
He is the guest OF his friend Mr.. w.
d. Williams. on Tazewell avenue.
The ladies OF Bethany Church, in
this place, are holding q series OF sun
pers In the interest Of their congrega-
ton.
Mr.. Smpkin Savage came home last
night from Bedford on account of the
critical illness Of his mother, Mrs. P.
w. Savage
The Cape Charles Culture Club will
have meeting tonight at the home
Of the Misses Orion, on Mason avenue.
Superintendent Rodgers went North
this morning over the New York. Phil
adelphn and Norfolk railroad on off,
cial business.
Master Mechanic Russell is very III at
his rooms in the Cape Charles Hotel.
a high temperature and steady
downpour of rain are features OF the
weather in Cape Charles to-day.
w. o. Hageman and w. S. Bowen, of
Philadelphia, and J. p. Warren and
John 2. fletcher, of Norfolk, are among
the arrivals at the Northampton.
Lawyer John T. Daniel purchased
yesterday the fine driving horse of MI
William Blackstone.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-20
LExINGTON.
DEATH OF HENRY. SMITH, A RE
MARKABLE MAN.


Lexington, Va. Jan. 19.-Henry
Smith. who died Tuesday night ut the
home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Mary Smith, of near Denmark. Rock
bridge county, wasJS9 years of age and
as far as is known, the oldest native OF
Rockbridge county. His life was q re-
markable one in every respect, and
without, parallel in this county when
it comes to his numerous posterity.
He was born III a village called Jack
town, about six miles from Lexington.
He had never in all his life been under
treatment of n physician, not even dur
Ing his last illness. He was q noted
hunter. and last summer could see to
shoot SQUIRRELS with the best marks
men, his eyes being almost as keen as
ever, and he never used glasses. "Old
Man Henry Smith," as nc was famil-
iarly known to all, spent seventy years
OF his life near where he died, on a
small farm at the foot OF and between
Dale and White Mountains, which he
purchased of the Mountain Survey
Company for 81 per acre. He obtained
q living by hunting and by grazing
Hooks for farmers. When he was quite
young he joined the old Oxford Presby-
terrain Church, then under the pastor
ate OF the Rev. Andrew r. Davidson
who was a noted preacher in this
county in the early part of the present
century. He married Angelina Child
ers. of Short Hill. on Buffalo creek, who
died twenty years ago. Thirteen chill
dren were born to them, eight of whom
are now living. Some days prior to
his death n count was made of his
descendants by him and his daughters
present, and there were found to be 90
grandchildren. 1876 great grandchildren
and r. . Il, y,
ing total of 263 the majority of whom
reside In this county. He was buried
-in-the old-Hattan graveyard A-eanes-
day morning.