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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14

There are some women who seem to be
perennially youthful. The grown daughters
are companions as well a, children, and the
color in the mothers cheeks, the brightness
in her ewes, the roundness of her form, all
speak of Astounding health What is her sc.
cretl She is at the middle age of life when
50 many women are worn, wasted and faded,
and yet time has only ripened her charms.
The secret of this ma,ronly health and
beauty may be told in the brief phrase, DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The general
health of woman is 50 ultimately re'aed 10
the local health Of the delicate womanly
organs. that where these are diseased. the
whole body must suffer. "Favorite Prescdp.
ton" dries the debiliating drains, heals uI-
ceration and inflammation, cures female weak.
ness and imparts to the delicate female or
gans natural vigor and vitality Women
who have lost their health and their beauty
have been made "rohust and rosy checked
by this marvellous medicine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14

Consul Mahin of Nottingham re-
ports that the suggested transmits
sion of disease by telephone mouth
pieces has led the British General
Electric Company to devise an in
strument In which all danger is
avoided by simply abolishing the
mouthpiece. The receiving and
transmitting apparatus is combined
in small metal case, shaped like a
watch, which is held continuously to
the ear both in speaking and listen
ing the transmitting microphone be-
ing made so sensitive that 1t becomes
unnecessary to concentrate the sound
waves on 1t by the aid OF any mouth
piece such as is ordinarily used.
Mounted on a handle, with a speak
ing key, the new arrangement is eX-
actly similar to the combined re-
ceiver and transmitter, except that
there is no mouthplece, and the
speaker, as 1t were, addresses him
self to the world at large, instead OF
talking into q trumpet-shaped orr
fee,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
Too Much Perfume.

The fastidious woman with an
acute sense Of smell came out of the
Rlephone booth gasping for breath.
You surely ought to get some
fresh air or a disinfectant in there, "
che remarked to the drug clerk;
~your last patron was very highly
gerfumed person, That odor of
white rose made me quite ILL.,"
No, that's not exactly It," ex-
planned the clerk; you see some
body spilled some awful smelling
rufr In there this morning and the
snly thing we could think of was to
zcatter some perfumery around"
II see," said the fastidious lady
but on tho way out she couldn't
help observing to herself, "Just like
a man, of course; q woman would
have washed the place out and used
. disinfectant,"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
That Little Pain in Your Back

threatens your Kidneys. If al.
lowed to go on a little while you
will suffer throughout the entire
system. Take at once DIR. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. II
is the most certain cure known foi
the treatment of all diseases Of the
Kidneys, Liver and Blood. Write
DR.. David Kennedy's Sons, Ron
dout, N, Y, for free sample bottle
and medical booklet All druggists
SI.oo
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
New Source of Starch.

In a bulletin of the Jamaica De-
partment of Agriculture II. II. Cous-
ins, the government chemist, states
that the high percentage of starch
in the cassava makes the latter more
valuable than the potato as a source
of this substance. The cassava is al
so not subject to the fungoid dis
eases prevalent in the German pota-
to fields, from which a large proper
ton of the starch now sold in Great
Britain is derived, The cassava sea-
son is unrestricted, and this gives a
further important advantage over
the one crop a year potato. Mr..
Cousins apparently believes that the
manufacture of starch from the cas-
sava can be done SO cheaply that the
German potato starch will be driven
from the English market within q
very short time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
Even a scene.shiiter may he shitles
The Christmas Dinner

In spite OF the fact that the word dyspepsia
means literally bal cook, it will not be fair
for many to lay the blame on the cook II
they begin the Christmas Dinner with little
appetite and end it with distress or nausea.
1t may not be fair for any to do that-let US
hope so !or the sake OF the cook The
disease dyspepsia indicates bad stomach,
that is weak stomach, rather than a bad
cook, and for a weak stomach there is moth
ing else equal to Hoods SarsarParlla' 1t
gives the stomach vigor and tone, cures dys-
pepsia, creates appetite, and makes eating
the pleasure i. should BE-.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
King Edwards Lucky Number.

King Edwards lucky number Is 8.
Both his parents were born In 1919;
he was born on a Sth; his marriage
took place in the year '63, which
numbers added the one to the other
make 8; his reign commenced in
1901; he was to have been crowned
on the 27th, which figures added to-
gether make 8; and he was actually
crowned on August 9.-London Tat
Ter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
CAN You nrLIEvr YOUR SENSES 2

When two of them, taste and smell, hav.
ing been impaired il not utterly destroyed
by Nasal Catarrh, are fully restored by Ely's
Cream Balm, can you doubt that this remedy
deserves all that has beer said of It by the
thousands whom it has cured? II is applied
directly to the air-passages and begins its
healing work at once Why not get it to.
day All druggists or mailed by Ely Bros,
50 Warren Street, New York, on receipt Of
SO cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
CURING TUBERCULOSIS.
Hopes Entertained for Professor Won
Behring's Theory.

At the International Congress for
the Cure and Prevention of Tu6cr-
culosis, three new remedies were
proposed. The remedy of Professor
Won Behring based upon the I'M
pregnation of the living cell of the
organism with a substance" which he
calls "T. c." obtained from the virus
of tuberculosis" found the most
favor among the most prominent
members of the congress.
The substance "T. c." is neither a
serum nor a vaccine"
Professor Won Behring proposes 20
keep the ingredients of his now fa-
nous "T. c." a secret for some years,
but he is ready to explain his Meth
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
Boy Wanted.

A boy sixteen years old with fair
common school education is wanted
at this Office to learn the printing
trade. Full particulars as to work
and pay will be given on applica-
ton. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
nCClure's Magazine

home intended
for
S. S. MCCLURE COMPANY Al East 2Srd Street,
ne Tor fun paric
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-14
Why Buy rlCClure's?

is
zine, but because it is the magazine Why?
FlSTTHE PRICE
number
SECONI-QUAIITY The reading written by
wters-le
Railroad
T1RDTIMELINESS. The
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about the which
No
Both will
OUkTH-ITS CHARACTER McC'ues not tied for
children
might 1t advertising
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Stomach
Heart
-
KIdn6US
Slaves Of the
Inside Nerves

Our lives, from moment to moment, de-
pend on a set of tiny, delicate nerves
which are SO small that fifteea hundred
Of them could lie side by side in an lnehl
Ten times more tender and sensitive
than the pupil of the eyel
Yet, night and day, unguided and uh-
seen these little nerves mus. keep the
stomach the heart. the kidneys. in
healthy action. For these organs have
no power, no self control. The power is
In the nerves. The nerves are the Mas
tiers. The organs are their slaves.
Understand first that we have two en-
triely separate nerve systems. When we
walk or talk, or act, we call into play
certain set Of nerves--nerves which obey
our mental commands. That is why the
arm can be raised, or the mouth opened,
or the eye shut. at the slightest desire.
That is why your fingers can dellcately
pick up pin one moment, and hold
heavy hammer the next.
But these are not the nerves we are to
consider here
1t is the inside nerves that manage and
govern and actuate the heart and the
stomach. the kidneys and the liver and
all of the vital functions. You cannot
control these nerves. BY no supreme eff
fort OF mind can you make your heart
stop or start-nor can you even make 1t
vary by a single beat a minute. And so
with the stomach and the liver and the
kidneys and the bowels-they are auto
matic-they do their work at certain
set speed whether you are awake or
asleep-whether you want them to or not
1t is on these inside nerves that life and
health depends. So long as these nerves
perform their proper duties we are we'll
and strong. When they fail, we know 1t
by the inevitable symptoms-stomaeh.
heart, liver kidney troubles.
Thus. We find that most forms of ILL
ness are, after all. only symptoms of the
real troube-inside nerve trouble.
For instance indigestion, sour stomach,
heart burn. dyspepsia and all stomach
troubles-diabetes Brights disease and
other kidney disorders-heart troubles,
liver troubles, bowel troubles, nervous
ness, fretfulness, sleeplessness, irritable
ity-all of these ailments are due to this
single cause. Painful, dlsagreeabie to
be treated as SUCH They are merely out
ward signs of inward trouble.
There are different centers and
branches of this inside nerve system Gre
auently called the Sympathetic nerve
System) But each branch Is so closely
connected with the others that break
down anywhere usually means break
down everywhere.
This explains why stomach troubles de-
velops into heart trouble-why indigestion
brings on nervousness-why diseases be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
DEMOCRATS CAUSE
DEATH OF TREATY
Measure Remains on the Sen
ate Calendar
NOMINATIONS TAKEN UP
Three Days Consumed In Making In
vestigation In Relation to Certain
Judeeshlps In llinois-commlt-
tee Calls on President.

Washington, March 1S.-The special ses-
sion of the Senate was today at $3.50 D.
M. adjourned without date. All of the
nominations sent in were confirmed with
the exception of five, the most important
OF which was that of Judge James Wick
ersham, to succeed himself as judge of
the district court of Alaska.
Several unimportant treaties were rat
flied, but beyond these matters. no leg
isative bushes was transacted Most of
the session was devoted to the Santo
Domingo question, and the consideration
of a treaty under which It, was proposed
that the United States should take over
the control of the financial affairs of
the Dominican government, in order to
pay its Indebtedness. Democratic opposi-
tlon prevented the ratification of The
treaty.
There was practically no discussion of
the Dominican question in executive ses-
sion of the Senate today. Before the
doors were closed, an effort was made
to secure the adoption of resolution
offered by Senator Teller requesting the
President to send to the Senate corre-
spondence leading up to the negotiation
of the Dominican treaty Consideration
of the resolution was interrupted by a
motion made by Senator Cullom that the
Senate go into executive session.
The doors were closed at 90 p. m, and
the Senate at once took up certain nom
nations, and proceeded to confirm them.
Practically all the business of this eharac-
ter was concluded before 2 p. IN. and a
committee consisting of Senators Cullom
and McCreary was appointed to wait on
the President and inform him that the
Senate was ready to adjourn. No motion
had been made to recommit the treaty.
and 1t was allowed to remain on the cal
endaf.
1t will be the pending business in execu-
tive session when the session next meets,
whether Ii be IN special or regular ses-
sion.
The Senate was continued in special ses-
sion three days because of an investiga-
ton made by order OF the President In re-
lation to certain judgeships In Illinois.
ard controversy over the nomination
for internal revenue collector In West Vir-
ginia. These matters were disposed of soon
committee to wait on the President was
performing its duties. Senator Spooner
called at the White House and took up
with the President the appointment of a
district attorney in Wisconsin, The Pres-
dent agreed TO make the appointment and
there was another delay of nearly an
hour, while the commission was being fill
ed out and hurried to the Senate. The
matter disposed of, the Senate adjourned
sine die. and the senator's passed a pleas
ant half hour or more in saving their
| farewells
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
EXPLAINING the Menu.

From the Youths Companion.
An easterner on his way to California
was delayed by the floods in Kansas and
was obliged to spend the night In hum
Bile hotel-the best in the town. The bill
of fare at dinner time was not very elab-
crate, but the traveller noticed with JOY
that at the bottom of the card, printed
with pen and ink, was a startling variety
Of pies.
He liked pies, and there were custard,
lemon, squash, rhubarb, Washington.
chocolate. mince, apple and berry pies and
several other varieties. He called the
waitress to him
"Please get me some rhubarb pie" said
he. I'm afraid we amt got any rhu-
barb pie" she drawled
He took another glance at the list.
"Well, get me some squash pie. please.
1--WE haven't got that either"
Berry pie?"
mo"
Lemon pie?"
"No"
Chocolate pie?'
I'm sorry. we -"
"Well what on earth are they all writ
ten down here for? On todays bill of fare.
too"'
well. I'll tell YOU said the girl. apollo
geticaiiy. That list Is always written
down there for show when we have mince
pie. because when we have mince pie no
one asks for anything else"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
RETURN WILL Be
WITHOUT CEREMONY
GENERAL AINsWoRTH WILL SHIP
CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAGS
AS SOON AS INSTRUCTIONS ARE
RECEIVED FROM GOVERNORS.

Washington, March 1s.-(special)-
There will be no ceremonies here in con-
nection with the return to the various
states of flags captured during the Civil
war. 1t is the intention of the military
secretary, General Ainsworth, TO send
letter to the governors of the states rep
resented by the captured flags and ask
them for instructions as to the dispose
ton which shall be made of them in
CARRYING out the provisions of the law.
Upon receipt of replies from the various
state executives General Ainsworth viii
have the h.gs shipped, but he does not
contemplate that there shall be any cere-
mony in which the President governors
and troops shall take part as had been
reported. 1t is expected that appropriate
ceremonies will be held In all the state
capitals when the flags are received.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
PEe.LEeeEo HEN A FIGHTER.
side-WaIIops Fowl That Make Light
of Her Infirmity.

Special to the New York World.
Ware, Mass.-Laying FIVE eggs week
in the season when prices are highest Is
a minor Accomplishment OF Ware hen
that has wooden leg The hen is of
Rhode Island red stock, and is owned by
Charles f. Wilcox.
The leg was broken last spring, when
1t was pullet, by stone from the hand
of wanton youth. The fractured sup
port was bandaged In splints, and the
bone apparently knit. But cold weather
had bad effect, and,a sore developing
Mr.. Wilcox decided to end the suffering
of the hen.
His little daughters pleaded so strongly
for the hen that Mr.. Wilcox spared her
life and amputated the leg. In tribute to
its fortitude the hen was christened Mar
tyr.
why can't Martyr have a wooden
leg like other people?" inquired one of
Mr.. Wilcox's daughters. Mr.. Wilcox ia
cetiously referred the suggestion to Gil
bert Girard, who declared the idea prac-
ticsble. and after taking measurements
of Martyrs right leg, fashioned a leg
from hard maple and attached 1t.
The leg. which was fitted several weeks
ago. has never been removed, and the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
We Paid 500, 900

For the American rights to Lquo-
zcne. We did this after testing the
product for two years. through physi-
Clans and hospitals, after proving in
thousands of different cases. that Liquo-
zone destroys the cause of any germ dis
ease.
Liquozone has. for moro than 20 years
be en- the cons ant subject of scientific and
chemical research 1t is not made by COM
pounding drugs, nor with alcohol. Its
virtues are derived rolely from gas
largely oxygen gas-by a process requir-
ing immense apparatus and IA days time.
TIE result is a Liquid that does what
oxygen does. It is a nerve food and blood
fcod-the most helpful thing II. the world
TO you It's Effects are celebrating, vital
ling. purifying Yet 1t Is = germicide so
certain that we publish on every bottle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

From the Philadelphia Record
Stunning the baby is the latest thing in
baby culture. No household Is too poor
to possess one of these patent adjustable
sun parlors.
They are made of some kind of hard
wood and built by the carpenter to extend
beyond the window. The top and sides
of the little platform are covered with
glass, and strips of carpet are laid on the
floor to stop up any cracks there may be.
NO matter how fiercely the winds may
blow or how low the thermometer may
sink the sun parlor is always ready for
the baby.
A pillow is placed on the carpeted floor,
then the baby is warmly dressed and well
covered for its morning or afternoon nap.
Mothers who have tried this method OF
summing the baby are boasting of the gain
In weight and health and have the proud
satisfaction of knowing they are strictly
up to date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

From the London Daily Mail.
Fifteen months ago Thomas Witty, a
man employed In Armstrong; shipyard
woke up one morning and found that he
had lost the faculty of speech.
Remaining dumb he gave up his en-
ployment. On Saturday he was selling
oranges, with his son shouting for him.
when somebody asked him the price Of
the oranges, and much to his own aston
ishment his long attempted utterance
came, for he replied, -Four a penny"
Since that moment he has been able to
speak as well as ever.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

employment. understanding or agreement
with Mr.. and Mrs. Reader respecting any
Santo Domingo matters and have no in
formation as to what was done or not
done by them in Santo Domingo. nave
never had and do not have any interest
O., duty In the matter one way or the
other; nor have ever received or been
interested in any claim, indebtedness or
concession in any wise regarding Santo
Domingo; nor have 1 in the remotest
manner conferred with any official OF
the United States government on the
subject 1t is not now and never has
been of the least personal or professional
concern to me what was done or not
done in respect to any San Domingo
affairs"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
DR.. Shops Restorative

daughters of Mr.. Wilcox refuse to be con-
WINGED that scales, feathers and toes will
not eventually appear on the artificial
leg
When Martyr made her first appear
ance with barnyard fowl after acquir-
ing the wooden leg, her former associ-
ates united in attacking her. Martyr,
however, had learned the value of the
leg as a weapon, and with hard side
swlpes bowled her antagonists over. Her
assailants adopted conciliatory policy
thereafter. s s ftsNtFns
A favorite recreation with Martyr Is
to insert the wooden leg in the snow, and.
curling the right leg beneath its feathers,
stand for half an hour or more at time,
enjoying the discontinue of imitators.
Once the wooden leg became frozen In
the ice, and Martyr had to be rescued
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

We want you to know about Liquo-
gone and the product itself can tell you
more than we. So we ask you to let us
buy a bottle-a full size bottle to
try. Let it prove that it does what med
icine cannot do. See what tonic it is
Learn that it does kill germs. Then you
will use 1t always, as We do, and as
millions of others do. a
This offer itself should convince you
that Liquozone does as we claim. We
would certainly not buy bottle and
give it TO you if there was any doubt
OF results You want those results; you
want to be well and to keep well. And
you can't do that-nobody can-without
7 io,,o1apa .4a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

frequently follows a supposed cure Does
this not account for the uncertainties OF
medicine?
More than thirty years ago this
thought came to me:
If life and health depend upon perfect
heart action, upon proper stomach diges-
ton, upon correct kidney filtering. why
does not life itself depend upon these life
governing power nerves-these inside
nerves."
I realized too, that all ailments which
result from one cause may. of course, be
cured by one remedy. / resolved not
to doctor the organs but to treat the one
nerve system which operates them all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

Prom the Kansas CITY Journal.
They were riding along Grand avenue
In an old farm wagon drawn by span OF
mules bound for the city market. 1t was
evident that they had not been In the
city many times before. and the sights
were almost as new to them as the street
cars were to tho mules. Both were lit
tie Shy" The man at the reins had just
spent several minutes roaxing the mules
past one of those new red automobiles.
when the chauffer let out a couple of loud
"squawks'' from the horn.
"Whoa." said the man, pulling in the
team and handing the lines to his wife.
whats the matter?" she asked. trnidly.
''Why. that old gander has got out of
the coop and started squawking down the
street"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
First Marks on Beer Kegs.
the plttshurg DIspateh.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Beer barrels are marked with series
of crosses nowadays to denote the quality
of the beer contained In the cask.
These crosses were originally put on by
the monks, who then made all the malt
liquors. as sort of trademark. The
crosses were not of the same shape as
now shown, but were more akin to the
shape of a crucifix, and were intended to
show that by their oath sworn on the
cross the beer supplied was of fit and
drinkable kind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

come complicated. It explains, too, why
ordinary medical treatments are wrong
why medicine so frequently fails.
For, despite the discoveries Of science,
the common remedies of the day are de-
signed to treat the organ, not the nerve
the symptom instead of the cause.
Don't you, though you may not know
medicine at all. see that this is wrong?
That 1t is mere patchwork? That while
the suffering organ is enjoying its tenn
porary relief the nerve that is really sick
may be getting worse and worse? Does
this not explain to you why relapse so
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Cromwell Denies Any Connection.

New York, March 1S.-William Nelson
Cromwell, the attorney, today made pub
lie a statement that he had never had
airy employment. understanding or agree
ment with Mr. and Mrs. Athol b. Reader
respecting any Santo Domingo matters.
In statement published today Mrs. ella
+ Reader had declared that Mr.. Crom-
we'll had acted as counsel for her hus-
band and herself in venture by which
they had undertaken to secure financial
relief for the republic of Santo Doming-
go in return for valuable concessions.
Mrs Reader declared that the project
was stopped on the eve of contamination
by a disclosure of it to the authorities
a. Washington. and consequent dis
patch OF an agent of the United States
government to Santo Domingo.
Mr.. Cromwell said today;
Makes Denial Explicit.
II supplement my explicit denial with
the statement that 1 never have had any