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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Work Cure for Tramps.
The Good Results from Massachusetts
Legislation Requiring Hobos 10 Work.

AS the result of recent legislation
in Massachusetts, making it the
duty of the several cities and towns
throughout the state to put tramps
to work when found within their
jurisdiction, the number of vagrants
i'll that state has been reduced one
half. When the knowledge Of that
unfriendly legislation becomes more
general throughout hobo cicles it is
safe to say that the numer of tramps
in Massachusetts, will be still furth-
er reduced and if the law is rigor-
ously carried out that they will
disappear from the commonwealth
altogether. The standing objec.
ton to severe legislation against
tramps is the fear that it may oc-
casionally bear hardly upon some
honest men seeking a job. The
Massachusetts, plan is not very OBJ
noXious to such men if by error
they are condemned under it. 1t
gives them work and board and
lodging for their work. This is
infinitely more humane for honest
men if mistake is made than
sending them for term to the work
house or county prison, as may be
done under the usual provision of
law. Tramps do not fear the work
house, but they do fear work. A
law providing work for the wander
ing unemployed may be kindness
to those really seeking employment,
while it will drive the professional
tramp and chronic vagrant out
of the jurisdiction. In this state we
nourish and cherish the tramp. The
law for his alleged punishment
operates mainly to insure him food
and shelter when outdoor life is
undesirable from his point of view.
The law of 1879 i'll this state EN-
powered a judge to send a tramp to
jail for twelve months. The act
OF 1895 makes the penalty for vag-
rancy not more than six months.
Both acts deal with the tramp evil
altogether inadequately. The cure
for tramp evil is work. This is
demonstrated where ever it has
been tried, and this state will not
cease to be overrun and its country
people annoyed by wandering
tramps until the work remedy is
applied here in all its wholesome
and bene6cent rigor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Field for Women In Japan.

The Japanese Government Railway
Bureau proposes to employ young wo-
men to sell tickets at the central sta-
tion at Yokohama, and II the innoya-
tion proves a success all the male tick
ct se..ers on the government railways
will be displaced~by the other sex. At
first sight the rapid manipulation of
tickets seems to be an occupation for
which feminine fingers are peculiarly
suited. but there may be objections,
and they will no doubt find adequate
similar proposal be made.-London
Chronicle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
FORTUNE IN MAINE sKUNKs,
Worth Twice as Much In Market az
the Honey Bee


1t will no doubt surprise many peo-
pie who learn that the despised
skunk is worth twice as much in
Maine as is the much admired honey
bee, but such is the fact; and, count.
ing things at their actual worth, the
skunk Is worth about as much as all
the deer killed in Maine in a season.
The skunk is valuable both for mis-
fur and for the oil that is in him, and
both the oil and the fur are in ever
increasing demand
Fashion in furs regulates the price
OF skunk skins. Four years ago the
coat of a dark skunk was worth from
$3.50 to 81, and the demand exceeded
the supply. Since then the muskrat
has come into favor, and the price Of
skunk skins has fallen to about 81 for
the best When. however, there are
q dozen fat skunks to be had on every
acre OF meadow land, when a hard
wood club is the only weapon needed
70 killing them, and when every fat
skunk contains at least quart Of oil,
worth So gallon at wholesale, there
is money in the business.
Most Of the skunk pelts are shipped
TO Philadelphia firm, where they
are made up into furs for export to
France and Germany. in which coun-
tries they pass as money skins. 1t is
estimated that Names revenue from
skunks amounts to $150OO0 or $175,.
600 annually. which is double the sum
derived from all the honey bees in
the State, and certainly more than all
the 5000 deer shot are worth to the
men who kill them. From 100000 to
10000 skunks are killed In Maine
every fall
The demand for oil is steadily in.
creasing. and the price has advanced
80 cents to 81 a gallon within year.
The natives prize the oil for its vir.
tues as cure for rheumatism and stiff
joints, and large quantities Of 1t are
bought by country traders and sent to
druggists out Of the State.
1t is estimated that the annual pro.
duction Of skunk oil in Maine exceeds
%. 900 gallons, and the quantity is in
creased by adulteration with the fatty
oils obtained from hens and wood
chucks. a deception which has proved
most profitable to the skunk mag
nates.-Philadelphia Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
PARTISAN TEA ROOMS.
Where smartly Gowned Women Pass
a Winters Afternoon.

For the ordinary person, who Is not
given over heart and soul either to
millners or to museums, who does
not conceive Paris to be solely the
apotheosis either of chiffon or of cul.
ture, perhaps the most perfect conso-
lation to be found in winter Is in the
tea rooms. All the more important
hotels boast Il tea room. that OF the
Elysee Palace being notable for its
elegance and enormous extent. AL
most the whole of the ground floor
OF this great caravansary is set with
tea tables arranged among a forest OF
palms and exotic plants.
An agreeable orchestra discourses
light music, which invariably in.
cludes, with thoughtful regard for the
American clientele, one or two Ameri-
can mum mbers-that is to say, coon
song and Sousa march. Every
where the Old World conception of
what Americans value in art is as
painful to our vanity as II is con-
trary to the truth.
One would believe that literally
cout ie hionue soes ~ tHe ElySee ldl-
ace for tea, such crowds OF well.turn.
ed.out men and women gather there.
But this is cosmopolis, and it is to a
smaller, less ornate resort that the
vraie Parisienne will conduct you--to
Columbins, a patisserie just OF the
Rue de Rivoli. Ravishing toilettes,
beauties that, after the French fash.
ion, are often both fearfully and won.
derfully made, personages distinguish
ed in the social worid-all this is to
be seen at Columbins under condi.
tions of a peculiar sort Of intimacy
Harper's Bazaar.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
An Up-to-Date Idea.

Many efforts have in recent years
been made to aid the agricultural in
terest, but perhaps few have been
more full Of proInise-at any rate SO
far as small cultivators are concerned
than a practical step which is being
taken by the Great Western Railway
Company in the direction of bringing
producers and consumers into close
touch, with the object of facilitating
disposal of articles of general con-
sumption. such as eggs, butter poul-
try, vegetables, etc., with advantage
alike to producer and consumer. The
Great Western Company has done
much in the matter OF low rates for
agricultural and dairy produce, but
they are now preparing a pamphlet
for public circulation and distribution
containing list Of farmers and others
residing in districts served by their
system of railways from whom dairy,
farm, and market garden produce can
be obtained direct by the consumer.
There are no doubt many agricultur-
lists who will welcome the arrange
ment, and all that it is necessary for
any one to do in order to get his name
included in this pamphlet is to apply
at the nearest Great Western station
for form which will be provided for
the purpose.-The London Railway
News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Various Items.

Australia has the largest duck farm
and the largest incubator In the
world. The incubator has a capacity
Of 11,440 ducks eggs and 14,sO0 hens
eggs.-4San Francisco Chronicle.
Willie Harlow, 13 years old, who
lives about two miles from Perry
vile, is one OF the most enterprising
little fellows we have heard Of for
some time. Since the rabbit season
opened up this fall he has killed 90
cottontails and has walked to Harrods-
burg twice week and sold them at
8 IL cents each.-Harrodsbur (Ky)
Democrat.
The fact that rats play an important
part in the spread Of disease, more
especially the plague, has induced
the port sanitary authority on the
Thames to attempt the determination
of rats in the docks. During the last
month nearly 5000 rats have been
destroyed and their bodies burned in
ships furnaces. From the beginning
of the year to the end of September
nearly 60,000 were killed. The total
for last year reached 1S5,9S2, and the
249.11S.-London Times.
Instead of having to carry about
with him his pair of old slippers il
he is to have solid comfort at night,
the traveller may in the near future
find that hotels will supply him with
a new pair made from leather paper,
manufactured in Dessau, Germany.
These are not only serviceable and
handsome, being made in variety of
colors, but are also to be recommend
t. Parke, of Olfenbach, testifies to
their value to the traveller. He OBJ
jects to the inclusion of old and
dirty Slippers in ones travelling out
tit, and thinks hotels will soon regu-
larly provide for their visitors clean
leather paper slippers. There will
then be no danger of spelling ones
linens, and, moreover, infection will
be guarded against.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
vellous interest has just been made
by Herr Basimer Siprio, for many
years resident of Milan, to the Pin
acothek of Brera. The pictures in
cluded works of unquestionable au-
thenticity by Fra Bartolomeo, Titan,
Mantegua and Raphael. AS If this list
of great names, each Of which stands
for the foundation of a school or the
opening of new epoch in art, were
not enough, there are, among the six
ty-three pictures others attributed by
the donor to men scarcely less illus
trious, like Orcagua, Giorgione, Cri-
velli, Francia, Tiepolo, Del Piombo.
Boccaccino, Giovenone and Volterra.
The value of the authenticated works
alone exceeds f30, 0,OOO.-London Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
RAILROAD NOTES
Special Excursions and Reduced Rates. -
OF Interest TO our Many Readers.

SPECIAL SUNDAY EXCURSION TO
the seashore via Pennsylvania Rail.
road. The next Pennsylvania Rail.
road low-rate Sunday excursion for
the present season from Lock
Haven, Lewisburg, Williamsport,
Mocanaqua, Sunbury, Dauphin and
principal intermediate stations to
Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean
City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Angle
sea, Wildwood, or HoHy Beach,
will be run on July 80. Similar ex.
curs;ons will be run August "a and
81.
Excursion tickets, good going
and returning on regular trains
within five days, will be sold al
very low rates. Tickets to Atlantic
City will be sold via the Delaware
River Bridge Route, the only all
rail line, or via Market Street
Wharf, Philadelphia.
Stop over can be had at Phila-
delphia, either going or returning,
within limit of ticket.
For information in regard to
specific rates and time of trains con-
suit hand bills, or apply to agents,
or E S. Harrar, Division Ticket
Agent. Williamsport, Pa 2t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
BOOZE OR MEDICINE ?

Which will you have? II a woman suf-
fprinQ from one OF the delicate ailments
peculiar to your sex II will be well for
you to know that DIR. Picrcc's Favorito
Prescription is the only remedy adyer-
tised for such maladicS which is abso-
lutcly free from intoxicating liquors and
all other harmful agents. The good you
feel from its use Is not the dClusivc cX-
liberation from a tippling beverage, from
which the system reacts into worse
condition than before. IL may be little
slower in manifcsting its bracing and
mvigorati ting action, but its benefits are
none the less positive and, best of all,
they are lasting. It's an honest medi-
cine-not beverage.
81 have been taking your medicine for the
last three weeks and can say am gaining
strength" writes Mrs. .Seneth Kinny. Of 6O5
Il have been having very poor healt h all win
ter | doctored with our family doctor but
was relieved only while taking the medicine
| took DR. Perce's medicine several years
ago knew IT. was good for any one suffer-
ing with female trouble. Have taken only
one bottle and am gaining strength very
fast i could not eat nor sleep when began
taking the 'Fayorite Prescription Heart
troubled me and had cold and numb spells
til my heart would almost stop beating.
medicine. II continue with your treatment
am positive will be cured"
Every suffering woman I'm this land
should write to DIR. Pierce and learn how
certainly he can help her 10 health and
strength. 1t costs nothing to write and
receive entirely free the advice OF one Of
the most experienced physicians In this
country. His great thousand page book
the Common Sense Medical Adviser, In
stiff paper covers, will be sent free for 81
one-cent stamps the bare cost OF mail
ing; or, send 81 stamps for cloth bound.
Address DIR. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
~ These ORIGINAL Little Liver
$ pills, first put up by old DR..
XeWeSU X " Pierce over 20 years ago.
have been much Initiated but
never equaied. They're made OF purely veg
etsble, .conceptrated and reaned medicinal
principles. extracted from native American
roots and plants They speedily. relieve and
cure foul. torpid and deranged S!omachs.
Livers and Bowels and their attendant dis
trcssful ailments. One or two laxative,
three or four a cathartlc
Don't allow the dealer to insult your
intelligence by offering his own remedy
to you instead OF this well-known prep
sration Of DIR. Pierce
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
The Muzzle volocity Of Rifles.

The muzzle velocity per second OF
the rifles Of the large countries are as
follows; United States, Springfield
1890; French. Lebel. 2073; English,
Le-Metford 1000; Spanish. Mauer
2.3SS; Italian, Mannlicher Carcano
2.100; German, Mauser 2.034 feet.
Sights on these are now graduated
thus: United States. 1000; France,
21S7; England, $500; Spain, 2.1S7;
Italy, 2.10o; Germany, 2.1S7 yards.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
MethodicaI.

II hope Josh will turn out to be
,ieat and systematic" said Mrs. Corn
.ossel.
II reckon he will" answered her
husband. There couldn't be any
hing neater or more systematic than
he letters he sends homo sayin he
leeds money. Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Photographs I4o feet Under Ocean.

With the aid OF strong electric
light Louis Bonton, of Paris, has sue
ceeding in taking photographs 140 feet
below the surface of the ocean. With
improved apparatus he expects to be
able to take pictures 300 feet below
the surface, or 100 feet deeper than
divers 60.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Vain Man.

Mr.. Hayseed-There amt nothin'
net 81 Peters loves more'n newspaper
.otoriety.
Mrs. Hayseed-What's he bin ado
n now?
Mr.. Hayseed-Paintin' his barn
gin, an there amt no occasion fur
/, 'cept tew git his name in the pa
.ler-Philadelphia Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Uncle Reuben SAYS.

"Dar' am one good thing about q
lazy man, an de world should gin
him credit fur it. He nsbber disap-
pirts de firemen by putin out de fire
befo' de ingines git dar'."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
An Excention.

"If everybody acted on my motto.
Let we'll enough alone the world
would be much happier"
make an exception Of physicians.
Half of them would starve. kansas
City Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27

Kansas harvests more wheat than
any other State in the Union. In it's
wheat belt of thirty counties not one
county raises less than 100000 bush
sls Sumner County has record Of
1872, 102 bushels.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27

A press clipping bureau In Geneva,
Switzerland, forwarded to King Peter
NJ Servia the other day five folio vol
imes containing 10000 newspaper
articles relating to himself.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Procrastlnation.

A new word has been installed in
the Colombian vernacular. 1t is Pan
amanana." and means putting off till
tomorrow the canal that should be
dug to-day-CLicago Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Smallest Known Thing.

The atom of hydrogen is the small
est of the ultimate atoms" Of the
chemists, but It is 1.7SO times as large
as the corpuscles which have recently
been demonstrated ~ the elements OF
the atoms.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27

The August "Arena" contains a
number Of unusually strong papers
on civic, political and economic
subjects which will challenge the
attention of thoughtful Americans,
Mr.. Blankenburg considers the re-
cent revolution on the part of the
people of Pennsylvania against the
ring that has SO long robbed and
ruled the state. The Hon. J. Hem
mixer Heaton, M. P, of London,
writes graphic description Of the
parcels-post in Europe, iu which
he shows that Germany heads the
nations in an efficient parcels-post,
Great Britain coming second. The
Hon. ]. Warner Mills discusses
" The Economic Struggle in Colo
RADIO" Eltweed Pomeroy makes
clear and admirable presentation Of
the merits Of Direct-Legislation.
Linton Satterthwait contributes "A
Sane View of the Railroad Ques.
ton" Folger Barker contributes
thoughtful paper on What OF
the Italian Immigrant ?" Among
the papers OF general interest is a
delightful brief sketch of the popu-
lar New England humorous poet,
Sam. Walter Foss, by the Rev. r.
f. Bisbee. Garland in Ghost
Land" an extended study of Ham
lin Garland's new psychical ro-
nance, written by the Editor, is
also an interesting feature of this
number. In it Mr.. Flower gives
some "reminiscences of M. Car
land s early Investigations Of psy-
chical matters. &" A Lawyers View
OF the Divorce Question" by Ernest
Dale Owen, well-known Chicago
lawyer and the son of the late
philosopher Robert Dale Owen, is
one of The Arenas "-best contri-
buttons to the divorce question
from a liberal viewpoint. The
editorial departments are especially
strong. " The Arena" under the
management of Albert Brandt is
more than fulfilling its early pro
misses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27

The Lindsborg Kan. Mews tells
about a girl that makes two bites
out of caramel in the presence of
her beau, but who puts thirteen
clothespins at once into her mouth
on wash day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Gone to the Bad.

~ believe Clarence and Algy are
getting to be real wicked"
"Yes; l heard them talking about
their big black pipes in the sassiest
way imaginable. le.''--Indianapolis Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27

Mark Twain has added two new
maxims to the worlds already
valuable collection. They are as
follows; eve ought never to do
wrong when people are looking"
and "No real gentleman will tell
the naked truth in the presence of
ladies'"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
Germany's Commercial Harbors.

Sermanys commercial farbors.
In Germany commercial harbors and
seaports are a matter for the state
governments in which they are located
to look after. This is, perhaps, not
exactly the case in any other country
formed by the union Of number Of
separate states.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27

There are 5000 negro farmers mem.
bers OF the Farmers improvement So
ciety Of Texas. They own $4,000 acres
OF land.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27

The W0maR'S Home Companion
for August, with its nine short
stories, might we'll be called hc-
ton number were it not for the fact
that there seems to be no diminu-
ton whatever in the quantity of
other matter. Among the nine
writers of the stories may be men
toned Morgan Robertson, Seumas
Mac Manus, Ella Higginson, Julia
Truitt Bishop and Ohio B. Senga.
More particularly noteworthy of the
special articles are When the Tor
nado Goes Skylarking," with some
striking photographs "The Ameri-
canization of the Holy Land" also
illustrated ; Notes from the Diary
of an Employment Agent" "Tbere
Ought to Be Law" and "The
American Social Invasion of Eng
land" The pages devoted to fash
ions and to young people the
former by Grace Margaret Gould,
the latter by Aunt Janet ARE
as many and as entertaining as
usual. Mrs. Sangster, Mrs. Rich
ardson and Mrs. Herrick are repre-
sented by their regular departments,
There are two pages of the best cat
and-kitten pictures, all from photo
graphs. that were ever published,
Published by The Crowell Publish
ing Company, Springfield, Ohio
one dollar year ten cents a copy
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-07-27
NERVOUS DEBILITY

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Specific No. 28, in use
over 40 years, the only success
full remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
ial package for serious cases, $5.
Sold by Druggists sent prepaid on receipt Of price
nmpAsyS Mst c., William 4 joAM Sts., nv.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-24

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Homestead Entry No. sos.

Department of the Interior, Land Of
flee at santa Fe. N. M, Feb. 10, 1905
Notice is hereby given that The fol.
lowing.named settler has filed notice
OF hts intention to make final proof
in support Of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before U. s. Court
Commissioner at Las Vegas. N. NJ,
on March %, 1905. Viz: George Hub.
bell. for the lots 4 and 5, Sc IA SW
IA, Sec. I, Lots 3 and 4. Sec. IS, T.
I'm, r. zoe.
He names the following witnesses
10 prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Albino Gallegos. OF Chaperito. N,
NJ; Aibino Sena. of Chaperito. N.
NJ. Manuel Palomino, of C~haperito.
N NJ Ramon Lucero. Of Chaperito.
n NJ
MANUEL r. oTERo.
e4S Register.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-24
a G ERROR.

Tho Las Vegas Optic finds only Two
flaws In the libel Law, These are Just
the flaws other decent newspapers In
New Mexico have found In This law.
The only difference Is that The Optic
can swallow the hill flaws and al. the
other decent newspapers OF this ter.
ritory cannot. Albuquerque Journal.
The Journal Is mistaken. The Optic
instead o. swallowing tins bill flaws
and all" IS spending a whole lot more
time IN trying 10 secure the passage
-f q blu 10 remedy the flaws than II
Is spending ia idle vaporlngs 4 *
poets 20 succeed, too.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-24
IT @ HAVE BEEN.

What a tremendous scrap book
be made out Of all the editorials that
have been written the past fifty years
upon the question q statehood for
New Mexico" said a New Mexico cit'
zen whose mind runs 10 mathematics.
And yet. Il will be found that these ed.
I,oriais all run 10 two or three chan
nels and that all they have said migh,
have been said in one edition OF the
Daily New MeSican-New Mexican.
Yes. the New Mexican possibly
might have said Il all but Il didn't.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-24

Our lawmakers might. With profit,
take a leaf from Canada's book. A
few years ago the great Northwest
Territory was little known. II was
supposed 10 be a barren. ice.bound
waste. From the one territory. the
four states or provinces have inereas.
ed five fold and what would have re-
NAMED an unknown and undeycioped
land TO this day under territorial GOV.
eminent. IL becoming a rival OF our
own great wheat bel, as the granary
OF The world.