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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28

Puncher,' by William Mcleod
Raine, and The Trail of the Billy
Doo," by William Wallace Cook,
and two good Eastern love stories,
the dainty "Wooing of Betty" by
Zona Gale, and the strong when
Love and duty meet, by May FL
lis Nichols. Philadelphia's Shoot
ers' Day" is elaborately illustrated
with photographs, and "f1ow Wall
Street Celebrates New Years" is
another New Year specially. The
fashion, household and architectu-
raj features are bright and timely
as usual Published by the Gro
we'll Publishing Company, Spring
field, Ohio; one dollar a year; ten
cents a COPY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
Eishinp by TelenhOnc.

Izaak Walton, reincarnated in the
twentieth century, could further his
knowledge of the finny races with
telephone. In Norway they have
telephone by which the sounds of
fish may be heard. 1t consists of
microphone in a Theoretically sealed
steel box, connected with a telephone
on shipboard by wires, each sound
in the water being intensified by the
microphone.
The inventor asserts that, with its
aid, the presence of fish, and approx
mately their number and kind, can
be recognized. When herring or
smaller fish are encountered in large
numbers they make whistling
noise, and the sound made by cod
fish is more like bowling. If they
come near the submarine telephone
their motions can be distinguished.
The flow of water through their gills
produces noise similar to the lab
ored breathing Of Quadruped.-
Exchange.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
CARNEGIE'S COAT-OF-ARMS.
In il Portrays the Humble Origin of
His Ancestors.

In addition to many other belong
ings, Andrew Carnegie is the pos
SCISSOR of a coat-of-arms. 1t was not,
to be sure, granted to an ancestor
for prowess on the field of battle nor
for any deed of valor. 1t has a much
more interesting history. Anyone
almost anyone-has a coat of arms
which has been handed down to him
like any other heirloom. Mr.. Car
negie had none such, but like the
man of enterprise and originality
that he is, he went to work and de-
viscd one, and then he got an artist
TO paint it high up on the walls of
his splendid library-not the library
he gives away every other day, but
his own, in his fine New York man
sion.
Upon the escutcheon there Is
weaver's shuttle, because his father,
William Carnegie, was weaver;
there is also a shoemakers knife,
because an ancestor not very remote
worked at his trade of shoemaker.
They say plainly that he has no de-
sire to ignore his humble beginning
and that he wishes to honor the
memory of the weaver and the shoe
maker, his forebears. He boasts not
OF Norman blood, and honest hearts
are more to him than coronets or
royal favors.
Mr. Carnegie has a coronet, or
crown, for a crest, but it is reversed
and surmounted by the cap of lib
erty. The supporters are the Ameri-
can and Scotch flags, and the motto
is Death to Privilege" 1t makes
no difference, of course, since the
arms are unique, that according TO
laws of heraldry, coronets and sup
.orters are only allowed with arms
Of peers, baronets and Knights of the
Garter. Upon his own particular
copies of his own books, The Cos
pei of Wealth" for one, the arms are
embazoned in blue and gold.-Bos-
ton Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
SPANISH INTEREST IN CUBA.
Retain a Large Share OF the Foreign
Trade of the Island.

C~ba is no longer a Spanish col
ony, but this does not mean that the
Spaniards have ceased to feel the
greatest interest and concern for
their former insular possession.
The interests of the eX-metropolis
in the Pearl of the Antilles are too
important to permit the Spaniards to
look with Indifference upon the de-
velopment of affairs in the new re-
public.
1t is a well known fact that the
greatest part of the Cuban trade Is
controlled by Spanish merchants;
one-third, at least, of Cubas wealth
belongs to Spaniards, and the trade
between the two countries. while not
so large as during the Spanish domi-
nation, is important enough to make
the Spanish people deeply interested
In all matters concerning Cuba.
For some time after the advent of
the republican regime in Cuba. the
Spaniards were inclined to share the
pessimistic views of those who doubt
ed the stability of the Cuban re-
public.
The good work of Senor Estrada
Palma's government, however, tend
ed to dissipate all fears, and conf
dence had begun to spread through
out Spain when the news of the COM
templated negotiation by Cuba for
new loan has caused new fears.
The Spaniards are well known by
their conservative tendencies in
point of business and they fear that
Cuba will 80 down to bankruptcy if
it's rulers do not limit themselves to
the strictest economy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
OCEAN TRAVELLING OF TO-DAY.
Ingenious New Devices That Insure
Safety i'm Sea VOYAGES.

Safety in Sea Voyages.
In the presence of the fearful loss
of life in accidents on our railroads,
It is with relief that we contem-
plate the ever increasing safety OF
travel by sea, says the Scientific
American. The secret of this secur-
fly is to be found both in the struc-
ture of the ship itself and in the
marvelously ingenious devices which
science and invention have placed at
the service of the navigator to guide
him in the more perilous phases of
his duty.
The submarine signalling is
close rival to the wireless tele-
graph in the great increase that it
has made in the safety of travel on
the sea. one receiver is placed on
each side of the ship, with separate
wires from each. and by the use OF
telephones the officer is able to hear
a bell that is being struck at a point
many miles distant from the ship.
and determine its direction. The
officer of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse states that on the last trip
over when the ship was four miles
distant from the mouth of the River
Weser he plainly made out the signal
conveyed from the lightship there.
Furthermore, as the vessel neared
Nantucket, and when she was about
four miles distant from the lightshi1,
he heard through the telephone the
signal GO" This consists of six
strokes of the bell a pause and then
six more strokes of the bell, which is
the Nantucket Lightship code signal.
At about the same distance from
Fire Island light and from Sandy
Hook Lightship the respective signals
were distinctly audible. The value
of this device in preventing collision
between approaching ships is evil
dent, for it has this advantage over
tho foghorn, that the direction f
the approaching vessel, whether
from port or starboard, is deter
mined at once by the fact that the
sounds are audible to the port or
starboard telephone.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
TIME DEFYING CHEMICAL.
A Recent Discovery Said TO Make
Roads Dust and Germ Proof.

The Hungarian chemist, Brunn,
says he has discovered a liquid
chemical compound which renders
certain kinds of matter proof against
the effects of time. He asserts that
It doubles the density of nearly
every kind of stone, and renders IL
waterproof. II imparts to all metals
qualities which defy oxygen and rust.
1t is also a germicide OF hitherto un-
equaled powers. The professor says
that while travelling in Greece some
twenty-five years ago he noticed that
the mortar in stones of ruins which
were known TO be over 1000 years
old was as hard, fresh and tenacious
as If it had been made only a year.
He secured "A piece of the mortar,
and has been working on 1t ever
since until now, when, he says. he
has discovered the secret. The COM
pound is yellow liquid, which the
professor has christened zorene. He
describes the following experiments:
a piece of ordinary and easily break
able Stag, after immersion in zorene,
defed the full blow of a hammer.
There was the same effect on ordi-
nary bricks and block of red jar
rah wood. All three were then i'm
mersed in water for a long time.
When taken out and weighed with
delicate scales the presence of sim
gle particle of added moisture could
not be detected. Two pieces of steel
submitted to an ammonia test equal
to five years exposure to the air
emerged from the bath as they en-
tered it. An ordinary table knife
which had lain open five months did
not show the slightest stain. Profes-
sor Brunn asserts that he will be
able to make roads dust, germ and
water proof, thus giving a CONNER
cial value to hundreds of millions of
tons of Stag which is now useless in
the mining and smelling districts.
His discovery will at the very least,
he says, double the life OF metals ex-
posed to the air, such as in bridges,
railroads, vessels and tanks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
UTILIZING THE HIGHEST LAKE.
As a Source of Motive Power for the
Peruvian Railway.

Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in
Peru and the highest navigable lake
in the world, will shortly be utilized
as gigantic power generator to sup
ply motive force for the Southern
railway of Peru, and probably also
to provide electricity for lighting and
other purposes in the Republic.
NJ. Emile Guarini, a well known
electrical engineer, who has been
commissioned by the Peruvian Gov
ernment to estimate the resources of
the lake, has returned to London
from his mission, full of enthusiasm.
At present the Southern railways of
Peru consume on the average about
40 tons of coal day. The cost of
this by the time it has been trans
ported to the place of use, has
amounted to 81 a ton. This means
an average expenditure of $3.50
day, or G102,200 a year for motive
power on the railways.
The interest on the capital neces-
sary for the installation of electric
power would, according to NJ. Qua
rini, fall far below this sum, and in
addition the electrical supply could
be used for other purposes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28

Discussing an article by DR.. I.
Regnault in LA Revue" (Paris),
A. Agrest writes, in italia Mod
erna" (Rome), on THE Right of
Homicide"--in other words, the eX-
pediency of physicians practicing
euthanasia, hurrying the demise of
hopelessly afflicted patients.
The Italian writer thinks the world
would become ridiculous if every
one were reduced to normal-as
Lombroso would have at, IF there
were not some deformed that would
permit us to appreciate beauty; if
there were not some assassin to teach
us the value of life, and some genius
to tell of its joys and its sorrows.
That which counts in society, and
tends ever to count more, is the in
diyiiual." But when the human or
ganism is hopelessly deranged, and
death must ensue shortly, there
come the right and the duty to pre-
won't too atrocious suffering. Each
for ones self would choose the quick
or end, but all administer the dose
that prolong the life and the suffer-
ing
But when shall the decision for
outhanasia be made, and by whom
the patient, the doctor, the family?
Who knows when death is certain to
come soon? Many difficult questions
arise. This writer thinks the physi-
clan should be judge, with a con-
sultation, perhaps furnished by the
municipality, and not always the
same persons. The family should
be consulted, not as to when, but as
to the willingness and advisability.
The patient might be consulted as to
the administration of the last sacra-
ment, but often his true state is
concealed from him, and his merci-
ful ending might be also.
AS to the how, Signor Agresti
would put it all in the hands of the
physician. "He should put the pa
tient into the eternal sleep without
saying to any one: | come for this.
His action should be sudden and
mysterious, like death, and, like
death, beneficent. ."-Review of Re-
views.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
NOVEL VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Experiments Have Demonstrated Its
kIIlcicnCy.


Attention was drawn to this I'M
portant question at the recent con-
sress of medical officers by Thomas
Glover Lyon, MD, who made sew
sral interesting suggestions concern
ing the possibility of fresh air al
ways and everywhere.
DR. Lyon, after long experiments,
devised a system of his own for the
ventilation of the home without
draught or expensive installations,
and the success of his ideas in this
respect has been demonstrated in the
presence of medical confreres as well
as at the clubs and hotels where this
system has been put into force
The Glover Lyon system of ven
tilation is based on directing the air
in such n manner that it enters the
room evenly through apertures along
the side of suitably placed conduits,
and is taken evenly out of the room
In a similar manner.
The result is a slow sweep of air
through the room without draught,
either from end to end or from side
10 SlOe, OF III any ulICCliOu NHlCh may
be required.
The movement of air along the
conduits is not produced by pressure,
the air moving alone by the momcn-
tum impaired to it,
A room measuring fifteen by four
teen feet, and ten feet high from
floor to ceiling, was once occupied.
by way of very severe test, by
twenty-four workmen, who smoked
the strongest and cheapest tobacco
for about two hours. The expert
ment was success-the atmosphere
in the apartment being as fresh at
the departure of tho men as on their
arrival.
DR.. Lyons suggestions for dealing
with the impure air in our cities in
clude a scheme for diffusing the pure
air of the country all through the
metropolis by means of pipes and air
tanks.-London Mail.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
Blunder of a Divorce.

In these days of many divorces a
man should be careful about whom
he marries-at least careful enough
to see that he doesn't remarry a
woman from whom he has been di-
vorced, That happened to a man in
Montana recently, He fell in love,
proposed, and was accepted by wo-
man from whom he had been di-
vorced 23 years before. but did not
know it until after the Wedding
Los Angeles Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
Tie Prva,c Car and the Favored Shippers

Ray Stannard Baker in the IAN
uary MCCLURE.s talks about the
private car and the beef trust. He
begins by considering the legiti-
mate uses of private cars, and
shows how, as originally planned
they were of great benefit to the
railroads, the shippers, and tue
consumers; how they doomed the
fruit industry, and brought to the
large cities of the North the delica.
cies of the South and the West
After that, Mr.. Baker, in his
clear style, builds up a structure of
facts that gives you bird s.eye
view of the almost unbelievable
sweep Of the abuses. He talks
principally of Armour, as the larg
est owner of private cars, who con-
trolls a dozen or more lines, owning
fruit and meat-cars approximately
II, 900 i'll all, representing an in.
vestment Of about SI4, ,ooo, 900
He tells how Armour & Co. carry
not only their own products, but
fruit and vegetables for shippers
generally, and how much of this
side issue is conducted entirely at
the expense of the railroads
The railroads pay for these pri.
vate cars a mileage charge" af-
te!wards collecting the freight rate.
Although the rental for the cars
brings in a handsome interest, on
the money invested, these big ship,
pers are uot satisfied, and turn the
screws just the same and squeeze
their rates down when their pro-
ducts are carried at figure far be-
low that which the smaller shipper
pays.
Armour in addition, on account
of the breadth of his interest, is
able 10 drive thess cars so that they
make the maximum number of
miles day, and SO gets his stuff
through, at the expense not only of
other shippers, but OF the ordinary
routine of the railroad itself.
Mr.. Baker illustrates his nara
tive with many true incidents,
which serve to bring home to the
reader the menace contained in this
control OF the rates by the trusts.
He tells of John ID. Rockefeller and
the Standard Oil Company, and
shows how Armour and he defy
the railroads and name the actual
price at which the products shall
be carried. MIR. Baker goes furth-
er and makes charges, astounding,
hard of belief, until he has proved
them with hard, cold facts. He
shows how politics play a part and
how politicians garner rebates, and
tells at length of the gross injustice
OF the discrimination between beef
and cattle. This article containing
the exposure it does would create a
sensation at any time, but it is of
peculiar interest just now when all
the country looks to Washin gtou
for rate legislation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28

A new and special type OF auto
bile has recently been put on the
market in Scotland which is de-
signed especially for farm work, and
which is not only suitable for plough
ing, but may be equipped with a cul-
tivator or reaper. 1t will prepare the
ground and SOW the seed at one
operation, and can be operated at a
better speed than a horse. Thus,
when ploughing, it can cover from
six to seven acres a day, and goes
over the field so as to leave it in final
shape for cultivation. When not in
use in the field, the motor can be
used to drive all farming machin-
cry, and when ploughing the cost of
fuel, labor and depreciation has been
computed at 81 per acre, or less than
one-half the expense of ploughing by
horse. 1t is interesting to note that
the cost of the machine Is about
81 800, an amount that does not
seem prohibitive for a large farm,
where a thorough test of the new
machine could readily be made. The
automobile, unlike the farm animal,
does not have to be fed when it is
not working, and 1t is here that a
substantial element of economy can
be secured.-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28

Take care Of the stomach and the health
will take care of itself II people only re
allied the soundness of that statement the
majority might live to good old age like
Moses, 'the eye undimmed, the natural force
undated" 1t is in the stomach that the
blood is made. 1t is from the stomach that
nourishmeuy is dispensed to nerve and mus
Gle. II the stomach is ''weakn it can't do
its whole work for each part Of the body. If
1t is diseased the disease will taint the nour-
ishment which is distributed, and so spread
disease throughout the body. 1t was the
realization of the importance of the stomach
as the very center of health and the common
source of disease, which led DR.. Pierce TO
prepare his "Golden Medical Discovery"
Diseases which originate in the stomach
must be cured through the stomach" The
soundnes' Of this theory is proved every day
10y cures If diseased organs, heart, liver,
lungs, blood, by the use of the discovery"
which Is solely and singly medicine for the
blood and organs Of digestion and nutrition.
1t is temperance medicine containing no
alcohol, WHISKY or other jntoxcant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
Wear ON Wooden Payements.

In provincial towns in England the
creosoted soft wood pavement mas a
life of from twelve to fifteen years,
and hard woods from fifteen to eigh-
teen years. At st. Pancras, London,
where there Is traffic of 411,318
tons per yard of width per annum,
the greatest wear OF the Australian
wood jarrah was O.1S inch. or less
than one-fifth of an inch each
year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
/ Give Honor to Whom it is Due

Dr.. David Keunedy's Favorite
Remedy, of Rcndout, n, Y, cured
me OF Bright's disease and Gravel.
-Four of the best physicians had
failed to relieve me. l have recon-
mended it to scores of people with
like success, and know it will cure
all who try it Mrs. T.. p. Miner,
Burg Hill, O. Price SI.oo, all
druggists 9 bottles $500.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28

Prince Louis of Bat tenburg con-
tributes to the WomaN's Home C6m.
Pani0H for January the only signed
article that he has given to any
American publication "Diplom-
acy-A New Field of Endeavor fer
the American Woman " Another
notable article is "Why Do We
Read ?" by Jerome K Jerome. "A
Royal Love Match tells how the
Crown Prince of Germany won his
bride. There are two lively West.
ern stories. THE Princess and the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28

SHAKE OFF THE GRIP Of your old enemy,
Nasal Catarh by using Ely's Cream Balm.
Then viii all the swelling and soreness lie
driven out Of the tender inAamcd membranes
The ds OF yneeziug will cease and the dis
charge as offensive to others as to Yourself,
will be cured when the causes that produce
it are removed. Cleanliness, comfort and
health renewed by the use of Cream Palm.
Sold by all druggists for'so cents. or mailed
BY Ely Bros, 50 Warren Street. New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28
THE TURKS IN MACEDONIA
Condition of the Various Do
minions of the Sultan
HE CAUSES OF REVOLT
aisrule Msds Worse by Conflict of
Race, Religion and PolitiCs-By
Constant Warfares the Empire Is
Gradually Being Reduced in Size
The Navy Not Factor.

ne territory In Europe under
actual sovereignty of the Sultan
mi Hamid II. may now be said to
ouilned to its southern edge, and
administration of the whole
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-28

Talk is cheap, in spite of The fact that
most of us indulge in ex ravagant assertions
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
PLENTY OF WATER
New Well at the Light Plant Assures
Ample Supply.

Our readers will remember that
when the electric light plant was
gotten ready for operation, and
trial tests were made, an unexpect-
ed difficulty was encountered in
the insufficiency of the supply OF
water furnished by the well which
the company had sunk. To over
come this difficulty, it became
necessary to sink another we'll.
The outcome of this enterprise has
not received the attention it de-
serves. We are glad to lay before
our readers these facts from Mana
ger 7. &. Preston:
The old we'll is 4 feet square and
80 feet deep. 1t is under the GEN.
ter of the building and just beside
the boiler 1t cut through hog
back of dry clay, and only half of
the width of the we'll in its lower
course was in moist earth. Ii it
had been few feet to one side it
would have afforded no water at
all.
The new we'll is 10 feet in diam
eter, circular in form, and at pres
ent only IS feet deep. 1t is about
Is feet from the old we'll, and just
outside the building. The flow of
water is greater than the pump will
exhaust. Mr.. Preston thinks it
would furnish water enough for
ten such plants as this.
So our people need have no un-
easiness about the electric light
plant "going dry"
The two wells are connected by
pipe, end the pumping is done
from the old we'll.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
TO THE COAST

Very low rates will take effect to
San Francisco and Los Angeles,
California, commencing May "a.
These tickets allow stop.over on 0.
S. L. and O. r. & N. Railways,
also on s. P. and S. P, L. A. & S.
L. You may route via Ogden and
S. P; Salt Lake and the new line,
the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake; or Portland, with steamers
or railway. For further informa-
ton apply to any Oregon Short
Line agent.
G. e. ULERY, Agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Still Harping on NY Daughter.

No we are not doing any such
thing. We are simply trying to
sell you a piano for your daughter,
and harping on the absolute relia-
bility of such goods as "Sohmer's." !"
There is something SO absolutely
satisfying in all the performances
of "Sohmer" that no artist ever
experiences fatigue as result of
his playing on one. 1t is not a
matter of overcoming resistance
but a feat so pleasurable as to lead
the performer on and on through a
large repertoire at every opportu-
nifty, so pleasant the experience.
The tone of "Sohmer" is dou-
bly, satisfying, in that it delights
the ear entrancingly, and lends all
the tone and e,lat that the owner
ship of the worlds acknowledged
best in pianos, can reflect on the
owner. Sold by
The Very Reliable
WISE PIANO HOUSE.
OH Main Street Boise. Idaho