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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23

Even in its commerce Smyrna is
Oriental. Few Westerns care fig for
Smyrna, but that famous old city re-
CARDS the fig as the mainstay if its
prosperity. The most popular merry
making of Smyrna's year is the fix
festival. That takes place when the
export of the fig harvest from the
interior gets in. The first train load
enters the station with the engine
behagged the wagons covered with
branches and garlands, and there are
artillery salutes and flourishes OF
trumpets. These, however, are as
nothing compared with the noisy re-
joicings of the populace who follow
loaded camels through the city to the
grand bazaar singing and dancing with
all the unrestrained fervor of the Or
ient.-London Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
Mikado's LARGE Income.

The yearly allowance of the Mikado,
which is at the same time that of the
whole imperical family is now s1,500,-
600. Beside, he has the yearly income
OF 100000 from the interest on the
s10,000,000 which was given to him
from the war indemnity received from
China ten years ago; of s250,000 from
his private estates, which amount to
s5,000,000 or more; of 100000 from
the forests, covering an area of 5.124,-
S73 acres and valued at $512 ,4S7, 300, at
$40 an acre; in all, Sl,250,00 Thus
his yearly net income amounts to ST.
100000. There are in all sixty MEM
bers of the imperial family inclusive
OF eleven married and four widowed
princesses, who are members of the
royal family by marriage.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
State Oonstab bulary
The Organization is Looking for Some One
Who Will Build Barracks and Presest
Them 10 the State

The state constabulary, of which
so much has been said recently,
seems to be something of wander
er on the face Of the earth. 1t is
now looking for somebody to con-
tribute to its support.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
1T has been determined TO estab-
lish one Of the troops Of the consta-
bulary at Reading, another at or
near Wilkes. Barre, third at
Greensburg, and the fourth at
either Dubois or Punxsutawney,
with the chances iavoring Dubois
A captain and a lieutenant of the
constabulary have been IN Reading
for several DAYS past for the pur-
pose of trying to coax money from
the citizens to assist in establishing
the new martial policemen barracks
The Reading people, however,
were not rushing up to the captain S
office and putting down their hard
earned money. They did offer
however, to furnish $50, 900 if the
state would pay the interest thereon.
The state officials think that tat
cannot be done legally, and the
matter is now at something of a
standstill The captain and the
lieutenant worked hard to get the
money needed, which was for the
purchase and equipping of a build
ing suitable for barracks in Read
ing. The two emissaries were told
that the Reading people believed
the state to be sufficiently wealthy
to furnish the money itself, and
that the begging business is undig-
nified to say the least.
"The herd of horses, some soc
in all, have already been purchased
mostly in Mexico. and are said to
be of superior quality of the equine
race. Being strong and lustv pro-
ducts of the range, and, although
said to be thoroughly broken to the
saddle, it is very sure that the frs,
of the mounted drills will furnish
sensations of a varied sort"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23

for advertising for bids for the deliv-
cry of the workingmen at Panama
were arranged. The men were to be
ready for work on December /, 1905,
the government agreeing to take
charge of them upon their arrival at
the isthmus, and provide quarters,
fuel, fresh water and medical attend
ance. The contract was to be awarded
to the company offering to furnish the
men at the most reasonable rates per
day.
The explanation offered for the
abandonment of the scheme to hire
Chinese, Japanese and Italians Is that
all the labor needed Is coming into
the isthmus without encouragement
from the government. The steamship
companies that operate among the
West linda Islands have been spread
ing broadcast that the United States
wants thousands of laborers to dig
the canal. Mass meetings were held
in certain islands and the announce
ments made that good wages can be
earned in Panama. The negroes
flocked to the isthmus at the rate of
500 to coo a month and thus far
have answered all the requirements
of the situation. They are paid at
the rate OF rs cents day, gold,
| which Is considerably less than Euro
| pean laborers will work for.
The government is taking good
care of the negroes, most of whom
! came from Barbados. Excellent quar-
! tcrs are provided for them in places
| whore the sanitary arrangements are
! as good as can be made 1t Is the
! policy of the government not TO en-
| gage the services of any employe un-
til good, sanitary accommodations
are provided for him
| The canal employees have the bene.
| fits of cold storage plant on the
| isthmus. Such a structure Is utilized
! IN the interests of the canal EN-
! Eloyes. Steamers that ply between
this country and Panama are also be-
ing equipped with cold storgae facili
ties, so that 1t will soon be feasible Il
ship to the isthmus perishable foot
supplies of all kinds.
Chairman Shonts has adopted the
policy of giving the widest publicity
/ possible to all news matters con
nected with the Panama Canal. Ii
order to better carry out this policy
he has appointed trained newspa
per man to take charge OF the Pub
LEFTY Bureau.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23

There is a description of tea sold in
Japan at the average price the country
over of 61sd. per pound. This is bran
cha" which consists of a mixture of
the former years leaves, withered
stalks, etc, and is mainly consumed by
the poorest classes. though the price
varies considerably in different prefec-
lures, being as high as Sd. in kGso-
shima and only about lad. per pound
in Kyoto.
In 1903, according to a consular re-
port by Student Interpreter Phipps OF
Toxic, no less than 55,5SS 030 pounds
of tea of all qualities was produced.
valued at G1,12O,SOO. During the same
year 1929 ,iS4 pounds valued at H.
422,535, were xported.-From the Lon
don Chronicle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23

PklNCE LOUIS Of BAIlENBEhN
scope of possibilities by becoming a
British subject. He was naturalized,
and entered the British navy as a
cadet in 1868. That the Prince has
good stuff in him is shown by the
fact that he has risen by his own
exertions to the rank of Rear-Ad-
miral and is a responsible parsonage
IN the British Navy. By steady,
gradual advancement, through many
promotions, he has reached the top.
His record shows that he has not
been altogether the recipient Of royal
favors. In 1874 he became a sub
lieutenant, a lieutenant in 1876, a
commander in 1885, was appointed
to command the Dreadnought In
1887 was made a captain in 1891
and a rear-admiral in 1902. He
served in the Egyptian War in 1882
and won the medal and the Khedive's
star. At present he is head of the
Naval Intelligence Bureau, one of the
most important departments of the
British navy. He organized the sys-
TEN of information that is now in use
in the navy, and being of an inven-
tive bent OF mind, has invented a
whole lot of useful ships things.
Two of his inventions are a ships in
dicator, which accurately informs
navigators when the ship is out of
course, and a roller ruler, which en-
ables seamen to calculate the dis
tance of a ships run and the time
necessary for one ship to overtake
another.
Prince Louis has been to this
country before. On the occasion of
his second visit to America, he said:
81 don't want the people to be
talking of the Prince. l am infinitely
more proud of being in command Of
a squadron and flying my flag than
the minor distinction of bearing a
handle to my name.
II want to emphasize the fact that
/ am primarily the Admiral, and that
the name of the Admiral who hap
pens to be in command of the squad
ron is a matter of altogether second
airy Importance, and therefore
gratefully accept all of the mass Of
hospitality which has been showered
upon me as a compliment to the Brit
ish Navy as whole, which | have
the honor to represent upon this oc-
casion.
MY title has more often been a
handicap instead of an assistance.
have had to prove, step by step. my
fitness for the service under rigid
conditions prescribed by the supposi-
tional barrier of possessing title.
AS you may know, / married the
Princess Victoria of Hesse, the late
! Queens granddaughter and | am not
unmindful of the distinction and
honor, apart from the happiness that
this marriage has produced. But
value more than anything else the
trust of my superiors and interiors. u
All Of the man in the admiral spoke
there, and | was compelled to quick
admiration of the Prince and the
pride of the achievement as a man.
Il was here as a midshipman thir-
ty-three years ago" the Admiral con
tinued, 'and the changes that have
been made since then, your great
strides In all that stands for pro
gress, your wonderful machinery, ap-
pliances, methods--no country car
furnish these in such n degree as the
United States,-New York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
Brain softening Increasing.

According to a physician soften
ing of the brain is very common
occurrence in the country, one-third
of the laborers in rural districts of
England dying from it. The cause of
the disease according to this author
ity, is the lack of brain exercise.
The intellect of a rural laborer
rusts rather than wears out, and
when he attains the age of 65
or rs he usually dies in an apop-
lectic fit or something of the kind.
Judges and others whose thinking
capacity Is continually employed live
to far greater age than the aver
age rural laborer In any part OF
the world"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
Thieves Shoes.

SHOES have played an important
part in the capture OF criminals said
Detective William Barrett of Buffalo
Had it not been for the footwear Of
certain thieves they would never have
been caught 1t is not so long age
that | and two others were detailed on
a case, and before we caught our man
another shop had been burglarized. We
looked at the marks about the win
dows and noticed they were scrapec
by nails. We went back to the other
place and found the same conditions.
Later we went into well-known resort
and found man sitting in a char.
He had his feet encased in a neat-fit-
ting pair of shoes, but for some rea
son he had nails put in the heels. We
Jumped" him at once, and, searching
his rooms, we discovered enough loot
to start a store. He later explained
that the nails were put in his shoes to
aid in of-climbing. Squeaky shoes
have caused the arrest of several
thieves right in this precinct The 9TH
er night n thief bought pair of cheap
shoes and they were very musical. The
man got into a place, and before he got
anything his noisy shoes gave him
away and he was caught All clever
criminals have penchant for buying
good soft shoes. They pay a good price
for them and they are repaid some
times by getting off with the swag TO
pay up for what they spent. Shoe
Retailer
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
NEGROES 70 DIG CANAL
Unions Protected Against For
eign Laborers
NEGROES WORKCHEAPLY
Health Conditions on the Isthmus
Continue to Improye-Cold Stor-
age Plants NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Publicity Bureau-Paid 75 Cents
Daily-Less Than Europeans.

DaIly-IeSS EIufOpt"hS.
The Panama Canal will be built by
the labor of West Indian negroes
Chiefly because of the objection OF
labor unions, Chairman Shonts has
abandoned the proposed experiment
with foreign laborers, and will make
no contract for the delivery on the
isthmus OF large numbers OF Chinese,
Japanese and italian workmen, as
was contemplated in the beginning.
II has been found that enough
voluntarily drift into Panama in
search Of work to provide all the lab
orers required on the canal and for
any length of time.
The steamship companies that ply
among the Islands to the south of us
have relieved the Canal Commission
from a great deal of worry and bother.
One of the biggest problems that
faced the commission was the ques-
ton of securing laborers to dig the
ditch. 1t was made the subject OF
several essays by the learned experts
employed by Admiral Walker, un-
der the old regime, and was thor
oughly discussed by Mr.. Shonts and
his advisers when they took hold Of
the canal management. 1t was con-
sidered out of the question to hire
Americans for this heavy work, al
though It was thought that some OF
the hardy negroes of the Southern
States might be able to survive the
ordeal of working all day in the
trenches of the tropics. At any rate
1t was not deemed advisable to try
the experiment.
After mature deliberation it was
decided to try the experiment OF
Asiatic and European labor. Corre-
spondence was entered into with the
passenger agents of certain foreign
steamship companies whose business
1t is to transport large numbers of
laborers. These men guaranteed to
furnish an number of workingmen
of several different nationalties. II
their price were paid, they said they
could deliver on the isthmus as many
as 900 Chinese coolies, or the same
number of Japs. The commission
considered the matter at some length
and decided to hire 1900 foreigners,
taking $500 of each of the naionali-
ties recommended. All the details
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
PRINCE LOUIs's CAREER.
Worked from the Bottom to the Top
i'm British Navy.

He is the son of the late Prince
Alexander of Hesse and was born at
Gratz, Austria, on May "a, 1854.
May "a was the late Queen Victoria's
birthday also. Prince Louis Alex
ander, for he took his fathers name,
bears the title of Serene Highness
and is connected with the British
royal family through his sister-in-
law, Princess Beatrice, the Kings
sister, who married Prince Henry Of
Battenberg, Louis's brother. His
wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse, who
was born at Windsor in 1868, is the
sister of the Empress of Russia.
They we're married in 1884.
Prince Louis, not liking the idle
ness into which he was born in his
own country, threw away the silver
spoon, so to speak, and enlarged his
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23

Wool will burn slowly, white cot
ton will go like a train of gunpow-
der. Another test is to unrayel the
threads, and the cotton can then cas-
lily be detected, says Woman's Life.
Dampen the finger and apply to
the surface of the linen fabric. II
the moisture is seen on the other
side you may know at once it is
linen. If 1t Is slow in coming
through, without doubt there is an
admixture of cotton. Another meth
cd is to unrayel the threads. az In
the wool test.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
The Thanksgiving Turkey

Turkeys are reported plentiful in
northern Berks and lower Schuyl-
kill counties and prevailing high
prices, it is expected, will not be
maintained. Dealers report the
birds i'll fine condition and large
hocks Of fr om twenty to forty, com
mon. Many owners are taking
orders tor delivery Thanksgiving
Day at 10 to IS cents per pound.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
eONVIVOns OF TsU-or1lMA.
Tell OF the Awful Hardship and
Rough Treatment by Officera.

A writer in the Slovo draws a pain.
full picture of the attitude of the naval
authorities toward the survivors of the
Baltic feet which was destroyed in the
battle of Tsu-shima.
you cannot imagine the treatment
to which we were subjected" said a
young officer of one of the Baltic cruis.
ers to the writer. 1T made one feel
ashamed of wearing our uniform. For
more than year we did work equal TO
penal servitude. Our crews worked rs
hours a day carrying coal, transport
gushing under tropical sun, feed
ing on salt meat and timed food.
During eight months we lived ID
dirt and slept in rubbish. During eight
long months not single night passed
without alarm or without expectation
of the enemys attack. And before us
we had still greater labor and priva.
tions in blockading Vladivostok in case
we succeeded in reaching II. And re-
proaches and insults were our only re-
ward You know the rough nature Of
our sailors. Well our chiefs have sue
ceeded in touching them to the quick
by their humliating invectives. and ]
have seen them cry, broken down by
this new kind of welcome from their
mother country after the labors they
have undergone Truly. we envy those
who persisted. st Petersburg Dis
match
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
One Earlv Ambition.

Lord Kitchener had an ambition TO
become an actor when young man
A well known actor. whom the great
soldier consulted. offered him part as
walking gentleman" but advised the
army. and the engineers In particular
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
NMark Twain" Was RESPONSIVE,

A friend wrote to Mark Twain, ="
asking his opinion on a certain mat
ter, and received no reply. He wait
ed few days, and wrote again. His
second letter was also ignored. Then
he sent a third note, enclosing a
sheet Of PAPER and 2-cent stamp.
BY ret4rn mail he received a pos
tai card, on which was the following:
Paper and stamp received. Please
send envelope. boston Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
Has Its Own Laws.

An English island free from Eng
lsh law is an anomaly, yet such is the
situation of the Isle of Man, which has
a code of laws entirely its own. 1t has
never been ruled by the laws of Eng
land,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23

blood twill set things right in your stom.
ach, and your appetite win come back II
there is any tendency in your family toward
consumption, it will keep that dread dc
stroyer away Even after consumption has
almost gained foothold In the form Of
lingering cough, bronchitis, or bleeding at
the lungs it will bring about speedy cure IN
oS per cent of all cases II is remedy pre-
pared by Dr.. r. " Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y,
whose ddvice is gfven free to all who wish to
write him His great success has come from
his wide experience and varied practice:
O. $ Copeuhavcr, Esq, OF Mount Union,
Huntingdon Co., Pa. (I3ox 222), writes: About
twelve wears ago I was suddenly taken with a
pain in the pit OF the stomach which was so vio-
lent | could not walk straight. II would grow
more severe until Il caused waterbrash aud voin.
iting Of a Shiny yellow water. A physician told
me had form Of dyspepsia and treated me for
other physician told me my liver was out Of or
der and that had indigestion. He gave me
treatment aud got some better but only Tor a
short time. then tried another one, who said /
had chronic indigestion, liberation OF the lining
Of the stomach torpid liver and kidney affection
He treated me for more than year aud ielt
much better but il did not last then took TO
using several widely advertised patent mcdi
cines but received no more than temporary re-
lief I then tried DR. Pierce's medicines, usiug
his Golden Medical Discovery and the Pleas
ant Pellets and in two months time was feel
ing better than had for years before
Don't be wheedled by a penny grabbing
dealer into taking inferior substitutes for
DR.. Pierces medicines, recommended to
be "iust as good"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-23
HUMPHREYS

Veterinary Specifies cure diseases
of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Hogs and
Poultry by acting directly on the SICK pART7
without loss of time.
IA. }FEVERS, Congestions, Innamma.
CURES tions. Lung Fever. MIX Fever.
u. u. lsPRAINS, Lameness, Injuries.
CURES Rheumatism.
&C; SORE THROAT. Quinsy, Epizootic.
q GaRps q; SwoRMs, Bots. Grubs.
y. E. lCOUGHs, Colds. Influenza, Infiamed
CURES Lungs, PleurO-FneumOnia.
=. Y. lC0LIC, BeIIyache. Wind-BIown,
CURES SDiarrhea. Dysentery.
G.G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
orRrs mm KIDNEY q BLADDER DISORDERS.
IL. }sKIN DISEASES. Mango, Eruptions.
CURES Ulcers. Grease, Farcy.
Tx. .lBAD CONDITION, STARING Con,
CURES Indigestion. Stomach staggers.
oOc each Stable Case, Ten Specifics, Book &C.. A.
At druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt Of price
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William and John
Streets, New York.
~ BOOK MAILED FREE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
CAN'T TELL ROSE FROM DAISY.
Hence Chicago Is Preparing on Large
Scale to Develop Child Life.

1t was asserted some time ago that
there were 100000 children liz Chicago
who could not discern a rose from a
1andelion or daisy from violet. a
listening physician was skeptical. In or
der to test the point, he visited a school
in one of the most crowded sections, car
rying a large bouquet of flowers He
found that the children were ignorant OF
the names of the most common old-fash-
ioned flowers. At the same time there
we're few who could not mention the
most popular pugilists and actors. They
knew almost nothing Of nature-thelI
lives and environments were purely ar
tificial and often of the worst kind. They
came from a dank underground of hui
man weeds. where crime breeds like q
pestilonce.
Thousands Of these youngsters. prob
ably. could pick pocket or rob a dwell
ing, but not one could tell how potato
grows or a rose blooms.
This aroused the city. Means Of inn
provement were discussed and it was de
cided to educate the children in natural
lives. Legislation was secured permit
ting the construction of IS neighborhood
parks. A bond issue of S2,500.000 was
made and $4,000 a year set aside for the
maintenance of each park When these
2S uplifting agencies are well under way
and successful additional ones viii be
established All these parks have sur
faces depressed three feet. so that ii
winter they may be flooded for Skating
Children, 50 long neglected in the streets
and tenements. viii be welcomed at ev
cry point with swings, with sand gar
dens in which to play and wading ponds
in which to get wet TO their hearts con
tent There are more extensive play
grounds for the larger children and shad
cd walks and resting places for theii
elders. lawns where little ones. ignorant
of the wonderful works Of nature may
watch shrubs and flowers grow. Separ
ate gymnasiums are provided for men
women and children.
OF greater hygienic Importance anJ
second to nothing in the pleasure prom
ised. are the big swimming pools thai
viii cali eoupellinsly all the long sum
ner DAYS and evenings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-21
sparks from the Wires.

Three earthquake shocks were felt at
Santiago.
The strikers in the German coal region
now number 100000 men.
The vast admiralty works at Sevasto-
pol. Russia. were burned.
Gendarmes killed four Liberals in
ouelling a riot at Budapest.
DIR. Curl. surgeon of the United States
cruiser Boston, died of yellow fever at
Panama.
DR.. Brown of the New York health
department declares that all idiot chill
dren should be drowned.
The Yaqui Indians are on the war
path in Mexico, Eighteen persons have
been killed by Indians during the past
week.
Grand Duke Vladimir says the people
of Russia viii be granted a measure Of
self-gocernmcnt, but that the masses are
untitled for general suffrage and a con-
stitnfjon win not be considered.
The governmental sanitary work re-
Gently authorized by the Cuban Congress
in the principal cities of the island is be-
irg inaugurated under the personal
supervision Of the secretary of public
works.
II does seem strange that the Nor
mons should elect to a high Office in
the church a man who knows as little
about Mormonism as Senator Smoot has
shown in his examination before the in
vestigating committee.
Ed McCIain. alias E. Belmont. wanted
IN Des Moines for highway robbery. and
Condv Barnett wanted in New Boston,
Texas. for jail breaking, have been ar
rested in Phoenix. Arizona.
II. t. Hayes. former cashier Of the
Riverside Orange Growers National
Bank of Los Angeles Cal, for whom
warrants were issued on six grand jury
indictments. furnished bond in the sum
Of S17. 500.
Resolutions calling for a legislative
investigation Of the charges against State
Supreme Court Justice Warren b. Hook
or Of New York in connection with the
postal investigation W re adopted by the
Brooklyn Bar Association.