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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23

James Lawrence was born in Bur.
lington. N. j., in 1881, and was active
in the war with Tripoli. He was com.
mander of the Hornet when she cap.
tured the Peacock in an engagement
which lasted fifteen minutes, with the
wounded.
He was given command of the
Chesapeake, which was being repaired
in Boston harbor. Lawrence assumed
command with extreme reluctance.
1t was toward the beginning Of sum.
mer, with thousands crowding the hill
and points of advantage and peering
through glasses at the ships that the
battle was opened by the fire of the
Shannon. Great damage was done by
the return broadside of the Chesa-
peake. The first fire severely wound
ed Lawrence in the leg, but he refused
10 go below Then the firing became
so close and rapid that most of the
American officers were wounded or
killed. When Lawrence formed his
men after the two vessels had fouled,
the bugler could not be found. II was
at this critical moment that Lawrence
was fatally wounded and carried be.
low He kept calling from the bow
spirit to the men to fight harder His
last words, often repeated were,
Don't give up the ship!"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23
Laws Made to be Broken.

When Sir William Van Horne was
president of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way the racing Of that roads and the
Grand Trunk trains into Montreal was
a constant source of complaint on the
part of the public, who alleged that
they were thus put in danger daily.
Agitation grew hot and finally the
city passed an ordinance to prohibit
the custom. Then Van Horne called
his engineers together one morning
and read them the ordinance, Now"
said he, that's the law AS such
you've got to obey it, shall suspend
any engineer who breaks it. That's
all I've got TO say-except this:
Heaven help the engineer who lets a
Grand Trunk train beat him into this
city!"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23
A New Mountain of Liant"

Pretoria is more excited than it was
when Lord Roberts's muddy legions
appeared at its gate. And well it may
be- In its environs, according to a
dispatch from johannesburg, the
greatest gem that the eyes of man
have ever rested upon has been pick
ed up.
A pure white diamond of 3.032
karats! The Kohinoor, in its most
glorious stage, weighs but 794 karats,
and now weighs but 102. The Orloff
weighs 1856 The Regent weighs 1856,
and is worth $2,500,000. AS the value
of each karat generally rises in pro-
portion to the size of the stone, the
value of the Pretoria gem must run
far up into the millions.
Provided there is anyone to buy It.
Customers for s5,000,0OO diamonds d.
not grow on every bush. An Amer
can destination for this Risen Sun
Africa is strongly indicated by the
circumstances. The possession o.
earth's greatest gem would be a dis
tinction which almost any one of our
multi-millionaires might covet. Il
would look well in a $2,000,000 FIT
avenue residence, even though il were
worth more than the whole house
Some strenuous hunters make a spe-
cialty OF hunting easy Jobs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23

Succeeds J. r. Hawley as United
States Senator from Connecticut, has
been active in Connecticut politics
for many years. He was Governor of
the state from 1889 to 1898 and was
for eight years Mayor of Hartford.
He comes from noted Connecticut
family, founded by the Rev. Peter
Bulkeley, who landed in New England
from England in 1884.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23
OUR INCREASING NAVY.
Close to Second When Ships Under
Construction Are Completed.

SlOse 10 Seccnd When ShlpS Dnuer
Construction Are Completed.
The public may be surprised to
learn that when all the new ships
are in commission, the navy will cost
$77,000,000 annually, for maintenance.
Yet If the public had kept themselves
informed as to the number of new
ships and the cost of keeping them
anoat they would have been prepared
for such an estimate The original
expenditure on n vessel is but the be-
gnping of a continuing outlay. With
nearly thousand men comprising its
crew and its great appetite for coal
and other supplies, battleship is an
expensive darling
1t is time to stop speaking of the
American navy as good but small. 1t
is big as well as good. Rapid progress
has been made. A few years ago lat
the time of the Spanish-American
war, we had but four first-class bat
tleships-the Oregon, the Indiana the
Iowa, and the Massachusetts-and one
secOnd-class one-the Texas. Now
we have in commission and under
construction no less than twenty-siX
battleships, all of the first class ex-
cept one In 1898 our armored cruis-
ers were but two--the Brooklyn and
the New York; now. in commission
or under construction, are twelve.
The habit has been to give battleships
and armored cruisers the names Of
ct n Ne- n urh oh
exceptions. Some other naming sys-
tenn will need to be devised for only
eight states are now unhonored, and
two battleships which the present
congress is expected to authorize will
reduce the list to six. While the eX-
pansion has been principally in ar
mored vessels, the building of cruis-
ers, gunboats and torpedo boats has
not been neglected.
In 1898 the United States naval
power, on paper, was reckoned only
equal to that of Spain. We were be-
hind Great Britain. France, Germany,
Russia, and Italy. With the new
ships under construction completed
we will be close to second. France
has twenty-eight first-class battle
ships, but a number of these are out
Of date. Germany has twenty. and al
though she is steadily building she
will hardly catch up. III fortune in
the Far East has reduced Russia below
us, and Italy has dropped out of the
naval competition. 1t is not unlikely
that the American navy could meet on
equal terms any navy in the world
except that of Great Britain, no long
er considered a possible enemy.
The cost of the new navy, includ-
ing maintenance and construction, is
now we'll over $100,000,000 annually.
Yet there is no kind of appropriation
voted by congress with greater alac-
rity or more popular with the people,
There fingers some of the old preju-
dice against a large military estab-
lishment, but millions are cheerfully
given for ships. The instinct of the
people is wise. The wars of the
future-at least any one in which we
may be engaged-will he decided on
the sea rather than on the land Sea
power has already had great influence
in history; it Is destined to have
more.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23
Lowell's Beaver Brook.

The old millstones at Beaver brook
reservation, Waverly, have been care
FULLY preserved. They are now con-
spicuously placed beside the road.
which crosses what for so many years
was known as Clematis brook.
Research into their history reveals
many interesting stories of Lowells
love for this section, which includes
the famous Waverly oaks. 1t was the
faYorlte resort of the poet
All traces of the old mill have dis
appeared, but the old millstones that
used to turn and crush the grain re-
NUN, The mill was the one referred
to in Lowell's poem OF Beaver
Brook"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23
Bamboos Grow Best at Niaht.
Century

The growth of the giant bamboos
Of the East Indies is so rapid that a
difference in the rate of increase be-
tween day and night can be observed,
According to a paper in the Annals,
the growth is more rapid at night, be-
cause the air is more charged with
moisture than in the daytime.--Ex
change.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23

Many a man asks questions merely
for an excuse to air his own opinions.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23
Distance of the Stars.

Scientists roughly calculate, from
the data so far available, that the
stars of the Milky Way are situated
from 100,0O000O to 20O,0O0,O0O times
as far away from us as the sun is.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23

The letter carriers whistle is a pos
tal note.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-23

Some strenuous hunters make a spe-
cialty OF hunting easy jobs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24
SCOTT Jones REAL ESTATE COMPANY BUYS AND SELLS REAL ESTATE FOR YOU "ss ys

the death. There is no doubt as
to the outcome as the Invincibles
intend to show no quarter this
time.
The game will be played at the
ball park and will be called at 3:3o
p. M. Preparations will be made
to entertain the visiting team in
fitting style, although some Of
the features Of the last game here
may be lacking. Scotty wants
5000 for the Services Of his band
and the manager may refue tc
pay it. As the Terribles have
lost their ferocity ,s,nce the last
game, it is believed that guards
will be necessary to protect them
or that any Of the Chickasha par
tisans will seek to molest the inno-
cents.
The game will undoubtly be an
an interesting one ane you should
arrange to attend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24

between now and Saturday the end
is likely to come on that day.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug, 23-
The morning session of the peace
conference was a complete blank SO
far as developments were concern-
ed. It W not even a real session
Of the plenipotentiaries, but was
given up to an attempt on the part
Of the secretaries TO settle some dis
putes which arose as soon as the
consideration Of the protocols be
gan.
1t was claimed upon each side
that corrections which Should have
gone into the French text and into
the English translations had not
been made and it was therefore de-
cided to give the secretaries an op-
portunity TO adjust their differences
as best they could, and at formal
session this aftesnoon at ? 300 clock
the homologation of the text and
translation should be made. Then
such disputed points as arose were
to be settled by the plenipotentiaries
themselves.
1t is stated that Baron Komura
and Mr.. Takahira and Mr.. Witte
and Baron Rosen remained in their
respective private quarters this
morning while the conference room
was given up TO the secretaries.
An intimation is given, however,
that during the morning the plenip :
tentiaries themselves were in private
consultation. This would be very
significant if true, but no confirma-
tion is oblainable. Delay with the
president working directly with the
emperor at St. Petersburg through
Ambassador Meyer and with the
peace forces Of the world, financial
and otherwise, urging what influ
once they can to bear, means hope.
To quote again the words uttered
1851 night by high and competent
authority, ''if the conference can
be prolonged into next week the
influences brought to bear upon
the Russian emperor will be irresist-
ible
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24

REJECTED
BY THE RUSSIANS. WILL NOT PAY
A DOLLAR Oh INDEMNITY
TO JAPAN
THE PEACE OUTLOOK IS DARK
The Peace Conference has Apparently
Failed. Japs Resolute

Portsmouth, Aug. 23-The Jap
ancse plenipotentiaries at the con-
clusion of the afternoon session
today of the peace conference,
threw the cards upon the table.
Baron Kcmura presented in writ
ing to Mr.. Witte the compromise
proposition. 1t offered 10 with
draw article 9, providing or the
payment by Russia Of Japan's bill
for the cost of the war, on condi-
tions that Russia would accept
article 5, which provides for ces-
sion Of the island Of Sakalin, so mod
ihed as to include an arrangement
for the purchase by Russia Of the
northern half Of the island for
I zoo, ooo, 900 yen. In addition it
offered TO Withdraw entirely articles
III and II, Surrender Of the war
ships and Limitation upon Russia 5
sea power in the far east.
Without a moments hesitation
Mr.. Witte explained that he could
not accent ii He told BARON
Komura Russia wanted peace.
She had given the proofs in ac-
cepting every article involving the
issues upon which the war was
fought, but she could fight, and
money for tributes she would not
pay, not kopeck. And so the
plenipotentiaries separated to meet
again on Saturday.
The outlook is black. Many be-
lieve it will never be so black as
tonight. The japanese are not
talking. The only possible line
of further Japanese concession is
considered to lie in the diminution
Iof the amount of purchase money
demanded for Sakalin. The de-
cision rests therefore, as it has
from the start, with Russia. Un-
less the emperor agrees to yield
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24

the part of some of her citizens to
move the town and particularly
because the postoffice was moved
without their knowledge or consent.
Some time ago banker and
other parties in the town bought
an inrer-marriage surplusa half a
mile distance from the present town.
They wanted to move the town
and they claim that the citizens
agreed to move, but a disagreement
arose. One morning the people
of Cornish arose as usual but were
surprised TO find that the bank and
postofice had been moved. Every
body was UP in arms. The seced-
ers tried TO induce the 600 people
Of the town to come their way but
the latter refused. The mail carrier
refused to deliver mail at the Office
but dropped it in the street where
the office former v was located.
Cornish has been a postofice I3
years 1t is alleged that the post
master moved the Office without
orders from the department. The
citizens therefore ask Judge Dick
erson to issue an order compelling
him to move the Office back to its
accustomed place.
The case was arranged before
Judge Dickerson this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24
HEALTH
CONDITIONS
IN CHIcKASHA ARE EXCEEDINGLY
GOOD; LESS SICKNESS THAN US.
UAL AT THIS TIME.
STATEMENTS or PHYSICIANS
No Serious Sickness Of any Kind Pre-
walls in the City.

A great many false reports have
gone out in regard to health con
ditions in Chickasha during the
past few months. These reports
have had little or no foundation in
fact. 1t is true that during the
wet weather that prevailed IN June
there was considerable sickness but
not more than has been found in
the country and towns surround
ing us. All the reports seft out in
regard to fever have been grossly
exaggerated, so much SO that they
were absolutely ridiculous. II has
even been reported that yellow
fever existed in Chickasha. The
health authorities Of the city have
issued a positive statement fatty
contradicting all such reports. As
far as known. there isn't a case
Of yellow fever within 100 miles
OF Chickasha as readers of the
daily papers are well aware.
There was about as mGah basis for
this ridiculous report, however, as
there was for other equally mis-
leading stories that have been
told.
The truth is that health condi-
tious in Chickasha at the present
time are exceedingly good. With
a view to ascertaining the real
facts the EXPRESS has interviewed
the practicing physicians Of the
city. The question put TO them
was, What are the health condi-
tions in Chickasha3 Their answers
are presented below,
Or Chas p. Brown.
Health conditions in the city
are very good; there are no acute
diseases carrying great mortality
prey ling ! have not had a case
Of typhoid fever developed in four
weeks"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24
DIR. Walter Penquite:

II. w ditCl SuJ ute
Health conditions here afe as
good as in any town in the terri
tory. We have had no more fever
here than any other towns Of the
size has had, Notwithstanding re
ports to the contrary"
DIR. r. L. Dawson:
AS far as I know the general
health of the city is good. Chick
asha is as healthy as any city Of its
size can be at this time of the
year. So far as my knowledge
extends there are no cases Of
typhoid fever "
DR.. N. r. Coryell;-
Gas Tar as ! know health condi-
tions in Chickasha are as good
as they could be in any town of
the size. There is very little sick
ness and l know of no bad cases.
Conditions are better now than
they have been for months.
DIR. R. P. Tye:-
Health conditions this month
have been about on par with
the same month in previous years.
There is very little serious sickness.
General conditions are good.
DR.. A. B. Hendrix:
"Our health conditions are good.
| have no cases Of typhoid and
nothing Of a serious character. I
know Of no serious sickness in the
town"
Dr. ] L 5tinson:
Health conditions here now are
on an average, or il any difference,
better than they ever are at this
time Of year. We have had not ing
like an epidemic. There have been
many bilious attacks but there
is very little sickness now"
DR.. A. B Leeds.
II consider health conditions
here exceedingly good. At no time
this season have we had anything
like typhoid epidemic. / con
slider the amount of sickness
we have had a great deal less than
has prevailed in any town have.
ever heard Of, taking into consider
alton our population and the fact
that we have many transient cases
on account Of being railroad di-
vision point
DR.. w. L.Peters:
General health conditions here
now are better than they were at
this time last year or the year be-
fore. I knowof no serious sickness.
Chickasha is as healthy as any town
! know Of in this latitude
The reporter was unable to see
other physicians today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24
THE FATAL DAY IS SET
Next Wednesday Witness the Final
Downfall Of the TerribIes

Secretary Leech has just COM
pleted arrangements with the
Oklahoma City for the Invincible-
Terrible game here next Wednes-
day. This will be the third game
in the series and will be battle to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24
CORNISH CITIZENS OBJECTS

The town of Cornish, /. T. is
all wrought up over an attempt on
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21
Pa s Theory.

Little Willie-say, pa, what is the meaning of 'noblesse oblige?"
 Pal don't know, my son. unless if has some connection with those foreign nobies who are obliged to marry for money.-Chieago Daily News.
 Wouldn't Look We'll in Print
 Henderson-Let's see; they call the man who runs motor car chanffenr doa't they?
 Uncle Joseph-Nell. in our villaee they call him worse names uhan that Stray StoI
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21
MINE ON FIRE SINCE. 1857.
Vein of Coal in Pennsylvania Still Unextinguis After Forty
 Seven Years.

President Lewis A. Riley, of the Le- high Coal and Navigation company. in his annual report, says that one of the company's mines near Tamaqua has been on fire for 47 years. says Fuel. Regarding the efforts now made to quench these subterranean fires the report says:
 "A portion of the outcrop of the Mammoth vein in this locality has been on fire since 1857, the fire being confined by the water filling the work ings below water level and cut-offs on the outcrop. Before opening the col fiery below water level it is necessary either to extinguish the fire or get It under control. During the past year efforts have been made with this end in view which have met with large measure of success. A boiler plant and pumping machinery have been erected on the bank of the Little Schuylkill river at Tamaqua for the purpose of pumping water to the level of the oHterop. A branch C: the Pan-
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21
LUCKY NUMBER IN DICE.
Cubes Believed to Turn with Elves Up Oftener Than Any
 Other Side.

Dice seem to have fancy for lives, said a clerk in d cigar store We get sets of them frequently that show many more fives than any other number. We call it running to fives The players seem to know this, and they nearly always select fves when they begin 10 roll. l have never seen the dice show partiality for any mum Der other than fives, and do not un- derstand why this is. It is a fact however says the Louisville Courier Journal.
 The five and six sides of a dice should ne the least frequent thrown. for they are lighter, having more holes, but this does not seem to make any difference. Tbe lives keep on com ing just the same
 "Of course, if one number shows oftener than another il means that the dice are not properly made; but it does seem curious that this irregular ity should always make the five side come up instead of some other. Since
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21

have been here we have had mum Der of sets of dice that ran to fives
 Another peculiar thing is that nine men out 0. ten who roll the dice in this game choose lives or sizes It is the rarest thing that anyone takes, one of the smaller numbers It may be superstition. but if so almost all men are superstitious, for they will have nothing to do with aces or twos And those who win almost always win with the larger numbers. Elves are the fayorite and are selected most often D
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21
English Village Life.

A writer in Cornhill says of village life in England: The plain and ter rible truth of the matter is that. in dis tricts far wider and more numerous than the kind dwellers in towns and casual visitors to our pretty villages can be expected 10 realize. the agricultural laborer, his wife and his children are half-staryed from the beginning to the end of life
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21
He Called a Doctor.

least-l saw the doctors carriage at your door. to-day. Anybody sick?
 Crimsonbeak-No he called to pre- sent his bill
 "Oh. I see. you didn't call him."
 Yes, did. too: l called him every old thing I could think of "-Y -Yonkers Statesman
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21

ther Creek railroad has been extended nearly two miles 10 reach the outcrop, and more holes have put down at vari- ous places where there were indica- tions of fire. The fire is being extin- guished by washing fine coal dirt through bore holes on the fire and fill ing up the vacant spaces so as to cut off the air supply
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21
The Req son.

Jack-So she is 9 summers old. She doesn't look il.
 Her chaperon-No. lucky for her, every one of those summers was short.-Detr0it Free Press
The Forrest City times., 1905-04-21
A Russian Idea.

In Russia if you don't pay your pho- lographer's bill he hangs your picture in his window upside down. Every Rus sian photographers window has five or six of these reversed pictures in it, and there is always a little crowd of people outside craning their necks and saying: oh. that is Vasili Popoffsky. Won't he be ashamed?" And look at Anna Olinsky. You'd think she'd be able 10 pay" ''ls that Senia Gogol there2 IT certainly is. What a pity. y."-Detroit Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-17
South Lexington Items.

10 Cle Edlt0r OF tle DlspaCcp:
The health in this community is
very good at this time.
I think the peaches will all drop
off. We may have some plums left,
and the old reliable blackberry is
With US in abundance.
Plenty of rain these days and the
farmers are very busy with General
Green. The plowman is steadily
plodding his weary way early and
late.
Corn is over knee high and cotton
is being put to stand, and generally
speaking it looks very sorry.
Boys, why don't you marry? why
live at home? have you no gal? have
you no home!
Mr.. Sherman Lucas is one of the
happiest men down this way, and
he laughs 80 his mouth reaches from
ear to ear, just because it's farmer
boy, while Mr.. John Jefcoat has been
on the house tops because there is
twins at his house, and it will now
take two strikes with the hammer
and plane to one heretofore. Mr.. W.
B. Dunbar has too joined the band
of rejoicing and is singing that pop
ular song, "Baby Mine"
Mr.. Sidney Lewis now conducts
prayer services at Smith Branch
Sunday school.
These parts have lately been alive
with agents selling all kind of things.
Rev. Dsniel P. Shumpert will
preach at Smith Branch on the 4th
Sunday in Nay at II a. m.
The small grain crop I don't think
will be much in this section.
It is time for bees to swarm1 these
hot days. There was a big swarm
Sunday. I had some fun and q
darned hard race after q bee swarm
the other day but I got left.
Wishing all we'll, I am
May 13, 1905. Birdie.