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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Standard lime Of United States.

Primarily, for the convenience OF
the railroads, standard OF time was
established by mutual agreement in
1883, by which trains are run and To-
cal time regulated. According to this
system, the United States, extending
from 50 degrees to 125 degrees west
longitude, is divided into four time
sections. each Of Is degrees OF longi-
tude, exactly equivalent to one hour.
commencing with the 18th meridian.
The first (eastern) section includes
all territory between the Atlantic
Coast and an irregular line drawn
from Detroit to Charleston, S. c., the
latter being its most southern point.
The second (centraD section includes
all the territory between the last
named line and an irregular line from
Bismarck, N. D., to the mouth of the
Rio Grande. The third (mountaln)
section includes all territory between
the last named line and nearly the
western borders of Idaho, Utah and
Arizona. The fourth (Pacific) section
covers the rest of the country to the
racine Coast. Standard time Is uni
form inside each OF these sections,
and the time Of each section differs
from that next to 1t by exactly one
hour. Thus, at IL noon in Boston
eastern time), the time at Chicago
Central time) is II o'clock a. m, at
Denver (mountain time) 10 o'clock a.
m. and at San Francisco (Pacific
tme) O'Clock a. m. Standard time
is 16 minutes slower at Boston than
true local time. minutes slower at
New York, 8 minutes faster at Wash
ington, 10 minutes faster at Charles
ton, 2S minutes slower at Detroit, IS
minutes faster at Kansas City, 10
minutes slower at Chicago. minute
faster at st. Louis, % minutes faster
as Salt Lake City and 10 minutes
faster at San Francisco.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
The Wonderful Roentqen Rays.

The real nature of the X-Rays Is
not yet known, the best authorities
wavering between a radiation theory
and a material one. They are trans
mitted through various media with
varying degrees Of facility, and affect
silver salts, are applicable to medi-
cal diagnosis; and silver negatives of
bones, bullets, etc, which do not
transmit the rays readily, in the soft
tissues of the bodies, may be pro-
duced. This is called skotograph or
skiagraph. BY interposing the sub
stance to be examined between the
crooke's tube and a tube with a
nlaphragm covered with calcium tung.
state, called a horoscope, the effect
Is heightened, and the bullets, etc, may
be readily observed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Advice to Consumptiyes.

Ninety-elght per cent OF those who
have tuberculosis of the lungs, if they
get well at all, will have to so at
home. But not "by the fireside." Even
In tenement houses people have made
good recoveries, but it has been by
lying under a wide open window all
day long and all night long, by extra
feeding, by rest, and by good courage
There are wondurous possibilities on
back porches and in sheltered hooks.
1t isn't the coldness OF the air, nor
yet the sweltering heat of the sun,
that heals. 1t is the fresh, pure air in
comfort. The patient must not be an
noyed by cold or heat, but must be
dressed SO as to be comfortable. Sleep
out-of-doors. shielded from the storm,
and dress indoors where 1t is warm.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Eastern Funeral Rites.

Some curious details have Just
reached Paris concerning the funeral
ceremonies OF Norodom, the late King
OF Cambodia. Immediately after
death the body was placed on a bed
OF state, while cannon doomed to
warn the populace to shave their
heads. Next day the body was en-
balmed, according to ancient custom:
the face was covered with a good
mask studded with diamonds and
other precious stones; on the head
was placed the ancient crown, and
even the slippers on the feet glistened
with rare jewels. Then the body was
placed in kneellng posture, and en-
cased in an upright sheath Of gold
and was sealed up in a massive cas-
ket OF solid gold: Thus it will remain
in the throne room, with bronzes
praying night and day until the COM
pletion Of the sanctuary In which the
body will be cremated. Only after
this ceremony will the new king be
crowned.-London Globe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
FORMS OF SALUTATlON.
How Some Of the Earth's Population
Greet Each Other.

A young man was drinking soda
water in a pharmacy when a sailor
entered.
Hello, Bill" said the young man.
"Why, hello, Cad" exclaimed the
sailor. and, approaching his friend, he
patted him on the stomach.
That's a funny thing to do, BILL"
said the young man, and he regarded
the strokes of the others hand,
puzzled
That is the handshake of the Mari
ana Islanders" said the sailor.
Where we shake hands they stroke
the stomach"
He ordered a strawberry sundae
and resumed:
"Old man I've seen the handshake
OF every nation on the globe. The
Zambesi people pat the back of
your thumb. The Gonds pulls your
ears. In certain very hot countries,
like New Guinea, they sprinkle you
with a little water. On the Sandwich
Island they rub noses with you inflat-
ing the chest. compressing the Lips
and distendlng the nostrils, they
brush noses against yours for min
ute or more.
we, of course, shake hands. What
Is the origin OF the handshake? Some
say it arose in a struggle-the strug-
gle that, when two persons met in
the past, each made to kiss the others
hand. You and me, for instance, take
hold Of hands and try to bring yours
up to my lips to kiss 1t, while you
tr" 20 do the same with mine. We
resist one another and our hands rise
up and down. They shake And that,
according to some, is the handshake's
origin"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Awake for 25 Years.

There is a man in London who has
not slept a wink for a quarter OF a
century, and during that time has be-
come completely weaned from the de-
sire.
When about As years old this pa
tient had an attack of malaria chills
and took dose of So grains OF quin-
ine Since that day he has never
slept, for the quinine produced such
singing in his ears that sleep has
been out of the question.
Sometimes it is like the roar OF a
cataract, again 1t Is like the sound Of
saving and at another time it re-
sembles the kissing Of steam from the
exhaust Of an engine. Doctors have
made futile efforts to aid him.-New
York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Life in Spain.

One meets with queer opposites in
Spain. In the Basque Provinces the
people are alert, up-to-date, thrifty and
Industrious. In Barcelona was agree
ably surprised at the evidences of
modern progress, and it's principal
street, the Rambia, is undeniably finer
than any boulevard in Paris. In some
other sections the natives are about
the limit of sloth and evince a don't
care d spirit in everything that
concerns their temporal welfare. They
tell a story Of a Spanish shoemaker
who was approached by a customer
with worn-out shoes with a request
that they be repaired Immediately.
The cobbler called to his wife to know
how much money there was in the
house. She answered enough to sup
ply the family wants for another day.
whereupon the customer was told
that If was in such great hurry he
mad better try some other shop. This
Is the spirit that prevails in some
parts OF the kingdom. but must not
be taken as national characteristic.
Washington Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
SUPERSTITION IN AMERICA.
Queer Beliefs of Our People in Diff
ferent Sections.

A missionary was discussing the
superstitions of a cannibal tribe from
which he had just returned.
"Oh, 1t is very superstitious tribe,
| admit" he said. For every silly be.
lief 1t has, though, a belief of ours
could be produced of equal Stiffness.
Take for instance, the Arkansan.
He believes that coal oil poultice Is
good for sore throat He binds abe ut
his throat a poultice of coal oil, and
1t neels the skin off his neck. Never
theless his faith in its virtue remains
strong.
Take the Mississippian. He doses
himself for impure blood with teas
made of hemlock leaves, of plantain,
and of all manner of nauseous weeds.
These teas only give him a stomach
ache, but nevertheless he considers
them as valuable to mankind as quin-
me or opium.
Take the Pennsylvania of Pike
County. He believes, for rattlesnake
bite, the thing to do is to cut a live
chicken in half and to lay the half
containing the heart upon the wound.
me lump of chicken will, he holds
adhere to the bite and suck out all
the poison, turning, as the venom en-
ters 1t, horrible green hue. There
Is no truth in this claim, of course,
but II a visitation of rattlesnakes
should come upon Pike County. every
chicken there would be cut in half.
so | might go on indefinitely. Su.
perstition. except among the highly
educated, is rampant in America. And
even the highly educated are apt to
carry pocket pieces-coins they have
found, or horse chestnuts-in order
that they may have good luck"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Bookkeepinq.

"The science OF bookkeeping and
accounting has improved very greatly
in the past few years" said Mr.. Fish
er. ut is getting to be exact ana
precise through the loose leaf ledgers
and card indexes and costing systems
and so forth. Years ago the manu-
facturers OF different articles never
took the trouble to find out absolutely
the cost OF producing the different
goods. They knew how much the en-
tire cost OF running their busine's
was and roughly figured the amount
that they would have to receive ID
make any money, but now, under the
costing system, every article manusac-
tured is figured down to a fine point
so that manufacturers know just what
they can sell It for and make a pro-
mt. The science Of bookkeeping has
practically eliminated all guesswork In
business. milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
The Python's Bite.

The inside OF a python's mouth Is
not exactly reassuring to the live OBJ
ject before which the powerful jaws
open. There are no fangs, such as we
see in the rattler, but rows Of beau
tiful white spikes, a quarter OF an inch
apart and from half to three-quar-
ters of an inch In length, every one
pointing back toward the throat, like
hshhooks. II this pair OF jaws should
close upon your hand, do not attempt
to withdraw the member, but remain
motionless. After an eternity the
mouth will open for second hold.
Then get away. You will carry about
hfty punctures, but no rips or tears.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
BAGGAGE wagon HER GLIB
Anti-Fat Medicine Made Her a
Subject for the Hospital.
WEIGHS $50 POUNDS.

Mary Shadow Bellies Her Name in
asmueh as She Is Not Only Gigsn-
tic But is Daily Growing Larger. ---
Began to Gain in Flesh Very Early
In Life.
Tipping the scales at 450 pounds,
Mary Shadow, 19-year-old girl. was
discharged from the Harrisburg Hos.
ital and was sent to the railroad gta-
on in transfer wagon
She was sent to the institution after
Aving taken patent antlfat prepara.
..o1 that increased her weight, it. be-.
ng believed that medical treatment
might make her less corpulent. While
she did not lose her weight during her
stay In Harrisburg. ler general condi.
ton was greatly improved.
The girl early in her life began to
take on adipose tissue, but it was not
until a year ago that her condition
assumed serious proportions. Then
she passed beyond the 300-pound
mark, and began taking jui-jitsu train
Ing and patent medicine to reduce her
weight From 300 pounds she in.
creased in weight to $50 pounds un.
der the medicine. While this fat was
forming she became unable to move
and was compelled to lie on her back
II was in this condition that she
was brought to the Harrisburg Hos
pital. For a tine after she was ad-
mitted to the institution she lost
many pounds, but her health was un-
improved. She experienced some trou-
BILE with her heart action and her
respiration. Gradually, however, II
was noticed that the girl grew fatter,
and a few months after being ad-
mitted to the medical ward she again
weighed 450 pounds.
Realizing that it was useless to try
to decrease her weight at the expense
Of her physical condition. her attend
ing physicians centered their energies
In restoring the girl TO vigorous
health. Some days ago she was able
to leave her bed and walk about her
ward, and she expressed a desire to
go home. AS there was little ailing
her except her ponderous weight, che
was allowed to leave the hospital
1t was impossible for the young
woman to enter a cab, and in order
to get her to Union Station a baggage
transfer wagon was summoned from
. Market street hotel.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
No Tramps in Germany.

To-day the lot of the laboring man
in Germany is in many respects bet
ter than that of ours. The German
state recognizes the right of every
man to live--we do not When the
German laborer becomes old or
feeble the state pensions him honor
ably. In Germany the laboring man
can ride on the electric cars for two
cents-we pay fve. German cities
have public baths, public laundry es-
adjustments, big parks, free concerts.
and many other features which soften
poverty-although they may not re-
move 1t.
The corollary to this is that the
emperor permits no tramps to terror
lie his highways. The police are or
ganized for rural patrol as we'll as
city work, and every loafer is stopped
and made to give an account OF him
self In England vagrancy has been
a public nuisance for generations
with us it has become OF late years
almost a public danger Germany has
no tramps. The man who is without
work in Germany finds no inducement
to remain idle A paternal govern
ment sets him to such hard work that
the would-be unemployed finds 1t de-
cidedly to his interest to seek somo
other employment as soon as pos
sible.-National Magazine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
GREAT FIRE N LONDON
A Midnight Blaze Brings Out
the Reporters Best Work.
STILL A CONFLAGRATlON

'He space WRITER'S DeUght Us TO FIe-
tnely Portray for the Masses the
Dramatic and Scenic Wonders Of
lurid Blaze.-Better Than the
Real Fire.
In London the midnight fire is still
a confiagration, and the fine writer
attends properly to its poetry and ro
nance. Here are some of the results
as gathered from full page of ap.
preolative rhetoric in the Spectator:
To looker-on crowd and fire were
curiously correlated Human force
seemed so inept before the relentless
flame; and here was this human force
standing idle, yet convincing one.
nevertheless, of its possession of some
great reserved power like that of the
fire. The mob. too, in the scarlet
light appeared strangely impersonal,
self-contained, inhuman.
There was Ettle or no noise, except
for an occasional jest or exclamation
OF wonder, and once an involuntary
murmur of awe at violent sheet OF
flame rising apparently from some oily
matter which had been touched.
The hoarse noise Of the burning.
the agitated putting of the steam
pumps and continuous shuttle of feet
were the only sounds; the living per-
sons most interested, for all the emo
tion shown, might have been in a
trance. Even the incursions of the
police seemed foreign and out OF
place, Ill In keeping with the COM
posed picture"
We learn that five or SIX stories
the hoses had to be hoisted up to
reach the fire." The fremen on near
by roofs stood out like ombres
chinoises against the red glow. Flames
fioated and flowed beyond them like
the banners yellow, glorious, golden
in Poe's enchanted palace.
The tiny figures ran to and fro
meandnglessly, and one wondered dim
ly why their efforts should be made
at all. The contrast in color between
the freight and the places in dark
ness exercised a kind OF hypnotic
power. and whatever appeared in the
radius Of light took on look OF most
grotesque naturalness.
The moon, when not utterly OBJ
scured, fickered doubfully through a
halo which was now bronze-colored.
now pale yellow, now bright blue.
"The glow fell impartially on hovel
and factory, on the advertisement of
the latest musical comedy or lurid
melodrama. and on posters in strange
Hebrew characters.
The blaze did a good deal of dam
age to the London & Northwestern
railway company, but 1t lis worth some
loss to see real fire through the
ideal eyes OF the Spectator man.
New York World.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
To Be Prepared.

eyes, there is hypocrisy among the
clergy as well as among other classes
Of people" said the Rev. Paul P. Chen
oweth, OF Grand Rapids. Mich. "A par
son that l know of had call from a
little country parish in Michigan to a
large and wealthy one in Grand Rap
ids. But he asked time for prayer and
consideration--he didn't feel sure Of
his light. A month passed. Finally
met his youngest son one day.
"'How Is 1t Josiah' asked, Is
your father going to Grand Rapids?
"'Well.' answered the youngster ju-
dicially, paw is still prayin' for light,
but most Of his things is done pack
ed. d.'"-Louisville Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Guinea-Pig Psychology.

THE Psychology OF Guinea Pig"
Is the name OF paper that represents
three years of hard work and has
earned the author, University of Chi.
cago girl, the highest degrees offered
by DR.. Harper's schools. Miss Jessie
Allen, a student of neurology at the
university, wrote the thesis about the
guinea pig. and as a result of her eff.
forts will receive the degree of doctor
OF philosophy at the coming university
convocation, June 14th
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25

A beauty hospital for horses has
been established on the continent
Here horses have their coats electri-
cally massaged, their hoofs manu-
cured, and their teeth filled and
whitened; and here they learn to
stand properly and to move ia all the
fashionable gaits. Probably the most
interesting and novel operation to
witness is the electrical massaging
OF horses coat. This has the same
effect on the coat Of horse as on
the scalp of a man; 1t makes the hair
thick and fine and glossy, and, where
the skin has been rubbed bare, 1t
brings on a new growth.-Ex change.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Victims Of Alcohol,

During the last thirty years there
died in Europe alone OF alcoholism q
total Of 100000 people. That is
more people than were killed In all
the wars Of the nineteenth century.
The authority for these statements is
a professor in the University of Dem
mark, who goes on to show that in
Denmark one out OF every seven men
die between the ages of thirty-flve
and fifty-two is victim OF alcohol.
ism.-Exchange.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
A Very Wise Judoe.

A Montgomery County. Penn, Judge
has rendered an important decision
OF especial interest to girls. He has
declared that it was not an offense
for a girl to sit on her lovers lap,
and in charging the jury said III
every girl in Montgomery County
who sits upon her lovers lap were %
be judged of i'll repute, we should
have to blush for our county" That
Judge is all right.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
A Reunion of Survivors.

A unique reunion was held in Co
hassett, Mass, recently, when Luther
htchfield, aged 81. Joseph B. Bowler,
80, Isaiah Lincoln, rs, Francis M. Lin
coin, n, and Alfred Wood, 73, clasped
hands for the first time for So years.
In 1886, the above named were res
cued from the wreck of the fishing
schooner Maine, which was run down
and sunk in the bay by steamer
bound for Liverpool
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
MEXICAN DOLLAR N China
The Bankers Stamp it to Guar
antee its GenuineneSS.
USED IN PHILIPPINES.
They Also Stamp the Peso and in Case
a Stamped Coin is Found Not
Genuine the Last Banker VINO
Stamped II Must Redeem II for
Good Money.

Good Money.
AS everybody knows, Mexican dol
lars circulate in large quantities in
the far east. especially in China and
the Philippines, where bankers send
large quantities of Mexican silver
dollars every year.
A year ago a reporter saw one OF
the Mexican pesos that had been in
circulation in China for some time,
and was surprised to find it covered
with small Chinese characters, like
as many seals. This dollar was
shown recently to Liang Haun, Chi
nese minister, who explained the pres
ence of the marks as follows
THE bankers, of whom there are
hundreds in China, who receive Mexi-
can dollars, afflx to them their seals
to guarantee their legitimacy, and as
pesos circulate and go from one bank
TO another they are being marked by
all the banks who receive them. In
case the peso proves to be illegal, the
banker who sealed it last has to
change it for good money and with.
draw II from circulation.
when the pesos are completely
covered with seals they are sent back
to Hexico to be recoined, the expense
being paid by all the bankers whose
seals are on the coin. 1t is in accord
ence with recent agreement. But it
often happens that dollars, although
marked all over their two faces, con-
tinue in circulation and are highly
esteemed, as the seals are so many
guarantees that they are genuine. The
decision to seal pesos was taken be-
cause illegal coins began to circulate
IN China. Mexican Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
A Royal Hotel Keeper.

The only royal hotel-keeper in Eu.
rope Is the King of Wurtemberg.
When Peter the Great was travelling
incognito through Europe he refused
TO stay anywhere but at an inn. To
circumvent this whdm the then King
OF Wurtemberg put tavern sign out.
SIDE one OF the royal Palaces and.
dressed as an innkeeper, himself wei.
coined the Car.
inns monarch's descendants have
been In the trade" ever since, and
the present King owns two large no.
tells from which he derives about $50,
900 a year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Watch's Strange Hldina Place.

John Manson, railroad fireman, lost
his watch year ago while working on
engine sSO3, in Lancaster, o. Since
then he has worked on several differ
ent engines, but the other day, while
on NO sSOS again, the hose connect
Ing the tank and engine became
clogged, and, when unjonted, his
watch fell out. He wound it up and
the watch began to run.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Lived Under Five Sovereigns.

There resides at Folkestone, Eng,
a man named George Keel, who in
December next will reach the age of
104 years. He was born at Manton,
village near Marlboro. in Wiltshire,
and up to a few years ago followed
the calling OF shepherd. He still
earns trife by tending gardens in
Folkstone. Mr. Keel is \ good walker.
He reads without glassesA but is very
deaf. AS non-smoker, he declares
that those who use tob3cco are not
meant for the kingdom Of heaven. He
uses alcoholic stimulan(s very spar
ingly. He has Lived ugder five sove-
reigns and well recallS George Nv.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25

Since 1896 automobile carriages
have been allowed to stand in the
streets OF Paris under the same condt
tions as cabs and other vehicles DIV,
Ing for hire, but no official tariff has
up 10 the present been fixed. The Pre-
rect OF the Seine has now appointed /,
commission which will undertake tho
work OF arranging special tariff ID
be applied to these vehicles.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Cow Fed on Dynamite.

Judge f. M. Foote, of Middlebury,
VT. has lost a valuable COW, death be-
ing caused by her eating a stick and
half of dynamite. The COW was in
his lot where they are getting out
stone for the stone crusher. and the
wOrkmea left several sticks loose, and
the COW got hold of one and was
poisoned from the same.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-25
Turtle Marked 60 Years Aoo.

George s. Gillette, Of Milford, Conn.,,
and his son captured turtle and, max.
Ing close examination, found on its
shell d. N. G. 1874 These are the ini.
tials Of David N. Clark OF the same
town, an energetic old gentleman now
In his 83d year