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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
Equality In Their Union Has just
Been Adjusted.

In recognizing Norway as an equal
member of the union 1t appears that
Sweden was merely yielding to neces-
sity, and that 1t was her intention
subsequently to curtail the liberties
Of Norway and gradually fuse the two
countries into one Swedish nation.
A struggle therefore began which has
lasted for ninety years. and which
has retarded the progress OF the two
countries and somewhat estranged
them from one another. But notwith-
standing the constant friction the
great work Of national regeneration
has proceeded uninterruptedly. and in
regard to Industrial pursuits as well
as mental achievements Norway now
occupies very creditable position
among the nations Of the world.
In their struggle for unabridged po-
litical equality with Sweden. the Nor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
An Automobile Life Boat.

Among the new inventions for life
saving recently given trial at La
Rochelle, In France, including an I'M
proved form Of life-beh and balloon
Aoat, was an ingenious automobile life
boat. This boat. while fitted with oars
and sails, was equipped with dou-
ble-cylindor IL horsepower gasoline
engine which gave speed Of six
knots an hour. The boat Is provided
with more than dozen water-tight
compartments which make 1t unsink
able. 1t also has the peculiar device
Of an opening In the centre which
peruats the water TO escape immedi-
ately whom a wsve 10 shipped. When
an srHAolal wave weighing four tons
was suddenly thrown into the boat
from a height of about twelve fest
the boat emptied almost Immediately,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
The Champion Thieves.

The man who stole a redhot stove
has been outdone. News comes from
little town in South Dakota that a
man named Elrud went to bed the
other night only to awake later with
his home 10 miles from his land,
thieves having six horses hitched to
the building and moving it west, The
owner stepped out with two guns and
ordered the volunteer house movers to
return his house to its original foun.
dation. which they did. apologizing by
saying that they didn't know it was
his home.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Many Changes in the Game Laws
Seasons Are Changed in Many Cases and
the Limit Of Game That Can be
Killed In One Season
Reduced.

Copies Of the new game protec-
ton law, which was appoved by the
governor on April 2snd, have been
received here. The law makes
wholesale changes in former legis-
lation, and hunters will have to
study it carefully before venturing
into the woods again. Hereafter it
will be unlawful to kill more thau
one deer in a season, and the season
is cut down from month to fifteen
days-from the middle of November
to the first of December. 1t is un-
lawful to kill wild pigeons for the
next ten years. Bears have been
always on the list of game that
could be killed any time, but now
they are protected, and can be shot
only during the period between
October rst and March Ist, and
anyone violating the provisions of
the law is liable to fine of $50 for
every bear or cub killed or captured.
The only exception is where the bear
is in the act of damaging crops or
irjuring a human being, or has
recently done so.
About the only thing left on the
free list are the following, which are
specifically mentioned: The blue
Jay, English sparrow, king g-fsher,
coopers, hawk, sharp Skinned
hawk, goshawk, duck hawk, pigeon
hawk, great horned owl, and the
crow. People who want to rob
birds nests for scientific purposes
must get license to do so from
state game commission and put up
bond that they will abide by the
provisions of the act. A fine of $25
is provided for each and every wild
pigeon killed during the ten years
in which they are not to be kill
ed The new law provides that IN
any case where dogs shall be taken
into the woods with hunting party,
and it shall be found that they have
as much as followed the tracks OF a
deer for distance of 100 yards, it
shall make the owner or person who
took the dog into the woods liable
for fine. This will do away with
the practice Of taking a dog to hunt
birds with a deer hunting party.
The new law also prohibits the
killing of deer with buck shot or
anything else than single bullet.
1t is unlawful to shoot quail at
any time when they are punched
on the ground. Only one wild
turkey can be killed in day, and
not more than four in a season. 1t is
unlawful for a person to hunt ducks
or other water fowl protected by
any craft propelled by any other
means than oars, pole, or hand
paddles.
The open season for game under
the new law is changed. The
season for woodcock, pheasant,
quail, squirrel, rabbit, and wild
turkey closes December Ist instead
of December 18th. woodcock and
squirrel come in on October Ist and
quail on November Ist, instead OF
October 18th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
The Ton Dwarfs.

"Well, Jane, how is 1t your house
looks so clean today?" inquired VIII
Campbell, who was a friend Of James
and lived across te street.
"Oh, its quite easy. VIII, so long as
I have my ten little dwarfs to help
me-"
"And what do you mean by your
ten little dwarfs. Jane?"
well, l guess | will have to tell
you. When l was born | had ten
dwarfs given to me. These dwarfs
always obey me. They help me in my
sewing, help me in folding the linens,
and they help some other people, too"
"They are not all the same size, some
of them wear rings. / am sure you
would not like to lose any Of them.
All Of the ten 60 to work together, and
do all want In the way of help"
"Oh, | have found you out said
VIII, II know now who your dwarfs
are. They are your ten fingers and
they are very good servants. Mary
h. Waters
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
RICH N G|JHA PERCHA
Government Stops Telling of
. the Trees in Philippines.
NATIVES ARE PRODIGAL
MOT Realizing the Vast Treasure They
Possess In This Great Article Of
Commerce They are Sacrificing
the Sources Of Supply Because Of
laxlness.

The commercial history OF gutta
peroha runs parallel with that of sub
asrine and subterranean electric
cables, for three-fourths OF all the
Entts percha produced has been used
% them. With the construction Of the
great transatlantic cables In the six.
tsss and seventies. the demand for
Eutta percha became enormous. When
che Malay Peninsula, adjacent to Sing.
apore. failed to supply sufficient guam
kities to meet the demand, the ada.
cent islands OF the RHO Archipelago,
and Sumatra were invaded and rich
linds made. finally Borneo was In.
nlnded in the producing zone and last
ly the Philippines.
In the Philippines the regions which
produce gutta percha for market are
confined to the Islands Of Mindanao
and Tawi-Tawi.
The best method Of collecting gutta
percha is a difficult one to determine.
The trees are in the tropical forest
regions, which are inhabited only by
the widest pagan tribes. These ma
aives are the natural gutta percha
collectors, and as a matter OF fact,
have done all the collecting since the
beginning of the industry. They de
sire to secure the maximum yield from
each tree with the minimum expondi-
ture Of work or time.
They first cut down the tree and
the larger branches are at once loppei
oil, the collectors say, to prevent the
into the small branches and leaves.
The milk, or latex, is contained in the
inner layers OF the bark and leaves, in
small capillary tubes or ducts. To
open these so as to permit the maxi.
mum of milk to escape, the natives
cat rings in the bark about two feet
apart along the entire length OF the
trunk. The milk as it flows out is
collected in gourds, cocoanut shells
or on large leaves.
AS soon as the Forestry Bureau was
established in 1889, the telling OF the
gutta percha trees was prohibited and
rules were provided for tapping the
Tree Win DOlO IN SuCn manner de
20 secure the milk without destroying
the tree. but the wild natives never
practiced this method, nor did they
ever hear Of 1t. and all the gutta
percha so far exported has been al
the expense Of so many trees killed
Islands such as Mindanao and Tawi
,Tawi cannot stand this for any length
OF time, and already the gutta percha
trees have entirely disappeared from
the vicinity Of the coast regions and
Of the large rivers.
Most OF the Philippine gutta perchs
passes through three hands and rise
IN price is quick and decided. The
native collector receives about $40
Mexican, for a picul Of 1924 pounds
THIS Is carried by the trader to expor
aewns and sold to the Chinese at $4t
10 $50, Mexican, per picul Of 1874
pounds. and the same is worth a
Singapore about $3.50.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
RadIum to Be Used for Preserves.

At recent meeting Of the United
States Committee on Pure Food Stan
dards, H. Lieber, an analytical chem.
list, in speaking Of food preservatives.
forms Of preservatives will be aban-
doned. In their place, he said, cans
and bottles in which food OF various
kinds is put up. will be washed with
water impregnated with radio-activ-
ity, process, he says. that will revo-
lutionize the present methods.
Mr.. Lieber said that, leaving out
certain materials, there was little
harm in the use Of coloring matter.
He said he did not believe. however,
in vegetable coloring matter because
of It's quick decomposition.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF a writ OF Fieri Facias issued out
OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
county, Pennsylvania and to ms directed there
viii be exposed to public sale at the Court
House in Bloomsbury, County and state afore-
said on
SATURDAY, JUNE sd, 1905,
at two O'Clock p. m. All that certain piece or
parcel OF land situate in the Borough OF West
Berwick, Pa bounded and described as follows
to wit: Lot number lOi In Michael's Addition
to the Borough OF West Berwick, Pa. Being
nfty feet front on Spring Garden Avenue and
extending in depth one hundred and seventy
feet to schley Alley, and improved WITH a
TWO-STORY FRAME DWELL
ING HOUSE.
Seized, taken in execution at the suit OF David
A. Michael vs.. Rebecca A. Levan and stephen
Levan and to be sold as the property OF Rebecca
A. Levan and stephen Levan.
C. c. EVANS, w. W. BLACK,
Attorney. Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
AUDITORS NOTICE.

IN Re-estate OF ElUfna Hetl,nan, late or Jamison
city, Columbia County, Pa. deceased
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned,
an auditor appointed by the Orphans Court OF
Columbia County; to make distribution or funds
in the hands OF the Executor OF the estate OF
Elv'na heilnlan deceased, viii sit to perform
the duties OF his appointment at the law ofrice
OF Hon. Andrew L Fritz on Main street In the
town OF Bloomsbury, Pa. on Saturday, May Hth
1905, at two o'clock In the afternoon OF said day
when and where all persons interested In said
estate may appear, or forever after be debarred
from coming In upon sail fund.
AUBKR j. ROBBINS, Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
A Job Without Work.

There are 1so,227 professional beg
vass In Spain. In some of the cities
beggars are licensed to carry on their
trade. Seeking aims is recognized as
legitimate business, and the munlni.
pality demands percentage upon the
collections. Seville is the only city
In the kingdom which forbids begging
In the streets.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
plmnlea and Persplration.

Persistent use of talcum powder
will stop excessive perspiration
Blackheads and the pimples that re-
suit must be treated with hot baths.
Battle the face every night with the
wArmest water you can comfortably
bear and rub II as much as possible
without Irritating the pimples. Ex-
cept in q serious case, there Is 40
need Of q lotion. Do not be alarmed
" the pimplcs Increase for few
days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
World's Highest Monument.

This is in the city of Washington,
and to the memory Of the great man
after whom the oity Is named. The
gigantic monument Is 565 feet high, SO
feet square at the base, and contains
$4,000 blocks OF marble two feet thick.
In the interior are a lift and fifty
nAgAts Of stairs eighteen steps each.
-ExckAnge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Emperor NapoIeon's Worst Deal.

The louisiana purchase was the
higgest deal ever engineered by Uncle
Sam. and the worst ever engineered
BY Napoleon, who gave away that vast
realm for a mere song of $4,000, 900
- spite England. The annual income
from any one Of the fifteen states
acw comprised In the purchase Is
moro than the cost of the whole terri.
tsry. There were giants In those
Gays. Where are they now? Echo
saswers "where?" How paltry the
Inihppine purchase looks in compari.
sen with that Of 1S03-and how
ssstly!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
"open Door" In chlna.n

The "Open Door" is the declared
American and British policy in China.
as opposed to the police Of Spheres
of influence" and was defined In the
Anglo German agreement Of 1900 as
the free access, under equal condi'
tiaAs, Of all nations to the ports. rivers
ana lktoraM Of China.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
The First "Uncie Toms Cabin"

Uncle Toms Cabin" by Mrs.
Stowe, was first published In portions
IN the National Era at Washington In
1859. and In It's complete form, in
boSton, In 1852. Rev Josiah Henson,
ne original Uncle Tom" died at
dresden. Oat.. May s. 1883, aged 81.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Two EnQlIsh Princes.

These two bonny boys are the sons
Of the Prince Of Wales. The taller
Prince Eddie, or the Sailor Prince, rs
he is called, will II he lives, some day
Dc King Of England. Should he die
che younger one, Prince Albert, will
come to, the throne. These boys are
Omaha daily bee., 1905-01-22
ROBERTS ON BRITISH ARMY
Omcer Refers to Past Conditions and
Has q word of Advice
to Oner.

LONDON, Jan 21.-Cspecial Cablegram to
The Bee.)-Lord Roberts, in a statement
published this week draws a remarkable
picture Of the British army of fifty years
ago. In these days, after forty years of
peace, the army had been allowed to de-
generate into a state of inefficiency which
Lord Roberts describes as almost incon-
ceivabe.
The object of all training in those days
was apparently to deprive the soldier of
any individuality he might have originally
possessed and make him, under rigid bar
rack square discipline, a mere section of a
big machine
Neither officers nor men were expected
to think for themselves. No thought seems
to have been given to the necessity for sci
entifc preparation to meet the stern task
of war
once an officer Joined the army, his pro-
motion was insured-by purchase If he
could afford the money, however incompe-
tent he might be, or by seniority If he
lived long enough, however senile he might
have become"
AS for their weapons, Colonel Charles
Hay, reporting on the musket in use in
1856, said the best shot at by the school of
musketry would not at 800 yards hit an
Si6HleeH-IoOl square target once IN twenty
times.
As to the army of today, Lord Roberts
Is no believer in the theory that smokeless
powder and rifles of precision have sealed
the death of mounted troops
He declares, on the contrary, that in fu-
ture warfare duties even more important
than heretofore will devolve on the cavalry
of an army, and a far larger proportion
of mounted troops will be considered neces-
sary. Then he adds
THE traditions of the British army show
what magnificent fighting material we have
at our command. All that the men require
Is to be taught and led by good officers,
and all that the officers require is to be
properly and scientifically trained.
THE mere fact of putting on a red, blue
or green uniform and carrying a rifle or
a sword will not make man a successful
fighting soldier"
A terrible lesson" Lord Roberts impress
sively declares awaits nation whose
soldiers find themselves opposed to equally
brave but better trained opponents On the
field of battle.
mo amount of money, no national sac
rifces, will then avail, for modern warfare
moves fast, and time lost in peace can
never be made up again during the stress
of a campaign.
Y hold this view very strongly and would
urge my fellow countrymen with all the
force at my command to look plain facts
in the face"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-01-22
CONSIDER ARMY SCANDALS
German Emperor Issues Rescript
Dealing with Cruelty of Officers
and Promotions.

BERLIN, Jan. H.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)--At the kaiser's request an i'm
portant7 rescript has been sent to the
commanders of German army corps, in
which the question as to the best methods
of dealing with the maltreatment of COM
mon soldiers by their superiors is con.
sldered. In this rescript the commanding
generals are instructed to see that no SOL
diers. who before they enter the army,
have been guilty of cruelty, shall be ad-
vanced to any position of authority and,
further, that those sergeants and others
convicted of ill-treating their soldiers shall
not be permitted to remain In the army
after their current time of service has ex-
pired. Although this rescript is regarded
as an inadequate attempt at dealing with
a gross abuse, it is evidence that the kaiser
is anxious to bring about better state of
affairs.
Naval Cadet Huessener is again promi-
nently before the public. This is a young
man who. in October, 1903, killed a soldier
in Essen with his dagger because the lat
ter neglected to salute him and ran awav
when Huessener began to reprimand him.
Huessener at the time was sentenced TO
six years imprisonment and degradation.
then on appeal to four years. and. fnaHr
on a second appeal, to two years confine.
ment in a fortress without degradation
The fortress he selected was Ehren Brest,
stein, on the Rhine Shortly after his ar
rival in Ehren Bresitsten it was rumored
that various privileges were permitted tn
Huessener, with the object of mitigating
the severity Of his confinement, but. ex-
cept in the socialist papers. little notice
was taken of the matter The Leipzeer
Volks Zeitung now publishes a hashlieh,
photograph. taken at 1890 at night. of n
room in the fortress of Ehren Bresitstein.
comfortably, even luxuriously furnished. in
which three men, one of them Huessener
are seen sitting with filled glasses of wine
at a table on which are numerous emntv
bottles. According to this journal Hues
sener is permitted to leave the fortress
frequently to amuse himself in the neigh
boring villages and occasionally to visit
Coblenz This revelation has created a
very bad impression. Huessener's punish
ment for killing his man in Essen is con.
trasted with the fate OF those unfortunate
soldiers in Besau who were sentenced each
to five years penal servitude for striking
the drunken sergeant who had insulted
their girl friends; also with the sIx
months sentence Imprisonment meted out
TO the oldenburg editor who published an
article accusing the minister of religion and
education of the grand duchy. DR.. Ruh-
STRAIT OF playing games OF hazard when
he only played poker.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-01-22
TO EXCELL AMERICAN SHIPS
British Admiralty Looks to United
states When Contemplating
New Vessels of War.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee)-The attempts which have been
made to induce the admiralty to build
only small battleships for the navy have
proven unsuccessful, and designs are at
present being prepared for a new type of
ship which will, in American parlance, lit
orally lick creation" though whether
the vessels laid down in 1905 will be of this
type is a little uncertain.
The Lord Nelson's designed by Mr.
Watts were without question the finest and
most powerful of the worlds warships
planned up to 1904, dsplacng as they did
16,5OO tons and carrying four 12-inch and
ten 92 inch guns, all of the longest and
most powerful pattern.
Since their design, however, the United
States has decided to build a number of
battleships armed with four 12-inch and
ten 10-inch guns which will be slightly
more powerful The British admiralty's
reply in this friendly competition with
Great Britain's possible ally will be a
ship carrying -en 12-inch guns and dis
placing 1900 to 1900 tons
1t will be able to destroy any battIesbin
now af1oat or as yet designed with con-
summate ease, firing as it will broad
side of seven S5O-pound shells, capable of
perforating two feet of the best existing
armor.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-01-22
American Colony Heads List of Dependen-
oies Which Desire Closer Relations.
SOUTH AFRICA HAS a LAW IN FORCE
Present Customs Act Gives Preference to
Goods from United Kingdom.
LIMERICK CALLS FSR A TARIFF LAW
Chamber of Commerce of Irish City
Would Have Five Per Cent Duty
on Goods of Foreign
Manufacture.

LONDON, Jan. H.-(Special Cablegram TO
The Bee)-An important white-paper has
been issued containing the replies from
colonial governments to a request from
Mr.. Alfred Lytteton, the colonial secre-
tary, that he might be furnished with in
formation regarding resolutions passed by
colonial legislatures in favor of preferential
trade relations between the colonies and
the United Kingdom.
The result of the inquiry may be sum-
married. as follows:
Canada-Resolutions in favor of prefer
ence passed by the Canadian Parliament
on April Is, 1892, June g. 1898, and June p,
1900. Resolution passed by the legislature
Of Manitoba on February 8, 1904, by the
1904, and by the legislative assembly of the
province of Prince Edward island, April 10,
acknowledgements council of Victoria
passed a resolution in favor of colonial
conference on November 20, 1896.
New Zealand-No resolution, but prefer
entail and reciprocal trade act was intro
duced into the New Zealand Parliament
in 1903
South African Colonies-No resolutions,
but customs amendment and tariff act
passed in 1903, forming customs union
between the colonies gives preference to
the goods from the United Kingdom
Bermuda-No resolution, but committee
was appointed on July g. 1904. to consider
the tariff changes necessary for preferen-
tial rate to the manufacturers of the
United Kingdom.
Barbados passed by legisa-
tive council on July Z, 1903, supporting Mr..
Chamberlain's policy.
Dominica-R Resolution passed by legisla-
tive council cordially endorsing Mr. Cham
berlain's policy.
Straits Settlements-No resolution, as no
customs duties are levied in the colonies
The Limerick Chamber of Commerce this
week passed a resolution in favor of a 5
per cent duty on all goods imported from
foreign countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-01-22
FIGHT FOR GRAIN TRAFFIC
EastbOund Lines to Meet Any Rate
Made for Shipment to
Gulf Ports.

CHICAGO, Jan, AIN the contest be-
tween cities on the Atlantic coast and those
on the Gulf of Mexico for the traffic in the
grain crops of Nebraska Kansas and Iowa,
the Chicago Gateway and the Atlantic
coast secured a victory today when trafnc
officials of the eastern and western lines
reached an agreement to meet any compe-
tition of the railroads leading from Omaha
and Kansas City to the gulf.
The western roads were given full author
ity by the lines from Chicago to New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore to make rates
on export grain which would bring the traf-
fic this way, In other words the rate max
ing power on western grain for export was
passed over to the western roads by the
trunk lines eastward.
The eastern railways have only to ac-
cept the rates made by their western con-
nectons and haul the freight turned oven
to them. The agreement is without time
limit and may continue so long as the com
petition of the gulf remains an actice fac
tor in the traffic The rate from Omaha to
New Orleans by the new tariffs of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific is 1S cents per 100 pounds.