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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
The Thibetans Aroused.

The Lamas have succeeded in rous-
ing the Thibetans against the British,
and the Mission is practically be-
sieged in Gyangtse, although at last
accounts the communications with In
dia had not been broken. sOver 1000
Khambi warriors are assembled ut
Gyangste, and the camp is being bonn
barded with solid pound shot from a
half hozen guns on height about six
furlongs away. Half battalion of
fusileers and half battalion of naval
infantry, with four 10-pounder guns
from India, will be sent to re-enforce
the expedition. Mr.. Brodrick, the Sec
retary for India, has informed the
House of Commons that the Chinese
and Thibetans authorities have been
informed that the British Mission will
advance to Lassa unless they win
negotiate at Gyangtse within a given
date 1t is rumored that the warlike
disposition now being manifested by
the Thibetans Is due to the promise
of Russian support, and that 125, 900
Russian troops have been recently
concentrated beyond the Caucasus
Independent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
A "Reformer" on the Rum"

Kang Yu Wei, as "the modern sage"
and the ''rsformer," "the youth who
fired the Ephesian DOME" the man
who started the row that led to the
Boxer troubles and the siege Of Pekin,
who is distinguished among all the
human family by having a reward OF
100000 offered for his head by the
Empress Dowager Of China, has been
living quietly here with his daughter
for the last six months, but recently
received notice from the police author
tiles that they could no longs.' pro
tect him and was advised to clear out
But his life is safe nowhere. The
arm Of the old witch in the Imperial
Palace at Pekin is far.reaching. Her
vengeance is untiring and sooner or
later Kang Yu Wei will pay the pen
atty Of patriotism. and another name
will be added to the long list of the
martyrs OF young China."-Hong
Kong Letter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
AMERICA IS THE GREATEST.
As a World Market the United
States is Pre-eminent.
FOREIGN TRADE RIVALRY
Seme Essentials to Successful Compe-
tition With European Manufac-
turers.--Per Capita Products and
Consumption in Manufactures
Here and Abroad.

In the manufacturing plants OF the
United States in the year 1900 there
we're at work 5,30S,406 wage-earners
These turned out in manufactures
u3,004, 400, ,143. Average product value
per capita Of earners $2,450 or per
cApita of population $40.
Total consumption of manufactures,
S12.8S5, ,609,303. Approximate con-
sumption per capita of population,
1859
The United Kingdom of Great Bri-
ain and Ireland had 100000 wage
arners in 1900, yet their product in
manufactures was but $4,000, 900 900,
Tar less than half the output of our
I've million and odd OF workers.
Germany reported 100000 wage
aarners, $4,000, 100000 in products
France, 100000 earners of wages,
S.450,000,000 in manufactured prod
cots.
Canada, with $4,000 wage-earners,
turned out sS00,000,000 in manufac-
tnres, which was S1,455 per capita of
workers and $146 per capita of popu-
lation.
In point Of consumption per capita
a population Canada surpassed the
United States, her 4,SOO 900 using
$ss0,000 600 in manufactures, or $1s3
Der head.
The United Kingdom, $1,000, 900
population, consumed $4,273, ,397,43S in
manufactures, or s104 per capita; Ger.
many, 56,367Oo0 people, s4,152,45O,.
900, or s74 per head; France, 3S,700,.
go population, $4.152, 100000, or sS2
per head; Belgium, 6,7o0,0O0 people,
$3.50 1000, 900, or s9S per capita.
In the particular of consumed prod
ucts Australia came just after the
United States, with a demand for
$605, 5000 900 in manufactures, or 1852
per capita for population of 3-700, 900.
Australia's own $4,000 wage-earners
were credited with an output value OF
$500, 900, 900.
In bare totals OF manufactures con-
sumed, Russia, $4,000, 600 900, followed
Belgium. Then came Austria Hungary,
u 800, 100000; Italy, $1,714, ,000, 900,
and dwindling procession In nine
figures.
The figures show conclusively that
America itself is by far the best mar
ket Of the world for manufactured
products; consequently it is not
strange that up to the present Ameri-
can manufacturers should have de-
voted their principal attention to
home trade.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
THE FlRsv CARNEGIE HERO.
Capt VIM. w. Clark OF New York VIII
Head the List.

Capt. VIM. w. Clark of hook and
ladder company No. 2, New York fire
department, as reward for his brave
and courageous acts in rescuing
many lives, will head the list OF
heroes to receive the benefits of the
Carnegie fund.
His last rescue, which brought him
prominently to the attention OF the
board having charge of the Carnegie
fund, was that Of Robert Hyndman,
aged 35 years, from the fifth story OF
the premises located at 103 Park av.
enue, New York, occupied by the Man
haitian eye and ear hospital building,
on the morning of April "a, this year.
Hyndman, violently insane patient,
had climbed to the roof of the burn
Ing building, and police and attend.
ants were unable to get him. With
pitcher in hand, the demented man
threatened the life of his pursuers,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Believed He Would Return.

'"The marine BRIDE" one Of the best
known characters in the streets of
Berlin, is dead. She was usually to be
seen on Inter den Linden, between
Triedrichstrasse and the Branden-
burger Thor. She was a worn-looking z
woman, about 55, shabbily dressed,
although of good family, and always
carried heavy bag. Every Berliner
knew her and no one molested the
poor, demented creature. Her story
is tragic. Many years ago she was
betrothed to a navy surgeon and
shortly after her engagement she re-
ceived news that he was drowned at
sea. Her mind became unhinged and
since the day of the fatal news she
has wandered along Unter den Linden.
believing that her betrothed would re-
turn to Berlin, driving through the
Brandenburger Thor. IN the heavy
bag she carried what she believed was
a suit of clothes, for which her lover
would exchange his sea-stained gar.
ments.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11

unlike the huge dyke-guns used By
the Scottish Highlanders at Culloden.
The Others are iron-hooped muzzle-
leaders, made probably in imitation
Of bamboo The stand OF the breech
loader is fitted with prongs stuck into
the ground to resist recoil. The near
eat gunner is in the act Of inserting
the breech piece, which contains the
charge. The ball is placed in the
barrel just beyond the breeeh. Be.
hind the handle Of the breeeh piece
is the vent where the match Is ap-
piled. The rear of the breech piece Is
kept in position by the iron wedge
(shown hanging by short chain in
serted into the horizontal slit on the
side OF the gan. Rough foresights
and backslghts occur in some of the
weapons. Jingals are about feet long
and the balls weigh from one pouad 10
three and half pounds.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
When Philip Was Called Down

The late Capt. Philip was fond Of
relating an experience he once had
when he was stationed at the Cramps
shipyard in Philadelphia as inspector
of the cruiser New York, which was
then building there. One day, when
work was stopped for the noon hour,
he saw soldierly-looking man come
aboard with some ladies, and proceed
to show them about the ship with as
signer and builder. The soldierly
man stopped beside couple of venti.
lators which were lying on deck ready
to be put in place, and, touching one
of them with his little cane, remarked,
with an air of profound wisdom:
"These are the smoke-pipes," and ap-
preaching the hammock nettings and
putting out his gloved hand he added
This is the place where the heavy
armor is put on. This is to be one
Of the armored fighting ships, you
know" This was too much for Capt.
Philip, and SO he approached the par
ty, and touched his cap as he said:
Excuse me, sir, that is not the place
for the armor That is a hammock
netting, where the men stow their
hammocks during the day. And these
are not smoke-pipes, but ventilators."
The military man drew himself up to
his greatest height and surveyed the
man in dungarees with glacial dig
nifty. Excuse me- he said, with
heavy emphasis on the me, "but | am
Capt. Blank of the army, and ! think
/ know smoke-pipe when | see one."
Capt. Philip declared that it would
have been almost crime to take
down conceit like that, and he made
no reply to the military man what
ever; but turned and went about his
work, leaving Capt. Blank to finish
explaining the intricacies of the cruls-
er to his friends.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
THE GUARDIAN OF OUR BODY

The foremost biologist of our day,
NJ Metschnikof has shown the world
of science that there arc leucocytes in our
blood that act as scavengers or policemen.
These policemen which are called phdgo-
eyfes look out for the noIious or poisonous
clements in our blood. Various offending
elements are picked out Of the blood and
tissues by these policemen and destroyed.
Therefore our lives are protected by
these blood cell policemen, the bhdgocyfes,
and we enjoy immunity from disease so
long as our blood contains plenty OF phago-
cytes and red blood corpuscles.
"A new broom sweeps clean and in
order to put our own house in order we
must get rid of all the poisons in the blood
with a new broom such as an Alternative
extract made from roots and herbs-with-
out the use of alcohol, as Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, a specific for
making rich red blood-for eradicating the
poisons from the blood In some way the
policemen in the blood are increased in
number and strength-so that we are put
in the best possible shape to resist disease
to cure neuralgia, colds, catarrh, and IN
cipient consumption.
"The more study and time Is given to the
subject the more we find that the blood is
the center Of life says DR.. X. V. Pierce,
the noted specialist of Buffalo, "the health
and comfort Of the average person depends
entirely on this blood supply-for the heart
must have pure blood or it will not pump
and keep the body supplied regularly like
the beautiful automatic engine il is. The
nerves must be fed on pure blood-or we
suffer the pain Of neuralgia, which is the
cry of the starved nerves for food. Head
aches, cold in the head, catarrh-and many
other things are due to stagnation of the
blood"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a mild
laxative. No other medicine equals them
for geutleness and thoroughness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Convenient Fuel Without Smoke.

+ A French naval Officer has made It
possible, with certain changes in the
dreboxes, to burn a fuel in the form
of petroleum briquettes, which gives
off no smoke. The officer claims his
invention will give fuel of which one
pound is equivalent to four pounds
of coal The briquettes are made by
adding to petroleum oil, for each liter,
$50 grammes of ground soap, $50
grammes or resin, and 300 grammes Of
caustic soda lye. This mixture is first
heated and stirred until near solldif-
cation, when 1t is poured into molds,
which In turn are then placed in an
oven for ten or fifteen minutes, and
the briquettes are ready for use after
cooling a few hours. Greater Aolld-
ity may be obtained by the addition
OF small quantity Of sawdust and a
little clay or sand.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Hidinq Place for Monks

An interesting archaeological dis
covery has just been made at Thor
ney, in the Isle of Ely. A hermitage
was founded there 10y the Saxons in
668, and it became an important mon.
astic establishment. A second abbey
was built there by Bishop Bthulwold,
OF Winchester, In the ninth century.
and this was replaced by a more
Imposing building at the end of the
eleventh century. The Thorney Alb
hey OF the present day, used as the
parish church. consists OF the west
front and nave of this third building.
and In the course Of the last few days
The discovery has been made of a sub
terranean passage leading from the
Abbey Church down to the river. 1t
is 500 feet In length. 1t was prob.
ably used by the monks to obtain their
supplies Of water and fish, and, il is
thought formed a safe hiding pl7ca
for the brotherhood during the Danish
invasion, for they escaped the slaugh.
Ter which overlook their neighbors at
Crowlanh and Peterborough,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
QUICK SERVICE TO CALIFORNIA.

The Rock Islands Special Tour
ist Sleeping Car Excursions to
California are several hours quick
er than any other line. TO satisfy
the demand for all up to.date SER
vice, arrangement has been made
for new, specially-built, improved
pattern of tourist sleeper, leaving
Chicago daily and reaching Los
Angeles in sixty-eight hours. Why
not have the best and quickest,
when the cost is no greater than
the other kind? Full information
from any Rock Island representa-
tive, or from John Sebastion. Pass
enger Traffic Manager, Rock Island
System, Chicago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
To Educate Filipinos.

The new Philippine education bill
appropriates $4,000 for expenses of
the first year. 1t provides higher edu-
cation in the United States for 100
Flllpinos between the ages of sixteen
and twenty who are best qualified and
perfectly sound physically. The gov
ernment will designate the institution
and the students will he required to
take the oath of allegiance, promising
TO faithfully study and upon returning
to the islands to serve the govern
ment under civil service regulations
for a period equal to that spent in the
United States. Each pupil will cost
the government $500, exclusive of
transportation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Population of the Philippines,

A census of the Philippines was
taken by the U, S. government, under
the auspices of the census bureau, in
1902-3, report on which has not
yet been published, but the estimate
of the population Is about 100000,
of whom about 100000 are civilized.
Raclally the inhabitants are pripci-
pally Malays. The country had been
in the possession of Spain since 1865,
end the religion introduced by the
2onquerors has long been that Of The
natives There are 80 different races,
speaking different dialects.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Change Not for the Better.

A New York banker was talking
about plain and direct speech.
ITO be plain and direct is always
best" he said. but to be too plain
and direct Is to be uncouth-to be
ludicrous.
"A good example of that was az
forded by a clergyman. He was ad.
dressing a congregation of fishermen
and he wanted to Be sure they would
understand him.
1.-The Bible tells u.s. said this
clergyman. that II is as difficult for a
camel to pass through a needle eye
as for a rich man to enter the king.
dom Of heaven That, though, Is a
roundabout, confused way of stating
the case. should state 1t like this
"It Is as difficult for a rich man
to enter the kingdom Of heaven as
for shad to go up a smooth bark
apple tree tail foremost Now
York Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
RUN BY MOUSE POWER.
A Thrifty Scotchman's Scheme for
OPERATING His Thread Mills.

lnTlIJ is ReneTdlIy acknowledged u
be one of the leading characteristics
of the native of Fireshire, and it new
er was more forcibly exemplified than
In the person of David Hutton. a ma
tive of Dunfermline, who actually
proved that even mice, those acknowl-
edged pests of mankind, could be made
not only to earn their own living,
but also to yield respectable in
come to their owners.
About the year 1920 this gentleman
actually erected a small mill at Dun
fermline for the manufacture Of
thread-a mill worked entirely by
mice. 1t was while visiting Perth
prison in 1912 that Mr. Hutton first
conceived this remarkable idea Of
utilizing mouse power. In an old
pamphlet of the time, "The Curisity
Coffee Room" he gave an account OF
the way in which the idea dawned on
him. ''In the summer of the year
1872" he wrote, Il had occasion to be
in Perth, and when inspecting the
toys and trinkets that were manufac-
tured by the French prisoners in the
depot there, my attention was invol-
UNFAIRLY attracted by a little toy
house, with wheel in the gable Of
1t that was running rapidly round, inn
PEELED by the insignificant gravity of
a common house mouse. For one
shilling purchased house, mouse and
wheel. Inclosing it in handkerchief,
on my journey homeward | was com
PEELED to contemplate its favorite
amusement. But how to apply half
ounce power (which is the weight Of
mousse to a useful purpose was the
difficulty. At length the manufactur-
ing of sewing thread seemed the most
practicable"
the amazing distance Of eighteen
miles day, but he proved that an or
dinary mouse could run ten and one
half miles on an average. A halfpen-
nys worth of oatmeal was sufficient
for its support for thirty-five days,
during which 1t ran 1856 half miles. He
had actually two mice constantly en-
ployed in the making of sewing
thread for more than a year. The
mouse thread mill was so constructed
that the common house mouse was
enabled to make atonement to society
for past offenses by twisting twining
and reeling from 100 to 100 threads a
day, Sundays not excepted. To per-
form this task, the little pedestrian
had to run ten and one-half miles, and
this journey it performed with ease
every day. A halfpenny's worth of
oatmeal served one of these thread
mill culprits for the long period Of
five weeks. In that time it made g.
$50 threads OF twenty-five inches, and
as a penny was paid to women for
every hank made in the ordinary way,
the mouse, at that rate, earned nine
pence every six weeks, just one farth.
ing a day. or seven shillings and six
pence year.
Taking sixpense off for board, and
allowing one shilling for machinery,
there was a clear yearly profit from
each mouse of six shllngs. Mr.. Hut
ton firmly intended to apply for the
loan Of the empty cathedral in Dun
fermline, which would have held, he
calculated, 10000 mouse mills, suffi-
cient room being left for keepers and
some hundreds of spectators. Death,
however, overlook the inventor before
this marvellous project could be car
ried out.-Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
Keep the Balance Up.

1t has been truthfully said that any dis.
turbance of the even balance of health
causes serious trouble. Nobody can be too
careful to keep this balance up. When
people begin TO lose appetite, or to get tired
easily, the least imprudence brings on sick.
ness, weakness, or debility. The system
needs tonic, Graves it, and should not be
denied it; and the best tonic of which we
have any knowledge is Hoods Sarsaparilla.
What this medicine has done in keeping
healthy people healthy, in keeping up the
even balance Of health, gives it the same
distinction as a preventive that it enjoys as a
cure. Its early use has illustrated the wis.
dom of the old saying that stitch in time
saves nine. Take Hoods for appetite,
strength, and endurance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11

but the brave fireman stole up behind
him and caught the insane man in
his embrace.
fierce struggle ensued, during
which time the plucky fireman rad
his right arm and shoulder badly
wrenched. Finally the insane man
was over powered and bound fast
with bed sheets and taken to Belle
vue hosptal.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
School Board Secretaries.

Governor Pennypacker signed
new law governing the election Of
secretaries of school boards in bor-
oughs and townships. The old law
required that the secretary be a
member Of the board, while the new
provides that upon their organiza-
ton or within twenty days there
after the board shall elect secre-
tary who may or may not be a
member of the board"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11
When Cinnamon Wore No oveques.

Until 260 years ago the Chinaman
did not wear his hair in a queque.
Previous to 1914 the Chinese clothed
themselves and dressed their hair as
the Japanese do now. For the Jap
anese borrowed their national costume
from China, and what is supposed to
be Japanese native dress is really
the dress of the Chinese under the
Ming dynasty. Thus, until the middle
OF the 18th century Japanese and
Manchu Tartars conquered China, and,
abolishing the old native costume,
they imposed the pigtail upon the
Chinese as a badge OF servitude, while
the Japanese have retained their old
borrowed costume.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11

The following letters are held at
the bloomsbury, Pa, postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
May 20, 1905. Persons calling for
these letters, will please say that
they were advertised May 9,
I9o5". =
Mr.. Bentzbough, Mrs. Gather
inc A. Martin.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
J. c. BROWN, P. NJ.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-05-11

The worries of weak and sick mother
are only begun with the birth of her child
BY day her work is constantly interrupted
and at night her rest is broken by the wall.
ing OF the peevish, puny infant. Dr. Pierce's
Favorte Prescription makes weak women
strong and sick women we'll. 1t liqhtens all
the burdens of maternity, giving to mothers
sire igth and yigor, which they mpart to
their children. In over thirty years of practice
DIR. Pierce and his associate staff of nearly a
score of physicians have treated and cured
more than half a million suffering women.
Sick women are invited to consult DR.. Pierce
by letter free of charge All correspond dence
IS strictly private Address DIR. r. V. Pierce.
lnvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, n Y.