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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
BELOW DECKS ON A LNen.
Why the Chief Engll eer Has Heavy
responsibilities.

One of the monthly magazines
printed a fiction story whose purpo1c
was to show that when a great Allan.
tic liner makes an unusually fine rec
ord the captain gets the credit, while
the chief engineer is overlooked en-
tirely. Praise of the officials of the
line it was contended, Invariably goes
TO the men on the bridge instead of
to the men below the decks to whom
1t belongs rightly, and further on the
point was made that the public knows
only the captains of the ships while
the chief engineers, really of equal or
of more Importance, are lost in anon
UNITY.
Before the ships sail about 5000
tons of coal has been dumped into the
bunkers through chutes, and nearly
as many tons of fresh water for use in
domestic purposes and also for max
Ing steam. Before the voyage begins
the men who are to care for the ma.
chinery and those who handle about
$50 tons of coal a day report.
This ship has about 10000 horse
power capacity and is a seven day
boat. There are employed in the pro-
pelling departments about this force:
20 engineers, 3 electricians, 2 refrig.
Grating engineers. 1 deck engineer. IS
oilers. 6 water tenders GA firemen and
81 coal passers, a total force of 140
men.
This ship has eight double ended
boilers, each with eight furnaces, and
at least two single ended boilers. each
with four furnaces, making altogether
y furnaces These furnaces eat up
the $50 tons of coal day.
The coal passers take it from the
bunkers which extend alongside the
ship and wheel it in barrows, depos-
iting it in front of the boilers. The
firemon feed it to the furnaces, their
skill consisting in so spreading it on
the fires that the greatest number os
heat units will result in making the
steam. The engineers and oilers and
water tenders all have their appro.
pirate work to do, and they work n
shifts of four hours each.
The one demand on a liner. con-
slant and unceasing, is for steam. 1t
is TO make that product that fully $50
men are kept employed where the
passengers never see them.
The responsibility for running AZ
the complicated mechanical equipment
rests with one man, the chief engi-
neer To be ready for emergencies,
to watch every part, piston, valve,
shafts and whatnot and to keep all
the parts at their highest efficiency,
is far more complicated a job than
merely navigating a vessel. 1t re-
Quires as much nerve and mental cal
iber as the captains task, and yet the
world almost never hears the name Of
the chief engineer Of any liner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
LIFE IN LONDON.
Bone OF the Things Which the Amerl-
can Visitor Soon Learns.

Americans sojourning in London are
often puzzled in their first few hours
there to account for the frequent blow
Ing Of mouth whistles in their vinicty,
resembling the blasts of sound with
which the New York postman accom-
panies the delivery of mail A YAM
hee who arrived in the British metrop-
oils one night this summer greatly
fatigued by his journey retired early
at his lodgings, but was kept awake
until midnight by the unaccustomed
and continuous blowing of whistles,
which suggested to his drowsy brain
that letter carriers were calling every
few minutes at the adjoining houses.
At breakfast the next morning he
remarked that he had often heard Of
London's frequent mail deliveries. hrt
he had never supposed there were 10
many of them as he had heard the pro-
yious evening.
"Why. those were cab calls you
heard. Every London house has t. cab
whistle One blast brings a ham
som, two a four wheeler"
Cabs are essential to London. where
antiquated stages are the only means
Of going in many directions. and they
serve as express wagons as well as
conycyancos. Few persons send their
haggage ("luggage" It is called over
the el in advance to railway station
or S., amer pier. A cab is called at
the last moment, and the cabman puts
truul, or valise or the roof of his We
hicle If ones parcels are numerous
four wheeler or omnibus is employ
ed. On arriving with luggage, the
same method is used to carry 1t to
ones home or lodgings.
AS the baggage covered hanson
bowls along two or three ragged and
dirty men and boys may be seen run.
ming beside it. If any distance is to
be traversed it will be noticed that
some of these drop behind one after
the other, while others take their
places. They are runners" usually
men on their "uppers," who earn an
occasional shilling by following cabs
to their destination and carrying the
luggage upstairs for the arriving pas
sengers.
One of the first inquiries made by
Americans who settle in London is for
a washerwoman But It is soon found
that this useful person is not to be
had. Very little washing is done at
home or taken out by the washerwo-
man in London, all the soled linen
being sent to the laundry The result
is that Americans, accustomed to the
weekly visit of the family washer
woman at home, find their laundry
bills not a small item of expense on
the other side of the ocean.
Most of the small London shopkeep- |
ers and their assistants take a half |
holiday on Thursday, instead of Sat |
urday, as in New York, the butchers |
closing up Tuesday afternoons This |
practice causes Inconvenience to new |
comers until guarded against by early |
purchases.-New York Tribune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
GR0OERS WANT A HEARING
They Demand that Certain Changes be
Made in Pure Food Laws
They Object TO Beng Punished for the
Crimes Of Those Who Supply Them
With Meats, canned and Bot.
tied Goods

The pure food laws of Pennsyl
vania were under discussion at a
meeting of merchants held recently
at the board of trade auditorium at
Harrisburg, and set of resolutions
calling for the appointment of a
committee to secure the repeal of
the present law was adopted, The
meeting was attended by d large
number of grocers of the state who
recently have been prosecuted by
the state pure food officials for SELL
ling adulterated meats, and the ell
tire evening was given up to the
one subject. The grocers showed
how they had purchased meats in
good faith from large firms and
how when samples were taken by
the state officials and found to con-
tain acids the retail dealers were
prosecuted and made to pay fines
while the producers are let 60.
They claimed that the notoriety
gained in the prosecutions hurt
their business and they want steps
taken for a betterment Of condi-
tions. The resolution adopted calls
for a committee of five to make
call upon the governor of the state
requesting him to ask the special
session of the legislature to repeal
the present law and present more
equitable one.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
GORGEOUS LIvERIEs WORN.
Servants Of the Rich are CARRIED In
Fantastic Costumes.

Servants liveries are becoming
more and more spectacular every
day." said prominent clubman,
"and several families of New York 8
fashionable set rival Europeans in
logging out their servants in mag
nifcent raiment. If they go much
further their retinue will look like a
mountebank array or comic opera
chorus. Right here II Is only Justice
to say that the glories OF powdered
wigs and vari-colored livery are con-
fined to their own homes, instead OF
being paraded on the coachman's
box as In Europe. The New York
juvenile with the ever-ready hoot,
Jeer and brickbat will keep Jeffer-
sonian simplicity in public, you may
bet.
"A young Fifth Avenue matron
who entertains much has six men
servants, who, on occasions of cere-
mony, are logged out In 5000 liv-
cries. They wear coats of pale blue
that taper down behind to absurd
little coat tails that reach the knees
In a vivid contrast that would turn
a burlesque stage manager green
with envy come tight knickerbock-
ers of turkey red. White silk stock
ings grid the menservants' ample
calves, and they are held in place by
golden garters Gold buckles orna-
ment pair OF old-fashioned pumps
on the footman's feet while gold
buttons with the family coat of arms
and golden cords are sprinkled lib
orally over the servitors' kalede-
scopic raiment.
"On gala occasions a certain fam
lily Of the newly rich have a uni
form for their menservants which
consists of claret-colored coats, ma
room velvet breeches and black silk
stockings. The costume is set off by
epaulets, aguilettes and embroidery.
THE old families stick to the or
dinary servants suit of dark blue,
brown, green or maroon, In which he
can take his place on the family car
riage. Miss Morosini affects black
liveries with slight touch of red;
George Gould, claret-colored coats;
with President Roosevelt blue and
white waistcoat is the distinctive
feature. Wine-colored liveries, with
red blue and cerise collars, are the
most popular, and, while the Van
derbits affect them, no one has their
New York Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07

"liave by some surgeon Shyl)ck ON tbv
charge to stop his wounds le,, he do bleed
to death " People can bleed TO death The
loss OF blood weakens the body. II must
follow that Galn of blood gives the BODY
strength. The strengthening effect of DR..
Pierce's Go den Me .ical Discovery is in large
part due to its action on the blood making
glands and the increased supply of pure. rich
blood 1t produces. 1t is only when the blood
is imp vershed and impure that disease finds
soil IN which to root. The "Discoyeryn
purlheS the blood and makes it antagonis,ic
to disease. When the body is emaciated.
the lungs are weak, and there is obstinate
lingering cough, "Godcn Medical Discoy.
cry puts the body on a fighting footing
against disease, and so increases IL vitality
mat disease is thrown off, and physical
health perfectly and permanently restored.
IL has cured thousands who were hopeless
and helpless, and who had tried all other
means OF cure without avail
Iwenty'one one.cent stamps to cover ex.
Pense OF mailing only will obtain a copy of
Df' fIerce's Common Sense Medical Adviser
1908 pages, in paper cover. Send thirty
one II cloth binding is preferred. Address
Df H. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
Stamp Your Letters

Rural mail carriers have received
orders from headquarters to refuse
to take unstamped mail from the
boxes. Heretofore, patrons have
dropped unstamped mail in the
boxes; also deposited pennies for
postage. Hereafter such methods
will not be permitted, and stamps
must be procured from the carrier
or elsewhere and be properly affix-
ed by the patron to insure the SER
vice desired.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
List Of Jurors for December Term

JURoRs-sECoND WEEK
Ash, w. s., Briarcreek.
Betz, Miles W., Bloomsbury.
Brobst, NJ. L., Mt. Pleasant.
Chamberlain, James, Pine.
Crawford, Clinton, Mt. Pleasant.
Clossen, Pugh, Orange twp.
Demott, Cyrus, Millville.
Davis, G. W., Briarcreek.
Evans, Abner A., Briarcreek.
Evans, Warland. Montour.
Grimes, B. r., Millville.
Holdren, George, Pine.
Hess, II. G. Berwick.
Ilseler, b. A., Mt. Pleasant.
Johnson, A. b., Pine.
Kashner, Peter, Montour.
Kerrigan, James, Conyngham.
Kline, Henry, Mt. Pleasant,
Kramer, Chas,, Madison.
Labor, George, Fishingcreek.
Low, Zerbin, Orangeville.
Larish, c. L., Sugarloaf.
Lazarus, Emanuel, Bloomsbury.
Marteenie, Glenn, Berwick.
Nuss, Henry, Mifllin.
Rowan, Dennis, Conyngham.
Ruckle, b. j., Mt, Pleasant.
Stahl, Wm., Centre.
Savage. John, Jackson.
Shafier, f.. W., Mt. Pleasant.
Trump, Jas, Orange twp.
Van Liew, G.. W., Fishingcreek.
Welsh, Orval, Orange twp.
Hartman, Pierce, Sugarloaf.
Sitter, Sylvester, Centre.
Zaner, VIM. p, Main.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
Envelopes

$4,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the COLUMBIAN Office.
The line includes drug envelopes,
pay, coin, baronial, commercial
sizes, number 6, 619, 6A, 9, 10
and II, catalog, &c. Prices range
from SI.5o per 1000 printed, up to
$500. Largest stock in the coun.
ty to sele:t from.
Entrance through Roy's Jewelry
Store. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
The Only Survive,

OF the Hayes Arctic Expedition,
Mr.. ). J. Mccormick, now U. S.
Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Bliss
Station, Idaho, says: For years |
have suffered from severe pains in
the hlF joint and back bone, de-
privlng me of all power. The cause
was Stone i'll the Bladder and Grav.
el IN the Kidneys. After using
Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y, I was
completely cured"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
Strength of Left and Right Hands.

That right-handedness and left
handedness depend not SO much on
difference OF strength in the two
hands as on difference of skill Is
shown by some interesting recent
measurements made by Professor
Caster OF the Rennes (France) Med
ical School. He finds that in the
right-handed the left hand has al
most uniformly nine-tenths OF the
strength of the right, at all ages and
In both sexes. Another curious point
established by Professor Caster is
that the movements called by anato-
mists 'supination, namely, turn
Ing the palm upward by rotating the
forearm. is always more powerful
than the opposite movement Of
'pronation" or turning the palm
down by outward rotation. This the
professor believes to be a peculiarity
Inherited from our earliest ances-
tors. Possibly the fact that our
arboreal great-grandparents were
more accustomed to collect objects
by scooping inward and upward
with the hands than disperse
them by pushing outward may have
had a good deal to do with It.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
New Tricks of Smuqalers.

Diamond smugglers are a constant
! source of worry to us" said the Gus
tom House inspector. Despite every
! precaution taken here and abroad to
! spot them, not more than ten per cent
are caught with the goods. There
seems to be no limit to the deyilish in
! genuity employed by these-I was GO
ing to say gentry-but there are quite
as many women in the business as
men.
1T is really wonderful when you
come to think of it, that we are ever
able to make good haul when you
consider how easily diamonds can be
| concealed. Hollow heels are a favor
ite receptacle for the precious stones,
and | understand that there are places
in Europe where you can buy shoes
specially constructed with spaces in
the heels.
IF we did not have agents in Am.
sterdam and other diamond centers to
watch suspected smugglers and keep
an eye on buyers of the precious
stones we should never make a cap
ture. Cakes of soap used to be a fa-
vorite medium in which to smuggle
diamonds into the country, but since
we got wise to that dodge it is seldom
tried nowadays. Porous plasters have
often concealed thousands of gems,
and | suppose are still used We
cant stop and examine every arrival
into the country who wears one of
these sticky attachments.
Il remember one woman, she is
still in the business, who displayed
great ingenuity in smuggling dia-
monds. 1t was only by chance that we
caught her at one of her tricks. She
arrived in very striking Paris bon,
net, which was ornamented with
punches of grapes. While we were
examining her baggage this dream of
a hat blew off and was smashed by a
passing truck. ! rushed gallantly to
recover the hat and then saw that
each of the grapes contained a dia-
mond or precious stone. She got what
was left of the hat but nothing more.
What can man of ordinary per-
ception do with such people? They
will best him every time unless he's
gifted with second sight. | never see
a chap with long hair but | think of
the day we picked ten thousand dol.
lars worth of diamonds from a fel-
lows head who wore a pompadour
like a brush heap.
mo, we can't keep up with all their
tricks and don't expect to. It's the
behavior of the smuggler that gen.
orally gives him away. When we see
a man or woman acting uneasy, nerv.
Gus, betraying his guilt by gestures,
we have him searched. One gets to
know the smuggler's face after a time,
and so captures are made"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07

QUICK CHANGES from hot to cold and
back again try strong constitutions and cause
among other evils, nasal ca,arrh, a trouble.
some and offensive disease. Sneezinr and
snuiiing, coughing and difficult breathing.
az ana the drip, drip of the foul discharge into
the throat-all are ended by Ely's Cream
Balm. This honest and positive remedy
contains no cocaine, mercury. nor other
harmful ingredient. The worst cases are
cured IN short time. All druggists ( c..
or or mailed by Ely Bros, 50 Warren Street,
New York. '
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
BUILDING Without Wood.

A firm of Baltimore architects has
drawn plans for a building without
any wood in it's construction. 1t will
be six stories in height, the entire
structure to be of REINFORCED con.
crete and steel. Even the doors, win.
dow sashes and door jambs will be Of
metal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07
Effect of War on Camphor.

The Russo-Japanese war has so
raised the price of camphor that a
substitute is being sought for.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07

Mountain range-The miners stove
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-12-07

Every maiden effort doesn't result in mat.
rimony. - ''"''
Gilpin observer., 1905-12-14

burned down and the present struc-
ture erected about fifty years ago.
So though there has been a castle"
on Castle Point for nearly 200 years,
including the Bayard building. yet
the present structure is third in the
line OF descent.
At the present the park surrounding
the castle consists of triangular
piece of ground containing about ten
acres. II is inclosed by a wall and
the entrance to the grounds is through
a picturesque lodge gate, really castel-
lated in character. A broad and we'll
kept drive sweeps in curve up the
hill TO the front of the house. One
enters the spacious building through
vestibuie from which high arched
door. guarded on either side by two
great bronze statues of knights in ar
NOR. opens into the central rotunda
of the castle. This rotunda, or en-
trance hall, is filed with many fine
old pieces of heavy furniture, and on
the walls are family portraits of the
Stevenses and their allied families.
There are eight rooms on the ground
floor besides the great entrance hall.
Three great drawing rooms. one fur
nished in yellow, one in red and one
Gilpin observer., 1905-12-14

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, COM
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For many years she taught school, and
during her career as teacher she be-
came known as a woman of an alert
and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above all,
she was possessed with wonderfully
sympathetic nature.
In 1S43 she married Isaac Pinkham,
builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and daugh-
ter.
In those good old-fashioned days few
drugs were used in medicines; people
relied upon natures remedies, roots
and herbs, which are to-day recognized
as more potent and efficacious in con-
trolling diseases than any com 5ination
of drugs.
Mrs. Pinknam from her youth took
deep interest in medicine, in botany
the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics, and power over dis
ease; she believed that as nature
so bountifully provides food for the
body so she also provides medicine for
the ills and weaknesses of the body
in the roots and herbs of the field.
and as wife, mother and sympathetic
friend, she often made use of her
knowledge of roots and herbs in pre-
pairing medicines for her family and
friends.
Knowing of so much suffering among
her sex, after much study and re-
search, Mrs. Pinkham believed that
the diseases of women have a COM
mon cause, and she set to work to
find common remedy-not at that
time as source of profit, but simply
that she might cid the suffering.
How her efforts have been rewarded
the women of the world know to-day.
In 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity was too
much for the large real estate inter
ests OF the Pinkham family, as this
class of business suffered most from
this fearful depression SO when the
Centennial year dawned it found their
property swept away.
At this point the history of Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound com.
mences:
The three sons and daughter. with
their mother, combined forces to re.
store the family fortune. They re-
solved to give to the world the vege-
table compound that Mrs. Pinkham