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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
"Peach" OF n War Story.

Humor Is not associated with the
bloody days Of Kentucky In revolu-
tionary times. But bit of fun Of
the grewsome kind is recited by
Lynn Tew Sprague, in Outing" in
an article entitled. General Isaac
Shelby, First Governor of Kentucky"
The incident follows:
~ patriot soldier named Culbert-
.sol, who vas acting "a scout TO
Shelby's command, while gathering
information before the action, came
suddenly upon a British dragoon
who was eating a peach.
Both were startled by the meet
Ing and the Dritisher swallowed the
fruit, stone and all, and reached for
his gun. A shooting match ensued.
The dragon perished by the duel ana
was hastily buried by the scout IN a
shallow hole.
Visiting the grave next year, Cul-
burtson found peach tree growing
from II. and he boastej of living 70
enjoy fruit rooted in British soil, and
fertiized by his adversary. The
story we may add Is Culbertson S
very own"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
Last Of Old Gunhouses.

The recent vote of the governor and
council OF Maine authorizing the ad-
jutant general to sell the old gun
house at East Machias brings to
mind that this is the last of so such
houses that the state once owned
The old structure has been going
to decay for some years, and not long
ago the revolutionary field pieces
which it sheltered were taken to Au.
gusta and given a place ON the terrace
at the rear of the capitol. Since then
the rain and and the winds have done
their work so persistentiy that there
isn't must left of the old building.
man, who wishes to buy it, esti
mates that it is worth from Sl2 to
SIS, and he has written to Adjt. Cen.
Farnham to see II there is any ol joc.
tion to his standing his COW in one
corner of the building. provided a
purchase cannot be effected.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
Chinese Salvationists.

They have a new light turned on
the domestic servant question in San
Francisco. 1t is the Salvation Army
and many OF the "Chinaboys" there
have become members and put their
religious principles into their horsc.
work. The Salvation Army is work
ing in many nationalities in many
countries. and is doing good work
among the Chinese in Chinatown, San
Francisco.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

If this were not limited to school
teachers promising candidate for
these honors would in all probability
be the old lady in a Western town
who was severely injured by being
knocked down by an animal which
had been frightened by the woman S
praiseworthy efforts to replace on its
back the blanket which had fallen par
TALLY to the ground 1t is quite a
common thing to see horse stanCing
on cold day with it's blanket under
it's feet and the individual who stops
to rearrange the article is a humani-
tartan of lesser degree than the one
who invents blanket which cannot
be shed in this manner by the animal
which it is designed TO protect.
The blanket shown in the accom-
panying cut was designed for this
purpose and looks as if it might ac-
complish its mission, as it is securely
fastened at each end. The blanket is
buttoned around the neck of the ami
NAL in the usual manner and by
means of two strips of webbing it Is
secured to eacn of the horses hind
legs. This cannot interfere with the
movements of the animal and cannot
work down or be blown from his back.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
Whose Say-sO is Best?

With nearly all medicines nut up for
SAFE through druggists, one has to take
Ihe makers say-so alone as to their
curative value. OF course, such testi-
hnoily Is not that of n disinterested
party and accordingly is not to be given
tle same credit rs If written from dis
interested motives. DR.. Pierce's medi-
cines, however, form striking excep-
ton to the rule. Their claims TO the
confidence of invalids does not rest
solely upon their makers say-so or
praise. Their ingredients are matters
OF pubic knowledge, being printed on
each separate bottle wrapper. Thus in
valid sufferers are taken into DR..
Pierce's full confidence. Scores of lead
ing medical men have written enough
To MI volumes in praise Of the curative
value OF the several ingredients enter
ing into these well-kuown medicines.
Amongst these writers we find such
medical lights as Prof, Finley Elling-
wood, NJ D., of Bennett Medical Col
lege, Chicago; Prof, Hale, of the same
city, Prof. John NJ. Scudder. NJ. d.,
late of Cincinnati. Ohio; DR.. Grover
Coe, of New York; DR.. Bartholow, Of
jefferson Medical College, of Pa. and
scores OF Others equally eminent.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
cures the worst cases of female weak
ness, prolapsus, anteversion and retro
version and corrects Irregularities, cur
es painful periods, dries up disagreeable
and weakening drains, sometimes
known rs pelvic catarrh aud multi
tude OF other diseases peculiar to wom-
en-.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
Hold.Fast Horse Blanket.

An organization OF Europe devoted
to the cause of humanity has recently
offered quite respectable prize to be
awarded to the school teacher who ac-
complishes the most in the direction
of instilling into the scholars in her
or his care the idea of compassion for
the dumb animals. How the award
shall be made has not yet been decid-
ed On, but it will be exceedingly in
teresting to know how the various
claims shall be judged.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
Shower Bath Apparatus.

Among recent inventions Is sim
pie shower-bath attachment. 1t is
an improvement over the hose and
nozzle contrivance recently intro
juced. Shich is attached to the water
fixture, the nozzle being arranged in
one hand and the spray directed
on the body with the other hand.
With the attachment shown here II
rs not necessary to hold the nozzle in
the hand. Instead the spray Is di-
rectei SO as to strike person In the
bath tub, ami any water passing be-
yond the body strikes the walls of the
tub. The hands are thus not en-
numbered and are free to use for
whatever purpose desired. A Chica-
20 man II the inventor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
A nG<L ROMAN CHARIOT.
Rare and Valuable Relic OF a Groa,
and psworfal People.

and PswoHH People.
Strolling through ale Fifth avenue
wing III the Metropolitan Museum, in
Central Park, New York, one comes
upon chariot OF bronze in great
glass box. This Is grand prize in
the lottery OF the excavstor. just such
prize as the Louvre or the British
Museum would like to draw, since
neither in their mary elous collections,
nor at Berlin, nor in the many muse
ums OF Italy. Is its equal to be found.
twenty-five, perhaps thirty, centuries
has this specimen OF long forgotten
fashion In war lain beneath the soil OF
Umbria, the wooden parts under the
bronze rotting slowly away, the
weight of the earth above gradually
crushing in the sholl. and only the
protective layer of oxidation on the
surface of the bronze preventing a
total disintegration Of car body,
wheels and pole. Near it lie two curv.
ing sheets of metal, all that remains
of the wooden yoke with bronze cover
ing plates, and in dish shmmering
mass of ivory flakes hints of rail
that graced the curving front.
In such a car so small, yet so Law
ishly embellished with hammered and
deftly fitted bronze rcliefs, may .ars
Porsena, of Clusium, have celebrated
many a triumph which the narrow
pride of Roman historians has sup
pressed. With the exception of a
fragmentary bronze car at Porrg gia.
this is the only example known of the
war chariots Of tne mysterious people
who civilized ard gave kings to Rome.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
The Only Survivor

Of the Hayes Arctic Expedition,
Mr.. S. J, Mccormick, now u. S.
Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Bliss
Station, Idaho, says: For years |
have suffered from severe pains in
the hip joint and backbone, depriv-
ing me of all power. The cause
was Stone in theBladder and GRAY
el in the Kidneys. After usirg DR..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
OF Rondout, N. Y, I was complete.
ly cured"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

The ancient city Of Lyons, Ii. ' Z!
city in France with a popal,.ol D..
5Uv.CGO, yi"s with Milan Is iEqc ~ %
in the worlds silk industry Na T. e
er than loOO0 Peop!e-men. We q
and children-are employed IL -
factories.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
A Shopllfter's Shoe.

After knocking and dropping part OF
stock of rings on the floor, a Chi
cago thief relied on a piece of bees
wax placed on the instep of her slip
per to pick up and conceal the most
valued ring.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20
Doa Suits-London Style.

Here is photograph of lucky dog
owned by an English peeress. Booted
and clothed as shown in the picture,
the animal appears in Hyde Park
when his aristocratic mistress is out
for constitutional" A maid accom-
panies the pair and manipulates the
handkerchief whenever his dogship
sneezes or snifiles.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

II requires a pound of candles to
produce as much light as 1000 cubic
feet of gas.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

The optimst when he has a toothache
is thankful he isn't hippopotamus,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

MAKE A NOTE NOW to get Ely's
Cream Balm If you are troubled with
nasa' catarrh. hay fever or cold in the
head 1t is purifying and soothing TO
the sensitive membrane that lines the
air-passages. 1t is made to overcome
the disease, not to fool the patiert by n
short. deceptive relief There is no co
caine nor mercury in it. Do not be
talked into taking substitute tor Ely's
cream Balm All druggists sell it.
Price SOC. Mailed by Ely Bros, So
Warren Street, New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-20

Some people tell the truth with about
as much grace as they take a dose of
medicine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
iss&&s$s&&ssSs.s y

Samuel L. Clemens has written to
the Hawaii Promotion Committee ac-
nowIedging the receipt at his beautiful
new home 'Stormfeld' of the koa
mantel sent him as a tribute from his
Hawaiian friends and has coined anoth-
er phrase in praise of Hawaii nei that
makes still larger the debt Hawaii owes
to the worlds great human interest
writer.
In addition to the graceful acknowl-
edgment sent the Promotion Commit
tee. F. n. Otremba, whose beautiful
carving decorates the mantel, has been
addressed by Mr.. Clemens, who wrote
in high praise of the work.
''Alohal'' Birthday Greeting.
'fThe beautiful mantel was put in
its place an hour ago. wrote Mr..
Clemens TO the committee, and its
friendly 'Alohal' was the first uttered
greeting my 73rd birthday received: 1t
is rich in color, rich in quality and
rich in decoration, therefore it exactly
harmonizes with the taste for such
things which were born in me and
which I have seldom been able to in
dulge to my content. 1t will be
great pleasure to me, daily renewed, to
have under my eye this lovely reminder
of the lovehest fleet of islands that
lies anchored in any ocean, and I beg
TO thank the committee for providing
me that pleasure. "
Not Always a Joker.
A postcard, pictured, showing view
of Mr.. Clemen S new home, aceompa-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20

and Antiope," the original Of which
hangs in the marvellous collection in
| the Louvre, being one of the priceless
canvases belonging to the Government
of France. The question that arises
in connection with the canvas now in
Honolulu is: Is it an original by the
great Italian painter, duplicate OF
the Louvre canvas, or is it one painted
in the studio of Correggio by one of
his pupils and under the direction of
the master9 Or is it simply a modern
copy, a fake? The last question has
been answered SO far emphatically in
the negative by all those who have
examined it and have a knowledge
upon which to base an opinion. What
ever the painting may be, it at least
is not a modern copy.
No one has dared claim that it is
an original by Correggio, although it
is plainly the work of a great artist,
but that there is a probability of the
work having been at least done under
the masters guiding hand has been
confidently expressed. If the appar-
ent age of the canvas is authenticated,
it is assured that none but pupil of
Corregio or the master himself would
have dared the feats of foreshortening
in the painted figure, the art of Cor
reggie in this respect being one Of his
unsurpassed gifts, it being this artist
who dared the critics of his day in
exercising his prodigious faculty of
foreshortening and thereby won golden
praise from Titan and established
new standards in art.
The canvas in Honolulu. the dupli-
date of the Louvre painting, repre-
sents Antiope, the wife of Lvcus, King
of Thebes. as visited by Jupiter on
Mount Cithaeron, whittier she had fled
after being cast off by her husband
and by him imprisoned. As the mytho-
logical tale went. it was Jupiter who
released her from her chains and in
that way won her gratitude and her
favor. As pictured, she lies asleep
upon a skin. apparently resting after
the chase, her quiver of arrows beside
her Jupiter was wont to guard his
dignity and. perhaps. add spice to
the adventure by assuming various
shapes in his commerce with mOrtals.
In this instance he assumed the per
son Of satyr The presence of Cupid
in the scene svmbolizes the passion of
love For technical beauty the orig
inal of this painting is hardly excelled
by any of the works Of this great
master. in whom painting probably
reached the highest elimination of
grace and finish.
The history of the canvas now in
Honolulu is not known with any de-
gree of defniteness. Tt is the prop
ertv of ". c. Peacock, who values it
highly as a work Of the highest art,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
Is THERE A GENUINE
CORREGGIO IN HONOLULU?
Canvas Centuries Old Bears the Marks of an
Old Master---Painting's History
Will Be Traced.

In the show room of the photograph
gallery of ]. j. Williams, on Fort
street, is a canvas on display, bearing
all the marks of an old master Those
who have examined this canvas and
who are, through artistic training and
knowledge of the art galleries of the
world, in a position to speak with
some authority, state that the picture
is not less than three hundred years
old. The rich coloring, the mounting,
the fact that the tacks with which the
canvas is stretched on the boards are
hand wrought, all point to the conelu-
sion that this picture, if not from the
brush of one of the world s great ar
fists, was painted at least before the
days when the counterfeiting of mas
terpieces and the disposing of these as
originals was in vogue
The picture is duplicate of the
great painting of Correggio, "Jupiter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20

MED this letter The postcard is evil
IDENTIFY one sold in the stores of Red
ding to visitors to the home of the
writer, the printed title on the photo
graph being "Innocence at Home. -
Whether Mark Twain objects to being
dubbed "Innoeence or not or objects
to the altering of "'Innocents Abroad -
cannot be told, but the author has care
fully drawn a pen mark through the
joke and written over it the correct
name of his home, "Stormfeld.
Tribute to the Artist.
Addressing F. N. Otremba, the wood
carver whose art went into the design
ing and the carving of the manteipiece,
Mr.. Clemens has written:
"The mantel is charmingly CON
ceived and admirably executed work
of art, and 1 am grateful to you for
the valued compliment conveyed to me
in the labor of heart and hand and
brain which you have put upon it. It
is worthy of the choicest place in the
house, and it has it. L wish also to
thank you, and cordially, for the rare
woods and for the beautiful breadfruit
plaque. Sincerely yours, S. l.. Gle
mems. ~
Hawaii's Gift.
The suggestion that the people of
Hawaii, through the medium of their
Promotion Committee, should show
their aloha for Mary Twain, whose
most beautiful prose poem on Hawaii
has been the cause of the coming here
of thousands. who iourneyed to the is
lands to also learn the charm, came
from Mrs. w w. Hall and was enthu-
Continued on Page 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20

irrespective Of what value may be
placed upon it as a product Of the
Correggio studio. It is Mr.. Peacock 5
intention now to bring the facts he
has in connection with this painting
TO the attention Of the art magazines
and the art students of Europe, in
order to obtain history of this can
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20

vas. It is possible that an interest
may be awakened that viii lead to
some surprising results and diseov-
cries. Mr.. Peacock is prepared, at any
rate. to get at the truth, if possible,
and learn if his picture is a genuine
antique or an incredibly cleverly exc
cuted later copy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
NEW BoNDsMEN FOR sCHMITz.


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who's fnancia unreliable.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
WOULD ESCAPE BY SUICIDE ROUTE.


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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
ROOSEVELT NAMES TWO.

WASHINGTON,
Philippines
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
MANY INNOVATIONS
PLANNED FOR GREAT
PEARL HARBOR DOCK
Be Greatest Ever Built by Any Government
PunchboWI Reservoir Site---TroubIe
Feared in China.
ASSOCIATED Press cablegrams.)

WASHINGTON, December 2o.It has been definitely decided
the plans the dydock Pearl
Dor and to increase the length of the ddoc feet This will
make the Pearl Harbor largest
government. The plans call for many innovations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
KNOX THE ONLY CHOSEN ONE

AUGUSTA
the formation of his cabinet made
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20

December imperial
Ching prince perpetuy thirty
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
EDITOR PULITZER WILL INVESTIGATE

YORK 2oEditor Pulitzer World
visit Panama to investigate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
MOTHER POISONED HER CHILDREN

poisoned
yesterday giving
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
IN ARABIAN SEA

COLOMBO Ceylon Atlantic feet sailed
port yesterday January
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
CHILEAN MINISTRY HAS RESIGNED

SANTIAGO,
esentn to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20

Abe Rucf
graft, has postponed Thursday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
FORAKER AGAIN IN ACTION

Ex-senator Foraker opened his
pagnf for rreeec to tn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20

WASHINGTON. holidays
on January
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
PORT-AU-..

December 19Presdent Simon has
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-20
VIOLENT ANTIFOREIGN
OUTBREAK IS FEARED

CANTON China anforegn taking
a violent
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-17
RoosEVELT'S ADVICE TO LABOR.
Bound to Count Heavily with
tina Voter

(From the Labor World. Pittsburgh
President Roosevelt is willing TO
stake his own unparalleled reputation
as Il friend Of labor on his declaration
that Judge Taft will be labor's real
friend should he be elected to the Prcsi-
dency. President Roosevelt is absD-
lutely sanguine on this point and I'll"
gravity Of his position and the consc-
qucnccs that will reach far into tn"
future, and will particularly relate to
his own PEI sonal record, must Impress
on the nind of every intelligent man
that his words spring from his heart.
Is there a wage worker or a trade
union leader in the country who has
reason to doubt the SINCERITY of Koos'-
welt: Labor from end TO end of lhC
United States has adOrcd him and
adOrcS him still rs a friend for what
he has done. He states most uucuulT-
ocally that in everything he has done
for labor judge Taft has been his will
ing, able and most earnest co-worl n.
What better recommendation of judge
Taft to labor than that can be offered
None whatever.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-17
AN UNSOUND PROPOSAL.
Bryan's Dangerous Bank Guaranty
and Its Weak Spots.
(From Golfers Weekly J

- 'N''' N''''' - " 'NhlJ
Mr.. Bryan has made bank deposit
guarantee his most distinct issue OF
this campaign. He has pressed it hard,
and our mail is flooded with inquiries
about its soundness. No foreign gov
eminent has ever adopted IL. The
countries OF the world have been busy
with banking and Insurance a long
time, and when an earnest but not very
thoroughly trained politician comes for
ward with q revolutionary proposition
the burden OF proof lies heavily on him.
Regarding Mr.. Bryan's past record in
this field, Gov Hughes has said
III all that Mr. Bryan has favored
during the past twelve years had been
enacted into law, we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster and would
regard it as our chief business in the
future to find a way of escape from
the mcshes of iIl-considercd legislation
in which we should have been en-
tangled. IT is fortunate for him ~
well as for us that he was defeated.
and whatever may be his present polit-
teal potcntiality can he ascribcd to the
tact that hitherto he has not been per-
mtttcd to carry ont his program
That Judgment is severe. and Will
hurt the feelings Of many OF Mr..
Rryaus friends, but who can doubt its
accuracy?
Mr. Eryan's scheme, which he calls a