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monial ablution when viewed as a matter
OF etiquette, but none the less thorough
cleansing; the same ceremony Ia repeated
at the end of the meal.
Meal time with these wild islanders is not
diversifed with conversation; that is
modification Of their manners which yet
Mes many stages Of culture ahead Of them.
Each sits at his appointed place with the
food before him. each recognizes but the
one obligation to put this food as soon as
possible where 1t will do the most good.
It is only after the last Of the. meal has
gone, after the soiled leaves have been taken
away, the mats shaken out and set aside to
clean, the ceremonial ablution performed
at the end Of the dining--then 1t is that the
diners sit around and become sociable.
Such is the true story Of long pig. 1t
Is meat, and no more. One dimes and Is
thankful: II the meat is larger to-day than 1t
reason for Thanksgiving. The basic idea
is repugnant to one group OF humanity.
to another It presents no repugnance what
soever: obliterating that sole point upon
which the two groups may never come into
accord the cannibal feast reduces Itself to
square meal and nothing else. This Is the
sober and we'll considered judgment reached
after seeing scores Of such, meals here and
there throughout the Pacific region, some
indeed in places never before seen by white
men, where the unwilling islanders invited
their discoverer to participate an act intent
with hospitality.
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his captors the weeping mother, maddened
with SORROW. ran to the Bishop. holy man
named Pontius Meropius Paulinus. and
invoked his aid
The Bishop was poor and could not ram
som the captive but he travelled until
he came to the place where the corsairs
were dividing the booty they had taken
and offered to take the place of the boy
prisoner. His offer was accepted. the
boy was returned to his mother and the
Bishop was put in irons.
His captivity was. however. Of short dura-
ton, as the people OF Nola. moved by the
noble act of their pastor. sold their belong
ings. their houses and their clothes and
with the money paid for his release. Saint
Paulinus was brought back to Nola in tri-
umph. and every year, ever since his death
in the year 4Sl the event OF the captive
boys release is commemorsted by char
acterstic feast which has survived until
this very day
Other events in the history OF the old
town. the oldest in the Campania, founded
in most remote times by the Ausonans
and subsequently fourishing under the
Etruscans. have been forgotten. The aid
sent by Nola to Neapolis in B. C. 327. when
a hand of 1900 soldiers saved that city.
and the courage displayed by the Nolans
under the guidance of NJ. Marcelus when
they thrice repulsed Hannibal, it's faithful
alliance to powerful Rome and the death
of the great Augustus. did not render Nola
celebrated and their memory has not been
kept up.
Everything connected with the past his
tory OF the town has disappeared and
Nola is perhaps the only ancient town
where no remains of antiquity are to be
found. And yet the simple good action
OF Bishop. the saving of a poor boys life.
is remembered to-day and commemorated
by the Nolans in the same manner as it
has been remembered and commemorated
for fifteen centuries. The feast includes
a unique procession. Eight lofty steeples
OF wood and cardboard decorated and
painted to represent marble or stone are
erected in front of the main church and
placed around statue of St. Paulinus
These steeples are called -gigli.' They
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is some spring that the weigher touches
in order to make the indicating hand stop.
lie may put his hand on this steel arch
without being noticed. because that seems
an entirely natural thing for him to do in
order to steady the machine.
But have my suspicious anyway.
solely because Of an experiment | tried
one night Invent up to one of these weigh
ers He felt my right arm and said. You
weigh I58 pounds. Then he sat me down
in the chair and the dial indicated 154 pounds.
SO he won. Now. actually / weigh 148
pounds stripped, and the clothes had on.
cry light summer things. weighed just
six pounds. So there he was on at the
very start
About an hour later / was walking by
again when he called to me. Apparently
he did not remember me-not at all sur
prising either because there were some
This time he made bluff OF feeling me
over very carefully and said, You weigh
100 pounds You LOSE remarked.
Then sat down: Up went the scales to
1853 pounds. And I had to pay again. I
walked away wondering il the air OF Coney
Island was as bracing as all that
"Well, determined to give him another
try. So just before l was going home
three hours later wandered down to the
weighing machine ! stood there for n
minute watching another fellow getting
weighed--or skinned. The weigher turned
around and said, You're next obviously
not remembering me-, This time he got
hold of my left arm-whioh is much smaller
than my right and remarked, i will say
that you weigh $50 pounds
anid ] weigh $50 pounds3 Well, more
or less. The scales zipped up to 14s pounds
and stopped there. That was all. paid
for the third time.
Then l said to the man, Are those
scales of yours any good or are they affected
asked Well replied, about o o'clock
I weighed 1874 pounds on them; a little
after 10 o'clock weighed 1853 pounds and
now l weigh 14s pounds. II you were
right once out OF three times certainly
YOU were wrong twice. What's the answer"
Beat it, he replied. ! only weighed you
this onre. There are lots Of people tryin'
to spring that game on me. hut it don't go.
Mhv don't yol learn TO give up n nickel
without roar?
$50 still think the scheme isn't honest.
but can't get any proof from the weigher.'
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ways, the spiders webs the puzzle rooms
and the thousand and one other ways Of
making the visitor dispense with his dimes.
These are the places where the people flock
after hurried glance at the French and
English exhibits Of more value but lesa
interest.
Though the British have patr9nized the
exhibition beyond even the fondest hopes OF
It's promoters. the French have not arrived
in such numbers as was expected Un-
doubleday the Sunday closing Of the grounds
has had something to do with this as t
hardly pays the French tradesmau to take
a week end ticket for the exhibition IL he
cannot enter the place on Sunday. At any
rate the percentage Of French visitors has
been small and 1t Is the Britisher who is in
evidence, with a slight sprinkling Of Ameri-
can tourists taking in the exhibition with
the other sights Of London.
As at all English affairs, there are class
distinctions and the various places for the
various grades of society. The really
fashionable part Of the exhibition is the
Elite Gardens. just here Paillard, the
famous restaurateur. has great building
where an excellent French meal can be OBJ
tanned. Society secures seats for dinner
away In advance then motors out to dine
on the terrace Of the restaurant and watch
the sunset. the twilight and the brilliant
illuminations OF the white City"
Here are men and women Of the smart
world to be seen every evening in gay
parties Of four and six. They do not waste
time on the exhibition. but 60 at once TO
Paillard's terrace.
By common consent the average Cockuey
takes his girl to the side shows and then to
Lyons'sfor beefsteak and kidney pudding,
What interest does she take In such faraway
places as Austria and Nigeria2 No; the
fliphap for her and for him. So away
they go.
The only real students Of the carefully
arranged exhibits are the English school
teachers and their pupils, some few earnest
French provincials and the painstaking
American tourists who have 9 tired look as
who would say: 1T does seem hard that
with all London to do In a week we have
to take the exhibition in Also
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tower, put their shoulders under croas
] poles provided for the purpose and Win
united effort lift the huge tower from tne
ground and carry 1t in procession round the
town. Meanwhile the musicians start play
Ing. the crowd applauds and cries viva
San Paolino!" and from each balcony and
window showers OF flowers are thrown
down. One after another the eight lofty
structures followed by the image OF St.
Paulinus are carried through all the narrow
streets Of the town. The procession lasts
over three hours. during which the bands
never cease playing. 80 that at the end both
the men who carry the towers and those
who furnish the music are equally fatigued.-
But to carry the gigli Is considered
great onor Each tower is built at the
expense Of different class Of people, who
contribute the money and vie with one
another for superiority. The bakers. gro
GERS. tavern keepers. masons. carpenters
and shoemakers all have different tower.
and the forty men who carry 1t are picked
among those who paid for it's erection. In
order to encourage the porters slips OF
paper are pasted round the base OF each
tower in such way as to be easily read by
the men as with bodies bent struggling
under the heavy weight they move up the
steep streets OF the town.
Ths notices are as unique as the towers
themselves. NO Use grumbling." reads
one, while another perhaps says: "Strong
mon carry this CYCLIC as il it were handful
Of radishes" For a week after the feast
Is over the gigl are left in the streets and
under their shadow there is much banquet
ing, drinking and merrymaking. Finally
they are pulled down and the men who
organize the fiesta and are called masters
Of the feast, "maestri di festa,' start collect
inr money for the gigli which are to serve
for the following year. Such is the feast
Of Nola; and every year, but for the differ
ent designs and architecture Of the towers.
Il Is the same.
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are about eighty feet high and weigh half a

are about eighty feet high and weigh half
ton.
They generally consist Of several COM
partments one on top Of another. each
having a different style Of architecture.
adorned with statues of saints and ale
go1ical personages and surmounted either
by a spire or the figure Of st. Paulinus.
Inside each steeple there Is a musical band
The feast commences by the solemn bless
ing Of the eight gigli or lilies by the Bishop,
who is dressed In full pontifcal robes and
surrounded by the clergy.
When this is performed forty strong men
dressed alike in costumes intended to re-
produce those worn by the Nolans In the
fifth century take their place under each
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THE HONEST SCALES.
Those ut COney Island May he Models, but
Are Their Owners Truthful?

Those at COney Island May he Models, but
Are Their Owners Truthful?
Whatever scheme the weighers down
at Coney Island use.' said frequenter OF
that place. Il know for sure that they don't
all guess by honest means the weights of
the persons they tackle. feel sure there
is some trick about the way they always
get within two pounds of right figures.
II they didn't guess within three pounds
Of the right weight they'd give the money
back. And ! never yet have seen one Of
them who had to give the money back.
Il have heard it suggested that they
kept one foot on the chair. but the seat is
a half yard off the ground, 30 that doesn't
seem likely. There has been talk. too
Of some electrical connection that does
the trick. believe. however. that in the
steel arch that supports the chair. there
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NOLA'S OF The TOWERS
QUAINT ANNUAL CEREMONY IN
AN OLD ITALIAN CITY.

Lofty steeples OF Wood Carried About the
Town-Built Each by INHERENT Trade
The Celebration In Memory OF q
Bishop VINO Rescued stolen BOY.
NoLA. Italy. July l4,-Fifteen hundred
years ago a poor old woman lost her only
son at the hands of band of Saracen cor
sairs who plundered the town of Nola.
While the boy was being carried away by
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Competition for Engaged Couples.
From the London E1pres

FTon fhe LONDON hnpTes6.
Nearly q hundred engaged couples took
part In a novel shooting competition which
has just concluded at Argovie The COM
petition was limited to lovers who were en-
gagged and willing to be married as soon as
possible The distances were 800. 500 and
1000 meters, and the scores Of each pair were
added together.
The prizes were a complete marriage trous-
seau for the woman and $40 for the man
The winneIe were O young man named
Gleuser and bis finncee. Louise Mathys, aged
10, They viii be married on Sunday.
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island region the viands, whether fish or
flesh or vese:ables. are wrapped in leaves
covered over with a thick layer OF green
leaves then more hot stones. and a blanket
OF earth over all. 1t Is very satisfactory
cookery. After hours OF such baking the
SAVIOR. to the waiting cooks that the meal
is ready andtbe cover is not swept from the
oven until ali the food Is we'll done. II
matters not what the meat may be that Is
put into ono Of these ovens, 1t comes not out
Idea Of dripping flesh. These islanders
must have all their fish and flesh we'll done
or they will not touch 1t.
The cannibal is very clean and neat
about his table manners. it being reoog-
nized that the expression, used for con-
venience Of description. is en- anaohronisp
when applied to a folk which still takes all
its meals at the level Of the ground. The
table has not yet evolved In his schedule
they are neat and orderly solely. because
they are based on principles Of wholesome
cleanliness.
The meat is shared to the different house.
holds in accordance with an unfailing
scheme Of distribution based upon the inn
portance in the common life Of the head of
each family. Each family, each mess Of
the young men still without family. takes
its allowance in clean wrappings to Its own
home after the joints have been allotted
by the chief. There the eating mats are
spread. specially woven 10 serve as table
surface. carefully cleaned after every time
OF use and bleaohed in the sun. Upon the
mat 10 spread layer of banana leaves
freshly picked leaf that Is always clean
Upon thls clean surface the food is spread
the head OF the household apportions it to
his family, every portion put upon a smaller
serving mat with the same banana leaf
covering, carving the meat with freshly
riven splinters Of bamboo, as good knife
us one could wish Rofora avery neal tho
bands and mouth must DO wasbed, q cere-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Diamond Firms Embarrassed.

New York, an. S.--The diamond
and jewelry trade of this city re-
ceived something OF a surprise on
Monday when 1t was announced that
temporary embarrassments had over
taken four OF the largest diamond
dealers in Fifth Avenue The con-
Germs involved, all OF them corpora
tions, are as follows:
Joseph Frankel's Sons Company;
Joseph Frankels Sons; Cattle, Ettin-
ger g. Hammel, all of 576 Fifth Ave
nue., and E. NJ. Cattle & Co., Of i2O
Fifth Avenue. All OF the concerns,
II Is said, are absolutely solvent.
An incident of the troubles of the
Joseph Frankel's Sons Company was
the importing by the firm about FIVE
years ago Of the Hope diamond. The
big stone has been unstable. 1t
was bought by Henry Thomas Hope.
a London banker, for about 100000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Bridal Finery.

The bridesmaids dresses for
coming wedding are wonderSGill
picturesque.
They are of soft yellow crep0 Il,
chine, with Vatican overdresses 10
chiffon. heecy, diaphanous, strewG
over with yellow roses. These h3a.
like sun-brightened gossamer os@r
the well-hung skirts, each borderc4
with a band OF fringed pompadcnr
silk, with touches of pink roses. q
fine artistic touch.
The manner IT, which the folds
at the back paAs through a large
Louis XIII silver motif is admira-
BILE, and a silver tcellis of the same
period forms vest and sleeves, ho.h
draped with the chiffon in very
graceful folds. The two child
bridesmaids gowns are cleyerly
adapted to their age and are per
oct pictures.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Beyond the Code.

Paris, Jan. 6.-One of the chief
topics In Paris, Is the encounter on
Thursday between Count Boni de
Castellane and Prince Helie de Sagan
in the Rue due Chaillot.
Prince Helie propped up In bed
smoking cigarettes, declared on Fri
day:
IF Boni had struck me in the face
with his glove, l would fight him.
By attacking me with his brother,
two against one, and striking me
when l was down, he has placed him
self outside the laws regulating the
affairs of honor"
Asked about report that his en-
gagement to Nine. Anna Gould would
be announced in a few days, he re-
piled that the public should be salts
fed with the denials issued by Nine.
Gould and himself. but intimated
that something might come later.
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His Second Trial Starts
Before Judge Bowling
With a Rush.
NIGHT SESSIONS NOW
And They May BE Continued Indcfi-
nitely II Lawyers Don't Hasten
Matters-Nlne Provisional Jurors
fclectcd on Nrst Day--Evelyn
'haw Looks Better.

',cw York, Jan. 9.-There were
7 NJ Indications when the work of
be-tiug a seconi jury for the trial
o. Harry X. Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White began on Monday.
that an effort viii be made
to make the trial move
more rapidly than the first
which took almost three months.
There VIII be night sessions until the
jury box is filed ana maybe night
sessions while the testimony Is be-
ing taken if the lawyers do not has
ten matters of their own accord.
Justice Dowline who is presiding at
this trial in the Supreme Court, Grim
tnal Branch, showed that he IS ad-
verse 10 any unnecessary delay or
LONG 1rawn out arguments and
speeches which characterized the first
trial.
When the first days session ended
at 10 clock at night nine Jurors,
who may be called provisional jur-
OTIS, for they may yet be challenged
premptorily ny either side, had been
Sci, ted. The proceedings of post
poaing the peremptory challenges Is
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
JAMS Slash White Man.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 9.-Allan
Anderson, fireman, is dying, and two
other young men, also members Of
the city fire department, are badly
wounded in tn hospital AS the result
of a fight they had on New Years
morning in the japanese quarter with
an overwhelming number of subjects
of the Mikado.
The fight was the worst In the city
since the September riots. but It
shows tina; the japanese are at times
ready ror trouble and eager to fight
with knives that have blades as keen
as raZors.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Woman "FinancieY' 4 Suicide,

New York, Jan. 6.-rhe death Of
Mrs. John Van Ness Roberts OF NOR
phine poisoning at her home, 227
Riverside Drive, on Friday night,
revealed the fact that the District At
torney's Office was about 10 investigate
a transaction involving several thous-
and dollars In which she was one of
the principals. Mrs. Roberts who
was known to Wall Street sometimes
as Katherine Stuyvesant Roberts,
was one Of the "1nanciers" of the
social political type.
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T. departure from the usual custom
bi criminal cases in this county. 1t
" as accepted after consultation be-
tween District Attorney Jerome and
Martin w. Littleton, counsel for
ThaT. Justice Bowling approved.
Aside from a few changes in the
arrangement of the court room and
the absence of several familiar faces,
the scene was very much like the OPP
eni1g day of the first trial.
Thaw has changed little. His
straight black hair is as Wild as ever
tnd accentuates the natural pallor of
his face. His queer smile is still IN
evidence and he did as much talking
u the lawyers as ever, although Mr..
Littleton paid no attention to him.
Thaw's mannerisms, so noticeable at
the first trial, seemed bit more pro-
nounced and he strolled into the
court room with the same upward
tilt to his left shoulder.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw arrived early
in her electric brougham, dressed In
the same school girl ga-b she wore
during the first trial. she is stur-
dier looking young woman than she
was year ago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
The Spirit of Winter.

The Spirit of Winter is with US,
making its presence known in many
different ways-sometimes by CHEEKY
sunshine and glistenng SHOWS, and
sometimes by driving winds and blind
ing storms. To many people it seems
to take Il delight in making bad things
worse, for rheumatism twists harder,
twinges sharper, catarrh becomes more
and the many symptoms Of
scrofula are developed and aggravated.
There is not much Poetry in this, but
there is HHth, and it is a wonder that
more people don't get rid of these all
ments. The medicine that cures them
Sarsaparila is easily OBJ
tanned ard there is abundant proof
that its cures are radical and perma-
nent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Brooklyn Tunnel Ready.

New York, Jan. 6.-The Brook
lyn extension of the Subway, the Bat
terry tunnel under the East River,
will be opened to the public on
Thursday of this week, according to
statement made by Frank Hedley,
general manager OF the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company, Just before
he started on what he believed would
be his final inspection Of the tubes
prior to the operation OF trains
through them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Two Killed on Warship.

San Diego Cal, Jan. Sin an ac-
cident on the battleship Nebraska,
now at this port, several men were
injured.
only meagre information is yet
obtainable.
The accident appears to have been
caused by loss OF control over
crane, which swept through a group
OF sailors.
One report Is that two were killed
and their bodies swept overheard.
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was signed by Mrs. Margaret Nor
rison Carnegie, which is the same
name as that Of Mr.. Carnegie's moth
er.
She did not claim any relationship
in fact she explained that 1t was
impossible that they could be re-
lated-but she thought that he might
be Interested in knowing that wom-
an who bore the same name as his
mother was in actual want
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Mormon Party Attacked.

Valparaiso, Chile, Jan. 9.-Tne
residents of the districts lying OUT
aide the towns recently have formed
themselves into bands for pro-
lection against bandits who are
proving over the country. The res
idents of hamlet about midway be-
tween Valparaiso and Santiago at
tackled pleasure party composed
largely of Mormons, whom they had
mistaken for bandits. One of the
party was killed and FIVE wounded.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Two Killed In Wreck.

Dubuque, Iowa. Jan. Two per-
sons were killed and one was proba-
bly, fatally injured on Sunday when
a passenger train on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy ron at right
angles through q freight train on the
Chicago Great Western Railway In
East Dubuque.
no passengers were hurt. The
freight train was in motion when
struck by the passenger train, and
several freight cars were smashed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-09
Treating Wrong Diseased

Many times women call on their
family physicians suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, another
from heart disease, another from liver
or kidney disease, another from nervous
exhaustion or prostratiOn, another with
pain here and there, and in his way
they all present alike to themselves and
their easy-going and Indifferent, or
0Ver-ousy doctor, separate and distinct
diseases, for which he, assuming them
TO be such, prescribes his pills and po-
uons. In reality, they are all only
symptoms caused by some uterine dis
ease. he physician, ignorant of the
cause OF suffering, encourages this prac-
uce until large bills are made. The
suffering patient gets no better. but
probably worse by reason of the delay,
wrong treatment and consequent COM
plications. A proper medicine like DIR.
Plerce's Favorite Prescription, directed
10 me cause would have entirely re-
moved the disease, thereby dispelling
all those distressing symptoms, aud in
stituting comfort instead of prolonged
misery. 1t has been well said, that "a
disease known is half cured"
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a scientific medicine, carefully devised
by an experienced and skillful physi-
clan, and adapted to woman's delicate
system. 1t is made of native medicinal
roots and is perfectly harmless in its
effects IN any coHaitf0A ofLke system.