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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
To Keep from GROWING Old.

Many women become middle aged
from the simple season that they al.
low middle-aged habits to steal upon
them and relapse into a state of ply
sical incidence Just at time when
they should fight against this tend
ency TO give up exercise. THE best
preyentives against growing middle
aged" says a charming woman OF As,
whose unwrinkled face and slim fig.
ure give her the appearance Of being
at least Is years younger than her
real age, "are cheerfulness, strict
determination not to worry over tri.
fles, and a sense of humor that save
one from depression. A cold tub
every morning, a walk every day in
rain or sunshine, face massage with
cold cream at night. ten minutes ply.
sical exercise Immediately on rising,
friction of the hair to stimulate its
growth, will keep any woman free
from wrinkles and will preserve the
contour of her figure"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
For Small Wnn,en.

No matter how small she is, wom-
an may always have a good figure.
II she has not one to begin with,
she should economic in some other
part Of her wardrobe, and call in the
services Of q good corsetiere.
II she cannot be Impressive, she can
at least be neat and good to look at.
Use only the straight up and down
lines In the development of your gar
ments.
Whatever You do, allow nothing
which cuts the figure horizontally.
The princess model, which is so
much a part OF the present mode
should be a cause of rejoicing among
small women,
Do not wear shirtwalsts and skirts
Of contrasting materials.
This cuts the figure in half and les
sens greatly the effect of height,
Dispense with belts. II possible, ana
II not make them as narrow as pos
sible, and always Of the same materl'
al as the frock.
Coats may be almost any length
but that most usual of all, the three
quarter, This Is usually fatal.
Straight coat seams may be TRIM
med, but never the lower edge.
A trimming there would cut the ng'
ure In two
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
Observing the Routine.

Certain of the theatres in Russia
are under the control of the State
and the actors are, therefore, sub
ject to government control. A famous
dancer at one of these theatres de.
sired to secure a months leave o
absence in order to recover he" health
by tour of the provinces. She ac.
cordingly went to the government Of
fetal to obtain the usual permiss on
He received her politely, and asked
for her written application.
81 have no written application,
was the answer. Il had no idea sGch
a thing was necessary"
Not necessary, madame?' replica
the official. "Why nothing can by
done without IT,"
"What am ] to do them"
Here are pen and paper. Be 50
good as to sit down and write what ]
dictate"
She sat down and the petition was
written, signed and folded.
And now" said the representative
of the State you have only to de.
liver it,"
"To whom?" she asked
"To whom" repeated the Official
with a smile at her simplicity. "To
me, of course"
Then taking the petition which he
himself had dictated, he produced his
spectacles, wiped them, and carefully
adjusting them upon his nose, read
pvror tho vrI g1n JDgT,f,rspf g, g 80 J,o n, !
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
THE AGRA DIAMOND.
Ingenious Method by Which II Was
Struggled to England by an
Army Horse

In addition to the monster premier
diamond there is another wellhnOwn
gem under the spotlight just now.
This is the Agra diamond, which was
recently sold at auction in a London
salcsroom. Like many other dia
monds, this stone has had adventure.
Ii gets its name from the fact that 1t
was taken at the battle of Agra iD
1926 by the Emperor Baber, who was
the founder OF the Mogul empire in
India. The marquis OF Donegal was
in Agra in 1857 when the diamond
was taken from the king OF Delhi.
Donegal was at the time engaged as
secretary and belonged to the same
regiment as the young officer VINO OBJ.
tanned possession of the diamond. It
was resolved among them to smugglc
il home to England rather than give
it up and to share in the loot money.
The question arose, how were they to
get it home.
No one seemed able to hit upon a
with success until the last evening
previous to the departure of the rcgi.
ment During the course of dinner
the youngest subalten suddenly
jumped up and said: q have it; we
will conceal the diamond I'm a horse
ball and make the horse swallow it,
This met with general appreciation, q
bail was secured, the inside scoopcd
out, the diamond inserted, the end
stopped up, and the horse made to
swallow it.
When the regiment reached the
port of embarkation the horse was
taken i'll and had to be shot. The
diamond was taken from his stom.
ach and brought over TO England. II
was subsequently sold to the duke of
Brunswick and since then it has been
recut from a 4G-carat stone to BIZ
carats in order to get rid of the black
spots in it, and it is the most per.
feet and brilliant diamond of rose
pink color.-Chicago News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

A torpedo was fired recently from
the after starboard tube of the flag.
ship Wisconsin of the Asatic squad.
ron. 1t went straight until within 100
yards from the ship, when it dived
and buried itself in the mud. Until
the propellers stopped it created a
black whirlpool where it was burrow-
ing into the bottom. A buoy was
dropped and native divers were dis.
patched to the scene. Some hours
later the torpedo was located and re,
turned to the ship. The tail of the
little destroyer was buried six feet
beneath the mud and it was diff,
fast to it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
BED Lip SaIve.

Cinderella.-My lips are pale and
purplish and not a good color Would
you recommend the use OF a red lip
salve?
To redden the lips artificially would
detract from your looks rather more
than pale and purplish lips. You can
help matters very much by massaglng
the lips and applying camphor and
vaseline in the manner just described.
Rub the lips with the finger tips,
which stimulates the circulation.
Pallor of the lips indicates a lowering
of the tone of the whole body, and
shows that you need a tonic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
Bank Notes Stand Much Handling

That Uncle Sans notes stand 4
great deal of rough and careless han.
ding is a fact that impresses Itself
upon any one who has ever chanced
TO note the manner in which the ay-
erage cashier pulls and jerks the bills
before he pushes them through the
window to the waiting patron.
A single treasury note measures 31s
inches in width by IA inches in
length. 1t will sustain. without
breaking, lengthwise, a weight OF ~
pounds; crosswise, weight of 81
pounds. The notes run four to a
sheet-a sheet being S4 inches wide
by 131a inches long. One of these
sheets lengthwise will suspend los
pounds, and crosswise III pounds,
1t will be observed that a single
note is capable of sustaining, cross.
wise, weight of 81 pounds, which is
twice the amount, by nine pounds, OF
the weight the note can sustain
lengthwise; while in the case of the
sheet, the crosswise sheet lacks SO
pounds of double the sustaining pow.
er of the lengthwise sheet-Philadel.
phia Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

"Talk of dime novelist" exclaimed
the insurance man, you ought to
rold a Pinkcrton report on an insur-
auce case if you want a thriller. Our
company carries a great deal of bur
glory insurance, and, of course, when
robbery occurs to any of our Gus.
toners we put detectives on the case.
The reports that these men send in
are simple statements Of facts, boiled
down hard, and containing nothing
but what is absolutely essential to
the business, but for intense interest
they beat any novel ! ever read or
expect to read. Occasionally after
a case Is finished and has become
ancient history | get out these re-
ports and read them to a group of
friends, and no play can hold a more
absorbed audience. The actual trail.
ing of criminal by detectives and
the marvels of ingenuity ON both
sides are world beaters for dramatic
situations and excitement"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

The important part which rivots
play in the construction of modern
steel steamships is well illustrated
by the fact that in the new Cunard
liner Caronia, the largest ship ever
constructed in Great Britain, no few.
er than 100000 rivets were used
the total weight represented being
about six hundred tons, The greater
part of the riveting work was done by
hydraulic power.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
When MarrIaae is IustIfable.

The increase Of population comes
largely from those who live in mod
est circumstances, on daily wages.
Many Of them accumulate something;
on the average. more Of them accu.
mulate than those who spend so much
Tor social appearances. But the un-
fortunate thing is that so many young
persons marry with little or nothing
md with the most hazy prospects in
ife. The young man should marry
when he has accumulated a little and
has good prospects. The girl should
marry only when she is willing to
live well within her husbands income
md help him to save. A man is made
or lost according to the temperament
of his wife Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

peal to all women who must work over
the fire, being simple in construction
and operation. Attached to the han.
die is a fiat circular extension. which
Is slipped under the pan to be re.
moved Piyoted to handle is lever,
one end carrying a hook which drops
over the edge of the pan. The other
end rests against the handle The
lever prevents the pan from slipping
small ring on the handle being slip.
ped over the end, where il remains un
til the pan Is safely removed and the
lever disengaged
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
Or. Johnson on Good sreedlnn

When Boswell suggested to John.
son that Gen. Paoll," whom they had
just left, had the loftiest port of any
man he had ever seen" Johnson de-
MED that military men We're always
the best bred men. Perfect good
breeding" he said, Consists in hav.
ing no particular mark of any profes-
sion, but general elegance of man
nors; whereas, in a military man, you
can commonly distinguish the brand
of soldier"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
RATTLESNAKE ISLAND
Lake Winnipesaukce's Rattcrs All
Concentrates In One srot.

SOuSClhIcNCI VI CIc SECts
One of those strange freaks Of ami.
nal and reptile distribution that puz.
zle the naturalist is found on Rattle
snake Island in Lake WinnipcsaukCe
N. II. The lake contains dtty-seven
Islands of all sizes, from few square
feet to hundreds OF acres. but only
on Rattlesnake is there to be found
anything more alarming than the
harmless and pretty garter snake.
says an exchange The country sur.
rounding the lake is mountainous and
well wooded, but it is free from
snakes. Kattlesnake Island has a
monopoly of rattlers.
The island is one Of the largest in
the lake as well as the most pic.
turesque. Its name forbids trespass
and it remains to-day as virgin as
when the Indians gave the lake its
musical name.
Just why the snakes should have
chosen this particular island for their
abode is mystery although an event
of few years ago made II clear how
they might have reached IT, Rattle.
snake Island is some miles out from
the mainland and several hundred
yards from any other island. Some
years ago a fisherman. bolder thon
his fellows, landed on the island GuG
there cooked his lunch.
Perhaps he was bit nervous. for
he forgot to put out his fire and the
wind famed it into a blaze. A large
part of the island was burned Owe
and during the next few days MANY
rattlesnakes were found on thc main
land and the neighboying island
Within week. however, the snake
were gone from the mainland. and NOT
one snake of venomous kind ha,
been found outside of Rattesnake Isl
and since then.
The snakes confne themselves tC
the rocky cliffs that form the MP.
lands of the island and are seldom
seen. One doubling Thomas who rcH
soned that there couldn't be any
snakes on the island because he had
never seen any, went ashore ther,
one day and tramped about in his
bare feet AS luck would have It he
never saw a snake. The barefooted
explorer nearly tainted the next day
when a friend armed with a shotgun
explored the place and came back
with a five-foot rattler
This led to the organization of a
hunting party. The hunters wore
high boots and looked the ground over
carefully before taking step. They
found snakes in abundance and the
numbers of the rattlers got on their
nerves. After killing five unusually
large snakes the party chose a large
fiat rock near the waters edge and
well out of the snakes habitat for
resting place.
One of the hunters is a professor
in a New York college. He doesn't
teach natural history and his knowl-
edge of outdoor life is not very exten.
sive. AS he sat munching a sandwich
cicada set up it's shrill cry
Still holding firmly to the sandwich.
the professor gave a wild leap that
landed him in the lake. The cold wa
ter and the laughter OF his friends re-
stored his reasoning faculties. but he
is still of the opinion that all the
snake skins in creation would not
tempt him to visit Rattlesnake Island
again.
The beauty of the island has caused
many people to covet it as the site for
a summer home and the suggestion
has been made to import a herd Of
hogs to exterminate the snakes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

If your nose is somewhat swollen
and red, try this formula:
Muriate Of ammonia, 1 dram; Tan
mic acid, II dram; Glycerine, 2
ounces; Rose water, ounces.
Dissolve the muriate and acid in the
glycerine and add the water. Satur.
ate a piece OF absorbent cotton with
the lotion and bind on ,he nose every
night until the trouble is relieved.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

/ have read that salt is good for the
teeth. What kind Of salt should be
used, and how often?-P. l..
The salt used on the teeth should
be finely powdered table salt, for if it
Is too coarse 1t is apt to scratch the
enamel DO not use the salt more
than once week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

The largest stone ever quarrled
came from a granite ledge in Maine,
to serve as one Of the columns to
support the dome of an Episcopal
cathedral in New York The stone
was GA feet long, eight and one-half
feet thick and seven feet wide, its
weight being $40 tons.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
To Remove Stains from the Hands

To Remove Stains from the Hands.
What is a safe thing to use on the
hands to remove stains from house.
work or Ink stains?-C. A. G.
A piece Of lemon is very good for
removing stains from the hands, and
pumice stone is most effectual when
the hands have become marked with
ink.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
Notes and
Comment
or Interest 10 Women Reader.
FOR LIFTING HOT PANS

Simple Attachment Which Prevent,
Accidental Burning Of the Hand
There is no reason why the hone,
wife should be continually bur,in.
her fingers lifting hot pans from mo
fire when she can readily provide bor
self with the handy attachment sbor.
in the accompanying Illustration ana
avoid such accidents. It seems i'm,
possible to persuade women to use do.
vices similar to this; they would rats
er use cloth or their apron whom
removing utensils from the fire. Thi,
pan holder, nevertheless, should An.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
Pomade for REDUCING rhlok In.

roh1aue TOT feuucln9 Thick Lips,
Melt an ounce of any of the cold
creams, add one gram each of pul.
verized tannin and alkanet chips; let
macerate for five hours, then strain
through cheesecloth. Apply to the
lips when necessary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04
Her COMPANY.

Don't Judge a woman by the com
pany she is compelled to entertain
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-04

This piece of paper cutting has been
in the possession Of family for 100
years:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-27
81 Cents a Day for Teachers

The summary of the report read be-
for the Vermont Women Teachers
club at its recent meeting in Burling-
ton and printed in another column,
contains startling information. An
average wage OF 81 cents a day Tor
the 800 days of year for women
who have to spend years in prepare
ton for their work and who have to
maintain the social position of a
school teacher is ruinous. IL will
ruin the teachers in a financial way
will ruin the profession by robbing it
of worthy members and will ruin the
community in it's failure to secure
teachers capable of developing the
best qualities of the children who are
becoming more and more dependent
on the public schools for correct
ideals of life. No wage Garner whose
average pay is only 81 cents a day
can qualify himself to teach calf,
but Vermonters are asking the pick
of the young women of the state
TO serve at that price in the more ex-
acting work of training their children.
This is a matter not simply to think
about but TO act upon.-St. Johnsbury
Caledonian
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-27
NORTH BENNINGTON

Miss Mary Rowe is visiting at her
home in Cambridge, n. Y.
Miss May Barney spent Tlhanksgiv-
ing at her home in SALISBURY.
Principal H. H. Kibbie is spending
a few days at South Royalston, VI.
Miss Rockwell is making a short
visit at her home in Amherst, Mass.
George Neal has returned from
spending a short time at his home in
Philmont, n. Y.
Ray Minott of Rutland is spending
several days with his mother. Mrs.
Jennie Minott on Bank Street.
Leyton Reynolds of Petersburg is
acting as night operator in place OF
c. H. Perry at the local station.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Manning OF
Troy spent Thanksgiving day with
Mrs MARY Keefe of Prospect street.
George Norton Phelps of Cambridge
Mass. spent Thanksgiving day at the
home of w. G. Shaw on Main street.
Miss Ruth Percy and brother Mar
tin are spending several days with
their sister, Mrs. Floyd Wells in Hoo
sick Falls.
Miss Katherine Hardenburg of NO.
Adams is visiting her cousin, Miss
Nellie Mooney on Water street for
few days.
Mrs Lucy Schoonmaker and daugh-
ter Edna of Albany \. Y. were
Thanksgiving day guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred d Ranney
Wayne Spencer OF Troy spent
Thanksgiving day at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry r. Spen-
Ger AT Cold Brook farm.
Misses Rockwell and Haney very
pleasantly entertained few friends
Tuesday evening November 23 at
the home of Mrs. Fred d. Ranney.
Dainty refreshments were served and
a very enjoyable time was had by all.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-27
journalistic Solitaire

There has been general shake-up
of the newspaper properties with
which l.. p. Thayer is connected,
reaching from Middlebury to Morris
vile via Essex Junction. Lamberton
drops out at Essex and Bradford at
Morrisville, as editors, while Thayer
disappears from Essex altogether.
Franklin FISHER, a newcomer to Yer
mont, hailing from New York takes
up the quill at the latter place, with
NJ. c. Reynolds of Burlington as bus
mess manager Mr. Thayer's son,
Harrison, makes his entry into jour
nalism on his own account by acquir-
ing the Morrisville Messenger Thay-
er himself remains at Vergennes as
manager of the Vermonter which it is
rumored he may shortly acquire.
Whenever a dull, rainy day comes,
81. p" can be expected to trade
newspapers with somebody, and If
the other fellow isn't ready, he can
fix it so as to trade with himself
journalistic solitaire, as it we're
Randolph Herald and News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-27
News of me Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Mrs. F. b. Edgerton is visiting heI
sister in Cohoes today.
Head quarters for everything in
the holiday line at Ramsdells
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mansel are
spending a few days in Rutland.
Ramsdell is working on his Holt
day display. Already many of the
goods are shown and within day or
two every thing will be in readiness
for the holiday shoppers.
The many friends of Rev Isaac
Jennings of Center Bennington will
be pleased to learn that he is to
preach Sunday morning at the Second
Street Presbyterian church. Troy
Record.
Miss Catherine Copps entertained a
number of her friends Friday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Halloran on West Main street at a
farewell reception. Miss COpps leaves
today for her home in Rutland.
Beginning with Advent Sunday in
St. Peters church there will be
week of special devotion and prayer.
The intention of the Advent Euchar-
list will be for the spirit of prayer.
Tuesday St. Andrews Day, celebration
of the Eucharist at 6:30 a. m. Ser
vice of intercession and instruction
on prayer Tuesday and Friday at 1880
pm. Intercessions each day at 8 a.
m. All are cordially invited to these
devotional services. The church is
open all day for private devotions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-27
DON'T BE BALD
Almost Any One May Secure Spleen
did Growth of Hair

You can easily find out for yourself
if youE- hair needs nourishment, II Il
is thinning, getting dry, harsh and
brittle, or splitting at the ends. You
simply have to pull a hair from the
top of your head and closely examine
its root If the bulb is plump and
rosy it is all right: if 1t is white and
shrunken your hair is diseased and
needs nourishment
We have a remedy for hair troubles
that cannot be surpassed. 1t has
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used according to directions for rea-
sonable length of time. 1t will even
grow hair on bald heads If the scalp
is not glazed and shiny. That may
seem like a strong statement-it is,
and We mean it to be, and no one
should doubt it until they have put
our claims to an actual test.
We are SO sure that ReXall 1913"
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where it does not do as we claim or
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user.
Rexall 1913" Hair Tonic is as pleas
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