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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
BABIES HAVE RIGHT TO CRY.
Judge Rules Nursery Cannot Be De-
clared a f'uisance.

Londonderry cry-baby in the
United Kingdom is rejoicing noisily
over the decision oi Justice Channell
that to cry is the inalienable right of
every infant ana that there is no law
to stop them.
Residents of the surburb of Fulham,
whose homes adjoin the Fulham Day
Nursery, brought suit to have the
Nursery declared nuisance. Their
lawyer argued that the cry of one
baby is awful enough, but when there
are twenty-seven babies-the number
of Fulham's babes there is a terri
BILE condition of affairs that ruins ad-
joining property.
"Were you ever baby?" the Court
asked of the lawyer.
The lawyer confessed his guilt.
Then you ought to know that a
baby is entitled to cry; that you can't
stop it from crying. and that, even If
1t Is a nuisance, it comes under the
head of unavoidable nuisances."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
Parrot, at Meal Time, RINGS Ball.

Alton, Ala parrot with the in.
nets OF a society person is owned
= Abraham RiKer. The bird is
eat stickler tor formality and is
happy when the little nlceties O,
are overlooked. The parrot al.
lys rings little silver bell to call
elf to dinner when food is served
j it. If food isn't served on time then
porrot rings the bell to call the
od to 1t.
Riker is an upholsterer and lives at
d.. }. sos hi st Eighth street. When not
Iholstering he spends great deal
time cultivating the fine Alton.
que qualities of his remarkable
I'd.
Polly always takes coffee-not or.
nary coffee, but cafe noir-for
eakfast In the evening it was tea
food consists of crackers. apples
I'd cake.
The parrot observed very knowing
that the Riker family always re-
onded to the dinner bell by assem-
ng at the table. It was given a
? iall bell and permitted to ring it.
len food was given 1t. Since then
lily will not eat without first ring
!. q the bell.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11

ED TO AFTERNOON TEA.
and to make certain household arti
cles a feature. which are needed In
all homes.
The idea grew that, as novelty, a
number of booths should represent
the days of the week. from Sunday to
the following Saturday. bringing to-
gether every sort of attractive COM
modify, none of which were to be
sold above the current store prices.
These booths occupied one side of
the room and were clustered togeth-
er, making very snowy scheme. be-
ing only a few ieet apart. The Sun
day boott was covered with cream
cheesecloth. the fallover trimmed with
some conventional pattern Of striped
effect placed so as to form a border.
the colorings like those used in the
church design. This frill was deep.
reaching the floor. and made quite
full. AS corner decorations, there
were banners C silk or of very fine
cardboard. both in pure white. II of
silk. they should be embroidered to
show device Of gold and white; II
of cardboard. painted In watercolor In
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
DISCOVER ROBBERS CAVERN.
Police In Prague Find Il Furnished
luxurlouslY.

Prague, mia.-During the week.
end the police have made some start
ling discoveries throwing light on a
number of highway robberies which
have recently occurred in this district
Acting on information brought to
them, the detectives tracked a sus.
pect to an underground cavern near
the city, which was found to have
been furnished il luxurious fashion,
and well stocked with stolen goods.
The arrangement for lighting and
heating the cavern were perfect, and
one of the chief features of its equip.
ment was choice library. Several
arrests were made after a struggle,
and search is still being made for
other members of the gang.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
THE BOOTH SACRED TO WEDNES
DAY HAD A DAINTY DISPLAY
OF NAPERY, TABLE LIN
EN- CT NTERPIE( RS,
DOILIES, ETC.


some church pattern, and both held
in place by gilt strands. In either case
the treatment Dartook of some reli-
gious matter ana church emblems, ac.
companied with brilliant and illumi.
mated letterings. AS center orna.
ment, the ceven-branched candlestick
was utilized, well filed with tall can.
dies. To give good effect to the
whole, green palms of tissue paper
made fine border for all edges and
had harmonizing effect with the
white and gilt. This Sunday booth
was equipped with Bibles of different
sizes, prayer-books, hymnals, church
calendars and all the paiaphernalia
necessary for a church service. All
sorts OF holy devices were sent in
Tor every denomination, and a variety
OF religious books which arc published
each season, all to be sold at the regu.
lar publishers prices.
Monday, being wash day, had its
booth given over to an executive
housekeeper, who begged or bought
all the essentials for a blue Mon
day Tie lot comprised tubs, wash
tubs, all sorts IS soaps, clothes-lines.
wringers, boxes of starch and blue.
clothes-pins and the like, all of which
met a ready sale and reaped a good
harvest To make the booth attrac.
tive, 1t was dressed in a dark-blue
cheesecloth with pure.white border
OF the same material, with fluR-- ros.
cites at the corners, and as a center
decoration there was a child's tub
hlled with white chrysanthemums and
big ferns.
Tuesday, which is generally ironing
day In all families, was made a
scheme of different shades of red tis.
sue paper. which was adjusted ac.
cording to fancy. fe3tc oned I'm bie
scallops. decorated with big rosettes
and long ends at each corner falling
to the floor. The back of the booth
which was decorated in red crinkled
paper was laid in pleats, the edges
adorned with green paper ferns. which
tapped each other as they approached
the top. On this stand was found
everything pertaining to the dav
Every new invention was in eyidenca
for smoothing sleeve and shirt.waIst
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
IiALf-t7]. EnO SISTER WE'D
Told They Were cousins-True Rela.
zion not Revealed Until Three
Menthe After Marriage.

Dallas. Tex.-M. E. Burton and Nora
Henderson were married in Dallas on
April 10, 1908. Three months later
they learned that they were hali-broth-
er and sister. At Fort Worth recent
ly the young woman filed suit for di-
vorce in order TO have the illegal mar
riage annulled.
The mother of the couple was twice
married. After the death of the first
husband. named Burton, the boy, an
infant, was sent to live with his grand
mother and never left her. BY the
second marriage the girl was born.
named Henderson. AS they grew up
to young manhood and young woman
hood their relatives taught them that
they were cousins. They fell in love,
eloped, and were married three
months before they made the fact
known. Then they were told of their
true relationship. They ceased to
live as man and wife.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
A CHORUS GIRL MYSTERY
Her Speciality Was to Request Men
In Street to "Shoot Dope
Into Her Arms"

Pittsburg. The mysterious woman
in black" who was recently sent to
the workhouse for sixty days as a sus.
picious character, proves to be Virgie
West, a chorus girl, originally from
Cincinnati, where she was known to
the neighbors as Gertrude Weastka.
telle. She lived there with her par.
ents until about eighteen months ago,
when she ran away and got into a
chorus.
For more than two months pedes.
trians on the North Side have at times
been startled late at night by young
woman in black stepping from shad-
ow and asking them to please take a
silver syringe which she carried and
inject 1t into her arm. She would
explain nicely that while she was a
slave to morphine she could not in.
ject it herself. In most cases the men
addressed would run away.
The mysterious woman was cap
tured when she made the mistake of
accosting a private detective, asking
him to shoot the dope" into her
arms.
While in the hands of the police
Miss Weastkatelle told of James Nc
Cabe, son of a rich North Side widow,
who had been with her from the time
she left the stage several months ago,
and who used the drug with her. The
police started to arrest McCabe, but
found that his mother had already TAX
en- out a warrant and was holding 1t
over the head of James as a club. He
must quit the drug and the girl or
go to tail.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
AT THE SUNDAY BOOTH WERE
SOLD RELIGIOUS BOOKS
OF ALL. SORTS

giFls. with capable assistants, did ID
mirable work. They were capital sell
ers, and so gathered in the pennies
and nickels with rush.
AT the Dutch booth was every
known device from Holland, in which
windmill effects did duty in expensive
Delft ware and other designs of pic
turesque make.
The most popular booth was the
ore in which fancy articles were sold.
IL was decorated in green, the back
ground forming charming treatment
Tor homemade accessories, which
were hung up in the most effective
way IL was regular up-to-date af-
iair, with all sorts of attractive lin
ge-le, the newest ideas in bags, pin
cuahions and the like, handsome but
ton and shoe bags, opera reticules
made of melon seeds, jewel cases Of
SILK and satin, handkerchief cases OF
ponpadour silks, glove cases of plush,
broeade soft silks and the like.-Mo-
Calls.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
Welded IN MiDSTREAM.
Met Parson When Half Way over and
Utilized Him.

Lexington, Ga.-Having decided to
marry Gid Peterman and Mrs. Ola
Myrta Peterman obtained license
and started out in buggy in search
of some one to tie the nuptial knot
Meeting Squire John P. Faust just
at Indian Creek, he was requested to
marry them. With both buggies
standing in mid-stream the words
were spoken which made them man
and wife. Mrs. Peterman is a niece
by marriage of her present husband.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
INDIANS FAST DISAPPEARING.
In Three Generations the Last Of
Them Will Be Gone.

Helena, Montana. Special Agent
Samuel Cone, who has spent the great
er part Of his life among the Indians,
says: Three generations more and
don't believe there will be a real
Indian left in the country.
white mems clothing and houses
have signed the death warrant OF the
Indian" continued Mr.. Cone. Con
sumption ard otner diseases of a
civilized people have a foothold on
every reservation IL the country, and
the ranks of the full-bloods are being
decimated rapidly. This is particu-
larly true of the older Indians who
roamed the plains and the mountains
before the creation of reservations
and who have not been constitutional
ly fitted for the changed environ
ment."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
THIRTY YEARS TO PAY DEBT.
Surprised Receiver Presents Receipt.
ed Bill to the Sender.

Spokane, Wash.-"There is IS un-
paid on an account I owed at your
store about thirty years ago. Will
you please send me your address. SO
l can forward the money with inter.
est?"
The foregoing Is contained in let.
ter signed with the name Of Maggie
Clarkin, No. 724 Broadway, Fargo. N.
Oak, received by w. ID. Kipp, of
Spokane, who conducted a general
stoHe at New Hampton, Ia. from 1875
to 1887, when he came West.
"This letter shows there is more
old-fashioned honesty in the world
than is commonly supposed" he said,
"and ! am going to send receipted
bill to Mrs. Clarkin as a present"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
front. aatirons long and pointed, w.I

front, natirons long and pointed, wan.
iron stands, holders and the like.
For the Wednesday booth a beautk
full shade of pink was selected. th.
trimming in tones and tints Of the
same color For this a silky sateen
vas chosen fine in quality and os
such a dainty tint and so exceedingly
attractive as to give silken sheen
to the whole The back of the booth
was nicely padded, making a soft and
rliable background for the various
centerpieces of embroidery and lace.
the latter so arranged as to form
motive which gave an artistic effect E,
the whole scheme.
At each of the four corners were
rlled napkins. traycloths in beautiful
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
HOG, AS USUAL, WON.
Man Knocked Down Apple, Dog Ran
with H. Mr. Piu Ate IL

Campgaw, N. J.-Crawford Cole
man, recently while out hunting near
here, came across an apple tree with
single Northern Spy hanging from
branch. In falling it struck his left
eye and he fell over backward. His
setter dog seized the apple and ran.
Coleman got up and ran after the
dog. Then a hog, put in appearance,
ran between Coleman's legs and over
he went again. The hog charged the
dog and compelled it to drop the ap.
pie, which the hog ate. Coleman went
home to nurse his bruised eye.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
NO DIVORCE REMEDY.
Walter F. Wilcox Tells Bible Class
Result Of His investigations.

Ithaca, N. III do not feel that it
would cure the divorce evil to make
marriage more difficult, for such a
movement woulo lead to more illegal
relations"
This was the declaration Of Walter
F. Wilcox, Of Cornell University, who
has made a special study Of divorces.
to Cornell Bible class. He said:
II do not believe that the popular
opinion that the desire Of A to marry
c is the usual reason for desiring a
Of remarriages after a divorce have
not been shown to be on the whole
greater than the number of remar-
riages after the death Of one Of the
parties"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
AT INTEREST FOR 80 YEARS.
Contractor Deposits a Dollar Under
Odd Conditions.

Iowa City, Iowa.-Joseph Osborne
has placed a dollar on deposit in the
Citizens Savings and Trust Company
under contract to be signed. sealed
and delivered to the effect that it shall
not be removed for ninety-nine years.
At the expiration of the long period.
during which interest shall be com
pounded annually, the total sum is to
be presented to the oldest surviving
Osborne in the direct line of descent
from Joseph Osborne. the present
owner.
The odd compact was entered into
by Osborne, who is contractor. when
he found in balancing up an old ac,
count that balance of 23 cents ex
listed. He added n cents under the
foregoing provisions.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
Anti-Saloon PRINTING Plant.

Washington, ID, C.-The Anti-Saloon
League decided to erect a printing
and publishing plant, involving an in.
vestment of 100000, near Columbus,
o., to pe known is Lincoln Temper.
ace Memorial" as headquarters for
the lea sues official publication The
American Issue.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11

Brooklyn. N. YAH first class bat
tie ships in the United States are to
be equipped with the new skeleton
mast. One by one each of the bat
tleships is being laid by for a thor
ough overhauling. and it is the inten-
tion to construct the skeleton mast on
each while the general repairing is
being done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
"Ad" unites Brother and Sister,

Greenville, Tex,-Mrs. A. Won
Schulz, of England. is here on visit
to her brother, William Smith. This
is the first time they have met since
1863, when she went to the East In.
dies. In the succeeding years neither
knew the whereabouts of the other, 1t
being through an advertisement in
Lloyd's London News that they learn,
ed of each others whereabouts.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
$4,000 MONUMENT TO COURAGE,
Mexico Appropriates Money to Honor
Engineer Who Died to Save a Town.

Engineer Who Died to Save Town.
Mexico City.-The National Govern
ment has contributed $4,000 for a
monument to Jesus Garcia, a locomo-
tive engineer employed in the railroad
yards at Nacozari, Sonora, who on
November 7, 1907, hooked his locomo-
tive to burning car of dynamite and
pulled 1t out of town.
He was blown to death, but his ac.
tion saved the town and many lives
This is the first instance in Mexico
OF monument being erected for
service of this character.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
100000 a Day for SUGAR.

Washington, d, C.--Cod figures
gathered by the bureau of statistics
show that the average American citi.
zen CONSUMES half his own weight in
su6ar every year, and the country's
euCor bill averages more than ST..
oCo,0Oo q day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
New Blow to the Nude In Art.

Oklahoma City, a.-Directors of
the National Biz Posters Association
issued an order forbidding members
OF the association to post nude pic.
lures such as are used to advertise
union suits and corsets.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
WOLVES GETTING sOClABLE.
Live High on Poultry and Only Rur
When They Are Pursued

Fort Wa.-Ie, Ind.-Running at large
in Jefferson Township are two large
wolves that are said to be sociable to
an unpleasant de ee.
They are of the gray or timber vari-
ETY., and seem to be accustomed to
human society, as they only run when
pursued or shot at. They like the
companionship of sheep and fat owls
the best and have displayed their af,
fection by eating up considerable
quantity Of the animals. So far all
efforts at capture have been in vain
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-11
Fish SpIns silk.

q. shellfish in the Mediterranean
spins fine silk as fine as any from a
cocoon. The fish Is the prima nobils
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-10

much good coal, converting fuel into dust
which may itself be explosive and become
productive of much further damage. Such
explosions often loosen the roof of a coal
mine which may fall later.
In addition to the actual experiments in
testing explosives important experiments
are being made in rescue work. One part
Of the station has been fitted up as a
miniature coal mine. This is a large glass
encased, alright room which contains diff
cult passages such as are found in coal
mines. There are also various Instructions
sucn as would be found in a mine after II
had been wrecked by an explosion; also
dummies Weighing $50 to 200 pounds, repre-
senting ~asphyxiated miners. This room il
filled with deadly gas and a rescue corps
of men who are being trained in the work
enter daily, clad in helmets which supply
them with oxygen while they work. The
men remain in this chamber for two hours,
removing Instructions, picking up the dunn
mics, placing them on stretchers and carry
ing them away There is also in the room
a machine which records the amount of
work q man may be expected to do while
wearing one of these helmets. One-half of
the large building in which this rescue
room is located is used as an auditorium
and several hundred miners and operators
have watched the rescue drill through the
large glass windows which separate the
auditorium from the gas-filled chamber.
1t Is not the intention of the United States
government to furnish rescue corps when
ever there is a disaster. The present corps
was organized with the idea of encourag-
ing the mine owners and miners themselves
to form such organizations. Invitations
have been issued to operators throughout
the country to send picked men to the eX-
pertinent station, where they may watch
the government rescuers at work and later
go through the same training themselves
In order that they may gain the necessary
confidence in the use of these helmets,
Already a number Of the large mining COM
panies have taken advantage Of this in
vitation and are organizing rescue corps
at their mines, fully equipped with oxygen
helmets.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-10
Analysing Tear Drops.

1t is surprising how fast Japan is ad-
vancing along hygienlc lines. The nation
is increasing not only in population, but
in its general health and physique. The
sanitary arrangements used for the army
during the war with Russia resulted in a
lower death rate from disease than that
before experienced by any great army in
any great war. They had their food ar
rangements so systematized that the troops
were kept healthy, and their hospitals were
so many and so good that most of the
sick got well. The doctors showed them
selves able to deal with the situation, and
they carried their Investigations far beyond
those of the ordinary surgeon. In certain
cases they even analysed the tears of the
soldiers in order to learn more about their
condition.
A nation must be healthy to increase in
population and that especially in a land
that has no immigration. There are al
most 20 per cent more people in japan now
that when l was here in 1888, and there
has been an increase of 1900, 900 since 1872.
The nation is stronger now than 1t was
then. The people look healthier. They
stand more firmly on their feet, their
shoulders are broader, owing to their mill
tary exercises, and it is claimed that they
have materially increased their average
of height by sitting on chairs and benches
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-10

in the war with Russia. II is made from
coal dust which comes from mines near
Nagasaki. The dust is first washed with
water to remove the mud and sand in Il
and is then manufactured into bricks,
which are said to have a greater heating
power than the coal of Cardiff, England,
or any coal from the United States. The
brick factory is at Nagasaki and 1t is now
turning out $4,000 tons of these bricks every
year, all of which are purchased by the
Navy department.
The brick coal is of two shapes, round
and square. The square bricks are used
in the battleships and cruisers and they
are crushed before they are thrown into
the fire. The round coal is for the de-
stroyers and the torpedo boats. This coal
is now bringing over 80 a ton and the gov
eminent pays more than $4,000 o a year
for il.
The mines from which the coal comes
are small. The vein now used is only
three feet deep, but it is said that another
mine has been discovered in the Hokkaido,
where the vein is larger and the quality Of
the coal is better. 1t would pay the United
States to investigate these deposits and find
whether we have not a coal which can be
mado to burn without smoke. Such fuel
would be of enormous benefit toward the
cleanliness Of our cities.
A large part of Japan's coal is coming
from the Hokkaido, the island at the north,
which we know as Yezo. 1t is one of the
least developed parts of the empire, and
it may add considerably to it's mineral
wealth. Mines were opened there about
twenty-four years ago, and they are now
producing 100000 or more tons a year.
The empire altogether yields l 100000 or
1900, coo tons and practically supplies the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-10
Wealth of Japan,

There is a general idea in America that
Japan is very hard up. This is so and
shall write more of 1t in the future. She
has an immense national debt due to her
late war and the improvements which she
has made in building up this country, and
she is just at that point where for a time
the capitalists of the world are refusing
TO lend her any money. This condition
seems to be only temporary. and the
finance department has already instituted
a scheme which promises to put the ma
ton again on its feet.
AS to the country itself, 1t has numerous
rich men and great material wealth.
There are many banks and stock COM
panies which are paying big dividends,
and the foreign papers published here
devote a large part of their first pages to
financial advertisements. A copy of the
Yokohama Journal lies before me. In It
I see a half dozen banks advertised, each
of which has a capital of millions. Here
is the Yokohama Specie bank, which has
24,OOC, 600 yen raid in and a surplus OF
over 100000. The yen is worth 80 cents.
The president and all officers of that bank
are Japanese. 1t has branches in the big
cities of Japan and agencies all over the
east. 1t pays 8 per cent on deposits Of six