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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-05

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Cleared His Doubts,

A well known English gentlemzn
engaged a tall and powerful high
lander to act as gamekeeper on his e.
tate. Having been a considerable Hms
at his post and not having caugxc
any poachers, the gentleman suspect
ed his gamekeeper of carelessness
30 one dark night he disguised hin-
SELF and went out with a gun to poaca
on his own grodnd. He had fred only
one or two shots when he was sud
denly pounced upon from behind and
his gun wrenched away. Then kicsy
and blows were showered upon btn
until he fell down half insensibsA
The highlander then walked awsg
quietly. and when the gentleman W.
covered sufficiently he crawled hoIce
and took to his bed for two weeks
He has now no doubts as to whether
the man can perform his duty or not
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Home, Sweet Homo.

The old man sat on the park seat.
rivers OF tears flooding his clothes. l.
sympathetic passerby, noting the high
tide, stopped and asked II he were Ill
Yes, SIR" said the sorrowing osE
Fellow. I've jest 'ad bad news from
'ome. The 'ouse that as sheltered ne
Tor years is to be torn down, and L
,aven't a penny to my name to stop It.
everybody will be turned out, and
goodness knows whaeM 'appen to 'emv'
Poor soul" said the sympathetss
passerby, bestowing a penny on the
sad Old man. THAT isn't much. bus
you are welcome to 1t. And where Is
this old home of yours, my friendP"
up at the joil, sir" replied the Old
man. 1T seems very hard. I've lived
there FIVE and twenty years" ."--Londoa
Opinion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
DEVELOPING STAR.
How Mansfield Coached Margaret An.
olin as Roxane.

Richard Mansfield in his preparation
for "Cyrano" was unsparing Of him.
self, and he was unsparing Of others.
Everything he had and everything he
hoped for was at stake. Struggle and
desperation were In the air. Nearly
every one In the cast resigned or was
discharged over and over again. Mr..
Palmer's days and nights were devot-
ed to diplomacy, and, thanks to his
suavfty, the heady heat Of the day be-
fore was forgotten in the cool of the
next morning.
An actress Of international reputa-
tion and experience was engaged for
Roxane. Rehearsals were under way
when she resigned by cable. The
orange girls single line in the first
act was being rehearsed by a young
Canadian, Margaret Anglin. Mans
field had not seen her act, but he re-
marked the wondrous loveliness Of her
voice, and his intuition told him she
had temperament. "Can you make
yourself look beautiful enough for
Roxanew he asked. IT think 1 might
II you can make yourself ugly enough
for Cyrano," she answered. The part
was hers on the instant He coached
her relentlessly. Again and again she
cried that she could not do it. He re-
assured her, but not with soft persua-
sions. "You can, my dear, and you
must. Now, againw After rehearsals
she went regularly in tears to Mr.
Palmer to resign. He appealed to
Mansfield to be more lenient. "I am
only kind" was his reply.
"Roxane is a great part. Only one
who has suffered can play such a role
This girl has the temperament and the
emotions, but she is young and mex
perienced. ] cannot persuade her spir
1t. must rouse It," And every day
she reached new depths and new
heights.-Paul Wilstach in Scribner's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
THE WORD "WIMTER."
Said to Have Originally Indicated
Wetness, Not CoIdness.

There is a prevailing impression that
there is something In the word win
ter" that signifies cold. and the sea-
son is usually associated with the,idea
of low temperature, but where the
word originated there was little Of
winter as we understand 1t, while
there was q great deal of moisture at
the time the earth was nearest to the
sun, so that It Is not the temperature
given us the word.
The word winter" as we use it, is
found with but slight notifications In
oil the branches Of the Aryan lam
guages, for the idea Of wetness asso-
ciated with the season was given to 1t
before the Aryan family was divided.
If we go to the root of the word we
find "wad," with the Specification of to
well, to wash out, to moisten or make
wet. Our Aryan ancestors used that
root to apply to all conditions of
moisture, and many words besides
winter have grown out Of it, wet and
water being among them.
This root "wad" is In the Sanskrit as
''udan," water. Anglo-Saxon has "wae-
ter" and in Latin we have "unda,"
wave, from which we get our "inun-
date"
Our Danish and Swedish cousins
changed the "w" into a "v" and have
winter" In Icelandic 1t Is "vetir,"
and the old high German has "win-
tar" and 1t is winter" in German.
These four words are all from the
Teutonic base "wata," which means
wet. So 1t has been moisture that has
been indicated from the birth of the
root on which all Of the different words
in dozen languages have grown
New York Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
The Only Safe Way.

"No, I can't stay any longer" he
said, with determination.
"What difference does an hour or so
make now" asked member of the
party. "Your wife will be in bed and
asleep, and If she wakes up she won't
know what time 1t is"
"Quite right quite right" he re-
turned. II can fool MY wife almost
any time as long as get home before
breakfast. Why, rye gone home when
the sun was up kept the blinds shut,
lit the gas and made her think that It
was little after II. But, gentlemen,
I can't fool the baby. I can make the
room as dark as please, but 1t won't
make the baby sleep a minute later
than usual and when she wakes up
hungry it comes pretty close to being
morning, and my wife knows It, Gen.
tlemen," he added as he bowed him
self out, II make 1t rule to get home
before the baby wakes. It's the only
safe way"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25

Put to the test Of the thermometer,
1t appears that the normal tempera-
ture Of the body is almost invariable.
regardless of latitude or season. Put
ting the bulb Of the thermometer un-
der the tongue Of an Eskimo at the
frozen north or Of man under the
blazing sun Of the tropics, we find that
in each case, the body being in state
Of health, the temperature is about the
same, the difference not amounting to
a degree. We may say absolutely that
the average normal temperature of
a human being is about 9S.5 degrees
f.. just as we may say that at sea
level water boils at 212 degrees F.
New York American,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
A GLUTTON FOR WORK.
Story Of the British Civil Service In
the Last Century.

The British civil service during the
middle of the last century was a de-
lightful place for young gentlemen who
wished Job" with nothing to do.
Mr.. Arthur w. ABecket In his "Recol-
lections Of Humorist' describes his
first day I'm the war Office After read
ing the Times through-no short task
and listening to the conversation of his
colleagues for awhile he ventured to
address his chief.
"Can l do anythingY' 1 asked. as
there anything for me to do?"
He seemed little perplexed. The
other denizens Of the room paused for
a moment in their conversation to hear
his reply. 1t seemed TO me that they
appeared to be amused. My chief look
ed Mt me and then at the papers in
front of him.
"Ahr said he at last, with sigh Of
relief. "Are you fond of indexlng"
l replied was fond of anything and
everything that could be Of the slight
est service to my country If those
were not the exact words I used. that
was the spirit Of my answer.
Il see, plutton for work." observed
my chief, with smile that found re-
Election on the faces of my other col
leagues. "Well, A'Becket, just index
this pile of circulars"
l seized upon the bundle and return
ed to my desk. oh, how worked at
those circulars! There were hundreds
of them, and docketed them with the
greatest care and entered their purport
into book. From time to time my
official chief, so to speak, looked in
upon me to see how was getting on.
81 say" said he, there's no need to
be in such Il desperate hurry. | am
not in immediate need Of the index
You can take your time, you know.
Wouldn't you like a stroll in the park?
Most of us have little walk during
the day. We none Of us stand on cere-
mony and are quite happy family"
But, no; ! stuck to my indexing and
after some three days of fairly hard
work found my labors done. took up
the bundle Of circulars, now in apple
pie order, and laid them on my chiefs
desk.
II say, A'Becket," said he, this
won't do. You are too good fellow to
be allowed to cut your own throat, and
for your brothers sake will give you
tip. Don't do more than you are
asked to do. Now, l gave you those
circulars to index because you would
bother me for work. I didn't want the
index. Now it's done IT'S not the least
bit Of use to me. OF course 1t may
come In useful some day, but I scarce
ly see how It can, as the lot are out Of
date. But Of course It may" he added
to save my feelings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25

Iake tablespoonful Of cocoa amt
put II In tin cup. Add one teaspoon
1u' OF granulated sugar and one tabs-
spoonful of boiling water. Mix weM
90 tnat there Will not be any Jumps ot
cocoa Pour a little less than one
mar pint OF milk into a saucepan ard
COOK 1t, stirring all the time, unta
Is scalded-that is, until filrs
norms on 1t and it begins to bubble
nttle. Stir the cocoa mixture ine,
this and cook until 1t boils up.--Dr.
nneator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
BANK VAULTS.
Precautions For ths Purpose Of Foil
ing the Craeksmcn.

ing Nn~ STdSkSIHCH'
Many banks, especially those In
cities, have their vaults protected by
an elaborate system OF concealed
wires connected TO a central office not
so far away. so that the least tam
pering with the combination lock or
any attack upon the door or walls
will give the alarm at the central Of
fee. where men are waiting day and
night to run to the rescue. The exact
method and devices that are used are
kept rather secret for fear the bur.
glars themselves might learn too much
about them. but It may be explained
that one part of the apparatus is an
extremely sensitive relay located at
the central Office. This delicate in
strument closes n local circuit which
sounds the alarm the moment there
Is the slightest disturbance OF the hid
den wires mt and near the vault so
that a gang of burglars could hardly
get to work with their drills and their
nitroglyccrin before the officers of the
law would he upon them.
In addition to protecting vaults and
safes from the direct attacks Of rob
bers, electricity affords another safe
guard by furnishing light which floods
the promises with its searching beams.
Indeed, many banks, stores and ware
houses rely mainly upon the electric
light. without which the thckest walls
and the strongest and most compii-
Gated locks would be useless. They
turn it on at night and leave their
window shutters wide open, so that
the interior may be I'm full view of
the policeman or watchman passing
the windows all night. This makes 1t
practically impossible for lawbreakers
to work unseen.
To protect the money windows OF
banks the teller behind the window
has n concealed push button at hand,
oftentimes placed under the counter
where he can touch 1t unobserved. If
any one tries to steal any money, the
teller can call an officer instantly in
this way. The circuit Is sometimes ar
ranged to close the bank doors also by
an electrically operated mechanism be-
fore the thief has time to get to them
and escape.-Harper's Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
FLOWERS OF SPEECH.
An Englishn,an's Address at q Ladies'
Seminary In Siam.

Seminary In Siam.
The influential Englishman In Siam
flattered himself that he had very
decent knowledge of the language and
was ready to do great things. He had
already ordered coffee from his hotel
waiter with success and asked the
boy to bring up his boots.
Now, influential Englishmen in
Siam are not as common as cock
coaches, and that afternoon the dis
finguished visitor was requested by
friend to deliver an address on
England" at the only ladies' sem
mary in the country. Confidently he
accepted.
He began famously. Every one ap-
plauded and smiled. But gradually as
he proceeded he noticed CONSERVATION
overspreading the countenances Of his
listeners.
"What's the troubleg' he whispered
in English anxiously to his friend on
the platform.
"TroubleT' exclaimed the friend hot
ly. "Why. the trouble is what you
nre saying"
But" protested the speaker, II am
saying, Il am delighted to see so many
young ladies rising to intellectual
heights, with fine brains and large
appreciation
"Oh, no, you're not" corrected the
friend. You're saying, 4 am pleased
to see so many small lionesses grow
ing large and fat, with big noses and
huge feetv London Tit-Bits.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
THE ClERMONT.
First Passage by Steamboat Frezn
New York to Albany.

New York to Albany.
In August, 1S0S-the exact day Is a
matter of dispute-the steamboat Cler.
mont made the first passage by steam
from New York to Albany. The dis
lance, somewhat less than $50 mDes
was covered in thirty-two hours, a
record hailed as triumph in spees,
for previously the passage between
the two cities averaged four days.
Robert Fulton had experimental
with steam several years, but the Clss-
mont was the first boat he constructsi
on large scale. AS he could not gvt
the engine he wanted In this country
he ordered one from England. TIE
Clermont was so reconstructed in the
following winter that It. gave more
commodious accommodations to trav-
elers, and the year 1903, which VIA
the FIRST year Of regular travel by
steamboat, Fulton made It a point b,
start his boat precisely on schedulsd
time. Curiously enough, a portion o;
the public complained Of this. It vss
not until well along In the summer
that travellers got accustomed to h.
Previously boats had been held fce
two hours at the request of passer-
gers who weren't ready. Fulton's PER
severance won public approval before
the season closed.-Anaconda Stand.
ard
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
WHEN YOU WEEP.
The Way That Tears Act Upon The
Human Organism.

Human Organism.
Professor Waynbaum, M. D., Of
Paris publishes some queer facts re-
garding the nature and purpose of
tears, coming to the conclusion that
tears act upon the human organism
''like chloroform, ether or alcohol"
when a human being gives way to
sorrow" says DR.. Waynbaum, "the
blood pressure in the brain decreases.
The tear helps in this process, which
benumbs the brain for the time being,
causing passiveness Of the soul al
most approaching Indifference.
"Tears are blood, changing color by
their passage through the lachrymal
glands. One can drown his sorrow in
tears as one can benumb his senses
by the use of alcohol or drugs. When
a person cries the facial muscles con-
tract and te appearance of the face
changes, witch action facilitates the
white blood letting, driving the blood
particles into the lachrymal gland,
from which they issue in the shape Of
tears.
children whose nervous system is
particularly tender derive great ben
eft from crying occasionally. The act
Of crying relieves their brains. The
same may be said with respect to wo-
men,"
The professor likewise explains why
laughter sometimes produces tears,
but the explanation Is too technical
for reproduction.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
A Doc Story,

At farmhouse at which we have
been staying terrier, Rough, shares
always his masters first breakfast,
the bread and cream accompanying a
cup Of tea. Three corners he breaks
off and gives to Rough, who eats the
first two. Off the third he licks the
cream, then carries the crust to a
hen who each morning comes across
the field where the fowls are kept
and at the gate awaits her friends ar
rival. Should others of the hens y
pear, Rough "barks them off" while
his favorite devours her portion. -
London Spectator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
WHERE RICH MEN ARE FEW.
They Are as Scarce as Black Swans
In Bulgaria.


In Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Is the nearest approach to
n peasant commonwealth which the
world has known in modern times.
There is not Bulgarian Slav who is
not the owner Of plot Of land upon
which he lives and out of which he
gets his own livelihood by his own
labor.
Large landowners are almost un-
known. The few men of wealth in
the country are mostly of foreign birth
or descent, and even they would not
be counted rs wealthy according 10
the standard Of other European coun-
tries.
The small landowners, who form the
vast majority of the population. are
peasant born and peasant bred. They
are extremely thrifty. They are con-
tent with very plain food. They wear
the same sheepskin garments from
year to year, only turning their coats
inside out with the changes Of the
season.
Whole families, even Of we'll to do
peasants, sleep in the same room upon
mats stretched out on the floor. They
live under conditions Of dirt and dis
comfort which no British or German
or French laborer would tolerate for
a week. Yet, Notwithstanding their
disregard Of the simplest sanitary ar
rangements, they grow up singularly
strong and healthy.
Moreover they are free from the ir-
ritation caused among other laborers,
overworked- II not underpaid, by the
spectacle Of neighbors living in afilu-
ence and ease without any necessity
to curtail their expenditure. Rich men
are black swans In Bulgaria. I was
told by foreign banker in Sofia who
had traded for many years in the
country that he doubted greatly
whether there were fifty men in all
the rural districts who had net in
comes Of $1,000 year.-London Illus
trated News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
CURIOUS FLORIDA HERB.
Red Plant Which Feeds Upon Ants
and Other Ipsects


Almost everybody knows there are
such things as insectivorous or carniv-
orous plants, but IT Is doubtful If many
know we have any such plants grow
ing right here in southern Florida.
Nevertheless there is plant, or, rath-
er, herb, growing here which is really
insectivorous.
1t Is likely that on account Of its be-
ing extremely small 1t has escaped
attention. In fact, 1t seems to have
been overlooked by the botanists also.
as we are unable to find 1t classed
among the sensitive plants.
This Is an annual herb, and the en-
tire plant, including the flowers, is OF
a deep rich red color. 1t rarely reach
ed height Of more than three inches
and Is never 30 broad. The leaves arc
spatulate when undisturbed and pre-.
sent many small f1brillae and secrete
at their tips tenacious fluid which is
capable of holding the very small in.
sects, such as ants and the like. upon
which 1t feeds. When any Of these get
lodged In the fluid and disturb these
hbrillae the leaves slowly acquire a
deep cut shape and sometimes curl
completely up over their victim. When
they have absorbed the insect they
slowly recover their original shape,
leaving only the skeleton of the insect
remaining.
These plants grow on the very low,
fat poor and sandy lands. They ap-
pear In the late winter and early
spring months.-Punta Gorda (Fla.)
Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Put In More Worda.

NOW, Peters," said the teacher,
what is 1t makes the water Of the sea
SO saltyr'
Salt said Peters.
Next" said the teacher. what is
1t makes the water of the sea so
salty?"
The salty quality Of the sea water"
answered Next" sis due to the ad-
mixture Of sufficient quantity Of
chloride OF sodium to impart to the
aqueous fluid with which it commin-
giles a saline flavor, which is readily
recognized by the organs of taste!'
Right, Next" said the teacher. "Go
up onew
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Faults on Both Sides

He was mild and meek kind Of
husband, but at length his patience
and good nature gave out, and he went
to his lawyer to get him to draw up a
deed Of separation from his exasper-
ating better half.
"Ah, WELL" said the lawyer thought
fully, perhaps there may be faults on
both sides'
You're right" shouted the angry
client. "She has hump on her back
and wart on her nose."-New York
Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
HER MISTAKE.
Tho Way It Was Explained to Her h,
the Clumsy Man.

t'S S'e'hSJ
Owing to the fact that the car mrcA.
ed suddenly MS he was passing alon,
the aisle Bronson was deprived os
his balance, with the result that 4.
attempting TO save himself from fsH
Ing he clutched one of the shoulders
of handsome woman who had sue.
ceeded i'm getting n seat Moreover
he knocked her beautiful hat awrr
and with great difficulty avoided step-
ping on her toes. AS he succeeded IN
recovering his equilibrium the ladY
turned toward him and said:
you contemplate pup! wish yoa
to understand that am not lamu.
post or piece Of furniture TO be
rlung TO for support. You ought In
ride In q cattle train. You have 10
right to crowd in where you can te0r
other people to pieces with your biz
awkward hands. You pitiful clown,
You ought TO be thrown out into The
street You are not flt to be allowed
TO go where you are likely to inter.
fere with the comfort of refined peo.
pie. You unmannerly bumpkinl Yca
deserve TO be-
Excuse me, madam" Bronson mar.
aged to say, you have made a mis-
take"
"a mistaken the lady demanded.
her eyes flashing with wrath. "Whas
do you mean?"
'T am not your husband. ."-Chicagu
Record Herald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Mutton Birds-

During six weeks every autumn the
400 inhabitants OF the Australian Fur
neaux Islands make enough money to
support themselves in idleness the rest
OF the year. They do this by catching
the very fat young mutton BIRDS"
which are hatched there In such num-
bers that the flocks when they mi
crate extend for miles. They furnish
food and oil, which is used for lubri-
eating purposes and also as substi-
tute for cod liver oil.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
A Multiplicity of Fathers.

Ardyce had been learning to sing
America" at school and was trying to
teach 1t to Brother Wayne. One morn
Ing his father heard him shouting,
Land where my papa died, land
where my papa died"
Ardyce interrupted. "Oh, no, Wayne,
not that way. 1t is Land where our
fathers died."
Wayne's expression could not be de.
scribed as he tipped his head sidewise
and in a very surprised tone gravely
sask'e9q' s'9' 'IWasQt ieHfgg pelinneator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Corporation law?"
A Patron Of Art.

$50 you enjoy reading all the extrav-
agant praise that is printed about that
opera singer"
YES" answered Mr.. Cumrox. ut
kind OF helps me to feel that maybe
those tickets were worth what / paid
for em."-Washington Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
Her Kick.

I don't mind finding gray hair or
two In my own hair" sighed the
bachelor girl, who shows some few
signs OF the scar and yellow leaf, "but
when pay SO for a nice bunch of
lovely brown curls and have to pick
them out Of those, too, It isn't fair.
DO you think 1t isY-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-25
The Right of the ki...

Some say kissing is sin, but IL It
was ma lawful, lawyers would ma al.
low It; II 1t was ma holy. minister's
would ma do 1t; II 1t was ma modest.
maidens would ma take 1t; II 1t was ma
plenty, puir folk would ma get f.
Robert Burns.