The Columbia register., December 16, 1904, Image 2

Topics of
iht Times
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Aerial navigation begins to navigate.
their business, were to prescribe a
courM of Cervantes or Mollere or Bal-
sac or Sterne or Pickens or Shak
speare, and aa trtotly enjoin thorough
ness in this course aa they would ir
the treatment were a matter of diet or
medicine, niany of theni would begin
to mend from tbe flrat niomeut that
theae magicians had given them for a
forwtffulnesa of self. Half of the sick-
If you want to flatter a man tell him neM ln tnl, worW u but a fnj or rff0.
he la working too hard.
A crying need of the Russian nary
la officers who think with 'their head
pieces. '
tlam tbe too perilstent brooding over
one'a own troubles, A doae of reading
will often prove the beet remedy.
Albert Flaher, whoa career of crime
recently ended In the electric chair at
Columbua, Ohio, left thla brief but
pregnant mesaage for peraona Inclined
to follow ln hla course: "Don't do It;
It doesn't pay." Fisher waa qualified
to give expert testimony on the fruit
of a life of crime. He could apeak with
authority, because be had experienced
crime ln all lta atagea up to murder,
lie had run the whole gamut and
found nothing good ln It A little ob
servation will prove to anybody of av
erage Intellect that what Flaher says
la true. Who ever knew of a profes
atonal thief who was comfortably rlchl
Who ever knew of a confirmed crlml
nal who enjoyed peace of mind that
wealth richer than money ? Tbe suc
cessful criminal may get possession at
The Standard Oil Company positive- times of large sums of money. But
It denies that It la running America, It sllra through hla fingers. Ill-got
and a lanre maloritv of the people SIm have wings. The criminal, like
A woman seldom lovea her husband
enough to refuse to work him for the
benefit of her relations.
One reason why the people of the
United States are anti-Russian Is be
cause the grip comes from that coun-
.try. ,
- The suggestion that the State should
give mothers pensions for each child
ought to be submitted to a referendum
right away. '
It la up to Grover Cleveland to
evolve something as a companion piece
to Mr. Hay's "fortuitous concourse of
unrelated prejudices."
hope Its denial Is based on facta.
According to reports are aoon to
have a self-operated typewriter. What
the most of us really need Is a ma
chine that will get busy and do Its
own thinking.
In every well regulated community
there ought to be a patch of ground,
with a high board fence around It, for
the exclusive use of the men who make
freak bets on elections.
Tbe worst of It Is that Nicholas It
sever allowed to see anything ln print
that Is not complimentary to him.
hence he has no chance to find out how
he stands before the world.
What's the use of the Carnegie hero
commission's worrying Itself so much
to determine who really are heroes?
Why not take the word of applicants
for ltt It would be heroic to claim
to be a hero, surely.
Kilts are advocated by an English
physician as the healthiest form of
dress for boys. Kilts for clothing, oat
meal for food and the catechism for
mental training have turned out some
pretty canty chlels, all right
The luxuries of one generation are
the necessities for the next It la not
imnnanihla that in a few rears more
the poor man of this country will ride " of harmony with humanity,
hi. wort in ii nut xM automobile "d who have not the respect even
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the gambler, may be rich to-day and
poor to-morrow. The criminal la al
ways on the defensive. The hand of
the law la ever reaching after him.
lie must submit to blackmail and he
muat help pals out of trouble. He may
lead a doten lives and there la no
peace, no confidence ln or aympathy
with hia fellow men ln any of them.
He must hide and dodge, trying ever
to get away from hla real self. Con
sidering It purely as a business propo
sition, there Is precious little profit ln
a life of crime. Nine out of ten pro
fessional criminals caught are without
funds for their own defense. Tue
criminal "reformed" and "retired" la
always a pauper. The man of crime
takes the biggest risks for the smallest
gains of any member of the human
family. He undergoes more hardships
and privations, more physical strain
and more mental anxiety than any
other man. We pity the human beasts
of burden who for paltry pay toll ln
deep mines and tunnels that any mo
ment may become their graves. But
such men manage to have homes and
loved ones and the respect and sym
pathy of their neighbors. Such lives,
pitiable as we commonly deem them,
are fruitful and sweet compared with
the lives of men who sneak ever ln the
shadow of the penitentiary or the gal
lows, whose small gains slip from
them, who can have no fixed home and
settled associations, whose purposes
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IX ORDER TO PLEASE BE PlEASAXT.
It Is an undndable fact that a woman's at
traction for men la not regulated by her age,
by her beauty, which la largely a matter of Indi
vidual fancy, nor even by her power to draw
attention, since this may be transient It not In
frequently happena that a plain woman la more
sought after than a beauty. It U the soul which
looks out of the windows of the eyes which la
really the center of magnetism, the body Is mere
ly the case which contains the Jewel. In a ballroom one
sometimes sees queenly creaturea m raumess gowns.
"splendidly null." playing the part of wall flower, while
some bright eyed, freckle faced girl, whose only charm la
the all powerful one of piquancy, has more partners at her
disposal than dances to bestow upon them.
"If you wsnt to have beapa or oeaux, you must enter
tain the agreeable features and do the pretty pollte.M This
advice, given by an old colored mammy to her nurslings,
bolda tfce gist of the whole matter In a nutshell. Courtesy
Is the flower of love and good will for all men. "He
who would have frtenda must show himself friendly."
People like people who put them Into a good humor with
themselves, who say and do the pleasant and the proper
thing, and who never rub one the wrong way. This then,
ta the magical talisman which renders one woman Infinitely
more fascinating than another, and draws men to her
as though with a magnet. Some may term It Individuality,
others may call It her personality, but It is really her atti
tude of mind, her adaptability, and above all the sympathy
which puts her rapport with whoever ahe meets. 8ome
women are born with a calm Indifference which has a won
derful fascination for many men, the sort of men who
always desire the unattainable, aud who flee the woman
they suspect of trying to attract them. Such a man quickly
wearies of the woman whose chief diversion is himself. A
woman in such an attitude of mlud lacks individuality, she
Is nervous and anxious, she lacks repose and self-poise, Is
Invariably self-conscious, and is apt to betray the fact
that she Is struggling to make herself agreeable, whereas
the agreeablllty should be spontaneous. This Is Indeed the
root of the whole matter, "to be the thing we seem."
Ilghtfu! life the other lends, both sides are tucking ln In
dustriously to the Inevitable hard work Chat la In hand
to each.
Man probably never will progresa beyond the point
when he la Interested In planting and growlng'thlugs from
the earth. But It Is well for him to know that not anybody
can farm successfully, and certainly few of the elect lu
the field can conduct a farm without cloae application, the
eercle of Judgment aul expert knowledge, and at all
times with a dependence upon the seasons that makes the
farmer seom at times a creature of the elements.
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and look enviously at his rich neighbor
who is able to sail around ln a $2,000
airship.
So pajamas will succeed nightgowns
ln the regular army. Quartermaster
General Humphrey was converted to
the more fashionable type of sleeping
garments during hla service ln the
, Philippines. Hia order may, of course,
be regarded as one of the results of a
policy of expansion.
of themselves. No; crime doesn't pay.
And nobody realizea It better than the
old criminal himself who has gone
through It all and comes to the end
with empty hands and sick heart
Ixrabet's, First Love.
An affecting Incident was the recent
visit of President Loubet to his mother
at Montellmar. The mother of the
French President Is a humble market
woman ln the little village, and de
spite her son's endeavors refused to
When a confidence man, or a three- leave the place where she was born
card monte man with a shell game and has lived for three-quarters of a
plies his trade and is caught he la put century. Her son awaited her ln the
behind the bars as a swindler. When market place as she drove up in her
a man sends out an alluring prospect- little cart loaded with vegetables. As
us containing false promises buttress-1 slating his mother to alight President
ed by the names of great financiers I Loubet gave her his arm and escorted
and thus receives money by false pre- her to her accustomed seat Then plac-
THE CITY AND THE f ARM.
By Join 4. Roim4.
The editor of a great newspaper toKl me re
cently that nothing which he could print attract
ed the attention ln a metropolitan city like a
story of marked success by some original adven
turer upon a farm. A recent story showing how
a young man bad cleared the price of hlj new
farm ln one season's crop brought out more let
ters of further Inquiry than anything printed In
the papers In months. And naturally enough
they were city Inquiries from men who were anxloua to
return to nature.
On the farm ln summer the city man who goes for a
visit naturally sees the farm at Its best It Is the fruit
vegetable, and egg and chicken season the season of fish
ing, and driving, and bay making, according to the Mand
Muller standard and the farmer host as far as possible
slacks up on the season's wortt and lets his guest see the
glories of the summer. There may be a hay ride ln the
moonlight; a drive to the quaint little rustic church and
two hours of old fashioned, refreshing service; everwhere
the guest's pleasure will be consulted, to the end that when
the city man goes home It will be with tbe Impression of a
country life that Is one long deight to tired nerves.
On tbe other band, tbe country visitor goes home, tell
ing how the Jones family In the city doesn't know Just how
well off It is. According to his interpretation of It they are
on the go to places of amusement of all kinds every night
ln the week and spend money like water. He hasn't real
ized that It may have been the first time that the Jonesoa
bad been out In weeks when they broke away with him on
the rounds, and he does not know that It may be weeks
more before they may feel able for more of It But ln
the meantime It may be pretty safely guessed that while
each side to tbe visiting is considering what an easy, de
tenses he goes scot free and is called
a promoter. Why the difference?
Indications of the spread of civiliza
tion in distant parts of the world come
In many guises. One of the most cheer
ing is in an advertisement ln an Alas
kan paper: "Poplar Street Bath House;
hot and cold baths, Friday and Satur
day, 25 cents; extra buths through the
week, 50 cents." Evidently enough
Alaskans have passed the "once a
week" stage to make it worth while to
advertise these "extra bath" facilities.
Chicago laymen and physicians have
organized a society to teach workmen
bow to render first aid to the injured.
Many books and articles have been
written on the subject but never be
fore has a free class, conducted by
regular physicians, been opened for
the instruction of factory employes
and other in the simple and necessary
things to do for an Injured person be
fore a physician arrives.
In the extremely cold climate of
northern Russia all classes of people
wear linen underclothes instead of
woolens, and such a malady as a cold
Is unknown. The Russian of those
latitudes does not understand the
meaning of rheumatism, bronchitis, ca
tarrh or consumption. Japan Is a coun
try essentially humid and rainy. There
are from 180 to 200 rainy days in the
year. The changes of temperature are
sudden. The winter Is cold. The
houses are exposed to every wind. The
dress of the natives leaves the chest
caked, winter and summer, and the
legs uncovered. The ordinary folk do
not wear hats. The country people
pass half their lives with their legs In
tbe water of the rice fields. This war
has shown that the Japanese are the
tardiest nation on earth.
The word "disease" signifies the ab
sence of ease, and that want of ease Is
generally caused by thinking too much
of i one's self or one's own concerns.
Nervousness is generally at the bottom
of it Now, if the doctors, when they
find their patients all eaten op 'with
too much thinking of themselves or
WHY ARE CHURCH BELLS RING?
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Why are church bells rung? Tbe practice Is
apparently of mediaeval origin, and I was once
told by one who affected a knowledge of such
matters that the Idea was to drive away the
devils from the sceue of divine worship. I can
understand that It might have thla effect; but
may It uoj drive away the sinners, toot re
sides, Is (t justifiable to drive away the poor dv
lls? I suppose the Idea Is that a devil would
only come to church for bU own devilish end; but I do
not know that we have any right to assume this.
The practice clearly ranuot have the authority at the
primitive church, on which modern Christians take their
stand more and more. Tbe early Christians worshiped
mostly In back parlors or ln the convenient seclusion of
places like the catacombs, and the last thing they desired.
as a rule, was to obtrude their religious gatherings on the
notice of their neighbors. Nor, when the Christian relig
ion became "by law established," was there any reason to
announce the hour of worship by ringing bells. Every
body knew the time of the church services, and If any one
stopped away on the ground that he did not hoar the boll
the excuse would have beeu as little use to hltn ss It would
to a modern schoolboy who fulled to get up In the morning
for the same reason.
In point of fact, the bell less little bethel Is often filled
both fuller and more punctually than Its haughty neighbor
with the clanging peal. It Is true bells are rung at rail
way stations when a train Is about to start, but this Is a
convenience to the people who are seeking hurried refresh
men;. If a peal of bella were set up ln a tower at every
railway station and rung for every train there would be an
Insurrection.
0no Hundred Years Ago.
Flour was selling at Gibraltar at $19
per barrel.
Great preparations were being mads
at the Cape of Good Hope to fortify
the town agnlnst poHslblo Invasion.
American prisoners In Tripoli were
yoked to wagons loaded with wood.
hlch they were forced to draw.
Rhodium was discovered In plati
num ore by Dr. Wollaston, of Iuulon,
The second session of the eighth con
gress convened.
Tbe Sioux Indians were on the wat
path, having killed several Americans
long the Missouri River.
Tho Rarbary States restricted the
export of grain, as the demand from
Spijtu was us much aa they could sup-
Americans possessing land west ot
the Mississippi River, held by Spain,
were not permitted to sell It unless
they had lived on and cultivated the
land for ten yours.
DO WE EAT TOO MUCH ?
Br Dr. Adrw Wllfit.
A comparison of the food required per day
for the support of a man doing ordinary work
reveals certain Interesting features. If we take
the mean or averago calculations derived from
food tables compiled by three of the most distin
guished physiologists who have Investigated this
question, and making no allowance for water
either taken aa water or for that contained chem
ically In the food, and likewise neglecting the
question of any waste, we flud the average amounts re
quired by the man per day to work out as follows: Nitro
genous food 4.81 ounces, fats 8.53 ounces, starches and
sugars 11.71 ounces, and minerals 1.00 ounce. The total
water free food per day thus amounts to 20.56 ounces..
After ail, It la the wise Individual regulation of life
connected with foods and drinks which alone can guide
It In the pathways of health. Each person Is a law unto
himself or herself, not merely In the matter of foods and
drinks, but even of the drugs by aid of which tbe physician
treats our diseases. It is undeniable that the tendency of
our age lies In tbe direction of luxury, overfeeding appear
ing naturally as part and parcel of the luxurious mode of
living In which too many of us Indulge. Those who have
experienced the Increased vigor lioth of body and mind
which results fro-n the adoption of a dietary which Is Just
sufficient for the due development of their bodily and men
tal work and Tto more, will readily testify to the fact that
the man who overeats loses much of the rational enjoy
ment of life.
lng over her a large umbrella to shield
her from the threatened weather, be
sat by her side and mother and son en
joyed a long talk together.
We can learn more of President Lou
bet's true character from this little In
cldent than from volumes of blogra
phy that might beN written. No man
worthy the name of man ever forgets
his mother. She is his first love, and
to her he remains true throughout the
year. Married or single, old or young,
he' Is still her child. M. Loubet is one
of the most popular men who ever
occupied the Presidential chair. The
people feel that be Is one of them;
that he can enter with sympathy into
their life; that he is a man after their
own kind. Tbe incident which we
have just related will bind M. Loubet
more closely than ever to his loyal
people. Housekeeper.
An Odorous Comparison.
Plutocracy and its automobile now
monopolize the wit once directed to
ward "respectability and Its gig." The
following is a late instance from the
London Chronicle:
"That'll be a powerful machine,"
said a native of the north of Scotland
to a motorist the other day.
"Yes, it's a splendid car," replied
the owner, proudly.
"I suppose a car like that will be
nearly a hundred horse-power?" sug
gested the countryman.
"Oh, no," said the motorist, modest
ly; "it Is only ten horse. A hundred
horse-power car would be much
larger."
"I wasn't going by size," the High
lander dryly explained. "I was going
by the smell of It"
An Obliging Youth.
"I may as well tell you, young
man," said Miss Spooner's father,
"that I always close up the house and
turn out all lights by 10 o'clock."
"Don't bother to-night, sir," replied
Jack Nervy, "I'll attend to that for
you."
A pretty girl doesn't have to propose
during leap year and a homely one is
afraid to but there is the strenuous
young widow.
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A BLOODTHIRSTY ViCEROY.
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Great Power la the Hands of the Chi
nese Holer of Manchnre.
The most Interesting figure of tbe
moment ln the east Is neither Russia
nor Japanese, but a' Chinaman, the
chung-cboong, o r
Chinese viceroy, of
Manchuria. To af
ford him a specta
cle, to Impress
him with the might
and potency of civ-
arms, Oen.
Kuropatkln halted
his troops at Muk
den. To earn bis I
approbation and
(jiu.tsfc victHOY. me approval or
Pekln, the Japanese pushed on their
advance north of their natural fron
tier at Liao-Yung. In the hands of this
man, the viceroy of Manchuria, the
Tartar general of Mukden, the keeper
of tbe Imperial tombs, the guardian of
the sacred palace, lies the key of the
political situation in Manchuria. Fif
teen million Chinese wait the indica
tion of his pleasure, The safety of the
long lines of Japanese communications
from Dalny to Llao-Yang, from the
Yalu to the Taltse-Ho, and of the long
er lines of Russian communications
from Mukden to Manchuria, lies at his
disposition. Quiet of manner and gen
tle of voice, It Is difficult to realize
that the Tartar general of Mukden
condemns to death each year ln his ya
men a thousand of his subjects. Each
afternoon of a correspondent's five
months' stay In the province of Muk
den two or three, sometimes five or six
bedraggled Chinamen were decapitat
ed in the barren potter's field beyond
the little west gate of the capital. In
the outer courts of his yamen he saw
such exhibitions of torture, such bastj
nadolngs and sllpperlngs, such racking
of Joints and twisting of muscles at
turned his heart sick at the recollec
tion.
NEW THEBES BRIDGE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
ANCIENT TREATY MEDAL
Contract Between Creeks and British
During Reign of George III.
A silver medal struck ln commem
oration of a treaty between the Creek
people and Great Britain during the
reign of George III. is ln possession
of a Muskogee citizen. The medal
weighs three and a half ounces and
measures three Inches ln diameter and
mm
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This great structure, which connects Illinois with Missouri, known as
the Thebes bridge, Is 3,672 feet in length and consists of spans over seveu
piers, exclusive of the approaches. The lower pier Is 482 feet above the
level of the sea. and the center span will have a clearance of 100 feet above
high water. Tbe approaches are of concrete, and the entire structure has
cost over $3,000,000. It extends from Thebes, J 11., 130 miles south or St
Louis, on the Mississippi River, to Illmo, Mo., on the opposite bank.
Is in an excellent state of preserva
tion, having been treasured ln a buck
skin pouch and exhibited only on oc
casions when national festivities were
observed.
Upon the face of the medal appears
in bold relief a picture of King Geor?e
and an Inscription as follows:
"Georgius III. D. G. M. brl fra et bib
rex F. D." Upon the reverse side ap
pears a picture of an Indian and a
white man sitting under a tree smok
ing the pipe of peace, with three ships
resting at anchor In the distance Hnd
trees by the seashore. Above this pic
ture is the legend: "Happy While
United." Surmounting tho medal Is
an eagle's wing and a pipe of peace.
Tbe treaty medal is regarded as
being the oldest in existence and
probably commemorates the first com
pact established between, the Indian
and the Saxon. It was handed down
from chief to chief until about half a
century ago, when It was Intrusted to
the bead men of the Tokepache town,
the most uowerful of all the Creek
towns. The medal then disappeared
and was forgotten by all except by tho
Snake faction, who have for the last
five years endeavored to recover it
but without success. With the medal
one In their possession the Snakes be
lieved that they could secure tbe In
tcrcesslon of Great Britain ln tbdr
struggle to restore their once happy
estate ln America. Though unsuccess
ful in their efforts to win possession
of the long lost rare and sacred treas
ure, they did not give up the search
but continued to seek. Muskogoe
Phoenix.
Enormous Debt to English Milliners.
Tbe other day I saw published the
balance sheet of a limited liability
milliners' establishment. If I remem
ber rightly, the debts unpaid were set
down at about 30,000. By the amount
of credit ln this one establishment, one
can Judge of the enormous sum owed
to all milliners by their customers col
lectlvely. It is well known that heavy
commissions are offered to ladles who
Introduce customers and that many
ladies are not above accepting them
London Truth. J
He Paid the Freight.
Wife (at breakfast) Here's a letter
for you, dear.
nusband But It's addressed to you
Wife Yes, but it's for you, Just the
same. It's from my dressmaker.
Why is the tough mug behind the
bar called a bartender)
Seventy-five Yeart Ago.
Five hundred troops arrived at Tam
pion, Mexico, from New Orleans.
Tho pluguo was raging at Odcss
mong the Jews.
The treaty of St. Louis, by which
the Indians coded to the United States
lauds north and oust of the Mississippi
River was concluded. '
By the passage of the Catholic relief
bill Jesuits were to be expelled from
Kngtntid. This law was never en
forced.
Tho Massachusetts coast was visit
ed by the most violent storm ever ex
perienced In that region.
The British government opened the
West India trade to tho United State
The Presbyterian synod of Ireland,
which had been divided for some time
on the question or uuitanauisiu.
agreed on a separation.
President Jackson proposed to re
duce the number of navy yards in the
United States to four Norfolk, Narra
gausett, Washington and Charleston.
iftv Years Ago.
A commercial treaty was concluded
between Belgium and Mexico.
Inkorman, the most bloody battle ot
Us time, was fought
Tho Queen of Spain opened the
fortes In person, and declared her In
tention to further all Interests of the
country.
Sir Edmund Head, the new governor.
general of Canada, arrived at Quebec.
An Egyptian mnn of war with 7oC
men was lost ln the Black Sea.
Solemn high mass preparatory ta
battle was suld ln tho Russian Cri
mean camp.
Louis Napoleon, withdrew bis Inter
diet to the Journey through France ol
Mr. Soulo, tho American minister.
Russia declared Its willingness to ac
cept u treatry of pence.
Forty Years Ago.
Chicago was given over to a mam
moth union (loinoiiHtrntion, meetings
during the day and evening being held
ln several sections of tho city.
General MeClollun, defeated for tin
presidency by Abraham Lincoln, re
signed bis army commission.
Horace Hefreren, a witness ln th
treason trials at Indianapolis, expoHod
the workings of tho order of Americua
Knights.
A raid by the soldiers on tho homo
of suspects resulted ln tho arrest ot
two Chlcagoans for treason, the cap
ture of two Confederate spies and sev
eral escaped prisoners of war.
The official canvass of tho Colorado
vote on tho State question showed
majority against the State.
Abraham Lincoln was re-elected
President of tho United States.
Dispatches from Cincinnati
nounced that General Sherman
evacuated and burned Atlanta
started on a march for Charleston.
an
bad and
Thirty Years Ago.
The finding of large nuggets In the
South African gold fields was attract
ing many to Cupo Town.
Japan accepted $300,000 indemnity
from China and withdrew ber troops
from Formosa.
.The Empress of Russia and the
Czarowltch visited England.
The religious press was discussing:
tbo probability of a schism ln the Bap
tist church over the question of open
or closed communion.
The Carllsts were reported to have
been compelled to raise the siege of
Irun, Spain, and to retreat before the
Republican forces. -i
General Sherman reported the total
number of enlisted men in tho United
States army to bo 20,441, and suggeHt
ed that tho reduction process had boom
carried far enough.