rHE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. L NEW POLE SEEK Ell LATEST ASPIRANT FOR FAME AS AN EXPLORER. fkptkln J. E. Rentier of Quebec Iln a I'lnn Which Ha U Confidant M ill Succeed The (itnntllnn Government to Assist Him-Will Travel on the Ire, The failure of Andree to ronllzp his wpoetatlons of reaching the north polo by balloon and the uncertainty na to tie fate of that explorer, will not pre rent still another attempt being made within the nest few mouths to wrest teom the Norwegian Nanaen the lau rels which are now bis as the man who has penetrated the farthest north. Otptaln J. E. Dernier of Quebec, who has cherished aspirations for years of hading a polar expedition northward, bu at length succeeded In enlisting tbc sympathy of the Canadian govern ment In his project, and it Is announc ed that a grant of $20,000 toward the sxpensu of the expedition will be con tributed. A further contribution by the Que bec legislature Is likely to follow, and La. Tatrle, the newspaper property of the Dominion minister of public works, has opened a subscription column for contributions to the fund. Cnplnin HernieT is 45 yenrs of age, of rugged physique, and well calcu lated to withstand the rigors of a northern climate, with the hardships of long and totiious marches over the CAPTAIN JOSEPH E. BF.UNrF.R. Tast fields of snow and ice. He Is also a well educated man and speaks if the prospects of his approaching ex pedition In an exceedingly Interesting manner. "In the first place," says Captain Bernler, "I shall charter a seal or hale fishing boat to convey me to the neighborhood of latitude 80 de rm north, near the river Lena, .eith er by way of ths Dehrlng straits or by Morway. where I shall procure furs, .logs nnd reindeers. In the event of y ultimately deciding upon the east ern route, I shall touch at Vardo, In tpland, and at Archangel, In Russia. After leaving the latter point 1 shall ver my connection with the civilized world and proceed north over the sea ft lee. "I shall establish myself upon the. !, with headquarters off from the month of the river Lena, In latitude iJetween 78 and 79 degrees north, with provisions sufficient for two years and 1 half, and shall then send the ves sel back with news of my progress. "The route which we shall have to ollow will then be the frozen surface of the Folnr sea. We know by expe rience that the sea of Ice may be trav arsed at a satisfactory rate of prog ress, provided that one Is well equipped an1 the season favorable. So Ion: as the temperature Is low, the surface of the Ice Is closly bound to gether. There are a few fissures and intervening stretches of water hero n there even In the coldest weather, hot these are at a minimum during the cold season. "It Is generally quite easy to cross these fissures, either In canoes or on aatural Ice bridges, but I shall also 'ke with me adjustable wire bridge's which can be set up when needed. Our force of men and dogs will be suffi cient for the requirements of setting ip the bridges and transporting our wipplirs as we proceed. All the mem bers of Che expedition will be chosen with regard to their physical ability to endure the rigors of the climate vnd the hardships which we sljall "lave, In one way and another, to un hrgo. "With the experience of others to rnlde us, we now know the necessity f having a launch to cross the stretches of open water In the Tolar ea. This launch must be of sufficient Orength to resist any pressure to . vhtch It may be subjected by the Ice. Nnd also not too cumbersome to pre .wit Its easy portability. Had Pr. fansen had ono of these launches he would have made considerable more leadway than without It he was able 0 make. Ills kayaks required contln w.I repairing, and were In other re ipeets unsatisfactory. "As I. have already stated, we shall tike with us n large number of dogs nd reindeer. The dogs will 1 for he purpose of drawing the sledges, nA tho deer will le killed from time " time as needed to supply fvesli meat Ar the members of the expedition and ilso for the dogs. Roughly speaking, nr expedition will be composed of !ght or nine strong men, seventy-five Iberian dogs, one hundred reindeer, 1 house boat, sledges of various kinds nd shapes, a launch made of rubber vhlch can be Inflated with air, linen -n.vnks, wlro for constructing bridges, nd, of course, a sufficient supply of 'rorJslons for the men, tho dogs and n reindeer." OnplJiln Dernier hopes to have all his rrangenients completed In time to en blo bin setting out from Archangel on la long Journey northward at rbo op. nJng of winter In 1800. ! tumbno even recormT 1:81 4-5 In the Mark and the Poor Horn In Madly Left. It Is a curious fact that the week the horse was monarch In New York Its silent steel frame contemporary, the wheel, was monarch In I'hlladel phln, nnd succeeded In establishing some records for tlmo which throw all past performances of trotters and run ners Into total eclipse. Indeed, tut surprising exhibitions of "Major" Taylor, a crack colored bicyclist, al the Wooodslde track In Philadelphia, have opened the eyes of wheelmen a well as of horsemen. Taylor lower ed the paced records for quarter of a mile, one-third of a mile, half a mile, three Quarters of a tnllo and one mile respectively, and some of his feats were accomplished under circumstan ces which prolwibly would hove dis couraged many other riders with a reputation for high speed. Taylor, paced by quintuplet ma chines, elipiM'd three-fifths of a second from the one-mile paced record of Taylore, a Frenchman, making the new record 1:32. On the same dav the best time for half a mile, 4S sec onds, ninde some time ago by Wlndle, was reduced by Taylor to 45 4-5 sec onds, and later to 45 3-5. Taylor brought down the record for one third of a mile from 30 1-5 seconds to 29 4-5 seconds, the slower time having been made by Wlndel three years ago. ,On the day following, Taylor sur-ter-mlle, one-third mile, half-mile, three-qunrters and one-mile records, passed all previous trials for tho quar In his first attempt he reached the half-mile mark in 45 2-!f seconds, one fifth of a second under the best for mer time; nnd the record for three quarters, which be had previously been unable to lower, he reduced 1 1-5 seconds, making the new time 1:08 4-5. The mile was finished In 1:32, exactly the same time for that distance as the same rider had made throe davs before. On the second trial that duy Taylor covered the first quarter one fifth of a second under the record; at one third he maintained the same ad vantage; at one-half he was tied with his former record of 45 2-5 seconds; at two-thirds he was two-fifths of a sec ond under bis own record, nnd at three-quarters he had occupied 1 min ute nnd 8 3-5 seconds, or oue-flfth of a second under tho record. Rut Taylor's remarkable perform ances equalled his effort when, com pelled to exert himself to the utmost because of faulty pacing, he smashed his own one-mile record of 1:32, short ening the time for that distance by one -fifth of a second and thus estab lishing as his new time 1:31 4-5. Soon after his new one-mile victory he sought to lower the figures for three quarters of a mile and was able to clip one-fifth of a second from his own fast time of the day before, making the new figures 1:08 2-5. In the' same trial the half-mile stretch waa covered in 45 1-5 seconds, one-fifth of a sec ond ahead of his best previous time, and 2 4-5 seconds ahead of the record held by Wlndle. It Is worthy of notice that Taylor's achievements were made in almost continuous riding, very little time hav ing been devoted to rest. In that 're spect, as In respect to the number of excellent records established, hhi per formance will arouse the admiration of the racing men all over the world. What will doubtlss startle the cycl ing fraternity, however, more than anything else Is the fact that four fifths of a second has been struck from the old record for one mile, and further evidence has been given that ere long 1:30 will be easily within the wheel's possibilities. It cam scarcely be expected that the one mile figures will chow so great a drop correspondingly as has been shown since September, 1897. In that month J. W. Stocks rode a mile at the Crys tal ralace, London, In 1 minute 35 2-5 seconds. It was that performance which exhibited the wheel as speedier by one-tenth of a second than the horse. When, two or three years ago, W, W. Hamilton rode a mile nt Coronado, Gal., In 1:39 1-5, it was thought that the bicycle had attained an astonish ing speed. A little over a year after ward Hamilton's record was lowered almost a second by McDuffee, and In about a week after the latter's ride 3. Tlntt Detits, an English scorcher, made the time 1:37 2-5. It was thought by some when Stocks knocked two seconds from the best previous time that the one-rallo paced bicycle cham pionship might remain for some time on the other side of the water. Tor tune decreed otherwise, however, and now our English flyers will have to bestir themselves If they hope to re gain past honors. A little more than a year ago 1:35 was the mark for ambitious cyclists. Now It is 1'30. In tho race against time the poor horse appears to be further behind than ever. I I.oiiKxxt Hulr In the World. ' The woman who possesses the long est head of hair In the world Is said to bo Mercedes Lopez, a Mexican. Her height is five feet and when she stands erecther halrtralls on the ground four feet eight inches. The hair Is so thick that she can completely hide herself In It. She has It cut very frcqueutly, as It grows so quickly, enabling her to sell large tresses to hair dealers every month. She Is the wife of a poor sheep herder. Yet We Talk of Our Prod lift Ion. Of the entire human race It Is estl nated that C00,000,000 are well cloth fd that Is, they wear garments of tome kind; 250,000,000 habitually go naked, and 700,000,000 only cover parts of their body; 500,000,000 live In aouses, 700,000,000 In 'huts and caves, tnd 250,000,000 have virtually no shcl i icr at all. HE GOT A LESSON IN SPANISH. Chicago Ntmlent Who Mastered the Mjs lerjr of tho "J." One of the students of the Univer sity of Cliloago went to a restaurant on Jackson street wltih two friends Who bad fought with the First regi ment nt Santiago. Naturally thoy talked of the war, nnd nlrhough the student showed considerable knowl edge of the campaign, his pronunci ation of Spanish proper name was bad. Invariably he gave the SpanlRh ";T" Its English sound. Ills companions who were letter posted on the Castlllnn tongue, stood It as long a I they could, and finally one of them said: "See here, If you want to talk war with us you must pronounce those Spanish words as they should bo. Say 'San Huan' and 'Montebo,' and remember that 'Hunta is proper. Don't give the words the 'J' sound. There Is no 'J.' It's pro nounced 'H' always." "Oh. Is It," returned the etudeut, with a sneer of sarcasm, for he was getting angry. "Then I suppose your name Is 'Holm,' not 'John,' as It used to be before you went to Cuba; and perhaps you want me to tell you that this restaurant Is on 'Ilackson street.' The derisive laugh that followed so nngered the student that he leaped to his feet. "I want you to understand." he shouted, that I nm a 'hentleman! Hump onto me, you hnekasses and I'll show you this Is no hoklng matter. Ry the humping Herusalem, yon haven't any more sense than a hack rabbit. If you insinuate thnt I'm a country hake, I'll brenk your haw. Ry Ilimluy, I'm going." And the Indignant student put on his hat nnd stalked out. Chicago In ter Ocean. Hrnkemm an Amateur Oculists. The ease with which brakemen on railroad trains remove from passen gers eyes cinders which fly Into them every time the engine sends out a puff of smoke is a cause for comment. On a New York Central train running be tween here nnd Niagara Falls Is a young iniiu who is a genius as an ocu list, nnd his services are in great dc mand. It is whispered among tin train hands thnt his Income Is very largely Increased through his ability to operate on passengers so afflicted, and that gratitude nfter the removal of the disturbing cinder Is not meas ured and his largesse is real nnd in proportion to the pain borne by the sufferer. A young man who wore the uniform of the New York Central service with whom tbc writer talked recently while on a train ror Niagara Falls said that he was kept busy after th? train had crossed the Harlem Rridge In removing cinders. "They accumulate In the tunnel." he said, "and I always walk through the train after we leave the 13Sth Street station and relieve the suffer ers. By thnt time they have succeed ed In rubbing the cinder into a bad corner nnd ore ready for any kind of treatment. When I first went to rail roading I discovered that It would be a good thing to know something about removing cinders, so I went to an oculist nnd took a course of les sons. As a result I am able to re move the most stubborn one without trouble or pain to tho patient. Yes, I have earned the nmouut I paid the oculist for the lessons ninny times over." New York Herald. WUn Forethought of an Klcphant. One winter, at St. Louis, two ele phants were stabled In an outhouse near the writer's rooms. One warm, bright day early In the spring one of these creatures was brought out Into the alley ltehlnd the stable, In order that it might be given a bath. A horse attached to a loaded coal cart became frightened and ran at full , speed down the alley toward tho ele phant. The latter heard the nolsnnd ssaw the horse rushing toward him. He seemod to take In the situation at once; for, dropping to his knees, he drew In his trunk beneath his body, drew In his legs, nnd bowed his head. The horse, In his mnd rush, ran com pletely over the elephant, dragging the heavy cart with him. Beyond a few slight scratches and bruises the elephant was uninjured. Had It not been for his wise foresight and his effi cient method of self -protect Ion, he might have been severely Injured per haps killed, by Impact of the madden ed horse nnd heavy cart. In this in stance there wns an undoubted mani festation of correlative ideation. Tho Immediate ndoption of the only ettl clent means of avoiding Injury clearly deftionstrntes the trut'bfulness of this assertion, especially so since there was nothing Instinctive In the action of the elephflut. In a state of nature, elephants nr not confined In narrow alleys, neither, are they charged by runaway horses. Stt-i y at Hen Miitler. An old friend of General Butler tells a new story of the soldier lawyer. Ac cording to it, toward , the close of his ' career, when he ranked well toward -, the top of the bar for criminal cases, I Butler was sen for by a prisoner j charged with murder. Upon his arri val in the .11 of tho accused man, a distressing scene was euaeted. The prisoner at osce became hysterical and implored tho lawyer's assistance. : "(ieneral," cried, "I want you to flefond me. You must defend me. I'm In danger of txdng hanged, and I know you can get me off If anybody cnn." "Are you guilty or are you Innocent?" calmly Inquired the general. "Oh, I ttm lnnoocnt, entirely innocent," pro- feinted tho priitoner with teaus. "Then you don t need me," quietly responded General Butler, rising and reaching for his hat. "Innocent men are not .tanged In tUmcnusett. Good day, If." MARK HANNA'S COURTSHIP. Ilr I.nved Ilia Lore With Young I.ove'i Devotion a .d Youth'a Itctcrtnlnatinii. Mrs. Mark Hanna has a love story, though It happened many years ug, before her hair was slivered and be fore the senator tipped the scales at quite his present figure, "though he was always a sturdy chap," Mrs. Hanna will tell you. This Is tho tale, as It Is told by a Cleveland woman: "Mrs. Hifniia. then the young nnd lovely heiress, Miss Rhoadcs, was des tlned to marry a man of wealth, pos slbly a title, for nothing was too good for her. "Her brother, the historian, had his place In the field of letters, nnd the family boasted no leos Winn five ce lebrities In the world of art, literature and science, not to mention social prestige. "A course In a New York finishing school wns decided upon for her; nnd upon her return she was to be launch ed Into society to enjoy Irs brilliancy for several seasons, heart whole and free to taste the cup of belledoin to Its sweetest drop. "But parent" propose and Mr. Han na disposed. The senator, whose early struggles and history are now weil known, fell In lovo with the young girl in her first M-nson, when the touch of the finishing school wns fresh upon her nnd undlmmed by the world. He vowed he would wed no other. "In rnin tlie parents pleaded. They had other missions for their daughter nnd one of these was a year of social life abroad. " 'Suppose you take her to Taris now,' suggested her father, 'and put her through a month of London so ciety afterward, until sho forgets.' "The mother consented, and I be lieve the tickers were nil but bought. But day nnd night the girl wept and pleaded Just to be allowed to remain at home. And the mother relented. "Finally the hearts of both parents were touched, nnd the father, too, consented. And then came tho mar riage, when the young business man. Mr. Hanna, with nothing but love and ambition, got he girl of his choice. "That was a long time ngo. and in sickness nnd sorrow, and In the whirl of political life, many changes have come. Success has touched the career of the man, nnd the wife has had a ehanoe to go livto society, greater than would have Won her privilege had she married what was said to lw her mother's ambition a title!" Philadel phia Press. THE CAREFUL SERVANT. General Wheeler Waa Like All Other Men to Illni. Ono of the Michigan officers who was at the front during the brief war had with him a colored attendant who was as proud of hie place as though he were commander-In-dilcf, nnd whoso Ideas of military discipline were as rigid as those of the veriest mar tinet. Owing especially to Oie thiev ing proclivities of some of the Cuban hangers-on, he was under strict com mand not to let anything go from the ffleer's tent without a personal order from him. One evening as the officer nnd Gen eral Wheeler met some distance from the camp, the general said, with a smack of his lipe, "I hear, sir, that you received some very fine brandied peaches from home." "Yes, genral, they're prime, and I'm going to send you some. Mean time you had better stop at my tent en the way In and have my man give you a can." When the officer reached his quar ters he was approached by his at tendant, with nn elaborate oalute, and: "Did you tell dat'Gen'l Wheeler, sah, da.t he could call heah, sah, and pro cu' a can ob dem brandied peaches, sah?" "Yes. Of course you gave them to him?" "No, sah," with another athletic sa lute; "no, sun. I knows my duties, sah. I done tole Gen'l Wheelah dat all men Ink alike to me, sah, an' if he didn' hab no ohdah he couldn' hab no ponchos, sah, 'loss he ohacome me by pownh of supclnh numbers, sah." "Why, you black rascal; what did he say?" "He Jos' grin and bo' It, sah." Do trolt Free Tress. 8 ornery Performed on finnkea. Snakes In captivity, It seems, some times find dltriculty in getting rid of the skin which is shed every year, ind an Australian diamond snake in Hie Bombay musoura seemod likely to succumb. It was quite blind and re fused all food. A Enropean sympathizer, therefore, pressed the native snnkekccprr Into service to hold the snake, and him self with a pair of sharp pointed scissors performed the delicate und flaky operation of clipping away the luembrane which adhered to the eyes. J. M. Thlpson, editor of the Journal of the Bombay Natural History So ol.ety, performed a far more danger em a operation a couple of years ago. Ills patient was a large hamadryad, or king cobra, most vicious and poisonous of nil Indian snakes, nnd a most powerful croaturo to boot. Mr. Ptfipsou gripped the king cobra round the seek, nnd a native literally held in for his life furiher down, and when the reptile's struggles were over a tjitrd win, armed witb a surgeon's scalpel, removed eight layers of uicm bvnaa from each eye. Sketch. ,T6acher "Bobby, If your mother garo your sister six apples to .divide equally with you, how many would you get?" , Bobby-"None." " Teachor "Why, Bobby, you'd get thrao applis." Bobby--"You Oqu't know my sister." After- Effect f the Grip i tr&therouJdlme. You tnlnk it ij cured And the .lightest cold brings on & rel&p&e. . , , Its victims are Mvy&ys left in a weakened condition blood impure and impoverished! nerves shattered. Pneumonia, heart disease and nervous prostration arc often the t nr wiiium Pink Pill for Pale Pcoole will drive every trace of the system, build up and strengthen the prove this. Read When the grip laat viallel this Motion Herman u. Kveier. ofHU W. Main fU, Jelleraon, Mo., a well-known contractor and bnllder.wna one of the vlrtlnia, and ha haa since been troubled wltli the aftnr-effoou of tbn rilneuae. A year axo bis health be rHn to full, and he was obliged to discontinue work. That be Ives to-ilar Is almoatn miracle. He says: "I was 'troubled with shortness of breath, palpitation of the heart and a uoueral debility. Mjr back also pulnsd me severely. "I tried one doctor after another and numerous remedies tiRirested by my friends, but without apparent benefit, and nKn to give up hope. Then 1 saw Dr. Williams' 1'luk Tills for Pale People extolled In a HU 1oulaj paper, and after Inves tigation deolded to Blve them a trial. "After ualng the firat box I felt wonderfully relieved and wan satisfied thnt the pills were putting me on the rond to re covery. I bought two more boxes and continued taklugthem. "After taking four boxesof Iir. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People I am restored to good health. I feel like a new man, and having the will and energy of my former days returned, I am eapuhle of transacting my business with Increased ambition. "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are a wonderful medicine and any one suffering from the after-effects of the grip will find that these pills are the speclfio." H. H. F.VEI.KH. Mr. Kveier will gladly answer any Inquiry regarding this If tamp Is enclosed. FromOolt Co. Vtmoefat, Jeflerton City, Mo. Look for the full name on the package. At druggists or direct from the Dr.Williami Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y. 50c. per box. 6 boxes $2.50. ALEXANDER 13ROTIIEKS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. IPisnsr-s Goods a. Specialiy, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents tor the following brands of Cigars- Henry Clay, Londros, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Ash Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, JHLATTINO, or Oil, CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT . W. H. BMOWEM 2nd Door above Court House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. When you want to look on the bright side of things, use - APOLIO Hew $1 Notes Appear. The $i silver certificates of the new uniform design that Secretary Gage has arranged shall apply to each de nomination of bill, whether silver cer tificate, Treasury note or United States note, is being put into circulation and are being quickly distributed to indi viduals and banks. The new notes on both the face and back, show a great deal of white paper. On the face, the central design is an American eagle with outstretched wings, guarding the flag, background being a view of the Capital. Eelow are small portraits of Lincoln and Grant. Each note has printed in blue upon its face a large figure "i" and the treasury department seal. The other figures denoting the denomination of the note are all large and bold. Treasury notes and United States notes are each to have their denomination and seals printed in a distinctive color. Experts say the new notes will be more difficult to count erfeit than the last issue, which was filled up with engraved work. Take One of Dr. Agnew's Liver Tills after dinner, it will promote digestion and overcome any evil effects of too hearty eating. Safe, prompt, active, painless and pleasant. This effective little pill is supplanting all the old school nauseous purgatives. 40 doses, 10 cents. 99. Sold by C. A. Kleimu It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry. Ask for Aliens Foot-Fase, a powder. It cures Corns, Bunions, Chilblains, Swollen, Sweating, Damp, feet. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmestead, LeRoy, N. Y. OABTOniA, Bean the lhe Kind You Have Always BuugH mm. the poisonous germs from) and tnnch the: blood nerves. A trial will the evidence! Itching, Burning, Skin Diseases Cured for Thirty-five Cents - Dr. Agnew's Ointment relieves in one day, and cures Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Eczema, Barber's Itch, Ulcers, Blotches and all eruptions of the skin. It is soothing and quieting and acts like magic in the cure of all baby humors. 35c 98. Sold by C. A. Kleim. Jones "You never drank at alL did you?" . Smith "No. I don't think I've missed much." Jones "Yes, you have! You've missed the feeling of self-satisfaction which rewards a man every time he swears off." ruck. A Sensible Man. Would use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It is curing more cases of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bron chitis Croup and all Throat and Lung Troubles, than any other medicine. The proprietor has authorized any druggist to nive you a Sample Bottle Free to convince you of the merit of this great remedy. Price 25c. and 50c i-5-d-4t The state labor league lias called a meeting of the representatives of the labor organizations in Harris burg on January 23, to discuss bills to be presented to the Legislature lor the betterment of the condition of the State's workingmen. Teople may not be serious when they kick up their heels, but they are supposed to be dead in earnest when they turn up their toes. OABTOniA. Bears ths The Kind You Have Always BougH
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers