THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. SOW WORK TOGETHER Farmers and Wheelmen Join in Good Roads Agitation. The Kfile Aid lilpn RreaBht the Tiro Element lain ( lone Harmony Ureal .Meeting to Uc Itelil Neat October. Wheelmen and farmers tiro to co operate in the movement for pood roads on a practical, ennu'Pt bnsis. This desired situation is shown in the recent' action of tht; farmers.' national con fress, the most intlueiitial agricultural wmociatkm in the L'nlted States, in re vesting: Mr. Otto Pornur, clmirman of the highway Improvement committee at the League of American Wheelmen, :o take charge of the programme for tike good roods d::y of the convention to be held by the farmers' organization tt Boston next October. Added to this, W another ludieatioii of the friendli tatss of the congress for the league, Presftlent Kcenan, of the L. A. , has been requested to preside at the tnect jr, arid has accepted the invitation. Ho longer than live years ngo the two classes farmers ond wheelmen were most antagonistic to each other on this ry question of highway improvement. Tfce wheelmen contended that the com mon roads of the country should be placed in a proper condition for busi ness and pleasure traffic. The stand generally assumed by the farmers was that the wheelmen had only the selfish motive, in starting the movement, of wanting better roads upon which to ride their bicycles. While this was not generally true, or at least was not admitted to bo true, there was more in it than the leading wheelmen cared to say. But in work bag up the agitation, the wheelmen found that in the building and main tenance of good roads wos one of the great principles of commercial econ omy. Acting upon this theory they in tfaced a sufficient number of localities to take up the movement, and to put it into practical shape by the building of modern roadways in those sections, the result was the showing to farmers and others Interested that good mod- GEN. ROT STONE. (Cktef Road Inquiry Division, AgrlcuHura.1 Department.) trn roads is a real saving of outlay, in-' stead of an expense. This was particularly shown in New Jersey, Massachusetts and parts of Pennsylvania, where stone roads were bilt in localities which before were deep In mud. After their building it was seen that the saving in expense was due to the minimum of repairs nec essary, the larger load that could be hauled, the reduction in the number of horses necessary, and the general con venience of having a road which could be used at all timea and in all kinds of weather. The saving of wagon and harness repairs and the facility with which farm products could be mar beted were also considerable items in the recapitulation. When this was demonstrated the res idents of other sections demanded the building of similar roads, and in the states named the good roads movement has steadily progressed. The wheel men, through their organization, the League of American Wheelmen, start ed this work, and when they had dem onstrated its practicability they had no trouble iu inducing the various farm ers' organizations in the several states to assist them in the agitation. For the past two years this spirit of friendliness between the two classes has ripened, and is now generally ad mitted, but it was not until last year that the coalition assumed a national aspect. Then the farmers' national congress, nt its meeting in Vort Worth, Tex., passed resolutions commending the League of American Wheelmen for its work in the good roads movement, and promising support. Sincu then several states have passed good roods legislation, owing to the united de mands of the farmers and wheelmen, and the friendship has become ce mented. Both farmers and wheelmen are united in supporting the "state aid" system for good roads in preference to all others. Under this system the state pays a portion of the cost, usually from one-third to one-half, the county pays a portion, and the property owners the balance. In this manner the burden of building is shared by all classes of pco- . jle, even those residing in citieB, and who are Indirectly benefited by having Sod roads in the farming districts. It U npon this plan that work is now be ing done in New Jersey, New York, Mas sachusetts and Minnesota, while other states are agitating the subject. At the meeting of the congress, nigh way Commissioner Budd, of New Jer sey, and several good roads advocates from New York and Massachusetts will make addresses, and the office of roud tuquiry of the United States depart ment of agriculture will assist in mak ing the affair a success. Gen. Hoy itone, of the department, will be in at tendance as one of the speakers, and the League of American Wheelmen will lend its most able advocutes of good roads to the meeting. Jfii- WONDERFUL CAREER. 1 Pew Year Abo Tony rirnrty Was flnrkeeper, Now He Is (he Kins ' of Wall Street. Anthony N. Brady, who is booked to take the place of the late Uoswell 1 Flower at the hend of the big trust stocks in Wall street, has been for a long time one of the most important managers of great industries In Amer ica. Not. long ngo u friend of Mr. Brady made a little calculation, in which he showed how this wonderful man of business controlled property the value of which wos judged, at a fair estimate, to be upward of $257,000, 000. It was only a few yeors ngo when "Tony" Brady, a lad of 14, left his ANTHONY N. BRADY. (Roswell Flower's Successor as the King of Wall Street.) father's roof in Albany to become cash ier in the barber shop of the Dclavan house, in that city. Soon he was pro moted and made barkeeper and mixed drinks for politicians of high and low degree in old York state, lie was made manager of the bar, and in that ca pacity became the friend of eminent and rich men of the state who went to the capital on business. About this time granite was everywhere coming into vogue as a paving material, and Brady "studied up" the subject thor oughly. Then, with the assistance of friends, he became a contractor in street paving. Quite by accident Brady became in- j terested in gas and new processes of J making that fluid, lie studied chemis try and mastered the subject, lie was j assisted in this scheme by Roswell P. Flower and Edward Murphy, and Brady began his career in gas, out of which he has since made millions. He ! was the first to light Albany with elec- trie lamps, and he acquired the street ear lines of the town as a side play. But these enterprises were the mod est beginnings of the giant schemes he was to develop later. lie and his friends, among them Baron Jerzman owski, K. P. Flower and other wealthy men, acquired gas plants and traction properties in many cities and made millions out of them all. It was Brady's idea to consolidate the various electric concerns in New York city into one vast property, and now he and his friends own them all. Among the ventures that this Napoleon has handled with success are the New York Ons & Elec tric Light, Heat and Power, Metropol itan street railway, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, People's Gas Light and Coke of Chicago, American Tobacco com pany, Union Traction and Electric of Providence, Huckleberry Union Rail way company, Albany and Troy roads and Albany and Troy Gas and Electric Light. Brady was born at Lille, in France, of Irish parents. He is therefore called "The French Irishman." His wealth is estimated at $15,000,000 to $20,000,000. REAL ENTHUSIAST. Philadelphia Illcycle Crank Takes Ills Itaby Hoy and Put Doc Oat for a Dally Spin. Not only has the practice of riding baby on the front of their bicycles not been Btopped by doting papas, but one enthusiast on the wheel who is often seen speeding along the asphalt has seen the daring ones and gone them one better, says the Philadelphia Record. READY FOR A RIDE. (How an Eastern Bicycle Crank Enjoys Life.) When the worm weather started in he appeared on his bicycle with his little fair-haired son strapped in front of the handle bar. During the past week he has been proudly wheeling on his bi cycle, besides himself, two of the pets of his home, his boy and the lattcr's pug dog. The canine weighs about 15 pounds, and when out for an airing on the wheel rests comfortably in a hammock-like arrangement that is hung from the top bar of the frame, between the legs of the bicyclist. The dog is trapped In so that it can neither jump nor fall out of its berth. 1 SURGICAL TRIUMPH Interesting Operation Performed in a Strong Body. Man Who Had Cnrrled a nnllet In Ills llrala far Many Years Is Neatly and qnlckly Itrlleved of the Ilnrden, George Regncr, n man who lived for 14 yrnr with n bullet dangerously neor his brain, had that bullet taken out the other morning by Dir. Bernnys and Nietert nt the City hospital, St. Louis. He not only survived the delicate op eration, but will completely recover and be rid forever of the excruciating headaches from which hcsufTcred ever since he fired the bullet into his brain in an attempt to kill himself for love's sake. The operation by which the leaden ball was removed is as rure as it Is deli cate, cud without the X-rays would probably, have been impossible. The exnet location of the bullet was estab lished by means ofn 20-inch range. The bullet was found to be Vs Inches internal to and behind the external angula process of the frontal bone. In other words, it wos imbedded almost directly behind the right eye. In order to reach it, says the St. Louis Republic, a hole had to be drilled through the frontal bone by wny of which the bullet could be extracted. Dr. Bernnys drilled that hole in less than 15 minutes, and a minute later the doctor's forceps held the ball. Or dinary surgical instruments were used for this operation. The ball was found to have been en cased in an abscess of virulent matter. This was washed out after the bullet I had been removed; then the wound ! was untiseptically treated and sewed I up. Altogether the operation lasted just 23 minutes. Mr. Regner came from under the in fluence of the chloroform with a clear mind and minus the peculiarly dis tressing headache which had evidently been caused by the accumulation of the abscess matter around the ball. The doctor's probe, in extracting the bullet, had to pass in close proximity Opening LOCATION OP BULLET. (Diagram Showing Course of Operation In Search of It.) to his eye, about an inch above the optic. It was surprising to the doc tors performing the operation that the eye had not been injured by the accu mulation of the pua with which the bullet was surrounded. But for this timely operation, the optic would sure ly have suffered, and probably have been entirely destroyed in due time. The patient is 62 years old and Uvea at 825 North Sixth street, St Louis. He shot himself in 1865 in a fit of despond ency over a love affair. Physician would not probe for the bullet then, because they believed that it had pene trated to the base of the brain, and that such a proceeding wojill prove fatal. At first it was not believed that the suicide would recover, and he lay insensible for several days. When he finally recovered, to the as tonishment of the doctors, who watched with interest the case of a man living with a bullet in his brain, Regner com plained of constant headache. The doctors said it would pass away in time. It did, but it came back at short in tervals, and in the last few months was Regner's daily companion. When he could stand it no longer, he applied to Dr. Nietert for examination, with the result here stated. A Streak of Good Lack.' One of the most famous mines in Lcadville was the Robert E. Lee. Its promise wus discovered when the vein or deposit was first struck, but for some reason or other people did not take kindly to it, and the owners tried in vain to sell an interest. A gentleman who happened to have a few hundred dollars was besought to take a third of it for $300. He studied the matter and, deeming the venture too risky, declined. The Lee was a pockety mine and some of the pockets contained rich ore. To effect a snle the owners wa gered that they would tuke $1,000 worth of ore out of the mine in 24 hours. By great good luck they discovered a few rich pockets and won the bet. After this there was no difficulty in selling the mine for $1,500,0130. Xutrltlon In Gouoanuts. There is nothing in the wide world more nourishing or fattening, more health-restoring and youth-preserving. Emaciated invalids are recommended to begin on the juice of half a dozen nuts a day, the dose to be increased ac cording to the patient's inclination, And the invalid is yet to be discovered who does not develop a taste for it so rapidly that in a week's time half a dozen nuts at a single sitting will hard ly satisfy him. Each full-grown nut contains nearly a pint of this' true "fountain of youth" the same, per haps, which the old Conqulstadores sought vainly far and wide, expecting to find it gushing out of the earth in some sequestered spot, instead of hang ing, green and beautiful, everywhere overhead. New Granada's Ink Plant. The ink plant of New Granada is a curiosity. I he juice of it can be used as ink without any preparation. At first the writing is red, but after a few hours ft changes to black. ART OF LISTENING. JVo Sermon Can fie Heard Aria-tit t'n less the Hearer Gives II W hole Ear to the Treacher. I "If it bo difficult for some people to listen, it is ten times harder for other people to follow, for it Is evident n per son mny listen and not follow," writes Inn Mnclorcn, of "The Art of Listening to n Sermon," In the Ladies' Home Jour nal. "Very few are accustomed to think oboutthe same thing, or Indeed to think about nnythlnp, for .1(1 minutes; after a brief space their interest flags and they fall behind; they have long ago lost the thread of the preacher's argu ment, and have almost forgotten his DR. JOHN WATSON. (Better Known by His Pen Name, Ian Mac La ren.) subject. The sermon, which suits such a desultory mind, is one of 20 para graphs, each pnrngraph on anecdote or an illustration or n sturtling idea, so thot wherever the heorer joins in he can be instantly at home. Sensible people ought, however, to remember thnt a scries of amusing lnntcrn-slides and a work of severe art are not the Bnme, and if anyone is to expound the Gospel of Christ worthily he must rea son os he goes, njid nsk his hearers to think. The chain mny be of gold, but there ought to be links securely fas tened together, and n hearer should try them ns they pass through his hnndB. If one does not brace himself forthe ef fort of hearing a sermon he will almost certainly finish up by complaining either that the preacher was dull or thnt the discourse was disconnected. No sermon is worth hearing into which the preacher has not put his whole strength, and no sermon can be heard aright unless the hearer gives his whole strength also." A CURIOUS CUSTOM. The 8 (ran are Proceeding Here De scribed Haa Been Practiced la Ireland for Many Centuries. In the southern part of County Wex ford, in the district known as the barony of Forth, is to be found a race of industrious, hard-working peasants, living in thatched cottages, with clean, whitewashed walls, which, by their per fect whiteness, at once arrest the atten tion of the visitor. These people differ in many respects from the inhabitants of other parts of the same county, and have habits and customs peculiar to themselves. The picture illustrates one of the peculiar customs, and represents a huge pile of wooden crosses to be seen by the side of the road at Brandy Cross, OLD IRISH CUSTOM. (Spot Where Prayers Are Bald for the Re pose of the Dead.) Kilniore. The people are devout Roman Catholics and strong believers in the efficacy of prayers for the deud. When, therefore, a funeral takes place two wooden crosses are provided; on the way to the cemetery a halt is made at the spot shown in the photo nnd prayers are sold for the deceased, after which one cross is deposited In the hawthorn bush or under it; the pro cession then goes on its way, and after the interment the other cross is lixed at the head of the grave. It is hard to ac count for this strange proceeding, which baa been a custom from time im memorial. - llarbcd Wire for Thieves. The use erf barbed wire is increasing largely in southern Italy. It Is used for trailing vines, and is found of great service in keeping thieves out of the vineyards after dark. The vines being in many cases only a few feet apart, it is a matter of considerable difficulty to avoid the barbs, even In the daytime, and at night it is practically impossible. The wire need be only of the lightest kind, as the lengths used are compara tively short, and no cattle have to be' contended with. Force of a Cyclone. A froce fully equal to 473,000,000 horse power was estimated as developed In a West Indian cyclone. This is about 15 times the power that is creatable by all the means within the range of man's capabilities during the same time. Were steam, water, windmills and the strength of oil men and all animals combined, they could not all ap proach the tremendous foroe exerted by this terrible storm. , Rheumatism it a disease of the blood. Local applications mny ft-rnish tem porary relief, but to CURE the disease it is necessary to treat it through the blood. Locomotor Ataxia it a disease of the nerves. The one successful method of treat ment is by a remedy that will restora nutrition to the nerves. Such remedy is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People These pills are a specific in caset of Rheumatism, Locomotor Attxia, Paralysis, and other diseases of the blood and nerves, because they supply the necessary elements to build up the blood and strengthen the nerves. It is in this way that the pills effect so many cures in diseases of apparently widely different character. Frank Long, who Uvea nenrLen non, Mich., inya: "I wnaflrst taken with a rnln In my hark. Thephy. alclnn pronounced my cnao nmacti Inr rlieumntlmti, ncrompanted ly lumhnRO. My dlsiiino gradually he came womo until 1 thought death would be weloonie releniie. "I u flnnllv Induced to try Dr. Williams' rink rills for 1'nle IW rle. llofnre the flrtft box vhi lined could sit shout the house, mid af ter tlnlne Ave boxen wiik nllruly rurfil. Hlneo that time I hove felt no return of the rheumatic pain. Am rnulldxnt thnt lr. Williams' l'luk I'llli saved my life. Frank I.ovo. Kworn to before ma at Venice, Mich., tlila loth (lay of April, lKi'S. Q. B. Uoldsmitii, Juitiet of tht rtaet. The full name la on each package. Sold by all druggiiti, or aent postpaid by Dr.Wllliama Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y. Priae 50c. per box; t boxn,a.jo. ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IX Cigars, Tobacco. Candies, Fruits and Huts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every "Week. IFEtTzsr-s Goods Sr'Ed.a.xiiT-sr. SOLE AGENTS FOR ! F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents for the following brands of Cigars- Henry Glay, Londros, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Acts Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, . or OIL CJLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. BKOWEE'S 2nd Door above Court Hoo.bc A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. When you want to look on the bright side of things, use SAPOLIO Mo-To-nac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 6O0, $1. All druggists. Soap has been in use for 3,000 years and is twice mentioned in the Bible. A few years ago a soap boil er's shop was discovered in Pompeii. The soap found in the shop had not lost all of its efficacy, although it had been buried 1800 years. Give the Children a Drink called Grain-O. It is a delicious, ap petizing, nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all gro cers and Jiked by all who have used it because when properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious properties. Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health builder, and children, as well as adults, can drink it with great bene fit. Costs about i as much as coffee. 15 and 25c. 3 2 4td " Hail Columbia " was written in 1798 by Joseph Hopkins (1770 1842) vice president of the American Phil osophical Society and President of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Try Allen's Foot-Ease A pow. der to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen'6 Foot-Ease. It cools the leet and makes wilking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blis ters and callous spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe 6tores for 25c. Trial package free. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, LeRoy, N. Y. (11 O ASTORl A. . plhe Kind Ken Have Always Bouglt llwln R. Tripp, PoMmaMor of Mlddli'ilcld fentre, N.Y , untd: ! wan iiiuicked by what I learned wan locomotor Hi ax In Twonkllirui doctor did everything they could for me. 1 becuine womo, could hot move even ahoullhe room. I did not expert to live very long. "The turning point was a newa paper article, ft told how n man, who bad auirred ns 1, had linen cured hy l'r. William' 1'ink I'llls for I'ule People. 1 took two boxen or the pills; then four more boxea. My galu waa Htntdy; my return to huallli was a source ul dally (rati Mention In nil I took elL'litecti box es of the pi I In Ivefori) I waa entirely wall. I owe my cure entlrolv to Pr. Wininma' i'lnk l'llle (or i'ule People." ISul)crlhed and aworn to before me, Homsh Hanra, Molar I'ubltc. Philosophers teach us that there is nothing without a cause. We are afraid that certain fellows ot our ac quaintance are an exception. Kdurate Your Uowela With Cuacareav Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25o. If C. C. C. fall, druggists refund money. Child Comment. Teacher And then Alexander sat down and wept because there were no more worlds for him to conquer. Jinmy It's a good t'ing fer 'im he didn't run up agin Dewey! Indian apolis Journal. . Grain-O Brings Relief To the coffee drinker. Coffee drinking is a habit that is universally indulged ia and almost as universally injurious. Have you tried Grain-O ? It is al most like coffee but the effects are just the opposite. Coffee upsets the stomach, ruins the digestion, effects the heart and disturbs the whole nerv ous system. Grain-O tones up the stomach, aids digestiion and strength ens the nerves. 15 and 25c. per package- S 5 4tJ "I don't want to go to school any more on raing days," said little Tom my. "Why?" asked his mother. "Because I was the only boy there to-day, and" "You were lonesome?" broke in his mother. "No but I had to answer all the questions of every lesson." Jurer's Bazar. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind .You Have Always Boughl Bears the Signature
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