THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURQ. PA. Fake Tricks of Chinatown That Appeal to Country Visitors How Clever New York "Guides" Fool Their Patrons Bogus Suicide Arranged for the Benefit of Slumming Spectators. Hy far th most IntPivsttnK part of New York city tn tho pyrs of visitors from out of town Is Chinatown, which 1p Invaded by thousands of MKhtsct-rs pvrry year. Ninety per cent, of thim u at night and afe bint eu seeing all lie dreadful thlnpa which Chinamen ml tluir Cdiicabian associates are pop larly supposed to do. As a result of ,1s curiosity, a ftiPtom of working oft tnds on thfl vlaltorn lias pwwn up In 'Muntown. and it bar. proved' to le a highly profitable business all around. Almost everything that visitors to Chinatown see nowadays is more or li frau dulent. Whether the visitors romn by nisht or by dny, trv preater part of the entertainment provided by their guides la fraudulent, although they t 'Jul' 't. .v i A. J A HIT or CHINATOWN. (Scene Ntar Cui ni-r oi' Motl mul IY.1 stri-tts. Ni York.) never know It and go away satisfied that they have seen the real thing. The Chinamen who live In China town are not fools, neither are the white women who associate with them nor the white men who pick up a llvlug in more or less questionable ways in the quarter. None of the Chinamen, and certainly very few of ttie women, eould be Induced to make public display of their private lives for money, but they ere not at all averse to arranging little exhibitions for the edification of vlsit rs, who pay well, thinking they are ,?elng the real thing. There are fully a score of men of the "Chuck" Connors type who call them ;elveB Chinatown guides. They have lived in the quarter for years, kiiuw every man and woman in it, know the gambling dens, the joss houses, tho opium Joints; in fact, are a part of the ounrter and well qualified to show peo ple about. The minute a visiting party strikes Chinatown It Is taken In tow by one of these guides. Sometimes the guide meets the party by appointment, for ninny of them have connections with hotel clerks uptown who tout for them, but oftener the party wanders about until a guide picks It up and makes a bargain to show It Chinatown. Of course, the party wants to see opi um smoking, a game of fantan in opera tion, the quarters of white women who live with Chinamen, and all the other A LEADER OF WOMEN. To lTo.u.,1. Social Vurlt, Mr., (.'hunt several ..me. Antagonized Mrs. Laura Ormlston Chant, who Is visiting the United States at the pres ent time, is without doubt one of the greatest women of our time. She was highly esteemed by the late Frances E. Willard and Is a fast friend of Lady Huury Somerset, president of the World's L'hrlstlan Temperance union, as well as jf Susan 13. Anthony, Julia Ward Howe ind other famous American women. Mrs. Chant's most commendable work lua been done In raising the social pur ty standard in England, and to bring ihis about she did not hesitate to attack 'ice in the highest places. In Loudon she preaches regularly tn an undenomi national church, taking for her themes temperance, social purity and woman iutTrage. She Is a native of England, as educated for a teacher, and did ac- LAT'RA ORMTSTON CHANT. KnglUb Reformer Who I Now VUltln? Thl Country.) t cilly toach for a time. She was after ward a nurse, and some years ago was drawn Into reform work of various kinds. In which field she has made a splendid success. She is an author of considerable Rower, and has even pub lis'ied a volume of poems. She baa sev eral times visited America. Ttier t.lve nud Tnke. Teople who borrow trouble are al wyn tfil'.lr.g to lend It. we've noticed. t-ii-rtU j'-k'ii 'liA.i'tf u ;L.-' tfr thi:if;s that are part of the quarter. Tho guide leads them up dark nlleyways. through winding hallways where they cannot see their hnuds before. thlr facts, and dually Into little box-like rooms where white women and China men smoke what is supposed to be opi um for their amusement. All conversa tion Is carried on in whispers, a good deal Is said about the police and other diinf;rrs of the expedition, and the vis itors are worked up to a proper state of excitement. What the Chinamen and women smoke Is not opium at all. Generally a small pivc of wax is cooked over the lamp and Inserted over the pin-hole of the pipe bowl. A convenient cigarette In the end of the pipe's broad stem sup- 1 plies the Btnoke. I A few puffs and I he smoker rolls over In what upiM'iirs to be deep slunibir. ' The guide lends the shivering party out, 1 and warns all hands to keep the matter ; very mile I. I Next lie finds a Chinese gambling ' den In full operation. Kantan, Chinese ' dominoes and ganus with the long strip of cardboard covered with Chinese characters are being played. The table is covered with money, the banker hauls his coins from the center of the table wlih his sharp-pointed stick and the players suck away at their gurgling water pipes. A carefully arranged pro test Is made when the visitors enter, but the guide arrange matters and the piny Is resumed. This is Just as complete a fake as the opium smoking. The sup posed gamblers are just play-acting for tho benefit of t!,o visitors, but they do It very well, and the visitors, especially the women for there nre women In all of these parties go away properly awed. Visits to Joss houses, restaurants and alleged dens are made, fake fights occur, dramatic scenes are enacted, and by the time the trip is over the visitors have seen nbout all they can stand. The New York Sun says that for a long time there was a Chinatown wom an who used to commit suicide every, night for the benefit of visitors. She was a good-looking girl and had a room at the top of a Doyers street tenement. For a long while the fake opium smoking took plnce in her room. A ro mantic nnd touching tale of this girl's downfall used to be told confidentially to visitors by the guides, so that she was an object of special interest. At a certain stage of the exhibition each night she would startle the visitors by tossing her pipe aside, crying out, "I am tlri'd of r.U this!" and then, taking a hasty swallow from a bottle labeled "carbolic ncid," she would fall groaning to the floor, and the guide would hustle the visitors away so they wouldn't be arrested ns witnesses. The fake suicide was a howling suc cess and a great money-maker for tho woman who did It. The wardman from the Elizabeth street station put the per formances under the ban, however, and the guides had to cut it out of their repertoire. The programme described is gone through as many ns a dozen times some nights, and 'he strange thing Is that visitors never seem to detect th imposition. They swallow It all with pi rfect confidence, and pay as much as $5 a head sometimes for tho evening's entertainment. DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. Coaaarlo vurbllf Itu.band Made I uder Secretary ol State for the Colonic.. The announcement that tho duke of Marlborough has been appointed under secretary of state for the colonies is of Interest lu this country, as he U known b W-l .. .. J . PT'KR op MARf.rtonounH. (British Under Secretary of State for the Colonics ) in A mprlrnns as the vounc Enclirh neer I who married Miss Consuelo Vunderbllt, ' a daughter of William K. Vanderbilt. i The wedding took place In New York ' city In 1895. The duke seems to be a Quiet, unassuming young Englishman I without any special political ability, al i though he has been chancellor of the j Primrose leagoe and paymaster general The oocupant of the latter office Is not In 1 the cabinet, however, and. Indeed, the ! position la little more than honorary. 1 Even th subordinate position of Junior ' under secretary of state for the colonies will be an advancement. The duke Is 12 years old and succeeded his father as ninth duke of Marlborough In 1892. The first duke of Marlborough was the victor ' of Blenheim. A City of Tut Terrace.. Eimla, India, is built on the side of a steep hill, and the roof of one house Is often on a level with the foundation of one on the nut terrace. ME BEE IS UUZZLNU 3'd Year in Politics a Busy Season for the Insect. Krnlllrnn Tnke TIiIiikh ICany, Hut I bo DeiiiMurnta Wander on H liuiv Hi-vrutlve Head It Vk 111 , Lifclit lliluiiwety. The "off year" In politics that precedes a presidential election Is aimoht as wel come to the politicians as to the buslucbs men ot the country both classes quietly preparing for the stormier and more (lis trading season that Is to come, 't he re publicans have been talking rather lan guidly about the choice ot a so-called "running mate" for I'rttldei.t Uoose velt. But a great national convention must be allowed to have tome uncer .alnty and excitement ahead of it; and since it is agreed the President Hoose vclt Is to have the first place on the ticket by acclamation, the question of the bec ond place must be lett open. This, It Is fcald, Is President Roosevelt's own opin ion. The question of a national chair man for campaign purposes has also been under discussion among party lead ers. If beuutor ltunna uuouui not con tinue as chairman of the national com mittee, It would not follow that Senator Quay must succeed him. It Is more likely that a younger man, less prominently Identified with old-time contests, would assume direction of the campaign of 1004. This, like the candidate for the vice presidency, Is a choice that might well be deferred until next summer. The democrats, continue their search for a presidential candidate, says the Hevlew of Kevlews, with ex-rresident Cleveland's name still heading the list, .ludge Parker, of New York, who ad dressed the Pir Association of (Jeorgla In July, continues to be much talked of, particularly In the southern newspapers. Ex-Gov. Francis, of Missouri, head of the HON. JOSEPH W. FOLK. (St. Louis Reformer Who is a Presidential Possibility.) exposition, figures in the !!?t of possibil ities; but Hon. Joseph W. Folk, also of St. Louis, bids fair to become more vi gorously boomed than Mr. Francis. It la Mr. Folk who has made so brilliant a record In the prosecution of municipal rascality In St. Louis. He has now un earthed certain long-siiFpected facts re garding bribery on a colossal scale In the Missouri legislature that authorized the present street railwav monopoly of St, Louis. For a man of such courage and strength there ought assuredly io i.o a large political future. If he should win the governorship of Missouri. Mr. Folk might aspire to the democratic nomina tion for the presidency on new Issues that would reunite his party. Among the men Mr. Bryan has been naming as available presidential timber is to be mentioned Chief Justice Walter Clark, of North Carolina, a man of undoubted force and ability. It Is understood that Mr. Bryan would readily enough consent to the nomination of Mr. Edward M. Shepard, ot New York, who would also be entirely acceptable to the friends of ex-President Cleveland and Mr. Olney. Mr. Shepard has of late made several Important addresses In the south, where he pained a host of friends. Among the very ablest of the younper leaders of the democratic party Is Cov. A. J. Montague, of Virginia, who was honored at P.rown university several weeks ago with the decree of doctor of laws, where, also, he made a commencement addrtBS. Gov. Montague returned from his northern visit to find it necessary to call out the militia to keep order riurlne a stubborn street railway strike In Richmond. A new name for the democratic nomina tion brought out Is that of Judge Cray, of Delaware, whose availability and strength are supposed to have been much enhanced by his services as a member of President Roosevelt's anthracite ar bitration board. And so the list prows front month to month. Feeble Yonth Live Cenfurjr. An Interesting case of the longevity of a feeble youth was revealed in a Fnris police court the D'hery A man willed to complain of a burglary In his apartment, said hl name was Duval, nd his age 100 years. The story was confirmed by his paper. Puval was born July 4, 1S03, and as a youth was refused as a conscript. He has lived In one house 99 years, and has grown progressively strouger. He eats and drinks well, walks strong, and has a tentorlan voice. He remembers seeing Napoleon lu 1813. Novr Will Yon lie Good f A law recently enacted by the leglsla ture ot Louisiana punishes with Impris onment and hard labor husbands who desert or fall to support their wives and children. The wives of laiy husbands hang over the mantel a framed copy of the law, with this query In red Ink, "Now Will You no Good?" Carlou. Scotch F.iiper.tif tun. A cnrlous superstition prevails In the highland of Scotland, that If a cat be carried In a cart, and the wind blow from it to the horses, the latter Immediately tire; and If any part of the driver's cloth ing be made from entsklu, the horses j will feel as if they were drawing a double burden. 1ARL CF DUN3AVO. Pormrr America' t'np f'linlleuawr bourn in I'nl Intpnrtaat KiKara In Urllli.ll I'olltlv. It really looks as If tho earl of I'tia raveu might yet cut the big 0;;urn In Hiitlsh affairs that he has always Just missed cutting In somewhat the samo way that he. mlsso gettiux th" Amer ica's tup. His political Importance has Just been Increased by his election as president of the Constitutional club, tho conservative rival of the National Liber al club, Just around the corner, for the distinction of being tho largest club In the world. Each of these Institutions has about C.000 members, n huge club house, an nrmy of servants, and sleeplns IOAlil, (JF fU'XHAVEN. 1 Former Yacht Challenger to Cut a Figure In llr:tl!h l'u.ltlc.) accommodations enough to make nn or dinary hotel envious. Perhaps the coming discussion of the Irlt-h land bill in tho house of lord 4 r.uiy give the earl of Dunraven hischatuu to gain the prestige as a statesman which his admirerB believe he dcbcives. The carl hasthe advantage of being respected on all sides. A stanch conservative, he was de;;eribcd recently by a prominent liberal newspaper as "essentially a mnn who has the courage of his convictions nnd whose convictions are at least the outcome of an independent mind actu- j nted by a genuine desire to get at the truth. He was under secretary to the colonies for two years from 1SS." to 1SS7 and as chairman of the historic com mittee on sweating, which sat from 18SS to 1S90, he did work that will not be for gotten soon In this country. He nlso made n plucky attempt to Infuse some thing like efficiency Into the house of lords, but It goes without saying that the effort failed. Lord Dunraven and Mr. Chamberlain are good friends, and the colonial sec retary nnd his American wife have been frequently the guests of Sir Thomas Lipton's predecessor at Dunraven castle Wales. Still a keen yachtsman, the earl of Dunraven's greatest exploit remains his effort to capture the cup which Is now the object of a Rlmllar contest to those In which the nobleman took part. His life, however, has been unusually full of adventures. UNDERGROUND TOKEN. l nlijoe Coin I'ned ! the Active Alo. lltlonl.t. In the lnj I'rc ceillng the Wiir. One of the rarest of American copper coins Is the underground railway token Three years ago one was dug up In a garden In Indiana, and It was supposed to be the only one hi existence, but two others are owned by descendants of the Quakers who were "conductors" on the "underground railway for runaway slaves before the civil war. The copper token, says the New York Herald, Is about the size of a two-cent piece and of about the same thickness L'NPKReJROI'ND TOKEN. eln An'.e-ttellum Pay. It Meant Freedom for Slaves.) the rim Is unmtlled, and circling lnsldt of it on the face are the words "United States of America;" on the reverie side is the figure of a kneeling woman shackled. The figure is symbolical of the appeals the negroes were making to that sentiment of liberty In the north which afterward led to their freedom Only 20 of these pieces were made, and they had no special significance except. to theise who understood their meaning nnd bound themselves by solemn oaths to discharge every duty which their presentation placed upon those to whom they were sent. The runaway slaves made his eccape to some house In Indiana, which was a station on the so-called "underground railway;" here a conductor would take him to another station, traveling at night. One of the tokens would be given to the next conductor by the one who brought the slave as evidence of his own giMid faith. The person to whom the talisman was prevented was bound by his oath to conduct the fugitive to an other station. G'k!c. Harely Get Sick. Some of the healthiest and most grace' fully formed people of Europe are the gypsies of Hungary. Thy are rarely ill, their chenhi aro rosetlr.tnd, and o pure their Wood that their wounds quickly heal without the amplication cf medicament. The Kind You Hnvo Always iu uso for over 150 years, and 7y 7 Bonal miprrvlslon Binoo itsinltuioy. 7'CUCUA4 Allow nnono to dooolvo you lii this. All Counterfeit, Imitation nnd " Just-ns-pood' aro hut Kxporlinents that ti illo with and endanger tho health of Infants nnd Children Experience ngninst Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria Is n harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops nnd Soothing Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic Mibslance. Its ago is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms nnd allays Foverishnoss. It euros Diarrlnea nnd Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, euros Constipation and riiitiiloncy. It assimilates tho Pood, regulates tho Stomach and iiowols, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THK eCNTAUfl OOMHNV, TT MUAVt. ttT, VOMH OITV. Alexander Brothers & Co., DKALKRS IV Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, Confec tionery and Nuts. o Henry MiHiml's Fine Candies. Fresh Ever Vtek. IEN-i7-tr Goods j Specialtt. Sole Agents for JUPITER, KING OSCAR, COLUMBIAN WRITTEN GUARANTEE, Etc. Also F. P. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco. ALEXANDER BROS. & CO., I ooniurs, Fa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF C AIM E T , MAT T H I? G , or OIL 2LOTSf, 70U WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. M. BjROWEM Toors above Court Houm A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. The popular view of the relation of the blood to human chaiacter and conduct is marked in mnny a familiar expression. We speak of there being " lad Mood " between people at enmity, of blue blood " as indi cating ancestry, of "black blood" as descri bing a treacherous nature, and in many an other phrae mark our liclief that in the meiital, moral and physical man, the blood is the life." The one basis of a healihful, happy and useful life is pure blood. With the blood pure, disease has no permanent lodging place in the system. For this reason the use of Dr. ricrcj's Golden Medical Dis covery rids the body of diseases which have their origin in impurity of the blond. It absolutely purifies the blood, carrying olT the waste and poisonous matter, increasing the action ol the blood . making glands, and building up the body by supplying the blood in quantity and quality such, as is essential to a condition of health. It cures nmetv-eight people out of every hundred who give it a fair trial. Soda is an excellent article for cleaning tinware. Apply with damp clo'.h and tub dry. Trust tiiosk who havb tkiku. I sit FKKM from catarrh of the worst kind and never hoped for cure, but i:iy' Cream lialm seems to do even that. Oscar Ostroin, 45 Warren Ave., Chicago, III. I SUFI F.KKI from catarrh ; it g,it so bad I could not work ; I used l'.ly's Cream lialm and am entirely well. A. C. Clarke, 341 Shnwmut Ave., Huston, Mass, The Balm does not irritate or cause sneez ing. Sold by druggists at 50 cts.. or mailed by hly lirothers, 56 Warren St. New York. There are lots of human beings who im. ngine that they ntc working becatise they are always busy. "f" Makes Sthknuth, In these days when the children take iolent exercise and patents are more active than ever, people look more to the food they em. By acientific process the new cereal "Jf L-lmi taining all the nourishment of pure te'eoted grain has been so prepared as to make a per tect food, cooked and ready to eat. makes ktiength and prepares the body and brain for active duties. Everybody likes "It". Try "Jt. At gioceis everywhere. a-U iy Bought, nnd which lm hern, lias horno tho nljriiatir of has boon mndn umlor his por- Signaturo of The Markets. BLOOMSBURO MARKETS. CORRECTED WEEKLY, k ETAIL PRirs. Hutter, per pound aJ 1-KCS. per dozen " 30 I.ard, per pound (. Ham, per pound '..'."'"it to 16 Beef (quarter), per pound 6 10 8 Wheat, per bushel t qq ats. 1 !!!."! 40 Kye. d" 60 Hour per bbl 4.0o to 4 May, per ton lS , Potatoes, per bushel er Turnips, do 0 Tallow, per pound !"".!"."" 06 Shoulder, do "!!""!!" 12J Bacon, do ".I".".!""!'.".'.'.'.'. 18 Vinegar, per qt o Dried apples, per pound "... ct Cow hides, do ,? Steer do do .'.'.!"!!!!!."""' I Calf skin gj Sheep pelts "!"""!""!""" 75 Shelled corn, per bushel.."."'.!!! Corn meal, cwt ' " , , Bran, cwt ....'." """ , S Chop, cwt "' f Middlings, cwt !.!!!!..!!!.!!!!!' i io Chickens, spring, per pound.'.'.','.'.'.!!!!'. I T d "Id ,2 Tu.keys do 8 C.eese, do , Ducks, do ....;:;!'.!!!!!!'.'.:;!. , COAL. Number 6, delivered . 20 do 4 and 5 delivered'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'!!! !"' do 6, at yard 55 du 4 and 5, at yard..'.'.'.'.'".'.".'!!.'. Reduced Rates to Williams! 'ORT via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Lycoming County Fair. From August 3 to September 4, inclusive, the 1 ennsylvania Railroad Company will sew excursion tickets at reduced rates, with" a minimum of ,s cents, from Renovo, Fast Bloomsburg, Millers burg, Lew-ibbur0', Elmira, and inter veiling points, to Williamsport and redii 11. The Lycoming County Fair, with its varied attractions, will be held from September 1 to 4, ami excurs.on tickets will be made good to return until September 5, inclusive.
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