THE COLUMBIAN BLOOMSBURG, PA. TWO MINUTE HOKSE. Io Produce It Cost Mr. Billings a Round Million. Ckleaire Man's l.nre for Hnrneaa Horin Led to I. on Dillon's Hec-rd-llreaklnar Kfit-A Am ateur Like Donner. To reach the Ideal speed In a trotting horse C. K. Q. BUllngs. of Chicago, ha? ipent more than $1,000,000. The two minute trotter became a fact only after years of experiment and & lavish ex penditure which Is without parallel In the world of harness-horse sport. It required a fortune to bring out the mare that could reduce the mark for a mile to the figure that had been dreamed of for a quarter of a century. It de manded a new Robert Bonner, whose love for horses was above the prospect -of gain. Mr. Billings Inherited from his father, A. M. Billings, not only a love for har ness horses, but means to gratify It. Tie did not set about to produce a horse that eould cover a mile in exactly two min ote, but he aimed at the acme of spp cd. In all of his purchases Mr. Billings has sought to get the horse that could show Ks heels to others In amateur contests. Possibly Mr. Billings dreamed of the two-minute trotter, but rf he did he never told It to his friends. He was content to beat his rivals on the speedway and In contests for amateur cups. He spent his money freely to win amateur races, but the. professional game of racing has al ways been conducted without his direct support. When he began to buy horses Mr. Bil lings did rot rush Into the market and offer himself as an angel to some of the shrewd dealers. He called expert horse men to bis side, asked their views on all natters, and finally commissioned them to act for him. He spent his money, but b employed good Judges of horses to advise him. Althouch he has bought scores of horses, Mr. Billings has probably owned a less number of failures than any other man who ever dabbled, as he has. In the C. K. G. BILLINGS. (Noted Amateur Horseman, Owner of Lou DiKon. Two-Minute Trotter.) ;ight harness horse game. If he wanted X horse and was rightly advised to buy ' Jackson is In their possession, and the "lim, that horse became his property. J spirits of the old times In wandering Money did not stand In the way of a pur- through the mansion will find every rhase. All the time he was bidding for thing just as It was when they were Uie best the market had to offer. He j among the gay throngs that filled tha was not after horses with records estab- house. tished close to the coveted mark, but It was through the efforts of the La ought those that gavethe greatest prom-i dies' Hermitage association of Nash ;se. He steadily refused to race his j ville, that the Hermitage ha been re morses for money or to patronize the stored to the condition in which It was betting ring. He could afford to do it, j at the tme of the general's death. The ind with Mr. Billings back of it, amateur beautiful grounds with their velvet racing became in some respects as prom I- i lawns and big trees, the wide driveway, lent as the professional features of the j along which the coaches rolled to the JPort- door of the mansion, are all unchanged Mr. Billings did things handsomely. from the time when It was the home of He already owned fast horses that had won honor on the New York speedway, but he secured Bumps, who outfooted all rivals to a wagon. He bought Lucille and Little Boy and established more wagon records. He conceived the Idea that Memphis vaas an Ideal spot for win tering horses, and without the promise of a single dollar In return he built a track and stables at Memphis that cost $300,000. He constructed elegant private stables it his summer home on Lake Geneva, nd put up a stable at the end of the New York speedway that cost him $80,000. All the time he was buying horses foT 'hetr speed properties and progressing toward his ownership of the 2:00 horse. TheChlrr.po Keeord-Herald says that Ms gTeatc-st fortune came with his WtFt ourchate that of Lou Dillon at Cieve 'and last-spring. He was advised acalr.st buying the mare, but she took his fancy. That eitcled It. E. E. Smathers. who is (xnctly the opposite of Mr. Blllirgs in hl3 hore denllngs. also wanted thomr.ro. hut refused to offer more than J10.000 ior her. She was sold to Mr. rollings. Onntliu; r.ll the exptnne that has fit tended Mr. Hillings' dealings with har- horses It is conservative to estimate 1 thnt he has pent $1,000,000 in gratifying ! ("eslre to own fast horses. There has j hten no chence for him to bp! n rtiiim ! on any Investment for the sole reason ibnt he bought for pleasure and not fn vroflt. Probably the 2:00 trotter would h.ve lieen realized if Mr. Billings had not pn tered the field for Fport, but she might it have enme no nnlcklv Tt vni a win. i ingness to spend money freely to gratify a love of harness horses that led to the purchase of Lou Dillon and finally to bet record-breaking feat. Limit of Kiiulne I. Hp, j A horse In a wild state lives to be from ta to 40 years old: when domes- I tlcated to Is usually played out at the age of 26. It Is thus seen that clvillza Uon does nut contribute lo the lotfev Hy of the animal. Ken I'Jnce for Karholea. A recently Invented door-lock has tb keyhole In the Vnob of the dtxr, and Ultra )e no pthpr ;ohoie. AN AMERICAN EMPRESS. How the Dnnshtef V.f ft Mtaalnnar? lleonnip the nf the Holer ot Korea). While Japan and Russia both threaten the political Independence of Korea, that country may be said to have been already conq'iored commer cially by the Americans, who have been developing It In true western style for some years pn?t. The ease with which they have acquired many valuable concessions Is due In no small measure to the fact that since 1S96 one of their own countrywomen has occupied the somewhat Invidious position of empress of the Hermit Kingdom. Emily Brovn Is the daughter of a Presbyterian missionary from Wis consin, resident In Korea since It was SEW EM I-'UKSS CF COREA. (Before H'T Marriage She Was Plain Miss Emi: Drown.) opened to foreigners, and for soma time she was lady in waiting to Em press Min, wh was done to death so mysteriously in 1S95. Shortly after the murder Emperor Yl Hong raised Emily Brown to the rank of bin, or royal princess, and married her, and In the following year, when a son was boru. she was raised to Imperial rank. In accordance wiiu the dynastic laws of Korea. The son of Yl Hong and Emily Brown Is not, however, crown prince, there being a son by the late empress born in 1S74. The courts, both In Peking and Toklo, have shown the new empress the highest honors, and she has so far managed to hold her own, though her path Is beset by many dangers, and only the other day she was saved from the fate of her predecessor by the ar rest of several Korean ministers and high dignitaries who were suspected of being concerned in a plot against her. HERMITAGE IS SAVED. nah vlllr. Trim., to Keep Old Andretv JarUaon Home the Gen erul Knew It. The old Hermitage, which witnessed the life of one of the most picturesque of the nation's chief executives, Is safe. The people of Nashville are breathing a sigh of relief, for the home of Andrew the president of the United States. For nearly 50 years the state has held HERMITAGE, NASHVILLE. (The House Where Gen. Andrew Jackioa MaJt Hi Home ) the house, and the people seemed con tent to let tt remain there until lately, when they saw a great treasure trove of Gen. Jackson's pofcsesstons slipping through their fingers unless they be stirred themselves. The state's first object In buying the house from Andrew Jucl.son, Jr., adopt ed son of "Old Hickory," was to offer It to the government for a branch of West Point. The civil war broke out before the plan could be consummated. Col. Andrew Jackson, son of Andrew Jackson, Jr., gave the south his aid In ! "K"""b "-'' tng In the confederate army he cams back to the Hermitage and lived with his mother until her death. By her will he Inherited the household furniture, mementoes and relics of his famous grandslre. Recently a rumor was afloat that Col ! Jackson was about to sell his heritage ' to a New Englander. Hnd a Wonderful Memory, It Is said that Macaulay'a memory was so retentive that, after reading a book once, be could give all the salient points of it. and recite muy long, ptmages of Jt verbatim. S "jeV B heroic l:ttl2 woman. .'Inrn rtnrton'a lltatnrr I One of De votion to ofIrlnir llnmnnltr IZ er n litre. An American woman who will never le forgotten Is Miss Clara Barton, life president of the National Ued Cross. A fhort distance from the nation's capital, in a charming location called Glen Echo, Is her home. Here In a unlquestruclure, which serves also as the headquarters for the National Hed Cross, Miss Clara Barton resides with her stenographer and Red Cross itaff. About 73 years ago, a soldier's heme at Oxford, Mass., was brightened by the coming of a tiny daughter whom the parents called Clara Barton. She re reived her education in a private school at Clinton. N. Y., and when very' young began teaching, founding a free school at Bordenton. N. J. Next she held a government position In the patent office at Washington. But she was destined for a wider sphere and when word come that our hoys had been fired uron and wounded at Baltimore on their way to the capital. Miss Barton, among others, volunteered to go and care for them. There Is no need to repeat the story of MISS CLARA DARTON. her faithful devotion to the sick and suf fering during those long sad years of our country's strife. Wherever most needed, she was found laboring, and after peace was declared, still she tolled on for many months. Identifying and marking the graves of the thousands of union men who had died at Andersonville and searching for the missing men from the north. The following two years were spent in giving lectures on her war ex periences. But the strain upon her had beer great and It was necessary to give heed to the claims of her own delicate organi zation. Accordingly, she crossed th waters and repaired to Switzerland tc take her much-needed rest Whilt abroad she continued her charltablt deeds, helping In the relief work of th Red Cross during the Franco-Russlar war. It Is to the efforts of Miss Barton thai we owe the Introduction of the Red Crosi work Into the United States. About 2( years ago this work with its effectlvt methods of relief In case of national dan ger or disaster was founded. In the cast of the Johnstown flood, the Michlgar fires, the Galveston calamity and man) minor misfortunes the Red Cross hat been at the front To prevent great ant! awful suffering, relief must be prompt and so this organization has complete provision and preparation to lend a hand at a moment's warning. Many a dying soul has looked upon Clara Barton as an angel of mercy. as she has gone to Its res cue, heedless of the danger In which she was placing herself, and thousands of living witnesses tell of her unselfish de votion to the lives of the needy. Miss Barton takes a great interest In the work of the public schools. Patriot that she Is, she longs to see launched out upon life a noble, loyal generation. She feels that the effort being made to instill in children a love for country is produc ing the true type of citizen. Though now an elderly woman, she still possesses great vitality. Her face, almost stern when In repose. Is marked with lines of strength; the soft, dark gray hair parts back from an Intellectual forehead. The frail little figure, which has passed safe ly through so many dangers, Is still as bravely active as when the Red Cross work first began. Fame came, but not at her seeking. She has simply done what seemed to her to lie at her right hand. Prairie Farmer. Pnttlna- the Raor to Sleep. "I had tried everything to make my little one sleepy at the right time," said one of the progressive mothers, "and. all to no avail. He simply would not sleep when I put him to bed. I had to forbid the 'romp with papa' after dinner, be cause It seemed to wake the boy up so thoroughly. I tried rubbing his feet and putting a hot water bag in the bed on cold nights. I tried feeding him just before taking off his clothes. Nothing had any effect on his excited nerves. Then the doctor suggested a remedy that worked like a charm. Taking off Jack's clothes, I sponged off his spine In hot water, beginning at the neck and pass lng down slowly and gently, and so over and over again. I kept the va ter as hot as could be borne, and con- tinucd the treatment until the skin was red. Then the back was dried gently and the child put Into bed. Either the j gentle downward stroke or the hot wa ter had a soothing effect on the nerves Anyway, sleep was mire to follow. A week or two of this treatment will ubu ally effect a permanent cure." Chicago News. Cnre of Patent Leather. Patent leather boots should never be cleaned with blacking. They should first be wiped with a damp sponge, to remove dirt, and then thoroughly dried and polished with a soft cloth. A very little or f-esh butter may occaslon- A WORD OF WARNING. lira. nnell ae Ileplorea the Grovr- laic 1'opnlarlty of Flat and Apartment Life. "Are we becoming a nation without Somes?" This Is the vital question dis cussed by Mrs. Russell Sage In the Club woman. Mrs. S iee In a searching arraipnment points out the various causeB which are eailing us to that much-dreaded re proach of homelessness. "Apartment life," she says, "which Is really the solu- inn of a knotty problem, brought about by the topographical formation of our metropolis and the enormous Increase in the population, has come to be an ac- epted fact. It Is, nevertheless, detri mental to family life, and makes real home life almost Impossible. 'When I first came to New York some years ago a schoolmate of mine was then living in one of the first apartment houses, where a breakfast of coffee and rolls was the only meal served for the guests. She met her husband after his business hours, and they dined at some fashionable restaurant. When 1 asked her where she went to church, she re plied:' 'Oh. I go to church on the same plan as I eat my dinner. I read over the notices In the Sunday papers, and If one minister Is particularly attractive we go there. If none appeals to us, we read or go for a walk, and amuse ourselves In whatever way seems preferable at the :ime.' "There is certainly a growing desire on the part of women to free themselves 'rom all household cares. Hotel life of fers to many the easiest solution of the domestic question, and lazy women are really to blame for their trouble with servants, as the duties of the mistress oward the latter are not properly dis charged. Three of my servants, the roachman and two maids, have been with me SO. 20 and 10 years, respective ly, therefore I cannot say that the ques tion has troubled me personally. A com mon Interest binds us together. Feeling :hat this Is their home as well as mine, .hey do not refuse to do extra service whenever It Is needed. 'Club life to some extent Is responsible for the desire on the part of so many women to get away from housekeeping nd its attendant drudgery. 'One evil of apartments Is Chat It Is difficult to find any of them at a mod erate coat that are large enough from a anltary and moral point of view. All rooms are on one floor. Thechlld cannot be Isolated from the mother, and the lat ter cannot obtain the necessary rest, which Is Imperative to her well-being. "The problem of space Is not solved. even In the country. But the worst phase of all summer life Is that spent at a large seaside or mountain hotel. Who can see without a feeling of pity the plight of the MRS. RUSSELL SAGE. children? They are relegated more than ever to the care of servants. The mothers either stay In bed until noon, reading, or, upon getting up, sit in the parlor listening to the music and dawdling over fancy work. The children are sent away to spend the greater part of their time where It is most congenial for the nursemaids, leaving the mothers free to enjoy the pleasures of hotel life. I have known chlldrenrto take their luncheon during a whole summer in the servants' dining-room. Evening comes while the children are having their tea. The mother Is dressing for dinner. Then the children go to bed and the mother to the drawing-room or veranda to listen to the music and talk (I won't say gossip). "The desecration of the Sabbath which this restlessness has engendered grieves me greatly. I will not say there is no Sabbath,' but excessive entertaining draws people away from church attend ance and produces the worst effect of all upon the home life. "The breakdown of many women is to day due largely to too much excitement and no rest on Sunday. Entertaining to excess Is transplanted from the city to the country. The children are left more and more to the care of servants. They receive no moral training. The child must have guidance, and no training however scientific, cen compete with that given by a loving and conscientious mother." Setttnic Color In Pultrlra. It Is impossible to tell whether a color is fast before washing, but by far the safest plan is to "set" the color before it goes to the tub for the first time. One of the best methods of settling delicate colors consists In simply making e strong brine of cold water and salt and soaking the garment from 12 to 24 hours Of course this should be done just before going to the laundry, and the Bait should not be allowed to dry In It. 1 his la es peiially good for all shades of pink and green, and colors once set this way will be bright as long as It would be possible to expect It. A atror.S solution of alum and water is good, particularly with blue, and the more delicate shades of brown, but Its effect is not so lasting as that of salt and It Is sometimes nece sary to renew the oath after the first three or four washlnjcs. Some people recommend solutions of lead and cop perag, but as both of these are poisonous drugs, it Is better to avoid them, Clil cteio Dally Nvi. When the life of Mrs. Ruff was hanging In the balance she used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and was restored to health. Her ex perience made her the firm friend of the medicine that cured her. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has no equal in its cures of womanly disease. It establishes regularity, dries the drains that weaken women, heals inflammation anil ulceration and cures female weakness. "Plv yearn go when mvllfe wi hunt ing la the twlance, Ir. l'ierce'i Favorite ITMCrtption wa brmirht to my hoiur." writ! Sirs. Caroline Ruff, Director of Ger man Orphan a Home, reaidins at jw Kowe nn Street. Detroit, Mich. -i took It. anil. It won mc hack to health. Knr aince that time. I have been lt firm frieud. We fre quently have mother tome to our 'Home' who are Buffering with uterine trouhlta. in flammation, tutnora and ulceration. Our great remedy for a female trouble i lr. Pierce Favorite Preacription, and we have found nothing ao far which would ao quirk ly cure the Tieae, relieve inflammation and atop pain. It i a good fncud to women." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med ical Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of ai one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Ad dress Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. THE BL00M3BUEQ FAIR October 13U1 to 16th the Reading Railway will sell special excursion tickets to the Bloomsburg Fair at the low rate of single fare for the round trip, with a minimum ot twenty-five cents, from Williams port, Tarn aqua aud intermediate stations via Catawissa branch, also from Ashland, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah and intermediate stations via I?. M. Junction. These tickets will be gocd for return until Oct. 17 inclusive. Special trains 1 hurs- day and Friday as follows: CATAWISSA DIVISION. Hound Lcavo STATIONS. Trip Fare a. m. f-peclul irulu Newberry fl.67 7.i Wllllanisport l.fri 1.M Montoursvllle l.wt 7.15 Halls 1.91 7..'.6 Muncy . l.-li b.Oi .MontKOruery 1.10 8.1i Allenwood '.Hi 8 aJ White Deer in 8.2" New Columbia 81 8,;u Milton .75 8.13 Wi-t MUtOU. 7S 8 Hi Pott strove tit 8.50 Mooresnurif 4M y.uj 'Muusdule Xo u.10 Blouin ftreet -ja tuts uauvuie s u.ai urovaiila .si 8 M Bloomslmijt (Arrive) y.43 ltetmnlnir. Special train will leave Hlnnma- burg 8.10 p. m. tor Newberry, atnpplug at Inter mediate stations named above wtiu conuecilou tor .union. I'ouduetors will Issue excursion tickets from slauous marked with a Star. E. M. JUNCTION DIVISION. Hound Leave a. m. Heifular train Ashland ti.85 7.2s Olrardvllle 1.78 7.8J Shenandoah l.w 7.10 Mahanoy Plalne 1.72 7 an Uilbt-rtnn 1.64 7 41 ' st, Mclioias 1.110 7.47 Machanoy city i.M 7.58 B;nvlal train Taman.ua 1 53 7.49 8.H0 80 8. '41 HID B8H 8.45 8.4't 8.f7 .oa .0H 9.12 U.1U D28 9.31 45 narut-Kvme i as F.. M. Junction. 1.37 (.'uakake l.M tilrard Manor..',.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'! i.M 1.17 nraDuouvuta Krebs Klngtom rernaale Bf a ver Valley '."..' . . .". . .51 .42 .an .Hi .15 uumans McAuley MalnvlilH HtawlBsa Blooiosburg (Arrive) Upturning. Rno.liil tcilo u-lll l.,.. . K. ........ u.ii muwiutf nutg 5.45 p. m. tor Tarnation Htopplus at. Inter mediate stations named above and L-nuuectliig at E. M. Junction wuu regular (.ruin rot polum MANAGER WASTED- Trustworthy lady or gentleman to manage Dullness in iuis county ana adjoining terri tory for well and favoralily known House of solid financial standing. $20.00 straight cash salary and expenses, paid each Monday by check direct from hvadiiu.nters. Ex. pense money advanced j position permanent. Address Manager, 610 Moron Huilding Chicago, III, q.,o iSt S .M Jtf f v. sv n w ONLY BUT '18471 Rogers Bros." I the Trade mark that appears on the old original brand ot Knives, Forks and Spoons. There are many Imltatlonaw 4ovs lucuuiyinaT mars of the genuine, which arc aold by leading dealers. Send to me mantra for booklet ISO. 6 of beautiful new deaiiras. THE INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO. Mtrldtn, Conn. 11 -Mlltr Half VuU Heart," ay v l .-T I B- it h. EEl'UCiEU RATES. On Account cl Bloomthurg Fair Oct. 15-16. Reduced Kates. The Blooir.sburg & Sullivan R R. Co. will rim nn extra train nn nccoiuitof the Bloom Fair, on TIuhmIuv ami Friday, October 15th and 16th 190.V Kx enrsnn tickets including admission to the' Fair will be sold at reduced rates at all stations coinnitncin October 13th, Rood to return Mon day October lylh, 1903. Good ac commodations will be provided and every effort made to have trains o;i time". Indications are that the coin ing Fair will be the great event of the season, no pains have been spared by the Association to make it attractive, interesting and profit able to all. Please notice the following sche dule of additional train and reduced tates including admission. Special Train South will not run out to D. t.. & W. Depot, but will stop at Fifth Street. Leave Jamison City, 7:35 am. 111. Fare Including Admission, $(.30 Central, 7. 40 a. m. 1.25 Laubachs, 7.56 a.m. 1.15 Coles Creek, 8.05 a.m. 1.05 ICdsons,, 8.09 a. m. 1.00 Benton, 8. 14 a. 111. ,gs Stillwater, 8.25 a. m. .S5 Zaners, 8.35 a. 111. .So Forks, . 8 40 a. m. .70 Orangeville, 8.52 a. m. ,55 Light Street, 9.02 a. in. .45 raper Mill, 9.05 a. m. ..10 Fifth Street, 9.20 a. 111. On October 15th and 16th extra train will leave I). L. & V. Depot at 4:50; P. & R., 4:53; Main St., 5 :00 p. m., for Jamison City. V. C. Snyder, Supt. A TURKISH GENTLEMAN. Arrnmplfaheri Rnrnpenn Hna Brrome rnlvrranl 1'attern nf Oriental Hie Boelnl Kqntpnient. Anions the Turkish men, us every on knows, the transformation of the exclu sive Oriental into the accomplished Eu ropean Ib already become the universal pattern of a Turkish gentleman, says Anna Bowman Dodd In the Century. Whatever his party, whether he belong to the old or young Turkey party, the Turk of any pretension to style or to so cial state clothes himself In certain of the European modes of thought, as he does, sartorially, in European dress. w hatever the laws governing the stan dard of manners In Turkish life may be their results prove them to be be yond criticism. The Turk has not only perfect manners, but he also baa this pe culiarity among other eastern nations; however lowly his birth, once he has "arrived," he is transformed into an aris tocrat of deeply lnrooted conservative tendencies, who yet presents, outward ly, a most engaging, sympathetic plas ticity. Those whose lineage has ances tral distinction reveal a most engaging: social equipment "Whenever I want to talk to a man who understands every thing, I turn to D Bey," said a beau tiful woman to me recently In Rome. "He Is as clover as a Frenchman, as ver satile as our American men, and he bat the sympathetic quality of a woman." MOTORING WOMEN ARE PLAIN. Fad of the I'reaent Una a Tendency to Deatrof One'a l)ennt Make the Featnrea Course. For some time paat It has been noticed that the motoring women are all plain In appearance, and those who were once classed among the beauties, or were at least attractive, have become coarse of feature and many of them positively homely. Motoring In Itself, however. is not a beauty destroyer; it Is the ex cess of the pastliue that Is pernicious. Moderate motoring, by Improving health and the capacity for sleep, enhances a woman's charm, but the hardened tour ist type of 150 miles a day tans and coarsens her skin, and geU crow's feet around her eyes; her face loses its soft womanly contour and gains hardness and determination. Of course the same is true of many outdoor sports Indulged In to excess, but no other sport possessed such talismans against beauty loss as lie In maBk and goggles. Some devoted motorlaus fly in the face of Providence by refusing to wear even a veil, and their punishment in loss of loveliness is out of all proportion to their sins and negligence of automobile appliances for preserving beauty. Rlevator for Supreme mart. There is perhaps no elevator in the world more exclusive than that provided at the cADltol at Washington n r rvir the supreme court of the United States. That elevator can be used by exactly 11 people, and no one else would for a mo ment consider entering It except aa the guest of one of these 11 privileged gen tlemen. The fortunate 11 are the nine Justices of the United States supreme court, the clerk and the marshal of the court. The elevator goes fromtheground floor of the capltol to the main floor, on which Is located the supreme court ot the United State. It Is a small elevator, so that, with Its conductor, three portly forms of justices of the supreme court of the United States would Oil it It Is one of the very latest designs of electric elevators and la finished la magnificent style. The l'oivr That Teu.s is not what you sny about a tiling but what the tiling is itself. uJt" e terr"l ,l,al ustcj cooil, dot it's own talking. "It nimle from numtious, striMigth-iviii);, br.tiu helping plains. "Jt" olfcis a saiisfyi"J argument to people who want a pal.-iUiile. invigorating, lUsue making food. ","givcs ihem what they desire. OnedUh make you want another. Kat at ru" ters tell "Jt". a iaiy i ai.y be ... : :t a crcssloa.