THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMsBURG, PA. 7 I! HI 1 Case of Dread Disease Cured at Louisiana Lepers' Home. TREATED FOR 4 YEARS Million of Lepers In the World To day Poor Are It Principal Vic tims Until 1897 Thought Incur able Hat Victims All Over The World. Cured of lt-prosy, with hU Iao ltar from tho fearful Bcurf of tho disease, and with the glansy nturo gone from hla ones cxpreBsloiik'sa yco, Loula Sinot, a 15-year-old New Orleans boy, of Creole parentage, lias ton discharged from the Louisiana Lepers Home, as the first leper who has ever been absolutely cured by less than divine agency, In the his tory of the world. Success has crown ed the treatment administered In the Louisiana Lepers Camp by Dr. I .sa ri ore Dyer, consulting lcprologittt of the home, and the world's authority on leprosy. There are fully 500 lepers abroad in Louisiana and more than 200 walk ing on the streets of New York. "These latter," tho report states, "are entirely without attention by tho medical authorities of that state, who have asserted that the dlseaso Is not eoutaglous, In spite of the world's experience to tho contrary. Th"se lepers are free to walk abroad upon Uir streets of the national metropolis, continually spreading tho danger of contagion to all whom they may ehanco to brush against lu the course of their peregrinations. No care Is taken of them; there is no . place where they may receivo special treat ment, and the danger Is not even rec ognized by the city's medical auth orities. -There are 2,300,000 lepers In the world," said Dr. Dyer, commenting on this report. "Nearly ;5,000,OQO out of an estimated population of 1,4:18, 80,000 souls, or 1 for every 500 souls. Out of every 1,000 persons that walk tb habitahlo globe there are two atnicted with this awful and loath some disease, hitherto Incurable "Unbelievable and absurd these fig ures may seem at first sight, yet their truth Is one of the most firmly en'ab llshed In medical science. And thla disease, the most loathsome of till tho .mictions mankind has to enduro,. mud which Is among the most widely spread the sons of men have to suf fer, can ho cured, and cured without spot or blemish. "Ieprosy was first known In the first, century of the Christian era. In the uFevonth and twelfth centuries the disease covered Europe. Twenty thousand leper houses existed In 1229, there being 2,000 In France alone. The disease spread over the habitable world, and was tho most wide-spread pluguo known In .ancient times. As a. menace to human life It so enn 1'pued for six hundred years. "By the eighteenth century It had practically become known In every country of the world and forty years go It began to sweep over the unl Terse with terrible rapidity. In the Sandwich Islands Its first ravages were noted. Every corner of the world has since received Its visitation. Japan Is full of It, India, China, Tcr sla. the coaBts of Africa, Norway and Sweden, Central and South America, llexlco, Cuba, West Indies all the Is lands of the Pacific and Indian ocons New Zealand, Madeira and fully a dozen of the United States. r ie storm center is in Louisiana, with New Orleans at the apex. "The figures are appalling. Twen ty thousand lepers in Japan; two hun dred thousand In India, two millions In China, and thousands and tuou s&rs in the Philippine Islands. The acquisition of the Philippines, Guam Jid Puerto Rico . have made the que Won of leprosy an Important one to the whole country. Every one of tho Philippine Islands is Infected; c tenth of the population of Guam h In cted; in Havana there are eleven lepers now in the Isolation Hospital at San Lazardo. There is a lazaret In nearly every important city In our aew acquisitions. "Not to the rich class does this dis ease come. Its t visitations aro con ftned to the poor and lowly. It Is not enough that the poor should be poor; that they should suffer hunger in times of want, should frepzo In winter and stllle in summer; leprosy ta their exclusive possession. It Is aid that there are probably not half a dozen persons of wealth and posi tion in the United States afflicted with this disease. - It attaches Itself olely to the humble, as do its con geners, tuberculosis and syphilis. "And despite the world-wide preval ence of this terrible scourge up to 1879 there was absolutely no bono, beyond that of a divine miracle, feebly held out to the leper. "In contrast to the conclusions of this 'ast Berlin conference, which the announcement of the bellof that all treatment could be only pal liative and not curative, and that serum treatment is unsuccessful, Dr. Dyer has declared that he has discov ered, and is daily employing, an in disputable cure of the disease. "There is no secret about the pro cess. I am not claiming to have made any wonderful discovery. Sim ply by the application and continua tion of the methods that have been sod for leprosy since the disease was known, applying them with Bclen'lflo afci'l, tho disease can be cured." Eoglo. Silver money 250 years old Is atlll I ta circulation in some parts of Spain. 1 THEY BECOME INSANE Because They Live In Circular Lighthouses. The Mlnot Ledge Light is famed foi the number of men who have gone crazy in it, and for that reason li is an object of interest to students of mental diseases. It is, as everybody knows, a plcco of engineering of the highest order, being in that respect only second to the famous Eddystoue Light. Moro than a year was con sumed in getting a foundation for it, and so high are the tides and so ter rific the storms that the entrance to the light is more than forty feet above the water. Then, one above tho other, como the five rooms occupied by tho keep ers and used for storage purposes, and then the watch room and finally the lantern. The tower being circu lar and space greatly In demnnd, naturally everything is made to con form, so that no room shall bo lost. Even tho beds on which the men sleep are curved, the tables against tho walls are circular and tho benches aro half moons. Everything is round. In this llghthouso there have been at least five well marked cases of In sanity, and others In which madness has been suspected and the men re- lleved from duty. Experts In mental t diseases who have made a study of i conditions at the Mlnot Idge Light attribute the unusual prevalence of insanity there to its peculiar form of structure. There In no point, they i say, on which the eye may rest, so it travels round and round in a mad dening whirl. They therefore supgest thnt. some means be devised for filling tho curves and producing corners and angles. In support of this theory they cite Instances of men who hive lost their mental balance during long confinement In circular prisons, but have quickly rennlned It on b"lng transferred to an ordinary room of corners and angles. Baron Trenck spent much of his time In prison making marks and cor ners to break the circularity of bis surroundings and keep his reason from slipping away on the mad whirl of encircling walls. Casanova, an Itnl ian engineer, who was imprlsonel In a round tower, gives much the s "" -testimony. He says he felt ."-e:it mental relief on being removed to an ordinary Rquare room. As It is well nigh Impossible to make much change in the form of the structure of the Mlnot Ix'dge light house, the number of men lu charge of it has been Increased to five, In order that they may have frequent leaves from duty and take turns In going ashore for a visit to family and friends. This system has result ed In a decrease in the number of cases of melancholia and more seri ous mental disorders. In fact, but for the frequent changes made in the service by shift ing men from one station to another, the number of cases of Oils sort ev erywhere would be much grottier than It Is. In some cases a nnn is kept In a place for only a few months, and then sent to some loss isolated station for a while. To give the men something to think of other than their loneliness, nnd to occupy the long hours through which they have nothing to do, circulating libraries of fifty books each nre pro vided. The books are carefully se lected and changed every three months, when the Inspector makes his visit. In the collection are biog raphy, history, travel, fiction, poetry, Illustrated magazines, and in some cases newspapers. Also medicine chests are provided for relief in cases of sickness and careful directions are given for the use of their contents. Despite the dangers and hardships of lighthouse life, there are many ap plicants for positions In them. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the service there is always a number of men to select from. And yet the pay is small. In fact, the law pro vides that the average compensation given keepers shall not exceed $000 a year. ' Probably the best paid keep er In the service Is the man at Hell Gate, who gets $1,200 a year. Chi cago Chronicle. Mrs. Frederick iic.wn, Of Philadelphia, president of llio National Congress of Mothers. Autograph Quilt. Displayed at a sale of work at a Nonconformist churoh in London re cently was a gorgeous quilt bearing the autographs of over 400 persons, mainly members of the congregation. The signatures, originally m&do In pencil on diamond shapod pieces of blue and white drill, were feather stitched in colored cotton by tho 'la dles of the church, who upon finishing the quilt presented it to their pastor. Harvesting by electric light las been Introduced In Australia. TOO A DANGEROUS DISEASE. How to Handle a Celt Attacked by Pyemic Arthritis. A great many colts aro taken off every year by this trouble. The na ture and cause of tho disease, how ever, is soldom recognized. Now and then, a careful observer will early notice that there Is some thing wrong with his colts navel, and seek skilled advice, but. In the ma jority of cases, the first thing that they notice is that the youngster Is lame, and, upon examination, It Is found that one or more joints are swollen and painful. No joint is exempt but thoe which are mostly affected, are the hock, stifle, elbo, hip, knee and shoulder, In the order named; It is also found In the fetlock, coronet, also in the costal and Intervertebral articulations. The treatment that I use is about as follows: Preventive Treatment As soon as the colt Is born, wash tho stump of tho cord with a solution of bichloride of mercury. 1 to 500, which may bo made by putting two bichloride tab lets (7-3 grs) into a clean pint bottle and filling with water. Label poison. for external use only. Wash the stump with this solution until It is healod, which on an average will be two or three days, but If necessary, continue It much longer. Curative Treatment. When lnf c tlon has already taken place. I sy ringe out with a solution of bichloride, 1 to 2,000, then with peroxide of hydro gen, full strength, and then dust over with a powder composed of equal pnrts of Iodoform and borac ncld. When I find this curative treatment very effective, I recommend that tho preventative treatment be practiced, and then tho curatlvo treatment will not be needed. Hunch and Itango. SHEEP NOTttS. Clover aftermath Is the best pas ture for lambs that have been weaned. The sheep of whatever breed, wheth er we will it or not, Is a general pur pose animal. No one breed of sheep will succeed in all soils and all situations. Only the very best animals which are true to their specific varieties of breeds and full of promise should be selected for breeding purposes. If there aro any unthrifty sheep In the flock, separate them from the oth ers, give them a little extra care and if possible fatten and market. Do not put the young hogs on too heavy a corn feed at first. A few nun dred pounds of bran at the beginning of the fattening period pays better than at any other time; feed dry or In slop. Always Keep Sheep In Good Condition, Tho sheep must have been kept In good condition through the winter months, If you expect them to do well In summer. They should be kept free from ticks, as the ticks go from the sheep to the lambs and are Injurious to them. They may be killed by dip ping, or using Insect powder through a small bellows. This quickly de stroys them. During the lambing period, if one keeps the sheep close at home he will save lambs which otherwise might stray away, after wards being disowned by the mothers. Sheep do well on a clover sod. but In dry seasons will "eat it out;" but the best pasture for sheep is. a Juna grass sod. If the sheep are kept in the woods, they keep the briers and shrubs down. Sheep should be salted regularly once a week. ' When the lambs are young they should not be allowed to stand out in a cold rain, for it nearly kills them. When you commence feeding the lambs In the fall, do not put them on full feed at first or they will waste it. Clover hay shelled corn and oats make a good feed for them. Sheep are the nicest stock on the farm and if properly tended are pro fitable. You should be careful not to let your flock got old but sell off the old each year. When you dock the lambs it is well to put some lard and turpentlue on the wound to take the soreness out. As a rule if the lambs are thin and poor, they will not be good feeders, but If they are stout and healthy, they will prove profitable. I Dutch Belted Cattle. 1 Dutch belted cattlo aro not numer ous in this country, although there are perhaps a hundred or more breed ers In various parts of the United States who have some very fine herds. The majority of these cattlo are at present found In Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan and we have a few isolated specimens of the breed here In Colorado These cattle are natives of Holland and have long been handled by the nobility of that country. Their breeding dates further back than tho seventeenth century when tho cattlo interests in Holland were in the most thrifty condition and the Holsteln Frlesians originated from this breed. The cattle are at present controlled In their native country by what may be termed the aristocracy and are be ing kept pure in breed. The members of the breed are marked very pecu liarly. The animals are all jet-black, with a broad band or belt of pure white encircling the body. This belt or blanket differs in width, but rarely reaches so. far forward as the shoul der blade or back to the hips. Oa cows the part of the udder Is ' us. ually included. No white admissable elsewhere on the body and no black within the white on6. NIAGARA'S ICE CARNIVAL. The Frost King's Artistic Work Sub lime in it Completeness. The lco bridge of 1904 was the greatest in history. Some portions of other bridges have been more re markable, but In no year has there ben such a complete structure as the one of that winter. The Bcopo of the Jam can be Imagined when it Is said that on the 15th of February fifteen feet of Ice had formed on the very guard-rail of Prospect Point, placed there for the protection of tourists viewing the Falls, and this rapidly In creased in a few days to a height of twenty-six feet, forming a great mass of snow and Ice from which Prospect Point was not delivered until the 27th day of May. For several years past there has been an annual thaw which caused a partial disintegration of tho bridge, followed by a rebuilding of it, and these efforts on the part of nature have anhleved some phenomenal ef fects. Great domes of Ice covered with snow, having had the keys of their arches weakened, will collapse and leave abysses with tho dark wa ter o' tho stream boiling at tho bot- ! torn. It Is not unusual for huge hum mocks to be split off at the lower end, leaving exposed stratae of differ ent periods of formation, quite differ ent In color and convolutions. Again, hidden, submerged forces combine ti eteudlly raise a portion of the Jam from a comparative level to a consid erable altitude, a process which may go on for two or three days, rapid enough to be visible to a careful watcher and felt by any ono daring enough to stand In such a spot during the transformation. Hroughton Bran denburg, In Harper's Weekly. Czar Orders His New Navy. St. Petersburg. The Czar sanction ed the expenditure of $SOO,000,000 In rebuilding the navy. Tho programme of construction will occupy ten years. The ships already decided upon, which are to be delivered within from three to five years, are eight battleships of the type of the Slava and eight of the type of the Andrei Pervosvannl, six cruisers of the typo of the Bayan, six of tho type of the Novik, Improved, and six of the typo of tho Bogatyr, fifty 500-ton destroy ers, 100 destroyers and torpedo boats of 150, 210 and 350 tons, ten mlno laying steamships of the Yenesel type and four floating workshops of the typo of the Kamschatka. All the shares In tho shipbuilding company of Lunge & Sous, at Riga, have been acquired by the Ministry of Commercial Marine, which Is ar rangng to control other leading ship yards In Russia. The Ministry "ill direct the construction of the ships to be built In Russia, but. by far the greater portion of tbo new navy will be built abroad. The Slava Is a battleship of 13.500 tons and a speed of eighteen knots. The tonnage of the battleship Audrei Pervosvannl 13 1C.0OO and her speed is 18 knots. The Bayan was an arm ored cruiser of 7,800 - tons nd 22 knots speed, the Novik a protected cruiser of 3,100 tons and 25 knot3 speed, nnd tho Bogatyr a protected cruiser of C075 tons and a speed of 24,15 knots. Deporting Boy Slaves. Washington. Immigration officials have been making wholesale deporta tions of small boys brought from Italy and other Mediterranean coun tries practically as slaves. Inspectors for months have been seeking to ascertain tho reason for tho large number of boys coming to this country to "relatives." They were told that the boys were coming to learn trades, escape the military service in Europe anc become good American citizens. This was believed until Commis sioner Sargent received word from Pittsburg that Greek boys had beea discovered there who had been brought to this country by pad rones and rented out to the owners of boot black stands and to fruit merchants. There are twenty of these boys in Pittsburg alone. How many have gone to other cities is not yet known. In the meantime boys are being held up at all the ports. Forty odd aro In custody at New York, and eighty have been held up at Boston. The latter have already been Investigated, and about sixty, who range from nine to seventeen years, will be sent back. Old Maids' Marriage Club. At the arnual meeting of the Old Maids' League of Bristol four lead ing young women of the village were elected to membership. Before they were admitted to the mysteries of the organization each was forced to pledge herself to use all honorable means to become a wife during the next twelve months. Th girls initiated under this obliga tion were Misses Lulu Rowbottom, Lydla Curtla end Jessie and Jennie Garland. It Is said that none of the girls are engaged to be in:irrIod, but the work of the league has been so successful in the past that, wagers of two to one are made that ail the girls will be married before tho end of a year. Page With Elm Leaf. A clerk in a freight oflice at Wor cester found a perfectly preserved elm leaf In a letter book the other day. When he tried to remove It he was surprised to find that It made up a part of the page. Tho only explana tion is that the leaf fell Into the vat containing the pulp and then got into the paper in the process of making. Never mind a Journey o l Fi hiv ;f puiuruaj- is imy uuy. MEMORIAL MY. Tha Address ol Department Commander McNovIn-A Patriotic Appeal and a Touching Tribute. Local G. A. R. men nre actively engaged in the preparations for the proper observance of Memorial Day. Committees have been ap pointed and the program and exer cises this year will be more elabor ate than usual. Department Com mander McNevin, of Philadelphia, has issued the following address to the comrades in the Grand Army of the Republic: Over forty years ago you laid nside the implements of war, lifted the broken thread of your life's work which had been torn asunder by your services in the army and navy, and started in to help bind the wounds of our common country. You took your places in the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic and faithfully, sympathetically, and sincerely on the 30th day of every May, accompanied by a pa triotic pubirc you have repaired to the cities of the dead, and there placed your emblems of remem brance upon the graves of your comrades who have crossed the dark river, and are resting under the shade of the trees on the other side. We are now approaching that period in our lives when again we will perform this loving service. The mounds over which waves the flag of our country are multiplying with great rapidity, the messenger of death is visiting the home of the soldier, sailor, and marine of the war for the supression of the Re bellion with alarming frequency, and soon, ah! too soon, we shall have all answered the last call and stand iu the presence of Him who doeth all things well, but in the garlanded chambers of memory the veteran of the war will continue to live until time shall be no more. Let us therefore, with a full knowl edge of the purpose of the day, imbued with that same patriotic spirit that has actuated us for the past forty years, approach the dis charge of its duties with a reverent spirit, and as we scatter the beau tiful flowers of spring on the graves of our comrades, or cast them upon the waters to the memory of the sailor and marine, let it be done with the thought that with them it has been "Life's rate well run, Life's work well done, Life's victory won, Then cometh rest." Bishop Talbot Writing Book. Bishop IUhelbert Talbot who as a parson on the western plains fur nished Owen Wister with a char acter for his "Virginian," is him self writing a book on western life. Six chapters are now complete, but as the bishop stated recently, work has been a little slow lately owing to the many changes m progress in this diocese. lhe book he is writing will be largely reminiscent and is being eagerly awaited in many circles. How to go to California- Travel via the Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western Line. Two fast through trains per day. The Overland Limited, .electric lighted, less than three days en route. The California Express through service to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland The Best of Everything. Full particulars on application to W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., C. & N. V. Ry., Chicago. Woman Swallows a Lizard Ac x-ray photograph has disclossd a lizard in the stomach of Mrs. S. F. Frick, of Muncy, who was sup posed to be suffering from a floating kidney. Fifteen years ago, soon after drinking water from a spring one day, Mrs. Frick became ill, and it is now believed that it was at that time she swallowed the lizard. EXECUTORS NOTICE. Emote vf Rachael II. Gtrton, Deoeasea. Notion Is hereby given tl.at .otters testament ary on the eslute or Kaoliaol M Ulrton, deueua ed have b-'en grunted to the undersigned ex ecutor. All persons huvlnif claims :..tlusc auld CBtate are reiiuested to present the same to 1-27 t WM. C1UUSMAN, hxecu'or. Professional Cards. N. U. FUNK. ATTORN EY-AT-I.AW, Ent's Building, Court House Square, BLOOMSBURG, PA. 1 J. 11. MAIZE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, INSURANCE AND I REAL ESTATE AOINT, ( Offic e, in Townsend's Building, BLOOMSBURG, PA. A. L. FRITZ, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office-BlooniBbunr Nan Bank Bidg,,ild door BLOOMSBURG, PA. John 0. rami. johm a. barman FREEZE & HARMAN, AlTCMSiYB AND f Ofl-FII LOK8 AT LAW BLOOMSBURG, PA. Office on Centre Street, t door below Opera House. II. A. McKILLlF, ATTORNEY AT-LAW. Columbian Building, 2nd Fluct, BLOOMSBUkG, PA a. N. YOST. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Lnt Building Court House Square, BLOOMSBURG. PA. RALPH R. JOHN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ilartman Building, Market Square Bloomsburg, Pa. FRKD IKLLER, ATTORNEY AT LA W . Office Over First Nnnil Bank. BLOOMSBURG, FA. CLYDE CHAS. YETTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Bloomsbufo, P Office In Ent's Building, W. H. RIIAWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office, Corner of Third and Main St CATAWISSA, PA. CLINTON HERRING, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office with Grant Herring. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Will be in OranKevil!e Wednesday each week. WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON, ATTORNEV-AT LAW. Office in Wells' Building over J. O. Wells' Hard ware Store, Bloomsburg, Will be in Millville on Tuesdays. H. MONTGOMERY SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office ! Ent building, over Farmers Na tional Bank, 11-16-99 EDWARD. FLYNN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CENTRALIA, PA. f Olllce Llddlcot building, Looust arena) MONTOUR TRI.BPJTONB. BILL TBLBTBOSI 1TKS TKSTID, QLA8818 flTTBD. H. BIERMAN, M. I) HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND BCHQIO orrici hours: Offloe ft Residence, 4th St, 10 a. m. to x p. m., 6:30 to 8 p. m t)l LOOMSBUHQ, TA J. 2. JOHN, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office'and residence, 410 Main 81 7-3- BLOOMSBURG, FA J. J. BROWN, M. D. THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Eyes tested an.' l.cu with glasses. No Sunday work. 311 Market St., Bloomsburg, Pa. Hours: 10 to 8 Telephone DR. M. J. HESS. DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, Crown and bridge work SPECIALTY, Corner Main and Centre Streets. , . Woi'bX SBURG PA Columbia ft Montour Te01 connection. Dr. W. H.-riOUSE, 8TJKGKON DENTIST, Offlce Barton's Building, Main below Mark Bloomsburg, Pa. AH ty'e of work done in a superior mana ail w ork warranted as represented. TKBTH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PATH. by the use of Gas, and free of charge wbaa artificial teeth are inurtvt 'o be open all hours during the day. C, WATSON McKELVY, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. (Sucsessorto B. F. H&rtman Represents twelve of the strbngent Comoaa lea In the world, among wblcb are: CASH TOTAL SUSrUI ,. CAI-ITAL.48SlTg.0TlB A LI Franklin of Phlla.. $400,000 3,i,52tt si.eao.1 Penn'a, Phtla 400,000 8,fclft,i60 l,4l!i Oiiiwn.nr'N. V nn nnn ub hi. i Westchester, N T. 800,000 l,7r8,3n7 . n. amenon, 1 una. s.oo'i.ooo ,780,66y t6 Office First Nat'l Bank. Bldg ad floor. All claims promptly adjusted and paid. M. P. LUTZ & SON, INSURANCE AND RE ALESTATF AGENTS AND BROKERS. O V. W. Corner Main and Centre. Streets Bi.oowsKUti.., Ta. Represent Seventeen as good Corui1 panies as there are in the World and all losses promptly adjust ed and paid at their Office. SADE T. VANNATTA. ( Successor to C. F. Knapp.) GENERAL INSURANCE Office J38 Iron St., Bloomsbuiq, Oct. 31, 1901. tf CITY HOTEL. W. A. HarUel, Prop. No. 121 West Main Street VLarge and convenient sample nw mi, bar rooms, not and cold water, nnd modtra ton. venienceM. Bar stocked with Leftt wrt ..J liquors. First-class livery attschtd. EXCHANGE HOTEL, I. A.JSnydek, Proprietor. (Opposite)the Court House) BLOOMSBURG, Fa. I aire rd ccrviritM sm'i 't rromi.. lag rooms, bot and cold water, and all nod!rr ,' rgi
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