THE COLUMBIAN, BLoOMaBURO, PA. I ill MF I 111 Legend of Romulus and Remus Supported by His Capture. HIE ONLY ONE CAI'TURED He Knows Animal Language, Dut Cannot Talk to Human neinrja. Once, After Meeting a Baboon He Wat Able to Warn the Men of Approach of a Tlacr. A roal Mowgll hna been ciptui uil in Indlo ft man wolf, wlio rpcaka no lan RiinRP, bnt prunta, snnrls, growl nnd bowls, who vall8 on hnmls and feet, and who was nurtured its a child by a wolf. Tln;re arc wolf roared children In India. Much valuable and trustworthy evidence lias bon collected to estab lish tho fact, no long denied as un worthy of credence, that huninn babies have icon curried off and nurtured by wolves. The JunRto folks of India live In forest villages In lower TlenRal. They belong, to the IHtavldlans, Kronda, Kashmcres, l'hrsis and Khasls tribes. Many of the people of the Dravldlao tribes and castes acquire a knowledge of wild animals which Is astounding. No wonder that Kipling made Kuwgll talk with the olophnnt, the tiger and the woif. The man wolf of India Is usually supposed to have neon drained by a she wolf from his homo while a baby and carried Into lh Jtinslo. The strange, wild foster mother moved by pity, would nurture the helpless child. When the child grew older It knew no other homo than the Jungle. Tho boy learned te find his own fond, lie knew no language except that of tho Jungle. He learned to live with the animals. He knew the ways of tho tiger and the elephants, as well as of the fox and of the serpent. As ho grew to manhood he was a wild, naked creature fearing man as an animal. Officers of the Indian geographal survey have evidence of the discov ery and capture of a real man wolf. He was found In the jungle of lower IU'iigal and sent In to the military post, at first wild and untamed, after wards becoming docile but suspicious. This man wolf apparently was twenty years old. He walked or ran on tho ball of the foot, with the heel raised and the knee bent. His hands were bent back pt the wrist, showing that he was accustomed to walking ami running about on hands oid feet. This man wolf so fjr as known the only one ever captured could see In the dark. Ills ear could detect sounds unnoticed by white men. Often, while sitting In a gronp around a campfiro the man wolf would raise Its head, its nostrils diluting and snlding the air. Then It would stealthily creep Into the Jungle. Officers and soldiers following would always find a tiger or a buffalo. And yet up to the time the man wolf had scented the Intruder and heard the rusting In the grass of its foot steps Its presence was unsuspected. Again, the man wolf In walking through tho forests with the Brl'lsh officers, seemed to be able to converse with the monkeys that swung and chattered by hundreds In the trees. At one time a largo baboon swung from a branch of a huge tree, and, as the man wolf turned, and, pointing toward the Jungle, made the English officers understand that a tiger was following close upon them, waiting for an opportunity to- attack. The offi cers sprang Into the jungle and found and shot a large striped beast, one of the largest they had ever1 Been. And the only warning they had had of Its presence was what the baboon had told the man wolf. When first captured the inan wolf would not eat food given him by the English officers. When offered food be would smell of it, run it over and over in his hands, and reject it. The English never knew how he got his meals, for he sought them in the for est alone. In time, however, he learn ed to eat the white man's food, hut even then he would not eat at a table. Living in a comer of a room given up to him, his bedding of rags and straw, for he would have no other, he would carry his food to this pile and hide it, sometimes for days. Then ho would drag it out and eat it, as a dog or wolf might. Of course, this man wolf could not talk. He understood whatever was said to him just as a dog might under stand Its master. He always slopt in his straw bed, curled up as nearly like a dog or a wolf as possible. His knees always were drawn up to his chin and his bead bent as he slept. lie wore clothes when given them, but 6oon re duced them to rags. Natives of the village told the Eng lish officers that the parents of the man wolf lost him when he was a baby and that he was carried off by a wolf. They said he always lived In the jungle with the animals and that be would come into the village occa sionally, and then only for a short stay. The natives persisted in their belief that the man wolf could talk with all the animals. But the ways of civilization proved bis death. He lost the vigor of out door life and soon fell a victim to con sumption, his case attracting wide at tention In scientific circles In India. Chicago Tribune. Koreans 8creen Their Houses. Every Korean hides his house from the public gaze by a number of screens. The poor man employs Hedges and fences; the rich man many high walls. Uetwoen the walls ar grown gorgeous flowers; lotus I ponds are also to be found there. PHOTOGRAPHING ITSELF. A Curious Property of Wood, Especial ly That Which is Pine Bearinj. ii curious properly of wood, win ru by it lti ublu to photograph itsuK lu liio dark, lit described by William J. iihssell lu a paper recently read uu lo.o tho IoikIou Royal Society bins Zmii'i Herald. This property lias been k ho '.wi by experiments to belong piobalily' to all woods, soino woons, liuBcvcr, being much more active than cthci'4. To old ti in a picture tho wood in u.st be lu contact with or ut u Ilttlo distance above the photographic plale, mid must remain there fur lime's urjiiig from half an hour to eljjli te' ii hours, and bo at n temperature not higher Hum I'd I degrees Fahren heit. Tho wood of tlio conifers is very actlvu anil gives pictures which aro very detlnile. If the action exerted on tho plate bo owing to the presence of hydrogen peroxld, as has been sug guiited, It must be produced by the resinous bodies present in the wood; bill it is remarkable that there Is no action from tho dark autumn wood. Resin exists in tho dark rings, but apparently under such conditions that It cannot er.capu. With the spruces the action on the plate Is not so def inite. 'With regard to woods other than conifers, onk and beech are both active nnd give very good pictures, us do also acacia (Roblna,) Spanish chestnut and sycamore. On the other band, ash, elm, horse tlifstnut and plane are, In comparison, but slightly active. Knots In a wood generally, but not ulwnys, give a good picture. Iron and Steel Need Rest. Although the Iron and steel Industry is one of the mightiest of the world, and offers such rewards that some of the greatest chemists and other sci entists study nothing else, there are lots of apparently simple pu.zles about It that no one has been able to solve yet. The man who discovers the right answer to one or moro of them may make u million dollars out of it. Every one who handles steel knows that It gets "tired" at times. After a plec; of steel has been subjected to a severe strain for a certain period, it may suddenly snow a decided weak ness. Then thi experts say It Is tired; and so It Is. for if it Is allowed to rest awhile, it regains its old strength. Recently it has been found that a Steel beam can be made stronger ny increasing the load on it gradually in other words, by exercising it Just as a man exercises his muscles when be wishes to make them stronger. Very often new steel will not pass tests that it should pass, but after a few weeks it is found that it has grown better nnd passes the tests beautifully. Then, ngaln, steel that was perfect when it was tested often gets "sick." It cracks or becomes brittle, although other steel made at the' same time lu the same way re mains perfectly sound. No man knows why these things happen; but lots of people are trying to find out. New York News. Economy of Heat and Health. The average humidity In artificially heated Houses is about ill) degrees; the average temperature, 70 to 74 de grees. It has been found by conclu sive tests that a room with a humidi ty of UU degrees and a temperature of 05 degrees seems warmer and more comfortable than a room of 72 de- grees of heat and humidity of 30 de grees. Dr. Henry M. Smith says that If a room at ti8 degrees la not warm enough for any healthy person it Is because the humidity is too low, and water should be evaporated to bring the moisture up to the right degree. In other words, water instead of coal should bo used to mako rooms com fortable wbeu the temperature has reached OS degrees. As water is cheaper than coal the rule should be come a popular ono. Chicago . Tri bune. How the Japanese Live. Baron Kuueko says: "Well-to-do Japanese do not live so very different ly from Americans. For breakfast they have their coffee from your latest possession, tho Philippines; condensed milk from Chicago, bread from Hour milled in Minneapolis. They smoke u cigarette from Virginia leaf, and they read a morning paper printed on paper made in Wisconsin." lJo:;loii Itecord. Charity in France. It is said that there are in Lon don about 2,000 charitable Institutions and organizations to advance, the cuuso of progressive and advanced civilization. The numuer includes large and small institutions, affording more or less relief to the afflicted and those In distress. They aro support ed almost entirely by personal contri butions. In Mourning 100 Years. One British regiment has been In mourning for moro than a century. This Is the old Forty-seventh, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, the officers of which wear black blend ed with gold braid, In memory of General Wolfot who was killed at Quebec. Wireless Telegraph on Land. The largest station for receiving and transmitting wireless messages is being erected near Pisa, Italy On ItS 1 i i..f.ih- Is expected to afford direct communi cation with all countries of Europe, as well as vessels on the Mediterranean, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Diamonds In a Meteorite. In a mass of meteoric stone Prof. Molssan, the celebrated French phys icist, has discovered a number of dia monds of inlcroseoplo dimensions, but of regular form and perfect water. FATAL FASHIONS Statistician have hcen much ptizlcd until finite recently to ac count for the greatly increased num ber of deaths Irotn pneumonia dur ing t lie last three years in women between the ages of eighteen and thirty years. At last a reason lias been discovered. It is due to the silly tashion of wearing blouses so made that only a layer of the thin nest gau.y material protects the neck and chest. To walk about, when our changeable climate is taken into consideration, in one of these blouses is simply to court death, and the garment has well earned its name of "pneumonia blouse." The tashion of making children wear sandals instead of shoes and stockings reached its height last year, nnd, despite all that was said in its favor, it was both a silly and a fatal one. Deaths from lockjaw increased by the dozen, for sandals gave practically t:o protection to tiny feet from pieces of broken glass, jagged stones ami other such things. A very slight cut, too, between the big and second toes is quite sufficient, as many a mother found to her sorrow, lo cause lock jaw. Sandals are the lazy mother's friend, because, they do away with the tiecessity for darning socks,- and save expense in the matter of shoe leather, but they cost lives. Hysteria and melancholia arc brought about (says a prominent physician) by the fashion of doing the hair on top; and, to use his own words, "I can go back through my books for close upon forty years, and tell whenever it was fashionable for ladies to do their hair on top by the increasing number of them that sought advice for hysteria and sim ilar nerve complaints at different times." Where have all the red socks gone? Nobody ever wears them now, although a few ycirs ago they were "all the rage" among that section of the community which aspires to be smart. It was found however, that red socks came un der the category of fatal iashions, inasmuch as the dye used in their manufacture was very liable to set up blood-poisining if the very slightest abrasion existed on the foct. As it is impossible to pro duce a "last" red dye for socks unless a high price is paid, th fashion died, after proving fatal to many of its followers. Akin to the "pneumonia blouse" for women was the very low-cut double-breasted vest of a decade ago for men. This killed weak-chested and consumptive individuals by the hundred, aud, as a consequence, vests have been cut higher ever since, until the piesent fashion de crees an opening of two or three inches only -t the neck a very sensible fashion, too, especially as winter is npproacnmg. The old-time macintosh is a fatal fashion. People wear them through the pouring rain, wet with out, and hot within, owing to the lack of ventilation. As soon as they take them off, the cold air out side comes in contact with the over heated skin, and a fatal chill is too often the consequence. It is no over-statement to say that properly ventilated macintoshes have saved the live" of hundreds of people. Among many others, inflamma ble hair-combs, high collars, silk hats, patent-leather boots, and strapped gaiters all come under the category of fatal fashions, but i heir shortcomings are probably too well known to need detailed mention here. Big Damage Suit A damage suit for $100,000 against the L. V. R. R. for causing tne death of M. II. Dale, of Scran ton, was commenced in the Lacka wanna county court last week. Mr Dale died in a hospital in Buffalo on Nov. 22 last, from injuries re ceived while alighting from one of thj defendent company's trains two days before. In company with Victor Koch, cfScranlon, Mr. Dale was enrotite to Mt. demons, Mich. They went as far as Buffalo over the Lackawanna railroad, where they were to change to the Lehigh Valley. By mistake they boarded the wrong train, and, iu getting off, Mr. Dale slipped and fell under the wheels. Oue of his legs was crushed so severely that amoutation was necessary. He died from shock. It is alleged that the company was negligent in that the train was not stopped in order that the deceased might alight. Has a man a ritrht to soit ? asks a pvn to VnVnhrq v "You bet he has, aud a right to breathe, a right to live, aud a right to express his opinion; a right to kick aud a right to work, also a right to vote and pay taxes, and to Cud fault with everybody and every thing he don't like. Uaa has u whole lot of rights, but he should exercise them all like a geutle-man." PAYMENT Of S0H00L TAXES. The recent decision by Judge Mayer, of Lock Haven, in Cameron county, regarding the exoneration of school taxes h.u caused consider able discussion among the interior newspapers of the State. In effect this decision by Judge Mayer is that school boards have no authori ty to grant exonerations from tiie payment of taxes, except in the ease of indigents or to correct errors. It is a question of real importance ail over the State outside of the larger cities. The Philadelphia 'ess iii an editorial comments as follows 011 the question : " Many school districts every year lose large amounts 6f money that are needed for the support of the school because people who are well able to pay the:r taxes are either negligent or dodge payment. All these taxes are iu the first place charged to ihe tax collector, and when he fails to get them from the individual he gees to the school board and k;cts an exoneration in that case. The readiness with which this could be accomplished in most divtricU has made the collectors in different and easy on people, the most of whom are well able to Day the comparatively small amount of tax imposed on them for school purposes. The exoneration of any but in digents is an injustice to those who promptly and regularly pay. It is a discrimination in favor of those who have no public spirit who are in different as to the character of the schools, and who shirk their obliga tions as citizens. The exoneration of any who can pay and won't naturally encourages others to dodge and refuse to pay. When a man sees his neighbor who may be better off escap from his tax he is not to be seriously blamed if he seeks the same favor. It is a widespread evil which has cost some school districts large amounts of money every year to the disad vantage of the schools. "Judge Mayer covers the ground pretty thoroughly. He indicates quite clearly that he' does not be lieve the legislature has authority to delegate municipal bodies the power to grant exonerations ; he points out that there is no act of the legislature authorizing the council of a borough to grant ex onerations, and tht school law only allows exonerations to be made by the board of school directors for mistakes, indigent persons or un seated lauds, as to them shall ap pear just anil reasonable. This is the law, and the declaration of it by Judge Mayer is timely and wholesome. It will do much to compel the tax collectors to perform tneir wliole duty. " The effect will be far-reaching V llh this light on the law there should be citizens in every distric to see to it that the school boards assume no authority which the law does not give them. It ought prove of great advantage to the schools ju nearly all parts of the State." The Bennett Estate, May be the Basil for Some Very Ing Litigation, Interest It is stated that relatives of the late John R. Benuett, of Danville will contest the will of the dead lawyer. The present Mrs. Bennett was the divorced wife of Nichol the big New York tailor. She secured her divorce in Dakota, and Dakota divorces are not recoeuized in the state of New York. In an affidavit made by Mr. Bennett short time before he died, he stated that he was a resident of the city and state of New York. Bennett's estate is estimated at over a half a million dollars. His first wife was a Miss Grove, a member of the wel known Grove lamily of Danville She outhved most of her family and inherited the greater part of their wealth, including the Grove man sion. nne uieu several years ago and Bennett married Mrs. Nichol, to whom he left his entire estate, ignoring entirely his own and hi first wife s relatives. Just what part .the unrecognized divorce of the widow will play in the contest remains to be seen. Practical Talks for Farmers Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Martin has arranged for the hold ing of farmers' institutes through out the state during the coming fall and winter. There will be 400 days ot these institutes and in ad anion nesretary Martin nas ar ranged to hold a series of practical schools, at which butter making, horticulture and poultry interests will be discussed and demonstrated by expert instructors. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of 2L$f$&&jfa FREE ANTI TOXIN Health Commissioner Dixon Will Establish Oopots In Every County Health Commissioner Dixon is now formulating plans for establish ing depots in every county of the commonwealth for the free distribu tion of anti-toxin to those diptht.ria sufTerers who cannot afford to pur chase it. So far the plans arc incipient, and about the one definite bit of informa tion on the subject which Dr. Dixon has made public is that two or more depots will be established in each county, from vhicli the anti-toxin will be distributed iitmii application by a certificate from the physician iu attendance. Anti-toxin, in addition to being a cure for diphtheria is also mi ex cellent preventative of the disease in those who have b.'en exposed to contagion, and at) effort will be made to establish a system of inocu lation for those who have been so exjKjstd. Pure Food Laws. Retail Merchants Advocate labon. Federal Legit- Federal legislation for the relief of grocers from alleged injustices in the State pure food laws was advo cated at the convention of the Re tail Merchants' Association of Penn sylvania by William H. McClellan of York. Delegates from about 100 cities and towns throughout the State represented the elimination of the trading stamp system. R. F Cook, of the Harrisburg Merchants' As sociation reported that the scheme had been abolished in that city and he stated further that the merchants have saved upwards of $65,000 by the elimination of the premium evil. The opinion seemed to be general among the delegates that action by the State organization was not necessary to secure the abolition of trading stamps, but that local asso ciations could accomplish the desir ed result. - . Authorities Should Act. The Philadelphia Press says: A most wiui one accom me news papers ot the state are printing the act of the legislature at its late ses sion prohibiting the throwing of any kind of refuse upon the streets of any city, borough or township 11 is a good law, out, like many other good laws, very little atten tion has been paid to it. People d not care about a law that is not en forced. The newspapers will mak this act familiar in most places, but if the authorities do not act it will have small effect. Any town whose officials show a purpose to execute it will be kept clean without much cost; others cannot expect to be. REMOVAL OF CEMETERY. Public notice Is hnrfby frtvon that on July 2?t,h ions, a Joint pMltlon was prfHontPd to tne Court, ot (turner Soslons 01 the ('ounty of Co lumbia, by the Reformed rhiircn and Ihe Hatnt Matthew's Rvanifeiinal Lutheran church both of ine Town 01 mnnrnKtiurir, ra., p-avlnir for a de cree of ald court for the abandonment as a burial place of the old trrave-vard, owned by the said churches as ter.ants In common, Btr nate on the south-east, corner of First and i.er.rre st.reeis in tne said Town of HloomsburK, and for leave to remove the remains of the dead theerrom, to so e other suitable burial irrounds In tho vicinity, tn accordance with the Acts of Assembly In such case made and pro- viut-u; wnereuMn it was oruerea ana directed by the said Court, that, a hearing be had In open Court for the purpose, for all part ies Interested tobebard, their proofs and allegations, on Monday the 4t,h day of September luoa net, be. Inir the first, day of the September sessions of Court, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon; and that previous puoiio nrtice of the said hearlnfr be (riven by advertisement for three successive weeks In two newspapers published In the said luwivi rimiiiD(irtf. 8t. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Reformed Church. Wm. rhrlsman, N. U. Kunk,. .Utys for Petitioners. WIDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS. Notice Is hereby irlven that tho following Orphans' Coil' t of Colnmhla county on Mondav, September 4th A. D. lUtlfi bv the nlerlr nf uiH mono uijmi 1 nt-mi ,-111 n win ue rfunnipn rn i.n court and confirmed nisi, and unless exceptions m men m name wiimu tour aays tney win De uuiiiuuicu uumiy. Estate of Adam Miller late or Mlfflfn town. hip, deceased. Personalty $:K.00, Estate of John Howell late of I.ncust. town. ship, deceased. Personalty $100. Realty 9IW.IU, Estate of Vlrifll 1). Rnbbtns law of Orennwnnd lownsnip, aeceased. personalty iwt.OO. Estate of Charles fisher late of Mnntmi, townsnip, deceased, rersonauy 1V4. 50. Estate of Jonas Rant 7. lute nf Kenton town. buip, ueceaiteu. rersonaity nu 1.90. Estate of Joseph Hnvder late of liomincir luwuauip, dccused. rersonauy iJis.uo, Clerk's Oftlca. c M. TKKWit.r.tfs&ii Bioomsburg, Pa,, Aug. 9, 'OS, Clerk, O. C, Professional Cards. N. U. FUNK. ATTORN KY-AT-LAW, Ent'i Building, Court House Square, BLOOMSBURG, PA. J. II . MAIZE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. INSURANCE AND RIAL ISTATI AGENT, Office, in Townsend'i Building, BLOOMSBURG, PA. A. L. FRITZ, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office Bioomsburg Nan Bank Bldg.,sd floor Jobm 0. ranzi. jobm rabmaji FREEZE 8c HARMAN, ATJOHNEYS AND COt NBELLOF8 AT LAW BLOOMSBURG, PA. Office on Centre Street. 1st door below Overt Ilouee. If. A. McKIl LIT, ATTORNEY AT LA W. Columbian IiuiMir;, 2nd Moci, BLOOMSM'Mi, I'A A. N. YOST. ATTORNEV-Al -I AW liuildin 1 Court llotire Square. IILOOMSHURG.PA l.nt RALPH R. JOHN, ATTORNEY Al LAW, Haitman Building, Market Bioomsburg, I'a. Squar. I' KKD I KKLKR, ATTORNKV A I' LAW '(lite Over 1 iist Natinml Hank. BioOMSBUKG, rA. CLYDK CHAS. YKTTER, attorney- at-law, Bloomsburo, Ps. Office in Ent'i Building, W. II. IUI AWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office, Corner of Third and Main Sis CATAWISSA, PA. CLINTON HKRRING, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office with Grant Herring. ni.OOMSIlURO, PA. 1-JT Will be in OranpeviHe Wedneidar each week. WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON, ATTORNIY-AT LAW. Office in Wells' Building over J. Q. Wells' Hardware Store, Dloomsbure, Will be in Millville on Tuesday. H. MONTGOMERY SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office : Ent building, over Farmers N onal Bank. 11-16-99 EDWARD. FLYNN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CENTRALIA, PA. raomce Ltddlcot building, Locust avenne BONTom TILKPIIONB. Bgl.t TULIraotK IYKH TISTKD, OLASS-KS y ITT MO. H. BIERMAN, M. D. IIOMQOPATirc PHYSICIAN AND 8TJRGBC orrici bodbs: Offloe ft Residence, 4th 8t 10 a. m. to it p. m., 8:30 to s p. m. JJLOOMSHTJHQ, PA J. 2. JOHN, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and residence, 410 Main S 7'3-'v BLOOMSBURG, PA J. J. BROWN, M. I). THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Eyes tested anH ;.CJ with glaaliet No Sunday work. 311 Market St., Bioomsburg, P. Hours: 10 to 8 Telephone DR. M. J. HESS, DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, Crown and bridge work SPECIALTY, V Corner Main and Centre Streets. Co.umb,aftMontourTeoneVconBnUSa.PA Dr. W. H. HOUSE, SUKOBON DENTIST, Offloe Barton's Building, Main below Xar BLOOMSBURG, Pa. All .tyje., of work done in a superior rnanact all w ork warranted as represented TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PATW by the of Ga,, and free of charge whm ,. . " "re inserted. To be open all hours during the day. C WATSON McKELVY, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. (Successor to r. v n.. CASH TOTAL CAPITAL. evanna Office-Firs, Nafl Bank BIdg., ad floor. All claims promptly adjusted and paid. M. P. LUTZ & SOM INSURANCE AND RE ALESTATE "on i j AND BROKERS, V. W. Corner Main a"nd Centre. Street, Bloomssur.,, Ta. RnP,rnLent SeLventeen.as good Com. and all losses promptly adjust ed and paid at their Office SADE T. VANNATTA. ( Successor to C. F. Knapp.) GENERAL INSVRAXC Office a38 Iron St., Bloom8bu. Oct. 31, 1901. tf CITY HOTEL, A. Haruel, Prop. No. iai West Main Street "Large and convenient imni w rooms, lot and cold water, and mod, r cob. veniences. Bar stnc-kt -K 1.... liquori. First-class livery attached. EXCHANGE HOTEL, I. A. Snydir, Proprietor. (Opposite the Court House) BLOOMSBURG, Pa. Large and convenient sample rooms, tth rooms, hot and cold water, nrtali fc'jfsre a t'.-U'c-ti