THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. SlGRET JHPAN'8 success BarOll Kar.ikoSaysTheirCoiMl- For years the department was non M i 1 plus.'d to discover ways ar.il means try W aS LnJOrratOu. jol' suoolng or glulu.q the professional i smuggler without pel secutlng the itmo- i .OYALTV TO CiWI'EROR cent tourist. As a Hist step In the io- . foii.ialion the hundred-dollar limit was ivorkina fcr a New Type of Clvlliza- Inc.ji pui aled In the tariff law. Since " . . . -. .1... I.. 1 t . ... LI!" A.. I.i.i- jor) A Lines Of important worn In J.Tpan Are Given to Experts, This Resulting in Thoioug!ineS9 1 Study f-oreign ronuca. , tn speaking- ol t"e fundamental p in- , n( Jiinanese success, liaiou ivu- .o said he believed thuae two were ciilel icasuiis lor the Utile M- ; . .ouilnu into history a one ol me . woi id powers: I .. j Ijiucrauce of Japan, scll-con- j . J by nl her nation. j .. .vantage ui having u toustliutloaal , . eriiuii'iit. We hear that Utin.e has boeu de- ceiwd by the Japanese victory," con- tlntud the Uaruu. "Deceived is naiuiy the word to use. If Uurope has been deceived, she has herself to blame, lu ai'l'-arance the Japanese might be Cain d deceptive. ' ate neither hand some nor brave looking. There is noth ing i.ommenJible about Uie Japanese appearance. They are small and Insig niii'.'.t.t loi.k!i,it, compared with the flue idijsiuu. j of the tplca of many Eun.pe.ui Cu.uitrles. lhe Japanese Were t.i:der(. tiamtvd and niisamler Btood. Oilier luce and nations never took the trouble to study u.s, whereas we Uudicd them to the mlnuieta de tail. Every ba ot Important work 10 do baa been given to an ei.pert in his liu.' of work, a man who lias spent sev ci.; jvais in many naliona, learning thu.oui,liiy every dttail ot lhe work ad elgi.cd to him by the government. Thoroughness is the keynote of Japa nese success. Often when traveling in other countries 1 have made special in qu.rios regarding certain lines of busi ness, i luuud that the man who was spoken of as an expert in his line knew hl3 work thoroughly as it obtained in his own eouutry. The same line ol business as carried ou In a foreign country he knew little or nothing of. "The patriotism of our people is not ol a day. It is Inbred and has been cultivated for more than 2,000 centu ries. No other nation can show a rul er's desceul like our present emperor, for H.oUO years. We reverence him and pay our highest respects to him. We are the most democratic of nations. The poor and the rich boys attend the au. e schools. The men who make our laws are men who know the wants, the needs and desires of our people. There 'i a close bond of sympathy and under Hiding between the ruler and the i.d. To be able to govern, the law .a.;ers must know the people they jvern. "The Japanese have been put down k imitators. This might be mentioned t one stage of our progress. In study ing a foreign civilization, the first step 14 Imitation, then adaptation, then or aauiization. Our Japanese experts have SaJo a thorough research and study ol Very detail of their business as car ded on lu almost every country of the vOrld. fauch instances of clever origin ation are shown in the remarkable apceess of smokeless power invented hy Mtajor Shimose. This powder is, by actual test, five times as strong as the European powder. When a shell filled With lhe English lyddite is fired it will hreuk into ten or fifteen pieces, where as the same sheu filled with the Shi ose smokeless powder, when explod ed bursts into 2.000 or 3.0U0 pieces. It ! now considered the most powerful nokeless powder ever Invented, and lis inventor Is a major in the Japane.se army. Again, in the realm of science we have already reached a stage of or ionization by I'rof. Kitasato's discov ery of a new bacteria. He discovered it :a Germany, and was decorated by lite German government; and Dr. J. Takamine, who is now living In New York, discovered adhenalin, a medicine which Is used to stop bleeding, particu larly by oculists in operations on the re, and which has been used with agarkerl success during the Russo-Japanese war. Next comes liaron Ito, whose untiring investigation In botany made his name recognized by both American and European scientists. "In the orlginlzation of our army we copied the German system, and iu our navy the English and American. Iu our code of laws we imitated La Code Napoleon, and afterward the German principle and method. Our first paper money was made in New York, and if I you will take up those old Japanese' Itive and the crowd of the head nega greenbacks you will find them exactly! tlve. "In the room were open fire- the same as yours, except In the writ- 1 ing. If you examine the constitution of Japan from the first article to the lant , you will find it quite different from those of American or European coun-' tile3, yet its frame and foundation are! Iu accordance with the principles of the western constitutions. Therefore, I mlht say that the constitution of Ja pan is a liviug monument of the orlg inlzation of Japanese statesmanship. "I am often asked, what are the alms and aspirations of the Japanese people. To this I would say that our national ambition Is, by engrafting the western culture and science upon our own insti tutions, to blend together and asslml .ate the two types of civilization -Orl-I ental and Occidental and by doing so to bring forth a new type of clvlllza-l tlon. In which the culture and science of the two hemispheres will meet, not' in conflict, but tn harmony, so as to onable us to share the Inheritance of Christian religion, Oriental philosophy,1 GreeK art, Roman law and modem sci ence. Thus we hope In tbe course ot the twentieth century to have at least one fruit of our earnest and persever-j tug murm iu couiriiiuie 10 me progress st mankind. 'Brooklyn Eagle. Coffee grounds Brazil. AGE OP SMUGQLNQ HAS PASSED. Vigilance of Revenue Officer Ha Re duced It to a Minimum. im; iuvy nrui imu riiuri uj i.ivo lite agKrc-K.ue amount eolleeted by Uncle hum on pemuiai effects has been $.t.t:.",u,t"'U, roundly speaking. Contrast tUii vith lhe tsl,n)ate of $ioo,ouO,ouU of mol.tluiIulise previously brought Into this country In lite guise of personal effects on which no duty was paid and the revolution in revenue tactics may be bettor realized. lu the chief cities of Europe the treasury department employs secret agt'i.U who l.ecp track of sales made to Aincihans by nil of the big Jewelers unil cxportiiit! houses. There are live of these in i'uiis, lour in London, three hj nilJ S() ou eluh lt,CL,lvnB 3 a day and expenses. They receive ready co-operation from the foreign merchants, who do not wlr.h to see the smuggler until rsell them lu their legil iuu.ce Importing business. Certain b g houses abroad Immediately notify the treasury uyetits when an American has made a pin chase of diamonds, silks and oilier uutiabic goods. One noted to bacco hoiis iu Havana regularly gives the tsame tort of warning. Moreover, the treasury agrees to divide the value c f seized goods with disinterested per sons giving a clue to a departure of I Kiiiit;::-;li'd articles purchased abroad. in addition, there are always em ployed to go back and forth on the big oci-an liners traveling "spotters," who receive $10 a day anil expenses, and whose business It is to Ingratiate them Fclves with passengers and learn what they can concerning their foreign pur chasea. Uttstlan furs have, indeed, become so relatively scarce by reason of the Kus-so-Jnpanese war having paralyzed the Industry that the high prices they bring Inspire periodical attempts to smuggle them Into this country In homeopathic quantities. Arriving on the Hamburg-American liner lllucher recently, a Cleveland furrier and four members of his family quite forgot to Inform the customs officers of some 2,000 worth of sable, silver fox and mink boas and muffs. l!y mere chance Deputy Collectors Coneys and Norwood, known In the service as the men with Roentgen ray eyes, observed the quintet coming down the gangplank, and decided that the young women of the party were ot amazing physlca 1 architecture. The family was permitted to proceed un challenged to the letter H, and were delving in search of their baggage when the action of the little melo drama began. Gently tapping the head of the family ou the shoulder, they re quested the honor of a few minutes In private with him. Hy way of denoue ment, a woman inspector tapped a rich vein of furs in the lining of their gowns, while Deputies Coneys and Nor wood made a similar discovery on searching the leader of the party. When the five Ohioans finally disembarked they had shed enough weight to create considerable astonishment among such acquaintances as they had formed dur ing the voyage. Excepting women, and occasionally men, who are detected trying to evade the payment of duty on articles of rela tively small value, smuggling on an ex tensive scale is generally limited to dressmakers and out-and-out profes sionals. Sometimes where a person Is well known the inspectors are con strained to take his or her word in lieu of a searching examination. And it Is seldom that nny advantage Is taken of the courtesy, although, as in the recent case of a California magnate, It were an easy matter to hoodwink the cus toms officers. Asked if he had brought back anything dutiable, the wealthy Callfornlan Indicated a small parcel done up In an ordinary shawl strap. Upon examination It was found to be an $3,000 tapestry, upon which $3,u00 revenue was cheerfully paid. An Electrical Phenomena. According to the American Electri cian, a peculiar effect on patients while being electrically treated has, under certain conditons, been observed. While under treatment the hands and faces of patients sometimes become black, espe cially In cold weather, and, on exam ination, it is found that this condition only occurs when the chair on which the patient Is seated is electrically pos- places, and in them were placed oil heaters to keep the room warm; and it was discovered that the minute car bon particles given off by the burning oil In these lamps, although too minute to be visible in the air, was the cause of the hands and faces of the patients becoming dark. When the polarity of the chair and the crown of the head were reversed, the phenomenon could not be obtained, nor could It be pro duced on days when the oil stoves wer not burning." How One Bet Was Paid. A Moscow man made a curious wag er. As aealnst 500 roubles bet bv his opponent, he agreed to eat his boots IS Russia did not force Japan to sue fori peace last summer. He lost and car- rled out his agreement. Cutting a! small strip dally from bis footwear be masticated and swallowed It. It took, bim nearly five months to complete the operation. The Mikado's Dally Fare. Tbe mikado's dally tare Is strictly Japanese. His breakfast consists ot i"mu nuup uuu a icw oiuor aiuaea, uui bis dinner Is an elaborate one of twen ty courses. His banquets are European and expensive. ih me eh ii Diamonds Made to Gleam Like Stars in the Darkness' FILLED WITH NEW JOY Technology Club Toasts Alma Mater in Radium Cocktails at the Uni versity Club. Liquid Sunshine Was the Label for Wineglasses. No Headache Next Day. Strange as It may appear, not a man who attended the Technology Club dinner nt the University Club last evening reported either Indiges tion or "katzenjammer" this morning. The occasion, though dignified, was a merry one. It was a feast of "radio activity," ns well ns wit and substan tial viands, and a new quality of rad ium was demonstrated. This was a "liquid sunshine" cocktail, prepared by Lester 1). Gardner, and drunk as a toast to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Liquid sunshine" was the label that adorned a wineglass of strange liquid at every cover, and every one of the 13 scientists and their guests was eager to quaff its contents, but this wa. part of the "radium show" sched uled for late in the evening. At last Mr. Gardner was plvon the floor amid total darkness. Ueforo ex hibiting the strange qualities of rad ium, he told of a stranpe mlstnke made by a doctor who administered Inte rior Funshine to a patlt'nt. A few days later the doctor found that the pntlent had a tanned llvor. He communicated with Dr. Morton, rik wns scored lor not providing a parasol with the rad ium sunshine. The liquid sunshine, according to Mr. Gardner, was prepared from water and Esculln, or nn abstract from horse chestnut juice. In each glass contain ing the solution he had every guest stir for a few minutes a tube filled with radium. The rays of the rad ium, it was said, would excite the Esculln Into luminescence. This done, the merry diners lifted their glasses high in the darkness, and as Halo flashes of sunshines gleamed there from, they longed to quaff the spark ling nectar, but the entertainer had another aim in view. "Nay, nay," he said, "leave this for the last," and producing some more radium, he brought Its rays near a dia mond, a kunzite. and willimite until they gleamed like stars in the dark ness. At this point the radium pains was exhibited. To the awe of the guests the skeletons of the founder of Tech nology and of old John Harvard ap peared In the darkness above the head of Dr. Pritchett, In close conference. But they were quickly disturbed by two roosters which, covered with ra dium paint, burst Into effulgent view and by their crowing warned the an cient scholars of the approach of dawn. Again the diners wished to quaff their liquid sunshine, but were de terred by the appeal of Mr. Gardner who went on to explain that he was going to furnish Commissioner Mc Adoo with radium paint for the police men's shields. Golf balls, too, were to be painted with it for night play. After the speaker had explained the workings of the perpetual motion machine he lifted his glass of 'liquid sunshine" and said: "Now let us drink a toast to our alma mater. I have kept this glass till the last, because the rays of ra dium entering the system will excite Into flouroscence every part of the body. Thus, after your dinner to night, you will awake in the morning glowing with sunshine; you will feel no fatigue from the loss of Bleep, but bright and cherry you will go to work for your body will be bathed In linuld sunshine." In hearty accord the glittering liquid was drunk. Through the magic power of radium water was again made wine as in ths days of old, and the guesfs who drank thereof were not drunk, but filled with a new joy. Tco Husy to Make a Nelse. A Kansas City teacher of a kinder garten was Incapacitated from work one day last week by the following In cident. The subject of tbe lecture and object lesson was animals, birds and then more animals. "Now, children," said the teacher, "I want each of you to think of some animal or bird and try for a moment to be like the particular one you are thinking about, and make the same kind of noises they are In the habit of making." Here was the command. Here the finale: Instantly the schoolroom became a menagerie. Lions roaring, dogs bark ing, birds singing and twittering, cows lowing, calves beating, cats meowing, etc., all In an uproar and excitement all, with one single exception. Off In a remote corner a little fel low was sitting perfectly still, appa rently Indifferent and unmindful of all the rest. The teacher, observing him, approached and said: "Waldo, why are you not taking part with the other children ?" Waving her off with a deprecating band and wide, rebuking eyes, he fer vently whispered: "Sh sh sh, teacher sb! I'm a ooster, and I'm a-layin' a alg!" Kan sas City Star. Stubh No, I can't get along with my wife. Everything I say she re- I torts: "I beg to differ with you!" I Penn You are lucky, old man. My wife Just differs without taklag tae time to beg Calcugo New. YERBA-MATE. The Paraguayan Substitute for Tea and Coffee. What tea is to the Englishman and coffee lo the American, yerba male Is to the native of Paraguay. Verba ma to is an Infusion of the dried and pow dered leaves of the species of holly tree that grows In Paraguay, and for centuries it has been the national bev erage ol' the countries of Smith Amer ica, while in Paiaguay and Argentina It forms ti.e sole stimulant of the working classes. It Is Usually drunk as a very hot. Infusion through a metal tube, but it can bo taken as we take our tea or coffee, Willi milk and sugar. Most people, however, acquire the native habit anil prefer to drink it without admixture. So prepared it Is Very hitler, but those who drink it Koon learn to consider It nn agree able and palatable beverage. Some natives drink it ns nn Infi.slon made with colli water, mid It is then known by the name of "torero." The working classes especially favor "torero." The the stimulaiiiifs ami nn:taitiiim iffcts of the beverage nre r. nni i.a.d.'. Workmen carry Hil' drink with them wherever they go, and from t.n.e to time take sips of It, and n t mi ns a result to be Infused wl,h a ilt;;i'ee of energy not usually credited to the South American. Woodcutters will start work at daybreak, and go on seemingly without fatigue until the midday mer.l, live or t-ix hours later; nnd this midday meal Is the first solid food enton so loug us they can get. mate. Those who have Investigated the properties of mate say that the Invig orating and sustaining powers nre dif ferent in character from those ot either ten, coffee or cocoa. Taken as a stimulant for night or for prolonged brain work, it is said to convey nn energy and a sensation of lightness that make duty a real pleasure. The peculiar feature of such a result U that analysis shows nothing in the drink to account for It. The percent age of caffeine and the amount of vola tile oil are very much less than that contained In toa and coffee, and none of the unpleasant effects that follow the excessive use of either of the lat ter beverages seem to attend the Im moderate Ujso of mate. In rare in stances very nervous individuals and those suffering from nervous prostra tion find ihelr symptoms aggravated hy over-indulgence in mate drinking. Montreal Gazette. An Appeal to the Sheriff. When Senator Joe Blackburn was a struggling young lawyer, as all really great statesmen must have been at some stage in their career, be was called upon to defend a negro charged with murder. Mr. Blackburn did the best he could made an Impassioned address to the Jury and all that sort of thing but the defendant was sen tenced to pay the extreme penalty. Mr. Blackburn was then taking his first dip into politics, running for some small local office. He had a hard time getting people to attend the meetings at which be was advertised to speak, and hick generally appeared to be against him. Well, hanging day came and the doomed man was told that he would have fifteen minutes In which to say his last words. Mr. Blackburn accompanied the man to the scaffold, and as his eyes wandered over the several hundred of his fellow citizens who had come to witness tbe spec tacle more than he could ever hope to attract by his own eloquence his brain was lit up by a flash of genius. He had a few hurried words with bis client. In which he painted the waste of words It would be for the unfortun ate man to talk at such a time and Impressed upon him what a godsend the opportunity to make a speech would be to him, Blackburn. The negro somewhat reluctantly agreed to let him go ahead. Thereupon, much to tbe surprise of the auditors, Mr. Blackburn launched Into an effort on the Issues of the hour. He was pro ceeding to his own entire satisfaction when he felt a tugging at his coat tails. Glancing around he encounter ed the pained expression of the negro. "Say, Massa Joo," ho whispered, "dat speech wot yuh made tuh de Jury was bad nuff to hang me, but dls yuh one" shaking his head sadly "Mlstuh She'lff, please pull dat rope." Washington Star. Lest They Catch Cold. An Incident of the royal visit to Chatsworth is worthy of permanent record. The Kink was given as a guard of honor at Kowsley Station fifty men of the volunteer battalions of Derbyshire. His Majesty inspected the rank and file in company with tbe Duke of Devonshire, and, after com pleting the circle round the men, tbe King delivered a short address, whloh all could plainly hear. His Majesty congratulated the men on their smart appearance, and said he was specially pleased to see that a number of them had done service for their King and country In tbe recent war In South Africa. Then, turning to the officer commandlag, the King asked If the men bad overcoats. The reply was In tbe affirmative, with the additional re mark that they were not wearing them because It was thought they would look smarter. His Majesty's reply was, "Give an order for th men to have their overcoats at once. I don't want them to catch cold." Tbe air was very raw, chilly and damp at the time. London Times. "Sarcaatlc-Llke." "Was It the gentleman with the mustache who served you?" inquired the polite shop walker of tbe com plaining peeress. "No," replied the aarcastlo lady, "It waa the nobleman with the bald bead." London News. 3EK87S A:rvf.ililo- Prennrfllionfor As simitntinfl tlicFiXKhindHcfiuln tiitg lhe Stomachs and Dowels of IJCTEWati.U..:U.a 1 rromolca DisliouChivrrup ness and lVst Contains neillu p 0itiin.Morphinc nor HiutraL Not NAnc otic. Mix SmM rmhrtl Stignf Aporfcrl Remedy forConslirvi 1 ion. Sour Stomach, Dinn-hoea Worms ,( )onvnlftions .Kovrrish ncss ttnd Lush of Sleep. FacSiiuilo Si'tfnnlure oP NEW YOI1K. STATE HAPPENINGS Mrs. Albert M. Marklcy, of Wayne, last week notified the tio lice that he was robbed of $4,000 worth of jewelry in the women's waiting room of the Broad street station of tho Pennsylvania rail road at Philadelphia. Mrs. Mark ley, who, up to a few days ago, was a resident of New oik, had just returned from that city where she superintended the moving of her household effects. She en tered the waiting room and placed the satchel on the floor while she fixed her veil. When she went to pick up the satchel it was irone. There is uo clue to the thief. The Neversink Mountain Hotel located on the .summit ol Never- sink Mountain on the outskirts of Reading, was destroyed by fire Friday evening. The building, a large four story frame structure was erected twelve years aeo, at a cost of $100,000. How the fire originated is not definitely known. I lie hotel was closed a month ago and was turned over to a watchman. There was an insur ance of $40,000. Mahale Latimer, of Wilkes-Barre, wile of Har ry Latimer, of the Prov ident Investment Comnauv. of Philadelphia, who disappeared at the time ol" the exposure of the concern has begun proceedings for a divorce. She declares that thev were married in Charlestown, in 1879, and that they liv d together until 1861, . when he deserted her and has since then failed to provide for her support. He was some time ago married to a Danville woman who is now known as Mrs. Latimer. The petition states that his present whereabouts is not known aud that he is a fugitive from justice. livery water company in Penn sylvania will be asked by .State Health Commissioner Dixon to patrol its watersheds as a precau tionary measure aeainst outbreaks of typhoid fever similiar to that at Nanticoke. This practice is in vogue in Maiue, where it has proved very successful. Gouldsboro, Lackawanna county, which was named for the late Jay Gould, who was the founder of the town, he having operated a tannery at that place before he became either rich or famous, is a deserted village. According to the report of School Superintendent Taylor, of Lackawanna county its public school has dwindled to the paltry attendance oi fifteen pupils and its tanneries and sawmills have entire ly disappeared. - . I Give Honor to Whom it is Due. Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, of Roudout, NT. Y., cured me of Bright's disease and Gravel. Four of the best physicians had tailed to relieve me. I have recom mended it to scores of people with like success, and know it will cure all who try it. Mrs. 15. P. Mizner, Burg Hill. O. PriceS I fin nil Hrnnr- 1 gists ; 6 bottles $5.00. I !'; K II i mmm a IB rr I exact copy of wrapper. J Jft tJlalHi 111 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years THS OtMTAUM WDHIIf, MW TQM CITT. Buy at Home One of the bic mail order house recently sent u.s their catalogues. We don't know why they did. Probably because thev send them to everybody, aud we are somebody after a fashion. A business man came in to get our prices on a job of 500 note heads, and laid a price list from a printing firm in Norwalk, Ohio, to show us how cheap he could get them there. He could save 35 cents on the order, nav 2? cents express, and he ten mot ahead of the game, but what an in- tenor grade of paper, and decidedly cheap work. We had just told him that probably he needed that ten cents, and he had better send away for his work, when his ev. s r.tPH on the catalogue from Cut & Gash- urn, ot Uneago. "So, that is where you get your goods is it?" he asked. "Well, it docs seem to me that people in this town ought to pat ronize home merchants. We pay taxes, rents and insurance here, and help to build up the town, and t is discouraging to have people right here under our nose send away for goods. Well, I'd like to give you this order, but of course, if you can't meet the prices from elsewhere I'll have to send it where I can get it the cheapest This mail order business is making hard times for us all." Aud the funny part of it is, that that man did not see the inconsistency of his position. Rath.r than buy goods from a merchant in another line, in the same town he sends to a mail order house himself for what he does not carry in stock, and claims a deal er's discount. If he saves up a few hundred dollars he buys lots in North Orange, Buffalo, with it, and when that land boom falls through he is man and talks poverty and growls about people sending their money away. The fact is that everybody ought to trade at home, and iuvest their money at home, and this applies to the mer chant just as much as it does to the farmer. Dushore Review, j Here ! Relief or Women. I If you havfl pains In the back, Ui Inury, Blttd-dt-ror Klilney ixuuhl.-, and want a certain, ult.-atmut liorb remedy ror woman's IMP. try Mntlier Dray's AUSTKALIAN-Lkap. 11 is a sare monthly regulator. At bruKvlals or by mall Vims. Sample paokaKo FKKK. AtMitMS. 1 he Mother Oray Co., Lolloy, N, y. j. i U Ghosts would friyhlen many people who are not afraid of germs. Vet lhe germ is real danger, if this microscopic aniinulism could be magnified to a size in proportion to its deadlines. it would show like a giant python, or fire breathing dragon The one fact to remember is that the genu is power less to harm the body when the hlood is pure. It is far easier to keep the germ out than to drive it ouUafter it obtains a hold in the system. Dr. I'ierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the most powerful and pei feet of l.lood purifying medicines. It increases the quantity as well as the quality of the blood, aud enables the body to resist disease, or to throw it off if disease has obtained a footing in some weak organ. Wherever the digestion is impaired, the nutrition of the body is diminished, for '.he blood is made from the food which is eaten, and half di gested food cannot supply the body with blood in quantity an.l quality adequate to it: nteds. For this condition there is no remedy equal to "Golden Medical Discovery." U cures ninety-eight out of every hundred er. sons who give it a fair trial. When there is constipation Dr. I'ierce's Tleasant I'cllels will promptly relieve and permanently cuie. AM w