THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURft, PA. ?3csss3iiaaiiiiox;!GZH w M a 11 II tt ti riB IRST THOUGHT e m n m is r 11 M H M M ti Mrs. Ham MuMti KttBCSSnCBBBHISSEBSEQiJ The little clubhouse of the Lan tanna district of Ceylon presented an r.r.Imated scene. It was "Teovall," yr, I alt the Tamil coolies on tho i rounding tea estates were busily Aged In celebrating their great a-ilval, as was evidenced by the ' " cnaant tom-tomlng which arose i.-ra their tinea of huts, and the r. living trade which the keeper of 11 e arrack-tavern was doing. Their UDgllsh masters, with their wires und slaters and cousins, were gather ing at the district clubhouse tor the little gymkhana meet which la ln 1 writable on such occasions. The club secretary was a harassed man that morning, for there were a thousand and one little detailee to be arranged while the weather was far from peeanlalng. As he harried past the tends courts be eaepjht sight of a girl who had Just ridde up, and was standing by her horee's head waltng for her horse-keeper. "Oood-mornlng, Miss Moore," he saM, as he approached. "Cubs and let me Introduce you to four partner In the tennis tourna ment. Wo have just finished the draw. Ah, here Is the very man," be continued, beckoning to a tall man who was passing. "Miss Morro Major BradRhaw." The girl stared IghiiFt for a moment, but quickly recovered herself, though the warn Push which rose to her cheek be trayed her attitude of sanRfrold. "Oh, rou have mot before," Bald tho ec fetary, catching her look. "So much the better. I must be off. Hope the weather will keep up." He hurried off and left the two to gether. When two young people have been engaEed and have decided to break It off, subsequent meetings are apt to prove a little awkward, even after the lapse of such a long period of time as five years. A faint reddening under the deep tan of his akin showed that Bradshaw also found the situation a Uttlo trying, but he smiled frankly as he raised his hat. "How do you do?" he said. "I didn't know you were in Ceylon." The girl laughed. "And I was equally Ignorant with "rard to you," she said. "I am ,ing with my cousin, Mrs. Deare, te husband is a planter on Qan- . a estate. This is the explanation i my presence here." "I am stay ; ? with Jones on Parmettla," said adshaw, "only a couple of miles .'rom Oangoya. Funny I hadn't heard you were there. Every one knows all about every one else here, but I only arrived two days ago, so per Lar.s that eiplalnes it." The girl felt that the situation was decidedly awkward. Five years ago In Southsea she had met young Brad shaw, then a subaltern, and after a abort acquaintance they had becomo engaged. She was in her first season and at eighteen life is not a serious problem. He wbb arbitrary and self confident, and resented what he was pleased to call her flirtations with other men, so the quarrel came and the engagement was broken off. It was a little embarrassing to meet again suddenly like this, but she must make the best of it. "I hope the rain will keep off," she aid, taking refuge in that excellent subject tho weather. "Yes," he replied, "we shan't get much tennis If it rains. I am afraid you have been very unlucky in the draw, for my tennis has not im proved. She tripped off to the clubhouse, and soon reappeared In a short white aklrt and tennis shoes. The clouds drifted slowly away, and the glaring hot sun poured down on the little gathering, but the cou ples, undismayed by the heat, played tenuis vigorously. Major Bradshaw had evidently not overestimated tho ease uhen he belittled his powers as a tennis player, for he und his part ner suocumbed ignomlnlmisly to cou ple after couple in the tournament. He had improved, she thought. Hard Hues had taken away the full freshness of boyhood from hiH face, and bis hair was a little scanty over the temples, but the expression had changed for the better. The old firmness of will was still strongly markd, but he was quieted and less insistent. The years which broutht him advancement In his profession, a brevet-majority and the D. 8. O., 1 d evidently taught him that the world could not be molded to his wish. It was with a feeling of regretful sur prise that she realised the happy day was over and It was time to go home again. As she emerged from the club house in boots and habit once more, he found blm waiting, and advanced to bid him good-by, "I am coming with you," he said smiling. "Mrs. Deare hae had to go on, and she asked me to see you aafely home, as It U on my way." "It Is very kind of you," she said a little shyly. "No, not that," he said, a be lifted her to the saddle. Slowly they mounted higher and higher by the narrow stgiaf path leading to the gap wtvence they would descend to the bungalow on Che other side of the hills. The sua bad dipped out of sight over tho misty Tdlls' across tne vaTToy, and the great clouds came scurrytug out of the rising wind. The darkness come swiftly over them as they climbed tho hillside, and the valley, far below, with the little clubhouse and tennis courts, was swept out of sight by the driving mist. "I am afraid we aro going to have a storm," said Brad shaw at last. "Jones promised to have a coolie with a lantern at the gap to light us down the other side. It's ticklish work riding down the side of a mountain In the dark by these estate tracks. I hope you are not nervous, Miss Moore t" "Not In the least." she said. "I have done this lots of times before, and I shan't mind getting wet. Here it comes," she continued, as the first heavy drops of the storm plashed down on them. The rain came down In sheets and drove against them as the horses scrambled slowly up the slope. In a minute they were wet to the skin. As they neared the top they plunged Into a forest of trees, and the path was hidden by the darkness. The noise of the wind in the trees and the roar of the driven rain put an end to all conversation. At last a faint glimmer of light In the distance show ed that the promised coolie was at his post with the lantern, and In bbedlence to a shouted command from Bradshaw, the girl gave her horse bis bead, and let him pick his own way after the other. Gradually the noise Increased, and the pelting sheets of rain became heavier, till the flickering light proved unable to withstand their onslaught, and went out suddenly. Bradshaw shouted something to the coolie, but the man with the stupidity of his race, Jump ed to tho conclusion that the mishap was about to be visited on him, and bolted. Uradshaw'8 shouts produc ed no answer, and they were loft on the side of the hill in the middle of the first burst of the northeast mon soon, unable to see a foot in front of them. "We must go on as best we can," shouted Uradshaw. Leave every thing to tho horses. We are safer on than off them." The horses seemed to understand, and picked their way slowly down the precipitous Blope. All went well for a time, and Bradshaw was begin ning to congratuate himself that the worst was over, when they came to an Irish drain crossing the path. It had been a trickle of water in the morning but the roar of the torrent rushing over it warned him that It was probably impassable. After a moments hesitation he resolved to leave It to his horse and trust to its Instinct If it refused. "I'll go through first," he shouted. "I'll call to you If lt' all right." The horse faced it without balk ing, and with a Bplash and a clatter of hoofs on stones he was through, greatly relieved to find that it was much less formidable than had ap peared from the noise. The girl's horso, resenting the feel on its mouth which prvented it following, grew restive, fidgeted, and slipped a foot over the side of the narrow path. Bredshaw pulled up on the other side and heard the clatter. There was a scream, followed by the noise of a heavy body falling down the slope, and the squeal of a frightened horse. He sprang from his horse, left It to its own devices, and waded Into the water, shouting as he went. "Miss Moore, where are you?" he called, his voice trembling with emo tion. A cry came from below him. "Grace, are you hurt?" he said. "Call to mo again and I will find my way to you." "I'm all right, I think." said a Tolce In tremulous accents. "I am trying to climb up, but I don't know where my poor horse Is." Bradshaw, bis feelings suddenly released from the strain, was guilty of a remark with reference to the unfortunate horse which scarcely conveyed sym pathy. Following the sound of bis voloe, the girl climbed slowly to the path, and waded into the stream. Midway across her outstretched hands touched him, and the next moment she was held close In a strong embrace. "I love you," he said simply. "I have always loved you." They Btood knee-deep In the water, and the darkness hid their faces from each other. She did not speak, but gently pressed his arm and sigh ed softly. She was his once more, and all else was as nothing to her. "I shall never let you go again," he said. She laughed quietly, but there were tears in her voice when she spoke. "I do not want to go again ever," she said. A few minutes later a very wet but ridiculously happy couple reach ed Oangoya bungalow. Harry Deare met them In the veranda, and was not a little surprised at the calm In difference with which they treated the probablo fate of their horses; but his wife, who was hastily summoned to Miss Moore's assistance, solved tne mystery at a glance. Flow of An Artesian Well To calculate the rate of flow of an artesian well a simple plan I to lower a bottle of aniline fluid to a deptb of say 500 feet and then elect rically explode a cap to burst the bottle. The time required for the fluid to appear at the surface tires an sjoovrate gaac as to the velocity 'of flow. It la claimed that tbts meth od gtvee result as accurate as a weir. Toe, (ttamwtor of the ptp beta known, tt raws af flow isailflj tot- RAILROAD TIES OF PINE. 1,000,000 Ties Hewn Annually In Thres Texas Counties. The wood of loblolly Dine la info- ; nor to that of longleaf and of short ! leaf pine, partly because of the rapid . ity with which it decays when ox , posod to the weather or iu contact I with the soil, but for many purpura it answers just as well as the moro j valuable species. It is certain to iu crease greatly in commercial value, As the longleaf and shortleaf pines become scarcer and higher in puce and its use Is now extending rapidly, loblolly Is sure to replace them to a great extent; this study of its ubuj Is therefore very timely. One of the chief purposes for which loblolly is now used iu the Gulf state! 1b for railroad ties. The wood is uui durable, and the tie in its natural state is short-lived, but by preacrva- live treatment It can be made to ro Blst decay for a number of years. Tho j discovery that treated loblolly plno Is . an excellent substitute for longleaf j for railroad ties and is greatly to the j benefit of railroads, since it enables I them to use a less expensive tie. Loblolly pine is found In commer. elal quantities in ten counties of east Texas, where it covers an area of nearly 2,880,000 acres, and Is hewn into cross-ties on a larger scale than In any other state. The magnitude of this industry results from an abundant supply of loblolly pine of sizes just suited for pole ties. It Is estimated that from 75 to 80 per cent of the present loblolly stand in Texas is timber of tie size, the remainder bolng large enough for lumber pur poses. Three counties in east Texas Or ange, Jaspor and Newton furnlHh I r.nnually from 1,000,000 to 1,500.000 hewn loblolly pine ties. Tho trees cut for ties vary In size from 11 to 17 Inches in diameter, measured Lreast high. The hewers prefer cli- Hewing the Tics, ameters of 12, 13 and 14 inches, as the smaller the tree, above tie speci fications, the leBs the labor in squar ing it. The largest number taken are 13 inches in diameter. This practice is very wasteful, lor the average tree 11 inches in diameter Is about 35 years old and is growing rapidly. The average yearly increase In value be tween 11 and 13 inches is over 7 per cent, and from 13 to 14 inches 5.5 per cent. After tho latter size Is reached growth falls off so fast that for the next inch of growth the in crease averages only 2.5 per cent, and at 16 Inches the value for hewn ties ceases to increase. 1 Insanity Among Indians. In my experience of 20 years' resi dence among ' the Chlppewas of Min nesota I have known only two cuses of Insanity proper among full-blood3 One of these, a young body, was In sane from birth; the other was a very old woman who became demented over the death of her children three years ago and is now at the hospital lor the insane. I have kuown of about six or more persons of mixed white and Indian blood who were lu natics. And it seems, from my ob servation, that the more white blood und the more modernized the Indian becomes the more liable he becomes to lunacy or imbecility. This reserva tion now has three members in the Indian insane hospital; one of them is the old woman cited above; anoth er, a mixed-blood about 50 years old who has always been weak mentally and who was unl'ortunute in marrying a shrew (a being who is capable of driving any man, not excepting an Indian, to insanity); the other sub ject is a young mixed-blood Indian boy of about 15 years old, who is not a lunatic In the proper sense of the word, but, more properly speaking, an incorrigible being. I have talked over the subject with several men, some of them old trad ers, and other who have lived among different tribes of Indians, and the universal verdict seems to be that in the earlier history of the country insanity was not only rare, but was almost unheard of among the Indians, but of recent years it seems to have developed Itself in a high degree. St. Paul Dispatch. The oldest ship in the American; navy la the frigate Constellation, which Is 44 day older than the Con ttltutlon, familiarly known as Old Ironsides. She was launched Sep tember 7, 1797. The Constitution was launched October II, 177. THE REAL CHINATOWN. Pacts About Thess Strange Peop!e and Their Habit. There aro 7,00d Chinese in and r.bout New York. Of these not moro than 5,000 are nominally or actively residents of the great city and less than 2,000 live in the triangle formed by .Mott, I'ell nnd Dovers streets, says tho New York Sun. This handful of strangers, with their queer customs, their stranjja psychology and their halting efforts to adapt themselves to institutions which are not of their making, have munag.-d In the past six months to In volve noarlyy all the legal machinery oi the city, Including the district at torney's otlice, the police courts and the detective organ rzallon at ponce headquarters, in a little private quar rel of their own. There Is probably not a slnglo busi ness enterprise in Chinatown owned by a single man. Everything goes by companies. Even the little sweetmeat merchant who sells nuts and ginger and Bugar cane on an out-of-doors, stand at Tell and Doyers street will talk to you of his "pablnaha." "Wee Kee & Co.," "Wong Sing & Co.," may mean a company of 20 or 30 men, each with a little investment in the enterprise. The custom Is so common that the rich men of China iuvu, instead of owning one or two Ktablishiiients all for themselves, put tneir eggs In many baskets. 1' roll id in these enterprises are small. Chinatown as a whole hus been losing in prosperity for several years. The steam lauuury is mainly i (.'sponsible. 1 ne reaction against opium dens has cut oil another source ot revenue, aud, liuully, the coming of the Park hurst bouiely and the resulting long wur liua huu gambling u lot. iWuny Cluncbu vegetable do not ilounsli iu tne cold ciiinuie ot Nov l i.r.i. So llicso vegetables, lrom t-X'iouled rice lo yams, me laiacd nci, .sew Orleans by a Cuiutsu syudicu.u auU liuui lucre snipped li'esu every day or to to u tonu.cuu ui uuaicia nicu (supplies tuo reoluui aius uud scores. (j.iuubliny; is at once the delight and the trouble iiiuku' oi Uiu Ciitiicsu quarter, liere uud iu Cuinu it is tuo Levelling vice and the lavonlu umuae- 111 L 111. Except for that uuo weakness It ma ue said that the Chinamen are on the whole more moral thau the while people who surround them. Tliey uo not drink, and there are tewer opium tmokers among them than there would be drunkurds among an equal number of whites away lrom the re straints oi home. Chinatown here is like a new com munity In the western mines. They are away from their families, their women and their code of respectability. They work oif their love of excite ment iu gambling. As a matter of fact, their gambling is mainly for excitement. Half of the games raided in the periodical po lice clean-ups are no moro harmful than a society game of brldgo or a quiet hand of poker at the club. Fan-tan is the game for plungers. This is tho simplest device for losing money ever invented by man. The players on the lucky numnur get triple stakes minus a percentage lor the house. It Is as simple as sin ning. Before Capt. Eggers' raid on Easter Sunday night there were about 12 fan tun games going. Some of these he caught, some of the "dens" he raided were only little private games of ple gow. There are fan-tan tables going, although very guardedly. No white man la allowed in a Chi lose game. Some of the degenerate who live on the fringe of the quarter buy lottery tickets, but this game haa never spread among the whites as it has in the Pacific coast cities, when the lotteries maintain agents In tho downtown business district. Gambling brought on the Hip Sing On Leong highbinder war, which is still going on and will go on, the Chi nese Bay, until the Parkhurst society ceases to encourage the Hip Sing Tong. In brief, here is the status of that mtx-up: The gambling house keepers need protection against the police and against Chinese toughs. It is their custom everywhere to put this matter into the hands of blackmailing com panies or tongs, which collect a regu lar tribute, out of which they pay themselves and bribe the police. Against outside Chinese meddlers they use, when necessary, the 44 cal iber American revolver, or the threat thereof. Lawsuit Lasts Four Centuries. Spain boasts probably the longest lawsuit in the world's history. It bo-1 gan In 1517, and is still sub judlce. The case, which concerns a pension, is between the Marquis de Viana and the Com t Torres de Cebrera, and the accumulated sum in dispute would have reached fabulous millions had not four centuries of attorneys, bar risters and court officials taken con siderable measures of appropriation to prevent the sum becoming unwlelc1- iy. The Harvard Student That a great proportion of col log students are the sons of wage-earnen is the conclusion drawn from the staU bureau of statistics ot labor. Bulle tin No. 85 has been Issued, contalnlnj statistics regarding free schools, man ual training for men and women, laboi legislation and Industrial agreements Nearly 10 per cent of the students a Harvard are the sons of workingmen. Silence Is golden If you are going U rob a bank. pi A(rTnran IA 1 TIio Kind Ton Have Always in nso for over BO years, and ffif J1' Bonal supervision sinco its infancy. f-CXcAX&Z Allow no ono to decci vo you i it tli In. All Counterfeits, Imitations and ' Just-os-irood" aro hut Experiments Hint triflo with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment, What is CASTORIA Costorla is a harmless substitute for Cantor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is lMeasant. II contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlf substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys 'Worms and allays Fcverishnens. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It attslmilates the Food, regulate the Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sloop, - Tho Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. Tmi ecNT.un emnm, rr muhmv th rr. niw o em. Razorbark In ITin Ijilr. The wild hog Is still to be found In the Choctaw Nation In Oklahoma. W. A. ijandridge, a citizen of that tribe. Bays the land owners there count on these hogs and try to keep tab on them Just as they d'd many years ago before any good hogs were raised there. He says that farmers are rat, lng good breeds of hogs, but tlit still own some wild hogs which run In the open country in tho henvllj timbered districts. As many ol these hog as can be caught when Ohm are small, are marked on the rnr and some are branded. Then thin are turned loose and allowed to run wild with the other hogs until thc grow up. "The round-up," Bays Mr. Dan drldge, "is exciting sport There Is no use trying to round up these hog? on foot, or even on horseback. They can outrun a horse through the tim ber, and he can get clear out of sli'ht In a few mlnu'es. We go on horeslmrk and on foot, but ubo dogs to do most of the work. Thd dogs go Into thp he-v;- brush after them, and brlnK them out, and In that way we finally corral them. Hie- they are kept In a strong enclosure for a few weeks, where they are fed on corn, till they get f. enough to butc"er. They are usually leggy and thin with long brls. ties. They live on acrons and grass and seem to be free from all kinds of disease which destroy so many of the tame hogs. The round-up pea son Is in the fall when the wild hog are at their best" Chickashn (Okla.) Express. Unique Institution. JThere Is perhaps no Institution In tha United States which enjoys such a unique reputation for debating work as the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Seventeen times Notre Dame has debated with State Universities and the other great schools of the country, and never once has victory failed to perch on her banners. This curious record has caused considerable speculation among profeBBors of debating In oth e Institutions, but the probable ex planation Is that advanced by Presi dent James of the University of 111. Tlih 1b what he calls the "Wild Irish oratory of Notre rJame. coupled with a stubborn course in Logic" thnt giveB these astonishing results. Fully eighty per cent of the students of Notre Dame belong to thn celtlc race, and quickness and Imagination ar theirs by right of Inheritance. Notre Dame has dis cussed both sides of the subject In the same year with important col leges and won on both sides. MAGAZINE READERS SUH SET MAGAZINE buuuullyuluitattcd.aooditoric rr. ud article .bout Ctuoroia sad 11 It, Fw WcU. eyaar CAMIHA CRAFT drnoted each Booth to tha ar. . tiatie wpioduclioB oi the betf $1.00 woik o amateiu and proiawiooal a jml photographara. 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