THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUROL, PA. . . , , Ms i a . - , - ' t mi iiiH Nursing Mothers nnil Ovcr-burilpr.cil "Women In nil stations of life, vln: vljor and vitality may have Wn umliTmlnoil and broken down by ovnr-worl;, rxartlnft soolnl dutins, tho too froquont boa ring of riill(inn, or othiT chiipps, will llml in ir. Plorce's Fnvorltfl Prescription tlio most potent. InvliinriUlnB riHtorntlvo strrnoth- ... Ttic rACPPWTFD P.FP River ever devised for their special bono- IS N't L-AKrcnicrv cd ju N(irsln? Uu.rs wini lt(,spcclnl. ijr vamanio iiysiisiiutiuiK Tji'ir sirentfin and nromotlngSvn okundunt IHuirlshmunt for the child. -"KxpVctant pMwrs too will find tt a prlopeitMWiM)Nte the system for baby's coming and rehdjclnit too ordeal comparatively palnlnxs. J TlOll? J" bprin, n any tat, or condition, ttl the rpmli- vtim Ltalicata, nervous, weak women, who Buffer from frequent headaches, back aane, drieulnft-down distress low down In the afodomon, or from painful or Irreg ular monthly periods, gnawing or dis tressed sensation In stomach, dizzy or faint spells, see Imaginary pr k or spots floating before eyes, have disagreeable, polvlc catarrhal drain, prolapsus, ante version or rotro-verslon or other displace ment of womanly oran from weakness of parts will, whether thoy experience many or only a fow of tho abovo symp toms, nnn rmiei ana a permanent euro ny Proic-HMloiial Cards ls Wonderful Ability in Lift ing Heavy Bodies. It.is Jtt-rn Known to 1.1ft a Hnnke V.hlcti WrlRJiec! Mnrtr-Mv. Times ns Much n H Captor IVnti T,n llr-milro Instinct Wlilrh- Anmunt to Knnlnoirlnjl! Skill. nerently, In the village of Havana, In New York Stato, an Insignificant looking little garden spicier pounced ul,on a rullk snake, bit It, entangle K In her threads and actually hoisted It oft the ground. The fact that tlie' snake weighed ntncty-sU times tn much as ft captor make this achievement a remarkable one. Several years ago a paragraph sent tho rounds of the newspapors In which It was said that a splJer tul caught and suspended an unfort. unate mouse, raising It nearly a foot from the ground and leaving It there to slowly starve to dnnth !,rarnod scientists said It was Im possible for such a tiny Insoct ns a spider to possess strength enouRh to lift a comparatively enormous ani mal like a mouse. It would be ns may to believe a ninu could lift an elephant. Since then the little spider 1ms lon made the subject of a v.c Interesting Investigation, In wMO It has been found that In phy!cl fultnro, Jlu-Jltsu and other s"le!ici-f affiliated with muscular development the spider knows a Krent '.er.l i:;.ii-e than we do. By lifting the snek" off the ftrnvn.! at Havana the spider did something which, In comparison, the Htror.:t";-t nan on earth would find Impos.-lbb nnless he knew as much na th spider. Notwithstanding Its strength, the spider's thread alone would bo use less as a mechanical power If It were not for bis elasticity. The Bpltler has no blocks or pulleys, and there fore It cannot cause the thread to dl. vide up and run In different direc tions, but the elasticity of the thread more than makes up for this, nnd renders possible the lifting of an ani mal much heavier than a snake or a mouse. This may require a little explanation. lut us suppose that a child can lift a six-pound weight one-foot high, and do this twenty times a minute, furnish htm with' 100 robber bands, each capable of pulling six pounds through one foot when stretched. Lot these bands be attached to a wooden platform on which stands a pair of horses weighing 1,10 pounds, or rather more than a ton. if now the child will go to work and stretch these rubber bands, sin gle hooking ean hone up, as It Is stretched. In less than twenty min utes be will have ruined the pair of horses one foot We thus see that the elasticity of the rubber bands enables the child to divide the weight of the horses In. to 350 pieces of six pounds each. and at the rate of a little leBB than nne every three seconds, he lifts all these separate pieces one foot, so that the child easily lifts this enor laous weight. Kach spider's thread acts like one of the elastic rubber bands. Let us suppose that the mouse weighed half an ounce, and that eacb thread is rapable of supporting a grain and a !f. The spider would have to con nect the mouse with the point from which it was to 1 suspended with 150 threads, and if the little quadru ped was once swung off his feet he would be powcrleps. I3y pulling suc cessively on each thread and short tnlng it a little, the mouBe or snake might be raised to any height with in the capacity of tho building or vf.-vcture In which the work was done. Just what object the spider could fcftve had for catching the snake and lifting It off the ground it is dim v;lt to see. It may have been n irvad of the harm which tlm mouse or snake might work, or It ff.'iiy have been a hope that after the Mptured animals had starved to .'M.th the decaying carcaHBes would f'!ract flies which would furnish 1 1 for the engineor. In a most Instructive and Interest ing volume on "Insect Literature," by Rennle, a tribute Is paid to the wonderful engineering ability dis played by the little spider and other ItlSGCtS. Long before man bad thought of t!e saw, the saw-fly had used the same tool, made after the same fash ion and used In the same war for the Purpose of making slits in the Ranches of tree so that she may nave a secure place In whloh to de posit her erg. The carpenter bee with only the tools which nature has given her, euts a round hole the full diameter ' her body, through thick boards, and so makes a tunnel by which sho ean have a safe retreat in which to "ar her young. The tumblebug, without derrick or machinery, rolls over Urge masse or airt many times her own weight nd the sexton beetle, In a few hour" bury beneath the ground the earcr--f 8 comparatively large auUial. tnese f.;aM require a degree of tlnct whl.h n a reaaoaafcto ! 're wolI! h -t!od cnglwec kill. ,;; i t, . , using faithfully and Ulrly persistently I r PlftrnA'a Kfvvnr la T'rncrintion. This world-fiuucd specific for woman's weaknesses and peoullar aliments Is a nre glyceric exiraci oi vno cuuiwa na tive, medicinal root without a drop of ilcnhnl In Its mako-un. All Its Ingrodi- ents printed In plain Lngllshon Its bottle wrapper and attested under oath. Dr. Ploroe thus Invites the fullest Investiga tion of his formula knowing that It will be found to contain only the best agents known to the most advanced medical Solenco of all the different schools of prac tice for the cure of woman's peculiar weaknesses and all menu. If you want to know more about the composition and professional endorse ment of the "Favorite Prescription " send postal card request to Dr. H. V. IMorce, Buffalo, N. Y for hl Jrre booklet treat ing of same. You ran t auord to accepi as a suosu tute for this remedy of known, composition a secret nostrum of unktujwti compos Hon. Don't do It. FRENCHMEN EAT ODD FISH. One Kind That U Much In Demand Is a Species of Octopus. If the traveler approaches Marseil les by water he will be rewarded by a novel pageant of flaherfolk, gamine who have rowed out and are on the lookout for coins, and a stretch of ocean liners representing every port In the world floating peacefully In the fonground, while high above all, like a silhouette against mo rises the statue of Notre Dame de la Garde, the sailors' patron and the chief landmark of the city. The entire population of Marseilles seem to be occupied In either buying or selling Ash. The wonder of It is. say Leslie's Weekly, that when any body apparently might catch all the flBh that he wanta for the city centers right around theliarbor the market, which in the morning are plied high with every variety of sea food, are In a few hours depleated of stock, although there Is no can ning or preserving establishment to use up the supply. And theso mar kets are scattered about In all parts of the city, and are quite independ ent of the street sellers with their ae-coniuanylns baskets. The most curious edible fish In the world are o be found here for sale. Fish which It would seom from their color and oddity should be relegated to the anuarium are used as looas. A Biioclos of octopus with Its long tontaclcs U one of the most popular, nd. straiiKe to say, the nideous- looklng arms are the most delicate nirl the most valued part. Huge er..iiia. known best In either Havana or In the cities along the Pacifio const are aUo here in quantity. Sea si u -a. several varieties of scallops, nnd othor shellfish not generally eat en In America, although they are fininJ in some parts, are on display, an 1 they cem to be much In de mr.n l. Tho Mediterranean fish are more brilliant In color and differ in tunny o:her respects from the fish of tiie Atlantic. Their flavor Is un doubtedly Influenced by the deposit of ttn'.t l:i the water, which in the Me llten aneaa Is 7 per cent, while it Is only 2 per cent. In tie Atlantic Tlio Air-brake. The, rdr-brake was UBnereu Intfl etini use In the moBt dramatic fash- Ion. The trial trip occurred In April, 1809 The train selected was tht Steubenvllle nccommodntlon running between I'lttsburg and steuDenvuie 'when the train was going at full peed, suddenly as It came around fear; curve the engineer -tailed won in the middle of th t- iMd ahead. With only nana brakes nothing could nave a terrible smashup. The formal time for the trial of the air-brake had not come, but the crane there, and In desperation, not belter, ing for a minute that the thing could avail, the engineer threw o nthe air. But it did avail. The observers In the rear were al most catapulted out of their seats by the shock of the sudden stop. But when they saw the engine fairly pok ing Its nose into the wagon bed, so narrow had been me roerem w---safety and disaster, they forgot al about their shock and tood In awed silence. The air-brake had, come in to Its own. Maroon. The word "maroon" is from the verb "maroon." to "set a person on an inhospitable shore and leave him there," a practice that waa common among the pirates of the Spanish Main. The word Is a corruption of "Cimarron." meaning anything un ruly, whether man or beast O bantU Slfaatu of ITOHXAt .lhiKind You Hiw ways ooagm LACKAWANNA RAILROAD. is' THE ROAD OF ANTHRACITE. 1 It you contemplate spending the Sum mer months in Florida or California, call upon our local ticket agent for particulars. 5 . . . PRINTING . . . MUCH of the work that is done in this office is of kinds that can be done by hand only. Nine-tenths of all job printing done in any country office must be done by hand. It can't bo done with a machine. 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