TV AWosMNL i) I' t I 1 1' "ft r o mm Government Discovered That Great Quantities Were Sold to Users. NEGROESFORM HABIT I vt P pood Experts Arc on I lie Truck t Medicines Which Contain the ' Vne of Thl )o((." i Sniil 5 ! n Krcvitcr Kvll Tlum Wills, tey Drinkl.ig Wa.-hm.-uon. D. C Alarmed by the extent to which the coculnu hah;t hus spread In tlio la; ;er cities of the Country the I'ost Otllce Department has Issued an order denying the use of the malls 1 1 cocaine or Its denva tlves. To do this t was round neces sary to extend the provisions of Sec tion 4 of the Postal regulations. Uovernment reports show that an enormous amount of cocaine Is sent through the malls each year, and that this class of matter Is steadily grow ing greater. The crusades waged against the habits In the cities have driven the "dr ; ilencis to seek oth er means of procuring the powder, and the mails have been the Innocent channels through which the work'ci tho crusaders has l.etn rendered p:ir thilly Ineffective. .Much or the io tame that has pnsied through tn . malls has be-n in Mi.? irm or so called medicines. These niedvines hi uiso tail under the ban. Tho action or the l'o;t Oillee Oe partmeiu was taken by authority ot Congress granted at tho last session wnen It Included a prohlb.tion a;;:uii.-t the (Iru- in mrktiig id the department's appropriation bill.' it was said by the Post Otllce authori ties that the order had v. genesis In the attempt of certain Southern leg islators to have a general order pass- u oruninmng the sending; or Intoxi cating liquors into prohibition States either through the malls or bv com mon carriers engaged in Inter-State traae. ft developed that In the South tho habit had fixed itseir to an a armlng degree on the negroes. The curse or :ucHine. in tact, is Kal.l SO XKv MOORS IOK COKKAXS They Are Ukely to Itel.cl If the Jnp. nncst Call for Different Clot hi. It. I " is reported that the Japanese iroposa to force the'r own style of upon tne a:ready rebellloui Coreans. Such an attempt would probably be followed by a repetition cf the serious and In some cases ran gulnary results that arose a f(nv years ago out jf the Japanese ot- r ' IO rorce tno shaving 0f the Corean topknot. It seems to bo one nf ih . n twists of the Japanese national char- j-r wiai tne nrst yoke the.y would .... ... upon a subject people should ... w.e nature or sumptuary laws. Although free themnHu i 0 iiui row from outside civilization and adapt to . .. purposej nil that they feel necessary even down to the plug hat o- convention, the Japanese Innlst """"" lne "nve the chance that those whom they rule hM follow their domestic customs willy nllly Now the Corean hates change for changes sake first, and more bltteriy "ill he oppose chAiiiro ' by his Implacable enemy from across Tsushima straits. In the matter of u.t- uie corean believes that V""9 upen 81 enough for his at.cestors for unnumbered hundreds jiis. is rood erinmrh .,,. i..... I ?Uh doct0''8 "my MPm to l"m that half the deaths l winter come from the rldlculouslv Inade quate linen lawn dress that he wears he ,.,.8ont corean starched skirt nd horsehair hat, shaped in tho win bianco or a fly KPr(.OI1 to HOt Qn n butter dish, are just what the Chl " of the Mig vnastv US((J tQ rar about four hundred years ago Ihe skirt and bacin-d trmuor. .ul Corean. man and woman alike, are vh.to. winter nnj sunimpr. White s the mourning color all over Mon golian territories, and a strange Mory Is told by the Corens them- sarb? !lmnUU f0'' U"a n,ourn1" It Foenis that hunoreds of vears n?o there was an epld-mlc of 'pois on hks among the royal family. 'nv princes, rovnl I :S Of the biood were ,lvi, unpleasant regularity. Kvery time there was a death hi Je royal family a the 8ubJlc(sl the King were forced to wear the Jn. The ancient Coreans : rew so ;n;, r?r forc,'d "wct to WE COLUMBIAN. Rt nnMzPvpn pA THE CAKE OP LINEN 1TATS OK AX CI EXT TIMES. HIXTS OX HOW TO PROLONG ITS tSEKlLXESS. I-Ike Everything E, It Require, lEest Occasionally Will LonKer and Look Retter Ei-le Is Eollovvol. If IY . ..y. constant use will keep lonj;cf " It Is allowed tn . .... . This same principle holds mH ..m, lflPMiki. .... "ii ii ZL, ; a vanol,8 toilet articles Take for example tho plar rollowe.i by a woman whose house linen Is TV " w 10 " o ake It last. She has a family 0f three and keeps out eight sheets each week As n.d Bhe Il!' them always at he bottom of the pile, so In tl. s wnv he same sheet Is not used two wee: ', in succession, but Is sure of a fo.-t'. nlKht ir not ' three weeks' ri.8t -In a store closet she keeps to oth er piles of eight, and ,.vnrv month, tho .,. u . . " , eeis mat nave been In use are put Into the stor, . .. y. . mer set being put Into . !,F cupboard for weekly ,We. The nr rargement takes very little tlnie mi I it Is more than worth while n t;.,. el, , she mannas In the same wav. 0'-l the quantity of the huter i Pre-ifer Her table linen s used fo, flN months nn l, y(.rr i'1" away for a In ha real If not a greater menace to ti, ro'n' ghosts that l.Vy been, ni- 11PDPQ nf lh. .. Pllnslta tl, ... . . . Beul,lon or tne country ' " "'"""""'s oy donning the than the liquor habit ThA 4(M. ...... . . . uimuuuy raced by those who h'.vo tried to combat the evil n the t uas been the ease with which 'irng nas hitherto been obtained. 'Me druggists selling the liquor . u.Uui a pnysicians prescription ...3 keen arrested time and again and frequently convicted, there has mourning white for ironH That lg the way this dead land of the Orient became peopled with ? rhUe 8,,eCtre8 that nw flit 11 t.essly out of the path of the con quering Japanese, wondering In their dull way when fortune will turn and & W.brrid f th 11U,e brown pesi. The Coreann m -uur.ous as It may sound to hnvn " of lncn thp h(r- Jt Is inexpensive, for the won, a i,heet or tal,i ,.... ... raslonnlly and it it ....... .. th Zl . oro 111 fonitlon. At 'rnwu. .... .. I"eCP!' Woar "l't so t-. i, . 18 cever "n,ch loss . . ... m, , anvp accordingly. i.n.en Eheots i,ke others wear flt .v.ue, and it repays to slit ?? U: to get So . , mc0- Thls 18 done by te.ill.iff them In two lengthwisB Tl, selvages .are then overhunded togeth er with very Sno e&Uon K th "' 1,n" n(,t made, and Wien If ra edges are hemmed. Tho life ,a, ShM,t I" greaUy I'rolonged if this is done In time. Tooth and nail bushes should al- ,T''lb, had ln .seta of twos. If not i ....... 1. m-cause uristlcs fall usually con7Set0f h3Vlng beconi fro constant wetting. Therefore If they are thoroughly dried fairly often their usefulness Is prolongod k..r..f"m?'e'. '" who -i-o i wo loom brushou i .. . the same time, using one every oth Tho I-anuiim and tlothcr S.'im iigly Modern lreailKenr Dates Rnrl:. The high hat, has. In fact, a fore runner ln even more ane'ent m Keep he Egyptians, clear back be.'oro tile strawiesi brick scnndnl. wore a hl-h eiioo'a-hapcd nffalr as a sign of roy al authority. I bd eve the thins was queered later, say .r!M. hatter In an Ihtervinw in n v... JurK irilHine. an.! rnt.i.t m I Dr the rnntrtif.tnM. mj .. . .... . ,iNi. . n nr in .d... w.e royai pyramids. The lion, ans finished their immnt. y i . t.nlnt t I..... .... ... 1 "cieve, aim t ae nr est hn.i some sort of freak skull cap w.th a line a snear-hes.t TMn. ..... mi,., a . uu a n o in ti,.. .!., ... in l 1 1 r-r i r . ii . n n . i . .. . v . . . land, when the hoi-i.niinu, -.iini 1Ul U II me steeple hat. h'i. a . A n .. .. ... with broad brim and no rtncnmt and left the aristocratic Cavaliers to wear the low. feathers In then,, sort of a prototype of the berlbbonPrt Pi.,m. i - ...inm ... . ract Is, near as I run ,tn., u nil U ""I" 'V UUl, an the wonders are llne.nl ants of something that haoi..i. our forbears brain raes. The Pan ama, for Instance, and its poor rel ative the p'n'n straw, date back to he Century before Clu- st. In Eypt. irj.T It in iirr:i r;i tr t,i then to .S;,al, and on to theE(. Unit ed Slates. Caps are nlnuv.t as eld cranium.,. The EKvptl.-tnn' had em and so did the Cn-eks. The old '"'l and oniiv iftti. nt . hnt. . .. . . " ""'Ken tsmm Tlio Kind You Ilavo Always Douorht. and wI.IH. i.- in use for over 30 vwirs. hat i,nn,n n .1 f . n 1 . m . un ufcuinauontiarr h por mm nr. nrtlv.tr. had with htriueJ IT" 7,' uirors. to stand passle hlle their agrarian . rights are Uken from them; but if the men from Jauan Ht(,.,t With What this SDlritleZ Z ,"2 lmn ,n MS baCk or on hla ad h, will suddenly materiuii,., i. ... ering rainUnt fle8h, those addicted to its use than ever puronasea over the counters ol urus stores. IV1 . L. . ...... u. tug aaaiuonai supply .ui. uirecxty irom the manufactur l" lUB purcnasers through the mans, uemg a dry substance and uBeepiiDie or packing so that its real nature was readily concealed, it lent isBii io mailing. . iuo Breai increase ln medicine mt contain cocaine in great quanti ties has been a source or uneaslneu to the Government. There are cat numoer or such "remedies" and the Bureau of Chemistry or th Agricultural Department to afusi mem unaer tne Pure Food Law. The Chnrcra hna I . .. ' D uao ucou maae mat CO. came has even found Its way lata w proprietary drinks sold to th public at soda fountains. Dr H w vVlley, Chief of the Buerau of Chem istry, only a short time age, publicly denounced one auch drink. He de. clared it contained cocaine, and bo cauae of his statements Its sale at anl the navy was pro- Among the negroes nf thu the use of cocaine has assumed very large proportions. Government agenta wh0 have ,nve8tlgated t matter In conjunction with State au thorities have discovered that a regit- i , T,7"",,aueu 'raae is pursued In . ..,uB tne arug to its users Ihe peddlers are to the drug husi neSS What fha "h. i. . " .k .. ""ui-ieggers ' are to "IT. .amCl They carrJ' their lraae with them and sell it UU14UB measure. Instead of civ customers so many grains w. m sum, they sell it by tho .tll' A. customer may purchase 'ram a "deuce" to a -ten" card of "coke." as the drug is know in th., vernacular by those who use J;',., peddler treads the powder Sid Hi-1" SPtS n a r)la' card. Hla charge depends on th Dased on the number of spots he has to cover to complete the sale The United States is a party t0 a treaty to stamp out the opium trainc and for years agitators have inst-ted that the cocaine traffic should uiso " ""acuea. Whether the mtnt will take any further step to- ""u nunaiing the transportation i iuo urug nas not yet been consi i bred. er Hftv mm . l . .. J . I "... ii 1 1 1 1 inur .hn . ... . . , two Will last longer than two others would It on" h- . 1 beforo winning Z.ie r.C-m:- A11 4th brushes ir , i K wnen not ln use. to al low the moisture to run jff. Shoes lftat tnn.h i .. .'. . " ""ter ir tney are ;..,":" "n-tbe leath" be a nen Put "way. Un- r:r.? "K8 nouse line. u, toe rotation method. The Rest Men. 'I can get an English coachman place twice as quicklv as . man or a Yankee coachman m an ' employm ent agent. "Each coun try, i nnd. Is supposed tn .,- ... one kind of workman nf n,. cellence. Thus Enelanrf- .2 Is the stableman. France's sneclaltv u . lie UUOIt. IOO. Is a on-l... Of Prn,. ' " i''"-7 Scotland is noted for tt neers. and ln the fli I T 1U golf coaches. ' I0F "The Swiss are pn.y...j . a . -"HDiMCI CU IQ DA the best watchmakers. Tt i no.,! "" io get a Swiss m:,Kor a Job. The Swedes are the h.t f y. . "1111- "Germar.3 are hr. -.very hcnrin "Ital'ans are In Lt-:- wnivai.a .. a - rt traue where n they wonder u y excel " pm,. t . Oc-an Chicago Inter- watch- at a premium as demand as plas- An Extraordinary Condition. A remark-able condition aroe -n the Muskogee (Okla.) clearing house the other day. When members of the association met to adjust their bank clearings, It was found that there was 40,000 in checks in the day a business, and that when settle ment was made the accounts of each bank against all other banks bal anced to a -penny. No bank had to lay a cent to any other. Melons California Rlntkblrds t,LhU:landT.of savaB blackbirds .7, ;.;;. a,ld 1,1 som ot the ; . y are BO DOld that dogs are kent nn the . .. " K,:r.:.'"H," avos them. rv, ; . .'Y'18 are sometimes fr bJOC.ks and I1eHtrlans uu u,e neaus if they happen under trees where th, . i.i. U.lUS US I.' I V tlrrU - . ..0.n ,u pairs. a 1IIUU Wltn a Verv Whlta K !;ritJf' tbey BWOO) own. beat it vlth their A-inurs nn,t rt.,,., i. . ti ii Klin rage or wounded eagles. Fre quently they aim their sharp beaks at the victim's evea n,t w. T 1 . ,..14. 1 , ' " io u iij- uuy n defending himself.. The psinrul yelping or t-ie fur files.-San Francisco Chron- Care of the JVet. n fcd0 DOt reallze the lmPrt ance of changing the shoes often In caring for the welfare of the feet Many buslnes women will wear the jam. shoes day after day. until iy are thrown away, too old to wear. bhoes. like everything else. mel a ret. and If women would have at least two pairs and alternate from one to the other from dav tn a ne rect v,ould be kept in much bet ter condition anu the shoes would Shoes nod to be aired thoroughly .Ja-ltonday ... n.uout proper air; ".j "I.;, iney "riscnlthy A.'trr n Inn ....... . . .. J " 18 "ecsssarv tn .,, ".:" V reot aro tire. I .... Ra a cnanse I, :h"Ul? b? balhe(1 d'tly rfter i" watRr "i pure 1 . .i oauied With either t;l- ir.Ol or hot Vineirnr l tl. ..... ,,. " wmer. It Will I. , i .;,; ;,,..:.. ireQi achln ft. -- are put on after tin T?JK,n.?fchoe- e bouse V S3 h;-w na th9 he"3 ouid 5:1 me walking shoe, "i immir.ent rln-ior f waiiilng tiio earth r.Ga!n R0.,n. h.-.d'a foroear In Ancient Orc-re. sprung direct from t'vs turban, which Itse'f was the only child and heir of the fillet the A -'am ir.ioiiB huts, which wa.i a ,,., band used to keep the locks of anc ccit r.ian out of his eyes while ho ange meat of l.f3 nelghb . .."i neiore tonsor'al uecorated the corners . , " " Rll!I1ill" would ueun conslderd a slirn nf ,i. ome will have It though, that the wlir w ... nal progenitor of tho ,,t Anyhow the human specimen who' followed along after the cw, - used to make himself i,0,ti.., .. sticking flowers and f..ti ... hoi. r... "......-IH Hi Dig hair. Then the institution of mar- as invented and men began to lose their hair Consequently. 17. had , have to stick the ....?rB in. you hoar how urns cause baldness this other line of caused hats. T7 J rj . 11 1.1 nf3p ffa A,?al BUPcrvlfl'0 "'nco Its Infancy. .,, ........ i.u v.m wutTt'lvoinilln thla All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-a- nod arc ,t What is CASTORIA Castorla U a liarmlcss snbstllnto for Castor OU, Para, gor e, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is 1'lca.sant. U contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other NarcoJI Bubatanee. Its Rgo Is Its guarantee. It destroys n allay,, Feverl.sl.ness. It cures Diarrhea and WtaS an 1 pii' "I CVCS TTcctl,,n Troubles, cures Cont pSJ nd Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears tho Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. V"""""""""". " -" w. t. ni o.r ear. that According to dope, baldness Then history did another return engagement. After nlH .,h'8. In .En,5land ther reverted t T i , "e P'"6-11'11 Period, shaved their heads and put on wigs. Then InY.h V 8 0nly "lonally. - --.. .iit-.fjy ror gnow. ui become harl ml 10 wear. Pearls Are a Disease. Pearls have been lately Bt1Ided by zoologists, and their true history toade known. They are a,.' caused like so many other diseases.' ty an infecting parasite. They are found much as we see thm i elry as little lustrous spheres iml bedded In the soft bnrtie. t els oysters and even some kinds of whelks, but they are nn . the shellfish like crabs and lobsters called Crustacea. Pink n...i. ... found. in some kinds of pink-shelled whelks. A pearl-mussel or ni whTl1" ?M ? Pearly llnlBg ,0 118 "hell, which Is always belnp. iot j . - - O 11 1.1 II layer by layer by the surface of the , musors or oyster's bodv. .. ' rests in coi.tact with the shell, v. huh I ..-un , increases in thickness If a gram of sand or a little fish gt ts In between the shell and the sort body of it, maker, it rapidly is coated ' 8 Jaer of pearl, and so a pearly boss or lump l8 produced projecting on the inner face of the hell, and forming part of it. The, are called "blister pearls." and are very beautiful, though of little value since ther are not complete all ui merely Knobs of the tv, k,, ,,,0lner-f-Pearl- surface. .T!,!t0.rper, can b Ponced -""' uy introducing a hard body between the shell and the liv ing oyster or mussel. Weekly TeU-graph. BIG OFFER To All Our Subscribers The Great AMERICAN FARMER Indianapolis, Indiana. The Leading Agricultural Journal ot the Nation. Edited by an Able Corps of Writers. Place in the homefof SMeTn"" '); ouues. it gives tLe farmer m l hi f,' ; ovvl,uu 01 tne united about asidfrom the H&m to think Every Issue Contains an Original Poem by SOLON GOODE WE MAKE vuriiuL UhFER OF Two. for the Price of One: THE COLUMBIAN The Oldest Cou,y Paper and THE American Farmer BOTH ONE YEAR FOR $I.OO Mhere Hippocrates Lertiu-,. Tne oldest tree In the world !. to be f Juna In the Isle or Cos, on the coast of Aa,a Minor. ,t 18 a pllne! "r , r U,e shad0 t which Hippo orates, the father of medicine lee "red to his pupil.. Now tre at that time mUat have many years, the tree. It would seem Is coiiHlderahlv over Kfin The trunk ha ,a: ---- - -.KuuiiBmuoe or 'a tent and lt still heare a leaf t decay la apiiaren onn '. hia .It, 1 ... fcwu ui i".Mjjtti iimos nave tn ho jjuneu dv hrtok nlllo Globe. The Dilln-ent Worker. n 1 . ... uo a:gent la to bo prai,a. The diligent worker never hurries, her work.5" Sat,sfactln out of Pace in her J?he never slitckens In Iirrn tm in 1 T luer some f. fllciiliy 1 her path that she a forced to ,r mount. " lr Th, car and She milnl. . j .. .. ok ; Tl " " lonc'u:on in .-. reus- 'cniTin or time. rver ready to faeiHtato nf .. - "l IIIOQU o, 1 7 h "DS. th.ea8lest way "....vuh.l-o unn in fh o lIlelr nignest esteem. In line of promotion it iu t, cent wnru. u"" inL--. r c"mes nr8t- she u, ner a mnrtnl .,1 . ".cr Ha B11 panern after her. To uillgent is to be quite worth sup- London WoIrIi and Measure. theMhh(f:Ul,lnary fallures com 'rom the habit of surging. Weigh every thing that I, to be weighed and measure carefully aii other , dlenti. Do this. even tf you hava made the article repeatedly and "I 1- bnTlre1 unP'eaant surprise. polled dishes at Important Si His f)ld CoIleBe Cliunis. A conductor sent a new h.ni, to put somp tramps off a train; they - . ju h nn v .... . wmnBiiian aropued lntn doiu. w nam a tA in?" -To Atchison." -w-ti , . can-t go to Atchison on thi J,;,, bo get off." ..You get." came tie reply, and as the new hmto 1nblnn . . "".u ,vus Kun he took the advice given him -! Kot. He wont back to the T,V"a cort-'o asked ;:;r:.' uaa i"11 fmiow- 0ir. h.i an8Wered' d"l ot have ..can lo put them off. Thev want tn ... n'ty si,iJ Vk "-niKon. and. be- "ilae. The conductor ued some vety strong language and then a d he would put them off himself. went over to the car and mot with n ,VanZ.eX",erlenUe as the ble. n.f,n. When he got hack to tl,t . boose the bralweman - h dWyou put them orrr-Nuw. th.yre ichoo!mates of mine, too win Infc'ton (Kun.) News. TViio . 1, . . uia uu ;m p Mfi all old ones Vho payTnrT la Lnew subscribers, and sample copies free. Address " wun,n thirty days THE COLUMBIAN. Open Publicity the Best 'Guaranty of Merit. ' J;rernVrV.!,;Ie:'eflned.,ct',ine. "f proper I 2 5" ' " Ued. ti of theeoiu- ' tr,i..Hn.. o.1 I ,el' H,C("". tKtll for Wrlllll Mwi ..! j. 1 1 iiH'dli lue wild V . "8 1,11,1 pri'fiervliiir tlie active iw. iZ a L W'fi" 5,r fmi,il- "Stakes ! Uial Jrl-' t' fouuil In t Zu ot v... Jt . . ,u"y Into his eontlil i'ie American forest nlHMtu broad"," tl we .nfl"r,Tly, PW'h n. , 'T v ' ',:0,,d w rt . ... ...... pr u . ...wiv iiimii'iii u'riruN u.i.i .. .1 . !-" iciie Iimpu .....1 1.. .. For Lovci-n Ci.iw,,...,:,.,, A dlsapiicarlnir been devised for lovers co, 1 ence. It , Jn acid and after a certain t r It cruinules into dust. 2l. i "B"". IU uie oent, imism .1.. .Vi.i :: frajatolmve-theV; u I lto? T VentiuatlOH tliri,..,! f, ' . .""1 (t 1 throii.fi. .1,.,,.;, r:;:".-. "c i'"" ir suie ...... .T. ."" i6.n nir woinnil'H hi. viidia, eilllOIN Mir i ... ............ i i.. : ems am, telling Juf whaU - inking. "",d0 f J V f"r t'"4 nsIHHl,Mk,,,n'u"', w w",',, ,su,t ,M,d f"r NO FAl SR l.KKI KVv'lw7a"".r.l....l use, the maker of in, " U ".'T''1"' tu-nt. into in, mn coil r ' : ; , r, TLr. iJjyy ni nonest publicity. v i j1k ' ' . 11 ,! llot -M.iiNible A flits that American, medicl, ml "Xt,'Ztu ' S d comple e over! tulns mi n,,u,. . . m,t con- V?e nu.sal catarrh u...i i..; . drugs. lm3; , "" :' . '!", .;k ,l'i?taten,eiitis,i,e,tl mi, v " '!Z m"''.'" '"a": IIIUIIhiI l.t. I.'l.. ij uhhisi, uue., or j S ttk J Bros , 5U Warren Stwet. CASTORIA Tor Infants and Child,, file Kind You Have Always Bought Signature It I Supervisors Blank, i We Dave printed a supply of ; blanks for Supervisors under the !n,ew. law and will keep them in I block. They include order books. I tax notices, and daily ro;.d reports. I Samples sent on application, tf. v
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