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How Electricity Promises to Cure Cancer. UNITED STATES SAILORS AND TROOPS OF COLOMBIA COME PERILOUSLY NEAR A CLASH L &Tra&tevas (3GB&C3 S&SS & - , V Fa .. ' i mmma f lie BBBBBSBsBBBBBBBBSKaSSSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBffki. iiOetWT BBBKItSBBBBBBBBnSSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBm jtMH I ifXTBPVJfJfJf'BfJfJSfJfJfJfJfJfJfJfJ'SfJk.. r-Wr k BnPjBHBMHk t "I think tlmt to htm who makes tho 'imivery of n cur for cancor a s"itno should ho erected In every capi tal ol tho world." So wrote King Ed wnrd of England, In 1'jOI, and doubt, k'ba now Emperor William of Ger many would ndd IiIh heaity pceond to Ihlb statement. The royal households ol both countries have been thrown Into tear that the head might bo dis torted to bo allllcled with Hint dis ease. And It may ho that foiuo scientist will come forward before Ions us a Just claimant for this statue. Since 1702 hundreds of earnest and devoted men havo been giving their lives to a study of tho disease In the hope that this study may bring forth tho cure. Up to the present time they havo not succeeded, desplto tho fact that many thousands of rases havo been dealt with. By tho use of elec tricity, howcer, it Is hoped to accom plish In tho next few yenrs what the last two centuries havo not been able to do. With grim persistency the doctors work at their experiments, not dis mayed by fallme, and electricity now plays a prominent part in the work of alleviating suffering from tho disease. Tho history of tho electrical treat ment of caucer dntes bnck but a short time. It was found that for various skin diseases, such as ringworm, ulcers and lupus, tho X rays were highly beneficial, so it was determined to conduct a long series of experiments with not only tho X rays but tho Fin ben light, and a high frequency vol tage of 120,000 as well. These aro now In progress. In discreet announcements have cruelly raised falso hopes in the hearts of the dying ere now, so too much must not be expccteJ from the July report of tho caucer research committee. The eminent specialists concerned havo strained every nerve to get re sults. But In an official report Is fonnd one hopeful sentence: "No honest re search can bo carried out for long without tho socurlng of some now knowledge." Tho laboratories arc under the direc tion of Alex. Foulerton, F. It. C. S., and are oqulppod with tho latest mar vels of electrical science. During tho high frequency treatment the patient sits In an ordinary chair and s glass tube is held to the affected part by tho physician. Tho glass tubo Is the medium by which 120,000 volts ire convxjTJ-o.'hp patient. Strangely iiottgh 120.000 volts", wfienyhe-tiTte--hf held an Inch away from th hand, hurt the patient, but when the glass tubo is held next tho flesh nothing whatever is felt. Sometimes the current Js giv en through sheets of lead placed over tho cancerous surface. The body of a patient undergoing high frequency treatment becomes, under certain conditions, charged with I FUNNY SHADOWS CAST BY FUNNY FOLK. - i i , MM f" J, a 1' J " J ''44rfaiJ.Tr i- gtRfflrf iMV&W V -ESgr'S im&i ' II , sr The Bear. The Pick Responsible Jurors. Judges Rechtel and Shay of Potts JHo, Pa., havo become tired of tho unique In somo enses oven absurd verdicts relumed by Juries In tho Schuylkill county court. With a view ot preventing further mis carriages of Justice, they havo Jcined with tho Jury commission ors In selecting names to bo put In the wheel for next year. Two thousand citizens aro selected for Jury duty, and tho Judges plckod out nearly 700 names, selecting only thoso who in their best Judgment aro likely to see that exact Justice Is done In all cases. Honey a Valuable Food. Honey is a valuable medicine and has many uaos. It Is excellent in most lung and throat affections, and Js often used with great benefit In place of cod liver oil. Occasionally thoro Is t person with whom it does not agree, but most peoplo can learn to uso it with beneficial results, Children who y.nvo" natural appetites generally pre icr It to butter. Honey is a laxative end sedative, and in diseases, of the bladder and kidneys It 1b an excellent remedy. TuExrmf CfavmmjmtI)rMBmO,fifXJfy2o sw a tremendous amount of electric fluid. A knucklo brought near tho coat sleevo results iu a brilliant spark. The patient's boots will burst Into a forest of waving purplo flames if a hrnd be held near It. A Geislcr glass ti'bo glows with a soft green and vio let radlauco when held a foot or so from tho body. Tho sensation of hold ing tho open palms in proximity to the "charged" person can best bo realized as resembling tho heat given forth from a glowing flro with mild electric shocks taking the place of warmth. Tho Fluson light Is an arc light of 1,000 candle power, given through a lens. This is placed as near the wound as the specialists deem neces sary. X rays havo undoubtedly checked the growth of cancer, and pain has been alleviated. Say the patient Is suffering from a growth In tho face, lie enters a dark room, sits In a chair, tho physician manipulates for a mo ment or two a cotiplo of long pointers, there is a crackling sound as tho con mcW& ,s niade, continuous stream of elect rlciTrK1s romne joint to tho other, a switch" is jerked, and suddenly a largo and powerful green light shines within an inch or so of the sufferer's face. It Is then seen that the green light Is suspended from a tripod in tho cen ter of tho room. This Is connected by Ostrich. The Jackass. Queer "Smokes." In tho Philippines the use of to bacco la universal. Tho native child acquiros tho tobacco habit as soon as It Is able to walk. In tho northern provinces especially it Is no uncom mon sight to see a child five or six years old puffing vigorously at a big cigar. The women smoko fully as much as tho men, and commonly smoke cigars where tho men use cigarettes. In ,the northern parts of Luzon immenso cigars, often a couplo ot feet long and as thick as tho wrist, are used. Such a cigar Is suspended from a rafter of the house by a string, and smoked during the day by. an too members of tlft family as de sired. Told by the Teeth. Tito best teeth aro those that are even and not too small, but. rather regular and of a crpamy whiteness. Blue-whlto teeth denote weak mental powers, and teeth that aro very dark usually tell of a poor stato of physi cal health. But tho crenm-whlto teeth of medium size, set regularly In tho mouth in a nlco oven row, are tho best teeth of all to have, wires with the battery at tho eld Tho patient docs not flinch, but fron tho smile of satisfaction on the doo tor's face It Is evident that the 31 rays aro doing good work. Quito recently a cablegram front Australia announced the glad tldlngi that a case of cancer In Queensland had beon cured by the use of molasses, Whether this report Is true or not remains to be proved. However, th Middlesex hospital authorities, who aro tho pioneers of cancer research in Great Britain, have accepted tha offer of somo molasses for experi mental purposes. Disposing of London's Sewage. Tho avcrago Londoner is probablj unawaro that nearly 500 miles of sew ers aro situated beneath his feet, and this includes only tho largo sowers, several of them so large that a num ber of boats could float down them abreast, says a British paper. . And somo idea of the enormous cost ot draining London may be gathered from tho fact that tho drainage work and machinery alone cost $40,000,- (100. -f- V A thousand men aro employed all the year round In keeping London properly drained, and the stupendous total of 1,000,000,000 tons of sowago ia chemically treated every 12 months and taken away in sludge vessels to the north. The Crane. Not Ready for That. Once upon a tlmo there was a spend thrift of tho name of Jones, who solil oquized In this wise: "What a fool I havo been I If I had all the money, for Instance, that I have spent for beer and cigars I could have a good bank account instead of being on my uppers and trylngUo borrow money irom my friends. iWh I had Some one tourhmi iiU aiW Ho turned, and thbrt atobdihl fat godmother. , J. she said, "on one condition that you never touch beor or tobacco again, in any form, so long as you live." Jones hesitated and was lost, "I don't want it bad enough for that," ho said. , Vandalism in Berlin. Another act of vandalism is report ed In Borlln. Tho statue of Chodo wieckl, tho famous painter of eigh teenth century Gorman, In the old museum, has been mutilated. A por tion of tho marblo was bored through and then broken, In 1894 other stat ues were Injured In the same place. ipoffor or COL0I XAHDIfc, "WIIUAMTl.niRNrE The cruiser Atlanta, which has been searching tho Atlantic coast of Co lombia for a camp which Colombian troops wore reported to havo formed, found tho camp near tho mouth of tho 'Atrato river, In tho Gulf of Darlen, and encountered hostility on the part NEAR WAR IN ISTHMUS. Colombians Resent Action of the American Authorities. Tho following dispatch, dated Dec. 17, has been rccolved by tho state de partment at Washington from Colon, Colombia: The United States crulBcr Atlanta, Commander Wllliatn H. Turner, ie turned here last night from the Gulf or Darlen. She discovered on Dec. 15 a detachment of Colombian troops numbering apparently about 500 men, but according to their statements, to taling 1,500 or 2,000 men, at Tltumntl, on the western side of tho gulf. Just north of tho mouth of the Atrato ..!TCv. - - ' nV- t Tho commundcr or the Atluntu sont ashore an otlicer, who conversed with tho Colombian commander. Tho latter protested energetically agaiiiBt tho presence of American warships in Co lombian waters, as war between Co lombia and the United States had not been declared, and he politely request ed the Atlanta to Icavo tho gulf, bo cause it belonged to Colombia. Com mander Turner ignored the request and tho Atlanta returned to Colon to report to Rear-Admiral Coghlan. I It Is clear that tho Colombians aro busy fortifying and strengthening their position. Although they treated tho Americans courteously, they de cidedly resented the presence of the Atlanta's landing party. Tho Colom bian force was composed partly of the men landed recently at tho Atra to river by tho Colombian cruisers Cartagena and General Pinzon. j Early In the morning of Dec. 15 the Atlanta slghtod a small schooner in ttho center of the Gulf of Darlen and lollowed her to tho western shore, where the schooner attempted to hldo behind an Islet. Lieut. Harlan P. Per .rill of tho Atlanta was ordered to board her and thereupon a whsloboat Jwas lowered and pulled toward the schooner. It was found that tho 'schooner had on board 100 armed Co lombian soldiers, commandod by Gon. Rafael Novo, who said Gen. Daniel Or ,tlz, commandor-iuchlef of tho Colom bian forces of the Atlantic and tlm 'Pacific, had a Jarge camp a mile away on tho mainland. , Gen. Novo requested Lieut. Porrlll to land and confer with Gen. Ortiz. After temporarily returning to the At lanta, Llout. Perrlll went back to tho schooner, which, in the meantime, had ,'takon pp a position off the beach with fh a small bay. Great excitement pre vailed among tho Colombians on the twhaleboat's approach. There were re peated cries of "Viva Colombia!" and jth'ere was a "sudden concentration ot nl50 Colombian soldiers on the beach. jFor somo moments the situation ap Jpeared dangerous and had the appear ance of ambuscade, j Gen. Ortiz appeared on tho beach when Lieut. Perrlll went ashore, tho iwhalebi at In the meanwhile lying closo to tho boach. Ho Insisted that Lieut. Perrlll hhould lly tho Colombi an flag at tho bow of tho whaloboat, 'or lower tho American flaip at her stern, becauso she was In Colombian '.waters. Llout. Perrlll replied that ho tdld not havo a Colombian flag nnd he 'refused to lower the stars aud stripes. ' aLLLLLLalteiWLiBLw sLLsLsf m BsLSiBW?,.'1h V . r IBSfaSssLH . mW OUN" PMCnCK BT PANAMA TTlLlTui AT TtTE ENWANCZ OP THE tlABbOR. l' lit x "nnlHwT v I . i i i. f centre mm. mm amm- on coiomm qoip of the Colombian commander, which for a time had tho nppearanco of an impending attack on tho Atlanta's landing party. Five hundred Colombi an troops wero found on the const, and a camp containing 1,000 moro has been established a short dlbtance in Gen. Ortiz did not insist upon his so doing, but he protested In writing against the presence of tho Americans Iu Colombian waters. Lieut. Perrlll accepted the protest and conveyed It to Commander Turner, who handed It to Rear Admiral Coghlan on his ar rival here. During tho conference with tho Co lombians ushoro Lieut. Perrlll wan surrounded by Gen. Ortiz' staff, while Inland a few paces there was a semi circle of armed sentinels. Tho beach in both directions was nlso lined by sentinels. Gen. Ortiz did not permit Lieut. Perrlll to leave tho point of tho bench where he landed. Whllo Perrlll was awaltlnu tho Colombian 'iio'est UV J VlrRt I. to :rv ? .tiii. Kdwnrd 1). Munwarlng. commanding the marine guard of tho Atlanta, rowed up In a cuttor for thoH purpose of communicating with Lieut Pcrrill aud to gain certain military in formation. Lieut. Manwarlng went anhoro aud tho cutter Jolucd the whalcboat oft the beach. Lieut. Perrlll returned to tho At lanta at 3 o'clock In the afternoon. Llout. Manwarlng, before returning, pulled in the cutter along the coast, obscrvlog the Colombians' camp. Later In the day Gen. Ortiz requested tho Atlanta to lravo. Tho Colombian camp appeared to bo permanent, was well provisioned and probably des tined to bo used as u baso of opera tions. Gen. Ortiz and others freely expressed the determination of Co lombia to light to tho bitter end In case Gen. Reyes' visit to Washington Is not successful and Panama is not returned to Colombia. AMERICANS ORDERED TO LEAVE. Expelled from the Darlen District by Colombian Authorities. Serious trouble Is reported In tho Darlen district. The Americans havo been given notice by tho Colombians to leave in twenty-four hours. News was brought to Panama by the steamer Martinique from Savanll la that Two battalions of Colombian troops have left Snvanllla for Qui dedo. A passenger on tho Martinique de clares there is a growing feeling on tho part of tho peoplo of tho depart ment or Bolivar to accept the situation on the Isthmus. It Is reported that President Marro quln recently sent this cablegram to Gen. Reyes at Washington: "Any negotiations which do not look to the rc-cstablishment of the Integrity of Colombia will not be agreeable." Gen. Reyes Is said to have- replied: "All aggression against Panama will bo disastrous for Colombia. I will un dertake further negotiations," Tho ceremony of blessing the flag ot tho new republic was performed In alio open air Dec. 20, on tho plaza fronting tho barracks. A mass was said by tho regimental chaplain. Tho soldiers surrounded Gon. Obarrio, who mndo a short speech, after which tho Roldlcrs, pollcomon and firemen sworo fidelity to tho flng and to tho republic. Three hundred nnd eighty marines aro now nt Empire station on tho Panama railroad, under tho command ot Major John A. Lejeuno, They oc- land. Tho Colombians arfJ' log and building r''JrtatlonB, nnd, uioro 'is mww.to utllovo they, -wero engaged In making a road to Pannina for the purpose of attacking tho n;w republic when Gon. n5yc reportu hlu tulluro In Washington. cupy fourteen osteetory houses helojifc lug to the canaT company. k The Darian District 1 The Dnrlen district is on Iho.Jfi custern sldo ot the Isthmus of Par.-, ma, In Colombian territory. Tad' United States marines were landed at; a point on tho weal sldo of tbo"gn)fl of Darion and about 100 miles cast ot the boundary line of tho now republic of Panama. This, no doubt, is the oc. caslon of. tho notice from tho Colom bian government to leave lta tcrtltoiy within tho twonty-four hours. RECORD HARD TO 1KA,T. Iowa .sdZZnrt Continuous 8ervlce sitions of Trust. f Charles McKcen Duren, proul f to Hardin County bank ot El Iowa, holds a remarkublo record JoV continuous service In different posi tions of trust. Ho has been with tb bank named thirty-five years, tratuur er of the city of Eldora continuously for twenty-five years, clerk of tho First Congregational church of Eldora for over thirty-flve years and treasur er of the Eldora Cemetery society for twenty-one years. He Is. one of tbo! trustees of Iowa college at GrJnnell nnd takes a great deal of Interest Jn that educational institution. Mr. Du ron has been a member of. tho cljolr of the Eldora Congregational churo.lt for thlrty-flvo years and has never been away from his post on Sunday morning unless hindered by BlcknesH or absence from the city. Chicago Chronicle. KING EDWARD'S READY TACT. English Monarch Does Graceful Act at Maynooth CoJIege. M. A. P. tells a new story of King Edward's graceful manner and eVcr ready tact. When his majesty visited Maynooth college, an institution do voted to the education of priests, bo was asked to sign his namo In Mho visitors' book and was handed a superb' gold pen which had been specially ob-' talned. But tho king waved it tuildo and nsked If It wero not 'true tbat'tho college possessed a pen wjth which Pope Leo XIII had signed certain im portant documents. Finding that this was the case, he Immediately ex pressed his desire to use that pen for writing his autograph. It was brought and King Edward used It. PRONUNCIATION-OF THEIR OWN. Statesmen Disregard Rules That Bind tha, Ordinary Man. Senator Carnsack of Tennessee has an Individual and at the same time almost rhythmical method ot pro nouncing the word "reciprocity, which nqw resounds with bo much', congressional eloquence. It is almost as though It were "reo-oeo-prois-Mco"! whon Mr. Carmack rolls tho syllablea from his tongue. But it Is not the first time that the discussions of coIauialT and klndrml minutfnna in A.TT 7 jp "Ti-i r'JiaJK have brought out strango pionuncla- -tlonB. Thero Is a distinct school of statesmen at tho capital tha,t still Jn. ' slsts on caylng "Cubey" and likewise another djstlnct Hchool that says "FBI y pines." . 7- Jg If i !i i ' , m i r i y Jfl I- 44 VI c . li i ! sT jfc 5i .SiJiU " ' ,1 - -j 3. ifi. .irrris? tiM i K, Til V. . . J.H, II ' -., L & VVUv.4 --"lilk''. bi:j sowon" . m- ifc tsa -,, -A&, 'iruuixsj s. Li74wtHt ET' ' C.4 : ' f iDittiab. , '"jAf P- Uw F T i.7 5 iMnaamv. ?