6 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. DROUGHT 151) ITBE AT HOlfE AirD ABROAD. tllivM Lwt ! rnMlv"l, WiKOn tin, HHich-jan, Washington. Other SUt. Wii.kcs-Barke. Aug. jo. Foi ev era! days a dense and smoky miM has hung over tl.e Wyoming Valley and ha proved most disagreeable. It is due to enormous fires on the moun tains and especially the big one which is raging in M incy Valley, about forty miles from hi-re. John Hullinger, a lumberman, ho arrived in the city tn-day from North Mountain, says: u Hundreds of thousands of fed of the 6nest tiir.ter in that part of the State are beirg destroyed, and no less than 1,000 tr.u have been working for the past two days trying to extinguish the flames v hich are sweeping over hundreds of acres. Great excitement prevails at Muncy and Wiliiamsport, and the trains leaving the latter city ire crowded with people on their way to the forest, many of them to assist in the effort to conquer the fire. Un less help in the way of rain comes within the next day or two the loss will not only be appaling. but the entire lumber district of that section will be destroyed." Fires are also raging on the moun tains on all sides of the city, and though not ) ct very extensive it is feared they may spread, as owing to long drought i'ie woois are as .lry as a long spell of hot weather can make them. This U.k of rain is causing serious suffering in all parts of the county. The farmers state that their crops are all drying up, and every thing is parched and cracking for the want of moisture. In the lower end of the county nearly all the collieries have been compelled to suspend operations un til there is rain, and there is not suffi cient water to supply their boilers. The mines in this part of the county are a little better off as most of them have private reservoirs, but these are becoming rabidly exhausted, and another week of dry weather will cause a suspension here it is feared. Up at Honesdale the Delaware and Hudson coiiiuies will be compelled to shut down in a day or so, and the Delaware River from Lackawaxen West is almost dried up. HAERisntSf , Aug. 30. The fires in the mountains north and west of this city have created great clouds of smoke which are gradually creeping down irom the mountains and envelop ing the city. From no point in the city looking in any direction is there a clear view that shows the boldness of the moun tain range. All is dim and foggy. Re ports from the Juniatta Valley and up the North Lunch say that from the towns the sight of the forest fires is grand beyond description. A good rain is very badly needed just now to put out the fires and clear up ths atmosphere. Milton, Aug. 30. The smoke from the forest fires has been so dense in this section that it is impossible to distinguish the hills and mountains within a radius of two miles. Crops and vegetables are drying up for want of rain and water is so scarce in the country that it is being hauled in barrels from the river and that is very low. The dew that falls in the morning and evening is scarcely per ceptible, and does little good. Chippewa I alls, Wis., Aug. 30. Forest fires in this section have been intermittent for two months, and the aggregate loss is not less than $3,000, 000 among the pine land owners and saw mill men, besides loss to individ uals. Fires are raging around Prentice, which was almost wiped out a few weeks ago, and fire apparatus has been sent there from this city. The village of Vesper, in Wood County, was completely demolished yesterday, and twenty families are reported homeless. At Mason City, ten miles distant, citizens are exhausted by con tinuously fighting fire, and little is left in the village. At Lafayette forest fires devastated the homes of six farmers. Fire is raging in Phillips, which was almost destroyed in the last fire. A fire engine and crew sent from this city is now engaged in the outskirts keeping back the fire. Not one of the 280 buildings in the town is now standing. Fire is burning at Silver Springs I'ark, four miles distant fjom this city, and the plant of the Chip pewa Spring Water Company, a large oncern that ships to all parts of the country, is in danger. FireS are booming along the Chicago St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, be tween Chippewa Falls and Spooner, for 200 miles, and every town is suffer ing to a greater or less degree, fir? protection being out of question. At Masen City the Tump River Lumber Company lost Its p'ant, 1,000,000 of logs and 2,000,000 of sawed lumber. Fires are racing with terrific fury through the forests of Burnet and Washburn Counties, close to the rail-. road tracks and passengers report the country is like a sea of fire. 1 he is consin Central and the Omaha Rail ways have been heavy losers by fires, their tracks being burned for miles, and a number of freight cars were lost by the latter road at Mason. The most extensive cranberry farm in Wisconsin, five miles from this city, owned by Aglum & Donovan, was completely destroyed yesterday, their loss being $5,000, with no insurance. The Chippewa Lumber ft Boom Com pany, of this city, one of the bigjest concerns of the kind in the United States, of which the lumber baron, Fred Weyerhauser, is the head, has lost in the neighborhood of $i,oco,ooo in standing pine. The heaviest losers here are : The Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company, Chippewa Falls, $5003,000 ; J. R. Davis Lumber Company $1,000,000; White River Lumber Company, M ason, $ioo,ooo ; Lake Superior Lumber Company, Ne bogomain, $50,000 ; Jump River Lumber Company, Prentice, $200,000; Wisconsin Central Railroad, $50.0:0; Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 100.000 ; Jacob Linerkunel. Chippewa Falls, $10,000; Owen Lap. fin, ; Chippewa Falls, $5,000 ; town of Piiii: !p5. $2 or. 00,000. The loses to the lumber companies are miinly standing pine, on which there was no insurance. Bvv City, Mtr.it., A;ig 33.Ut.les1 rain comes at once great suffering will be entailed o'i those who have horr.es in the path of the fire. Dr. McTavish drove .i-t into the country and report ed that eight families had to take what little household and personal goods they could find and move into the village of Kawkawhn. The prairies between liay City and Siginaw have been burned over, and the fire is nov. confined to the b'ack loam surface, which burns like punk, an 1 the stiilin smoke that is produced is blown over botii Bay cities, which have bec:i enveloped all day owing to a gale from the southwest. A resident of the southeast part of Bay City was informed that some timber land belonging to him near Midland was being damaged by fire. He drove in that direction, but on account of fire and smoke could not get within two miles of his property. In Monitor and Beaver Townships farmers have been fighting fire steadily for forty-eight hours. Reports of the loss of life have been brought in, but are discredited. IsiiPKMf.vo, Mich., Aug. 30 Smoke settles at night in a dense pall over the cities and villages, being at times so dense that an arc light is invisible at 150 feet distant, and nothing can be seen across the street. The season has been unusually dry and fires have been burning most of the time since May. Considerable damage has been done in every county, but Ontonagon County has suffered the heaviest loss, and it is in this county that the heaviest reserves of pine are growing, as it was opened to settlers and lumbermen but a few years ago. The Diamond Match Company has been the heaviest loser by fire. Of the 250,000,000 to 300,000,000 feet of standing pine burned in Ontonagon County, the Diamond Match Com pany has lost over ioo.coo,ooo. The lumbermen have already put crews in the woods cutting damaged pine. The Diamond Match Company will cut at least 100,000.000 feet and as much more as possible, as against 55,000,000 last season. Harrisvillf., Mich., Aug 30. Forest fires, which have burned with intermittent vigor, have thoroughly swept all of the locality between this city and West Branch, eighty-four miles distant, along the line of the Michigan Central Railway. Many families have lost everything, and are suffering from exposure and hunger. Lrops, lences and entire sections and townships of valuable lumbei have been swallowed up, and the only salvation for the little property re- mainmg is rain. Gladwin, Mich., Aug. 30. Stevens Station, a small mill hamlet between here and Pinconning, has been practically destroyed by fires whicn have been raging for the past ten days. A train which ran through the place was set on fire in several places and many windows broken. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 30. Forest fires are common enough in this coun try, but in five years there has been none to equal that which now prevails. Navigation on the sound has been rendered somewhat dangerous by rea son of the smoke. Several towns on the sound have been threatened with total destruction, but so far the dam age has been light. The fire departments at Whatcom and Bcllingham, as well as citizens, have been constantly fighting fire for the past forty eight hours. In What com several houses in the outskirts have been destroyed and many bridges burned on country roads. The dam age to standing timber which has been destroyed by the flames cannot yet be estimated, but will prove heavy. The worst is believed to be over, as rain, of which there has been none for over two months, is threatened. The coast of British Columbia and adjoining the Island of Vancouver has also suffered. Helena, Mont., Aug. 30. The town of Llliston was practically wiped out by fire yesterday. Eight 01 ten houses were destroyed, including two hotels, a butcher shop and several saloons and stores. Many peopV are without bhelter. Headache is the direct result of In digestion and Stomach Disorders. Remedy these by using DeWiti's Lit tie Early Risers and your Headache dis appears. The favorite Little Pill every where, W. S. Rishton, Drugg'st. tf. Kike the 8bbath Happy. There is a sacred halo about the Sabbath morning, says the Kansas lirrwt. There is a restful quiet in the very air. There is a slumbering sweetness that is felt no other day. Children sesm happier and mothers seem to have a more grateful smile. He who does all thincs well, has given a Heaver.lv cast of love to the day set apart tor his worship. I he chime of church bells and the singing of the happy birds make a melody of praise this morning distinct from any other day. The past week's labor is over and another record is made in the flight of time, i ras is a day ot repose, one set apart to worship God and rest your weary mind. It should be the happiest day in the week. Everything pertains to happiness and rest to-day, the sun sterns to shine so leisurely, and the rcsy faces and sparkling eyes soul windows of childhood seem to have a greater radiance of gladness this morning. This is especially the day to make children happy, for it has been consecrated to Him who said : " Suffer little children to come unto n e. an 1 forbid them not for of such is the Kir j lom of Heaven." Kver man, be he rich or poor, should bo a worshiper today for prince and pr-urer alike are heirs to the erTuljent p'ory of ti e Sabbath morning and the cheerful twilight that encircles the even'ng departure of the day of rest. The busy merchant leaves his counter, his yard-stick and his worry behind ruin and consecrates the day to wor ship and making home happy. The laborer hangs his tin bucket on his arm, and homeward bound, walks with a lighter tread on Saturday eve, when he thinks of the morrow the day of perfect peace. Whether you dwell in a costly man sion or in a log cabin where clamber ing morning glories grow by the side of the door, you should rest and be happy to-day. Home is what you make it. It is not brick and mortar or plated glass, but true contentment that makes the happy home. This is the day to throw off life's cares and vexations and throw open your soul that the Prince of Peace may come in. Get better acquainted with your fami ly and your God to-day, and don't for get to make home cheerful Don't pervert the Holy Sabbath with a dyspeptic frown. Even some professors of religion misinterpret the meaning of the day of rest. While it is a day to keep near the altar and put a healthy contribution in the basket, yet it is not required of a man to draw his face out as long as a cornet solo to prove his devotion to the Divine Creator. Go to church, and be sure and take a clear conscience with you. The wife should make her husband happy to-day. Don't chill his soul with a stare that would wilt the plumes on a hearse. He has battled all week with the rugged ridges of the world. His strong arm stands between you and the cold, calculating uncharitable ness of a world whose pitfalls you have never known. Help hold up his hands by greeting him with a welcome smile. The sum and substance of true liv ing is happiness, and every one should crowd as much happiness into the day of worship as he or she possibly can. All the talk in the world will not convince vou so quickly as one trial of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for Scalds, Burns, Bruises, Skin Affections and Piles. W. S. Rishton, Druggist, tf. A Young Man's Clothes. I believe a young man should dress as weil as his means allow, no better but no worse, writes Edward W. Bok in the September Ladies' Home Journal. Money spent on a neat ap pearance is never wasted with a man, be he young or old. The dancer in a young man's clothes is a tendency to ward extravagance. 1 his is never justi fiable, no matter what may be the in come of a young man. Extravagance is always wasteiui. But neither must he economize too closely. We may like it or not, but we are judged in this world, first for what we are, but also as we look, and a young man's sense should teach him that it is al ways wise to create a good impression. (ood clothes cannot make a young m.in, but they ate a help. A well dressed young man does not necessa rily imply that he should wear the highest priced clothes cut in the very latest styies. It is just as possible to be well attired in clothes of moderate cost, so long as they are not loud " nor showy," . but quiet and neat. The best dressers among men follow the same method as do the best dress ers among women : they do it quietly out well. Small in size, great in results : De Witt's Little Early Risers. Best pill for Constipation, best for Sick Headache, best for Sour Stomach. W. S. Rish ton, Druggist. tf. Heart Diseasa Believed in 30 Minutes. Dr. AgneVt Cure for the Heart gives perfect relief in all cases of Or ganic or Sympathetic Heart Disease in 30 minutes, and speedily effects a cure. It is a peerless remedy for Pal pitation, Shortness of Breath. Smoth ering Spells, Pain in Left Side and all symptoms of a Diseased Heart. One dose convinc?!. Sold by W.'S. Rish ton. 6'15-iy, " Trust those who have tried." Catarrh caused hoarseness and diffi culty in speaking. I also to a great extent lost hearing. By the use Ely 's Cream Balm dropping of mucus has ceased, voice and hearing have greatly improved. J. W. Davidson, Att'y at Law, Monmouth, III. I used Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and have received great benefit. I believe it a safe and certain cure. Very pleasant to take. Wra. Frazer, Rochester, N. Y. Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents. One word describes it" perfec tion." We refer to DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve : cures obstinate sores. burns, skin diseases and is a well known cure for piles. W. S. Rishton, Druggist. tf. HULLS 1 We arc agents lor THE BUCK EVE, THE FAKUIEISS' FAVORITE and THE RI CIUIrO CHAMPION" OKA II DRILLS. 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