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THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
LAUNCHING A BATTLESHIP.
I to Cample Problem, and Slight
MUtak Wonld Co Million.
Albert Franklin Matbetr Mis an
Intervxting mory cf "The Evolution of
Battlaip" In the Onfury. This l.
a history of tbo construction of the Iu
na. o far the only vessel of tills
da we hove In our Davy. Aftvr 1e
acrtblntf !e wou'lorful imuvit of this
morwtt-r, tin- tiwA formidable engine
of war in tbe world. ami the uiauuyr
rf It cont motion, Mr. Math-w nays:
t tlie building gM on until the
Uoixrhintr d;y txmies, and two broad
nays are built up atfalust the tjottoui
of the veMol, and the keel blck on
wnhrh It ha be-n rvdtinii are kuooktd
way. In the launch of the Indiana
llr. Nixon ran a row of electric llnhts
beneath the bottom of the voua-I. add
ing another Innovation to the details
of American shipbuilding. Each
laonchdng way consist of upper aud
lower plankiag. between which Is
pread thoueuuds of iunds of the
best Ullow. At the bow of the boat
these upper and lower plauks are
clamped togi-tlier, and when oil is
Tady thev are rawed apart and th
vessel start. The uiowr l'rt of the
way lides Into tbe water with the
and the lower part, with the
smoking hot tallow, remains station
ary. A lannch In thee days Is so smooth,
ami so soon ended, rarely occupying
more than twelve seconds from start
to finish, that one scarcely realizes Its
fllfflculti-s. Three things are !w
Imely necessary; it must be on time j
when the tidal wave Is highest; It ,
imwit ho of smart BDeed. so im not to
tkk on It dowaward Journey to th
water, and it must be accomplished
without straying. 80 complex u thins
Is a launch tha the careful engineer-In-charge
is able to estimate tbe strain
on every part of the vossl for every
position It ooiiples, at Intervals of
one foot on tts way down the incline.
There 1s one supreme moment. It is
when the vess-.l Is nearly two-third
In the water. The buoyancy of the
water raises the vessel, and throws Its
Weight on Its shoulders. Here In
where the grefltrpt danger of strain
ing comes, and f Vu1d the wnys break
Gown the vtse! would lie ruined, a
matter of n. aily ?2.m.OOO In a ship
Ke the Indiana, when i wad launch
d. The launch over, the liwchinery
nrted In and tined. and tlien couie rv
board of government expert, who 1 fe
tbe vessei ovvr Inch by Inch, the Or. s
to started ;md trial trip follows. F.r
four h(Hiif.a:rid sir.rcsaed exclt"ia-nt
that ansvrer n"rv.iily to every HA.r
of the vessel the engines are run nt
full speed- A premium or a lvi::ii:y
1 at stake u.-w. The brvakai.'.- t n
bolt or the disarrangement of a valve
tnny mean thousands of dollars of V
to the contractors. Trained workmen
ere locked in the fltv-rooms. txrt to be
r.Heased until the t.t Is over. Cooled
Orlnking water wlfb oatmeal sprinkled
trjxm it is niu down to them in a rub
ber nil fr"in a barrel on the d'ylt.
A hose Is TdnvM on the costly ma
chinery in piaei-s where there is dan
pT from overheatina, as though it
were on flr Almost every pound f
coal used on the trip Is carefull select
ed. When the four hours ar? passed and
file strain Is over, a sigh of relief from
reryoue on lard. and even from the
vessel herself, goes up, and the ship
passes from ? contractor to the gov
ernment, and d-iy after day while she
to in comnii-if'3 the flag will be
.aaluted, and t j' score or more of other
"ceremonies nt:l formaEflos observed
on a man-of-wnr will follow.
r
Sinking a.i Artr.lBn Milk Well.
There come.-, in the life of every
man who cnnri-a afford It, a time of
burning unre.-;. wh"n lie i overpow
nmd by an uri-omrollable desire to
live in the t '.;.: :ry, writes Robert J.
Burdette In he "'La-lies' riome .IV.rjr
onL" A railAKtd man, who doesn't
know for the V.tv of him which end of
he plow you hitch the horses to. Is
always Ionian? to go on a farm; a suc
cessful mertl-fj.t, wno vaguely knows
that you dig potau.., although by
tbtU lie rather undtMMtand that you
irdo them, as yon di coal', bankers,
after a certain time of life, for a cheap
Utrie place, not too far out of town,
wiie re be can sink an artesian milk
well ood raise his own bananas, of
which he Is very food. And I once
knew an able and eminent lecturer,
who bad lectured on "The Pyramids,
Ttirfr Cause and Effect," for twenty
years, and who was far more afraid
of a borne than a tramp Is of work,
and who thought that cows shed their
horns every spring, from which source
the brass bands renewed their supply
of instruments. Well, that man left
the platform at last and Invested the
polls of many successful lecture tours
In a stock farm, We cannot help it;
out of the dust we came; back to the
oil we are drawn. We are children
f the earth, and we do love to creep
Back into the mother-arms, and get
our faces down close to the sweet
old mother-heart, when the shadows
begin to grow long, when the days of
second childhood come npon us, and
tbe time draws near when she .will
take tis Into her arms for the last rime
ami bush us to sleep on her cool
breast
llorptng 'Woortwork Cloan.
Of all woodwork that with the high
varnish polish Is the inost difficult to
keep looking well it Is so easy to mar
(t and so dlfflcult to repair, writes
James Thomson In the Ladles' Home
Journal. When dents and scratches
do not go entirely through the polish
they may sometimes be removed by
rubblug over with linseed oil and rot
ten stone, using a small piece of Mat
felt to do the rubbing. Care, however,
should be used so as not to rub too
hard.
Hardwood floors, If polished with
hellac or vcruish, may be first wash
t with soap find water, and then thor
oughly rubbed with a cloth, wet
with oil and turpentine or kero
sene and water; this will make them
l.ok as well as when new. Floors
finished by the waxen method of our
ancestors may be revived by the use
of turpentine.
' A t;e.
"I don't see viint business n klelset
b.is on earth." a dd the Irritable man.
"t)h." rf-plieil rti philosopher, "he Is
very useful."
"Mow."
"He mikes yo'i appreciate the peo
plo (Vlii are soJ uatured."
INuimvj MOUNTAIN.
dermis llu Wn.lral Wonder, WfioM
Kweet Mratnn I'uMlert Proapertor.
Tn the Tnjckee mining districts,
down the Trucks river near Pyramid
lake. Is eltuut.-d Nevada's runnical
mountain. This mountain was first
discovered by the White settlers In
Iwlj. ,n which time there was some
cxeitement In rvxnrd to th mines
found In Its noighliorhood. Tbe dis
cverers were a party of rirospi-ctors
frtini the ComnVxk.
Tney had pitched themselves at the
f nit of the mountain, and for a few
evenings thought themselves bewitch
ed. Each eveulng. a little nfter dark,
win'ii the air was calm and all was
'iui"t. a mysterious coiwert began. Out
fr Mi the face of the b!g nxuntalD
w ie wafteil soft strains that seemed
to f-nuse the wlhJe atnxphere to
'i:i;ver as tlicy United over the camp.
T;ie nnts-c then njipcftred tc pnM WPr
until it was far. far away and almost
!"st Iri the instance, when, bvsiunlng
vith a Mnkl'ng as of many little silver
bel.s. there would le a fresh gUrfl of
..i'r u.;t fnin the mountalu.
liir!ng the daylight hours Itttle of
the mysterious limsic was hard. aud
It was siKin s'ttled that It was not
caused by the wind. A spring near
which the vsplorers bad pitched tVlr
tent afforded the only good camping
srounds In the ueAborh"Kid. anil us
each new party of prospectors arrived
nt the tijFt The wouder rrow.
S.iin.' l'iute Indians who came along
at!d c.imixHi' at the spring were fmiixl
to be tic'jualuted with tlie peculiar
tn"slcal character of the mountain.
Thev called it the "Slng'.ng Moun
tain." Some of the men collected In th
camp N-ctime more interestel In the
iii'iiinta'.ii than !n pnpecting. and
gave most of tlh'tr tliue to an investi
gation of the mysteries of the mustoal
sounds heard to proce-d frin it. Th"y
f.iuud tiiat the w'!ole face of the moun
tain was covered with thin flakes of
a hard crysMlline rork. There were
L"".it ln-d.s of these flakes. The loves
tliM.t'irs conclud-l that the musical
Mi!!ids heanl proceeded from this
i'se material, huge drifts of which
s-r-med to N' grad'inliy working their
wr.y down the f t,K-p face of the moun
tain. At all events, the strains heard nt
the fo.it of the tfuoiiutaln in the even
st:!l:j.ss seemed to he produced
tie- u-i'i.n.' and b!nd'n? of the
inyiiads of bell like tltikl'.tigs prx-,'l-!n
f r-mi fl.e Iiutneii.- b- d if s'.;ity
'.r;s crvi piiig, glatii r-like, don th
si' '!.
TV.is solririon -f the Tr.vs'erv of tbe
iiTieal iThnifaln is the only one
v..rriiy ot not.ee. As n mines of value
.-re found. t':ie district was soon de
s. : t- d and has sine seldom been visit
i 1. T;:er-fore few, exi-i'pt the oM-Rme
-rxp.x-tors. knew much about the
sin iri p mountain. Virginia Enterprise.
How w,hntisnn Became a Lion-Tamer.
Mr. Mehrmann, who is perhaps as
hii:h an authority on tbe subject of
wdd-lteast taming as there is. says that
i ; i - - only special qualities he knows of
ihr.t are riu'Slte to the tann-r, are a
iierfeet freedom from nervousuoss and
inexhaustible patience; and be
holds that almost any man who will
take the nocessary time and trouble
,a:i tiecome one. Five years ago he
himself was engaged in business in
licrmany. and hud nover so much as
thought of entering a lion's case. lie
knew nothing about wild beasts ex
eept what he had picked up in a gen
eral way from his brother-in-law, Carl
Hagenbeck. He bad never had any
fondness for the society of tigers or
lions, and If any one had predicted
that five years later he would be one
of the most skillful tamers In tbe
world, he would have considered the
man cray. But he suffered a busi
ness failure and was questioning what
he should do.
Why don't you become a lion
tamer?" said Carl Hagenbeck to him
one day. "An intelligent man like
yon ought surely to be able to manage
animals as well as the thick-headed
f.dlows who work for me."
Mr. MeJirmann thought It over, and
decided that he would act on Hagen
beck's suggestion.
A ftw weeks later a new consign
ment of lions and tigets arrived t
Hamburg, directly from Asia, add
Africa, where tbr-y bad been but re
cently caught None of them was as
much as a year oW. Unless anfmak
are taken at less than three years,
they cannot be trained. But with these
culm Mr. Mehrmann bad no more dif
ficulty than the most experienced
tamer would have had. He entered
th.dr eflges every day, and at the end
of a few months had made them un
derstand that be was tbeir mate.
MeOiure's Magazine.
Explained At I-aot.
He "Why do you women always be
gin a novel at the end instead of the
beginning?"
Khe "In the first place, wo don't do
anything of the kind. In rh second
place, if we did It would be because
the cud of the book Is where the mar
rluge c'iTifes in. and we naturally want
t ) j,vt he disagreeable part of .tlhe
story d'sposed of. so we are free to
enlo'y the lovemaklng." Cincinnati
Tribune.
i
Mrs. Kherr.ood'a Quaint Idea.
Mrs. .b'hii Sherwood, not being able
f o send expensive presents to the wed-d'i:-s
of her friends, has a quaint Idea
i.f i;er own. She will write upon parch-
ii i -:rr some original lines apropos to
occasion, tie them daintily with
wh'te ribbons and send It, with gra-i-.
i-.is word of congratulation, tine
of last fall's brides has had one sent
to her framed, and she thluks as much
,-if it as If it had been a parure of dia
monds. Kienell Srlioola to Be Clean.
S-.-'.-'Ufilie cleanliness nnd health nra
i h promoted In France. Boiled water
t drink, school rooms cieaneii with
!:".! p cloths Instead of dry dusters
:;'r I brooms, and an antiseptic cleans
once a week, are the orders given
v.- tiie prefects of the Frcncb oduca
ti 'ii il departments of the vurlous
.':: ii. Is.
Vhu!' tin a Name.
TVs l: a beautiful moonlight scene
ii o .ve here. Isn't It?"
'!-s lilies "1 will see in Just a
:::e:i:, w'len 1 tlnd the little book
it I keep the names In." Chicago
.. r (Kvau.
The Widowed Tanner.
BY aoBLIY D. ITIVISSON.
Since Hxnner died the tun don't thine to
bright.
The itart don't twinkle near to keen at night.
The church bell Sunday mornin' ain't the
cheer
It had when the wai here,
Since Manner died.
The very chicltent mise Hnnner't care,
And go round with a aorter lonesome air ;
There ain't no kind of jor about the place
Without her smilin' face,
Since Manner died.
The garden toola hanj in the apple trees,
The hossweeds are akillin off the pe"
There' no one here to hoe the later now.
Er feed the hogs an' cow,
Since Manner died.
I s'pose, of course, I'd orter be resigned,
Tut when I go out in the shed and hnd
The ax she chopped the wood with all these
years.
I wet it with my tears,
Since Manner died.
One word describe it perfec
tion." We refer to De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve ; cures obstinate sores,
burns, skin diseases and is a well
known cure for piles. W. S. Rishton
Druggist. tf.
Special Favors and Their Ourtsilnject.
The favored high protectionist, no
matter what his politics or whether
his favored industry he located in the
north or south, is apt to outch, whine
and rebel whenever for the general
good and for the sake of equity it be
comes necessary to somewhat curtratl
his benefits. "Splitting the solid
South" is what Republicans call with
holding bounties from those of the
south who want of course to monopo
lize the sugar making industry by con
troling the output and regulating the
prices. All the rebelling sugar-makers
of the south want of course is the
continued nonopoly that the Republi
cans offer not only io them, but to all
our arrogant and highly protected in
dustries. If the issue of protecting
the few to the injury of the many
will not split the solid south, then she
is, indeed, politically impregnable. It
is said the Louisiana sugar-planters
want protection and monopoly of the
sugar business a great deal worse
than they want a solid south or any
thing else within the gift of the
Democratic party. And, hoping for
this special advantage, without regard
to what sugar may cost the boarding
house keeper it is said they have
already ceised to be Democrats, and
will hereafter affiliate with the nartv
thtt favors the highest kind of high
protection for the classes. As for the
masses they can kind of look after
t i .
tnemseives, ana Dy attending to their
own business thev will have enough
to do, especially if they keep out of
ueui ana pay tor tneir sugar, coal,
iron, &c . at the hich crotective ratea
- O a
tnat our s)mpathetic home producers
exact irom tnem.
All the talk in th- world will not
convince you so quickly as one trial of
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for Scalds.
Burns, Bruises, Skin Affections 'and
riles. W. S. Rishton, Druggist, tf.
DR. E. GREWER,
The Philadelphia Specialist,
And his associated staff of English and German
l'liyslcluus, are now permanently located at
OLD POST-OFFICE BLD3..
Scranton, Pa.
The Doctor Is a eraduate of the t'nivemttT
of Pennsylvania, formerly demonstrator of
physiology and surgery at the MeUlco-CblruTK-loul
College, of Hilladelplilii.
ins specialties are ciironic Jiervous, bkln,
Heart, Auuiband Blood diseases.
DISEASES OF TUB XEKVOUS SYSTEM.
The symptoms of which are dizziness, lack of
conlldence, sexual weakness In men and women,
ball rising In throat, snots tloullnir before the
eyes, loss of memory, unable to concentrate
lue mina on one suoject, easily startled when
suddenly spoken to, and dull, distressed mind,
which until thera for performing the actual
duties of life, maklnir hamlnesx imnosslbie ?
distressing the action of the heart, causing
fluah of heat, depression of spirits, evil fore,
codings, cowardice, fear, dreams, melancholy,
tire easy of company, feeling ua tired In the
morning as when retiring, lack of energy,
nervousness, trembling, coufunlou of thought.
depression, consMputlun, weakness of the limbs
etc. 1 uose so anecteu snouid consult us llu
mediately and be restored to porlucl health.
LOST MANHOOD RESTORED,
Weakness of Young Men Cured.
If you have been given up by your physician,
call upon the doctor and lw examined. lie
cures the worst cases of Nervous Debility,
Serofulu, Old hores. Catarrh, Hies, Kimalo
Weakness, Affections of the Kar, Eye, Nose and
Throat, Asthma, Deafness, Tumors, Cancers,
and Cripples of every description. Consultation
In English and (ierman free, which shall be
considered sacred and strictly confidential.
Consultations free unJ strictly sacred and
1 Oiiiee hours from 9 a.m. to 9 pin. Sunday
9 to a.
Enclose five t-eut stamps for symptom blanks
and niv book called "Sew Life."
I will pay one thousand dollars lu gold to
anyone whom I cannot cure ot El'ILEl'TIO
cox i lsioss or fits.
nit. r.. gkewkh,
01.1) rtMT-OKFICE BI'ILDINti,
SeruDtOD, Pa.
5-18-ly.
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Never in all our business years liave we kuown such times in the selling
of our Good Clothing. Everybody wants it, almost. Certain it is that one
busy day succeeds another. " The unusual conditions through the death
of one of our firm continue in force, and the lowering of prices is very great
beyond what we ever expected.
The Very Low Prices are responsible for the Business
TheVery Low Prices are responsible for the Business
What used to cost $10 and $12 Men's All Wool Suits, $5 and $6.75
What used to cost $10 and $12 Men's All Wool Suits, $5 and $6.75
What used to cost $16.50 Hen's Fine Worsted Suits, $12
New Lots Men's All Wool Fall Overcoats, heretofore $10 for $5
New Lots Men's $15 and $20 Fall Overcoats now $7.50 and $10
Good Suits for Boys, never less than $5 before $3.50 now
We believe this is a time of special adrantage for buyers to lay in their
clothes. In many instances, at the outlay of just half last year's money
you are provided with dependable Clothing for which you have the guarantee
of this house that quality is right The imperative pressure to sell governs
all our prices. It's impossible mostly to buy as low. It's impossible to buy
lower, unless you waste your money for what isn't trustworthy. Bring
back anything you buy from us, if you're dissapointed anyway.
What it costs to get to the City:
Buy a moderate amount of our Clothing and it costs you nothing
for Railroad fare. We pay it both ways.
WANAKV3AKER & BROW
SIXTH i52 MARKET
Wc are auciBls lor
THE ISUCKEYE,
TEfltE FARiUEHS' FAVORITE and
THE KI CIIUOI) CIEA3JEElKSiV
GItAf iV ORE ELS.
A trio with which we are not afraid to meet all competition.
Look at them before you buy a drill. The price is right.
Wc have also the celebrated
oiiv dSni$f) fowg.
You need but to see them in use to be convinced that they are
all we claim for them.
ID- "W KITCHE1T,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
AND
BEOOHSRURG,
ELY'S
CREAM BALM
is quickly absorbed
Cleans the
Nasal Passages,
Allays Pain and
Inflammation,
Heals the Sores.
Restores' the
Sense of Taste
and smell.
IT will cube H AY-EEVE R
A Dartlcle Is aonlled into each nostril anil is
agreeable, price SO cents at Drtiirglsts; bv mall
registered, tW eta. ELY BKOTUEHS, 56 Warren
BU, N.V.
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Patents tuXen tbrouitb Munn ft Co. receive
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thus are brouuht widely before tbe public with,
oat flout to th Inrentor. Tin. splendid paper.
Issued weekly, elegantly illiutrateO. ban by fur the
lamest circulation of any scientific work In the
world. S3 a year, sample oopie. sent free.
Building Edition, monthly. ,50a year. Bintfle
enpie. -ii ceuta. Kverj number contains beau,
titul plates, in oolors, and phntoirrapb. of now
bouse., with plans, enabling builders to show the
latest rtcilt'Ds and secure ountrntf s. Addrn..
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It's a small sum. It's enough
Clothe you right our word for
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PIANO
By the following well-known maker i
Chickering,
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"Weber,
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Can also furnlsli any of the
cheaper makes at manufact
urers' prices. ' Do not buy a
piano before getting our prices.
o "
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On application.
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It gives a brilliant light. It will not
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oil.
We Challenge Comparison with any
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upon the statement that it is
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