THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. iTHESUMMERCAPlTAJj THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY AT LAKE CHAMPLAIN. ImI ami Recreation the Onter of tb Iaj SplrltunllM's ( hiiiilHiiqnu Ml Illy l)e Th Krr I't-cavnt Laliur Question Couildered. I August Is the month of vacations and outdoor recreations. Prosident Mc Kinley and his party have chosen one of the most delightful spott la the country In which to pass their time nrhile gathering health and strength for the exacting duties which will de volve upon them as eoon bs the long eeslon of Congress convenes In De camber. The President and hie party are now at Hotel Cbamplaln, which le one of the most delightful of summer iJoteJs. situated upon a bluff overlook ing Lake Champlaiu. near the village of Pittsburgh, N. T. Here the Presi dent and tho Immediate members of his official household and transact such official 'business ad cannot b IntruateJ to subordinates, and devote the re nainder of their time to rest and rec reations. At the hotel everything lm pHs to recratlon rather than lalw, and Jt the guests have turned their atten tat In this one direction. An Interesting event Is the dally re view of the Twenty-first, regiment, sta- President McKinley and Private Sec retary Porter. Honed at the Plattsburgh Barracks, ttree miles distant from the hotel. The first review was so successful that tho Secretary of War Issued an order tor Its repetition daily. little Incident which Illustrates the tnoughtfulness and courtesy of the President occurred the other day. A portion of the hotel veranda had been act apart for the use of the President and those who accompanied him from Washington. In order to prevent per sons from crowding about his chair, carpenters had erected a stout barrier of wooden beams about the place se lected for the occupation of the Presi dent and his friends. Above this har der there had been hung American flags, which Inclosed the place to such an extent as to make It resemble a box. President McKinley, upon arriving, al to observed that the flags effectually are-vented several hundred persons as sembled upon the veranda from seeing those who had accompanied the Presi dent or tie President himself, and. moreover, seriously shut out from tholr view the soldiers engaged In the re view on the lawn below. The Presi dent at once directed that the flogs should be removed, and this was dona before he would 'pay any attention to the troops that were marching before him. The effect of the removal of the Sags was to gKe every American cltl aen at the hetel an opportunity to see the head of the Nation. Upon every ide Mr. McKinley was praised for this act of courtesy and kindness. To the guests of the Hotel Champlala and the people of Platteburgh and IU vicinity the President and Mrs. Mc Kinley gave an informal reception. It was held in the glass corridor of the Hotel Champlaln. Mrs. McKinley saf in au armchair and the President stood by her side. At the right of the Presi dent were tho Secretary of War, Mrs. Alger and Mr. and Mrs. Porter. Sever al hundred ladies and gentlemen at tended the reception. Summer euliools and camp meetings are now at their height, and their number le on the increase. One of tha most novel Is that of the spiritualists at Lily Dale, Now York. This began as an ordinary camp meeting in 1878, But Is no longer a camp meeting with nothing but a platform and surround ing tents but quite a good-sized per manent village, with comparatively few of the summer sojourners uslnj, tents, and then only as a matter ot choice. The association Itself now has many thousands of dollars invented iu buildings, and a system of sewerage, water works and electric lighting give vacation life here the conveniences which are enjoyed at home. Aa to what life at Lily Dale Is on not otherwise Informed as to the place, other than through some of the ridicu lous newspaper stories would know little as to tie actual character. Lily Dale Is a Chautauqua on a smaller scale, of course, with a permanent pop alatlon, peramnent post-ofllce, cchool, well appointed stores of supplies, eta In the summer there are from 1,000 to 2,500 people on the grounds Increased by excursions temporarily to 3,000, 4, 000 or 6,000. It Is a regular station on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg railroad, now operated by the New York Central. The Auditor ium Is capable of seating from 2,000 to 3.000 people, movablo chairs being placed on the floor on every Wednes day and Saturday night till 12 o'clock, the chairs being taken out and moslo furnished for the dancers by a really fine orchestra of twelve pieces. Tb Beml-weekly hops nre very line and en joyable affairs. There nro no resirlrt tlons as to full dress. Those who wish to wear party gowns and dress suits do so, but it Is almost as common to see young men and women ou the floor In bicycle costume. The auditorium Is used for the loc tur and other public purposes gen erally. In the morning at 10 o'clock after a baa J programme- in the grovo, a number of selections aro played by the orchestra. The eufcject being oho en at the time by vote is followed by the dally conference, a subjoin bclim choeen at the time by vote or previous ly Miuouncod by the cbalrruau. Taos. 7 subject embrace an endless variety ot topics, some good talks are given, with Bora not so good. It was in thepe con ferences that the National Spiritualist Association originated; alo an organi sation of medtumehlp. Occasionally, and this was the cose last year, politics will creep In and some acrimonious discussion results, but as a rule tho de baters agree to disagree good natured- iy- Since the expose of Hugh Moore and Mabel Aber two years ago, by official action of the board of trustees, some sorts of fakery have not been so ac tive. These alleged mediums were giving the most bare-faced seances with the aid of properties and confed erates to the great delight of a numbci of seance-mad people, who were willing to swallow anything, and who were highly indignant when the authorities put an end to the business. Oft in the grove Is a small cleared place with a few oeats where those who cultivate the departed red man congregate. This ta not a part of the programme at all, but serves to amuso those who witness the affair, though many of the latter are rather disgusted Jhan otherwise. The mediums engaged say that this Is natural where the object Is not under stood. They soy that in development of medlumshlp the first possessing spirits are usually Indians and that lc Is a sort of necessary prelude to further growth and higher gifts. About a mile north of the village of Newark, In a little settlement calletf Hydesville, is a small wooden house pointed out as the spot where modern spiritualism had Its birth. Here some fifty years ago lived a family of the name of Fox. In March, 1848, the father, mother and two daughters, Margaret and Kate, girls of about twelve and fourteen years, were first etartlod by Btrange rapplngs heard at night in various parts of the house. All efforts to learn the cause of these sounds were In vain. Becoming con vinced that the rape had uo earthly origin, a means ot communication was estaibishcd, a single rap meaning "no," three raps "yes," -, and other Informa tion was obtained by repeating the let ters of the alphabet, the sound occur lag at the required letter, and thus spelling out words. The family then moved to Roches ter, the raps following them. There the sisters gave public exhibitions, and great excitement arose. Ifefte and Mar garet Fox were the first "mediums," but hosts of others quickly followed. In all parts ot the country persons were claiming supernatural powers, and per forming wonders. From Rochester the Fox sisters went to New York, continu ing to carry on theif exhibitions, un til the enthusiasm grew throughout America and spread to Europe. But in commenting upon the events of tho day as they crowd thick and fast upon us, we are compelled to look away from the pleasant and restful scenes of summer lire, recreation and information, to the great industrial conflict now In progress, where It is claimed that 300,000 men are idle on account ot the miner's strike. This industrial upheavel has brought to the front a great number of writers on the relations of capital and labor, and curious, if not startling, te much of the reasoning put forward to justify one side or the other. It la indeed a great question and one not easily settled. Perhaps the readiest explana tion of the present strike Is found in the claim that the coal operators pay their miners only starvation wages, in d these miners believe that If pros perity is -coming, the men who fur nish the brawn and muscle are entitled to their fair share of It. While this ex plains the present strike, It does not settle the labor question. The student who has probed deeper :han the surface has found that in the very nature of things, peace between labor and capital Is a truce needed to :over an abnormal condition, and that conflict Is the natural resul' ot such HHKl' Birthplace of Modern Spiritualism. condition. Is not the division between labor and capital In itself a change from the way God first arranged mat ters. Our first parents, when driven from Eden were compelled to work. They did not look for some one to give ;he:n employment. There was no trou ble about the scale of wages. There was no complaint about the capitalistic class, and the tyrony of capital. Jacob was the first capitalist of whom there Is a record. He bought his brothers birthright and has been condemned for it evor since. He successfully cor nered the pottage market, and did what others are doing to-day. There la no very authentic record of the first em ployment of man by man. Superior intelligence then, as now, must have Riven one man the advuntago over an other. At all events, It changed tho original plan, and the angel with tho flaming sword stands ready to drlvo us from a retturn to primal conditions of equality."' Into this new life and Into these new conditions came the wage ques tion the question of recompense. vVhat wages should be paid"? The question has been asked and answered Dvsr and over again for 6,000 years, and It e-eetns no nearer the solution now, than when the Eqyptlan task masters commanded the Israelite Domlbmen to make bricks without, straw. During all these centuries of time each side has been, trying to mnkft tho ijnejtloii of personal Bervice as profita ble to Itself as possible. From this has come tho constant struggle. It 1m u:t ecunoralu war carried ou by lndivldu il.s, continually broadening out at times, ns In the present strike when cr.cn similarly situated arc drawn to gether by natural syuiputhy and ssnlf iii'c.xn and agree to niako the cuiuo ji ui.o the concern of all. F. C. ROBINSON. JSlllSilik.,!.. HOW TO QUIET THE BABY. Tha Heat Way I to Oantly Shut Off an In. fiiif llrr.th. An Infallible method for quieting n crying baby probably will wvor W discovered. Some entirely new methods have re- cently liwn intrudum! in num.. of the New York lioiltals which Drove sue- ces.vful In a larfrtT pcrventnse of cases than the old-fiisnlvned ways. T1k ii'v scientific method for quiet ing cry Inn babies proceeds, uikiii nn entirely nvw principle. It illsreirnrrta tb cnuso or source of Irritation, but mi tho other Stand tries to train the baby to praetlKi self-control. Tin; scloMlflc method l Ixisotl upon the Mioory thnt the avernge baby Is ftruivir ciioubIi to- control Itself In nil but coses of very severe Illness. It Is, incidentally, very much more digni fied and entails far Icrs effort than tho attempts most people mnke to quiet their ehllflren. The old pinna of try ing to ratcli the baby's attention by standing on one's heed and by similar violent methods are quite discarded. instend, ns ioon as the child cries the nurse catches It up, niid, holding it gently, places her hand over Its mouth nnd none so that It cannot breathe. The crying will obviously soon come to a stop. The hand need Cot be held very tightly over the face, since the object Is merely to produce a slight smothering. As soon as the crying ceases the hand Is removed. If the crying recommences, as It Is very likely to doi, tho Rnme oieratlon is In stantly repeated. This Is continued until the Imby Imagines that the more or less painful stoppages of the breath nre caused by Its own efforts to serrnm As soon ns It grnsps this Idea It Is care. fill to keep quiet. It is claimed thnt the plan works like a charm, and thnt wonderful self-control Is exhibited by Infants treated In this way, even when less thnu three months old. New York World. Origin or tha Three Oinil Itnlls. ! reople who are eompelled to go to their "Uncle" firr temporary advances on iersonal property have oftitu hik-c-nlated as to the origin nnd Klgnlfl cance of the three balls whic'i nre the most conspicuous exterior advertise ments of the establishments apper taining to the aforesaid "Uncle." The pawnbroker's nlgu wtw, originally, the arms of the fatuous family of the Medici In Itnly, whoso nnevstor was a physlctan and adopted. ns h'.s device three pills. The Medici became bank ers nnd money lenders, and amassed enormous wealth from lending money at,the high rates of Interest prevail ing In their time. When banks were established in other cities titan Flor ence, the Medid sign of three sus pended balls became the mark of a bank, and the practice spread Into France, Spain and Germany. By and by, however, as this sign was adopted by a lower close of money lenders, who mndo advances on personal prop erty. It fell Into disrepute among the higher grade of financiers, and, being dropped by the bankers, was still continued by tho lower class, and finally was restricted entirely to such money hinders us -received pledges us security for loans. St Louis Demo crat. Ha Made a Sergeant. : A pretty story, savoring of the ro mantic, is told in the French press about the kaiser. Itmutly his ma jesty want to the Iterllu Ixirrneks alone. The corporal on guard recog nized the kaiser Immediately, and sa luted him. The kaiser was pleased, and, approaching the soldier, said: "Why do you look so sad, corporal'" The corporal did not reply. The em peror then asked if he was disappoint ed In love. At this the corporal found his tongue, und replied that he wished to inarrv Marguerite, the daughter of his sergeant-major, but that her fath er would not give his consent until he became a sergeant "And do you love her very much?" asked tho kaiser. "Oh, yes," was the reply. "Then," Bald tho emperor, "go and ton your future father-in-law that William II. makes you a sergeant." I He Took Advice. 1 M. du Maurler, bis son tells us, had no Idea of appropriateness In dress, and did not know one fashion from another. "My ulsters," sold Mr. du Maurler, "looked to It that he got the right things In his pictures. He would come home sometimes and sketch something which had attracted him In a passer-by on the street. Often It would be some Impossibly queer ar rangement and ray sisters would pro test: 'Why, father, you mustn't use that In Punch. Nolxiy wears those things now; they nre dreadfully old fashioned,' nnd he would give In Imme diately to what he recognized ns their superior Judgment" This will be n blow to the hundreds of people who modeled their dress upon Unit Du Maurler's men and women. His fah Iou, however, were correct, for his family 'saw to It that they Should be. A Boatnnlun' Neglected E'duoution. "Browulug. dear," said Mrs. Emer son to her husband, "what Is a cu taneous pastime?" "A cutaneous; pastime, love? I never heard of such a thins." "Well I heard two men on tho street ear talking, 'and one of tliem spoke of a skin game." Jirooklyu Life. Didn't 11 live to Wnlti. Ranks ""And. because you couldn't did a penny to pay the fare, did the conductor make you get oT and walk?" . JoaUlr "No, h ouly nindo me get off; I could have sat on the road all day ff I'd wanted to." From thu Blotch. Origin of Table Utensils- A writer attempts to trace tabl utensils most of them of recent in traduction to their oricin. The Romans, he declares, took their meal lying upon very low couches, and i was not until about the time of Charlemagne that a stand was use around which cuesls were seated on cushions, while the table made its ap pcarance in the middle ages, and with it came benches with backs. The Greeks and Romans ate from a kind of porringer, yet during a portion of the middle ages slices of bread cut round took the place of plates. The spoon is very ancient, and many fine specimens are in existence that were used by the Egyptians in the seven teenth century B. C. The knife, though very old, had not come into common use as a table utensil in the tenth century. The fork was abso lutely unknown to the Greeks and Romans, appeared only a curiosity in the middle ages and was first used upon the table by Henry III. Drink ing cups in the middle ages made from metal more or less precious naturally dated from the remotest antiquity. The use of glasses from v enice began to be general in the fifteenth century. Saltcellars appear ed at a very early date and occupied the place of honor at the banquets of the Greeks and Romans, many of them being made of gold and silver and richly chased. Jewekri Circu lar. Health Broke Down, " Last summer my health broke down entirely. Mv stomach was in a bad condition, and I had no appetite and became very weak. My husband procured a bottle of Hood s Sarsapa rilla and I began taking it, and in a very short time I felt better. I con tinned its use, and it gave me strength and enabled me to go on with my work. M. C. Fickee, Mountrock, Pa, Hoou's headache. Tills cure nausea, sick Opea for a Settlement, An old Swede farmer who lives on the Baltimore and Ohio road, a few miles out of town, had the misfortune to lose a valuable colt the other day The animal jumped out of a pasture, ran down upon the railway and was caught in a cut by an express train. The claim agent went out to effect an amicable settlement if possible with the old man. " We are very sorry, of course, that this affair happened," said the railway man, " and I hope it will not be nec essary for us to go into court." 1 he old farmer looked at him sus piciously and shifted about uneasily, but said nothing. " You must remember," continued the claim agent, that your colt was a tresspasser on our property when the accident occurred. We don't want any litigation, however, if we can help it, and we'd like to arrange a settle ment with you on a friendly basis." " Veil," slowly said the Swede, " ay tal you. Ay bin sorry das fool colt runned on the railroad track, but ay bin poor man. Ay skal give you two tollat!" Chicago Times-Herald. St. Swithin of blessed memory must be flattered at the frequent reference to him the present summer. For the past month there has not been a day when his name has not been on some body's tongue more than once or twice in the eastern and middle states. Hundreds have called to mind the old doggerel weather prediction for St. Swithin's day, "If St. Swithin's day be fair, then 40 days it will be clear." If, on the other hand, it rain on the good saint's day, then the prediction says there will be falling weather every day for ao days. The saying has proved true for nearly the allotted time in the eastern part of the country at any rate. Who was St Swithin anyhow ? He was a devout English priest who died 1 o3S years ago this July. A century after his death they made a saint of him. He was to be canonized July 15, but on that day there came terri ble rainstorms, and they continued without stopping for 40 days. During all that time the body of poor St Swithin had to wait before it could be finally buried in Winchester cathedral. This long wait gave rise to the famous weather prophecy. ' Don't Tobacco Bpit sad 6moki Tour Life Awny. If you want to quit tobacco us'nfr easily mid forever, beuiuuo well.Biroug, uiugnetiu, full of now lifo mid vigor, tul:e No-l'o-Bae, the wonder-worker, that makes weuk men strong. Muny guiu teu pounds in ten duys. Over 400,juo cured. Buy No-To-Bau of your ilriiKgiBi, under pmiruntee to cure, 6(5o or tl.OO. Unnklet nnd sample mailed free. Ad. BierJ'ng lieuieUyCo.,(JhicuKoorNew York. What do tho Ohildrn Drink ? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called Grain O ? It is delicious and nourish ing and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain O you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain O is made of pure grains, and tastes like choice coffee but costs about the price. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c. Get your job work done at the ' Columuian office. T5 Lt A ywrfftt tvp f the mgtit nrffer or f xcmenrt in mtmUf.Urt L. 3 4 W Walter ('( ' L ft. inn thfct vnu Bet 178s. "H 13 aI A ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Nuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Maillard!s Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. P52-W17"2 GOOD3 .A. SI'ECI.IjTY. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Solo agent s for the following brands of Cigars- Horny Clay, Loairos, Normal, Bloomsburg Pa. fti6e$ Iow hud For the finest and best stoves, tinware, roofinrr snnntin and freneral iob work, fo to Buildings heated by steam, hot l . C U Til l: iuiy nicuinci. odimury 1 juiiiuiug u sjJCfiaiiy, I have the exclusive control nf thr Thatrhpr itfram Jm ' water and hot air heaters for edged to be the best heater on ... J ICCU. IRON STREET. SHOES We buy right and sell right. OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON THIS FACT. Honest trading has won us hosts ITT 1 t V n e are selling good shoes, bo good you ought to see them. Drop in and we will make it pay you. Cor.:iER Iron and Maix Sts. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT 2nd Door above Court IIouuc. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. When your stomach begins to trouble you, it needs help. The help it needs is to digest your food, and, until it gets it, you won t have any peace. btomach trouble is very dis tressing, very obstinate, very danger ous. Many of the most dangerous diseases begin with simple indigestion. The reason is that indigestion not di gestion, -nourishment) weakens the system and allows disease germs to attack it. The antidote is Shaker Digestive Cordial, strengthening, nour ishing, curative. It cures indigestion and renews strength and health. It does this by strengthening the stom ach, by helping it to digest your food. it nourishes you. Shaker Digestive Cordial is made of pure herbs, plants and wine, and is petfectly harmless and will certainly cure all genuine stomack trouble. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00 per bottle. To Make Eica Throwing Unpopular- It is stated that the management of the Pennsylvania Railroad lus issued orders to put a stop to the practice of throwing rice at brides and grooms who take their tiains. The Lancaster Examiner says this is a very wise move, and it is to be hoped both the police and public opinion will support the efforts of the corporation to stop a custom silly, unmannerly, annoying to travelers, and above all dangerous. A howling, rice throwing mob in a station is worse than a callathumpian band in the back woods. Good man ners consist in showing a proper re- pect for the feelings of others. Non sensical and half idiotic rice throwing violates this dictum worse than any other social custom. Lack of vitality and color-matter in th e ouiDs causes me nair to laii out and turn gray. We recommend Hall's Hair Renewer to prevent baldness and grayness. 8 Baker & Co.'s BREAKFAST COCOA if Absolutely Pure Delicious Nutritious. j7 Costs Less than One Cent a Cup. '? the nnDCHPSTPD Mac- l. ....By.... WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. Iadiaa Priacoss, Saa:soa, Silver Ash Gfaod Wotk. ' . J -- v v W. Y Watts, on Iron air or hot water in a satisfac- " nyfc this territorv. whirh is nr-Wnmiit. the market. All work guaran- W. W. WATTS, lUoomsbnr Pa. 10-UW, SHOES of customers but we want more. v . W- H. floore. You will find a box of Ayer's Pill an excellent traveling companion. For costiveness, indigestion, sick headache and nausea they are prompt, safe ami efficacious. Taken in season, they may prevent serious illness and vexa tious delay and disappointment. Decline of Profanity The habit of swearing is dying out. It was within the memory of those who do not like to think themselves old very common. I have heard on whit I am sure is trustworthy authority of a clergyman of the last generation, his morning devotions, turned upon the unfortunate messenger with the exclamation : you! How dare you interrupt my prayers ! " Much less extreme instances are known to many of us which would now be sim ply impossible. Are we becom ing more piousf That is not the general impression. Is the fiber of the race softening? That is often maintained, but I do not tnink successfully. The civil war is there to disprove it for Americans at least. Or are we, as French men and women did long ago, learning more adequately to master the resources of our own tongue and becoming inde pendent of this crude and rather stupid to call it nothing worse device? Century. An Opportunity You Now Have of testing the curative effects of Ely's Cream lialm, the most positive Cure for Catarrh known. Ask your drug gist ior a 10 cent trial size or send 10 cents, we will mail it. Full size 50c. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. My son was afflicted with catarrh. I induced him to try Ely's Cream Halm and the disagreeable catarrh smell all lett him. He appears a anyone. -J. C. Olmstead, Areola, W-
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