6 CAMP M'CALLA'S MEN. THREE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE AT CAMP WIKOFF WITH TROOPS. Thy Have on Board a Number of Ma dias, Several Altlllrry ltegliilaitts and Three Coiniutuiet of tho Thirty-fourth Michigan. Montauk, L. 1., Aug. 24.—The trim looking auxiliary cruisers Kesolute and Badger, noiv used as transports, came yesterday. The Resolute left Santiago ma August 16. She was sighted from Montauk at Sa. m. In board are the Second, Fourth and Fifth artillery, un der General Randolph, and 468 of the brave marines who so nobly distin guished themselves and their comman der, Captain McCalla, by holding their ground against great odds for more than a week, when they effected the Arst landing on Cubarl soil at Guantan amo. The marines will go to Ports mouth, N. H. The sick list on .the Res olute numbers 61. None of these cases Is serious. The Badger left the south coast of Cuba on August 18 and made a quick trip. She was sighted from Montauk a few hours after the Resolute. On board are Companies F, K and L of the ) Thirty-fourth Michigan, under Captain Curtis. The sick number eighty-two, with no very serious cases. There was not a single death on either ship dur ing the voyage. Another transport, probably the Mohawk, was sighted be fore noon, but her Identity could not be positively determined at that time. The Leona, which arrived last night, brought Companies A, D and B of the Twelfth infantry, Troops A and C of the Ninth cavalry. Company E of the Thirty-fourth Michigan, Battery E, Fourth artillery, and a Gatling battery. The men were under command of Colo nel Cumba during the voyage. The sick number 104. The City of Macon struck on a bar late last night, but was puiled off into deep water. She was brought up to the pier and landed her passengers. Freight will be discharged this after noon. Lieutenant Hart was removed from the City of Macon in a very preca rious condition. The consignment shipped to the Ea gle's supply tent by Richard Young of T Lincoln road. Flatbush, has been re ceived. It came In fifty barrels, forty, containing watermelons and ten con taining muskmelons. There were heaps of bundles and boxes Containing pipes and tobacco. Captain Fuller of General Wheeler's staff took charge of the con signment immediately on arrival. Five wagons were assigned to help distrib ute the supp'ies, and each wagon left the station loaned with melons. They went to different camps and an equa ble distribution of .the delicacies will be made-If < . a Fuller'-i assistants can possibly i• .mi he soldiers from mob bing the wagons. There appears to be a lack of unity to the main hospital and the trouble arises front th. apparent want of a ■ingle aui.-.or..aiUve head. The pecul iar manner in which the work Is per formed by the hospital authorities is shown in this instance: Privates Den ning and R'.gus died yesterday: the latter in the .dention hospital. Their bodies were boxed in coffins and ship ped to the main hospital with a note that read: 'These are the bodies of Denning and Rous." It was necessary to open the coffins to make the identifi cation before the bodies were buried. Similar carelessness has been displayed on many occasions and has caused con siderable confusion and delay. The general hospital contains nine hundred and fifty patients and there are '6O in the detention wards. There are 225 typhoid and eight measles pa tients. A sergeant of the First cavalry died yesterday morning. The arrival of six hundred cots sent by the Red Cross Society has done an Inestimable am ount of good to the sick men. The cots came this morning and will be ae cupied Immediately. There is no roqm for them in the hospitals, but they will be set up nearby. There is a sufficient number of them to go around and ev ery one of the men in the hospitals wdll have a soft place to rest his head. Torpedo Host Station at lloaton. • Washington. Aug. 24.—Plans will be prepared at once for the 8150.000 tor pedo boat station at Boston. Railway and storage slicds will be constructed capable of accommodating twenty boats. It Is intended to keep the ships in order for service, and this work will ultimately be done at the Boston yard. The torpedo boats which served In the war, and which are in need of exten sive repairs, will be overhauled at New York and Norfolk, as there are no fa cilities at Ftooton at present for carry ing on this work. Supplies for the boats will be kept In the storage shops, and everything will be In readiness for putting the boaits in service at twenty four hours' notice. Another station for torpedo boats will be established at Pensaeola, Fia. The board which rec ommended Boston was somewhat in favor of locating the northern station at the League island navy yard, hut the place will be used as a station for larger ships Point Suporftttendency. Washington, Aug. 24. -The selection of First Lieutenant A. L. Mills. First cavalry, as superintendent of the Mili tary Academy. Is attracting much at tention among army officers. No officer of such Junior rank has ever held this position, and Mills, who whilt at West Point is a ccloriel, will be senior to the , present commandant of cadets. Lieu tenant Colonel O. L. Hein, who Is a captain in Mills's regiment. He him self was a candidate for the place, and was backed by what ie known in the army an "Sherman influence." It is ex peoted he will ask to be detached and returned to his troop. Jamaica Want* Annexation. Kingston, Jamaica, Aug 24.—C01n01, , 'dent with the Wett India sugar con ' ference. to assemble at Banbadoes on September 3 for the purpose of protest ing against a sacrifice of the- colonies. Jamaica to preparing a plebiscite to the ' British parliament requesting permis sion to endeavor to arrange for annex ation do the United States. The pro moters of this movement are enjeavor lng to secure inter-colon taj co-opera tlon, but they are not depending uron It, A TRUSTEO MESSENGER. Employed by the Government for Twenty. Seven Yearn. "One of the most Interesting char acters In the government service," tmlfl on official of the State Depart ments "Is E<ldle Savoy, the colored messenger of the Assistant Secretary of State. He lias been employed in that department for the past twenty seven years, and is thoroughly irn btied with all Its customs and tradi tions. A perfect diplomat In Ills way, he never sees anything he should not see nor knows anything It is not in tended he should know. At least, that is how he Impresses the people who do business with Ulm—his superiors, as well as those desiring to communi cate with them. Ills position Is a strictly confidential one, and frequent ly puts him In possession of highly important state secrets, the premature disclosure of which, In several recent Instances, would have seriously em barrassed the government. But never since he first entered the foreign office, back in the administration of Secre tary Fish, when the State Department was located In the building at the cor ner of Fourteenth and S streets, now used as an orphan asylum, has he been known to betray a trust or to tell anything whatever about the af fairs of the State Department that he was not personally authorized to tell. I am reminded of this by the Impor tant part he played in the events at tending the recall of Saekvllle West, the British Minister, during Cleve land's first administration, as well as those in the more recent ease of Senor Polo, the Spanish Minister. He acted as the trusted messenger between the Secretary of State and the foreign minister in both eases. Secretary Bay ard selected him to personally hand Mr. Saekvllle West his passports, and Secretary Day confided to him the Im portant duty of handing to Senor Polo, first, President MeKinley's ultimatum to the Spanish Government for the evacuation of Cuba, and next the offi cial papers insuring him safe conduct out of the territory of the United States. 'Eddie,' as he Is familiarly called, was fully impressed with the importance of these missions, and adopted a simple but shrewd method to satisfy the head of the department of their successful execution. When he handed Minister West the package containing his passports he asked him as a favor to show that they had been properly delivered that he write his autograph on the official envelope and give It to him. Mr. West did as re quested, and Eddie took the envelope with Its autogrnphlc indorsement and broken seal back to the department 1 and showed it to Mr. Bayard. He fol- 1 lowed exactly the same course with [ equal success In delivering the ultl- ! matum to Miifister Polo. The two en- ! velopes are now 'Eddie's,' private prop erty, having been presented to him by Secretaries Bayard and Day, and are treasured by him as relics of Impor tant events in the diplomatic history of the United States."—Washington Star. AUTOMATIC WOOL DRYER. Accomplishes the Work Without Leaving Any llnr>hneßs. One of the drawbacks of rapid wool drying is the necessity of maintaining a low temperature to avoid harshness In the fiber. Harshness Is due to two causes, the existence of a high tem perature while the dry stock is being manipulated, and the lack of air cir culation. The result of these condi tions Is that the stock becomes what is known In the wool trade as "baked." A high temperature on a wet fiber will not render it harsh. Ordinary wool dryers maintain either a uniformly low temperature throughout the dry ing. and thus avoid harshness at a sacrifice of capacity, or they secure capacity by maintaining a uniformly high temperature, but produce harsh ness. In a new automatic wool dryer both these difficulties lutve been over come, the stock being subjected to a high temperature, say 180 degrees, at i the wet end. and then carried on into ; successive compartments of gradually I reduced heat to about 110 degrees at 1 the finish. The drying is aecom- ' plished by circulating heated air alter nately through the stock nud steam coils placed in a compartment at the side of the machine. A constant sup ply of air saturated to grade is main tained at the top of the macßlne, and each chamber receives its specially heated supply of fresh air. This grad Ing of heat in the successive chambers produces a soft filter, free from harsh ness when dry. In fact, the wool has the advantage of being subjected at every stage of the process to a scien tifically adjusted combination of heat Had moisture. The machine is built in slzc3 ranging from 2.000 ponuds to 12,000 pounds' dally capacity.—SL Louis Democrat. Briquette of Golf. Here are some things which you will do well to remember when you go on to the golf links, either as a play er or as an onlooker: Standing so that a shadow falls upon your part ner's ball Is not only Impolite, but de trimental to the success of his "drive." Standing on the putting green after you have "holed out," whether it ,s to gaze at the scenery or write down your score, will exasperate your best frind on earth if he or she happens to be playing behind yon. To play flrßt and to shout "Fore!" afterward Is apt to add insult to actual Injury. "Fore" is called as a warning that a "drive" is about to be made. It is not an expression of consolation after one •has been hit. If you choose as a part ner a woman who keeps you back by slow play, don't quarrel with her on this account. Abide by your choice and do what you can to help her en- Joy the game. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. THE CARDINAL VIRTUES. rrinot Get Tliein All for Thirteen Tlollar a Month. One of the heroes In Cuba was glveti to Indulging in the flowing bowl; not n mild Indulgence, either, but a rip roaring, whoop-snortlng indulgence that Is simply terrific In Its mildest aspect. One day before lie bad floated over to the shores of the Oem of the Antilles, the colonel of his regiment called him Into his tent for the pur pose of talking to him like a father, as he had known hhn for years. "Now, look here, John," said the colonel, kindly, "what do you mean by this sort of thing?" "I mean to Quit, colonel," he re sponded. "You've said that a million times. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You are a man of more than ordin ary you have nice people at home, you are of a good family, you are'quick to learn the duties of a soldier, you arc clean, you look well, you keep your accoutrements in fine condition, you are obedient, you are always willing to take your share of the hardships, you never complain, and In fact you are a model soldier with one exception." "What's that, colonel?" asked John, Just a slinde leerily, It must be con fessed. "You will get drunk." < 'Vis fTrat all. colonel?" ' . "That's enough, isn't It?" John steadied himself by the colo nel's table. "Now. colonel," he said, as volun teers have a way of talking to their superiors. "If I'm all these good things that you say I am, why not let he drinking go with the balance? You don't expect to get all the cardinal vir tues for $l3 a mouth, do you?"— Was hington Star. AMERICAN CLOTHESPINS r.i-'l About Everywhere on the Glob-.. Where the Wli Is Unni: >nt to Dry. Wherever the wash Is hung out to dry, all the world over, it Is more than likely to be phmed on the line with American clothespins. Americans sell clothespins practically everywhere— all over Europe, in South Africa. South America. Australia anil elsewhere. Some clothespins are made, for the supply of local markets, In Sweden and In Scotland, but they are big and clumsy plus, twice the size of the Americans, and whittled out by hand, and American pins are sold in both these countries in competition with the home production. Clothespins are made ' chiefly of heeeh and of map' some are uadt of tupelo wood. I'licy arc made en tirely by machinery, counted ~iuto boxes, containing 720 each, by ma chinery. and the boxes arc nailed up by machinery. It might almost be said that blocks of wood fed to ma chines at one end come out boxed clothespins at the other. They are made and sold wonderfully cheap. There are two grades of clothespins; firsts and seconds. First grade pins can be bought for thirty-five cents a box. The production of clothespins is enormous, millions of boxes annually. The consumption in this country keeps pace wflh the growth of the popula tion, and great numbers are exported. Even people In the trade wonder what becomes of all the clothespins.—New York Sun. Wonderful RtiAHlnn Jewelii. A whole guide hook devoted simply to the Hermitage could give no sort of Idea of the barbaric splendor of its be longings. Its riches are beyond be lief. Even the presents given by the Emir of Rokhnra to the czar are splen did enough to dazzle one like a reali zation of the "Arabian Nights." But to see the most valuable of all, which are kept in the emperor's private vaults. Is to be reduced to a state of bewilderment bordering on idiocy. It Is astonishing enough, to one who has bought even one Russian belt set with turquoise enamel, to think of all the trappings of a horse, bit. bridle, sad dle-glrth, saddle-cloth, and all, made of cloth of gold and set in solid turquoise enamel; with the sword hilt, scabbard, belts and pistol handle and holster made of the same. Well, these are there by the roomful. Then you eome to the private jewels, and you see all these same accoutrements made of precious stones —one of solid diamonds; another of diamonds, emeralds, topazes and rubles.—Ladies' Home Journal. fiZJF* AH Sen From Another Country. A Chinese essayist thus describes the American people: "They live for months without eating a mouthful of rice; they eat bullocks and sheep in enormous quantities; the.v have to bathe frequently; the men dress ull alike, and to judge from their appear anch tliey are all coolies; neither are they ever to he seen carrying a fan or an umbrella, for they manifest their Ignorant contempt of these insignia of a gentleman by leaving them entirely to women; none of them have finger nails more than an eighth of an Inch long; they eat meat with knives and prongs; they never enjoy themselves by sitting quietly on their ancestor's graves, but Jump around and kick balls as If paid to do It, and they have no dignity, for they may lie found walking with women."—New York Tri bune. A Young Studant. "What I know,*: said Cholly, "I have learned In the school of experience." "I did not know," said Miss Pert "that experience, conducted a kinder garten."—New'York Journal. "A little quarrel now and then helps a love affair." "Yes; the lover quits buying roses and gets a chance to catch up w itb hil board bllL"—Chicago Record. HER VANITY PUNISHED. A Little Six Tour-Old Folt That She Had lteaprd H tluHt Reward. A dear little mnlden of six, the daughter of a South Jersey elergymau, came to New York for the first time the other day to visit a wealthy aunt. Iu lier simple home life In the country no one lind ever paid much attention to the beauty of her coloring nnd the pathos In her eyes. She was simply a child, to be spanked when she was naughty and let alone when she was good. When she arrived In the metropolis, dressed like n quiet little sparrow, her aunt fnthomed the sensation that she would create if put in an artistic set ting. So she hied her to a swell es tablishment where everything that is dainty and chic In children's clothes enn be had for a price. The child was soon transformed Into an Infant belle. Four or five artistic creations were tried on and purchased, and final ly she Issued from the store radiant In a fluffy white gown and a big pink picture hat. Her delight In her new clothes was simple nnd unaffected nnd no thought of how they might affect other people disturbed her. Her beau ty was fairly dazzling. As the nunt led her Into a trolley car and they took their seats every eye was on the child. Smiles greeted her wherever she looked and finally it was forcd upon her that she was the observed of all observers. The roses In her cheeks deepened. She twitched nnd turned, unable, In her sweet Innocence, to endure the admir ing glances showered upon her. In a little while her eyes filled with tears, and sobbingly, she burled her face In her aunt's lap and tore the picture hat from her hond. "Oh, auntie," she said, "take It away, l look like such a fright In it; everybody Is staring at me. It's Ood's punishment for being so vain."—New York Mail and Express. THE TODDY TREE. Nature Has Her Hum Shops anil Drunk nr<l* Among ItiNPctii. Nature has her rum shops, her sa loons. She produces plants which de vote themselves to the manufacture and snle of intoxicants. The South American toddy tree is well known to naturalists. It is well known also to the South American beetle. When the latter goes on a spree he never pees it alone, after the unnefgliborly habit of the human drunknrd. hut lie collects his friends,and acquaintances to the number of tlilyty or forty; the whole crowd run their short horns through tin bark of the toddy tree revel h; tl:e outflowing juices aud, while inebriated, are easily caught by the human natives. The toddy tree parts with Its liquor free of charge. There tire other plants which are less generous. They exact no less a penalty than the death of the unfortunate drunkard. And what do tliey do with the liody? Strange as it may seem, they eat it. In this manner they obtain the food which nourishes them and sustains their healthful existence. At the end of each of their long green leaves these plants have a pitch er-shaped receptacle. We might style tills the growler, but It never needs to be brushed. It Is always full of what with special appropriateness might be called bug Juice—a watery liquor, sweet to the taste and inebriating to the senses. Only In fine weather is the growler open for business. Ou rainy days it is firmly shut up to keep out the rain that would dilute and spoil the contents. Nature's saloon keepers do not water their stock.— William S. Walsh iu Llpplncott's. Milking Mauil.t Hemp. Every engineer knows what Manila hemp is, but few are aware that It Is the product of a species of banana, which Is cultivated in certain locali ties In the Philippine Islands. The plant, called by the natves "abaca," throws up a cluster of sheathing leaf stalks to a height of 20 or 30 feet, which spread out at the top Into a crowu of huge, undivided leaves. When It is three years old, it Is cut down, and the stalks are torn into strips. These strips, while still fresh, are drawn between a knife and a wooden block, and the soft cellulose matter Is removed. The fiber is then hung up to dry in the open air until IL.Is fit for use. Each stalk gives pound of fiber, and two uatlves will turn out about 2;" pounds a day. The in side fiber, which is thin and weak. Is used by the natives for making arti cles of dress. The familiar Manila rope Is made from the liber of the out er layer, which Is hard and strong. The whole supply of Manila hemp practically comes from the Philip pines, aud the United States con sumes 41 per cent of it. Last year this country took 417,473 bales out of the *25,020 bales exported, Great Brit ain coming next with 385,182 bales. The continent of Europe took 22,373 bales. All W Not Well at xieht Malls. Dr. Field, who was the examining surgeon for the Naval Reserves while the reeruitiug was being done in New Orleans, had many a good story to tell of recruits iu the service.' A good one he tells is of a German who was walk ing his post and calling the hours as is required. He called "seven bells and all's veil." The next call, how ever, was a variation. It was: "Eight bells and all Is not veil; I haf dropplt my musket oferboard.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. Contents! a> It In. .'T regret that I lost my temper, this morning, Harry," she said. "I don't," he replied sweetly, "pro vided you never find it again."—Phila delphia North American. j€ . "A PERFECT FOOD—as Wholesome as it is Delicious." VY X jIL WALTER BAKER & CO.'S 0 I If BREAKFAST COCOA § flf liPi " tet of more than 100 years' use among all MB WWyjMHk classes, and for purity and honest worth is unequalled." X |fo \| Costs less than ONE CENT a Cup. X VUI If f > Trade-Mark on Every Package. V X WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD., X TSAOt-aasK. Established I 780. DORCHESTER, MASS. X ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Nnts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Maillard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. IPIE.TSRIQ-'z GOODS •-&. SPECIALTY, SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco Sole agents for the following brands of Cigars- Henry Clay, Londres, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Asb Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or ©BIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. M. BMOWII'S 2nd Iloor abovo Court Hon&i A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. J| This settles r—That's. ,he hi Hereafter i<J " i Z h kflnrai To I will have all, 3Bgpl win success a my clothes 1 man cannot fIADE TO I careful ORDER BY Ls£§sEJ of Usappear anoc* EDWARD E. STRAUSS & CO. America's Popular Tailors, Chicago. Our Boys Should Remember- That piety is not piggishness. That bigness is not greatness. That it requires pluck to be patient. That it takes more than muscle to make a man. That selfishness is the most unman ly thing in the world. That consideration for mother and sister does more to mark a gentleman than the kind of neckties he wears. That the only whole man is the holy man. That to follow the crowd is a con fession of weakness. " That street corners are a poor col lege. That one real friend is worth a score of mere acquaintances. That to be afraid of one's noblest self is greatest cowardice. That it is never too soon to begin the business ol making a man of one's self. An Explanation- The reason for the great popularity of rfood's Sarsaparilla lies in tne fact that this medicine positively cures. It is America's Greatest Medicine, and the American people have an! abiding confi,fence in its merits. They , buy and take it for simple as well as serious ailments, confident that it will do them good. Hood's pills cure all liver ills. Mail ed for 25c. by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. —While oiling his locomotive at Altoona, George Reeves, a veteran Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, dropped dead. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Haie Always Bought Bears the SIP Signature of CJ&lc/uAI THAT'S JUST IT ! You can't always tell by the looks of a garment how it is going to WEAR. WHY NOT get the WEAR as well as the looks when you can have both at the same PRICE, $12.00 is the starting point of those Edward E. Strauss & Co.'s Famous Custom Tailored Suits and Overcoats with an ironclad guarantee thrown in free. IT WILL PAY YOU to examine this line, and leave your or der for one of these hand some garments. CALL ON L. GROSS, Blootnsburg. Pa. And It Would be Well to Adopt It. An exchange says, let your mot to be : "Lie, Steal, Drink and Swear." When you lie, let it be down to pleasant dreams. When you steal, let it be away from im moral associates. When you drink let it be nothing but pure cold water. When you swear, swear that you will patronize your home paper, pay your subscription and not send your work away from home. Next. After using a 10 cent trial size of Ely's Cream Balm you will be sure to buy the 50 cent size. Cream Balm has no equal in curing catarrh and cold in head. Ask jour druggist for it or send 10 cents to us. EI.Y BROS., 56 War.en St., N. Y City. I suffered from catarrh three years; it got so bad I could not work ; 1 u-.cd two bottles of Ely's Cream Balm and am entirely well; I would not be without it.—A. C. Clarke, 341 Shaw nmt Ave., Boston. -When President McK'nley was Major McKinlev he once made an address, in which he described the difference between the American volunteer and the soldier of other nations. The men who were his comrades in the civil wa'*, he said, not only fought, but thought. To illustrate this lie related an anec-. dote, about a young soldier in some Northern regiment, whose duty it was to carry the regimental flag. On the march the boy ran on ahead with the flag streaming in the air. The colonel was incensed. "Here!" he cried, "bring that flag back to the regiment!" The boy turned and replied : ' 'Aw, you bring your regiment up to the flag !" This incident very strikingly shows the material out of which the American soldier is made. OABTORIA. Bean the _yy H* Kind Ybu Have Always BuugU ...
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