6 ( k Uncle Sam.— "These are nay Battle Axes." Cfe J | The late war between the United States gj| ( > and Spain—as to what constituted Free- © J | dom —developed one quality in our army ( \ and navy that is above all others — jp | | reliability. They could be relied on. || 1 1 X and if YOU have any freedom of opinion £ 2 you will not be satisfied with any other 2 J chewing tobacco. # I F?emember the name 1 I 1 v when you buy again. r t "If at first you don't succeed," try SAPOLIO Laugh Thrloo Each Day. It has been oald that we grow lu face as we grow In thought, anil that our facee are mirrors ot our souls, but do we ever stop to think that our faces affect our souls also? And if they affect our souls they also affect our health, for health Is to a greater or less extent controlled by the mind and soul. It is a fact, as we have found out, that a woe-be gone expression will drive every one away from us. Even fortune deserts us. If we sink in mel ancholy anil Indulge ourselves In our fancied or real Ills of mind or 1 KMI.V we become diseased. While on the other band a cheerful view of life is bet ter than medicine. A bright smile is always a winner, and its possessor can guide fate wherever she chooses. On the other hand, If a woman sits down anil broods over her own ugll atfos, longing for beauty, she will grow agtler and uglier every day. She ahoulil cultivate a smile and practice it frequently, no matter whether she feels like smiling or not, and laugh. It Is a tonic. Laugh methodically if you cannot laugh any other way. Make it a, busl wss to laugh three times a day no' matter whether there Is anything to laugh at or not. Laugh with others even If you do not sea the joke. If there Is no Joke this fact merely makes one, nud laughter being contagious ■very one around yon feels exhilarated and more cheerful, anil 1 ank*iter as a duty beconi 's a habit, anil one forgets to frown anil groan and sigh. Laugh tthene'ver seized with a desire to cry or scold. One woman not loug since cured her mit oire hronJc ills which no doctor meraed able to reach by simply mak ing up her mind to treat herself in this manner. Her first prescription to herself was a good hearty'laughat eaclx meal, and bhe entire fatally circle were In league to help ner. Her health improved of course, as laughter is haown to ah I digestion, and the return of health'made her really happy, and happiness IS the key note to beauty.— Sew York Herald. Will Help to rrforve Stgfct. Bew people are aware what an ex cellent tonic a cold water bath is for the eyes. Not'the ordiuury sponge bertn, with closed lids, hut opening the •Tetrahd holding 'them open for a min ute dear, cool water: To do this, take a teucupful of wa tuc anil hold, |L close to Uie ejp, against the fa'oe. amf biw'ii the eye In H. 'Open .. ..u auuiM-Wu or uiree times to wasn out the eye. Tlieft dry with a soft towel. Never rub your eyee; It is an exceedingly injurious practice, and children should he warned against it. If your eyes are weak, put a pinch of salt In the water. To relieve a sty, wet a compress of old linen with boiling water and lay on the sty. Repent every few min utes several times, and do this once ait hour as long as may lie necessary. flood sight is among the greatest hlessintv of life, and It behooves wo men for Choir own sake to take good care of their eyes. When you have nothing to do, when you are simply resting, close your eyes and let them rest also. As long as the eyes are opeu they are at work to greater or less extent, and oculists will tell you that the moisture of the closed lids Is good for them. Never press the eyeball, as that flat tens it in time and brings on prema ture loss of vision. If a cinder gets in the eye, wet a flux-seed and put it in one corner of the eyelid. Close the lid and the seed will attract the cinder and bring it out. Closiing the eye and anolntiing the edges of the lid with vaseline Is another means to accom plish the same end without irritating the delicate organ. Courtesy of the Heart. There are two distinct kinds of courtesy; one is of the heart and the other Is of the head. One Is the ex pression of genuine kindness and good will, while tlie other is merely the re sult of good breeding. One says "I beg your pardon" because it would be "bnd form" not to do so. The other says it from the heart. Some one lias said that "politeness is artificial good nature," but a clearer thinker comes nearer the truth when he says that "good-nature Is natural politeness." Courtesy resulting from mere good breeding says and does pleasant and polite tilings in an exquisite manner with which the heart has nothing to do. Joab was courteous when, ac cording to the approved custom of the time, he.took Amasu by {he beard to kiss him, saying: "Art thou in health, my brother'/" Nevertheless, with his free hand did Joab grasp his sword and smite Amasa under the fifth rib to his death. " _ This cold-blooded kind of courtesy obtains to the present day, and "so well Is It affected tihat it often passes for courtesy of the heart But it will not stand the testa that true courtesy will stand. Courtesy of the heart makes no dis tinctions. It never lapses Into un kiuduess and rudeness when talking to the lowest of one's inferiors, and it is never servile before Its superiors. It Is an attribute peculiarly gracious and charming in women, and they who possess it add largely to the growing beauty and sweetness and good of the world.—Harper's Bazar. , THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA. \ THE WASP ANC il I A wa *P me' a that 2liff a '' e "k't" e You are loved HO in rich My back shines as bright anil as yellow as gold, And uiy shape Is most elegant, too, to be hold; Yet nobody likes ine for that, 1 am told." *'Ab, friend," ssid the bee, "It's nil very true! But were 1 linlf as much mischief to do. Then people would love mo no better than vou. You have a line shape and a indicate wine: You are perfectly handsome—but, then there's one thing They can never put up with, and that Is your sting. "My coat Is quite homely and pluln, as you see. Yet nobody ever Is angry with me, Because I'm a useful aud innocent bee." Prom this little lesson let cliiioren beware. Por If, like the wasp, they 111-natured are, They will never be loved, though they're ever so fair. —IT. Ourtlett. fohn Grunt's Opportunity, Grant, as the "Youth's Com panion" tells the story, at eighteen, had engaged himself to work in a hardware store at two dollars a week. "You can make yourself acquainted with all the details of the business, and as fast as you prove yourself ca pable. we will recognize your services in some way," said his employers. After several weeks, John, who hail been closely watching, observed that his employer always attended to the checking of the bills of imported for eign These, he found, were in German and French. He resolutely set to work to study the bills, also commercial German and French, In which they were written. One day a larger assortment than usual came in, much to the dismay of Mr. Williams, who exclaimed: "I don't see how I can spare the time to mark these goods!" "Let mc do it," quietly replied John. "You?" "Yes, sir; I think I can do it correct ly." "But these bills are In French." "I have been studying French and German. I think I eun read any bill that we have ever had. "Well, try It and see bow you make out." Mr. Williams watched him for a while, and then said; "You seem to know what you are about. If you can do this, ull right. It will relieve me more than I can tell." John did the work so satisfactorily that, at the uext Importation, the bill was banded to him as a matter of course. One day, a mouth later, he was call ed into the office and interviewed by both the active members of the firm. The senior member said: "In my forty years' experienec in this business you are the first boy who has seen his op portunlty and improved It. I always had to do the work until Mr. Williams came, ami one reason why he became a member of thv firm was because he could attend to this part of the busi ness. We want you to take charge of the foreign goods. It Is an important position; in fact, it Is a mntter of ne cessity that we have some one who can do this work. You, only, of the twenty young men we have here, saw the place and fitted yourself for it." His pay was advanced to ton dollars a week; in five years, he received eighteen hundred dollars salary and had been sent to France and Germany. "John Grant," said his employer, "will protvrbly become a member of the firm at thirty. He saw the oppor tunity, and fitted himself for it at Borne sacrifice; but it paid. It always pays."—Success. Juvenile Patriots. The little Brooklyn boy who offered hi entire fortune of forty-eight cents to President MeKlnley to buy a war ship to replace She "Mulne," had a pre decessor in the War of 1812. In his tory he is known as simply "Billy,*' nnd was only nine years old. He was the only son of a widow, and the crew of Captain Decatur's frigate "United States" -hag adopted him. When the "Macedonian" hove In sight, the little fellow stepped up to Commodore De catur. "And It please you. Captain, I wish my name might be put down on the roll,." i "And whnt for, my lad?" Inquired the commander. "So that 1 can draw a share of t4ie prize money, sir," answered he. Pleased with the spirit of the little hero, his .name, was'ordered on the list. After the prize was taken, Decatur called up tilie little sailor-boy. "Well, Bill." said he, "we have taken her, ahd.your share of the prlije, if we get-her In safe, will be about two hun dred dollars. What will you do with If?" "I'll send one-half of It to my moth er. str, and the other half shall send me to schpo)." . -, Delighted with the.spirit of the lad, the commodore took him under his Im mediate prqteidkm, and obtained, for him the bertlMof a midshipman.— V A - r vk - s J- ; ' eediu|{ lor Tluiotliy Meadow*. Timothy Is a surface feeder, and fionco the soil should !>e prepared so as to concentrate an abundance of plant food near the surface and to al low the roots to penetrate to as great a depth us possible. One of the most common practices is to begin at least i year before seeding to grass uud put the field into some crop which will al low the land to be given a deep, late plowing, and a heavy coating of ma nure. If the field has been kept clean it will usually be in good condition for fall sowing, in favorable seasons. If not, it may be further enriched, fall plowed if necessary, and seeded the next spring. Timothy is often used in reclaiming worn out native meadows and past j ures, and with proper treatment very good results are obtained. It seldom I yields well in pastures, however, for I more than two or three years in suc | cession, unless the laud is very rich and moist. It is the best plan, there fore, to sow blue grass with the tim othy, and by the time the latter is pastured out the former will have oc cupied the land. Sowing on native turf is usually done in enrly spring. The seed is sown broadcast and then the ground is gone over thoroughly with a heavy harrow. Native mead ows on low, rich soil, that have be come thin from continuous close cut ting, may be very materially strength ened by the addition of a little timothy in this manner. Take Good Cure of Farm Tools. During the time of use many tools have to be left in the field exposed to sun and rain for days at a time, but when not in use they should be shel tered. And later In the season, or dur ing the winter, each tool should be ex amined and put in order for the com ing spring. A good method to pursue is. as soon as the hurry of work is over iu the fall, to inspect each tool, and, if a plow or cultivator, to scour the points, etc., tighten the nuts, put I in new bolts, if necessary, and then witli warm linseed oil brush over the entire implement, castings and wood work. When spring time comes there is no guess work about the tools. They are ready every time. A farmer can do much repairing himself, if he tries, and with but few tools. A small stock of bolts and screws should be kept on baud, and a few sticks of choice timber for emergencies. The butt of that young hickory or oak cut last winter, had it been put in some dry place, would have been tbo tiling for some of our repairs and better timber than is often found at the shops. You wanted a short whlfflctree last year when you cultivated coru. Make one now and get It ironed while work is not pressing. Take It to the blacksmith when yu; take the teeth from the spike-toothed harrow to be sharpened and do not put It off until spring time.—J. M. Bowerman in Ag riculturalist. Host Time to Cut Timber. A timber cut for purposes where durability is a consideration is worth from two to four times as much If cut between July 15 and Aug. 15, as the same would be If cut iu January to April. If a tree is cut ufter the starch which enters into its chemical compo sition has changed to sugar, say in March, the worms, being very fond of this sweet, become destructive to the wood; but if cut In July, after the completion of the spring growth, there is no sugar in the sap or wood and they seek some more savory food. Another reason Is because if cut when the sap is rich in sugar the fer meutlve process changes the sugar into an acid, which is the very first stage of decay, and if decay Is thus early initiated is it any wonder that posts und ties do not last as they would if cut when these conditions could not possibly exist? Timber land cut off in from January to April will sprout and grow again, because the sup at this season of the year Is rich in sugar, to reproduce the leaves, which are the lungs as well as digestive organs of vegetation, but If cut the last of July or the first half of August dies because deprived of both.. This Idea is valuable to,those wht> wish to destroy certain kinds of trees or to clean up brush land.—Dr. J. F. Sanborn in Agriculturist M.k. th H.n Hunt for Pood. When the fowls are fed In a manner to save labor for the owner the flock soon ceases to pay. Tills Is especially true wpen grain is put in a trough and placed where the fowls onu eat at wilt. They will not seek food, hut will keep their crops full, getting heavier.every day and laying but few eggs s By keeping grain before tlie henft' thy cost of the food Is also Increased, Whenever one begins'to save Isim* ip ihat manner he demonstrates thqjl joopei; or I|tcr he tyill become ■fed ' ahd abandon poultry' altogether. It has always been a custom tb asso ciate the hens with plenty of grain, bdl the use of grain dbpimda on the seafeofc of the. year. During severe cold weather when the heat must.be cr<s -ated to combat the low temperature fernln'shoSM be an Impbrtant portion of the ration, but at all timed it.shouJd be,given at regular hojirs and.la con nection with other .foods. A- hen. can not produce eggs on grain alone, ei- Cept for a limited ported oit tlmo, aqfl when she ha a full trough of grajl always before her she will soon reacjh ' condition wbetl'she wilt bring a goo# *j) U(t in iauvkefagd.laj' aq eggs ii "A PERFECT FOOD—as Wholesome as it is Delicious." yi OVI WALTER BAKER & CO.'S Q COCOAS Jx UN iSISt \ " Ha 3 &tood thc te9t of more <han 100 y epr3 ' U9C among all XX in SIP* classes, r.nd for purity and honest worth fs unequalled." XX XHI iMfM Coats les3 than ONE CENT a Cup. /V V Hi Br-J Trade-Nlark on Every Pactoyra. WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD., A TRADE-MARK. Established I 780. DORCHESTER, MASS. A ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Huts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Vdeel. GOOES SPECIAETT, SOLF. AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Cut Chewing Tcbae'eo Sole agents for the following brands of Clg&re* Henry Clay, Londres, Normal. Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Aeb Bloomsburg Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, ob* OIL. CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. 3EL BMOWEM'S Uud Door nbxvo Court, House. A large lot cf Window Curtains in stock. WASHINGTON. Prom our Regular Correaponaent. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 1898. Boss Hanna has been appealed to by Mr. McKinley to save the House by the same methods he carried the Presidential election—the unlimited use of money. Hanna is now in Washington preparing to make as sessments on the men who put'up the boodle in '96. Chairman Babcock, of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, told Mr. Mc- Kinley that unless something was done at once the Democrats would certainly elect a majority of the House. That is why Hanna was tel egraphed for. If money can elect a majority of the House, Hanna is go ing to do it, unless the men who con tributed money for him to use two years ago go back on him. * * * At the present rate of progress Mr. McKinley's commission will not get through investigating the War De partment by the time the Presidential campaign opens. A week ago the commission was organized, and not a line of testimony has been taken ; in fact, a majority of the Commission have been away from Washington nearly all of this week. They say the taking of testimony will be started next week. The kick against maktng the investigation secret has caused the commission to modify its oiiginal in dention so far as to agree to allow representatives of the press associa tions to be present when testimony is being taken. * Democrats who attended the New York State Democratic Convention say that Roosevelt's defeat is assured, and that his nomination will help the Democratic candidates for Congress. They are calling " Teddy " a "dime novel candidate," a "comic valen tine," a " man full of grit, nerve and wheels," and other picturesque things. The German vote will go almost sol idly to the Democratic ticket, and many other Republicans will refuse to vote for a tax-dodger, as Roosevelt has acknowledged himself to be. Some of the old Blaine men will" also knife htm. * ' * ' " Little Billy" Chandler dropped rinto Washington last week and gave but a Somewhat remarkable interview. He bdgan by admitting" that many ; mistakes were made in the conduct of, the war, and excused Alger, placing alh the blame on the army officers who are at the head of the various bureaux of the War Department. But the most extraordinary portion of this Interview was its closing para graph,. which means, if it any thing, a notice .served upon Mr. Mc- Kinley's investigating commission fchat it must not expose mismanage ment, The paragraph closes with this thinly veiled ■ appeal, to the com , , . .1 - 11 —! rrr . oAsvonxA. mission not to find out an> thing dis creditable : " The whole world looks on with wonder and admiration and recognizes the United States as again one of the great powers of the earth. Shall we refuse tnis position and dis honor and disgrace ourselves by dem onstrating that we did not know how to make war ; not even how ,o trans port our men and supplies ; to locate our camps ; to subsist our armies and to take care of our sick and wounded ; but have a War Department full of incompetents from head to foot ? How degrading such a scandalous scheme. We should take warning from the spectacle which France now presents in the Dreyfus case." Senator Chan dlers appeal to patriotism to help shield incompetent, neglectful and criminal officers is balderbash." It will not lower the country in the eyes of the world to punish the men who caused unnecessary suffering among our soldiers. mm • That there will be an extra session of tne next Congress next Spring is the opinion ot many, because it is doubtful whether it will be possible to get all necessary legislation put tnrough during the short session of the present Congress, but it is not true that the Democratic leaders in tend to try to force an extra session if they elect a majority of the next House. On the contrary, it is the desire of the Democratic leaders to avoid an extra session of Congress. Representative Bailey, of Texas, who is now on a stumping tour, said on this subject before he left Wash ington : "As a matter of party poli tics, if we succeed in getting control of the next House, as I firmly be lieve we will, I hope that we may be able to avoid an extra session of Cop gress. An extra session would be full of danger to our party and might lose us the Presidency in 1900." * • * The navy conducted its side of the war in a manner so satisfactory that it is not likely that any proposition will be made in Congress to investi gate the navy, but it may be set down as certain that a resolution will be offered by a Democrat and sgpported by all the Democrats in Congiess to investigate the purchase of vesisQls from private individuals and Corpora tions by the Government. 'lt is ad mitted by officials that extravagant prices were 'paid for a number of ves sels, but they say that the Govern ment was bound to have the vessels and had to submit to the' extortion of the owners. * Even if this were known to be true, such an investiga tion would still be needed, to inform the. country of the names of the men and corportations which took advan tage of the necessities of the Gov ernment to rob the ' ' ' '.. I■ < The remains of Christopher Col umbus have been exhumed at and. will be taken back to Spain be fdrfc'tfife island is finally evacuated by the Dons. . OASTOniA. Bow (fie. KM VWHawAlwp fio| Signature . -jrT
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