THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURQ, PA. A BREAK IN CABINET Postmaster General Smith Tenders Resignation. FIISE OF WISC0XSI3 TO SUCCEED. Mi( llrgrrtlrd by the Prenldent, hmt Mr. Smllh FtrU That Per sonal Railntii Demand Hli Attention. WASHINGTON. Doc. 18.-Chnrlps Bmory Smith of I'lilliulelpliln tins t-n-teral to the president li if formal reRlg tation as postmaster Reneriil, to take iffect early next moirtli, nnd Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin, vice chalrmnn of .ha Republican national eoinmlttee, lias iccepted tlit" tender of tuu ollice, to wtleh lie will lie nominated iiiimeillirfe y after the holiilay recess. Mr. Smith oaa agreed to remain until Jan. 15 If lecessarj'. t"t will return immediately hereafter to Philadelphia to resume he editorship of the Philadelphia Proas. This chance In the cabinet was Ormally announced at yesterday's nes 4oo of the cabinet. All of the imin tetn of the cnlilnet expressed their pro found regret, and the president paid a ttry Impressive tribute to the services ind personality of the retiring member if his otliclal family. He said that he lad soujiht to persuade Mr. Smith to liter his determination and to remain a the cabinet, but without success. tscnley Uaso to go Het'ore Uongmss. Hii Friend! Will Nava Retotullont Intro duced Thanking Him lor Services and Promoting Him. The Maryland friends in congress ot Rear Admiral Schley have deter mined to bring his case to the atten tion of congress and seek there the vindication they claim is due him. This action was determined upon at a dinner given by General Felix An gus and attended by Senator Mc Comas, the Maryland members of the house and a few other friends. A resolution will be prepared ex tending to the admiral the thanks of congress for his services in the battle of Santiago and conferring on him the rank, pay and emoluments of a rear admiral on the active list of the navy. A preamble to the resolution will re cite Admiral Dewey s conc'usions of the court of inquiry, giving Admiral Schley the credit for the victory of the battle of Santiago. Senator McComas will introduce the resolution in the senate and prob ably Mr. Mndd a similar one in the house. If deemed expedient an effort will be made to give Admiral Schley the rank ol vice admiral. The reso lutions will be prepared promptly and introduced in both houses and an at tempt will be made to have early action on them. M. A. Teague, one of Admiral Schley's counsel before the court of in quiry, and who also was a guest at the dinner, said that the admiral would not seek a retrial ot the case under any circumstances. His de sire and that of his friends was to be relieved of the censure imposed upon him by the report of the majority of the court of inquiry, nor, he added. would there be any suit instituted having in view the obtaining of money for libellous publications affecting him. CHARLES EMORY SMITH. md he had finally accepted Mr. Smith's asons as decisive. Mr. Smith first announced to the resident the latter part of last month hat he had decided to return to his editorial duties. The president at that Ime ursed him to remain. Mr. Smith, Mwever, had been frequently remind ed by his business associates of the editorial duties devolving upon him ind was anxious to return to them. He md several talks with President Roose velt on the subject and finally on Sato-day afternoon last formally tendered the president his letter of resigna tion. It Is stated that no other changes n the cabinet are at present contein- lated. Mr. Smith has been postmaster gen- ral since April 21, 18U8, succeeding fames A. Gary of Maryland virtually .t the outset of the Spanish war. Mr. Jary had been one of President Mc- Clnley's original cabinet appointees. mt felt himself physically unable to .ear the strain of cabinet duties dur- ng the war. All of the assistant postmasters gen ral were summoned by Mr. Smith late l the afternoon, and his announce ment of the change was a distinct sur- Tlse to them. He gave assurance that Js action meant no changes among his sslstnnts. Henry C. Payne, who succeeds 'harles Emory Smith as postmaster :enernl, has been a citizen of Milwau- ee for many years and has been proiu- lent In political circles of Wisconsin or over twenty-five years. Miles Sides With Dewey- General Believes Admiral's Judgment Sound In Schley Case. Was ueneral Nelson A. Miles, com manding the United States Army, ar rived in Cincinnati on Monday, ac companied by Mrs. Miles, i hey are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank VViborg at Clifton. Mrs. Wilborg being a rela tive of Mrs. Miles. In speaking of the finding of the Schley Court of Inquiry General Miles said: " I am willing to take the judgment of Admiral Dewey in the matter. He has been a commander of a fleet and as such has known the anxieties and responsibilities which rest on a man under these circumstances. He was instrumental in the destruction of one Spanish fleet and knows and realizes the feelings that encompass an officer under such conditions. I think Dewey has summed up the matter in a clear and concise manner, and I believe his conclusions will be indorsed by the patriotic people of the United States. I have no sympathy with the efforts which have been made to des troy the honor of an officer under such circumstances." CONDEMN SUBSIDY AND TRUSTS- Grangers Also Denounce Secretary ol Agrl. culture Department Needs an Overhauling. Past Master Leonard Rhone was on Thursday invested with the jewel and badge by the Ceres of the State Grange in recognition of his service to the Grange of Pennsylvania during eighteen years of service at the head of the order. The report of the grand legislative committee, composed of Master Hill, Hampton V. Rice, Leonard Rhone, Louis Piollet and William T. Creasy, was the most important document that had been presented at this ses sion of the State Grange. The report condemns ship subsidy and trusts, and the proposed appropriation of mi'lions for the irrigation of land speculators in the West, declaring the latter is a scheme in the interests of land specu lators and to the detriment of Eastern farmers. The secretary ol agriculture is roundly denounced because of his opposition to legislation proposed by the Pure Butter Protective associa tion and the legislative committee of the Grange, and it is declared that the agricultural department needs a thorough overhauling, practical farm ers of intelligence being fivored for the offices in that department. The report condemns the state officials for not providing for a display of agricult ural products at the Buffalo and Charleston expositions. The com mittee give the Grange credit for securing the increase in school ap propriation from $5,000,000 to $n,- 000,000. G. G. Hutchinson, of Huntingdon county, chief clerk in the pure food department, objected to that part of the report scoring the recretary of agriculture, on the ground that it was personal, and said the pure food com missioner was doing the best he could to secure convictions for viola tions of the law, but was handicapped bv the tardy machinery of the courts. Mr. Hutchison said that from Janu ary i, 1900, to July 1, loot, the de partment brought 1,351 prosecutions. There was a very animated discus sion as to whether the dairy and food commissioner was doing his duty, and whether he was a fit man for the place. Mr. Hutchison offered an amend ment to the committee's report, strik ing out all personalties, which, after some more discussion, was defeated, and the committee's report was accepted. Illi Storm In Mnln. PORTLAND, Me., Dec. 17. This tate Is suffering from one of the most .avere storms In Its history, hourly re torts telling of disaster that adds thou anils of dollars to the aggregate dam ige. The three principal rivers and ln- mnierable smaller streams have over- owed their banks, submerging vast reas, washing away bridges, buildings nil great quantities of logs and luin r and flooding factories, mills and .welling. The Maine Central railroad as moved no trains since early Sun- 'ay, and the eastern section Is entirely ut off from the western part. Through rains between Portland and Bangor ore not expected before Thursday. Feast of the Lights- Hebrews the world over celebrated Chanuch, or the Feast of the Lights, last week. The event began Friday evening, Dec. 6th, at sunset and it lasted for eight days. It is to com memorate the victory ot the Macca bees over the Syrians, during the time of Matthias, which was followed by the restoration and rededication of the temple at Jerusalem. On the Jew ish calendar it begins on the 25th day cf the ninth month, Kisley, and in the orthodox households is cele brated by the lighting of candles, be ginning with one on the first night and an additional one for every suc ceeding night, the act of lighting being accompanied by prayers. The Prize Money. We are indebted to the Washing ton Post for the complete figures of the bounty money in the Santiago and Manila campaigns. As much mis statement has been made, it will be well to give the leading facts here. Rear Admiral William T. Sampson has drawn from the government in prize money $25,797.44, and he ex pects about $ic,ooo more when the Maria Teresa case is settled. Rear Admiral Schley has drawn $149. 53, and has been allowed $3,334, which is yet to be paid. Captain F. E. Chadwick, who was with Sampson, has drawn $14,026.08, and has yet coming to him $4,321.50 in addition to what he expects from the Maria Teresa. Captain Cook, of the Brooklyn, nnd Captain Clark, ORANGEVILLE NEWS- Merry Xmas. to All. Mr. E. H. Sloan is quite ill at his home on Silver Brook farm. Prin. L. II. Dennis is expecting to be away during the holidays. The public schools will close on Friday, Dec. aoth, for a week'j vaca tion. Miss Liliic Masteller has gone to Washington with the Normal excur sion. Mrs. G. S. Fleckenstine has just returned from a ten day's visit to rela tives in Phila. , Mr. George Hite spent two days in Williamsport last week, attending to business matters. Miss Lillie Everett from Watson- town, is visiting her aunt Mrs. A. M. Dewitt, on Mill St. Two Christmas sermons will be preached by the Rev. Dr. Martyn, on Sunday Dec. 22nd. r A few of the Orangeville people enjoyed a turkey roast at the home of Mrs. Laubach on Saturday last. Miss Delia Harman is visiting her sister in Wilkesbarre. She expects to remain there until after the Holi days. Ralph Wolfe, who for a time received private instruction in Blooms burg, is now attending the High School. Owing to the heavy rainfall on Saturday night, many people were un able to attend church, the roads being under water in several places. Arrangements are being made for the presentation 'of a cantata, in Academy Hall, by a company of one hundred and six persons. Watch for the date. Miss Grace Megargell has gone to Scranton to live with relatives. She will have the advantages of the city schools, which are excellent, and no doubt she will make good use of her opportunities. The Orangeville Dramatic Club, under the leadership of Mr. Jerome Megargell, expect to present the drama "East Lynn," in the neir future. This was the first drama given in the Academy Hall, and we shall be interested to see how the two presentations compare. Mrs. Gertie Heckman, wife of Albert Heckman, the proprietor of the Heckman House, died suddenly last Saturday morning after a very short illness. She was the oldest daughter of Alfred Kisner, and leaves a husband and lour children to mourn their loss. Funeral services were con ducted in the Methodist Church on Monday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Tubbs. Christmas Bash at the Postoffice- How to Ayoid Delays and Poitlble Delivery to the Dead Letter omce 01 Christmas Mail. FROM EAST BENTON- County Supt. Miller was making his annual visits in our 'end of Ben ton township last week barrel of his trusty double barrel rifle. The bear, upon its haunches. approached him in a threatening manner, and showed fight to a fin ish, when the "Old Hunter" Winter grain hereabouts looks thought to dispatch the brute with cceptionally well. It has a good top for winter protection. The American flag again floats over our school at the Forks. Now hurrah for young America. There is an old saying that we never have Indian summer until there has been a squaw winter. Theu Indian is now in order. The beautiful white snow that came so unexpectedly one day last week, sneaked away one night as though it were ashamed to stay. A great many people hereabouts are affected by a Kind of grippy epi demic. First you sneeze, then you wheeze, then you hack, then you couch, and some even squeeze. So many of our young ladies are departing from single bliss. Whether they are decoyed, trapped, or voluntarily step into the matri monial net, may be of little or no consequence to them, for they get there all the same. But it is safe to say they are all betrayed with a kiss And "it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye" than for a man to enter matrimonial bliss, without widow or a miss. JOHN MCHENRY,' THE " OLD HUNTER." Our attention was recently called to the nimrodical feats of the "Old Hunter." with a request to write an article on the subject. But before entering upon such a task it is, perhaps, best to consider at some length, the conditions and circumstances surrounding the old pioneer hunter at the time of his birth. Personally, we are not ac quainted with any of the facts, but by consulting the history of Colum bia and Montour counties we glean the following That at the time of his birth all the territory of the great Fishing- creek valley, bounded by Nob and North Mountains, and still further north, no telling how far, was a dense, unbroken forest, and unex plored. There is something en chanting about the woods, but this ereat forest, so dense and far reaching, was a formidable barrier to the onward march of improve ment and civilization. To remove this forest and to utilize the soil for the benefit of the husbandman, seemed like an effort of dipping the ocean dry with abucket. the contents of the other barrel. But to his astonishment the gun missed fire and the situation be came alarming. Thereupon he threw aside his rifle and approached his antagonist, and with a lew well directed blows from his tomahawk, killed the brute. Thus far our statements are authenticated by historic narratives, but we will add a few instances from trustworthy and reliable sources. In those days flint-locks and muzzle-loaders were wholly in vogue, and we have never learned whether the "Old Hunter" ever used any other. We heard the story that the "Old Hunter" at one time shot seven deer along a mountain stream above Llk Grove in such rapid succession that he began dressing the last one shot, and the blood stained th water of the stream, so that henceforth il was called ''Bloody Run." The late Hon. James McHenry, of Cambra, used to relate the fol lowing story : At one time, as the "Old Hunter" was returning to his cabin after a day's chase, he real ized, ftom unearthly yells, that a panther was pursuing him at a rapid rate. He quickly ran twenty- five paces ahead and then as quick ly retraced the twenty-five paces, and then leaped from off his tracjc and ran a line of twenty-five paces at right angles with his original track; took his position with regard to the end of his original track, cocked his gun and awaited devel opments. At about the same iu- stant the panther rushed ty, ana on reaching the end of the track reared on its hind feet to look around to see what had become of its prey. Just at that instant the "Old Hunter" planted a bullet in to its body, and it dropped a sprawl ing, lifeless beast. Our modern nimrods mignt wen envy such a record, and revere and honor the memory of the king of hunters. Truly, the McIIenry fam ily have good rep son to pride them selves with their illustrious pioneer ancestry from which this numerous family descended in Columbia Co. The Prevalence of Smallpox. Smallpox is prevalent in every large city of the United States to day, and it is extremely doubtful Here in the vear of 178a. sinede- if there has for the past century j - j ' o 1 - Will Xot Give I p (he Cave. KOWI.IMJ tlKEEX, Ky., Uee. IS. Ill It hns heeu tiled hi the Kduiumlun ireuit court ou behalf cf W. Scott MU ST, of Ixnilsvillo to Kec-ure possession f the Mammoth eave property, of hleh he was recently elected manager t a meeting of the trustees held at Vashlnnton. The suit Is Instituted : gainst II. C (jiauter, who has been anager of the property for fourteen ears - and who refuses to vacate in avor of Miller. .ludne Settle granted i temporary restraining order aaluut Sauter. A Sword For Admiral Wildea. BOSTON, Iec. IS. Rear Admiral 'i'lldos, U. H. N., who commanded the rulser lloston nt the battle of Manila, ,'as the recipient of a handsome sword rom bis many friends In the rooms of he Chamber of Commerce here. The UK of the nword ami all metal work xccptlng the blade is if 18 carat gold, The trapping ure regulation, with racklea aud fixtures of gold. The scab- ard 1h of black leather lutwiued with aureL "Pollejr King" Adam Captured NEW VOUK, Doe. 13. Al Adams, he policy king, was arrested yester lay afternoon In one of tb most eusntioiml gambling house raid ever node In this city. Seventeen other tvere made prisoners, Including Mar tin J. Hcrgln, Deputy Commissioner lK'very'a brother-in-law and Adu' cbltf lleuteuaant. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice, and will be sent to the dead letter office Dec. 31, 1901. Persons calling for these letters will please say "that they were advertised Dec. 17, iqoi": Mr. Harry Burns, Miss Dora Feth erman, Miss Zella Delong, frank Robertson, Prof. George Sturdevant. One cent will be charged on each letter advertised. O. B. Mellick, P. M . . McKinler Photographs- A few photographs of President Mc- Kinley making his last addrese, at Buffalo, the day before he was shot, can be obtained at this office. Large sue, former price 50 cents, will be closed out at 25 cents. Theie are but a few left, and no more will be printed, at that price, so secure them early. tf. .. . Miss Olive Foulk, aged 18, and Walter Marshall, aged twenty, well known young people of Danville, were married at Binghamton Thurs day. Miss .Foulk left Danville Wednesday, ostensibly to visit her brother at Bloomsburg. The young man left for Scranton the day follow ing. I hey met and proceeded to Binghamton.where they were married. the Oregon, who were in the fight throughout, have yet received noth ing but Cook will get $2,190.32 and Clark $1,989.06. Commander Wain wright," one of the real heroes of the war, will receive only $415 68. Rear Admiral Watson gets only $18.35 Admiral Dewey for his work at Manila , has received in bounty $9,570, about one third as much as Sampson and about half as much as Chadwick, who was not only not in the fight at Santiago, but who him self testified that he kept back an ex pression of congratulation to Schley. ao here we have bchley, the man who fought and won the battle, allot ted less than one seventh as much as has been paid to Sampson and less than one fifth as much as the sum al lotted to Chadwick. It these figures were not official they would seem impossible. Com ment is superfluous. They constitute the most amazing injustice in the re cord of this government. Philadel' plua Times. With the approach of Christmas the postal service is very apt to be unthought of, except as a mere means of transmitting material tokens ot good will. This thoughtlessness often causes inconvenience and discomfort and frequently is the indirect cause of many presents arriving several gays late. About Christmastide each year the mail increases to a wonderful extent, a great part of the increase consisting of of packages of all sizes, description handed and alone, at or near Still water, Daniel McIIenry began an attack upon the unbroken forest and cleared up a plot for a home, nearly eight miles distant from any settlement. The falling trees, crashing from the blows ot his axe, echoed and reverberated from the surrounding hills. Hence the loneliness in the solemnity and solitude of night and so subdued the disease in the heart of the forest, with no public had fallen into a human being as companion, and the only music, the sighing of the gentle zephyrs passing through the branches of the trees, or their rust ling among the leaves; aud mur- muring, gurgling ana nppung 01 been such a wide-spread prevalence of this loathsome disease. The European cities have been full of the disease for many months and ships arriving at home and foreign ports have it among their crews. A prominent physician, discussing the matter recently said that the trouble was primarily due to the efficiency of vaccination. It had that the sense of security that bred indifference and had largely neglected the precau tious which safety demands. There will have to be a new and univer sal starting up of vaccination to get the disease under again. During Pill-Ace. Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills, 10 cents a vial, are planned af ter the most modern in medical sci ence. . hey are as great an improve ment over the 50 years old strong dose pill formulas as a bicycle is over an ox-cart in travel. lhey never gripe and they never fail. 40 doses 10 cents, or 100 doses, 25 cents. Sold by C. A. Kleim. 63 F. M. Leader's Bargain Store has on its holiday attire. An im mense assortment of new goods has lust been opened. Toys, dishes, glass-ware, novelties, candies and hundreds of attractive goods are now ready for the Christmas buyers Bibles, both large and small Mercer's Drug & Book Store. at O J3u. JS 1 C5 H T A. . Bean th jf ll Kind You HawKiwayg Bought if. OASTOniA. Bean tha y9 M Kind You Have Always BflUjJt and weight, from the tiny parcel con tuning a thimble to the big bundle just within the postal regulations. In the hurry attending this package post ing the address is frequently written almost illegibly, and many a package rests serenely in the Dead Letter Of fice at Washington, while the sender wonders at its non-arrival and is in clined to place the blame upon the postal authorities. As frequently the bundles are tied insecurely and in the none too gentle handling of tons and tons of mail matter the fasteniug breaks and renders the contents liable to damage. Sometimes the address is written . . n ... upon the wrapper, a nimsy paper covering, and coming in contact with heavier matter part of the directions are torn away. In cases like this much ingenuity is displayed by the postal agents in fixing the package for remaning. When the wrapper is noticeably torn or mutiliated a search of the mail bag often discloses the missing portion, which is skillfully placed in its original position and the package sent to its hnal destination. In most of the large cities a large number of packages accumulate to wards Christmas which cannot be de livered because of the misdirections. A number of clerks are kept busy sorting the parcels and endeavoring to have them reach their destination before the last delivery on Christmas. The safe guard of registeiing mail absolutely prevents packages from going astray, especially during the work and confusion incident to the carrying and deliveiing of such a great increase of mail matter as Yule tide always br'ngs. You know what Haviland china is. It is not usually kept 111 stock in country stores, but a beautiful assortment of it, in dinner sets, or in single pieces can be found at L. Ii. Whary s. Broken pieces can be replaced at any time. Nothing nicer for a holiday gift. V the waters of Fishingcreek rolling by, must have been awe-inspiring in the extreme, to the lonely seeker of a forest home. Hereunder conditions and cir cumstances like these, was born John McHenry, September 13, 1785, the first white child that ever opened its eyes in Columbia county north of Nob Mountain. Truly, he was a child of the forest and raised in the woods. the long period of neglect the pub lic have lost the keen sense ot tnc danger aud of the need of preven tion, and it will take a thorough scare such as is now probable to bring them round. Meanwhile just at this juncture, the anti vac cinationists are trying to interlere and prevent the precautions that long experience has shown to be essential to the public safety. Aeain there has lately been a re- But the beginning of planting a action against vaccination and the new home in the lorest by Daniel McHenry marked a new era that was destined to revolutionize the old condition, for the seed thus sown in the forest, in the planting of a home, multiplied and bore fruit more lhan a thousand fold. The forest gradually melted from the blows of axes like the winter's snows melt from the heat of the ap proaching summers sun, until tnousanas upon tnousands were happily domiciled well sheltered, well clad and well fed But of the inconveniences and use of anti-toxin on account of a few case of tetanus, or lockjaw, especially in Camden, New Jersey. Of course, accidents may happen in producing the virus against disease, but investigations show that the locRjaw cases have come from other causes than vaccine matter or anti toxin serum. There may be truth in the assertion that as the tetanus microbe is dirt product, it got into the air during the long dry spell and found its way into any break in the skin. One thing is sure a hundred vears of vaccination has hardships of pioneer life we have conquered a dread disease, and all . 4 . nf .1 . . . 1 ...111 not here space to write.. Sufficient it is to know that the whole cou!i try, once covered by an unbroken forest, now teems with animation and activity, so that the valleys and hills resound with the hum of ma chinery and the screeching of in dustnal whistles where once roved and yelled the savage and the wild beast: Thus the forest and nature responded and yielded to the in domitable will of man. But to return to our subject. John McHenry was brought up iu the woods, and he loved the sports and game ot the woods. When a boy of thirteen years he shot his ' first deer, and his last deer he shot seventy years afterwards. In all, I he killed upwards of two thousand 1 deer, besides a number of wolves, panthers, bears and smalleV game. Once he had a thrilline experi ence with a bear, which he had wounded from the contents of one wise people at the present time will bare their arras for the familiar pre vention of a fearlul plague. Ex- E51 w mm iiliSttilli 4 M Don't tie tho top of your lellr and preserve Jur lu itieold fashioned way. Hvul them by the now, quid:, uaoiuieiy aurewuy i'j a thin coatlus ot fiira BeUnod Paralllno. H" do taste or odor. 1 air tight and field proof. Kanlly nppll-J. Useful In a dozen other waya about the boi-sa. Full dlreullon nltu each cake. Bold Try where. Made by STANDARD OIL CO.
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