mi ii m i Chinese Were Completely Ex hausted of Amunition. HURRICANE OF SHELLS Commander McGiffln's Thrilling Ao count of a Naval Fight In Chlno Japanese War. Chinese Turn and Run Gauntlet of Ironclads Sink ing of the Chin Yuen. The. attack on Port Arthur and the 'rce naval engagement following it .acaJl the sea fight off Hal Yang, bet er known aa the battle of the Yalu, 'imght Sept. 17, 1894, and In which . Japanese, after five hours of con booub fighting, succeeded in sinking kree of the Chinese ships, two cruls ra and an Ironclad, and In setting on . r three more the Ting Yuen, the Z.al Tuon, and the Kwang Chla. The opposing forces consisted of ' reive ships on the Japanese side a a small gunboat and another a inverted merchantman and of velve ships on the Chinese side o Ironclads, two armored cruisers, vo protected cruisers, two torpedo -misers, two Armstrong cruisers, a .oast defense Bhlp, and a corvette. "When the bugles sounded action ' ut little remained to be done save to wer to the deck the ventilators or 'i ind sales, to close the scuttles, water iight doors, etc., and go to stations, he Chen Yuen's forenoon routine had een carried out and the cooks were , reparlng the midday meal when the moke from the enemy's ships was righted by the lookout men at the riaathead; and before even a signal 'ould be made from the flagship the ' ugles throughout the fleet were oondlng merrily the 'officers' call ad 'action.' "In far less time than it takes to '-ead these lines signals had been lade from the Ting Yuen to 'weigh mmedlately,' and never were cables hortened In and anchors weighed -lore speodly. The old Chno Yung ' nd Yang Wei, being always longer t weighing anchor, were left astern, "a the two fleets approached each her officers and men eagerly straln- t) their eyes toward the magnificent et of their country's hereditary foe, -nd on all sides there were anima tion and confidence. "The fleets closed on each other rapidly. My crew was silent. The ub-lieutenant In the military foretop its taking sextant angles and En trancing the range. As each range as called the men at the guns would 'wer the sight bars, each gun cap ln, lanyard In hand, keeping hla gun mined on the enemy. Through the ntllators could be heard the beats the steam pumps, for all the lines 1 hose were Joined up and spouting mter. so that In case of fire no time tould be lost. The range was about tor miles and decreasing fast. 'Six tousand meters,' 'Five thousand ixht hundred.' 'Six hundred,' 'Five one-red." 'Five thousand four hun ani.' "The crisis was rapidly approach es;. Every man's nerves were In a tate of tension, which was greatly -rtleved as a huge cloud of white woke belching from the Ting Yuen's larboard barbette 'opened the ball.' "Just as the projectile threw up a tttnmn of white water a little short t tae Yoshlno a roar from the Chen Men's battery seconded the flag VP's motion. It was exactly 12.20 at., and the range as found on the lien Yuen was 5.200 meters. On our to the firing now became general ion the main batteries, but It was toot five minutes before the Japan replied. "As they opened fire the Chinese llickflring Hotchklss and Maxim tedenfelt 3 and 6 pounders Joined u and thenceforward the conflict was iaaoat Incessant Like ours, the ene Uf's first shot fell short; but with an aultant chuckle we noted that a shot torn one of our 12-inch guns had truck one of the Japanese leading ilpa. The bridge of the Chen Yuen, tthough some thirty feet above the itAer, was very soon soaked, as was adeed the entire exposed surface of to engaged side, by spray thrown up H line shots that struck the water a Stla short. Many of the men at the pas were wet through. Every one In conning tower had his ears Mtped with cotton, yet the din made 9 projectiles rattling up against the mtslde of its 10-lnch armor was a orieus annoyance. "During the early part of the en gagement the Tsl-Yuen, with his faint started commander, Fong, had bolt id and made for Port Arthur. Almost it once the outrageous example of Cap. Fong was followed by the corn stand er of the Kwan Chla, who turn ed tail and later ran his ship aground m a reef outside of Ta Llen-Wan. "Obt fleet was now reduced to eight va els. As the Japanese fleets ap proached it steamed along our front Trm left to right, the principal squad ron at close range, the flying squadron irther away. The latter on reaching wr right flank turned it and poured a a heavy cross fire on the extreme arlng, the Cbao Yung and Yang Wei rocelvlng most of it. These two old-fashioned cruisers were soon set on fire and rendered useless. "It was now about 2 p. m., the Japanese flagship leading the princi pal squadron had reached our right lng and flanking It steamed down igaln In the opposite course. The Hiyel, Inst in line, was almost ahead jf the Ting Yuen, having already been ngaged by the Cnih Yuen on our .lagsuip's left. Her distance from . iter next In line ahead was lncroaalng, anA hop onntntn Tirfnm ftttl laAlti that his slow old ship could not keep I up with the rest, and being already on fire, fearing to continue on, and receiving the fire of both Ironclads and of the King Yuen, Sal Yuen, and Ching Yuen, boldly decided to make a short cut between the two Ironclads and rejoin his comrades on the other side. This was splendidly done. "As his ship passed between our two big ships we fired Into him point blank. It was Impossible to miss, and flying material showed that we did not. Had we used shell she would have been 'done for.' "From this time the Chinese for mation was broken Into an irregular group. Bearing down on us on the one hand were the ships of the prin cipal squadron 'In line ahead,' keep ing perfect station, while on the op poslte side were those of the flying j squadron. We were thus between two fires. ,, "The Japanese now teemed to ignore the four smaller Chinese ves sels; and the five ships of iti prin cipal squadron steamed around our two Ironclads, pouring in a storm of shell. Time and again fire broke out. During the confusion of our line consequent upon being out-manoeuvred the Chlh Yuen passed under our stern and Joined the Lai Yuen ' and surviving ships of the right wing. The Ping Yuen and Kwang Ting, now : coming up, threatened the Akagl and ! Salklo, but signals were made on the I Matsushlma, and the flying squadron manoeuvred to cover the endangered vessels. "About this time the Chlh Yuen boldly If somewhnt foolhardily bore down on the flying squadron's line. Just what haponed no one seems to know, but apparently she was struck below the water line by a heavy shell. She plunged bows first Into the depths, righting herself as she sank, carrying down all hands. "At about 3 o'clock the Matsushlma closed upon the Chen Yuen to about 1,700 meters, and we fired one of our shells with a bursting charge of ninety pounds of powder into her, causing great damage. "At 5.30 p. m. the enemy withdrew, leaving us completely exhausted of ammunition save for three shots left in the guns." No Room to Laugh. An Indiana congressman was walk ing In Fifth avenue with a New York man. After they had been out a half hour the Indiana man asked the New Yorker: "What makes everybody stare at me so? Is there anything loose about my makeup?" The New Yorker replied: "It Is your laugh. You laugh to suit me, and I want you to keep It up. But you rarely hear In a crowded thor oughfare of this city what you would call a horse laugh. We keep our laugh for the theatres and for banquets and for the clubs. We haven't room to laugh in the streets." "You have enough room but haven't the time. I wonder how Roosevelt ever lived here In comfort, for when he laughs you can hear the glassware rattle for a block. What you need is a laugh leader. A laugh is as in fectious as kissing between a spooney couple. You ought to hire a good laughter to go up and down Broadway to guffaw. It would soon take, and you would be surprised to see how much better you would feel. You know that Caesar thought about the man with the lean face. One such man in a crowd will Infect It as quickly as the boy said a drop of prusslc acid would a dog's tall. The boy said such an application would kill a man In a minute." Carnation and Primrose. A British lawyer twitted a New York member of the bar on what the former was pleased to call American lack of sentiment. The twit was made on carnation day. "I read in your ivewspapers," said the Britton, "that the carnation was to be worn on a certain day out of respect to the memory of the late President McKlnley. As my wife is an American, I bought a carnation on the day set. In the big hotel where I am stopping I was the only man whose lapel had the president's flower. I had some business that day In one of your courts, and I was the only man Inside the bar who wore the carna tion. Even the Judge was without It I know it was through no disrespect to the memory of a man whom all good men respected. Tou are simply too commercial over here to indulge In sentiment. You ought to be any where in England on primrose day, and you would understand what I mean." His Busy Day. "I have no time!" The busy Amer ican sat in his office with his face glued to a constantly changing file of papers. Typewriters clicked around him. The ticker ticked near him. The telephone bell Jingled at his el bow. Mesenger boys came and went Pneumatic tubes cast forth their con tents under his nose. Clerks were coming and going. The woman at bis elbow a trim matronly woman In a white apron was not discouraged. "No time, sir?" she repeated. "But I hope you will pardon the old nurse who has been In your family so long. Do you realize, sir, that your chil dren, who are now waiting at the door, haven't seen you In three years?" The man opened a telegram, an swered a tolephone message, fin gered the tape, and then lookod up petulantly: "Can't help It," ho replied. "Great rush. Too busy. Bring 'em back next year." From the Cosmopolitan. THE COLUMBIAN, THE COLLEGE GIRL. An English Girl Compares the Ameri can and European Species. In a recent number of "The Out look" a "European university girl" makes an interesting comparison be tween the American college girl and her European counterpart, which Is not wholly to the disadvantage of the former. According to this critic, the Ameri can woman's college Is a thing wholly amazing in European eyes. No European educational Institu tion would think of allowing to its inmates such a luxurtousness of sur roundings as appears In the American girl's college room, the extreme sim plicity of the food being the only thing common to both types of educa tional community. To the uninitiated beholder the American college girl's room, with flags and posters and sporting souv enirs and class symbols, with men'a pictures on dusks and dressing tables, might be a college boy's. On the other side of the ocean young women are supposed not to keep young men's portraits in their rooms, Just as they are not supposed to meet on equal terms of comradeship the subjects of the aforesaid pictures. The absence of books In the room and the conspicu ous presence of candy boxes and fruit baskets might also strike the Euro pean observer as peculiar. All this corresponds with a radical , difference In the life of women stu dents In America and In Europe. The European girl goes to her university purely for learning, and In the lower educational Institutions It Is the same. Study Is the business of life, and only those fortunate ones who have friends and relatives to take them out occa sionally and give them a good time ever get any fun. In America the college Is a school of life, with all sorts or activities be sides study. The European college girl has to find out alter she leaves college everything that her American Bister learns while at college, though occasionally In old Europe a girl has a chance of getting out of her life perhaps more experience and at least the same amount of pleasure as the American girl does, although In a way entirely different; this Is the girl who attends a university for men and en Joys in the Old Wortd, among hun dreds of men, the perfect freedom of movement and the feeling of inde pendence which characterize th happy life of the American college girl (happy In that she realizes by herself an ideal of free and Intelli gent life, without the inevitable strain which comes to the same life when lived by one girl among a crowd of men.) The chief characteristic of the American woman's college Is well de fined, the critic proceeds, by the his torical words, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." To the college girl's happiness many elements are co-operating, among which, notably, are papa's checks and the advantages depending thereon; faculty votes pro hibiting a schedule of over so many hours a week, or more than a certain number of courses for the semester; constant anxiety on the part of "Prex" and "M. D." lest the young buds of hope break down under the strain of study, and so forth. This last appears particularly strange to the European mind. No one gives a thought there, it appears, to the effect of study on the health of the students. "We may moan, sigh or revolt," says the writer; "we may strike, protest or die In the attempt; from the Olympus of the faculty the gods watch with calm, unruffled brow the struggle of the nonentities in the halls of learning." Faith That Was Justified. The Rev. Dr. Snow, finding him self downtown at the noon hour, dropped into a restaurant for a luncheon. He hung his overcoat against the wall, sat down and or dered his meal, which he ate leisure ly. When he had finished and turned to look for his overcoat it was gone. He reported his loss to the cashier, who was sorry, but could do nothing, as the restaurant was "not respon sible for hats, overcoats or um brellas." "Oh, I am not holding you respon sible," said the doctor, as he paid the bill. "I shall get the coat again." "What makes you think so?" ask ed the cashier. "In one of the pockets," he replied, "was a letter, with my name and address on the envelope, and In an other pocket was a printed sermon on 'Future punishment." Good day!" His confidence was not misplaced. The overcoat was brought to his house the next day Djr a messenger boy. Youth's Companion. Eeeentrle Sam Houston. When as a youth Houston taught school be wore his hair in a long queue, and was garbed In a flowered hunting shirt of calico. As Governor of Tennessee he wore a flaming waist coat and black satin breeches, wide aad gathered by a puckering string at the waist As a master of Texas he wore many rings upon hla fingers, a waistcoat of many weird colors, a vast sombrero of eccentric propor tions. As Indian agent he received the rebuke of the (Secretary of War by reason of his appearance before that dignitary In the full regalia of an Indian warrior. As Congressman he wore no coat of statesmanship, but robed himself in a gaudy blanket after fashion of the Southwest. Bl zarres, outre, yet never wholly gro tesque, Houston was what we would call Impossible to-day. In hla own Ume be was quite possible. Outing. BLOOMSBURG. Date 8et to Fix Miners' Demands Trl-districl Convention Will Ho Held at Shamokln and Mitchell Will Be There to Guide Action of Delegates It was announced Saturday morn ing that the tri district convention of the anthracite mine workers, called for the purpose of formulat ing the demands to be made upon the operators, will be held at Sua mokin during the first week in November. Delegates representing all the union men of the 150,000 mine workers in the reg'on will be pres ent and President Mitchell is also to be there to guide the action of the delegates by his advice. Delegate conventions of two ol the three districts have already de clared for an eight hour day and recognition of the union, and these are tae two chief objects to which President Mitchell says the union aspires in the authracite region. It is generally believed from the tenor of his speeches that the de mands will include recognition of the union, an eight hour day, the weighing ol coal and payment by weight, a ton of 2000 pounds instead of the 2800 pounds which is called a ton in some of the colieries; a new Conciliation Board of three members; a continuation of the sliding scale feature of the agree ment, and also the check weigh man and the check docking boss feature of the agreement. When the demands are form ulated President Mitchell and a committee comprising the three distiict presidents, Nichols, Dettry and Fahey, will it is expected, be appointed to visit the coal operators in New York and present them. During the negotiations, which will then likely ensue, the work of strengthening the union will con tinue. At present the niiue work ers' officers report steady gains in membership and believe that there will be over 100,000 paid-up mem bers before the convention date. Many of the operators believe that the present effort of the union to increase the membership will not be successful enough to warrant the union making a 6ght for the eight-hour day and recognition. They do not believe that President Mitchell would sanction a strike for these demands unless he had at least 120,000 paid-up members in the union and a big strike fund to back him. Hence they believe that with the loss in membership which the union has suffered in the past three years and the difficulty of building it up, President Mitchell will be glad to sanction a renewal of the present agreement. Jameson Cometh Not Governor Warner Reluscd to Grant k Requisition Archibald Y. Jameson will not be brought here to stand trial in the criminal court of Lycoming county for having gained possession as alleged, by false pretense and larcency by bailee of $67,500 worth of stock of the Western 1 States Portland Cement Company belong ing to a half dozen or more Wil liamsporters and several residents of Northumberland county. Gov ernor Warner, of Michiganhas re lused to grant the request for a re quisition made by Governor Penny packer, of this state. The chief executive of the state of Michigan announced his decision after he had heard the claims of the counsel for the Pennsylvanians and the attorneys retained to look after the interests of the accused man. Sworn statements of the Williams porters who had given their stock certificates to Jameson were also read to the Governor of Michigan. In declining to give his consent to the extradition of Jameson from Michigan, Governor Warner assert ed that he believed the Pennsyl vanians were really trying to col lect a civil debt. The news of the action of the Governor of Michigan caused much surprise to the people who had giv en cement stock to Jameson. They did not entertain a doubt that Jam eson would be brought to Williams port, despite the legal efforts known to be afoot to prevent the extradi tion of the accused man from Mich igan. Further developments are looked for. It is not expected the Williamsporters will cease their efforts to have Jameson punished to the extent that they believe he de serves. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of PA "mhui your oyoo, opan your mouth md moo who luck will bi-lngyou." Many a woman I wesk ntul sick, nnrvous and (llMrmirwH. She sulTi-rs from headache, backache nml other Ills. She wuuts to ho well, hut hII she does Is 10 sum hit ryos and open h'cr mouth for medicine and trust to luck for results. She "doctors" month after mon th. often year ttftrr vciir.liitlilssaiiio lillnd. hup-hazard fashion, and receives no per manent benelit. Women tuko Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescrip tion with their r,"tZrtBA ovps open to the fact that Itcnres If 1 B womanly Ills. I ' I It cures Irregu larity. It dries debilitating drains. It heals Inflammation and ulceration and euros female weakness. There is no trusting t lurk hy those who use "Favorite prescription." "in th? yer im my With tH?'. writes Ml. .1. Hack, of Brnatlwav, tint falo, N. Y. "I suffered from fallltitf of wornh, a dlaatrreeahle iltm-liarg-e. Dalnfiil monthly pcrlixli, heailache, lackarhi ami H&liis In the llmtia. Kvery month aa Ponflned to IwhI for two or three day. Wu ck, nervous and hysterical: llf u 1 burden to myself and I niaile every one In the family unhappy heraose I was so Irritable. My liontiaml irot m four ImHIim of Ir. Pierce's Favorite Pro scription, and before I had taken the flrit hotlle 1 was feeling- si.me relief. The medi cine mal me well and aininir, free from tmrv ouani'ss, aches and pain, and I felt like a new woman. Before 1 used thu ' Kavorlto Pre scription' 1 had tieen tsklnif another physi cian's medicine for nearly threo months, nttt had rccelvwl no benefit. Your medicine Is certainly the bust lu the world." f A man or woman whi nctflerts constipation tni(Tci-s from slow poi soning. lr. I'lerrK's I'lcasant Pel lets cure constipation. One little Pellet " Is a gentle laxative, and two a mild cathartic. Don't let a seltlxh seller over peiauadn you to accent a substitute for these Origi nal f.lttla Liver Pills, flint put up bvold Itr. It. V. Plere ovrr 4l years MO. flitch Imitated but nver equalad. 12.000 New Oars For The Pennsylvania Freight Butingsi So Immtnst Thai Four Building Concerns Have Ruth Orders To Supply Big Steel Carriers. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany will purchase 12,000 freight cars for delivery next year. Bids were asked for the construction of 8,000 cars and it is likely that as many as was ordered this year, 12, 000 cars, will be bought for 1906. After the bids had been received and the reports from the transporta tion officers analyzed, it was deemed advisable, as was predicted, to in crease the number of cars to be built to 12,000. These cars are to be built by the following companies: The American Car & Foundry Company, the Pressed Steel Car Company, the Standard Steel Company and the Cambria Steel Company. The delivery of these cars is to be begun early in January and every effort is to be made to have the contract completed as early as possible. There will be five kinds of cars built. In nearly all instances they will be constructed to take the places of cars of the lesser grade which have been demolished. There will be built 7,500 standard long gon dola cars, 500 high gondolas, 200 box cars and 2000 flat cars. They Are Kickers A youngster and his mother were going home from church and the mother was finding fault with the the sermon. The boy noticed the amount of his mother's contribution and said , " Well ma, you can't expect much for a cent." There are a good many people like the one above mentioned.. Those who find the most fault with their minister are generally among the number who pay the least for his support. Men who have the harshest criticisms for a municipal government are fre quently among ' the smallest taxpayers, and those who are most profuse in their complaints of the tood provided at a boarding school are probably getting much better fare than they have at home. Bogus Veterinary 8ur(jeon An exchange says that farmers should be on the lookout for bogus veterinary surgeons who are travel ing through the county, claiming to be agents of the state, examining cattle for tuberculosis, and charg ing a fee of from one to five dollars. HUMPHREYS' WITCH HAZEL OIL :::::: TOU PILES, ONE APPLICATION BRINGS RELIEF. SAMPLE XAIUD FREE. UtZXTiiii r-?'""-. William an4 John NERVOUS DEBILITY v4t weaicneBs and Prostra tion from overwork and other numpnreys' Homeo pathic Specific No. 28, In use over 40 years, the only success fulremedy. $1 pervial, orspeo ial package for serious cases, $3. Bold by rrUwl,u,or seat prepaid on receipt of pricft Hemphreys' Med. Co., William 4 JUm St., N. Y, 1 RAILROAD NOTES Special Excursions and Reduced Rates 01 Interest to our Many Readers. Redickd katks to crntrr Hall, Pa. Via Pennsylvania Rail road, Account Patrons of Husbandry Kxhibition. To accommodate visi tors to the encampment and exhibi tion of the Patrons of Husbandry, to be held at Orange Park, Centre Hall, Pa., September ito 23, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell round-trip tickets from all stations in Pennsylvania, to Centre Hall, Pa., at sccii riucti ratct. These tickets will be on sale and good from September 16 to 23, in clusive, and good for return passage until September 26. it. I O. O. V. AT rilIUtitvl.THIAs Reduced rates via. Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Soveieign Grand Lodge. On account of the meeting ol the Sovereign Grand Lodge, 1. O. () V., to be held at Philadel phia. Pa., September 16 to 23. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets to Phila delphia, September 15 to iq. in clusive, good returning until Sept ember inclusive, fioni all sta tions on its lines in the State of Pennsylvania, at greatly reduced rates An extension of return limit to October 5 may be obtained upon all tickets from points over one hundred miles distant from Phila delphia by payment of fee of $1.00 to Joint Agent, in whose hands all such tickets must be deposited im mediately upon arrival at Philadel phia. Such tickets will be good for return passage upon date of with drawal from Joint Agent. For specific rates and further informa tion, apply to nearest Pennsylvania Railroad Ticket Agent. it. Niagara palls excursions. Low-rate Vacation trips via Penn sylvania Railroad. The remaining dates of the pop ular Pennsylvania Railroad ten day excursions to Niagara Falls from Washington and Baltimore are S"ptember 8th and 22nd and October 13. On these dates the special train will leave Wash ington at 7:55 a. m., Daltimoie 9:00 A. m. , York 10:40 A. m., Harris burg 11:40 A. m., Millersburg 12:20 p. m., Sunbury 12:58 p. m., Wil liamsport 2:0 p.m., Lock Haven 3:08 p. m. , Renova 3:55 p. m., Em porium Junction 5:05 p. m., arriv ing Niagara Falls at 9:35 p. m. Excursion tickets, good for re turn passage on any regular train, exclusive of limited express trains, within ten days, will be sold at $6:90 from Sunbury and Wilkes Barre; and at proportionate rates from principle points. A stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo within limit of ticket returning. The special trains of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will be run with each excursion running through to Niagara Falls. An ex tra charge will be made for parlor car seats. An experienced tourist and chap eron will accompany each excurs ion. For descriptive pamphlet, time of connecting trains, and further in formation apply to nearest ticket agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 2t Puliation ol Stream State Health Commissioner Dixon has been in comxunication with representatives of the various municipalities of the State in re gard to pollutions of streams and the need of more efficient systems of sewage disposal. The officials of Reading, Conshohocken and Allentown have been advised that better sanitary methods must be found b getting rid of the drain age. Commissioner Dixon has also addressed a lfttr tn Tir f .7 . . . ""wi weav er of Philadelphia in which he says: "It is now time that Philadel phia had started an investigation to determine uoon an pffloi ot disposing of its sswage? I bee t.of J l . ;u"1 jy" Kvc mis question your We Usually I'ind Our Level Do not hypnotize yourself wkEa the idea that vrn or k.,: 1 . down Do not talk such nonsense. ououy ot any sense would believe it. Peonle will onlv iim,i, -i. Onlv one thincr la , - o v.pju yuu aown, and that is yourself. There is prooaDiy some trouble some where With VOU. Of rr,i,r,n are employers who are unjust to 7.". UKlVi mere are instances in wmcn employees are kept back when thev should !. nfi,.,,.,i. 1,... as a rule, this is only temporary, ....w w,y uuany una their level somewhere. Success Magazine.
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