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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28


The sheep will soon begin to bleat,
the carpet beater soon will beat, while
Arab peddlers walk the street with
statuettes of Paul and Pete. While
mildest airs serenely WOO the daffodil
and pansy blue, upon the ash-heap
comes to view the winters cast off
overshoe. The rose will soon begin
to bud, the boys to build the cake of
mud, humanity will take a flood of
medicine to clear the blood. The
circus bill will deck the rock, the fes.
tive billy goat called Book upon the
saloon sign will rock. And each sa
loon will have on sale each day fresh
porter, beer and ale, each bum will
then proceed to guzzle until he's load
ed to the nozzle, and Englebreckt,
who runs the SCOOP" will land each
hummer in the soup if he even gives
one feeble whoop. The grass will
twinkle in the lane, the organ grinder,
fresh from Spain, will send for sordid,
wicked gain, the pensive monkey on
a chain. When Sunday breezes gaily
play on new Spring hats along the
way and bluebirds blithly rolndelay
twill be about the first Of May.-Es.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
BOY WANTED.

A boy r6 or II years Of age is want.
ed in the THE COLUMBIAN Office to
learn the printing trade. He must be
a good reader and speller. write fair
hand, and understand punctuation.
None others need apply. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

This is the time of year when every
body begins to think about cleaning up
and making Improvements, and new
wall paper is usually one Of the first
things to be done. w. H. Brooke &
Co. have a very large d elegant
stock to select from. Call and see
and get estimates. 3-3I-tf.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
QUARTERLY MEETING.

Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday. Sunday School 9. a. m
Public services in audience room with
sacrament of Lords Supper at 1880
a. m. Love Feast 6.Is p. M, preach
ing 1880 p. m.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

DR.. Jas. B. Neal will lecture in the
High School building FriIay evening
Of next week, May sth, on the sub
ject, "a trip around the World" Pro.
ceeds of the lecture will be used for
the benefit of the Fifth Street Public
School Library.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The Market Square fountain has
been enclosed by heavy galvanized
non railing. The basin of the foun-
tain ought to be filled in with cement
50 50 as to slope gradually TO the center
lhlldren can easily go through the
railing, and if one should fall in the
basin 1t would drown unless prompt
assistance were at hand.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
DRUNKENNESS, or the LIQUOR HA-
BIT, Cured at Home in Ten Days by
administering DR.. Haines' Golden
Specific.

1t can be given in glass of beer, a cup of
coffee or tea, or in food, without the know
ledge of the patient. 1t is absolutely harm
less, and will effect permanent and speedy
cnre, whether the patient is a moderate
drinker or alcoholic wreck. 1t has been
given in thousands of cases. and in every in
stance perfect cure has followed. 1t never
fails. The system once impregnated with
the specific it becomes an utter impossibility
for the liquor appetite to exist. Cures guar
anteed. as page book of particulars free.
Address the GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co., IS5
Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Io.2I-l yr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

As soon as many Of the contract:
for advertising patent medicines ii
this paper have expired, they will moi
be renewed. This is one of the i'm
provements that is intended in THt
COLUMBIAN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The sheet for sale of seats for the
Orchestral Concert to be given at the
Opera House Tuesday evening, May
ad, was opened at Dentler's Monday.
1t is being filled rapidly, and those de
string good seats, should select them
as soon as possible.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The election of stock holders of the
Normal School will be held next Mon
day. The Board Of Trustees at their
meeting last Tuesday evening appoint.
ed c. w. Neal, S. +. Peacock and G..
S. Robbins as tellers TO conduct the
election
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

A son was born to MIR. and Mrs.
Richard C. Dlinker at South Bethle-
hem, on the 9Th inst. The child died
on Tuesday and the remains were
brought here for burial on Thursday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

There will be Sunday School Con-
yention in Fishingcreek township on
Wednesday, afternoon and evening
May ard, A. d., 1898, at Jamestown.
All are invited.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

J. ". Eyer has now entirely conclu-
ded his work of repairing at his store
Ioom' Wednesday he did the final
work by substituting for the old wood
en- columns to the awning neat iron
ones He lowered the floor in his
Sore room about two feet and wains-
coted both ceiling and sides, made
new shelving and vanished all the
woodwork. The room Is now, as neat
aslore room as any one can desire.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The Christian Endeavor societies
o! Montour and Columbia counties
WIN W hold their third bi-county conven-
uon in Berwick, in the afternoon and
evening of Thursday, May 4. Rev.
mas Roads, Of Philadelphia, Presi-
ueht OF the Pa. c. +. Union, and
JIher " c. f. workers will be present
delegates from Bloomsburg can go
W conveyances which will leave the
rp'esbyterian \ church at 1890 and $50
I. M. sharp. The fare for the round
mp will be forty cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

If you are going to paper kitchen,
sitting room, parlor, bed room Or any
other room, call and see MERGERS line
of paper before buying.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The names of the first female No
taries nominated by the Governor and
sent to the Senate are: Katharine
Dennison, OF Washington county l.
E. L. Hills, Of Dauphin county f. G
Green, of Chester county; Mary X.
Hall and Phoebe A. Read, of Phila.
delphia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The most intelligent people # our
community recognize in DeWitt's
Little Early Risers pills of unequaled
merit for dyspepsia, headache and
constipation. Very small, perfect IN
action. w. S. Rishton, Druggist. Tyr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

A little i'll, then little pill. The
i'll is gone the pill has won. DeWitts
Little Early Risers the.lttle pills that
cure great ills. w. S. Rishton, Drug
glst. Io-I4.I yr.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Paper sold by the roll or bolt, or
contracts made to put it upon the
wall, at MERGERS Drug & Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Go to Gidding & Salisbury, clothiers
when in Bloom. They'll treat you
right
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
Humming Right Along.

Our second zUeeB saw us
even buster than our first, and
now that tom people and
out of torn people have
done business with us they will
most likely let you know how
they were treated. Its not new
to us-we expected the success
we are having. We are giving
to the people of Columbia coun-
ty just what they have wanted,
a first class Clothing House Run
on the One Price principle and
they are appreciating it by lib
eral patronage.
YOU'LL ADMIT
That you feel blue when
your next door neighbor comes
home with a suit just like
yours and pokes fun at you be-
cause he bought it two dollars
cheaper than you did and at
the same store. Why, did he
buy it cheaper than you? Was
it his shrewdness or because
you hadn't the nerve to stand
up and beg the clothier for two
dollars which rightly belonged
to you?
One Price to all is our stand
ard bearer. We do not claim
to give $1.OO worth of goods
for 80 cents, but we do guaran-
tee to give you one hundred
cents worth of goods for S1.OO
in good American money.
If you want good Clothing,
faultless in fit and finish; cor
rect in style, combined with
LOlOneSS in Dz'ice-visit us.
Well treat you right.
We give bat and ball
with each boys suit 4 to IA.
H;SJ;,r q 0oisLv
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Frank Richart occupies the black
smith shop on the Light street road,
formerly used by G.. b. Martin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

There will be several graduates in
,be Business Course of the High school
this year.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The review for a county bridge over
,bs river at Bloomsbury will be held
on Saturday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Window curtains and fixtures in
gaeat variety at w. H.. Brooke & Cos.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Gliding & Salisbury, the new cloth.
iers in Bloom are two doors below
Post Office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The May term of court begins next
Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

The roof of John w. Gordon's straw
shed in Montour township was blown
off last Thursday night.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
BIG DROP IN CLOCKS.

A large lot of nickle-plated alarm
clio cks will be sold at &c cents each,
at J. G. Wells jewelry store. A rare
bargain. 3-I7.tf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

They'll treat you square--Gidding
& Salsburg, clothiers, Bloom.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Bryfogle Bros. will open their mar
ket about May Ist.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Deeds, mortgages and note books
of all kinds at the COLUMBIAN Office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

II. W. Sloan is improving his mark.
ct street property, inside and outside.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

A large line of window curtains at
MERGERS Drug a. Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

A large line of wall paper; browns,
whites, gifts and felts at MERGERS Drug
& Book Store.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

mates furnished for wall paper.
Contract work solicited. Competent
workmen sent anywhere.
w. II. Brooke & Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
Gliding & Salisbury,
One Price CIothiers,
HatterS & FurniSherS

Two doors below Post Onice, and first Clothing
store on right hand side OF street coming
from Depot.
Factory I8 N. Third St. Phla.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
New edition of Episcopal Hymnal'
at w. II. Brooke & Cos.
Curtains made any width or length
At MERGERS Drug & Book Store.
Bucklen s ArniCa Salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chllblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles.
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale by c. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Wall paper and window shades
at lowest prices.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28
BUSINESS LOCALS.

A lot of new notes of the sharpest
kind have just been printed and are
for sale at this Office. Also common
receipts, estate receipts, and collec-
tors receipts, neatly bound in books
of a,, 80 and 100. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Are you going to paper your house ?
Give us call. Get estimates and
prices. w. Fl. Brooke & Co.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Finest clothing house in Bloom,
Gliding & Salisbury, two doors below
=, O,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

Fresh Fish Every day at c. B.
Chrisman's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-28

w. H. Brooke & Co.
The morning call., 1893-07-09
PERSONAL NOTES.

Victor J. Morales of Chicago is at the
Occidental.
Charles Hewitt of Brooklyn. N. Y, is at
the Palace.
G. C. Crow, a banker of Paso Robes, is
at the California.
Max Schultz, railroad contractor of Ell
Paso. is at the Grand.
Ex-senator Nestor A. Young of San
Diego is at tie Grand.
l.. j. Maddox, a weil-kn0wn attorney OF
Modesto. is at the Grand.
James Sproule came up from Menlo Park
yesterday and is at the Occidental.
John c. and w. G. Hancock, prominent
residents OF Philadelphia, are at the
Palace.
Timothy Hopkins and wife return ed
from New York yesterday and are at the
Palace.
Morris Kahn. a merchant of Phila.
delphia. we'll known on this coast. is at the
Baldwin.
+. W. Treat Of Concord. N. a., is making
tour Of the coast and at present is guest
at the California.
Themes MuDroe, capitalist and WOODEN
gooos manufacturer Of Jamestown. n. Y,
is at the Baldwin.
Charles F. Hanlon. the attorney. who
has been confined to his residence by ill
ness, Is again able to be upon the street.
Colonel Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the
Los Angeles Times, is in the city for few
DAYS. He Is registered at the Occidental.
VIII. Silverhorn, Chicago p0rk-packer,
who is interested in the construction of
the packing establishment at ROdeo. is at
the Palace.
Harry D. Knowlton. the popular young
clerk at the Baldwin. left las: night for a
IT'D TO the East in company with Joseph
CoWen Jr. of Newcastle-on-Tyne and NJ.
y. Welnstock Of New York.
The morning call., 1893-07-09
TRANSFER OF HOSTILITIES.

force the provisions of the Judge Sawyer
decree. How that decree can apply is a
question though. Before he knew any
thing about the present suit being COM
menced. Mayor Pardee said the exemption
Of the company from wharfage and dock
age had expired In 1889. For thirty-seven
years that privilege was enjoyed by Car
pentier and his successors, ard the COM
pany, Ii permitted, might have continued
to enjoy it Indefinitely.
To the inquiry, "Will an effort be made
to collect wharfage from the company
the Mayor replied, tersey, 1T will"
City Attorney Johnson was shown copy
of the complaint little before P. NJ. 1t
was news TO him. He looked it over and
smiled. Evidently it was amusing. Inc
city's legal adviser was inclined to be
cautious, though, and when some opinion
was sought from him he adopted the tac-
tcs of wary taciturnity. But just as MS
interrocator, The CALL reporter, was
about to leave he said this. and 1t Is very
suggestive utterance, even significant:
IT don't think any California jury will
ever award them that amount OF dam
ages"
he duTUitlJ uCCIuOo w OApA9oo JUL
upon the point of the responsibility of an
agent of a public corporation. acting in his
official capacity, on the gIOund that to do
so would be to commit himself in news
paper widely read all over the State of
California" and indeed it is well-known
fact among lawyers that the question of
such an agents responsibility is very
knottY one TO solve. IF he does that
which is lawful and right he acts as the
official representative of the municipality /;
The morning call., 1893-07-09

No. ? COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN
RIBBON, all silk, first quality, reduced
from 75c to soc piece, sc yard.
The morning call., 1893-07-09

10. 4 COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN
RIBBON all silk, first quality, reduced
from ST. 90 to ooc piece, oAc yard.
The morning call., 1893-07-09


Broadway wharf, would you land there?"
was question fired at him point blank.
"We would" he replied.
'When do you expect to get formal per-
mission from the city to land there ?"
Next Monday"
Suppose the railroad company tries to
hinder you?"
1--WE won't let them"
1t will probably be later than next Mon
day, though. when Mr.. Davie will receive
the coveted permission. Chairman Smell
of the Waterfront Committee was still
out of town yesterday, and at the Snsll
Seminary it was told THE CALL reporter
that he would not return from Mount
DiablO with his boys until tomorrow.
Then the City Council will hold an ad-
journed meeting in the evening. and the
whole water-f front subjsct will receive a
thorough sitting by that legislative body.
In explanation of Mr.. SHELLS trip it should
be mentioned that. from what can be
gathered at the seminary, he lad been
looking forward to his little picnic for the
past two weeks. and is only keeping a
promise made to his boys.
At tomorrow nights meeting the Coun-
Cli may IcCciFo OIuluauC0S covering the
waterfront imbrogliO by fixing tolls and
wharfage dues for the Alameda and other
vessels docking at the Broadway wharf.
The Alameda made her trips as usual
yesterday, and business went on as IL
nothing had happened. An assistant city
wharfinger will probably be appointed to
take charge of the dock.
On Friday night the Council h cid an in
formal conference In the Mayors Office.
but the session was secret. 1t would have
been called executive had the meeting
been formal. Messrs. Manuel. Smell.
Hoffman and Watkinson were not pres
ent. Mr.. Hoffman is not considered a
Non-Partisan Councilman, having been
elected as Republican.
1t was the sentiment that the Council
should maintain its position. but, acting
under the advice Of City Attorney John
SOD, who was present. it was decided to
keep strictly within legal bounds. All
propositions relative to the use of the
Broadway wharf are in the hands of the
Waterfront Committee. and that commit
tee Is expected to report at tom orrow's
The morning call., 1893-07-09
Proof Positive.

Puck.

Mr.. Beenthere Yaie-Well. guess John
has settled down to study for his examina-
tiOns at last.
Mrs. Yale-Why do you think so?
Mr.. Beenthere Yale-He doesn't wrte
home for money to buy books as often as
he did earlier in the season.
The morning call., 1893-07-09
Evidently a Crnsus.
Chicago Record

CnICdRO RECORD,
do you know if McSlinger is as wealthy
as people say he is?
II am very certain of it,"
"How 90 you judge?"
I'VE eat at the same place. l have q
dinner and napkin. while he sits on q
stool at the lunch counter"
The morning call., 1893-07-09
BUSTEI)!.

10O-lb Sack Extra Choice Rice 10
1OU-lb Sack Fine GRADUATED Sugar. 10
25-lb Sack Best Rolled Oats...................$l 90
3O-Ib Sack Best Rolled Wheat...............$l %
25-lb Sack Best Sag or Tapioca. 90
S0-lb Sack Best Potatoes. ..................$1 20
Cans Best French Sardines. key openers. 81 90
10 Cans Little Neck CLANS. 81 W
Large 2-lb Cans Corned Beef...............$1 90
5O-lb Sack Patent Roller Flour ...... Isl 90
bgal Can Eastern Coal OIL ...Soc
5-gal Keg Golden Drip Syrup. %
Large 2-lb Cans Best oysters. 90
10 Cans Winner Brand Condensed MIX. ....S1 90
g Ill Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. can 15c
Scotch or Quaker Rolled Oats, per pkg.
Choice Fresh Eggs, per dozen .20c
Best Point Reyes Fresh Butter, per roll ACC
lob Sack Dat Meal .
1O-l0 sack Corn Meal. .Loc
Mild Cream Cheese. per lb....................1O c
ia -ga Jars Chow-chow or Pickles.. zoe
Packages Corn Starch Observation-Disclosures. Use
Give Our Teas and COffeeS a Trial.
Best Costa Rica Coffee. .Zoc
Best Costa Rica and Java. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SOC
Best Java and Mocha.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
IrlsIltsk.

Most of tho towns and cities of
Eastern Siberin are important onli,>
because thoy happen teo' DO situated in
a sparae1ss5ypo populated country, but this
! is n city which would attract attention
anywhere. AS seen from the western
edge of the forty or fifty miles of
table-land which lie between it and
Baiknl Lake, it has quite IN imposing
appearance. The plain below is
covered for considerable distance
with the white buildings OF the city,
tho stately towers of numerous
churches standing far above the rest,
their crosses cleaning in the sun
shine, their bases partially concealed
by the luXuriant foliage of the trees
which have been planted round them.
The beautiful Angnra River is seen in
the suburbs, curving half way round
the city on its way from Baillal to the.
Yenesei. Little steamers ply on it
between the city and tho lake, but
numerous rocks and rapids mako the
navigation of tho lower COURSES of the
Angara impossible, otherwise, through
this river and tho Yenesei, Irkutsl
would have the advantage of n con-
tinuous waterway to Europe. The
population of Irlsoutsk is not less
thnn 10000. 1t is the capital of the
province and the residence of the
dovernor-General of the immense
territory comprised in the two
provinces of Irkutsk and Yakutsk.
London News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

When glow worms go counting the
females sit on the grass while the male.
dance around them i'll circle, FLASHING
their lights.
Heavy, shaggy, overhanging eye
brows, with lower forehead prominent,
show great powers of reasoning from
premise to conclusion. Darwin had
such brows.
0. P. Anderson, tho engineer, has
by triangnlation established the height
of Glacier Peak, Snohomish County,
Washington, as 1900 feet; Mount
Rainier is $4,000 feet high; Mount
Baker, 1000 feet. Mount Shuksan,
Whatcom County, is said to be taller
than Mount Baker.
Deposits of metallic lustre are
found on the teeth of certain rumin-
ating animals in the Levant and other
parts of southern Europe and the East.
Herr Grnebner has proved the yellow
enamel to have it's seat in the mod
erately thickened cell membranes OF
the tissues affected; but the lustre
comes from thick deposit of wax on
the epidermis.
1t is reported that largo industry
is being built up Mt Barrow, England,
in the production of steel barrels for
the conveyance of petroleum. The
barrels are made in halves by means OF
compression in mold, when hot.
Afterward they are welded together
by means of electricity. The barrels
ara intended for use by the large oil.
carrying companies engaged in the
oil trade in the East, where the tenn.
perature has great effect on wood
casks, and results in SO much leakage.
The registration and sanitary COM
mittee of the board of health of Phila-
delphia has issued the following sig
nlficnnt notice: Physicians are re-
quested not to place on any certificate
"heart failure" as the cause of death,
but the disease of which the patient
was suffering prior to the heart fail
IRE. This term has never been placed
on the list of diseases adopted by this
board, it being looked upon as result
of some other illness from which tho
patient was suffering. Furthermore,
if furnishes IN opportunity to conceal
contagious diseases, and thus permits
the ignoring of the rules of this board,
either innoc entity or designedly.
The study of the hair upon human
species offers an extensive field for in
quiry, and ono which presents many
unsolved problems of the first order of
Importance. Why man, us n species,
should present tho kind and the
amount of hair which he does is vari-
ously explained, and the differences
between the varieties of the human
race are so great in this respect that
one of the most popular subdivisions
of species is founded upon it. That
the human family have the longest
hair of any species of animal is we'll
known fact, but why they lost it over
most of the body is subject for much
curious conjecture and speculation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

The seeming strange suggestion ia
made and strongly pressed in England
that the men who man the navy should
be taught how to swim. Ordinary
sailors are instructed and expected to
qualify in swimming, but the marines.
firemcn mud engineers nre not, and il
1s fact, declares tho New York Sun.
Tint large portion of the hitter large
body of men who serve on war ships,
cannot swim. 1t is said that manT
moro men would have been saved from
the Victoria but for This fnct; nlso
that many sailors who were good
swimmers were undoubtedly dragged
down by the men who were not Tho
matter has been taken up in Parlia-
ment, and it is probable that swim
ming will be insisted on ms n part of
tho training of every man serving
aboard ship.