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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
AMERICAN CLOTHESPiNS
Used About Ev"ryu here on the Globe
whore the Wash is Hung Out to Dry.

Used About Ev"rywher the Globe
Where the wash is Hung Out to Dry.
Wherever the wash Ia hung out to
dry. all the world over. it is more than
likely to he pinned on the line with
American clothespins. Americans sell
clothespins practically everywhere
all over Europe. in South Africa. South
America. Australia and elsewhere.
Some clothespins are made. for the
supply of local markets, in Sweden
and in Scotland, but they are big and
clumsy pins, twice the size of the
Americans. and whitfield out by hand.
and American pins are sold in both
these countries in competition with
the home production.
Clothespins are made chiefly of
beech and of map'r some are made
of tupelo wood. Fhcy are made en-
tirely by machinery. counted into
boxes, containing T20 each, by ma
chinery. and the boxes are nailed up
by machinery. 1t might almost be
said that blocks Of wood fed to ma
chimes at one end come out boxed
clothespins at the other. They are
made and sold wonderfully cheap.
There are two grades of clothespins;
firsts and seconds. First grade pins
can be bought for thirty-five cents a
box.
The production of clothespins is
enormous, millions of boxes annually.
The consumption in this country keeps
pace with the growth Of the popula-
ton, and great numbers are exported.
Even people in the trade wonder what
becomes of all the clothespins.-New
York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
Torpedo Boat Station at Bos,on.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Plans will be
prepared at once for the $3.50, 900 tor
pedo boat station at Boston. Railway
and storage sheds will be constructed
capable of accommodating twenty
boats. 1t is intended to keep the ships
in order for service and this work viii,
ultimately be done at the Boston yard.
The torpedo boats which served in the
war, and which are in need of extern
sive repairs, Will be overhauled at New
York and Norfolk, as there are no ia
eilities at Boston at present for carry
ing on this work. Supplies for the
boats will be kept in the storage shops.
and everything will be In readiness for
putting the boats in service at twenty
four hours notice. Another station for
torpedo boats win be established at
Pensacola, Fla. The board which rec
commended Boston was somewhat in
favor of locating the northern station
at the League island navy yard. but
the place will be used as a station for
larger ships
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
Our Boys Should Remember.

That piety is not piggishness.
That bigness is not greatness.
That 1t requires pluck to be patient.
That it takes more than muscle to
make man.
That selhshness is the most unman-
ly thing in the world.
That consideration for mother and
sister does more to mark gentleman
than the kind of neckties he wears.
That the only whole gnan is the
holy man.
That to follow the crowd is con
fession of weakness.
That street corners are poor col
lege.
That one real friend is worth a
score of mere acquaintances.
That to be afraid of ones noblest
self is greatest cowardlce.
That it IS never too soon to begin
the business OF making a man of ones
self.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
Making Manila Henip.

Every engineer knows what Manila
hemp is, but few are aware that 1t Is
the product of n species of banana,
which Is cultivated in certain loeali-
ties in the Philippine Islands. The
plant, called by the natives "abaca,"
throws up cluster Of sheathing leaf
stalks to a height of 20 or 80 feet,
which spread out at the top into a
crown of huge, undivided leaves. When
1t Is three years old, 1t is cut down,
and the stalks are torn into strips.
These strips, while still fresh. are
drawn between II knife and wooden
block, and the soft cellulose matter is
removed. The fiber is then hung up
to dry in the open air until 4. Is fit for
use. Each stalk gives about a pound
of fiber, and two natives will turn
out about % pounds day. The In.
side fiber, which is thin and weak, is
used by the natives for making arti-
cles of dress. The familiar Manila
rope is made from the fiber of the out
er layer, which is hard and strong.
The whole supply of Manila hemp
practically comes from the Philip
pines, and the United States con-
sumes 41 per cent of it. Last year
this country took Alt, ,473 bales out of
the S25O20 bales exported, Great Brit
ain coming next with 1885, bales.
The continent of Europe took 22,373
bales.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
A TRUSTED MESSENGER.
Employed by the Government for Twenty.
Seven Years.

seven heArB.
Zone of the most interesting char
acters In the government service
said an official of the State Depart
ment, lis Eddie Savoy, the colored
| messenger of the Assistant Secretary
of State He has been employed in
that department for the past twenty
seven years, and is thoroughly i'm
bued with all its customs and tradi-
lions. A perfect diplomat in his way,
he never sees anything he should not
see nor knows anything 1t Is not in
tended he should know. At least, that
do business with him-hiS superiOrs,
as well as those desiring to communi-
| cate with them. His position Is a
strictly confidential one, and frequent
ly puts him in possession of highly
| important state secrets, the premature
disclosure Of which, In several recent
instances, would have seriously en-
barrassed the government. But never
since he first entered the foreign office,
back in the administration of Secre-
tary Fish, when the State Department
was located in the building at the cor
ner of Fourteenth and S streets, now
used as an orphan asylum, has he
been known to betray a trust or to
tell anything whatever about the af-
fairs of the State Department that he
was not personally authorized to tell.
l am reminded of this by the impor-
tant part he played in the events at
tending the recall of Sackville West,
the British Minister, during Cleve-
lands first administration, as well as
those in the more recent case of Senor
Polo, the Spanish Minister. He acted
as the trusted messenger between the
Secretary of State and the foreign
minister in both cases. Secretary Bay
ard selected him to personally hand
Mr.. Sackville West his passports, and
Secretary Day confided to him the i'm.
portant duty of handing to Senior Polo,
first, President McKinley's ultimatum
to the Spanish Government for the
evacuation of Cuba, and next the Off
cial papers insuring him safe conduct
out of the territory of the United
States. Eddie as he Is Familiarity
called. was fully impressed with the
Importance of these missions, and
adopted a simple but shrewd method
to satisfy the head of the department
Of their successful execution. When
he handed Minister West the package
containing his passports he asked him
as favor to show that they had been
properly delivered that he write his
autograph on the official envelope and
give it to him. Mr.. West did as re-
quested and Eddie took the envelope
with its autographic Endorsement and
broken seal ba>ii to the department
and showed 1t to Mr.. Bayard. He fol-
lowed exactly the same course with
equal success in delivering the ulti-
matum to Minister Polo. The two en-
velopes are now 'Eddie's' private prop
erty, having been presented to him by
Secretaries Bayard and Day, and are
treasured by him as relics of impor.
tant events in the diplomatic history
of the United States. s."-Washington
Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
THE TODDY TREE.
Nature Has Her Rum Shops and Drunk.
ards Among Insects,

Nature Has Her Rum Shops and Drunk.
ards Among Insects.
Nature has her rum shops. her. sa-
looms. She produces plants which de-
vote themselves to the manufacture
and sale of intoXicants. The South
American toddy tree is well known
to naturalists. 1t is well known also
to the South American beetle. When
the latter goes on q spree he never
goes II alone. after the unneighborly
habit of the human drunkard, but lie
collects his friends, and acquaintances
to the number of thirty or forty: the
whole crowd run their short horns
through the Dark of the toddy tree
revcl IL The outAowing juices aud.
while inebriated, are easily caught by
the human natives.
The toddy tree parts with its liquor
free of charge. There are other plants
which are less generous. They exact
no less a penalty than the death of
the unfortunate drunkard. And what
do they do with the body? Strange
as it may seem, they eat it, In this
manner tney OBTAIN the food which
nourishes them and sustains their
healthful existence.
AT the end of each of their long
green leaves these plants have pitch
er-shaped receptacle. We might style
this the growler, but it never needs
to be brushed. 1t is always full of what
with special appropriateness might be
called bug juice-a watery liquor,
sweet to the taste and inebriating to
the senses. Only in fine weather is
the growler open for business. On
rainy days it is firmly shut up to keep
out the rain that would dilute and
spoil the contents. Natures saloon
keepers do not water their stock
William s. Walsh in Lippincotts.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

Here are some things which you
will do well to remember when you
go on to the golf links, either as play
er or as an onlooker: Standing so
that a shadow falls upon your part
ner's ball is not only impolite. but de-
trimental to the success of his drive"
Standing on the putting green after
you have "holed out" whether it ~
to gaze at the scenery or write down
your score, will exasperate your best
frind on earth IL he or she happens
to be playing behind you. To play
first and to shout Fore" afterward Is
apt to add insult to actual injury
Fore" is called as a warning that a
drive Is about to be made. 1t is not
an expression of consolation after one
has been hit. If you choose as part
ner woman who keeps you back by
slow play, don't quarrel with her on
this account. Abide by your choice
and do what you can to help her en-
Joy the game.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
AUTOMATIC WOOL DRYER.
Accomplishes the Work without Leaving
Auy Har, hness.

One of the drawbacks of rapid wool
drying is the necessity of maintaining
n low temperature to avoid harshness
in the fiber. Harshness is due to two
causes, the existence of a high tenn
perature while the dry stock Is being
manipulated and the lack of air cir
culation. The result of these condi-
tions is that the stock becomes what
is known in the wool trade as "baked."
A high temperature on wet fiber will
not render it harsh. Ordinary wool
dryers maintain either a uniformly
low temperature throughout the dry
ing, and thus avoid harshness at a
sacrifice of capacity, or they secure
capacity by maintaining a uniformly
high temperature, but produce harsh
ness. In new automatic wool dryer
both these difficulties have been over
come, the stock being subjected to
high temperature, say $50 degrees, at
the wet end, and then carried on into
successive compartments Of gradually
reduced heat to about 110 degrees at
the finish. The drying Is accom-.
plished by circulating heated air alter
nately through the stock and steam
coils placed in compartment at the
side of the machine. \ constant sup.
ply of air saturated to grade is main
tained at the top of the machine, and
each chamber receives its specially
heated supply Of fresh air. This grad
Ing of heat in the successive chambers
produces soft fiber, free from harsh
ness when dry. In fact. the wool has
the advantage of being subjected at
every stage of the process to a scien.
tifically adjusted combination of heat
and moisture. The machine Is built in
sizes ranging from 1000 pounds to
$4,000 pounds daily capacity.-St.
Louis Democrat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
HER VANITY PUNISHED.
A Little Six Yoar-old Felt That She Had
Keaped u just Reward.

A dear little maiden of six, the
daughter of South Jersey clergyman,
came to New York for the first time
the other day to visit wealthy aunt.
In her simple home life In the country
no one had ever paid much attention
to the beauty of her coloring and the
pathos in her eyes. She was simply a
child, to be spanked when she was
naughty and let alone when she was
good.
When she arrived in the metropolis,
dressed like n quiet little sparrow, her
aunt fathomed the sensation that she
would create If put in an artistic set
ting. So she hied her to n swell es-
tablishment where everything that fs
dainty and chic in children's clothes
can be had for a price. The child
was soon transformed into an infant
belle. Four or five artistic creations
were tried on and purchased, and final
ly she issued from the store radiant
In fluffy white gown and a big pink
picture hat. Her delight in her new
clothes was simple and unaffected and
no thought of how they might affect
other people disturbed her. Her beau
ty was fairly dazzling.
AS the aunt led her into a trolley
car and they took their seats every
eye was on the child. Smiles greeted
her wherever she looked and finally
1t was forcd upon her that she was
the observed of all observers. The
roses in her cheeks deepened. She
twitched and turned, unable, in her
sweet innocence, to endure the admir-
ing glances showered upon her. In a
little while her eyes filled with tears,
and sobbingly, she buried her face In
her aunt's lap and tore the picture hat
from her head.
"Oh, auntie." she said. "take It
away. 1 look like such fright in it;
everybody is staring at me. It's Gods
punishment for being so vain."-New
York Mail and Express.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
THE CARDINAL VIRTUES.
cs-,not Get Them All for Thirteen DoIla,
Month.

Month.
One of the heroes in Cuba was given
to indulging in the flowing bowl; not
roaring, whoop-snorting indulgence
that is simply terrific in its mildest
aspect. One day before he had foated
over to the shores of the Gem of the
Antilles, the colonel of his regiment
called him into his tent for the pur-
pose of talking to him like father,
as he had known him for years.
"Now, look here, John" said the
colonel, kindly, "what do you mean
by this sort of thing?'
81 mean to quit, colonel" he re-
sponded.
you've said that a million times.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
You are a man of more than ordin-
ary Intelligence, you have nice people
at home, you are of a good family,
you are quick to learn the duties of n
soldier, you are clean, you look we'll,
you keep your accoutrements in fine
condition, you are obedient, you are
always willing to take your share Of
the hardships, you never complain,
and in fact you are model soldier
with one exception"
whats that, colonel?" asked John,
just shade leerily, it must be con-
fessed.
You will get drunk" q
as fiat all. colonelT'
That's enough. isn't IT."
John steadied himself by the colo
ners table.
Now. colonel" he said, as volun-
teers have way of talking to their
superiors, "if I'm all these good things
that you say l am, why not let he
drinking go with the balance? You
don't exrect to get all the cardinal vir-
tues for $13 a month, do youT-Wash-
ington Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

When President Mckinley was
Major Mckinley he once made an
address, in which he described the
difference between the American
volunteer and the soldier of other
nations. The men who were his
comrades in the civil wa, he said,
not only fought, but thought. To
illustrate this he related an anec-
dote, about a young soldier in some
Northern regiment, whose duty it
was to carry the regitnental flag.
On the march the boy ran on ahead
with the flag streaming ir the air.
The colonel was incensed. "Herep'
he cried, "bring that flag back to
the regiment p The boy turned
and replied cav, you bring your
regiment up to the flag y This
incident very strikingly shows the
material out of which the American
soldier is made.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
West Point superintendent,

Washington, Aug 24.-The selection
Of First lieutenant a. l.. Mills. First
cavalry. as superintendent OF the Mill
tary Academy, Is attracting much at
tention among army officers. No officer
of such Junior rank has ever held this
position, and Mills. who whit at West
Point is colonel, will be senior to the
present commandant of cadets, Lieu
tenant Colonel o. l.. Helm, who Is a
captain in Mills's regiment. He him
self was candidate for the place, and
was backed by what Is known In the
army as Sherman influence" 1t is eX-
pected he will ask 20 be detached and
returned to his troop.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
All Was Not Well at eight Bells.

DR.. Field, who was the examining
surgeon for the Naval Reserves while
the recruiting was being done in New
Orleans, had many good story to tell
of recruits in the service A good one
he tells Is of a German who was walk
ing his post and calling the hours as
Is required. He called "seven bells
and alls veu." The next call, how
ever, was variation. 1t was: Eight
bells and all is not veil; / haf droppit
my musket oferboard.-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
And 1t Would be Well to Adopt It.

An exchange says, let your mot
to be: Lie, Steal, Drink and
Swear" When you lie, let it be
down to pleasant dreams. When
you steal, let it be away from im-
moral associates. When you drink
let it be nothing but pure cold water.
When you swear, swear that you
will patronize your home paper,
pay your subscription and not send
your work away from home. Next.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
Jamaica Wants Annexation.

Kingston. Jamaica. Aug 2t-Coinci-
dent with the West India sugar con-
ference. to assemble at Barbados on
September for the purpose OF protest
ing against a sacrifice of the colonies.
Jamaica fs preparing plebiscite to the
British parliament requesting permis-
sion to endeavor to arrange for annex
alton to the United States. The pro-
moters of this movement are endeavor-
ing to secure inter-colontal co-opera-
tiou, but they are not depending upon
Il.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
Wonderful Russinn Jewels.

A whole guide book devoted simply
to the Hermitage could give no soft of
idea of the barbaric splendor of its be-
longings. It's riches are beyond be-
lief. Even the presents given by the
Emir of Bokhara to the czar are splen-
did enough to dazzle one like n reali-
cation of the Arabian Nights" But
to see the most valuable of all, which
are kept in the emperor's private
vaults is to be reduced to a state of
bewilderment bordering on idiocy. 1t
is astonishing enough. to one who has
bought even one Russian belt set with
turquoise enamel, to think of all the
trappings of horse, bit. bride. sad
dle-girth, saddle cloth. and all, made of
cloth of gold and set in solid turquoise
enamel; with the sword hilt, Scabbard
belts and pistol handle and holster
made of the same. Well, these are
there by the roomful. Then you come
to the private jewels. and you see all
these same accoutrements made of
precious stones-one of solid diamonds; !;
another of diamonds. emeralds topaZes
and rubies.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

A Chinese essayist thus describes
the American people: "rhey live for
months without eating a mOuthful of
rice; they eat bullocks and sheep in
enormous quantities; they have to
bathe frequently: the men dress all
alike, and to judge from their appear
ance they are all coolies: neither are
they ever to be seen carrying a fan or
an umbrella, for they manifest their
ignorant contempt of these insignia of
a gentleman by leaving them entirely
to women; none Of them have finger
nails more than an eighth of an inch
long; they eat meat with knives and
prongs; they never enjoy themselves
by sitting quietly on their ancestors
graves, but jump around and kick
balls as If paid to do 1t, and they have
no dignity, for they may be found
walking with women. New York Tri-
bune.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
After using a 10 cent trial size OF

After using 10 cent trial size OF
Ely's Cream Balm you will he sure to
buy the so cent size. Cream Balm
has no equal in curing c&tarrh and
cold in head. Ask your druggist for
it or send 10 cents to us.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y.
City.
suffered from catarrh three years;
it got so bad l could not work |
used two bottles of Ely's Cream Balm
and am entirely well; l would not be
without it.--A. c. Clarke, s4I Shaw
NUT Ave, Boston.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
An Explanation.

The reason FOR the great popularity
of Hoods Sarsaparilla lies in the fact
that this medicine positively cures.
1t is Americas Greatest Medicine,
and the Anlerican people have an
abiding confidence in its merits. They
buy and take it for simple as we'll as
serious ailments, confident that 1t will
do them good.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

IT regret that I lost my temper,
this morning, Harry" she said.
Il don't" he replied swsetly, PRO
vided you never find it again."-Phlla-
delphla North American.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
A Young Student.

What l know" said Cholly, "I have
learned in the school of experience"
'I did not know" said Miss Pert,
that experience. conducted a kinder
garten."-NewS York journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

While oiling mis- locomotive at
Altoona, George Reeves, a veteran
Pennsylvania Railroad engineer,
dropped dead.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

"a little quarrel now and then helps
a love affair."
Eyes; the lover quits buying roses
and gets chance to catch up with his
board bill. l."-Chicago Record,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25

Hoods pills cure all liver ills. Mail
ed for 25c. by {. l. Hood & Co.
Lowell, Mass.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
CAMP M'CALLA'S MEN.
THREE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE AT
CAMP WiKoFF WITH TROOPS.

xnsy have on Board u Number of Ma
rines, Several Artillery Regiments and
Three Companies of tho Thirty-fourth
Miehisan-
Evening journal., 1898-08-05
THE PENINSULA PRESS

Gen. James II. Wilson, the dashing
general from Delaware has been made
military governor of Ponce, Porto
Rico. He followed the naval forces
and took control and released the
mayor who had been imprisoned for
singing Yankee Doodle" With our
bands playing national airs in the
parks the war seems to resemble a
comic Opera.-Dover Index.
BY the death Of Rev. john B. Quigg
the Methodist Church Of this Peninsula
loses one OF its strongest men. He has
been q leader in the Wilmington Con-
ference ever since its establishment,
and during all that time except the two
last sessions, when feeble health pre-
vented, has taken an active part in its
deliberations. He was a strong man,
clearsighted and level-headed. In
almost every difficulty his advice was
sought and it usually prevailed.-Dover
Delawarean.
Evening journal., 1898-08-05

William Gordon Gerry, Of New
Hampshire writes to a paper: rs it a
part of the natural laws of the universe
that a general disturbance CT the peo-
pie In a nation should cause electrical
disturbances in the shape of light
ming and thunder at Intervals during
the Winter season in the northern sec
tions OF a country prior to a war? AS
a boy in Boston remember a remark
make by my grandparent, Lucy
Holmes Cambridge -Tisdale, during the
Winter season, of 1S6O-'61, that a fire.
quent display of lightning in the heav-
ems in Winter was a sign Of war. She
had noticed lightning during the Win
ter months Of THAI season, which was
the cause OF the remark. The civil war
followed During the past Winter sea-
son in this section of the country there
have been lightning and thunder at
different times. and now follows a war
with Spain. Is this a coincidence?-
B-ston Transcript