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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
HER BRIDEGROOMs UNIFORM.
tiOp of nm AdmirnIs and
Generals.

One of the young gentlemen who
have just been appointed in the regular
army was married only few weeks
ago, and his bride takes great deal
of interest in his uniform. He left his
measure with military tailor here the
other day, and the next afternoon when
she was out shopping she dropped in
to give some instruc tions as to the man.
ner in which it was to be trimmed, says
a Washington letter in the Chicago Rec
ord.
She told the tailor she did not like the
ordinary uniform of a second lieuten-
ant and desired to have her husbands s
different. She wanted to have four
bands of gold braid around the sleeve,
like Admiral Schley has on his, and
after critically examining all the shoul-
derstraps she instructed the tailor to
put on her husbands coat pair that
had silver birds embroidered on them,
because they were prettier than any of
the rest.
The tailor tried to advise her that the
egulations did not permit second lieu
tenant to wear the insignia of an ad-
miral of the navy or those of colonel
in the army, but she declared that if he
would not make that uniform the way
she wanted she would have her hus-
band patronize somebody else.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
FIRST DAILY WAS WRITTEN.
London's Earliest Newspaper Was in
the Manuscript of Its Corr
respondents.

1t has been discovered that what may
be called the first daily newspaper was
manuscript letter written by salaried
correspondents and forwarded to them
every - hours from London to the prov
intes. That was in the days of the early
Stuarts.
During the commonwealth these Lon
don letters were printed in type and
circulated in large numbers. Even so
long ago as 1850 the law of libel was
such as to be characterized by Judge
Scroggs as making any newspaper pub
lication illegal and tending to provoke
u breach of the peace.
Defoe, the author of "Robinson
Crusoe," was one of the early journal
lists, his paper being called the Review.
Then there was Tutchin, whose weekly
publication, the Observer, cost, accord
ing to evidence he gave in a court of
justice, half a guinea to print, though
the typesetter evidently raised his price
to 20 shllings. The Observer had a GER
tilted circulation of 266 copies.
Afterward there came the Grants,
Steele, Addison and johnson, who
might have lived in the vicinity of
Grubb street, but were court favorites
for all that.
The Times employed the first foreign
correspondent in the person of Henry
Crabb Robinson, and succeeded in
"scooping" the government itself in the
news of the battle of Waterloo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
PRAIRIE GIRLS WEDDING.
She Seldom Takes n Trip, But Goes
Direct to Her New
Home.

AS the prairie girl has grown up
with her training along practical lines,
so she asks only of her lover that he
shall be manly and true, writes Charles
Moreau Harger, of "A Girls Life on the
Prairie" in Ladies' Home journal.
thousands of acres of land do not
make a fortune, and social degrees are
practically unknown. The wedding is
nearly always at the brides home. Not
once in threescore times is it at the
church. The near relatives and few
dear friends are the guests. The
brides white wedding gown is simply
made. Bunches of goldenrod or roses
deck the little parlor or sitting-room,
and from the organ comes the wedding
march. Seldom does groomsman or
brides attendant take part in the cere-
mony, and more seldom is there re-
ception afterward. Fortunate indeed
are the bride and groom if they can es-
cape a vociferous serenade, for the
charivari and the bombardment of rice
and old shoes are well-established GUS
toms on the plains. The papers usually
add to the story of the marriage:
AFTER the wedding supper and con-
gratulations the happy couple drove to
their own home, which had already
been fitted up for their occupancy"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
POMP OF POWER.
Great Ceremony Attends the Nightly
Locking of Gibraltnr's
Gates.

Perhaps the favorite sight of Gibral.
tar is the daily procession at sundown
for the locking of the town gates. The
keeper of the keys, looking very like a
prisoner despite his uniform, marches
through the town in the center Of q
military guard, preceded by regiment
al band, which plays inspiring and ia
miliar tunes. The keys, of enormous
size, are borne aloft before him as an
outward and visible emblem of the vigil
lance of Britain in guarding her prime
military treasure.
On arriving at the gates the guard
salures, the martial strains strike up
with redoubled pacan of triumph,
while the great doors slowly swing to
and are solemnly locked for the night.
Then right-about-turn, and the process
sion marches back to the convent to de-
posit the keys in the governors keep
ing, conveying by its passage an assur-
ance to the people and garrison that
they may rest in peace.
Once the gates are shut it were easier
for camel to pass through the eye of a
needle than for any unauthorized per-
son to go into Gibraltar. Even be-
lated officer returning from pig-stick-
ing beyond the lines would be confront
ed by so many formalities and the ne
cessity of inconveniencing so many high
personages that he would probably pre-
fer to encounter the discomforts of a
Spanish inn without.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
a--
BELIEVES In HEREDITY.
He Has n Lusty Son who Is Live
ing Proof of Ii Every
Dny.

''Do l believe in hcredity?" said n
well-known local professional man to
the Cleveland Plain Dealer man. "Of
course l DO. ] believe in it good and
strong, t.so. Why, have living proof
of the theory right before me every
blessed day. My own son. Yes, that's
right. He's chip of the old block.
"Iou see, | like to get out in the yard
Il have n pretty fair-sized one-with
the rake and the spade and the lawn
mower, and tidy things up n little.
don't banker particularly after the job,
but l know the exercise is just what
need and l do it. OF course, I'd be glad
10 have my son help me n little--he's a
strong, lusty fellow, but do you suppose
i can get him TO touch tool? Why, he
hides when he hears me coming to call
him. That's right. So go out alone
and putter around, and every time
think Of his dodging me ] laugh till
shake.
you see l was just like that when l
was a youngsterl My dear old dad
would say: Come along, boy!' but do
you suppose l came? Not much.
sneaked and hid and made myself scarce
every time l saw him start for the gar
den. And he had to go out and do the
work alone.
II only hope that my boy will have a
boy of his own some day who will serve
him the very same way. And I'll bet
you something handsome he will. It's
according to the rules of eternal equity
that he should.
"Yes, sir, I'm firm believer in heredi-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
USES FOR CORUNDUM.
For Abrasive Purposes In Work on
Metals 1t May Supplnnt
Emery.

There will probably soon be employ
ment for the large deposits of corun-
dunn in North Carolina, as uses for that
mineral in the arts are being found.
This mineral is the crystallized oxide
of alumina, and though it is essentially
of India, it is found in gem form not
only in North Carolina, but to some
extent in Georgia, and there are valu-
able deposits of it in British Ontario.
In Nature is an article setting forth
the uses and value of corundum, and it
appears that it is employed chiefly for
abrasive purposes, mostly in the form
of corundum wheels, which are said to
be twice as effective and durable as
emery wheels. Corundum wheels may
be regarded as rotary files, the cutting
points of which never grow dull. They
are rapidly replacing files for cutting
down metal surfaces, and taking the
place of grindstones for sharpening
tools. We are told that while a file
is useless when it has lost five per cent.
of its weight, the oorundum grains
throughout wheel retain their cut
ting power so that it can be worked
until quite 90 per cent. of its weight
is worn off. Thus, while it has been
estimated that to remove one pound
! weight of iron with file costs 65 cents,
the same amount of work can be done
| with an emery or corundum wheel in
about one-eighth of the time and at
| one-seventh of the cost.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
LIVING IN A SUN BOX.
! New Australian Institution for
the Treatment of Con-
sumption.

In two Australian towns away mp In
the mountains there are now institu-
tions for the treatment of consumption
by the "new method" which calls for
little beside fresh air and food. The
"sun box" which the Australian doc
tors consider essential, is described by
the Melbourne Argus as frame struc-
ture, open at the top, about six by ten
feet in size.
"Why, I lived in sun box for years
when | first came to the country, but
we used to call it hut in those days!"
some readers will be ready to exclaim.
There is this difference, however, be-
tween a hut and sun box, that the
former is n fixture, unless n bush fire
or n hurricane comes along, whereas a
sun box should be constructed on a
pivot, or, failing that, on wheels, so
that it's front may be readily turned
away from the wind. The reason is
that while fresh, pure air and sunlight
mean renewed health to the consump-
tive patient, the wind is injurious.
If you have no sun boxes, the patient
must be taken indoors whenever the
wind blows, but, given your sun box to
present its back to the wind, no matter
what quarter it comes from, and the
patient may remain in it all day.
In each of these boxes two or three
patients are placed on mattresses, and
there they lie all day long and drink in
the pure mountain air If they are weak
their food is taken to them, otherwise
they get it in the home.
Photographs show the treatment be-
Ing carried out right among the gleam-
ing mountain snows-with the con-
valescent patients engaged in snow
balling!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
GOLD MINING.
There Is Reason to Believe 1t May
De Carried on ProfitabIy in
the PHILIPPINES.

At this distance and with the slight
exploratory work which has been car
ried on in the Philippine islands, says
the Engineering Magazine. the miner
ais that can be profitably exported are
best known. Mr.. George +. Becker in
his recent investigation has given n
very clear view of the present mineral
exploration in the Philippines, and has
shown that gold is found in great
number of localities in the archipelago,
from northern LuZon to central Min
danao. In most cases the gold is
tetrital, and is found either in existing
water courses or in deposits now de-
serted by the current. 1t is said that in
Mindanao some of the gravels are in
an elevated position and adapted to
hydraulic mining. There are no data
at hand which indicate decisively the
value of any of the placers, but the
fact that they are washed largely with
cocoanut shells for pans by the natives
is an Indication of either rich deposits
or quite coarse gold. In the province
of Abra, at the northern end of Luzon.
there are placers, and the River Abra
itself yields auriferous gravel. In LIE
Planto there are gold quartz veins as
well as gravels, and here also is the
best developed deposit of copper ores,
although these are also reported from
a great number of localities on the is
lands of Luzon, Mindoro, Capul, Mas
bate, Panay and Mindanao. The last
island is practically unexplored and
full of possibilities.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
CAPTURING STURGEON.
Mounted Russian Cussacks Fish
Through the Ice OF swift
Rivers.

To fish while mounted on the back of
horse probably would be beyond the
capacity of gentle Izaak Walton of de.
hghtful memory, yet that is the way
sturgeon is captured in the frozen
rivers of the Ural mountains. Russian
Cossacks fish in large bands, says for.
eign paper. They gallop along until
they reach the point in the rivers where
the current has its swiftest flight.
There they dismount and cut into the
ice until they have cleared small pool
of water which extends across the rapid
current almost from one bank of the
river to the other A net is then sunk
to the bottom of the stream and
stretched across it at the open pool so
that not single fish can swim beyond
its meshes. Then the horses are
mounted and the Cossacks turn back
and ride along the edge of the river for
about four or five miles. Then the band
wheels about and gallops rapidly along
the ice-covered stream, making a pic
ture that would delight n Schreyer or a
Fromentin. The loud cannonade caused
by the beating of the horses hoofs on
the surface of the ice terrifies the stur-
geon and they swim quickly In swarms
into the net that waits their capture.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
MORMON PRIESTHOOD.
It, Influence IL Felt Ia Business, in
Politics, and in Social
Life.

The priesthood can always rely on
the women. They have been the
strength of the church, even under that
system of polygamy which made them
"living martyrs" They have the fun
right of suffrage, and none who is not
in accord with the church authorities
need look for their support. The men
are subject to constant discipline that
keeps them at all times in sympathy
with the ambitions of the leaders.
There are 1900 Mormon missionaries
now in the foreign work of the church,
the brightest of its young men, the fu-
ture leaders in all matters. They are
compelled to sacrifice everything and
to labor for two or three years far from
home in the interests of their religion,
says the North American Review.
None who goes through this expert
ence ever forgets the power of the
priesthood, and each understands that
If he should show too great spirit of
independence he may be called again
to make the sacrifice. No young man
in the church may be married in one of
the temples unless he is faithful and
obedient to his superiors, and no young
woman would consider herself married
In the sight of God unless she was
"sealed" by the proper authorities. In
business, In politics, in social life, ev-
erywhere, the young man meets the
church, and he must be of iron IL he
dares to stand out against it. Many
have done so in the past, but they have
been the exceptions. Their numbers
have never been sufficient to offset the
,pl,,r,l, ;tsa1f
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
A NAME WANTED.
Australia Is Trying to Find n Suit
able One for Her New
Capital.

The correspondence columns of the
Australian papers are teeming with
novel and original suggestions for the
style and title of the federal capital OF
the early future. "Cooktown" is pro.
posed as posthumous compliment to
Capt. Cook, the Columbus of the Aus.
tralian seas. "Ophir," the Biblical gold
en- city" is also considered appropriate,
as gold is principal Australian prod
uct. Augusta" the name of the first.
known settlement on the site of Lon
don, is regarded by one correspondent
as a capital symbol for "a noble, ma.
jestic, imperial city" says the London
Chronicle.
AleXandrina, Guelph, Southern Cross,
Australopolis, Australburgh, Victoria
Regina, Atlantis, Federal City, Queen
Victoria City, Fedora, Southminster and
Britannia are n few of the titles culled
from considerable variety of cpis.
tolary samples. An admirer of the pre-
mier of the parent colony recommends
Reidville. Perhaps the most sensible
suggestion is that of IAN Australian
Girl" who would leave the selection OF
the title of the federal capital to the
queen. Her majesty has not been asked
to play this role of godmother since
she bestowed the name of New West.
minister upon the first capital of British
Columbia, then an independent colony,
now the most western province of the
Canadian dominion. The present capi-
talof British Columbia bears the queens
own name, Victoria.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
HISTORY OF THE DONKEY.
In the Far East the Diminutive Ans-
NAL Has the Appreciation of
All Classes.

The best donkeys come from Arabia.
.'hey have clean, smooth coats, hold
their heads high and are used only for
riding purposes. Many are sent to Per-
sia, where they sell for high sums. They
are well looked after and their harness
ings are Of the richest.
In the far east the donkey for CEN
turies has received the appreciation of
all classes. a fine Arab steed, used
solely for the saddle, exists in Syria and
II smaller kind is devoted to the use of
the women when they wish to ride
abroad.
AS one goes farther east the dom
keys diminish in stature, and in India
the tiny animal called donkey is used
only by the people of the lower caste.
Europe, Malta and Spain supply the
finest donkeys, and in parts of Italy and
France good specimens may be Sc
cured.
Although the donkey was known in
England in the reign of the earlier Sax
ons, it was not common, for il became
extinct till the reign of Elizabeth. The
wild origin Of the donkey is supposed
TO have been the koulan or onager,
which exists in herds in Persia and sim
liar lands. The skin is used for maxi
ing shagreen leather. The donkey is
coming into general favor abroad, and
even America may soon become accus-
toned to seeing children driving dom
key carts or invalids taking n much
needed airing drawn by the patient lit
tie animals, which make good pets and
are so much less expensive than q
nopV
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
The naked Mans Prayer,

Hastings, England, has a free circus
every day at noon. At that hour an old
gentleman paradcs in the front garden
of his fine residence, perfectly naked,
except for loin cloth, turban and
sandals. The turban and sandals blaze
with jewels. He prostrates himself be-
fore little pagoda, wherein squats an
ugly idol with diamond eyes. There is
always a crowd to watch these devo-
tions. If one questions the old gentle
man he answers, testify: What am 1
doing, eh? I'm praying for the conver-
sion of this benighted land to Bud
dhism. That's what I'm doing"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27

A close race is that in gold production
In the United States, Australia and
South Africa. Last year the United
States lost the first place, but may be
expected to regain it. The figures for
1893 were: South Africa, $4,000, 900;
Australia, $67,792, 600, and the United
States. SG5,7S2,C ,CG7. Australia, like this
country, is getting more gold from low
grade ores, and gold is also obtained
by dredging machinery from the ooze
at the bottom of streams. Australian
gold coins originally had greenish
tint, but the silver that caused it is now
extracted by a chemical process.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27

The czar was taught English, which
he speaks without any accent, by Mr..
Heath, n gentleman who was very fond
of boxing. An interesting picture is
given by n French writer of the early
life of the young ruler of the Russians.
Nicholas and his brothers were brought
up with very little ceremony, though
they were well educated, particularly
in religious matters. But their Sun
days were not passed in a fashion
when the old Puritans would have ap-
proved of, for on that particular day
they entertained at dinner their boy
and girl friends, and very lively these
banquets were. The manners at the
table of the future czar and his broth
ers and friends remind one rather Of
the days of Peter the Great and the
way in which that monarch carried
on" for we are told that there was no
end 10 the tricks the host and their
small guests played. From end to end
of the table there used to be continuous
firing of bread pellets, which were per
petually striking princely noses OF
landing In royal mouths"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
Precious stones His Fortune.

The present shah has just celebrated
his forty-sixth birthday. The shah is
enormously wealthy, and almost the
whole of his fortune consists of dia-
monds and precious stones. The royal
family of Persia is one of the largest in
the world. There are some thousands
of princes and pJlncesses, and the pres
ent occupant of thc throne has family
Of about 20.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
Ammunition for Old Iron.

A cargo of shells, originally intended
for the use Of Spanish guns in the war
with the United States, recently ar
rived at Glasgow, Scotland. The
charges bad been extracted from them
and needy Spain took advantage of the
recent rise in the price of metal to get
hold of an honest penny by selling
them for cid iron. The shells arc Of
Ill sizes.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21
Columbia Was Too Much
For Lipton'S Boat.
THEY HAD GREAT RACE
Wind Blew Hard and the Chances
Seemed to Favor the Shamrock
But the Yankee Yacht Showed
Great Burst of Speed.

New York Oct. 2o.-Through wild and
hoary seas, in a breeze that approached
the dignity of a gale, the gallant sloop
Columbia today vanquished the British
challenger Shamrock by six minutes and
IS seconds actual time and six minutes
and "a seconds corrected time, thus con-
pleting the series for the Americas cup
with a magnificent rough weather duel
and a glorious Yankee victory.
For the eleventh time the attempt of a
foreigner to wrest from America the
| yachting supremacy of the world has
failed. The trophy won by the old
schooner America 4S years ago is still
ours. a to the superiority of
American seamanship and American
naval architecture land a standing chal-
lenge to the yachtsmen Of all nations.
Unbeaten, America again tastes the glory
of victory. The intrinsic value of the
reward which hundreds of thousands of
dollars We're expended to secure is small
simply an ~antiQuated piece of silver
! ware. which Queen Victoria offered to the
best sailing ship in the world in the
early days Of her reign-but around it
cluster the previous memories Of unbrok-
en- American triumph and the honor OF
mastery in the noblest of sports.
To Sir Thomas Upton. whose name is
now added to the list of defeated aspi-
rants for the honor Of carrying the cup
! back across the Atlantic, failure was a
crushing blow. His hope had been high.
But. like the true sportsman that he is,
the sting of defeat has left NJ bitter
! ness, and with undaunted courage he in
Inmates that he may be back with a bet
ter BOAT to try again. During his stay
here Sir Thomas has made himself more
popular than any previous challenge.
and the yachtsmen Of this country will
be glad to welcome him back.
! Except for the repeated ftUkes and the
unfortunate accident to the challenger
on Tuesday. this series of races has been
unmarried by a single untoward accident.
The boats have had two fair and square
a heavy blow, and Sir Thomas is perfect
~ satisfied that he was beaten by the
better boat.
The American boat was the first to
reach her mooring buoy inside the Hook,
and when her late rival came up in tow
the sailors of both boats seized the OPP
portunity to cheer each other Justify.
Later Sir ThOnlas went aboard the
COrsair and then soon afterWard, Mr..
Iselin. managing owner of the Columbia.
joined him. There were toasts to the
victor ard vanquished, to America and
Great Britain to ladies' and gentlemen.
and all sorts Of things, and SO. with
Fluctuations all around. the cup series of
1899 ended with the best of good feeling.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21
scious. Then they made an effort to

scious. Then they made an effort to
enter the house.
The noise awakened a girl employed
as a domestic, who fastened to Mr.. Rays
room to give the alarm, but was unable
to arouse him. The robbers continued
their efforts to enter the room, when the
frightened girl cried out: Here they
are. Mr.. Ray; shoot through the shut
ters." The ruse worked and the robbers
were frightened away.
A few years ago an attempt was made
to rob this institution, The gang en-
tered the residence Of Mr.. Rice that time,
bound and gagged him and his wife and
took him to the bank and commanded
him to open the time lock safe. He
could not do this and the men burned
paper at his feet. but they had to give
up he job. Camden is four miles north
of Flora, where a bank was robbed OF
$3.50 0 a year ago.
h men who looted and robbed the
Reynolds bank last week still enjoy their
liberty. Pinkerton detectives are work
ing or the case.