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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
Cost Of Production.
Coal Is Mined Cheaper In America Than
Other Countries.

The recent strike has rendered the
subject of coal production of even
more interest than it was before, and
an article in the Eaeiaeeri1g
Magazine for November, by f.
Seaton Snowden; puts the matter
in an interesting way. Notwithstand-
ing the higher wages paid in this
country, it is maintained that coal is
produced cheaper in the United States
than in any other country. The average
cost per ton of coal at the pit-head
in the Uuited States was estimated,
in 1896, as 4soi, as compared with
IS ro4 in the United Kingdom, 6s I 1
in Germany, rs I'd IN Belgium, IS Sd
IN France, SIS Cd in New South Wales,
los In New Zealand and a fraction
over S in Japan. Therefore, the
question Of profit IN marketing our
coal in Europe depends on the cost OF
transportation and that again turns on
the carrying capacity of steamers and
their operating expenses. 1t is shown
that in proportion to cargo carried a
1000 ton coal steamer is less than
half as expensive as 1000 ton
steamer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
Carrying Off a Dam.

The dam across the Susquehanna
river at COLUMBIA, which was damned
during the ice freshets of the past two
winters, is being carried away piece,
meal and will soon be so badly
wrecked that repairs will be out of the
question. The heavy oak timber
sheeting on the top of the structure is
nearly all gone, and the iron bolts
used in holding the frames together
have been carried of by the thousand
for scrap iron. Great sections of the
squared timber forming the frame OF
the dam have also been taken. Prob
ably $4,000 would be required to
repair the wrecked structure.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
A Girl Masquerading as a Tramp.

The identity of the young girl who
has been masquerading in indianapolis
and Chicago as tramp detective
with the intention of writing book,
has been established through ex-
Mayor Eby, of Harrisburg. Mr.. Eby
learned that her name was Susan
Shelly, and that she is a daughter OF
John Shelly, of York Springs, York
county, a retired farmer. She is II
years old. Last October she started
on her trip and has had all sorts OF
adventures, one of which resulted in
her arrest on charge of attempting
to hold up an express messenger or
The Pan Handle road near Richmond
Ind.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
Strike Reduc ID Goal Profits.

The anthracite strike, which was
brought to a closeJust before election,
will probably have cost the railroad
and coal companies not less than
$40, 900 IN gross earnings, and
will actually nave cost them in the
neighborhood of $5,ooo,ooo. The
losses OF the roads IN October alone,
reports for which are just issued, ac-
cording to the Financial Chronicle, of
New York, aggrega'e ed S6,Sta,33S.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
A Corner in Eggs Now.

The Times -HeraM, of Chicago,
says: ga corner has been made on
eggs. The price is now I0 cents a
dozen, and how high it will go no one
but the men who are engineering the
deal can tell The men, Armour,
Swift and other packers and dealers,
who control the corner, have already
made about $500, 900, and their prof
its have only begun. The deal is OF
such proportions that it makes the
Phillips corner on corn seem insignf'
can't"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
HnpDy illustration.

"What is an auecdote, Johnny?'
asked the teacher.
~ short, funny tale answered the
little fellow.
That's right" said the teacher
Nov, Johnny, you may write a SEN
tence on the blackboard containing
the word"
Johnny hesitated a moment, and
then wrote this:
"A rabbit has four legs and one an
tcdote. e."-Tit-Bit
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
The Obedient HOusemaid.

"If anybody should call this after
noon, Mary, say that l am not well,
said a mistress to her newly-engaged
servant. I'm afraid l ate little toe
much of that rich pudding for lunch
and it, or something else, has brought
on severe headache. l am going tc
lie down."
A few moments later the mistress
from her room near the head of the
stairs, heard Mary say to two aristo
cratic ladies who called for the first
time:
"Ycs'm. Mrs. Browne is at home, but
she ate so much pudding for lunch she
had to go to bed."-Tit-Bits
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
A Woman Swlndler

A young smoo,h-talking woman OF
pleasing appearance is making a sue
cessful swindling tour of the State.
Her scheme is to learn to do fancy
work. After obtaining the entrance fee,
which is three or FIVE dollars, she ex-
plains that instructors will follow in a
day or two to give the lessons and
provide the material. The swlndlei
then disappears and the instructors
never appear.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
RELIEF IN SIX HouRs. Distressing kid.

RELIEF IN SIX HOURS. -Dlstresslng KID.
ney and bladder diseases relieved in six
h, urs by "New Great South American Kid.
nev Cure" 1t is great surprise on account
Of It's exceeding promplness N relieving pain
in ladder, kidneys and back, in male or fe-
malL. Relieves retention ui water almost
Immediately. II you want quca relief and
cure this is the remedy. o,d b. Z. a.
Klein, druggist, Iz3 W. Main ST, Blooms
burg, Pa. d 20 Iy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

"The dog is one of the most intelligent
OF animals" remarked Willie Wishing.
ton.
$50 I've heard" answered Miss Cay
enne.
"And he is the most loyal admirer u
man can have"
"Yes. l never could quite reconcile
those two assertions. Washington
Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

Mr.. Cobble-I'll bet that can tell
with absolute certainty just what the
weather will be for the next "a
hours.
Miss Stone-I'd like to bet you five
dollars you can't. Now go ahead and
tell
Mr.. Cobble-Not so fast. Meet me
on this spot tomorrow at this hour
Judge
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
Watch For These Frauds.

A gang OF picture agents, who
feeced about two hundred people at
Williamsport, are said to be working
toward the coal region, and it may be
we'll tor our people to keep lookout
for them. Their scheme is the same
old shelf-worn one, take orders to en-
large photographs and collecting a
small sum IN advance and then sud
denly leave.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
Will Prospect for Oil.

The recent discovery of oil and gas
as near as WiIiamsport has revived
interest among Huntington Valley
landowners. Oil fever has taken a
pretty good hold about Register and
Cambria and the formation of a pro-
specting company to bore for lie"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED


With local applications, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease,
Catarrh is blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure 1t you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
a aquack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect com
bination of the two ingredient is
what produces such wonderful results
In curing catarrh. Send for testlmo'
mails, free. F. J. Cheney ~ Co., To
ledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

and it worked like magic. 1 feel that
your medicine has been of inestimable
benefit to me. Miss ADELE WILLIAM
SON, 1876 N. Boulevard, Atlanta, Ga.
Thin, Sallow and Nervous
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM IL was thin,
sallow and nervous. / had not had
my menses for over year and half'
Doctored with several physicians in
town and one specialist, but did not
get any better. | finally decided TO
try your medicine, and wrote TO you.
After / had taken three bottles OF
Lydia e. PinlSham's, Vegetable Com
pound and three of Blood Purifier, my
menses returned, and L feel as well
and strong as ! ever did, and am gain
ing flesh. Miss LENA GAINES, VisaIla'
Tulare Co., Cal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

Lady Ito applicant for place)-Mrs.
Flighty doesn't give you very good
character; in fact, she says you lis
ten at keyholes. Well, I'm willing to
overlook that, and engage you on one
condition.
Applicant-What is that, m?
Lady-That you tell me every single
Ally Sloper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

In the battle OF life indolent am
liability often passes for patience and
achieves accordingly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
PHILADELPHIA & READING
RAILROAD.

M INIhD-
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY,
For New York, PM ladelpnia, Reading Potts
Vile, Tamaqua, weekday 10 II 30 a. M
For Williansport, weekdays, 7.2O a. M, 1886 p
For Danville and Milton, weekdays, ,7.sO a. m.
Gs For Catawissa weekdays 7.2O s.ss. li.ao a. M,
For Rupert weekdays7,s 20, sss l,sOa. M, 1890,
''IS For pB Baltimore, limo Washington and the West via
B. q o. r. r., through trains leave Reading Ter
minal. Philadelphia, SEQ, 1855, l1.e6a. M, 40
7.2I, p. m. SUNDAYS $50. 100 ll.26 a. M;
Chestnut street station, weekdays l.sb, b.Sl
TRAINS FOR BLooMsbURG'
Leave New York via Philadelphia 73O a,
M, and via Easton s.l0a. m.
Leave Philadelphia lo.ala n.
Leave Reading l2 IS p. IN.
Leave Pott sville 1880 p. m.
Leave Tamaqua 40 p, M,
Leave Wiillamsport weekdays 10, ,l3 n, 542 p
Leave Catawiss a weekdays, 100, ,s.209.lOa, m
Leave Rupert, weekdays, 7Os, s,2S, 9ls il.ao
'' '''' ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
In effect oct. Is, 1900.
Leave Philadelphia Chestnut Street wharf
For ATLANTIC CITY-weekdays. Express,
| 800 a. M, 2O0, 400, 800, 7L5 p. m. Accommo-
dation, 500 q, m, S,so P: m, sundays-E%o sundays So
Leave ATLANTIC CITY, Weekdays Express,
| 7.35. 900, l015 a. m, 2 so, b3op p, m. Accommo-
| dation, s 05 a. M, 4 05 p. m, Sundays-Express,
-isO, 7SO p. m, Accommodation, 7'l5 a. m,
, 405 p, n.
! paTlor cars on ali express trains.
For CAPE MAY-Weekdays-9.l5 a. M, il5,
! 500 D. m. Sundays-9lb a. m,
For OCEAN ClTY-Weekdays- a. m, 4.lo
! d. m. Sundays-9,15 n, m,
For SEA ISLE Clrf-Weekdays-s'lo a. H.
! h0lp m - -
| NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS.
! Leaves NEW YORK liberty Streep $40 p, IN,
| Leaves ATLANTIC CITY, $50 m,
Detailed time tables at ticket offices.
| w. G.. BESLER, EDISON j.. WEEKS,
Genl Supt, Genl Pass. Agt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

Nightingale Lives on Drones.
\ French naturalist asserts that
nightingaies devour the drones of a
beehive, and never attack the workers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

Nevada is the most sparsely settle d
region within the United States. ..
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

A soft answer may turn away
wrath, but sometimes it comes hard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13

heeps the mouse warm.
Shc-Does your wife ever boil with
gas?
Ie-No; she generally boils with
rage.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-12-13
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
LACKAWANNA RAILROAD.
BLOOMSBURY DIVISION.

In effect June 10, 1900,
STATIONS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
AMID FLOWERS
Ind Friends the Remains of Victor
 B. Fay We're Laid at Rest.

The funeral of the late Victor B. Fay, the young foresty student, who died at the Trulock Hotel on last Monday morning, after very brief illness of typhoid fever, oc- cured from the undertaking par Iors of R. H. McFadden this Wednesday, morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. John L. Caldwell, pastor of the First. Presbyterian church, most impressively conducted the service, aud paid 8 glowing tribute to the young man, who, while away from home, mother, father.and friends, in an endeaYor to fight .ife's battles alone, received such sudden call to the great beyond. Dr. Caldwell s words of symp pathy touched the hearts of all who followed the re- mans to their resting place.
 Though many miles away from home. Victor B. Fay was laid to rest amid wreaths of flowers and in the presence of many mourners, a majority of whom had only known him few days.
 The pallbearers were: Messrs. Henry LeBosquet, Alex Dryburgh, J. H. McMillian, A. ". Mills, W. T. Radford and Meyer Solmson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
WILLOWS ONE PARK AFlRE.

HELENA, MoNT., Aug. 7.-The big fire that ia raging in Yellowstone N ational Park is being fought by every soldier Tn the park and all the men engaged in road work. Deputy United States Marshal Jackson, who has returned from there and who reported the fire said that when he left it was reported that the fire had extended for distance of tell miles and was still spreading. Men who have been in the park for years say it is the worst they have ever seen. Deer and elk have been driven out of the fire area by the flames. Buildings in the upper geyser basin are in danger. In the dense timber region everything is unusually dry and winds are carrying the flames with great rapldity. h Marshal Jackson's opini on 1t will be impos- sihle for the force engaged to make any headway against the fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08

the recent rains completely inun dating low fields; uplands throwing of bols and worms doing much damage. About one-fourth of a crop of corn is all we can expect.
 Lacy, Drew county-J H. Daniel Farmers have quit working their cotton to save fodder. Corn gen. erally in the grass aud beginning to suffer for rain.
 Grady, Lincoln eounty-Jas. H.. Hawley- Farm work about com pleted and crops generally laid by. Corn is good on an average. Cot ton is looking well and prospects favorable for a good crop when it has been worked out. A good ram would benefit late corn and pota- toes.
 Brinkley, Monroe county-Wm. Hooker-Cotton and corn are doing very well. but would be beneftted by good rain, which is badly need- ed
 Pine Bluff. Jefferson county-J. M. Hudson-Rains have pot been general; some parts of the county being flooded. while other portions are too dry. Cotton crop will be the shortest in years. Corn is fair and enough will be raised to supply home consumption. Second crop potatoes and turnips being plal. ted. Hay fine aud more than usual vill be saved. Fruit abundant, but peaches are poor a4d apples only fair; pears ine
 England, Lonoke eounty-G. W, Morris-Most of the cotton laid by, too much rain for cotton "a the low lands. Cotton has commenced to open in some sections. Corn doing well.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
A FINE LIST.

As announced in the Graphic a few days ago, the Institute enter tainment committee is determii ed to give our people a rare program of entertainment during the coming season. The attractions they have already booked are:
 Royal Ty rolean Concert Troupe.
 Whitney Mockridee Grand Con- cert Co.
 Semple Quartette Concert Go.
 The Eldridge Concert Co.
 Katherine Ridgeway Concert Co.
 Dr. Emil c. Hirseh. (Surel
 Col. Geo. ". Bain.
 Dr. Samuel Phelps Leland.
 Mrs. Bertha Kunz Baker.
 All of the above named attrac- tions were booked by Mir. G. Lincoln Bennett, general representative of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau, of Bos- ton and Chicago, during his recent visit here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08

being 172 505, the per capita will be about 90 cents. This is the largest percen tage in many years, it being 75 cents year ago, and only 50 in February. The February appor- tionment was not made on account of the small amount on hand.
 Pulaski county gets $19, 878.75 on 8 school population of 20,925. Jet- ferson county is next, with s14, 11s; Washington, $12.875; Sebastian, $l2,198 and Benton, $11, 225. The others are less than s1O, 900. Perry county gets only 2,251, having the smallest school population of any county in the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
PICNIC AND BARBECUE.

Messrs. A. Kaufn an and Jesse R. Core, of Plum Bayou, are visitors in
 the city today. On the 18th of this month the people If Plum Bayou will give grand picnic and barbe- cue at MT. Cores place. Mueh money and lots of eatables have already been donated to make the affair one of the most successful ever given in
 this county. The steamer Old Rip has been chartered by the society people of this city, who will spend
 the day at Plum Bayou. The band
 will accompany them and dancing on a barge while en route to and from Plum Rayou. will be a great feature. Great prenarations are already being made or the big l6sh.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
A Mother Tells How She saved Her
 Little Daughters Life.

Mother Tells How She saved Her
 Little Daughters Life,
 am the mother of eight children and have had great deal of experi- ence with medicines. Last summer my little daughter had the dysentery in it's worst form. We thought she wodld die. I tried everything l could think of, but nothing seemed to do her any good. l saw by an advertisement in our Dsper that Chamberlain Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was highly rec commended and sent and got bottle ct once. It proved to be one of the very best medicines we ever had in the house. It saved my little daugh- ter's life. I am anxious for every mother to know what an excellent medicine it IS. Had I known it at first it would have saved me great deal of anxiety ana my little daogh- ter much suffering. Yours truly, MRS. GEO. F, BuRDIcK. Liberty. R. I. For sale by ". l.. Dewoody < Co.,, Druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
BUDWElSER TEAM SUFFER- ED DEFEAT AT HANDS
 OF HOME BOYS.
THE SCORE WAS 4 TO }.
Game Was Close But Slow and Minus Its Sensational
 Plays.

The game of baseball played at Jones Park Tuesday afternoon be- tween the Budweiser and Cotton Belt teams was tame yet interest ipg and closely con tested affair.
 There was very small attend ance, that is, considering the many baseball enthusiasts in this, city. Those who attended, however, were well pleased with what they got for their money and are doubtless aware of the fact that there are 'sothers' besides the players who constitute the Bud eiser aggrega- tion, and they didn't have to do any specially hard ball tossing to defeat their opponents, either.
 To begin with, the score al the end of tbe ninth inning was 4 to 3 in the Cotton Belts favor. Iu the box for the Cotton Belts was stranger (to our people, named Janssen. He was hit freely by the Buddies, but the real trouble seem ed to be in the fact that the .Budse were unable to make the ball go far enough to do them any good. It wasn't the fault Of the hatters, for the ''Buddies" never fail to hit the 1 ball hard and often. Hunte caught Jansen. The latter struck out four men.
 Hodge, "the old reliable" failed to be reliable yesterday, for the smallest man il the Cotton Belt team smashed the ball at will. Hodge can pitch when he wants to, that cannot be denied, but Tuesday he seemed to have dont-care way about him and the Cotton Belt boys took advantage of his tired feel : ing Hodge IS credited with seven 1 strike outs. GenevaY was behind the bat and like Hunter played an errorless game.
 Campbell, who recently had a friendly fall out with the "Buddies" and quit them, was on the initial bag fol the c. B's. He did some clever playing and in one inning had the opposing side returned to the field through his own quick work between first ard second and on the bag. Carter Murphys $ double play, Franklin's running and falling" catch in left were sen- sational features. Forzo Brewster
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08

pulled. Both were taken in by Off cer Bloom and will appear before
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
95 PER GENT.
Largest Per Capita Tax for School
 Children for Many Years.

The apportionment of the state school fund among the seventy five counties in the state is now being made by the department of public instruction, and will be completed tomorrow, says the Gazette. The total amount to be apportioned is $450. 420.77, and the humber of children of school age in the state
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-08
THE STREET RAILWAY EN' TERPRiSE GETS A SET
 BACK BY SUDDEN
DEATH OF A CAPITALIST
MT. Keyser Will Push the Enter prise Through, However
 Wrote a Letter.

Has Pine Bluff been hoodoofd?
 Another obstacle has presen ted itself before and checked the pro. gress being made in the electric street railway and light plant en- terprise.
 Mir. F. J. Peter, who with his wife, has heen at the prulock Hotel in this city for the past several weeks, Tuesday received a letter from his brother-in law, Mr. Key ser, the street railway promoter, which is self explanatory and reads as follows:
 Dear Frank As you will see am in Cleveland, Ohio, and have been for week. l came here to faat as finance, our Pine Bluff en- terprise and had it about completed when ny dear, dear friend, Mir. Baldwin, was killed. He fell through an elevator and died inside Of two hours. 1 never was so thun der struck in my life and am almost frantic with grief. He was so dear to me, always took my enterprises and put them through. You have often heard Macy aud l speak of him. send you chrping from the paper here and wish that you would see MT. J. M. Taylor and Mr. H. F. Westorook and have them see the mayor and committee and tell them tte situation uutil can get home ana see others. Mr. Baldwin and l expected To arrlve in Pine Bluff CD Sunday or Monday of next week 10 close up lhe deal l may De able to swing 1t here yet, but l cannot do iJ before August II (uhe date on which the b year lght contract will be leD. Use wire ani 6nd Me. TaJ Tor. Mir. Westbrook will help you. l know l have ever ything in fine shape except to rnderwrite the bonds, which was practically done. Frank, know Of no time ia ny life Of so much grief. 1 am almost sick. Do the pest you can, and say to ny friends to as sist me in what they can.
 The marked copy of the Cleveland paper, containing the sad death of MT. W. w. Baldwin, accompanied the letter. Mr. Baldwin was sec- retary and treasurer of the Coop erative Stove Company of that city, and was considered one of Cleve. lands wealthiest, most prominent and highly esteemed eitizees. His name appears on list of Cleveland capitalists.
 We regret very much that anoth. CT obstacle has appeared in the way of the electric railway enterprise. and hope that Mir Keyser will meet with success in the end. There is DO doubt but that be means nusi- ness aud is determined to carry the enterprise through.