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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
TESTS OF THE HUMAN VOICE.
over the Telephone Wire One Cannot
Always lie Certain of the Per-
son ut other End.

Many persons imagine that the hui
man voice is as easily recognizable as
the human countenance; thev think
that they could never be mistaken in
the voice of their friends. but in the
branch telephone exchange of big
business house the other day an ex-
pertinent proved that this was not ell
together true, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. One of the employees OF the
house took his place at the ex-
change. and. as various persons called
for various members he guessed who
was speaking Out of ten guesses six
were wrong. He erred in the c;sJe of
his own brothers voice, mistaking it
for that Of the proprietor. He was
sure that he had detected a fellow
clerk on account OF the pronunciation
of coffee-"cawfee" he believed
to be peculiar to this person, but the
event proved that there were others
in the building who also pronounced
coffee In that odd way. The girl at the
exchange said that she never at
tempted to tell people by their voices,
especially over ~le phone. when you
make mistake it is so embarrassing,
she murmured. "a roguish voice says:
DO you know 1t is?' You answer:
Yes. it's Harry Whereupon the dis
appointed reply comes: No, it is
Jack That makes you feel small"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
FARM ROOT CELLAR.
Valuable Information Regarding the
Most Modern and Hest system
of Construction.

A common and practical way Of
building root cellars is shown in the
illustration. This method of construc-
ton is commonly used in the great pota-
b-growing sections Of the country.
Excavate by means of scraper, and
then set up the retaining walls. The up
right pieces at the sides should be two
by four studding, placed not more
than four feet apart. The floor may be
plank. or may be simply of earth. II
no planks are used the studding
should have the lower end imbedded
in the earth to prevent 1t from slip
ping.
The siding may be Of inch boards.
and should be nailed to the studding
before they are raised into position.
The joists b o should be Of two by
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
ORDINANCE NO. I22.
Attest: FREEZE QUICK, Secretary.
Passed July 23rd, 1903.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
PRESIDENT OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF BLOoNsBURG TO CON-
TRACT WITH PROPERTY OWNERS FOR
THE PAVING OF SECOND STREET, BE-
TWEEN MARKET SQUARE AND CENTRE
STREETS
WHEREAS, the owners ofproperty fronting on
Second street from Market Square eastwardly
to Centre street have signifed their willingness
TO pay their proportionate share or one third OF
the cost OF paving said street with yitrihed
brick.
THEREFORE, be it ordained and enacted by
the Town Council OF the Town OF Bloomsbury
and It is hereby enacted by authority OF the
same:
Section THAT the President OF the Town
Council shall forthwith enter into written con-
tracts with the owners OF property fronting on
second street, from the eastern side OF Market
Square TO the eastern line OF Centre street for
the improvement OF so much OF said street as
shall adJCin their respective properties by paw
ing the same with yiirihed brick.
Section 2,-That said contracts shall be enter
ed into upon the basis OF the property owners
jointly paying for two thirds OF the expense OF
said improvement and the Town OF Bloomsbury
one third, less the proportonate share which
any Street Railway Company may be required
under existing ordinances TO pay.
section S.-That said written contracts shall
be submitted to the Town Council after they
shall have been executed and when approved
by said Council shall become binding upon the
parties thereto.
JOHN II, TOWNSEND,
President OF Council.
Attest: FREEZE QUICK, Secretary,
Passed July 23rd, 1908
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27

ed in the Town OF Bloomsbury, which are or
shall be owned by any corporation, firm or in.
dlyIdual. shall be designated by the names or
initials OF such owners, and each OF said poles
shall have distinctive number, together with
the name or initial Aforesaid, legibly marked
with oil paint upon the poles so designated, at
the expense Of said owner. 1t shall be the duty
OF every such owner or owners, on or before the
first day OF January next, and annually there
after, to make application IN the President OF
the Town Council for a license to maintain the
poles heretofore erected for the ensuing year.
specifying the poles so TO be maintained by
their designation, as provided for In this Sec
tion; and the President shall issue license 10
such applicant, which shall authorize the
maintenance OF the poles designated In such
application only for the period OF one year, to
be computed from the first day OF January OF
each and every year, and no longer and the
charge for the issuing Of such license shall be
the sum OF nifty cents for each and every pole
authorized TO be maintained thereby. to be paid
to the Town Treasurer for the use OF said
Town.
Section That any person, firm or corpora
tion failing to take out license, or refusing TO
pay the license fee required by this ordinance,
or who shall violate any OF the provisions here
a. shall be liable, in addition to the immediate
forfeiture OF his license, to pay penalty OF
5000, to be sued for and recovered In the
manner that debts for penalties for like omount
are by law sued for and recovered
Section s.-That this ordinance shall not
apply TO the poles OF any corporation exempt
under existing ordinances from taxation orany
poles used by the Town for the stringing OF the
wires OF the Fire Alarm.
JOHN r. TOWNSEND,
President OF Council
Attest: FRhEzE QUICK, Secretary.
Do Iinl,, I'd
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
ORDINANCE NO. I2I.

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING FENDERS
TO BE PLACED UPON ALL STREET CARS
OPERATED WITHIN THE TOWN OF
BLOOMSBUKG, AND FIXING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE SAME
Be 1t ordained and enacted by the Town
Council OF the Town OF Bloomsbury, and 1t Is
hereby enacted by authority of the same
Section THAT from and after the passage
OF this ordinance all street cars operated with
In the Town OF Bloomsbury shall have attached
thereto fender OF some recognized and approv-
ed style and manufacture.
sectiun 2-That any Corporation or Rail Road
Company owning or operating any street car In
violation OF section / OF this ordinance shall
be subject to penalty OF s25, for the first Of
tense and $50, for any subsequent violation
said penalty to be recovered before any Justice
OF the Peace as debts or like amount are now
by law recoverable.
JOHN r. TOWNSEND,
President OF Council.
Attest: FREEZE QUICK. Secretary
Passed July 23rd, 1903.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
ODD BOOK-SMUGGLING.
Forbidden work Sent from Paris In.
to Belgium without Any
Trouble.

Recently a book containing some
very uncomplimentary illusions to
King Leopold of Belgium was pub
lished in Paris, and as a result the
publishers were promptly notified that
no copies would be allowed to enter
Belgium. There were, however, sew
eral persons in Brussels and other
parts of Belgium who desired to read
the book, and in spite of the official
notice they managed to get copies of
It. The method which they used was
very simple,
The books were removed from the
original covers in Paris and placed
in other covers, bearing such titles as
"How to Grow Beet Root" Popular
Text Book on Horticulture" and THE
Farmers Every Day Book" In this
disguise they were shipped to the
frontier, and the officials, msied by
the innocent titles, never dreamed OF
confiscating them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
PETROLEUM IN BURMAH.
In Use There Long before the First
Well Was Driven In
Pennsylvania.

The use of petroleum seems new, but
It had been used in Asia for long time
before the first well was driven in
Pennsylvania. The following descrlp-
tion, published in 1929, Is from the ac-
count Of Crawford's embassy 10 Ava.
Petroleum wells supply the whole
Burmah empire with oil for lamps, and
also for smearing timber, to protect 1t
against insects, and particularly the
white ants. Its consumption for burn
Ing is stated to be universal, until its
price reaches that of sesamum oil, the
only other kind used for lamps.
The wells, which occupy space OF
about 10 square miles, vary In depth
from 200 to 250 feet; the shaft is square.
not more than four feet each side, and
is formed by sinking frame of wood.
The oil. on coming up, Is about the
temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
1t is thrown into large cistern, in the
bottom of which are small apertures
for the aqueous part to drain OFF. when
the oil is left for some time to thicken.
1t is then put into large earthen Jars.
placed in rude carts drawn by oxen,
and carried to the hanks of the river,
from whence it is sent by water-car-
riage to every part of the empire.
BY the number and burden of the
boats employed in this trade. and the
number of voyages they are supposed
to make in the course of year, the ex-
portation from the wells is estimated
to amount to 1865 900 Wis, Of 261s
pounds each.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27

there until his removal to Rhode Island.
He was editor Of grange paper pub
lished by the Michigan state grange
and later did grange editorial work on
the Michigan Farmer. He was mem
ber of the legislative committee of the
state grange In 1S93-95. He was chosen
to his present position as president Of
Rhode Island Agricultural college
early in the current year He Is an
able writer and instructor and an en-
thusiasdc grange worker.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27

Don't fool away your money on
investment companies. When a
man represents that his company
will pay you thirty or fifty per cent.
in 90 days or year on some bond
scheme, don't you believe him.
The country is full of fellows who
can make fortunes for other people
but never make a cent for them
selves. These concerns have 10
way Of making your dollars into
two dollars by series Of loans.
Some fellow is going to get left in
the deal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
ORDINANCE NO. Ia3.

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL TELE-
GRAPH, TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC LIGHT
AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY POLES TO BE
LICENSED, FIXING THE FEE THEREFOR
AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLA
TION:-
BE it ordained aud enacted by the Town
Council of the Town OF Bloomsbury, and 1t Is
hereby enacted by authority OF the same
Section That ali telegraph, telephone,
electric light and electric street railway poles,
of all descriptions now or hereafter TO be erect
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
West Nirginin waking Up.

An object-lesson road built under
the supervision Of the United States
department OF agriculture has been
completed at Morgantown, w. Va
This being the first work Of the kind
done in the state. its completion was
celebrated by the holding Of good
roads convention. There was good
attendance of representative citizens
from all parts Of the state addresses
were delivered by number of prom
inent men, and 1t is believed that sub
stantial progress toward general i'm
provement OF the highways has been
made. Perhaps the most significant
feature of the conventions work was
the unanimity and enthusiasm with
which It indorsed both national and
state aid.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
The work In pennsylvania.

In Pennsylvania over twenty new
oranges have been organized since Jan.
1, 1903. During August series of field
meetings and grange picnics will be
held in twenty-four counties. The next
annual state grange meeting Will be
held at Wllkesbarre, Pa, which Will
bring together thousand or more en-
thusiastic patrons.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue OF writ OF FL Fa. issued out OF the
Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia county and
TO me directed there will be exposed TO public
sale at the Court House Bloomsburg, county
and state aforesaid on
SAT URDAY, SEPT. 5th, 1908,
at two o'clock p. m. All that certain lot Of
ground situate in the town OF Bloomsbury, in
the county OF Columbia and State OF Pennsyl-
van!a bounded and described as follows TO wit:
Beginning at point in the west side OF Magee
Avenue, forty-twO feet north OF Sixth street,
IN said town and running thence westwardly
In line parallel with said Sixth street seventy
feet TO corner; thence northwardly in line
parallel with said Magee Avenue fourteen feet
to a corner; thence eastwardly in line parallel
with said Sixth street seventy feet to said
Magee Avenue, and thence southwardly along
the west side OF Magee Avenue fourteen feet to
the place OF beginning, whereon is erected a
TWO.STORY BRICK DWELL
ING HOUSE,
with necessary outbuildings.
Seized, taken In execution at the suit OF Mary
f. Pursei VS.. Arthur Lewis and Philip S. Hessel
partners trading as Hessel, Lewis & Co., and to
be sold as the property OF Hessel, Lewis & Co.
q. NJ. TUstIN, DANIEL KNoRR,
Atty. Sheriff
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
How to DO IL.

The American rifle team appears to
know thing or two about the proper
way to lift cup. remarks the Baltimore
Herald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27

The dairyman should remember that
gains are never so cheaply made as
with the young animal, and for this
reason they should be carried along as
fast as possible.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
President ButterHeld of Rhode Is
land.

The subject of this sketch, Kenyon l..
Butterfield Is the newly elected presi-
dent of the Rhode Island College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, at
Kingston, r. /. He Joined Capital
grange of Lansing, Mich, in 1892 and
had always retained his membership
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-08-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Bloomsbury, Pa, Aug. Il, 'U3.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
Wonderful Resources of the West.

IL you are looking for a home and
want TO visit the west you can do so
with very little expense as the Union
Pacific will sell one way colonist tickets
every day at the following rates from
Missouri river terminals: Until June
10th ,S25. 90 TO San Francisco, Los Angeles
and many other California points until
April Both. $1,000 10 Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Butte, Anaconda and Helena
s22. 90 Spokane and Wanatchee; $50 90
TO Portland, Tacoma, Seattle. and many
other Oregon and Washington points.
From Chicago and ST. Louis proportion.
ately low rates are in effect by lines con.
Meeting with the Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific has extended terri.
tory TO which round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets will be sold as follows
From Missouri river terminals 10 many
points in Kansas, Nebraska and Colo.
RADIO to many points in Wyoming, Utah,
Montana and Idaho; TO many points in
Oregon and Washington, one fare plus
81 90 for the round trip. Tickets on
sale March IL, April and 81. May 10
and 10, June 2 and 10, 1903. For full
information call on or address +. b.
Choate, q. A, 1876 Woodward ave.,
Detroit, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
HEARTILY ENDORSED.
Nothing Succeeds so Like Success.

Those who use DR.. \. w Chase s
Nerve Pills as a nerve and general
tonic as a rebuilder-as a medicine to
give renewed strength-energy and
vigor, never fail to sound their praise
TO others.
Mrs. H. Storey, of Wright St, Alma,
Mich says: Last spring | was feeling
poorly and needed a good general ton
ic, which / found in Dr. A. W Chase S
Nerve Pills ! got at Sharrar & Mulhol-
lands Drug Store. While | did not
use many of them, | felt that they
strengthened and toned me up, and |
have no hesitation in recommending
them"
DR.. A. w. Chases Nerve Pills are
sold at so cts. box at dealers, or DR..
A. w. Chase Medicine Co, Buffalo, n.
Y. See that portrait and signature of
A. W. Chase, NJ. D., are on every pack
age.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03

Mrs. Harry Squires, of Evanston, Ill. &,
was one of the arrivals of March "a.
Miss Grace V. Gilbert of Howell, is
spending a few days with her mother
at the sanitarium.
Mr.. J. II. Mint, came up from Grand
Rapids on Saturday to spend Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Mint.
Mrs. G. E. Henderson arrived from
Mason on the Goth for a visit at the
sanitarium with her mother, Mrs. Baxter,
of Detroit who has been here for few
weeks.
Mrs. G. f. A. Spencer, of Chicago,
visited her husband on Saturday and
Sunday, returning to Chicago Monday
evening.
Mr.. Irving Spaulding, from Spaulding,
ILL.,, came mp on Saturday to see his
wife, who has been at the sanitarium
for week or two
Mrs Sharp and daughter, of Chicago,
who have visited at the sanitarium a
number of times in the past, were among
the arrivals last Saturday and will re.
main for some time.
Progressive pedro furnished entertain.
ment for the guests last Saturday even
ing There were four tables and Mrs
Spencer was awarded the favor OF tn g
evening, q bouquet of carnations
Miss Olive Goodrich, of Chicago, &C
companied by a nurse, Miss Verderin
and her physician, DR.. II. N. Mac
Kachnie, arrived at the sanitarium Sat
urday evening for a stay of some weeks
The doctor and nurse remained ovei
Sunday returning Monday morning.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
IMPORTANT, IF TRUE.
Considerable Railroad Rumors Ahoat and
Much speculation ON the Result.

During the past few weeks there have
been several run.ors afoat in regard TO
proposed railroad projects, all of which
are quite interesting if not plausible.
Certain it is, however, that surveyors
have been to work and the Mt Pleasant,
Glare and Evart papers seem to be quite
confident that something Will result
from the work.
The following from the Evart Review
is more explicit as to the details of the
surveying.
from his visit 10 Lansing, informs us
that while in that city he interested HIM
self in gaining all information possible in
regards to the constitution of an electric
line TO Evart from the southeast, pro-
ject he has long pondered over. He sue
ceeded beyond his expectation in inter.
estiDg the Lansing, st Johns q st.
Louis Electric Railway manager in the
project, and they said that it was not
only probable that their line, which is
already constructed and operated be-
tween Lnasing and st. Johns. would be
constructed from st. Louis and Alma to
Mt. Pleasant, Evart and Cadillac. He
also was commissioned to look over the
country between Mt. Pleasant and Evart
and Evart and Cadillac, and to be ready
at some time in the early summer to
meet a committee at Mt. Pleasant and
conduct them over the most feasible
route between these points.
THE lines il constructed would con.
meet three Of the best towns in this por.
ton OF the state, and through we'll set.
tied farming country, which would as.
sure good business from the start. The
present unsatisfactory arrangements of
business with the Pere Marquette make
it more apparent that our people should
at once inform the Lansing parties that
their road would be heartily welcomed. !"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
ARCADIA FARMERS CLUB.

The March meeting of the Arcadia
Farmers Club was held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy. and was
very well attended Notwithstanding the
bad roads. As it was the annual meet.
ing for the election of officers, that was
made the regular order of business, with
the following result: President, Syl.
vester Peck; president, James
Wheaton; secretary, Mrs. Henry Full
Ter; corresponding secretary, Mrs. f.
Jennie Allis; treasurer, Mrs. John Fink
chorister. George Irish orgsnist, Mrs
Ray Wheaton. The next meeting will
be held with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
MUM the last Thursday in April.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
TOWNSHIP NOMINATIONS.
ARCADIA.


The Democrats of Arcadia have this
year put on bold front and come out
with ticket under the head Of the party
name instead of using the guise of
peoples" "union" or "citizens," and
The Record can conscientiously com
pliment them on their nominees. The
following is the ticket;
Supervisor, Geo. Irish clerk, A. j.
Hall treasurer, Decator Coleman :;
commissioner of roads, Avlin Church
school inspector, w. A. Bahlke justice
of the peace (full term). John I. Swi
CART; justice of The peace 20 fill va
cancy), Theron Knapp; justice of the
peace TO fill vacancy Frank Frisbie /.
member of board of review, VIM.
Fitzgerald: constables, Samuel Wilcox,
n. j. Mccullough, n. f. McOlinton
and w. w. Oaple.
PINE RIVER.
The Republicans of Pine River town.
ship have placed in nomination the
following ticket:
Supervisor, Andrew M. Martin; clerk
+. w Gibson; treasurer, Charles Coon /;
justice of the peace, H. j. White high
way commissioner, y, +. Atwater
school inspector, Silas Moody; member
board of review, l.. III. Mapes con
stables, Frank NJ. Frear, Edward Creech.
Henry Sandal Township committee,
Gage Wood, Frank Frear aud Corles
Atwater.
The Peoples party have placed in
nomination the following ticket;
supervisor, Cords Smith clerk, NJ.
l.. Perigo; treasurer VIM. Wander beck
highway commissioner, Mitchell Pack.
er; justice of the peace, / H. Church
school inspector, John Sullivan; member
board OF review, l. w. Humphrey
constables, Elisha Church, Arnold Wall,
ollie Pembroke and William Vankirk.
Township committee, Cords Smith, NJ
l.. Perigo and VIM. Vanderbeck.
ST. LOUIS
Republican nominees Geo. S. AL
drich, mayor; Frank Davidson, clerk
w. Il Yost, treasurer Newell Smith
justice; the four supervisors, l. b Rum
sey, Otto Mey, M. A. Stevens, and X
E. Hughes.
Citizens e.. II Crandall, nayor;F. A
Newgreen. clerk; g. A. Troop, treas
urer; @. p. Faunce, justice; the four
supervisors, 8. Ostrander, ST., DIR. Duff
j. Marks and n. Il. Gary.
The question of abolishing the board
of public works is to be submitted tC
the voters.
THE SUMNER TICKET.
The Repu of Sumner township
have placed in nomination the following
excellent ticket: Supervisor, K A. Pot.
ter; clerk, g. A. Button; treasurer, g.
o. sly; highway commissioner. Burton
|. Gee; justice of the Ieace, Thos. Lang
school inspector, Harlan Woodland
member Of board OF review, Geo. Rocka.
fellow; constables, John Slater, Lev
Pritchard, John Ferris, Thos. Morton.
The opposition have put up Peoples
Union ticket, with the following nomi
nations: Supervisor, w. L.. Hutchinson
clerk. Henry A. Glow treasurer, Frank
r. Clapper; highway commissioner, A.
u. Morris; justice Of the peace, Clayton
Roosa; school inspector, Abram West
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
Every Mother Knows

how hard it is to keep the children
covered up at night. They will kick
the quilts off and take cold. DO not
give them medicines containing opium.
Aliens Lung Balsam, free from mar.
cotic drugs, is never more useful than
when it rids the children Of cold and
saves the mothers anxiety. 1t makes
a friend of everyone who uses it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
DedIcntIon Ceremnnies. wnrld.. r.ir

Dedication Ceremonies, Worlds Pair.
On account Of the dedication cere-
monies Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
81. Louis, Mo-, the Wabash Railroad
will sell round trip tickets to this point
for one fare. Tickets sold April 20 TO
May 1, 1908, good TO return not later
than May 4, 1908. For further informa-
ton write,
II. A. PALMER, A. @. p. A.,
81 Adams &c., Chicago
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03

NOTES.

To he recipients OF this paper who have not
regularly subscribed therefor wish to
announce that the Sanitarium Company have
decided TO send the paper gratis for time to
all former guests at the saI itarium.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03

member of board of review, Edgar Fol
lick; constables, Homer Griffin, Eugene
Walker, Adam Ruehle, Fred j. Graham.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-04-03
EXCURSIONS
VIA THB
PERE MARQUETTE

LOW RATER WEST.
The Pere Marquette Railroad Com
pany will sell during March and Apri
tickets to the west at very low rat e. and
round trip home seekers tickets first anc
third Tuesdays
Quick time and lowest rates. Gall or
or write for particulars 20,
w. @. BRrTToN,
ID. p. A, Saginaw. Mich