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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
GOLD AND SILVER OUTPUT.
Total Output of Silver Was Little More
Than Eighty Millions.
The Output Of Silver Was Fifty. Seven Million
Ounces Valued at Thiriy.Three
Million Dollars.

The estimates of gold and silver
production in 1904, just issued by
the Director of the Mint, show that
the United States is more than
holding its own i'll the production
OF the precious metals. Our gold
output last year was valued at $50, =
723, 200, gain over 1908 of ST.
I3L5oo. Silver production increas-
ed in amount from 54, 800, 600 to
57,786, 100 ounces, and i'll CONNER
cial value from S29, ,322 600 to S33,-
5I5,o38. The closing of the mints
to silver has not, in fact, materially
checked the actual mining of that
metal. The silver total for 1904 is
greater than that for any other
year since 1896, and falls only g.
ooo. 900 ounces below the high
record output of 1899. In COM
mercial value there has been, of
course, sharp decline. The silver
mined last year, worth S33,5I5o38,
would have brought about $50, 900, e
900 III 1890 or 1891. Production
continues active chiefly because the
metal is handled as by-product,
three fourths Of last years output
being smelted out OF lead and cop.
per ores. Montana. Colorado and
Utah are the chief silver states.
Montana yielding I4,6oS, 100
ounces. Colorado I4,33I, 600 and
Utah f2,4S4 500 in all a little
more than twothrds of the total
product. In gold mining Colorado
leads, her gold product having
three times the value of her silver
product. Colorado's yield was val
ued at S24,395, 500. California
came second with SG9, 100, 600, a
gain compared with 1903 of more
than $4,000, 900. This is the largest
gold yield the state has had since
the COS, and the increase is attri-
buted to dredge operations, which
are expected to yield s., 900, ooo a
year for some thirty years to come.
Alaska was the third largest gold
producer, with 50, 3o4, 200. Next
in order came South Dakota, Mon
tana, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
The yield for 1904 makes a new
record, exceeding that Of the best
previous year-Ieo2-by narrow
margin. Compared with a decade
ago, our gold product has more
than doubled in value. The United
States is therefore doing its share
and more than its share-in re-
plenishing and widening the stock
out of which the nations of the
world now coin their money of
absolute redemption
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF writ Of Lev Facias issued out
OF the court OF Common Pleas OF Columbi.
County, and 10 me directed there will be ex-
posed TO public sale at the Court House In
Bloomsbury, Pa, on
SATURDAY, OCT. 21st, 1905,
at o'clock p. m.
All that certain piece, or parcel of land situ-
ate on the southwadly side OF Cemetery street
in the Borough OF Berwick, Columbia County,
Pa, bounded and described as follows to wit:
Beginning at polLt on the southwardly side
or said Cemetery street seventy one and one
half feet distant from Mulbury street; thence
eastwardly along Cemetery street a distance OF
hfty-two feet to sixteen foot alley; thence
southwardy along the same a distance OF fifty
feet to lot number forty-seven thence west
wardly along same distance OF hfty-two feet
TO corner; thence northwardly and parallel
with Mulbury street distance of lrty feet to
Cemetery street the place OF beginning con-
tanning two thousand six hundred square feet
or land, whereon is erected
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
The Local Paper.

A few years ago when David
Davis, the la'e distinguished United
States Senator from Illinois, was
called on for an expression as to
the value of the home newspaper,
he delivered the following tribute:
Every year every local paper
gives from 500 to 5000 free lines
for the benefit of the community in
which it is located. No other agency
can or will do this. The publisher
in proportion to his means does
more for the town than any other
man. He ought to be supported
not because you happen to like him
or admire his writing, but because
a local newspaper IS the best invest
ment community can make. 1t
may not be crowded with great
thought but financially it is more
benefit than can easily be computed.
Today editors do more for less than
any men on earth. Patronize
your home paper, not as charity,
but as an Investment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
Will Be 40 Extension.

Superintendent Mountney, of the
Lewisburg, Milton and Watson
town Passenger Railway company,
who has spent the greater portion
of the past year in trying to secure
the right Of way for the extension
of the trolley line from East Lewis
burg to Northumberland, and the
passage Of an ordinance granting
them the right of way through the
streets of Northumberland, to the
bridge, took the ordinance e
passed by the Northumberland
Council to New York with him and
submitted it to the officers of the
company. The attitude of num-
Der of property owners along the
proposed line was also discussed.
The officers decided that it would
rot be eXpedient to pursue the en-
terprise further, and passed reso-
luton to abandon the proposed ex-
tension altogether.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
Mitchell Expects No Strike,
Miners President Says Everything Will
work Out Rdmohiously.

John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
regarding the probability OF a strike
next spilng, recently said:
"As far as | can Judge, after be-
ing in the anthracite field for some
time, everything will work out har-
moniously in the end. I can see
no reason why there should be a
general coal strike next spring.
Il have been on a most success
ful organizing tour through the two
great anthracite coal fields. In
three months, as a result of this
tour, we have added more thln so.
900 anthracite coal miners to our
organization"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
LIVING Up 10 AN IDEAL
Rockefeller Tells of the Book
that Shaped His Life
THE WORK OF LAWRENCE
by Following His Precepts the Oil
King Amused Fortunc-Simi-
larity of Cnrccrs--Both were OBJ
servant Lads - Both Regarded
Property rs a Trust.

remember one of the things my
employers did for me in my boy
hood. They directed my attention to
the career OF Amos A. Lawrence, and
Il made a deep and lasting impress
sion upon me. Many of you may
have read the biography of that sue
eessful Boston merchant who was
such a useful man, who made such
admirable use of his money. As a
young man just starting, probably
no other single thing played such an
important part in shaping my life
John u. Rockefeller.
Amos Adams Lawrence was born
in Groton in 1914, twenty-five years
prior to the advent of John ID. Rookie
teller near Richford, Tioga County,
n. Y. When the latter embarked in
business shortly prior to the Civil
War, the former was famous over
the country for his success and be-
neyOlence. He It was who provided
financial sinews for Capt John
Brown OF Kansas-Harper's Ferry
note. and II was after him that the
the capital OF Kansas was named
Lawrence.
Among the many points of SINH
larty between Rockefeller and his
admitted model it may be noted that
both were ambitious lads, and
both formed an early desire to be-
come wealthy. Both were regular
Sunday school attendants, and both
taught school in their early man
hood and later. Both regarded
property as a trust, and both were
powerful agents in the promotion of
higher education.
Upon entering Harvard in 1881,
Amos Lawrence opened the diary of
his college life with a text to the eff
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19

For the benefit Of our readers who
have trees infested with the San
Jose or any of the scale insects, we
publish the Lime Sulphur Salt
California mixture) as given by
Prof H. A. Surface, M. S., Econo,
mic Zoologist, Harrisburg, Pa.
Sulphur either flour or howers)
seventeen pounds; quick lime or
fresh lime, twenty-five pounds; salt,
ten pounds; water, fifty gallons.
Slake the lime finely, add sulphur
and salt while Stacking; cover with
water and boil briskly tor at least
three-quarters of an hour; add water
to make fifty gallons and apply as
a wash or spray while warm. This
wash is both an insecticide and
fungicide, but should be used only
on dormant trees. as it has a tend
ency to burn the foliage, but it will
not harm any kind of tree and
cannot be applied too freely. This
is the cheapest good remedy FOR
scale insects, peach leaf curl, etc.
Larger or smaller quantities may be
made but the proportions should
not be varied.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19

Tradition has it that Napoleon en-.
couraged his soldiers before the battle
of the pyramids with the picturesque
phrase, Forty centuries look down
upon you" and yet the span of single
sequoia about equals that to the Bibli-
cal chronoloCies of Napoleon seemed
the lint of time Many of those still
vigorous and growing trees sprouted
about the time that Christ was born
at Bethlehem in Judea. Most of those
still standing had commenced to grow
at least before the fall of Rome. We
can count the annual layers in the
wood of those which have been cut
down, and calculate with considerable
accuracy their age and varying rapid
ity of growth
For example, in our oak or chestnut
the spring wood consists largely OF
pitted ducts of large size, which are
prominent and in marked contrast
with the much smaller-celled and more
solid additions formed by the slower
growth later in the season. In cone
bearing trees like the sequoia the diff
ferences are almost entirely OF size
the transition being abrupt from the
very fine wood cells formed at the close
of the season to the much larger cells
of the vigorous vernal growth, It fol.
lows that under certain conditions a
tree might add more than one ring in
a year, but for our purpose, and gener-
ally speaking, 1t is proper to designate
these rings as annual. Year after year
the sequoias have been adding layer
after layer to their girth In ever-wid.
ening circles. The thousands Of tons
of bark shed by each tree during its
long career, the tens and hundreds OF
thousands Of tons Of sap that have
coursed through their venerable trunks
and the innumerable progency Of o
single tree In the older, more propi.
tious days-a contemplation Of these
facts assist us in realizing the true pro-
portions Of these forest monarchs.-
Popular Science Monthly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19

feet that a man might be honest, ac-
tive, brave, moral, and religious, and
still never be a scholar. Graduated
four years later, he migrated to Bos-
ton, and formed a partnership with
Robert NJ. Mason, his brother-in-law
as general commission merchants
whose specially was cotton goods. He
had accumulated perhaps the great
est fortune in New England when he
died, in 1886.
So similar are they in many re-
spects that the occasional homilies
which the Standard Oil capitalist de-
hvers at his own Sabbath school in
Cleveland, or at that of his son in
this city, might be verbatim extracts
from the diary of the Boston mer-
ehant-philanthropist
Amos A. Lawrence wrote:
My advantages for becoming rich
are great; If | have mercantile tact
enough to carry on the immense
though safe machine which my
father and uncle have put in opera
uon 1t will turn out gold for me as
last | could wish and to be rich
would be my delight.
"A good man will willingly endure
the labor of taking care of his prop
erty for the sake of others whom he
can so much benefit by it, but his
thoughts and fears will not be per-
petually on the alert that he may not
lose dollar and may not make all
ne can. III one can be rich and yet
Tor his private ease will not be, he is
almost as loving of himself as he
who heaps up only TO count his dol
fars, and refuses the demands of
charity
Compare the foregoing with a re-
cent statement of the great oil mer-
chant.
Il always had a little money.
know that some people, especially
some young men, find it very difficult
10 Keep little money in their pock-
etbook. / learned early to save
money, and, as we have way of
saying, 1t did not burn a hole In my
pocket.
Before long / learned that I
could get as much interest for $50,
loaned at 7 per cent.-the legal rate
In New York State at that time--as
l could earn by digging potatoes for
ten days. The impression was gain
Ing ground with me that 1t was a
good thing to let the money be my
slave and not make myself slave of
money"
Just to what extent he of Stan
dard OIL has been Influenced in his
life by the philosophy and expert
ence OF Amos Lawrence is more or
less conjectural, but in his frugal
public--or rather semi-public-ut-
terances there is marked similar
iy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
Ions of silver In a Monument.

What probably is the costliest mon
ument erected to the dead in recent
times is placed above the grave Of Mrs.
Margarita Alvarado, wife of Pedro Al
varado, the peon mining king of Mex
leo, The monument is of Italian mar
BILE and solid gold.
Two tons of silver from Alvarado's
famous Palmilla mine was used. A
steel frame will be built around the
grave to guard against the theft of
silver.
The output of Alvarado's Palmilla
mine is now 100000 week. When
he discovered the Palmilla vein Alva-
RADIO was working as mine laborer
for rs cents day Now he Is worth
at least $3O,0O0,000. He has offered
several times to pay the national debt
of Mexico.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
Envelopes

$4,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the COLUMBIAN Office.
The line includes drug envelopes,
pay, coin, baronial, commercial
sizes, number 6, 615, 6A, 9, 10
and II, catalog, &c. Prices range
from 81. so per 1000 printed, up to
$500. Largest stock in the coun-
ty to sele.t from.
Entrance through Roy's Jewelry
Store. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
LARGE, NEW TWO. STORY
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,

and out-buildings, with all modern improve
ments
Also, all the right, title and interest OF the de-
fendant in all that certain lot OF land situate on
the southwardly side of Spring Garden Avenue,
In the Borough Of West Berwick in the county
OF Columbia, Pennsylvania, bounded and des-
cribed as follows: on the east by lot No. A, on
the south by fifteen foot alley, on the west by
lot No 42,,and on the north by Spring Garden
Avenue, being forty-tlve feet in width by one
hundred and seventy feet In depth, containing
seven thousand six hundred and ffry square
feet OF land and being numbered and designated
as lot No. 43 OF WOodin, Eaton & Dlcksons addl-
tion TO the Borough Of West Berwick, Pa. The
same being vacant lot.
Seized, taken in execution at the suit OF The
Berwick National Bank VS.. o. c. Hess and to
be sold as the property of o. c. Hess.
{. @. EVANS, Atty. w. w. BLACK, Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19
EXECUTRIX NOTICE.

Estate or w. H. P,uBdn, tate or the tomh or
bloomsbury, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters testament
airy on the estate OF w. II. Purman, late OF the
town OF bloomsbury, Columbia County, Pa :,
deceased, nave been granted to Wardie Keller
PurInan, resident OF SAL town OF Bloomsbury,
10 whom all persons Indebted to said estate are
requested TO make payment, and those having
claims or demands Will make known the same
without delay.
WARDIE KELLER PURMAN,
JOHN u. HARMAN, EXecutrix
Attorney. 1O-l2 &C
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-19

No housebreakings or thefts were
reported in town during the fair,
the first time there have been none
in some years. There were no
fights on the street, and the only
arrests made were for common
drunks. There was an extra
police force on duty and good order
was maintained throughout the
week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-24
CORRESPONDENCE
Albion

Albion
f r Wescott is on the sick list at the
present writing.
Miss Minerva Stillman was at home
over Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Edna Thomas visited her parents
at Rock River Monday.
Mrs L Spencer entertained Mrs
Eliza Crandall Friday.
Miss Vera Whitford of Edgerton Wis
tied relatives and friends Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Dell Reuterskiold of Madison
visited her father portion of the week.
Henry Kelly took the prize at the
poverty sociable Thursday evening,
Miss Zadie Painter was quite Ill the
greater portion of last week.
jim Noble and family were visitors at
Ellery Crandall's Saturday afternoon.
Miss Lilly Babcock is in Milton juno
ton caring for Mrs Loofboro
Evelen Clarke of Dodge Center, MINI
attended church Sabbath morning.
Don't forget to attend the 9Th annual
slipper of the VI w A at the town hall
Nov %. You will have good time and
all the oysters you can eat.
The revival meetings that were to be
conducted by Rev T } Van Horn in
Walworth last week were postponed un-
til this week,
Mont Painter and wife accompanied
the remains of Mrs Mary Close to Ohio
the latter part of last week and will re-
main in Ohio week.
Miss Alice Stillman entertained 6
number of her friends Saturday evening
who assembled at her home in honor Of
her birthday.
The new flag tower will be raised
Tuesday afternoon, Nov 2Sth. The has
will be hoisted, speech made by Re,
Ristad and music by the band. Every
body is invited to participate.
Mary X. Skellenger was born in New
York state in 1922. Her early life wa
spent in Yates, n. Y, where she wa
united in marriage to Ashbell II. Mes
senger Soon after her marriage sh'
moved to Ohio, where nearly all of he
after life was spent. In 1855 she moved
to New London, Ohio, where she livet
for 40 years. Mr.. Messenger died in 1886
In 1888 she was united in marriage t,
Mr.. n. J. Close with whom she lived il
pleasant companionship till his death il
1S99 She resided with her daughter
Mrs. w. d. Golding until her death il
1900. Mrs. Close was member of tn
Methodist church in New London ant
had made host of warm friends durin
her many years residence in that towr
In July, 1908, she came to reside witt
her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Painter
Mrs. Close had been in failing health TO
more than a year and for the last 81
months was confined to her bed. Sh
passed into ccmatose state on Wednes
day and remained in that condition IN
til her death at about 10 o'clock on Fri
dav. Nov. IT, Tho hodv was taken t
n Il g,>ion, o., for ,n.erme...
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-24
Porter

Mr. and Mrs } Collins spent Saturday
in GAINESVILLE.
P Meeley of Green county spent Sun
day here, as usual.
N A Pounds new barn has inst been
| treated to coat of paint.
Mr. Leedle of Cooksville was a genial
caller at j Murphy's Sunday evening.
w Williams of GAINESVILLE spent few
days here hunting at the Gibbs lake last
week.
Miss Lizzie Lawler of Stoughton is
spending the week with her aunt, Mrs A
Nichols.
Miss Florence Lewis of Evansville was
the guest of her sister, Edna, few days
last week.
Miss Mamie Murray of Edgerton spent
few days with friends here the first of
the week.
Frank Boss and family we're guests of
N A Pounds family in GAINESVILLE over
night recently.
Will Herman has been engaged to
teach in the Forest academy beginning
Monday, Nov a..
Barrett's family have been having a
siege Of tqnsilitis. DR. Colony has been
in attendance.
Miss Edna Lewis CLOSED very sue
I cessful term Of school III the Eagle Dist
last Friday After one weeks vacation
she will resume work again.
A large crowd attended the funeral of
w Conway on Monday. 1t was the ter
mination of one of the saddest accidents
that ever happened here. 1t is hoped
there will be no more victims of the
! deadly corn shredder this fall.
Charles Hoague, Jr, was very pleas
antly surprised by about thirty of his
young friends one evening of last week.
Tempting refreshments were served and
the time spent pleasantly in playing
games, etc. Charles expects to go to
Madison Dec LIST to take course in ag-
riculture at the university.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-24
For sale.

A good tobacco and stock farm in Yer
non county, 12O acres. Two large tobac-
CO sheds holding IL acres, good house,
barns fair, tobacco lath, machinery and
5 head of cattle with farm. Terms easy.
Write for particulars to
EDWARD EMERSON.
5Gw3 La Fargo, Vernon Co., Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-24
~~~
Notice

Persons indebted to the late DIR. Nc
Manus will please call at his Office as
soon as possible and settle the same
DAVID T. SAYRE, Admr.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-24
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. o. at Edgertou, for the week ending
Nov. "a, 1905:
Mrs. S. M. Rexford Eta M Warren
Gilbert Gibson w. H. Mccoy
,,a,,,ecl ,oItors rioaea cav es5e.or4;eoa y
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-24
For Sale

A boar pig year old for sale. Inquire
of E. Haylock Box So, r. F. D. No. l,
Edgerton, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-07
In The Churches.

services in the various churches will
BE- held as follows tomorrow:
Trinity Episcopal church. Nineteenth
street and Sixth avenue. Rev. Granville
Hudson Sherwood. rector. Services al
1914 a. IN. and 80 p. m. Sunday
school at 9:15 a. NJ.
Trinity chapel. corner Seventh street
and Fourth averue. Sunday school at
2:30 p. m.
First Baptist, corner Third avenue
and Fifteenth street: Rev. III. W. Reed,
pastor. Services at 10:45 a. m. and
100 p. m. Morning subject, Tho
Measure of Gods Love" Evening sub.
jcct. Sleeping Disciple"
Swedish Baptist. corner OF Twenty,
first street and Fifth avenue. Preach.
ing at 10:45 a. m.
Emanuel Baptist church. 447 Fort.
fourth street; Rev. II. W. Reed, pastor.
Sunday school at $50 p. N.
Mckinley Baptist chapel, corner
Tenth street and Sixth avenue. Preach
ing by the pastor. Rev. ]. w. Crush
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-07
COURSE OF LECTURES ON
COOKING AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Bethany Home Association Arranqes
for Appearance Here of Mrs.
Carrie Saunders

Mrs. Carrie Ives Saunders, formerly
state lecturer for the Michigan Agri-
cultural college. viii begin next Tues
day a series of lectures on domestic
science and lessons in all branches of
cooking ar the Y. NJ. c. y auditorium.
under the auspices of the Bethany
Home association. Mrs. Saunders is
one of the best authorities known on
the subject of cooking and all subjects
pertaining TO the home. \ variety of
subjects will be treated during each
lesson. The ingredients are measured
their different properties explained and
the product when cooked submitted TO
the interested spectators for judgment.
The program will be changed from
day TO day covering the entire list of
table deEcacieS. The lecturer requests
that the ladies' bring their own spoon
and fork 10 sample the cooking. Lead
ing Rock Island society ladies' have CO.
operated with the local merchants in
bringing Mrs. Saunders to Rock Island
and it is expected a great deal of in
terest will be taken in the lectures and
lessons. II may be said that the lee
lures are free and no goods will be
sold the matter of commercialism be-
ing entirely eliminated.