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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
The Unknown Presidential Vote.

Our esteemed contemporary,
The Pittsburg Gaze,te-Times, l.
evidently under the dulusiDn that
Mr. Roosevelt's election was due
to large Republican vote, which
the Democratic party must break
down if it would win the election
next year. A glance at the cleo
ton statistics will expose this. Mr..
Roosevelt was elected because a
great many Democrats didr't go to
the polls.
To Mr.. Roosevelt, If course, it
mat,ered nothing whether his vote
were large or Judge Parker's were
small, but in iorecasting the posi-
bilities for next year the difference
is immense. "The Record" has
more than once directed attention
to the fact that neither party has
got out its full vote in either of the
last two elections. The absentees
are more on the Democratic than on
the Republican side, but Mr.. Roose-
welt did not gain over Mckinley in
1900 as much as tic increase of
population should have given him,
and McKinley's vote in 1900 was
a mere trihe larger than it was in
1896. In eight years the Republi-
can party has fallen far short of
holding its own, in spite of the pres
tige of a foreign war and the alleg-
ed popularity of the President. The
fact is evident that the candidates
or the platforms or the acts of the
Republican party are not giving
satisfaction } the Republican voters.
That there has been still more
dissatisfaction among Democrats is
notorious. The party has been
badly divided. But the election
figures show that it has only to get
together TO have every prospect of
winning.
Between 1896 and 1904 the popu-
lation Of the country increased.
presumably, I6 per cent. Instead
Of increasing, the Presidential vote
was nearly half a million smaller
in 1904 than 1896. The Republi.
can vote did not increase H., per
cent. If absenteeism has been more
general among Democrats than
among Republicans, there is just
SO much greater possibility of the
increase of the Democratic vote
next year, and this is the impor
taut fact to keep in mind.
The total Presidential vote in
1896 was little less than ID ,ooo,-
600. If the voters are increasing
per cent. every four years, which
is about the growth Of population,
then the possible Presidential vote
next year will exceed II, 100000.
But at the last election it was a
trifle more than 1850, 900. A
year from next November there
will be i'll the country 1000, 900
voters who have not voted before,
or who have not been voting at the
recent national elections, but will
vote then, if they care about the
candidates and the platforms and
the records Of their respective par
ties. The greater part OF the four
million are Democratic in habit and
associations.
A candidate who will get the
Democratic party together and poll
anything like the full party vote
will stand an excellent chance of
being the next President. EHila.
Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21

'DaiIy. Daily excect sunday. stops on
signal or notice TO conductor.
r. NJ RINE, T. W. LEE,
Supt. Gen. Pass Agt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
Columbia & M0ntour FL. Ry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT
June 1 1904, and until Further Notice.


Cars leave Bloom for Espy, Almedia, Lime
Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points as
follows:
A. NJ. Ts:oo, $40, 6;2o, 100, 7;4o, S:2o,
9 90, o:4o, 1920, II;oo, II:4o.
P. NJ. 1920, 100, 1910, 40, 500, 3:4o,
4:2o, 500, $40, 6:2o, 100, 7;4o, S:2o, 600,
*(o:4o) Io:2o +(II:oo)
Leaving depart from Berwick one hour
from time as given above, commencing at
6:oo a. m.
Leave Bloom for Catawissa A. M. $3.50,
oIs, t7:oo, $500, 600, tIo:oo, trI;oo,
I2:oo.
p. M. 100, t2:oo, 800. 400, 500, GOO,
t7:oo, 500, $500, 1920, "(II:oo)
Cars returning depart from Catawissa 20
mnvtes from time as given above.
First car leaves Market Squarefor Berwick
on Sundays at 100 a. m.
First car for Catawissa Sundays 700 a. m.
First car from Berwick for Bloom Sundays
leaves at $500 a. m
First car leaves Catawissa Sunda at 1880
a. m.
TFrom Power House.
Saturday night only.
tP. r. X. Connection.
WM. TERwILLIGER,
Superintendent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21

Trains No. 81 and 22, mixed, second class.
I Daily except sunday. Daily sunday
only. Flag stop. W. c. SNYDER, Supt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
A Few Excelling Features

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mapship.
Uses universal key board-writes 81
characters.
Simple Observation-Disclosures parts.
Alignment positive and permanent.
Extra great manifolding power,
Unexcelled for mimeograph stencil
cutting.
linked by ribbon, as in $Ioo machine
Visible writing-no carriage to lift.
Style of type changed if desired in
few seconds.
Light, easily carried-weighs only
IoH pounds.
The lowest priced practical type
writer.
Every machine fully guaranteed.
Why pay $Ioo for typewriter when
the Postal, which will do just the
same work as we'll as easily and
as quickly will cost you only $25.
Why tie up that SIS where you
derive no benefit from it :?
This machine can be seen at the
COLUMBIAN OFFICE.
Postal Typewriter Company
SO a4mo. Norwalk Conn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
PHILADELPHIA x READING
RAILWAY.

In enrct Nov. II, 1904.
TRAINS LEAVE BLOOMSBURY
For New YORK, PnliadeIpnia, Reading, Potts
VILE Tamaqua, weekdayB7.27 Via west Mtlton'
1890 IN, via East Mahanoy S.2s p m via west
FOR willsmsport, weekdays, 727 m s.2s
FOR or Danvilie and Milton, weekdays, 1927 m
''iS FOR r Catawissa weekdays 7.27, il's m
For For Rupert @ weekdays 7.e7, Il.as a. m. i2 20
3.29, 700, p. m.
TRAINS FOR BLOOMsBURG;
Leave New YORK via Philadelphia 300
q. and via Easton y.l0a. m.
Leave Philadelphia l0.2la. m.
Leave Reading 1918 p. m.
Leave Pottsville 12.55 p. m.
Leave eTauaqua1.49p, M,
Leave Wililamsport weekdaysl q N, 4.30
Leave Catawissa weekdays, $50, $50 a. m.
l.3O, 3.32 pm.
Leave Rupert, weekdays, 6.4i. s.2s, il.4O a.
m. l.aS, $40 6.2l p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY X, X.
From Chestnut street Ferry.
For South st. see timetables at stations.
WEEKDAYS.
ATLANTIC CITY. ATLANTIC CITY. CAPE MAY
AND
1880 A. m. Lei 400 p. IN. EXP. OCEAN CITY
800 a. m. EXP go MlnuteS) $3.50 a. M
l1:21 a. m. EXC. 5;0u p. m EXP. AIS o. m
2;UO p n' Exp DIV p VI LII $500 p. IN.
7:l5 o. IN. EXP. 90, ,sty c,r,,
SUNDAYS. S.bO a. m
ATLANTIC CITY ATLANTIC CITY. CAPE MAY
OCEAN CITY
500 a. m. Lei. 500 p. IN. Lei AND sEA ISLE
300 y. m. Exp 7;l5 p. IN. EXP. CITY.
1000 IN. D. $40 IN.
Detailed time tables at ticket offices, 18th and
Chestnut St.s., S3i Chestnut st, 1908 Chestnut
St.. 500 South 3rd st., 1869 Market ST., and at
Stations
union Transfer Company will call 10, and
check baggage from hotels and residences.
A. Il. DICE, EPSON j. WEEKS,
Gen'l Supt. Gen'l PaSs. Agt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21
Can Make Signal Stop Train.

In order to prevent the constant
ly recurring railroad disasters, the
Congressional COMMITTEES investiga-
ting as to railroad safety appliances
have requested Engineer Charles
+. Miller, of Pottsville, to explain
a device to stop trains when they
are under full head of steam. 1t
is simple lever arrangement pro
truding from a valve attached to
the air-brake System, which is
caught b. projecting bolt attach
ed to the red-light signal from the
sils, and it is opened independently
of the engineer, making it impos-
sible to run by danger signal
board.
AsTo RTA
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-03-21

~ 'aihNU NSiS GENEROUSLY
about wanting to take the pubhc
into his confidence, anG then came
Mr.. Morgan and arranged for
contereuce between the President
and num"er Of high railroad off
cials which is soon to be hell. Now
the President has announced that
the railroads are no more to him
than any other big interest so long
as they behave themselves. But if
they are to crave the support and
protection of the federal govern.
ment they will have to prove them
selves worthy o it by acting square.
ly. That noted gathering of Stand
ard Oil officials was told some
months ago with perfect good ma
ture but brutal fraukness, tlat there
was no stock ticker in the White
House. And the railroad men are
likely to be given the same intima-
ton. There is no disposition on
the part of the administration to
abridge any state rights, but it is
manifest that state supervision of
interstate roads and federal super
vision at the same time are an inn
possible mixing of problems, and
the chances are that federal control
will be exercised over the interstate
roads 10 the exclusion of any other
control, and considering the popu-
lar feeling against them, the rail
roads will be very glad to accept
honest federal control where few
months ago they would have scorn-
ed it.
Xxx
On the 3oth of July the little
brown brother" will be given
chance to cast his first ballot. 1t
will be the preliminary election for
the Philippine Assembly. The as
sembly will consist of 81 members
or one delegate for each 10000 in
habitants Of the islands. 1t will be
rather a new sensation for the ma
tives to participate in an elective
government and there are great
many interesting and perhaps funny
things expected before the body
gets down to business. The assem-
bly, will correspond to the House of
Representatives in Congress while
the Philippine Commission will
correspond to the Senate. The
members of the assembly will be
elected for term of two years.
XXX
An addition has teen made by
the Postoffice Department to the
list OF special stamps that will be
issued for the Jamestown Exposi-
tion. There is to be blue five
cent stamp printed that will be "a
vailable for foreign postage. Two
millions of them will be struck off.
The stamps will bear the head of
Pocahontas. There will be green
one cent stamp bearing the head of
Capt. John Smith. Of these 10,
900, 900 will be printed, and the
two cent stamp III red will bear a
picture of the founding of James
town. There will be 1000, 900 of
these issued.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-06-14

Der was shwpci from fcmandlna dlr.
ing the month Of May.
The people in the vicinity of Bartow
are circulating q petition to have the
county commissioners build anew court
house.
The first carload of Florida can,a-
.oupcs were sold in New iora on the
18th of May, at 50 pen crate, lhey
came from Martin.
Il4said that Cgpt ". i. lirman,
Of Live oak. rave only SO for that
,,... .,s...,l.,,,. land in PAX ,olntv
which ha .,.I recently for EGu1,UyI,
.I.. L...,.,;Io ,l.,ro,,,is Claims
Elm, u.. s,,,. ,r.f,. from H.. electric
f.., ,.,t l., .y.a,.,,a. yIlo.;lgl1.
,,, If. .,,,e,, f,,r, ~. .,,,t., works
.,,,. Srs ans
T5, ri,. co,n,u of Plant civ has
L.,,..o,,ror form doom well for It's
,r,,,..l ,..,.,...,.,,n I'm, contract
price /, )" per foot for the iIrSl 30o ie''
and Il per foot thereafter
The progressive citizens Of Daytoua
have raised h, popular subscription
oyr. 81 600 with which they propose to
advertise their beautiful little city in
fla, N,,tb ami Ne.trrn States.
r, .,. ..,......,..., .oo,o.
L,,,., n,l ,h.o,,J., ,r. m,ying. ont
81 r,rdl, ~. III. c,,.Io,d Inf. These
or, .,,id..,cn,.r ,,i, ,rons that hiring
Int,nf n,,.y h.L =, IN. Florida
growers.
I'll S,hor N. nooro corvictad of
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v.,.,..',.nn,.. t,a ,ril ra, tba nan.
aIr' r,r HI. n,i,na ,,doy lima l4th
univ, fo,y citignn. will no allowed to
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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-06-14
John B. Stetson Universh
FOUR COLLEGES TECHNICAL. SCHOOLS
DeLAND, FLA,
Affiliated With the University of Chicago


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For address
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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-06-14
FLORIDA TOPICS '',. 4: 81: s: stat.

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

Chairman Ceneiiiatory Committee or tn9
Civic Federation
Decidedly / favor an intelligent 70
stricti0n Of immigration on both our
eastern and western seaboards. With
out being an aIarmist. venture 70 say
that the problem grows mWe difhculi
each year and must ultimately de-
mand = solution America has accom-
Dushed wonders In assimiiating great
hordes 81 immigrants from many dif'
ferent countries. but It is q very sert
Gus question how long at the present
rate Of increase she can continue 70
DO 80. Now II seems 10 me that when
foreigners come to US in such mum
bers that they form separate and dis
tiucs communities. preserving their
language aad traditions Intact they
constitute 8 menace When such q
colony Is formed ft IS difficult to break
up. Aasimilatloa gees On very slowly.
AS rule, the immigrant of recent
years differs from Us widely In his
ideas 81 morality. his attitude toward
the las aud ia his general point q
view. when Ne read Of the violent
crimes committed. The names arc usf
any foreign. Tha Black Hand oct.
RACES. for instance. have doubtless
been greatly exaggerated. bat such as
they are they are a foreign lmporta-
ton. and Of rery recent years
Il Is undenisble. Of course. that the
coming OF these Millions Of laborers
has eonfribased much % The wealth
and prosperity Of the country. But
should this army q workers Be IN
creased lnaeanltaiy? We have pop-
uisfiou TODAY IN excess Of s0.50e.ooo
very active aad alert people. i Woald
seem that the natural resources Of
the country could Be developed and
the great business Of the land carried
forward very sell with oar present
population and its natural increase.
And am not among those who havs
anv fear ol race anielfe. The in-
crsase ID the number q Immigrants
from rear to year Is astonishing. Can
we continue . receive this army In
f definitely without some day reducing
our scale Of Income 10 that Of Eafope,
Does Il Hsem probable that the slaYs.
+ the Russian Hebrews. the Siciiians
and others who are coming to Us IN
such numbers today VII in a few
years have risen as have the Irish,
and have hecnme aa good Americana
And II these foreigners eith traditions
snd manners very diac-vnt from our
0wn are not asslmilssed. the problem
becomes 4 raey xerlcsla one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

Ie visitor 81 n nave
an experience thst S noTel-he can
cll On itc las. oe he native race OF
re land she ffueaHianI and sne
hoiiE receptions d 9 glass case in the
NaHouai museum.
There is enl5 the skeleton left. bag
indsing from that she R2s g weii-or
Eanized little body q about four feet
The fasmanian ahorigine was
clean sort Of person. moving every
day, 50 ss nae g have the dirt "
ashes Of yesterday Il bis camp.
The mode was nncut hair for men
shavan heads for women. Roth wore
an times a necklace and also On occa
si0ns tied a strip Of fur around ths
calyes og their legs They scented
70 get along very well with this. ever
though tha winters we're cold
Then came the white man with hil
gun and his modestg Between tho
Iva and the blanket and some Other
clothes ana the permanent sneiter
there was only one left ID the '70s
and she-Trucaninnf-died at abou
the age Of 20 years in 1875, and hel
bones. wen articulated and polished
stand IN state to-day.
When this face had disappeared thu
paleozoie fellows discovered tina
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

Tho nmar Hho aa
De- "a really noraas.ns factor .a iesdaFa
me- m iac. farming Is rapidly b8
coming ono 0i tie mole ions we
have our agricultural schools at IS
We have ouf iav schools
it 's getting to 81 a
we'll Fnrmera have their trusts IKE
other manufacturer
Il isa far cry from the New Eng.
land farmer. trying 70 arrange 81 exc
ploded granite quarry into 3 stone waii
that ho may haze room n which td
plant hla cron. and thar master of can.
itai science and black earth ten feet
deep who plowa with a traction engine
and raapa Win 4 len.horse team And
between these Two types Of farmers
the drift Is steadily toward the lat-
ter.
Tho comic paper does not laugh ni
tho 7grangers as frequentiy as e
used 70 laugh Il wants his sabscFiD
tioh.
The capitalist does not foreclose
mortgages on the prairie farm nov.
lie borrows money Of ita owner.
And what Is vastly more important.
the entire country looks With b respect
bordering upon apprehension On this
new type Of American who has decld
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26
a hanpv FamIlv.

A boy ana a girl IN Alabama whose
parents are named Ashmead have
gathered together q happy family con.
sisting Of a cat, rat, q dog. q mouse
and a canary bird. The dog will brace
BIS feet and let the cat jump on his
back. Then the rat Eill climb on
her hack. Then the mouse and the
cznaTy win complete the pyramid.
FAen al win grab each other by the
safi. the canary coming last. aad
march around fhe room. They have
been taught 10 perform many otheg
.richa, and the yonng people are quite
proad Of their. .eircus
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

these Tasmanian ah0riginea were
probably the worlds only specimens
Of the people Of the stone age.
But the discovery came too late.
The folk who had mixed up with
them we're not Of the caliber to give
the world very good. to say nothing
OF reliable. record of the inner char
acteristics Of this extra primitive pe0-
pc. or their traditional account 0i
how they got marooned on this isO
lated island.
Their principal record left is tha,
hey did not worry-a fact from
which It may be reasoned that bald
heads and gray hairs we're probably
not known IN the days when slabs oi
granite were legal tender.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

COMMISSIONS of immigration.
Public opinion Is an wrong. or near
Is 30. upon many phases Of the immi-
grafton question. With more than a
million immigrants a year we cannot
supply the urgent demands for labor.
The army Of workers adds enormously
10 the wealth and prosperity Of the
country
Il IS not the scum Of Europe No are
getting. bat the PICK OF the most ear
nest and hard-working Of It's popula-
sioa. As 10 the morality Of the immi-
grants Of to-day. Il seems 10 me that
It compares favorably with that Of
our native born population.
All Tits Is not a matter Of mere
opinion or sentiment Il rs horne out
81 the actnal statistics. Mr. Reovs's
figures. It seems 20 me. IN some re-
spects. undeFsfaie the facts. he men.
tons $500 a year as the earning power
of these immigrants. AS matter 81
met. these men viii earn more. on
the average. than a dollar q day. I
think The figure may safely be IN.
creased by st least so per cent With
f IN a few DAYS hr Charles Lorhn. tho
New York state commissioner of ia.
b5s eame r. me in search OF men
could rot supply He estimated thar
NeN Tork state alone needed 100000
men. to whom he would pay f25 a
month and beard on the firms alone
Nox. thai does not look much ike
ogercr0uding Or the impossibility Of
assimllating We hear SO much about
Of the millicu. or. 10 be exact, the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

ed views on railroads trugts. and. II
fact. on every subject from the greeE
bRg" TO the lectsrer At his chautaH-
qua. This rise Of the farmer into
national significance is welcome n
view OF the lnandasIon oe great cities
By immigrants who have Significance
only On masse.
The farm Is the nursery Of irdivid
uailsm. II you are q cliR dwe'ler n
the city send your bog there. and leG
him see what Il means % create
wealth with the help pl nature. rather
than with the ticker You viii help
make him a better American TIE
world To-Day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

Two years imprisonment was tho
punishment mosed ont tho other dsg
In the Puniab 10 q Hindoo who had
gone about telling the people thar
there would be no plague At al aid
not the English poison wells Il order
70 reduce the population. He had an
aocompllce who helped to make his
story plausible b. putting balls of
ilour and other substances Into lanka
and fountains.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26

Our social pleasures are indlEiduag.
issie and selfish. This i Neu typi-
aed IN tho popular dance of our lilass
the twostep-Where tive people nay
spend the entire evsaing enjoying
themselves without Teaching the eaa-
oral social life Of the assembled CON.
pany. The square. nna and ring
dances. now so sadly out q stgle. are
old folk forms. generated - the 80.
Cisl cooperation OF tha sroap. feaeot-
ing tho joys. sorrOws. occupations and
interests OF tho peopie.-1sharltles and
commoas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-26
5000 900 Per Annum.

During the last 20 years some l6.-
o00. 900 or 1900 900 immigrants have
arrived The exact figure does not
matter. for all we wish IA an estimate
Of the number now alive and working
and many who came before 1887 are
that If these people are producing
an average Of $500 worth Of goods
and children apiece their current pro
ductivity is now $4,000. .oO0.0O per an
num-
This IS 200 times as much as our
new automobiles cost Us last year.
This enormous fund Of current income
We should have lost had We rigidly
excluded Immigration in 1857.
How much capital do these immi-
grants embody. not in their pockets
or bank accounts. but IL their strength
of body and characterg
Assume that out Of the Ii, 900. 900
aliens arrived since 1857 10000 900
are nov adult males For each Of
these that you kill his family can col.
iect from you. By law. $1,000. He
must be worth at least half that That
IS to say. We have got from Europe
during the last two decades. for moth
ing. a working machine which capital
Ices at from 2500O. 900. 900 10 5O.0O0.,
100000
This figure agrees fairly well with
our estimate Of the animal productlv-
ity Of this great human machine But
the exactness Of the figures does NOT
matter. It Is plain that. however they
may be modified In detail, they will
still remain enormous. Our crops
hare certainly been enormous Of re
cent years. but Il has already become
plain that they cannot stand alone as
m explanation Of our remarkable
/ prosperity. We not only grow hun
dreds Of millions OF dollars worth Of
corn. wheat. and cotton at the cost Of
much labor each year. but we also i'm
bibe from another continent. without
a cent Of cost to ourselves. upward 0i
a billion dollars worth Of human i've
+ stock per annum.
Na % a0s hesitate 10 assign a solid
value % every other form Of live stoci
which the land needs for its working
/ Why should not our immigrants b
! figured 81 similar asset2