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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-04
Twenty Four Millions Needed and Less Thar
Six Millions Available.

1t is very evident that some of
the state roads asked by counties of
Pennsylvania will go begging for
several years to come. Indeed it
is very doubtful whether all the
roads contracted for will be built,
because of the unavailability of
funds. The improvements asked
BY various counties amounts to $24-
5IS, ,ooS. while the available appro.
priation is only $s,7Io,o 900, leaving
a deficit of $Io, Out of
the original appropriation there was
available to June I, 1907, $3,Soo,-
900. The state has paid out en-
contracts for road construction the
sum Of s. ,9eI, ,o4S. The balances
unpaid on existing contracts amount
to 81, $50, 1852, making grand to-
tai of $3,572, 900, which is over
$72, 900 more than the amount
available. The sum will have to
be paid out of the 81, 500, 900 which
becomes available for use on June
Ist of the present year, in order to
complete payments on work already
contracted for and in many instan-
ces partly constructed. In a state
ment giving list of counties, the
total number of feet applied for, the
amount available to June I, 1909,
and the deficiency Montour and
nearby counties shows as follows:
Northumberland applied for 2o3,-
S2S feet; approximate, $4o7, $50;
available, $72,4o6; deficit, $685.
249.
Montour applied for IoI, 3os feet;
approximate, $2oa GIG; amount
available, $24,I3s; deficit, $I7S,477.
Lycoming applied for a63.773
feet; approximate construction,
$5a7.sa4; amount available, SIIo,-
3S3; deficiency, $4I7,I62.
Columbia applied for IoS,5So
feet; approximate, $2I9, 100;
amount available, $72,43o; deficit,
$I46,72o.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-04
1906 Crops in Penna. Melted s17.43
an Acre.
Which is One third Above the Average In
the Whole Country.

Figures just compiled by the
Pennsylvania railroad from great
mass of statistics published by the
Department of Agriculture, show
that in the year 1906 the Staple
Crops of the state Of Pennsylvania
averaged in value $r7.43 per acre,
while the average for the entire
country was only St2.SS per acre.
The following figures show the ex-
tent to which the various products
are cultivated, and emphasize par
ticularly the fact that prices re.
ceived for the crops in Pennsyl-
vania are considerably higher than
the average prices throughout the
United States.
Hay is the leading staple. Last
year 1908. o27 tons were grown in
Pennsylvania aud the crop was
valued at Ss3,5I4, COZ. The price
received averaged SI3.4o per ton,
while the average price for the
whole country was only $40. 81 per
ton.
Pennsylvania's corn crop last
year was worth $50, I39,324. The
average yield per acre was 4o.2
bushels, which was sold at SO per
bushel. The average yield for the
whole country was only 3o.3 bus.
hels per acre, which sold for s. 3eo
per bushel.
Last years wheat crop brought
to Pennsylvania farmers S22 ,o7s,-
623. 1t was sold at 76 cts. per bush
el while throughout the entire coun-
try the average price was only .6S3
per bushel.
The potato crop in this state was
worth $I3,59S,443 and brought
1857 per bushel against SUI per
bushel throughout the rest of the
country.
Oats brought .3S per bushel
against S.3I7 for the entire country,
Pennsylvania's crop was worth
| SI2, ,oo6, 26S.
| Tobacco is a particularly fruitful
article, for the yield per acre ir
Pennsylvania averaged 1873
pounds and brought $.I37 pei
Ipound. The average yield through
out the United States is only S57.:
pounds per acre at $40 per pound
| Rye brought S.64 per pound
against S. $50 for the whole United
States, and last years crop wa
worth S3,S56,oo7.
| Buckwheat and barley yielded
crops valued at S2,729. 100 ant
SII7,I22 respectively.
| A fine new line of Wedding in
vitations just received at this office
ct.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-04
Forest Fire on NescOpeck Mountains.
Over 200 Acres Of Timber Land Swept BY
Flames.

A fierce fire, threatening proper
ty and doing damage to timber
land to the extent OF several thou
sand dollars, ragged on the Nesco.
peck mountains back of Mifflinville
on Saturday and. Sunday and was
only checked late on Sunday by
the faithful efforts Of fifteen men
from Mifflinville and vicinity.
The fire originated from a brush
fire on the Daniel Houtz farm and
soon spread to immense proper
tions. Over two hundred acres OF
timber land was laid waste. Sweep
ing the entire mountain side, the
fire driven by the wind, gained
rapidly in its course and soon reach
ed an alarming extent. A call for
assistance was made and some fif-
teen men responded. They fought
bravely with brush and after nearly
twenty.four hours had the flames
checked. These men state that
much game was driven from the
mountain and it is their belief that
many quail and rabbits perished.
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Editor Fred Newell, of the Du
shore Revie7o, pays the following
tribute to the newspapers of this
section of the state, ut occurred
to us as we ran over our forty or
fifty exchanges, to note the moral
tone of them. These papers are
edited by practical men who are
pretty we'll acquainted with the
world, the flesh and the devil. In
not one of them did we find de-
fense of immortality. In not one
of them did we find a semblance of
defense for whisky. In not one of
them was there trace of vulgarity.
and none taught or justified dis
honesty. Neither could we find
sneer at purity, at religion, at the
better things Of life. In many of
them were bits of excellent advice,
little homely sermons on temper
ance, frugality and industry. All
of them were loyal to the home
town and advocated honest princi-
pies In government and individuals.
The note in every one of these two
score papers was for decency, pro-
gress, enlightment, morality. And
these editors, pretty decent lot
they are; in fact, we doubt ii any
profession can offer higher-or
even as high-a showing"
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

The property of Mrs. William
Elwell on West Third street is for
sale, or will be rented if not sold by
April Ist. For particulars inquire
of Geo. Z. Elwell. If.
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FOR SALE.

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Calendar pads for 1907 at the
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Paper napkins and doilies at the
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Souvenir Post Cards are printed
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Visiting cards and Wedding invi
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Ask for Aliens Foot Ease, A Powder

1t makes walking easy. Cures Corns, Bun
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Don't accept any substitute. sample FREE.
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A Large Deficit in the State Road
Fund.
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A fine new line of Wedding in
vitations just received at this office.
st.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
WEEKS FORECAST
OF WORLD EVENTS


WASHINGTON the naval
bill before the both VIII be
proceeded respectively
The senate will continue work bill but the house will de-
vote Monday legislation will
When the bill subject consideration
poaion and expected That
disposed Of the bill
the naval bill will
and it is
In the house the postonce bill will
while
and will in be followed bill
will
Philippine agricultural
Monday the
defendants
probably will
OF Japanese coolies
check the the Of
the list pending parliamentary
house
he
womens will
meetin nconven
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
RUNAWAY ENDS IN
DEATH OF CHINESE
Horses Become Frightened at Auto.
mobile Horn and PeddIer Is
Thrown to Pavement with
Broken Head

Wong Due, Chinese, died at the
receiving hospital at o'clock yester-
day afternoons as the result of in
juries received by falling from a de-
livery wagon at First and Whining
ton streets at 11:10 yesterday morn
ing.
Wong Due was a peddler. Early
yesterday morning he left his home on
East Seventh street and drove into the
country for a wagonload of vegetables.
On his return trip his horses, a new
team, became frightened at the toot-
ing of an automobile horn and ran
away. The driver was thrown from
the seat to the pavement.
Patrolman Winnerton, who was some
distance away, witnessed the accident
and ran to the assistance of the in
jured man. When he reached Wong
Due the oriental was unconscious. The
patrol was called and he was taken to
the receiving hospital, When examined
by the physicians 1t was found his
skull had been fractured and he was
otherwise injured. The man died
three hours later without regaining
consciousness. The body was removed
to Pierce Bros undertaking establish
ment.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
BAREFOOT BURGLAR
IS ACTIVE AGAIN
Enters Four Houses In the Vicinity Of
Seventeenth Street and Maple
Avenue, but Secures
Little

The barefoot burglar is again at work
in Los Angeles. This man, who led
the police such merry chase few
weeks ago and committed several dar-
ing robberies has now become more
modern in his methods and has taken a
confederate in with him. according to
the report made to the police depart
ment yesterday.
Early yesterday morning O.. Rey-
nolds. living at 1740 Maple avenue, was
returning home from work. Just as he
reached his house he was stopped by a
tall, rough looking man, who informed
him he was a police officer and de-
manded to know what he was doing
out at that hour. Reynolds replied he
was just returning from work. A
this moment his mother, who sleeps in
the front room of the house, raised the
window and asked her son to come into
the house. Young Reynolds replied he
was coming in at once, and the man
sneaked off in the shadow of the trees.
When Reynolds entered the house he
found the place had been ransacked by
burglars, although nothing of value had
been taken. Entrance had been gained
through a rear window Reynolds is
confident the man who stopped him
was a lookout for robbers and not an
officer, as he represented himself to be.
Four other robberies in the same
vicinity are credited to the same
burglar. Charles Rogue of 407 East
Washington street reported that the
man had entered his house about 2
O'clock yesterday morning, and al
though he had taken nothing of value
had ransacked the place thoroughly.
Mrs. Rogue heard the burglar at work
in the lower part of the house and went
down to investigate. The burglar heard
her coming and fled through the front
door. Mrs. Rogue investigated and
found he had gained entrance through
a dining room window by using baby's
ladder. On the floor were marks of
bare feet in sand. Beneath the dining
room window is pile of sand, and the
robber evidently stepped in this before
entering the house.
Mrs. l.. Winters, 1929 Maple avenue,
reported to the police that her daughter
had returned home from a dance early
Sunday morning and found that rob =
bers had been in the house and stolen
81 from her mother and so from her
self. The upper part of the same house
was entered and IS stolen from a pair
of trousers which hung on chair. Ten
cents was left in the pocket, evidently
as car fare. One odd coin was taken
with the So, and it's owner says he will
be able to identify it if the police find
any person with it in his pocket.
At 1913 Santee street the robbers used
an old garbage can as means of gain =
ing entrance to a house. They stood on
it and then entered a rear window A
gold watch and s. in money were stolen
from this place.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
TELLS INNER FACTS OF
FRENCH EPlSCOPATE
BY Associated Press.

PARIS, Feb. 10,-The Temps prints
what is declared to be the true history
of the address of the French episco-
pate proposing model contracts for
churches.
According to the senate committee,
which bears internal evidence of be-
ing authentic, the ultramontaines who
are in the majority in the episcopate.
faVor the maintenance of the status
quo, but agreed to submit to the Vati-
can the question of contracts which
the moderates proposed in the belief
that 1t would not be accepted there.
Manager Dadolle, archbishop of BIZ
jon, and Bishop Touchet, papal secre-
tary of state, told them the pope was
willing to accept the principle of the
contracts If absolute security were
shown, but this decision must come os-
tensibly from the episcopate, as he
could not publicly intervene.
Thereupon, the Temps says, the ad-
dress was drawn up and submitted to
the pope, who, with his own hand.
supplemented the clause specifying that
the contract must be accepted every-
where "or we do not wish 1t any
where"
The document, the paper says. was
then brought to Paris and issued in
the name of the entire episcopate, al
though many of the bishops never saw
it until 1t was published.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
HIGHEST WORK
IS FOR FAMILY
ROOSEVELT WRITES ADVICE
TO MOTHERS
President In Letter Defines Parents
Duties to Children as the Noblest
Occupation for Normal
Men and Women
BY Associated press.

BY Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 10.-Mrs. u.
II. Terrell of this city, president of the
New York state Mothers Assembly. is
in receipt of a letter from President
Roosevelt in which he defines the place
OF the father and mother in the home.
The letter was in response to one
asking questions in the council of
mothers recently held at Newburg, and
the state convention to be held in the
fall. The president says:
For one of your topics how would 1t
do to speak of the place of the father
in the home? Now and then people for
get that exactly as the mother must
help the breadwlnner by being a good
housewife so the father in his turn, If
he Is worth his salt, must in every way
back up the mother in helping bring up
the children.
After all, the prime duties are ele-
mental, and no amount of cultivation,
no amount of force and sagacity will
make the average man a good citizen
unless he be n good husband and father
and unless he Is a successful bread
winner, is tender and considerate with
his wife, and both loving and wise (for
to be loving and weak and foolish is
utterly ruinous) in dealing with the
children.
Il think it is a crime for the woman
to shirk her primary duties, to shrink
from being a good wife and mother or
course the woman should have the same
right as the man to train her mind, to
better herself, and occasionally a
woman can and ought to follow some
special vocation in addition to (never
in substitution for) her home work.
But just as the highest work for the
normal man Is work for his wife and
children. so the highest work for the
normal woman Is the work of the home,
where. heaven knows, the work is
ample enough.
But 1 also feel she can do the best
work in her home if she has healthy
outside interests and occupation in ad-
dition, and 1 most firmly believe that
she cannot do her full duty by her hus
band if she occupies a merely servile
attitude toward him, or submits to ILL
treatment, and that she is quite as bad
a mother if weak and foolish as If hard
and unloving."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11

of the house Of God" should consume
more OF the people. In this day Of In
difference to religion every man should
be an apostle Of the truth, not only
practicing II but preaching II and striv-
ing to win souls to God"
The bishop commended the federation
OF Los Angeles as an effort to inspire
zeal in the work of religion. to central
lie and unity the efforts Of the organi-
zation into well defined desire to serve
the church, to be its faithful ally In
all the works Of religion and charity,
to unite with the good men of all creeds
against the common evils which are
recognized by all, to labor to save and
defend society against the evils that are
threa atening its very foundations.
THE battle cry Is for God and coun-
try, for home and for the individual,
against evil In every fornf for Christ
and his church, for faith and virtue.
The inspiring motive guiding our life
work should be ito conquer the world
to Christ"
The bishop gave his blessing to the
Federation of Lay Societies and hoped
that God would inspire them with that
Christian zeal which would restore all
things in Christ"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
WOMAN TELLS Of
LOOTED BANK
Reports That Safe Crackers Had
Robbed the Newport Bank, but
Officers Find No Base
for Story

Reports that safe crackers were maxi
ing at attempt to force an entrance
into the bank at Newport were re-
ceived at the sheriff's office at o'clock
last night, with the result that within
an hour thirty-flve deputy sheriifs
were on the scene.
So far as could be learned no effort
was made by any person to rob the
bank. The report came from a woman
living near the bank who telephoned
Attorney Fred c, Heatherly that she
had seen three men endeavoring to
break into the place, Heatherly at once
notified the sheriff's offi' =.
The police department was also no.
titled at the same time while the crews
of the street cars running between
Newport and Los Angeles were in
structed to watch out for suspicious
appearing characters.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
CR|SPI SECRETARY
ADDS MEMOIRS
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldlCd L 1855
ROME, Feb. 1O.-Primo Levi, who was
secretary to the late Premier Crispi,
adds to the memoirs of the late Prince
Hohenlohe by publishing letters written
by Cardinal Hohenlohe, brother OF the
chancellor, who lived in Rome.
From these letters it appears that
Cardinal Hohenlohe suspected the
Jesuits had tried to poison him because
he was too liberal i'm endeaVoring
through his intimacy with leading
statesmen. chief among them Crispi, to
bring about an understanding between
the Vatican and Quirinal.
Cardinal Hohenlohe on June "a 1892
wrote Pope Leo, saying;
God has arranged things so that the
church cannot retake the temporal
mower. The salvation of souls demands
that we submit and remain tranquil
in the ecclesiastic sphere"
The pontiffs departure from Italy
was spoken Of owing TO friction over
the monument to Glordano Bruno, the
PHILOSOPHER who was burned at the
stake in the Campo del Firio at Rome,
and who was a hereto. Cardinal Ho-
hcnlohe wrote 10 Pope Leo:
"Crispi has asked me to inform you
that if you wish to leave he Will not
oppose it and will have you accom-
panied with all honors, but that your
Holiness will never be allowed to re-
turn to Rome
Cardinal Hohenlohe also discussed
with Crispi and Foreign Minister Blanc
the best way in case Of a conclave to
prevent the election of Cardinal Ram
polla as pontff 1t was claimed that
Italy could not act without appearing
to minimize The spiritual sovereignty
of the church; neither could Germany
because it was a Protestant power and
Austria alone was In a position to act.
Blanc drew up memoir which Car
dnal Hohenlohe sent TO his brother,
who then was the German chancellor,
and this memorial was probably the
origin of the Austrian veto OF Cardinal
Rampolla at the last conclaVe.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
RANCH FOREMAN browns
IN FEATHER RIVER

SACRAMENTO, Feb. TO- - James
Wright foreman of the Rideout ranch
near Nicolaus, Sutter county, was
drowned in the Feather river at Nico-
laus this afternoon.
In the absence OF the ferryman he at
tempted to operate the boat. The pully
attached to the steering gear broke,
struck him on the head and knocked
him into the river. The body was re-
covered.
Wright had lived in the valley twen-
ty-tive years and had been foreman of
ranches in Sutter, Yuba, Tehama and
Butte counties.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11

IL Is thought the woman who first
suVe the alarm saw some person
standing near the bank ana become
suspicious, having read of the numer-
Gus bank robberes which have been
committed and decided to give the
alarm.
When word of the attempted rob-
Dery was received at the sheriff's Of
nee instructions were at once sent to
the sheriff at Santa Ana, and he was
the first officer to arrive on the scene.
Before leaving Santa Ana posse of
men was formed for the purpose of
pursuing The robbers i'm case 1t was
round the bank had beel looted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
WAR REPUGNANT TO
M|KADO'S SUBJECTS
Sees No Evidence Of ~ FeeIins-The
Island Government Is Trying
to Curtail Coolies
Exodus
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O.-State
Senator G. r. Lukens, who returned
today on the steamship Siberia from
Japan, where he has been soJournlng
for his health, says that he witnessed
in Japan no evidence of ill-feeilng 10
ward the United States, but that, on
the contrary, he was led by prominent
japanese to believe that that country
entertains a warmer sentiment OF
friendship toward this nation than TO-
ward any other, and that any thougnt
of var he+ween the two countries would
be extremely repungent to the Japan
"The very day I left Japan, said
Senator Lukins, "the government TOOK
steps to suppress coolie immigration TO
the United States. 1 have no doupt
that Japan will do all 1t can to curtall
the immigration that is distasteful to
this country"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
UP
~ IN ARMS AGAINST
iSN.' fSSs' - VIVID JOURNALISM
nSp,ra.'bhAFs
Press.

oil, Conn. w -OOGA, Tenn, Feb 10
heir uncle '&ea' this city met today and
ng r. mgCsagainst the printing of the
treet. ~ the Thaw murder case and
The liybsi1riminal court proceedings,
he interest " of Tdi the SsGS sanctity S of u
'lallH@es and the purity of our children
'lot II to protest against the minute and
~ &tailed accounts given in the daily
- apers OF the sensational and scanda-
Slous proceedings Of the criminal court
n Mayor FriersOn in an address, de-
clared the reports of the Thaw trial
were disgusting and disgraceful in their
detail He said some of the news
papers had gone too far in their ac-
counts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
REFORM OF BOYS
SUBJECT OF LECTURE

The men of St. Johns Episcopal
church will be addressed tonight by
N. Bowditch Blunt, who will talk upon
his faVorite interest, that of reforming
the boys, Mr.. Blunt is an engineer in
the employ of the water department,
but has devoted much time to work
among boys for the past fifteen years
A general invitation Is extended to
all to hear this address at the parish
house at the corner of Figueroa and
West Adams streets, and the Invita-
tions include the ladies.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11
Tricklng the Russians
Nv Associated Press.

NEWCHWANG, Feb 10.-M. Konova-
loff Russian commissioner of customs,
has gone to Harbin to arrange for the
opening of custom houses along the
Russian frontier at once. The Japa-
nese are said to be causing a delay IN
the collection of customs at Dalny un-
til the port of Newchwang is opened IN
order to save duty on shipments by
Japanese.