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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20
sALrED WHALE rs A RELISH.
Some Say 1t Is Better Than Poor
Saltcd Beef.

The preservation and expectation
of whale meat IS becoming big in
dustry in parts of the Gulf of st.
Lawrence. For some time past the
fishermen of Gaspe have been in the
habit of sailing down portions of the
meat of the whale for their own use
when short of other food, but now 1t
Is found that the article is eagerly
consumed by some of the South
American peoples and consequently
1t Is becoming quite an article OF
commerce.
One company has established
large plant on an island In the re-
gion known as SevenIslands, In the
north of the Gulf of st. Lawrence,
steamer to kill and tow in the
whales to the factory. Two species
of whales are taken, the bumped
back and the sulphur bottom. They
are so plentiful that there Is no diff
Guilty in killing and towing to the
factory one a day, which is all that
the present capacity of the factory
can accommodate. Each whale Is
valued at about $4,000 so that the
business Is a very lucrative one.
Formerly all the flesh went into
guano, which Is worth $50 to $35
ton. Now, however, the prime meat
Is all salted down for food, and ex-
cellent eating it makes, too, for
those who like 1t, many contending
that It Is superior to the coarser
grades of beef salted in barrels, es-
pecially when used in stews and
hashes, or served up as corned beef.
China is said to offer an excellent
market for the meat, but at present
the initial company in the st. Law
renee, which is likely soon 70 be fol-
lowed by several others, has de-
mand for all that It can ship to
South America.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

After all Is said and done, we life
Insurance solicitors do not have such
hard time Of It., writes one of
them in the America | Magazine. We
get n drop of appreciation now and
then. which composites for the re-
bluffs.
We know no boss and can go any
where in the world we wish and
work for the same company-if we
are good.
We can turn our backs on hard
winters and go South-we can go
North where the cool lake breezes
are and leave our friends to the mid
summer madness of "a hundred
above"
We know how to enter a drawing
room and we know how to sit in a
farmers kitchen and discuss the
price of pork while the wife Is trying
out lard.
We know lots of things because
we must and possibly some which
we ought not to know, but men.
women and fate conspire to give us
wisdom and we would not quarrel
with the three of them for the world.
We are actors, essaying' burlesque
comedy sometimes and often tragic
roles. but always holding ourselves
in readiness to smile when we may
feel like fighting and to weep when
1t would be easier to laugh.
Nothing can disturb us and no
human being can bowl us over. 1t Is
all the same whether you call us
wise or foolish, because we know
how little we know, which Is the be-
ginning of wisdom.
When we are glad people will
know 1t. and II we have the blues no
one is aware but ourselves--and the
manager.
I have been taught lesson In
these twelve strange years-that
honesty Is the best policy, and, more
than that, have found out that the
best investment Is honesty for hon
esty's sake alone.
/ have lied in writing insurance,
but always found that 1t recoiled
upon me, and II I gained thereby the
little increment of commission |
straightway lost hundredfold as
much.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20
AUDITORS NOTICE.
IN re Estate or Riufam Sha1er, late or the Torn
or bloomsbury, in The County OF Columbia,
ana State or Pennsylvania. Deceased.

The undersigned, an Auditor appoint
ed by the Orphans Court of Columbia
County, to distribute the funds in the
hands of H. H. Grotz and w. f. Shaffer,
Executors of the estate of said William
Shaffer, deceased, as appears on their
first and final account filed in the Or.
phans' Court of said County, to and
among the parties legally entitled there
to, will attend to the duties of his ap-
pointment at his Office in the Town of
Bloomsbury aforesaid, on Tuesday, the
9th day of July, 1907, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon of said day, when and
where all parties interested are request
ed to present their claims before the un-
dersigned, or be forever after debarred
from coming in upon the said fund.
CLINTON HERRING,
6-I3-4t Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Kstate or Elizabeth Johnston, late OF fhe To,cn or
Jersegto,on, Colombia County, Pa, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that letters tes-
tamentary on the estate of Elizabeth
Johnston, late of the Town of Jersey
town, deceased, have been granted to
William c. Johnston, to whom all per-
sons indebted to said estate are request.
ed to make payment, and those having
same without delay.
VIM. C. JOHNSTON,
6-I3-6t. Executor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

Motor omnibuses in London have
attained wide popularity, there be-
Ing a regular service of these vehi-
cles to different parts of the city
similar to the electric tramway SER
vice.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

Three out of every fifteen shops
In the West End of London, says the
Graphic. are owned by men or wom-
en- in society, who either keep them
under assumed names or have q
large financial interests In them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

Australia is emulating the United
States In wholesale and wanton de-
struction Of animal and bird life. Pot
hunters are exterminating the ia
nous black swan.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

The dressed skins of wild animals
constituted the earliest known form
of currency. and they are still In use
In some parts of the uncivilized
world.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

King Edward of England has
peculiar habit of passing his finger
backward and forward under his
chin when In meditation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

Though willow grows In wet
places 1t Is naturally one of the
driest woods. 1t contains only 26 per
cent. of water. Oak contains "a per
cent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Estate OF Jacob X. Welnuer, late or the Borough
or Be,lpicE. Pa

or Be'1ofck, Pa.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration on the estate of Jacob E.
Welliver, late of the Borough of Ber
wick, deceased, have been granted to
the undersigned administrator to whom
all persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make payments, and those
having claims or demands will make
known the same without delay to
WILLIAM KREAMER,
b. F. ZARR, Administrators.
Attorney. Bloomsbury, Pa.
5-23-6t*
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

The first bread was made by the
Greeks; the first windwills by the
Saracens.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-20

At the age of eighty Lord Halls
bury, who has been three times
Lord High Chancellor of England.
has undertaken a gigantic task, the
compilation, in well arranged form,
OF the whole law of England. The
compilation will fill from eighteen
TO twenty large volumes.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
CINCINNATI IS SHAKEN Up
EXPLOSION OF $50 POUNDS OF Dv.
MANTLE CAUSES GREAT
DAMAGE.

Cincinnati, March 19.-By the expo
sion of ESQ pounds of dynamite In a
shack on the site of the new city hospi.
tai early yesterday enormous damage
was done to residences and buildings
all through the surrounding section.
People all over the city and suburbs
were awakened, and it is feared that
patients in the Jewish hospital might
suffer serious results from the shock
All glass within a radius of half a mile
was broken, neighboring store fronts
were blown out, furnaces dismantled
by the shock, sewers disconnected
and other damage was done. The Ger
man Old Mems Home and the Jewish
hospital We're the largest buildings
near the explosion, which occurred in
Avondale, one of the best known resi-
dence sections, and both suffered seri
ously. The cause of the explosion is
unknown, but incendiarism is suspect
ed, a number of men recently dis
charged by the hospital contractors
being said to have made threats.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21

The German steamer Kaiser VII
holm der Crosse arrived at Plymouth
Eng. after having been delayed by ter
rible weather in mid-Atlantic. Two
days ont from New York she encoun'
'"rc,d a severe hurricane.
The Danube is thawing rapidly and
;iooding thousands of acres of cultiva'
ed land, the inhabitants OF which and
their cattle are escaping with great
difficulty. The water continues t.
rise and the danger is increasing.
The Milan correspondent ut the
Matin says the Giornale d'ltalia pub
fishes a letter from an American say
ing that a person has left America
with the intention of killing King Vic
tor Emmanuel. The Giornale says 1t
hopes Italian officials in America,
whose duty it Is to watch anarchists,
will he able to deny the report. 1t
points out that such attempts coincide
generally with royal journeys. The
hing will start on his visit to Greece
on April -.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
loss (fuft CAUSED BY FLOOD
Many TOWNS IN MoNoNGAhELA
VALLEY sURMERGED-PRoP.
ERTY LOSS HEAVY.

Pittsburg, March l5.--The Mononsa'
hela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers arc
rising rapidly. A stage OF twenty-five
feet has been reached in this city and
by to-day twenty-eight feet is antici-
pated. This stage is six feet over the
danger mark and will inundate the
lower portions of the city.
Damage Reaches Millions.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 16.-The great
est flood in the history of Western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and East
ern Ohio is now being experienced.
The water continues to rise at the
rate of two-tenths of an inch IN hour,
and at midnight was thirteen feet
above the danger mark.
The damage to perishable goods and
property in the Pittsburg district is
estimated at $1O,O00,000. In addition
much destruction to property has oc-
Cured in Western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. At Connellsville, Pa.
the damage to the coke region is esti'
mated at $2,O0O,O00.
Over 100000 persons are out of en-
ploymcnt. All the mines along the
Monongahela river are flooded. The
flood directly affects over 2,5OO,0O0
people, and thousands of families are
homeless. Railroad, telegraph and tel
ephone service is crippled. Within
the last thirty-six hours fourteen fatal
tiles directly due to the flood have &C.
Cured.
Loss is ss,s37 900.
Pittsburg, March 17.-With the rap
id receding of the waters in the Mo-
nongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers,
conditions are fast assuming normal
proportions. and the greatest and most
destructive food in the history of the
city is at an end. At nightfall the ap-
proaches to the bridges were clear OF
water, and several hours later street
car service in the food district was re-
sumed.
Ten square miles were inundated
The loss in dollars probably will never
be known, but an estimate thus far In
Allegheny county may be summarized
in the following table:
Loss in output of steel mills..$ 900 900
dustries ................. 100000
Loss in wages of employees :. 1897 900
Estimated damage to indus
trial plants .............. 2,5Oo,ooo
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Flood Is Subsiding.
Reports from all parts of Western
Pennsylvania are to the effect that the
flood has subsidized and efforts are now
being made to clear up the wreckage.
Fires Add to Horror.
Wheeling, w. Va, March 17.-Fires
added horror to the stress Of flood in
the Wheeling district last night, caus'
in Il loss of a quarter of a million dol
lars
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
DIE FLEEING FROM FIRE IN
FLOODED REGION OF WHEEL.
ING, w. VA.
BIG BRIDGE IS WASHED OUT
CINCINNATI SUFFERS LOSS OF
$1so,ooo-ANoTHER FLOOD At
PiTTssuRe.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 19.-Eight
cen persons are known to have lost
their lives by drowning during an
early morning fire yesterday at the
plant Of the Warwick Pottery compa'
ny, which is located in the flooded dis
trict.
During the progress of the fire the
scene was frightful. The screams for
help OF those in the buildings could be
heard a mile north, where thousands
of persons on the steel bridge, unable
to lend any assistance, watched the
blaze.
May Find More Bodies.
The work of rescuing the bodies Of
those drowned has been going on all
day. The current has been very swift.
and it is thought more bodies will be
recovered when the flood subsidies.
Had the persons who were drowned
remained in their homes none of them
would have met death. The buildings
occupied by the victims were not
touched by the flames.
Because of the water surrounding
the burned district it was impossible
for the fire apparatus to reach the
scene.
Big Bridge Washed Out.
Cincinnati, March 1S.-The city sui
fered loss of about $4,000 early in
the day by the collapsing of the
Eighth street viaduct over the rail-
roads of the Mill creek section of the
city.
Fortunately the accident occurred
at an hour when there was no one on
the bridge.
With a stage Of sixty-One feet at 8
O'clock yesterday afternoon. it was be.
lieved that the crest of the big Ohio
flood was not far away.
Another Flood Stage.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 19.-With the
miles Of ice in the Allegheny river
above Parker, Pa. and a drizzling rain
throughout Western Pennsylvania, To-
cal rivermen are looking forward TO-
another flood stage in this city. Prep.
arations are being made to prevent
any serious damage when the gorge
arrives.
Five Hundred Homes Surrounded.
Huntington, w. Va, March 19.-The
river reached its highest point here at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
the stage was 5S.3. After remaining
stationary two hours it began to re-
cede slowly.
Some 500 homes in Huntington and
Central City are surrounded with wa
ter. Cattleburg. Caredo and Proctor
Vile are almost entirely flooded.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
News OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
WASHINGTON,

Frederick Fl. Newell, chief engineer
in charge OF the reclamation service,
was appointed director of that service
TO succeed Charles ID. Walcatt.
The United States battleship Min.
nesota, one OF the latest additions TO
the navy. has been placed in commits
sion, with Capt. John Hubbard COM
,nanding.
The postmaster general has decided
to add a Scent stamp to the ones and
twos already determined upon to con-
stitute the cOmmemoration series for
the jamestown exposition.
President Roosevelt has decided to
appoint Labor Commissioner Charles
p. Neill and Prof. ]. w. jerks OF Cor.
nell university to be civilian members
Of the immigration commission author.
ICED by the last congress. Another
civilian member remains to be chosen.
The three senators and members OF
the house who were to be on the com.
mission already have been announced
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
HEARINGS BY PROXY.

Commerce Commissioners Too Busy tc
Travel About the Country.
Washington, March 19.-The work
of the interstate commerce commits
sion has grown SO heavy that it has
been decided to discontinue the hear
ings which have been conducted by
members of the commission outside Of
Washington.
Hereafter when it is found necessa
ry to conduct Investigations In other
cities special agents will take the ties
timony and report to the commission.
and the arguments on cases will be-
heard by the commissioners in this
citv,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
JAPANESE COOLIES ARE BARRED
President Keeps Promise to californi
ans-Japs In School.

ans-Japs In School.
Washington, March IL. - President
Roosevelt yesterday issued an execu-
tive order directing that Japanese or
Korean laborers, skilled or unskilled,
who have received passports to go to
Mexico, Canada or Hawaii, and to
come therefrom, be refused permission
to enter the continental territory OF
the United States.
Nine Girls Admitted.
San Francisco, March 16.-Nine in
tie Japanese girls who had applied for
admission to the Rcdding primary
school were admitted yesterday after
an examination as to their knowledge
of the English language. The admis-
sion of the Japanese children followed
the action of the board of education
yesterday resembling the resolution
which barred japanese pupils from the
schools,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Foreign.

March Adam Jameson, ex-commis.
sioner of lands, was killed with twelve
other persons in the wreck of a train
at johannesburg.
Capt. Won Bercizen Of the Ninety.
third regiment of German infantry was
killed in a pistol duel on the drill
ground near the suburb of Tegel by q
druggist whose name has not been dis.
closed.
Lord William Beauchamp.Neville,
fourth son of the marquis Of Aver
gavenny, is again In the hands Of the
authorities, and was remanded at po'
lice court in London, charged with
stealing jewelry.
Herman Wilsdorf, a retired forester
at Dresden, shot and killed five of his
six children and wounded the sixth
child. He then killed his wife, after
which he committed suicide. The po
lice found indications that the elder
members Of the family had agreed to
end the lives Of all. owing to scarcity
Of food.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
BANK SAFE BLOWN.

Burglars Shoot at Man Who Sticks
Head Out Of Window.
Batesville, Ind, March 19.-Robbers
blew the safe of the First National
bank, but succeeded in getting only a
small sum. Charles Meyer, living
across the street, was awakened by
the explosion and raised window.
He was greeted with pistol shot and
returned the fire. The robbers es.
caped.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Honduras is Badly Whipped.

Managua, Nicaragua, March IL. -
The Nica,aguan government yesterday
issued decree recognizing the provi-
,sional government of Honduras and
declaring it's members to be allies OF
Nicaragua.
Tie last battle fought between the
Nicaraguans and Hondurans was so
decisively in favor Of the former that
it is believed it will result in bringing
the war to an end.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Prefers Death to DISC race.

Washington, March II. - Rather
than face prosecution for the embez.
element of 100000 from the broker.
age firm of Wade & Hedges, of which
he was manager, Charles Abbott.
twenty years old, late last night com
mitted suicide by shooting.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Kills DespoiIer Of Home.

I'll Reno Okla. March 10. - w. W.
Rhea, corniccnlaker. walked into the
cOnicctioncr establishment OF A..
Newall and fircn five shots at the pro
pricLor. killing him instantly. Rhea
surrendered to the police, saying: u
would Kill Hnv man who ruined m's
home
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Darjnu Hold.up,

Los Angeles. March 19.-Two men
held up jewelry store on a prominent
street last night and escaped with
booty valued at $4,000. Hundreds ct
people were passing the store at the
time.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
TO GET CANNING PLANT.

Rice Lake, Wis.,, Will Have Factory
That Will Cost $4,000.
Rice Lake, Wis, March 10. - The
Waukesha Canning company Of Wall
kesha, Wis, has completed all ar
rangements for installing a pea-can.
ming factory in this city. The build
ings will be built of tile and cement
and when built and fully equipped will
cost about $4,000.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
DUTCH BEAT REBELS.
Kill Of Capture $50 Men and Women
on Celebes.

The Hague, March 17.--An official
dispatch received here yesterday from
the island of Celebes, Dutch East In.
dies, announced that the Dutch troops
had captured an Important rebel
stronghold, after stubborn fight.
The fleeing enemy left 2S0 dead OH the
field, among whom were several rebel
chiefs. The troops captured 200 wom-
en- and u men. The losses of the
Dutch are Insignificant.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
LOCK GIRL IN SAFE.
Burglars Beat Her and She May Not
Recover,

Evansville. Ind, March 10. Bur
glars entered the H. & G. furniture
store OH Main street shortly after mid
night. Miss Josie Gray, the beUkkeei'
er. was in the store. posting the books.
The burglars beat the woman into i'll
sensjbility. and then broke open the
safe and after rObbing it of S1ot.
locked her in the same.
The young w0rI.n was removed To 3,
local fospital and is in serious cn,!dl
tion. She NAV die.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
"ooes IN HELL" WROTE ooLL,E
In Posthumas Sermon He Says He
Will Return to Crucn Enemies.


Chicago. March 16.-Six weeks be
fore he died John Alexander Dowie
prepared his own funeral sermon. Be.
cause of the character of the sermon,
however, it was decided not to permit
it to be read at Dowies funeral yester-
day. lest it should bring great dissen-
sion in Zion City, which is now torn
10 pieces by religious factions.
The sermon prepared by Dowie
makes it plainly evident that he did
not forgive his enemies before he died,
as he lashes those who ousted him
from control as dogs of hell" Dowie
concluded his posthumous sermon In
the following words:
II shall return and with ruthless
hand shall exterminate the vipers
and the dogs of hell that now hold the
high places in the city of Zion."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
THINKING OF SEEDING.

Farmers Are Hoping to Begin Spring
Work Soon.
Lamberton, Mimi, March 19.-If the
present weather keeps up for another
week, many of the farmers in this vi
cinity will commence seeding. Many
are now completing their preparations
to put in the grain as soon as the
ground gets dry enough.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Gas Is Fatal to Two.

New York. March J9.-Ernest Que
Illuminating gas at u lodging house
here. Gas escaping from heater fill
ed the room.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Two Get Life Terms.

Burlington, Iiwa, March 17.-Arnold
thinner (white) and Tom Grimes (col-
ored), who pleaded guilty to the MUIR
der of John Gavin on Jan. %, were
sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Prison Term Before Him,

Clarion. iowa. March 10. - William
McCausland of Eagle Grove was con-
victed in he district court Of criminal
assault Ind sentenced by Judge
Wright 10 ten wears at AnamOsa.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Husband A,leues DISCRETION

Grand Forks. N. d., March 19.--Bt:
cause his wife refused to come to this
country from Norway, Ludwig Mel;
has brought an action for divorce ON
Tie grounds of desertion.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
Two Killed in Collision.

Deer River Slim, March 19.-Frank
McVeigh. engineer. and George Mar
tin. conductor. We're instantly killed in
head-on collision between freight
trains
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-03-21
BIG STEAMER ON ROCKS.
suevie Strikes During Fog-No Los
of Life Anticipated.

OF lite anticipated.
London. March l9.--The White Sta;
line steamer Suevic struck OH Lh,s
rocks and went ashore near the Lizard
in thick fog at 1880 O'Clock last
night.
Two liIc,,oais have been launched
and others have been summoned to gn
To the assistance of the vessel.
There are about 400 persons ON
board the Sucvic. hut no loss OF life is
anticiIalGd.